From 9067203c795d66db56c6158fba2ebace0d872046 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:40:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Initial plan From 7281cf4403fb3c3e28eb9220ecd68e1479a26a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:43:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/9] Add en.hilali.txt to translations and generate quran_english_hilali.txt output Co-authored-by: druvx13 <131332414+druvx13@users.noreply.github.com> --- output/quran_english_hilali.txt | 6582 +++++++++++++++ output/quran_english_yusufali.txt | 12472 ++++++++++++++-------------- output/quran_hindi_mokhtasar.txt | 6578 --------------- src/gentxtforquran.py | 1 + 4 files changed, 12819 insertions(+), 12814 deletions(-) create mode 100644 output/quran_english_hilali.txt diff --git a/output/quran_english_hilali.txt b/output/quran_english_hilali.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..843b309b --- /dev/null +++ b/output/quran_english_hilali.txt @@ -0,0 +1,6582 @@ +Quran - English Translation +Translator: Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan +============================================================ + +Surah 1: Al-Fatihah (The Opening) +---------------------------------------- +[1:1] In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. +[1:2] All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[1:3] The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. +[1:4] The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) +[1:5] You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything). +[1:6] Guide us to the Straight Way +[1:7] The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray. + +Surah 2: Al-Baqarah (The Cow) +---------------------------------------- +[2:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[2:2] This is the Book (the Quran), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun [the pious and righteous persons who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. +[2:3] Who believe in the Ghaib and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend out of what we have provided for them [i.e. give Zakat, spend on themselves, their parents, their children, their wives, etc., and also give charity to the poor and also in Allah's Cause - Jihad, etc.]. +[2:4] And who believe in (the Quran and the Sunnah) which has been sent down (revealed) to you (Muhammad Peace be upon him) and in [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] which were sent down before you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter. (Resurrection, recompense of their good and bad deeds, Paradise and Hell, etc.). +[2:5] They are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful. +[2:6] Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him) warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe. +[2:7] Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearings, (i.e. they are closed from accepting Allah's Guidance), and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be a great torment. +[2:8] And of mankind, there are some (hypocrites) who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day" while in fact they believe not. +[2:9] They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not! +[2:10] In their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and Allah has increased their disease. A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies. +[2:11] And when it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers." +[2:12] Verily! They are the ones who make mischief, but they perceive not. +[2:13] And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people (followers of Muhammad Peace be upon him, Al-Ansar and Al-Muhajirun) have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not. +[2:14] And when they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe," but when they are alone with their Shayatin (devils - polytheists, hypocrites, etc.), they say: "Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking." +[2:15] Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their wrong-doings to wander blindly. +[2:16] These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided. +[2:17] Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire; then, when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness. (So) they could not see. +[2:18] They are deaf, dumb, and blind, so they return not (to the Right Path). +[2:19] Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder, and lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunderclap for fear of death. But Allah ever encompasses the disbelievers (i.e. Allah will gather them all together). +[2:20] The lightning almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes for them, they walk therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Certainly, Allah has power over all things. +[2:21] O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:22] Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped). +[2:23] And if you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (i.e. the Quran) to Our slave (Muhammad Peace be upon him), then produce a Surah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah, if you are truthful. +[2:24] But if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers. +[2:25] And give glad tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deeds, that for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). Every time they will be provided with a fruit therefrom, they will say: "This is what we were provided with before," and they will be given things in resemblance (i.e. in the same form but different in taste) and they shall have therein Azwajun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives), (having no menses, stools, urine, etc.) and they will abide therein forever. +[2:26] Verily, Allah is not ashamed to set forth a parable even of a mosquito or so much more when it is bigger (or less when it is smaller) than it. And as for those who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord, but as for those who disbelieve, they say: "What did Allah intend by this parable?" By it He misleads many, and many He guides thereby. And He misleads thereby only those who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[2:27] Those who break Allah's Covenant after ratifying it, and sever what Allah has ordered to be joined (as regards Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism, and to practise its legal laws on the earth and also as regards keeping good relations with kith and kin), and do mischief on earth, it is they who are the losers. +[2:28] How can you disbelieve in Allah? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will return. +[2:29] He it is Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawa (rose over) towards the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the All-Knower of everything. +[2:30] And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allah) said: "I know that which you do not know." +[2:31] And He taught Adam all the names (of everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful." +[2:32] They (angels) said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise." +[2:33] He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (unseen) in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been concealing?" +[2:34] And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.". And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah). +[2:35] And We said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and eat both of you freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will, but come not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimun (wrong-doers)." +[2:36] Then the Shaitan (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We said: "Get you down, all, with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time." +[2:37] Then Adam received from his Lord Words. And his Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful. +[2:38] We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. +[2:39] But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall abide therein forever. +[2:40] O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill (your obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I fulfill (My Obligations to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me. +[2:41] And believe in what I have sent down (this Quran), confirming that which is with you, [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], and be not the first to disbelieve therein, and buy not with My Verses [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] a small price (i.e. getting a small gain by selling My Verses), and fear Me and Me Alone. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. I, Page 253). +[2:42] And mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth [i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him is Allah's Messenger and his qualities are written in your Scriptures, the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you know (the truth). +[2:43] And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, and Irka' (i.e. bow down or submit yourselves with obedience to Allah) along with Ar-Raki'un. +[2:44] Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allah) on the people and you forget (to practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]! Have you then no sense? +[2:45] And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un [i.e. the true believers in Allah - those who obey Allah with full submission, fear much from His Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings (Hell, etc.)]. +[2:46] (They are those) who are certain that they are going to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are going to return. +[2:47] O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of your time period, in the past). +[2:48] And fear a Day (of Judgement) when a person shall not avail another, nor will intercession be accepted from him nor will compensation be taken from him nor will they be helped. +[2:49] And (remember) when We delivered you from Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting you with a horrible torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and therein was a mighty trial from your Lord. +[2:50] And (remember) when We separated the sea for you and saved you and drowned Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people while you were looking (at them, when the sea-water covered them). +[2:51] And (remember) when We appointed for Musa (Moses) forty nights, and (in his absence) you took the calf (for worship), and you were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[2:52] Then after that We forgave you so that you might be grateful. +[2:53] And (remember) when We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)] and the criterion (of right and wrong) so that you may be guided aright. +[2:54] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Verily, you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to your Creator and kill yourselves (the innocent kill the wrongdoers among you), that will be better for you with your Lord." Then He accepted your repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. +[2:55] And (remember) when you said: "O Musa (Moses)! We shall never believe in you till we see Allah plainly." But you were seized with a thunderbolt (lightning) while you were looking. +[2:56] Then We raised you up after your death, so that you might be grateful. +[2:57] And We shaded you with clouds and sent down on you Al-Manna and the quails, (saying): "Eat of the good lawful things We have provided for you," (but they rebelled). And they did not wrong Us but they wronged themselves. +[2:58] And (remember) when We said: "Enter this town (Jerusalem) and eat bountifully therein with pleasure and delight wherever you wish, and enter the gate in prostration (or bowing with humility) and say: 'Forgive us,' and We shall forgive you your sins and shall increase (reward) for the good-doers." +[2:59] But those who did wrong changed the word from that which had been told to them for another, so We sent upon the wrong-doers Rijzan (a punishment) from the heaven because of their rebelling against Allah's Obedience. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. I, Page 305). +[2:60] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) asked for water for his people, We said: "Strike the stone with your stick." Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each (group of) people knew its own place for water. "Eat and drink of that which Allah has provided and do not act corruptly, making mischief on the earth." +[2:61] And (remember) when you said, "O Musa (Moses)! We cannot endure one kind of food. So invoke your Lord for us to bring forth for us of what the earth grows, its herbs, its cucumbers, its Fum (wheat or garlic), its lentils and its onions." He said, "Would you exchange that which is better for that which is lower? Go you down to any town and you shall find what you want!" And they were covered with humiliation and misery, and they drew on themselves the Wrath of Allah. That was because they used to disbelieve the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and killed the Prophets wrongfully. That was because they disobeyed and used to transgress the bounds (in their disobedience to Allah, i.e. commit crimes and sins). +[2:62] Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:63] And (O Children of Israel, remember) when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying): "Hold fast to that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:64] Then after that you turned away. Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, indeed you would have been among the losers. +[2:65] And indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected." +[2:66] So We made this punishment an example to their own and to succeeding generations and a lesson to those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:67] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us?" He said, "I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahilun (the ignorants or the foolish)." +[2:68] They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He said, "He says, 'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions', so do what you are commanded." +[2:69] They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its colour." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in its colour, pleasing to the beholders.' " +[2:70] They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily to us all cows are alike, And surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided." +[2:71] He [Musa (Moses)] said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to till the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other colour except bright yellow.' " They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it. +[2:72] And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allah brought forth that which you were hiding. +[2:73] So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand. +[2:74] Then, after that, your hearts were hardened and became as stones or even worse in hardness. And indeed, there are stones out of which rivers gush forth, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which split asunder so that water flows from them, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. +[2:75] Do you (faithful believers) covet that they will believe in your religion inspite of the fact that a party of them (Jewish rabbis) used to hear the Word of Allah [the Taurat (Torah)], then they used to change it knowingly after they understood it? +[2:76] And when they (Jews) meet those who believe (Muslims), they say, "We believe", but when they meet one another in private, they say, "Shall you (Jews) tell them (Muslims) what Allah has revealed to you [Jews, about the description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him, that which are written in the Taurat (Torah)], that they (Muslims) may argue with you (Jews) about it before your Lord?" Have you (Jews) then no understanding? +[2:77] Know they (Jews) not that Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal? +[2:78] And there are among them (Jews) unlettered people, who know not the Book, but they trust upon false desires and they but guess. +[2:79] Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, "This is from Allah," to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby. +[2:80] And they (Jews) say, "The Fire (i.e. Hell-fire on the Day of Resurrection) shall not touch us but for a few numbered days." Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to them): "Have you taken a covenant from Allah, so that Allah will not break His Covenant? Or is it that you say of Allah what you know not?" +[2:81] Yes! Whosoever earns evil and his sin has surrounded him, they are dwellers of the Fire (i.e. Hell); they will dwell therein forever. +[2:82] And those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they will dwell therein forever. +[2:83] And (remember) when We took a covenant from the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none but Allah (Alone) and be dutiful and good to parents, and to kindred, and to orphans and Al-Masakin (the poor), [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 10, Page 158 (Verse 9:60)] and speak good to people [i.e. enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, and say the truth about Muhammad Peace be upon him], and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat. Then you slid back, except a few of you, while you are backsliders. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 2, Page 392). +[2:84] And (remember) when We took your covenant (saying): Shed not the blood of your people, nor turn out your own people from their dwellings. Then, (this) you ratified and (to this) you bear witness. +[2:85] After this, it is you who kill one another and drive out a party of you from their homes, assist (their enemies) against them, in sin and transgression. And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although their expulsion was forbidden to you. Then do you believe in a part of the Scripture and reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who do so among you, except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to the most grievous torment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. +[2:86] Those are they who have bought the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter. Their torment shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped. +[2:87] And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed. +[2:88] And they say, "Our hearts are wrapped (i.e. do not hear or understand Allah's Word)." Nay, Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is that which they believe. +[2:89] And when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Quran) from Allah confirming what is with them [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for coming of Muhammad Peace be upon him) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers. +[2:90] How bad is that for which they have sold their ownselves, that they should disbelieve in that which Allah has revealed (the Quran), grudging that Allah should reveal of His Grace unto whom He will of His slaves. So they have drawn on themselves wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers, there is disgracing torment. +[2:91] And when it is said to them (the Jews), "Believe in what Allah has sent down," they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us." And they disbelieve in that which came after it, while it is the truth confirming what is with them. Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to them): "Why then have you killed the Prophets of Allah aforetime, if you indeed have been believers?" +[2:92] And indeed Musa (Moses) came to you with clear proofs, yet you worshipped the calf after he left, and you were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[2:93] And (remember) when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying), "Hold firmly to what We have given you and hear (Our Word). They said, "We have heard and disobeyed." And their hearts absorbed (the worship of) the calf because of their disbelief. Say: "Worst indeed is that which your faith enjoins on you if you are believers." +[2:94] Say to (them): "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is indeed for you specially and not for others, of mankind, then long for death if you are truthful." +[2:95] But they will never long for it because of what their hands have sent before them (i.e. what they have done). And Allah is All-Aware of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[2:96] And verily, you will find them (the Jews) the greediest of mankind for life and (even greedier) than those who - ascribe partners to Allah (and do not believe in Resurrection - Magians, pagans, and idolaters, etc.). Everyone of them wishes that he could be given a life of a thousand years. But the grant of such life will not save him even a little from (due) punishment. And Allah is All-Seer of what they do. +[2:97] Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him): "Whoever is an enemy to Jibrael (Gabriel) (let him die in his fury), for indeed he has brought it (this Quran) down to your heart by Allah's Permission, confirming what came before it [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and guidance and glad tidings for the believers. +[2:98] "Whoever is an enemy to Allah, His Angels, His Messengers, Jibrael (Gabriel) and Mikael (Michael), then verily, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers." +[2:99] And indeed We have sent down to you manifest Ayat (these Verses of the Quran which inform in detail about the news of the Jews and their secret intentions, etc.), and none disbelieve in them but Fasiqun (those who rebel against Allah's Command). +[2:100] Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside? Nay! the truth is most of them believe not. +[2:101] And when there came to them a Messenger from Allah (i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him) confirming what was with them, a party of those who were given the Scripture threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know! +[2:102] They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew. +[2:103] And if they had believed, and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to Allah, far better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew! +[2:104] O you who believe! Say not (to the Messenger Peace be upon him) Ra'ina but say Unzurna (Do make us understand) and hear. And for the disbelievers there is a painful torment. (See Verse 4:46) +[2:105] Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) nor Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, idolaters, polytheists, pagans, etc.) like that there should be sent down unto you any good from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. +[2:106] Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allah is able to do all things? +[2:107] Know you not that it is Allah to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Allah you have neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper. +[2:108] Or do you want to ask your Messenger (Muhammad Peace be upon him) as Musa (Moses) was asked before (i.e. show us openly our Lord?) And he who changes Faith for disbelief, verily, he has gone astray from the right way. +[2:109] Many of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that if they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their ownselves, even, after the truth (that Muhammad Peace be upon him is Allah's Messenger) has become manifest unto them. But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His Command. Verily, Allah is Able to do all things. +[2:110] And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, and whatever of good (deeds that Allah loves) you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah. Certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what you do. +[2:111] And they say, "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." These are their own desires. Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him), "Produce your proof if you are truthful." +[2:112] Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin (good-doer i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allah's sake only without any show off or to gain praise or fame, etc., and in accordance with the Sunnah of Allah's Messenger Muhammad Peace be upon him) then his reward is with his Lord (Allah), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. [See Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Vol. 1, Page 154]. +[2:113] The Jews said that the Christians follow nothing (i.e. are not on the right religion); and the Christians said that the Jews follow nothing (i.e. are not on the right religion); though they both recite the Scripture. Like unto their word, said (the pagans) who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein they have been differing. +[2:114] And who is more unjust than those who forbid that Allah's Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allah's Mosques and strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them (Allah's Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter. +[2:115] And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn yourselves or your faces there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne). Surely! Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knowing. +[2:116] And they (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: Allah has begotten a son (children or offspring). Glory be to Him (Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth, and all surrender with obedience (in worship) to Him. +[2:117] The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is. +[2:118] And those who have no knowledge say: "Why does not Allah speak to us (face to face) or why does not a sign come to us?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the signs for people who believe with certainty. +[2:119] Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him) with the truth (Islam), a bringer of glad tidings (for those who believe in what you brought, that they will enter Paradise) and a warner (for those who disbelieve in what you brought, they will enter the Hell-fire). And you will not be asked about the dwellers of the blazing Fire. +[2:120] Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him) till you follow their religion. Say: "Verily, the Guidance of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Quran), then you would have against Allah neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper. +[2:121] Those (who embraced Islam from Bani Israel) to whom We gave the Book [the Taurat (Torah)] [or those (Muhammad's Peace be upon him companions) to whom We have given the Book (the Quran)] recite it (i.e. obey its orders and follow its teachings) as it should be recited (i.e. followed), they are the ones that believe therein. And whoso disbelieves in it (the Quran), those are they who are the losers. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi. Vol. 2, Page 95). +[2:122] O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of your time-period, in the past). +[2:123] And fear the Day (of Judgement) when no person shall avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to him, nor shall they be helped. +[2:124] And (remember) when the Lord of Ibrahim (Abraham) [i.e., Allah] tried him with (certain) Commands, which he fulfilled. He (Allah) said (to him), "Verily, I am going to make you a leader (Prophet) of mankind." [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said, "And of my offspring (to make leaders)." (Allah) said, "My Covenant (Prophethood, etc.) includes not Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." +[2:125] And (remember) when We made the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) a place of resort for mankind and a place of safety. And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (Abraham) [or the stone on which Ibrahim (Abraham) stood while he was building the Ka'bah] as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers, e.g. two Rak'at after the Tawaf of the Ka'bah at Makkah), and We commanded Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma'il (Ishmael) that they should purify My House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) for those who are circumambulating it, or staying (I'tikaf), or bowing or prostrating themselves (there, in prayer). +[2:126] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said, "My Lord, make this city (Makkah) a place of security and provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day." He (Allah) answered: "As for him who disbelieves, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the torment of the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination!" +[2:127] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) and (his son) Isma'il (Ishmael) were raising the foundations of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah), (saying), "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knower." +[2:128] "Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manasik (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage - Hajj and 'Umrah, etc.), and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. +[2:129] "Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own (and indeed Allah answered their invocation by sending Muhammad Peace be upon him), who shall recite unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Quran) and Al-Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islamic laws and jurisprudence or wisdom or Prophethood, etc.), and sanctify them. Verily! You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." +[2:130] And who turns away from the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous. +[2:131] When his Lord said to him, "Submit (i.e. be a Muslim)!" He said, "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." +[2:132] And this (submission to Allah, Islam) was enjoined by Ibrahim (Abraham) upon his sons and by Ya'qub (Jacob), (saying), "O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the (true) religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims - Islamic Monotheism)." +[2:133] Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya'qub (Jacob)? When he said unto his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We shall worship your Ilah (God - Allah), the Ilah (God) of your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), One Ilah (God), and to Him we submit (in Islam)." +[2:134] That was a nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do. +[2:135] And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say (to them, O Muhammad Peace be upon him), "Nay, (We follow) only the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham), Hanifa [Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah (Alone)], and he was not of Al-Mushrikun (those who worshipped others along with Allah - see V. 2:105)." +[2:136] Say (O Muslims), "We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob), and to Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Musa (Moses) and 'Iesa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam)." +[2:137] So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allah will suffice you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[2:138] [Our Sibghah (religion) is] the Sibghah (Religion) of Allah (Islam) and which Sibghah (religion) can be better than Allah's? And we are His worshippers. [Tafsir Ibn Kathir.] +[2:139] Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. And we are sincere to Him in worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and none else, and we obey His Orders)." +[2:140] Or say you that Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob) and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)] were Jews or Christians? Say, "Do you know better or does Allah (knows better… that they all were Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him when he comes, written in their Books. (See Verse 7:157)] he has from Allah? And Allah is not unaware of what you do." +[2:141] That was a nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned, and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do. +[2:142] The fools (pagans, hypocrites, and Jews) among the people will say, "What has turned them (Muslims) from their Qiblah [prayer direction (towards Jerusalem)] to which they were used to face in prayer." Say, (O Muhammad SAW) "To Allah belong both, east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a Straight Way." +[2:143] Thus We have made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a Wasat (just) (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) be a witness over you. And We made the Qiblah (prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only to test those who followed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from those who would turn on their heels (i.e. disobey the Messenger). Indeed it was great (heavy) except for those whom Allah guided. And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, Allah is full of kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind. +[2:144] Verily! We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's SAW) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid- al-Haram (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction. Certainly, the people who were given the Scriptures (i.e. Jews and the Christians) know well that, that (your turning towards the direction of the Ka'bah at Makkah in prayers) is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do. +[2:145] And even if you were to bring to the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) all the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they would not follow your Qiblah (prayer direction), nor are you going to follow their Qiblah (prayer direction). And they will not follow each other's Qiblah (prayer direction). Verily, if you follow their desires after that which you have received of knowledge (from Allah), then indeed you will be one of the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.). +[2:146] Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad SAW or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recongise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad SAW which are written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]. +[2:147] (This is) the truth from your Lord. So be you not one of those who doubt. +[2:148] For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers). So hasten towards all that is good. Wheresoever you may be, Allah will bring you together (on the Day of Resurrection). Truly, Allah is Able to do all things. +[2:149] And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah), that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. +[2:150] And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah), and wheresoever you are, turn your faces towards, it (when you pray) so that men may have no argument against you except those of them that are wrong-doers, so fear them not, but fear Me! - And so that I may complete My Blessings on you and that you may be guided. +[2:151] Similarly (to complete My Blessings on you) We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) of your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Quran) and sanctifying you, and teaching you the Book (the Quran) and the Hikmah (i.e. Sunnah, Islamic laws and Fiqh - jurisprudence), and teaching you that which you used not to know. +[2:152] Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me. +[2:153] O you who believe! Seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer). Truly! Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[2:154] And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not. +[2:155] And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[2:156] Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." +[2:157] They are those on whom are the Salawat (i.e. blessings, etc.) (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided-ones. +[2:158] Verily! As-Safa and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who perform Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them (As-Safa and Al-Marwah). And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allah is All-Recogniser, All-Knower. +[2:159] Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance, which We have sent down, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers. +[2:160] Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. +[2:161] Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allah and of the angels and of mankind, combined. +[2:162] They will abide therein (under the curse in Hell), their punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they be reprieved. +[2:163] And your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), La ilaha illa Huwa (there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He), the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. +[2:164] Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.) for people of understanding. +[2:165] And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals (to Allah). They love them as they love Allah. But those who believe, love Allah more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is Severe in punishment. +[2:166] When those who were followed, disown (declare themselves innocent of) those who followed (them), and they see the torment, then all their relations will be cut off from them. +[2:167] And those who followed will say: "If only we had one more chance to return (to the worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent from) them as they have disowned (declared themselves as innocent from) us." Thus Allah will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never get out of the Fire. +[2:168] O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy. +[2:169] [Shaitan (Satan)] commands you only what is evil and Fahsha (sinful), and that you should say against Allah what you know not. +[2:170] When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah has sent down." They say: "Nay! We shall follow what we found our fathers following." (Would they do that!) Even though their fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided? +[2:171] And the example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts to the (flock of sheep) that hears nothing but calls and cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not understand. +[2:172] O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with, and be grateful to Allah, if it is indeed He Whom you worship. +[2:173] He has forbidden you only the Maytatah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a scrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:174] Verily, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book, and purchase a small gain therewith (of worldly things), they eat into their bellies nothing but fire. Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment. +[2:175] Those are they who have purchased error at the price of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness. So how bold they are (for evil deeds which will push them) to the Fire. +[2:176] That is because Allah has sent down the Book (the Quran) in truth. And verily, those who disputed as regards the Book are far away in opposition. +[2:177] It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every act of obedience to Allah, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masakin (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and gives the Zakat, and who fulfill their covenant when they make it, and who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.) in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting (during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and they are Al-Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:178] O you who believe! Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money, then adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment. +[2:179] And there is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:180] It is prescribed for you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth, that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable manners. (This is) a duty upon Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:181] Then whoever changes the bequest after hearing it, the sin shall be on those who make the change. Truly, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[2:182] But he who fears from a testator some unjust act or wrong-doing, and thereupon he makes peace between the parties concerned, there shall be no sin on him. Certainly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:183] O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:184] [Observing Saum (fasts)] for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man, etc.), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskin (poor person) (for every day). But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast, it is better for you if only you know. +[2:185] The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allah [i.e. to say Takbir (Allahu-Akbar; Allah is the Most Great) on seeing the crescent of the months of Ramadan and Shawwal] for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him. +[2:186] And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright. +[2:187] It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As-Saum (the fasts). They are Libas [i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i.e. you enjoy the pleasure of living with her - as in Verse 7:189) Tafsir At-Tabari], for you and you are the same for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to you (accepted your repentance) and forgave you. So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you (offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), then complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I'tikaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allah, so approach them not. Thus does Allah make clear His Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal and illegal things, Allah's set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:188] And eat up not one another's property unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully. +[2:189] They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc.) that you enter the houses from the back but Al-Birr (is the quality of the one) who fears Allah. So enter houses through their proper doors, and fear Allah that you may be successful. +[2:190] And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihad, but it was supplemented by another (V. 9:36)]. +[2:191] And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing. And fight not with them at Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the sanctuary at Makkah), unless they (first) fight you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. +[2:192] But if they cease, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:193] And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah) and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allah (Alone). But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.) +[2:194] The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisas). Then whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is with Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:195] And spend in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad of all kinds, etc.) and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of Allah), and do good. Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers). +[2:196] And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad SAW), the Hajj and 'Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allah. But if you are prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel, etc.) such as you can afford, and do not shave your heads until the Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of either observing Saum (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah (charity - feeding six poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one sheep). Then if you are in safety and whosoever performs the 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, before (performing) the Hajj, (i.e. Hajj-at-Tamattu' and Al-Qiran), he must slaughter a Hady such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, he should observe Saum (fasts) three days during the Hajj and seven days after his return (to his home), making ten days in all. This is for him whose family is not present at Al-Masjid-al-Haram (i.e. non-resident of Makkah). And fear Allah much and know that Allah is Severe in punishment. +[2:197] The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein by assuming Ihram), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, (be sure) Allah knows it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness, etc.). So fear Me, O men of understanding! +[2:198] There is no sin on you if you seek the Bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage by trading, etc.). Then when you leave 'Arafat, remember Allah (by glorifying His Praises, i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) at the Mash'ar-il-Haram. And remember Him (by invoking Allah for all good, etc.) as He has guided you, and verily, you were, before, of those who were astray. +[2:199] Then depart from the place whence all the people depart and ask Allah for His Forgiveness. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. +[2:200] So when you have accomplished your Manasik [(i.e. Ihram, Tawaf of the Ka'bah and As-Safa and Al-Marwah), stay at 'Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina, Ramy of Jamarat, (stoning of the specified pillars in Mina) slaughtering of Hady (animal, etc.)]. Remember Allah as you remember your forefathers or with a far more remembrance. But of mankind there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!" and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter. +[2:201] And of them there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" +[2:202] For them there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allah is Swift at reckoning. +[2:203] And remember Allah during the appointed Days. But whosoever hastens to leave in two days, there is no sin on him and whosoever stays on, there is no sin on him, if his aim is to do good and obey Allah (fear Him), and know that you will surely be gathered unto Him. +[2:204] And of mankind there is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad SAW), in this worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is the most quarrelsome of the opponents. +[2:205] And when he turns away (from you "O Muhammad SAW "), his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle, and Allah likes not mischief. +[2:206] And when it is said to him, "Fear Allah", he is led by arrogance to (more) crime. So enough for him is Hell, and worst indeed is that place to rest! +[2:207] And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the Pleasure of Allah. And Allah is full of Kindness to (His) slaves. +[2:208] O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam (by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islamic religion) and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. +[2:209] Then if you slide back after the clear signs (Prophet Muhammad SAW and this Quran, and Islam) have come to you, then know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[2:210] Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah should come to them in the shadows of the clouds and the angels? (Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allah return all matters (for decision). +[2:211] Ask the Children of Israel how many clear Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) We gave them. And whoever changes Allah's Favour after it had come to him, [e.g. renounces the Religion of Allah (Islam) and accepts Kufr (disbelief),] then surely, Allah is Severe in punishment. +[2:212] Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who obey Allah's Orders and keep away from what He has forbidden, will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allah gives (of His Bounty, Blessings, Favours, Honours, etc. on the Day of Resurrection) to whom He wills without limit. +[2:213] Mankind were one community and Allah sent Prophets with glad tidings and warnings, and with them He sent the Scripture in truth to judge between people in matters wherein they differed. And only those to whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it after clear proofs had come unto them through hatred, one to another. Then Allah by His Leave guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they differed. And Allah guides whom He wills to a Straight Path. +[2:214] Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, "When (will come) the Help of Allah?" Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allah is near! +[2:215] They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) what they should spend. Say: Whatever you spend of good must be for parents and kindred and orphans and Al-Masakin (the poor) and the wayfarers, and whatever you do of good deeds, truly, Allah knows it well. +[2:216] Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know. +[2:217] They ask you concerning fighting in the Sacred Months (i.e. 1st, 7th, 11th and 12th months of the Islamic calendar). Say, "Fighting therein is a great (transgression) but a greater (transgression) with Allah is to prevent mankind from following the Way of Allah, to disbelieve in Him, to prevent access to Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah), and to drive out its inhabitants, and Al-Fitnah is worse than killing. And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can. And whosoever of you turns back from his religion and dies as a disbeliever, then his deeds will be lost in this life and in the Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They will abide therein forever. +[2:218] Verily, those who have believed, and those who have emigrated (for Allah's Religion) and have striven hard in the Way of Allah, all these hope for Allah's Mercy. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. +[2:219] They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: "That which is beyond your needs." Thus Allah makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give thought." +[2:220] In (to) this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And they ask you concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties. Truly, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." +[2:221] And do not marry Al-Mushrikat (idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikun till they believe (in Allah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikun) invite you to the Fire, but Allah invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember. +[2:222] They ask you concerning menstruation. Say: that is an Adha (a harmful thing for a husband to have a sexual intercourse with his wife while she is having her menses), therefore keep away from women during menses and go not unto them till they have purified (from menses and have taken a bath). And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah has ordained for you (go in unto them in any manner as long as it is in their vagina). Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning and washing thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers, etc.). +[2:223] Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth when or how you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allah to bestow upon you pious offspring) before you for your ownselves. And fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give good tidings to the believers (O Muhammad SAW). +[2:224] And make not Allah's (Name) an excuse in your oaths against your doing good and acting piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e. do not swear much and if you have sworn against doing something good then give an expiation for the oath and do good). +[2:225] Allah will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing. +[2:226] Those who take an oath not to have sexual relation with their wives must wait four months, then if they return (change their idea in this period), verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:227] And if they decide upon divorce, then Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[2:228] And divorced women shall wait (as regards their marriage) for three menstrual periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses, etc.) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect, etc.) to what is reasonable, but men have a degree (of responsibility) over them. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[2:229] The divorce is twice, after that, either you retain her on reasonable terms or release her with kindness. And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any of your Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) which you have given them, except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah (e.g. to deal with each other on a fair basis). Then if you fear that they would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allah, then there is no sin on either of them if she gives back (the Mahr or a part of it) for her Al-Khul' (divorce). These are the limits ordained by Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits ordained by Allah, then such are the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). +[2:230] And if he has divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she has married another husband. Then, if the other husband divorces her, it is no sin on both of them that they reunite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allah. These are the limits of Allah, which He makes plain for the people who have knowledge. +[2:231] And when you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed period, either take them back on reasonable basis or set them free on reasonable basis. But do not take them back to hurt them, and whoever does that, then he has wronged himself. And treat not the Verses (Laws) of Allah as a jest, but remember Allah's Favours on you (i.e. Islam), and that which He has sent down to you of the Book (i.e. the Quran) and Al-Hikmah (the Prophet's Sunnah - legal ways - Islamic jurisprudence, etc.) whereby He instructs you. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is All-Aware of everything. +[2:232] And when you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree on reasonable basis. This (instruction) is an admonition for him among you who believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is more virtuous and purer for you. Allah knows and you know not. +[2:233] The mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years, (that is) for those (parents) who desire to complete the term of suckling, but the father of the child shall bear the cost of the mother's food and clothing on a reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear. No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her child, nor father on account of his child. And on the (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no sin on them. And if you decide on a foster suckling-mother for your children, there is no sin on you, provided you pay (the mother) what you agreed (to give her) on reasonable basis. And fear Allah and know that Allah is All-Seer of what you do. +[2:234] And those of you who die and leave wives behind them, they (the wives) shall wait (as regards their marriage) for four months and ten days, then when they have fulfilled their term, there is no sin on you if they (the wives) dispose of themselves in a just and honourable manner (i.e. they can marry). And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[2:235] And there is no sin on you if you make a hint of betrothal or conceal it in yourself, Allah knows that you will remember them, but do not make a promise of contract with them in secret except that you speak an honourable saying according to the Islamic law (e.g. you can say to her, "If one finds a wife like you, he will be happy"). And do not consummate the marriage until the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that Allah knows what is in your minds, so fear Him. And know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[2:236] There is no sin on you, if you divorce women while yet you have not touched (had sexual relation with) them, nor appointed unto them their Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage). But bestow on them (a suitable gift), the rich according to his means, and the poor according to his means, a gift of reasonable amount is a duty on the doers of good. +[2:237] And if you divorce them before you have touched (had a sexual relation with) them, and you have appointed unto them the Mahr (bridal money given by the husbands to his wife at the time of marriage), then pay half of that (Mahr), unless they (the women) agree to forego it, or he (the husband), in whose hands is the marriage tie, agrees to forego and give her full appointed Mahr. And to forego and give (her the full Mahr) is nearer to At-Taqwa (piety, right-eousness, etc.). And do not forget liberality between yourselves. Truly, Allah is All-Seer of what you do. +[2:238] Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salat (i.e. the best prayer - 'Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salat (prayers)]. +[2:239] And if you fear (an enemy), perfrom Salat (pray) on foot or riding. And when you are in safety, offer the Salat (prayer) in the manner He has taught you, which you knew not (before). +[2:240] And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out, but if they (wives) leave, there is no sin on you for that which they do of themselves, provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. [The order of this Verse has been cancelled (abrogated) by Verse 4:12]. +[2:241] And for divorced women, maintenance (should be provided) on reasonable (scale). This is a duty on Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[2:242] Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat (Laws) to you, in order that you may understand. +[2:243] Did you (O Muhammad SAW) not think of those who went forth from their homes in thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die". And then He restored them to life. Truly, Allah is full of Bounty to mankind, but most men thank not. +[2:244] And fight in the Way of Allah and know that Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[2:245] Who is he that will lend to Allah a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allah that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you shall return. +[2:246] Have you not thought about the group of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Musa (Moses)? When they said to a Prophet of theirs, "Appoint for us a king and we will fight in Allah's Way." He said, "Would you then refrain from fighting, if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "Why should we not fight in Allah's Way while we have been driven out of our homes and our children (families have been taken as captives)?" But when fighting was ordered for them, they turned away, all except a few of them. And Allah is All-Aware of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[2:247] And their Prophet (Samuel) said to them, "Indeed Allah has appointed Talut (Saul) as a king over you." They said, "How can he be a king over us when we are better fitted than him for the kingdom, and he has not been given enough wealth." He said: "Verily, Allah has chosen him above you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allah grants His Kingdom to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." +[2:248] And their Prophet (Samuel) said to them: Verily! The sign of His Kingdom is that there shall come to you At-Tabut (a wooden box), wherein is Sakinah (peace and reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a sign for you if you are indeed believers. +[2:249] Then when Talut (Saul) set out with the army, he said: "Verily! Allah will try you by a river. So whoever drinks thereof, he is not of me, and whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him who takes (thereof) in the hollow of his hand." Yet, they drank thereof, all, except a few of them. So when he had crossed it (the river), he and those who believed with him, they said: "We have no power this day against Jalut (Goliath) and his hosts." But those who knew with certainty that they were to meet their Lord, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty host by Allah's Leave?" And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[2:250] And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: "Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people." +[2:251] So they routed them by Allah's Leave and Dawud (David) killed Jalut (Goliath), and Allah gave him [Dawud (David)] the kingdom [after the death of Talut (Saul) and Samuel] and Al-Hikmah (Prophethood), and taught him of that which He willed. And if Allah did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief. But Allah is full of Bounty to the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[2:252] These are the Verses of Allah, We recite them to you (O Muhammad SAW) in truth, and surely, you are one of the Messengers (of Allah). +[2:253] Those Messengers! We preferred some to others; to some of them Allah spoke (directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other, after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they differed - some of them believed and others disbelieved. If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another, but Allah does what He likes. +[2:254] O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). +[2:255] Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursi.] +[2:256] There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[2:257] Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Auliya (supporters and helpers) are Taghut [false deities and false leaders, etc.], they bring them out from light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein forever. +[2:258] Have you not looked at him who disputed with Ibrahim (Abraham) about his Lord (Allah), because Allah had given him the kingdom? When Ibrahim (Abraham) said (to him): "My Lord (Allah) is He Who gives life and causes death." He said, "I give life and cause death." Ibrahim (Abraham) said, "Verily! Allah causes the sun to rise from the east; then cause it you to rise from the west." So the disbeliever was utterly defeated. And Allah guides not the people, who are Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). +[2:259] Or like the one who passed by a town and it had tumbled over its roofs. He said: "Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long did you remain (dead)?" He (the man) said: "(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a day or part of a day". He said: "Nay, you have remained (dead) for a hundred years, look at your food and your drink, they show no change; and look at your donkey! And thus We have made of you a sign for the people. Look at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh". When this was clearly shown to him, he said, "I know (now) that Allah is Able to do all things." +[2:260] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said, "My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead." He (Allah) said: "Do you not believe?" He [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith." He said: "Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." +[2:261] The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He pleases. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. +[2:262] Those who spend their wealth in the Cause of Allah, and do not follow up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury, their reward is with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:263] Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants) and He is Most-Forbearing. +[2:264] O you who believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqah (charity) by reminders of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he does not believe in Allah, nor in the Last Day. His likeness is the likeness of a smooth rock on which is a little dust; on it falls heavy rain which leaves it bare. They are not able to do anything with what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people. +[2:265] And the likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking Allah's Pleasure while they in their ownselves are sure and certain that Allah will reward them (for their spending in His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allah is All-Seer of (knows well) what you do. +[2:266] Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines, with rivers flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruits for him therein, while he is striken with old age, and his children are weak (not able to look after themselves), then it is struck with a fiery whirlwind, so that it is burnt? Thus does Allah make clear His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses) to you that you may give thought. +[2:267] O you who believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and of that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and Worthy of all praise. +[2:268] Shaitan (Satan) threatens you with poverty and orders you to commit Fahsha (evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins etc.); whereas Allah promises you Forgiveness from Himself and Bounty, and Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. +[2:269] He grants Hikmah to whom He pleases, and he, to whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none remember (will receive admonition) except men of understanding. +[2:270] And whatever you spend for spendings (e.g., in Sadaqah - charity, etc. for Allah's Cause) or whatever vow you make, be sure Allah knows it all. And for the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.) there are no helpers. +[2:271] If you disclose your Sadaqat (alms-giving), it is well, but if you conceal it, and give it to the poor, that is better for you. (Allah) will forgive you some of your sins. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[2:272] Not upon you (Muhammad SAW) is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever you spend in good, it is for yourselves, when you spend not except seeking Allah's Countenance. And whatever you spend in good, it will be repaid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged. +[2:273] (Charity is) for Fuqara (the poor), who in Allah's Cause are restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land (for trade or work). The one who knows them not, thinks that they are rich because of their modesty. You may know them by their mark, they do not beg of people at all. And whatever you spend in good, surely Allah knows it well. +[2:274] Those who spend their wealth (in Allah's Cause) by night and day, in secret and in public, they shall have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:275] Those who eat Riba (usury) will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaitan (Satan) leading him to insanity. That is because they say: "Trading is only like Riba (usury)," whereas Allah has permitted trading and forbidden Riba (usury). So whosoever receives an admonition from his Lord and stops eating Riba (usury) shall not be punished for the past; his case is for Allah (to judge); but whoever returns [to Riba (usury)], such are the dwellers of the Fire - they will abide therein. +[2:276] Allah will destroy Riba (usury) and will give increase for Sadaqat (deeds of charity, alms, etc.) And Allah likes not the disbelievers, sinners. +[2:277] Truly those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, they will have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:278] O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains (due to you) from Riba (usury) (from now onward), if you are (really) believers. +[2:279] And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger but if you repent, you shall have your capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums), and you shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums). +[2:280] And if the debtor is in a hard time (has no money), then grant him time till it is easy for him to repay, but if you remit it by way of charity, that is better for you if you did but know. +[2:281] And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allah. Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. +[2:282] O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period, write it down. Let a scribe write it down in justice between you. Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so let him write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs the liability dictate, and he must fear Allah, his Lord, and diminish not anything of what he owes. But if the debtor is of poor understanding, or weak, or is unable himself to dictate, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two witnesses out of your own men. And if there are not two men (available), then a man and two women, such as you agree for witnesses, so that if one of them (two women) errs, the other can remind her. And the witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (for evidence). You should not become weary to write it (your contract), whether it be small or big, for its fixed term, that is more just with Allah; more solid as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves, save when it is a present trade which you carry out on the spot among yourselves, then there is no sin on you if you do not write it down. But take witnesses whenever you make a commercial contract. Let neither scribe nor witness suffer any harm, but if you do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So be afraid of Allah; and Allah teaches you. And Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything. +[2:283] And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then let there be a pledge taken (mortgaging); then if one of you entrust the other, let the one who is entrusted discharge his trust (faithfully), and let him be afraid of Allah, his Lord. And conceal not the evidence for he, who hides it, surely his heart is sinful. And Allah is All-Knower of what you do. +[2:284] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and whether you disclose what is in your ownselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things. +[2:285] The Messenger (Muhammad SAW) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, "We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers" - and they say, "We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)." +[2:286] Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people. + +Surah 3: Al-'Imran (The Family of Amran) +---------------------------------------- +[3:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[3:2] Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. +[3:3] It is He Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) to you (Muhammad SAW) with truth, confirming what came before it. And he sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). +[3:4] Aforetime, as a guidance to mankind, And He sent down the criterion [of judgement between right and wrong (this Quran)]. Truly, those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, for them there is a severe torment; and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Able of Retribution. +[3:5] Truly, nothing is hidden from Allah, in the earth or in the heavens. +[3:6] He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[3:7] It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Quran). In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book [and those are the Verses of Al-Ahkam (commandments, etc.), Al-Fara'id (obligatory duties) and Al-Hudud (legal laws for the punishment of thieves, adulterers, etc.)]; and others not entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials, etc.), and seeking for its hidden meanings, but none knows its hidden meanings save Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it; the whole of it (clear and unclear Verses) are from our Lord." And none receive admonition except men of understanding. (Tafsir At-Tabari). +[3:8] (They say): "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower." +[3:9] Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt. Verily, Allah never breaks His Promise". +[3:10] Verily, those who disbelieve, neither their properties nor their offspring will avail them whatsoever against Allah; and it is they who will be fuel of the Fire. +[3:11] Like the behaviour of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and those before them; they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), so Allah seized (destroyed) them for their sins. And Allah is Severe in punishment. +[3:12] Say (O Muhammad SAW) to those who disbelieve: "You will be defeated and gathered together to Hell, and worst indeed is that place to rest." +[3:13] There has already been a sign for you (O Jews) in the two armies that met (in combat i.e. the battle of Badr): One was fighting in the Cause of Allah, and as for the other (they) were disbelievers. They (the believers) saw them (the disbelievers) with their own eyes twice their number (although they were thrice their number). And Allah supports with His Victory whom He pleases. Verily, in this is a lesson for those who understand. (See Verse 8:44). (Tafsir At-Tabari) +[3:14] Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life; but Allah has the excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers, etc.) with Him. +[3:15] Say: "Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2) there are Gardens (Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is their) eternal (home) and Azwajun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives) [i.e. they will have no menses, urine, or stool, etc.], And Allah will be pleased with them. And Allah is All-Seer of the (His) slaves". +[3:16] Those who say: "Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire." +[3:17] (They are) those who are patient ones, those who are true (in Faith, words, and deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in worship to Allah. Those who spend [give the Zakat and alms in the Way of Allah] and those who pray and beg Allah's Pardon in the last hours of the night. +[3:18] Allah bears witness that La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), and the angels, and those having knowledge (also give this witness); (He is always) maintaining His creation in Justice. La ilah illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[3:19] Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, then surely, Allah is Swift in calling to account. +[3:20] So if they dispute with you (Muhammad SAW) say: "I have submitted myself to Allah (in Islam), and (so have) those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and to those who are illiterates (Arab pagans): "Do you (also) submit yourselves (to Allah in Islam)?" If they do, they are rightly guided; but if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the Message; and Allah is All-Seer of (His) slaves. +[3:21] Verily! Those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and kill the Prophets without right, and kill those men who order just dealings, … announce to them a painful torment. +[3:22] They are those whose works will be lost in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers. +[3:23] Have you not seen those who have been given a portion of the Scripture? They are being invited to the Book of Allah to settle their dispute, then a party of them turn away, and they are averse. +[3:24] This is because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a number of days." And that which they used to invent regarding their religion has deceived them. +[3:25] How (will it be) when We gather them together on the Day about which there is no doubt (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). And each person will be paid in full what he has earned? And they will not be dealt with unjustly. +[3:26] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things. +[3:27] You make the night to enter into the day, and You make the day to enter into the night (i.e. increase and decrease in the hours of the night and the day during winter and summer), You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give wealth and sustenance to whom You will, without limit (measure or account). +[3:28] Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return. +[3:29] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Whether you hide what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it, and He knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And Allah is Able to do all things." +[3:30] On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment) and Allah is full of Kindness to the (His) slaves. +[3:31] Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[3:32] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)." But if they turn away, then Allah does not like the disbelievers. +[3:33] Allah chose Adam, Nuh (Noah), the family of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the family of 'Imran above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times). +[3:34] Offspring, one of the other, and Allah is the All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[3:35] (Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work; to serve Your Place of worship), so accept this, from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing." +[3:36] Then when she delivered her [child Maryam (Mary)], she said: "O my Lord! I have delivered a female child," - and Allah knew better what she delivered, - "And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam (Mary), and I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her offspring from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast." +[3:37] So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariya (Zachariya). Every time he entered Al-Mihrab to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you got this?" She said, "This is from Allah." Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit." +[3:38] At that time Zakariya (Zachariya) invoked his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation." +[3:39] Then the angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a private room), (saying): "Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), confirming (believing in) the Word from Allah [i.e. the creation of 'Iesa (Jesus), the Word from Allah ("Be!" - and he was!)], noble, keeping away from sexual relations with women, a Prophet, from among the righteous." +[3:40] He said: "O my Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old, and my wife is barren?" Allah said: "Thus Allah does what He wills." +[3:41] He said: "O my Lord! Make a sign for me." Allah said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak to mankind for three days except with signals. And remember your Lord much (by praising Him again and again), and glorify (Him) in the afternoon and in the morning." +[3:42] And (remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of her lifetime)." +[3:43] O Mary! "Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allah, by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and Irka'i (bow down etc.) along with Ar-Raki'un (those who bow down etc.)." +[3:44] This is a part of the news of the Ghaib (unseen, i.e. the news of the past nations of which you have no knowledge) which We inspire you with (O Muhammad SAW). You were not with them, when they cast lots with their pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of Maryam (Mary); nor were you with them when they disputed. +[3:45] (Remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word ["Be!" - and he was! i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his name will be the Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who are near to Allah." +[3:46] "He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous." +[3:47] She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me." He said: "So (it will be) for Allah creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only: "Be!" and it is. +[3:48] And He (Allah) will teach him ['Iesa (Jesus)] the Book and Al-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets, wisdom, etc.), (and) the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). +[3:49] And will make him ['Iesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah's Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe. +[3:50] And I have come confirming that which was before me of the Taurat (Torah), and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Lord. So fear Allah and obey me. +[3:51] Truly! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path. +[3:52] Then when 'Iesa (Jesus) came to know of their disbelief, he said: "Who will be my helpers in Allah's Cause?" Al-Hawariun (the disciples) said: "We are the helpers of Allah; we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah)." +[3:53] Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger ['Iesa (Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness (to the truth i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah - none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). +[3:54] And they (disbelievers) plotted [to kill 'Iesa (Jesus)], and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the planners. +[3:55] And (remember) when Allah said: "O 'Iesa (Jesus)! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that 'Iesa (Jesus) is Allah's son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allah, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad SAW, 'Iesa (Jesus), Musa (Moses), etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute." +[3:56] "As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers." +[3:57] And as for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah) and do righteous good deeds, Allah will pay them their reward in full. And Allah does not like the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[3:58] This is what We recite to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Verses and the Wise Reminder (i.e. the Quran). +[3:59] Verily, the likeness of 'Iesa (Jesus) before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was. +[3:60] (This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt. +[3:61] Then whoever disputes with you concerning him ['Iesa (Jesus)] after (all this) knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus)] being a slave of Allah, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the Curse of Allah upon those who lie." +[3:62] Verily! This is the true narrative [about the story of 'Iesa (Jesus)], and, La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the One and the Only True God, Who has neither a wife nor a son). And indeed, Allah is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[3:63] And if they turn away (and do not accept these true proofs and evidences), then surely, Allah is All-Aware of those who do mischief. +[3:64] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims." +[3:65] O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim (Abraham), while the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense? +[3:66] Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of which you have knowledge. Why do you then dispute concerning that which you have no knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and you know not. +[3:67] Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism - to worship none but Allah Alone) and he was not of Al-Mushrikun (See V. 2:105). +[3:68] Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim (Abraham) are those who followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and those who have believed (Muslims). And Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper) of the believers. +[3:69] A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish to lead you astray. But they shall not lead astray anyone except themselves, and they perceive not. +[3:70] O people of the Scripture! (Jews and Christians): "Why do you disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, [the Verses about Prophet Muhammad SAW present in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth)." +[3:71] O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): "Why do you mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know?" +[3:72] And a party of the people of the Scripture say: "Believe in the morning in that which is revealed to the believers (Muslims), and reject it at the end of the day, so that they may turn back. +[3:73] And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allah" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received (of Revelation) except when he follows your religion, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He grants to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, the All-Knower." +[3:74] He selects for His Mercy (Islam and the Quran with Prophethood) whom He wills and Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. +[3:75] Among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is he who, if entrusted with a Cantar (a great amount of wealth, etc.), will readily pay it back; and among them there is he who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless you constantly stand demanding, because they say: "There is no blame on us to betray and take the properties of the illiterates (Arabs)." But they tell a lie against Allah while they know it. +[3:76] Yes, whoever fulfils his pledge and fears Allah much; verily, then Allah loves those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[3:77] Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter (Paradise). Neither will Allah speak to them, nor look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and they shall have a painful torment. +[3:78] And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say: "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it. +[3:79] It is not (possible) for any human being to whom Allah has given the Book and Al-Hukma (the knowledge and understanding of the laws of religion, etc.) and Prophethood to say to the people: "Be my worshippers rather than Allah's." On the contrary (he would say): "Be you Rabbaniyun (learned men of religion who practise what they know and also preach others), because you are teaching the Book, and you are studying it." +[3:80] Nor would he order you to take angels and Prophets for lords (gods). Would he order you to disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah's Will? (Tafsir At-Tabari). +[3:81] And (remember) when Allah took the Covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah (understanding of the Laws of Allah, etc.), and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him." Allah said: "Do you agree (to it) and will you take up My Covenant (which I conclude with you)?" They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses (for this)." +[3:82] Then whoever turns away after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious: those who turn away from Allah's Obedience). +[3:83] Do they seek other than the religion of Allah (the true Islamic Monotheism worshipping none but Allah Alone), while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly. And to Him shall they all be returned. +[3:84] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob) and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)] and what was given to Musa (Moses), 'Iesa (Jesus) and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allah) we have submitted (in Islam)." +[3:85] And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. +[3:86] How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and after they bore witness that the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) is true and after clear proofs had come unto them? And Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[3:87] They are those whose recompense is that on them (rests) the Curse of Allah, of the angels, and of all mankind. +[3:88] They will abide therein (Hell). Neither will their torment be lightened, nor will it be delayed or postponed (for a while). +[3:89] Except for those who repent after that and do righteous deeds. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[3:90] Verily, those who disbelieved after their Belief and then went on increasing in their disbelief (i.e. disbelief in the Quran and in Prophet Muhammad SAW) - never will their repentance be accepted [because they repent only by their tongues and not from their hearts]. And they are those who are astray. +[3:91] Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom. For them is a painful torment and they will have no helpers. +[3:92] By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc., it means here Allah's Reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you spend (in Allah's Cause) of that which you love; and whatever of good you spend, Allah knows it well. +[3:93] All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Taurat (Torah) was revealed. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Bring here the Taurat (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful." +[3:94] Then after that, whosoever shall invent a lie against Allah, … such shall indeed be the Zalimun (disbelievers). +[3:95] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. he used to worship Allah Alone), and he was not of Al-Mushrikun." (See V. 2:105) +[3:96] Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns). +[3:97] In it are manifest signs (for example), the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (Abraham); whosoever enters it, he attains security. And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah), then he is a disbeliever of Allah], then Allah stands not in need of any of the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[3:98] Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you reject the Ayat of Allah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) while Allah is Witness to what you do?" +[3:99] Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you stop those who have believed, from the Path of Allah, seeking to make it seem crooked, while you (yourselves) are witnesses [to Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah and Islam (Allah's Religion, i.e. to worship none but Him Alone)]? And Allah is not unaware of what you do." +[3:100] O you who believe! If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed! +[3:101] And how would you disbelieve, while unto you are recited the Verses of Allah, and among you is His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)? And whoever holds firmly to Allah, (i.e. follows Islam Allah's Religion, and obeys all that Allah has ordered, practically), then he is indeed guided to a Right Path. +[3:102] O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah. +[3:103] And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this Quran), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allah's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islamic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allah makes His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided. +[3:104] Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful. +[3:105] And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment. +[3:106] On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will become white and some faces will become black; as for those whose faces will become black (to them will be said): "Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment (in Hell) for rejecting Faith." +[3:107] And for those whose faces will become white, they will be in Allah's Mercy (Paradise), therein they shall dwell forever. +[3:108] These are the Verses of Allah: We recite them to you (O Muhammad SAW) in truth, and Allah wills no injustice to the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[3:109] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And all matters go back (for decision) to Allah. +[3:110] You [true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Sunnah (legal ways, etc.)] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allah. And had the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) believed, it would have been better for them; among them are some who have faith, but most of them are Al-Fasiqun (disobedient to Allah - and rebellious against Allah's Command). +[3:111] They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs, and they will not be helped. +[3:112] Indignity is put over them wherever they may be, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah, and from men; they have drawn on themselves the Wrath of Allah, and destruction is put over them. This is because they disbelieved in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and killed the Prophets without right. This is because they disobeyed (Allah) and used to transgress beyond bounds (in Allah's disobedience, crimes and sins). +[3:113] Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allah during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. +[3:114] They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism, and following Prophet Muhammad SAW) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and opposing Prophet Muhammad SAW); and they hasten in (all) good works; and they are among the righteous. +[3:115] And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allah knows well those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[3:116] Surely, those who reject Faith (disbelieve in Muhammad SAW as being Allah's Prophet and in all that which he has brought from Allah), neither their properties, nor their offspring will avail them aught against Allah. They are the dwellers of the Fire, therein they will abide. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 4, Page 58). +[3:117] The likeness of what they spend in this world is the likeness of a wind which is extremely cold; it struck the harvest of a people who did wrong aginst themselves and destroyed it, (i.e. the good deed of a person is only accepted if he is a monotheist and believes in all the Prophets of Allah, including Christ and Muhammad SAW). Allah wronged them not, but they wronged themselves. +[3:118] O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends, etc.) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses) if you understand. +[3:119] Lo! You are the ones who love them but they love you not, and you believe in all the Scriptures [i.e. you believe in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), while they disbelieve in your Book, the Quran]. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe". But when they are alone, they bite the tips of their fingers at you in rage. Say: "Perish in your rage. Certainly, Allah knows what is in the breasts (all the secrets)." +[3:120] If a good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some evil overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2), not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Surely, Allah surrounds all that they do. +[3:121] And (remember) when you (Muhammad SAW) left your household in the morning to post the believers at their stations for the battle (of Uhud). And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[3:122] When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was their Wali (Supporter and Protector). And in Allah should the believers put their trust. +[3:123] And Allah has already made you victorious at Badr, when you were a weak little force. So fear Allah much [abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden and love Allah much, perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained] that you may be grateful. +[3:124] (Remember) when you (Muhammad SAW) said to the believers, "Is it not enough for you that your Lord (Allah) should help you with three thousand angels; sent down?" +[3:125] "Yes, if you hold on to patience and piety, and the enemy comes rushing at you; your Lord will help you with five thousand angels having marks (of distinction)." +[3:126] Allah made it not but as a message of good news for you and as an assurance to your hearts. And there is no victory except from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[3:127] That He might cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or expose them to infamy, so that they retire frustrated. +[3:128] Not for you (O Muhammad SAW, but for Allah) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zalimun (polytheists, disobedients, and wrong-doers, etc.). +[3:129] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. He forgives whom He wills, and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[3:130] O you who believe! Eat not Riba (usury) doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful. +[3:131] And fear the Fire, which is prepared for the disbelievers. +[3:132] And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) that you may obtain mercy. +[3:133] And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[3:134] Those who spend [in Allah's Cause - deeds of charity, alms, etc.] in prosperity and in adversity, who repress anger, and who pardon men; verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers). +[3:135] And those who, when they have committed Fahishah (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins; - and none can forgive sins but Allah - And do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know. +[3:136] For such, the reward is Forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allah's Orders). +[3:137] Many similar ways (and mishaps of life) were faced by nations (believers and disbelievers) that have passed away before you (as you have faced in the battle of Uhud), so travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah, and disobeyed Him and His Messengers). +[3:138] This (the Quran) is a plain statement for mankind, a guidance and instruction to those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[3:139] So do not become weak (against your enemy), nor be sad, and you will be superior (in victory) if you are indeed (true) believers. +[3:140] If a wound (and killing) has touched you, be sure a similar wound (and killing) has touched the others. And so are the days (good and not so good), We give to men by turns, that Allah may test those who believe, and that He may take martyrs from among you. And Allah likes not the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[3:141] And that Allah may test (or purify) the believers (from sins) and destroy the disbelievers. +[3:142] Do you think that you will enter Paradise before Allah tests those of you who fought (in His Cause) and (also) tests those who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.)? +[3:143] You did indeed wish for death (Ash-Shahadah - martyrdom) before you met it. Now you have seen it openly with your own eyes. +[3:144] Muhammad (SAW) is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those who are grateful. +[3:145] And no person can ever die except by Allah's Leave and at an appointed term. And whoever desires a reward in (this) world, We shall give him of it; and whoever desires a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give him thereof. And We shall reward the grateful +[3:146] And many a Prophet (i.e. many from amongst the Prophets) fought (in Allah's Cause) and along with him (fought) large bands of religious learned men. But they never lost heart for that which did befall them in Allah's Way, nor did they weaken nor degrade themselves. And Allah loves As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[3:147] And they said nothing but: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You), establish our feet firmly, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk." +[3:148] So Allah gave them the reward of this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. And Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers - see the footnote of V. 3:134). +[3:149] O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve, they will send you back on your heels, and you will turn back (from Faith) as losers. +[3:150] Nay, Allah is your Maula (Patron, Lord, Helper and Protector, etc.), and He is the Best of helpers. +[3:151] We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they joined others in worship with Allah, for which He had sent no authority; their abode will be the Fire and how evil is the abode of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[3:152] And Allah did indeed fulfil His Promise to you when you were killing them (your enemy) with His Permission; until (the moment) you lost your courage and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed after He showed you (of the booty) which you love. Among you are some that desire this world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then He made you flee from them (your enemy), that He might test you. But surely, He forgave you, and Allah is Most Gracious to the believers. +[3:153] (And remember) when you ran away (dreadfully) without even casting a side glance at anyone, and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) was in your rear calling you back. There did Allah give you one distress after another by way of requital to teach you not to grieve for that which had escaped you, nor for that which had befallen you. And Allah is Well-Aware of all that you do. +[3:154] Then after the distress, He sent down security for you. Slumber overtook a party of you, while another party was thinking about themselves (as how to save their ownselves, ignoring the others and the Prophet SAW) and thought wrongly of Allah - the thought of ignorance. They said, "Have we any part in the affair?" Say you (O Muhammad SAW): "Indeed the affair belongs wholly to Allah." They hide within themselves what they dare not reveal to you, saying: "If we had anything to do with the affair, none of us would have been killed here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death," but that Allah might test what is in your breasts; and to Mahis that which was in your hearts (sins), and Allah is All-Knower of what is in (your) breasts. +[3:155] Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts met (i.e. the battle of Uhud), it was Shaitan (Satan) who caused them to backslide (run away from the battlefield) because of some (sins) they had earned. But Allah, indeed, has forgiven them. Surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[3:156] O you who believe! Be not like those who disbelieve (hypocrites) and who say to their brethren when they travel through the earth or go out to fight: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed," so that Allah may make it a cause of regret in their hearts. It is Allah that gives life and causes death. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do. +[3:157] And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all that they amass (of worldly wealths, etc.). +[3:158] And whether you die, or are killed, verily, unto Allah you shall be gathered. +[3:159] And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for them; and consult them in the affairs. Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him). +[3:160] If Allah helps you, none can overcome you; and if He forsakes you, who is there after Him that can help you? And in Allah (Alone) let believers put their trust. +[3:161] It is not for any Prophet to take illegally a part of booty (Ghulul), and whosoever deceives his companions as regards the booty, he shall bring forth on the Day of Resurrection that which he took (illegally). Then every person shall be paid in full what he has earned, - and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. +[3:162] Is then one who follows (seeks) the good Pleasure of Allah (by not taking illegally a part of the booty) like the one who draws on himself the Wrath of Allah (by taking a part of the booty illegally - Ghulul)? - his abode is Hell, - and worst, indeed is that destination! +[3:163] They are in varying grades with Allah, and Allah is All-Seer of what they do. +[3:164] Indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves, reciting unto them His Verses (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al-Hikmah [the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW (i.e. his legal ways, statements, acts of worship, etc.)], while before that they had been in manifest error. +[3:165] (What is the matter with you?) When a single disaster smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, you say: "From where does this come to us?" Say (to them), "It is from yourselves (because of your evil deeds)." And Allah has power over all things. +[3:166] And what you suffered (of the disaster) on the day (of the battle of Uhud when) the two armies met, was by the leave of Allah, in order that He might test the believers. +[3:167] And that He might test the hypocrites, it was said to them: "Come, fight in the Way of Allah or (at least) defend yourselves." They said: "Had we known that fighting will take place, we would certainly have followed you." They were that day, nearer to disbelief than to Faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah has full knowledge of what they conceal. +[3:168] (They are) the ones who said about their killed brethren while they themselves sat (at home): "If only they had listened to us, they would not have been killed." Say: "Avert death from your ownselves, if you speak the truth." +[3:169] Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision. +[3:170] They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His Bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not yet joined them, but are left behind (not yet martyred) that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve. +[3:171] They rejoice in a Grace and a Bounty from Allah, and that Allah will not waste the reward of the believers. +[3:172] Those who answered (the Call of) Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) after being wounded; for those of them who did good deeds and feared Allah, there is a great reward. +[3:173] Those (i.e. believers) unto whom the people (hypocrites) said, "Verily, the people (pagans) have gathered against you (a great army), therefore, fear them." But it (only) increased them in Faith, and they said: "Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)." +[3:174] So they returned with Grace and Bounty from Allah. No harm touched them; and they followed the good Pleasure of Allah. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. +[3:175] It is only Shaitan (Satan) that suggests to you the fear of his Auliya' [supporters and friends (polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger, Muhammad SAW)], so fear them not, but fear Me, if you are (true) believers. +[3:176] And let not those grieve you (O Muhammad SAW) who rush with haste to disbelieve; verily, not the least harm will they do to Allah. It is Allah's Will to give them no portion in the Hereafter. For them there is a great torment. +[3:177] Verily, those who purchase disbelief at the price of Faith, not the least harm will they do to Allah. For them, there is a painful torment. +[3:178] And let not the disbelievers think that Our postponing of their punishment is good for them. We postpone the punishment only so that they may increase in sinfulness. And for them is a disgracing torment. +[3:179] Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good. Nor will Allah disclose to you the secrets of the Ghaib (unseen), but Allah chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. So believe in Allah and His Messengers. And if you believe and fear Allah, then for you there is a great reward. +[3:180] And let not those who covetously withhold of that which Allah has bestowed on them of His Bounty (Wealth) think that it is good for them (and so they do not pay the obligatory Zakat). Nay, it will be worse for them; the things which they covetously withheld shall be tied to their necks like a collar on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Well-Acquainted with all that you do. +[3:181] Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of those (Jews) who say: "Truly, Allah is poor and we are rich!" We shall record what they have said and their killing of the Prophets unjustly, and We shall say: "Taste you the torment of the burning (Fire)." +[3:182] This is because of that (evil) which your hands have sent before you. And certainly, Allah is never unjust to (His) slaves. +[3:183] Those (Jews) who said: "Verily, Allah has taken our promise not to believe in any Messenger unless he brings to us an offering which the fire (from heaven) shall devour." Say: "Verily, there came to you Messengers before me, with clear signs and even with what you speak of; why then did you kill them, if you are truthful?" +[3:184] Then if they reject you (O Muhammad SAW), so were Messengers rejected before you, who came with Al-Baiyinat (clear signs, proofs, evidences) and the Scripture and the Book of Enlightenment. +[3:185] Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing). +[3:186] You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allah, but if you persevere patiently, and become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2) then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs, and that is from the great matters, [which you must hold on with all your efforts]. +[3:187] (And remember) when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) to make it (the news of the coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW and the religious knowledge) known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it, but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And indeed worst is that which they bought. +[3:188] Think not that those who rejoice in what they have done (or brought about), and love to be praised for what they have not done,- think not you that they are rescued from the torment, and for them is a painful torment. +[3:189] And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah has power over all things. +[3:190] Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. +[3:191] Those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): "Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire. +[3:192] "Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) find any helpers. +[3:193] "Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one (Muhammad SAW) calling to Faith: 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die in the state of righteousness along with Al-Abrar (those who are obedient to Allah and follow strictly His Orders). +[3:194] "Our Lord! Grant us what You promised unto us through Your Messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection, for You never break (Your) Promise." +[3:195] So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought, and were killed (in My Cause), verily, I will remit from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best of rewards." +[3:196] Let not the free disposal (and affluence) of the disbelievers throughout the land deceive you. +[3:197] A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest. +[3:198] But, for those who fear their Lord, are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); therein are they to dwell (for ever), an entertainment from Allah; and that which is with Allah is the Best for Al-Abrar (those who are obedient to Allah and follow strictly His Orders). +[3:199] And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allah. They do not sell the Verses of Allah for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, Allah is Swift in account. +[3:200] O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allah, so that you may be successful. + +Surah 4: An-Nisa' (The Women) +---------------------------------------- +[4:1] O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you. +[4:2] And give unto orphans their property and do not exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by adding it) to your substance. Surely, this is a great sin. +[4:3] And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan-girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (the captives and the slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice. +[4:4] And give to the women (whom you marry) their Mahr (obligatory bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) with a good heart, but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, take it, and enjoy it without fear of any harm (as Allah has made it lawful). +[4:5] And give not unto the foolish your property which Allah has made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. +[4:6] And try orphans (as regards their intelligence) until they reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgement in them, release their property to them, but consume it not wastefully, and hastily fearing that they should grow up, and whoever amongst guardians is rich, he should take no wages, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable (according to his work). And when you release their property to them, take witness in their presence; and Allah is All-Sufficient in taking account. +[4:7] There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related, whether, the property be small or large - a legal share. +[4:8] And when the relatives and the orphans and Al-Masakin (the poor) are present at the time of division, give them out of the property, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. +[4:9] And let those (executors and guardians) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear Allah and speak right words. +[4:10] Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, they eat up only a fire into their bellies, and they will be burnt in the blazing Fire! +[4:11] Allah commands you as regards your children's (inheritance); to the male, a portion equal to that of two females; if (there are) only daughters, two or more, their share is two thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is half. For parents, a sixth share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased left brothers or (sisters), the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases is) after the payment of legacies he may have bequeathed or debts. You know not which of them, whether your parents or your children, are nearest to you in benefit, (these fixed shares) are ordained by Allah. And Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. +[4:12] In that which your wives leave, your share is a half if they have no child; but if they leave a child, you get a fourth of that which they leave after payment of legacies that they may have bequeathed or debts. In that which you leave, their (your wives) share is a fourth if you leave no child; but if you leave a child, they get an eighth of that which you leave after payment of legacies that you may have bequeathed or debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of lagacies he (or she) may have bequeathed or debts, so that no loss is caused (to anyone). This is a Commandment from Allah; and Allah is Ever All-Knowing, Most-Forbearing. +[4:13] These are the limits (set by) Allah (or ordainments as regards laws of inheritance), and whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will be admitted to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), to abide therein, and that will be the great success. +[4:14] And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment. +[4:15] And those of your women who commit illegal sexual intercourse, take the evidence of four witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them (i.e. women) to houses until death comes to them or Allah ordains for them some (other) way. +[4:16] And the two persons (man and woman) among you who commit illegal sexual intercourse, punish them both. And if they repent (promise Allah that they will never repeat, i.e. commit illegal sexual intercourse and other similar sins) and do righteous good deeds, leave them alone. Surely, Allah is Ever the One Who accepts repentance, (and He is) Most Merciful. +[4:17] Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. +[4:18] And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: "Now I repent;" nor of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful torment. +[4:19] O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the Mahr you have given them, unless they commit open illegal sexual intercourse. And live with them honourably. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal of good. +[4:20] But if you intend to replace a wife by another and you have given one of them a Cantar (of gold i.e. a great amount) as Mahr, take not the least bit of it back; would you take it wrongfully without a right and (with) a manifest sin? +[4:21] And how could you take it (back) while you have gone in unto each other, and they have taken from you a firm and strong covenant? +[4:22] And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way. +[4:23] Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster mother who gave you suck, your foster milk suckling sisters, your wives' mothers, your step daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in - but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters), - the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already passed; verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:24] Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those (captives and slaves) whom your right hands possess. Thus has Allah ordained for you. All others are lawful, provided you seek (them in marriage) with Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) from your property, desiring chastity, not committing illegal sexual intercourse, so with those of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations, give them their Mahr as prescribed; but if after a Mahr is prescribed, you agree mutually (to give more), there is no sin on you. Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[4:25] And whoever of you have not the means wherewith to wed free, believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those (captives and slaves) whom your right hands possess, and Allah has full knowledge about your Faith, you are one from another. Wed them with the permission of their own folk (guardians, Auliya' or masters) and give them their Mahr according to what is reasonable; they (the above said captive and slave-girls) should be chaste, not adulterous, nor taking boy-friends. And after they have been taken in wedlock, if they commit illegal sexual intercourse, their punishment is half that for free (unmarried) women. This is for him among you who is afraid of being harmed in his religion or in his body; but it is better for you that you practise self-restraint, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:26] Allah wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is unlawful) to you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and accept your repentance, and Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise. +[4:27] Allah wishes to accept your repentance, but those who follow their lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate tremendously away from the Right Path. +[4:28] Allah wishes to lighten (the burden) for you; and man was created weak (cannot be patient to leave sexual intercourse with woman). +[4:29] O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you. +[4:30] And whoever commits that through aggression and injustice, We shall cast him into the Fire, and that is easy for Allah. +[4:31] If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We shall remit from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise). +[4:32] And wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you to excel others. For men there is reward for what they have earned, (and likewise) for women there is reward for what they have earned, and ask Allah of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything. +[4:33] And to everyone, We have appointed heirs of that (property) left by parents and relatives. To those also with whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood), give them their due portion (by Wasiya - wills, etc.). Truly, Allah is Ever a Witness over all things. +[4:34] Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to their husbands), and guard in the husband's absence what Allah orders them to guard (e.g. their chastity, their husband's property, etc.). As to those women on whose part you see ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly, if it is useful), but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance). Surely, Allah is Ever Most High, Most Great. +[4:35] If you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from her's; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation. Indeed Allah is Ever All-Knower, Well-Acquainted with all things. +[4:36] Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful; +[4:37] Those who are miserly and enjoin miserliness on other men and hide what Allah has bestowed upon them of His Bounties. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a disgraceful torment. +[4:38] And (also) those who spend of their substance to be seen of men, and believe not in Allah and the Last Day [they are the friends of Shaitan (Satan)], and whoever takes Shaitan (Satan) as an intimate; then what a dreadful intimate he has! +[4:39] And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spend out of what Allah has given them for sustenance? And Allah is Ever All-Knower of them. +[4:40] Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom (or a small ant), but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. +[4:41] How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad SAW) as a witness against these people? +[4:42] On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will wish that they were buried in the earth, but they will never be able to hide a single fact from Allah. +[4:43] O you who believe! Approach not As-Salat (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state until you know (the meaning) of what you utter, nor when you are in a state of Janaba, (i.e. in a state of sexual impurity and have not yet taken a bath) except when travelling on the road (without enough water, or just passing through a mosque), till you wash your whole body. And if you are ill, or on a journey, or one of you comes after answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (by sexual relations) and you find no water, perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands (Tayammum). Truly, Allah is Ever Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. +[4:44] Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the book (the Jews), purchasing the wrong path, and wish that you should go astray from the Right Path? +[4:45] Allah has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is Sufficient as a Wali (Protector), and Allah is Sufficient as a Helper. +[4:46] Among those who are Jews, there are some who displace words from (their) right places and say: "We hear your word (O Muhammad SAW) and disobey," and "Hear and let you (O Muhammad SAW) hear nothing." And Ra'ina with a twist of their tongues and as a mockery of the religion (Islam). And if only they had said: "We hear and obey", and "Do make us understand," it would have been better for them, and more proper, but Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not except a few. +[4:47] O you who have been given the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Believe in what We have revealed (to Muhammad SAW) confirming what is (already) with you, before We efface faces (by making them like the back of necks; without nose, mouth, eyes, etc.) and turn them hindwards, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers. And the Commandment of Allah is always executed. +[4:48] Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin. +[4:49] Have you not seen those who claim sanctity for themselves. Nay - but Allah sanctifies whom He pleases, and they will not be dealt with injustice even equal to the extent of a Fatila (A scalish thread in the long slit of a date-stone). +[4:50] Look, how they invent a lie against Allah, and enough is that as a manifest sin. +[4:51] Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They believe in Jibt and Taghut and say to the disbelievers that they are better guided as regards the way than the believers (Muslims). +[4:52] They are those whom Allah has cursed, and he whom Allah curses, you will not find for him (any) helper, +[4:53] Or have they a share in the dominion? Then in that case they would not give mankind even a Naqira (speck on the back of a date-stone). +[4:54] Or do they envy men (Muhammad SAW and his followers) for what Allah has given them of His Bounty? Then We had already given the family of Ibrahim (Abraham) the Book and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah - Divine Inspiration to those Prophets not written in the form of a book), and conferred upon them a great kingdom. +[4:55] Of them were (some) who believed in him (Muhammad SAW), and of them were (some) who averted their faces from him (Muhammad SAW); and enough is Hell for burning (them). +[4:56] Surely! Those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) We shall burn them in Fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for other skins that they may taste the punishment. Truly, Allah is Ever Most Powerful, All-Wise. +[4:57] But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), abiding therein forever. Therein they shall have Azwajun Mutahharatun [purified mates or wives (having no menses, stools, urine, etc.)] and We shall admit them to shades wide and ever deepening (Paradise). +[4:58] Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[4:59] O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination. +[4:60] Have you seen those (hyprocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray. +[4:61] And when it is said to them: "Come to what Allah has sent down and to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)," you (Muhammad SAW) see the hypocrites turn away from you (Muhammad SAW) with aversion. +[4:62] How then, when a catastrophe befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth, they come to you swearing by Allah, "We meant no more than goodwill and conciliation!" +[4:63] They (hypocrites) are those of whom Allah knows what is in their hearts; so turn aside from them (do not punish them) but admonish them, and speak to them an effective word (i.e. to believe in Allah, worship Him, obey Him, and be afraid of Him) to reach their innerselves. +[4:64] We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allah's Leave. If they (hypocrites), when they had been unjust to themselves, had come to you (Muhammad SAW) and begged Allah's Forgiveness, and the Messenger had begged forgiveness for them: indeed, they would have found Allah All-Forgiving (One Who accepts repentance), Most Merciful. +[4:65] But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. +[4:66] And if We had ordered them (saying), "Kill yourselves (i.e. the innnocent ones kill the guilty ones) or leave your homes," very few of them would have done it; but if they had done what they were told, it would have been better for them, and would have strengthened their (Faith); +[4:67] And indeed We should then have bestowed upon them a great reward from Ourselves. +[4:68] And indeed We should have guided them to a Straight Way. +[4:69] And whoso obeys Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the Siddiqun (those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr As-Siddiq), the martyrs, and the righteous. And how excellent these companions are! +[4:70] Such is the Bounty from Allah, and Allah is Sufficient as All-Knower. +[4:71] O you who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth (on an expedition) in parties, or go forth all together. +[4:72] There is certainly among you he who would linger behind (from fighting in Allah's Cause). If a misfortune befalls you, he says, "Indeed Allah has favoured me in that I was not present among them." +[4:73] But if a bounty (victory and booty) comes to you from Allah, he would surely say - as if there had never been ties of affection between you and him - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; then I would have achieved a great success (a good share of booty)." +[4:74] Let those (believers) who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allah, and whoso fights in the Cause of Allah, and is killed or gets victory, We shall bestow on him a great reward. +[4:75] And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the Cause of Allah, and for those weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help." +[4:76] Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (Satan, etc.). So fight you against the friends of Shaitan (Satan); Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaitan (Satan). +[4:77] Have you not seen those who were told to hold back their hands (from fighting) and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, but when the fighting was ordained for them, behold! a section of them fear men as they fear Allah or even more. They say: "Our Lord! Why have you ordained for us fighting? Would that you had granted us respite for a short period?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world. The Hereafter is (far) better for him who fears Allah, and you shall not be dealt with unjustly even equal to the Fatila (a scalish thread in the long slit of a date-stone). +[4:78] "Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!" And if some good reaches them, they say, "This is from Allah," but if some evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you (O Muhammad SAW)." Say: "All things are from Allah," so what is wrong with these people that they fail to understand any word? +[4:79] Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger to mankind, and Allah is Sufficient as a Witness. +[4:80] He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), has indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a watcher over them. +[4:81] They say: "We are obedient," but when they leave you (Muhammad SAW), a section of them spend all night in planning other than what you say. But Allah records their nightly (plots). So turn aside from them (do not punish them), and put your trust in Allah. And Allah is Ever All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs. +[4:82] Do they not then consider the Quran carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much contradictions. +[4:83] When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people), if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them (directly). Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, you would have followed Shaitan (Satan), save a few of you. +[4:84] Then fight (O Muhammad SAW) in the Cause of Allah, you are not tasked (held responsible) except for yourself, and incite the believers (to fight along with you), it may be that Allah will restrain the evil might of the disbelievers. And Allah is Stronger in Might and Stronger in punishing. +[4:85] Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a share in its burden. And Allah is Ever All-Able to do (and also an All-Witness to) everything. +[4:86] When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things. +[4:87] Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Surely, He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. And who is truer in statement than Allah? +[4:88] Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties about the hypocrites? Allah has cast them back (to disbelief) because of what they have earned. Do you want to guide him whom Allah has made to go astray? And he whom Allah has made to go astray, you will never find for him any way (of guidance). +[4:89] They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another). So take not Auliya' (protectors or friends) from them, till they emigrate in the Way of Allah (to Muhammad SAW). But if they turn back (from Islam), take (hold) of them and kill them wherever you find them, and take neither Auliya' (protectors or friends) nor helpers from them. +[4:90] Except those who join a group, between you and whom there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with their breasts restraining from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. Had Allah willed, indeed He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you, and fight not against you, and offer you peace, then Allah has opened no way for you against them. +[4:91] You will find others that wish to have security from you and security from their people. Every time they are sent back to temptation, they yield thereto. If they withdraw not from you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, take (hold) of them and kill them wherever you find them. In their case, We have provided you with a clear warrant against them. +[4:92] It is not for a believer to kill a believer except (that it be) by mistake, and whosoever kills a believer by mistake, (it is ordained that) he must set free a believing slave and a compensation (blood money, i.e. Diya) be given to the deceased's family, unless they remit it. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you and he was a believer; the freeing of a believing slave (is prescribed), and if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, compensation (blood money - Diya) must be paid to his family, and a believing slave must be freed. And whoso finds this (the penance of freeing a slave) beyond his means, he must fast for two consecutive months in order to seek repentance from Allah. And Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[4:93] And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein, and the Wrath and the Curse of Allah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him. +[4:94] O you who believe! When you go (to fight) in the Cause of Allah, verify (the truth), and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islam): "You are not a believer"; seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life. There are much more profits and booties with Allah. Even as he is now, so were you yourselves before till Allah conferred on you His Favours (i.e. guided you to Islam), therefore, be cautious in discrimination. Allah is Ever Well-Aware of what you do. +[4:95] Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame, etc.), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home) by a huge reward; +[4:96] Degrees of (higher) grades from Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:97] Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! +[4:98] Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way. +[4:99] For these there is hope that Allah will forgive them, and Allah is Ever Oft Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. +[4:100] He who emigrates (from his home) in the Cause of Allah, will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by. And whosoever leaves his home as an emigrant unto Allah and His Messenger, and death overtakes him, his reward is then surely incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:101] And when you (Muslims) travel in the land, there is no sin on you if you shorten your Salat (prayer) if you fear that the disbelievers may attack you, verily, the disbelievers are ever unto you open enemies. +[4:102] When you (O Messenger Muhammad SAW) are among them, and lead them in As-Salat (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salat (prayer)] with you taking their arms with them; when they finish their prostrations, let them take their positions in the rear and let the other party come up which has not yet prayed, and let them pray with you taking all the precautions and bearing arms. Those who disbelieve wish, if you were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to attack you in a single rush, but there is no sin on you if you put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because you are ill, but take every precaution for yourselves. Verily, Allah has prepared a humiliating torment for the disbelievers. +[4:103] When you have finished As-Salat (the prayer - congregational), remember Allah standing, sitting down, and lying down on your sides, but when you are free from danger, perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as- Salat). Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours. +[4:104] And don't be weak in the pursuit of the enemy; if you are suffering (hardships) then surely, they (too) are suffering (hardships) as you are suffering, but you have a hope from Allah (for the reward, i.e. Paradise) that for which they hope not, and Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[4:105] Surely, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Quran) in truth that you might judge between men by that which Allah has shown you (i.e. has taught you through Divine Inspiration), so be not a pleader for the treacherous. +[4:106] And seek the Forgiveness of Allah, certainly, Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:107] And argue not on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Verily, Allah does not like anyone who is a betrayer of his trust, and indulges in crime. +[4:108] They may hide (their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide (them) from Allah, for He is with them (by His Knowledge), when they plot by night in words that He does not approve, And Allah ever encompasses what they do. +[4:109] Lo! You are those who have argued for them in the life of this world, but who will argue for them on the Day of Resurrection against Allah, or who will then be their defender? +[4:110] And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's Forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:111] And whoever earns sin, he earns it only against himself. And Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[4:112] And whoever earns a fault or a sin and then throws it on to someone innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with falsehood and a manifest sin. +[4:113] Had not the Grace of Allah and His Mercy been upon you (O Muhammad SAW), a party of them would certainly have made a decision to mislead you, but (in fact) they mislead none except their own selves, and no harm can they do to you in the least. Allah has sent down to you the Book (The Quran), and Al-Hikmah (Islamic laws, knowledge of legal and illegal things i.e. the Prophet's Sunnah - legal ways), and taught you that which you knew not. And Ever Great is the Grace of Allah unto you (O Muhammad SAW). +[4:114] There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in) him who orders Sadaqah (charity in Allah's Cause), or Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all the good and righteous deeds which Allah has ordained), or conciliation between mankind, and he who does this, seeking the good Pleasure of Allah, We shall give him a great reward. +[4:115] And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. +[4:116] Verily! Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom he pleases sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away. +[4:117] They (all those who worship others than Allah) invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allah), and they invoke nothing but Shaitan (Satan), a persistent rebel! +[4:118] Allah cursed him. And he [Shaitan (Satan)] said: "I will take an appointed portion of your slaves; +[4:119] Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will arouse in them false desires; and certainly, I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allah." And whoever takes Shaitan (Satan) as a Wali (protector or helper) instead of Allah, has surely suffered a manifest loss. +[4:120] He [Shaitan (Satan)] makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaitan's (Satan) promises are nothing but deceptions. +[4:121] The dwelling of such (people) is Hell, and they will find no way of escape from it. +[4:122] But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to the Gardens under which rivers flow (i.e. in Paradise) to dwell therein forever. Allah's Promise is the Truth, and whose words can be truer than those of Allah? (Of course, none). +[4:123] It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereof, and he will not find any protector or helper besides Allah. +[4:124] And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer in the Oneness of Allah (Muslim), such will enter Paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a Naqira (speck on the back of a date-stone), will be done to them. +[4:125] And who can be better in religion than one who submits his face (himself) to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism); and he is a Muhsin (a good-doer - see V. 2:112). And follows the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism - to worship none but Allah Alone). And Allah did take Ibrahim (Abraham) as a Khalil (an intimate friend). +[4:126] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is Ever Encompassing all things. +[4:127] They ask your legal instruction concerning women, say: Allah instructs you about them, and about what is recited unto you in the Book concerning the orphan girls whom you give not the prescribed portions (as regards Mahr and inheritance) and yet whom you desire to marry, and (concerning) the children who are weak and oppressed, and that you stand firm for justice to orphans. And whatever good you do, Allah is Ever All-Aware of it. +[4:128] And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no sin on them both if they make terms of peace between themselves; and making peace is better. And human inner-selves are swayed by greed. But if you do good and keep away from evil, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[4:129] You will never be able to do perfect justice between wives even if it is your ardent desire, so do not incline too much to one of them (by giving her more of your time and provision) so as to leave the other hanging (i.e. neither divorced nor married). And if you do justice, and do all that is right and fear Allah by keeping away from all that is wrong, then Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:130] But if they separate (by divorce), Allah will provide abundance for everyone of them from His Bounty. And Allah is Ever All-Sufficient for His creatures' need, All-Wise. +[4:131] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And verily, We have recommended to the people of the Scripture before you, and to you (O Muslims) that you (all) fear Allah, and keep your duty to Him, But if you disbelieve, then unto Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah is Ever Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[4:132] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs. +[4:133] If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah is Ever All-Potent over that. +[4:134] Whoever desires a reward in this life of the world, then with Allah (Alone and none else) is the reward of this worldly life and of the Hereafter. And Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[4:135] O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allah is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[4:136] O you who believe! Believe in Allah, and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and the Book (the Quran) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him), and whosoever disbelieves in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away. +[4:137] Verily, those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe (again), and (again) disbelieve, and go on increasing in disbelief; Allah will not forgive them, nor guide them on the (Right) Way. +[4:138] Give to the hypocrites the tidings that there is for them a painful torment. +[4:139] Those who take disbelievers for Auliya' (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they seek honour, power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honour, power and glory. +[4:140] And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Quran) that when you hear the Verses of Allah being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them, until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them. Surely, Allah will collect the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell, +[4:141] Those (hyprocrites) who wait and watch about you; if you gain a victory from Allah, they say: "Were we not with you," but if the disbelievers gain a success, they say (to them): "Did we not gain mastery over you and did we not protect you from the believers?" Allah will judge between you (all) on the Day of Resurrection. And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers. +[4:142] Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them. And when they stand up for As-Salat (the prayer), they stand with laziness and to be seen of men, and they do not remember Allah but little. +[4:143] (They are) swaying between this and that, belonging neither to these nor to those, and he whom Allah sends astray, you will not find for him a way (to the truth - Islam). +[4:144] O you who believe! Take not for Auliya' (protectors or helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a manifest proof against yourselves? +[4:145] vVerily, the hyprocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them. +[4:146] Except those who repent (from hypocrisy), do righteous good deeds, hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion for Allah (by worshipping none but Allah, and do good for Allah's sake only, not to show-off), then they will be with the believers. And Allah will grant to the believers a great reward. +[4:147] Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him. And Allah is Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing. +[4:148] Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wronged. And Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[4:149] Whether you (mankind) disclose (by good words of thanks) a good deed (done to you in the form of a favour by someone), or conceal it, or pardon an evil, … verily, Allah is Ever Oft­Pardoning, All­Powerful. +[4:150] Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between. +[4:151] They are in truth disbelievers. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment. +[4:152] And those who believe in Allah and His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them (Messengers), We shall give them their rewards, and Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:153] The people of the Scripture (Jews) ask you to cause a book to descend upon them from heaven. Indeed they asked Musa (Moses) for even greater than that, when they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were struck with thunder clap and lightning for their wickedness. Then they worshipped the calf even after clear proofs, evidences, and signs had come to them. (Even) so We forgave them. And We gave Musa (Moses) a clear proof of authority. +[4:154] And for their covenant, We raised over them the Mount and (on the other occasion) We said: "Enter the gate prostrating (or bowing) with humility;" and We commanded them: "Transgress not (by doing worldly works on) the Sabbath (Saturday)." And We took from them a firm covenant. +[4:155] Because of their breaking the covenant, and of their rejecting the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, and of their killing the Prophets unjustly, and of their saying: "Our hearts are wrapped (with coverings, i.e. we do not understand what the Messengers say)" - nay, Allah has set a seal upon their hearts because of their disbelief, so they believe not but a little. +[4:156] And because of their (Jews) disbelief and uttering against Maryam (Mary) a grave false charge (that she has committed illegal sexual intercourse); +[4:157] And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah," - but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Iesa (Jesus) was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)]: +[4:158] But Allah raised him ['Iesa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. +[4:159] And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), but must believe in him ['Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a Messenger of Allah and a human being], before his ['Iesa (Jesus) or a Jew's or a Christian's] death (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he ['Iesa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them. +[4:160] For the wrong-doing of the Jews, We made unlawful to them certain good foods which has been lawful to them, and for their hindering many from Allah's Way; +[4:161] And their taking of Riba (usury) though they were forbidden from taking it and their devouring of men's substance wrongfully (bribery, etc.). And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful torment. +[4:162] But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what has been sent down to you (Muhammad SAW) and what was sent down before you, and those who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and believe in Allah and in the Last Day, it is they to whom We shall give a great reward. +[4:163] Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad SAW) as We inspired Nuh (Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)], 'Iesa (Jesus), Ayub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun (Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon), and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms). +[4:164] And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and Messengers We have not mentioned to you, - and to Musa (Moses) Allah spoke directly. +[4:165] Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. +[4:166] But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down (the Quran) unto you (O Muhammad SAW), He has sent it down with His Knowledge, and the angels bear witness. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Witness. +[4:167] Verily, those who disbelieve [by concealing the truth about Prophet Muhammad SAW and his message of true Islamic Monotheism written with them in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and prevent (mankind) from the Path of Allah (Islamic Monotheism), they have certainly strayed far away. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi). (See V. 7:157) +[4:168] Verily, those who disbelieve and did wrong [by concealing the truth about Prophet Muhammad SAW and his message of true Islamic Monotheism written with them in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], Allah will not forgive them, nor will He guide them to any way, - (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi). +[4:169] Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein forever, and this is ever easy for Allah. +[4:170] O mankind! Verily, there has come to you the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with the truth from your Lord, so believe in him, it is better for you. But if you disbelieve, then certainly to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[4:171] O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, ("Be!" - and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Ruh) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs. +[4:172] The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a slave to Allah, nor the angels who are near (to Allah). And whosoever rejects His worship and is proud, then He will gather them all together unto Himself. +[4:173] So, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and did deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due) rewards, and more out of His Bounty. But as for those who refuse His worship and were proud, He will punish them with a painful torment. And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or helper. +[4:174] O mankind! Verily, there has come to you a convincing proof (Prophet Muhammad SAW) from your Lord, and We sent down to you a manifest light (this Quran). +[4:175] So, as for those who believed in Allah and held fast to Him, He will admit them to His Mercy and Grace (i.e. Paradise), and guide them to Himself by a Straight Path. +[4:176] They ask you for a legal verdict. Say: "Allah directs (thus) about Al-Kalalah (those who leave neither descendants nor ascendants as heirs). If it is a man that dies, leaving a sister, but no child, she shall have half the inheritance. If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, her brother takes her inheritance. If there are two sisters, they shall have two-thirds of the inheritance; if there are brothers and sisters, the male will have twice the share of the female. (Thus) does Allah makes clear to you (His Law) lest you go astray. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything." + +Surah 5: Al-Ma'idah (The Food) +---------------------------------------- +[5:1] O you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations. Lawful to you (for food) are all the beasts of cattle except that which will be announced to you (herein), game (also) being unlawful when you assume Ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage). Verily, Allah commands that which He wills. +[5:2] O you who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the Symbols of Allah, nor of the Sacred Month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlanded people or animals, etc. [Marked by the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the tree-stems (of Makkah) for their security], nor the people coming to the Sacred House (Makkah), seeking the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when you finish the Ihram (of Hajj or 'Umrah), you may hunt, and let not the hatred of some people in (once) stopping you from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. +[5:3] Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maytatah (the dead animals - cattle-beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and the meat of that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering, and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns - and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal - unless you are able to slaughter it (before its death) - and that which is sacrificed (slaughtered) on An-Nusub (stone altars). (Forbidden) also is to use arrows seeking luck or decision, (all) that is Fisqun (disobedience of Allah and sin). This day, those who disbelieved have given up all hope of your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me. This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But as for him who is forced by severe hunger, with no inclination to sin (such can eat these above-mentioned meats), then surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:4] They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) what is lawful for them (as food). Say: "Lawful unto you are At-Tayyibat [all kind of Halal (lawful-good) foods which Allah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits, etc.)]. And those beasts and birds of prey which you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them (to catch) in the manner as directed to you by Allah; so eat of what they catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allah over it, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning." +[5:5] Made lawful to you this day are At-Tayyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful) foods, which Allah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, etc., milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits, etc.). The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals, etc.) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time, when you have given their due Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girl-friends. And whosoever disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah and in all the other Articles of Faith [i.e. His (Allah's), Angels, His Holy Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments)], then fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers. +[5:6] O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles. If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse) and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour on you that you may be thankful. +[5:7] And remember Allah's Favour upon you and His Covenant with which He bound you when you said: "We hear and we obey." And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Knower of the secrets of (your) breasts. +[5:8] O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah and be just witnesses and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[5:9] Allah has promised those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, that for them there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). +[5:10] They who disbelieve and deny our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are those who will be the dwellers of the Hell-fire. +[5:11] O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allah unto you when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) withheld their hands from you. So fear Allah. And in Allah let believers put their trust. +[5:12] Indeed Allah took the covenant from the Children of Israel (Jews), and We appointed twelve leaders among them. And Allah said: "I am with you if you perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat and believe in My Messengers; honour and assist them, and lend to Allah a good loan. Verily, I will remit your sins and admit you to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise). But if any of you after this, disbelieved, he has indeed gone astray from the Straight Path." +[5:13] So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. And you will not cease to discover deceit in them, except a few of them. But forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds). Verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[5:14] And from those who call themselves Christians, We took their covenant, but they have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. So We planted amongst them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection (when they discarded Allah's Book, disobeyed Allah's Messengers and His Orders and transgressed beyond bounds in Allah's disobedience), and Allah will inform them of what they used to do. +[5:15] O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad SAW) explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the Scripture and passing over (i.e. leaving out without explaining) much. Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light (Prophet Muhammad SAW) and a plain Book (this Quran). +[5:16] Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light and guides them to a Straight Way (Islamic Monotheism). +[5:17] Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary). Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who then has the least power against Allah, if He were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), his mother, and all those who are on the earth together?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things. +[5:18] And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allah and His loved ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings, of those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and to Him is the return (of all). +[5:19] O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad SAW) making (things) clear unto you, after a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner." But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. And Allah is Able to do all things. +[5:20] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Remember the Favour of Allah to you, when He made Prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns, in the past)." +[5:21] "O my people! Enter the holy land (Palestine) which Allah has assigned to you, and turn not back (in flight) for then you will be returned as losers." +[5:22] They said: "O Musa (Moses)! In it (this holy land) are a people of great strength, and we shall never enter it, till they leave it; when they leave, then we will enter." +[5:23] Two men of those who feared (Allah and) on whom Allah had bestowed His Grace [they were Yusha' (Joshua) and Kalab (Caleb)] said: "Assault them through the gate, for when you are in, victory will be yours, and put your trust in Allah if you are believers indeed." +[5:24] They said: "O Musa (Moses)! We shall never enter it as long as they are there. So go you and your Lord and fight you two, we are sitting right here." +[5:25] He [Musa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother, so separate us from the people who are the Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah)!" +[5:26] (Allah) said: "Therefore it (this holy land) is forbidden to them for forty years; in distraction they will wander through the land. So be not sorrowful over the people who are the Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah)." +[5:27] And (O Muhammad SAW) recite to them (the Jews) the story of the two sons of Adam [Habil (Abel) and Qabil (Cain)] in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allah), it was accepted from the one but not from the other. The latter said to the former: "I will surely kill you." The former said: "Verily, Allah accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2)." +[5:28] "If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, I shall never stretch my hand against you to kill you, for I fear Allah; the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)." +[5:29] "Verily, I intend to let you draw my sin on yourself as well as yours, then you will be one of the dwellers of the Fire, and that is the recompense of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." +[5:30] So the Nafs (self) of the other (latter one) encouraged him and made fair-seeming to him the murder of his brother; he murdered him and became one of the losers. +[5:31] Then Allah sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him to hide the dead body of his brother. He (the murderer) said: "Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this crow and to hide the dead body of my brother?" Then he became one of those who regretted. +[5:32] Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set by Allah by committing the major sins) in the land!. +[5:33] The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter. +[5:34] Except for those who (having fled away and then) came back (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your power; in that case, know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:35] O you who believe! Do your duty to Allah and fear Him. Seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His Cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful. +[5:36] Verily, those who disbelieve, if they had all that is in the earth, and as much again therewith to ransom themselves thereby from the torment on the Day of Resurrection, it would never be accepted of them, and theirs would be a painful torment. +[5:37] They will long to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom, and theirs will be a lasting torment. +[5:38] Cut off (from the wrist joint) the (right) hand of the thief, male or female, as a recompense for that which they committed, a punishment by way of example from Allah. And Allah is All-Powerful, All-Wise. +[5:39] But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then verily, Allah will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:40] Know you not that to Allah (Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! He punishes whom He wills and He forgives whom He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things. +[5:41] O Messenger (Muhammad SAW)! Let not those who hurry to fall into disbelief grieve you, of such who say: "We believe" with their mouths but their hearts have no faith. And of the Jews are men who listen much and eagerly to lies - listen to others who have not come to you. They change the words from their places; they say, "If you are given this, take it, but if you are not given this, then beware!" And whomsoever Allah wants to put in Al-Fitnah [error, because of his rejecting the Faith], you can do nothing for him against Allah. Those are the ones whose hearts Allah does not want to purify (from disbelief and hypocrisy); for them there is a disgrace in this world, and in the Hereafter a great torment. +[5:42] (They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad SAW), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allah loves those who act justly. +[5:43] But how do they come to you for decision while they have the Taurat (Torah), in which is the (plain) Decision of Allah; yet even after that, they turn away. For they are not (really) believers. +[5:44] Verily, We did send down the Taurat (Torah) [to Musa (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allah's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged the Jews by the Taurat (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafirun (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allah's Laws). +[5:45] And We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if anyone remits the retaliation by way of charity, it shall be for him an expiation. And whosoever does not judge by that which Allah has revealed, such are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers - of a lesser degree). +[5:46] And in their footsteps, We sent 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), confirming the Taurat (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurat (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[5:47] Let the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed (then) such (people) are the Fasiqun (the rebellious i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree) to Allah. +[5:48] And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Quran) in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it and Mohayminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures). So judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way. If Allah willed, He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He has given you; so strive as in a race in good deeds. The return of you (all) is to Allah; then He will inform you about that in which you used to differ. +[5:49] And so judge (you O Muhammad SAW) between them by what Allah has revealed and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they turn you (O Muhammad SAW) far away from some of that which Allah has sent down to you. And if they turn away, then know that Allah's Will is to punish them for some sins of theirs. And truly, most of men are Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah). +[5:50] Do they then seek the judgement of (the Days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who have firm Faith. +[5:51] O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers and unjust). +[5:52] And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship, saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may befall us." Perhaps Allah may bring a victory or a decision according to His Will. Then they will become regretful for what they have been keeping as a secret in themselves. +[5:53] And those who believe will say: "Are these the men (hypocrites) who swore their strongest oaths by Allah that they were with you (Muslims)?" All that they did has been in vain (because of their hypocrisy), and they have become the losers. +[5:54] O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. +[5:55] Verily, your Wali (Protector or Helper) is Allah, His Messenger, and the believers, - those who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, and they bow down (submit themselves with obedience to Allah in prayer). +[5:56] And whosoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and those who have believed, as Protectors, then the party of Allah will be the victorious. +[5:57] O you who believe! Take not for Auliya' (protectors and helpers) those who take your religion for a mockery and fun from among those who received the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before you, nor from among the disbelievers; and fear Allah if you indeed are true believers. +[5:58] And when you proclaim the call for As-Salat [call for the prayer (Adhan)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not. +[5:59] Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do you criticize us for no other reason than that we believe in Allah, and in (the revelation) which has been sent down to us and in that which has been sent down before (us), and that most of you are Fasiqun [rebellious and disobedient (to Allah)]?" +[5:60] Say (O Muhammad SAW to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allah: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allah and His Wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, those who worshipped Taghut (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)." +[5:61] When they come to you, they say: "We believe." But in fact they enter with (an intention of) disbelief and they go out with the same. And Allah knows all what they were hiding. +[5:62] And you see many of them (Jews) hurrying for sin and transgression, and eating illegal things [as bribes and Riba (usury), etc.]. Evil indeed is that which they have been doing. +[5:63] Why do not the rabbis and the religious learned men forbid them from uttering sinful words and from eating illegal things. Evil indeed is that which they have been performing. +[5:64] The Jews say: "Allah's Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend of His Bounty)." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for what they uttered. Nay, both His Hands are widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills. Verily, the Revelation that has come to you from Allah increases in most of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief. We have put enmity and hatred amongst them till the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war, Allah extinguished it; and they (ever) strive to make mischief on earth. And Allah does not like the Mufsidun (mischief-makers). +[5:65] And if only the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) had believed (in Muhammad SAW) and warded off evil (sin, ascribing partners to Allah) and had become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2) We would indeed have blotted out their sins and admitted them to Gardens of pleasure (in Paradise). +[5:66] And if only they had acted according to the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Quran), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad SAW like 'Abdullah bin Salam), but many of them do evil deeds. +[5:67] O Messenger (Muhammad SAW)! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allah will protect you from mankind. Verily, Allah guides not the people who disbelieve. +[5:68] Say (O Muhammad SAW) "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! You have nothing (as regards guidance) till you act according to the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to you from your Lord (the Quran)." Verily, that which has been sent down to you (Muhammad SAW) from your Lord increases in many of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief. So be not sorrowful over the people who disbelieve. +[5:69] Surely, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah, in His Messenger Muhammad SAW and all that was revealed to him from Allah), those who are the Jews and the Sabians and the Christians, - whosoever believed in Allah and the Last Day, and worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[5:70] Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent them Messengers. Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not - a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed. +[5:71] They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allah turned to them (with Forgiveness); yet again many of them became blind and deaf. And Allah is the All-Seer of what they do. +[5:72] Surely, they have disbelieved who say: "Allah is the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary)." But the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: "O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers. +[5:73] Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them. +[5:74] Will they not repent to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:75] The Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]. They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth). +[5:76] Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "How do you worship besides Allah something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? But it is Allah Who is the All-Hearer, All-Knower." +[5:77] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your religion (by believing in something) other than the truth, and do not follow the vain desires of people who went astray in times gone by, and who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the Right Path." +[5:78] Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawud (David) and 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds. +[5:79] They used not to forbid one another from the Munkar (wrong, evil-doing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do. +[5:80] You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Auliya' (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them, for that (reason) Allah's Wrath fell upon them and in torment they will abide. +[5:81] And had they believed in Allah, and in the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auliya' (protectors and helpers), but many of them are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[5:82] Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) the Jews and those who are Al-Mushrikun (see V. 2:105), and you will find the nearest in love to the believers (Muslims) those who say: "We are Christians." That is because amongst them are priests and monks, and they are not proud. +[5:83] And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognised. They say: "Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among the witnesses. +[5:84] "And why should we not believe in Allah and in that which has come to us of the truth (Islamic Monotheism)? And we wish that our Lord will admit us (in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection) along with the righteous people (Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Companions)." +[5:85] So because of what they said, Allah rewarded them Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), they will abide therein forever. Such is the reward of good-doers. +[5:86] But those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they shall be the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire. +[5:87] O you who believe! Make not unlawful the Taiyibat (all that is good as regards foods, things, deeds, beliefs, persons, etc.) which Allah has made lawful to you, and transgress not. Verily, Allah does not like the transgressors. +[5:88] And eat of the things which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good, and fear Allah in Whom you believe. +[5:89] Allah will not punish you for what is uninentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masakin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families; or clothe them; or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allah make clear to you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful. +[5:90] O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al-Ansab, and Al-Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful. +[5:91] Shaitan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from As-Salat (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain? +[5:92] And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and beware (of even coming near to drinking or gambling or Al-Ansab, or Al-Azlam, etc.) and fear Allah. Then if you turn away, you should know that it is Our Messenger's duty to convey (the Message) in the clearest way. +[5:93] Those who believe and do righteous good deeds, there is no sin on them for what they ate (in the past), if they fear Allah (by keeping away from His forbidden things), and believe and do righteous good deeds, and again fear Allah and believe, and once again fear Allah and do good deeds with Ihsan (perfection). And Allah loves the good-doers. +[5:94] O you who believe! Allah will certainly make a trial of you with something in (the matter of) the game that is well within reach of your hands and your lances, that Allah may test who fears Him unseen. Then whoever transgresses thereafter, for him there is a painful torment. +[5:95] O you who believe! Kill not game while you are in a state of Ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage), and whosoever of you kills it intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka'bah, of an eatable animal (i.e. sheep, goat, cow, etc.) equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or, for expiation, he should feed Masakin (poor persons), or its equivalent in Saum (fasting), that he may taste the heaviness (punishment) of his deed. Allah has forgiven what is past, but whosoever commits it again, Allah will take retribution from him. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Able of Retribution. +[5:96] Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food - for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, but forbidden is (the pursuit of) land-game as long as you are in a state of Ihram (for Hajj or 'Umrah). And fear Allah to Whom you shall be gathered back. +[5:97] Allah has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and Hajj and 'Umrah (pilgrimage) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded (people or animals, etc. marked with the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything. +[5:98] Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:99] The Messenger's duty [i.e. Our Messenger Muhammad SAW whom We have sent to you, (O mankind)] is but to convey (the Message). And Allah knows all that you reveal and all that you conceal. +[5:100] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Not equal are Al-Khabith (all that is evil and bad as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.) and At-Taiyib (all that is good as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), even though the abundance of Al-Khabith (evil) may please you." So fear Allah much [(abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], O men of understanding in order that you may be successful. +[5:101] O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Quran is being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allah has forgiven that, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[5:102] Before you, a community asked such questions, then on that account they became disbelievers. +[5:103] Allah has not instituted things like Bahirah (a she-camel whose milk was spared for the idols and nobody was allowed to milk it) or a Sa'ibah (a she-camel let loose for free pasture for their false gods, e.g. idols, etc., and nothing was allowed to be carried on it), or a Wasilah (a she-camel set free for idols because it has given birth to a she-camel at its first delivery and then again gives birth to a she-camel at its second delivery) or a Ham (a stallion-camel freed from work for their idols, after it had finished a number of copulations assigned for it, all these animals were liberated in honour of idols as practised by pagan Arabs in the pre-Islamic period). But those who disbelieve invent lies against Allah, and most of them have no understanding. +[5:104] And when it is said to them: "Come to what Allah has revealed and unto the Messenger (Muhammad SAW for the verdict of that which you have made unlawful)." They say: "Enough for us is that which we found our fathers following," even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever and no guidance. +[5:105] O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves, [do righteous deeds, fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. If you follow the right guidance and enjoin what is right (Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden) no hurt can come to you from those who are in error. The return of you all is to Allah, then He will inform you about (all) that which you used to do. +[5:106] O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, then take the testimony of two just men of your own folk or two others from outside, if you are travelling through the land and the calamity of death befalls you. Detain them both after As-Salat (the prayer), (then) if you are in doubt (about their truthfulness), let them both swear by Allah (saying): "We wish not for any worldly gain in this, even though he (the beneficiary) be our near relative. We shall not hide Testimony of Allah, for then indeed we should be of the sinful." +[5:107] If then it gets known that these two had been guilty of sin, let two others stand forth in their places, nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right. Let them swear by Allah (saying): "We affirm that our testimony is truer than that of both of them, and that we have not trespassed (the truth), for then indeed we should be of the wrong-doers." +[5:108] That should make it closer (to the fact) that their testimony would be in its true nature and shape (and thus accepted), or else they would fear that (other) oaths would be admitted after their oaths. And fear Allah and listen (with obedience to Him). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious and disobedient). +[5:109] On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together and say to them: "What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)? They will say: "We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the All-Knower of all that is hidden (or unseen, etc.)." +[5:110] (Remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al-Hikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) since you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' " +[5:111] And when I (Allah) put in the hearts of Al-Hawarieen (the disciples) [of 'Iesa (Jesus)] to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are Muslims." +[5:112] (Remember) when Al-Hawariun (the disciples) said: "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven?" 'Iesa (Jesus) said: "Fear Allah, if you are indeed believers." +[5:113] They said: "We wish to eat thereof and to be stronger in Faith, and to know that you have indeed told us the truth and that we ourselves be its witnesses." +[5:114] 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers." +[5:115] Allah said: "I am going to send it down unto you, but if any of you after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not inflicted on anyone among (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)." +[5:116] And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah?' " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is hidden and unseen. +[5:117] "Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allah) did command me to say: 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.' And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world). +[5:118] "If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." +[5:119] Allah will say: "This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) - they shall abide therein forever. Allah is pleased with them and they with Him. That is the great success (Paradise). +[5:120] To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein, and He is Able to do all things. + +Surah 6: Al-An'am (The Cattle) +---------------------------------------- +[6:1] All praises and thanks be to Allah, Who (Alone) created the heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the light, yet those who disbelieve hold others as equal with their Lord. +[6:2] He it is Who has created you from clay, and then has decreed a stated term (for you to die). And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet you doubt (in the Resurrection). +[6:3] And He is Allah (to be worshipped Alone) in the heavens and on the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn (good or bad). +[6:4] And never an Ayah (sign) comes to them from the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, but that they have been turning away from it. +[6:5] Indeed, they rejected the truth (the Quran and Muhammad SAW) when it came to them, but there will come to them the news of that (the torment) which they used to mock at. +[6:6] Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you? And We poured out on them rain from the sky in abundance, and made the rivers flow under them. Yet We destroyed them for their sins, and created after them other generations. +[6:7] And even if We had sent down unto you (O Muhammad SAW) a Message written on paper so that they could touch it with their hands, the disbelievers would have said: "This is nothing but obvious magic!" +[6:8] And they say: "Why has not an angel been sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them. +[6:9] And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion (i.e. the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW). +[6:10] And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at. +[6:11] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Travel in the land and see what was the end of those who rejected truth." +[6:12] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth?" Say: "To Allah. He has prescribed Mercy for Himself. Indeed He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who destroy themselves will not believe [in Allah as being the only Ilah (God), and Muhammad SAW as being one of His Messengers, and in Resurrection, etc.]. +[6:13] And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and the day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." +[6:14] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Shall I take as a Wali (helper, protector, etc.) any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed." Say: "Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah (as Muslims)." And be not you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Mushrikun [polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah]. +[6:15] Say: "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a Mighty Day." +[6:16] Who is averted from (such a torment) on that Day, (Allah) has surely been Merciful to him. And that would be the obvious success. +[6:17] And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things. +[6:18] And He is the Irresistible, above His slaves, and He is the All-Wise, Well-Acquainted with all things. +[6:19] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "What thing is the most great in witness?" Say: "Allah (the Most Great!) is Witness between me and you; this Quran has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach. Can you verily bear witness that besides Allah there are other aliha (gods)?" Say "I bear no (such) witness!" Say: "But in truth He (Allah) is the only one Ilah (God). And truly I am innocent of what you join in worship with Him." +[6:20] Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (i.e. Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah, and they also know that there is no Ilah (God) but Allah and Islam is Allah's Religion), as they recognize their own sons. Those who destroy themselves will not believe. (Tafsir At-Tabari) +[6:21] And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.)? Verily, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) shall never be successful. +[6:22] And on the Day when We shall gather them all together, We shall say to those who joined partners in worship (with Us): "Where are your partners (false deities) whom you used to assert (as partners in worship with Allah)?" +[6:23] There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuses or statements or arguments) for them but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah." +[6:24] Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie) which they invented will disappear from them. +[6:25] And of them there are some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they see every one of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) they will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with you, the disbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old." +[6:26] And they prevent others from him (from following Prophet Muhammad SAW) and they themselves keep away from him, and (by doing so) they destroy not but their ownselves, yet they perceive (it) not. +[6:27] If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!" +[6:28] Nay, it has become manifest to them what they had been concealing before. But if they were returned (to the world), they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars. +[6:29] And they said: "There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never shall we be resurrected (on the Day of Resurrection)." +[6:30] If you could but see when they will be held (brought and made to stand) in front of their Lord! He will say: "Is not this (Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the truth?" They will say: "Yes, by our Lord!" He will then say: "So taste you the torment because you used not to believe." +[6:31] They indeed are losers who denied their Meeting with Allah, until all of a sudden, the Hour (signs of death) is on them, and they say: "Alas for us that we gave no thought to it," while they will bear their burdens on their backs; and evil indeed are the burdens that they will bear! +[6:32] And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the house in the Hereafter for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). Will you not then understand? +[6:33] We know indeed the grief which their words cause you (O Muhammad SAW): it is not you that they deny, but it is the Verses (the Quran) of Allah that the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) deny. +[6:34] Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you (O Muhammad SAW), but with patience they bore the denial, and they were hurt, till Our Help reached them, and none can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah. Surely there has reached you the information (news) about the Messengers (before you). +[6:35] If their aversion (from you, O Muhammad SAW and from that with which you have been sent) is hard on you, (and you cannot be patient from their harm to you), then if you were able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the sky, so that you may bring them a sign (and you cannot do it, so be patient). And had Allah willed, He could have gathered them together (all) unto true guidance, so be not you one of those who are Al-Jahilun (the ignorant). +[6:36] It is only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW), will respond (benefit from it), but as for the dead (disbelievers), Allah will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned (for their recompense). +[6:37] And they said: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah is certainly Able to send down a sign, but most of them know not." +[6:38] There is not a moving (living) creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their Lord they (all) shall be gathered. +[6:39] Those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are deaf and dumb in darkness. Allah sends astray whom He wills and He guides on the Straight Path whom He wills. +[6:40] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me if Allah's Torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah? (Reply) if you are truthful!" +[6:41] Nay! To Him Alone you call, and, if He will, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him (in worship)! +[6:42] Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad SAW). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so that they might believe with humility. +[6:43] When Our Torment reached them, why then did they not believe with humility? But their hearts became hardened, and Shaitan (Satan) made fair-seeming to them that which they used to do. +[6:44] So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened to them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows. +[6:45] So the roots of the people who did wrong were cut off. And all the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists). +[6:46] Say (to the disbelievers): "Tell me, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who is there - an ilah (a god) other than Allah who could restore them to you?" See how variously We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), yet they turn aside. +[6:47] Say: "Tell me, if the punishment of Allah comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing people)?" +[6:48] And We send not the Messengers but as givers of glad tidings and as warners. So whosoever believes and does righteous good deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[6:49] But those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), the torment will touch them for their disbelief (and for their belying the Message of Muhammad SAW). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi]. +[6:50] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I don't tell you that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor (that) I know the unseen; nor I tell you that I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me by inspiration." Say: "Are the blind and the one who sees equal? will you not then take thought?" +[6:51] And warn therewith (the Quran) those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord, when there will be neither a protector nor an intercessor for them besides Him, so that they may fear Allah and keep their duty to Him (by abstaining from committing sins and by doing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained). +[6:52] And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing, that you may turn them away, and thus become of the Zalimun (unjust). +[6:53] Thus We have tried some of them with others, that they might say: "Is it these (poor believers) that Allah has favoured from amongst us?" Does not Allah know best those who are grateful? +[6:54] When those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say: "Salamun 'Alaikum" (peace be on you); your Lord has written Mercy for Himself, so that, if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[6:55] And thus do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that the way of the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners), may become manifest. +[6:56] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allah." Say: "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided." +[6:57] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am on clear proof from my Lord (Islamic Monotheism), but you deny (the truth that has come to me from Allah). I have not gotten what you are asking for impatiently (the torment). The decision is only for Allah, He declares the truth, and He is the Best of judges." +[6:58] Say: "If I had that which you are asking for impatiently (the torment), the matter would have been settled at once between me and you, but Allah knows best the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." +[6:59] And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record. +[6:60] It is He, Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, then he raises (wakes) you up again that a term appointed (your life period) be fulfilled, then in the end unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you what you used to do. +[6:61] He is the Irresistible, Supreme over His slaves, and He sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one's good and bad deeds) over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty. +[6:62] Then they are returned to Allah, their Maula [True Master (God), the Just Lord (to reward them)]. Surely, His is the judgement and He is the Swiftest in taking account. +[6:63] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who rescues you from the darkness of the land and the sea (dangers like storms), when you call upon Him in humility and in secret (saying): If He (Allah) only saves us from this (danger), we shall truly be grateful." +[6:64] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Allah rescues you from it and from all (other) distresses, and yet you worship others besides Allah." +[6:65] Say: "He has power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make you to taste the violence of one another." See how variously We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), so that they may understand. +[6:66] But your people (O Muhammad SAW) have denied it (the Quran) though it is the truth. Say: "I am not responsible for your affairs." +[6:67] For every news there is a fact, i.e. for everything there is an appointed term (and it is also said that for every deed there is a recompense) and you will come to know. +[6:68] And when you (Muhammad SAW) see those who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the Quran) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaitan (Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the company of those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[6:69] Those who fear Allah, keep their duty to Him and avoid evil are not responsible for them (the disbelievers) in any case, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may avoid that (mockery at the Quran). [The order of this Verse was cancelled (abrogated) by the Verse 4:140]. +[6:70] And leave alone those who take their religion as play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But remind (them) with it (the Quran) lest a person be given up to destruction for that which he has earned, when he will find for himself no protector or intercessor besides Allah, and even if he offers every ransom, it will not be accepted from him. Such are they who are given up to destruction because of that which they have earned. For them will be a drink of boiling water and a painful torment because they used to disbelieve +[6:71] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Shall we invoke others besides Allah (false deities), that can do us neither good nor harm, and shall we turn on our heels after Allah has guided us (to true Monotheism)? - like one whom the Shayatin (devils) have made to go astray, confused (wandering) through the earth, his companions calling him to guidance (saying): 'Come to us.' " Say: "Verily, Allah's Guidance is the only guidance, and we have been commanded to submit (ourselves) to the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists); +[6:72] And to perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat)", and to be obedient to Allah and fear Him, and it is He to Whom you shall be gathered. +[6:73] It is He Who has created the heavens and the earth in truth, and on the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) He will say: "Be!", - and it shall become. His Word is the truth. His will be the dominion on the Day when the trumpet will be blown. All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the All-Wise, Well-Aware (of all things). +[6:74] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his father Azar: "Do you take idols as aliha (gods)? Verily, I see you and your people in manifest error. +[6:75] Thus did we show Ibrahim (Abraham) the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he be one of those who have Faith with certainty. +[6:76] When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set." +[6:77] When he saw the moon rising up, he said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "Unless my Lord guides me, I shall surely be among the erring people." +[6:78] When he saw the sun rising up, he said: "This is my lord. This is greater." But when it set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from all that you join as partners in worship with Allah. +[6:79] Verily, I have turned my face towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. worshipping none but Allah Alone) and I am not of Al-Mushrikun (see V. 2:105)". +[6:80] His people disputed with him. He said: "Do you dispute with me concerning Allah while He has guided me, and I fear not those whom you associate with Allah in worship. (Nothing can happen to me) except when my Lord (Allah) wills something. My Lord comprehends in His Knowledge all things. Will you not then remember? +[6:81] And how should I fear those whom you associate in worship with Allah (though they can neither benefit nor harm), while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allah things for which He has not sent down to you any authority. (So) which of the two parties has more right to be in security? If you but know." +[6:82] It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by worshipping others besides Allah), for them (only) there is security and they are the guided. +[6:83] And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrahim (Abraham) against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. +[6:84] And We bestowed upon him Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided Nuh (Noah), and among his progeny Dawud (David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Ayub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), and Harun (Aaron). Thus do We reward the good-doers. +[6:85] And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and 'Iesa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous. +[6:86] And Isma'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas'a (Elisha), and Yunus (Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times). +[6:87] And also some of their fathers and their progeny and their brethren, We chose them, and We guided them to a Straight Path. +[6:88] This is the Guidance of Allah with which He guides whomsoever He will of His slaves. But if they had joined in worship others with Allah, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them. +[6:89] They are those whom We gave the Book, Al-Hukm (understanding of the religious laws), and Prophethood. But if these disbelieve therein (the Book, Al-Hukm and Prophethood), then, indeed We have entrusted it to a people (such as the Companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW) who are not disbelievers therein. +[6:90] They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance. Say: "No reward I ask of you for this (the Quran). It is only a reminder for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)." +[6:91] They (the Jews, Quraish pagans, idolaters, etc.) did not estimate Allah with an estimation due to Him when they said: "Nothing did Allah send down to any human being (by inspiration)." Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who then sent down the Book which Musa (Moses) brought, a light and a guidance to mankind which you (the Jews) have made into (separate) papersheets, disclosing (some of it) and concealing (much). And you (believers in Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW), were taught (through the Quran) that which neither you nor your fathers knew." Say: "Allah (sent it down)." Then leave them to play in their vain discussions. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 7, Page 37). +[6:92] And this (the Quran) is a blessed Book which We have sent down, confirming (the revelations) which came before it, so that you may warn the Mother of Towns (i.e. Makkah) and all those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in (the Quran), and they are constant in guarding their Salat (prayers). +[6:93] And who can be more unjust than he who invents a lie against Allah, or says: "I have received inspiration," whereas he is not inspired in anything; and who says, "I will reveal the like of what Allah has revealed." And if you could but see when the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) are in the agonies of death, while the angels are stretching forth their hands (saying): "Deliver your souls! This day you shall be recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what you used to utter against Allah other than the truth. And you used to reject His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) with disrespect!" +[6:94] And truly you have come unto Us alone (without wealth, companions or anything else) as We created you the first time. You have left behind you all that which We had bestowed on you. We see not with you your intercessors whom you claimed to be partners with Allah. Now all relations between you and them have been cut off, and all that you used to claim has vanished from you. +[6:95] Verily! It is Allah Who causes the seed-grain and the fruit-stone (like date-stone, etc.) to split and sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living. Such is Allah, then how are you deluded away from the truth? +[6:96] (He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for resting, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing. +[6:97] It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained in detail Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, Revelations, etc.) for people who know. +[6:98] It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and has given you a place of residing (on the earth or in your mother's wombs) and a place of storage [in the earth (in your graves) or in your father's loins]. Indeed, We have explained in detail Our revelations (this Quran) for people who understand. +[6:99] It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the date-palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and the ripeness thereof. Verily! In these things there are signs for people who believe. +[6:100] Yet, they join the jinns as partners in worship with Allah, though He has created them (the jinns), and they attribute falsely without knowledge sons and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified and Exalted above (all) that they attribute to Him. +[6:101] He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything. +[6:102] Such is Allah, your Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Creator of all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakil (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian, etc.) over all things. +[6:103] No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. +[6:104] Verily, proofs have come to you from your Lord, so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) his ownself, and whosoever blinds himself, will do so to his own harm, and I (Muhammad SAW) am not a watcher over you. +[6:105] Thus We explain variously the Verses so that they (the disbelievers) may say: "You have studied (the Books of the people of the Scripture and brought this Quran from that)" and that We may make the matter clear for the people who have knowledge. +[6:106] Follow what has been inspired to you (O Muhammad SAW) from your Lord, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) and turn aside from Al-Mushrikun. +[6:107] Had Allah willed, they would not have taken others besides Him in worship. And We have not made you a watcher over them nor are you set over them to dispose of their affairs. +[6:108] And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides Allah, lest they insult Allah wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do. +[6:109] And they swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if there came to them a sign, they would surely believe therein. Say: "Signs are but with Allah and what will make you (Muslims) perceive that (even) if it (the sign) came, they will not believe?" +[6:110] And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall leave them in their trespass to wander blindly. +[6:111] And even if We had sent down unto them angels, and the dead had spoken unto them, and We had gathered together all things before their very eyes, they would not have believed, unless Allah willed, but most of them behave ignorantly. +[6:112] And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies - Shayatin (devils) among mankind and jinns, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If your Lord had so willed, they would not have done it, so leave them alone with their fabrications. (Tafseer Qurtubi, Vol. 7, Page 67) +[6:113] (And this is in order) that the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter may incline to such (deceit), and that they may remain pleased with it, and that they may commit what they are committing (all kinds of sins and evil deeds, etc.). +[6:114] [Say (O Muhammad SAW)] "Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Quran), explained in detail." Those unto whom We gave the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] know that it is revealed from your Lord in truth. So be not you of those who doubt. +[6:115] And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[6:116] And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allah's Path. They follow nothing but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie. +[6:117] Verily, your Lord! It is He Who knows best who strays from His Way, and He knows best the rightly guided ones. +[6:118] So eat of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has been pronounced (while slaughtering the animal), if you are believers in His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[6:119] And why should you not eat of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering the animal), while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? And surely many do lead (mankind) astray by their own desires through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the transgressors. +[6:120] Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that which they used to commit. +[6:121] Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah's Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allah). And certainly, the Shayatin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them [by making Al-Maytatah (a dead animal) legal by eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikun (polytheists) [because they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that which Allah has made unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat, and by doing so you worshipped them, and to worship others besides Allah is polytheism]. +[6:122] Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men, like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out? Thus it is made fair-seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to do. +[6:123] And thus We have set up in every town great ones of its wicked people to plot therein. But they plot not except against their ownselves, and they perceive (it) not. +[6:124] And when there comes to them a sign (from Allah) they say: "We shall not believe until we receive the like of that which the Messengers of Allah had received." Allah knows best with whom to place His Message. Humiliation and disgrace from Allah and a severe torment will overtake the criminals (polytheists, sinners, etc.) for that which they used to plot. +[6:125] And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam, and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allah puts the wrath on those who believe not. +[6:126] And this is the Path of your Lord (the Quran and Islam) leading Straight. We have detailed Our Revelations for a people who take heed. +[6:127] For them will be the home of peace (Paradise) with their Lord. And He will be their Wali (Helper and Protector) because of what they used to do. +[6:128] And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinns! Many did you mislead of men," and their Auliya' (friends and helpers, etc.) amongst men will say: "Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allah may will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing." +[6:129] And thus We do make the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) Auliya' (supporters and helpers) one to another (in committing crimes etc.), because of that which they used to earn. +[6:130] O you assembly of jinns and mankind! "Did not there come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting unto you My Verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers. +[6:131] This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allah) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent). +[6:132] For all there will be degrees (or ranks) according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do. +[6:133] And your Lord is Rich (Free of all wants), full of Mercy, if He will, He can destroy you, and in your place make whom He will as your successors, as He raised you from the seed of other people. +[6:134] Surely, that which you are promised will verily come to pass, and you cannot escape (from the Punishment of Allah). +[6:135] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O my people! Work according to your way, surely, I too am working (in my way), and you will come to know for which of us will be the (happy) end in the Hereafter. Certainly the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) will not be successful. +[6:136] And they assign to Allah a share of the tilth and cattle which He has created, and they say: "This is for Allah according to their pretending, and this is for our (Allah's so-called) partners." But the share of their (Allah's so-called) "partners" reaches not Allah, while the share of Allah reaches their (Allah's so-called) "partners"! Evil is the way they judge! +[6:137] And so to many of the Mushrikun (polytheists - see V. 2:105) their (Allah's so-called) "partners" have made fair-seeming the killing of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction and cause confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed they would not have done so. So leave them alone with their fabrications. +[6:138] And according to their pretending, they say that such and such cattle and crops are forbidden, and none should eat of them except those whom we allow. And (they say) there are cattle forbidden to be used for burden or any other work, and cattle on which (at slaughtering) the Name of Allah is not pronounced; lying against Him (Allah). He will recompense them for what they used to fabricate. +[6:139] And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and forbidden to our females (girls and women), but if it is born dead, then all have shares therein." He will punish them for their attribution (of such false orders to Allah). Verily, He is All-Wise, All-Knower. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 8, Page 49). +[6:140] Indeed lost are they who have killed their children, from folly, without knowledge, and have forbidden that which Allah has provided for them, inventing a lie against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided. +[6:141] And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised, and date-palms, and crops of different shape and taste (its fruits and its seeds) and olives, and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste). Eat of their fruit when they ripen, but pay the due thereof (its Zakat, according to Allah's Orders 1/10th or 1/20th) on the day of its harvest, and waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance), +[6:142] And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels etc.) and (some are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep, goats etc. for food, meat, milk, wool etc.). Eat of what Allah has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Surely he is to you an open enemy. +[6:143] Eight pairs; of the sheep two (male and female), and of the goats two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Inform me with knowledge if you are truthful." +[6:144] And of the camels two (male and female), and of oxen two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Or were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing? Then who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead mankind astray without knowledge. Certainly Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." +[6:145] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytatah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[6:146] And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone. Thus We recompensed them for their rebellion [committing crimes like murdering the Prophets, eating of Riba (usury), etc.]. And verily, We are Truthful. +[6:147] If they (Jews) belie you (Muhammad SAW) say you: "Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy, and never will His Wrath be turned back from the people who are Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.)." +[6:148] Those who took partners (in worship) with Allah will say: "If Allah had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against His Will)." Likewise belied those who were before them, (they argued falsely with Allah's Messengers), till they tasted of Our Wrath. Say: "Have you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us? Verily, you follow nothing but guess and you do nothing but lie." +[6:149] Say: "With Allah is the perfect proof and argument, (i.e. the Oneness of Allah, the sending of His Messengers and His Holy Books, etc. to mankind), had He so willed, He would indeed have guided you all." +[6:150] Say: "Bring forward your witnesses, who can testify that Allah has forbidden this. Then if they testify, testify not you (O Muhammad SAW) with them. And you should not follow the vain desires of such as treat Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, and they hold others as equal (in worship) with their Lord." +[6:151] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty - We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near to Al-Fawahish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, and kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islamic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand. +[6:152] "And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of full strength; and give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any person, but that which he can bear. And whenever you give your word (i.e. judge between men or give evidence, etc.), say the truth even if a near relative is concerned, and fulfill the Covenant of Allah, This He commands you, that you may remember. +[6:153] "And verily, this (i.e. Allah's Commandments mentioned in the above two Verses 151 and 152) is my Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. This He has ordained for you that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2)." +[6:154] Then, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book [the Taurat (Torah)], to complete (Our Favour) upon those who would do right, and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a mercy that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. +[6:155] And this is a blessed Book (the Quran) which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allah (i.e. do not disobey His Orders), that you may receive mercy (i.e. saved from the torment of Hell). +[6:156] Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "The Book was only sent down to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians), and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied." +[6:157] Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than they (Jews and Christians)." So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Quran) from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who rejects the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and turns away therefrom? We shall requite those who turn away from Our Ayat with an evil torment, because of their turning away (from them). [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 8, Page 95] +[6:158] Do they then wait for anything other than that the angels should come to them, or that your Lord should come, or that some of the Signs of your Lord should come (i.e. portents of the Hour e.g., arising of the sun from the west)! The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith. Say: "Wait you! we (too) are waiting." +[6:159] Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects), you (O Muhammad SAW) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do. +[6:160] Whoever brings a good deed (Islamic Monotheism and deeds of obedience to Allah and His Messenger SAW) shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds of disobedience to Allah and His Messenger SAW) shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged. +[6:161] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Truly, my Lord has guided me to a Straight Path, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham), Hanifa [i.e. the true Islamic Monotheism - to believe in One God (Allah i.e. to worship none but Allah, Alone)] and he was not of Al-Mushrikun (see V. 2:105)." +[6:162] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[6:163] "He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." +[6:164] Say: "Shall I seek a lord other than Allah, while He is the Lord of all things? No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Lord is your return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing." +[6:165] And it is He Who has made you generations coming after generations, replacing each other on the earth. And He has raised you in ranks, some above others that He may try you in that which He has bestowed on you. Surely your Lord is Swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. + +Surah 7: Al-A'raf (The Elevated Places) +---------------------------------------- +[7:1] Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[7:2] (This is the) Book (the Quran) sent down unto you (O Muhammad SAW), so let not your breast be narrow therefrom, that you warn thereby, and a reminder unto the believers. +[7:3] [Say (O Muhammad SAW) to these idolaters (pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Quran and Prophet Muhammad's Sunnah), and follow not any Auliya' (protectors and helpers, etc. who order you to associate partners in worship with Allah), besides Him (Allah). Little do you remember! +[7:4] And a great number of towns (their population) We destroyed (for their crimes). Our torment came upon them (suddenly) by night or while they were sleeping for their afternoon rest. +[7:5] No cry did they utter when Our Torment came upon them but this: "Verily, we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)". +[7:6] Then surely, We shall question those (people) to whom it (the Book) was sent and verily, We shall question the Messengers. +[7:7] Then surely, We shall narrate unto them (their whole story) with knowledge, and indeed We were not absent. +[7:8] And the weighing on that day (Day of Resurrection) will be the true (weighing). So as for those whose scale (of good deeds) will be heavy, they will be the successful (by entering Paradise). +[7:9] And as for those whose scale will be light, they are those who will lose their ownselves (by entering Hell) because they denied and rejected Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[7:10] And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and appointed for you therein provisions (for your life). Little thanks do you give. +[7:11] And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and then gave you shape (the noble shape of a human being), then We told the angels, "Prostrate to Adam", and they prostrated, except Iblis (Satan), he refused to be of those who prostrate. +[7:12] (Allah) said: "What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did not prostrate, when I commanded you?" Iblis said: "I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay." +[7:13] (Allah) said: "(O Iblis) get down from this (Paradise), it is not for you to be arrogant here. Get out, for you are of those humiliated and disgraced." +[7:14] (Iblis) said: "Allow me respite till the Day they are raised up (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)." +[7:15] (Allah) said: "You are of those allowed respite." +[7:16] (Iblis) said: "Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path. +[7:17] Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You)." +[7:18] (Allah) said (to Iblis) "Get out from this (Paradise) disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) will follow you, then surely I will fill Hell with you all." +[7:19] "And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both will be of the Zalimun (unjust and wrong-doers)." +[7:20] Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered suggestions to them both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of their private parts (before); he said: "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals." +[7:21] And he [Shaitan (Satan)] swore by Allah to them both (saying): "Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both." +[7:22] So he misled them with deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which was hidden from them of their shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began to stick together the leaves of Paradise over themselves (in order to cover their shame). And their Lord called out to them (saying): "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Shaitan (Satan) is an open enemy unto you?" +[7:23] They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." +[7:24] (Allah) said: "Get down, one of you an enemy to the other [i.e. Adam, Hawwa (Eve), and Shaitan (Satan), etc.]. On earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment, - for a time." +[7:25] He said: "Therein you shall live, and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out (i.e. resurrected)." +[7:26] O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better. Such are among the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, that they may remember (i.e. leave falsehood and follow truth). +[7:27] O Children of Adam! Let not Shaitan (Satan) deceive you, as he got your parents [Adam and Hawwa (Eve)] out of Paradise, stripping them of their raiments, to show them their private parts. Verily, he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers from the jinns or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them. Verily, We made the Shayatin (devils) Auliya' (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not. +[7:28] And when they commit a Fahisha (evil deed, going round the Ka'bah in naked state, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.), they say: "We found our fathers doing it, and Allah has commanded us of it." Say: "Nay, Allah never commands of Fahisha. Do you say of Allah what you know not? +[7:29] Say (O Muhammad SAW): My Lord has commanded justice and (said) that you should face Him only (i.e. worship none but Allah and face the Qiblah, i.e. the Ka'bah at Makkah during prayers) in each and every place of worship, in prayers (and not to face other false deities and idols), and invoke Him only making your religion sincere to Him by not joining in worship any partner to Him and with the intention that you are doing your deeds for Allah's sake only. As He brought you (into being) in the beginning, so shall you be brought into being (on the Day of Resurrection) [in two groups, one as a blessed one (believers), and the other as a wretched one (disbelievers)]. +[7:30] A group He has guided, and a group deserved to be in error; (because) surely they took the Shayatin (devils) as Auliya' (protectors and helpers) instead of Allah, and consider that they are guided. +[7:31] O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes), while praying and going round (the Tawaf of) the Ka'bah, and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance). +[7:32] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who has forbidden the adoration with clothes given by Allah, which He has produced for his slaves, and At-Taiyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful) things] of food?" Say: "They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) exclusively for them (believers) on the Day of Resurrection (the disbelievers will not share them)." Thus We explain the Ayat (Islamic laws) in detail for people who have knowledge. +[7:33] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge." +[7:34] And every nation has its appointed term; when their term is reached, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment). +[7:35] O Children of Adam! If there come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting to you, My Verses, then whosoever becomes pious and righteous, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[7:36] But those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and treat them with arrogance, they are the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, they will abide therein forever. +[7:37] Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)? For such their appointed portion (good things of this worldly life and their period of stay therein) will reach them from the Book (of Decrees) until, when Our Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: "Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allah," they will reply, "They have vanished and deserted us." And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers. +[7:38] (Allah) will say: "Enter you in the company of nations who passed away before you, of men and jinns, into the Fire." Every time a new nation enters, it curses its sister nation (that went before), until they will be gathered all together in the Fire. The last of them will say to the first of them: "Our Lord! These misled us, so give them a double torment of the Fire." He will say: "For each one there is double (torment), but you know not." +[7:39] The first of them will say to the last of them: "You were not better than us, so taste the torment for what you used to earn." +[7:40] Verily, those who belie Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and treat them with arrogance, for them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle (which is impossible). Thus do We recompense the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[7:41] Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hell-fire). Thus do We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[7:42] But those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and worked righteousness - We tax not any person beyond his scope, such are the dwellers of Paradise. They will abide therein. +[7:43] And We shall remove from their breasts any (mutual) hatred or sense of injury (which they had, if at all, in the life of this world); rivers flowing under them, and they will say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has guided us to this, never could we have found guidance, were it not that Allah had guided us! Indeed, the Messengers of our Lord did come with the truth." And it will be cried out to them: "This is the Paradise which you have inherited for what you used to do." +[7:44] And the dwellers of Paradise will call out to the dwellers of the Fire (saying): "We have indeed found true what our Lord had promised us; have you also found true, what your Lord promised (warnings, etc.)?" They shall say: "Yes." Then a crier will proclaim between them: "The Curse of Allah is on the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)," +[7:45] Those who hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and would seek to make it crooked, and they were disbelievers in the Hereafter. +[7:46] And between them will be a barrier screen and on Al-A'raf (a wall with elevated places) will be men (whose good and evil deeds would be equal in scale), who would recognise all (of the Paradise and Hell people), by their marks (the dwellers of Paradise by their white faces and the dwellers of Hell by their black faces), they will call out to the dwellers of Paradise, "Salamun 'Alaikum" (peace be on you), and at that time they (men on Al-A'raf) will not yet have entered it (Paradise), but they will hope to enter (it) with certainty. +[7:47] And when their eyes will be turned towards the dwellers of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! Place us not with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." +[7:48] And the men on Al-A'raf (the wall) will call unto the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: "Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance against Faith?" +[7:49] Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy. (Behold! It has been said to them): "Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve." +[7:50] And the dwellers of the Fire will call to the dwellers of Paradise: "Pour on us some water or anything that Allah has provided you with." They will say: "Both (water and provision) Allah has forbidden to the disbelievers." +[7:51] "Who took their religion as an amusement and play, and the life of the world deceived them." So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day, and as they used to reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[7:52] Certainly, We have brought to them a Book (the Quran) which We have explained in detail with knowledge, - a guidance and a mercy to a people who believe. +[7:53] Await they just for the final fulfillment of the event? On the Day the event is finally fulfilled (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), those who neglected it before will say: "Verily, the Messengers of our Lord did come with the truth, now are there any intercessors for us that they might intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back (to the first life of the world) so that we might do (good) deeds other than those (evil) deeds which we used to do?" Verily, they have lost their ownselves (i.e. destroyed themselves) and that which they used to fabricate (invoking and worshipping others besides Allah) has gone away from them. +[7:54] Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)! +[7:55] Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. +[7:56] And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order, and invoke Him with fear and hope; Surely, Allah's Mercy is (ever) near unto the good-doers. +[7:57] And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain). Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water (rain) to descend thereon. Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed. +[7:58] The vegetation of a good land comes forth (easily) by the Permission of its Lord, and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but a little with difficulty. Thus do We explain variously the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for a people who give thanks. +[7:59] Indeed, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. (La ilaha ill-Allah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Certainly, I fear for you the torment of a Great Day!" +[7:60] The leaders of his people said: "Verily, we see you in plain error." +[7:61] [Nuh (Noah)] said: "O my people! There is no error in me, but I am a Messenger from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)! +[7:62] "I convey unto you the Messages of my Lord and give sincere advice to you. And I know from Allah what you know not. +[7:63] "Do you wonder that there has come to you a Reminder from your Lord through a man from amongst you, that he may warn you, so that you may fear Allah and that you may receive (His) Mercy?" +[7:64] But they belied him, so We saved him and those along with him in the ship, and We drowned those who belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). They were indeed a blind people. +[7:65] And to 'Ad (people, We sent) their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. (La ilaha ill-Allah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Will you not fear (Allah)?" +[7:66] The leaders of those who disbelieved among his people said: "Verily, we see you in foolishness, and verily, we think you are one of the liars." +[7:67] (Hud) said: "O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but (I am) a Messenger from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)! +[7:68] "I convey unto you the Messages of my Lord, and I am a trustworthy adviser (or well-wisher) for you. +[7:69] "Do you wonder that there has come to you a Reminder (and an advice) from your Lord through a man from amongst you that he may warn you? And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh (Noah), and increased you amply in stature. So remember the graces (bestowed upon you) from Allah, so that you may be successful." +[7:70] They said: "You have come to us that we should worship Allah Alone and forsake that which our fathers used to worship. So bring us that wherewith you have threatened us if you are of the truthful." +[7:71] (Hud) said: "Torment and wrath have already fallen on you from your Lord. Dispute you with me over names which you have named - you and your fathers, with no authority from Allah? Then wait, I am with you among those who wait." +[7:72] So We saved him and those who were with him by a Mercy from Us, and We cut the roots of those who belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and they were not believers. +[7:73] And to Thamud (people, We sent) their brother Salih (Saleh). He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. (La ilaha ill-Allah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Indeed there has come to you a clear sign (the miracle of the coming out of a huge she-camel from the midst of a rock) from your Lord. This she-camel of Allah is a sign unto you; so you leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm, lest a painful torment should seize you. +[7:74] "And remember when He made you successors after 'Ad (people) and gave you habitations in the land, you build for yourselves palaces in plains, and carve out homes in the mountains. So remember the graces (bestowed upon you) from Allah, and do not go about making mischief on the earth." +[7:75] The leaders of those who were arrogant among his people said to those who were counted weak - to such of them as believed: "Know you that Salih (Saleh) is one sent from his Lord." They said: "We indeed believe in that with which he has been sent." +[7:76] Those who were arrogant said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that which you believe in." +[7:77] So they killed the she-camel and insolently defied the Commandment of their Lord, and said: "O Salih (Saleh)! Bring about your threats if you are indeed one of the Messengers (of Allah)." +[7:78] So the earthquake seized them, and they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes. +[7:79] Then he [Salih (Saleh)] turned from them, and said: "O my people! I have indeed conveyed to you the Message of my Lord, and have given you good advice but you like not good advisers." +[7:80] And (remember) Lout (Lot), when he said to his people: "Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)? +[7:81] "Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)." +[7:82] And the answer of his people was only that they said: "Drive them out of your town, these are indeed men who want to be pure (from sins)!" +[7:83] Then We saved him and his family, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind (in the torment). +[7:84] And We rained down on them a rain (of stones). Then see what was the end of the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[7:85] And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)]." Verily, a clear proof (sign) from your Lord has come unto you; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not men in their things, and do not mischief on the earth after it has been set in order, that will be better for you, if you are believers. +[7:86] "And sit not on every road, threatening, and hindering from the Path of Allah those who believe in Him. and seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were but few, and He multiplied you. And see what was the end of the Mufsidun (mischief-makers, corrupts, liars). +[7:87] "And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who do not believe, so be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the Best of judges." +[7:88] The chiefs of those who were arrogant among his people said: "We shall certainly drive you out, O Shu'aib, and those who have believed with you from our town, or else you (all) shall return to our religion." He said: "Even though we hate it! +[7:89] "We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion, after Allah has rescued us from it. And it is not for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord comprehends all things in His Knowledge. In Allah (Alone) we put our trust. Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of those who give judgment." +[7:90] The chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said (to their people): "If you follow Shu'aib, be sure then you will be the losers!" +[7:91] So the earthquake seized them and they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes. +[7:92] Those who belied Shu'aib, became as if they had never dwelt there (in their homes). Those who belied Shu'aib, they were the losers. +[7:93] Then he (Shu'aib) turned from them and said: "O my people! I have indeed conveyed my Lord's Messages unto you and I have given you good advice. Then how can I sorrow for the disbelieving people's (destruction)." +[7:94] And We sent no Prophet unto any town (and they denied him), but We seized its people with suffering from extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss of health and calamities, so that they might humiliate themselves (and repent to Allah). +[7:95] Then We changed the evil for the good, until they increased in number and in wealth, and said: "Our fathers were touched with evil (loss of health and calamities) and with good (prosperity, etc.)." So We seized them of a sudden while they were unaware. +[7:96] And if the people of the towns had believed and had the Taqwa (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they belied (the Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what they used to earn (polytheism and crimes, etc.). +[7:97] Did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our Punishment by night while they are asleep? +[7:98] Or, did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our Punishment in the forenoon while they play? +[7:99] Did they then feel secure against the Plan of Allah. None feels secure from the Plan of Allah except the people who are the losers. +[7:100] Is it not clear to those who inherit the earth in succession from its (previous) possessors, that had We willed, We would have punished them for their sins. And We seal up their hearts so that they hear not? +[7:101] Those were the towns whose story We relate unto you (O Muhammad SAW). And there came indeed to them their Messengers with clear proofs, but they were not such as to believe in that which they had rejected before. Thus Allah does seal up the hearts of the disbelievers (from each and every kind of religious guidance). +[7:102] And most of them We found not (true) to their covenant, but most of them We found indeed Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[7:103] Then after them We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them. So see how was the end of the Mufsidun (mischief-makers, corrupts, etc.). +[7:104] And Musa (Moses) said: "O Fir'aun (Pharaoh)! I am a Messenger from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[7:105] "Proper it is for me that I say nothing concerning Allah but the truth. Indeed I have come unto you from your Lord with a clear proof. So let the Children of Israel depart along with me." +[7:106] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "If you have come with a sign, show it forth, - if you are one of those who tell the truth." +[7:107] Then [Musa (Moses)] threw his stick and behold! it was a serpent, manifest! +[7:108] And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white (with radiance) for the beholders. +[7:109] The chiefs of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer; +[7:110] "He wants to get you out of your land, so what do you advise?" +[7:111] They said: "Put him and his brother off (for a time), and send callers (men) to the cities to collect (and) - +[7:112] "That they bring up to you all well-versed sorcerers." +[7:113] And so the sorcerers came to Fir'aun (Pharaoh). They said: "Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors." +[7:114] He said: "Yes, and moreover you will (in that case) be of the nearest (to me)." +[7:115] They said: "O Musa (Moses)! Either you throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?" +[7:116] He [Musa (Moses)] said: "Throw you (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic. +[7:117] And We inspired Musa (Moses) (saying): "Throw your stick," and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehoods which they showed. +[7:118] Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect. +[7:119] So they were defeated there and then, and were returned disgraced. +[7:120] And the sorcerers fell down prostrate. +[7:121] They said: "We believe in the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[7:122] "The Lord of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)." +[7:123] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "You have believed in him [Musa (Moses)] before I give you permission. Surely, this is a plot which you have plotted in the city to drive out its people, but you shall come to know. +[7:124] "Surely, I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, then I will crucify you all." +[7:125] They said: "Verily, we are returning to our Lord. +[7:126] "And you take vengeance on us only because we believed in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience, and cause us to die as Muslims." +[7:127] The chiefs of Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people said: "Will you leave Musa (Moses) and his people to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon you and your gods?" He said: "We will kill their sons, and let live their women, and we have indeed irresistible power over them." +[7:128] Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Seek help in Allah and be patient. Verily, the earth is Allah's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He will of His slaves, and the (blessed) end is for the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2)." +[7:129] They said: "We (Children of Israel) had suffered troubles before you came to us, and since you have come to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors on the earth, so that He may see how you act?" +[7:130] And indeed We punished the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with years of drought and shortness of fruits (crops, etc.), that they might remember (take heed). +[7:131] But whenever good came to them, they said: "Ours is this." And if evil afflicted them, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Musa (Moses) and those with him. Be informed! Verily, their evil omens are with Allah but most of them know not. +[7:132] They said [to Musa (Moses)]: "Whatever Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) you may bring to us, to work therewith your sorcery on us, we shall never believe in you." +[7:133] So We sent on them: the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood: (as a succession of) manifest signs, yet they remained arrogant, and they were of those people who were Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[7:134] And when the punishment fell on them they said: "O Musa (Moses)! Invoke your Lord for us because of His Promise to you. If you will remove the punishment from us, we indeed shall believe in you, and we shall let the Children of Israel go with you." +[7:135] But when We removed the punishment from them to a fixed term, which they had to reach, behold! They broke their word! +[7:136] So We took retribution from them. We drowned them in the sea, because they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless about them. +[7:137] And We made the people who were considered weak to inherit the eastern parts of the land and the western parts thereof which We have blessed. And the fair Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because of their endurance. And We destroyed completely all the great works and buildings which Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his people erected. +[7:138] And We brought the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea, and they came upon a people devoted to some of their idols (in worship). They said: "O Musa (Moses)! Make for us an ilahan (a god) as they have aliha (gods)." He said: "Verily, you are a people who know not (the Majesty and Greatness of Allah and what is obligatory upon you, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone, the One and the Only God of all that exists)." +[7:139] [Musa (Moses) added:] "Verily, these people will be destroyed for that which they are engaged in (idols-worship). And all that they are doing is in vain." +[7:140] He said: "Shall I seek for you an Ilahan (a God) other than Allah, while He has given you superiority over the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns of your time)." +[7:141] And (remember) when We rescued you from Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting you with the worst torment, killing your sons and letting your women live. And in that was a great trial from your Lord. +[7:142] And We appointed for Musa (Moses) thirty nights and added (to the period) ten (more), and he completed the term, appointed by his Lord, of forty nights. And Musa (Moses) said to his brother Harun (Aaron): "Replace me among my people, act in the Right Way (by ordering the people to obey Allah and to worship Him Alone) and follow not the way of the Mufsidun (mischief-makers)." +[7:143] And when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allah said: "You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Musa (Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers." +[7:144] (Allah) said: "O Musa (Moses) I have chosen you above men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful." +[7:145] And We wrote for him on the Tablets the lesson to be drawn from all things and the explanation of all things (and said): Hold unto these with firmness, and enjoin your people to take the better therein. I shall show you the home of Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[7:146] I shall turn away from My Ayat (verses of the Quran) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them. And if they see the way of righteousness (monotheism, piety, and good deeds), they will not adopt it as the Way, but if they see the way of error (polytheism, crimes and evil deeds), they will adopt that way, that is because they have rejected Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless (to learn a lesson) from them. +[7:147] Those who deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and the Meeting in the Hereafter (Day of Resurrection,), vain are their deeds. Do they expect to be rewarded with anything except what they used to do? +[7:148] And the people of Musa (Moses) made in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of a calf (for worship). It had a sound (as if it was mooing). Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to the way? They took it for worship and they were Zalimun (wrong-doers). +[7:149] And when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray, they (repented and) said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall certainly be of the losers." +[7:150] And when Musa (Moses) returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "What an evil thing is that which you have done (i.e. worshipping the calf) during my absence. Did you hasten and go ahead as regards the matter of your Lord (you left His worship)?" And he threw down the Tablets and seized his brother by (the hair of) his head and dragged him towards him. Harun (Aaron) said: "O son of my mother! Indeed the people judged me weak and were about to kill me, so make not the enemies rejoice over me, nor put me amongst the people who are Zalimun (wrong-doers)." +[7:151] Musa (Moses) said: "O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother, and make us enter into Your Mercy, for you are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy." +[7:152] Certainly, those who took the calf (for worship), wrath from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life of this world. Thus do We recompense those who invent lies. +[7:153] But those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord after (all) that is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[7:154] And when the anger of Musa (Moses) was appeased, he took up the Tablets, and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord. +[7:155] And Musa (Moses) chose out of his people seventy (of the best) men for Our appointed time and place of meeting, and when they were seized with a violent earthquake, he said: "O my Lord, if it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? It is only Your Trial by which You lead astray whom You will, and keep guided whom You will. You are our Wali (Protector), so forgive us and have Mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive. +[7:156] And ordain for us good in this world, and in the Hereafter. Certainly we have turned unto You." He said: (As to) My Punishment I afflict therewith whom I will and My Mercy embraces all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who are the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2), and give Zakat; and those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs and revelations, etc.); +[7:157] Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad SAW) whom they find written with them in the Taurat (Torah) (Deut, xviii, 15) and the Injeel (Gospel) (John xiv, 16), - he commands them for Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained); and forbids them from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); he allows them as lawful At-Taiyibat [(i.e. all good and lawful) as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.], and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khaba'ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), he releases them from their heavy burdens (of Allah's Covenant), and from the fetters (bindings) that were upon them. So those who believe in him (Muhammad SAW), honour him, help him, and follow the light (the Quran) which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful. +[7:158] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah - to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He); It is He Who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), the Prophet who can neither read nor write (i.e. Muhammad SAW) who believes in Allah and His Words [(this Quran), the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and also Allah's Word: "Be!" - and he was, i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary)], and follow him so that you may be guided." +[7:159] And of the people of Musa (Moses) there is a community who lead (the men) with truth and establish justice therewith (i.e. judge men with truth and justice). +[7:160] And We divided them into twelve tribes (as distinct) nations. We directed Musa (Moses) by inspiration, when his people asked him for water, (saying): "Strike the stone with your stick", and there gushed forth out of it twelve springs: each group knew its own place for water. We shaded them with the clouds and sent down upon them Al-Manna and the quails (saying): "Eat of the good things with which We have provided you." They harmed Us not but they used to harm themselves. +[7:161] And (remember) when it was said to them: "Dwell in this town (Jerusalem) and eat therefrom wherever you wish, and say, '(O Allah) forgive our sins'; and enter the gate prostrate (bowing with humility). We shall forgive you your wrong-doings. We shall increase (the reward) for the good-doers." +[7:162] But those among them who did wrong changed the word that had been told to them. So We sent on them a torment from heaven in return for their wrong-doings. +[7:163] And ask them (O Muhammad SAW) about the town that was by the sea, when they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday): when their fish came to them openly on the Sabbath day, and did not come to them on the day they had no Sabbath. Thus We made a trial of them for they used to rebel (see the Quran: V. 4:154). +[7:164] And when a community among them said: "Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is about to destroy or to punish with a severe torment?" (The preachers) said: "In order to be free from guilt before your Lord (Allah), and perhaps they may fear Allah." +[7:165] So when they forgot the remindings that had been given to them, We rescued those who forbade evil, but We seized those who did wrong with a severe torment because they used to rebel (disobey Allah). +[7:166] So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected." (It is a severe warning to the mankind that they should not disobey what Allah commands them to do, and be far away from what He prohibits them). +[7:167] And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment. Verily, your Lord is Quick in Retribution (for the disobedient, wicked) and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who beg Allah's Forgiveness). +[7:168] And We have broken them (i.e. the Jews) up into various separate groups on the earth, some of them are righteous and some are away from that. And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to Allah's Obedience). +[7:169] Then after them succeeded an (evil) generation, which inherited the Book, but they chose (for themselves) the goods of this low life (evil pleasures of this world) saying (as an excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven to us." And if (again) the offer of the like (evil pleasures of this world) came their way, they would (again) seize them (would commit those sins). Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them that they would not say about Allah anything but the truth? And they have studied what is in it (the Book). And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). Do not you then understand? +[7:170] And as to those who hold fast to the Book (i.e. act on its teachings) and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), certainly, We shall never waste the reward of those who do righteous deeds. +[7:171] And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall on them. (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)], and remember that which is therein (act on its commandments), so that you may fear Allah and obey Him." +[7:172] And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed (or from Adam's loin his offspring) and made them testify as to themselves (saying): "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes! We testify," lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this." +[7:173] Or lest you should say: "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil (i.e. polytheism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allah)?" (Tafsir At-Tabari). +[7:174] Thus do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, so that they may turn (unto the truth). +[7:175] And recite (O Muhammad SAW) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), but he threw them away, so Shaitan (Satan) followed him up, and he became of those who went astray. +[7:176] And had We willed, We would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desire. So his description is the description of a dog: if you drive him away, he lolls his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the description of the people who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect. +[7:177] Evil is the likeness of the people who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses and signs, etc.), and used to wrong their ownselves. +[7:178] Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the guided one, and whomsoever He sends astray, those! They are the losers. +[7:179] And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones. +[7:180] And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what they used to do. +[7:181] And of those whom We have created, there is a community who guides (others) with the truth, and establishes justice therewith. +[7:182] Those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), We shall gradually seize them with punishment in ways they perceive not. +[7:183] And I respite them; certainly My Plan is strong. +[7:184] Do they not reflect? There is no madness in their companion (Muhammad SAW). He is but a plain warner. +[7:185] Do they not look in the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all things that Allah has created, and that it may be that the end of their lives is near. In what message after this will they then believe? +[7:186] Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgressions. +[7:187] They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (Alone) but most of mankind know not." +[7:188] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I possess no power of benefit or hurt to myself except as Allah wills. If I had the knowledge of the Ghaib (unseen), I should have secured for myself an abundance of wealth, and no evil should have touched me. I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings unto people who believe." +[7:189] It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and (then) He has created from him his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], in order that he might enjoy the pleasure of living with her. When he had sexual relation with her, she became pregnant and she carried it about lightly. Then when it became heavy, they both invoked Allah, their Lord (saying): "If You give us a Salih (good in every aspect) child, we shall indeed be among the grateful." +[7:190] But when He gave them a Salih (good in every aspect) child, they ascribed partners to Him (Allah) in that which He has given to them. High be Allah, Exalted above all that they ascribe as partners to Him. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 9, Page 148). +[7:191] Do they attribute as partners to Allah those who created nothing but they themselves are created? +[7:192] No help can they give them, nor can they help themselves. +[7:193] And if you call them to guidance, they follow you not. It is the same for you whether you call them or you keep silent. +[7:194] Verily, those whom you call upon besides Allah are slaves like you. So call upon them and let them answer you if you are truthful. +[7:195] Have they feet wherewith they walk? Or have they hands wherewith they hold? Or have they eyes wherewith they see? Or have they ears wherewith they hear? Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Call your (so-called) partners (of Allah) and then plot against me, and give me no respite! +[7:196] "Verily, my Wali (Protector, Supporter, and Helper, etc.) is Allah Who has revealed the Book (the Quran), and He protects (supports and helps) the righteous. +[7:197] "And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allah) cannot help you nor can they help themselves." +[7:198] And if you call them to guidance, they hear not and you will see them looking at you, yet they see not. +[7:199] Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don't punish them). +[7:200] And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaitan (Satan) then seek refuge with Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[7:201] Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitan (Satan), they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see (aright). +[7:202] But (as for) their brothers (the devils) they (i.e. the devils) plunge them deeper into error, and they never stop short. +[7:203] And if you do not bring them a miracle [according to their (i.e. Quraish-pagans') proposal], they say: "Why have you not brought it?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This (the Quran) is nothing but evidences from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe." +[7:204] So, when the Quran is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. [i.e. during the compulsory congregational prayers when the Imam (of a mosque) is leading the prayer (except Surat Al-Fatiha), and also when he is delivering the Friday-prayer Khutbah]. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 9, Pages 162-4] +[7:205] And remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself, humbly and with fear without loudness in words in the mornings, and in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful. +[7:206] Surely, those who are with your Lord (angels) are never too proud to perform acts of worship to Him, but they glorify His Praise and prostrate before Him. + +Surah 8: Al-Anfal (Voluntary Gifts) +---------------------------------------- +[8:1] They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) about the spoils of war. Say: "The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger." So fear Allah and adjust all matters of difference among you, and obey Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), if you are believers. +[8:2] The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone); +[8:3] Who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and spend out of that We have provided them. +[8:4] It is they who are the believers in truth. For them are grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a generous provision (Paradise). +[8:5] As your Lord caused you (O Muhammad SAW) to go out from your home with the truth, and verily, a party among the believers disliked it; +[8:6] Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were looking (at it). +[8:7] And (remember) when Allah promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the enemy i.e. either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours, you wished that the one not armed (the caravan) should be yours, but Allah willed to justify the truth by His Words and to cut off the roots of the disbelievers (i.e. in the battle of Badr). +[8:8] That He might cause the truth to triumph and bring falsehood to nothing, even though the Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.) hate it. +[8:9] (Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession." +[8:10] Allah made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[8:11] (Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a security from Him, and He caused water (rain) to descend on you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions, etc.) of Shaitan (Satan), and to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby. +[8:12] (Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes." +[8:13] This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies and disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. +[8:14] This is the torment, so taste it, and surely for the disbelievers is the torment of the Fire. +[8:15] O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them. +[8:16] And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allah. And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination! +[8:17] You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you (Muhammad SAW) threw not when you did throw but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[8:18] This (is the fact) and surely, Allah weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers. +[8:19] (O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous it be, and verily, Allah is with the believers. +[8:20] O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad SAW) while you are hearing. +[8:21] And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not. +[8:22] Verily! The worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb, those who understand not (i.e. the disbelievers). +[8:23] Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen, and even if He had made them listen, they would but have turned away, averse (to the truth). +[8:24] O you who believe! Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he (SAW) calls you to that which will give you life, and know that Allah comes in between a person and his heart (i.e. He prevents an evil person to decide anything). And verily to Him you shall (all) be gathered. +[8:25] And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial, etc.) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may afflict all the good and the bad people), and know that Allah is Severe in punishment. +[8:26] And remember when you were few and were reckoned weak in the land, and were afraid that men might kidnap you, but He provided a safe place for you, strengthened you with His Help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful. +[8:27] O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanat (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you). +[8:28] And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward. +[8:29] O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion [(to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. making a way for you to get out from every difficulty)], and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allah is the Owner of the Great Bounty. +[8:30] And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against you (O Muhammad SAW) to imprison you, or to kill you, or to get you out (from your home, i.e. Makkah); they were plotting and Allah too was planning, and Allah is the Best of the planners. +[8:31] And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to them, they say: "We have heard this (the Quran); if we wish we can say the like of this. This is nothing but the tales of the ancients." +[8:32] And (remember) when they said: "O Allah! If this (the Quran) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on us a painful torment." +[8:33] And Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad SAW) are amongst them, nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness. +[8:34] And why should not Allah punish them while they stop (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram, and they are not its guardians? None can be its guardian except Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2), but most of them know not. +[8:35] Their Salat (prayer) at the House (of Allah, i.e. the Ka'bah at Makkah) was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands. Therefore taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve. +[8:36] Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcomed. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. +[8:37] In order that Allah may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islamic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one on another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers. +[8:38] Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief) their past will be forgiven. But if they return (thereto), then the examples of those (punished) before them have already preceded (as a warning). +[8:39] And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone [in the whole of the world]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do. +[8:40] And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Maula (Patron, Lord, Protector and Supporter, etc.), (what) an Excellent Maula, and (what) an Excellent Helper! +[8:41] And know that whatever of war-booty that you may gain, verily one-fifth (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives [of the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)], (and also) the orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor) and the wayfarer, if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our slave (Muhammad SAW) on the Day of criterion (between right and wrong), the Day when the two forces met (the battle of Badr) - And Allah is Able to do all things. +[8:42] (And remember) when you (the Muslim army) were on the near side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on the ground lower than you. Even if you had made a mutual appointment to meet, you would certainly have failed in the appointment, but (you met) that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge); so that those who were to be destroyed (for their rejecting the Faith) might be destroyed after a clear evidence, and those who were to live (i.e. believers) might live after a clear evidence. And surely, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[8:43] (And remember) when Allah showed them to you as few in your (i.e. Muhammad's SAW) dream, if He had shown them to you as many, you would surely have been discouraged, and you would surely have disputed in making a decision. But Allah saved (you). Certainly, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts. +[8:44] appear And (remember) when you met (the army of the disbelievers on the Day of the battle of Badr), He showed them to you as few in your eyes and He made you as few in their eyes, so that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge), and to Allah return all matters (for decision). +[8:45] O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allah much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful. +[8:46] And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength depart, and be patient. Surely, Allah is with those who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[8:47] And be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully and to be seen of men, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah. and Allah is Muhitun (encircling and thoroughly comprehending) all that they do. +[8:48] And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said, "No one of mankind can overcome you this Day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am your neighbour (for each and every help)." But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said "Verily, I have nothing to do with you. Verily! I see what you see not. Verily! I fear Allah for Allah is Severe in punishment." +[8:49] When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a disease (of disbelief) said: "These people (Muslims) are deceived by their religion." But whoever puts his trust in Allah, then surely, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[8:50] And if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who disbelieve (at death), they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire." +[8:51] "This is because of that which your hands had forwarded. And verily, Allah is not unjust to His slaves." +[8:52] Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and of those before them; they rejected the Ayat (proofs, verses, etc.) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. +[8:53] That is so because Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves. And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[8:54] Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before them. They belied the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) for they were all Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[8:55] Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe. +[8:56] They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allah. +[8:57] So if you gain the mastery over them in war, punish them severely in order to disperse those who are behind them, so that they may learn a lesson. +[8:58] If you (O Muhammad SAW) fear treachery from any people throw back (their covenant) to them (so as to be) on equal terms (that there will be no more covenant between you and them). Certainly Allah likes not the treacherous. +[8:59] And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip (escape from the punishment). Verily, they will never be able to save themselves (from Allah's Punishment). +[8:60] And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allah does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of Allah shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly. +[8:61] But if they incline to peace, you also incline to it, and (put your) trust in Allah. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[8:62] And if they intend to deceive you, then verily, Allah is All-Sufficient for you. He it is Who has supported you with His Help and with the believers. +[8:63] And He has united their (i.e. believers') hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allah has united them. Certainly He is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[8:64] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Allah is Sufficient for you and for the believers who follow you. +[8:65] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Urge the believers to fight. If there are twenty steadfast persons amongst you, they will overcome two hundred, and if there be a hundred steadfast persons they will overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are people who do not understand. +[8:66] Now Allah has lightened your (task), for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you a hundred steadfast persons, they shall overcome two hundred, and if there are a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousand with the Leave of Allah. And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[8:67] It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[8:68] Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took. +[8:69] So enjoy what you have gotten of booty in war, lawful and good, and be afraid of Allah. Certainly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[8:70] O Prophet! Say to the captives that are in your hands: "If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[8:71] But if they intend to betray you (O Muhammad SAW), they have already betrayed Allah before. So He gave (you) power over them. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise. +[8:72] Verily, those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard and fought with their property and their lives in the Cause of Allah as well as those who gave (them) asylum and help, - these are (all) allies to one another. And as to those who believed but did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad SAW), you owe no duty of protection to them until they emigrate, but if they seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, and Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. +[8:73] And those who disbelieve are allies to one another, (and) if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so (i.e. become allies, as one united block with one Khalifah - chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world to make victorious Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), there will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism, etc.) and oppression on earth, and a great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism). +[8:74] And those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard in the Cause of Allah (Al-Jihad), as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid; - these are the believers in truth, for them is forgiveness and Rizqun Karim (a generous provision i.e. Paradise). +[8:75] And those who believed afterwards, and emigrated and strove hard along with you, (in the Cause of Allah) they are of you. But kindred by blood are nearer to one another regarding inheritance in the decree ordained by Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything. + +Surah 9: Al-Bara'at / At-Taubah(The Immunity) +---------------------------------------- +[9:1] Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allah and His Messenger (SAW) to those of the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), with whom you made a treaty. +[9:2] So travel freely (O Mushrikun - see V. 2:105) for four months (as you will) throughout the land, but know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah, and Allah will disgrace the disbelievers. +[9:3] And a declaration from Allah and His Messenger to mankind on the greatest day (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah - the 12th month of Islamic calendar) that Allah is free from (all) obligations to the Mushrikun (see V. 2:105) and so is His Messenger. So if you (Mushrikun) repent, it is better for you, but if you turn away, then know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah. And give tidings (O Muhammad SAW) of a painful torment to those who disbelieve. +[9:4] Except those of the Mushrikun with whom you have a treaty, and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor have supported anyone against you. So fulfill their treaty to them to the end of their term. Surely Allah loves Al- Mattaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[9:5] Then when the Sacred Months (the Ist, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of the Islamic calendar) have passed, then kill the Mushrikun (see V. 2:105) wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and prepare for them each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, then leave their way free. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:6] And if anyone of the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) seeks your protection then grant him protection, so that he may hear the Word of Allah (the Quran), and then escort him to where he can be secure, that is because they are men who know not. +[9:7] How can there be a covenant with Allah and with His Messenger for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) except those with whom you made a covenant near Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah)? So long, as they are true to you, stand you true to them. Verily, Allah loves Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[9:8] How (can there be such a covenant with them) that when you are overpowered by them, they regard not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant with you? With (good words from) their mouths they please you, but their hearts are averse to you, and most of them are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[9:9] They have purchased with the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah a little gain, and they hindered men from His Way; evil indeed is that which they used to do. +[9:10] With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors. +[9:11] But if they repent, perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, then they are your brethren in religion. (In this way) We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for a people who know. +[9:12] But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbelief (chiefs of Quraish - pagans of Makkah) - for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions). +[9:13] Will you not fight a people who have violated their oaths (pagans of Makkah) and intended to expel the Messenger, while they did attack you first? Do you fear them? Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are believers. +[9:14] Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people, +[9:15] And remove the anger of their (believers') hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[9:16] Do you think that you shall be left alone while Allah has not yet tested those among you who have striven hard and fought and have not taken Walijah [(Batanah - helpers, advisors and consultants from disbelievers, pagans, etc.) giving openly to them their secrets] besides Allah and His Messenger, and the believers. Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[9:17] It is not for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), to maintain the Mosques of Allah (i.e. to pray and worship Allah therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building, etc.), while they witness against their ownselves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide. +[9:18] The Mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day; perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and fear none but Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. +[9:19] Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) as equal to the worth of those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah? They are not equal before Allah. And Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). +[9:20] Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and emigrated and strove hard and fought in Allah's Cause with their wealth and their lives are far higher in degree with Allah. They are the successful. +[9:21] Their Lord gives them glad tidings of a Mercy from Him, and that He is pleased (with them), and of Gardens (Paradise) for them wherein are everlasting delights. +[9:22] They will dwell therein forever. Verily, with Allah is a great reward. +[9:23] O you who believe! Take not for Auliya' (supporters and helpers) your fathers and your brothers if they prefer disbelief to Belief. And whoever of you does so, then he is one of the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). +[9:24] Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight … are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[9:25] Truly Allah has given you victory on many battle fields, and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your great number but it availed you naught and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back in flight. +[9:26] Then Allah did send down His Sakinah (calmness, tranquillity and reassurance, etc.) on the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and on the believers, and sent down forces (angels) which you saw not, and punished the disbelievers. Such is the recompense of disbelievers. +[9:27] Then after that Allah will accept the repentance of whom He will. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:28] O you who believe (in Allah's Oneness and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and in the Message of Muhammad SAW) are Najasun (impure). So let them not come near Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) after this year, and if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you if He will, out of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[9:29] Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. +[9:30] And the Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying of the disbelievers of old. Allah's Curse be on them, how they are deluded away from the truth! +[9:31] They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allah), and (they also took as their Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)) to worship none but One Ilah (God - Allah) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him)." +[9:32] They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allah's Light (with which Muhammad SAW has been sent - Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun (disbelievers) hate (it). +[9:33] It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it). +[9:34] O you who believe! Verily, there are many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks who devour the wealth of mankind in falsehood, and hinder (them) from the Way of Allah (i.e. Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism). And those who hoard up gold and silver [Al-Kanz: the money, the Zakat of which has not been paid], and spend it not in the Way of Allah, -announce unto them a painful torment. +[9:35] On the Day when that (Al-Kanz: money, gold and silver, etc., the Zakat of which has not been paid) will be heated in the Fire of Hell and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, (and it will be said unto them):-"This is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you used to hoard." +[9:36] Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred, (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein, and fight against the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) collectively, as they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[9:37] The postponing (of a Sacred Month) is indeed an addition to disbelief: thereby the disbelievers are led astray, for they make it lawful one year and forbid it another year in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah, and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their deeds seems pleasing to them. And Allah guides not the people, who disbelieve. +[9:38] O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad) you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter. +[9:39] If you march not forth, He will punish you with a painful torment and will replace you by another people, and you cannot harm Him at all, and Allah is Able to do all things. +[9:40] If you help him (Muhammad SAW) not (it does not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second of two, when they (Muhammad SAW and Abu Bakr) were in the cave, and he (SAW) said to his companion (Abu Bakr): "Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us." Then Allah sent down His Sakinah (calmness, tranquillity, peace, etc.) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels) which you saw not, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowermost, while it was the Word of Allah that became the uppermost, and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[9:41] March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allah. This is better for you, if you but knew. +[9:42] Had it been a near gain (booty in front of them) and an easy journey, they would have followed you, but the distance (Tabuk expedition) was long for them, and they would swear by Allah, "If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you." They destroy their ownselves, and Allah knows that they are liars. +[9:43] May Allah forgive you (O Muhammad SAW). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind, you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihad), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars? +[9:44] Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day would not ask your leave to be exempted from fighting with their properties and their lives, and Allah is the All-Knower of Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[9:45] It is only those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave (to be exempted from Jihad). So in their doubts they waver. +[9:46] And if they had intended to march out, certainly, they would have made some preparation for it, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth, so He made them lag behind, and it was said (to them), "Sit you among those who sit (at home)." +[9:47] Had they marched out with you, they would have added to you nothing except disorder, and they would have hurried about in your midst (spreading corruption) and sowing sedition among you, and there are some among you who would have listened to them. And Allah is the All-Knower of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[9:48] Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset matters for you, - until the truth (victory) came and the Decree of Allah (His Religion, Islam) became manifest though they hated it. +[9:49] And among them is he who says:"Grant me leave (to be exempted from Jihad) and put me not into trial." Surely, they have fallen into trial. And verily, Hell is surrounding the disbelievers. +[9:50] If good befalls you (O Muhammad SAW), it grieves them, but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: "We took our precaution beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing. +[9:51] Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maula (Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in Allah let the believers put their trust. +[9:52] Say: "Do you wait for us (anything) except one of the two best things (martyrdom or victory); while we await for you either that Allah will afflict you with a punishment from Himself or at our hands. So wait, we too are waiting with you." +[9:53] Say: "Spend (in Allah's Cause) willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)." +[9:54] And nothing prevents their contributions from being accepted from them except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW); and that they came not to As-Salat (the prayer) except in a lazy state; and that they offer not contributions but unwillingly. +[9:55] So let not their wealth or their children amaze you (O Muhammad SAW); in reality Allah's Plan is to punish them with these things in the life of the this world, and that their souls shall depart (die) while they are disbelievers. +[9:56] They swear by Allah that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites) who are afraid (that you may kill them). +[9:57] Should they find a refuge, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with a swift rush. +[9:58] And of them are some who accuse you (O Muhammad SAW) in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms. If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are not given thereof, behold! They are enraged! +[9:59] Would that they were contented with what Allah and His Messenger (SAW) gave them and had said: "Allah is Sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty, and (also) His Messenger (from alms, etc.). We implore Allah (to enrich us)." +[9:60] As-Sadaqat (here it means Zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-Masakin (the poor) and those employed to collect (the funds); and for to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allah's Cause (i.e. for Mujahidun - those fighting in the holy wars), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise. +[9:61] And among them are men who hurt the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and say: "He is (lending his) ear (to every news)." Say: "He listens to what is best for you; he believes in Allah; has faith in the believers; and is a mercy to those of you who believe." But those who hurt Allah's Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will have a painful torment. +[9:62] They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) in order to please you, but it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), if they are believers. +[9:63] Know they not that whoever opposes and shows hostility to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), certainly for him will be the Fire of Hell to abide therein. That is extreme disgrace. +[9:64] The hypocrites fear lest a Surah (chapter of the Quran) should be revealed about them, showing them what is in their hearts. Say: "(Go ahead and) mock! But certainly Allah will bring to light all that you fear." +[9:65] If you ask them (about this), they declare: "We were only talking idly and joking." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and His Messenger (SAW) that you were mocking?" +[9:66] Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you because they were Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.). +[9:67] The hypocrites, men and women, are from one another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief and polytheism of all kinds and all that Islam has forbidden), and forbid (people) from Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and they close their hands [from giving (spending in Allah's Cause) alms, etc.]. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them. Verily, the hypocrites are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[9:68] Allah has promised the hypocrites; men and women, and the disbelievers, the Fire of Hell, therein shall they abide. It will suffice them. Allah has cursed them and for them is the lasting torment. +[9:69] Like those before you, they were mightier than you in power, and more abundant in wealth and children. They had enjoyed their portion awhile, so enjoy your portion awhile as those before you enjoyed their portion awhile; and you indulged in play and pastime (and in telling lies against Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW) as they indulged in play and pastime. Such are they whose deeds are in vain in this world and in the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers. +[9:70] Has not the story reached them of those before them? - The people of Nuh (Noah), 'Ad, and Thamud, the people of Ibrahim (Abraham), the dwellers of Madyan (Midian) and the cities overthrown [i.e. the people to whom Lout (Lot) preached], to them came their Messengers with clear proofs. So it was not Allah Who wronged them, but they used to wrong themselves. +[9:71] The believers, men and women, are Auliya' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); they perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[9:72] Allah has promised to the believers -men and women, - Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of 'Adn (Eden Paradise). But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success. +[9:73] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, - and worst indeed is that destination. +[9:74] They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad), but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islam, and they resolved that (plot to murder Prophet Muhammad SAW) which they were unable to carry out, and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. If then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And there is none for them on earth as a Wali (supporter, protector) or a helper. +[9:75] And of them are some who made a covenant with Allah (saying): "If He bestowed on us of His Bounty, we will verily, give Sadaqah (Zakat and voluntary charity in Allah's Cause) and will be certainly among those who are righteous." +[9:76] Then when He gave them of His Bounty, they became niggardly [refused to pay the Sadaqah (Zakat or voluntary charity)], and turned away, averse. +[9:77] So He punished them by putting hypocrisy into their hearts till the Day whereon they shall meet Him, because they broke that (covenant with Allah) which they had promised Him and because they used to tell lies. +[9:78] Know they not that Allah knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa (secret counsels), and that Allah is the All-Knower of the unseen. +[9:79] Those who defame such of the believers who give charity (in Allah's Cause) voluntarily, and those who could not find to give charity (in Allah's Cause) except what is available to them, so they mock at them (believers), Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and they shall have a painful torment. +[9:80] Whether you (O Muhammad SAW) ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites) or ask not forgiveness for them … (and even) if you ask seventy times for their forgiveness … Allah will not forgive them, because they have disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW). And Allah guides not those people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[9:81] Those who stayed away (from Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their staying behind the Messenger of Allah; they hated to strive and fight with their properties and their lives in the Cause of Allah, and they said: "March not forth in the heat." Say: "The Fire of Hell is more intense in heat", if only they could understand! +[9:82] So let them laugh a little and (they will) cry much as a recompense of what they used to earn (by committing sins). +[9:83] If Allah brings you back to a party of them (the hypocrites), and they ask your permission to go out (to fight), say: "Never shall you go out with me, nor fight an enemy with me; you agreed to sit inactive on the first occasion, then you sit (now) with those who lag behind." +[9:84] And never (O Muhammad SAW) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and died while they were Fasiqun (rebellious, - disobedient to Allah and His Messenger SAW). +[9:85] And let not their wealth or their children amaze you. Allah's Plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls shall depart (die) while they are disbelievers. +[9:86] And when a Surah (chapter from the Quran) is revealed, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive hard and fight along with His Messenger, the wealthy among them ask your leave to exempt them (from Jihad) and say, "Leave us (behind), we would be with those who sit (at home)." +[9:87] They are content to be with those (the women) who sit behind (at home). Their hearts are sealed up (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance), so they understand not. +[9:88] But the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and those who believed with him (in Islamic Monotheism) strove hard and fought with their wealth and their lives (in Allah's Cause). Such are they for whom are the good things, and it is they who will be successful. +[9:89] For them Allah has got ready Gardens (Paradise) under which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success. +[9:90] And those who made excuses from the bedouins came (to you, O Prophet SAW) asking your permission to exempt them (from the battle), and those who had lied to Allah and His Messenger sat at home (without asking the permission for it); a painful torment will seize those of them who disbelieve. +[9:91] There is no blame on those who are weak or ill or who find no resources to spend [in holy fighting (Jihad)], if they are sincere and true (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger. No ground (of complaint) can there be against the Muhsinun (good-doers - see the footnote of V. 9:120). And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:92] Nor (is there blame) on those who came to you to be provided with mounts, and when you said: "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, while their eyes overflowing with tears of grief that they could not find anything to spend (for Jihad). +[9:93] The ground (of complaint) is only against those who are rich, and yet ask exemption. They are content to be with (the women) who sit behind (at home) and Allah has sealed up their hearts (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance) so that they know not (what they are losing). +[9:94] They (the hypocrites) will present their excuses to you (Muslims), when you return to them. Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Present no excuses, we shall not believe you. Allah has already informed us of the news concerning you. Allah and His Messenger will observe your deeds. In the end you will be brought back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He (Allah) will inform you of what you used to do." [Tafsir At-Tabari] +[9:95] They will swear by Allah to you (Muslims) when you return to them, that you may turn away from them. So turn away from them. Surely, they are Rijsun [i.e. Najasun (impure) because of their evil deeds], and Hell is their dwelling place, - a recompense for that which they used to earn. +[9:96] They (the hypocrites) swear to you (Muslims) that you may be pleased with them, but if you are pleased with them, certainly Allah is not pleased with the people who are Al-Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[9:97] The bedouins are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be in ignorance of the limits (Allah's Commandments and His Legal Laws, etc.) which Allah has revealed to His Messenger. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise. +[9:98] And of the bedouins there are some who look upon what they spend (in Allah's Cause) as a fine and watch for calamities for you, on them be the calamity of evil. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[9:99] And of the bedouins there are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and look upon what they spend in Allah's Cause as approaches to Allah, and a cause of receiving the Messenger's invocations. Indeed these (spendings in Allah's Cause) are an approach for them. Allah will admit them to His Mercy. Certainly Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:100] And the first to embrace Islam of the Muhajirun (those who migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the Ansar (the citizens of Al-Madinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhajirun) and also those who followed them exactly (in Faith). Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success. +[9:101] And among the bedouins round about you, some are hypocrites, and so are some among the people of Al-Madinah, they exaggerate and persist in hypocrisy, you (O Muhammad SAW) know them not, We know them. We shall punish them twice, and thereafter they shall be brought back to a great (horrible) torment. +[9:102] And (there are) others who have acknowledged their sins, they have mixed a deed that was righteous with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them in forgiveness. Surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:103] Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify them with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verily! Your invocations are a source of security for them, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[9:104] Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqat (alms, charities) and that Allah Alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful? +[9:105] And say (O Muhammad SAW) "Do deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and (so will) His Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then He will inform you of what you used to do." +[9:106] And others await Allah's Decree, whether He will punish them or will forgive them. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[9:107] And as for those who put up a mosque by way of harming and disbelief, and to disunite the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) aforetime, they will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good. Allah bears witness that they are certainly liars. +[9:108] Never stand you therein. Verily, the mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety is more worthy that you stand therein (to pray). In it are men who love to clean and to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure (i.e. who clean their private parts with dust [i.e. to be considered as soap) and water from urine and stools, after answering the call of nature]. +[9:109] Is it then he, who laid the foundation of his building on piety to Allah and His Good Pleasure, better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on an undetermined brink of a precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces with him into the Fire of Hell. And Allah guides not the people who are the Zalimun (cruel, violent, proud, polytheist and wrong-doer). +[9:110] The building which they built will never cease to be a cause of hypocrisy and doubt in their hearts, unless their hearts are cut to pieces. (i.e. till they die). And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[9:111] Verily, Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allah's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Quran. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success. +[9:112] (The believers whose lives Allah has purchased are) those who repent to Allah (from polytheism and hypocrisy, etc.), who worship Him, who praise Him, who fast (or go out in Allah's Cause), who bow down (in prayer), who prostrate themselves (in prayer), who enjoin (people) for Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all what Islam has ordained) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds and all that Islam has forbidden), and who observe the limits set by Allah (do all that Allah has ordained and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden). And give glad tidings to the believers. +[9:113] It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah's Forgiveness for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the Fire (because they died in a state of disbelief). +[9:114] And [Ibrahim's (Abraham)] invoking (of Allah) for his father's forgiveness was only because of a promise he [Ibrahim (Abraham)] had made to him (his father). But when it became clear to him [Ibrahim (Abraham)] that he (his father) is an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him. Verily Ibrahim (Abraham) was Al-Awwah (has fifteen different meanings but the correct one seems to be that he used to invoke Allah with humility, glorify Him and remember Him much), and was forbearing. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi). +[9:115] And Allah will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as to what they should avoid. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything. +[9:116] Verily, Allah! Unto Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, He gives life and He causes death. And besides Allah you have neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper. +[9:117] Allah has forgiven the Prophet (SAW), the Muhajirun (Muslim emigrants who left their homes and came to Al-Madinah) and the Ansar (Muslims of Al-Madinah) who followed him (Muhammad SAW) in the time of distress (Tabuk expedition, etc.), after the hearts of a party of them had nearly deviated (from the Right Path), but He accepted their repentance. Certainly, He is unto them full of Kindness, Most Merciful. +[9:118] And (He did forgive also) the three [who did not join the Tabuk expedition (whom the Prophet SAW)] left (i.e. he did not give his judgement in their case, and their case was suspended for Allah's Decision) till for them the earth, vast as it is, was straitened and their ownselves were straitened to them, and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah, and no refuge but with Him. Then, He accepted their repentance, that they might repent (unto Him). Verily, Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. +[9:119] O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds). +[9:120] It was not becoming of the people of Al-Madinah and the bedouins of the neighbourhood to remain behind Allah's Messenger (Muhammad SAW when fighting in Allah's Cause) and (it was not becoming of them) to prefer their own lives to his life. That is because they suffer neither thirst nor fatigue, nor hunger in the Cause of Allah, nor they take any step to raise the anger of disbelievers nor inflict any injury upon an enemy but is written to their credit as a deed of righteousness. Surely, Allah wastes not the reward of the Muhsinun +[9:121] Nor do they spend anything (in Allah's Cause) - small or great - nor cross a valley, but is written to their credit, that Allah may recompense them with the best of what they used to do (i.e. Allah will reward their good deeds according to the reward of their best deeds which they did in the most perfect manner). +[9:122] And it is not (proper) for the believers to go out to fight (Jihad) all together. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may get instructions in (Islamic) religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may beware (of evil). +[9:123] O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who are the Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[9:124] And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter from the Quran), some of them (hypocrites) say: "Which of you has had his Faith increased by it?" As for those who believe, it has increased their Faith, and they rejoice. +[9:125] But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and doubt, and they die while they are disbelievers. +[9:126] See they not that they are tried once or twice every year (with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine, etc.)? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it). +[9:127] And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter from the Quran), they look at one another (saying): "Does any one see you?" Then they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts (from the light) because they are a people that understand not. +[9:128] Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad SAW) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he SAW is) full of pity, kind, and merciful. +[9:129] But if they turn away, say (O Muhammad SAW): "Allah is sufficient for me. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne. + +Surah 10: Yunus (Jonah) +---------------------------------------- +[10:1] Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book (the Quran) Al-Hakim [showing lawful and unlawful things, explaining Allah's (Divine) Laws for mankind, leading them to eternal happiness by ordering them to follow the true Islamic Monotheism, - worshipping none but Allah Alone - that will guide them to Paradise and save them from Hell]. +[10:2] Is it wonder for mankind that We have sent Our Inspirationto a man from among themselves (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW) (saying): "Warn mankind (of the coming torment in Hell), and give good news to those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and in His Prophet Muhammad SAW) that they shall have with their Lord the rewards of their good deeds?" (But) the disbelievers say: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW and the Quran)! +[10:3] Surely, your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days and then Istawa (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty), disposing the affair of all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His Leave. That is Allah, your Lord; so worship Him (Alone). Then, will you not remember? +[10:4] To Him is the return of all of you. The Promise of Allah is true. It is He Who begins the creation and then will repeat it, that He may reward with justice those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and did deeds of righteousness. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of boiling fluids and painful torment because they used to disbelieve. +[10:5] It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a light and measured out its (their) stages, that you might know the number of years and the reckoning. Allah did not create this but in truth. He explains the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for people who have knowledge. +[10:6] Verily, in the alternation of the night and the day and in all that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for those people who keep their duty to Allah, and fear Him much. +[10:7] Verily, those who hope not for their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present world, and those who are heedless of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), +[10:8] Those, their abode will be the Fire, because of what they used to earn. +[10:9] Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah along with the six articles of Faith, i.e. to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, Day of Resurrection, and Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments) - Islamic Monotheism], and do deeds of righteousness, their Lord will guide them through their Faith; under them will flow rivers in the Gardens of delight (Paradise). +[10:10] Their way of request therein will be Subhanaka Allahumma (Glory to You, O Allah!) and Salam (peace, safe from each and every evil) will be their greetings therein (Paradise)! and the close of their request will be: Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin [All the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)]. +[10:11] And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil (they invoke for themselves and for their children, etc. while in a state of anger) as He hastens for them the good (they invoke) then they would have been ruined. So We leave those who expect not their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering blindly in distraction. (Tafsir At-Tabari; Vol. 11, Page 91) +[10:12] And when harm touches man, he invokes Us, lying down on his side, or sitting or standing. But when We have removed his harm from him, he passes on his way as if he had never invoked Us for a harm that touched him! Thus it seems fair to the Musrifunthat which they used to do. +[10:13] And indeed, We destroyed generations before you, when they did wrong while their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they were not such as to believe! Thus do We requite the people who are Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.). +[10:14] Then We made you follow after them, generations after generations in the land, that We might see how you would work! +[10:15] And when Our Clear Verses are recited unto them, those who hope not for their meeting with Us, say: Bring us a Quran other than this, or change it."Say (O Muhammad SAW): "It is not for me to change it on my own accord; I only follow that which is revealed unto me. Verily, I fear if I were to disobey my Lord, the torment of the Great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)." +[10:16] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "If Allah had so willed, I should not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. Verily, I have stayed amongst you a life time before this. Have you then no sense?" +[10:17] So who does more wrong than he who forges a lie against Allah or denies His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)? Surely, the Mujrimun (criminals, sinners, disbelievers and polytheists) will never be successful! +[10:18] And they worship besides Allah things that hurt them not, nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do you inform Allah of that which He knows not in the heavens and on the earth?" Glorified and Exalted be He above all that which they associate as partners with Him! +[10:19] Mankind were but one community (i.e. on one religion - Islamic Monotheism), then they differed (later), and had not it been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, it would have been settled between them regarding what they differed. +[10:20] And they say: "How is it that not a sign is sent down on him from his Lord?" Say: "The unseen belongs to Allah Alone, so wait you, verily I am with you among those who wait (for Allah's Judgement)." +[10:21] And when We let mankind taste of mercy after some adversity has afflicted them, behold! They take to plotting against Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)! Say: "Allah is more Swift in planning!" Certainly, Our Messengers (angels) record all of that which you plot. +[10:22] He it is Who enables you to travel through land and sea, till when you are in the ships and they sail with them with a favourable wind, and they are glad therein, then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think that they are encircled therein, they invoke Allah, making their Faith pure for Him Alone, saying: "If You (Allah) deliver us from this, we shall truly be of the grateful. +[10:23] But when He delivered them, behold! They rebel (disobey Allah) in the earth wrongfully. O mankind! Your rebellion (disobedience to Allah) is only against your ownselves, - a brief enjoyment of this worldly life, then (in the end) unto Us is your return, and We shall inform you that which you used to do. +[10:24] Verily the likeness of (this) worldly life is as the water (rain) which We send down from the sky, so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat until when the earth is clad with its adornments and is beautified, and its people think that they have all the powers of disposal over it, Our Command reaches it by night or by day and We make it like a clean-mown harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday! Thus do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, laws, etc.) in detail for the people who reflect. +[10:25] Allah calls to the home of peace (i.e. Paradise, by accepting Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds and abstaining from polytheism and evil deeds) and guides whom He wills to a Straight Path. +[10:26] For those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allah) Neither darkness nor dust nor any humiliating disgrace shall cover their faces. They are the dwellers of Paradise, they will abide therein forever. +[10:27] And those who have earned evil deeds, the recompense of an evil deed is the like thereof, and humiliating disgrace will cover them (their faces). No defender will they have from Allah. Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the darkness of night. They are dwellers of the Fire, they will abide therein forever. +[10:28] And the Day whereon We shall gather them all together, then We shall say to those who did set partners in worship with Us: "Stop at your place! You and your partners (whom you had worshipped in the worldly life)." then We shall separate them, and their (Allah's so-called) partners shall say: "It was not us that you used to worship." +[10:29] "So sufficient is Allah for a witness between us and you, that We indeed knew nothing of your worship of us." +[10:30] There! Every person will know (exactly) what (all) he had earned before, and they will be brought back to Allah, their rightful Lord (Maula), and their invented false deities will vanish from them. +[10:31] Say (O MuhammadSAW): "Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs?" They will say: "Allah." Say: "Will you not then be afraid of Allah's Punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allah)?" +[10:32] Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away? +[10:33] Thus is the Word of your Lord justified against those who rebel (disobey Allah) that they will not believe (in the Oneness of Allah and in Muhammad SAW as the Messenger of Allah). +[10:34] Say: "Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one that originates the creation and then repeats it?" Say: "Allah originates the creation and then He repeats it. Then how are you deluded away (from the truth)?" +[10:35] Say: "Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one that guides to the truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who guides to the truth. Is then He, Who gives guidance to the truth, more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then, what is the matter with you? How judge you?" +[10:36] And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what they do. +[10:37] And this Quran is not such as could ever be produced by other than Allah (Lord of the heavens and the earth), but it is a confirmation of (the revelation) which was before it [i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.], and a full explanation of the Book (i.e. laws and orders, etc, decreed for mankind) - wherein there is no doubt from the the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists). +[10:38] Or do they say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has forged it?" Say: "Bring then a Surah (chapter) like unto it, and call upon whomsoever you can, besides Allah, if you are truthful!" +[10:39] Nay, they deny that; the knowledge whereof they could not compass and whereof the interpretation has not yet come unto them. Thus those before them did deny. Then see what was the end of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)! +[10:40] And of them there are some who believe therein, and of them there are some who believe not therein, and your Lord is All-Aware of the Mufsidun (evil-doers, liars, etc.). +[10:41] And if they belie you, say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds! You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do!" +[10:42] And among them are some who listen to you, but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they apprehend not? +[10:43] And among them are some who look at you, but can you guide the blind, even though they see not? +[10:44] Truly! Allah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves. +[10:45] And on the Day when He shall gather (resurrect) them together, (it will be) as if they had not stayed (in the life of this world and graves, etc.) but an hour of a day. They will recognise each other. Ruined indeed will be those who denied the meeting with Allah, and were not guided. +[10:46] Whether We show you (in your lifetime, O Muhammad SAW) some of what We promise them (the torment), - or We cause you to die, - still unto Us is their return, and moreover Allah is Witness over what they used to do. +[10:47] And for every Ummah (a community or a nation), there is a Messenger; when their Messenger comes, the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged. +[10:48] And they say: "When will be this promise (the torment or the Day of Resurrection), - if you speak the truth?" +[10:49] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself except what Allah may will. For every Ummah (a community or a nation), there is a term appointed; when their term is reached, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)." (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi). +[10:50] Say: "Tell me, - if His torment should come to you by night or by day, - which portion thereof would the Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals) hasten on?" +[10:51] Is it then, that when it has actually befallen, that you will believe in it? What! Now (you believe)? And you used (aforetime) to hasten it on!" +[10:52] Then it will be said to them who wronged themselves: "Taste you the everlasting torment! Are you recompensed (aught) save what you used to earn?" +[10:53] And they ask you (O Muhammad SAW) to inform them (saying): "Is it true (i.e. the torment and the establishment of the Hour; - the Day of Resurrection)?" Say: "Yes! By my Lord! It is the very truth! and you cannot escape from it!" +[10:54] And if every person who had wronged (by disbelieving in Allah and by worshipping others besides Allah), possessed all that is on earth, and sought to ransom himself therewith (it will not be accepted), and they would feel in their hearts regret when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them. +[10:55] No doubt, surely, all that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. No doubt, surely, Allah's Promise is true. But most of them know not. +[10:56] It is He Who gives life, and causes death, and to Him you (all) shall return. +[10:57] O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the Quran, ordering all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that (disease of ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences, etc.) in your breasts, - a guidance and a mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things, etc.) for the believers. +[10:58] Say: "In the Bounty of Allah, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islam and the Quran); -therein let them rejoice." That is better than what (the wealth) they amass. +[10:59] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists): "Tell me, what provision Allah has sent down to you! And you have made of it lawful and unlawful." Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Has Allah permitted you (to do so), or do you invent a lie against Allah?" +[10:60] And what think those who invent lies against Allah, on the Day of Resurrection? [i.e. Do they think that they will be forgiven and excused! Nay, they will have an eternal punishment in the Fire of Hell]. Truly, Allah is full of Bounty to mankind, but most of them are ungrateful. +[10:61] Whatever you (O Muhammad SAW) may be doing, and whatever portion you may be reciting from the Quran, - and whatever deed you (mankind) may be doing (good or evil), We are Witness thereof, when you are doing it. And nothing is hidden from your Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom (or small ant) on the earth or in the heaven. Not what is less than that or what is greater than that but is (written) in a Clear Record. (Tafsir At-Tabari. Vol. 11, Page 129). +[10:62] No doubt! Verily, the Auliya' of Allah [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allah and fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve, +[10:63] Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and used to fear Allah much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds). +[10:64] For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world (i.e. righteous dream seen by the person himself or shown to others), and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of Allah, this is indeed the supreme success. +[10:65] And let not their speech grieve you (O Muhammad SAW), for all power and honour belong to Allah. He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[10:66] No doubt! Verily, to Allah belongs whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth. And those who worship and invoke others besides Allah, in fact they follow not the (Allah's so-called) partners, they follow only a conjecture and they only invent lies. +[10:67] He it is Who has appointed for you the night that you may rest therein, and the day to make things visible (to you). Verily, in this are Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for a people who listen (i.e. those who think deeply). +[10:68] They (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: "Allah has begotten a son (children)." Glory be to Him! He is Rich (Free of all wants). His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. No warrant you have for this. Do you say against Allah what you know not. +[10:69] Say: "Verily, those who invent lie against Allah will never be successful" +[10:70] A brief enjoyment in this world! - and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve [in Allah, belie His Messengers, deny and challenge His Ayat (proofs, signs, verses, etc.)]. +[10:71] And recite to them the news of Nuh (Noah). When he said to his people: "O my people, if my stay (with you), and my reminding (you) of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah is hard on you, then I put my trust in Allah. So devise your plot, you and your partners, and let not your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your sentence on me and give me no respite. +[10:72] "But if you turn away [from accepting my doctrine of Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah], then no reward have I asked of you, my reward is only from Allah, and I have been commanded to be one of the Muslims (those who submit to Allah's Will)." +[10:73] They denied him, but We delivered him, and those with him in the ship, and We made them generations replacing one after another, while We drowned those who belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). Then see what was the end of those who were warned. +[10:74] Then after him We sent Messengers to their people, they brought them clear proofs, but they would not believe what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus We seal the hearts of the transgressors (those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah and disobey Him). +[10:75] Then after them We sent Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). But they behaved arrogantly and were Mujrimun (disbelievers, sinners, polytheists, criminals, etc.) folk. +[10:76] So when came to them the truth from Us, they said: "This is indeed clear magic." +[10:77] Musa (Moses) said: "Say you (this) about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But the magicians will never be successful." +[10:78] They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away from that (Faith) we found our fathers following, - and that you two may have greatness in the land? We are not going to believe you two!" +[10:79] And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Bring to me every well-versed sorcerer." +[10:80] And when the sorcerers came, Musa (Moses) said to them: "Cast down what you want to cast!" +[10:81] Then when they had cast down, Musa (Moses) said: "What you have brought is sorcery, Allah will surely make it of no effect. Verily, Allah does not set right the work of Al-Mufsidun (the evil-doers, corrupts, etc.). +[10:82] "And Allah will establish and make apparent the truth by His Words, however much the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) may hate it." +[10:83] But none believed in Musa (Moses) except the offspring of his people, because of the fear of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them; and verily, Fir'aun (Pharaoh) was arrogant tyrant on the earth, he was indeed one of the Musrifun (polytheists, sinners and transgressors, those who give up the truth and follow the evil, and commit all kinds of great sins). +[10:84] And Musa (Moses) said: "O my people! If you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him if you are Muslims (those who submit to Allah's Will)." +[10:85] They said: "In Allah we put our trust. Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the folk who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing) (i.e. do not make them overpower us). +[10:86] "And save us by Your Mercy from the disbelieving folk." +[10:87] And We inspired Musa (Moses) and his brother (saying): "Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give glad tidings to the believers." +[10:88] And Musa (Moses) said: "Our Lord! You have indeed bestowed on Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of this world, our Lord! That they may lead men astray from Your Path. Our Lord! Destroy their wealth, and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see the painful torment." +[10:89] Allah said: "Verily, the invocation of you both is accepted. So you both keep to the Straight Way (i.e. keep on doing good deeds and preaching Allah's Message with patience), and follow not the path of those who know not (the truth i.e. to believe in the Oneness of Allah, and also to believe in the Reward of Allah: Paradise, etc.)." +[10:90] And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with his hosts followed them in oppression and enmity, till when drowning overtook him, he said: "I believe that La ilaha illa (Huwa): (none has the right to be worshipped but) He," in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the Muslims (those who submit to Allah's Will)." +[10:91] Now (you believe) while you refused to believe before and you were one of the Mufsidun (evil-doers, corrupts, etc.). +[10:92] So this day We shall deliver your (dead) body (out from the sea) that you may be a sign to those who come after you! And verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[10:93] And indeed We settled the Children of Israel in an honourable dwelling place (Sham and Misr), and provided them with good things, and they differed not until the knowledge came to them. Verily, Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection in that in which they used to differ. +[10:94] So if you (O Muhammad SAW) are in doubt concerning that which We have revealed unto you, [i.e. that your name is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] then ask those who are reading the Book [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before you. Verily, the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those who doubt (it). +[10:95] And be not one of those who belie the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, for then you shall be one of the losers. +[10:96] Truly! Those, against whom the Word (Wrath) of your Lord has been justified, will not believe. +[10:97] Even if every sign should come to them, - until they see the painful torment. +[10:98] Was there any town (community) that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its Faith (at that moment) saved it (from the punishment)? (The answer is none,) - except the people of Yunus (Jonah); when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present) world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while. +[10:99] And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, will you (O Muhammad SAW) then compel mankind, until they become believers. +[10:100] It is not for any person to believe, except by the Leave of Allah, and He will put the wrath on those who are heedless. +[10:101] Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and the earth," but neither Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) nor warners benefit those who believe not. +[10:102] Then do they wait for (anything) save for (destruction) like the days of the men who passed away before them? Say: "Wait then, I am (too) with you among those who wait." +[10:103] Then (in the end) We save Our Messengers and those who believe! Thus it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers. +[10:104] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O you mankind! If you are in doubt as to my religion (Islam), then (know that) I will never worship those whom you worship, besides Allah. But I worship Allah Who causes you to die, I am commanded to be one of the believers. +[10:105] "And (it is inspired to me): Direct your face (O Muhammad SAW) entirely towards the religion Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone), and never be one of the Mushrikun (those who ascribe partners to Allah, polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and those who worship others along with Allah). +[10:106] "And invoke not besides Allah, any that will neither profit you, nor hurt you, but if (in case) you did so, you shall certainly be one of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." +[10:107] And if Allah touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He will. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[10:108] . Say: "O you mankind! Now truth (i.e. the Quran and Prophet Muhammad SAW), has come to you from your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of his own self, and whosoever goes astray, he does so to his own loss, and I am not (set) over you as a Wakil (disposer of affairs to oblige you for guidance)." +[10:109] And (O Muhammad SAW), follow the inspiration sent unto you, and be patient till Allah gives judgement. And He is the Best of judges. + +Surah 11: Hud (Hud) +---------------------------------------- +[11:1] Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. (This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere of knowledge, etc.), and then explained in detail from One (Allah), Who is All-Wise and Well-Acquainted (with all things). +[11:2] (Saying) worship none but Allah. Verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am unto you from Him a warner and a bringer of glad tidings. +[11:3] And (commanding you): "Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding Grace to every owner of grace (i.e. the one who helps and serves needy and deserving, physically and with his wealth, and even with good words). But if you turn away, then I fear for you the torment of a Great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). +[11:4] To Allah is your return, and He is Able to do all things." +[11:5] No doubt! They did fold up their breasts, that they may hide from Him. Surely, even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Verily, He is the All-Knower of the (innermost secrets) of the breasts. +[11:6] And no (moving) living creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit (in the uterous, grave, etc.). all is in a Clear Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz - the Book of Decrees with Allah). +[11:7] And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: "You shall indeed be raised up after death," those who disbelieve would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious magic." +[11:8] And if We delay the torment for them till a determined term, they are sure to say, "What keeps it back?" Verily, on the day it reaches them, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be surrounded by (fall in) that at which they used to mock! +[11:9] And if We give man a taste of Mercy from Us, and then withdraw it from him, verily! He is despairing, ungrateful. +[11:10] But if We let him taste good (favour) after evil (poverty and harm) has touched him, he is sure to say: "Ills have departed from me." Surely, he is exultant, and boastful (ungrateful to Allah). +[11:11] Except those who show patience and do righteous good deeds, those: theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (Paradise). +[11:12] So perchance you (Muhammad SAW) may give up a part of what is revealed unto you, and that your breast feels straitened for it because they say, "Why has not a treasure been sent down unto him, or an angel has come with him?" But you are only a warner. And Allah is a Wakil (Disposer of affairs, Trustee, Guardian, etc.) over all things. +[11:13] Or they say, "He (Prophet Muhammad SAW) forged it (the Quran)." Say: "Bring you then ten forged Surah (chapters) like unto it, and call whomsoever you can, other than Allah (to your help), if you speak the truth!" +[11:14] If then they answer you not, know then that the Revelation (this Quran) is sent down with the Knowledge of Allah and that La ilaha illa Huwa: (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! Will you then be Muslims (those who submit to Islam)? +[11:15] Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter; to them We shall pay in full (the wages of) their deeds therein, and they will have no diminution therein. +[11:16] They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but Fire; and vain are the deeds they did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do. +[11:17] Can they (Muslims) who rely on a clear proof (the Quran) from their Lord, and whom a witness [Prophet Muhammad SAW through Jibrael (Gabriel)] from Him follows it (can they be equal with the disbelievers); and before it, came the Book of Musa (Moses), a guidance and a mercy, they believe therein, but those of the sects (Jews, Christians and all the other non-Muslim nations) that reject it (the Quran), the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. So be not in doubt about it (i.e. those who denied Prophet Muhammad SAW and also denied all that which he brought from Allah, surely, they will enter Hell). Verily, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the mankind believe not. +[11:18] And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah. Such wi, l be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord!" No doubt! the curse of Allah is on the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors, etc.). +[11:19] Those who hinder (others) from the Path of Allah (Islamic Monotheism), and seek a crookedness therein, while they are disbelievers in the Hereafter. +[11:20] By no means will they escape (from Allah's Torment) on earth, nor have they protectors besides Allah! Their torment will be doubled! They could not bear to hear (the preachers of the truth) and they used not to see (the truth because of their severe aversin, inspite of the fact that they had the sense of hearing and sight). +[11:21] They are those who have lost their ownselves, and their invented false deities will vanish from them. +[11:22] Certainly, they are those who will be the greatest losers in the Hereafter. +[11:23] Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and humble themselves (in repentance and obedience) before their Lord, - they will be dwellers of Paradise to dwell therein forever. +[11:24] The likeness of the two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the seer and the hearer. Are they equal when compared? Will you not then take heed? +[11:25] And indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people (and he said): "I have come to you as a plain warner." +[11:26] "That you worship none but Allah, surely, I fear for you the torment of a painful Day." +[11:27] The chiefs of the disbelievers among his people said: "We see you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see any follow you but the meanest among us and they (too) followed you without thinking. And we do not see in you any merit above us, in fact we think you are liars." +[11:28] He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and a Mercy (Prophethood, etc.) has come to me from Him, but that (Mercy) has been obscured from your sight. Shall we compel you to accept it (Islamic Monotheism) when you have a strong hatred for it? +[11:29] "And O my people! I ask of you no wealth for it, my reward is from none but Allah. I am not going to drive away those who have believed. Surely, they are going to meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people that are ignorant. +[11:30] "And O my people! Who will help me against Allah, if I drove them away? Will you not then give a thought? +[11:31] "And I do not say to you that with me are the Treasures of Allah, "Nor that I know the Ghaib (unseen); "nor do I say I am an angel, and I do not say of those whom your eyes look down upon that Allah will not bestow any good on them. Allah knows what is in their inner-selves (as regards belief, etc.). In that case, I should, indeed be one of the Zalimun (wrong-doers, oppressors, etc.)." +[11:32] They said: "O Nuh (Noah)! You have disputed with us and much have you prolonged the dispute with us, now bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful." +[11:33] He said: "Only Allah will bring it (the punishment) on you, if He will, and then you will escape not. +[11:34] "And my advice will not profit you, even if I wish to give you good counsel, if Allah's Will is to keep you astray. He is your Lord! and to Him you shall return." +[11:35] Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has fabricated it (the Quran)." Say: "If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit." +[11:36] And it was inspired to Nuh (Noah): "None of your people will believe except those who have believed already. So be not sad because of what they used to do. +[11:37] "And construct the ship under Our Eyes and with Our Inspiration, and address Me not on behalf of those who did wrong; they are surely to be drowned." +[11:38] And as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they made a mockery of him. He said: "If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking. +[11:39] "And you will know who it is on whom will come a torment that will cover him with disgrace and on whom will fall a lasting torment." +[11:40] (So it was) till then there came Our Command and the oven gushed forth (water like fountains from the earth). We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two (male and female), and your family, except him against whom the Word has already gone forth, and those who believe. And none believed with him, except a few." +[11:41] And he [Nuh (Noah)] said: "Embark therein, in the Name of Allah will be its moving course and its resting anchorage. Surely, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 12, Page 43) +[11:42] So it (the ship) sailed with them amidst the waves like mountains, and Nuh (Noah) called out to his son, who had separated himself (apart), "O my son! Embark with us and be not with the disbelievers." +[11:43] The son replied: "I will betake myself to a mountain, it will save me from the water." Nuh (Noah) said: "This day there is no saviourfrom the Decree of Allah except him on whom He has mercy." And a wave came in between them, so he (the son) was among the drowned. +[11:44] And it was said: "O earth! Swallow up your water, and O sky! Withhold (your rain)." And the water was diminished (made to subside) and the Decree (of Allah) was fulfilled (i.e. the destruction of the people of Nuh (Noah). And it (the ship) rested on Mount Judi, and it was said: "Away with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing)!" +[11:45] And Nuh (Noah) called upon his Lord and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family! And certainly, Your Promise is true, and You are the Most Just of the judges." +[11:46] He said: "O Nuh (Noah)! Surely, he is not of your family; verily, his work is unrighteous, so ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge! I admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorants." +[11:47] Nuh (Noah) said: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I would indeed be one of the losers." +[11:48] It was said: "O Nuh (Noah)! Come down (from the ship) with peace from Us and blessings on you and on the people who are with you (and on some of their off spring), but (there will be other) people to whom We shall grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end a painful torment will reach them from Us." +[11:49] This is of the news of the unseen which We reveal unto you (O Muhammad SAW), neither you nor your people knew them before this. So be patient. Surely, the (good) end is for the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) +[11:50] And to 'Ad (people We sent) their brother Hud. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. Certainly, you do nothing but invent (lies)! +[11:51] "O my people I ask of you no reward for it (the Message). My reward is only from Him, Who created me. Will you not then understand? +[11:52] "And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)." +[11:53] They said: "O Hud! No evidence have you brought us, and we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying! And we are not believers in you. +[11:54] "All that we say is that some of our gods (false deities) have seized you with evil (madness)." He said: "I call Allah to witness and bear you witness that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship, +[11:55] With Him (Allah). So plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite. +[11:56] "I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving (living) creature but He has grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth). +[11:57] "So if you turn away, still I have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least. Surely, my Lord is Guardian over all things." +[11:58] And when Our Commandment came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and We saved them from a severe torment. +[11:59] Such were 'Ad (people). They rejected the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and disobeyed His Messengers, and followed the command of every proud obstinate (oppressor of the truth, from their leaders). +[11:60] And they were pursued by a curse in this world and (so they will be) on the Day of Resurrection. No doubt! Verily, 'Ad disbelieved in their Lord. So away with 'Ad, the people of Hud. +[11:61] And to Thamud (people, We sent) their brother Salih (Saleh). He said: "O my people! Worship Allah, you have no other Ilah (God) but Him. He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge), Responsive." +[11:62] They said: "O Salih (Saleh)! You have been among us as a figure of good hope (and we wished for you to be our chief), till this [new thing which you have brought; that we leave our gods and worship your God (Allah) Alone]! Do you (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers have worshipped? But we are really in grave doubt as to that which you invite us to (monotheism)." +[11:63] He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy (Prophethood, etc.) from Him, who then can help me against Allah, if I were to disobey Him? Then you increase me not but in loss. +[11:64] "And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a sign to you, leave her to feed on Allah's earth, and touch her not with evil, lest a near torment will seize you." +[11:65] But they killed her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a promise (i.e. a threat) that will not be belied." +[11:66] So when Our Commandment came, We saved Salih (Saleh) and those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and from the disgrace of that Day. Verily, your Lord, He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty. +[11:67] And As-Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook the wrong-doers, so they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes, +[11:68] As if they had never lived there. No doubt! Verily, Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamud! +[11:69] And verily, there came Our Messengers to Ibrahim (Abraham) with glad tidings. They said: Salam (greetings or peace!) He answered, Salam (greetings or peace!) and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. +[11:70] But when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lout (Lot)." +[11:71] And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed (either, because the Messengers did not eat their food or for being glad for the destruction of the people of Lout (Lot). But We gave her glad tidings of Ishaque (Isaac), and after him, of Ya'qub (Jacob). +[11:72] She said (in astonishment): "Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband, an old man? Verily! This is a strange thing!" +[11:73] They said: "Do you wonder at the Decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you, O the family [of Ibrahim (Abraham)]. Surely, He (Allah) is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious." +[11:74] Then when the fear had gone away from (the mind of) Ibrahim (Abraham), and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us (Our Messengers) for the people of Lout (Lot). +[11:75] Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham) was, without doubt, forbearing, used to invoke Allah with humility, and was repentant (to Allah all the time, again and again). +[11:76] "O Ibrahim (Abraham)! Forsake this. Indeed, the Commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back." +[11:77] And when Our Messengers came to Lout (Lot), he was grieved on their account and felt himself straitened for them (lest the town people should approach them to commit sodomy with them). He said: "This is a distressful day." +[11:78] And his people came rushing towards him, and since aforetime they used to commit crimes (sodomy, etc.), he said: "O my people! Here are my daughters (i.e. the daughters of my nation), they are purer for you (if you marry them lawfully). So fear Allah and degrade me not as regards my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" +[11:79] They said: "Surely you know that we have neither any desire nor in need of your daughters, and indeed you know well what we want!" +[11:80] He said: "Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you, or that I could betake myself to some powerful support (to resist you)." +[11:81] They (Messengers) said: "O Lout (Lot)! Verily, we are the Messengers from your Lord! They shall not reach you! So travel with your family in a part of the night, and let not any of you look back, but your wife (will remain behind), verily, the punishment which will afflict them, will afflict her. Indeed, morning is their appointed time. Is not the morning near?" +[11:82] So when Our Commandment came, We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down, and rained on them stones of baked clay, piled up; +[11:83] Marked from your Lord, and they are not ever far from the Zalimun (polytheists, evil-doers, etc.). +[11:84] And to the Madyan (Midian) people (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah, you have no other Ilah (God) but Him, and give not short measure or weight, I see you in prosperity; and verily I fear for you the torment of a Day encompassing. +[11:85] "And O my people! Give full measure and weight in justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit mischief in the land, causing corruption. +[11:86] "That which is left by Allah for you (after giving the rights of the people) is better for you, if you are believers. And I am not set over you as a guardian. +[11:87] They said: "O Shu'aib! Does your Salat (prayer) (i.e. the prayers which you offer has spoiled your mind, so you) command that we leave off what our fathers used to worship, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? Verily, you are the forbearer, right-minded!" (They said this sarcastically). +[11:88] He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me a good sustenance from Himself (shall I corrupt it by mixing it with the unlawfully earned money). I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which I forbid you. I only desire reform so far as I am able, to the best of my power. And my guidance cannot come except from Allah, in Him I trust and unto Him I repent. +[11:89] "And O my people! Let not my Shiqaqcause you to suffer the fate similar to that of the people of Nuh (Noah) or of Hud or of Salih (Saleh), and the people of Lout (Lot) are not far off from you! +[11:90] "And ask forgiveness of your Lord and turn unto Him in repentance. Verily, my Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving." +[11:91] They said: "O Shu'aib! We do not understand much of what you say, and we see you a weak (man, it is said that he was a blind man) among us. Were it not for your family, we should certainly have stoned you and you are not powerful against us." +[11:92] He said: "O my people! Is then my family of more weight with you than Allah? And you have cast Him away behind your backs. Verily, my Lord is surrounding all that you do. +[11:93] "And O my people! Act according to your ability and way, and I am acting (on my way). You will come to know who it is on whom descends the torment that will cover him with ignominy, and who is a liar! And watch you! Verily, I too am watching with you." +[11:94] And when Our Commandment came, We saved Shu'aib and those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us. And As-Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.) seized the wrong-doers, and they lay (dead) prostrate in their homes. +[11:95] As if they had never lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian)! As away with Thamud! (All these nations were destroyed). +[11:96] And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and a manifest authority; +[11:97] To Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they followed the command of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and the command of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) was no right guide. +[11:98] He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and will lead them into the Fire, and evil indeed is the place to which they are led. +[11:99] They were pursued by a curse in this (deceiving life of this world) and (so they will be pursued by a curse) on the Day of Resurrection. How bad is the curse (in this world) pursued by another curse (in the Hereafter). +[11:100] These are some of the news of the (population of) towns which We relate unto you (O Muhammad SAW); of them, some are standing, and some have been (already) reaped. +[11:101] We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves. So their aliha (gods), other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them naught when there came the Command of your Lord, nor did they add aught (to their lot) but destruction. +[11:102] Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, and severe. +[11:103] Indeed in that (there) is a sure lesson for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter. That is a Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, and that is a Day when all (the dwellers of the heavens and the earth) will be present. +[11:104] And We delay it only for a term (already) fixed. +[11:105] On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allah's) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed. +[11:106] As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, sighing in a high and low tone. +[11:107] They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord is the doer of what He wills. +[11:108] And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord will, a gift without an end. +[11:109] So be not in doubt (O Muhammad SAW) as to what these (pagans and polytheists) men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them). And verily, We shall repay them in full their portion without diminution. +[11:110] Indeed, We gave the Book to Musa (Moses), but differences arose therein, and had it not been for a Word that had gone forth before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between them, and indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this Quran). +[11:111] And verily, to each of them your Lord will repay their works in full. Surely, He is All-Aware of what they do. +[11:112] So stand (ask Allah to make) you (Muhammad SAW) firm and straight (on the religion of Islamic Monotheism) as you are commanded and those (your companions) who turn in repentance (unto Allah) with you, and transgress not (Allah's legal limits). Verily, He is All-Seer of what you do. +[11:113] And incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah, nor you would then be helped. +[11:114] And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salat (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins). That is a reminder (an advice) for the mindful (those who accept advice). +[11:115] And be patient; verily, Allah loses not the reward of the good-doers. +[11:116] If only there had been among the generations before you, persons having wisdom, prohibiting (others) from Al-Fasad (disbelief, polytheism, and all kinds of crimes and sins) in the earth, except a few of those whom We saved from among them. Those who did wrong pursued the enjoyment of good things of (this worldly) life, and were Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers in Allah, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[11:117] And your Lord would never destroy the towns wrongfully, while their people were right-doers. +[11:118] And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah [nation or community (following one religion only i.e. Islam)], but they will not cease to disagree, +[11:119] Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy (the follower of truth - Islamic Monotheism) and for that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (i.e. His Saying): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with jinns and men all together." +[11:120] And all that We relate to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the news of the Messengers is in order that We may make strong and firm your heart thereby. And in this (chapter of the Quran) has come to you the truth, as well as an admonition and a reminder for the believers. +[11:121] And say to those who do not believe: "Act according to your ability and way, We are acting (in our way). +[11:122] And you wait! We (too) are waiting." +[11:123] And to Allah belongs the Ghaib (unseen) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him return all affairs (for decision). So worship Him (O Muhammad SAW) and put your trust in Him. And your Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do." + +Surah 12: Yusuf (Joseph) +---------------------------------------- +[12:1] Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Clear Book (the Quran that makes clear the legal and illegal things, legal laws, a guidance and a blessing). +[12:2] Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran in order that you may understand. +[12:3] We relate unto you (Muhammad SAW) the best of stories through Our Revelations unto you, of this Quran. And before this (i.e. before the coming of Divine Inspiration to you), you were among those who knew nothing about it (the Quran). +[12:4] (Remember) when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: "O my father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves to me." +[12:5] He (the father) said: "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily! Shaitan (Satan) is to man an open enemy! +[12:6] "Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of dreams (and other things) and perfect His Favour on you and on the offspring of Ya'qub (Jacob), as He perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaque (Isaac) aforetime! Verily, your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise." +[12:7] Verily, in Yusuf (Joseph) and his brethren, there were Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for those who ask. +[12:8] When they said: "Truly, Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother (Benjamin) are loved more by our father than we, but we are 'Usbah (a strong group). Really, our father is in a plain error. +[12:9] "Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or cast him out to some (other) land, so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before committing the sin)." +[12:10] One from among them said: "Kill not Yusuf (Joseph), but if you must do something, throw him down to the bottom of a well, he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers." +[12:11] They said: "O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yusuf (Joseph), - when we are indeed his well-wishers?" +[12:12] "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and verily, we will take care of him." +[12:13] He [Ya'qub (Jacob)] said: "Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away. I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him." +[12:14] They said: "If a wolf devours him, while we are 'Usbah (a strong group) (to guard him), then surely, we are the losers." +[12:15] So, when they took him away, they all agreed to throw him down to the bottom of the well, and We inspired in him:"Indeed, you shall (one day) inform them of this their affair, when they know (you) not." +[12:16] And they came to their father in the early part of the night weeping. +[12:17] They said:"O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Yusuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf devoured him; but you will never believe us even when we speak the truth." +[12:18] And they brought his shirt stained with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your ownselves have made up a tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) Whose help can be sought against that which you assert." +[12:19] And there came a caravan of travellers; they sent their water-drawer, and he let down his bucket (into the well). He said: "What good news! Here is a boy." So they hid him as merchandise (a slave). And Allah was the All-Knower of what they did. +[12:20] And they sold him for a low price, - for a few Dirhams (i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were of those who regarded him insignificant. +[12:21] And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay comfortable, may be he will profit us or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Yusuf (Joseph) in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not. +[12:22] And when he [Yusuf (Joseph)] attained his full manhood, We gave him wisdom and knowledge (the Prophethood), thus We reward the Muhsinun (doers of good - see V. 2:112). +[12:23] And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him (to do an evil act), she closed the doors and said: "Come on, O you." He said: "I seek refuge in Allah (or Allah forbid)! Truly, he (your husband) is my master! He made my stay agreeable! (So I will never betray him). Verily, the Zalimun (wrong and evil-doers) will never be successful." +[12:24] And indeed she did desire him and he would have inclined to her desire, had he not seen the evidence of his Lord. Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen, guided slaves. +[12:25] So they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back. They both found her lord (i.e. her husband) at the door. She said: "What is the recompense (punishment) for him who intended an evil design against your wife, except that he be put in prison or a painful torment?" +[12:26] He [Yusuf (Joseph)] said: "It was she that sought to seduce me," - and a witness of her household bore witness (saying): "If it be that his shirt is torn from the front, then her tale is true and he is a liar! +[12:27] "But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then she has told a lie and he is speaking the truth!" +[12:28] So when he (her husband) saw his [(Yusuf's (Joseph)] shirt torn at the back; (her husband) said: "Surely, it is a plot of you women! Certainly mighty is your plot! +[12:29] "O Yusuf (Joseph)! Turn away from this! (O woman!) Ask forgiveness for your sin. Verily, you were of the sinful." +[12:30] And women in the city said: "The wife of Al-'Aziz is seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, indeed she loves him violently; verily we see her in plain error." +[12:31] So when she heard of their accusation, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them; she gave each one of them a knife (to cut the foodstuff with), and she said [(to Yusuf (Joseph)]: "Come out before them." Then, when they saw him, they exalted him (at his beauty) and (in their astonishment) cut their hands. They said: "How perfect is Allah (or Allah forbid)! No man is this! This is none other than a noble angel!" +[12:32] She said: "This is he (the young man) about whom you did blame me (for his love), and I did seek to seduce him, but he refused. And now if he refuses to obey my order, he shall certainly be cast into prison, and will be one of those who are disgraced." +[12:33] He said:"O my Lord! Prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. Unless You turn away their plot from me, I will feel inclined towards them and be one (of those who commit sin and deserve blame or those who do deeds) of the ignorants." +[12:34] So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[12:35] Then it appeared to them, after they had seen the proofs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time. +[12:36] And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating thereof." (They said): "Inform us of the interpretation of this. Verily, we think you are one of the Muhsinun (doers of good - see V. 2:112)." +[12:37] He said: "No food will come to you (in wakefulness or in dream) as your provision, but I will inform (in wakefulness) its interpretation before it (the food) comes. This is of that which my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have abandoned the religion of a people that believe not in Allah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter (i.e. the Kan'aniun of Egypt who were polytheists and used to worship sun and other false deities). +[12:38] "And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob)], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allah, nor worship Him). +[12:39] "O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible? +[12:40] "You do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named (forged), you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not. +[12:41] "O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as a servant) will pour out wine for his lord (king or master) to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire." +[12:42] And he said to the one whom he knew to be saved: "Mention me to your lord (i.e. your king, so as to get me out of the prison)." But Shaitan (Satan) made him forget to mention it to his Lord [or Satan made [(Yusuf (Joseph)] to forget the remembrance of his Lord (Allah) as to ask for His Help, instead of others]. So [Yusuf (Joseph)] stayed in prison a few (more) years. +[12:43] And the king (of Egypt) said: "Verily, I saw (in a dream) seven fat cows, whom seven lean ones were devouring - and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry. O notables! Explain to me my dream, if it be that you can interpret dreams." +[12:44] They said: "Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams." +[12:45] Then the man who was released (one of the two who were in prison), now at length remembered and said: "I will tell you its interpretation, so send me forth." +[12:46] (He said): "O Yusuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain to us (the dream) of seven fat cows whom seven lean ones were devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry, that I may return to the people, and that they may know." +[12:47] [(Yusuf (Joseph)] said: "For seven consecutive years, you shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you reap you shall leave in ears, (all) - except a little of it which you may eat. +[12:48] "Then will come after that, seven hard (years), which will devour what you have laid by in advance for them, (all) except a little of that which you have guarded (stored). +[12:49] "Then thereafter will come a year in which people will have abundant rain and in which they will press (wine and oil)." +[12:50] And the king said: "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Yusuf (Joseph)] said: "Return to your lord and ask him, 'What happened to the women who cut their hands? Surely, my Lord (Allah) is Well-Aware of their plot. ” +[12:51] (The King) said (to the women): "What was your affair when you did seek to seduce Yusuf (Joseph)?" The women said: "Allah forbid! No evil know we against him!" The wife of Al-'Aziz said: "Now the truth is manifest (to all), it was I who sought to seduce him, and he is surely of the truthful." +[12:52] [Then Yusuf (Joseph) said: "I asked for this enquiry] in order that he (Al-'Aziz) may know that I betrayed him not in secret. And, verily! Allah guides not the plot of the betrayers. +[12:53] "And I free not myself (from the blame). Verily, the (human) self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows His Mercy (upon whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[12:54] And the king said: "Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person." Then, when he spoke to him, he said: "Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted." +[12:55] [Yusuf (Joseph)] said: "Set me over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge" (as a minister of finance in Egypt, in place of Al-'Aziz who was dead at that time). +[12:56] Thus did We give full authority to Yusuf (Joseph) in the land, to take possession therein, as when or where he likes. We bestow of Our Mercy on whom We please, and We make not to be lost the reward of Al-Muhsinun (the good doers - see V. 2:112). +[12:57] And verily, the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believe and used to fear Allah and keep their duty to Him (by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds and by performing all kinds of righteous good deeds). +[12:58] And Yusuf's (Joseph) brethren came and they entered unto him, and he recognized them, but they recognized him not. +[12:59] And when he had furnished them forth with provisions (according to their need), he said: "Bring me a brother of yours from your father; (he meant Benjamin). See you not that I give full measure, and that I am the best of the hosts? +[12:60] "But if you bring him not to me, there shall be no measure (of corn) for you with me, nor shall you come near me." +[12:61] They said: "We shall try to get permission (for him) from his father, and verily, we shall do it." +[12:62] And [Yusuf (Joseph)] told his servants to put their money (with which they had bought the corn) into their bags, so that they might know it when they go back to their people, in order that they might come back. +[12:63] So, when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother). So send our brother with us, and we shall get our measure and truly we will guard him." +[12:64] He said: "Can I entrust him to you except as I entrusted his brother [Yusuf (Joseph)] to you aforetime? But Allah is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy." +[12:65] And when they opened their bags, they found their money had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us, so we shall get (more) food for our family, and we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a camel's load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give)." +[12:66] He [Ya'qub (Jacob)] said: "I will not send him with you until you swear a solemn oath to me in Allah's Name, that you will bring him back to me unless you are yourselves surrounded (by enemies, etc.)," And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Allah is the Witness over what we have said." +[12:67] And he said: "O my sons! Do not enter by one gate, but enter by different gates, and I cannot avail you against Allah at all. Verily! The decision rests only with Allah. In him, I put my trust and let all those that trust, put their trust in Him." +[12:68] And when they entered according to their father's advice, it did not avail them in the least against (the Will of) Allah, it was but a need of Ya'qub's (Jacob) inner-self which he discharged. And verily, he was endowed with knowledge because We had taught him, but most men know not. +[12:69] And when they went in before Yusuf (Joseph), he betook his brother (Benjamin) to himself and said: "Verily! I am your brother, so grieve not for what they used to do." +[12:70] So when he had furnished them forth with their provisions, he put the (golden) bowl into his brother's bag, then a crier cried: "O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!" +[12:71] They, turning towards them, said: "What is it that you have missed?" +[12:72] They said: "We have missed the (golden) bowl of the king and for him who produces it is (the reward of) a camel load; I will be bound by it." +[12:73] They said: "By Allah! Indeed you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" +[12:74] They [Yusuf's (Joseph) men] said: "What then shall be the penalty of him, if you are (proved to be) liars." +[12:75] They [Yusuf's (Joseph) brothers] said: "The penalty should be that he, in whose bag it is found, should be held for the punishment (of the crime). Thus we punish the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.)!" +[12:76] So he [Yusuf (Joseph)] began (the search) in their bags before the bag of his brother. Then he brought it out of his brother's bag. Thus did We plan for Yusuf (Joseph). He could not take his brother by the law of the king (as a slave), except that Allah willed it. (So Allah made the brothers to bind themselves with their way of "punishment, i.e. enslaving of a thief.") We raise to degrees whom We please, but over all those endowed with knowledge is the All-Knowing (Allah). +[12:77] They [(Yusuf's (Joseph) brothers] said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his [Yusuf (Joseph)] who did steal before (him)." But these things did Yusuf (Joseph) keep in himself, revealing not the secrets to them. He said (within himself): "You are in worst case, and Allah knows best the truth of what you assert!" +[12:78] They said: "O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think that you are one of the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112)." +[12:79] He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so), we should be Zalimun (wrong-doers)." +[12:80] So, when they despaired of him, they held a conference in private. The eldest among them said: "Know you not that your father did take an oath from you in Allah's Name, and before this you did fail in your duty with Yusuf (Joseph)? Therefore I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah decides my case (by releasing Benjamin) and He is the Best of the judges. +[12:81] "Return to your father and say, 'O our father! Verily, your son (Benjamin) has stolen, and we testify not except according to what we know, and we could not know the unseen! +[12:82] "And ask (the people of) the town where we have been, and the caravan in which we returned, and indeed we are telling the truth." +[12:83] He [Ya'qub (Jacob)] said: "Nay, but your ownselves have beguiled you into something. So patience is most fitting (for me). May be Allah will bring them (back) all to me. Truly He! only He is All-Knowing, All-Wise." +[12:84] And he turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Yusuf (Joseph)!" And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing. +[12:85] They said: "By Allah! You will never cease remembering Yusuf (Joseph) until you become weak with old age, or until you be of the dead." +[12:86] He said: "I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not. +[12:87] "O my sons! Go you and enquire about Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Mercy. Certainly no one despairs of Allah's Mercy, except the people who disbelieve." +[12:88] Then, when they entered unto him [Yusuf (Joseph)], they said: "O ruler of the land! A hard time has hit us and our family, and we have brought but poor capital, so pay us full measure and be charitable to us. Truly, Allah does reward the charitable." +[12:89] He said: "Do you know what you did with Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother, when you were ignorant?" +[12:90] They said: "Are you indeed Yusuf (Joseph)?" He said: "I am Yusuf (Joseph), and this is my brother (Benjamin). Allah has indeed been gracious to us. Verily, he who fears Allah with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allah makes not the reward of the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112) to be lost." +[12:91] They said: "By Allah! Indeed Allah has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners." +[12:92] He said: "No reproach on you this day, may Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy! +[12:93] "Go with this shirt of mine, and cast it over the face of my father, he will become clear-sighted, and bring to me all your family." +[12:94] And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the smell of Yusuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age)." +[12:95] They said: "By Allah! Certainly, you are in your old error." +[12:96] Then, when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he cast it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted. He said: "Did I not say to you, 'I know from Allah that which you know not. ” +[12:97] They said: "O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners." +[12:98] He said: "I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, verily He! Only He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." +[12:99] Then, when they entered unto Yusuf (Joseph), he betook his parents to himself and said: "Enter Egypt, if Allah wills, in security." +[12:100] And he raised his parents to the throne and they fell down before him prostrate. And he said: "O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream aforetime! My Lord has made it come true! He was indeed good to me, when He took me out of the prison, and brought you (all here) out of the bedouin-life, after Shaitan (Satan) had sown enmity between me and my brothers. Certainly, my Lord is the Most Courteous and Kind unto whom He will. Truly He! Only He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. +[12:101] "My Lord! You have indeed bestowed on me of the sovereignty, and taught me the interpretation of dreams; The (only) Creator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Wali (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian, etc.) in this world and in the Hereafter, cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to Your Will), and join me with the righteous." +[12:102] This is of the news of the Ghaib (unseen) which We reveal by Inspiration to you (O Muhammad SAW). You were not (present) with them when they arranged their plan together, and (also, while) they were plotting. +[12:103] And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly. +[12:104] And no reward you (O Muhammad SAW) ask of them (those who deny your Prophethood) for it, it (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder and an advice unto the 'Alamin (men and jinns). +[12:105] And how many a sign in the heavens and the earth they pass by, while they are averse therefrom. +[12:106] And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners unto Him [i.e. they are Mushrikun -polytheists - see Verse 6:121]. +[12:107] Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the Torment of Allah, or of the coming against them of the (Final) Hour, all of a sudden while they perceive not? +[12:108] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "This is my way; I invite unto Allah (i.e. to the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me (also must invite others to Allah i.e. to the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge. And Glorified and Exalted be Allah (above all that they associate as partners with Him). And I am not of the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah; those who worship others along with Allah or set up rivals or partners to Allah)." +[12:109] And We sent not before you (as Messengers) any but men, whom We inspired from among the people of townships. Have they not travelled through the earth and seen what was the end of those who were before them? And verily, the home of the Hereafter is the best for those who fear Allah and obey Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds). Do you not then understand? +[12:110] (They were reprieved) until, when the Messengers gave up hope and thought that they were denied (by their people), then came to them Our Help, and whomsoever We willed were delivered. And Our Punishment cannot be warded off from the people who are Mujrimun (criminals, disobedients to Allah, sinners, disbelievers, polytheists). +[12:111] Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding. It (the Quran) is not a forged statement but a confirmation of the Allah's existing Books [the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and other Scriptures of Allah] and a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a Mercy for the people who believe. + +Surah 13: Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) +---------------------------------------- +[13:1] Alif-Lam-Mim-Ra [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book (the Quran), and that which has been revealed unto you (Muhammad SAW) from your Lord is the truth, but most men believe not. +[13:2] Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then, He Istawa (rose above) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected the sun and the moon (to continue going round)! Each running (its course) for a term appointed. He regulates all affairs, explaining the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. +[13:3] And it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein firm mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjain Ithnain (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two sorts, e.g. black and white, sweet and sour, small and big, etc.) He brings the night as a cover over the day. Verily, in these things, there are Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) for people who reflect. +[13:4] And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops (fields etc.), and date-palms, growing out two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm), watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things, there are Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs) for the people who understand. +[13:5] And if you (O Muhammad SAW) wonder (at these polytheists who deny your message of Islamic Monotheism and have taken besides Allah others for worship who can neither harm nor benefit), then wondrous is their saying: "When we are dust, shall we indeed then be (raised) in a new creation?" They are those who disbelieve in their Lord! They are those who will have iron chains tying their hands to their necks. They will be dwellers of the Fire to abide therein. +[13:6] They ask you to hasten the evil before the good, yet (many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. But verily, your Lord is full of Forgiveness for mankind inspite of their wrong-doing. And verily, your Lord is (also) Severe in punishment. +[13:7] And the disbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and to every people there is a guide. +[13:8] Allah knows what every female bears, and by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or exceed. Everything with Him is in (due) proportion. +[13:9] All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Most Great, the Most High. +[13:10] It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly, whether he be hid by night or go forth freely by day. +[13:11] For each (person), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allah. Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah). But when Allah wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector. +[13:12] It is He who shows you the lightning, as a fear (for travellers) and as a hope (for those who wait for rain). And it is He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water). +[13:13] And Ar-Ra'd (thunder) glorifies and praises Him, and so do the angels because of His Awe, He sends the thunderbolts, and therewith He strikes whom He wills, yet they (disbelievers) dispute about Allah. And He is Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment. +[13:14] For Him (Alone) is the Word of Truth (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but He). And those whom they (polytheists and disbelievers) invoke, answer them no more than one who stretches forth his hand (at the edge of a deep well) for water to reach his mouth, but it reaches him not, and the invocation of the disbelievers is nothing but an error (i.e. of no use). +[13:15] And unto Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons. +[13:16] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Have you then taken (for worship) Auliya' (protectors, etc.) other than Him, such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them." Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things, He is the One, the Irresistible." +[13:17] He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and the valleys flow according to their measure, but the flood bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface, and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire in order to make ornaments or utensils, rises a foam like unto it, thus does Allah (by parables) show forth truth and falsehood. Then, as for the foam it passes away as scum upon the banks, while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth. Thus Allah sets forth parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief). +[13:18] For those who answered their Lord's Call [believed in the Oneness of Allah and followed His Messenger Muhammad SAW i.e. Islamic Monotheism] is Al-Husna (i.e. Paradise). But those who answered not His Call (disbelieved in the Oneness of Allah and followed not His Messenger Muhammad SAW), if they had all that is in the earth together with its like, they would offer it in order to save themselves (from the torment, it will be in vain). For them there will be the terrible reckoning. Their dwelling place will be Hell; - and worst indeed is that place for rest. +[13:19] Shall he then who knows that what has been revealed unto you (O Muhammad SAW) from your Lord is the truth be like him who is blind? But it is only the men of understanding that pay heed. +[13:20] Those who fulfill the Covenant of Allah and break not the Mithaq (bond, treaty, covenant); +[13:21] Those who join that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of kinship), fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and perform all kinds of good deeds which Allah has ordained). +[13:22] And those who remain patient, seeking their Lord's Countenance, perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend out of that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and openly, and defend evil with good, for such there is a good end; +[13:23] 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among their fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And angels shall enter unto them from every gate (saying): +[13:24] "Salamun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!" +[13:25] And those who break the Covenant of Allah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives), and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse (i.e. they will be far away from Allah's Mercy); And for them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e. Hell). +[13:26] Allah increases the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills), and they rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment. +[13:27] And those who disbelieve say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him (Muhammad SAW) from his Lord?" Say: "Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides unto Himself those who turn to Him in repentance." +[13:28] Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. +[13:29] Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and work righteousness, Tuba (it means all kinds of happiness or name of a tree in Paradise) is for them and a beautiful place of (final) return. +[13:30] Thus have We sent you (O Muhammad SAW) to a community before whom other communities have passed away, in order that you might recite unto them what We have inspired to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Beneficient (Allah) Say: "He is my Lord! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! In Him is my trust, and to Him will be my return with repentance." +[13:31] And if there had been a Quran with which mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Quran). But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah. Have not then those who believe yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind? And a disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieve because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settle close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to pass. Certainly, Allah does not fail in His Promise. +[13:32] And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad SAW), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My Punishment! +[13:33] Is then He (Allah) Who takes charge (guards, maintains, provides, etc.) of every person and knows all that he has earned (like any other deities who know nothing)? Yet they ascribe partners to Allah. Say: "Name them! Is it that you will inform Him of something He knows not in the earth or is it (just) a show of false words." Nay! To those who disbelieve, their plotting is made fairseeming, and they have been hindered from the Right Path, and whom Allah sends astray, for him, there is no guide. +[13:34] For them is a torment in the life of this world, and certainly, harder is the torment of the Hereafter. And they have no protector against Allah. +[13:35] The description of the Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2): have been promised! -Underneath it rivers flow, its provision is eternal and so is its shade, this is the end (final destination) of the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2), and the end (final destination) of the disbelievers is Fire. (See Verse 47:15) +[13:36] Those to whom We have given the Book (such as 'Abdullah bin Salam and other Jews who embraced Islam), rejoice at what has been revealed unto you (i.e. the Quran), but there are among the Confederates (from the Jews and pagans) those who reject a part thereof. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am commanded only to worship Allah (Alone) and not to join partners with Him. To Him (Alone) I call and to Him is my return." +[13:37] And thus have We sent it (the Quran) down to be a judgement of authority in Arabic. Were you (O Muhammad SAW) to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which has come to you, then you will not have any Wali (protector) or defender against Allah. +[13:38] And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad SAW), and made for them wives and offspring. And it was not for a Messenger to bring a sign except by Allah's Leave. (For) each and every matter there is a Decree (from Allah). +[13:39] Allah blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) +[13:40] Whether We show you (O Muhammad SAW) part of what We have promised them or cause you to die, your duty is only to convey (the Message) and on Us is the reckoning. +[13:41] See they not that We gradually reduce the land (of disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying borders. And Allah judges, there is none to put back His Judgement and He is Swift at reckoning. +[13:42] And verily, those before them did devise plots, but all planning is Allah's. He knows what every person earns, and the disbelievers will know who gets the good end (final destination). +[13:43] And those who disbelieve, say: "You (O Muhammad SAW) are not a Messenger." Say: "Sufficient for a witness between me and you is Allah and those too who have knowledge of the Scripture (such as 'Abdullah bin Salam and other Jews and Christians who embraced Islam)." + +Surah 14: Ibrahim (Abraham) +---------------------------------------- +[14:1] Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. (This is) a Book which We have revealed unto you (O Muhammad SAW) in order that you might lead mankind out of darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of belief in the Oneness of Allah and Islamic Monotheism) by their Lord's Leave to the Path of the All-Mighty, the Owner of all Praise. +[14:2] Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth! And woe unto the disbelievers from a severe torment. +[14:3] Those who prefer the life of this world instead of the Hereafter, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam) and seek crookedness therein - They are far astray. +[14:4] And We sent not a Messenger except with the language of his people, in order that he might make (the Message) clear for them. Then Allah misleads whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[14:5] And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (signs, proofs, and evidences) (saying): "Bring out your people from darkness into light, and make them remember the annals of Allah. Truly, therein are evidences, proofs and signs for every patient, thankful (person)." +[14:6] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Call to mind Allah's Favour to you, when He delivered you from Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people who were afflicting you with horrible torment, and were slaughtering your sons and letting your women alive, and in it was a tremendous trial from your Lord." +[14:7] And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: "If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allah), I will give you more (of My Blessings), but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily! My Punishment is indeed severe." +[14:8] And Musa (Moses) said: "If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily! Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Owner of all Praise." +[14:9] Has not the news reached you, of those before you, the people of Nuh (Noah), and 'Ad, and Thamud? And those after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came their Messengers with clear proofs, but they put their hands in their mouths (biting them from anger) and said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us (i.e. Islamic Monotheism)." +[14:10] Their Messengers said: "What! Can there be a doubt about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? He calls you (to Monotheism and to be obedient to Allah) that He may forgive you of your sins and give you respite for a term appointed." They said: "You are no more than human beings like us! You wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship. Then bring us a clear authority i.e. a clear proof of what you say)." +[14:11] Their Messengers said to them: "We are no more than human beings like you, but Allah bestows His Grace to whom He wills of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you an authority (proof) except by the Permission of Allah. And in Allah (Alone) let the believers put their trust. +[14:12] "And why should we not put our trust in Allah while He indeed has guided us our ways. And we shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us, and in Allah (Alone) let those who trust, put their trust." +[14:13] And those who disbelieved, said to their Messengers: "Surely, we shall drive you out of our land, or you shall return to our religion." So their Lord inspired them: "Truly, We shall destroy the Zalimun (polytheists, disbelievers and wrong-doers.). +[14:14] "And indeed, We shall make you dwell in the land after them. This is for him who fears standing before Me (on the Day of Resurrection or fears My Punishment) and also fears My Threat." +[14:15] But they (the Messengers) sought victory and help [from their Lord (Allah)], and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to a complete loss and destruction. +[14:16] In front of him (every obstinate, arrogant dictator) is Hell, and he will be made to drink boiling, festering water. +[14:17] He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat, and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a great torment. +[14:18] The parable of those who disbelieve in their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day, they shall not be able to get aught of what they have earned. That is the straying, far away (from the Right Path). +[14:19] Do you not see that Allah has created the heavens and the earth with truth? If He will, He can remove you and bring (in your place) a new creation! +[14:20] And for Allah that is not hard or difficult (i.e. very easy for Allah). +[14:21] And they all shall appear before Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) then the weak will say to those who were arrogant (chiefs): "Verily, we were following you; can you avail us anything from Allah's Torment?" They will say: "Had Allah guided us, we would have guided you. It makes no difference to us (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience, there is no place of refuge for us." +[14:22] And Shaitan (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, so you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allah (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." +[14:23] And those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messengers and whatever they brought) and did righteous deeds, will be made to enter Gardens under which rivers flow, - to dwell therein forever (i.e. in Paradise), with the permission of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: Salam (peace!). +[14:24] See you not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high). +[14:25] Giving its fruit at all times, by the Leave of its Lord and Allah sets forth parables for mankind in order that they may remember. +[14:26] And the parable of an evil word is that of an evil tree uprooted from the surface of earth having no stability. +[14:27] Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping Allah Alone and none else), and in the Hereafter. And Allah will cause to go astray those who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.), and Allah does what He wills. +[14:28] Have you not seen those who have changed the Blessings of Allah into disbelief (by denying Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Message of Islam), and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction? +[14:29] Hell, in which they will burn, - and what an evil place to settle in! +[14:30] And they set up rivals to Allah, to mislead (men) from His Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief life)! But certainly, your destination is the (Hell) Fire!" +[14:31] Say (O Muhammad SAW) to 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have believed, that they should perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend in charity out of the sustenance We have given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day on which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. +[14:32] Allah is He Who has created the heavens and the earth and sends down water (rain) from the sky, and thereby brought forth fruits as provision for you; and He has made the ships to be of service to you, that they may sail through the sea by His Command; and He has made rivers (also) to be of service to you. +[14:33] And He has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, to be of service to you; and He has made the night and the day, to be of service to you. +[14:34] And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily! Man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer, - a disbeliever (an extreme ingrate, denies Allah's Blessings by disbelief, and by worshipping others besides Allah, and by disobeying Allah and His Prophet Muhammad SAW). +[14:35] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said: "O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols. +[14:36] "O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeys me, - still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[14:37] "O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ka'bah at Makkah); in order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), so fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks. +[14:38] "O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah. +[14:39] "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has given me in old age Isma'il (Ishmael) and Ishaque (Isaac). Verily! My Lord is indeed the All-Hearer of invocations. +[14:40] "O my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and (also) from my offspring, our Lord! And accept my invocation. +[14:41] "Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established." +[14:42] Consider not that Allah is unaware of that which the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. +[14:43] (They will be) hastening forward with necks outstretched, their heads raised up (towards the sky), their gaze returning not towards them and their hearts empty (from thinking because of extreme fear). +[14:44] And warn (O Muhammad SAW) mankind of the Day when the torment will come unto them; then the wrong-doers will say: "Our Lord! Respite us for a little while, we will answer Your Call and follow the Messengers!" (It will be said): "Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not leave (the world for the Hereafter). +[14:45] "And you dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged themselves, and it was clear to you how We had dealt with them. And We put forth (many) parables for you." +[14:46] Indeed, they planned their plot, and their plot was with Allah, though their plot was a great (one, still) it would never be able to remove the mountains (real mountains or the Islamic law) from their places (as it is of no importance) [Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Vol. 2, Page 597]. [It is said by some interpreters regarding this Verse that the Quraish pagans plotted against Prophet Muhammad SAW to kill him but they failed and were unable to carry out their plot which they plotted]. +[14:47] So think not that Allah will fail to keep His Promise to His Messengers. Certainly, Allah is All-Mighty, - All-Able of Retribution. +[14:48] On the Day when the earth will be changed to another earth and so will be the heavens, and they (all creatures) will appear before Allah, the One, the Irresistible. +[14:49] And you will see the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism, polytheists, disobedient to Allah, etc.) that Day bound together in fetters; [Muqarranun in fetters; mean:- with their hands and feet tied to their necks with chains.] +[14:50] Their garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces. +[14:51] That Allah may requite each person according to what he has earned. Truly, Allah is Swift at reckoning. +[14:52] This (Quran) is a Message for mankind (and a clear proof against them), in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is the only One Ilah (God - Allah) - (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and that men of understanding may take heed. + +Surah 15: Al-Hijr (The Rock) +---------------------------------------- +[15:1] Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book, and a plain Quran. +[15:2] Perhaps (often) will those who disbelieve wish that they were Muslims [those who have submitted themselves to Allah's Will in Islam Islamic Monotheism, this will be on the Day of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and the Muslims going to Paradise]. +[15:3] Leave them to eat and enjoy, and let them be preoccupied with (false) hope. They will come to know! +[15:4] And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it. +[15:5] No nation can anticipate its term, nor delay it. +[15:6] And they say: "O you (Muhammad SAW) to whom the Dhikr (the Quran) has been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man. +[15:7] "Why do you not bring angels to us if you are of the truthful ones?" +[15:8] We send not the angels down except with the truth (i.e. for torment, etc.), and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite! +[15:9] Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption). +[15:10] Indeed, We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad SAW) amongst the sects (communities) of old. +[15:11] And never came a Messenger to them but they did mock him. +[15:12] Thus do We let it (polytheism and disbelief) enter into the hearts of the Mujrimun [criminals, polytheists, pagans, etc. (because of their mockery at the Messengers)]. +[15:13] They would not believe in it (the Quran), and already the example of (Allah's punishment of) the ancients (who disbelieved) has gone forth. +[15:14] And even if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they were to continue ascending thereto, +[15:15] They would surely say: "Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled. Nay, we are a people bewitched." +[15:16] And indeed, We have put the big stars in the heaven and We beautified it for the beholders. +[15:17] And We have guarded it (near heaven) from every outcast Shaitan (devil). +[15:18] Except him (devil) that gains hearing by stealing, he is pursued by a clear flaming fire. +[15:19] And the earth We spread out, and placed therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein all kinds of things in due proportion. +[15:20] And We have provided therein means of living, for you and for those whom you provide not [moving (living) creatures, cattle, beasts, and other animals]. +[15:21] And there is not a thing, but with Us are the stores thereof. And We send it not down except in a known measure. +[15:22] And We send the winds fertilizing (to fill heavily the clouds with water), then caused the water (rain) to descend from the sky, and We gave it to you to drink, and it is not you who are the owners of its stores [i.e. to give water to whom you like or to withhold it from whom you like]. +[15:23] And certainly We! We it is Who give life, and cause death, and We are the Inheritors. +[15:24] And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will come afterwards. +[15:25] And verily, your Lord will gather them together. Truly, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing. +[15:26] And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. +[15:27] And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire. +[15:28] And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "I am going to create a man (Adam) from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. +[15:29] "So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him." +[15:30] So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together. +[15:31] Except Iblis (Satan), - he refused to be among the prostrators. +[15:32] (Allah) said: "O Iblis (Satan)! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?" +[15:33] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud." +[15:34] (Allah) said: "Then, get out from here, for verily, you are Rajim (an outcast or a cursed one)." [Tafsir At-Tabari] +[15:35] "And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)." +[15:36] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected." +[15:37] Allah said: "Then, verily, you are of those reprieved, +[15:38] "Till the Day of the time appointed." +[15:39] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them (mankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all. +[15:40] "Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them." +[15:41] (Allah) said: "This is the Way which will lead straight to Me." +[15:42] "Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghawin (Mushrikun and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers, etc.). +[15:43] "And surely, Hell is the promised place for them all. +[15:44] "It (Hell) has seven gates, for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned. +[15:45] "Truly! The Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2) will be amidst Gardens and water-springs (Paradise). +[15:46] "(It will be said to them): 'Enter therein (Paradise), in peace and security.' +[15:47] "And We shall remove from their breasts any sense of injury (that they may have), (So they will be like) brothers facing each other on thrones. +[15:48] "No sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave it." +[15:49] Declare (O Muhammad SAW) unto My slaves, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful. +[15:50] And that My Torment is indeed the most painful torment. +[15:51] And tell them about the guests (the angels) of Ibrahim (Abraham). +[15:52] When they entered unto him, and said: Salaman (peace)! [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Indeed! We are afraid of you." +[15:53] They (the angels) said: "Do not be afraid! We give you glad tidings of a boy (son) possessing much knowledge and wisdom." +[15:54] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Do you give me glad tidings (of a son) when old age has overtaken me? Of what then is your news?" +[15:55] They (the angels) said: "We give you glad tidings in truth. So be not of the despairing ones." +[15:56] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?" +[15:57] [Ibrahim (Abraham) again] said: "What then is the business on which you have come, O Messengers?" +[15:58] They (the angels) said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners). +[15:59] "(All) except the family of Lout (Lot). Them all we are surely going to save (from destruction). +[15:60] "Except his wife, of whom We have decreed that she shall be of those who remain behind (i.e. she will be destroyed)." +[15:61] Then, when the Messengers (the angels) came unto the family of Lout (Lot). +[15:62] He said: "Verily! You are people unknown to me." +[15:63] They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that (torment) which they have been doubting. +[15:64] "And we have brought to you the truth (the news of the destruction of your nation) and certainly, we tell the truth. +[15:65] "Then travel in a part of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and let no one amongst you look back, but go on to where you are ordered." +[15:66] And We made known this decree to him, that the root of those (sinners) was to be cut off in the early morning. +[15:67] And the inhabitants of the city came rejoicing (at the news of the young men's arrival). +[15:68] [Lout (Lot)] said: "Verily! these are my guests, so shame me not. +[15:69] "And fear Allah and disgrace me not." +[15:70] They (people of the city) said: "Did we not forbid you to entertain (or protect) any of the 'Alamin (people, foreigners, strangers, etc. from us)?" +[15:71] [Lout (Lot)] said: "These (the girls of the nation) are my daughters (to marry lawfully), if you must act (so)." +[15:72] Verily, by your life (O Muhammad SAW), in their wild intoxication, they were wandering blindly. +[15:73] So As-Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook them at the time of sunrise; +[15:74] And We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down and rained down on them stones of baked clay. +[15:75] Surely! In this are signs, for those who see (or understand or learn the lessons from the Signs of Allah). +[15:76] And verily! They (the cities) were right on the highroad (from Makkah to Syria i.e. the place where the Dead Sea is now). +[15:77] Surely! Therein is indeed a sign for the believers. +[15:78] And the dwellers in the wood [i.e. the people of Madyan (Midian) to whom Prophet Shu'aib was sent by Allah), were also Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[15:79] So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open highway, plain to see. +[15:80] And verily, the dwellers of Al-Hijr (the rocky tract) denied the Messengers. +[15:81] And We gave them Our Signs, but they were averse to them. +[15:82] And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure. +[15:83] But As-Saihah (torment - awful cry etc.) overtook them in the early morning (of the fourth day of their promised punishment days). +[15:84] And all that which they used to earn availed them not. +[15:85] And We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with truth, and the Hour is surely coming, so overlook (O Muhammad SAW), their faults with gracious forgiveness. [This was before the ordainment of Jihad holy fighting in Allah's Cause]. +[15:86] Verily, your Lord is the All-Knowing Creator. +[15:87] And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of Al-Mathani (the seven repeatedly recited Verses), (i.e. Surat Al-Fatiha) and the Grand Quran. +[15:88] Look not with your eyes ambitiously at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them (the disbelievers), nor grieve over them. And lower your wings for the believers (be courteous to the fellow-believers). +[15:89] And say: "I am indeed a plain warner." +[15:90] As We have sent down on the dividers, (Quraish pagans or Jews and Christians). +[15:91] Who have made the Quran into parts. (i.e. believed in a part and disbelieved in the other). +[15:92] So, by your Lord (O Muhammad SAW), We shall certainly call all of them to account. +[15:93] For all that they used to do. +[15:94] Therefore proclaim openly (Allah's Message Islamic Monotheism) that which you are commanded, and turn away from Al-Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, and disbelievers, etc. - see V. 2:105). +[15:95] Truly! We will suffice you against the scoffers. +[15:96] Who set up along with Allah another ilah (god), they will come to know. +[15:97] Indeed, We know that your breast is straitened at what they say. +[15:98] So glorify the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves (to Him). +[15:99] And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death). + +Surah 16: An-Nahl (The Bee) +---------------------------------------- +[16:1] The Event (the Hour or the punishment of disbelievers and polytheists or the Islamic laws or commandments), ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate as partners with Him. +[16:2] He sends down the angels with inspiration of His Command to whom of His slaves He pleases (saying): "Warn mankind that La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so fear Me (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds). +[16:3] He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. High be He Exalted above all they associate as partners with Him. +[16:4] He has created man from Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge), then behold, this same (man) becomes an open opponent. +[16:5] And the cattle, He has created them for you; in them there is warmth (warm clothing), and numerous benefits, and of them you eat. +[16:6] And wherein is beauty for you, when you bring them home in the evening, and as you lead them forth to pasture in the morning. +[16:7] And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful. +[16:8] And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys, for you to ride and as an adornment. And He creates (other) things of which you have no knowledge. +[16:9] And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path (i.e. Islamic Monotheism for mankind i.e. to show them legal and illegal, good and evil things, etc. so, whosoever accepts the guidance, it will be for his own benefit and whosoever goes astray, it will be for his own destruction), but there are ways that turn aside (such as Paganism, Judaism, Christianity, etc.). And had He willed, He would have guided you all (mankind). +[16:10] He it is Who sends down water (rain) from the sky; from it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture; +[16:11] With it He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date-palms, the grapes, and every kind of fruit. Verily! In this is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought. +[16:12] And He has subjected to you the night and the day, the sun and the moon; and the stars are subjected by His Command. Surely, in this are proofs for people who understand. +[16:13] And whatsoever He has created for you on this earth of varying colours [and qualities from vegetation and fruits, etc. (botanical life) and from animal (zoological life)]. Verily! In this is a sign for people who remember. +[16:14] And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e. fish), and that you bring forth out of it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing through it, that you may seek (thus) of His Bounty (by transporting the goods from place to place) and that you may be grateful. +[16:15] And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you, and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves. +[16:16] And landmarks (signposts, etc. during the day) and by the stars (during the night), they (mankind) guide themselves. +[16:17] Is then He, Who creates as one who creates not? Will you not then remember? +[16:18] And if you would count the graces of Allah, never could you be able to count them. Truly! Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:19] And Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal. +[16:20] Those whom they (Al-Mushrikun) invoke besides Allah have not created anything, but are themselves created. +[16:21] (They are) dead, lifeless, and they know not when they will be raised up. +[16:22] Your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God Allah, none has the right to be worshipped but He). But for those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts deny (the faith in the Oneness of Allah), and they are proud. +[16:23] Certainly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Truly, He likes not the proud. +[16:24] And when it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord has sent down (unto Muhammad SAW)?" They say: "Tales of the men of old!" +[16:25] They will bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection, and also of the burdens of those whom they misled without knowledge. Evil indeed is that which they shall bear! +[16:26] Those before them indeed plotted, but Allah struck at the foundation of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them, and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive. +[16:27] Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them and will say: "Where are My (so called) 'partners' concerning whom you used to disagree and dispute (with the believers, by defying and disobeying Allah)?" Those who have been given the knowledge (about the Torment of Allah for the disbelievers) will say: "Verily! Disgrace this Day and misery are upon the disbelievers. +[16:28] "Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing wrong to themselves (by disbelief and by associating partners in worship with Allah and by committing all kinds of crimes and evil deeds)." Then, they will make (false) submission (saying): "We used not to do any evil." (The angels will reply): "Yes! Truly, Allah is All-Knower of what you used to do. +[16:29] "So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein, and indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant." +[16:30] And (when) it is said to those who are the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) "What is it that your Lord has sent down?" They say: "That which is good." For those who do good in this world, there is good, and the home of the Hereafter will be better. And excellent indeed will be the home (i.e. Paradise) of the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[16:31] 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (Gardens of Eternity) which they will enter, under which rivers flow, they will have therein all that they wish. Thus Allah rewards the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[16:32] Those whose lives the angels take while they are in a pious state (i.e. pure from all evil, and worshipping none but Allah Alone) saying (to them): Salamun 'Alaikum (peace be on you) enter you Paradise, because of (the good) which you used to do (in the world)." +[16:33] Do they (the disbelievers and polytheists) await but that the angels should come to them [to take away their souls (at death)], or there should come the command (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) of your Lord? Thus did those before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves. +[16:34] Then, the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that at which they used to mock surrounded them. +[16:35] And those who join others in worship with Allah say: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message? +[16:36] And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc.i. e. do not worship Taghut besides Allah)." Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth). +[16:37] If you (O Muhammad SAW) covet for their guidance, then verily Allah guides not those whom He makes to go astray (or none can guide him whom Allah sends astray). And they will have no helpers. +[16:38] And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that Allah will not raise up him who dies. Yes, (He will raise them up), a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but most of mankind know not. +[16:39] In order that He may make manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that those who disbelieved (in Resurrection, and in the Oneness of Allah) may know that they were liars. +[16:40] Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" and it is. +[16:41] And as for those who emigrated for the Cause of Allah, after suffering oppression, We will certainly give them goodly residence in this world, but indeed the reward of the Hereafter will be greater, if they but knew! +[16:42] (They are) those who remained patient (in this world for Allah's sake), and put their trust in their Lord (Allah Alone). +[16:43] And We sent not (as Our Messengers) before you (O Muhammad SAW) any but men, whom We inspired, (to preach and invite mankind to believe in the Oneness of Allah). So ask of those who know the Scripture [learned men of the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], if you know not. +[16:44] With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad SAW) the reminder and the advice (the Quran), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought. +[16:45] Do then those who devise evil plots feel secure that Allah will not sink them into the earth, or that the torment will not seize them from directions they perceive not? +[16:46] Or that He may catch them in the midst of their going to and fro (in their jobs), so that there be no escape for them (from Allah's Punishment)? +[16:47] Or that He may catch them with gradual wasting (of their wealth and health). Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of Kindness, Most Merciful? +[16:48] Have they not observed things that Allah has created, (how) their shadows incline to the right and to the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they are lowly? +[16:49] And to Allah prostate all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, of the live moving creatures and the angels, and they are not proud [i.e. they worship their Lord (Allah) with humility]. +[16:50] They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded. +[16:51] And Allah said (O mankind!): "Take not ilahain (two gods in worship, etc.). Verily, He (Allah) is (the) only One Ilah (God). Then, fear Me (Allah) much [and Me (Alone), i.e. be away from all kinds of sins and evil deeds that Allah has forbidden and do all that Allah has ordained and worship none but Allah]. +[16:52] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and (all that is in) the earth and Ad-Din Wasiba is His [(i.e. perpetual sincere obedience to Allah is obligatory). None has the right to be worshipped but Allah)]. Will you then fear any other than Allah? +[16:53] And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help. +[16:54] Then, when He has removed the harm from you, behold! Some of you associate others in worship with their Lord (Allah). +[16:55] So (as a result of that) they deny (with ungratefulness) that (Allah's Favours) which We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy yourselves (your short stay), but you will come to know (with regrets). +[16:56] And they assign a portion of that which We have provided them unto what they know not (false deities). By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate. +[16:57] And they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) be He above all that they associate with Him!. And unto themselves what they desire; +[16:58] And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief! +[16:59] He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonour or bury her in the earth? Certainly, evil is their decision. +[16:60] For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description, and for Allah is the highest description. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[16:61] And if Allah were to seize mankind for their wrong-doing, He would not leave on it (the earth) a single moving (living) creature, but He postpones them for an appointed term and when their term comes, neither can they delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment). +[16:62] They assign to Allah that which they dislike (for themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that the better things will be theirs. No doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it, and left there neglected. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 10, Page 121) +[16:63] By Allah, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the nations before you (O Muhammad SAW), but Shaitan (Satan) made their deeds fair-seeming to them. So he (Satan) is their Wali (helper) today (i.e. in this world), and theirs will be a painful torment. +[16:64] And We have not sent down the Book (the Quran) to you (O Muhammad SAW), except that you may explain clearly unto them those things in which they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a folk who believe. +[16:65] And Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, then He revives the earth therewith after its death. Verily, in this is a sign (clear proof) for people who listen (obey Allah). +[16:66] And verily! In the cattle, there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from between excretions and blood, pure milk; palatable to the drinkers. +[16:67] And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you derive strong drink (this was before the order of the prohibition of the alcoholic drinks) and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is indeed a sign for people who have wisdom. +[16:68] And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect. +[16:69] "Then, eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of your Lord made easy (for you)." There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying colour wherein is healing for men. Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think. +[16:70] And Allah has created you and then He will cause you to die, and of you there are some who are sent back to senility, so that they know nothing after having known (much). Truly! Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. +[16:71] And Allah has preferred some of you above others in wealth and properties. Then, those who are preferred will by no means hand over their wealth and properties to those (slaves) whom their right hands possess, so that they may be equal with them in respect thereof. Do they then deny the Favour of Allah? +[16:72] And Allah has made for you wives of your own kind, and has made for you, from your wives, sons and grandsons, and has bestowed on you good provision. Do they then believe in false deities and deny the Favour of Allah (by not worshipping Allah Alone). +[16:73] And they worship others besides Allah, such as do not and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or the earth. +[16:74] So put not forward similitudes for Allah (as there is nothing similar to Him, nor He resembles anything). Truly! Allah knows and you know not. +[16:75] Allah puts forward the example (of two men a believer and a disbeliever); a slave (disbeliever) under the possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and (the other), a man (believer) on whom We have bestowed a good provision from Us, and He spends thereof secretly and openly. Can they be equal? (By no means, not). All the praises and thanks be to Allah. Nay! (But) most of them know not. +[16:76] And Allah puts forward (another) example of two men, one of them dumb, who has no power over anything (disbeliever), and he is a burden to his master, whichever way he directs him, he brings no good. Is such a man equal to one (believer in the Islamic Monotheism) who commands justice, and is himself on a Straight Path? +[16:77] And to Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of the eye, or even nearer. Truly! Allah is Able to do all things. +[16:78] And Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your mothers while you know nothing. And He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts that you might give thanks (to Allah). +[16:79] Do they not see the birds held (flying) in the midst of the sky? None holds them but Allah [none gave them the ability to fly but Allah]. Verily, in this are clear proofs and signs for people who believe (in the Oneness of Allah). +[16:80] And Allah has made for you in your homes an abode, and made for you out of the hides of the cattle (tents for) dwelling, which you find so light (and handy) when you travel and when you stay (in your travels), and of their wool, fur, and hair (sheep wool, camel fur, and goat hair), a furnishing and articles of convenience (e.g. carpets, blankets, etc.), a comfort for a while. +[16:81] And Allah has made for you out of that which He has created shades, and has made for you places of refuge in the mountains, and has made for you garments to protect you from the heat (and cold), and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He perfect His Grace unto you, that you may submit yourselves to His Will (in Islam). +[16:82] Then, if they turn away, your duty (O Muhammad SAW) is only to convey (the Message) in a clear way. +[16:83] They recognise the Grace of Allah, yet they deny it (by worshipping others besides Allah) and most of them are disbelievers (deny the Prophethood of Muhammad SAW). +[16:84] And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who have disbelieved will not be given leave (to put forward excuses), nor will they be allowed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for Allah's Forgiveness (of their sins, etc.). +[16:85] And when those who did wrong (the disbelievers) will see the torment, then it will not be lightened unto them, nor will they be given respite. +[16:86] And when those who associated partners with Allah see their (Allah's so-called) partners, they will say: "Our Lord! These are our partners whom we used to invoke besides you." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Surely! You indeed are liars!" +[16:87] And they will offer (their full) submission to Allah (Alone) on that Day, and their invented false deities [all that they used to invoke besides Allah, e.g. idols, saints, priests, monks, angels, jinns, Jibrael (Gabriel), Messengers, etc.] will vanish from them. +[16:88] Those who disbelieved and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, for them We will add torment over the torment; because they used to spread corruption [by disobeying Allah themselves, as well as ordering others (mankind) to do so]. +[16:89] And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves. And We shall bring you (O Muhammad SAW) as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book (the Quran) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves (to Allah as Muslims). +[16:90] Verily, Allah enjoins Al-Adl (i.e. justice and worshipping none but Allah Alone - Islamic Monotheism) and Al-Ihsan [i.e. to be patient in performing your duties to Allah, totally for Allah's sake and in accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of the Prophet SAW in a perfect manner], and giving (help) to kith and kin (i.e. all that Allah has ordered you to give them e.g., wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any other kind of help, etc.): and forbids Al-Fahsha' (i.e. all evil deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without right, etc.), and Al-Munkar (i.e. all that is prohibited by Islamic law: polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds, etc.), and Al-Baghy (i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes you, that you may take heed. +[16:91] And fulfill the Covenant of Allah (Bai'a: pledge for Islam) when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths after you have confirmed them, and indeed you have appointed Allah your surety. Verily! Allah knows what you do. +[16:92] And be not like her who undoes the thread which she has spun after it has become strong, by taking your oaths a means of deception among yourselves, lest a nation may be more numerous than another nation. Allah only tests you by this [i.e. who obeys Allah and fulfills Allah's Covenant and who disobeys Allah and breaks Allah's Covenant]. And on the Day of Resurrection, He will certainly make clear to you that wherein you used to differ [i.e. a believer confesses and believes in the Oneness of Allah and in the Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad SAW which the disbeliever denies it and that was their difference amongst them in the life of this world]. +[16:93] And had Allah willed, He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. But you shall certainly be called to account for what you used to do. +[16:94] And make not your oaths, a means of deception among yourselves, lest a foot may slip after being firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (punishment in this world) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad SAW), and yours will be a great torment (i.e. the Fire of Hell in the Hereafter). +[16:95] And purchase not a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant. Verily! What is with Allah is better for you if you did but know. +[16:96] Whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever with Allah (of good deeds) will remain. And those who are patient, We will certainly pay them a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do. +[16:97] Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). +[16:98] So when you want to recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one). +[16:99] Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allah). +[16:100] His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah) [i.e. those who are Mushrikun - polytheists - see Verse 6:121]. +[16:101] And when We change a Verse [of the Quran, i.e. cancel (abrogate) its order] in place of another, and Allah knows the best of what He sends down, they (the disbelievers) say: "You (O Muhammad SAW) are but a Muftari! (forger, liar)." Nay, but most of them know not. +[16:102] Say (O Muhammad SAW) Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] has brought it (the Quran) down from your Lord with truth, that it may make firm and strengthen (the Faith of) those who believe and as a guidance and glad tidings to those who have submitted (to Allah as Muslims). +[16:103] And indeed We know that they (polytheists and pagans) say: "It is only a human being who teaches him (Muhammad SAW)." The tongue of the man they refer to is foreign, while this (the Quran) is a clear Arabic tongue. +[16:104] Verily! Those who believe not in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, Allah will not guide them and theirs will be a painful torment. +[16:105] It is only those who believe not in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars. +[16:106] Whoever disbelieved in Allah after his belief, except him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a great torment. +[16:107] That is because they loved and preferred the life of this world over that of the Hereafter. And Allah guides not the people who disbelieve. +[16:108] They are those upon whose hearts, hearing (ears) and sight (eyes) Allah has set a seal. And they are the heedless! +[16:109] No doubt, in the Hereafter, they will be the losers. +[16:110] Then, verily! Your Lord for those who emigrated after they had been put to trials and thereafter strove hard and fought (for the Cause of Allah) and were patient, verily, your Lord afterward is, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:111] (Remember) the Day when every person will come up pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he did (good or evil, belief or disbelief in the life of this world) and they will not be dealt with unjustly. +[16:112] And Allah puts forward the example of a township (Makkah), that dwelt secure and well content; its provision coming to it in abundance from every place, but it (its people) denied the Favours of Allah (with ungratefulness). So Allah made it taste the extreme of hunger (famine) and fear, because of that (evil, i.e. denying Prophet Muhammad SAW) which they (its people) used to do. +[16:113] And verily, there had come unto them a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves, but they denied him, so the torment overtook them while they were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[16:114] So eat of the lawful and good food which Allah has provided for you. And be grateful for the Graces of Allah, if it is He Whom you worship. +[16:115] He has forbidden you only Al-Maytatah (meat of a dead animal), blood, the flesh of swine, and any animal which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols etc. or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, and not transgressing, then, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:116] And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allah will never prosper. +[16:117] A passing brief enjoyment (will be theirs), but they will have a painful torment. +[16:118] And unto those who are Jews, We have forbidden such things as We have mentioned to you (O Muhammad SAW) before [in Surat-Al-An'am, (The Cattle), see Verse 6:146]. And We wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves. +[16:119] Then, verily! Your Lord for those who do evil (commit sins and are disobedient to Allah) in ignorance and afterward repent and do righteous deeds, verily, your Lord thereafter, (to such) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:120] Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham) was an Ummah (a leader having all the good righteous qualities), or a nation, obedient to Allah, Hanifa (i.e. to worship none but Allah), and he was not one of those who were Al-Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and those who joined partners with Allah). +[16:121] (He was) thankful for His (Allah's) Graces. He (Allah) chose him (as an intimate friend) and guided him to a Straight Path (Islamic Monotheism, neither Judaism nor Christianity). +[16:122] And We gave him good in this world, and in the Hereafter he shall be of the righteous. +[16:123] Then, We have inspired you (O Muhammad SAW saying): "Follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism - to worship none but Allah) and he was not of the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers, etc.). +[16:124] The Sabbath was only prescribed for those who differed concerning it, and verily, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein they used to differ. +[16:125] Invite (mankind, O Muhammad SAW) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Quran) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided. +[16:126] And if you punish (your enemy, O you believers in the Oneness of Allah), then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[16:127] And endure you patiently (O Muhammad SAW), your patience is not but from Allah. And grieve not over them (polytheists and pagans, etc.), and be not distressed because of what they plot. +[16:128] Truly, Allah is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him), and those who are Muhsinun (good-doers, - see the footnote of V. 9:120). + +Surah 17: Bani Isra'il (The Israelites) +---------------------------------------- +[17:1] Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him] [Tafsir Qurtubi, Vol. 10, Page 204] Who took His slave (Muhammad SAW) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) to the farthest mosque (in Jerusalem), the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad SAW) of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. +[17:2] And We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel (saying): "Take not other than Me as (your) Wakil (Protector, Lord, or Disposer of your affairs, etc). +[17:3] "O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh (Noah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave." +[17:4] And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture, that indeed you would do mischief on the earth twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant! +[17:5] So, when the promise came for the first of the two, We sent against you slaves of Ours given to terrible warfare. They entered the very innermost parts of your homes. And it was a promise (completely) fulfilled. +[17:6] Then We gave you once again, a return of victory over them. And We helped you with wealth and children and made you more numerous in man power. +[17:7] (And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your ownselves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands. +[17:8] [And We said in the Taurat (Torah)]: "It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you, but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our Punishment). And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers. +[17:9] Verily, this Quran guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad SAW, etc.). who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise). +[17:10] And that those who believe not in the Hereafter (i.e. they disbelieve that they will be recompensed for what they did in this world, good or bad, etc.), for them We have prepared a painful torment (Hell). +[17:11] And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good and man is ever hasty [i.e., if he is angry with somebody, he invokes (saying): "O Allah! Curse him, etc." and that one should not do, but one should be patient]. +[17:12] And We have appointed the night and the day as two Ayat (signs etc.). Then, We have made dark the sign of the night while We have made the sign of day illuminating, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the number of the years and the reckoning. And We have explained everything (in detail) with full explanation. +[17:13] And We have fastened every man's deeds to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a book which he will find wide open. +[17:14] (It will be said to him): "Read your book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day." +[17:15] Whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another's burden. And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). +[17:16] And when We decide to destroy a town (population), We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allah and be righteous) to those among them [or We (first) increase in number those of its population] who are given the good things of this life. Then, they transgress therein, and thus the word (of torment) is justified against it (them). Then We destroy it with complete destruction. +[17:17] And how many generations have We destroyed after Nuh (Noah)! And Sufficient is your Lord as an All-Knower and All-Beholder of the sins of His slaves. +[17:18] Whoever wishes for the quick-passing (transitory enjoyment of this world), We readily grant him what We will for whom We like. Then, afterwards, We have appointed for him Hell, he will burn therein disgraced and rejected, (far away from Allah's Mercy). +[17:19] And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (i.e. do righteous deeds of Allah's Obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded (by Allah). +[17:20] To each these as well as those We bestow from the Bounties of your Lord. And the Bounties of your Lord can never be forbidden. +[17:21] See how We prefer one above another (in this world) and verily, the Hereafter will be greater in degrees and greater in preference. +[17:22] Set not up with Allah any other ilah (god), (O man)! (This verse is addressed to Prophet Muhammad SAW, but its implication is general to all mankind), or you will sit down reproved, forsaken (in the Hell-fire). +[17:23] And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. +[17:24] And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: "My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was small." +[17:25] Your Lord knows best what is in your inner-selves. If you are righteous, then, verily, He is Ever Most Forgiving to those who turn unto Him again and again in obedience, and in repentance. +[17:26] And give to the kindred his due and to the Miskin (poor) and to the wayfarer. But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. [Tafsir. At-Tabari, Vol. 10, Page 158 (Verse 9:60)]. +[17:27] Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin (devils), and the Shaitan (Devil - Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord. +[17:28] And if you (O Muhammad SAW) turn away from them (kindred, poor, wayfarer, etc. whom We have ordered you to give their rights, but if you have no money at the time they ask you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy from your Lord for which you hope, then, speak unto them a soft kind word (i.e. Allah will give me and I shall give you). +[17:29] And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so that you become blameworthy and in severe poverty. +[17:30] Truly, your Lord enlarges the provision for whom He wills and straitens (for whom He wills). Verily, He is Ever All-Knower, All-Seer of His slaves. +[17:31] And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely, the killing of them is a great sin. +[17:32] And come not near to the unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a Fahishah [i.e. anything that transgresses its limits (a great sin)], and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him). +[17:33] And do not kill anyone which Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause. And whoever is killed (intentionally with hostility and oppression and not by mistake), We have given his heir the authority [(to demand Qisas, Law of Equality in punishment or to forgive, or to take Diya (blood money)]. But let him not exceed limits in the matter of taking life (i.e. he should not kill except the killer only). Verily, he is helped (by the Islamic law). +[17:34] And come not near to the orphan's property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength. And fulfil (every) covenant. Verily! the covenant, will be questioned about. +[17:35] And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good (advantageous) and better in the end. +[17:36] And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah). +[17:37] And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height. +[17:38] All the bad aspects of these (the above mentioned things) are hateful to your Lord. +[17:39] This is (part) of Al-Hikmah (wisdom, good manners and high character, etc.) which your Lord has inspired to you (O Muhammad SAW). And set not up with Allah any other ilah (god) lest you should be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected, (from Allah's Mercy). +[17:40] Has then your Lord (O pagans of Makkah) preferred for you sons, and taken for Himself from among the angels daughters. Verily! You utter an awful saying, indeed. +[17:41] And surely, We have explained [Our Promises, Warnings and (set forth many) examples] in this Quran that they (the disbelievers) may take heed, but it increases them in naught save aversion. +[17:42] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists, pagans, etc.): "If there had been other aliha (gods) along with Him as they assert, then they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His Pleasures and to be near to Him). +[17:43] Glorified and High be He! From 'Uluwan Kabira (the great falsehood) that they say! (i.e. forged statements that there are other gods along with Allah, but He is Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, whom all creatures need. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable or coequal unto Him). +[17:44] The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him and there is not a thing but glorifies His Praise. But you understand not their glorification. Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving. +[17:45] And when you (Muhammad SAW) recite the Quran, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen their hearts, so they hear or understand it not). +[17:46] And We have put coverings over their hearts lest, they should understand it (the Quran), and in their ears deafness. And when you make mention of your Lord Alone [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) Islamic Monotheism] in the Quran, they turn on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislikeness. +[17:47] We know best of what they listen to, when they listen to you. And when they take secret counsel, behold, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) say: "You follow none but a bewitched man." +[17:48] See what examples they have put forward for you. So they have gone astray, and never can they find a way. +[17:49] And they say: "When we are bones and fragments (destroyed), should we really be resurrected (to be) a new creation?" +[17:50] Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Be you stones or iron," +[17:51] "Or some created thing that is yet greater (or harder) in your breasts (thoughts to be resurrected, even then you shall be resurrected)" Then, they will say: "Who shall bring us back (to life)?" Say: "He Who created you first!" Then, they will shake their heads at you and say: "When will that be?" Say: "Perhaps it is near!" +[17:52] On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer (His Call) with (words of) His Praise and Obedience, and you will think that you have stayed (in this world) but a little while! +[17:53] And say to My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism) that they should (only) say those words that are the best. (Because) Shaitan (Satan) verily, sows disagreements among them. Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is to man a plain enemy. +[17:54] Your Lord knows you best, if He will, He will have mercy on you, or if He will, He will punish you. And We have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a guardian over them. +[17:55] And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms). +[17:56] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Call unto those besides Him whom you pretend [to be gods like angels, Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift it from you to another person." +[17:57] Those whom they call upon [like 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), angel, etc.] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah), as to which of them should be the nearest and they ['Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), angels, etc.] hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment. Verily, the Torment of your Lord is something to be afraid of! +[17:58] And there is not a town (population) but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe torment. That is written in the Book (of our Decrees) +[17:59] And nothing stops Us from sending the Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs) but that the people of old denied them. And We sent the she-camel to Thamud as a clear sign, but they did her wrong. And We sent not the signs except to warn, and to make them afraid (of destruction). +[17:60] And (remember) when We told you: "Verily! Your Lord has encompassed mankind (i.e. they are in His Grip)." And We made not the vision which we showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye-witness and not as a dream on the night of Al-Isra') but a trial for mankind, and likewise the accursed tree (Zaqqum, mentioned) in the Quran. We warn and make them afraid but it only increases them in naught save great disbelief, oppression and disobedience to Allah. +[17:61] And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate unto Adam." They prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He said: "Shall I prostrate to one whom You created from clay?" +[17:62] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "See? This one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!" +[17:63] (Allah) said: "Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely! Hell will be the recompense of you (all) an ample recompense. +[17:64] "And Istafziz [literally means: befool them gradually] those whom you can among them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allah's disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalry and your infantry, mutually share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by illegal ways usury, etc., or by committing illegal sexual intercourse, etc.), and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit. +[17:65] "Verily! My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism), you have no authority over them. And All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian." +[17:66] Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through the sea, in order that you may seek of His Bounty. Truly! He is Ever Most Merciful towards you. +[17:67] And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you call upon besides Him vanish from you except Him (Allah Alone). But when He brings you safely to land, you turn away (from Him). And man is ever ungrateful. +[17:68] Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a side of the land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a violent sand-storm? Then, you shall find no Wakil (guardian one to guard you from the torment). +[17:69] Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you because of your disbelief, then you will not find any avenger therein against Us? +[17:70] And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with At-Taiyibat (lawful good things), and have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preference. +[17:71] (And remember) the Day when We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imam [their Prophets, or their records of good and bad deeds, or their Holy Books like the Quran, the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), etc.]. So whosoever is given his record in his right hand, such will read their records, and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least. +[17:72] And whoever is blind in this world (i.e., does not see Allah's Signs and believes not in Him), will be blind in the Hereafter, and more astray from the Path. +[17:73] Verily, they were about to tempt you away from that which We have revealed (the Quran) unto you (O Muhammad SAW), to fabricate something other than it against Us, and then they would certainly have taken you a friend! +[17:74] And had We not made you stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to them a little. +[17:75] In that case, We would have made you taste a double portion (of punishment) in this life and a double portion (of punishment) after death. And then you would have found none to help you against Us. +[17:76] And Verily, they were about to frighten you so much as to drive you out from the land. But in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after you, except for a little while. +[17:77] (This was Our) Sunnah (rule or way) with the Messengers We sent before you (O Muhammad SAW), and you will not find any alteration in Our Sunnah (rule or way, etc.). +[17:78] Perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) from mid-day till the darkness of the night (i.e. the Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha' prayers), and recite the Quran in the early dawn (i.e. the morning prayer). Verily, the recitation of the Quran in the early dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge of mankind of the day and the night). +[17:79] And in some parts of the night (also) offer the Salat (prayer) with it (i.e. recite the Quran in the prayer), as an additional prayer (Tahajjud optional prayer Nawafil) for you (O Muhammad SAW). It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqaman Mahmuda (a station of praise and glory, i.e. the highest degree in Paradise!). +[17:80] And say (O Muhammad SAW): My Lord! Let my entry (to the city of Al-Madinah) be good, and likewise my exit (from the city of Makkah) be good. And grant me from You an authority to help me (or a firm sign or a proof). +[17:81] And say: "Truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism or this Quran or Jihad against polytheists) has come and Batil (falsehood, i.e. Satan or polytheism, etc.) has vanished. Surely! Batil is ever bound to vanish." +[17:82] And We send down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) nothing but loss. +[17:83] And when We bestow Our Grace on man (the disbeliever), he turns away and becomes arrogant, far away from the Right Path. And when evil touches him he is in great despair. +[17:84] Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "Each one does according to Shakilatihi (i.e. his way or his religion or his intentions, etc.), and your Lord knows best of him whose path (religion, etc.) is right." +[17:85] And they ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning the Ruh (the Spirit); Say: "The Ruh (the Spirit): it is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." +[17:86] And if We willed We could surely take away that which We have revealed to you by inspiration (i.e. this Quran). Then you would find no protector for you against Us in that respect. +[17:87] Except as a Mercy from your Lord. Verily! His Grace unto you (O Muhammad SAW) is ever great. +[17:88] Say: "If the mankind and the jinns were together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another." +[17:89] And indeed We have fully explained to mankind, in this Quran, every kind of similitude, but most mankind refuse (the truth and accept nothing) but disbelief. +[17:90] And they say: "We shall not believe in you (O Muhammad SAW), until you cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us; +[17:91] "Or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst abundantly; +[17:92] "Or you cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as you have pretended, or you bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face; +[17:93] "Or you have a house of adornable materials (like silver and pure gold, etc.), or you ascend up into the sky, and even then we will put no faith in your ascension until you bring down for us a Book that we would read." Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Glorified (and Exalted) be my Lord (Allah) above all that evil they (polytheists) associate with Him! Am I anything but a man, sent as a Messenger?" +[17:94] And nothing prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them, except that they said: "Has Allah sent a man as (His) Messenger?" +[17:95] Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger." +[17:96] Say: "Sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you. Verily! He is the All-Knower, the All-Seer of His slaves." +[17:97] And he whom Allah guides, he is led aright; but he whom He sends astray for such you will find no Auliya' (helpers and protectors, etc.), besides Him, and We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf, their abode will be Hell; whenever it abates, We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire. +[17:98] That is their recompense, because they denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and said: "When we are bones and fragments, shall we really be raised up as a new creation?" +[17:99] See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, is Able to create the like of them. And He has decreed for them an appointed term, whereof there is not doubt. But the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) refuse (the truth the Message of Islamic Monotheism, and accept nothing) but disbelief. +[17:100] Say (to the disbelievers): "If you possessed the treasure of the Mercy of my Lord (wealth, money, provision, etc.), then you would surely hold back (from spending) for fear of (being exhausted), and man is ever miserly!" +[17:101] And indeed We gave to Musa (Moses) nine clear signs. Ask then the Children of Israel, when he came to them, then Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said to him: "O Musa (Moses)! I think you are indeed bewitched." +[17:102] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Verily, you know that these signs have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as clear (evidences i.e. proofs of Allah's Oneness and His Omnipotence, etc.). And I think you are, indeed, O Fir'aun (Pharaoh) doomed to destruction (away from all good)!" +[17:103] So he resolved to turn them out of the land (of Egypt). But We drowned him and all who were with him. +[17:104] And We said to the Children of Israel after him: "Dwell in the land, then, when the final and the last promise comes near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection or the descent of Christ ['Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) on the earth]. We shall bring you altogether as mixed crowd (gathered out of various nations). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 10, Page 338] +[17:105] And with truth We have sent it down (i.e. the Quran), and with truth it has descended. And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as nothing but a bearer of glad tidings (of Paradise, for those who follow your Message of Islamic Monotheism), and a warner (of Hell-fire for those who refuse to follow your Message of Islamic Monotheism). +[17:106] And (it is) a Quran which We have divided (into parts), in order that you might recite it to men at intervals. And We have revealed it by stages. (in 23 years). +[17:107] Say (O Muhammad SAW to them): "Believe in it (the Quran) or do not believe (in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it (the Jews and the Christians like 'Abdullah bin Salam and Salman Al-Farisi), when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration." +[17:108] And they say: "Glory be to our Lord! Truly, the Promise of our Lord must be fulfilled." +[17:109] And they fall down on their faces weeping and it adds to their humility. +[17:110] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Beneficent (Allah), by whatever name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best Names. And offer your Salat (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between. +[17:111] And say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has not begotten a son (nor an offspring), and Who has no partner in (His) Dominion, nor He is low to have a Wali (helper, protector or supporter). And magnify Him with all the magnificence, [Allahu-Akbar (Allah is the Most Great)]." + +Surah 18: Al-Kahf (The Cave) +---------------------------------------- +[18:1] All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has sent down to His slave (Muhammad SAW) the Book (the Quran), and has not placed therein any crookedness. +[18:2] (He has made it) Straight to give warning (to the disbelievers) of a severe punishment from Him, and to give glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a fair reward (i.e. Paradise). +[18:3] They shall abide therein forever. +[18:4] And to warn those (Jews, Christians, and pagans) who say, "Allah has begotten a son (or offspring or children)." +[18:5] No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. Mighty is the word that comes out of their mouths [i.e. He begot (took) sons and daughters]. They utter nothing but a lie. +[18:6] Perhaps, you, would kill yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in grief, over their footsteps (for their turning away from you), because they believe not in this narration (the Quran). +[18:7] Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds. [i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do them (deeds) totally for Allah's sake and in accordance to the legal ways of the Prophet SAW]. +[18:8] And verily! We shall make all that is on it (the earth) a bare dry soil (without any vegetation or trees, etc.). +[18:9] Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription (the news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among Our Signs? +[18:10] (Remember) when the young men fled for refuge (from their disbelieving folk) to the Cave, they said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!" +[18:11] Therefore We covered up their (sense of) hearing (causing them, to go in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of years. +[18:12] Then We raised them up (from their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period that they had tarried. +[18:13] We narrate unto you (O Muhammad SAW) their story with truth: Truly! They were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance. +[18:14] And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings, etc.) when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any ilah (god) other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief. +[18:15] "These our people have taken for worship aliha (gods) other than Him (Allah). Why do they not bring for them a clear authority? And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah. +[18:16] (The young men said to one another): "And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave, your Lord will open a way for you from His Mercy and will make easy for you your affair (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling, etc.)." +[18:17] And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs) of Allah. He whom Allah guides, is rightly guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to the right Path). +[18:18] And you would have thought them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them on their right and on their left sides, and their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the entrance [of the Cave or in the space near to the entrance of the Cave (as a guard at the gate)]. Had you looked at them, you would certainly have turned back from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with awe of them. +[18:19] Likewise, We awakened them (from their long deep sleep) that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: "How long have you stayed (here)?" They said: "We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town, and let him find out which is the good lawful food, and bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and let no man know of you. +[18:20] "For if they come to know of you, they will stone you (to death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their religion, and in that case you will never be successful." +[18:21] And thus We made their case known to the people, that they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour. (Remember) when they (the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case, they said: "Construct a building over them, their Lord knows best about them," (then) those who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): "We verily shall build a place of worship over them." +[18:22] (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at the unseen; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "My Lord knows best their number; none knows them but a few." So debate not (about their number, etc.) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed to you). And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture, Jews and Christians) about (the affair of) the people of the Cave. +[18:23] And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." +[18:24] Except (with the saying), "If Allah will!" And remember your Lord when you forget and say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this." +[18:25] And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years, and add nine (for lunar years). +[18:26] Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the knowledge of) the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no Wali (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector, etc.) other than Him, and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule." +[18:27] And recite what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Book (the Quran) of your Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow its teachings and act on its orders and preach it to men). None can change His Words, and none will you find as a refuge other than Him. +[18:28] And keep yourself (O Muhammad SAW) patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e. your companions who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds, etc.) morning and afternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair (deeds) has been lost. +[18:29] And say: "The truth is from your Lord." Then whosoever wills, let him believe, and whosoever wills, let him disbelieve. Verily, We have prepared for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.), a Fire whose walls will be surrounding them (disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah). And if they ask for help (relief, water, etc.) they will be granted water like boiling oil, that will scald their faces. Terrible the drink, and an evil Murtafaqa (dwelling, resting place, etc.)! +[18:30] Verily! As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, certainly! We shall not suffer to be lost the reward of anyone who does his (righteous) deeds in the most perfect manner. +[18:31] These! For them will be 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens); wherein rivers flow underneath them, therein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine and thick silk. They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good is the reward, and what an excellent Murtafaqa (dwelling, resting place, etc.)! +[18:32] And put forward to them the example of two men; unto one of them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms; and had put between them green crops (cultivated fields etc.). +[18:33] Each of those two gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein, and We caused a river to gush forth in the midst of them. +[18:34] And he had property (or fruit) and he said to his companion, in the course of mutual talk: I am more than you in wealth and stronger in respect of men." [See Tafsir Qurtubi, Vol. 10, Page 403]. +[18:35] And he went into his garden while in a state (of pride and disbelief) unjust to himself. He said: "I think not that this will ever perish. +[18:36] "And I think not the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of Resurrection), I surely shall find better than this when I return to Him." +[18:37] His companion said to him, during the talk with him: "Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e. your father Adam), then out of Nutfah (mixed semen drops of male and female discharge), then fashioned you into a man? +[18:38] "But as for my part (I believe) that He is Allah, my Lord and none shall I associate as partner with my Lord. +[18:39] It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: 'That which Allah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allah '. If you see me less than you in wealth, and children. +[18:40] "It may be that my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and will send on it Husban (torment, bolt, etc.) from the sky, then it will be a slippery earth. +[18:41] "Or the water thereof (of the gardens) becomes deep-sunken (underground) so that you will never be able to seek it." +[18:42] So his fruits were encircled (with ruin). And he remained clapping his hands with sorrow over what he had spent upon it, while it was all destroyed on its trellises, he could only say: "Would I had ascribed no partners to my Lord!" [Tafsir Ibn Kathir] +[18:43] And he had no group of men to help him against Allah, nor could he defend or save himself. +[18:44] There (on the Day of Resurrection), Al-Walayah (the protection, power, authority and kingdom) will be for Allah (Alone), the True God. He (Allah) is the Best for reward and the Best for the final end. (La ilaha ill-Allah none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). +[18:45] And put forward to them the example of the life of this world, it is like the water (rain) which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But (later) it becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And Allah is Able to do everything. +[18:46] Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world. But the good righteous deeds (five compulsory prayers, deeds of Allah's obedience, good and nice talk, remembrance of Allah with glorification, praises and thanks, etc.), that last, are better with your Lord for rewards and better in respect of hope. +[18:47] And (remember) the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass away (like clouds of dust), and you will see the earth as a levelled plain, and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind. +[18:48] And they will be set before your Lord in (lines as) rows, (and Allah will say): "Now indeed, you have come to Us as We created you the first time. Nay, but you thought that We had appointed no meeting for you (with Us)." +[18:49] And the Book (one's Record) will be placed (in the right hand for a believer in the Oneness of Allah, and in the left hand for a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah), and you will see the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.), fearful of that which is (recorded) therein. They will say: "Woe to us! What sort of Book is this that leaves neither a small thing nor a big thing, but has recorded it with numbers!" And they will find all that they did, placed before them, and your Lord treats no one with injustice. +[18:50] And (remember) when We said to the angels; "Prostrate to Adam." So they prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He was one of the jinns; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then take him (Iblis) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc). +[18:51] I (Allah) made them (Iblis and his offspring) not to witness (nor took their help in) the creation of the heavens and the earth and not (even) their own creation, nor was I (Allah) to take the misleaders as helpers. +[18:52] And (remember) the Day He will say:"Call those (so-called) partners of Mine whom you pretended." Then they will cry unto them, but they will not answer them, and We shall put Maubiqa (a barrier, or enmity, or destruction, or a valley in Hell) between them. +[18:53] And the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners), shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of escape from there. +[18:54] And indeed We have put forth every kind of example in this Quran, for mankind. But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything. +[18:55] And nothing prevents men from believing, now when the guidance (the Quran) has come to them, and from asking Forgiveness of their Lord, except that the ways of the ancients be repeated with them (i.e. their destruction decreed by Allah), or the torment be brought to them face to face? +[18:56] And We send not the Messengers except as giver of glad tidings and warners. But those who disbelieve, dispute with false argument, in order to refute the truth thereby. And they treat My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and that with which they are warned, as jest and mockery! +[18:57] And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord, but turns away from them forgetting what (deeds) his hands have sent forth. Truly, We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this (the Quran), and in their ears, deafness. And if you (O Muhammad SAW) call them to guidance, even then they will never be guided. +[18:58] And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of Mercy. Were He to call them to account for what they have earned, then surely, He would have hastened their punishment. But they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no escape. +[18:59] And these towns (population, 'Ad, Thamud, etc.) We destroyed when they did wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction. +[18:60] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: "I will not give up (travelling) until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travelling." +[18:61] But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel. +[18:62] So when they had passed further on (beyond that fixed place), Musa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: "Bring us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey." +[18:63] He said:"Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish, none but Shaitan (Satan) made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange (way)!" +[18:64] [Musa (Moses)] said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps. +[18:65] Then they found one of Our slaves, unto whom We had bestowed mercy from Us, and whom We had taught knowledge from Us. +[18:66] Musa (Moses) said to him (Khidr) "May I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?" +[18:67] He (Khidr) said: "Verily! You will not be able to have patience with me! +[18:68] "And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not?" +[18:69] Musa (Moses) said: "If Allah will, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in aught." +[18:70] He (Khidr) said: "Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself mention it to you." +[18:71] So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Musa (Moses) said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have committed a thing "Imra" (a Munkar - evil, bad, dreadful thing)." +[18:72] He (Khidr) said: "Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with me?" +[18:73] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you)." +[18:74] Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, he (Khidr) killed him. Musa (Moses) said: "Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have committed a thing "Nukra" (a great Munkar - prohibited, evil, dreadful thing)!" +[18:75] (Khidr) said: "Did I not tell you that you can have no patience with me?" +[18:76] [Musa (Moses)] said: "If I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have received an excuse from me." +[18:77] Then they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and he (Khidr) set it up straight. [Musa (Moses)] said: If you had wished, surely, you could have taken wages for it!" +[18:78] (Khidr) said: "This is the parting between me and you, I will tell you the interpretation of (those) things over which you were unable to hold patience. +[18:79] "As for the ship, it belonged to Masakin (poor people) working in the sea. So I wished to make a defective damage in it, as there was a king after them who seized every ship by force. +[18:80] "And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. +[18:81] "So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and near to mercy. +[18:82] "And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (things) over which you could not hold patience." +[18:83] And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: "I shall recite to you something of his story." +[18:84] Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. +[18:85] So he followed a way. +[18:86] Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near it a people. We (Allah) said (by inspiration): "O Dhul-Qarnain! Either you punish them, or treat them with kindness." +[18:87] He said: "As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah) who does wrong, we shall punish him; and then he will be brought back unto his Lord; Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell). +[18:88] "But as for him who believes (in Allah's Oneness) and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward, (Paradise), and we (Dhul-Qarnain) shall speak unto him mild words (as instructions)." +[18:89] Then he followed another way, +[18:90] Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided no shelter against the sun. +[18:91] So (it was)! And We knew all about him (Dhul-Qarnain). +[18:92] Then he followed (another) way, +[18:93] Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. +[18:94] They said: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?" +[18:95] He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier. +[18:96] "Give me pieces (blocks) of iron," then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow," till when he had made it (red as) fire, he said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over it." +[18:97] So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it. +[18:98] Dhul-Qarnain) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true." +[18:99] And on that Day [i.e. the Day Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) will come out], We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together. +[18:100] And on that Day We shall present Hell to the disbelievers, plain to view, +[18:101] (To) Those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder (this Quran), and who could not bear to hear (it). +[18:102] Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allah's Messengers, 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), etc.] as Auliya' (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism). +[18:103] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? +[18:104] "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds! +[18:105] "They are those who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight. +[18:106] "That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery. +[18:107] "Verily! Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds, shall have the Gardens of Al-Firdaus (the Paradise) for their entertainment. +[18:108] "Wherein they shall dwell (forever). No desire will they have to be removed therefrom." +[18:109] Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind). "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought (another sea) like it for its aid." +[18:110] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord." + +Surah 19: Maryam (Mary) +---------------------------------------- +[19:1] Kaf- Ha-Ya-'Ain-Sad. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[19:2] (This is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave Zakariya (Zachariah). +[19:3] When he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secret, +[19:4] Saying: "My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord! +[19:5] "And Verily! I fear my relatives after me, since my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir, +[19:6] "Who shall inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of Ya'qub (Jacob) (inheritance of the religious knowledge and Prophethood, not the wealth, etc.). And make him, my Lord, one with whom You are Well-pleased!". +[19:7] (Allah said) "O Zakariya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to none before (him)." +[19:8] He said: "My Lord! How can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have reached the extreme old age." +[19:9] He said: "So (it will be). Your Lord says; It is easy for Me. Certainly I have created you before, when you had been nothing!" +[19:10] [Zakariya (Zachariah)] said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights, though having no bodily defect." +[19:11] Then he came out to his people from Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a private room, etc.), he told them by signs to glorify Allah's Praises in the morning and in the afternoon. +[19:12] (It was said to his son): "O Yahya (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child. +[19:13] And (made him) sympathetic to men as a mercy (or a grant) from Us, and pure from sins [i.e. Yahya (John)] and he was righteous, +[19:14] And dutiful towards his parents, and he was neither an arrogant nor disobedient (to Allah or to his parents). +[19:15] So Peace on him the day he was born the day that he dies and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! +[19:16] And mention in the Book (the Quran, O Muhammad SAW, the story of) Maryam (Mary), when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing east. +[19:17] She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her Our Ruh [angel Jibrael (Gabriel)], and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects. +[19:18] She said: "Verily! I seek refuge with the Most Beneficent (Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah." +[19:19] (The angel) said: "I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son." +[19:20] She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I unchaste?" +[19:21] He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: 'That is easy for Me (Allah): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allah). ” +[19:22] So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem). +[19:23] And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said: "Would that I had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!" +[19:24] Then [the babe 'Iesa (Jesus) or Jibrael (Gabriel)] cried unto her from below her, saying: "Grieve not! Your Lord has provided a water stream under you; +[19:25] "And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon you." +[19:26] "So eat and drink and be glad, and if you see any human being, say: 'Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day. ” +[19:27] Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariya (an unheard mighty thing). +[19:28] "O sister (i.e. the like) of Harun (Aaron) [not the brother of Musa (Moses), but he was another pious man at the time of Maryam (Mary)]! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman." +[19:29] Then she pointed to him. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" +[19:30] "He ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;" +[19:31] "And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me Salat (prayer), and Zakat, as long as I live." +[19:32] "And dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest. +[19:33] "And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!" +[19:34] Such is 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (it is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute). +[19:35] It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allah, by saying that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, "Be!" and it is. +[19:36] ['Iesa (Jesus) said]: "And verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That is the Straight Path. (Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism which He did ordain for all of His Prophets)." [Tafsir At-Tabari] +[19:37] Then the sects differed [i.e. the Christians about 'Iesa (Jesus)], so woe unto the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that 'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah] from the meeting of a great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire). +[19:38] How clearly will they (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) see and hear, the Day when they will appear before Us! But the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) today are in plain error. +[19:39] And warn them (O Muhammad SAW) of the Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided, while (now) they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not. +[19:40] Verily! We will inherit the earth and whatsoever is thereon. And to Us they all shall be returned, +[19:41] And mention in the Book (the Quran) Ibrahim (Abraham). Verily! He was a man of truth, a Prophet. +[19:42] When he said to his father: "O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything? +[19:43] "O my father! Verily! There has come to me of knowledge that which came not unto you. So follow me. I will guide you to a Straight Path. +[19:44] "O my father! Worship not Shaitan (Satan). Verily! Shaitan (Satan) has been a rebel against the Most Beneficent (Allah). +[19:45] "O my father! Verily! I fear lest a torment from the Most Beneficent (Allah) overtake you, so that you become a companion of Shaitan (Satan) (in the Hell-fire)." [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi] +[19:46] He (the father) said: "Do you reject my gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)? If you stop not (this), I will indeed stone you. So get away from me safely before I punish you." +[19:47] Ibrahim (Abraham) said: "Peace be on you! I will ask Forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily! He is unto me, Ever Most Gracious. +[19:48] "And I shall turn away from you and from those whom you invoke besides Allah. And I shall call on my Lord; and I hope that I shall not be unblest in my invocation to my Lord." +[19:49] So when he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We gave him Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), and each one of them We made a Prophet. +[19:50] And We gave them of Our Mercy (a good provision in plenty), and We granted them honour on the tongues (of all the nations, i.e. everybody remembers them with a good praise). +[19:51] And mention in the Book (this Quran) Musa (Moses). Verily! He was chosen and he was a Messenger (and) a Prophet. +[19:52] And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and made him draw near to Us for a talk with him [Musa (Moses)]. +[19:53] And We bestowed on him his brother Harun (Aaron), (also) a Prophet, out of Our Mercy. +[19:54] And mention in the Book (the Quran) Isma'il (Ishmael). Verily! He was true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet. +[19:55] And he used to enjoin on his family and his people As-Salat (the prayers) and the Zakat, and his Lord was pleased with him. +[19:56] And mention in the Book (the Quran) Idris (Enoch). Verily! He was a man of truth, (and) a Prophet. +[19:57] And We raised him to a high station. +[19:58] Those were they unto whom Allah bestowed His Grace from among the Prophets, of the offspring of Adam, and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh (Noah), and of the offspring of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Israel and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the Verses of the Most Beneficent (Allah) were recited unto them, they fell down prostrating and weeping. +[19:59] Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salat (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salat (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times, etc.] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell. +[19:60] Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and work righteousness. Such will enter Paradise and they will not be wronged in aught. +[19:61] (They will enter) 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which the Most Beneficent (Allah) has promised to His slaves in the unseen: Verily! His Promise must come to pass. +[19:62] They shall not hear therein (in Paradise) any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), but only Salam (salutations of peace). And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and afternoon. [See (V. 40:55)]. +[19:63] Such is the Paradise which We shall give as an inheritance to those of Our slaves who have been Al-Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - See V. 2:2). +[19:64] And we (angels) descend not except by the Command of your Lord (O Muhammad SAW). To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two, and your Lord is never forgetful, +[19:65] Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship. Do you know of any who is similar to Him? (of course none is similar or coequal or comparable to Him, and He has none as partner with Him). [There is nothing like unto Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer]. +[19:66] And man (the disbeliever) says: "When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?" +[19:67] Does not man remember that We created him before, while he was nothing? +[19:68] So by your Lord, surely, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Shayatin (devils) (with them), then We shall bring them round Hell on their knees. +[19:69] Then indeed We shall drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against the Most Beneficent (Allah). +[19:70] Then, verily, We know best those who are most worthy of being burnt therein. +[19:71] There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished. +[19:72] Then We shall save those who use to fear Allah and were dutiful to Him. And We shall leave the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) therein (humbled) to their knees (in Hell). +[19:73] And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, those who disbelieve (the rich and strong among the pagans of Quraish who live a life of luxury) say to those who believe (the weak, poor companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW who have a hard life): "Which of the two groups (i.e. believers and disbelievers) is best in (point of) position and as regards station (place of council for consultation)." +[19:74] And how many a generation (past nations) have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance? +[19:75] Say (O Muhammad SAW) whoever is in error, the Most Beneficent (Allah) will extend (the rope) to him, until, when they see that which they were promised, either the torment or the Hour, they will come to know who is worst in position, and who is weaker in forces. [This is the answer for the Verse No. 19:73] +[19:76] And Allah increases in guidance those who walk aright [true believers in the Oneness of Allah who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden), and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. And the righteous good deeds that last, are better with your Lord, for reward and better for resort. +[19:77] Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Ayat (this Quran and Muhammad SAW) and (yet) says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children [if I will be alive (again)]," +[19:78] Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from the Most Beneficent (Allah)? +[19:79] Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall increase his torment (in the Hell); +[19:80] And We shall inherit from him (at his death) all that he talks of (i.e. wealth and children which We have bestowed upon him in this world), and he shall come to Us alone. +[19:81] And they have taken (for worship) aliha (gods) besides Allah, that they might give them honour, power and glory (and also protect them from Allah's Punishment etc.). +[19:82] Nay, but they (the so-called gods) will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them (on the Day of Resurrection). +[19:83] See you not that We have sent the Shayatin (devils) against the disbelievers to push them to do evil. +[19:84] So make no haste against them; We only count out to them a (limited) number (of the days of the life of this world and delay their term so that they may increase in evil and sins). +[19:85] The Day We shall gather the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) unto the Most Beneficent (Allah), like a delegate (presented before a king for honour). +[19:86] And We shall drive the Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, etc.) to Hell, in a thirsty state (like a thirsty herd driven down to water), +[19:87] None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from the Most Beneficent (Allah). +[19:88] And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son ['Iesa (Christ)], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten daughters (angels, etc.)]." +[19:89] Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible evil thing. +[19:90] Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, +[19:91] That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent (Allah). +[19:92] But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Beneficent (Allah) that He should beget a son (or offspring or children). +[19:93] There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) as a slave. +[19:94] Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting. +[19:95] And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any helper, or protector or defender). +[19:96] Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)] and work deeds of righteousness, the Most Beneficent (Allah) will bestow love for them (in the hearts of the believers). +[19:97] So We have made this (the Quran) easy in your own tongue (O Muhammad SAW), only that you may give glad tidings to the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - See V. 2:2), and warn with it the Ludda (most quarrelsome) people. +[19:98] And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Can you (O Muhammad SAW) find a single one of them or hear even a whisper of them? + +Surah 20: Ta Ha (Ta Ha) +---------------------------------------- +[20:1] Ta-Ha. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[20:2] We have not sent down the Quran unto you (O Muhammad SAW) to cause you distress, +[20:3] But only as a Reminder to those who fear (Allah). +[20:4] A revelation from Him (Allah) Who has created the earth and high heavens. +[20:5] The Most Beneficent (Allah) Istawa (rose over) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). +[20:6] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and all that is between them, and all that is under the soil. +[20:7] And if you (O Muhammad SAW) speak (the invocation) aloud, then verily, He knows the secret and that which is yet more hidden. +[20:8] Allah! La ilahla illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names. +[20:9] And has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)? +[20:10] When he saw a fire, he said to his family: "Wait! Verily, I have seen a fire, perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire." +[20:11] And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: "O Musa (Moses)! +[20:12] "Verily! I am your Lord! So take off your shoes, you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa. +[20:13] "And I have chosen you. So listen to that which is inspired to you. +[20:14] "Verily! I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) for My Remembrance. +[20:15] "Verily, the Hour is coming and My Will is to keep it hidden that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives. +[20:16] "Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell, etc.), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish. +[20:17] "And what is that in your right hand, O Musa (Moses)?" +[20:18] He said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses." +[20:19] (Allah) said: "Cast it down, O Musa (Moses)!" +[20:20] He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly. +[20:21] Allah said:"Grasp it, and fear not, We shall return it to its former state, +[20:22] "And press your (right) hand to your (left) side, it will come forth white (and shining), without any disease as another sign, +[20:23] "That We may show you (some) of Our Greater Signs. +[20:24] "Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh)! Verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience, and has behaved as an arrogant, and as a tyrant)." +[20:25] [Musa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness). +[20:26] "And ease my task for me; +[20:27] "And make loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue, (i.e. remove the incorrectness from my speech) [That occurred as a result of a brand of fire which Musa (Moses) put in his mouth when he was an infant]. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 16, Page 159]. +[20:28] "That they understand my speech, +[20:29] "And appoint for me a helper from my family, +[20:30] "Harun (Aaron), my brother; +[20:31] "Increase my strength with him, +[20:32] "And let him share my task (of conveying Allah's Message and Prophethood), +[20:33] "That we may glorify You much, +[20:34] "And remember You much, +[20:35] "Verily! You are of us Ever a Well-Seer." +[20:36] Allah said: "You are granted your request, O Musa (Moses)! +[20:37] "And indeed We conferred a favour on you another time (before). +[20:38] "When We inspired your mother with that which We inspired. +[20:39] "Saying: 'Put him (the child) into the Tabut (a box or a case or a chest) and put it into the river (Nile), then the river shall cast it up on the bank, and there, an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his shall take him.' And I endued you with love from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye, +[20:40] "When your sister went and said: 'Shall I show you one who will nurse him?' So We restored you to your mother, that she might cool her eyes and she should not grieve. Then you did kill a man, but We saved you from great distress and tried you with a heavy trial. Then you stayed a number of years with the people of Madyan (Midian). Then you came here according to the fixed term which I ordained (for you), O Musa (Moses)! +[20:41] "And I have Istana'tuka, for Myself. +[20:42] "Go you and your brother with My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and do not, you both, slacken and become weak in My Remembrance. +[20:43] "Go, both of you, to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience and behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant). +[20:44] "And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear Allah." +[20:45] They said: "Our Lord! Verily! We fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)." +[20:46] He (Allah) said: "Fear not, verily! I am with you both, hearing and seeing. +[20:47] "So go you both to him, and say: 'Verily, we are Messengers of your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and torment them not; indeed, we have come with a sign from your Lord! And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance! +[20:48] 'Truly, it has been revealed to us that the torment will be for him who denies [believes not in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messengers, etc.], and turns away.'(from the truth and obedience of Allah)" +[20:49] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Who then, O Musa (Moses), is the Lord of you two?" +[20:50] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright." +[20:51] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?" +[20:52] [Musa (Moses)] said: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord, in a Record. My Lord is neither unaware nor He forgets, " +[20:53] Who has made earth for you like a bed (spread out); and has opened roads (ways and paths etc.) for you therein; and has sent down water (rain) from the sky. And We have brought forth with it various kinds of vegetation. +[20:54] Eat and pasture your cattle, (therein); verily, in this are proofs and signs for men of understanding. +[20:55] Thereof (the earth) We created you, and into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again. +[20:56] And indeed We showed him [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] all Our Signs and Evidences, but he denied and refused. +[20:57] He [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Have you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Musa (Moses)? +[20:58] "Then verily, we can produce magic the like thereof; so appoint a meeting between us and you, which neither we, nor you shall fail to keep, in an open wide place where both shall have a just and equal chance (and beholders could witness the competition)." +[20:59] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Your appointed meeting is the day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun has risen (forenoon)." +[20:60] So Fir'aun (Pharaoh) withdrew, devised his plot and then came back. +[20:61] Musa (Moses) said to them: "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He should destroy you completely by a torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allah) will fail miserably." +[20:62] Then they debated with one another what they must do, and they kept their talk secret. +[20:63] They said: "Verily! These are two magicians. Their object is to drive you out from your land with magic, and overcome your chiefs and nobles. +[20:64] "So devise your plot, and then assemble in line. And whoever overcomes this day will be indeed successful." +[20:65] They said:"O Musa (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?" +[20:66] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Nay, throw you (first)!" Then behold, their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast. +[20:67] So Musa (Moses) conceived a fear in himself. +[20:68] We (Allah) said: "Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand. +[20:69] "And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be successful, no matter whatever amount (of skill) he may attain." +[20:70] So the magicians fell down prostrate. They said: "We believe in the Lord of Harun (Aaron) and Musa (Moses)." +[20:71] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Believe you in him [Musa (Moses)] before I give you permission? Verily! He is your chief who taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you on the trunks of date-palms, and you shall surely know which of us [I (Fir'aun - Pharaoh) or the Lord of Musa (Moses) (Allah)] can give the severe and more lasting torment." +[20:72] They said: "We prefer you not over the clear signs that have come to us, and to Him (Allah) Who created us. So decree whatever you desire to decree, for you can only decree (regarding) this life of the world. +[20:73] "Verily! We have believed in our Lord, that He may forgive us our faults, and the magic to which you did compel us. And Allah is better as regards reward in comparison to your [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh)] reward, and more lasting (as regards punishment in comparison to your punishment)." +[20:74] Verily! Whoever comes to his Lord as a Mujrim (criminal, polytheist, disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah and His Messengers, sinner, etc.), then surely, for him is Hell, therein he will neither die nor live. +[20:75] But whoever comes to Him (Allah) as a believer (in the Oneness of Allah, etc.), and has done righteous good deeds, for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter), +[20:76] 'Adn (Edn) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), under which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever: such is the reward of those who purify themselves [(by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds) which Allah has forbidden and by doing all that which Allah has ordained)]. +[20:77] And indeed We inspired Musa (Moses) (saying): "Travel by night with Ibadi (My slaves) and strike a dry path for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken [by Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] nor being afraid (of drowning in the sea)." +[20:78] Then Fir'aun (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, but the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. +[20:79] And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) led his people astray, and he did not guide them. +[20:80] O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the right side of the Mount, and We sent down to you Al-Manna and quails, +[20:81] (Saying) eat of the Taiyibat (good lawful things) wherewith We have provided you, and commit no oppression therein, lest My Anger should justly descend on you. And he on whom My Anger descends, he is indeed perished. +[20:82] And verily, I am indeed Forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them, (till his death). +[20:83] "And what made you hasten from your people, O Musa (Moses)?" +[20:84] He said: "They are close on my footsteps, and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased." +[20:85] (Allah) said: "Verily! We have tried your people in your absence, and As-Samiri has led them astray." +[20:86] Then Musa (Moses) returned to his people in a state of anger and sorrow. He said: "O my people! Did not your Lord promise you a fair promise? Did then the promise seem to you long in coming? Or did you desire that wrath should descend from your Lord on you, so you broke your promise to me (i.e. disbelieving in Allah and worshipping the calf)?" +[20:87] They said: "We broke not the promise to you, of our own will, but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh)] people, then we cast them (into the fire), and that was what As-Samiri suggested." +[20:88] Then he took out (of the fire) for them a statue of a calf which seemed to low. They said: "This is your ilah (god), and the ilah (god) of Musa (Moses), but [Musa (Moses)] has forgotten (his god).'" +[20:89] Did they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good? +[20:90] And Harun (Aaron) indeed had said to them beforehand: "O my people! You are being tried in this, and verily, your Lord is (Allah) the Most Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order." +[20:91] They said: "We will not stop worshipping it (i.e. the calf), until Musa (Moses) returns to us." +[20:92] [Musa (Moses)] said: "O Harun (Aaron)! What stopped you when you saw them going astray; +[20:93] "That you followed me not (according to my advice to you)? Have you then disobeyed my order?" +[20:94] He [Harun (Aaron)] said: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard, nor by my head! Verily, I feared lest you should say: 'You have caused a division among the Children of Israel, and you have not respected my word!' " +[20:95] [Musa (Moses)] said: "And what is the matter with you. O Samiri? (i.e. why did you do so?)" +[20:96] (Samiri) said: "I saw what they saw not, so I took a handful (of dust) from the hoof print of the messenger [Jibrael's (Gabriel) horse] and threw it [into the fire in which were put the ornaments of the Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, or into the calf]. Thus my inner-self suggested to me." +[20:97] Musa (Moses) said: "Then go away! And verily, your (punishment) in this life will be that you will say: "Touch me not (i.e. you will live alone exiled away from mankind); and verily (for a future torment), you have a promise that will not fail. And look at your ilah (god), to which you have been devoted. We will certainly burn it, and scatter its particles in the sea." +[20:98] Your Ilah (God) is only Allah, the One (La ilaha illa Huwa) (none has the right to be worshipped but He). He has full knowledge of all things. +[20:99] Thus We relate to you (O Muhammad SAW) some information of what happened before. And indeed We have given you from Us a Reminder (this Quran). +[20:100] Whoever turns away from it (this Quran i.e. does not believe in it, nor acts on its orders), verily, they will bear a heavy burden (of sins) on the Day of Resurrection, +[20:101] They will abide in that (state in the Fire of Hell), and evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection; +[20:102] The Day when the Trumpet will be blown (the second blowing): that Day, We shall gather the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, etc.) Zurqa: (blue or blind eyed with black faces). +[20:103] In whispers will they speak to each other (saying): "You stayed not longer than ten (days)." +[20:104] We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: "You stayed no longer than a day!" +[20:105] And they ask you concerning the mountains, say; "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust. +[20:106] "Then He shall leave it as a level smooth plain. +[20:107] "You will see therein nothing crooked or curved." +[20:108] On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Beneficent (Allah), and nothing shall you hear but the low voice of their footsteps. +[20:109] On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one for whom the Most Beneficent (Allah) has given permission and whose word is acceptable to Him. +[20:110] He (Allah) knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them (in the Hereafter), and they will never compass anything of His Knowledge. +[20:111] And (all) faces shall be humbled before (Allah), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. And he who carried (a burden of) wrongdoing (i.e. he who disbelieved in Allah, ascribed partners to Him, and did deeds of His disobedience), became indeed a complete failure (on that Day). +[20:112] And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a believer (in Islamic Monotheism) then he will have no fear of injustice, nor of any curtailment (of his reward). +[20:113] And thus We have sent it down as a Quran in Arabic, and have explained therein in detail the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause them to have a lesson from it (or to have the honour for believing and acting on its teachings). +[20:114] Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste (O Muhammad SAW) with the Quran before its revelation is completed to you, and say: "My Lord! Increase me in knowledge." +[20:115] And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm will-power. +[20:116] And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam." They prostrated (all) except Iblis (Satan), who refused. +[20:117] Then We said: "O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you be distressed in misery. +[20:118] Verily, you have (a promise from Us) that you will never be hungry therein nor naked. +[20:119] And you (will) suffer not from thirst therein nor from the sun's heat. +[20:120] Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying: "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?" +[20:121] Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts appeared to them, and they began to stick on themselves the leaves from Paradise for their covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray. +[20:122] Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance. +[20:123] (Allah) said:"Get you down (from the Paradise to the earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery. +[20:124] "But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Quran nor acts on its orders, etc.) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection." +[20:125] He will say:"O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)." +[20:126] (Allah) will say: "Like this, Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came unto you, but you disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the Hell-fire, away from Allah's Mercy)." +[20:127] And thus do We requite him who transgresses beyond bounds [i.e. commits the great sins and disobeys his Lord (Allah) and believes not in His Messengers, and His revealed Books, like this Quran, etc.], and believes not in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord, and the torment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting. +[20:128] Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many generations We have destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they walk? Verily, in this are signs indeed for men of understanding. +[20:129] And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment) must necessarily have come (in this world). +[20:130] So bear patiently (O Muhammad SAW) what they say, and glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting, and during some of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day (an indication for the five compulsory congregational prayers), that you may become pleased with the reward which Allah shall give you. +[20:131] And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), the splendour of the life of this world that We may test them thereby. But the provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more lasting. +[20:132] And enjoin As-Salat (the prayer) on your family, and be patient in offering them [i.e. the Salat (prayers)]. We ask not of you a provision (i.e. to give Us something: money, etc.); We provide for you. And the good end (i.e. Paradise) is for the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[20:133] They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign (proof) from his Lord?" Has there not come to them the proof of that which is (written) in the former papers [Scriptures, i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), etc. about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad SAW]. +[20:134] And if We had destroyed them with a torment before this (i.e. Messenger Muhammad SAW and the Quran), they would surely have said: "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a Messenger, we should certainly have followed Your Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), before we were humiliated and disgraced." +[20:135] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Each one (believer and disbeliever, etc.) is waiting, so wait you too, and you shall know who are they that are on the Straight and Even Path (i.e. Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), and who are they that have let themselves be guided (on the Right Path). + +Surah 21: Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets) +---------------------------------------- +[21:1] Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness. +[21:2] Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Quran) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play, +[21:3] With their hearts occupied (with evil things) those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels, (saying): "Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you? Will you submit to magic while you see it?" +[21:4] He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower." +[21:5] Nay, they say:"These (revelations of the Quran which are inspired to Muhammad SAW) are mixed up false dreams! Nay, he has invented it! Nay, he is a poet! Let him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof) like the ones (Prophets) that were sent before (with signs)!" +[21:6] Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed, believed before them (though We sent them signs), will they then believe? +[21:7] And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We inspired, so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know. +[21:8] And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals, +[21:9] Then We fulfilled to them the promise, and We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin). +[21:10] Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you i.e. honour for the one who follows the teaching of the Quran and acts on its orders). Will you not then understand? +[21:11] How many a town (community), that were wrong-doers, have We destroyed, and raised up after them another people! +[21:12] Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it. +[21:13] Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes, in order that you may be questioned. +[21:14] They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly! We have been Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, etc.)." +[21:15] And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead). +[21:16] We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play. +[21:17] Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son, etc.), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that). +[21:18] Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Quran) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us) (against Allah by uttering that Allah has a wife and a son). +[21:19] To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on earth. And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship). +[21:20] They (i.e. the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they never slacken (to do so). +[21:21] Or have they taken (for worship) aliha (gods) from the earth who raise the dead? +[21:22] Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah, then verily both would have been ruined. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! +[21:23] He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. +[21:24] Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof:" This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse. +[21:25] And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)." +[21:26] And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children)." Glory to Him! They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves. +[21:27] They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command. +[21:28] He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him. +[21:29] And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[21:30] Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? +[21:31] And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them, and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be guided. +[21:32] And We have made the heaven a roof, safe and well guarded. Yet they turn away from its signs (i.e. sun, moon, winds, clouds, etc.). +[21:33] And He it is Who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating. +[21:34] And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW), then if you die, would they live forever? +[21:35] Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned. +[21:36] And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah). [Tafsir. Al-Qurtubi]. +[21:37] Man is created of haste, I will show you My Ayat (torments, proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So ask Me not to hasten (them). +[21:38] And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful." +[21:39] If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs; and they will not be helped. +[21:40] Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection) will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have no power to avert it, nor will they get respite. +[21:41] Indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW), but the scoffers were surrounded by that, whereat they used to mock. +[21:42] Say: "Who can guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the) Most Beneficent (Allah)?" Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord. +[21:43] Or have they aliha (gods) who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment). +[21:44] Nay, We gave the luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them. See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will overcome. +[21:45] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I warn you only by the revelation (from Allah and not by the opinion of the religious scholars and others). But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned [(i.e. one should follow only the Quran and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW, as the Companions of the Prophet SAW did)]. +[21:46] And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). +[21:47] And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We as Reckoners. +[21:48] And indeed We granted to Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)] and a Reminder for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[21:49] Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, while they are afraid of the Hour. +[21:50] And this is a blessed Reminder (the Quran) which We have sent down, will you then (dare to) deny it? +[21:51] And indeed We bestowed aforetime on Ibrahim (Abraham) his (portion of) guidance, and We were Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah, etc.). +[21:52] When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted?" +[21:53] They said:"We found our fathers worshipping them." +[21:54] He said: "Indeed you and your fathers have been in manifest error." +[21:55] They said: "Have you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?" +[21:56] He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and of that I am one of the witnesses. +[21:57] "And by Allah, I shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs." +[21:58] So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of them, that they might turn to it. +[21:59] They said: "Who has done this to our aliha (gods)? He must indeed be one of the wrong-doers." +[21:60] They said: "We heard a young man talking (against) them who is called Ibrahim (Abraham)." +[21:61] They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify." +[21:62] They said: "Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)?" +[21:63] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!" +[21:64] So they turned to themselves and said: "Verily, you are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." +[21:65] Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!" +[21:66] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Do you then worship besides Allah, things that can neither profit you, nor harm you? +[21:67] "Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship besides Allah! Have you then no sense?" +[21:68] They said: "Burn him and help your aliha (gods), if you will be doing." +[21:69] We (Allah) said: "O fire! Be you coolness and safety for Ibrahim (Abraham)!" +[21:70] And they wanted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers. +[21:71] And We rescued him and Lout (Lot) to the land which We have blessed for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[21:72] And We bestowed upon him Ishaque (Isaac), and (a grandson) Ya'qub (Jacob). Each one We made righteous. +[21:73] And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds, performing Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and the giving of Zakat and of Us (Alone) they were worshippers. +[21:74] And (remember) Lout (Lot), We gave him Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge, and We saved him from the town (folk) who practised Al-Khaba'ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil, and were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient, to Allah). +[21:75] And We admitted him to Our Mercy, truly, he was of the righteous. +[21:76] And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime. We listened to his invocation and saved him and his family from great distress. +[21:77] We helped him against people who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil. So We drowned them all. +[21:78] And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon), when they gave judgement in the case of the field in which the sheep of certain people had pastured at night and We were witness to their judgement. +[21:79] And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things). +[21:80] And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful? +[21:81] And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind strongly raging, running by his command towards the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are the All-Knower. +[21:82] And of the Shayatin (devils) (from the jinns) were some who dived for him, and did other work besides that; and it was We Who guarded them. +[21:83] And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy." +[21:84] So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost), and the like thereof along with them, as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all who worship Us. +[21:85] And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael), and Idris (Enoch) and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all were from among As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). +[21:86] And We admitted them to Our Mercy. Verily, they were of the righteous. +[21:87] And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (i.e. the calamites which had befallen him)! But he cried through the darkness (saying): La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers." +[21:88] So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness). +[21:89] And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah), when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors." +[21:90] So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us. +[21:91] And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)], We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh - Jibrael (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son ['Iesa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns). +[21:92] Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islamic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir] +[21:93] But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves. (And) they all shall return to Us. +[21:94] So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), his efforts will not be rejected. Verily! We record it in his Book of deeds. +[21:95] And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us). +[21:96] Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose (from their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every mound. +[21:97] And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror. (They will say): "Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, but we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." +[21:98] Certainly! You (disbelievers) and that which you are worshipping now besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! (Surely), you will enter it. +[21:99] Had these (idols, etc.) been aliha (gods), they would not have entered there (Hell), and all of them will abide therein. +[21:100] Therein breathing out with deep sighs and roaring will be their portion, and therein they will hear not. +[21:101] Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) [e.g. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. +[21:102] They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell), while they abide in that which their ownselves desire. +[21:103] The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, (with the greeting): "This is your Day which you were promised." +[21:104] And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall repeat it, (it is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it. +[21:105] And indeed We have written in Zabur (Psalms) [i.e. all the revealed Holy Books the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] after (We have already written in) Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (the Book, that is in the heaven with Allah), that My righteous slaves shall inherit the land (i.e. the land of Paradise). +[21:106] Verily, in this (the Quran) there is a plain Message for people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Quran and the Sunnah legal ways of the Prophet SAW). +[21:107] And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) not but as a mercy for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[21:108] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "It is revealed to me that your Ilah (God) is only one Ilah (God - Allah). Will you then submit to His Will (become Muslims and stop worshipping others besides Allah)?" +[21:109] But if they (disbelievers, idolaters, Jews, Christians, polytheists, etc.) turn away (from Islamic Monotheism) say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I give you a notice (of war as) to be known to us all alike. And I know not whether that which you are promised (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) is near or far." +[21:110] (Say O Muhammad SAW) Verily, He (Allah) knows that which is spoken aloud (openly) and that which you conceal. +[21:111] And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while. +[21:112] He (Muhammad SAW) said:"My Lord! Judge You in truth! Our Lord is the Most Beneficent, Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad SAW that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc.)!" + +Surah 22: Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) +---------------------------------------- +[22:1] O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing. +[22:2] The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunken, but severe will be the Torment of Allah. +[22:3] And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allah, without knowledge, and follows every rebellious (disobedient to Allah) Shaitan (devil) (devoid of each and every kind of good). +[22:4] For him (the devil) it is decreed that whosoever follows him, he will mislead him, and will drive him to the torment of the Fire. [Tafsir At-Tabari] +[22:5] O mankind! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then verily! We have created you (i.e. Adam) from dust, then from a Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge i.e. offspring of Adam), then from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood) then from a little lump of flesh, some formed and some unformed (miscarriage), that We may make (it) clear to you (i.e. to show you Our Power and Ability to do what We will). And We cause whom We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed term, then We bring you out as infants, then (give you growth) that you may reach your age of full strength. And among you there is he who dies (young), and among you there is he who is brought back to the miserable old age, so that he knows nothing after having known. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth). +[22:6] That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able to do all things. +[22:7] And surely, the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and certainly, Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves. +[22:8] And among men is he who disputes about Allah, without knowledge or guidance, or a Book giving light (from Allah), +[22:9] Bending his neck in pride (far astray from the Path of Allah), and leading (others) too (far) astray from the Path of Allah. For him there is disgrace in this worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection We shall make him taste the torment of burning (Fire). +[22:10] That is because of what your hands have sent forth, and verily, Allah is not unjust to (His) slaves. +[22:11] And among mankind is he who worships Allah as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islam). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss. +[22:12] He calls besides Allah unto that which hurts him not, nor profits him. That is a straying far away. +[22:13] He calls unto him whose harm is nearer than his profit; certainly, and evil Maula (patron) and certainly an evil friend! +[22:14] Truly, Allah will admit those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds (according to the Quran and the Sunnah) to Gardens underneath which rivers flow (in Paradise). Verily, Allah does what He wills. +[22:15] Whoever thinks that Allah will not help him (Muhammad SAW) in this world and in the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and let him strangle himself. Then let him see whether his plan will remove that whereat he rages! +[22:16] Thus have We sent it (this Quran) down (to Muhammad SAW) as clear signs, evidences and proofs, and surely, Allah guides whom He wills. +[22:17] Verily, those who believe (in Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and those who are Jews, and the Sabians, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who worship others besides Allah, truly, Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily! Allah is Witness over all things. +[22:18] See you not that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified. And whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour him. Verily! Allah does what He wills. +[22:19] These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord; then as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads. +[22:20] With it will melt or vanish away what is within their bellies, as well as (their) skins. +[22:21] And for them are hooked rods of iron (to punish them). +[22:22] Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and (it will be) said to them: "Taste the torment of burning!" +[22:23] Truly, Allah will admit those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to Gardens underneath which rivers flow (in Paradise), wherein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls and their garments therein will be of silk. +[22:24] And they are guided (in this world) unto goodly speech (i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah, Alhamdu lillah, recitation of the Quran, etc.) and they are guided to the Path of Him (i.e. Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), Who is Worthy of all praises. +[22:25] Verily! Those who disbelieve and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) which We have made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and the visitor from the country are equal there [as regards its sanctity and pilgrimage (Hajj and 'Umrah)]. And whoever inclines to evil actions therein or to do wrong (i.e. practise polytheism and leave Islamic Monotheism), him We shall cause to taste a painful torment. +[22:26] And (remember) when We showed Ibrahim (Abraham) the site of the (Sacred) House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me, [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Islamic Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who circumambulate it, and those who stand up for prayer, and those who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience to Allah), and make prostration (in prayer, etc.);" +[22:27] And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj). +[22:28] That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade, etc.), and mention the Name of Allah on appointed days (i.e. 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th day of Dhul-Hijjah), over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice) (at the time of their slaughtering by saying: Bismillah, WAllahu-Akbar, Allahumma Minka wa Ilaik). Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time. +[22:29] Then let them complete the prescribed duties (Manasik of Hajj) for them, and perform their vows, and circumambulate the Ancient House (the Ka'bah at Makkah). +[22:30] That (Manasik prescribed duties of Hajj is the obligation that mankind owes to Allah), and whoever honours the sacred things of Allah, then that is better for him with his Lord. The cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be) mentioned to you (as exceptions). So shun the abomination (worshipping) of idol, and shun lying speech (false statements) +[22:31] Hunafa' Lillah (i.e. to worship none but Allah), not associating partners (in worship, etc.) unto Him and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place. +[22:32] Thus it is [what has been mentioned in the above said Verses (27, 28, 29, 30, 31) is an obligation that mankind owes to Allah]. And whosoever honours the Symbols of Allah, then it is truly from the piety of the heart. +[22:33] In them (cattle offered for sacrifice) are benefits for you for an appointed term, and afterwards they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House (the Haram - sacred territory of Makkah city). +[22:34] And for every nation We have appointed religious ceremonies, that they may mention the Name of Allah over the beast of cattle that He has given them for food. And your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God Allah), so you must submit to Him Alone (in Islam). And (O Muhammad SAW) give glad tidings to the Mukhbitin [those who obey Allah with humility and are humble from among the true believers of Islamic Monotheism], +[22:35] Whose hearts are filled with fear when Allah is mentioned; who patiently bear whatever may befall them (of calamities); and who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and who spend (in Allah's Cause) out of what We have provided them. +[22:36] And the Budn (cows, oxen, or camels driven to be offered as sacrifices by the pilgrims at the sanctuary of Makkah.) We have made for you as among the Symbols of Allah, therein you have much good. So mention the Name of Allah over them when they are drawn up in lines (for sacrifice). Then, when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat thereof, and feed the beggar who does not ask (men), and the beggar who asks (men). Thus have We made them subject to you that you may be grateful. +[22:37] It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is piety from you that reaches Him. Thus have We made them subject to you that you may magnify Allah for His Guidance to you. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad SAW) to the Muhsinun (doers of good). +[22:38] Truly, Allah defends those who believe. Verily! Allah likes not any treacherous ingrate to Allah [those who disobey Allah but obey Shaitan (Satan)]. +[22:39] Permission to fight is given to those (i.e. believers against disbelievers), who are fighting them, (and) because they (believers) have been wronged, and surely, Allah is Able to give them (believers) victory +[22:40] Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allah." - For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned much would surely have been pulled down. Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty. +[22:41] Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) order for Iqamat-as-Salat. [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakat and they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has forbidden) [i.e. they make the Quran as the law of their country in all the spheres of life]. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures). +[22:42] And if they belie you (O Muhammad SAW), so were belied the Prophets before them, (by) the people of Nuh (Noah), 'Ad and Thamud, +[22:43] And the people of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the people of Lout (Lot), +[22:44] And the dwellers of Madyan (Midian); and belied was Musa (Moses), but I granted respite to the disbelievers for a while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My Punishment (against their wrong-doing). +[22:45] And many a township have We destroyed while it was given to wrong-doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castles! +[22:46] Have they not travelled through the land, and have they hearts wherewith to understand and ears wherewith to hear? Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind. +[22:47] And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And Allah fails not His Promise. And verily, a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you reckon. +[22:48] And many a township did I give respite while it was given to wrong-doing. Then (in the end) I seized it (with punishment). And to Me is the (final) return (of all). +[22:49] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O mankind! I am (sent) to you only as a plain warner." +[22:50] So those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them is forgiveness and Rizqun Karim (generous provision, i.e. Paradise). +[22:51] But those who strive against Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), to frustrate and obstruct them, they will be dwellers of the Hell-fire. +[22:52] Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you, but; when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shaitan (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. But Allah abolishes that which Shaitan (Satan) throws in. Then Allah establishes His Revelations. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise: +[22:53] That He (Allah) may make what is thrown in by Shaitan (Satan) a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy and disbelief) and whose hearts are hardened. And certainly, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) are in an opposition far-off (from the truth against Allah's Messenger and the believers). +[22:54] And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it (this Quran) is the truth from your Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may submit to it with humility. And verily, Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Path. +[22:55] And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt about it (this Quran) until the Hour comes suddenly upon them, or there comes to them the torment of the Day after which there will be no night (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). +[22:56] The sovereignty on that Day will be that of Allah (the one Who has no partners). He will judge between them. So those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds will be in Gardens of delight (Paradise). +[22:57] And those who disbelieved and belied Our Verses (of this Quran), for them will be a humiliating torment (in Hell). +[22:58] Those who emigrated in the Cause of Allah and after that were killed or died, surely, Allah will provide a good provision for them. And verily, it is Allah Who indeed is the Best of those who make provision. +[22:59] Truly, He will make them enter an entrance with which they shall be well-pleased, and verily, Allah indeed is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. +[22:60] That is so. And whoever has retaliated with the like of that which he was made to suffer, and then has again been wronged, Allah will surely help him. Verily! Allah indeed is Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. +[22:61] That is because Allah merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night. And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[22:62] That is because Allah He is the Truth (the only True God of all that exists, Who has no partners or rivals with Him), and what they (the polytheists) invoke besides Him, it is Batil (falsehood) And verily, Allah He is the Most High, the Most Great. +[22:63] See you not that Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, and then the earth becomes green? Verily, Allah is the Most Kind and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. +[22:64] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. And verily, Allah He is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[22:65] See you not that Allah has subjected to you (mankind) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His Leave. Verily, Allah is, for mankind, full of Kindness, Most Merciful. +[22:66] It is He, Who gave you life, and then will cause you to die, and will again give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Verily! Man is indeed an ingrate. +[22:67] For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies [e.g. slaughtering of the beast of cattle during the three days of stay at Mina (Makkah) during the Hajj (pilgrimage)] which they must follow; so let them (pagans) not dispute with you on the matter (i.e. to eat of the cattle which you slaughter, and not to eat of cattle which Allah kills by its natural death), but invite them to your Lord. Verily! You (O Muhammad SAW) indeed are on the (true) straight guidance. (i.e. the true religion of Islamic Monotheism). +[22:68] And if they argue with you (as regards the slaughtering of the sacrifices), say; "Allah knows best of what you do. +[22:69] "Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein you used to differ." +[22:70] Know you not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). Verily! That is easy for Allah. +[22:71] And they worship besides Allah others for which He has sent down no authority, and of which they have no knowledge and for the Zalimun (wrong-doers, polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) there is no helper. +[22:72] And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will notice a denial on the faces of the disbelievers! They are nearly ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Verses to them. Say: "Shall I tell you of something worse than that? The Fire (of Hell) which Allah has promised to those who disbelieve, and worst indeed is that destination!" +[22:73] O mankind! A similitude has been coined, so listen to it (carefully): Verily! Those on whom you call besides Allah, cannot create (even) a fly, even though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly snatched away a thing from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought. +[22:74] They have not estimated Allah His Rightful Estimate; Verily, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty. +[22:75] Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[22:76] He knows what is before them, and what is behind them. And to Allah return all matters (for decision). +[22:77] O you who believe! Bow down, and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord and do good that you may be successful. +[22:78] And strive hard in Allah's Cause as you ought to strive (with sincerity and with all your efforts that His Name should be superior). He has chosen you (to convey His Message of Islamic Monotheism to mankind by inviting them to His religion, Islam), and has not laid upon you in religion any hardship, it is the religion of your father Ibrahim (Abraham) (Islamic Monotheism). It is He (Allah) Who has named you Muslims both before and in this (the Quran), that the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) may be a witness over you and you be witnesses over mankind! So perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), give Zakat and hold fast to Allah [i.e. have confidence in Allah, and depend upon Him in all your affairs] He is your Maula (Patron, Lord, etc.), what an Excellent Maula (Patron, Lord, etc.) and what an Excellent Helper! + +Surah 23: Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) +---------------------------------------- +[23:1] Successful indeed are the believers. +[23:2] Those who offer their Salat (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness. +[23:3] And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden). +[23:4] And those who pay the Zakat. +[23:5] And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts) +[23:6] Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame; +[23:7] But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors; +[23:8] Those who are faithfully true to their Amanat (all the duties which Allah has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts etc.) and to their covenants; +[23:9] And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawat (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours). +[23:10] These are indeed the inheritors. +[23:11] Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever. +[23:12] And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth). +[23:13] Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah (mixed drops of the male and female sexual discharge) (and lodged it) in a safe lodging (womb of the woman). +[23:14] Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators. +[23:15] After that, surely, you will die. +[23:16] Then (again), surely, you will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection. +[23:17] And indeed We have created above you seven heavens (one over the other), and We are never unaware of the creation. +[23:18] And We sent down from the sky water (rain) in (due) measure, and We gave it lodging in the earth, and verily, We are Able to take it away. +[23:19] Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat. +[23:20] And a tree (olive) that springs forth from Mount Sinai, that grows oil, and (it is a) relish for the eaters. +[23:21] And Verily! In the cattle there is indeed a lesson for you. We give you to drink (milk) of that which is in their bellies. And there are, in them, numerous (other) benefits for you, and of them you eat. +[23:22] And on them, and on ships you are carried. +[23:23] And indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people, and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him (Islamic Monotheism). Will you not then be afraid (of Him i.e. of His Punishment because of worshipping others besides Him)?" +[23:24] But the chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old. +[23:25] "He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while." +[23:26] [Nuh (Noah)] said: "O my Lord! Help me because they deny me." +[23:27] So We inspired him (saying): "Construct the ship under Our Eyes and under Our Revelation (guidance). Then, when Our Command comes, and the oven gushes forth water, take on board of each kind two (male and female), and your family, except those thereof against whom the Word has already gone forth. And address Me not in favour of those who have done wrong. Verily, they are to be drowned. +[23:28] And when you have embarked on the ship, you and whoever is with you, then say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who are Zalimun (i.e. oppressors, wrong-doers, polytheists, those who join others in worship with Allah, etc.). +[23:29] And say: "My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for You are the Best of those who bring to land." +[23:30] Verily, in this [what We did as regards drowning of the people of Nuh (Noah)], there are indeed Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc. for men to understand), for sure We are ever putting (men) to the test. +[23:31] Then, after them, We created another generation. +[23:32] And We sent to them a Messenger from among themselves (saying): "Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. Will you not then be afraid (of Him i.e. of His Punishment because of worshipping others besides Him)?" +[23:33] And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and to whom We had given the luxuries and comforts of this life, said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks of what you drink. +[23:34] "If you were to obey a human being like yourselves, then verily! You indeed would be losers. +[23:35] "Does he promise you that when you have died and have become dust and bones, you shall come out alive (resurrected)? +[23:36] "Far, very far is that which you are promised. +[23:37] "There is nothing but our life of this world! We die and we live! And we are not going to be resurrected! +[23:38] "He is only a man who has invented a lie against Allah, but we are not going to believe in him." +[23:39] He said: "O my Lord! Help me because they deny me." +[23:40] (Allah) said: "In a little while, they are sure to be regretful." +[23:41] So As-Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead plants. So away with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, disobedient to His Messengers, etc.). +[23:42] Then, after them, We created other generations. +[23:43] No nation can anticipate their term, nor can they delay it. +[23:44] Then We sent Our Messengers in succession, every time there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another (to destruction), and We made them as Ahadith (the true stories for mankind to learn a lesson from them). So away with a people who believe not. +[23:45] Then We sent Musa (Moses) and his brother Harun (Aaron), with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and manifest authority, +[23:46] To Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they behaved insolently and they were people self-exalting (by disobeying their Lord, and exalting themselves over and above the Messenger of Allah). +[23:47] They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are obedient to us with humility (and we use them to serve us as we like)." +[23:48] So they denied them both [Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)] and became of those who were destroyed. +[23:49] And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture, that they may be guided. +[23:50] And We made the son of Maryam (Mary) and his mother as a sign, And We gave them refuge on high ground, a place of rest, security and flowing streams. +[23:51] O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Taiyibat [all kinds of Halal (legal) foods which Allah has made legal (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc.], and do righteous deeds. Verily! I am Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[23:52] And verily! This your religion (of Islamic Monotheism) is one religion, and I am your Lord, so keep your duty to Me. +[23:53] But they (men) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its belief. +[23:54] So leave them in their error for a time. +[23:55] Do they think that We enlarge them in wealth and children, +[23:56] We hasten unto them with good things (in this worldly life so that they will have no share of good things in the Hereafter)? Nay, but they perceive not. +[23:57] Verily! Those who live in awe for fear of their Lord; +[23:58] And those who believe in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, +[23:59] And those who join not anyone (in worship) as partners with their Lord; +[23:60] And those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear (whether their alms and charities, etc., have been accepted or not), because they are sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning). +[23:61] It is these who race for the good deeds, and they are foremost in them [e.g. offering the compulsory Salat (prayers) in their (early) stated, fixed times and so on]. +[23:62] And We tax not any person except according to his capacity, and with Us is a Record which speaks the truth, and they will not be wronged. +[23:63] Nay, but their hearts are covered (blind) from understanding this (the Quran), and they have other (evil) deeds, besides, which they are doing. +[23:64] Until, when We grasp those of them who lead a luxurious life with punishment, behold! They make humble invocation with a loud voice. +[23:65] Invoke not loudly this day! Certainly, you shall not be helped by Us. +[23:66] Indeed My Verses used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and with hatred to listen to them). +[23:67] In pride (they Quraish pagans and polytheists of Makkah used to feel proud that they are the dwellers of Makkah sanctuary Haram), talking evil about it (the Quran) by night. +[23:68] Have they not pondered over the Word (of Allah, i.e. what is sent down to the Prophet SAW), or has there come to them what had not come to their fathers of old? +[23:69] Or is it that they did not recognize their Messenger (Muhammad SAW) so they deny him? +[23:70] Or say they: "There is madness in him?" Nay, but he brought them the truth [i.e. "(A) Tauhid: Worshipping Allah Alone in all aspects (B) The Quran (C) The religion of Islam,"] but most of them (the disbelievers) are averse to the truth. +[23:71] And if the truth had been in accordance with their desires, verily, the heavens and the earth, and whosoever is therein would have been corrupted! Nay, We have brought them their reminder, but they turn away from their reminder. +[23:72] Or is it that you (O Muhammad SAW) ask them for some wages? But the recompense of your Lord is better, and He is the Best of those who give sustenance. +[23:73] And certainly, you (O Muhammad SAW) call them to a Straight Path (true religion Islamic Monotheism). +[23:74] And verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter are indeed deviating far astray from the Path (true religion Islamic Monotheism). +[23:75] And though We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, still they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. +[23:76] And indeed We seized them with punishment, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor did they invoke (Allah) with submission to Him. +[23:77] Until, when We open for them the gate of severe punishment, then lo! They will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair. +[23:78] It is He, Who has created for you (the sense of) hearing (ears), sight (eyes), and hearts (understanding). Little thanks you give. +[23:79] And it is He Who has created you on the earth, and to Him you shall be gathered back. +[23:80] And it is He Who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of night and day. Will you not then understand? +[23:81] Nay, but they say the like of what the men of old said. +[23:82] They said: "When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected indeed? +[23:83] "Verily, this we have been promised, we and our fathers before (us)! This is only the tales of the ancients!" +[23:84] Say: "Whose is the earth and whosoever is therein? If you know!" +[23:85] They will say: "It is Allah's!" Say: "Will you not then remember?" +[23:86] Say: "Who is (the) Lord of the seven heavens, and (the) Lord of the Great Throne?" +[23:87] They will say: "Allah." Say: "Will you not then fear Allah (believe in His Oneness, obey Him, believe in the Resurrection and Recompense for each and every good or bad deed)." +[23:88] Say "In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything (i.e. treasures of each and everything)? And He protects (all), while against Whom there is no protector, (i.e. if Allah saves anyone none can punish or harm him, and if Allah punishes or harms anyone none can save him), if you know." [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 12, Page 145] +[23:89] They will say: "(All that belongs) to Allah." Say: "How then are you deceived and turn away from the truth?" +[23:90] Nay, but We have brought them the truth (Islamic Monotheism), and verily, they (disbelievers) are liars. +[23:91] No son (or offspring or children) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! +[23:92] All-Knower of the unseen and the seen! Exalted be He over all that they associate as partners to Him! +[23:93] Say (O Muhammad SAW): " My Lord! If You would show me that with which they are threatened (torment), +[23:94] "My Lord! Then (save me from Your Punishment), and put me not amongst the people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing)." +[23:95] And indeed We are Able to show you (O Muhammad SAW) that with which We have threatened them. +[23:96] Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best-Acquainted with the things they utter. +[23:97] And say: "My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayatin (devils). +[23:98] "And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they may attend (or come near) me." +[23:99] Until, when death comes to one of them (those who join partners with Allah), he says: "My Lord! Send me back, +[23:100] "So that I may do good in that which I have left behind!" No! It is but a word that he speaks, and behind them is Barzakh (a barrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected. +[23:101] Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one another. +[23:102] Then, those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy, - these, they are the successful. +[23:103] And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell will they abide. +[23:104] The Fire will burn their faces, and therein they will grin, with displaced lips (disfigured). +[23:105] "Were not My Verses (this Quran) recited to you, and then you used to deny them?" +[23:106] They will say: "Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were (an) erring people. +[23:107] "Our Lord! Bring us out of this; if ever we return (to evil), then indeed we shall be Zalimun: (polytheists, oppressors, unjust, and wrong-doers, etc.)." +[23:108] He (Allah) will say: "Remain you in it with ignominy! And speak you not to Me!" +[23:109] Verily! There was a party of My slaves, who used to say: "Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of all who show mercy!" +[23:110] But you took them for a laughingstock, so much so that they made you forget My Remembrance while you used to laugh at them! +[23:111] Verily! I have rewarded them this Day for their patience, they are indeed the ones that are successful. +[23:112] He (Allah) will say: "What number of years did you stay on earth?" +[23:113] They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account." +[23:114] He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known! +[23:115] "Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?" +[23:116] So Exalted be Allah, the True King, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! +[23:117] And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allah, any other ilah (god), of whom he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely! Al-Kafirun (the disbelievers in Allah and in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, pagans, idolaters, etc.) will not be successful. +[23:118] And say (O Muhammad SAW): "My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy!" + +Surah 24: An-Nur (The Light) +---------------------------------------- +[24:1] (This is) a Surah (chapter of the Quran) which We have sent down and which We have enjoined, (ordained its legal laws) and in it We have revealed manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations lawful and unlawful things, and set boundries of Islamic Religion), that you may remember. +[24:2] The woman and the man guilty of illegal sexual intercourse, flog each of them with a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment prescribed by Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness their punishment. (This punishment is for unmarried persons guilty of the above crime but if married persons commit it, the punishment is to stone them to death, according to Allah's Law). +[24:3] The adulterer marries not but an adulteress or a Mushrikah and the adulteress none marries her except an adulterer or a Muskrik [and that means that the man who agrees to marry (have a sexual relation with) a Mushrikah (female polytheist, pagan or idolatress) or a prostitute, then surely he is either an adulterer, or a Mushrik (polytheist, pagan or idolater, etc.) And the woman who agrees to marry (have a sexual relation with) a Mushrik (polytheist, pagan or idolater) or an adulterer, then she is either a prostitute or a Mushrikah (female polytheist, pagan, or idolatress, etc.)]. Such a thing is forbidden to the believers (of Islamic Monotheism). +[24:4] And those who accuse chaste women, and produce not four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their testimony forever, they indeed are the Fasiqun (liars, rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[24:5] Except those who repent thereafter and do righteous deeds, (for such) verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:6] And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies (i.e. testifies four times) by Allah that he is one of those who speak the truth. +[24:7] And the fifth (testimony) (should be) the invoking of the Curse of Allah on him if he be of those who tell a lie (against her). +[24:8] But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her, if she bears witness four times by Allah, that he (her husband) is telling a lie. +[24:9] And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth. +[24:10] And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you (He would have hastened the punishment upon you)! And that Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, the All-Wise. +[24:11] Verily! Those who brought forth the slander (against 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet SAW) are a group among you. Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment. +[24:12] Why then, did not the believers, men and women, when you heard it (the slander) think good of their own people and say: "This (charge) is an obvious lie?" +[24:13] Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they (the slanderers) have not produced witnesses! Then with Allah they are the liars. +[24:14] Had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy unto you in this world and in the Hereafter, a great torment would have touched you for that whereof you had spoken. +[24:15] When you were propagating it with your tongues, and uttering with your mouths that whereof you had no knowledge, you counted it a little thing, while with Allah it was very great. +[24:16] And why did you not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great lie." +[24:17] Allah forbids you from it and warns you not to repeat the like of it forever, if you are believers. +[24:18] And Allah makes the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) plain to you, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[24:19] Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you know not. +[24:20] And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, (Allah would have hastened the punishment upon you). And that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful. +[24:21] O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan), then, verily he commands Al-Fahsha' [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.)], and Al-Munkar [disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam, etc.)]. And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[24:22] And let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, Al-Masakin (the poor), and those who left their homes for Allah's Cause. Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:23] Verily, those who accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter, and for them will be a great torment, +[24:24] On the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their legs or feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do. +[24:25] On that Day Allah will pay them the recompense of their deeds in full, and they will know that Allah, He is the Manifest Truth. +[24:26] Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for bad statements (or bad men for bad women). Good statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women), such (good people) are innocent of (each and every) bad statement which they say, for them is Forgiveness, and Rizqun Karim (generous provision i.e. Paradise). +[24:27] O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted those in them, that is better for you, in order that you may remember. +[24:28] And if you find no one therein, still, enter not until permission has been given. And if you are asked to go back, go back, for it is purer for you, and Allah is All-Knower of what you do. +[24:29] There is no sin on you that you enter (without taking permission) houses uninhabited (i.e. not possessed by anybody), (when) you have any interest in them. And Allah has knowledge of what you reveal and what you conceal. +[24:30] Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they do. +[24:31] And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husband's sons, their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful. +[24:32] And marry those among you who are single (i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman who has no husband) and (also marry) the Salihun (pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants (female slaves). If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty. And Allah is All-Sufficent for His creatures' needs, All-Knowing (about the state of the people). +[24:33] And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His Bounty. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), give them such writing, if you know that they are good and trustworthy. And give them something yourselves out of the wealth of Allah which He has bestowed upon you. And force not your maids to prostitution, if they desire chastity, in order that you may make a gain in the (perishable) goods of this worldly life. But if anyone compels them (to prostitution), then after such compulsion, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to those women, i.e. He will forgive them because they have been forced to do this evil action unwillingly). +[24:34] And indeed We have sent down for you Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that make things plain, and the example of those who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2). +[24:35] Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun-rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allah guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allah is All-Knower of everything. +[24:36] In houses (mosques), which Allah has ordered to be raised (to be cleaned, and to be honoured), in them His Name is glorified in the mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings, +[24:37] Men whom neither trade nor sale diverts them from the Remembrance of Allah (with heart and tongue), nor from performing As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), nor from giving the Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned (from the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection). +[24:38] That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace. And Allah provides without measure to whom He wills. +[24:39] As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water, until he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing, but he finds Allah with him, Who will pay him his due (Hell). And Allah is Swift in taking account. +[24:40] Or [the state of a disbeliever] is like the darkness in a vast deep sea, overwhelmed with a great wave topped by a great wave, topped by dark clouds, darkness, one above another, if a man stretches out his hand, he can hardly see it! And he for whom Allah has not appointed light, for him there is no light. +[24:41] See you not (O Muhammad SAW) that Allah, He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight). Of each one He (Allah) knows indeed his Salat (prayer) and his glorification, [or everyone knows his Salat (prayer) and his glorification], and Allah is All-Aware of what they do. +[24:42] And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the return (of all). +[24:43] See you not that Allah drives the clouds gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap of layers, and you see the rain comes forth from between them. And He sends down from the sky hail (like) mountains, (or there are in the heaven mountains of hail from where He sends down hail), and strike therewith whom He will, and averts it from whom He wills. The vivid flash of its (clouds) lightning nearly blinds the sight. [Tafsir At-Tabari]. +[24:44] Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on). Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight. +[24:45] Allah has created every moving (living) creature from water. Of them there are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Verily! Allah is Able to do all things. +[24:46] We have indeed sent down (in this Quran) manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and unlawful things, and the set boundries of Islamic religion, etc. that make things clear showing the Right Path of Allah). And Allah guides whom He wills to a Straight Path (i.e. to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism). +[24:47] They (hypocrites) say: "We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and we obey," then a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers. +[24:48] And when they are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the Quran) and His Messenger (SAW), to judge between them, lo! a party of them refuse (to come) and turn away. +[24:49] But if the right is with them, they come to him willingly with submission. +[24:50] Is there a disease in their hearts? Or do they doubt or fear lest Allah and His Messenger (SAW) should wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who are the Zalimun (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers, etc.). +[24:51] The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah (His Words, the Quran) and His Messenger (SAW), to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the prosperous ones (who will live forever in Paradise). +[24:52] And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (SAW), fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful ones. +[24:53] They swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that if only you would order them, they would leave (their homes for fighting in Allah's Cause). Say: "Swear you not; (this) obedience (of yours) is known (to be false). Verily, Allah knows well what you do." +[24:54] Say: "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, he (Messenger Muhammad SAW) is only responsible for the duty placed on him (i.e. to convey Allah's Message) and you for that placed on you. If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to convey (the message) in a clear way (i.e. to preach in a plain way)." +[24:55] Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[24:56] And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) that you may receive mercy (from Allah). +[24:57] Consider not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Their abode shall be the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination. +[24:58] O you who believe! Let your legal slaves and slave-girls, and those among you who have not come to the age of puberty ask your permission (before they come to your presence) on three occasions; before Fajr (morning) prayer, and while you put off your clothes for the noonday (rest), and after the 'Isha' (late-night) prayer. (These) three times are of privacy for you, other than these times there is no sin on you or on them to move about, attending (helping) you each other. Thus Allah makes clear the Ayat (the Verses of this Quran, showing proofs for the legal aspects of permission for visits, etc.) to you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[24:59] And when the children among you come to puberty, then let them (also) ask for permission, as those senior to them (in age). Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat (Commandments and legal obligations) for you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[24:60] And as for women past child-bearing who do not expect wed-lock, it is no sin on them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show their adornment. But to refrain (i.e. not to discard their outer clothing) is better for them. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. +[24:61] There is no restriction on the blind, nor any restriction on the lame, nor any restriction on the sick, nor on yourselves, if you eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your father's brothers, or the houses of your father's sisters, or the houses of your mother's brothers, or the houses of your mother's sisters, or (from that) whereof you hold keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin on you whether you eat together or apart. But when you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah (i.e. say: As-Salamu 'Alaikum - peace be on you) blessed and good. Thus Allah makes clear the Ayat (these Verses or your religious symbols and signs, etc.) to you that you may understand. +[24:62] The true believers are only those, who believe in (the Oneness of) Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and when they are with him on some common matter, they go not away until they have asked his permission. Verily! Those who ask your permission, those are they who (really) believe in Allah and His Messenger. So if they ask your permission for some affairs of theirs, give permission to whom you will of them, and ask Allah for their forgiveness. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:63] Make not the calling of the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) among you as your calling of one another. Allah knows those of you who slip away under shelter (of some excuse without taking the permission to leave, from the Messenger SAW). And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muhammad SAW) commandment (i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements, etc.) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant, etc.) befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them. +[24:64] Certainly, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Surely, He knows your condition and (He knows) the Day when they will be brought back to Him, then He will inform them of what they did. And Allah is All-Knower of everything. + +Surah 25: Al-Furqan (The Discrimination) +---------------------------------------- +[25:1] Blessed be He Who sent down the criterion (of right and wrong, i.e. this Quran) to His slave (Muhammad SAW) that he may be a warner to the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[25:2] He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements. +[25:3] Yet they have taken besides Him other aliha (gods) that created nothing but are themselves created, and possess neither hurt nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead. +[25:4] Those who disbelieve say: "This (the Quran) is nothing but a lie that he (Muhammad SAW) has invented, and others have helped him at it, so that they have produced an unjust wrong (thing) and a lie." +[25:5] And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon." +[25:6] Say: "It (this Quran) has been sent down by Him (Allah) (the Real Lord of the heavens and earth) Who knows the secret of the heavens and the earth. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[25:7] And they say: "Why does this Messenger (Muhammad SAW) eat food, and walk about in the markets (like ourselves). Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him? +[25:8] "Or (why) has not a treasure been granted to him, or why has he not a garden whereof he may eat?" And the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) say: "You follow none but a man bewitched." +[25:9] See how they coin similitudes for you, so they have gone astray, and they cannot find a (Right) Path. +[25:10] Blessed be He Who, if He will, will assign you better than (all) that, - Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) and will assign you palaces (i.e. in Paradise). +[25:11] Nay, they deny the Hour (the Day of Resurrection), and for those who deny the Hour, We have prepared a flaming Fire (i.e. Hell). +[25:12] When it (Hell) sees them from a far place, they will hear its raging and its roaring. +[25:13] And when they shall be thrown into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they will exclaim therein for destruction. +[25:14] Exclaim not today for one destruction, but exclaim for many destructions. +[25:15] Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Is that (torment) better or the Paradise of Eternity promised to the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2)?" It will be theirs as a reward and as a final destination. +[25:16] For them there will be therein all that they desire, and they will abide (there forever). It is a promise binding upon your Lord that must be fulfilled. +[25:17] And on the Day when He will gather them together and that which they worship besides Allah [idols, angels, pious men, saints, 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), etc.]. He will say: "Was it you who misled these My slaves or did they (themselves) stray from the (Right) Path?" +[25:18] They will say: "Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliya' (Protectors, Helpers, etc.) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). +[25:19] Thus they (false gods all deities other than Allah) will give you (polytheists) the lie regarding what you say (that they are gods besides Allah), then you can neither avert (the punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does wrong (i.e. sets up rivals to Allah), We shall make him taste a great torment. +[25:20] And We never sent before you (O Muhammad SAW) any of the Messengers but verily, they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you as a trial for others: will you have patience? And your Lord is Ever All-Seer (of everything). +[25:21] And those who expect not for a Meeting with Us (i.e. those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter), say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they think too highly of themselves, and are scornful with great pride. +[25:22] On the Day they will see the angels, no glad tidings will there be for the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you," [None will be allowed to enter Paradise except the one who said: La ilaha ill-Allah, "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and acted practically on its legal orders and obligations]. +[25:23] And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) did, and We shall make such deeds as scattered floating particles of dust. +[25:24] The dwellers of Paradise (i.e. those who deserved it through their Faith and righteousness) will, on that Day, have the best abode, and have the fairest of places for repose. +[25:25] And (remember) the Day when the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, and the angels will be sent down, with a grand descending. +[25:26] The sovereignty on that Day will be the true (sovereignty), belonging to the Most Beneficent (Allah), and it will be a hard Day for the disbelievers (those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism). +[25:27] And (remember) the Day when the Zalim (wrong-doer, oppressor, polytheist, etc.) will bite at his hands, he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger (Muhammad SAW). +[25:28] "Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a friend! +[25:29] "He indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this Quran) after it had come to me. And Shaitan (Satan) is ever a deserter to man in the hour of need." +[25:30] And the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Quran (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders). +[25:31] Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy among the Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, criminals, etc.). But Sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper. +[25:32] And those who disbelieve say: "Why is not the Quran revealed to him all at once?" Thus (it is sent down in parts), that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have revealed it to you gradually, in stages. (It was revealed to the Prophet SAW in 23 years.). +[25:33] And no example or similitude do they bring (to oppose or to find fault in you or in this Quran), but We reveal to you the truth (against that similitude or example), and the better explanation thereof. +[25:34] Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their faces, such will be in an evil state, and most astray from the (Straight) Path. +[25:35] And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)], and placed his brother Harun (Aaron) with him as a helper; +[25:36] And We said: "Go you both to the people who have denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)." Then We destroyed them with utter destruction. +[25:37] And Nuh's (Noah) people, when they denied the Messengers We drowned them, and We made them as a sign for mankind. And We have prepared a painful torment for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc). +[25:38] And (also) 'Ad and Thamud, and the dwellers of Ar-Rass, and many generations in between. +[25:39] And for each of them We put forward examples (as proofs and lessons, etc.), and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin (because of their disbelief and evil deeds). +[25:40] And indeed they have passed by the town [of Prophet Lout (Lot)] on which was rained the evil rain. Did they (disbelievers) not then see it (with their own eyes)? Nay! But they used not to expect for any resurrection. +[25:41] And when they see you (O Muhammad SAW), they treat you only as a mockery (saying):"Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a Messenger? +[25:42] "He would have nearly misled us from our aliha (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their worship!" And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is most astray from the (Right) Path! +[25:43] Have you (O Muhammad SAW) seen him who has taken as his ilah (god) his own desire? Would you then be a Wakil (a disposer of his affairs or a watcher) over him? +[25:44] Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay, they are even farther astray from the Path. (i.e. even worst than cattle). +[25:45] Have you not seen how your Lord spread the shadow. If He willed, He could have made it still then We have made the sun its guide [i.e. after the sunrise, it (the shadow) squeezes and vanishes at midnoon and then again appears in the afternoon with the decline of the sun, and had there been no sun light, there would have been no shadow]. +[25:46] Then We withdraw it to Us a gradual concealed withdrawal. +[25:47] And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) repose, and makes the day Nushur (i.e. getting up and going about here and there for daily work, etc. after one's sleep at night or like resurrection after one's death). +[25:48] And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain), and We send down pure water from the sky, +[25:49] That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give to drink thereof many of the cattle and men that We had created. +[25:50] And indeed We have distributed it (rain or water) amongst them in order that they may remember the Grace of Allah, but most men refuse (or deny the Truth or Faith) and accept nothing but disbelief or ingratitude. +[25:51] And had We willed, We would have raised a warner in every town. +[25:52] So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them (by preaching) with the utmost endeavour, with it (the Quran). +[25:53] And it is He Who has let free the two seas (kinds of water), one palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter, and He has set a barrier and a complete partition between them. +[25:54] And it is He Who has created man from water, and has appointed for him kindred by blood, and kindred by marriage. And your Lord is Ever All-Powerful to do what He will. +[25:55] And they (disbelievers, polytheists, etc.) worship besides Allah, that which can neither profit them nor harm them, and the disbeliever is ever a helper (of the Satan) against his Lord. +[25:56] And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) only as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. +[25:57] Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (that which I have brought from my Lord and its preaching, etc.), save that whosoever wills, may take a Path to his Lord. +[25:58] And put your trust (O Muhammad SAW) in the Ever Living One Who dies not, and glorify His Praises, and Sufficient is He as the All-Knower of the sins of His slaves; +[25:59] Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days. Then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). The Most Beneficent (Allah)! Ask Him (O Prophet Muhammad SAW), (concerning His Qualities, His rising over His Throne, His creations, etc.), as He is Al-Khabir (The All-Knower of everything i.e. Allah). +[25:60] And when it is said to them: "Prostrate to the Most Beneficent (Allah)! They say: "And what is the Most Beneficent? Shall we fall down in prostration to that which you (O Muhammad SAW) command us?" And it increases in them only aversion. +[25:61] Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light. +[25:62] And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude. +[25:63] And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness. +[25:64] And those who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing. +[25:65] And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily! Its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment." +[25:66] Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to dwell. +[25:67] And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes). +[25:68] And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. +[25:69] The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace; +[25:70] Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[25:71] And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds, then verily, he repents towards Allah with true repentance. +[25:72] And those who do not witness falsehood, and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity. +[25:73] And those who, when they are reminded of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat. +[25:74] And those who say: "Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqun" (pious - see V. 2:2 and the footnote of V. 3:164)." +[25:75] Those will be rewarded with the highest place (in Paradise) because of their patience. Therein they shall be met with greetings and the word of peace and respect. +[25:76] Abiding therein; excellent it is as an abode, and as a place to dwell. +[25:77] Say (O Muhammad SAW to the disbelievers): "My Lord pays attention to you only because of your invocation to Him. But now you have indeed denied (Him). So the torment will be yours for ever (inseparable permanent punishment)." + +Surah 26: Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets) +---------------------------------------- +[26:1] Ta-Sin-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[26:2] These are the Verses of the manifest Book [this Quran, which was promised by Allah in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), makes things clear]. +[26:3] It may be that you (O Muhammad SAW) are going to kill yourself with grief, that they do not become believers [in your Risalah (Messengership) and in your Message of Islamic Monotheism]. +[26:4] If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility. +[26:5] And never comes there unto them a Reminder as a recent revelation from the Most Beneficent (Allah), but they turn away therefrom. +[26:6] So they have indeed denied (the truth - this Quran), then the news of what they mocked at, will come to them. +[26:7] Do they not observe the earth, how much of every good kind We cause to grow therein? +[26:8] Verily, in this is an Ayah (proof or sign), yet most of them (polytheists, pagans, etc., who do not believe in Resurrection) are not believers. +[26:9] And verily, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:10] And (remember) when your Lord called Musa (Moses) (saying): "Go to the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing), +[26:11] The people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh). Will they not fear Allah and become righteous?" +[26:12] He said: "My Lord! Verily, I fear that they will belie me, +[26:13] "And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not well. So send for Harun (Aaron) (to come along with me). +[26:14] "And they have a charge of crime against me, and I fear they will kill me." +[26:15] Allah said: "Nay! Go you both with Our Signs. Verily! We shall be with you, listening. +[26:16] "And when you both come to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), say: 'We are the Messengers of the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists), +[26:17] "So allow the Children of Israel to go with us.' " +[26:18] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said [to Musa (Moses)]: "Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you did dwell many years of your life with us. +[26:19] "And you did your deed, which you did (i.e. the crime of killing a man). And you are one of the ingrates." +[26:20] Musa (Moses) said: "I did it then, when I was an ignorant (as regards my Lord and His Message). +[26:21] "So I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord has granted me Hukman (i.e. religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood), and appointed me as one of the Messengers. +[26:22] "And this is the past favour with which you reproach me, that you have enslaved the Children of Israel." +[26:23] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "And what is the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)?" +[26:24] Musa (Moses) said: "Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, if you seek to be convinced with certainty." +[26:25] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Do you not hear (what he says)?" +[26:26] Musa (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your ancient fathers!" +[26:27] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Verily, your Messenger who has been sent to you is a madman!" +[26:28] Musa (Moses) said: "Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them, if you did but understand!" +[26:29] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "If you choose an ilah (god) other than me, I will certainly put you among the prisoners." +[26:30] Musa (Moses) said: "Even if I bring you something manifest (and convincing)?" +[26:31] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Bring it forth then, if you are of the truthful!" +[26:32] So [Musa (Moses)] threw his stick, and behold, it was a serpent, manifest. +[26:33] And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders! +[26:34] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said to the chiefs around him: "Verily! This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer. +[26:35] "He wants to drive you out of your land by his sorcery, then what is it your counsel, and what do you command?" +[26:36] They said: "Put him off and his brother (for a while), and send callers to the cities +[26:37] "To bring up to you every well-versed sorcerer." +[26:38] So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time on a day appointed. +[26:39] And it was said to the people: "Are you (too) going to assemble? +[26:40] "That we may follow the sorcerers [who were on Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) religion of disbelief] if they are the winners." +[26:41] So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Fir'aun (Pharaoh): "Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?" +[26:42] He said: "Yes, and you shall then verily be of those brought near (to myself)." +[26:43] Musa (Moses) said to them: "Throw what you are going to throw!" +[26:44] So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: "By the might of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), it is we who will certainly win!" +[26:45] Then Musa (Moses) threw his stick, and behold, it swallowed up all the falsehoods which they showed! +[26:46] And the sorcerers fell down prostrate. +[26:47] Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[26:48] "The Lord of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)." +[26:49] [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "You have believed in him before I give you leave. Surely, he indeed is your chief, who has taught you magic! So verily, you shall come to know. Verily, I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all." +[26:50] They said: "No harm! Surely, to our Lord (Allah) we are to return; +[26:51] "Verily! We really hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first of the believers [in Musa (Moses) and in the Monotheism which he has brought from Allah]." +[26:52] And We inspired Musa (Moses), saying: "Take away My slaves by night, verily, you will be pursued." +[26:53] Then Fir'aun (Pharaoh) sent callers to (all) the cities. +[26:54] (Saying): "Verily! These indeed are but a small band. +[26:55] "And verily, they have done what has enraged us; +[26:56] "But we are host all assembled, amply fore-warned." +[26:57] So, We expelled them from gardens and springs, +[26:58] Treasures, and every kind of honourable place. +[26:59] Thus [We turned them (Pharaoh's people) out] and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them. +[26:60] So they pursued them at sunrise. +[26:61] And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa (Moses) said: "We are sure to be overtaken." +[26:62] [Musa (Moses)] said: "Nay, verily! With me is my Lord, He will guide me." +[26:63] Then We inspired Musa (Moses) (saying): "Strike the sea with your stick." And it parted, and each separate part (of that sea water) became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain. +[26:64] Then We brought near the others [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) party] to that place. +[26:65] And We saved Musa (Moses) and all those with him. +[26:66] Then We drowned the others. +[26:67] Verily! In this is indeed a sign (or a proof), yet most of them are not believers. +[26:68] And verily, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:69] And recite to them the story of Ibrahim (Abraham). +[26:70] When he said to his father and his people: "What do you worship?" +[26:71] They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted." +[26:72] He said: "Do they hear you, when you call (on them)? +[26:73] "Or do they benefit you or do they harm (you)?" +[26:74] They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing so." +[26:75] He said: "Do you observe that which you have been worshipping, +[26:76] "You and your ancient fathers? +[26:77] "Verily! They are enemies to me, save the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists); +[26:78] "Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me; +[26:79] "And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink. +[26:80] "And when I am ill, it is He who cures me. +[26:81] "And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life (again); +[26:82] "And Who, I hope will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense, (the Day of Resurrection)," +[26:83] My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous; +[26:84] And grant me an honourable mention in later generations; +[26:85] And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight; +[26:86] And forgive my father, verily he is of the erring; +[26:87] And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected; +[26:88] The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail, +[26:89] Except him who brings to Allah a clean heart [clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifaq (hypocrisy)]. +[26:90] And Paradise will be brought near to the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[26:91] And the (Hell) Fire will be placed in full view of the erring. +[26:92] And it will be said to them: "Where are those (the false gods whom you used to set up as rivals with Allah) that you used to worship +[26:93] "Instead of Allah? Can they help you or (even) help themselves?" +[26:94] Then they will be thrown on their faces into the (Fire), They and the Ghawun (devils, and those who were in error). +[26:95] And the whole hosts of Iblis (Satan) together. +[26:96] They will say while contending therein, +[26:97] By Allah, we were truly in a manifest error, +[26:98] When We held you (false gods) as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists); +[26:99] And none has brought us into error except the Mujrimun [Iblis (Satan) and those of human beings who commit crimes, murderers, polytheists, oppressors, etc.]. +[26:100] Now we have no intercessors, +[26:101] Nor a close friend (to help us). +[26:102] (Alas!) If we only had a chance to return (to the world), we shall truly be among the believers! +[26:103] Verily! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:104] And verily, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:105] The people of Nuh (Noah) belied the Messengers. +[26:106] When their brother Nuh (Noah) said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and obey Him? +[26:107] "I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. +[26:108] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:109] "No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[26:110] "So keep your duty to Allah, fear Him and obey me." +[26:111] They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the meanest (of the people) follow you?" +[26:112] He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do? +[26:113] "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know. +[26:114] "And I am not going to drive away the believers. +[26:115] I am only a plain warner." +[26:116] They said: "If you cease not, O Nuh (Noah)! You will surely be among those stoned (to death)." +[26:117] He said: "My Lord! Verily, my people have belied me. +[26:118] Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me." +[26:119] And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship. +[26:120] Then We drowned the rest (disbelievers) thereafter. +[26:121] Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:122] And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:123] 'Ad (people) belied the Messengers. +[26:124] When their brother Hud said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and obey Him? +[26:125] "Verily! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. +[26:126] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:127] "No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists). +[26:128] "Do you build high palaces on every high place, while you do not live in them? +[26:129] "And do you get for yourselves palaces (fine buildings) as if you will live therein for ever. +[26:130] "And when you seize, seize you as tyrants? +[26:131] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:132] "And keep your duty to Him, fear Him Who has aided you with all (good things) that you know. +[26:133] "He has aided you with cattle and children. +[26:134] "And gardens and springs. +[26:135] "Verily, I fear for you the torment of a Great Day." +[26:136] They said: "It is the same to us whether you preach or be not of those who preach. +[26:137] "This is no other than the false-tales and religion of the ancients, [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 19, Page 97] +[26:138] "And we are not going to be punished." +[26:139] So they belied him, and We destroyed them. Verily! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:140] And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:141] Thamud (people) belied the Messenger. +[26:142] When their brother Salih (Saleh) said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and obey Him? +[26:143] "I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. +[26:144] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:145] "No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[26:146] "Will you be left secure in that which you have here? +[26:147] "In gardens and springs. +[26:148] And green crops (fields etc.) and date-palms with soft spadix. +[26:149] "And you carve houses out of mountains with great skill. +[26:150] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:151] "And follow not the command of Al-Musrifun [i.e. their chiefs, leaders who were polytheists, criminals and sinners], +[26:152] "Who make mischief in the land, and reform not." +[26:153] They said: "You are only of those bewitched! +[26:154] "You are but a human being like us. Then bring us a sign if you are of the truthful." +[26:155] He said: "Here is a she-camel; it has a right to drink (water), and you have a right to drink (water) (each) on a day, known. +[26:156] "And touch her not with harm, lest the torment of a Great Day seize you." +[26:157] But they killed her, and then they became regretful. +[26:158] So the torment overtook them. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:159] And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:160] The prople of Lout (Lot) (those dwelt in the towns of Sodom in Palestine) belied the Messengers. +[26:161] When their brother Lout (Lot) said to them: "Will you not fear Allah and obey Him? +[26:162] "Verily! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. +[26:163] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:164] "No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[26:165] "Go you in unto the males of the 'Alamin (mankind), +[26:166] "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!" +[26:167] They said: "If you cease not. O Lout (Lot)! Verily, you will be one of those who are driven out!" +[26:168] He said: "I am, indeed, of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury your (this evil) action (of sodomy). +[26:169] "My Lord! Save me and my family from what they do." +[26:170] So We saved him and his family, all, +[26:171] Except an old woman (his wife) among those who remained behind. +[26:172] Then afterward We destroyed the others. +[26:173] And We rained on them a rain (of torment). And how evil was the rain of those who had been warned. +[26:174] Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:175] And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:176] The dwellers of Al-Aiyka [near Madyan (Midian)] belied the Messengers. +[26:177] When Shu'aib (Shuaib) said to them: "Will you not fear Allah (and obey Him)? +[26:178] "I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. +[26:179] "So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me. +[26:180] "No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[26:181] "Give full measure, and cause no loss (to others). +[26:182] "And weigh with the true and straight balance. +[26:183] "And defraud not people by reducing their things, nor do evil, making corruption and mischief in the land. +[26:184] "And fear Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old." +[26:185] They said: "You are only one of those bewitched! +[26:186] "You are but a human being like us and verily, we think that you are one of the liars! +[26:187] "So cause a piece of the heaven to fall on us, if you are of the truthful!" +[26:188] He said: "My Lord is the Best Knower of what you do." +[26:189] But they belied him, so the torment of the day of shadow (a gloomy cloud) seized them, indeed that was the torment of a Great Day. +[26:190] Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers. +[26:191] And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[26:192] And truly, this (the Quran) is a revelation from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists), +[26:193] Which the trustworthy Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] has brought down; +[26:194] Upon your heart (O Muhammad SAW) that you may be (one) of the warners, +[26:195] In the plain Arabic language. +[26:196] And verily, it (the Quran, and its revelation to Prophet Muhammad SAW) is (announced) in the Scriptures [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] of former people. +[26:197] Is it not a sign to them that the learned scholars (like 'Abdullah bin Salam who embraced Islam) of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)? +[26:198] And if We had revealed it (this Quran) unto any of the non-Arabs, +[26:199] And he had recited it unto them, they would not have believed in it. +[26:200] Thus have We caused it (the denial of the Quran) to enter the hearts of the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[26:201] They will not believe in it until they see the painful torment; +[26:202] It shall come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not; +[26:203] Then they will say: "Can we be respited?" +[26:204] Would they then wish for Our Torment to be hastened on? +[26:205] Tell Me, if We do let them enjoy for years, +[26:206] And afterwards comes to them that (punishment) which they had been promised! +[26:207] All that with which they used to enjoy shall not avail them. +[26:208] And never did We destroy a township, but it had its warners +[26:209] By way of reminder, and We have never been unjust. +[26:210] And it is not the Shayatin (devils) who have brought it (this Quran) down, +[26:211] Neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it). +[26:212] Verily, they have been removed far from hearing it. +[26:213] So invoke not with Allah another ilah (god) lest you be among those who receive punishment. +[26:214] And warn your tribe (O Muhammad SAW) of near kindred. +[26:215] And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you. +[26:216] Then if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent of what you do." +[26:217] And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful, +[26:218] Who sees you (O Muhammad SAW) when you stand up (alone at night for Tahajjud prayers). +[26:219] And your movements among those who fall prostrate (along with you to Allah in the five compulsory congregational prayers). +[26:220] Verily! He, only He, is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[26:221] Shall I inform you (O people!) upon whom the Shayatin (devils) descend? +[26:222] They descend on every lying (one who tells lies), sinful person. +[26:223] Who gives ear (to the devils and they pour what they may have heard of the unseen from the angels), and most of them are liars. +[26:224] As for the poets, the erring follow them, +[26:225] See you not that they speak about every subject (praising others right or wrong) in their poetry? +[26:226] And that they say what they do not do. +[26:227] Except those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, and remember Allah much, and reply back (in poetry) to the unjust poetry (which the pagan poets utter against the Muslims). And those who do wrong will come to know by what overturning they will be overturned. + +Surah 27: An-Naml (The Naml) +---------------------------------------- +[27:1] Ta-Sin. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Quran, and (it is) a Book (that makes things) clear; +[27:2] A guide (to the Right Path); and glad tidings for the believers [who believe in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism)]. +[27:3] Those who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter (resurrection, recompense of their good and bad deeds, Paradise and Hell, etc.). +[27:4] Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds fair-seeming to them, so they wander about blindly. +[27:5] They are those for whom there will be an evil torment (in this world). And in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers. +[27:6] And verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) are receiving the Quran from the One, All-Wise, All-Knowing. +[27:7] (Remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his household: "Verily! I have seen a fire, I will bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand, that you may warm yourselves." +[27:8] But when he came to it, he was called: "Blessed is whosoever is in the fire, and whosoever is round about it! And glorified be Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[27:9] "O Musa (Moses)! Verily! It is I, Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[27:10] "And throw down your stick!" But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight, and did not look back. (It was said): "O Musa (Moses)! Fear not, verily! The Messengers fear not in front of Me. +[27:11] "Except him who has done wrong and afterwards has changed evil for good, then surely, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[27:12] "And put your hand into your bosom, it will come forth white without hurt. (These are) among the nine signs (you will take) to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his people, they are a people who are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[27:13] But when Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to them, clear to see, they said: "This is a manifest magic." +[27:14] And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though their ownselves were convinced thereof [i.e. those (Ayat) are from Allah, and Musa (Moses) is the Messenger of Allah in truth, but they disliked to obey Musa (Moses), and hated to believe in his Message of Monotheism]. So see what was the end of the Mufsidun (disbelievers, disobedient to Allah, evil-doers, liars.). +[27:15] And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon), and they both said: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves!" +[27:16] And Sulaiman (Solomon) inherited (the knowledge of) Dawud (David). He said: "O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things. This, verily, is an evident grace (from Allah)." +[27:17] And there were gathered before Sulaiman (Solomon) his hosts of jinns and men, and birds, and they all were set in battle order (marching forwards). +[27:18] Till, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: "O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Sulaiman (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, while they perceive not." +[27:19] So he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her speech and said: "My Lord! Inspire and bestow upon me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves." +[27:20] He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? +[27:21] "I will surely punish him with a severe torment, or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason." +[27:22] But the hoopoe stayed not long, he (came up and) said: "I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped and I have come to you from Saba' (Sheba) with true news. +[27:23] "I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given all things that could be possessed by any ruler of the earth, and she has a great throne. +[27:24] "I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah, and Shaitan (Satan) has made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and has barred them from (Allah's) Way, so they have no guidance," +[27:25] Al-La (this word has two interpretations) (A) [As Shaitan (Satan) has barred them from Allah's Way] so that they do not worship (prostrate before) Allah, or (B) So that they may worship (prostrate before) Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 19, Page 149] +[27:26] Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! +[27:27] [Sulaiman (Solomon)] said: "We shall see whether you speak the truth or you are (one) of the liars. +[27:28] "Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them, then draw back from them, and see what (answer) they return." +[27:29] She said: "O chiefs! Verily! Here is delivered to me a noble letter, +[27:30] "Verily! It is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and verily! It (reads): In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful; +[27:31] "Be you not exalted against me, but come to me as Muslims (true believers who submit to Allah with full submission)' " +[27:32] She said: "O chiefs! Advise me in (this) case of mine. I decide no case till you are present with me." +[27:33] They said: "We have great strength, and great ability for war, but it is for you to command; so think over what you will command." +[27:34] She said: "Verily! Kings, when they enter a town (country), they despoil it, and make the most honourable amongst its people low. And thus they do. +[27:35] "But verily! I am going to send him a present, and see with what (answer) the messengers return." +[27:36] So when (the messengers with the present) came to Sulaiman (Solomon), he said: "Will you help me in wealth? What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay, you rejoice in your gift!" +[27:37] [Then Sulaiman (Solomon) said to the chief of her messengers who brought the present]: "Go back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased." +[27:38] He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?" +[27:39] An Ifrit (strong) from the jinns said: "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work." +[27:40] One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: "I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!" then when [Sulaiman (Solomon)] saw it placed before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his ownself, and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his ownself). Certainly! My Lord is Rich (Free of all wants), Bountiful." +[27:41] He said: "Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will be guided (to recognise her throne), or she will be one of those not guided." +[27:42] So when she came, it was said (to her): "Is your throne like this?" She said: "(It is) as though it were the very same." And [Sulaiman (Solomon) said]: "Knowledge was bestowed on us before her, and we were submitted to Allah (in Islam as Muslims before her)." +[27:43] And that which she used to worship besides Allah has prevented her (from Islam), for she was of a disbelieving people. +[27:44] It was said to her: "Enter As-Sarh" [(a glass surface with water underneath it) or a palace], but when she saw it, she thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes) uncovering her legs, Sulaiman (Solomon) said: "Verily, it is Sarh [(a glass surface with water underneath it) or a palace] paved smooth with slab of glass." She said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and I submit (in Islam, together with Sulaiman (Solomon), to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." +[27:45] And indeed We sent to Thamud their brother Salih (Saleh), saying: "Worship Allah (Alone and none else). Then look! They became two parties (believers and disbelievers) quarreling with each other." +[27:46] He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil (torment) before the good (Allah's Mercy)? Why seek you not the Forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy?" +[27:47] They said: "We augur ill omen from you and those with you." He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; nay, but you are a people that are being tested." +[27:48] And there were in the city nine men (from the sons of their chiefs), who made mischief in the land, and would not reform. +[27:49] They said: "Swear one to another by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his household, and afterwards we will surely say to his near relatives: 'We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and verily! We are telling the truth.'" +[27:50] So they plotted a plot, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not. +[27:51] Then see how was the end of their plot! Verily! We destroyed them and their nation, all together. +[27:52] These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong. Verily, in this is indeed an Ayah (a lesson or a sign) for people who know. +[27:53] And We saved those who believed, and used to fear Allah, and keep their duty to Him. +[27:54] And (remember) Lout (Lot)! When he said to his people. Do you commit Al-Fahishah (evil, great sin, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, etc.) while you see (one another doing evil without any screen, etc.)?" +[27:55] "Do you approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly." +[27:56] There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lout (Lot) from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!" +[27:57] So We saved him and his family, except his wife. We destined her to be of those who remained behind. +[27:58] And We rained down on them a rain (of stones). So evil was the rain of those who were warned. +[27:59] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Praise and thanks be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)! Is Allah better, or (all) that you ascribe as partners (to Him)?" (Of course, Allah is Better). +[27:60] Is not He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water (rain) from the sky, whereby We cause to grow wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight? It is not in your ability to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals (to Him)! +[27:61] Is not He (better than your gods) Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, and has placed rivers in its midst, and has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier between the two seas (of salt and sweet water). Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Nay, but most of them know not. +[27:62] Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Little is that you remember! +[27:63] Is not He (better than your gods) Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain)? Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? High Exalted be Allah above all that they associate as partners (to Him)! +[27:64] Is not He (better than your so-called gods) Who originates creation, and shall thereafter repeat it, and Who provides for you from heaven and earth? Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Say, "Bring forth your proofs, if you are truthful." +[27:65] Say: "None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (unseen) except Allah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected." +[27:66] Nay, they have no knowledge of the Hereafter. Nay, they are in doubt about it. Nay, they are blind about it. +[27:67] And those who disbelieve say: "When we have become dust, we and our fathers, shall we really be brought forth (again)? +[27:68] "Indeed we were promised this, we and our forefathers before, Verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients." +[27:69] Say to them (O Muhammad SAW) "Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the criminals (those who denied Allah's Messengers and disobeyed Allah)." +[27:70] And grieve you not for them, nor be straitened (in distress) because of what they plot. +[27:71] And they (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) say: "When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if you are truthful?" +[27:72] Say: "Perhaps that which you wish to hasten on, may be close behind you. +[27:73] "Verily, your Lord is full of Grace for mankind, yet most of them do not give thanks." +[27:74] And verily, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they reveal. +[27:75] And there is nothing hidden in the heaven and the earth, but is in a Clear Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). +[27:76] Verily, this Quran narrates to the Children of Israel most of that about which they differ. +[27:77] And truly, it (this Quran) is a guide and a mercy to the believers. +[27:78] Verily, your Lord will decide between them (various sects) by His Judgement. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing. +[27:79] So put your trust in Allah; surely, you (O Muhammad SAW) are on manifest truth. +[27:80] Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them and similarly the disbelievers), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they flee, turning their backs. +[27:81] Nor can you lead the blind out of their error, you can only make to hear those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and who have submitted (themselves to Allah in Islam as Muslims). +[27:82] And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring out from the earth a beast to them, which will speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in Our Ayat (Verses of the Quran and Prophet Muhammad SAW). +[27:83] And (remember) the Day when We shall gather out of every nation a troop of those who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and (then) they (all) shall be gathered (and driven to the place of reckoning), +[27:84] Till, when they come (before their Lord at the place of reckoning), He will say: "Did you deny My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) when you comprehended them not in knowledge, or what (else) was it that you used to do?" +[27:85] And the Word (of torment) will be fulfilled against them, because they have done wrong, and they will be unable to speak (in order to defend themselves). +[27:86] See they not that We have made the night for them to rest therein, and the day sight-giving? Verily, in this are Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for the people who believe. +[27:87] And (remember) the Day on which the Trumpet will be blown and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth, will be terrified except him whom Allah will (exempt). And all shall come to Him humbled. +[27:88] And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allah, Who perfected all things, verily! He is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[27:89] Whoever brings a good deed (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of Allah along with every deed of righteousness), will have better than its worth, and they will be safe from the terror on that Day. +[27:90] And whoever brings an evil (deed) (i.e. Shirk polytheism, disbelief in the Oneness of Allah and every evil sinful deed), they will be cast down (prone) on their faces in the Fire. (And it will be said to them) "Are you being recompensed anything except what you used to do?" +[27:91] I (Muhammad SAW) have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city (Makkah), Him Who has sanctified it and His is everything. And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam). +[27:92] And to recite the Quran, so whosoever receives guidance, receives it for the good of his ownself, and whosoever goes astray, say (to him): "I am only one of the warners." +[27:93] And say [(O Muhammad SAW) to these polytheists and pagans etc.]: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah. He will show you His Ayat (signs, in yourselves, and in the universe or punishments, etc.), and you shall recognise them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do." + +Surah 28: Al-Qasas (The Narrative) +---------------------------------------- +[28:1] Ta-Sin-Mim [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings] +[28:2] These are Verses of the manifest Book (that makes clear truth from falsehood, good from evil, etc.). +[28:3] We recite to you some of the news of Musa (Moses) and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) in truth, for a people who believe (those who believe in this Quran, and in the Oneness of Allah). +[28:4] Verily, Fir'aun (Pharaoh) exalted himself in the land and made its people sects, weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e. Children of Israel) among them, killing their sons, and letting their females live. Verily, he was of the Mufsidun (i.e. those who commit great sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants, etc.). +[28:5] And We wished to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors, +[28:6] And to establish them in the land, and We let Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Haman and their hosts receive from them that which they feared. +[28:7] And We inspired the mother of Musa (Moses), (saying): "Suckle him [Musa (Moses)], but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers." +[28:8] Then the household of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) picked him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a (cause of) grief. Verily! Fir'aun (Pharaoh), Haman and their hosts were sinners. +[28:9] And the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Kill him not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceive not (the result of that). +[28:10] And the heart of the mother of Musa (Moses) became empty [from every thought, except the thought of Musa (Moses)]. She was very near to disclose his (case, i.e. the child is her son), had We not strengthened her heart (with Faith), so that she might remain as one of the believers. +[28:11] And she said to his [Musa's (Moses)] sister: "Follow him." So she (his sister) watched him from a far place secretly, while they perceived not. +[28:12] And We had already forbidden (other) foster suckling mothers for him, until she (his sister came up and) said: "Shall I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and sincerely they will look after him in a good manner?" +[28:13] So did We restore him to his mother, that she might be delighted, and that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the Promise of Allah is true. But most of them know not. +[28:14] And when he attained his full strength, and was perfect (in manhood), We bestowed on him Hukman (Prophethood, right judgement of the affairs) and religious knowledge [of the religion of his forefathers i.e. Islamic Monotheism]. And thus do We reward the Muhsinun (i.e. good doers - see the footnote of V. 9:120). +[28:15] And he entered the city at a time of unawareness of its people, and he found there two men fighting, - one of his party (his religion - from the Children of Israel), and the other of his foes. The man of his (own) party asked him for help against his foe, so Musa (Moses) struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: "This is of Shaitan's (Satan) doing, verily, he is a plain misleading enemy." +[28:16] He said: "My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me." Then He forgave him. Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. +[28:17] He said: "My Lord! For that with which You have favoured me, I will never more be a helper for the Mujrimun (criminals, disobedient to Allah, polytheists, sinners, etc.)!" +[28:18] So he became afraid, looking about in the city (waiting as to what will be the result of his crime of killing), when behold, the man who had sought his help the day before, called for his help (again). Musa (Moses) said to him: "Verily, you are a plain misleader!" +[28:19] Then when he decided to seize the man who was an enemy to both of them, the man said: "O Musa (Moses)! Is it your intention to kill me as you killed a man yesterday? Your aim is nothing but to become a tyrant in the land, and not to be one of those who do right." +[28:20] And there came a man running, from the farthest end of the city. He said: "O Musa (Moses)! Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together about you, to kill you, so escape. Truly, I am to you of those who give sincere advice." +[28:21] So he escaped from there, looking about in a state of fear. He said: "My Lord! Save me from the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)!" +[28:22] And when he went towards (the land of) Madyan (Midian) he said: "It may be that my Lord guides me to the Right Way." +[28:23] And when he arrived at the water of Madyan (Midian) he found there a group of men watering (their flocks), and besides them he found two women who were keeping back (their flocks). He said: "What is the matter with you?" They said: "We cannot water (our flocks) until the shepherds take (their flocks). And our father is a very old man." +[28:24] So he watered (their flocks) for them, then he turned back to shade, and said: "My Lord! Truly, I am in need of whatever good that You bestow on me!" +[28:25] Then there came to him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: "Verily, my father calls you that he may reward you for having watered (our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narrated the story, he said: "Fear you not. You have escaped from the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, disbelievers, and wrong-doers)." +[28:26] And said one of them (the two women): "O my father! Hire him! Verily, the best of men for you to hire is the strong, the trustworthy." +[28:27] He said: "I intend to wed one of these two daughters of mine to you, on condition that you serve me for eight years, but if you complete ten years, it will be (a favour) from you. But I intend not to place you under a difficulty. If Allah will, you will find me one of the righteous." +[28:28] He [Musa (Moses)] said: "That (is settled) between me and you whichever of the two terms I fulfill, there will be no injustice to me, and Allah is Surety over what we say." +[28:29] Then, when Musa (Moses) had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his family, he saw a fire in the direction of Tur (Mount). He said to his family: "Wait, I have seen a fire; perhaps I may bring to you from there some information, or a burning fire-brand that you may warm yourselves." +[28:30] So when he reached it (the fire), he was called from the right side of the valley, in the blessed place from the tree: "O Musa (Moses)! Verily! I am Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)! +[28:31] "And throw your stick!" But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight, and looked not back. (It was said): "O Musa (Moses)! Draw near, and fear not. Verily, you are of those who are secure. +[28:32] "Put your hand in your bosom, it will come forth white without a disease, and draw your hand close to your side to be free from fear (that which you suffered from the snake, and also by that your hand will return to its original state). these are two Burhan (signs, miracles, evidences, proofs) from your Lord to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs. Verily, they are the people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[28:33] He said: "My Lord! I have killed a man among them, and I fear that they will kill me. +[28:34] "And my brother Harun (Aaron) he is more eloquent in speech than me so send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Verily! I fear that they will belie me." +[28:35] Allah said: "We will strengthen your arm through your brother, and give you both power, so they shall not be able to harm you, with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), you two as well as those who follow you will be the victors." +[28:36] Then when Musa (Moses) came to them with Our Clear Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they said: "This is nothing but invented magic. Never did we hear of this among our fathers of old." +[28:37] Musa (Moses) said: "My Lord knows best him who came with guidance from Him, and whose will be the happy end in the Hereafter. Verily, the Zalimun (wrong-doers, polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) will not be successful." +[28:38] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "O chiefs! I know not that you have an ilah (a god) other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake (bricks out of) clay, and set up for me a Sarhan (a lofty tower, or palace, etc.) in order that I may look at (or look for) the Ilah (God) of Musa (Moses); and verily, I think that he [Musa (Moses)] is one of the liars." +[28:39] And he and his hosts were arrogant in the land, without right, and they thought that they would never return to Us. +[28:40] So We seized him and his hosts, and We threw them all into the sea (and drowned them). So behold (O Muhammad SAW) what was the end of the Zalimun [wrong-doers, polytheists and those who disbelieved in the Oneness of their Lord (Allah), or rejected the advice of His Messenger Musa (Moses)]. +[28:41] And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be helped. +[28:42] And We made a curse to follow them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will be among Al-Maqbuhun (those who are prevented to receive Allah's Mercy or any good, despised or destroyed, etc.). +[28:43] And indeed We gave Musa (Moses), after We had destroyed the generations of old, the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)] as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember (or receive admonition). +[28:44] And you (O Muhammad SAW) were not on the western side (of the Mount), when We made clear to Musa (Moses) the commandment, and you were not among those present. +[28:45] But We created generations [after generations i.e. after Musa (Moses)], and long were the ages that passed over them. And you (O Muhammad SAW) were not a dweller among the people of Madyan (Midian), reciting Our Verses to them. But it is We Who kept sending (Messengers). +[28:46] And you (O Muhammad SAW) were not at the side of the Tur (Mount) when We did call, [it is said that Allah called the followers of Muhammad SAW, and they answered His Call, or that Allah called Musa (Moses)]. But (you are sent) as a mercy from your Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner had come before you, in order that they may remember or receive admonition. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 20, Page 81]. +[28:47] And if (We had) not (sent you to the people of Makkah) in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they should have said: "Our Lord! Why did You not send us a Messenger? We should then have followed Your Ayat (Verses of the Quran) and should have been among the believers." +[28:48] But when the truth (i.e. Muhammad SAW with his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Musa (Moses)? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Musa (Moses) of old? They say: "Two kinds of magic [the Taurat (Torah) and the Quran] each helping the other!" And they say: "Verily! In both we are disbelievers." +[28:49] Say (to them, O Muhammad SAW): "Then bring a Book from Allah, which is a better guide than these two [the Taurat (Torah) and the Quran], that I may follow it, if you are truthful." +[28:50] But if they answer you not (i.e. do not believe in your doctrine of Islamic Monotheism, nor follow you), then know that they only follow their own lusts. And who is more astray than one who follows his own lusts, without guidance from Allah? Verily! Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (wrong-doers, disobedient to Allah, and polytheists). +[28:51] And indeed now We have conveyed the Word (this Quran in which is the news of everything to them), in order that they may remember (or receive admonition). +[28:52] Those to whom We gave the Scripture [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] before it, - they believe in it (the Quran). +[28:53] And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe in it. Verily, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we have been from those who submit themselves to Allah in Islam as Muslims (like 'Abdullah bin Salam and Salman Al-Farisi, etc.). +[28:54] These will be given their reward twice over, because they are patient, and repel evil with good, and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided them. +[28:55] And when they hear Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), they withdraw from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not the ignorant." +[28:56] Verily! You (O Muhammad SAW) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided. +[28:57] And they say: "If we follow the guidance with you, we would be snatched away from our land." Have We not established for them a secure sanctuary (Makkah), to which are brought fruits of all kinds, a provision from Ourselves, but most of them know not. +[28:58] And how many a town (population) have We destroyed, which were thankless for its means of livelihood (disobeyed Allah, and His Messengers, by doing evil deeds and crimes)! And those are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them except a little. And verily! We have been the inheritors. +[28:59] And never will your Lord destroy the towns (populations) until He sends to their mother town a Messenger reciting to them Our Verses. And never would We destroy the towns unless the people thereof are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, oppressors and tyrants). +[28:60] And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world and its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allah is better and will remain forever. Have you then no sense? +[28:61] Is he whom We have promised an excellent promise (Paradise), which he will find true, like him whom We have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of (this) world, then on the Day of Resurrection, he will be among those brought up (to be punished in the Hell-fire)? +[28:62] And (remember) the Day when He will call to them, and say: "Where are My (so-called) partners whom you used to assert?" +[28:63] Those about whom the Word will have come true (to be punished) will say: "Our Lord! These are they whom we led astray. We led them astray, as we were astray ourselves. We declare our innocence (from them) before You. It was not us they worshipped." +[28:64] And it will be said (to them): "Call upon your (so-called) partners (of Allah), and they will call upon them, but they will give no answer to them, and they will see the torment. (They will then wish) if only they had been guided! +[28:65] And (remember) the Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: "What answer gave you to the Messengers?" +[28:66] Then the news of a good answer will be obscured to them on that day, and they will not be able to ask one another. +[28:67] But as for him who repented (from polytheism and sins, etc.), believed (in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and did righteous deeds (in the life of this world), then he will be among those who are successful. +[28:68] And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him). +[28:69] And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they reveal. +[28:70] And He is Allah; La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e. in the Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned. +[28:71] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah made night continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah who could bring you light? Will you not then hear?" +[28:72] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah made day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see?" +[28:73] It is out of His Mercy that He has put for you night and day, that you may rest therein (i.e. during the night) and that you may seek of His Bounty (i.e. during the day), and in order that you may be grateful. +[28:74] And (remember) the Day when He (your Lord Allah) will call them (those who worshipped others along with Allah), and will say: "Where are My (so-called) partners, whom you used to assert?" +[28:75] And We shall take out from every nation a witness, and We shall say: "Bring your proof." Then they shall know that the truth is with Allah (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which they invented will disappear from them. +[28:76] Verily, Qarun (Korah) was of Musa's (Moses) people, but he behaved arrogantly towards them. And We gave him of the treasures, that of which the keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men. When his people said to him: "Do not be glad (with ungratefulness to Allah's Favours). Verily! Allah likes not those who are glad (with ungratefulness to Allah's Favours). +[28:77] But seek, with that (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of legal enjoyment in this world, and do good as Allah has been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land. Verily, Allah likes not the Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes and sins, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts). +[28:78] He said: "This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him generations, men who were stronger than him in might and greater in the amount (of riches) they had collected. But the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) will not be questioned of their sins (because Allah knows them well, so they will be punished without account). +[28:79] So he went forth before his people in his pomp. Those who were desirous of the life of the world, said: "Ah, would that we had the like of what Qarun (Korah) has been given? Verily! He is the owner of a great fortune." +[28:80] But those who had been given (religious) knowledge said: "Woe to you! The Reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is better for those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and this none shall attain except those who are patient (in following the truth)." +[28:81] So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling place. Then he had no group or party to help him against Allah, nor was he one of those who could save themselves. +[28:82] And those who had desired (for a position like) his position the day before, began to say: "Know you not that it is Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it to whomsoever He pleases of His slaves. Had it not been that Allah was Gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up (also)! Know you not that the disbelievers will never be successful. +[28:83] That home of the Hereafter (i.e. Paradise), We shall assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes. And the good end is for the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[28:84] Whosoever brings good (Islamic Monotheism along with righteous deeds), he shall have the better thereof, and whosoever brings evil (polytheism along with evil deeds) then, those who do evil deeds will only be requited for what they used to do. +[28:85] Verily, He Who has given you (O Muhammad SAW) the Quran (i.e. ordered you to act on its laws and to preach it to others) will surely bring you back to the Ma'ad (place of return, either to Makkah or to Paradise after your death, etc.). Say (O Muhammad SAW): "My Lord is Aware of him who brings guidance, and he who is in manifest error." +[28:86] And you were not expecting that the Book (this Quran) would be sent down to you, but it is a mercy from your Lord. So never be a supporter of the disbelievers. +[28:87] And let them not turn you (O Muhammad SAW) away from (preaching) the Ayat (revelations and verses) of Allah after they have been sent down to you, and invite (men) to (believe in) your Lord [i.e. in the Oneness (Tauhid) of Allah (1) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah; (2) Oneness of the worship of Allah; (3) Oneness of the Names and Qualities of Allah], and be not of Al-Mushrikun (those who associate partners with Allah, e.g. polytheists, pagans, idolaters, those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah and deny the Prophethood of Messenger Muhammad SAW). +[28:88] And invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Everything will perish save His Face. His is the Decision, and to Him you (all) shall be returned. + +Surah 29: Al-'Ankabut (The Spider) +---------------------------------------- +[29:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[29:2] Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: "We believe," and will not be tested. +[29:3] And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test). +[29:4] Or those who do evil deeds think that they can outstrip Us (i.e. escape Our Punishment)? Evil is that which they judge! +[29:5] Whoever hopes for the Meeting with Allah, then Allah's Term is surely coming. and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[29:6] And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, Allah is free of all wants from the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists). +[29:7] Those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah (Monotheism) and in Messenger Muhammad SAW, and do not apostate because of the harm they receive from the polytheists], and do righteous good deeds, surely, We shall remit from them their evil deeds and shall reward them according to the best of that which they used to do. +[29:8] And We have enjoined on man to be good and dutiful to his parents, but if they strive to make you join with Me (in worship) anything (as a partner) of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not. Unto Me is your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do. +[29:9] And for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and other items of Faith) and do righteous good deeds, surely, We shall make them enter in (the enterance of) the righteous (i.e. in Paradise). +[29:10] Of mankind are some who say: "We believe in Allah," but if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allah, they consider the trial of mankind as Allah's punishment, and if victory comes from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: "Verily! We were with you (helping you)." Is not Allah Best Aware of what is in the breast of the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[29:11] Verily, Allah knows those who believe, and verily, He knows the hypocrites [i.e. Allah will test the people with good and hard days to discriminate the good from the wicked (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test)]. +[29:12] And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: "Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins," never will they bear anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars. +[29:13] And verily, they shall bear their own loads, and other loads besides their own, and verily, they shall be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about that which they used to fabricate. +[29:14] And indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people, and he stayed among them a thousand years less fifty years [inviting them to believe in the Oneness of Allah (Monotheism), and discard the false gods and other deities], and the Deluge overtook them while they were Zalimun (wrong-doers, polytheists, disbelievers, etc.). +[29:15] Then We saved him and those with him in the ship, and made it (the ship) as an Ayah (a lesson, a warning, etc.) for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[29:16] And (remember) Ibrahim (Abraham) when he said to his people: "Worship Allah (Alone), and fear Him, that is better for you if you did but know. +[29:17] "You worship besides Allah only idols, and you only invent falsehood. Verily, those whom you worship besides Allah have no power to give you provision, so seek your provision from Allah (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him (Alone) you will be brought back. +[29:18] "And if you deny, then nations before you have denied (their Messengers). And the duty of the Messenger is only to convey (the Message) plainly." +[29:19] See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it. Verily, that is easy for Allah. +[29:20] Say: "Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to do all things." +[29:21] He punishes whom He will, and shows mercy to whom He will, and to Him you will be returned. +[29:22] And you cannot escape in the earth or in the heaven. And besides Allah you have neither any Wali (Protector or Guardian) nor any Helper. +[29:23] And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and the Meeting with Him, it is they who have no hope of My Mercy, and it is they who will (have) a painful torment. +[29:24] So nothing was the answer of [Ibrahim's (Abraham)] people except that they said: "Kill him or burn him." Then Allah saved him from the fire. Verily, in this are indeed signs for a people who believe. +[29:25] And [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "You have taken (for worship) idols instead of Allah, and the love between you is only in the life of this world, but on the Day of Resurrection, you shall disown each other, and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and you shall have no helper." +[29:26] So Lout (Lot) believed in him [Ibrahim's (Abraham) Message of Islamic Monotheism]. He [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "I will emigrate for the sake of my Lord. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." +[29:27] And We bestowed on him [Ibrahim (Abraham)], Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), and ordained among his offspring Prophethood and the Book [i.e. the Taurat (Torah) (to Musa - Moses), the Injeel (Gospel) (to 'Iesa - Jesus), the Quran (to Muhammad SAW), all from the offspring of Ibrahim (Abraham)], and We granted him his reward in this world, and verily, in the Hereafter he is indeed among the righteous. +[29:28] And (remember) Lout (Lot), when he said to his people: "You commit Al-Fahishah (sodomy the worst sin) which none has preceded you in (committing) it in the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)." +[29:29] "Verily, you do sodomy with men, and rob the wayfarer (travellers, etc.)! And practise Al-Munkar (disbelief and polytheism and every kind of evil wicked deed) in your meetings." But his people gave no answer except, that they said: "Bring Allah's Torment upon us if you are one of the truthful." +[29:30] He said: "My Lord! Give me victory over the people who are Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes and sins, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts). +[29:31] And when Our Messengers came to Ibrahim (Abraham) with the glad tidings they said: "Verily, we are going to destroy the people of this [Lout's (Lot's)] town (i.e. the town of Sodom in Palestine) truly, its people have been Zalimun [wrong-doers, polytheists and disobedient to Allah, and have also belied their Messenger Lout (Lot)]." +[29:32] Ibrahim (Abraham) said: "But there is Lout (Lot) in it." They said:"We know better who is there, we will verily save him [Lout (Lot)] and his family, except his wife, she will be of those who remain behind (i.e. she will be destroyed along with those who will be destroyed from her folk)." +[29:33] And when Our Messengers came to Lout (Lot), he was grieved because of them, and felt straitened on their account. They said: "Have no fear, and do not grieve! Truly, we shall save you and your family, except your wife, she will be of those who remain behind (i.e. she will be destroyed along with those who will be destroyed from her folk). +[29:34] Verily, we are about to bring down on the people of this town a great torment from the sky, because they have been rebellious (against Allah's Command)." +[29:35] And indeed We have left thereof an evident Ayah (a lesson and a warning and a sign the place where the Dead Sea is now in Palestine) for a folk who understand. +[29:36] And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), We sent their brother Shu'aib (Shuaib). He said: "O my people! Worship Allah, and hope for (the reward of good deeds by worshipping Allah Alone, on) the last Day, and commit no mischief on the earth as Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts). +[29:37] And they belied him [Shu'aib (Shuaib)], so the earthquake seized them, and they lay (dead), prostrate in their dwellings. +[29:38] And 'Ad and Thamud (people)! And indeed (their destruction) is clearly apparent to you from their (ruined) dwellings. Shaitan (Satan) made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and turned them away from the (Right) Path, though they were intelligent. +[29:39] And (We destroyed also) Qarun (Korah), Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and Haman. And indeed Musa (Moses) came to them with clear Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), but they were arrogant in the land, yet they could not outstrip Us (escape Our punishment). +[29:40] So We punished each (of them) for his sins, of them were some on whom We sent Hasiban (a violent wind with shower of stones) [as the people of Lout (Lot)], and of them were some who were overtaken by As-Saihah [torment - awful cry, etc. (as Thamud or Shu'aib's people)], and of them were some whom We caused the earth to swallow [as Qarun (Korah)], and of them were some whom We drowned [as the people of Nuh (Noah), or Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his people]. It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves. +[29:41] The likeness of those who take Auliya' (protectors and helpers) other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house; if they but knew. +[29:42] Verily, Allah knows what things they invoke instead of Him. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[29:43] And these similitudes We put forward for mankind, but none will understand them except those who have knowledge (of Allah and His Signs, etc.). +[29:44] (Allah says to His Prophet Muhammad SAW): "Allah (Alone) created the heavens and the earth with truth (and none shared Him in their creation)." Verily! Therein is surely a sign for those who believe. +[29:45] Recite (O Muhammad SAW) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Quran), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat). Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha' (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.) and the remembering (praising, etc.) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater indeed [than your remembering (praising, etc.) Allah in prayers, etc.]. And Allah knows what you do. +[29:46] And argue not with the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), unless it be in (a way) that is better (with good words and in good manner, inviting them to Islamic Monotheism with His Verses), except with such of them as do wrong, and say (to them): "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you; our Ilah (God) and your Ilah (God) is One (i.e. Allah), and to Him we have submitted (as Muslims)." +[29:47] And thus We have sent down the Book (i.e. this Quran) to you (O Muhammad SAW), and those whom We gave the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) aforetime] believe therein as also do some of these (who are present with you now like 'Abdullah bin Salam) and none but the disbelievers reject Our Ayat [(proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc., and deny Our Oneness of Lordship and Our Oneness of worship and Our Oneness of Our Names and Qualities: i.e. Islamic Monotheism)]. +[29:48] Neither did you (O Muhammad SAW) read any book before it (this Quran), nor did you write any book (whatsoever) with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the followers of falsehood might have doubted. +[29:49] Nay, but they, the clear Ayat [i.e. the description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad SAW written like verses in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] are preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge (from the people of the Scriptures). And none but the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[29:50] And they say: "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord? Say: "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a plain warner." +[29:51] Is it not sufficient for them that We have sent down to you the Book (the Quran) which is recited to them? Verily, herein is mercy and a reminder (or an admonition) for a people who believe. +[29:52] Say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "Sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth." And those who believe in Batil (all false deities other than Allah), and disbelieve in Allah and (in His Oneness), it is they who are the losers. +[29:53] And they ask you to hasten on the torment (for them), and had it not been for a term appointed, the torment would certainly have come to them. And surely, it will come upon them suddenly while they perceive not! +[29:54] They ask you to hasten on the torment. And verily! Hell, of a surety, will encompass the disbelievers. +[29:55] On the Day when the torment (Hell-fire) shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet, and it will be said: "Taste what you used to do." +[29:56] O My slaves who believe! Certainly, spacious is My earth. Therefore worship Me (Alone)." +[29:57] Everyone shall taste the death. Then unto Us you shall be returned. +[29:58] And those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to them We shall surely give lofty dwellings in Paradise, underneath which rivers flow, to live therein forever. Excellent is the reward of the workers. +[29:59] Those who are patient, and put their trust (only) in their Lord (Allah). +[29:60] And so many a moving (living) creature there is, that carries not its own provision! Allah provides for it and for you. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[29:61] If you were to ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" They will surely reply: "Allah." How then are they deviating (as polytheists and disbelievers)? +[29:62] Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills of His slaves, and straitens it for whom (He wills). Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything. +[29:63] If you were to ask them: "Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after its death?" They will surely reply: "Allah." Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah!" Nay! Most of them have no sense. +[29:64] And this life of the world is only amusement and play! Verily, the home of the Hereafter, that is the life indeed (i.e. the eternal life that will never end), if they but knew +[29:65] And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allah, making their Faith pure for Him only, but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their worship to others. +[29:66] So that they become ingrate for that which We have given them, and that they take their enjoyment (as a warning and a threat), but they will come to know. +[29:67] Have they not seen that We have made (Makkah) a sanctuary secure, and that men are being snatched away from all around them? Then do they believe in Batil (falsehood - polytheism, idols and all deities other than Allah), and deny (become ingrate for) the Graces of Allah? +[29:68] And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth (Muhammad SAW and his doctrine of Islamic Monotheism and this Quran), when it comes to him? Is there not a dwelling in Hell for disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW)? +[29:69] As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths (i.e. Allah's Religion - Islamic Monotheism). And verily, Allah is with the Muhsinun (good doers)." + +Surah 30: Ar-Rum (The Romans) +---------------------------------------- +[30:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[30:2] The Romans have been defeated. +[30:3] In the nearer land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. +[30:4] Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of Romans by the Persians, and after, i.e. the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers (i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians), +[30:5] With the help of Allah, He helps whom He wills, and He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[30:6] (It is) a Promise of Allah (i.e. Allah will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allah fails not in His Promise, but most of men know not. +[30:7] They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they are heedless of the Hereafter. +[30:8] Do they not think deeply (in their ownselves) about themselves (how Allah created them from nothing, and similarly He will resurrect them)? Allah has created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, except with truth and for an appointed term. And indeed many of mankind deny the Meeting with their Lord. [See Tafsir At-Tabari, Part 21, Page 24]. +[30:9] Do they not travel in the land, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength, and they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers than these (pagans) have done, and there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs. Surely, Allah wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves. +[30:10] Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they belied the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Messengers, etc.) of Allah and made mock of them. +[30:11] Allah (Alone) originates the creation, then He will repeat it, then to Him you will be returned. +[30:12] And on the Day when the Hour will be established, the Mujrimun (disbelievers, sinners, criminals, polytheists, etc.) will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows, and despair. +[30:13] No intercessor will they have from those whom they made equal with Allah (partners i.e. their so-called associate gods), and they will (themselves) reject and deny their partners. +[30:14] And on the Day when the Hour will be established, that Day shall (all men) be separated (i.e. the believers will be separated from the disbelievers). +[30:15] Then as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, such shall be honoured and made to enjoy luxurious life (forever) in a Garden of delight (Paradise). +[30:16] And as for those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Allah's Messengers, Resurrection, etc.), and the Meeting of the Hereafter, such shall be brought forth to the torment (in the Hell-fire). +[30:17] So glorify Allah [above all that (evil) they associate with Him (O believers)], when you come up to the evening [i.e. offer the (Maghrib) sunset and ('Isha') night prayers], and when you enter the morning [i.e. offer the (Fajr) morning prayer]. +[30:18] And His is all the praises and thanks in the heavens and the earth, and (glorify Him) in the afternoon (i.e. offer 'Asr prayer) and when you come up to the time, when the day begins to decline (i.e. offer Zuhr prayer). (Ibn 'Abbas said: "These are the five compulsory congregational prayers mentioned in the Quran)." +[30:19] He brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living. And He revives the earth after its death. And thus shall you be brought out (resurrected). +[30:20] And among His Signs is this, that He created you (Adam) from dust, and then [Hawwa' (Eve) from Adam's rib, and then his offspring from the semen, and], - behold you are human beings scattered! +[30:21] And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect. +[30:22] And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge. +[30:23] And among His Signs is the sleep that you take by night and by day, and your seeking of His Bounty. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who listen. +[30:24] And among His Signs is that He shows you the lightning, by way of fear and hope, and He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and therewith revives the earth after its death. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who understand. +[30:25] And among His Signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His Command, then afterwards when He will call you by single call, behold, you will come out from the earth (i.e. from your graves for reckoning and recompense). +[30:26] To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him. +[30:27] And He it is Who originates the creation, then will repeat it (after it has been perished), and this is easier for Him. His is the highest description (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but He, and there is nothing comparable unto Him) in the heavens and in the earth. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[30:28] He sets forth for you a parable from your ownselves, - Do you have partners among those whom your right hands possess (i.e. your slaves) to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Whom you fear as you fear each other? Thus do We explain the signs in detail to a people who have sense. +[30:29] Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge, Then who will guide him whom Allah has sent astray? And for such there will be no helpers. +[30:30] So set you (O Muhammad SAW) your face towards the religion of pure Islamic Monotheism Hanifa (worship none but Allah Alone) Allah's Fitrah (i.e. Allah's Islamic Monotheism), with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalq-illah (i.e. the Religion of Allah Islamic Monotheism), that is the straight religion, but most of men know not. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol 21, Page 41] +[30:31] (Always) Turning in repentance to Him (only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and be not of Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc.). +[30:32] Of those who split up their religion (i.e. who left the true Islamic Monotheism), and became sects, [i.e. they invented new things in the religion (Bid'ah), and followed their vain desires], each sect rejoicing in that which is with it. +[30:33] And when harm touches men, they cry sincerely only to their Lord (Allah), turning to Him in repentance, but when He gives them a taste of His Mercy, behold! a party of them associate partners in worship with their Lord. +[30:34] So as to be ungrateful for the graces which We have bestowed on them. Then enjoy (your short life); but you will come to know. +[30:35] Or have We revealed to them a Scripture, which speaks of that which they have been associating with Him? +[30:36] And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy, they rejoice therein, but when some evil afflicts them because of (evil deeds and sins) that their (own) hands have sent forth, lo! They are in despair! +[30:37] Do they not see that Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills and straitens (it for whom He wills). Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who believe. +[30:38] So give to the kindred his due, and to Al-Miskin (the poor) and to the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek Allah's Countenance, and it is they who will be successful. +[30:39] And that which you give in gift (to others), in order that it may increase (your wealth by expecting to get a better one in return) from other people's property, has no increase with Allah, but that which you give in Zakat seeking Allah's Countenance then those, they shall have manifold increase. +[30:40] Allah is He Who created you, then provided food for you, then will cause you to die, then (again) He will give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Is there any of your (so-called) partners (of Allah) that do anything of that? Glory be to Him! And Exalted be He above all that (evil) they associate (with Him). +[30:41] Evil (sins and disobedience of Allah, etc.) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds, etc.), that Allah may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah, and begging His Pardon). +[30:42] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Travel in the land and see what was the end of those before (you)! Most of them were Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc.)." +[30:43] So set you (O Muhammad SAW) your face to (the obedience of Allah, your Lord) the straight and right religion (Islamic Monotheism), before there comes from Allah a Day which none can avert it. On that Day men shall be divided [(in two groups), a group in Paradise and a group in Hell]. +[30:44] Whosoever disbelieves will suffer from his disbelief, and whosoever does righteous good deeds (by practising Islamic Monotheism), then such will prepare a good place (in Paradise) for themselves (and will be saved by Allah from His Torment). +[30:45] That He may reward those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds, out of His Bounty. Verily, He likes not the disbelievers. +[30:46] And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as glad tidings, giving you a taste of His Mercy (i.e. rain), and that the ships may sail at His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, in order that you may be thankful. +[30:47] And indeed We did send Messengers before you (O Muhammad SAW) to their own peoples. They came to them with clear proofs, then, We took vengeance on those who committed crimes (disbelief, setting partners in worship with Allah, sins, etc.), and (as for) the believers it was incumbent upon Us to help (them). +[30:48] Allah is He Who sends the winds, so they raise clouds, and spread them along the sky as He wills, and then break them into fragments, until you see rain drops come forth from their midst! Then when He has made them fall on whom of His slaves as He will, lo! they rejoice! +[30:49] And verily before that (rain), just before it was sent down upon them, they were in despair! +[30:50] Look then at the effects (results) of Allah's Mercy, how He revives the earth after its death. Verily! That (Allah) Who revived the earth after its death shall indeed raise the dead (on the Day of Resurrection), and He is Able to do all things. +[30:51] And if We send a wind [which would spoil the green growth (tilth) brought up by the previous rain], and they see (their tilth) turn yellow, behold, they then after their being glad, would become unthankful (to their Lord Allah as) disbelievers. +[30:52] So verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. the disbelievers, etc.), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs, turning away. +[30:53] And you (O Muhammad SAW) cannot guide the blind from their straying; you can make to hear only those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and have submitted to Allah in Islam (as Muslims). +[30:54] Allah is He Who created you in (a state of) weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength gave (you) weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills. And it is He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful (i.e. Able to do all things). +[30:55] And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) will swear that they stayed not but an hour, thus were they ever deluded [away from the truth (i.e. they used to tell lies and take false oaths, and turn away from the truth) in this life of the world)]. +[30:56] And those who have been bestowed with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed you have stayed according to the Decree of Allah, until the Day of Resurrection, so this is the Day of Resurrection, but you knew not." +[30:57] So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail those who did wrong (by associating partners in worship with Allah, and by denying the Day of Resurrection), nor will they be allowed (then) to return to seek Allah's Pleasure (by having Islamic Faith with righteous deeds and by giving up polytheism, sins and crimes with repentance). +[30:58] And indeed We have set forth for mankind, in this Quran every kind of parable. But if you (O Muhammad SAW) bring to them any sign or proof, (as an evidence for the truth of your Prophethood), the disbelievers are sure to say (to the believers): "You follow nothing but falsehood, and magic." +[30:59] Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who know not [the proofs and evidence of the Oneness of Allah i.e. those who try not to understand true facts that which you (Muhammad SAW) have brought to them]. +[30:60] So be patient (O Muhammad SAW). Verily, the Promise of Allah is true, and let not those who have no certainty of faith, discourage you from conveying Allah's Message (which you are obliged to convey) + +Surah 31: Luqman (Luqman) +---------------------------------------- +[31:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[31:2] These are Verses of the Wise Book (the Quran). +[31:3] A guide and a mercy for the Muhsinun (good-doers) +[31:4] Those who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as- Salat) and give Zakat and they have faith in the Hereafter with certainty. +[31:5] Such are on guidance from their Lord, and such are the successful. +[31:6] And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire). +[31:7] And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to such a one, he turns away in pride, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in his ear. So announce to him a painful torment. +[31:8] Verily, those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them are Gardens of delight (Paradise). +[31:9] To abide therein. It is a Promise of Allah in truth. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[31:10] He has created the heavens without any pillars, that you see and has set on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with you. And He has scattered therein moving (living) creatures of all kinds. And We send down water (rain) from the sky, and We cause (plants) of every goodly kind to grow therein. +[31:11] This is the creation of Allah. So show Me that which those (whom you worship), besides Him have created. Nay, the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and those who do not believe in the Oneness of Allah) are in plain error. +[31:12] And indeed We bestowed upon Luqman Al-Hikmah (wisdom and religious understanding, etc.) saying: "Give thanks to Allah," and whoever gives thanks, he gives thanks for (the good of) his ownself. And whoever is unthankful, then verily, Allah is All-Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[31:13] And (remember) when Luqman said to his son when he was advising him: "O my son! Join not in worship others with Allah. Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zulm (wrong) indeed. +[31:14] And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years give thanks to Me and to your parents, unto Me is the final destination. +[31:15] But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do. +[31:16] "O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Verily, Allah is Subtle (in bringing out that grain), Well-Aware (of its place). +[31:17] "O my son! Aqim-is-Salat (perform As-Salat), enjoin (people) for Al-Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad), and bear with patience whatever befall you. Verily! These are some of the important commandments ordered by Allah with no exemption. +[31:18] "And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boaster. +[31:19] "And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying) of the ass." +[31:20] See you not (O men) that Allah has subjected for you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and has completed and perfected His Graces upon you, (both) apparent (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this world, including health, good looks, etc.) and hidden [i.e. One's Faith in Allah (of Islamic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.]? Yet of mankind is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or a Book giving light! +[31:21] And when it is said to them: "Follow that which Allah has sent down", they say: "Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following)." (Would they do so) even if Shaitan (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire. +[31:22] And whosoever submits his face (himself) to Allah [i.e. (follows Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), worships Allah (Alone) with sincere Faith in the (1) Oneness of His Lordship, (2) Oneness of His worship, and (3) Oneness of His Names and Qualities], while he is a Muhsin (good-doer i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allah's sake without any show-off or to gain praise or fame etc. and does them in accordance with the Sunnah of Allah's Messenger Muhammad SAW), then he has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)]. And to Allah return all matters for decision. +[31:23] And whoever disbelieved, let not his disbelief grieve you (O Muhammad SAW),. to Us is their return, and We shall inform them what they have done. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). +[31:24] We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment. +[31:25] And if you (O Muhammad SAW) ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth," they will certainly say: "Allah." Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah!" But most of them know not. +[31:26] To Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. Verily, Allah, He is Al-Ghani (Rich, Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[31:27] And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea (were ink wherewith to write), with seven seas behind it to add to its (supply), yet the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[31:28] The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[31:29] See you not (O Muhammad SAW) that Allah merges the night into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added in the hours of the day), and merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of day are added in the hours of night), and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[31:30] That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they invoke besides Him is Al-Batil (falsehood, Satan and all other false deities), and that Allah, He is the Most High, the Most Great. +[31:31] See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allah's Grace? that He may show you of His Signs? Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful (person). +[31:32] And when a wave covers them like shades (i.e. like clouds or the mountains of sea-water), they invoke Allah, making their invocations for Him only. But when He brings them safe to land, there are among them those that stop in the middle, between (Belief and disbelief). But none denies Our Signs except every perfidious ungrateful. +[31:33] O mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your duty to Him and avoiding all evil), and fear a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the Promise of Allah is true, let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah. +[31:34] Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things). + +Surah 32: As-Sajdah (The Adoration) +---------------------------------------- +[32:1] Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[32:2] The revelation of the Book (this Quran) is from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists) in which there is not doubt! +[32:3] Or say they: "He (Muhammad SAW) has fabricated it?" Nay, it is the truth from your Lord, that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you (O Muhammad SAW), in order that they may be guided. +[32:4] Allah it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them in six Days. Then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). You (mankind) have none, besides Him, as a Wali (protector or helper etc.) or an intercessor. Will you not then remember (or be admonished)? +[32:5] He arranges (every) affair from the heavens to the earth, then it (affair) will go up to Him, in one Day, the space whereof is a thousand years of your reckoning (i.e. reckoning of our present world's time). +[32:6] That is He, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[32:7] Who made everything He has created good, and He began the creation of man from clay. +[32:8] Then He made his offspring from semen of worthless water (male and female sexual discharge). +[32:9] Then He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him the soul (created by Allah for that person), and He gave you hearing (ears), sight (eyes) and hearts. Little is the thanks you give! +[32:10] And they say: "When we are (dead and become) lost in the earth, shall we indeed be recreated anew?" Nay, but they deny the Meeting with their Lord! +[32:11] Say: "The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls, then you shall be brought to your Lord." +[32:12] And if you only could see when the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) shall hang their heads before their Lord (saying): "Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back (to the world), we will do righteous good deeds. Verily! We now believe with certainty." +[32:13] And if We had willed, surely! We would have given every person his guidance, but the Word from Me took effect (about evil-doers), that I will fill Hell with jinn and mankind together. +[32:14] Then taste you (the torment of the Fire) because of your forgetting the Meeting of this Day of yours, (and) surely! We too will forget you, so taste you the abiding torment for what you used to do. +[32:15] Only those believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), who, when they are reminded of them fall down prostrate, and glorify the Praises of their Lord, and they are not proud. +[32:16] Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend (charity in Allah's Cause) out of what We have bestowed on them. +[32:17] No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do. +[32:18] Is then he who is a believer like him who is Fasiq (disbeliever and disobedient to Allah)? Not equal are they. +[32:19] As for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them are Gardens (Paradise) as an entertainment, for what they used to do. +[32:20] And as for those who are Fasiqun (disbelievers and disobedient to Allah), their abode will be the Fire, every time they wish to get away therefrom, they will be put back thereto, and it will be said to them: "Taste you the torment of the Fire which you used to deny." +[32:21] And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent and) return (i.e. accept Islam). +[32:22] And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord, then he turns aside therefrom? Verily, We shall exact retribution from the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.). +[32:23] And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]. So be not you in doubt of meeting him [i.e. when you met Musa (Moses) during the night of Al-Isra' and Al-Mi'raj over the heavens]. And We made it [the Taurat (Torah)] a guide to the Children of Israel. +[32:24] And We made from among them (Children of Israel), leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[32:25] Verily, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection, concerning that wherein they used to differ. +[32:26] Is it not a guidance for them, how many generations We have destroyed before them in whose dwellings they do walk about? Verily, therein indeed are signs. Would they not then listen? +[32:27] Have they not seen how We drive water (rain clouds) to the dry land without any vegetation, and therewith bring forth crops providing food for their cattle and themselves? Will they not then see? +[32:28] They say: "When will this Al-Fath (Decision) be (between us and you, i.e. the Day of Resurrection), if you are telling the truth?" +[32:29] Say: "On the Day of Al-Fath (Decision), no profit will it be to those who disbelieve if they (then) believe! Nor will they be granted a respite." +[32:30] So turn aside from them (O Muhammad SAW) and await, verily they (too) are awaiting. + +Surah 33: Al-Ahzab (The Allies) +---------------------------------------- +[33:1] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Keep your duty to Allah, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i.e., do not follow their advices). Verily! Allah is Ever AllKnower, AllWise. +[33:2] And follow that which is inspired in you from your Lord. Verily, Allah is WellAcquainted with what you do. +[33:3] And put your trust in Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as a Wakil (Trustee, or Disposer of affairs). +[33:4] Allah has not put for any man two hearts inside his body. Neither has He made your wives whom you declare to be like your mothers' backs, your real mothers. [AzZihar is the saying of a husband to his wife, "You are to me like the back of my mother" i.e. You are unlawful for me to approach.], nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. That is but your saying with your mouths. But Allah says the truth, and He guides to the (Right) Way. +[33:5] Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers, that is more just with Allah. But if you know not their father's (names, call them) your brothers in faith and Mawalikum (your freed slaves). And there is no sin on you if you make a mistake therein, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:6] The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are their (believers') mothers (as regards respect and marriage). And blood relations among each other have closer personal ties in the Decree of Allah (regarding inheritance) than (the brotherhood of) the believers and the Muhajirun (emigrants from Makkah, etc.), except that you do kindness to those brothers (when the Prophet SAW joined them in brotherhood ties). This has been written in the (Allah's Book of Divine) Decrees (AlLauh AlMahfuz)." +[33:7] And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you (O Muhammad SAW), and from Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), and 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). We took from them a strong covenant. +[33:8] That He may ask the truthfuls (Allah's Messengers and His Prophets) about their truth (i.e. the conveyance of Allah's Message that which they were charged with). And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful torment (Hell-fire). +[33:9] O you who believe! Remember Allah's Favour to you, when there came against you hosts, and We sent against them a wind and forces that you saw not [i.e. troops of angels during the battle of AlAhzab (the Confederates)]. And Allah is Ever AllSeer of what you do. +[33:10] When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah. +[33:11] There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking. +[33:12] And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said: "Allah and His Messenger (SAW) promised us nothing but delusions!" +[33:13] And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib (AlMadinah)! There is no stand (possible) for you (against the enemy attack!) Therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet (SAW) saying: "Truly, our homes lie open (to the enemy)." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee. +[33:14] And if the enemy had entered from all sides (of the city), and they had been exhorted to AlFitnah (i.e. to renegade from Islam to polytheism) they would surely have committed it and would have hesitated thereupon but little. +[33:15] And indeed they had already made a covenant with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must be answered for. +[33:16] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these hypocrites who ask your permission to run away from you): "Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or killing, and then you will enjoy no more than a little while!" +[33:17] Say: "Who is he who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you?" And they will not find, besides Allah, for themselves any Wali (protector, supporter, etc.) or any helper. +[33:18] Allah already knows those among you who keep back (men) from fighting in Allah's Cause, and those who say to their brethren "Come here towards us," while they (themselves) come not to the battle except a little. +[33:19] Being miserly towards you (as regards help and aid in Allah's Cause). Then when fear comes, you will see them looking to you, their eyes revolving like (those of) one over whom hovers death, but when the fear departs, they will smite you with sharp tongues, miserly towards (spending anything in any) good (and only covetous of booty and wealth). Such have not believed. Therefore Allah makes their deeds fruitless, and that is ever easy for Allah. +[33:20] They think that AlAhzab (the Confederates) have not yet withdrawn, and if AlAhzab (the Confederates) should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the bedouins, seeking news about you (from a far place); and if they (happen) to be among you, they would not fight but little. +[33:21] Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. +[33:22] And when the believers saw AlAhzab (the Confederates), they said: "This is what Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) had spoken the truth, and it only added to their faith and to their submissiveness (to Allah). +[33:23] Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah [i.e. they have gone out for Jihad (holy fighting), and showed not their backs to the disbelievers], of them some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e. have been martyred), and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed [i.e. they never proved treacherous to their covenant which they concluded with Allah] in the least. +[33:24] That Allah may reward the men of truth for their truth (i.e. for their patience at the accomplishment of that which they covenanted with Allah), and punish the hypocrites if He will or accept their repentance by turning to them in Mercy. Verily, Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:25] And Allah drove back those who disbelieved in their rage, they gained no advantage (booty, etc.). Allah sufficed for the believers in the fighting (by sending against the disbelievers a severe wind and troops of angels). And Allah is Ever AllStrong, AllMighty. +[33:26] And those of the people of the Scripture who backed them (the disbelievers) Allah brought them down from their forts and cast terror into their hearts, (so that) a group (of them) you killed, and a group (of them) you made captives. +[33:27] And He caused you to inherit their lands, and their houses, and their riches, and a land which you had not trodden (before). And Allah is Able to do all things. +[33:28] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, Then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). +[33:29] But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for AlMuhsinat (gooddoers) amongst you an enormous reward. +[33:30] O wives of the Prophet! Whoever of you commits an open illegal sexual intercourse, the torment for her will be doubled, and that is ever easy for Allah. +[33:31] And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger SAW, and does righteous good deeds, We shall give her, her reward twice over, and We have prepared for her Rizqan Karima (a noble provision Paradise). +[33:32] O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner. +[33:33] And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat), and give Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to remove ArRijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you, O members of the family (of the Prophet SAW), and to purify you with a thorough purification. +[33:34] And remember (O you the members of the Prophet's family, the Graces of your Lord), that which is recited in your houses of the Verses of Allah and AlHikmah (i.e. Prophet's Sunnah legal ways, etc. so give your thanks to Allah and glorify His Praises for this Quran and the Sunnah). Verily, Allah is Ever Most Courteous, WellAcquainted with all things. +[33:35] Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women, the believers men and women (who believe in Islamic Monotheism), the men and the women who are obedient (to Allah), the men and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and the women who are patient (in performing all the duties which Allah has ordered and in abstaining from all that Allah has forbidden), the men and the women who are humble (before their Lord Allah), the men and the women who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat, and alms, etc.), the men and the women who observe Saum (fast) (the obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadan, and the optional Nawafil fasting), the men and the women who guard their chastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues (while sitting, standing, lying, etc. for more than 300 times extra over the remembrance of Allah during the five compulsory congregational prayers) or praying extra additional Nawafil prayers of night in the last part of night, etc.) Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). +[33:36] It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error. +[33:37] And (remember) when you said to him (Zaid bin Harithah, the freedslave of the Prophet SAW) on whom Allah has bestowed Grace (by guiding him to Islam) and you (O Muhammad SAW too) have done favour (by manumitting him) "Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allah." But you did hide in yourself (i.e. what Allah has already made known to you that He will give her to you in marriage) that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people (i.e., Muhammad SAW married the divorced wife of his manumitted slave) whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear Him. So when Zaid had accomplished his desire from her (i.e. divorced her), We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the believers in respect of (the marriage of) the wives of their adopted sons when the latter have no desire to keep them (i.e. they have divorced them). And Allah's Command must be fulfilled. +[33:38] There is no blame on the Prophet (SAW) in that which Allah has made legal for him. That has been Allah's Way with those who have passed away of (the Prophets of) old. And the Command of Allah is a decree determined. +[33:39] Those who convey the Message of Allah and fear Him, and fear none save Allah. And Sufficient is Allah as a Reckoner. +[33:40] Muhammad (SAW) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever AllAware of everything. +[33:41] O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. +[33:42] And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon [the early morning (Fajr) and 'Asr prayers]. +[33:43] He it is Who sends Salat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers. +[33:44] Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will be "Salam: Peace (i.e. the angels will say to them: Salamu 'Alaikum)!" And He has prepared for them a generous reward (i.e. Paradise). +[33:45] O Prophet (MuhammadSAW)! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner, +[33:46] And as one who invites to Allah [Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah (Alone)] by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light (through your instructions from the Quran and the Sunnah the legal ways of the Prophet SAW). +[33:47] And announce to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW) the glad tidings, that they will have from Allah a Great Bounty. +[33:48] And obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and harm them not (till you are ordered). And put your trust in Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as a Wakil (Trustee, or Disposer of affairs). +[33:49] O you who believe! When you marry believing women, and then divorce them before you have sexual intercourse with them, no 'Iddah [divorce prescribed period, see (V. 65:4)] have you to count in respect of them. So give them a present, and set them free i.e. divorce, in a handsome manner. +[33:50] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, We have made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), and those (captives or slaves) whom your right hand possesses - whom Allah has given to you, and the daughters of your 'Amm (paternal uncles) and the daughters of your 'Ammah (paternal aunts) and the daughters of your Khal (maternal uncles) and the daughters of your Khalah (maternal aunts) who migrated (from Makkah) with you, and a believing woman if she offers herself to the Prophet, and the Prophet wishes to marry her; a privilege for you only, not for the (rest of) the believers. Indeed We know what We have enjoined upon them about their wives and those (captives or slaves) whom their right hands possess, - in order that there should be no difficulty on you. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:51] You (O Muhammad SAW) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again), that is better; that they may be comforted and not grieved, and may all be pleased with what you give them. Allah knows what is in your hearts. And Allah is Ever AllKnowing, Most Forbearing. +[33:52] It is not lawful for you (to marry other) women after this, nor to change them for other wives even though their beauty attracts you, except those (captives or slaves) whom your right hand possesses. And Allah is Ever a Watcher over all things. +[33:53] O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, except when leave is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse, without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not (right) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him (his death). Verily! With Allah that shall be an enormity. +[33:54] Whether you reveal anything or conceal it, verily, Allah is Ever AllKnower of everything. +[33:55] It is no sin on them (the Prophet's wives, if they appear unveiled) before their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their brother's sons, or the sons of their sisters, or their own (believing) women, or their (female) slaves, and keep your duty to Allah. Verily, Allah is Ever AllWitness over everything. +[33:56] Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and also His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salat on (ask Allah to bless) him (Muhammad SAW), and (you should) greet (salute) him with the Islamic way of greeting (salutation i.e. AsSalamu 'Alaikum). +[33:57] Verily, those who annoy Allah and His Messenger (SAW) Allah has cursed them in this world, and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating torment. +[33:58] And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear on themselves the crime of slander and plain sin. +[33:59] O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:60] If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease (evil desire for adultery, etc.), and those who spread false news among the people in AlMadinah, cease not, We shall certainly let you overpower them, then they will not be able to stay in it as your neighbours but a little while. +[33:61] Accursed, wherever found, they shall be seized and killed with a (terrible) slaughter. +[33:62] That was the Way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old, and you will not find any change in the Way of Allah. +[33:63] People ask you concerning the Hour, say: "The knowledge of it is with Allah only. What do you know? It may be that the Hour is near!" +[33:64] Verily, Allah has cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell). +[33:65] Wherein they will abide for ever, and they will find neither a Wali (a protector) nor a helper. +[33:66] On the Day when their faces will be turned over in the Fire, they will say: "Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)." +[33:67] And they will say: "Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (Right) Way. +[33:68] Our Lord! give them double torment and curse them with a mighty curse!" +[33:69] O you who believe! Be not like those who annoyed Musa (Moses), but Allah cleared him of that which they alleged, and he was honourable before Allah. +[33:70] O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. +[33:71] He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (SAW) he has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hell-fire and made to enter Paradise). +[33:72] Truly, We did offer AlAmanah (the trust or moral responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah's Torment). But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results). +[33:73] So that Allah will punish the hypocrites, men and women, and the men and women who are AlMushrikun (the polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW). And Allah will pardon (accept the repentance of) the true believers of the Islamic Monotheism, men and women. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful. + +Surah 34: Al-Saba' (The Saba') +---------------------------------------- +[34:1] All the praises and thanks be to Allah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. His is all the praises and thanks in the Hereafter, and He is the AllWise, the AllAware. +[34:2] He knows that which goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the OftForgiving. +[34:3] Those who disbelieve say: "The Hour will not come to us." Say: "Yes, by my Lord, it will come to you." (Allah, He is) the AllKnower of the unseen, not even the weight of an atom (or a small ant) or less than that or greater, escapes from His Knowledge in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a Clear Book (AlLauh AlMahfuz). +[34:4] That He may recompense those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds. Those, theirs is forgiveness and Rizqun Karim (generous provision, i.e. Paradise). +[34:5] But those who strive against Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to frustrate them, those, for them will be a severe painful torment. +[34:6] And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW) from your Lord is the truth, and guides to the Path of the Exalted in Might, Owner of all praise. +[34:7] Those who disbelieve say: "Shall we direct you to a man (Muhammad SAW) who will tell you (that) when you have become fully disintegrated into dust with full dispersion, then, you will be created (again) anew?" +[34:8] Has he (Muhammad SAW) invented a lie against Allah, or is there a madness in him? Nay, but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are (themselves) in a torment, and in far error. +[34:9] See they not what is before them and what is behind them, of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We shall sink the earth with them, or cause a piece of the heaven to fall upon them. Verily, in this is a sign for every faithful believer that [believes in the Oneness of Allah], and turns to Allah (in all affairs with humility and in repentance). +[34:10] And indeed We bestowed grace on David from Us (saying): "O you mountains. Glorify (Allah) with him! And you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him." +[34:11] Saying: "Make you perfect coats of mail, balancing well the rings of chain armour, and work you (men) righteousness. Truly, I am AllSeer of what you do." +[34:12] And to Solomon (We subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was a month's (journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of the sun to sunset) was a month's (journey i.e. in one day he could travel two months' journey). And We caused a fount of (molten) brass to flow for him, and there were jinns that worked in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord, and whosoever of them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to taste of the torment of the blazing Fire. +[34:13] They worked for him what he desired, (making) high rooms, images, basins as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places). "Work you, O family of Dawud (David), with thanks!" But few of My slaves are grateful. +[34:14] Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaiman (Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinns) of his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his stick, so when he fell down, the jinns saw clearly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have stayed in the humiliating torment. +[34:15] Indeed there was for Saba' (Sheba) a sign in their dwelling place, - two gardens on the right hand and on the left (and it was said to them) "Eat of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him, a fair land and an OftForgiving Lord. +[34:16] But they turned away (from the obedience of Allah), so We sent against them Sail Al'Arim (flood released from the dam), and We converted their two gardens into gardens producing bitter bad fruit, and tamarisks, and some few lotetrees. +[34:17] Like this We requited them because they were ungrateful disbelievers. And never do We requit in such a way except those who are ungrateful, (disbelievers). +[34:18] And We placed between them and the towns which We had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the stages (of journey) between them easy (saying): "Travel in them safely both by night and day." +[34:19] But they said: "Our Lord! Make the stages between our journey longer," and they wronged themselves, so We made them as tales (in the land), and We dispersed them all, totally. Verily, in this are indeed signs for every steadfast grateful (person). +[34:20] And indeed Iblis (Satan) did prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allah). +[34:21] And he (Iblis Satan) had no authority over them, except that We might test him, who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt about it. And your Lord is a Hafiz over everything. (AllKnower of everything i.e. He keeps record of each and every person as regards deeds, and then He will reward them accordingly). +[34:22] Say: (O Muhammad SAW to those polytheists, pagans, etc.) "Call upon those whom you assert (to be associate gods) besides Allah, they possess not even the weight of an atom (or a small ant), either in the heavens or on the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor there is for Him any supporter from among them. +[34:23] Intercession with Him profits not, except for him whom He permits. Until when fear is banished from their (angels') hearts, they (angels) say: "What is it that your Lord has said?" They say: "The truth. And He is the Most High, the Most Great." +[34:24] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists, pagans, etc.) "Who gives you provision from the heavens and the earth?" Say: "Allah, And verily, (either) we or you are rightly guided or in a plain error." +[34:25] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists, pagans, etc.) "You will not be asked about our sins, nor shall we be asked of what you do." +[34:26] Say: "Our Lord will assemble us all together (on the Day of Resurrection), then He will judge between us with truth. And He is the (Most Trustworthy) AllKnowing Judge." +[34:27] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists and pagans): "Show me those whom you have joined to Him as partners. Nay (there are not at all any partners with Him)! But He is Allah (Alone), the AllMighty, the AllWise." +[34:28] And We have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not. +[34:29] And they say: "When is this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection will be fulfilled) if you are truthful?" +[34:30] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour (or a moment) nor put forward." +[34:31] And those who disbelieve say: "We believe not in this Quran nor in that which was before it," but if you could see when the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) will be made to stand before their Lord, how they will cast the (blaming) word one to another! Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were arrogant: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!" +[34:32] And those who were arrogant will say to those who were deemed weak: "Did we keep you back from guidance after it had come to you? Nay, but you were Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disobedient to Allah, etc.). +[34:33] Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were arrogant: "Nay, but it was your plotting by night and day, when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals to Him!" And each of them (parties) will conceal their own regrets (for disobeying Allah during this worldly life), when they behold the torment. And We shall put iron collars round the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught except what they used to do? +[34:34] And We did not send a warner to a township, but those who were given the worldly wealth and luxuries among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which you have been sent." +[34:35] And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished." +[34:36] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Lord enlarges and restricts the provision to whom He pleases, but most men know not." +[34:37] And it is not your wealth, nor your children that bring you nearer to Us (i.e. pleases Allah), but only he (will please Us) who believes (in the Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds; as for such, there will be twofold reward for what they did, and they will reside in the high dwellings (Paradise) in peace and security. +[34:38] And those who strive against Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), to frustrate them, will be brought to the torment. +[34:39] Say: "Truly, my Lord enlarges the provision for whom He wills of His slaves, and (also) restricts (it) for him, and whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's Cause), He will replace it. And He is the Best of providers." +[34:40] And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all together, and then will say to the angels: "Was it you that these people used to worship?" +[34:41] They (angels) will say: "Glorified be You! You are our Wali (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinns; most of them were believers in them." +[34:42] So Today (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), none of you can profit or harm one another. And We shall say to those who did wrong [i.e. worshipped others (like angels, jinns, prophets, saints, righteous persons, etc.) along with Allah]: "Taste the torment of the Fire which you used to belie. +[34:43] And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, they say: "This (Muhammad SAW) is naught but a man who wishes to hinder you from that which your fathers used to worship." And they say: "This is nothing but an invented lie." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW when Allah sent him as a Messenger with proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, etc.): "This is nothing but evident magic!" +[34:44] And We had not given them Scriptures which they could study, nor sent to them before you (O Muhammad SAW) any warner (Messenger). +[34:45] And those before them belied; these have not received one tenth (1/10th) of what We had granted to those (of old), yet they belied My Messengers, then how (terrible) was My denial (punishment)! +[34:46] Say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I exhort you on one (thing) only: that you stand up for Allah's sake in pairs and singly, and reflect (within yourselves the life history of the Prophet SAW): there is no madness in your companion (Muhammad SAW), he is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment." +[34:47] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Whatever wage I might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from Allah only. and He is Witness over all things." +[34:48] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily! My Lord sends down Inspiration and makes apparent the truth (i.e. this Revelation that had come to me), the AllKnower of the Ghaib (unseen). +[34:49] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The truth (the Quran and Allah's Inspiration) has come, and AlBatil [falsehood - Iblis (Satan)] can neither create anything nor resurrect (anything)." +[34:50] Say: "If (even) I go astray, I shall stray only to my own loss. But if I remain guided, it is because of the Inspiration of my Lord to me. Truly, He is AllHearer, Ever Near (to all things)." +[34:51] And if you could but see, when they will be terrified with no escape (for them), and they will be seized from a near place. +[34:52] And they will say (in the Hereafter): "We do believe (now);" but how could they receive (Faith and the acceptance of their repentance by Allah) from a place so far off (i.e. to return to the worldly life again). +[34:53] Indeed they did disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah, Islam, the Quran and Muhammad SAW) before (in this world), and they (used to) conjecture about the unseen [i.e. the Hereafter, Hell, Paradise, Resurrection and the Promise of Allah, etc. (by saying) all that is untrue], from a far place. +[34:54] And a barrier will be set between them and that which they desire [i.e. At-Taubah (turning to Allah in repentance) and the accepting of Faith etc.], as was done in the past with the people of their kind. Verily, they have been in grave doubt. + +Surah 35: Al-Fatir (The Originator) +---------------------------------------- +[35:1] All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the (only) Originator [or the (only) Creator] of the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels messengers with wings, - two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Verily, Allah is Able to do all things. +[35:2] Whatever of mercy (i.e. of good), Allah may grant to mankind, none can withhold it, and whatever He may withhold, none can grant it thereafter. And He is the AllMighty, the AllWise. +[35:3] O mankind! Remember the Grace of Allah upon you! Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the sky (rain) and the earth? La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). How then are you turning away (from Him)? +[35:4] And if they belie you (O Muhammad SAW), so were Messengers belied before you. And to Allah return all matters (for decision). +[35:5] O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allah is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah. +[35:6] Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. +[35:7] Those who disbelieve, theirs will be a severe torment; and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). +[35:8] Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds made fairseeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who is rightly guided)? Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So destroy not yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in sorrow for them. Truly, Allah is the AllKnower of what they do! +[35:9] And it is Allah Who sends the winds, so that they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land, and revive therewith the earth after its death. As such (will be) the Resurrection! +[35:10] Whosoever desires honour, power and glory then to Allah belong all honour, power and glory [and one can get honour, power and glory only by obeying and worshipping Allah (Alone)]. To Him ascend (all) the goodly words, and the righteous deeds exalt it (the goodly words i.e. the goodly words are not accepted by Allah unless and until they are followed by good deeds), but those who plot evils, theirs will be severe torment. And the plotting of such will perish. +[35:11] And Allah did create you (Adam) from dust, then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam's offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female conceives or gives birth, but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a length of life, nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man's life), but is in a Book (AlLauh AlMahfuz) Surely, that is easy for Allah. +[35:12] And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike, this fresh sweet, and pleasant to drink, and that saltish and bitter. And from them both you eat fresh tender meat (fish), and derive the ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships cleaving (the seawater as they sail through it), that you may seek of His Bounty, and that you may give thanks. +[35:13] He merges the night into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added to the hours of the day), and He merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the day are added to the hours of the night). And He has subjected the sun and the moon, each runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allah your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him, own not even a Qitmir (the thin membrane over the datestone). +[35:14] If you invoke (or call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad SAW) like Him Who is the AllKnower (of each and everything). +[35:15] O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah is Rich (Free of all wants and needs), Worthy of all praise. +[35:16] If He will, He could destroy you and bring about a new creation. +[35:17] And that is not hard for Allah. +[35:18] And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden, and if one heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin. You (O Muhammad SAW) can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen, and perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat). And he who purifies himself (from all kinds of sins), then he purifies only for the benefit of his ownself. And to Allah is the (final) Return (of all). +[35:19] Not alike are the blind (disbelievers in Islamic Monotheism) and the seeing (believers in Islamic Monotheism). +[35:20] Nor are (alike) the darkness (disbelief) and the light (Belief in Islamic Monotheism). +[35:21] Nor are (alike) the shade and the sun's heat. +[35:22] Nor are (alike) the living (believers) and the dead (disbelievers). Verily, Allah makes whom He will hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves. +[35:23] You (O Muhammad SAW) are only a warner (i.e. your duty is to convey Allah's Message to mankind but the guidance is in Allah's Hand). +[35:24] Verily! We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner. And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among them. +[35:25] And if they belie you, those before them also belied. Their Messengers came to them with clear signs, and with the Scriptures, and the book giving light. +[35:26] Then I took hold of those who disbelieved, and how terrible was My denial (punishment)! +[35:27] See you not that Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of varying colours, and among the mountains are streaks white and red, of varying colours and (others) very black. +[35:28] And of men and AdDawab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.), and cattle, in like manner of various colours. It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah. Verily, Allah is AllMighty, OftForgiving. +[35:29] Verily, those who recite the Book of Allah (this Quran), and perform AsSalat (IqamatasSalat), and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, hope for a (sure) tradegain that will never perish. +[35:30] That He may pay them their wages in full, and give them (even) more, out of His Grace. Verily! He is OftForgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense). +[35:31] And what We have inspired in you (O Muhammad SAW), of the Book (the Quran), it is the (very) truth [that you (Muhammad SAW) and your followers must act on its instructions], confirming that which was (revealed) before it. Verily! Allah is indeed AllAware, and AllSeer of His slaves. +[35:32] Then We gave the Book the Quran) for inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad SAW). Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allah's Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Quran), that is indeed a great grace. +[35:33] 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) will they enter, therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments there will be of silk (i.e. in Paradise). +[35:34] And they will say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) grief. Verily, our Lord is indeed OftForgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense). +[35:35] Who, out of His Grace, has lodged us in a home that will last forever; there, toil will touch us not, nor weariness will touch us." +[35:36] But those who disbelieve, (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) for them will be the Fire of Hell. Neither it will have a complete killing effect on them so that they die, nor shall its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We requite every disbeliever! +[35:37] Therein they will cry: "Our Lord! Bring us out, we shall do righteous good deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we used to do." (Allah will reply): "Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition, - could receive it? And the warner came to you. So taste you (the evil of your deeds). For the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) there is no helper." +[35:38] Verily, Allah is the AllKnower of the unseen of the heavens and the earth. Verily! He is the AllKnower of that is in the breasts. +[35:39] He it is Who has made you successors generations after generations in the earth, so whosoever disbelieves (in Islamic Monotheism) on him will be his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but hatred with their Lord. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but loss. +[35:40] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me or inform me (what) do you think about your (socalled) partnergods to whom you call upon besides Allah, show me, what they have created of the earth? Or have they any share in the heavens? Or have We given them a Book, so that they act on clear proof therefrom? Nay, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) promise one another nothing but delusions." +[35:41] Verily! Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, OftForgiving. +[35:42] And they swore by Allah their most binding oath, that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than any of the nations (before them), yet when a warner (Muhammad SAW) came to them, it increased in them nothing but flight (from the truth), +[35:43] (They took to flight because of their) arrogance in the land and their plotting of evil. But the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it. Then, can they expect anything (else), but the Sunnah (way of dealing) of the peoples of old? So no change will you find in Allah's Sunnah (way of dealing), and no turning off will you find in Allah's Sunnah (way of dealing). +[35:44] Have they not travelled in the land, and seen what was the end of those before them, and they were superior to them in power? Allah is not such that anything in the heavens or in the earth escapes Him. Verily, He is AllKnowing, AllOmnipotent. +[35:45] And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving (living) creature on the surface of the earth, but He gives them respite to an appointed term, and when their term comes, then verily, Allah is Ever AllSeer of His slaves. + +Surah 36: Ya Sin (Ya Sin) +---------------------------------------- +[36:1] Ya-Sin. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[36:2] By the Quran, full of wisdom (i.e. full of laws, evidences, and proofs), +[36:3] Truly, you (O Muhammad SAW) are one of the Messengers, +[36:4] On a Straight Path (i.e. on Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism). +[36:5] (This is) a Revelation sent down by the AllMighty, the Most Merciful, +[36:6] In order that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are heedless. +[36:7] Indeed the Word (of punishment) has proved true against most of them, so they will not believe. +[36:8] Verily! We have put on their necks iron collars reaching to chins, so that their heads are forced up. +[36:9] And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see. +[36:10] It is the same to them whether you warn them or you warn them not, they will not believe. +[36:11] You can only warn him who follows the Reminder (the Quran), and fears the Most Beneficent (Allah) unseen. Bear you to such one the glad tidings of forgiveness, and a generous reward (i.e. Paradise). +[36:12] Verily, We give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before (them), and their traces [their footsteps and walking on the earth with their legs to the mosques for the five compulsory congregational prayers, Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause) and all other good and evil they did, and that which they leave behind], and all things We have recorded with numbers (as a record) in a Clear Book. +[36:13] And put forward to them a similitude; the (story of the) dwellers of the town, [It is said that the town was Antioch (Antakiya)], when there came Messengers to them. +[36:14] When We sent to them two Messengers, they belied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: "Verily! We have been sent to you as Messengers." +[36:15] They (people of the town) said: "You are only human beings like ourselves, and the Most Beneficent (Allah) has revealed nothing, you are only telling lies." +[36:16] The Messengers said: "Our Lord knows that we have been sent as Messengers to you, +[36:17] "And our duty is only to convey plainly (the Message)." +[36:18] They (people) said: "For us, we see an evil omen from you, if you cease not, we will surely stone you, and a painful torment will touch you from us." +[36:19] They (Messengers) said: "Your evil omens be with you! (Do you call it "evil omen") because you are admonished? Nay, but you are a people Musrifun (transgressing all bounds by committing all kinds of great sins, and by disobeying Allah). +[36:20] And there came running from the farthest part of the town, a man, saying: "O my people! Obey the Messengers; +[36:21] "Obey those who ask no wages of you (for themselves), and who are rightly guided. +[36:22] "And why should I not worship Him (Allah Alone) Who has created me and to Whom you shall be returned. +[36:23] "Shall I take besides Him aliha (gods), if the Most Beneficent (Allah) intends me any harm, their intercession will be of no use for me whatsoever, nor can they save me? +[36:24] "Then verily, I should be in plain error. +[36:25] Verily! I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me!" +[36:26] It was said (to him when the disbelievers killed him): "Enter Paradise." He said: "Would that my people knew! +[36:27] "That my Lord (Allah) has forgiven me, and made me of the honoured ones!" +[36:28] And We sent not against his people after him a host from heaven, nor do We send (such a thing). +[36:29] It was but one Saihah (shout, etc.) and lo! They (all) were silent (dead-destroyed). +[36:30] Alas for mankind! There never came a Messenger to them but they used to mock at him. +[36:31] Do they not see how many of the generations We have destroyed before them? Verily, they will not return to them. +[36:32] And surely, all, everyone of them will be brought before Us. +[36:33] And a sign for them is the dead land. We gave it life, and We brought forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof. +[36:34] And We have made therein gardens of date-palms and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein. +[36:35] So that they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks? +[36:36] Glory be to Him, Who has created all the pairs of that which the earth produces, as well as of their own (human) kind (male and female), and of that which they know not. +[36:37] And a sign for them is the night, We withdraw therefrom the day, and behold, they are in darkness. +[36:38] And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing. +[36:39] And the moon, We have measured for it mansions (to traverse) till it returns like the old dried curved date stalk. +[36:40] It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float, each in an orbit. +[36:41] And an Ayah (sign) for them is that We bore their offspring in the laden ship [of Nuh (Noah)]. +[36:42] And We have created for them of the like thereunto, so on them they ride. +[36:43] And if We will, We shall drown them, and there will be no shout (or helper) for them (to hear their cry for help) nor will they be saved. +[36:44] Unless it be a mercy from Us, and as an enjoyment for a while. +[36:45] And when it is said to them: "Beware of that which is before you (worldly torments), and that which is behind you (torments in the Hereafter), in order that you may receive Mercy (i.e. if you believe in Allah's Religion Islamic Monotheism, and avoid polytheism, and obey Allah with righteous deeds). +[36:46] And never came an Ayah from among the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it. +[36:47] And when it is said to them: "Spend of that with which Allah has provided you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe: "Shall we feed those whom, if Allah willed, He (Himself) would have fed? You are only in a plain error." +[36:48] And they say: "When will this promise (i.e. Resurrection) be fulfilled, if you are truthful?" +[36:49] They await only but a single Saihah (shout, etc.), which will seize them while they are disputing! +[36:50] Then they will not be able to make bequest, nor they will return to their family. +[36:51] And the Trumpet will be blown (i.e. the second blowing) and behold! From the graves they will come out quickly to their Lord. +[36:52] They will say: "Woe to us! Who has raised us up from our place of sleep." (It will be said to them): "This is what the Most Beneficent (Allah) had promised, and the Messengers spoke truth!" +[36:53] It will be but a single Saihah (shout, etc.), so behold! They will all be brought up before Us! +[36:54] This Day (Day of Resurrection), none will be wronged in anything, nor will you be requited anything except that which you used to do. +[36:55] Verily, the dwellers of the Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful things. +[36:56] They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones. +[36:57] They will have therein fruits (of all kinds) and all that they ask for. +[36:58] (It will be said to them): Salamun (peace be on you), a Word from the Lord (Allah), Most Merciful. +[36:59] (It will be said): "And O you Al-Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, disbelievers in the Islamic Monotheism, wicked evil ones, etc.)! Get you apart this Day (from the believers). +[36:60] Did I not ordain for you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is a plain enemy to you. +[36:61] And that you should worship Me [Alone Islamic Monotheism, and set up not rivals, associate-gods with Me]. That is a Straight Path. +[36:62] And indeed he (Satan) did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did you not, then, understand? +[36:63] This is Hell which you were promised! +[36:64] Burn therein this Day, for that you used to disbelieve. +[36:65] This Day, We shall seal up their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their legs will bear witness to what they used to earn. (It is said that one's left thigh will be the first to bear the witness). [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 22, Page 24] +[36:66] And if it had been Our Will, We would surely have wiped out (blinded) their eyes, so that they would struggle for the Path, how then would they see? +[36:67] And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (into animals or lifeless objects) in their places. Then they should have been unable to go forward (move about) nor they could have turned back. [As it happened with the Jews see Verse 7:166 The Quran]. +[36:68] And he whom We grant long life, We reverse him in creation (weakness after strength). Will they not then understand? +[36:69] And We have not taught him (Muhammad SAW) poetry, nor is it meet for him. This is only a Reminder and a plain Quran. +[36:70] That he or it (Muhammad SAW or the Quran) may give warning to him who is living (a healthy minded the believer), and that Word (charge) may be justified against the disbelievers (dead, as they reject the warnings). +[36:71] Do they not see that We have created for them of what Our Hands have created, the cattle, so that they are their owners. +[36:72] And We have subdued them unto them so that some of them they have for riding and some they eat. +[36:73] And they have (other) benefits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink, will they not then be grateful? +[36:74] And they have taken besides Allah aliha (gods), hoping that they might be helped (by those so called gods). +[36:75] They cannot help them, but they will be brought forward as a troop against those who worshipped them (at the time of Reckoning). +[36:76] So let not their speech, then, grieve you (O Muhammad SAW). Verily, We know what they conceal and what they reveal. +[36:77] Does not man see that We have created him from Nutfah (mixed male and female discharge semen drops). Yet behold! He (stands forth) as an open opponent. +[36:78] And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to these bones when they have rotted away and became dust?" +[36:79] Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "He will give life to them Who created them for the first time! And He is the All-Knower of every creation!" +[36:80] He, Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! You kindle therewith. +[36:81] Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the All-Knowing Supreme Creator. +[36:82] Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, "Be!" and it is! +[36:83] So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned. + +Surah 37: As-Saffat (Those Ranging in Ranks) +---------------------------------------- +[37:1] By those (angels) ranged in ranks (or rows). +[37:2] By those (angels) who drive the clouds in a good way. +[37:3] By those (angels) who bring the Book and the Quran from Allah to mankind [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]. +[37:4] Verily your Ilah (God) is indeed One (i.e. Allah); +[37:5] Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and all that is between them, and Lord of every point of the sun's risings. (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah). +[37:6] Verily! We have adorned the near heaven with the stars (for beauty). +[37:7] And to guard against every rebellious devil. +[37:8] They cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted from every side. +[37:9] Outcast, and theirs is a constant (or painful) torment. +[37:10] Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness. +[37:11] Then ask them (i.e. these polytheists, O Muhammad SAW): "Are they stronger as creation, or those (others like the heavens and the earth and the mountains, etc.) whom We have created?" Verily, We created them of a sticky clay. +[37:12] Nay, you (O Muhammad SAW) wondered (at their insolence) while they mock (at you and at the Quran). +[37:13] And when they are reminded, they pay no attention. +[37:14] And when they see an Ayah (a sign, a proof, or an evidence) from Allah, they mock at it. +[37:15] And they say: "This is nothing but evident magic! +[37:16] "When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we (then) verily be resurrected? +[37:17] "And also our fathers of old?" +[37:18] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Yes, and you shall then be humiliated." +[37:19] It will be a single Zajrah [shout (i.e. the second blowing of the Trumpet)], and behold, they will be staring! +[37:20] They will say: "Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense!" +[37:21] (It will be said): "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny." +[37:22] (It will be said to the angels): "Assemble those who did wrong, together with their companions (from the devils) and what they used to worship. +[37:23] "Instead of Allah, and lead them on to the way of flaming Fire (Hell); +[37:24] "But stop them, verily they are to be questioned. +[37:25] "What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another (as you used to do in the world)?" +[37:26] Nay, but that Day they shall surrender, +[37:27] And they will turn to one another and question one another. +[37:28] They will say: "It was you who used to come to us from the right side [i.e. from the right side of one of us and beautify for us every evil, order us for polytheism, and stop us from the truth i.e. Islamic Monotheism and from every good deed]." +[37:29] They will reply: "Nay, you yourselves were not believers. +[37:30] "And we had no authority over you. Nay! But you were transgressing people (disobedient, polytheists, and disbelievers). +[37:31] "So now the Word of our Lord has been justified against us, that we shall certainly (have to) taste (the torment). +[37:32] "So we led you astray because we were ourselves astray." +[37:33] Then verily, that Day, they will (all) share in the torment. +[37:34] Certainly, that is how We deal with Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, the disobedient to Allah, etc.). +[37:35] Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill-Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it). +[37:36] And (they) said: "Are we going to abandon our aliha (gods) for the sake of a mad poet? +[37:37] Nay! he (Muhammad SAW) has come with the truth (i.e. Allah's Religion - Islamic Monotheism and this Quran) and he confirms the Messengers (before him who brought Allah's religion - Islamic Monotheism). +[37:38] Verily, you (pagans of Makkah) are going to taste the painful torment; +[37:39] And you will be requited nothing except for what you used to do (evil deeds, sins, and Allah's disobedience which you used to do in this world); +[37:40] Save the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, true believers of Islamic Monotheism). +[37:41] For them there will be a known provision (in Paradise). +[37:42] Fruits; and they shall be honoured, +[37:43] In the Gardens of delight (Paradise), +[37:44] Facing one another on thrones, +[37:45] Round them will be passed a cup of pure wine; +[37:46] White, delicious to the drinkers, +[37:47] Neither they will have Ghoul (any kind of hurt, abdominal pain, headache, a sin, etc.) from that, nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom. +[37:48] And with them will be chaste females, restraining their glances (desiring none except their husbands), with wide and beautiful eyes. +[37:49] (Delicate and pure) as if they were (hidden) eggs (well) preserved. +[37:50] Then they will turn to one another, mutually questioning. +[37:51] A speaker of them will say: "Verily, I had a companion (in the world), +[37:52] Who used to say: "Are you among those who believe (in resurrection after death). +[37:53] "(That) when we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed (be raised up) to receive reward or punishment (according to our deeds)?" +[37:54] (The man) said: "Will you look down?" +[37:55] So he looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire. +[37:56] He said: "By Allah! You have nearly ruined me. +[37:57] "Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I would certainly have been among those brought forth (to Hell)." +[37:58] (Allah informs about that true believer that he said): "Are we then not to die (any more)? +[37:59] "Except our first death, and we shall not be punished? (after we have entered Paradise)." +[37:60] Truly, this is the supreme success! +[37:61] For the like of this let the workers work. +[37:62] Is that (Paradise) better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum (a horrible tree in Hell)? +[37:63] Truly We have made it (as) a trail for the Zalimun (polytheists, disbelievers, wrong-doers, etc.). +[37:64] Verily, it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-fire, +[37:65] The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of Shayatin (devils); +[37:66] Truly, they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith. +[37:67] Then on the top of that they will be given boiling water to drink so that it becomes a mixture (of boiling water and Zaqqum in their bellies). +[37:68] Then thereafter, verily, their return is to the flaming fire of Hell. +[37:69] Verily, they found their fathers on the wrong path; +[37:70] So they (too) made haste to follow in their footsteps! +[37:71] And indeed most of the men of old went astray before them; +[37:72] And indeed We sent among them warners (Messengers); +[37:73] Then see what was the end of those who were warned (but heeded not). +[37:74] Except the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, and true believers of Islamic Monotheism). +[37:75] And indeed Nuh (Noah) invoked Us, and We are the Best of those who answer (the request). +[37:76] And We rescued him and his family from the great distress (i.e. drowning), +[37:77] And, his progeny, them We made the survivors (i.e. Shem, Ham and Japheth). +[37:78] And left for him (a goodly remembrance) among generations to come in later times: +[37:79] Salamun (peace) be upon Nuh (Noah) (from Us) among the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)!" +[37:80] Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[37:81] Verily, he [Nuh (Noah)] was one of Our believing slaves. +[37:82] Then We drowned the other (disbelievers and polytheists, etc.). +[37:83] And, verily, among those who followed his [Nuh's (Noah)] way (Islamic Monotheism) was Ibrahim (Abraham). +[37:84] When he came to his Lord with a pure heart [attached to Allah Alone and none else, worshipping none but Allah Alone true Islamic Monotheism, pure from the filth of polytheism]. +[37:85] When he said to his father and to his people: "What is it that which you worship? +[37:86] "Is it a falsehood aliha (gods) other than Allah that you seek? +[37:87] "Then what do you think about the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)?" +[37:88] Then he cast a glance at the stars (to deceive them), +[37:89] And he said: "Verily, I am sick (with plague. He did this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagan's feast)." +[37:90] So they turned away from him, and departed (for fear of the disease). +[37:91] Then he turned to their aliha (gods) and said: "Will you not eat (of the offering before you)? +[37:92] "What is the matter with you that you speak not?" +[37:93] Then he turned upon them, striking (them) with (his) right hand. +[37:94] Then they (the worshippers of idols) came, towards him, hastening. +[37:95] He said: "Worship you that which you (yourselves) carve? +[37:96] "While Allah has created you and what you make!" +[37:97] They said: "Build for him a building (it is said that the building was like a furnace) and throw him into the blazing fire!" +[37:98] So they plotted a plot against him, but We made them the lowest. +[37:99] And he said (after his rescue from the fire): "Verily, I am going to my Lord. He will guide me!" +[37:100] "My Lord! Grant me (offspring) from the righteous." +[37:101] So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy. +[37:102] And, when he (his son) was old enough to walk with him, he said: "O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you (offer you in sacrifice to Allah), so look what you think!" He said: "O my father! Do that which you are commanded, Insha' Allah (if Allah will), you shall find me of As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.)." +[37:103] Then, when they had both submitted themselves (to the Will of Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (or on the side of his forehead for slaughtering); +[37:104] And We called out to him: "O Abraham! +[37:105] You have fulfilled the dream (vision)!" Verily! Thus do We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[37:106] Verily, that indeed was a manifest trial +[37:107] And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (i.e. a ram); +[37:108] And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among generations (to come) in later times. +[37:109] Salamun (peace) be upon Ibrahim (Abraham)!" +[37:110] Thus indeed do We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[37:111] Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves. +[37:112] And We gave him the glad tidings of Ishaque (Isaac) a Prophet from the righteous. +[37:113] We blessed him and Ishaque (Isaac), and of their progeny are (some) that do right, and some that plainly wrong themselves. +[37:114] And, indeed We gave Our Grace to Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron). +[37:115] And We saved them and their people from the great distress; +[37:116] And helped them, so that they became the victors; +[37:117] And We gave them the clear Scripture; +[37:118] And guided them to the Right Path; +[37:119] And We left for them (a goodly remembrance) among generations (to come) in later times; +[37:120] Salamun (peace) be upon Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)!" +[37:121] Verily, thus do We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[37:122] Verily! They were two of Our believing slaves. +[37:123] And verily, Iliyas (Elias) was one of the Messengers. +[37:124] When he said to his people: "Will you not fear Allah? +[37:125] "Will you call upon Ba'l (a well- known idol of his nation whom they used to worship) and forsake the Best of creators, +[37:126] "Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?" +[37:127] But they denied him [Iliyas (Elias)], so they will certainly be brought forth (to the punishment), +[37:128] Except the chosen slaves of Allah. +[37:129] And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among generations (to come) in later times; +[37:130] Salamun (peace) be upon Ilyasin (Elias)!" +[37:131] Verily, thus do We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers, who perform good deeds totally for Allah's sake only - see V. 2:112). +[37:132] Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves. +[37:133] And verily, Lout (Lot) was one of the Messengers. +[37:134] When We saved him and his family, all, +[37:135] Except an old woman (his wife) who was among those who remained behind. +[37:136] Then We destroyed the rest [i.e. the towns of Sodom at the place of the Dead Sea (now) in Palestine]. [See the "Book of History" by Ibn Kathir]. +[37:137] Verily, you pass by them in the morning. +[37:138] And at night; will you not then reflect? +[37:139] And, verily, Yunus (Jonah) was one of the Messengers. +[37:140] When he ran to the laden ship, +[37:141] He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers, +[37:142] Then a (big) fish swallowed him and he had done an act worthy of blame. +[37:143] Had he not been of them who glorify Allah, +[37:144] He would have indeed remained inside its belly (the fish) till the Day of Resurrection. +[37:145] But We cast him forth on the naked shore while he was sick, +[37:146] And We caused a plant of gourd to grow over him. +[37:147] And We sent him to a hundred thousand (people) or even more. +[37:148] And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while. +[37:149] Now ask them (O Muhammad SAW): "Are there (only) daughters for your Lord and sons for them?" +[37:150] Or did We create the angels females while they were witnesses? +[37:151] Verily, it is of their falsehood that they (Quraish pagans) say: +[37:152] "Allah has begotten off spring or children (i.e. angels are the daughters of Allah)?" And, verily, they are liars! +[37:153] Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons? +[37:154] What is the matter with you? How do you decide? +[37:155] Will you not then remember? +[37:156] Or is there for you a plain authority? +[37:157] Then bring your Book if you are truthful! +[37:158] And they have invented a kinship between Him and the jinns, but the jinns know well that they have indeed to appear (before Him) (i.e. they will be brought for accounts). +[37:159] Glorified is Allah! (He is Free) from what they attribute unto Him! +[37:160] Except the slaves of Allah, whom He choses (for His Mercy i.e. true believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not attribute false things unto Allah). +[37:161] So, verily you (pagans) and those whom you worship (idols). +[37:162] Cannot lead astray [turn away from Him (Allah) anyone of the believers], +[37:163] Except those who are predestined to burn in Hell! +[37:164] There is not one of us (angels) but has his known place (or position); +[37:165] Verily, we (angels), we stand in rows for the prayers (as you Muslims stand in rows for your prayers); +[37:166] Verily, we (angels), we are they who glorify (Allah's Praises i.e. perform prayers). +[37:167] And indeed they (Arab pagans) used to say; +[37:168] "If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah). +[37:169] "We would have indeed been the chosen slaves of Allah (true believers of Islamic Monotheism)!" +[37:170] But (now that the Quran has come) they disbelieve therein (i.e. in the Quran and in Prophet Muhammad SAW, and all that which he brought, the Divine Revelation), so they will come to know! +[37:171] And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Messengers, +[37:172] That they verily would be made triumphant. +[37:173] And that Our hosts, they verily would be the victors. +[37:174] So turn away (O Muhammad SAW) from them for a while, +[37:175] And watch them and they shall see (the punishment)! +[37:176] Do they seek to hasten on Our Torment? +[37:177] Then, when it descends into their courtyard (i.e. near to them), evil will be the morning for those who had been warned! +[37:178] So turn (O Muhammad SAW) away from them for a while, +[37:179] And watch and they shall see (the torment)! +[37:180] Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him! +[37:181] And peace be on the Messengers! +[37:182] And all the praise and thanks be to Allah, Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). + +Surah 38: Sad (Sad) +---------------------------------------- +[38:1] Sad [These letters (Sad etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the Quran full of reminding. +[38:2] Nay, those who desbelieve are in false pride and opposition. +[38:3] How many a generation We have destroyed before them, and they cried out when there was no longer time for escape! +[38:4] And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad SAW) has come to them from among themselves! And the disbelievers say: "This (Prophet Muhammad SAW) is a sorcerer, a liar. +[38:5] "Has he made the aliha (gods) (all) into One Ilah (God - Allah). Verily, this is a curious thing!" +[38:6] And the leaders among them went about (saying): "Go on, and remain constant to your aliha (gods)! Verily, This is a thing designed (against you)! +[38:7] "We have not heard (the like) of this among the people of these later days. This is nothing but an invention! +[38:8] "Has the Reminder been sent down to him (alone) from among us?" Nay! but they are in doubt about My Reminder (this Quran)! Nay, but they have not tasted (My) Torment! +[38:9] Or have they the treasures of the Mercy of your Lord, the All-Mighty, the Real Bestower? +[38:10] Or is it that the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them is theirs? If so, let them ascend up with means (to the heavens)! +[38:11] (As they denied Allah's Message) they will be a defeated host like the confederates of the old times (who were defeated). +[38:12] Before them (were many who) belied Messengers, the people of Nuh (Noah); and 'Ad; and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) the man of stakes (with which he used to punish the people), +[38:13] And Thamud, and the people of Lout (Lot), and the dwellers of the wood; such were the confederates. +[38:14] Not one of them but belied the Messengers, therefore My Torment was justified, +[38:15] And these only wait for a single Saihah [shout (i.e. the blowing of the Trumpet by the angel Israfil Sarafil)] there will be no pause or ending thereto [till everything will perish except Allah (the only God full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour)]. +[38:16] They say: "Our Lord! Hasten to us Qittana (i.e. our Record of good and bad deeds so that we see it) before the Day of Reckoning!" +[38:17] Be patient (O Muhammad SAW) of what they say, and remember Our slave Dawud (David), endued with power. Verily, he was ever oft-returning in all matters and in repentance (toward Allah). +[38:18] Verily, We made the mountains to glorify Our Praises with him [Dawud (David)] in the 'Ashi (i.e. after the mid-day till sunset) and Ishraq (i.e. after the sunrise till mid-day). +[38:19] And (so did) the birds assembled: all with him [Dawud (David)] did turn (to Allah i.e. glorified His Praises). +[38:20] We made his kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah (Prophethood, etc.) and sound judgement in speech and decision. +[38:21] And has the news of the litigants reached you? When they climbed over the wall into (his) Mihrab (a praying place or a private room,). +[38:22] When they entered in upon Dawud (David), he was terrified of them, they said: "Fear not! (We are) two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore judge between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, and guide us to the Right Way. +[38:23] Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety nine ewes, while I have (only) one ewe, and he says: "Hand it over to me, and he overpowered me in speech." +[38:24] [Dawud (David)] said (immediately without listening to the opponent): "He has wronged you in demanding your ewe in addition to his ewes. And, verily, many partners oppress one another, except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and they are few." And Dawud (David) guessed that We have tried him and he sought Forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrate and turned (to Allah) in repentance. +[38:25] So We forgave him that, and verily, for him is a near access to Us, and a good place of (final) return (Paradise). +[38:26] O Dawud (David)! Verily! We have placed you as a successor on earth, so judge you between men in truth (and justice) and follow not your desire for it will mislead you from the Path of Allah. Verily! Those who wander astray from the Path of Allah (shall) have a severe torment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning. +[38:27] And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Islamic Monotheism) from the Fire! +[38:28] Shall We treat those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, as Mufsidun (those who associate partners in worship with Allah and commit crimes) on earth? Or shall We treat the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2), as the Fujjar (criminals, disbelievers, wicked, etc)? +[38:29] (This is) a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember. +[38:30] And to Dawud (David) We gave Sulaiman (Solomon). How excellent (a) slave! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)! +[38:31] When there were displayed before him, in the afternoon, well trained horses of the highest breed [for Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause)]. +[38:32] And he said: "Alas! I did love the good (these horses) instead of remembering my Lord (in my 'Asr prayer)" till the time was over, and (the sun) had hidden in the veil (of night). +[38:33] Then he said "Bring them (horses) back to me." Then he began to pass his hand over their legs and their necks (till the end of the display). +[38:34] And, indeed We did try Sulaiman (Solomon) and We placed on his throne Jasadan (a devil, so he lost his kingdom for a while) but he did return (to his throne and kingdom by the Grace of Allah and he did return) to Allah with obedience and in repentance. +[38:35] He said: "My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me: Verily, You are the Bestower." +[38:36] So, We subjected to him the wind, it blew gently to his order whithersoever he willed, +[38:37] And also the Shayatin (devils) from the jinns (including) every kind of builder and diver, +[38:38] And also others bound in fetters. +[38:39] [Saying of Allah to Sulaiman (Solomon)]: "This is Our gift, so spend you or withhold, no account will be asked." +[38:40] And verily, he enjoyed a near access to Us, and a good final return (Paradise). +[38:41] And remember Our slave Ayub (Job), when he invoked his Lord (saying): "Verily! Shaitan (Satan) has touched me with distress (by losing my health) and torment (by losing my wealth)! +[38:42] (Allah said to him): "Strike the ground with your foot: This is a spring of water to wash in, cool and a (refreshing) drink." +[38:43] And We gave him (back) his family, and along with them the like thereof, as a Mercy from Us, and a Reminder for those who understand. +[38:44] "And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your wife), and break not your oath. Truly! We found him patient. How excellent (a) slave! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)! +[38:45] And remember Our slaves, Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac), and Ya'qub (Jacob), (all) owners of strength (in worshipping Us) and (also) of religious understanding. +[38:46] Verily, We did choose them by granting them (a good thing, i.e.) the remembrance of the home [in the Hereafter and they used to make the people remember it, and also they used to invite the people to obey Allah and to do good deeds for the Hereafter]. +[38:47] And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best! +[38:48] And remember Isma'il (Ishmael), Al-Yasa'a (Elisha), and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all are among the best. +[38:49] This is a Reminder, and verily, for the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2) is a good final return (Paradise), +[38:50] 'Adn (Edn) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), whose doors will be open for them, [It is said (in Tafsir At-Tabari, Part 23, Page 174) that one can speak to the doors, just one tells it to open and close, and it will open or close as it is ordered]. +[38:51] Therein they will recline; therein they will call for fruits in abundance and drinks; +[38:52] And beside them will be chaste females (virgins) restraining their glances only for their husbands, (and) of equal ages. +[38:53] This it is what you (Al-Muttaqun - the pious) are promised for the Day of Reckoning! +[38:54] (It will be said to them)! Verily, this is Our Provision which will never finish; +[38:55] This is so! And for the Taghun (transgressors, disobedient to Allah and His Messenger - disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, criminals, etc.), will be an evil final return (Fire), +[38:56] Hell! Where they will burn, and worst (indeed) is that place to rest! +[38:57] This is so! Then let them taste it, a boiling fluid and dirty wound discharges. +[38:58] And other torments of similar kind, all together! +[38:59] This is a troop entering with you (in Hell), no welcome for them! Verily, they shall burn in the Fire! +[38:60] (The followers of the misleaders will say): "Nay, you (too)! No welcome for you! It is you (misleaders) who brought this upon us (because you misled us in the world), so evil is this place to stay in!" +[38:61] They will say: "Our Lord! Whoever brought this upon us, add to him a double torment in the Fire!" +[38:62] And they will say: "What is the matter with us that we see not men whom we used to count among the bad ones?" +[38:63] Did we take them as an object of mockery, or have (our) eyes failed to perceive them?" +[38:64] Verily, that is the very truth, the mutual dispute of the people of the Fire! +[38:65] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am only a warner and there is no Ilah (God) except Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) the One, the Irresistible, +[38:66] "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving." +[38:67] Say: "That (this Quran) is a great news, +[38:68] "From which you turn away! +[38:69] "I had no knowledge of the chiefs (angels) on high when they were disputing and discussing (about the creation of Adam). +[38:70] "Only this has been inspired to me, that I am a plain warner." +[38:71] (Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Truly, I am going to create man from clay". +[38:72] So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him (his) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him." +[38:73] So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them: +[38:74] Except Iblis (Satan) he was proud and was one of the disbelievers. +[38:75] (Allah) said: "O Iblis (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the high exalted?" +[38:76] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "I am better than he, You created me from fire, and You created him from clay." +[38:77] (Allah) said: "Then get out from here, for verily, you are outcast. +[38:78] "And verily!, My Curse is on you till the Day of Recompense." +[38:79] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are resurrected." +[38:80] (Allah) said: "Verily! You are of those allowed respite +[38:81] "Till the Day of the time appointed." +[38:82] [Iblis (Satan)] said: "By Your Might, then I will surely mislead them all, +[38:83] "Except Your chosen slaves amongst them (faithful, obedient, true believers of Islamic Monotheism)." +[38:84] (Allah) said: "The Truth is, and the Truth I say, +[38:85] That I will fill Hell with you [Iblis (Satan)] and those of them (mankind) that follow you, together." +[38:86] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "No wage do I ask of you for this (the Quran), nor am I one of the Mutakallifun (those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist). +[38:87] "It (this Quran) is only a Reminder for all the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[38:88] "And you shall certainly know the truth of it after a while. + +Surah 39: Az-Zumar (The Companies) +---------------------------------------- +[39:1] The revelation of this Book (the Quran) is from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[39:2] Verily, We have sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad SAW) in truth: So worship Allah (Alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only, (and not to show-off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship). +[39:3] Surely, the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allah only. And those who take Auliya' (protectors and helpers) besides Him (say): "We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah." Verily, Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allah guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever. +[39:4] Had Allah willed to take a son (or offspring or children), He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He created. But glory be to Him! (He is above such things). He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. +[39:5] He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. +[39:6] He created you (all) from a single person (Adam); then made from him his wife [Hawwa' (Eve)]. And He has sent down for you of cattle eight pairs (of the sheep, two, male and female; of the goats, two, male and female; of the oxen, two, male and female; and of the camels, two, male and female). He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation in three veils of darkness, such is Allah your Lord. His is the kingdom, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). How then are you turned away? +[39:7] If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, so He will inform you what you used to do. Verily, He is the All-Knower of that which is in (men's) breasts. +[39:8] And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allah Alone), turning to Him in repentance, but when He bestows a favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allah, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: "Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely, you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!" +[39:9] Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah's Signs and Verses). +[39:10] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O My slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), be afraid of your Lord (Allah) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allah's earth is spacious (so if you cannot worship Allah at a place, then go to another)! Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning." +[39:11] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allah (Alone) by obeying Him and doing religious deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only and not to show off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship; +[39:12] "And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah (in Islam) as Muslims." +[39:13] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day." +[39:14] Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Allah Alone I worship by doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only and not to show-off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship." +[39:15] So worship what you like besides Him. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!" +[39:16] They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire) beneath them; with this Allah does frighten His slaves: "O My slaves, therefore fear Me!" +[39:17] Those who avoid At-Taghut (false deities) by not worshipping them and turn to Allah in repentance, for them are glad tidings; so announce the good news to My slaves, +[39:18] Those who listen to the Word [good advice La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and Islamic Monotheism, etc.] and follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allah Alone, repent to Him and avoid Taghut, etc.) those are (the ones) whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding (like Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail, Salman Al-Farisi and Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 12, P. 244] +[39:19] Is, then one against whom the Word of punishment justified (equal to the one who avoids evil). Will you (O Muhammad SAW) rescue him who is in the Fire? +[39:20] But those who fear Allah and keep their duty to their Lord (Allah), for them are built lofty rooms; one above another under which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise). (This is) the Promise of Allah: and Allah does not fail in (His) Promise. +[39:21] See you not, that Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then makes it to spring up) as water-springs and afterward thereby produces crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow, then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this, is a Reminder for men of understanding. +[39:22] Is he whose breast Allah has opened to Islam, so that he is in light from His Lord (as he who is non-Muslim)? So, woe to those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allah! They are in plain error! +[39:23] Allah has sent down the best statement, a Book (this Quran), its parts resembling each other in goodness and truth, oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah. He Guides therewith whom He pleases and whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide. +[39:24] Is he then, who will confront with his face the awful torment on the Day of Resurrection (as he who enters peacefully in Paradise)? And it will be said to the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.): "Taste what you used to earn!" +[39:25] Those before them belied, and so the torment came on them from directions they perceived not. +[39:26] So Allah made them to taste the disgrace in the present life, but greater is the torment of the Hereafter if they only knew! +[39:27] And indeed We have put forth for men, in this Quran every kind of similitude in order that they may remember. +[39:28] An Arabic Quran, without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may avoid all evil which Allah has ordered them to avoid, fear Him and keep their duty to Him. +[39:29] Allah puts forth a similitude: a (slave) man belonging to many partners (like those who worship others along with Allah) disputing with one another, and a (slave) man belonging entirely to one master, (like those who worship Allah Alone). Are those two equal in comparison? All the praises and thanks be to Allah! But most of them know not. +[39:30] Verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) will die and verily, they (too) will die. +[39:31] Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before your Lord. +[39:32] Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allah, and denies the truth [this Quran, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW), the Islamic Monotheism, the Resurrection and the reward or punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers? +[39:33] And he (Muhammad SAW) who has brought the truth (this Quran and Islamic Monotheism) and (those who) believed therein (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism), those are Al- Muttaqun (the pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2). +[39:34] They shall have all that they will desire with their Lord. That is the reward of Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[39:35] So that Allah may remit from them the evil of what they did and give them the reward, according to the best of what they used to do. +[39:36] Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave? Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him! And whom Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide. +[39:37] And whomsoever Allah guides, for him there will be no misleader. Is not Allah All-Mighty, Possessor of Retribution? +[39:38] And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" Surely, they will say: "Allah (has created them)." Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allah, if Allah intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm, or if He (Allah) intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?" Say: "Sufficient for me is Allah; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust." +[39:39] Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "O My people! Work according to your way, I am working (according to my way). Then you will come to know, +[39:40] "To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom descends an everlasting torment." +[39:41] Verily, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Quran) for mankind in truth. So whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for his ownself, and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss. And you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a Wakil (trustee or disposer of affairs, or keeper) over them. +[39:42] It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply. +[39:43] Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?" +[39:44] Say: "To Allah belongs all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you shall be brought back." +[39:45] And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allah and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allah, it may be a Messenger like 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), an angel, a pious man, a jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks, etc.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice! +[39:46] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the Ghaib (unseen) and the seen. You will judge between your slaves about that wherein they used to differ." +[39:47] And those who did wrong (the polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), if they had all that is in earth and therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the evil torment, and there will become apparent to them from Allah, what they had not been reckoning. +[39:48] And the evils of that which they earned will become apparent to them, and they will be encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[39:49] When harm touches man, he calls to Us (for help), then when We have (rescued him from that harm and) changed it into a favour from Us, he says: "Only because of knowledge (that I possess) I obtained it." Nay, it is only a trial, but most of them know not! +[39:50] Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not. +[39:51] So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook them. And those who did wrong of these [people to whom you (Muhammad SAW) have been sent], will also be overtaken by the evil results (torment) for that which they earned, and they will never be able to escape. +[39:52] Do they not know that Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it (for whom He wills). Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe! +[39:53] Say: "O 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[39:54] "And turn in repentance and in obedience with true Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him, (in Islam), before the torment comes upon you, then you will not be helped. +[39:55] "And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Quran, do what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!" +[39:56] Lest a person should say: "Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allah (i.e. I have not done what Allah has ordered me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the truth! i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), the Quran, and Muhammad SAW and at the faithful believers, etc.] +[39:57] Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2)." +[39:58] Or (lest) he should say when he sees the torment: "If only I had another chance (to return to the world) then I should indeed be among the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112)." +[39:59] Yes! Verily, there came to you My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and you denied them, and were proud and were among the disbelievers. +[39:60] And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allah (i.e. attributed to Him sons, partners, etc.) their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant ones? +[39:61] And Allah will deliver those who are the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) to their places of success (Paradise). Evil shall touch them not, nor shall they grieve. +[39:62] Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakil (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian, etc.) over all things. +[39:63] To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, such are they who will be the losers. +[39:64] Say (O Muhammad SAW to the polytheists, etc.): "Do you order me to worship other than Allah O you fools?" +[39:65] And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), as it was to those (Allah's Messengers) before you: "If you join others in worship with Allah, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers." +[39:66] Nay! But worship Allah (Alone and none else), and be among the grateful. +[39:67] They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified is He, and High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him! +[39:68] And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah will. Then it will blown a second time and behold, they will be standing, looking on (waiting). +[39:69] And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allah, when He will come to judge among men) and the Book will be placed (open) and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward, and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged. +[39:70] And each person will be paid in full of what he did; and He is Best Aware of what they do. +[39:71] And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till, when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the prisoners). And its keepers will say, "Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "Yes, but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers!" +[39:72] It will be said (to them): "Enter you the gates of Hell, to abide therein. And (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!" +[39:73] And those who kept their duty to their Lord will be led to Paradise in groups, till, when they reach it, and its gates will be opened (before their arrival for their reception) and its keepers will say: Salamun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein." +[39:74] And they will say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah Who has fulfilled His Promise to us and has made us inherit (this) land. We can dwell in Paradise where we will; how excellent a reward for the (pious good) workers!" +[39:75] And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne (of Allah) from all round, glorifying the praises of their Lord (Allah). And they (all the creatures) will be judged with truth, and it will be said. All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). + +Surah 40: Al-Mu'min (The Believer) +---------------------------------------- +[40:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[40:2] The revelation of the Book (this Quran) is from Allah the All-Mighty, the All-Knower. +[40:3] The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours), La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), to Him is the final return. +[40:4] None disputes in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah but those who disbelieve. So let not their ability of going about here and there through the land (for their purposes) deceive you [O Muhammad SAW, their ultimate end will be the Fire of Hell]! +[40:5] The people of Nuh (Noah) and the confederates after them denied (their Messengers) before these, and every (disbelieving) nation plotted against their Messenger to seize him, and disputed by means of falsehood to refute therewith the truth. So I seized them (with punishment), and how (terrible) was My punishment! +[40:6] Thus has the Word of your Lord been justified against those who disbelieved, that they will be the dwellers of the Fire. +[40:7] Those (angels) who bear the Throne (of Allah) and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, and believe in Him, and ask forgiveness for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah) (saying): "Our Lord! You comprehend all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your Way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire! +[40:8] "Our Lord! And make them enter the 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) which you have promised them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[40:9] "And save them from (the punishment, because of what they did of) the sins, and whomsoever You save from (the punishment, because of what they did of) the sins (i.e. excuse them) that Day, him verily, You have taken into mercy." And that is the supreme success. +[40:10] Those who disbelieve will be addressed (at the time of entering into the Fire): "Allah's aversion was greater towards you (in the worldly life when you used to reject the Faith) than your aversion towards one another (now in the Fire of Hell, as you are now enemies to one another), when you were called to the Faith but you used to refuse." +[40:11] They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our deaths in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the Fire)?" +[40:12] (It will be said): "This is because, when Allah Alone was invoked (in worship, etc.) you disbelieved, but when partners were joined to Him, you believed! So the judgement is only with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great!" +[40:13] It is He, Who shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and sends down (rain with which grows) provision for you from the sky. And none remembers but those who turn (to Allah) in obedience and in repentance (by begging His Pardon and by worshipping and obeying Him Alone and none else). +[40:14] So, call you (O Muhammad SAW and the believers) upon (or invoke) Allah making (your) worship pure for Him (Alone) (by worshipping none but Him and by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only and not to show-off and not to set up rivals with Him in worship). However much the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah) may hate (it). +[40:15] (He is Allah) Owner of High Ranks and Degrees, the Owner of the Throne. He sends the Inspiration by His Command to any of His slaves He wills, that he (the person who receives inspiration) may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting (i.e. The Day of Resurrection). +[40:16] The Day when they will (all) come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day? (Allah Himself will reply to His Question): It is Allah's the One, the Irresistible! +[40:17] This Day shall every person be recompensed for what he earned. No injustice (shall be done to anybody). Truly, Allah is Swift in reckoning. +[40:18] And warn them (O Muhammad SAW) of the Day that is drawing near (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), when the hearts will be choking the throats, and they can neither return them (hearts) to their chests nor can they throw them out. There will be no friend, nor an intercessor for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.), who could be given heed to. +[40:19] Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal. +[40:20] And Allah judges with truth, while those to whom they invoke besides Him, cannot judge anything. Certainly, Allah! He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. +[40:21] Have they not travelled in the land and seen what was the end of those who were before them? They were superior to them in strength, and in the traces (which they left) in the land. But Allah seized them with punishment for their sins. And none had they to protect them from Allah. +[40:22] That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear evidences, proofs and signs but they disbelieved (in them). So Allah seized them with punishment. Verily, He is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. +[40:23] And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and a manifest authority, +[40:24] To Fir'aun (Pharaoh), Haman and Qarun (Korah), but they called (him): "A sorcerer, a liar!" +[40:25] Then, when he brought them the Truth from Us, they said: "Kill the sons of those who believe with him and let their women live", but the plots of disbelievers are nothing but errors! +[40:26] Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Leave me to kill Musa (Moses), and let him call his Lord (to stop me from killing him)! I fear that he may change your religion, or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land!" +[40:27] Musa (Moses) said: "Verily, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant who believes not in the Day of Reckoning!" +[40:28] And a believing man of Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) family, who hid his faith said: "Would you kill a man because he says: My Lord is Allah, and he has come to you with clear signs (proofs) from your Lord? And if he is a liar, upon him will be (the sin of) his lie; but if he is telling the truth, then some of that (calamity) wherewith he threatens you will befall on you." Verily, Allah guides not one who is a Musrif (a polytheist, or a murderer who shed blood without a right, or those who commit great sins, oppressor, transgressor), a liar! +[40:29] "O my people! Yours is the kingdom this day, you are uppermost in the land. But who will save us from the Torment of Allah, should it befall us?" Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "I show you only that which I see (correct), and I guide you only to the path of right policy!" +[40:30] And he who believed said: "O my people! Verily, I fear for you a fate like that day (of disaster) of the Confederates (of old)! +[40:31] "Like the fate of the people of Nuh (Noah), and 'Ad, and Thamud and those who came after them. And Allah wills no injustice for (His) slaves. +[40:32] "And, O my people! Verily! I fear for you the Day when there will be mutual calling (between the people of Hell and of Paradise)." +[40:33] A Day when you will turn your backs and flee having no protector from Allah, And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide. +[40:34] And indeed Yusuf (Joseph) did come to you, in times gone by, with clear signs, but you ceased not to doubt in that which he did bring to you, till when he died you said: "No Messenger will Allah send after him." Thus Allah leaves astray him who is a Musrif (a polytheist, oppressor, a criminal, sinner who commit great sins) and a Murtab (one who doubts Allah's Warning and His Oneness). +[40:35] Those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, without any authority that has come to them, it is greatly hateful and disgusting to Allah and to those who believe. Thus does Allah seal up the heart of every arrogant, tyrant. (So they cannot guide themselves to the Right Path). +[40:36] And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "O Haman! Build me a tower that I may arrive at the ways, +[40:37] "The ways of the heavens, and I may look upon the Ilah (God) of Musa (Moses) but verily, I think him to be a liar." Thus it was made fair-seeming, in Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) eyes, the evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the (Right) Path, and the plot of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) led to nothing but loss and destruction (for him). +[40:38] And the man who believed said: "O my people! Follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct [i.e. guide you to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism with which Musa (Moses) has been sent]. +[40:39] "O my people! Truly, this life of the world is nothing but a (quick passing) enjoyment, and verily, the Hereafter that is the home that will remain forever." +[40:40] "Whosoever does an evil deed, will not be requited except the like thereof, and whosoever does a righteous deed, whether male or female and is a true believer (in the Oneness of Allah), such will enter Paradise, where they will be provided therein (with all things in abundance) without limit. +[40:41] "And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire! +[40:42] "You invite me to disbelieve in Allah (and in His Oneness), and to join partners in worship with Him; of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving! +[40:43] "No doubt you call me to (worship) one who cannot grant (me) my request (or respond to my invocation) in this world or in the Hereafter. And our return will be to Allah, and Al-Musrifun (i.e. polytheists and arrogants, those who commit great sins, the transgressors of Allah's set limits)! They shall be the dwellers of the Fire! +[40:44] "And you will remember what I am telling you, and my affair I leave it to Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-Seer of (His) slaves." +[40:45] So Allah saved him from the evils that they plotted (against him), while an evil torment encompassed Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people. +[40:46] The Fire; they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon, and on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): "Cause Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people to enter the severest torment!" +[40:47] And, when they will dispute in the Fire, the weak will say to those who were arrogant; "Verily! We followed you, can you then take from us some portion of the Fire?" +[40:48] Those who were arrogant will say: "We are all (together) in this (Fire)! Verily Allah has judged between (His) slaves!" +[40:49] And those in the Fire will say to the keepers (angels) of Hell: "Call upon your Lord to lighten for us the torment for a day!" +[40:50] They will say: "Did there not come to you, your Messengers with (clear) evidences and signs? They will say: "Yes." They will reply: "Then call (as you like)! And the invocation of the disbelievers is nothing but in error!" +[40:51] Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth, (i.e. Day of Resurrection), +[40:52] The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah). Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode (i.e. painful torment in Hell-fire). +[40:53] And, indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)], +[40:54] A guide and a reminder for men of understanding. +[40:55] So be patient (O Muhammad SAW). Verily, the Promise of Allah is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault, and glorify the praises of your Lord in the Ashi (i.e. the time period after the midnoon till sunset) and in the Ibkar (i.e. the time period from early morning or sunrise till before midnoon) [it is said that, that means the five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) or the 'Asr and Fajr prayers]. +[40:56] Verily, those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, without any authority having come to them, there is nothing else in their breasts except pride [to accept you (Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger of Allah and to obey you]. They will never have it (i.e. Prophethood which Allah has bestowed upon you). So seek refuge in Allah (O Muhammad SAW from the arrogants). Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. +[40:57] The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind, yet most of mankind know not. +[40:58] And not equal are the blind and those who see, nor are (equal) those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds, and those who do evil. Little do you remember! +[40:59] Verily, the Hour (Day of Judgement) is surely coming, therein is no doubt, yet most men believe not. +[40:60] And your Lord said: "Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)] (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!" +[40:61] Allah, it is He Who has made the night for you that you may rest therein and the day for you to see. Truly, Allah is full of Bounty to mankind, yet most of mankind give no thanks. +[40:62] That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), where then you are turning away (from Allah, by worshipping others instead of Him)! +[40:63] Thus were turned away those who used to deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah. +[40:64] Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord, then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[40:65] He is the Ever Living, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), so invoke Him making your worship pure for Him Alone (by worshipping Him Alone, and none else, and by doing righteous deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only, and not to show off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship). All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[40:66] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you worship besides Allah, since there have come to me evidences from my Lord, and I am commanded to submit (in Islam) to the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[40:67] He, it is Who has created you (Adam) from dust, then from a Nutfah [mixed semen drops of male and female discharge (i.e. Adam's offspring)] then from a clot (a piece of coagulated blood), then brings you forth as children, then (makes you grow) to reach the age of full strength, and afterwards to be old (men and women), though some among you die before, and that you reach an appointed term, in order that you may understand. +[40:68] He it is Who gives life and causes death. And when He decides upon a thing He says to it only: "Be!" and it is. +[40:69] See you not those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah? How are they turning away (from the truth, i.e. Islamic Monotheism to the falsehood of polytheism)? +[40:70] Those who deny the Book (this Quran), and that with which We sent Our Messengers (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone sincerely, and to reject all false deities and to confess resurrection after the death for recompense) they will come to know (when they will be cast into the Fire of Hell). +[40:71] When iron collars will be rounded over their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along. +[40:72] In the boiling water, then they will be burned in the Fire. +[40:73] Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all) those whom you used to join in worship as partners +[40:74] "Besides Allah" They will say: "They have vanished from us: Nay, we did not invoke (worship) anything before." Thus Allah leads astray the disbelievers. +[40:75] That was because you had been exulting in the earth without any right (by worshipping others instead of Allah and by committing crimes), and that you used to rejoice extremely (in your error). +[40:76] Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein, and (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant! +[40:77] So be patient (O Muhammad SAW), verily, the Promise of Allah is true, and whether We show you (O Muhammad SAW in this world) some part of what We have promised them, or We cause you to die, then it is to Us they all shall be returned. +[40:78] And, indeed We have sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad SAW); of some of them We have related to you their story and of some We have not related to you their story, and it was not given to any Messenger that he should bring a sign except by the Leave of Allah. So, when comes the Commandment of Allah, the matter will be decided with truth, and the followers of falsehood will then be lost. +[40:79] Allah, it is He Who has made cattle for you, that you may ride on some of them and of some you eat. +[40:80] And you have (many other) benefits from them, and that you may reach by their means a desire that is in your breasts (i.e. carry your goods, loads, etc.), and on them and on ships you are carried. +[40:81] And He shows you His Signs and Proofs (of His Oneness in all the above mentioned things). Which, then of the Signs and Proofs of Allah do you deny? +[40:82] Have they not travelled through the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than them and mightier in strength, and in the traces (they have left behind them) in the land, yet all that they used to earn availed them not. +[40:83] Then when their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were glad (and proud) with that which they had of the knowledge (of worldly things): And that at which they used to mock, surrounded them (i.e. the punishment). +[40:84] So when they saw Our punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah Alone and reject (all) that we used to associate with Him as (His) partners. +[40:85] Then their Faith (in Islamic Monotheism) could not avail them when they saw Our punishment. (Like) this has been the way of Allah in dealing with His slaves. And there the disbelievers lost utterly (when Our Torment covered them). + +Surah 41: Ha Mim (Ha Mim) +---------------------------------------- +[41:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] +[41:2] A revelation from Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. +[41:3] A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail; A Quran in Arabic for people who know. +[41:4] Giving glad tidings [of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allah much (abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds) and loves Allah much (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], and warning (of punishment in the Hell Fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah), but most of them turn away, so they listen not. +[41:5] And they say: "Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen, so work you (on your way); verily, we are working (on our way)." +[41:6] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am only a human being like you. It is inspired in me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), therefore take Straight Path to Him (with true Faith Islamic Monotheism) and obedience to Him, and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe to Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc. - see V. 2:105). +[41:7] Those who give not the Zakat and they are disbelievers in the Hereafter. +[41:8] Truly, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism, and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW) and do righteous good deeds, for them will be an endless reward that will never stop (i.e. Paradise). +[41:9] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days and you set up rivals (in worship) with Him? That is the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[41:10] He placed therein (i.e. the earth) firm mountains from above it, and He blessed it, and measured therein its sustenance (for its dwellers) in four Days equal (i.e. all these four 'days' were equal in the length of time), for all those who ask (about its creation). +[41:11] Then He Istawa (rose over) towards the heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: "Come both of you willingly or unwillingly." They both said: "We come, willingly." +[41:12] Then He completed and finished from their creation (as) seven heavens in two Days and He made in each heaven its affair. And We adorned the nearest (lowest) heaven with lamps (stars) to be an adornment as well as to guard (from the devils by using them as missiles against the devils). Such is the Decree of Him the All-Mighty, the All-Knower. +[41:13] But if they turn away, then say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have warned you of a Sa'iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) like the Sa'iqah which overtook 'Ad and Thamud (people)." +[41:14] When the Messengers came to them, from before them and behind them (saying): "Worship none but Allah" They said: "If our Lord had so willed, He would surely have sent down the angels. So indeed! We disbelieve in that with which you have been sent." +[41:15] As for 'Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: "Who is mightier than us in strength?" See they not that Allah, Who created them was mightier in strength than them. And they used to deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.)! +[41:16] So We sent upon them furious wind in days of evil omen (for them) that We might give them a taste of disgracing torment in this present worldly life, but surely the torment of the Hereafter will be more disgracing, and they will never be helped. +[41:17] And as for Thamud, We showed and made clear to them the Path of Truth (Islamic Monotheism) through Our Messenger, (i.e. showed them the way of success), but they preferred blindness to guidance, so the Sa'iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) of disgracing torment seized them, because of what they used to earn. +[41:18] And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah, keep their duty to Him and avoid evil. +[41:19] And (remember) the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered to the Fire, so they will be collected there (the first and the last). +[41:20] Till, when they reach it (Hell-fire), their hearing (ears) and their eyes, and their skins will testify against them as to what they used to do. +[41:21] And they will say to their skins, "Why do you testify against us?" They will say: "Allah has caused us to speak, as He causes all things to speak, and He created you the first time, and to Him you are made to return." +[41:22] And you have not been hiding against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes, and your skins testify against you, but you thought that Allah knew not much of what you were doing. +[41:23] And that thought of yours which you thought about your Lord, has brought you to destruction, and you have become (this Day) of those utterly lost! +[41:24] Then, if they have patience, yet the Fire will be a home for them, and if they beg for to be excused, yet they are not of those who will ever be excused. +[41:25] And We have assigned them (devils) intimate companions (in this world), who have made fair-seeming to them, what was before them (evil deeds which they were doing in the present worldly life and disbelief in the Reckoning and the Resurrection, etc.) and what was behind them (denial of the matters in the coming life of the Hereafter as regards punishment or reward, etc.). And the Word (i.e. the torment) is justified against them as it was justified against those who were among the previous generations of jinns and men that had passed away before them. Indeed they (all) were the losers. +[41:26] And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Quran, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation) that you may overcome." +[41:27] But surely, We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste a severe torment, and certainly, We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do. +[41:28] That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah: The Fire, therein will be for them the eternal home, a (deserving) recompense for that they used to deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[41:29] And those who disbelieve will say: "Our Lord! Show us those among jinns and men who led us astray, we shall crush them under our feet, so that they become the lowest." +[41:30] Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allah (Alone)," and then they Istaqamu, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): "Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! +[41:31] "We have been your friends in the life of this world and are (so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask for. +[41:32] "An entertainment from (Allah), the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[41:33] And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims." +[41:34] The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allah ordered the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly), then verily! he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend. +[41:35] But none is granted it (the above quality) except those who are patient, and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of the happiness in the Hereafter i.e. Paradise and in this world of a high moral character). +[41:36] And if an evil whisper from Shaitan (Satan) tries to turn you away (O Muhammad SAW) (from doing good, etc.), then seek refuge in Allah. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[41:37] And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship Him. +[41:38] But if they are too proud (to do so), then there are those who are with your Lord (angels) glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired. +[41:39] And among His Signs (in this), that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely, (He) is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed! He is Able to do all things. +[41:40] Verily, those who turn away from Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc. by attacking, distorting and denying them), are not hidden from Us. Is he who is cast into the Fire better or he who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do what you will. Verily! He is All-Seer of what you do (this is a severe threat to the disbelievers). +[41:41] Verily, those who disbelieved in the Reminder (i.e. the Quran) when it came to them (shall receive the punishment). And verily, it is an honourable respected Book (because it is Allah's Speech, and He has protected it from corruption, etc.). (See V. 15:9] +[41:42] Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise (Allah). +[41:43] Nothing is said to you (O Muhammad SAW) except what was said to the Messengers before you. Verily, your Lord is the Possessor of forgiveness, and (also) the Possessor of painful punishment. +[41:44] And if We had sent this as a Quran in a foreign language other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its Verses explained in detail (in our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Quran) is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so they neither listen nor understand). +[41:45] And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture, but dispute arose therein. And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, (the torment would have overtaken them) and the matter would have been settled between them. But truly, they are in grave doubt thereto (i.e. about the Quran). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 15, Page 370] +[41:46] Whosoever does righteous good deed it is for (the benefit of) his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against his ownself, and your Lord is not at all unjust to (His) slaves. +[41:47] (The learned men) refer to Him (Alone) the knowledge of the Hour. No fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb), nor brings forth (young), except by His Knowledge. And on the Day when He will call unto them (polytheists) (saying): "Where are My (so-called) partners (whom you did invent)?" They will say: "We inform You that none of us bears witness to it (that they are Your partners)!" +[41:48] And those whom they used to invoke before will fail them, and they will perceive that they have no place of refuge (from Allah's punishment). +[41:49] Man (the disbeliever) does not get tired of asking good (things from Allah), but if an evil touches him, then he gives up all hope and is lost in despair. +[41:50] And truly, if We give him a taste of mercy from us, after some adversity (severe poverty or disease, etc.) has touched him, he is sure to say: "This is for me (due to my merit), I think not that the Hour will be established. But if I am brought back to my Lord, Surely, there will be for me the best (wealth, etc.) with Him. Then, We verily, will show to the disbelievers what they have done and We shall make them taste a severe torment. +[41:51] And when We show favour to man, he withdraws and turns away, but when evil touches him, then he has recourse to long supplications. +[41:52] Say: "Tell me, if it (the Quran) is from Allah, and you disbelieve in it, who is more astray than one who is in opposition far away (from Allah's Right Path and His obedience). +[41:53] We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their ownselves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Quran) is the truth. Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a Witness over all things? +[41:54] Verily! They are in doubt concerning the Meeting with their Lord? (i.e. Resurrection after their deaths, and their return to their Lord). Verily! He it is Who is surrounding all things! + +Surah 42: Ash-Shura (Counsel) +---------------------------------------- +[42:1] Ha-Mim. +[42:2] 'Ain-Sin-Qaf. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[42:3] Likewise Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise inspires you (O Muhammad SAW) as (He inspired) those before you. +[42:4] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great. +[42:5] Nearly the heavens might rent asunder from above them (by His Majesty), and the angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and ask for forgiveness for those on the earth, verily, Allah is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. +[42:6] And as for those who take as Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) others besides Him [i.e. they take false deities other than Allah (as) protectors, and they worship them] Allah is Hafiz (Protector) over them (i.e. takes care of their deeds and will recompense them), and you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a Wakil (guardian or a disposer of their affairs) over them (to protect their deeds, etc.). +[42:7] And thus We have inspired unto you (O Muhammad SAW) a Quran (in Arabic) that you may warn the Mother of the Towns (Makkah) and all around it. And warn of the Day of Assembling, of which there is no doubt, when a party will be in Paradise (those who believed in Allah and followed what Allah's Messenger SAW brought them) and a party in the blazing Fire (Hell) (those who disbelieved in Allah and followed not what Allah's Messenger SAW brought them). +[42:8] And if Allah had willed, He could have made them one nation, but He admits whom He wills to His Mercy. And the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) will have neither a Wali (protector) nor a helper. +[42:9] Or have they taken (for worship) Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) besides Him? But Allah, He Alone is the Wali (Protector, etc.). And it is He Who gives life to the dead, and He is Able to do all things. +[42:10] And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah (He is the ruling Judge). (And say O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists:) Such is Allah, my Lord in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in all of my affairs and in repentance. +[42:11] The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. +[42:12] To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, He enlarges provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills). Verily! He is the All-Knower of everything. +[42:13] He (Allah) has ordained for you the same religion (Islam) which He ordained for Nuh (Noah), and that which We have inspired in you (O Muhammad SAW), and that which We ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Iesa (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikun, is that to which you (O Muhammad SAW) call them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience. +[42:14] And they divided not till after knowledge had come to them, through selfish transgression between themselves. And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord for an appointed term, the matter would have been settled between them. And verily, those who were made to inherit the Scripture [i.e. the Taurah (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] after them (i.e. Jews and Christians) are in grave doubt concerning it (i.e. Allah's true religion Islam or the Quran). +[42:15] So unto this (religion of Islam, alone and this Quran) then invite (people) (O Muhammad SAW), and Istaqim [(i.e. stand firm and straight on Islamic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by Allah (good deeds, etc.), and by abstaining from all that is forbidden by Allah (sins and evil deeds, etc.)], as you are commanded, and follow not their desires but say: "I believe in whatsoever Allah has sent down of the Book [all the holy Books, this Quran and the Books of the old from the Taurat (Torah), or the Injeel (Gospel) or the Pages of Ibrahim (Abraham)] and I am commanded to do justice among you, Allah is our Lord and your Lord. For us our deeds and for you your deeds. There is no dispute between us and you. Allah will assemble us (all), and to Him is the final return. +[42:16] And those who dispute concerning Allah (His Religion of Islamic Monotheism, with which Muhammad SAW has been sent), after it has been accepted (by the people), of no use is their dispute before their Lord, and on them is wrath, and for them will be a severe torment. +[42:17] It is Allah Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) in truth, and the Balance (i.e. to act justly). And what can make you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand? +[42:18] Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it, and know that it is the very truth. Verily, those who dispute concerning the Hour are certainly in error far away. +[42:19] Allah is very Gracious and Kind to His slaves. He gives provisions to whom He wills. And He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty. +[42:20] Whosoever desires (with his deeds) the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever desires the reward of this world (with his deeds), We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. +[42:21] Or have they partners with Allah (false gods), who have instituted for them a religion which Allah has not allowed. And had it not been for a decisive Word (gone forth already), the matter would have been judged between them. And verily, for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers), there is a painful torment. +[42:22] You will see (on the Day of Resurrection), the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) fearful of that which they have earned, and it (Allah's Torment) will surely befall them, while those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds (will be) in the flowering meadows of the Gardens (Paradise), having what they wish from their Lord. That is the supreme Grace, (Paradise). +[42:23] That is (the Paradise) whereof Allah gives glad tidings to His slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "No reward do I ask of you for this except to be kind to me for my kinship with you." And whoever earns a good righteous deed, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (the deeds of those who are obedient to Him). +[42:24] Or say they: "He has invented a lie against Allah?" If Allah willed, He could have sealed your heart (so that you forget all that you know of the Quran). And Allah wipes out falsehood, and establishes the truth (Islam) by His Word (this Qur'an). Verily, He knows well what (the secrets) are in the breasts (of mankind). +[42:25] And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives sins, and He knows what you do. +[42:26] And He answers (the invocation of) those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and gives them increase of His Bounty. And as for the disbelievers, theirs will be a severe torment. +[42:27] And if Allah were to enlarge the provision for His slaves, they would surely rebel in the earth, but He sends down by measure as He wills. Verily! He is in respect of His slaves, the Well-Aware, the All-Seer (of things that benefit them). +[42:28] And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads abroad His Mercy. And He is the Wali (Helper, Supporter, Protector, etc.), Worthy of all Praise. +[42:29] And among His Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and whatever moving (living) creatures He has dispersed in them both. And He is All-Potent over their assembling (i.e. resurrecting them on the Day of Resurrection after their death, and dispersion of their bodies) whenever He will. +[42:30] And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much. (See the Quran Verse 35:45). +[42:31] And you cannot escape from Allah (i.e. His Punishment) in the earth, and besides Allah you have neither any Wali (guardian or a protector) nor any helper. +[42:32] And among His Signs are the ships, in the sea, like mountains. +[42:33] If He wills, He causes the wind to cease, then they would become motionless on the back (of the sea). Verily, in this are signs for everyone patient and grateful. +[42:34] Or He may destroy them (by drowning) because of that which their (people) have earned. And He pardons much. +[42:35] And those who dispute (polytheists, etc. with Our Messenger Muhammad SAW) as regards Our Ayat (proofs, signs, verses, etc. of Islamic Monotheism) may know that there is no place of refuge for them (from Allah's punishment). +[42:36] So whatever you have been given is but a passing enjoyment for this worldly life, but that which is with Allah (Paradise) is better and more lasting for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and put their trust in their Lord (concerning all of their affairs). +[42:37] And those who avoid the greater sins, and Al-Fawahish (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.), and when they are angry, they forgive +[42:38] And those who answer the Call of their Lord [i.e. to believe that He is the only One Lord (Allah), and to worship none but Him Alone], and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them; +[42:39] And those who, when an oppressive wrong is done to them, they take revenge. +[42:40] The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof, but whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah. Verily, He likes not the Zalimun (oppressors, polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.). +[42:41] And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them. +[42:42] The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and wrongly rebel in the earth, for such there will be a painful torment. +[42:43] And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah. +[42:44] And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there is no Wali (protector) after Him. And you will see the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors, etc.) when they behold the torment, they will say: "Is there any way of return (to the world)?" +[42:45] And you will see them brought forward to it (Hell) made humble by disgrace, (and) looking with stealthy glance. And those who believe will say: "Verily, the losers are they who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, the Zalimun [i.e. Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness and in His Messenger SAW, polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.)] will be in a lasting torment. +[42:46] And they will have no Auliya' (protectors) to help them other than Allah. And he whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no way. +[42:47] Answer the Call of your Lord (i.e. accept the Islamic Monotheism, O mankind, and jinns) before there comes from Allah a Day which cannot be averted. You will have no refuge on that Day nor there will be for you any denying (of your crimes as they are all recorded in the Book of your deeds). +[42:48] But if they turn away (O Muhammad SAW from the Islamic Monotheism, which you have brought to them). We have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a Hafiz (protector) over them (i.e. to take care of their deeds and to recompense them). Your duty is to convey (the Message). And verily, when We cause man to taste of Mercy from Us, he rejoices thereat, but when some ill befalls them because of the deeds which their hands have sent forth, then verily, man (becomes) ingrate! +[42:49] To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills. +[42:50] Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things. +[42:51] It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by Inspiration, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise. +[42:52] And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad SAW) Ruhan (an Inspiration, and a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made it (this Quran) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism). +[42:53] The Path of Allah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Verily, all the matters at the end go to Allah (for decision). + +Surah 43: Az-Zukhruf (Gold) +---------------------------------------- +[43:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[43:2] By the manifest Book (that makes things clear, i.e. this Quran). +[43:3] We verily, have made it a Quran in Arabic, that you may be able to understand (its meanings and its admonitions). +[43:4] And Verily, it (this Quran) is in the Mother of the Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz), before Us, indeed Exalted, full of Wisdom. +[43:5] Shall We then (warn you not and) take away the Reminder (this Quran) from you, because you are a people Musrifun +[43:6] And how many a Prophet have We sent amongst the men of old. +[43:7] And never came there a Prophet to them but they used to mock at him. +[43:8] Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these, and the example of the ancients has passed away (before them). +[43:9] And indeed if you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them." +[43:10] Who has made for you the earth like a bed, and has made for you roads therein, in order that you may find your way, +[43:11] And Who sends down water (rain) from the sky in due measure. Then We revive a dead land therewith, and even so you will be brought forth (from the dead), +[43:12] And Who has created all the pairs and has appointed for you ships and cattle on which you ride, +[43:13] In order that you may mount firmly on their backs, and then may remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts)." +[43:14] And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return! +[43:15] Yet they assign to some of His slaves a share with Him (by pretending that He has children, and considering them as equals or co-partners in worship with Him). Verily, man is indeed a manifest ingrate! +[43:16] Or has He taken daughters out of what He has created, and He has selected for you sons? +[43:17] And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of) that which he set forth as a parable to the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. of a girl), his face becomes dark, gloomy, and he is filled with grief! +[43:18] (Do they then like for Allah) a creature who is brought up in adornments (wearing silk and gold ornaments, i.e. women), and in dispute cannot make herself clear? +[43:19] And they make the angels who themselves are slaves to the Most Beneficent (Allah) females. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be questioned! +[43:20] And they said: "If it had been the Will of the Most Beneficent (Allah), we should not have worshipped them (false deities)." They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do nothing but lie! +[43:21] Or have We given them any Book before this (the Quran), to which they are holding fast? +[43:22] Nay! They say: "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we guide ourselves by their footsteps." +[43:23] And similarly, We sent not a warner before you (O Muhammad SAW) to any town (people) but the luxurious ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we will indeed follow their footsteps." +[43:24] (The warner) said: "Even if I bring you better guidance than that which you found your fathers following?" They said: "Verily, We disbelieve in that with which you have been sent." +[43:25] So We took revenge of them, then see what was the end of those who denied (Islamic Monotheism). +[43:26] And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his father and his people: "Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, +[43:27] "Except Him (i.e. I worship none but Allah Alone) Who did create me, and verily, He will guide me." +[43:28] And he made it [i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone)] a Word lasting among his offspring (True Monotheism), that they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah or receive admonition). +[43:29] Nay, but I gave (the good things of this life) to these (polytheists) and their fathers to enjoy, till there came to them the truth (the Quran), and a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) making things clear. +[43:30] And when the truth (this Quran) came to them, they (the disbelievers in this Quran) said: "This is magic, and we disbelieve therein." +[43:31] And they say: "Why is not this Quran sent down to some great man of the two towns (Makkah and Ta'if)?" +[43:32] Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of your Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world, and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that some may employ others in their work. But the Mercy (Paradise) of your Lord (O Muhammad SAW) is better than the (wealth of this world) which they amass. +[43:33] And were it not that all mankind would have become of one community (all disbelievers, desiring worldly life only), We would have provided for those who disbelieve in the Most Beneficent (Allah), silver roofs for their houses, and elevators (and stair-ways, etc. of silver) whereby they ascend, +[43:34] And for their houses, doors (of silver), and thrones (of silver) on which they could recline, +[43:35] And adornments of gold. Yet all this (i.e. the roofs, doors, stairs, elevators, thrones etc. of their houses) would have been nothing but an enjoyment of this world. And the Hereafter with your Lord is only for the Muttaqun. +[43:36] And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qarin (an intimate companion) to him. +[43:37] And verily, they (Satans / devils) hinder them from the Path (of Allah), but they think that they are guided aright! +[43:38] Till, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says [to his Qarin (Satan / devil companion)] "Would that between me and you were the distance of the two easts (or the east and west)" a worst (type of) companion (indeed)! +[43:39] It will profit you not this Day (O you who turn away from Allah's remembrance and His worship, etc.) as you did wrong, (and) that you will be sharers (you and your Qarin) in the punishment. +[43:40] Can you (O Muhammad SAW) make the deaf to hear, or can you guide the blind or him who is in manifest error? +[43:41] And even if We take you (O Muhammad SAW) away, We shall indeed take vengeance on them. +[43:42] Or (if) We show you that wherewith We threaten them, then verily, We have perfect command over them. +[43:43] So hold you (O Muhammad SAW) fast to that which is inspired in you. Verily, you are on a Straight Path. +[43:44] And verily, this (the Quran) is indeed a Reminder for you (O Muhammad SAW) and your people (Quraish people, or your followers), and you will be questioned (about it). +[43:45] And ask (O Muhammad SAW) those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: "Did We ever appoint aliha (gods) to be worshipped besides the Most Beneficent (Allah)?" +[43:46] And indeed We did send Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs (inviting them to Allah's Religion of Islam) He said: "Verily, I am a Messenger of the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." +[43:47] But when he came to them with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) behold! They laughed at them. +[43:48] And not an Ayah (sign, etc.) We showed them but it was greater than its fellow, and We seized them with torment, in order that they might turn [from their polytheism to Allah's Religion (Islamic Monotheism)]. +[43:49] And they said [to Musa (Moses)]: "O you sorcerer! Invoke your Lord for us according to what He has covenanted with you. Verily, We shall guide ourselves (aright)." +[43:50] But when We removed the torment from them, behold! They broke their covenant (that they will believe if We remove the torment for them). +[43:51] And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Is not mine the dominion of Egypt, and these rivers flowing underneath me. See you not then? +[43:52] "Am I not better than this one [Musa (Moses)], who is Mahin [has no honour nor any respect, and is weak and despicable] and can scarcely express himself clearly? +[43:53] "Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent along with him?" +[43:54] Thus he [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] befooled and misled his people, and they obeyed him. Verily, they were ever a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[43:55] So when they angered Us, We punished them, and drowned them all. +[43:56] And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those coming after them), and an example to later generations. +[43:57] And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is quoted as an example [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus) is worshipped like their idols), behold! Your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example). +[43:58] And say: "Are our aliha (gods) better or is he ['Iesa (Jesus)]?" They quoted not the above example except for argument. Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. [(See VV. 21:97-101) - The Quran.] +[43:59] He ['Iesa (Jesus)] was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel (i.e. his creation without a father). +[43:60] And if it were Our Will, We would have [destroyed you (mankind) all, and] made angels to replace you on the earth. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol: 25, Page 89]. +[43:61] And he ['Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] shall be a known sign for (the coming of) the Hour (Day of Resurrection) [i.e. 'Iesa's (Jesus) descent on the earth]. Therefore have no doubt concerning it (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). And follow Me (Allah) (i.e. be obedient to Allah and do what He orders you to do, O mankind)! This is the Straight Path (of Islamic Monotheism, leading to Allah and to His Paradise). +[43:62] And let not Shaitan (Satan) hinder you (from the right religion, i.e. Islamic Monotheism), Verily, he (Satan) to you is a plain enemy. +[43:63] And when 'Iesa (Jesus) came with (Our) clear Proofs, he said: "I have come to you with Al-Hikmah (Prophethood), and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) in which you differ, therefore fear Allah and obey me, +[43:64] "Verily, Allah! He is my Lord (God) and your Lord (God). So worship Him (Alone). This is the (only) Straight Path (i.e. Allah's religion of true Islamic Monotheism)." +[43:65] But the sects from among themselves differed. So woe to those who do wrong (by ascribing things to 'Iesa (Jesus) that are not true) from the torment of a painful Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)! +[43:66] Do they only wait for the Hour that it shall come upon them suddenly, while they perceive not? +[43:67] Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[43:68] (It will be said to the true believers of Islamic Monotheism): My worshippers! No fear shall be on you this Day, nor shall you grieve, +[43:69] (You) who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally to Allah's Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism). +[43:70] Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness. +[43:71] Trays of gold and cups will be passed round them, (there will be) therein all that the one's inner-selves could desire, all that the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever. +[43:72] This is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit because of your deeds which you used to do (in the life of the world). +[43:73] Therein for you will be fruits in plenty, of which you will eat (as you desire). +[43:74] Verily, the Mujrimun (criminals, sinners, disbelievers, etc.) will be in the torment of Hell to abide therein forever. +[43:75] (The torment) will not be lightened for them, and they will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair therein. +[43:76] We wronged them not, but they were the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.). +[43:77] And they will cry: "O Malik (Keeper of Hell)! Let your Lord make an end of us." He will say: "Verily you shall abide forever." +[43:78] Indeed We have brought the truth (Muhammad SAW with the Quran), to you, but most of you have a hatred for the truth. +[43:79] Or have they plotted some plan? Then We too are planning. +[43:80] Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsel? (Yes We do) and Our Messengers (appointed angels in charge of mankind) are by them, to record. +[43:81] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "If the Most Beneficent (Allah) had a son (or children as you pretend), then I am the first of Allah's worshippers [who deny and refute this claim of yours (and the first to believe in Allah Alone and testify that He has no children)]." [Tafsir At-Tabari]. +[43:82] Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne! Exalted be He from all that they ascribe (to Him). +[43:83] So leave them (alone) to speak nonsense and play until they meet the Day of theirs, which they have been promised. +[43:84] It is He (Allah) Who is the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) in the heaven and the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) on the earth. And He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower. +[43:85] And blessed be He to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, and with Whom is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Whom you (all) will be returned. +[43:86] And those whom they invoke instead of Him have no power of intercession; except those who bear witness to the truth (i.e. believed in the Oneness of Allah, and obeyed His Orders), and they know (the facts about the Oneness of Allah). +[43:87] And if you ask them who created them, they will surely say: "Allah". How then are they turned away (from the worship of Allah, Who created them)? +[43:88] (Allah has knowledge) of (Prophet Muhammad's) saying: "O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe not!" +[43:89] So turn away from them (O Muhammad SAW), and say: Salam (peace)! But they will come to know. + +Surah 44: Ad-Dukhan (The Drought) +---------------------------------------- +[44:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[44:2] By the manifest Book (this Quran) that makes things clear, +[44:3] We sent it (this Quran) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Qadr, Surah No: 97) in the month of Ramadan,, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship]. +[44:4] Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments. +[44:5] Amran (i.e. a Command or this Quran or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers), +[44:6] (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily! He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. +[44:7] The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty. +[44:8] La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fore-fathers. +[44:9] Nay! They play in doubt. +[44:10] Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke. +[44:11] Covering the people, this is a painful torment. +[44:12] (They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!" +[44:13] How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them. +[44:14] Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad SAW) and said: "One (Muhammad SAW) taught (by a human being), a madman!" +[44:15] Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily! You will revert. +[44:16] On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest grasp. Verily, We will exact retribution. +[44:17] And indeed We tried before them Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Musa (Moses)], +[44:18] Saying: "Restore to me the slaves of Allah (i.e. the Children of Israel). Verily! I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust, +[44:19] "And exalt not (yourselves) against Allah. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority. +[44:20] "And truly, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me). +[44:21] "But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone." +[44:22] (But they were aggressive), so he [Musa (Moses)] called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.)." +[44:23] (Allah said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued. +[44:24] "And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, They are a host to be drowned." +[44:25] How many of gardens and springs do they [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people] left. +[44:26] And green crops (fields etc.) and goodly places, +[44:27] And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight! +[44:28] Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt). +[44:29] And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given a respite. +[44:30] And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment, +[44:31] From Fir'aun (Pharaoh); Verily! He was arrogant and was of the Musrifun (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins). +[44:32] And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the 'Alamin (mankind, and jinns) [during the time of Musa (Moses)] with knowledge, +[44:33] And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial. +[44:34] Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying: +[44:35] "There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected. +[44:36] "Then bring back our fore-fathers, if you speak the truth!" +[44:37] Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.). +[44:38] And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play, +[44:39] We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not. +[44:40] Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them, +[44:41] The Day when Maulan (a near relative) cannot avail Maulan (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive, +[44:42] Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. +[44:43] Verily, the tree of Zaqqum, +[44:44] Will be the food of the sinners, +[44:45] Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies, +[44:46] Like the boiling of scalding water. +[44:47] (It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire, +[44:48] "Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water, +[44:49] "Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous! +[44:50] "Verily! This is that whereof you used to doubt!" +[44:51] Verily! The Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise). +[44:52] Among Gardens and Springs; +[44:53] Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other, +[44:54] So (it will be), and We shall marry them to Houris (female fair ones) with wide, lovely eyes. +[44:55] They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security; +[44:56] They will never taste death therein except the first death (of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the blazing Fire, +[44:57] As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success! +[44:58] Certainly, We have made this (Quran) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember. +[44:59] Wait then (O Muhammad SAW); Verily, they (too) are waiting. + +Surah 45: Al-Jathiyah (The Kneeling) +---------------------------------------- +[45:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[45:2] The revelation of the Book (this Quran) is from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[45:3] Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers. +[45:4] And in your creation, and what He scattered (through the earth) of moving (living) creatures are signs for people who have Faith with certainty. +[45:5] And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision (rain) that Allah sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds (i.e. sometimes towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west etc., sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing the torment), are signs for a people who understand. +[45:6] These are the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of Allah, which We recite to you (O Muhammad SAW) with truth. Then in which speech after Allah and His Ayat will they believe? +[45:7] Woe to every sinful liar, +[45:8] Who hears the Verses of Allah (being) recited to him, yet persists with pride as if he heard them not. So announce to him a painful torment! +[45:9] And when he learns something of Our Verses (this Quran), he makes them a jest. For such there will be a humiliating torment. +[45:10] In front of them there is Hell, and that which they have earned will be of no profit to them, nor (will be of any profit to them) those whom they have taken as Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Allah. And theirs will be a great torment. +[45:11] This (Quran) is a guidance. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, for them there is a painful torment of Rijz (a severe kind of punishment). +[45:12] Allah it is He Who has subjected to you the sea, that ships may sail through it by His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, and that you may be thankful, +[45:13] And has subjected to you all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth; it is all as a favour and kindness from Him. Verily, in it are signs for a people who think deeply. +[45:14] Say (O Muhammad SAW) to the believers to forgive those who (harm them and) hope not for the Days of Allah (i.e. His Recompense), that He may recompense people according to what they have earned (i.e. to punish these disbelievers, who harm the believers). +[45:15] Whosoever does a good deed, it is for his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against (his ownself). Then to your Lord you will be made to return. +[45:16] And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things, and preferred them above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their time, during that period), +[45:17] And gave them clear proofs in matters [by revealing to them the Taurat (Torah)]. And they differed not until after the knowledge came to them, through envy among themselves. Verily, Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein they used to differ. +[45:18] Then We have put you (O Muhammad SAW) on a plain way of (Our) commandment [like the one which We commanded Our Messengers before you (i.e. legal ways and laws of the Islamic Monotheism)]. So follow you that (Islamic Monotheism and its laws), and follow not the desires of those who know not. [Tafsir At-Tabari Vol. 25, Page 146]. +[45:19] Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to punish you). Verily, the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) are Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allah is the Wali (Helper, Protector, etc.) of the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[45:20] This (Quran) is a clear insight and evidence for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy for people who have Faith with certainty. +[45:21] Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in their present life and after their death? Worst is the judgement that they make. +[45:22] And Allah has created the heavens and the earth with truth, in order that each person may be recompensed what he has earned, and they will not be wronged. +[45:23] Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilah (god), and Allah knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight. Who then will guide him after Allah? Will you not then remember? +[45:24] And they say: "There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live and nothing destroys us except Ad-Dahr (the time). And they have no knowledge of it, they only conjecture. +[45:25] And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: "Bring back our (dead) fathers, if you are truthful!" +[45:26] Say (to them): "Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. But most of mankind know not." +[45:27] And to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And on the Day that the Hour will be established, on that Day the followers of falsehood (polytheists, disbelievers, worshippers of false deities, etc.) shall lose (everything). +[45:28] And you will see each nation humbled to their knees (kneeling), each nation will be called to its Record (of deeds). This Day you shall be recompensed for what you used to do. +[45:29] This Our Record speaks about you with truth. Verily, We were recording what you used to do (i.e. Our angels used to record your deeds). +[45:30] Then, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, their Lord will admit them to His Mercy. That will be the evident success. +[45:31] But as for those who disbelieved (it will be said to them): "Were not Our Verses recited to you? But you were proud, and you were a people who were Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals)." +[45:32] And when it was said: "Verily! Allah's Promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour," you said; "We know not what is the Hour, we do not think it but as a conjecture, and we have no firm convincing belief (therein)." +[45:33] And the evil of what they did will appear to them, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[45:34] And it will be said: "This Day We will forget you as you forgot the Meeting of this Day of yours. And your abode is the Fire, and there is none to help you." +[45:35] This, because you took the revelations of Allah (this Quran) in mockery, and the life of the world deceived you. So this Day, they shall not be taken out from there (Hell), nor shall they be Yusta'tabun (i.e. they shall not return to the worldly life, so that they repent to Allah, and beg His Pardon for their sins). +[45:36] So all the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[45:37] And His (Alone) is the Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. + +Surah 46: Al-Ahqaf (The Sandhills) +---------------------------------------- +[46:1] Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. +[46:2] The revelation of the Book (this Quran) is from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[46:3] We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with truth, and for an appointed term. But those who disbelieve turn away from that whereof they are warned. +[46:4] Say (O Muhammad SAW to these pagans): "Think! All that you invoke besides Allah show me! What have they created of the earth? Or have they a share in (the creation of) the heavens? Bring me a Book (revealed before this), or some trace of knowledge (in support of your claims), if you are truthful!" +[46:5] And who is more astray than one who calls (invokes) besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls (invocations) to them? +[46:6] And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become enemies for them and will deny their worshipping. +[46:7] And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, the disbelievers say of the truth (this Quran), when it reaches them: "This is plain magic!" +[46:8] Or say they: "He (Muhammad SAW) has fabricated it." Say: "If I have fabricated it, still you have no power to support me against Allah. He knows best of what you say among yourselves concerning it (i.e. this Quran)! Sufficient is He for a witness between me and you! And He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." +[46:9] Say (O Muhammad SAW):"I am not a new thing among the Messengers (of Allah) (i.e. I am not the first Messenger) nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner." +[46:10] Say: "Tell me! If this (Quran) is from Allah, and you deny it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel ('Abdullah bin Salam) testifies that this Quran is from Allah [like the Taurat (Torah)], so he believed (embraced Islam) while you are too proud (to believe)." Verily! Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, disbelievers and wrong-doing). +[46:11] And those who disbelieve (strong and wealthy) say of those who believe (weak and poor): "Had it (Islamic Monotheism to which Muhammad SAW is inviting mankind) been a good thing, they (weak and poor) would not have preceded us thereto!" And when they have not let themselves be guided by it (this Quran), they say: "This is an ancient lie!" +[46:12] And before this was the Scripture of Musa (Moses) as a guide and a mercy. And this is a confirming Book (the Quran) in the Arabic language, to warn those who do wrong, and as glad tidings to the Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[46:13] Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is (only) Allah," and thereafter Istaqamu (i.e. stood firm and straight on the Islamic Faith of Monotheism by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and by performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained), on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[46:14] Such shall be the dwellers of Paradise, abiding therein (forever), a reward for what they used to do. +[46:15] And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents. His mother bears him with hardship and she brings him forth with hardship, and the bearing of him, and the weaning of him is thirty (30) months, till when he attains full strength and reaches forty years, he says: "My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my off-spring good. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims (submitting to Your Will)." +[46:16] They are those from whom We shall accept the best of their deeds and overlook their evil deeds. (They shall be) among the dwellers of Paradise, a promise of truth, which they have been promised. +[46:17] But he who says to his parents: "Fie upon you both! Do you hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up (again) when generations before me have passed away (without rising)?" While they (father and mother) invoke Allah for help (and rebuke their son): "Woe to you! Believe! Verily, the Promise of Allah is true." But he says: "This is nothing but the tales of the ancient." +[46:18] They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is justified among the previous generations of jinns and mankind that have passed away. Verily! They are ever the losers. +[46:19] And for all, there will be degrees according to that which they did, that He (Allah) may recompense them in full for their deeds. And they will not be wronged. +[46:20] On the Day when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) will be exposed to the Fire (it will be said): "You received your good things in the life of the world, and you took your pleasure therein. Now this Day you shall be recompensed with a torment of humiliation, because you were arrogant in the land without a right, and because you used to rebel and disobey (Allah). +[46:21] And remember (Hud) the brother of 'Ad, when he warned his people in Al-Ahqaf (the curved sand-hills in the southern part of Arabian Peninsula). And surely, there have passed away warners before him and after him (saying): "Worship none but Allah; truly, I fear for you the torment of a mighty Day." +[46:22] They said: "Have you come to turn us away from our aliha (gods)? Then bring us that with which you threaten us, if you are one of the truthful!" +[46:23] He said: "The knowledge (of the time of its coming) is with Allah only, and I convey to you that wherewith I have been sent, but I see that you are a people given to ignorance!" +[46:24] Then, when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said: "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Nay, but it is that (torment) which you were asking to be hastened! a wind wherein is a painful torment! +[46:25] Destroying everything by the Command of its Lord! So they became such that nothing could be seen except their dwellings! Thus do We recompense the people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, etc.)! +[46:26] And indeed We had firmly established them with that wherewith We have not established you (O Quraish)! And We had assigned them the (faculties of) hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and hearts, but their hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and their hearts availed them nothing since they used to deny the Ayat (Allah's Prophets and their Prophethood, proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, and they were completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[46:27] And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism). +[46:28] Then why did those whom they had taken for aliha (gods) besides Allah, as a way of approach (to Allah) not help them? Nay, but they vanished completely from them (when there came the torment). And that was their lie, and their inventions which they had been inventing (before their destruction). +[46:29] And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad SAW) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the jinns, (quietly) listening to the Quran, when they stood in the presence thereof, they said: "Listen in silence!" And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners. +[46:30] They said: "O our people! Verily! We have heard a Book (this Quran) sent down after Musa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it guides to the truth and to a Straight Path (i.e. Islam). +[46:31] O our people! Respond (with obedience) to Allah's Caller (i.e. Allah's Messenger Muhammad SAW), and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad SAW has brought from Allah and follow him). He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful torment (i.e. Hell-fire). +[46:32] And whosoever does not respond to Allah's Caller, he cannot escape on earth, and there will be no Auliya' (protectors) for him besides Allah (from Allah's Punishment). Those are in manifest error. +[46:33] Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give life to the dead? Yes, He surely is Able to do all things. +[46:34] And on the Day when those who disbelieve will be exposed to the Fire (it will be said to them): "Is this not the truth?" They will say: "Yes, By our Lord!" He will say: "Then taste the torment, because you used to disbelieve!" +[46:35] Therefore be patient (O Muhammad SAW) as did the Messengers of strong will and be in no haste about them (disbelievers). On the Day when they will see that (torment) with which they are promised (i.e. threatened, it will be) as if they had not stayed more than an hour in a single day. (O mankind! This Quran is sufficient as) a clear Message (or proclamation to save yourself from destruction). But shall any be destroyed except the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). + +Surah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad) +---------------------------------------- +[47:1] Those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allah, and in the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW], and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (Islamic Monotheism), He will render their deeds vain. +[47:2] But those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and believe in that which is sent down to Muhammad (SAW), for it is the truth from their Lord, He will expiate from them their sins, and will make good their state. +[47:3] That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth their parables for mankind. +[47:4] So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islam), until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allah to continue in carrying out Jihad against the disbelievers till they embrace Islam (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection], but if it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost, +[47:5] He will guide them and set right their state. +[47:6] And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them (i.e. they will know their places in Paradise more than they used to know their houses in the world). +[47:7] O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allah, He will help you, and make your foothold firm. +[47:8] But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), for them is destruction, and (Allah) will make their deeds vain. +[47:9] That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Quran and Islamic laws, etc.), so He has made their deeds fruitless. +[47:10] Have they not travelled through the earth, and seen what was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed them completely and a similar (fate awaits) the disbelievers. +[47:11] That is because Allah is the Maula (Lord, Master, Helper, Protector, etc.) of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no Maula (lord, master, helper, protector, etc.). +[47:12] Certainly! Allah will admit those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), while those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be their abode. +[47:13] And many a town, stronger than your town (Makkah) (O Muhammad SAW) which has driven you out We have destroyed. And there was none to help them. +[47:14] Is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like those for whom their evil deeds that they do are beautified for them, while they follow their own lusts (evil desires)? +[47:15] The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels? +[47:16] And among them are some who listen to you (O Muhammad SAW) till, when they go out from you, they say to those who have received knowledge: "What has he said just now? Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and they follow their lusts (evil desires). +[47:17] While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance, and bestows on them their piety. +[47:18] Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour, that it should come upon them suddenly? But some of its portents (indications and signs) have already come, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder? +[47:19] So know (O Muhammad SAW) that La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allah knows well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes). +[47:20] Those who believe say: "Why is not a Surah (chapter of the Quran) sent down (for us)? But when a decisive Surah (explaining and ordering things) is sent down, and fighting (Jihad - holy fighting in Allah's Cause) is mentioned (i.e. ordained) therein, you will see those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) looking at you with a look of one fainting to death. But it was better for them (hypocrites, to listen to Allah and to obey Him). +[47:21] Obedience (to Allah) and good words (were better for them). And when the matter (preparation for Jihad) is resolved on, then if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them. +[47:22] Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship? +[47:23] Such are they whom Allah has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight. +[47:24] Do they not then think deeply in the Quran, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)? +[47:25] Verily, those who have turned back (have apostated) as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them, Shaitan (Satan) has beautified for them (their false hopes), and (Allah) prolonged their term (age). +[47:26] This is because they said to those who hate what Allah has sent down: "We will obey you in part of the matter," but Allah knows their secrets. +[47:27] Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs? +[47:28] That is because they followed that which angered Allah, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless. +[47:29] Or do those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy), think that Allah will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills? +[47:30] Had We willed, We could have shown them to you, and you should have known them by their marks, but surely, you will know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all your deeds. +[47:31] And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allah) and the patient ones, and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful). +[47:32] Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam), and oppose the Messenger (SAW) (by standing against him and hurting him), after the guidance has been clearly shown to them, they will not hurt Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds fruitless, +[47:33] O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and render not vain your deeds. +[47:34] Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam); then die while they are disbelievers, Allah will not forgive them. +[47:35] So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islam), while you are having the upper hand. Allah is with you, and will never decrease the reward of your good deeds. +[47:36] The life of this world is but play and pastime, but if you believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), and fear Allah, and avoid evil, He will grant you your wages, and will not ask you your wealth. +[47:37] If He were to ask you of it, and press you, you would covetously withhold, and He will bring out all your (secret) ill-wills. +[47:38] Behold! You are those who are called to spend in the Cause of Allah, yet among you are some who are niggardly. And whoever is niggardly, it is only at the expense of his ownself. But Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and you (mankind) are poor. And if you turn away (from Islam and the obedience of Allah), He will exchange you for some other people, and they will not be your likes. + +Surah 48: Al-Fath (The Victory) +---------------------------------------- +[48:1] Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad SAW) a manifest victory. +[48:2] That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future, and complete His Favour on you, and guide you on the Straight Path; +[48:3] And that Allah may help you with strong help. +[48:4] He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) into the hearts of the believers, that they may grow more in Faith along with their (present) Faith. And to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. +[48:5] That He may admit the believing men and the believing women to Gardens under which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise), to abide therein forever, and to expiate from them their sins, and that is with Allah, a supreme success, +[48:6] And that He may punish the Munafiqun (hypocrites), men and women, and also the Mushrikun men and women, who think evil thoughts about Allah, for them is a disgraceful torment, and the Anger of Allah is upon them, and He has cursed them and prepared Hell for them, and worst indeed is that destination. +[48:7] And to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. +[48:8] Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a witness, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner. +[48:9] In order that you (O mankind) may believe in Allah and His Messenger (SAW), and that you assist and honour him (SAW), and (that you) glorify (Allah's) praises morning and afternoon. +[48:10] Verily, those who give Bai'a (pledge) to you (O Muhammad SAW) they are giving Bai'a (pledge) to Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks his pledge, breaks only to his own harm, and whosoever fulfills what he has covenanted with Allah, He will bestow on him a great reward. +[48:11] Those of the bedouins who lagged behind will say to you: "Our possessions and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on your behalf with Allah, if He intends you hurt or intends you benefit? Nay, but Allah is Ever All-Aware of what you do. +[48:12] "Nay, but you thought that the Messenger (SAW) and the believers would never return to their families; and that was made fair-seeming in their hearts, and you did think an evil thought and you became a useless people going for destruction." +[48:13] And whosoever does not believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), then verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers a blazing Fire. +[48:14] And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He forgives whom He wills, and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[48:15] Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to take the spoils, "Allow us to follow you," They want to change Allah's Words. Say: "You shall not follow us; thus Allah has said beforehand." Then they will say: "Nay, you envy us." Nay, but they understand not except a little. +[48:16] Say (O Muhammad SAW) to the bedouins who lagged behind: "You shall be called to fight against a people given to great warfare, then you shall fight them, or they shall surrender. Then if you obey, Allah will give you a fair reward, but if you turn away as you did turn away before, He will punish you with a painful torment." +[48:17] No blame or sin is there upon the blind, nor is there blame or sin upon the lame, nor is there blame or sin upon the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), He will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise); and whosoever turns back, He will punish him with a painful torment. +[48:18] Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave their Bai'a (pledge) to you (O Muhammad SAW) under the tree, He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory, +[48:19] And abundant spoils that they will capture. And Allah is Ever All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[48:20] Allah has promised you abundant spoils that you will capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of men from you, that it may be a sign for the believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path. +[48:21] And other (victories and much booty there are, He promises you) which are not yet within your power, indeed Allah compasses them, And Allah is Ever Able to do all things. +[48:22] And if those who disbelieve fight against you, they certainly would have turned their backs, then they would have found neither a Wali (protector) nor a helper. +[48:23] That has been the Way of Allah already with those who passed away before. And you will not find any change in the Way of Allah. +[48:24] And He it is Who has withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makkah, after He had made you victors over them. And Allah is Ever the All-Seer of what you do. +[48:25] They are the ones who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), and hindered you from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the sacred mosque of Makkah) and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom you did not know, that you may kill them, and on whose account a sin would have been committed by you without (your) knowledge, that Allah might bring into His Mercy whom He will, if they (the believers and the disbelievers) should have been apart, We verily had punished those of them who disbelieved, with painful torment. +[48:26] When those who disbelieve had put in their hearts pride and haughtiness the pride and haughtiness of the time of ignorance, then Allah sent down His Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) upon His Messenger (SAW) and upon the believers, and made them stick to the word of piety (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and they were well entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything. +[48:27] Indeed Allah shall fulfil the true vision which He showed to His Messenger (SAW) [i.e. the Prophet SAW saw a dream that he has entered Makkah along with his companions, having their (head) hair shaved and cut short] in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al-Masjid-al-Haram; if Allah wills, secure, (some) having your heads shaved, and (some) having your head hair cut short, having no fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted besides that a near victory. +[48:28] He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), that He may make it (Islam) superior over all religions. And All-Sufficient is Allah as a Witness. +[48:29] Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allah has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad SAW till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise). + +Surah 49: Al-Hujurat (The Apartments) +---------------------------------------- +[49:1] O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward before Allah and His Messenger (SAW), and fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. +[49:2] O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet (SAW), nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless while you perceive not. +[49:3] Verily! Those who lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger (SAW), they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for piety. For them is forgiveness and a great reward. +[49:4] Verily! Those who call you from behind the dwellings, most of them have no sense. +[49:5] And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[49:6] O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done. +[49:7] And know that, among you there is the Messenger of Allah (SAW). If he were to obey you (i.e. follow your opinions and desires) in much of the matter, you would surely be in trouble, but Allah has endeared the Faith to you and has beautified it in your hearts, and has made disbelief, wickedness and disobedience (to Allah and His Messenger SAW) hateful to you. These! They are the rightly guided ones, +[49:8] (This is) a Grace from Allah and His Favour. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[49:9] And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both, but if one of them rebels against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that which rebels till it complies with the Command of Allah; then if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and be equitable. Verily! Allah loves those who are equitable. +[49:10] The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy. +[49:11] O you who believe! Let not a group scoff at another group, it may be that the latter are better than the former; nor let (some) women scoff at other women, it may be that the latter are better than the former, nor defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. How bad is it, to insult one's brother after having Faith [i.e. to call your Muslim brother (a faithful believer) as: "O sinner", or "O wicked", etc.]. And whosoever does not repent, then such are indeed Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). +[49:12] O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. +[49:13] O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. one of the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. +[49:14] The bedouins say: "We believe." Say: "You believe not but you only say, 'We have surrendered (in Islam),' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His Messenger (SAW), He will not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[49:15] Only those are the believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and afterward doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allah. Those! They are the truthful. +[49:16] Say: "Will you inform Allah about your religion? While Allah knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allah is All-Aware of everything. +[49:17] They regard as favour upon you (O Muhammad SAW) that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me. Nay, but Allah has conferred a favour upon you, that He has guided you to the Faith, if you indeed are true. +[49:18] Verily, Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. + +Surah 50: Qaf (Qaf) +---------------------------------------- +[50:1] Qaf. [These letters (Qaf, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the Glorious Quran. +[50:2] Nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves. So the disbelievers say: "This is a strange thing! +[50:3] "When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be resurrected?) That is a far return." +[50:4] We know that which the earth takes of them (their dead bodies), and with Us is a Book preserved (i.e. the Book of Decrees). +[50:5] Nay, but they have denied the truth (this Quran) when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state (can not differentiate between right and wrong). +[50:6] Have they not looked at the heaven above them, how We have made it and adorned it, and there are no rifts in it? +[50:7] And the earth! We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and have produced therein every kind of lovely growth (plants). +[50:8] An insight and a Reminder for every slave turning to Allah (i.e. the one who believes in Allah and performs deeds of His obedience, and always begs His pardon). +[50:9] And We send down blessed water (rain) from the sky, then We produce therewith gardens and grain (every kind of harvests) that are reaped. +[50:10] And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters; +[50:11] A provision for (Allah's) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection (of the dead). +[50:12] Denied before them (i.e. these pagans of Makkah who denied you, O Muhammad SAW) the people of Nuh (Noah), and the dwellers of Rass, and the Thamud, +[50:13] And 'Ad, and Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and the brethren of Lout (Lot), +[50:14] And the dwellers of the Wood, and the people of Tubba'; everyone of them denied (their) Messengers, so My Threat took effect. +[50:15] Were We then tired with the first creation? Nay, They are in confused doubt about a new creation (i.e. Resurrection)? +[50:16] And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge). +[50:17] (Remember!) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after he or she has attained the age of puberty), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions). +[50:18] Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it). +[50:19] And the stupor of death will come in truth: "This is what you have been avoiding!" +[50:20] And the Trumpet will be blown, that will be the Day whereof warning (had been given) (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). +[50:21] And every person will come forth along with an (angel) to drive (him), and an (angel) to bear witness. +[50:22] (It will be said to the sinners): "Indeed you were heedless of this, now We have removed your covering, and sharp is your sight this Day!" +[50:23] And his companion (angel) will say: "Here is (this Record) ready with me!" +[50:24] (And it will be said): "Both of you throw (Order from Allah to the two angels) into Hell, every stubborn disbeliever (in the Oneness of Allah, in His Messengers, etc.). +[50:25] "Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter, +[50:26] "Who set up another ilah (god) with Allah, then (both of you) cast him in the severe torment." +[50:27] His companion (Satan devil)] will say: "Our Lord! I did not push him to transgress, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds) but he was himself in error far astray." +[50:28] Allah will say: "Dispute not in front of Me, I had already, in advance, sent you the threat. +[50:29] The Sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed, and I am not unjust (to the least) to the slaves." +[50:30] On the Day when We will say to Hell: "Are you filled?" It will say: "Are there any more (to come)?" +[50:31] And Paradise will be brought near to the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) not far off. +[50:32] (It will be said): "This is what you were promised, - (it is) for those oft-returning (to Allah) in sincere repentance, and those who preserve their covenant with Allah (by obeying Him in all what He has ordered, and worship none but Allah Alone, i.e. follow Allah's Religion, Islamic Monotheism). +[50:33] "Who feared the Most Beneficent (Allah) in the Ghaib (unseen): (i.e. in this worldly life before seeing and meeting Him), and brought a heart turned in repentance (to Him - and absolutely free from each and every kind of polytheism), +[50:34] "Enter you therein in peace and security; this is a Day of eternal life!" +[50:35] There they will have all that they desire, and We have more (for them, i.e. a glance at the All-Mighty, All-Majestic). +[50:36] And how many a generation We have destroyed before them, who were stronger in power than them, and (when Our Torment came) they ran for a refuge in the land! Could they find any place of refuge (for them to save themselves from destruction)? +[50:37] Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful. +[50:38] And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six Days and nothing of fatigue touched Us. +[50:39] So bear with patience (O Muhammad SAW) all that they say, and glorify the Praises of your Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting (i.e. the Fajr, Zuhr, and 'Asr prayers). +[50:40] And during a part of the night (also), glorify His praises (i.e. Maghrib and 'Isha prayers), and (so likewise) after the prayers [As-Sunnah, Nawafil optional and additional prayers, and also glorify, praise and magnify Allah - Subhan Allah, Alhamdu lillah, Allahu-Akbar]. +[50:41] And listen on the Day when the caller will call from a near place, +[50:42] The Day when they will hear As-Saihah (shout, etc.) in truth, that will be the Day of coming out (from the graves i.e. the Day of Resurrection). +[50:43] Verily, We it is Who give life and cause death; and to Us is the final return, +[50:44] On the Day when the earth shall be cleft, from off them, (they will come out) hastening forth. That will be a gathering, quite easy for Us. +[50:45] We know of best what they say; and you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a tyrant over them (to force them to Belief). But warn by the Quran, him who fears My Threat. + +Surah 51: Ad-Dhariyat (The Scatterers) +---------------------------------------- +[51:1] By (the winds) that scatter dust. +[51:2] And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water; +[51:3] And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness; +[51:4] And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allah's) Command; +[51:5] Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds, etc.) is surely true. +[51:6] And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen. +[51:7] By the heaven full of paths, +[51:8] Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad SAW and the Quran). +[51:9] Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad SAW and the Quran) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment of Allah). +[51:10] Cursed be the liars, +[51:11] Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter), +[51:12] They ask; "When will be the Day of Recompense?" +[51:13] (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (i.e. burnt) over the Fire! +[51:14] "Taste you your trial (burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!" +[51:15] Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise), +[51:16] Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112). +[51:17] They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope]. +[51:18] And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness, +[51:19] And in their properties there was the right of the beggar, and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask the others). +[51:20] And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty, +[51:21] And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see? +[51:22] And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised. +[51:23] Then, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak. +[51:24] Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibrael (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)? +[51:25] When they came in to him, and said, "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered; "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me," +[51:26] Then he turned to his household, so brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows]. +[51:27] And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?" +[51:28] Then he conceived a fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of an intelligent son, having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism). +[51:29] Then his wife came forward with a loud voice, she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!" +[51:30] They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower." +[51:31] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?" +[51:32] They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah); +[51:33] To send down upon them stones of baked clay. +[51:34] Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins). +[51:35] So We brought out from therein the believers. +[51:36] But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [i.e. Lout (Lot) and his two daughters]. +[51:37] And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea, well-known in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment. +[51:38] And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign). When We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority. +[51:39] But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman." +[51:40] So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, while he was to be blamed. +[51:41] And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind; +[51:42] It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins. +[51:43] And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!" +[51:44] But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking. +[51:45] Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves. +[51:46] (So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[51:47] With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof. +[51:48] And We have spread out the earth, how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We! +[51:49] And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah). +[51:50] So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy Islamic Monotheism), verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am a plain warner to you from Him. +[51:51] And set not up (or worship) any other ilahan (god) along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am a plain warner to you from Him. +[51:52] Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them, but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!" +[51:53] Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)! +[51:54] So turn away (O Muhammad SAW) from them (Quraish pagans) you are not to be blamed (as you have conveyed Allah's Message). +[51:55] And remind (by preaching the Quran, O Muhammad SAW) for verily, the reminding profits the believers. +[51:56] And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). +[51:57] I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures). +[51:58] Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong. +[51:59] And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old), so let them not ask Me to hasten on! +[51:60] Then, woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness Islamic Monotheism) from (that) their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment). + +Surah 52: At-Tur (The Mountain) +---------------------------------------- +[52:1] By the Mount; +[52:2] And by the Book Inscribed. +[52:3] In parchment unrolled. +[52:4] And by the Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parable to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels); +[52:5] And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven). +[52:6] And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection). +[52:7] Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass, +[52:8] There is none that can avert it; +[52:9] On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking, +[52:10] And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement. +[52:11] Then woe that Day to the beliers; +[52:12] Who are playing in falsehood. +[52:13] The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing. +[52:14] This is the Fire which you used to belie. +[52:15] Is this magic, or do you not see? +[52:16] Taste you therein its heat, and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do. +[52:17] Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight. +[52:18] Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire. +[52:19] "Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do." +[52:20] They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Houris (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes. +[52:21] And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith, to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned. +[52:22] And We shall provide them with fruit and meat, such as they desire. +[52:23] There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vague talk between them), and free from sin (because it will be legal for them to drink). +[52:24] And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls. +[52:25] And some of them draw near to others, questioning. +[52:26] Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid with our families (from the punishment of Allah). +[52:27] "But Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire. +[52:28] "Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful." +[52:29] Therefore, remind and preach (mankind, O Muhammad SAW of Islamic Monotheism). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman. +[52:30] Or do they say: "(Muhammad SAW is) a poet! We await for him some calamity by time! +[52:31] Say (O Muhammad SAW to them): "Wait! I am with you, among the waiters!" +[52:32] Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad SAW)] or are they people exceeding the bounds (i.e. from Belief in Allah to disbelief). +[52:33] Or do they say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has forged it (this Quran)?" Nay! They believe not! +[52:34] Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Quran) if they are truthful. +[52:35] Were they created by nothing, or were they themselves the creators? +[52:36] Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief. +[52:37] Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like? +[52:38] Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof. +[52:39] Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons? +[52:40] Or is it that you (O Muhammad SAW) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt? +[52:41] Or that the Ghaib (unseen) is with them, and they write it down? +[52:42] Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad SAW)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) are themselves in a plot! +[52:43] Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him) +[52:44] And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!" +[52:45] So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror). +[52:46] The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell). +[52:47] And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves) before this, but most of them know not. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 27, Page 36]. +[52:48] So wait patiently (O Muhammad SAW) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes, and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep. +[52:49] And in the night time, also glorify His Praises, and at the setting of the stars. + +Surah 53: An-Najm (The Star) +---------------------------------------- +[53:1] By the star when it goes down, (or vanishes). +[53:2] Your companion (Muhammad SAW) has neither gone astray nor has erred. +[53:3] Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. +[53:4] It is only an Inspiration that is inspired. +[53:5] He has been taught (this Quran) by one mighty in power [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. +[53:6] Dhu Mirrah (free from any defect in body and mind), Fastawa [then he (Jibrael - Gabriel) rose and became stable]. [Tafsir At-Tabari]. +[53:7] While he [Jibrael (Gabriel)] was in the highest part of the horizon, +[53:8] Then he [Jibrael (Gabriel)] approached and came closer, +[53:9] And was at a distance of two bows' length or (even) nearer, +[53:10] So did (Allah) convey the Inspiration to His slave [Muhammad SAW through Jibrael (Gabriel)]. +[53:11] The (Prophet's) heart lied not (in seeing) what he (Muhammad SAW) saw. +[53:12] Will you then dispute with him (Muhammad SAW) about what he saw [during the Mi'raj: (Ascent of the Prophet SAW over the seven heavens)]. +[53:13] And indeed he (Muhammad SAW) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] at a second descent (i.e. another time). +[53:14] Near Sidrat-ul-Muntaha [lote-tree of the utmost boundary (beyond which none can pass)], +[53:15] Near it is the Paradise of Abode. +[53:16] When that covered the lote-tree which did cover it! +[53:17] The sight (of Prophet Muhammad SAW) turned not aside (right or left), nor it transgressed beyond (the) limit (ordained for it). +[53:18] Indeed he (Muhammad SAW) did see, of the Greatest Signs, of his Lord (Allah). +[53:19] Have you then considered Al-Lat, and Al-'Uzza (two idols of the pagan Arabs). +[53:20] And Manat (another idol of the pagan Arabs), the other third? +[53:21] Is it for you the males and for Him the females? +[53:22] That indeed is a division most unfair! +[53:23] They are but names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas there has surely come to them the Guidance from their Lord! +[53:24] Or shall man have what he wishes? +[53:25] But to Allah belongs the last (Hereafter) and the first (the world). +[53:26] And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and pleases. +[53:27] Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names. +[53:28] While they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and verily, guess is no substitute for the truth. +[53:29] Therefore withdraw (O Muhammad SAW) from him who turns away from Our Reminder (this Quran) and desires nothing but the life of this world. +[53:30] That is what they could reach of knowledge. Verily, your Lord it is He Who knows best him who goes astray from His Path, and He knows best him who receives guidance. +[53:31] And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.e. punish them in Hell), and reward those who do good, with what is best (i.e. Paradise). +[53:32] Those who avoid great sins (see the Quran, Verses: 6:152, 153) and Al-Fawahish (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) except the small faults, verily, your Lord is of vast forgiveness. He knows you well when He created you from the earth (Adam), and when you were fetuses in your mothers' wombs. So ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows best him who fears Allah and keep his duty to Him [i.e. those who are Al-Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2)]. +[53:33] Did you (O Muhammad SAW) observe him who turned away (from Islam). +[53:34] And gave a little, then stopped (giving)? +[53:35] Is with him the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees? +[53:36] Or is he not informed with what is in the Pages (Scripture) of Musa (Moses), +[53:37] And of Ibrahim (Abraham) who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (what Allah ordered him to do or convey), +[53:38] That no burdened person (with sins) shall bear the burden (sins) of another. +[53:39] And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad). +[53:40] And that his deeds will be seen, +[53:41] Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense. +[53:42] And that to your Lord (Allah) is the End (Return of everything). +[53:43] And that it is He (Allah) Who makes (whom He wills) laugh, and makes (whom He wills) weep; +[53:44] And that it is He (Allah) Who causes death and gives life; +[53:45] And that He (Allah) creates the pairs, male and female, +[53:46] From Nutfah (drops of semen male and female discharges) when it is emitted; +[53:47] And that upon Him (Allah) is another bringing forth (Resurrection); +[53:48] And that it is He (Allah) Who gives much or a little (or gives wealth and contentment), +[53:49] And that He (Allah) is the Lord of Sirius (the star which the pagan Arabs used to worship); +[53:50] And that it is He (Allah) Who destroyed the former 'Ad (people), +[53:51] And Thamud (people). He spared none of them. +[53:52] And the people of Nuh (Noah) aforetime, verily, they were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nuh (Noah)]. +[53:53] And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent]. +[53:54] So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones). +[53:55] Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt. +[53:56] This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old. +[53:57] The Day of Resurrection draws near, +[53:58] None besides Allah can avert it, (or advance it, or delay it). +[53:59] Do you then wonder at this recital (the Quran)? +[53:60] And you laugh at it and weep not, +[53:61] Wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements (singing, etc.). +[53:62] So fall you down in prostration to Allah, and worship Him (Alone). + +Surah 54: Al-Qamar (The Moon) +---------------------------------------- +[54:1] The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad SAW to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). +[54:2] And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: "This is continuous magic." +[54:3] They belied (the Verses of Allah, this Quran), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled [according to the kind of deeds (for the doer of good deeds, his deeds will take him to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell)]. +[54:4] And indeed there has come to them news (in this Quran) wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil), +[54:5] Perfect wisdom (this Quran), but (the preaching of) warners benefit them not, +[54:6] So (O Muhammad SAW) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing. +[54:7] They will come forth, with humbled eyes from (their) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad, +[54:8] Hastening towards the caller, the disbelievers will say: "This is a hard Day." +[54:9] The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger) before them, they rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!" and he was insolently rebuked and threatened. +[54:10] Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!" +[54:11] So We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring forth. +[54:12] And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs. So the waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined. +[54:13] And We carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails, +[54:14] Floating under Our Eyes, a reward for him who had been rejected! +[54:15] And indeed, We have left this as a sign, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:16] Then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings? +[54:17] And We have indeed made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:18] 'Ad (people) belied (their Prophet, Hud), then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings? +[54:19] Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity. +[54:20] Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms. +[54:21] Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings? +[54:22] And We have indeed made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:23] Thamud (people also) belied the warnings. +[54:24] For they said: "A man! Alone from among us, that we are to follow? Truly, then we should be in error and distress or madness!" +[54:25] "Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [Prophet Salih (Saleh)] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!" +[54:26] Tomorrow they will come to know, who is the liar, the insolent one! +[54:27] Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them [O Salih (Saleh)], and be patient! +[54:28] And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Each one's right to drink being established (by turns). +[54:29] But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her). +[54:30] Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings? +[54:31] Verily, We sent against them a single Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.), and they became like the dry stubble of a fold-builder. +[54:32] And indeed, We have made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:33] The people of Lout (Lot) belied the warnings. +[54:34] Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Lout (Lot), whom We saved in last hour of the night, +[54:35] As a Favour from Us, thus do We reward him who gives thanks (by obeying Us). +[54:36] And he [Lout (Lot)] indeed had warned them of Our Grasp, but they did doubt the warnings! +[54:37] And they indeed sought to shame his guest (by asking to commit sodomy with them). So We blinded their eyes, "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings." +[54:38] And verily, an abiding torment seized them early in the morning. +[54:39] "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings." +[54:40] And indeed, We have made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:41] And indeed, warnings came to the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) [through Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)]. +[54:42] (They) belied all Our Signs, so We seized them with a Seizure of the All-Mighty, All-Capable to carry out what he Will (Omnipotent). +[54:43] Are your disbelievers (O Quraish!) better than these [nations of Nuh (Noah), Lout (Lot), Salih (Saleh), and the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), etc., who were destroyed)? Or have you an immunity (against Our Torment) in the Divine Scriptures? +[54:44] Or do they say: "We are a great multitude, and we shall be victorious?" +[54:45] Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs. +[54:46] Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter. +[54:47] Verily, the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter). +[54:48] The Day they will be dragged in the Fire on their faces (it will be said to them): "Taste you the touch of Hell!" +[54:49] Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation, as written in the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). +[54:50] And Our Commandment is but one, as the twinkling of an eye. +[54:51] And indeed, We have destroyed your likes, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? +[54:52] And each and everything they have done is noted in (their) Records (of deeds). +[54:53] And everything, small and big is written (in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz already beforehand i.e. before it befalls, or is done by its doer) (See the Quran V. 57:22). +[54:54] Verily, The Muttaqun (pious), will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise). +[54:55] In a seat of truth (i.e. Paradise), near the Omnipotent King (Allah, the All-Blessed, the Most High, the Owner of Majesty and Honour). + +Surah 55: Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) +---------------------------------------- +[55:1] The Most Beneficent (Allah)! +[55:2] Has taught (you mankind) the Quran (by His Mercy). +[55:3] He created man. +[55:4] He taught him eloquent speech. +[55:5] The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning, etc.). +[55:6] And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate. +[55:7] And the heaven He has raised high, and He has set up the Balance. +[55:8] In order that you may not transgress (due) balance. +[55:9] And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient. +[55:10] And the earth He has put for the creatures. +[55:11] Therein are fruits, date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates). +[55:12] And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants. +[55:13] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:14] He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery. +[55:15] And the jinns did He create from a smokeless flame of fire. +[55:16] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:17] (He is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter). +[55:18] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:19] He has let loosed the two seas (the salt water and the sweet) meeting together. +[55:20] Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress. +[55:21] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:22] Out of them both come out pearl and coral. +[55:23] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:24] And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains. +[55:25] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:26] Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish. +[55:27] And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever. +[55:28] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:29] Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He has a matter to bring forth (such as giving honour to some, disgrace to some, life to some, death to some, etc.)! +[55:30] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:31] We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinns and men)! +[55:32] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:33] O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)! +[55:34] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:35] There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves. +[55:36] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:37] Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide. +[55:38] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:39] So on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinn as to his sin, (because they have already been known from their faces either white or black). +[55:40] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:41] The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. +[55:42] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:43] This is Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) denied. +[55:44] They will go between it (Hell) and the boiling hot water! +[55:45] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:46] But for him who [the true believer of Islamic Monotheism who performs all the duties ordained by Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW, and keeps away (abstain) from all kinds of sin and evil deeds prohibited in Islam and] fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise). +[55:47] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:48] With spreading branches; +[55:49] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:50] In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free) +[55:51] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:52] In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs. +[55:53] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:54] Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand. +[55:55] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:56] Wherein both will be those (maidens) restraining their glances upon their husbands, whom no man or jinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual intercourse) before them. +[55:57] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:58] (In beauty) they are like rubies and coral. +[55:59] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:60] Is there any reward for good other than good? +[55:61] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:62] And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise). +[55:63] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:64] Dark green (in colour). +[55:65] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:66] In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth water. +[55:67] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:68] In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and pomegranates. +[55:69] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:70] Therein (gardens) will be fair (wives) good and beautiful; +[55:71] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:72] Houris (beautiful, fair females) restrained in pavilions; +[55:73] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:74] Whom no man or jinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual intercourse) before them. +[55:75] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:76] Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses. +[55:77] Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny? +[55:78] Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour. + +Surah 56: Al-Waqi'ah (The Event) +---------------------------------------- +[56:1] When the Event (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) befalls. +[56:2] And there can be no denying of its befalling. +[56:3] It will bring low (some); (and others) it will exalt; +[56:4] When the earth will be shaken with a terrible shake. +[56:5] And the mountains will be powdered to dust. +[56:6] So that they will become floating dust particles. +[56:7] And you (all) will be in three kinds (i.e. separate groups). +[56:8] So those on the Right Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Records in their right hands), Who will be those on the Right Hand? (As a respect for them, because they will enter Paradise). +[56:9] And those on the Left Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Record in their left hands), Who will be those on the Left Hand? (As a disgrace for them, because they will enter Hell). +[56:10] And those foremost [(in Islamic Faith of Monotheism and in performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very first call for to embrace Islam,] will be foremost (in Paradise). +[56:11] These will be those nearest to Allah. +[56:12] In the Gardens of delight (Paradise). +[56:13] A multitude of those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam). +[56:14] And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later time (generations). +[56:15] (They will be) on thrones woven with gold and precious stones, +[56:16] Reclining thereon, face to face. +[56:17] They will be served by immortal boys, +[56:18] With cups, and jugs, and a glass from the flowing wine, +[56:19] Wherefrom they will get neither any aching of the head, nor any intoxication. +[56:20] And fruit; that they may choose. +[56:21] And the flesh of fowls that they desire. +[56:22] And (there will be) Houris (fair females) with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious), +[56:23] Like unto preserved pearls. +[56:24] A reward for what they used to do. +[56:25] No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech (like backbiting, etc.). +[56:26] But only the saying of: Salam!, Salam! (greetings with peace)! +[56:27] And those on the Right Hand, Who will be those on the Right Hand? +[56:28] (They will be) among thornless lote-trees, +[56:29] Among Talh (banana-trees) with fruits piled one above another, +[56:30] In shade long-extended, +[56:31] By water flowing constantly, +[56:32] And fruit in plenty, +[56:33] Whose season is not limited, and their supply will not be cut off, +[56:34] And on couches or thrones, raised high. +[56:35] Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation. +[56:36] And made them virgins. +[56:37] Loving (their husbands only), equal in age. +[56:38] For those on the Right Hand. +[56:39] A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam). +[56:40] And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the later times (generations). +[56:41] And those on the Left Hand Who will be those on the Left Hand? +[56:42] In fierce hot wind and boiling water, +[56:43] And shadow of black smoke, +[56:44] (That shadow) neither cool, nor (even) good, +[56:45] Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury, +[56:46] And were persisting in great sin (joining partners in worship along with Allah, committing murders and other crimes, etc.) +[56:47] And they used to say: "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected? +[56:48] "And also our forefathers?" +[56:49] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. +[56:50] "All will surely be gathered together for appointed Meeting of a known Day. +[56:51] "Then moreover, verily, you the erring-ones, the deniers (of Resurrection)! +[56:52] "You verily will eat of the trees of Zaqqum. +[56:53] "Then you will fill your bellies therewith, +[56:54] "And drink boiling water on top of it, +[56:55] "So you will drink (that) like thirsty camels!" +[56:56] That will be their entertainment on the Day of Recompense! +[56:57] We created you, then why do you believe not? +[56:58] Then tell Me (about) the human semen that you emit. +[56:59] Is it you who create it (i.e. make this semen into a perfect human being), or are We the Creator? +[56:60] We have decreed death to you all, and We are not unable, +[56:61] To transfigure you and create you in (forms) that you know not. +[56:62] And indeed, you have already known the first form of creation (i.e. the creation of Adam), why then do you not remember or take heed? +[56:63] Tell Me! The seed that you sow in the ground. +[56:64] Is it you that make it grow, or are We the Grower? +[56:65] Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry pieces, and you would be regretful (or left in wonderment). +[56:66] (Saying): "We are indeed Mughramun (i.e. ruined or lost the money without any profit, or punished by the loss of all that we spend for cultivation, etc.)! [See Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 17, Page 219] +[56:67] "Nay, but we are deprived!" +[56:68] Tell Me! The water that you drink. +[56:69] Is it you who cause it from the rainclouds to come down, or are We the Causer of it to come down? +[56:70] If We willed, We verily could make it salt (and undrinkable), why then do you not give thanks (to Allah)? +[56:71] Tell Me! The fire which you kindle, +[56:72] Is it you who made the tree thereof to grow, or are We the Grower? +[56:73] We have made it a Reminder (for the Hell-fire, in the Hereafter); and an article of use for the travellers (and all the others, in this world). +[56:74] Then glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great. +[56:75] So I swear by Mawaqi (setting or the mansions, etc.) of the stars (they traverse). +[56:76] And verily, that is indeed a great oath, if you but know. +[56:77] That (this) is indeed an honourable recital (the Noble Quran). +[56:78] In a Book well-guarded (with Allah in the heaven i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). +[56:79] Which (that Book with Allah) none can touch but the purified (i.e. the angels). +[56:80] A Revelation (this Quran) from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[56:81] Is it such a talk (this Quran) that you (disbelievers) deny? +[56:82] And instead (of thanking Allah) for the provision He gives you, on the contrary, you deny Him (by disbelief)! +[56:83] Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat? +[56:84] And you at the moment are looking on, +[56:85] But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not, [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 27, Page 209] +[56:86] Then why do you not, if you are exempt from the reckoning and recompense (punishment, etc.) +[56:87] Bring back the soul (to its body), if you are truthful? +[56:88] Then, if he (the dying person) be of the Muqarrabun (those brought near to Allah), +[56:89] (There is for him) rest and provision, and a Garden of delights (Paradise). +[56:90] And if he (the dying person) be of those on the Right Hand, +[56:91] Then there is safety and peace (from the Punishment of Allah) for (you as you are from) those on the Right Hand. +[56:92] But if he (the dying person) be of the denying (of the Resurrection), the erring (away from the Right Path of Islamic Monotheism), +[56:93] Then for him is entertainment with boiling water. +[56:94] And burning in Hell-fire. +[56:95] Verily, this! This is an absolute Truth with certainty. +[56:96] So glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great. + +Surah 57: Al-Hadid (Iron) +---------------------------------------- +[57:1] Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, and He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise. +[57:2] His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, It is He Who gives life and causes death; and He is Able to do all things. +[57:3] He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing. +[57:4] He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days and then Istawa (rose over) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). He knows what goes into the earth and what comes forth from it, what descends from the heaven and what ascends thereto. And He is with you (by His Knowledge) wheresoever you may be. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. +[57:5] His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allah return all the matters (for decision). +[57:6] He merges night into day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night is added into the hours of the day), and merges day into night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the day is added into the hours of the night), and He has full knowledge of whatsoever is in the breasts. +[57:7] Believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and spend of that whereof He has made you trustees. And such of you as believe and spend (in Allah's Way), theirs will be a great reward. +[57:8] And what is the matter with you that you believe not in Allah! While the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) invites you to believe in your Lord (Allah), and He (Allah) has indeed taken your covenant, if you are real believers. +[57:9] It is He Who sends down manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to His slave (Muhammad SAW) that He may bring you out from darkness into light. And verily, Allah is to you full of kindness, Most Merciful. +[57:10] And what is the matter with you that you spend not in the Cause of Allah? And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquering (of Makkah) (with those among you who did so later). Such are higher in degree than those who spent and fought afterwards. But to all, Allah has promised the best (reward). And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[57:11] Who is he that will lend to Allah a goodly loan, then (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying), and he will have (besides) a good reward (i.e. Paradise). +[57:12] On the Day you shall see the believing men and the believing women their light running forward before them and by their right hands. Glad tidings for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, this is the great success! +[57:13] On the Day when the hypocrites men and women will say to the believers: "Wait for us! Let us get something from your light!" It will be said: "Go back to your rear! Then seek a light!" So a wall will be put up between them, with a gate therein. Inside it will be mercy, and outside it will be torment." +[57:14] (The hypocrites) will call the believers: "Were we not with you?" The believers will reply: "Yes! But you led yourselves into temptations, you looked forward for our destruction; you doubted (in Faith); and you were deceived by false desires, till the Command of Allah came to pass. And the chief deceiver (Satan) deceived you in respect of Allah." +[57:15] So this Day no ransom shall be taken from you (hypocrites), nor of those who disbelieved, (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism). Your abode is the Fire, that is the proper place for you, and worst indeed is that destination. +[57:16] Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) to be affected by Allah's Reminder (this Quran), and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e. Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[57:17] Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death! Indeed We have made clear the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to you, if you but understand. +[57:18] Verily, those who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat and alms, etc.), men and women, and lend to Allah a goodly loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and theirs shall be an honourable good reward (i.e. Paradise). +[57:19] And those who believe in (the Oneness of) Allah and His Messengers, they are the Siddiqun (i.e. those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them), and the martyrs with their Lord, they shall have their reward and their light. But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they shall be the dwellers of the blazing Fire. +[57:20] Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the disbelievers, evil-doers), and (there is) Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers, good-doers), whereas the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment. +[57:21] Race one with another in hastening towards Forgiveness from your Lord (Allah), and towards Paradise, the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Messengers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He pleases. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. +[57:22] No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz), before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah. +[57:23] In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters. +[57:24] Those who are misers and enjoin upon people miserliness (Allah is not in need of their charity). And whosoever turns away (from Faith Allah's Monotheism), then Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[57:25] Indeed We have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance (justice) that mankind may keep up justice. And We brought forth iron wherein is mighty power (in matters of war), as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help Him (His religion), and His Messengers in the unseen. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty. +[57:26] And indeed, We sent Nuh (Noah) and Ibrahim (Abraham), and placed in their offspring Prophethood and Scripture, and among them there is he who is guided, but many of them are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[57:27] Then, We sent after them, Our Messengers, and We sent 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him the Injeel (Gospel). And We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, but (they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance. So We gave those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[57:28] O you who believe [in Musa (Moses) (i.e. Jews) and 'Iesa (Jesus) (i.e. Christians)]! Fear Allah, and believe too in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), He will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), and He will forgive you. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[57:29] So that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allah, and that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. + +Surah 58: Al-Mujadilah (The Pleading Woman) +---------------------------------------- +[58:1] Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her (Khaulah bint Tha'labah) that disputes with you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning her husband (Aus bin As-Samit), and complains to Allah. And Allah hears the argument between you both. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer. +[58:2] Those among you who make their wives unlawful (Az-Zihar) to them by saying to them "You are like my mother's back." They cannot be their mothers. None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And verily, they utter an ill word and a lie. And verily, Allah is Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. +[58:3] And those who make unlawful to them (their wives) (by Az-Zihar) and wish to free themselves from what they uttered, (the penalty) in that case (is) the freeing of a slave before they touch each other. That is an admonition to you (so that you may not return to such an ill thing). And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[58:4] And he who finds not (the money for freeing a slave) must fast two successive months before they both touch each other. And for him who is unable to do so, he should feed sixty of Miskin (poor). That is in order that you may have perfect Faith in Allah and His Messenger. These are the limits set by Allah. And for disbelievers, there is a painful torment. +[58:5] Verily, those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will be disgraced, as those before them (among the past nation), were disgraced. And We have sent down clear Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). And for the disbelievers is a disgracing torment. +[58:6] On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all together (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and inform them of what they did. Allah has kept account of it, while they have forgotten it. And Allah is Witness over all things. +[58:7] Have you not seen that Allah knows whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth? There is no Najwa (secret counsel) of three, but He is their fourth (with His Knowledge, while He Himself is over the Throne, over the seventh heaven), nor of five but He is their sixth (with His Knowledge), not of less than that or more, but He is with them (with His Knowledge) wheresoever they may be; and afterwards on the Day of Resurrection, He will inform them of what they did. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything. +[58:8] Have you not seen those who were forbidden to hold secret counsels, and afterwards returned to that which they had been forbidden, and conspired together for sin and wrong doing and disobedience to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW). And when they come to you, they greet you with a greeting wherewith Allah greets you not, and say within themselves: "Why should Allah punish us not for what we say?" Hell will be sufficient for them, they will burn therein, and worst indeed is that destination! +[58:9] O you who believe! When you hold secret counsel, do it not for sin and wrong-doing, and disobedience towards the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) but do it for Al-Birr (righteousness) and Taqwa (virtues and piety); and fear Allah unto Whom you shall be gathered. +[58:10] Secret counsels (conspiracies) are only from Shaitan (Satan), in order that he may cause grief to the believers. But he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits, and in Allah let the believers put their trust. +[58:11] O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up [for prayers, Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause), or for any other good deed], rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. +[58:12] O you who believe! When you (want to) consult the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be better and purer for you. But if you find not (the means for it), then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[58:13] Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If then you do it not, and Allah has forgiven you, then (at least) perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat and obey Allah (i.e. do all what Allah and His Prophet SAW order you to do). And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[58:14] Have you (O Muhammad SAW) not seen those (hypocrites) who take for friends a people upon whom is the Wrath of Allah (i.e. Jews)? They are neither of you (Muslims) nor of them (Jews), and they swear to a lie while they know. +[58:15] Allah has prepared for them a severe torment. Evil indeed is that which they used to do. +[58:16] They have made their oaths a screen (for their evil actions). Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, so they shall have a humiliating torment. +[58:17] Their children and their wealth will avail them nothing against Allah. They will be (the) dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. +[58:18] On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all together (for their account), then they will swear to Him as they swear to you (O Muslims). And they think that they have something (to stand upon). Verily, they are liars! +[58:19] Shaitan (Satan) has overtaken them. So he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah. They are the party of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, it is the party of Shaitan (Satan) that will be the losers! +[58:20] Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), they will be among the lowest (most humiliated). +[58:21] Allah has decreed: "Verily! It is I and My Messengers who shall be the victorious." Verily, Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty. +[58:22] You (O Muhammad SAW) will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), even though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred (people). For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Ruh (proofs, light and true guidance) from Himself. And We will admit them to Gardens (Paradise) under which rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allah is pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Verily, it is the Party of Allah that will be the successful. + +Surah 59: Al-Hashr (The Banishment) +---------------------------------------- +[59:1] Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[59:2] He it is Who drove out the disbelievers among the people of the Scripture (i.e. the Jews of the tribe of Bani An-Nadir) from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think that they would get out. And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But Allah's (Torment) reached them from a place whereof they expected it not, and He cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their own dwellings with their own hands and the hands of the believers. Then take admonition, O you with eyes (to see). +[59:3] And had it not been that Allah had decreed exile for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world, and in the Hereafter theirs shall be the torment of the Fire. +[59:4] That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW). And whosoever opposes Allah, then verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. +[59:5] What you (O Muslims) cut down of the palm-trees (of the enemy), or you left them standing on their stems, it was by Leave of Allah, and in order that He might disgrace the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[59:6] And what Allah gave as booty (Fai') to His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from them, for which you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Messengers over whomsoever He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things. +[59:7] What Allah gave as booty (Fai') to His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from the people of the townships, - it is for Allah, His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), the kindred (of Messenger Muhammad SAW), the orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), and the wayfarer, in order that it may not become a fortune used by the rich among you. And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. +[59:8] (And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking Bounties from Allah and to please Him. And helping Allah (i.e. helping His religion) and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW). Such are indeed the truthful (to what they say); +[59:9] And those who, before them, had homes (in Al-Madinah) and had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have been given (from the booty of Bani An-Nadir), and give them (emigrants) preference over themselves, even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, such are they who will be the successful. +[59:10] And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful. +[59:11] Have you (O Muhammad SAW) not observed the hypocrites who say to their friends among the people of the Scripture who disbelieve: "(By Allah) If you are expelled, we (too) indeed will go out with you, and we shall never obey any one against you, and if you are attacked (in fight), we shall indeed help you." But Allah is Witness, that they verily, are liars. +[59:12] Surely, if they (the Jews) are expelled, never will they (hypocrites) go out with them, and if they are attacked, they will never help them. And if they do help them, they (hypocrites) will turn their backs, so they will not be victorious. +[59:13] Verily, you (believers in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are more awful as a fear in their (Jews of Bani An-Nadir) breasts than Allah. That is because they are a people who comprehend not (the Majesty and Power of Allah). +[59:14] They fight not against you even together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Their enmity among themselves is very great. You would think they were united, but their hearts are divided, that is because they are a people who understand not. +[59:15] They are like their immediate predecessors (the Jews of Bani Qainuqa', who suffered), they tasted the evil result of their conduct, and (in the Hereafter, there is) for them a painful torment; +[59:16] (Their allies deceived them) like Shaitan (Satan), when he says to man: "Disbelieve in Allah." But when (man) disbelieves in Allah, Shaitan (Satan) says: "I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)!" +[59:17] So the end of both will be that they will be in the Fire, abiding therein. Such is the recompense of the Zalimun (i.e. polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in Allah and in His Oneness, etc.). +[59:18] O you who believe! Fear Allah and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[59:19] And be not like those who forgot Allah (i.e. became disobedient to Allah) and He caused them to forget their ownselves, (let them to forget to do righteous deeds). Those are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[59:20] Not equal are the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of the Paradise. It is the dwellers of Paradise that will be successful. +[59:21] Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder by the fear of Allah. Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect. +[59:22] He is Allah, than Whom there is La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen (open). He is the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. +[59:23] He is Allah than Whom there is La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) the King, the Holy, the One Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as partners with Him. +[59:24] He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. + +Surah 60: Al-Mumtahanah (The Woman who is Examined) +---------------------------------------- +[60:1] O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists, etc.) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, this Quran, and Muhammad SAW), and have driven out the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and yourselves (from your homeland) because you believe in Allah your Lord! If you have come forth to strive in My Cause and to seek My Good Pleasure, (then take not these disbelievers and polytheists, etc., as your friends). You show friendship to them in secret, while I am All-Aware of what you conceal and what you reveal. And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path. +[60:2] Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that you should disbelieve. +[60:3] Neither your relatives nor your children will benefit you on the Day of Resurrection (against Allah). He will judge between you. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. +[60:4] Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allah Alone," except the saying of Ibrahim (Abraham) to his father: "Verily, I will ask for forgiveness (from Allah) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before Allah." Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return, +[60:5] "Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the disbelievers, and forgive us, Our Lord! Verily, You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." +[60:6] Certainly, there has been in them an excellent example for you to follow, for those who look forward to (the Meeting with) Allah (for the reward from Him) and the Last Day. And whosoever turn away, then verily, Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all Praise. +[60:7] Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power (over all things), and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[60:8] Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity. +[60:9] It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your homes, and helped to drive you out, that Allah forbids you to befriend them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the Zalimun (wrong-doers those who disobey Allah). +[60:10] O you who believe! When believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them, Allah knows best as to their Faith, then if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers, they are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them. But give the disbelievers that (amount of money) which they have spent [as their Mahr] to them. And there will be no sin on you to marry them if you have paid their Mahr to them. Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as wives, and ask for (the return of) that which you have spent (as Mahr) and let them (the disbelievers, etc.) ask back for that which they have spent. That is the Judgement of Allah. He judges between you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[60:11] And if any of your wives have gone from you to the disbelievers, and you have an accession (by the coming over of a woman from the other side), then pay to those whose wives have gone, the equivalent of what they had spent (on their Mahr). And fear Allah in Whom you believe. +[60:12] O Prophet! When believing women come to you to give you the Bai'a (pledge), that they will not associate anything in worship with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood (i.e. by making illegal children belonging to their husbands), and that they will not disobey you in any Ma'ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all that which Islam ordains) then accept their Bai'a (pledge), and ask Allah to forgive them, Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[60:13] O you who believe! Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allah (i.e. the Jews). Surely, they have been in despair to receive any good in the Hereafter, just as the disbelievers have been in despair about those (buried) in graves (that they will not be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection). + +Surah 61: As-Saff (The Ranks) +---------------------------------------- +[61:1] Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[61:2] O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? +[61:3] Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do. +[61:4] Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure. +[61:5] And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Why do you hurt me while you know certainly that I am the Messenger of Allah to you? So when they turned away (from the Path of Allah), Allah turned their hearts away (from the Right Path). And Allah guides not the people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[61:6] And (remember) when 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah unto you confirming the Taurat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad. But when he (Ahmad i.e. Muhammad SAW) came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain magic." +[61:7] And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie against Allah, while he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers) folk. +[61:8] They intend to put out the Light of Allah (i.e. the religion of Islam, this Quran, and Prophet Muhammad SAW) with their mouths. But Allah will complete His Light even though the disbelievers hate (it). +[61:9] He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islamic Monotheism) to make it victorious over all (other) religions even though the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammed SAW) hate (it). +[61:10] O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment. +[61:11] That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know! +[61:12] (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of 'Adn - Eternity ['Adn (Edn) Paradise], that is indeed the great success. +[61:13] And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love, help from Allah (against your enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad SAW) to the believers. +[61:14] O you who believe! Be you helpers (in the Cause) of Allah as said 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), to Al-Hawariun (the disciples): "Who are my helpers (in the Cause) of Allah?" Al-Hawarieen (the disciples) said: "We are Allah's helpers" (i.e. we will strive in His Cause!). Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved. So We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they became the uppermost. + +Surah 62: Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation) +---------------------------------------- +[62:1] Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah, the King (of everything), the Holy, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[62:2] He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves, reciting to them His Verses, purifying them (from the filth of disbelief and polytheism), and teaching them the Book (this Quran, Islamic laws and Islamic jurisprudence) and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah: legal ways, orders, acts of worship, etc. of Prophet Muhammad SAW). And verily, they had been before in mainfest error; +[62:3] And He has sent him (Prophet Muhammad SAW) also to others among them (Muslims) who have not yet joined them (but they will come). And He (Allah) is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. +[62:4] That is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is the Owner of Mighty Grace. +[62:5] The likeness of those who were entrusted with the (obligation of the) Taurat (Torah) (i.e. to obey its commandments and to practise its legal laws), but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is as the likeness of a donkey who carries huge burdens of books (but understands nothing from them). How bad is the example (or the likeness) of people who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah. And Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers, etc.). +[62:6] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of (all) other mankind, then long for death if you are truthful." +[62:7] But they will never long for it (death), because of what (deeds) their hands have sent before them! And Allah knows well the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers, etc.). +[62:8] Say (to them): "Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to (Allah), the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you what you used to do." +[62:9] O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you did but know! +[62:10] Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working, etc.), and remember Allah much, that you may be successful. +[62:11] And when they see some merchandise or some amusement [beating of Tambur (drum) etc.] they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (Muhammad SAW) standing [while delivering Jumu'ah's religious talk (Khutbah)]. Say "That which Allah has is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allah is the Best of providers." + +Surah 63: Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites) +---------------------------------------- +[63:1] When the hypocrites come to you (O Muhammad SAW), they say: "We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah." Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed. +[63:2] They have made their oaths a screen (for their hypocrisy). Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allah. Verily, evil is what they used to do. +[63:3] That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts are sealed, so they understand not. +[63:4] And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are as blocks of wood propped up. They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path. +[63:5] And when it is said to them: "Come, so that the Messenger of Allah may ask forgiveness from Allah for you", they turn aside their heads, and you would see them turning away their faces in pride. +[63:6] It is equal to them whether you (Muhammad SAW) ask forgiveness or ask not forgiveness for them. Verily, Allah guides not the people who are the Fasiqin (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). +[63:7] They are the ones who say: "Spend not on those who are with Allah's Messenger, until they desert him." And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites comprehend not. +[63:8] They (hyprocrites) say: "If we return to Al-Madinah, indeed the more honourable ('Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul, the chief of hyprocrites at Al-Madinah) will expel therefrom the meaner (i.e. Allah's Messenger SAW)." But honour, power and glory belong to Allah, His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not. +[63:9] O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers. +[63:10] And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you, before death comes to one of you and he says: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (i.e. Zakat) of my wealth, and be among the righteous [i.e. perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah)]. +[63:11] And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. + +Surah 64: At-Taghabun (The Manifestation of Losses) +---------------------------------------- +[64:1] Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. His is the dominion, and to Him belong all the praises and thanks, and He is Able to do all things. +[64:2] He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do. +[64:3] He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes, and to Him is the final Return. +[64:4] He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). +[64:5] Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime? And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment. +[64:6] That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs (signs), but they said: "Shall mere men guide us?" So they disbelieved and turned away (from the truth), and Allah was not in need (of them). And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise. +[64:7] The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected (for the Account). Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did, and that is easy for Allah. +[64:8] Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and in the Light (this Quran) which We have sent down. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. +[64:9] (And remember) the Day when He will gather you (all) on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of mutual loss and gain (i.e. loss for the disbelievers as they will enter the Hell-fire and gain for the believers as they will enter Paradise). And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous good deeds, He will remit from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) to dwell therein forever, that will be the great success. +[64:10] But those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination. +[64:11] No calamity befalls, but with the Leave [i.e. decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)], and Allah is the All-Knower of everything. +[64:12] Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey (the Message) clearly. +[64:13] Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), and in Allah (Alone), therefore, let the believers put their trust. +[64:14] O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you (i.e. may stop you from the obedience of Allah), therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive (their faults), then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[64:15] Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward (Paradise). +[64:16] So keep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can; listen and obey; and spend in charity, that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, then they are the successful ones. +[64:17] If you lend to Allah a goodly loan (i.e. spend in Allah's Cause) He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Most Ready to appreciate and to reward, Most Forbearing, +[64:18] All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. + +Surah 65: At-Talaq (Divorce) +---------------------------------------- +[65:1] O Prophet (SAW)! When you divorce women, divorce them at their 'Iddah (prescribed periods), and count (accurately) their 'Iddah (periods). And fear Allah your Lord (O Muslims), and turn them not out of their (husband's) homes, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open illegal sexual intercourse. And those are the set limits of Allah. And whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allah, then indeed he has wronged himself. You (the one who divorces his wife) know not, it may be that Allah will afterward bring some new thing to pass (i.e. to return her back to you if that was the first or second divorce). +[65:2] Then when they are about to fulfil their term appointed, either take them back in a good manner or part with them in a good manner. And take for witness two just persons from among you (Muslims). And establish the witness for Allah. That will be an admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). +[65:3] And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allah has set a measure for all things. +[65:4] And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the 'Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubts (about their periods), is three months, and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in case of death]. And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they deliver (their burdens), and whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him. +[65:5] That is the Command of Allah, which He has sent down to you, and whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will remit his sins from him, and will enlarge his reward. +[65:6] Lodge them (the divorced women) where you dwell, according to your means, and do not treat them in such a harmful way that they be obliged to leave. And if they are pregnant, then spend on them till they deliver. Then if they give suck to the children for you, give them their due payment, and let each of you accept the advice of the other in a just way. But if you make difficulties for one another, then some other woman may give suck for him (the father of the child). +[65:7] Let the rich man spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. Allah will grant after hardship, ease. +[65:8] And many a town (population) revolted against the Command of its Lord and His Messengers, and We called it to a severe account (i.e. torment in this worldly life), and shall punish it with a horrible torment (in Hell, in the Hereafter). +[65:9] So it tasted the evil result of its disbelief, and the consequence of its disbelief was loss (destruction in this life and an eternal punishment in the Hereafter). +[65:10] Allah has prepared for them a severe torment. So fear Allah and keep your duty to Him, O men of understanding who have believed! - Allah has indeed sent down to you a Reminder (this Quran). +[65:11] (And has also sent to you) a Messenger (Muhammad SAW), who recites to you the Verses of Allah (the Quran) containing clear explanations, that He may take out, those who believe and do righteous good deeds from the darkness (of polytheism and disbelief) to the light (of Monotheism and true Faith). And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous good deeds, He will admit him into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. Allah has indeed granted for him an excellent provision. +[65:12] It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge. + +Surah 66: At-Tahrim (The Prohibition) +---------------------------------------- +[66:1] O Prophet! Why do you ban (for yourself) that which Allah has made lawful to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[66:2] Allah has already ordained for you (O men), the dissolution of your oaths. And Allah is your Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector, etc.) and He is the All-Knower, the All-Wise. +[66:3] And (remember) when the Prophet (SAW) disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hafsah), so when she told it (to another i.e. 'Aishah), and Allah made it known to him, he informed part thereof and left a part. Then when he told her (Hafsah) thereof, she said: "Who told you this?" He said: "The All-Knower, the All-Aware (Allah) has told me". +[66:4] If you two (wives of the Prophet SAW, namely 'Aishah and Hafsah) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet SAW likes), but if you help one another against him (Muhammad SAW), then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector, etc.), and Jibrael (Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers, and furthermore, the angels are his helpers. +[66:5] It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you, Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers, obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely, fasting or emigrants (for Allah's sake), previously married and virgins. +[66:6] O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded. +[66:7] (It will be said in the Hereafter) O you who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism)! Make no excuses this Day! You are being requited only for what you used to do. +[66:8] O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) the Day that Allah will not disgrace the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and those who believe with him, their Light will run forward before them and with (their Records Books of deeds) in their right hands they will say: "Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us [and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirat (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely] and grant us forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do all things." +[66:9] O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe against them, their abode will be Hell, and worst indeed is that destination. +[66:10] Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve, the wife of Nuh (Noah) and the wife of Lout (Lot). They were under two of our righteous slaves, but they both betrayed their (husbands by rejecting their doctrine) so they [Nuh (Noah) and Lout (Lot)] benefited them (their respective wives) not, against Allah, and it was said: "Enter the Fire along with those who enter!" +[66:11] And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his work, and save me from the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in Allah). +[66:12] And Maryam (Mary), the daughter of 'Imran who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (the sleeve of her shirt or her garment) through Our Ruh [i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel)], and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord [i.e. believed in the Words of Allah: "Be!" and he was; that is 'Iesa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary); as a Messenger of Allah], and (also believed in) His Scriptures, and she was of the Qanitin (i.e. obedient to Allah). + +Surah 67: Al-Mulk (The Kingdom) +---------------------------------------- +[67:1] Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. +[67:2] Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving; +[67:3] Who has created the seven heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creations of the Most Beneficent. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?" +[67:4] Then look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out. +[67:5] And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire. +[67:6] And for those who disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination. +[67:7] When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth. +[67:8] It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?" +[67:9] They will say: "Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.'" +[67:10] And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" +[67:11] Then they will confess their sin. So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire. +[67:12] Verily! Those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His Punishment in the Hereafter, etc.), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). +[67:13] And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). +[67:14] Should not He Who has created know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves) All-Aware (of everything). +[67:15] He it is, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be the Resurrection. +[67:16] Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, then behold it shakes (as in an earthquake)? +[67:17] Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning? +[67:18] And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)? +[67:19] Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Beneficent (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything. +[67:20] Who is he besides the Most Beneficent that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion. +[67:21] Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth). +[67:22] Is he who walks without seeing on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks on a Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism). +[67:23] Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give. +[67:24] Say: "It is He Who has created you from the earth, and to Him shall you be gathered (in the Hereafter)." +[67:25] They say: "When will this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass? if you are telling the truth." +[67:26] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The knowledge (of its exact time) is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner." +[67:27] But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be different (black, sad, and in grieve), and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!" +[67:28] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us, - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?" +[67:29] Say: "He is the Most Beneficent (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who is it that is in manifest error." +[67:30] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to be sunk away, who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water?" + +Surah 68: Al-Qalam (The Pen) +---------------------------------------- +[68:1] Nun. [These letters (Nun, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men). +[68:2] You (O Muhammad SAW) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman. +[68:3] And verily, for you (O Muhammad SAW) will be an endless reward. +[68:4] And verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) are on an exalted standard of character. +[68:5] You will see, and they will see, +[68:6] Which of you is afflicted with madness. +[68:7] Verily, your Lord knows better, who (among men) has gone astray from His Path, and He knows better those who are guided. +[68:8] So (O Muhammad SAW) obey not the deniers [(of Islamic Monotheism those who belie the Verses of Allah), the Oneness of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW), etc.] +[68:9] They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you. +[68:10] And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless, +[68:11] A slanderer, going about with calumnies, +[68:12] Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful, +[68:13] Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth), +[68:14] (He was so) because he had wealth and children. +[68:15] When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!" +[68:16] We shall brand him over the nose! +[68:17] Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning, +[68:18] Without saying: Insha' Allah (If Allah will). +[68:19] Then there passed by on the (garden) something (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep. +[68:20] So the (garden) became black by the morning, like a pitch dark night (in complete ruins). +[68:21] Then they called out one to another as soon as the morning broke, +[68:22] Saying: "Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck the fruits." +[68:23] So they departed, conversing in secret low tones (saying), +[68:24] No Miskin (poor man) shall enter upon you into it today. +[68:25] And they went in the morning with strong intention, thinking that they have power (to prevent the poor taking anything of the fruits therefrom). +[68:26] But when they saw the (garden), they said: "Verily, we have gone astray," +[68:27] (Then they said): "Nay! Indeed we are deprived of (the fruits)!" +[68:28] The best among them said: "Did I not tell you: why do you not say: Insha' Allah (If Allah will)." +[68:29] They said: "Glory to Our Lord! Verily, we have been Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.)." +[68:30] Then they turned, one against another, in blaming. +[68:31] They said: "Woe to us! Verily, we were Taghun (transgressors and disobedient, etc.) +[68:32] We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this. Truly, we turn to our Lord (wishing for good that He may forgive our sins, and reward us in the Hereafter)." +[68:33] Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew. +[68:34] Verily, for the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2) are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord. +[68:35] Shall We then treat the (submitting) Muslims like the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc.)? +[68:36] What is the matter with you? How judge you? +[68:37] Or have you a Book through which you learn. +[68:38] That you shall have all that you choose? +[68:39] Or you have oaths from Us, reaching to the Day of Resurrection that yours will be what you judge. +[68:40] Ask them, which of them will stand surety for that! +[68:41] Or have they "partners"? Then let them bring their "partners" if they are truthful! +[68:42] (Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be called to prostrate (to Allah), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able to do so, +[68:43] Their eyes will be cast down, ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate (offer prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not). +[68:44] Then leave Me Alone with such as belie this Quran. We shall punish them gradually from directions they perceive not. +[68:45] And I will grant them a respite. Verily, My Plan is strong. +[68:46] Or is it that you (O Muhammad SAW) ask them a wage, so that they are heavily burdened with debt? +[68:47] Or that the Ghaib (unseen here in this Verse it means Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) is in their hands, so that they can write it down? +[68:48] So wait with patience for the Decision of your Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish, when he cried out (to Us) while he was in deep sorrow. (See the Quran, Verse 21:87). +[68:49] Had not a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed. +[68:50] But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous. +[68:51] And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatredness when they hear the Reminder (the Quran), and they say: "Verily, he (Muhammad SAW) is a madman!" +[68:52] But it is nothing else than a Reminder to all the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). + +Surah 69: Al-Haqqah (The Sure Truth) +---------------------------------------- +[69:1] The Reality (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)! +[69:2] What is the Reality? +[69:3] And what will make you know what the Reality is? +[69:4] Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah [the striking Hour (of Judgement)]! +[69:5] As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry! +[69:6] And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind; +[69:7] Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms! +[69:8] Do you see any remnants of them? +[69:9] And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lout (Lot)] committed sin, +[69:10] And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He punished them with a strong punishment. +[69:11] Verily! When the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]. +[69:12] That We might make it a remembrance for you, and the keen ear (person) may (hear and) understand it. +[69:13] Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one), +[69:14] And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing, +[69:15] Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall, +[69:16] And the heaven will split asunder, for that Day it (the heaven will be frail (weak), and torn up, +[69:17] And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them. +[69:18] That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden. +[69:19] Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Take, read my Record! +[69:20] "Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!" +[69:21] So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing. +[69:22] In a lofty Paradise, +[69:23] The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand. +[69:24] Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past! +[69:25] But as for him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record! +[69:26] "And that I had never known, how my Account is? +[69:27] "I wish, would that it had been my end (death)! +[69:28] "My wealth has not availed me, +[69:29] "My power and arguments (to defend myself) have gone from me!" +[69:30] (It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him, +[69:31] Then throw him in the blazing Fire. +[69:32] "Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!" +[69:33] Verily, He used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great, +[69:34] And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor), +[69:35] So no friend has he here this Day, +[69:36] Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds, +[69:37] None will eat except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists, etc.). +[69:38] So I swear by whatsoever you see, +[69:39] And by whatsoever you see not, +[69:40] That this is verily the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel) or Muhammad SAW which he has brought from Allah]. +[69:41] It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe! +[69:42] Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller), little is that you remember! +[69:43] This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). +[69:44] And if he (Muhammad SAW) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah), +[69:45] We surely should have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might), +[69:46] And then certainly should have cut off his life artery (Aorta), +[69:47] And none of you could withhold Us from (punishing) him. +[69:48] And verily, this Quran is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2). +[69:49] And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Quran). [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 29, Page 68] +[69:50] And indeed it (this Quran) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection). +[69:51] And Verily, it (this Quran) is an absolute truth with certainty. +[69:52] So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great. + +Surah 70: Al-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent) +---------------------------------------- +[70:1] A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall +[70:2] Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert, +[70:3] From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent. +[70:4] The angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years, +[70:5] So be patient (O Muhammad SAW), with a good patience. +[70:6] Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off, +[70:7] But We see it (quite) near. +[70:8] The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead, etc.). +[70:9] And the mountains will be like flakes of wool, +[70:10] And no friend will ask of a friend, +[70:11] Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help)], - the Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, disbeliever, etc.) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children. +[70:12] And his wife and his brother, +[70:13] And his kindred who sheltered him, +[70:14] And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him. +[70:15] By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell! +[70:16] Taking away (burning completely) the head skin! +[70:17] Calling: "[O Kafir (O disbeliever in Allah, His angels, His Book, His Messengers, Day of Resurrection and in Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments), O Mushrik (O polytheist, disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah)] (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind (on the Day of Resurrection) just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 18, Page 289] +[70:18] And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah). +[70:19] Verily, man (disbeliever) was created very impatient; +[70:20] Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him; +[70:21] And niggardly when good touches him; +[70:22] Except those devoted to Salat (prayers) +[70:23] Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers); +[70:24] And those in whose wealth there is a known right, +[70:25] For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened); +[70:26] And those who believe in the Day of Recompense, +[70:27] And those who fear the torment of their Lord, +[70:28] Verily! The torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure, +[70:29] And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts). +[70:30] Except with their wives and the (women slaves and captives) whom their right hands possess, for (then) they are not to be blamed, +[70:31] But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers. +[70:32] And those who keep their trusts and covenants; +[70:33] And those who stand firm in their testimonies; +[70:34] And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well. +[70:35] Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise) honoured. +[70:36] So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you (O Muhammad SAW), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Quran). +[70:37] (Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad SAW)? +[70:38] Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of delight? +[70:39] No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know! +[70:40] So I swear by the Lord of all [the three hundred and sixty (360)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able +[70:41] To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun. +[70:42] So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised. +[70:43] The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal, +[70:44] With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised! + +Surah 71: Nuh (Noah) +---------------------------------------- +[71:1] Verily, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people (Saying): "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful torment." +[71:2] He said: "O my people! Verily, I am a plain warner to you, +[71:3] "That you should worship Allah (Alone), be dutiful to Him, and obey me, +[71:4] "He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Verily, the term of Allah when it comes, cannot be delayed, if you but knew." +[71:5] He said: "O my Lord! Verily, I have called my people night and day (i.e. secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of Islamic Monotheism). +[71:6] "But all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight (from the truth). +[71:7] "And verily! Every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, and persisted (in their refusal), and magnified themselves in pride. +[71:8] "Then verily, I called to them openly (aloud); +[71:9] "Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private, +[71:10] "I said (to them): 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; Verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; +[71:11] 'He will send rain to you in abundance; +[71:12] 'And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers." +[71:13] What is the matter with you, [that you fear not Allah (His punishment), and] you hope not for reward (from Allah or you believe not in His Oneness). +[71:14] While He has created you in (different) stages [i.e. first Nutfah, then 'Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (VV. 23:13, 14) the Quran]. +[71:15] See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another, +[71:16] And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp? +[71:17] And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of) earth. [Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol. 29, Page 97]. +[71:18] Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth), and bring you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection)? +[71:19] And Allah has made for you the earth wide spread (an expanse). +[71:20] That you may go about therein in broad roads. +[71:21] Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! They have disobeyed me, and followed one whose wealth and children give him no increase but only loss. +[71:22] "And they have plotted a mighty plot. +[71:23] "And they have said: 'You shall not leave your gods, nor shall you leave Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr (names of the idols); +[71:24] "And indeed they have led many astray. And (O Allah): 'Grant no increase to the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers, etc.) save error." +[71:25] Because of their sins they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire, and they found none to help them instead of Allah. +[71:26] And Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth! +[71:27] "If You leave them, they will mislead Your slaves, and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers." +[71:28] "My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women. And to the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers, etc.) grant You no increase but destruction!" + +Surah 72: Al-Jinn (The Jinn) +---------------------------------------- +[72:1] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "It has been revealed to me that a group (from three to ten in number) of jinns listened (to this Quran). They said: 'Verily! We have heard a wonderful Recital (this Quran)! +[72:2] 'It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anything with our Lord (Allah). +[72:3] 'And exalted be the Majesty of our Lord, He has taken neither a wife, nor a son (or offspring or children). +[72:4] 'And that the foolish among us [i.e. Iblis (Satan) or the polytheists amongst the jinns] used to utter against Allah that which was wrong and not right. +[72:5] 'And verily, we thought that men and jinns would not utter a lie against Allah. +[72:6] 'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, but they (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief. +[72:7] 'And they thought as you thought, that Allah will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinns). +[72:8] 'And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. +[72:9] 'And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush. +[72:10] 'And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a Right Path. +[72:11] 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups each having a different way (religious sect, etc.). +[72:12] 'And we think that we cannot escape (from the punishment of) Allah in the earth, nor can we escape (from the punishment) by flight. +[72:13] 'And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Quran), we believed therein (Islamic Monotheism), and whosoever believes in his Lord shall have no fear, either of a decrease in the reward of his good deeds or an increase in punishment for his sins. +[72:14] 'And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to Allah, after listening to this Quran), and of us some are Al-Qasitun (disbelievers those who have deviated from the Right Path)'. And whosoever has embraced Islam (i.e. has become a Muslim by submitting to Allah), then such have sought the Right Path." +[72:15] And as for the Qasitun (disbelievers who deviated from the Right Path), they shall be firewood for Hell, +[72:16] If they (non-Muslims) had believed in Allah, and went on the Right Way (i.e. Islam) We should surely have bestowed on them water (rain) in abundance. +[72:17] That We might try them thereby. And whosoever turns away from the Reminder of his Lord (i.e. this Quran, and practice not its laws and orders), He will cause him to enter in a severe torment (i.e. Hell). +[72:18] And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah. +[72:19] (It has been revealed to me that) When the slave of Allah (Muhammad SAW) stood up invoking (his Lord Allah) in prayer to Him they (the jinns) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet's recitation). +[72:20] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I invoke only my Lord (Allah Alone), and I associate none as partners along with Him." +[72:21] Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to the Right Path." +[72:22] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "None can protect me from Allah's punishment (if I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him. +[72:23] "(Mine is) but conveyance (of the truth) from Allah and His Messages (of Islamic Monotheism), and whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, for him is the Fire of Hell, he shall dwell therein forever." +[72:24] Till, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who it is that is weaker concerning helpers and less important concerning numbers. +[72:25] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I know not whether (the punishment) which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term. +[72:26] "(He Alone) the All-Knower of the Gha'ib (unseen), and He reveals to none His Gha'ib (unseen)." +[72:27] Except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as He likes), and then He makes a band of watching guards (angels) to march before him and behind him. +[72:28] [He (Allah) protects them (the Messengers)], till He sees that they (the Messengers) have conveyed the Messages of their Lord (Allah). And He (Allah) surrounds all that which is with them, and He (Allah) keeps count of all things (i.e. He knows the exact number of everything). + +Surah 73: Al-Muzzammil (The One Covering Himself) +---------------------------------------- +[73:1] O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW)! +[73:2] Stand (to pray) all night, except a little. +[73:3] Half of it, or a little less than that, +[73:4] Or a little more; and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style. +[73:5] Verily, We shall send down to you a weighty Word (i.e. obligations, legal laws, etc.). +[73:6] Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allah). +[73:7] Verily, there is for you by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties, +[73:8] And remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion. +[73:9] (He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). So take Him Alone as Wakil (Disposer of your affairs). +[73:10] And be patient (O Muhammad SAW) with what they say, and keep away from them in a good way. +[73:11] And leave Me Alone to deal with the beliers (those who deny My Verses, etc.), and those who are in possession of good things of life. And give them respite for a little while. +[73:12] Verily, with Us are fetters (to bind them), and a raging Fire. +[73:13] And a food that chokes, and a painful torment. +[73:14] On the Day when the earth and the mountains will be in violent shake, and the mountains will be a heap of sand poured out and flowing down. +[73:15] Verily, We have sent to you (O men) a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) to be a witness over you, as We did send a Messenger [Musa (Moses)] to Fir'aun (Pharaoh). +[73:16] But Fir'aun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger [Musa (Moses)], so We seized him with a severe punishment. +[73:17] Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve, on a Day that will make the children grey-headed (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)? +[73:18] Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder? His Promise is certainly to be accomplished. +[73:19] Verily, this is an admonition, therefore whosoever will, let him take a Path to His Lord! +[73:20] Verily, your Lord knows that you do stand (to pray at night) a little less than two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so do a party of those with you, And Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you are unable to pray the whole night, so He has turned to you (in mercy). So, recite you of the Quran as much as may be easy for you. He knows that there will be some among you sick, others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's Bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause. So recite as much of the Quran as may be easy (for you), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, and lend to Allah a goodly loan, and whatever good you send before you for yourselves, (i.e. Nawafil non-obligatory acts of worship: prayers, charity, fasting, Hajj and 'Umrah, etc.), you will certainly find it with Allah, better and greater in reward. And seek Forgiveness of Allah. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. + +Surah 74: Al-Muddaththir (The One Wrapping Himself Up) +---------------------------------------- +[74:1] O you (Muhammad SAW) enveloped (in garments)! +[74:2] Arise and warn! +[74:3] And your Lord (Allah) magnify! +[74:4] And your garments purify! +[74:5] And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)! +[74:6] And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of Allah's obedience as a favour to Allah). +[74:7] And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)! +[74:8] Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. its second blowing); +[74:9] Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day. +[74:10] Far from easy for the disbelievers. +[74:11] Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created Alone (without any means, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)! +[74:12] And then granted him resources in abundance. +[74:13] And children to be by his side! +[74:14] And made life smooth and comfortable for him! +[74:15] After all that he desires that I should give more; +[74:16] Nay! Verily, he has been stubborn and opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). +[74:17] I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or to) face a severe torment! +[74:18] Verily, he thought and plotted; +[74:19] So let him be cursed! How he plotted! +[74:20] And once more let him be cursed, how he plotted! +[74:21] Then he thought; +[74:22] Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way; +[74:23] Then he turned back and was proud; +[74:24] Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old; +[74:25] "This is nothing but the word of a human being!" +[74:26] I will cast him into Hell-fire +[74:27] And what will make you know exactly what Hell-fire is? +[74:28] It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)! +[74:29] Burning the skins! +[74:30] Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell). +[74:31] And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire, and We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Quran is the truth as it agrees with their Books i.e. their number (19) is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and the believers may increase in Faith (as this Quran is the truth) and that no doubts may be left for the people of the Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: "What Allah intends by this (curious) example?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know the hosts of your Lord but He. And this (Hell) is nothing else than a (warning) reminder to mankind. +[74:32] Nay, and by the moon, +[74:33] And by the night when it withdraws, +[74:34] And by the dawn when it brightens, +[74:35] Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest calamities. +[74:36] A warning to mankind, +[74:37] To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by commiting sins), +[74:38] Every person is a pledge for what he has earned, +[74:39] Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism); +[74:40] In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another, +[74:41] About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers, etc.), (And they will say to them): +[74:42] "What has caused you to enter Hell?" +[74:43] They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer their Salat (prayers) +[74:44] "Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor); +[74:45] "And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers. +[74:46] "And we used to belie the Day of Recompense +[74:47] "Until there came to us (the death) that is certain." +[74:48] So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them. +[74:49] Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition? +[74:50] As if they were frightened (wild) donkeys. +[74:51] Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey. +[74:52] Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam is the right religion, and Muhammad SAW has come with the truth from Allah the Lord of the heavens and earth, etc.). +[74:53] Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment). +[74:54] Nay, verily, this (Quran) is an admonition, +[74:55] So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)! +[74:56] And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (God) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins). + +Surah 75: Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) +---------------------------------------- +[75:1] I swear by the Day of Resurrection; +[75:2] And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer). +[75:3] Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones? +[75:4] Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers. +[75:5] Nay! (Man denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So) he desires to continue committing sins. +[75:6] He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?" +[75:7] So, when the sight shall be dazed, +[75:8] And the moon will be eclipsed, +[75:9] And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light, etc.) +[75:10] On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?" +[75:11] No! There is no refuge! +[75:12] Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day. +[75:13] On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward (of his evil or good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions). +[75:14] Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds]. +[75:15] Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds). +[75:16] Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran, O Muhammad SAW) to make haste therewith. +[75:17] It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad SAW) the ability to recite it (the Quran), +[75:18] And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad SAW through Jibrael (Gabriel)], then follow you its (the Quran's) recital. +[75:19] Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear to you, +[75:20] Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but (you men) love the present life of this world, +[75:21] And leave (neglect) the Hereafter. +[75:22] Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant). +[75:23] Looking at their Lord (Allah); +[75:24] And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad), +[75:25] Thinking that some calamity was about to fall on them; +[75:26] Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit), +[75:27] And it will be said: "Who can cure him and save him from death?" +[75:28] And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of departing (death); +[75:29] And leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded) +[75:30] The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)! +[75:31] So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Quran, in the Message of Muhammad SAW) nor prayed! +[75:32] But on the contrary, he belied (this Quran and the Message of Muhammad SAW) and turned away! +[75:33] Then he walked in full pride to his family admiring himself! +[75:34] Woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you! +[75:35] Again, woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you! +[75:36] Does man think that he will be left Suda [neglected without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord (Allah) on him]? +[75:37] Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female discharge of semen) poured forth? +[75:38] Then he became an 'Alaqa (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion. +[75:39] And made him in two sexes, male and female. +[75:40] Is not He (Allah Who does that), Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things). + +Surah 76: Al-Insan (The Man) +---------------------------------------- +[76:1] Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was nothing to be mentioned? +[76:2] Verily, We have created man from Nutfah drops of mixed semen (discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer, seer. +[76:3] Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful. +[76:4] Verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers iron chains, iron collars, and a blazing Fire. +[76:5] Verily, the Abrar (pious, who fear Allah and avoid evil), shall drink a cup (of wine) mixed with water from a spring in Paradise called Kafur. +[76:6] A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah will drink, causing it to gush forth abundantly. +[76:7] They (are those who) fulfill (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil will be wide-spreading. +[76:8] And they give food, inspite of their love for it (or for the love of Him), to Miskin (poor), the orphan, and the captive, +[76:9] (Saying): "We feed you seeking Allah's Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you. +[76:10] "Verily, We fear from our Lord a Day, hard and distressful, that will make the faces look horrible (from extreme dislikeness to it)." +[76:11] So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave them Nadratan (a light of beauty) and joy. +[76:12] And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments, because they were patient. +[76:13] Reclining therein on raised thrones, they will see there neither the excessive heat of the sun, nor the excessive bitter cold, (as in Paradise there is no sun and no moon). +[76:14] And the shade thereof is close upon them, and the bunches of fruit thereof will hang low within their reach. +[76:15] And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and cups of crystal, +[76:16] Crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure thereof according to their wishes. +[76:17] And they will be given to drink there a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger, etc.), +[76:18] A spring there, called Salsabil. +[76:19] And round about them will (serve) boys of everlasting youth. If you see them, you would think them scattered pearls. +[76:20] And when you look there (in Paradise), you will see a delight (that cannot be imagined), and a great dominion. +[76:21] Their garments will be of fine green silk, and gold embroidery. They will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a pure drink. +[76:22] (And it will be said to them): "Verily, this is a reward for you, and your endeavour has been accepted." +[76:23] Verily! It is We Who have sent down the Quran to you (O Muhammad SAW) by stages. +[76:24] Therefore be patient (O Muhammad SAW) and submit to the Command of your Lord (Allah, by doing your duty to Him and by conveying His Message to mankind), and obey neither a sinner nor a disbeliever among them. +[76:25] And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon [i.e. offering of the Morning (Fajr), Zuhr, and 'Asr prayers]. +[76:26] And during night, prostrate yourself to Him (i.e. the offering of Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers), and glorify Him a long night through (i.e. Tahajjud prayer). +[76:27] Verily! These (disbelievers) love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day (that will be hard). +[76:28] It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong built. And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. +[76:29] Verily! This (Verses of the Quran) is an admonition, so whosoever wills, let him take a Path to his Lord (Allah). +[76:30] But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[76:31] He will admit to His Mercy whom He will and as for the Zalimun, (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) He has prepared a painful torment. + +Surah 77: Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth) +---------------------------------------- +[77:1] By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allah) sent forth one after another. +[77:2] And by the winds that blow violently, +[77:3] And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain; +[77:4] And by the Verses (of the Quran) that separate the right from the wrong. +[77:5] And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers, +[77:6] To cut off all excuses or to warn; +[77:7] Surely, what you are promised must come to pass. +[77:8] Then when the stars lose their lights; +[77:9] And when the heaven is cleft asunder; +[77:10] And when the mountains are blown away; +[77:11] And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed; +[77:12] For what Day are these signs postponed? +[77:13] For the Day of sorting out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell). +[77:14] And what will explain to you what is the Day of sorting out? +[77:15] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:16] Did We not destroy the ancients? +[77:17] So shall We make later generations to follow them. +[77:18] Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.)! +[77:19] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:20] Did We not create you from a worthless water (semen, etc.)? +[77:21] Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb), +[77:22] For a known period (determined by gestation)? +[77:23] So We did measure, and We are the Best to measure (the things). +[77:24] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:25] Have We not made the earth a receptacle? +[77:26] For the living and the dead. +[77:27] And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains; and have given you to drink sweet water? +[77:28] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:29] (It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny! +[77:30] "Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-fire smoke ascending) in three columns, +[77:31] "Neither shading, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire." +[77:32] Verily! It (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr [a fort or a Qasr (huge log of wood)], +[77:33] As if they were Jimalatun Sufr (yellow camels or bundles of ropes)." +[77:34] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:35] That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it), +[77:36] And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse. +[77:37] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:38] That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together! +[77:39] So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah)! +[77:40] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:41] Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs. +[77:42] And fruits, such as they desire. +[77:43] "Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do. +[77:44] Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers). +[77:45] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:46] (O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.). +[77:47] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:48] And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers). +[77:49] Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)! +[77:50] Then in what statement after this (the Quran) will they believe? + +Surah 78: An-Naba' (The Announcement) +---------------------------------------- +[78:1] What are they asking (one another)? +[78:2] About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Quran, which Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) brought and the Day of Resurrection, etc.), +[78:3] About which they are in disagreement. +[78:4] Nay, they will come to know! +[78:5] Nay, again, they will come to know! +[78:6] Have We not made the earth as a bed, +[78:7] And the mountains as pegs? +[78:8] And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.). +[78:9] And have made your sleep as a thing for rest. +[78:10] And have made the night as a covering (through its darkness), +[78:11] And have made the day for livelihood. +[78:12] And We have built above you seven strong (heavens), +[78:13] And have made (therein) a shinning lamp (sun). +[78:14] And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water. +[78:15] That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations, +[78:16] And gardens of thick growth. +[78:17] Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time, +[78:18] The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups); +[78:19] And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates, +[78:20] And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage. +[78:21] Truly, Hell is a place of ambush, +[78:22] A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundry limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals, etc.), +[78:23] They will abide therein for ages, +[78:24] Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink. +[78:25] Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges. +[78:26] An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes). +[78:27] For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning. +[78:28] But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) brought) completely. +[78:29] And all things We have recorded in a Book. +[78:30] So taste you (the results of your evil actions); no increase shall We give you, except in torment. +[78:31] Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise); +[78:32] Gardens and grapeyards; +[78:33] And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age; +[78:34] And a full cup (of wine). +[78:35] No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying; +[78:36] A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds). +[78:37] (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Beneficent, none can dare to speak with Him (on the Day of Resurrection except after His Leave). +[78:38] The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, none shall speak except him whom the Most Beneficent (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right. +[78:39] That is without doubt the True Day, so, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)! +[78:40] Verily, We have warned you of a near torment, the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!" + +Surah 79: An-Nazi'at (Those Who Yearn) +---------------------------------------- +[79:1] By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence; +[79:2] By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers); +[79:3] And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits, etc.). +[79:4] And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses, etc.). +[79:5] And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account). +[79:6] On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die), +[79:7] The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be raised up), +[79:8] (Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety. +[79:9] Their eyes cast down. +[79:10] They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life? +[79:11] "Even after we are crumbled bones?" +[79:12] They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!" +[79:13] But only, it will be a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)]. (See Verse 37:19). +[79:14] When, behold, they find themselves over the earth alive after their death, +[79:15] Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)? +[79:16] When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa, +[79:17] Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.). +[79:18] And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)", +[79:19] And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him? +[79:20] Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles). +[79:21] But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed; +[79:22] Then he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah). +[79:23] Then he gathered his people and cried aloud, +[79:24] Saying: "I am your lord, most high", +[79:25] So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last [i.e. his saying: "I am your lord, most high") (see Verse 79:24)] and first [(i.e. his saying, "O chiefs! I know not that you have a god other than I" (see Verse 28:38)] transgression. +[79:26] Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah. +[79:27] Are you more difficult to create, or is the heaven that He constructed? +[79:28] He raised its height, and He has equally ordered it, +[79:29] Its night He covers with darkness, and its forenoon He brings out (with light). +[79:30] And after that He spread the earth; +[79:31] And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture; +[79:32] And the mountains He has fixed firmly; +[79:33] (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle. +[79:34] But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense, etc.), +[79:35] The Day when man shall remember what he strove for, +[79:36] And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees, +[79:37] Then, for him who Tagha (transgressed all bounds, in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah). +[79:38] And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts), +[79:39] Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire; +[79:40] But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires, and lusts. +[79:41] Verily, Paradise will be his abode. +[79:42] They ask you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) about the Hour, - when will be its appointed time? +[79:43] You have no knowledge to say anything about it, +[79:44] To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof? +[79:45] You (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) are only a warner for those who fear it, +[79:46] The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning. + +Surah 80: 'Abasa (He Frowned) +---------------------------------------- +[80:1] (The Prophet (Peace be upon him)) frowned and turned away, +[80:2] Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs). +[80:3] But what could tell you that per chance he might become pure (from sins)? +[80:4] Or that he might receive admonition, and that the admonition might profit him? +[80:5] As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient, +[80:6] To him you attend; +[80:7] What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief, you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah). +[80:8] But as to him who came to you running. +[80:9] And is afraid (of Allah and His Punishment), +[80:10] Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another, +[80:11] Nay, (do not do like this), indeed it (these Verses of this Quran) are an admonition, +[80:12] So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it. +[80:13] (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). +[80:14] Exalted (in dignity), purified, +[80:15] In the hands of scribes (angels). +[80:16] Honourable and obedient. +[80:17] Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is! +[80:18] From what thing did He create him? +[80:19] From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him, and then set him in due proportion; +[80:20] Then He makes the Path easy for him; +[80:21] Then He causes him to die, and puts him in his grave; +[80:22] Then, when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again). +[80:23] Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him. +[80:24] Then let man look at his food, +[80:25] That We pour forth water in abundance, +[80:26] And We split the earth in clefts, +[80:27] And We cause therein the grain to grow, +[80:28] And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle), +[80:29] And olives and date-palms, +[80:30] And gardens, dense with many trees, +[80:31] And fruits and Abba (herbage, etc.), +[80:32] (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle. +[80:33] Then, when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the Day of Resurrection's second blowing of Trumpet), +[80:34] That Day shall a man flee from his brother, +[80:35] And from his mother and his father, +[80:36] And from his wife and his children. +[80:37] Everyman, that Day, will have enough to make him careless of others. +[80:38] Some faces that Day, will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism). +[80:39] Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise). +[80:40] And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained; +[80:41] Darkness will cover them, +[80:42] Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him), etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers). + +Surah 81: At-Takwir (The Folding Up) +---------------------------------------- +[81:1] When the sun Kuwwirat (wound round and lost its light and is overthrown). +[81:2] And when the stars shall fall; +[81:3] And when the mountains shall made to pass away; +[81:4] And when the pregnant she-camels shall be neglected; +[81:5] And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; +[81:6] And when the seas shall become as blazing Fire or shall overflow; +[81:7] And when the souls shall be joined with their bodies; +[81:8] And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned. +[81:9] For what sin she was killed? +[81:10] And when the written pages of deeds (good and bad) of every person shall be laid open; +[81:11] And when the heaven shall be stripped off and taken away from its place; +[81:12] And when Hell-fire shall be kindled to fierce ablaze. +[81:13] And when Paradise shall be brought near, +[81:14] (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil). +[81:15] So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night). +[81:16] And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, +[81:17] And by the night as it departs; +[81:18] And by the dawn as it brightens; +[81:19] Verily, this is the Word (this Quran brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrael (Gabriel), from Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)]. +[81:20] Owner of power, and high rank with (Allah) the Lord of the Throne, +[81:21] Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens). +[81:22] And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; +[81:23] And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east). +[81:24] And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen. +[81:25] And it (the Quran) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan). +[81:26] Then where are you going? +[81:27] Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). +[81:28] To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight, +[81:29] And you will not, unless (it be) that Allah wills, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). + +Surah 82: Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) +---------------------------------------- +[82:1] When the heaven is cleft asunder. +[82:2] And when the stars have fallen and scattered; +[82:3] And when the seas are burst forth (got dried up); +[82:4] And when the graves are turned upside down (and they bring out their contents) +[82:5] (Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds). +[82:6] O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most Generous? +[82:7] Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion; +[82:8] In whatever form He willed, He put you together. +[82:9] Nay! But you deny the Recompense (reward for good deeds and punishment for evil deeds). +[82:10] But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you. +[82:11] Kiraman (honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds). +[82:12] They know all that you do. +[82:13] Verily, the Abrar (pious and righteous) will be in delight (Paradise); +[82:14] And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell), +[82:15] In which they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense, +[82:16] And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom (i.e. will not go out from the Hell). +[82:17] And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? +[82:18] Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? +[82:19] (It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah. + +Surah 83: At-Tatfif (Default in Duty) +---------------------------------------- +[83:1] Woe to Al-Mutaffifin [those who give less in measure and weight (decrease the rights of others)], +[83:2] Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, demand full measure, +[83:3] And when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. +[83:4] Think they not that they will be resurrected (for reckoning), +[83:5] On a Great Day, +[83:6] The Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)? +[83:7] Nay! Truly, the Record (writing of the deeds) of the Fujjar (disbelievers, sinners, evil-doers and wicked) is (preserved) in Sijjin. +[83:8] And what will make you know what Sijjin is? +[83:9] A Register inscribed. +[83:10] Woe, that Day, to those who deny [(Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection, and Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments)]. +[83:11] Those who deny the Day of Recompense. +[83:12] And none can deny it except every transgressor beyond bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and disobedience of Allah, the sinner!) +[83:13] When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him he says: "Tales of the ancients!" +[83:14] Nay! But on their hearts is the Ran (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn. +[83:15] Nay! Surely, they (evil-doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day. +[83:16] Then, verily they will indeed enter and taste the burning flame of Hell. +[83:17] Then, it will be said to them: "This is what you used to deny!" +[83:18] Nay! Verily, the Record (writing of the deeds) of Al-Abrar (the pious who fear Allah and avoid evil), is (preserved) in 'Illiyyun. +[83:19] And what will make you know what 'Illiyyun is? +[83:20] A Register inscribed. +[83:21] To which bear witness those nearest (to Allah, i.e. the angels). +[83:22] Verily, Al-Abrar (the pious who fear Allah and avoid evil) will be in delight (Paradise). +[83:23] On thrones, looking (at all things). +[83:24] You will recognise in their faces the brightness of delight. +[83:25] They will be given to drink pure sealed wine. +[83:26] The last thereof (that wine) will be the smell of musk, and for this let (all) those strive who want to strive (i.e. hasten earnestly to the obedience of Allah). +[83:27] It (that wine) will be mixed with Tasnim. +[83:28] A spring whereof drink those nearest to Allah. +[83:29] Verily! (During the worldly life) those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed. +[83:30] And whenever they passed by them, used to wink one to another (in mockery); +[83:31] And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; +[83:32] And when they saw them, they said: "Verily! These have indeed gone astray!" +[83:33] But they (disbelievers, sinners) had not been sent as watchers over them (the believers). +[83:34] But this Day (the Day of Resurrection) those who believe will laugh at the disbelievers +[83:35] On (high) thrones, looking (at all things). +[83:36] Are not the disbelievers paid (fully) for what they used to do? + +Surah 84: Al-Inshiqaq (The Bursting Asunder) +---------------------------------------- +[84:1] When the heaven is split asunder, +[84:2] And listens and obeys its Lord, and it must do so; +[84:3] And when the earth is stretched forth, +[84:4] And has cast out all that was in it and became empty, +[84:5] And listens and obeys its Lord, and it must do so; +[84:6] O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, so you will meet (i.e. the results of your deeds which you did). +[84:7] Then, as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand, +[84:8] He surely will receive an easy reckoning, +[84:9] And will return to his family in joy! +[84:10] But whosoever is given his Record behind his back, +[84:11] He will invoke (his) destruction, +[84:12] And shall enter a blazing Fire, and made to taste its burning. +[84:13] Verily, he was among his people in joy! +[84:14] Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)! +[84:15] Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him! +[84:16] So I swear by the afterglow of sunset; +[84:17] And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness; +[84:18] And by the moon when it is at the full, +[84:19] You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter). +[84:20] What is the matter with them, that they believe not? +[84:21] And when the Quran is recited to them, they fall not prostrate, +[84:22] Nay, (on the contrary), those who disbelieve, belie (Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and whatever he brought, i.e. this Quran and Islamic Monotheism, etc.). +[84:23] And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds), +[84:24] So announce to them a painful torment. +[84:25] Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise). + +Surah 85: Al-Buruj (The Stars) +---------------------------------------- +[85:1] By the heaven, holding the big stars. +[85:2] And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection); +[85:3] And by the witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah]; +[85:4] Cursed were the people of the ditch (the story of the Boy and the King). +[85:5] Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel, +[85:6] When they sat by it (fire), +[85:7] And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them). +[85:8] They had nothing against them, except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise! +[85:9] Who, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything. +[85:10] Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allah), will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire. +[85:11] Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success. +[85:12] Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe. +[85:13] Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection). +[85:14] And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism), +[85:15] Owner of the throne, the Glorious +[85:16] He does what He intends (or wills). +[85:17] Has the story reached you of the hosts, +[85:18] Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud? +[85:19] Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his Message of Islamic Monotheism). +[85:20] And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds). +[85:21] Nay! This is a Glorious Quran, +[85:22] (Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)! + +Surah 86: At-Tariq (The Comer by Night) +---------------------------------------- +[86:1] By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); +[86:2] And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is? +[86:3] (It is) the star of piercing brightness; +[86:4] There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels incharge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds, etc.) +[86:5] So let man see from what he is created! +[86:6] He is created from a water gushing forth. +[86:7] Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, +[86:8] Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)! +[86:9] The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth). +[86:10] Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. +[86:11] By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again. +[86:12] And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants), +[86:13] Verily! This (the Quran) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil). +[86:14] And it is not a thing for amusement. +[86:15] Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). +[86:16] And I (too) am planning a plan. +[86:17] So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently with them for a while. + +Surah 87: Al-A'la (The Most High) +---------------------------------------- +[87:1] Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High, +[87:2] Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it; +[87:3] And Who has measured (preordainments for each and everything even to be blessed or wretched); then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture); +[87:4] And Who brings out the pasturage, +[87:5] And then makes it dark stubble. +[87:6] We shall make you to recite (the Quran), so you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) shall not forget (it), +[87:7] Except what Allah, may will, He knows what is apparent and what is hidden. +[87:8] And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds). +[87:9] Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them). +[87:10] The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah), +[87:11] But it will be avoided by the wretched, +[87:12] Who will enter the great Fire and made to taste its burning, +[87:13] Wherein he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living). +[87:14] Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success, +[87:15] And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers). +[87:16] Nay, you prefer the life of this world; +[87:17] Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. +[87:18] Verily! This is in the former Scriptures, +[87:19] The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses). + +Surah 88: Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming Event) +---------------------------------------- +[88:1] Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection); +[88:2] Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians, etc.). +[88:3] Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace). +[88:4] They will enter in the hot blazing Fire, +[88:5] They will be given to drink from a boiling spring, +[88:6] No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant, +[88:7] Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger. +[88:8] (Other) faces, that Day, will be joyful, +[88:9] Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism). +[88:10] In a lofty Paradise. +[88:11] Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood, +[88:12] Therein will be a running spring, +[88:13] Therein will be thrones raised high, +[88:14] And cups set at hand. +[88:15] And cushions set in rows, +[88:16] And rich carpets (all) spread out. +[88:17] Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? +[88:18] And at the heaven, how it is raised? +[88:19] And at the mountains, how they are rooted and fixed firm? +[88:20] And at the earth, how it is spread out? +[88:21] So remind them (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)), you are only a one who reminds. +[88:22] You are not a dictator over them. +[88:23] Save the one who turns away and disbelieves +[88:24] Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment. +[88:25] Verily, to Us will be their return; +[88:26] Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning. + +Surah 89: Al-Fajr (The Daybreak) +---------------------------------------- +[89:1] By the dawn; +[89:2] By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah). +[89:3] And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah). +[89:4] And by the night when it departs. +[89:5] There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs, etc.)! +[89:6] Did you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not see (thought) how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)? +[89:7] Who were very tall like lofty pillars, +[89:8] The like of which were not created in the land? +[89:9] And (with) Thamud (people), who cut (hewed) out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)? +[89:10] And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh), who had pegs (who used to torture men by binding them to pegs)? +[89:11] Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah). +[89:12] And made therein much mischief. +[89:13] So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment. +[89:14] Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them). +[89:15] As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says (puffed up): "My Lord has honoured me." +[89:16] But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!" +[89:17] Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)! +[89:18] And urge not on the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor)! +[89:19] And you devour inheritance all with greed, +[89:20] And you love wealth with much love! +[89:21] Nay! When the earth is ground to powder, +[89:22] And your Lord comes with the angels in rows, +[89:23] And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him? +[89:24] He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!" +[89:25] So on that Day, none will punish as He will punish. +[89:26] And none will bind as He will bind. +[89:27] (It will be said to the pious): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction! +[89:28] "Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing unto Him! +[89:29] "Enter you, then, among My honoured slaves, +[89:30] "And enter you My Paradise!" + +Surah 90: Al-Balad (The City) +---------------------------------------- +[90:1] I swear by this city (Makkah); +[90:2] And you are free (from sin, to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah). +[90:3] And by the begetter (i.e. Adam) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny); +[90:4] Verily, We have created man in toil. +[90:5] Thinks he that none can overcome him? +[90:6] He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!" +[90:7] Thinks he that none sees him? +[90:8] Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? +[90:9] And a tongue and a pair of lips? +[90:10] And shown him the two ways (good and evil)? +[90:11] But he has made no effort to pass on the path that is steep. +[90:12] And what will make you know the path that is steep? +[90:13] (It is) Freeing a neck (slave, etc.) +[90:14] Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine), +[90:15] To an orphan near of kin. +[90:16] Or to a Miskin (poor) afflicted with misery. +[90:17] Then he became one of those who believed, and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion. +[90:18] They are those on the Right Hand (the dwellers of Paradise), +[90:19] But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell). +[90:20] The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet. + +Surah 91: Ash-Shams (The Sun) +---------------------------------------- +[91:1] And by the sun and its brightness; +[91:2] And by the moon as it follows it (the sun); +[91:3] And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; +[91:4] And by the night as it conceals it (the sun); +[91:5] And by the heaven and Him Who built it; +[91:6] And by the earth and Him Who spread it, +[91:7] And by Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul, etc.), and Him Who perfected him in proportion; +[91:8] Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him; +[91:9] Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds). +[91:10] And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism, etc. or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds). +[91:11] Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin). +[91:12] When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel). +[91:13] But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end. That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!" +[91:14] Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)! +[91:15] And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof. + +Surah 92: Al-Lail (The Night) +---------------------------------------- +[92:1] By the night as it envelops; +[92:2] And by the day as it appears in brightness; +[92:3] And by Him Who created male and female; +[92:4] Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes); +[92:5] As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, +[92:6] And believes in Al-Husna. +[92:7] We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). +[92:8] But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. +[92:9] And gives the lie to Al-Husna (see Verse No: 6 footnote); +[92:10] We will make smooth for him the path for evil; +[92:11] And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction). +[92:12] Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance, +[92:13] And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world). +[92:14] Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell); +[92:15] None shall enter it save the most wretched, +[92:16] Who denies and turns away. +[92:17] And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V. 2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell). +[92:18] He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification, +[92:19] And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, +[92:20] Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High; +[92:21] He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise). + +Surah 93: Ad-Duha (The Brightness of the Day) +---------------------------------------- +[93:1] By the forenoon (after sun-rise); +[93:2] And by the night when it is still (or darkens); +[93:3] Your Lord (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) has neither forsaken you nor hated you. +[93:4] And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world). +[93:5] And verily, your Lord will give you (all i.e. good) so that you shall be well-pleased. +[93:6] Did He not find you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) an orphan and gave you a refuge? +[93:7] And He found you unaware (of the Quran, its legal laws, and Prophethood, etc.) and guided you? +[93:8] And He found you poor, and made you rich (selfsufficient with selfcontentment, etc.)? +[93:9] Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression, +[93:10] And repulse not the beggar; +[93:11] And proclaim the Grace of your Lord (i.e. the Prophethood and all other Graces). + +Surah 94: Al-Inshirah (The Expansion) +---------------------------------------- +[94:1] Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))? +[94:2] And removed from you your burden, +[94:3] Which weighed down your back? +[94:4] And raised high your fame? +[94:5] So verily, with the hardship, there is relief, +[94:6] Verily, with the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs). +[94:7] So when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for Allah's worship (i.e. stand up for prayer). +[94:8] And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations. + +Surah 95: At-Tin (The Fig) +---------------------------------------- +[95:1] By the fig, and the olive, +[95:2] By Mount Sinai, +[95:3] And by this city of security (Makkah). +[95:4] Verily, We created man of the best stature (mould), +[95:5] Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low, +[95:6] Save those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds, then they shall have a reward without end (Paradise). +[95:7] Then what (or who) causes you (O disbelievers) to deny the Recompense (i.e. Day of Resurrection)? +[95:8] Is not Allah the Best of judges? + +Surah 96: Al-'Alaq (The Clot) +---------------------------------------- +[96:1] Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), +[96:2] Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). +[96:3] Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous, +[96:4] Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)]. +[96:5] Has taught man that which he knew not. +[96:6] Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.). +[96:7] Because he considers himself self-sufficient. +[96:8] Surely! Unto your Lord is the return. +[96:9] Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents, +[96:10] A slave (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) when he prays? +[96:11] Tell me, if he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is on the guidance (of Allah)? +[96:12] Or enjoins piety? +[96:13] Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Quran), and turns away? +[96:14] Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)? +[96:15] Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock, +[96:16] A lying, sinful forelock! +[96:17] Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers), +[96:18] We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)! +[96:19] Nay! (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah! + +Surah 97: Al-Qadr (The Majesty) +---------------------------------------- +[97:1] Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) +[97:2] And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is? +[97:3] The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, (i.e. 83 years and 4 months). +[97:4] Therein descend the angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] by Allah's Permission with all Decrees, +[97:5] Peace! (All that night, there is Peace and Goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn. + +Surah 98: Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Evidence) +---------------------------------------- +[98:1] Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and among Al-Mushrikun, were not going to leave (their disbelief) until there came to them clear evidence. +[98:2] A Messenger (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) from Allah, reciting (the Quran) purified pages [purified from Al-Batil (falsehood, etc.)]. +[98:3] Containing correct and straight laws from Allah. +[98:4] And the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) differed not until after there came to them clear evidence. (i.e. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and whatever was revealed to him). +[98:5] And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat: and that is the right religion. +[98:6] Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Quran and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikun will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures. +[98:7] Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) including all obligations ordered by Islam] and do righteous good deeds, they are the best of creatures. +[98:8] Their reward with their Lord is 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (Gardens of Eternity), underneath which rivers flow, they will abide therein forever, Allah Well-Pleased with them, and they with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord. + +Surah 99: Al-Zilzal (The Shaking) +---------------------------------------- +[99:1] When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake. +[99:2] And when the earth throws out its burdens, +[99:3] And man will say: "What is the matter with it?" +[99:4] That Day it will declare its information (about all what happened over it of good or evil). +[99:5] Because your Lord has inspired it. +[99:6] That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups that they may be shown their deeds. +[99:7] So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. +[99:8] And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. + +Surah 100: Al-'Adiyat (The Assaulters) +---------------------------------------- +[100:1] By the (steeds) that run, with panting (breath), +[100:2] Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves), +[100:3] And scouring to the raid at dawn +[100:4] And raise the dust in clouds the while, +[100:5] Penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe); +[100:6] Verily! Man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to his Lord; +[100:7] And to that fact he bears witness (by his deeds); +[100:8] And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth. +[100:9] Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are brought out and poured forth (all mankind is resurrected). +[100:10] And that which is in the breasts (of men) shall be made known. +[100:11] Verily, that Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them (as to their deeds), (and will reward them for their deeds). + +Surah 101: Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) +---------------------------------------- +[101:1] Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection), +[101:2] What is the striking (Hour)? +[101:3] And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is? +[101:4] It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about, +[101:5] And the mountains will be like carded wool, +[101:6] Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy, +[101:7] He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise). +[101:8] But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light, +[101:9] He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell). +[101:10] And what will make you know what it is? +[101:11] (It is) a hot blazing Fire! + +Surah 102: At-Takathur (The Abundance of Wealth) +---------------------------------------- +[102:1] The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you, +[102:2] Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die). +[102:3] Nay! You shall come to know! +[102:4] Again, Nay! You shall come to know! +[102:5] Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have occupied yourselves in worldly things) +[102:6] Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)! +[102:7] And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight! +[102:8] Then, on that Day, you shall be asked about the delight (you indulged in, in this world)! + +Surah 103: Al-'Asr (The Time) +---------------------------------------- +[103:1] By Al-'Asr (the time). +[103:2] Verily! Man is in loss, +[103:3] Except those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'ruf) which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar) which Allah has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allah's Cause during preaching His religion of Islamic Monotheism or Jihad, etc.). + +Surah 104: Al-Humazah (The Slanderer) +---------------------------------------- +[104:1] Woe to every slanderer and backbiter. +[104:2] Who has gathered wealth and counted it, +[104:3] He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever! +[104:4] Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire. +[104:5] And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is? +[104:6] The fire of Allah, kindled, +[104:7] Which leaps up over the hearts, +[104:8] Verily, it shall be closed in on them, +[104:9] In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars, etc.). + +Surah 105: Al-Fil (The Elephant) +---------------------------------------- +[105:1] Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not seen how your Lord dealt with the Owners of the Elephant? [The elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abrahah Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka'bah at Makkah]. +[105:2] Did He not make their plot go astray? +[105:3] And sent against them birds, in flocks, +[105:4] Striking them with stones of Sijjil. +[105:5] And made them like an empty field of stalks (of which the corn has been eaten up by cattle). + +Surah 106: Al-Quraish (The Quraish) +---------------------------------------- +[106:1] (It is a great Grace and Protection from Allah), for the taming of the Quraish, +[106:2] (And with all those Allah's Grace and Protections for their taming, We cause) the (Quraish) caravans to set forth safe in winter (to the south), and in summer (to the north without any fear), +[106:3] So let them worship (Allah) the Lord of this House (the Ka'bah in Makkah). +[106:4] (He) Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear. + +Surah 107: Al-Ma'un (Acts of Kindness) +---------------------------------------- +[107:1] Have you seen him who denies the Recompense? +[107:2] That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly), +[107:3] And urges not the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor), +[107:4] So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites), +[107:5] Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times, +[107:6] Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men), +[107:7] And refuse Al-Ma'un (small kindnesses e.g. salt, sugar, water, etc.). + +Surah 108: Al-Kauthar (The Abundance of Good) +---------------------------------------- +[108:1] Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise); +[108:2] Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only). +[108:3] For he who makes you angry (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)), - he will be cut off (from every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter). + +Surah 109: Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) +---------------------------------------- +[109:1] Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to these Mushrikun and Kafirun): "O Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and in Al-Qadar, etc.)! +[109:2] "I worship not that which you worship, +[109:3] "Nor will you worship that which I worship. +[109:4] "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping. +[109:5] "Nor will you worship that which I worship. +[109:6] "To you be your religion, and to me my religion (Islamic Monotheism)." + +Surah 110: An-Nasr (The Help) +---------------------------------------- +[110:1] When comes the Help of Allah (to you, O Muhammad (Peace be upon him) against your enemies) and the conquest (of Makkah), +[110:2] And you see that the people enter Allah's religion (Islam) in crowds, +[110:3] So glorify the Praises of your Lord, and ask for His Forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and forgives. + +Surah 111: Al-Lahab (The Flame) +---------------------------------------- +[111:1] Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet), and perish he! +[111:2] His wealth and his children (etc.) will not benefit him! +[111:3] He will be burnt in a Fire of blazing flames! +[111:4] And his wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sadan which she used to put on the way of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), or use to slander him). +[111:5] In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm fibre). + +Surah 112: Al-Ikhlas (The Unity) +---------------------------------------- +[112:1] Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is Allah, (the) One. +[112:2] "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). +[112:3] "He begets not, nor was He begotten; +[112:4] "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him." + +Surah 113: Al-Falaq (The Dawn) +---------------------------------------- +[113:1] Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, +[113:2] "From the evil of what He has created; +[113:3] "And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away). +[113:4] "And from the evil of the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots, +[113:5] "And from the evil of the envier when he envies." + +Surah 114: An-Nas (The Men) +---------------------------------------- +[114:1] Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, +[114:2] "The King of mankind, +[114:3] "The Ilah (God) of mankind, +[114:4] "From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allah), +[114:5] "Who whispers in the breasts of mankind, +[114:6] "Of jinns and men." + diff --git a/output/quran_english_yusufali.txt b/output/quran_english_yusufali.txt index 201699fb..4bb7530d 100644 --- a/output/quran_english_yusufali.txt +++ b/output/quran_english_yusufali.txt @@ -4,6579 +4,6579 @@ Translator: Abdullah Yusuf Ali Surah 1: Al-Fatihah (The Opening) ---------------------------------------- -[1:1] In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. -[1:2] Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; -[1:3] Most Gracious, Most Merciful; -[1:4] Master of the Day of Judgment. -[1:5] Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. -[1:6] Show us the straight way, -[1:7] The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. +[1:1] 1|1|In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. +[1:2] 1|2|Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; +[1:3] 1|3|Most Gracious, Most Merciful; +[1:4] 1|4|Master of the Day of Judgment. +[1:5] 1|5|Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. +[1:6] 1|6|Show us the straight way, +[1:7] 1|7|The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. Surah 2: Al-Baqarah (The Cow) ---------------------------------------- -[2:1] A. L. M. -[2:2] This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah; -[2:3] Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; -[2:4] And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. -[2:5] They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. -[2:6] As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. -[2:7] Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). -[2:8] Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe. -[2:9] Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves, and realise (it) not! -[2:10] In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to themselves). -[2:11] When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!" -[2:12] Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. -[2:13] When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know. -[2:14] When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting." -[2:15] Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro). -[2:16] These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction, -[2:17] Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see. -[2:18] Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path). -[2:19] Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith! -[2:20] The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things. -[2:21] O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness; -[2:22] Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know (the truth). -[2:23] And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true. -[2:24] But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith. -[2:25] But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever). -[2:26] Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as well as highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who reject Faith say: "What means Allah by this similitude?" By it He causes many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but He causes not to stray, except those who forsake (the path),- -[2:27] Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified, and who sunder what Allah Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: These cause loss (only) to themselves. -[2:28] How can ye reject the faith in Allah?- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return. -[2:29] It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge. -[2:30] Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." -[2:31] And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye are right." -[2:32] They said: "Glory to Thee, of knowledge We have none, save what Thou Hast taught us: In truth it is Thou Who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom." -[2:33] He said: "O Adam! Tell them their names." When he had told them, Allah said: "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth, and I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal?" -[2:34] And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith. -[2:35] We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." -[2:36] Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time." -[2:37] Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his Lord Turned towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[2:38] We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:39] "But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall be companions of the Fire; they shall abide therein." -[2:40] O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me. -[2:41] And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation which is with you, and be not the first to reject Faith therein, nor sell My Signs for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone. -[2:42] And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is). -[2:43] And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship). -[2:44] Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand? -[2:45] Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,- -[2:46] Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord, and that they are to return to Him. -[2:47] Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all other (for My Message). -[2:48] Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). -[2:49] And remember, We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: They set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons and let your women-folk live; therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord. -[2:50] And remember We divided the sea for you and saved you and drowned Pharaoh's people within your very sight. -[2:51] And remember We appointed forty nights for Moses, and in his absence ye took the calf (for worship), and ye did grievous wrong. -[2:52] Even then We did forgive you; there was a chance for you to be grateful. -[2:53] And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (Between right and wrong): There was a chance for you to be guided aright. -[2:54] And remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Ye have indeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf: So turn (in repentance) to your Maker, and slay yourselves (the wrong-doers); that will be better for you in the sight of your Maker." Then He turned towards you (in forgiveness): For He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[2:55] And remember ye said: "O Moses! We shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly," but ye were dazed with thunder and lighting even as ye looked on. -[2:56] Then We raised you up after your death: Ye had the chance to be grateful. -[2:57] And We gave you the shade of clouds and sent down to you Manna and quails, saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you:" (But they rebelled); to us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. -[2:58] And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat of the plenty therein as ye wish; but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and We shall forgive you your faults and increase (the portion of) those who do good." -[2:59] But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, for that they infringed (Our command) repeatedly. -[2:60] And remember Moses prayed for water for his people; We said: "Strike the rock with thy staff." Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each group knew its own place for water. So eat and drink of the sustenance provided by Allah, and do no evil nor mischief on the (face of the) earth. -[2:61] And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions." He said: "Will ye exchange the better for the worse? Go ye down to any town, and ye shall find what ye want!" They were covered with humiliation and misery; they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. This because they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah and slaying His Messengers without just cause. This because they rebelled and went on transgressing. -[2:62] Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:63] And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (The towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein: Perchance ye may fear Allah." -[2:64] But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah to you, ye had surely been among the lost. -[2:65] And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." -[2:66] So We made it an example to their own time and to their posterity, and a lesson to those who fear Allah. -[2:67] And remember Moses said to his people: "Allah commands that ye sacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou a laughing-stock of us?" He said: "Allah save me from being an ignorant (fool)!" -[2:68] They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what (heifer) it is!" He said; "He says: The heifer should be neither too old nor too young, but of middling age. Now do what ye are commanded!" -[2:69] They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us Her colour." He said: "He says: A fawn-coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the admiration of beholders!" -[2:70] They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if Allah wills." -[2:71] He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will. -[2:72] Remember ye slew a man and fell into a dispute among yourselves as to the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what ye did hide. -[2:73] So We said: "Strike the (body) with a piece of the (heifer)." Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance ye may understand. -[2:74] Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rock and even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forth water; and others which sink for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. -[2:75] Can ye (o ye men of Faith) entertain the hope that they will believe in you?- Seeing that a party of them heard the Word of Allah, and perverted it knowingly after they understood it. -[2:76] Behold! when they meet the men of Faith, they say: "We believe": But when they meet each other in private, they say: "Shall you tell them what Allah hath revealed to you, that they may engage you in argument about it before your Lord?"- Do ye not understand (their aim)? -[2:77] Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal? -[2:78] And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. -[2:79] Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. -[2:80] And they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days:" Say: "Have ye taken a promise from Allah, for He never breaks His promise? or is it that ye say of Allah what ye do not know?" -[2:81] Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever). -[2:82] But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (For ever). -[2:83] And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now). -[2:84] And remember We took your covenant (to this effect): Shed no blood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes: and this ye solemnly ratified, and to this ye can bear witness. -[2:85] After this it is ye, the same people, who slay among yourselves, and banish a party of you from their homes; assist (Their enemies) against them, in guilt and rancour; and if they come to you as captives, ye ransom them, though it was not lawful for you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. -[2:86] These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped. -[2:87] We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a messenger with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay! -[2:88] They say, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word: we need no more)." Nay, Allah's curse is on them for their blasphemy: Little is it they believe. -[2:89] And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith. -[2:90] Miserable is the price for which they have sold their souls, in that they deny (the revelation) which Allah has sent down, in insolent envy that Allah of His Grace should send it to any of His servants He pleases: Thus have they drawn on themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment of those who reject Faith. -[2:91] When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down, "they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us:" yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say: "Why then have ye slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeed believe?" -[2:92] There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully. -[2:93] And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and we disobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of the calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of your Faith if ye have any faith!" -[2:94] Say: "If the last Home, with Allah, be for you specially, and not for anyone else, then seek ye for death, if ye are sincere." -[2:95] But they will never seek for death, on account of the (sins) which their hands have sent on before them. and Allah is well-acquainted with the wrong-doers. -[2:96] Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do. -[2:97] Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel-for he brings down the (revelation) to thy heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe,- -[2:98] Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and messengers, to Gabriel and Michael,- Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith. -[2:99] We have sent down to thee Manifest Signs (ayat); and none reject them but those who are perverse. -[2:100] Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside?- Nay, Most of them are faithless. -[2:101] And when there came to them a messenger from Allah, confirming what was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did not know! -[2:102] They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew! -[2:103] If they had kept their Faith and guarded themselves from evil, far better had been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew! -[2:104] O ye of Faith! Say not (to the Messenger) words of ambiguous import, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): To those without Faith is a grievous punishment. -[2:105] It is never the wish of those without Faith among the People of the Book, nor of the Pagans, that anything good should come down to you from your Lord. But Allah will choose for His special Mercy whom He will - for Allah is Lord of grace abounding. -[2:106] None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things? -[2:107] Knowest thou not that to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Him ye have neither patron nor helper. -[2:108] Would ye question your Messenger as Moses was questioned of old? but whoever changeth from Faith to Unbelief, Hath strayed without doubt from the even way. -[2:109] Quite a number of the People of the Book wish they could Turn you (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed, from selfish envy, after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them: But forgive and overlook, Till Allah accomplish His purpose; for Allah Hath power over all things. -[2:110] And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah: for Allah sees Well all that ye do. -[2:111] And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful." -[2:112] Nay,-whoever submits His whole self to Allah and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:113] The Jews say: "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; and the Christians say: "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they (Profess to) study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those say who know not; but Allah will judge between them in their quarrel on the Day of Judgment. -[2:114] And who is more unjust than he who forbids that in places for the worship of Allah, Allah's name should be celebrated?-whose zeal is (in fact) to ruin them? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them except in fear. For them there is nothing but disgrace in this world, and in the world to come, an exceeding torment. -[2:115] To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing. -[2:116] They say: "Allah hath begotten a son": Glory be to Him.-Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him. -[2:117] To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is. -[2:118] Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts). -[2:119] Verily We have sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: But of thee no question shall be asked of the Companions of the Blazing Fire. -[2:120] Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah,-that is the (only) Guidance." Wert thou to follow their desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protector nor helper against Allah. -[2:121] Those to whom We have sent the Book study it as it should be studied: They are the ones that believe therein: Those who reject faith therein,- the loss is their own. -[2:122] O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message). -[2:123] Then guard yourselves against a Day when one soul shall not avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). -[2:124] And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the Nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But My Promise is not within the reach of evil-doers." -[2:125] Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We covenanted with Abraham and Isma'il, that they should sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). -[2:126] And remember Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a City of Peace, and feed its people with fruits,-such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day." He said: "(Yea), and such as reject Faith,-for a while will I grant them their pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment of Fire,- an evil destination (indeed)!" -[2:127] And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House (With this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing. -[2:128] "Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and show us our place for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[2:129] "Our Lord! send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom, and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise." -[2:130] And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: And he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the Righteous. -[2:131] Behold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to Me):" He said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe." -[2:132] And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the Faith of Islam." -[2:133] Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship Thy god and the god of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma'il and Isaac,- the one (True) Allah: To Him we bow (in Islam)." -[2:134] That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case! -[2:135] They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (To salvation)." Say thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the Religion of Abraham the True, and he joined not gods with Allah." -[2:136] Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)." -[2:137] So if they believe as ye believe, they are indeed on the right path; but if they turn back, it is they who are in schism; but Allah will suffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. -[2:138] (Our religion is) the Baptism of Allah: And who can baptize better than Allah? And it is He Whom we worship. -[2:139] Say: Will ye dispute with us about Allah, seeing that He is our Lord and your Lord; that we are responsible for our doings and ye for yours; and that We are sincere (in our faith) in Him? -[2:140] Or do ye say that Abraham, Isma'il Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than Allah? Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? but Allah is not unmindful of what ye do! -[2:141] That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case: -[2:142] The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east and West: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight. -[2:143] Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful. -[2:144] We see the turning of thy face (for guidance to the heavens: now Shall We turn thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Turn then Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque: Wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction. The people of the Book know well that that is the truth from their Lord. Nor is Allah unmindful of what they do. -[2:145] Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thou after the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) desires,-then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong. -[2:146] The people of the Book know this as they know their own sons; but some of them conceal the truth which they themselves know. -[2:147] The Truth is from thy Lord; so be not at all in doubt. -[2:148] To each is a goal to which Allah turns him; then strive together (as in a race) Towards all that is good. Wheresoever ye are, Allah will bring you Together. For Allah Hath power over all things. -[2:149] From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. -[2:150] So from whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; and wheresoever ye are, Turn your face thither: that there be no ground of dispute against you among the people, except those of them that are bent on wickedness; so fear them not, but fear Me; and that I may complete My favours on you, and ye May (consent to) be guided; -[2:151] A similar (favour have ye already received) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge. -[2:152] Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not Faith. -[2:153] O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. -[2:154] And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not. -[2:155] Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere, -[2:156] Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":- -[2:157] They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance. -[2:158] Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth. -[2:159] Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book,-on them shall be Allah's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,- -[2:160] Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful. -[2:161] Those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- on them is Allah's curse, and the curse of angels, and of all mankind; -[2:162] They will abide therein: Their penalty will not be lightened, nor will respite be their (lot). -[2:163] And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. -[2:164] Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise. -[2:165] Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah, as equal (with Allah): They love them as they should love Allah. But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allah belongs all power, and Allah will strongly enforce the penalty. -[2:166] Then would those who are followed clear themselves of those who follow (them): They would see the penalty, and all relations between them would be cut off. -[2:167] And those who followed would say: "If only We had one more chance, We would clear ourselves of them, as they have cleared themselves of us." Thus will Allah show them (The fruits of) their deeds as (nothing but) regrets. Nor will there be a way for them out of the Fire. -[2:168] O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy. -[2:169] For he commands you what is evil and shameful, and that ye should say of Allah that of which ye have no knowledge. -[2:170] When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance? -[2:171] The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were to shout Like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls and cries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom. -[2:172] O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship. -[2:173] He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. -[2:174] Those who conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchase for them a miserable profit,- they swallow into themselves naught but Fire; Allah will not address them on the Day of Resurrection. Nor purify them: Grievous will be their penalty. -[2:175] They are the ones who buy Error in place of Guidance and Torment in place of Forgiveness. Ah! what boldness (They show) for the Fire! -[2:176] (Their doom is) because Allah sent down the Book in truth but those who seek causes of dispute in the Book are in a schism Far (from the purpose). -[2:177] It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing. -[2:178] O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty. -[2:179] In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves. -[2:180] It is prescribed, when death approaches any of you, if he leave any goods that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable usage; this is due from the Allah-fearing. -[2:181] If anyone changes the bequest after hearing it, the guilt shall be on those who make the change. For Allah hears and knows (All things). -[2:182] But if anyone fears partiality or wrong-doing on the part of the testator, and makes peace between (The parties concerned), there is no wrong in him: For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[2:183] O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,- -[2:184] (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew. -[2:185] Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful. -[2:186] When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way. -[2:187] Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allah knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave you; so now associate with them, and seek what Allah Hath ordained for you, and eat and drink, until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast Till the night appears; but do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreat in the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) Allah: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth Allah make clear His Signs to men: that they may learn self-restraint. -[2:188] And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property. -[2:189] They ask thee concerning the New Moons. Say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men, and for Pilgrimage. It is no virtue if ye enter your houses from the back: It is virtue if ye fear Allah. Enter houses through the proper doors: And fear Allah: That ye may prosper. -[2:190] Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors. -[2:191] And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith. -[2:192] But if they cease, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[2:193] And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practise oppression. -[2:194] The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so for all things prohibited,- there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. -[2:195] And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction; but do good; for Allah loveth those who do good. -[2:196] And complete the Hajj or 'umra in the service of Allah. But if ye are prevented (From completing it), send an offering for sacrifice, such as ye may find, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches the place of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill, or has an ailment in his scalp, (Necessitating shaving), (He should) in compensation either fast, or feed the poor, or offer sacrifice; and when ye are in peaceful conditions (again), if any one wishes to continue the 'umra on to the hajj, He must make an offering, such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, He should fast three days during the hajj and seven days on his return, Making ten days in all. This is for those whose household is not in (the precincts of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah, and know that Allah Is strict in punishment. -[2:197] For Hajj are the months well known. If any one undertakes that duty therein, Let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever good ye do, (be sure) Allah knoweth it. And take a provision (With you) for the journey, but the best of provisions is right conduct. So fear Me, o ye that are wise. -[2:198] It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as He has directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray. -[2:199] Then pass on at a quick pace from the place whence it is usual for the multitude so to do, and ask for Allah's forgiveness. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[2:200] So when ye have accomplished your holy rites, celebrate the praises of Allah, as ye used to celebrate the praises of your fathers,- yea, with far more Heart and soul. There are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Thy bounties) in this world!" but they will have no portion in the Hereafter. -[2:201] And there are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!" -[2:202] To these will be allotted what they have earned; and Allah is quick in account. -[2:203] Celebrate the praises of Allah during the Appointed Days. But if any one hastens to leave in two days, there is no blame on him, and if any one stays on, there is no blame on him, if his aim is to do right. Then fear Allah, and know that ye will surely be gathered unto Him. -[2:204] There is the type of man whose speech about this world's life May dazzle thee, and he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart; yet is he the most contentious of enemies. -[2:205] When he turns his back, His aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth not mischief. -[2:206] When it is said to him, "Fear Allah", He is led by arrogance to (more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;-An evil bed indeed (To lie on)! -[2:207] And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees. -[2:208] O ye who believe! Enter into Islam whole-heartedly; and follow not the footsteps of the evil one; for he is to you an avowed enemy. -[2:209] If ye backslide after the clear (Signs) have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[2:210] Will they wait until Allah comes to them in canopies of clouds, with angels (in His train) and the question is (thus) settled? but to Allah do all questions go back (for decision). -[2:211] Ask the Children of Israel how many clear (Signs) We have sent them. But if any one, after Allah's favour has come to him, substitutes (something else), Allah is strict in punishment. -[2:212] The life of this world is alluring to those who reject faith, and they scoff at those who believe. But the righteous will be above them on the Day of Resurrection; for Allah bestows His abundance without measure on whom He will. -[2:213] Mankind was one single nation, and Allah sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; but the People of the Book, after the clear Signs came to them, did not differ among themselves, except through selfish contumacy. Allah by His Grace Guided the believers to the Truth, concerning that wherein they differed. For Allah guided whom He will to a path that is straight. -[2:214] Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near! -[2:215] They ask thee what they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever ye spend that is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is good, -Allah knoweth it well. -[2:216] Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. -[2:217] They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sight of Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members." Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire and will abide therein. -[2:218] Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought (and strove and struggled) in the path of Allah,- they have the hope of the Mercy of Allah: And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[2:219] They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider- -[2:220] (Their bearings) on this life and the Hereafter. They ask thee concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing to do is what is for their good; if ye mix their affairs with yours, they are your brethren; but Allah knows the man who means mischief from the man who means good. And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties: He is indeed Exalted in Power, Wise." -[2:221] Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters), until they believe: A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe: A man slave who believes is better than an unbeliever, even though he allures you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise. -[2:222] They ask thee concerning women's courses. Say: They are a hurt and a pollution: So keep away from women in their courses, and do not approach them until they are clean. But when they have purified themselves, ye may approach them in any manner, time, or place ordained for you by Allah. For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean. -[2:223] Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give (these) good tidings to those who believe. -[2:224] And make not Allah's (name) an excuse in your oaths against doing good, or acting rightly, or making peace between persons; for Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth all things. -[2:225] Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. -[2:226] For those who take an oath for abstention from their wives, a waiting for four months is ordained; if then they return, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[2:227] But if their intention is firm for divorce, Allah heareth and knoweth all things. -[2:228] Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[2:229] A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others). -[2:230] So if a husband divorces his wife (irrevocably), He cannot, after that, re-marry her until after she has married another husband and He has divorced her. In that case there is no blame on either of them if they re-unite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allah. Such are the limits ordained by Allah, which He makes plain to those who understand. -[2:231] When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their ('Iddat), either take them back on equitable terms or set them free on equitable terms; but do not take them back to injure them, (or) to take undue advantage; if any one does that; He wrongs his own soul. Do not treat Allah's Signs as a jest, but solemnly rehearse Allah's favours on you, and the fact that He sent down to you the Book and Wisdom, for your instruction. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is well acquainted with all things. -[2:232] When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their ('Iddat), do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the course Making for) most virtue and purity amongst you and Allah knows, and ye know not. -[2:233] The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treated unfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, an heir shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them. If ye decide on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame on you, provided ye pay (the mother) what ye offered, on equitable terms. But fear Allah and know that Allah sees well what ye do. -[2:234] If any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days: When they have fulfilled their term, there is no blame on you if they dispose of themselves in a just and reasonable manner. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do. -[2:235] There is no blame on you if ye make an offer of betrothal or hold it in your hearts. Allah knows that ye cherish them in your hearts: But do not make a secret contract with them except in terms Honourable, nor resolve on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that Allah Knoweth what is in your hearts, and take heed of Him; and know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. -[2:236] There is no blame on you if ye divorce women before consummation or the fixation of their dower; but bestow on them (A suitable gift), the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means;- A gift of a reasonable amount is due from those who wish to do the right thing. -[2:237] And if ye divorce them before consummation, but after the fixation of a dower for them, then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless they remit it or (the man's half) is remitted by him in whose hands is the marriage tie; and the remission (of the man's half) is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For Allah sees well all that ye do. -[2:238] Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind). -[2:239] If ye fear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding, (as may be most convenient), but when ye are in security, celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you, which ye knew not (before). -[2:240] Those of you who die and leave widows should bequeath for their widows a year's maintenance and residence; but if they leave (The residence), there is no blame on you for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[2:241] For divorced women Maintenance (should be provided) on a reasonable (scale). This is a duty on the righteous. -[2:242] Thus doth Allah Make clear His Signs to you: In order that ye may understand. -[2:243] Didst thou not Turn by vision to those who abandoned their homes, though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? Allah said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful. -[2:244] Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things. -[2:245] Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan, which Allah will double unto his credit and multiply many times? It is Allah that giveth (you) Want or plenty, and to Him shall be your return. -[2:246] Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was) among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of Allah." He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that ye will not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" but when they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small band among them. But Allah Has full knowledge of those who do wrong. -[2:247] Their Prophet said to them: "Allah hath appointed Talut as king over you." They said: "How can he exercise authority over us when we are better fitted than he to exercise authority, and he is not even gifted, with wealth in abundance?" He said: "Allah hath Chosen him above you, and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess: Allah Granteth His authority to whom He pleaseth. Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things." -[2:248] And (further) their Prophet said to them: "A Sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Ark of the covenant, with (an assurance) therein of security from your Lord, and the relics left by the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, carried by angels. In this is a symbol for you if ye indeed have faith." -[2:249] When Talut set forth with the armies, he said: "Allah will test you at the stream: if any drinks of its water, He goes not with my army: Only those who taste not of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand is excused." but they all drank of it, except a few. When they crossed the river,- He and the faithful ones with him,- they said: "This day We cannot cope with Goliath and his forces." but those who were convinced that they must meet Allah, said: "How oft, by Allah's will, Hath a small force vanquished a big one? Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere." -[2:250] When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against those that reject faith." -[2:251] By Allah's will they routed them; and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed. And did not Allah Check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief: But Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds. -[2:252] These are the Signs of Allah: we rehearse them to thee in truth: verily Thou art one of the messengers. -[2:253] Those messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others: To one of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees (of honour); to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit. If Allah had so willed, succeeding generations would not have fought among each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they (chose) to wrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If Allah had so willed, they would not have fought each other; but Allah Fulfilleth His plan. -[2:254] O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers. -[2:255] Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). -[2:256] Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. -[2:257] Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever). -[2:258] Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because Allah had granted him power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death". Said Abraham: "But it is Allah that causeth the sun to rise from the east: Do thou then cause him to rise from the West." Thus was he confounded who (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor doth Allah Give guidance to a people unjust. -[2:259] Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?" but Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried thus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly to him, he said: "I know that Allah hath power over all things." -[2:260] When Abraham said: "Show me, Lord, how You will raise the dead, " He replied: "Have you no faith?" He said "Yes, but just to reassure my heart." Allah said, "Take four birds, draw them to you, and cut their bodies to pieces. Scatter them over the mountain-tops, then call them back. They will come swiftly to you. Know that Allah is Mighty, Wise." -[2:261] The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains. Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things. -[2:262] Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah, and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury,-for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:263] Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing. -[2:264] O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith. -[2:265] And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile: heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. Allah seeth well whatever ye do. -[2:266] Does any of you wish that he should have a garden with date-palms and vines and streams flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruit, while he is stricken with old age, and his children are not strong (enough to look after themselves)- that it should be caught in a whirlwind, with fire therein, and be burnt up? Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His) Signs; that ye may consider. -[2:267] O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have (honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants, and worthy of all praise. -[2:268] The Evil one threatens you with poverty and bids you to conduct unseemly. Allah promiseth you His forgiveness and bounties. And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things. -[2:269] He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp the Message but men of understanding. -[2:270] And whatever ye spend in charity or devotion, be sure Allah knows it all. But the wrong-doers have no helpers. -[2:271] If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do. -[2:272] It is not required of thee (O Messenger), to set them on the right path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the "Face" of Allah. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly. -[2:273] (Charity is) for those in need, who, in Allah's cause are restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land, seeking (For trade or work): the ignorant man thinks, because of their modesty, that they are free from want. Thou shalt know them by their (Unfailing) mark: They beg not importunately from all the sundry. And whatever of good ye give, be assured Allah knoweth it well. -[2:274] Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:275] Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness. That is because they say: "Trade is like usury," but Allah hath permitted trade and forbidden usury. Those who after receiving direction from their Lord, desist, shall be pardoned for the past; their case is for Allah (to judge); but those who repeat (The offence) are companions of the Fire: They will abide therein (for ever). -[2:276] Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity: For He loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked. -[2:277] Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[2:278] O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if ye are indeed believers. -[2:279] If ye do it not, Take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger: But if ye turn back, ye shall have your capital sums: Deal not unjustly, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly. -[2:280] If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time Till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew. -[2:281] And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to Allah. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly. -[2:282] O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, in transactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce them to writing Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties: let not the scribe refuse to write: as Allah Has taught him, so let him write. Let him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear His Lord Allah, and not diminish aught of what he owes. If they party liable is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable Himself to dictate, Let his guardian dictate faithfully, and get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her. The witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (For evidence). Disdain not to reduce to writing (your contract) for a future period, whether it be small or big: it is juster in the sight of Allah, More suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the spot among yourselves, there is no blame on you if ye reduce it not to writing. But take witness whenever ye make a commercial contract; and let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So fear Allah; For it is Good that teaches you. And Allah is well acquainted with all things. If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the trustee (faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him Fear his Lord conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it, - his heart is tainted with sin. And Allah knoweth all that ye do. -[2:283] If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, Let the trustee (Faithfully) discharge His trust, and let him fear his Lord. Conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it,- His heart is tainted with sin. And Allah Knoweth all that ye do. -[2:284] To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. Whether ye show what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom He pleaseth, for Allah hath power over all things. -[2:285] The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys." -[2:286] On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith." +[2:1] 2|1|A. L. M. +[2:2] 2|2|This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah; +[2:3] 2|3|Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; +[2:4] 2|4|And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. +[2:5] 2|5|They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. +[2:6] 2|6|As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. +[2:7] 2|7|Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). +[2:8] 2|8|Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe. +[2:9] 2|9|Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves, and realise (it) not! +[2:10] 2|10|In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to themselves). +[2:11] 2|11|When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!" +[2:12] 2|12|Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. +[2:13] 2|13|When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know. +[2:14] 2|14|When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting." +[2:15] 2|15|Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro). +[2:16] 2|16|These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction, +[2:17] 2|17|Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see. +[2:18] 2|18|Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path). +[2:19] 2|19|Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith! +[2:20] 2|20|The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things. +[2:21] 2|21|O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness; +[2:22] 2|22|Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know (the truth). +[2:23] 2|23|And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true. +[2:24] 2|24|But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith. +[2:25] 2|25|But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever). +[2:26] 2|26|Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as well as highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who reject Faith say: "What means Allah by this similitude?" By it He causes many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but He causes not to stray, except those who forsake (the path),- +[2:27] 2|27|Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified, and who sunder what Allah Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: These cause loss (only) to themselves. +[2:28] 2|28|How can ye reject the faith in Allah?- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return. +[2:29] 2|29|It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge. +[2:30] 2|30|Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." +[2:31] 2|31|And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye are right." +[2:32] 2|32|They said: "Glory to Thee, of knowledge We have none, save what Thou Hast taught us: In truth it is Thou Who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom." +[2:33] 2|33|He said: "O Adam! Tell them their names." When he had told them, Allah said: "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth, and I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal?" +[2:34] 2|34|And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith. +[2:35] 2|35|We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." +[2:36] 2|36|Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time." +[2:37] 2|37|Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his Lord Turned towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[2:38] 2|38|We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:39] 2|39|"But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall be companions of the Fire; they shall abide therein." +[2:40] 2|40|O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me. +[2:41] 2|41|And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation which is with you, and be not the first to reject Faith therein, nor sell My Signs for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone. +[2:42] 2|42|And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is). +[2:43] 2|43|And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship). +[2:44] 2|44|Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand? +[2:45] 2|45|Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,- +[2:46] 2|46|Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord, and that they are to return to Him. +[2:47] 2|47|Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all other (for My Message). +[2:48] 2|48|Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). +[2:49] 2|49|And remember, We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: They set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons and let your women-folk live; therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord. +[2:50] 2|50|And remember We divided the sea for you and saved you and drowned Pharaoh's people within your very sight. +[2:51] 2|51|And remember We appointed forty nights for Moses, and in his absence ye took the calf (for worship), and ye did grievous wrong. +[2:52] 2|52|Even then We did forgive you; there was a chance for you to be grateful. +[2:53] 2|53|And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (Between right and wrong): There was a chance for you to be guided aright. +[2:54] 2|54|And remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Ye have indeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf: So turn (in repentance) to your Maker, and slay yourselves (the wrong-doers); that will be better for you in the sight of your Maker." Then He turned towards you (in forgiveness): For He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[2:55] 2|55|And remember ye said: "O Moses! We shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly," but ye were dazed with thunder and lighting even as ye looked on. +[2:56] 2|56|Then We raised you up after your death: Ye had the chance to be grateful. +[2:57] 2|57|And We gave you the shade of clouds and sent down to you Manna and quails, saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you:" (But they rebelled); to us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. +[2:58] 2|58|And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat of the plenty therein as ye wish; but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and We shall forgive you your faults and increase (the portion of) those who do good." +[2:59] 2|59|But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, for that they infringed (Our command) repeatedly. +[2:60] 2|60|And remember Moses prayed for water for his people; We said: "Strike the rock with thy staff." Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each group knew its own place for water. So eat and drink of the sustenance provided by Allah, and do no evil nor mischief on the (face of the) earth. +[2:61] 2|61|And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions." He said: "Will ye exchange the better for the worse? Go ye down to any town, and ye shall find what ye want!" They were covered with humiliation and misery; they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. This because they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah and slaying His Messengers without just cause. This because they rebelled and went on transgressing. +[2:62] 2|62|Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:63] 2|63|And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (The towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein: Perchance ye may fear Allah." +[2:64] 2|64|But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah to you, ye had surely been among the lost. +[2:65] 2|65|And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." +[2:66] 2|66|So We made it an example to their own time and to their posterity, and a lesson to those who fear Allah. +[2:67] 2|67|And remember Moses said to his people: "Allah commands that ye sacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou a laughing-stock of us?" He said: "Allah save me from being an ignorant (fool)!" +[2:68] 2|68|They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what (heifer) it is!" He said; "He says: The heifer should be neither too old nor too young, but of middling age. Now do what ye are commanded!" +[2:69] 2|69|They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us Her colour." He said: "He says: A fawn-coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the admiration of beholders!" +[2:70] 2|70|They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if Allah wills." +[2:71] 2|71|He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will. +[2:72] 2|72|Remember ye slew a man and fell into a dispute among yourselves as to the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what ye did hide. +[2:73] 2|73|So We said: "Strike the (body) with a piece of the (heifer)." Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance ye may understand. +[2:74] 2|74|Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rock and even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forth water; and others which sink for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. +[2:75] 2|75|Can ye (o ye men of Faith) entertain the hope that they will believe in you?- Seeing that a party of them heard the Word of Allah, and perverted it knowingly after they understood it. +[2:76] 2|76|Behold! when they meet the men of Faith, they say: "We believe": But when they meet each other in private, they say: "Shall you tell them what Allah hath revealed to you, that they may engage you in argument about it before your Lord?"- Do ye not understand (their aim)? +[2:77] 2|77|Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal? +[2:78] 2|78|And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. +[2:79] 2|79|Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. +[2:80] 2|80|And they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days:" Say: "Have ye taken a promise from Allah, for He never breaks His promise? or is it that ye say of Allah what ye do not know?" +[2:81] 2|81|Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever). +[2:82] 2|82|But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (For ever). +[2:83] 2|83|And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now). +[2:84] 2|84|And remember We took your covenant (to this effect): Shed no blood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes: and this ye solemnly ratified, and to this ye can bear witness. +[2:85] 2|85|After this it is ye, the same people, who slay among yourselves, and banish a party of you from their homes; assist (Their enemies) against them, in guilt and rancour; and if they come to you as captives, ye ransom them, though it was not lawful for you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. +[2:86] 2|86|These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped. +[2:87] 2|87|We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of messengers; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a messenger with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay! +[2:88] 2|88|They say, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word: we need no more)." Nay, Allah's curse is on them for their blasphemy: Little is it they believe. +[2:89] 2|89|And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith. +[2:90] 2|90|Miserable is the price for which they have sold their souls, in that they deny (the revelation) which Allah has sent down, in insolent envy that Allah of His Grace should send it to any of His servants He pleases: Thus have they drawn on themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment of those who reject Faith. +[2:91] 2|91|When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down, "they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us:" yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say: "Why then have ye slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeed believe?" +[2:92] 2|92|There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully. +[2:93] 2|93|And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and we disobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of the calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of your Faith if ye have any faith!" +[2:94] 2|94|Say: "If the last Home, with Allah, be for you specially, and not for anyone else, then seek ye for death, if ye are sincere." +[2:95] 2|95|But they will never seek for death, on account of the (sins) which their hands have sent on before them. and Allah is well-acquainted with the wrong-doers. +[2:96] 2|96|Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do. +[2:97] 2|97|Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel-for he brings down the (revelation) to thy heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe,- +[2:98] 2|98|Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and messengers, to Gabriel and Michael,- Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith. +[2:99] 2|99|We have sent down to thee Manifest Signs (ayat); and none reject them but those who are perverse. +[2:100] 2|100|Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside?- Nay, Most of them are faithless. +[2:101] 2|101|And when there came to them a messenger from Allah, confirming what was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did not know! +[2:102] 2|102|They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew! +[2:103] 2|103|If they had kept their Faith and guarded themselves from evil, far better had been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew! +[2:104] 2|104|O ye of Faith! Say not (to the Messenger) words of ambiguous import, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): To those without Faith is a grievous punishment. +[2:105] 2|105|It is never the wish of those without Faith among the People of the Book, nor of the Pagans, that anything good should come down to you from your Lord. But Allah will choose for His special Mercy whom He will - for Allah is Lord of grace abounding. +[2:106] 2|106|None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things? +[2:107] 2|107|Knowest thou not that to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Him ye have neither patron nor helper. +[2:108] 2|108|Would ye question your Messenger as Moses was questioned of old? but whoever changeth from Faith to Unbelief, Hath strayed without doubt from the even way. +[2:109] 2|109|Quite a number of the People of the Book wish they could Turn you (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed, from selfish envy, after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them: But forgive and overlook, Till Allah accomplish His purpose; for Allah Hath power over all things. +[2:110] 2|110|And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah: for Allah sees Well all that ye do. +[2:111] 2|111|And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful." +[2:112] 2|112|Nay,-whoever submits His whole self to Allah and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:113] 2|113|The Jews say: "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; and the Christians say: "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they (Profess to) study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those say who know not; but Allah will judge between them in their quarrel on the Day of Judgment. +[2:114] 2|114|And who is more unjust than he who forbids that in places for the worship of Allah, Allah's name should be celebrated?-whose zeal is (in fact) to ruin them? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them except in fear. For them there is nothing but disgrace in this world, and in the world to come, an exceeding torment. +[2:115] 2|115|To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing. +[2:116] 2|116|They say: "Allah hath begotten a son": Glory be to Him.-Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him. +[2:117] 2|117|To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is. +[2:118] 2|118|Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts). +[2:119] 2|119|Verily We have sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: But of thee no question shall be asked of the Companions of the Blazing Fire. +[2:120] 2|120|Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah,-that is the (only) Guidance." Wert thou to follow their desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protector nor helper against Allah. +[2:121] 2|121|Those to whom We have sent the Book study it as it should be studied: They are the ones that believe therein: Those who reject faith therein,- the loss is their own. +[2:122] 2|122|O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message). +[2:123] 2|123|Then guard yourselves against a Day when one soul shall not avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). +[2:124] 2|124|And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the Nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But My Promise is not within the reach of evil-doers." +[2:125] 2|125|Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We covenanted with Abraham and Isma'il, that they should sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). +[2:126] 2|126|And remember Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a City of Peace, and feed its people with fruits,-such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day." He said: "(Yea), and such as reject Faith,-for a while will I grant them their pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment of Fire,- an evil destination (indeed)!" +[2:127] 2|127|And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House (With this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing. +[2:128] 2|128|"Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and show us our place for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[2:129] 2|129|"Our Lord! send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom, and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise." +[2:130] 2|130|And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: And he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the Righteous. +[2:131] 2|131|Behold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to Me):" He said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe." +[2:132] 2|132|And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the Faith of Islam." +[2:133] 2|133|Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship Thy god and the god of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma'il and Isaac,- the one (True) Allah: To Him we bow (in Islam)." +[2:134] 2|134|That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case! +[2:135] 2|135|They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (To salvation)." Say thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the Religion of Abraham the True, and he joined not gods with Allah." +[2:136] 2|136|Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)." +[2:137] 2|137|So if they believe as ye believe, they are indeed on the right path; but if they turn back, it is they who are in schism; but Allah will suffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. +[2:138] 2|138|(Our religion is) the Baptism of Allah: And who can baptize better than Allah? And it is He Whom we worship. +[2:139] 2|139|Say: Will ye dispute with us about Allah, seeing that He is our Lord and your Lord; that we are responsible for our doings and ye for yours; and that We are sincere (in our faith) in Him? +[2:140] 2|140|Or do ye say that Abraham, Isma'il Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than Allah? Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? but Allah is not unmindful of what ye do! +[2:141] 2|141|That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case: +[2:142] 2|142|The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east and West: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight. +[2:143] 2|143|Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful. +[2:144] 2|144|We see the turning of thy face (for guidance to the heavens: now Shall We turn thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Turn then Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque: Wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction. The people of the Book know well that that is the truth from their Lord. Nor is Allah unmindful of what they do. +[2:145] 2|145|Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thou after the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) desires,-then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong. +[2:146] 2|146|The people of the Book know this as they know their own sons; but some of them conceal the truth which they themselves know. +[2:147] 2|147|The Truth is from thy Lord; so be not at all in doubt. +[2:148] 2|148|To each is a goal to which Allah turns him; then strive together (as in a race) Towards all that is good. Wheresoever ye are, Allah will bring you Together. For Allah Hath power over all things. +[2:149] 2|149|From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. +[2:150] 2|150|So from whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; and wheresoever ye are, Turn your face thither: that there be no ground of dispute against you among the people, except those of them that are bent on wickedness; so fear them not, but fear Me; and that I may complete My favours on you, and ye May (consent to) be guided; +[2:151] 2|151|A similar (favour have ye already received) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge. +[2:152] 2|152|Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not Faith. +[2:153] 2|153|O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. +[2:154] 2|154|And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not. +[2:155] 2|155|Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere, +[2:156] 2|156|Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":- +[2:157] 2|157|They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance. +[2:158] 2|158|Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth. +[2:159] 2|159|Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book,-on them shall be Allah's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,- +[2:160] 2|160|Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful. +[2:161] 2|161|Those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- on them is Allah's curse, and the curse of angels, and of all mankind; +[2:162] 2|162|They will abide therein: Their penalty will not be lightened, nor will respite be their (lot). +[2:163] 2|163|And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. +[2:164] 2|164|Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise. +[2:165] 2|165|Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah, as equal (with Allah): They love them as they should love Allah. But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allah belongs all power, and Allah will strongly enforce the penalty. +[2:166] 2|166|Then would those who are followed clear themselves of those who follow (them): They would see the penalty, and all relations between them would be cut off. +[2:167] 2|167|And those who followed would say: "If only We had one more chance, We would clear ourselves of them, as they have cleared themselves of us." Thus will Allah show them (The fruits of) their deeds as (nothing but) regrets. Nor will there be a way for them out of the Fire. +[2:168] 2|168|O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy. +[2:169] 2|169|For he commands you what is evil and shameful, and that ye should say of Allah that of which ye have no knowledge. +[2:170] 2|170|When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance? +[2:171] 2|171|The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were to shout Like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls and cries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom. +[2:172] 2|172|O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship. +[2:173] 2|173|He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. +[2:174] 2|174|Those who conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchase for them a miserable profit,- they swallow into themselves naught but Fire; Allah will not address them on the Day of Resurrection. Nor purify them: Grievous will be their penalty. +[2:175] 2|175|They are the ones who buy Error in place of Guidance and Torment in place of Forgiveness. Ah! what boldness (They show) for the Fire! +[2:176] 2|176|(Their doom is) because Allah sent down the Book in truth but those who seek causes of dispute in the Book are in a schism Far (from the purpose). +[2:177] 2|177|It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing. +[2:178] 2|178|O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty. +[2:179] 2|179|In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves. +[2:180] 2|180|It is prescribed, when death approaches any of you, if he leave any goods that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable usage; this is due from the Allah-fearing. +[2:181] 2|181|If anyone changes the bequest after hearing it, the guilt shall be on those who make the change. For Allah hears and knows (All things). +[2:182] 2|182|But if anyone fears partiality or wrong-doing on the part of the testator, and makes peace between (The parties concerned), there is no wrong in him: For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:183] 2|183|O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,- +[2:184] 2|184|(Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew. +[2:185] 2|185|Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful. +[2:186] 2|186|When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way. +[2:187] 2|187|Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allah knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave you; so now associate with them, and seek what Allah Hath ordained for you, and eat and drink, until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast Till the night appears; but do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreat in the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) Allah: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth Allah make clear His Signs to men: that they may learn self-restraint. +[2:188] 2|188|And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property. +[2:189] 2|189|They ask thee concerning the New Moons. Say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men, and for Pilgrimage. It is no virtue if ye enter your houses from the back: It is virtue if ye fear Allah. Enter houses through the proper doors: And fear Allah: That ye may prosper. +[2:190] 2|190|Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors. +[2:191] 2|191|And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith. +[2:192] 2|192|But if they cease, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:193] 2|193|And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practise oppression. +[2:194] 2|194|The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so for all things prohibited,- there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. +[2:195] 2|195|And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction; but do good; for Allah loveth those who do good. +[2:196] 2|196|And complete the Hajj or 'umra in the service of Allah. But if ye are prevented (From completing it), send an offering for sacrifice, such as ye may find, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches the place of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill, or has an ailment in his scalp, (Necessitating shaving), (He should) in compensation either fast, or feed the poor, or offer sacrifice; and when ye are in peaceful conditions (again), if any one wishes to continue the 'umra on to the hajj, He must make an offering, such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, He should fast three days during the hajj and seven days on his return, Making ten days in all. This is for those whose household is not in (the precincts of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah, and know that Allah Is strict in punishment. +[2:197] 2|197|For Hajj are the months well known. If any one undertakes that duty therein, Let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever good ye do, (be sure) Allah knoweth it. And take a provision (With you) for the journey, but the best of provisions is right conduct. So fear Me, o ye that are wise. +[2:198] 2|198|It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as He has directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray. +[2:199] 2|199|Then pass on at a quick pace from the place whence it is usual for the multitude so to do, and ask for Allah's forgiveness. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:200] 2|200|So when ye have accomplished your holy rites, celebrate the praises of Allah, as ye used to celebrate the praises of your fathers,- yea, with far more Heart and soul. There are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Thy bounties) in this world!" but they will have no portion in the Hereafter. +[2:201] 2|201|And there are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!" +[2:202] 2|202|To these will be allotted what they have earned; and Allah is quick in account. +[2:203] 2|203|Celebrate the praises of Allah during the Appointed Days. But if any one hastens to leave in two days, there is no blame on him, and if any one stays on, there is no blame on him, if his aim is to do right. Then fear Allah, and know that ye will surely be gathered unto Him. +[2:204] 2|204|There is the type of man whose speech about this world's life May dazzle thee, and he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart; yet is he the most contentious of enemies. +[2:205] 2|205|When he turns his back, His aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth not mischief. +[2:206] 2|206|When it is said to him, "Fear Allah", He is led by arrogance to (more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;-An evil bed indeed (To lie on)! +[2:207] 2|207|And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees. +[2:208] 2|208|O ye who believe! Enter into Islam whole-heartedly; and follow not the footsteps of the evil one; for he is to you an avowed enemy. +[2:209] 2|209|If ye backslide after the clear (Signs) have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[2:210] 2|210|Will they wait until Allah comes to them in canopies of clouds, with angels (in His train) and the question is (thus) settled? but to Allah do all questions go back (for decision). +[2:211] 2|211|Ask the Children of Israel how many clear (Signs) We have sent them. But if any one, after Allah's favour has come to him, substitutes (something else), Allah is strict in punishment. +[2:212] 2|212|The life of this world is alluring to those who reject faith, and they scoff at those who believe. But the righteous will be above them on the Day of Resurrection; for Allah bestows His abundance without measure on whom He will. +[2:213] 2|213|Mankind was one single nation, and Allah sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; but the People of the Book, after the clear Signs came to them, did not differ among themselves, except through selfish contumacy. Allah by His Grace Guided the believers to the Truth, concerning that wherein they differed. For Allah guided whom He will to a path that is straight. +[2:214] 2|214|Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near! +[2:215] 2|215|They ask thee what they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever ye spend that is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is good, -Allah knoweth it well. +[2:216] 2|216|Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. +[2:217] 2|217|They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sight of Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members." Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire and will abide therein. +[2:218] 2|218|Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought (and strove and struggled) in the path of Allah,- they have the hope of the Mercy of Allah: And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:219] 2|219|They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider- +[2:220] 2|220|(Their bearings) on this life and the Hereafter. They ask thee concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing to do is what is for their good; if ye mix their affairs with yours, they are your brethren; but Allah knows the man who means mischief from the man who means good. And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties: He is indeed Exalted in Power, Wise." +[2:221] 2|221|Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters), until they believe: A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe: A man slave who believes is better than an unbeliever, even though he allures you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise. +[2:222] 2|222|They ask thee concerning women's courses. Say: They are a hurt and a pollution: So keep away from women in their courses, and do not approach them until they are clean. But when they have purified themselves, ye may approach them in any manner, time, or place ordained for you by Allah. For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean. +[2:223] 2|223|Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give (these) good tidings to those who believe. +[2:224] 2|224|And make not Allah's (name) an excuse in your oaths against doing good, or acting rightly, or making peace between persons; for Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth all things. +[2:225] 2|225|Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[2:226] 2|226|For those who take an oath for abstention from their wives, a waiting for four months is ordained; if then they return, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[2:227] 2|227|But if their intention is firm for divorce, Allah heareth and knoweth all things. +[2:228] 2|228|Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[2:229] 2|229|A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others). +[2:230] 2|230|So if a husband divorces his wife (irrevocably), He cannot, after that, re-marry her until after she has married another husband and He has divorced her. In that case there is no blame on either of them if they re-unite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allah. Such are the limits ordained by Allah, which He makes plain to those who understand. +[2:231] 2|231|When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their ('Iddat), either take them back on equitable terms or set them free on equitable terms; but do not take them back to injure them, (or) to take undue advantage; if any one does that; He wrongs his own soul. Do not treat Allah's Signs as a jest, but solemnly rehearse Allah's favours on you, and the fact that He sent down to you the Book and Wisdom, for your instruction. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is well acquainted with all things. +[2:232] 2|232|When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their ('Iddat), do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the course Making for) most virtue and purity amongst you and Allah knows, and ye know not. +[2:233] 2|233|The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two whole years, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have a burden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treated unfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, an heir shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them. If ye decide on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame on you, provided ye pay (the mother) what ye offered, on equitable terms. But fear Allah and know that Allah sees well what ye do. +[2:234] 2|234|If any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days: When they have fulfilled their term, there is no blame on you if they dispose of themselves in a just and reasonable manner. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do. +[2:235] 2|235|There is no blame on you if ye make an offer of betrothal or hold it in your hearts. Allah knows that ye cherish them in your hearts: But do not make a secret contract with them except in terms Honourable, nor resolve on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that Allah Knoweth what is in your hearts, and take heed of Him; and know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[2:236] 2|236|There is no blame on you if ye divorce women before consummation or the fixation of their dower; but bestow on them (A suitable gift), the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means;- A gift of a reasonable amount is due from those who wish to do the right thing. +[2:237] 2|237|And if ye divorce them before consummation, but after the fixation of a dower for them, then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless they remit it or (the man's half) is remitted by him in whose hands is the marriage tie; and the remission (of the man's half) is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For Allah sees well all that ye do. +[2:238] 2|238|Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind). +[2:239] 2|239|If ye fear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding, (as may be most convenient), but when ye are in security, celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you, which ye knew not (before). +[2:240] 2|240|Those of you who die and leave widows should bequeath for their widows a year's maintenance and residence; but if they leave (The residence), there is no blame on you for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[2:241] 2|241|For divorced women Maintenance (should be provided) on a reasonable (scale). This is a duty on the righteous. +[2:242] 2|242|Thus doth Allah Make clear His Signs to you: In order that ye may understand. +[2:243] 2|243|Didst thou not Turn by vision to those who abandoned their homes, though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? Allah said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful. +[2:244] 2|244|Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things. +[2:245] 2|245|Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan, which Allah will double unto his credit and multiply many times? It is Allah that giveth (you) Want or plenty, and to Him shall be your return. +[2:246] 2|246|Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was) among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of Allah." He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that ye will not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" but when they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small band among them. But Allah Has full knowledge of those who do wrong. +[2:247] 2|247|Their Prophet said to them: "Allah hath appointed Talut as king over you." They said: "How can he exercise authority over us when we are better fitted than he to exercise authority, and he is not even gifted, with wealth in abundance?" He said: "Allah hath Chosen him above you, and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess: Allah Granteth His authority to whom He pleaseth. Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things." +[2:248] 2|248|And (further) their Prophet said to them: "A Sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Ark of the covenant, with (an assurance) therein of security from your Lord, and the relics left by the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, carried by angels. In this is a symbol for you if ye indeed have faith." +[2:249] 2|249|When Talut set forth with the armies, he said: "Allah will test you at the stream: if any drinks of its water, He goes not with my army: Only those who taste not of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand is excused." but they all drank of it, except a few. When they crossed the river,- He and the faithful ones with him,- they said: "This day We cannot cope with Goliath and his forces." but those who were convinced that they must meet Allah, said: "How oft, by Allah's will, Hath a small force vanquished a big one? Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere." +[2:250] 2|250|When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against those that reject faith." +[2:251] 2|251|By Allah's will they routed them; and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed. And did not Allah Check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief: But Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds. +[2:252] 2|252|These are the Signs of Allah: we rehearse them to thee in truth: verily Thou art one of the messengers. +[2:253] 2|253|Those messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others: To one of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees (of honour); to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit. If Allah had so willed, succeeding generations would not have fought among each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they (chose) to wrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If Allah had so willed, they would not have fought each other; but Allah Fulfilleth His plan. +[2:254] 2|254|O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers. +[2:255] 2|255|Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). +[2:256] 2|256|Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. +[2:257] 2|257|Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever). +[2:258] 2|258|Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because Allah had granted him power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death". Said Abraham: "But it is Allah that causeth the sun to rise from the east: Do thou then cause him to rise from the West." Thus was he confounded who (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor doth Allah Give guidance to a people unjust. +[2:259] 2|259|Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?" but Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried thus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly to him, he said: "I know that Allah hath power over all things." +[2:260] 2|260|When Abraham said: "Show me, Lord, how You will raise the dead, " He replied: "Have you no faith?" He said "Yes, but just to reassure my heart." Allah said, "Take four birds, draw them to you, and cut their bodies to pieces. Scatter them over the mountain-tops, then call them back. They will come swiftly to you. Know that Allah is Mighty, Wise." +[2:261] 2|261|The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains. Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things. +[2:262] 2|262|Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah, and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury,-for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:263] 2|263|Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing. +[2:264] 2|264|O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith. +[2:265] 2|265|And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile: heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. Allah seeth well whatever ye do. +[2:266] 2|266|Does any of you wish that he should have a garden with date-palms and vines and streams flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruit, while he is stricken with old age, and his children are not strong (enough to look after themselves)- that it should be caught in a whirlwind, with fire therein, and be burnt up? Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His) Signs; that ye may consider. +[2:267] 2|267|O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have (honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants, and worthy of all praise. +[2:268] 2|268|The Evil one threatens you with poverty and bids you to conduct unseemly. Allah promiseth you His forgiveness and bounties. And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things. +[2:269] 2|269|He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp the Message but men of understanding. +[2:270] 2|270|And whatever ye spend in charity or devotion, be sure Allah knows it all. But the wrong-doers have no helpers. +[2:271] 2|271|If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do. +[2:272] 2|272|It is not required of thee (O Messenger), to set them on the right path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the "Face" of Allah. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly. +[2:273] 2|273|(Charity is) for those in need, who, in Allah's cause are restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land, seeking (For trade or work): the ignorant man thinks, because of their modesty, that they are free from want. Thou shalt know them by their (Unfailing) mark: They beg not importunately from all the sundry. And whatever of good ye give, be assured Allah knoweth it well. +[2:274] 2|274|Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:275] 2|275|Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness. That is because they say: "Trade is like usury," but Allah hath permitted trade and forbidden usury. Those who after receiving direction from their Lord, desist, shall be pardoned for the past; their case is for Allah (to judge); but those who repeat (The offence) are companions of the Fire: They will abide therein (for ever). +[2:276] 2|276|Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity: For He loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked. +[2:277] 2|277|Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[2:278] 2|278|O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if ye are indeed believers. +[2:279] 2|279|If ye do it not, Take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger: But if ye turn back, ye shall have your capital sums: Deal not unjustly, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly. +[2:280] 2|280|If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time Till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew. +[2:281] 2|281|And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to Allah. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly. +[2:282] 2|282|O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, in transactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce them to writing Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties: let not the scribe refuse to write: as Allah Has taught him, so let him write. Let him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear His Lord Allah, and not diminish aught of what he owes. If they party liable is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable Himself to dictate, Let his guardian dictate faithfully, and get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her. The witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (For evidence). Disdain not to reduce to writing (your contract) for a future period, whether it be small or big: it is juster in the sight of Allah, More suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the spot among yourselves, there is no blame on you if ye reduce it not to writing. But take witness whenever ye make a commercial contract; and let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So fear Allah; For it is Good that teaches you. And Allah is well acquainted with all things. If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the trustee (faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him Fear his Lord conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it, - his heart is tainted with sin. And Allah knoweth all that ye do. +[2:283] 2|283|If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, Let the trustee (Faithfully) discharge His trust, and let him fear his Lord. Conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it,- His heart is tainted with sin. And Allah Knoweth all that ye do. +[2:284] 2|284|To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. Whether ye show what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom He pleaseth, for Allah hath power over all things. +[2:285] 2|285|The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys." +[2:286] 2|286|On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith." Surah 3: Al-'Imran (The Family of Amran) ---------------------------------------- -[3:1] A. L. M. -[3:2] Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal. -[3:3] It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong). -[3:4] Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of Allah will suffer the severest penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution. -[3:5] From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens. -[3:6] He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. -[3:7] He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. -[3:8] "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. -[3:9] "Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Together against a day about which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in His promise." -[3:10] Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They are themselves but fuel for the Fire. -[3:11] (Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is strict in punishment. -[3:12] Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)! -[3:13] "There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of Allah, the other resisting Allah; these saw with their own eyes Twice their number. But Allah doth support with His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see." -[3:14] Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to). -[3:15] Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy); and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are (all) His servants,- -[3:16] (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire;"- -[3:17] Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning. -[3:18] There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. -[3:19] The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account. -[3:20] So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted My whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, Thy duty is to convey the Message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants. -[3:21] As to those who deny the Signs of Allah and in defiance of right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing with mankind, announce to them a grievous penalty. -[3:22] They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help. -[3:23] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, to settle their dispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration). -[3:24] This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own religion. -[3:25] But how (will they fare) when we gather them together against a day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out just what it has earned, without (favour or) injustice? -[3:26] Say: "O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast power. -[3:27] "Thou causest the night to gain on the day, and thou causest the day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living out of the dead, and Thou bringest the dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest, without measure." -[3:28] Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah. -[3:29] Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things. -[3:30] "On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him." -[3:31] Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." -[3:32] Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger": But if they turn back, Allah loveth not those who reject Faith. -[3:33] Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people,- -[3:34] Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. -[3:35] Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." -[3:36] When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male Like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected." -[3:37] Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "From Allah: for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure." -[3:38] There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth prayer! -[3:39] While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the righteous." -[3:40] He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer, "Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth." -[3:41] He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord again and again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning." -[3:42] Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations. -[3:43] "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." -[3:44] This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Messenger!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point). -[3:45] Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah; -[3:46] "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." -[3:47] She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is! -[3:48] "And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel, -[3:49] "And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; -[3:50] "'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me. -[3:51] "'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" -[3:52] When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims. -[3:53] "Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger; then write us down among those who bear witness." -[3:54] And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah. -[3:55] Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. -[3:56] "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." -[3:57] "As to those who believe and work righteousness, Allah will pay them (in full) their reward; but Allah loveth not those who do wrong." -[3:58] "This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and the Message of Wisdom." -[3:59] The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. -[3:60] The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt. -[3:61] If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!" -[3:62] This is the true account: There is no god except Allah; and Allah-He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise. -[3:63] But if they turn back, Allah hath full knowledge of those who do mischief. -[3:64] Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will). -[3:65] Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no understanding? -[3:66] Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing (Even) in matters of which ye had some knowledge! but why dispute ye in matters of which ye have no knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and ye who know not! -[3:67] Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah. -[3:68] Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith. -[3:69] It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive! -[3:70] Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, of which ye are (Yourselves) witnesses? -[3:71] Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with falsehood, and conceal the Truth, while ye have knowledge? -[3:72] A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in the morning what is revealed to the believers, but reject it at the end of the day; perchance they may (themselves) Turn back; -[3:73] "And believe no one unless he follows your religion." Say: "True guidance is the Guidance of Allah: (Fear ye) Lest a revelation be sent to someone (else) Like unto that which was sent unto you? or that those (Receiving such revelation) should engage you in argument before your Lord?" Say: "All bounties are in the hand of Allah: He granteth them to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things." -[3:74] For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded. -[3:75] Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it. -[3:76] Nay.- Those that keep their plighted faith and act aright,-verily Allah loves those who act aright. -[3:77] As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty. -[3:78] There is among them a section who distort the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from Allah," but it is not from Allah: It is they who tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it! -[3:79] It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly." -[3:80] Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowed your will (To Allah in Islam)? -[3:81] Behold! Allah took the covenant of the prophets, saying: "I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you a messenger, confirming what is with you; do ye believe in him and render him help." Allah said: "Do ye agree, and take this my Covenant as binding on you?" They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses." -[3:82] If any turn back after this, they are perverted transgressors. -[3:83] Do they seek for other than the Religion of Allah?-while all creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His Will (Accepted Islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back. -[3:84] Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam)." -[3:85] If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good). -[3:86] How shall Allah Guide those who reject Faith after they accepted it and bore witness that the Messenger was true and that Clear Signs had come unto them? but Allah guides not a people unjust. -[3:87] Of such the reward is that on them (rests) the curse of Allah, of His angels, and of all mankind;- -[3:88] In that will they dwell; nor will their penalty be lightened, nor respite be (their lot);- -[3:89] Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and make amends; for verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[3:90] But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray. -[3:91] As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, and they will find no helpers. -[3:92] By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give (freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth Allah knoweth it well. -[3:93] All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel Made unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed. Say: "Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth." -[3:94] If any, after this, invent a lie and attribute it to Allah, they are indeed unjust wrong-doers. -[3:95] Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans." -[3:96] The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings: -[3:97] In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures. -[3:98] Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?" -[3:99] Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do." -[3:100] O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction among the People of the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates after ye have believed! -[3:101] And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and among you Lives the Messenger? Whoever holds firmly to Allah will be shown a way that is straight. -[3:102] O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam. -[3:103] And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided. -[3:104] Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity. -[3:105] Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty,- -[3:106] On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and some faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those whose faces will be black, (will be said): "Did ye reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting Faith." -[3:107] But those whose faces will be (lit with) white,- they will be in (the light of) Allah's mercy: therein to dwell (for ever). -[3:108] These are the Signs of Allah: We rehearse them to thee in Truth: And Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures. -[3:109] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To Him do all questions go back (for decision). -[3:110] Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors. -[3:111] They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get. -[3:112] Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever they are found, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah and from men; they draw on themselves wrath from Allah, and pitched over them is (the tent of) destitution. This because they rejected the Signs of Allah, and slew the prophets in defiance of right; this because they rebelled and transgressed beyond bounds. -[3:113] Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. -[3:114] They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous. -[3:115] Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allah knoweth well those that do right. -[3:116] Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They will be companions of the Fire,-dwelling therein (for ever). -[3:117] What they spend in the life of this (material) world May be likened to a wind which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest of men who have wronged their own souls: it is not Allah that hath wronged them, but they wrong themselves. -[3:118] O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outside your ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if ye have wisdom. -[3:119] Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you not,- though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, "We believe": But when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart." -[3:120] If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you; for Allah Compasseth round about all that they do. -[3:121] Remember that morning Thou didst leave Thy household (early) to post the faithful at their stations for battle: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things: -[3:122] Remember two of your parties Meditated cowardice; but Allah was their protector, and in Allah should the faithful (Ever) put their trust. -[3:123] Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your gratitude. -[3:124] Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sent down? -[3:125] "Yea, - if ye remain firm, and act aright, even if the enemy should rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would help you with five thousand angels Making a terrific onslaught. -[3:126] Allah made it but a message of hope for you, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah. The Exalted, the Wise: -[3:127] That He might cut off a fringe of the Unbelievers or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of their purpose. -[3:128] Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the decision: Whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers. -[3:129] To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[3:130] O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper. -[3:131] Fear the Fire, which is repaired for those who reject Faith: -[3:132] And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy. -[3:133] Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous,- -[3:134] Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves those who do good;- -[3:135] And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, earnestly bring Allah to mind, and ask for forgiveness for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except Allah?- and are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done. -[3:136] For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling: How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)! -[3:137] Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth. -[3:138] Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction to those who fear Allah! -[3:139] So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith. -[3:140] If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men by turns: that Allah may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth not those that do wrong. -[3:141] Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith. -[3:142] Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven without Allah testing those of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and remained steadfast? -[3:143] Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!) -[3:144] Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude. -[3:145] Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave, the term being fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those that (serve us with) gratitude. -[3:146] How many of the prophets fought (in Allah's way), and with them (fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never lost heart if they met with disaster in Allah's way, nor did they weaken (in will) nor give in. And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast. -[3:147] All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that resist Faith." -[3:148] And Allah gave them a reward in this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah Loveth those who do good. -[3:149] O ye who believe! If ye obey the Unbelievers, they will drive you back on your heels, and ye will turn back (from Faith) to your own loss. -[3:150] Nay, Allah is your protector, and He is the best of helpers. -[3:151] Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of the wrong-doers! -[3:152] Allah did indeed fulfil His promise to you when ye with His permission Were about to annihilate your enemy,-until ye flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you in sight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you are some that hanker after this world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then did He divert you from your foes in order to test you but He forgave you: For Allah is full of grace to those who believe. -[3:153] Behold! ye were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Messenger in your rear was calling you back. There did Allah give you one distress after another by way of requital, to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do. -[3:154] After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicions due to ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything to do with this affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but (all this was) that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts. For Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts. -[3:155] Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts Met,-it was Satan who caused them to fail, because of some (evil) they had done. But Allah Has blotted out (their fault): For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. -[3:156] O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged in fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been slain." This that Allah may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is Allah that gives Life and Death, and Allah sees well all that ye do. -[3:157] And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass. -[3:158] And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto Allah that ye are brought together. -[3:159] It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou dost deal gently with them Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask for (Allah's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hast Taken a decision put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him). -[3:160] If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in Allah, then, Let believers put their trust. -[3:161] No prophet could (ever) be false to his trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment, restore what he misappropriated; then shall every soul receive its due,- whatever it earned,- and none shall be dealt with unjustly. -[3:162] Is the man who follows the good pleasure of Allah Like the man who draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and whose abode is in Hell?- A woeful refuge! -[3:163] They are in varying gardens in the sight of Allah, and Allah sees well all that they do. -[3:164] Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error. -[3:165] What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?- "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For Allah hath power over all things." -[3:166] What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with the leave of Allah, in order that He might test the believers,- -[3:167] And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in the way of Allah, or (at least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Had we known how to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They were that day nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their hearts but Allah hath full knowledge of all they conceal. -[3:168] (They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain), while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves, if ye speak the truth." -[3:169] Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord; -[3:170] They rejoice in the bounty provided by Allah: And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve. -[3:171] They glory in the Grace and the bounty from Allah, and in the fact that Allah suffereth not the reward of the Faithful to be lost (in the least). -[3:172] Of those who answered the call of Allah and the Messenger, even after being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great reward;- -[3:173] Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased their Faith: They said: "For us Allah sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs." -[3:174] And they returned with Grace and bounty from Allah: no harm ever touched them: For they followed the good pleasure of Allah: And Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded. -[3:175] It is only the Evil One that suggests to you the fear of his votaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if ye have Faith. -[3:176] Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong into Unbelief: Not the least harm will they do to Allah: Allah's plan is that He will give them no portion in the Hereafter, but a severe punishment. -[3:177] Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not the least harm will they do to Allah, but they will have a grievous punishment. -[3:178] Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is good for themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment. -[3:179] Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which ye are now, until He separates what is evil from what is good nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Messengers (For the purpose) whom He pleases. So believe in Allah. And His messengers: And if ye believe and do right, ye have a reward without measure. -[3:180] And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which Allah Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day of Judgment. To Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. -[3:181] Allah hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, Allah is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record their word and (their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching Fire! -[3:182] "This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on before ye: For Allah never harms those who serve Him." -[3:183] They (also) said: "Allah took our promise not to believe in an messenger unless He showed us a sacrifice consumed by Fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you messengers before me, with clear Signs and even with what ye ask for: why then did ye slay them, if ye speak the truth?" -[3:184] Then if they reject thee, so were rejected messengers before thee, who came with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment. -[3:185] Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception. -[3:186] Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieve you, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship many gods. But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then that will be a determining factor in all affairs. -[3:187] And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made! -[3:188] Think not that those who exult in what they have brought about, and love to be praised for what they have not done,- think escape the penalty. For them is a penalty Grievous indeed. -[3:189] To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things. -[3:190] Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,- -[3:191] Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire. -[3:192] "Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers! -[3:193] "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. -[3:194] "Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise." -[3:195] And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards." -[3:196] Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land deceive thee: -[3:197] Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)! -[3:198] On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they to dwell (for ever),- a gift from the presence of Allah; and that which is in the presence of Allah is the best (bliss) for the righteous. -[3:199] And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah: They will not sell the Signs of Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift in account. -[3:200] O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah; that ye may prosper. +[3:1] 3|1|A. L. M. +[3:2] 3|2|Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal. +[3:3] 3|3|It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong). +[3:4] 3|4|Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of Allah will suffer the severest penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution. +[3:5] 3|5|From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens. +[3:6] 3|6|He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[3:7] 3|7|He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. +[3:8] 3|8|"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. +[3:9] 3|9|"Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Together against a day about which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in His promise." +[3:10] 3|10|Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They are themselves but fuel for the Fire. +[3:11] 3|11|(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is strict in punishment. +[3:12] 3|12|Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)! +[3:13] 3|13|"There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of Allah, the other resisting Allah; these saw with their own eyes Twice their number. But Allah doth support with His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see." +[3:14] 3|14|Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to). +[3:15] 3|15|Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy); and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are (all) His servants,- +[3:16] 3|16|(Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire;"- +[3:17] 3|17|Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning. +[3:18] 3|18|There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. +[3:19] 3|19|The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account. +[3:20] 3|20|So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted My whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, Thy duty is to convey the Message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants. +[3:21] 3|21|As to those who deny the Signs of Allah and in defiance of right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing with mankind, announce to them a grievous penalty. +[3:22] 3|22|They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help. +[3:23] 3|23|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, to settle their dispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration). +[3:24] 3|24|This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own religion. +[3:25] 3|25|But how (will they fare) when we gather them together against a day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out just what it has earned, without (favour or) injustice? +[3:26] 3|26|Say: "O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast power. +[3:27] 3|27|"Thou causest the night to gain on the day, and thou causest the day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living out of the dead, and Thou bringest the dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest, without measure." +[3:28] 3|28|Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah. +[3:29] 3|29|Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things. +[3:30] 3|30|"On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him." +[3:31] 3|31|Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[3:32] 3|32|Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger": But if they turn back, Allah loveth not those who reject Faith. +[3:33] 3|33|Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran above all people,- +[3:34] 3|34|Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. +[3:35] 3|35|Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." +[3:36] 3|36|When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male Like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected." +[3:37] 3|37|Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "From Allah: for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure." +[3:38] 3|38|There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth prayer! +[3:39] 3|39|While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the righteous." +[3:40] 3|40|He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer, "Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth." +[3:41] 3|41|He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord again and again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning." +[3:42] 3|42|Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations. +[3:43] 3|43|"O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." +[3:44] 3|44|This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Messenger!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point). +[3:45] 3|45|Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah; +[3:46] 3|46|"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." +[3:47] 3|47|She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is! +[3:48] 3|48|"And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel, +[3:49] 3|49|"And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; +[3:50] 3|50|"'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me. +[3:51] 3|51|"'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" +[3:52] 3|52|When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims. +[3:53] 3|53|"Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger; then write us down among those who bear witness." +[3:54] 3|54|And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah. +[3:55] 3|55|Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. +[3:56] 3|56|"As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." +[3:57] 3|57|"As to those who believe and work righteousness, Allah will pay them (in full) their reward; but Allah loveth not those who do wrong." +[3:58] 3|58|"This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and the Message of Wisdom." +[3:59] 3|59|The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. +[3:60] 3|60|The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt. +[3:61] 3|61|If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!" +[3:62] 3|62|This is the true account: There is no god except Allah; and Allah-He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise. +[3:63] 3|63|But if they turn back, Allah hath full knowledge of those who do mischief. +[3:64] 3|64|Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will). +[3:65] 3|65|Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no understanding? +[3:66] 3|66|Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing (Even) in matters of which ye had some knowledge! but why dispute ye in matters of which ye have no knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and ye who know not! +[3:67] 3|67|Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah. +[3:68] 3|68|Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith. +[3:69] 3|69|It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive! +[3:70] 3|70|Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, of which ye are (Yourselves) witnesses? +[3:71] 3|71|Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with falsehood, and conceal the Truth, while ye have knowledge? +[3:72] 3|72|A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in the morning what is revealed to the believers, but reject it at the end of the day; perchance they may (themselves) Turn back; +[3:73] 3|73|"And believe no one unless he follows your religion." Say: "True guidance is the Guidance of Allah: (Fear ye) Lest a revelation be sent to someone (else) Like unto that which was sent unto you? or that those (Receiving such revelation) should engage you in argument before your Lord?" Say: "All bounties are in the hand of Allah: He granteth them to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things." +[3:74] 3|74|For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded. +[3:75] 3|75|Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it. +[3:76] 3|76|Nay.- Those that keep their plighted faith and act aright,-verily Allah loves those who act aright. +[3:77] 3|77|As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty. +[3:78] 3|78|There is among them a section who distort the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from Allah," but it is not from Allah: It is they who tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it! +[3:79] 3|79|It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly." +[3:80] 3|80|Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowed your will (To Allah in Islam)? +[3:81] 3|81|Behold! Allah took the covenant of the prophets, saying: "I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you a messenger, confirming what is with you; do ye believe in him and render him help." Allah said: "Do ye agree, and take this my Covenant as binding on you?" They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses." +[3:82] 3|82|If any turn back after this, they are perverted transgressors. +[3:83] 3|83|Do they seek for other than the Religion of Allah?-while all creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His Will (Accepted Islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back. +[3:84] 3|84|Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam)." +[3:85] 3|85|If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good). +[3:86] 3|86|How shall Allah Guide those who reject Faith after they accepted it and bore witness that the Messenger was true and that Clear Signs had come unto them? but Allah guides not a people unjust. +[3:87] 3|87|Of such the reward is that on them (rests) the curse of Allah, of His angels, and of all mankind;- +[3:88] 3|88|In that will they dwell; nor will their penalty be lightened, nor respite be (their lot);- +[3:89] 3|89|Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and make amends; for verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[3:90] 3|90|But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray. +[3:91] 3|91|As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, and they will find no helpers. +[3:92] 3|92|By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give (freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth Allah knoweth it well. +[3:93] 3|93|All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel Made unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed. Say: "Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth." +[3:94] 3|94|If any, after this, invent a lie and attribute it to Allah, they are indeed unjust wrong-doers. +[3:95] 3|95|Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans." +[3:96] 3|96|The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings: +[3:97] 3|97|In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures. +[3:98] 3|98|Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?" +[3:99] 3|99|Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do." +[3:100] 3|100|O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction among the People of the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates after ye have believed! +[3:101] 3|101|And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and among you Lives the Messenger? Whoever holds firmly to Allah will be shown a way that is straight. +[3:102] 3|102|O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam. +[3:103] 3|103|And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided. +[3:104] 3|104|Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity. +[3:105] 3|105|Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty,- +[3:106] 3|106|On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and some faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those whose faces will be black, (will be said): "Did ye reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting Faith." +[3:107] 3|107|But those whose faces will be (lit with) white,- they will be in (the light of) Allah's mercy: therein to dwell (for ever). +[3:108] 3|108|These are the Signs of Allah: We rehearse them to thee in Truth: And Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures. +[3:109] 3|109|To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To Him do all questions go back (for decision). +[3:110] 3|110|Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors. +[3:111] 3|111|They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get. +[3:112] 3|112|Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever they are found, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah and from men; they draw on themselves wrath from Allah, and pitched over them is (the tent of) destitution. This because they rejected the Signs of Allah, and slew the prophets in defiance of right; this because they rebelled and transgressed beyond bounds. +[3:113] 3|113|Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. +[3:114] 3|114|They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous. +[3:115] 3|115|Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allah knoweth well those that do right. +[3:116] 3|116|Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They will be companions of the Fire,-dwelling therein (for ever). +[3:117] 3|117|What they spend in the life of this (material) world May be likened to a wind which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest of men who have wronged their own souls: it is not Allah that hath wronged them, but they wrong themselves. +[3:118] 3|118|O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outside your ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if ye have wisdom. +[3:119] 3|119|Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you not,- though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, "We believe": But when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart." +[3:120] 3|120|If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you; for Allah Compasseth round about all that they do. +[3:121] 3|121|Remember that morning Thou didst leave Thy household (early) to post the faithful at their stations for battle: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things: +[3:122] 3|122|Remember two of your parties Meditated cowardice; but Allah was their protector, and in Allah should the faithful (Ever) put their trust. +[3:123] 3|123|Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your gratitude. +[3:124] 3|124|Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sent down? +[3:125] 3|125|"Yea, - if ye remain firm, and act aright, even if the enemy should rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would help you with five thousand angels Making a terrific onslaught. +[3:126] 3|126|Allah made it but a message of hope for you, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah. The Exalted, the Wise: +[3:127] 3|127|That He might cut off a fringe of the Unbelievers or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of their purpose. +[3:128] 3|128|Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the decision: Whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers. +[3:129] 3|129|To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[3:130] 3|130|O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper. +[3:131] 3|131|Fear the Fire, which is repaired for those who reject Faith: +[3:132] 3|132|And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy. +[3:133] 3|133|Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous,- +[3:134] 3|134|Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves those who do good;- +[3:135] 3|135|And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, earnestly bring Allah to mind, and ask for forgiveness for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except Allah?- and are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done. +[3:136] 3|136|For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling: How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)! +[3:137] 3|137|Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth. +[3:138] 3|138|Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instruction to those who fear Allah! +[3:139] 3|139|So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith. +[3:140] 3|140|If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men by turns: that Allah may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth not those that do wrong. +[3:141] 3|141|Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith. +[3:142] 3|142|Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven without Allah testing those of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and remained steadfast? +[3:143] 3|143|Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!) +[3:144] 3|144|Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude. +[3:145] 3|145|Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave, the term being fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those that (serve us with) gratitude. +[3:146] 3|146|How many of the prophets fought (in Allah's way), and with them (fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never lost heart if they met with disaster in Allah's way, nor did they weaken (in will) nor give in. And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast. +[3:147] 3|147|All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that resist Faith." +[3:148] 3|148|And Allah gave them a reward in this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah Loveth those who do good. +[3:149] 3|149|O ye who believe! If ye obey the Unbelievers, they will drive you back on your heels, and ye will turn back (from Faith) to your own loss. +[3:150] 3|150|Nay, Allah is your protector, and He is the best of helpers. +[3:151] 3|151|Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of the wrong-doers! +[3:152] 3|152|Allah did indeed fulfil His promise to you when ye with His permission Were about to annihilate your enemy,-until ye flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you in sight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you are some that hanker after this world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then did He divert you from your foes in order to test you but He forgave you: For Allah is full of grace to those who believe. +[3:153] 3|153|Behold! ye were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Messenger in your rear was calling you back. There did Allah give you one distress after another by way of requital, to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do. +[3:154] 3|154|After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicions due to ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything to do with this affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but (all this was) that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts. For Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts. +[3:155] 3|155|Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts Met,-it was Satan who caused them to fail, because of some (evil) they had done. But Allah Has blotted out (their fault): For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[3:156] 3|156|O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged in fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been slain." This that Allah may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is Allah that gives Life and Death, and Allah sees well all that ye do. +[3:157] 3|157|And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass. +[3:158] 3|158|And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto Allah that ye are brought together. +[3:159] 3|159|It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou dost deal gently with them Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask for (Allah's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hast Taken a decision put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him). +[3:160] 3|160|If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in Allah, then, Let believers put their trust. +[3:161] 3|161|No prophet could (ever) be false to his trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment, restore what he misappropriated; then shall every soul receive its due,- whatever it earned,- and none shall be dealt with unjustly. +[3:162] 3|162|Is the man who follows the good pleasure of Allah Like the man who draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and whose abode is in Hell?- A woeful refuge! +[3:163] 3|163|They are in varying gardens in the sight of Allah, and Allah sees well all that they do. +[3:164] 3|164|Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error. +[3:165] 3|165|What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?- "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For Allah hath power over all things." +[3:166] 3|166|What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with the leave of Allah, in order that He might test the believers,- +[3:167] 3|167|And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in the way of Allah, or (at least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Had we known how to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They were that day nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their hearts but Allah hath full knowledge of all they conceal. +[3:168] 3|168|(They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain), while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves, if ye speak the truth." +[3:169] 3|169|Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord; +[3:170] 3|170|They rejoice in the bounty provided by Allah: And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve. +[3:171] 3|171|They glory in the Grace and the bounty from Allah, and in the fact that Allah suffereth not the reward of the Faithful to be lost (in the least). +[3:172] 3|172|Of those who answered the call of Allah and the Messenger, even after being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great reward;- +[3:173] 3|173|Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased their Faith: They said: "For us Allah sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs." +[3:174] 3|174|And they returned with Grace and bounty from Allah: no harm ever touched them: For they followed the good pleasure of Allah: And Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded. +[3:175] 3|175|It is only the Evil One that suggests to you the fear of his votaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if ye have Faith. +[3:176] 3|176|Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong into Unbelief: Not the least harm will they do to Allah: Allah's plan is that He will give them no portion in the Hereafter, but a severe punishment. +[3:177] 3|177|Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not the least harm will they do to Allah, but they will have a grievous punishment. +[3:178] 3|178|Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is good for themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment. +[3:179] 3|179|Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which ye are now, until He separates what is evil from what is good nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Messengers (For the purpose) whom He pleases. So believe in Allah. And His messengers: And if ye believe and do right, ye have a reward without measure. +[3:180] 3|180|And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which Allah Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day of Judgment. To Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. +[3:181] 3|181|Allah hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, Allah is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record their word and (their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching Fire! +[3:182] 3|182|"This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on before ye: For Allah never harms those who serve Him." +[3:183] 3|183|They (also) said: "Allah took our promise not to believe in an messenger unless He showed us a sacrifice consumed by Fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you messengers before me, with clear Signs and even with what ye ask for: why then did ye slay them, if ye speak the truth?" +[3:184] 3|184|Then if they reject thee, so were rejected messengers before thee, who came with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment. +[3:185] 3|185|Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception. +[3:186] 3|186|Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieve you, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship many gods. But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then that will be a determining factor in all affairs. +[3:187] 3|187|And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made! +[3:188] 3|188|Think not that those who exult in what they have brought about, and love to be praised for what they have not done,- think escape the penalty. For them is a penalty Grievous indeed. +[3:189] 3|189|To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things. +[3:190] 3|190|Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,- +[3:191] 3|191|Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire. +[3:192] 3|192|"Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers! +[3:193] 3|193|"Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. +[3:194] 3|194|"Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise." +[3:195] 3|195|And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards." +[3:196] 3|196|Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land deceive thee: +[3:197] 3|197|Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)! +[3:198] 3|198|On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they to dwell (for ever),- a gift from the presence of Allah; and that which is in the presence of Allah is the best (bliss) for the righteous. +[3:199] 3|199|And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah: They will not sell the Signs of Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift in account. +[3:200] 3|200|O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah; that ye may prosper. Surah 4: An-Nisa' (The Women) ---------------------------------------- -[4:1] O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. -[4:2] To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by mixing it up) with your own. For this is indeed a great sin. -[4:3] If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice. -[4:4] And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer. -[4:5] To those weak of understanding Make not over your property, which Allah hath made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. -[4:6] Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; but consume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable. When ye release their property to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient is Allah in taking account. -[4:7] From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large,-a determinate share. -[4:8] But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice. -[4:9] Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort). -[4:10] Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire! -[4:11] Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females: if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases ('s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise. -[4:12] In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Most Forbearing. -[4:13] Those are limits set by Allah: those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (for ever) and that will be the supreme achievement. -[4:14] But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment. -[4:15] If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way. -[4:16] If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most Merciful. -[4:17] Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[4:18] Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous. -[4:19] O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower ye have given them,-except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good. -[4:20] But if ye decide to take one wife in place of another, even if ye had given the latter a whole treasure for dower, Take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander and manifest wrong? -[4:21] And how could ye take it when ye have gone in unto each other, and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant? -[4:22] And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what is past: It was shameful and odious,- an abominable custom indeed. -[4:23] Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;- -[4:24] Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess: Thus hath Allah ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others are lawful, provided ye seek (them in marriage) with gifts from your property,- desiring chastity, not lust, seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least) as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree Mutually (to vary it), there is no blame on you, and Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. -[4:25] If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:26] Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (In Mercy): And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. -[4:27] Allah doth wish to Turn to you, but the wish of those who follow their lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him),- far, far away. -[4:28] Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man was created Weak (in flesh). -[4:29] O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful! -[4:30] If any do that in rancour and injustice,- soon shall We cast them into the Fire: And easy it is for Allah. -[4:31] If ye (but) eschew the most heinous of the things which ye are forbidden to do, We shall expel out of you all the evil in you, and admit you to a gate of great honour. -[4:32] And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things. -[4:33] To (benefit) every one, We have appointed shares and heirs to property left by parents and relatives. To those, also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. For truly Allah is witness to all things. -[4:34] Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all). -[4:35] If ye fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if they wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation: For Allah hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things. -[4:36] Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;- -[4:37] (Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them; for We have prepared, for those who resist Faith, a punishment that steeps them in contempt;- -[4:38] Not those who spend of their substance, to be seen of men, but have no faith in Allah and the Last Day: If any take the Evil One for their intimate, what a dreadful intimate he is! -[4:39] And what burden Were it on them if they had faith in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah hath given them for sustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them. -[4:40] Allah is never unjust in the least degree: If there is any good (done), He doubleth it, and giveth from His own presence a great reward. -[4:41] How then if We brought from each people a witness, and We brought thee as a witness against these people! -[4:42] On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messenger will wish that the earth Were made one with them: But never will they hide a single fact from Allah! -[4:43] O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with a mind befogged, until ye can understand all that ye say,- nor in a state of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), until after washing your whole body. If ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. For Allah doth blot out sins and forgive again and again. -[4:44] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book? they traffic in error, and wish that ye should lose the right path. -[4:45] But Allah hath full knowledge of your enemies: Allah is enough for a protector, and Allah is enough for a Helper. -[4:46] Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey"; and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra'ina"; with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "What hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe. -[4:47] O ye People of the Book! believe in what We have (now) revealed, confirming what was (already) with you, before We change the face and fame of some (of you) beyond all recognition, and turn them hindwards, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers, for the decision of Allah Must be carried out. -[4:48] Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed. -[4:49] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing. -[4:50] Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest sin! -[4:51] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say to the Unbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way Than the believers! -[4:52] They are (men) whom Allah hath cursed: And those whom Allah Hath cursed, thou wilt find, have no one to help. -[4:53] Have they a share in dominion or power? Behold, they give not a farthing to their fellow-men? -[4:54] Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom. -[4:55] Some of them believed, and some of them averted their faces from him: And enough is Hell for a burning fire. -[4:56] Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[4:57] But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal home: Therein shall they have companions pure and holy: We shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening. -[4:58] Allah doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! For Allah is He Who heareth and seeth all things. -[4:59] O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination. -[4:60] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who declare that they believe in the revelations that have come to thee and to those before thee? Their (real) wish is to resort together for judgment (in their disputes) to the Evil One, though they were ordered to reject him. But Satan's wish is to lead them astray far away (from the right). -[4:61] When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed, and to the Messenger": Thou seest the Hypocrites avert their faces from thee in disgust. -[4:62] How then, when they are seized by misfortune, because of the deeds which they hands have sent forth? Then their come to thee, swearing by Allah: "We meant no more than good-will and conciliation!" -[4:63] Those men,-Allah knows what is in their hearts; so keep clear of them, but admonish them, and speak to them a word to reach their very souls. -[4:64] We sent not a messenger, but to be obeyed, in accordance with the will of Allah. If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful. -[4:65] But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. -[4:66] If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it: But if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith); -[4:67] And We should then have given them from our presence a great reward; -[4:68] And We should have shown them the Straight Way. -[4:69] All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship! -[4:70] Such is the bounty from Allah: And sufficient is it that Allah knoweth all. -[4:71] O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together. -[4:72] There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, they say: "Allah did favour us in that we were not present among them." -[4:73] But if good fortune comes to you from Allah, they would be sure to say - as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made of it!" -[4:74] Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value). -[4:75] And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from Thee one who will protect; and raise for us from Thee one who will help!" -[4:76] Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan. -[4:77] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least! -[4:78] "Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact? -[4:79] Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah; but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul. and We have sent thee as a messenger to (instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a witness. -[4:80] He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah: But if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds). -[4:81] They have "Obedience" on their lips; but when they leave thee, a section of them Meditate all night on things very different from what thou tellest them. But Allah records their nightly (plots): So keep clear of them, and put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs. -[4:82] Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy. -[4:83] When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan. -[4:84] Then fight in Allah's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment. -[4:85] Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in its burden: And Allah hath power over all things. -[4:86] When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things. -[4:87] Allah! There is no god but He: of a surety He will gather you together against the Day of Judgment, about which there is no doubt. And whose word can be truer than Allah's? -[4:88] Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites? Allah hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guide those whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way. -[4:89] They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;- -[4:90] Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). -[4:91] Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: Every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto: if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them: In their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. -[4:92] Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a believer, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom ye have treaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of repentance to Allah: for Allah hath all knowledge and all wisdom. -[4:93] If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him. -[4:94] O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of Allah, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life: with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves before, till Allah conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefully investigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do. -[4:95] Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their goods and their persons. Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,- -[4:96] Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:97] When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! - -[4:98] Except those who are (really) weak and oppressed - men, women, and children - who have no means in their power, nor (a guide-post) to their way. -[4:99] For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive: For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again. -[4:100] He who forsakes his home in the cause of Allah, finds in the earth Many a refuge, wide and spacious: Should he die as a refugee from home for Allah and His Messenger, His reward becomes due and sure with Allah: And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:101] When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies. -[4:102] When thou (O Messenger) art with them, and standest to lead them in prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the Unbelievers Allah hath prepared a humiliating punishment. -[4:103] When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate Allah's praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times. -[4:104] And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ye have Hope from Allah, while they have none. And Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[4:105] We have sent down to thee the Book in truth, that thou mightest judge between men, as guided by Allah: so be not (used) as an advocate by those who betray their trust; -[4:106] But seek the forgiveness of Allah; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:107] Contend not on behalf of such as betray their own souls; for Allah loveth not one given to perfidy and crime: -[4:108] They may hide (Their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide (Them) from Allah, seeing that He is in their midst when they plot by night, in words that He cannot approve: And Allah Doth compass round all that they do. -[4:109] Ah! These are the sort of men on whose behalf ye may contend in this world; but who will contend with Allah on their behalf on the Day of Judgment, or who will carry their affairs through? -[4:110] If any one does evil or wrongs his own soul but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:111] And if any one earns sin. he earns it against His own soul: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[4:112] But if any one earns a fault or a sin and throws it on to one that is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood and a flagrant sin. -[4:113] But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace of Allah unto thee. -[4:114] In most of their secret talks there is no good: But if one exhorts to a deed of charity or justice or conciliation between men, (Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value). -[4:115] If anyone contends with the Messenger even after guidance has been plainly conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that becoming to men of Faith, We shall leave him in the path he has chosen, and land him in Hell,- what an evil refuge! -[4:116] Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). -[4:117] (The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: They call but upon satan the persistent rebel! -[4:118] Allah did curse him, but he said: "I will take of Thy servants a portion Marked off; -[4:119] "I will mislead them, and I will create in them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and to deface the (fair) nature created by Allah." Whoever, forsaking Allah, takes satan for a friend, hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest. -[4:120] Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception. -[4:121] They (his dupes) will have their dwelling in Hell, and from it they will find no way of escape. -[4:122] But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness,- we shall soon admit them to gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,-to dwell therein for ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and whose word can be truer than Allah's? -[4:123] Not your desires, nor those of the People of the Book (can prevail): whoever works evil, will be requited accordingly. Nor will he find, besides Allah, any protector or helper. -[4:124] If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them. -[4:125] Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend. -[4:126] But to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And He it is that Encompasseth all things. -[4:127] They ask thy instruction concerning the women say: Allah doth instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath been rehearsed unto you in the Book, concerning the orphans of women to whom ye give not the portions prescribed, and yet whom ye desire to marry, as also concerning the children who are weak and oppressed: that ye stand firm for justice to orphans. There is not a good deed which ye do, but Allah is well-acquainted therewith. -[4:128] If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between themselves; and such settlement is best; even though men's souls are swayed by greed. But if ye do good and practise self-restraint, Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. -[4:129] Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women, even if it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from a woman) altogether, so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the air). If ye come to a friendly understanding, and practise self-restraint, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:130] But if they disagree (and must part), Allah will provide abundance for all from His all-reaching bounty: for Allah is He that careth for all and is Wise. -[4:131] To Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth. Verily we have directed the People of the Book before you, and you (o Muslims) to fear Allah. But if ye deny Him, lo! unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth, and Allah is free of all wants, worthy of all praise. -[4:132] Yea, unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth, and enough is Allah to carry through all affairs. -[4:133] If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do. -[4:134] If any one desires a reward in this life, in Allah's (gift) is the reward (both) of this life and of the hereafter: for Allah is He that heareth and seeth (all things). -[4:135] O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. -[4:136] O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray. -[4:137] Those who believe, then reject faith, then believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in unbelief,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way. -[4:138] To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous penalty;- -[4:139] Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with Allah. -[4:140] Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell:- -[4:141] (These are) the ones who wait and watch about you: if ye do gain a victory from Allah, they say: "Were we not with you?"- but if the unbelievers gain a success, they say (to them): "Did we not gain an advantage over you, and did we not guard you from the believers?" but Allah will judge betwixt you on the Day of Judgment. And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the believers. -[4:142] The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in remembrance; -[4:143] (They are) distracted in mind even in the midst of it,- being (sincerely) for neither one group nor for another whom Allah leaves straying,- never wilt thou find for him the way. -[4:144] O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves? -[4:145] The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;- -[4:146] Except for those who repent, mend (their lives) hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion as in Allah's sight: if so they will be (numbered) with the believers. And soon will Allah grant to the believers a reward of immense value. -[4:147] What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth all things. -[4:148] Allah loveth not that evil should be noised abroad in public speech, except where injustice hath been done; for Allah is He who heareth and knoweth all things. -[4:149] Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal it or cover evil with pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath power (in the judgment of values). -[4:150] Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate Allah from His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,- -[4:151] They are in truth (equally) unbelievers; and we have prepared for unbelievers a humiliating punishment. -[4:152] To those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of the messengers, we shall soon give their (due) rewards: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[4:153] The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for their presumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority. -[4:154] And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant. -[4:155] (They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah; that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)";- Nay, Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it they believe;- -[4:156] That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge; -[4:157] That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- -[4:158] Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;- -[4:159] And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;- -[4:160] For the iniquity of the Jews We made unlawful for them certain (foods) good and wholesome which had been lawful for them;- in that they hindered many from Allah's Way;- -[4:161] That they took usury, though they were forbidden; and that they devoured men's substance wrongfully;- we have prepared for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment. -[4:162] But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what hath been revealed to thee and what was revealed before thee: And (especially) those who establish regular prayer and practise regular charity and believe in Allah and in the Last Day: To them shall We soon give a great reward. -[4:163] We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms. -[4:164] Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; of others We have not;- and to Moses Allah spoke direct;- -[4:165] Messengers who gave good news as well as warning, that mankind, after (the coming) of the messengers, should have no plea against Allah: For Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[4:166] But Allah beareth witness that what He hath sent unto thee He hath sent from His (own) knowledge, and the angels bear witness: But enough is Allah for a witness. -[4:167] Those who reject Faith and keep off (men) from the way of Allah, have verily strayed far, far away from the Path. -[4:168] Those who reject Faith and do wrong,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them to any way- -[4:169] Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein for ever. And this to Allah is easy. -[4:170] O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you in truth from Allah: believe in him: It is best for you. But if ye reject Faith, to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. -[4:171] O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity": desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. -[4:172] Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah, nor do the angels, those nearest (to Allah): those who disdain His worship and are arrogant,-He will gather them all together unto Himself to (answer). -[4:173] But to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due) rewards,- and more, out of His bounty: But those who are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a grievous penalty; Nor will they find, besides Allah, any to protect or help them. -[4:174] O mankind! verily there hath come to you a convincing proof from your Lord: For We have sent unto you a light (that is) manifest. -[4:175] Then those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him,- soon will He admit them to mercy and grace from Himself, and guide them to Himself by a straight way. -[4:176] They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a man that dies, leaving a sister but no child, she shall have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, Her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, they shall have two-thirds of the inheritance (between them): if there are brothers and sisters, (they share), the male having twice the share of the female. Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His law), lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledge of all things. +[4:1] 4|1|O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. +[4:2] 4|2|To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by mixing it up) with your own. For this is indeed a great sin. +[4:3] 4|3|If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice. +[4:4] 4|4|And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer. +[4:5] 4|5|To those weak of understanding Make not over your property, which Allah hath made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice. +[4:6] 4|6|Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if then ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; but consume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable. When ye release their property to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient is Allah in taking account. +[4:7] 4|7|From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large,-a determinate share. +[4:8] 4|8|But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice. +[4:9] 4|9|Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort). +[4:10] 4|10|Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire! +[4:11] 4|11|Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females: if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases ('s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise. +[4:12] 4|12|In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Most Forbearing. +[4:13] 4|13|Those are limits set by Allah: those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abide therein (for ever) and that will be the supreme achievement. +[4:14] 4|14|But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment. +[4:15] 4|15|If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way. +[4:16] 4|16|If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most Merciful. +[4:17] 4|17|Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[4:18] 4|18|Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous. +[4:19] 4|19|O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower ye have given them,-except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good. +[4:20] 4|20|But if ye decide to take one wife in place of another, even if ye had given the latter a whole treasure for dower, Take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander and manifest wrong? +[4:21] 4|21|And how could ye take it when ye have gone in unto each other, and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant? +[4:22] 4|22|And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what is past: It was shameful and odious,- an abominable custom indeed. +[4:23] 4|23|Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;- +[4:24] 4|24|Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess: Thus hath Allah ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others are lawful, provided ye seek (them in marriage) with gifts from your property,- desiring chastity, not lust, seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least) as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree Mutually (to vary it), there is no blame on you, and Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. +[4:25] 4|25|If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:26] 4|26|Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (In Mercy): And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. +[4:27] 4|27|Allah doth wish to Turn to you, but the wish of those who follow their lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him),- far, far away. +[4:28] 4|28|Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man was created Weak (in flesh). +[4:29] 4|29|O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful! +[4:30] 4|30|If any do that in rancour and injustice,- soon shall We cast them into the Fire: And easy it is for Allah. +[4:31] 4|31|If ye (but) eschew the most heinous of the things which ye are forbidden to do, We shall expel out of you all the evil in you, and admit you to a gate of great honour. +[4:32] 4|32|And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things. +[4:33] 4|33|To (benefit) every one, We have appointed shares and heirs to property left by parents and relatives. To those, also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. For truly Allah is witness to all things. +[4:34] 4|34|Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all). +[4:35] 4|35|If ye fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if they wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation: For Allah hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things. +[4:36] 4|36|Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;- +[4:37] 4|37|(Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them; for We have prepared, for those who resist Faith, a punishment that steeps them in contempt;- +[4:38] 4|38|Not those who spend of their substance, to be seen of men, but have no faith in Allah and the Last Day: If any take the Evil One for their intimate, what a dreadful intimate he is! +[4:39] 4|39|And what burden Were it on them if they had faith in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah hath given them for sustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them. +[4:40] 4|40|Allah is never unjust in the least degree: If there is any good (done), He doubleth it, and giveth from His own presence a great reward. +[4:41] 4|41|How then if We brought from each people a witness, and We brought thee as a witness against these people! +[4:42] 4|42|On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messenger will wish that the earth Were made one with them: But never will they hide a single fact from Allah! +[4:43] 4|43|O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with a mind befogged, until ye can understand all that ye say,- nor in a state of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), until after washing your whole body. If ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. For Allah doth blot out sins and forgive again and again. +[4:44] 4|44|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book? they traffic in error, and wish that ye should lose the right path. +[4:45] 4|45|But Allah hath full knowledge of your enemies: Allah is enough for a protector, and Allah is enough for a Helper. +[4:46] 4|46|Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their (right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey"; and "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Ra'ina"; with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "What hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do look at us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hath cursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe. +[4:47] 4|47|O ye People of the Book! believe in what We have (now) revealed, confirming what was (already) with you, before We change the face and fame of some (of you) beyond all recognition, and turn them hindwards, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers, for the decision of Allah Must be carried out. +[4:48] 4|48|Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed. +[4:49] 4|49|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing. +[4:50] 4|50|Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest sin! +[4:51] 4|51|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say to the Unbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way Than the believers! +[4:52] 4|52|They are (men) whom Allah hath cursed: And those whom Allah Hath cursed, thou wilt find, have no one to help. +[4:53] 4|53|Have they a share in dominion or power? Behold, they give not a farthing to their fellow-men? +[4:54] 4|54|Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom. +[4:55] 4|55|Some of them believed, and some of them averted their faces from him: And enough is Hell for a burning fire. +[4:56] 4|56|Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[4:57] 4|57|But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal home: Therein shall they have companions pure and holy: We shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening. +[4:58] 4|58|Allah doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! For Allah is He Who heareth and seeth all things. +[4:59] 4|59|O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination. +[4:60] 4|60|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who declare that they believe in the revelations that have come to thee and to those before thee? Their (real) wish is to resort together for judgment (in their disputes) to the Evil One, though they were ordered to reject him. But Satan's wish is to lead them astray far away (from the right). +[4:61] 4|61|When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed, and to the Messenger": Thou seest the Hypocrites avert their faces from thee in disgust. +[4:62] 4|62|How then, when they are seized by misfortune, because of the deeds which they hands have sent forth? Then their come to thee, swearing by Allah: "We meant no more than good-will and conciliation!" +[4:63] 4|63|Those men,-Allah knows what is in their hearts; so keep clear of them, but admonish them, and speak to them a word to reach their very souls. +[4:64] 4|64|We sent not a messenger, but to be obeyed, in accordance with the will of Allah. If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful. +[4:65] 4|65|But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. +[4:66] 4|66|If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it: But if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith); +[4:67] 4|67|And We should then have given them from our presence a great reward; +[4:68] 4|68|And We should have shown them the Straight Way. +[4:69] 4|69|All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship! +[4:70] 4|70|Such is the bounty from Allah: And sufficient is it that Allah knoweth all. +[4:71] 4|71|O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together. +[4:72] 4|72|There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, they say: "Allah did favour us in that we were not present among them." +[4:73] 4|73|But if good fortune comes to you from Allah, they would be sure to say - as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made of it!" +[4:74] 4|74|Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value). +[4:75] 4|75|And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from Thee one who will protect; and raise for us from Thee one who will help!" +[4:76] 4|76|Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan. +[4:77] 4|77|Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least! +[4:78] 4|78|"Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact? +[4:79] 4|79|Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah; but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul. and We have sent thee as a messenger to (instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a witness. +[4:80] 4|80|He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah: But if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds). +[4:81] 4|81|They have "Obedience" on their lips; but when they leave thee, a section of them Meditate all night on things very different from what thou tellest them. But Allah records their nightly (plots): So keep clear of them, and put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs. +[4:82] 4|82|Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy. +[4:83] 4|83|When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan. +[4:84] 4|84|Then fight in Allah's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment. +[4:85] 4|85|Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in its burden: And Allah hath power over all things. +[4:86] 4|86|When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things. +[4:87] 4|87|Allah! There is no god but He: of a surety He will gather you together against the Day of Judgment, about which there is no doubt. And whose word can be truer than Allah's? +[4:88] 4|88|Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites? Allah hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guide those whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way. +[4:89] 4|89|They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;- +[4:90] 4|90|Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). +[4:91] 4|91|Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: Every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto: if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them: In their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. +[4:92] 4|92|Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a believer, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom ye have treaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of repentance to Allah: for Allah hath all knowledge and all wisdom. +[4:93] 4|93|If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him. +[4:94] 4|94|O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of Allah, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life: with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves before, till Allah conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefully investigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do. +[4:95] 4|95|Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their goods and their persons. Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,- +[4:96] 4|96|Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:97] 4|97|When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! - +[4:98] 4|98|Except those who are (really) weak and oppressed - men, women, and children - who have no means in their power, nor (a guide-post) to their way. +[4:99] 4|99|For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive: For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again. +[4:100] 4|100|He who forsakes his home in the cause of Allah, finds in the earth Many a refuge, wide and spacious: Should he die as a refugee from home for Allah and His Messenger, His reward becomes due and sure with Allah: And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:101] 4|101|When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies. +[4:102] 4|102|When thou (O Messenger) art with them, and standest to lead them in prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the Unbelievers Allah hath prepared a humiliating punishment. +[4:103] 4|103|When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate Allah's praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times. +[4:104] 4|104|And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ye have Hope from Allah, while they have none. And Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[4:105] 4|105|We have sent down to thee the Book in truth, that thou mightest judge between men, as guided by Allah: so be not (used) as an advocate by those who betray their trust; +[4:106] 4|106|But seek the forgiveness of Allah; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:107] 4|107|Contend not on behalf of such as betray their own souls; for Allah loveth not one given to perfidy and crime: +[4:108] 4|108|They may hide (Their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide (Them) from Allah, seeing that He is in their midst when they plot by night, in words that He cannot approve: And Allah Doth compass round all that they do. +[4:109] 4|109|Ah! These are the sort of men on whose behalf ye may contend in this world; but who will contend with Allah on their behalf on the Day of Judgment, or who will carry their affairs through? +[4:110] 4|110|If any one does evil or wrongs his own soul but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:111] 4|111|And if any one earns sin. he earns it against His own soul: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[4:112] 4|112|But if any one earns a fault or a sin and throws it on to one that is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood and a flagrant sin. +[4:113] 4|113|But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace of Allah unto thee. +[4:114] 4|114|In most of their secret talks there is no good: But if one exhorts to a deed of charity or justice or conciliation between men, (Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value). +[4:115] 4|115|If anyone contends with the Messenger even after guidance has been plainly conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that becoming to men of Faith, We shall leave him in the path he has chosen, and land him in Hell,- what an evil refuge! +[4:116] 4|116|Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). +[4:117] 4|117|(The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: They call but upon satan the persistent rebel! +[4:118] 4|118|Allah did curse him, but he said: "I will take of Thy servants a portion Marked off; +[4:119] 4|119|"I will mislead them, and I will create in them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and to deface the (fair) nature created by Allah." Whoever, forsaking Allah, takes satan for a friend, hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest. +[4:120] 4|120|Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception. +[4:121] 4|121|They (his dupes) will have their dwelling in Hell, and from it they will find no way of escape. +[4:122] 4|122|But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness,- we shall soon admit them to gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,-to dwell therein for ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and whose word can be truer than Allah's? +[4:123] 4|123|Not your desires, nor those of the People of the Book (can prevail): whoever works evil, will be requited accordingly. Nor will he find, besides Allah, any protector or helper. +[4:124] 4|124|If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them. +[4:125] 4|125|Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend. +[4:126] 4|126|But to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And He it is that Encompasseth all things. +[4:127] 4|127|They ask thy instruction concerning the women say: Allah doth instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath been rehearsed unto you in the Book, concerning the orphans of women to whom ye give not the portions prescribed, and yet whom ye desire to marry, as also concerning the children who are weak and oppressed: that ye stand firm for justice to orphans. There is not a good deed which ye do, but Allah is well-acquainted therewith. +[4:128] 4|128|If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between themselves; and such settlement is best; even though men's souls are swayed by greed. But if ye do good and practise self-restraint, Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. +[4:129] 4|129|Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women, even if it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from a woman) altogether, so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the air). If ye come to a friendly understanding, and practise self-restraint, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:130] 4|130|But if they disagree (and must part), Allah will provide abundance for all from His all-reaching bounty: for Allah is He that careth for all and is Wise. +[4:131] 4|131|To Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth. Verily we have directed the People of the Book before you, and you (o Muslims) to fear Allah. But if ye deny Him, lo! unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth, and Allah is free of all wants, worthy of all praise. +[4:132] 4|132|Yea, unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth, and enough is Allah to carry through all affairs. +[4:133] 4|133|If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do. +[4:134] 4|134|If any one desires a reward in this life, in Allah's (gift) is the reward (both) of this life and of the hereafter: for Allah is He that heareth and seeth (all things). +[4:135] 4|135|O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. +[4:136] 4|136|O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray. +[4:137] 4|137|Those who believe, then reject faith, then believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in unbelief,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way. +[4:138] 4|138|To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous penalty;- +[4:139] 4|139|Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with Allah. +[4:140] 4|140|Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell:- +[4:141] 4|141|(These are) the ones who wait and watch about you: if ye do gain a victory from Allah, they say: "Were we not with you?"- but if the unbelievers gain a success, they say (to them): "Did we not gain an advantage over you, and did we not guard you from the believers?" but Allah will judge betwixt you on the Day of Judgment. And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the believers. +[4:142] 4|142|The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in remembrance; +[4:143] 4|143|(They are) distracted in mind even in the midst of it,- being (sincerely) for neither one group nor for another whom Allah leaves straying,- never wilt thou find for him the way. +[4:144] 4|144|O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves? +[4:145] 4|145|The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;- +[4:146] 4|146|Except for those who repent, mend (their lives) hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion as in Allah's sight: if so they will be (numbered) with the believers. And soon will Allah grant to the believers a reward of immense value. +[4:147] 4|147|What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth all things. +[4:148] 4|148|Allah loveth not that evil should be noised abroad in public speech, except where injustice hath been done; for Allah is He who heareth and knoweth all things. +[4:149] 4|149|Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal it or cover evil with pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath power (in the judgment of values). +[4:150] 4|150|Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate Allah from His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,- +[4:151] 4|151|They are in truth (equally) unbelievers; and we have prepared for unbelievers a humiliating punishment. +[4:152] 4|152|To those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of the messengers, we shall soon give their (due) rewards: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[4:153] 4|153|The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for their presumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority. +[4:154] 4|154|And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant. +[4:155] 4|155|(They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah; that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)";- Nay, Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it they believe;- +[4:156] 4|156|That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge; +[4:157] 4|157|That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:- +[4:158] 4|158|Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;- +[4:159] 4|159|And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;- +[4:160] 4|160|For the iniquity of the Jews We made unlawful for them certain (foods) good and wholesome which had been lawful for them;- in that they hindered many from Allah's Way;- +[4:161] 4|161|That they took usury, though they were forbidden; and that they devoured men's substance wrongfully;- we have prepared for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment. +[4:162] 4|162|But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what hath been revealed to thee and what was revealed before thee: And (especially) those who establish regular prayer and practise regular charity and believe in Allah and in the Last Day: To them shall We soon give a great reward. +[4:163] 4|163|We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms. +[4:164] 4|164|Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; of others We have not;- and to Moses Allah spoke direct;- +[4:165] 4|165|Messengers who gave good news as well as warning, that mankind, after (the coming) of the messengers, should have no plea against Allah: For Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[4:166] 4|166|But Allah beareth witness that what He hath sent unto thee He hath sent from His (own) knowledge, and the angels bear witness: But enough is Allah for a witness. +[4:167] 4|167|Those who reject Faith and keep off (men) from the way of Allah, have verily strayed far, far away from the Path. +[4:168] 4|168|Those who reject Faith and do wrong,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them to any way- +[4:169] 4|169|Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein for ever. And this to Allah is easy. +[4:170] 4|170|O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you in truth from Allah: believe in him: It is best for you. But if ye reject Faith, to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. +[4:171] 4|171|O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity": desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. +[4:172] 4|172|Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah, nor do the angels, those nearest (to Allah): those who disdain His worship and are arrogant,-He will gather them all together unto Himself to (answer). +[4:173] 4|173|But to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due) rewards,- and more, out of His bounty: But those who are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a grievous penalty; Nor will they find, besides Allah, any to protect or help them. +[4:174] 4|174|O mankind! verily there hath come to you a convincing proof from your Lord: For We have sent unto you a light (that is) manifest. +[4:175] 4|175|Then those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him,- soon will He admit them to mercy and grace from Himself, and guide them to Himself by a straight way. +[4:176] 4|176|They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a man that dies, leaving a sister but no child, she shall have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, Her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, they shall have two-thirds of the inheritance (between them): if there are brothers and sisters, (they share), the male having twice the share of the female. Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His law), lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledge of all things. Surah 5: Al-Ma'idah (The Food) ---------------------------------------- -[5:1] O ye who believe! fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all four-footed animals, with the exceptions named: But animals of the chase are forbidden while ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb: for Allah doth command according to His will and plan. -[5:2] O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when ye are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, ye may hunt and let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment. -[5:3] Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[5:4] They ask thee what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things good and pure: and what ye have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner directed to you by Allah: eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it: and fear Allah; for Allah is swift in taking account. -[5:5] This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). -[5:6] O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful. -[5:7] And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His covenant, which He ratified with you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts. -[5:8] O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. -[5:9] To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward. -[5:10] Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of Hell-fire. -[5:11] O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust. -[5:12] Allah did aforetime take a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we appointed twelve captains among them. And Allah said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish regular prayers, practise regular charity, believe in my messengers, honour and assist them, and loan to Allah a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from you your evils, and admit you to gardens with rivers flowing beneath; but if any of you, after this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered from the path or rectitude." -[5:13] But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind. -[5:14] From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them what it is they have done. -[5:15] O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book, - -[5:16] Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a path that is straight. -[5:17] In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things." -[5:18] (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah, and his beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men he hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)" -[5:19] O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, making (things) clear unto you, Our Messenger, after the break in (the series of) our messengers, lest ye should say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner (from evil)": But now hath come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner (from evil). And Allah hath power over all things. -[5:20] Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples. -[5:21] "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." -[5:22] They said: "O Moses! In this land are a people of exceeding strength: Never shall we enter it until they leave it: if (once) they leave, then shall we enter." -[5:23] (But) among (their) Allah-fearing men were two on whom Allah had bestowed His grace: They said: "Assault them at the (proper) Gate: when once ye are in, victory will be yours; But on Allah put your trust if ye have faith." -[5:24] They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch)." -[5:25] He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother: so separate us from this rebellious people!" -[5:26] Allah said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people. -[5:27] Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous. -[5:28] "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the worlds. -[5:29] "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong." -[5:30] The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones. -[5:31] Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets- -[5:32] On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land. -[5:33] The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter; -[5:34] Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[5:35] O ye who believe! Do your duty to Allah, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive with might and main in his cause: that ye may prosper. -[5:36] As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty. -[5:37] Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures. -[5:38] As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power. -[5:39] But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[5:40] Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and Allah hath power over all things. -[5:41] O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other into unbelief: (whether it be) among those who say "We believe" with their lips but whose hearts have no faith; or it be among the Jews,- men who will listen to any lie,- will listen even to others who have never so much as come to thee. They change the words from their (right) times and places: they say, "If ye are given this, take it, but if not, beware!" If any one's trial is intended by Allah, thou hast no authority in the least for him against Allah. For such - it is not Allah's will to purify their hearts. For them there is disgrace in this world, and in the Hereafter a heavy punishment. -[5:42] (They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity. -[5:43] But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) law before them?- therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People of Faith. -[5:44] It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers. -[5:45] We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers. -[5:46] And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. -[5:47] Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. -[5:48] To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute; -[5:49] And this (He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it is Allah's purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious. -[5:50] Do they then seek after a judgment of (the days of) ignorance? But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah? -[5:51] O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust. -[5:52] Those in whose hearts is a disease - thou seest how eagerly they run about amongst them, saying: "We do fear lest a change of fortune bring us disaster." Ah! perhaps Allah will give (thee) victory, or a decision according to His will. Then will they repent of the thoughts which they secretly harboured in their hearts. -[5:53] And those who believe will say: "Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by Allah, that they were with you?" All that they do will be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing but) ruin. -[5:54] O ye who believe! if any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him,- lowly with the believers, mighty against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things. -[5:55] Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship). -[5:56] As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- it is the fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph. -[5:57] O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether among those who received the Scripture before you, or among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed). -[5:58] When ye proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is because they are a people without understanding. -[5:59] Say: "O people of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us for no other reason than that we believe in Allah, and the revelation that hath come to us and that which came before (us), and (perhaps) that most of you are rebellious and disobedient?" -[5:60] Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!" -[5:61] When they come to thee, they say: "We believe": but in fact they enter with a mind against Faith, and they go out with the same but Allah knoweth fully all that they hide. -[5:62] Many of them dost thou see, racing each other in sin and rancour, and their eating of things forbidden. Evil indeed are the things that they do. -[5:63] Why do not the rabbis and the doctors of Law forbid them from their (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works. -[5:64] The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief. -[5:65] If only the People of the Book had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have blotted out their iniquities and admitted them to gardens of bliss. -[5:66] If only they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of them follow a course that is evil. -[5:67] O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. -[5:68] Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith. -[5:69] Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians and the Christians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness,- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[5:70] We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent them messengers, every time, there came to them a messenger with what they themselves desired not - some (of these) they called impostors, and some they (go so far as to) slay. -[5:71] They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf; yet Allah (in mercy) turned to them; yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But Allah sees well all that they do. -[5:72] They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help. -[5:73] They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them. -[5:74] Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[5:75] Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! -[5:76] Say: "Will ye worship, besides Allah, something which hath no power either to harm or benefit you? But Allah,- He it is that heareth and knoweth all things." -[5:77] Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even way. -[5:78] Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. -[5:79] Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did. -[5:80] Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward before them (with the result), that Allah's wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide. -[5:81] If only they had believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers. -[5:82] Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. -[5:83] And when they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses. -[5:84] "What cause can we have not to believe in Allah and the truth which has come to us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?" -[5:85] And for this their prayer hath Allah rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good. -[5:86] But those who reject Faith and belie our Signs,- they shall be companions of Hell-fire. -[5:87] O ye who believe! make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess. -[5:88] Eat of the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah, in Whom ye believe. -[5:89] Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be grateful. -[5:90] O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. -[5:91] Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? -[5:92] Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger's duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner. -[5:93] On those who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what they ate (in the past), when they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds of righteousness,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and believe,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth those who do good. -[5:94] O ye who believe! Allah doth but make a trial of you in a little matter of game well within reach of game well within reach of your hands and your lances, that He may test who feareth him unseen: any who transgress thereafter, will have a grievous penalty. -[5:95] O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the Ka'ba, of a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution. -[5:96] Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game;- as long as ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be gathered back. -[5:97] Allah made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security for men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and the garlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is well acquainted with all things. -[5:98] Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[5:99] The Messenger's duty is but to proclaim (the message). But Allah knoweth all that ye reveal and ye conceal. -[5:100] Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper." -[5:101] O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be made plain to you, Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. -[5:102] Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith. -[5:103] It was not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) a slit-ear she-camel, or a she-camel let loose for free pasture, or idol sacrifices for twin-births in animals, or stallion-camels freed from work: It is blasphemers who invent a lie against Allah; but most of them lack wisdom. -[5:104] When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed; come to the Messenger": They say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following." what! even though their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance? -[5:105] O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who stray. the goal of you all is to Allah: it is He that will show you the truth of all that ye do. -[5:106] O ye who believe! When death approaches any of you, (take) witnesses among yourselves when making bequests,- two just men of your own (brotherhood) or others from outside if ye are journeying through the earth, and the chance of death befalls you (thus). If ye doubt (their truth), detain them both after prayer, and let them both swear by Allah: "We wish not in this for any worldly gain, even though the (beneficiary) be our near relation: we shall hide not the evidence before Allah: if we do, then behold! the sin be upon us!" -[5:107] But if it gets known that these two were guilty of the sin (of perjury), let two others stand forth in their places,- nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right: let them swear by Allah: "We affirm that our witness is truer than that of those two, and that we have not trespassed (beyond the truth): if we did, behold! the wrong be upon us!" -[5:108] That is most suitable: that they may give the evidence in its true nature and shape, or else they would fear that other oaths would be taken after their oaths. But fear Allah, and listen (to His counsel): for Allah guideth not a rebellious people: -[5:109] One day will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "What was the response ye received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We have no knowledge: it is Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden." -[5:110] Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' -[5:111] "And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims'". -[5:112] Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith." -[5:113] They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle." -[5:114] Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)." -[5:115] Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples." -[5:116] And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. -[5:117] "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things. -[5:118] "If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise." -[5:119] Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah: That is the great salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires). -[5:120] To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things. +[5:1] 5|1|O ye who believe! fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all four-footed animals, with the exceptions named: But animals of the chase are forbidden while ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb: for Allah doth command according to His will and plan. +[5:2] 5|2|O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when ye are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, ye may hunt and let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment. +[5:3] 5|3|Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:4] 5|4|They ask thee what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things good and pure: and what ye have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner directed to you by Allah: eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it: and fear Allah; for Allah is swift in taking account. +[5:5] 5|5|This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). +[5:6] 5|6|O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful. +[5:7] 5|7|And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His covenant, which He ratified with you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts. +[5:8] 5|8|O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. +[5:9] 5|9|To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward. +[5:10] 5|10|Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of Hell-fire. +[5:11] 5|11|O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust. +[5:12] 5|12|Allah did aforetime take a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we appointed twelve captains among them. And Allah said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish regular prayers, practise regular charity, believe in my messengers, honour and assist them, and loan to Allah a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from you your evils, and admit you to gardens with rivers flowing beneath; but if any of you, after this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered from the path or rectitude." +[5:13] 5|13|But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind. +[5:14] 5|14|From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them what it is they have done. +[5:15] 5|15|O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book, - +[5:16] 5|16|Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a path that is straight. +[5:17] 5|17|In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things." +[5:18] 5|18|(Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah, and his beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men he hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)" +[5:19] 5|19|O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, making (things) clear unto you, Our Messenger, after the break in (the series of) our messengers, lest ye should say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner (from evil)": But now hath come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner (from evil). And Allah hath power over all things. +[5:20] 5|20|Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples. +[5:21] 5|21|"O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." +[5:22] 5|22|They said: "O Moses! In this land are a people of exceeding strength: Never shall we enter it until they leave it: if (once) they leave, then shall we enter." +[5:23] 5|23|(But) among (their) Allah-fearing men were two on whom Allah had bestowed His grace: They said: "Assault them at the (proper) Gate: when once ye are in, victory will be yours; But on Allah put your trust if ye have faith." +[5:24] 5|24|They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch)." +[5:25] 5|25|He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother: so separate us from this rebellious people!" +[5:26] 5|26|Allah said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people. +[5:27] 5|27|Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous. +[5:28] 5|28|"If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the worlds. +[5:29] 5|29|"For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong." +[5:30] 5|30|The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones. +[5:31] 5|31|Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets- +[5:32] 5|32|On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land. +[5:33] 5|33|The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter; +[5:34] 5|34|Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:35] 5|35|O ye who believe! Do your duty to Allah, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive with might and main in his cause: that ye may prosper. +[5:36] 5|36|As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty. +[5:37] 5|37|Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures. +[5:38] 5|38|As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power. +[5:39] 5|39|But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:40] 5|40|Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and Allah hath power over all things. +[5:41] 5|41|O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other into unbelief: (whether it be) among those who say "We believe" with their lips but whose hearts have no faith; or it be among the Jews,- men who will listen to any lie,- will listen even to others who have never so much as come to thee. They change the words from their (right) times and places: they say, "If ye are given this, take it, but if not, beware!" If any one's trial is intended by Allah, thou hast no authority in the least for him against Allah. For such - it is not Allah's will to purify their hearts. For them there is disgrace in this world, and in the Hereafter a heavy punishment. +[5:42] 5|42|(They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity. +[5:43] 5|43|But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) law before them?- therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People of Faith. +[5:44] 5|44|It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers. +[5:45] 5|45|We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers. +[5:46] 5|46|And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. +[5:47] 5|47|Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. +[5:48] 5|48|To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute; +[5:49] 5|49|And this (He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it is Allah's purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious. +[5:50] 5|50|Do they then seek after a judgment of (the days of) ignorance? But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah? +[5:51] 5|51|O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust. +[5:52] 5|52|Those in whose hearts is a disease - thou seest how eagerly they run about amongst them, saying: "We do fear lest a change of fortune bring us disaster." Ah! perhaps Allah will give (thee) victory, or a decision according to His will. Then will they repent of the thoughts which they secretly harboured in their hearts. +[5:53] 5|53|And those who believe will say: "Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by Allah, that they were with you?" All that they do will be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing but) ruin. +[5:54] 5|54|O ye who believe! if any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him,- lowly with the believers, mighty against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things. +[5:55] 5|55|Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship). +[5:56] 5|56|As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- it is the fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph. +[5:57] 5|57|O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether among those who received the Scripture before you, or among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed). +[5:58] 5|58|When ye proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is because they are a people without understanding. +[5:59] 5|59|Say: "O people of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us for no other reason than that we believe in Allah, and the revelation that hath come to us and that which came before (us), and (perhaps) that most of you are rebellious and disobedient?" +[5:60] 5|60|Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!" +[5:61] 5|61|When they come to thee, they say: "We believe": but in fact they enter with a mind against Faith, and they go out with the same but Allah knoweth fully all that they hide. +[5:62] 5|62|Many of them dost thou see, racing each other in sin and rancour, and their eating of things forbidden. Evil indeed are the things that they do. +[5:63] 5|63|Why do not the rabbis and the doctors of Law forbid them from their (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works. +[5:64] 5|64|The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief. +[5:65] 5|65|If only the People of the Book had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have blotted out their iniquities and admitted them to gardens of bliss. +[5:66] 5|66|If only they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of them follow a course that is evil. +[5:67] 5|67|O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. +[5:68] 5|68|Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith. +[5:69] 5|69|Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians and the Christians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness,- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[5:70] 5|70|We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent them messengers, every time, there came to them a messenger with what they themselves desired not - some (of these) they called impostors, and some they (go so far as to) slay. +[5:71] 5|71|They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf; yet Allah (in mercy) turned to them; yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But Allah sees well all that they do. +[5:72] 5|72|They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help. +[5:73] 5|73|They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them. +[5:74] 5|74|Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:75] 5|75|Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! +[5:76] 5|76|Say: "Will ye worship, besides Allah, something which hath no power either to harm or benefit you? But Allah,- He it is that heareth and knoweth all things." +[5:77] 5|77|Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even way. +[5:78] 5|78|Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. +[5:79] 5|79|Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did. +[5:80] 5|80|Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward before them (with the result), that Allah's wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide. +[5:81] 5|81|If only they had believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers. +[5:82] 5|82|Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. +[5:83] 5|83|And when they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses. +[5:84] 5|84|"What cause can we have not to believe in Allah and the truth which has come to us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?" +[5:85] 5|85|And for this their prayer hath Allah rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good. +[5:86] 5|86|But those who reject Faith and belie our Signs,- they shall be companions of Hell-fire. +[5:87] 5|87|O ye who believe! make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess. +[5:88] 5|88|Eat of the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah, in Whom ye believe. +[5:89] 5|89|Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be grateful. +[5:90] 5|90|O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. +[5:91] 5|91|Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? +[5:92] 5|92|Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger's duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner. +[5:93] 5|93|On those who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what they ate (in the past), when they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds of righteousness,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and believe,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth those who do good. +[5:94] 5|94|O ye who believe! Allah doth but make a trial of you in a little matter of game well within reach of game well within reach of your hands and your lances, that He may test who feareth him unseen: any who transgress thereafter, will have a grievous penalty. +[5:95] 5|95|O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the Ka'ba, of a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution. +[5:96] 5|96|Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game;- as long as ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be gathered back. +[5:97] 5|97|Allah made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security for men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and the garlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is well acquainted with all things. +[5:98] 5|98|Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[5:99] 5|99|The Messenger's duty is but to proclaim (the message). But Allah knoweth all that ye reveal and ye conceal. +[5:100] 5|100|Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper." +[5:101] 5|101|O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be made plain to you, Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. +[5:102] 5|102|Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith. +[5:103] 5|103|It was not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) a slit-ear she-camel, or a she-camel let loose for free pasture, or idol sacrifices for twin-births in animals, or stallion-camels freed from work: It is blasphemers who invent a lie against Allah; but most of them lack wisdom. +[5:104] 5|104|When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed; come to the Messenger": They say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following." what! even though their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance? +[5:105] 5|105|O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who stray. the goal of you all is to Allah: it is He that will show you the truth of all that ye do. +[5:106] 5|106|O ye who believe! When death approaches any of you, (take) witnesses among yourselves when making bequests,- two just men of your own (brotherhood) or others from outside if ye are journeying through the earth, and the chance of death befalls you (thus). If ye doubt (their truth), detain them both after prayer, and let them both swear by Allah: "We wish not in this for any worldly gain, even though the (beneficiary) be our near relation: we shall hide not the evidence before Allah: if we do, then behold! the sin be upon us!" +[5:107] 5|107|But if it gets known that these two were guilty of the sin (of perjury), let two others stand forth in their places,- nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right: let them swear by Allah: "We affirm that our witness is truer than that of those two, and that we have not trespassed (beyond the truth): if we did, behold! the wrong be upon us!" +[5:108] 5|108|That is most suitable: that they may give the evidence in its true nature and shape, or else they would fear that other oaths would be taken after their oaths. But fear Allah, and listen (to His counsel): for Allah guideth not a rebellious people: +[5:109] 5|109|One day will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "What was the response ye received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We have no knowledge: it is Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden." +[5:110] 5|110|Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' +[5:111] 5|111|"And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims'". +[5:112] 5|112|Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith." +[5:113] 5|113|They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle." +[5:114] 5|114|Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)." +[5:115] 5|115|Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples." +[5:116] 5|116|And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden. +[5:117] 5|117|"Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things. +[5:118] 5|118|"If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise." +[5:119] 5|119|Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah: That is the great salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires). +[5:120] 5|120|To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things. Surah 6: Al-An'am (The Cattle) ---------------------------------------- -[6:1] Praise be Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord. -[6:2] He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves! -[6:3] And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds). -[6:4] But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom. -[6:5] And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at. -[6:6] See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?- generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them). -[6:7] If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!" -[6:8] They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them. -[6:9] If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion. -[6:10] Mocked were (many) messengers before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. -[6:11] Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth." -[6:12] Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe. -[6:13] To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things." -[6:14] Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with Allah." -[6:15] Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day. -[6:16] "On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all desire. -[6:17] "If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things. -[6:18] "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things." -[6:19] Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." -[6:20] Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe. -[6:21] Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or rejecteth His signs? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper. -[6:22] One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?" -[6:23] There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah." -[6:24] Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch. -[6:25] Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients." -[6:26] Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not. -[6:27] If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!" -[6:28] Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars. -[6:29] And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again." -[6:30] If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith." -[6:31] Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear? -[6:32] What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand? -[6:33] We know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: it is the signs of Allah, which the wicked contemn. -[6:34] Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah. Already hast thou received some account of those messengers. -[6:35] If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's will, He could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)! -[6:36] Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him. -[6:37] They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not. -[6:38] There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end. -[6:39] Those who reject our signs are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of darkness profound: whom Allah willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He willeth, He placeth on the way that is straight. -[6:40] Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath of Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than Allah?- (reply) if ye are truthful! -[6:41] "Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!" -[6:42] Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility. -[6:43] When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not learn humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them. -[6:44] But when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair! -[6:45] Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds. -[6:46] Say: "Think ye, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than Allah - could restore them to you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turn aside. -[6:47] Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong? -[6:48] We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[6:49] But those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing. -[6:50] Say: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not? -[6:51] Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that they will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him they will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against evil). -[6:52] Send not away those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust. -[6:53] Thus did We try some of them by comparison with others, that they should say: "Is it these then that Allah hath favoured from amongst us?" Doth not Allah know best those who are grateful? -[6:54] When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[6:55] Thus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of the sinners may be shown up. -[6:56] Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than Allah - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance." -[6:57] Say: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye reject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command rests with none but Allah: He declares the truth, and He is the best of judges." -[6:58] Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best those who do wrong." -[6:59] With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read). -[6:60] It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye did. -[6:61] He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty. -[6:62] Then are men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only) reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account. -[6:63] Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our gratitude'?" -[6:64] Say "It is Allah that delivereth you from these and all (other) distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!" -[6:65] Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); that they may understand. -[6:66] But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs; -[6:67] For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know it." -[6:68] When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong. -[6:69] On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah. -[6:70] Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah: if it offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is (the end of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they will have for drink (only) boiling water, and for punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted in rejecting Allah. -[6:71] Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah,- things that can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to us', (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "Allah's guidance is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds;- -[6:72] "To establish regular prayers and to fear Allah: for it is to Him that we shall be gathered together." -[6:73] It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things). -[6:74] Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error." -[6:75] So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude. -[6:76] When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set." -[6:77] When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray." -[6:78] When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. -[6:79] "For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah." -[6:80] His people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute with me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the beings) ye associate with Allah: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing can happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished? -[6:81] "How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when ye fear not to give partners to Allah without any warrant having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if ye know. -[6:82] "It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance." -[6:83] That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge. -[6:84] We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good: -[6:85] And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous: -[6:86] And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations: -[6:87] (To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them, and we guided them to a straight way. -[6:88] This is the guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them. -[6:89] These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not. -[6:90] Those were the (prophets) who received Allah's guidance: Copy the guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This is no less than a message for the nations." -[6:91] No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say: "Nothing doth Allah send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its contents): therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling. -[6:92] And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers. -[6:93] Who can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie against Allah, or saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what Allah hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see how the wicked (do fare) in the flood of confusion at death! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield up your souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of shame, for that ye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to reject of His signs!" -[6:94] "And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!" -[6:95] It is Allah Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone to split and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He is the one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is Allah: then how are ye deluded away from the truth? -[6:96] He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient. -[6:97] It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea: We detail Our signs for people who know. -[6:98] It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is a place of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people who understand. -[6:99] It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are signs for people who believe. -[6:100] Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him! -[6:101] To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things. -[6:102] That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs. -[6:103] No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. -[6:104] "Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over your doings." -[6:105] Thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols): that they may say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make the matter clear to those who know. -[6:106] Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord: there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah. -[6:107] If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs. -[6:108] Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they out of spite revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, and We shall then tell them the truth of all that they did. -[6:109] They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special) sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signs are in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe."? -[6:110] We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: We shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction. -[6:111] Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak unto them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's plan. But most of them ignore (the truth). -[6:112] Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone. -[6:113] To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may. -[6:114] Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? - when He it is Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord in truth. Never be then of those who doubt. -[6:115] The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all. -[6:116] Wert thou to follow the common run of those on earth, they will lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjecture: they do nothing but lie. -[6:117] Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His way: He knoweth best who they are that receive His guidance. -[6:118] So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, if ye have faith in His signs. -[6:119] Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, when He hath explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you - except under compulsion of necessity? But many do mislead (men) by their appetites unchecked by knowledge. Thy Lord knoweth best those who transgress. -[6:120] Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings." -[6:121] Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not been pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones ever inspire their friends to contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye would indeed be Pagans. -[6:122] Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from which he can never come out? Thus to those without faith their own deeds seem pleasing. -[6:123] Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, to plot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, and they perceive it not. -[6:124] When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for all their plots. -[6:125] Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth their breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus doth Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe. -[6:126] This is the way of thy Lord, leading straight: We have detailed the signs for those who receive admonition. -[6:127] For them will be a home of peace in the presence of their Lord: He will be their friend, because they practised (righteousness). -[6:128] One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O ye assembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongst men will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) we reached our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein for ever, except as Allah willeth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge. -[6:129] Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because of what they earn. -[6:130] "O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto you messengers from amongst you, setting forth unto you My signs, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. So against themselves will they bear witness that they rejected Faith. -[6:131] (The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were unwarned. -[6:132] To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: for thy Lord is not unmindful of anything that they do. -[6:133] Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people. -[6:134] All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass: nor can ye frustrate it (in the least bit). -[6:135] Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper." -[6:136] Out of what Allah hath produced in abundance in tilth and in cattle, they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies: "This is for Allah, and this" - for our "partners"! but the share of their" partners "reacheth not Allah, whilst the share of Allah reacheth their "partners"! evil (and unjust) is their assignment! -[6:137] Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans, their "partners" made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If Allah had willed, they would not have done so: But leave alone them and their inventions. -[6:138] And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions against Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions. -[6:139] They say: "What is in the wombs of such and such cattle is specially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; but if it is still-born, then all have share therein. For their (false) attribution (of superstitions to Allah), He will soon punish them: for He is full of wisdom and knowledge. -[6:140] Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without knowledge, and forbid food which Allah hath provided for them, inventing (lies) against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance. -[6:141] It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters. -[6:142] Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what Allah hath provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you and avowed enemy. -[6:143] (Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful: -[6:144] Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? - Were ye present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead astray men without knowledge? For Allah guideth not people who do wrong. -[6:145] Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than Allah's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[6:146] For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox and the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone: this in recompense for their wilful disobedience: for We are true (in Our ordinances). -[6:147] If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full of mercy all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be turned back. -[6:148] Those who give partners (to Allah) will say: "If Allah had wished, we should not have given partners to Him nor would our fathers; nor should we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until they tasted of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) knowledge? If so, produce it before us. Ye follow nothing but conjecture: ye do nothing but lie." -[6:149] Say: "With Allah is the argument that reaches home: if it had been His will, He could indeed have guided you all." -[6:150] Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them: Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as equal with their Guardian-Lord. -[6:151] Say: "Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibited you from": Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents; kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for you and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom. -[6:152] And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with (full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is concerned; and fulfil the covenant of Allah: thus doth He command you, that ye may remember. -[6:153] Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follow not (other) paths: they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thus doth He command you. that ye may be righteous. -[6:154] Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those who would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. -[6:155] And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy: -[6:156] Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:" -[6:157] Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away. -[6:158] Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy Lord (Himself), or certain of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certain of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting." -[6:159] As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did. -[6:160] He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no wrong shall be done unto (any of) them. -[6:161] Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a way that is straight,- a religion of right,- the path (trod) by Abraham the true in Faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah." -[6:162] Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: -[6:163] No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His will. -[6:164] Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed." -[6:165] It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of the earth: He hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try you in the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[6:1] 6|1|Praise be Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord. +[6:2] 6|2|He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves! +[6:3] 6|3|And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds). +[6:4] 6|4|But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom. +[6:5] 6|5|And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at. +[6:6] 6|6|See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?- generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them). +[6:7] 6|7|If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!" +[6:8] 6|8|They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them. +[6:9] 6|9|If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion. +[6:10] 6|10|Mocked were (many) messengers before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. +[6:11] 6|11|Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth." +[6:12] 6|12|Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe. +[6:13] 6|13|To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things." +[6:14] 6|14|Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with Allah." +[6:15] 6|15|Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day. +[6:16] 6|16|"On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all desire. +[6:17] 6|17|"If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things. +[6:18] 6|18|"He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things." +[6:19] 6|19|Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." +[6:20] 6|20|Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe. +[6:21] 6|21|Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or rejecteth His signs? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper. +[6:22] 6|22|One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?" +[6:23] 6|23|There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah." +[6:24] 6|24|Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch. +[6:25] 6|25|Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients." +[6:26] 6|26|Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not. +[6:27] 6|27|If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!" +[6:28] 6|28|Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars. +[6:29] 6|29|And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again." +[6:30] 6|30|If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith." +[6:31] 6|31|Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear? +[6:32] 6|32|What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand? +[6:33] 6|33|We know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: it is the signs of Allah, which the wicked contemn. +[6:34] 6|34|Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah. Already hast thou received some account of those messengers. +[6:35] 6|35|If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's will, He could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)! +[6:36] 6|36|Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him. +[6:37] 6|37|They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not. +[6:38] 6|38|There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end. +[6:39] 6|39|Those who reject our signs are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of darkness profound: whom Allah willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He willeth, He placeth on the way that is straight. +[6:40] 6|40|Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath of Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than Allah?- (reply) if ye are truthful! +[6:41] 6|41|"Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!" +[6:42] 6|42|Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility. +[6:43] 6|43|When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not learn humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them. +[6:44] 6|44|But when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair! +[6:45] 6|45|Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds. +[6:46] 6|46|Say: "Think ye, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than Allah - could restore them to you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turn aside. +[6:47] 6|47|Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong? +[6:48] 6|48|We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[6:49] 6|49|But those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing. +[6:50] 6|50|Say: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not? +[6:51] 6|51|Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that they will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him they will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against evil). +[6:52] 6|52|Send not away those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust. +[6:53] 6|53|Thus did We try some of them by comparison with others, that they should say: "Is it these then that Allah hath favoured from amongst us?" Doth not Allah know best those who are grateful? +[6:54] 6|54|When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[6:55] 6|55|Thus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of the sinners may be shown up. +[6:56] 6|56|Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than Allah - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance." +[6:57] 6|57|Say: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye reject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command rests with none but Allah: He declares the truth, and He is the best of judges." +[6:58] 6|58|Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best those who do wrong." +[6:59] 6|59|With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read). +[6:60] 6|60|It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye did. +[6:61] 6|61|He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty. +[6:62] 6|62|Then are men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only) reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account. +[6:63] 6|63|Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our gratitude'?" +[6:64] 6|64|Say "It is Allah that delivereth you from these and all (other) distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!" +[6:65] 6|65|Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); that they may understand. +[6:66] 6|66|But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs; +[6:67] 6|67|For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know it." +[6:68] 6|68|When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong. +[6:69] 6|69|On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah. +[6:70] 6|70|Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah: if it offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is (the end of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they will have for drink (only) boiling water, and for punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted in rejecting Allah. +[6:71] 6|71|Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah,- things that can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to us', (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "Allah's guidance is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds;- +[6:72] 6|72|"To establish regular prayers and to fear Allah: for it is to Him that we shall be gathered together." +[6:73] 6|73|It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things). +[6:74] 6|74|Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error." +[6:75] 6|75|So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude. +[6:76] 6|76|When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set." +[6:77] 6|77|When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray." +[6:78] 6|78|When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. +[6:79] 6|79|"For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah." +[6:80] 6|80|His people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute with me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the beings) ye associate with Allah: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing can happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished? +[6:81] 6|81|"How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when ye fear not to give partners to Allah without any warrant having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if ye know. +[6:82] 6|82|"It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance." +[6:83] 6|83|That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge. +[6:84] 6|84|We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good: +[6:85] 6|85|And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous: +[6:86] 6|86|And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations: +[6:87] 6|87|(To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them, and we guided them to a straight way. +[6:88] 6|88|This is the guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them. +[6:89] 6|89|These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not. +[6:90] 6|90|Those were the (prophets) who received Allah's guidance: Copy the guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This is no less than a message for the nations." +[6:91] 6|91|No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say: "Nothing doth Allah send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its contents): therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling. +[6:92] 6|92|And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers. +[6:93] 6|93|Who can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie against Allah, or saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what Allah hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see how the wicked (do fare) in the flood of confusion at death! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield up your souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of shame, for that ye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to reject of His signs!" +[6:94] 6|94|"And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!" +[6:95] 6|95|It is Allah Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone to split and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He is the one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is Allah: then how are ye deluded away from the truth? +[6:96] 6|96|He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient. +[6:97] 6|97|It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea: We detail Our signs for people who know. +[6:98] 6|98|It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is a place of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people who understand. +[6:99] 6|99|It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are signs for people who believe. +[6:100] 6|100|Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him! +[6:101] 6|101|To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things. +[6:102] 6|102|That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs. +[6:103] 6|103|No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. +[6:104] 6|104|"Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if any will be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over your doings." +[6:105] 6|105|Thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols): that they may say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make the matter clear to those who know. +[6:106] 6|106|Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord: there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah. +[6:107] 6|107|If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs. +[6:108] 6|108|Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they out of spite revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, and We shall then tell them the truth of all that they did. +[6:109] 6|109|They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special) sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signs are in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe."? +[6:110] 6|110|We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: We shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction. +[6:111] 6|111|Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak unto them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's plan. But most of them ignore (the truth). +[6:112] 6|112|Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone. +[6:113] 6|113|To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may. +[6:114] 6|114|Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? - when He it is Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord in truth. Never be then of those who doubt. +[6:115] 6|115|The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all. +[6:116] 6|116|Wert thou to follow the common run of those on earth, they will lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjecture: they do nothing but lie. +[6:117] 6|117|Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His way: He knoweth best who they are that receive His guidance. +[6:118] 6|118|So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, if ye have faith in His signs. +[6:119] 6|119|Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, when He hath explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you - except under compulsion of necessity? But many do mislead (men) by their appetites unchecked by knowledge. Thy Lord knoweth best those who transgress. +[6:120] 6|120|Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings." +[6:121] 6|121|Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not been pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones ever inspire their friends to contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye would indeed be Pagans. +[6:122] 6|122|Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from which he can never come out? Thus to those without faith their own deeds seem pleasing. +[6:123] 6|123|Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, to plot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, and they perceive it not. +[6:124] 6|124|When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for all their plots. +[6:125] 6|125|Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth their breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus doth Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe. +[6:126] 6|126|This is the way of thy Lord, leading straight: We have detailed the signs for those who receive admonition. +[6:127] 6|127|For them will be a home of peace in the presence of their Lord: He will be their friend, because they practised (righteousness). +[6:128] 6|128|One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O ye assembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongst men will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) we reached our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein for ever, except as Allah willeth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge. +[6:129] 6|129|Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because of what they earn. +[6:130] 6|130|"O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto you messengers from amongst you, setting forth unto you My signs, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. So against themselves will they bear witness that they rejected Faith. +[6:131] 6|131|(The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were unwarned. +[6:132] 6|132|To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: for thy Lord is not unmindful of anything that they do. +[6:133] 6|133|Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people. +[6:134] 6|134|All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass: nor can ye frustrate it (in the least bit). +[6:135] 6|135|Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper." +[6:136] 6|136|Out of what Allah hath produced in abundance in tilth and in cattle, they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies: "This is for Allah, and this" - for our "partners"! but the share of their" partners "reacheth not Allah, whilst the share of Allah reacheth their "partners"! evil (and unjust) is their assignment! +[6:137] 6|137|Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans, their "partners" made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If Allah had willed, they would not have done so: But leave alone them and their inventions. +[6:138] 6|138|And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions against Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions. +[6:139] 6|139|They say: "What is in the wombs of such and such cattle is specially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; but if it is still-born, then all have share therein. For their (false) attribution (of superstitions to Allah), He will soon punish them: for He is full of wisdom and knowledge. +[6:140] 6|140|Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without knowledge, and forbid food which Allah hath provided for them, inventing (lies) against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance. +[6:141] 6|141|It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters. +[6:142] 6|142|Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what Allah hath provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you and avowed enemy. +[6:143] 6|143|(Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful: +[6:144] 6|144|Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? - Were ye present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead astray men without knowledge? For Allah guideth not people who do wrong. +[6:145] 6|145|Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than Allah's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[6:146] 6|146|For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox and the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone: this in recompense for their wilful disobedience: for We are true (in Our ordinances). +[6:147] 6|147|If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full of mercy all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be turned back. +[6:148] 6|148|Those who give partners (to Allah) will say: "If Allah had wished, we should not have given partners to Him nor would our fathers; nor should we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until they tasted of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) knowledge? If so, produce it before us. Ye follow nothing but conjecture: ye do nothing but lie." +[6:149] 6|149|Say: "With Allah is the argument that reaches home: if it had been His will, He could indeed have guided you all." +[6:150] 6|150|Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them: Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as equal with their Guardian-Lord. +[6:151] 6|151|Say: "Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibited you from": Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents; kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for you and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom. +[6:152] 6|152|And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with (full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is concerned; and fulfil the covenant of Allah: thus doth He command you, that ye may remember. +[6:153] 6|153|Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follow not (other) paths: they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thus doth He command you. that ye may be righteous. +[6:154] 6|154|Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those who would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. +[6:155] 6|155|And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy: +[6:156] 6|156|Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:" +[6:157] 6|157|Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away. +[6:158] 6|158|Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy Lord (Himself), or certain of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certain of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believe in them then if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting." +[6:159] 6|159|As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did. +[6:160] 6|160|He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no wrong shall be done unto (any of) them. +[6:161] 6|161|Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a way that is straight,- a religion of right,- the path (trod) by Abraham the true in Faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah." +[6:162] 6|162|Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: +[6:163] 6|163|No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His will. +[6:164] 6|164|Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed." +[6:165] 6|165|It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of the earth: He hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try you in the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. Surah 7: Al-A'raf (The Elevated Places) ---------------------------------------- -[7:1] Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. -[7:2] A Book revealed unto thee,- So let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account,- that with it thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers). -[7:3] Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition. -[7:4] How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest. -[7:5] When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: "Indeed we did wrong." -[7:6] Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it. -[7:7] And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place). -[7:8] The balance that day will be true (to nicety): those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper: -[7:9] Those whose scale will be light, will be their souls in perdition, for that they wrongfully treated Our signs. -[7:10] It is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small are the thanks that ye give! -[7:11] It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate. -[7:12] (Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." -[7:13] (Allah) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)." -[7:14] He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." -[7:15] (Allah) said: "Be thou among those who have respite." -[7:16] He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way: -[7:17] "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)." -[7:18] (Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all. -[7:19] "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." -[7:20] Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever." -[7:21] And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. -[7:22] So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?" -[7:23] They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost." -[7:24] (Allah) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a time." -[7:25] He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." -[7:26] O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition! -[7:27] O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the same manner as He got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where ye cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) to those without faith. -[7:28] When they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so"; and "Allah commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?" -[7:29] Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to Him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon Him, making your devotion sincere as in His sight: such as He created you in the beginning, so shall ye return." -[7:30] Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. -[7:31] O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters. -[7:32] Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He hath produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which He hath provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for those who understand. -[7:33] Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge. -[7:34] To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). -[7:35] O ye Children of Adam! whenever there come to you messengers from amongst you, rehearsing My signs unto you,- those who are righteous and mend (their lives),- on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. -[7:36] But those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance,- they are companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for ever). -[7:37] Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of decrees): until, when our messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls, they say: "Where are the things that ye used to invoke besides Allah?" They will reply, "They have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness against themselves, that they had rejected Allah. -[7:38] He will say: "Enter ye in the company of the peoples who passed away before you - men and jinns, - into the Fire." Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister-people (that went before), until they follow each other, all into the Fire. Saith the last about the first: "Our Lord! it is these that misled us: so give them a double penalty in the Fire." He will say: "Doubled for all": but this ye do not understand. -[7:39] Then the first will say to the last: "See then! No advantage have ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did!" -[7:40] To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will they enter the garden, until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward for those in sin. -[7:41] For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong. -[7:42] But those who believe and work righteousness,- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear,- they will be Companions of the Garden, therein to dwell (for ever). -[7:43] And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;- beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and they shall say: "Praise be to Allah, who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeed it was the truth, that the messengers of our Lord brought unto us." And they shall hear the cry: "Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors, for your deeds (of righteousness)." -[7:44] The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; but a crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on the wrong-doers;- -[7:45] "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: they were those who denied the Hereafter." -[7:46] Between them shall be a veil, and on the heights will be men who would know every one by his marks: they will call out to the Companions of the Garden, "peace on you": they will not have entered, but they will have an assurance (thereof). -[7:47] When their eyes shall be turned towards the Companions of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of the wrong-doers." -[7:48] The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways? -[7:49] "Behold! are these not the men whom you swore that Allah with His Mercy would never bless? Enter ye the Garden: no fear shall be on you, nor shall ye grieve." -[7:50] The Companions of the Fire will call to the Companions of the Garden: "Pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your sustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to those who rejected Him." -[7:51] "Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play, and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont to reject Our signs. -[7:52] For We had certainly sent unto them a Book, based on knowledge, which We explained in detail,- a guide and a mercy to all who believe. -[7:53] Do they just wait for the final fulfilment of the event? On the day the event is finally fulfilled, those who disregarded it before will say: "The messengers of our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). Have we no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back? then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented will leave them in the lurch. -[7:54] Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds! -[7:55] Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. -[7:56] Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good. -[7:57] It is He Who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy: when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith: thus shall We raise up the dead: perchance ye may remember. -[7:58] From the land that is clean and good, by the will of its Cherisher, springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the land that is bad, springs up nothing but that which is niggardly: thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols) to those who are grateful. -[7:59] We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day! -[7:60] The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." -[7:61] He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! -[7:62] "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from Allah something that ye know not. -[7:63] "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fear Allah and haply receive His Mercy?" -[7:64] But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed a blind people! -[7:65] To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear (Allah)?" -[7:66] The leaders of the Unbelievers among his people said: "Ah! we see thou art an imbecile!" and "We think thou art a liar!" -[7:67] He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! -[7:68] "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: I am to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser. -[7:69] "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you? call in remembrance that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you a stature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah: that so ye may prosper." -[7:70] They said: "Comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!" -[7:71] He said: "Punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your Lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised - ye and your fathers,- without authority from Allah? then wait: I am amongst you, also waiting." -[7:72] We saved him and those who adhered to him. By Our mercy, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our signs and did not believe. -[7:73] To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren: He said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a Sign unto you: So leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and let her come to no harm, or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment. -[7:74] "And remember how He made you inheritors after the 'Ad people and gave you habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth." -[7:75] The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said to those who were reckoned powerless - those among them who believed: "know ye indeed that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeed believe in the revelation which hath been sent through him." -[7:76] The Arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what ye believe in." -[7:77] Then they ham-strung the she-camel, and insolently defied the order of their Lord, saying: "O Salih! bring about thy threats, if thou art a messenger (of Allah)!" -[7:78] So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning! -[7:79] So Salih left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but ye love not good counsellors!" -[7:80] We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? -[7:81] "For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds." -[7:82] And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" -[7:83] But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was of those who legged behind. -[7:84] And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): Then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime! -[7:85] To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith. -[7:86] "And squat not on every road, breathing threats, hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking in it something crooked; But remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. And hold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief. -[7:87] "And if there is a party among you who believes in the message with which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, hold yourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the best to decide. -[7:88] The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "O Shu'aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)? -[7:89] "We should indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned to your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom; nor could we by any manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the will and plan of Allah, Our Lord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by His knowledge. In the Allah is our trust. our Lord! decide Thou between us and our people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide." -[7:90] The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If ye follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!" -[7:91] But the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning! -[7:92] The men who reject Shu'aib became as if they had never been in the homes where they had flourished: the men who rejected Shu'aib - it was they who were ruined! -[7:93] So Shu'aib left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but how shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe!" -[7:94] Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility. -[7:95] Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence"... Behold! We called them to account of a sudden, while they realised not (their peril). -[7:96] If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds. -[7:97] Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our wrath by night while they were asleep? -[7:98] Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)? -[7:99] Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin! -[7:100] To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could not hear? -[7:101] Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee: There came indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs): But they would not believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the hearts of those who reject faith. -[7:102] Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: but most of them We found rebellious and disobedient. -[7:103] Then after them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them: So see what was the end of those who made mischief. -[7:104] Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds,- -[7:105] One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah. Now have I come unto you (people), from your Lord, with a clear (Sign): So let the Children of Israel depart along with me." -[7:106] (Pharaoh) said: "If indeed thou hast come with a Sign, show it forth,- if thou tellest the truth." -[7:107] Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)! -[7:108] And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders! -[7:109] Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed. -[7:110] "His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?" -[7:111] They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect- -[7:112] And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed." -[7:113] So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!" -[7:114] He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)." -[7:115] They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?" -[7:116] Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic. -[7:117] We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) thy rod": and behold! it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods which they fake! -[7:118] Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect. -[7:119] So the (great ones) were vanquished there and then, and were made to look small. -[7:120] But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration. -[7:121] Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,- -[7:122] "The Lord of Moses and Aaron." -[7:123] Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this is a trick which ye have planned in the city to drive out its people: but soon shall ye know (the consequences). -[7:124] "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on apposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross." -[7:125] They said: "For us, We are but sent back unto our Lord: -[7:126] "But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the Signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)! -[7:127] Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's people: "Wilt thou leave Moses and his people, to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon thee and thy gods?" He said: "Their male children will we slay; (only) their females will we save alive; and we have over them (power) irresistible." -[7:128] Said Moses to his people: "Pray for help from Allah, and (wait) in patience and constancy: for the earth is Allah's, to give as a heritage to such of His servants as He pleaseth; and the end is (best) for the righteous. -[7:129] They said: "We have had (nothing but) trouble, both before and after thou camest to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you inheritors in the earth; that so He may try you by your deeds." -[7:130] We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of droughts) and shortness of crops; that they might receive admonition. -[7:131] But when good (times) came, they said, "This is due to us;" When gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs in Allah's sight, but most of them do not understand! -[7:132] They said (to Moses): "Whatever be the Signs thou bringest, to work therewith thy sorcery on us, we shall never believe in thee. -[7:133] So We sent (plagues) on them: Wholesale death, Locusts, Lice, Frogs, And Blood: Signs openly self-explained: but they were steeped in arrogance,- a people given to sin. -[7:134] Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee." -[7:135] But every time We removed the penalty from them according to a fixed term which they had to fulfil,- Behold! they broke their word! -[7:136] So We exacted retribution from them: We drowned them in the sea, because they rejected Our Signs and failed to take warning from them. -[7:137] And We made a people, considered weak (and of no account), inheritors of lands in both east and west, - lands whereon We sent down Our blessings. The fair promise of thy Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because they had patience and constancy, and We levelled to the ground the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and his people erected (with such pride). -[7:138] We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea. They came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols they had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us a god like unto the gods they have." He said: "Surely ye are a people without knowledge. -[7:139] "As to these folk,- the cult they are in is (but) a fragment of a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which they practise." -[7:140] He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true) Allah, when it is Allah Who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?" -[7:141] And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people, who afflicted you with the worst of penalties, who slew your male children and saved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord. -[7:142] We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief." -[7:143] When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe." -[7:144] (Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks." -[7:145] And We ordained laws for him in the tablets in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate)." -[7:146] Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them. -[7:147] Those who reject Our signs and the meeting in the Hereafter,- vain are their deeds: Can they expect to be rewarded except as they have wrought? -[7:148] The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They took it for worship and they did wrong. -[7:149] When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be of those who perish." -[7:150] When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." -[7:151] Moses prayed: "O my Lord! forgive me and my brother! admit us to Thy mercy! for Thou art the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" -[7:152] Those who took the calf (for worship) will indeed be overwhelmed with wrath from their Lord, and with shame in this life: thus do We recompense those who invent (falsehoods). -[7:153] But those who do wrong but repent thereafter and (truly) believe,- verily thy Lord is thereafter Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[7:154] When the anger of Moses was appeased, he took up the tablets: in the writing thereon was guidance and Mercy for such as fear their Lord. -[7:155] And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: when they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: "O my Lord! if it had been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed, long before, both them and me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? this is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray, and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best of those who forgive. -[7:156] "And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all things. That (mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right, and practise regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;- -[7:157] "Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is they who will prosper." -[7:158] Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He That giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided." -[7:159] Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice in the light of truth. -[7:160] We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. -[7:161] And remember it was said to them: "Dwell in this town and eat therein as ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate in a posture of humility: We shall forgive you your faults; We shall increase (the portion of) those who do good." -[7:162] But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed. -[7:163] Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads, but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We make a trial of them, for they were given to transgression. -[7:164] When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the preachers:" To discharge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him." -[7:165] When they disregarded the warnings that had been given them, We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited the wrong-doers with a grievous punishment because they were given to transgression. -[7:166] When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." -[7:167] Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[7:168] We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tried them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they might turn (to us). -[7:169] After them succeeded an (evil) generation: They inherited the Book, but they chose (for themselves) the vanities of this world, saying (for excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similar vanities came their way, they would (again) seize them. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to Allah anything but the truth? and they study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous is the home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand? -[7:170] As to those who hold fast by the Book and establish regular prayer,- never shall We suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. -[7:171] When We shook the Mount over them, as if it had been a canopy, and they thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein; perchance ye may fear Allah." -[7:172] When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful": -[7:173] Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have taken false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?" -[7:174] Thus do We explain the signs in detail; and perchance they may turn (unto Us). -[7:175] Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. -[7:176] If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchance they may reflect. -[7:177] Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrong their own souls. -[7:178] Whom Allah doth guide,- he is on the right path: whom He rejects from His guidance,- such are the persons who perish. -[7:179] Many are the Jinns and men we have made for Hell: They have hearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not. They are like cattle,- nay more misguided: for they are heedless (of warning). -[7:180] The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited. -[7:181] Of those We have created are people who direct (others) with truth. And dispense justice therewith. -[7:182] Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit with punishment, in ways they perceive not; -[7:183] Respite will I grant unto them: for My scheme is strong (and unfailing). -[7:184] Do they not reflect? Their companion is not seized with madness: he is but a perspicuous warner. -[7:185] Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this will they then believe? -[7:186] To such as Allah rejects from His guidance, there can be no guide: He will leave them in their trespasses, wandering in distraction. -[7:187] They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not." -[7:188] Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith." -[7:189] It is He Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord, (saying): "If Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." -[7:190] But when He giveth them a goodly child, they ascribe to others a share in the gift they have received: but Allah is exalted high above the partners they ascribe to Him. -[7:191] Do they indeed ascribe to Him as partners things that can create nothing, but are themselves created? -[7:192] No aid can they give them, nor can they aid themselves! -[7:193] If ye call them to guidance, they will not obey: For you it is the same whether ye call them or ye hold your peace! -[7:194] Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are (indeed) truthful! -[7:195] Have they feet to walk with? Or hands to lay hold with? Or eyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say: "Call your 'god-partners', scheme (your worst) against me, and give me no respite! -[7:196] "For my Protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book (from time to time), and He will choose and befriend the righteous. -[7:197] "But those ye call upon besides Him, are unable to help you, and indeed to help themselves." -[7:198] If thou callest them to guidance, they hear not. Thou wilt see them looking at thee, but they see not. -[7:199] Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant. -[7:200] If a suggestion from Satan assail thy (mind), seek refuge with Allah; for He heareth and knoweth (all things). -[7:201] Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them, bring Allah to remembrance, when lo! they see (aright)! -[7:202] But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error, and never relax (their efforts). -[7:203] If thou bring them not a revelation, they say: "Why hast thou not got it together?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord: this is (nothing but) lights from your Lord, and Guidance, and mercy, for any who have faith." -[7:204] When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy. -[7:205] And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful. -[7:206] Those who are near to thy Lord, disdain not to do Him worship: They celebrate His praises, and prostrate before Him. +[7:1] 7|1|Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. +[7:2] 7|2|A Book revealed unto thee,- So let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account,- that with it thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers). +[7:3] 7|3|Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition. +[7:4] 7|4|How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest. +[7:5] 7|5|When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: "Indeed we did wrong." +[7:6] 7|6|Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it. +[7:7] 7|7|And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge, for We were never absent (at any time or place). +[7:8] 7|8|The balance that day will be true (to nicety): those whose scale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper: +[7:9] 7|9|Those whose scale will be light, will be their souls in perdition, for that they wrongfully treated Our signs. +[7:10] 7|10|It is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small are the thanks that ye give! +[7:11] 7|11|It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate. +[7:12] 7|12|(Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." +[7:13] 7|13|(Allah) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)." +[7:14] 7|14|He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." +[7:15] 7|15|(Allah) said: "Be thou among those who have respite." +[7:16] 7|16|He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way: +[7:17] 7|17|"Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)." +[7:18] 7|18|(Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all. +[7:19] 7|19|"O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." +[7:20] 7|20|Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever." +[7:21] 7|21|And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. +[7:22] 7|22|So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?" +[7:23] 7|23|They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost." +[7:24] 7|24|(Allah) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a time." +[7:25] 7|25|He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." +[7:26] 7|26|O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition! +[7:27] 7|27|O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the same manner as He got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where ye cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) to those without faith. +[7:28] 7|28|When they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers doing so"; and "Allah commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?" +[7:29] 7|29|Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to Him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon Him, making your devotion sincere as in His sight: such as He created you in the beginning, so shall ye return." +[7:30] 7|30|Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. +[7:31] 7|31|O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters. +[7:32] 7|32|Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which He hath produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which He hath provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for those who understand. +[7:33] 7|33|Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge. +[7:34] 7|34|To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). +[7:35] 7|35|O ye Children of Adam! whenever there come to you messengers from amongst you, rehearsing My signs unto you,- those who are righteous and mend (their lives),- on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. +[7:36] 7|36|But those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance,- they are companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for ever). +[7:37] 7|37|Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of decrees): until, when our messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls, they say: "Where are the things that ye used to invoke besides Allah?" They will reply, "They have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness against themselves, that they had rejected Allah. +[7:38] 7|38|He will say: "Enter ye in the company of the peoples who passed away before you - men and jinns, - into the Fire." Every time a new people enters, it curses its sister-people (that went before), until they follow each other, all into the Fire. Saith the last about the first: "Our Lord! it is these that misled us: so give them a double penalty in the Fire." He will say: "Doubled for all": but this ye do not understand. +[7:39] 7|39|Then the first will say to the last: "See then! No advantage have ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did!" +[7:40] 7|40|To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will they enter the garden, until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward for those in sin. +[7:41] 7|41|For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong. +[7:42] 7|42|But those who believe and work righteousness,- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear,- they will be Companions of the Garden, therein to dwell (for ever). +[7:43] 7|43|And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;- beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and they shall say: "Praise be to Allah, who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeed it was the truth, that the messengers of our Lord brought unto us." And they shall hear the cry: "Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors, for your deeds (of righteousness)." +[7:44] 7|44|The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; but a crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on the wrong-doers;- +[7:45] 7|45|"Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: they were those who denied the Hereafter." +[7:46] 7|46|Between them shall be a veil, and on the heights will be men who would know every one by his marks: they will call out to the Companions of the Garden, "peace on you": they will not have entered, but they will have an assurance (thereof). +[7:47] 7|47|When their eyes shall be turned towards the Companions of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of the wrong-doers." +[7:48] 7|48|The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways? +[7:49] 7|49|"Behold! are these not the men whom you swore that Allah with His Mercy would never bless? Enter ye the Garden: no fear shall be on you, nor shall ye grieve." +[7:50] 7|50|The Companions of the Fire will call to the Companions of the Garden: "Pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your sustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to those who rejected Him." +[7:51] 7|51|"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play, and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont to reject Our signs. +[7:52] 7|52|For We had certainly sent unto them a Book, based on knowledge, which We explained in detail,- a guide and a mercy to all who believe. +[7:53] 7|53|Do they just wait for the final fulfilment of the event? On the day the event is finally fulfilled, those who disregarded it before will say: "The messengers of our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). Have we no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back? then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented will leave them in the lurch. +[7:54] 7|54|Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds! +[7:55] 7|55|Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. +[7:56] 7|56|Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good. +[7:57] 7|57|It is He Who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy: when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith: thus shall We raise up the dead: perchance ye may remember. +[7:58] 7|58|From the land that is clean and good, by the will of its Cherisher, springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the land that is bad, springs up nothing but that which is niggardly: thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols) to those who are grateful. +[7:59] 7|59|We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day! +[7:60] 7|60|The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." +[7:61] 7|61|He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! +[7:62] 7|62|"I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from Allah something that ye know not. +[7:63] 7|63|"Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fear Allah and haply receive His Mercy?" +[7:64] 7|64|But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed a blind people! +[7:65] 7|65|To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear (Allah)?" +[7:66] 7|66|The leaders of the Unbelievers among his people said: "Ah! we see thou art an imbecile!" and "We think thou art a liar!" +[7:67] 7|67|He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! +[7:68] 7|68|"I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: I am to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser. +[7:69] 7|69|"Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord through a man of your own people, to warn you? call in remembrance that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you a stature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah: that so ye may prosper." +[7:70] 7|70|They said: "Comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!" +[7:71] 7|71|He said: "Punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your Lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised - ye and your fathers,- without authority from Allah? then wait: I am amongst you, also waiting." +[7:72] 7|72|We saved him and those who adhered to him. By Our mercy, and We cut off the roots of those who rejected Our signs and did not believe. +[7:73] 7|73|To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren: He said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a Sign unto you: So leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and let her come to no harm, or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment. +[7:74] 7|74|"And remember how He made you inheritors after the 'Ad people and gave you habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open) plains, and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth." +[7:75] 7|75|The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said to those who were reckoned powerless - those among them who believed: "know ye indeed that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeed believe in the revelation which hath been sent through him." +[7:76] 7|76|The Arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what ye believe in." +[7:77] 7|77|Then they ham-strung the she-camel, and insolently defied the order of their Lord, saying: "O Salih! bring about thy threats, if thou art a messenger (of Allah)!" +[7:78] 7|78|So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning! +[7:79] 7|79|So Salih left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but ye love not good counsellors!" +[7:80] 7|80|We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? +[7:81] 7|81|"For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds." +[7:82] 7|82|And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" +[7:83] 7|83|But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was of those who legged behind. +[7:84] 7|84|And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): Then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime! +[7:85] 7|85|To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith. +[7:86] 7|86|"And squat not on every road, breathing threats, hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking in it something crooked; But remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. And hold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief. +[7:87] 7|87|"And if there is a party among you who believes in the message with which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, hold yourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the best to decide. +[7:88] 7|88|The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "O Shu'aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)? +[7:89] 7|89|"We should indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned to your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom; nor could we by any manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the will and plan of Allah, Our Lord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by His knowledge. In the Allah is our trust. our Lord! decide Thou between us and our people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide." +[7:90] 7|90|The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If ye follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!" +[7:91] 7|91|But the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning! +[7:92] 7|92|The men who reject Shu'aib became as if they had never been in the homes where they had flourished: the men who rejected Shu'aib - it was they who were ruined! +[7:93] 7|93|So Shu'aib left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but how shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe!" +[7:94] 7|94|Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility. +[7:95] 7|95|Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence"... Behold! We called them to account of a sudden, while they realised not (their peril). +[7:96] 7|96|If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds. +[7:97] 7|97|Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our wrath by night while they were asleep? +[7:98] 7|98|Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)? +[7:99] 7|99|Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin! +[7:100] 7|100|To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could not hear? +[7:101] 7|101|Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee: There came indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs): But they would not believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the hearts of those who reject faith. +[7:102] 7|102|Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: but most of them We found rebellious and disobedient. +[7:103] 7|103|Then after them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them: So see what was the end of those who made mischief. +[7:104] 7|104|Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds,- +[7:105] 7|105|One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah. Now have I come unto you (people), from your Lord, with a clear (Sign): So let the Children of Israel depart along with me." +[7:106] 7|106|(Pharaoh) said: "If indeed thou hast come with a Sign, show it forth,- if thou tellest the truth." +[7:107] 7|107|Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)! +[7:108] 7|108|And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders! +[7:109] 7|109|Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed. +[7:110] 7|110|"His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?" +[7:111] 7|111|They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect- +[7:112] 7|112|And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed." +[7:113] 7|113|So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!" +[7:114] 7|114|He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)." +[7:115] 7|115|They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?" +[7:116] 7|116|Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic. +[7:117] 7|117|We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) thy rod": and behold! it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods which they fake! +[7:118] 7|118|Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect. +[7:119] 7|119|So the (great ones) were vanquished there and then, and were made to look small. +[7:120] 7|120|But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration. +[7:121] 7|121|Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,- +[7:122] 7|122|"The Lord of Moses and Aaron." +[7:123] 7|123|Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this is a trick which ye have planned in the city to drive out its people: but soon shall ye know (the consequences). +[7:124] 7|124|"Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on apposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross." +[7:125] 7|125|They said: "For us, We are but sent back unto our Lord: +[7:126] 7|126|"But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the Signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)! +[7:127] 7|127|Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's people: "Wilt thou leave Moses and his people, to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon thee and thy gods?" He said: "Their male children will we slay; (only) their females will we save alive; and we have over them (power) irresistible." +[7:128] 7|128|Said Moses to his people: "Pray for help from Allah, and (wait) in patience and constancy: for the earth is Allah's, to give as a heritage to such of His servants as He pleaseth; and the end is (best) for the righteous. +[7:129] 7|129|They said: "We have had (nothing but) trouble, both before and after thou camest to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you inheritors in the earth; that so He may try you by your deeds." +[7:130] 7|130|We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of droughts) and shortness of crops; that they might receive admonition. +[7:131] 7|131|But when good (times) came, they said, "This is due to us;" When gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs in Allah's sight, but most of them do not understand! +[7:132] 7|132|They said (to Moses): "Whatever be the Signs thou bringest, to work therewith thy sorcery on us, we shall never believe in thee. +[7:133] 7|133|So We sent (plagues) on them: Wholesale death, Locusts, Lice, Frogs, And Blood: Signs openly self-explained: but they were steeped in arrogance,- a people given to sin. +[7:134] 7|134|Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee." +[7:135] 7|135|But every time We removed the penalty from them according to a fixed term which they had to fulfil,- Behold! they broke their word! +[7:136] 7|136|So We exacted retribution from them: We drowned them in the sea, because they rejected Our Signs and failed to take warning from them. +[7:137] 7|137|And We made a people, considered weak (and of no account), inheritors of lands in both east and west, - lands whereon We sent down Our blessings. The fair promise of thy Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because they had patience and constancy, and We levelled to the ground the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and his people erected (with such pride). +[7:138] 7|138|We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea. They came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols they had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us a god like unto the gods they have." He said: "Surely ye are a people without knowledge. +[7:139] 7|139|"As to these folk,- the cult they are in is (but) a fragment of a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which they practise." +[7:140] 7|140|He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true) Allah, when it is Allah Who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?" +[7:141] 7|141|And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people, who afflicted you with the worst of penalties, who slew your male children and saved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord. +[7:142] 7|142|We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief." +[7:143] 7|143|When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe." +[7:144] 7|144|(Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks." +[7:145] 7|145|And We ordained laws for him in the tablets in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate)." +[7:146] 7|146|Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them. +[7:147] 7|147|Those who reject Our signs and the meeting in the Hereafter,- vain are their deeds: Can they expect to be rewarded except as they have wrought? +[7:148] 7|148|The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They took it for worship and they did wrong. +[7:149] 7|149|When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be of those who perish." +[7:150] 7|150|When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." +[7:151] 7|151|Moses prayed: "O my Lord! forgive me and my brother! admit us to Thy mercy! for Thou art the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" +[7:152] 7|152|Those who took the calf (for worship) will indeed be overwhelmed with wrath from their Lord, and with shame in this life: thus do We recompense those who invent (falsehoods). +[7:153] 7|153|But those who do wrong but repent thereafter and (truly) believe,- verily thy Lord is thereafter Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[7:154] 7|154|When the anger of Moses was appeased, he took up the tablets: in the writing thereon was guidance and Mercy for such as fear their Lord. +[7:155] 7|155|And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place of meeting: when they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: "O my Lord! if it had been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed, long before, both them and me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? this is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray, and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best of those who forgive. +[7:156] 7|156|"And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all things. That (mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right, and practise regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;- +[7:157] 7|157|"Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is they who will prosper." +[7:158] 7|158|Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He That giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided." +[7:159] 7|159|Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice in the light of truth. +[7:160] 7|160|We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. +[7:161] 7|161|And remember it was said to them: "Dwell in this town and eat therein as ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate in a posture of humility: We shall forgive you your faults; We shall increase (the portion of) those who do good." +[7:162] 7|162|But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed. +[7:163] 7|163|Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads, but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We make a trial of them, for they were given to transgression. +[7:164] 7|164|When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the preachers:" To discharge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him." +[7:165] 7|165|When they disregarded the warnings that had been given them, We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited the wrong-doers with a grievous punishment because they were given to transgression. +[7:166] 7|166|When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." +[7:167] 7|167|Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them, to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty. Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[7:168] 7|168|We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tried them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they might turn (to us). +[7:169] 7|169|After them succeeded an (evil) generation: They inherited the Book, but they chose (for themselves) the vanities of this world, saying (for excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similar vanities came their way, they would (again) seize them. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to Allah anything but the truth? and they study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous is the home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand? +[7:170] 7|170|As to those who hold fast by the Book and establish regular prayer,- never shall We suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. +[7:171] 7|171|When We shook the Mount over them, as if it had been a canopy, and they thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein; perchance ye may fear Allah." +[7:172] 7|172|When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful": +[7:173] 7|173|Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have taken false gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?" +[7:174] 7|174|Thus do We explain the signs in detail; and perchance they may turn (unto Us). +[7:175] 7|175|Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. +[7:176] 7|176|If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchance they may reflect. +[7:177] 7|177|Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrong their own souls. +[7:178] 7|178|Whom Allah doth guide,- he is on the right path: whom He rejects from His guidance,- such are the persons who perish. +[7:179] 7|179|Many are the Jinns and men we have made for Hell: They have hearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not. They are like cattle,- nay more misguided: for they are heedless (of warning). +[7:180] 7|180|The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited. +[7:181] 7|181|Of those We have created are people who direct (others) with truth. And dispense justice therewith. +[7:182] 7|182|Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit with punishment, in ways they perceive not; +[7:183] 7|183|Respite will I grant unto them: for My scheme is strong (and unfailing). +[7:184] 7|184|Do they not reflect? Their companion is not seized with madness: he is but a perspicuous warner. +[7:185] 7|185|Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this will they then believe? +[7:186] 7|186|To such as Allah rejects from His guidance, there can be no guide: He will leave them in their trespasses, wandering in distraction. +[7:187] 7|187|They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not." +[7:188] 7|188|Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith." +[7:189] 7|189|It is He Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord, (saying): "If Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." +[7:190] 7|190|But when He giveth them a goodly child, they ascribe to others a share in the gift they have received: but Allah is exalted high above the partners they ascribe to Him. +[7:191] 7|191|Do they indeed ascribe to Him as partners things that can create nothing, but are themselves created? +[7:192] 7|192|No aid can they give them, nor can they aid themselves! +[7:193] 7|193|If ye call them to guidance, they will not obey: For you it is the same whether ye call them or ye hold your peace! +[7:194] 7|194|Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are (indeed) truthful! +[7:195] 7|195|Have they feet to walk with? Or hands to lay hold with? Or eyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say: "Call your 'god-partners', scheme (your worst) against me, and give me no respite! +[7:196] 7|196|"For my Protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book (from time to time), and He will choose and befriend the righteous. +[7:197] 7|197|"But those ye call upon besides Him, are unable to help you, and indeed to help themselves." +[7:198] 7|198|If thou callest them to guidance, they hear not. Thou wilt see them looking at thee, but they see not. +[7:199] 7|199|Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant. +[7:200] 7|200|If a suggestion from Satan assail thy (mind), seek refuge with Allah; for He heareth and knoweth (all things). +[7:201] 7|201|Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them, bring Allah to remembrance, when lo! they see (aright)! +[7:202] 7|202|But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error, and never relax (their efforts). +[7:203] 7|203|If thou bring them not a revelation, they say: "Why hast thou not got it together?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from my Lord: this is (nothing but) lights from your Lord, and Guidance, and mercy, for any who have faith." +[7:204] 7|204|When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy. +[7:205] 7|205|And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful. +[7:206] 7|206|Those who are near to thy Lord, disdain not to do Him worship: They celebrate His praises, and prostrate before Him. Surah 8: Al-Anfal (Voluntary Gifts) ---------------------------------------- -[8:1] They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger: So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves: Obey Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe." -[8:2] For, Believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord; -[8:3] Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance: -[8:4] Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance: -[8:5] Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it, -[8:6] Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it. -[8:7] Behold! Allah promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but Allah willed to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;- -[8:8] That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt. -[8:9] Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks." -[8:10] Allah made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah: and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[8:11] Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith. -[8:12] Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them." -[8:13] This because they contended against Allah and His Messenger: If any contend against Allah and His Messenger, Allah is strict in punishment. -[8:14] Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the Fire." -[8:15] O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them. -[8:16] If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)! -[8:17] It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). -[8:18] That, and also because Allah is He Who makes feeble the plans and stratagem of the Unbelievers. -[8:19] (O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily Allah is with those who believe! -[8:20] O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). -[8:21] Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not: -[8:22] For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not. -[8:23] If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and declined (Faith). -[8:24] O ye who believe! give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to Whom ye shall (all) be gathered. -[8:25] And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong: and know that Allah is strict in punishment. -[8:26] Call to mind when ye were a small (band), despised through the land, and afraid that men might despoil and kidnap you; But He provided a safe asylum for you, strengthened you with His aid, and gave you Good things for sustenance: that ye might be grateful. -[8:27] O ye that believe! betray not the trust of Allah and the Messenger, nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted to you. -[8:28] And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your highest reward. -[8:29] O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion (to judge between right and wrong), remove from you (all) evil (that may afflict) you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord of grace unbounded. -[8:30] Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah. -[8:31] When Our Signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients." -[8:32] Remember how they said: "O Allah if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones form the sky, or send us a grievous penalty." -[8:33] But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask for pardon. -[8:34] But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque - and they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most of them do not understand. -[8:35] Their prayer at the House (of Allah) is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands: (Its only answer can be), "Taste ye the penalty because ye blasphemed." -[8:36] The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (man) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;- -[8:37] In order that Allah may separate the impure from the pure, put the impure, one on another, heap them together, and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost. -[8:38] Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them). -[8:39] And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do. -[8:40] If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help. -[8:41] And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- and to the Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over all things. -[8:42] Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had been given), and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been given). And verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). -[8:43] Remember in thy dream Allah showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but Allah saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. -[8:44] And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to Allah do all questions go back (for decision). -[8:45] O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call Allah in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper: -[8:46] And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: For Allah is with those who patiently persevere: -[8:47] And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of Allah: For Allah compasseth round about all that they do. -[8:48] Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment." -[8:49] Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is a disease: "These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trust in Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. -[8:50] If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire- -[8:51] "Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth; for Allah is never unjust to His servants: -[8:52] "(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them: They rejected the Signs of Allah, and Allah punished them for their crimes: for Allah is Strong, and Strict in punishment: -[8:53] "Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)." -[8:54] (Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and those before them": They treated as false the Signs of their Lord: so We destroyed them for their crimes, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh: for they were all oppressors and wrong-doers. -[8:55] For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe. -[8:56] They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of Allah). -[8:57] If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember. -[8:58] If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not the treacherous. -[8:59] Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). -[8:60] Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. -[8:61] But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). -[8:62] Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers; -[8:63] And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise. -[8:64] O Prophet! sufficient unto thee is Allah,- (unto thee) and unto those who follow thee among the Believers. -[8:65] O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding. -[8:66] For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. -[8:67] It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: And Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. -[8:68] Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took. -[8:69] But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[8:70] O Prophet! say to those who are captives in your hands: "If Allah findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." -[8:71] But if they have treacherous designs against thee, (O Messenger!), they have already been in treason against Allah, and so hath He given (thee) power over them. And Allah so He Who hath (full) knowledge and wisdom. -[8:72] Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of Allah, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) Allah seeth all that ye do. -[8:73] The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief. -[8:74] Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith, in the cause of Allah as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous. -[8:75] And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company,- they are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the Book of Allah. Verily Allah is well-acquainted with all things. +[8:1] 8|1|They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger: So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves: Obey Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe." +[8:2] 8|2|For, Believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord; +[8:3] 8|3|Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance: +[8:4] 8|4|Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance: +[8:5] 8|5|Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it, +[8:6] 8|6|Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it. +[8:7] 8|7|Behold! Allah promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but Allah willed to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;- +[8:8] 8|8|That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt. +[8:9] 8|9|Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks." +[8:10] 8|10|Allah made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah: and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[8:11] 8|11|Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith. +[8:12] 8|12|Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them." +[8:13] 8|13|This because they contended against Allah and His Messenger: If any contend against Allah and His Messenger, Allah is strict in punishment. +[8:14] 8|14|Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the Fire." +[8:15] 8|15|O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them. +[8:16] 8|16|If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)! +[8:17] 8|17|It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). +[8:18] 8|18|That, and also because Allah is He Who makes feeble the plans and stratagem of the Unbelievers. +[8:19] 8|19|(O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily Allah is with those who believe! +[8:20] 8|20|O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). +[8:21] 8|21|Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not: +[8:22] 8|22|For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not. +[8:23] 8|23|If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and declined (Faith). +[8:24] 8|24|O ye who believe! give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to Whom ye shall (all) be gathered. +[8:25] 8|25|And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong: and know that Allah is strict in punishment. +[8:26] 8|26|Call to mind when ye were a small (band), despised through the land, and afraid that men might despoil and kidnap you; But He provided a safe asylum for you, strengthened you with His aid, and gave you Good things for sustenance: that ye might be grateful. +[8:27] 8|27|O ye that believe! betray not the trust of Allah and the Messenger, nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted to you. +[8:28] 8|28|And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your highest reward. +[8:29] 8|29|O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion (to judge between right and wrong), remove from you (all) evil (that may afflict) you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord of grace unbounded. +[8:30] 8|30|Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah. +[8:31] 8|31|When Our Signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients." +[8:32] 8|32|Remember how they said: "O Allah if this is indeed the Truth from Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones form the sky, or send us a grievous penalty." +[8:33] 8|33|But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask for pardon. +[8:34] 8|34|But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque - and they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most of them do not understand. +[8:35] 8|35|Their prayer at the House (of Allah) is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands: (Its only answer can be), "Taste ye the penalty because ye blasphemed." +[8:36] 8|36|The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (man) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;- +[8:37] 8|37|In order that Allah may separate the impure from the pure, put the impure, one on another, heap them together, and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost. +[8:38] 8|38|Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them). +[8:39] 8|39|And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do. +[8:40] 8|40|If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help. +[8:41] 8|41|And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- and to the Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over all things. +[8:42] 8|42|Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had been given), and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been given). And verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). +[8:43] 8|43|Remember in thy dream Allah showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but Allah saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. +[8:44] 8|44|And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to Allah do all questions go back (for decision). +[8:45] 8|45|O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call Allah in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper: +[8:46] 8|46|And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: For Allah is with those who patiently persevere: +[8:47] 8|47|And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of Allah: For Allah compasseth round about all that they do. +[8:48] 8|48|Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment." +[8:49] 8|49|Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is a disease: "These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trust in Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. +[8:50] 8|50|If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire- +[8:51] 8|51|"Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth; for Allah is never unjust to His servants: +[8:52] 8|52|"(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them: They rejected the Signs of Allah, and Allah punished them for their crimes: for Allah is Strong, and Strict in punishment: +[8:53] 8|53|"Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)." +[8:54] 8|54|(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and those before them": They treated as false the Signs of their Lord: so We destroyed them for their crimes, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh: for they were all oppressors and wrong-doers. +[8:55] 8|55|For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe. +[8:56] 8|56|They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of Allah). +[8:57] 8|57|If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember. +[8:58] 8|58|If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not the treacherous. +[8:59] 8|59|Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). +[8:60] 8|60|Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. +[8:61] 8|61|But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). +[8:62] 8|62|Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers; +[8:63] 8|63|And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise. +[8:64] 8|64|O Prophet! sufficient unto thee is Allah,- (unto thee) and unto those who follow thee among the Believers. +[8:65] 8|65|O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding. +[8:66] 8|66|For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. +[8:67] 8|67|It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: And Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. +[8:68] 8|68|Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took. +[8:69] 8|69|But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[8:70] 8|70|O Prophet! say to those who are captives in your hands: "If Allah findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." +[8:71] 8|71|But if they have treacherous designs against thee, (O Messenger!), they have already been in treason against Allah, and so hath He given (thee) power over them. And Allah so He Who hath (full) knowledge and wisdom. +[8:72] 8|72|Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of Allah, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) Allah seeth all that ye do. +[8:73] 8|73|The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief. +[8:74] 8|74|Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith, in the cause of Allah as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous. +[8:75] 8|75|And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company,- they are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the Book of Allah. Verily Allah is well-acquainted with all things. Surah 9: Al-Bara'at / At-Taubah(The Immunity) ---------------------------------------- -[9:1] A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger, to those of the Pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances:- -[9:2] Go ye, then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as ye will), throughout the land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah (by your falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him. -[9:3] And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith. -[9:4] (But the treaties are) not dissolved with those Pagans with whom ye have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided any one against you. So fulfil your engagements with them to the end of their term: for Allah loveth the righteous. -[9:5] But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[9:6] If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge. -[9:7] How can there be a league, before Allah and His Messenger, with the Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred Mosque? As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for Allah doth love the righteous. -[9:8] How (can there be such a league), seeing that if they get an advantage over you, they respect not in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair words from) their mouths they entice you, but their hearts are averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked. -[9:9] The Signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and (many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they have done. -[9:10] In a Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds. -[9:11] But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand. -[9:12] But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your Faith,- fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained. -[9:13] Will ye not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted to expel the Messenger, and took the aggressive by being the first (to assault) you? Do ye fear them? Nay, it is Allah Whom ye should more justly fear, if ye believe! -[9:14] Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers, -[9:15] And still the indignation of their hearts. For Allah will turn (in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. -[9:16] Or think ye that ye shall be abandoned, as though Allah did not know those among you who strive with might and main, and take none for friends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger, and the (community of) Believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. -[9:17] It is not for such as join gods with Allah, to visit or maintain the mosques of Allah while they witness against their own souls to infidelity. The works of such bear no fruit: In Fire shall they dwell. -[9:18] The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all) except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. -[9:19] Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong. -[9:20] Those who believe, and suffer exile and strive with might and main, in Allah's cause, with their goods and their persons, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah: they are the people who will achieve (salvation). -[9:21] Their Lord doth give them glad tidings of a Mercy from Himself, of His good pleasure, and of gardens for them, wherein are delights that endure: -[9:22] They will dwell therein for ever. Verily in Allah's presence is a reward, the greatest (of all). -[9:23] O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong. -[9:24] Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline: or the dwellings in which ye delight - are dearer to you than Allah, or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause;- then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious. -[9:25] Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on the day of Hunain: Behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed you naught: the land, for all that it is wide, did constrain you, and ye turned back in retreat. -[9:26] But Allah did pour His calm on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent down forces which ye saw not: He punished the Unbelievers; thus doth He reward those without Faith. -[9:27] Again will Allah, after this, turn (in mercy) to whom He will: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[9:28] O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. -[9:29] Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. -[9:30] The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! -[9:31] They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). -[9:32] Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). -[9:33] It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it). -[9:34] O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty- -[9:35] On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, their flanks, and their backs.- "This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures) ye buried!" -[9:36] The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year)- so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are sacred: that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves therein, and fight the Pagans all together as they fight you all together. But know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. -[9:37] Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an addition to Unbelief: the Unbelievers are led to wrong thereby: for they make it lawful one year, and forbidden another year, in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their course seems pleasing to them. But Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. -[9:38] O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter. -[9:39] Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in the least. For Allah hath power over all things. -[9:40] If ye help not (your leader), (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him, when the Unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion; they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion, "Have no fear, for Allah is with us": then Allah sent down His peace upon him, and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to the heights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. -[9:41] Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew. -[9:42] If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and weighed) on them. They would indeed swear by Allah, "If we only could, we should certainly have come out with you": They would destroy their own souls; for Allah doth know that they are certainly lying. -[9:43] Allah give thee grace! why didst thou grant them until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars? -[9:44] Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask thee for no exemption from fighting with their goods and persons. And Allah knoweth well those who do their duty. -[9:45] Only those ask thee for exemption who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so that they are tossed in their doubts to and fro. -[9:46] If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among those who sit (inactive)." -[9:47] If they had come out with you, they would not have added to your (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and fro in your midst and sowing sedition among you, and there would have been some among you who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who do wrong. -[9:48] Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until,- the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their disgust. -[9:49] Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption and draw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? and indeed Hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides). -[9:50] If good befalls thee, it grieves them; but if a misfortune befalls thee, they say, "We took indeed our precautions beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing. -[9:51] Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector": and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. -[9:52] Say: "Can you expect for us (any fate) other than one of two glorious things- (Martyrdom or victory)? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send his punishment from Himself, or by our hands. So wait (expectant); we too will wait with you." -[9:53] Say: "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly: not from you will it be accepted: for ye are indeed a people rebellious and wicked." -[9:54] The only reasons why their contributions are not accepted are: that they reject Allah and His Messenger; that they come to prayer without earnestness; and that they offer contributions unwillingly. -[9:55] Let not their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: in reality Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this life, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. -[9:56] They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours). -[9:57] If they could find a place to flee to, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightaway thereto, with an obstinate rush. -[9:58] And among them are men who slander thee in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms: if they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if not, behold! they are indignant! -[9:59] If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said, "Sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His bounty: to Allah do we turn our hopes!" (that would have been the right course). -[9:60] Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[9:61] Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear." Say, "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe." But those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty. -[9:62] To you they swear by Allah. In order to please you: But it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger, if they are Believers. -[9:63] Know they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, is the Fire of Hell?- wherein they shall dwell. That is the supreme disgrace. -[9:64] The Hypocrites are afraid lest a Sura should be sent down about them, showing them what is (really passing) in their hearts. Say: "Mock ye! But verily Allah will bring to light all that ye fear (should be revealed). -[9:65] If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "We were only talking idly and in play." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?" -[9:66] Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin. -[9:67] The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and forbid what is just, and are close with their hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them. Verily the Hypocrites are rebellious and perverse. -[9:68] Allah hath promised the Hypocrites men and women, and the rejecters, of Faith, the fire of Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficient is it for them: for them is the curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment,- -[9:69] As in the case of those before you: they were mightier than you in power, and more flourishing in wealth and children. They had their enjoyment of their portion: and ye have of yours, as did those before you; and ye indulge in idle talk as they did. They!- their work are fruitless in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will lose (all spiritual good). -[9:70] Hath not the story reached them of those before them?- the People of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud; the People of Abraham, the men of Midian, and the cities overthrown. To them came their messengers with clear signs. It is not Allah Who wrongs them, but they wrong their own souls. -[9:71] The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise. -[9:72] Allah hath promised to Believers, men and women, gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein, and beautiful mansions in gardens of everlasting bliss. But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah: that is the supreme felicity. -[9:73] O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed. -[9:74] They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was (their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth to protect or help them. -[9:75] Amongst them are men who made a covenant with Allah, that if He bestowed on them of His bounty, they would give (largely) in charity, and be truly amongst those who are righteous. -[9:76] But when He did bestow of His bounty, they became covetous, and turned back (from their covenant), averse (from its fulfilment). -[9:77] So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts, (to last) till the Day, whereon they shall meet Him: because they broke their covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again). -[9:78] Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen? -[9:79] Those who slander such of the believers as give themselves freely to (deeds of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to give except the fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah will throw back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty. -[9:80] Whether thou ask for their forgiveness, or not, (their sin is unforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgiveness, Allah will not forgive them: because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger: and Allah guideth not those who are perversely rebellious. -[9:81] Those who were left behind (in the Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their inaction behind the back of the Messenger of Allah: they hated to strive and fight, with their goods and their persons, in the cause of Allah: they said, "Go not forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could understand! -[9:82] Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do. -[9:83] If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind." -[9:84] Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion. -[9:85] Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. -[9:86] When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)." -[9:87] They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind (at home): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not. -[9:88] But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper. -[9:89] Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein: that is the supreme felicity. -[9:90] And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them. -[9:91] There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[9:92] Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst, "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had no resources wherewith to provide the expenses. -[9:93] The ground (of complaint) is against such as claim exemption while they are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remain behind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (What they miss). -[9:94] They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." -[9:95] They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did. -[9:96] They will swear unto you, that ye may be pleased with them but if ye are pleased with them, Allah is not pleased with those who disobey. -[9:97] The Arabs of the desert are the worst in Unbelief and hypocrisy, and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command which Allah hath sent down to His Messenger: But Allah is All-knowing, All-Wise. -[9:98] Some of the desert Arabs look upon their payments as a fine, and watch for disasters for you: on them be the disaster of evil: for Allah is He That heareth and knoweth (all things). -[9:99] But some of the desert Arabs believe in Allah and the Last Day, and look on their payments as pious gifts bringing them nearer to Allah and obtaining the prayers of the Messenger. Aye, indeed they bring them nearer (to Him): soon will Allah admit them to His Mercy: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[9:100] The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook (their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds,- well-pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that is the supreme felicity. -[9:101] Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty. -[9:102] Others (there are who) have acknowledged their wrong-doings: they have mixed an act that was good with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them (in Mercy): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[9:103] Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. -[9:104] Know they not that Allah doth accept repentance from His votaries and receives their gifts of charity, and that Allah is verily He, the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful? -[9:105] And say: "Work (righteousness): Soon will Allah observe your work, and His Messenger, and the Believers: Soon will ye be brought back to the knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." -[9:106] There are (yet) others, held in suspense for the command of Allah, whether He will punish them, or turn in mercy to them: and Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. -[9:107] And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars. -[9:108] Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. -[9:109] Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong. -[9:110] The foundation of those who so build is never free from suspicion and shakiness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. -[9:111] Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme. -[9:112] Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers. -[9:113] It is not fitting, for the Prophet and those who believe, that they should pray for forgiveness for Pagans, even though they be of kin, after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire. -[9:114] And Abraham prayed for his father's forgiveness only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he was an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him: for Abraham was most tender-hearted, forbearing. -[9:115] And Allah will not mislead a people after He hath guided them, in order that He may make clear to them what to fear (and avoid)- for Allah hath knowledge of all things. -[9:116] Unto Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He giveth life and He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector nor helper. -[9:117] Allah turned with favour to the Prophet, the Muhajirs, and the Ansar,- who followed him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of a part of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but He turned to them (also): for He is unto them Most Kind, Most Merciful. -[9:118] (He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind; (they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its spaciousness, and their (very) souls seemed straitened to them,- and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and no refuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[9:119] O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed). -[9:120] It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow Allah's Messenger, nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the cause of Allah, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for Allah suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;- -[9:121] Nor could they spend anything (for the cause) - small or great- nor cut across a valley, but the deed is inscribed to their credit: that Allah may requite their deed with the best (possible reward). -[9:122] Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil). -[9:123] O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him. -[9:124] Whenever there cometh down a sura, some of them say: "Which of you has had His faith increased by it?" Yea, those who believe,- their faith is increased and they do rejoice. -[9:125] But those in whose hearts is a disease,- it will add doubt to their doubt, and they will die in a state of Unbelief. -[9:126] See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance, and they take no heed. -[9:127] Whenever there cometh down a Sura, they look at each other, (saying), "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: Allah hath turned their hearts (from the light); for they are a people that understand not. -[9:128] Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful. -[9:129] But if they turn away, Say: "Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!" +[9:1] 9|1|A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger, to those of the Pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances:- +[9:2] 9|2|Go ye, then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as ye will), throughout the land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah (by your falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him. +[9:3] 9|3|And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith. +[9:4] 9|4|(But the treaties are) not dissolved with those Pagans with whom ye have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor aided any one against you. So fulfil your engagements with them to the end of their term: for Allah loveth the righteous. +[9:5] 9|5|But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:6] 9|6|If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge. +[9:7] 9|7|How can there be a league, before Allah and His Messenger, with the Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred Mosque? As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for Allah doth love the righteous. +[9:8] 9|8|How (can there be such a league), seeing that if they get an advantage over you, they respect not in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair words from) their mouths they entice you, but their hearts are averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked. +[9:9] 9|9|The Signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and (many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they have done. +[9:10] 9|10|In a Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds. +[9:11] 9|11|But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand. +[9:12] 9|12|But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your Faith,- fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained. +[9:13] 9|13|Will ye not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted to expel the Messenger, and took the aggressive by being the first (to assault) you? Do ye fear them? Nay, it is Allah Whom ye should more justly fear, if ye believe! +[9:14] 9|14|Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers, +[9:15] 9|15|And still the indignation of their hearts. For Allah will turn (in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. +[9:16] 9|16|Or think ye that ye shall be abandoned, as though Allah did not know those among you who strive with might and main, and take none for friends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger, and the (community of) Believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[9:17] 9|17|It is not for such as join gods with Allah, to visit or maintain the mosques of Allah while they witness against their own souls to infidelity. The works of such bear no fruit: In Fire shall they dwell. +[9:18] 9|18|The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all) except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. +[9:19] 9|19|Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong. +[9:20] 9|20|Those who believe, and suffer exile and strive with might and main, in Allah's cause, with their goods and their persons, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah: they are the people who will achieve (salvation). +[9:21] 9|21|Their Lord doth give them glad tidings of a Mercy from Himself, of His good pleasure, and of gardens for them, wherein are delights that endure: +[9:22] 9|22|They will dwell therein for ever. Verily in Allah's presence is a reward, the greatest (of all). +[9:23] 9|23|O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong. +[9:24] 9|24|Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline: or the dwellings in which ye delight - are dearer to you than Allah, or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause;- then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious. +[9:25] 9|25|Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on the day of Hunain: Behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed you naught: the land, for all that it is wide, did constrain you, and ye turned back in retreat. +[9:26] 9|26|But Allah did pour His calm on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent down forces which ye saw not: He punished the Unbelievers; thus doth He reward those without Faith. +[9:27] 9|27|Again will Allah, after this, turn (in mercy) to whom He will: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:28] 9|28|O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. +[9:29] 9|29|Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. +[9:30] 9|30|The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! +[9:31] 9|31|They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). +[9:32] 9|32|Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). +[9:33] 9|33|It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it). +[9:34] 9|34|O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty- +[9:35] 9|35|On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, their flanks, and their backs.- "This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures) ye buried!" +[9:36] 9|36|The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year)- so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are sacred: that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves therein, and fight the Pagans all together as they fight you all together. But know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. +[9:37] 9|37|Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an addition to Unbelief: the Unbelievers are led to wrong thereby: for they make it lawful one year, and forbidden another year, in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their course seems pleasing to them. But Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. +[9:38] 9|38|O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter. +[9:39] 9|39|Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in the least. For Allah hath power over all things. +[9:40] 9|40|If ye help not (your leader), (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him, when the Unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion; they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion, "Have no fear, for Allah is with us": then Allah sent down His peace upon him, and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to the heights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. +[9:41] 9|41|Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew. +[9:42] 9|42|If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and weighed) on them. They would indeed swear by Allah, "If we only could, we should certainly have come out with you": They would destroy their own souls; for Allah doth know that they are certainly lying. +[9:43] 9|43|Allah give thee grace! why didst thou grant them until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars? +[9:44] 9|44|Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask thee for no exemption from fighting with their goods and persons. And Allah knoweth well those who do their duty. +[9:45] 9|45|Only those ask thee for exemption who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so that they are tossed in their doubts to and fro. +[9:46] 9|46|If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among those who sit (inactive)." +[9:47] 9|47|If they had come out with you, they would not have added to your (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and fro in your midst and sowing sedition among you, and there would have been some among you who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who do wrong. +[9:48] 9|48|Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until,- the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their disgust. +[9:49] 9|49|Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption and draw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? and indeed Hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides). +[9:50] 9|50|If good befalls thee, it grieves them; but if a misfortune befalls thee, they say, "We took indeed our precautions beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing. +[9:51] 9|51|Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector": and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. +[9:52] 9|52|Say: "Can you expect for us (any fate) other than one of two glorious things- (Martyrdom or victory)? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send his punishment from Himself, or by our hands. So wait (expectant); we too will wait with you." +[9:53] 9|53|Say: "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly: not from you will it be accepted: for ye are indeed a people rebellious and wicked." +[9:54] 9|54|The only reasons why their contributions are not accepted are: that they reject Allah and His Messenger; that they come to prayer without earnestness; and that they offer contributions unwillingly. +[9:55] 9|55|Let not their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: in reality Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this life, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. +[9:56] 9|56|They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours). +[9:57] 9|57|If they could find a place to flee to, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightaway thereto, with an obstinate rush. +[9:58] 9|58|And among them are men who slander thee in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms: if they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if not, behold! they are indignant! +[9:59] 9|59|If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said, "Sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His bounty: to Allah do we turn our hopes!" (that would have been the right course). +[9:60] 9|60|Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[9:61] 9|61|Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear." Say, "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe." But those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty. +[9:62] 9|62|To you they swear by Allah. In order to please you: But it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger, if they are Believers. +[9:63] 9|63|Know they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, is the Fire of Hell?- wherein they shall dwell. That is the supreme disgrace. +[9:64] 9|64|The Hypocrites are afraid lest a Sura should be sent down about them, showing them what is (really passing) in their hearts. Say: "Mock ye! But verily Allah will bring to light all that ye fear (should be revealed). +[9:65] 9|65|If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "We were only talking idly and in play." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?" +[9:66] 9|66|Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin. +[9:67] 9|67|The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and forbid what is just, and are close with their hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them. Verily the Hypocrites are rebellious and perverse. +[9:68] 9|68|Allah hath promised the Hypocrites men and women, and the rejecters, of Faith, the fire of Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficient is it for them: for them is the curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment,- +[9:69] 9|69|As in the case of those before you: they were mightier than you in power, and more flourishing in wealth and children. They had their enjoyment of their portion: and ye have of yours, as did those before you; and ye indulge in idle talk as they did. They!- their work are fruitless in this world and in the Hereafter, and they will lose (all spiritual good). +[9:70] 9|70|Hath not the story reached them of those before them?- the People of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud; the People of Abraham, the men of Midian, and the cities overthrown. To them came their messengers with clear signs. It is not Allah Who wrongs them, but they wrong their own souls. +[9:71] 9|71|The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise. +[9:72] 9|72|Allah hath promised to Believers, men and women, gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein, and beautiful mansions in gardens of everlasting bliss. But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah: that is the supreme felicity. +[9:73] 9|73|O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed. +[9:74] 9|74|They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was (their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth to protect or help them. +[9:75] 9|75|Amongst them are men who made a covenant with Allah, that if He bestowed on them of His bounty, they would give (largely) in charity, and be truly amongst those who are righteous. +[9:76] 9|76|But when He did bestow of His bounty, they became covetous, and turned back (from their covenant), averse (from its fulfilment). +[9:77] 9|77|So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts, (to last) till the Day, whereon they shall meet Him: because they broke their covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again). +[9:78] 9|78|Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen? +[9:79] 9|79|Those who slander such of the believers as give themselves freely to (deeds of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to give except the fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah will throw back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty. +[9:80] 9|80|Whether thou ask for their forgiveness, or not, (their sin is unforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgiveness, Allah will not forgive them: because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger: and Allah guideth not those who are perversely rebellious. +[9:81] 9|81|Those who were left behind (in the Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their inaction behind the back of the Messenger of Allah: they hated to strive and fight, with their goods and their persons, in the cause of Allah: they said, "Go not forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could understand! +[9:82] 9|82|Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do. +[9:83] 9|83|If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind." +[9:84] 9|84|Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion. +[9:85] 9|85|Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah. +[9:86] 9|86|When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)." +[9:87] 9|87|They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind (at home): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not. +[9:88] 9|88|But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper. +[9:89] 9|89|Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein: that is the supreme felicity. +[9:90] 9|90|And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them. +[9:91] 9|91|There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:92] 9|92|Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst, "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had no resources wherewith to provide the expenses. +[9:93] 9|93|The ground (of complaint) is against such as claim exemption while they are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remain behind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (What they miss). +[9:94] 9|94|They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." +[9:95] 9|95|They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did. +[9:96] 9|96|They will swear unto you, that ye may be pleased with them but if ye are pleased with them, Allah is not pleased with those who disobey. +[9:97] 9|97|The Arabs of the desert are the worst in Unbelief and hypocrisy, and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command which Allah hath sent down to His Messenger: But Allah is All-knowing, All-Wise. +[9:98] 9|98|Some of the desert Arabs look upon their payments as a fine, and watch for disasters for you: on them be the disaster of evil: for Allah is He That heareth and knoweth (all things). +[9:99] 9|99|But some of the desert Arabs believe in Allah and the Last Day, and look on their payments as pious gifts bringing them nearer to Allah and obtaining the prayers of the Messenger. Aye, indeed they bring them nearer (to Him): soon will Allah admit them to His Mercy: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:100] 9|100|The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook (their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds,- well-pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that is the supreme felicity. +[9:101] 9|101|Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty. +[9:102] 9|102|Others (there are who) have acknowledged their wrong-doings: they have mixed an act that was good with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them (in Mercy): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[9:103] 9|103|Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. +[9:104] 9|104|Know they not that Allah doth accept repentance from His votaries and receives their gifts of charity, and that Allah is verily He, the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful? +[9:105] 9|105|And say: "Work (righteousness): Soon will Allah observe your work, and His Messenger, and the Believers: Soon will ye be brought back to the knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did." +[9:106] 9|106|There are (yet) others, held in suspense for the command of Allah, whether He will punish them, or turn in mercy to them: and Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. +[9:107] 9|107|And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars. +[9:108] 9|108|Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. +[9:109] 9|109|Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong. +[9:110] 9|110|The foundation of those who so build is never free from suspicion and shakiness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. +[9:111] 9|111|Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme. +[9:112] 9|112|Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers. +[9:113] 9|113|It is not fitting, for the Prophet and those who believe, that they should pray for forgiveness for Pagans, even though they be of kin, after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire. +[9:114] 9|114|And Abraham prayed for his father's forgiveness only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he was an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him: for Abraham was most tender-hearted, forbearing. +[9:115] 9|115|And Allah will not mislead a people after He hath guided them, in order that He may make clear to them what to fear (and avoid)- for Allah hath knowledge of all things. +[9:116] 9|116|Unto Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He giveth life and He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector nor helper. +[9:117] 9|117|Allah turned with favour to the Prophet, the Muhajirs, and the Ansar,- who followed him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of a part of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but He turned to them (also): for He is unto them Most Kind, Most Merciful. +[9:118] 9|118|(He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind; (they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its spaciousness, and their (very) souls seemed straitened to them,- and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and no refuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[9:119] 9|119|O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed). +[9:120] 9|120|It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow Allah's Messenger, nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the cause of Allah, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for Allah suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;- +[9:121] 9|121|Nor could they spend anything (for the cause) - small or great- nor cut across a valley, but the deed is inscribed to their credit: that Allah may requite their deed with the best (possible reward). +[9:122] 9|122|Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil). +[9:123] 9|123|O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him. +[9:124] 9|124|Whenever there cometh down a sura, some of them say: "Which of you has had His faith increased by it?" Yea, those who believe,- their faith is increased and they do rejoice. +[9:125] 9|125|But those in whose hearts is a disease,- it will add doubt to their doubt, and they will die in a state of Unbelief. +[9:126] 9|126|See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance, and they take no heed. +[9:127] 9|127|Whenever there cometh down a Sura, they look at each other, (saying), "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: Allah hath turned their hearts (from the light); for they are a people that understand not. +[9:128] 9|128|Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful. +[9:129] 9|129|But if they turn away, Say: "Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!" Surah 10: Yunus (Jonah) ---------------------------------------- -[10:1] A. L. R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom. -[10:2] Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Our inspiration to a man from among themselves?- that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty rank of truth. (But) say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer!" -[10:3] Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition? -[10:4] To Him will be your return- of all of you. The promise of Allah is true and sure. It is He Who beginneth the process of creation, and repeateth it, that He may reward with justice those who believe and work righteousness; but those who reject Him will have draughts of boiling fluids, and a penalty grievous, because they did reject Him. -[10:5] It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for her; that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand. -[10:6] Verily, in the alternation of the night and the day, and in all that Allah hath created, in the heavens and the earth, are signs for those who fear Him. -[10:7] Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our Signs,- -[10:8] Their abode is the Fire, because of the (evil) they earned. -[10:9] Those who believe, and work righteousness,- their Lord will guide them because of their faith: beneath them will flow rivers in gardens of bliss. -[10:10] (This will be) their cry therein: "Glory to Thee, O Allah!" And "Peace" will be their greeting therein! and the close of their cry will be: "Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!" -[10:11] If Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they have earned) as they would fain hasten on the good,- then would their respite be settled at once. But We leave those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro. -[10:12] When trouble toucheth a man, He crieth unto Us (in all postures)- lying down on his side, or sitting, or standing. But when We have solved his trouble, he passeth on his way as if he had never cried to Us for a trouble that touched him! thus do the deeds of transgressors seem fair in their eyes! -[10:13] Generations before you We destroyed when they did wrong: their messengers came to them with clear-signs, but they would not believe! thus do We requite those who sin! -[10:14] Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how ye would behave! -[10:15] But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a reading other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord, to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day (to come)." -[10:16] Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. A whole life-time before this have I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?" -[10:17] Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, or deny His Signs? But never will prosper those who sin. -[10:18] They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens or on earth?- Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!" -[10:19] Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not been for a word that went forth before from thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them. -[10:20] They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know), then wait ye: I too will wait with you." -[10:21] When We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity hath touched them, behold! they take to plotting against Our Signs! Say: "Swifter to plan is Allah!" Verily, Our messengers record all the plots that ye make! -[10:22] He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; so that ye even board ships;- they sail with them with a favourable wind, and they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they cry unto Allah, sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him saying, "If thou dost deliver us from this, we shall truly show our gratitude!" -[10:23] But when he delivereth them, behold! they transgress insolently through the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence is against your own souls,- an enjoyment of the life of the present: in the end, to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truth of all that ye did. -[10:24] The likeness of the life of the present is as the rain which We send down from the skies: by its mingling arises the produce of the earth- which provides food for men and animals: (It grows) till the earth is clad with its golden ornaments and is decked out (in beauty): the people to whom it belongs think they have all powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command by night or by day, and We make it like a harvest clean-mown, as if it had not flourished only the day before! thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who reflect. -[10:25] But Allah doth call to the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom He pleaseth to a way that is straight. -[10:26] To those who do right is a goodly (reward)- Yea, more (than in measure)! No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! they are companions of the garden; they will abide therein (for aye)! -[10:27] But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy will cover their (faces): No defender will they have from (the wrath of) Allah: Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the depth of the darkness of night: they are companions of the Fire: they will abide therein (for aye)! -[10:28] One day shall We gather them all together. Then shall We say to those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place! ye and those ye joined as 'partners' We shall separate them, and their "Partners" shall say: "It was not us that ye worshipped! -[10:29] "Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing of your worship of us!" -[10:30] There will every soul prove (the fruits of) the deeds it sent before: they will be brought back to Allah their rightful Lord, and their invented falsehoods will leave them in the lurch. -[10:31] Say: "Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky and from the earth? or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And who is it that brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living? and who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say, "Allah". Say, "will ye not then show piety (to Him)?" -[10:32] Such is Allah, your real Cherisher and Sustainer: apart from truth, what (remains) but error? How then are ye turned away? -[10:33] Thus is the word of thy Lord proved true against those who rebel: Verily they will not believe. -[10:34] Say: "Of your 'partners', can any originate creation and repeat it?" Say: "It is Allah Who originates creation and repeats it: then how are ye deluded away (from the truth)?" -[10:35] Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? what then is the matter with you? How judge ye?" -[10:36] But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can be of no avail against truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do. -[10:37] This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book - wherein there is no doubt - from the Lord of the worlds. -[10:38] Or do they say, "He forged it"? say: "Bring then a Sura like unto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can besides Allah, if it be ye speak the truth!" -[10:39] Nay, they charge with falsehood that whose knowledge they cannot compass, even before the elucidation thereof hath reached them: thus did those before them make charges of falsehood: but see what was the end of those who did wrong! -[10:40] Of them there are some who believe therein, and some who do not: and thy Lord knoweth best those who are out for mischief. -[10:41] If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, and yours to you! ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for what ye do!" -[10:42] Among them are some who (pretend to) listen to thee: But canst thou make the deaf to hear,- even though they are without understanding? -[10:43] And among them are some who look at thee: but canst thou guide the blind,- even though they will not see? -[10:44] Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught: It is man that wrongs his own soul. -[10:45] One day He will gather them together: (It will be) as if they had tarried but an hour of a day: they will recognise each other: assuredly those will be lost who denied the meeting with Allah and refused to receive true guidance. -[10:46] Whether We show thee (realised in thy life-time) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),- in any case, to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness, to all that they do. -[10:47] To every people (was sent) a messenger: when their messenger comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged. -[10:48] They say: "When will this promise come to pass,- if ye speak the truth?" -[10:49] Say: "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself except as Allah willeth. To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation)." -[10:50] Say: "Do ye see,- if His punishment should come to you by night or by day,- what portion of it would the sinners wish to hasten? -[10:51] "Would ye then believe in it at last, when it actually cometh to pass? (It will then be said): 'Ah! now? and ye wanted (aforetime) to hasten it on!' -[10:52] "At length will be said to the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye the enduring punishment! ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!'" -[10:53] They seek to be informed by thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye! by my Lord! it is the very truth! and ye cannot frustrate it!" -[10:54] Every soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is on earth, would fain give it in ransom: They would declare (their) repentance when they see the penalty: but the judgment between them will be with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them. -[10:55] Is it not (the case) that to Allah belongeth whatever is in the heavens and on earth? Is it not (the case) that Allah's promise is assuredly true? Yet most of them understand not. -[10:56] It is He Who giveth life and who taketh it, and to Him shall ye all be brought back. -[10:57] O mankind! there hath come to you a direction from your Lord and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts,- and for those who believe, a guidance and a Mercy. -[10:58] Say: "In the bounty of Allah. And in His Mercy,- in that let them rejoice": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard. -[10:59] Say: "See ye what things Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) to attribute to Allah?" -[10:60] And what think those who invent lies against Allah, of the Day of Judgment? Verily Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but most of them are ungrateful. -[10:61] In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record. -[10:62] Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; -[10:63] Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;- -[10:64] For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity. -[10:65] Let not their speech grieve thee: for all power and honour belong to Allah: It is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). -[10:66] Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens and on earth. What do they follow who worship as His "partners" other than Allah? They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie. -[10:67] He it is That hath made you the night that ye may rest therein, and the day to make things visible (to you). Verily in this are signs for those who listen (to His Message). -[10:68] They say: "Allah hath begotten a son!" - Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in the heavens and on earth! No warrant have ye for this! say ye about Allah what ye know not? -[10:69] Say: "Those who invent a lie against Allah will never prosper." -[10:70] A little enjoyment in this world!- and then, to Us will be their return, then shall We make them taste the severest penalty for their blasphemies. -[10:71] Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his people: "O my people, if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) and commemorate the signs of Allah,- yet I put my trust in Allah. Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your partners, so your plan be on to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite. -[10:72] "But if ye turn back, (consider): no reward have I asked of you: my reward is only due from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of those who submit to Allah's will (in Islam)." -[10:73] They rejected Him, but We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark, and We made them inherit (the earth), while We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end of those who were warned (but heeded not)! -[10:74] Then after him We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: they brought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors. -[10:75] Then after them sent We Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our Signs. But they were arrogant: they were a people in sin. -[10:76] When the Truth did come to them from Us, they said: "This is indeed evident sorcery!" -[10:77] Said Moses: "Say ye (this) about the truth when it hath (actually) reached you? Is sorcery (like) this? But sorcerers will not prosper." -[10:78] They said: "Hast thou come to us to turn us away from the ways we found our fathers following,- in order that thou and thy brother may have greatness in the land? But not we shall believe in you!" -[10:79] Said Pharaoh: "Bring me every sorcerer well versed." -[10:80] When the sorcerers came, Moses said to them: "Throw ye what ye (wish) to throw!" -[10:81] When they had had their throw, Moses said: "What ye have brought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allah prospereth not the work of those who make mischief. -[10:82] "And Allah by His words doth prove and establish His truth, however much the sinners may hate it!" -[10:83] But none believed in Moses except some children of his people, because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth and one who transgressed all bounds. -[10:84] Moses said: "O my people! If ye do (really) believe in Allah, then in Him put your trust if ye submit (your will to His)." -[10:85] They said: "In Allah do we put out trust. Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who practise oppression; -[10:86] "And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)." -[10:87] We inspired Moses and his brother with this Message: "Provide dwellings for your people in Egypt, make your dwellings into places of worship, and establish regular prayers: and give glad tidings to those who believe!" -[10:88] Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of the present, and so, Our Lord, they mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface, our Lord, the features of their wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not believe until they see the grievous penalty." -[10:89] Allah said: "Accepted is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! So stand ye straight, and follow not the path of those who know not." -[10:90] We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." -[10:91] (It was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)! -[10:92] "This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!" -[10:93] We settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful dwelling-place, and provided for them sustenance of the best: it was after knowledge had been granted to them, that they fell into schisms. Verily Allah will judge between them as to the schisms amongst them, on the Day of Judgment. -[10:94] If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: the Truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord: so be in no wise of those in doubt. -[10:95] Nor be of those who reject the signs of Allah, or thou shalt be of those who perish. -[10:96] Those against whom the word of thy Lord hath been verified would not believe- -[10:97] Even if every Sign was brought unto them,- until they see (for themselves) the penalty grievous. -[10:98] Why was there not a single township (among those We warned), which believed,- so its faith should have profited it,- except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the penalty of ignominy in the life of the present, and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. -[10:99] If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe! -[10:100] No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand. -[10:101] Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and on earth"; but neither Signs nor Warners profit those who believe not. -[10:102] Do they then expect (any thing) but (what happened in) the days of the men who passed away before them? Say: "Wait ye then: for I, too, will wait with you." -[10:103] In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: Thus is it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe! -[10:104] Say: "O ye men! If ye are in doubt as to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye worship, other than Allah! But I worship Allah - Who will take your souls (at death): I am commanded to be (in the ranks) of the Believers, -[10:105] "And further (thus): 'set thy face towards religion with true piety, and never in any wise be of the Unbelievers; -[10:106] "'Nor call on any, other than Allah;- Such will neither profit thee nor hurt thee: if thou dost, behold! thou shalt certainly be of those who do wrong.'" -[10:107] If Allah do touch thee with hurt, there is none can remove it but He: if He do design some benefit for thee, there is none can keep back His favour: He causeth it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[10:108] Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you from your Lord! those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; those who stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrange your affairs." -[10:109] Follow thou the inspiration sent unto thee, and be patient and constant, till Allah do decide: for He is the best to decide. +[10:1] 10|1|A. L. R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom. +[10:2] 10|2|Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Our inspiration to a man from among themselves?- that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty rank of truth. (But) say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer!" +[10:3] 10|3|Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition? +[10:4] 10|4|To Him will be your return- of all of you. The promise of Allah is true and sure. It is He Who beginneth the process of creation, and repeateth it, that He may reward with justice those who believe and work righteousness; but those who reject Him will have draughts of boiling fluids, and a penalty grievous, because they did reject Him. +[10:5] 10|5|It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for her; that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand. +[10:6] 10|6|Verily, in the alternation of the night and the day, and in all that Allah hath created, in the heavens and the earth, are signs for those who fear Him. +[10:7] 10|7|Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our Signs,- +[10:8] 10|8|Their abode is the Fire, because of the (evil) they earned. +[10:9] 10|9|Those who believe, and work righteousness,- their Lord will guide them because of their faith: beneath them will flow rivers in gardens of bliss. +[10:10] 10|10|(This will be) their cry therein: "Glory to Thee, O Allah!" And "Peace" will be their greeting therein! and the close of their cry will be: "Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!" +[10:11] 10|11|If Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they have earned) as they would fain hasten on the good,- then would their respite be settled at once. But We leave those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro. +[10:12] 10|12|When trouble toucheth a man, He crieth unto Us (in all postures)- lying down on his side, or sitting, or standing. But when We have solved his trouble, he passeth on his way as if he had never cried to Us for a trouble that touched him! thus do the deeds of transgressors seem fair in their eyes! +[10:13] 10|13|Generations before you We destroyed when they did wrong: their messengers came to them with clear-signs, but they would not believe! thus do We requite those who sin! +[10:14] 10|14|Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how ye would behave! +[10:15] 10|15|But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a reading other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord, to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day (to come)." +[10:16] 10|16|Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. A whole life-time before this have I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?" +[10:17] 10|17|Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, or deny His Signs? But never will prosper those who sin. +[10:18] 10|18|They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens or on earth?- Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!" +[10:19] 10|19|Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not been for a word that went forth before from thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them. +[10:20] 10|20|They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know), then wait ye: I too will wait with you." +[10:21] 10|21|When We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity hath touched them, behold! they take to plotting against Our Signs! Say: "Swifter to plan is Allah!" Verily, Our messengers record all the plots that ye make! +[10:22] 10|22|He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; so that ye even board ships;- they sail with them with a favourable wind, and they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they cry unto Allah, sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him saying, "If thou dost deliver us from this, we shall truly show our gratitude!" +[10:23] 10|23|But when he delivereth them, behold! they transgress insolently through the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence is against your own souls,- an enjoyment of the life of the present: in the end, to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truth of all that ye did. +[10:24] 10|24|The likeness of the life of the present is as the rain which We send down from the skies: by its mingling arises the produce of the earth- which provides food for men and animals: (It grows) till the earth is clad with its golden ornaments and is decked out (in beauty): the people to whom it belongs think they have all powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command by night or by day, and We make it like a harvest clean-mown, as if it had not flourished only the day before! thus do We explain the Signs in detail for those who reflect. +[10:25] 10|25|But Allah doth call to the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom He pleaseth to a way that is straight. +[10:26] 10|26|To those who do right is a goodly (reward)- Yea, more (than in measure)! No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! they are companions of the garden; they will abide therein (for aye)! +[10:27] 10|27|But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy will cover their (faces): No defender will they have from (the wrath of) Allah: Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the depth of the darkness of night: they are companions of the Fire: they will abide therein (for aye)! +[10:28] 10|28|One day shall We gather them all together. Then shall We say to those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place! ye and those ye joined as 'partners' We shall separate them, and their "Partners" shall say: "It was not us that ye worshipped! +[10:29] 10|29|"Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing of your worship of us!" +[10:30] 10|30|There will every soul prove (the fruits of) the deeds it sent before: they will be brought back to Allah their rightful Lord, and their invented falsehoods will leave them in the lurch. +[10:31] 10|31|Say: "Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky and from the earth? or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And who is it that brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living? and who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say, "Allah". Say, "will ye not then show piety (to Him)?" +[10:32] 10|32|Such is Allah, your real Cherisher and Sustainer: apart from truth, what (remains) but error? How then are ye turned away? +[10:33] 10|33|Thus is the word of thy Lord proved true against those who rebel: Verily they will not believe. +[10:34] 10|34|Say: "Of your 'partners', can any originate creation and repeat it?" Say: "It is Allah Who originates creation and repeats it: then how are ye deluded away (from the truth)?" +[10:35] 10|35|Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? what then is the matter with you? How judge ye?" +[10:36] 10|36|But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can be of no avail against truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do. +[10:37] 10|37|This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book - wherein there is no doubt - from the Lord of the worlds. +[10:38] 10|38|Or do they say, "He forged it"? say: "Bring then a Sura like unto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can besides Allah, if it be ye speak the truth!" +[10:39] 10|39|Nay, they charge with falsehood that whose knowledge they cannot compass, even before the elucidation thereof hath reached them: thus did those before them make charges of falsehood: but see what was the end of those who did wrong! +[10:40] 10|40|Of them there are some who believe therein, and some who do not: and thy Lord knoweth best those who are out for mischief. +[10:41] 10|41|If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, and yours to you! ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for what ye do!" +[10:42] 10|42|Among them are some who (pretend to) listen to thee: But canst thou make the deaf to hear,- even though they are without understanding? +[10:43] 10|43|And among them are some who look at thee: but canst thou guide the blind,- even though they will not see? +[10:44] 10|44|Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught: It is man that wrongs his own soul. +[10:45] 10|45|One day He will gather them together: (It will be) as if they had tarried but an hour of a day: they will recognise each other: assuredly those will be lost who denied the meeting with Allah and refused to receive true guidance. +[10:46] 10|46|Whether We show thee (realised in thy life-time) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),- in any case, to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness, to all that they do. +[10:47] 10|47|To every people (was sent) a messenger: when their messenger comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged. +[10:48] 10|48|They say: "When will this promise come to pass,- if ye speak the truth?" +[10:49] 10|49|Say: "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself except as Allah willeth. To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation)." +[10:50] 10|50|Say: "Do ye see,- if His punishment should come to you by night or by day,- what portion of it would the sinners wish to hasten? +[10:51] 10|51|"Would ye then believe in it at last, when it actually cometh to pass? (It will then be said): 'Ah! now? and ye wanted (aforetime) to hasten it on!' +[10:52] 10|52|"At length will be said to the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye the enduring punishment! ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!'" +[10:53] 10|53|They seek to be informed by thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye! by my Lord! it is the very truth! and ye cannot frustrate it!" +[10:54] 10|54|Every soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is on earth, would fain give it in ransom: They would declare (their) repentance when they see the penalty: but the judgment between them will be with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them. +[10:55] 10|55|Is it not (the case) that to Allah belongeth whatever is in the heavens and on earth? Is it not (the case) that Allah's promise is assuredly true? Yet most of them understand not. +[10:56] 10|56|It is He Who giveth life and who taketh it, and to Him shall ye all be brought back. +[10:57] 10|57|O mankind! there hath come to you a direction from your Lord and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts,- and for those who believe, a guidance and a Mercy. +[10:58] 10|58|Say: "In the bounty of Allah. And in His Mercy,- in that let them rejoice": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard. +[10:59] 10|59|Say: "See ye what things Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) to attribute to Allah?" +[10:60] 10|60|And what think those who invent lies against Allah, of the Day of Judgment? Verily Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but most of them are ungrateful. +[10:61] 10|61|In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record. +[10:62] 10|62|Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; +[10:63] 10|63|Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;- +[10:64] 10|64|For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity. +[10:65] 10|65|Let not their speech grieve thee: for all power and honour belong to Allah: It is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). +[10:66] 10|66|Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens and on earth. What do they follow who worship as His "partners" other than Allah? They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie. +[10:67] 10|67|He it is That hath made you the night that ye may rest therein, and the day to make things visible (to you). Verily in this are signs for those who listen (to His Message). +[10:68] 10|68|They say: "Allah hath begotten a son!" - Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in the heavens and on earth! No warrant have ye for this! say ye about Allah what ye know not? +[10:69] 10|69|Say: "Those who invent a lie against Allah will never prosper." +[10:70] 10|70|A little enjoyment in this world!- and then, to Us will be their return, then shall We make them taste the severest penalty for their blasphemies. +[10:71] 10|71|Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his people: "O my people, if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) and commemorate the signs of Allah,- yet I put my trust in Allah. Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your partners, so your plan be on to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite. +[10:72] 10|72|"But if ye turn back, (consider): no reward have I asked of you: my reward is only due from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of those who submit to Allah's will (in Islam)." +[10:73] 10|73|They rejected Him, but We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark, and We made them inherit (the earth), while We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end of those who were warned (but heeded not)! +[10:74] 10|74|Then after him We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: they brought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors. +[10:75] 10|75|Then after them sent We Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our Signs. But they were arrogant: they were a people in sin. +[10:76] 10|76|When the Truth did come to them from Us, they said: "This is indeed evident sorcery!" +[10:77] 10|77|Said Moses: "Say ye (this) about the truth when it hath (actually) reached you? Is sorcery (like) this? But sorcerers will not prosper." +[10:78] 10|78|They said: "Hast thou come to us to turn us away from the ways we found our fathers following,- in order that thou and thy brother may have greatness in the land? But not we shall believe in you!" +[10:79] 10|79|Said Pharaoh: "Bring me every sorcerer well versed." +[10:80] 10|80|When the sorcerers came, Moses said to them: "Throw ye what ye (wish) to throw!" +[10:81] 10|81|When they had had their throw, Moses said: "What ye have brought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allah prospereth not the work of those who make mischief. +[10:82] 10|82|"And Allah by His words doth prove and establish His truth, however much the sinners may hate it!" +[10:83] 10|83|But none believed in Moses except some children of his people, because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest they should persecute them; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth and one who transgressed all bounds. +[10:84] 10|84|Moses said: "O my people! If ye do (really) believe in Allah, then in Him put your trust if ye submit (your will to His)." +[10:85] 10|85|They said: "In Allah do we put out trust. Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who practise oppression; +[10:86] 10|86|"And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)." +[10:87] 10|87|We inspired Moses and his brother with this Message: "Provide dwellings for your people in Egypt, make your dwellings into places of worship, and establish regular prayers: and give glad tidings to those who believe!" +[10:88] 10|88|Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of the present, and so, Our Lord, they mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface, our Lord, the features of their wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not believe until they see the grievous penalty." +[10:89] 10|89|Allah said: "Accepted is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! So stand ye straight, and follow not the path of those who know not." +[10:90] 10|90|We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." +[10:91] 10|91|(It was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)! +[10:92] 10|92|"This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!" +[10:93] 10|93|We settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful dwelling-place, and provided for them sustenance of the best: it was after knowledge had been granted to them, that they fell into schisms. Verily Allah will judge between them as to the schisms amongst them, on the Day of Judgment. +[10:94] 10|94|If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: the Truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord: so be in no wise of those in doubt. +[10:95] 10|95|Nor be of those who reject the signs of Allah, or thou shalt be of those who perish. +[10:96] 10|96|Those against whom the word of thy Lord hath been verified would not believe- +[10:97] 10|97|Even if every Sign was brought unto them,- until they see (for themselves) the penalty grievous. +[10:98] 10|98|Why was there not a single township (among those We warned), which believed,- so its faith should have profited it,- except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the penalty of ignominy in the life of the present, and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. +[10:99] 10|99|If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe! +[10:100] 10|100|No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand. +[10:101] 10|101|Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and on earth"; but neither Signs nor Warners profit those who believe not. +[10:102] 10|102|Do they then expect (any thing) but (what happened in) the days of the men who passed away before them? Say: "Wait ye then: for I, too, will wait with you." +[10:103] 10|103|In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: Thus is it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe! +[10:104] 10|104|Say: "O ye men! If ye are in doubt as to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye worship, other than Allah! But I worship Allah - Who will take your souls (at death): I am commanded to be (in the ranks) of the Believers, +[10:105] 10|105|"And further (thus): 'set thy face towards religion with true piety, and never in any wise be of the Unbelievers; +[10:106] 10|106|"'Nor call on any, other than Allah;- Such will neither profit thee nor hurt thee: if thou dost, behold! thou shalt certainly be of those who do wrong.'" +[10:107] 10|107|If Allah do touch thee with hurt, there is none can remove it but He: if He do design some benefit for thee, there is none can keep back His favour: He causeth it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[10:108] 10|108|Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you from your Lord! those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; those who stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrange your affairs." +[10:109] 10|109|Follow thou the inspiration sent unto thee, and be patient and constant, till Allah do decide: for He is the best to decide. Surah 11: Hud (Hud) ---------------------------------------- -[11:1] A. L. R. (This is) a Book, with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning), further explained in detail,- from One Who is Wise and Well-acquainted (with all things): -[11:2] (It teacheth) that ye should worship none but Allah. (Say): "Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings: -[11:3] "(And to preach thus), 'Seek ye the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment, good (and true), for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace on all who abound in merit! But if ye turn away, then I fear for you the penalty of a great day: -[11:4] 'To Allah is your return, and He hath power over all things.'" -[11:5] Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from Him! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost secrets) of the hearts. -[11:6] There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and its temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record. -[11:7] He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!" -[11:8] If We delay the penalty for them for a definite term, they are sure to say, "What keeps it back?" Ah! On the day it (actually) reaches them, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! -[11:9] If We give man a taste of Mercy from Ourselves, and then withdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy. -[11:10] But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride. -[11:11] Not so do those who show patience and constancy, and work righteousness; for them is forgiveness (of sins) and a great reward. -[11:12] Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a part of what is revealed unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest they say, "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angel come down with him?" But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah that arrangeth all affairs! -[11:13] Or they may say, "He forged it," Say, "Bring ye then ten suras forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other than Allah!- If ye speak the truth! -[11:14] "If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know ye that this revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islam)?" -[11:15] Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter,- to them we shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein,- without diminution. -[11:16] They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and the deeds that they do! -[11:17] Can they be (like) those who accept a Clear (Sign) from their Lord, and whom a witness from Himself doth teach, as did the Book of Moses before it,- a guide and a mercy? They believe therein; but those of the Sects that reject it,- the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. Be not then in doubt thereon: for it is the truth from thy Lord: yet many among men do not believe! -[11:18] Who doth more wrong than those who invent a life against Allah? They will be turned back to the presence of their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! the Curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!- -[11:19] "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!" -[11:20] They will in no wise frustrate (His design) on earth, nor have they protectors besides Allah! Their penalty will be doubled! They lost the power to hear, and they did not see! -[11:21] They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the (fancies) they invented have left them in the lurch! -[11:22] Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most in the Hereafter! -[11:23] But those who believe and work righteousness, and humble themselves before their Lord,- They will be companions of the gardens, to dwell therein for aye! -[11:24] These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind and deaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared? Will ye not then take heed? -[11:25] We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning: -[11:26] "That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day." -[11:27] But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we think ye are liars!" -[11:28] He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it? -[11:29] "And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but Allah: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the ignorant ones! -[11:30] "And O my people! who would help me against Allah if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed? -[11:31] "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, of those whom your eyes do despise that Allah will not grant them (all) that is good: Allah knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeed be a wrong-doer." -[11:32] They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much) hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou threatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?" -[11:33] He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it! -[11:34] "Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to give you (good) counsel, if it be that Allah willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!" -[11:35] Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty! -[11:36] It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. -[11:37] "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." -[11:38] Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! -[11:39] "But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a penalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed a penalty lasting:" -[11:40] At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him. -[11:41] So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of Allah, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" -[11:42] So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): "O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!" -[11:43] The son replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, from the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy! "And the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood. -[11:44] Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter was ended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with those who do wrong!" -[11:45] And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! surely my son is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of Judges!" -[11:46] He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!" -[11:47] Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!" -[11:48] The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) with peace from Us, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples (who will spring) from those with thee: but (there will be other) peoples to whom We shall grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous penalty reach them from Us." -[11:49] Such are some of the stories of the unseen, which We have revealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy people knew them. So persevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous. -[11:50] To the 'Ad People (We sent) Hud, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. (Your other gods) ye do nothing but invent! -[11:51] "O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My reward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand? -[11:52] "And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!" -[11:53] They said: "O Hud! No Clear (Sign) that hast thou brought us, and we are not the ones to desert our gods on thy word! Nor shall we believe in thee! -[11:54] "We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do ye bear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him, -[11:55] "Other gods as partners! so scheme (your worst) against me, all of you, and give me no respite. -[11:56] "I put my trust in Allah, My Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Lord that is on a straight Path. -[11:57] "If ye turn away,- I (at least) have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people to succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least. For my Lord hath care and watch over all things." -[11:58] So when Our decree issued, We saved Hud and those who believed with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves: We saved them from a severe penalty. -[11:59] Such were the 'Ad People: they rejected the Signs of their Lord and Cherisher; disobeyed His messengers; And followed the command of every powerful, obstinate transgressor. -[11:60] And they were pursued by a Curse in this life,- and on the Day of Judgment. Ah! Behold! for the 'Ad rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were 'Ad the people of Hud! -[11:61] To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: then ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is (always) near, ready to answer." -[11:62] They said: "O Salih! thou hast been of us! a centre of our hopes hitherto! dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which thou invitest us." -[11:63] He said: "O my people! do ye see? if I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord and He hath sent Mercy unto me from Himself,- who then can help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? What then would ye add to my (portion) but perdition? -[11:64] "And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a symbol to you: leave her to feed on Allah's (free) earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a swift penalty will seize you!" -[11:65] But they did ham-string her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days: (Then will be your ruin): (Behold) there a promise not to be belied!" -[11:66] When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves - and from the Ignominy of that day. For thy Lord - He is the Strong One, and able to enforce His Will. -[11:67] The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning,- -[11:68] As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! Behold! for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were the Thamud! -[11:69] There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. -[11:70] But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not: We have been sent against the people of Lut." -[11:71] And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But we gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob. -[11:72] She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!" -[11:73] They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!" -[11:74] When fear had passed from (the mind of) Abraham and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with us for Lut's people. -[11:75] For Abraham was, without doubt, forbearing (of faults), compassionate, and given to look to Allah. -[11:76] O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth: for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back! -[11:77] When Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is a distressful day." -[11:78] And his people came rushing towards him, and they had been long in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry)! Now fear Allah, and cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" -[11:79] They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!" -[11:80] He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support." -[11:81] (The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy wife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?" -[11:82] When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer,- -[11:83] Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong! -[11:84] To the Madyan People (We sent) Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: Ye have no other god but Him. And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fear for you the penalty of a day that will compass (you) all round. -[11:85] "And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief. -[11:86] "That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but) believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!" -[11:87] They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!" -[11:88] He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look. -[11:89] "And O my people! let not my dissent (from you) cause you to sin, lest ye suffer a fate similar to that of the people of Noah or of Hud or of Salih, nor are the people of Lut far off from you! -[11:90] "But ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn unto Him (in repentance): For my Lord is indeed full of mercy and loving-kindness." -[11:91] They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!" -[11:92] He said: "O my people! is then my family of more consideration with you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt). But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do! -[11:93] "And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): Soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the penalty of ignominy; and who is a liar! and watch ye! for I too am watching with you!" -[11:94] When Our decree issued, We saved Shu'aib and those who believed with him, by (special) mercy from Ourselves: But the (mighty) blast did seize the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning,- -[11:95] As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold! How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud! -[11:96] And we sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest, -[11:97] Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command of Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no right (guide). -[11:98] He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and lead them into the Fire (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be the place to which they are led! -[11:99] And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Day of Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)! -[11:100] These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the sickle of time). -[11:101] It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when there issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition! -[11:102] Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastises communities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe is His chastisement. -[11:103] In that is a Sign for those who fear the penalty of the Hereafter: that is a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that will be a Day of Testimony. -[11:104] Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed. -[11:105] The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave: of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed. -[11:106] Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: There will be for them therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs: -[11:107] They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure) accomplisher of what He planneth. -[11:108] And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break. -[11:109] Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement. -[11:110] We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose therein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord, the matter would have been decided between them, but they are in suspicious doubt concerning it. -[11:111] And, of a surety, to all will your Lord pay back (in full the recompense) of their deeds: for He knoweth well all that they do. -[11:112] Therefore stand firm (in the straight Path) as thou art commanded,- thou and those who with thee turn (unto Allah); and transgress not (from the Path): for He seeth well all that ye do. -[11:113] And incline not to those who do wrong, or the Fire will seize you; and ye have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall ye be helped. -[11:114] And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): -[11:115] And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. -[11:116] Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin. -[11:117] Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for a single wrong-doing, if its members were likely to mend. -[11:118] If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one people: but they will not cease to dispute. -[11:119] Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed His Mercy: and for this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together." -[11:120] All that we relate to thee of the stories of the messengers,- with it We make firm thy heart: in them there cometh to thee the Truth, as well as an exhortation and a message of remembrance to those who believe. -[11:121] Say to those who do not believe: "Do what ever ye can: We shall do our part; -[11:122] "And wait ye! We too shall wait." -[11:123] To Allah do belong the unseen (secrets) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him goeth back every affair (for decision): then worship Him, and put thy trust in Him: and thy Lord is not unmindful of aught that ye do. +[11:1] 11|1|A. L. R. (This is) a Book, with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning), further explained in detail,- from One Who is Wise and Well-acquainted (with all things): +[11:2] 11|2|(It teacheth) that ye should worship none but Allah. (Say): "Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings: +[11:3] 11|3|"(And to preach thus), 'Seek ye the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment, good (and true), for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace on all who abound in merit! But if ye turn away, then I fear for you the penalty of a great day: +[11:4] 11|4|'To Allah is your return, and He hath power over all things.'" +[11:5] 11|5|Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from Him! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost secrets) of the hearts. +[11:6] 11|6|There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and its temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record. +[11:7] 11|7|He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!" +[11:8] 11|8|If We delay the penalty for them for a definite term, they are sure to say, "What keeps it back?" Ah! On the day it (actually) reaches them, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[11:9] 11|9|If We give man a taste of Mercy from Ourselves, and then withdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy. +[11:10] 11|10|But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride. +[11:11] 11|11|Not so do those who show patience and constancy, and work righteousness; for them is forgiveness (of sins) and a great reward. +[11:12] 11|12|Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a part of what is revealed unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest they say, "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angel come down with him?" But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah that arrangeth all affairs! +[11:13] 11|13|Or they may say, "He forged it," Say, "Bring ye then ten suras forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other than Allah!- If ye speak the truth! +[11:14] 11|14|"If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know ye that this revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islam)?" +[11:15] 11|15|Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter,- to them we shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein,- without diminution. +[11:16] 11|16|They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and the deeds that they do! +[11:17] 11|17|Can they be (like) those who accept a Clear (Sign) from their Lord, and whom a witness from Himself doth teach, as did the Book of Moses before it,- a guide and a mercy? They believe therein; but those of the Sects that reject it,- the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. Be not then in doubt thereon: for it is the truth from thy Lord: yet many among men do not believe! +[11:18] 11|18|Who doth more wrong than those who invent a life against Allah? They will be turned back to the presence of their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! the Curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!- +[11:19] 11|19|"Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!" +[11:20] 11|20|They will in no wise frustrate (His design) on earth, nor have they protectors besides Allah! Their penalty will be doubled! They lost the power to hear, and they did not see! +[11:21] 11|21|They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the (fancies) they invented have left them in the lurch! +[11:22] 11|22|Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most in the Hereafter! +[11:23] 11|23|But those who believe and work righteousness, and humble themselves before their Lord,- They will be companions of the gardens, to dwell therein for aye! +[11:24] 11|24|These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind and deaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared? Will ye not then take heed? +[11:25] 11|25|We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning: +[11:26] 11|26|"That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day." +[11:27] 11|27|But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we think ye are liars!" +[11:28] 11|28|He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it? +[11:29] 11|29|"And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but Allah: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the ignorant ones! +[11:30] 11|30|"And O my people! who would help me against Allah if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed? +[11:31] 11|31|"I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, of those whom your eyes do despise that Allah will not grant them (all) that is good: Allah knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeed be a wrong-doer." +[11:32] 11|32|They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much) hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou threatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?" +[11:33] 11|33|He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it! +[11:34] 11|34|"Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to give you (good) counsel, if it be that Allah willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!" +[11:35] 11|35|Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty! +[11:36] 11|36|It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. +[11:37] 11|37|"But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." +[11:38] 11|38|Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! +[11:39] 11|39|"But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a penalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed a penalty lasting:" +[11:40] 11|40|At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him. +[11:41] 11|41|So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of Allah, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" +[11:42] 11|42|So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): "O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!" +[11:43] 11|43|The son replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, from the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy! "And the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood. +[11:44] 11|44|Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter was ended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with those who do wrong!" +[11:45] 11|45|And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! surely my son is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of Judges!" +[11:46] 11|46|He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!" +[11:47] 11|47|Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!" +[11:48] 11|48|The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) with peace from Us, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples (who will spring) from those with thee: but (there will be other) peoples to whom We shall grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous penalty reach them from Us." +[11:49] 11|49|Such are some of the stories of the unseen, which We have revealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy people knew them. So persevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous. +[11:50] 11|50|To the 'Ad People (We sent) Hud, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. (Your other gods) ye do nothing but invent! +[11:51] 11|51|"O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My reward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand? +[11:52] 11|52|"And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!" +[11:53] 11|53|They said: "O Hud! No Clear (Sign) that hast thou brought us, and we are not the ones to desert our gods on thy word! Nor shall we believe in thee! +[11:54] 11|54|"We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do ye bear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him, +[11:55] 11|55|"Other gods as partners! so scheme (your worst) against me, all of you, and give me no respite. +[11:56] 11|56|"I put my trust in Allah, My Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Lord that is on a straight Path. +[11:57] 11|57|"If ye turn away,- I (at least) have conveyed the Message with which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people to succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least. For my Lord hath care and watch over all things." +[11:58] 11|58|So when Our decree issued, We saved Hud and those who believed with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves: We saved them from a severe penalty. +[11:59] 11|59|Such were the 'Ad People: they rejected the Signs of their Lord and Cherisher; disobeyed His messengers; And followed the command of every powerful, obstinate transgressor. +[11:60] 11|60|And they were pursued by a Curse in this life,- and on the Day of Judgment. Ah! Behold! for the 'Ad rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were 'Ad the people of Hud! +[11:61] 11|61|To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: then ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is (always) near, ready to answer." +[11:62] 11|62|They said: "O Salih! thou hast been of us! a centre of our hopes hitherto! dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which thou invitest us." +[11:63] 11|63|He said: "O my people! do ye see? if I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord and He hath sent Mercy unto me from Himself,- who then can help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? What then would ye add to my (portion) but perdition? +[11:64] 11|64|"And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a symbol to you: leave her to feed on Allah's (free) earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a swift penalty will seize you!" +[11:65] 11|65|But they did ham-string her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days: (Then will be your ruin): (Behold) there a promise not to be belied!" +[11:66] 11|66|When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves - and from the Ignominy of that day. For thy Lord - He is the Strong One, and able to enforce His Will. +[11:67] 11|67|The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes before the morning,- +[11:68] 11|68|As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! Behold! for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were the Thamud! +[11:69] 11|69|There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. +[11:70] 11|70|But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not: We have been sent against the people of Lut." +[11:71] 11|71|And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But we gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob. +[11:72] 11|72|She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!" +[11:73] 11|73|They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!" +[11:74] 11|74|When fear had passed from (the mind of) Abraham and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with us for Lut's people. +[11:75] 11|75|For Abraham was, without doubt, forbearing (of faults), compassionate, and given to look to Allah. +[11:76] 11|76|O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth: for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back! +[11:77] 11|77|When Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is a distressful day." +[11:78] 11|78|And his people came rushing towards him, and they had been long in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Here are my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry)! Now fear Allah, and cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a single right-minded man?" +[11:79] 11|79|They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!" +[11:80] 11|80|He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support." +[11:81] 11|81|(The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy wife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?" +[11:82] 11|82|When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer,- +[11:83] 11|83|Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong! +[11:84] 11|84|To the Madyan People (We sent) Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: Ye have no other god but Him. And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fear for you the penalty of a day that will compass (you) all round. +[11:85] 11|85|"And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief. +[11:86] 11|86|"That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but) believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!" +[11:87] 11|87|They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!" +[11:88] 11|88|He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look. +[11:89] 11|89|"And O my people! let not my dissent (from you) cause you to sin, lest ye suffer a fate similar to that of the people of Noah or of Hud or of Salih, nor are the people of Lut far off from you! +[11:90] 11|90|"But ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn unto Him (in repentance): For my Lord is indeed full of mercy and loving-kindness." +[11:91] 11|91|They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!" +[11:92] 11|92|He said: "O my people! is then my family of more consideration with you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt). But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do! +[11:93] 11|93|"And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): Soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the penalty of ignominy; and who is a liar! and watch ye! for I too am watching with you!" +[11:94] 11|94|When Our decree issued, We saved Shu'aib and those who believed with him, by (special) mercy from Ourselves: But the (mighty) blast did seize the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning,- +[11:95] 11|95|As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold! How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud! +[11:96] 11|96|And we sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest, +[11:97] 11|97|Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command of Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no right (guide). +[11:98] 11|98|He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and lead them into the Fire (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be the place to which they are led! +[11:99] 11|99|And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Day of Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)! +[11:100] 11|100|These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the sickle of time). +[11:101] 11|101|It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when there issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition! +[11:102] 11|102|Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastises communities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe is His chastisement. +[11:103] 11|103|In that is a Sign for those who fear the penalty of the Hereafter: that is a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that will be a Day of Testimony. +[11:104] 11|104|Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed. +[11:105] 11|105|The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave: of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed. +[11:106] 11|106|Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: There will be for them therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs: +[11:107] 11|107|They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure) accomplisher of what He planneth. +[11:108] 11|108|And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break. +[11:109] 11|109|Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement. +[11:110] 11|110|We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose therein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord, the matter would have been decided between them, but they are in suspicious doubt concerning it. +[11:111] 11|111|And, of a surety, to all will your Lord pay back (in full the recompense) of their deeds: for He knoweth well all that they do. +[11:112] 11|112|Therefore stand firm (in the straight Path) as thou art commanded,- thou and those who with thee turn (unto Allah); and transgress not (from the Path): for He seeth well all that ye do. +[11:113] 11|113|And incline not to those who do wrong, or the Fire will seize you; and ye have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall ye be helped. +[11:114] 11|114|And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): +[11:115] 11|115|And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. +[11:116] 11|116|Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin. +[11:117] 11|117|Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for a single wrong-doing, if its members were likely to mend. +[11:118] 11|118|If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one people: but they will not cease to dispute. +[11:119] 11|119|Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed His Mercy: and for this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together." +[11:120] 11|120|All that we relate to thee of the stories of the messengers,- with it We make firm thy heart: in them there cometh to thee the Truth, as well as an exhortation and a message of remembrance to those who believe. +[11:121] 11|121|Say to those who do not believe: "Do what ever ye can: We shall do our part; +[11:122] 11|122|"And wait ye! We too shall wait." +[11:123] 11|123|To Allah do belong the unseen (secrets) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him goeth back every affair (for decision): then worship Him, and put thy trust in Him: and thy Lord is not unmindful of aught that ye do. Surah 12: Yusuf (Joseph) ---------------------------------------- -[12:1] A. L. R. These are the symbols (or Verses) of the perspicuous Book. -[12:2] We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, in order that ye may learn wisdom. -[12:3] We do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories, in that We reveal to thee this (portion of the) Qur'an: before this, thou too was among those who knew it not. -[12:4] Behold! Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves to me!" -[12:5] Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! relate not thy vision to thy brothers, lest they concoct a plot against thee: for Satan is to man an avowed enemy! -[12:6] "Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of stories (and events) and perfect His favour to thee and to the posterity of Jacob - even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime! for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom." -[12:7] Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (or symbols) for seekers (after Truth). -[12:8] They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)! -[12:9] "Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, that so the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be time enough) for you to be righteous after that!" -[12:10] Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers." -[12:11] They said: "O our father! why dost thou not trust us with Joseph,- seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers? -[12:12] "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and we shall take every care of him." -[12:13] (Jacob) said: "Really it saddens me that ye should take him away: I fear lest the wolf should devour him while ye attend not to him." -[12:14] They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!" -[12:15] So they did take him away, and they all agreed to throw him down to the bottom of the well: and We put into his heart (this Message): 'Of a surety thou shalt (one day) tell them the truth of this their affair while they know (thee) not' -[12:16] Then they came to their father in the early part of the night, weeping. -[12:17] They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Joseph with our things; and the wolf devoured him.... But thou wilt never believe us even though we tell the truth." -[12:18] They stained his shirt with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you, (for me) patience is most fitting: Against that which ye assert, it is Allah (alone) Whose help can be sought".. -[12:19] Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent their water-carrier (for water), and he let down his bucket (into the well)... He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do! -[12:20] The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him! -[12:21] The man in Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay (among us) honourable: may be he will bring us much good, or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Joseph in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of stories (and events). And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not. -[12:22] When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right. -[12:23] But she in whose house he was, sought to seduce him from his (true) self: she fastened the doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "Allah forbid! truly (thy husband) is my lord! he made my sojourn agreeable! truly to no good come those who do wrong!" -[12:24] And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would have desired her, but that he saw the evidence of his Lord: thus (did We order) that We might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he was one of Our servants, sincere and purified. -[12:25] So they both raced each other to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back: they both found her lord near the door. She said: "What is the (fitting) punishment for one who formed an evil design against thy wife, but prison or a grievous chastisement?" -[12:26] He said: "It was she that sought to seduce me - from my (true) self." And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus):- "If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar! -[12:27] "But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!" -[12:28] So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is your snare! -[12:29] "O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness for thy sin, for truly thou hast been at fault!" -[12:30] Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray." -[12:31] When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them: she gave each of them a knife: and she said (to Joseph), "Come out before them." When they saw him, they did extol him, and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said, "Allah preserve us! no mortal is this! this is none other than a noble angel!" -[12:32] She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly save himself guiltless!.... and now, if he doth not my bidding, he shall certainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be of the company of the vilest!" -[12:33] He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranks of the ignorant." -[12:34] So his Lord hearkened to him (in his prayer), and turned away from him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (all things). -[12:35] Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time. -[12:36] Now with him there came into the prison two young men. Said one of them: "I see myself (in a dream) pressing wine." said the other: "I see myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head, and birds are eating, thereof." "Tell us" (they said) "The truth and meaning thereof: for we see thou art one that doth good (to all)." -[12:37] He said: "Before any food comes (in due course) to feed either of you, I will surely reveal to you the truth and meaning of this ere it befall you: that is part of the (duty) which my Lord hath taught me. I have (I assure you) abandoned the ways of a people that believe not in Allah and that (even) deny the Hereafter. -[12:38] "And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful. -[12:39] "O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are many lords differing among themselves better, or the One Allah, Supreme and Irresistible? -[12:40] "If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not... -[12:41] "O my two companions of the prison! As to one of you, he will pour out the wine for his lord to drink: as for the other, he will hang from the cross, and the birds will eat from off his head. (so) hath been decreed that matter whereof ye twain do enquire"... -[12:42] And of the two, to that one whom he consider about to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." But Satan made him forget to mention him to his lord: and (Joseph) lingered in prison a few (more) years. -[12:43] The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fat kine, whom seven lean ones devour, and seven green ears of corn, and seven (others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that ye can interpret visions." -[12:44] They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams." -[12:45] But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time, said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me (therefore)." -[12:46] "O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and that they may understand." -[12:47] (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,- except a little, of which ye shall eat. -[12:48] "Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years), which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them,- (all) except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded. -[12:49] "Then will come after that (period) a year in which the people will have abundant water, and in which they will press (wine and oil)." -[12:50] So the king said: "Bring ye him unto me." But when the messenger came to him, (Joseph) said: "Go thou back to thy lord, and ask him, 'What is the state of mind of the ladies who cut their hands'? For my Lord is certainly well aware of their snare." -[12:51] (The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair when ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "Allah preserve us! no evil know we against him!" Said the 'Aziz's wife: "Now is the truth manifest (to all): it was I who sought to seduce him from his (true) self: He is indeed of those who are (ever) true (and virtuous). -[12:52] "This (say I), in order that He may know that I have never been false to him in his absence, and that Allah will never guide the snare of the false ones. -[12:53] "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." -[12:54] So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him, he said: "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, with rank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved! -[12:55] (Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: I will indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)." -[12:56] Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, to take possession therein as, when, or where he pleased. We bestow of our Mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not, to be lost, the reward of those who do good. -[12:57] But verily the reward of the Hereafter is the best, for those who believe, and are constant in righteousness. -[12:58] Then came Joseph's brethren: they entered his presence, and he knew them, but they knew him not. -[12:59] And when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he said: "Bring unto me a brother ye have, of the same father as yourselves, (but a different mother): see ye not that I pay out full measure, and that I do provide the best hospitality? -[12:60] "Now if ye bring him not to me, ye shall have no measure (of corn) from me, nor shall ye (even) come near me." -[12:61] They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it." -[12:62] And (Joseph) told his servants to put their stock-in-trade (with which they had bartered) into their saddle-bags, so they should know it only when they returned to their people, in order that they might come back. -[12:63] Now when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother): So send our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we will indeed take every care of him." -[12:64] He said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result other than when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best to take care (of him), and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" -[12:65] Then when they opened their baggage, they found their stock-in-trade had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? this our stock-in-trade has been returned to us: so we shall get (more) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother; and add (at the same time) a full camel's load (of grain to our provisions). This is but a small quantity. -[12:66] (Jacob) said: "Never will I send him with you until ye swear a solemn oath to me, in Allah's name, that ye will be sure to bring him back to me unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless). And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we say, be Allah the witness and guardian!" -[12:67] Further he said: "O my sons! enter not all by one gate: enter ye by different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with my advice): None can command except Allah: On Him do I put my trust: and let all that trust put their trust on Him." -[12:68] And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah: It was but a necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not. -[12:69] Now when they came into Joseph's presence, he received his (full) brother to stay with him. He said (to him): "Behold! I am thy (own) brother; so grieve not at aught of their doings." -[12:70] At length when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother's saddle-bag. Then shouted out a crier: "O ye (in) the caravan! behold! ye are thieves, without doubt!" -[12:71] They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?" -[12:72] They said: "We miss the great beaker of the king; for him who produces it, is (the reward of) a camel load; I will be bound by it." -[12:73] (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" -[12:74] (The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this, if ye are (proved) to have lied?" -[12:75] They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bag it is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is we punish the wrong-doers!" -[12:76] So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is one, the All-Knowing. -[12:77] They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!" -[12:78] They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good." -[12:79] He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully. -[12:80] Now when they saw no hope of his (yielding), they held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father did take an oath from you in Allah's name, and how, before this, ye did fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah commands me; and He is the best to command. -[12:81] "Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen! -[12:82] "'Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.'" -[12:83] Jacob said: "Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me). Maybe Allah will bring them (back) all to me (in the end). For He is indeed full of knowledge and wisdom." -[12:84] And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into silent melancholy. -[12:85] They said: "By Allah! (never) wilt thou cease to remember Joseph until thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!" -[12:86] He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not... -[12:87] "O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." -[12:88] Then, when they came (back) into (Joseph's) presence they said: "O exalted one! distress has seized us and our family: we have (now) brought but scanty capital: so pay us full measure, (we pray thee), and treat it as charity to us: for Allah doth reward the charitable." -[12:89] He said: "Know ye how ye dealt with Joseph and his brother, not knowing (what ye were doing)?" -[12:90] They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right." -[12:91] They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!" -[12:92] He said: "This day let no reproach be (cast) on you: Allah will forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy! -[12:93] "Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family." -[12:94] When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard." -[12:95] They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wandering mind." -[12:96] Then when the bearer of the good news came, He cast (the shirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained clear sight. He said: "Did I not say to you, 'I know from Allah that which ye know not?'" -[12:97] They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault." -[12:98] He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: for he is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." -[12:99] Then when they entered the presence of Joseph, he provided a home for his parents with himself, and said: "Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it please Allah." -[12:100] And he raised his parents high on the throne (of dignity), and they fell down in prostration, (all) before him. He said: "O my father! this is the fulfilment of my vision of old! Allah hath made it come true! He was indeed good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you (all here) out of the desert, (even) after Satan had sown enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do, for verily He is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[12:101] "O my Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on me some power, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events,- O Thou Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thy will (as a Muslim), and unite me with the righteous." -[12:102] Such is one of the stories of what happened unseen, which We reveal by inspiration unto thee; nor wast thou (present) with them then when they concerted their plans together in the process of weaving their plots. -[12:103] Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, however ardently thou dost desire it. -[12:104] And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no less than a message for all creatures. -[12:105] And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them! -[12:106] And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (other as partners) with Him! -[12:107] Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the wrath of Allah,- or of the coming against them of the (final) Hour all of a sudden while they perceive not? -[12:108] Say thou: "This is my way: I do invite unto Allah,- on evidence clear as the seeing with one's eyes,- I and whoever follows me. Glory to Allah! and never will I join gods with Allah!" -[12:109] Nor did We send before thee (as messengers) any but men, whom we did inspire,- (men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? But the home of the hereafter is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand? -[12:110] (Respite will be granted) until, when the messengers give up hope (of their people) and (come to) think that they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help, and those whom We will are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off our punishment from those who are in sin. -[12:111] There is, in their stories, instruction for men endued with understanding. It is not a tale invented, but a confirmation of what went before it,- a detailed exposition of all things, and a guide and a mercy to any such as believe. +[12:1] 12|1|A. L. R. These are the symbols (or Verses) of the perspicuous Book. +[12:2] 12|2|We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, in order that ye may learn wisdom. +[12:3] 12|3|We do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories, in that We reveal to thee this (portion of the) Qur'an: before this, thou too was among those who knew it not. +[12:4] 12|4|Behold! Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves to me!" +[12:5] 12|5|Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! relate not thy vision to thy brothers, lest they concoct a plot against thee: for Satan is to man an avowed enemy! +[12:6] 12|6|"Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of stories (and events) and perfect His favour to thee and to the posterity of Jacob - even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime! for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom." +[12:7] 12|7|Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (or symbols) for seekers (after Truth). +[12:8] 12|8|They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)! +[12:9] 12|9|"Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, that so the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be time enough) for you to be righteous after that!" +[12:10] 12|10|Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers." +[12:11] 12|11|They said: "O our father! why dost thou not trust us with Joseph,- seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers? +[12:12] 12|12|"Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and we shall take every care of him." +[12:13] 12|13|(Jacob) said: "Really it saddens me that ye should take him away: I fear lest the wolf should devour him while ye attend not to him." +[12:14] 12|14|They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (so large) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!" +[12:15] 12|15|So they did take him away, and they all agreed to throw him down to the bottom of the well: and We put into his heart (this Message): 'Of a surety thou shalt (one day) tell them the truth of this their affair while they know (thee) not' +[12:16] 12|16|Then they came to their father in the early part of the night, weeping. +[12:17] 12|17|They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Joseph with our things; and the wolf devoured him.... But thou wilt never believe us even though we tell the truth." +[12:18] 12|18|They stained his shirt with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you, (for me) patience is most fitting: Against that which ye assert, it is Allah (alone) Whose help can be sought".. +[12:19] 12|19|Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent their water-carrier (for water), and he let down his bucket (into the well)... He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do! +[12:20] 12|20|The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him! +[12:21] 12|21|The man in Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay (among us) honourable: may be he will bring us much good, or we shall adopt him as a son." Thus did We establish Joseph in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of stories (and events). And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not. +[12:22] 12|22|When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right. +[12:23] 12|23|But she in whose house he was, sought to seduce him from his (true) self: she fastened the doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "Allah forbid! truly (thy husband) is my lord! he made my sojourn agreeable! truly to no good come those who do wrong!" +[12:24] 12|24|And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would have desired her, but that he saw the evidence of his Lord: thus (did We order) that We might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he was one of Our servants, sincere and purified. +[12:25] 12|25|So they both raced each other to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back: they both found her lord near the door. She said: "What is the (fitting) punishment for one who formed an evil design against thy wife, but prison or a grievous chastisement?" +[12:26] 12|26|He said: "It was she that sought to seduce me - from my (true) self." And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus):- "If it be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and he is a liar! +[12:27] 12|27|"But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!" +[12:28] 12|28|So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is your snare! +[12:29] 12|29|"O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness for thy sin, for truly thou hast been at fault!" +[12:30] 12|30|Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray." +[12:31] 12|31|When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them: she gave each of them a knife: and she said (to Joseph), "Come out before them." When they saw him, they did extol him, and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said, "Allah preserve us! no mortal is this! this is none other than a noble angel!" +[12:32] 12|32|She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly save himself guiltless!.... and now, if he doth not my bidding, he shall certainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be of the company of the vilest!" +[12:33] 12|33|He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranks of the ignorant." +[12:34] 12|34|So his Lord hearkened to him (in his prayer), and turned away from him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (all things). +[12:35] 12|35|Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time. +[12:36] 12|36|Now with him there came into the prison two young men. Said one of them: "I see myself (in a dream) pressing wine." said the other: "I see myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head, and birds are eating, thereof." "Tell us" (they said) "The truth and meaning thereof: for we see thou art one that doth good (to all)." +[12:37] 12|37|He said: "Before any food comes (in due course) to feed either of you, I will surely reveal to you the truth and meaning of this ere it befall you: that is part of the (duty) which my Lord hath taught me. I have (I assure you) abandoned the ways of a people that believe not in Allah and that (even) deny the Hereafter. +[12:38] 12|38|"And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful. +[12:39] 12|39|"O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are many lords differing among themselves better, or the One Allah, Supreme and Irresistible? +[12:40] 12|40|"If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not... +[12:41] 12|41|"O my two companions of the prison! As to one of you, he will pour out the wine for his lord to drink: as for the other, he will hang from the cross, and the birds will eat from off his head. (so) hath been decreed that matter whereof ye twain do enquire"... +[12:42] 12|42|And of the two, to that one whom he consider about to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." But Satan made him forget to mention him to his lord: and (Joseph) lingered in prison a few (more) years. +[12:43] 12|43|The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fat kine, whom seven lean ones devour, and seven green ears of corn, and seven (others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that ye can interpret visions." +[12:44] 12|44|They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams." +[12:45] 12|45|But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time, said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me (therefore)." +[12:46] 12|46|"O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and that they may understand." +[12:47] 12|47|(Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,- except a little, of which ye shall eat. +[12:48] 12|48|"Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years), which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them,- (all) except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded. +[12:49] 12|49|"Then will come after that (period) a year in which the people will have abundant water, and in which they will press (wine and oil)." +[12:50] 12|50|So the king said: "Bring ye him unto me." But when the messenger came to him, (Joseph) said: "Go thou back to thy lord, and ask him, 'What is the state of mind of the ladies who cut their hands'? For my Lord is certainly well aware of their snare." +[12:51] 12|51|(The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair when ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "Allah preserve us! no evil know we against him!" Said the 'Aziz's wife: "Now is the truth manifest (to all): it was I who sought to seduce him from his (true) self: He is indeed of those who are (ever) true (and virtuous). +[12:52] 12|52|"This (say I), in order that He may know that I have never been false to him in his absence, and that Allah will never guide the snare of the false ones. +[12:53] 12|53|"Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." +[12:54] 12|54|So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken to him, he said: "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, with rank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved! +[12:55] 12|55|(Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: I will indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)." +[12:56] 12|56|Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, to take possession therein as, when, or where he pleased. We bestow of our Mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not, to be lost, the reward of those who do good. +[12:57] 12|57|But verily the reward of the Hereafter is the best, for those who believe, and are constant in righteousness. +[12:58] 12|58|Then came Joseph's brethren: they entered his presence, and he knew them, but they knew him not. +[12:59] 12|59|And when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he said: "Bring unto me a brother ye have, of the same father as yourselves, (but a different mother): see ye not that I pay out full measure, and that I do provide the best hospitality? +[12:60] 12|60|"Now if ye bring him not to me, ye shall have no measure (of corn) from me, nor shall ye (even) come near me." +[12:61] 12|61|They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it." +[12:62] 12|62|And (Joseph) told his servants to put their stock-in-trade (with which they had bartered) into their saddle-bags, so they should know it only when they returned to their people, in order that they might come back. +[12:63] 12|63|Now when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother): So send our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we will indeed take every care of him." +[12:64] 12|64|He said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result other than when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best to take care (of him), and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" +[12:65] 12|65|Then when they opened their baggage, they found their stock-in-trade had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? this our stock-in-trade has been returned to us: so we shall get (more) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother; and add (at the same time) a full camel's load (of grain to our provisions). This is but a small quantity. +[12:66] 12|66|(Jacob) said: "Never will I send him with you until ye swear a solemn oath to me, in Allah's name, that ye will be sure to bring him back to me unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless). And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we say, be Allah the witness and guardian!" +[12:67] 12|67|Further he said: "O my sons! enter not all by one gate: enter ye by different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with my advice): None can command except Allah: On Him do I put my trust: and let all that trust put their trust on Him." +[12:68] 12|68|And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah: It was but a necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not. +[12:69] 12|69|Now when they came into Joseph's presence, he received his (full) brother to stay with him. He said (to him): "Behold! I am thy (own) brother; so grieve not at aught of their doings." +[12:70] 12|70|At length when he had furnished them forth with provisions (suitable) for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother's saddle-bag. Then shouted out a crier: "O ye (in) the caravan! behold! ye are thieves, without doubt!" +[12:71] 12|71|They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?" +[12:72] 12|72|They said: "We miss the great beaker of the king; for him who produces it, is (the reward of) a camel load; I will be bound by it." +[12:73] 12|73|(The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" +[12:74] 12|74|(The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this, if ye are (proved) to have lied?" +[12:75] 12|75|They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bag it is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is we punish the wrong-doers!" +[12:76] 12|76|So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is one, the All-Knowing. +[12:77] 12|77|They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart, revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!" +[12:78] 12|78|They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good." +[12:79] 12|79|He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully. +[12:80] 12|80|Now when they saw no hope of his (yielding), they held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father did take an oath from you in Allah's name, and how, before this, ye did fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah commands me; and He is the best to command. +[12:81] 12|81|"Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen! +[12:82] 12|82|"'Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.'" +[12:83] 12|83|Jacob said: "Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me). Maybe Allah will bring them (back) all to me (in the end). For He is indeed full of knowledge and wisdom." +[12:84] 12|84|And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into silent melancholy. +[12:85] 12|85|They said: "By Allah! (never) wilt thou cease to remember Joseph until thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!" +[12:86] 12|86|He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not... +[12:87] 12|87|"O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." +[12:88] 12|88|Then, when they came (back) into (Joseph's) presence they said: "O exalted one! distress has seized us and our family: we have (now) brought but scanty capital: so pay us full measure, (we pray thee), and treat it as charity to us: for Allah doth reward the charitable." +[12:89] 12|89|He said: "Know ye how ye dealt with Joseph and his brother, not knowing (what ye were doing)?" +[12:90] 12|90|They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right." +[12:91] 12|91|They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!" +[12:92] 12|92|He said: "This day let no reproach be (cast) on you: Allah will forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy! +[12:93] 12|93|"Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family." +[12:94] 12|94|When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard." +[12:95] 12|95|They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wandering mind." +[12:96] 12|96|Then when the bearer of the good news came, He cast (the shirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained clear sight. He said: "Did I not say to you, 'I know from Allah that which ye know not?'" +[12:97] 12|97|They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault." +[12:98] 12|98|He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: for he is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[12:99] 12|99|Then when they entered the presence of Joseph, he provided a home for his parents with himself, and said: "Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it please Allah." +[12:100] 12|100|And he raised his parents high on the throne (of dignity), and they fell down in prostration, (all) before him. He said: "O my father! this is the fulfilment of my vision of old! Allah hath made it come true! He was indeed good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you (all here) out of the desert, (even) after Satan had sown enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do, for verily He is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[12:101] 12|101|"O my Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on me some power, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events,- O Thou Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thy will (as a Muslim), and unite me with the righteous." +[12:102] 12|102|Such is one of the stories of what happened unseen, which We reveal by inspiration unto thee; nor wast thou (present) with them then when they concerted their plans together in the process of weaving their plots. +[12:103] 12|103|Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, however ardently thou dost desire it. +[12:104] 12|104|And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no less than a message for all creatures. +[12:105] 12|105|And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them! +[12:106] 12|106|And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (other as partners) with Him! +[12:107] 12|107|Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the wrath of Allah,- or of the coming against them of the (final) Hour all of a sudden while they perceive not? +[12:108] 12|108|Say thou: "This is my way: I do invite unto Allah,- on evidence clear as the seeing with one's eyes,- I and whoever follows me. Glory to Allah! and never will I join gods with Allah!" +[12:109] 12|109|Nor did We send before thee (as messengers) any but men, whom we did inspire,- (men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? But the home of the hereafter is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand? +[12:110] 12|110|(Respite will be granted) until, when the messengers give up hope (of their people) and (come to) think that they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help, and those whom We will are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off our punishment from those who are in sin. +[12:111] 12|111|There is, in their stories, instruction for men endued with understanding. It is not a tale invented, but a confirmation of what went before it,- a detailed exposition of all things, and a guide and a mercy to any such as believe. Surah 13: Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) ---------------------------------------- -[13:1] A. L. M. R. These are the signs (or verses) of the Book: that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth; but most men believe not. -[13:2] Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. -[13:3] And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider! -[13:4] And in the earth are tracts (diverse though) neighbouring, and gardens of vines and fields sown with corn, and palm trees - growing out of single roots or otherwise: watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who understand! -[13:5] If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith), strange is their saying: "When we are (actually) dust, shall we indeed then be in a creation renewed?" They are those who deny their Lord! They are those round whose necks will be yokes (of servitude): they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)! -[13:6] They ask thee to hasten on the evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, before them, (many) exemplary punishments! But verily thy Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind for their wrong-doing, and verily thy Lord is (also) strict in punishment. -[13:7] And the Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide. -[13:8] Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear, by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every single thing is before His sight, in (due) proportion. -[13:9] He knoweth the unseen and that which is open: He is the Great, the Most High. -[13:10] It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly; whether he lie hid by night or walk forth freely by day. -[13:11] For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: They guard him by command of Allah. Allah does not change a people's lot unless they change what is in their hearts. But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect. -[13:12] It is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope: It is He Who doth raise up the clouds, heavy with (fertilising) rain! -[13:13] Nay, thunder repeateth His praises, and so do the angels, with awe: He flingeth the loud-voiced thunder-bolts, and therewith He striketh whomsoever He will.. yet these (are the men) who (dare to) dispute about Allah, with the strength of His power (supreme)! -[13:14] For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile) wandering (in the mind). -[13:15] Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth do prostrate themselves to Allah (Acknowledging subjection),- with good-will or in spite of themselves: so do their shadows in the morning and evenings. -[13:16] Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible." -[13:17] He sends down water from the skies, and the channels flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away to foam that mounts up to the surface. Even so, from that (ore) which they heat in the fire, to make ornaments or utensils therewith, there is a scum likewise. Thus doth Allah (by parables) show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears like forth cast out; while that which is for the good of mankind remains on the earth. Thus doth Allah set forth parables. -[13:18] For those who respond to their Lord, are (all) good things. But those who respond not to Him,- Even if they had all that is in the heavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell,- what a bed of misery! -[13:19] Is then one who doth know that that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition;- -[13:20] Those who fulfil the covenant of Allah and fail not in their plighted word; -[13:21] Those who join together those things which Allah hath commanded to be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning; -[13:22] Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home,- -[13:23] Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation): -[13:24] "Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the final home!" -[13:25] But those who break the Covenant of Allah, after having plighted their word thereto, and cut asunder those things which Allah has commanded to be joined, and work mischief in the land;- on them is the curse; for them is the terrible home! -[13:26] Allah doth enlarge, or grant by (strict) measure, the sustenance (which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The wordly) rejoice in the life of this world: But the life of this world is but little comfort in the Hereafter. -[13:27] The Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Truly Allah leaveth, to stray, whom He will; But He guideth to Himself those who turn to Him in penitence,- -[13:28] "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. -[13:29] "For those who believe and work righteousness, is (every) blessedness, and a beautiful place of (final) return." -[13:30] Thus have we sent thee amongst a People before whom (long since) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away; in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration; yet do they reject (Him), the Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust, and to Him do I turn!" -[13:31] If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would be the one!) But, truly, the command is with Allah in all things! Do not the Believers know, that, had Allah (so) willed, He could have guided all mankind (to the right)? But the Unbelievers,- never will disaster cease to seize them for their (ill) deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the promise of Allah come to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in His promise. -[13:32] Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital! -[13:33] Is then He who standeth over every soul (and knoweth) all that it doth, (like any others)? And yet they ascribe partners to Allah. Say: "But name them! is it that ye will inform Him of something he knoweth not on earth, or is it (just) a show of words?" Nay! to those who believe not, their pretence seems pleasing, but they are kept back (thereby) from the path. And those whom Allah leaves to stray, no one can guide. -[13:34] For them is a penalty in the life of this world, but harder, truly, is the penalty of the Hereafter: and defender have they none against Allah. -[13:35] The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised!- beneath it flow rivers: perpetual is the enjoyment thereof and the shade therein: such is the end of the Righteous; and the end of Unbelievers in the Fire. -[13:36] Those to whom We have given the Book rejoice at what hath been revealed unto thee: but there are among the clans those who reject a part thereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship Allah, and not to join partners with Him. Unto Him do I call, and unto Him is my return." -[13:37] Thus have We revealed it to be a judgment of authority in Arabic. Wert thou to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither protector nor defender against Allah. -[13:38] We did send messengers before thee, and appointed for them wives and children: and it was never the part of a messenger to bring a sign except as Allah permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book (revealed). -[13:39] Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book. -[13:40] Whether We shall show thee (within thy life-time) part of what we promised them or take to ourselves thy soul (before it is all accomplished),- thy duty is to make (the Message) reach them: it is our part to call them to account. -[13:41] See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? (Where) Allah commands, there is none to put back His Command: and He is swift in calling to account. -[13:42] Those before them did (also) devise plots; but in all things the master-planning is Allah's He knoweth the doings of every soul: and soon will the Unbelievers know who gets home in the end. -[13:43] The Unbelievers say: "No messenger art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of the Book." +[13:1] 13|1|A. L. M. R. These are the signs (or verses) of the Book: that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth; but most men believe not. +[13:2] 13|2|Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. +[13:3] 13|3|And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider! +[13:4] 13|4|And in the earth are tracts (diverse though) neighbouring, and gardens of vines and fields sown with corn, and palm trees - growing out of single roots or otherwise: watered with the same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who understand! +[13:5] 13|5|If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith), strange is their saying: "When we are (actually) dust, shall we indeed then be in a creation renewed?" They are those who deny their Lord! They are those round whose necks will be yokes (of servitude): they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)! +[13:6] 13|6|They ask thee to hasten on the evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, before them, (many) exemplary punishments! But verily thy Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind for their wrong-doing, and verily thy Lord is (also) strict in punishment. +[13:7] 13|7|And the Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide. +[13:8] 13|8|Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear, by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every single thing is before His sight, in (due) proportion. +[13:9] 13|9|He knoweth the unseen and that which is open: He is the Great, the Most High. +[13:10] 13|10|It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly; whether he lie hid by night or walk forth freely by day. +[13:11] 13|11|For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: They guard him by command of Allah. Allah does not change a people's lot unless they change what is in their hearts. But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect. +[13:12] 13|12|It is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope: It is He Who doth raise up the clouds, heavy with (fertilising) rain! +[13:13] 13|13|Nay, thunder repeateth His praises, and so do the angels, with awe: He flingeth the loud-voiced thunder-bolts, and therewith He striketh whomsoever He will.. yet these (are the men) who (dare to) dispute about Allah, with the strength of His power (supreme)! +[13:14] 13|14|For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile) wandering (in the mind). +[13:15] 13|15|Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth do prostrate themselves to Allah (Acknowledging subjection),- with good-will or in spite of themselves: so do their shadows in the morning and evenings. +[13:16] 13|16|Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible." +[13:17] 13|17|He sends down water from the skies, and the channels flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away to foam that mounts up to the surface. Even so, from that (ore) which they heat in the fire, to make ornaments or utensils therewith, there is a scum likewise. Thus doth Allah (by parables) show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears like forth cast out; while that which is for the good of mankind remains on the earth. Thus doth Allah set forth parables. +[13:18] 13|18|For those who respond to their Lord, are (all) good things. But those who respond not to Him,- Even if they had all that is in the heavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell,- what a bed of misery! +[13:19] 13|19|Is then one who doth know that that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition;- +[13:20] 13|20|Those who fulfil the covenant of Allah and fail not in their plighted word; +[13:21] 13|21|Those who join together those things which Allah hath commanded to be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning; +[13:22] 13|22|Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home,- +[13:23] 13|23|Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation): +[13:24] 13|24|"Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the final home!" +[13:25] 13|25|But those who break the Covenant of Allah, after having plighted their word thereto, and cut asunder those things which Allah has commanded to be joined, and work mischief in the land;- on them is the curse; for them is the terrible home! +[13:26] 13|26|Allah doth enlarge, or grant by (strict) measure, the sustenance (which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The wordly) rejoice in the life of this world: But the life of this world is but little comfort in the Hereafter. +[13:27] 13|27|The Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Truly Allah leaveth, to stray, whom He will; But He guideth to Himself those who turn to Him in penitence,- +[13:28] 13|28|"Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. +[13:29] 13|29|"For those who believe and work righteousness, is (every) blessedness, and a beautiful place of (final) return." +[13:30] 13|30|Thus have we sent thee amongst a People before whom (long since) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away; in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration; yet do they reject (Him), the Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust, and to Him do I turn!" +[13:31] 13|31|If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would be the one!) But, truly, the command is with Allah in all things! Do not the Believers know, that, had Allah (so) willed, He could have guided all mankind (to the right)? But the Unbelievers,- never will disaster cease to seize them for their (ill) deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the promise of Allah come to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in His promise. +[13:32] 13|32|Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital! +[13:33] 13|33|Is then He who standeth over every soul (and knoweth) all that it doth, (like any others)? And yet they ascribe partners to Allah. Say: "But name them! is it that ye will inform Him of something he knoweth not on earth, or is it (just) a show of words?" Nay! to those who believe not, their pretence seems pleasing, but they are kept back (thereby) from the path. And those whom Allah leaves to stray, no one can guide. +[13:34] 13|34|For them is a penalty in the life of this world, but harder, truly, is the penalty of the Hereafter: and defender have they none against Allah. +[13:35] 13|35|The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised!- beneath it flow rivers: perpetual is the enjoyment thereof and the shade therein: such is the end of the Righteous; and the end of Unbelievers in the Fire. +[13:36] 13|36|Those to whom We have given the Book rejoice at what hath been revealed unto thee: but there are among the clans those who reject a part thereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship Allah, and not to join partners with Him. Unto Him do I call, and unto Him is my return." +[13:37] 13|37|Thus have We revealed it to be a judgment of authority in Arabic. Wert thou to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither protector nor defender against Allah. +[13:38] 13|38|We did send messengers before thee, and appointed for them wives and children: and it was never the part of a messenger to bring a sign except as Allah permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book (revealed). +[13:39] 13|39|Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book. +[13:40] 13|40|Whether We shall show thee (within thy life-time) part of what we promised them or take to ourselves thy soul (before it is all accomplished),- thy duty is to make (the Message) reach them: it is our part to call them to account. +[13:41] 13|41|See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? (Where) Allah commands, there is none to put back His Command: and He is swift in calling to account. +[13:42] 13|42|Those before them did (also) devise plots; but in all things the master-planning is Allah's He knoweth the doings of every soul: and soon will the Unbelievers know who gets home in the end. +[13:43] 13|43|The Unbelievers say: "No messenger art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of the Book." Surah 14: Ibrahim (Abraham) ---------------------------------------- -[14:1] A. L. R. A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light - by the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power, worthy of all praise!- -[14:2] Of Allah, to Whom do belong all things in the heavens and on earth! But alas for the Unbelievers for a terrible penalty (their Unfaith will bring them)!- -[14:3] Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter, who hinder (men) from the Path of Allah and seek therein something crooked: they are astray by a long distance. -[14:4] We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom. -[14:5] We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thy people from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them to remember the Days of Allah." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly patient and constant,- grateful and appreciative. -[14:6] Remember! Moses said to his people: "Call to mind the favour of Allah to you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: they set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let your women-folk live: therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord." -[14:7] And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed." -[14:8] And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earth together, yet is Allah free of all wants, worthy of all praise. -[14:9] Has not the story reached you, (O people!), of those who (went) before you? - of the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud? - And of those who (came) after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came messengers with Clear (Signs); but they put their hands up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) on which ye have been sent, and we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which ye invite us." -[14:10] Their messengers said: "Is there a doubt about Allah, The Creator of the heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are no more than human, like ourselves! Ye wish to turn us away from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring us some clear authority." -[14:11] Their messengers said to them: "True, we are human like yourselves, but Allah doth grant His grace to such of his servants as He pleases. It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits. And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust. -[14:12] "No reason have we why we should not put our trust on Allah. Indeed He Has guided us to the Ways we (follow). We shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us. For those who put their trust should put their trust on Allah." -[14:13] And the Unbelievers said to their messengers: "Be sure we shall drive you out of our land, or ye shall return to our religion." But their Lord inspired (this Message) to them: "Verily We shall cause the wrong-doers to perish! -[14:14] "And verily We shall cause you to abide in the land, and succeed them. This for such as fear the Time when they shall stand before My tribunal,- such as fear the punishment denounced." -[14:15] But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor. -[14:16] In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water. -[14:17] In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting. -[14:18] The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over aught that they have earned: that is the straying far, far (from the goal). -[14:19] Seest thou not that Allah created the heavens and the earth in Truth? If He so will, He can remove you and put (in your place) a new creation? -[14:20] Nor is that for Allah any great matter. -[14:21] They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape." -[14:22] And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was Allah Who gave you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise to you. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in associating me with Allah. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous penalty." -[14:23] But those who believe and work righteousness will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow,- to dwell therein for aye with the leave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: "Peace!" -[14:24] Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. -[14:25] It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the leave of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. -[14:26] And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability. -[14:27] Allah will establish in strength those who believe, with the word that stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but Allah will leave, to stray, those who do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth. -[14:28] Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have changed the favour of Allah. Into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to the House of Perdition?- -[14:29] Into Hell? They will burn therein,- an evil place to stay in! -[14:30] And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making straightway for Hell!" -[14:31] Speak to my servants who have believed, that they may establish regular prayers, and spend (in charity) out of the sustenance we have given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day in which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. -[14:32] It is Allah Who hath created the heavens and the earth and sendeth down rain from the skies, and with it bringeth out fruits wherewith to feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject to you, that they may sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) hath He made subject to you. -[14:33] And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you. -[14:34] And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favours of Allah, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is given up to injustice and ingratitude. -[14:35] Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols. -[14:36] "O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind; He then who follows my (ways) is of me, and he that disobeys me,- but Thou art indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[14:37] "O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, that they may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among men with love towards them, and feed them with fruits: so that they may give thanks. -[14:38] "O our Lord! truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what we reveal: for nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven. -[14:39] "Praise be to Allah, Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma'il and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer! -[14:40] O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer. -[14:41] "O our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me, my parents, and (all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established! -[14:42] Think not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror,- -[14:43] They running forward with necks outstretched, their heads uplifted, their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a (gaping) void! -[14:44] So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them: then will the wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only) for a short term: we will answer Thy call, and follow the messengers!" "What! were ye not wont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline? -[14:45] "And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their own souls; ye were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth (many) parables in your behoof!" -[14:46] Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plots were (well) within the sight of Allah, even though they were such as to shake the hills! -[14:47] Never think that Allah would fail his messengers in His promise: for Allah is Exalted in power, - the Lord of Retribution. -[14:48] One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah, the One, the Irresistible; -[14:49] And thou wilt see the sinners that day bound together in fetters;- -[14:50] Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire; -[14:51] That Allah may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily Allah is swift in calling to account. -[14:52] Here is a Message for mankind: Let them take warning therefrom, and let them know that He is (no other than) One Allah: let men of understanding take heed. +[14:1] 14|1|A. L. R. A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light - by the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power, worthy of all praise!- +[14:2] 14|2|Of Allah, to Whom do belong all things in the heavens and on earth! But alas for the Unbelievers for a terrible penalty (their Unfaith will bring them)!- +[14:3] 14|3|Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter, who hinder (men) from the Path of Allah and seek therein something crooked: they are astray by a long distance. +[14:4] 14|4|We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom. +[14:5] 14|5|We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thy people from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them to remember the Days of Allah." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmly patient and constant,- grateful and appreciative. +[14:6] 14|6|Remember! Moses said to his people: "Call to mind the favour of Allah to you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: they set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let your women-folk live: therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord." +[14:7] 14|7|And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed." +[14:8] 14|8|And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earth together, yet is Allah free of all wants, worthy of all praise. +[14:9] 14|9|Has not the story reached you, (O people!), of those who (went) before you? - of the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud? - And of those who (came) after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came messengers with Clear (Signs); but they put their hands up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) on which ye have been sent, and we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which ye invite us." +[14:10] 14|10|Their messengers said: "Is there a doubt about Allah, The Creator of the heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are no more than human, like ourselves! Ye wish to turn us away from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring us some clear authority." +[14:11] 14|11|Their messengers said to them: "True, we are human like yourselves, but Allah doth grant His grace to such of his servants as He pleases. It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits. And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust. +[14:12] 14|12|"No reason have we why we should not put our trust on Allah. Indeed He Has guided us to the Ways we (follow). We shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us. For those who put their trust should put their trust on Allah." +[14:13] 14|13|And the Unbelievers said to their messengers: "Be sure we shall drive you out of our land, or ye shall return to our religion." But their Lord inspired (this Message) to them: "Verily We shall cause the wrong-doers to perish! +[14:14] 14|14|"And verily We shall cause you to abide in the land, and succeed them. This for such as fear the Time when they shall stand before My tribunal,- such as fear the punishment denounced." +[14:15] 14|15|But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor. +[14:16] 14|16|In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water. +[14:17] 14|17|In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting. +[14:18] 14|18|The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over aught that they have earned: that is the straying far, far (from the goal). +[14:19] 14|19|Seest thou not that Allah created the heavens and the earth in Truth? If He so will, He can remove you and put (in your place) a new creation? +[14:20] 14|20|Nor is that for Allah any great matter. +[14:21] 14|21|They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape." +[14:22] 14|22|And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was Allah Who gave you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise to you. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in associating me with Allah. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous penalty." +[14:23] 14|23|But those who believe and work righteousness will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow,- to dwell therein for aye with the leave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: "Peace!" +[14:24] 14|24|Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. +[14:25] 14|25|It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the leave of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. +[14:26] 14|26|And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability. +[14:27] 14|27|Allah will establish in strength those who believe, with the word that stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but Allah will leave, to stray, those who do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth. +[14:28] 14|28|Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have changed the favour of Allah. Into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to the House of Perdition?- +[14:29] 14|29|Into Hell? They will burn therein,- an evil place to stay in! +[14:30] 14|30|And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are making straightway for Hell!" +[14:31] 14|31|Speak to my servants who have believed, that they may establish regular prayers, and spend (in charity) out of the sustenance we have given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day in which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. +[14:32] 14|32|It is Allah Who hath created the heavens and the earth and sendeth down rain from the skies, and with it bringeth out fruits wherewith to feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject to you, that they may sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) hath He made subject to you. +[14:33] 14|33|And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you. +[14:34] 14|34|And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favours of Allah, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is given up to injustice and ingratitude. +[14:35] 14|35|Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols. +[14:36] 14|36|"O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind; He then who follows my (ways) is of me, and he that disobeys me,- but Thou art indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[14:37] 14|37|"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, that they may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among men with love towards them, and feed them with fruits: so that they may give thanks. +[14:38] 14|38|"O our Lord! truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what we reveal: for nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven. +[14:39] 14|39|"Praise be to Allah, Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma'il and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer! +[14:40] 14|40|O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer. +[14:41] 14|41|"O our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me, my parents, and (all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established! +[14:42] 14|42|Think not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror,- +[14:43] 14|43|They running forward with necks outstretched, their heads uplifted, their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a (gaping) void! +[14:44] 14|44|So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them: then will the wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only) for a short term: we will answer Thy call, and follow the messengers!" "What! were ye not wont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline? +[14:45] 14|45|"And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their own souls; ye were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth (many) parables in your behoof!" +[14:46] 14|46|Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plots were (well) within the sight of Allah, even though they were such as to shake the hills! +[14:47] 14|47|Never think that Allah would fail his messengers in His promise: for Allah is Exalted in power, - the Lord of Retribution. +[14:48] 14|48|One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah, the One, the Irresistible; +[14:49] 14|49|And thou wilt see the sinners that day bound together in fetters;- +[14:50] 14|50|Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire; +[14:51] 14|51|That Allah may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily Allah is swift in calling to account. +[14:52] 14|52|Here is a Message for mankind: Let them take warning therefrom, and let them know that He is (no other than) One Allah: let men of understanding take heed. Surah 15: Al-Hijr (The Rock) ---------------------------------------- -[15:1] A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an that makes things clear. -[15:2] Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to Allah's will) in Islam. -[15:3] Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them). -[15:4] Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand. -[15:5] Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it. -[15:6] They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)! -[15:7] "Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth?" -[15:8] We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have! -[15:9] We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). -[15:10] We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old: -[15:11] But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him. -[15:12] Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners - -[15:13] That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have passed away. -[15:14] Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all day) ascending therein, -[15:15] They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been bewitched by sorcery." -[15:16] It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens, and made them fair-seeming to (all) beholders; -[15:17] And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil: -[15:18] But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see). -[15:19] And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. -[15:20] And We have provided therein means of subsistence,- for you and for those for whose sustenance ye are not responsible. -[15:21] And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures. -[15:22] And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its stores. -[15:23] And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it is We Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away). -[15:24] To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind. -[15:25] Assuredly it is thy Lord Who will gather them together: for He is perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge. -[15:26] We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; -[15:27] And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind. -[15:28] Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape; -[15:29] "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him." -[15:30] So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together: -[15:31] Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves. -[15:32] (Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being among those who prostrated themselves?" -[15:33] (Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom Thou didst create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape." -[15:34] (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected, accursed. -[15:35] "And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment." -[15:36] (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised." -[15:37] (Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee -[15:38] "Till the Day of the Time appointed." -[15:39] (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in the wrong, I will make (wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong,- -[15:40] "Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)." -[15:41] (Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads straight to Me. -[15:42] "For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee." -[15:43] And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all! -[15:44] To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned. -[15:45] The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water). -[15:46] (Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace and security." -[15:47] And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity). -[15:48] There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave. -[15:49] Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful; -[15:50] And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty. -[15:51] Tell them about the guests of Abraham. -[15:52] When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!" -[15:53] They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom." -[15:54] He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is your good news?" -[15:55] They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!" -[15:56] He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?" -[15:57] Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?" -[15:58] They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin, -[15:59] "Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm),- All - -[15:60] "Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will lag behind." -[15:61] At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut, -[15:62] He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk." -[15:63] They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt. -[15:64] "We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth. -[15:65] "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered." -[15:66] And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning. -[15:67] The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men). -[15:68] Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not: -[15:69] "But fear Allah, and shame me not." -[15:70] They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?" -[15:71] He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)." -[15:72] Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro. -[15:73] But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning, -[15:74] And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay. -[15:75] Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand. -[15:76] And the (cities were) right on the high-road. -[15:77] Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed. -[15:78] And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers; -[15:79] So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see. -[15:80] The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers: -[15:81] We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them. -[15:82] Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure. -[15:83] But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning, -[15:84] And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)! -[15:85] We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness. -[15:86] For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things. -[15:87] And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an. -[15:88] Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers. -[15:89] And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity,"- -[15:90] (Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into arbitrary parts),- -[15:91] (So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please). -[15:92] Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account, -[15:93] For all their deeds. -[15:94] Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who join false gods with Allah. -[15:95] For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,- -[15:96] Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know. -[15:97] We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say. -[15:98] But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration. -[15:99] And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain. +[15:1] 15|1|A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an that makes things clear. +[15:2] 15|2|Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to Allah's will) in Islam. +[15:3] 15|3|Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them). +[15:4] 15|4|Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand. +[15:5] 15|5|Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it. +[15:6] 15|6|They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)! +[15:7] 15|7|"Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth?" +[15:8] 15|8|We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have! +[15:9] 15|9|We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). +[15:10] 15|10|We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old: +[15:11] 15|11|But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him. +[15:12] 15|12|Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners - +[15:13] 15|13|That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have passed away. +[15:14] 15|14|Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all day) ascending therein, +[15:15] 15|15|They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been bewitched by sorcery." +[15:16] 15|16|It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens, and made them fair-seeming to (all) beholders; +[15:17] 15|17|And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil: +[15:18] 15|18|But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see). +[15:19] 15|19|And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. +[15:20] 15|20|And We have provided therein means of subsistence,- for you and for those for whose sustenance ye are not responsible. +[15:21] 15|21|And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures. +[15:22] 15|22|And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its stores. +[15:23] 15|23|And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it is We Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away). +[15:24] 15|24|To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind. +[15:25] 15|25|Assuredly it is thy Lord Who will gather them together: for He is perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge. +[15:26] 15|26|We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; +[15:27] 15|27|And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind. +[15:28] 15|28|Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape; +[15:29] 15|29|"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him." +[15:30] 15|30|So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together: +[15:31] 15|31|Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves. +[15:32] 15|32|(Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being among those who prostrated themselves?" +[15:33] 15|33|(Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom Thou didst create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape." +[15:34] 15|34|(Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected, accursed. +[15:35] 15|35|"And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment." +[15:36] 15|36|(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised." +[15:37] 15|37|(Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee +[15:38] 15|38|"Till the Day of the Time appointed." +[15:39] 15|39|(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in the wrong, I will make (wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong,- +[15:40] 15|40|"Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)." +[15:41] 15|41|(Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads straight to Me. +[15:42] 15|42|"For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee." +[15:43] 15|43|And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all! +[15:44] 15|44|To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned. +[15:45] 15|45|The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water). +[15:46] 15|46|(Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace and security." +[15:47] 15|47|And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity). +[15:48] 15|48|There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave. +[15:49] 15|49|Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful; +[15:50] 15|50|And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty. +[15:51] 15|51|Tell them about the guests of Abraham. +[15:52] 15|52|When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!" +[15:53] 15|53|They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom." +[15:54] 15|54|He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is your good news?" +[15:55] 15|55|They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!" +[15:56] 15|56|He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?" +[15:57] 15|57|Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?" +[15:58] 15|58|They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin, +[15:59] 15|59|"Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm),- All - +[15:60] 15|60|"Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will lag behind." +[15:61] 15|61|At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut, +[15:62] 15|62|He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk." +[15:63] 15|63|They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt. +[15:64] 15|64|"We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth. +[15:65] 15|65|"Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered." +[15:66] 15|66|And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning. +[15:67] 15|67|The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men). +[15:68] 15|68|Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not: +[15:69] 15|69|"But fear Allah, and shame me not." +[15:70] 15|70|They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?" +[15:71] 15|71|He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)." +[15:72] 15|72|Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro. +[15:73] 15|73|But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning, +[15:74] 15|74|And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay. +[15:75] 15|75|Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand. +[15:76] 15|76|And the (cities were) right on the high-road. +[15:77] 15|77|Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed. +[15:78] 15|78|And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers; +[15:79] 15|79|So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see. +[15:80] 15|80|The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers: +[15:81] 15|81|We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them. +[15:82] 15|82|Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure. +[15:83] 15|83|But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning, +[15:84] 15|84|And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)! +[15:85] 15|85|We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness. +[15:86] 15|86|For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things. +[15:87] 15|87|And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an. +[15:88] 15|88|Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers. +[15:89] 15|89|And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity,"- +[15:90] 15|90|(Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into arbitrary parts),- +[15:91] 15|91|(So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please). +[15:92] 15|92|Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account, +[15:93] 15|93|For all their deeds. +[15:94] 15|94|Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who join false gods with Allah. +[15:95] 15|95|For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,- +[15:96] 15|96|Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know. +[15:97] 15|97|We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say. +[15:98] 15|98|But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration. +[15:99] 15|99|And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain. Surah 16: An-Nahl (The Bee) ---------------------------------------- -[16:1] (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him! -[16:2] He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." -[16:3] He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him! -[16:4] He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer! -[16:5] And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat. -[16:6] And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning. -[16:7] And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful, -[16:8] And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge. -[16:9] And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you. -[16:10] It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle. -[16:11] With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought. -[16:12] He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun and the moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise. -[16:13] And the things on this earth which He has multiplied in varying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a sign for men who celebrate the praises of Allah (in gratitude). -[16:14] It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful. -[16:15] And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves; -[16:16] And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves. -[16:17] Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition? -[16:18] If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[16:19] And Allah doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal. -[16:20] Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created. -[16:21] (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up. -[16:22] Your Allah is one Allah: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant. -[16:23] Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant. -[16:24] When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!" -[16:25] Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear! -[16:26] Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allah took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive. -[16:27] Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where are My 'partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with shame and misery,- -[16:28] "(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did; -[16:29] "So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant." -[16:30] To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,- -[16:31] Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous,- -[16:32] (Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye did (in the world)." -[16:33] Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or there comes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls. -[16:34] But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in. -[16:35] The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message? -[16:36] For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth). -[16:37] If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them. -[16:38] They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not. -[16:39] (They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood. -[16:40] For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is. -[16:41] To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression,- We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world; but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only realised (this)! -[16:42] (They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord. -[16:43] And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. -[16:44] (We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought. -[16:45] Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?- -[16:46] Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?- -[16:47] Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy. -[16:48] Do they not look at Allah's creation, (even) among (inanimate) things,- How their (very) shadows turn round, from the right and the left, prostrating themselves to Allah, and that in the humblest manner? -[16:49] And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth, whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord). -[16:50] They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded. -[16:51] Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)." -[16:52] To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due always: then will ye fear other than Allah? -[16:53] And ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans; -[16:54] Yet, when He removes the distress from you, behold! some of you turn to other gods to join with their Lord- -[16:55] (As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours we have bestowed on them! then enjoy (your brief day): but soon will ye know (your folly)! -[16:56] And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions. -[16:57] And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire! -[16:58] When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! -[16:59] With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on? -[16:60] To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. -[16:61] If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour). -[16:62] They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it! -[16:63] By Allah, We (also) sent (Our messengers) to Peoples before thee; but Satan made, (to the wicked), their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron today, but they shall have a most grievous penalty. -[16:64] And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose, that thou shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe. -[16:65] And Allah sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewith life to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen. -[16:66] And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign. From what is within their bodies between excretions and blood, We produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it. -[16:67] And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink and food: behold, in this also is a sign for those who are wise. -[16:68] And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; -[16:69] Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. -[16:70] It is Allah who creates you and takes your souls at death; and of you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they know nothing after having known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. -[16:71] Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others: those more favoured are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favours of Allah? -[16:72] And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for Allah's favours?- -[16:73] And worship others than Allah,- such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power? -[16:74] Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye know not. -[16:75] Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not. -[16:76] Allah sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way be directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal with one who commands Justice, and is on a Straight Way? -[16:77] To Allah belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. And the Decision of the Hour (of Judgment) is as the twingkling of an eye, or even quicker: for Allah hath power over all things. -[16:78] It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when ye knew nothing; and He gave you hearing and sight and intelligence and affections: that ye may give thanks (to Allah). -[16:79] Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) Allah. Verily in this are signs for those who believe. -[16:80] It is Allah Who made your habitations homes of rest and quiet for you; and made for you, out of the skins of animals, (tents for) dwellings, which ye find so light (and handy) when ye travel and when ye stop (in your travels); and out of their wool, and their soft fibres (between wool and hair), and their hair, rich stuff and articles of convenience (to serve you) for a time. -[16:81] It is Allah Who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade; of the hills He made some for your shelter; He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you, that ye may bow to His Will (in Islam). -[16:82] But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the clear Message. -[16:83] They recognise the favours of Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful. -[16:84] One Day We shall raise from all Peoples a Witness: then will no excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours. -[16:85] When the wrong-doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite. -[16:86] When those who gave partners to Allah will see their "partners", they will say: "Our Lord! these are our 'partners,' those whom we used to invoke besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!" -[16:87] That Day shall they (openly) show (their) submission to Allah; and all their inventions shall leave them in the lurch. -[16:88] Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah - for them will We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spread mischief. -[16:89] One day We shall raise from all Peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims. -[16:90] Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition. -[16:91] Fulfil the Covenant of Allah when ye have entered into it, and break not your oaths after ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made Allah your surety; for Allah knoweth all that ye do. -[16:92] And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more numerous than another: for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein ye disagree. -[16:93] If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people: But He leaves straying whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases: but ye shall certainly be called to account for all your actions. -[16:94] And take not your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a Mighty Wrath descend on you. -[16:95] Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew. -[16:96] What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions. -[16:97] Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions. -[16:98] When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the rejected one. -[16:99] No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. -[16:100] His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah. -[16:101] When We substitute one revelation for another,- and Allah knows best what He reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not. -[16:102] Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. -[16:103] We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. -[16:104] Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah,- Allah will not guide them, and theirs will be a grievous Penalty. -[16:105] It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie! -[16:106] Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters Unbelief,- except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith - but such as open their breast to Unbelief, on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty. -[16:107] This because they love the life of this world better than the Hereafter: and Allah will not guide those who reject Faith. -[16:108] Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has sealed up, and they take no heed. -[16:109] Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish. -[16:110] But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. -[16:111] One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, and every soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with. -[16:112] Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought. -[16:113] And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities. -[16:114] So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve. -[16:115] He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[16:116] But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper. -[16:117] (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty. -[16:118] To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves. -[16:119] But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[16:120] Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah: -[16:121] He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who chose him, and guided him to a Straight Way. -[16:122] And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the Righteous. -[16:123] So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah." -[16:124] The Sabbath was only made (strict) for those who disagreed (as to its observance); But Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, as to their differences. -[16:125] Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance. -[16:126] And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient. -[16:127] And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah; nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots. -[16:128] For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good. +[16:1] 16|1|(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him! +[16:2] 16|2|He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." +[16:3] 16|3|He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him! +[16:4] 16|4|He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer! +[16:5] 16|5|And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat. +[16:6] 16|6|And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning. +[16:7] 16|7|And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful, +[16:8] 16|8|And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge. +[16:9] 16|9|And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you. +[16:10] 16|10|It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle. +[16:11] 16|11|With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought. +[16:12] 16|12|He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun and the moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise. +[16:13] 16|13|And the things on this earth which He has multiplied in varying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a sign for men who celebrate the praises of Allah (in gratitude). +[16:14] 16|14|It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful. +[16:15] 16|15|And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves; +[16:16] 16|16|And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves. +[16:17] 16|17|Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition? +[16:18] 16|18|If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:19] 16|19|And Allah doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal. +[16:20] 16|20|Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created. +[16:21] 16|21|(They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up. +[16:22] 16|22|Your Allah is one Allah: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant. +[16:23] 16|23|Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant. +[16:24] 16|24|When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!" +[16:25] 16|25|Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear! +[16:26] 16|26|Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allah took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive. +[16:27] 16|27|Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where are My 'partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with shame and misery,- +[16:28] 16|28|"(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did; +[16:29] 16|29|"So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant." +[16:30] 16|30|To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,- +[16:31] 16|31|Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous,- +[16:32] 16|32|(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye did (in the world)." +[16:33] 16|33|Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or there comes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls. +[16:34] 16|34|But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in. +[16:35] 16|35|The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message? +[16:36] 16|36|For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth). +[16:37] 16|37|If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them. +[16:38] 16|38|They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not. +[16:39] 16|39|(They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood. +[16:40] 16|40|For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is. +[16:41] 16|41|To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression,- We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world; but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only realised (this)! +[16:42] 16|42|(They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord. +[16:43] 16|43|And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. +[16:44] 16|44|(We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought. +[16:45] 16|45|Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?- +[16:46] 16|46|Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?- +[16:47] 16|47|Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy. +[16:48] 16|48|Do they not look at Allah's creation, (even) among (inanimate) things,- How their (very) shadows turn round, from the right and the left, prostrating themselves to Allah, and that in the humblest manner? +[16:49] 16|49|And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth, whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord). +[16:50] 16|50|They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded. +[16:51] 16|51|Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)." +[16:52] 16|52|To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due always: then will ye fear other than Allah? +[16:53] 16|53|And ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans; +[16:54] 16|54|Yet, when He removes the distress from you, behold! some of you turn to other gods to join with their Lord- +[16:55] 16|55|(As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours we have bestowed on them! then enjoy (your brief day): but soon will ye know (your folly)! +[16:56] 16|56|And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions. +[16:57] 16|57|And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire! +[16:58] 16|58|When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! +[16:59] 16|59|With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on? +[16:60] 16|60|To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. +[16:61] 16|61|If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour). +[16:62] 16|62|They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it! +[16:63] 16|63|By Allah, We (also) sent (Our messengers) to Peoples before thee; but Satan made, (to the wicked), their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron today, but they shall have a most grievous penalty. +[16:64] 16|64|And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose, that thou shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe. +[16:65] 16|65|And Allah sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewith life to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen. +[16:66] 16|66|And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign. From what is within their bodies between excretions and blood, We produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it. +[16:67] 16|67|And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink and food: behold, in this also is a sign for those who are wise. +[16:68] 16|68|And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; +[16:69] 16|69|Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. +[16:70] 16|70|It is Allah who creates you and takes your souls at death; and of you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they know nothing after having known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. +[16:71] 16|71|Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others: those more favoured are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favours of Allah? +[16:72] 16|72|And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for Allah's favours?- +[16:73] 16|73|And worship others than Allah,- such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power? +[16:74] 16|74|Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye know not. +[16:75] 16|75|Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not. +[16:76] 16|76|Allah sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way be directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal with one who commands Justice, and is on a Straight Way? +[16:77] 16|77|To Allah belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. And the Decision of the Hour (of Judgment) is as the twingkling of an eye, or even quicker: for Allah hath power over all things. +[16:78] 16|78|It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when ye knew nothing; and He gave you hearing and sight and intelligence and affections: that ye may give thanks (to Allah). +[16:79] 16|79|Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) Allah. Verily in this are signs for those who believe. +[16:80] 16|80|It is Allah Who made your habitations homes of rest and quiet for you; and made for you, out of the skins of animals, (tents for) dwellings, which ye find so light (and handy) when ye travel and when ye stop (in your travels); and out of their wool, and their soft fibres (between wool and hair), and their hair, rich stuff and articles of convenience (to serve you) for a time. +[16:81] 16|81|It is Allah Who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade; of the hills He made some for your shelter; He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you, that ye may bow to His Will (in Islam). +[16:82] 16|82|But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the clear Message. +[16:83] 16|83|They recognise the favours of Allah; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful. +[16:84] 16|84|One Day We shall raise from all Peoples a Witness: then will no excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours. +[16:85] 16|85|When the wrong-doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite. +[16:86] 16|86|When those who gave partners to Allah will see their "partners", they will say: "Our Lord! these are our 'partners,' those whom we used to invoke besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!" +[16:87] 16|87|That Day shall they (openly) show (their) submission to Allah; and all their inventions shall leave them in the lurch. +[16:88] 16|88|Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah - for them will We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spread mischief. +[16:89] 16|89|One day We shall raise from all Peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims. +[16:90] 16|90|Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition. +[16:91] 16|91|Fulfil the Covenant of Allah when ye have entered into it, and break not your oaths after ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made Allah your surety; for Allah knoweth all that ye do. +[16:92] 16|92|And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more numerous than another: for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein ye disagree. +[16:93] 16|93|If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people: But He leaves straying whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases: but ye shall certainly be called to account for all your actions. +[16:94] 16|94|And take not your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a Mighty Wrath descend on you. +[16:95] 16|95|Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for with Allah is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew. +[16:96] 16|96|What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions. +[16:97] 16|97|Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions. +[16:98] 16|98|When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the rejected one. +[16:99] 16|99|No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. +[16:100] 16|100|His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah. +[16:101] 16|101|When We substitute one revelation for another,- and Allah knows best what He reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not. +[16:102] 16|102|Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. +[16:103] 16|103|We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. +[16:104] 16|104|Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah,- Allah will not guide them, and theirs will be a grievous Penalty. +[16:105] 16|105|It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie! +[16:106] 16|106|Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters Unbelief,- except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith - but such as open their breast to Unbelief, on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty. +[16:107] 16|107|This because they love the life of this world better than the Hereafter: and Allah will not guide those who reject Faith. +[16:108] 16|108|Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has sealed up, and they take no heed. +[16:109] 16|109|Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish. +[16:110] 16|110|But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:111] 16|111|One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, and every soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with. +[16:112] 16|112|Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought. +[16:113] 16|113|And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities. +[16:114] 16|114|So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve. +[16:115] 16|115|He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:116] 16|116|But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper. +[16:117] 16|117|(In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty. +[16:118] 16|118|To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves. +[16:119] 16|119|But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[16:120] 16|120|Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah: +[16:121] 16|121|He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who chose him, and guided him to a Straight Way. +[16:122] 16|122|And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the Righteous. +[16:123] 16|123|So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah." +[16:124] 16|124|The Sabbath was only made (strict) for those who disagreed (as to its observance); But Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, as to their differences. +[16:125] 16|125|Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance. +[16:126] 16|126|And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient. +[16:127] 16|127|And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah; nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots. +[16:128] 16|128|For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good. Surah 17: Bani Isra'il (The Israelites) ---------------------------------------- -[17:1] Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things). -[17:2] We gave Moses the Book, and made it a Guide to the Children of Israel, (commanding): "Take not other than Me as Disposer of (your) affairs." -[17:3] O ye that are sprung from those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah! Verily he was a devotee most grateful. -[17:4] And We gave (Clear) Warning to the Children of Israel in the Book, that twice would they do mischief on the earth and be elated with mighty arrogance (and twice would they be punished)! -[17:5] When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against you Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmost parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled. -[17:6] Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-power. -[17:7] If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; if ye did evil, (ye did it) against yourselves. So when the second of the warnings came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to enter your Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power. -[17:8] It may be that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but if ye revert (to your sins), We shall revert (to Our punishments): And we have made Hell a prison for those who reject (all Faith). -[17:9] Verily this Qur'an doth guide to that which is most right (or stable), and giveth the Glad Tidings to the Believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a magnificent reward; -[17:10] And to those who believe not in the Hereafter, (it announceth) that We have prepared for them a Penalty Grievous (indeed). -[17:11] The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds). -[17:12] We have made the Night and the Day as two (of Our) Signs: the Sign of the Night have We obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have made to enlighten you; that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know the number and count of the years: all things have We explained in detail. -[17:13] Every man's fate We have fastened on his own neck: On the Day of Judgment We shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread open. -[17:14] (It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: Sufficient is thy soul this day to make out an account against thee." -[17:15] Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning). -[17:16] When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly. -[17:17] How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? and enough is thy Lord to note and see the sins of His servants. -[17:18] If any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), We readily grant them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: in the end have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgraced and rejected. -[17:19] Those who do wish for the (things of) the Hereafter, and strive therefor with all due striving, and have Faith,- they are the ones whose striving is acceptable (to Allah). -[17:20] Of the bounties of thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These as well as those: The bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone). -[17:21] See how We have bestowed more on some than on others; but verily the Hereafter is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence. -[17:22] Take not with Allah another object of worship; or thou (O man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution. -[17:23] Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. -[17:24] And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." -[17:25] Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: If ye do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (in true penitence). -[17:26] And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. -[17:27] Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones; and the Evil One is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful. -[17:28] And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of the Mercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness. -[17:29] Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute. -[17:30] Verily thy Lord doth provide sustenance in abundance for whom He pleaseth, and He provideth in a just measure. For He doth know and regard all His servants. -[17:31] Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin. -[17:32] Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). -[17:33] Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to demand qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the Law). -[17:34] Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength; and fulfil (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). -[17:35] Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination. -[17:36] And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). -[17:37] Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height. -[17:38] Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of thy Lord. -[17:39] These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which thy Lord has revealed to thee. Take not, with Allah, another object of worship, lest thou shouldst be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected. -[17:40] Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons, and taken for Himself daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful saying! -[17:41] We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an, in order that they may receive admonition, but it only increases their flight (from the Truth)! -[17:42] Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne! -[17:43] Glory to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted and Great (beyond measure)! -[17:44] The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving! -[17:45] When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible: -[17:46] And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth). -[17:47] We know best why it is they listen, when they listen to thee; and when they meet in private conference, behold, the wicked say, "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched!" -[17:48] See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way. -[17:49] They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?" -[17:50] Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron, -[17:51] "Or created matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to be raised up),- (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" then will they say: "Who will cause us to return?" Say: "He who created you first!" Then will they wag their heads towards thee, and say, "When will that be?" Say, "May be it will be quite soon! -[17:52] "It will be on a Day when He will call you, and ye will answer (His call) with (words of) His praise, and ye will think that ye tarried but a little while!" -[17:53] Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy. -[17:54] It is your Lord that knoweth you best: If He please, He granteth you mercy, or if He please, punishment: We have not sent thee to be a disposer of their affairs for them. -[17:55] And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms. -[17:56] Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them." -[17:57] Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of. -[17:58] There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record. -[17:59] And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil). -[17:60] Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompass mankind round about: We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial for men,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an: We put terror (and warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinate transgression! -[17:61] Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?" -[17:62] He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!" -[17:63] (Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense. -[17:64] "Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit. -[17:65] "As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:" Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs. -[17:66] Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship go smoothly for you through the sea, in order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is unto you most Merciful. -[17:67] When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon - besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safe to land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man! -[17:68] Do ye then feel secure that He will not cause you to be swallowed up beneath the earth when ye are on land, or that He will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones) so that ye shall find no one to carry out your affairs for you? -[17:69] Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your ingratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us? -[17:70] We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation. -[17:71] One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least. -[17:72] But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the hereafter, and most astray from the Path. -[17:73] And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quite different; (in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend! -[17:74] And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a little. -[17:75] In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us! -[17:76] Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order to expel thee; but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after thee, except for a little while. -[17:77] (This was Our) way with the messengers We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways. -[17:78] Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony. -[17:79] And pray in the small watches of the morning: (it would be) an additional prayer (or spiritual profit) for thee: soon will thy Lord raise thee to a Station of Praise and Glory! -[17:80] Say: "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." -[17:81] And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." -[17:82] We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. -[17:83] Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair! -[17:84] Say: "Everyone acts according to his own disposition: But your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way." -[17:85] They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)" -[17:86] If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have sent thee by inspiration: then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in that matter as against Us,- -[17:87] Except for Mercy from thy Lord: for his bounty is to thee (indeed) great. -[17:88] Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support. -[17:89] And We have explained to man, in this Qur'an, every kind of similitude: yet the greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude! -[17:90] They say: "We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth, -[17:91] "Or (until) thou have a garden of date trees and vines, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water; -[17:92] "Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face: -[17:93] "Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mounting until thou send down to us a book that we could read." Say: "Glory to my Lord! Am I aught but a man,- a messenger?" -[17:94] What kept men back from belief when Guidance came to them, was nothing but this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man (like us) to be (His) Messenger?" -[17:95] Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger." -[17:96] Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things). -[17:97] It is he whom Allah guides, that is on true Guidance; but he whom He leaves astray - for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment We shall gather, them together, prone on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf: their abode will be Hell: every time it shows abatement, We shall increase from them the fierceness of the Fire. -[17:98] That is their recompense, because they rejected Our signs, and said, "When we are reduced to bones and broken dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new Creation?" -[17:99] See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, has power to create the like of them (anew)? Only He has decreed a term appointed, of which there is no doubt. But the unjust refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude. -[17:100] Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man is (every) niggardly!" -[17:101] To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: As the Children of Israel: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery! -[17:102] Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening evidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!" -[17:103] So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We did drown him and all who were with him. -[17:104] And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel, "Dwell securely in the land (of promise)": but when the second of the warnings came to pass, We gathered you together in a mingled crowd. -[17:105] We sent down the (Qur'an) in Truth, and in Truth has it descended: and We sent thee but to give Glad Tidings and to warn (sinners). -[17:106] (It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages. -[17:107] Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, -[17:108] "And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'" -[17:109] They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility. -[17:110] Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between." -[17:111] Say: "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!" +[17:1] 17|1|Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things). +[17:2] 17|2|We gave Moses the Book, and made it a Guide to the Children of Israel, (commanding): "Take not other than Me as Disposer of (your) affairs." +[17:3] 17|3|O ye that are sprung from those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah! Verily he was a devotee most grateful. +[17:4] 17|4|And We gave (Clear) Warning to the Children of Israel in the Book, that twice would they do mischief on the earth and be elated with mighty arrogance (and twice would they be punished)! +[17:5] 17|5|When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against you Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmost parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled. +[17:6] 17|6|Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-power. +[17:7] 17|7|If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; if ye did evil, (ye did it) against yourselves. So when the second of the warnings came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to enter your Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power. +[17:8] 17|8|It may be that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but if ye revert (to your sins), We shall revert (to Our punishments): And we have made Hell a prison for those who reject (all Faith). +[17:9] 17|9|Verily this Qur'an doth guide to that which is most right (or stable), and giveth the Glad Tidings to the Believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a magnificent reward; +[17:10] 17|10|And to those who believe not in the Hereafter, (it announceth) that We have prepared for them a Penalty Grievous (indeed). +[17:11] 17|11|The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds). +[17:12] 17|12|We have made the Night and the Day as two (of Our) Signs: the Sign of the Night have We obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have made to enlighten you; that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know the number and count of the years: all things have We explained in detail. +[17:13] 17|13|Every man's fate We have fastened on his own neck: On the Day of Judgment We shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread open. +[17:14] 17|14|(It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: Sufficient is thy soul this day to make out an account against thee." +[17:15] 17|15|Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning). +[17:16] 17|16|When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly. +[17:17] 17|17|How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? and enough is thy Lord to note and see the sins of His servants. +[17:18] 17|18|If any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), We readily grant them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: in the end have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgraced and rejected. +[17:19] 17|19|Those who do wish for the (things of) the Hereafter, and strive therefor with all due striving, and have Faith,- they are the ones whose striving is acceptable (to Allah). +[17:20] 17|20|Of the bounties of thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These as well as those: The bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone). +[17:21] 17|21|See how We have bestowed more on some than on others; but verily the Hereafter is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence. +[17:22] 17|22|Take not with Allah another object of worship; or thou (O man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution. +[17:23] 17|23|Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. +[17:24] 17|24|And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." +[17:25] 17|25|Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: If ye do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (in true penitence). +[17:26] 17|26|And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. +[17:27] 17|27|Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones; and the Evil One is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful. +[17:28] 17|28|And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of the Mercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness. +[17:29] 17|29|Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute. +[17:30] 17|30|Verily thy Lord doth provide sustenance in abundance for whom He pleaseth, and He provideth in a just measure. For He doth know and regard all His servants. +[17:31] 17|31|Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin. +[17:32] 17|32|Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). +[17:33] 17|33|Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to demand qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the Law). +[17:34] 17|34|Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength; and fulfil (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). +[17:35] 17|35|Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination. +[17:36] 17|36|And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). +[17:37] 17|37|Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height. +[17:38] 17|38|Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of thy Lord. +[17:39] 17|39|These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which thy Lord has revealed to thee. Take not, with Allah, another object of worship, lest thou shouldst be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected. +[17:40] 17|40|Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons, and taken for Himself daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful saying! +[17:41] 17|41|We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an, in order that they may receive admonition, but it only increases their flight (from the Truth)! +[17:42] 17|42|Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne! +[17:43] 17|43|Glory to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted and Great (beyond measure)! +[17:44] 17|44|The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving! +[17:45] 17|45|When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible: +[17:46] 17|46|And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth). +[17:47] 17|47|We know best why it is they listen, when they listen to thee; and when they meet in private conference, behold, the wicked say, "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched!" +[17:48] 17|48|See what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they find a way. +[17:49] 17|49|They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?" +[17:50] 17|50|Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron, +[17:51] 17|51|"Or created matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to be raised up),- (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" then will they say: "Who will cause us to return?" Say: "He who created you first!" Then will they wag their heads towards thee, and say, "When will that be?" Say, "May be it will be quite soon! +[17:52] 17|52|"It will be on a Day when He will call you, and ye will answer (His call) with (words of) His praise, and ye will think that ye tarried but a little while!" +[17:53] 17|53|Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy. +[17:54] 17|54|It is your Lord that knoweth you best: If He please, He granteth you mercy, or if He please, punishment: We have not sent thee to be a disposer of their affairs for them. +[17:55] 17|55|And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms. +[17:56] 17|56|Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them." +[17:57] 17|57|Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of. +[17:58] 17|58|There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record. +[17:59] 17|59|And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil). +[17:60] 17|60|Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompass mankind round about: We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial for men,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an: We put terror (and warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinate transgression! +[17:61] 17|61|Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?" +[17:62] 17|62|He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!" +[17:63] 17|63|(Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense. +[17:64] 17|64|"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit. +[17:65] 17|65|"As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:" Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs. +[17:66] 17|66|Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship go smoothly for you through the sea, in order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is unto you most Merciful. +[17:67] 17|67|When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon - besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safe to land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man! +[17:68] 17|68|Do ye then feel secure that He will not cause you to be swallowed up beneath the earth when ye are on land, or that He will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones) so that ye shall find no one to carry out your affairs for you? +[17:69] 17|69|Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your ingratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us? +[17:70] 17|70|We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation. +[17:71] 17|71|One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least. +[17:72] 17|72|But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the hereafter, and most astray from the Path. +[17:73] 17|73|And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quite different; (in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend! +[17:74] 17|74|And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a little. +[17:75] 17|75|In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us! +[17:76] 17|76|Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order to expel thee; but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after thee, except for a little while. +[17:77] 17|77|(This was Our) way with the messengers We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways. +[17:78] 17|78|Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony. +[17:79] 17|79|And pray in the small watches of the morning: (it would be) an additional prayer (or spiritual profit) for thee: soon will thy Lord raise thee to a Station of Praise and Glory! +[17:80] 17|80|Say: "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." +[17:81] 17|81|And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." +[17:82] 17|82|We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. +[17:83] 17|83|Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair! +[17:84] 17|84|Say: "Everyone acts according to his own disposition: But your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way." +[17:85] 17|85|They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)" +[17:86] 17|86|If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have sent thee by inspiration: then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in that matter as against Us,- +[17:87] 17|87|Except for Mercy from thy Lord: for his bounty is to thee (indeed) great. +[17:88] 17|88|Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support. +[17:89] 17|89|And We have explained to man, in this Qur'an, every kind of similitude: yet the greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude! +[17:90] 17|90|They say: "We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth, +[17:91] 17|91|"Or (until) thou have a garden of date trees and vines, and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water; +[17:92] 17|92|"Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face: +[17:93] 17|93|"Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mounting until thou send down to us a book that we could read." Say: "Glory to my Lord! Am I aught but a man,- a messenger?" +[17:94] 17|94|What kept men back from belief when Guidance came to them, was nothing but this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man (like us) to be (His) Messenger?" +[17:95] 17|95|Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger." +[17:96] 17|96|Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things). +[17:97] 17|97|It is he whom Allah guides, that is on true Guidance; but he whom He leaves astray - for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment We shall gather, them together, prone on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf: their abode will be Hell: every time it shows abatement, We shall increase from them the fierceness of the Fire. +[17:98] 17|98|That is their recompense, because they rejected Our signs, and said, "When we are reduced to bones and broken dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new Creation?" +[17:99] 17|99|See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, has power to create the like of them (anew)? Only He has decreed a term appointed, of which there is no doubt. But the unjust refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude. +[17:100] 17|100|Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of my Lord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man is (every) niggardly!" +[17:101] 17|101|To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: As the Children of Israel: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery! +[17:102] 17|102|Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening evidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!" +[17:103] 17|103|So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We did drown him and all who were with him. +[17:104] 17|104|And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel, "Dwell securely in the land (of promise)": but when the second of the warnings came to pass, We gathered you together in a mingled crowd. +[17:105] 17|105|We sent down the (Qur'an) in Truth, and in Truth has it descended: and We sent thee but to give Glad Tidings and to warn (sinners). +[17:106] 17|106|(It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages. +[17:107] 17|107|Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, +[17:108] 17|108|"And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'" +[17:109] 17|109|They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility. +[17:110] 17|110|Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between." +[17:111] 17|111|Say: "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!" Surah 18: Al-Kahf (The Cave) ---------------------------------------- -[18:1] Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness: -[18:2] (He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward, -[18:3] Wherein they shall remain for ever: -[18:4] Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son": -[18:5] No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood! -[18:6] Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message. -[18:7] That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct. -[18:8] Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage). -[18:9] Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign? -[18:10] Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!" -[18:11] Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not): -[18:12] Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried! -[18:13] We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance: -[18:14] We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity! -[18:15] "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah? -[18:16] "When ye turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourselves to the Cave: Your Lord will shower His mercies on you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease." -[18:17] Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right Way. -[18:18] Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them. -[18:19] Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you. -[18:20] "For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity." -[18:21] Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them." -[18:22] (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers. -[18:23] Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"- -[18:24] Without adding, "So please Allah!" and call thy Lord to mind when thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road." -[18:25] So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more) -[18:26] Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His Command with any person whatsoever. -[18:27] And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him. -[18:28] And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; no obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds. -[18:29] Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose (smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they will be granted water like melted brass, that will scald their faces, how dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on! -[18:30] As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed. -[18:31] For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on! -[18:32] Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them We provided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We placed corn-fields. -[18:33] Each of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein: in the midst of them We caused a river to flow. -[18:34] (Abundant) was the produce this man had: he said to his companion, in the course of a mutual argument: "more wealth have I than you, and more honour and power in (my following of) men." -[18:35] He went into his garden in a state (of mind) unjust to his soul: He said, "I deem not that this will ever perish, -[18:36] "Nor do I deem that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) come: Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange." -[18:37] His companion said to him, in the course of the argument with him: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned thee into a man? -[18:38] "But (I think) for my part that He is Allah, My Lord, and none shall I associate with my Lord. -[18:39] "Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons, -[18:40] "It may be that my Lord will give me something better than thy garden, and that He will send on thy garden thunderbolts (by way of reckoning) from heaven, making it (but) slippery sand!- -[18:41] "Or the water of the garden will run off underground so that thou wilt never be able to find it." -[18:42] So his fruits (and enjoyment) were encompassed (with ruin), and he remained twisting and turning his hands over what he had spent on his property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations, and he could only say, "Woe is me! Would I had never ascribed partners to my Lord and Cherisher!" -[18:43] Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able to deliver himself. -[18:44] There, the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. He is the Best to reward, and the Best to give success. -[18:45] Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things. -[18:46] Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes. -[18:47] One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them. -[18:48] And they will be marshalled before thy Lord in ranks, (with the announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first: aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil the appointment made to you to meet (Us)!": -[18:49] And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they will say, "Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!" They will find all that they did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice. -[18:50] Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers! -[18:51] I called them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor (even) their own creation: nor is it for helpers such as Me to take as lead (men) astray! -[18:52] One Day He will say, "Call on those whom ye thought to be My partners," and they will call on them, but they will not listen to them; and We shall make for them a place of common perdition. -[18:53] And the Sinful shall see the fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein: no means will they find to turn away therefrom. -[18:54] We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious. -[18:55] And what is there to keep back men from believing, now that Guidance has come to them, nor from praying for forgiveness from their Lord, but that (they ask that) the ways of the ancients be repeated with them, or the Wrath be brought to them face to face? -[18:56] We only send the messengers to give Glad Tidings and to give warnings: But the unbelievers dispute with vain argument, in order therewith to weaken the truth, and they treat My Signs as a jest, as also the fact that they are warned! -[18:57] And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? Verily We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness, if thou callest them to guidance, even then will they never accept guidance. -[18:58] But your Lord is Most forgiving, full of Mercy. If He were to call them (at once) to account for what they have earned, then surely He would have hastened their punishment: but they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no refuge. -[18:59] Such were the populations we destroyed when they committed iniquities; but we fixed an appointed time for their destruction. -[18:60] Behold, Moses said to his attendant, "I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travel." -[18:61] But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. -[18:62] When they had passed on (some distance), Moses said to his attendant: "Bring us our early meal; truly we have suffered much fatigue at this (stage of) our journey." -[18:63] He replied: "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget to tell (you) about it: it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!" -[18:64] Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come). -[18:65] So they found one of Our servants, on whom We had bestowed Mercy from Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Our own Presence. -[18:66] Moses said to him: "May I follow thee, on the footing that thou teach me something of the (Higher) Truth which thou hast been taught?" -[18:67] (The other) said: "Verily thou wilt not be able to have patience with me!" -[18:68] "And how canst thou have patience about things about which thy understanding is not complete?" -[18:69] Moses said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly) patient: nor shall I disobey thee in aught." -[18:70] The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it." -[18:71] So they both proceeded: until, when they were in the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou scuttled it in order to drown those in it? Truly a strange thing hast thou done!" -[18:72] He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?" -[18:73] Moses said: "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me by raising difficulties in my case." -[18:74] Then they proceeded: until, when they met a young man, he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard of) thing hast thou done!" -[18:75] He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?" -[18:76] (Moses) said: "If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in thy company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side." -[18:77] Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the inhabitants of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them hospitality. They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst have exacted some recompense for it!" -[18:78] He answered: "This is the parting between me and thee: now will I tell thee the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience. -[18:79] "As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force. -[18:80] "As for the youth, his parents were people of Faith, and we feared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude (to Allah and man). -[18:81] "So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection. -[18:82] "As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans, in the Town; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were entitled: their father had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that they should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure - a mercy (and favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own accord. Such is the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience." -[18:83] They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story." -[18:84] Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends. -[18:85] One (such) way he followed, -[18:86] Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness." -[18:87] He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before). -[18:88] "But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command." -[18:89] Then followed he (another) way, -[18:90] Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun. -[18:91] (He left them) as they were: We completely understood what was before him. -[18:92] Then followed he (another) way, -[18:93] Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word. -[18:94] They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them? -[18:95] He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them: -[18:96] "Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead." -[18:97] Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it. -[18:98] He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true." -[18:99] On that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another: the trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together. -[18:100] And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, all spread out,- -[18:101] (Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil from remembrance of Me, and who had been unable even to hear. -[18:102] Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment. -[18:103] Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?- -[18:104] "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?" -[18:105] They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight. -[18:106] That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest. -[18:107] As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise, -[18:108] Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish for from them. -[18:109] Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." -[18:110] Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner. +[18:1] 18|1|Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness: +[18:2] 18|2|(He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward, +[18:3] 18|3|Wherein they shall remain for ever: +[18:4] 18|4|Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son": +[18:5] 18|5|No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood! +[18:6] 18|6|Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message. +[18:7] 18|7|That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct. +[18:8] 18|8|Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage). +[18:9] 18|9|Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign? +[18:10] 18|10|Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!" +[18:11] 18|11|Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not): +[18:12] 18|12|Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried! +[18:13] 18|13|We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance: +[18:14] 18|14|We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity! +[18:15] 18|15|"These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah? +[18:16] 18|16|"When ye turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourselves to the Cave: Your Lord will shower His mercies on you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease." +[18:17] 18|17|Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right Way. +[18:18] 18|18|Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them. +[18:19] 18|19|Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you. +[18:20] 18|20|"For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity." +[18:21] 18|21|Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them." +[18:22] 18|22|(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers. +[18:23] 18|23|Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"- +[18:24] 18|24|Without adding, "So please Allah!" and call thy Lord to mind when thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road." +[18:25] 18|25|So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more) +[18:26] 18|26|Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His Command with any person whatsoever. +[18:27] 18|27|And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him. +[18:28] 18|28|And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; no obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds. +[18:29] 18|29|Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose (smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they will be granted water like melted brass, that will scald their faces, how dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on! +[18:30] 18|30|As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed. +[18:31] 18|31|For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on! +[18:32] 18|32|Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them We provided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We placed corn-fields. +[18:33] 18|33|Each of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein: in the midst of them We caused a river to flow. +[18:34] 18|34|(Abundant) was the produce this man had: he said to his companion, in the course of a mutual argument: "more wealth have I than you, and more honour and power in (my following of) men." +[18:35] 18|35|He went into his garden in a state (of mind) unjust to his soul: He said, "I deem not that this will ever perish, +[18:36] 18|36|"Nor do I deem that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) come: Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange." +[18:37] 18|37|His companion said to him, in the course of the argument with him: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned thee into a man? +[18:38] 18|38|"But (I think) for my part that He is Allah, My Lord, and none shall I associate with my Lord. +[18:39] 18|39|"Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons, +[18:40] 18|40|"It may be that my Lord will give me something better than thy garden, and that He will send on thy garden thunderbolts (by way of reckoning) from heaven, making it (but) slippery sand!- +[18:41] 18|41|"Or the water of the garden will run off underground so that thou wilt never be able to find it." +[18:42] 18|42|So his fruits (and enjoyment) were encompassed (with ruin), and he remained twisting and turning his hands over what he had spent on his property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations, and he could only say, "Woe is me! Would I had never ascribed partners to my Lord and Cherisher!" +[18:43] 18|43|Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able to deliver himself. +[18:44] 18|44|There, the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. He is the Best to reward, and the Best to give success. +[18:45] 18|45|Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things. +[18:46] 18|46|Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes. +[18:47] 18|47|One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them. +[18:48] 18|48|And they will be marshalled before thy Lord in ranks, (with the announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first: aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil the appointment made to you to meet (Us)!": +[18:49] 18|49|And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they will say, "Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!" They will find all that they did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice. +[18:50] 18|50|Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers! +[18:51] 18|51|I called them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor (even) their own creation: nor is it for helpers such as Me to take as lead (men) astray! +[18:52] 18|52|One Day He will say, "Call on those whom ye thought to be My partners," and they will call on them, but they will not listen to them; and We shall make for them a place of common perdition. +[18:53] 18|53|And the Sinful shall see the fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein: no means will they find to turn away therefrom. +[18:54] 18|54|We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious. +[18:55] 18|55|And what is there to keep back men from believing, now that Guidance has come to them, nor from praying for forgiveness from their Lord, but that (they ask that) the ways of the ancients be repeated with them, or the Wrath be brought to them face to face? +[18:56] 18|56|We only send the messengers to give Glad Tidings and to give warnings: But the unbelievers dispute with vain argument, in order therewith to weaken the truth, and they treat My Signs as a jest, as also the fact that they are warned! +[18:57] 18|57|And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? Verily We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness, if thou callest them to guidance, even then will they never accept guidance. +[18:58] 18|58|But your Lord is Most forgiving, full of Mercy. If He were to call them (at once) to account for what they have earned, then surely He would have hastened their punishment: but they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no refuge. +[18:59] 18|59|Such were the populations we destroyed when they committed iniquities; but we fixed an appointed time for their destruction. +[18:60] 18|60|Behold, Moses said to his attendant, "I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travel." +[18:61] 18|61|But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. +[18:62] 18|62|When they had passed on (some distance), Moses said to his attendant: "Bring us our early meal; truly we have suffered much fatigue at this (stage of) our journey." +[18:63] 18|63|He replied: "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget to tell (you) about it: it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!" +[18:64] 18|64|Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come). +[18:65] 18|65|So they found one of Our servants, on whom We had bestowed Mercy from Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Our own Presence. +[18:66] 18|66|Moses said to him: "May I follow thee, on the footing that thou teach me something of the (Higher) Truth which thou hast been taught?" +[18:67] 18|67|(The other) said: "Verily thou wilt not be able to have patience with me!" +[18:68] 18|68|"And how canst thou have patience about things about which thy understanding is not complete?" +[18:69] 18|69|Moses said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly) patient: nor shall I disobey thee in aught." +[18:70] 18|70|The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it." +[18:71] 18|71|So they both proceeded: until, when they were in the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou scuttled it in order to drown those in it? Truly a strange thing hast thou done!" +[18:72] 18|72|He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?" +[18:73] 18|73|Moses said: "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me by raising difficulties in my case." +[18:74] 18|74|Then they proceeded: until, when they met a young man, he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard of) thing hast thou done!" +[18:75] 18|75|He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?" +[18:76] 18|76|(Moses) said: "If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in thy company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side." +[18:77] 18|77|Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the inhabitants of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them hospitality. They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst have exacted some recompense for it!" +[18:78] 18|78|He answered: "This is the parting between me and thee: now will I tell thee the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience. +[18:79] 18|79|"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force. +[18:80] 18|80|"As for the youth, his parents were people of Faith, and we feared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude (to Allah and man). +[18:81] 18|81|"So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection. +[18:82] 18|82|"As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans, in the Town; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were entitled: their father had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that they should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure - a mercy (and favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own accord. Such is the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience." +[18:83] 18|83|They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story." +[18:84] 18|84|Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends. +[18:85] 18|85|One (such) way he followed, +[18:86] 18|86|Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness." +[18:87] 18|87|He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before). +[18:88] 18|88|"But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command." +[18:89] 18|89|Then followed he (another) way, +[18:90] 18|90|Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun. +[18:91] 18|91|(He left them) as they were: We completely understood what was before him. +[18:92] 18|92|Then followed he (another) way, +[18:93] 18|93|Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word. +[18:94] 18|94|They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them? +[18:95] 18|95|He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them: +[18:96] 18|96|"Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead." +[18:97] 18|97|Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it. +[18:98] 18|98|He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true." +[18:99] 18|99|On that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another: the trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together. +[18:100] 18|100|And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, all spread out,- +[18:101] 18|101|(Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil from remembrance of Me, and who had been unable even to hear. +[18:102] 18|102|Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment. +[18:103] 18|103|Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?- +[18:104] 18|104|"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?" +[18:105] 18|105|They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight. +[18:106] 18|106|That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest. +[18:107] 18|107|As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise, +[18:108] 18|108|Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish for from them. +[18:109] 18|109|Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." +[18:110] 18|110|Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner. Surah 19: Maryam (Mary) ---------------------------------------- -[19:1] Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad. -[19:2] (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya. -[19:3] Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret, -[19:4] Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee! -[19:5] "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,- -[19:6] "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!" -[19:7] (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before." -[19:8] He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?" -[19:9] He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'" -[19:10] (Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb." -[19:11] So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening. -[19:12] (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth, -[19:13] And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout, -[19:14] And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious. -[19:15] So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! -[19:16] Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. -[19:17] She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. -[19:18] She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah." -[19:19] He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son. -[19:20] She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" -[19:21] He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (so) decreed." -[19:22] So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. -[19:23] And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!" -[19:24] But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; -[19:25] "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. -[19:26] "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into not talk with any human being'" -[19:27] At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! -[19:28] "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!" -[19:29] But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" -[19:30] He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; -[19:31] "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; -[19:32] "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; -[19:33] "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"! -[19:34] Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. -[19:35] It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is. -[19:36] Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight. -[19:37] But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day! -[19:38] How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest! -[19:39] But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe! -[19:40] It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned. -[19:41] (Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: He was a man of Truth, a prophet. -[19:42] Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing? -[19:43] "O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and straight. -[19:44] "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious. -[19:45] "O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend." -[19:46] (The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!" -[19:47] Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious. -[19:48] "And I will turn away from you (all) and from those whom ye invoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: perhaps, by my prayer to my Lord, I shall be not unblest." -[19:49] When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet. -[19:50] And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them lofty honour on the tongue of truth. -[19:51] Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet. -[19:52] And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse). -[19:53] And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet. -[19:54] Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet. -[19:55] He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord. -[19:56] Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet: -[19:57] And We raised him to a lofty station. -[19:58] Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears. -[19:59] But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,- -[19:60] Except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least,- -[19:61] Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass. -[19:62] They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening. -[19:63] Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against Evil. -[19:64] (The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget,- -[19:65] "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?" -[19:66] Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?" -[19:67] But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? -[19:68] So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell; -[19:69] Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious. -[19:70] And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein. -[19:71] Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished. -[19:72] But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shall leave the wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their knees. -[19:73] When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is best in point of position? Which makes the best show in council?" -[19:74] But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye? -[19:75] Say: "If any men go astray, (Allah) Most Gracious extends (the rope) to them, until, when they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) - either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour,- they will at length realise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces! -[19:76] "And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance: and the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual return." -[19:77] Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs, yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children?" -[19:78] Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious? -[19:79] Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add to his punishment. -[19:80] To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear before Us bare and alone. -[19:81] And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory! -[19:82] Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them. -[19:83] Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the unbelievers, to incite them with fury? -[19:84] So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days). -[19:85] The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours, -[19:86] And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water,- -[19:87] None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious. -[19:88] They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" -[19:89] Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! -[19:90] At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin, -[19:91] That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. -[19:92] For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. -[19:93] Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant. -[19:94] He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly. -[19:95] And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment. -[19:96] On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow love. -[19:97] So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people given to contention. -[19:98] But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them? +[19:1] 19|1|Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad. +[19:2] 19|2|(This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya. +[19:3] 19|3|Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret, +[19:4] 19|4|Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee! +[19:5] 19|5|"Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,- +[19:6] 19|6|"(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!" +[19:7] 19|7|(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before." +[19:8] 19|8|He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?" +[19:9] 19|9|He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'" +[19:10] 19|10|(Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb." +[19:11] 19|11|So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening. +[19:12] 19|12|(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth, +[19:13] 19|13|And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout, +[19:14] 19|14|And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious. +[19:15] 19|15|So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)! +[19:16] 19|16|Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. +[19:17] 19|17|She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. +[19:18] 19|18|She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah." +[19:19] 19|19|He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son. +[19:20] 19|20|She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" +[19:21] 19|21|He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (so) decreed." +[19:22] 19|22|So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. +[19:23] 19|23|And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!" +[19:24] 19|24|But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; +[19:25] 19|25|"And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. +[19:26] 19|26|"So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into not talk with any human being'" +[19:27] 19|27|At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! +[19:28] 19|28|"O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!" +[19:29] 19|29|But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" +[19:30] 19|30|He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; +[19:31] 19|31|"And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; +[19:32] 19|32|"(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; +[19:33] 19|33|"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"! +[19:34] 19|34|Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. +[19:35] 19|35|It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is. +[19:36] 19|36|Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight. +[19:37] 19|37|But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day! +[19:38] 19|38|How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest! +[19:39] 19|39|But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe! +[19:40] 19|40|It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned. +[19:41] 19|41|(Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: He was a man of Truth, a prophet. +[19:42] 19|42|Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing? +[19:43] 19|43|"O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and straight. +[19:44] 19|44|"O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious. +[19:45] 19|45|"O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend." +[19:46] 19|46|(The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!" +[19:47] 19|47|Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious. +[19:48] 19|48|"And I will turn away from you (all) and from those whom ye invoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: perhaps, by my prayer to my Lord, I shall be not unblest." +[19:49] 19|49|When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet. +[19:50] 19|50|And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them lofty honour on the tongue of truth. +[19:51] 19|51|Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet. +[19:52] 19|52|And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse). +[19:53] 19|53|And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet. +[19:54] 19|54|Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet. +[19:55] 19|55|He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord. +[19:56] 19|56|Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet: +[19:57] 19|57|And We raised him to a lofty station. +[19:58] 19|58|Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears. +[19:59] 19|59|But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,- +[19:60] 19|60|Except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least,- +[19:61] 19|61|Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass. +[19:62] 19|62|They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening. +[19:63] 19|63|Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against Evil. +[19:64] 19|64|(The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget,- +[19:65] 19|65|"Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?" +[19:66] 19|66|Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?" +[19:67] 19|67|But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? +[19:68] 19|68|So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell; +[19:69] 19|69|Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious. +[19:70] 19|70|And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein. +[19:71] 19|71|Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished. +[19:72] 19|72|But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shall leave the wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their knees. +[19:73] 19|73|When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is best in point of position? Which makes the best show in council?" +[19:74] 19|74|But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye? +[19:75] 19|75|Say: "If any men go astray, (Allah) Most Gracious extends (the rope) to them, until, when they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) - either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour,- they will at length realise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces! +[19:76] 19|76|"And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance: and the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual return." +[19:77] 19|77|Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs, yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children?" +[19:78] 19|78|Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious? +[19:79] 19|79|Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add to his punishment. +[19:80] 19|80|To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear before Us bare and alone. +[19:81] 19|81|And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory! +[19:82] 19|82|Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them. +[19:83] 19|83|Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the unbelievers, to incite them with fury? +[19:84] 19|84|So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days). +[19:85] 19|85|The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours, +[19:86] 19|86|And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water,- +[19:87] 19|87|None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious. +[19:88] 19|88|They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" +[19:89] 19|89|Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! +[19:90] 19|90|At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin, +[19:91] 19|91|That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. +[19:92] 19|92|For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. +[19:93] 19|93|Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant. +[19:94] 19|94|He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly. +[19:95] 19|95|And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment. +[19:96] 19|96|On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow love. +[19:97] 19|97|So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people given to contention. +[19:98] 19|98|But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them? Surah 20: Ta Ha (Ta Ha) ---------------------------------------- -[20:1] Ta-Ha. -[20:2] We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress, -[20:3] But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),- -[20:4] A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high. -[20:5] (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority). -[20:6] To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil. -[20:7] If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden. -[20:8] Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names. -[20:9] Has the story of Moses reached thee? -[20:10] Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire." -[20:11] But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses! -[20:12] "Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. -[20:13] "I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee). -[20:14] "Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. -[20:15] "Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour. -[20:16] "Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!".. -[20:17] "And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?" -[20:18] He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." -[20:19] (Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!" -[20:20] He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion. -[20:21] (Allah) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition".. -[20:22] "Now draw thy hand close to thy side: It shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,- -[20:23] "In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater Signs. -[20:24] "Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds." -[20:25] (Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast; -[20:26] "Ease my task for me; -[20:27] "And remove the impediment from my speech, -[20:28] "So they may understand what I say: -[20:29] "And give me a Minister from my family, -[20:30] "Aaron, my brother; -[20:31] "Add to my strength through him, -[20:32] "And make him share my task: -[20:33] "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint, -[20:34] "And remember Thee without stint: -[20:35] "For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us." -[20:36] (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!" -[20:37] "And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before). -[20:38] "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message: -[20:39] "'Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. -[20:40] "Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tried thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses! -[20:41] "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)".. -[20:42] "Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance. -[20:43] "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds; -[20:44] "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)." -[20:45] They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds." -[20:46] He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything). -[20:47] "So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance! -[20:48] "'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.'" -[20:49] (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?" -[20:50] He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance." -[20:51] (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?" -[20:52] He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,- -[20:53] "He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others. -[20:54] Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. -[20:55] From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again. -[20:56] And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse. -[20:57] He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses? -[20:58] "But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we nor thou - in a place where both shall have even chances." -[20:59] Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up." -[20:60] So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back). -[20:61] Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!" -[20:62] So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret. -[20:63] They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions. -[20:64] "Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand." -[20:65] They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?" -[20:66] He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion! -[20:67] So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear. -[20:68] We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand: -[20:69] "Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes." -[20:70] So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses". -[20:71] (Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!" -[20:72] They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world. -[20:73] "For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding." -[20:74] Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),- for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live. -[20:75] But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked righteous deeds,- for them are ranks exalted,- -[20:76] Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil). -[20:77] We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear." -[20:78] Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. -[20:79] Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright. -[20:80] O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails: -[20:81] (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed! -[20:82] "But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." -[20:83] (When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?" -[20:84] He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee." -[20:85] (Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray." -[20:86] So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?" -[20:87] They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested. -[20:88] "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!" -[20:89] Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good? -[20:90] Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command." -[20:91] They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us." -[20:92] (Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong, -[20:93] "From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?" -[20:94] (Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'" -[20:95] (Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?" -[20:96] He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me." -[20:97] (Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in this life will be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a future penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!" -[20:98] But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge. -[20:99] Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence. -[20:100] If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on the Day of judgment; -[20:101] They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burden be to them on that Day,- -[20:102] The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror). -[20:103] In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days); -[20:104] We know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!" -[20:105] They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord will uproot them and scatter them as dust; -[20:106] "He will leave them as plains smooth and level; -[20:107] "Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place." -[20:108] On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the Presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march). -[20:109] On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him. -[20:110] He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge. -[20:111] (All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back). -[20:112] But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, will have no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due). -[20:113] Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him). -[20:114] High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O my Lord! advance me in knowledge." -[20:115] We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve. -[20:116] When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused. -[20:117] Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in misery. -[20:118] "There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked, -[20:119] "Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat." -[20:120] But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?" -[20:121] In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. -[20:122] But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance. -[20:123] He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from the Garden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor fall into misery. -[20:124] "But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment." -[20:125] He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?" -[20:126] (Allah) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded." -[20:127] And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and more enduring. -[20:128] Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move? Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. -[20:129] Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite). -[20:130] Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy. -[20:131] Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring. -[20:132] Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for righteousness. -[20:133] They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation? -[20:134] And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame." -[20:135] Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore, and soon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and who it is that has received Guidance." +[20:1] 20|1|Ta-Ha. +[20:2] 20|2|We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress, +[20:3] 20|3|But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),- +[20:4] 20|4|A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high. +[20:5] 20|5|(Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority). +[20:6] 20|6|To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil. +[20:7] 20|7|If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden. +[20:8] 20|8|Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names. +[20:9] 20|9|Has the story of Moses reached thee? +[20:10] 20|10|Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire." +[20:11] 20|11|But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses! +[20:12] 20|12|"Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. +[20:13] 20|13|"I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee). +[20:14] 20|14|"Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. +[20:15] 20|15|"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour. +[20:16] 20|16|"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!".. +[20:17] 20|17|"And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?" +[20:18] 20|18|He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." +[20:19] 20|19|(Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!" +[20:20] 20|20|He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion. +[20:21] 20|21|(Allah) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition".. +[20:22] 20|22|"Now draw thy hand close to thy side: It shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,- +[20:23] 20|23|"In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater Signs. +[20:24] 20|24|"Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds." +[20:25] 20|25|(Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast; +[20:26] 20|26|"Ease my task for me; +[20:27] 20|27|"And remove the impediment from my speech, +[20:28] 20|28|"So they may understand what I say: +[20:29] 20|29|"And give me a Minister from my family, +[20:30] 20|30|"Aaron, my brother; +[20:31] 20|31|"Add to my strength through him, +[20:32] 20|32|"And make him share my task: +[20:33] 20|33|"That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint, +[20:34] 20|34|"And remember Thee without stint: +[20:35] 20|35|"For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us." +[20:36] 20|36|(Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!" +[20:37] 20|37|"And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before). +[20:38] 20|38|"Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message: +[20:39] 20|39|"'Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. +[20:40] 20|40|"Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tried thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses! +[20:41] 20|41|"And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)".. +[20:42] 20|42|"Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance. +[20:43] 20|43|"Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds; +[20:44] 20|44|"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)." +[20:45] 20|45|They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds." +[20:46] 20|46|He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything). +[20:47] 20|47|"So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance! +[20:48] 20|48|"'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.'" +[20:49] 20|49|(When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?" +[20:50] 20|50|He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance." +[20:51] 20|51|(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?" +[20:52] 20|52|He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,- +[20:53] 20|53|"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others. +[20:54] 20|54|Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. +[20:55] 20|55|From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again. +[20:56] 20|56|And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse. +[20:57] 20|57|He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses? +[20:58] 20|58|"But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we nor thou - in a place where both shall have even chances." +[20:59] 20|59|Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up." +[20:60] 20|60|So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back). +[20:61] 20|61|Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!" +[20:62] 20|62|So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret. +[20:63] 20|63|They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions. +[20:64] 20|64|"Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand." +[20:65] 20|65|They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?" +[20:66] 20|66|He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion! +[20:67] 20|67|So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear. +[20:68] 20|68|We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand: +[20:69] 20|69|"Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes." +[20:70] 20|70|So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses". +[20:71] 20|71|(Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!" +[20:72] 20|72|They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world. +[20:73] 20|73|"For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding." +[20:74] 20|74|Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),- for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live. +[20:75] 20|75|But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked righteous deeds,- for them are ranks exalted,- +[20:76] 20|76|Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil). +[20:77] 20|77|We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear." +[20:78] 20|78|Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. +[20:79] 20|79|Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright. +[20:80] 20|80|O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails: +[20:81] 20|81|(Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed! +[20:82] 20|82|"But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." +[20:83] 20|83|(When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?" +[20:84] 20|84|He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee." +[20:85] 20|85|(Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray." +[20:86] 20|86|So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?" +[20:87] 20|87|They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested. +[20:88] 20|88|"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!" +[20:89] 20|89|Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good? +[20:90] 20|90|Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command." +[20:91] 20|91|They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us." +[20:92] 20|92|(Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong, +[20:93] 20|93|"From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?" +[20:94] 20|94|(Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'" +[20:95] 20|95|(Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?" +[20:96] 20|96|He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me." +[20:97] 20|97|(Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in this life will be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a future penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!" +[20:98] 20|98|But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge. +[20:99] 20|99|Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence. +[20:100] 20|100|If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on the Day of judgment; +[20:101] 20|101|They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burden be to them on that Day,- +[20:102] 20|102|The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror). +[20:103] 20|103|In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days); +[20:104] 20|104|We know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!" +[20:105] 20|105|They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord will uproot them and scatter them as dust; +[20:106] 20|106|"He will leave them as plains smooth and level; +[20:107] 20|107|"Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place." +[20:108] 20|108|On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the Presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march). +[20:109] 20|109|On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him. +[20:110] 20|110|He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge. +[20:111] 20|111|(All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back). +[20:112] 20|112|But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, will have no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due). +[20:113] 20|113|Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him). +[20:114] 20|114|High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O my Lord! advance me in knowledge." +[20:115] 20|115|We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve. +[20:116] 20|116|When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused. +[20:117] 20|117|Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in misery. +[20:118] 20|118|"There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked, +[20:119] 20|119|"Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat." +[20:120] 20|120|But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?" +[20:121] 20|121|In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. +[20:122] 20|122|But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance. +[20:123] 20|123|He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from the Garden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor fall into misery. +[20:124] 20|124|"But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment." +[20:125] 20|125|He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?" +[20:126] 20|126|(Allah) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded." +[20:127] 20|127|And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and more enduring. +[20:128] 20|128|Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move? Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding. +[20:129] 20|129|Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite). +[20:130] 20|130|Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy. +[20:131] 20|131|Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring. +[20:132] 20|132|Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for righteousness. +[20:133] 20|133|They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation? +[20:134] 20|134|And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame." +[20:135] 20|135|Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore, and soon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and who it is that has received Guidance." Surah 21: Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets) ---------------------------------------- -[21:1] Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away. -[21:2] Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as in jest,- -[21:3] Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrong-doers conceal their private counsels, (saying), "Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?" -[21:4] Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)." -[21:5] "Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!" -[21:6] (As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe? -[21:7] Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. -[21:8] Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death. -[21:9] In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds. -[21:10] We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand? -[21:11] How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples? -[21:12] Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it. -[21:13] Flee not, but return to the good things of this life which were given you, and to your homes in order that ye may be called to account. -[21:14] They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers!" -[21:15] And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched. -[21:16] Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between! -[21:17] If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)! -[21:18] Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us). -[21:19] To Him belong all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth: Even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they (ever) weary (of His service): -[21:20] They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit. -[21:21] Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)? -[21:22] If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! -[21:23] He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs). -[21:24] Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away. -[21:25] Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me. -[21:26] And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour. -[21:27] They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command. -[21:28] He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory). -[21:29] If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong. -[21:30] Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? -[21:31] And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance. -[21:32] And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)! -[21:33] It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course. -[21:34] We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently? -[21:35] Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye return. -[21:36] When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious! -[21:37] Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them! -[21:38] They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?" -[21:39] If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them! -[21:40] Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite. -[21:41] Mocked were (many) messenger before thee; But their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. -[21:42] Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of) (Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord. -[21:43] Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us. -[21:44] Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win? -[21:45] Say, "I do but warn you according to revelation": But the deaf will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned! -[21:46] If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!" -[21:47] We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account. -[21:48] In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,- -[21:49] Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe. -[21:50] And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it? -[21:51] We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him. -[21:52] Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?" -[21:53] They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them." -[21:54] He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers." -[21:55] They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?" -[21:56] He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth). -[21:57] "And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs".. -[21:58] So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it. -[21:59] They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!" -[21:60] They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham." -[21:61] They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness." -[21:62] They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?" -[21:63] He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!" -[21:64] So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!" -[21:65] Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!" -[21:66] (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm? -[21:67] "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?".. -[21:68] They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!" -[21:69] We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!" -[21:70] Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most! -[21:71] But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations. -[21:72] And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them). -[21:73] And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only). -[21:74] And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people. -[21:75] And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous. -[21:76] (Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress. -[21:77] We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) all together. -[21:78] And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment. -[21:79] To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all these things). -[21:80] It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's violence: will ye then be grateful? -[21:81] (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things. -[21:82] And of the evil ones, were some who dived for him, and did other work besides; and it was We Who guarded them. -[21:83] And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful." -[21:84] So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us. -[21:85] And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience; -[21:86] We admitted them to Our mercy: for they were of the righteous ones. -[21:87] And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the deptHs of darkness, "There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!" -[21:88] So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. -[21:89] And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O my Lord! leave me not without offspring, though thou art the best of inheritors." -[21:90] So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's (Barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation in good works; they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humble themselves before Us. -[21:91] And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples. -[21:92] Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other). -[21:93] But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us. -[21:94] Whoever works any act of righteousness and has faith,- His endeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour. -[21:95] But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return, -[21:96] Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill. -[21:97] Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!" -[21:98] Verily ye, (unbelievers), and the (false) gods that ye worship besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! to it will ye (surely) come! -[21:99] If these had been gods, they would not have got there! but each one will abide therein. -[21:100] There, sobbing will be their lot, nor will they there hear (aught else). -[21:101] Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom. -[21:102] Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired, in that will they dwell. -[21:103] The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day,- (the Day) that ye were promised." -[21:104] The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it. -[21:105] Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (given to Moses): My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth." -[21:106] Verily in this (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah. -[21:107] We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures. -[21:108] Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your Allah is One Allah: will ye therefore bow to His Will (in Islam)?" -[21:109] But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far. -[21:110] "It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide (in your hearts). -[21:111] "I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time." -[21:112] Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!" +[21:1] 21|1|Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away. +[21:2] 21|2|Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as in jest,- +[21:3] 21|3|Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrong-doers conceal their private counsels, (saying), "Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?" +[21:4] 21|4|Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)." +[21:5] 21|5|"Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!" +[21:6] 21|6|(As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe? +[21:7] 21|7|Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message. +[21:8] 21|8|Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death. +[21:9] 21|9|In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds. +[21:10] 21|10|We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand? +[21:11] 21|11|How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples? +[21:12] 21|12|Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it. +[21:13] 21|13|Flee not, but return to the good things of this life which were given you, and to your homes in order that ye may be called to account. +[21:14] 21|14|They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers!" +[21:15] 21|15|And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched. +[21:16] 21|16|Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between! +[21:17] 21|17|If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)! +[21:18] 21|18|Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us). +[21:19] 21|19|To Him belong all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth: Even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they (ever) weary (of His service): +[21:20] 21|20|They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit. +[21:21] 21|21|Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)? +[21:22] 21|22|If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him! +[21:23] 21|23|He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs). +[21:24] 21|24|Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away. +[21:25] 21|25|Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me. +[21:26] 21|26|And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour. +[21:27] 21|27|They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command. +[21:28] 21|28|He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory). +[21:29] 21|29|If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong. +[21:30] 21|30|Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? +[21:31] 21|31|And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance. +[21:32] 21|32|And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)! +[21:33] 21|33|It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course. +[21:34] 21|34|We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently? +[21:35] 21|35|Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye return. +[21:36] 21|36|When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious! +[21:37] 21|37|Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them! +[21:38] 21|38|They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?" +[21:39] 21|39|If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them! +[21:40] 21|40|Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite. +[21:41] 21|41|Mocked were (many) messenger before thee; But their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. +[21:42] 21|42|Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of) (Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord. +[21:43] 21|43|Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us. +[21:44] 21|44|Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win? +[21:45] 21|45|Say, "I do but warn you according to revelation": But the deaf will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned! +[21:46] 21|46|If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!" +[21:47] 21|47|We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account. +[21:48] 21|48|In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,- +[21:49] 21|49|Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe. +[21:50] 21|50|And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it? +[21:51] 21|51|We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him. +[21:52] 21|52|Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?" +[21:53] 21|53|They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them." +[21:54] 21|54|He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers." +[21:55] 21|55|They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?" +[21:56] 21|56|He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth). +[21:57] 21|57|"And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs".. +[21:58] 21|58|So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it. +[21:59] 21|59|They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!" +[21:60] 21|60|They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham." +[21:61] 21|61|They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness." +[21:62] 21|62|They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?" +[21:63] 21|63|He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!" +[21:64] 21|64|So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!" +[21:65] 21|65|Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!" +[21:66] 21|66|(Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm? +[21:67] 21|67|"Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?".. +[21:68] 21|68|They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!" +[21:69] 21|69|We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!" +[21:70] 21|70|Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most! +[21:71] 21|71|But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations. +[21:72] 21|72|And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them). +[21:73] 21|73|And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only). +[21:74] 21|74|And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people. +[21:75] 21|75|And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous. +[21:76] 21|76|(Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress. +[21:77] 21|77|We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) all together. +[21:78] 21|78|And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment. +[21:79] 21|79|To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all these things). +[21:80] 21|80|It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's violence: will ye then be grateful? +[21:81] 21|81|(It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things. +[21:82] 21|82|And of the evil ones, were some who dived for him, and did other work besides; and it was We Who guarded them. +[21:83] 21|83|And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful." +[21:84] 21|84|So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us. +[21:85] 21|85|And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience; +[21:86] 21|86|We admitted them to Our mercy: for they were of the righteous ones. +[21:87] 21|87|And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the deptHs of darkness, "There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!" +[21:88] 21|88|So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. +[21:89] 21|89|And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O my Lord! leave me not without offspring, though thou art the best of inheritors." +[21:90] 21|90|So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's (Barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation in good works; they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humble themselves before Us. +[21:91] 21|91|And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples. +[21:92] 21|92|Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other). +[21:93] 21|93|But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us. +[21:94] 21|94|Whoever works any act of righteousness and has faith,- His endeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour. +[21:95] 21|95|But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return, +[21:96] 21|96|Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill. +[21:97] 21|97|Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!" +[21:98] 21|98|Verily ye, (unbelievers), and the (false) gods that ye worship besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! to it will ye (surely) come! +[21:99] 21|99|If these had been gods, they would not have got there! but each one will abide therein. +[21:100] 21|100|There, sobbing will be their lot, nor will they there hear (aught else). +[21:101] 21|101|Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom. +[21:102] 21|102|Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired, in that will they dwell. +[21:103] 21|103|The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day,- (the Day) that ye were promised." +[21:104] 21|104|The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it. +[21:105] 21|105|Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (given to Moses): My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth." +[21:106] 21|106|Verily in this (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah. +[21:107] 21|107|We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures. +[21:108] 21|108|Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your Allah is One Allah: will ye therefore bow to His Will (in Islam)?" +[21:109] 21|109|But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far. +[21:110] 21|110|"It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide (in your hearts). +[21:111] 21|111|"I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time." +[21:112] 21|112|Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!" Surah 22: Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) ---------------------------------------- -[22:1] O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible! -[22:2] The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah. -[22:3] And yet among men there are such as dispute about Allah, without knowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion! -[22:4] About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty of the Fire. -[22:5] O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs). -[22:6] This is so, because Allah is the Reality: it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things. -[22:7] And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves. -[22:8] Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment,- -[22:9] (Disdainfully) bending his side, in order to lead (men) astray from the Path of Allah: for him there is disgrace in this life, and on the Day of Judgment We shall make him taste the Penalty of burning (Fire). -[22:10] (It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which thy hands sent forth, for verily Allah is not unjust to His servants. -[22:11] There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see! -[22:12] They call on such deities, besides Allah, as can neither hurt nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)! -[22:13] (Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)! -[22:14] Verily Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens, beneath which rivers flow: for Allah carries out all that He plans. -[22:15] If any think that Allah will not help him (His Messenger) in this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut (himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will remove that which enrages (him)! -[22:16] Thus have We sent down Clear Signs; and verily Allah doth guide whom He will! -[22:17] Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists,- Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment: for Allah is witness of all things. -[22:18] Seest thou not that to Allah bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as Allah shall disgrace,- None can raise to honour: for Allah carries out all that He wills. -[22:19] These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water. -[22:20] With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. -[22:21] In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them. -[22:22] Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be forced back therein, and (it will be said), "Taste ye the Penalty of Burning!" -[22:23] Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. -[22:24] For they have been guided (in this life) to the purest of speeches; they have been guided to the Path of Him Who is Worthy of (all) Praise. -[22:25] As to those who have rejected (Allah), and would keep back (men) from the Way of Allah, and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men - equal is the dweller there and the visitor from the country - and any whose purpose therein is profanity or wrong-doing - them will We cause to taste of a most Grievous Penalty. -[22:26] Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). -[22:27] "And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways; -[22:28] "That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones in want. -[22:29] "Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House." -[22:30] Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever honours the sacred rites of Allah, for him it is good in the Sight of his Lord. Lawful to you (for food in Pilgrimage) are cattle, except those mentioned to you (as exception): but shun the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false,- -[22:31] Being true in faith to Allah, and never assigning partners to Him: if anyone assigns partners to Allah, is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds, or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey) and thrown him into a far-distant place. -[22:32] Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour the symbols of Allah, (in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour) should come truly from piety of heart. -[22:33] In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the end their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House. -[22:34] To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that they might celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them from animals (fit for food). But your god is One God: submit then your wills to Him (in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humble themselves,- -[22:35] To those whose hearts when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what We have bestowed upon them. -[22:36] The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the symbols from Allah: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the name of Allah over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg not but) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have We made animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. -[22:37] It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His Guidance to you and proclaim the good news to all who do right. -[22:38] Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude. -[22:39] To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid;- -[22:40] (They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is Allah". Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will). -[22:41] (They are) those who, if We establish them in the land, establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right and forbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and decision) of (all) affairs. -[22:42] If they treat thy (mission) as false, so did the peoples before them (with their prophets),- the People of Noah, and 'Ad and Thamud; -[22:43] Those of Abraham and Lut; -[22:44] And the Companions of the Madyan People; and Moses was rejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and (only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was my rejection (of them)! -[22:45] How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built? -[22:46] Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and minds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Truly it is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts which are in their breasts. -[22:47] Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah will not fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning. -[22:48] And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all). -[22:49] Say: "O men! I am (sent) to you only to give a Clear Warning: -[22:50] "Those who believe and work righteousness, for them is forgiveness and a sustenance most generous. -[22:51] "But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- they will be Companions of the Fire." -[22:52] Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee, but, when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and establish) His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom: -[22:53] That He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan, but a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart: verily the wrong-doers are in a schism far (from the Truth): -[22:54] And that those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn that the (Qur'an) is the Truth from thy Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it: for verily Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Way. -[22:55] Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubt concerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly upon them, or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster. -[22:56] On that Day of Dominion will be that of Allah: He will judge between them: so those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in Gardens of Delight. -[22:57] And for those who reject Faith and deny our Signs, there will be a humiliating Punishment. -[22:58] Those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, and are then slain or die,- On them will Allah bestow verily a goodly Provision: Truly Allah is He Who bestows the best provision. -[22:59] Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall be well pleased: for Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. -[22:60] That (is so). And if one has retaliated to no greater extent than the injury he received, and is again set upon inordinately, Allah will help him: for Allah is One that blots out (sins) and forgives (again and again). -[22:61] That is because Allah merges night into day, and He merges day into night, and verily it is Allah Who hears and sees (all things). -[22:62] That is because Allah - He is the Reality; and those besides Him whom they invoke,- they are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah is He, Most High, Most Great. -[22:63] Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and forthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? for Allah is He Who understands the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them). -[22:64] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: for verily Allah,- He is free of all wants, Worthy of all Praise. -[22:65] Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man. -[22:66] It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature! -[22:67] To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies which they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do thou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way. -[22:68] If they do wrangle with thee, say, "Allah knows best what it is ye are doing." -[22:69] "Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ." -[22:70] Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for Allah. -[22:71] Yet they worship, besides Allah, things for which no authority has been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge: for those that do wrong there is no helper. -[22:72] When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice a denial on the faces of the Unbelievers! they nearly attack with violence those who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say, "Shall I tell you of something (far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! Allah has promised it to the Unbelievers! and evil is that destination!" -[22:73] O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition! -[22:74] No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to Carry out His Will. -[22:75] Allah chooses messengers from angels and from men for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things). -[22:76] He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and to Allah go back all questions (for decision). -[22:77] O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper. -[22:78] And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help! +[22:1] 22|1|O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible! +[22:2] 22|2|The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah. +[22:3] 22|3|And yet among men there are such as dispute about Allah, without knowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion! +[22:4] 22|4|About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty of the Fire. +[22:5] 22|5|O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs). +[22:6] 22|6|This is so, because Allah is the Reality: it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things. +[22:7] 22|7|And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves. +[22:8] 22|8|Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment,- +[22:9] 22|9|(Disdainfully) bending his side, in order to lead (men) astray from the Path of Allah: for him there is disgrace in this life, and on the Day of Judgment We shall make him taste the Penalty of burning (Fire). +[22:10] 22|10|(It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which thy hands sent forth, for verily Allah is not unjust to His servants. +[22:11] 22|11|There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see! +[22:12] 22|12|They call on such deities, besides Allah, as can neither hurt nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)! +[22:13] 22|13|(Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than his profit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)! +[22:14] 22|14|Verily Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens, beneath which rivers flow: for Allah carries out all that He plans. +[22:15] 22|15|If any think that Allah will not help him (His Messenger) in this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut (himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will remove that which enrages (him)! +[22:16] 22|16|Thus have We sent down Clear Signs; and verily Allah doth guide whom He will! +[22:17] 22|17|Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists,- Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment: for Allah is witness of all things. +[22:18] 22|18|Seest thou not that to Allah bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as Allah shall disgrace,- None can raise to honour: for Allah carries out all that He wills. +[22:19] 22|19|These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water. +[22:20] 22|20|With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. +[22:21] 22|21|In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them. +[22:22] 22|22|Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be forced back therein, and (it will be said), "Taste ye the Penalty of Burning!" +[22:23] 22|23|Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. +[22:24] 22|24|For they have been guided (in this life) to the purest of speeches; they have been guided to the Path of Him Who is Worthy of (all) Praise. +[22:25] 22|25|As to those who have rejected (Allah), and would keep back (men) from the Way of Allah, and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men - equal is the dweller there and the visitor from the country - and any whose purpose therein is profanity or wrong-doing - them will We cause to taste of a most Grievous Penalty. +[22:26] 22|26|Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). +[22:27] 22|27|"And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways; +[22:28] 22|28|"That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof and feed the distressed ones in want. +[22:29] 22|29|"Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House." +[22:30] 22|30|Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever honours the sacred rites of Allah, for him it is good in the Sight of his Lord. Lawful to you (for food in Pilgrimage) are cattle, except those mentioned to you (as exception): but shun the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false,- +[22:31] 22|31|Being true in faith to Allah, and never assigning partners to Him: if anyone assigns partners to Allah, is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds, or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey) and thrown him into a far-distant place. +[22:32] 22|32|Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour the symbols of Allah, (in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour) should come truly from piety of heart. +[22:33] 22|33|In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the end their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House. +[22:34] 22|34|To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that they might celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them from animals (fit for food). But your god is One God: submit then your wills to Him (in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humble themselves,- +[22:35] 22|35|To those whose hearts when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what We have bestowed upon them. +[22:36] 22|36|The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the symbols from Allah: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the name of Allah over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg not but) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have We made animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. +[22:37] 22|37|It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His Guidance to you and proclaim the good news to all who do right. +[22:38] 22|38|Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude. +[22:39] 22|39|To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid;- +[22:40] 22|40|(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is Allah". Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will). +[22:41] 22|41|(They are) those who, if We establish them in the land, establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right and forbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and decision) of (all) affairs. +[22:42] 22|42|If they treat thy (mission) as false, so did the peoples before them (with their prophets),- the People of Noah, and 'Ad and Thamud; +[22:43] 22|43|Those of Abraham and Lut; +[22:44] 22|44|And the Companions of the Madyan People; and Moses was rejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and (only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was my rejection (of them)! +[22:45] 22|45|How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built? +[22:46] 22|46|Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and minds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Truly it is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts which are in their breasts. +[22:47] 22|47|Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah will not fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning. +[22:48] 22|48|And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all). +[22:49] 22|49|Say: "O men! I am (sent) to you only to give a Clear Warning: +[22:50] 22|50|"Those who believe and work righteousness, for them is forgiveness and a sustenance most generous. +[22:51] 22|51|"But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- they will be Companions of the Fire." +[22:52] 22|52|Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee, but, when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and establish) His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom: +[22:53] 22|53|That He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan, but a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart: verily the wrong-doers are in a schism far (from the Truth): +[22:54] 22|54|And that those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn that the (Qur'an) is the Truth from thy Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it: for verily Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Way. +[22:55] 22|55|Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubt concerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly upon them, or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster. +[22:56] 22|56|On that Day of Dominion will be that of Allah: He will judge between them: so those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in Gardens of Delight. +[22:57] 22|57|And for those who reject Faith and deny our Signs, there will be a humiliating Punishment. +[22:58] 22|58|Those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, and are then slain or die,- On them will Allah bestow verily a goodly Provision: Truly Allah is He Who bestows the best provision. +[22:59] 22|59|Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall be well pleased: for Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. +[22:60] 22|60|That (is so). And if one has retaliated to no greater extent than the injury he received, and is again set upon inordinately, Allah will help him: for Allah is One that blots out (sins) and forgives (again and again). +[22:61] 22|61|That is because Allah merges night into day, and He merges day into night, and verily it is Allah Who hears and sees (all things). +[22:62] 22|62|That is because Allah - He is the Reality; and those besides Him whom they invoke,- they are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah is He, Most High, Most Great. +[22:63] 22|63|Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and forthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? for Allah is He Who understands the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them). +[22:64] 22|64|To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: for verily Allah,- He is free of all wants, Worthy of all Praise. +[22:65] 22|65|Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man. +[22:66] 22|66|It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature! +[22:67] 22|67|To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies which they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do thou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way. +[22:68] 22|68|If they do wrangle with thee, say, "Allah knows best what it is ye are doing." +[22:69] 22|69|"Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ." +[22:70] 22|70|Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for Allah. +[22:71] 22|71|Yet they worship, besides Allah, things for which no authority has been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge: for those that do wrong there is no helper. +[22:72] 22|72|When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice a denial on the faces of the Unbelievers! they nearly attack with violence those who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say, "Shall I tell you of something (far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! Allah has promised it to the Unbelievers! and evil is that destination!" +[22:73] 22|73|O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition! +[22:74] 22|74|No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to Carry out His Will. +[22:75] 22|75|Allah chooses messengers from angels and from men for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things). +[22:76] 22|76|He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and to Allah go back all questions (for decision). +[22:77] 22|77|O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper. +[22:78] 22|78|And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help! Surah 23: Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) ---------------------------------------- -[23:1] The believers must (eventually) win through,- -[23:2] Those who humble themselves in their prayers; -[23:3] Who avoid vain talk; -[23:4] Who are active in deeds of charity; -[23:5] Who abstain from sex, -[23:6] Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame, -[23:7] But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;- -[23:8] Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants; -[23:9] And who (strictly) guard their prayers;- -[23:10] These will be the heirs, -[23:11] Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever). -[23:12] Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay); -[23:13] Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed; -[23:14] Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create! -[23:15] After that, at length ye will die -[23:16] Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up. -[23:17] And We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (our) Creation. -[23:18] And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease). -[23:19] With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines: in them have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment),- -[23:20] Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food. -[23:21] And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat; -[23:22] And on them, as well as in ships, ye ride. -[23:23] (Further, We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction). We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" -[23:24] The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old." -[23:25] (And some said): "He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time." -[23:26] (Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!" -[23:27] So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood). -[23:28] And when thou hast embarked on the Ark - thou and those with thee,- say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who do wrong." -[23:29] And say: "O my Lord! enable me to disembark with thy blessing: for Thou art the Best to enable (us) to disembark." -[23:30] Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men). -[23:31] Then We raised after them another generation. -[23:32] And We sent to them a messenger from among themselves, (saying), "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" -[23:33] And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink. -[23:34] "If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain ye will be lost. -[23:35] "Does he promise that when ye die and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth (again)? -[23:36] "Far, very far is that which ye are promised! -[23:37] "There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live! But we shall never be raised up again! -[23:38] "He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah, but we are not the ones to believe in him!" -[23:39] (The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood." -[23:40] (Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to be sorry!" -[23:41] Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong! -[23:42] Then We raised after them other generations. -[23:43] No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it). -[23:44] Then sent We our messengers in succession: every time there came to a people their messenger, they accused him of falsehood: so We made them follow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told): So away with a people that will not believe! -[23:45] Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest, -[23:46] To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: But these behaved insolently: they were an arrogant people. -[23:47] They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their people are subject to us!" -[23:48] So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed. -[23:49] And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance. -[23:50] And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs. -[23:51] O ye messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. -[23:52] And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other). -[23:53] But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself. -[23:54] But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time. -[23:55] Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons, -[23:56] We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand. -[23:57] Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord; -[23:58] Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord; -[23:59] Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord; -[23:60] And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord;- -[23:61] It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them. -[23:62] On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged. -[23:63] But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do,- -[23:64] Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who received the good things of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication! -[23:65] (It will be said): "Groan not in supplication this day: for ye shall certainly not be helped by Us. -[23:66] "My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels- -[23:67] "In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like one telling fables by night." -[23:68] Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything (new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old? -[23:69] Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him? -[23:70] Or do they say, "He is possessed"? Nay, he has brought them the Truth, but most of them hate the Truth. -[23:71] If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition. -[23:72] Or is it that thou askest them for some recompense? But the recompense of thy Lord is best: He is the Best of those who give sustenance. -[23:73] But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way; -[23:74] And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from that Way. -[23:75] If We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering in distraction to and fro. -[23:76] We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!- -[23:77] Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein! -[23:78] It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give! -[23:79] And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back. -[23:80] It is He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and Day: will ye not then understand? -[23:81] On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said. -[23:82] They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again? -[23:83] "Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!" -[23:84] Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say) if ye know!" -[23:85] They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?" -[23:86] Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?" -[23:87] They will say, "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?" -[23:88] Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of all things,- who protects (all), but is not protected (of any)? (say) if ye know." -[23:89] They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?" -[23:90] We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practise falsehood! -[23:91] No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him! -[23:92] He knows what is hidden and what is open: too high is He for the partners they attribute to Him! -[23:93] Say: "O my Lord! if Thou wilt show me (in my lifetime) that which they are warned against,- -[23:94] "Then, O my Lord! put me not amongst the people who do wrong!" -[23:95] And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfilment) that against which they are warned. -[23:96] Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the things they say. -[23:97] And say "O my Lord! I seek refuge with Thee from the suggestions of the Evil Ones. -[23:98] "And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should come near me." -[23:99] (In Falsehood will they be) Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "O my Lord! send me back (to life),- -[23:100] "In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected." - "By no means! It is but a word he says."- Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up. -[23:101] Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no more relationships between them that Day, nor will one ask after another! -[23:102] Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy,- they will attain salvation: -[23:103] But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in Hell will they abide. -[23:104] The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced. -[23:105] "Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehood?" -[23:106] They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray! -[23:107] "Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!" -[23:108] He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me! -[23:109] "A part of My servants there was, who used to pray 'our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!" -[23:110] "But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them! -[23:111] "I have rewarded them this Day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..." -[23:112] He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?" -[23:113] They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account." -[23:114] He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known! -[23:115] "Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?" -[23:116] Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour! -[23:117] If anyone invokes, besides Allah, Any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! and verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through! -[23:118] So say: "O my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy for Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!" +[23:1] 23|1|The believers must (eventually) win through,- +[23:2] 23|2|Those who humble themselves in their prayers; +[23:3] 23|3|Who avoid vain talk; +[23:4] 23|4|Who are active in deeds of charity; +[23:5] 23|5|Who abstain from sex, +[23:6] 23|6|Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame, +[23:7] 23|7|But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;- +[23:8] 23|8|Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants; +[23:9] 23|9|And who (strictly) guard their prayers;- +[23:10] 23|10|These will be the heirs, +[23:11] 23|11|Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever). +[23:12] 23|12|Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay); +[23:13] 23|13|Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed; +[23:14] 23|14|Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create! +[23:15] 23|15|After that, at length ye will die +[23:16] 23|16|Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up. +[23:17] 23|17|And We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (our) Creation. +[23:18] 23|18|And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease). +[23:19] 23|19|With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines: in them have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment),- +[23:20] 23|20|Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food. +[23:21] 23|21|And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat; +[23:22] 23|22|And on them, as well as in ships, ye ride. +[23:23] 23|23|(Further, We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction). We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" +[23:24] 23|24|The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old." +[23:25] 23|25|(And some said): "He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time." +[23:26] 23|26|(Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!" +[23:27] 23|27|So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood). +[23:28] 23|28|And when thou hast embarked on the Ark - thou and those with thee,- say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who do wrong." +[23:29] 23|29|And say: "O my Lord! enable me to disembark with thy blessing: for Thou art the Best to enable (us) to disembark." +[23:30] 23|30|Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men). +[23:31] 23|31|Then We raised after them another generation. +[23:32] 23|32|And We sent to them a messenger from among themselves, (saying), "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" +[23:33] 23|33|And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink. +[23:34] 23|34|"If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain ye will be lost. +[23:35] 23|35|"Does he promise that when ye die and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth (again)? +[23:36] 23|36|"Far, very far is that which ye are promised! +[23:37] 23|37|"There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live! But we shall never be raised up again! +[23:38] 23|38|"He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah, but we are not the ones to believe in him!" +[23:39] 23|39|(The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood." +[23:40] 23|40|(Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to be sorry!" +[23:41] 23|41|Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong! +[23:42] 23|42|Then We raised after them other generations. +[23:43] 23|43|No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it). +[23:44] 23|44|Then sent We our messengers in succession: every time there came to a people their messenger, they accused him of falsehood: so We made them follow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told): So away with a people that will not believe! +[23:45] 23|45|Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest, +[23:46] 23|46|To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: But these behaved insolently: they were an arrogant people. +[23:47] 23|47|They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their people are subject to us!" +[23:48] 23|48|So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed. +[23:49] 23|49|And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance. +[23:50] 23|50|And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs. +[23:51] 23|51|O ye messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[23:52] 23|52|And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other). +[23:53] 23|53|But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself. +[23:54] 23|54|But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time. +[23:55] 23|55|Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons, +[23:56] 23|56|We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand. +[23:57] 23|57|Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord; +[23:58] 23|58|Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord; +[23:59] 23|59|Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord; +[23:60] 23|60|And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord;- +[23:61] 23|61|It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them. +[23:62] 23|62|On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged. +[23:63] 23|63|But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do,- +[23:64] 23|64|Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who received the good things of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication! +[23:65] 23|65|(It will be said): "Groan not in supplication this day: for ye shall certainly not be helped by Us. +[23:66] 23|66|"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels- +[23:67] 23|67|"In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like one telling fables by night." +[23:68] 23|68|Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything (new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old? +[23:69] 23|69|Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him? +[23:70] 23|70|Or do they say, "He is possessed"? Nay, he has brought them the Truth, but most of them hate the Truth. +[23:71] 23|71|If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition. +[23:72] 23|72|Or is it that thou askest them for some recompense? But the recompense of thy Lord is best: He is the Best of those who give sustenance. +[23:73] 23|73|But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way; +[23:74] 23|74|And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from that Way. +[23:75] 23|75|If We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering in distraction to and fro. +[23:76] 23|76|We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!- +[23:77] 23|77|Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein! +[23:78] 23|78|It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give! +[23:79] 23|79|And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back. +[23:80] 23|80|It is He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and Day: will ye not then understand? +[23:81] 23|81|On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said. +[23:82] 23|82|They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again? +[23:83] 23|83|"Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!" +[23:84] 23|84|Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say) if ye know!" +[23:85] 23|85|They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?" +[23:86] 23|86|Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?" +[23:87] 23|87|They will say, "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?" +[23:88] 23|88|Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of all things,- who protects (all), but is not protected (of any)? (say) if ye know." +[23:89] 23|89|They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?" +[23:90] 23|90|We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practise falsehood! +[23:91] 23|91|No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him! +[23:92] 23|92|He knows what is hidden and what is open: too high is He for the partners they attribute to Him! +[23:93] 23|93|Say: "O my Lord! if Thou wilt show me (in my lifetime) that which they are warned against,- +[23:94] 23|94|"Then, O my Lord! put me not amongst the people who do wrong!" +[23:95] 23|95|And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfilment) that against which they are warned. +[23:96] 23|96|Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the things they say. +[23:97] 23|97|And say "O my Lord! I seek refuge with Thee from the suggestions of the Evil Ones. +[23:98] 23|98|"And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should come near me." +[23:99] 23|99|(In Falsehood will they be) Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "O my Lord! send me back (to life),- +[23:100] 23|100|"In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected." - "By no means! It is but a word he says."- Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up. +[23:101] 23|101|Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no more relationships between them that Day, nor will one ask after another! +[23:102] 23|102|Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy,- they will attain salvation: +[23:103] 23|103|But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in Hell will they abide. +[23:104] 23|104|The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced. +[23:105] 23|105|"Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehood?" +[23:106] 23|106|They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray! +[23:107] 23|107|"Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!" +[23:108] 23|108|He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me! +[23:109] 23|109|"A part of My servants there was, who used to pray 'our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!" +[23:110] 23|110|"But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them! +[23:111] 23|111|"I have rewarded them this Day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..." +[23:112] 23|112|He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?" +[23:113] 23|113|They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account." +[23:114] 23|114|He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known! +[23:115] 23|115|"Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?" +[23:116] 23|116|Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour! +[23:117] 23|117|If anyone invokes, besides Allah, Any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! and verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through! +[23:118] 23|118|So say: "O my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy for Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!" Surah 24: An-Nur (The Light) ---------------------------------------- -[24:1] A sura which We have sent down and which We have ordained in it have We sent down Clear Signs, in order that ye may receive admonition. -[24:2] The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment. -[24:3] Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden. -[24:4] And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;- -[24:5] Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[24:6] And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth; -[24:7] And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of Allah on themselves if they tell a lie. -[24:8] But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie; -[24:9] And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth. -[24:10] If it were not for Allah's grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed). -[24:11] Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous. -[24:12] Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie"? -[24:13] Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it? When they have not brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth) themselves as liars! -[24:14] Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair. -[24:15] Behold, ye received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths things of which ye had no knowledge; and ye thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah. -[24:16] And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" -[24:17] Allah doth admonish you, that ye may never repeat such (conduct), if ye are (true) Believers. -[24:18] And Allah makes the Signs plain to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[24:19] Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not. -[24:20] Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed). -[24:21] O ye who believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases: and Allah is One Who hears and knows (all things). -[24:22] Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those in want, and those who have left their homes in Allah's cause: let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[24:23] Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty,- -[24:24] On the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to their actions. -[24:25] On that Day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, and they will realise that Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all things manifest. -[24:26] Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honourable. -[24:27] O ye who believe! enter not houses other than your own, until ye have asked permission and saluted those in them: that is best for you, in order that ye may heed (what is seemly). -[24:28] If ye find no one in the house, enter not until permission is given to you: if ye are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greater purity for yourselves: and Allah knows well all that ye do. -[24:29] It is no fault on your part to enter houses not used for living in, which serve some (other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge of what ye reveal and what ye conceal. -[24:30] Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. -[24:31] And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. -[24:32] Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will give them means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth all things. -[24:33] Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the means which Allah has given to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them), -[24:34] We have already sent down to you verses making things clear, an illustration from (the story of) people who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who fear (Allah). -[24:35] Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things. -[24:36] (Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again),- -[24:37] By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity: Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new),- -[24:38] That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace: for Allah doth provide for those whom He will, without measure. -[24:39] But the Unbelievers,- their deeds are like a mirage in sandy deserts, which the man parched with thirst mistakes for water; until when he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing: But he finds Allah (ever) with him, and Allah will pay him his account: and Allah is swift in taking account. -[24:40] Or (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of darkness in a vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow topped by billow, topped by (dark) clouds: depths of darkness, one above another: if a man stretches out his hands, he can hardly see it! for any to whom Allah giveth not light, there is no light! -[24:41] Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do. -[24:42] Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the final goal (of all). -[24:43] Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight. -[24:44] It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things is an instructive example for those who have vision! -[24:45] And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things. -[24:46] We have indeed sent down signs that make things manifest: and Allah guides whom He wills to a way that is straight. -[24:47] They say, "We believe in Allah and in the messenger, and we obey": but even after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really) Believers. -[24:48] When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come). -[24:49] But if the right is on their side, they come to him with all submission. -[24:50] Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong. -[24:51] The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey": it is such as these that will attain felicity. -[24:52] It is such as obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and do right, that will win (in the end), -[24:53] They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only thou wouldst command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Swear ye not; Obedience is (more) reasonable; verily, Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do." -[24:54] Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). -[24:55] Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked. -[24:56] So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger; that ye may receive mercy. -[24:57] Never think thou that the Unbelievers are going to frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth: their abode is the Fire,- and it is indeed an evil refuge! -[24:58] O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission (before they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[24:59] But when the children among you come of age, let them (also) ask for permission, as do those senior to them (in age): Thus does Allah make clear His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. -[24:60] Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage,- there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best for them to be modest: and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things. -[24:61] It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your father's brothers or your father's sisters, or your mother's brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in your possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter houses, salute each other - a greeting of blessing and purity as from Allah. Thus does Allah make clear the signs to you: that ye may understand. -[24:62] Only those are believers, who believe in Allah and His Messenger: when they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, they do not depart until they have asked for his leave; those who ask for thy leave are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger; so when they ask for thy leave, for some business of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou wilt, and ask Allah for their forgiveness: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[24:63] Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons of one of you to another: Allah doth know those of you who slip away under shelter of some excuse: then let those beware who withstand the Messenger's order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on them. -[24:64] Be quite sure that to Allah doth belong whatever is in the heavens and on earth. Well doth He know what ye are intent upon: and one day they will be brought back to Him, and He will tell them the truth of what they did: for Allah doth know all things. +[24:1] 24|1|A sura which We have sent down and which We have ordained in it have We sent down Clear Signs, in order that ye may receive admonition. +[24:2] 24|2|The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment. +[24:3] 24|3|Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden. +[24:4] 24|4|And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;- +[24:5] 24|5|Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:6] 24|6|And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth; +[24:7] 24|7|And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of Allah on themselves if they tell a lie. +[24:8] 24|8|But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie; +[24:9] 24|9|And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth. +[24:10] 24|10|If it were not for Allah's grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed). +[24:11] 24|11|Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous. +[24:12] 24|12|Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie"? +[24:13] 24|13|Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it? When they have not brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (stand forth) themselves as liars! +[24:14] 24|14|Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair. +[24:15] 24|15|Behold, ye received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths things of which ye had no knowledge; and ye thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah. +[24:16] 24|16|And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" +[24:17] 24|17|Allah doth admonish you, that ye may never repeat such (conduct), if ye are (true) Believers. +[24:18] 24|18|And Allah makes the Signs plain to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[24:19] 24|19|Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not. +[24:20] 24|20|Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed). +[24:21] 24|21|O ye who believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases: and Allah is One Who hears and knows (all things). +[24:22] 24|22|Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those in want, and those who have left their homes in Allah's cause: let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:23] 24|23|Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty,- +[24:24] 24|24|On the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to their actions. +[24:25] 24|25|On that Day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, and they will realise that Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all things manifest. +[24:26] 24|26|Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honourable. +[24:27] 24|27|O ye who believe! enter not houses other than your own, until ye have asked permission and saluted those in them: that is best for you, in order that ye may heed (what is seemly). +[24:28] 24|28|If ye find no one in the house, enter not until permission is given to you: if ye are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greater purity for yourselves: and Allah knows well all that ye do. +[24:29] 24|29|It is no fault on your part to enter houses not used for living in, which serve some (other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge of what ye reveal and what ye conceal. +[24:30] 24|30|Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. +[24:31] 24|31|And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. +[24:32] 24|32|Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will give them means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth all things. +[24:33] 24|33|Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the means which Allah has given to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them), +[24:34] 24|34|We have already sent down to you verses making things clear, an illustration from (the story of) people who passed away before you, and an admonition for those who fear (Allah). +[24:35] 24|35|Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things. +[24:36] 24|36|(Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again),- +[24:37] 24|37|By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity: Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new),- +[24:38] 24|38|That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace: for Allah doth provide for those whom He will, without measure. +[24:39] 24|39|But the Unbelievers,- their deeds are like a mirage in sandy deserts, which the man parched with thirst mistakes for water; until when he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing: But he finds Allah (ever) with him, and Allah will pay him his account: and Allah is swift in taking account. +[24:40] 24|40|Or (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of darkness in a vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow topped by billow, topped by (dark) clouds: depths of darkness, one above another: if a man stretches out his hands, he can hardly see it! for any to whom Allah giveth not light, there is no light! +[24:41] 24|41|Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do. +[24:42] 24|42|Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the final goal (of all). +[24:43] 24|43|Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight. +[24:44] 24|44|It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things is an instructive example for those who have vision! +[24:45] 24|45|And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things. +[24:46] 24|46|We have indeed sent down signs that make things manifest: and Allah guides whom He wills to a way that is straight. +[24:47] 24|47|They say, "We believe in Allah and in the messenger, and we obey": but even after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really) Believers. +[24:48] 24|48|When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come). +[24:49] 24|49|But if the right is on their side, they come to him with all submission. +[24:50] 24|50|Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong. +[24:51] 24|51|The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey": it is such as these that will attain felicity. +[24:52] 24|52|It is such as obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and do right, that will win (in the end), +[24:53] 24|53|They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only thou wouldst command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Swear ye not; Obedience is (more) reasonable; verily, Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do." +[24:54] 24|54|Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). +[24:55] 24|55|Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked. +[24:56] 24|56|So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger; that ye may receive mercy. +[24:57] 24|57|Never think thou that the Unbelievers are going to frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth: their abode is the Fire,- and it is indeed an evil refuge! +[24:58] 24|58|O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission (before they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[24:59] 24|59|But when the children among you come of age, let them (also) ask for permission, as do those senior to them (in age): Thus does Allah make clear His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. +[24:60] 24|60|Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage,- there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best for them to be modest: and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things. +[24:61] 24|61|It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your father's brothers or your father's sisters, or your mother's brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in your possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter houses, salute each other - a greeting of blessing and purity as from Allah. Thus does Allah make clear the signs to you: that ye may understand. +[24:62] 24|62|Only those are believers, who believe in Allah and His Messenger: when they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, they do not depart until they have asked for his leave; those who ask for thy leave are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger; so when they ask for thy leave, for some business of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou wilt, and ask Allah for their forgiveness: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[24:63] 24|63|Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons of one of you to another: Allah doth know those of you who slip away under shelter of some excuse: then let those beware who withstand the Messenger's order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on them. +[24:64] 24|64|Be quite sure that to Allah doth belong whatever is in the heavens and on earth. Well doth He know what ye are intent upon: and one day they will be brought back to Him, and He will tell them the truth of what they did: for Allah doth know all things. Surah 25: Al-Furqan (The Discrimination) ---------------------------------------- -[25:1] Blessed is He who sent down the criterion to His servant, that it may be an admonition to all creatures;- -[25:2] He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion: it is He who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. -[25:3] Yet have they taken, besides him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection. -[25:4] But the misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie which he has forged, and others have helped him at it." In truth it is they who have put forward an iniquity and a falsehood. -[25:5] And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening." -[25:6] Say: "The (Qur'an) was sent down by Him who knows the mystery (that is) in the heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." -[25:7] And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him? -[25:8] "Or (Why) has not a treasure been bestowed on him, or why has he (not) a garden for enjoyment?" The wicked say: "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched." -[25:9] See what kinds of comparisons they make for thee! But they have gone astray, and never a way will they be able to find! -[25:10] Blessed is He who, if that were His will, could give thee better (things) than those,- Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and He could give thee palaces (secure to dwell in). -[25:11] Nay they deny the hour (of the judgment to come): but We have prepared a blazing fire for such as deny the hour: -[25:12] When it sees them from a place far off, they will hear its fury and its ranging sigh. -[25:13] And when they are cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, they will plead for destruction there and then! -[25:14] "This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated!" -[25:15] Say: "Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to the righteous? for them, that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment). -[25:16] "For them there will be therein all that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for aye: A promise to be prayed for from thy Lord." -[25:17] The day He will gather them together as well as those whom they worship besides Allah, He will ask: "Was it ye who let these My servants astray, or did they stray from the Path themselves?" -[25:18] They will say: "Glory to Thee! not meet was it for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, on them and their fathers, good things (in life), until they forgot the Message: for they were a people (worthless and) lost." -[25:19] (Allah will say): "Now have they proved you liars in what ye say: so ye cannot avert (your penalty) nor (get) help." And whoever among you does wrong, him shall We cause to taste of a grievous Penalty. -[25:20] And the messengers whom We sent before thee were all (men) who ate food and walked through the streets: We have made some of you as a trial for others: will ye have patience? for Allah is One Who sees (all things). -[25:21] Such as fear not the meeting with Us (for Judgment) say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they have an arrogant conceit of themselves, and mighty is the insolence of their impiety! -[25:22] The Day they see the angels,- no joy will there be to the sinners that Day: The (angels) will say: "There is a barrier forbidden (to you) altogether!" -[25:23] And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about. -[25:24] The Companions of the Garden will be well, that Day, in their abode, and have the fairest of places for repose. -[25:25] The Day the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, and angels shall be sent down, descending (in ranks),- -[25:26] That Day, the dominion as of right and truth, shall be (wholly) for (Allah) Most Merciful: it will be a Day of dire difficulty for the misbelievers. -[25:27] The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger! -[25:28] "Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! -[25:29] "He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me! Ah! the Evil One is but a traitor to man!" -[25:30] Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense." -[25:31] Thus have We made for every prophet an enemy among the sinners: but enough is thy Lord to guide and to help. -[25:32] Those who reject Faith say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen thy heart thereby, and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow, well-arranged stages, gradually. -[25:33] And no question do they bring to thee but We reveal to thee the truth and the best explanation (thereof). -[25:34] Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their faces,- they will be in an evil plight, and, as to Path, most astray. -[25:35] (Before this,) We sent Moses The Book, and appointed his brother Aaron with him as minister; -[25:36] And We command: "Go ye both, to the people who have rejected our Signs:" And those (people) We destroyed with utter destruction. -[25:37] And the people of Noah,- when they rejected the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them as a Sign for mankind; and We have prepared for (all) wrong-doers a grievous Penalty;- -[25:38] As also 'Ad and Thamud, and the Companions of the Rass, and many a generation between them. -[25:39] To each one We set forth Parables and examples; and each one We broke to utter annihilation (for their sins). -[25:40] And the (Unbelievers) must indeed have passed by the town on which was rained a shower of evil: did they not then see it (with their own eyes)? But they fear not the Resurrection. -[25:41] When they see thee, they treat thee no otherwise than in mockery: "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?" -[25:42] "He indeed would well-nigh have misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were constant to them!" - Soon will they know, when they see the Penalty, who it is that is most misled in Path! -[25:43] Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion (or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him? -[25:44] Or thinkest thou that most of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle;- nay, they are worse astray in Path. -[25:45] Hast thou not turned thy vision to thy Lord?- How He doth prolong the shadow! If He willed, He could make it stationary! then do We make the sun its guide; -[25:46] Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easy stages. -[25:47] And He it is Who makes the Night as a Robe for you, and Sleep as Repose, and makes the Day (as it were) a Resurrection. -[25:48] And He it is Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy, and We send down pure water from the sky,- -[25:49] That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers. -[25:50] And We have distributed the (water) amongst them, in order that they may celebrate (our) praises, but most men are averse (to aught) but (rank) ingratitude. -[25:51] Had it been Our Will, We could have sent a warner to every centre of population. -[25:52] Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness, with the (Qur'an). -[25:53] It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed. -[25:54] It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things). -[25:55] Yet do they worship, besides Allah, things that can neither profit them nor harm them: and the Misbeliever is a helper (of Evil), against his own Lord! -[25:56] But thee We only sent to give glad tidings and admonition. -[25:57] Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord." -[25:58] And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebrate his praise; and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of His servants;- -[25:59] He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted (with such things). -[25:60] When it is said to them, "Prostrate to (Allah) Most Gracious!", they say, "And what is (Allah) Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate to that which thou commandest us?" And it increases their flight (from the Truth). -[25:61] Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; -[25:62] And it is He Who made the Night and the Day to follow each other: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show their gratitude. -[25:63] And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"; -[25:64] Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing; -[25:65] Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous,- -[25:66] "Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in"; -[25:67] Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes); -[25:68] Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. -[25:69] (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- -[25:70] Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, -[25:71] And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion;- -[25:72] Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance); -[25:73] Those who, when they are admonished with the Signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind; -[25:74] And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous." -[25:75] Those are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein shall they be met with salutations and peace, -[25:76] Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and place of rest! -[25:77] Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy because of you if ye call not on Him: But ye have indeed rejected (Him), and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!" +[25:1] 25|1|Blessed is He who sent down the criterion to His servant, that it may be an admonition to all creatures;- +[25:2] 25|2|He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion: it is He who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. +[25:3] 25|3|Yet have they taken, besides him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection. +[25:4] 25|4|But the misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie which he has forged, and others have helped him at it." In truth it is they who have put forward an iniquity and a falsehood. +[25:5] 25|5|And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening." +[25:6] 25|6|Say: "The (Qur'an) was sent down by Him who knows the mystery (that is) in the heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[25:7] 25|7|And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him? +[25:8] 25|8|"Or (Why) has not a treasure been bestowed on him, or why has he (not) a garden for enjoyment?" The wicked say: "Ye follow none other than a man bewitched." +[25:9] 25|9|See what kinds of comparisons they make for thee! But they have gone astray, and never a way will they be able to find! +[25:10] 25|10|Blessed is He who, if that were His will, could give thee better (things) than those,- Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and He could give thee palaces (secure to dwell in). +[25:11] 25|11|Nay they deny the hour (of the judgment to come): but We have prepared a blazing fire for such as deny the hour: +[25:12] 25|12|When it sees them from a place far off, they will hear its fury and its ranging sigh. +[25:13] 25|13|And when they are cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, they will plead for destruction there and then! +[25:14] 25|14|"This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated!" +[25:15] 25|15|Say: "Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to the righteous? for them, that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment). +[25:16] 25|16|"For them there will be therein all that they wish for: they will dwell (there) for aye: A promise to be prayed for from thy Lord." +[25:17] 25|17|The day He will gather them together as well as those whom they worship besides Allah, He will ask: "Was it ye who let these My servants astray, or did they stray from the Path themselves?" +[25:18] 25|18|They will say: "Glory to Thee! not meet was it for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, on them and their fathers, good things (in life), until they forgot the Message: for they were a people (worthless and) lost." +[25:19] 25|19|(Allah will say): "Now have they proved you liars in what ye say: so ye cannot avert (your penalty) nor (get) help." And whoever among you does wrong, him shall We cause to taste of a grievous Penalty. +[25:20] 25|20|And the messengers whom We sent before thee were all (men) who ate food and walked through the streets: We have made some of you as a trial for others: will ye have patience? for Allah is One Who sees (all things). +[25:21] 25|21|Such as fear not the meeting with Us (for Judgment) say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they have an arrogant conceit of themselves, and mighty is the insolence of their impiety! +[25:22] 25|22|The Day they see the angels,- no joy will there be to the sinners that Day: The (angels) will say: "There is a barrier forbidden (to you) altogether!" +[25:23] 25|23|And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about. +[25:24] 25|24|The Companions of the Garden will be well, that Day, in their abode, and have the fairest of places for repose. +[25:25] 25|25|The Day the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, and angels shall be sent down, descending (in ranks),- +[25:26] 25|26|That Day, the dominion as of right and truth, shall be (wholly) for (Allah) Most Merciful: it will be a Day of dire difficulty for the misbelievers. +[25:27] 25|27|The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger! +[25:28] 25|28|"Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! +[25:29] 25|29|"He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me! Ah! the Evil One is but a traitor to man!" +[25:30] 25|30|Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense." +[25:31] 25|31|Thus have We made for every prophet an enemy among the sinners: but enough is thy Lord to guide and to help. +[25:32] 25|32|Those who reject Faith say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen thy heart thereby, and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow, well-arranged stages, gradually. +[25:33] 25|33|And no question do they bring to thee but We reveal to thee the truth and the best explanation (thereof). +[25:34] 25|34|Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their faces,- they will be in an evil plight, and, as to Path, most astray. +[25:35] 25|35|(Before this,) We sent Moses The Book, and appointed his brother Aaron with him as minister; +[25:36] 25|36|And We command: "Go ye both, to the people who have rejected our Signs:" And those (people) We destroyed with utter destruction. +[25:37] 25|37|And the people of Noah,- when they rejected the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them as a Sign for mankind; and We have prepared for (all) wrong-doers a grievous Penalty;- +[25:38] 25|38|As also 'Ad and Thamud, and the Companions of the Rass, and many a generation between them. +[25:39] 25|39|To each one We set forth Parables and examples; and each one We broke to utter annihilation (for their sins). +[25:40] 25|40|And the (Unbelievers) must indeed have passed by the town on which was rained a shower of evil: did they not then see it (with their own eyes)? But they fear not the Resurrection. +[25:41] 25|41|When they see thee, they treat thee no otherwise than in mockery: "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?" +[25:42] 25|42|"He indeed would well-nigh have misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were constant to them!" - Soon will they know, when they see the Penalty, who it is that is most misled in Path! +[25:43] 25|43|Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion (or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him? +[25:44] 25|44|Or thinkest thou that most of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle;- nay, they are worse astray in Path. +[25:45] 25|45|Hast thou not turned thy vision to thy Lord?- How He doth prolong the shadow! If He willed, He could make it stationary! then do We make the sun its guide; +[25:46] 25|46|Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easy stages. +[25:47] 25|47|And He it is Who makes the Night as a Robe for you, and Sleep as Repose, and makes the Day (as it were) a Resurrection. +[25:48] 25|48|And He it is Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy, and We send down pure water from the sky,- +[25:49] 25|49|That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers. +[25:50] 25|50|And We have distributed the (water) amongst them, in order that they may celebrate (our) praises, but most men are averse (to aught) but (rank) ingratitude. +[25:51] 25|51|Had it been Our Will, We could have sent a warner to every centre of population. +[25:52] 25|52|Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness, with the (Qur'an). +[25:53] 25|53|It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed. +[25:54] 25|54|It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things). +[25:55] 25|55|Yet do they worship, besides Allah, things that can neither profit them nor harm them: and the Misbeliever is a helper (of Evil), against his own Lord! +[25:56] 25|56|But thee We only sent to give glad tidings and admonition. +[25:57] 25|57|Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord." +[25:58] 25|58|And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebrate his praise; and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of His servants;- +[25:59] 25|59|He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted (with such things). +[25:60] 25|60|When it is said to them, "Prostrate to (Allah) Most Gracious!", they say, "And what is (Allah) Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate to that which thou commandest us?" And it increases their flight (from the Truth). +[25:61] 25|61|Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; +[25:62] 25|62|And it is He Who made the Night and the Day to follow each other: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show their gratitude. +[25:63] 25|63|And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"; +[25:64] 25|64|Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing; +[25:65] 25|65|Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous,- +[25:66] 25|66|"Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in"; +[25:67] 25|67|Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes); +[25:68] 25|68|Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. +[25:69] 25|69|(But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- +[25:70] 25|70|Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, +[25:71] 25|71|And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion;- +[25:72] 25|72|Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance); +[25:73] 25|73|Those who, when they are admonished with the Signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind; +[25:74] 25|74|And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous." +[25:75] 25|75|Those are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein shall they be met with salutations and peace, +[25:76] 25|76|Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and place of rest! +[25:77] 25|77|Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy because of you if ye call not on Him: But ye have indeed rejected (Him), and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!" Surah 26: Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets) ---------------------------------------- -[26:1] Ta. Sin. Mim. -[26:2] These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear. -[26:3] It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers. -[26:4] If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility. -[26:5] But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom. -[26:6] They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at! -[26:7] Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein? -[26:8] Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:9] And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:10] Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity,- -[26:11] "The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?" -[26:12] He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood: -[26:13] "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron. -[26:14] "And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me." -[26:15] Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call). -[26:16] "So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds; -[26:17] "'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'" -[26:18] (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life? -[26:19] "And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!" -[26:20] Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error. -[26:21] "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers. -[26:22] "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!" -[26:23] Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?" -[26:24] (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure." -[26:25] (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?" -[26:26] (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!" -[26:27] (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!" -[26:28] (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!" -[26:29] (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!" -[26:30] (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?" -[26:31] (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!" -[26:32] So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)! -[26:33] And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders! -[26:34] (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed: -[26:35] "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?" -[26:36] They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect- -[26:37] "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed." -[26:38] So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known, -[26:39] And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled?- -[26:40] "That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?" -[26:41] So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win? -[26:42] He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)." -[26:43] Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!" -[26:44] So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!" -[26:45] Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake! -[26:46] Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration, -[26:47] Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, -[26:48] "The Lord of Moses and Aaron." -[26:49] Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!" -[26:50] They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord! -[26:51] "Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!" -[26:52] By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued." -[26:53] Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities, -[26:54] (Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band, -[26:55] "And they are raging furiously against us; -[26:56] "But we are a multitude amply fore-warned." -[26:57] So We expelled them from gardens, springs, -[26:58] Treasures, and every kind of honourable position; -[26:59] Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things. -[26:60] So they pursued them at sunrise. -[26:61] And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken." -[26:62] (Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!" -[26:63] Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain. -[26:64] And We made the other party approach thither. -[26:65] We delivered Moses and all who were with him; -[26:66] But We drowned the others. -[26:67] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:68] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:69] And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story. -[26:70] Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?" -[26:71] They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them." -[26:72] He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?" -[26:73] "Or do you good or harm?" -[26:74] They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)." -[26:75] He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,- -[26:76] "Ye and your fathers before you?- -[26:77] "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds; -[26:78] "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me; -[26:79] "Who gives me food and drink, -[26:80] "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me; -[26:81] "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again); -[26:82] "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment. -[26:83] "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; -[26:84] "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations); -[26:85] "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss; -[26:86] "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray; -[26:87] "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;- -[26:88] "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail, -[26:89] "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart; -[26:90] "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near, -[26:91] "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view; -[26:92] "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped- -[26:93] "'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?' -[26:94] "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil, -[26:95] "And the whole hosts of Iblis together. -[26:96] "They will say there in their mutual bickerings: -[26:97] "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest, -[26:98] "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds; -[26:99] "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt. -[26:100] "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us), -[26:101] "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us). -[26:102] "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'" -[26:103] Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe. -[26:104] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:105] The people of Noah rejected the messengers. -[26:106] Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? -[26:107] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust: -[26:108] "So fear Allah, and obey me. -[26:109] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds: -[26:110] "So fear Allah, and obey me." -[26:111] They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?" -[26:112] He said: "And what do I know as to what they do? -[26:113] "Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand. -[26:114] "I am not one to drive away those who believe. -[26:115] "I am sent only to warn plainly in public." -[26:116] They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)." -[26:117] He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me. -[26:118] "Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me." -[26:119] So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures). -[26:120] Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind. -[26:121] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:122] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:123] The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers. -[26:124] Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? -[26:125] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust: -[26:126] "So fear Allah and obey me. -[26:127] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. -[26:128] "Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves? -[26:129] "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)? -[26:130] "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power? -[26:131] "Now fear Allah, and obey me. -[26:132] "Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know. -[26:133] "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,- -[26:134] "And Gardens and Springs. -[26:135] "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day." -[26:136] They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers! -[26:137] "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients, -[26:138] "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!" -[26:139] So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:140] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:141] The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers. -[26:142] Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)? -[26:143] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. -[26:144] "So fear Allah, and obey me. -[26:145] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. -[26:146] "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?- -[26:147] "Gardens and Springs, -[26:148] "And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)? -[26:149] "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill. -[26:150] "But fear Allah and obey me; -[26:151] "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,- -[26:152] "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)." -[26:153] They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched! -[26:154] "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!" -[26:155] He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed. -[26:156] "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you." -[26:157] But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets. -[26:158] But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:159] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:160] The people of Lut rejected the messengers. -[26:161] Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? -[26:162] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. -[26:163] "So fear Allah and obey me. -[26:164] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds. -[26:165] "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males, -[26:166] "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!" -[26:167] They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!" -[26:168] He said: "I do detest your doings." -[26:169] "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!" -[26:170] So We delivered him and his family,- all -[26:171] Except an old woman who lingered behind. -[26:172] But the rest We destroyed utterly. -[26:173] We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)! -[26:174] Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:175] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful. -[26:176] The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers. -[26:177] Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? -[26:178] "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. -[26:179] "So fear Allah and obey me. -[26:180] "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. -[26:181] "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud). -[26:182] "And weigh with scales true and upright. -[26:183] "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief. -[26:184] "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)" -[26:185] They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched! -[26:186] "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar! -[26:187] "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!" -[26:188] He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do." -[26:189] But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day. -[26:190] Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. -[26:191] And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[26:192] Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds: -[26:193] With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth- -[26:194] To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish. -[26:195] In the perspicuous Arabic tongue. -[26:196] Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples. -[26:197] Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)? -[26:198] Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs, -[26:199] And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it. -[26:200] Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners. -[26:201] They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty; -[26:202] But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not; -[26:203] Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?" -[26:204] Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on? -[26:205] Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years, -[26:206] Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised! -[26:207] It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)! -[26:208] Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners - -[26:209] By way of reminder; and We never are unjust. -[26:210] No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation): -[26:211] It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). -[26:212] Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it. -[26:213] So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty. -[26:214] And admonish thy nearest kinsmen, -[26:215] And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee. -[26:216] Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!" -[26:217] And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,- -[26:218] Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer), -[26:219] And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves, -[26:220] For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things. -[26:221] Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend? -[26:222] They descend on every lying, wicked person, -[26:223] (Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars. -[26:224] And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them: -[26:225] Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley?- -[26:226] And that they say what they practise not?- -[26:227] Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take! +[26:1] 26|1|Ta. Sin. Mim. +[26:2] 26|2|These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear. +[26:3] 26|3|It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers. +[26:4] 26|4|If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility. +[26:5] 26|5|But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom. +[26:6] 26|6|They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at! +[26:7] 26|7|Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein? +[26:8] 26|8|Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:9] 26|9|And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:10] 26|10|Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity,- +[26:11] 26|11|"The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?" +[26:12] 26|12|He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood: +[26:13] 26|13|"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron. +[26:14] 26|14|"And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me." +[26:15] 26|15|Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call). +[26:16] 26|16|"So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds; +[26:17] 26|17|"'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'" +[26:18] 26|18|(Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life? +[26:19] 26|19|"And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!" +[26:20] 26|20|Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error. +[26:21] 26|21|"So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers. +[26:22] 26|22|"And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!" +[26:23] 26|23|Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?" +[26:24] 26|24|(Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure." +[26:25] 26|25|(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?" +[26:26] 26|26|(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!" +[26:27] 26|27|(Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!" +[26:28] 26|28|(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!" +[26:29] 26|29|(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!" +[26:30] 26|30|(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?" +[26:31] 26|31|(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!" +[26:32] 26|32|So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)! +[26:33] 26|33|And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders! +[26:34] 26|34|(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed: +[26:35] 26|35|"His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?" +[26:36] 26|36|They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect- +[26:37] 26|37|"And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed." +[26:38] 26|38|So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known, +[26:39] 26|39|And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled?- +[26:40] 26|40|"That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?" +[26:41] 26|41|So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win? +[26:42] 26|42|He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)." +[26:43] 26|43|Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!" +[26:44] 26|44|So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!" +[26:45] 26|45|Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake! +[26:46] 26|46|Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration, +[26:47] 26|47|Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, +[26:48] 26|48|"The Lord of Moses and Aaron." +[26:49] 26|49|Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!" +[26:50] 26|50|They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord! +[26:51] 26|51|"Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!" +[26:52] 26|52|By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued." +[26:53] 26|53|Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities, +[26:54] 26|54|(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band, +[26:55] 26|55|"And they are raging furiously against us; +[26:56] 26|56|"But we are a multitude amply fore-warned." +[26:57] 26|57|So We expelled them from gardens, springs, +[26:58] 26|58|Treasures, and every kind of honourable position; +[26:59] 26|59|Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things. +[26:60] 26|60|So they pursued them at sunrise. +[26:61] 26|61|And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken." +[26:62] 26|62|(Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!" +[26:63] 26|63|Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain. +[26:64] 26|64|And We made the other party approach thither. +[26:65] 26|65|We delivered Moses and all who were with him; +[26:66] 26|66|But We drowned the others. +[26:67] 26|67|Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:68] 26|68|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:69] 26|69|And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story. +[26:70] 26|70|Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?" +[26:71] 26|71|They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them." +[26:72] 26|72|He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?" +[26:73] 26|73|"Or do you good or harm?" +[26:74] 26|74|They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)." +[26:75] 26|75|He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,- +[26:76] 26|76|"Ye and your fathers before you?- +[26:77] 26|77|"For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds; +[26:78] 26|78|"Who created me, and it is He Who guides me; +[26:79] 26|79|"Who gives me food and drink, +[26:80] 26|80|"And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me; +[26:81] 26|81|"Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again); +[26:82] 26|82|"And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment. +[26:83] 26|83|"O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; +[26:84] 26|84|"Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations); +[26:85] 26|85|"Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss; +[26:86] 26|86|"Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray; +[26:87] 26|87|"And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;- +[26:88] 26|88|"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail, +[26:89] 26|89|"But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart; +[26:90] 26|90|"To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near, +[26:91] 26|91|"And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view; +[26:92] 26|92|"And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped- +[26:93] 26|93|"'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?' +[26:94] 26|94|"Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil, +[26:95] 26|95|"And the whole hosts of Iblis together. +[26:96] 26|96|"They will say there in their mutual bickerings: +[26:97] 26|97|"'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest, +[26:98] 26|98|"'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds; +[26:99] 26|99|"'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt. +[26:100] 26|100|"'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us), +[26:101] 26|101|"'Nor a single friend to feel (for us). +[26:102] 26|102|"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'" +[26:103] 26|103|Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe. +[26:104] 26|104|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:105] 26|105|The people of Noah rejected the messengers. +[26:106] 26|106|Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? +[26:107] 26|107|"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust: +[26:108] 26|108|"So fear Allah, and obey me. +[26:109] 26|109|"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds: +[26:110] 26|110|"So fear Allah, and obey me." +[26:111] 26|111|They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?" +[26:112] 26|112|He said: "And what do I know as to what they do? +[26:113] 26|113|"Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand. +[26:114] 26|114|"I am not one to drive away those who believe. +[26:115] 26|115|"I am sent only to warn plainly in public." +[26:116] 26|116|They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)." +[26:117] 26|117|He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me. +[26:118] 26|118|"Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me." +[26:119] 26|119|So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures). +[26:120] 26|120|Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind. +[26:121] 26|121|Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:122] 26|122|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:123] 26|123|The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers. +[26:124] 26|124|Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? +[26:125] 26|125|"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust: +[26:126] 26|126|"So fear Allah and obey me. +[26:127] 26|127|"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. +[26:128] 26|128|"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves? +[26:129] 26|129|"And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)? +[26:130] 26|130|"And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power? +[26:131] 26|131|"Now fear Allah, and obey me. +[26:132] 26|132|"Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know. +[26:133] 26|133|"Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,- +[26:134] 26|134|"And Gardens and Springs. +[26:135] 26|135|"Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day." +[26:136] 26|136|They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers! +[26:137] 26|137|"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients, +[26:138] 26|138|"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!" +[26:139] 26|139|So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:140] 26|140|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:141] 26|141|The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers. +[26:142] 26|142|Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)? +[26:143] 26|143|"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. +[26:144] 26|144|"So fear Allah, and obey me. +[26:145] 26|145|"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. +[26:146] 26|146|"Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?- +[26:147] 26|147|"Gardens and Springs, +[26:148] 26|148|"And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)? +[26:149] 26|149|"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill. +[26:150] 26|150|"But fear Allah and obey me; +[26:151] 26|151|"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,- +[26:152] 26|152|"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)." +[26:153] 26|153|They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched! +[26:154] 26|154|"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!" +[26:155] 26|155|He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed. +[26:156] 26|156|"Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you." +[26:157] 26|157|But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets. +[26:158] 26|158|But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:159] 26|159|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:160] 26|160|The people of Lut rejected the messengers. +[26:161] 26|161|Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? +[26:162] 26|162|"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. +[26:163] 26|163|"So fear Allah and obey me. +[26:164] 26|164|"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds. +[26:165] 26|165|"Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males, +[26:166] 26|166|"And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!" +[26:167] 26|167|They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!" +[26:168] 26|168|He said: "I do detest your doings." +[26:169] 26|169|"O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!" +[26:170] 26|170|So We delivered him and his family,- all +[26:171] 26|171|Except an old woman who lingered behind. +[26:172] 26|172|But the rest We destroyed utterly. +[26:173] 26|173|We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)! +[26:174] 26|174|Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:175] 26|175|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful. +[26:176] 26|176|The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers. +[26:177] 26|177|Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)? +[26:178] 26|178|"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust. +[26:179] 26|179|"So fear Allah and obey me. +[26:180] 26|180|"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. +[26:181] 26|181|"Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud). +[26:182] 26|182|"And weigh with scales true and upright. +[26:183] 26|183|"And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief. +[26:184] 26|184|"And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)" +[26:185] 26|185|They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched! +[26:186] 26|186|"Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar! +[26:187] 26|187|"Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!" +[26:188] 26|188|He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do." +[26:189] 26|189|But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day. +[26:190] 26|190|Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe. +[26:191] 26|191|And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[26:192] 26|192|Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds: +[26:193] 26|193|With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth- +[26:194] 26|194|To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish. +[26:195] 26|195|In the perspicuous Arabic tongue. +[26:196] 26|196|Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples. +[26:197] 26|197|Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)? +[26:198] 26|198|Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs, +[26:199] 26|199|And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it. +[26:200] 26|200|Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners. +[26:201] 26|201|They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty; +[26:202] 26|202|But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not; +[26:203] 26|203|Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?" +[26:204] 26|204|Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on? +[26:205] 26|205|Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years, +[26:206] 26|206|Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised! +[26:207] 26|207|It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)! +[26:208] 26|208|Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners - +[26:209] 26|209|By way of reminder; and We never are unjust. +[26:210] 26|210|No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation): +[26:211] 26|211|It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). +[26:212] 26|212|Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it. +[26:213] 26|213|So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty. +[26:214] 26|214|And admonish thy nearest kinsmen, +[26:215] 26|215|And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee. +[26:216] 26|216|Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!" +[26:217] 26|217|And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,- +[26:218] 26|218|Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer), +[26:219] 26|219|And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves, +[26:220] 26|220|For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things. +[26:221] 26|221|Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend? +[26:222] 26|222|They descend on every lying, wicked person, +[26:223] 26|223|(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars. +[26:224] 26|224|And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them: +[26:225] 26|225|Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley?- +[26:226] 26|226|And that they say what they practise not?- +[26:227] 26|227|Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take! Surah 27: An-Naml (The Naml) ---------------------------------------- -[27:1] These are verses of the Qur'an,-a book that makes (things) clear; -[27:2] A guide: and glad tidings for the believers,- -[27:3] Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter. -[27:4] As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about in distraction. -[27:5] Such are they for whom a grievous Penalty is (waiting); and in the Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss. -[27:6] As to thee, the Qur'an is bestowed upon thee from the presence of one who is wise and all-knowing. -[27:7] Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warm yourselves. -[27:8] But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: "Blessed are those in the fire and those around: and glory to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. -[27:9] "O Moses! verily, I am Allah, the exalted in might, the wise!.... -[27:10] "Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as messengers have no fear,- -[27:11] "But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substituted good to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[27:12] "Now put thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm): (these are) among the nine Signs (thou wilt take) to Pharaoh and his people: for they are a people rebellious in transgression." -[27:13] But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!" -[27:14] And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance, though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of those who acted corruptly! -[27:15] We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!" -[27:16] And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)" -[27:17] And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks. -[27:18] At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it." -[27:19] So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants." -[27:20] And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? -[27:21] "I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)." -[27:22] But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true. -[27:23] "I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every requisite; and she has a magnificent throne. -[27:24] "I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides Allah: Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,- -[27:25] "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal. -[27:26] "Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!" -[27:27] (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied! -[27:28] "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"... -[27:29] (The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect. -[27:30] "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful: -[27:31] "'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).'" -[27:32] She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence." -[27:33] They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command." -[27:34] She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave. -[27:35] "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors." -[27:36] Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will ye give me abundance in wealth? But that which Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift! -[27:37] "Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)." -[27:38] He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?" -[27:39] Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted." -[27:40] Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour!" -[27:41] He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance." -[27:42] So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)." -[27:43] And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah: for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith. -[27:44] She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds." -[27:45] We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih, saying, "Serve Allah": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling with each other. -[27:46] He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy. -[27:47] They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people under trial." -[27:48] There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform. -[27:49] They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'" -[27:50] They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not. -[27:51] Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them). -[27:52] Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge. -[27:53] And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness. -[27:54] (We also sent) Lut (as a messenger): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)? -[27:55] Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant! -[27:56] But his people gave no other answer but this: they said, "Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" -[27:57] But We saved him and his family, except his wife; her We destined to be of those who lagged behind. -[27:58] And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)! -[27:59] Say: Praise be to Allah, and Peace on his servants whom He has chosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- Allah or the false gods they associate (with Him)? -[27:60] Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty of delight: it is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, they are a people who swerve from justice. -[27:61] Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not. -[27:62] Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye heed! -[27:63] Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?- High is Allah above what they associate with Him! -[27:64] Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!" -[27:65] Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment). -[27:66] Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blind thereunto! -[27:67] The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)? -[27:68] "It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients." -[27:69] Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)." -[27:70] But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots. -[27:71] They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful." -[27:72] Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!" -[27:73] But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful. -[27:74] And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal. -[27:75] Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record. -[27:76] Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree. -[27:77] And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe. -[27:78] Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing. -[27:79] So put thy trust in Allah: for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth. -[27:80] Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat. -[27:81] Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam. -[27:82] And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs. -[27:83] One day We shall gather together from every people a troop of those who reject our Signs, and they shall be kept in ranks,- -[27:84] Until, when they come (before the Judgment-seat), (Allah) will say: "Did ye reject My Signs, though ye comprehended them not in knowledge, or what was it ye did?" -[27:85] And the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of their wrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea). -[27:86] See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest in and the Day to give them light? Verily in this are Signs for any people that believe! -[27:87] And the Day that the Trumpet will be sounded - then will be smitten with terror those who are in the heavens, and those who are on earth, except such as Allah will please (to exempt): and all shall come to His (Presence) as beings conscious of their lowliness. -[27:88] Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry of Allah, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do. -[27:89] If any do good, good will (accrue) to them therefrom; and they will be secure from terror that Day. -[27:90] And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?" -[27:91] For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam to Allah's Will,- -[27:92] And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only a Warner". -[27:93] And say: "Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them"; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do. +[27:1] 27|1|These are verses of the Qur'an,-a book that makes (things) clear; +[27:2] 27|2|A guide: and glad tidings for the believers,- +[27:3] 27|3|Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter. +[27:4] 27|4|As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about in distraction. +[27:5] 27|5|Such are they for whom a grievous Penalty is (waiting); and in the Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss. +[27:6] 27|6|As to thee, the Qur'an is bestowed upon thee from the presence of one who is wise and all-knowing. +[27:7] 27|7|Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warm yourselves. +[27:8] 27|8|But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: "Blessed are those in the fire and those around: and glory to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. +[27:9] 27|9|"O Moses! verily, I am Allah, the exalted in might, the wise!.... +[27:10] 27|10|"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as messengers have no fear,- +[27:11] 27|11|"But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substituted good to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[27:12] 27|12|"Now put thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm): (these are) among the nine Signs (thou wilt take) to Pharaoh and his people: for they are a people rebellious in transgression." +[27:13] 27|13|But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!" +[27:14] 27|14|And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance, though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of those who acted corruptly! +[27:15] 27|15|We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of his servants who believe!" +[27:16] 27|16|And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)" +[27:17] 27|17|And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks. +[27:18] 27|18|At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it." +[27:19] 27|19|So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants." +[27:20] 27|20|And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees? +[27:21] 27|21|"I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)." +[27:22] 27|22|But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true. +[27:23] 27|23|"I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every requisite; and she has a magnificent throne. +[27:24] 27|24|"I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides Allah: Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,- +[27:25] 27|25|"(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal. +[27:26] 27|26|"Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!" +[27:27] 27|27|(Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied! +[27:28] 27|28|"Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"... +[27:29] 27|29|(The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect. +[27:30] 27|30|"It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful: +[27:31] 27|31|"'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).'" +[27:32] 27|32|She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence." +[27:33] 27|33|They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command." +[27:34] 27|34|She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave. +[27:35] 27|35|"But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors." +[27:36] 27|36|Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will ye give me abundance in wealth? But that which Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift! +[27:37] 27|37|"Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with such hosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there in disgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)." +[27:38] 27|38|He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?" +[27:39] 27|39|Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted." +[27:40] 27|40|Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour!" +[27:41] 27|41|He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her: let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those who receive no guidance." +[27:42] 27|42|So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" She said, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advance of this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)." +[27:43] 27|43|And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah: for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith. +[27:44] 27|44|She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds." +[27:45] 27|45|We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih, saying, "Serve Allah": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling with each other. +[27:46] 27|46|He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy. +[27:47] 27|47|They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that are with thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people under trial." +[27:48] 27|48|There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform. +[27:49] 27|49|They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'" +[27:50] 27|50|They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not. +[27:51] 27|51|Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them). +[27:52] 27|52|Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge. +[27:53] 27|53|And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness. +[27:54] 27|54|(We also sent) Lut (as a messenger): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)? +[27:55] 27|55|Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant! +[27:56] 27|56|But his people gave no other answer but this: they said, "Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!" +[27:57] 27|57|But We saved him and his family, except his wife; her We destined to be of those who lagged behind. +[27:58] 27|58|And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)! +[27:59] 27|59|Say: Praise be to Allah, and Peace on his servants whom He has chosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- Allah or the false gods they associate (with Him)? +[27:60] 27|60|Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty of delight: it is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, they are a people who swerve from justice. +[27:61] 27|61|Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not. +[27:62] 27|62|Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye heed! +[27:63] 27|63|Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?- High is Allah above what they associate with Him! +[27:64] 27|64|Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!" +[27:65] 27|65|Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment). +[27:66] 27|66|Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blind thereunto! +[27:67] 27|67|The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)? +[27:68] 27|68|"It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients." +[27:69] 27|69|Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)." +[27:70] 27|70|But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots. +[27:71] 27|71|They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful." +[27:72] 27|72|Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!" +[27:73] 27|73|But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful. +[27:74] 27|74|And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal. +[27:75] 27|75|Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record. +[27:76] 27|76|Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree. +[27:77] 27|77|And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe. +[27:78] 27|78|Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing. +[27:79] 27|79|So put thy trust in Allah: for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth. +[27:80] 27|80|Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat. +[27:81] 27|81|Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam. +[27:82] 27|82|And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs. +[27:83] 27|83|One day We shall gather together from every people a troop of those who reject our Signs, and they shall be kept in ranks,- +[27:84] 27|84|Until, when they come (before the Judgment-seat), (Allah) will say: "Did ye reject My Signs, though ye comprehended them not in knowledge, or what was it ye did?" +[27:85] 27|85|And the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of their wrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea). +[27:86] 27|86|See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest in and the Day to give them light? Verily in this are Signs for any people that believe! +[27:87] 27|87|And the Day that the Trumpet will be sounded - then will be smitten with terror those who are in the heavens, and those who are on earth, except such as Allah will please (to exempt): and all shall come to His (Presence) as beings conscious of their lowliness. +[27:88] 27|88|Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry of Allah, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do. +[27:89] 27|89|If any do good, good will (accrue) to them therefrom; and they will be secure from terror that Day. +[27:90] 27|90|And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?" +[27:91] 27|91|For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam to Allah's Will,- +[27:92] 27|92|And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only a Warner". +[27:93] 27|93|And say: "Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them"; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do. Surah 28: Al-Qasas (The Narrative) ---------------------------------------- -[28:1] Ta. Sin. Mim. -[28:2] These are Verses of the Book that makes (things) clear. -[28:3] We rehearse to thee some of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in Truth, for people who believe. -[28:4] Truly Pharaoh elated himself in the land and broke up its people into sections, depressing a small group among them: their sons he slew, but he kept alive their females: for he was indeed a maker of mischief. -[28:5] And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs, -[28:6] To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to show Pharaoh, Haman, and their hosts, at their hands, the very things against which they were taking precautions. -[28:7] So We sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses: "Suckle (thy child), but when thou hast fears about him, cast him into the river, but fear not nor grieve: for We shall restore him to thee, and We shall make him one of Our messengers." -[28:8] Then the people of Pharaoh picked him up (from the river): (It was intended) that (Moses) should be to them an adversary and a cause of sorrow: for Pharaoh and Haman and (all) their hosts were men of sin. -[28:9] The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)! -[28:10] But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother of Moses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer. -[28:11] And she said to the sister of (Moses), "Follow him" so she (the sister) watched him in the character of a stranger. And they knew not. -[28:12] And we ordained that he refused suck at first, until (His sister came up and) said: "Shall I point out to you the people of a house that will nourish and bring him up for you and be sincerely attached to him?"... -[28:13] Thus did We restore him to his mother, that her eye might be comforted, that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true: but most of them do not understand. -[28:14] When he reached full age, and was firmly established (in life), We bestowed on him wisdom and knowledge: for thus do We reward those who do good. -[28:15] And he entered the city at a time when its people were not watching: and he found there two men fighting,- one of his own religion, and the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own religion appealed to him against his foe, and Moses struck him with his fist and made an end of him. He said: "This is a work of Evil (Satan): for he is an enemy that manifestly misleads!" -[28:16] He prayed: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Do Thou then forgive me!" So (Allah) forgave him: for He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[28:17] He said: "O my Lord! For that Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace on me, never shall I be a help to those who sin!" -[28:18] So he saw the morning in the city, looking about, in a state of fear, when behold, the man who had, the day before, sought his help called aloud for his help (again). Moses said to him: "Thou art truly, it is clear, a quarrelsome fellow!" -[28:19] Then, when he decided to lay hold of the man who was an enemy to both of them, that man said: "O Moses! Is it thy intention to slay me as thou slewest a man yesterday? Thy intention is none other than to become a powerful violent man in the land, and not to be one who sets things right!" -[28:20] And there came a man, running, from the furthest end of the City. He said: "O Moses! the Chiefs are taking counsel together about thee, to slay thee: so get thee away, for I do give thee sincere advice." -[28:21] He therefore got away therefrom, looking about, in a state of fear. He prayed "O my Lord! save me from people given to wrong-doing." -[28:22] Then, when he turned his face towards (the land of) Madyan, he said: "I do hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path." -[28:23] And when he arrived at the watering (place) in Madyan, he found there a group of men watering (their flocks), and besides them he found two women who were keeping back (their flocks). He said: "What is the matter with you?" They said: "We cannot water (our flocks) until the shepherds take back (their flocks): And our father is a very old man." -[28:24] So he watered (their flocks) for them; then he turned back to the shade, and said:"O my Lord! truly am I in (desperate) need of any good that Thou dost send me!" -[28:25] Afterwards one of the (damsels) came (back) to him, walking bashfully. She said: "My father invites thee that he may reward thee for having watered (our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narrated the story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou escaped from unjust people." -[28:26] Said one of the (damsels): "O my (dear) father! engage him on wages: truly the best of men for thee to employ is the (man) who is strong and trusty".... -[28:27] He said: "I intend to wed one of these my daughters to thee, on condition that thou serve me for eight years; but if thou complete ten years, it will be (grace) from thee. But I intend not to place thee under a difficulty: thou wilt find me, indeed, if Allah wills, one of the righteous." -[28:28] He said: "Be that (the agreement) between me and thee: whichever of the two terms I fulfil, let there be no ill-will to me. Be Allah a witness to what we say." -[28:29] Now when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his family, he perceived a fire in the direction of Mount Tur. He said to his family: "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope to bring you from there some information, or a burning firebrand, that ye may warm yourselves." -[28:30] But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard from the right bank of the valley, from a tree in hallowed ground: "O Moses! Verily I am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.... -[28:31] "Now do thou throw thy rod!" but when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: O Moses!" (It was said), "Draw near, and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. -[28:32] "Move thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm), and draw thy hand close to thy side (to guard) against fear. Those are the two credentials from thy Lord to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: for truly they are a people rebellious and wicked." -[28:33] He said: "O my Lord! I have slain a man among them, and I fear lest they slay me. -[28:34] "And my brother Aaron - He is more eloquent in speech than I: so send him with me as a helper, to confirm (and strengthen) me: for I fear that they may accuse me of falsehood." -[28:35] He said: "We will certainly strengthen thy arm through thy brother, and invest you both with authority, so they shall not be able to touch you: with Our Sign shall ye triumph,- you two as well as those who follow you." -[28:36] When Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: "This is nothing but sorcery faked up: never did we head the like among our fathers of old!" -[28:37] Moses said: "My Lord knows best who it is that comes with guidance from Him and whose end will be best in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper." -[28:38] Pharaoh said: "O Chiefs! no god do I know for you but myself: therefore, O Haman! light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!" -[28:39] And he was arrogant and insolent in the land, beyond reason,- He and his hosts: they thought that they would not have to return to Us! -[28:40] So We seized him and his hosts, and We flung them into the sea: Now behold what was the end of those who did wrong! -[28:41] And we made them (but) leaders inviting to the Fire; and on the Day of Judgment no help shall they find. -[28:42] in this world We made a curse to follow them and on the Day of Judgment they will be among the loathed (and despised). -[28:43] We did reveal to Moses the Book after We had destroyed the earlier generations, (to give) Insight to men, and guidance and Mercy, that they might receive admonition. -[28:44] Thou wast not on the Western side when We decreed the Commission to Moses, nor wast thou a witness (of those events). -[28:45] But We raised up (new) generations, and long were the ages that passed over them; but thou wast not a dweller among the people of Madyan, rehearsing Our Signs to them; but it is We Who send messengers (with inspiration). -[28:46] Nor wast thou at the side of (the Mountain of) Tur when we called (to Moses). Yet (art thou sent) as Mercy from thy Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner had come before thee: in order that they may receive admonition. -[28:47] If (We had) not (sent thee to the Quraish),- in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they might say: "Our Lord! why didst Thou not sent us a messenger? We should then have followed Thy Signs and been amongst those who believe!" -[28:48] But (now), when the Truth has come to them from Ourselves, they say, "Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like those which were sent to Moses?" Do they not then reject (the Signs) which were formerly sent to Moses? They say: "Two kinds of sorcery, each assisting the other!" And they say: "For us, we reject all (such things)!" -[28:49] Say: "Then bring ye a Book from Allah, which is a better guide than either of them, that I may follow it! (do), if ye are truthful!" -[28:50] But if they hearken not to thee, know that they only follow their own lusts: and who is more astray than one who follow his own lusts, devoid of guidance from Allah? for Allah guides not people given to wrong-doing. -[28:51] Now have We caused the Word to reach them themselves, in order that they may receive admonition. -[28:52] Those to whom We sent the Book before this,- they do believe in this (revelation): -[28:53] And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe therein, for it is the Truth from our Lord: indeed we have been Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will) from before this. -[28:54] Twice will they be given their reward, for that they have persevered, that they avert Evil with Good, and that they spend (in charity) out of what We have given them. -[28:55] And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant." -[28:56] It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance. -[28:57] They say: "If we were to follow the guidance with thee, we should be snatched away from our land." Have We not established for them a secure sanctuary, to which are brought as tribute fruits of all kinds,- a provision from Ourselves? but most of them understand not. -[28:58] And how many populations We destroyed, which exulted in their life (of ease and plenty)! now those habitations of theirs, after them, are deserted,- All but a (miserable) few! and We are their heirs! -[28:59] Nor was thy Lord the one to destroy a population until He had sent to its centre a messenger, rehearsing to them Our Signs; nor are We going to destroy a population except when its members practise iniquity. -[28:60] The (material) things which ye are given are but the conveniences of this life and the glitter thereof; but that which is with Allah is better and more enduring: will ye not then be wise? -[28:61] Are (these two) alike?- one to whom We have made a goodly promise, and who is going to reach its (fulfilment), and one to whom We have given the good things of this life, but who, on the Day of Judgment, is to be among those brought up (for punishment)? -[28:62] That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say "Where are my 'partners'?- whom ye imagined (to be such)?" -[28:63] Those against whom the charge will be proved, will say: "Our Lord! These are the ones whom we led astray: we led them astray, as we were astray ourselves: we free ourselves (from them) in Thy presence: it was not us they worshipped." -[28:64] It will be said (to them): "Call upon your 'partners' (for help)": they will call upon them, but they will not listen to them; and they will see the Penalty (before them); (how they will wish) 'if only they had been open to guidance!' -[28:65] That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: "What was the answer ye gave to the messengers?" -[28:66] Then the (whole) story that Day will seem obscure to them (like light to the blind) and they will not be able (even) to question each other. -[28:67] But any that (in this life) had repented, believed, and worked righteousness, will have hopes to be among those who achieve salvation. -[28:68] Thy Lord does create and choose as He pleases: no choice have they (in the matter): Glory to Allah! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)! -[28:69] And thy Lord knows all that their hearts conceal and all that they reveal. -[28:70] And He is Allah: There is no god but He. To Him be praise, at the first and at the last: for Him is the Command, and to Him shall ye (all) be brought back. -[28:71] Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the night perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you enlightenment? Will ye not then hearken? -[28:72] Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the day perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you a night in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see? -[28:73] It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you Night and Day,- that ye may rest therein, and that ye may seek of his Grace;- and in order that ye may be grateful. -[28:74] The Day that He will call on them, He will say: "Where are my 'partners'? whom ye imagined (to be such)?" -[28:75] And from each people shall We draw a witness, and We shall say: "Produce your Proof": then shall they know that the Truth is in Allah (alone), and the (lies) which they invented will leave them in lurch. -[28:76] Qarun was doubtless, of the people of Moses; but he acted insolently towards them: such were the treasures We had bestowed on him that their very keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men, behold, his people said to him: "Exult not, for Allah loveth not those who exult (in riches). -[28:77] "But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief." -[28:78] He said: "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed, before him, (whole) generations,- which were superior to him in strength and greater in the amount (of riches) they had collected? but the wicked are not called (immediately) to account for their sins. -[28:79] So he went forth among his people in the (pride of his wordly) glitter. Said those whose aim is the Life of this World: "Oh! that we had the like of what Qarun has got! for he is truly a lord of mighty good fortune!" -[28:80] But those who had been granted (true) knowledge said: "Alas for you! The reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is best for those who believe and work righteousness: but this none shall attain, save those who steadfastly persevere (in good)." -[28:81] Then We caused the earth to swallow up him and his house; and he had not (the least little) party to help him against Allah, nor could he defend himself. -[28:82] And those who had envied his position the day before began to say on the morrow: "Ah! it is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! had it not been that Allah was gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up! Ah! those who reject Allah will assuredly never prosper." -[28:83] That Home of the Hereafter We shall give to those who intend not high-handedness or mischief on earth: and the end is (best) for the righteous. -[28:84] If any does good, the reward to him is better than his deed; but if any does evil, the doers of evil are only punished (to the extent) of their deeds. -[28:85] Verily He Who ordained the Qur'an for thee, will bring thee back to the Place of Return. Say: "My Lord knows best who it is that brings true guidance, and who is in manifest error." -[28:86] And thou hadst not expected that the Book would be sent to thee except as a Mercy from thy Lord: Therefore lend not thou support in any way to those who reject (Allah's Message). -[28:87] And let nothing keep thee back from the Signs of Allah after they have been revealed to thee: and invite (men) to thy Lord, and be not of the company of those who join gods with Allah. -[28:88] And call not, besides Allah, on another god. There is no god but He. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back. +[28:1] 28|1|Ta. Sin. Mim. +[28:2] 28|2|These are Verses of the Book that makes (things) clear. +[28:3] 28|3|We rehearse to thee some of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in Truth, for people who believe. +[28:4] 28|4|Truly Pharaoh elated himself in the land and broke up its people into sections, depressing a small group among them: their sons he slew, but he kept alive their females: for he was indeed a maker of mischief. +[28:5] 28|5|And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs, +[28:6] 28|6|To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to show Pharaoh, Haman, and their hosts, at their hands, the very things against which they were taking precautions. +[28:7] 28|7|So We sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses: "Suckle (thy child), but when thou hast fears about him, cast him into the river, but fear not nor grieve: for We shall restore him to thee, and We shall make him one of Our messengers." +[28:8] 28|8|Then the people of Pharaoh picked him up (from the river): (It was intended) that (Moses) should be to them an adversary and a cause of sorrow: for Pharaoh and Haman and (all) their hosts were men of sin. +[28:9] 28|9|The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)! +[28:10] 28|10|But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother of Moses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthened her heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer. +[28:11] 28|11|And she said to the sister of (Moses), "Follow him" so she (the sister) watched him in the character of a stranger. And they knew not. +[28:12] 28|12|And we ordained that he refused suck at first, until (His sister came up and) said: "Shall I point out to you the people of a house that will nourish and bring him up for you and be sincerely attached to him?"... +[28:13] 28|13|Thus did We restore him to his mother, that her eye might be comforted, that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true: but most of them do not understand. +[28:14] 28|14|When he reached full age, and was firmly established (in life), We bestowed on him wisdom and knowledge: for thus do We reward those who do good. +[28:15] 28|15|And he entered the city at a time when its people were not watching: and he found there two men fighting,- one of his own religion, and the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own religion appealed to him against his foe, and Moses struck him with his fist and made an end of him. He said: "This is a work of Evil (Satan): for he is an enemy that manifestly misleads!" +[28:16] 28|16|He prayed: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Do Thou then forgive me!" So (Allah) forgave him: for He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[28:17] 28|17|He said: "O my Lord! For that Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace on me, never shall I be a help to those who sin!" +[28:18] 28|18|So he saw the morning in the city, looking about, in a state of fear, when behold, the man who had, the day before, sought his help called aloud for his help (again). Moses said to him: "Thou art truly, it is clear, a quarrelsome fellow!" +[28:19] 28|19|Then, when he decided to lay hold of the man who was an enemy to both of them, that man said: "O Moses! Is it thy intention to slay me as thou slewest a man yesterday? Thy intention is none other than to become a powerful violent man in the land, and not to be one who sets things right!" +[28:20] 28|20|And there came a man, running, from the furthest end of the City. He said: "O Moses! the Chiefs are taking counsel together about thee, to slay thee: so get thee away, for I do give thee sincere advice." +[28:21] 28|21|He therefore got away therefrom, looking about, in a state of fear. He prayed "O my Lord! save me from people given to wrong-doing." +[28:22] 28|22|Then, when he turned his face towards (the land of) Madyan, he said: "I do hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path." +[28:23] 28|23|And when he arrived at the watering (place) in Madyan, he found there a group of men watering (their flocks), and besides them he found two women who were keeping back (their flocks). He said: "What is the matter with you?" They said: "We cannot water (our flocks) until the shepherds take back (their flocks): And our father is a very old man." +[28:24] 28|24|So he watered (their flocks) for them; then he turned back to the shade, and said:"O my Lord! truly am I in (desperate) need of any good that Thou dost send me!" +[28:25] 28|25|Afterwards one of the (damsels) came (back) to him, walking bashfully. She said: "My father invites thee that he may reward thee for having watered (our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narrated the story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou escaped from unjust people." +[28:26] 28|26|Said one of the (damsels): "O my (dear) father! engage him on wages: truly the best of men for thee to employ is the (man) who is strong and trusty".... +[28:27] 28|27|He said: "I intend to wed one of these my daughters to thee, on condition that thou serve me for eight years; but if thou complete ten years, it will be (grace) from thee. But I intend not to place thee under a difficulty: thou wilt find me, indeed, if Allah wills, one of the righteous." +[28:28] 28|28|He said: "Be that (the agreement) between me and thee: whichever of the two terms I fulfil, let there be no ill-will to me. Be Allah a witness to what we say." +[28:29] 28|29|Now when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his family, he perceived a fire in the direction of Mount Tur. He said to his family: "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope to bring you from there some information, or a burning firebrand, that ye may warm yourselves." +[28:30] 28|30|But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard from the right bank of the valley, from a tree in hallowed ground: "O Moses! Verily I am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.... +[28:31] 28|31|"Now do thou throw thy rod!" but when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: O Moses!" (It was said), "Draw near, and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. +[28:32] 28|32|"Move thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth white without stain (or harm), and draw thy hand close to thy side (to guard) against fear. Those are the two credentials from thy Lord to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: for truly they are a people rebellious and wicked." +[28:33] 28|33|He said: "O my Lord! I have slain a man among them, and I fear lest they slay me. +[28:34] 28|34|"And my brother Aaron - He is more eloquent in speech than I: so send him with me as a helper, to confirm (and strengthen) me: for I fear that they may accuse me of falsehood." +[28:35] 28|35|He said: "We will certainly strengthen thy arm through thy brother, and invest you both with authority, so they shall not be able to touch you: with Our Sign shall ye triumph,- you two as well as those who follow you." +[28:36] 28|36|When Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: "This is nothing but sorcery faked up: never did we head the like among our fathers of old!" +[28:37] 28|37|Moses said: "My Lord knows best who it is that comes with guidance from Him and whose end will be best in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper." +[28:38] 28|38|Pharaoh said: "O Chiefs! no god do I know for you but myself: therefore, O Haman! light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!" +[28:39] 28|39|And he was arrogant and insolent in the land, beyond reason,- He and his hosts: they thought that they would not have to return to Us! +[28:40] 28|40|So We seized him and his hosts, and We flung them into the sea: Now behold what was the end of those who did wrong! +[28:41] 28|41|And we made them (but) leaders inviting to the Fire; and on the Day of Judgment no help shall they find. +[28:42] 28|42|in this world We made a curse to follow them and on the Day of Judgment they will be among the loathed (and despised). +[28:43] 28|43|We did reveal to Moses the Book after We had destroyed the earlier generations, (to give) Insight to men, and guidance and Mercy, that they might receive admonition. +[28:44] 28|44|Thou wast not on the Western side when We decreed the Commission to Moses, nor wast thou a witness (of those events). +[28:45] 28|45|But We raised up (new) generations, and long were the ages that passed over them; but thou wast not a dweller among the people of Madyan, rehearsing Our Signs to them; but it is We Who send messengers (with inspiration). +[28:46] 28|46|Nor wast thou at the side of (the Mountain of) Tur when we called (to Moses). Yet (art thou sent) as Mercy from thy Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner had come before thee: in order that they may receive admonition. +[28:47] 28|47|If (We had) not (sent thee to the Quraish),- in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they might say: "Our Lord! why didst Thou not sent us a messenger? We should then have followed Thy Signs and been amongst those who believe!" +[28:48] 28|48|But (now), when the Truth has come to them from Ourselves, they say, "Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like those which were sent to Moses?" Do they not then reject (the Signs) which were formerly sent to Moses? They say: "Two kinds of sorcery, each assisting the other!" And they say: "For us, we reject all (such things)!" +[28:49] 28|49|Say: "Then bring ye a Book from Allah, which is a better guide than either of them, that I may follow it! (do), if ye are truthful!" +[28:50] 28|50|But if they hearken not to thee, know that they only follow their own lusts: and who is more astray than one who follow his own lusts, devoid of guidance from Allah? for Allah guides not people given to wrong-doing. +[28:51] 28|51|Now have We caused the Word to reach them themselves, in order that they may receive admonition. +[28:52] 28|52|Those to whom We sent the Book before this,- they do believe in this (revelation): +[28:53] 28|53|And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe therein, for it is the Truth from our Lord: indeed we have been Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will) from before this. +[28:54] 28|54|Twice will they be given their reward, for that they have persevered, that they avert Evil with Good, and that they spend (in charity) out of what We have given them. +[28:55] 28|55|And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant." +[28:56] 28|56|It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance. +[28:57] 28|57|They say: "If we were to follow the guidance with thee, we should be snatched away from our land." Have We not established for them a secure sanctuary, to which are brought as tribute fruits of all kinds,- a provision from Ourselves? but most of them understand not. +[28:58] 28|58|And how many populations We destroyed, which exulted in their life (of ease and plenty)! now those habitations of theirs, after them, are deserted,- All but a (miserable) few! and We are their heirs! +[28:59] 28|59|Nor was thy Lord the one to destroy a population until He had sent to its centre a messenger, rehearsing to them Our Signs; nor are We going to destroy a population except when its members practise iniquity. +[28:60] 28|60|The (material) things which ye are given are but the conveniences of this life and the glitter thereof; but that which is with Allah is better and more enduring: will ye not then be wise? +[28:61] 28|61|Are (these two) alike?- one to whom We have made a goodly promise, and who is going to reach its (fulfilment), and one to whom We have given the good things of this life, but who, on the Day of Judgment, is to be among those brought up (for punishment)? +[28:62] 28|62|That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say "Where are my 'partners'?- whom ye imagined (to be such)?" +[28:63] 28|63|Those against whom the charge will be proved, will say: "Our Lord! These are the ones whom we led astray: we led them astray, as we were astray ourselves: we free ourselves (from them) in Thy presence: it was not us they worshipped." +[28:64] 28|64|It will be said (to them): "Call upon your 'partners' (for help)": they will call upon them, but they will not listen to them; and they will see the Penalty (before them); (how they will wish) 'if only they had been open to guidance!' +[28:65] 28|65|That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: "What was the answer ye gave to the messengers?" +[28:66] 28|66|Then the (whole) story that Day will seem obscure to them (like light to the blind) and they will not be able (even) to question each other. +[28:67] 28|67|But any that (in this life) had repented, believed, and worked righteousness, will have hopes to be among those who achieve salvation. +[28:68] 28|68|Thy Lord does create and choose as He pleases: no choice have they (in the matter): Glory to Allah! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)! +[28:69] 28|69|And thy Lord knows all that their hearts conceal and all that they reveal. +[28:70] 28|70|And He is Allah: There is no god but He. To Him be praise, at the first and at the last: for Him is the Command, and to Him shall ye (all) be brought back. +[28:71] 28|71|Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the night perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you enlightenment? Will ye not then hearken? +[28:72] 28|72|Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the day perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you a night in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see? +[28:73] 28|73|It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you Night and Day,- that ye may rest therein, and that ye may seek of his Grace;- and in order that ye may be grateful. +[28:74] 28|74|The Day that He will call on them, He will say: "Where are my 'partners'? whom ye imagined (to be such)?" +[28:75] 28|75|And from each people shall We draw a witness, and We shall say: "Produce your Proof": then shall they know that the Truth is in Allah (alone), and the (lies) which they invented will leave them in lurch. +[28:76] 28|76|Qarun was doubtless, of the people of Moses; but he acted insolently towards them: such were the treasures We had bestowed on him that their very keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men, behold, his people said to him: "Exult not, for Allah loveth not those who exult (in riches). +[28:77] 28|77|"But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief." +[28:78] 28|78|He said: "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed, before him, (whole) generations,- which were superior to him in strength and greater in the amount (of riches) they had collected? but the wicked are not called (immediately) to account for their sins. +[28:79] 28|79|So he went forth among his people in the (pride of his wordly) glitter. Said those whose aim is the Life of this World: "Oh! that we had the like of what Qarun has got! for he is truly a lord of mighty good fortune!" +[28:80] 28|80|But those who had been granted (true) knowledge said: "Alas for you! The reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is best for those who believe and work righteousness: but this none shall attain, save those who steadfastly persevere (in good)." +[28:81] 28|81|Then We caused the earth to swallow up him and his house; and he had not (the least little) party to help him against Allah, nor could he defend himself. +[28:82] 28|82|And those who had envied his position the day before began to say on the morrow: "Ah! it is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! had it not been that Allah was gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up! Ah! those who reject Allah will assuredly never prosper." +[28:83] 28|83|That Home of the Hereafter We shall give to those who intend not high-handedness or mischief on earth: and the end is (best) for the righteous. +[28:84] 28|84|If any does good, the reward to him is better than his deed; but if any does evil, the doers of evil are only punished (to the extent) of their deeds. +[28:85] 28|85|Verily He Who ordained the Qur'an for thee, will bring thee back to the Place of Return. Say: "My Lord knows best who it is that brings true guidance, and who is in manifest error." +[28:86] 28|86|And thou hadst not expected that the Book would be sent to thee except as a Mercy from thy Lord: Therefore lend not thou support in any way to those who reject (Allah's Message). +[28:87] 28|87|And let nothing keep thee back from the Signs of Allah after they have been revealed to thee: and invite (men) to thy Lord, and be not of the company of those who join gods with Allah. +[28:88] 28|88|And call not, besides Allah, on another god. There is no god but He. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back. Surah 29: Al-'Ankabut (The Spider) ---------------------------------------- -[29:1] A. L. M. -[29:2] Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested? -[29:3] We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false. -[29:4] Do those who practise evil think that they will get the better of Us? Evil is their judgment! -[29:5] For those whose hopes are in the meeting with Allah (in the Hereafter, let them strive); for the term (appointed) by Allah is surely coming and He hears and knows (all things). -[29:6] And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation. -[29:7] Those who believe and work righteous deeds,- from them shall We blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and We shall reward them according to the best of their deeds. -[29:8] We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship) anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did. -[29:9] And those who believe and work righteous deeds,- them shall We admit to the company of the Righteous. -[29:10] Then there are among men such as say, "We believe in Allah"; but when they suffer affliction in (the cause of) Allah, they treat men's oppression as if it were the Wrath of Allah! And if help comes (to thee) from thy Lord, they are sure to say, "We have (always) been with you!" Does not Allah know best all that is in the hearts of all creation? -[29:11] And Allah most certainly knows those who believe, and as certainly those who are Hypocrites. -[29:12] And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the consequences) of your faults." Never in the least will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars! -[29:13] They will bear their own burdens, and (other) burdens along with their own, and on the Day of Judgments they will be called to account for their falsehoods. -[29:14] We (once) sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years less fifty: but the Deluge overwhelmed them while they (persisted in) sin. -[29:15] But We saved him and the companions of the Ark, and We made the (Ark) a Sign for all peoples! -[29:16] And (We also saved) Abraham: behold, he said to his people, "Serve Allah and fear Him: that will be best for you- If ye understand! -[29:17] "For ye do worship idols besides Allah, and ye invent falsehood. The things that ye worship besides Allah have no power to give you sustenance: then seek ye sustenance from Allah, serve Him, and be grateful to Him: to Him will be your return. -[29:18] "And if ye reject (the Message), so did generations before you: and the duty of the messenger is only to preach publicly (and clearly)." -[29:19] See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for Allah. -[29:20] Say: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things. -[29:21] "He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned. -[29:22] "Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper." -[29:23] Those who reject the Signs of Allah and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty. -[29:24] So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe. -[29:25] And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help." -[29:26] But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise." -[29:27] And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous. -[29:28] And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you. -[29:29] "Do ye indeed approach men, and cut off the highway?- and practise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer but this: they said: "Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest the truth." -[29:30] He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who do mischief!" -[29:31] When Our Messengers came to Abraham with the good news, they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: for truly they are (addicted to) crime." -[29:32] He said: "But there is Lut there." They said: "Well do we know who is there: we will certainly save him and his following,- except his wife: she is of those who lag behind!" -[29:33] And when Our Messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account, and felt himself powerless (to protect) them: but they said: "Fear thou not, nor grieve: we are (here) to save thee and thy following, except thy wife: she is of those who lag behind. -[29:34] "For we are going to bring down on the people of this township a Punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious." -[29:35] And We have left thereof an evident Sign, for any people who (care to) understand. -[29:36] To the Madyan (people) (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. Then he said: "O my people! serve Allah, and fear the Last Day: nor commit evil on the earth, with intent to do mischief." -[29:37] But they rejected him: Then the mighty Blast seized them, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning. -[29:38] (Remember also) the 'Ad and the Thamud (people): clearly will appear to you from (the traces) of their buildings (their fate): the Evil One made their deeds alluring to them, and kept them back from the Path, though they were gifted with intelligence and skill. -[29:39] (Remember also) Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman: there came to them Moses with Clear Signs, but they behaved with insolence on the earth; yet they could not overreach (Us). -[29:40] Each one of them We seized for his crime: of them, against some We sent a violent tornado (with showers of stones); some were caught by a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth to swallow up; and some We drowned (in the waters): It was not Allah Who injured (or oppressed) them:" They injured (and oppressed) their own souls. -[29:41] The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of the spider, who builds (to itself) a house; but truly the flimsiest of houses is the spider's house;- if they but knew. -[29:42] Verily Allah doth know of (every thing) whatever that they call upon besides Him: and He is Exalted (in power), Wise. -[29:43] And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, but only those understand them who have knowledge. -[29:44] Allah created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): verily in that is a Sign for those who believe. -[29:45] Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. -[29:46] And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)." -[29:47] And thus (it is) that We have sent down the Book to thee. So the People of the Book believe therein, as also do some of these (pagan Arabs): and none but Unbelievers reject our signs. -[29:48] And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted. -[29:49] Nay, here are Signs self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our Signs. -[29:50] Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner." -[29:51] And is it not enough for them that we have sent down to thee the Book which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in it is Mercy and a Reminder to those who believe. -[29:52] Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: He knows what is in the heavens and on earth. And it is those who believe in vanities and reject Allah, that will perish (in the end). -[29:53] They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment (for them): had it not been for a term (of respite) appointed, the Punishment would certainly have come to them: and it will certainly reach them,- of a sudden, while they perceive not! -[29:54] They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment: but, of a surety, Hell will encompass the Rejecters of Faith!- -[29:55] On the Day that the Punishment shall cover them from above them and from below them, and (a Voice) shall say: "Taste ye (the fruits) of your deeds!" -[29:56] O My servants who believe! truly, spacious is My Earth: therefore serve ye Me - (and Me alone)! -[29:57] Every soul shall have a taste of death in the end to Us shall ye be brought back. -[29:58] But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness - to them shall We give a Home in Heaven,- lofty mansions beneath which flow rivers,- to dwell therein for aye;- an excellent reward for those who do (good)!- -[29:59] Those who persevere in patience, and put their trust, in their Lord and Cherisher. -[29:60] How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is Allah who feeds (both) them and you: for He hears and knows (all things). -[29:61] If indeed thou ask them who has created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law), they will certainly reply, "Allah". How are they then deluded away (from the truth)? -[29:62] Allah enlarges the sustenance (which He gives) to whichever of His servants He pleases; and He (similarly) grants by (strict) measure, (as He pleases): for Allah has full knowledge of all things. -[29:63] And if indeed thou ask them who it is that sends down rain from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after its death, they will certainly reply, "Allah!" Say, "Praise be to Allah!" But most of them understand not. -[29:64] What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew. -[29:65] Now, if they embark on a boat, they call on Allah, making their devotion sincerely (and exclusively) to Him; but when He has delivered them safely to (dry) land, behold, they give a share (of their worship to others)!- -[29:66] Disdaining ungratefully Our gifts, and giving themselves up to (worldly) enjoyment! But soon will they know. -[29:67] Do they not then see that We have made a sanctuary secure, and that men are being snatched away from all around them? Then, do they believe in that which is vain, and reject the Grace of Allah? -[29:68] And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or rejects the Truth when it reaches him? Is there not a home in Hell for those who reject Faith? -[29:69] And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guide them to our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do right. +[29:1] 29|1|A. L. M. +[29:2] 29|2|Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested? +[29:3] 29|3|We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false. +[29:4] 29|4|Do those who practise evil think that they will get the better of Us? Evil is their judgment! +[29:5] 29|5|For those whose hopes are in the meeting with Allah (in the Hereafter, let them strive); for the term (appointed) by Allah is surely coming and He hears and knows (all things). +[29:6] 29|6|And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation. +[29:7] 29|7|Those who believe and work righteous deeds,- from them shall We blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and We shall reward them according to the best of their deeds. +[29:8] 29|8|We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship) anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did. +[29:9] 29|9|And those who believe and work righteous deeds,- them shall We admit to the company of the Righteous. +[29:10] 29|10|Then there are among men such as say, "We believe in Allah"; but when they suffer affliction in (the cause of) Allah, they treat men's oppression as if it were the Wrath of Allah! And if help comes (to thee) from thy Lord, they are sure to say, "We have (always) been with you!" Does not Allah know best all that is in the hearts of all creation? +[29:11] 29|11|And Allah most certainly knows those who believe, and as certainly those who are Hypocrites. +[29:12] 29|12|And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the consequences) of your faults." Never in the least will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars! +[29:13] 29|13|They will bear their own burdens, and (other) burdens along with their own, and on the Day of Judgments they will be called to account for their falsehoods. +[29:14] 29|14|We (once) sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years less fifty: but the Deluge overwhelmed them while they (persisted in) sin. +[29:15] 29|15|But We saved him and the companions of the Ark, and We made the (Ark) a Sign for all peoples! +[29:16] 29|16|And (We also saved) Abraham: behold, he said to his people, "Serve Allah and fear Him: that will be best for you- If ye understand! +[29:17] 29|17|"For ye do worship idols besides Allah, and ye invent falsehood. The things that ye worship besides Allah have no power to give you sustenance: then seek ye sustenance from Allah, serve Him, and be grateful to Him: to Him will be your return. +[29:18] 29|18|"And if ye reject (the Message), so did generations before you: and the duty of the messenger is only to preach publicly (and clearly)." +[29:19] 29|19|See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for Allah. +[29:20] 29|20|Say: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things. +[29:21] 29|21|"He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned. +[29:22] 29|22|"Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper." +[29:23] 29|23|Those who reject the Signs of Allah and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty. +[29:24] 29|24|So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe. +[29:25] 29|25|And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help." +[29:26] 29|26|But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise." +[29:27] 29|27|And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous. +[29:28] 29|28|And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you. +[29:29] 29|29|"Do ye indeed approach men, and cut off the highway?- and practise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer but this: they said: "Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest the truth." +[29:30] 29|30|He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who do mischief!" +[29:31] 29|31|When Our Messengers came to Abraham with the good news, they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: for truly they are (addicted to) crime." +[29:32] 29|32|He said: "But there is Lut there." They said: "Well do we know who is there: we will certainly save him and his following,- except his wife: she is of those who lag behind!" +[29:33] 29|33|And when Our Messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account, and felt himself powerless (to protect) them: but they said: "Fear thou not, nor grieve: we are (here) to save thee and thy following, except thy wife: she is of those who lag behind. +[29:34] 29|34|"For we are going to bring down on the people of this township a Punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious." +[29:35] 29|35|And We have left thereof an evident Sign, for any people who (care to) understand. +[29:36] 29|36|To the Madyan (people) (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. Then he said: "O my people! serve Allah, and fear the Last Day: nor commit evil on the earth, with intent to do mischief." +[29:37] 29|37|But they rejected him: Then the mighty Blast seized them, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning. +[29:38] 29|38|(Remember also) the 'Ad and the Thamud (people): clearly will appear to you from (the traces) of their buildings (their fate): the Evil One made their deeds alluring to them, and kept them back from the Path, though they were gifted with intelligence and skill. +[29:39] 29|39|(Remember also) Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman: there came to them Moses with Clear Signs, but they behaved with insolence on the earth; yet they could not overreach (Us). +[29:40] 29|40|Each one of them We seized for his crime: of them, against some We sent a violent tornado (with showers of stones); some were caught by a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth to swallow up; and some We drowned (in the waters): It was not Allah Who injured (or oppressed) them:" They injured (and oppressed) their own souls. +[29:41] 29|41|The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of the spider, who builds (to itself) a house; but truly the flimsiest of houses is the spider's house;- if they but knew. +[29:42] 29|42|Verily Allah doth know of (every thing) whatever that they call upon besides Him: and He is Exalted (in power), Wise. +[29:43] 29|43|And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, but only those understand them who have knowledge. +[29:44] 29|44|Allah created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): verily in that is a Sign for those who believe. +[29:45] 29|45|Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. +[29:46] 29|46|And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except with means better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them who inflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and your Allah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)." +[29:47] 29|47|And thus (it is) that We have sent down the Book to thee. So the People of the Book believe therein, as also do some of these (pagan Arabs): and none but Unbelievers reject our signs. +[29:48] 29|48|And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted. +[29:49] 29|49|Nay, here are Signs self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our Signs. +[29:50] 29|50|Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner." +[29:51] 29|51|And is it not enough for them that we have sent down to thee the Book which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in it is Mercy and a Reminder to those who believe. +[29:52] 29|52|Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: He knows what is in the heavens and on earth. And it is those who believe in vanities and reject Allah, that will perish (in the end). +[29:53] 29|53|They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment (for them): had it not been for a term (of respite) appointed, the Punishment would certainly have come to them: and it will certainly reach them,- of a sudden, while they perceive not! +[29:54] 29|54|They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment: but, of a surety, Hell will encompass the Rejecters of Faith!- +[29:55] 29|55|On the Day that the Punishment shall cover them from above them and from below them, and (a Voice) shall say: "Taste ye (the fruits) of your deeds!" +[29:56] 29|56|O My servants who believe! truly, spacious is My Earth: therefore serve ye Me - (and Me alone)! +[29:57] 29|57|Every soul shall have a taste of death in the end to Us shall ye be brought back. +[29:58] 29|58|But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness - to them shall We give a Home in Heaven,- lofty mansions beneath which flow rivers,- to dwell therein for aye;- an excellent reward for those who do (good)!- +[29:59] 29|59|Those who persevere in patience, and put their trust, in their Lord and Cherisher. +[29:60] 29|60|How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is Allah who feeds (both) them and you: for He hears and knows (all things). +[29:61] 29|61|If indeed thou ask them who has created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law), they will certainly reply, "Allah". How are they then deluded away (from the truth)? +[29:62] 29|62|Allah enlarges the sustenance (which He gives) to whichever of His servants He pleases; and He (similarly) grants by (strict) measure, (as He pleases): for Allah has full knowledge of all things. +[29:63] 29|63|And if indeed thou ask them who it is that sends down rain from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after its death, they will certainly reply, "Allah!" Say, "Praise be to Allah!" But most of them understand not. +[29:64] 29|64|What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew. +[29:65] 29|65|Now, if they embark on a boat, they call on Allah, making their devotion sincerely (and exclusively) to Him; but when He has delivered them safely to (dry) land, behold, they give a share (of their worship to others)!- +[29:66] 29|66|Disdaining ungratefully Our gifts, and giving themselves up to (worldly) enjoyment! But soon will they know. +[29:67] 29|67|Do they not then see that We have made a sanctuary secure, and that men are being snatched away from all around them? Then, do they believe in that which is vain, and reject the Grace of Allah? +[29:68] 29|68|And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or rejects the Truth when it reaches him? Is there not a home in Hell for those who reject Faith? +[29:69] 29|69|And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guide them to our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do right. Surah 30: Ar-Rum (The Romans) ---------------------------------------- -[30:1] A. L. M. -[30:2] The Roman Empire has been defeated- -[30:3] In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious- -[30:4] Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice- -[30:5] With the help of Allah. He helps whom He will, and He is exalted in might, most merciful. -[30:6] (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from His promise: but most men understand not. -[30:7] They know but the outer (things) in the life of this world: but of the End of things they are heedless. -[30:8] Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)! -[30:9] Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength: they tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done: there came to them their messengers with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to their own destruction): It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged their own souls. -[30:10] In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them up to ridicule. -[30:11] It is Allah Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; then shall ye be brought back to Him. -[30:12] On the Day that the Hour will be established, the guilty will be struck dumb with despair. -[30:13] No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will (themselves) reject their "Partners". -[30:14] On the Day that the Hour will be established,- that Day shall (all men) be sorted out. -[30:15] Then those who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shall be made happy in a Mead of Delight. -[30:16] And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied our Signs and the meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth to Punishment. -[30:17] So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning; -[30:18] Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline. -[30:19] It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it is dead: and thus shall ye be brought out (from the dead). -[30:20] Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! -[30:21] And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. -[30:22] And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in that are Signs for those who know. -[30:23] And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by night and by day, and the quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty: verily in that are signs for those who hearken. -[30:24] And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those who are wise. -[30:25] And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command: then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth, behold, ye (straightway) come forth. -[30:26] To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and on earth: all are devoutly obedient to Him. -[30:27] It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full of wisdom. -[30:28] He does propound to you a similitude from your own (experience): do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess, to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye fear each other? Thus do we explain the Signs in detail to a people that understand. -[30:29] Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own lusts, being devoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? To them there will be no helpers. -[30:30] So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not. -[30:31] Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establish regular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,- -[30:32] Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in that which is with itself! -[30:33] When trouble touches men, they cry to their Lord, turning back to Him in repentance: but when He gives them a taste of Mercy as from Himself, behold, some of them pay part-worship to other god's besides their Lord,- -[30:34] (As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favours) We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know (your folly). -[30:35] Or have We sent down authority to them, which points out to them the things to which they pay part-worship? -[30:36] When We give men a taste of Mercy, they exult thereat: and when some evil afflicts them because of what their (own) hands have sent forth, behold, they are in despair! -[30:37] See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and restricts it, to whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who believe. -[30:38] So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is they who will prosper. -[30:39] That which ye lay out for increase through the property of (other) people, will have no increase with Allah: but that which ye lay out for charity, seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is these who will get a recompense multiplied. -[30:40] It is Allah Who has created you: further, He has provided for your sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He will give you life. Are there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any single one of these things? Glory to Him! and high is He above the partners they attribute (to him)! -[30:41] Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed) that the hands of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste of some of their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from Evil). -[30:42] Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah." -[30:43] But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there come from Allah the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in two). -[30:44] Those who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: and those who work righteousness will spread their couch (of repose) for themselves (in heaven): -[30:45] That He may reward those who believe and work righteous deeds, out of his Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith. -[30:46] Among His Signs is this, that He sends the Winds, as heralds of Glad Tidings, giving you a taste of His (Grace and) Mercy,- that the ships may sail (majestically) by His Command and that ye may seek of His Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful. -[30:47] We did indeed send, before thee, messengers to their (respective) peoples, and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who transgressed, We meted out Retribution: and it was due from Us to aid those who believed. -[30:48] It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: then does He spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until thou seest rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He has made them reach such of his servants as He wills behold, they do rejoice!- -[30:49] Even though, before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were dumb with despair! -[30:50] Then contemplate (O man!) the memorials of Allah's Mercy!- how He gives life to the earth after its death: verily the same will give life to the men who are dead: for He has power over all things. -[30:51] And if We (but) send a Wind from which they see (their tilth) turn yellow,- behold, they become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)! -[30:52] So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away. -[30:53] Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their straying: only those wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit (their wills in Islam). -[30:54] It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weakness, then gave (you) strength after weakness, then, after strength, gave (you weakness and a hoary head: He creates as He wills, and it is He Who has all knowledge and power. -[30:55] On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established, the transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour: thus were they used to being deluded! -[30:56] But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware!" -[30:57] So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail the transgressors, nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (by repentance). -[30:58] verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to say, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities." -[30:59] Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not. -[30:60] So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of Allah is true: nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no certainty of faith. +[30:1] 30|1|A. L. M. +[30:2] 30|2|The Roman Empire has been defeated- +[30:3] 30|3|In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious- +[30:4] 30|4|Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice- +[30:5] 30|5|With the help of Allah. He helps whom He will, and He is exalted in might, most merciful. +[30:6] 30|6|(It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from His promise: but most men understand not. +[30:7] 30|7|They know but the outer (things) in the life of this world: but of the End of things they are heedless. +[30:8] 30|8|Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)! +[30:9] 30|9|Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength: they tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done: there came to them their messengers with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to their own destruction): It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged their own souls. +[30:10] 30|10|In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them up to ridicule. +[30:11] 30|11|It is Allah Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; then shall ye be brought back to Him. +[30:12] 30|12|On the Day that the Hour will be established, the guilty will be struck dumb with despair. +[30:13] 30|13|No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will (themselves) reject their "Partners". +[30:14] 30|14|On the Day that the Hour will be established,- that Day shall (all men) be sorted out. +[30:15] 30|15|Then those who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shall be made happy in a Mead of Delight. +[30:16] 30|16|And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied our Signs and the meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth to Punishment. +[30:17] 30|17|So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning; +[30:18] 30|18|Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline. +[30:19] 30|19|It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it is dead: and thus shall ye be brought out (from the dead). +[30:20] 30|20|Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! +[30:21] 30|21|And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. +[30:22] 30|22|And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in that are Signs for those who know. +[30:23] 30|23|And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by night and by day, and the quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty: verily in that are signs for those who hearken. +[30:24] 30|24|And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those who are wise. +[30:25] 30|25|And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command: then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth, behold, ye (straightway) come forth. +[30:26] 30|26|To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and on earth: all are devoutly obedient to Him. +[30:27] 30|27|It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full of wisdom. +[30:28] 30|28|He does propound to you a similitude from your own (experience): do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess, to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye fear each other? Thus do we explain the Signs in detail to a people that understand. +[30:29] 30|29|Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own lusts, being devoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? To them there will be no helpers. +[30:30] 30|30|So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not. +[30:31] 30|31|Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establish regular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,- +[30:32] 30|32|Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in that which is with itself! +[30:33] 30|33|When trouble touches men, they cry to their Lord, turning back to Him in repentance: but when He gives them a taste of Mercy as from Himself, behold, some of them pay part-worship to other god's besides their Lord,- +[30:34] 30|34|(As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favours) We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know (your folly). +[30:35] 30|35|Or have We sent down authority to them, which points out to them the things to which they pay part-worship? +[30:36] 30|36|When We give men a taste of Mercy, they exult thereat: and when some evil afflicts them because of what their (own) hands have sent forth, behold, they are in despair! +[30:37] 30|37|See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and restricts it, to whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who believe. +[30:38] 30|38|So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is they who will prosper. +[30:39] 30|39|That which ye lay out for increase through the property of (other) people, will have no increase with Allah: but that which ye lay out for charity, seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is these who will get a recompense multiplied. +[30:40] 30|40|It is Allah Who has created you: further, He has provided for your sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He will give you life. Are there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any single one of these things? Glory to Him! and high is He above the partners they attribute (to him)! +[30:41] 30|41|Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed) that the hands of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste of some of their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from Evil). +[30:42] 30|42|Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah." +[30:43] 30|43|But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there come from Allah the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in two). +[30:44] 30|44|Those who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: and those who work righteousness will spread their couch (of repose) for themselves (in heaven): +[30:45] 30|45|That He may reward those who believe and work righteous deeds, out of his Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith. +[30:46] 30|46|Among His Signs is this, that He sends the Winds, as heralds of Glad Tidings, giving you a taste of His (Grace and) Mercy,- that the ships may sail (majestically) by His Command and that ye may seek of His Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful. +[30:47] 30|47|We did indeed send, before thee, messengers to their (respective) peoples, and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who transgressed, We meted out Retribution: and it was due from Us to aid those who believed. +[30:48] 30|48|It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: then does He spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until thou seest rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He has made them reach such of his servants as He wills behold, they do rejoice!- +[30:49] 30|49|Even though, before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were dumb with despair! +[30:50] 30|50|Then contemplate (O man!) the memorials of Allah's Mercy!- how He gives life to the earth after its death: verily the same will give life to the men who are dead: for He has power over all things. +[30:51] 30|51|And if We (but) send a Wind from which they see (their tilth) turn yellow,- behold, they become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)! +[30:52] 30|52|So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away. +[30:53] 30|53|Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their straying: only those wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit (their wills in Islam). +[30:54] 30|54|It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weakness, then gave (you) strength after weakness, then, after strength, gave (you weakness and a hoary head: He creates as He wills, and it is He Who has all knowledge and power. +[30:55] 30|55|On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established, the transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour: thus were they used to being deluded! +[30:56] 30|56|But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware!" +[30:57] 30|57|So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail the transgressors, nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (by repentance). +[30:58] 30|58|verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to say, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities." +[30:59] 30|59|Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not. +[30:60] 30|60|So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of Allah is true: nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no certainty of faith. Surah 31: Luqman (Luqman) ---------------------------------------- -[31:1] A. L. M. -[31:2] These are Verses of the Wise Book,- -[31:3] A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good,- -[31:4] Those who establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity, and have (in their hearts) the assurance of the Hereafter. -[31:5] These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these are the ones who will prosper. -[31:6] But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales, without knowledge (or meaning), to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a Humiliating Penalty. -[31:7] When Our Signs are rehearsed to such a one, he turns away in arrogance, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in both his ears: announce to him a grievous Penalty. -[31:8] For those who believe and work righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of Bliss,- -[31:9] To dwell therein. The promise of Allah is true: and He is Exalted in Power, Wise. -[31:10] He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs. -[31:11] Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there that others besides Him have created: nay, but the Transgressors are in manifest error. -[31:12] we bestowed (in the past) Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) gratitude to Allah." Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, Worthy of all praise. -[31:13] Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing." -[31:14] And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal. -[31:15] "But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did." -[31:16] "O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finest mysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them). -[31:17] "O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs. -[31:18] "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster. -[31:19] "And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass." -[31:20] Do ye not see that Allah has subjected to your (use) all things in the heavens and on earth, and has made his bounties flow to you in exceeding measure, (both) seen and unseen? Yet there are among men those who dispute about Allah, without knowledge and without guidance, and without a Book to enlighten them! -[31:21] When they are told to follow the (Revelation) that Allah has sent down, they say: "Nay, we shall follow the ways that we found our fathers (following). "What! even if it is Satan beckoning them to the Penalty of the (Blazing) Fire? -[31:22] Whoever submits his whole self to Allah, and is a doer of good, has grasped indeed the most trustworthy hand-hold: and with Allah rests the End and Decision of (all) affairs. -[31:23] But if any reject Faith, let not his rejection grieve thee: to Us is their return, and We shall tell them the truth of their deeds: for Allah knows well all that is in (men's) hearts. -[31:24] We grant them their pleasure for a little while: in the end shall We drive them to a chastisement unrelenting. -[31:25] If thou ask them, who it is that created the heavens and the earth. They will certainly say, "Allah". Say: "Praise be to Allah!" But most of them understand not. -[31:26] To Allah belong all things in heaven and earth: verily Allah is He (that is) free of all wants, worthy of all praise. -[31:27] And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): for Allah is Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. -[31:28] And your creation or your resurrection is in no wise but as an individual soul: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things). -[31:29] Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day and he merges Day into Night; that He has subjected the sun, and the moon (to his Law), each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do? -[31:30] That is because Allah is the (only) Reality, and because whatever else they invoke besides Him is Falsehood; and because Allah,- He is the Most High, Most Great. -[31:31] Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean by the Grace of Allah?- that He may show you of His Signs? Verily in this are Signs for all who constantly persevere and give thanks. -[31:32] When a wave covers them like the canopy (of clouds), they call to Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered them safely to land, there are among them those that halt between (right and wrong). But none reject Our Signs except only a perfidious ungrateful (wretch)! -[31:33] O mankind! do your duty to your Lord, and fear (the coming of) a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the promise of Allah is true: let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah. -[31:34] Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things). +[31:1] 31|1|A. L. M. +[31:2] 31|2|These are Verses of the Wise Book,- +[31:3] 31|3|A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good,- +[31:4] 31|4|Those who establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity, and have (in their hearts) the assurance of the Hereafter. +[31:5] 31|5|These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these are the ones who will prosper. +[31:6] 31|6|But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales, without knowledge (or meaning), to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a Humiliating Penalty. +[31:7] 31|7|When Our Signs are rehearsed to such a one, he turns away in arrogance, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in both his ears: announce to him a grievous Penalty. +[31:8] 31|8|For those who believe and work righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of Bliss,- +[31:9] 31|9|To dwell therein. The promise of Allah is true: and He is Exalted in Power, Wise. +[31:10] 31|10|He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs. +[31:11] 31|11|Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there that others besides Him have created: nay, but the Transgressors are in manifest error. +[31:12] 31|12|we bestowed (in the past) Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) gratitude to Allah." Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, Worthy of all praise. +[31:13] 31|13|Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing." +[31:14] 31|14|And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal. +[31:15] 31|15|"But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did." +[31:16] 31|16|"O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finest mysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them). +[31:17] 31|17|"O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs. +[31:18] 31|18|"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster. +[31:19] 31|19|"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass." +[31:20] 31|20|Do ye not see that Allah has subjected to your (use) all things in the heavens and on earth, and has made his bounties flow to you in exceeding measure, (both) seen and unseen? Yet there are among men those who dispute about Allah, without knowledge and without guidance, and without a Book to enlighten them! +[31:21] 31|21|When they are told to follow the (Revelation) that Allah has sent down, they say: "Nay, we shall follow the ways that we found our fathers (following). "What! even if it is Satan beckoning them to the Penalty of the (Blazing) Fire? +[31:22] 31|22|Whoever submits his whole self to Allah, and is a doer of good, has grasped indeed the most trustworthy hand-hold: and with Allah rests the End and Decision of (all) affairs. +[31:23] 31|23|But if any reject Faith, let not his rejection grieve thee: to Us is their return, and We shall tell them the truth of their deeds: for Allah knows well all that is in (men's) hearts. +[31:24] 31|24|We grant them their pleasure for a little while: in the end shall We drive them to a chastisement unrelenting. +[31:25] 31|25|If thou ask them, who it is that created the heavens and the earth. They will certainly say, "Allah". Say: "Praise be to Allah!" But most of them understand not. +[31:26] 31|26|To Allah belong all things in heaven and earth: verily Allah is He (that is) free of all wants, worthy of all praise. +[31:27] 31|27|And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): for Allah is Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. +[31:28] 31|28|And your creation or your resurrection is in no wise but as an individual soul: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things). +[31:29] 31|29|Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day and he merges Day into Night; that He has subjected the sun, and the moon (to his Law), each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do? +[31:30] 31|30|That is because Allah is the (only) Reality, and because whatever else they invoke besides Him is Falsehood; and because Allah,- He is the Most High, Most Great. +[31:31] 31|31|Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean by the Grace of Allah?- that He may show you of His Signs? Verily in this are Signs for all who constantly persevere and give thanks. +[31:32] 31|32|When a wave covers them like the canopy (of clouds), they call to Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered them safely to land, there are among them those that halt between (right and wrong). But none reject Our Signs except only a perfidious ungrateful (wretch)! +[31:33] 31|33|O mankind! do your duty to your Lord, and fear (the coming of) a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the promise of Allah is true: let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah. +[31:34] 31|34|Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things). Surah 32: As-Sajdah (The Adoration) ---------------------------------------- -[32:1] A. L. M. -[32:2] (This is) the Revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt,- from the Lord of the Worlds. -[32:3] Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has come before thee: in order that they may receive guidance. -[32:4] It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition? -[32:5] He rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: in the end will (all affairs) go up to Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be (as) a thousand years of your reckoning. -[32:6] Such is He, the Knower of all things, hidden and open, the Exalted (in power), the Merciful;- -[32:7] He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay, -[32:8] And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised: -[32:9] But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks do ye give! -[32:10] And they say: "What! when we lie, hidden and lost, in the earth, shall we indeed be in a Creation renewed? Nay, they deny the Meeting with their Lord. -[32:11] Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls: then shall ye be brought back to your Lord." -[32:12] If only thou couldst see when the guilty ones will bend low their heads before their Lord, (saying:) "Our Lord! We have seen and we have heard: Now then send us back (to the world): we will work righteousness: for we do indeed (now) believe." -[32:13] If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true, "I will fill Hell with Jinns and men all together." -[32:14] "Taste ye then - for ye forgot the Meeting of this Day of yours, and We too will forget you - taste ye the Penalty of Eternity for your (evil) deeds!" -[32:15] Only those believe in Our Signs, who, when they are recited to them, fall down in prostration, and celebrate the praises of their Lord, nor are they (ever) puffed up with pride. -[32:16] Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while they call on their Lord, in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them. -[32:17] Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden (in reserve) for them - as a reward for their (good) deeds. -[32:18] Is then the man who believes no better than the man who is rebellious and wicked? Not equal are they. -[32:19] For those who believe and do righteous deeds are Gardens as hospitable homes, for their (good) deeds. -[32:20] As to those who are rebellious and wicked, their abode will be the Fire: every time they wish to get away therefrom, they will be forced thereinto, and it will be said to them: "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire, the which ye were wont to reject as false." -[32:21] And indeed We will make them taste of the Penalty of this (life) prior to the supreme Penalty, in order that they may (repent and) return. -[32:22] And who does more wrong than one to whom are recited the Signs of his Lord, and who then turns away therefrom? Verily from those who transgress We shall exact (due) Retribution. -[32:23] We did indeed aforetime give the Book to Moses: be not then in doubt of its reaching (thee): and We made it a guide to the Children of Israel. -[32:24] And We appointed, from among them, leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith in Our Signs. -[32:25] Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, in the matters wherein they differ (among themselves) -[32:26] Does it not teach them a lesson, how many generations We destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they (now) go to and fro? Verily in that are Signs: Do they not then listen? -[32:27] And do they not see that We do drive rain to parched soil (bare of herbage), and produce therewith crops, providing food for their cattle and themselves? Have they not the vision? -[32:28] They say: "When will this decision be, if ye are telling the truth?" -[32:29] Say: "On the Day of Decision, no profit will it be to Unbelievers if they (then) believe! nor will they be granted a respite." -[32:30] So turn away from them, and wait: they too are waiting. +[32:1] 32|1|A. L. M. +[32:2] 32|2|(This is) the Revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt,- from the Lord of the Worlds. +[32:3] 32|3|Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has come before thee: in order that they may receive guidance. +[32:4] 32|4|It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition? +[32:5] 32|5|He rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: in the end will (all affairs) go up to Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be (as) a thousand years of your reckoning. +[32:6] 32|6|Such is He, the Knower of all things, hidden and open, the Exalted (in power), the Merciful;- +[32:7] 32|7|He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay, +[32:8] 32|8|And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised: +[32:9] 32|9|But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks do ye give! +[32:10] 32|10|And they say: "What! when we lie, hidden and lost, in the earth, shall we indeed be in a Creation renewed? Nay, they deny the Meeting with their Lord. +[32:11] 32|11|Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls: then shall ye be brought back to your Lord." +[32:12] 32|12|If only thou couldst see when the guilty ones will bend low their heads before their Lord, (saying:) "Our Lord! We have seen and we have heard: Now then send us back (to the world): we will work righteousness: for we do indeed (now) believe." +[32:13] 32|13|If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true, "I will fill Hell with Jinns and men all together." +[32:14] 32|14|"Taste ye then - for ye forgot the Meeting of this Day of yours, and We too will forget you - taste ye the Penalty of Eternity for your (evil) deeds!" +[32:15] 32|15|Only those believe in Our Signs, who, when they are recited to them, fall down in prostration, and celebrate the praises of their Lord, nor are they (ever) puffed up with pride. +[32:16] 32|16|Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while they call on their Lord, in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them. +[32:17] 32|17|Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden (in reserve) for them - as a reward for their (good) deeds. +[32:18] 32|18|Is then the man who believes no better than the man who is rebellious and wicked? Not equal are they. +[32:19] 32|19|For those who believe and do righteous deeds are Gardens as hospitable homes, for their (good) deeds. +[32:20] 32|20|As to those who are rebellious and wicked, their abode will be the Fire: every time they wish to get away therefrom, they will be forced thereinto, and it will be said to them: "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire, the which ye were wont to reject as false." +[32:21] 32|21|And indeed We will make them taste of the Penalty of this (life) prior to the supreme Penalty, in order that they may (repent and) return. +[32:22] 32|22|And who does more wrong than one to whom are recited the Signs of his Lord, and who then turns away therefrom? Verily from those who transgress We shall exact (due) Retribution. +[32:23] 32|23|We did indeed aforetime give the Book to Moses: be not then in doubt of its reaching (thee): and We made it a guide to the Children of Israel. +[32:24] 32|24|And We appointed, from among them, leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith in Our Signs. +[32:25] 32|25|Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, in the matters wherein they differ (among themselves) +[32:26] 32|26|Does it not teach them a lesson, how many generations We destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they (now) go to and fro? Verily in that are Signs: Do they not then listen? +[32:27] 32|27|And do they not see that We do drive rain to parched soil (bare of herbage), and produce therewith crops, providing food for their cattle and themselves? Have they not the vision? +[32:28] 32|28|They say: "When will this decision be, if ye are telling the truth?" +[32:29] 32|29|Say: "On the Day of Decision, no profit will it be to Unbelievers if they (then) believe! nor will they be granted a respite." +[32:30] 32|30|So turn away from them, and wait: they too are waiting. Surah 33: Al-Ahzab (The Allies) ---------------------------------------- -[33:1] O Prophet! Fear Allah, and hearken not to the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites: verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -[33:2] But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration from thy Lord: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do. -[33:3] And put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs. -[33:4] Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. -[33:5] Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[33:6] The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have closer personal ties, in the Decree of Allah. Than (the Brotherhood of) Believers and Muhajirs: nevertheless do ye what is just to your closest friends: such is the writing in the Decree (of Allah). -[33:7] And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant: -[33:8] That (Allah) may question the (custodians) of Truth concerning the Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the Unbelievers a grievous Penalty. -[33:9] O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of Allah, (bestowed) on you, when there came down on you hosts (to overwhelm you): But We sent against them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not: but Allah sees (clearly) all that ye do. -[33:10] Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah! -[33:11] In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking. -[33:12] And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (even) say: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!" -[33:13] Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away. -[33:14] And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay! -[33:15] And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for. -[33:16] Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!" -[33:17] Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper. -[33:18] Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while. -[33:19] Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of none effect: and that is easy for Allah. -[33:20] They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little. -[33:21] Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah. -[33:22] When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said: "This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience. -[33:23] Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least: -[33:24] That Allah may reward the men of Truth for their Truth, and punish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[33:25] And Allah turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: no advantage did they gain; and enough is Allah for the believers in their fight. And Allah is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will. -[33:26] And those of the People of the Book who aided them - Allah did take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners. -[33:27] And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And Allah has power over all things. -[33:28] O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye desire the life of this World, and its glitter,- then come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner. -[33:29] But if ye seek Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, verily Allah has prepared for the well-doers amongst you a great reward. -[33:30] O Consorts of the Prophet! If any of you were guilty of evident unseemly conduct, the Punishment would be doubled to her, and that is easy for Allah. -[33:31] But any of you that is devout in the service of Allah and His Messenger, and works righteousness,- to her shall We grant her reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance. -[33:32] O Consorts of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of the (other) women: if ye do fear (Allah), be not too complacent of speech, lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech (that is) just. -[33:33] And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless. -[33:34] And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes, of the Signs of Allah and His Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries and is well-acquainted (with them). -[33:35] For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward. -[33:36] It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. -[33:37] Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And Allah's command must be fulfilled. -[33:38] There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what Allah has indicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah amongst those of old that have passed away. And the command of Allah is a decree determined. -[33:39] (It is the practice of those) who preach the Messages of Allah, and fear Him, and fear none but Allah. And enough is Allah to call (men) to account. -[33:40] Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things. -[33:41] O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often; -[33:42] And glorify Him morning and evening. -[33:43] He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers. -[33:44] Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be "Peace!"; and He has prepared for them a generous Reward. -[33:45] O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,- -[33:46] And as one who invites to Allah's (grace) by His leave, and as a lamp spreading light. -[33:47] Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that they shall have from Allah a very great Bounty. -[33:48] And obey not (the behests) of the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and heed not their annoyances, but put thy Trust in Allah. For enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. -[33:49] O ye who believe! When ye marry believing women, and then divorce them before ye have touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye to count in respect of them: so give them a present. And set them free in a handsome manner. -[33:50] O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[33:51] Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thou pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame on thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher to the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, and their satisfaction - that of all of them - with that which thou hast to give them: and Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. -[33:52] It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and Allah doth watch over all things. -[33:53] O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity. -[33:54] Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has full knowledge of all things. -[33:55] There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear Allah; for Allah is Witness to all things. -[33:56] Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. -[33:57] Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment. -[33:58] And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear (on themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin. -[33:59] O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[33:60] Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall certainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it as thy neighbours for any length of time: -[33:61] They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, they shall be seized and slain (without mercy). -[33:62] (Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah. -[33:63] Men ask thee concerning the Hour: Say, "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone)": and what will make thee understand?- perchance the Hour is nigh! -[33:64] Verily Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them a Blazing Fire,- -[33:65] To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor helper. -[33:66] The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!" -[33:67] And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path. -[33:68] "Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them with a very great Curse!" -[33:69] O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and insulted Moses, but Allah cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he was honourable in Allah's sight. -[33:70] O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right: -[33:71] That He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins: He that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained the highest achievement. -[33:72] We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: but man undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and foolish;- -[33:73] (With the result) that Allah has to punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Unbelievers, men and women, and Allah turns in Mercy to the Believers, men and women: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:1] 33|1|O Prophet! Fear Allah, and hearken not to the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites: verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. +[33:2] 33|2|But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration from thy Lord: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[33:3] 33|3|And put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs. +[33:4] 33|4|Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. +[33:5] 33|5|Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[33:6] 33|6|The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have closer personal ties, in the Decree of Allah. Than (the Brotherhood of) Believers and Muhajirs: nevertheless do ye what is just to your closest friends: such is the writing in the Decree (of Allah). +[33:7] 33|7|And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant: +[33:8] 33|8|That (Allah) may question the (custodians) of Truth concerning the Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the Unbelievers a grievous Penalty. +[33:9] 33|9|O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of Allah, (bestowed) on you, when there came down on you hosts (to overwhelm you): But We sent against them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not: but Allah sees (clearly) all that ye do. +[33:10] 33|10|Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah! +[33:11] 33|11|In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking. +[33:12] 33|12|And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (even) say: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!" +[33:13] 33|13|Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away. +[33:14] 33|14|And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay! +[33:15] 33|15|And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for. +[33:16] 33|16|Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!" +[33:17] 33|17|Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper. +[33:18] 33|18|Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while. +[33:19] 33|19|Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deeds of none effect: and that is easy for Allah. +[33:20] 33|20|They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little. +[33:21] 33|21|Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah. +[33:22] 33|22|When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said: "This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience. +[33:23] 33|23|Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least: +[33:24] 33|24|That Allah may reward the men of Truth for their Truth, and punish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:25] 33|25|And Allah turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: no advantage did they gain; and enough is Allah for the believers in their fight. And Allah is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will. +[33:26] 33|26|And those of the People of the Book who aided them - Allah did take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners. +[33:27] 33|27|And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And Allah has power over all things. +[33:28] 33|28|O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye desire the life of this World, and its glitter,- then come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner. +[33:29] 33|29|But if ye seek Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, verily Allah has prepared for the well-doers amongst you a great reward. +[33:30] 33|30|O Consorts of the Prophet! If any of you were guilty of evident unseemly conduct, the Punishment would be doubled to her, and that is easy for Allah. +[33:31] 33|31|But any of you that is devout in the service of Allah and His Messenger, and works righteousness,- to her shall We grant her reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance. +[33:32] 33|32|O Consorts of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of the (other) women: if ye do fear (Allah), be not too complacent of speech, lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech (that is) just. +[33:33] 33|33|And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless. +[33:34] 33|34|And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes, of the Signs of Allah and His Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries and is well-acquainted (with them). +[33:35] 33|35|For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward. +[33:36] 33|36|It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. +[33:37] 33|37|Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And Allah's command must be fulfilled. +[33:38] 33|38|There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what Allah has indicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah amongst those of old that have passed away. And the command of Allah is a decree determined. +[33:39] 33|39|(It is the practice of those) who preach the Messages of Allah, and fear Him, and fear none but Allah. And enough is Allah to call (men) to account. +[33:40] 33|40|Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things. +[33:41] 33|41|O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often; +[33:42] 33|42|And glorify Him morning and evening. +[33:43] 33|43|He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers. +[33:44] 33|44|Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be "Peace!"; and He has prepared for them a generous Reward. +[33:45] 33|45|O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,- +[33:46] 33|46|And as one who invites to Allah's (grace) by His leave, and as a lamp spreading light. +[33:47] 33|47|Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that they shall have from Allah a very great Bounty. +[33:48] 33|48|And obey not (the behests) of the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and heed not their annoyances, but put thy Trust in Allah. For enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. +[33:49] 33|49|O ye who believe! When ye marry believing women, and then divorce them before ye have touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye to count in respect of them: so give them a present. And set them free in a handsome manner. +[33:50] 33|50|O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:51] 33|51|Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thou pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame on thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher to the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, and their satisfaction - that of all of them - with that which thou hast to give them: and Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing. +[33:52] 33|52|It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and Allah doth watch over all things. +[33:53] 33|53|O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity. +[33:54] 33|54|Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has full knowledge of all things. +[33:55] 33|55|There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear Allah; for Allah is Witness to all things. +[33:56] 33|56|Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. +[33:57] 33|57|Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment. +[33:58] 33|58|And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear (on themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin. +[33:59] 33|59|O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[33:60] 33|60|Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall certainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it as thy neighbours for any length of time: +[33:61] 33|61|They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, they shall be seized and slain (without mercy). +[33:62] 33|62|(Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah. +[33:63] 33|63|Men ask thee concerning the Hour: Say, "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone)": and what will make thee understand?- perchance the Hour is nigh! +[33:64] 33|64|Verily Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them a Blazing Fire,- +[33:65] 33|65|To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor helper. +[33:66] 33|66|The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!" +[33:67] 33|67|And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path. +[33:68] 33|68|"Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them with a very great Curse!" +[33:69] 33|69|O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and insulted Moses, but Allah cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he was honourable in Allah's sight. +[33:70] 33|70|O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right: +[33:71] 33|71|That He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins: He that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained the highest achievement. +[33:72] 33|72|We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: but man undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and foolish;- +[33:73] 33|73|(With the result) that Allah has to punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Unbelievers, men and women, and Allah turns in Mercy to the Believers, men and women: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Surah 34: Al-Saba' (The Saba') ---------------------------------------- -[34:1] Praise be to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things. -[34:2] He knows all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving. -[34:3] The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous: -[34:4] That He may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is Forgiveness and a Sustenance Most Generous." -[34:5] But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating. -[34:6] And those to whom knowledge has come see that the (Revelation) sent down to thee from thy Lord - that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted (in might), Worthy of all praise. -[34:7] The Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to you a man that will tell you, when ye are all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then be raised) in a New Creation? -[34:8] "Has he invented a falsehood against Allah, or has a spirit (seized) him?"- Nay, it is those who believe not in the Hereafter, that are in (real) Penalty, and in farthest error. -[34:9] See they not what is before them and behind them, of the sky and the earth? If We wished, We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause a piece of the sky to fall upon them. Verily in this is a Sign for every devotee that turns to Allah (in repentance). -[34:10] We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;- -[34:11] (Commanding), "Make thou coast of mail, balancing well the rings of chain armour, and work ye righteousness; for be sure I see (clearly) all that ye do." -[34:12] And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. -[34:13] They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!" -[34:14] Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task). -[34:15] There was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land - two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving! -[34:16] But they turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them the Flood (released) from the dams, and We converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees. -[34:17] That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters. -[34:18] Between them and the Cities on which We had poured our blessings, We had placed Cities in prominent positions, and between them We had appointed stages of journey in due proportion: "Travel therein, secure, by night and by day." -[34:19] But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey-stages": but they wronged themselves (therein). At length We made them as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs for every (soul that is) patiently constant and grateful. -[34:20] And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed. -[34:21] But he had no authority over them,- except that We might test the man who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt concerning it: and thy Lord doth watch over all things. -[34:22] Say: "Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides Allah: They have no power,- not the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah. -[34:23] "No intercession can avail in His Presence, except for those for whom He has granted permission. So far (is this the case) that, when terror is removed from their hearts (at the Day of Judgment, then) will they say, 'what is it that your Lord commanded?' they will say, 'That which is true and just; and He is the Most High Most Great'." -[34:24] Say: "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and the earth?" Say: "It is Allah; and certain it is that either we or ye are on right guidance or in manifest error!" -[34:25] Say: "Ye shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what ye do." -[34:26] Say: "Our Lord will gather us together and will in the end decide the matter between us (and you) in truth and justice: and He is the one to decide, the One Who knows all." -[34:27] Say: "Show me those whom ye have joined with Him as partners: by no means (can ye). Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise." -[34:28] We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not. -[34:29] They say: "When will this promise (come to pass) if ye are telling the truth?" -[34:30] Say: "The appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour nor put forward." -[34:31] The Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in (any) that (came) before it." Couldst thou but see when the wrong-doers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the word (of blame) on one another! Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!" -[34:32] The arrogant ones will say to those who had been despised: "Was it we who kept you back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay, rather, it was ye who transgressed. -[34:33] Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Nay! it was a plot (of yours) by day and by night: Behold! Ye (constantly) ordered us to be ungrateful to Allah and to attribute equals to Him!" They will declare (their) repentance when they see the Penalty: We shall put yokes on the necks of the Unbelievers: It would only be a requital for their (ill) Deeds. -[34:34] Never did We send a warner to a population, but the wealthy ones among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which ye have been sent." -[34:35] They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished." -[34:36] Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom He pleases, but most men understand not." -[34:37] It is not your wealth nor your sons, that will bring you nearer to Us in degree: but only those who believe and work righteousness - these are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they (reside) in the dwellings on high! -[34:38] Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment. -[34:39] Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his servants as He pleases: and nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance. -[34:40] One Day He will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you that these men used to worship?" -[34:41] They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them." -[34:42] So on that Day no power shall they have over each other, for profit or harm: and We shall say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire,- the which ye were wont to deny!" -[34:43] When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, they say, "This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from the (worship) which your fathers practised." And they say, "This is only a falsehood invented!" and the Unbelievers say of the Truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing but evident magic!" -[34:44] But We had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them before thee as Warners. -[34:45] And their predecessors rejected (the Truth); these have not received a tenth of what We had granted to those: yet when they rejected My messengers, how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! -[34:46] Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah,- (It may be) in pairs, or (it may be) singly,- and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible Penalty." -[34:47] Say: "No reward do I ask of you: it is (all) in your interest: my reward is only due from Allah: And He is witness to all things." -[34:48] Say: "Verily my Lord doth cast the (mantle of) Truth (over His servants),- He that has full knowledge of (all) that is hidden." -[34:49] Say: "The Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything." -[34:50] Say: "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul: but if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me: it is He Who hears all things, and is (ever) near." -[34:51] If thou couldst but see when they will quake with terror; but then there will be no escape (for them), and they will be seized from a position (quite) near. -[34:52] And they will say, "We do believe (now) in the (Truth)"; but how could they receive (Faith) from a position (so far off,- -[34:53] Seeing that they did reject Faith (entirely) before, and that they (continually) cast (slanders) on the unseen from a position far off? -[34:54] And between them and their desires, is placed a barrier, as was done in the past with their partisans: for they were indeed in suspicious (disquieting) doubt. +[34:1] 34|1|Praise be to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things. +[34:2] 34|2|He knows all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving. +[34:3] 34|3|The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous: +[34:4] 34|4|That He may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is Forgiveness and a Sustenance Most Generous." +[34:5] 34|5|But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating. +[34:6] 34|6|And those to whom knowledge has come see that the (Revelation) sent down to thee from thy Lord - that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted (in might), Worthy of all praise. +[34:7] 34|7|The Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to you a man that will tell you, when ye are all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then be raised) in a New Creation? +[34:8] 34|8|"Has he invented a falsehood against Allah, or has a spirit (seized) him?"- Nay, it is those who believe not in the Hereafter, that are in (real) Penalty, and in farthest error. +[34:9] 34|9|See they not what is before them and behind them, of the sky and the earth? If We wished, We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause a piece of the sky to fall upon them. Verily in this is a Sign for every devotee that turns to Allah (in repentance). +[34:10] 34|10|We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;- +[34:11] 34|11|(Commanding), "Make thou coast of mail, balancing well the rings of chain armour, and work ye righteousness; for be sure I see (clearly) all that ye do." +[34:12] 34|12|And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. +[34:13] 34|13|They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!" +[34:14] 34|14|Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task). +[34:15] 34|15|There was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land - two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving! +[34:16] 34|16|But they turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them the Flood (released) from the dams, and We converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees. +[34:17] 34|17|That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters. +[34:18] 34|18|Between them and the Cities on which We had poured our blessings, We had placed Cities in prominent positions, and between them We had appointed stages of journey in due proportion: "Travel therein, secure, by night and by day." +[34:19] 34|19|But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey-stages": but they wronged themselves (therein). At length We made them as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs for every (soul that is) patiently constant and grateful. +[34:20] 34|20|And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed. +[34:21] 34|21|But he had no authority over them,- except that We might test the man who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt concerning it: and thy Lord doth watch over all things. +[34:22] 34|22|Say: "Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides Allah: They have no power,- not the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah. +[34:23] 34|23|"No intercession can avail in His Presence, except for those for whom He has granted permission. So far (is this the case) that, when terror is removed from their hearts (at the Day of Judgment, then) will they say, 'what is it that your Lord commanded?' they will say, 'That which is true and just; and He is the Most High Most Great'." +[34:24] 34|24|Say: "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and the earth?" Say: "It is Allah; and certain it is that either we or ye are on right guidance or in manifest error!" +[34:25] 34|25|Say: "Ye shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what ye do." +[34:26] 34|26|Say: "Our Lord will gather us together and will in the end decide the matter between us (and you) in truth and justice: and He is the one to decide, the One Who knows all." +[34:27] 34|27|Say: "Show me those whom ye have joined with Him as partners: by no means (can ye). Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise." +[34:28] 34|28|We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not. +[34:29] 34|29|They say: "When will this promise (come to pass) if ye are telling the truth?" +[34:30] 34|30|Say: "The appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour nor put forward." +[34:31] 34|31|The Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in (any) that (came) before it." Couldst thou but see when the wrong-doers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the word (of blame) on one another! Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!" +[34:32] 34|32|The arrogant ones will say to those who had been despised: "Was it we who kept you back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay, rather, it was ye who transgressed. +[34:33] 34|33|Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Nay! it was a plot (of yours) by day and by night: Behold! Ye (constantly) ordered us to be ungrateful to Allah and to attribute equals to Him!" They will declare (their) repentance when they see the Penalty: We shall put yokes on the necks of the Unbelievers: It would only be a requital for their (ill) Deeds. +[34:34] 34|34|Never did We send a warner to a population, but the wealthy ones among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which ye have been sent." +[34:35] 34|35|They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished." +[34:36] 34|36|Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom He pleases, but most men understand not." +[34:37] 34|37|It is not your wealth nor your sons, that will bring you nearer to Us in degree: but only those who believe and work righteousness - these are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they (reside) in the dwellings on high! +[34:38] 34|38|Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment. +[34:39] 34|39|Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his servants as He pleases: and nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance. +[34:40] 34|40|One Day He will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you that these men used to worship?" +[34:41] 34|41|They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them." +[34:42] 34|42|So on that Day no power shall they have over each other, for profit or harm: and We shall say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire,- the which ye were wont to deny!" +[34:43] 34|43|When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, they say, "This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from the (worship) which your fathers practised." And they say, "This is only a falsehood invented!" and the Unbelievers say of the Truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing but evident magic!" +[34:44] 34|44|But We had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them before thee as Warners. +[34:45] 34|45|And their predecessors rejected (the Truth); these have not received a tenth of what We had granted to those: yet when they rejected My messengers, how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! +[34:46] 34|46|Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah,- (It may be) in pairs, or (it may be) singly,- and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible Penalty." +[34:47] 34|47|Say: "No reward do I ask of you: it is (all) in your interest: my reward is only due from Allah: And He is witness to all things." +[34:48] 34|48|Say: "Verily my Lord doth cast the (mantle of) Truth (over His servants),- He that has full knowledge of (all) that is hidden." +[34:49] 34|49|Say: "The Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything." +[34:50] 34|50|Say: "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul: but if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me: it is He Who hears all things, and is (ever) near." +[34:51] 34|51|If thou couldst but see when they will quake with terror; but then there will be no escape (for them), and they will be seized from a position (quite) near. +[34:52] 34|52|And they will say, "We do believe (now) in the (Truth)"; but how could they receive (Faith) from a position (so far off,- +[34:53] 34|53|Seeing that they did reject Faith (entirely) before, and that they (continually) cast (slanders) on the unseen from a position far off? +[34:54] 34|54|And between them and their desires, is placed a barrier, as was done in the past with their partisans: for they were indeed in suspicious (disquieting) doubt. Surah 35: Al-Fatir (The Originator) ---------------------------------------- -[35:1] Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings,- two, or three, or four (pairs): He adds to Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things. -[35:2] What Allah out of his Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is none can withhold: what He doth withhold, there is none can grant, apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. -[35:3] O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you! is there a creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth? There is no god but He: how then are ye deluded away from the Truth? -[35:4] And if they reject thee, so were messengers rejected before thee: to Allah back for decision all affairs. -[35:5] O men! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah. -[35:6] Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his adherents, that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire. -[35:7] For those who reject Allah, is a terrible Penalty: but for those who believe and work righteous deeds, is Forgiveness, and a magnificent Reward. -[35:8] Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly) sighing after them: for Allah knows well all that they do! -[35:9] It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds, so that they raise up the Clouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection! -[35:10] If any do seek for glory and power,- to Allah belong all glory and power. To Him mount up (all) Words of Purity: It is He Who exalts each Deed of Righteousness. Those that lay Plots of Evil,- for them is a Penalty terrible; and the plotting of such will be void (of result). -[35:11] And Allah did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to Allah. -[35:12] Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike,- the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and ye extract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye may be grateful. -[35:13] He merges Night into Day, and he merges Day into Night, and he has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law): each one runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allah your Lord: to Him belongs all Dominion. And those whom ye invoke besides Him have not the least power. -[35:14] If ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgment they will reject your "Partnership". and none, (O man!) can tell thee (the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things. -[35:15] O ye men! It is ye that have need of Allah: but Allah is the One Free of all wants, worthy of all praise. -[35:16] If He so pleased, He could blot you out and bring in a New Creation. -[35:17] Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah. -[35:18] Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another's burdens if one heavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portion of it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly related. Thou canst but admonish such as fear their Lord unseen and establish regular Prayer. And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah. -[35:19] The blind and the seeing are not alike; -[35:20] Nor are the depths of Darkness and the Light; -[35:21] Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun: -[35:22] Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves. -[35:23] Thou art no other than a warner. -[35:24] Verily We have sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past). -[35:25] And if they reject thee, so did their predecessors, to whom came their messengers with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment. -[35:26] In the end did I punish those who rejected Faith: and how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! -[35:27] Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky? With it We then bring out produce of various colours. And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue. -[35:28] And so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are they of various colours. Those truly fear Allah, among His Servants, who have knowledge: for Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving. -[35:29] Those who rehearse the Book of Allah, establish regular Prayer, and spend (in Charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, hope for a commerce that will never fail: -[35:30] For He will pay them their meed, nay, He will give them (even) more out of His Bounty: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service). -[35:31] That which We have revealed to thee of the Book is the Truth,- confirming what was (revealed) before it: for Allah is assuredly- with respect to His Servants - well acquainted and Fully Observant. -[35:32] Then We have given the Book for inheritance to such of Our Servants as We have chosen: but there are among them some who wrong their own souls; some who follow a middle course; and some who are, by Allah's leave, foremost in good deeds; that is the highest Grace. -[35:33] Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. -[35:34] And they will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service): -[35:35] "Who has, out of His Bounty, settled us in a Home that will last: no toil nor sense of weariness shall touch us therein." -[35:36] But those who reject (Allah) - for them will be the Fire of Hell: No term shall be determined for them, so they should die, nor shall its Penalty be lightened for them. Thus do We reward every ungrateful one! -[35:37] Therein will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bring us out: we shall work righteousness, not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "Did We not give you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition? and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper." -[35:38] Verily Allah knows (all) the hidden things of the heavens and the earth: verily He has full knowledge of all that is in (men's) hearts. -[35:39] He it is That has made you inheritors in the earth: if, then, any do reject (Allah), their rejection (works) against themselves: their rejection but adds to the odium for the Unbelievers in the sight of their Lord: their rejection but adds to (their own) undoing. -[35:40] Say: "Have ye seen (these) 'Partners' of yours whom ye call upon besides Allah? Show Me what it is they have created in the (wide) earth. Or have they a share in the heavens? Or have We given them a Book from which they (can derive) clear (evidence)?- Nay, the wrong-doers promise each other nothing but delusions. -[35:41] It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth, lest they cease (to function): and if they should fail, there is none - not one - can sustain them thereafter: Verily He is Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving. -[35:42] They swore their strongest oaths by Allah that if a warner came to them, they would follow his guidance better than any (other) of the Peoples: But when a warner came to them, it has only increased their flight (from righteousness),- -[35:43] On account of their arrogance in the land and their plotting of Evil, but the plotting of Evil will hem in only the authors thereof. Now are they but looking for the way the ancients were dealt with? But no change wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing): no turning off wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing). -[35:44] Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them,- though they were superior to them in strength? Nor is Allah to be frustrated by anything whatever in the heavens or on earth: for He is All-Knowing. All-Powerful. -[35:45] If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve. He would not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allah has in His sight all His Servants. +[35:1] 35|1|Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings,- two, or three, or four (pairs): He adds to Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things. +[35:2] 35|2|What Allah out of his Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is none can withhold: what He doth withhold, there is none can grant, apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. +[35:3] 35|3|O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you! is there a creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth? There is no god but He: how then are ye deluded away from the Truth? +[35:4] 35|4|And if they reject thee, so were messengers rejected before thee: to Allah back for decision all affairs. +[35:5] 35|5|O men! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah. +[35:6] 35|6|Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his adherents, that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire. +[35:7] 35|7|For those who reject Allah, is a terrible Penalty: but for those who believe and work righteous deeds, is Forgiveness, and a magnificent Reward. +[35:8] 35|8|Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly) sighing after them: for Allah knows well all that they do! +[35:9] 35|9|It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds, so that they raise up the Clouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection! +[35:10] 35|10|If any do seek for glory and power,- to Allah belong all glory and power. To Him mount up (all) Words of Purity: It is He Who exalts each Deed of Righteousness. Those that lay Plots of Evil,- for them is a Penalty terrible; and the plotting of such will be void (of result). +[35:11] 35|11|And Allah did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to Allah. +[35:12] 35|12|Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike,- the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and ye extract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye may be grateful. +[35:13] 35|13|He merges Night into Day, and he merges Day into Night, and he has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law): each one runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allah your Lord: to Him belongs all Dominion. And those whom ye invoke besides Him have not the least power. +[35:14] 35|14|If ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgment they will reject your "Partnership". and none, (O man!) can tell thee (the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things. +[35:15] 35|15|O ye men! It is ye that have need of Allah: but Allah is the One Free of all wants, worthy of all praise. +[35:16] 35|16|If He so pleased, He could blot you out and bring in a New Creation. +[35:17] 35|17|Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah. +[35:18] 35|18|Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another's burdens if one heavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portion of it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly related. Thou canst but admonish such as fear their Lord unseen and establish regular Prayer. And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah. +[35:19] 35|19|The blind and the seeing are not alike; +[35:20] 35|20|Nor are the depths of Darkness and the Light; +[35:21] 35|21|Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun: +[35:22] 35|22|Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves. +[35:23] 35|23|Thou art no other than a warner. +[35:24] 35|24|Verily We have sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past). +[35:25] 35|25|And if they reject thee, so did their predecessors, to whom came their messengers with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment. +[35:26] 35|26|In the end did I punish those who rejected Faith: and how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! +[35:27] 35|27|Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky? With it We then bring out produce of various colours. And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue. +[35:28] 35|28|And so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are they of various colours. Those truly fear Allah, among His Servants, who have knowledge: for Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving. +[35:29] 35|29|Those who rehearse the Book of Allah, establish regular Prayer, and spend (in Charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, hope for a commerce that will never fail: +[35:30] 35|30|For He will pay them their meed, nay, He will give them (even) more out of His Bounty: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service). +[35:31] 35|31|That which We have revealed to thee of the Book is the Truth,- confirming what was (revealed) before it: for Allah is assuredly- with respect to His Servants - well acquainted and Fully Observant. +[35:32] 35|32|Then We have given the Book for inheritance to such of Our Servants as We have chosen: but there are among them some who wrong their own souls; some who follow a middle course; and some who are, by Allah's leave, foremost in good deeds; that is the highest Grace. +[35:33] 35|33|Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. +[35:34] 35|34|And they will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service): +[35:35] 35|35|"Who has, out of His Bounty, settled us in a Home that will last: no toil nor sense of weariness shall touch us therein." +[35:36] 35|36|But those who reject (Allah) - for them will be the Fire of Hell: No term shall be determined for them, so they should die, nor shall its Penalty be lightened for them. Thus do We reward every ungrateful one! +[35:37] 35|37|Therein will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bring us out: we shall work righteousness, not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "Did We not give you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition? and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper." +[35:38] 35|38|Verily Allah knows (all) the hidden things of the heavens and the earth: verily He has full knowledge of all that is in (men's) hearts. +[35:39] 35|39|He it is That has made you inheritors in the earth: if, then, any do reject (Allah), their rejection (works) against themselves: their rejection but adds to the odium for the Unbelievers in the sight of their Lord: their rejection but adds to (their own) undoing. +[35:40] 35|40|Say: "Have ye seen (these) 'Partners' of yours whom ye call upon besides Allah? Show Me what it is they have created in the (wide) earth. Or have they a share in the heavens? Or have We given them a Book from which they (can derive) clear (evidence)?- Nay, the wrong-doers promise each other nothing but delusions. +[35:41] 35|41|It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth, lest they cease (to function): and if they should fail, there is none - not one - can sustain them thereafter: Verily He is Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving. +[35:42] 35|42|They swore their strongest oaths by Allah that if a warner came to them, they would follow his guidance better than any (other) of the Peoples: But when a warner came to them, it has only increased their flight (from righteousness),- +[35:43] 35|43|On account of their arrogance in the land and their plotting of Evil, but the plotting of Evil will hem in only the authors thereof. Now are they but looking for the way the ancients were dealt with? But no change wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing): no turning off wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing). +[35:44] 35|44|Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them,- though they were superior to them in strength? Nor is Allah to be frustrated by anything whatever in the heavens or on earth: for He is All-Knowing. All-Powerful. +[35:45] 35|45|If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve. He would not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allah has in His sight all His Servants. Surah 36: Ya Sin (Ya Sin) ---------------------------------------- -[36:1] Ya Sin. -[36:2] By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,- -[36:3] Thou art indeed one of the messengers, -[36:4] On a Straight Way. -[36:5] It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[36:6] In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs of Allah). -[36:7] The Word is proved true against the greater part of them: for they do not believe. -[36:8] We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see). -[36:9] And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. -[36:10] The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them: they will not believe. -[36:11] Thou canst but admonish such a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord) Most Gracious, unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of Forgiveness and a Reward most generous. -[36:12] Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind, and of all things have We taken account in a clear Book (of evidence). -[36:13] Set forth to them, by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City. Behold!, there came messengers to it. -[36:14] When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you." -[36:15] The (people) said: "Ye are only men like ourselves; and (Allah) Most Gracious sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie." -[36:16] They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on a mission to you: -[36:17] "And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message." -[36:18] The (people) said: "for us, we augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist not, we will certainly stone you. And a grievous punishment indeed will be inflicted on you by us." -[36:19] They said: "Your evil omens are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil omen). If ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!" -[36:20] Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people! Obey the messengers: -[36:21] "Obey those who ask no reward of you (for themselves), and who have themselves received Guidance. -[36:22] "It would not be reasonable in me if I did not serve Him Who created me, and to Whom ye shall (all) be brought back. -[36:23] "Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession for me, nor can they deliver me. -[36:24] "I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error. -[36:25] "For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!" -[36:26] It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my People knew (what I know)!- -[36:27] "For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among those held in honour!" -[36:28] And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do. -[36:29] It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like ashes) quenched and silent. -[36:30] Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to them but they mock him! -[36:31] See they not how many generations before them we destroyed? Not to them will they return: -[36:32] But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (for judgment). -[36:33] A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, and produce grain therefrom, of which ye do eat. -[36:34] And We produce therein orchard with date-palms and vines, and We cause springs to gush forth therein: -[36:35] That they may enjoy the fruits of this (artistry): It was not their hands that made this: will they not then give thanks? -[36:36] Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge. -[36:37] And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness; -[36:38] And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. -[36:39] And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk. -[36:40] It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law). -[36:41] And a Sign for them is that We bore their race (through the Flood) in the loaded Ark; -[36:42] And We have created for them similar (vessels) on which they ride. -[36:43] If it were Our Will, We could drown them: then would there be no helper (to hear their cry), nor could they be delivered, -[36:44] Except by way of Mercy from Us, and by way of (world) convenience (to serve them) for a time. -[36:45] When they are told, "Fear ye that which is before you and that which will be after you, in order that ye may receive Mercy," (they turn back). -[36:46] Not a Sign comes to them from among the Signs of their Lord, but they turn away therefrom. -[36:47] And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) with which Allah has provided you," the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall we then feed those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?- Ye are in nothing but manifest error." -[36:48] Further, they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), if what ye say is true?" -[36:49] They will not (have to) wait for aught but a single Blast: it will seize them while they are yet disputing among themselves! -[36:50] No (chance) will they then have, by will, to dispose (of their affairs), nor to return to their own people! -[36:51] The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will rush forth to their Lord! -[36:52] They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?"... (A voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) Most Gracious had promised. And true was the word of the messengers!" -[36:53] It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought up before Us! -[36:54] Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least, and ye shall but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds. -[36:55] Verily the Companions of the Garden shall that Day have joy in all that they do; -[36:56] They and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on Thrones (of dignity); -[36:57] (Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have whatever they call for; -[36:58] "Peace!" - a word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful! -[36:59] "And O ye in sin! Get ye apart this Day! -[36:60] "Did I not enjoin on you, O ye Children of Adam, that ye should not worship Satan; for that he was to you an enemy avowed?- -[36:61] "And that ye should worship Me, (for that) this was the Straight Way? -[36:62] "But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand? -[36:63] "This is the Hell of which ye were (repeatedly) warned! -[36:64] "Embrace ye the (fire) this Day, for that ye (persistently) rejected (Truth)." -[36:65] That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did. -[36:66] If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen? -[36:67] And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error). -[36:68] If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand? -[36:69] We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear: -[36:70] That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and that the charge may be proved against those who reject (Truth). -[36:71] See they not that it is We Who have created for them - among the things which Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which are under their dominion?- -[36:72] And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them some do carry them and some they eat: -[36:73] And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful? -[36:74] Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they might be helped! -[36:75] They have not the power to help them: but they will be brought up (before Our Judgment-seat) as a troop (to be condemned). -[36:76] Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as well as what they disclose. -[36:77] Doth not man see that it is We Who created him from sperm? yet behold! he (stands forth) as an open adversary! -[36:78] And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)?" -[36:79] Say, "He will give them life Who created them for the first time! for He is Well-versed in every kind of creation!- -[36:80] "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! ye kindle therewith (your own fires)! -[36:81] "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like thereof?" - Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, of skill and knowledge (infinite)! -[36:82] Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be", and it is! -[36:83] So glory to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all things: and to Him will ye be all brought back. +[36:1] 36|1|Ya Sin. +[36:2] 36|2|By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,- +[36:3] 36|3|Thou art indeed one of the messengers, +[36:4] 36|4|On a Straight Way. +[36:5] 36|5|It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[36:6] 36|6|In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs of Allah). +[36:7] 36|7|The Word is proved true against the greater part of them: for they do not believe. +[36:8] 36|8|We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see). +[36:9] 36|9|And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. +[36:10] 36|10|The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them: they will not believe. +[36:11] 36|11|Thou canst but admonish such a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord) Most Gracious, unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of Forgiveness and a Reward most generous. +[36:12] 36|12|Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind, and of all things have We taken account in a clear Book (of evidence). +[36:13] 36|13|Set forth to them, by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City. Behold!, there came messengers to it. +[36:14] 36|14|When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you." +[36:15] 36|15|The (people) said: "Ye are only men like ourselves; and (Allah) Most Gracious sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie." +[36:16] 36|16|They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on a mission to you: +[36:17] 36|17|"And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message." +[36:18] 36|18|The (people) said: "for us, we augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist not, we will certainly stone you. And a grievous punishment indeed will be inflicted on you by us." +[36:19] 36|19|They said: "Your evil omens are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil omen). If ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!" +[36:20] 36|20|Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people! Obey the messengers: +[36:21] 36|21|"Obey those who ask no reward of you (for themselves), and who have themselves received Guidance. +[36:22] 36|22|"It would not be reasonable in me if I did not serve Him Who created me, and to Whom ye shall (all) be brought back. +[36:23] 36|23|"Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession for me, nor can they deliver me. +[36:24] 36|24|"I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error. +[36:25] 36|25|"For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!" +[36:26] 36|26|It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my People knew (what I know)!- +[36:27] 36|27|"For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among those held in honour!" +[36:28] 36|28|And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do. +[36:29] 36|29|It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like ashes) quenched and silent. +[36:30] 36|30|Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to them but they mock him! +[36:31] 36|31|See they not how many generations before them we destroyed? Not to them will they return: +[36:32] 36|32|But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (for judgment). +[36:33] 36|33|A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, and produce grain therefrom, of which ye do eat. +[36:34] 36|34|And We produce therein orchard with date-palms and vines, and We cause springs to gush forth therein: +[36:35] 36|35|That they may enjoy the fruits of this (artistry): It was not their hands that made this: will they not then give thanks? +[36:36] 36|36|Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge. +[36:37] 36|37|And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness; +[36:38] 36|38|And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. +[36:39] 36|39|And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk. +[36:40] 36|40|It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law). +[36:41] 36|41|And a Sign for them is that We bore their race (through the Flood) in the loaded Ark; +[36:42] 36|42|And We have created for them similar (vessels) on which they ride. +[36:43] 36|43|If it were Our Will, We could drown them: then would there be no helper (to hear their cry), nor could they be delivered, +[36:44] 36|44|Except by way of Mercy from Us, and by way of (world) convenience (to serve them) for a time. +[36:45] 36|45|When they are told, "Fear ye that which is before you and that which will be after you, in order that ye may receive Mercy," (they turn back). +[36:46] 36|46|Not a Sign comes to them from among the Signs of their Lord, but they turn away therefrom. +[36:47] 36|47|And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) with which Allah has provided you," the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall we then feed those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?- Ye are in nothing but manifest error." +[36:48] 36|48|Further, they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), if what ye say is true?" +[36:49] 36|49|They will not (have to) wait for aught but a single Blast: it will seize them while they are yet disputing among themselves! +[36:50] 36|50|No (chance) will they then have, by will, to dispose (of their affairs), nor to return to their own people! +[36:51] 36|51|The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will rush forth to their Lord! +[36:52] 36|52|They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?"... (A voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) Most Gracious had promised. And true was the word of the messengers!" +[36:53] 36|53|It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought up before Us! +[36:54] 36|54|Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least, and ye shall but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds. +[36:55] 36|55|Verily the Companions of the Garden shall that Day have joy in all that they do; +[36:56] 36|56|They and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on Thrones (of dignity); +[36:57] 36|57|(Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have whatever they call for; +[36:58] 36|58|"Peace!" - a word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful! +[36:59] 36|59|"And O ye in sin! Get ye apart this Day! +[36:60] 36|60|"Did I not enjoin on you, O ye Children of Adam, that ye should not worship Satan; for that he was to you an enemy avowed?- +[36:61] 36|61|"And that ye should worship Me, (for that) this was the Straight Way? +[36:62] 36|62|"But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand? +[36:63] 36|63|"This is the Hell of which ye were (repeatedly) warned! +[36:64] 36|64|"Embrace ye the (fire) this Day, for that ye (persistently) rejected (Truth)." +[36:65] 36|65|That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did. +[36:66] 36|66|If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen? +[36:67] 36|67|And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error). +[36:68] 36|68|If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand? +[36:69] 36|69|We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear: +[36:70] 36|70|That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and that the charge may be proved against those who reject (Truth). +[36:71] 36|71|See they not that it is We Who have created for them - among the things which Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which are under their dominion?- +[36:72] 36|72|And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them some do carry them and some they eat: +[36:73] 36|73|And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful? +[36:74] 36|74|Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they might be helped! +[36:75] 36|75|They have not the power to help them: but they will be brought up (before Our Judgment-seat) as a troop (to be condemned). +[36:76] 36|76|Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as well as what they disclose. +[36:77] 36|77|Doth not man see that it is We Who created him from sperm? yet behold! he (stands forth) as an open adversary! +[36:78] 36|78|And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)?" +[36:79] 36|79|Say, "He will give them life Who created them for the first time! for He is Well-versed in every kind of creation!- +[36:80] 36|80|"The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! ye kindle therewith (your own fires)! +[36:81] 36|81|"Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like thereof?" - Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, of skill and knowledge (infinite)! +[36:82] 36|82|Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be", and it is! +[36:83] 36|83|So glory to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all things: and to Him will ye be all brought back. Surah 37: As-Saffat (Those Ranging in Ranks) ---------------------------------------- -[37:1] By those who range themselves in ranks, -[37:2] And so are strong in repelling (evil), -[37:3] And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)! -[37:4] Verily, verily, your Allah is one!- -[37:5] Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun! -[37:6] We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,- -[37:7] (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits, -[37:8] (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side, -[37:9] Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty, -[37:10] Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness. -[37:11] Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay! -[37:12] Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule, -[37:13] And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,- -[37:14] And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery, -[37:15] And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery! -[37:16] "What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again) -[37:17] "And also our fathers of old?" -[37:18] Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)." -[37:19] Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see! -[37:20] They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!" -[37:21] (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!" -[37:22] "Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped- -[37:23] "Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire! -[37:24] "But stop them, for they must be asked: -[37:25] "'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'" -[37:26] Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment); -[37:27] And they will turn to one another, and question one another. -[37:28] They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!" -[37:29] They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith! -[37:30] "Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion! -[37:31] "So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins). -[37:32] "We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray." -[37:33] Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty. -[37:34] Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners. -[37:35] For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride, -[37:36] And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?" -[37:37] Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the messengers (before him). -[37:38] Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;- -[37:39] But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;- -[37:40] But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,- -[37:41] For them is a Sustenance determined, -[37:42] Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity, -[37:43] In Gardens of Felicity, -[37:44] Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity): -[37:45] Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain, -[37:46] Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof), -[37:47] Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom. -[37:48] And besides them will be chaste women, restraining their glances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty). -[37:49] As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded. -[37:50] Then they will turn to one another and question one another. -[37:51] One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth), -[37:52] "Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the Truth (of the Message)? -[37:53] "'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'" -[37:54] (A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?" -[37:55] He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire. -[37:56] He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition! -[37:57] "Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)! -[37:58] "Is it (the case) that we shall not die, -[37:59] "Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?" -[37:60] Verily this is the supreme achievement! -[37:61] For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive. -[37:62] Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum? -[37:63] For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers. -[37:64] For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire: -[37:65] The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils: -[37:66] Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith. -[37:67] Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water. -[37:68] Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire. -[37:69] Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path; -[37:70] So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps! -[37:71] And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;- -[37:72] But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;- -[37:73] Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),- -[37:74] Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah. -[37:75] (In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer. -[37:76] And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity, -[37:77] And made his progeny to endure (on this earth); -[37:78] And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to come in later times: -[37:79] "Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!" -[37:80] Thus indeed do we reward those who do right. -[37:81] For he was one of our believing Servants. -[37:82] Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood. -[37:83] Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham. -[37:84] Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart. -[37:85] Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is that which ye worship? -[37:86] "Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire? -[37:87] "Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?" -[37:88] Then did he cast a glance at the Stars. -[37:89] And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!" -[37:90] So they turned away from him, and departed. -[37:91] Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (of the offerings before you)?... -[37:92] "What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?" -[37:93] Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand. -[37:94] Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him). -[37:95] He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved? -[37:96] "But Allah has created you and your handwork!" -[37:97] They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!" -[37:98] (This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated! -[37:99] He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me! -[37:100] "O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!" -[37:101] So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear. -[37:102] Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!" -[37:103] So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice), -[37:104] We called out to him "O Abraham! -[37:105] "Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right. -[37:106] For this was obviously a trial- -[37:107] And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice: -[37:108] And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: -[37:109] "Peace and salutation to Abraham!" -[37:110] Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. -[37:111] For he was one of our believing Servants. -[37:112] And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous. -[37:113] We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) that do right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls. -[37:114] Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron, -[37:115] And We delivered them and their people from (their) Great Calamity; -[37:116] And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles); -[37:117] And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear; -[37:118] And We guided them to the Straight Way. -[37:119] And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (to come) in later times: -[37:120] "Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!" -[37:121] Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. -[37:122] For they were two of our believing Servants. -[37:123] So also was Elias among those sent (by Us). -[37:124] Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)? -[37:125] "Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,- -[37:126] "Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?" -[37:127] But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment),- -[37:128] Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them). -[37:129] And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: -[37:130] "Peace and salutation to such as Elias!" -[37:131] Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. -[37:132] For he was one of our believing Servants. -[37:133] So also was Lut among those sent (by Us). -[37:134] Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all -[37:135] Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind: -[37:136] Then We destroyed the rest. -[37:137] Verily, ye pass by their (sites), by day- -[37:138] And by night: will ye not understand? -[37:139] So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us). -[37:140] When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden, -[37:141] He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned: -[37:142] Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame. -[37:143] Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah, -[37:144] He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection. -[37:145] But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state of sickness, -[37:146] And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind. -[37:147] And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more. -[37:148] And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. -[37:149] Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only) daughters, and they have sons?- -[37:150] Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses (thereto)? -[37:151] Is it not that they say, from their own invention, -[37:152] "Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars! -[37:153] Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons? -[37:154] What is the matter with you? How judge ye? -[37:155] Will ye not then receive admonition? -[37:156] Or have ye an authority manifest? -[37:157] Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful! -[37:158] And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)! -[37:159] Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)! -[37:160] Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted. -[37:161] For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship- -[37:162] Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah, -[37:163] Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire! -[37:164] (Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed; -[37:165] "And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service); -[37:166] "And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!" -[37:167] And there were those who said, -[37:168] "If only we had had before us a Message from those of old, -[37:169] "We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (and devoted)!" -[37:170] But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soon will they know! -[37:171] Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us), -[37:172] That they would certainly be assisted, -[37:173] And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer. -[37:174] So turn thou away from them for a little while, -[37:175] And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)! -[37:176] Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment? -[37:177] But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)! -[37:178] So turn thou away from them for a little while, -[37:179] And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thou farest)! -[37:180] Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)! -[37:181] And Peace on the messengers! -[37:182] And Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds. +[37:1] 37|1|By those who range themselves in ranks, +[37:2] 37|2|And so are strong in repelling (evil), +[37:3] 37|3|And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)! +[37:4] 37|4|Verily, verily, your Allah is one!- +[37:5] 37|5|Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun! +[37:6] 37|6|We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,- +[37:7] 37|7|(For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits, +[37:8] 37|8|(So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side, +[37:9] 37|9|Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty, +[37:10] 37|10|Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness. +[37:11] 37|11|Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay! +[37:12] 37|12|Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule, +[37:13] 37|13|And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,- +[37:14] 37|14|And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery, +[37:15] 37|15|And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery! +[37:16] 37|16|"What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again) +[37:17] 37|17|"And also our fathers of old?" +[37:18] 37|18|Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)." +[37:19] 37|19|Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see! +[37:20] 37|20|They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!" +[37:21] 37|21|(A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!" +[37:22] 37|22|"Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped- +[37:23] 37|23|"Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire! +[37:24] 37|24|"But stop them, for they must be asked: +[37:25] 37|25|"'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'" +[37:26] 37|26|Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment); +[37:27] 37|27|And they will turn to one another, and question one another. +[37:28] 37|28|They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!" +[37:29] 37|29|They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith! +[37:30] 37|30|"Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion! +[37:31] 37|31|"So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins). +[37:32] 37|32|"We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray." +[37:33] 37|33|Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty. +[37:34] 37|34|Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners. +[37:35] 37|35|For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride, +[37:36] 37|36|And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?" +[37:37] 37|37|Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the messengers (before him). +[37:38] 37|38|Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;- +[37:39] 37|39|But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;- +[37:40] 37|40|But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,- +[37:41] 37|41|For them is a Sustenance determined, +[37:42] 37|42|Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity, +[37:43] 37|43|In Gardens of Felicity, +[37:44] 37|44|Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity): +[37:45] 37|45|Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain, +[37:46] 37|46|Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof), +[37:47] 37|47|Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom. +[37:48] 37|48|And besides them will be chaste women, restraining their glances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty). +[37:49] 37|49|As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded. +[37:50] 37|50|Then they will turn to one another and question one another. +[37:51] 37|51|One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth), +[37:52] 37|52|"Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the Truth (of the Message)? +[37:53] 37|53|"'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'" +[37:54] 37|54|(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?" +[37:55] 37|55|He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire. +[37:56] 37|56|He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition! +[37:57] 37|57|"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)! +[37:58] 37|58|"Is it (the case) that we shall not die, +[37:59] 37|59|"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?" +[37:60] 37|60|Verily this is the supreme achievement! +[37:61] 37|61|For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive. +[37:62] 37|62|Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum? +[37:63] 37|63|For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers. +[37:64] 37|64|For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire: +[37:65] 37|65|The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils: +[37:66] 37|66|Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith. +[37:67] 37|67|Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water. +[37:68] 37|68|Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire. +[37:69] 37|69|Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path; +[37:70] 37|70|So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps! +[37:71] 37|71|And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;- +[37:72] 37|72|But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;- +[37:73] 37|73|Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),- +[37:74] 37|74|Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah. +[37:75] 37|75|(In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer. +[37:76] 37|76|And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity, +[37:77] 37|77|And made his progeny to endure (on this earth); +[37:78] 37|78|And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to come in later times: +[37:79] 37|79|"Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!" +[37:80] 37|80|Thus indeed do we reward those who do right. +[37:81] 37|81|For he was one of our believing Servants. +[37:82] 37|82|Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood. +[37:83] 37|83|Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham. +[37:84] 37|84|Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart. +[37:85] 37|85|Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is that which ye worship? +[37:86] 37|86|"Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire? +[37:87] 37|87|"Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?" +[37:88] 37|88|Then did he cast a glance at the Stars. +[37:89] 37|89|And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!" +[37:90] 37|90|So they turned away from him, and departed. +[37:91] 37|91|Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (of the offerings before you)?... +[37:92] 37|92|"What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?" +[37:93] 37|93|Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand. +[37:94] 37|94|Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him). +[37:95] 37|95|He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved? +[37:96] 37|96|"But Allah has created you and your handwork!" +[37:97] 37|97|They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!" +[37:98] 37|98|(This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated! +[37:99] 37|99|He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me! +[37:100] 37|100|"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!" +[37:101] 37|101|So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear. +[37:102] 37|102|Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!" +[37:103] 37|103|So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice), +[37:104] 37|104|We called out to him "O Abraham! +[37:105] 37|105|"Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right. +[37:106] 37|106|For this was obviously a trial- +[37:107] 37|107|And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice: +[37:108] 37|108|And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: +[37:109] 37|109|"Peace and salutation to Abraham!" +[37:110] 37|110|Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. +[37:111] 37|111|For he was one of our believing Servants. +[37:112] 37|112|And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous. +[37:113] 37|113|We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) that do right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls. +[37:114] 37|114|Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron, +[37:115] 37|115|And We delivered them and their people from (their) Great Calamity; +[37:116] 37|116|And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles); +[37:117] 37|117|And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear; +[37:118] 37|118|And We guided them to the Straight Way. +[37:119] 37|119|And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (to come) in later times: +[37:120] 37|120|"Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!" +[37:121] 37|121|Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. +[37:122] 37|122|For they were two of our believing Servants. +[37:123] 37|123|So also was Elias among those sent (by Us). +[37:124] 37|124|Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)? +[37:125] 37|125|"Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,- +[37:126] 37|126|"Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?" +[37:127] 37|127|But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment),- +[37:128] 37|128|Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them). +[37:129] 37|129|And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: +[37:130] 37|130|"Peace and salutation to such as Elias!" +[37:131] 37|131|Thus indeed do We reward those who do right. +[37:132] 37|132|For he was one of our believing Servants. +[37:133] 37|133|So also was Lut among those sent (by Us). +[37:134] 37|134|Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all +[37:135] 37|135|Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind: +[37:136] 37|136|Then We destroyed the rest. +[37:137] 37|137|Verily, ye pass by their (sites), by day- +[37:138] 37|138|And by night: will ye not understand? +[37:139] 37|139|So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us). +[37:140] 37|140|When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden, +[37:141] 37|141|He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned: +[37:142] 37|142|Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame. +[37:143] 37|143|Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah, +[37:144] 37|144|He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection. +[37:145] 37|145|But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state of sickness, +[37:146] 37|146|And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind. +[37:147] 37|147|And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more. +[37:148] 37|148|And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. +[37:149] 37|149|Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only) daughters, and they have sons?- +[37:150] 37|150|Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses (thereto)? +[37:151] 37|151|Is it not that they say, from their own invention, +[37:152] 37|152|"Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars! +[37:153] 37|153|Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons? +[37:154] 37|154|What is the matter with you? How judge ye? +[37:155] 37|155|Will ye not then receive admonition? +[37:156] 37|156|Or have ye an authority manifest? +[37:157] 37|157|Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful! +[37:158] 37|158|And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)! +[37:159] 37|159|Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)! +[37:160] 37|160|Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted. +[37:161] 37|161|For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship- +[37:162] 37|162|Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah, +[37:163] 37|163|Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire! +[37:164] 37|164|(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed; +[37:165] 37|165|"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service); +[37:166] 37|166|"And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!" +[37:167] 37|167|And there were those who said, +[37:168] 37|168|"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old, +[37:169] 37|169|"We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (and devoted)!" +[37:170] 37|170|But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soon will they know! +[37:171] 37|171|Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us), +[37:172] 37|172|That they would certainly be assisted, +[37:173] 37|173|And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer. +[37:174] 37|174|So turn thou away from them for a little while, +[37:175] 37|175|And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)! +[37:176] 37|176|Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment? +[37:177] 37|177|But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)! +[37:178] 37|178|So turn thou away from them for a little while, +[37:179] 37|179|And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thou farest)! +[37:180] 37|180|Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)! +[37:181] 37|181|And Peace on the messengers! +[37:182] 37|182|And Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds. Surah 38: Sad (Sad) ---------------------------------------- -[38:1] Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth). -[38:2] But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism. -[38:3] How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved! -[38:4] So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies! -[38:5] "Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing!" -[38:6] And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)! -[38:7] "We never heard (the like) of this among the people of these latter days: this is nothing but a made-up tale!" -[38:8] "What! has the Message been sent to him - (Of all persons) among us?"... but they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, they have not yet tasted My Punishment! -[38:9] Or have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord,- the Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure? -[38:10] Or have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between? If so, let them mount up with the ropes and means (to reach that end)! -[38:11] But there - will be put to flight even a host of confederates. -[38:12] Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes, -[38:13] And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates. -[38:14] Not one (of them) but rejected the messengers, but My punishment came justly and inevitably (on them). -[38:15] These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay. -[38:16] They say: "Our Lord! hasten to us our sentence (even) before the Day of Account!" -[38:17] Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah). -[38:18] It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day, -[38:19] And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah). -[38:20] We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision. -[38:21] Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber; -[38:22] When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: "Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: Decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path.. -[38:23] "This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech." -[38:24] (David) said: "He has undoubtedly wronged thee in demanding thy (single) ewe to be added to his (flock of) ewes: truly many are the partners (in business) who wrong each other: Not so do those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and how few are they?"... and David gathered that We had tried him: he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down, bowing (in prostration), and turned (to Allah in repentance). -[38:25] So We forgave him this (lapse): he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful place of (Final) Return. -[38:26] O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: so judge thou between men in truth (and justice): Nor follow thou the lusts (of thy heart), for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah: for those who wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account. -[38:27] Not without purpose did We create heaven and earth and all between! that were the thought of Unbelievers! but woe to the Unbelievers because of the Fire (of Hell)! -[38:28] Shall We treat those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, the same as those who do mischief on earth? Shall We treat those who guard against evil, the same as those who turn aside from the right? -[38:29] (Here is) a Book which We have sent down unto thee, full of blessings, that they may mediate on its Signs, and that men of understanding may receive admonition. -[38:30] To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Our service! Ever did he turn (to Us)! -[38:31] Behold, there were brought before him, at eventide coursers of the highest breeding, and swift of foot; -[38:32] And he said, "Truly do I love the love of good, with a view to the glory of my Lord,"- until (the sun) was hidden in the veil (of night): -[38:33] "Bring them back to me." then began he to pass his hand over (their) legs and their necks. -[38:34] And We did try Solomon: We placed on his throne a body (without life); but he did turn (to Us in true devotion): -[38:35] He said, "O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which, (it may be), suits not another after me: for Thou art the Grantor of Bounties (without measure). -[38:36] Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,- -[38:37] As also the evil ones, (including) every kind of builder and diver,- -[38:38] As also others bound together in fetters. -[38:39] "Such are Our Bounties: whether thou bestow them (on others) or withhold them, no account will be asked." -[38:40] And he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful Place of (Final) Return. -[38:41] Commemorate Our Servant Job. Behold he cried to his Lord: "The Evil One has afflicted me with distress and suffering!" -[38:42] (The command was given:) "Strike with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash, cool and refreshing, and (water) to drink." -[38:43] And We gave him (back) his people, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who have Understanding. -[38:44] "And take in thy hand a little grass, and strike therewith: and break not (thy oath)." Truly We found him full of patience and constancy. How excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)! -[38:45] And commemorate Our Servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, possessors of Power and Vision. -[38:46] Verily We did choose them for a special (purpose)- proclaiming the Message of the Hereafter. -[38:47] They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good. -[38:48] And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the Company of the Good. -[38:49] This is a Message (of admonition): and verily, for the righteous, is a beautiful Place of (Final) Return,- -[38:50] Gardens of Eternity, whose doors will (ever) be open to them; -[38:51] Therein will they recline (at ease): Therein can they call (at pleasure) for fruit in abundance, and (delicious) drink; -[38:52] And beside them will be chaste women restraining their glances, (companions) of equal age. -[38:53] Such is the Promise made, to you for the Day of Account! -[38:54] Truly such will be Our Bounty (to you); it will never fail;- -[38:55] Yea, such! but - for the wrong-doers will be an evil place of (Final) Return!- -[38:56] Hell!- they will burn therein, - an evil bed (indeed, to lie on)!- -[38:57] Yea, such! - then shall they taste it,- a boiling fluid, and a fluid dark, murky, intensely cold!- -[38:58] And other Penalties of a similar kind, to match them! -[38:59] Here is a troop rushing headlong with you! No welcome for them! truly, they shall burn in the Fire! -[38:60] (The followers shall cry to the misleaders:) "Nay, ye (too)! No welcome for you! It is ye who have brought this upon us! Now evil is (this) place to stay in!" -[38:61] They will say: "Our Lord! whoever brought this upon us,- Add to him a double Penalty in the Fire!" -[38:62] And they will say: "What has happened to us that we see not men whom we used to number among the bad ones? -[38:63] "Did we treat them (as such) in ridicule, or have (our) eyes failed to perceive them?" -[38:64] Truly that is just and fitting,- the mutual recriminations of the People of the Fire! -[38:65] Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible,- -[38:66] "The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- Exalted in Might, able to enforce His Will, forgiving again and again." -[38:67] Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),- -[38:68] "From which ye do turn away! -[38:69] "No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves. -[38:70] 'Only this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warning plainly and publicly." -[38:71] Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay: -[38:72] "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him." -[38:73] So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together: -[38:74] Not so Iblis: he was haughty, and became one of those who reject Faith. -[38:75] (Allah) said: "O Iblis! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands? Art thou haughty? Or art thou one of the high (and mighty) ones?" -[38:76] (Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from clay." -[38:77] (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here: for thou art rejected, accursed. -[38:78] "And My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment." -[38:79] (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised." -[38:80] (Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee- -[38:81] "Till the Day of the Time Appointed." -[38:82] (Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong,- -[38:83] "Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)." -[38:84] (Allah) said: "Then it is just and fitting- and I say what is just and fitting- -[38:85] "That I will certainly fill Hell with thee and those that follow thee,- every one." -[38:86] Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I a pretender. -[38:87] "This is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds. -[38:88] "And ye shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after a while." +[38:1] 38|1|Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth). +[38:2] 38|2|But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism. +[38:3] 38|3|How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved! +[38:4] 38|4|So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies! +[38:5] 38|5|"Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing!" +[38:6] 38|6|And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)! +[38:7] 38|7|"We never heard (the like) of this among the people of these latter days: this is nothing but a made-up tale!" +[38:8] 38|8|"What! has the Message been sent to him - (Of all persons) among us?"... but they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, they have not yet tasted My Punishment! +[38:9] 38|9|Or have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord,- the Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure? +[38:10] 38|10|Or have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between? If so, let them mount up with the ropes and means (to reach that end)! +[38:11] 38|11|But there - will be put to flight even a host of confederates. +[38:12] 38|12|Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes, +[38:13] 38|13|And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of the Wood; - such were the Confederates. +[38:14] 38|14|Not one (of them) but rejected the messengers, but My punishment came justly and inevitably (on them). +[38:15] 38|15|These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay. +[38:16] 38|16|They say: "Our Lord! hasten to us our sentence (even) before the Day of Account!" +[38:17] 38|17|Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah). +[38:18] 38|18|It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day, +[38:19] 38|19|And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah). +[38:20] 38|20|We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision. +[38:21] 38|21|Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber; +[38:22] 38|22|When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: "Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: Decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path.. +[38:23] 38|23|"This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech." +[38:24] 38|24|(David) said: "He has undoubtedly wronged thee in demanding thy (single) ewe to be added to his (flock of) ewes: truly many are the partners (in business) who wrong each other: Not so do those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and how few are they?"... and David gathered that We had tried him: he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down, bowing (in prostration), and turned (to Allah in repentance). +[38:25] 38|25|So We forgave him this (lapse): he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful place of (Final) Return. +[38:26] 38|26|O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: so judge thou between men in truth (and justice): Nor follow thou the lusts (of thy heart), for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah: for those who wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account. +[38:27] 38|27|Not without purpose did We create heaven and earth and all between! that were the thought of Unbelievers! but woe to the Unbelievers because of the Fire (of Hell)! +[38:28] 38|28|Shall We treat those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, the same as those who do mischief on earth? Shall We treat those who guard against evil, the same as those who turn aside from the right? +[38:29] 38|29|(Here is) a Book which We have sent down unto thee, full of blessings, that they may mediate on its Signs, and that men of understanding may receive admonition. +[38:30] 38|30|To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Our service! Ever did he turn (to Us)! +[38:31] 38|31|Behold, there were brought before him, at eventide coursers of the highest breeding, and swift of foot; +[38:32] 38|32|And he said, "Truly do I love the love of good, with a view to the glory of my Lord,"- until (the sun) was hidden in the veil (of night): +[38:33] 38|33|"Bring them back to me." then began he to pass his hand over (their) legs and their necks. +[38:34] 38|34|And We did try Solomon: We placed on his throne a body (without life); but he did turn (to Us in true devotion): +[38:35] 38|35|He said, "O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which, (it may be), suits not another after me: for Thou art the Grantor of Bounties (without measure). +[38:36] 38|36|Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,- +[38:37] 38|37|As also the evil ones, (including) every kind of builder and diver,- +[38:38] 38|38|As also others bound together in fetters. +[38:39] 38|39|"Such are Our Bounties: whether thou bestow them (on others) or withhold them, no account will be asked." +[38:40] 38|40|And he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful Place of (Final) Return. +[38:41] 38|41|Commemorate Our Servant Job. Behold he cried to his Lord: "The Evil One has afflicted me with distress and suffering!" +[38:42] 38|42|(The command was given:) "Strike with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash, cool and refreshing, and (water) to drink." +[38:43] 38|43|And We gave him (back) his people, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who have Understanding. +[38:44] 38|44|"And take in thy hand a little grass, and strike therewith: and break not (thy oath)." Truly We found him full of patience and constancy. How excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)! +[38:45] 38|45|And commemorate Our Servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, possessors of Power and Vision. +[38:46] 38|46|Verily We did choose them for a special (purpose)- proclaiming the Message of the Hereafter. +[38:47] 38|47|They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good. +[38:48] 38|48|And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the Company of the Good. +[38:49] 38|49|This is a Message (of admonition): and verily, for the righteous, is a beautiful Place of (Final) Return,- +[38:50] 38|50|Gardens of Eternity, whose doors will (ever) be open to them; +[38:51] 38|51|Therein will they recline (at ease): Therein can they call (at pleasure) for fruit in abundance, and (delicious) drink; +[38:52] 38|52|And beside them will be chaste women restraining their glances, (companions) of equal age. +[38:53] 38|53|Such is the Promise made, to you for the Day of Account! +[38:54] 38|54|Truly such will be Our Bounty (to you); it will never fail;- +[38:55] 38|55|Yea, such! but - for the wrong-doers will be an evil place of (Final) Return!- +[38:56] 38|56|Hell!- they will burn therein, - an evil bed (indeed, to lie on)!- +[38:57] 38|57|Yea, such! - then shall they taste it,- a boiling fluid, and a fluid dark, murky, intensely cold!- +[38:58] 38|58|And other Penalties of a similar kind, to match them! +[38:59] 38|59|Here is a troop rushing headlong with you! No welcome for them! truly, they shall burn in the Fire! +[38:60] 38|60|(The followers shall cry to the misleaders:) "Nay, ye (too)! No welcome for you! It is ye who have brought this upon us! Now evil is (this) place to stay in!" +[38:61] 38|61|They will say: "Our Lord! whoever brought this upon us,- Add to him a double Penalty in the Fire!" +[38:62] 38|62|And they will say: "What has happened to us that we see not men whom we used to number among the bad ones? +[38:63] 38|63|"Did we treat them (as such) in ridicule, or have (our) eyes failed to perceive them?" +[38:64] 38|64|Truly that is just and fitting,- the mutual recriminations of the People of the Fire! +[38:65] 38|65|Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible,- +[38:66] 38|66|"The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- Exalted in Might, able to enforce His Will, forgiving again and again." +[38:67] 38|67|Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),- +[38:68] 38|68|"From which ye do turn away! +[38:69] 38|69|"No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves. +[38:70] 38|70|'Only this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warning plainly and publicly." +[38:71] 38|71|Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay: +[38:72] 38|72|"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him." +[38:73] 38|73|So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together: +[38:74] 38|74|Not so Iblis: he was haughty, and became one of those who reject Faith. +[38:75] 38|75|(Allah) said: "O Iblis! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands? Art thou haughty? Or art thou one of the high (and mighty) ones?" +[38:76] 38|76|(Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from clay." +[38:77] 38|77|(Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here: for thou art rejected, accursed. +[38:78] 38|78|"And My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment." +[38:79] 38|79|(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised." +[38:80] 38|80|(Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee- +[38:81] 38|81|"Till the Day of the Time Appointed." +[38:82] 38|82|(Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong,- +[38:83] 38|83|"Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)." +[38:84] 38|84|(Allah) said: "Then it is just and fitting- and I say what is just and fitting- +[38:85] 38|85|"That I will certainly fill Hell with thee and those that follow thee,- every one." +[38:86] 38|86|Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I a pretender. +[38:87] 38|87|"This is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds. +[38:88] 38|88|"And ye shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after a while." Surah 39: Az-Zumar (The Companies) ---------------------------------------- -[39:1] The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. -[39:2] Verily it is We Who have revealed the Book to thee in Truth: so serve Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. -[39:3] Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due? But those who take for protectors other than Allah (say): "We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah." Truly Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allah guides not such as are false and ungrateful. -[39:4] Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. -[39:5] He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again? -[39:6] He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)? -[39:7] If ye reject (Allah), Truly Allah hath no need of you; but He liketh not ingratitude from His servants: if ye are grateful, He is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. In the end, to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth of all that ye did (in this life). for He knoweth well all that is in (men's) hearts. -[39:8] When some trouble toucheth man, he crieth unto his Lord, turning to Him in repentance: but when He bestoweth a favour upon him as from Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he doth set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from Allah's Path. Say, "Enjoy thy blasphemy for a little while: verily thou art (one) of the Companions of the Fire!" -[39:9] Is one who worships devoutly during the hour of the night prostrating himself or standing (in adoration), who takes heed of the Hereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord - (like one who does not)? Say: "Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition. -[39:10] Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!" -[39:11] Say: "Verily, I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion; -[39:12] "And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam." -[39:13] Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day." -[39:14] Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive) devotion: -[39:15] "Serve ye what ye will besides him." Say: "Truly, those in loss are those who lose their own souls and their People on the Day of Judgment: Ah! that is indeed the (real and) evident Loss! -[39:16] They shall have Layers of Fire above them, and Layers (of Fire) below them: with this doth Allah warn off his servants: "O My Servants! then fear ye Me!" -[39:17] Those who eschew Evil,- and fall not into its worship,- and turn to Allah (in repentance),- for them is Good News: so announce the Good News to My Servants,- -[39:18] Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones endued with understanding. -[39:19] Is, then, one against whom the decree of Punishment is justly due (equal to one who eschews Evil)? Wouldst thou, then, deliver one (who is) in the Fire? -[39:20] But it is for those who fear their Lord. That lofty mansions, one above another, have been built: beneath them flow rivers (of delight): (such is) the Promise of Allah: never doth Allah fail in (His) promise. -[39:21] Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and leads it through springs in the earth? Then He causes to grow, therewith, produce of various colours: then it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then He makes it dry up and crumble away. Truly, in this, is a Message of remembrance to men of understanding. -[39:22] Is one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam, so that he has received Enlightenment from Allah, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of Allah! they are manifestly wandering (in error)! -[39:23] Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide. -[39:24] Is, then, one who has to fear the brunt of the Penalty on the Day of Judgment (and receive it) on his face, (like one guarded therefrom)? It will be said to the wrong-doers: "Taste ye (the fruits of) what ye earned!" -[39:25] Those before them (also) rejected (revelation), and so the Punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive. -[39:26] So Allah gave them a taste of humiliation in the present life, but greater is the punishment of the Hereafter, if they only knew! -[39:27] We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable, in order that they may receive admonition. -[39:28] (It is) a Qur'an in Arabic, without any crookedness (therein): in order that they may guard against Evil. -[39:29] Allah puts forth a Parable a man belonging to many partners at variance with each other, and a man belonging entirely to one master: are those two equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah! but most of them have no knowledge. -[39:30] Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die (one day). -[39:31] In the end will ye (all), on the Day of Judgment, settle your disputes in the presence of your Lord. -[39:32] Who, then, doth more wrong than one who utters a lie concerning Allah, and rejects the Truth when it comes to him; is there not in Hell an abode for blasphemers? -[39:33] And he who brings the Truth and he who confirms (and supports) it - such are the men who do right. -[39:34] They shall have all that they wish for, in the presence of their Lord: such is the reward of those who do good: -[39:35] So that Allah will turn off from them (even) the worst in their deeds and give them their reward according to the best of what they have done. -[39:36] Is not Allah enough for his Servant? But they try to frighten thee with other (gods) besides Him! for such as Allah leaves to stray, there can be no guide. -[39:37] And such as Allah doth guide there can be none to lead astray. Is not Allah Exalted in Power, (Able to enforce His Will), Lord of Retribution? -[39:38] If indeed thou ask them who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they would be sure to say, "Allah". Say: "See ye then? the things that ye invoke besides Allah,- can they, if Allah wills some Penalty for me, remove His Penalty?- Or if He wills some Grace for me, can they keep back his Grace?" Say: "Sufficient is Allah for me! In Him trust those who put their trust." -[39:39] Say: "O my People! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): but soon will ye know- -[39:40] "Who it is to whom comes a Penalty of ignominy, and on whom descends a Penalty that abides." -[39:41] Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) mankind. He, then, that receives guidance benefits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul. Nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs. -[39:42] It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are Signs for those who reflect. -[39:43] What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?" -[39:44] Say: "To Allah belongs exclusively (the right to grant) intercession: to Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: In the End, it is to Him that ye shall be brought back." -[39:45] When Allah, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror; but when (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy! -[39:46] Say: "O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of all that is hidden and open! it is Thou that wilt judge between Thy Servants in those matters about which they have differed." -[39:47] Even if the wrong-doers had all that there is on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom from the pain of the Penalty on the Day of Judgment: but something will confront them from Allah, which they could never have counted upon! -[39:48] For the evils of their Deeds will confront them, and they will be (completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at! -[39:49] Now, when trouble touches man, he cries to Us: But when We bestow a favour upon him as from Ourselves, he says, "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge (I have)!" Nay, but this is but a trial, but most of them understand not! -[39:50] Thus did the (generations) before them say! But all that they did was of no profit to them. -[39:51] Nay, the evil results of their Deeds overtook them. And the wrong-doers of this (generation)- the evil results of their Deeds will soon overtake them (too), and they will never be able to frustrate (Our Plan)! -[39:52] Know they not that Allah enlarges the provision or restricts it, for any He pleases? Verily, in this are Signs for those who believe! -[39:53] Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[39:54] "Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped. -[39:55] "And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not!- -[39:56] "Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked!'- -[39:57] "Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'- -[39:58] "Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!' -[39:59] "(The reply will be:) 'Nay, but there came to thee my Signs, and thou didst reject them: thou wast Haughty, and became one of those who reject faith!'" -[39:60] On the Day of Judgment wilt thou see those who told lies against Allah;- their faces will be turned black; Is there not in Hell an abode for the Haughty? -[39:61] But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve. -[39:62] Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs. -[39:63] To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah,- it is they who will be in loss. -[39:64] Say: "Is it some one other than Allah that ye order me to worship, O ye ignorant ones?" -[39:65] But it has already been revealed to thee,- as it was to those before thee,- "If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless will be thy work (in life), and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those who lose (all spiritual good)". -[39:66] Nay, but worship Allah, and be of those who give thanks. -[39:67] No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him: On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him! -[39:68] The Trumpet will (just) be sounded, when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please Allah (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on! -[39:69] And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord: the Record (of Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward and a just decision pronounced between them; and they will not be wronged (in the least). -[39:70] And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its Deeds; and (Allah) knoweth best all that they do. -[39:71] The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowd: until, when they arrive, there, its gates will be opened. And its keepers will say, "Did not messengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of This Day of yours?" The answer will be: "True: but the Decree of Punishment has been proved true against the Unbelievers!" -[39:72] (To them) will be said: "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) Abode of the Arrogant!" -[39:73] And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden in crowds: until behold, they arrive there; its gates will be opened; and its keepers will say: "Peace be upon you! well have ye done! enter ye here, to dwell therein." -[39:74] They will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has truly fulfilled His Promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: We can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)!" -[39:75] And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine) on all sides, singing Glory and Praise to their Lord. The Decision between them (at Judgment) will be in (perfect) justice, and the cry (on all sides) will be, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!" +[39:1] 39|1|The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. +[39:2] 39|2|Verily it is We Who have revealed the Book to thee in Truth: so serve Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. +[39:3] 39|3|Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due? But those who take for protectors other than Allah (say): "We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah." Truly Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allah guides not such as are false and ungrateful. +[39:4] 39|4|Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. +[39:5] 39|5|He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again? +[39:6] 39|6|He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)? +[39:7] 39|7|If ye reject (Allah), Truly Allah hath no need of you; but He liketh not ingratitude from His servants: if ye are grateful, He is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. In the end, to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth of all that ye did (in this life). for He knoweth well all that is in (men's) hearts. +[39:8] 39|8|When some trouble toucheth man, he crieth unto his Lord, turning to Him in repentance: but when He bestoweth a favour upon him as from Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he doth set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from Allah's Path. Say, "Enjoy thy blasphemy for a little while: verily thou art (one) of the Companions of the Fire!" +[39:9] 39|9|Is one who worships devoutly during the hour of the night prostrating himself or standing (in adoration), who takes heed of the Hereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord - (like one who does not)? Say: "Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition. +[39:10] 39|10|Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!" +[39:11] 39|11|Say: "Verily, I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion; +[39:12] 39|12|"And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam." +[39:13] 39|13|Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day." +[39:14] 39|14|Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive) devotion: +[39:15] 39|15|"Serve ye what ye will besides him." Say: "Truly, those in loss are those who lose their own souls and their People on the Day of Judgment: Ah! that is indeed the (real and) evident Loss! +[39:16] 39|16|They shall have Layers of Fire above them, and Layers (of Fire) below them: with this doth Allah warn off his servants: "O My Servants! then fear ye Me!" +[39:17] 39|17|Those who eschew Evil,- and fall not into its worship,- and turn to Allah (in repentance),- for them is Good News: so announce the Good News to My Servants,- +[39:18] 39|18|Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones endued with understanding. +[39:19] 39|19|Is, then, one against whom the decree of Punishment is justly due (equal to one who eschews Evil)? Wouldst thou, then, deliver one (who is) in the Fire? +[39:20] 39|20|But it is for those who fear their Lord. That lofty mansions, one above another, have been built: beneath them flow rivers (of delight): (such is) the Promise of Allah: never doth Allah fail in (His) promise. +[39:21] 39|21|Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and leads it through springs in the earth? Then He causes to grow, therewith, produce of various colours: then it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then He makes it dry up and crumble away. Truly, in this, is a Message of remembrance to men of understanding. +[39:22] 39|22|Is one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam, so that he has received Enlightenment from Allah, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of Allah! they are manifestly wandering (in error)! +[39:23] 39|23|Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide. +[39:24] 39|24|Is, then, one who has to fear the brunt of the Penalty on the Day of Judgment (and receive it) on his face, (like one guarded therefrom)? It will be said to the wrong-doers: "Taste ye (the fruits of) what ye earned!" +[39:25] 39|25|Those before them (also) rejected (revelation), and so the Punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive. +[39:26] 39|26|So Allah gave them a taste of humiliation in the present life, but greater is the punishment of the Hereafter, if they only knew! +[39:27] 39|27|We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable, in order that they may receive admonition. +[39:28] 39|28|(It is) a Qur'an in Arabic, without any crookedness (therein): in order that they may guard against Evil. +[39:29] 39|29|Allah puts forth a Parable a man belonging to many partners at variance with each other, and a man belonging entirely to one master: are those two equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah! but most of them have no knowledge. +[39:30] 39|30|Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die (one day). +[39:31] 39|31|In the end will ye (all), on the Day of Judgment, settle your disputes in the presence of your Lord. +[39:32] 39|32|Who, then, doth more wrong than one who utters a lie concerning Allah, and rejects the Truth when it comes to him; is there not in Hell an abode for blasphemers? +[39:33] 39|33|And he who brings the Truth and he who confirms (and supports) it - such are the men who do right. +[39:34] 39|34|They shall have all that they wish for, in the presence of their Lord: such is the reward of those who do good: +[39:35] 39|35|So that Allah will turn off from them (even) the worst in their deeds and give them their reward according to the best of what they have done. +[39:36] 39|36|Is not Allah enough for his Servant? But they try to frighten thee with other (gods) besides Him! for such as Allah leaves to stray, there can be no guide. +[39:37] 39|37|And such as Allah doth guide there can be none to lead astray. Is not Allah Exalted in Power, (Able to enforce His Will), Lord of Retribution? +[39:38] 39|38|If indeed thou ask them who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they would be sure to say, "Allah". Say: "See ye then? the things that ye invoke besides Allah,- can they, if Allah wills some Penalty for me, remove His Penalty?- Or if He wills some Grace for me, can they keep back his Grace?" Say: "Sufficient is Allah for me! In Him trust those who put their trust." +[39:39] 39|39|Say: "O my People! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): but soon will ye know- +[39:40] 39|40|"Who it is to whom comes a Penalty of ignominy, and on whom descends a Penalty that abides." +[39:41] 39|41|Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) mankind. He, then, that receives guidance benefits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul. Nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs. +[39:42] 39|42|It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are Signs for those who reflect. +[39:43] 39|43|What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?" +[39:44] 39|44|Say: "To Allah belongs exclusively (the right to grant) intercession: to Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: In the End, it is to Him that ye shall be brought back." +[39:45] 39|45|When Allah, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror; but when (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy! +[39:46] 39|46|Say: "O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of all that is hidden and open! it is Thou that wilt judge between Thy Servants in those matters about which they have differed." +[39:47] 39|47|Even if the wrong-doers had all that there is on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom from the pain of the Penalty on the Day of Judgment: but something will confront them from Allah, which they could never have counted upon! +[39:48] 39|48|For the evils of their Deeds will confront them, and they will be (completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[39:49] 39|49|Now, when trouble touches man, he cries to Us: But when We bestow a favour upon him as from Ourselves, he says, "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge (I have)!" Nay, but this is but a trial, but most of them understand not! +[39:50] 39|50|Thus did the (generations) before them say! But all that they did was of no profit to them. +[39:51] 39|51|Nay, the evil results of their Deeds overtook them. And the wrong-doers of this (generation)- the evil results of their Deeds will soon overtake them (too), and they will never be able to frustrate (Our Plan)! +[39:52] 39|52|Know they not that Allah enlarges the provision or restricts it, for any He pleases? Verily, in this are Signs for those who believe! +[39:53] 39|53|Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[39:54] 39|54|"Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped. +[39:55] 39|55|"And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not!- +[39:56] 39|56|"Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked!'- +[39:57] 39|57|"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'- +[39:58] 39|58|"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!' +[39:59] 39|59|"(The reply will be:) 'Nay, but there came to thee my Signs, and thou didst reject them: thou wast Haughty, and became one of those who reject faith!'" +[39:60] 39|60|On the Day of Judgment wilt thou see those who told lies against Allah;- their faces will be turned black; Is there not in Hell an abode for the Haughty? +[39:61] 39|61|But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve. +[39:62] 39|62|Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs. +[39:63] 39|63|To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah,- it is they who will be in loss. +[39:64] 39|64|Say: "Is it some one other than Allah that ye order me to worship, O ye ignorant ones?" +[39:65] 39|65|But it has already been revealed to thee,- as it was to those before thee,- "If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless will be thy work (in life), and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those who lose (all spiritual good)". +[39:66] 39|66|Nay, but worship Allah, and be of those who give thanks. +[39:67] 39|67|No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him: On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him! +[39:68] 39|68|The Trumpet will (just) be sounded, when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please Allah (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on! +[39:69] 39|69|And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord: the Record (of Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward and a just decision pronounced between them; and they will not be wronged (in the least). +[39:70] 39|70|And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its Deeds; and (Allah) knoweth best all that they do. +[39:71] 39|71|The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowd: until, when they arrive, there, its gates will be opened. And its keepers will say, "Did not messengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of This Day of yours?" The answer will be: "True: but the Decree of Punishment has been proved true against the Unbelievers!" +[39:72] 39|72|(To them) will be said: "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) Abode of the Arrogant!" +[39:73] 39|73|And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden in crowds: until behold, they arrive there; its gates will be opened; and its keepers will say: "Peace be upon you! well have ye done! enter ye here, to dwell therein." +[39:74] 39|74|They will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has truly fulfilled His Promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: We can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)!" +[39:75] 39|75|And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine) on all sides, singing Glory and Praise to their Lord. The Decision between them (at Judgment) will be in (perfect) justice, and the cry (on all sides) will be, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!" Surah 40: Al-Mu'min (The Believer) ---------------------------------------- -[40:1] Ha Mim -[40:2] The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,- -[40:3] Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal. -[40:4] None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee! -[40:5] But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital! -[40:6] Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true against the Unbelievers; that truly they are Companions of the Fire! -[40:7] Those who sustain the Throne (of Allah) and those around it Sing Glory and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness for those who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who turn in Repentance, and follow Thy Path; and preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire! -[40:8] "And grant, our Lord! that they enter the Gardens of Eternity, which Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their posterity! For Thou art (He), the Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom. -[40:9] "And preserve them from (all) ills; and any whom Thou dost preserve from ills that Day,- on them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and that will be truly (for them) the highest Achievement". -[40:10] The Unbelievers will be addressed: "Greater was the aversion of Allah to you than (is) your aversion to yourselves, seeing that ye were called to the Faith and ye used to refuse." -[40:11] They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is there any way out (of this)?" -[40:12] (The answer will be:) "This is because, when Allah was invoked as the Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partners were joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with Allah, Most High, Most Great!" -[40:13] He it is Who showeth you his Signs, and sendeth down sustenance for you from the sky: but only those receive admonition who turn (to Allah). -[40:14] Call ye, then, upon Allah with sincere devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may detest it. -[40:15] Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of the Throne (of Authority): by His Command doth He send the Spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting,- -[40:16] The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thing concerning them is hidden from Allah. Whose will be the dominion that Day?" That of Allah, the One the Irresistible! -[40:17] That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account. -[40:18] Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to. -[40:19] (Allah) knows of (the tricks) that deceive with the eyes, and all that the hearts (of men) conceal. -[40:20] And Allah will judge with (justice and) Truth: but those whom (men) invoke besides Him, will not (be in a position) to judge at all. Verily it is Allah (alone) Who hears and sees (all things). -[40:21] Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were even superior to them in strength, and in the traces (they have left) in the land: but Allah did call them to account for their sins, and none had they to defend them against Allah. -[40:22] That was because there came to them their messengers with Clear (Signs), but they rejected them: So Allah called them to account: for He is Full of Strength, Strict in Punishment. -[40:23] Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and an authority manifest, -[40:24] To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun; but they called (him)" a sorcerer telling lies!"... -[40:25] Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said, "Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," but the plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors (and delusions)!... -[40:26] Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion, or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" -[40:27] Moses said: "I have indeed called upon my Lord and your Lord (for protection) from every arrogant one who believes not in the Day of Account!" -[40:28] A believer, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, who had concealed his faith, said: "Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord is Allah'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear (Signs) from your Lord? and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the (calamity) of which he warns you: Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies! -[40:29] "O my People! Yours is the dominion this day: Ye have the upper hand in the land: but who will help us from the Punishment of Allah, should it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but point out to you that which I see (myself); Nor do I guide you but to the Path of Right!" -[40:30] Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)!- -[40:31] "Something like the fate of the People of Noah, the 'Ad, and the Thamud, and those who came after them: but Allah never wishes injustice to his Servants. -[40:32] "And O my people! I fear for you a Day when there will be Mutual calling (and wailing),- -[40:33] "A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defender shall ye have from Allah: Any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is none to guide... -[40:34] "And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with Clear Signs, but ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come: At length, when he died, ye said: 'No messenger will Allah send after him.' thus doth Allah leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,- -[40:35] "(Such) as dispute about the Signs of Allah, without any authority that hath reached them, grievous and odious (is such conduct) in the sight of Allah and of the Believers. Thus doth Allah, seal up every heart - of arrogant and obstinate Transgressors." -[40:36] Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I may attain the ways and means- -[40:37] "The ways and means of (reaching) the heavens, and that I may mount up to the god of Moses: But as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!" Thus was made alluring, in Pharaoh's eyes, the evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led to nothing but perdition (for him). -[40:38] The man who believed said further: "O my people! Follow me: I will lead you to the Path of Right. -[40:39] "O my people! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last. -[40:40] "He that works evil will not be requited but by the like thereof: and he that works a righteous deed - whether man or woman - and is a Believer- such will enter the Garden (of Bliss): Therein will they have abundance without measure. -[40:41] "And O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you to Salvation while ye call me to the Fire! -[40:42] "Ye do call upon me to blaspheme against Allah, and to join with Him partners of whom I have no knowledge; and I call you to the Exalted in Power, Who forgives again and again!" -[40:43] "Without doubt ye do call me to one who is not fit to be called to, whether in this world, or in the Hereafter; our return will be to Allah; and the Transgressors will be Companions of the Fire! -[40:44] "Soon will ye remember what I say to you (now), My (own) affair I commit to Allah: for Allah (ever) watches over His Servants." -[40:45] Then Allah saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him), but the burnt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the People of Pharaoh. -[40:46] In front of the Fire will they be brought, morning and evening: And (the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established: "Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!" -[40:47] Behold, they will dispute with each other in the Fire! The weak ones (who followed) will say to those who had been arrogant, "We but followed you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us some share of the Fire? -[40:48] Those who had been arrogant will say: "We are all in this (Fire)! Truly, Allah has judged between (his) Servants!" -[40:49] Those in the Fire will say to the Keepers of Hell: "Pray to your Lord to lighten us the Penalty for a day (at least)!" -[40:50] They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye like)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error!" -[40:51] We will, without doubt, help our messengers and those who believe, (both) in this world's life and on the Day when the Witnesses will stand forth,- -[40:52] The Day when no profit will it be to Wrong-doers to present their excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse and the Home of Misery. -[40:53] We did aforetime give Moses the (Book of) Guidance, and We gave the book in inheritance to the Children of Israel,- -[40:54] A Guide and a Message to men of Understanding. -[40:55] Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of Allah is true: and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in the evening and in the morning. -[40:56] Those who dispute about the signs of Allah without any authority bestowed on them,- there is nothing in their breasts but (the quest of) greatness, which they shall never attain to: seek refuge, then, in Allah: It is He Who hears and sees (all things). -[40:57] Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater (matter) than the creation of men: Yet most men understand not. -[40:58] Not equal are the blind and those who (clearly) see: Nor are (equal) those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and those who do evil. Little do ye learn by admonition! -[40:59] The Hour will certainly come: Therein is no doubt: Yet most men believe not. -[40:60] And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!" -[40:61] It is Allah Who has made the Night for you, that ye may rest therein, and the days as that which helps (you) to see. Verily Allah is full of Grace and Bounty to men: yet most men give no thanks. -[40:62] Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth! -[40:63] Thus are deluded those who are wont to reject the Signs of Allah. -[40:64] It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapes beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and good;- such is Allah your Lord. So Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! -[40:65] He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him, giving Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! -[40:66] Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those whom ye invoke besides Allah,- seeing that the Clear Signs have come to me from my Lord; and I have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the Lord of the Worlds." -[40:67] It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn wisdom. -[40:68] It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is. -[40:69] Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Signs of Allah? How are they turned away (from Reality)?- -[40:70] Those who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which We sent our messengers: but soon shall they know,- -[40:71] When the yokes (shall be) round their necks, and the chains; they shall be dragged along- -[40:72] In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they be burned; -[40:73] Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship- -[40:74] "In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real existence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray. -[40:75] "That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent. -[40:76] "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!" -[40:77] So persevere in patience; for the Promise of Allah is true: and whether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us that they shall (all) return. -[40:78] We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. It was not (possible) for any messenger to bring a sign except by the leave of Allah: but when the Command of Allah issued, the matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then those who stood on Falsehoods. -[40:79] It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and some for food; -[40:80] And there are (other) advantages in them for you (besides); that ye may through them attain to any need (there may be) in your hearts; and on them and on ships ye are carried. -[40:81] And He shows you (always) His Signs: then which of the Signs of Allah will ye deny? -[40:82] Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were more numerous than these and superior in strength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that they accomplished was of no profit to them. -[40:83] For when their messengers came to them with Clear Signs, they exulted in such knowledge (and skill) as they had; but that very (Wrath) at which they were wont to scoff hemmed them in. -[40:84] But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah,- the one Allah - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him." -[40:85] But their professing the Faith when they (actually) saw Our Punishment was not going to profit them. (Such has been) Allah's Way of dealing with His Servants (from the most ancient times). And even thus did the Rejecters of Allah perish (utterly)! +[40:1] 40|1|Ha Mim +[40:2] 40|2|The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,- +[40:3] 40|3|Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal. +[40:4] 40|4|None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee! +[40:5] 40|5|But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital! +[40:6] 40|6|Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true against the Unbelievers; that truly they are Companions of the Fire! +[40:7] 40|7|Those who sustain the Throne (of Allah) and those around it Sing Glory and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness for those who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who turn in Repentance, and follow Thy Path; and preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire! +[40:8] 40|8|"And grant, our Lord! that they enter the Gardens of Eternity, which Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their posterity! For Thou art (He), the Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom. +[40:9] 40|9|"And preserve them from (all) ills; and any whom Thou dost preserve from ills that Day,- on them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and that will be truly (for them) the highest Achievement". +[40:10] 40|10|The Unbelievers will be addressed: "Greater was the aversion of Allah to you than (is) your aversion to yourselves, seeing that ye were called to the Faith and ye used to refuse." +[40:11] 40|11|They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is there any way out (of this)?" +[40:12] 40|12|(The answer will be:) "This is because, when Allah was invoked as the Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partners were joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with Allah, Most High, Most Great!" +[40:13] 40|13|He it is Who showeth you his Signs, and sendeth down sustenance for you from the sky: but only those receive admonition who turn (to Allah). +[40:14] 40|14|Call ye, then, upon Allah with sincere devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may detest it. +[40:15] 40|15|Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of the Throne (of Authority): by His Command doth He send the Spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting,- +[40:16] 40|16|The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thing concerning them is hidden from Allah. Whose will be the dominion that Day?" That of Allah, the One the Irresistible! +[40:17] 40|17|That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account. +[40:18] 40|18|Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to. +[40:19] 40|19|(Allah) knows of (the tricks) that deceive with the eyes, and all that the hearts (of men) conceal. +[40:20] 40|20|And Allah will judge with (justice and) Truth: but those whom (men) invoke besides Him, will not (be in a position) to judge at all. Verily it is Allah (alone) Who hears and sees (all things). +[40:21] 40|21|Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were even superior to them in strength, and in the traces (they have left) in the land: but Allah did call them to account for their sins, and none had they to defend them against Allah. +[40:22] 40|22|That was because there came to them their messengers with Clear (Signs), but they rejected them: So Allah called them to account: for He is Full of Strength, Strict in Punishment. +[40:23] 40|23|Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and an authority manifest, +[40:24] 40|24|To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun; but they called (him)" a sorcerer telling lies!"... +[40:25] 40|25|Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said, "Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," but the plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors (and delusions)!... +[40:26] 40|26|Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion, or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" +[40:27] 40|27|Moses said: "I have indeed called upon my Lord and your Lord (for protection) from every arrogant one who believes not in the Day of Account!" +[40:28] 40|28|A believer, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, who had concealed his faith, said: "Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord is Allah'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear (Signs) from your Lord? and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the (calamity) of which he warns you: Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies! +[40:29] 40|29|"O my People! Yours is the dominion this day: Ye have the upper hand in the land: but who will help us from the Punishment of Allah, should it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but point out to you that which I see (myself); Nor do I guide you but to the Path of Right!" +[40:30] 40|30|Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)!- +[40:31] 40|31|"Something like the fate of the People of Noah, the 'Ad, and the Thamud, and those who came after them: but Allah never wishes injustice to his Servants. +[40:32] 40|32|"And O my people! I fear for you a Day when there will be Mutual calling (and wailing),- +[40:33] 40|33|"A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defender shall ye have from Allah: Any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is none to guide... +[40:34] 40|34|"And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with Clear Signs, but ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come: At length, when he died, ye said: 'No messenger will Allah send after him.' thus doth Allah leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,- +[40:35] 40|35|"(Such) as dispute about the Signs of Allah, without any authority that hath reached them, grievous and odious (is such conduct) in the sight of Allah and of the Believers. Thus doth Allah, seal up every heart - of arrogant and obstinate Transgressors." +[40:36] 40|36|Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I may attain the ways and means- +[40:37] 40|37|"The ways and means of (reaching) the heavens, and that I may mount up to the god of Moses: But as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!" Thus was made alluring, in Pharaoh's eyes, the evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led to nothing but perdition (for him). +[40:38] 40|38|The man who believed said further: "O my people! Follow me: I will lead you to the Path of Right. +[40:39] 40|39|"O my people! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last. +[40:40] 40|40|"He that works evil will not be requited but by the like thereof: and he that works a righteous deed - whether man or woman - and is a Believer- such will enter the Garden (of Bliss): Therein will they have abundance without measure. +[40:41] 40|41|"And O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you to Salvation while ye call me to the Fire! +[40:42] 40|42|"Ye do call upon me to blaspheme against Allah, and to join with Him partners of whom I have no knowledge; and I call you to the Exalted in Power, Who forgives again and again!" +[40:43] 40|43|"Without doubt ye do call me to one who is not fit to be called to, whether in this world, or in the Hereafter; our return will be to Allah; and the Transgressors will be Companions of the Fire! +[40:44] 40|44|"Soon will ye remember what I say to you (now), My (own) affair I commit to Allah: for Allah (ever) watches over His Servants." +[40:45] 40|45|Then Allah saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him), but the burnt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the People of Pharaoh. +[40:46] 40|46|In front of the Fire will they be brought, morning and evening: And (the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established: "Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!" +[40:47] 40|47|Behold, they will dispute with each other in the Fire! The weak ones (who followed) will say to those who had been arrogant, "We but followed you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us some share of the Fire? +[40:48] 40|48|Those who had been arrogant will say: "We are all in this (Fire)! Truly, Allah has judged between (his) Servants!" +[40:49] 40|49|Those in the Fire will say to the Keepers of Hell: "Pray to your Lord to lighten us the Penalty for a day (at least)!" +[40:50] 40|50|They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye like)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error!" +[40:51] 40|51|We will, without doubt, help our messengers and those who believe, (both) in this world's life and on the Day when the Witnesses will stand forth,- +[40:52] 40|52|The Day when no profit will it be to Wrong-doers to present their excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse and the Home of Misery. +[40:53] 40|53|We did aforetime give Moses the (Book of) Guidance, and We gave the book in inheritance to the Children of Israel,- +[40:54] 40|54|A Guide and a Message to men of Understanding. +[40:55] 40|55|Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of Allah is true: and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in the evening and in the morning. +[40:56] 40|56|Those who dispute about the signs of Allah without any authority bestowed on them,- there is nothing in their breasts but (the quest of) greatness, which they shall never attain to: seek refuge, then, in Allah: It is He Who hears and sees (all things). +[40:57] 40|57|Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater (matter) than the creation of men: Yet most men understand not. +[40:58] 40|58|Not equal are the blind and those who (clearly) see: Nor are (equal) those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and those who do evil. Little do ye learn by admonition! +[40:59] 40|59|The Hour will certainly come: Therein is no doubt: Yet most men believe not. +[40:60] 40|60|And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!" +[40:61] 40|61|It is Allah Who has made the Night for you, that ye may rest therein, and the days as that which helps (you) to see. Verily Allah is full of Grace and Bounty to men: yet most men give no thanks. +[40:62] 40|62|Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth! +[40:63] 40|63|Thus are deluded those who are wont to reject the Signs of Allah. +[40:64] 40|64|It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapes beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and good;- such is Allah your Lord. So Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! +[40:65] 40|65|He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him, giving Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! +[40:66] 40|66|Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those whom ye invoke besides Allah,- seeing that the Clear Signs have come to me from my Lord; and I have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the Lord of the Worlds." +[40:67] 40|67|It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn wisdom. +[40:68] 40|68|It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is. +[40:69] 40|69|Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Signs of Allah? How are they turned away (from Reality)?- +[40:70] 40|70|Those who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which We sent our messengers: but soon shall they know,- +[40:71] 40|71|When the yokes (shall be) round their necks, and the chains; they shall be dragged along- +[40:72] 40|72|In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they be burned; +[40:73] 40|73|Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship- +[40:74] 40|74|"In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real existence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray. +[40:75] 40|75|"That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent. +[40:76] 40|76|"Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!" +[40:77] 40|77|So persevere in patience; for the Promise of Allah is true: and whether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us that they shall (all) return. +[40:78] 40|78|We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. It was not (possible) for any messenger to bring a sign except by the leave of Allah: but when the Command of Allah issued, the matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then those who stood on Falsehoods. +[40:79] 40|79|It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and some for food; +[40:80] 40|80|And there are (other) advantages in them for you (besides); that ye may through them attain to any need (there may be) in your hearts; and on them and on ships ye are carried. +[40:81] 40|81|And He shows you (always) His Signs: then which of the Signs of Allah will ye deny? +[40:82] 40|82|Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were more numerous than these and superior in strength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that they accomplished was of no profit to them. +[40:83] 40|83|For when their messengers came to them with Clear Signs, they exulted in such knowledge (and skill) as they had; but that very (Wrath) at which they were wont to scoff hemmed them in. +[40:84] 40|84|But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah,- the one Allah - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him." +[40:85] 40|85|But their professing the Faith when they (actually) saw Our Punishment was not going to profit them. (Such has been) Allah's Way of dealing with His Servants (from the most ancient times). And even thus did the Rejecters of Allah perish (utterly)! Surah 41: Ha Mim (Ha Mim) ---------------------------------------- -[41:1] Ha Mim: -[41:2] A Revelation from (Allah), Most Gracious, Most Merciful;- -[41:3] A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;- a Qur'an in Arabic, for people who understand;- -[41:4] Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away, and so they hear not. -[41:5] They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do (what we will!)" -[41:6] Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah: so stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,- -[41:7] Those who practise not regular Charity, and who even deny the Hereafter. -[41:8] For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is a reward that will never fail. -[41:9] Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in two Days? And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds. -[41:10] He set on the (earth), mountains standing firm, high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measure therein all things to give them nourishment in due proportion, in four Days, in accordance with (the needs of) those who seek (Sustenance). -[41:11] Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willing obedience." -[41:12] So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge. -[41:13] But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!" -[41:14] Behold, the messengers came to them, from before them and behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but Allah." They said, "If our Lord had so pleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now we reject your mission (altogether)." -[41:15] Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs! -[41:16] So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help. -[41:17] As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferred blindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of humiliation seized them, because of what they had earned. -[41:18] But We delivered those who believed and practised righteousness. -[41:19] On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered together to the Fire, they will be marched in ranks. -[41:20] At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, their sight, and their skins will bear witness against them, as to (all) their deeds. -[41:21] They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness against us?" They will say: "Allah hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to return. -[41:22] "Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, and your skins should bear witness against you! But ye did think that Allah knew not many of the things that ye used to do! -[41:23] "But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!" -[41:24] If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home for them! and if they beg to be received into favour, into favour will they not (then) be received. -[41:25] And We have destined for them intimate companions (of like nature), who made alluring to them what was before them and behind them; and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who have passed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly lost. -[41:26] The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!" -[41:27] But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severe Penalty, and We will requite them for the worst of their deeds. -[41:28] Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,- the Fire: therein will be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they were wont to reject Our Signs. -[41:29] And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the vilest (before all)." -[41:30] In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah", and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised! -[41:31] "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!- -[41:32] "A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" -[41:33] Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"? -[41:34] Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate! -[41:35] And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatest good fortune. -[41:36] And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things. -[41:37] Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Do not prostrate to the sun and the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve. -[41:38] But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it). -[41:39] And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things. -[41:40] Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from Us. Which is better?- he that is cast into the Fire, or he that comes safe through, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth (clearly) all that ye do. -[41:41] Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power. -[41:42] No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise. -[41:43] Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the messengers before thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well as a most Grievous Penalty. -[41:44] Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!" -[41:45] We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon. -[41:46] Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants. -[41:47] To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that (Allah) will propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!" -[41:48] The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape. -[41:49] Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair. -[41:50] When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, "This is due to my (merit): I think not that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) be established; but if I am brought back to my Lord, I have (much) good (stored) in His sight!" But We will show the Unbelievers the truth of all that they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty. -[41:51] When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer! -[41:52] Say: "See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yet do ye reject it? Who is more astray than one who is in a schism far (from any purpose)?" -[41:53] Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things? -[41:54] Ah indeed! Are they in doubt concerning the Meeting with their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He that doth encompass all things! +[41:1] 41|1|Ha Mim: +[41:2] 41|2|A Revelation from (Allah), Most Gracious, Most Merciful;- +[41:3] 41|3|A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;- a Qur'an in Arabic, for people who understand;- +[41:4] 41|4|Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away, and so they hear not. +[41:5] 41|5|They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do (what we will!)" +[41:6] 41|6|Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah: so stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,- +[41:7] 41|7|Those who practise not regular Charity, and who even deny the Hereafter. +[41:8] 41|8|For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is a reward that will never fail. +[41:9] 41|9|Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in two Days? And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds. +[41:10] 41|10|He set on the (earth), mountains standing firm, high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measure therein all things to give them nourishment in due proportion, in four Days, in accordance with (the needs of) those who seek (Sustenance). +[41:11] 41|11|Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willing obedience." +[41:12] 41|12|So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge. +[41:13] 41|13|But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!" +[41:14] 41|14|Behold, the messengers came to them, from before them and behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but Allah." They said, "If our Lord had so pleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now we reject your mission (altogether)." +[41:15] 41|15|Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs! +[41:16] 41|16|So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help. +[41:17] 41|17|As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferred blindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of humiliation seized them, because of what they had earned. +[41:18] 41|18|But We delivered those who believed and practised righteousness. +[41:19] 41|19|On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered together to the Fire, they will be marched in ranks. +[41:20] 41|20|At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, their sight, and their skins will bear witness against them, as to (all) their deeds. +[41:21] 41|21|They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness against us?" They will say: "Allah hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to return. +[41:22] 41|22|"Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, and your skins should bear witness against you! But ye did think that Allah knew not many of the things that ye used to do! +[41:23] 41|23|"But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!" +[41:24] 41|24|If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home for them! and if they beg to be received into favour, into favour will they not (then) be received. +[41:25] 41|25|And We have destined for them intimate companions (of like nature), who made alluring to them what was before them and behind them; and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who have passed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly lost. +[41:26] 41|26|The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!" +[41:27] 41|27|But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severe Penalty, and We will requite them for the worst of their deeds. +[41:28] 41|28|Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,- the Fire: therein will be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they were wont to reject Our Signs. +[41:29] 41|29|And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the vilest (before all)." +[41:30] 41|30|In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah", and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised! +[41:31] 41|31|"We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!- +[41:32] 41|32|"A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" +[41:33] 41|33|Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"? +[41:34] 41|34|Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate! +[41:35] 41|35|And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatest good fortune. +[41:36] 41|36|And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things. +[41:37] 41|37|Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Do not prostrate to the sun and the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve. +[41:38] 41|38|But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it). +[41:39] 41|39|And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things. +[41:40] 41|40|Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from Us. Which is better?- he that is cast into the Fire, or he that comes safe through, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth (clearly) all that ye do. +[41:41] 41|41|Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power. +[41:42] 41|42|No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise. +[41:43] 41|43|Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the messengers before thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well as a most Grievous Penalty. +[41:44] 41|44|Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!" +[41:45] 41|45|We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon. +[41:46] 41|46|Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants. +[41:47] 41|47|To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that (Allah) will propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!" +[41:48] 41|48|The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape. +[41:49] 41|49|Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair. +[41:50] 41|50|When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, "This is due to my (merit): I think not that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) be established; but if I am brought back to my Lord, I have (much) good (stored) in His sight!" But We will show the Unbelievers the truth of all that they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty. +[41:51] 41|51|When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer! +[41:52] 41|52|Say: "See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yet do ye reject it? Who is more astray than one who is in a schism far (from any purpose)?" +[41:53] 41|53|Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things? +[41:54] 41|54|Ah indeed! Are they in doubt concerning the Meeting with their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He that doth encompass all things! Surah 42: Ash-Shura (Counsel) ---------------------------------------- -[42:1] Ha-Mim -[42:2] 'Ain. Sin. Qaf. -[42:3] Thus doth (He) send inspiration to thee as (He did) to those before thee,- Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. -[42:4] To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is Most High, Most Great. -[42:5] The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by Him Glory): and the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[42:6] And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- Allah doth watch over them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs. -[42:7] Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Qur'an: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities and all around her,- and warn (them) of the Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in the Garden, and some in the Blazing Fire. -[42:8] If Allah had so willed, He could have made them a single people; but He admits whom He will to His Mercy; and the Wrong-doers will have no protector nor helper. -[42:9] What! Have they taken (for worship) protectors besides Him? But it is Allah,- He is the Protector, and it is He Who gives life to the dead: It is He Who has power over all things, -[42:10] Whatever it be wherein ye differ, the decision thereof is with Allah: such is Allah my Lord: In Him I trust, and to Him I turn. -[42:11] (He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). -[42:12] To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: He enlarges and restricts. The Sustenance to whom He will: for He knows full well all things. -[42:13] The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah - the which We have sent by inspiration to thee - and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him). -[42:14] And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them,- through selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled between them: But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it. -[42:15] Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), and stand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires; but say: "I believe in the Book which Allah has sent down; and I am commanded to judge justly between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord: for us (is the responsibility for) our deeds, and for you for your deeds. There is no contention between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is (our) Final Goal. -[42:16] But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted,- futile is their dispute in the Sight of their Lord: on them will be a Penalty terrible. -[42:17] It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at hand? -[42:18] Only those wish to hasten it who believe not in it: those who believe hold it in awe, and know that it is the Truth. Behold, verily those that dispute concerning the Hour are far astray. -[42:19] Gracious is Allah to His servants: He gives Sustenance to whom He pleases: and He has power and can carry out His Will. -[42:20] To any that desires the tilth of the Hereafter, We give increase in his tilth, and to any that desires the tilth of this world, We grant somewhat thereof, but he has no share or lot in the Hereafter. -[42:21] What! have they partners (in godhead), who have established for them some religion without the permission of Allah? Had it not been for the Decree of Judgment, the matter would have been decided between them (at once). But verily the Wrong-doers will have a grievous Penalty. -[42:22] Thou wilt see the Wrong-doers in fear on account of what they have earned, and (the burden of) that must (necessarily) fall on them. But those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in the luxuriant meads of the Gardens: they shall have, before their Lord, all that they wish for. That will indeed be the magnificent Bounty (of Allah). -[42:23] That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin." And if any one earns any good, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service). -[42:24] What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood against Allah"? But if Allah willed, He could seal up thy heart. And Allah blots out Vanity, and proves the Truth by His Words. For He knows well the secrets of all hearts. -[42:25] He is the One that accepts repentance from His Servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that ye do. -[42:26] And He listens to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, and gives them increase of His Bounty: but for the Unbelievers their is a terrible Penalty. -[42:27] If Allah were to enlarge the provision for His Servants, they would indeed transgress beyond all bounds through the earth; but he sends (it) down in due measure as He pleases. For He is with His Servants Well-acquainted, Watchful. -[42:28] He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all Praise. -[42:29] And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the living creatures that He has scattered through them: and He has power to gather them together when He wills. -[42:30] Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness. -[42:31] Nor can ye frustrate (aught), (fleeing) through the earth; nor have ye, besides Allah, any one to protect or to help. -[42:32] And among His Signs are the ships, smooth-running through the ocean, (tall) as mountains. -[42:33] If it be His Will He can still the Wind: then would they become motionless on the back of the (ocean). Verily in this are Signs for everyone who patiently perseveres and is grateful. -[42:34] Or He can cause them to perish because of the (evil) which (the men) have earned; but much doth He forgive. -[42:35] But let those know, who dispute about Our Signs, that there is for them no way of escape. -[42:36] Whatever ye are given (here) is (but) a convenience of this life: but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord: -[42:37] Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even then forgive; -[42:38] Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance; -[42:39] And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves. -[42:40] The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. -[42:41] But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame. -[42:42] The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous. -[42:43] But indeed if any show patience and forgive, that would truly be an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs. -[42:44] For any whom Allah leaves astray, there is no protector thereafter. And thou wilt see the Wrong-doers, when in sight of the Penalty, Say: "Is there any way (to effect) a return?" -[42:45] And thou wilt see them brought forward to the (Penalty), in a humble frame of mind because of (their) disgrace, (and) looking with a stealthy glance. And the Believers will say: "Those are indeed in loss, who have given to perdition their own selves and those belonging to them on the Day of Judgment. Behold! Truly the Wrong-doers are in a lasting Penalty!" -[42:46] And no protectors have they to help them, other than Allah. And for any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is no way (to the Goal). -[42:47] Hearken ye to your Lord, before there come a Day which there will be no putting back, because of (the Ordainment of) Allah! that Day there will be for you no place of refuge nor will there be for you any room for denial (of your sins)! -[42:48] If then they run away, We have not sent thee as a guard over them. Thy duty is but to convey (the Message). And truly, when We give man a taste of a Mercy from Ourselves, he doth exult thereat, but when some ill happens to him, on account of the deeds which his hands have sent forth, truly then is man ungrateful! -[42:49] To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills (and plans). He bestows (children) male or female according to His Will (and Plan), -[42:50] Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will: for He is full of Knowledge and Power. -[42:51] It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with Allah's permission, what Allah wills: for He is Most High, Most Wise. -[42:52] And thus have We, by Our Command, sent inspiration to thee: thou knewest not (before) what was Revelation, and what was Faith; but We have made the (Qur'an) a Light, wherewith We guide such of Our servants as We will; and verily thou dost guide (men) to the Straight Way,- -[42:53] The Way of Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Behold (how) all affairs tend towards Allah! +[42:1] 42|1|Ha-Mim +[42:2] 42|2|'Ain. Sin. Qaf. +[42:3] 42|3|Thus doth (He) send inspiration to thee as (He did) to those before thee,- Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. +[42:4] 42|4|To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is Most High, Most Great. +[42:5] 42|5|The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by Him Glory): and the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[42:6] 42|6|And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- Allah doth watch over them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs. +[42:7] 42|7|Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Qur'an: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities and all around her,- and warn (them) of the Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in the Garden, and some in the Blazing Fire. +[42:8] 42|8|If Allah had so willed, He could have made them a single people; but He admits whom He will to His Mercy; and the Wrong-doers will have no protector nor helper. +[42:9] 42|9|What! Have they taken (for worship) protectors besides Him? But it is Allah,- He is the Protector, and it is He Who gives life to the dead: It is He Who has power over all things, +[42:10] 42|10|Whatever it be wherein ye differ, the decision thereof is with Allah: such is Allah my Lord: In Him I trust, and to Him I turn. +[42:11] 42|11|(He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). +[42:12] 42|12|To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: He enlarges and restricts. The Sustenance to whom He will: for He knows full well all things. +[42:13] 42|13|The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah - the which We have sent by inspiration to thee - and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him). +[42:14] 42|14|And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them,- through selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled between them: But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it. +[42:15] 42|15|Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), and stand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires; but say: "I believe in the Book which Allah has sent down; and I am commanded to judge justly between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord: for us (is the responsibility for) our deeds, and for you for your deeds. There is no contention between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is (our) Final Goal. +[42:16] 42|16|But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted,- futile is their dispute in the Sight of their Lord: on them will be a Penalty terrible. +[42:17] 42|17|It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at hand? +[42:18] 42|18|Only those wish to hasten it who believe not in it: those who believe hold it in awe, and know that it is the Truth. Behold, verily those that dispute concerning the Hour are far astray. +[42:19] 42|19|Gracious is Allah to His servants: He gives Sustenance to whom He pleases: and He has power and can carry out His Will. +[42:20] 42|20|To any that desires the tilth of the Hereafter, We give increase in his tilth, and to any that desires the tilth of this world, We grant somewhat thereof, but he has no share or lot in the Hereafter. +[42:21] 42|21|What! have they partners (in godhead), who have established for them some religion without the permission of Allah? Had it not been for the Decree of Judgment, the matter would have been decided between them (at once). But verily the Wrong-doers will have a grievous Penalty. +[42:22] 42|22|Thou wilt see the Wrong-doers in fear on account of what they have earned, and (the burden of) that must (necessarily) fall on them. But those who believe and work righteous deeds will be in the luxuriant meads of the Gardens: they shall have, before their Lord, all that they wish for. That will indeed be the magnificent Bounty (of Allah). +[42:23] 42|23|That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin." And if any one earns any good, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service). +[42:24] 42|24|What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood against Allah"? But if Allah willed, He could seal up thy heart. And Allah blots out Vanity, and proves the Truth by His Words. For He knows well the secrets of all hearts. +[42:25] 42|25|He is the One that accepts repentance from His Servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that ye do. +[42:26] 42|26|And He listens to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, and gives them increase of His Bounty: but for the Unbelievers their is a terrible Penalty. +[42:27] 42|27|If Allah were to enlarge the provision for His Servants, they would indeed transgress beyond all bounds through the earth; but he sends (it) down in due measure as He pleases. For He is with His Servants Well-acquainted, Watchful. +[42:28] 42|28|He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all Praise. +[42:29] 42|29|And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the living creatures that He has scattered through them: and He has power to gather them together when He wills. +[42:30] 42|30|Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness. +[42:31] 42|31|Nor can ye frustrate (aught), (fleeing) through the earth; nor have ye, besides Allah, any one to protect or to help. +[42:32] 42|32|And among His Signs are the ships, smooth-running through the ocean, (tall) as mountains. +[42:33] 42|33|If it be His Will He can still the Wind: then would they become motionless on the back of the (ocean). Verily in this are Signs for everyone who patiently perseveres and is grateful. +[42:34] 42|34|Or He can cause them to perish because of the (evil) which (the men) have earned; but much doth He forgive. +[42:35] 42|35|But let those know, who dispute about Our Signs, that there is for them no way of escape. +[42:36] 42|36|Whatever ye are given (here) is (but) a convenience of this life: but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord: +[42:37] 42|37|Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even then forgive; +[42:38] 42|38|Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance; +[42:39] 42|39|And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves. +[42:40] 42|40|The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. +[42:41] 42|41|But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame. +[42:42] 42|42|The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous. +[42:43] 42|43|But indeed if any show patience and forgive, that would truly be an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs. +[42:44] 42|44|For any whom Allah leaves astray, there is no protector thereafter. And thou wilt see the Wrong-doers, when in sight of the Penalty, Say: "Is there any way (to effect) a return?" +[42:45] 42|45|And thou wilt see them brought forward to the (Penalty), in a humble frame of mind because of (their) disgrace, (and) looking with a stealthy glance. And the Believers will say: "Those are indeed in loss, who have given to perdition their own selves and those belonging to them on the Day of Judgment. Behold! Truly the Wrong-doers are in a lasting Penalty!" +[42:46] 42|46|And no protectors have they to help them, other than Allah. And for any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is no way (to the Goal). +[42:47] 42|47|Hearken ye to your Lord, before there come a Day which there will be no putting back, because of (the Ordainment of) Allah! that Day there will be for you no place of refuge nor will there be for you any room for denial (of your sins)! +[42:48] 42|48|If then they run away, We have not sent thee as a guard over them. Thy duty is but to convey (the Message). And truly, when We give man a taste of a Mercy from Ourselves, he doth exult thereat, but when some ill happens to him, on account of the deeds which his hands have sent forth, truly then is man ungrateful! +[42:49] 42|49|To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills (and plans). He bestows (children) male or female according to His Will (and Plan), +[42:50] 42|50|Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will: for He is full of Knowledge and Power. +[42:51] 42|51|It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with Allah's permission, what Allah wills: for He is Most High, Most Wise. +[42:52] 42|52|And thus have We, by Our Command, sent inspiration to thee: thou knewest not (before) what was Revelation, and what was Faith; but We have made the (Qur'an) a Light, wherewith We guide such of Our servants as We will; and verily thou dost guide (men) to the Straight Way,- +[42:53] 42|53|The Way of Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Behold (how) all affairs tend towards Allah! Surah 43: Az-Zukhruf (Gold) ---------------------------------------- -[43:1] Ha-Mim -[43:2] By the Book that makes things clear,- -[43:3] We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom). -[43:4] And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom. -[43:5] Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds? -[43:6] But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old? -[43:7] And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him. -[43:8] So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old. -[43:9] If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';- -[43:10] (Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way); -[43:11] That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);- -[43:12] That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on which ye ride, -[43:13] In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves), -[43:14] "And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!" -[43:15] Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him (in his godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed! -[43:16] What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice? -[43:17] When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! -[43:18] Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)? -[43:19] And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to account! -[43:20] ("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) Most Gracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but lie! -[43:21] What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast? -[43:22] Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps." -[43:23] Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps." -[43:24] He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)." -[43:25] So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those who rejected (Truth)! -[43:26] Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I do indeed clear myself of what ye worship: -[43:27] "(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guide me." -[43:28] And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah). -[43:29] Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear. -[43:30] But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery, and we do reject it." -[43:31] Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to some leading man in either of the two (chief) cities?" -[43:32] Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass. -[43:33] And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) way of life, We would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (Allah) Most Gracious, silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stair-ways on which to go up, -[43:34] And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) on which they could recline, -[43:35] And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing but conveniences of the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lord is for the Righteous. -[43:36] If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him. -[43:37] Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but they think that they are being guided aright! -[43:38] At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)! -[43:39] When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall be partners in Punishment! -[43:40] Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction to the blind or to such as (wander) in manifest error? -[43:41] Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exact retribution from them, -[43:42] Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them: for verily We shall prevail over them. -[43:43] So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a Straight Way. -[43:44] The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account. -[43:45] And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped? -[43:46] We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds." -[43:47] But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them. -[43:48] We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us). -[43:49] And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance." -[43:50] But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word. -[43:51] And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then? -[43:52] "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly? -[43:53] "Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?" -[43:54] Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah). -[43:55] When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all. -[43:56] And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages. -[43:57] When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)! -[43:58] And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people. -[43:59] He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel. -[43:60] And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth. -[43:61] And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way. -[43:62] Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed. -[43:63] When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me. -[43:64] "For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way." -[43:65] But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day! -[43:66] Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not? -[43:67] Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the Righteous. -[43:68] My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve,- -[43:69] (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam. -[43:70] Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing. -[43:71] To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their eyes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye). -[43:72] Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life). -[43:73] Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have satisfaction. -[43:74] The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye): -[43:75] Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will they be there overwhelmed. -[43:76] Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust themselves. -[43:77] They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!" -[43:78] Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred for Truth. -[43:79] What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But it is We Who settle things. -[43:80] Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, to record. -[43:81] Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship." -[43:82] Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)! -[43:83] So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until they meet that Day of theirs, which they have been promised. -[43:84] It is He Who is Allah in heaven and Allah on earth; and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge. -[43:85] And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back. -[43:86] And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession;- only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him). -[43:87] If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)? -[43:88] (Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are people who will not believe!" -[43:89] But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall they know! +[43:1] 43|1|Ha-Mim +[43:2] 43|2|By the Book that makes things clear,- +[43:3] 43|3|We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom). +[43:4] 43|4|And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom. +[43:5] 43|5|Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds? +[43:6] 43|6|But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old? +[43:7] 43|7|And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him. +[43:8] 43|8|So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old. +[43:9] 43|9|If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';- +[43:10] 43|10|(Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way); +[43:11] 43|11|That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);- +[43:12] 43|12|That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on which ye ride, +[43:13] 43|13|In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves), +[43:14] 43|14|"And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!" +[43:15] 43|15|Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him (in his godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed! +[43:16] 43|16|What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice? +[43:17] 43|17|When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief! +[43:18] 43|18|Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)? +[43:19] 43|19|And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to account! +[43:20] 43|20|("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) Most Gracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but lie! +[43:21] 43|21|What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast? +[43:22] 43|22|Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps." +[43:23] 43|23|Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps." +[43:24] 43|24|He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)." +[43:25] 43|25|So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those who rejected (Truth)! +[43:26] 43|26|Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I do indeed clear myself of what ye worship: +[43:27] 43|27|"(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guide me." +[43:28] 43|28|And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah). +[43:29] 43|29|Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear. +[43:30] 43|30|But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery, and we do reject it." +[43:31] 43|31|Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to some leading man in either of the two (chief) cities?" +[43:32] 43|32|Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass. +[43:33] 43|33|And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) way of life, We would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (Allah) Most Gracious, silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stair-ways on which to go up, +[43:34] 43|34|And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) on which they could recline, +[43:35] 43|35|And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing but conveniences of the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lord is for the Righteous. +[43:36] 43|36|If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him. +[43:37] 43|37|Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but they think that they are being guided aright! +[43:38] 43|38|At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)! +[43:39] 43|39|When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall be partners in Punishment! +[43:40] 43|40|Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction to the blind or to such as (wander) in manifest error? +[43:41] 43|41|Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exact retribution from them, +[43:42] 43|42|Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them: for verily We shall prevail over them. +[43:43] 43|43|So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a Straight Way. +[43:44] 43|44|The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account. +[43:45] 43|45|And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped? +[43:46] 43|46|We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds." +[43:47] 43|47|But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them. +[43:48] 43|48|We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us). +[43:49] 43|49|And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance." +[43:50] 43|50|But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word. +[43:51] 43|51|And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then? +[43:52] 43|52|"Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly? +[43:53] 43|53|"Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?" +[43:54] 43|54|Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah). +[43:55] 43|55|When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all. +[43:56] 43|56|And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages. +[43:57] 43|57|When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)! +[43:58] 43|58|And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people. +[43:59] 43|59|He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel. +[43:60] 43|60|And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth. +[43:61] 43|61|And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way. +[43:62] 43|62|Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed. +[43:63] 43|63|When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me. +[43:64] 43|64|"For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way." +[43:65] 43|65|But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day! +[43:66] 43|66|Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not? +[43:67] 43|67|Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the Righteous. +[43:68] 43|68|My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve,- +[43:69] 43|69|(Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam. +[43:70] 43|70|Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing. +[43:71] 43|71|To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their eyes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye). +[43:72] 43|72|Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life). +[43:73] 43|73|Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have satisfaction. +[43:74] 43|74|The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye): +[43:75] 43|75|Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will they be there overwhelmed. +[43:76] 43|76|Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust themselves. +[43:77] 43|77|They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!" +[43:78] 43|78|Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred for Truth. +[43:79] 43|79|What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But it is We Who settle things. +[43:80] 43|80|Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, to record. +[43:81] 43|81|Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship." +[43:82] 43|82|Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)! +[43:83] 43|83|So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until they meet that Day of theirs, which they have been promised. +[43:84] 43|84|It is He Who is Allah in heaven and Allah on earth; and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge. +[43:85] 43|85|And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back. +[43:86] 43|86|And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession;- only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him). +[43:87] 43|87|If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)? +[43:88] 43|88|(Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are people who will not believe!" +[43:89] 43|89|But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall they know! Surah 44: Ad-Dukhan (The Drought) ---------------------------------------- -[44:1] Ha-Mim. -[44:2] By the Book that makes things clear;- -[44:3] We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil). -[44:4] In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom, -[44:5] By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations), -[44:6] As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things); -[44:7] The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith. -[44:8] There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors. -[44:9] Yet they play about in doubt. -[44:10] Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible, -[44:11] Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous. -[44:12] (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!" -[44:13] How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,- -[44:14] Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!" -[44:15] We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways). -[44:16] One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution! -[44:17] We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable, -[44:18] Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust; -[44:19] "And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest. -[44:20] "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me. -[44:21] "If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me." -[44:22] (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin." -[44:23] (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued. -[44:24] "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned." -[44:25] How many were the gardens and springs they left behind, -[44:26] And corn-fields and noble buildings, -[44:27] And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight! -[44:28] Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)! -[44:29] And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again). -[44:30] We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment, -[44:31] Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors. -[44:32] And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly, -[44:33] And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial -[44:34] As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth: -[44:35] "There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again. -[44:36] "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!" -[44:37] What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin. -[44:38] We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport: -[44:39] We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand. -[44:40] Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,- -[44:41] The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive, -[44:42] Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. -[44:43] Verily the tree of Zaqqum -[44:44] Will be the food of the Sinful,- -[44:45] Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides. -[44:46] Like the boiling of scalding water. -[44:47] (A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire! -[44:48] "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water, -[44:49] "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour! -[44:50] "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!" -[44:51] As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security, -[44:52] Among Gardens and Springs; -[44:53] Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other; -[44:54] So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes. -[44:55] There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security; -[44:56] Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,- -[44:57] As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement! -[44:58] Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed. -[44:59] So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting. +[44:1] 44|1|Ha-Mim. +[44:2] 44|2|By the Book that makes things clear;- +[44:3] 44|3|We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil). +[44:4] 44|4|In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom, +[44:5] 44|5|By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations), +[44:6] 44|6|As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things); +[44:7] 44|7|The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith. +[44:8] 44|8|There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors. +[44:9] 44|9|Yet they play about in doubt. +[44:10] 44|10|Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible, +[44:11] 44|11|Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous. +[44:12] 44|12|(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!" +[44:13] 44|13|How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,- +[44:14] 44|14|Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!" +[44:15] 44|15|We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways). +[44:16] 44|16|One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution! +[44:17] 44|17|We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable, +[44:18] 44|18|Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust; +[44:19] 44|19|"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest. +[44:20] 44|20|"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me. +[44:21] 44|21|"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me." +[44:22] 44|22|(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin." +[44:23] 44|23|(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued. +[44:24] 44|24|"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned." +[44:25] 44|25|How many were the gardens and springs they left behind, +[44:26] 44|26|And corn-fields and noble buildings, +[44:27] 44|27|And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight! +[44:28] 44|28|Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)! +[44:29] 44|29|And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again). +[44:30] 44|30|We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment, +[44:31] 44|31|Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors. +[44:32] 44|32|And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly, +[44:33] 44|33|And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial +[44:34] 44|34|As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth: +[44:35] 44|35|"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again. +[44:36] 44|36|"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!" +[44:37] 44|37|What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin. +[44:38] 44|38|We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport: +[44:39] 44|39|We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand. +[44:40] 44|40|Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,- +[44:41] 44|41|The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive, +[44:42] 44|42|Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. +[44:43] 44|43|Verily the tree of Zaqqum +[44:44] 44|44|Will be the food of the Sinful,- +[44:45] 44|45|Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides. +[44:46] 44|46|Like the boiling of scalding water. +[44:47] 44|47|(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire! +[44:48] 44|48|"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water, +[44:49] 44|49|"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour! +[44:50] 44|50|"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!" +[44:51] 44|51|As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security, +[44:52] 44|52|Among Gardens and Springs; +[44:53] 44|53|Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other; +[44:54] 44|54|So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes. +[44:55] 44|55|There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security; +[44:56] 44|56|Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,- +[44:57] 44|57|As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement! +[44:58] 44|58|Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed. +[44:59] 44|59|So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting. Surah 45: Al-Jathiyah (The Kneeling) ---------------------------------------- -[45:1] Ha-Mim. -[45:2] The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. -[45:3] Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe. -[45:4] And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith. -[45:5] And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that are wise. -[45:6] Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs? -[45:7] Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods: -[45:8] He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not heard them: then announce to him a Penalty Grievous! -[45:9] And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such there will be a humiliating Penalty. -[45:10] In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselves besides Allah: for them is a tremendous Penalty. -[45:11] This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination. -[45:12] It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, that ships may sail through it by His command, that ye may seek of his Bounty, and that ye may be grateful. -[45:13] And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflect. -[45:14] Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah: It is for Him to recompense (for good or ill) each People according to what they have earned. -[45:15] If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord. -[45:16] We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book the Power of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance, things good and pure; and We favoured them above the nations. -[45:17] And We granted them Clear Signs in affairs (of Religion): it was only after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell into schisms, through insolent envy among themselves. Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment as to those matters in which they set up differences. -[45:18] Then We put thee on the (right) Way of Religion: so follow thou that (Way), and follow not the desires of those who know not. -[45:19] They will be of no use to thee in the sight of Allah: it is only Wrong-doers (that stand as) protectors, one to another: but Allah is the Protector of the Righteous. -[45:20] These are clear evidences to men and a Guidance and Mercy to those of assured Faith. -[45:21] What! Do those who seek after evil ways think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds,- that equal will be their life and their death? Ill is the judgment that they make. -[45:22] Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged. -[45:23] Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition? -[45:24] And they say: "What is there but our life in this world? We shall die and we live, and nothing but time can destroy us." But of that they have no knowledge: they merely conjecture: -[45:25] And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them their argument is nothing but this: They say, "Bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!" -[45:26] Say: "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment about which there is no doubt": But most men do not understand. -[45:27] To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established,- that Day will the dealers in Falsehood perish! -[45:28] And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee: Every sect will be called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did! -[45:29] "This Our Record speaks about you with truth: For We were wont to put on Record all that ye did." -[45:30] Then, as to those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them to His Mercy that will be the achievement for all to see. -[45:31] But as to those who rejected Allah, (to them will be said): "Were not Our Signs rehearsed to you? But ye were arrogant, and were a people given to sin! -[45:32] "And when it was said that the promise of Allah was true, and that the Hour- there was no doubt about its (coming), ye used to say, 'We know not what is the hour: we only think it is an idea, and we have no firm assurance.'" -[45:33] Then will appear to them the evil (fruits) of what they did, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! -[45:34] It will also be said: "This Day We will forget you as ye forgot the meeting of this Day of yours! and your abode is the Fire, and no helpers have ye! -[45:35] "This, because ye used to take the Signs of Allah in jest, and the life of the world deceived you:" (From) that Day, therefore, they shall not be taken out thence, nor shall they be received into Grace. -[45:36] Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds! -[45:37] To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom! +[45:1] 45|1|Ha-Mim. +[45:2] 45|2|The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. +[45:3] 45|3|Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe. +[45:4] 45|4|And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith. +[45:5] 45|5|And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that are wise. +[45:6] 45|6|Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs? +[45:7] 45|7|Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods: +[45:8] 45|8|He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not heard them: then announce to him a Penalty Grievous! +[45:9] 45|9|And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such there will be a humiliating Penalty. +[45:10] 45|10|In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselves besides Allah: for them is a tremendous Penalty. +[45:11] 45|11|This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination. +[45:12] 45|12|It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, that ships may sail through it by His command, that ye may seek of his Bounty, and that ye may be grateful. +[45:13] 45|13|And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflect. +[45:14] 45|14|Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah: It is for Him to recompense (for good or ill) each People according to what they have earned. +[45:15] 45|15|If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord. +[45:16] 45|16|We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book the Power of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance, things good and pure; and We favoured them above the nations. +[45:17] 45|17|And We granted them Clear Signs in affairs (of Religion): it was only after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell into schisms, through insolent envy among themselves. Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment as to those matters in which they set up differences. +[45:18] 45|18|Then We put thee on the (right) Way of Religion: so follow thou that (Way), and follow not the desires of those who know not. +[45:19] 45|19|They will be of no use to thee in the sight of Allah: it is only Wrong-doers (that stand as) protectors, one to another: but Allah is the Protector of the Righteous. +[45:20] 45|20|These are clear evidences to men and a Guidance and Mercy to those of assured Faith. +[45:21] 45|21|What! Do those who seek after evil ways think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds,- that equal will be their life and their death? Ill is the judgment that they make. +[45:22] 45|22|Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged. +[45:23] 45|23|Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition? +[45:24] 45|24|And they say: "What is there but our life in this world? We shall die and we live, and nothing but time can destroy us." But of that they have no knowledge: they merely conjecture: +[45:25] 45|25|And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them their argument is nothing but this: They say, "Bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!" +[45:26] 45|26|Say: "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment about which there is no doubt": But most men do not understand. +[45:27] 45|27|To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established,- that Day will the dealers in Falsehood perish! +[45:28] 45|28|And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee: Every sect will be called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did! +[45:29] 45|29|"This Our Record speaks about you with truth: For We were wont to put on Record all that ye did." +[45:30] 45|30|Then, as to those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them to His Mercy that will be the achievement for all to see. +[45:31] 45|31|But as to those who rejected Allah, (to them will be said): "Were not Our Signs rehearsed to you? But ye were arrogant, and were a people given to sin! +[45:32] 45|32|"And when it was said that the promise of Allah was true, and that the Hour- there was no doubt about its (coming), ye used to say, 'We know not what is the hour: we only think it is an idea, and we have no firm assurance.'" +[45:33] 45|33|Then will appear to them the evil (fruits) of what they did, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[45:34] 45|34|It will also be said: "This Day We will forget you as ye forgot the meeting of this Day of yours! and your abode is the Fire, and no helpers have ye! +[45:35] 45|35|"This, because ye used to take the Signs of Allah in jest, and the life of the world deceived you:" (From) that Day, therefore, they shall not be taken out thence, nor shall they be received into Grace. +[45:36] 45|36|Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds! +[45:37] 45|37|To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom! Surah 46: Al-Ahqaf (The Sandhills) ---------------------------------------- -[46:1] Ha-Mim. -[46:2] The Revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. -[46:3] We created not the heavens and the earth and all between them but for just ends, and for a Term Appointed: But those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are warned. -[46:4] Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens bring me a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may have), if ye are telling the truth! -[46:5] And who is more astray than one who invokes besides Allah, such as will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in fact) are unconscious of their call (to them)? -[46:6] And when mankind are gathered together (at the Resurrection), they will be hostile to them and reject their worship (altogether)! -[46:7] When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say, of the Truth when it comes to them: "This is evident sorcery!" -[46:8] Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, then can ye obtain no single (blessing) for me from Allah. He knows best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." -[46:9] Say: "I am no bringer of new-fangled doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open and clear." -[46:10] Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from Allah, and ye reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed while ye are arrogant, (how unjust ye are!) truly, Allah guides not a people unjust." -[46:11] The Unbelievers say of those who believe: "If (this Message) were a good thing, (such men) would not have gone to it first, before us!" And seeing that they guide not themselves thereby, they will say, "this is an (old,) falsehood!" -[46:12] And before this, was the Book of Moses as a guide and a mercy: And this Book confirms (it) in the Arabic tongue; to admonish the unjust, and as Glad Tidings to those who do right. -[46:13] Verily those who say, "Our Lord is Allah," and remain firm (on that Path),- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. -[46:14] Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, dwelling therein (for aye): a recompense for their (good) deeds. -[46:15] We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee) in Islam." -[46:16] Such are they from whom We shall accept the best of their deeds and pass by their ill deeds: (They shall be) among the Companions of the Garden: a promise! of truth, which was made to them (in this life). -[46:17] But (there is one) who says to his parents, "Fie on you! Do ye hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even though generations have passed before me (without rising again)?" And they two seek Allah's aid, (and rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for the promise of Allah is true." But he says, "This is nothing but tales of the ancients!" -[46:18] Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they will be (utterly) lost. -[46:19] And to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds which they (have done), and in order that (Allah) may recompense their deeds, and no injustice be done to them. -[46:20] And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things in the life of the world, and ye took your pleasure out of them: but today shall ye be recompensed with a Penalty of humiliation: for that ye were arrogant on earth without just cause, and that ye (ever) transgressed." -[46:21] Mention (Hud) one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warned his people about the winding Sand-tracts: but there have been warners before him and after him: "Worship ye none other than Allah: Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Mighty Day." -[46:22] They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from our gods? Then bring upon us the (calamity) with which thou dost threaten us, if thou art telling the truth?" -[46:23] He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come) is only with Allah: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I see that ye are a people in ignorance!".. -[46:24] Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, "This cloud will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to be hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty! -[46:25] "Everything will it destroy by the command of its Lord!" Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin! -[46:26] And We had firmly established them in a (prosperity and) power which We have not given to you (ye Quraish!) and We had endowed them with (faculties of) hearing, seeing, heart and intellect: but of no profit to them were their (faculties of) hearing, sight, and heart and intellect, when they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah; and they were (completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at! -[46:27] We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us). -[46:28] Why then was no help forthcoming to them from those whom they worshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a means of access (to Allah)? Nay, they left them in the lurch: but that was their falsehood and their invention. -[46:29] Behold, We turned towards thee a company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the presence thereof, they said, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returned to their people, to warn (them of their sins). -[46:30] They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it: it guides (men) to the Truth and to a Straight Path. -[46:31] "O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to Allah, and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from a Penalty Grievous. -[46:32] "If any does not hearken to the one who invites (us) to Allah, he cannot frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth, and no protectors can he have besides Allah: such men (wander) in manifest error." -[46:33] See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied with their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yea, verily He has power over all things. -[46:34] And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, (they will be asked,) "Is this not the Truth?" they will say, "Yea, by our Lord!" (One will say:) "Then taste ye the Penalty, for that ye were wont to deny (Truth)!" -[46:35] Therefore patiently persevere, as did (all) messengers of inflexible purpose; and be in no haste about the (Unbelievers). On the Day that they see the (Punishment) promised them, (it will be) as if they had not tarried more than an hour in a single day. (Thine but) to proclaim the Message: but shall any be destroyed except those who transgress? +[46:1] 46|1|Ha-Mim. +[46:2] 46|2|The Revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. +[46:3] 46|3|We created not the heavens and the earth and all between them but for just ends, and for a Term Appointed: But those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are warned. +[46:4] 46|4|Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens bring me a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may have), if ye are telling the truth! +[46:5] 46|5|And who is more astray than one who invokes besides Allah, such as will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in fact) are unconscious of their call (to them)? +[46:6] 46|6|And when mankind are gathered together (at the Resurrection), they will be hostile to them and reject their worship (altogether)! +[46:7] 46|7|When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say, of the Truth when it comes to them: "This is evident sorcery!" +[46:8] 46|8|Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, then can ye obtain no single (blessing) for me from Allah. He knows best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[46:9] 46|9|Say: "I am no bringer of new-fangled doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open and clear." +[46:10] 46|10|Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from Allah, and ye reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed while ye are arrogant, (how unjust ye are!) truly, Allah guides not a people unjust." +[46:11] 46|11|The Unbelievers say of those who believe: "If (this Message) were a good thing, (such men) would not have gone to it first, before us!" And seeing that they guide not themselves thereby, they will say, "this is an (old,) falsehood!" +[46:12] 46|12|And before this, was the Book of Moses as a guide and a mercy: And this Book confirms (it) in the Arabic tongue; to admonish the unjust, and as Glad Tidings to those who do right. +[46:13] 46|13|Verily those who say, "Our Lord is Allah," and remain firm (on that Path),- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. +[46:14] 46|14|Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, dwelling therein (for aye): a recompense for their (good) deeds. +[46:15] 46|15|We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee) in Islam." +[46:16] 46|16|Such are they from whom We shall accept the best of their deeds and pass by their ill deeds: (They shall be) among the Companions of the Garden: a promise! of truth, which was made to them (in this life). +[46:17] 46|17|But (there is one) who says to his parents, "Fie on you! Do ye hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even though generations have passed before me (without rising again)?" And they two seek Allah's aid, (and rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for the promise of Allah is true." But he says, "This is nothing but tales of the ancients!" +[46:18] 46|18|Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they will be (utterly) lost. +[46:19] 46|19|And to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds which they (have done), and in order that (Allah) may recompense their deeds, and no injustice be done to them. +[46:20] 46|20|And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things in the life of the world, and ye took your pleasure out of them: but today shall ye be recompensed with a Penalty of humiliation: for that ye were arrogant on earth without just cause, and that ye (ever) transgressed." +[46:21] 46|21|Mention (Hud) one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warned his people about the winding Sand-tracts: but there have been warners before him and after him: "Worship ye none other than Allah: Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Mighty Day." +[46:22] 46|22|They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from our gods? Then bring upon us the (calamity) with which thou dost threaten us, if thou art telling the truth?" +[46:23] 46|23|He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come) is only with Allah: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I see that ye are a people in ignorance!".. +[46:24] 46|24|Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, "This cloud will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to be hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty! +[46:25] 46|25|"Everything will it destroy by the command of its Lord!" Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin! +[46:26] 46|26|And We had firmly established them in a (prosperity and) power which We have not given to you (ye Quraish!) and We had endowed them with (faculties of) hearing, seeing, heart and intellect: but of no profit to them were their (faculties of) hearing, sight, and heart and intellect, when they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah; and they were (completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at! +[46:27] 46|27|We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us). +[46:28] 46|28|Why then was no help forthcoming to them from those whom they worshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a means of access (to Allah)? Nay, they left them in the lurch: but that was their falsehood and their invention. +[46:29] 46|29|Behold, We turned towards thee a company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the presence thereof, they said, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returned to their people, to warn (them of their sins). +[46:30] 46|30|They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it: it guides (men) to the Truth and to a Straight Path. +[46:31] 46|31|"O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to Allah, and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from a Penalty Grievous. +[46:32] 46|32|"If any does not hearken to the one who invites (us) to Allah, he cannot frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth, and no protectors can he have besides Allah: such men (wander) in manifest error." +[46:33] 46|33|See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied with their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yea, verily He has power over all things. +[46:34] 46|34|And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, (they will be asked,) "Is this not the Truth?" they will say, "Yea, by our Lord!" (One will say:) "Then taste ye the Penalty, for that ye were wont to deny (Truth)!" +[46:35] 46|35|Therefore patiently persevere, as did (all) messengers of inflexible purpose; and be in no haste about the (Unbelievers). On the Day that they see the (Punishment) promised them, (it will be) as if they had not tarried more than an hour in a single day. (Thine but) to proclaim the Message: but shall any be destroyed except those who transgress? Surah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad) ---------------------------------------- -[47:1] Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,- their deeds will Allah render astray (from their mark). -[47:2] But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition. -[47:3] This because those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth for men their lessons by similitudes. -[47:4] Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost. -[47:5] Soon will He guide them and improve their condition, -[47:6] And admit them to the Garden which He has announced for them. -[47:7] O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly. -[47:8] But those who reject (Allah),- for them is destruction, and (Allah) will render their deeds astray (from their mark). -[47:9] That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah; so He has made their deeds fruitless. -[47:10] Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them (who did evil)? Allah brought utter destruction on them, and similar (fates await) those who reject Allah. -[47:11] That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject Allah have no protector. -[47:12] Verily Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; while those who reject Allah will enjoy (this world) and eat as cattle eat; and the Fire will be their abode. -[47:13] And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has driven thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to aid them. -[47:14] Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no better than one to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as follow their own lusts? -[47:15] (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)? -[47:16] And among them are men who listen to thee, but in the end, when they go out from thee, they say to those who have received Knowledge, "What is it he said just then?" Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and who follow their own lusts. -[47:17] But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of) Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil). -[47:18] Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of a sudden? But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition? -[47:19] Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes. -[47:20] Those who believe say, "Why is not a sura sent down (for us)?" But when a sura of basic or categorical meaning is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death. But more fitting for them- -[47:21] Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah. -[47:22] Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin? -[47:23] Such are the men whom Allah has cursed for He has made them deaf and blinded their sight. -[47:24] Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur'an, or are their hearts locked up by them? -[47:25] Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly shown to them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up with false hopes. -[47:26] This, because they said to those who hate what Allah has revealed, "We will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but Allah knows their (inner) secrets. -[47:27] But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and smite their faces and their backs? -[47:28] This because they followed that which called forth the Wrath of Allah, and they hated Allah's good pleasure; so He made their deeds of no effect. -[47:29] Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allah will not bring to light all their rancour? -[47:30] Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou shouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all that ye do. -[47:31] And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported (mettle). -[47:32] Those who reject Allah, hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and resist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will not injure Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect. -[47:33] O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger, and make not vain your deeds! -[47:34] Those who reject Allah, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, then die rejecting Allah,- Allah will not forgive them. -[47:35] Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your (good) deeds. -[47:36] The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye believe and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and will not ask you (to give up) your possessions. -[47:37] If He were to ask you for all of them, and press you, ye would covetously withhold, and He would bring out all your ill-feeling. -[47:38] Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the Way of Allah: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But Allah is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you! +[47:1] 47|1|Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,- their deeds will Allah render astray (from their mark). +[47:2] 47|2|But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition. +[47:3] 47|3|This because those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth for men their lessons by similitudes. +[47:4] 47|4|Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost. +[47:5] 47|5|Soon will He guide them and improve their condition, +[47:6] 47|6|And admit them to the Garden which He has announced for them. +[47:7] 47|7|O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly. +[47:8] 47|8|But those who reject (Allah),- for them is destruction, and (Allah) will render their deeds astray (from their mark). +[47:9] 47|9|That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah; so He has made their deeds fruitless. +[47:10] 47|10|Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them (who did evil)? Allah brought utter destruction on them, and similar (fates await) those who reject Allah. +[47:11] 47|11|That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject Allah have no protector. +[47:12] 47|12|Verily Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; while those who reject Allah will enjoy (this world) and eat as cattle eat; and the Fire will be their abode. +[47:13] 47|13|And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has driven thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to aid them. +[47:14] 47|14|Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no better than one to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as follow their own lusts? +[47:15] 47|15|(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)? +[47:16] 47|16|And among them are men who listen to thee, but in the end, when they go out from thee, they say to those who have received Knowledge, "What is it he said just then?" Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and who follow their own lusts. +[47:17] 47|17|But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of) Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil). +[47:18] 47|18|Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of a sudden? But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition? +[47:19] 47|19|Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes. +[47:20] 47|20|Those who believe say, "Why is not a sura sent down (for us)?" But when a sura of basic or categorical meaning is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death. But more fitting for them- +[47:21] 47|21|Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah. +[47:22] 47|22|Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin? +[47:23] 47|23|Such are the men whom Allah has cursed for He has made them deaf and blinded their sight. +[47:24] 47|24|Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur'an, or are their hearts locked up by them? +[47:25] 47|25|Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly shown to them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up with false hopes. +[47:26] 47|26|This, because they said to those who hate what Allah has revealed, "We will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but Allah knows their (inner) secrets. +[47:27] 47|27|But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and smite their faces and their backs? +[47:28] 47|28|This because they followed that which called forth the Wrath of Allah, and they hated Allah's good pleasure; so He made their deeds of no effect. +[47:29] 47|29|Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allah will not bring to light all their rancour? +[47:30] 47|30|Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou shouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all that ye do. +[47:31] 47|31|And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported (mettle). +[47:32] 47|32|Those who reject Allah, hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and resist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will not injure Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect. +[47:33] 47|33|O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger, and make not vain your deeds! +[47:34] 47|34|Those who reject Allah, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, then die rejecting Allah,- Allah will not forgive them. +[47:35] 47|35|Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your (good) deeds. +[47:36] 47|36|The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye believe and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and will not ask you (to give up) your possessions. +[47:37] 47|37|If He were to ask you for all of them, and press you, ye would covetously withhold, and He would bring out all your ill-feeling. +[47:38] 47|38|Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the Way of Allah: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But Allah is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you! Surah 48: Al-Fath (The Victory) ---------------------------------------- -[48:1] Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory: -[48:2] That Allah may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way; -[48:3] And that Allah may help thee with powerful help. -[48:4] It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;- -[48:5] That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their ills from them;- and that is, in the sight of Allah, the highest achievement (for man),- -[48:6] And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Polytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them: and evil is it for a destination. -[48:7] For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. -[48:8] We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad Tidings, and as a Warner: -[48:9] In order that ye (O men) may believe in Allah and His Messenger, that ye may assist and honour Him, and celebrate His praise morning and evening. -[48:10] Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less than plight their fealty to Allah: the Hand of Allah is over their hands: then any one who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and any one who fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will soon grant him a great Reward. -[48:11] The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee: "We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our families: do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on your behalf with Allah, if His Will is to give you some loss or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. -[48:12] "Nay, ye thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and ye conceived an evil thought, for ye are a people lost (in wickedness)." -[48:13] And if any believe not in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing Fire! -[48:14] To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[48:15] Those who lagged behind (will say), when ye (are free to) march and take booty (in war): "Permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: Allah has already declared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous of us." Nay, but little do they understand (such things). -[48:16] Say to the desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall be summoned (to fight) against a people given to vehement war: then shall ye fight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did before, He will punish you with a grievous Penalty." -[48:17] No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war): But he that obeys Allah and his Messenger,- (Allah) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who turns back, (Allah) will punish him with a grievous Penalty. -[48:18] Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory; -[48:19] And many gains will they acquire (besides): and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. -[48:20] Allah has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and He has given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men from you; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path; -[48:21] And other gains (there are), which are not within your power, but which Allah has compassed: and Allah has power over all things. -[48:22] If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper. -[48:23] (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah. -[48:24] And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do. -[48:25] They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (Allah would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment. -[48:26] While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant - the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down His Tranquillity to his Messenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command of self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah has full knowledge of all things. -[48:27] Truly did Allah fulfil the vision for His Messenger: ye shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills, with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not, and He granted, besides this, a speedy victory. -[48:28] It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness. -[48:29] Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their similitude in the Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade, then makes it strong; it then becomes thick, and it stands on its own stem, (filling) the sowers with wonder and delight. As a result, it fills the Unbelievers with rage at them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great Reward. +[48:1] 48|1|Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory: +[48:2] 48|2|That Allah may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way; +[48:3] 48|3|And that Allah may help thee with powerful help. +[48:4] 48|4|It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;- +[48:5] 48|5|That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their ills from them;- and that is, in the sight of Allah, the highest achievement (for man),- +[48:6] 48|6|And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Polytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them: and evil is it for a destination. +[48:7] 48|7|For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. +[48:8] 48|8|We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad Tidings, and as a Warner: +[48:9] 48|9|In order that ye (O men) may believe in Allah and His Messenger, that ye may assist and honour Him, and celebrate His praise morning and evening. +[48:10] 48|10|Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less than plight their fealty to Allah: the Hand of Allah is over their hands: then any one who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and any one who fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will soon grant him a great Reward. +[48:11] 48|11|The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee: "We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our families: do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on your behalf with Allah, if His Will is to give you some loss or to give you some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. +[48:12] 48|12|"Nay, ye thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and ye conceived an evil thought, for ye are a people lost (in wickedness)." +[48:13] 48|13|And if any believe not in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing Fire! +[48:14] 48|14|To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[48:15] 48|15|Those who lagged behind (will say), when ye (are free to) march and take booty (in war): "Permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: Allah has already declared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous of us." Nay, but little do they understand (such things). +[48:16] 48|16|Say to the desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall be summoned (to fight) against a people given to vehement war: then shall ye fight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did before, He will punish you with a grievous Penalty." +[48:17] 48|17|No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war): But he that obeys Allah and his Messenger,- (Allah) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who turns back, (Allah) will punish him with a grievous Penalty. +[48:18] 48|18|Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory; +[48:19] 48|19|And many gains will they acquire (besides): and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom. +[48:20] 48|20|Allah has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and He has given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men from you; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path; +[48:21] 48|21|And other gains (there are), which are not within your power, but which Allah has compassed: and Allah has power over all things. +[48:22] 48|22|If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper. +[48:23] 48|23|(Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah. +[48:24] 48|24|And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do. +[48:25] 48|25|They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (Allah would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment. +[48:26] 48|26|While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant - the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down His Tranquillity to his Messenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command of self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah has full knowledge of all things. +[48:27] 48|27|Truly did Allah fulfil the vision for His Messenger: ye shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills, with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not, and He granted, besides this, a speedy victory. +[48:28] 48|28|It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness. +[48:29] 48|29|Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their similitude in the Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade, then makes it strong; it then becomes thick, and it stands on its own stem, (filling) the sowers with wonder and delight. As a result, it fills the Unbelievers with rage at them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great Reward. Surah 49: Al-Hujurat (The Apartments) ---------------------------------------- -[49:1] O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger; but fear Allah: for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things. -[49:2] O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not. -[49:3] Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. -[49:4] Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding. -[49:5] If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[49:6] O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done. -[49:7] And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune: But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;- -[49:8] A Grace and Favour from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -[49:9] If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). -[49:10] The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy. -[49:11] O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. -[49:12] O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it... But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. -[49:13] O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). -[49:14] The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only) say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." -[49:15] Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones. -[49:16] Say: "What! Will ye instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things. -[49:17] They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere. -[49:18] "Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah Sees well all that ye do." +[49:1] 49|1|O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger; but fear Allah: for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things. +[49:2] 49|2|O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not. +[49:3] 49|3|Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. +[49:4] 49|4|Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding. +[49:5] 49|5|If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[49:6] 49|6|O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done. +[49:7] 49|7|And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune: But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;- +[49:8] 49|8|A Grace and Favour from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. +[49:9] 49|9|If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). +[49:10] 49|10|The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy. +[49:11] 49|11|O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. +[49:12] 49|12|O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it... But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. +[49:13] 49|13|O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). +[49:14] 49|14|The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only) say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." +[49:15] 49|15|Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones. +[49:16] 49|16|Say: "What! Will ye instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things. +[49:17] 49|17|They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere. +[49:18] 49|18|"Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah Sees well all that ye do." Surah 50: Qaf (Qaf) ---------------------------------------- -[50:1] Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger). -[50:2] But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing! -[50:3] "What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)." -[50:4] We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account). -[50:5] But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state. -[50:6] Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it? -[50:7] And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)- -[50:8] To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah). -[50:9] And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests; -[50:10] And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks, piled one over another;- -[50:11] As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection. -[50:12] Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud, -[50:13] The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut, -[50:14] The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in them). -[50:15] Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation? -[50:16] It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein. -[50:17] Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left. -[50:18] Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it). -[50:19] And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!" -[50:20] And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given). -[50:21] And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness. -[50:22] (It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!" -[50:23] And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready with me!" -[50:24] (The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every contumacious Rejecter (of Allah)!- -[50:25] "Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions; -[50:26] "Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe penalty." -[50:27] His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far astray." -[50:28] He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning. -[50:29] "The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants." -[50:30] One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?" -[50:31] And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous,- no more a thing distant. -[50:32] (A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you,- for every one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law), -[50:33] "Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him): -[50:34] "Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day of Eternal Life!" -[50:35] There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and more besides in Our Presence. -[50:36] But how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins),- stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)? -[50:37] Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth). -[50:38] We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us. -[50:39] Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting. -[50:40] And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises, and (so likewise) after the postures of adoration. -[50:41] And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from a place quiet near,- -[50:42] The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of Resurrection. -[50:43] Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is the Final Goal- -[50:44] The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us. -[50:45] We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning! +[50:1] 50|1|Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger). +[50:2] 50|2|But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing! +[50:3] 50|3|"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)." +[50:4] 50|4|We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account). +[50:5] 50|5|But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state. +[50:6] 50|6|Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it? +[50:7] 50|7|And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)- +[50:8] 50|8|To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah). +[50:9] 50|9|And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests; +[50:10] 50|10|And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks, piled one over another;- +[50:11] 50|11|As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection. +[50:12] 50|12|Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud, +[50:13] 50|13|The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut, +[50:14] 50|14|The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in them). +[50:15] 50|15|Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation? +[50:16] 50|16|It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein. +[50:17] 50|17|Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left. +[50:18] 50|18|Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it). +[50:19] 50|19|And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!" +[50:20] 50|20|And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given). +[50:21] 50|21|And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness. +[50:22] 50|22|(It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!" +[50:23] 50|23|And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready with me!" +[50:24] 50|24|(The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every contumacious Rejecter (of Allah)!- +[50:25] 50|25|"Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions; +[50:26] 50|26|"Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe penalty." +[50:27] 50|27|His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far astray." +[50:28] 50|28|He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning. +[50:29] 50|29|"The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants." +[50:30] 50|30|One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?" +[50:31] 50|31|And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous,- no more a thing distant. +[50:32] 50|32|(A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you,- for every one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law), +[50:33] 50|33|"Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him): +[50:34] 50|34|"Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day of Eternal Life!" +[50:35] 50|35|There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and more besides in Our Presence. +[50:36] 50|36|But how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins),- stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)? +[50:37] 50|37|Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth). +[50:38] 50|38|We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us. +[50:39] 50|39|Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting. +[50:40] 50|40|And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises, and (so likewise) after the postures of adoration. +[50:41] 50|41|And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from a place quiet near,- +[50:42] 50|42|The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of Resurrection. +[50:43] 50|43|Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is the Final Goal- +[50:44] 50|44|The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us. +[50:45] 50|45|We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning! Surah 51: Ad-Dhariyat (The Scatterers) ---------------------------------------- -[51:1] By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; -[51:2] And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; -[51:3] And those that flow with ease and gentleness; -[51:4] And those that distribute and apportion by Command;- -[51:5] Verily that which ye are promised is true; -[51:6] And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. -[51:7] By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths, -[51:8] Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant, -[51:9] Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. -[51:10] Woe to the falsehood-mongers,- -[51:11] Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: -[51:12] They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" -[51:13] (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! -[51:14] "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" -[51:15] As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, -[51:16] Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life. -[51:17] They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, -[51:18] And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness; -[51:19] And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). -[51:20] On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith, -[51:21] As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see? -[51:22] And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised. -[51:23] Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other. -[51:24] Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham? -[51:25] Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people." -[51:26] Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf, -[51:27] And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?" -[51:28] (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge. -[51:29] But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!" -[51:30] They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge." -[51:31] (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?" -[51:32] They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;- -[51:33] "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone), -[51:34] "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds." -[51:35] Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there, -[51:36] But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house: -[51:37] And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty. -[51:38] And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest. -[51:39] But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!" -[51:40] So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame. -[51:41] And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind: -[51:42] It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. -[51:43] And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" -[51:44] But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on. -[51:45] Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves. -[51:46] So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed. -[51:47] With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace. -[51:48] And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out! -[51:49] And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction. -[51:50] Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! -[51:51] And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! -[51:52] Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"! -[51:53] Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! -[51:54] So turn away from them: not thine is the blame. -[51:55] But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers. -[51:56] I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me. -[51:57] No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me. -[51:58] For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever). -[51:59] For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)! -[51:60] Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised! +[51:1] 51|1|By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; +[51:2] 51|2|And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; +[51:3] 51|3|And those that flow with ease and gentleness; +[51:4] 51|4|And those that distribute and apportion by Command;- +[51:5] 51|5|Verily that which ye are promised is true; +[51:6] 51|6|And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. +[51:7] 51|7|By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths, +[51:8] 51|8|Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant, +[51:9] 51|9|Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. +[51:10] 51|10|Woe to the falsehood-mongers,- +[51:11] 51|11|Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: +[51:12] 51|12|They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" +[51:13] 51|13|(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! +[51:14] 51|14|"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" +[51:15] 51|15|As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, +[51:16] 51|16|Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life. +[51:17] 51|17|They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, +[51:18] 51|18|And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness; +[51:19] 51|19|And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). +[51:20] 51|20|On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith, +[51:21] 51|21|As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see? +[51:22] 51|22|And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised. +[51:23] 51|23|Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other. +[51:24] 51|24|Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham? +[51:25] 51|25|Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people." +[51:26] 51|26|Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf, +[51:27] 51|27|And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?" +[51:28] 51|28|(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge. +[51:29] 51|29|But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!" +[51:30] 51|30|They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge." +[51:31] 51|31|(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?" +[51:32] 51|32|They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;- +[51:33] 51|33|"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone), +[51:34] 51|34|"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds." +[51:35] 51|35|Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there, +[51:36] 51|36|But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house: +[51:37] 51|37|And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty. +[51:38] 51|38|And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest. +[51:39] 51|39|But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!" +[51:40] 51|40|So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame. +[51:41] 51|41|And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind: +[51:42] 51|42|It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. +[51:43] 51|43|And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" +[51:44] 51|44|But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on. +[51:45] 51|45|Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves. +[51:46] 51|46|So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed. +[51:47] 51|47|With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace. +[51:48] 51|48|And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out! +[51:49] 51|49|And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction. +[51:50] 51|50|Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! +[51:51] 51|51|And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! +[51:52] 51|52|Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"! +[51:53] 51|53|Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! +[51:54] 51|54|So turn away from them: not thine is the blame. +[51:55] 51|55|But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers. +[51:56] 51|56|I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me. +[51:57] 51|57|No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me. +[51:58] 51|58|For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever). +[51:59] 51|59|For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)! +[51:60] 51|60|Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised! Surah 52: At-Tur (The Mountain) ---------------------------------------- -[52:1] By the Mount (of Revelation); -[52:2] By a Decree inscribed -[52:3] In a Scroll unfolded; -[52:4] By the much-frequented Fane; -[52:5] By the Canopy Raised High; -[52:6] And by the Ocean filled with Swell;- -[52:7] Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;- -[52:8] There is none can avert it;- -[52:9] On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion. -[52:10] And the mountains will fly hither and thither. -[52:11] Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;- -[52:12] That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles. -[52:13] That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly. -[52:14] "This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny! -[52:15] "Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see? -[52:16] "Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds." -[52:17] As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,- -[52:18] Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire. -[52:19] (To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds." -[52:20] They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes. -[52:21] And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds. -[52:22] And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire. -[52:23] They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill. -[52:24] Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded. -[52:25] They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry. -[52:26] They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people. -[52:27] "But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind. -[52:28] "Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!" -[52:29] Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed. -[52:30] Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!" -[52:31] Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!" -[52:32] Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds? -[52:33] Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith! -[52:34] Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth! -[52:35] Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators? -[52:36] Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief. -[52:37] Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)? -[52:38] Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof. -[52:39] Or has He only daughters and ye have sons? -[52:40] Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?- -[52:41] Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down? -[52:42] Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot! -[52:43] Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him! -[52:44] Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!" -[52:45] So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),- -[52:46] The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them. -[52:47] And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not. -[52:48] Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth, -[52:49] And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars! +[52:1] 52|1|By the Mount (of Revelation); +[52:2] 52|2|By a Decree inscribed +[52:3] 52|3|In a Scroll unfolded; +[52:4] 52|4|By the much-frequented Fane; +[52:5] 52|5|By the Canopy Raised High; +[52:6] 52|6|And by the Ocean filled with Swell;- +[52:7] 52|7|Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;- +[52:8] 52|8|There is none can avert it;- +[52:9] 52|9|On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion. +[52:10] 52|10|And the mountains will fly hither and thither. +[52:11] 52|11|Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;- +[52:12] 52|12|That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles. +[52:13] 52|13|That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly. +[52:14] 52|14|"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny! +[52:15] 52|15|"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see? +[52:16] 52|16|"Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds." +[52:17] 52|17|As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,- +[52:18] 52|18|Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire. +[52:19] 52|19|(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds." +[52:20] 52|20|They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes. +[52:21] 52|21|And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds. +[52:22] 52|22|And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire. +[52:23] 52|23|They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill. +[52:24] 52|24|Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded. +[52:25] 52|25|They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry. +[52:26] 52|26|They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people. +[52:27] 52|27|"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind. +[52:28] 52|28|"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!" +[52:29] 52|29|Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed. +[52:30] 52|30|Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!" +[52:31] 52|31|Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!" +[52:32] 52|32|Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds? +[52:33] 52|33|Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith! +[52:34] 52|34|Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth! +[52:35] 52|35|Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators? +[52:36] 52|36|Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief. +[52:37] 52|37|Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)? +[52:38] 52|38|Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof. +[52:39] 52|39|Or has He only daughters and ye have sons? +[52:40] 52|40|Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?- +[52:41] 52|41|Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down? +[52:42] 52|42|Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot! +[52:43] 52|43|Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him! +[52:44] 52|44|Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!" +[52:45] 52|45|So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),- +[52:46] 52|46|The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them. +[52:47] 52|47|And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not. +[52:48] 52|48|Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth, +[52:49] 52|49|And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars! Surah 53: An-Najm (The Star) ---------------------------------------- -[53:1] By the Star when it goes down,- -[53:2] Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled. -[53:3] Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. -[53:4] It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: -[53:5] He was taught by one Mighty in Power, -[53:6] Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form); -[53:7] While he was in the highest part of the horizon: -[53:8] Then he approached and came closer, -[53:9] And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; -[53:10] So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey. -[53:11] The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw. -[53:12] Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? -[53:13] For indeed he saw him at a second descent, -[53:14] Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass: -[53:15] Near it is the Garden of Abode. -[53:16] Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!) -[53:17] (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! -[53:18] For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest! -[53:19] Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza, -[53:20] And another, the third (goddess), Manat? -[53:21] What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female? -[53:22] Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair! -[53:23] These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord! -[53:24] Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after? -[53:25] But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong. -[53:26] How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him. -[53:27] Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names. -[53:28] But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth. -[53:29] Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world. -[53:30] That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance. -[53:31] Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best. -[53:32] Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults,- verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil. -[53:33] Seest thou one who turns back, -[53:34] Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)? -[53:35] What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see? -[53:36] Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses- -[53:37] And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?- -[53:38] Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another; -[53:39] That man can have nothing but what he strives for; -[53:40] That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight: -[53:41] Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete; -[53:42] That to thy Lord is the final Goal; -[53:43] That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears; -[53:44] That it is He Who granteth Death and Life; -[53:45] That He did create in pairs,- male and female, -[53:46] From a seed when lodged (in its place); -[53:47] That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead); -[53:48] That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction; -[53:49] That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star); -[53:50] And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people), -[53:51] And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life. -[53:52] And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors, -[53:53] And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah). -[53:54] So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up. -[53:55] Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about? -[53:56] This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old! -[53:57] The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh: -[53:58] No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare. -[53:59] Do ye then wonder at this recital? -[53:60] And will ye laugh and not weep,- -[53:61] Wasting your time in vanities? -[53:62] But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)! +[53:1] 53|1|By the Star when it goes down,- +[53:2] 53|2|Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled. +[53:3] 53|3|Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. +[53:4] 53|4|It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: +[53:5] 53|5|He was taught by one Mighty in Power, +[53:6] 53|6|Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form); +[53:7] 53|7|While he was in the highest part of the horizon: +[53:8] 53|8|Then he approached and came closer, +[53:9] 53|9|And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; +[53:10] 53|10|So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey. +[53:11] 53|11|The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw. +[53:12] 53|12|Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? +[53:13] 53|13|For indeed he saw him at a second descent, +[53:14] 53|14|Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass: +[53:15] 53|15|Near it is the Garden of Abode. +[53:16] 53|16|Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!) +[53:17] 53|17|(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! +[53:18] 53|18|For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest! +[53:19] 53|19|Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza, +[53:20] 53|20|And another, the third (goddess), Manat? +[53:21] 53|21|What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female? +[53:22] 53|22|Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair! +[53:23] 53|23|These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord! +[53:24] 53|24|Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after? +[53:25] 53|25|But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong. +[53:26] 53|26|How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him. +[53:27] 53|27|Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names. +[53:28] 53|28|But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth. +[53:29] 53|29|Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world. +[53:30] 53|30|That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance. +[53:31] 53|31|Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best. +[53:32] 53|32|Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults,- verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil. +[53:33] 53|33|Seest thou one who turns back, +[53:34] 53|34|Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)? +[53:35] 53|35|What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see? +[53:36] 53|36|Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses- +[53:37] 53|37|And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?- +[53:38] 53|38|Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another; +[53:39] 53|39|That man can have nothing but what he strives for; +[53:40] 53|40|That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight: +[53:41] 53|41|Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete; +[53:42] 53|42|That to thy Lord is the final Goal; +[53:43] 53|43|That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears; +[53:44] 53|44|That it is He Who granteth Death and Life; +[53:45] 53|45|That He did create in pairs,- male and female, +[53:46] 53|46|From a seed when lodged (in its place); +[53:47] 53|47|That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead); +[53:48] 53|48|That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction; +[53:49] 53|49|That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star); +[53:50] 53|50|And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people), +[53:51] 53|51|And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life. +[53:52] 53|52|And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors, +[53:53] 53|53|And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah). +[53:54] 53|54|So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up. +[53:55] 53|55|Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about? +[53:56] 53|56|This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old! +[53:57] 53|57|The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh: +[53:58] 53|58|No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare. +[53:59] 53|59|Do ye then wonder at this recital? +[53:60] 53|60|And will ye laugh and not weep,- +[53:61] 53|61|Wasting your time in vanities? +[53:62] 53|62|But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)! Surah 54: Al-Qamar (The Moon) ---------------------------------------- -[54:1] The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. -[54:2] But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic." -[54:3] They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time. -[54:4] There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them), -[54:5] Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not. -[54:6] Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair, -[54:7] They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad, -[54:8] Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say. -[54:9] Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out. -[54:10] Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!" -[54:11] So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth. -[54:12] And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed. -[54:13] But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm-fibre: -[54:14] She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)! -[54:15] And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:16] But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning? -[54:17] And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:18] The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning? -[54:19] For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster, -[54:20] Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up (from the ground). -[54:21] Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning! -[54:22] But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:23] The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners. -[54:24] For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad! -[54:25] "Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!" -[54:26] Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one! -[54:27] For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience! -[54:28] And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns). -[54:29] But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her). -[54:30] Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning! -[54:31] For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle. -[54:32] And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:33] The people of Lut rejected (his) warning. -[54:34] We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn,- -[54:35] As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks. -[54:36] And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning. -[54:37] And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning." -[54:38] Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them: -[54:39] "So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning." -[54:40] And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:41] To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah). -[54:42] The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will. -[54:43] Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books? -[54:44] Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"? -[54:45] Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs. -[54:46] Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter. -[54:47] Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad. -[54:48] The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!" -[54:49] Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure. -[54:50] And Our Command is but a single (Act),- like the twinkling of an eye. -[54:51] And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition? -[54:52] All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds): -[54:53] Every matter, small and great, is on record. -[54:54] As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers, -[54:55] In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent. +[54:1] 54|1|The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. +[54:2] 54|2|But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic." +[54:3] 54|3|They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time. +[54:4] 54|4|There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them), +[54:5] 54|5|Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not. +[54:6] 54|6|Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair, +[54:7] 54|7|They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad, +[54:8] 54|8|Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say. +[54:9] 54|9|Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out. +[54:10] 54|10|Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!" +[54:11] 54|11|So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth. +[54:12] 54|12|And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed. +[54:13] 54|13|But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm-fibre: +[54:14] 54|14|She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)! +[54:15] 54|15|And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:16] 54|16|But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning? +[54:17] 54|17|And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:18] 54|18|The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning? +[54:19] 54|19|For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster, +[54:20] 54|20|Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up (from the ground). +[54:21] 54|21|Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning! +[54:22] 54|22|But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:23] 54|23|The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners. +[54:24] 54|24|For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad! +[54:25] 54|25|"Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!" +[54:26] 54|26|Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one! +[54:27] 54|27|For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience! +[54:28] 54|28|And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns). +[54:29] 54|29|But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her). +[54:30] 54|30|Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning! +[54:31] 54|31|For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle. +[54:32] 54|32|And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:33] 54|33|The people of Lut rejected (his) warning. +[54:34] 54|34|We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn,- +[54:35] 54|35|As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks. +[54:36] 54|36|And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning. +[54:37] 54|37|And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning." +[54:38] 54|38|Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them: +[54:39] 54|39|"So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning." +[54:40] 54|40|And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:41] 54|41|To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah). +[54:42] 54|42|The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will. +[54:43] 54|43|Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books? +[54:44] 54|44|Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"? +[54:45] 54|45|Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs. +[54:46] 54|46|Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter. +[54:47] 54|47|Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad. +[54:48] 54|48|The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!" +[54:49] 54|49|Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure. +[54:50] 54|50|And Our Command is but a single (Act),- like the twinkling of an eye. +[54:51] 54|51|And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition? +[54:52] 54|52|All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds): +[54:53] 54|53|Every matter, small and great, is on record. +[54:54] 54|54|As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers, +[54:55] 54|55|In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent. Surah 55: Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) ---------------------------------------- -[55:1] (Allah) Most Gracious! -[55:2] It is He Who has taught the Qur'an. -[55:3] He has created man: -[55:4] He has taught him speech (and intelligence). -[55:5] The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed; -[55:6] And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration. -[55:7] And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice), -[55:8] In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. -[55:9] So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance. -[55:10] It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures: -[55:11] Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates); -[55:12] Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants. -[55:13] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:14] He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery, -[55:15] And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke: -[55:16] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:17] (He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests: -[55:18] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:19] He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meeting together: -[55:20] Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress: -[55:21] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:22] Out of them come Pearls and Coral: -[55:23] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:24] And His are the Ships sailing smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains: -[55:25] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:26] All that is on earth will perish: -[55:27] But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour. -[55:28] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:29] Of Him seeks (its need) every creature in the heavens and on earth: every day in (new) Splendour doth He (shine)! -[55:30] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:31] Soon shall We settle your affairs, O both ye worlds! -[55:32] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:33] O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority shall ye be able to pass! -[55:34] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:35] On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defence will ye have: -[55:36] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:37] When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment: -[55:38] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:39] On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin. -[55:40] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:41] (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. -[55:42] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:43] This is the Hell which the Sinners deny: -[55:44] In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round! -[55:45] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:46] But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens- -[55:47] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:48] Containing all kinds (of trees and delights);- -[55:49] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:50] In them (each) will be two Springs flowing (free); -[55:51] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:52] In them will be Fruits of every kind, two and two. -[55:53] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:54] They will recline on Carpets, whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be near (and easy of reach). -[55:55] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:56] In them will be (Maidens), chaste, restraining their glances, whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;- -[55:57] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:58] Like unto Rubies and coral. -[55:59] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:60] Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good? -[55:61] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:62] And besides these two, there are two other Gardens,- -[55:63] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:64] Dark-green in colour (from plentiful watering). -[55:65] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:66] In them (each) will be two Springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance: -[55:67] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:68] In them will be Fruits, and dates and pomegranates: -[55:69] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:70] In them will be fair (Companions), good, beautiful;- -[55:71] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:72] Companions restrained (as to their glances), in (goodly) pavilions;- -[55:73] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:74] Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;- -[55:75] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- -[55:76] Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty. -[55:77] Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? -[55:78] Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour. +[55:1] 55|1|(Allah) Most Gracious! +[55:2] 55|2|It is He Who has taught the Qur'an. +[55:3] 55|3|He has created man: +[55:4] 55|4|He has taught him speech (and intelligence). +[55:5] 55|5|The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed; +[55:6] 55|6|And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration. +[55:7] 55|7|And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice), +[55:8] 55|8|In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. +[55:9] 55|9|So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance. +[55:10] 55|10|It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures: +[55:11] 55|11|Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates); +[55:12] 55|12|Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants. +[55:13] 55|13|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:14] 55|14|He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery, +[55:15] 55|15|And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke: +[55:16] 55|16|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:17] 55|17|(He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests: +[55:18] 55|18|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:19] 55|19|He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meeting together: +[55:20] 55|20|Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress: +[55:21] 55|21|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:22] 55|22|Out of them come Pearls and Coral: +[55:23] 55|23|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:24] 55|24|And His are the Ships sailing smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains: +[55:25] 55|25|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:26] 55|26|All that is on earth will perish: +[55:27] 55|27|But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour. +[55:28] 55|28|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:29] 55|29|Of Him seeks (its need) every creature in the heavens and on earth: every day in (new) Splendour doth He (shine)! +[55:30] 55|30|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:31] 55|31|Soon shall We settle your affairs, O both ye worlds! +[55:32] 55|32|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:33] 55|33|O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority shall ye be able to pass! +[55:34] 55|34|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:35] 55|35|On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defence will ye have: +[55:36] 55|36|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:37] 55|37|When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment: +[55:38] 55|38|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:39] 55|39|On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin. +[55:40] 55|40|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:41] 55|41|(For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. +[55:42] 55|42|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:43] 55|43|This is the Hell which the Sinners deny: +[55:44] 55|44|In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round! +[55:45] 55|45|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:46] 55|46|But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens- +[55:47] 55|47|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:48] 55|48|Containing all kinds (of trees and delights);- +[55:49] 55|49|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:50] 55|50|In them (each) will be two Springs flowing (free); +[55:51] 55|51|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:52] 55|52|In them will be Fruits of every kind, two and two. +[55:53] 55|53|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:54] 55|54|They will recline on Carpets, whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be near (and easy of reach). +[55:55] 55|55|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:56] 55|56|In them will be (Maidens), chaste, restraining their glances, whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;- +[55:57] 55|57|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:58] 55|58|Like unto Rubies and coral. +[55:59] 55|59|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:60] 55|60|Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good? +[55:61] 55|61|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:62] 55|62|And besides these two, there are two other Gardens,- +[55:63] 55|63|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:64] 55|64|Dark-green in colour (from plentiful watering). +[55:65] 55|65|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:66] 55|66|In them (each) will be two Springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance: +[55:67] 55|67|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:68] 55|68|In them will be Fruits, and dates and pomegranates: +[55:69] 55|69|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:70] 55|70|In them will be fair (Companions), good, beautiful;- +[55:71] 55|71|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:72] 55|72|Companions restrained (as to their glances), in (goodly) pavilions;- +[55:73] 55|73|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:74] 55|74|Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;- +[55:75] 55|75|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?- +[55:76] 55|76|Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty. +[55:77] 55|77|Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? +[55:78] 55|78|Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour. Surah 56: Al-Waqi'ah (The Event) ---------------------------------------- -[56:1] When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, -[56:2] Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. -[56:3] (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; -[56:4] When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, -[56:5] And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, -[56:6] Becoming dust scattered abroad, -[56:7] And ye shall be sorted out into three classes. -[56:8] Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? -[56:9] And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? -[56:10] And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). -[56:11] These will be those Nearest to Allah: -[56:12] In Gardens of Bliss: -[56:13] A number of people from those of old, -[56:14] And a few from those of later times. -[56:15] (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones), -[56:16] Reclining on them, facing each other. -[56:17] Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness), -[56:18] With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: -[56:19] No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: -[56:20] And with fruits, any that they may select: -[56:21] And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. -[56:22] And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- -[56:23] Like unto Pearls well-guarded. -[56:24] A Reward for the deeds of their past (life). -[56:25] Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- -[56:26] Only the saying, "Peace! Peace". -[56:27] The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? -[56:28] (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns, -[56:29] Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- -[56:30] In shade long-extended, -[56:31] By water flowing constantly, -[56:32] And fruit in abundance. -[56:33] Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, -[56:34] And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. -[56:35] We have created (their Companions) of special creation. -[56:36] And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - -[56:37] Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- -[56:38] For the Companions of the Right Hand. -[56:39] A (goodly) number from those of old, -[56:40] And a (goodly) number from those of later times. -[56:41] The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? -[56:42] (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water, -[56:43] And in the shades of Black Smoke: -[56:44] Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: -[56:45] For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury), -[56:46] And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! -[56:47] And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?- -[56:48] "(We) and our fathers of old?" -[56:49] Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, -[56:50] "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known. -[56:51] "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!- -[56:52] "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum. -[56:53] "Then will ye fill your insides therewith, -[56:54] "And drink Boiling Water on top of it: -[56:55] "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" -[56:56] Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital! -[56:57] It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth? -[56:58] Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,- -[56:59] Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators? -[56:60] We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated -[56:61] from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not. -[56:62] And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? -[56:63] See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? -[56:64] Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? -[56:65] Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment, -[56:66] (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): -[56:67] "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)" -[56:68] See ye the water which ye drink? -[56:69] Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We? -[56:70] Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? -[56:71] See ye the Fire which ye kindle? -[56:72] Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? -[56:73] We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts. -[56:74] Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme! -[56:75] Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,- -[56:76] And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,- -[56:77] That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable, -[56:78] In Book well-guarded, -[56:79] Which none shall touch but those who are clean: -[56:80] A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. -[56:81] Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem? -[56:82] And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false? -[56:83] Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,- -[56:84] And ye the while (sit) looking on,- -[56:85] But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,- -[56:86] Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,- -[56:87] Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)? -[56:88] Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah, -[56:89] (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights. -[56:90] And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand, -[56:91] (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand. -[56:92] And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong, -[56:93] For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water. -[56:94] And burning in Hell-Fire. -[56:95] Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly. -[56:96] So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme. +[56:1] 56|1|When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, +[56:2] 56|2|Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. +[56:3] 56|3|(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; +[56:4] 56|4|When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, +[56:5] 56|5|And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, +[56:6] 56|6|Becoming dust scattered abroad, +[56:7] 56|7|And ye shall be sorted out into three classes. +[56:8] 56|8|Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? +[56:9] 56|9|And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? +[56:10] 56|10|And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). +[56:11] 56|11|These will be those Nearest to Allah: +[56:12] 56|12|In Gardens of Bliss: +[56:13] 56|13|A number of people from those of old, +[56:14] 56|14|And a few from those of later times. +[56:15] 56|15|(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones), +[56:16] 56|16|Reclining on them, facing each other. +[56:17] 56|17|Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness), +[56:18] 56|18|With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: +[56:19] 56|19|No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: +[56:20] 56|20|And with fruits, any that they may select: +[56:21] 56|21|And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. +[56:22] 56|22|And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- +[56:23] 56|23|Like unto Pearls well-guarded. +[56:24] 56|24|A Reward for the deeds of their past (life). +[56:25] 56|25|Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- +[56:26] 56|26|Only the saying, "Peace! Peace". +[56:27] 56|27|The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? +[56:28] 56|28|(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns, +[56:29] 56|29|Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- +[56:30] 56|30|In shade long-extended, +[56:31] 56|31|By water flowing constantly, +[56:32] 56|32|And fruit in abundance. +[56:33] 56|33|Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, +[56:34] 56|34|And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. +[56:35] 56|35|We have created (their Companions) of special creation. +[56:36] 56|36|And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - +[56:37] 56|37|Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- +[56:38] 56|38|For the Companions of the Right Hand. +[56:39] 56|39|A (goodly) number from those of old, +[56:40] 56|40|And a (goodly) number from those of later times. +[56:41] 56|41|The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? +[56:42] 56|42|(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water, +[56:43] 56|43|And in the shades of Black Smoke: +[56:44] 56|44|Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: +[56:45] 56|45|For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury), +[56:46] 56|46|And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! +[56:47] 56|47|And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?- +[56:48] 56|48|"(We) and our fathers of old?" +[56:49] 56|49|Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, +[56:50] 56|50|"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known. +[56:51] 56|51|"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!- +[56:52] 56|52|"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum. +[56:53] 56|53|"Then will ye fill your insides therewith, +[56:54] 56|54|"And drink Boiling Water on top of it: +[56:55] 56|55|"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" +[56:56] 56|56|Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital! +[56:57] 56|57|It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth? +[56:58] 56|58|Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,- +[56:59] 56|59|Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators? +[56:60] 56|60|We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated +[56:61] 56|61|from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not. +[56:62] 56|62|And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? +[56:63] 56|63|See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? +[56:64] 56|64|Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? +[56:65] 56|65|Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment, +[56:66] 56|66|(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): +[56:67] 56|67|"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)" +[56:68] 56|68|See ye the water which ye drink? +[56:69] 56|69|Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We? +[56:70] 56|70|Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? +[56:71] 56|71|See ye the Fire which ye kindle? +[56:72] 56|72|Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? +[56:73] 56|73|We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts. +[56:74] 56|74|Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme! +[56:75] 56|75|Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,- +[56:76] 56|76|And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,- +[56:77] 56|77|That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable, +[56:78] 56|78|In Book well-guarded, +[56:79] 56|79|Which none shall touch but those who are clean: +[56:80] 56|80|A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. +[56:81] 56|81|Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem? +[56:82] 56|82|And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false? +[56:83] 56|83|Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,- +[56:84] 56|84|And ye the while (sit) looking on,- +[56:85] 56|85|But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,- +[56:86] 56|86|Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,- +[56:87] 56|87|Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)? +[56:88] 56|88|Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah, +[56:89] 56|89|(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights. +[56:90] 56|90|And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand, +[56:91] 56|91|(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand. +[56:92] 56|92|And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong, +[56:93] 56|93|For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water. +[56:94] 56|94|And burning in Hell-Fire. +[56:95] 56|95|Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly. +[56:96] 56|96|So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme. Surah 57: Al-Hadid (Iron) ---------------------------------------- -[57:1] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. -[57:2] To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things. -[57:3] He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things. -[57:4] He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do. -[57:5] To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah. -[57:6] He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts. -[57:7] Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend (in charity) out of the (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward. -[57:8] What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah?- and the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of Faith. -[57:9] He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you most kind and Merciful. -[57:10] And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of Allah?- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought, before the Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a goodly (reward). And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. -[57:11] Who is he that will Loan to Allah a beautiful loan? for (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a liberal Reward. -[57:12] One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women- how their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their greeting will be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which flow rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest Achievement!" -[57:13] One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers: "Wait for us! Let us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be said: "Turn ye back to your rear! then seek a Light (where ye can)!" So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Within it will be Mercy throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be (Wrath and) Punishment! -[57:14] (Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (The others) will reply, "True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked forward (to our ruin); ye doubted (Allah's Promise); and (your false) desires deceived you; until there issued the Command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you in respect of Allah. -[57:15] "This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who rejected Allah." Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to claim you: and an evil refuge it is!" -[57:16] Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors. -[57:17] Know ye (all) that Allah giveth life to the earth after its death! already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may learn wisdom. -[57:18] For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward. -[57:19] And those who believe in Allah and His messengers- they are the Sincere (lovers of Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord: They shall have their Reward and their Light. But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of Hell-Fire. -[57:20] Know ye (all), that the life of this world is but play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: How rain and the growth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the devotees of Allah). And what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception? -[57:21] Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden (of Bliss), the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers: that is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding. -[57:22] No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in a decree before We bring it into existence: That is truly easy for Allah: -[57:23] In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,- -[57:24] Such persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if any turn back (from Allah's Way), verily Allah is Free of all Needs, Worthy of all Praise. -[57:25] We sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His messengers: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will). -[57:26] And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors. -[57:27] Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Our messengers: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah; but that they did not foster as they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are rebellious transgressors. -[57:28] O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger, and He will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[57:29] That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding. +[57:1] 57|1|Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[57:2] 57|2|To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things. +[57:3] 57|3|He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things. +[57:4] 57|4|He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do. +[57:5] 57|5|To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah. +[57:6] 57|6|He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts. +[57:7] 57|7|Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend (in charity) out of the (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward. +[57:8] 57|8|What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah?- and the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of Faith. +[57:9] 57|9|He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you most kind and Merciful. +[57:10] 57|10|And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of Allah?- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought, before the Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a goodly (reward). And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. +[57:11] 57|11|Who is he that will Loan to Allah a beautiful loan? for (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a liberal Reward. +[57:12] 57|12|One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women- how their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their greeting will be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which flow rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest Achievement!" +[57:13] 57|13|One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers: "Wait for us! Let us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be said: "Turn ye back to your rear! then seek a Light (where ye can)!" So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Within it will be Mercy throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be (Wrath and) Punishment! +[57:14] 57|14|(Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (The others) will reply, "True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked forward (to our ruin); ye doubted (Allah's Promise); and (your false) desires deceived you; until there issued the Command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you in respect of Allah. +[57:15] 57|15|"This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who rejected Allah." Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to claim you: and an evil refuge it is!" +[57:16] 57|16|Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors. +[57:17] 57|17|Know ye (all) that Allah giveth life to the earth after its death! already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may learn wisdom. +[57:18] 57|18|For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward. +[57:19] 57|19|And those who believe in Allah and His messengers- they are the Sincere (lovers of Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord: They shall have their Reward and their Light. But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of Hell-Fire. +[57:20] 57|20|Know ye (all), that the life of this world is but play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: How rain and the growth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the devotees of Allah). And what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception? +[57:21] 57|21|Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden (of Bliss), the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers: that is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding. +[57:22] 57|22|No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in a decree before We bring it into existence: That is truly easy for Allah: +[57:23] 57|23|In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,- +[57:24] 57|24|Such persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if any turn back (from Allah's Way), verily Allah is Free of all Needs, Worthy of all Praise. +[57:25] 57|25|We sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His messengers: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will). +[57:26] 57|26|And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors. +[57:27] 57|27|Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Our messengers: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah; but that they did not foster as they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are rebellious transgressors. +[57:28] 57|28|O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger, and He will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[57:29] 57|29|That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding. Surah 58: Al-Mujadilah (The Pleading Woman) ---------------------------------------- -[58:1] Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both sides among you: for Allah hears and sees (all things). -[58:2] If any men among you divorce their wives by Zihar (calling them mothers), they cannot be their mothers: None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And in fact they use words (both) iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is one that blots out (sins), and forgives (again and again). -[58:3] But those who divorce their wives by Zihar, then wish to go back on the words they uttered,- (It is ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each other: Thus are ye admonished to perform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. -[58:4] And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for two months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those who reject (Him), there is a grievous Penalty. -[58:5] Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be humbled to dust, as were those before them: for We have already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (will have) a humiliating Penalty,- -[58:6] On the Day that Allah will raise them all up (again) and show them the Truth (and meaning) of their conduct. Allah has reckoned its (value), though they may have forgotten it, for Allah is Witness to all things. -[58:7] Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He makes the fourth among them, - Nor between five but He makes the sixth,- nor between fewer nor more, but He is in their midst, wheresoever they be: In the end will He tell them the truth of their conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all things. -[58:8] Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee, they salute thee, not as Allah salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not Allah punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, and evil is that destination! -[58:9] O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self-restraint; and fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be brought back. -[58:10] Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. -[58:11] O ye who believe! When ye are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide for you. And when ye are told to rise up, rise up Allah will rise up, to (suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all ye do. -[58:12] O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[58:13] Is it that ye are afraid of spending sums in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If, then, ye do not so, and Allah forgives you, then (at least) establish regular prayer; practise regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. -[58:14] Turnest thou not thy attention to those who turn (in friendship) to such as have the Wrath of Allah upon them? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to falsehood knowingly. -[58:15] Allah has prepared for them a severe Penalty: evil indeed are their deeds. -[58:16] They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have a humiliating Penalty. -[58:17] Of no profit whatever to them, against Allah, will be their riches nor their sons: they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)! -[58:18] One day will Allah raise them all up (for Judgment): then will they swear to Him as they swear to you: And they think that they have something (to stand upon). No, indeed! they are but liars! -[58:19] The Evil One has got the better of them: so he has made them lose the remembrance of Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly, it is the Party of the Evil One that will perish! -[58:20] Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be among those most humiliated. -[58:21] Allah has decreed: "It is I and My messengers who must prevail": For Allah is One full of strength, able to enforce His Will. -[58:22] Thou wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah that will achieve Felicity. +[58:1] 58|1|Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both sides among you: for Allah hears and sees (all things). +[58:2] 58|2|If any men among you divorce their wives by Zihar (calling them mothers), they cannot be their mothers: None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And in fact they use words (both) iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is one that blots out (sins), and forgives (again and again). +[58:3] 58|3|But those who divorce their wives by Zihar, then wish to go back on the words they uttered,- (It is ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each other: Thus are ye admonished to perform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[58:4] 58|4|And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for two months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those who reject (Him), there is a grievous Penalty. +[58:5] 58|5|Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be humbled to dust, as were those before them: for We have already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (will have) a humiliating Penalty,- +[58:6] 58|6|On the Day that Allah will raise them all up (again) and show them the Truth (and meaning) of their conduct. Allah has reckoned its (value), though they may have forgotten it, for Allah is Witness to all things. +[58:7] 58|7|Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He makes the fourth among them, - Nor between five but He makes the sixth,- nor between fewer nor more, but He is in their midst, wheresoever they be: In the end will He tell them the truth of their conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all things. +[58:8] 58|8|Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee, they salute thee, not as Allah salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not Allah punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, and evil is that destination! +[58:9] 58|9|O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self-restraint; and fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be brought back. +[58:10] 58|10|Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. +[58:11] 58|11|O ye who believe! When ye are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide for you. And when ye are told to rise up, rise up Allah will rise up, to (suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all ye do. +[58:12] 58|12|O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[58:13] 58|13|Is it that ye are afraid of spending sums in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If, then, ye do not so, and Allah forgives you, then (at least) establish regular prayer; practise regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. +[58:14] 58|14|Turnest thou not thy attention to those who turn (in friendship) to such as have the Wrath of Allah upon them? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to falsehood knowingly. +[58:15] 58|15|Allah has prepared for them a severe Penalty: evil indeed are their deeds. +[58:16] 58|16|They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have a humiliating Penalty. +[58:17] 58|17|Of no profit whatever to them, against Allah, will be their riches nor their sons: they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)! +[58:18] 58|18|One day will Allah raise them all up (for Judgment): then will they swear to Him as they swear to you: And they think that they have something (to stand upon). No, indeed! they are but liars! +[58:19] 58|19|The Evil One has got the better of them: so he has made them lose the remembrance of Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly, it is the Party of the Evil One that will perish! +[58:20] 58|20|Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be among those most humiliated. +[58:21] 58|21|Allah has decreed: "It is I and My messengers who must prevail": For Allah is One full of strength, able to enforce His Will. +[58:22] 58|22|Thou wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah that will achieve Felicity. Surah 59: Al-Hashr (The Banishment) ---------------------------------------- -[59:1] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. -[59:2] It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)! -[59:3] And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire. -[59:4] That is because they resisted Allah and His Messenger: and if any one resists Allah, verily Allah is severe in Punishment. -[59:5] Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses. -[59:6] What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from them - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: but Allah gives power to His messengers over any He pleases: and Allah has power over all things. -[59:7] What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from the people of the townships,- belongs to Allah,- to His Messenger and to kindred and orphans, the needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (merely) make a circuit between the wealthy among you. So take what the Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment. -[59:8] (Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs, those who were expelled from their homes and their property, while seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure, and aiding Allah and His Messenger: such are indeed the sincere ones:- -[59:9] But those who before them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith,- show their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves, even though poverty was their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity. -[59:10] And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful." -[59:11] Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their misbelieving brethren among the People of the Book? - "If ye are expelled, we too will go out with you, and we will never hearken to any one in your affair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But Allah is witness that they are indeed liars. -[59:12] If they are expelled, never will they go out with them; and if they are attacked (in fight), they will never help them; and if they do help them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive no help. -[59:13] Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the terror in their hearts, (sent) by Allah. This is because they are men devoid of understanding. -[59:14] They will not fight you (even) together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit) amongst themselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts are divided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom. -[59:15] Like those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evil result of their conduct; and (in the Hereafter there is) for them a grievous Penalty;- -[59:16] (Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he says to man, "Deny Allah": but when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says, "I am free of thee: I do fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!" -[59:17] The end of both will be that they will go into the Fire, dwelling therein for ever. Such is the reward of the wrong-doers. -[59:18] O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear Allah: for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. -[59:19] And be ye not like those who forgot Allah; and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors! -[59:20] Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieve Felicity. -[59:21] Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. -[59:22] Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. -[59:23] Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. -[59:24] He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[59:1] 59|1|Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[59:2] 59|2|It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)! +[59:3] 59|3|And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire. +[59:4] 59|4|That is because they resisted Allah and His Messenger: and if any one resists Allah, verily Allah is severe in Punishment. +[59:5] 59|5|Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses. +[59:6] 59|6|What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from them - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: but Allah gives power to His messengers over any He pleases: and Allah has power over all things. +[59:7] 59|7|What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from the people of the townships,- belongs to Allah,- to His Messenger and to kindred and orphans, the needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (merely) make a circuit between the wealthy among you. So take what the Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment. +[59:8] 59|8|(Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs, those who were expelled from their homes and their property, while seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure, and aiding Allah and His Messenger: such are indeed the sincere ones:- +[59:9] 59|9|But those who before them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith,- show their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves, even though poverty was their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity. +[59:10] 59|10|And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful." +[59:11] 59|11|Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their misbelieving brethren among the People of the Book? - "If ye are expelled, we too will go out with you, and we will never hearken to any one in your affair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But Allah is witness that they are indeed liars. +[59:12] 59|12|If they are expelled, never will they go out with them; and if they are attacked (in fight), they will never help them; and if they do help them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive no help. +[59:13] 59|13|Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the terror in their hearts, (sent) by Allah. This is because they are men devoid of understanding. +[59:14] 59|14|They will not fight you (even) together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit) amongst themselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts are divided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom. +[59:15] 59|15|Like those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evil result of their conduct; and (in the Hereafter there is) for them a grievous Penalty;- +[59:16] 59|16|(Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he says to man, "Deny Allah": but when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says, "I am free of thee: I do fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!" +[59:17] 59|17|The end of both will be that they will go into the Fire, dwelling therein for ever. Such is the reward of the wrong-doers. +[59:18] 59|18|O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear Allah: for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[59:19] 59|19|And be ye not like those who forgot Allah; and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors! +[59:20] 59|20|Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieve Felicity. +[59:21] 59|21|Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. +[59:22] 59|22|Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. +[59:23] 59|23|Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. +[59:24] 59|24|He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. Surah 60: Al-Mumtahanah (The Woman who is Examined) ---------------------------------------- -[60:1] O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path. -[60:2] If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. -[60:3] Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge between you: for Allah sees well all that ye do. -[60:4] There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal. -[60:5] "Our Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise." -[60:6] There was indeed in them an excellent example for you to follow,- for those whose hope is in Allah and in the Last Day. But if any turn away, truly Allah is Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise. -[60:7] It may be that Allah will grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over all things); And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[60:8] Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. -[60:9] Allah only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong. -[60:10] O ye who believe! When there come to you believing women refugees, examine (and test) them: Allah knows best as to their Faith: if ye ascertain that they are Believers, then send them not back to the Unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are the (Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for them. But pay the Unbelievers what they have spent (on their dower), and there will be no blame on you if ye marry them on payment of their dower to them. But hold not to the guardianship of unbelieving women: ask for what ye have spent on their dowers, and let the (Unbelievers) ask for what they have spent (on the dowers of women who come over to you). Such is the command of Allah: He judges (with justice) between you. And Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -[60:11] And if any of your wives deserts you to the Unbelievers, and ye have an accession (by the coming over of a woman from the other side), then pay to those whose wives have deserted the equivalent of what they had spent (on their dower). And fear Allah, in Whom ye believe. -[60:12] O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commit adultery (or fornication), that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood, and that they will not disobey thee in any just matter,- then do thou receive their fealty, and pray to Allah for the forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[60:13] O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) to people on whom is the Wrath of Allah, of the Hereafter they are already in despair, just as the Unbelievers are in despair about those (buried) in graves. +[60:1] 60|1|O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path. +[60:2] 60|2|If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. +[60:3] 60|3|Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge between you: for Allah sees well all that ye do. +[60:4] 60|4|There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal. +[60:5] 60|5|"Our Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise." +[60:6] 60|6|There was indeed in them an excellent example for you to follow,- for those whose hope is in Allah and in the Last Day. But if any turn away, truly Allah is Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise. +[60:7] 60|7|It may be that Allah will grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over all things); And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[60:8] 60|8|Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. +[60:9] 60|9|Allah only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong. +[60:10] 60|10|O ye who believe! When there come to you believing women refugees, examine (and test) them: Allah knows best as to their Faith: if ye ascertain that they are Believers, then send them not back to the Unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are the (Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for them. But pay the Unbelievers what they have spent (on their dower), and there will be no blame on you if ye marry them on payment of their dower to them. But hold not to the guardianship of unbelieving women: ask for what ye have spent on their dowers, and let the (Unbelievers) ask for what they have spent (on the dowers of women who come over to you). Such is the command of Allah: He judges (with justice) between you. And Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. +[60:11] 60|11|And if any of your wives deserts you to the Unbelievers, and ye have an accession (by the coming over of a woman from the other side), then pay to those whose wives have deserted the equivalent of what they had spent (on their dower). And fear Allah, in Whom ye believe. +[60:12] 60|12|O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commit adultery (or fornication), that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood, and that they will not disobey thee in any just matter,- then do thou receive their fealty, and pray to Allah for the forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[60:13] 60|13|O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) to people on whom is the Wrath of Allah, of the Hereafter they are already in despair, just as the Unbelievers are in despair about those (buried) in graves. Surah 61: As-Saff (The Ranks) ---------------------------------------- -[61:1] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. -[61:2] O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not? -[61:3] Grievously odious is it in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not. -[61:4] Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure. -[61:5] And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah guides not those who are rebellious transgressors. -[61:6] And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!" -[61:7] Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against Allah, even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not those who do wrong. -[61:8] Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). -[61:9] It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it). -[61:10] O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty?- -[61:11] That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew! -[61:12] He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Eternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement. -[61:13] And another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- help from Allah and a speedy victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers. -[61:14] O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of Allah: As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples, "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples, "We are Allah's helpers!" then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved: But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed. +[61:1] 61|1|Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[61:2] 61|2|O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not? +[61:3] 61|3|Grievously odious is it in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not. +[61:4] 61|4|Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure. +[61:5] 61|5|And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah guides not those who are rebellious transgressors. +[61:6] 61|6|And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!" +[61:7] 61|7|Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against Allah, even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not those who do wrong. +[61:8] 61|8|Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). +[61:9] 61|9|It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it). +[61:10] 61|10|O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty?- +[61:11] 61|11|That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew! +[61:12] 61|12|He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Eternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement. +[61:13] 61|13|And another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- help from Allah and a speedy victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers. +[61:14] 61|14|O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of Allah: As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples, "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples, "We are Allah's helpers!" then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved: But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed. Surah 62: Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation) ---------------------------------------- -[62:1] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. -[62:2] It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, in manifest error;- -[62:3] As well as (to confer all these benefits upon) others of them, who have not already joined them: And He is exalted in Might, Wise. -[62:4] Such is the Bounty of Allah, which He bestows on whom He will: and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty. -[62:5] The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligations of the) Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes (but understands them not). Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah: and Allah guides not people who do wrong. -[62:6] Say: "O ye that stand on Judaism! If ye think that ye are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of (other) men, then express your desire for Death, if ye are truthful!" -[62:7] But never will they express their desire (for Death), because of the (deeds) their hands have sent on before them! and Allah knows well those that do wrong! -[62:8] Say: "The Death from which ye flee will truly overtake you: then will ye be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open: and He will tell you (the truth of) the things that ye did!" -[62:9] O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! -[62:10] And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper. -[62:11] But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave thee standing. Say: "The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! and Allah is the Best to provide (for all needs)." +[62:1] 62|1|Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. +[62:2] 62|2|It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, in manifest error;- +[62:3] 62|3|As well as (to confer all these benefits upon) others of them, who have not already joined them: And He is exalted in Might, Wise. +[62:4] 62|4|Such is the Bounty of Allah, which He bestows on whom He will: and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty. +[62:5] 62|5|The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligations of the) Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes (but understands them not). Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah: and Allah guides not people who do wrong. +[62:6] 62|6|Say: "O ye that stand on Judaism! If ye think that ye are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of (other) men, then express your desire for Death, if ye are truthful!" +[62:7] 62|7|But never will they express their desire (for Death), because of the (deeds) their hands have sent on before them! and Allah knows well those that do wrong! +[62:8] 62|8|Say: "The Death from which ye flee will truly overtake you: then will ye be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open: and He will tell you (the truth of) the things that ye did!" +[62:9] 62|9|O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! +[62:10] 62|10|And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper. +[62:11] 62|11|But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave thee standing. Say: "The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! and Allah is the Best to provide (for all needs)." Surah 63: Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites) ---------------------------------------- -[63:1] When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars. -[63:2] They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil are their deeds. -[63:3] That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not. -[63:4] When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)! -[63:5] And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance. -[63:6] It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. Allah will not forgive them. Truly Allah guides not rebellious transgressors. -[63:7] They are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with Allah's Messenger, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not. -[63:8] They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not. -[63:9] O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own. -[63:10] and spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good". -[63:11] But to no soul will Allah grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do. +[63:1] 63|1|When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars. +[63:2] 63|2|They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil are their deeds. +[63:3] 63|3|That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not. +[63:4] 63|4|When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)! +[63:5] 63|5|And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance. +[63:6] 63|6|It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. Allah will not forgive them. Truly Allah guides not rebellious transgressors. +[63:7] 63|7|They are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with Allah's Messenger, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not. +[63:8] 63|8|They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not. +[63:9] 63|9|O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own. +[63:10] 63|10|and spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good". +[63:11] 63|11|But to no soul will Allah grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do. Surah 64: At-Taghabun (The Manifestation of Losses) ---------------------------------------- -[64:1] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: to Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs praise: and He has power over all things. -[64:2] It is He Who has created you; and of you are some that are Unbelievers, and some that are Believers: and Allah sees well all that ye do. -[64:3] He has created the heavens and the earth in just proportions, and has given you shape, and made your shapes beautiful: and to Him is the final Goal. -[64:4] He knows what is in the heavens and on earth; and He knows what ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea, Allah knows well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. -[64:5] Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their conduct; and they had a grievous Penalty. -[64:6] That was because there came to them messengers with Clear Signs, but they said: "Shall (mere) human beings direct us?" So they rejected (the Message) and turned away. But Allah can do without (them): and Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise. -[64:7] The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for Judgment). Say: "Yea, By my Lord, Ye shall surely be raised up: then shall ye be told (the truth) of all that ye did. And that is easy for Allah." -[64:8] Believe, therefore, in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Light which we have sent down. And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. -[64:9] The Day that He assembles you (all) for a Day of Assembly,- that will be a Day of mutual loss and gain (among you), and those who believe in Allah and work righteousness,- He will remove from them their ills, and He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that will be the Supreme Achievement. -[64:10] But those who reject Faith and treat Our Signs as falsehoods, they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein for aye: and evil is that Goal. -[64:11] No kind of calamity can occur, except by the leave of Allah: and if any one believes in Allah, (Allah) guides his heart (aright): for Allah knows all things. -[64:12] So obey Allah, and obey His Messenger: but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Messenger is but to proclaim (the Message) clearly and openly. -[64:13] Allah! There is no god but He: and on Allah, therefore, let the Believers put their trust. -[64:14] O ye who believe! Truly, among your wives and your children are (some that are) enemies to yourselves: so beware of them! But if ye forgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[64:15] Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of Allah, is the highest, Reward. -[64:16] So fear Allah as much as ye can; listen and obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity. -[64:17] If ye loan to Allah, a beautiful loan, He will double it to your (credit), and He will grant you Forgiveness: for Allah is most Ready to appreciate (service), Most Forbearing,- -[64:18] Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom. +[64:1] 64|1|Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: to Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs praise: and He has power over all things. +[64:2] 64|2|It is He Who has created you; and of you are some that are Unbelievers, and some that are Believers: and Allah sees well all that ye do. +[64:3] 64|3|He has created the heavens and the earth in just proportions, and has given you shape, and made your shapes beautiful: and to Him is the final Goal. +[64:4] 64|4|He knows what is in the heavens and on earth; and He knows what ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea, Allah knows well the (secrets) of (all) hearts. +[64:5] 64|5|Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their conduct; and they had a grievous Penalty. +[64:6] 64|6|That was because there came to them messengers with Clear Signs, but they said: "Shall (mere) human beings direct us?" So they rejected (the Message) and turned away. But Allah can do without (them): and Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise. +[64:7] 64|7|The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for Judgment). Say: "Yea, By my Lord, Ye shall surely be raised up: then shall ye be told (the truth) of all that ye did. And that is easy for Allah." +[64:8] 64|8|Believe, therefore, in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Light which we have sent down. And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do. +[64:9] 64|9|The Day that He assembles you (all) for a Day of Assembly,- that will be a Day of mutual loss and gain (among you), and those who believe in Allah and work righteousness,- He will remove from them their ills, and He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that will be the Supreme Achievement. +[64:10] 64|10|But those who reject Faith and treat Our Signs as falsehoods, they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein for aye: and evil is that Goal. +[64:11] 64|11|No kind of calamity can occur, except by the leave of Allah: and if any one believes in Allah, (Allah) guides his heart (aright): for Allah knows all things. +[64:12] 64|12|So obey Allah, and obey His Messenger: but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Messenger is but to proclaim (the Message) clearly and openly. +[64:13] 64|13|Allah! There is no god but He: and on Allah, therefore, let the Believers put their trust. +[64:14] 64|14|O ye who believe! Truly, among your wives and your children are (some that are) enemies to yourselves: so beware of them! But if ye forgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[64:15] 64|15|Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of Allah, is the highest, Reward. +[64:16] 64|16|So fear Allah as much as ye can; listen and obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity. +[64:17] 64|17|If ye loan to Allah, a beautiful loan, He will double it to your (credit), and He will grant you Forgiveness: for Allah is most Ready to appreciate (service), Most Forbearing,- +[64:18] 64|18|Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom. Surah 65: At-Talaq (Divorce) ---------------------------------------- -[65:1] O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately), their prescribed periods: And fear Allah your Lord: and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah: and any who transgresses the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation. -[65:2] Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for witness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, -[65:3] And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. -[65:4] Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the prescribed period, if ye have any doubts, is three months, and for those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (life within their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: and for those who fear Allah, He will make their path easy. -[65:5] That is the Command of Allah, which He has sent down to you: and if any one fears Allah, He will remove his ills, from him, and will enlarge his reward. -[65:6] Let the women live (in 'iddat) in the same style as ye live, according to your means: Annoy them not, so as to restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs), then spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give them their recompense: and take mutual counsel together, according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in difficulties, let another woman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf. -[65:7] Let the man of means spend according to his means: and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief. -[65:8] How many populations that insolently opposed the Command of their Lord and of His messengers, did We not then call to account,- to severe account?- and We imposed on them an exemplary Punishment. -[65:9] Then did they taste the evil result of their conduct, and the End of their conduct was Perdition. -[65:10] Allah has prepared for them a severe Punishment (in the Hereafter). Therefore fear Allah, O ye men of understanding - who have believed!- for Allah hath indeed sent down to you a Message,- -[65:11] An Messenger, who rehearses to you the Signs of Allah containing clear explanations, that he may lead forth those who believe and do righteous deeds from the depths of Darkness into Light. And those who believe in Allah and work righteousness, He will admit to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: Allah has indeed granted for them a most excellent Provision. -[65:12] Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: that ye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge. +[65:1] 65|1|O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately), their prescribed periods: And fear Allah your Lord: and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah: and any who transgresses the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation. +[65:2] 65|2|Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for witness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, +[65:3] 65|3|And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. +[65:4] 65|4|Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the prescribed period, if ye have any doubts, is three months, and for those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (life within their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: and for those who fear Allah, He will make their path easy. +[65:5] 65|5|That is the Command of Allah, which He has sent down to you: and if any one fears Allah, He will remove his ills, from him, and will enlarge his reward. +[65:6] 65|6|Let the women live (in 'iddat) in the same style as ye live, according to your means: Annoy them not, so as to restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs), then spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give them their recompense: and take mutual counsel together, according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in difficulties, let another woman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf. +[65:7] 65|7|Let the man of means spend according to his means: and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief. +[65:8] 65|8|How many populations that insolently opposed the Command of their Lord and of His messengers, did We not then call to account,- to severe account?- and We imposed on them an exemplary Punishment. +[65:9] 65|9|Then did they taste the evil result of their conduct, and the End of their conduct was Perdition. +[65:10] 65|10|Allah has prepared for them a severe Punishment (in the Hereafter). Therefore fear Allah, O ye men of understanding - who have believed!- for Allah hath indeed sent down to you a Message,- +[65:11] 65|11|An Messenger, who rehearses to you the Signs of Allah containing clear explanations, that he may lead forth those who believe and do righteous deeds from the depths of Darkness into Light. And those who believe in Allah and work righteousness, He will admit to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: Allah has indeed granted for them a most excellent Provision. +[65:12] 65|12|Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: that ye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge. Surah 66: At-Tahrim (The Prohibition) ---------------------------------------- -[66:1] O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. -[66:2] Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution of your oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -[66:3] When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and Allah made it known to him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part. Then when he told her thereof, she said, "Who told thee this? "He said, "He told me Who knows and is well-acquainted (with all things)." -[66:4] If ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up. -[66:5] It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins. -[66:6] O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do (precisely) what they are commanded. -[66:7] (They will say), "O ye Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! Ye are being but requited for all that ye did!" -[66:8] O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things." -[66:9] O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed). -[66:10] Allah sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!" -[66:11] And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong"; -[66:12] And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants). +[66:1] 66|1|O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[66:2] 66|2|Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution of your oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. +[66:3] 66|3|When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and Allah made it known to him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part. Then when he told her thereof, she said, "Who told thee this? "He said, "He told me Who knows and is well-acquainted (with all things)." +[66:4] 66|4|If ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up. +[66:5] 66|5|It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins. +[66:6] 66|6|O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do (precisely) what they are commanded. +[66:7] 66|7|(They will say), "O ye Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! Ye are being but requited for all that ye did!" +[66:8] 66|8|O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things." +[66:9] 66|9|O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed). +[66:10] 66|10|Allah sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!" +[66:11] 66|11|And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong"; +[66:12] 66|12|And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants). Surah 67: Al-Mulk (The Kingdom) ---------------------------------------- -[67:1] Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;- -[67:2] He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;- -[67:3] He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw? -[67:4] Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out. -[67:5] And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. -[67:6] For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination. -[67:7] When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth, -[67:8] Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?" -[67:9] They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'" -[67:10] They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!" -[67:11] They will then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire! -[67:12] As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. -[67:13] And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts. -[67:14] Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them). -[67:15] It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. -[67:16] Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)? -[67:17] Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning? -[67:18] But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)? -[67:19] Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things. -[67:20] Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers. -[67:21] Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth). -[67:22] Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way? -[67:23] Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give. -[67:24] Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together." -[67:25] They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth. -[67:26] Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public." -[67:27] At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!" -[67:28] Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?" -[67:29] Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in manifest error." -[67:30] Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?" +[67:1] 67|1|Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;- +[67:2] 67|2|He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;- +[67:3] 67|3|He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw? +[67:4] 67|4|Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out. +[67:5] 67|5|And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. +[67:6] 67|6|For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination. +[67:7] 67|7|When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth, +[67:8] 67|8|Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?" +[67:9] 67|9|They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'" +[67:10] 67|10|They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!" +[67:11] 67|11|They will then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire! +[67:12] 67|12|As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. +[67:13] 67|13|And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts. +[67:14] 67|14|Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them). +[67:15] 67|15|It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. +[67:16] 67|16|Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)? +[67:17] 67|17|Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning? +[67:18] 67|18|But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)? +[67:19] 67|19|Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things. +[67:20] 67|20|Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers. +[67:21] 67|21|Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth). +[67:22] 67|22|Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way? +[67:23] 67|23|Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give. +[67:24] 67|24|Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together." +[67:25] 67|25|They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth. +[67:26] 67|26|Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public." +[67:27] 67|27|At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!" +[67:28] 67|28|Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?" +[67:29] 67|29|Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in manifest error." +[67:30] 67|30|Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?" Surah 68: Al-Qalam (The Pen) ---------------------------------------- -[68:1] Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,- -[68:2] Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed. -[68:3] Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing: -[68:4] And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character. -[68:5] Soon wilt thou see, and they will see, -[68:6] Which of you is afflicted with madness. -[68:7] Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance. -[68:8] So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth). -[68:9] Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant. -[68:10] Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths, -[68:11] A slanderer, going about with calumnies, -[68:12] (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin, -[68:13] Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,- -[68:14] Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons. -[68:15] When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries! -[68:16] Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout! -[68:17] Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning. -[68:18] But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will"). -[68:19] Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep. -[68:20] So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered). -[68:21] As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,- -[68:22] "Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits." -[68:23] So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)- -[68:24] "Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day." -[68:25] And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve. -[68:26] But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way: -[68:27] "Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!" -[68:28] Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'" -[68:29] They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!" -[68:30] Then they turned, one against another, in reproach. -[68:31] They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed! -[68:32] "It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!" -[68:33] Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew! -[68:34] Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. -[68:35] Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin? -[68:36] What is the matter with you? How judge ye? -[68:37] Or have ye a book through which ye learn- -[68:38] That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose? -[68:39] Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand? -[68:40] Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that! -[68:41] Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful! -[68:42] The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,- -[68:43] Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused). -[68:44] Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not. -[68:45] A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan. -[68:46] Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?- -[68:47] Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down? -[68:48] So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony. -[68:49] Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace. -[68:50] Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous. -[68:51] And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" -[68:52] But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds. +[68:1] 68|1|Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,- +[68:2] 68|2|Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed. +[68:3] 68|3|Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing: +[68:4] 68|4|And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character. +[68:5] 68|5|Soon wilt thou see, and they will see, +[68:6] 68|6|Which of you is afflicted with madness. +[68:7] 68|7|Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance. +[68:8] 68|8|So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth). +[68:9] 68|9|Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant. +[68:10] 68|10|Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths, +[68:11] 68|11|A slanderer, going about with calumnies, +[68:12] 68|12|(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin, +[68:13] 68|13|Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,- +[68:14] 68|14|Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons. +[68:15] 68|15|When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries! +[68:16] 68|16|Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout! +[68:17] 68|17|Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning. +[68:18] 68|18|But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will"). +[68:19] 68|19|Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep. +[68:20] 68|20|So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered). +[68:21] 68|21|As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,- +[68:22] 68|22|"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits." +[68:23] 68|23|So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)- +[68:24] 68|24|"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day." +[68:25] 68|25|And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve. +[68:26] 68|26|But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way: +[68:27] 68|27|"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!" +[68:28] 68|28|Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'" +[68:29] 68|29|They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!" +[68:30] 68|30|Then they turned, one against another, in reproach. +[68:31] 68|31|They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed! +[68:32] 68|32|"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!" +[68:33] 68|33|Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew! +[68:34] 68|34|Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. +[68:35] 68|35|Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin? +[68:36] 68|36|What is the matter with you? How judge ye? +[68:37] 68|37|Or have ye a book through which ye learn- +[68:38] 68|38|That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose? +[68:39] 68|39|Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand? +[68:40] 68|40|Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that! +[68:41] 68|41|Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful! +[68:42] 68|42|The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,- +[68:43] 68|43|Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused). +[68:44] 68|44|Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not. +[68:45] 68|45|A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan. +[68:46] 68|46|Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?- +[68:47] 68|47|Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down? +[68:48] 68|48|So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony. +[68:49] 68|49|Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace. +[68:50] 68|50|Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous. +[68:51] 68|51|And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!" +[68:52] 68|52|But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds. Surah 69: Al-Haqqah (The Sure Truth) ---------------------------------------- -[69:1] The Sure Reality! -[69:2] What is the Sure Reality? -[69:3] And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? -[69:4] The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! -[69:5] But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! -[69:6] And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; -[69:7] He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down! -[69:8] Then seest thou any of them left surviving? -[69:9] And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin. -[69:10] And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty. -[69:11] We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark), -[69:12] That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance. -[69:13] Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, -[69:14] And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,- -[69:15] On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass. -[69:16] And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy, -[69:17] And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them. -[69:18] That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden. -[69:19] Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record! -[69:20] "I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!" -[69:21] And he will be in a life of Bliss, -[69:22] In a Garden on high, -[69:23] The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near. -[69:24] "Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!" -[69:25] And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me! -[69:26] "And that I had never realised how my account (stood)! -[69:27] "Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me! -[69:28] "Of no profit to me has been my wealth! -[69:29] "My power has perished from me!"... -[69:30] (The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, -[69:31] "And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. -[69:32] "Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! -[69:33] "This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. -[69:34] "And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! -[69:35] "So no friend hath he here this Day. -[69:36] "Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, -[69:37] "Which none do eat but those in sin." -[69:38] So I do call to witness what ye see, -[69:39] And what ye see not, -[69:40] That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger; -[69:41] It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! -[69:42] Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive. -[69:43] (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds. -[69:44] And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name, -[69:45] We should certainly seize him by his right hand, -[69:46] And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart: -[69:47] Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath). -[69:48] But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing. -[69:49] And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it). -[69:50] But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers. -[69:51] But verily it is Truth of assured certainty. -[69:52] So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High. +[69:1] 69|1|The Sure Reality! +[69:2] 69|2|What is the Sure Reality? +[69:3] 69|3|And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? +[69:4] 69|4|The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! +[69:5] 69|5|But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! +[69:6] 69|6|And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; +[69:7] 69|7|He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down! +[69:8] 69|8|Then seest thou any of them left surviving? +[69:9] 69|9|And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin. +[69:10] 69|10|And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty. +[69:11] 69|11|We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark), +[69:12] 69|12|That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance. +[69:13] 69|13|Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, +[69:14] 69|14|And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,- +[69:15] 69|15|On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass. +[69:16] 69|16|And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy, +[69:17] 69|17|And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them. +[69:18] 69|18|That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden. +[69:19] 69|19|Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record! +[69:20] 69|20|"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!" +[69:21] 69|21|And he will be in a life of Bliss, +[69:22] 69|22|In a Garden on high, +[69:23] 69|23|The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near. +[69:24] 69|24|"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!" +[69:25] 69|25|And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me! +[69:26] 69|26|"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)! +[69:27] 69|27|"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me! +[69:28] 69|28|"Of no profit to me has been my wealth! +[69:29] 69|29|"My power has perished from me!"... +[69:30] 69|30|(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, +[69:31] 69|31|"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. +[69:32] 69|32|"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! +[69:33] 69|33|"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. +[69:34] 69|34|"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! +[69:35] 69|35|"So no friend hath he here this Day. +[69:36] 69|36|"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, +[69:37] 69|37|"Which none do eat but those in sin." +[69:38] 69|38|So I do call to witness what ye see, +[69:39] 69|39|And what ye see not, +[69:40] 69|40|That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger; +[69:41] 69|41|It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! +[69:42] 69|42|Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive. +[69:43] 69|43|(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds. +[69:44] 69|44|And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name, +[69:45] 69|45|We should certainly seize him by his right hand, +[69:46] 69|46|And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart: +[69:47] 69|47|Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath). +[69:48] 69|48|But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing. +[69:49] 69|49|And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it). +[69:50] 69|50|But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers. +[69:51] 69|51|But verily it is Truth of assured certainty. +[69:52] 69|52|So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High. Surah 70: Al-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent) ---------------------------------------- -[70:1] A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall- -[70:2] The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,- -[70:3] (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent. -[70:4] The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: -[70:5] Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment). -[70:6] They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event): -[70:7] But We see it (quite) near. -[70:8] The Day that the sky will be like molten brass, -[70:9] And the mountains will be like wool, -[70:10] And no friend will ask after a friend, -[70:11] Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children, -[70:12] His wife and his brother, -[70:13] His kindred who sheltered him, -[70:14] And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him: -[70:15] By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!- -[70:16] Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!- -[70:17] Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right). -[70:18] And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)! -[70:19] Truly man was created very impatient;- -[70:20] Fretful when evil touches him; -[70:21] And niggardly when good reaches him;- -[70:22] Not so those devoted to Prayer;- -[70:23] Those who remain steadfast to their prayer; -[70:24] And those in whose wealth is a recognised right. -[70:25] For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking); -[70:26] And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment; -[70:27] And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,- -[70:28] For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity;- -[70:29] And those who guard their chastity, -[70:30] Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed, -[70:31] But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;- -[70:32] And those who respect their trusts and covenants; -[70:33] And those who stand firm in their testimonies; -[70:34] And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;- -[70:35] Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss). -[70:36] Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee- -[70:37] From the right and from the left, in crowds? -[70:38] Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss? -[70:39] By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know! -[70:40] Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly- -[70:41] Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan). -[70:42] So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!- -[70:43] The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),- -[70:44] Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised! +[70:1] 70|1|A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall- +[70:2] 70|2|The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,- +[70:3] 70|3|(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent. +[70:4] 70|4|The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: +[70:5] 70|5|Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment). +[70:6] 70|6|They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event): +[70:7] 70|7|But We see it (quite) near. +[70:8] 70|8|The Day that the sky will be like molten brass, +[70:9] 70|9|And the mountains will be like wool, +[70:10] 70|10|And no friend will ask after a friend, +[70:11] 70|11|Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children, +[70:12] 70|12|His wife and his brother, +[70:13] 70|13|His kindred who sheltered him, +[70:14] 70|14|And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him: +[70:15] 70|15|By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!- +[70:16] 70|16|Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!- +[70:17] 70|17|Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right). +[70:18] 70|18|And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)! +[70:19] 70|19|Truly man was created very impatient;- +[70:20] 70|20|Fretful when evil touches him; +[70:21] 70|21|And niggardly when good reaches him;- +[70:22] 70|22|Not so those devoted to Prayer;- +[70:23] 70|23|Those who remain steadfast to their prayer; +[70:24] 70|24|And those in whose wealth is a recognised right. +[70:25] 70|25|For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking); +[70:26] 70|26|And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment; +[70:27] 70|27|And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,- +[70:28] 70|28|For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity;- +[70:29] 70|29|And those who guard their chastity, +[70:30] 70|30|Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed, +[70:31] 70|31|But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;- +[70:32] 70|32|And those who respect their trusts and covenants; +[70:33] 70|33|And those who stand firm in their testimonies; +[70:34] 70|34|And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;- +[70:35] 70|35|Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss). +[70:36] 70|36|Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee- +[70:37] 70|37|From the right and from the left, in crowds? +[70:38] 70|38|Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss? +[70:39] 70|39|By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know! +[70:40] 70|40|Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly- +[70:41] 70|41|Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan). +[70:42] 70|42|So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!- +[70:43] 70|43|The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),- +[70:44] 70|44|Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised! Surah 71: Nuh (Noah) ---------------------------------------- -[71:1] We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty." -[71:2] He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open: -[71:3] "That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me: -[71:4] "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew." -[71:5] He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day: -[71:6] "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right). -[71:7] "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance. -[71:8] "So I have called to them aloud; -[71:9] "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private, -[71:10] "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving; -[71:11] "'He will send rain to you in abundance; -[71:12] "'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water). -[71:13] "'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long-suffering in Allah,- -[71:14] "'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages? -[71:15] "'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another, -[71:16] "'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp? -[71:17] "'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually), -[71:18] "'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)? -[71:19] "'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out), -[71:20] "'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'" -[71:21] Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss. -[71:22] "And they have devised a tremendous Plot. -[71:23] "And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';- -[71:24] "They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong-doers but in straying (from their mark)." -[71:25] Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of Allah- none to help them. -[71:26] And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth! -[71:27] "For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones. -[71:28] "O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong-doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!" +[71:1] 71|1|We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty." +[71:2] 71|2|He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open: +[71:3] 71|3|"That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me: +[71:4] 71|4|"So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew." +[71:5] 71|5|He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day: +[71:6] 71|6|"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right). +[71:7] 71|7|"And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance. +[71:8] 71|8|"So I have called to them aloud; +[71:9] 71|9|"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private, +[71:10] 71|10|"Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving; +[71:11] 71|11|"'He will send rain to you in abundance; +[71:12] 71|12|"'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water). +[71:13] 71|13|"'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long-suffering in Allah,- +[71:14] 71|14|"'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages? +[71:15] 71|15|"'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another, +[71:16] 71|16|"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp? +[71:17] 71|17|"'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually), +[71:18] 71|18|"'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)? +[71:19] 71|19|"'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out), +[71:20] 71|20|"'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'" +[71:21] 71|21|Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss. +[71:22] 71|22|"And they have devised a tremendous Plot. +[71:23] 71|23|"And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';- +[71:24] 71|24|"They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong-doers but in straying (from their mark)." +[71:25] 71|25|Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of Allah- none to help them. +[71:26] 71|26|And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth! +[71:27] 71|27|"For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones. +[71:28] 71|28|"O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong-doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!" Surah 72: Al-Jinn (The Jinn) ---------------------------------------- -[72:1] Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital! -[72:2] 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord. -[72:3] 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son. -[72:4] 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah; -[72:5] 'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah. -[72:6] 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly. -[72:7] 'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment). -[72:8] 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. -[72:9] 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush. -[72:10] 'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct. -[72:11] 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths. -[72:12] 'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight. -[72:13] 'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any injustice. -[72:14] 'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of right conduct: -[72:15] 'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'- -[72:16] (And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance. -[72:17] "That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty. -[72:18] "And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah; -[72:19] "Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd." -[72:20] Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)." -[72:21] Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct." -[72:22] Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him, -[72:23] "Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever." -[72:24] At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least important in point of numbers. -[72:25] Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term. -[72:26] "He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries,- -[72:27] "Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him, -[72:28] "That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing." +[72:1] 72|1|Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital! +[72:2] 72|2|'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord. +[72:3] 72|3|'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son. +[72:4] 72|4|'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah; +[72:5] 72|5|'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah. +[72:6] 72|6|'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly. +[72:7] 72|7|'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment). +[72:8] 72|8|'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. +[72:9] 72|9|'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush. +[72:10] 72|10|'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct. +[72:11] 72|11|'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths. +[72:12] 72|12|'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight. +[72:13] 72|13|'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any injustice. +[72:14] 72|14|'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of right conduct: +[72:15] 72|15|'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'- +[72:16] 72|16|(And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance. +[72:17] 72|17|"That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty. +[72:18] 72|18|"And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah; +[72:19] 72|19|"Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd." +[72:20] 72|20|Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)." +[72:21] 72|21|Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct." +[72:22] 72|22|Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him, +[72:23] 72|23|"Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever." +[72:24] 72|24|At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least important in point of numbers. +[72:25] 72|25|Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term. +[72:26] 72|26|"He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries,- +[72:27] 72|27|"Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him, +[72:28] 72|28|"That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing." Surah 73: Al-Muzzammil (The One Covering Himself) ---------------------------------------- -[73:1] O thou folded in garments! -[73:2] Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,- -[73:3] Half of it,- or a little less, -[73:4] Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones. -[73:5] Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message. -[73:6] Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise). -[73:7] True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties: -[73:8] But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly. -[73:9] (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs. -[73:10] And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity). -[73:11] And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little while. -[73:12] With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them), -[73:13] And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous. -[73:14] One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down. -[73:15] We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh. -[73:16] But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment. -[73:17] Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?- -[73:18] Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be accomplished. -[73:19] Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Lord! -[73:20] Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But Allah doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. +[73:1] 73|1|O thou folded in garments! +[73:2] 73|2|Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,- +[73:3] 73|3|Half of it,- or a little less, +[73:4] 73|4|Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones. +[73:5] 73|5|Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message. +[73:6] 73|6|Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise). +[73:7] 73|7|True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties: +[73:8] 73|8|But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly. +[73:9] 73|9|(He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs. +[73:10] 73|10|And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity). +[73:11] 73|11|And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little while. +[73:12] 73|12|With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them), +[73:13] 73|13|And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous. +[73:14] 73|14|One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down. +[73:15] 73|15|We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh. +[73:16] 73|16|But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment. +[73:17] 73|17|Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?- +[73:18] 73|18|Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be accomplished. +[73:19] 73|19|Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Lord! +[73:20] 73|20|Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But Allah doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Surah 74: Al-Muddaththir (The One Wrapping Himself Up) ---------------------------------------- -[74:1] O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)! -[74:2] Arise and deliver thy warning! -[74:3] And thy Lord do thou magnify! -[74:4] And thy garments keep free from stain! -[74:5] And all abomination shun! -[74:6] Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! -[74:7] But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant! -[74:8] Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded, -[74:9] That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,- -[74:10] Far from easy for those without Faith. -[74:11] Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!- -[74:12] To whom I granted resources in abundance, -[74:13] And sons to be by his side!- -[74:14] To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable! -[74:15] Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);- -[74:16] By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! -[74:17] Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities! -[74:18] For he thought and he plotted;- -[74:19] And woe to him! How he plotted!- -[74:20] Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!- -[74:21] Then he looked round; -[74:22] Then he frowned and he scowled; -[74:23] Then he turned back and was haughty; -[74:24] Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old; -[74:25] "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" -[74:26] Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire! -[74:27] And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? -[74:28] Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!- -[74:29] Darkening and changing the colour of man! -[74:30] Over it are Nineteen. -[74:31] And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind. -[74:32] Nay, verily: By the Moon, -[74:33] And by the Night as it retreateth, -[74:34] And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,- -[74:35] This is but one of the mighty (portents), -[74:36] A warning to mankind,- -[74:37] To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;- -[74:38] Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds. -[74:39] Except the Companions of the Right Hand. -[74:40] (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other, -[74:41] And (ask) of the Sinners: -[74:42] "What led you into Hell Fire?" -[74:43] They will say: "We were not of those who prayed; -[74:44] "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent; -[74:45] "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers; -[74:46] "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment, -[74:47] "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain." -[74:48] Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them. -[74:49] Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?- -[74:50] As if they were affrighted asses, -[74:51] Fleeing from a lion! -[74:52] Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out! -[74:53] By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter, -[74:54] Nay, this surely is an admonition: -[74:55] Let any who will, keep it in remembrance! -[74:56] But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness. +[74:1] 74|1|O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)! +[74:2] 74|2|Arise and deliver thy warning! +[74:3] 74|3|And thy Lord do thou magnify! +[74:4] 74|4|And thy garments keep free from stain! +[74:5] 74|5|And all abomination shun! +[74:6] 74|6|Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! +[74:7] 74|7|But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant! +[74:8] 74|8|Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded, +[74:9] 74|9|That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,- +[74:10] 74|10|Far from easy for those without Faith. +[74:11] 74|11|Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!- +[74:12] 74|12|To whom I granted resources in abundance, +[74:13] 74|13|And sons to be by his side!- +[74:14] 74|14|To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable! +[74:15] 74|15|Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);- +[74:16] 74|16|By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! +[74:17] 74|17|Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities! +[74:18] 74|18|For he thought and he plotted;- +[74:19] 74|19|And woe to him! How he plotted!- +[74:20] 74|20|Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!- +[74:21] 74|21|Then he looked round; +[74:22] 74|22|Then he frowned and he scowled; +[74:23] 74|23|Then he turned back and was haughty; +[74:24] 74|24|Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old; +[74:25] 74|25|"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" +[74:26] 74|26|Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire! +[74:27] 74|27|And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? +[74:28] 74|28|Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!- +[74:29] 74|29|Darkening and changing the colour of man! +[74:30] 74|30|Over it are Nineteen. +[74:31] 74|31|And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind. +[74:32] 74|32|Nay, verily: By the Moon, +[74:33] 74|33|And by the Night as it retreateth, +[74:34] 74|34|And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,- +[74:35] 74|35|This is but one of the mighty (portents), +[74:36] 74|36|A warning to mankind,- +[74:37] 74|37|To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;- +[74:38] 74|38|Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds. +[74:39] 74|39|Except the Companions of the Right Hand. +[74:40] 74|40|(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other, +[74:41] 74|41|And (ask) of the Sinners: +[74:42] 74|42|"What led you into Hell Fire?" +[74:43] 74|43|They will say: "We were not of those who prayed; +[74:44] 74|44|"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent; +[74:45] 74|45|"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers; +[74:46] 74|46|"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment, +[74:47] 74|47|"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain." +[74:48] 74|48|Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them. +[74:49] 74|49|Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?- +[74:50] 74|50|As if they were affrighted asses, +[74:51] 74|51|Fleeing from a lion! +[74:52] 74|52|Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out! +[74:53] 74|53|By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter, +[74:54] 74|54|Nay, this surely is an admonition: +[74:55] 74|55|Let any who will, keep it in remembrance! +[74:56] 74|56|But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness. Surah 75: Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) ---------------------------------------- -[75:1] I do call to witness the Resurrection Day; -[75:2] And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil). -[75:3] Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? -[75:4] Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. -[75:5] But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him. -[75:6] He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?" -[75:7] At length, when the sight is dazed, -[75:8] And the moon is buried in darkness. -[75:9] And the sun and moon are joined together,- -[75:10] That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?" -[75:11] By no means! No place of safety! -[75:12] Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest. -[75:13] That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back. -[75:14] Nay, man will be evidence against himself, -[75:15] Even though he were to put up his excuses. -[75:16] Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith. -[75:17] It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it: -[75:18] But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated): -[75:19] Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear): -[75:20] Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life, -[75:21] And leave alone the Hereafter. -[75:22] Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);- -[75:23] Looking towards their Lord; -[75:24] And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal, -[75:25] In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them; -[75:26] Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit), -[75:27] And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?" -[75:28] And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting; -[75:29] And one leg will be joined with another: -[75:30] That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord! -[75:31] So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!- -[75:32] But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away! -[75:33] Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit! -[75:34] Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe! -[75:35] Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe! -[75:36] Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)? -[75:37] Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)? -[75:38] Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. -[75:39] And of him He made two sexes, male and female. -[75:40] Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead? +[75:1] 75|1|I do call to witness the Resurrection Day; +[75:2] 75|2|And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil). +[75:3] 75|3|Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? +[75:4] 75|4|Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. +[75:5] 75|5|But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him. +[75:6] 75|6|He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?" +[75:7] 75|7|At length, when the sight is dazed, +[75:8] 75|8|And the moon is buried in darkness. +[75:9] 75|9|And the sun and moon are joined together,- +[75:10] 75|10|That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?" +[75:11] 75|11|By no means! No place of safety! +[75:12] 75|12|Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest. +[75:13] 75|13|That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back. +[75:14] 75|14|Nay, man will be evidence against himself, +[75:15] 75|15|Even though he were to put up his excuses. +[75:16] 75|16|Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith. +[75:17] 75|17|It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it: +[75:18] 75|18|But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated): +[75:19] 75|19|Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear): +[75:20] 75|20|Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life, +[75:21] 75|21|And leave alone the Hereafter. +[75:22] 75|22|Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);- +[75:23] 75|23|Looking towards their Lord; +[75:24] 75|24|And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal, +[75:25] 75|25|In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them; +[75:26] 75|26|Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit), +[75:27] 75|27|And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?" +[75:28] 75|28|And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting; +[75:29] 75|29|And one leg will be joined with another: +[75:30] 75|30|That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord! +[75:31] 75|31|So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!- +[75:32] 75|32|But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away! +[75:33] 75|33|Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit! +[75:34] 75|34|Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe! +[75:35] 75|35|Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe! +[75:36] 75|36|Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)? +[75:37] 75|37|Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)? +[75:38] 75|38|Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. +[75:39] 75|39|And of him He made two sexes, male and female. +[75:40] 75|40|Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead? Surah 76: Al-Insan (The Man) ---------------------------------------- -[76:1] Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing - (not even) mentioned? -[76:2] Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight. -[76:3] We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will). -[76:4] For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a blazing Fire. -[76:5] As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,- -[76:6] A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance. -[76:7] They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide. -[76:8] And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,- -[76:9] (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks. -[76:10] "We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord." -[76:11] But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy. -[76:12] And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk. -[76:13] Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold. -[76:14] And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility. -[76:15] And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal,- -[76:16] Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes). -[76:17] And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil,- -[76:18] A fountain there, called Salsabil. -[76:19] And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls. -[76:20] And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent. -[76:21] Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy. -[76:22] "Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour is accepted and recognised." -[76:23] It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages. -[76:24] Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thy Lord, and hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them. -[76:25] And celebrate the name of thy Lord morning and evening, -[76:26] And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify Him a long night through. -[76:27] As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behind them a Day (that will be) hard. -[76:28] It is We Who created them, and We have made their joints strong; but, when We will, We can substitute the like of them by a complete change. -[76:29] This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord. -[76:30] But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -[76:31] He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty. +[76:1] 76|1|Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing - (not even) mentioned? +[76:2] 76|2|Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight. +[76:3] 76|3|We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will). +[76:4] 76|4|For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a blazing Fire. +[76:5] 76|5|As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,- +[76:6] 76|6|A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance. +[76:7] 76|7|They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide. +[76:8] 76|8|And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,- +[76:9] 76|9|(Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks. +[76:10] 76|10|"We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord." +[76:11] 76|11|But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy. +[76:12] 76|12|And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk. +[76:13] 76|13|Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold. +[76:14] 76|14|And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility. +[76:15] 76|15|And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal,- +[76:16] 76|16|Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes). +[76:17] 76|17|And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil,- +[76:18] 76|18|A fountain there, called Salsabil. +[76:19] 76|19|And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls. +[76:20] 76|20|And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent. +[76:21] 76|21|Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy. +[76:22] 76|22|"Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour is accepted and recognised." +[76:23] 76|23|It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages. +[76:24] 76|24|Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thy Lord, and hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them. +[76:25] 76|25|And celebrate the name of thy Lord morning and evening, +[76:26] 76|26|And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify Him a long night through. +[76:27] 76|27|As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behind them a Day (that will be) hard. +[76:28] 76|28|It is We Who created them, and We have made their joints strong; but, when We will, We can substitute the like of them by a complete change. +[76:29] 76|29|This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord. +[76:30] 76|30|But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom. +[76:31] 76|31|He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty. Surah 77: Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth) ---------------------------------------- -[77:1] By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit); -[77:2] Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts, -[77:3] And scatter (things) far and wide; -[77:4] Then separate them, one from another, -[77:5] Then spread abroad a Message, -[77:6] Whether of Justification or of Warning;- -[77:7] Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass. -[77:8] Then when the stars become dim; -[77:9] When the heaven is cleft asunder; -[77:10] When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust; -[77:11] And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);- -[77:12] For what Day are these (portents) deferred? -[77:13] For the Day of Sorting out. -[77:14] And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out? -[77:15] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:16] Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)? -[77:17] So shall We make later (generations) follow them. -[77:18] Thus do We deal with men of sin. -[77:19] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:20] Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?- -[77:21] The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed, -[77:22] For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)? -[77:23] For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things). -[77:24] Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:25] Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together. -[77:26] The living and the dead, -[77:27] And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)? -[77:28] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:29] (It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false! -[77:30] "Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns, -[77:31] "(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze. -[77:32] "Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts, -[77:33] "As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)." -[77:34] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:35] That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak. -[77:36] Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas. -[77:37] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:38] That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)! -[77:39] Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me! -[77:40] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:41] As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water). -[77:42] And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire. -[77:43] "Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness). -[77:44] Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good. -[77:45] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:46] (O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners. -[77:47] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:48] And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so. -[77:49] Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! -[77:50] Then what Message, after that, will they believe in? +[77:1] 77|1|By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit); +[77:2] 77|2|Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts, +[77:3] 77|3|And scatter (things) far and wide; +[77:4] 77|4|Then separate them, one from another, +[77:5] 77|5|Then spread abroad a Message, +[77:6] 77|6|Whether of Justification or of Warning;- +[77:7] 77|7|Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass. +[77:8] 77|8|Then when the stars become dim; +[77:9] 77|9|When the heaven is cleft asunder; +[77:10] 77|10|When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust; +[77:11] 77|11|And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);- +[77:12] 77|12|For what Day are these (portents) deferred? +[77:13] 77|13|For the Day of Sorting out. +[77:14] 77|14|And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out? +[77:15] 77|15|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:16] 77|16|Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)? +[77:17] 77|17|So shall We make later (generations) follow them. +[77:18] 77|18|Thus do We deal with men of sin. +[77:19] 77|19|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:20] 77|20|Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?- +[77:21] 77|21|The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed, +[77:22] 77|22|For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)? +[77:23] 77|23|For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things). +[77:24] 77|24|Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:25] 77|25|Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together. +[77:26] 77|26|The living and the dead, +[77:27] 77|27|And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)? +[77:28] 77|28|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:29] 77|29|(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false! +[77:30] 77|30|"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns, +[77:31] 77|31|"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze. +[77:32] 77|32|"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts, +[77:33] 77|33|"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)." +[77:34] 77|34|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:35] 77|35|That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak. +[77:36] 77|36|Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas. +[77:37] 77|37|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:38] 77|38|That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)! +[77:39] 77|39|Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me! +[77:40] 77|40|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:41] 77|41|As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water). +[77:42] 77|42|And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire. +[77:43] 77|43|"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness). +[77:44] 77|44|Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good. +[77:45] 77|45|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:46] 77|46|(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners. +[77:47] 77|47|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:48] 77|48|And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so. +[77:49] 77|49|Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! +[77:50] 77|50|Then what Message, after that, will they believe in? Surah 78: An-Naba' (The Announcement) ---------------------------------------- -[78:1] Concerning what are they disputing? -[78:2] Concerning the Great News, -[78:3] About which they cannot agree. -[78:4] Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! -[78:5] Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know! -[78:6] Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse, -[78:7] And the mountains as pegs? -[78:8] And (have We not) created you in pairs, -[78:9] And made your sleep for rest, -[78:10] And made the night as a covering, -[78:11] And made the day as a means of subsistence? -[78:12] And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments, -[78:13] And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour? -[78:14] And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance, -[78:15] That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables, -[78:16] And gardens of luxurious growth? -[78:17] Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed, -[78:18] The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds; -[78:19] And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors, -[78:20] And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage. -[78:21] Truly Hell is as a place of ambush, -[78:22] For the transgressors a place of destination: -[78:23] They will dwell therein for ages. -[78:24] Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink, -[78:25] Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold, -[78:26] A fitting recompense (for them). -[78:27] For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds), -[78:28] But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false. -[78:29] And all things have We preserved on record. -[78:30] "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment." -[78:31] Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires; -[78:32] Gardens enclosed, and grapevines; -[78:33] And voluptuous women of equal age; -[78:34] And a cup full (to the brim). -[78:35] No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:- -[78:36] Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient, -[78:37] (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him. -[78:38] The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right. -[78:39] That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord! -[78:40] Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!" +[78:1] 78|1|Concerning what are they disputing? +[78:2] 78|2|Concerning the Great News, +[78:3] 78|3|About which they cannot agree. +[78:4] 78|4|Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! +[78:5] 78|5|Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know! +[78:6] 78|6|Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse, +[78:7] 78|7|And the mountains as pegs? +[78:8] 78|8|And (have We not) created you in pairs, +[78:9] 78|9|And made your sleep for rest, +[78:10] 78|10|And made the night as a covering, +[78:11] 78|11|And made the day as a means of subsistence? +[78:12] 78|12|And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments, +[78:13] 78|13|And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour? +[78:14] 78|14|And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance, +[78:15] 78|15|That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables, +[78:16] 78|16|And gardens of luxurious growth? +[78:17] 78|17|Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed, +[78:18] 78|18|The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds; +[78:19] 78|19|And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors, +[78:20] 78|20|And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage. +[78:21] 78|21|Truly Hell is as a place of ambush, +[78:22] 78|22|For the transgressors a place of destination: +[78:23] 78|23|They will dwell therein for ages. +[78:24] 78|24|Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink, +[78:25] 78|25|Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold, +[78:26] 78|26|A fitting recompense (for them). +[78:27] 78|27|For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds), +[78:28] 78|28|But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false. +[78:29] 78|29|And all things have We preserved on record. +[78:30] 78|30|"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment." +[78:31] 78|31|Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires; +[78:32] 78|32|Gardens enclosed, and grapevines; +[78:33] 78|33|And voluptuous women of equal age; +[78:34] 78|34|And a cup full (to the brim). +[78:35] 78|35|No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:- +[78:36] 78|36|Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient, +[78:37] 78|37|(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him. +[78:38] 78|38|The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right. +[78:39] 78|39|That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord! +[78:40] 78|40|Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!" Surah 79: An-Nazi'at (Those Who Yearn) ---------------------------------------- -[79:1] By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence; -[79:2] By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed); -[79:3] And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy), -[79:4] Then press forward as in a race, -[79:5] Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord), -[79:6] One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion, -[79:7] Followed by oft-repeated (commotions): -[79:8] Hearts that Day will be in agitation; -[79:9] Cast down will be (their owners') eyes. -[79:10] They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state? -[79:11] "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?" -[79:12] They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!" -[79:13] But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry, -[79:14] When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment). -[79:15] Has the story of Moses reached thee? -[79:16] Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:- -[79:17] "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds: -[79:18] "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?- -[79:19] "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'" -[79:20] Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign. -[79:21] But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance); -[79:22] Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah). -[79:23] Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation, -[79:24] Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High". -[79:25] But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life. -[79:26] Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah). -[79:27] What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it: -[79:28] On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection. -[79:29] Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light). -[79:30] And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse); -[79:31] He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture; -[79:32] And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;- -[79:33] For use and convenience to you and your cattle. -[79:34] Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),- -[79:35] The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for, -[79:36] And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,- -[79:37] Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds, -[79:38] And had preferred the life of this world, -[79:39] The Abode will be Hell-Fire; -[79:40] And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires, -[79:41] Their abode will be the Garden. -[79:42] They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time? -[79:43] Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof? -[79:44] With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor. -[79:45] Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it. -[79:46] The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn! +[79:1] 79|1|By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence; +[79:2] 79|2|By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed); +[79:3] 79|3|And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy), +[79:4] 79|4|Then press forward as in a race, +[79:5] 79|5|Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord), +[79:6] 79|6|One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion, +[79:7] 79|7|Followed by oft-repeated (commotions): +[79:8] 79|8|Hearts that Day will be in agitation; +[79:9] 79|9|Cast down will be (their owners') eyes. +[79:10] 79|10|They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state? +[79:11] 79|11|"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?" +[79:12] 79|12|They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!" +[79:13] 79|13|But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry, +[79:14] 79|14|When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment). +[79:15] 79|15|Has the story of Moses reached thee? +[79:16] 79|16|Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:- +[79:17] 79|17|"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds: +[79:18] 79|18|"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?- +[79:19] 79|19|"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'" +[79:20] 79|20|Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign. +[79:21] 79|21|But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance); +[79:22] 79|22|Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah). +[79:23] 79|23|Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation, +[79:24] 79|24|Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High". +[79:25] 79|25|But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life. +[79:26] 79|26|Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah). +[79:27] 79|27|What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it: +[79:28] 79|28|On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection. +[79:29] 79|29|Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light). +[79:30] 79|30|And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse); +[79:31] 79|31|He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture; +[79:32] 79|32|And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;- +[79:33] 79|33|For use and convenience to you and your cattle. +[79:34] 79|34|Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),- +[79:35] 79|35|The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for, +[79:36] 79|36|And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,- +[79:37] 79|37|Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds, +[79:38] 79|38|And had preferred the life of this world, +[79:39] 79|39|The Abode will be Hell-Fire; +[79:40] 79|40|And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires, +[79:41] 79|41|Their abode will be the Garden. +[79:42] 79|42|They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time? +[79:43] 79|43|Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof? +[79:44] 79|44|With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor. +[79:45] 79|45|Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it. +[79:46] 79|46|The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn! Surah 80: 'Abasa (He Frowned) ---------------------------------------- -[80:1] (The Prophet) frowned and turned away, -[80:2] Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting). -[80:3] But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?- -[80:4] Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him? -[80:5] As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient, -[80:6] To him dost thou attend; -[80:7] Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding). -[80:8] But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly, -[80:9] And with fear (in his heart), -[80:10] Of him wast thou unmindful. -[80:11] By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction: -[80:12] Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance. -[80:13] (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour, -[80:14] Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy, -[80:15] (Written) by the hands of scribes- -[80:16] Honourable and Pious and Just. -[80:17] Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah; -[80:18] From what stuff hath He created him? -[80:19] From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions; -[80:20] Then doth He make His path smooth for him; -[80:21] Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave; -[80:22] Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again). -[80:23] By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him. -[80:24] Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it): -[80:25] For that We pour forth water in abundance, -[80:26] And We split the earth in fragments, -[80:27] And produce therein corn, -[80:28] And Grapes and nutritious plants, -[80:29] And Olives and Dates, -[80:30] And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees, -[80:31] And fruits and fodder,- -[80:32] For use and convenience to you and your cattle. -[80:33] At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,- -[80:34] That Day shall a man flee from his own brother, -[80:35] And from his mother and his father, -[80:36] And from his wife and his children. -[80:37] Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others. -[80:38] Some faces that Day will be beaming, -[80:39] Laughing, rejoicing. -[80:40] And other faces that Day will be dust-stained, -[80:41] Blackness will cover them: -[80:42] Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity. +[80:1] 80|1|(The Prophet) frowned and turned away, +[80:2] 80|2|Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting). +[80:3] 80|3|But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?- +[80:4] 80|4|Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him? +[80:5] 80|5|As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient, +[80:6] 80|6|To him dost thou attend; +[80:7] 80|7|Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding). +[80:8] 80|8|But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly, +[80:9] 80|9|And with fear (in his heart), +[80:10] 80|10|Of him wast thou unmindful. +[80:11] 80|11|By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction: +[80:12] 80|12|Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance. +[80:13] 80|13|(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour, +[80:14] 80|14|Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy, +[80:15] 80|15|(Written) by the hands of scribes- +[80:16] 80|16|Honourable and Pious and Just. +[80:17] 80|17|Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah; +[80:18] 80|18|From what stuff hath He created him? +[80:19] 80|19|From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions; +[80:20] 80|20|Then doth He make His path smooth for him; +[80:21] 80|21|Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave; +[80:22] 80|22|Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again). +[80:23] 80|23|By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him. +[80:24] 80|24|Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it): +[80:25] 80|25|For that We pour forth water in abundance, +[80:26] 80|26|And We split the earth in fragments, +[80:27] 80|27|And produce therein corn, +[80:28] 80|28|And Grapes and nutritious plants, +[80:29] 80|29|And Olives and Dates, +[80:30] 80|30|And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees, +[80:31] 80|31|And fruits and fodder,- +[80:32] 80|32|For use and convenience to you and your cattle. +[80:33] 80|33|At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,- +[80:34] 80|34|That Day shall a man flee from his own brother, +[80:35] 80|35|And from his mother and his father, +[80:36] 80|36|And from his wife and his children. +[80:37] 80|37|Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others. +[80:38] 80|38|Some faces that Day will be beaming, +[80:39] 80|39|Laughing, rejoicing. +[80:40] 80|40|And other faces that Day will be dust-stained, +[80:41] 80|41|Blackness will cover them: +[80:42] 80|42|Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity. Surah 81: At-Takwir (The Folding Up) ---------------------------------------- -[81:1] When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up; -[81:2] When the stars fall, losing their lustre; -[81:3] When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); -[81:4] When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; -[81:5] When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations); -[81:6] When the oceans boil over with a swell; -[81:7] When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like); -[81:8] When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned - -[81:9] For what crime she was killed; -[81:10] When the scrolls are laid open; -[81:11] When the world on High is unveiled; -[81:12] When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; -[81:13] And when the Garden is brought near;- -[81:14] (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. -[81:15] So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, -[81:16] Go straight, or hide; -[81:17] And the Night as it dissipates; -[81:18] And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;- -[81:19] Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, -[81:20] Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, -[81:21] With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust. -[81:22] And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed; -[81:23] And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. -[81:24] Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. -[81:25] Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed. -[81:26] When whither go ye? -[81:27] Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: -[81:28] (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight: -[81:29] But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds. +[81:1] 81|1|When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up; +[81:2] 81|2|When the stars fall, losing their lustre; +[81:3] 81|3|When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); +[81:4] 81|4|When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; +[81:5] 81|5|When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations); +[81:6] 81|6|When the oceans boil over with a swell; +[81:7] 81|7|When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like); +[81:8] 81|8|When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned - +[81:9] 81|9|For what crime she was killed; +[81:10] 81|10|When the scrolls are laid open; +[81:11] 81|11|When the world on High is unveiled; +[81:12] 81|12|When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; +[81:13] 81|13|And when the Garden is brought near;- +[81:14] 81|14|(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. +[81:15] 81|15|So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, +[81:16] 81|16|Go straight, or hide; +[81:17] 81|17|And the Night as it dissipates; +[81:18] 81|18|And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;- +[81:19] 81|19|Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, +[81:20] 81|20|Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, +[81:21] 81|21|With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust. +[81:22] 81|22|And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed; +[81:23] 81|23|And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. +[81:24] 81|24|Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. +[81:25] 81|25|Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed. +[81:26] 81|26|When whither go ye? +[81:27] 81|27|Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: +[81:28] 81|28|(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight: +[81:29] 81|29|But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds. Surah 82: Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) ---------------------------------------- -[82:1] When the Sky is cleft asunder; -[82:2] When the Stars are scattered; -[82:3] When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth; -[82:4] And when the Graves are turned upside down;- -[82:5] (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back. -[82:6] O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?- -[82:7] Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias; -[82:8] In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together. -[82:9] Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment! -[82:10] But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,- -[82:11] Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds): -[82:12] They know (and understand) all that ye do. -[82:13] As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss; -[82:14] And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire, -[82:15] Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment, -[82:16] And they will not be able to keep away therefrom. -[82:17] And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? -[82:18] Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? -[82:19] (It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah. +[82:1] 82|1|When the Sky is cleft asunder; +[82:2] 82|2|When the Stars are scattered; +[82:3] 82|3|When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth; +[82:4] 82|4|And when the Graves are turned upside down;- +[82:5] 82|5|(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back. +[82:6] 82|6|O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?- +[82:7] 82|7|Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias; +[82:8] 82|8|In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together. +[82:9] 82|9|Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment! +[82:10] 82|10|But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,- +[82:11] 82|11|Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds): +[82:12] 82|12|They know (and understand) all that ye do. +[82:13] 82|13|As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss; +[82:14] 82|14|And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire, +[82:15] 82|15|Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment, +[82:16] 82|16|And they will not be able to keep away therefrom. +[82:17] 82|17|And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? +[82:18] 82|18|Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? +[82:19] 82|19|(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah. Surah 83: At-Tatfif (Default in Duty) ---------------------------------------- -[83:1] Woe to those that deal in fraud,- -[83:2] Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, -[83:3] But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. -[83:4] Do they not think that they will be called to account?- -[83:5] On a Mighty Day, -[83:6] A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds? -[83:7] Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin. -[83:8] And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is? -[83:9] (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed. -[83:10] Woe, that Day, to those that deny- -[83:11] Those that deny the Day of Judgment. -[83:12] And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner! -[83:13] When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!" -[83:14] By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do! -[83:15] Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled. -[83:16] Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell. -[83:17] Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false! -[83:18] Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin. -[83:19] And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is? -[83:20] (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed, -[83:21] To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah). -[83:22] Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss: -[83:23] On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things): -[83:24] Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss. -[83:25] Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed: -[83:26] The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations: -[83:27] With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim: -[83:28] A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah. -[83:29] Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed, -[83:30] And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery); -[83:31] And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; -[83:32] And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!" -[83:33] But they had not been sent as keepers over them! -[83:34] But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers: -[83:35] On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things). -[83:36] Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did? +[83:1] 83|1|Woe to those that deal in fraud,- +[83:2] 83|2|Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, +[83:3] 83|3|But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. +[83:4] 83|4|Do they not think that they will be called to account?- +[83:5] 83|5|On a Mighty Day, +[83:6] 83|6|A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds? +[83:7] 83|7|Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin. +[83:8] 83|8|And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is? +[83:9] 83|9|(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed. +[83:10] 83|10|Woe, that Day, to those that deny- +[83:11] 83|11|Those that deny the Day of Judgment. +[83:12] 83|12|And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner! +[83:13] 83|13|When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!" +[83:14] 83|14|By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do! +[83:15] 83|15|Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled. +[83:16] 83|16|Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell. +[83:17] 83|17|Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false! +[83:18] 83|18|Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin. +[83:19] 83|19|And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is? +[83:20] 83|20|(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed, +[83:21] 83|21|To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah). +[83:22] 83|22|Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss: +[83:23] 83|23|On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things): +[83:24] 83|24|Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss. +[83:25] 83|25|Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed: +[83:26] 83|26|The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations: +[83:27] 83|27|With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim: +[83:28] 83|28|A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah. +[83:29] 83|29|Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed, +[83:30] 83|30|And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery); +[83:31] 83|31|And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; +[83:32] 83|32|And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!" +[83:33] 83|33|But they had not been sent as keepers over them! +[83:34] 83|34|But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers: +[83:35] 83|35|On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things). +[83:36] 83|36|Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did? Surah 84: Al-Inshiqaq (The Bursting Asunder) ---------------------------------------- -[84:1] When the sky is rent asunder, -[84:2] And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);- -[84:3] And when the earth is flattened out, -[84:4] And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty, -[84:5] And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality). -[84:6] O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him. -[84:7] Then he who is given his Record in his right hand, -[84:8] Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning, -[84:9] And he will turn to his people, rejoicing! -[84:10] But he who is given his Record behind his back,- -[84:11] Soon will he cry for perdition, -[84:12] And he will enter a Blazing Fire. -[84:13] Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing! -[84:14] Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)! -[84:15] Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him! -[84:16] So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset; -[84:17] The Night and its Homing; -[84:18] And the Moon in her fullness: -[84:19] Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage. -[84:20] What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?- -[84:21] And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate, -[84:22] But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it). -[84:23] But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts) -[84:24] So announce to them a Penalty Grievous, -[84:25] Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail. +[84:1] 84|1|When the sky is rent asunder, +[84:2] 84|2|And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);- +[84:3] 84|3|And when the earth is flattened out, +[84:4] 84|4|And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty, +[84:5] 84|5|And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality). +[84:6] 84|6|O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him. +[84:7] 84|7|Then he who is given his Record in his right hand, +[84:8] 84|8|Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning, +[84:9] 84|9|And he will turn to his people, rejoicing! +[84:10] 84|10|But he who is given his Record behind his back,- +[84:11] 84|11|Soon will he cry for perdition, +[84:12] 84|12|And he will enter a Blazing Fire. +[84:13] 84|13|Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing! +[84:14] 84|14|Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)! +[84:15] 84|15|Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him! +[84:16] 84|16|So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset; +[84:17] 84|17|The Night and its Homing; +[84:18] 84|18|And the Moon in her fullness: +[84:19] 84|19|Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage. +[84:20] 84|20|What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?- +[84:21] 84|21|And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate, +[84:22] 84|22|But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it). +[84:23] 84|23|But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts) +[84:24] 84|24|So announce to them a Penalty Grievous, +[84:25] 84|25|Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail. Surah 85: Al-Buruj (The Stars) ---------------------------------------- -[85:1] By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs; -[85:2] By the promised Day (of Judgment); -[85:3] By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- -[85:4] Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire), -[85:5] Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel: -[85:6] Behold! they sat over against the (fire), -[85:7] And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. -[85:8] And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!- -[85:9] Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things. -[85:10] Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire. -[85:11] For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), -[85:12] Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. -[85:13] It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). -[85:14] And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness, -[85:15] Lord of the Throne of Glory, -[85:16] Doer (without let) of all that He intends. -[85:17] Has the story reached thee, of the forces- -[85:18] Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? -[85:19] And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)! -[85:20] But Allah doth encompass them from behind! -[85:21] Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an, -[85:22] (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! +[85:1] 85|1|By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs; +[85:2] 85|2|By the promised Day (of Judgment); +[85:3] 85|3|By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- +[85:4] 85|4|Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire), +[85:5] 85|5|Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel: +[85:6] 85|6|Behold! they sat over against the (fire), +[85:7] 85|7|And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. +[85:8] 85|8|And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!- +[85:9] 85|9|Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things. +[85:10] 85|10|Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire. +[85:11] 85|11|For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), +[85:12] 85|12|Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. +[85:13] 85|13|It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). +[85:14] 85|14|And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness, +[85:15] 85|15|Lord of the Throne of Glory, +[85:16] 85|16|Doer (without let) of all that He intends. +[85:17] 85|17|Has the story reached thee, of the forces- +[85:18] 85|18|Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? +[85:19] 85|19|And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)! +[85:20] 85|20|But Allah doth encompass them from behind! +[85:21] 85|21|Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an, +[85:22] 85|22|(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! Surah 86: At-Tariq (The Comer by Night) ---------------------------------------- -[86:1] By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);- -[86:2] And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- -[86:3] (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;- -[86:4] There is no soul but has a protector over it. -[86:5] Now let man but think from what he is created! -[86:6] He is created from a drop emitted- -[86:7] Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: -[86:8] Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)! -[86:9] The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, -[86:10] (Man) will have no power, and no helper. -[86:11] By the Firmament which returns (in its round), -[86:12] And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- -[86:13] Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): -[86:14] It is not a thing for amusement. -[86:15] As for them, they are but plotting a scheme, -[86:16] And I am planning a scheme. -[86:17] Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile). +[86:1] 86|1|By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);- +[86:2] 86|2|And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- +[86:3] 86|3|(It is) the Star of piercing brightness;- +[86:4] 86|4|There is no soul but has a protector over it. +[86:5] 86|5|Now let man but think from what he is created! +[86:6] 86|6|He is created from a drop emitted- +[86:7] 86|7|Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: +[86:8] 86|8|Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)! +[86:9] 86|9|The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, +[86:10] 86|10|(Man) will have no power, and no helper. +[86:11] 86|11|By the Firmament which returns (in its round), +[86:12] 86|12|And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- +[86:13] 86|13|Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): +[86:14] 86|14|It is not a thing for amusement. +[86:15] 86|15|As for them, they are but plotting a scheme, +[86:16] 86|16|And I am planning a scheme. +[86:17] 86|17|Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile). Surah 87: Al-A'la (The Most High) ---------------------------------------- -[87:1] Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High, -[87:2] Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion; -[87:3] Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance; -[87:4] And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture, -[87:5] And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble. -[87:6] By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget, -[87:7] Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden. -[87:8] And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path). -[87:9] Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer). -[87:10] The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah): -[87:11] But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones, -[87:12] Who will enter the Great Fire, -[87:13] In which they will then neither die nor live. -[87:14] But those will prosper who purify themselves, -[87:15] And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer. -[87:16] Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world; -[87:17] But the Hereafter is better and more enduring. -[87:18] And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),- -[87:19] The Books of Abraham and Moses. +[87:1] 87|1|Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High, +[87:2] 87|2|Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion; +[87:3] 87|3|Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance; +[87:4] 87|4|And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture, +[87:5] 87|5|And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble. +[87:6] 87|6|By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget, +[87:7] 87|7|Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden. +[87:8] 87|8|And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path). +[87:9] 87|9|Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer). +[87:10] 87|10|The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah): +[87:11] 87|11|But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones, +[87:12] 87|12|Who will enter the Great Fire, +[87:13] 87|13|In which they will then neither die nor live. +[87:14] 87|14|But those will prosper who purify themselves, +[87:15] 87|15|And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer. +[87:16] 87|16|Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world; +[87:17] 87|17|But the Hereafter is better and more enduring. +[87:18] 87|18|And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),- +[87:19] 87|19|The Books of Abraham and Moses. Surah 88: Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming Event) ---------------------------------------- -[88:1] Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)? -[88:2] Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated, -[88:3] Labouring (hard), weary,- -[88:4] The while they enter the Blazing Fire,- -[88:5] The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring, -[88:6] No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari' -[88:7] Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. -[88:8] (Other) faces that Day will be joyful, -[88:9] Pleased with their striving,- -[88:10] In a Garden on high, -[88:11] Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity: -[88:12] Therein will be a bubbling spring: -[88:13] Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high, -[88:14] Goblets placed (ready), -[88:15] And cushions set in rows, -[88:16] And rich carpets (all) spread out. -[88:17] Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?- -[88:18] And at the Sky, how it is raised high?- -[88:19] And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?- -[88:20] And at the Earth, how it is spread out? -[88:21] Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. -[88:22] Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs. -[88:23] But if any turn away and reject Allah,- -[88:24] Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment, -[88:25] For to Us will be their return; -[88:26] Then it will be for Us to call them to account. +[88:1] 88|1|Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)? +[88:2] 88|2|Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated, +[88:3] 88|3|Labouring (hard), weary,- +[88:4] 88|4|The while they enter the Blazing Fire,- +[88:5] 88|5|The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring, +[88:6] 88|6|No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari' +[88:7] 88|7|Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. +[88:8] 88|8|(Other) faces that Day will be joyful, +[88:9] 88|9|Pleased with their striving,- +[88:10] 88|10|In a Garden on high, +[88:11] 88|11|Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity: +[88:12] 88|12|Therein will be a bubbling spring: +[88:13] 88|13|Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high, +[88:14] 88|14|Goblets placed (ready), +[88:15] 88|15|And cushions set in rows, +[88:16] 88|16|And rich carpets (all) spread out. +[88:17] 88|17|Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?- +[88:18] 88|18|And at the Sky, how it is raised high?- +[88:19] 88|19|And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?- +[88:20] 88|20|And at the Earth, how it is spread out? +[88:21] 88|21|Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. +[88:22] 88|22|Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs. +[88:23] 88|23|But if any turn away and reject Allah,- +[88:24] 88|24|Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment, +[88:25] 88|25|For to Us will be their return; +[88:26] 88|26|Then it will be for Us to call them to account. Surah 89: Al-Fajr (The Daybreak) ---------------------------------------- -[89:1] By the break of Day -[89:2] By the Nights twice five; -[89:3] By the even and odd (contrasted); -[89:4] And by the Night when it passeth away;- -[89:5] Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand? -[89:6] Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),- -[89:7] Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars, -[89:8] The like of which were not produced in (all) the land? -[89:9] And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?- -[89:10] And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes? -[89:11] (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands, -[89:12] And heaped therein mischief (on mischief). -[89:13] Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements: -[89:14] For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower. -[89:15] Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me." -[89:16] But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!" -[89:17] Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans! -[89:18] Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!- -[89:19] And ye devour inheritance - all with greed, -[89:20] And ye love wealth with inordinate love! -[89:21] Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder, -[89:22] And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank, -[89:23] And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him? -[89:24] He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!" -[89:25] For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict, -[89:26] And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind. -[89:27] (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction! -[89:28] "Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him! -[89:29] "Enter thou, then, among My devotees! -[89:30] "Yea, enter thou My Heaven! +[89:1] 89|1|By the break of Day +[89:2] 89|2|By the Nights twice five; +[89:3] 89|3|By the even and odd (contrasted); +[89:4] 89|4|And by the Night when it passeth away;- +[89:5] 89|5|Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand? +[89:6] 89|6|Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),- +[89:7] 89|7|Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars, +[89:8] 89|8|The like of which were not produced in (all) the land? +[89:9] 89|9|And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?- +[89:10] 89|10|And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes? +[89:11] 89|11|(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands, +[89:12] 89|12|And heaped therein mischief (on mischief). +[89:13] 89|13|Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements: +[89:14] 89|14|For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower. +[89:15] 89|15|Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me." +[89:16] 89|16|But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!" +[89:17] 89|17|Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans! +[89:18] 89|18|Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!- +[89:19] 89|19|And ye devour inheritance - all with greed, +[89:20] 89|20|And ye love wealth with inordinate love! +[89:21] 89|21|Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder, +[89:22] 89|22|And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank, +[89:23] 89|23|And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him? +[89:24] 89|24|He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!" +[89:25] 89|25|For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict, +[89:26] 89|26|And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind. +[89:27] 89|27|(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction! +[89:28] 89|28|"Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him! +[89:29] 89|29|"Enter thou, then, among My devotees! +[89:30] 89|30|"Yea, enter thou My Heaven! Surah 90: Al-Balad (The City) ---------------------------------------- -[90:1] I do call to witness this City;- -[90:2] And thou art a freeman of this City;- -[90:3] And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;- -[90:4] Verily We have created man into toil and struggle. -[90:5] Thinketh he, that none hath power over him? -[90:6] He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance! -[90:7] Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? -[90:8] Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?- -[90:9] And a tongue, and a pair of lips?- -[90:10] And shown him the two highways? -[90:11] But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep. -[90:12] And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?- -[90:13] (It is:) freeing the bondman; -[90:14] Or the giving of food in a day of privation -[90:15] To the orphan with claims of relationship, -[90:16] Or to the indigent (down) in the dust. -[90:17] Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion. -[90:18] Such are the Companions of the Right Hand. -[90:19] But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand. -[90:20] On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round). +[90:1] 90|1|I do call to witness this City;- +[90:2] 90|2|And thou art a freeman of this City;- +[90:3] 90|3|And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;- +[90:4] 90|4|Verily We have created man into toil and struggle. +[90:5] 90|5|Thinketh he, that none hath power over him? +[90:6] 90|6|He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance! +[90:7] 90|7|Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? +[90:8] 90|8|Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?- +[90:9] 90|9|And a tongue, and a pair of lips?- +[90:10] 90|10|And shown him the two highways? +[90:11] 90|11|But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep. +[90:12] 90|12|And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?- +[90:13] 90|13|(It is:) freeing the bondman; +[90:14] 90|14|Or the giving of food in a day of privation +[90:15] 90|15|To the orphan with claims of relationship, +[90:16] 90|16|Or to the indigent (down) in the dust. +[90:17] 90|17|Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion. +[90:18] 90|18|Such are the Companions of the Right Hand. +[90:19] 90|19|But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand. +[90:20] 90|20|On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round). Surah 91: Ash-Shams (The Sun) ---------------------------------------- -[91:1] By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; -[91:2] By the Moon as she follows him; -[91:3] By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; -[91:4] By the Night as it conceals it; -[91:5] By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; -[91:6] By the Earth and its (wide) expanse: -[91:7] By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; -[91:8] And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- -[91:9] Truly he succeeds that purifies it, -[91:10] And he fails that corrupts it! -[91:11] The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing, -[91:12] Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). -[91:13] But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!" -[91:14] Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)! -[91:15] And for Him is no fear of its consequences. +[91:1] 91|1|By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; +[91:2] 91|2|By the Moon as she follows him; +[91:3] 91|3|By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; +[91:4] 91|4|By the Night as it conceals it; +[91:5] 91|5|By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; +[91:6] 91|6|By the Earth and its (wide) expanse: +[91:7] 91|7|By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; +[91:8] 91|8|And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- +[91:9] 91|9|Truly he succeeds that purifies it, +[91:10] 91|10|And he fails that corrupts it! +[91:11] 91|11|The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing, +[91:12] 91|12|Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). +[91:13] 91|13|But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!" +[91:14] 91|14|Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)! +[91:15] 91|15|And for Him is no fear of its consequences. Surah 92: Al-Lail (The Night) ---------------------------------------- -[92:1] By the Night as it conceals (the light); -[92:2] By the Day as it appears in glory; -[92:3] By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;- -[92:4] Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse. -[92:5] So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), -[92:6] And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,- -[92:7] We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. -[92:8] But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, -[92:9] And gives the lie to the best,- -[92:10] We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery; -[92:11] Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit). -[92:12] Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide, -[92:13] And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning. -[92:14] Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; -[92:15] None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones -[92:16] Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs. -[92:17] But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,- -[92:18] Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, -[92:19] And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, -[92:20] But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High; -[92:21] And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. +[92:1] 92|1|By the Night as it conceals (the light); +[92:2] 92|2|By the Day as it appears in glory; +[92:3] 92|3|By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;- +[92:4] 92|4|Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse. +[92:5] 92|5|So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), +[92:6] 92|6|And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,- +[92:7] 92|7|We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. +[92:8] 92|8|But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, +[92:9] 92|9|And gives the lie to the best,- +[92:10] 92|10|We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery; +[92:11] 92|11|Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit). +[92:12] 92|12|Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide, +[92:13] 92|13|And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning. +[92:14] 92|14|Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; +[92:15] 92|15|None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones +[92:16] 92|16|Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs. +[92:17] 92|17|But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,- +[92:18] 92|18|Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, +[92:19] 92|19|And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, +[92:20] 92|20|But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High; +[92:21] 92|21|And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. Surah 93: Ad-Duha (The Brightness of the Day) ---------------------------------------- -[93:1] By the Glorious Morning Light, -[93:2] And by the Night when it is still,- -[93:3] Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased. -[93:4] And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present. -[93:5] And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased. -[93:6] Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)? -[93:7] And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance. -[93:8] And He found thee in need, and made thee independent. -[93:9] Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, -[93:10] Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard); -[93:11] But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim! +[93:1] 93|1|By the Glorious Morning Light, +[93:2] 93|2|And by the Night when it is still,- +[93:3] 93|3|Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased. +[93:4] 93|4|And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present. +[93:5] 93|5|And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased. +[93:6] 93|6|Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)? +[93:7] 93|7|And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance. +[93:8] 93|8|And He found thee in need, and made thee independent. +[93:9] 93|9|Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, +[93:10] 93|10|Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard); +[93:11] 93|11|But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim! Surah 94: Al-Inshirah (The Expansion) ---------------------------------------- -[94:1] Have We not expanded thee thy breast?- -[94:2] And removed from thee thy burden -[94:3] The which did gall thy back?- -[94:4] And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)? -[94:5] So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: -[94:6] Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. -[94:7] Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, -[94:8] And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention. +[94:1] 94|1|Have We not expanded thee thy breast?- +[94:2] 94|2|And removed from thee thy burden +[94:3] 94|3|The which did gall thy back?- +[94:4] 94|4|And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)? +[94:5] 94|5|So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: +[94:6] 94|6|Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. +[94:7] 94|7|Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, +[94:8] 94|8|And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention. Surah 95: At-Tin (The Fig) ---------------------------------------- -[95:1] By the Fig and the Olive, -[95:2] And the Mount of Sinai, -[95:3] And this City of security,- -[95:4] We have indeed created man in the best of moulds, -[95:5] Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,- -[95:6] Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing. -[95:7] Then what can, after this, contradict thee, as to the judgment (to come)? -[95:8] Is not Allah the wisest of judges? +[95:1] 95|1|By the Fig and the Olive, +[95:2] 95|2|And the Mount of Sinai, +[95:3] 95|3|And this City of security,- +[95:4] 95|4|We have indeed created man in the best of moulds, +[95:5] 95|5|Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,- +[95:6] 95|6|Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing. +[95:7] 95|7|Then what can, after this, contradict thee, as to the judgment (to come)? +[95:8] 95|8|Is not Allah the wisest of judges? Surah 96: Al-'Alaq (The Clot) ---------------------------------------- -[96:1] Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- -[96:2] Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: -[96:3] Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- -[96:4] He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- -[96:5] Taught man that which he knew not. -[96:6] Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, -[96:7] In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. -[96:8] Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). -[96:9] Seest thou one who forbids- -[96:10] A votary when he (turns) to pray? -[96:11] Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- -[96:12] Or enjoins Righteousness? -[96:13] Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? -[96:14] Knoweth he not that Allah doth see? -[96:15] Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- -[96:16] A lying, sinful forelock! -[96:17] Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): -[96:18] We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! -[96:19] Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! +[96:1] 96|1|Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- +[96:2] 96|2|Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: +[96:3] 96|3|Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- +[96:4] 96|4|He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- +[96:5] 96|5|Taught man that which he knew not. +[96:6] 96|6|Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, +[96:7] 96|7|In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. +[96:8] 96|8|Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). +[96:9] 96|9|Seest thou one who forbids- +[96:10] 96|10|A votary when he (turns) to pray? +[96:11] 96|11|Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- +[96:12] 96|12|Or enjoins Righteousness? +[96:13] 96|13|Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? +[96:14] 96|14|Knoweth he not that Allah doth see? +[96:15] 96|15|Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- +[96:16] 96|16|A lying, sinful forelock! +[96:17] 96|17|Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): +[96:18] 96|18|We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! +[96:19] 96|19|Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! Surah 97: Al-Qadr (The Majesty) ---------------------------------------- -[97:1] We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power: -[97:2] And what will explain to thee what the night of power is? -[97:3] The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. -[97:4] Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand: -[97:5] Peace!... This until the rise of morn! +[97:1] 97|1|We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power: +[97:2] 97|2|And what will explain to thee what the night of power is? +[97:3] 97|3|The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. +[97:4] 97|4|Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand: +[97:5] 97|5|Peace!... This until the rise of morn! Surah 98: Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Evidence) ---------------------------------------- -[98:1] Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence,- -[98:2] An messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy: -[98:3] Wherein are laws (or decrees) right and straight. -[98:4] Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence. -[98:5] And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight. -[98:6] Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures. -[98:7] Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are the best of creatures. -[98:8] Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity, beneath which rivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them, and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher. +[98:1] 98|1|Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence,- +[98:2] 98|2|An messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy: +[98:3] 98|3|Wherein are laws (or decrees) right and straight. +[98:4] 98|4|Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence. +[98:5] 98|5|And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight. +[98:6] 98|6|Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures. +[98:7] 98|7|Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are the best of creatures. +[98:8] 98|8|Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity, beneath which rivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them, and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher. Surah 99: Al-Zilzal (The Shaking) ---------------------------------------- -[99:1] When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion, -[99:2] And the earth throws up her burdens (from within), -[99:3] And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'- -[99:4] On that Day will she declare her tidings: -[99:5] For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration. -[99:6] On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done). -[99:7] Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! -[99:8] And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it. +[99:1] 99|1|When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion, +[99:2] 99|2|And the earth throws up her burdens (from within), +[99:3] 99|3|And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'- +[99:4] 99|4|On that Day will she declare her tidings: +[99:5] 99|5|For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration. +[99:6] 99|6|On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done). +[99:7] 99|7|Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! +[99:8] 99|8|And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it. Surah 100: Al-'Adiyat (The Assaulters) ---------------------------------------- -[100:1] By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath), -[100:2] And strike sparks of fire, -[100:3] And push home the charge in the morning, -[100:4] And raise the dust in clouds the while, -[100:5] And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;- -[100:6] Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful; -[100:7] And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds); -[100:8] And violent is he in his love of wealth. -[100:9] Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad -[100:10] And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest- -[100:11] That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day? +[100:1] 100|1|By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath), +[100:2] 100|2|And strike sparks of fire, +[100:3] 100|3|And push home the charge in the morning, +[100:4] 100|4|And raise the dust in clouds the while, +[100:5] 100|5|And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;- +[100:6] 100|6|Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful; +[100:7] 100|7|And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds); +[100:8] 100|8|And violent is he in his love of wealth. +[100:9] 100|9|Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad +[100:10] 100|10|And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest- +[100:11] 100|11|That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day? Surah 101: Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) ---------------------------------------- -[101:1] The (Day) of Noise and Clamour: -[101:2] What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour? -[101:3] And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is? -[101:4] (It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about, -[101:5] And the mountains will be like carded wool. -[101:6] Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy, -[101:7] Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction. -[101:8] But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,- -[101:9] Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit. -[101:10] And what will explain to thee what this is? -[101:11] (It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely! +[101:1] 101|1|The (Day) of Noise and Clamour: +[101:2] 101|2|What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour? +[101:3] 101|3|And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is? +[101:4] 101|4|(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about, +[101:5] 101|5|And the mountains will be like carded wool. +[101:6] 101|6|Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy, +[101:7] 101|7|Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction. +[101:8] 101|8|But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,- +[101:9] 101|9|Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit. +[101:10] 101|10|And what will explain to thee what this is? +[101:11] 101|11|(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely! Surah 102: At-Takathur (The Abundance of Wealth) ---------------------------------------- -[102:1] The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things), -[102:2] Until ye visit the graves. -[102:3] But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality). -[102:4] Again, ye soon shall know! -[102:5] Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!) -[102:6] Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire! -[102:7] Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight! -[102:8] Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!). +[102:1] 102|1|The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things), +[102:2] 102|2|Until ye visit the graves. +[102:3] 102|3|But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality). +[102:4] 102|4|Again, ye soon shall know! +[102:5] 102|5|Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!) +[102:6] 102|6|Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire! +[102:7] 102|7|Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight! +[102:8] 102|8|Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!). Surah 103: Al-'Asr (The Time) ---------------------------------------- -[103:1] By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), -[103:2] Verily Man is in loss, -[103:3] Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. +[103:1] 103|1|By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), +[103:2] 103|2|Verily Man is in loss, +[103:3] 103|3|Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. Surah 104: Al-Humazah (The Slanderer) ---------------------------------------- -[104:1] Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter, -[104:2] Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by, -[104:3] Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever! -[104:4] By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces, -[104:5] And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces? -[104:6] (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), -[104:7] The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts: -[104:8] It shall be made into a vault over them, -[104:9] In columns outstretched. +[104:1] 104|1|Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter, +[104:2] 104|2|Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by, +[104:3] 104|3|Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever! +[104:4] 104|4|By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces, +[104:5] 104|5|And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces? +[104:6] 104|6|(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), +[104:7] 104|7|The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts: +[104:8] 104|8|It shall be made into a vault over them, +[104:9] 104|9|In columns outstretched. Surah 105: Al-Fil (The Elephant) ---------------------------------------- -[105:1] Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant? -[105:2] Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray? -[105:3] And He sent against them Flights of Birds, -[105:4] Striking them with stones of baked clay. -[105:5] Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up. +[105:1] 105|1|Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant? +[105:2] 105|2|Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray? +[105:3] 105|3|And He sent against them Flights of Birds, +[105:4] 105|4|Striking them with stones of baked clay. +[105:5] 105|5|Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up. Surah 106: Al-Quraish (The Quraish) ---------------------------------------- -[106:1] For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish, -[106:2] Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,- -[106:3] Let them adore the Lord of this House, -[106:4] Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger). +[106:1] 106|1|For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish, +[106:2] 106|2|Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,- +[106:3] 106|3|Let them adore the Lord of this House, +[106:4] 106|4|Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger). Surah 107: Al-Ma'un (Acts of Kindness) ---------------------------------------- -[107:1] Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)? -[107:2] Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness), -[107:3] And encourages not the feeding of the indigent. -[107:4] So woe to the worshippers -[107:5] Who are neglectful of their prayers, -[107:6] Those who (want but) to be seen (of men), -[107:7] But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs. +[107:1] 107|1|Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)? +[107:2] 107|2|Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness), +[107:3] 107|3|And encourages not the feeding of the indigent. +[107:4] 107|4|So woe to the worshippers +[107:5] 107|5|Who are neglectful of their prayers, +[107:6] 107|6|Those who (want but) to be seen (of men), +[107:7] 107|7|But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs. Surah 108: Al-Kauthar (The Abundance of Good) ---------------------------------------- -[108:1] To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance). -[108:2] Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. -[108:3] For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope). +[108:1] 108|1|To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance). +[108:2] 108|2|Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. +[108:3] 108|3|For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope). Surah 109: Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) ---------------------------------------- -[109:1] Say: O ye that reject Faith! -[109:2] I worship not that which ye worship, -[109:3] Nor will ye worship that which I worship. -[109:4] And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, -[109:5] Nor will ye worship that which I worship. -[109:6] To you be your Way, and to me mine. +[109:1] 109|1|Say: O ye that reject Faith! +[109:2] 109|2|I worship not that which ye worship, +[109:3] 109|3|Nor will ye worship that which I worship. +[109:4] 109|4|And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, +[109:5] 109|5|Nor will ye worship that which I worship. +[109:6] 109|6|To you be your Way, and to me mine. Surah 110: An-Nasr (The Help) ---------------------------------------- -[110:1] When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, -[110:2] And thou dost see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds, -[110:3] Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy). +[110:1] 110|1|When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, +[110:2] 110|2|And thou dost see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds, +[110:3] 110|3|Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy). Surah 111: Al-Lahab (The Flame) ---------------------------------------- -[111:1] Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! -[111:2] No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! -[111:3] Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame! -[111:4] His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!- -[111:5] A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck! +[111:1] 111|1|Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! +[111:2] 111|2|No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! +[111:3] 111|3|Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame! +[111:4] 111|4|His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!- +[111:5] 111|5|A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck! Surah 112: Al-Ikhlas (The Unity) ---------------------------------------- -[112:1] Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; -[112:2] Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; -[112:3] He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; -[112:4] And there is none like unto Him. +[112:1] 112|1|Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; +[112:2] 112|2|Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; +[112:3] 112|3|He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; +[112:4] 112|4|And there is none like unto Him. Surah 113: Al-Falaq (The Dawn) ---------------------------------------- -[113:1] Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn -[113:2] From the mischief of created things; -[113:3] From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads; -[113:4] From the mischief of those who practise secret arts; -[113:5] And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy. +[113:1] 113|1|Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn +[113:2] 113|2|From the mischief of created things; +[113:3] 113|3|From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads; +[113:4] 113|4|From the mischief of those who practise secret arts; +[113:5] 113|5|And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy. Surah 114: An-Nas (The Men) ---------------------------------------- -[114:1] Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind, -[114:2] The King (or Ruler) of Mankind, -[114:3] The god (or judge) of Mankind,- -[114:4] From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),- -[114:5] (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,- -[114:6] Among Jinns and among men. +[114:1] 114|1|Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind, +[114:2] 114|2|The King (or Ruler) of Mankind, +[114:3] 114|3|The god (or judge) of Mankind,- +[114:4] 114|4|From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),- +[114:5] 114|5|(The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,- +[114:6] 114|6|Among Jinns and among men. diff --git a/output/quran_hindi_mokhtasar.txt b/output/quran_hindi_mokhtasar.txt index f6154226..e9298207 100644 --- a/output/quran_hindi_mokhtasar.txt +++ b/output/quran_hindi_mokhtasar.txt @@ -2,6581 +2,3 @@ Quran - Hindi Tafsir Tafseer: Al-Mokhtasar Fi Tafsir Al-Quran Al-Karim ============================================================ -Surah 1: Al-Fatihah (The Opening) ----------------------------------------- -[1:1] मैं अल्लाह का नाम लेकर, उस सर्वशक्तिमान की सहायता लेते हुए, उसके नाम के उल्लेख से बरकत लेते हुए क़ुरआन पढ़ना शुरू करता हूँ। 'बिस्मिल्लाहिर रहमानिर रहीम' में अल्लाह के तीन सुंदर नाम मौजूद हैं : 1- 'अल्लाह', अर्थात् : सत्य पूज्य। यह अल्लाह का सबसे विशिष्ट नाम है। यह उस महिमावान के अलावा किसी और का नाम नहीं रखा सकता। 2- 'अर्-रह़मान', अर्थात् : विस्तृत दया वाला। चुनाँचे वह स्वतः परम दयावान् है। 3- 'अर्-रह़ीम', अर्थात् : दया करने वाला। चुनाँचे वह अपनी दया के साथ अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसपर चाहता है, दया करता है, जिनमें उसके मोमिन बंदे भी शामिल हैं। -[1:2] पूर्ण स्तुति, तथा प्रताप एवं पूर्णता के गुणों की सभी प्रकार की प्रशंसा केवल अल्लाह की है, किसी और की नहीं। क्योंकि वही प्रत्येक चीज़ का पालनहार, उसका रचयिता और प्रबंधक है। 'अल्-आलमून', 'आलम' का बहुवचन है और इससे अभिप्राय अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के अलावा सभी चीज़ें हैं। -[1:3] पिछली आयत में अल्लाह तआला की हम्द (स्तुति) करने के बाद, यहाँ उसकी प्रशंसा की जा रही है। -[1:4] यहाँ अल्लाह की महत्ता का वर्णन किया गया है कि वह क़ियामत के दिन की हर चीज़ का मालिक है, जिस दिन कोई किसी के लिए कुछ भी न कर सकेगा। 'यौमुद्दीन' से अभिप्राय : बदले और ह़िसाब का दिन है। -[1:5] हम हर प्रकार की इबादत और आज्ञापालन केवल तेरे लिए करते हैं। अतः हम तेरे साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाते तथा हम अपने सभी मामलों में केवल तुझसे ही मदद माँगते हैं। क्योंकि तेरे ही हाथ में सारी भलाइयाँ हैं और तेरे सिवा कोई मददगार नहीं। -[1:6] हमें सीधा मार्ग दिखा, हमें उसपर चला, हमें उसपर सुदृढ़ कर दे तथा हमारे मार्गदर्शन में वृद्धि कर दे। 'अस्-सिरात अल्-मुस्तक़ीम' (सीधे मार्ग) का मतलब है वह स्पष्ट मार्ग, जिसमें कोई भी टेढ़ापन नहीं है। और यह इस्लाम है, जिसके साथ अल्लाह ने मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को भेजा। -[1:7] हमें अपने उन बंदों का रास्ता दिखा, जिन्हें तूने मार्गदर्शन से पुरस्कृत किया; जैसे नबी, सत्य निष्ठ, शहीद एवं सदाचारी लोग, और ये बहुत अच्छे साथी हैं। उन लोगों का रास्ता नहीं, जिनपर प्रकोप उतरा, जिन्होंने सत्य को जानने के बावजूद उसका पालन नहीं किया, जैसे यहूदी लोग। तथा न उन लोगों का रास्ता, जो सत्य से भटक गए, जो सत्य की खोज और उसे पाने की कोशिश में लापरवाही के कारण, सत्य तक नहीं पहुँच सके, जैसे ईसाई लोग। - -Surah 2: Al-Baqarah (The Cow) ----------------------------------------- -[2:1] {अलिफ़, लाम, मीम} ये उन अक्षरों में से हैं, जिनसे कुछ सूरतों (सूरत का बहुवचन) का आरंभ किया गया है। यह अरबी भाषा की वर्णमाला है जिसका अपने आप में कोई अर्थ नहीं है यदि वे इस तरह (अलिफ, बा, ता) अलग-अलग आएँ। लेकिन इनकी एक हिकमत और मतलब है; क्योंकि क़ुरआन में कोई ऐसी वस्तु नहीं है, जिसकी कोई ह़िकमत न हो। इनकी सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हिक़मतों में से एक : क़ुरआन के द्वारा चुनौती की ओर संकेत है, जो उन्हीं अक्षरों से बना है, जिन्हें वे जानते और बोलते हैं; यही कारण है कि अक्सर इन अक्षरों के बाद क़ुरआन पाक का उल्लेख होता है, जैसा कि इस सूरत में है। -[2:2] इस महान क़ुरआन में कोई संदेह नहीं। न इसके अल्लाह की ओर से उतरने के संदर्भ में, और न ही इसके शब्द और अर्थ के संदर्भ में। चुनाँचे यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की वाणी है, जो परहेज़गारों का अल्लाह तक पहुँचाने वाले रास्ते का मार्गदर्शन करता है। -[2:3] जो लोग ग़ैब (परोक्ष, अनदेखी) पर ईमान लाते हैं। ग़ैब से अभिप्राय हर वह चीज़ है, जिसका बोध ज्ञानेंद्रियों द्वारा नहीं होता है और वह हमसे ओझल है, जिसके बारे में अल्लाह ने या उसके रसूल ने सूचना दी है, जैसे कि आख़िरत का दिन। तथा वही लोग नमाज़ की स्थापना करते हैं इस प्रकार कि अल्लाह द्वारा निर्धारित की गई शर्तों, अर्कान, वाजिबात और सुन्नतों के अनुसार उसकी अदायगी करते हैं। तथा वही लोग हैं, जो उसमें से खर्च करते हैं जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें प्रदान किया है, अर्थात् अल्लाह के सवाब की आशा में, अनिवार्य दान जैसे कि ज़कात अथवा ग़ैर-वाजिब जैसे कि स्वैच्छिक दान देते हैं। तथा वही हैं जो उस वह़्य पर जो अल्लाह ने - ऐ नबी! - आपपर उतारी है तथा आपसे पूर्व अन्य सभी नबियों पर उतारी है, बिना भेदभाव के ईमान लाते हैं। तथा वही लोग आख़िरत तथा उसके पुण्य एवं दंड पर दृढ़ विश्वास रखते हैं। -[2:4] जो लोग ग़ैब (परोक्ष, अनदेखी) पर ईमान लाते हैं। ग़ैब से अभिप्राय हर वह चीज़ है, जिसका बोध ज्ञानेंद्रियों द्वारा नहीं होता है और वह हमसे ओझल है, जिसके बारे में अल्लाह ने या उसके रसूल ने सूचना दी है, जैसे कि आख़िरत का दिन। तथा वही लोग नमाज़ की स्थापना करते हैं इस प्रकार कि अल्लाह द्वारा निर्धारित की गई शर्तों, अर्कान, वाजिबात और सुन्नतों के अनुसार उसकी अदायगी करते हैं। तथा वही लोग हैं, जो उसमें से खर्च करते हैं जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें प्रदान किया है, अर्थात् अल्लाह के सवाब की आशा में, अनिवार्य दान जैसे कि ज़कात अथवा ग़ैर-वाजिब जैसे कि स्वैच्छिक दान देते हैं। तथा वही हैं जो उस वह़्य पर जो अल्लाह ने - ऐ नबी! - आपपर उतारी है तथा आपसे पूर्व अन्य सभी नबियों पर उतारी है, बिना भेदभाव के ईमान लाते हैं। तथा वही लोग आख़िरत तथा उसके पुण्य एवं दंड पर दृढ़ विश्वास रखते हैं। -[2:5] इन विशेषताओं से परिपूर्ण लोग ही हिदायत के पथ पर चलने वाले हैं तथा यही लोग दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में, जिसकी वे आशा करते हैं उसे प्राप्त करके और जिस चीज़ से वे डरते हैं उससे मुक्ति पाकर, कामयाब हैं। -[2:6] जिन लोगों पर ईमान न लाने की अल्लाह की बात सिद्ध हो चुकी है, वे अपनी पथभ्रष्टता और हठ पर क़ायम रहने वाले हैं। इसलिए आपका उन्हें डराना और न डराना बराबर है। -[2:7] क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी है और उनमें मौजूद कुफ़्र सहित उन्हें बंद कर दिया है। तथा उनके कानों पर मुहर लगा दी है, अतः वे सत्य को उसे स्वीकारने और उसका अनुसरण करने की नीयत से नहीं सुनते हैं। तथा उनकी आँखों पर पर्दा डाल दिया है, अतः वे सत्य के स्पष्ट होने के बावजूद उसे नहीं देखते हैं, और उनके लिए आख़िरत में बहुत बड़ी यातना है। -[2:8] लोगों का एक समूह ऐसा है, जो यह दावा करता है कि वे ईमान वाले हैं। वे अपनी जान और अपने माल के डर से केवल अपनी ज़बान से ऐसा कहते हैं। जबकि अंदर से वे काफ़िर हैं। -[2:9] वे अपनी अज्ञानतावश यह समझते हैं कि वे ईमान का प्रदर्शन करके और कुफ़्र को छिपाकर अल्लाह और मोमिनों को धोखा दे रहे हैं। लेकिन उन्हें इसका एहसास नहीं है; क्योंकि अल्लाह रहस्य और छिपी बातों को जानता है और उसने ईमान वालों को उनकी विशेषताओं और स्थितियों के बारे में सूचित कर दिया है। -[2:10] कारण यह है कि उनके दिलों में संदेह है। इसलिए अल्लाह ने उनके संदेह में संदेह को और बढ़ा दिया; क्योंकि बदला कार्य ही के समान दिया जाता है। तथा उनके लिए जहन्नम के सबसे निचले गढ़े में दर्दनाक यातना है। इसलिए कि उन्होंने अल्लाह पर और लोगों पर झूठ कहा और मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म को झुठलाया। -[2:11] जब उन्हें कुफ़्र, पापों और अन्य चीजों के द्वारा धरती पर उपद्रव करने से मना किया जाता है, तो वे इनकार करते हैं और दावा करते हैं कि वे तो सदाचार और सुधार वाले हैं। -[2:12] जबकि वास्तविकता यह है कि वही उपद्रव करने वाले और उत्पात मचाने वाले हैं, लेकिन उन्हें इसका एहसास नहीं है, और न ही वे यह समझते हैं कि उनका यह कृत्य ही असल उपद्रव है। -[2:13] जब उन्हें मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथियों के ईमान लाने की तरह ईमान लाने का आदेश दिया जाता है, तो वे अस्वीकृति और उपहास के रूप में उसका उत्तर देते हुए कहते हैं : क्या हम अल्पबुद्धि वालों के ईमान लाने की तरह ईमान ले आएँ?! सच तो यह है कि वे स्वयं मूर्ख हैं, लेकिन वे इससे अनजान हैं। -[2:14] जब वे मोमिनों से मिलते हैं, तो उनके डर से कहते हैं : हम उसपर ईमान लाते हैं जिसपर तुम ईमान लाते हो। और जब वे ईमान वालों के पास से अपने सरदारों की ओर वापस लौटते हैं और उनके साथ एकांत में होते हैं, तो उनके साथ होने का विश्वास दिलाते हुए कहते हैं : निश्चय हम तुम्हारे साथ तुम्हारे मार्ग ही पर हैं। लेकिन हम ईमान वालों से ज़ाहिरी तौर पर, उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाने और उपहास करने के लिए, सहमत हैं। -[2:15] उनके ईमान वालों का उपहास करने के मुक़ाबिले में, अल्लाह उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाता है, उन्हें उनके कार्य ही के समान बदला देने के तौर पर। यही कारण है कि उनके लिए इस दुनिया में मुसलमानों के नियम लागू किए हैं, लेकिन आख़िरत में उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र तथा निफ़ाक़ का बदला देगा। तथा अल्लाह उन्हें ढील देता है, ताकि वे अपनी गुमराही और सरकशी में बने रहें। इस तरह वे अचंभे तथा असमंजस (दुविधा), में पड़े रहें। -[2:16] वे मुनाफ़िक़ जिन्हें इन विशेषताओं के साथ वर्णित किया गया है, वही लोग हैं जिन्होंने ईमान के बदले कुफ़्र को चुना। इसलिए उनके व्यापार से कोई लाभ नहीं हुआ; क्योंकि वे अल्लाह पर ईमान से हाथ धो बैठे और उन्हें सत्य मार्ग भी प्राप्त नहीं हुआ। -[2:17] अल्लाह तआला ने इन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) के दो उदाहरण पेश किए हैं : एक आग का उदाहरण, और दूसरा पानी का उदाहरण। उनका आग का उदाहरण यह है कि : वे (मुनाफ़िक़) उस आदमी की तरह हैं, जिसने रोशनी प्राप्त करने के लिए आग जलाई। जब उसकी रोशनी चमकी और उसने सोचा कि अब उससे लाभान्वित होगा, तो वह बुझ गई। चुनाँचे उसमें जो चमकने वाला तत्व था, वह समाप्त हो गया तथा जो कुछ उसमें जलाने का तत्व था, वह रह गया। इसलिए वे आग जलाने वाले अंधकार में पड़े रह गए। उन्हें कुछ दिखाई नहीं देता और न वे कोई रास्ता ही पाते हैं। -[2:18] वे बहरे हैं, सत्य को स्वीकार करने की नीयत से नहीं सुनते। वे गूँगे हैं, सत्य नहीं बोलते हैं। (वे) सत्य को देखने से अंधे हैं। इसलिए वे अपनी पथभ्रष्टता से वापस नहीं लौटते। -[2:19] जहाँ तक उनके पानी के उदाहरण का संबंध है : तो वे संचित अंधकार, गरज और बिजली (चमक) वाले बादलों से होने वाली बहुत अधिक बारिश के समान हैं, जो कुछ लोगों पर उतरती है, तो वे सख़्त घबराहट से ग्रस्त हो जाते हैं, और कड़कने वाले वज्र की तीव्रता के कारण मृत्यु के भय से अपनी उंगलियों से अपने कानों को बंद कर लेते हैं। हालाँकि अल्लाह काफ़िरों को घेरे हुए है, वे उसे विवश नहीं कर सकते। -[2:20] निकट है कि बिजली अपनी चमक और रोशनी की तीव्रता के कारण उनकी आँखों को उचक ले जाए। जब भी बिजली चमकती और उनके लिए रोशनी करती है, तो वे आगे बढ़ते हैं और जब वह रोशनी नहीं करती है, तो वे अंधेरे ही में बने रहते हैं, अपनी जगह से हिल नहीं सकते। हालाँकि यदि अल्लाह चाहता, तो उनके सत्य से मुँह मोड़ने के कारण अपनी सर्वसमावेशी शक्ति के द्वारा उनके कान और उनकी दृष्टियों को छीन लेता, फिर वे उनके पास वापस नहीं लौटतीं। यहाँ बारिश क़ुरआन का उदाहरण है, बिजली की कड़क क़ुरआन की चेतावनियों का उदाहरण है, बिजली की रोशनी कभी-कभी उनके सामने सत्य के स्पष्ट होने का उदाहरण है, तथा बिजली की कड़क की तीव्रता से कानों को बंद कर लेने को उनके सत्य से मुँह मोड़ने और उसे स्वीकार न करने का उदाहरण बनाया गया है। मुनाफ़िक़ों और दोनों उदाहरणों वाले लोगों के बीच सादृश्य का बिंदु : लाभ न उठाना है। चुनाँचे आग के उदाहरण में : आग जलाने वाले को अंधेरे और जलने के सिवा कोई लाभ न हुआ, और पानी के उदाहरण में : बारिश में घिरे हुए लोगों ने भयंकर गरज और चमक के अलावा कोई लाभ नहीं उठाया। यही हाल मुनाफ़िक़ों का है, उन्हें इस्लाम के अंदर सख़्ती एवं कठोरता के सिवा कुछ नज़र नहीं आता। -[2:21] ऐ लोगो! अकेले अपने पालनहार की इबादत करो, उसके अतिरिक्त किसी और की नहीं; क्योंकि वही है जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया और उन समुदायों को पैदा किया जो तुमसे पहले थे। इस आशा में कि तुम उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उसकी यातना से बचने का उपाय कर सको। -[2:22] वही है जिसने तुम्हारे लिए ज़मीन को समतल बिछौना बनाया तथा उसके ऊपर आकाश को एक दृढ़ संरचना बनाया। तथा वही बारिश उतारकर उपकार करने वाला है। चुनाँचे उसने उसके द्वारा धरती से विभिन्न प्रकार के फल उगाए, ताकि वह तुम्हारी जीविका बन सके। अतः अल्लाह के लिए किसी तरह के साझीदार और उदाहरण न बनाओ, जबकि तुम जानते हो कि अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के सिवा कोई स्रष्टा नहीं है। -[2:23] ऐ लोगो! यदि तुम्हें हमारे बंदे मुह़म्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) पर उतारे गए क़ुरआन के बारे में किसी प्रकार का संदेह है, तो हम तुम्हें चुनौती देते हैं कि उस जैसी एक सूरत ही लाकर उसका विरोध करो, भले ही वह उसकी छोटी से छोटी सूरत के बराबर ही क्यों न हो। तथा अपने समर्थकों में से जिसे भी बुला सकते हो, बुला लो, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[2:24] अगर तुमने ऐसा नहीं किया - और तुम ऐसा कभी नहीं कर पाओगे - तो उस आग से बचो, जो यातना के हक़दार लोगों और उन सभी प्रकार के पत्थरों से भड़काई जाएगी, जिन्हें वे पूजा करते थे। इस आग को अल्लाह तआला ने काफ़िरों के लिए तैयार किया है। -[2:25] अगर पिछली धमकी काफ़िरों के लिए थी; तो - ऐ नबी - आप सत्कर्म करने वाले मोमिनों को ऐसे बाग़ों की शुभ सूचना दे दें, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे नहरें बहती हैं। जब भी उन्हें उन बाग़ों के स्वादिष्ट फलों में से कोई फल दिया जाएगा, तो दुनिया के फलों से बिलकुल मिलता-जुलता होने के कारण वे कहेंगे : ये तो बिलकुल वैसे ही फल हैं, जो हमें पहले दिए गए थे। दरअसल उन्हें आकार तथा नाम में समरूप फल इसलिए दिए जाएँगे, ताकि जाने पहचाने फल होने के कारण, दिल उन्हें स्वीकार कर लें। लेकिन वे अपने स्वाद और ज़ायक़े में भिन्न होंगे। उनके लिए जन्नत में ऐसी पत्नियाँ होंगी, जो दुनिया के लोगों में कल्पना की जाने वाली हर उस चीज़ से पवित्र होंगी, जिससे मन भागता है और मानव स्वभाव घृणा करता है। वे दुनिया की बाधित होने वाली नेमतों के विपरीत, हमेशा बाक़ी रहने वाली नेमतों में होंगे, जो कभी ख़त्म नहीं होंगी। -[2:26] अल्लाह तआला किसी भी चीज़ के साथ उदाहरण देने से नहीं शरमाता है। चुनाँचे वह मच्छर तथा उससे भी छोटी या उससे भी बड़ी वस्तु के साथ उदाहरण देता है। जबकि इन उदाहरणों के प्रति लोगों के दो प्रकार हैं : मोमिन और काफ़िर। मोमिन लोग उनकी पुष्टि करते हैं और इस बात पर विश्वास रखते हैं कि उनके द्वारा उदाहरण देने के पीछे एक हिकमत है। परंतु काफ़िर लोग मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए एक-दूसरे से पूछते हैं कि अल्लाह ने मच्छर, मक्खी एवं मकड़ी जैसी इन तुच्छ प्राणियों के साथ उदाहरण क्यों दिया है? तो अल्लाह की तरफ से उसका उत्तर यह आता है : इन उदाहरणों में लोगों के लिए कई प्रकार के मार्गदर्शन, निर्देश और परीक्षण हैं। उनमें से कुछ को अल्लाह, उनके इन पर विचार करने से मुँह फेरने के कारण, गुमराह कर देता है। और ऐसे लोगों की संख्या बहुत है। तथा उनमें से कुछ का मार्गदर्शन करता है क्योंकि वे उनसे उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं, और ये भी बहुत हैं। वह केवल उसी को गुमराह करता है, जो गुमराही का हक़दार हो। और वे उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले लोग हैं, जैसे कि मुनाफ़िक़ लोग। -[2:27] जो लोग अल्लाह के उस वचन को तोड़ देते हैं, जो उसने उनसे लिया था कि वे केवल उसी की इबादत करेंगे तथा उसके उस रसूल का अनुसरण करेंगे, जिसके बारे में आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पहले के रसूलों ने सूचना दी थी। तथा वे उन रिश्तों-नातों को काटते हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने जोड़ने का आदेश दिया है और पापों के माध्यम से पृथ्वी में भ्रष्टाचार फैलाने की कोशिश करते हैं, तो यही लोग दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में बहुत कम हिस्से वाले हैं। -[2:28] ऐ काफ़िरो! तुम्हारा मामला बड़ा अद्भुत है! तुम अल्लाह का इनकार कैसे करते हो, जबकि तुम उसके सामर्थ्य की निशानियाँ खुद अपने अंदर देखते हो; क्योंकि तुम कुछ भी नहीं थे, तो उसने तुम्हें बनाया और जीवन दिया, फिर वह तुम्हें दूसरी मौत देगा, फिर तुम्हें दूसरा जीवन प्रदान करेगा, फिर वह तुम्हें अपनी ओर लौटाएगा, ताकि जो कुछ तुमने किया है उसका तुमसे हिसाब ले। -[2:29] अकेला अल्लाह ही है, जिसने धरती पर जो कुछ भी है, जैसे- नदियाँ, पेड़ और अन्य चीज़ें जिनकी गिनती नहीं की जा सकती, तुम्हारे लिए पैदा किया, तथा तुम उससे लाभान्वित होते और उसका आनंद लेते हो जो उसने तुम्हारे अधीन किया है। फिर वह आसमान की रचना करने की ओर मुतवज्जेह हुआ और उन्हें ठीक-ठाक सात आसमान बना दिया। तथा उसके ज्ञान ने हर वस्तु को अपने घेरे में ले रखा है। -[2:30] अल्लाह तआला सूचना दे रहा है कि उसने फ़रिश्तों से कहा कि वह धरती पर मनुष्य को पैदा करेगा, जो अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता पर धरती को आबाद करने के लिए एक-दूसरे के उत्तराधिकारी होंगे। तो फ़रिश्तों ने अपने पालनहार से - मार्गदर्शन और पूछताछ के तौर पर - आदम के बेटों को पृथ्वी पर उत्तराधिकारी बनाने की हिकमत के बारे में पूछा, जबकि वे धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करेंगे और अन्यायपूर्वक खून बहाएँगे, यह कहते हुए : हालाँकि हम तेरे आज्ञाकारी हैं, तेरी प्रशंसा करते हुए तथा तेरे प्रताप एवं पूर्णता का महिमामंडन करते हुए हम तेरी पवित्रता बयान करते हैं, हम इसमें कोई सुस्ती नहीं करते। तो अल्लाह तआला ने उनके प्रश्न का उत्तर दिया : मैं उन्हें पैदा करने की शानदार हिकमतों तथा उनके उत्तराधिकार के महान उद्देश्यों के बारे में जो जानता हूँ, तुम नहीं जानते। -[2:31] आदम अलैहिस्सलाम के स्थान (रुतबा) को स्पष्ट करने के लिए, अल्लाह तआला ने उन्हें सभी सजीव एवं निर्जीव वस्तुओं आदि के नाम अर्थात् उनके शब्द एवं अर्थ सिखा दिए। फिर उन वस्तुओं को फ़रिश्तों के सामने रखते हुए कहा : मुझे इनके नाम बताओ, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम इस प्राणी से अधिक प्रतिष्ठित और उससे बेहतर हो!! -[2:32] उन्होंने - अपनी कमी को स्वीकार करते हुए, अल्लाह को श्रेय देते हुए - कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हम तेरे फ़ैसले और विधान के बारे में तुझपर आपत्ति करने से तुझे पवित्र ठहराते और तेरा महिमामंडन करते हैं। क्योंकि तूने हमें जो ज्ञान दिया है, उसके सिवा हम और कुछ नहीं जानते। निःसंदेह तू सर्वज्ञ है, जिससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, तू पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है, अपनी नियति और अपने विधान में चीजों को उनके उचित स्थान पर रखता है। -[2:33] तब अल्लाह तआला ने आदम अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : उन्हें इन वस्तुओं के नाम बताओ। चुनाँचे जब आदम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें बता दिया जिस तरह उनके पालनहार ने उन्हें सिखाया था, तो अल्लाह तआला ने फ़रिश्तों से कहा : क्या मैंने तुमसे नहीं कहा था : निःसंदेह मैं आकाशों तथा धरती की छिपी हुई बातों को जानता हूँ, तथा मैं उसे भी जानता हूँ, जो तुम अपनी स्थितियों में से प्रकट करते हो और जो तुम अपने मन से बातें करते हो। -[2:34] अल्लाह तआला बयान कर रहा है कि उसने फ़रिश्तों को आदम को सम्मान स्वरूप सजदा करने का आदेश दिया, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन में ज़रा भी देर नहीं की, फौरन सजदे में गिर गए। इबलीस को छोड़कर जो कि जिन्नों में से था। उसने अल्लाह के सजदे के आदेश पर आपत्ति जताते हुए और आदम पर बड़ा बनते हुए, सजदा करने से मना कर दिया। इस कारण वह अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों में से हो गया। -[2:35] और हमने कहा : ऐ आदम! तुम और तुम्हारी पत्नी - ह़व्वा - जन्नत में रहो और उसमें से जन्नत के किसी भी भाग में एक सुखद और विस्तृत भोजन खाओ। तथा तुम दोनों इस पेड़ के पास मत जाना, जिससे मैंने तुम्हें खाने से मना किया है। अन्यथा तुम दोनों मेरी अवज्ञा करने के कारण अत्याचारियों में से हो जाओगे। -[2:36] चुनाँचे शैतान लगातार दोनों को बहकाता और उनके लिए सुशोभित करता रहा, यहाँ तक कि उन्हें उस पेड़ से खाने के पाप में डाल दिया, जिससे अल्लाह ने उन्हें मना किया था। इसके परिणामस्वरूप, अल्लाह ने उन्हें उस जन्नत से निकाल दिया जिसमें वे दोनों थे, तथा अल्लाह ने उन दोनो से और शैतान से कहा : धरती पर उतर आओ। तुम एक-दूसरे के शत्रु हो। और जब तक तुम्हारी नियत जीवन अवधि समाप्त नहीं हो जाती और क़ियामत क़ायम नहीं हो जाती, तब तक तुम्हें उस धरती पर रहना और उसमें मौजूद अच्छी चीजों से फायदा उठाना है। -[2:37] फिर आदम अलैहिस्सलाम ने वे शब्द सीख लिए, जो अल्लाह ने उनके दिल में डाल दिए थे और उनके साथ उन्हें दुआ करने के लिए प्रेरित किया था। ये वही शब्द हैं, जिनका उल्लेख अल्लाह के इस कथन में है : (الأعراف: 23)﴾قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ﴿ ''उन दोनों ने कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमने अपनी जानों पर अत्याचार किया है। और यदि तूने हमें क्षमा न किया और हमपर दया न की, तो निश्चय हम अवश्य नुक़सान उठाने वालों में से हो जाएँगे।'' (सूरतुल आराफ़ : 23) चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने उनकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली और उन्हें क्षमा कर दिया। क्योंकि वह महिमावान् अपने बंदों की तौबा बहुत ज़्यादा क़बूल करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[2:38] हमने उनसे कहा : तुम सब जन्नत से धरती पर उतर जाओ। फिर यदि मेरे रसूलों के हाथों तुम्हारे पास कोई मार्गदर्शन आए, तो उसपर चलने वालों और मेरे रसूलों पर ईमान लाने वालों पर न तो आख़िरत में कोई डर है, और न ही वे दुनिया के छूटने पर दुखी होंगे। -[2:39] जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया और हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया, तो वही लोग आग (जहन्नम) वाले हैं, वे उससे कभी बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। -[2:40] ऐ अल्लाह के नबी याक़ूब के बेटो! तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की लगातार नेमतों को याद करो और उनका शुक्रिया अदा करो और मुझपर तथा मेरे रसूलों पर ईमान लाने और मेरे निर्धारित किए हुए नियमों पर अमल करने के मेरे आदेश को पूरा करो। यदि तुम इसे पूरा करते हो, तो मैं दुनिया में सौभाग्यशाली जीवन तथा क़ियामत के दिन बेहतर बदले का तुमसे किया हुआ वादा पूरा करूँगा। तथा केवल मुझ ही से डरो और मेरी प्रतिज्ञा को मत तोड़ो। -[2:41] तथा उस क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाओ, जिसे मैंने मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारा है, जो उसकी पुष्टि करने वाला है जो अल्लाह की तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत के विषय में तौरात में उसके विकृत होने से पूर्व आया है। तथा सावधान रहना, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि तुम उसका इनकार करने वाले पहले दल बन जाओ। तथा मेरी उतारी हुई आयतों के बदले प्रतिष्ठा एवं पद के रूप में एक छोटी सी क़ीमत न लो, और मेरे क्रोध तथा मेरी यातना से डरो। -[2:42] तथा उस सत्य को - जो मैंने अपने रसूलों पर उतारा है - उन झूठी बातों के साथ भ्रमित न करो जो तुम गढ़ते हो। तथा अपनी पुस्तकों में मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के विवरण के बारे में आए हुए सत्य को न छिपाओ, जबकि तुम उसे जानते हो और उसके बारे में निश्चित हो। -[2:43] नमाज़ को उसके अरकान, वाजिबात और सुन्नतों के साथ सम्पूर्ण तरीक़े से अदा करो, और अपने उन धनों की ज़कात निकालो जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे हाथों में रखा है, तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत में से अल्लाह के समक्ष झुकने वालों के साथ अल्लाह के सामने झुक जाओ। -[2:44] कितनी बुरी बात है कि तुम दूसरों को तो ईमान और भलाई करने का आदेश दो, और अपने आपको भूलकर खुद उससे मुँह फेर लो, हालाँकि तुम तौरात पढ़ते हो, उसमें मौजूद अल्लाह के धर्म का पालन करने तथा उसके रसूलों पर विश्वास करने के आदेश से अवगत हो। तो क्या तुम अपनी बुद्धियों से लाभ नहीं उठाते?! -[2:45] अपने सभी धार्मिक और सांसारिक मामलों में सब्र (धैर्य) के साथ मदद माँगो तथा नमाज़ के साथ जो तुम्हें अल्लाह के क़रीब लाती है और तुम्हें उससे जोड़ती है। अतः वह तुम्हारी मदद करता है और तुम्हारी रक्षा करता है और तुम्हारे नुक़सान को दूर कर देता है। और निश्चय नमाज़ क़ायम करना बहुत कठिन और भारी है, सिवाय उनके जो अपने पालनहार के प्रति समर्पित होने वाले हैं। -[2:46] इसका कारण यह है कि वही लोग हैं जो इस बात पर विश्वास रखते हैं कि वे अपने रब के पास आने वाले और क़ियामत के दिन उससे मिलने वाले हैं। और यह कि वे उसी के पास लौटने वाले हैं, ताकि वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का प्रतिफल दे। -[2:47] ऐ अल्लाह के नबी याक़ूब के बेटो! मेरी प्रदान की हुई धार्मिक एवं सांसारिक नेमतों को याद करो और याद रखो कि निःसंदेह मैंने ही तुम्हें तुम्हारे समय के लोगों पर नुबुव्वत एवं बादशाहत द्वारा प्रधानता प्रदान की। -[2:48] तथा आदेशों का पालन करके और निषेधों को छोड़कर अपने और क़ियामत के दिन की यातना के बीच, बचाव का साधन अपनाओ। उस दिन कोई किसी के कुछ काम न आएगा, न उस दिन अल्लाह की अनुमति के बिना नुकसान को दूर करने या लाभ प्राप्त करने की किसी की सिफ़ारिश क़बूल की जाएगी, और न ही कोई छुड़ौती स्वीकार की जाएगी; चाहे ज़मीन के बराबर सोना ही क्यों न हो, और न उस दिन उनका कोई मददगार होगा। जब कोई सिफ़ारिशी, या छुड़ौती या मददगार काम नहीं आएगा, तो फिर भागने का स्थान कहाँ है?! -[2:49] ऐ बनी इसराईल! उस समय को याद करो, जब हमने तुम्हें फ़िरऔन के लोगों से छुड़ाया, जो तुम्हें नाना प्रकार की यातनाएँ देते थे; वे तुम्हारे बेटों को बुरी तरह ज़बह कर देते थे, ताकि तुम्हारा कोई अस्तित्व न रहे और तुम्हारी बेटियों को जीवित छोड़ देते थे, ताकि वे उनकी सेवा करने वाली स्त्रियां हो जाएँ। इससे उनका मक़सद तुम्हारा घोर अपमान करना था। तुम्हें फ़िरऔन और उसके अनुयायियों के अत्याचार से बचाना तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से एक बड़ी परीक्षा है; ताकि तुम उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[2:50] और तुम अपने ऊपर हमारी नेमतों में से इसे भी याद करो कि हमने तुम्हारे लिए सागर को फाड़ दिया और उसे तुम्हारे चलने के लिए एक सूखा रास्ता बना दिया। चुनाँचे हमने तुम्हें बचा लिया, और तुम्हारे दुश्मन फ़िरऔन और उसके अनुयायियों को तुम्हारी आँखों के सामने डुबो दिया, जबकि तुम उन्हें देख रहे थे। -[2:51] इन नेमतों में से यह भी याद रखो कि हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से चालीस रातों के लिए वादा किया, ताकि इसमें, प्रकाश और मार्गदर्शन के तौर पर, तौरात को उतारा जाए। फिर तुमने यह किया कि उस अवधि के दौरान बछड़े की पूजा करने लगे। और ऐसा करके तुम अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[2:52] फिर तुम्हारे तौबा (क्षमा याचना) कर लेने के बाद, हमने तुम्हें क्षमा कर दिया, चुनाँचे हमने तुम्हारी पकड़ नहीं की, ताकि तुम अल्लाह की अच्छी इबादत और आज्ञापालन करके उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[2:53] इन नेमतों में से इसे भी याद करो कि हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को सत्य तथा असत्य के बीच अंतर करने वाली तथा हिदायत एवं गुमराही के बीच फ़र्क़ करने वाली पुस्तक तौरात प्रदान की, ताकि तुम उसके द्वारा सत्य का मार्ग पा सको। -[2:54] इन नेमतों में से यह भी याद रखो कि अल्लाह ने तुम्हें बछड़े की पूजा से तौबा करने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया। जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने तुमसे कहा : तुमने बछड़े को उसकी इबादत करने के लिए पूज्य बनाकर अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया है। अतः पश्चाताप करो और अपने पैदा करने वाले की ओर लौट जाओ। इस प्रकार कि तुम एक-दूसरे को क़त्ल करो। इस तरह से पश्चाताप करना, तुम्हारे लिए कुफ़्र में बने रहने से बेहतर है जो कि आग में अमरता की ओर ले जाता है। चुनाँचे अल्लाह की तौफ़ीक़ और मदद से तुमने ऐसा कर लिया, तो उसने तुम्हारी तौबा क़बूल कर ली। क्योंकि वह बहुत ज़्यादा तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, अपने बंदों पर दया करने वाला है। -[2:55] तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब तुम्हारे पूर्वजों ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को साहसपूर्वक संबोधित करते हुए कहा था : हम तुमपर उस समय तक ईमान नहीं ला सकते, जब तक हम अल्लाह को अपनी आँखों से इस तरह न देख लें कि हमारे बीच कोई आड़ न हो। इसपर जलाने वाली आग ने तुम्हें पकड़ लिया, और तुम्हें मार डाला, जबकि तुम एक-दूसरे को देख रहे थे। -[2:56] फिर हमने तुम्हारे मरने के पश्चात तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित किया, ताकि तुम अल्लाह का अपने ऊपर इस उपकार पर शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[2:57] तुमपर हमारी एक कृपा यह है कि जब तुम धरती में भटक रहे थे, तो हमने तुम्हें सूर्य की गर्मी से छाया देने के लिए बादलों को भेजा। इसी तरह हमने अपनी नेमतों में से तुमपर शहद की तरह एक मीठा पेय, तथा बटेर के सदृश अच्छे माँस वाला एक छोटा पक्षी उतारा, और हमने तुमसे कहा : उन अच्छी चीजों में से खाओ जो हमने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं। उन्होंने इन नेमतों का इनकार और उनकी नाशुक्री करके हमारा कुछ नुक़सान नहीं किया, बल्कि उन्होंने अपने हिस्से का सवाब कम करके और अपने आपको दंड से दो चार करके ख़ुद पर अत्याचार किया। -[2:58] अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों में से उस समय को याद करो जब हमने तुमसे कहा : बैतुल-मक़्दिस में प्रवेश कर जाओ और उसमें मौजूद अच्छी चीज़ों में से जिस स्थान से भी चाहो आनंदमय, विशाल भोजन खाओ। तथा जब तुम प्रवेश करो, तो अल्लाह के आगे सिर झुकाए हुए हो और अल्लाह से यह दुआ करते रहो : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे गुनाहों को मिटा दे; हम तुम्हारी दुआ क़बूल कर लेंगे और हम उन लोगों के सवाब को बढ़ा देंगे, जिन्होंने अच्छे काम किए। -[2:59] लेकिन उनमें से अत्याचारियों ने कार्यों को बदल दिया, और शब्दों को विकृत कर दिया। चुनाँचे वे अपने नितंबों पर घिसटते हुए दाख़िल हुए और अल्लाह के आदेश का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए उन्होंने कहा : 'बाली में दाना'। जिसके परिणामस्वरूप अल्लाह ने उनमें से अत्याचार करने वालों पर, उनके शरीयत की सीमा से बाहर निकलने और आदेश का उल्लंघन करने के कारण आकाश से अज़ाब उतार दिया। -[2:60] तथा अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की उस नेमत को भी याद करो जब तुम चटियल मैदान में भटक रहे थे और तुम बहुत प्यासे थे, तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने रब से प्रार्थना की और उससे तुम्हारे लिए पानी माँगा। इसलिए हमने उन्हें अपनी लाठी पत्थर पर मारने का आदेश दिया। जब उन्होंने उसको मारा, तो उससे तुम्हारे गोत्रों की संख्या के अनुसार बारह सोते फूट पड़े और उनमें से पानी निकल आया। हमने हर गोत्र के लिए उसके पीने का विशिष्ट स्थान स्पष्ट कर दिया, ताकि उनके बीच कोई विवाद न हो, और हमने तुमसे कहा : अल्लाह की उस रोज़ी से खाओ और पियो, जो उसने तुम्हें बिना किसी परिश्रम या कार्य के प्रदान की है और धरती पर बिगाड़ फैलाते न फिरो। -[2:61] उस समय को याद करो, जब तुमने अपने रब की नेमत की नाशुक्री की। चुनाँचे मन्न और सलवा के रूप में अल्लाह की उतारी हुई रोज़ी को खाने से ऊब गए और कहने लगे : हम एक ही प्रकार के खाने पर संतोष नहीं कर सकते, जो नहीं बदलता है। फिर तुमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से मुतालबा किया कि वह अल्लाह से दुआ करें कि वह तुम्हारे लिए धरती की उपज में से, जैसे उसकी फलियों एवं साग-सब्ज़ियों, उसकी ककड़ी, अनाज, मसूर और प्याज़ में से कोई खाना निकाले। इसपर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने (तुम्हारे अनुरोध की निंदा करते हुए : क्या तुम मन्न और सलवा जैसे बेहतरीन और अधिक उदार भोजन के बदले एक कमतर और तुच्छ चीज़ को अपनाते हो, जबकि वह तुम्हारे पास बिना परेशानी और थकान के आता था?) फरमाया : तुम यहाँ की धरती से निकलकर किसी भी बस्ती में जा उतरो। तुम्हें वहाँ के खेतों और बाज़ारों में वह सब मिल जाएगा, जो तुमने माँगा है। उनके अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करने और अल्लाह ने उनके लिए जो चुना था, उससे बार-बार मुँह फेरने के कारण; उन्हें अपमान, दरिद्रता और विपत्ति ने घेर लिया। साथ ही वे अल्लाह की ओर से भारी प्रकोप के साथ लौटे; क्योंकि उन्होंने उसके दीन से मुँह फेरा, उसकी आयतों का इनकार किया और उसके नबियों की अन्यायपूर्ण और आक्रामक तरीक़े से हत्या की; यह सब इस कारण हुआ कि उन्होंने अल्लाह की अवज्ञा की और वे उसकी सीमाओं को पार कर रहे थे। -[2:62] इस उम्मत के जो लोग ईमान लाए, तथा इसी तरह मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनने से पहले पिछले समुदायों, जैसे यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और साबियों - ये किसी नबी को मानने वालों का एक समूह था - में से जो ईमान लाए, इनमें से जो सही मायने में अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन पर ईमान लाए; तो उनका सवाब उनके रब के पास है। वे आख़िरत में जिस चीज़ का सामना करने वाले हैं उसके बारे में उन्हें कोई भय नहीं है, तथा दुनिया में से जो चीज़ उनसे छूट गई है, उसके लिए उन्हें कोई मलाल नहीं होगा। -[2:63] अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाने के उस पक्के वचन को याद करो, जो हमने तुमसे लिया था, और हमने तुम्हें डराने के लिए तथा वचन पर अमल न करने से सावधान करते हुए पहाड़ को तुम्हारे ऊपर उठा लिया, तुम्हें यह आदेश देते हुए कि हमारी उतारी हुई पुस्तक तौरात को पूरी शक्ति के साथ, बिना किसी लापरवाही और आलस्य के थाम लो, तथा जो कुछ उसमें है उसे याद कर लो और उसपर चिंतन-मनन करो। ताकि ऐसा करके, तुम अल्लाह के अज़ाब से बच जाओ। -[2:64] लेकिन अपने ऊपर दृढ़ वचन लिए जाने के बाद भी तुमने मुँह फेरा और अवज्ञा की। ऐसे में अगर अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से तुम्हें माफ़ न किया होता और अपनी दया से तुम्हारी तौबा क़बूल न करता, तो तुम इस विमुखता और अवज्ञा के कारण नुक़सान उठाने वालों में से होते। -[2:65] तुमने अपने उन पूर्वजों का समाचार संदेह रहित स्पष्ट रूप से जान लिया है, जिन्होंने शनिवार के दिन शिकार करके ज़्यादती की, जिसमें उनके लिए शिकार करना मना था। इसलिए उन्होंने इसके लिए यह चाल चली कि शनिवार से पहले जाल लगा दिया और रविवार को उसे निकाल लिया। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने इन चालबाज़ों को उनकी चालबाज़ी की सज़ा के रूप में बहिष्कृत बंदर बना दिया। -[2:66] तो हमने इस आक्रामक बस्ती को इसके आस-पास की बस्तियों के लिए एक इबरत तथा इसके बाद आने वाले के लिए एक इबरत बना दिया। ताकि कोई उस जैसा अमल करके उसी तरह के अज़ाब का हक़दार न बने। तथा हमने उसे उन डरने वालों के लिए अनुस्मारक बना दिया, जो अल्लाह की सज़ा और उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों से उसके बदला लेने से डरते हैं। -[2:67] तथा अपने पूर्वजों के समाचार में से उस संवाद को याद करो, जो उनके और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बीच हुआ। जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें सूचित किया कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें एक गाय ज़बह करने का आदेश दिया है। तो उन्होंने अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करने में जल्दी करने के बजाय हठपूर्वक कहा : क्या तुम हमारा मज़ाक़ उड़ा रहे हो?! मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मैं उन लोगों में शामिल होने से अल्लाह की शरण लेता हूँ, जो अल्लाह पर झूठ बोलते हैं और लोगों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हैं। -[2:68] उन्होंने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : अपने रब से प्रार्थना करो कि वह हमें उस गाय का विवरण समझाए जिसे उसने हमें ज़बह करने का आदेश दिया है। उन्होंने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह कहता है : वह एक ऐसी गाय है जो न तो बूढ़ी है और न ही बछड़ी, बल्कि वह दोनों के बीच मध्यम आयु की है। अत: अपने रब की आज्ञा का पालन करने में जल्दी करो। -[2:69] उन्होंने अपने तर्क-वितर्क और हठ को जारी रखते हुए मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करो कि वह हमें समझाए कि उसका रंग क्या है। तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह कहता है : वह एक बहुत ही पीली गाय है, जो हर किसी को भा जाती है जो उसे देखता है। -[2:70] फिर वे अपने हठ में हद से बढ़ते हुए कहने लगे : अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करो कि वह हमारे लिए इसके गुणों को और अधिक स्पष्ट कर दे; क्योंकि उपर्युक्त विशेषताओं वाली गायें बहुत हैं, उनमें से हम उसकी पहचान नहीं कर सकते। उन्होंने इस बात की पुष्टि भी की कि - यदि अल्लाह ने चाहा - तो वे ज़बह के लिए अपेक्षित गाय तक पहुँच जाएँगे। -[2:71] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह तआला कहता है : वह गाय ऐसी है जो जुताई में काम करने और भूमि को सींचने के लिए सधाई हुई नहीं है, और वह दोषों से मुक्त है, तथा उसमें उसके पीले रंग के अलावा किसी और रंग का निशान नहीं है। तब उन्होंने कहा : अब तू सटीक विवरण के साथ आया है जो पूरी तरह से उस गाय का निर्धारण करता है। और उन्होंने उस गाय को ज़बह किया, जबकि वे वाद-विवाद और हठ के कारण क़रीब थे कि उसे ज़बह न करें। -[2:72] तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब तुमने अपने ही में से एक व्यक्ति की हत्या कर दी, फिर आपस में लड़ने लगे। हर एक अपने आपको हत्या के आरोप से बचाने लगा और दूसरों पर आरोप धरने लगा, यहाँ तक कि तुम आपस में झगड़ बैठे। जबकि अल्लाह उस निर्दोष व्यक्ति की हत्या के मामले को प्रकाश में लाने वाला था, जिसे तुमे छिपा रहे थे। -[2:73] तो हमने तुमसे कहा : मरे हुए व्यक्ति के शरीर पर उस गाय के किसी भाग से मारो, जिसे तुम्हें ज़बह करने का आदेश दिया गया था। क्योंकि हत्यारा कौन है यह बताने के लिए अल्लाह उसे पुनर्जीवित करेगा! चुनाँचे उन्होंने वैसा ही किया और उसने अपने हत्यारे को बता दिया। और इस मरे हुए व्यक्ति को फिर से जीवित करने की तरह, अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन मरे हुओं को पुनर्जीवित करेगा। अल्लाह तुम्हें अपनी शक्ति के स्पष्ट प्रमाण दिखाता है, ताकि तुम उन्हें समझो और अल्लाह पर सही मायने में विश्वास रखो। -[2:74] फिर इन दिल में उतरने वाले सदुपदेशों और स्पष्ट चमत्कारों के बाद भी तुम्हारे दिल कठोर हो गए। यहाँ तक कि वे पत्थर की तरह, बल्कि उससे भी ज़्यादा सख़्त हो गए; क्योंकि ये अपने हाल में ज़रा भी परिवर्तन स्वीकार करने को तैयार नहीं, जबकि पत्थर परिवर्तित होते और स्थिति बदलते रहते हैं। चुनाँचे कुछ पत्थरों से नहरें फूट निकलती हैं और कुछ पत्थर फट जाते हैं और उनसे पानी के सोते निकल आते हैं, जिनसे इनसान और चौपाए लाभान्वित होते हैं, जबकि कुछ पत्थर अल्लाह के भय से पहाड़ों की ऊँचाइयों से गिर पड़ते हैं। परंतु तुम्हारे दिलों का हाल ऐसा नहीं है। तथा तुम जो कुछ कर रहे हो, अल्ल्लाह उससे से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं है। बल्कि वह उससे अवगत है और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:75] तो क्या - ऐ मोमिनो! - तुम यहूदियों की स्थिति की वास्तविकता और उनके हठ को जानने के बाद इस बात की आशा रखते हो कि वे ईमान ले आएँगे और तुम्हारी बात स्वीकार कर लेंगे?! जबकि उनके विद्वानों का एक समूह ऐसा रहा है, जो तौरात में उनपर उतरे हुए अल्लाह के वचनों को सुनते हैं; फिर वे उन्हें समझने और जानने के बाद उनके शब्दों और अर्थों को बदल देते हैं, जबकि वे अपने अपराध की गंभीरता को जानते हैं। -[2:76] यहूदियों के विरोधाभासों और छल में से यह (भी) है कि जब वे कुछ मोमिनों से मिलते हैं, तो उनके सामने पैग़ंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सत्यता और आपके संदेश की शुद्धता को स्वीकार करते हैं, जिसकी स्वयं तौरात भी गवाही देता है। लेकिन जब यहूदी एक-दूसरे के साथ अकेले होते हैं, तो वे इन स्वीकारोक्तियों के कारण एक-दूसरे को दोष देते हैं; क्योंकि मुसलमान उनकी पैगंबर सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सच्चाई की स्वीकृति को उनके खिलाफ सबूत बनाते हैं। -[2:77] ये यहूदी इस घृणित तरीक़े से व्यवहार कर रहे हैं, जैसे कि वे इस बात की अनदेखी कर रहे हैं कि अल्लाह उनके उन सभी कथनों और कार्यों को जानता है, जो वे छिपाते हैं और जो वे ज़ाहिर करते हैं, और शीघ्र ही वह उन्हें अपने बंदों के लिए प्रकट करके उन्हें अपमानित करेगा। -[2:78] तथा यहूदियों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो तौरात का केवल पाठ करना जानते हैं और वे उसके आशय (मतलब) को नहीं समझते। तथा उनके पास झूठ के अलावा कुछ भी नहीं है, जो उन्होंने अपने बड़ों से ग्रहण किए हैं, वे समझते हैं कि यही वह तौरात है जिसे अल्लाह ने अवतरित किया है। -[2:79] अतः विनाश और घोर यातना इन लोगों की प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, जो अपने हाथों से किताब लिखते हैं, फिर - झूठ-मूठ - कहते हैं : यह अल्लाह की ओर से है; ताकि वे सत्य और मार्गदर्शन का पालन करने के बदले इस दुनिया में एक छोटी सी क़ीमत, जैसे कि धन और सरदारी प्राप्त कर सकें। अतः उनके लिए बड़ी तबाही और सख़्त अज़ाब है उसके कारण जो उनके हाथों ने लिखकर अल्लाह के खिलाफ झूठ बोला है, तथा उनके लिए तबाही और सख़्त अज़ाब है उसके कारण जो वे उससे धन और सरदारी कमाते हैं। -[2:80] तथा उन्होंने - झूठ-मूठ और धोखेबाज़ी से - कहा : हमें आग हरगिज़ नहीं छुएगी और हम कुछ दिनों के अलावा उसमें हरगिज़ प्रवेश नहीं करेंगे। ऐ नबी! आप इनसे कह दीजिए : क्या तुमने इसपर अल्लाह से पक्का वादा ले रखा है? अगर तुम्हारे पास ऐसा वादा है; तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपना वादा नहीं तोड़ता। या फिर तुम - झूठ का सहारा लेते हुए - अल्लाह के बारे में ऐसी बात कहते हो, जो तुम नहीं जानते? -[2:81] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा ये समझ रहे हैं; अल्लाह हर उस व्यक्ति को यातना देगा, जिसने कुफ़्र की बुराई की और उसके गुनाहों ने उसे चारों ओर से घेर लिया। अल्लाह उन्हें जहन्नम में दाख़िल करेगा, जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। -[2:82] तथा जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए और सत्कर्म किए, अल्लाह के निकट उनका बदला जन्नत में प्रवेश है, जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहने वाले हैं। -[2:83] और - ऐ बनी इसराईल! - उस दृढ़ वचन को याद करो, जो हमने तुमसे लिया था, कि तुम अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानोगे और उसके साथ किसी की इबादत नहीं करोगे, और यह कि तुम माता-पिता, रिश्तेदारों, अनाथों और ज़रूरतमंद निर्धनों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करोगे। और यह कि तुम लोगों से अच्छी बात बोलो, बिना सख़्ती और कठोरता के भलाई का आदेश देते हुए एवं बुराई से रोकते हुए। और यह कि तुम पूरी तरह से नमाज़ अदा करो जैसा मैंने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है, और यह कि तुम ज़कात अदा करो उसे उसके हक़दारों को खुशी के साथ देकर। फिर, इस वचन के बाद, जो तुमसे लिया गया था, तुम उसे पूरा करने से मुँह मोड़ते हुए फिर गए, सिवाय उसके जिसे अल्लाह ने तुममें से बचा लिया, तो उसने अल्लाह के लिए उसके वचन और प्रतिज्ञा को पूरा किया। -[2:84] तथा उस पक्के वचन को याद करो, जो हमने तौरात में तुमसे लिया था कि तुम आपस में एक-दूसरे का ख़ून नहीं बहाओगे और न एक-दूसरे को उनके घरों से निकालोगे। फिर तुमने उस वचन को मान लिया जो हमने तुमसे लिया था, और तुम स्वयं इसके सही होने की गवाही देते हो। -[2:85] फिर तुम ही इस वचन का उल्लंघन करते हो; चुनाँचे तुम एक-दूसरे की हत्या करते हो और अपने ही में से कुछ लोगों को उनके विरुद्ध दुश्मनों की मदद लेकर नाहक़ और अन्यायपूर्वक उनके घरों से निकालते हो। और यदि वे शत्रुओं के हाथों बंदी बनकर तुम्हारे पास आते हैं, तो उन्हें क़ैद से छुड़ाने के लिए छुड़ौती देने हेतु दौड़-भाग करते हो, जबकि उन्हें उनके घरों से बाहर निकालना तुम्हारे लिए निषिद्ध है। फिर कैसे तुम तौरात के कुछ आदेशों, जैसे बंदियों को फ़िदया देकर छुड़ाने पर ईमान रखते हो और कुछ शिक्षाओं, जैसे खून का संरक्षण करने और एक-दूसरे को उनके घरों से न निकालने के आदेश का इनकार करते हो?! अतः तुम में से ऐसा करने वाले के लिए सांसारिक जीवन में अपमान के अलावा कोई बदला नहीं है, रही बात आख़िरत की तो वह सबसे कठोर यातना की ओर लौटाया जाएगा। और जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उससे असावधान नहीं, बल्कि वह उससे अवगत है और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:86] यही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अमर पर नश्वर को वरीयता देते हुए सांसारिक जीवन को आख़िरत के बदले चुन लिया। इसलिए आख़िरत में उनकी यातना हल्की नहीं की जाएगी और उस दिन उनकी मदद करने के लिए उनके पास कोई सहायक नहीं होगा। -[2:87] हमने मूसा को तौरात प्रदान किया तथा उनके बाद उनके पीछे ही बहुत से रसूल भेजे, और ईसा बिन मरयम को उनकी सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली स्पष्ट निशानियाँ प्रदान कीं; जैसे मरे हुए लोगों को पुनर्जीवित करना, अंधे पैदा हुए लोगों को ठीक करना और कोढ़ी को चंगा करना। तथा हमने उन्हें जिबरील नामी फ़रिश्ते द्वारा शक्ति प्रदान की। फिर क्या जब भी - ऐ बनी इसराईल! - अल्लाह की ओर से कोई रसूल तुम्हारे पास वह चीज़ लेकर आया, जो तुम्हारी इच्छाओं के अनुकूल नहीं थी, तो तुमने सत्य को स्वीकार करने से अभिमान किया और अल्लाह के रसूलों पर बड़ा बनने लगे; चुनाँचे उनमें से एक समूह को तुम झुठलाते रहे और एक समूह की हत्या करते रहे?। -[2:88] मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) का अनुसरण न करने का यहूदियों का तर्क उनका यह कहना था : वास्तव में, हमारे दिलों पर पर्दे पड़े हुए हैं, आप जो कहते हैं, उसमें से कुछ भी उन तक नहीं पहुँचता और वे उसे नहीं समझते हैं। हालाँकि स्थिति वैसी नहीं है जैसा उन्होंने दावा किया है। बल्कि सच्चाई यह है कि उनके कुफ़्र के कारण अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपनी रहमत से दूर कर दिया। अतः वे अल्लाह की उतारी हुई बातों में से केवल बहुत कम ही पर ईमान लाते हैं। -[2:89] जब उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से क़ुरआन आया, जो सही सामान्य सिद्धांतों में उसके अनुरूप है, जो कुछ तौरात तथा इन्जील में है। जबकि वे इसके उतरने से पहले कहा करते थे : हम बहुदेववादियों पर विजयी होंगे और हमें जीत प्राप्त होगी जब एक नबी भेजा जाएगा, जिसपर हम ईमान लाएँगे और उसका अनुसरण करेंगे। फिर जब क़ुरआन और मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम उस विशेषता के साथ आ गए, जिसे उन्होंने पहचान लिया और उस सत्य के साथ, जिसे उन्होंने जान लिया; तो उन्होंने उसके साथ कुफ़्र किया। अतः अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों पर अल्लाह की ला'नत है। -[2:90] बहुत बुरी है वह चीज़ जिसे उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान के बदले ले लिया; चुनाँचे उन्होंने अल्लाह की उतारी हुई शरीयत का इनकार कर दिया और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया, केवल इस कारण अन्याय और ईर्ष्या करते हुए कि नुबुव्वत (पैगंबरी) और क़ुरआन को मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतरित किया गया है। अतः मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का इनकार करने और इससे पहले तौरात में फेर-बदल करने के कारण, वे अल्लाह की ओर से दोहरे क्रोध के भागी बन गए। तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत का इनकार करने वालों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन अपमानजनक यातना है। -[2:91] जब इन यहूदियों से कहा जाता है : उस सत्य और हिदायत पर ईमान ले आओ, जो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर उतारी है। तो वे कहते हैं : हम उसपर ईमान रखते हैं, जो हमारे नबियों पर उतारा गया है। तथा वे उसका इनकार करते हैं जो मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारा गया है। हालाँकि यह क़ुरआन ही सत्य है, जो उसके अनुरूप है जो अल्लाह की ओर से उनके पास है। और यदि वे वास्तव में उस पर ईमान रखते होते, जो उन पर उतारा गया है, तो वे क़ुरआन पर अवश्य ईमान लाते। (ऐ नबी!) आप उनके जवाब में कह दें : तुम इससे पहले नबियों की हत्या क्यों किया करते थे, यदि तुम उस सत्य पर सही मायने में ईमान रखने वाले थे, जो वे तुम्हारे पास लेकर आए थे?! -[2:92] निश्चय तुम्हारे रसूल मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम तुम्हारे पास अपने सच्चे नबी होने की पुष्टि करने वाली स्पष्ट निशानियाँ लेकर आए। फिर उसके बाद, जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने रब से मिलने चले गए, तो तुम बछड़े को पूज्य बनाकर उसकी पूजा करने लगे। और तुम अल्लाह के साथ साझी ठहराने के कारण अत्याचार करने वाले थे। हालाँकि वही अकेला इबादत के योग्य है, कोई और नहीं। -[2:93] तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब हमने तुमसे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम का अनुसरण करने और जो कुछ वह अल्लाह के पास से लाए हैं उसे क़बूल करने का पक्का वचन लिया। हमने तुम्हें डराने के लिए तुम्हारे ऊपर पहाड़ उठा लिया, और हमने तुमसे कहा : हमने तुम्हें जो तौरात दिया है उसे पूरी ताक़त से पकड़ लो, तथा स्वीकार करने और पालन करने के उद्देश्य से सुनो; अन्यथा हम तुम्हारे ऊपर पहाड़ को गिरा देंगे। तो तुमने कहा : हमने अपने कानों से सुना और हमने अपने कार्यों से अवज्ञा की। और उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उनके दिलों में बछड़े की पूजा घर कर चुकी थी। ऐ नबी! आप कह दीजिए : बहुत बुरा है वह काम (अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र), जिसका आदेश तुम्हें यह ईमान दे रहा है, यदि तुम ईमान वाले हो; क्योंकि सच्चे ईमान के साथ कुफ़्र इकट्ठा नहीं हो सकता। -[2:94] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दीजिए : यदि आख़िरत में जन्नत (ऐ यहूदियो!) केवल तुम्हारे ही लिए है और तुम्हारे सिवा और कोई उसमें प्रवेश नहीं करेगा; तो तुम मरने की कामना करो; ताकि तुम इस स्थान को जल्दी से प्राप्त कर लो और सांसारिक जीवन के बोझ और उसकी चिंताओं से आराम पा जाओ, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो। -[2:95] वे हरगिज़ मौत की कामना कभी नहीं करेंगे; क्योंकि उन्होंने अपने जीवन में अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र, उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने और उसकी किताबों को विकृत करने जैसे पाप करके आगे भेजे हैं। तथा अल्लाह उनमें से और उनके अलावा में से ज़ालिमों को ख़ूब जानने वाला है और वह प्रत्येक को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[2:96] निश्चय (ऐ नबी!) आप यहूदियों को लोगों में सबसे अधिक जीवन के लिए उत्सुक पाएँगे, चाहे वह कितना भी तुच्छ और अपमानजनक क्यों न हो। बल्कि, वे उन बहुदेववादियों से भी अधिक उत्सुक हैं जो पुनर्जीवन और हिसाब पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। वे अह्ले किताब होने तथा दोबारा ज़िंदा होने और हिसाब पर ईमान रखने के बावजूद; उन में से हर व्यक्ति चाहता है कि उसे हज़ार साल की आयु मिले। हालाँकि उसकी लंबी आयु उसे अल्लाह के अज़ाब से बचा नहीं सकती, चाहे वह कितनी भी दीर्घ हो। तथा अल्लाह उनके कर्मों से अवगत और उन्हें देखने वाला है। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला प्रदान करेगा। -[2:97] (ऐ नबी!) आप उन यहूदियों से कह दीजिए, जिन्होंने कहा : "जिब्रील फ़रिश्तों में से हमारा दुश्मन है।" : जो जिब्रील से दुश्मनी रखता हो, तो (वह सुन ले कि) वही अल्लाह के आदेश से आपके दिल पर क़ुरआन लेकर उतरे हैं, जो पिछली आसमानी किताबों; जैसे तौरात तथा इन्जील की पुष्टि करता है, भलाई का मार्ग दिखाता है और ईमान वालों को उन नेमतों की शुभ सूचना देता है, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी हैं। अतः जो कोई भी उससे दुश्मनी रखने वाला है, जिसकी यह विशेषता और यह कार्य है, तो वह पथभ्रष्टों में से है। -[2:98] जो कोई अल्लाह और उसके फ़रिश्तों और उसके रसूलों से दुश्मनी रखता हो तथा उसके दो निकटवर्ती फ़रिश्तों : जिबरील और मीकाईल से बैर रखता हो, तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम में से और तुम्हारे अलावा में से सभी काफ़िरों का दुश्मन है। और जिसका दुश्मन अल्लाह हो, तो निश्चय वह स्पष्ट घाटे के साथ लौटा। -[2:99] हमने (ऐ नबी!) आपकी तरफ़ आप जो कुछ नुबुव्वत और वह़्य लेकर आए हैं, उसमें आपकी सत्यता की स्पष्ट निशानियाँ उतारी हैं। और उनकी स्पष्टता और स्पष्टीकरण के बावजूद, उनका इनकार वही लोग करते हैं, जो अल्लाह के दीन से निकलने वाले हों। -[2:100] यहूदियों की बुरी स्थिति में से एक यह है कि जब भी उन्होंने अपने आपसे कोई वचन लिया - जिसमें तौरात में मौजूद मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत पर ईमान लाना भी शामिल है - तो उनके एक गिरोह ने उसे तोड़ दिया। बल्कि तथ्य यह है कि इन यहूदियों में से अधिकांश लोग उसपर सही मायने में ईमान नहीं रखते, जो अल्लाह ने अवतरित किया है; क्योंकि ईमान वचन को पूरा करने की प्रेरणा देता है। -[2:101] जब मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अल्लाह की ओर से रसूल बनकर उनके पास आए, और आप उसके बिल्कुल अनुकूल थे, जो तौरात में आपकी विशेषता वर्णित है, तो उनके एक समूह ने तौरात से प्रमाणित होने वाली बात से मुँह मोड़ लिया और उसकी परवाह न करते हुए उसे अपनी पीठ के पीछे फेंक दिया। बिल्कुल उस अज्ञानी व्यक्ति की स्थिति के समान, जो उसमें मौजूद सत्य और मार्गदर्शन से लाभ नहीं उठाता, इसलिए उसकी परवाह नहीं करता है। -[2:102] जब उन्होंने अल्लाह के धर्म को छोड़ दिया, तो वे उसके स्थान पर उस चीज़ का अनुसरण करने लगे, जो शैतानों ने अल्लाह के पैग़ंबर सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम के राज्य के बारे में झूठ फैला रखा था। क्योंकि उन्होंने दावा किया था कि आप अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपना राज्य जादू द्वारा स्थापित किया था। हालाँकि सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने जादू का अभ्यास करके कुफ़्र नहीं किया - जैसा कि यहूदियों ने दावा किया - लेकिन शैतानों ने कुफ़्र किया कि वे लोगों को जादू सिखाते थे। तथा वे लोगों को वह जादू सिखाते थे, जो इराक़ के शहर बाबिल में दो फ़रिश्तों : हारूत तथा मारूत पर लोगों की परीक्षा तथा आज़माइश के लिए उतारा गया था। तथा ये दोनों फ़रिश्ते किसी को तब तक जादू नहीं सिखाते जब तक कि वे उसे चेतावनी न दे दें और यह कहकर उसके लिए मामला स्पष्ट न कर दें : हम लोगों के लिए केवल एक परीक्षा और आज़माइश हैं, अतः तुम जादू सीखकर कुफ़्र न करो। अतः जो उन दोनों की सलाह को स्वीकार नहीं करता, उनसे जादू सीखता। उस जादू का एक प्रकार ऐसा भी था, जो आदमी और उसकी पत्नी के बीच नफरत पैदा करके उनके बीच जुदाई डाल देता था। हालाँकि वे जादूगर अल्लाह की अनुमति और उसकी इच्छा के बिना किसी को नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा सकते थे। और वे ऐसी चीज़ सीखते थे, जो उन्हें हानि पहुँचाती थी और उन्हें लाभ नहीं देती थी। तथा निश्चय वे यहूदी जानते थे कि जिसने जादू को अल्लाह की पुस्तक से बदल लिया, उसके लिए आखिरत में कोई भाग और हिस्सा नहीं है। निश्चय बहुत बुरी है वह चीज़ है, जिसके बदले उन्होंने अपने आपको बेचा डाला; क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह की वह़्य और उसकी शरीयत के बदले जादू को अपना लिया। यदि उन्हें पता होता कि किस वस्तु से उन्हें लाभ होगा, तो वे इस घिनौने कृत्य और स्पष्ट गुमराही में न पड़ते। -[2:103] यदि यहूदी सचमुच अल्लाह पर ईमान लाते, तथा उसकी आज्ञाकारिता करके और उसकी अवज्ञा को त्यागकर उससे डरते; तो अल्लाह का सवाब उनके लिए उससे बेहतर होता, जिसपर वे हैं, यदि वे अपने हित से अवगत होते। -[2:104] अल्लाह तआला मोमिनों को शब्दों के सही चुनाव के लिए निर्देशित करते हुए कहता है : ऐ ईमान वालो! तुम {रा-इना} (अर्थात् हमारा ध्यान रखिए) शब्द का प्रयोग न करो; क्योंकि यहूदी इसे विकृत कर देते हैं और इसके साथ नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को संबोधित करते हैं, जिससे वे एक ग़लत अर्थ 'रुऊनत' (तुच्छता) मुराद लेते हैं। इसलिए अल्लाह ने इस दरवाज़े को बंद करने के लिए इस शब्द के इस्तेमाल से मना कर दिया और अपने बंदों को आदेश दिया कि उसके स्थान पर {उन्ज़ुरना} कहें; अर्थात् हमारी प्रतीक्षा करें, ताकि हम आपकी बात समझ जाएँ। क्योंकि इस शब्द से बिना किसी ख़राबी के अर्थ पूरा हो जाता है। तथा अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों के लिए कष्टदायी यातना है। -[2:105] काफ़िर - चाहे अह्ले किताब हों या मुश्रिक - यह पसंद नहीं करते हैं कि तुमपर तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से कोई भी भलाई उतरे, चाहे वह थोड़ी हो या बहुत। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, अपनी दया, जैसे नुबुव्वत, वह़्य और ईमान के साथ खास कर लेता है। और अल्लाह बहुत बड़े अनुग्रह वाला है। अतः किसी भी प्राणी को, जो भी भलाई पहुँचती है, वह उसी की ओर से होती है तथा उसके अनुग्रह में से रसूल का भेजना और किताब उतारना भी है। -[2:106] अल्लाह तआला बयान कर रहा है कि जब वह क़ुरआन की किसी आयत के ह़ुक्म को उठा देता (समाप्त कर देता) है, या उसके शब्द को ख़त्म कर देता है और लोग उसे भूल जाते हैं, तो अल्लाह उसके स्थान पर ऐसी आयत ले आता है, जो तत्काल और भविष्य में उससे अधिक फायदेमंद होती है, अथवा उसके समान होती है, और यह सब कुछ अल्लाह के ज्ञान और उसकी ह़िकमत के मुताबिक़ होता है। और - ऐ नबी! - आप जानते हैं कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखता है। चुनाँचे वह जो चाहता है, करता है, और जो चाहता है, आदेश देता है। -[2:107] निःसंदेह (ऐ नबी!) आप जानते हैं कि अल्लाह ही आसमानों और ज़मीन का मालिक है, वह जो चाहता है, हुक्म देता है। वह अपने बंदों को जिस चीज़ का चाहता है, आदेश देता है और जिस चीज़ से चाहता है, उन्हें मना कर देता है। तथा वह शरीयत में से जो चाहता है, स्थिर कर देता है और जो चाहता है, निरस्त कर देता है। अल्लाह के बाद, तुम्हारे मामलों को संभालने के लिए तुम्हारे पास कोई संरक्षक नहीं, और न ही तुम्हें नुकसान से बचाने के लिए कोई सहायक है। बल्कि अल्लाह ही इन सब का संरक्षक है और ऐसा करने में सक्षम है। -[2:108] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हें यह शोभा नहीं देता कि तुम अपने रसूल से - आपत्ति और ढिठाई के तौर पर - प्रश्न करो, जिस तरह कि मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की क़ौम के लोगों ने इससे पहले अपने नबी (मूसा) से किया था। जैसे कि उन्होंने कहा था : (النساء: 153) {أَرِنَا اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً} ''हमें अल्लाह को खुल्लम खुल्ला दिखा दो।'' (सूरतुन्-निसा : 153) और जो व्यक्ति ईमान के बदले कुफ़्र को अपना ले, तो निश्चय वह मध्यम मार्ग से भटक गया जो कि सीधा मार्ग है। -[2:109] यहूदियों और ईसाइयों में से बहुत-से लोग चाहते हैं कि तुम्हें तुम्हारे ईमान के बाद वापस काफ़िर बना दें, जैसे तुम (पहले) मूर्तियों की पूजा किया करते थे। ऐसा वे उस ईर्ष्या के कारण कर रहे हैं, जो उनके दिलों में है। यह कामना वे उसके बाद कर रहे हैं जब उनके लिए स्पष्ट हो चुका है कि नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम जो कुछ लाए हैं, वह अल्लाह की ओर से सत्य है। अतः (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उनके कार्यों को क्षमा करो, और उनकी अज्ञानता और उनकी आत्मा की बुराई को नज़रअंदाज़ करो, यहाँ तक कि उनके बारे में अल्लाह का आदेश आ जाए - और अब अल्लाह का यह आदेश और निर्णय आ चुका है। इसलिए काफ़िर को इस्लाम स्वीकारने या जिज़या देने या लड़ाई करने के बीच चयन करने का विकल्प दिया जाता है - निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। इसलिए वे अल्लाह को विवश नहीं कर सकते। -[2:110] नमाज़ को उसके अरकान, वाजिबात और सुन्नतों के साथ पूर्ण रूप से अदा करो, और अपने धनों की ज़कात निकालकर उसके हक़दारों को दो। तुम अपने जीवन काल में जो भी नेक काम करोगे और उसे अपनी मृत्यु से पहले अपने लिए एक कोष के रूप में आगे भेजोगे; क़ियामत के दिन तुम अपने रब के पास उसका सवाब पाओगे। वह तुम्हें उसका प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह, जो कुछ तुम करते हो, उसे ख़ूब देखने वाला है। इसलिए वह हर एक को उसके काम का प्रतिफल देगा। -[2:111] यहूदियों और ईसाइयों में से हर संप्रदाय ने कहा : जन्नत उन्हीं के लिए विशिष्ट है। यहूदियों ने कहा : उसमें केवल वही प्रवेश करेगा, जो यहूदी है। तथा ईसाइयों ने कहा : उसमें केवल वही प्रवेश करेगा, जो ईसाई है। ये उनकी झूठी इच्छाएँ और उनके भ्रष्ट भ्रम हैं। (ऐ नबी!) आप उनका खंडन करते हुए कह दीजिए : तुम जो कुछ दावा करते हो उसपर अपना तर्क प्रस्तुत करो, यदि वास्तव में तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[2:112] केवल वही व्यक्ति जन्नत में प्रवेश करेगा, जो निष्ठा के साथ अपने आप को अल्लाह के अधीन कर दे, तथा वह - अपनी निष्ठा के साथ-साथ - रसूल के लाए हुए तरीक़े का अनुसरण करके अच्छी तरह से इबादत करने वाला है। चुनाँचे ऐसा ही व्यक्ति जन्नत में प्रवेश करेगा, चाहे वह किसी भी संप्रदाय से हो। तथा उसके लिए उसका बदला उसके पालनहार के पास है। आख़िरत में उन्हें न कोई भय होगा और न ही वे दुनिया में न मिलने वाली वस्तुओं पर दुखी होंगे। ज्ञात हो कि ये ऐसी विशेषताएँ हैं, जो नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आने के बाद, केवल मोमिनों ही में पाई जा सकती हैं। -[2:113] यहूदियों ने कहा : ईसाई सच्चे धर्म पर नहीं हैं। और ईसाइयों ने कहा : यहूदी सच्चे धर्म पर नहीं हैं। हालाँकि हर कोई अपनी किताब में उस चीज़ की पुष्टि पढ़ता है जिसका उसने इनकार किया है, तथा सभी नबियों पर बिना किसी भेदभाव के ईमान लाने का आदेश पढ़ता है। वे अपने इस कार्य में उन मुश्रिकों के कहने के समान हो गए, जिनके पास कोई ज्ञान नहीं; जब उन्होंने सभी रसूलों और उनपर उतारी गई पुस्तकों का इनकार कर दिया। अतः अल्लाह सभी मतभेद करने वाले लोगों के बीच क़ियामत के दिन निर्णय करेगा, अपने उस न्यायपूर्ण फ़ैसले के साथ जिसकी उसने अपने बंदों को सूचना दी है : कि अल्लाह की उतारी हुई समस्त चीज़ों पर ईमान लाए बिना कोई सफलता नहीं है। -[2:114] उस व्यक्ति से बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जो अल्लाह की मस्जिदों में उसका नाम लेने से रोके। चुनाँचे उनमें नमाज़, ज़िक्र और क़ुरआन की तिलावत से मना कर दे, तथा उन्हें गिराकर अथवा उनमें इबादत करने से रोककर, उन्हें बर्बाद और भ्रष्ट करने का भरपूर प्रयास करे। जो लोग मस्जिदों को नष्ट करने में प्रयासरत हैं, उन्हें उनमें प्रवेश नहीं करना चाहिए परंतु इस स्थिति में कि वे डरे सहमे हों, उनके दिल काँप रहे हों; उनके कुफ़्र तथा अल्लाह की मस्जिदों से रोकने के कारण। ऐसे लोगों के लिए सांसारिक जीवन में ईमान वालों के हाथों अपमान एवं रुसवाई है तथा उनके लिए आख़िरत में अल्लाह की मस्जिदों से लोगों को रोकने के कारण एक बड़ी यातना होगी। -[2:115] पूर्व एवं पश्चिम और उनके बीच का राज्य अल्लाह ही का है। अल्लाह अपने बंदों को जो चाहता है, आदेश देता है। अतः तुम जिधर भी मुख करोगे, अल्लाह का सामना करोगे। यदि वह तुम्हें बैतुल-मक़दिस या काबा की ओर मुँह करने का आदेश दे, अथवा तुमसे क़िबला (के निर्धारण) में गलती हो जाए, या उसकी ओर मुख करना तुम्हारे लिए मुश्किल हो; तो तुम्हारे लिए कोई हानि की बात नहीं है; क्योंकि सभी दिशाएँ सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के लिए हैं। बेशक अल्लाह सर्वव्यापी है। वह अपनी दया और सुविधा के साथ अपनी समस्त सृष्टि को व्याप्त है, उनके इरादों एवं कार्यों को जानने वाला है। -[2:116] तथा यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और मुश्रिकों ने कहा : अल्लाह ने अपने लिए कोई संतान बना रखी है! अल्लाह इससे पाक एवं पवित्र है। क्योंकि वह अपनी सृष्टि से बेनियाज़ है और संतान तो वह बनाता है, जिसे उसकी आवश्यकता होती है। बल्कि वही महिमावान आकाशों और धरती की सभी चीज़ों का मालिक है। सभी प्राणी उसी महिमावान के दास और उसके अधीन हैं, वह जैसे चाहता है, उनमें व्यवहार करता है। -[2:117] अल्लाह महिमावान आकाशों तथा धरती और उनमें मौजूद सभी चीज़ों का बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के सृष्टिकर्ता है। जब वह किसी काम का फैसला करता है और उसकी इच्छा करता है, तो उस काम से कहता है : ''हो जा''; तो वह वैसे ही हो जाता है, जैसे अल्लाह चाहता है कि वह हो। उसके आदेश और निर्णय को कोई टालने वाला नहीं। -[2:118] अह्ले किताब और बहुदेववादियों में से जो नहीं जानते, उन्होंने सत्य के प्रति हठ के कारण कहा : अल्लाह हमसे बिना किसी मध्यस्थ के बात क्यों नहीं करता, या हमारे पास हमारे ही लिए विशिष्ट कोई भौतिक निशानी क्यों नहीं आती? इन लोगों की इसी बात की तरह, इससे पहले झुठलाने वाले समुदायों ने भी अपने रसूलों से कही थी, भले ही उनके समय और स्थान अलग-अलग हों। इन लोगों के दिल कुफ़्र, हठ और अहंकार में उन लोगों के दिलों के समान हैं जो इनसे पहले थे। हमने उन लोगों के लिए आयतें स्पष्ट कर दी हैं, जो सत्य पर विश्वास करते हैं, जब वह उनके सामने प्रकट होता है, न तो उन्हें कोई संदेह घेरता है और न ही हठ उन्हें रोकता है। -[2:119] हमने आपको (ऐ नबी!) सत्य धर्म के साथ भेजा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं; ताकि आप ईमान वालों को जन्नत की शुभ सूचना दें और काफ़िरों को जहन्नम की आग से डराएँ। आपका काम केवल स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचा देना है। अल्लाह आपसे उन जहन्नमियों के बारे में हरगिज़ नहीं पूछेगा, जो आपपर ईमान नहीं लाए। -[2:120] अल्लाह अपने नबी को निर्देश एवं चेतावनी देते हुए उन्हें संबोधित करते हुए कहता है : आपसे यहूदी और ईसाई हरगिज़ राज़ी नहीं होंगे, यहाँ तक कि आप इस्लाम को छोड़कर उनके धर्म का पालन करने लगें। आप कह दीजिए : निःसंदेह अल्लाह की किताब और उसका बयान ही सच्चा मार्गदर्शन है, न कि वह झूठ जिसपर वे क़ायम हैं। यदि आपके पास स्पष्ट सत्य आ जाने के बाद, आपने या आपके किसी अनुयायी ने उनका अनुसरण किया, तो आपको अल्लाह की पकड़ से बचाने के लिए हरगिज़ कोई मदद या सहायता नहीं मिलेगी। यह सत्य को छोड़ने और असत्य के लोगों के साथ क़दम मिलाकर चलने के ख़तरे को स्पष्ट करने के अध्याय से है। -[2:121] इस आयत में क़ुरआन अह्ले किताब के एक समूह के बारे में बात करता है, जो अपने हाथों में मौजूद अवतरित पुस्तकों पर अमल करते हैं और उनका पालन करते हैं जैसे उनका पालन किया जाना चाहिए। ये लोग इन पुस्तकों में नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सच्चे नबी होने को दर्शाने वाली निशानियाँ पाते हैं। यही कारण है कि उन्होंने आपपर ईमान लाने में जल्दी की। जबकि दूसरा समूह अपने कुफ़्र पर अड़ा रहा, तो उसे हानि उठानी पड़ी। -[2:122] ऐ बनी इसराईल! मेरी प्रदान की हुई धार्मिक एवं सांसारिक नेमतों को याद करो और याद रखो कि निःसंदेह मैंने ही तुम्हें तुम्हारे समय के लोगों पर नुबुव्वत एवं बादशाहत द्वारा प्रधानता प्रदान की। -[2:123] अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर अपने और क़ियामत के दिन की यातना के बीच, बचाव का साधन अपनाओ। क्योंकि उस दिन कोई भी किसी के कुछ काम न आएगा, और उस दिन उससे कोई छुड़ौती स्वीकार नहीं की जाएगी, चाहे वह कितनी भी बड़ी क्यों न हो, और न उस दिन उसे किसी की सिफ़ारिश लाभ देगी, चाहे उसका स्थान कितना भी ऊँचा क्यों न हो। और न ही अल्लाह के अलावा उसके लिए कोई मददगार होगा, जो उसकी मदद कर सके। -[2:124] उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह ने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को उन आदेशों और कर्तव्यों के द्वारा आज़माया, जिनका उन्हें आदेश दिया था, तो उन्होंने उनका निष्पादन किया और उन्हें पूर्णतम रूप से अंजाम दिया। अल्लाह ने अपने नबी इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : मैं तुम्हें लोगों के लिए आदर्श बनाने वाला हूँ, ताकि तुम्हारे क्रियाकलापों और आचार-व्यवहार में तुम्हारा अनुकरण किया जाए। इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरी औलाद में से भी कुछ लोगों को इमाम बना, जिनका लोग अनुकरण करें। अल्लाह तआला ने उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कहा : मेरा तुम्हारे लिए धर्म की पेशवाई का वचन, तुम्हारे वंश के अत्याचारियों को नहीं पहुँचता। -[2:125] तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह ने सम्मानित घर काबा को लोगों के लिए बार-बार लौट कर आने की जगह बनाई, जिससे उनका दिल जुड़ा हुआ रहता है। जब भी वे वहाँ से वापस जाते हैं, दोबारा उसकी ओर लौटकर आते हैं। तथा उसे उनके लिए सर्वथा शांति का स्थल (सुरक्षित स्थान) बना दिया, जिसमें उनपर कोई अत्याचार नहीं किया जाता। और लोगों से कहा : उस पत्थर को - जिसपर खड़े होकर इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम काबा का निर्माण करते थे - नमाज़ की जगह बना लो। तथा हमने इबराहीम और उनके पुत्र इसमाईल अलैहिमस्सलाम को आदेश दिया कि वे काबा को गंदगियों और मूर्तियों से शुद्ध करें, तथा उसे तवाफ़, एतिकाफ़ और नमाज़ आदि के द्वारा इबादत करने वालों के लिए तैयार रखें। -[2:126] तथा (ऐ नबी!) याद कीजिए, जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार से दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मक्का को एक शांति वाला (सुरक्षित) शहर बना दे, जिसमें किसी को कष्ट न पहुँचाया जाए, तथा उसमें रहने वालों को विभिन्न प्रकार के फल प्रदान कर, और उसे तुझपर और अंतिम दिन पर ईमान रखने वालों के लिए एक विशिष्ट रोज़ी बना दे। अल्लाह ने कहा : तथा उनमें से जो कुफ़्र करेगा, तो मैं उसे इस दुनिया में जो कुछ भी प्रदान करता हूँ, उसके साथ उसे थोड़ा-सा लाभ दूँगा, फिर आखिरत में उसे आग की यातना की ओर विवश कर दूँगा और वह बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है, जिसकी ओर वह क़ियामत के दिन लौटकर आएगा। -[2:127] तथा (ऐ नबी!) उस समय को याद करो, जब इबराहीम और इसमाईल अलैहिमस्सलाम काबा की बुनियादें ऊँची कर रहे थे, और वे दोनों (नम्रता के साथ) कह रहे थे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमसे हमारे कार्यों को - जिनमें से एक इस घर का निर्माण है - क़बूल फरमा। निःसंदेह तू ही हमारी दुआ को सुनने वाला, हमारे इरादों और कार्यों को जानने वाला है। -[2:128] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू हमें अपने आदेश के प्रति समर्पित होने वाला और अपना आज्ञाकारी बना दे कि हम तेरे साथ किसी को भी साझी न बनाएँ। तथा हमारे वंश से भी एक ऐसा समुदाय बना, जो तेरा आज्ञाकारी हो। और हमें अपनी इबादत सिखा दे कि वह कैसे होनी चाहिए, तथा हमारे गुनाहों और अपने आज्ञापालन में हमारी कमियों को क्षमा कर दे; निःसंदेह तू ही है जो अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा को बहुत क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[2:129] ऐ हमारे पालनहार!, और उनके बीच उन्हीं में से इसमाईल की संतान से एक रसूल भेज, जो उनपर तेरी उतारी हुई आयतें पढ़े, तथा उन्हें क़ुरआन एवं सुन्नत की शिक्षा दे और उन्हें शिर्क एवं बुराइयों से पाक करे; निःसंदेह तू ही सर्वशक्तिमान, प्रभुत्वशाली और अपने कार्यों एवं आदेशों में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[2:130] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के धर्म से विमुख होकर दूसरे धर्मों की ओर वही आकर्षित होगा, जिसने अपनी मूर्खता तथा कुप्रबंधन से सत्य को छोड़ गुमराही को अपनाकर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया और अपने लिए अपमान से संतुष्ट हो गया। निश्चय हमने उसे दुनिया में एक रसूल और दोस्त के रूप में चुन लिया, तथा आख़िरत में वह निश्चय उन सदाचारियों में से है, जिन्होंने अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के अनिवार्य किए हुए आदेशों को पूरा करके सर्वोच्च पद प्राप्त किए। -[2:131] अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके इस्लाम (आज्ञापालन) की ओर जल्दी करने के कारण चुना। जब उनके पालनहार ने उनसे कहा : इबादत को मेरे लिए विशुद्ध कर दो और आज्ञाकारिता के साथ मेरे अधीन हो जाओ, तो उन्होंने अपने रब को उत्तर देते हुए कहा : मैं अल्लाह का आज्ञाकारी हो गया, जो बंदों को पैदा करने वाला, उन्हें रोज़ी देने वाला और उनके मामलों का प्रबंधक है। -[2:132] इबराहीम ने अपने बेटों को इसी बात की वसीयत की, कि : {أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} ''मैं सारे संसारों के पालनहार का आज्ञाकारी हो गया।'', इसी तरह याक़ूब ने भी अपने बेटों को इसी बात की वसीयत की। उन दोनों ने अपने बेटों को आवाज़ देते हुए कहा : निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए इस्लाम धर्म को चुन लिया है। अतः तुम उसे दृढ़ता से पकड़े रहो यहाँ तक कि तुम्हारे पास मृत्यु आ जाए, और तुम बाहरी और आंतरिक रूप से अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी हो। -[2:133] या तुम उस समय उपस्थित थे, जब याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम की मृत्यु निकट आई। जब उन्होंने अपने बेटों से पूछते हुए कहा : तुम मेरी मृत्यु के बाद किसकी इबादत करोगे? उन्होंने उनके सवाल के जवाब में कहा : हम आपके पूज्य और आपके पूर्वजों इबराहीम, इसमाईल तथा इसह़ाक़ के पूज्य की इबादत करेंगे, जो एक अकेला पूज्य है, उसका कोई साझी नहीं। और हम अकेले उसी के प्रति समर्पित और उसी के आज्ञाकारी हैं। -[2:134] यह तुमसे पहले गुज़रे हुए समुदायों में से एक समुदाय था, जो गुज़र चुका और उस कार्य की ओर जा चुका जो उसने आगे बढ़ाया था। अतः उसके लिए उसके कमाए हुए अच्छे या बुरे कर्म हैं, और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कमाए हुए कर्म। न तुमसे उनके कर्मों के बारे में पूछा जाएगा, न उनसे तुम्हारे कर्मों के बारे में पूछा जाएगा, तथा कोई भी किसी दूसरे के गुनाह के बदले नहीं पकड़ा जाएगा। बल्कि प्रत्येक को उसके कर्म का बदला दिया जाएगा। इसलिए अपने पहले गुज़रे हुए लोगों के कर्म के पीछे पड़ना तुम्हें खुद अपने कर्म को देखने से विचलित न करे। क्योंकि किसी को अल्लाह की दया के बाद, उसके सत्कर्म के सिवा कोई चीज़ हरगिज़ फायदा न देगी। -[2:135] यहूदियों ने मुसलमानों से कहा : यहूदी बन जाओ, हिदायत के मार्ग पर चलने लगोगे, तथा ईसाइयों ने कहा : ईसाई बन जाओ, हिदायत के मार्ग पर चलने लगोगे। (ऐ नबी!) आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : बल्कि, हम इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के धर्म का अनुसरण करेंगे, जो झूठे धर्मों से विमुख होकर सच्चे धर्म की ओर प्रवृत थे तथा उन लोगों में से नहीं थे जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी बनाया। -[2:136] ऐ ईमान वालो! इस झूठे दावा वाले यहूदियों और ईसाइयों से कह दो : हम अल्लाह पर और उस क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाए जो हमारी ओर उतारा गया। तथा हम उसपर ईमान लाए जो इबराहीम और उनके पुत्रों इसमाईल, इसह़ाक़ और याक़ूब पर उतारा गया। और हम उसपर ईमान लाए जो याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम की संतान में से होने वाले नबियों पर उतारा गाय। इसी तरह हम ईमान लाए उस तौरात पर जो अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को प्रदान किया और उस इन्जील पर जो अल्लाह ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को प्रदान किया। तथा हम उन किताबों पर ईमान लाए जो अल्लाह ने सभी नबियों को प्रदान कीं। हम उनमें से किसी के बीच अंतर (भेदभाव) नहीं करते, कि हम कुछ पर ईमान लाएँ और कुछ का इनकार कर दें। बल्कि हम उन सभी (नबियों) पर ईमान रखते हैं और हम अकेले उसी महिमावान अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी और अधीन हैं। -[2:137] यदि यहूदी, ईसाई और अन्य काफ़िर तुम्हारे ईमान लाने की तरह ईमान लाएँ; तो उन्होंने उस सीधे मार्ग को पा लिया, जिसे अल्लाह ने पसंद किया है। लेकिन यदि वे सभी या कुछ नबियों को झुठलाकर ईमान से उपेक्षा करें, तो वे विरोध और शत्रुता में पड़े हुए हैं। इसलिए - ऐ नबी! - आप दुखी न हों, क्योंकि अल्लाह आपको उनके कष्ट से बचाने के लिए पर्याप्त हो जाएगा, आपकी उनकी बुराई से रक्षा करेगा और उनके खिलाफ आपकी मदद करेगा। क्योंकि वह उनकी बातों को सुनने वाला, और उनके इरादों और कार्यों को जानने वाला है। -[2:138] अल्लाह के उस धर्म पर बाहरी और आंतरिक रूप से जमे रहो, जिसपर उसने तुम्हें पैदा किया है। क्योंकि अल्लाह के धर्म से बेहतर कोई धर्म नहीं। क्योंकि वह प्रकृति के अनुकूल है, हितों को लाने वाला और अहितों को रोकने वाला है। तथा कहो : हम केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करने वाले हैं, हम उसके साथ किसी दूसरे को साझी नहीं बनाते। -[2:139] ऐ नबी! कह दीजिए : (ऐ किताब वालो!) क्या तुम हमसे इस बारे में बहस करते हो कि तुम अल्लाह और उसके धर्म के हमसे ज़्यादा हक़दार हो; इस कारण कि तुम्हारा धर्म पुराना है और तुम्हारी पुस्तक पहले की है। तो (जान लो) इससे तुम्हें कोई फायदा नहीं होगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह ही हम सब का रब है, वह विशेष रूप से केवल तुम्हारा ही रब नहीं है। तथा हमारे लिए हमारे कर्म हैं, जिनके बारे में तुमसे नहीं पूछा जाएगा, और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्म हैं, जिनके बारे में हमसे नहीं पूछा जाएगा। बल्कि प्रत्येक को उसके काम का बदला दिया जाएगा। हम इबादत और आज्ञाकारिता में अल्लाह के प्रति निष्ठावान हैं, उसके साथ किसी चीज़ को साझी नहीं ठहराते। -[2:140] (ऐ अह्ले किताब!) क्या तुम कहते हो : इबराहीम और इसमाईल और इसह़ाक़ और याक़ूब तथा याक़ूब की संतान में से होने वाले पैग़ंबर, यहूदी या ईसाई धर्म के अनुयायी थे? ऐ नबी! आप उनका उत्तर देते हुए कह दें : क्या तुम अधिक जानते हो या अल्लाह?! यदि उनका दावा है कि वे (उक्त नबीगण) उनके धर्म पर थे, तो निश्चय उन्होंने झूठ बोला है। क्योंकि उनकी नुबुव्वत और मृत्यु का ज़माना तौरात और इंजील उतरने से पहले का है! इससे यह पता चला कि जो कुछ वे कहते हैं, वह अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों के खिलाफ झूठ है, और उन्होंने उस सत्य को छिपाया है, जो उनपर उतरा था। और उससे बड़ा ज़ालिम कोई नहीं, जो अपने पास मौजूद उस पक्की गवाही को छिपाए, जिसका ज्ञान उसे अल्लाह की ओर से हुआ है, जैसा कि किताब वालों ने किया। और अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से अनजान नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[2:141] यह एक समुदाय था, जो गुज़र चुका और उस कार्य की ओर जा चुका जो उसने आगे बढ़ाया था। अतः उसके लिए उसके कमाए हुए (अच्छे या बुरे) कर्म हैं, और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कमाए हुए कर्म। न तुमसे उनके कर्मों के बारे में पूछा जाएगा, न उनसे तुम्हारे कर्मों के बारे में पूछा जाएगा, तथा कोई भी किसी दूसरे के गुनाह के बदले नहीं पकड़ा जाएगा और न ही वह किसी दूसरे के कर्म से लाभान्वित होगा। बल्कि प्रत्येक को उसके कर्म का बदला दिया जाएगा। -[2:142] शीघ्र ही अज्ञानी, अल्पबुद्धि यहूदी और उनके जैसे मुनाफ़िक़ (पाखंडी) कहेंगे : मुसलमानों को बैतुल-मक़दिस के क़िबला से, जो पहले उनका क़िबला था, किस चीज़ ने फेर दिया?! (ऐ नबी!) आप उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कह दीजिए : पूर्व और पश्चिम तथा अन्य दिशाओं का मालिक अकेला अल्लाह ही है, वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, जिस दिशा की ओर भी चाहता है, निर्देशित कर देता है। तथा वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, सीधे रास्ते का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन और विचलन नहीं है। -[2:143] जिस तरह हमने तुम्हारे लिए वह क़िबला निर्धारित किया है, जिसे हमने तुम्हारे लिए पसंद किया है; वैसे ही हमने तुम्हें सबसे बेहतर, न्यायपूर्ण उम्मत (समुदाय) बनाया, जो अक़ायद, इबादात और मामलात में सभी उम्मतों (समुदायों) के बीच मध्यम है; ताकि तुम क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह के सभी रसूलों के लिए गवाही देने वाले बन जाओ कि उन्होंने अपनी उम्मतों को वह संदेश पहुँचा दिया था जिसे पहुँचाने का अल्लाह ने उन्हे आदेश दिया था, तथा रसूल मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम तुमपर यह गवाही देने वाले हो जाएँ कि उन्होंने तुम्हें अल्लाह का धर्म पहुँचा दिया। तथा हमने उस क़िबले को जिसकी ओर आप रुख़ करते थे अर्थात् बैतुल-मक़दिस को इसलिए बदल दिया, ताकि हम - इस तरह प्रत्यक्ष रुप से जिसपर बदला निष्कर्षित होता है - जान लें कि कौन अल्लाह के निर्धारित किए हुए नियम से संतुष्ट होता है और उसके सामने अपना सिर झुकाते हुए रसूल का अनुसरण करता है, तथा कौन अपने धर्म से फिर जाता है और अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करता है। इसलिए वह अल्लाह के बनाए हुए नियम के आगे सिर नहीं झुकाता। वास्तव में, पहले क़िबले को बदलने की बात बहुत बड़ी थी, सिवाय उन लोगों के लिए जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उसपर तथा इस बात पर विश्वास करने की तौफ़ीक़ दी कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों के लिए जो नियम बनाता है, वह व्यापक हिकमतों की वजह से बनाता है। तथा अल्लाह ऐसा नहीं कि तुम्हारा ईमान बर्बाद कर दे, जिसमें तुम्हारी वे नमाज़ें भी शामिल हैं, जो तुमने क़िबला बदलने से पहले पढ़ी थीं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह लोगों पर बहुत करुणा करने वाला, अत्यंत दयावान् है। इसलिए वह उन्हें कष्ट में नहीं डालता है, और उनके कर्मों का प्रतिफल व्यर्थ नहीं करता है। -[2:144] हमने - ऐ नबी! - आपके चेहरे और निगाह को बार-बार आसमान की ओर उठते हुए देखा है, इस प्रत्याशा में कि आपको अपने मनपसंद क़िबले की ओर मुख करके नमाज़ पढ़ने की अनुमति प्राप्त हो जाए। अतः निश्चय हम वर्तमान क़िबला बैतुल-मक़दिस के बदले, आपको उस क़िबले की ओर फेर देंगे, जिसे आप पसंद करते हैं (और वह अल्लाह का पवित्र घर काबा है)। सो (अब) आप अपना चेहरा मक्का मुकर्रमा में स्थित अल्लाह के पवित्र घर की ओर फेर लें। तथा - ऐ ईमान वालो! - तुम जहाँ भी हो, नमाज़ पढ़ते समय उसी की ओर मुख कर लो। निश्चय यहूदी तथा ईसाई इस बात से अवगत हैं कि क़िबले का बदलना उनके पालनहार और उनके मामलों के प्रभंधक की ओर से अवतिरत सत्य है; क्योंकि यह उनकी पुस्तक में प्रमाणित है। तथा अल्लाह उस बात से अनजान नहीं है जो ये सत्य से मुँह मोड़ने वाले करते हैं। बल्कि, वह महिमावान् उसे जानता है और उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:145] अल्लाह की क़सम! (ऐ नबी!) यदि आप उन यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के पास जिन्हें किताब दी गई थी, इस बात पर हर प्रकार की निशानी और प्रमाण ले आएँ कि क़िबला का बदलना सत्य है; तब भी वे आपके क़िबले की ओर रुख नहीं करेंगे, उसके प्रति हठ करके जो आप लेकर आए हैं तथा सत्य का पालन करने से अहंकार करते हुए। तथा आप उनके क़िबले की ओर मुख करने वाले नहीं हैं जबकि अल्लाह ने आपको उससे फेर दिया है। तथा वे स्वयं परस्पर एक-दूसरे के क़िबले की ओर रुख़ करने वाले नहीं हैं; क्योंकि उनमें से प्रत्येक दूसरे समूह को काफ़िर कहता है। यदि आपने क़िबला तथा अन्य नियमों और विधानों के बारे में इन लोगों की इच्छाओं का पालन किया, इसके बाद कि आपके पास सही ज्ञान आ चुका है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं; तो निश्चय आप उस समय हिदायत को छोड़ने तथा इच्छा का अनुसरण करने के कारण, अत्याचारियों में से हो जाएँगे। यहाँ नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को संबोधित करने का मक़सद अह्ले किताब का पालन करने की बुराई (कुरूपता) को दर्शाना है। अन्यथा, अल्लाह ने अपने नबी को उससे सुरक्षित रखा है। इसलिए यह आपके बाद आपकी उम्मत के लिए एक चेतावनी है। -[2:146] यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के विद्वानों में से जिन्हें हमने किताब दी थी; वे क़िबला के बदलने की बात को, जो कि उनके निकट मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत की निशानियों में से है, बिल्कुल वैसे ही जानते हैं, जैसे अपने बच्चों को जानते हैं और उन्हें दूसरों से अलग करते हैं। फिर भी उनमें से एक समूह, अपनी ओर से ईर्ष्या करते हुए, उस सत्य को छिपाता है, जो आप लाए हैं। वे यह जानते हुए भी ऐसा करते हैं कि यह सच है। -[2:147] यही आपके पालनहार की और से सत्य है। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप कदापि इसकी प्रामाणिकता पर संदेह करने वालों में से न हों। -[2:148] हर क़ौम की कोई न कोई दिशा होती है, जिसकी ओर वह रुख करती है, चाहे वह दिशा इंद्रियगोचर हो या अगोचर (अभौतिक) हो। यही कारण है कि अलग-अलग समुदायों के अलग-अलग क़िबले और शरई प्रावधान हैं। इसलिए उनकी दिशाओं की विविधता से कोई नुक़सान नहीं, यदि वह अल्लाह के आदेश और उसकी शरीयत के अनुसार है। अतः - ऐ मोमिनो! - उन अच्छे कामों को करने में एक-दूसरे से आगे बढ़ो, जिन्हें करने का तुम्हें आदेश दिया गया है। तथा तुम जहाँ भी होगे, वहाँ से क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह तुम्हें इकट्ठा करेगा; ताकि तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला दे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखता है। अतः उसका तुम्हें इकट्ठा करना और बदला देना उसे विवश नहीं कर सकता। -[2:149] तथा (ऐ नबी!) आप और आपके अनुयायी जहाँ से भी निकलें और जिस स्थान पर भी हों और नमाज़ का इरादा करें, तो अपना चेहरा सम्मानित मस्जिद (काबा शरीफ़) की ओर कर लें। क्योंकि यही सत्य है जिसकी आपके रब ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। और तुम जो कुछ करते हो, अल्लाह उससे अनजान नहीं है, बल्कि वह उसके बारे में खू़ब जानता है और तुम्हें उसका बदल देगा। -[2:150] (ऐ नबी!) आप जिस स्थान से भी निकलें और नमाज़ पढ़ना चाहें, तो अपना चेहरा मस्जिदे-ह़राम की ओर कर लें। तथा - ऐ मोमिनो! - तुम जिस स्थान पर भी हो, तो अगर तुम नमाज़ पढ़ना चाहो, तो अपने चेहरे उसी की दिशा में कर लो; ताकि लोगों के पास कोई तर्क (हुज्जत) न रहे जिसके द्वारा वे तुमसे वाद-विवाद करें, सिवाय उन लोगों के जिन्होंने उनमें से अत्याचार किया। क्योंकि वे अपने हठ पर बने रहेंगे और तुम्हारे विरुद्ध कमज़ोर से कमज़ोर तर्क के साथ बहस करेंगे। अतः उनसे मत डरो और अकेले अपने पालनहार से डरो, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने काबा की ओर चेहरा करने का नियम इसलिए बनाया है, ताकि तुम्हें शेष सारी क़ौमों से उत्कृष्ट करके तुमपर अपनी नेमत पूरी करे और ताकि लोगों के लिए सबसे सम्माननीय क़िबला की ओर तुम्हारा मार्गदर्शन करे। -[2:151] इसी तरह हमने तुम्हें एक और नेमत प्रदान की; कि हमने तुम्हारी ओर तुम्हारे बीच से एक रसूल भेजा, जो तुम्हें हमारी आयतें पढ़कर सुनाता है, तुम्हें अच्छाइयों तथा भली बात का आदेश देकर और घृणित चीज़ों तथा बुरी बात से मनाही करके पवित्र करता है, तथा तुम्हें क़ुरआन और सुन्नत सिखाता है और तुम्हें तुम्हारे धर्म एवं संसार के मामलों के बारे में ऐसी बातें सिखाता है, जो तुम नहीं जानते थे। -[2:152] तुम मुझे अपने दिलों और शारीरिक अंगों द्वारा याद करो; मैं तुम्हारी प्रशंसा करके और तुम्हें संरक्षण प्रदान करके तुम्हें याद रखूँगा। क्योंकि बदला कार्य के समान ही मिलता है। तथा मेरी उन नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करो, जो मैंने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं, और उनका इनकार करके और उन्हें हराम चीज़ों में इस्तेमाल करके मेरी नाशुक्री न करो। -[2:153] ऐ ईमान वालो! धैर्य तथा नमाज़ के साथ मेरी आज्ञाकारिता करने और मेरे आदेश के प्रति समर्पित होने में मदद हासिल करो। निश्चय अल्लाह धैर्य रखने वालों के साथ है, उन्हें सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता तथा उनकी सहायता करता है। -[2:154] (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम उनके बारे में जो अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के कारण मारे जाएँ, यह मत कहो : वे मर गए, जैसे उनके अलावा दूसरे लोग मरते हैं। बल्कि, वे अपने रब के पास जीवित हैं। लेकिन तुम उनके जीवन का एहसास नहीं करते; क्योंकि वह एक विशिष्ट जीवन है, जिसे जानने का एकमात्र तरीक़ा अल्लाह की वह़्य है। -[2:155] हम अनेक प्रकार की विपत्तियों के साथ तुम्हें ज़रूर आज़माएँगे; अपने दुश्मनों के कुछ भय के साथ, भोजन की कमी के कारण भूख के साथ, धन के समाप्त हो जाने या उसे प्राप्त करने की कठिनाई के कारण धन की कमी के साथ, लोगों को नष्ट करने वाली आपदाओं के कारण या अल्लाह के मार्ग में शहीद होने के कारण जानों के नुक़सान के साथ, तथा उन फलों की कमी के साथ जिन्हें धरती उगाती है। ऐसे में - ऐ नबी! - इन विपत्तियों पर धैर्य रखने वालों को उस चीज़ की शुभ सूचना सुना दें, जिससे उन्हें दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में प्रसन्नता हासिल होगी। -[2:156] जब उनपर इन विपत्तियों में से कोई विपत्ति आती है, तो वे अल्लाह के निर्णय के प्रति संतोष और समर्पण के साथ कहते हैं : निःसंदेह हम अल्लाह के हैं, वह हमारे साथ जैसा चाहता है, व्यवहार करता है। तथा निःसंदेह हम क़ियामत के दिन उसी की ओर लौटने वाले हैं। क्योंकि उसी ने हमें पैदा किया और हमें विभिन्न प्रकार की नेमतें प्रदान कीं, तथा उसी की तरफ़ हमारा लौटना और हमारे मामले का अंत है। -[2:157] इस विशेषता के मालिक लोगों के लिए फ़रिश्तों की सर्वोच्च सभा में अल्लाह की ओर से प्रशंसा है, तथा उनपर रहमत उतरती है और यही लोग सत्य के मार्ग पर निर्देशित हैं। -[2:158] काबा के पास सफ़ा और मरवा के नाम से जानी जाने वाली दो पहाड़ियाँ, शरीयत के दृश्य स्थलों में से हैं। इसलिए जो हज्ज अथवा उम्रा के लिए काबा पहुँचे; उसपर कोई पाप नहीं कि वह इन दोनों के बीच दौड़ लगाए। यहाँ पाप का इनकार करने में उन मुसलमानों के लिए आश्वासन है, जो इन दोनों के बीच दौड़ लगाने को जाहिलिय्यत (पूर्व-इस्लामी युग) का काम समझकर गुनाह समझते थे। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने स्पष्ट कर दिया कि यह हज्ज के अनुष्ठानों में से है। जो भी व्यक्ति स्वेच्छा से निष्ठापूर्वक मुस्तहब आज्ञाकारिता का कार्य करे; अल्लाह उसकी क़द्र करने वाला है, उसे उससे स्वीकार करेगा और उसे उसपर बदला देगा। वह उसके बारे में जानने वाला है, जो अच्छा काम करता है और सवाब का हक़दार है। -[2:159] यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और अन्य लोगों में से जो लोग नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और आपके लाए हुए संदेश की सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाले स्पष्ट प्रमाणों को छिपाते हैं, इसके बाद कि हमने उन्हें उनकी किताबों में लोगों के लिए खोलकर बयान कर दिया है; वे ऐसे लोग हैं जिन्हें अल्लाह अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर देता है। साथ ही फ़रिश्ते, नबी गण और सभी लोग यह दुआ करते हैं कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपनी रहमत से निष्कासित कर दे। -[2:160] परंतु जो लोग उन स्पष्ट निशानियों को छिपाने पर पछतावा करते हुए अल्लाह की ओर लौट आए, तथा अपने बाहरी और आंतरिक कार्यों को सुधार लिया और उन्होंने जो सच्चाई और मार्गदर्शन छुपाया था, उन्हें स्पष्ट कर दिया; तो ऐसे लोगों की मैं अपनी आज्ञाकारिता की ओर वापसी को स्वीकार करता हूँ, और मैं तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला हूँ। -[2:161] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया और उससे तौबा करने से पहले कुफ़्र ही की अवस्था में मर गए, तो ऐसे लोगों पर अल्लाह का यह अभिशाप है कि उन्हें अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर देता है, तथा फ़रिश्तों और सभी लोगों का उनपर यह श्राप है कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपनी दया से निष्कासित और दूर कर दे। -[2:162] वे इसी लानत (अभिशाप) से पीड़ित रहेंगे, उनकी यातना एक दिन के लिए भी कम नहीं होगी और न उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन मोहलत दी जाएगी। -[2:163] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा सच्चा मा'बूद एक ही है, जो अपने अस्तित्व और गुणों में अद्वितीय है, उसके अलावा कोई सच्चा मा'बूद नहीं। वह अत्यंत दयावान् विशाल दया वाला, अपने बंदों पर असीम दयालु है। क्योंकि उसने उन्हें अनगिनत नेमतें प्रदान की हैं। -[2:164] निःसंदेह आसमानों और ज़मीन की रचना और उनमें उपस्थित अद्भुत प्राणियों में, तथा रात और दिन के एक-दूसरे के पश्चात आने-जाने में, तथा उन कश्तियों में जो लोगों को लाभ पहुँचाने वाले भोजन, वस्त्र, व्यापार और अन्य आवश्यकता की चीज़ों को लेकर समुद्र के पानी में दौड़ती हैं, तथा उस पानी में जो अल्लाह ने आसमान से उतारा, फिर उसके द्वारा धरती को उसमें उगने वाली फसलों और पौधों (घास) के द्वारा पुनर्जीवित किया। तथा धरती के ऊपर जीवित प्राणियों को फैलाने में, तथा एक तरफ़ से दूसरी तरफ़ हवाओं के फेरने में, तथा धरती और आकाश के बीच वशीभूत किए हुए बादलों में; निश्चय इन सब में उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह के एकत्व (एकेश्वरवाद) के स्पष्ट संकेत (प्रमाण) हैं, जो तर्कों और प्रमाणों को समझते हैं। -[2:165] इन स्पष्ट निशानियों के बावजूद, कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो अल्लाह के अलावा कुछ पूज्य ठहराकर उन्हें अल्लाह का समकक्ष बना लेते हैं, जिनसे वे वैसा ही प्रेम करते हैं जैसा प्रेम अल्लाह से करते हैं। परंतु जो लोग ईमान लाए, वे अल्लाह से इन लोगों के अपने पूज्यों (देवताओं) से प्रेम करने से कहीं बढ़कर प्रेम करने वाले होते हैं। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाते, तथा वे समृद्धि और विपत्ति दोनों में उससे प्रेम करते हैं। जबकि इन लोगों का हाल यह है कि वे केवल समृद्धि में अपने पूज्यों से प्रेम करते हैं, लेकिन विपत्ति में केवल अल्लाह को पुकारते हैं। यदि अपने शिर्क और बुरे कर्मों के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वाले आख़िरत में अपनी स्थिति को देख लें जब वे अज़ाब को देखेंगे; तो जान लें कि सर्वशक्तिमान केवल अल्लाह ही है तथा वह अपने अवज्ञाकारियों को कठिन यातना देने वाला है। यदि ये लोग उस स्थिति को देख लेते, तो अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी न बनाते। -[2:166] यह उस समय होगा जब अनुसरण किए गए सरदार उन कमज़ोरों से अलग हो जाएँगे जिन्होंने उनका अनुसरण किया था; क्योंकि वे क़ियामत के दिन की भयावहता और उसकी कठिनाइयों को देख रहे होंगे, तथा मुक्ति के सभी कारण और साधन उनसे कट जाएँगे। -[2:167] तथा कमज़ोर और अनुयायी लोग कहेंगे : काश! हमें दुनिया में वापस जाने का एक अवसर मिल जाता, तो हम भी अपने पेशवाओं से उसी तरह बिल्कुल अलग हो जाते, जैसे वे आज हमसे बिल्कुल अलग हो गए। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने उन्हें आख़िरत में कठिन यातना दिखाई है, उन्हें उनके पेशवाओं का असत्य पर अनुसरण करने का परिणाम पछतावे और दुखों के रूप में दिखाएगा, और वे कभी भी आग (जहन्नम) से बाहर नहीं आएँगे। -[2:168] ऐ लोगो! धरती में मौजूद चीज़ों जैसे जानवरों, पौधों और पेड़ों में से खाओ, जिसकी कमाई हलाल हो और वह अपने आप में अच्छी हो, बुरी (अशुद्ध) न हो। तथा शैतान के उन रास्तों पर मत चलो, जिनके द्वारा वह तुम्हें लुभाता है। क्योंकि वह तुम्हारा एक ऐसा शत्रु है जिसकी शत्रुता स्पष्ट है। और एक समझदार व्यक्ति के लिए अपने शत्रु का अनुसरण करना जायज़ नहीं है, जो उसे नुक़सान पहुँचाने और गुमराह करने का लोभी होता है! -[2:169] वह केवल तुम्हें बुरे पापों तथा बड़े एवं गंभीर गुनाहों का आदेश देता है और यह कि तुम अक़ीदे और शरीयत के नियमों के संबंध में अल्लाह पर कोई बात कहो, जिसके बारे में तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह या उसके रसूल की तरफ़ से कोई ज्ञान न आया हो। -[2:170] जब इन काफ़िरों से कहा जाता है कि उस मार्गदर्शन और प्रकाश का अनुसरण करो, जो अल्लाह ने उतारा है, तो वे हठ करते हुए कहते हैं : बल्कि हम उन मान्यताओं और परंपराओं का अनुसरण करेंगे, जिनपर हमने अपने बाप-दादा को पाया है। क्या वे अपने बाप-दादा का अनुसरण करेंगे, यद्यपि वे मार्गदर्शन और प्रकाश के बारे में कुछ भी न समझते हों, और न ही वे उस सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन पाते हों, जिससे अल्लाह प्रसन्न होता है?! -[2:171] अपने बाप-दादा का अनुसरण करने में काफ़िरों का उदाहरण उस चरवाहे के समान है, जो अपने पशुओं को आवाज़ देता है, तो वे (पशु) उसकी आवाज़ तो सुनते हैं, परंतु उसकी बात नहीं समझते हैं। इसी तरह, वे (काफ़िर) सत्य को इस प्रकार सुनने से बहरे हैं कि उसका लाभ उठा सकें, गूंगे हैं, उनकी ज़बानें सच बोलने से मूक हैं, तथा सत्य को देखने से अंधे हैं। इसलिए वे उस मार्गदर्शन को नहीं समझते हैं जिसकी ओर आप उन्हें बुला रहे हैं। -[2:172] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! उन अच्छी चीजों में से खाओ जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं और तुम्हारे लिए उन्हें अनुमेय किया है। तथा बाहरी और आंतरिक रूप से उन नेमतों के लिए अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा करो, जो उसने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं। उसका शुक्र अदा करने में यह भी शामिल है कि उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करो तथा उसकी अवज्ञा से बचो, यदि तुम वास्तव में अकेले उसी की इबादत करते हो और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाते हो। -[2:173] अल्लाह ने तुमपर केवल ये खाने की चीज़ें हराम की हैं : वह जानवर जो शरई तरीक़े से ज़बह किए बिना मर जाए, बहता खून, सूअर का माँस और वह जानवर जिसे ज़बह करते समय अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और का नाम लिया गया हो। लेकिन यदि आदमी इनमें से कोई वस्तु खाने पर मजबूर हो जाए, जबकि वह उनमें से बिना आवश्यकता के खाकर अत्याचार करने वाला और ज़रूरत की सीमा से आगे बढ़ने वाला नहीं है; तो उसपर कोई दोष तथा दंड नहीं है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। उसकी दया में से यह भी है कि उसने मजबूरी की हालत में इन हराम वस्तुओं को खाने की अनुमति प्रदान की है। -[2:174] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह की उतारी हुई किताबों और उनमें मौजूद सत्य और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत के संकेत (प्रमाण) को छिपाते हैं, जैसा कि यहूदी और ईसाई करते हैं, तथा वे इसे छिपाकर थोड़ा मुआवज़ा जैसे सरदारी, या पद (प्रतिष्ठा), या धन प्राप्त करते हैं; वे वास्तव में अपने पेटों में इसके सिवा कुछ नहीं खाते जो उनके आग से यातना दिए जाने का कारण होगा। तथा अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन उनसे ऐसी बात नहीं करेगा, जो उन्हें पसंद हो, बल्कि ऐसी बात करेगा जो उन्हें बुरी लगे। तथा न उन्हें पवित्र करेगा और न उनकी प्रशंसा करेगा और उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[2:175] जिन लोगों की विशेषता उस ज्ञान को छिपाना है जिसकी लोगों को आवश्यकता होती है, वही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने सच्चे ज्ञान को छिपाने के कारण हिदायत के बदले गुमराही और अल्लाह की क्षमा के बदले उसकी यातना को अपना लिया। तो ये लोग ऐसे कार्य को करने पर कितना धैर्य रखने वाले हैं, जो उनके लिए जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने का कारण बनता है, मानो कि वे उसमें पाई जाने वाली यातना की परवाह नहीं करते हैं, इस कारण उसपर धैर्य से काम ले रहे हैं। -[2:176] ज्ञान और मार्गदर्शन को छिपाने का यह दंड इस कारण है कि अल्लाह ने ईश्वरीय पुस्तकों को सत्य के साथ उतारा है और इसकी अपेक्षा यह है कि उन्हें स्पष्ट किया जाए, न कि छिपाया जाए। निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने ईश्वरीय पुस्तकों में मतभेद किया, चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ पर ईमान लाए और उनमें से कुछ को छिपाया, निश्चय वे सत्य से बहुत दूर और विरोध में हैं। -[2:177] अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा नेकी केवल पूर्व या पश्चिम की ओर मुँह कर लेना और उसके बारे में मतभेद करना नहीं है। बल्कि सारी की सारी अच्छाई उस व्यक्ति में है, जो अल्लाह पर उसे एकमात्र पूज्य मानते हुए ईमान लाए, तथा क़ियामत के दिन पर और सभी फ़रिश्तों पर, और सभी अवतरित की गई किताबों पर और सभी नबियों पर बिना किसी भेदभाव के ईमान लाए, तथा धन खर्च करे उसके मोह और लोभ के बावजूद अपने रिश्तेदारों पर, तथा व्यस्क होने से पहले अपने पिता को खो देने वाले पर, ज़रूरतमंदों, अपने परिवार और स्वदेश से कट जाने वाले परदेशी और उन लोगों पर जिन्हें किसी आवश्यकता के कारण लोगों से माँगना पड़ जाता है। तथा गुलामी और क़ैद से गर्दनों को छुड़ाने में पैसा खर्च करे। तथा अल्लाह की आज्ञा के अनुसार पूरी तरह से नमाज़ अदा करे, और अनिवार्य ज़कात का भुगतान करे। इसी तरह वे लोग, जो यदि वचन देते हैं तो अपने वचन को पूरा करते हैं, और जो लोग ग़रीबी और कठिनाई पर तथा बीमारी पर और भीषण युद्ध के समय धैर्य से काम लेते हैं, चुनाँचे वे भागते नहीं हैं। जो लोग इन विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित हैं, वही लोग हैं जो अपने ईमान और कर्मों में अल्लाह के प्रति सच्चे हैं, और वही परहेज़गार लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन किया और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से परहेज़ किया। -[2:178] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! उन लोगों के मामले में जो जानबूझकर और आक्रामकता में दूसरों हत्या कर देते हैं, हत्यारे को उसके अपराध के समान दंड देना तुमपर अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है। अतः आज़ाद आदमी को आज़ाद के बदले क़त्ल किया जाएगा, ग़ुलाम को ग़ुलाम के बदले क़त्ल किया जाएगा तथा नारी को नारी के बदले क़त्ल किया जाएगा। यदि वधित व्यक्ति अपनी मृत्यु से पहले क्षमा कर दे, या उसका अभिभावक दियत - वह धनराशि जो हत्यारा अपनी क्षमा के बदले में भुगतान करता है - लेकर क्षमा कर दे, तो क्षमा करने वाले को चाहिए कि क़ातिल से दियत (रक्त धन) की माँग अच्छे तरीक़े से करे, उपकार जतलाने तथा कष्ट देने से बचे। क़ातिल को भी चाहिए कि बिना टाल-मटोल के भले तरीक़े से दियत (ख़ून-बहा) अदा कर दे। यह क्षमा करना और ख़ून-बहा लेना, तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से तुमपर एक आसानी और इस उम्मत पर एक दया है। फिर जो व्यक्ति क्षमा करने और ख़ून-बहा लेने के बाद क़ातिल पर अत्याचार करे; तो उसके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से एक दर्दनाक सज़ा है। -[2:179] अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए क़िसास का जो नियम निर्धारित किया है, उसमें तुम्हारे लिए जीवन है; क्योंकि इससे तुम्हारे ख़ून की रक्षा होती है और तुम्हारे बीच ज़्यादती (अत्याचार) को रोका जाता है। इसे वे बुद्धि वाले लोग महसूस करते हैं, जो अल्लाह की शरीयत का पालन करके और उसके आदेश के अनुसार कार्य करके उससे डरते हैं। -[2:180] जब तुममें से किसी की मृत्यु के लक्षण तथा कारण सामने आ जाएँ, और यदि उसने बहुत सारा धन छोड़ा है, तो उसपर माता-पिता और रिश्तेदारों के लिए शरीयत की निर्धारित की हुई मात्रा के अनुसार वसीयत करना ज़रूरी है, जो कि एक तिहाई धन से अधिक नहीं होना चाहिए। ऐसा करना उन लोगों पर एक पक्का अधिकार है जो सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह से डरने वाले हैं। ज्ञात रहे कि यह हुक्म मीरास की आयतें उतरने से पहले था। जब मीरास की आयतें उतरीं, तो उनके द्वारा स्पष्ट कर दिया गया कि मृतक का वारिस कौन होगा और उसे विरासत में कितना मिलेगा। -[2:181] फिर जो व्यक्ति वसीयत के बारे में जानने के बाद, कोई वृद्धि या कमी करके या उसे रोककर वसीयत में बदलाव कर दे; तो उस परिवर्तन का पाप परिवर्तन करने वालों पर होगा, वसीयतकर्ता पर नहीं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला और उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उनकी स्थितियों में से कोई चीज़ उससे छूटती नहीं है। -[2:182] जिस व्यक्ति को वसीयत करने वाले के बारे में सत्य से विचलन, या वसीयत में अन्याय (अनुचितता) का पता चले; फिर वह, वसीयतकर्ता ने जो अनुचित किया है उसे सलाह देकर उसका सुधार कर दे, तथा वसीयत के बारे में मतभेद करने वालों के बीच संधि (मेल-मिलाप) करा दे, तो उसपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। बल्कि उसे संधि कराने का सवाब मिलेगा। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[2:183] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुमपर तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से रोज़ा रखना फ़र्ज़ कर दिया गया है, जैसे तुमसे पहले समुदायों पर फ़र्ज़ किया गया था; ताकि तुम अल्लाह से डरो। अर्थात् अपने और उसके दंड के बीच अच्छे कर्मों को बचाव का साधन बना लो, और उनमें से एक महान कार्य रोज़ा रखना है। -[2:184] तुमपर अनिवार्य किया गया रोज़ा यह है कि तुम वर्ष में कुछ दिनों के रोज़े रखो। तुममें से जो कोई ऐसी बीमारी से पीड़ित है जिसके साथ रोज़ा रखना मुश्किल है, या वह एक यात्री है; तो उसके लिए रोज़ा तोड़ देना अनुमेय है, फिर वह उतने दिनों की क़ज़ा करेगा जिनके रोज़े उसने तोड़ दिए हैं। तथा जो लोग रोज़ा रखने की शक्ति रखते हैं, यदि वे रोज़ा तोड़ दें, तो उनपर फ़िदया अनिवार्य है, जो कि हर उस दिन के बदले जिसका वे रोज़ा तोड़ देते हैं, एक ग़रीब व्यक्ति को खाना खिलाना है। परंतु जो व्यक्ति एक से अधिक गरीबों को खाना खिलाए, या रोज़ा रखने के साथ खाना (भी) खिलाए, तो यह उसके लिए बेहतर है। हालाँकि, तुम्हारा रोज़ा रखना तुम्हारे लिए रोज़ा तोड़कर फ़िदया देने से बेहतर है, यदि तुम जानते हो कि रोज़े के क्या गुण हैं। ज्ञात होना चाहिए कि जब अल्लाह ने पहले पहल रोज़ा धर्मसंगत किया था, तो यही हुक्म था। चुनाँचे जो चाहता, रोज़ा रखता और जो चाहता, रोज़ा तोड़ देता और (उसके बदले) खाना खिलाता। फिर उसके बाद, अल्लाह ने रोज़े को अनिवार्य कर दिया और उसे हर व्यस्क (बालिग़) सक्षम व्यक्ति पर फ़र्ज़ क़रार दिया। -[2:185] रमज़ान का महीना वह है, जिसकी सम्मानित रात (लैलतुल क़द्र) में नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर पवित्र क़ुरआन उतरना शुरू हुआ। अल्लाह ने इसे लोगों के लिए मार्गदर्शन के रूप में उतारा है। इसमें मार्गदर्शन तथा सत्य और असत्य के बीच अंतर करने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण हैं। अतः जो व्यक्ति रमज़ान के महीने में उपस्थित हो, इस हाल में कि वह स्वस्थ एवं निवासी हो (यात्रा पर न हो), तो वह अनिवार्य रूप से उसका रोज़ा रखे। तथा जो व्यक्ति ऐसी बीमारी से पीड़ित हो कि उसके लिए रोज़ा रखना कठिन हो, या वह मुसाफ़िर हो; तो उसके लिए रोज़ा न रखना अनुमेय है। यदि वह रोज़ा न रखे, तो उसके लिए अनिवार्य है कि (बाद में) उन दिनों की क़ज़ा करे जिनके रोज़े उसने नहीं रखे थे। अल्लाह के इन विधानों का मक़सद तुम्हारे लिए आसानी पैदा करना है, न कि कठिनाई। और ताकि तुम पूरे महीने के रोज़े की गिनती पूरी करो और ताकि रमज़ान का महीना समाप्त होने के बाद तथा ईद के दिन इस बात पर अल्लाह की महिमा का वर्णन करो कि उसने तुम्हें इसका रोज़ा रखने का सामर्थ्य दिया और उसे पूरा करने पर तुम्हारी मदद की, और ताकि तुम अल्लाह का इस धर्म के लिए तुम्हारा मार्गदर्शन करने पर शुक्रिया अदा करो, जिसे उसने तुम्हारे लिए पसंद किया है। -[2:186] और (ऐ नबी!) जब मेरे बंदे आपसे मेरी निकटता और उनकी दुआ को क़बूल करने के बारे में पूछें; तो निश्चय मैं उनके निकट हूँ, उनकी स्थितियों को जानता हूँ और उनकी दुआओं को सुनता हूँ। इसलिए उन्हें मध्यस्थों (बिचौलियों) की, या अपनी आवाज़ें ऊँची करने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। मैं पुकारने वाले की पुकार का जवाब देता हूँ जब वह मुझे अपनी दुआ में निष्ठा के साथ पुकारता है। इसलिए उन्हें चाहिए कि वे मेरा और मेरी आज्ञाओं का पालन करें, और अपने ईमान पर जमे रहें; क्योंकि यह मेरे उत्तर देने का सबसे लाभकारी तरीक़ा है। ताकि वे ऐसा करके अपने धार्मिक और सांसारिक मामलों में मार्गदर्शन के रास्ते पर चल सकें। -[2:187] रोज़ा अनिवार्य होने की शुरुआत में, यदि कोई व्यक्ति रोज़े की रात में सो जाता, फिर फ़ज्र से पहले उठता, तो उसके लिए खाना-पीना अथवा अपनी पत्नी से सहवास करना हराम हो जाता था। तो अल्लाह ने इस हुक्म को निरस्त कर दिया। अब अल्लाह ने (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे लिए रोज़े की रातों में अपनी पत्नियों से सहवास करना अनुमेय कर दिया है। क्योंकि वे तुम्हारे लिए परदा एवं सतीत्व की रक्षा का कारण हैं और तुम उनके लिए परदा और सतीत्व की रक्षा का कारण हो। तुम एक-दूसरे से अलग नहीं रह सकते। अल्लाह ने जान लिया कि जिससे उसने तुम्हें मना किया था, उसे करके तुम अपने आपसे ख़यानत करते थे। इसलिए उसने तुम पर दया करते हुए तुम्हारी तौबा क़बूल कर ली और तुम्हें राहत प्रदान की। अतः अब उनके साथ संभोग करो और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए जो कुछ संतान नियत की है, उसकी खोज करो और पूरी रात में खाओ और पियो, यहाँ तक कि तुम्हारे लिए फ़ज्र की सफ़ेदी और उसके रात के अंधेरे से अलग होने के साथ फ़ज्र-सादिक़ (सुबह सादिक़) का उदय होना स्पष्ट हो जाए। फिर फ़ज्र के उदय होने से सूर्यास्त तक रोज़ा तोड़ने वाली चीज़ों से परहेज़ करके रोज़ा पूरा करो। तथा जब तुम मस्जिदों में एतिकाफ़ में हो, तो स्त्रियों के साथ संभोग न करो; क्योंकि यह इसे अमान्य कर देता है। उपर्युक्त अह़काम हलाल एवं हराम के बीच अल्लाह की सीमाएँ हैं, इसलिए तुम उनके पास बिल्कुल भी न जाओ; क्योंकि जो कोई भी अल्लाह की सीमाओं के क़रीब गया, वह निषिद्ध (हराम) में पड़ने के निकट है। इन अहकाम (प्रावधानों) को इस तरह स्पष्ट रूप से बयान करने की तरह ही अल्लाह अपनी निशानियों को लोगों के सामने स्पष्ट रूप से बयान करता है, ताकि वे उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करके और उसके निषेध से बचकर, उससे डरें। -[2:188] तुम एक-दूसरे के धन को अवैध रूप से न लो, जैसे चोरी, जबरन क़ब्ज़ा और धोखाधड़ी। तथा उसके झगड़े को शासकों के पास न ले जाओ ताकि लोगों के धन का एक भाग अवज्ञा के साथ रंगे हाथ ले लो, जबकि तुम्हें पता है कि अल्लाह ने इसे ह़राम किया है। क्योंकि यह जानते हुए पाप करना कि यह निषिद्ध है, सबसे जघन्य है और उसका दंड सबसे कठोर है। -[2:189] (ऐ रसूल!) लोग आपसे नये चाँदों के गठन और उनकी स्थितियों में परिवर्तन के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप उन्हें उसकी हिकमत के बारे में उत्तर देते हुए कह दीजिए : वे लोगों के लिए समय के निर्धारण का ज़रिया हैं, जिनके द्वारा वे अपनी इबादतों के समय को जानते हैं; जैसे हज्ज के महीने, रोज़े का महीना और ज़कात अदा करने के लिए साल पूरा होने का ज्ञान। तथा वे लेन-देन में अपना समय जानते हैं; जैसे रक्त धन और क़र्ज़ की अदायगी के समय का निर्धारण। तथा नेकी और अच्छाई यह नहीं है कि तुम ह़ज्ज अथवा उम्रा का एह़राम बाँधने की अवस्था में अपने घरों में उनके पीछे से प्रवेश करो - जैसा कि तुम जाहिलिय्यत (पूर्व-इस्लामिक युग) में गुमान करते थे - बल्कि वास्तविक नेकी उस व्यक्ति की नेकी है, जो परोक्ष और प्रत्यक्ष रूप से अल्लाह से डरे। तथा तुम्हारा घरों में उनके द्वारों से प्रवेश करना तुम्हारे लिए अधिक आसान और कठिनाई से बहुत दूर है। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने तुम्हें किसी ऐसे कार्य का बाध्य नहीं किया है, जिसमें तुम्हारे लिए कष्ट और कठिनाई हो। तथा अपने और अल्लाह के अज़ाब के बीच नेक कार्य को आड़ (बचाव) बना लो; ताकि तुम जो चाहते हो, उसे प्राप्त करने में सफल हो, और जिससे डरते हो उससे बच जाओ। -[2:190] तथा - अल्लाह के कलिमा को ऊँचा करने के लिए - उन काफ़िरों से युद्ध करो, जो तुम्हें अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकने के लिए तुमसे युद्ध करते हैं। परंतु बच्चों, महिलाओं और बूढ़ों को क़त्ल करके अथवा मरे हुए व्यक्तियों के अंगों को काटकर (शवों का उत्परिवर्तन करके) अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन न करो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने निर्धारित किए हुए नियमों और आदेशों में सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता। -[2:191] उन्हें जहाँ पाओ, क़त्ल करो और उन्हें उस जगह - अर्थात् मक्का - से निकाल दो, जहाँ से उन्होंने तुम्हें निकाला है। मोमिन को उसके धर्म से रोकने और उसके कुफ़्र की ओर लौटने के परिणामस्वरूप सामने आने वाला फ़ितना क़त्ल से बड़ा है। और मस्जिदे-ह़राम का सम्मान करते हुए उसके पास उनसे लड़ाई की शुरूआत न करो, यहाँ तक कि वे उसमें तुमसे लड़ना शुरू कर दें। यदि वे मस्जिदे-ह़राम में तुमसे लड़ना शुरू कर दें, तो उन्हें क़त्ल करो। इसी तरह का बदला - अर्थात् मस्जिदे-ह़राम में उनके युद्ध करने पर उन्हें क़त्ल करना - काफ़िरों का बदला है। -[2:192] यदि वे तुमसे लड़ना बंद कर दें और अपने कुफ़्र से बाज़ आ जाएँ, तो उनसे हाथ उठा लो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तौबा करने वालों को क्षमा करने वाला है, इसलिए उनके पिछले गुनाहों पर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करता। उनपर दया करने वाला है, उन्हें दंड देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। -[2:193] काफ़िरों से युद्ध करो, यहाँ तक कि वे शिर्क, लोगों को अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने और कुफ़्र से बाज़ आ जाएँ, तथा प्रभावी धर्म अल्लाह का धर्म हो जाए। यदि वे अपने कुफ़्र तथा अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने से बाज़ आ जाएँ, तो उनसे लड़ाई करना छोड़ दो। क्योंकि कुफ़्र और अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वालों के सिवा किसी पर कोई अत्याचार उचित नहीं है। -[2:194] वर्ष 7 हिजरी का हुरमत वाला महीना, जिसमें अल्लाह ने तुम्हें हरम में प्रवेश करने और उम्रा अदा करने में सक्षम किया, उस हुरमत वाले महीने के बदले है, जिसमें मुश्रिकों ने तुम्हें वर्ष 6 हिजरी में ह़रम में प्रवेश कने से रोक दिया था। सभी हुरमत वाली चीज़ों - जैसे हुरमत वाले नगर की हुरमत, हुरमत वाले महीने की हुरमत और एह़राम की हुरमत - में ज़्यादती करने वालों पर क़िसास का नियम लागू होगा। अतः जिसने भी इनमें तुमपर ज़्यादती की है, उसके साथ वैसा ही व्यवहार करो जैसा उसने किया है, और समानता की सीमा से आगे न बढ़ो। निश्चय अल्लाह अपनी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता। तथा अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जो कुछ करने की अनुमति दी है, उससे आगे न बढ़ो, और जान लो कि अल्लाह सामर्थ्य एवं समर्थन के द्वारा उन लोगों के साथ है, जो उससे डरने वाले हैं। -[2:195] अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता के कार्यों, जैसे जिहाद आदि में धन खर्च करो, तथा अपने आपको विनाश में न डालो, इस प्रकार कि उसके रास्ते में जिहाद और खर्च करना छोड़ दो, या अपने आपको ऐसी चीज़ में डाल दो जो तुम्हारे विनाश का कारण हो। तथा अपनी इबादतों, मामलों और आचरण में अच्छा बनो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने सभी मामलों में अच्छा करने वालों से प्यार करता है। इसलिए वह उनके सवाब को बढ़ा देता है और उन्हें सीधे रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। -[2:196] अल्लाह तआला की प्रसन्नता की तलाश में, ह़ज्ज और उम्रा संपूर्ण रूप से अदा करो। यदि बीमारी या दुश्मन या इसी प्रकार के अन्य कारणों से उन्हें पूरा करने से तुम्हें रोक दिया जाए; तो तुम्हें अपने एह़राम से हलाल होने के लिए - ऊँट या गाय अथवा बकरी में से - जो भी क़ुर्बानी का जानवर उपलब्ध हो, उसे ज़बह़ करना होगा। तथा उस समय तक अपने सिर न मुँडाओ या बाल न कटाओ, जब तक क़ुर्बानी उस स्थान पर न पहुँच जाए, जहाँ उसे ज़बह करना हलाल है। यदि उसे ह़रम पहुँचने से रोक दिया जाए, तो वहीं ज़बह़ कर दिया जाए, जहाँ उसे रोक दिया गया है। यदि ह़रम से नहीं रोका गया है, तो हरम में क़ुर्बानी के दिन और उसके बाद 'तशरीक़ के दिनों' में ज़बह किया जाना चाहिए। फिर तुममें से जो व्यक्ति बीमार हो, अथवा उसके सिर के बालों में कोई तकलीफ़ हो, जैसे जूँ आदि, और इसके कारण वह अपना सिर मुँडा ले, तो उसपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। लेकिन उसके बदले उसे फ़िदया अदा करना पड़ेगा। फ़िदया के तौर पर या तो तीन रोज़े रखे, या ह़रम के निर्धनों में से तीन निर्धनों को खाना खिलाए, या एक बकरी ज़बह करके हरम के ग़रीबों में बाँट दे। फिर यदि तुम्हें कोई भय न हो, तो तुममें से जो व्यक्ति ह़ज्ज के महीनों में उम्रा अदा करने के बाद एह़राम खोलना चाहे और उसी साल ह़ज्ज का एहराम बाँधने तक उन वस्तुओं से लाभान्वित होना चाहे, जो एह़राम की अवस्था में हराम हैं; तो जो कुछ उसके पास उपलब्ध हो उसे ज़बह करे : एक बकरी ज़बह करे अथवा एक ऊँट या गाय में सात आदमी शरीक हो जाएँ। यदि वह क़ुर्बानी न कर सके, तो उसके बदले ह़ज्ज के दिनों में तीन रोज़े रखे और सात रोज़े अपने घर वापस आने के बाद रखे, ताकि कुल दस दिन पूरे हो जाएँ। क़ुर्बानी अथवा उसकी शक्ति न होने की स्थिति में रोज़े की अनिवार्यता के साथ उम्रा का यह लाभ उठाना उस व्यक्ति के लिए है, जो ह़रम का निवासी और हरम के आस-पास रहने वाला न हो। तथा अल्लाह की शरीयत का अनुसरण करके और उसकी सीमाओं का सम्मान करके उससे डरो और जान लो कि अल्लाह अपने आदेशों का उल्लंघन करने वालों को कठोर दंड देने वाला है। -[2:197] ह़ज्ज का समय कुछ ज्ञात महीने हैं, जो शव्वाल के महीने से शुरू होते हैं और ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा के दस दिनों के साथ समाप्त हो जाते हैं। जो व्यक्ति इन महीनों में अपने आपको ह़ज्ज के लिए बाध्य कर ले और उसका एहराम बाँध ले; उसके लिए संभोग और संभोग पूर्व क्रीड़ाएँ ह़राम हैं। तथा समय और जगह की महानता के कारण, उसके लिए पाप करके अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन से निकलने का निषेध (दोष) बढ़ जाता है। इसी तरह उसके लिए ऐसी बहस (वाद-विवाद) में पड़ना भी हराम है, जो क्रोध और झगड़े की ओर ले जाती है। तथा तुम जो भी अच्छा कार्य करोगे, अल्लाह उसे जान लेगा और तुम्हें उसका बदला प्रदान करेगा। तथा खाने-पीने की ज़रूरत की चीजें लेकर ह़ज्ज की अदायगी में मदद हासिल करो और जान लो कि तुम्हारे सभी मामलों में तुम्हारी मदद के लिए सबसे अच्छी चीज़ अल्लाह का तक़्वा (डर) है। अतः ऐ स्वस्थ बुद्धि वालो! मेरी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और मेरे निषेधों से बचकर मुझसे डरो। -[2:198] ह़ज्ज के दौरान व्यापार और अन्य चीज़ों के माध्यम से ह़लाल जीविका की तलाश करने में तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं है। जब तुम ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा की नौ तारीख़ को अरफ़ा में ठहरने के बाद, दसवीं तारीख़ की रात को वहाँ से मुज़दलिफ़ा की ओर प्रस्थान करो; तो मुज़दलिफ़ा में मश्अरे ह़राम के पास तसबीह़ (सुब्ह़ानल्लाह), तहलील (ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह) और दुआ करके अल्लाह को याद करो। तथा अल्लाह को इसलिए याद करो कि उसने अपने धर्म के स्थलों और अपने घर के ह़ज्ज के अनुष्ठानों के लिए तुम्हारा मार्गदर्शन किया, क्योंकि इससे पहले तुम उन लोगों में से थे जो उसकी शरीयत से अनजान थे। -[2:199] फिर तुम अरफ़ात से वापस आओ, जैसे कि इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम का अनुसरण करने वाले लोग करते थे, उन जाहिलिय्यत के लोगों की तरह नहीं, जो यहाँ ठहरते ही नहीं थे। तथा तुम अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करने में अपनी कोताही पर उससे क्षमा माँगो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[2:200] जब तुम ह़ज्ज के कार्य पूरे कर लो और उनसे फारिग़ हो जाओ, तो अल्लाह को याद करो और उसकी अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करो, जैसे तुम अपने बाप-दादा पर गर्व और उनकी प्रशंसा किया करते थे, अथवा अल्लाह को अपने बाप-दादा को याद करने से कहीं बढ़कर याद करो। क्योंकि हर वह नेमत जिसका तुम आनंद ले रहे हो, वह अल्लाह ही की दी हुई है। इस विषय में लोग अलग-अलग प्रकार के हैं। उनमें से एक बहुदेववादी काफ़िर है, जो केवल इस सांसारिक जीवन पर विश्वास करता है। इसलिए वह अपने पालनहार से केवल संसार की नेमतों और उसकी शोभा, जैसे स्वास्थ्य, धन और संतान को माँगता है। ऐसे लोगों के लिए, उनके दुनिया की इच्छा रखने और आख़िरत से उपेक्षा करने के कारण, उसमें कोई हिस्सा नहीं है, जो अल्लाह ने अपने मोमिन बंदों के लिए आख़िरत में तैयार कर रखा है। -[2:201] जबकि लोगों का एक समूह अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाला है और आख़िरत पर ईमान रखता है। इसलिए वह अपने पालनहार से दुनिया की नेमत और उसमें अच्छे कार्य का सवाल करता है, साथ ही वह उससे जन्नत की प्राप्ति और आग की यातना से सुरक्षित रहने का प्रश्न करता है। -[2:202] दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की भलाइयाँ माँगने वाले ही वे लोग हैं, जिनके लिए उनके दुनिया में किए हुए नेक कार्यों के बदले में बहुत बड़ा सवाब है और अल्लाह कार्यों का बहुत जल्द हिसाब लेने वाला है। -[2:203] कुछ थोड़े दिनों अर्थात् ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा के ग्यारहवें, बारहवें और तेरहवें दिन में तकबीर (अल्लाहु अकबर) और तहलील (ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह) के साथ अल्लाह को याद करो। फिर जो जल्दी करे और बारहवीं तारीख़ को कंकरी मारने के बाद मिना से निकल जाए, तो उसके लिए ऐसा करना अनुमेय है और उसपर कोई पाप नहीं; क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उसे यह आसानी प्रदान की है। तथा जो तेरहवीं तारीख़ तक देरी करे यहाँ तक कि कंकरी मार ले, तो वह ऐसा भी कर सकता है और उसपर कोई आपत्ति की बात नहीं है, बल्कि उसने सबसे पूर्ण रूप अपनाया, और उसने नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के कृत्य का पालन किया। यह सब कुछ उसके लिए है, जो अपने हज्ज में अल्लाह से डरे और उसे अल्लाह के आदेश के अनुसार अदा करे। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर उससे डरो और सुनिश्चित रहो कि तुम केवल उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[2:204] लोगों में कोई व्यक्ति मुनाफ़िक़ भी है, जिसकी बात इस दुनिया के बारे में - ऐ नबी! - आपको अच्छी लगती है। चुनाँचे आप उसे सुभाषी देखते हैं, यहाँ तक कि आपको उसके सच्चे और शुभचिंतक होने का गुमान होता है। जबकि उसका उद्देश्य केवल अपने धन एवं प्राण की रक्षा करना है। तथा उसके दिल में जो ईमान और भलाई है, उसपर वह अल्लाह को गवाह बनाता है - हालाँकि वह झूठा है -, तथा वह मुसलमानों के प्रति बहुत शत्रुतापूर्ण और सख़्त झगड़ालू है। -[2:205] जब वह आपके पास से जुदा होता है, तो धरती में दौड़-धूप करता है ताकि गुनाहों से उपद्रव फैलाए, फसलों को नाश करे और पशुओं को मार डाले। जबकि अल्लाह धरती में उपद्रव को और उपद्रव करने वाले को पसंद नहीं करता। -[2:206] जब उस उपद्रव करने वाले से - सदुपदेश के तौर पर - कहा जाता है : अल्लाह की सीमाओं का सम्मान करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डर, तो उसका गर्व और अहंकार उसे सच्चाई की ओर लौटने से रोक देता है और वह पाप में लीन रहता है। अतः उसका बदला जो उसके लिए पर्याप्त है, जहन्नम में प्रवेश है और निश्चय वह उसके वासियों के लिए बहुत बुरा ठिकाना और स्थान है। -[2:207] तथा लोगों में एक ईमान वाला भी है, जो अपना प्राण बेच देता है। इसलिए वह अपने पालनहार की आज्ञाकारिता में, उसके मार्ग में जिहाद करते हुए और उसकी खुशी की तलाश में उसे न्योछावर कर देता है। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों पर विशाल दया वाला और उनपर अनंत करुणामय है। -[2:208] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! समग्र इस्लाम में प्रवेश कर जाओ और उसकी किसी भी वस्तु को न छोड़ो, जैसा कि अह्ले-किताब का रवैया रहा है कि किताब के कुछ भाग पर ईमान रखते हैं और कुछ भाग का इनकार करते हैं। और शैतान के मार्गों पर न चलो; क्योंकि वह तुम्हारा स्पष्ट शत्रु है, अपनी शत्रुता को प्रकट करने वाला है। -[2:209] यदि तुम अपने पास संदेह रहित स्पष्ट प्रमाण आ जाने के पश्चात भी किसी त्रुटि और झुकाव में पड़ जाओ; तो जान लो कि अल्लाह अपनी शक्ति एवं वशीकरण में पराक्रमी है, अपने प्रबंधन एवं विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। इसलिए उससे डरो और उसका सम्मान करो। -[2:210] शैतान के रास्तों पर चलने वाले, सत्य के मार्ग से विचलित ये लोग केवल इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि उनके बीच निर्णय करने के लिए क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह अपनी महिमा एवं प्रताप के योग्य, बादलों के सायों में उनके पास आ जाए, तथा फ़रिश्ते भी उन्हें चारों ओर से घेरे हुए उनके पास आ जाएँ, और उस समय उनके बारे में अल्लाह के हुक्म को पूरा कर दिया जाएगा और काम तमाम हो जाएगा। तथा लोगों के सारे मामले और विषय अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटाए जाते हैं। -[2:211] (ऐ नबी!) बनी इसराईल से उनकी भर्त्सना करते हुए पूछिए : अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे सामने नबियों की सच्चाई को उजागर करने वाली कितनी स्पष्ट निशानियाँ रखीं?! तो तुमने उन्हें झुठला दिया और उनसे मुँह फेर लिया। तथा जो अल्लाह की नेमत को उसे पहचान लेने और उसके स्पष्ट हो जाने के पश्चात झुठला दे और इनकार कर दे; तो (ज्ञात होना चाहिए कि) निःसंदेह अल्लाह झुठलाने वाले काफ़िरों को कठिन यातना देने वाला है। -[2:212] अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों के लिए सांसारिक जीवन और उसमें मौजूद क्षणिक सुखों और समाप्त हो जाने वाली खुशियों को सुंदर बना दिया गया है। तथा वे अल्लाह और अंतिम दिन पर ईमान रखने वालों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हैं। जबकि जो लोग अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों को त्याग करके अल्लाह से डरते हैं, वे आख़िरत में इन काफ़िरों से ऊपर होंगे। क्योंकि अल्लाह उन्हें हमेशा रहने वाली जन्नतों में ठहराएगा और अल्लाह अपनी मख़्लूक़ में से जिसे चाहता है, बिना गिनती और गणना के प्रदान करता है। -[2:213] (शुरू में) लोग एक ही समुदाय थे, अपने पिता आदम के धर्म पर (रहते हुए) मार्गदर्शन पर सहमत थे, यहाँ तक कि शैतान ने उन्हें गुमराह कर दिया, तो वे मतभेद के शिकार होकर मोमिन और काफिर में बँट गए। इस कारण से, अल्लाह ने रसूलों को भेजा, जो ईमान वालों और आज्ञाकारियों को उस चीज़ की शुभ सूचना देने वाले थे जो अल्लाह ने अपनी दया में से उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी है, तथा कुफ़्र का मार्ग अपनाने वालों को अल्लाह की कठिन यातना से डराने वाले थे जिसकी उसने उन्हें धमकी दी है। तथा अल्लाह ने अपने रसूलों के साथ संदेह रहित सत्य पर आधारित किताबें उतारीं; ताकि वे लोगों के बीच उनके विवादित मामलों का निर्णय करें। और उस पुस्तक में जिसे अल्लाह ने अवतरित किया - और वह तौरात है - उन्हीं लोगों ने मतभेद किया जो यहूदियों में से उसका ज्ञान दिए गए थे, इसके बाद कि उनके पास अल्लाह के प्रमाण आ चुके थे कि वह अल्लाह की ओर से सच्ची (पुस्तक) है, जिसमें उनके लिए मतभेद करना संभव नहीं था, उन्होंने ऐसा अत्याचार करते हुए किया। इसलिए अल्लाह ने अपनी अनुमति और इच्छा से मोमिनों को गुमराही से मार्गदर्शन को पहचानने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया। तथा अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है सीधा मार्ग दिखाता है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है और वह ईमान का मार्ग है। -[2:214] या (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमने समझ रखा है कि तुम जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओगे, जबकि तुम अभी तक अपने से पहले गुज़रे हुए लोगों के परीक्षा की तरह किसी परीक्षा से पीड़ित नहीं हुए। वे सख़्त ग़रीबी और गंभीर बीमारी से प्रभावित हुए और डर ने उन्हें हिलाकर रख दिया, यहाँ तक कि उनपर विपत्ति इस हद तक पहुँच गई कि वे अल्लाह की मदद के जल्दी आने की कामना करने लगे। चुनाँचे रसूल और उनके साथ ईमान लाने वाले कहने लगे : अल्लाह की मदद कब आएगी? सुन लो, अल्लाह की मदद उसपर ईमान रखने वालों और उसपर भरोसा करने वालों से क़रीब ही है। -[2:215] (ऐ नबी!) आपके साथी आपसे पूछते हैं : वे अपने विभिन्न प्रकार के धनों में से क्या ख़र्च करें और कहाँ ख़र्च करें? तो आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : तुम ख़ैर - अर्थात् हलाल एवं पवित्र धन - में से जो भी ख़र्च करो, तो उसे माता-पिता पर, आवश्यकता के अनुसार अपने निकटतम रिश्तेदारों पर, ज़रूरतमंद यतीमों पर, उन बेसहारा लोगों पर जिनके पास कोई धन नहीं, तथा उस यात्री पर ख़र्च करना चाहिए जो यात्रा के कारण अपने परिवार और स्वदेश से कट गया है। (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम जो भी भलाई करोगे, चाहे वह कम हो या अधिक, निःसंदेह अल्लाह उसे जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:216] (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमपर अल्लाह के रास्ते में लड़ाई करना अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है, हालाँकि स्वाभाविक रूप से दिल उसे नापसंद करता है; क्योंकि इसमें जान एवं माल दोनों ख़र्च करना पड़ता है। और शायद तुम किसी चीज़ को नापसंद करो और वह वास्तव में तुम्हारे हक़ में बेहतर और लाभदायक हो; जैसे कि अल्लाह के मार्ग में लड़ाई करना। क्योंकि इसके प्रतिफल की महानता के साथ, इसमें शत्रुओं पर विजय और अल्लाह के धर्म की सर्वोपरि है। तथा शायद तुम किसी चीज़ को पसंद करो और वह चीज़ तुम्हारे लिए बुरी और विपत्ति (संकट) का करण हो; जैसे कि जिहाद से पीछे रहना। क्योंकि इसमें निःसहायता और दुश्मनों का प्रभुत्व है। और अल्लाह अच्छी और बुरी बातों को भली-भाँति जानता है, और तुम उसे नहीं जानते, सो तुम उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करो; क्योंकि इसी में तुम्हारे लिए भलाई है। -[2:217] (ऐ नबी!) लोग आपसे सम्मानित महीनों : ज़ुल-क़ादा, ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा, मुहर्रम और रजब में युद्ध करने के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : इन महीनों में युद्ध करना अल्लाह के यहाँ बहुत गंभीर और नापसंदीदा (निंदनीय) है, जिस तरह कि मुश्रिकों का अल्लाह की राह से रोकना भी नापसंदीदा (निंदनीय) है। जबकि मोमिनों को मस्जिदे-हराम से रोकना और मस्जिदे-हराम के वासियों को वहाँ से निकालना अल्लाह के निकट सम्मानित महीनों में युद्ध करने की तुलना में अधिक गंभीर (पाप) है। तथा वह शिर्क जिसमें वे लिप्त हैं, क़त्ल से भी अधिक गंभीर है। तथा ये अनेकेश्वरवादी (मुश्रिक लोग) अपने अत्याचार के उपरांत - ऐ ईमान वालो! - तुमसे लड़ते रहेंगे यहाँ तक कि तुम्हें तुम्हारे सच्चे धर्म से हटाकर अपने असत्य धर्म की ओर फेर दें, यदि वे ऐसा करने में सक्षम हों। परंतु तुममें से जो व्यक्ति अपने धर्म से फिर जाए और अल्लाह के इनकार ही की हालत में मर जाए; तो निश्चय उसका अच्छा कार्य बेकार हो गया और आख़िरत में उसका परिणाम आग में दाख़िल होना और हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहना है। -[2:218] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए, और जिन्होंने अपने घर-बार छोड़कर अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की ओर हिजरत की तथा अल्लाह के धर्म को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए जिहाद किया; वही लोग अल्लाह की रहमत और उसकी क्षमा की उम्मीद रखते हैं और अल्लाह अपने बंदों के गुनाहों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर बेहद दया करने वाला है। -[2:219] (ऐ नबी!) आपके साथी आपसे शराब (अर्थात् हर वह चीज़ जो अक़्ल को ढाँप ले और उससे बुद्धि चली जाए) के बारे में पूछते हैं; वे आपसे उसके पीने, बेचने और खरीदने के हुक्म के बारे में पूछते हैं। तथा वे आपसे जुए के हुक्म के बारे में पूछते हैं (जुआ से अभिप्राय वह धन है जो उन प्रतियोगिताओं के माध्यम से प्राप्त किया जाता है जिनमें प्रतियोगिता में शामिल दोनों पक्षों की ओर से मुआवज़ा रखा जाता है) तो आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : इन दोनों में बहुत-से सांसारिक एवं धार्मिक नुक़सान और बुराइयाँ हैं; जैसे- बुद्धि और धन की हानि, दुश्मनी और द्वेष में पड़ना। जबकि उन दोनों में थोड़े लाभ भी हैं, जैसे- कुछ धन की प्राप्ति। परंतु इनका नुक़सान और इनके द्वारा होने वाला पाप इनके लाभ से अधिक है। और जिस चीज़ का नुक़सान उसके लाभ से अधिक हो; बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति उससे बचता है। अल्लाह की ओर से यह वर्णन शराब के निषेध की प्रस्तावना है। तथा (ऐ नबी!) आपके सह़ाबा आपसे पूछते हैं कि वे अपने धन की कितनी मात्रा स्वेच्छा से और दान के रूप में खर्च करें? आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : अपने धन में से उसे ख़र्च करो, जो तुम्हारी ज़रूरत से अधिक हो। (यह शुरू इस्लाम में था, फिर उसके बाद अल्लाह ने विशिष्ट धनों और निर्धारित निसाबों में अनिवार्य ज़कात का क़ानून बना दिया।) इसी तरह के स्पष्ट बयान के साथ, अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए शरीयत के आदेशों को बयान करता है, ताकि तुम सोच-विचार करो। -[2:220] यह (उक्त विधान) इसलिए निर्धारित किया गया है ताकि तुम सोच-विचार करो कि दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में कौन-सी चीज़ तुम्हारे लिए लाभदायक है। तथा (ऐ नबी!) आपके साथी आपसे अनाथों के अभिभावक बनने के बारे में पूछते हैं कि : वे उनके साथ कैसा व्यवहार करें? क्या वे अनाथों के धन को ख़र्च, खाने-पीने और रहने-सहने में अपने धन के साथ मिला लें? आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : यदि तुम बिना मुआवज़े के या उनके धन को अपने धन में मिलाए बिना उनके धन के सुधार के लिए काम करो, तो तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह के निकट सबसे अच्छा और अधिक अज्र व सवाब वाला है, तथा यह उनके लिए उनके धन में उत्तम है; क्योंकि इसमें उनके धन का संरक्षण है। और यदि तुम उनके धन को अपने धन के साथ मिलाकर खाने-पीने और आवास आदि में उनके साथ साझा कर लो; तो इसमें कोई आपत्ति की बात नहीं है। क्योंकि वे तुम्हारे धार्मिक भाई हैं और भाई एक-दूसरे की मदद करते हैं और एक-दूसरे के मामलों की देख-भाल करते हैं। और अल्लाह खूब जानता है कि कौन अभिभावक अनाथों के धन को अपने साथ मिलाकर उसमें सुधार चाहता है और कौन बिगाड़ चाहता है। यदि अल्लाह यतीमों के बारे में तुम्हें परेशानी में डालना चाहता, तो वह तुम्हें अवश्य परेशानी में डाल देता। लेकिन अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए उनके साथ व्यवहार का रास्ता आसान कर दिया; क्योंकि उसकी शरीयत आसानी पर आधारित है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई चीज़ परास्त नहीं कर सकती। वह अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[2:221] (ऐ मोमिनो!) अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने वाली स्त्रियों से शादी न करो, यहाँ तक कि वे एक अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आएँ और इस्लाम में प्रवेश कर जाएँ। निश्चय अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखने वाली दासी, एक मूर्ति की पूजा करने वाली आज़ाद स्त्री से उत्तम है, भले ही वह अपनी सुंदरता और धन के कारण आपको पसंद हो। इसी तरह मुसलमान स्त्रियों का निकाह मुश्रिक मर्दों से न करो, निश्चय अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर विश्वास रखने वाला एक मोमिन ग़ुलाम, एक आज़ाद मुश्रिक से उत्तम है, भले ही वह तुम्हें अच्छा लगे। ये शिर्क में लिप्त लोग - पुरुष और महिलाएँ - अपने शब्दों और कार्यों के साथ उसकी ओर बुलाते हैं, जो जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने की ओर ले जाता है। जबकि अल्लाह अच्छे कार्यों की ओर बुलाता है, जो उसकी अनुमति और अनुग्रह से जन्नत में प्रवेश करने और पापों की क्षमा का कारण बनते हैं। तथा वह अपनी आयतों को लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट करता है, ताकि वे उसपर विचार कर सकें जो उनसे इंगित होता है, फिर उसके अनुसार कार्य करें। -[2:222] (ऐ नबी!) आपके साथी आपसे मासिक धर्म (यह एक प्राकृतिक रक्त है जो विशिष्ट समय पर महिला के गर्भाशय से निकलता है) के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : मासिक धर्म पुरुष और महिला दोनों के लिए कष्टदायक (हानिकारक) है, इसलिए उसके समय पर महिलाओं के साथ संभोग करने से बचो, तथा संभोग के उद्देश्य से उनके पास न जाओ, यहाँ तक कि उनका रक्त बंद हो जाए और वे स्नान करके उससे अच्छी तरह पाक-साफ़ हो जाएँ। जब रक्त बंद हो जाए और वे उससे पवित्र हो जाएँ, तो उनसे उस तरीक़े से संभोग करो, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए अनुमेय किया है : इस हाल में कि वे पाक हों और उनकी योनि में संभोग किया जाए। अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम करता है, जो गुनाहों से बहुत ज़्यादा तौबा करने वाले और गंदगियों से पवित्रता हासिल करने में अतिशयोक्ति से काम लेने वाले हैं। -[2:223] तुम्हारी पत्नियाँ तुम्हारे लिए रोपण स्थान हैं, वे तुम्हारे लिए बच्चे जनती हैं; वैसे ही जैसे भूमि फल देती है। इसलिए रोपने के स्थान पर - जो कि योनि है - जिस दिशा से भी चाहो और जिस तरह भी चाहो आओ, बशर्ते कि वह योनि में हो। तथा अपने लिए अच्छे कार्य आगे भेजो, जिसमें यह भी शामिल है कि आदमी अपनी पत्नी के साथ अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने और नेक संतान की उम्मीद में संभोग करे। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरो। जिसमें वह भी शामिल है जो उसने महिलाओं के बारे में तुम्हारे लिए निर्धारित किया है। और जान लो कि तुम क़ियामत के दिन उससे मिलने वाले हो, उसके सामने खड़े होने वाले हो और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देने वाला है। और - ऐ नबी! - मोमिनों को शुभ समाचार सुना दीजिए कि उन्हें अपने पालनहार से मुलाक़ात के समय हमेशा बाक़ी रहने वाली नेमतें मिलेंगी और अल्लाह के सम्मानित चेहरे को देखने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त होगा। -[2:224] अल्लाह की क़सम को नेकी करने, परहेज़गारी तथा लोगों के बीच मेल-मिलाप कराने के विरुद्ध तर्क मत बनाओ। बल्कि अगर तुम भलाई न करने की क़सम खा लो; तो भलाई का कार्य करो और अपनी क़समों का कफ़्फ़ारा अदा कर दो। तथा अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कार्यों को जानने वाला है, और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[2:225] अल्लाह तुम्हें उन क़समों के कारण नहीं पकड़ता, जो बिना इरादे के तुम्हारी ज़बानों पर आ जाती हैं, जैसे तुममें से किसी व्यक्ति का : 'ला वल्लाह' (नहीं, अल्लाह की क़सम!) और 'बला वल्लाह' (हाँ, अल्लाह की क़सम!) कहना। इन क़समों में तुमपर न कोई कफ़्फ़ारा (प्रायश्चित) है और न कोई दंड। परंतु उन क़समों में से जिसका तुमने इरादा किया है, उसपर वह तुम्हारी पकड़ करेगा। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों के गुनाहों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, अत्यंत सहनशील है, उन्हें सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। -[2:226] जो लोग अपनी पत्नियों से संभोग न करने की क़सम खा लेते हैं, उन्हें क़सम खाने के समय से लेकर अधिकतम चार महीने तक प्रतीक्षा करना है। जिसे 'ईला' के नाम से जाना जाता है। यदि वे संभोग न करने की क़सम खाने के बाद चार महीने या उससे कम की अवधि के भीतर अपनी पत्नियों के साथ संभोग करने की ओर वापस लौट आएँ; तो अल्लाह बहुत क्षमा करने वाला है, जो कुछ उनसे हुआ है (अल्लाह) उसे उनके लिए क्षमा कर देगा, तथा उनपर बहुत दया करने वाला है क्योंकि उसने उनके लिए इस क़सम से बाहर निकलने के लिए कफ़्फ़ारा निर्धारित किया है। -[2:227] तथा यदि वे अपनी स्त्रियों के साथ संभोग को छोड़ना जारी रखते हुए और उसकी ओर वापस न लौटकर तलाक़ का इरादा कर लें, तो अल्लाह उनकी बातों को सुनने वाला है, जिनमें से तलाक़ भी शामिल है, उनकी स्थितियों और उनके इरादों को जानता है और उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[2:228] तलाक़शुदा औरतें तीन मासिक धर्म तक प्रतीक्षा करेंगी, जिसके दौरान वे शादी नहीं करेंगी। तथा उनके लिए यह जायज़ नहीं है कि वे उस गर्भ को छिपाएँ, जो अल्लाह ने उनके गर्भाशयों में पैदा किया है, यदि वे अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन पर अपने ईमान में सच्ची हैं। तथा उन्हें तलाक़ देने वाले उनके पतियों को प्रतीक्षा अवधि के दौरान उन्हें लौटाने का अधिक अधिकार है, यदि उनके लौटाने का उद्देश्य प्यार-मोहब्बत (से रहना) और तलाक़ के कारण पैदा होने वाले मनमुटाव को दूर करना हो। तथा पत्नियों के लिए भी परंपरा के अनुसार उसी प्रकार अधिकार और कर्तव्य हैं, जिस तरह उनके पतियों के लिए उनके ऊपर हैं। जबकि पुरुषों को स्त्रियों पर एक दर्जा (वरीयता) प्राप्त है, जैसे संरक्षकता और तलाक़ का अधिकार। और अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई चीज़ परास्त नहीं कर सकती। वह अपनी शरीयत (विधान) और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[2:229] ऐसा तलाक़ जिसमें पति अपनी पत्नी को लौटाने का अधिकार रखता है, दो बार है। इस प्रकार कि वह तलाक़ दे, फिर लौटा ले, फिर (दूसरी बार) तलाक़ दे, फिर लौटा ले। फिर दो तलाक़ों के बाद या तो उसे अच्छे सहवास के साथ अपने पत्नीत्व में रखे, या उसके साथ भलाई करते हुए और उसके अधिकारों को पूरा करते हुए उसे तीसरा तलाक़ दे दे। तथा - ऐ पतियो! - तुम्हारे लिए अपनी पत्नियों को दी हुई महर में से कुछ भी लेना हलाल नहीं है। हाँ, यदि पत्नी अपने पति को उसके चरित्र अथवा रंग-रूप के कारण नापसंद करती हो और दंपति इस नफरत के कारण सोचते हैं कि वे अपने अधिकारों को पूरा नहीं कर सकेंगे, तो वे अपना मामला उस व्यक्ति के सामने पेश करें जिसके साथ उनकी रिश्तेदारी या संबंध हो। अब अगर अभिभावकों को डर है कि वे दोनों आपस में अपने वैवाहिक अधिकारों को पूरा नहीं कर सकेंगे, तो दोनों पर कोई पाप नहीं है कि पत्नी अपने पति को उसे अलग करने के बदले में कुछ धन भुगतान करके ख़ुला' ले ले। ये शरई अहकाम, हलाल एवं हराम (अनुमेय और निषिद्ध) के बीच विभाजक हैं, इसलिए उनसे आगे न बढ़ो, और जो कोई भी हलाल एवं हराम के बीच अल्लाह की सीमाओं को पार करता है; तो वही लोग अपने आपको विनाश के साधनों पर लाकर और उन्हें अल्लाह के क्रोध और दंड का भागी बनाकर स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[2:230] यदि उसका पति उसे तीसरा तलाक़ दे दे, तो पति के लिए उससे पुनर्विवाह करने की अनुमति नहीं है, यहाँ तक कि वह स्त्री किसी अन्य पुरुष से विवाह करे, जो (जीवन बसर करने की) इच्छा से, एक वैध विवाह हो, (प्रथम पति के लिए) हलाल करने के उद्देश्य से न हो, और वह इस विवाह में उसके साथ संभोग करे। फिर यदि दूसरा पति उसे तलाक़ दे दे या मर जाए; तो उस स्त्री और उसके प्रथम पति पर कोई पाप नहीं है कि वे एक नए अनुबंध और नयी महर के साथ आपस में रुजू' (दोबारा मिलाप) कर लें, अगर उन्हें प्रबल गुमान है कि वे अपने प्रति अनिवार्य शरई नियमों का पालन करेंगे। इन शरई नियमों को अल्लाह उन लोगों के लिए खोलकर बयान करता है, जो उसके नियमों और सीमाओं को जानते हैं; क्योंकि वही लोग इनसे लाभ उठाते हैं। -[2:231] जब तुम अपनी पत्नियों को तलाक़ दे दो और वे अपनी प्रतीक्षा अवधि के अंत होने के क़रीब हो जाएँ; तो तुम्हारे लिए अनुमेय है कि उन्हें लौटा लो, अथवा उन्हें बिना लौटाए उचित तरीक़े से छोड़ दो यहाँ तक कि उनकी इद्दत ख़त्म हो जाए। तथा उनपर अत्याचार करने और उन्हें नुक़सान पहुँचाने के उद्देश्य से न लौटाओ, जैसा कि जाहिलिय्यत (पूर्व-इस्लामिक युग) में किया जाता था। जो कोई भी ऐसा उन्हें नुक़सान पहुँचाने के इरादे से करे; तो निश्चय उसने अपने आपको पाप और दंड का भागी बनाकर खुद पर अत्याचार किया। तथा अल्लाह की आयतों को उनके साथ खिलवाड़ करके और उनके विरुद्ध साहस दिखाकर उपहास का विषय न बनाओ। और अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों को याद करो, जिनमें से सबसे बड़ी नेमत उसका तुमपर क़ुरआन एवं सुन्नत का उतारना है। वह तुम्हें इसके द्वारा प्रलोभन और धमकी के रूप में उपदेश देता है। तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरो और जान लो कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है। अतः उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[2:232] जब तुम अपनी पत्नियों को तीन से कम तलाक़ दो और उनकी प्रतीक्षा अवधि (इद्दत) समाप्त हो जाए, तो - ऐ अभिभावको! - उन्हें उस समय नए निकाह के साथ अपने पतियों के पास लौटने से न रोको, यदि वे ऐसा करना चाहें और अपने पतियों के साथ उसपर सहमत हो जाएँ। उन्हें मना करने के निषेध पर आधारित इस हुक्म का उपदेश उसे दिया जा रहा है, जो तुम में से अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन (प्रलय) पर ईमान रखता है। इससे तुम्हारे बीच भलाई को अधिक बढ़ावा मिलेगा तथा तुम्हारी इस्मतें और तुम्हारे कर्म गंदगियों से अधिक पवित्र रहेंगे। अल्लाह सारे मामलों के तथ्यों और उनके परिणामों से अवगत है, और तुम इनसे अनभिज्ञ हो। -[2:233] माताएँ अपने बच्चों को पूरे दो साल तक दूध पिलाएँ। दो साल की यह समय सीमा उसके लिए है, जो दूध पिलाने की अवधि पूरी करना चाहता हो। बच्चे के पिता पर तलाक़शुदा दूध पिलाने वाली माताओं के ख़र्च और उनके कपड़ों की ज़िम्मेदारी है, उसके अनुसार जो लोगों में प्रचलित है, जो शरीयत के विरुद्ध न हो। अल्लाह किसी व्यक्ति पर उसकी क्षमता एवं शक्ति से अधिक बोझ नहीं डालता। माता-पिता में से किसी के लिए जायज़ नहीं है कि बच्चे को दूसरे को नुक़सान पहुँचाने का माध्यम बना ले। यदि बाप न हो और बच्चे के पास धन न हो, तो बच्चे के वारिस (उत्तराधिकारी) पर भी उसी प्रकार के अधिकार हैं जो पिता पर होते हैं। यदि माता-पिता दो साल पूरे होने से पहले ही बच्चे का दूध छुड़ाना चाहें और दोनों बच्चे के हित को ध्यान में रखते हुए आपसी परामर्श और सहमति के बाद यह क़दम उठाएँ, तो उनपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। फिर यदि तुम अपने बच्चों के लिए उनकी माताओं के अलावा अन्य दूध पिलाने वालियाँ रखना चाहो, तो तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं, यदि दूध पिलाने वाली के साथ जिस पारिश्रमिक पर सहमत हुए हो, उसे बिना कमी-बेशी अथवा टाल-मटोल के अदा कर दो। अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर उससे डरो, और जान लो कि जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उसे देखता है, चुनाँचे उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हारे किए हुए कामों के लिए तुम्हें प्रतिफल देगा। -[2:234] जो लोग मर जाते हैं और अपने पीछे अगर्भवती पत्नियाँ छोड़ जाते हैं; वे पत्नियाँ अनिवार्य रूप से चार महीने और दस दिन की अवधि के लिए अपने आपको प्रतीक्षा में रखेंगी, जिसके दौरान वे पति के घर से निकलने, श्रृंगार करने और विवाह से बचेंगी। जब यह अवधि समाप्त हो जाए; तो - ऐ अभिभावको! - तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं कि वे शरई और प्रथागत तरीक़े के अनुसार, वह कार्य करें जो उस अवधि के दौरान उनके लिए वर्जित था। तथा अल्लाह उससे, जो कुछ तुम करते हो, भली-भाँति अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारे प्रोक्ष और प्रत्यक्ष में से कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:235] शादी करने की इच्छा घोषित किए बिना, पति की मृत्यु अथवा 'तलाक़े बाइन' की इद्दत गुज़ारने वाली स्त्री को शादी के संदेश का संकेत देने में तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं है; जैसे कि वह कहे : जब तुम्हारी प्रतीक्षा अवधि समाप्त हो जाए, तो मुझे बताओ। तथा इसमें भी तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है कि तुमने इद्दत गुज़ारने वाली स्त्री से उसकी प्रतीक्षा अवधि समाप्त होने के बाद निकाह करने की इच्छा को अपने दिल में छिपाए रखा है। अल्लाह जानता है कि तुम उनके लिए अपनी तीव्र इच्छा के कारण उन्हें अवश्य याद करोगे, इसलिए उसने तुम्हें बिना घोषणा किए संकेत देने की अनुमति प्रदान की। तथा जब वे प्रतीक्षा अवधि में हों, तो एक-दूसरे से गुप्त रूप से शादी का वादा करने से सावधान रहो। सिवाय प्रथागत बात के और वह सांकेतिक रूप से बात कहना है। तथा प्रतीक्षा अवधि के दौरान विवाह का अनुबंध पक्का न करो। और यह जान लो कि अल्लाह जानता है कि उसने तुम्हारे लिए जो कुछ हलाल किया है और जो कुछ तुमपर हराम ठहराया है, उसमें से कौन-सी बात तुम अपने दिलों में छिपाए हुए हो। इसलिए उससे सावधान रहो और उसकी आज्ञा का उल्लंघन न करो। तथा जान लो कि अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, अत्यंत सहनशील है, सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। -[2:236] जिन पत्नियों से तुमने निकाह किया है, यदि तुम उन्हें उनके साथ संभोग करने से पहले तथा उनके लिए एक विशिष्ट महर निर्धारित करने से पहले तलाक़ दे दो, तो तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं है। यदि तुम उन्हें इस स्थिति में तलाक़ देते हो, तो तुमपर उनके लिए कोई महर वाजिब नहीं होगी। लेकिन आदमी धनी हो या निर्धन उस पर यह ज़रूरी होगा कि अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार उन्हें कुछ दे दे, जिससे वे लाभ उठा सकें और उनके टूटे हुए दिल की सांत्वना हो जाए। यह देना उन लोगों पर एक निश्चित अधिकार है, जो अपने कार्यों और लेनदेन में सदाचारी हैं। -[2:237] यदि तुम अपनी उन पत्नियों को जिनसे तुमने निकाह किया है, उनके साथ संभोग करने से पहले तलाक़ दे दो, जबकि तुम उनके लिए एक विशिष्ट महर निर्धारित कर चुके हो, तो तुम्हें उन्हें निर्धारित महर का आधा भुगतान करना होगा, परंतु यह कि वे - यदि वे समझदार हों - उसे तुम्हारे लिए माफ़ कर दें, अथवा पतिगण स्वयं उन्हें पूरा महर दे दें। तुम्हारा अपने बीच अधिकारों के प्रति सहिष्णु होना अल्लाह के भय और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता के अधिक निकट है। तथा - ऐ लोगो! - तुम एक-दूसरे पर उपकार करना और अधिकारों के बारे में क्षमा से काम लेना न छोड़ो। क्योंकि अल्लाह जो तुम करते हो, उसे देख रहा है। इसलिए ख़ूब भलाई करो, ताकि उसपर अल्लाह का बदला पाओ। -[2:238] नमाज़ों को अल्लाह के आदेश के अनुसार पूर्ण रूप से अदा करके, उनका संरक्षण (पाबंदी) करो और समस्त नमाज़ों के बीच मध्य नमाज़ अर्थात् अस्र की नमाज़ का संरक्षण (पाबंदी) करो और अपनी नमाज़ में अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी बनकर विनयपूर्वक खड़े रहो। -[2:239] यदि तुम्हें किसी शत्रु आदि का भय हो और नमाज़ को संपूर्ण रूप से अदा करने में सक्षम न हो, तो अपने पैरों पर चलते हुए, या ऊँट और घोड़े आदि पर सवार होकर, अथवा जिस तरह भी तुम सक्षम हो, नमाज़ पढ़ो। फिर जब तुम्हारा डर दूर हो जाए, तो सभी प्रकार के ज़िक्र के साथ अल्लाह को याद करो, जिसमें नमाज़ को पूर्ण रूप से अदा करना भी शामिल है, जैसे उसने तुम्हें उस प्रकाश और मार्गदर्शन की शिक्षा दी, जिसे तुम नहीं जानते थे। -[2:240] तुममें से जो मर जाते हैं और अपने पीछे पत्नियाँ छोड़ जाते हैं, वे आवश्यक रूप से अपनी पत्नियों के लिए वसीयत कर जाएँ कि उनके लिए पूरे एक वर्ष के आवास और खर्च (रखरखाव) का प्रबंध किया जाए, और तुम्हारे वारिस उन्हें घर से न निकालें। ऐसा आदेश उन्हें पहुँचने वाली मुसीबत की क्षतिपूर्ति के लिए और मृतक के प्रति वफ़ादारी निभाने के लिए दिया गया है। यदि वे एक साल पूरा होने से पहले अपनी मर्ज़ी से निकल जाएँ, तो न तो तुमपर पाप है और न ही उन पर, जो वे अपने आप में बनाव-शृंगार और सुगंध का इस्तेमाल करें। अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपने प्रबंधन, विधान और नियति में हिकमत वाला है। जमहूर (बहुसंख्यक) मुफ़स्सिरीन का मानना है कि इस आयत का हुक्म अल्लाह तआला के इस कथन द्वारा निरस्त कर दिया गया है : {وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا } (البقرة: ٢٣٤) ''और जो लोग तुममें से मर जाएँ और पत्नियाँ छोड़ जाएँ, वे (पत्नियाँ) अपने आपको चार महीने और दस दिन प्रतीक्षा में रखें।'' (सूरतुल्-बक़रा : 234) -[2:241] तलाक़शुदा महिलाओं को, पति की आर्थिक स्थिति को ध्यान में रखते हुए रीति के अनुसार, कपड़ा या पैसा या अन्य चीज़ों के रूप में, कुछ न कुछ सामग्री देना चाहिए; ताकि तलाक़ के कारण उनके टूटे हुए दिलों की सांत्वना हो सके। यह हुक्म उन लोगों पर एक निश्चित (अनिवार्य) अधिकार है, जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने वाले हैं। -[2:242] उक्त स्पष्टीकरण की तरह, अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए - ऐ मोमिनो! - अपनी सीमाओं और आदेशों पर आधारित आयतों को स्पष्ट करता है; ताकि तुम उन्हें समझो और उनपर अमल करो, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप तुम्हें दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में भलाई प्राप्त हो। -[2:243] (ऐ नबी!) क्या आपके संज्ञान में उन लोगों की ख़बर नहीं आई, जो महामारी या किसी और कारण मौत के डर से, अपने घरों को छोड़कर निकल पड़े, जबकि वे बहुत बड़ी संख्या में थे। वे बनी इसराईल का एक समूह थे। अल्लाह ने उनसे कहा : मर जाओ; सो वे मर गए। फिर अल्लाह ने उन्हें जीवित कर दिया। ताकि उनके लिए यह तथ्य स्पष्ट कर दे कि सारा मामला उसी महिमावान् के हाथ में है और यह कि वे अपने लिए किसी लाभ या हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह लोगों के प्रति उदार और अनुग्रहकारी है, परंतु अधिकांश लोग अल्लाह का उसकी नेमतों पर शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करते। -[2:244] (ऐ मोमिनो!) अल्लाह के धर्म के समर्थन और उसके वचन को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए, उसके शत्रुओं से युद्ध करो और जान लो कि अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे इरादों और कार्यों को जानने वाला है, और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[2:245] वह कौन व्यक्ति है जो क़र्ज़ देने वाले का कार्य करे, चुनाँचे वह अच्छे इरादे और अच्छे मन के साथ अल्लाह के मार्ग में अपना धन ख़र्च करे, ताकि वह उसके पास बहुत अधिक गुना होकर वापस आए? अल्लाह अपनी हिकमत और न्याय के साथ जीविका, स्वास्थ्य और अन्य में (कभी) तंगी करता है, तथा (कभी) उन सब में विस्तार करता है। तथा आख़िरत में तुम उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला प्रदान करेगा। -[2:246] (ऐ नबी!) क्या आपके संज्ञान में मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के समय के बाद बनी इसराईल के प्रमुखों की ख़बर नहीं आई, जब उन्होंने अपने एक नबी से कहा : हमारे लिए एक बादशाह स्थापित कर दीजिए, जिसके साथ मिलकर हम अल्लाह के रास्ते में युद्ध करें। तो उनके नबी ने उनसे कहा : हो सकता है कि यदि तुमपर युद्ध करना अनिवार्य कर दिया जाए, तो तुम अल्लाह के मार्ग में युद्ध न करो! उन्होंने अपने बारे में नबी के गुमान का खंडन करते हुए कहा : कौन सी बाधा हमें अल्लाह के मार्ग में लड़ने से रोकती है जबकि ऐसे कारण मौजूद हैं जो हमसे ऐसा करने की अपेक्षा करते हैं? क्योंकि हमारे शत्रुओं ने हमें हमारे घर से निकाल दिया, और हमारे बच्चों को बंदी बना लिया। इसलिए हम अपनी मातृभूमि को बहाल करने और अपने क़ैदियों को मुक्त कराने के लिए लड़ेंगे। परंतु जब अल्लाह ने उनपर युद्ध फ़र्ज़ कर दिया, तो वे पीछे हट गए, क्योंकि उनमें से कुछ को छोड़कर, उन्होंने जो वादा किया था उसे पूरा नहीं किया। तथा अल्लाह उन अत्याचारियों को खूब जानने वाला है, जो उसकी आज्ञा से मुकर जाने वाले, उसके वचन को तोड़ देने वाले हैं, और वह उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[2:247] उनके नबी ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह ने तालूत को तुमपर बादशाह निर्धारित किया है, ताकि तुम उसके झंडे तले लड़ो। उनके प्रमुखों ने इस चयन का खंडन करते और इसपर आपत्ति जताते हुए कहा : वह हमपर राज्य कैसे कर सकता है, जबकि हम राज्य के उससे अधिक योग्य हैं; क्योंकि वह राजाओं के पुत्रों में से नहीं है और न ही उसे कोई बड़ी संपत्ति दी गई है, जिससे वह राज-काज पर सहायता ले सके?! उनके नबी ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह ने उसे तुम्हारे ऊपर चुन लिया है और तुमसे अधिक ज्ञान में विस्तार तथा शारीरिक बल प्रदान किया है। और अल्लाह अपनी हिकमत और दया से जिसे चाहता है उसे अपना राज्य प्रदान करता है। अल्लाह बहुत विस्तृत अनुग्रह वाला है, वह जिसे चाहता है देता है, वह जानता है कि उसकी सृष्टि में कौन उसका हक़दार है। -[2:248] उनके नबी ने उनसे कहा : उसके तुम्हारे ऊपर राजा चुने जाने की सच्चाई की निशानी यह है कि अल्लाह तुम्हें वह ताबूत - यह एक संदूक़ था जिसका बनी इसराईल सम्मान करते थे, जो उनसे छीन लिया गया था - लौटा देगा, जिसमें एक संतोष है जो उसके साथ है, तथा मूसा और हारून के घरानों द्वारा छोड़े गए अवशेष हैं, जैसे लाठी और कुछ तख़्तियाँ। निःसंदेह इसमें तुम्हारे लिए एक स्पष्ट निशानी है, यदि तुम सच में ईमान वाले हो। -[2:249] जब तालूत सेनाओं के साथ नगर से निकले, तो उनसे कहा : निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हें एक नहर द्वारा आज़माने वाला है। सो जिसने उसमें से पी लिया, वह मेरे मार्ग पर नहीं है और युद्ध में मेरे साथ नहीं चलेगा। और जिसने उसमें से नहीं पिया, वह मेरे मार्ग पर है और युद्ध में मेरे साथ चलेगा। परंतु जो कोई मजबूर हो जाए और एक चुल्लू भर पानी पी ले, तो उस पर कुछ भी नहीं है। लेकिन सभी सैनिकों ने उससे पानी पी लिया सिवाय उनमें से थोड़े लोगों के, जिन्होंने सख़्त प्यास के बावजूद न पीने पर धैर्य से काम लिया। फिर जब तालूत और उसके साथ ईमान वालों ने नहर पार किया, तो उसके कुछ सैनिकों ने कहा : आज हमारे पास जालूत और उसके सैनिकों से लड़ने की कोई क्षमता नहीं है। उस समय उन लोगों ने, जो क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह से मिलने पर विश्वास रखते थे, कहा : कितने ईमान वाले दल, जिनकी संख्या कम थी, अल्लाह की अनुमति और सहायता से, अधिक संख्या वाले काफ़िर दलों पर विजय प्राप्त कर चुके हैं। इसलिए विजय में ईमान का एतिबार है, अधिकता का नहीं। और अल्लाह अपने धैर्य रखने वाले बंदों के साथ है, उनका समर्थन करता और उनकी मदद करता है। -[2:250] जब वे जालूत और उसकी सेना का सामना करने के लिए निकले, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह की ओर मुतवज्जेह होकर दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे दिलों पर सब्र उँडेल दे, और हमारे पाँवों को जमा दे ताकि हम भागें नहीं और न अपने दुश्मन के सामने पराजित हों, तथा अपनी शक्ति और समर्थन के साथ काफ़िर क़ौम पर हमारी मदद कर। -[2:251] उन्होंने अल्लाह के हुक्म से उन्हें पराजित कर दिया और दाऊद ने उनके सरदार जालूत को क़त्ल कर दिया। फिर अल्लाह ने दाऊद को बादशाहत और नुबुव्वत प्रदान की और उन्हें जिस प्रकार के भी ज्ञान चाहता था, सिखाया। इस तरह दुनिया और आख़िरत के लिए जो भी चीज़ उपयुक्त थी, उनके लिए एकत्रित कर दिया। यदि अल्लाह का यह नियम न होता कि वह कुछ लोगों द्वारा कुछ लोगों के उपद्रव को हटाता है; तो निश्चय धरती उसमें उपद्रव (भ्रष्टाचार) करने वालों के प्रभुत्व से भ्रष्ट हो जाती। लेकिन, अल्लाह सभी प्राणियों पर अनुग्रह वाला है। -[2:252] ये अल्लाह की खुली हुई स्पष्ट आयतें हैं, जो हम - ऐ नबी! - आपको सुनाते हैं, जिनमें सच्ची सूचनाएँ और न्यायसंगत विधान मौजूद हैं। और निःसंदेह आप सर्व संसार के पालनहार की ओर से भेजे गए रसूलों में से हैं। -[2:253] ये रसूल जिनका हमने आपसे वर्णन किया है, उनमें से कुछ को हमने वह़्य, अनुयायियों और दर्जों के मामले में दूसरों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की है। उनमें से कुछ वे हैं जिनसे अल्लाह ने बात की, जैसे- मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम, और उनमें से कुछ को ऊँचे पद प्रदान किए, जैसे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम; क्योंकि आपको सभी मानव जाति के लिए भेजा गया तथा आपपर नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) की मुहर लगा दी गई (और ईश्दूतत्व का क्रम समाप्त हो गया) और आपकी उम्मत को दूसरी उम्मतों पर श्रेष्ठता दी गई। और हमने मरयम के पुत्र ईसा को, उनकी नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) को प्रमाणित करने वाले स्पष्ट चमत्कार दिए; जैसे मरे हुए व्यक्ति को पुनर्जीवित करना और जन्मजात अंधे और कोढ़ी को ठीक करना। तथा अल्लाह के आदेश को पूरा करने के लिए शक्ति प्रदान करने हेतु, हमने जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम के द्वारा उनका समर्थन किया। अगर अल्लाह चाहता, तो रसूलों के बाद आने वाले लोग, उनके पास स्पष्ट निशानियाँ आ जाने के पश्चात आपस में न लड़ते। परंतु उन लोगों ने विवाद किया और वे विभाजित हो गए; उनमें से कुछ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और कुछ ने उसका इनकार किया। अगर अल्लाह चाहता कि वे आपस में न लड़ें, तो वे आपस में न लड़ते, लेकिन अल्लाह जो चाहता है, करता है। अतः वह जिसे चाहता है अपनी दया और अनुग्रह से ईमान की हिदायत देता है और जिसे चाहता है अपने न्याय और हिकमत से गुमराह कर देता है। -[2:254] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! हमने तुम्हें विभिन्न हलाल (वैध) धन में से जो कुछ प्रदान किया है, उसमें से खर्च करो, इससे पहले कि क़ियामत का दिन आ जाए। उस समय, वहाँ न कोई क्रय-विक्रय होगा कि जिससे मनुष्य वह चीज़ प्राप्त कर सके जो उसे लाभ दे, न कोई दोस्ती होगी जो उसे संकट के समय में लाभ दे, और न ही कोई मध्यस्थता (सिफ़ारिश) होगी जो हानि को दूर करे या लाभ पहुँचाए। सिवाय इसके कि जब अल्लाह जिसे चाहे और जिससे वह प्रसन्न हो, अनुमति प्रदान कर दे। और काफ़िर लोग ही वास्तव में अत्याचारी हैं क्योंकि वे सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह का इनकार करते हैं। -[2:255] अल्लाह वह है जिस अकेले के सिवा कोई भी वास्तविक रूप से इबादत के लायक़ नहीं है। वह जीवित है, एक पूर्ण जीवन वाला है जिसमें कोई मृत्यु या कमी नहीं है। हर चीज़ को सँभालने वाला है, जो स्वयं क़ायम है, अतः वह अपनी सारी सृष्टि से बेनियाज़ है। तथा उसी से सारी सृष्टि क़ायम है, इसलिए वे अपनी सभी स्थितियों में उससे बेनियाज़ नहीं हो सकते। उसके जीवन की पूर्णता और उसके संपूर्ण रूप से हर चीज़ को संभालने के कारण, उसे न कुछ ऊँघ आती है और न कोई नींद। जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है, सबका अकेला वही मालिक है। उसकी अनुमति और सहमति के बिना किसी को भी उसके पास किसी के लिए सिफ़ारिश करने का अधिकार नहीं है। वह जानता है अपनी सृष्टि के पिछले मामलों को जो घटित हो चुके और जिनका वे भविष्य में सामना करने वाले हैं, जो अभी घटित नहीं हुए। और वे उस सर्वशक्तिमान के ज्ञान में से किसी भी चीज़ को अपने ज्ञान से नहीं घेर सकते, सिवाय उसके जिससे वह उन्हें स्वयं अवगत कराना चाहे। उसकी कुर्सी ने (जो उसके पाँव रखने का स्थान है) आकाशों और धरती को, उनकी विशालता और महानता के बावजूद घेर रखा है। उन दोनों का संरक्षण करना उसके लिए कुछ कठिन या भारी नहीं है। वह अपने अस्तित्व, अपनी नियति और अपने प्रभुत्व में सबसे ऊँचा, अपने राज्य और अधिकार में सबसे महान है। -[2:256] इस्लाम धर्म में प्रवेश करने के लिए किसी को भी मजबूर नहीं किया जाएगा; क्योंकि यह स्पष्ट सत्य धर्म है। अतः किसी को इसे ग्रहण करने के लिए मजबूर करने की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है। हिदायत, गुमराही से बिल्कुल स्पष्ट हो चुकी है। इसलिए जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा की जाने वाली हर चीज़ का इनकार करे और उससे अलगाव प्रकट करे और केवल अल्लाह पर ईमान रखे; तो उसने क़ियामत के दिन मोक्ष के लिए धर्म की सबसे मज़बूत रस्सी पकड़ ली है, जो कभी नहीं टूटेगी। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कर्मों को जानने वाला है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[2:257] अल्लाह उन लोगों की देखभाल (संरक्षण) करता है जो उस पर ईमान लाए हैं, वह उन्हें सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता और उनकी सहायता करता है, तथा उन्हें कुफ़्र और अज्ञानता के अंधकार से निकालकर ईमान और ज्ञान के प्रकाश में लाता है। और जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, उनके संरक्षक वे मूर्तियाँ और साझेदार हैं, जिन्होंने उनके लिए कुफ़्र को सुशोभित किया है। और उन्हें ईमान और ज्ञान के प्रकाश से निकालकर कुफ़्र और अज्ञानता के अँधियारों में डाल दिया है। वे लोग आग (दोज़ख़) वाले हैं, वे हमेशा उसी में रहेंगे। -[2:258] (ऐ नबी!) क्या आपने उस सरकश की जुर्अत (दुःसाहस) से अधिक आश्चर्यजनक चीज़ देखी, जिसने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम से अल्लाह की रुबूबियत (ईश्वरत्व) और तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) के संबंध में बहस की? उसने ऐसा इसलिए किया क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उसे राज्य प्रदान किया, जिससे वह सरकश हो गया। इसपर इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उससे अपने पालनहार की विशेषताओं का वर्णन करते हुए कहा : मेरा रब वह है, जो प्राणियों को जीवन और मृत्यु देता है। उस सरकश ने दुराग्रह से कहा : मैं भी जीवन और मृत्यु देता हूँ, इस प्रकार कि मैं जिसे चाहता हूँ, क़त्ल कर देता हूँ और जिसे चाहता हूँ, छोड़ देता हूँ। तब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने एक दूसरा उससे बड़ा तर्क प्रस्तुत किया, आपने उससे कहा : मेरा पालनहार, जिसकी मैं इबादत करता हूँ, पूर्व दिशा से सूर्य लाता है, अतः तू उसे पश्चिम की दिशा से ले आ। इसपर वह सरकश चकित रह गया और उससे कोई जवाब नहीं बन पड़ा, तथा तर्क की शक्ति से पराजित हो गया। और अल्लाह अत्याचारियों को, उनके अत्याचार और सरकशी के कारण, अपने पथ पर चलने की तौफीक़ नहीं देता। -[2:259] या क्या आपने उस व्यक्ति की तरह कोई आदमी देखा है, जिसका गुज़र एक ऐसी बस्ती से हुआ, जिसकी छतें गिर गई थीं, उसकी दीवारें ढह गई थीं और उसके निवासी नष्ट हो गए थे, इसलिए वह एक सुनसान उजाड़ बन गई थी? उस आदमी ने आश्चर्य से कहा : अल्लाह इस बस्ती के लोगों को मरने के बाद कैसे पुनर्जीवित करेगा?! तो अल्लाह ने उसे एक सौ साल के लिए मौत दे दी, फिर उसे जीवित किया और उससे पूछा : तू कितने समय तक मरा हुआ रहा? उसने उत्तर दिया : मैं एक दिन या उसका कुछ भाग रहा हूँ। अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : बल्कि, तू पूरे सौ साल रहा है। इसलिए तेरे साथ जो खाना और पानी था उसे देख। वह अपनी हालत पर बाक़ी है, उसमें कोई बदलाव नही आया। हालाँकि सबसे तेज़ बदलाव खाना और पानी में होता है। तथा तू अपने मरे हुए गधे को देख। हमने ऐसा इसलिए किया, ताकि हम तुझे लोगों के लिए इस बात की स्पष्ट निशानी बना दें कि अल्लाह उन्हें दोबारा ज़िंदा करने की पूरी शक्ति रखता है। तथा तू अपने गधे की हड्डियों को देख जो बिखरी हुई और अलग हो गई हैं, हम उन्हें कैसे उठाते हैं और उन्हें एक साथ जोड़ते हैं, फिर उसके बाद उनपर माँस चढ़ाते हैं और उन्हें फिर से जीवित कर देते हैं। जब उसने यह देखा, तो उसके लिए मामले की वास्तविकता स्पष्ट हो गई और उसने अल्लाह की शक्ति को जान लिया। इसलिए उसने इसे स्वीकारते हुए कहा : मैं जानता हूँ कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। -[2:260] (ऐ नबी!) उस समय को याद कीजिए जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे मेरी दृष्टि से दिखा कि मुर्दों को पुनर्जीवित करना कैसे होगा? अल्लाह ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुमने इस बात पर विश्वास नहीं किया? इबराहीम ने उत्तर दिया : क्यों नहीं, मैंने विश्वास किया, परंतु यह मेरे दिल के आश्वासन में वृद्धि के उद्देश्य से है। अल्लाह ने उन्हें आदेश किया और फरमाया : चार पक्षियों को ले लो, फिर उन्हें अपने से अच्छी तरह परचा लो और उनके टुकड़े-दुकड़े कर दो, फिर अपने आस-पास के पहाड़ों में से हर पहाड़ पर उनका एक हिस्सा रख दो, फिर उन्हें बुलाओ। वे तुम्हारे पास दोड़ते हुए आएँगे, उनमें जीवन लौट आया होगा। और ऐ इबराहीम! जान लो कि अल्लाह अपने राज्य में बहुत प्रभुत्वशाली और अपने आदेश, विधान और रचना में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[2:261] अल्लाह के मार्ग में अपना धन खर्च करने वाले मोमिनों के सवाब का उदहारण एक दाने की तरह है, जिसे किसान एक अच्छी भूमि में डालता है, फिर उससे सात बालियाँ निकलती हैं, जिनमें से प्रत्येक बाली में एक सौ दाने होते हैं। अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसका चाहता है, सवाब बढ़ा देता है, चुनाँचे वह उन्हें उनका प्रतिफल बिना हिसाब देता है। और अल्लाह अनुग्रह और देने में बहुत विस्तार वाला है, वह ख़ूब जानता है कि कौन कई गुना बढ़ाकर दिए जाने का हक़दार है। -[2:262] जो लोग अपना धन अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता और उसकी प्रसन्नता की चीज़ों में खर्च करते हैं, फिर अपने खर्च करने के बाद कोई ऐसा काम नहीं करते, जो उसके प्रतिफल को नष्ट करने वाला हो, जैसे कि अपने शब्द या कर्म से लोगों पर उपकार जताना, उनके लिए उनका प्रतिफल उनके पालनहार के पास है। वे जिस चीज़ का सामना करने वाले है उसमें उनके लिए कोई भय नहीं है, और न ही वे, उन्हें प्राप्त नेमतों की महानता के कारण, बीत चुकी चीज़ों पर शोक करेंगे। -[2:263] एक अच्छी बात जिससे आप किसी ईमान वाले के दिल में खुशी ले आएँ, और जिस व्यक्ति ने आपके साथ दुर्व्यवहार किया है, क्षमा कर दें; यह उस दान से बेहतर है, जिसके बाद उस आदमी पर उपकार जताकर कष्ट दिया जाए, जिसपर दान किया गया है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों से बहुत बेनियाज़, अत्यंत सहनशील है उन्हें दंड देने में जल्दी नहीं करता है। -[2:264] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जिसे दान दिया गया है, उसपर एहसान जताकर और उसे कष्ट पहुँचाकर अपने दान का प्रतिफल खराब न करो। क्योंकि ऐसा करने वाले का उदाहरण उस व्यक्ति के समान है जो अपना धन इस इरादे से खर्च करता है कि लोग उसे देखें और उसकी प्रशंसा करें। और वह एक काफ़िर व्यक्ति है, जो न अल्लाह पर और न क़ियामत के दिन और उसमें मौजूद सवाब एवं सज़ा पर ईमान रखता है। तो इसका उदाहरण एक चिकने पत्थर जैसा है, जिसपर मिट्टी पड़ी हो, फिर उसपर तेज़ बारिश हो जाए और वह पत्थर से मिट्टी को हटा दे और उसे चिकना छोड़ दे, उसपर कोई चीज़ न हो। इसी तरह दिखावा करने वालों का मामला है, उनके कार्यों और खर्च का सवाब समाप्त हो जाता है और उसमें से कुछ भी अल्लाह के पास बाक़ी नहीं रहता। और अल्लाह काफ़िरों को उसकी हिदायत नहीं देता, जिससे वह सर्वशक्तिमान प्रसन्न होता है और जो उन्हें उनके कार्यों और उनके खर्च में लाभ पहुँचाए। -[2:265] उन ईमान वालों का उदाहरण, जो अपना धन अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की तलाश में खर्च करते हैं, इस हाल में कि उनके दिल बिना किसी मजबूरी के अल्लाह के वादे की सच्चाई से आश्वस्त होते हैं, उस बाग़ के उदाहरण जैसा है, जो किसी अच्छे ऊँचे स्थान पर हो। जिसपर एक भारी बारिश बरसे, तो वह (बाग़) दुगना फल उत्पन्न करे। फिर यदि उसपर भारी वर्षा न हो, तो उस पर एक हल्की वर्षा हो, जो उस भूमि के अच्छी होने के कारण उसके लिए काफी हो। इसी तरह, निष्ठावान लोगों के खर्च को अल्लाह स्वीकार करता और उनके प्रतिफल को कई गुना कर देता है, भले ही वह कम हो। और अल्लाह जो कुछ तुम करते हो, उसे देख रहा है। उससे दिखावा करने वालों और निष्ठा के साथ खर्च करने वालों का हाल छिपा हुआ नहीं है और वह प्रत्येक को वह बदला देगा, जिसका वह योग्य है। -[2:266] क्या तुममें से किसी को पसंद है कि उसके पास खजूरों और अँगूरों का एक बाग़ हो, जिसके बीच से मीठा पानी बहता हो। उस बाग़ में उसके लिए प्रत्येक प्रकार के अच्छे फल हों। उस बाग़ के मालिक को बुढ़ापा आ पहुँचे और वह इतना बूढ़ा हो गया हो कि काम करने और कमाने में असमर्थ हो, तथा उसके कमज़ोर छोटे-छोटे बच्चे हों, जो काम न कर सकते हों। फिर उस बाग़ पर एक आँधी चले, जिसमें एक तेज़ आग हो और सारा बाग़ जलकर खाक हो जाए। हालाँकि अपने बुढ़ापे और अपने बच्चों की कमज़ोरी के कारण उसे इसकी सख़्त ज़रूरत थी?! अतः लोगों को दिखाने के लिए अपना धन खर्च करने वाले की स्थिति इसी आदमी की तरह है; वह क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह के पास बिना नेकियों के आएगा, एक ऐसे समय में जब उसे उनकी सबसे अधिक आवश्यकता होगी। इसी प्रकार अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए वे चीज़ें खोल-खोलकर बयान करती है, जो दुनिया और आख़िरत में तुम्हें लाभ पहुँचाने वाली हैं, ताकि तुम उनपर चिंतन करो। -[2:267] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जो अच्छा हलाल (वैध) धन तुमने कमाया है, उसमें से खर्च करो, और जो कुछ हमने तुम्हारे लिए पृथ्वी के पौधों में से निकाला है, उसमें से खर्च करो, और उसमें से रद्दी (दोषपूर्ण) चीज़ का इरादा न करो कि तुम उसे खर्च करो, हालाँकि यदि वह तुमको दी जाए, तो तुम उसे नहीं लोगो, सिवाय इसके कि तुम उसकी बुराई (ख़राबी) की उनदेखी कर जाओ। तो तुम अल्लाह के लिए वह चीज़ कैसे पसंद करते हो, जो तुम अपने लिए पसंद नहीं करते?! और जान लो कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे खर्च से बेनियाज़ है, अपने अस्तित्व और अपने कार्यों में प्रशंसनीय है। -[2:268] शैतान तुम्हें ग़रीबी से डराता और कंजूसी पर उभारता है, तथा तुम्हें पाप और अवज्ञा करने के लिए बुलाता है। जबकि अल्लाह तुम्हारे पापों के लिए बड़ी क्षमा तथा व्यापक जीविका का वादा करता है। और अल्लाह विशाल अनुग्रह वाला, अपने बंदों की स्थितियों के बारे में ख़ूब जानने वाला है। -[2:269] अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, उसे कथन में सत्यता एवं कार्य में शुद्धता प्रदान करता है और जिसे यह विशेषता दे दी गई, तो वास्तव में उसे बहुत भलाई दी गई। तथा अल्लाह की निशानियों से केवल वे पूर्ण बुद्धि वाले उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं, जो अल्लाह के प्रकाश से प्रकाश प्राप्त करते और उसके मार्गदर्शन से निर्देश हासिल करते हैं। -[2:270] तुम अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए जो भी थोड़ा हो या बहुत खर्च करो, या तुम अपनी ओर से अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता का कोई कार्य करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हो जाओ, जिसके लिए तुम बाध्य नहीं किए गए हो; तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह वह सब जानता है। अतः उसमें से कोई भी चीज़ उसके पास बर्बाद नहीं होगी और वह तुम्हें उसका सबसे बड़ा बदला देगा। तथा उन अत्याचारियों के लिए, जो अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य चीज़ों को रोकने वाले, अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं, कोई मदद करने वाले नहीं होंगे, जो उनसे क़ियामत के दिन की सज़ा को दूर कर सकें। -[2:271] तुम जो कुछ भी दान में धन देते हो, यदि उसे दिखाकर दो तो तुम्हारा यह दान देना अच्छा है, परंतु यदि तमु उसे गुप्त रखते हुए ग़रीबों को दो, तो यह तुम्हारे लिए दिखाने से बेहतर है। क्योंकि यह इख़्लास (निष्ठा) के अधिक निकट है। तथा निष्ठावानों के दान में उनके पापों के लिए एक आवरण और उनके लिए क्षमा है। तथा अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से अवगत है। अतः तुम्हारी हालतों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[2:272] (ऐ नबी!) उन्हें सत्य को स्वीकार करने और उसका पालन करने की हिदायत देना और उन्हें उसपर तत्पर करना आपके ज़िम्मे नहीं है। आपका काम केवल उन्हें सत्य के लिए मार्गदर्शन करना और उन्हें उसके बारे में परिचय देना है। क्योंकि सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ देना और उसकी हिदायत प्रदान करना अल्लाह के हाथ में है। वह जिसे चाहता है, हिदायत प्रदान करता है। तथा तुम जो भी धन खर्च करोगे, उसका लाभ तुम्हारे पास ही आएगा, क्योंकि अल्लाह उससे बेनियाज़ है। और तुम्हारा खर्च केवल अल्लाह के लिए होना चाहिए। क्योंकि सच्चे ईमान वाले केवल अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए ही खर्च करते हैं। तथा तुम जो कुछ भी खर्च करोगे, चाहे थोड़ा या बहुत, तुम्हें उसका भरपूर बदला दिया जाएगा, उसमें कोई कमी नहीं की जाएगी। क्योंकि अल्लाह किसी पर अत्याचार नहीं करता। -[2:273] यह दान उन ग़रीबों को दो, जिन्हें अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद ने आजीविका की तलाश में यात्रा करने से रोक दिया है। उनकी स्थिति से अनभिज्ञ व्यक्ति उन्हें उनके माँगने से बचने के कारण धनवान् समझता है। हालाँकि जो व्यक्ति उनसे परिचित है, वह उन्हें उनके लक्षणों से पहचानता है, क्योंकि उनके शरीर और कपड़ों पर आवश्यकता स्पष्ट दिखाई देती है। उनकी पहचान यह भी है कि वे अन्य ग़रीब लोगों की तरह नहीं हैं, जो लोगों से माँगते हुए उनके पीछे पड़ जाते हैं। तथा तुम अपने धन इत्यादि में से जो कुछ भी ख़र्च करोगे, तो निश्चय अल्लाह उसे भली-भाँति जानता है और वह तुम्हें उसका बहुत बड़ा बदला देगा। -[2:274] जो लोग रात और दिन, छिपे और खुले, बिना किसी दिखावा और ख्याति के अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए अपना धन खर्च करते हैं, तो उनके लिए उनका प्रतिफल क़ियामत के दिन उनके पालनहार के पास है। उनको अपने भविष्य के बारे में कोई डर नहीं है और न ही वे संसार की छूटी हुई चीज़ों का शोक करेंगे। यह सब अल्लाह की ओर से एक अनुग्रह और कृपा के तौर पर है। -[2:275] जो लोग ब्याज का लेन-देन करते और उसे लेते हैं, वे क़ियामत के दिन अपनी क़ब्रों से ऐसे उठेंगे, जैसे वह आदमी उठता है जिसे शैतान ने छू लिया हो। चुनाँचे वह अपनी क़ब्र से ऐसे लड़खड़ाते हुए उठेगा, जैसे मिर्गी से ग्रस्त व्यक्ति अपने उठने-बैठने में लड़खड़ाता है। ऐसा इसलिए होगा क्योंकि उन्होंने सूद का उपभोग करना जायज़ ठहरा लिया और उन्होंने अल्लाह के हलाल किए हुए व्यापार के मुनाफे और ब्याज के बीच कोई अंतर नहीं किया। उन्होंने कहा : व्यापार तो हलाल होने में ब्याज ही की तरह है। क्योंकि दोनों से धन में वृद्धि और बढ़ोतरी होती है। तो अल्लाह ने उनका खंडन किया, उनके क़यास को अमान्य करते हुए उन्हें झुठला दिया और यह स्पष्ट कर दिया कि अल्लाह ने व्यापार को ह़लाल किया है; क्योंकि उसमें सामान्य और विशिष्ट लाभ है और ब्याज को हराम (अवैध) किया है; क्योंकि उसमें अत्याचार और लोगों का धन बिना मुआवज़े के अनुचित तरीक़े से खाना शामिल है। फिर जिसके पास उसके पालनहार की ओर से कोई उपदेश आए, जिसमें ब्याज से निषेध और उससे सावधान किया गया हो, तो वह उससे रुक जाए और अल्लाह से तौबा कर ले; तो इससे पहले जो कुछ ब्याज वह ले चुका है, उसके बारे में उसपर कोई पाप नहीं है। तथा उसके बाद भविष्य में जो कुछ वह करता है, उसका मामला अल्लाह के हवाले है। परंतु जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की ओर से निषेधाज्ञा पहुँच जाने के बाद तथा उसपर तर्क स्थापित हो जाने के पश्चात दोबारा ब्याज लेने की ओर लौट आया; तो वह जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने और उसमें हमेशा रहने का भागी बन गया। यहाँ जहन्नम में हमेशा रहने का मतलब सूद को हलाल समझते हुए उसका उपभोग करना है या इसका अभिप्राय उसमें लंबे समय तक रहना है। क्योंकि जहन्नम में हमेशा के लिए केवल काफ़िरों को रहना है। तौहीद पर क़ायम रहने वाले लोग उसमें हमेशा के लिए नहीं रहेंगे। -[2:276] अल्लाह ब्याज के धन को नष्ट और समाप्त कर देता है; या तो ज़ाहिरी तौर पर उसे विनष्ट कर देता है या आंतरिक तौर पर उससे बरकत को छीन लेता है। तथा वह दान के प्रतिफल को कई गुना करके, उसे बढ़ाता और विकसित करता है। चुनाँचे वह एक नेकी को दस गुना से सात सौ गुना तक बल्कि उससे भी अधिक गुना तक कर देता है और दान करने वालों के धन में बरकत देता है। तथा अल्लाह किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति से प्रेम नहीं करता जो हठी काफिर हो, जो हराम को हलाल ठहराने वाला, अवज्ञा और कुकर्मों में लिप्त रहने वाला हो। -[2:277] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, उसके रसूल का अनुसरण किया,अच्छे काम किए और अल्लाह ने जैसा निर्धारित किया है, उसके अनुसार पूरी तरह से नमाज़ अदा की और उन लोगों को अपने धन की ज़कात दी जो उसके हक़दार हैं; उनका प्रतिफल उनके रब के पास है, उन्हें भविष्य में अपने मामलों के बारे में किसी चीज़ का भय नहीं है और न ही वे दुनिया की छूटी हुई चीज़ों और उसकी नेमतों पर दुःखी होंगे। -[2:278] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अल्लाह से डरो; इस तौर पर कि उसके आदेशों का पालन करो और उसके निषेधों से बचो, तथा लोगों के पास ब्याज के धन से जो कुछ बचा है, उसे माँगना छोड़ दो, यदि तुम वास्तव में अल्लाह पर और उसपर विश्वास रखते हो जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें ब्याज से मना किया है। -[2:279] अगर तुम वह काम न करो, जिसका तुम्हें आदेश दिया गया है, तो तुम जान लो और यक़ीन कर लो कि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की ओर से युद्ध की घोषणा है। अगर तुम अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा कर लो और ब्याज छोड़ दो, तो तुम्हें उधार दी हुई मूल पूँजी वसूल करने का अधिकार है। अपनी मूल पूँजी से अधिक लेकर न तुम किसी पर अत्याचार करोगे और न उसमें कमी करके तुमपर अत्याचार किया जाएगा। -[2:280] और यदि तुम जिससे क़र्ज़ चुकाने की माँग कर रहे हो वह दिवालिया हो, अपना क़र्ज़ चुकाने में समर्थ न हो, तो उससे क़र्ज़ की माँग को विलंबित कर दो यहाँ तक कि उसके पास धन उपलब्ध हो जाए और वह क़र्ज़ का भुगतान करने में सक्षम हो जाए। और यह कि तुम क़र्ज़ चुकाने का मुतालबा त्यागकर या उसमें से कुछ हिस्सा छोड़कर उसपर दान कर दो, तो तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है, यदि तुम जानते हो कि अल्लाह के पास इसकी क्या फज़ीलत है। -[2:281] उस दिन की यातना से डरो, जब तुम सब अल्लाह की ओर लौटाए जाओगे और उसके सामने खड़े हो जाओगे, फिर हर प्राणी को उसके किए हुए का बदला दिया जाएगा, चाहे वह अच्छा हो या बुरा। उनके अच्छे कर्मों के प्रतिफल को कम करके, या उनके बुरे कर्मों की सज़ा को बढ़ाकर उन पर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[2:282] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जब तुम आपस में उधार का लेन-देन करो, इस प्रकार कि तुममें से एक व्यक्ति दूसरे को एक निश्चित अवधि के लिए उधार दे, तो उस उधार को लिख लो। और एक लिखने वाला तुम्हारे बीच शरीयत के अनुसार सच्चाई और न्याय के साथ लिखे। तथा लिखने वाला उधार को उसके अनुसार लिखने से इनकार न करे जो अल्लाह ने उसे न्याय के साथ लिखना सिखाया है। अतः उसे चाहिए कि देनदार जो कुछ लिखवा रहा हो, उसे लिख दे; ताकि यह देनदार की ओर से एक स्वीकृति हो जाए। लिखवाने वाले को चाहिए कि अल्लाह से डरे और लिखवाने में उधार की मात्रा, या उसके प्रकार या उसके विवरण में से कुछ भी कम न करे। यदि जिसके ज़िम्मे अधिकार है, वह अच्छी तरह से अपने कार्य का नियंत्रण करने में अक्षम है, या वह अपनी बालावस्था या पागलपन के कारण कमज़ोर है, या अपने गूँगेपन के कारण बोलकर लिखवाने में सक्षम नहीं है, तो इन जैसी परिस्थितियों में उसकी तरफ से उसका वह अभिभावक सच्चाई और न्याय के साथ लिखवाए, जो उसके बारे में ज़िम्मेदार है। तथा दो समझदार और न्यायप्रिय पुरुषों को गवाह बना लो। अगर दो पुरुष न मिलें, तो एक पुरुष और दो महिलाओं को गवाह बना लो, जिनके धर्म और ईमानदारी से तुम संतुष्ट हो, ताकि यदि एक महिला भूल जाए, तो उसकी बहन उसे याद दिला दे। और गवाहों से जब क़र्ज पर गवाही देने के लिए कहा जाए, तो पीछे न हटें। और अगर उन्हें ऐसा करने के लिए बुलाया जाए तो उनके लिए गवाही देना अनिवार्य है। तथा क़र्ज़ को, चाहे वह थोड़ा हो या बहुत, उसकी निर्धारित अवधि के लिए लिखने में तुम ऊब से ग्रस्त न हो। क्योंकि क़र्ज़ का लिख लेना, अल्लाह की शरीयत में अधिक न्यायसंगत है, गवाही को क़ायम करने और उसकी अदायगी में अधिक प्रभावी है और क़र्ज़ के प्रकार, उसकी मात्रा और उसकी अवधि के बारे में किसी भी संदेह को दूर करने के अधिक निकट है। परंतु यदि तुम्हारे बीच अनुबंध वर्तमान सामान और वर्तमान मूल्य में व्यापार पर हो; तो उस समय लिखना छोड़ देने में तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं, क्योंकि इसकी कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है। लेकिन विवाद के कारणों को रोकने के लिए, तुम्हारे लिए गवाह रखना धर्मसंगत है। तथा लिखने वालों और गवाहों को नुक़सान पहुँचाना जायज़ नहीं है। इसी तरह लिखने वालों तथा गवाहों के लिए उस व्यक्ति को नुक़सान पहुँचाना जायज़ नहीं है, जो उनसे लिखने या गवाही देने के लिए कहे। अगर तुम्हारी ओर से उन्हें नुक़सान पहुँचाया जाता है, तो यह अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से उसकी अवज्ञा की ओर निकलना है। तथा - ऐ ईमान वालो! - अल्लाह से डरो, इस तौर पर कि उसके आदेशों का पालन करो और उसके निषेधों से बचो। अल्लाह तुम्हें वह बातें सिखाता है, जिनमें तुम्हारी दुनिया और आख़िरत की बेहतरी व भलाई है। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ को ख़ूब जानने वाला है। अतः उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[2:283] यदि तुम यात्रा कर रहे हो और तुम्हें कोई लिखने वाला न मिले, जो तुम्हारे लिए क़र्ज़ की दस्तावेज़ लिखे, तो देनदार के लिए इतना काफी है कि कोई सामान गिरवी रख दे, जिसे ऋण देने वाला अपने क़ब्ज़े में ले लेगा, जो उसके अधिकार की गारंटी होगी, यहाँ तक कि देनदार अपने क़र्ज़ का भुगतान कर दे। अगर तुममें से कोई व्यक्ति किसी पर भरोसा करे, तो ऐसी स्थिति में लिखने, या गवाह बनाने या गिरवी रखने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। उस समय क़र्ज़ देनदार के ज़िम्मे एक अमानत के तौर पर रहेगा, उसपर उसे अपने लेनदार को चुकाना अनिवार्य है। उसे चाहिए कि इस अमानत के बारे में अल्लाह से डरे और उसमें से किसी भी चीज़ का इनकार न करे। अगर वह इनकार करता है, तो लेन-देन को देखने वाले को गवाही देनी चाहिए। और उसके लिए गवाही छिपाना जायज़ नहीं है। और जो कोई गवाही छिपाता है, तो उसका दिल एक पापी (दुष्ट) दिल है। याद रखो कि जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उसे जानता है, उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[2:284] जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ पृथ्वी पर है, सबका पैदा करने वाला, मालिक और प्रबंधन करने वाला केवल अल्लाह है। यदि तुम अपने दिलों में जो कुछ है उसे प्रकट करो या उसे छिपाओ, अल्लाह उसे जानता है और वह तुमसे उसका हिसाब लेगा। फिर उसके बाद अपनी कृपा और दया से जिसे चाहेगा, क्षमा कर देगा और जिसे चाहेगा, अपने न्याय और हिकमत से यातना देगा। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। -[2:285] रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम हर उस चीज़ पर ईमान लाए, जो उनके पालनहार की ओर से उनकी तरफ़ उतारी गई और इसी प्रकार मोमिन भी ईमान लाए। वे सभी अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, तथा उसके सभी फरिश्तों पर, उसकी सभी उन किताबों पर जो उसने नबियों पर उतारी और उसके भेजे हुए सभी रसूलों पर ईमान लाए। वे उनपर यह कहते हुए ईमान लाए : हम अल्लाह के रसूलों में से किसी के बीच भी अंतर नहीं करते। तथा उन लोगों ने कहा : हमने उसे सुना जिसका तूने हमें आदेश दिया और जिससे हमें मना किया, तथा जिस चीज़ का तूने आदेश दिया उसे अंजाम देकर और जिससे तूने मना किया उसे त्यागकर हमने तेरी आज्ञा का पालन किया। ऐ हमारे रब! हम तुझसे प्रार्थना करते हैं कि तू हमें क्षमा कर दे। क्योंकि हमारे सभी मामलों में हमारा लौटना केवल तेरी ही ओर है। -[2:286] अल्लाह किसी प्राणी पर केवल उसी का भार डालता है जिसके करने में वह सक्षम हो।क्योंकि अल्लाह का दीन (धर्म) आसानी पर आधारित है, इसलिए उसमें कोई कठिनाई नहीं है। अतः जिसने अच्छा कार्य किया, उसे अपने किए का प्रतिफल मिलेगा, उसमें कोई कमी नहीं की जाएगी। तथा जिसना बुरा कार्य किया, उसे अपने किए हुए पाप का दंड मिलेगा, उसकी ओर से कोई दूसरा उसका भार नहीं उठाएगा। रसूल और ईमान वालों ने कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! अगर हम भूल गए हों या बिना इरादे के किसा कार्य या बात में हमसे कोई गलती हो गई हो, तो हमें सज़ा न दे। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! और हम पर उस चीज़ का भार न डाल, जो हमारे लिए कठिन हो और हम उसे सहन न कर सकें, जैसा कि तूने हमसे पहले उन लोगों पर भार डाला था, जिन्हें तूने उनके अत्याचार के कारण दंडित किया था, जैसे यहूदी लोग। तथा हमपर ऐसे आदेशों और निषेधों का बोझ न डाल, जो हमारे लिए कठिन हों और हम उन्हें करने में सक्षम न हों। तथा हमारे पापों को क्षमा कर दे और हमें माफ़ी प्रदान कर, तथा अपनी कृपा से हमपर दया कर। तू ही हमारा संरक्षक और सहायक है, अतः हमें काफ़िरों पर विजय प्रदान कर। - -Surah 3: Al-'Imran (The Family of Amran) ----------------------------------------- -[3:1] {अलिफ़, लाम, मीम} इन्हें 'ह़ुरूफ़े मुक़त्तआत' कहा जाता है। इनके समान अक्षर सूरतुल-बक़रा के शुरू में भी आए हैं। ये इस प्रकार का क़ुरआन लाने में अरबों की अक्षमता को इंगित करते हैं, हालाँकि पूरा क़ुरआन उन्हीं जैसे अक्षरों से बना है, जो इस सूरत के आरंभ में आए हैं और जिनसे वे अपने शब्दों का निर्माण करते हैं। -[3:2] अल्लाह वह है जिस अकेले के सिवा कोई भी वास्तविक रूप से इबादत के लायक़ नहीं है। वह जीवित है, एक पूर्ण जीवन वाला है जिसमें कोई मृत्यु या कमी नहीं है। हर चीज़ को सँभालने वाला है, जो स्वयं क़ायम है, अतः वह अपनी सारी सृष्टि से बेनियाज़ है। जबकि सभी प्राणी उसी के द्वारा क़ायम हैं, इसलिए वे अपनी सभी स्थितियों में उससे बेनियाज़ नहीं हो सकते। -[3:3] (ऐ नबी!) उसने आपपर सच्चे समाचारों और न्यायपूर्ण नियमों के साथ क़ुरआन उतारा, जो इससे पहले की ईश्वरीय पुस्तकों के अनुकूल है। अतः उनके बीच कोई विरोधाभास नहीं है। उसने आपपर क़ुरआन उतारने से पहले मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर तौरात और ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर इंजील उतारी। ये सभी ईश्वरीय पुस्तकें लोगों के लिए उस चीज़ की ओर मार्गदर्शन के स्रोत हैं, जिसमें उनके धर्म और उनकी दुनिया की भलाई है। और उसने फुरक़ान (सत्य और असत्य में अंतर करने वाला मानदंड) उतारा, जिसके द्वारा सत्य को झूठ से और मार्गदर्शन को पथभ्रष्टता से पहचाना जाता है। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की उन आयतों का इनकार किया जो उसने आपपर उतारी हैं, उनके लिए बहुत कठोर यातना है। तथा अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह उससे बदला लेने वाला है, जिसने उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया और उसके आदेश का उल्लंघन किया। -[3:4] (ऐ नबी!) उसने आपपर सच्चे समाचारों और न्यायपूर्ण नियमों के साथ क़ुरआन उतारा, जो इससे पहले की ईश्वरीय पुस्तकों के अनुकूल है। अतः उनके बीच कोई विरोधाभास नहीं है। उसने आपपर क़ुरआन उतारने से पहले मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर तौरात और ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर इंजील उतारी। ये सभी ईश्वरीय पुस्तकें लोगों के लिए उस चीज़ की ओर मार्गदर्शन के स्रोत हैं, जिसमें उनके धर्म और उनकी दुनिया की भलाई है। और उसने फुरक़ान (सत्य और असत्य में अंतर करने वाला मानदंड) उतारा, जिसके द्वारा सत्य को झूठ से और मार्गदर्शन को पथभ्रष्टता से पहचाना जाता है। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की उन आयतों का इनकार किया जो उसने आपपर उतारी हैं, उनके लिए बहुत कठोर यातना है। तथा अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह उससे बदला लेने वाला है, जिसने उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया और उसके आदेश का उल्लंघन किया। -[3:5] अल्लाह से धरती पर या आकाश में कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। उसके ज्ञान ने बाहरी और आंतरिक सभी चीज़ों को घेर रखा है। -[3:6] वही है जो तुम्हें तुम्हारी माताओं के पेटों में विभिन्न रूपों में पैदा करता है, जैसा वह चाहता है, चाहे पुरुष हो या महिला, अच्छा हो या बुरा, गोरा हो या काला। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य (सच्चा मा'बूद) नहीं। वह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[3:7] वही अल्लाह है, जिसने (ऐ नबी!) आपपर क़ुरआन उतारा। उसमें से कुछ आयतें ऐसी हैं जिनके अर्थ स्पष्ट हैं, उनमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। यही किताब का मूल और उसका अधिकांश भाग हैं और यही मतभेद के समय संदर्भ हैं। जबकि उसमें से कुछ दूसरी आयतें ऐसी हैं, जिनके एक से अधिक अर्थ हो सकते हैं, उनका अर्थ अधिकांश लोगों के लिए अस्पष्ट (संदिग्ध) होता है। फिर जिनके दिलों में सत्य से विचलन है, वे मोहकम (स्पष्ट अर्थ वाली) आयतों को छोड़कर मुतशाबेह (एक से अधिक अर्थ वाली) आयतों का पालन करते हैं; इसके द्वारा वे संदेह को भड़काने और लोगों को गुमराह करने की कोशिश करते हैं, तथा इसके द्वारा वे अपने भ्रष्ट सिद्धांतों के अनुरूप अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार इसकी व्याख्या करना चाहते हैं। हालाँकि इन आयतों के अर्थों की वास्तविकता और उनके परिणाम को अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। जो लोग ज्ञान में दृढ़ हैं और उस पर पकड़ रखते हैं, कहते हैं : हम पूरे क़ुरआन पर ईमान रखते हैं; क्योंकि यह पूरा का पूरा हमारे पालनहार की ओर से है और वे मुतशाबेह आयतों की व्याख्या मोहकम आयतों के अनुसार करते हैं। तथा शुद्ध (स्वस्थ) बुद्धि वाले लोग ही नसीहत हासिल करते और उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं। -[3:8] ये ज्ञान में दृढ़ लोग कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे दिलों को सत्य से न फेर, इसके बाद कि तूने हमारा उसकी ओर मार्गदर्शन किया। तथा हमें सत्य से भटकने वाले पथभ्रष्टों के परिणाम से सुरक्षित रख। और हमें अपनी ओर से एक व्यापक दया प्रदान कर, जिसके द्वारा तू हमारे दिलों का मार्गदर्शन कर और उसके द्वारा तू हमें पथभ्रष्ट होने से बचा ले। निःसंदेह - ऐ हमारे पालनहार! - तू महान दाता है। -[3:9] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू सभी लोगों को हिसाब के लिए अपने पास एक ऐसे दिन एकत्रित करेगा, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। क्योंकि वह अनिवार्य रूप से आने वाला है। निःसंदेह - ऐ हमारे पालनहार! - तू वादाखिलाफ़ी नहीं करता। -[3:10] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया, उनके धन और उनकी औलाद उनसे अल्लाह की यातना को हरगिज़ नहीं रोक सकते, न दुनिया में और न ही आख़िरत में। वे लोग जिनकी ये विशेषताएँ हैं, वही जहन्नम के ईंधन हैं, जिसके द्वारा उसे क़ियामत के दिन भड़काया जाएगा। -[3:11] इन काफिरों की स्थिति फ़िरऔन के लोगों और उनसे पहले के लोगों की तरह है, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसकी आयतों (निशानियों) को झुठलाया था। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके पापों के कारण दंडित किया और उनके धन और उनकी औलाद ने उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं पहुँचाया। और अल्लाह उसे कठोर सज़ा देने वाला है, जिसने उसका इनकार किया और उसकी आयतों (निशानियों) को झुठलाया। -[3:12] (ऐ रसूल!) विभिन्न धर्मों के मानने वाले काफ़िरों से कह दें : ईमान वाले शीघ्र ही तुम्हें पराजित कर देंगे और तुम कुफ़्र की हालत में मरोगे तथा अल्लाह तुम्हें जहन्नम की आग में इकट्ठा करेगा। और वह तुम्हारे लिए बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[3:13] तुम्हारे लिए उन दो दलों में एक संकेत और सीख थी, जो बद्र के दिन लड़ने के लिए आपस में मिले थे। उनमें से एक दल ईमान वालों का था और वह अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और आपके साथियों का दल था। वे अल्लाह के रास्ते में इस उद्देश्य से युद्ध कर रहे थे ताकि अल्लाह की बात सर्वोच्च हो और काफ़िरों की बात नीची हो। और दूसरा दल काफ़िरों का था और वे मक्का के काफ़िर थे, जो गर्व, दिखावा और धार्मिक पक्षपात के तौर पर निकले थे। ईमान वाले उनको अपनी आँखों से वास्तविकता में दोगुना देख रहे थे। तो अल्लाह ने अपने दोस्तों को विजय प्रदान की और अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है अपने विजय के साथ उसका समर्थन करता है। निःसंदेह इसमें इबरत और उपदेश है समझ-बूझ रखने वालों के लिए, ताकि उन्हें मालूम हो जाए कि विजय ईमान वालों के लिए है, अगरचे उनकी संख्या कम हो, और यह कि पराजय असत्यवादियों के लिए है, भले ही उनकी संख्या अधिक हो। -[3:14] अल्लाह सूचित कर रहा है कि उसने लोगों के लिए - उनकी परीक्षा लेने के लिए - सांसारिक इच्छाओं का प्रेम सुसज्जित कर दिया है, जैसे कि महिलाएँ, बेटे, सोने और चाँदी के एकत्रित ख़ज़ाने, निशान लगाए हुए अच्छे नस्ल के घोड़े, ऊँट, गाय और भेड़ जैसे मवेशी और भूमि की खेती। यह सांसारिक जीवन का सामान है, जिससे कुछ समय के लिए लाभ उठाया जाता है, फिर वह ख़त्म हो जाता है। इसलिए मोमिन को इससे चिपकना नहीं चाहिए। और अल्लाह के पास ही उत्तम ठिकाना है और वह जन्नत है, जिसकी चौड़ाई आकाशों एवं धरती के बराबर है। -[3:15] (ऐ रसूल!) कह दीजिए : क्या मैं तुम्हें इन इच्छाओं से बेहतर चीज़ के बारे में बताऊँ? जो लोग अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता करके और उसकी अवज्ञा को त्यागकर उससे डरते हैं, उनके लिए ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं, जिनमें वे हमेशा रहने वाले हैं, न उन्हें मौत आएगी और न उनका विनाश होगा। उनके लिए उसमें ऐसी पत्नियाँ होंगी जो अपनी संरचना और आचरण में सभी बुराइयों से शुद्ध होंगी। इसके बावजूद, उनपर अल्लाह की ओर से प्रसन्नता उतरेगी, फिर वह उनसे कभी नाराज़ नहीं होगा। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों के हालात से अवगत है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, और वह उन्हें उनपर बदला देगा। -[3:16] ये जन्नत वाले ही हैं जो अपने पालनहार से दुआ करते हुए कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हम तुझपर ईमान लाए और उसपर भी जो कुछ तूने अपने रसूलों पर उतारा है, तथा हमने तेरी शरीयत का पालन किया। अतः तू हमारे द्वारा किए गए पापों को क्षमा कर दे और हमें आग की यातना से बचा। -[3:17] जो आज्ञाकारिता के काम करने और बुरे कामों को त्यागने, तथा उनपर आने वाली विपत्तियों पर धैर्य रखने वाले हैं, तथा वे अपने कथनों और कार्यों में सच्चे हैं, और वे पूरी तरह से अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी हैं, और वे अल्लाह की राह में अपना धन खर्च करने वाले हैं, तथा वे रात की अंतिम घड़ियों में अल्लाह से क्षमा माँगने वाले हैं। क्योंकि उस समय दुआ स्वीकार होने की संभावना अधिक होती है और दिल व्यस्तताओं से खाली होता है। -[3:18] अल्लाह ने गवाही दी कि निःसंदेह वही वास्तव में इबादत के योग्य पूज्य है। उसके सिवा कोई उपासना के योग्य नहीं। ऐसा उसने शरई और ब्रह्मांडीय आयतों (निशानियों) को स्थापित करके किया है, जो उसके एकमात्र पूज्य होने को दर्शाती हैं। तथा फरिश्तों ने भी इसकी गवाही दी, और ज्ञान वाले लोगों ने तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) को लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट करने और उन्हें उसकी ओर आमंत्रित करने के द्वारा इसकी गवाही दी। उन्होंने दुनिया के सबसे बड़े तथ्य अर्थात् इस बात की गवाही दी कि अल्लाह ही एकमात्र पूज्य है और वह अपनी सृष्टि और शरीयत में न्याय स्थापित करने वाला है। उसके सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं, वह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और शरीयतसाज़ी में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[3:19] नि:संदेह अल्लाह के निकट स्वीकार्य धर्म इस्लाम है। इस्लाम का मतलब है आज्ञाकारिता के साथ अकेले अल्लाह के प्रति अधीनता और उपासना (बंदगी) के साथ उसके प्रति समर्पण; तथा सभी रसूलों पर उनकी अंतिम कड़ी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम तक ईमान लाना, जिनपर अल्लाह ने रसूलों का सिलसिला समाप्त कर दिया। अतः अल्लाह आपकी शरीयत के अलावा कुछ भी स्वीकार नहीं करेगा। यहूदियों और ईसाइयों ने अपने धर्म के बारे में जो भी मतभेद किया और विभिन्न समूहों और दलों में विभाजित हो गए, वह उनके पास ज्ञान आने के साथ उनपर तर्क स्थापित होने के बाद, ईर्ष्या और दुनिया की लालच के कारण था। तथा जो अल्लाह की उसके रसूल पर अवतरित आयतों का इनकार करे, तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह उससे बहुत जल्द हिसाब लेने वाला है, जिसने उसका इनकार किया और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया। -[3:20] (ऐ रसूल!) अगर वे आपसे उस सत्य के संबंध में झगड़ें, जो आपपर अल्लाह की ओर से उतरा है, तो उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कह दीजिए : मैं और ईमान वालों में से मेरा अनुसरण करने वाले अल्लाह को समर्पित हो गए। और (ऐ रसूल!) किताब वालों और मुश्रिकों से पूछिए : क्या तुम लोग अल्लाह के प्रति, उसके लिए विशुद्ध होकर और जो मैं लाया हूँ उसका अनुसरण करते हुए, समर्पित हो गए? यदि वे अल्लाह के प्रति समर्पित हो जाएँ और आपकी शरीयत का अनुसरण करें, तो निःसंदेह उन्होंने हिदायत का मार्ग अपना लिया। और अगर वे इस्लाम से मुँह फेर लें, तो आपका काम केवल अपनी बात उन तक पहुँचा देना है और उनका मामला अल्लाह के हवाले है। क्योंकि वह अपने बंदों को ख़ूब देखने वाला है, और वह प्रत्येक कार्यकर्ता को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[3:21] जो लोग अल्लाह के उन तर्कों का इनकार करते हैं जो उसने उनपर उतारे हैं, तथा उसके नबियों को बिना अधिकार के अन्याय व आक्रामकता के साथ क़त्ल करते हैं और उन लोगों को क़त्ल करते हैं, जो लोगों में से न्याय करने का आदेश देते हैं और वे अच्छी बात का आदेश देने वाले और बुराई से रोकने वाले लोग हैं, तो इन काफ़िर हत्यारों को एक दर्दनाक यातना की शुभ सूचना दे दें। -[3:22] जो लोग इन गुणों से विशेषित हैं, उनके कर्म बर्बाद हो गए। अतः उन्हें इस दुनिया में या आख़िरत में उनसे कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। तथा उनके लिए कोई सहायक नहीं होंगे, जो उनसे अज़ाब को टाल सकें। -[3:23] ऐ नबी! क्या आपने उन यहूदियों का हाल नहीं देखा, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने तौरात तथा उसमें मौजूद आपकी नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) की निशानियों के ज्ञान का एक हिस्सा दिया। उन्हें अल्लाह की पुस्तक तौरात की ओर बुलाया जाता है, ताकि वह उनके बीच उनके विवादों का निर्णय करे। परंतु उनके विद्वानों और प्रमुख लोगों का एक समूह मुँह फेर लेता है, इस हाल में कि वे उसके आदेश से उपेक्षा करने वाले होते हैं क्योंकि वह उनकी इच्छाओं के अनुकूल नहीं है। हालाँकि उनके लिए बेहतर यह था - जबकि वे तौरात का अनुसरण करने का दावा करते हैं - कि उससे फैसला कराने में सबसे आगे रहते। -[3:24] यह सत्य से मुँह फेरना और उससे उपेक्षा करना इस कारण है, क्योंकि वे दावा करते थे कि क़ियामत के दिन दोज़ख की आग उन्हें केवल कुछ दिनों के लिए ही छुएगी, फिर वे जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे। उनके इस गढ़े हुए झूठे और असत्य भ्रम ने उन्हें धोखे में डाल दिया और उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके धर्म की अवहेलना करने का साहस किया। -[3:25] (उस समय) उनका हाल और उनका पछताना कैसा होगा?! निश्चय वह बहुत बुरा होगा जब हम उन्हें हिसाब के लिए एक ऐसे दिन में एकत्र करेंगे, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। और हर प्राणी को उसके किए हुए कार्यों का उसके योग्य बदला दिया जाएगा। उसकी नेकियों को घटाकर या उसकी बुराइयों को बढ़ाकर उसपर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[3:26] ऐ रसूल! आप अपने पालनहार की प्रशंसा और उसकी महिमा करते हुए कह दें : ऐ अल्लाह! तू ही दुनिया और आख़िरत में सारे राज्य का मालिक है। तू अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसे चाहता है, उसे राज्य प्रदान करता है और जिससे चाहता है, उसे छीन लेता है। तथा उनमें से जिसे तू चाहता है, सम्मान देता है और जिसे तू चाहता है, उसे अपमानित करता है। यह सब तेरी हिकमत और न्याय से होता है। केवल तेरे ही हाथ में सारी भलाई है और तू सब कुछ करने में सक्षम हैं। -[3:27] तेरी शक्ति की निशानियों में से एक यह है कि तू रात को दिन में दाख़िल करता है, तो दिन का समय लंबा हो जाता है और तू दिन को रात में दाखिल करता है, तो रात का समय लंबा हो जाता है, तथा तू जीवित को मृत से निकालता है; जैसे मोमिन को काफ़िर से और खेती को दाने से। तथा तू मृत को जीवित से निकालता है; जैसे काफ़िर को मोमिन से और अंडे को मुर्गी से। और तू जिसे चाहे बिना हिसाब और गिनती के विस्तृत जीविका प्रदान करता है। -[3:28] ऐ ईमान वालो! तुम काफ़िरों को मित्र (सहयोगी) न बनाओ कि मोमिनों को छोड़कर उनसे प्रेम करो और उनका समर्थन करो। और जो ऐसा करेगा, वह अल्लाह से बरी हो गया और अल्लाह उससे बरी हो गया। परंतु अगर तुम उनके प्रभुत्व में हो और तुम्हें उनसे अपने आपपर डर महसूस हो, तो ऐसी परिस्थिति में उनके प्रति (दिल में) शत्रुता रखते हुए बातचीत में कोमलता और कार्यों में दया दिखाकर, उनके कष्ट से बचाव करने में कुछ भी गलत नहीं है, तथा अल्लाह तुम्हें अपने आपसे डराता है, इसलिए उससे डरो, और अवज्ञा करके उसके क्रोध का शिकार न बनो। तथा क़ियामत के दिन सभी बंदों को अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटना है, ताकि उन्हें उनके कामों का बदला मिले। -[3:29] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : यदि तुम उस चीज़ को अपने सीनों में छिपाओ जिससे अल्लाह ने तुम्हें मना किया है, जैसे काफिरों से दोस्ती करना, या उसे ज़ाहिर करो, अल्लाह उसे जनता है और उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। वह आकाशों और धरती की सारी चीज़ों को जानता है। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ को करने में सक्षम है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[3:30] क़ियामत के दिन प्रत्येक प्राणी अपने अच्छे कार्य को बिना किसी कमी के सामने हाज़िर पाएगा तथा जिसने बुरा कार्य किया होगा, वह कामना करेगा कि उसके तथा उसके बुरे कर्मों के बीच एक लंबा समय होता। लेकिन उसकी कामना कैसे पूरी हो सकती है! और अल्लाह तुम्हें अपने आपसे डराता है। अतः पाप करके अपने आपको उसके क्रोध से पीड़ित न करो। अल्लाह अपने बंदों के प्रति अत्यंत करुणामय है। इसीलिए उन्हें चेतावनी देता है और उन्हें डराता है। -[3:31] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : यदि तुम वास्तव में अल्लाह से प्रेम करते हो, तो जो कुछ मैं लेकर आया हूँ उसका प्रोक्ष एवं प्रत्यक्ष रूप से पालन करो, तुम्हें अल्लाह का प्रेम प्राप्त होगा और वह तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दयावान् है। -[3:32] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : आदेशों को क्रियान्वित करके और निषेधों से बचकर अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करो और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो। यदि वे इससे मुँह फेर लें, तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन काफ़िरों को पसंद नहीं करता जो उसकी आज्ञा और उसके रसूल के आदेश का विरोध करने वाले हैं। -[3:33] नि:संदेह अल्लाह ने आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को चुन लिया और उनके आगे अपने फरिश्तों से सजदा करवाया। और नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को चुना और उन्हें धरती वालों की ओर प्रथम रसूल बनाया। तथा इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के घराने को चुना और उनके वंश में नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) को बाक़ी रखा। और इमरान के घराने को चुना; अल्लाह ने इन सभी को चुना और उन्हें अपने समय के लोगों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की। -[3:34] ये पूर्वोक्त नबीगण और उनकी संतानें जो उनके मार्ग का अनुसरण करने वाली हैं, वे एक ऐसा वंश हैं जो अल्लाह की तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और अच्छे कर्म करने में एक दूसरे से संबंधित हैं, वे एक दूसरे से अच्छे स्वभाव और गुणों के वारिस होते हैं। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातें सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है; इसीलिए वह उनमें से जिसे चाहता है, पसंद कर लेता है और जिसे चाहता है, चुन लेता है। -[3:35] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब मरयम अलैहस्सलाम की माँ इमरान की पत्नी ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मैंने अपने लिए यह अनिवार्य कर लिया है कि मेरे पेट में जो गर्भ है, उसे विशुद्ध रूप से तेरे लिए विशिष्ट कर दूँ, जो तेरी और तेरे घर की सेवा करने के लिए हर चीज़ से आज़ाद किया हुआ हो। इसलिए उसे मुझसे स्वीकार कर ले। नि:संदेह तू ही मेरी दुआ सुनने वाला और मेरा इरादा जानने वाला है। -[3:36] फिर जब उनका गर्भ पूरा हो गया, तो उन्होंने उसे जन दिया जो उनके पेट में था और (वह उम्मीद कर रही थीं कि गर्भ पुरुष होगा, इसलिए) क्षमा चाहते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! यह तो मैंने बच्ची जनी है! और अल्लाह ज़्यादा जानने वाला है जो उन्होंने जना, और वह लड़का जिसकी वह आशा कर रही थीं, शक्ति और संरचना में उस लड़की के समान नहीं, जो उन्हें दी गई थी। तथा मैंने उसका नाम मरयम रखा है और मैंने उसे और उसकी संतान को तेरी दया से निष्कासित शैतान से तेरे संरक्षण में दे दिया है। -[3:37] अल्लाह ने उनकी मन्नत को अच्छी तरह स्वीकार किया, और उन (मरयम) का अच्छी तरह पालन-पोषण किया, और अपने नेक बंदों के दिलों में उनके प्रति सहानुभूति पैदा कर दी और उनका अभिभावक ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम को बना दिया। जब भी ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पास उपासना स्थल में प्रवेश करते, उनके पास अच्छी-अच्छी खाने की चीज़ें पाते। यह देखकर ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम को आश्चर्य हुआ और मरयम को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : ऐ मरयम! तुम्हें यह जीविका कहाँ से मिली? उन्होंने उत्तर देते हुए कहा : यह जीविका अल्लाह की ओर से है। नि:संदेह अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है किसी हिसाब के बिना विस्तृत रोज़ी प्रदान करता है। -[3:38] उसी समय, जब ज़करिय्या ने मरयम बिन्त इमरान के पास जीविका में अल्लाह के सामान्य नियम के विपरीत अल्लाह की जीविका देखी, तो उनके अंदर यह आशा पैदा हुई कि उनकी वृद्धावस्था और उनकी पत्नी के बाँझपन की स्थिति के बावजूद अल्लाह उन्हें संतान दे सकता है। चुनाँचे उन्होंने प्रार्थना की : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे एक अच्छी संतान प्रदान कर। निःसंदेह तू प्रार्थना करने वाले की प्रार्थना सुनने वाला और उसे क़बूल करने वाला है। -[3:39] फ़रिश्तों ने उन्हें संबोधित करते हुए, जबकि वह अपने उपासना स्थल में नमाज़ पढ़ रहे थे, आवाज़ देकर कहा : अल्लाह तुम्हें एक पुत्र की शुभ सूचना देता है जो आपके हाँ पैदा होगा, जिसका नाम 'यह़या' होगा। उसकी विशेषता यह होगी कि वह 'अल्लाह के शब्द' अर्थात् मरयम के पुत्र ईसा की पुष्टि करने वाला होगा। (ईसा को 'अल्लाह का शब्द' इसलिए कहा गया क्योंकि वह एक विशेष तरीक़े से अल्लाह के एक शब्द ('कुन' यानी 'हो जा') से पैदा हुए थे) और यह लड़का ज्ञान तथा इबादत में अपने समुदाय का सरदार होगा, खुद को इच्छाओं से रोकने वाला होगा, जिनमें महिलाओं के निकट जाना भी शामिल है, अपने पालनहार की इबादत के लिए पूर्ण रूप से समर्पित होगा। तथा वह सदाचारियों में से एक नबी - भी - होगा। -[3:40] जब फरिश्तों ने ज़करिय्या को यह़्या की ख़ुशख़बरी दी, तो उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे हाँ लड़का कैसे हो सकता है, जबकि मैं बूढ़ा हो चुका हूँ और मेरी पत्नी बाँझ है, उसके बच्चे नहीं होते?! तो अल्लाह ने उसे उत्तर देते हुए फरमाया : तुम्हारे बुढ़ापे और तुम्हारी पत्नी के बाँझपन के बावजूद, यह़या को पैदा करने का उदाहरण; अल्लाह के सामान्य नियम के विपरीत अन्य चीज़ों को पैदा करने की तरह है। क्योंकि अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। वह अपनी हिकमत तथा ज्ञान के अनुसार जो चाहता है, करता है। -[3:41] ज़करिय्या ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे लिए इस बात की कोई निशानी बना दे कि मेरी पत्नी मुझसे गर्भवती है। अल्लाह ने कहा : तुमने जो निशानी माँगी है, वह यह है कि : तुम तीन दिन और तीन रात लोगों से बात नहीं कर सकते, सिवाय इशारा इत्यादि करके, जबकि तुम किसी दोष से पीड़ित नहीं होगे। अतः तुम दिन के अंत और उसकी शुरुआत में अधिक से अधिक अल्लाह को याद करो और उसकी पवित्रता का वर्णन करो। -[3:42] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब फ़रिश्तों ने मरयम अलैहस्सलाम से कहा : अल्लाह ने तुम्हें तुम्हारे प्रशंसनीय गुणों के कारण चुन लिया है, तुम्हें कमियों से शुद्ध किया है तथा तुम्हें तुम्हारे समय में सारी दुनिया की महिलाओं के ऊपर चुन लिया है। -[3:43] ऐ मरयम! नमाज़ में लंबे समय तक खड़ी रहो, अपने पालनहार को सजदा करो और उसके रुकू करने वाले नेक बंदों के साथ रुकू करो। -[3:44] ज़करिय्या और मरयम अलैहिमस्सलाम के बारे में उपर्युक्त बातें परोक्ष (ग़ैब) की खबरों में से हैं, जो हम (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर वह़्य करते हैं। और आप उन विद्वानों और नेक लोगों के पास उस समय उपस्थित नहीं थे, जब उन्होंने इस बारे में झगड़ा किया था कि मरयम के पालन-पोषण का अधिक योग्य कौन है, यहाँ तक कि उन्हें क़ुर'आ-अंदाज़ी का सहारा लेना पड़ा। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपनी क़लमों को डाला, तो ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम की क़लम जीत गई। -[3:45] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब फ़रिश्तों ने कहा : ऐ मरयम! अल्लाह तुम्हें एक ऐसे लड़के की ख़ुशख़बरी देता है, जिसकी रचना बिना पिता के होगी। उसकी रचना अल्लाह के एक शब्द से होगी, इस प्रकार कि वह कहेगा : "कुन" (हो जा) तो वह अल्लाह की आज्ञा से एक पुत्र हो जाएगा। उस बच्चे का नाम : 'मसीह ईसा बिन मरयम' है। उसका दुनिया और आख़िरत में एक महान स्थान होगा और वह अल्लाह के निकटवर्तियों में से होगा। -[3:46] वह बात करने की आयु से पहले, शैशवावस्था ही में लोगों से बात करेगा और उस समय भी बात करेगा जब वह बड़ा हो जाएगा, उसकी शक्ति और उसका पुरुषत्व परिपूर्ण हो जाएगा। वह उन्हें ऐसी बातों के साथ संबोधित करेगा जिनमें उनके धार्मिक और सांसारिक मामलों की भलाई होगी। तथा वह अपने कथनों एवं कार्यों में सदाचारी लोगों में से होगा। -[3:47] मरयम ने इस बात से आश्चर्यचकित होकर कि उनके हाँ बिना पति के एक बेटा होगा, कहा : मेरे हाँ पुत्र कैसे होगा, जबकि कोई मनुष्य वैध अथवा अवैध तरीक़े से मेरे पास नहीं आया?! फ़रिश्ते ने उनसे कहा : जिस तरह अल्लाह तुम्हारे हाँ बिना बाप के लड़का पैदा करेगा, उसी तरह वह जो चाहता है, सामान्य नियम के विपरीत पैदा करता है। इसलिए जब वह किसी काम का इरादा कर लेता है, तो उससे कहता है : "हो जा" तो वह हो जाता है। अतः उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[3:48] अल्लाह उन्हें लिखना तथा कथन एवं कार्य में शुद्धता सिखाएगा, तथा उन्हें वह तौरात सिखाएगा, जिसे उसने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतारा, और उन्हें उस इंजील की शिक्षा देगा, जो वह उनपर अवतरित करेगा। -[3:49] और (इसी प्रकार) अल्लाह उन्हें बनी इसराईल की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजेगा। वह उनसे कहेंगे : मैं तुम्हारी ओर अल्लाह का भेजा हुआ रसूल हूँ। मैं तुम्हारे पास ऐसी निशानी लाया हूँ, जो मेरी नुबुव्वत की सत्यता को प्रमाणित करने वाली है। जो यह है कि : मैं तुम्हारे लिए मिट्टी से पक्षी के रूप का एक आकार बनाता हूँ, फिर उसमें फूँक मारता हूँ, तो वह अल्लाह की अनुमति से जीवित पक्षी बन जाता है। और मैं चंगा कर देता हूँ उस व्यक्ति को जो जन्मजात अंधा है, तो वह देखने लगता है और उस व्यक्ति को जो कोढ़ से पीड़ित है, तो उसकी त्वचा ठीक हो जाती है। और मैं मुर्दों को ज़िंदा कर देता हूँ। और यह सब अल्लाह की अनुमति से होता है। और मैं तुम्हें उसके बारे में भी बता देता हूँ, जो तुम अपने घरों में खाते हो और जो संग्रह करते और छिपाकर रखते हो। निःसंदेह इन महान चीज़ों में जिनका मैंने तुमसे उल्लेख किया है, जो मनुष्य नहीं कर सकते; निश्चय इस बात की स्पष्ट निशानी है कि मैं तुम्हारी ओर अल्लाह का भेजा हुआ रसूल हूँ, यदि तुम ईमान लाना चाहते हो और और प्रमाणों को सच्चा मानते हो। -[3:50] इसी प्रकार, मैं तुम्हारे पास अपने से पूर्व उतरी हुई पुस्तक तौरात की पुष्टि करने वाला बनकर आया हूँ। तथा मैं इसलिए आया हूँ, ताकि तुम्हारे लिए सुगम और आसान बनाने के लिए तुम्हारे लिए कुछ ऐसी चीज़ों को वैध कर दूँ, जो पहले तुमपर हराम की गई थीं। तथा जो कुछ मैंने तुमसे कहा है, उसकी सत्यता पर मैं तुम्हारे पास एक स्पष्ट तर्क लेकर आया हूँ। अतः अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरो और मैं जिस बात की ओर तुम्हें बुलाता हूँ, उसमें मेरी आज्ञा का पालन करो। -[3:51] ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि अल्लाह ही मेरा पालनहार और तुम्हारा पालनहार है। चुनाँचे वही अकेली आज्ञा मानने और डरने के योग्य है। अतः तुम अकेले उसी की इबादत करो। यह जो मैंने तुम्हें अल्लाह की इबादत करने और उससे डरने का आदेश दिया है, यही सीधा मार्ग है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ नहीं। -[3:52] जब ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को उनके कुफ़्र पर आग्रह का आभास हुआ, तो उन्होंने बनी इसराईल को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने में मेरी सहायता कौन करेगा? उनके अनुयायियों में से चुनिंदा लोगों ने कहा : हम अल्लाह के धर्म के समर्थक हैं। हम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और हमने आपका अनुसरण किया। और - ऐ ईसा! - आप गवाह रहें कि हम अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानते हुए और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता के साथ उसके अधीन हैं। -[3:53] ह़वारियों ने यह भी कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हम उस इंजील पर ईमान लाए जो तूने उतारा तथा हमने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम का अनुसरण किया। अतः तू हमें उन सत्य की गवाही देने वालों में शामिल कर ले, जो तुझपर और तेरे रसूलों पर ईमान लाए। -[3:54] बनी इसराईल के काफिरों ने साजिश रची और उन्होंने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम की हत्या करने का प्रयास किया। तो अल्लाह ने उनके खिलाफ गुप्त योजना बनाई। इसलिए उसने उन्हें उनकी गुमराही में छोड़ दिया और एक अन्य व्यक्ति को ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम से मिलता जुलता रूप-रंग प्रदान कर दिया। और अल्लाह योजना बनाने वालों में सबसे अच्छा है। क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने दुश्मनों के विरूद्ध जो योजना बनाता है, उससे बढ़कर किसी की योजना नहीं हो सकती। -[3:55] अल्लाह ने उनके विरुद्ध उस समय भी योजना बनाई, जब उसने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : ऐ ईसा! मैं तुम्हें मृत्यु के बिना क़ब्ज़ कर लूँगा, और तुम्हारे शरीर और आत्मा को अपने पास उठा लूँगा, तथा तुम्हें उन लोगों की गंदगी से शुद्ध और उनसे दूर कर दूँगा, जिन्होंने तुम्हारे साथ कुफ़्र किया और उन लोगों को जिन्होंने सच्चे धर्म पर तुम्हारा अनुसरण किया - जिसमें मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान लाना भी शामिल है - प्रमाण और प्रभुत्व एवं गौरव के साथ क़ियामत के दिन तक उन लोगों के ऊपर कर दूँगा, जिन्होंने तुम्हारा इनकार किया। फिर तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन मेरी ही ओर लौटकर आना है। तो मैं तुम्हारे बीच सच्चाई के साथ उस चीज़ के बारे में फैसला करूँगा, जिसमें तुम मतभेद किया करते थे। -[3:56] जिन लोगों ने आपका और उस सत्य का इनकार किया जो आप उनके पास लेकर आए, तो मैं उन्हें दुनिया में क़त्ल, क़ैद तथा अपमान आदि के द्वारा, तथा आख़िरत में आग की यातना के द्वारा कठोर दंड दूँगा। और उनके पास कोई सहायक न होंगे, जो उनसे यातना दूर कर सकें। -[3:57] और जो लोग आपपर और उस सत्य पर ईमान लाए जो आप उनके पास लेकर आए, और नमाज़, ज़कात, रोज़ा और रिश्तेदारों के साथ सद्व्यवहार इत्यादि जैसे अच्छे कर्म किए; अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का पूरा बदला देगा, उसमें कुछ कमी नहीं करेगा। यह बात मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के ईश्दूतत्व से पहले मसीह के अनुयायियों के बारे में है, जिनकी स्वयं मसीह ने शुभ सूचना दी थी। और अल्लाह अत्याचारियों से प्रेम नहीं करता। और सबसे बड़ा अत्याचार अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी बनाना तथा उसके रसूलों को झुठलाना है। -[3:58] यह जो हम आपको ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम का समाचार पढ़कर सुना रहे हैं, इस बात को प्रमाणित करने वाली स्पष्ट निशानियों में से है कि आपकी ओर जो कुछ उतारा गया है वह सत्य है। तथा वह डरने वालों के लिए दृढ़ उपदेश है, जिसमें बातिल (असत्य) का समावेश नहीं हो सकता। -[3:59] निःसंदहे अल्लाह के निकट ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को पैदा करने का उदाहरण, आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को, बिना पिता और माता के, थोड़ी-सी मिट्टी से पैदा करन की तरह है। केवल अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : "मानव बन जा" तो वह वैसा ही हो गया, जैसा अल्लाह ने चाहा था। फिर ये लोग कैसे दावा करते हैं कि ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पूज्य हैं, यह तर्क देते हुए कि वह बिना पिता के पैदा किए गए थे? हालाँकि वे स्वीकार करते हैं कि आदम अलैहिस्सलाम मानव हैं, जबकि वह बिना पिता और माता के पैदा किए गए थे?! -[3:60] ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में जिस सच्चाई में कोई संदेह नहीं, वह वही है जो आपपर आपके पालनहार की ओर से उतरी है। अतः आप संदेह एवं संकोच करने वालों में से न बनें, बल्कि आपको उस सत्य पर दृढ़ रहना चाहिए जिस पर आप क़ायम हैं। -[3:61] (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे नजरान के ईसाइयों में से जो भी ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के मामले में बहस करे, यह दावा करते हुए कि वह अल्लाह के बंदे नहीं हैं, इसके पश्चात कि उनके बारे में आपके पास सही ज्ञान आ चुका; तो उनसे कह दें : आओ, हम अपने पुत्रों और तुम्हारे पुत्रों, अपनी स्त्रियों और तुम्हारी स्त्रियों को बुला लें और अपने आपको और तुम्हें भी, और हम सब इकट्ठे हो जाएँ, और फिर अल्लाह से गिड़गिड़ाकर विनती करें कि वह हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच झूठ बोलने वालों पर अपना श्राप (ला'नत) भेजे। -[3:62] यह जो हमने आपको ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के विषय में बताया, निश्चय वही सच्ची ख़बर है जिसमें कोई झूठ या संदेह नहीं है। तथा अकेले अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने राज्य में शक्तिशाली, तथा अपने प्रबंधन, आदेश और रचना में हिकमत वाला है। -[3:63] यदि वे उससे फिर जाएँ, जो आप लेकर आए हैं और वे आपके पीछे न चलें; तो यह उनकी भ्रष्टता (बिगाड़) के कारण है, और अल्लाह धरती पर बिगाड़ करने वालों को खूब जानने वाला है और वह उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[3:64] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : ऐ किताब वाले यहूदियो और ईसाइयो! आओ, हम न्याय की एक ऐसी बात पर एकजुट हों, जिसमें हम सभी समान हैं : कि हम अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करें। इसलिए हम उसके साथ उसके अलावा किसी और की इबादत न करें, चाहे उसका पद कितना ही बड़ा और उसका स्थान कितना ही ऊँचा हो। और हम एक दूसरे को रब न बनाएँ, जिनकी अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा की जाए और उनका आज्ञापालन किया जाए। यदि वे सत्य और न्याय की उस बात से मुँह मोड़ लें, जिसकी ओर आप उन्हें बुलाते हैं, तो (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम उनसे कह दो : तुम लोग गवाह रहो की हम अल्लाह के प्रति समर्पित और उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करने वाले हैं। -[3:65] ऐ किताब वालो! तुम लोग इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के धर्म के विषय में बहस क्यों करते हो? चुनाँचे यहूदी दावा करता है कि इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम यहूदी थे और ईसाई दावा करता है कि वह ईसाई थे। हालाँकि तुम जानते हो कि यहूदी और ईसाई धर्म उनकी मृत्यु के एक लंबे समय के बाद प्रकट हुए। क्या तुम अपनी बुद्धियों से अपने कथन के मिथ्यात्व और अपने दावे की त्रुटि का बोध नहीं करते?! -[3:66] ऐ किताब वालो! तुमने नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से अपने धर्म के मामले में तथा अपने ऊपर उतरी हुई पुस्तक के बारे में बहस किया, जिसका तुम्हें ज्ञान था, परंतु तुम इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके धर्म के संबंध में क्यों बहस करते हो, जिसका तुम्हें कोई ज्ञान नहीं है, जो न तो तुम्हारी पुस्तकों में है, और न तुम्हारे नबियों द्वारा लाया गया है?! वास्तव में, अल्लाह ही मामलों के तथ्यों और उनकी आंतरिक बातों को जानता है और तुम नहीं जानते। -[3:67] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम न यहूदी धर्म पर थे और न ही ईसाई धर्म पर। बल्कि वह असत्य धर्मों से विमुख होकर अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी और उसे ही एकमात्र पूज्य मानने वाले थे। तथा वह उन लोगों में से कदापि नहीं थे, जो अल्लाह का साझी बनाते हैं, जैसा कि अरब के बहुदेववादियों का दावा है कि वे लोग उन्हीं के धर्म पर हैं। -[3:68] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम से निस्बत (संबंध) रखने का सबसे योग्य, वे लोग हैं जिन्होंने उसका अनुसरण किया, जो वह अपने समय में लाए थे। इसी तरह लोगों में इसके सबसे योग्य यह नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और वे लोग हैं जो इस उम्मत में से आपपर ईमान लाए। और अल्लाह ईमान वालों का समर्थक और संरक्षक है। -[3:69] ऐ ईमान वालो! अह्ले किताब यानी यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के धर्मगुरु चाहते हैं कि - ऐ ईमान वालो - तुम्हें उस सच्चाई से भटका दें जिसकी अल्लाह ने तुम्हें हिदायत दी है, हालाँकि वे केवल अपने-आप ही को गुमराह कर रहे हैं। क्योंकि उनका ईमान वालों को पथभ्रष्ट करने का प्रयास, स्वयं उन्हीं की गुमराही में वृद्धि करता है और वे अपने कार्यों के परिणामों को नहीं जानते। -[3:70] ऐ किताब वाले यहूदियो और ईसाइयो! तुम अल्लाह की उन आयतों का इनकार क्यों करते हो, जो तुमपर उतारी गई हैं और जो उनमें मुहम्मद - सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम - की नुबुव्वत का सबूत है, जबकि तुम इस बात के गवाह हो कि वह (मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का ईश्दूत होना) सत्य है, जिसका तुम्हारी किताबों में प्रमाण है?! -[3:71] ऐ किताब वालो! तुम अपनी किताबों में उतारी गई सच्चाई को अपने पास से झूठ के साथ क्यों गड्डमड्ड करते हो, तथा जो कुछ उनमें सच्चाई और मार्गदर्शन है उन्हें छिपाते हो, जिनमें मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सच्चे नबी होने की बात भी शामिल है, जबकि तुम सत्य को असत्य से और मार्गदर्शन को पथभ्रष्टता से जानते हो?! -[3:72] यहूदी विद्वानों के एक समूह ने कहा : तुम बाहरी रूप से दिन की शुरुआत में उस क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाओ जो मोमिनों पर उतारा गया है और उसके अंत में उसका इनकार कर दो। हो सकता है कि वे तुम्हारे ईमान लाने के पश्चात उसका इनकार करने के कारण अपने धर्म पर संदेह करने लगें, फिर यह कहते हुए उससे वापस लौट आएँ : वे लोग अल्लाह की पुस्तकों के बारे में हमसे अधिक जानकार हैं, और वे उससे पलट गए हैं। -[3:73] उन्होंने यह भी कहा : तुम केवल उसी को सत्य मानो, जो तुम्हारे धर्म का अनुयायी है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन तो केवल अल्लाह का मार्गदर्शन है। न कि तुम्हारे इनकार और हठ का रास्ता। इस डर से कि किसी को उतना अनुग्रह प्राप्त हो जाए जितना कि तुम्हें दिया गया है, या इस डर से कि वे तुम्हारे पालनहार के पास तुमसे बहस करेंगे यदि तुमने उसको स्वीकार कर लिया जो उनपर उतारा गया है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : नि:संदेह सब अनुग्रह अल्लाह के हाथ में है, वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, उसे प्रदान करता है। उसका अनुग्रह एक समुदाय को छोड़कर किसी दूसरे समुदाय तक सीमित नहीं है। और अल्लाह बहुत विशाल अनुग्रह वाला है और जानता है कि कौन इसके योग्य है। -[3:74] वह अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसे चाहता है, अपनी दया के लिए विशिष्ट कर लेता है और उसे मार्गदर्शन, नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) और अनेक प्रकार के उपहारों से सम्मानित करता है। और अल्लाह महान अनुग्रह वाला है जिसकी कोई सीमा नहीं है। -[3:75] और किताब वालों में ऐसा व्यक्ति भी मौजूद है कि यदि तुम उसके पास ढेर सारा धन अमानत रख दो, तो वह तुम्हें वह अमानत लौटा देगा। और उनमें ऐसा आदमी भी मौजूद है कि यदि तुम उसके पास थोड़ा-सा माल भी अमानत रख दो, वह तुम्हें वह अमानत वापस नहीं करेगा, जब तक कि तुम उससे निरंतर आग्रह और तक़ाज़ा न करते रहो। इसका कारण उनका यह कहना और उनका भ्रष्ट विश्वास है कि : अरबों के विषय में और उनका माल खाने में हमपर कोई पाप नहीं है; क्योंकि अल्लाह ने हमारे लिए उसे वैध किया है।" वे यह झूठ बोलते हैं, जबकि उन्हें मालूम है कि वे अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगा रहे हैं। -[3:76] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा उन लोगों का दावा है, बल्कि उन्हें गुनाह होगा। लेकिन जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने के अपने वादे को पूरा करे तथा लोगों के साथ अपने वादे को पूरा करे और अमानत अदा कर दे तथा अल्लाह से उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर डरे; तो निश्चय अल्लाह डरने वालों से प्रेम करता है और उन्हें इसका सबसे अच्छा प्रतिफल देगा। -[3:77] जो लोग अल्लाह की, अपनी पुस्तक में उतारी हुई और अपने रसूलों के साथ भेजी हुई शिक्षाओं का पालन करने की वसीयत को तथा अपनी उन क़समों को जो उन्होंने अल्लाह की प्रतिज्ञा को पूरा करने की खाई हैं, बदल देते हैं और उनके बदले थोड़ी मात्रा में सांसारिक वस्तुएँ ले लेते हैं; उनके लिए आख़िरत के सवाब (प्रतिफल) से कोई हिस्सा नहीं। तथा अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन उनसे ऐसी बात नहीं करेगा जिससे उन्हें प्रसन्नता हो, उनकी ओर दया की दृष्टि से नहीं देखेगा और उन्हें उनके पापों और कुफ़्र की अशुद्धता से पाक नहीं करेगा। तथा उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[3:78] यहूदियों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो ऐसी बात का उल्लेख करते हुए जो अल्लाह की ओर से उतारी हुई तौरात में से नहीं है, अपनी ज़बान को मरोड़ते हैं, ताकि तुम्हें लगे कि वे तौरात पढ़ रहे हैं। हालाँकि वह तौरात का अंश नहीं, बल्कि उनके झूठ और अल्लाह पर मिथ्यारोपण से है। और वे कहते हैं : हम जो कुछ पढ़ रहे हैं, वह अल्लाह की ओर से उतारा हुआ है। हालाँकि वह अल्लाह की ओर से नहीं है। तथा वे अल्लाह के बारे में झूठ कहते हैं, जबकि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों के बारे में अपने झूठ को जानते हैं। -[3:79] किसी मनुष्य के लिए यह उचित नहीं कि अल्लाह उसे अपनी ओर से उतारी हुई एक पुस्तक दे, उसे ज्ञान और समझ प्रदान करे और उसे नबी के रूप में चुन ले; फिर वह लोगों से कहे : तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर मेरे बंदे बन जाओ। परंतु वह उनसे यह कहता है : तुम सत्कर्म करने वाले, लोगों का प्रशिक्षण करने वाले, उनके मामलों का सुधार करने वाले विद्वान बनो। क्योंकि तुम लोगों को अल्लाह की उतारी हुई किताब की शिक्षा देते हो, तथा इस कारण कि तुम उसे पढ़कर याद करते और समझते हो। -[3:80] (इसी प्रकार) उसके लिए यह भी उचित नहीं है कि वह तुम्हें आदेश दे कि फ़रिश्तों और नबियों को रब बना लो, जिनकी अल्लाह को छोड़कर उपासना करो। क्या उसके लिए यह जायज़ है कि वह तुम्हें अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने का आदेश दे, जबकि तुम उसके अधीन हो गए और उसके सामने समर्पित (आज्ञाकारी) हो गए?! -[3:81] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब अल्लाह ने सभी नबियों से यह कहते हुए दृढ़ वचन लिया कि मैं तुम्हें जो भी पुस्तक दूँ, तथा तुम्हें जो भी हिकमत सिखाऊँ और तुममें से कोई जिस भी स्थान और पद पर पहुँच जाए, फिर तुम्हारे पास मेरी ओर से एक नबी आए (और वह मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम हैं) जो तुम्हारे पास मौजूद किताब और हिकमत की पुष्टि करता हो; तो तुम उसकी लाई हुई बात पर अवश्य ईमान लाओगे और उसका अनुसरण करते हुए अवश्य उसकी मदद करोगे। तो क्या - ऐ नबियो! - तुमने इसका इक़रार कर लिया और उसपर मेरा दृढ़ वचन क़बूल कर लिया? तो उन लोगों ने उत्तर देते हुए कहा : हमने इसका इक़रार किया। अल्लाह ने फरमाया : तुम लोग अपने आपपर और अपने समुदायों पर गवाह रहो, और मैं भी तुम्हारे साथ तुमपर और उनपर गवाहों में से हूँ। -[3:82] फिर जो इस वचन के बाद जिसकी अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की गवाही द्वारा पुष्टि की गई है, मुकर जाए; तो ऐसे ही लोग अल्लाह के धर्म और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[3:83] क्या अल्लाह के धर्म और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले ये लोग अल्लाह के उस धर्म के अलावा जिसे अल्लाह ने अपने बंदो के लिए चुन लिया है - जो कि इस्लाम है - कोई अन्य धर्म तलाश करते हैं?! हालाँकि आकाशों और धरती के सभी प्राणियों ने उसके सामने आत्मसमर्पण कर दिया और उसके आज्ञाकारी हो गए, चाहे मोमिनों की तरह स्वेच्छा से हो, और चाहे काफ़िरों की तरह अनिच्छा से हो। फिर क़ियामत के दिन सभी प्राणियों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है। -[3:84] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : हम अल्लाह पर उसे मा'बूद (पूज्य) मानते हुए ईमान लाए तथा उसने हमें जो कुछ आदेश दिया, हमने उसका पालन किया, और हम उस वह़्य पर ईमान लाए, जो उसने हमपर उतारी, और उसपर जो उसने इबराहीम, इसमाईल, इसहाक़ और या'क़ूब पर उतारा, तथा उसपर जो उसने याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम की संतान में से होने वाले नबियों पर उतारा, तथा उसपर जो मूसा, ईसा और सारे नबियों को उनके पालनहार की ओर से पुस्तकें और निशानियाँ दी गईं। हम उनके बीच अंतर (भेदभाव) नहीं करते, कि हम कुछ पर ईमान लाएँ और कुछ का इनकार कर दें। तथा हम अकेले अल्लाह ही के आज्ञाकारी और उसी के सामने झुकने वाले हैं। -[3:85] और जो कोई उस धर्म के अलावा कोई अन्य धर्म तलाश करे, जिसे अल्लाह ने पसंद किया है और वह इस्लाम धर्म है; तो अल्लाह उससे उसे कदापि स्वीकार नहीं करेगा, और वह आख़िरत में आग में प्रवेश करके अपना ही घाटा करने वालों में से होगा। -[3:86] अल्लाह अपने आपपर और अपने रसूल पर ईमान लाने की तौफीक़ उन लोगों को कैसे प्रदान करेगा, जिन्होंने अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने तथा रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म के सत्य होने की गवाही देने के बाद कुफ़्र किया, तथा उनके पास उसके सत्य होने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण आ चुके?! अल्लाह ऐसे अत्याचारी लोगों को ईमान की तौफीक़ नहीं देता, जिन्होंने मार्गदर्शन के स्थान पर पथभ्रष्टता को चुना। -[3:87] असत्य को चुनने वाले ऐसे अत्याचारियों का बदला यह है कि उनपर अल्लाह की, फरिश्तों की और सभी लोगों की ला'नत (धिक्कार) है। चुनाँचे वे अल्लाह की दया से दूर और निष्कासित कर दिए गए हैं। -[3:88] वे सदा आग में रहेंगे, उन्हें उससे निकाला नहीं जाएगा, और न ही उनसे उसके अज़ाब को हल्का किया जाएगा, और न ही उन्हें पश्चाताप करने और माफ़ी माँगने की मोहलत दी जाएगी। -[3:89] परंतु जो लोग अपने कुफ़्र और अत्याचार के बाद अल्लाह की ओर लौट आए और अपने कर्मों को सुधार लिया; तो निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के लिए अति क्षमाशील, उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। -[3:90] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने अपने ईमान के बाद कुफ़्र किया और अपने कुफ़्र पर बने रहे यहाँ तक कि उन्होंने मृत्यु को देख लिया; तो मृत्यु के उपस्थित होने के समय उनसे तौबा हरगिज़ क़बूल नहीं की जाएगी क्योंकि उसका समय बीत चुका। और यही लोग हैं जो अल्लाह की ओर ले जाने वाले सीधे मार्ग से भटके हुए हैं। -[3:91] जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया और अपने कुफ़्र पर मर गए; तो उनमें से किसी एक से धरती के वज़न के बराबर सोना भी स्वीकार नहीं किया जाएगा, भले ही वह उसे आग से छूटने के बदले में दे दे। वही लोग हैं जिनके लिए दर्दनाक अज़ाब है और उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन कोई सहायक न होंगे जो उनसे अज़ाब को दूर कर सकें। -[3:92] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम नेक लोगों का पुण्य और उनका स्थान हरगिज़ नहीं प्राप्त कर सकते, जब तक तुम अपने प्रिय धन से अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च न करो। और तुम जो कुछ भी खर्च करोगे, चाहे कम हो या अधिक, अल्लाह तुम्हारे इरादों और कामों को भली-भाँति जानता है, और वह हर एक को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[3:93] सभी शुद्ध खाद्य पदार्थ बनी इसराईल के लिए हलाल थे। और उनमें से कुछ भी उनपर हराम नहीं किया गया था, सिवाय उसके जिसे याक़ूब (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने तौरात उतरने से पहले खुद ही अपने ऊपर हराम कर लिया था। वास्तविकता वह नहीं है, जो यहूदी दावा करते हैं कि यह निषेध तौरात में था। (ऐ नबी!) आप उनसे कह दीजिए : तुम तौरात ले आओ और उसे पढ़कर सुनाओ, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो। इसपर वे स्तब्ध हो गए और तौरात नहीं लाए। यह एक उदाहरण है, जो यहूदियों के तौरात पर मिथ्यारोपण करने और उसके विषय को विकृत करने को दर्शाता है। -[3:94] फिर जो व्यक्ति इस प्रमाण के प्रकट हो जाने के बाद भी अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगाए; कि याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम ने जो कुछ हराम ठहराया था, वह अल्लाह के हराम किए हुए बिना उन्हों ने खुद ही अपने ऊपर हराम कर लिया था, तो ऐसे ही लोग प्रमाण प्रकट हो जाने के बाद भी सत्य को छोड़कर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[3:95] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दीजिए : अल्लाह ने याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम के संबंध में जो कुछ बताया है तथा जो कुछ उसने आदेश उतारे हैं और जो कुछ नियम व क़ानून निर्धारित किए हैं, उन सब में वह सच्चा है। इसलिए इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के धर्म का अनुसरण करो। क्योंकि वह सभी धर्मों से विमुख होकर इस्लाम धर्म की ओर एकाग्र थे। और उन्होंने कभी अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाया। -[3:96] धरती पर सबसे प्रथम घर, जो सभी लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की उपासना के उद्देश्य से बनाया गया, वह अल्लाह का वही सम्मानित घर है, जो मक्का में है। वह बहुत से धार्मिक और सांसारिक लाभों वाला एक मुबारक (बरकत वाला) घर है। और उसमें समस्त संसार के लोगों के लिए मार्गदर्शन है। -[3:97] इस घर के अंदर उसके सम्मान एवं प्रतिष्ठा की स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं, जैसे हज्ज के कार्य और उसके निर्धारित स्थान। इन निशानियों में से एक वह पत्थर भी है, जिसपर इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम उस समय खड़े हुए थे जब उन्होंने काबा की दीवार को उठाना चाहा था। तथा एक निशानी यह भी है कि जो इसमें प्रवेश कर जाए, उससे भय दूर हो जाएगा और उसे कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचेगा। तथा अल्लाह के लिए लोगों पर हज्ज के अनुष्ठानों को पूरा करने के लिए इस घर को जाना अनिवार्य है। यह आदेश उनमें से उसके लिए है जो वहाँ तक पहुँचने में सक्षम है। और जिसने हज्ज के अनिवार्य होने का इनकार किया, तो (याद रखो कि) अल्लाह ऐसे काफ़िर से तथा समस्त संसार वालों से निस्पृह है। -[3:98] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ किताब वाले यहूदियो और ईसाइयो! तुम नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सच्चे नबी होने के प्रमाणों का इनकार क्यों करते हो, जबकि उनमें से कुछ प्रमाण ऐसे हैं जो स्वयं तौरात और इंजील में वर्णित हैंॽ! अल्लाह तुम्हारे इस कार्य से अवगत और उसपर साक्षी है, और वह तुम्हें इसका बदला देगा। -[3:99] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ किताब वाले यहूदियो और ईसाइयो! तुम उन लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म से क्यों रोकते हो जो उसपर ईमान लाए हैंॽ! तुम चाहते हो कि अल्लाह का धर्म सत्य से असत्य की ओर और ईमान वाले मार्गदर्शन से पथभ्रष्टता की ओर मुड़ जाएँ। हालाँकि तुम इस बात के साक्षी हो कि यही धर्म ही सत्य है, उस चीज़ की पुष्टि करने वाला है जो तुम्हारी पुस्तकों में हैॽ! और अल्लाह उससे अनभिज्ञ नहीं है जो तुम उसके साथ कुफ़्र करते हो और उसके मार्ग से लोगों को रोकते हो, और वह तुम्हें इसका बदला देगा। -[3:100] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! यदि तुम किताब वाले यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के किसी समूह का उनकी बातों में पालन करोगे और उनकी राय को स्वीकार करोगे जो वे दावा करते हैं; तो वे अपनी ईर्ष्या और मार्गदर्शन से पथभ्रष्टता के कारण, तुम्हें ईमान (विश्वास) के बाद कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) की ओर लौटा देंगे। -[3:101] तुम ईमान लाने के बाद अल्लाह का इनकार कैसे करोगे, जबकि तुम्हारे पास ईमान (विश्वास) पर दृढ़ता का सबसे बड़ा कारण मौजूद है! चुनाँचे तुम्हारे सामने अल्लाह की आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं और स्वयं अल्लाह के रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम तुम्हारे लिए उनका स्पष्टीकरण करते हैं। और जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की पुस्तक तथा उसके रसूल की सुन्नत को थाम ले, तो वास्तव में अल्लाह ने उसे सीधे रास्ते की तौफीक़ प्रदान कर दी जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन (कुटिलता) नहीं है। -[3:102] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अपने पालनहार से वैसे ही डरो, जैसे उससे डरना चाहिए। और वह इस प्रकार कि उसके आदेशों का पालन करो, उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहो है और उसकी नेमतों का शुक्र अदा करो। तथा अपने धर्म को मज़बूती से पकड़े रहो, यहाँ तक कि तुम्हारी मौत आए तो तुम इसी स्थिति में रहो। -[3:103] ((ऐ ईमान वालो) किताब और सुन्नत को मज़बूती से पकड़े रहो और ऐसा कार्य न करो जिससे मतभेद में पड़ जाओ। और तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की उस कृपा को याद करो, जब तुम इस्लाम से पूर्व एक-दूसरे के शत्रु थे, छोटी से छोटी बात पर आपस में लड़ते थे। फिर उसने इस्लाम के द्वारा तुम्हारे दिलों को जोड़ दिया। चुनांचे तुम उसकी कृपा से एक दूसरे पर दया करने वाले तथा एक दूसरे की भलाई चाहने वाले धार्मिक भाई बन गए। हालाँकि इससे पूर्व तुम कुफ्र के कारण आग में प्रवेश करने के कगार पर थे। फिर अल्लाह ने तुम्हें इस्लाम के द्वारा उससे बचा लिया और तुम्हें ईमान के लिए मार्गदर्शन किया। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए इसे बयान किया है, उसी तरह वह तुम्हारे लिए वे सारी बातें बयान करता है, जो दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में तुम्हारी स्थितियों को सुधारने वाली हैं। ताकि तुम सीधा मार्ग पा सको और धार्मिकता के पथ पर चल सको। -[3:104] (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम्हारे अंदर एक समूह ऐसा होना चाहिए जो हर उस भलाई की ओर बुलाए जो अल्लाह को पसंद है, वह उस नेकी का आदेश दे जो शरीयत से प्रमाणित है और शुद्ध बुद्धि उसे अच्छा समझती है, तथा उस बुराई से रोके जिससे शरीयत ने रोका है और शुद्ध बुद्धि उसे बुरा समझती है। तथा इस गुण से सुसज्जित लोग ही दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में सफलता प्राप्त करने वाले हैं। -[3:105] (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम उन किताब वालों की तरह न हो जाओ, जो विभेद करके गिरोहों तथा दलों में बट गए। उन्होंने अल्लाह की ओर से उनके पास स्पष्ट निशानियाँ आ जाने के बाद अपने धर्म के बारे में मतभेद किया। और इन उक्त लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से बड़ी यातना है। -[3:106] यह बड़ा अज़ाब उनपर प्रलय के दिन उतरेगा, जब ईमान वालों के चेहरे खुशी और प्रसन्नता से चमक रहे होंगे और काफ़िरों के चेहरे दु:ख और उदासी से काले पड़ जाएंगे। चुनांचे उस महान दिन पर जिन लोगों के चेहरे काले पड़ गए होंगे, उन्हें डाँटते हुए कहा जाएगा : क्या तुमने, अपनी पुष्टि और स्वीकृति के बाद, अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसके उस वचन का इनकार कर दिया, जो उसने तुमसे लिया था कि तुम उसके साथ किसी भी चीज़ को साझी नहीं ठहराओगेॽ! अतः तुम अल्लाह के उस अज़ाब का स्वाद चखो जो उसने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कुफ्र के कारण तैयार कर रखा है। -[3:107] और जिनके चेहरे चमक रहे होंगे, उनका ठिकाना नेमतों वाली जन्नतों में होगा, जिनमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। वे ऐसी नेमतों में होंगे, जो न कभी खत्म होंगी और न कभी बदलेंगी। -[3:108] (ऐ नबी) हम आपको अल्लाह के वचन एवं चेतावनी पर आधारित ये आयतें, समाचार में सच्चाई और प्रावधानों में न्याय के साथ पढ़कर सुनाते हैं। और अल्लाह संसार वालों में से किसी पर भी अत्याचार नहीं करना चाहता, बल्कि वह किसी को उसके हाथों की कमाई के कारण ही दंडित करता है। -[3:109] जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है सबका स्वामी (राजा) अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान है, रचना की दृष्टि से भी और प्रबंधन की दृष्टि से भी, और उसकी सारी सृष्टि का मामला अंततः उसी सर्वशक्तिमान की ओर लौटना है। फिर वह उनमें से हर एक को उसकी पात्रता के अनुसार बदला देगा। -[3:110] (ऐ मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत के लोगो!) तुम अपने ईमान एवं कर्म में सबसे अच्छी उम्मत हो, जिसे अल्लाह ने लोगों के लिए प्रकट किया है, और तुम लोगों के लिए सबसे अधिक लाभकारी लोग हो, तुम उस अच्छी बात का आदेश देते हो जो शरीयत से प्रमाणित है और शुद्ध बुद्धि उसे अच्छा समझती है, और उस बुराई से रोकते हो जिससे शरीयत ने रोका है और शुद्ध बुद्धि उसे बुरा समझती है। और तुम अल्लाह पर दृढ़ विश्वास रखते हो, जिसकी तुम्हारे कार्य से पुष्टि होती है। और यदि किताब वाले यहूदी और ईसाई मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान लाते, तो यह उनके लिए दुनिया एवं आख़़िरत दोनों में बेहतर होता। किताब वालों में से बहुत कम लोग हैं, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की लाई हुई शरीयत पर विश्वास रखते हैं, जबकि उनमें से अधिकांश लोग अल्लाह के धर्म और उसकी शरीयत से बाहर हैं। -[3:111] वे चाहे जितनी भी दुश्मनी कर लें, वे तुम्हें - ऐ ईमान वालो - तुम्हारे धर्म तथा तुम्हारी जानों के संबंध में कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकते। वे केवल अपनी ज़बान से धर्म पर दोषारोपण करके तथा तुम्हारा मज़ाक उड़ाकर, तुम्हें कष्ट दे सकते हैं। यदि वे तुम्हारे साथ युद्ध करें, तो तुम्हारे सामने पराजित होकर भाग खड़े होंगे और तुम्हारे विरुद्ध उनकी कभी भी सहायता नहीं की जाएगी। -[3:112] यहूदी जहाँ भी रहें, अपमान और तिरस्कार उन्हें घेरे हुए और उनपर हावी है। अतः वे उसी समय सुरक्षित रह सकते हैं, जब उन्हें सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की ओर से या लोगों की ओर से वचन अथवा शरण (सुरक्षा) मिल जाए। तथा वे अल्लाह के प्रकोप व क्रोध के पात्र बन गए हैं और ज़रूरत और दरिद्रता उनपर चारों ओर से घेर दी गई है। और यह सब इस कारण हुआ कि वे अल्लाह की निशानियों का इनकार करते और अल्लाह के नबियों की अन्यायपूर्वक हत्या करते थे। और ऐसा इसलिए - भी - हुआ कि वे अवज्ञा करते और अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करते थे। -[3:113] किताब वाले अपनी स्थिति में समान नहीं हैं। बल्कि उनमें से एक समूह अल्लाह के धर्म पर सुदृढ़ है और अल्लाह के आदेश व निषेध का पालन करता हैं। वे रात की घड़ियों में अल्लाह की आयतों का पाठ करते हैं जबकि वे अल्लाह के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ रहे होते हैं। यह समूह पैगंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने से पहले था और उनमें से जिसे नुबुव्वत का समय काल मिला, उसने इस्लाम ग्रहण कर लिया। -[3:114] वे अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन पर दृढ़ विश्वास रखते हैं, और अच्छी बातों और भलाई का आदेश देते हैं, तथा घृणित बातों और बुराई से रोकते हैं, और अच्छे कार्यों में जल्दी करते हैं, तथा नेकियों के अवसरों का लाभ उठाते हैं। और इन गुणों से विशिष्ट लोग ही अल्लाह के ऐसे बंदे हैं, जिनके इरादे और कार्य अच्छे हैं। -[3:115] ये लोग जो भी थोड़ा या बहुत अच्छा कार्य करेंगे, उसका पुण्य कदापि अकारथ नहीं जाएगा और उसके प्रतिफल में कमी नहीं की जाएगी। और अल्लाह उन परहेज़गार लोगों को भली-भाँति जानता है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करते तथा उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते हैं। उनके कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[3:116] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार किया, उनके धन और उनकी संतान अल्लाह के मुक़ाबले में उनके कुछ भी काम नहीं आएंगे। वे न उनसे उसके अज़ाब को दूर करेंगे और न उनके लिए उसकी दया को लाएंगे। बल्कि उनकी पीड़ा और खेद में वृद्धि कर देंगे। तथा वही लोग नरक वाले हैं जो उसमें हमेशा रहेंगे। -[3:117] ये काफ़िर (नास्तिक) लोग पुण्य के रास्तों में जो कुछ खर्च करते हैं और वे उसके प्रतिफल की जो प्रतीक्षा करते हैं, उसका उदाहरण उस हवा की तरह है जिसमें अत्यधिक ठंड हो, जो किसी ऐसी क़ौम की खेती को लग जाए जिन्होंने पापों आदि के द्वारा अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया हो, और वह उसे बर्बाद कर दे, हालाँकि उन्हें उससे अच्छी पैदावार की आशा थी। तो जिस तरह इस हवा ने खेती को नष्ट कर दिया और उससे लाभ नहीं उठाया जा सका, उसी प्रकार कुफ्र उनके उन कार्यों के प्रतिफल को व्यर्थ (अमान्य) कर देगा जिसकी वे आशा रखते हैं। अल्लाह ने उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया - अल्लाह ऐसा करने से सर्वोच्च है -, बल्कि उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार करके तथा उसके रसूलों को झुठलाकर स्वयं अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया। -[3:118] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुम ईमान वालों को छोड़कर दूसरों को अपना जिगरी दोस्त और अंतरंग मित्र न बनाओ, जिन्हें तुम अपने भेदों और विशिष्ट स्थितियों की जानकारी दो। क्योंकि वे तुम्हारी स्थिति बिगाड़ने और तुम्हें नुकसान पहुँचाने में कोई कमी नहीं करते हैं। उनकी इच्छा है कि तुम्हें हानि और कष्ट पहुँचे। तुम्हारे धर्म पर आरोप लगाकर, तुम्हारे बीच फूट डालकर और तुम्हारे भेदों को प्रकट करके उन्होंने अपने मुँह से घृणा और दुश्मनी को प्रकट कर दिया है। और जो नफ़रत वे अपने ह्रदय में छिपाए बैठे हैं, वह इससे कहीं बढ़कर है। (ऐ मोमिनो) हमने तुम्हारे सामने उस चीज़ के स्पष्ट प्रमाण रख दिए हैं, जिसमें तुम्हारे लोक और परलेक के हित निहित हैं, यदि तुम अपने पालनहार की ओर उतारी गई आयतों को समझ सकते हो। -[3:119] देखो (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम उन लोगों से प्रेम करते हो और उनके लिए अच्छाई की आशा करते हो, जबकि वे तुमसे प्रेम नहीं करते और न तुम्हारे लिए अच्छाई की कामना करते हैं, बल्कि इसके विपरीत वे तुमसे द्वेष रखते हैं। तथा तुम सभी पुस्तकों पर विश्वास रखते हो, जिनमें उनकी पुस्तकें भी शामिल हैं। परंतु वे उस पुस्तक पर ईमान नहीं रखते जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे नबी पर उतारी है। जब वे तुमसे मिलते हैं, तो अपनी ज़बान से कहते हैं कि हमने सत्य को मान लिया, परंतु जब वे अकेले में होते हैं, तो तुम्हारी एकता, अखंडता और इस्लाम की गरिमा तथा अपना अपमान देखकर शोक और क्रोध में अपनी उँगलियों के पोरों को काटते हैं। (ऐ नबी!) आप उन लोगों से कह दीजिए : तुम इसी हाल में रहो यहाँ तक कि शोक और क्रोध में मर जाओ। निःसंदेह अल्लाह दिलों में पाए जाने वाले ईमान और कुफ़्र तथा अच्छाई और बुराई को जानता है। -[3:120] यदि (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हें कोई नेमत मिल जाए, जैसे शत्रुओं पर विजय अथवा धन और संतान में वृद्धि; तो उन्हें दु:ख और चिंता घेर लेती है, और यदि तुम्हें कोई विपत्ति पहुँचे, जैसे दुश्मनों की जीत अथवा धन एवं संतान में कमी, तो इससे वे प्रसन्न होते हैं और तुम्हारी विपदा पर खुश होते हैं। लेकिन यदि तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों तथा उसके निर्धारित भाग्यों पर धैर्य से काम लो और अपने ऊपर उसके क्रोध से बचते रहो; तो उनके छल करने और कष्ट देने से तुम्हें कोई नुकसान नहीं होगा। नि:संदेह अल्लाह उनकी चालबाज़ियों से अवगत है और वह उन्हें निराश लौटाएगा। -[3:121] तथा (ऐ नबी) आप उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब आप मदीना से, उहुद के मैदान में, मुश्रिकों से युद्ध के लिए निकल पड़े, जहाँ आपने ईमान वालों को उनके युद्ध के स्थानों पर नियुक्त करना आरंभ किया। चुनांचे आपने प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को उसका स्थान बताया। और अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कामों को जानने वाला है। -[3:122] (ऐ नबी) याद कीजिए जो कुछ विश्वासियों के दो समूहों बनू सलिमा और बनू हारिसा के साथ घटित हुआ, जिस समय वे साहसहीन हो गए और मुनाफिक़ों (पाखंडियों) के वापस आने पर वापसी का इरादा कर लिया, हालाँकि अल्लाह उन्हें लड़ाई पर सुदृढ़ रखकर तथा उन्हें उनके उस इरादे से फेरकर उनकी सहायता करने वाला है। और मोमिनों को अपनी सभी स्थितियों में अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[3:123] और अल्लाह बद्र के युद्ध में बहुदेववादियों के विरुद्ध तुम्हारी सहायता कर चुका है, जबकि तुम अपनी संख्या और उपकरणों की कमी के कारण कमज़ोर थे। अतः अल्लाह से डरो, ताकि तुम अपने ऊपर उसकी नेमतों के लिए आभारी हो सको। -[3:124] (ऐ नबी) उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब विश्वासियों के बहुदेववादियों के लिए आने वाली सहायता के बारे में सुनने के बाद आपने उन्हें बद्र की लड़ाई में साहस दिलाते हुए उनसे कहा : क्या तुम्हारे लिए यह पर्याप्त नहीं होगा कि अल्लाह तुम्हें लड़ाई में मजबूत करने के लिए अपनी ओर से उतारे हुऐ तीन हज़ार फरिश्तों के द्वारा तुम्हारी सहायता करे?! -[3:125] हाँ (क्यों नहीं), तुम्हारे लिए इतना ही काफी है। जबकि तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की ओर से एक अन्य मदद की शुभ सूचना है : यदि तुम लड़ाई में धैर्य से काम लो और अल्लाह से डरते रहो, और तुम्हारे दुश्मनों को त्वरित मदद मिल जाए और वे तुमपर चढ़ दौड़ें, यदि ऐसा होता है, तो तुम्हरा पालनहार पाँच हज़ार फरिश्तों के द्वारा तुम्हारी सहायता करेगा, जो स्वयं को और अपने घोड़ों को स्पष्ट निशान के साथ चिह्नित किए होंगे। -[3:126] और अल्लाह ने फरिश्तों के द्वारा इस सहायता और इस आपूर्ति को केवल तुम्हारे लिए एक शुभ सूचना बनाया है, जिससे तुम्हारे दिलों को आश्वासन हो जाए। अन्यथा, वास्तव में सहायता मात्र इन ज़ाहिरी कारणों से नहीं होती, बल्कि वास्तविक सहायता उस प्रभुत्वशाली अल्लाह की ओर से आती है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, और जो अपने आकलन व अनुमान और अपने विधान में हिकमत वाला (तत्वदर्शी) है। -[3:127] यह मदद (जीत) जो तुम्हें बद्र की लड़ाई में प्राप्त हुई है, उससे अल्लाह का उद्देश्य यह था कि काफ़िरों के एक समूह को हत्या कर नष्ट कर दे और दूसरे समूह को अपमानित कर दे तथा उनकी पराजय से उन्हें क्रोधित कर दे, फिर वे विफलता और अपमान के साथ लौटें। -[3:128] उहुद की लड़ाई में बहुदेववादियों की ओर से जो कुछ अत्याचार हुआ उसके बाद जब रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने उन्हें विनाश का शाप दिया, तो अल्लाह ने आपसे फरमाया : उनके मामले में आपको कोई अधिकार नहीं, बल्कि सारा मामला अल्लाह के हाथ में है। अतः आप धैर्य रखें यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे बीच फैसला कर दे, या उन्हें तौबा की तौफ़ीक प्रदान कर दे और वे इस्लाम ग्रहण करलें, या वे निरंतर अपने कुफ्र (अविश्वास) ही पर बने रहें तो अल्लाह उन्हें यातना से पीड़ित करे, क्योंकि वे यातना के पात्र हैं। -[3:129] जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है, सब अल्लाह का है, रचना की दृष्टि से भी और प्रबंधन की दृष्टि से भी है। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, अपनी दया से क्षमा कर देता है, और जिसे चाहता है अपने न्याय से सज़ा देता है। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा (पश्चाताप) करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[3:130] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अपने मूल धन जो तुमने उधार दिए थे, उस पर कई गुणा बढ़ाकर ब्याज लेने से बचो, जैसा कि जाहिलियत (अज्ञानता) काल के लोग किया करते थे। और अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर उससे डरो, ताकि तुम दुनिया और आख़िरत की जो भलाई चाहते हो, उसे प्राप्त कर सको। -[3:131] और तुम अच्छे कार्य करके और वर्जनाओं को छोड़कर, अपने और उस आग के बीच जिसे अल्लाह ने काफिरों के लिए तैयार कर रखी है, बचाव या संरक्षण का साधन अपनाओ। -[3:132] तथा तुम आदेशों का पालन कर और वर्जनाओं को त्याग कर अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो। ताकि तुम दुनिय एवं आख़िरत में उसकी दया प्राप्त कर सको। -[3:133] अच्छे काम करने और विभिन्न प्रकार के नेकी के कामों के द्वारा अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने में जल्दी और पहल करो, ताकि तुम्हें अल्लाह की महान क्षमा मिल सके और तुम ऐसी जन्नत में प्रवेश कर सको, जिसकी चौड़ाई आकाशों और धरती के बराबर है, जिसे अल्लाह ने अपने डरने वाले बंदों के लिए तैयार किया है। -[3:134] अल्लाह से डरने वाले (तक़्वा वाले) वे लोग हैं, जो कठिनाई एवं आसानी की स्थिति में अपना धन अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च करते हैं, तथा बदला लेने की क्षमता होने के उपरांत भी अपने क्रोध को रोकने वाले और जिसने उनके साथ अन्याय किया है उसे क्षमा कर देने वाले हैं। और अल्लाह ऐसी नैतिकता से सुसज्जित परोपकारी लोगों से प्यार करता है। -[3:135] और वे ऐसे लोग हैं कि जब वे कोई बड़ा गुनाह कर बैठते हैं या छोटे गुनाह में पड़कर अपना भाग कम कर लेते हैं, तो अल्लाह को याद करते हैं, तथा अवज्ञाकारियों के लिए उसकी धमकी और आज्ञाकारियों के लिए उसके वचन को याद करते हैं, फिर वे अपने पालनहार से पश्चातापी (लज्जित) होकर अपने गुनाहों को छिपाने और उनपर पकड़ न करने की याचना करते हैं। क्योंकि गुनाहों को केवल अल्लाह ही क्षमा कर सकता है। और वे अपने गुनाहों पर अडिग नहीं रहते हैं, जबकि वे जानते हैं कि वे दोषी हैं और यह कि अल्लाह सभी गुनाहों को क्षमा कर देता है। -[3:136] इन अच्छे गुणों और गौरवशाली विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित लोगों का बदला यह है कि अल्लाह उनके गुनाहों पर पर्दा डाल देगा और उन्हें क्षमा कर देगा। तथा उनके लिए आख़िरत में ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों के नीचे नहरें बहती होंगी, जिनमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। और अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वालों के लिए यह बदला क्या ही अच्छा है। -[3:137] जब उहुद के दिन मोमिनों को उनपर उतरने वाली विपदा के द्वारा आज़माया गया, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें सांत्वना देते हुए फ़रमाया : तुमसे पूर्व भी काफिरों के विनाश किए जाने तथा मोमिनों की परीक्षा के पश्चात उन का अंत सुमंगल होने के कई ईश्वरीय परंपराएं गुज़र चुकी हैं। अतः तुम धरती में चलो-फिरो और सीख प्राप्त करते हुए देखो कि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने वालों का अंत कैसे हुआ। उनके घर उजड़ गए और उनका राज्य समाप्त हो गया। -[3:138] यह क़ुरआन सभी लोगों के लिए सत्य का वर्णन और असत्य से चेतावनी है, तथा वह अल्लाह से डरने वालों (धर्मियों) के लिए मार्गदर्शन का संकेत और (बुराई का) प्रतिरोधक है। क्योंकि यही लोग उसके मार्गदर्शन और निर्देश से लाभ उठाने वाले हैं। -[3:139] (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम कमज़ोर न पड़ो और न ही उहुद के दिन पहुँचने वाली तक्लीफ पर शोक करो, और न ही तुम्हारे लिए ऐसा करना उचित है। क्योंकि अपने ईमान के कारण तुम ही सर्वोच्च हो, तथा अल्लाह की सहायता और उसकी मदद की आशा रखने के कारण तुम ही बुलंद हो, यदि तुम अल्लाह और उसके अपने सदाचारी बंदों से किए हुए वादे पर विश्वास रखने वाले हो। -[3:140] (ऐ ईमान वालो) यदि उहुद के दिन तुम्हें घाव लगे हैं और तुम में से कुछ लोग शहीद हुए हैं, तो इसी प्रकार काफिरों को भी घाव लगे हैं और उनके भी लोग मारे गए हैं। और अल्लाह दिनों को मोमिनों और काफ़िरों के बीच जैसे चाहता है, विजय और पराजय के साथ फेरता (बदलता) रहता है; जिसके पीछे व्यापक हिकमतें हैं, जिनमें से एक यह है कि : सच्चे ईमान वाले, मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) से स्पष्ट हो जाएँ। तथा एक हिकमत यह भी है कि : अल्लाह जिसे चाहे अपने रास्ते में शहादत से सम्मानित करे। और अल्लाह अपने रास्ते में जिहाद को छोड़कर खुद पर अत्याचार करने वालों से प्यार नहीं करता। -[3:141] इन हिकमतों में से एक हिकमत, ईमान वालों को पापों से शुद्ध करना और उनके पक्ष को मुनाफिकों (पाखंडियों) से पवित्र करना है, और ताकि अल्लाह काफिरों का विनाश कर दे और उन्हें मिटा दे। -[3:142] (ऐ ईमान वालो) क्या तुमने समझ रखा है कि बिना किसी ऐसी परीक्षण और धैर्य के जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओगे, जिससे अल्लाह के रास्ते में सच्चे दिल से जिहाद करने वालों और इस रास्ते में आने वाली मुसीबतों के समय सब्र करने वालों की पहचान हो जाए?! -[3:143] (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम तो मौत और उसकी कठिनाइयों का सामना करने से पहले, काफिरों से मुठभेड़ की कामना किया करते थे, ताकि तुम्हें भी अल्लाह के रास्ते में शहीद होने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हो जाए, जिस तरह कि बद्र की लड़ाई में तुम्हारे भाइयों को उसका सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ था। लो, अब तुमने उहुद की लड़ाई के दिन वह भी देख लिया, जिसकी तुमने कामना की थी, और अब तुम उसे खुली आँखों से देख रहे हो। -[3:144] और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम भी अपने पूर्ववर्ती अल्लाह के रसूलों की जाति के एक रसूल हैं, जो मर गए या मार दिए गए। तो क्या यदि वह मर जाएँ अथवा मार दिए जाएँ, तो तुम अपने धर्म से पलट जाओगे और जिहाद छोड़ दोगे?! और तुम में से जो भी अपने धर्म से फिर जाएगा, वह अल्लाह को कुछ भी नुकसान नहीं पहुंचाएगा; क्योंकि वह बड़ा शक्तिवान, प्रभुत्वशाली है। बल्कि धर्मत्यागी खुद को नुकसान पहुँचाएगा, क्योंकि इस प्रकार वह अपने आपको दुनिया और आख़िरत दोनों जगहों के घाटे में डाल देगा। और अल्लाह अपने कृतज्ञों को, उनके उसके धर्म पर जमे रहने और उसके रास्ते में जिहाद करने के कारण, सबसे अच्छा बदला प्रदान करेगा। -[3:145] और कोई भी प्राणी अल्लाह के फैसले ही से मरता है, जब वह उस अवधि को पूरा कर लेता है जिसे अल्लाह ने लिखी थी और उसे उसका अंत बना दिया था, न वह उससे आगे बढ़ सकता है, न पीछे रह सकता। और जो अपने कर्म से दुनिया का बदला चाहता है, हम उसे उतना ही देते हैं जितना उसके नसीब में होता है, और आख़िरत में उसका कोई हिस्सा नहीं होगा। और जो व्यक्ति अपने कर्म से आख़िरत में अल्लाह का बदला चाहता है, हम उसे उसका बदला देंगे। और हम शीघ्र ही उन लोगों को बड़ा बदला देंगे, जो अपने पालनहार के आभारी हैं। -[3:146] और अल्लाह के नबियों में से कितने ही नबी ऐसे हैं, जिनके साथ मिलकर उनके अनुयायियों में से अनेक समूहों ने लड़ाई लड़ी। तो वे अल्लाह के रास्ते में पहुँचने वाली हत्या और घाव के कारण जिहाद से कायर नहीं हुए और न वे दुश्मन से लड़ने में कमज़ोर पड़े और न उनके सामने घुटने टेके। बल्कि उन्होंने धैर्य से काम लिया और डटे रहे। और अल्लाह अपने रास्ते में कष्टों और कठिनाइयों पर धैर्य से काम लेने वालों से प्रेम करता है। -[3:147] जब इन धैर्य से काम लेने वालों पर यह विपत्ति आई, तो उनका केवल यह कहना था कि : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे पापों और हमारे अपने मामले में सीमाओं के उल्लंघन को माफ़ कर दे, और हमारे दुश्मन से मुठभेड़ के समय हमारे पैर जमाए रख और अपने साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों पर हमें विजय प्रदान कर। -[3:148] तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें विजय और सशक्तीकरण प्रदान कर दुनिया का बदला दिया, और आखिरत में अच्छा बदला इस तरह दिया कि उनसे प्रसन्न हो गया तथा नेमतों वाली जन्नतों में हमेशा बाकी रहने वाली नेमतें प्रदान कीं। और अल्लाह अच्छी तरह इबादत और अच्छा व्यवहार करने वाले लोगों से प्रेम करता है। -[3:149] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! यदि तुम यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और बहुदेववादियों में से काफिरों के सीधे रास्ते से हटाने वाले आदेशों को मानने लगो गे, तो वे तुम्हें तुम्हारे ईमान लाने के बाद तुम्हारी पुरानी अवस्था अर्थात कुफ्र की ओर लौटा देंगे, फिर तुम दुनिया एवं आख़िरत का घाटा उठाने वाले बन जाओगे। -[3:150] यदि तुम इन काफ़िरों का पालन करोगे, तो ये कभी तुम्हारी सहायता नहीं करेंगे। बल्कि अल्लाह ही तुम्हारे शत्रुओं के विरुद्ध तुम्हारा सहायक है। अतः तुम उसी की आज्ञा का पालन करो। वह सर्वशक्तिमान सबसे अच्छा सहायक है। इसलिए तुम्हें उसके बाद किसी की भी आवश्यकता नहीं है। -[3:151] हम अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले लोगों के दिलों में अत्यधिक भय डाल देंगे, ताकि वे तुम्हारे सामने युद्ध में ठहर न पाएँ। ऐसा इस कारण होगा कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के ऐसे साझी ठहरा लिए हैं, जिनकी वे अपनी इच्छाओं के अनुसार पूजा करते हैं, जिसके लिए अल्लाह ने उनपर कोई तर्क नहीं उतारा। उनका ठिकाना जिसकी ओर वे आख़िरत में लौटेंगे, वह आग है, और आग अत्याचारियों का क्या ही बुरा ठिकाना है। -[3:152] और अल्लाह ने उहुद के दिन तुम्हारे दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध मदद का अपना वादा पूरा कर दिखाया, जब तुम उसकी अनुमति से उन्हें गंभीर रूप से मार रहे थे, यहाँ तक कि जब तुमने कायरता दिखाई और रसूल के आदेश पर जमे रहने से कमज़ोर पड़ गए और इस बात में मतभेद करने लगे कि अपने-अपने स्थानों पर बने रहें या अपना स्थान छोड़कर ग़नीमत का माल जमा करने लग जाएँ, और तुमने हर हाल में अपने स्थानों पर बने रहने से संबंधित रसूल के आदेश की अवहेलना की। तुमसे यह मामला इसके बाद घटित हुआ कि अल्लाह ने तुम्हें तुम्हारे दुश्मनों पर विजय के दृश्य दिखा दिए, जिसे तुम पसंद करते थे। तुममें से कुछ लोग दुनिया का लाभ चाहते थे और ये वे लोग थे जिन्होंने अपना स्थान छोड़ दिया। तथा तुम में से कुछ लोग आख़िरत का बदला चाहते थे और ये वही लोग थे, जो अल्लाह के रसूल के आदेश का पालने करते हुए अपने स्थानों पर बने रहे। फिर अल्लाह ने तुम्हें उनसे फेर दिया और तुम्हारी परीक्षा लेने के लिए उन्हें तुम पर प्रभुत्व प्रदान कर दिया, ताकि विपत्ति पर धैर्य रखने वाला मोमिन उस व्यक्ति से प्रकट हो जाए जिसका पैर फिसल गया और उसकी आत्मा कमजोर हो गई। अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे उसके रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आदेश का उल्लंघन करने को क्षमा कर दिया है। अल्लाह मोमिनों पर बड़ा अनुग्रह करने वाला है कि उसने उन्हें ईमान का मार्ग दिखाया, उनके पापों को क्षमा कर दिया और उन्हें उनकी मुसीबतों पर बदला दिया। -[3:153] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उस समय को याद करो जब उहुद के युद्ध के दिन, रसूल के आदेश का उल्लंघन करने के कारण विफलता का सामना करने पर, तुम पृथ्वी में तेज़ी से भागे जा रहे थे, और तुममें से कोई भी किसी को मुड़कर नहीं देख रहा था। जबकि रसूल तुम्हारे और बहुदेववादियों के बीच खड़े तुम्हारे पीछे से तुम्हें यह कहते हुए बुला रहे थे : अल्लाह के बंदो! मेरी ओर आओ, अल्लाह के बंदो! मेरी ओर आओ। अतः अल्लाह ने इसपर तुम्हें बदले में दर्द और संकट से पीड़ित किया क्योंकि तुम विजय और ग़नीमत के धन से वंचित हो गए, जिसके बाद एक और दर्द और संकट था, क्योंकि तुम्हारे बीच नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हत्या की ख़बर फैला दी गई। और अल्लाह ने तुम्हें इस आपदा से इसलिए पीड़ित किया, ताकि तुम विजय और ग़नीमत के धन से वंचित होने पर, तथा हत्या और घाव से पीड़ित होने पर दुखी न हो। क्योंकि जब तुम्हें यह पता चल गया कि नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हत्या नहीं हुई है, तो तुम्हारे लिए हर मुसीबत और तकलीफ़ आसान हो गई। अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से अवगत है, तुम्हारे दिलों की स्थितियों तथा तुम्हारे शारीरिक अंगों के कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[3:154] फिर उसने दर्द और संकट के बाद तुमपर संतुष्टि और विश्वास उतार दिया। तुममें से एक समूह (जिन्हें अल्लाह के वचन पर भरोसा था) को उनके दिलों की शांति एवं स्थिरता के कारण ऊँघ आने लगी। जबकि दूसरा समूह ऐसा था, जो इस शांति और ऊँघ से वंचित था। ये मुनाफ़िक़ लेग थे, जिन्हें केवल खुद की सुरक्षा की चिंता थी। चुनाँचे वे चिंतित और भयभीत थे, वे अल्लाह के बारे में बुरा सोच रहे थे कि अल्लाह अपने रसूल की मदद नहीं करेगा और अपने बंदों का समर्थन नहीं करेगा। जिस तरह कि अज्ञानता काल के उन लोगों की सोच थी, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की हैसियत के समान उस का सम्मान नहीं किया। ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग अल्लाह से अनभिज्ञ होने के कारण कहते हैं : युद्ध में निकलने के संबंध में हमसे राय नहीं ली गई। यदि हमसे राय और मशवरा लिया गया होता, तो हम युद्ध के लिए बाहर न निकलते। (ऐ नबी) इसका उत्तर देते हुए कह दें : "निःसंदेह सभी मामले का अधिकार केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है। वह जो चाहता है, भाग्य निर्धारित करता है और जो चाहता है फैसला करता है। और उसी ने तुम्हारे भाग्य में निकलना लिख रखा था। ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग अपने दिलों में संदेह और बुरी सोच (दुर्भावना) छिपाए हुए हैं, जो आपके सामने ज़ाहिर नहीं करते। वे कहते हैं : यदि लड़ाई के लिए निकलने के संबंध में हमारी बात मानी गई होती, तो हम इस स्थान पर न मारे जाते। (ऐ नबी) आप उनका खंडन करते हुए कह दीजिए : यदि तुम हत्या और मृत्यु के स्थानों से दूर अपने घरों में भी होते; तब भी अल्लाह ने तुममें से जिनका मरना लिख दिया है, वे अवश्य अपने मरने के स्थानों की ओर निकल आते। अल्लाह ने यह सब इसलिए अनिवार्य किया है, ताकि वह तुम्हारे दिलों के इरादों और उद्देश्यों का परीक्षण करे और उनमें जो विश्वास और पाखंड है उसे अलग कर दे। अल्लाह उस चीज़ को भली-भाँति जानने वाला है जो उसके बंदों के सीनों में है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[3:155] (ऐ मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथियो!) जिस दिन उहुद के मैदान में, मुश्रिकों के एक गिरोह की भिड़ंत मुसलमानों के एक समूह से हुई, उस दिन जो लोग पराजित हुए, उन्हें शैतान ने उनके कुछ अपने ही किए हुए पापों के कारण, ग़लती करने पर उभारा। और अल्लाह ने अपनी ओर से कृपा एवं दया करते हुए उन्हें क्षमा कर दिया और उनकी पकड़ नहीं की। वास्तव में अल्लाह तौबा करने वालों को क्षमा करने वाला और सहनशील है जो जल्दी सज़ा नहीं देता। -[3:156] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुम लोग मुनाफ़िक़ों में से उन काफ़िरों के समान न हो जाओ, जो अपने रिश्तेदारों से कहते हैं जब वे आजीविका की तलाश में यात्रा करते हैं, या युद्ध में निकलते हैं, फिर मर जाते हैं या क़त्ल कर दिए जाते हैं, कि : "यदि वे हमारे पास होते और बाहर न निकलते और युद्ध में न गए होते, तो न वे मरते और न क़त्ल किए जाते।" अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों में यह विचार इसलिए डाला ताकि उन्हें अपने दिलों में अधिक से अधिक पछतावा (अफ़सोस) और दुःख हो। तथा अकेला अल्लाह ही है जो अपनी इच्छा से जीवन और मृत्यु देता है। न तो बैठे रहने से उसका निर्धारित निर्णय रुक सकता है और न निकलने से वह जल्दी आ सकता है। और अल्लाह तुम्हारे सब कार्यों को देख रहा है। तुम्हारे कर्म उससे छिपे नहीं हैं और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[3:157] और यदि (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम अल्लाह के रास्ते में मार दिए जाओ या मर जाओ, तो अल्लाह अवश्य तुम्हें महान क्षमा प्रदान करेगा और अपनी ओर से तुमपर ऐसी दया करेगा, जो तुम्हारे लिए इस दुनिया से तथा इसमें दुनिया वाले जो कुछ उसकी नश्वर नेमतें इकट्ठा कर रहे हैं, उससे कहीं बेहतर है। -[3:158] यदि तुम मर जाओ चाहे किसी भी स्थिति में तुम्हारी मृत्यु हो, या तुम मार दिए जाओ; तो तुम सब अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटाए जाओगे; ताकि वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला दे। -[3:159] अल्लाह की महान दया के कारण - ऐ नबी - आपका व्यवहार अपने साथियों के साथ विनम्र था। यदि आप अपने कथन एवं कर्म में सख्त तथा कठोर दिल वाले होते, तो वे आपके पास से हट जाते। अतः आप अपने संबंध में उनकी कोताहियों को क्षमा करें और उनके लिए क्षमा की याचना करें। और जिन मामलों में परामर्श की आवश्यकता हो, उन मामलों में उनकी राय लें। फिर जब परामर्श के बाद किसी बात का पक्का इरादा कर लें, तो उसे कर गुजरें और अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों को पसंद करता है जो उसपर भरोसा करते हैं। चुनाँचे वह उन्हें तौफ़ीक प्रदान करता है और उनका समर्थन करता है। -[3:160] यदि अल्लाह अपनी सहायता और सहयोग से तुम्हारा समर्थन करे, तो कोई तुम्हें पराजित नहीं कर सकता, भले ही पृथ्वी के लोग तुम्हारे विरुद्ध इकट्ठे हो जाएँ। और यदि वह तुम्हारी सहायता छोड़ दे और तुम्हें स्वयं तुम्हारे हवाले कर दे, तो फिर उसके बाद कोई भी तुम्हारी सहायता नहीं कर सकता। अतः विजय केवल उसी (अल्लाह) के हाथ में है, और ईमान वालों को केवल अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करना चाहिए, किसी और पर नहीं। -[3:161] किसी नबी के लिए यह संभव नहीं है कि अल्लाह ने उसके लिए जो कुछ विशिष्ट कर दिया है उसके अलावा ग़नीमत के धन में से कुछ लेकर ख़यानत करे। और तुम में से जो कोई ग़नीमत के धन में से कुछ लेकर ख़यानत करेगा, उसे क़ियामत के दिन अपमानित करके दंडित किया जाएगा। चुनाँचे वह ख़यानत की हुई चीज़ को उठाए हुए सभी लोगों के सामने आएगा। फिर प्रत्येक प्राणी को उसके किए हुए का बिना कमी के पूरा-पूरा बदला दिया जाएगा। तथा उनके बुरे कर्मों को बढ़ाकर, या उनके अच्छे कामों को कम करके उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[3:162] जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने वाली चीज़ों यानी ईमान और अच्छे कर्म का पालन करे, वह अल्लाह के निकट उस व्यक्ति के समान नहीं है, जिसने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और बुरे कार्य किए। जिसके कारण वह अल्लाह का सख्त क्रोध लेकर लौटा और उसका ठिकाना जहन्नम है। और यह बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[3:163] अल्लाह के निकट दुनिया और आखिरत में उनके स्थान अलग-अलग हैं। और वे जो कुछ करते हैं अल्लाह उसे देख रहा है। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह हर एक को उसके कर्म का बदला देगा। -[3:164] वस्तुतः अल्लाह ने मोमिनों को अनुग्रह प्रदान किया और उन पर बड़ा उपकार किया है कि उनके अंदर उन्हीं में से एक रसूल भेजा, जो उन्हें क़ुरआन पढ़कर सुनाता है और उन्हें शिर्क (बहुदेववाद) और दुष्ट नैतिकता (दुराचार) से शुद्ध करता है, तथा उन्हें क़ुरआन और सुन्नत की शिक्षा देता है, हालाँकि वे इस रसूल के अवतरण से पूर्व संमार्ग से दूर खुली गुमराही में पड़े थे। -[3:165] क्या (ऐ ईमान वालो) जब तुम्हें उहुद के दिन पराजित होने के समय एक विपत्ति का सामना करना पड़ा और तुममें से कुछ लोग शहीद हो गए, जबकि तुमने बद्र के युद्ध में अपने शत्रुओं के इसके दोगुना लोगों को क़त्ल किया था और बंदी बनाया था, तो तुम कहने लगे : हमें यह विपत्ति कहाँ से पहुँच गई, जबकि हम ईमान वाले हैं और अल्लाह के नबी हमारे बीच उपस्थित हैं? (ऐ नबी) आप कह दीजिए : यह विपत्ति जो तुम्हें पहुँची है, वह तुम्हारे ही कारण से आई है जब तुमने आपस में विवाद किया और रसूल की अवज्ञा की। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर शक्तिमान है। अतः वह जिसकी चाहे सहायता करे और जिसे चाहे असहाय छोड़ दे। -[3:166] और उहुद के दिन तुम्हारे गिरोह और मुश्रिकों के गिरोह के बीच मुठभेड़ के समय तुम्हें जिस पराजय का सामना करना पड़ा, और तुममें से कुछ लोग घायल और कुछ लोग शहीद कर दिए गए, यह सब अल्लाह की अनुमति और उसके फ़ैसले (क़ज़ा व क़दर) के अनुसार था; जिसमें एक बड़ी हिकमत यह निहित थी कि सच्चे ईमान वाले प्रत्यक्ष हो जाएँ। -[3:167] और ताकि उन मुनाफ़िक़ों की (भी) पहचान हो जाए, जिनसे जब कहा गया कि : अल्लाह के रास्ते में युद्ध करो, या मुसलमानों का संख्याबल बढ़ाकर प्रतिरक्षा करो, तो उन्होंने उत्तर दिया : "यदि हम जानते कि युद्ध होगा, तो अवश्य तुम्हारा साथ देते। लेकिन हम यह नहीं देखते हैं कि तुम्हारे और उन लोगों के बीच कोई युद्ध होने वाला है।" वे उस समय उस स्थिति की अपेक्षा जो उनके विश्वास को इंगित करती थी, उस स्थिति के अधिक निकट थे जो उनके अविश्वास (कुफ़्र) को इंगित करती थी। वे अपने मुँह से ऐसी बात कह रहे थे जो उनके दिल में नहीं थी। और अल्लाह उनके दिलों के भेदों को ख़ूब जनता है और शीघ्र ही वह उन्हें इसकी सज़ा देगा। -[3:168] ये वही लोग हैं जो युद्ध से पीछे रहे और अपने उन रिश्तेदारों के बारे में, जो उहुद के दिन शहीद हो गए, कहने लगे : "यदि वे हमारी बात मान लेते और युद्ध के लिए न निकलते, तो वे मारे नहीं जाते।" ऐ नबी! आप उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कह दीजिए कि : तो तुम अपने आप से मौत को टालकर दिखाओ, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि अगर वे तुम्हारी बात मान लेते, तो मारे न जाते, और यह कि तुम्हारे मृत्यु से बच जाने का कारण अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद से पीछे बैठ रहना था। -[3:169] (ऐ नबी) आप यह मत समझें कि जो लोग अल्लाह की खातिर जिहाद में मारे गए थे, वे मर चुके हैं। बल्कि वे अपने पालनहार के पास उसके सम्मान के घर में एक विशेष जीवन जी रहे हैं, उन्हें विभिन्न प्रकार की ऐसी रोज़ी मिलती रहती है, जिसका ज्ञान केवल अल्लाह को है। -[3:170] अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से जो कुछ उन्हें प्रदान किया है उस पर वे खुशी और आनंद से अभिभूत हैं। वे इस आशा और प्रतीक्षा में हैं कि उनके वे भाई जो दुनिया में रह गए हैं, उनसे आ मिलेंगे, और वे भी अगर अल्लाह के रास्ते में युद्ध करते हुए मारे जाएँगे, तो उन्हें भी उन्हीं की तरह अल्लाह का अनुग्रह प्राप्त होगा। तथा उन्हें न अपने सामने आख़िरत का भय होगा और न वे दुनिया की सुख-सामग्री के छूटने पर दुखी होंगे। -[3:171] इसके साथ ही, वे अल्लाह की ओर से उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहे महान प्रतिफल, और उस प्रतिफल में महान वृद्धि से प्रसन्न हो रहे हैं, और इससे भी (प्रसन्न हैं) कि सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह विश्वासियों के प्रतिफल को विनष्ट नहीं करता, बल्कि उन्हें उनका पूरा-पूरा बदला देता है और उन्हें उसपर बढ़ाकर देता है। -[3:172] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के आदेश को स्वीकार किया जब उन्हें अल्लाह के रास्ते में लड़ने के लिए बाहर निकलने और “हमराउल-असद” के युद्ध में बहुदेववादियों से मुठभेड़ करने के लिए बुलाया गया, जो कि उहुद के युद्ध के बाद घटित हुआ था, जिसमें मुसलामन ज़ख़्मों से चूर और निढाल हो गए थे। परंतु उनके घावों ने उन्हें अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की पुकार का जवाब देने से नहीं रोका। उनमें से जिन लोगों ने अच्छे कार्य किए तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर उससे डरते रहे, उनके लिए बहुत बड़ा बदला है और वह जन्नत है। -[3:173] ये वही लोग हैं जिनसे कुछ मुश्रिकों ने कहा : कुरैश ने अबू सुफ़यान के नेतृत्व में तुमसे लड़ने और तुम्हें विनष्ट करने के लिए बहुत बड़ी सेना इकट्ठा कर ली है। अतः उनसे डरो और उनसे मुठभेड़ करने से बचो। तो उनकी इस बात और इस भय दिलाने से उनका अल्लाह पर विश्वास और उसके वादे पर भरोसा और बढ़ गया। चुनाँचे वे यह कहते हुए मुश्रिकों से मुठभेड़ करने के लिए निकल पड़े कि : अल्लाह हमारे लिए काफी है। और वह सबसे अच्छा है जिसे हम अपना मामला सौंपते हैं। -[3:174] फिर वे “हमराउल असद” की ओर निकलने के बाद अल्लाह की ओर से महान प्रतिफल, अपने पदों में वृद्धि और अपने शत्रुओं से सुरक्षा के साथ लौटे, चुनांचे वे न मारे गए और न ही घायल हुए। तथा उन्होंने ऐसी बातों का अनुसरण किया, जिनसे अल्लाह प्रसन्न होता है, जैसे उसकी आज्ञाकारिता पर प्रतिबद्ध रहना और उसकी अवज्ञा से दूर रहना। और अल्लाह अपने मोमिन बंदों पर बड़े अनुग्रह वाला है। -[3:175] तुम्हें डराने वाला शैतान ही है। वह अपने समर्थकों और सहायकों के द्वारा तुम्हें भयभीत करता है। अतः तुम उनके सामने कायरता मत दिखाओ। क्योंकि उनके पास कोई शक्ति और सामर्थ्य नहीं है। और अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता पर प्रतिबद्धता के साथ केवल उसी से डरो, यदि तुम वास्तव में उस पर विश्वास रखने वाले हो। -[3:176] (ऐ रसूल) मुनाफिक़ो में से जो लोग अपनी एड़ियों के बल पलटते हुए कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) में जल्दी कर रहे हैं, आप उनसे दुःखी न हों। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह को कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकते। बल्कि वे अल्लाह पर ईमान और उसके आज्ञापालन से दूर होकर स्वयं को नुकसान पहुँचा रहे हैं। अल्लाह उन्हें असहाय छोड़कर और उन्हें तौफ़ीक़ न देकर यह चाहता है कि उनके लिए आख़िरत की नेमतों में से कोई हिस्सा न रह जाए। और उनके लिए वहाँ जहन्नम में बहुत बड़ी यातना है। -[3:177] वास्तव में, जिन लोगों ने ईमान के बदले कुफ्र का सौदा किया, वे अल्लाह को कुछ भी नुकसान नहीं पहुँचा सकते। बल्कि वे खुद को नुकसान पहुँचाएंगे। और आख़िरत में उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[3:178] अपने पालनहार का इनकार करने वाले और उसकी शरीयत का विरोध करने वाले, हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि उनके कुफ्र के बावजूद उन्हें ढील देना और उनकी आयु लंबी करना, उनके लिए अच्छा है। मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा वे समझते हैं। वास्तव में, हम उन्हें ढील इसलिए दे रहे हैं ताकि अधिक से अधिक गुनाह करके अपने पाप का घड़ा भर लें। और उनके लिए अपमानजनक यातना है। -[3:179] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अल्लाह की हिकमत यह नहीं है कि वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे मुनाफिक़ों (पाखंडियों) के साथ मिश्रण (घुलने-मिलने), तुम्हारे बीच अंतर न होने और सच्चे विश्वासियों के स्पष्ट न होने की स्थिति में छोड़ दे, जब तक कि वह तुम्हें विभिन्न प्रकार की ज़िम्मेदारियों और परीक्षणों के द्वारा उत्कृष्ट न कर दे। ताकि अच्छा मोमिन, दुष्ट मुनाफ़िक़ से विदित होकर सामने आ जाए। तथा अल्लाह की हिकमत यह भी नहीं है कि वह तुम्हें परोक्ष (ग़ैब की बातों) से सूचित कर दे, तो तुम मोमिन और मुनाफ़िक़ के बीच अंतर करने लगो। लेकिन अल्लाह अपने रसूलों में से जिसे चाहता है, चुन लेता है और उसे कुछ ग़ैब की बातों की सूचना देता है, जैसा कि उसने अपने नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को मुनाफिक़ों की स्थिति के बारे में सूचित किया। अतः तुम अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर अपने ईमान को मज़बूत कर लो। यदि तुम सच्चे ईमान वाले बन जाओ और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके एवं उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरने लगो, तो तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह के निकट बड़ा प्रतिफल है। -[3:180] जो लोग उन नेमतों में कंजूसी करते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से उन्हें प्रदान किए हैं। चुनाँचे वे उनमें अल्लाह के अधिकार को रोक लेते हैं, वे यह मत सोचें कि यह व्यवहार उनके लिए अच्छा है, बल्कि यह उनके लिए बुरा है। क्योंकि उन्होंने जिस धन में कंजूसी की है, वह तौक़ (पट्टा) बन जाएगा, जिसे क़ियामत के दिन उनकी गर्दनों में डालकर उन्हें यातना दी जाएगी। तथा आकाश और धरती की सभी चीज़ों को अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटना है। और वही अपनी समस्त रचनाओं के नाश हो जाने के बाद जीवित रहेगा। और जो कुछ तुम करते हो अल्लाह उसके सूक्ष्म से सूक्ष्म विवरण से अवगत है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[3:181] अल्लाह ने यहूदियों के कथन को सुना जब उन्होंने कहा : “अल्लाह गरीब है क्योंकि उसने हमसे ऋण मांगा है, और हमारे पास जो धन है उससे हम समृद्ध हैं।” उन्होंने अपने पालनहार पर जो मिथ्यारोपण किया है, हम उसे तथा उनके अनाधिकार अपने नबियों की हत्या करने को भी अवश्य लिख लेंगे। और हम उनसे कहेंगे : लो, आग में जला देने वाली यातना का मज़ा चखो। -[3:182] यह यातना उन गुनाहों और कुकर्मों के कारण है जो (ऐ यहूदियो) तुम्हारे हाथ आगे भेजते रहे हैं। और अल्लाह तो अपने बंदों में से किसी पर भी अत्याचार नहीं करता है। -[3:183] ये वही लोग हैं जिन्होंने - झूठ बोलते और आरोप लगाते हुए - कहा : "अल्लाह ने हमें अपनी पुस्तकों में तथा अपने नबियों की ज़ुबानी वसीयत की है कि हम किसी रसूल पर उस समय तक ईमान न लाएँ, जब तक वह अपनी सच्चाई साबित करने के लिए कोई चमत्कार न लाए। और इसका तरीक़ा यह है कि अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए वह दान करे, जिसे आकाश से उतरने वाली आग जला दे।" दरअसल, उन लोगों ने अल्लाह की ओर वसीयत की निसबत करने और रसूलों की सच्चाई के प्रमाणों को उपर्युक्त चीज़ में सीमित करने के बारे में अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ा है। इसीलिए अल्लाह ने अपने नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को आदेश दिया कि आप उनसे कहें : मुझसे पहले कई रसूल तुम्हारे पास अपनी सच्चाई के स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए, और वह क़ुर्बानी भी लाए जो तुमने कहा था जिसे आकाश से उतरने वाली आग ने जलाना था, तो फिर तुमने उन्हें क्यों झुठलाया और उनकी हत्या क्यों की, यदि तुम अपनी बात में सच्चे हो? -[3:184] (ऐ नबी) यदि उन्होंने आपको झुठलाया है, तो इससे आप दु:खी न हों। क्योंकि यह तो काफिरों की आदत है। चुनाँचे आपसे पूर्व भी बहुत सारे रसूल झुठलाए गए हैं, जो स्पष्ट प्रमाणों, नसीहतों और दिलों को विनम्र करने वाली बातों पर आधारित पुस्तकों, तथा प्रावधानों एवं नियमों पर आधारित मार्गदर्शक किताब लेकर आए। -[3:185] प्रत्येक प्राणी को, चाहे वह कोई भी हो, मौत का स्वाद ज़रूर चखना है। अतः कोई मखलूक़ इस दुनिया से धोखा न खाए। और क़यामत के दिन तुम्हें अपने कर्मों का पूरा-पूरा बदला बिना कमी के दिया जाएगा। फिर जिसे अल्लाह आग से दूर रखे और जन्नत में प्रवेश दे दे, तो वास्तव में उसे वह भलाई मिल गई जिसकी उसे आशा थी, और वह उस बुराई से मुक्ति पा गया जिसका उसे डर था। और इस दुनिया का जीवन तो केवल एक क्षणभंगुर सामग्री है, और उससे कोई धोखा खाया हुआ व्यक्ति ही चिमट सकता है। -[3:186] (ऐ ईमान वालो) तुम्हारा अपने धनों के बारे में, उनमें अनिवार्य अधिकारों की अदायगी तथा उनपर उतरने वाली आपदाओं के द्वारा परीक्षण किया जाएगा। इसी तरह तुम्हारा अपने प्राणों के बारे में, शरीयत के आदेशों के पालन एवं विभिन्न प्रकार की विपत्तियों के द्वारा, ज़रूर परीक्षण किया जाएगा। साथ ही तुम्हें उन लोगों की तरफ़ से जो तुमसे पहले किताब दिए गए तथा उन लोगों की तरफ़ से जिन्होंने शिर्क किया तुम्हारे बारे में तथा तुम्हारे धर्म के संबंध में बहुत-सी दु:खदायी बातें सुनने को मिलेंगी। यदि तुम इन पहुँचने वाली विपत्तियों और परीक्षणों पर धैर्य से काम लो और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरते रहो, तो यह ऐसे कामों में से है, जिसके लिए दृढ़ संकल्प की ज़रूरत होती है, और प्रतिस्पर्धा करने वाले इसमें परस्पर प्रतिस्पर्धा करते हैं। -[3:187] और (ऐ नबी!) आप उस समय को याद कीजिए जब अल्लाह ने यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के विद्वानों से पक्का वचन लिया था कि तुम अल्लाह की पुस्तक को लोगों के समक्ष बयान करते रहोगे और उसमें जो मार्गदर्शन, तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) की निशानियाँ हैं, उन्हें नहीं छिपाओगे। परंतु उन्होंने इस वचन को पीछे डाल दिया और उस पर ध्यान नहीं दिया। चुनाँचे उन्होंने सत्य को छिपाया और असत्य को प्रकट किया। और उन्होंने अल्लाह के वचन के बदले थोड़ा सा मूल्य ले लिया, जैसे प्रतिष्ठा और धन जो उन्हें प्राप्त हो सकता था। तो यह कितना ही बुरा मूल्य है, जो वे अल्लाह के वचन के बदले में ले रहे हैं। -[3:188] (ऐ नबी) आप बिलकुल यह न समझें कि जो लोग बुराई करके प्रसन्न होते हैं तथा चाहते हैं कि जो अच्छे कार्य उन्होंने नहीं किए हैं, उनपर (भी) लोग उनकी प्रशंसा करें, आप कभी उन्हें यातना से सुरक्षित और मुक्त न समझें। बल्कि उनका ठिकाना जहन्नम है और उसमें उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[3:189] आकाशों एवं धरती तथा जो कुछ उनमें उपस्थित है, सबका राज्याधिकार, रचना एवं प्रबंधन की दृष्टि से, केवल अल्लाह का है, और अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। -[3:190] निःसंदेह आकाशों तथा धरती को बिना किसी पूर्व नमूने के अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व में लाने में तथा रात और दिन के एक दूसरे के पीछे आने-जाने और उन दोनों के लंबे और छोटे होने के एतिबार से एक दूसरे से भिन्न होने में; शुद्ध बुद्धि वालों के लिए स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं, जो उन्हें ब्रह्मांड के निर्माता का संकेत देती हैं, जो अकेले इबादत का अधिकार रखता है। -[3:191] ये वही लोग हैं जो खड़े, बैठे और लेटे, हर स्थिति में अल्लाह को याद करते हैं तथा आकाश और धरती की रचना में चिंतन करते हैं और कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तूने इतनी बड़ी सृष्टि को व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया है। तू बिना उद्देश्य कार्य करने से पवित्र है। अतः तू हमें नेकियों की तौफ़ीक़ देकर और बुराइयों से सुरक्षितकर आग के अज़ाब से बचा ले। -[3:192] (ऐ हमारे पालनहार) तूने अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसे जहन्नम में डाल दिया, तो वास्तव में उसे तूने अपमानित किया। और क़यामत के दिन अत्याचारियों का कोई सहायक न होगा, जो उनसे अल्लाह के अज़ाब और उसकी सज़ा को टाल सके। -[3:193] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमने एक ईमान की ओर बुलाने वाले को सुना – और वह तेरे पैग़ंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम हैं - जो यह कहकर बुला रहे थे : (लोगो,) तुम अपने पालनहार अल्लाह पर ईमान लाओ, जो कि एकमात्र पूज्य है। तो हम उसपर ईमान ले आए जिसकी ओर वह बुला रहे थे और उनकी शरीयत का पालन किया। अतः तू हमारे पापों को छिपाए रख और हमें बेनकाब न कर, तथा हमारी बुराइयों को क्षमा कर दे और उनपर हमारी पकड़ न कर, और हमें अच्छे कार्यों के करने और बुराइयों को छोड़ने की तौफीक़ देकर हमें सदाचारी लोगों के साथ मृत्यु दे। -[3:194] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तूने अपने रसूलों की ज़बानी इस दुनिया में जिस मार्गदर्शन और मदद व विजय का हम से वादा किया था, वह हमें प्रदान कर और क़यामत के दिन जहन्नम में डालकर हमें अपमानित न कर। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! वास्तव में तू बड़ा उदार है, अपना वचन नहीं तोड़ता। -[3:195] उनके पालनहार ने उनकी प्रार्थना का उत्तर दिया : मैं तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला बर्बाद नहीं करता, चाहे वह कम हो या ज़्यादा और कार्य करने वाला पुरुष हो या महिला। क्योंकि इस धर्म में तुम सब लोगों का हुक्म एक है। न तो किसी पुरुष की नेकी में वृद्धि की जाएगी और न तो किसी महिला की नेकी में कमी की जाएगी। अतः जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के रास्ते में हिजरत की, और काफ़िरों ने उन्हें उनके घरों से निकाल दिया, और उन्हें अपने पालनहार के आज्ञापालन के कारण कष्ट दिया गया, और उन्होंने अल्लाह के रास्ते में लड़ाई की और अल्लाह के शब्द (वचन) को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए शहीद कर दिए गए, तो मैं क़यामत के दिन अवश्य उनकी बुराइयों को क्षमा कर दूँगा और उन्हें नज़रंदाज़ कर दूँगा, और उन्हें अवश्य ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करूँगा, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। यह अल्लाह की ओर से बदला होगा। और अल्लाह के पास ऐसा उत्तम बदला है जिसका कोई उदाहरण नहीं। -[3:196] (ऐ नबी) शहर में काफिरों का चलना-फिरना और उसमें उनका आधिपत्य, तथा उनके व्यापार और आजीविका का विस्तार आपको धोखे में न डाल दे कि उनकी स्थिति को देखकर आप शोक और चिंता से ग्रस्त हो जाएँ। -[3:197] यह दुनिया दरअसल थोड़ी सी सुख-सामग्री है, जिसे स्थायित्व प्राप्त नहीं है। फिर उसके बाद उनका ठिकाना जहाँ वे क़यामत के दिन लौटकर जाएँगे : जहन्नम है। और आग उनके लिए बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[3:198] परन्तु जो लोग अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके तथा उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते रहे, उनके लिए ऐसी जन्नतें हैं, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बह रही हैं, जिनमें वे सदैव रहेंगे। यह अल्लाह के पास से तैयार किया हुआ बदला है। और अल्लाह ने अपने सदाचारी बंदों के लिए जो कुछ तैयार कर रखा है, वह दुनिया की उन सुख-सामग्रियों से उत्तम और श्रेष्ठ है, जिनका काफ़िर लोग आनंद ले रहे हैं। -[3:199] सभी अह्ले किताब एक समान नहीं हैं। उनमें से एक गिरोह ऐसा भी है, जो अल्लाह पर और तुम्हारी ओर उतारी गई हिदायत एवं सत्य पर ईमान रखते हैं, तथा उस पर भी ईमान रखते हैं जो कुछ उनकी पुस्तकों में उतारा गया है। वे अल्लाह के रसूलों के बीच कोई अंतर नहीं करते हैं। वे अल्लाह के आगे, उसके पास जो कुछ (प्रतिफल) है उसकी इच्छा में, समर्पित और विनम्र रहते हैं। वे अल्लाह की आयतों के बदले इस दुनिया की सामग्री का थोड़ा-सा मूल्य नहीं लेते हैं। इन गुणों से विशिष्ट इन लोगों के लिए उनके पालनहार के पास बहुत बड़ा बदला है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह कर्मों का शीघ्र हिसाब लेने वाला और उनपर शीघ्र बदला देने वाला है। -[3:200] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुम शरीयत के आदेशों की पाबंदी करने पर तथा अपने ऊपर आनेवाली दुनिया की आपदाओं पर धैर्य से काम लो, तथा धैर्य के मामले में काफिरों से आगे रहो, चुनाँचे वे तुमसे अधिक धैर्य रखने वाले न होने पाएँ, और अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद पर डटे रहो, और अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते रहो, ताकि तुम्हें आग से मुक्ति और जन्नत में प्रवेश के द्वारा अपना उद्देश्य प्राप्त हो जाए। - -Surah 4: An-Nisa' (The Women) ----------------------------------------- -[4:1] ऐ लोगो! अपने पालनहार से डरो। क्योंकि वही है जिसने तुम्हें एक जान से पैदा किया जो तुम्हारे पिता आदम हैं। और आदम से उनकी पत्नी तुम्हारी माँ हव्वा को पैदा किया। और उन दोनों से पृथ्वी के कोनों में बहुत-से पुरुषों और महिलाओं को फैला दिए। और उस अल्लाह से डरो जिसके नाम पर तुम एक-दूसरे से यह कहते हुए माँगते हो : मैं अल्लाह के नाम पर तुझसे ऐसा करने के लिए कहता हूँ। तथा रिश्ते-नाते को तोड़ने से बचो, जो तुम्हें आपस में जोड़ता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारा निरीक्षण कर रहा है। अतः तुम्हारा कोई काम उससे ओझल नहीं होता, बल्कि वह उन्हें गिनकर रखता है और तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[4:2] तथा (ऐ अभिभावकों) तुम अनाथों (जिनके पिता उनके बालिग होने से पहले मर गए) को उनका धन उस समय पूरा का पूरा दे दो, जब वे बालिग़ और समझदार हो जाएँ। और तुम हलाल के बदले हराम माल मत लो; इस प्रकार कि तुम अनाथों के अच्छे-अच्छे धन स्वयं ले लो और उसके बदले अपने घटिया और ख़राब धन उन्हें दे दो। और अनाथों का धन अपने धन के साथ मिलाकर हड़प न लो। ऐसा करना अल्लाह के निकट बहुत बड़ा पाप है। -[4:3] यदि तुम्हें डर हो कि अपने अधीन रहने वाली अनाथ लड़कियों से विवाह करके तुम न्याय नहीं कर पाओगे; या तो इस डर से कि तुम उनके आवश्यक मह्र को कम कर दोगे, या उनके साथ दुर्व्यवहार करोगे, तो ऐसी स्थिति में तुम उन्हें छोड़कर उनके अलावा दूसरी अच्छी महिलाओं से विवाह कर लो। यदि तुम चाहो तो दो, या तीन, या चार से विवाह कर सकते हो। परन्तु यदि तुम्हें डर हो कि तुम उनके बीच न्याय नहीं कर सकोगे, तो एक ही तक सीमित रहो, या फिर उन दासियों से लाभान्वित हो जिनके तुम मालिक हो; क्योंकि उनके लिए उस तरह के अधिकार अनिवार्य नहीं हैं जो पत्नियों के लिए आवश्यक हैं। आयत में अनाथ लड़कियों के संबंध में, तथा एक ही महिला से विवाह करने अथवा दासियों से लाभ उठाने के संबंध में जो कुछ वर्णित है, वह इस बात के अधिक निकट है कि तुम अत्याचार न करो और किसी एक की तरफ झुकाव न रखो। -[4:4] स्त्रियों को उनके मह्र एक अनिवार्य उपहार के तौर पर अदा करो। यदि वे बिना किसी मजबूरी के अपनी इच्छा से तुम्हारे लिए मह्र में से कुछ छोड़ दें, तो उसे हलाल व पाक समझकर (रूचिकर) खाओ। -[4:5] और (ऐ अभिभावको!) उन लोगों को धन न दो, जो अच्छी तरह से उसका प्रबंधन नहीं कर सकते हैं। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने इस धन को बंदो के हितों की रक्षा और उनकी आजीविका का साधन बनाया है और ये लोग धन का प्रभार लेने और उसे संरक्षित करने के योग्य नहीं हैं। उस धन से उन पर खर्च करो और उन्हें कपड़े पहनाओ, तथा उनसे अच्छी बात कहो और उनसे अच्छा वादा करो कि उनके परिपक्व हो जाने और धन प्रबंधन में कुशल हो जाने पर तुम उन्हें उनका धन दे दोगे। -[4:6] (ऐ अभिभावको) जब अनाथ बच्चे वयस्कता की आयु को पहुँच जाएँ, तो उनकी इस प्रकार जाँच करो कि उन्हें उनके माल का कुछ हिस्सा दे दो कि वे उसे अपनी मर्ज़ी से काम में लाएं। यदि वे उसका सदुपयोग करें और तुम्हारे लिए उनकी समझदारी (योग्यता) स्पष्ट हो जाए, तो तुम उनका पूरा धन बिना किसी कमी के उनके हवाले कर दो। तथा उनके धन को उस सीमा से बढ़कर न खाओ जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए ज़रूरत के समय उनके धन से वैध ठहराया है, और उसे इस डर से जल्दी-जल्दी न खाओ कि वे बालिग होने के बाद उसे ले लेंगे। और तुममें से जिसके पास इतना धन हो कि वह उसे बेनियाज़ कर दे, तो उसे अनाथ का धन लेने से बचना चाहिए। और तुममें से जो गरीब हो उसके पास कोई धन न हो, तो वह अपनी आवश्यकता के अनुसार खा सकता है। और जब तुम उनके वयस्क और परिपक्व होने के बाद उनका धन उनके हवाले करो, तो अधिकारों को संरक्षित करने और विवाद के कारणों को रोकने के लिए उस सुपुर्दगी पर गवाह बना लो। और अल्लाह उसपर साक्षी और अपने बंदों के कार्यों का हिसाब लेने के लिए काफी है। -[4:7] पुरुषों का उस माल में हिस्सा है, जिसे माता-पिता और रिश्तेदारों जैसे भाइयों और चाचाओं ने मरने के बाद छोड़ा है, यह धन कम हो या अधिक। इसी प्रकार इन लोगों के छोड़े हुए धन में स्त्रियों का भी हिस्सा है। यह अज्ञानता के समय की उस रीति के विपरीत है जिसमें महिलाओं और बच्चों को विरासत से वंचित रखा जाता था। यह हिस्सा एक ऐसा अधिकार है जिसकी राशि सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की ओर से निश्चित व निर्धारित है। -[4:8] जब पैतृक संपत्ति के बंटवारे के समय गैर-वारिस रिश्तेदार, अनाथ और निर्धन उपस्थित हों; तो इस धन में से उसके बंटवारे से पहले - ऐच्छिक रूप से - जितनी तुम्हारी इच्छा हो उन्हें भी दो। क्योंकि वे उसकी आस लगाते हैं, और यह धन तुम्हारे पास बिना किसी कष्ट के आया है। तथा उनसे अच्छी बात कहो जिसमें कोई अभद्रता न हो। -[4:9] और उन लोगों को डरना चाहिए जो अगर मर जाते और अपने पीछे कमज़ोर छोटे बच्चे छोड़ जाते, तो उन्हें उनके नष्ट होने का कैसा डर होता। अतः उन्हें अल्लाह से डरते हुए उन अनाथों पर अत्याचार नहीं करना चाहिए जो उनके संरक्षण में हैं। ताकि अल्लाह उनकी मौत के पश्चात उनके लिए ऐसे लोगों का प्रबंध करे, जो उनकी औलाद के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करें, जैसा कि उन्होंने उन अनाथों के साथ सद्व्यवहार किया था। तथा उन्हें उस व्यक्ति की औलाद के हक़ में अच्छा व्यवहार करना चाहिए जिसकी वसीयत के समय वे उपस्थित होते हैं, इस प्रकार कि उनसे सही व सच्ची बात कहें कि वह अपनी वसीयत में अपने वारिसों के हक़ पर अत्याचार न करे, तथा वसीयत को छोड़कर खुद को भलाई से वंचित न करे। -[4:10] जो लोग अनाथों का धन ले लेते हैं और उसमें अन्यायपूर्ण और आक्रामक तरीक़े से अपना अधिकार चलाते हैं, वे वास्तव में अपने पेट में दहकती हुई आग डाल रहे हैं। और यह आग उन्हें क़यामत (पुनरुत्थान) के दिन जलाएगी। -[4:11] अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारी संतान की पैतृक संपत्ति के संबंध में आदेश देता है कि पैतृक संपत्ति का बंटवरा उनके बीच इस तरह होगा कि एक बेटे को दो बेटियों के समान हिस्सा मिलेगा। यदि मृतक ने केवल बेटियाँ छोड़ी हों, कोई बेटा न हो, तो दो या उनसे अधिक बेटियों को विरासत का दो तिहाई हिस्सा मिलेगा। और यदि उसकी केवल एक ही बेटी हो, तो उसे विरासत का आधा हिस्सा मिलेगा। तथा मृतक के माता-पिता में से प्रत्येक को छोड़े हुए धन का छठवाँ हिस्सा मिलेगा, यदि उसकी कोई संतान हो, चाहे वह नर हो या नारी। और यदि उसकी कोई औलाद न हो और उसके माता-पिता के अतिरिक्त उसका कोई वारिस न हो, तो ऐसी स्थिति में उसकी माँ को एक तिहाई हिस्सा मिलेगा और विरासत का शेष भाग बाप का होगा। और यदि मृतक के दो या दो से अधिक भाई-बहन हों, सगे हों या सौतेले, तो फर्ज़ के रूप में माँ को छठवाँ हिस्सा मिलेगा, और बाकी असबह होने के कारण बाप के लिए होगा और भाइयों (और बहनों) को कुछ नहीं मिलेगा। विरासत का यह बंटवारा उस वसीयत के कार्यान्वयन के बाद होगा जो मृतक ने की थी, बशर्ते कि उसकी वसीयत की राशि उसके एक तिहाई धन से अधिक न हो, तथा इस शर्त के साथ कि उसपर अनिवार्य कर्ज़ का भुगतान कर दिया जाए। अल्लाह ने विरासत का बंटवारा इस प्रकार निर्धारित किया है; क्योंकि तुम नहीं जानते कि तुम्हारे बाप और बेटों में से इस दुनिया और आखिरत में तुम्हारे लिए कौन सबसे अधिक लाभदायक है। क्योंकि ऐसा हो सकता है कि मृतक अपने किसी वारिस के बारे में अच्छा गुमान रखे और उसे अपना पूरा धन दे दे, या वह उसके बारे में बुरा गुमान रखे और उसे विरासत से वंचित कर दे, जबकि हो सकता है कि मामला उसके विपरीत हो। हालांकि जो यह सब कुछ जानता है वह अल्लाह है, जिससे कोई वस्तु छिप नहीं सकती। इसीलिए उसने विरासत का बंटवारा उक्त तरीक़े पर किया है और उसे अपने बंदों पर अनिवार्य कर्तव्य ठहराया है। नि:संदेह अल्लाह जानने वाला है, जिसपर उसके बंदों के हितों में से कोई भी चीज़ गुप्त नहीं है, तथा वह अपने विधान और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:12] तुम्हें (ऐ पतियो!) तुम्हारी पत्नियों के छोड़े हुए धन का आधा हिस्सा मिलेगा; यदि उनकी कोई संतान (चाहे नर हो या नारी) तुमसे या किसी अन्य व्यक्ति से न हो। यदि उनकी कोई संतान है (चाहे नर हो या नारी), तो तुम्हें उनके छोड़े हुए धन का चौथा हिस्सा मिलेगा। तुम्हारे लिए इसका वितरण उनकी वसीयत लागू करने तथा उनके ज़िम्मे अनिवार्य क़र्ज़ को चुकाने के बाद किया जाएगा। और (ऐ पतियो!) तुम्हारी स्त्रियों को तुम्हारे छोड़े हुए धन का चौथा हिस्सा मिलेगा, यदि तुम्हारी कोई संतान (चाहे नर हो या नारी) उनसे या उनके अलावा किसी अन्य (पत्नी) से न हो। यदि तुम्हारी कोई संतान है (चाहे नर हो या नारी), तो ऐसी स्थिति में उन्हें तुम्हारे छोड़े हुए धन का आठवाँ हिस्सा मिलेगा। उनके लिए इसका वितरण तुम्हारी वसीयत को लागू करने और तुम्हारे ज़िम्मे अनिवार्य क़र्ज़ का भुगतान करने के बाद किया जाएगा। यदि कोई ऐसा आदमी मर जाए जिसका न बाप हो और न संतान, या ऐसी स्त्री का निधन हो जाए जिसका न बाप हो और न संतान, और उन दोनों में से मृतक का अख़्याफ़ी भाई या अख़्याफ़ी बहन हो (अर्थात वह भाई बहन, जिनके बाप अलग-अलग और माँ एक हो); तो उस अख़्याफ़ी भाई या अख़्याफ़ी बहन में से प्रत्येक को फ़र्ज़ के रूप में छठवाँ हिस्सा मिलेगा। और यदि अख़्याफ़ी भाई या अख़्याफ़ी बहन एक से अधिक हों, तो उन सभी के लिए फ़र्ज़ के रूप में एक तिहाई हिस्सा है जिसमें वे सब साझीदार होंगे। इस मामले में महिला एवं पुरुष सब समान होंगे। वे लोग अपने इस हिस्से को मृतक की वसीयत लागू करने और उसके ज़िम्मे अनिवार्य क़र्ज़ को चुकाने के बाद ही प्राप्त करेंगे, बशर्ते कि उसकी वसीयत से वारिसों को कोई नुकसान न पहुँचता हो; जैसे कि वह उसके धन के एक तिहाई से अधिक की वसीयत हो। यह प्रावधान जिस पर यह आयत आधारित है वह तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की ओर से एक वचन है जिसे उसने तुमपर अनिवार्य किया है। और अल्लाह खूब जानता है कि दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में बंदों की भलाई व अच्छाई किस चीज़ में है। वह सहनशील है, अवज्ञाकारी को सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। -[4:13] ये अनाथों और उनके अलावा अन्य लोगों के संबंध में उल्लिखित प्रावधान, अल्लाह के कानून हैं जो उसने अपने बंदों के लिए निर्धारित किए हैं, ताकि वे उनपर अमल करें। और जो भी अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करेगा, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर; अल्लाह उसे ऐसे बाग़ों में दाख़िल करेगा, जिनके महलों के नीचे नहरें बह रही होंगी। वे उसी में रहेंगे, उन्हें मौत नहीं आएगी। यह ईश्वरीय बदला ही वह महान सफलता है, जिसकी तुलना किसी भी सफलता से नहीं की जा सकती। -[4:14] और जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की अवज्ञा करेगा उसके आदेशों को निरस्त करके और उनपर अमल करना त्याग करके, या उनके सत्य होने में संदेह करके, और जो उसके बनाए हुए कानून की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करेगा, अल्लाह उसे जहन्नम की आग में दाखिल करेगा जिसमें वह हमेशा रहेगा और उसमें उसके लिए अपमानजनक यातना होगी। -[4:15] और तुम्हारी महिलाएँ में से जो व्यभिचार कर बैठें, चाहे वे विवाहिता हों अथवा अविवाहित, उनके विरुद्ध चार विश्वसनीय मुसलमानों को गवाह लाओ। यदि वे उनके विरुद्ध व्यभिचार की गवाही दे दें, तो उन्हें सज़ा के तौर पर घरों में बंद रखो, यहाँ तक कि मौत से उनके जीवन का अंत हो जाए अथवा अल्लाह उनके लिए क़ैद के अतिरिक्त कोई दूसरा रास्ता निकाल दे। फिर अल्लाह ने इसके बाद उनके लिए रास्ता निकाल दिया। चुनांचे अविवाहित व्यभिचारिणी को सौ कोड़े मारने और एक साल के लिए देशनिकाला देने, जबकि विवाहिता को पत्थर मार-मार कर हलाक करने की सज़ा निर्धारित की गई। -[4:16] तथा पुरुषों में से जो दो व्यक्ति व्यभिचार का पाप कर बैठें - चाहे वे विवाहित हों या अविवाहित - तो उन्हें ज़बान और हाथ से ऐसी सज़ा दो जिससे उन्हें अपमान और फटकार प्राप्त हो। फिर यदि वे दोनों उस चीज़ को छोड़ दें जो कुछ उन्होंने किया था और उनके कार्य सुधर जाएँ; तो उन्हें कष्ट पहुँचाने से उपेक्षा करो। क्योंकि पाप से तौबा करने वाला निर्दोष व्यक्ति के समान हो जाता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा कबूल करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। ज्ञात होना चाहिए कि इस तरह की सज़ा का प्रावधान शुरू-शुरू इस्लाम में था, लेकिन बाद में इसे निरस्त करके अविवाहित को सौ कोड़े मारने और एक साल के लिए देशनिकाला देने, तथा विवाहित को पत्थरों से मार-मार कर मार डालने का आदेश दिया गया। -[4:17] अल्लाह केवल उन लोगों की तौबा कबूल करता है, जो पाप और अवज्ञा को उसके परिणाम और दुर्भाग्य से अनभिज्ञ होने के कारण करते हैं, (और हर गुनाह करने वाले का यही मामला होता है, चाहे वह जानबूझकर करे या अनजाने में) फिर वे मृत्यु को देखने से पहले पश्चाताप करते हुए अपने पालनहार की ओर लौट आते हैं, तो अल्लाह ऐसे ही लोगों की तौबा स्वीकार करता है और उनके पापों को क्षमा कर देता है। अल्लाह अपनी मख़लूक की स्थितियों से अवगत, अपने फ़ैसले और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:18] अल्लाह उन लोगों की तौबा कबूल नहीं करता जो अवज्ञा के कामों पर अडिग रहते हैं, और उनसे तौबा नहीं करते हैं यहाँ तक कि वे मृत्यु की व्यथा का अवलोकन कर लेते हैं। तो उस समय उनमें से एक कहता है : मैंने जो कुछ पाप किया है, अब मैं उससे तौबा करता हूँ। इसी तरह अल्लाह उन लोगों की तौबा - भी - कबूल नहीं करता, जो कुफ़्र पर अडिग रहते हुए मर जाते हैं। ये गुनाहों पर अडिग रहने वाले अवज्ञाकारी, तथा वे लोग जो अपने कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) पर स्थिर रहते हुए मर जाते हैं; हमने उनके लिए दर्दनाक सज़ा तैयार कर रखी है। -[4:19] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुम्हारे लिए वैध नहीं है कि अपने पिता और रिश्तेदारों की पत्नियों के वारिस बन जाओ जिस तरह कि धन का वारिस होते हैं और उनके बारे में यह रवैया अपनाओ कि उनसे खुद विवाह कर लो, या उनका विवाह उनसे कर दो जिन्हें तुम चाहते हो, या उन्हें विवाह करने से (ही) रोक दो। तुम्हारे लिए यह भी जायज़ नहीं है कि अपनी उन पत्नियों को जिन्हें तुम नापसंद करते हो नुकसान पहुँचाने के लिए रोके रखो, ताकि वे तुम्हारी दी हुई महर आदि का कुछ हिस्सा तुम्हारे लिए परित्याग कर दें। सिवाय इसके कि वे कोई स्पष्ट (घोर) अश्लील काम जैसे व्यभिचार आदि कर बैठें। यदि वे ऐसा करती हैं तो तुम्हारे लिए उन्हें रोकना और उन्हें तंग करना जायज़ है यहाँ तक कि वे तुम्हारी दी हुई चीज़ें वापस करके तुमसे आज़ाद हो जाएँ। तथा तुम अपनी स्त्रियों के साथ अच्छी संगति रखो, उनसे कष्ट को दूर करके और अच्छा व्यवहार करके। यदि तुम उन्हें किसी सांसारिक मामले की वजह से नापसंद करो तो उनपर धैर्य से काम लो; क्योंकि संभव है कि अल्लाह उस चीज़ में जो तुम नापसंद करते हो, दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की बहुत-सी भलाइयाँ रख दे। -[4:20] और (ऐ पतियो!) यदि तुम किसी पत्नी को तलाक़ देना चाहो और उसकी जगह पर दूसरी पत्नी लाना चाहो, तो इसमें तुम्हारे लिए कोई बुराई नहीं है। और यदि तुमने उस पत्नी को, जिसे तुमने तलाक़ देने का इरादा किया है, महर के तौर पर बहुत सारा धन दिया था; तो तुम्हारे लिए उसमें से कुछ भी लेना जायज़ नहीं है। क्योंकि तुमने उन्हें जो कुछ दिया है उसे लेना खुला मिथ्यारोप और स्पष्ट पाप समझा जाएगा। -[4:21] भला तुम उन्हें दिया हुआ महर कैसे वापस लोगे, जबकि तुम्हारे बीच एक रिश्ता और स्नेह स्थापित हो चुका, तथा तुम एक-दूसरे से लाभान्वित और एक-दूसरे के रहस्यों से अवगत हो चुके हो। इसके बाद उनके हाथों में मौजूद धन की लालच करना बहुत बुरी और घृणित बात है, जबकि वे तुमसे दृढ़ और पक्का वचन (भी) ले चुकी हैं। और वह वचन अल्लाह के शब्द और उसकी शरीयत के द्वारा उन्हें हलाल ठहराना है। -[4:22] और तुम उन स्त्रियों से निकाह न करो, जिनसे तुम्हारे पिताओं ने निकाह किया है, क्योंकि यह हराम (निषिद्ध) है। परंतु जो इस्लाम से पहले ऐसा हो चुका है, उसपर कोई पकड़ नहीं है। इसके हराम होने का कारण यह है कि बेटों का अपने पिताओं की पत्नियों से विवाह करना अत्यन्त घृणित बात है तथा ऐसा करने वाले पर अल्लाह के क्रोध का कारण है और यह चलने का एक बुरा रास्ता है। -[4:23] अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए विवाह हराम किया है, तुम्हारी माताओं से, चाहे वे कितनी ही दूर तक ऊपर चली जाएँ; अर्थात् : माँ की माँ और उसकी दादी, चाहे पिता की तरफ से हो या माता। और तुम्हारी बेटियों से, चाहे वे कितनी ही दूर तक नीचे चली जाएँ; अर्थात् : उसकी बेटी और उसकी बेटी की बेटी, इसी तरह बेटे की बेटियाँ और बेटी की बेटियाँ चाहे वे कितनी ही दूर तक नीचे चली जाएँ। और तुम्हारी सगी बहनों, या बाप शरीक (अल्लाती) या माँ शरीक (अख़्याफ़ी) बहनों से। और तुम्हारी फूफियों से, इसी तरह तुम्हारे पिताओं और माताओं की फूफियों से, चाहे वे कितनी दूर तक ऊपर चली जाएँ। और तुम्हारी खालाओं से, और इसी तरह तुम्हारी माताओं और पिताओं की खालाओं से, चाहे वे कितनी दूर तक ऊपर चली जाएँ। और भाई की बेटियों तथा बहन की बेटियों और उनकी बेटियों से, चाहे वे कितनी दूर तक नीचे चली जाएँ। और तुम्हारी उन माताओं से जिन्होंने तुम्हें दूध पिलाया है, और तुम्हारी दूध में साझीदार बहनों से, और तुम्हारी पत्नियों की माताओं से, चाहे तुम्हारा उनसे मिलन हुआ हो या न हुआ हो। और तुम्हारी पत्नियों की उन बेटियों से, जो तुम्हारे सिवा किसी अन्य पति से हों और जो अधिकतर तुम्हारे घरों में ही पलती बढ़ती हैं, इसी तरह यदि वे तुम्हारे घरों में न पली हों, अगर तुमने उनकी माताओं से मिलन कर लिया हो। लेकिन यदि तुमने उनकी माताओं से मिलन न किया हो, तो उनकी बेटियों से निकाह करने में कोई आपत्ति नहीं है। तथा तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे सगे बेटों की पत्नियों से विवाह करना भी हराम है, यद्यपि उनका उनसे मिलन न हुआ हो। और इस हुक्म में तुम्हारे दूध में साझीदार बेटों की पत्नियाँ भी शामिल हैं। तथा तुम्हारे लिए दो नसबी या दूध शरीक बहनों को एक साथ निकाह में रखना भी हराम है। हाँ, अज्ञानता के समयकाल में जो हो चुका, सो हो चुका। अल्लाह ने उसे क्षमा कर दिया। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। इसी तरह सुन्नत (हदीस) से साबित है कि किसी महिला और उसकी फूफी या उसकी खाला को एक साथ (निकाह) में रखना निषिद्ध है। -[4:24] शादी-शुदा स्त्रियों से निकाह करना तुम्हारे लिए हराम कर दिया गया है। परंतु जो स्त्रियाँ अल्लाह की राह में जिहाद करते समय, बंदी बनकर तुम्हारे पास आएं, उनसे एक मासिक धर्म के पश्चात जब यह स्पष्ट हो जाए कि वे गर्भवती नहीं हैं, तुम्हारे लिए संभोग करना जायज़ है। यह (हुक्म) अल्लाह ने तुम पर फ़र्ज़ कर दिया है। तथा अल्लाह ने इनके अलावा दूसरी स्त्रियों को तुम्हारे लिए हलाल किया है कि तुम अपना माल खर्च करके, हलाल तरीक़े से, अपने सतीत्व की रक्षा करो, तुम्हारा उद्देश्य व्यभिचार का न हो। फिर जिन स्त्रियों से तुम निकाह करके लाभ उठाओ, उन्हें उनका महर चुका दो, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे ऊपर फ़र्ज़ किया है। किन्तु वाजिब महर के निर्धारण के बाद, उसमें कुछ वृद्धि करने या कुछ माफ करने पर तुम्हारी आपस में सहमति हो जाती है, तो इसमें तुम पर कोई पाप नहीं है। अल्लाह अपनी सृष्टि से अवगत है, उनकी कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। वह अपने प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:25] तथा - ऐ पुरुषो - तुममें से जो व्यक्ति पैसे की कमी के कारण आज़ाद स्त्रियों से विवाह करने में सक्षम न हो, उसके लिए किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के स्वामित्व में मौजूद दासियों से निकाह करना जायज़ है, यदि वे तुम्हें ईमान वाली दिखाई दें, जबकि तुम्हारे ईमान की सच्चाई और भीतरी स्थिति को अल्लाह ही बेहतर जानता है। तुम और वे (दासियाँ) धर्म एवं मानवता में बराबर हैं, इसलिए उनसे शादी करने में शर्म महसूस न करो। सो, तुम उनसे उनके मालिकों की अनुमति से विवाह कर लो और उनका महर बिना किसी कमी या टाल-मटोल के उन्हें अदा कर दो। परंतु यह उस स्थिति में है जब वे पाकदामन (निष्कलंक चरित्र) हों, खुल्लम खुल्ला व्यभिचार करने वाली न हों, तथा गुप्त रूप से व्यभिचार के लिए मित्र रखने वाली न हों। जब वे शादी कर लें, फिर उसके बाद व्यभिचार में लिप्त हो जाएं, तो उन्हें आज़ाद स्त्रियों का आधा दंड दिया जाएगा। अर्थात् पचास कोड़े लगाए जाएंगे, लेकिन आज़ाद शादीशुदा स्त्रियों की तरह उन्हें संगसार नहीं किया जाएगा। सच्चरित्र ईमान वाली दासियों से निकाह करने की यह अनुमति, उसके लिए है, जिसे व्यभिचार में पड़ने का डर हो और वह आज़ाद स्त्रियों से निकाह करने की शक्ति न रखता हो। जबकि दासियों के निकाह से धैर्य करना (अर्थात् रुक जाना) बेहतर है; ताकि संतान दासता से सुरक्षित रहे।अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। और यह उसकी दया में से है कि उसने उनके लिए, आज़ाद स्त्रियों से निकाह करने में असमर्थ होने की स्थिति में, व्यभिचार में पड़ने के डर के समय दासियों से निकाह करना धर्मसंगत कर दिया है। -[4:26] अल्लाह तआला तुम्हारे लिए इन प्रावधानों को निर्मित करके तुम्हारे लिए अपनी शरीयत और धर्म की निशानियों एवं दुनिया व आख़िरत में तुम्हारे हितों की चीज़ों को बयान करना चाहता है। तथा वह तुम्हारा, हलाल व हराम ठहराने में तुमसे पूर्व नबियों के तरीक़ों, उनके अच्छे गुणों और उनके सराहनीय आचरण की ओर, मार्गदर्शन करना चाहता है, ताकि तुम उनका अनुसरण करो। अल्लाह यह भी चाहता है कि तुम्हें अपनी अवज्ञा से हटाकर अपने आज्ञापालन की ओर फेर दे। अल्लाह उस चीज़ से अवगत है जिसमें उसके बंदों का हित है, चुनाँचे वह उसे उनके लिए धर्मसंगत बना देता है। वह अपने विधान और उनके मामलों के प्रबंधन में हिकमात वाला है। -[4:27] अल्लाह चाहता है कि तुम्हारी तौबा क़बूल करे और तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर दे, जबकि अपनी इच्छाओं के पीछे चलने वाले चाहते हैं कि तुम हिदायत के मार्ग से बहुत दूर हो जाओ। -[4:28] अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए अपनी शरीयत में आसानी पैदा करना चाहता है। इसी कारण वह तुम्हें ऐसी चीज़ का आदेश नहीं देता, जो तुम्हारी शक्ति से बाहर हो। क्योंकि वह मनुष्य की अपनी रचना एवं व्यवहार में कमज़ोरी से अवगत है। -[4:29] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! तुम एक दूसरे का माल अवैध रूप से न लो, जैसे- जबरन क़ब्ज़ा, चोरी और रिश्वत आदि। परंतु यदि वह धन दोनों पक्षों की आपसी सहमति से होने वाले व्यवसाय का धन हो, तो तुम्हारे लिए उसको खाना और उसमें अपना अधिकार चलाना जायज़ है। तथा तुम एक-दूसरे की हत्या न करो और न तुममें से कोई अपने आपकी हत्या करे और न खुद को हलाकत में डाले। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुमपर बड़ा दयावान् है और यह उसकी दया ही है कि उसने तुम्हारी जानों, तुम्हारे धनों और तुम्हारी इज्जत को हराम क़रार दिया है। -[4:30] जो व्यक्ति वह काम करेगा जिससे वह मना किया गया है; चुनाँचे वह किसी का धन खाएगा या किसी की हत्या करेगा, वह भी अनजाने या भूलवश नहीं, बल्कि जान-बूझकर और ज़्यादती करते हुए; तो क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह उसे एक बड़ी आग में झोंक देगा। वह उसकी गर्मी सहेगा और उसकी यातना झेलेगा। यह कार्य अल्लाह के लिए बड़ा आसान है, क्योंकि वह हर कार्य की ताक़त रखता है, उसे कोई वस्तु विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[4:31] - ऐ मोमिनो! - यदि तुम बड़े गुनाहों से बचते रहोगे, जैसे अल्लाह का साझी बनाना, माता-पिता की अवज्ञा करना, किसी की हत्या करना और ब्याज लेना, तो हम तुम्हारे छोटे गुनाहों को क्षमा कर देंगे और तुम्हें अल्लाह के पास एक सम्मानित स्थान अर्थात जन्नत में प्रवेश का सौभाग्य प्रदान करेंगे। -[4:32] (ऐ मोमिनो!) अल्लाह ने जिस चीज़ के द्वारा तुममें से कुछ को दूसरों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की है, उसकी कामना न करो; ताकि ऐसा न हो कि यह असंतोष और ईर्ष्या पैदा कर दे। अतः स्त्रियों के लिए उचित नहीं है कि अल्लाह ने पुरुषों को जो विशिष्टताएँ प्रदान की हैं, उनकी आकांक्षा करें। क्योंकि प्रत्येक वर्ग के लिए उसके अनुरूप प्रतिफल का एक हिस्सा है।तथा अल्लाह से प्रार्थना करो कि वह तुम्हें अपने अनुदान से अधिक प्रदान करे। इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि अल्लाह हर वस्तु का ज्ञान रखता है; इसलिए उसने हर वर्ग को वही दिया है जो उसके अनुकूल है। -[4:33] हमने तुममें से हर एक के हक़दार बना दिए हैं, जो माता-पिता और निकटवर्ती रिश्तेदारों की छोड़ी हुई संपत्ति के वारिस होंगे। रही बात उनकी जिनसे तुमने क़समें खाकर आपसी एकता एवं सहोग का मुआहदा कर रखा है, तो उन्हें मीरास से उनका हिस्सा दो। बेशक अल्लाह हर वस्तु से सूचित है, और इसी में उसका तुम्हारी इन क़समों और वचनों से अवगत होना भी शामिल है। आपसी एकता एवं सहोग के मुआहदा के द्वारा विरासत का नियम शुरू इस्लाम में थे, फिर उसे निरस्त कर दिया गया। -[4:34] पुरुष गण स्त्रियों की देखभाल करते हैं और उनके मामलों का प्रबंधन करते हैं, क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें स्त्रियों पर विशेष प्रधानता दी है तथा इस कारण कि उनपर खर्च करना और उनकी देख-रेख करना पुरुषों पर अनिवार्य है। सदाचारी स्त्रियाँ अपने पालनहार की आज्ञाकारी, अपने पतियों की बात मानने वाली और अल्लाह की तौफ़ीक़ से अपने पतियों की अनुपस्थिति में उनके अधिकारों की रक्षा करने वाली होती हैं। तथा - ऐ पतियो! - जिन स्त्रियों के विषय में किसी बात या कार्य में अपने पतियों के आज्ञापालन से उपेक्षा करने का डर हो, तो पहले उन्हें समझाओ-बुझाओ और अल्लाह का भय दिलाओ। यदि वे न मानें, तो उन्हें बिस्तर में अलग रखो, जैसे सोते समय उनकी ओर पीठ कर लो और उनसे संभोग न करो। यदि वे इसपर भी न मानें तो हल्की मार मारो। यदि वे आज्ञापालन की ओर लौट आएँ, तो उनपर किसी प्रकार का अत्याचार न करो या उन्हें बुरा भला न कहो। अल्लाह हर चीज़ से सर्वोच्च और अपने व्यक्तित्व और गुणों में महान है, इसलिए उससे डरो। -[4:35] यदि तुम्हें - ऐ पति-पत्नी के अभिभावको! - इस बात का भय हो कि दोनों के बीच का विवाद दुश्मनी और परस्पर संबंध-विच्छेद की सीमा तक पहुँच जाएगा, तो पति के परिवार से एक न्यायी पुरुष और पत्नी के परिवार से एक न्यायी पुरुष को भेजो; ताकि वे दोनों के हितों को ध्यान में रखते हुए उनके बीच जुदाई अथवा मिलाप का निर्णय करें।जबकि मेलमिलाप ही ज़्यादा प्रिय और बेहतर है। यदि दोनों मध्यस्थों ने मेलमिलाप चाहा और उसके लिए बेहतरीन प्रयास किए, तो अल्लाह पति-पत्नी के बीच मिलाप पैदा कर देगा और उनके बीच का विवाद समाप्त हो जाएगा। अल्लाह पर उसके बंदों की कोई बात छिपी नहीं है और वह उनके दिलों के निहित भेदों से भी अवगत है। -[4:36] अल्लाह के प्रति अधीनता के साथ अकेले उसी की इबादत करो और उसके साथ किसी की इबादत न करो। तथा माता-पिता का सम्मान और उनके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। और रिश्तेदारों, अनाथों और ज़रूरतमंदों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। तथा रिश्तेदार पड़ोसी एवं गैर-रिश्तेदार पड़ोसी के साथ भलाई करो। तथा साथ रहने वाले साथी के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। तथा उस अनजान यात्री के साथ भलाई करो जिसका रास्ता कट गया है। तथा अपने दास-दासियों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ऐसे व्यक्ति से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो आत्ममुग्ध हो, उसके बंदों के समक्ष अपनी बड़ाई दिखाता हो और लोगों पर गर्व करने के लिए स्वयं की प्रशंसा करता हो। -[4:37] अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो अल्लाह के दिए हुए धन को खर्च नहीं करते, जो अल्लाह ने उन पर ज़रूरी कर दिया है तथा वे अपने कथन एवं कर्म से दूसरों को भी ऐसा करने का आदेश देते हैं। वे अल्लाह की दी हुई जीविका तथा ज्ञान आदि को छिपाते हैं। अतः वे लोगों के सामने सत्य को बयान नहीं करते हैं, बल्जाकि उसे छिपाकर रखते हैं और असत्य को ज़ाहिर करते हैं। ये दरअसल काफ़िरों की विशेषताएँ हैं और हमने काफ़िरों के लिए अपमानकारी यातना तैयार कर रखी है। -[4:38] तथा हमने उन लोगों के लिए भी अज़ाब तैयार कर रखा है, जो अपना धन इसलिए ख़र्च करते हैं कि लोग उन्हें देखें और उनकी प्रशंसा करें। उनका अल्लाह एवं क़यामत के दिन पर ईमान नहीं होता है। हमने उनके लिए वह अपमानकारी यातना तैयार किया है। उन्हें दरअसल शैतान के अनुसरण ही ने गुमराह किया है। और शैतान जिसका साथी बन गया, वह जान जाए कि शैतान बहुत बुरा साथी है। -[4:39] इन लोगों का क्या नुक़सान होता, यदि वे वास्तव में अल्लाह पर और क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान ले आते और जो कुछ अल्लाह ने उन्हें प्रदान किया है उसमें से उन रास्तों में खर्च करते जिनसे वह प्यार करता है और प्रसन्न होता है?! बल्कि उसमें भलाई ही भलाई है। और अल्लाह अन्हें भली-भाँति जानने वाला है, उनकी स्थिति उससे छिपी नहीं है और वह हर एक को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[4:40] निश्चय अल्लाह, न्यायवान् है, अपने बंदों पर ज़रा भी अत्याचार नहीं करता। अतः वह उनकी नेकियों में एक छोटी चींटी के बराबर कमी नहीं करता और न उनके गुनाहों में कुछ वृद्धि करता है। बल्कि यदि ज़र्रा बराबर भी नेकी हो, तो उसका सवाब अपनी कृपा से कई गुना बढ़ा देता है और उसके अतिरिक्त अपनी ओर से बड़ा बदला प्रदान करता है। -[4:41] तो क़यामत के दिन क्या हाल होगा, जब हम हर समुदाय के नबी को इस बात की गवाही देने के लिए लाएँगे जो कुछ उन्होंने किया है, और - ऐ नबी! - हम आपको आपकी उम्मत पर गवाह की हैसियत से पेश करेंगे? -[4:42] उस महान दिन में, अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले और उसके रसूल की बात पर न चलने वाले इच्छा करेंगे कि काश वे मिट्टी हो गए होते, तो वे और धरती एक जैसे हो जाते। उस दिन वे अल्लाह से अपना कोई कर्म छिपा नहीं सकेंगे। क्योंकि अल्लाह उनकी ज़बानों पर मुहर लगा देगा, इसलिए वे बोल नहीं सकेंगी और उनके शरीर के अंगों को को अनुमति देगा तो वे उनके बुरे कामों की गवाही देंगे। -[4:43] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जब तुम नशे की हालत में हो तो नमाज़ न पढ़ो, यहाँ तक कि नशा उतर जाए और जो कुछ तुम कहते हो उसमें भेद कर सको। (यह आदेश पूर्णतया शराब के हराम होने से पहले था)। इसी तरह जनाबत की हालत में, जब तक स्नान न कर लो, नमाज़ न पढ़ो और मस्जिदों में प्रवेश न करो, परंतु यदि मस्जिद में रुके बिना गुज़रते हुए चले जाओ, तो कोई बात नहीं है। तथा यदि तुम्हें ऐसी बीमारी हो जाए जिसके साथ पानी इस्तेमाल करना संभव न हो, या तुम यात्रा में हो, या तुममें से कोई अशुद्ध (बे-वुज़ू) हो जाए, या तुमने स्त्रियों से सहवास किया हो; फिर तुम्हें पानी न मिल सके, तो पाक मिट्टी से काम लो और उससे अपने चेहरे और हाथों का मसह कर लो। निश्चय अल्लाह तुम्हारी कोताहियों को माफ़ करने वाला और तुम्हें क्षमा करने वाला है। -[4:44] क्या - ऐ रसूल! - आप उन यहूदियों के हाल से अवगत नहीं हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने तौरात के ज्ञान का कुछ भाग दिया, वे हिदायत के बदले गुमराही ख़रीद रहे हैं, तथा वे तुम्हें - ऐ मोमिनो! - रसूल के लाए हुए सीधे मार्ग से भटकाने के बड़े इच्छुक हैं; ताकि तुम उनके टेढ़े मार्ग पर चलने लगो!? -[4:45] अल्लाह तुम्हारे दुश्मनों को - ऐ मोमिनो! - तुमसे अधिक जानता है। अतः उसने तुम्हें उनका हाल बता दिया है और तुम्हारे लिए उनकी दुश्मनी को स्पष्ट कर दिया है। तथा अल्लाह एक संरक्षक के रूप में काफ़ी है जो उनकी शक्ति के विरुद्ध तुम्हारी रक्षा करता है, तथा अल्लाह एक सहायक के रूप में काफ़ी है जो तुम्हें उनकी चाल और उनके नुकसान पहुँचाने से बचाता है और उनके विरुद्ध तुम्हारी मदद करता है। -[4:46] यहूदियों में कुछ लोग बहुत बुरे हैं, जो अल्लाह की उतारी हुई बात को बदल देते हैं। अतः उसे वह अर्थ पहना देते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने अवतरित नहीं किया है। जब रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम उन्हें कोई आदेश देते हैं, तो वे आपसे कहते हैं : "हमने आपकी बात सुनी और हमने आपके आदेश की अवहेलना की।" और वे व्यंग्य करते हुए कहते हैं :"हम जो कहते हैं, उसे सुनें, आप सुन न पाएँ!" तथा वे "राइना" कहकर यह भ्रम फैलाते हैं कि उनका मतलब यह है कि :"आप हमारी बात पर ध्यान दीजिए", जबकि उनका मक़सद "रऊनत" अर्थात् बेवकूफी आदि की ओर इशारा करना होता है। वे इसके उच्चारण के समय अपनी ज़बान को मोड़ देते थे। वे अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर शाप करना चाहते थे तथा उनका उद्देश्य (इस्लाम) धर्म पर लांक्षन करना होता था। यदि वे "हमने आपकी बात सुनी और हमने आपके आदेश की अवहेलना की" की जगह "हमने आपकी बात सुनी और आपके आदेश का पालन किया" कहते, तथा "आप हमारी बात सुनिए, आप सुन न पाएँ!" की जगह "हमारी बात सुनिए", तथा "राइना" कहने की जगह "ज़रा प्रतीक्षा करें कि हम आपकी बात समझ जाएँ" कहते; तो यह उनके लिए पहले कहे हुए शब्द से बेहतर और उससे अधिक न्यायसंगत होता। क्योंकि इसमें नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के व्यक्तित्व के योग्य शिष्टाचार पाया जाता है। लेकिन अल्लाह ने उन्हें शापित किया है। अतः उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उन्हें अपनी दया से दूर कर दिया है। इसलिए वे ऐसा ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, जो उनके लिए लाभदायक हो। -[4:47] ऐ यहूदियो और ईसाइयो, जिन्हें किताब दी गई है, उस पुस्तक पर ईमान लाओ, जो हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारी है, जो तुम्हारे पास मौजूद तौरात एवं इंजील की पुष्टि करने हेतु आए हैं, इससे पहले कि हम चेहरों में मौजूद इंद्रियों को मिटा दें, और उन्हें उनके पीछे की दिशा में बना दें, या हम उन्हें अल्लाह की दया से वैसे ही निष्कासित कर दें, जैसे हमने शनिवार वालों को उससे निष्कासित किया था, जिन्होंने शनिवार के दिन शिकार से मनाही के बावजूद उसमें शिकार किया था। जिसके कारण अल्लाह ने उन्हें बंदर बना दिया। और अल्लाह का आदेश और उसका फ़ैसला अनिवार्य रूप से पूरा होकर रहता है। -[4:48] अल्लाह इस बात को क्षमा नहीं करेगा कि उसके प्राणियों में से किसी को उसका साझी बनाया जाए, परंतु शिर्क और कुफ़्र से कमतर गुनाहों को, जिसके लिए चाहेगा, अपनी कृपा से क्षमा कर देगा, अथवा उनमें से जिसे चाहेगा, उसके गुनाहों के अनुसार, अपने न्याय के आधार पर, दंड देगा। तथा जिसने किसी को अल्लाह का साझी बनाया, उसने इतना बड़ा पाप किया कि उस पर मरने वाले को क्षमा नहीं किया जाएगा। -[4:49] क्या आप - ऐ रसूल! - उन लोगों के मामले से अवगत नहीं हैं, जो खुद अपनी और अपने कार्यों की प्रशंसा करते हैं? बल्कि केवल अल्लाह ही है जो अपने बंदों में से जिसकी चाहे प्रशंसा करे और पवित्र बनाए, क्योंकि वह दिलों की गुप्त बातों को जानने वाला है। तथा उनके सत्कर्मों के सवाब में कुछ भी कमी नहीं की जाएगी, चाहे वह खजूर की गुठली के धागे के बराबर ही क्यों न हो। -[4:50] (ऐ रसूल!) देखिए तो सही कि वे लोग स्वयं की प्रशंसा करके कैसे अल्लाह पर मिथ्या आरोप लगा रहे हैं! और उनकी गुमराही को स्पष्ट करने के लिए यही गुनाह काफ़ी है। -[4:51] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप नहीं जानते और आपको उन यहूदियों की दशा पर आश्चर्य नहीं होता, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने ज्ञान का कुछ हिस्सा दिया है, कि वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर अपने बनाए हुए माबूदों (देवताओं) पर ईमान रखते हैं और - मुश्रिकों के साथ बनाए रखने और उनकी चाटुकारिता के तौर पर - कहते हैं : ये (मुश्रिक लोग) मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथियों से अधिक हिदायत के मार्ग पर हैं? -[4:52] जो लोग इस भ्रष्ट विश्वास को मानते हैं, वही हैं जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया है और जिसे अल्लाह (अपनी दया से) निष्कासित कर दे, तो आप कदापि उसका कोई सहायक नहीं पाएँगे,जो उसकी मदद कर सके। -[4:53] उनके पास राज्य का कोई हिस्सा नहीं है। यदि ऐसा होता, तो लोगों को उसमें से कुछ भी नहीं देते, यद्यपि खजूर की गुठली के ऊपर के गड्ढे के बराबर ही क्यों न हो। -[4:54] बल्कि वे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और आपके साथियों से इस बिना पर ईर्ष्या करते हैं कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें, नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व), ईमान और धरती में सत्ता प्रदान किया है। तो ये लोग उनसे ईर्ष्या क्यों करते हैं, जबकि हमने इससे पहले भी इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के वंशज को आसमानी किताब प्रदान किया और किताब के अलावा भी उनकी ओर वह्य की, तथा उन्हें लोगों पर विशाल राज्य प्रदान किया!? -[4:55] अह्ले किताब में से कुछ लोग उस चीज़ पर ईमान लाए, जो अल्लाह ने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम पर और उनके वंश के नबियों पर अवतरित किया और कुछ लोगों ने उस पर ईमान लाने से उपेक्षा किया। उनका यही रवैया उसके प्रति भी है जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतिरत किया गया है। तथा उनमें से कुफ़्र करने वालों के लिए आग ही बराबर की सज़ा है। -[4:56] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने हमारी आयतों के साथ कुफ़्र किया, हम उन्हें क़यामत के दिन आग में दाख़िल करेंगे, जो उन्हें चारों ओर से घेरे हुई होगी। जब भी उनकी खालें जल जाएँगी, हम उन्हें दूसरी खाल पहना देंगे, ताकि उन पर यातना जारी रहे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर कोई चीज़ हावी नहीं हो सकती, वह जो कुछ उपाय करता और निर्णय लेता है, उसमें हिकमत वाला है। -[4:57] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूल का पालन किया, तथा अच्छे कर्म किए, हम उन्हें क़यामत के दिन ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करेंगे, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें प्रवाहित होंगी, जिनमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। उनके लिए उन जन्नतों में हर गंदगी से पवित्र पत्नियाँ होंगी। तथा हम उन्हें एक घनी, विस्तारित छाया में रखेंगे, जिसमें गर्मी होगी न सर्दी। -[4:58] अल्लाह तुम्हें आदेश देता है कि अपने पास अमानत के रूप में रखी हुई हर चीज़ को उसके मालिक तक पहुँचा दो। तथा तुम्हें यह आदेश देता है कि जब तुम लोगों के बीच फैसला करो, तो न्याय के साथ फैसला करो। तथा फैसला करते समय पक्षपात अथवा अत्याचार से काम न लो। अल्लाह तुम्हें कितनी अच्छी नसीहत करता है और तुम्हारी सभी परिस्थितियों में उसकी ओर मार्गदर्शन करता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला और तुम्हारे कार्यों को जानने वाला है। -[4:59] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! आदेशों का पालन करके और निषेधों से बचकर अल्लाह का और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करो। तथा अपने शासकों का पालन करो जब तक कि वे अवज्ञा का आदेश न दें। फिर यदि किसी बात में तुम्हारा मतभेद हो जाए, तो उसके संबंध में अल्लाह की किताब और उसके रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सुन्नत की तरफ लौटो, यदि तुम अल्लाह और अंतिम दिन पर ईमान रखते हो। (तुम्हारा) यह क़ुरआन और सुन्नत की तरफ लौटना, मतभेद में पड़े रहने और राय के आधार पर कोई बात कहने से बेहतर है और तुम्हारे लिए सबसे अच्छे परिणाम वाला है। -[4:60] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने उन मुनाफ़िक़ यहूदियों का विरोधाभास नहीं देखा, जो झूठा दावा करते हैं कि वे उसपर ईमान रखते हैं जो कुछ आप पर अवतरित किया गया है और जो कुछ आपसे पूर्व रसूलों पर अवतिरत किया गया था। परंतु वे अपने विवादों में फैसले के लिए अल्लाह की शरीयत को छोड़कर मानव निर्मित क़ानून के पास जाना पसंद करते हैं। जबकि उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था कि वे उसका इनकार करें। और शैतान तो यह चाहता है कि उन्हें सत्य से इतना दूर कर दे कि वे उसके चलते मार्गदर्शन न पा सकें। -[4:61] जब इन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) से कहा जाता है कि अल्लाह ने अपनी किताब में जो फैसला उतारा है, उसकी तरफ़ आओ और रसूल के पास आओ, ताकि वह तुम्हारे झगड़ों में तुम्हारे बीच फ़ैसला कर दें, तो - ऐ रसूल - आप उन्हें देखेंगे कि वे पूर्णतया आपसे विमुख होकर फैसला के लिए आपके अलावा की ओर जाते हैं। -[4:62] उस समय मुनाफिक़ों का क्य हाल होता है जब उनके किए हुए गुनाहों के कारण उनपर कोई आपदा आ पड़ती है, फिर - ऐ रसूल - वे आपके पास माफ़ी माँगने के उद्देश्य से आते हैं और अल्लाह की क़समें खाकर कहते हैं कि आपको छोड़कर अन्य के पास फैसला के लिए जाने के पीछे हमारा उद्देश्य केवल भलाई और परस्पर विरोधी पक्षों के बीच मेल कराना था। हालाँकि वे अपने इस दावे में झूठे हैं; क्योंकि भलाई तो लोगों के बीच अल्लाह की शरीयत से फैसला कराने में है। -[4:63] ये वो लोग हैं जिनके दिलों में छिपे निफ़ाक़ (पाखंड) और बुरे आशय को अल्लाह भली-भाँति जानता है। अतः - ऐ पैग़ंबर - उन्हें उनके हाल पर छोड़ दें और उनकी उपेक्षा करें, तथा उन्हें प्रोत्साहित करते हुए और डराते हुए उनके सामने अल्लाह का हुक्म (फैसला) स्पष्ट कर दें और उनसे ऐसी बात कहें जो उनके दिल की गहराइयों में उतर जाए। -[4:64] हमने जो भी रसूल भेजा, उसका उद्देश्य यह था कि वह अल्लाह की इच्छा और तक़दीर से जिस चीज़ का आदेश दें उसमें उनका पालन किया जाए। और यदि वे लोग, जब उन्होंने पाप करके स्वयं पर अत्याचार किया था, अपने गुनाहों को स्वीकारते और पछतावा व पश्चाताप प्रकट करते हुए आपके जीवन में (ऐ रसूल) आपके पास आ जाते, और अल्लाह से माफी माँगते, और आप भी उनके लिए माफ़ी माँगते, तो वे अवश्य अल्लाह को बहुत तौबा क़बूल करने वाला और अपने ऊपर दयालु पाते। -[4:65] अतः मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा कि ये पाखंडी लोग दावा करते हैं। फिर अल्लाह ने अपने अस्तित्व की क़सम खाकर फरमाया कि वे सच्चे मोमिन नहीं हो सकते, जब तक कि वे अपने बीच उत्पन्न होने वाले समस्त मतभेदों में रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के जीवन काल में रसूल के पास और आपकी मृत्यु के बाद आपकी शरीयत की ओर निर्णय के लिए न जाएँ। फिर वे रसूल के फैसले से संतुष्ट हो जाएँ और उनके दिलों में आपके निर्णय के संबंध में कोई तंगी और संदेह न हो और परोक्ष एवं प्रत्यक्ष रूप से उसे पूरी तरह से स्वीकार कर लें। -[4:66] यदि हमने उनपर एक-दूसरे को क़त्ल करना या अपने घरों से निकल जाना अनिवार्य किया होता, तो उनमें से थोड़े लोगों के सिवा कोई हमारे आदेश को नहीं मानता। अतः उन्हें अल्लाह का धन्यवाद करना चाहिए कि उसने उन्हें ऐसे कार्य के लिए बाध्य नहीं किया, जो उनके लिए कठिन हो। और यदि उन्होंने अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता की होती जिसकी उन्हें नसीहत की जाती है, तो यह अवहेलना करने से बेहतर होता और उनके ईमान के लिए अधिक दृढ़ता का कारण होता। तथा हम उन्हें अपनी ओर से बड़ा बदला देते और उन्हें अल्लाह एवं उसकी जन्नत तक ले जाने वाले रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करते। -[4:67] यदि हमने उनपर एक-दूसरे को क़त्ल करना या अपने घरों से निकल जाना अनिवार्य किया होता, तो उनमें से थोड़े लोगों के सिवा कोई हमारे आदेश को नहीं मानता। अतः उन्हें अल्लाह का धन्यवाद करना चाहिए कि उसने उन्हें ऐसे कार्य के लिए बाध्य नहीं किया, जो उनके लिए कठिन हो। और यदि उन्होंने अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता की होती जिसकी उन्हें नसीहत की जाती है, तो यह अवहेलना करने से बेहतर होता और उनके ईमान के लिए अधिक दृढ़ता का कारण होता। तथा हम उन्हें अपनी ओर से बड़ा बदला देते और उन्हें अल्लाह एवं उसकी जन्नत तक ले जाने वाले रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करते। -[4:68] यदि हमने उनपर एक-दूसरे को क़त्ल करना या अपने घरों से निकल जाना अनिवार्य किया होता, तो उनमें से थोड़े लोगों के सिवा कोई हमारे आदेश को नहीं मानता। अतः उन्हें अल्लाह का धन्यवाद करना चाहिए कि उसने उन्हें ऐसे कार्य के लिए बाध्य नहीं किया, जो उनके लिए कठिन हो। और यदि उन्होंने अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता की होती जिसकी उन्हें नसीहत की जाती है, तो यह अवहेलना करने से बेहतर होता और उनके ईमान के लिए अधिक दृढ़ता का कारण होता। तथा हम उन्हें अपनी ओर से बड़ा बदला देते और उन्हें अल्लाह एवं उसकी जन्नत तक ले जाने वाले रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करते। -[4:69] जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करेगा, वह उन लोगों के साथ होगा, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने जन्नत में प्रवेश के पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया है, अर्थात नबी, और सिद्दीक़ (सत्यवादी) लोग जिन्होंने रसूलों के लाए हुए धर्म को पूरी तरह से सत्य जाना और उसके अनुसार कार्य किया, और शहीद लोग जो अल्लाह के रास्ते में क़त्ल किए गए, और सदाचारी लोग जिनके परोक्ष एवं प्रत्यक्ष विशुद्ध हैं, तो परिणाम स्वरूप उनके कार्य भी विशुद्ध हैं। ये लोग जन्नत के क्या ही अच्छे साथी हैं! -[4:70] यह उक्त सवाब अल्लाह की ओर से उसके बंदों पर अनुग्रह एवं कृपा है और अल्लाह काफ़ी है उनकी स्थितियों को जानने वाला, और वह हर एक को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[4:71] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अपने दुश्मनों से, उनसे जंग करने पर सहायक कारणों को अपनाकर, सावधान रहो। अतः उनकी ओर एक के बाद एक गुट बनाकर निकलो, या सब के सब इकट्ठे होकर निकल पड़ो। यह सब इस तथ्य के अधीन है कि किस चीज़ में तुम्हारा हित और किसी चीज़ में तुम्हारे दुश्मनों का पराजय है। -[4:72] (ऐ मुसलमानो!) तुम्हारे अंदर कुछ ऐसे लोग भी हैं, जो अपनी कायरता के कारण तुम्हारे दुश्मनों से लड़ाई के लिए निकलने से पीछे रहते हैं और दूसरों को भी पीछे रखते (रोकते) हैं। ये मुनाफ़िक़ और कमज़ोर ईमान वाले लोग हैं। फिर यदि तुम शहीद हो जाओ या तुम्हें पराजय का सामना करना पड़े, तो उनमें से एक अपनी सुरक्षा पर हर्षित होकर कहता है : अल्लाह ने मुझपर कृपा की है, इसलिए मैं उनके साथ लड़ाई में शामिल नहीं हुआ, नहीं तो मेरी भी वही हालत होती, जो इनकी हुई। -[4:73] और यदि तुम्हें - ऐ मुसलमानो! - विजय अथवा माले ग़नीमत के रूप में अल्लाह का अनुग्रह प्राप्त हो जाए, तो जिहाद से पीछे रहने वाला यही व्यक्ति अवश्य इस तरह कहेगा मानो वह तुममें से है ही नहीं और तुम्हारे और उसके बीच कोई प्यार और साहचर्य नहीं था कि काश! मैं भी उनके साथ इस युद्ध में शामिल होता, तो उनकी तरह मैं भी बड़ी सफलता प्राप्त कर लेता! -[4:74] अतः सच्चे ईमान वाले, जो सांसारिक जीवन को उसके प्रति अरुचि प्रकट करते हुए, आख़िरत के बदले उसकी इच्छा रखते हुए बेच देते हैं, उन्हें चाहिए कि अल्लाह के रास्ते में युद्ध करें ताकि अल्लाह का धर्म सर्वोच्च हो। और जो अल्लाह के धर्म को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए अल्लाह के रास्ते में युद्ध करे, फिर वह शहीद हो जाए या दुश्मन पर विजय प्राप्त कर ले, तो अल्लाह उसे महान प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा और वह जन्नत और अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता है। -[4:75] - ऐ मोमिनो! - तुम्हें अल्लाह के रास्ते में, उसके धर्म को ऊँचा करने और बेसहारा पुरुषों, स्त्रियों तथा बच्चों को मुक्ति दिलाने के लिए जिहाद करने से कौन-सी चीज़ रोकती है, जो बेबसी के आलम में अल्लाह से दुआ कर रहें हैं कि ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें मक्का से निकाल दे, क्योंकि उसके वासी अल्लाह का साझी बनाकर और उसके बंदों को उत्पीड़ित करके अत्याचार करते हैं। तथा हमारे लिए अपनी ओर से कोई संरक्षक बना दे, जो हमारी देखभाल और संरक्षण करे और ऐसा सहायक बना दे, जो हमसे हर प्रकार की हानि को दूर कर दे। -[4:76] सच्चे मोमिन, अल्लाह के रास्ते में उसके धर्म को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए लड़ते हैं, जबकि काफिर अपने असत्य पूज्यों (देवताओं) की खातिर लड़ते हैं। अतः तुम शैतान के सहायकों से युद्ध करो, क्योंकि यदि तुम उनसे युद्ध करोगे, तो उनपर विजय प्राप्त कर लोगे। क्योंकि शैतान की चाल कमज़ोर होती है। वह सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह पर भरोसा रखने वालों को नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा सकता। -[4:77] क्या (ऐ रसलू!) आप अपने उन साथियों के हाल से अवगत नहीं हैं, जिन्होंने माँग की कि उनपर जिहाद फ़र्ज़ (अनिवार्य) कर दिया जाए, तो उनसे कहा गया : अपने हाथों को लड़ाई से रोके रखो, नमाज़ क़ायम करो और ज़कात देते रहो। (और यह जिहाद के अनिवार्य होने से पहले की बात है) फिर जब वे मदीना हिजरत कर गए, और इस्लाम को मज़बूती प्राप्त हो गई और जिहाद फ़र्ज़ कर दिया गया; तो उनमें से कुछ लोगों को यह आदेश बड़ा कठिन मालूम हुआ और वे लोगों से ऐसे डरने लगे, जैसे अल्लाह से डरते हैं अथवा उससे भी अधिक। और कहने लगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमपर जिहाद क्यों अनिवार्य कर दिया? इसे कुछ दिनों के लिए विलंब क्यों नहीं कर दिया कि हम दुनिया का कुछ फ़ायदा उठा लेते। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : दुनिया का सामान (आनंद) चाहे जितना प्राप्त हो जाए, थोड़ा और नश्वर है, जबकि आख़िरत अल्लाह से डरने वालों के लिए बेहतर है, क्योंकि उसकी नेमतें सदा बाक़ी रहेंगी। और तुम्हारे अच्छे कामों में किसी भी तरह की कमी नहीं की जाएगी, चाहे वह उस धागे के बराबर ही क्यों न हो जो खजूर की गुठली में होता है। -[4:78] तुम जहाँ कहीं भी हो, तुम्हारा समय आने पर मृत्यु तुमको पा लेगी, भले ही तुम युद्ध के मैदान से दूर अभेद्य महलों में हो। इन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) का हाल यह है कि यदि इन्हें संतान और ढेर सारी आजीविका जैसी कोई खुशी की चीज़ मिलती है, तो कहते हैं कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से है। लेकिन यदि इन्हें संतान या आजीविका में कठोर स्थिति का सामना होता है, तो नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से अपशकुन लेते हैं और कहते हैं कि यह बुराई आपके कारण है। (ऐ रसूल!) इनका खंडन करते हुए कह दें : भलाइयाँ और बुराइयाँ, सब अल्लाह के फ़ैसले और उसकी तक़दीर के अधीन हैं। तो इस तरह की बात कहने वालों को क्या हो गया है कि वे समझ ही नहीं पा रहे हैं कि आप उनसे क्या कह रहे हैं?! -[4:79] (ऐ आदम के बेटो!) तुझे जो भी खुशी की चीज़ें जैसे आजीविका और संतान आदि प्राप्त होती हैं, वे सब अल्लाह की ओर से हैं, जिनके द्वारा अल्लाह ने तुझ पर अनुग्रह किया है। तथा तेरी रोज़ी और संतान के बारे में तुझे जो परेशानी आती है, वह सब तेरी तरफ से तेरे द्वारा किए गए पापों के कारण है। और - ऐ नबी! - हमने आपको समस्त लोगो के लिए अल्लाह का रसूल बनाकर भेजा है, ताकि आप उन्हें अपने पालनहार का संदेश पहुँचाएँ। तथा आप अल्लाह की तरफ से लोगों को जो कुछ पहुँचा रहे हैं, उसकी सत्यता पर अल्लाह साक्षी के तौर पर काफ़ी है उन सबूतों और प्रमाणों के साथ जो उसने आपको प्रदान किए हैं। -[4:80] जिसने रसूल का, उनके आदेशों का अनुपालन कर और उनकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, आज्ञापालन किया, तो उसने अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन किया और जिसने - ऐ रसूल! - आपके आज्ञापालन से मुँह फेरा, तो आप उसके लिए दुखी न होंं। क्योंकि हमने आपको उसके ऊपर संरक्षक बनाकर नहीं भेजा है कि आप उसके कार्यों को संरक्षित करें। बल्कि उसके कार्यों को गिनकर रखने और उसका हिसाब लेने का काम हमारा है। -[4:81] मुनाफ़िक़ लोग आपसे अपने मुँह से कहते हैं कि हम आपके आदेश को मानते हैं और उसका पालन करते हैं। परन्तु, जब वे आपके पास से निकलकर जाते हैं, तो उनका एक समूह गुप्त रूप से उसके विपरीत षड्यंत्र करता है जो उन्होंने आपके सामने ज़ाहिर किया है। हालाँकि अल्लाह उनके षड्यंत्र से अवगत है और उनकी इस चाल का उन्हें बदला देगा। अतः आप उनपर कोई ध्यान न दें; वे आपको कुछ भी नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा सकेंगे। आप अपना मामला अल्लाह के हवाले कर दें और उस पर भरोसा करें और अल्लाह कार्यसाधक के तैर पर काफी है जिस पर आप भरोसा कर सकते हैं। -[4:82] ये लोग क़ुरआन पर मनन चिंतन और उसका गहन अध्ययन क्यों नहीं करते, ताकि उनके लिए यह साबित हो जाए उसमें कोई अंतर (असंगति) या गड़बड़ी नहीं है?! और ताकि उन्हें आपके लाए हुए धर्म की सच्चाई पर विश्वास हो जाए। यदि यह (क़ुरआन) अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के अलावा किसी अन्य की ओर से होता, तो वे उसके प्रावधानों में गड़बड़ी और उसके अर्थों में बहुत अंतर (असंगित) पाते। -[4:83] जब इन मुनाफ़िक़ों के पास मुसलमानों की सुरक्षा और ख़ुशी, या उनके डर और दुःख की कोई सूचना आती है, तो उसे फैला देते और प्रकाशित कर देते हैं। यदि वे धीरज धरते और उस मामले को रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की ओर तथा सोच-विचार, ज्ञान एवं शुभचिंतन वाले लोगों की तरफ़ लौटा देते, तो सोच-विचार करने और निष्कर्ष निकालने वाले लोग इस बात को अवश्य जान लेते कि उसे प्रकाशित करना चाहिए या गोपनीय रखना चाहिए। और - ऐ मोमिनो! - अगर इस्लाम के साथ तुमपर अल्लाह की अनुकंपा और क़ुरआन के साथ तुमपर उसकी दया न होती कि उसने तुम्हें उस दुर्दशा से सुरक्षित रखा जिससे इन मुनाफ़िक़ों को पीड़ित किया है; तो तुममें से कुछ को छोड़कर, सब शैतान के बहकावे में आ जाते। -[4:84] अतः - ऐ रसूल! - आप अल्लाह के रास्ते में, उसके धर्म को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए युद्ध करें। आपसे आपके अलावा किसी अन्य के बारे में नहीं पूछा जाएगा और न आप उसके लिए बाध्य हैं। क्योंकि आप पर केवल अपने आपको युद्ध पर तत्पर करने की ज़िम्मेदारी है। तथा मोमिनों को भी युद्ध के लिए प्रोत्साहित करें और उस पर उभारें। संभव है कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे युद्ध के द्वारा काफ़िरों का ज़ोर तोड़ दे। अल्लाह अधिक शक्तिशाली और अधिक कठोर दंड देने वाला है। -[4:85] जो दूसरों को भलाई पहुँचाने के लिए प्रयास करेगा, उसे उसके सवाब का कुछ हिस्सा प्राप्त होगा तथा जो दूसरों को बुराई पहुँचाने के लिए प्रयास करेगा, उसे उसके पाप का कुछ हिस्सा मिलेगा। अल्लाह मनुष्य के हर कार्य को देख रहा है और उसे उसका बदला देगा। अतः तुममें से जो व्यक्ति किसी भलाई की प्राप्ति का कारण बनेगा, उसे उसका हिस्सा मिलेगा और जो किसी बुराई की प्राप्ति का कारण बनेगा, उसे उसमें से कुछ प्राप्त होगी। -[4:86] जब कोई तुम्हें सलाम करे, तो उसे सलाम का उससे अच्छा उत्तर दो अथवा उसके कहे हुए शब्दों ही को दोहरा दो। अलबत्ता, उससे अच्छा उत्तर देना बेहतर है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों का संरक्षक है और वह हर एक को उसके कार्य का बदला देगा। -[4:87] अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सच्चा माबूद (पूज्य) नहीं। वह तुम्हारे पहले और बाद के लोगों को क़यामत के दिन अवश्य इकट्ठा करेगा, जिसमें कोई शक नहीं; ताकि तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला दिया जाए। और अल्लाह से अधिक सच्ची बात वाला कोई नहीं है। -[4:88] (मोमिनो!) तुम्हें क्या हो गया है कि तुम, मुनाफ़िक़ों के साथ व्यवहार के बारे में दो अलग-अलग पक्ष बन गए हो : एक पक्ष कहता है कि उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उनसे युद्ध करना चाहिए, तथा दूसरा पक्ष कहता है कि उनके ईमान लाने के कारण उनसे युद्ध नहीं करना चाहिए?! तुम्हें उनके बारे में मतभेद में नहीं पड़ना चाहिए, जबकि अल्लाह ने उनके बुरे कर्मों के कारण उन्हें कुफ़्र और गुमराही की ओर लौटा दिया है। क्या तुम उसे सीधी राह पर लगाना चाहते हो, जिसे अल्लाह ने सत्य को स्वीकार करने का सामर्थ्य नहीं दिया है? और जिसे अल्लाह पथभ्रष्ट कर दे, तुम्हें उसे मार्गदर्शन करने का कोई रास्ता नहीं मिलेगा। -[4:89] मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) की कामना है कि उनके कुफ़्र करने की तरह तुम भी उसका इनकार कर दो, जो तुमपर उतारा गया है, ताकि कुफ़्र करने में, तुम उनके बराबर हो जाओ। अतः उनकी इसी दुश्मनी के कारण, तुम उन्हें अपना मित्र न बनाओ, यहाँ तक कि वे, अपने ईमान के संकेत के रूप में, शिर्क के घर से इस्लाम के देश की ओर हिजरत कर जाएं। यदि वे इससे मुँह फेरें और अपनी स्थिति पर बने रहें, तो जहाँ भी पाओ, उन्हें पकड़ो और क़त्ल करो। तथा उनमें से किसी को न अपना मित्र बनाओ, जो तुम्हारे मामलों में तुम्हारा साथ दे और न सहायक बनाओ, जो तुम्हारे दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध तुम्हारी सहायता करे। -[4:90] परन्तु उनमें से जो लोग ऐसी क़ौम के पास पहुँच जाएँ कि तुम्हारे और उनके बीच युद्ध विराम का निश्चित अनुबंध है, अथवा वे लोग जो तुम्हारे पास इस स्थिति में आएँ कि उनके दिल संकुचित हों, वे न तुमसे लड़ना चाहते हों न अपनी क़ौम से लड़ना चाहते हों। हालाँकि यदि अल्लाह चाहता, तो उन्हें तुम्हारे ऊपर सक्षम कर देता और वे तुमसे लड़ाई करते।इसलिए अल्लाह की ओर से उसकी आफियत (विपत्ति रहित अवस्था) को स्वीकार करो और उन्हें क़त्ल करने अथवा बंदी बनाने से परहेज़ करो। यदि वे तुमसे अलग रहें और तुमसे युद्ध न करें, तथा तुमसे लड़ाई छोड़कर तुम्हारे साथ संधि के लिए हाथ बढ़ाएँ, तो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए उन्हें क़त्ल करने अथवा बंदी बनाने का कोई रास्ता नहीं बनाया है। -[4:91] - ऐ मोमिनो! - तुम मुनाफ़िक़ों का एक अन्य समूह ऐसा पाओगे, जो तुम्हारे सामने ईमान को प्रदर्शित करते हैं ताकि वे खुद के लिए प्रतिरक्षा प्राप्त कर सकें। परन्तु जब वे अपनी काफ़िर क़ौम के पास जाते हैं, तो उनके सामने कुफ़्र को प्रदर्शित करते हैं, ताकि उनसे भी निश्चिंत और सुरक्षित रहें। जब भी उन्हें अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसके साथ शिर्क करने के लिए बुलाया जाता है, तो वे उसमें भयानक रूप से गिर जाते हैं। ये लोग यदि तुमसे लड़ना न छोड़ें, सुलह करने के लिए आगे न आएं और अपने हाथ तुमसे न रोकें, तो उन्हें जहाँ पाओ, पकड़ो और क़त्ल करो। और वे लोग जिनकी यह विशेषता है, हमने तुम्हारे लिए उन्हें पकड़ने और क़त्ल करने का स्पष्ट तर्क बना दिया है; और ऐसा उनके विश्वासघात और चालबाज़ी के कारण किया है। -[4:92] किसी मोमिन के लिए यह उचित नहीं है कि किसी मोमिन की हत्या करे, परन्तु यह कि चूक से ऐसा हो जाए। जो व्यक्ति गलती से किसी मोमिन की हत्या कर दे, वह अपने कृत्य के कफ़्फ़ारा के तौर पर एक मोमिन गुलाम आज़ाद करे और हत्यारे के वारिस रिश्तेदार हत व्यक्ति के वारिसों को दियत (खून की क़ीमत) दें। लेकिन अगर हत व्यकित के वारिस खून के पैसे माफ कर दें, तो दियत समाप्त हो जाएगी। यदि हत व्यक्ति तुमसे युद्ध कने वाली क़ौम से हो, और वह स्वयं मोमिन हो, तो हत्यारे पर (केवल) एक मोमिन ग़ुलाम आज़ाद करना अनिवार्य है, उसपर दियत अनिवार्य नहीं है। तथा यदि हत व्यक्ति ईमान वाला न हो, लेकिन वह ऐसी क़ौम से हो कि तुम्हारे और उनके बीच ज़िम्मियों की तरह कोई प्रतिज्ञा और समझौता हो, तो हत्यारे के वारिस रिश्तेदारों पर हत व्यक्ति के वारिसों को ख़ून की क़ीमत देना अनिवार्य है और हत्यारे को अपने कृत्य के कफ़्फ़ारा के तौर पर एक मोमिन ग़ुलाम आज़ाद करना होगा। यदि उसे आज़ाद करने के लिए ग़ुलाम न मिले अथवा वह ग़ुलाम की क़ीमत भुगतान करने में सक्षम न हो, तो वह लगातार दो महीने बिना किसी बाधा के इस तरह रोज़े रखे कि उनके बीच (बिना किसी कारण के) रोज़ा न तोड़े। ये प्रावधान इसलिए हैं, ताकि अल्लाह उसके किए को क्षमा कर दे। अल्लाह अपने बंदों के कृत्यों और उनके इरादों से अवगत, अपने विधान और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:93] जो व्यक्ति किसी मोमिन को बिना किसी हक़ के जान-बूझकर क़त्ल कर दे; तो उसका बदला जहन्नम में प्रवेश है, जिसमें वह हमेशा के लिए रहेगा, यदि उसने उसे हलाल समझा या उससे तौबा नहीं किया। तथा अल्लाह उसपर क्रोधित है और उसे अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया। तथा उसके इस महान पाप को करने के कारण, उसके लिए बड़ा अज़ाब तैयार कर रखा है। -[4:94] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जब तुम अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के लिए निकलो, तो छानबीन कर लिया करो कि किससे युद्ध कर रहे हो और जो तुम्हें अपने मुसलमान होने का सबूत दिखाए, उसे यह न कहो कि तुम मोमिन नहीं हो, बल्कि तुम केवल अपनी जान एवं माल की रक्षा के लिए मुसलमान होने का प्रदर्शन कर रहे हो। फिर तुम ग़नीमत के धन जैसे दुनिया के तुच्छ सामानों के लोभ में उसकी हत्या कर दो! सुनो, अल्लाह के पास बहुत-सी ग़नीमतें हैं, जो इससे बेहतर और बड़ी हैं। इससे पहले तुम भी इसी व्यक्ति की तरह थे, जो अपनी क़ौम से अपना ईमान छिपा रहा है। फिर अल्लाह ने इस्लाम की दौलत प्रदानकर तुमपर उपकार किया और तुम्हारे रक्त की रक्षा की। इसलिए छानबीन कर लिया करो। यक़ीनन अल्लाह से तुम्हारा कोई छोटे से छोटा कार्य भी छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[4:95] उज़्र वालों जैसे कि बीमार और अंधे लोगों के अलावा अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद छोड़कर घर बैठ रहने वाले मोमिन तथा अल्लाह के मार्ग में अपनी जानों और मालों के साथ जिहाद करने वाले बराबर नहीं हो सकते। अल्लाह ने जान एवं माल के साथ जिहाद करने वालों को पद के एतिबार से, जिहाद से बैठे रहने वालों पर प्रधानता प्रदान किया है। जबकि जिहाद करने वालों और उचित कारण की बिना पर जिहाद से बैठे रहने वालों में से प्रत्येक को उसका वह प्रतिफल मिलेगा जिसका वह वह हक़दार है।परंतु अल्लाह ने जिहाद करने वालों को अपनी ओर से महान प्रतिफल देकर उन्हें जिहाद से बैठ रहने वालों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान किया है। -[4:96] यह सवाब (स्वर्ग में) एक के ऊपर एक घरों, साथ ही साथ उनके पापों के क्षमादान और उनपर अल्लाह की दया के रूप में होगा। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों को बड़ा क्षमा करने वाला और उन पर दया करने वाला है। -[4:97] फ़रिश्ते जिन लोगाों के प्राण इस हाल में निकालते हैं कि वे कुफ़्र की नगरी से इस्लाम की नगरी की तरफ़ हिजरत न करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले होते हैं, तो फरिश्ते उनका प्राण निकालते समय उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहते हैं : तुम किस हाल में थे? और तुम किस चीज़ के द्वारा मुश्रिकों से भिन्न थे? तो वे कारण बताते हुए जवाब देते हैं : हम कमज़ोर व असहाय थे, हमारे पास इतनी शक्ति और ताक़त नहीं थी जिससे हम अपना बचाव कर सकते। तो फ़रिश्ते उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहेंगे : क्या अल्लाह की धरती विस्तृत नहीं थी कि तुम उसमें हिजरत कर जाते ताकि तुम अपने धर्म और अपने आपको अपमान और उत्पीड़न से बचा सकते?! अतः वे लोग जिन्होंने हिजरत नहीं किया, उनका ठिकाना जहाँ वे रहेंगे, नरक है और वह उनके लिए बहुत ही बुरा ठिकाना है। -[4:98] परंतु सज़ा की इस धमकी से उज़्र वाले कमज़ोर व लाचार पुरुष, स्त्री और बच्चे अलग हैं, जिनके पास अपने आपसे अत्याचार और उत्पीड़न को हटाने की शक्ति नहीं है तथा वे अपने उत्पीड़न से छुटकारा पाने का कोई रास्ता नहीं पाते हैं। तो अल्लाह ऐसे लोगों को अपनी दया व कृपा से निश्चय ही माफ़ कर देगा। अल्लाह अपने बंदों को माफ़ करने वाला और उनमें से तौबा करने वालों को क्षमा करने वाला है। -[4:99] परंतु सज़ा की इस धमकी से उज़्र वाले कमज़ोर व लाचार पुरुष, स्त्री और बच्चे अलग हैं, जिनके पास अपने आपसे अत्याचार और उत्पीड़न को हटाने की शक्ति नहीं है तथा वे अपने उत्पीड़न से छुटकारा पाने का कोई रास्ता नहीं पाते हैं। तो अल्लाह ऐसे लोगों को अपनी दया व कृपा से निश्चय ही माफ़ कर देगा। अल्लाह अपने बंदों को माफ़ करने वाला और उनमें से तौबा करने वालों को क्षमा करने वाला है। -[4:100] जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए कुफ़्र के देश से इस्लाम के देश की ओर हिजरत करेगा, वह उस भूमि में जिसमें उसने पलायन किया है एक नया स्थान और ज़मीन पाएगा, जहाँ उसे गौरव और व्यापक आजीविका प्राप्त होगी। तथा जो व्यक्ति अपने घर से अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की ओर हिजरत के उद्देश्य से निकलता है, फिर उसके अपने प्रवास स्थल पर पहुँचने से पहले उसकी मृत्यु हो जाती है, तो अल्लाह के यहाँ उसका सवाब निश्चित हो गया। इससे कोई फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ता कि वह अपने प्रवास स्थल तक नहीं पहुँच सका। तथा अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[4:101] जब तुम धरती में यात्रा करो और काफ़िरों की ओर से कोई कष्ट पहुँचने का डर हो, तो चार रक्अत वाली नमाज़ों को क़स्र (कम) करके दो रक्अत पढ़ने में तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। निःसंदेह काफ़िरों की तुमसे दुश्मनी बिल्कुल खुली हुई स्पष्ट है। तथा सहीह सुन्नत (हदीस) से साबित है कि सुरक्षा की स्थिति में भी यात्रा करने में नमाज़ को क़स्र करना जायज़ है। -[4:102] जब - ऐ रसूल! - आप दुश्मन से युद्ध के समय सेना के साथ रहें और लोगों को नमाज़ पढ़ाना चाहें, तो सेना को दो समूहों में विभाजित कर दें : एक समूह आपके साथ नमाज़ पढ़े और नमाज़ के समय हथियार अपने साथ रखे। दूसरा समूह तुम्हारी पहरेदारी करे। जब पहला समूह इमाम के साथ एक रक्अत पढ़ ले, तो अकेले नमाज़ पूरी कर ले। जब वह नमाज़ पढ़ चुके तो तुम्हारे पीछे दुश्मन की ओर खड़ा हो जाए और वह समूह आए जो पहरेदारी में लगे होने के कारण नमाज़ नहीं पढ़ सका था और इमाम के साथ एक रक्अत नमाज़ पढ़े। जब इमाम सलाम फेर दे, तो वह अपनी बाक़ी नमाज़ पूरी करे और दुश्मन से बचाव के लिए अपने हथियार उठाए रखे। क्योंकि काफ़िर चाहते हैं कि नमाज़ के समय तुम अपने हथियारों और सामानों से बेख़बर हो जाओ और वे तुमपर यकायक धावा बोल दें और तुम्हारी असावधानी की हालत में तुम्हें पकड़ लें। यदि वर्षा के कारण तुम्हें कष्ट हो अथवा तुम बीमार आदि हो, तो तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है कि तुम अपने हथियार रख दो और उसे उठाए न रहो, परंतु जहाँ तक हो सके अपने दुश्मन से सावधान रहो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने काफ़िरों के लिए अपमानकारी यातना तैयार कर रखी है। -[4:103] जब - ऐ मोमिनो - तुम नमाज़ अदा कर चुको, तो खड़े, बैठे और लेटे अपनी सभी परिस्थितियों में तस्बीह, तहमीद और तहलील के साथ अल्लाह को याद करो। फिर जब तुम्हारा भय दूर हो जाए और तुम निश्चिंत हो जाओ तो नमाज़ को उसके अर्कान, वाजिबात और मुस्तह़ब्बात के साथ पूर्ण रूप से अदा करो, जैसा कि तुम्हें आदेश दिया गया है। निःसंदेह नमाज़ मोमिनों पर एक नियत समय के साथ फ़र्ज की गई है। उसे बिना किसी कारण के उसके निर्धारित समय से विलंब करना जायज़ नहीं है। यह किसी स्थान पर निवास करने की स्थिति में है, लेकिन यात्रा की हालत में तुम्हारे लिए दो नमाजों को एक साथ पढ़ना तथा चार रक्अत वाली नमाज़ को क़स्र करके दो रक्अत पढ़ना जायज़ है। -[4:104] - ऐ मोमिनो - अपने काफ़िर दुश्मनों का पीछा करने में कमज़ोर और आलसी न बनो। यदि तुम्हें अपने आपको पहुँचने वाले क़त्ल और आघात से तकलीफ़ महसूस होती है, तो इसी तरह वे भी तकलीफ़ महसूस करते हैं जिस तरह तुम तकलीफ़ महसूस करते हो, तथा उन्हें भी कष्ट पहुँचता है जिस तरह तुमहें कष्ट पहुँचता है। अतः उनका धैर्य तुम्हारे धैर्य से बढ़कर नहीं होना चाहिए। क्योंकि तुम्हें अल्लाह से जिस सवाब, सहायता और समर्थन की आशा है, उसकी आशा उन्हें नहीं है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों की स्थितियों से अवगत, तथा अपने प्रबंधन और विधान-रचना में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:105] हमने - ऐ रसूल - आपकी ओर सत्य पर आधारित क़ुरआन उतारा है; ताकि आप लोगों के बीच उनके सभी मामलों में उसके अनुसार फ़ैसला करें, जो अल्लाह ने आपको सिखाया और आपके दिल में डाला है, न कि अपने मन की आकांक्षा और राय के अनुसार। तथा आप स्वयं के साथ विश्वासघात करने वालों और अमानतों में ख़यानत करने वालों के तरफ़दार न बनें कि उनसे अधिकार माँगने वालों से उनका बचाव करें। -[4:106] अल्लाह से क्षमा और माफ़ी की याचना करें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदे को क्षमा करने वाला और उसपर दया करने वाला है। -[4:107] आप किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति का पक्ष न लें, जो विश्वासघात करता है और अपने विश्वासघात को छिपाने में अतिशयोक्ति करता है। और अल्लाह ऐसे व्यक्ति को पसंद नहीं करता जो बहुत विश्वासघात और पाप करने वाला है। -[4:108] वे गुनाह करते समय भय और शर्म के कारण लोगों से छिपते हैं, परंतु अल्लाह से नहीं छिपते। हालाँकि अल्लाह अपने ज्ञान के द्वारा उनके साथ होता है। उससे उस समय उनकी कोई बात छिपी नहीं होती है, जब वे गुप्त रूप से ऐसी बात की योजना बनाते हैं, जो अल्लाह को पसंद नहीं है। जैसे कि दोषी का बचाव करना और निर्दोष पर आरोप लगाना। तथा वे जो कुछ गुप्त रूप से और सार्वजनिक रूप से करते हैं, अल्लाह उससे अच्छी तरह अवगत है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनके कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[4:109] सुनो, - ऐ इन अपराध करने वालों की परवाह करने वालो!- तुमने दुनिया के जीवन में इनकी ओर से झगड़ लिया ताकि तुम इनकी बेगुनाही साबित कर सको और उन्हें सज़ा से बचा सको। परंतु क़यामत के दिन इनकी ओर से अल्लाह के साथ कौन बहस करेगा, जबकि वह इनकी स्थिति की सच्चाई को जानता है?! तथा उस दिन इनका वकील कौन होगा?! इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि कोई भी ऐसा नहीं कर सकता। -[4:110] जो व्यक्ति कोई बुरा काम करे अथवा पाप करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करे, फिर वह अपने गुनाह को स्वीकारते हुए, उसपर पछतावा करते हुए और उसे छोड़ते हुए अल्लाह से क्षमा याचना करे, तो वह अल्लाह को हमेशा उसके गुनाहों को क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर दयावान पाएगा। -[4:111] जो व्यक्ति कोई छोटा या बड़ा पाप करता है, तो उसकी सज़ा अकेले उसी पर है, उसके अलावा किसी और पर नहीं। तथा अल्लाह बंदों के कृत्यों को जानने वाला, अपने प्रबंधन और विधान-रचना में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:112] जो व्यक्ति बिना सोचे समझे कोई ग़लती कर बैठे अथवा जानबूझकर कोई पाप कर ले, फिर उसका आरोप किसी ऐसे आदमी पर मढ़ दे जो उस पाप से निर्दोष है, तो उसने ऐसा करके गंभीर झूठ और खुले गुनाह का बोझ लाद लिया। -[4:113] और (ऐ रसूल!) यदि अल्लाह ने अपने अनुग्रह से आपको बचाया न होता, तो अपने साथ विश्वासघात करने वाले इन लोगों के एक समूह ने आपको सत्य से गुमराह करने का निर्णय कर लिया था, ताकि आप न्याय के बिना फ़ैसला करें। हालाँकि वास्तव में वे केवल अपने आपको गुमराह कर रहे हैं। क्योंकि उनके गुमराह करने के प्रयास का परिणाम उन्हीं को भुगतना पड़ेगा। और अल्लाह के आपको संरक्षण प्रदान करने के कारण वे आपको नुकसान नहीं पहुँचा सकते हैं। अल्लाह ने आप पर क़ुरआन एवं सुन्नत उतारी है और आपको हिदायत एवं प्रकाश का वह ज्ञान प्रदान किया है, जो आप उससे पहले नहीं जानते थे। तथा नुबुव्वत (ईश्दूतत्व) और संरक्षण द्वारा आपपर अल्लाह का अनुग्रह बहुत बड़ा था। -[4:114] बहुत-सी ऐसी बातें जो लोग छिपाकर करते हैं,उनमें कोई भलाई नहीं है और न उनसे कोई लाभ मिलता है। हाँ, अगर उनकी बात में दान का या किसी ऐसी बात (नेकी) का आदेश हो जो शरीयत द्वारा आई हो और बुद्धि ने उसकी पुष्टि की हो, या दो झगड़ने वालों के बीच सुलह-सफाई का आह्वान हो (तो यह भली बात है)। तथा जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए ऐसा करेगा, हम जल्द ही उसे बहुत बड़ा सवाब प्रदान करेंगे। -[4:115] जो अपने सामने सत्य स्पष्ट हो जाने के बावजूद रसूल से दुश्मनी करेगा, उनके लाए हुए धर्म का विरोध करेगा और मोमिनों के मार्ग को छोड़कर दूसरे मार्ग पर चलेगा, हम उसे उसके चुने हुए मार्ग पर छोड़ देंगे। उसके जानबूझकर सत्य से मुँह फेरने के कारण हम उसे सत्य मार्ग की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देंगे और उसे जहन्नम की आग में दाख़िल करेंगे, जहाँ वह उसके ताप को झेलेगा। यह उसमें रहने वालों का बुरा ठिकाना है। -[4:116] निःसंदेह अल्लाह इस बात को क्षमा नहीं करेगा कि किसी को उसका साझी बनाया जाए, बल्कि साझी बनाने वाले को हमेशा के लिए जहन्नम में डाल देगा। लेकिन शिर्क से कमतर गुनाहों को जिसके लिए चाहेगा अपनी दया एवं कृपा से माफ़ कर देगा। जो किसी को अल्लाह का साझी बनाता है, वह निश्चय ही सत्य मार्ग से भटक गया और उससे बहुत दूर हो गया; क्योंकि उसने सृष्टि और सृष्टिकर्ता को बराबर बना दिया। -[4:117] ये मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) अल्लाह के साथ जिनकी पूजा करते और पुकारते हैं, वे केवल महिलाओं के नाम की मूर्तियाँ हैं, जैसे कि लात और उज़्ज़ा,जो न लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं, न हानि। वास्तव में, वे केवल एक ऐसे शैतान की पूजा करते हैं जो अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकला हुआ है और उसमें कोई अच्छाई नहीं है; क्योंकि उसी ने उन्हें मूर्तियों की पूजा करने का आदेश दिया है। -[4:118] इसलिए, अल्लाह ने उसे अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया। इस शैतान ने क़सम खाकर अपने पालनहार से कहा था : मैं अवश्य तेरे बंदों में से एक ज्ञात हिस्सा अपने साथ कर लूँगा, जिन्हें सत्य से बहकाऊँगा। -[4:119] मैं उन्हें ज़रूर तेरे सीधे मार्ग से रोकूँगा, उन्हें अवश्य उनकी गुमराही को सजाने वाले झूठे वादों के साथ उम्मीदें दिलाऊँगा। अल्लाह के हलाल किए हुए जानवरों को हराम करने के लिए, उन्हें जानवरों के कान काटने का आदेश दूँगा। तथा उन्हें अल्लाह की रचना और उसकी प्रकृति को बदलने के लिए भी ज़रूर आदेश दूँगा। तथा जो शैतान को अपना सहायक व दोस्त बनाकर, उससे दोस्ती निभाता और उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करता है, तो वह धिक्कारित शैतान से वफादारी करके एक स्पष्ट नुक़सान में पड़ गया। -[4:120] शैतान उनसे झूठे वादे करता है और उन्हें झूठी उम्मीदें दिलाता है। हालाँकि, वास्तव में, वह उनसे झूठा वादा करता है, जिसकी कोई सच्चाई नहीं होती है। -[4:121] शैतान के नक्शेकदम और उसकी सिखाई हुई बातों का पालन करने वाले लोगों का ठिकाना जहन्नम की आग है, जिससे भाग निकलने का कोई स्थान नहीं पाएँगे जहाँ वे पनाह ले सकें। -[4:122] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उससे क़रीब करने वाले अच्छे कार्य किए, हम उन्हें ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करेंगे, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती है। वे उनमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। यह अल्लाह का वचन है और उसका वचन सच्चा है। क्योंकि वह वचन को नहीं तोड़ता है और अल्लाह से बढ़कर वचन में सच्चा कोई नहीं। -[4:123] मोक्ष और सफलता का मामला - ऐ मुसलमानो! - तुम्हारी कामनाओं पर या अह्ले किताब की कामनाओं पर निर्भर नहीं है। बल्कि, यह मामला काम से जुड़ा है। इसलिए तुममें से जो भी बुरा काम करेगा, क़यामत के दिन उसका बदला पाएगा। उसे अल्लाह के सिवा कोई संरक्षक नहीं मिलेगा, जो उसे लाभ पहुँचा सके और न उसे कोई सहायक मिलेगा, जो उससे नुक़सान को टाल सके। -[4:124] जो भी अच्छे कार्य करता है, चाहे नर हो या नारी और वह अल्लाह पर सच्चा ईमान भी रखने वाला है, तो ऐसे लोग जिन्होंने ईमान के साथ सत्कर्म भी किया, जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे। उनके कार्यों के प्रतिफल में कुछ भी कमी नहीं की जाएगी, भले ही वह खजूर की गुठली के ऊपरी भाग के गड्ढे जितना कम क्यों न हो। -[4:125] उस व्यक्ति से बेहतर धर्म किसी का नहीं है, जो बाहरी और आंतरिक रूप से अल्लाह के प्रति समर्पित हो जाए, अपनी नीयत को उसके लिए विशुद्ध कर ले, उसकी शरीयत का पालनकर अपने कार्य को अच्छा कर ले और शिर्क एवं कुफ़्र से कटकर तौहीद और ईमान की ओर एकाग्र होकर, इबराहीम अलैहिसस्सलाम के धर्म का अनुसरण करे, जो मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के धर्म का मूल है। अल्लाह ने अपने नबी इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को सारे लोगों के बीच पूर्ण प्रेम के लिए चुन लिया है। -[4:126] आसमानों और ज़मीन की सारी चीज़ों का राज्य अकेले अल्लाह का है और अल्लाह अपनी सृष्टि की हर चीज़ को अपने ज्ञान, शक्ति और प्रबंधन के साथ घेरे हुए है। -[4:127] - ऐ रसूल - लोग आपसे स्त्रियों के मामले में तथा उनके अधिकारों और कर्तव्यों के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह तुम्हारे इस प्रश्न का उत्तर देता है और तुम्हारे लिए कुरआन की वह आयतें भी बयान करता हैं, जो उन अनाथ स्त्रियों के विषय में तुम्हें पढ़कर सुनाई जाती हैं जो तुम्हारी अभिभावकता के अंतर्गत होती हैं और तुम उन्हें अल्लाह की ओर से उनके लिए निर्धारित किए गए महर या विरासत से वंचित रखते हो। तुम स्वयं उनसे शादी नहीं करना चाहते और उनके धन के लालच में उन्हें शादी करने से भी रोकते हो। वह तुम्हारे लिए कमज़ोर बच्चों के अधिकारों को भी स्पष्ट करता है कि उन्हें विरासत में उनका अधिकार दो और उनके धन पर क़ब्ज़ा जमाकर उन पर अत्याचार न करो। तथा तुम्हारे लिए यह दायित्व भी बयान करता है कि अनाथों के मामलों का न्याय के साथ इस तरह प्रबंधन करो, जिससे दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में उनका भला हो। तुम अनाथों और अन्य लोगों के लिए जो भी अच्छा करोगे, अल्लाह उससे अवगत है और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[4:128] यदि किसी स्त्री को अपने पति से इस बात का भय हो कि वह उसकी उपेक्षा कर रहा है और उसमें रुचि नहीं ले रहा है, तो उन दोनों पर आपस में समझौता कर लेने में कोई गुनाह नहीं है, इस प्रकार कि वह पति पर अपने कुछ अनिवार्य अधिकारों जैसे- भरण-पोषण एवं रात गुज़ारने की बारी के अधिकार, को छोड़ दे। यहाँ सुलह करना उन दोनों के लिए तलाक़ से बेहतर है। हालाँकि लोभ और कंजूसी मानव स्वभाव में शामिल हैं। इसलिए वह अपने अधिकारों को छोड़ना नहीं चाहती है। ऐसे में पति-पत्नी को इस स्वभाव का उपचार, स्वयं का उदारहृदयता और परोपकार पर प्रशिक्षण करके करना चाहिए। यदि तुम अपने सभी मामलों में उपकार का रास्ता अपनाओ और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों का परित्याग करके, डरते रहो, तो अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से अवगत है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[4:129] - ऐ पतियो - तुम चाहते हुए भी, दिली लगाव के मामले में पत्नियों के साथ पूरी तरह से न्याय नहीं कर सकते। इसके कुछ कारण हैं, जो तुम्हारे नियंत्रण से बाहर हो सकते हैं। इसलिए उस पत्नी से पूरी तरह विमुख न हो जाओ, जो तुम्हें पसंद नहीं है। फिर तुम उसे अधर में लटकी हुई की तरह छोड़ दो; न तो उसका कोई पति है, जो उसका हक़ अदा करे, और न वह बिना पति वाली है कि शादी की अपेक्षा करे। यदि तुम अपने बीच के मामलों को सुधार लो इस प्रकार कि दिल के न चाहते हुए भी अपने आपको पत्नी के अधिकारों का निर्वाहन करने के लिए बाध्य कर लो और पत्नी के मामले में अल्लाह से डरते रहो, तो अल्लाह बड़ा क्षमा करने वाला और तुम पर दयावान है। -[4:130] यदि तलाक़ या ख़ुलअ के द्वारा पति-पत्नी एक दूसरे से अलग हो जाएँ, तो अल्लाह उनमें से प्रत्येक को अपने व्यापक अनुग्रह से समृद्ध कर देगा। अल्लाह व्यापक अनुग्रह एवं दया वाला, तथा अपने प्रबंधन और तक़दीर (नियति) में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:131] जो कुछ आकाशों और धरती में तथा जो कुछ उन दोनों के बीच है, उन सब का मालिक केवल अल्लाह है। हमने किताब वाले यहूदियों और ईसाइयों को आदेश दिया था और तुम्हें भी आदेश दिया है कि अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करो और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचो। यदि तुम इस आदेश का इनकार करोगे, तो केवल अपने आप को नुक़सान पहुँचाओग।क्योंकि अल्लाह तुम्हारी आज्ञाकारिता से बेपरवाह है। वह तो आसमानों और ज़मीन की सारी चीज़ों का मालिक है, और वह अपनी सारी रचनाओं से बेनियाज़ और अपने सभी गुणों और कार्यों पर स्तुति के योग्य है। -[4:132] आसमानों और ज़मीन की सारी चीज़ें केवल अल्लाह की हैं, जो आज्ञापालन के योग्य है और अल्लाह अपनी रचना के सभी मामलों का प्रभार लेने के लिए पर्याप्त है। -[4:133] यदि वह चाहे, तो - ऐ लोगो - वह तुम्हें विनष्ट कर दे और तुम्हारे स्थान पर दूसरे लोगों को ले आए, जो अल्लाह की आज्ञा मानें और उसकी अवज्ञा न करें। तथा अल्लाह ऐसा करने में सक्षम है। -[4:134] - ऐ लोगो! - तुममें से जो व्यक्ति अपने कार्य से केवल दुनिया का बदला चाहता है, वह जान ले कि अल्लाह के पास दुनिया और आखिरत दोनों का बदला है। इसलिए वह अल्लाह से दोनों का बदला माँगे। अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कार्यों को देखने वाला है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[4:135] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अपनी सभी परिस्थितियों में न्याय पर जमे रहने वाले, हर एक के साथ सच्ची गवाही देने वाले बन जाओ। भले ही इसके लिए तुम्हें अपने आपके, या अपने माता-पिता या अपने रिश्तेदारों के विरुद्ध सच्च का इक़रार करना पड़े। किसी की ग़रीबी या अमीरी तुम्हें गवाही देने या न देने के लिए बाध्य न करे। क्योंकि अल्लाह उस ग़रीब और अमीर का तुमसे अधिक हक़दार है और उनके हितों को तुमसे अधिक जानता है। इसलिए अपनी गवाही में इच्छाओं का पालन न करें ताकि ऐसा न हो कि आप उसमें सत्य से हट जाएँ। यदि तुम गवाही को गलत तरीक़े से पेश करके उसमें हेर-फेर करोगे या गवाही देने से उपेक्षा करोगे, तो जान लो कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे सभी कार्यों से अवगत है। -[4:136] ऐ ईमान वालो! अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर अपने ईमान, उस कुरआन पर ईमान जिसे अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल (मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) पर अवतरित किया तथा उन किताबों पर अपने ईमान पर सुदृढ़ रहो जिन्हें उसने आपसे पहले रूसलूों पर अवतरित किया। जो अल्लाह, उसके फ़रिश्तों, उसकी किताबों, उसके रसूलों और क़यामत के दिन का इनकार करे, तो वह सीधे रास्ते से बहुत दूर हो गया। -[4:137] जो लोग ईमान लाने के बाद बार-बार कुफ़्र करते रहे, इस प्रकार कि वे ईमान लाए, फिर उससे पलट गए, इसके बाद उन्होंने फिर से ईमान में प्रवेश किया, फिर उससे पलट गए और कुफ़्र पर जमे रहे और उसी हाल में मर गए; तो अल्लाह उनके पापों को क्षमा नहीं करेगा और न ही उन्हें उस सीधे रास्ते का मार्गदर्शन करेगा जो उस सर्वशक्तिमान तक पहुँचाने वाला है। -[4:138] - ऐ रसूल! - मुनाफ़िकों को, जो ईमान का प्रदर्शन करते हैं और अपने दिलों में कुफ़्र छिपाए होते हैं, शुभ-सूचना सुना दें कि उनके लिए क़यामत के दिन अल्लाह के पास दर्दनाक यातना है। -[4:139] इस यातना कारण यह है कि उन्होंने मोमिनों को छोड़कर काफ़िरों को अपना समर्थक और सहायक बना लिया। यह बात आश्चर्यजनक है जिसने उन्हें उनका वफादार बना दिया। क्या वे उनसे शक्ति एवं बल-प्रतिष्ठा प्राप्त करके अपना वैभव बढ़ाना चाहते हैं?! तो उन्हें याद रखना चाहिए कि सारी शक्ति एवं बल-प्रतिष्ठा का मालिक केवल अल्लाह है। -[4:140] - ऐ मोमिनो! - अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए पवित्र क़ुरआन में अवतरित किया है कि जब तुम किसी सभी में बैठो और वहाँ किसी को अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करते हुए और उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए सुनो; तो उनके साथ न बैठो और वहाँ से उठकर चल दो, यहाँ तक कि वे अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार और उनका मज़ाक़ छोड़कर कोई दूसरी बात शुरू कर दें। यदि तुमने ऐसा नहीं किया और सब कुछ सुनने के बावजूद बैठे रहे, तो उन्हीं की तरह अल्लाह के आदेश का उल्लंघन करने वाले बन जाओगे। क्योंकि तुमने वहाँ बैठकर अल्लाह की अवज्ञा की है, जिस तरह कि उन्होंने कुफ़्र करके अल्लाह की अवज्ञा की है। निःसंदेह, अल्लाह मुनाफ़िक़ों को जो ईमान को प्रदर्शित करते और कुफ़्र को गुप्त रखते हैं, क़यामत के दिन काफ़िरों के साथ जहन्नम में एकत्रित करेगा। -[4:141] जो तुम्हें पहुँचने वाली अच्छाई या बुराई की प्रतीक्षा में रहते हैं। यदि अल्लाह की ओर से तुम्हें विजय प्राप्त होता है और तुम्हें ग़नीमत का धन मिलता है, तो वे तुमसे कहते हैं : क्या हम तुम्हारे साथ नहीं थे, जिस युद्ध में तुम उपस्थित हुए हम भी उपस्थित हुए?! ताकि वे ग़नीमत से हिस्सा पा सकें। और यदि काफ़िरों को कुछ हिस्सा मिल जाए, तो उनसे कहते हैं : क्या हमने तुम्हारे मामलों का ध्यान नहीं रखा, तुम्हारी देखभाल और समर्थन नहीं किया, तथा तुम्हारी मदद करके और उनका अत्साह भंग करके, मोमिनों से तुम्हारा बचाव नहीं किया?! अतः अल्लाह तुम सब के बीच क़ियामत के दिन निर्णय कर देगा। चुनाँचे मोमिनों को जन्नत में दाख़िल करेगा और मुनाफिक़ों को जहन्नम के सबसे निचले क्षेत्र में दाख़िल करेगा। तथा अल्लाह, अपनी कृपा से, क़ियामत के दिन काफ़िरों को मोमिनों के ख़िलाफ तर्क (हुज्जत) प्रदान नहीं करेगा, बल्कि वह अंतिम परिणाम ईमान वालों ही का बनाएगा जब तक वे सच्चे ईमान वाले, शरीयत के अनुसार कार्य करने वाले होंगे। -[4:142] मुनाफ़िक़ लोग इस्लाम का प्रदर्शन करके और अविश्वास को गुप्त रखकर अल्लाह को धोखा देते हैं, हालाँकि अल्लाह ही उन्हें धोखे में डाल रहा है। क्योंकि उसने उनके अविश्वास से अवगत होने के बावजूद उनके खून को सुरक्षित कर दिया है और आख़िरत में उनके लिए सबसे कठोर दंड तैयार किया है। और जब वे नमाज़ के लिए खड़े होते हैं, तो आलसी होकर उसे नापसंद करते हुए खड़े होते हैं। उनका उद्देश्य लोगों को दिखाना और उनका सम्मान होता है, और वे अल्लाह के लिए निष्ठावान नहीं होते हैं तथा अल्लाह को केवल थोड़ा ही याद करते हैं जब वे मोमिनों को देखते हैं। -[4:143] ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग हैरानी और असमंजस में पड़े हुए हैं। चुनाँचे वे प्रत्यक्ष एवं प्रोक्ष रूप से न मुसलमानों के साथ हैं और न काफ़िरों के साथ। बल्कि वे प्रत्यक्ष रूप से मुसलमानों के साथ हैं, और प्रोक्ष रूप से काफ़िरों के साथ हैं। और जिसे अल्लाह गुमराह कर दे, तो - ऐ रसूल! - आप उसके लिए पथभ्रष्टता से मार्गदर्शन पर लाने का हरगिज़ कोई रास्ता नहीं पाएँगे। -[4:144] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करनेवालों को घनिष्ठ मित्र न बनाओ कि मोमिनों को छोड़कर उनसे दोस्ती गाँठो। क्या तुम अपने इस कार्य से अल्लाह को, अपने यातना के हक़दार होने का स्पष्ट प्रमाण देना चाहते हो? -[4:145] अल्लाह तआला क़यामत के दिन मुनाफ़िक़ों को नरक के सबसे निचले स्थान में जगह देगा और तुम उनका हरगिज़ कोई सहायक नहीं पाओगे,जो उनसे यातना को हटा सके। -[4:146] परंतु जो लोग अपने निफ़ाक़ (पाखंड) से पश्चाताप करके अल्लाह की ओर लौट आए, अपने अंतरमन को सुधार लिया, अल्लाह की प्रतिज्ञा का पालन किया और अपने कार्य को दिखावा किए बिना अल्लाह के लिए विशुद्ध कर दिया, तो इन गुणों वाले लोग दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में मोमिनों के साथ होंगे, और अल्लाह मोमिनों को बड़ा प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा। -[4:147] यदि तुम अल्लाह के आभारी बनो और उसपर ईमान रखो, तो उसे तुम्हें यातना देने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है। क्योंकि वह सर्वशक्तिमान बड़ा उपकारी अत्यंत दयावान है। वह तुम्हें केवल तुम्हारे गुनाहों के कारण यातना देता है। यदि तुमने अपने कार्य सुधार लिए, अल्लाह के प्रति उसकी नेमतों पर आभार प्रकट करते रहे और प्रत्यक्ष एवं प्रोक्ष रूप से उसपर ईमान लाए, तो वह तुम्हें हरगिज़ यातना नहीं देगा। अल्लाह उन लोगों का क़द्रदान (गुणग्राहक) है जिन्होंने उसकी नेमतों को स्वीकार किया, चुनाँचे वह उन्हें उसपर भरपूर बदला प्रदान करेगा। वह अपने बंदों के ईमान से अवगत है और हर एक को उसके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[4:148] अल्लाह बुरी बात के साथ आवाज़ ऊँची करना पसंद नहीं करता, बल्कि उसे नापसंद करता और उस पर सज़ा की धमकी देता है। परंतु जिसपर अत्याचार हुआ हो, उसे अपने उत्पीड़क के बारे में शिकायत करने, उसपर बद्-दुआ करने और उससे उसी के समान शब्दों के साथ बदला लेने के लिए, बुरी बात के साथ आवाज़ ऊँची करने की अनुमति है। लेकिन उत्पीड़ित का धैर्य से काम लेना, बुरी बात के साथ आवाज़ बुलंद करने से बेहतर है। अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे इरादों को जानने वाला है। इसलिए बुरे शब्दों या इरादों से सावधान रहो। -[4:149] यदि तुम कोई भली बात या भला कार्य प्रकट करो, या उसे छिपाओ, या उस व्यक्ति को क्षमा कर दो, जिसने तुमसे बुरा व्यवहार किया है; तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह बहुत माफ़ करने वाला, सर्वशक्तिमान है। इसलिए क्षमा करना तुम्हारे आचरण का हिस्सा होना चाहिए, शायद अल्लाह तुम्हें क्षमा कर दे। -[4:150] जो लोग अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करते और उसके रसूलों के साथ कुफ़्र करते हैं, तथा अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों के बीच अंतर करना चाहते हैं; कि वे अल्लाह पर ईमान लाएँ, परंतु उसके रसूलों का इनकार कर दें। तथा वे कहते हैं : हम कुछ रसूलों पर विश्वास करते हैं और उनमें से कुछ पर विश्वास नहीं करते। इस प्रकार वे कुफ़्र और ईमान के बीच का रास्ता अपनाना चाहते हैं, यह भ्रम रखते हुए कि यह उन्हें बचा लेगा। -[4:151] जो लोग यह रास्ता अपनाते हैं, वही सचमुच काफ़िर हैं; क्योंकि जिसने समस्त रसूलों या उनमें से कुछ का इनकार किया, उसने दरअसल अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों के साथ कुफ़्र किया। और हमने काफ़िरों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें अपमानित करने वाली यातना तैयार कर रखी है, जो उनके अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाने से अहंकार करने की सज़ा के रूप में है। -[4:152] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसे एक माना, और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं ठहराया, तथा उसके सभी रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और काफ़िरों की तरह उनमें से किसी के बीच अंतर नहीं किया, बल्कि उन सभी पर ईमान लाए; यही लोग हैं जिन्हें अल्लाह उनके ईमान तथा अच्छे कर्मों का बड़ा बदला प्रदान करेगा, और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अति दयालु है। -[4:153] (ऐ रसूल!) यहूदी आपसे माँग करते हैं कि जैसे मूसा के साथ हुआ, वैसे ही आप उनके लिए आकाश से एक ही बार में कोई पुस्तक उतार लाएँ, जो आपकी सच्चाई की निशानी हो। तो आप इसे उनकी ओर से कोई बड़ा माँग न समझें। क्योंकि उनके पूर्वजों ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से इससे कहीं बड़ी माँग की थी जो इन लोगों ने आपसे की है। उन्होंने कहा था कि "हमें अल्लाह को आमने-सामने दिखा दो", चुनाँचे उन्हें सज़ा के तौर पर बेहोश कर दिया गया। फिर अल्लाह ने उन्हें पुनर्जीवित किया, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह को छोड़कर बछड़े की पूजा की, हालाँकि उनके पास अल्लाह के एकत्व और उसके एकमात्र रब (पालनहार) और पूज्य होने को दर्शाने वाली स्पष्ट निशानियाँ आ चुकी थीं। फिर हमने उन्हें क्षमा कर दिया, तथा मूसा - अलैहिस्सलाम - को उनकी जाति के विरुद्ध स्पष्ट तर्क प्रदान किया। -[4:154] तथा हमने उनसे दृढ़ वचन लेने के कारण, उसके अनुसार काम करने के लिए उन्हें डराने के लिए पहाड़ को उनके ऊपर उठा लिया, और उसे उठाने के बाद हमने उनसे कहा : बैतुल मक़दिस के द्वार में सजदा करते हुए सिर झुकाकर प्रवेश करो। परंतु वे अपनी पीठ के बल घिसटते हुए भीतर गए। तथा हमने उनसे कहा : शनिवार को शिकार करके अति न करो। लेकिन उन्होंने अति किया, सो उन्होंने शिकार किया। तथा हमने उनसे इस बात का कड़ा वचन लिया, पर उन्होंने उस वचन को तोड़ दिया जो उनसे लिया गया था। -[4:155] अतः हमने उन्हें अपनी दया से दूर कर दिया, क्योंकि उन्होंने उस दृढ़ वचन को तोड़ दिया, जो उनसे लिया गया था, तथा इस कारण कि उन्होंने अल्लाह की निशानियों का इनकार किया और नबियों की हत्या करने का दुस्साहस किया एवं मुहम्मद - सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम - से कहा कि : "हमारे दिल एक आवरण में हैं, इसलिए आप जो कहते हैं उसे नहीं समझते।" जबकि मामला ऐसा नहीं है। बल्कि अल्लाह ने उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी है, इसलिए कोई अच्छाई उन तक नहीं पहुँचती। अतः वे बहुत कम ईमान लाते हैं, जिससे उन्हें कोई फायदा नहीं होता है। -[4:156] और हमने उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र के कारण, तथा इस कारण दया से निकाल दिया कि उन्होंने मरयम - अलैहस्सलाम - पर व्यभिचार का झूठा और निराधार आरोप लगाया। -[4:157] तथा हमने उनपर उनके गर्व करते हुए झूठमूठ यह कहने के कारण लानत भेजी : निःसंदेह हमने ही अल्लाह के रसूल मरयम के पुत्र ईसा मसीह को क़त्ल किया। हालाँकि न तो उन्होंने उन्हें क़त्ल किया, जैसा कि उनका दावा है, और न ही उन्हें सूली पर चढ़ाया। बल्कि उन्होंने एक ऐसे व्यक्ति को क़त्ल किया, जिसे अल्लाह ने ईसा - अलैहिस्सलाम - का सदृश बना दिया था और उसे सूली पर चढ़ाया। इसलिए उन्होंने सोचा कि क़त्ल होने वाला ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम ही थे। जिन यहूदियों ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम की हत्या का दावा किया और जिन ईसाइयों ने उन्हें यहूदियों के हवाले किया, दोनों ही उनके मामले में भ्रम और संदेह में हैं। क्योंकि उन्हें इसका कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। वे केवल अनुमान का पालन करते हैं और अनुमान से सच्चाई का कुछ भी लाभ नहीं होता है। उन्होंने निश्चित रूप से ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को न तो क़त्ल किया और न उन्हें सूली पर चढ़ाया। -[4:158] बल्कि अल्लाह ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी साज़िश से बचा लिया और उन्हें उनके शरीर एवं आत्मा के साथ अपनी ओर उठा लिया। अल्लाह सदा से अपने राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली है, कोई उसे पराजित नहीं कर सकता, अपने प्रबंधन, फ़ैसले और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[4:159] अह्ले किताब (यहूदियों एवं ईसाइयों) में से हर व्यक्ति, ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उनके अंतिम युग में उतरने के पश्चात और उनकी मृत्यु से पहले अवश्य ईमान लाएगा, तथा क़ियामत के दिन ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके कर्मों के साक्षी होंगे; कि उनमें से क्या शरीयत के अनुसार है और क्या उसके ख़िलाफ़। -[4:160] यहूदियों के अत्याचार के कारण, हमने उनपर कई पाकीज़ा खाने की चीज़ों को हराम कर दिया, जो उनके लिए हलाल थीं। चुनाँचे हमने उनपर हर नाख़ून (पंजे) से शिकार करने वाला पक्षी हराम कर दिया, तथा गायों और बकरियों में से हमने उनकी चर्बी को उनपर हराम कर दिया, सिवाय उस (चर्बी) के जो उन दोनों की पीठों से लगी हुई हो। इसका एक कारण यह भी था कि वे खुद को और दूसरों को अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकते थे, यहाँ तक कि भलाई से रोकना उनका स्वभाव बन गया था। -[4:161] तथा उनके ब्याज का लेन-देन करने के कारण, जबकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें उसे लेने से मना किया था, तथा लोगों के धन को बिना किसी उचित अधिकार के लेने के कारण। और हमने उनमें से काफ़िरों के लिए एक दर्दनाक अज़ाब तैयार किया है। -[4:162] परंतु यहूदियों में से ठोस ज्ञान रखने वाले तथा ईमान लाने वाले लोग, उस क़ुरआन को सच्चा मानते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर उतारा है, तथा वे उन किताबों को भी सत्य मानते हैं, जो आपसे पहले के रसूलों पर उतारी गई थीं, जैसे तौरात और इंजील, और वे नमाज़ क़ायम करते और अपने धन की ज़कात देते हैं, तथा इस बात पर विश्वास रखते हैं कि अल्लाह ही अकेला पूज्य है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं, और क़ियामत के दिन को सत्य मानते हैं; ये लोग जिनके पास ये गुण हैं हम उन्हें बहुत बड़ा बदला प्रदान करेंगे। -[4:163] हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर वैसे ही वह़्य (प्रकाशना) भेजी है, जैसे कि हमने आपसे पहले के नबियों की ओर वह़्य भेजी थी। इसलिए आप कोई अनोखे रसूल नहीं हैं। चुनाँचे हमने नूह की ओर वह़्य भेजी तथा उनके बाद आने वाले नबियों की ओर वह़्य भेजी, और हमने इबराहीम की ओर, उनके दोनों सुपुत्रों इसमाईल एवं इसहाक़ की ओर, तथा याक़ूब बिन इसहाक़ की ओर और असबात (यानी याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम के बेटों से निकलने वाले बनी इसराईल के बारह वंशों में होने वाले नबियों) की ओर वह़्य भेजी। तथा हमने ईसा, अय्यूब, यूनुस, हारून और सुलैमान की ओर वह़्य भेजी, और हमने दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम को ज़बूर नामी पुस्तक दी। -[4:164] हमने कुछ रसूल ऐसे भेजे, जिनके वृत्तांत हमने आपसे क़ुरआन में बयान कर दिए हैं, तथा कुछ रसूल ऐसे भेजे जिनके बारे में हमने आपसे उसमें कुछ बयान नहीं किया और किसी हिकमत के तहत उसमें उनका उल्लेख करना छोड़ दिया। तथा अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से उनके सम्मान में उन्हें नबी बनाने के संबंध में - बिना मध्यस्थता के - वास्तविक रूप से बात की, जैसा उसकी महिमा के योग्य है। -[4:165] हमने उन्हें अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालों को अच्छे प्रतिफल की शुभ सूचना देने वाला तथा उसके साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों को दर्दनाक यातना से डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा, ताकि रसूलों को भेजने के बाद लोगों के लिए अल्लाह के ख़िलाफ़ कोई तर्क न रह जाए, जिसे वे बहाना बना सकें। तथा अल्लाह अपने राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली, अपने फ़ैसले में हिकमत वाला है। -[4:166] यदि यहूद आपका इनकार करते हैं, तो अल्लाह उस क़ुरआन की प्रामाणिकता के संबंध में आपकी पुष्टि करता है, जो उसने (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर उतारा है। अल्लाह ने उसमें अपना वह ज्ञान उतारा है, जिससे वह अपने बंदों को अवगत कराना चाहता है, कि वह किन चीज़ों को पसंद करता और उनसे प्रसन्न होता है या किन चीज़ों को नापसंद करता और उनसे नफरता करता है। अल्लाह की गवाही के साथ फ़रिश्ते भी उसकी सच्चाई की गवाही देते हैं जो आप लेकर आए हैं। तथा अल्लाह गवाह के रूप में पर्याप्त है। क्योंकि उसकी गवाही के बाद किसी दूसरे की गवाही की ज़रूरत नहीं। -[4:167] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने आपके नबी होने का इनकार किया और लोगों को इस्लाम के मार्ग से रोका, निश्चय वे सत्य से बहुत दूर जा पड़े। -[4:168] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों के साथ कुफ़्र किया और कुफ़्र पर बने रहकर ख़ुद पर ज़ुल्म किया, अल्लाह उनके कुफ़्र पर अटल रहने को कभी क्षमा नहीं करेगा, और न ही उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाने वाला मार्ग दर्शाएगा। -[4:169] सिवाय उस रास्ते के जो जहन्नम में प्रवेश की ओर ले जाता है, जिसमें वे सदा-सर्वदा रहने वाले हैं। और यह काम अल्लाह के लिए बहुत ही आसान है, क्योंकि कोई भी चीज़ उसे विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[4:170] ऐ लोगो! रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम तुम्हारे पास मार्गदर्शन और सत्य धर्म के साथ अल्लाह की ओर से आए हैं। अतः वह तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ लाए हैं उसपर ईमान ले आओ, यह दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर होगा। यदि तुम अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करते हो, तो अल्लाह तुम्हारे ईमान से बेनियाज़ है, तुम्हारा कुफ़्र करना उसे नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचाएगा। क्योंकि जो कुछ आकाशों में है और जो कुछ धरती में तथा इन दोनों के बीच है, सब उसके अधिकार में है। तथा अल्लाह उसके बारे में जानने वाला है जो मार्गदर्शन का पात्र है, इसलिए उसके लिए मार्गदर्शन को आसान बना देता है, और जो उसका हक़दार नहीं है, इसलिए उसे उससे अंधा कर देता है। वह अपनी बातों, कार्यों, विधान और नियति में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[4:171] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इंजील वाले ईसाइयों से कह दें : तुम अपने धर्म में सीमा से परे मत जाओ तथा ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में अल्लाह पर सत्य के अलावा कुछ भी न कहो। मरयम के बेटे ईसा मसीह अलैहिस्सलाम केवल अल्लाह के रसूल हैं, जिन्हें उसने सच्चाई के साथ भेजा। अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपने उस शब्द से पैदा किया, जिसे उसने जिबरील के साथ मरयम के पास भेजा। वह शब्द उसका 'कुन' (अर्थात् हो जा) कहना था, तो वह हो गए। यह दरअसल अल्लाह की ओर से एक फूँक थी, जो जिबरील ने अल्लाह की आज्ञा से (फूँक) मारी थी। अतः अल्लाह और उसके सभी रसूलों पर बिना किसी भेद (अंतर) के ईमान लाओ और यह मत कहो कि पूज्य तीन हैं। इस झूठी और भ्रष्ट बात से बाज़ आ जाओ! तुम्हारा इसे त्यागना तुम्हारे लिए दुनिया और आख़िरत में बेहतर होगा। अल्लाह केवल एक ही पूज्य है। वह साझी तथा संतान से सर्वोच्च है। क्योंकि वह हर चीज़ से बेनियाज़ है, जो कुछ आकाशों एवं धरती तथा उन दोनों के बीच में है, उन सबका मालिक वही है। तथा आकाशों और धरती की सारी चीज़ों के संरक्षक और उनके प्रबंधक के रूप में अल्लाह काफ़ी है। -[4:172] ईसा बिन मरयम अलैहिस्सलाम अल्लाह का बंदा होने से कदापि उपेक्षा और संकोच नहीं करेंगे, और न ही वे फ़रिश्ते जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपना निकटवर्ती बनाया और उनके पद को ऊँचा किया है, अल्लाह के बंदे होने से उपेक्षा करते हैं। तो फिर तुम ईसा को एक पूज्य कैसे बनाते हो?! तथा शिर्क करने वाले लोग फ़रिश्तों को पूज्य कैसे बनाते हैं?! जो कोई भी अल्लाह की इबादत से उपेक्षा करे और अपने को उससे ऊँचा समझे, तो (ज्ञात रहना चाहिए कि) अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन सबको अपने पास इकट्ठा करेगा और वह हर एक को वह प्रतिफल देगा, जिसके वह योग्य है। -[4:173] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूलों को सच्चा माना तथा विशुद्ध रूप से अल्लाह के लिए, उसके बताए हुए तरीक़े के अनुसार अच्छे कार्य किए, तो अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का प्रतिफल बिना कम किए देगा, तथा अपने अनुग्रह और उपकार से उन्हें उससे अधिक भी देगा। परंतु जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की इबादत और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से उपेक्षा किया तथा अहंकार करते हुए अपने आपको उससे ऊँचा समझा, तो वह उन्हें दर्दनाक यातना देगा। तथा वे अल्लाह के सिवा किसी को नहीं पाएँगे, जो उनका संरक्षक बनकर उन्हें लाभ पहुँचाए और मददगार बनकर उन्हें नुक़सान से बचा सके। -[4:174] ऐ लोगो! तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे रब की ओर से एक स्पष्ट तर्क आया है, जो बहाने को काट देता है और शक को दूर कर देता है - और वह मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम हैं - तथा हमने तुम्हारी ओर एक स्पष्ट प्रकाश उतारा है, जो कि यह क़ुरआन है। -[4:175] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उस क़ुरआन को मज़बूती से पकड़ लिया, जो उनके नबी पर उतारा गया है, तो अल्लाह उनपर दया करते हुए उन्हें जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा। तथा उनके प्रतिफल को बढ़ा देगा और उनके दर्जों को ऊँचा करेगा, तथा उन्हें सीधे मार्ग पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करेगा, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ नहीं, जो कि वह रास्ता है जो सदा निवास के बाग़ों की ओर ले जाने वाला है। -[4:176] (ऐ रसूल!) लोग आपसे पूछते हैं कि आप उन्हें 'कलाला' की विरासत के विषय में शरई हुक्म से सूचित करें। 'कलाला' उस व्यक्ति को कहा जाता है, जिसकी मृत्यु हो जाए और उसने पिता या कोई संतान न छोड़ी हो। आप कह दीजिए : अल्लाह उसका हुक्म बयान करता है : यदि किसी व्यक्ति की मृत्यु हो जाए और उसका न पिता जीवित हो न कोई संतान हो, जबकि उसकी कोई सगी अथवा बाप शरीक बहन हो, तो बहन को फ़र्ज़ (क़ुरआन में निर्दिष्ट हिस्से) के रूप में छोड़े हुए धन का आधा हिस्सा मिलेगा। तथा उसका सगा या अल्लाती (बाप शरीक) भाई 'असबा' (जिस का हिस्सा निर्दिष्ट न हो) के तौर पर उसके छोड़े हुए धन का वारिस होगा, यदि उसके साथ कोई फ़र्ज़ (निर्दिष्ट हिस्से) वाला न हो। किंतु यदि उसके साथ कोई फ़र्ज़ (निर्दिष्ट हिस्से) वाला मौजूद हो, तो वह उसका हिस्सा निकालने के बाद शेष धन का वारिस होगा। यदि सगी या बाप शरीक बहनें एक से अधिक हों, तो फ़र्ज़ (निर्दिष्ट हिस्से) के रूप में उन्हें दो-तिहाई मिलेगा। तथा यदि सगे या बाप शरीक भाई और बहन दोनों हों, तो वे 'असबा' के रूप में "पुरुष के लिए दो महिलाओं के बराबर हिस्सा है।" के नियम के अनुसार वारिस होंगे इस प्रकार कि उनमें से पुरुष का हिस्सा महिला के हिस्से का दोगुना होगा। अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए 'कलाला' का नियम तथा विरासत के अन्य प्रावधान स्पष्ट रूप से बयान करता है, ताकि तुम उसके मामले में पथभ्रष्ट न हो जाओ, और अल्लाह हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। - -Surah 5: Al-Ma'idah (The Food) ----------------------------------------- -[5:1] ऐ ईमान वालो! तुम उन सभी वचनों एवं प्रतिज्ञाओं को पूरा करो, जो तुमने अपने और अपने स्रष्टा के बीच तथा अपने और उसकी रचना के बीच किए हैं। अल्लाह ने तुमपर दया करते हुए तुम्हारे लिए पशुधन : (ऊँट, गाय तथा बकरी) को हलाल किया है, सिवाय उन जानवरों के जिनका हराम होना तुम्हें पढ़कर सुनाया जाएगा। इसके अतिरिक्त हज्ज या उम्रा का एहराम बाँधे होने की स्थिति में तुमपर जंगली जानवरों का शिकार करना भी हराम है। अल्लाह अपनी हिकमत के अनुसार जो चाहता है हलाल या हराम होने का फैसला करता है। क्योंकि उसे कोई बाध्य करने वाला नहीं और न ही कोई उसके हुक्म पर आपत्ति कर सकता है। -[5:2] ऐ ईमान वालो! अल्लाह की उन हुर्मत वाली (सम्मानित) चीज़ों का अनादर न करो, जिनके सम्मान का उसने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है, तथा एहराम की अवस्था में निषिद्ध चीज़ों : जैसे सिले हुए कपड़े पहनने, तथा 'हरम' (की सीमा) के अंदर निषिद्ध चीज़ों, जैसे कि शिकार करने से दूर रहो। तथा सम्मानित महीनों अर्थात् ज़ुल-क़ादा, ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा, मुहर्रम और रजब में युद्ध को वैध न ठहराओ। जिन जानवरों को अल्लाह के नाम पर ज़बह करने के लिए हरम भेजा जाता है, उन्हें हथियाकर या उन्हें काबा जाने से रोककर उनका अनादर न करो। उन जानवरों का भी अपमान न करो, जिनके गले पर ऊन आदि के पट्टे डाले गए हों, ताकि पता चल जाए कि वे (हज्ज की) क़ुर्बानी के जानवर हैं। तथा उन लोगों का भी अनादर न करो, जो व्यापार के लाभ और अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की तलाश में अल्लाह के सम्मानित घर की ओर जाते हैं। और जब तुम ह़ज्ज या उम्रा के एहराम से हलाल हो जाओ और हरम की सीमा से बाहर निकल जाओ, तो यदि चाहो तो शिकार करो। तथा जिन लोगों ने तुम्हें मस्जिदे-ह़राम से रोका है, उनसे दुश्मनी तुम्हें अत्याचार करने और उनके साथ न्याय करना छोड़ देने पर न उभारे। तथा (ऐ मोमिनो!) अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने में एक-दूसरे का सहयोग करो। और उन पापों में जिनका करने वाला गुनहगार होता है, तथा लोगों पर उनके खून, धन और सतीत्व के संबंध में ज़्यादती (आक्रमण) करने में सहयोग न करो। तथा अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता पर अडिग रहकर और उसकी अवज्ञा से दूर रहकर, उससे डरो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उसे कठोर दंड देने वाला है जो उसकी अवज्ञा करने वाला है। इसलिए उसकी सज़ा से सावधान रहो। -[5:3] अल्लाह ने तुमपर वह जानवर हराम किया है, जो शरई तरीक़े से ज़बह किए बिना मर गया हो। तथा उसने तुमपर हराम किया है बहता हुआ रक्त, सूअर का माँस, वह जानवर जिसपर ज़बह करते समय अल्लाह के नाम के अलावा किसी और का नाम पुकारा जाए, तथा गला घुटने से मरा हुआ, चोट लगने से मरा हुआ, ऊँचे स्थान से गिरकर मरा हुआ, या दूसरे जानवर के सींग मारने के कारण मरा हुआ, तथा वह जानवर जिसे शेर, चीते और भेड़िये जैसे किसी हिंसक पशु (दरिंदे) ने फाड़ खाया हो। परंतु उक्त जानवरों में से जो तुम्हें जीवित मिले और तुम उसे ज़बह कर लो, तो वह तुम्हारे लिए हलाल है। तथा उसने तुमपर वह जानवर भी हराम किया है जो मूर्तियों के लिए ज़बह किया गया हो। तथा उसने तुमपर तीरों के द्वारा अपना भाग्य मालूम करना भी हराम किया है। ये दरअसल पत्थर या तीर होते थे, जिनमें (करो) या (मत करो) लिखा होता था, चुनाँचे भाग्य मालूम करने वाला उसी के अनुसार कार्य करता था, जो उसके लिए उससे निकलता था। उल्लिखित वर्जनाओं को करना अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर निकलना है। आज काफ़िर लोग इस्लाम धर्म की शक्ति को देखकर, तुम्हारे इस्लाम धर्म को त्याग देने से निराश हो गए। इसलिए उनसे मत डरो, अकेले मुझसे डरो। आज मैंने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे धर्म इस्लाम को परिपूर्ण कर दिया, तथा तुमपर अपनी खुली तथा छिपी नेमत पूरी कर दी और तुम्हारे लिए इस्लाम को धर्म के रूप में चुन लिया। इसलिए मैं उसके सिवा कोई और धर्म स्वीकार नहीं करुँगा। अतः जो व्यक्ति सख़्त भूख के कारण मरे हुए जानवर का माँस खाने पर मजबूर कर दिया जाए जबकि उसका झुकाव पाप की ओर न हो, तो उसपर इसमें कोई पाप नहीं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अति क्षमाशील, अत्यंत दयावान् है। -[5:4] ऐ रसूल! आपके सहाबा आपसे पूछते हैं कि अल्लाह ने उनके लिए किन-किन चीज़ों का खाना हलाल किया है? (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए अच्छी खाने की चीज़ें और उस शिकार को हलाल किया है, जिसे कुचली वाले जानवरों जैसे कुत्तों और तेंदुओं, तथा पंजे से शिकार करने वाले पक्षियों जैसे बाज़ों, में से प्रशिक्षित जानवरों ने पकड़ा है। तुम उन्हें उसमें से शिकार का ढंग सिखाते हो, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें उसके शिष्टाचार का ज्ञान प्रदान किया है। यहाँ तक कि वे इस तरह प्रशिक्षित हो जाएँ कि जब उन्हें आदेश दिया जाए, तो वे आदेश का पालन करें, तथा जब उन्हें रोका जाए, तो वे रुक जाएँ। फिर वे जो शिकार पकड़कर रोक रखें, भले ही वे उसे मार डालें, तो तुम उसे खाओ। तथा इन शिकारी जानवरों को छोड़ते समय अल्लाह का नाम लिया करो। तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर, डरते रहो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह कर्मों का बहुत शीघ्र हिसाब लेने वाला है। -[5:5] आज अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए अच्छी चीज़ों को खाना तथा अह्ले किताब यानी यहूदियों एवं ईसाइयों द्वारा ज़बह किए गए जानवरों को खाना हलाल कर दिया है। और तुम्हारे ज़बह किए हुए जानवर उनके लिए हलाल कर दिए गए हैं। तुम्हारे लिए ईमान वाली स्त्रियों में से पाक-दामन आज़ाद स्त्रियों तथा तुमसे पहले किताब दिए गए यहूदियों एवं ईसाइयों में से पाक-दामन आज़ाद स्त्रियों से शादी करना हलाल कर दिया गया है, जब तुम उन्हें उनके महर दे दो और तुम अनैतिक काम करने से परहेज़ करने वाले हो, उन्हें प्रेमिकाएँ बनाने वाले न हो कि तुम उनके साथ व्यभिचार करना चाहते हो। जो व्यक्ति उन विधानों का इनकार करे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपने बंदों के लिए निर्धारित किया है, तो निश्चय उसका कर्म, उसके क़बूल होने की शर्त अर्थात् ईमान न होने के कारण अमान्य (नष्ट) हो गया, तथा वह क़ियामत के दिन नुक़सान उठाने वाले लोगों में शामिल होगा, क्योंकि वह सदा-सर्वदा के लिए आग में प्रवेश करेगा। -[5:6] ऐ ईमान वालो! जब तुम नमाज़ अदा करने के लिए उठना चाहो, और तुम 'हदस-ए-असग़र' (छोटी नापाकी, बे-वुज़ू होने) की हालत में हो, तो वुज़ू कर लो, इस प्रकार कि अपने मुँह धो लो तथा अपने हाथों को कुहनियों समेत धो लो और अपने सिरों का मसह़ करो, तथा अपने पाँवों को टखनों समेत धो लो, जो पिंडली के जोड़ पर उभरे हुए होते हैं। यदि तुम 'हदस-ए-अकबर' (बड़ी नापाकी, जिसके लिए ग़ुस्ल की आवश्यता होती है) की हालत में हो, तो स्नान कर लो। तथा यदि तुम बीमार हो, तुम्हें बीमारी के बढ़ने या ठीक होने में देरी होने का डर है, या तुम स्वस्थ होने की स्थिति में यात्रा कर रहे हो, या तुम उदाहरण के तौर पर शौचकर्म के कारण 'हदस-ए-असग़र' (छोटी अशुद्धता) की हालत में हो, या महिलाओं के साथ संभोग करके 'हदस-ए-अकबर' (बड़ी अशुद्धता) की हालत में हो, और खोजने के बाद भी तुम्हें पानी न मिले - जिससे अपने आपको शुद्ध (पाक) कर सको -, तो ज़मीन की सतह (मिट्टी) का क़सद करो और उसपर अपने हाथों को मारो और (उन्हें) अपने चेहरों पर फेरो तथा अपने हाथों पर फेरो (यानी मसह़ करो)। अल्लाह तुम्हें पानी का उपयोग करने के लिए बाध्य करके, जो तुम्हें नुक़सान पहुँचाता है, अपने प्रावधानों में तुमपर तंगी नहीं करना चाहता है। इसलिए किसी बीमारी या पानी न मिलने के कारण उसका उपयोग दुर्लभ होने के समय उसने तुम्हारे लिए उसका एक विकल्प निर्धारित किया है, ताकि वह तुमपर अपना अनुग्रह पूरा कर दे, तथा तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत का शुक्र अदा करो और उसकी नाशुक्री न करो। -[5:7] तथा अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के इस अनुग्रह को याद करो कि उसने तुम्हें इस्लाम का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान किया, और उसकी उस प्रतिज्ञा को याद करो, जो उसने तुमसे उस समय ली थी, जब तुमने नबी सल्लल्लाहू अलैहि व सल्लम से सुखद और अप्रिय चीज़ों में बात सुनने और मानने की बैअत करते हुए कहा था : 'हमने आपकी बात सुनी और हमने आपका आदेश मान लिया'। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों (जिनमें उसके वचन भी हैं) का पालन करके तथा उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, उससे डरो। निश्चय अल्लाह जो कुछ दिलों में है उसे ख़ूब जानने वाला है, अतः उससे कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[5:8] ऐ लोगो जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए हो! अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य अल्लाह के अधिकारों का निष्पादन करो उसके द्वारा उसकी प्रसन्नता तलाश करते हुए, तथा न्याय के गवाह बनो, अन्याय के नहीं। किसी जाति की शत्रुता तुम्हें न्याय को त्यागने के लिए प्रेरित न करे। क्योंकि न्याय करना मित्र और शत्रु दोनों के साथ आवश्यक है। इसलिए उन दोनों के साथ न्याय करो। क्योंकि न्याय अल्लाह से डरने के अधिक निकट है, और अन्याय अल्लाह के विरुद्ध दुस्साहस के अधिक निकट है। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, उससे डरो। तुम जो कुछ भी करते हो, अल्लाह को उसकी पूरी ख़बर है। तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसका प्रतिफल देगा। -[5:9] अल्लाह (जो अपना वादा नहीं तोड़ता) ने उन लोगों से वादा किया है, जो अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और उन्होंने अच्छे कर्म किए कि उनके पापों को क्षमा कर देगा और उन्हें बड़ा सवाब (प्रतिफल) प्रदान करेगा और वह जन्नत में प्रवेश है। -[5:10] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया तथा उसकी आयतों को झुठलाया, वही लोग आग वाले हैं जो अपने कुफ़्र और झुठलाने की सज़ा के रूप में उसमें प्रवेश करेंगे, जिसमें वे सदैव रहेंगे जैसे साथी अपने साथी के साथ हमेशा लगा रहता है। -[5:11] ऐ ईमान वालो! अपने दिलों से तथा अपनी ज़बानों से अल्लाह के इस उपकार को याद करो कि उसने तुम्हें सुरक्षा प्रदान की और तुम्हारे दुश्मनों के दिलों में भय डाल दिया, जब उन्होंने तुम्हें पकड़ने और तुम्हारा उन्मूलन करने के लिए तुम्हारी ओर हाथ बढ़ाना चाहा। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने उन्हें तुमसे फेर दिया और तुम्हें उनसे बचा लिया। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके तथा उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो। तथा मोमिनों को चाहिए कि वे अपने धार्मिक और सांसारिक हितों की प्राप्ति में केवल अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें। -[5:12] निश्चय अल्लाह ने बनी इसराईल से उस बात का दृढ़ वचन लिया, जिसका शीघ्र ही उल्लेख किया जाएगा, तथा उसने उनपर बारह प्रमुख नियुक्त किए, जिनमें से प्रत्येक अपने अधीन रहने वालों की देखरेख करते थे। तथा अल्लाह ने बनी इसराईल से कहा : मैं सहायता और समर्थन के द्वारा तुम्हारे साथ हूँ, यदि तुम सबसे पूर्ण तरीक़े से नमाज़ अदा करते रहे, अपने धनों की ज़कात देते रहे, मेरे सभी रसूलों को उनके बीच भेदभाव (अंतर) किए बिना सत्य माना, उनका सम्मान किया, उनकी सहायता की और भले कामों पर खर्च किया। यदि तुमने यह सब किया, तो निश्चय मैं उन बुराइयों को तुमसे अवश्य दूर कर दूँगा, जो तुमने की हैं, तथा मैं क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हें ऐसे बाग़ों में अवश्य प्रवेश दूँगा, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। फिर जिसने इस दृढ़ वचन लिए जाने के बाद कुफ़्र किया, तो निश्चय वह जानबूझकर सत्य के मार्ग से अलग हो गया। -[5:13] उनके उस वचन का उल्लंघन करने के कारण, जो उनसे लिया गया था, हमने उन्हें अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया, तथा उनके दिलों को कठोर और सख़्त बना दिया, जिस तक न तो कोई अच्छाई पहुँचती है और न ही उसे कोई नसीहत लाभ देती है। वे (अल्लाह के) शब्दों को उनके स्थानों से फेर देते हैं, इस प्रकार कि उनके शब्दों को बदल देते हैं और उनके अर्थों की व्याख्या इस तरह करते हैं जो उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल खाती है। तथा उन्होंने उनमें से कुछ बातों पर अमल करना छोड़ दिया, जिनका उन्हें उपदेश दिया गया था। (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास उनकी अल्लाह तथा उसके मोमिन बंदों के साथ किसी न किसी विश्वासघात की ख़बर आती रहेगी। परंतु उनमें से कुछ लोगों को छोड़कर, जिन्होंने उस वचन को पूरा किया, जो उनसे लिया गया था। अतः आप उन्हें क्षमा कर दें, उनकी पकड़ न करें और उन्हें माफ़ कर दें। क्योंकि यह उपकार में से है और अल्लाह उपकार करने वालों से प्रेम करता है। -[5:14] जिस तरह हमने यहूदियों से दृढ़ वचन लिया था, उसी तरह हमने उन लोगों से भी वचन लिया, जिन्होंने अपनी पवित्रता जताते हुए कहा कि वे ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के मानने वाले हैं। फिर उन्होंने उसमें से एक भाग पर अमल करना छोड़ दिया, जिसका उन्हें उपदेश दिया गया था, जैसा कि यहूदियों में से उनके पूर्वजों ने किया था। तथा हमने उनके बीच क़ियामत के दिन तक के लिए शत्रुता तथा सख़्त घृणा डाल दी। अतः वे आपस में लड़ने वाले बन गए, वे एक-दूसरे को काफ़िर कहने लगे। शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उन्हें बताएगा जो कुछ वे किया करते थे और उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[5:15] ऐ किताब वालो! अर्थात् तौरात वाले यहूदियो और इंजील वाले ईसाइयो! तुम्हारे पास हमारे रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आ चुके हैं, जो तुम्हारे लिए उनमें से बहुत-सी बातों को स्पष्ट रूप से बयान करते हैं, जो तुम अपने ऊपर उतरने वाली किताब में से छिपाया करते थे, तथा उसमें से बहुत कुछ नज़रअंदाज़ कर देते हैं जिसमें तुम्हें बेनक़ाब करने के सिवा कोई लाभ नहीं। क़ुरआन तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह की ओर से एक पुस्तक के रूप में आया है, और यह एक प्रकाश है जिससे प्रकाश प्राप्त किया जाता है, तथा हर उस चीज़ के लिए एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक है, जिसकी लोगों के अपने सांसारिक और आख़िरत के मामलों में आवश्यकता होती है। -[5:16] अल्लाह इस किताब के द्वारा उन लोगों को, जो उसे प्रसन्न करने वाली चीज़ों जैसे ईमान और अच्छे कर्म का अनुसरण करते हैं, अल्लाह की यातना से सुरक्षा के रास्तों का मार्गदर्शन करता है, जो कि जन्नत की ओर ले जाने वाले रास्ते हैं। तथा उन्हें अपनी अनुमति से कुफ़्र और अवज्ञा के अँधेरे से बाहर निकालकर ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता के प्रकाश में लाता है, और उन्हें सीधे रास्ते, इस्लाम के मार्ग पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। -[5:17] निश्चय ईसाइयों में से उन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, जिनका कहना है कि निःसंदेह अल्लाह मरयम का पुत्र मसीह ही है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मरयम के बेटे ईसा मसीह को विनष्ट करने से, उनकी माँ (मरयम) को विनष्ट करने से तथा धरती पर उपस्थित सभी लोगों को विनष्ट करने से, अल्लाह को कौन रोक सकता है यदि वह उन्हें नष्ट करना चाहे?! यदि कोई भी उसे इससे रोकने में सक्षम नहीं है, तो यह इंगित करता है कि अल्लाह के अलावा कोई पूज्य नहीं है और यह कि : ईसा बिन मरयम, उनकी माता तथा शेष सृष्टि सब अल्लाह की रचना हैं। तथा आकाशों और धरती का राज्य और जो कुछ उनके बीच है उसका राज्य अल्लाह ही के लिए है। वह जो चाहता है, पैदा करता है और उसने जिन चीज़ों को पैदा करना चाहा है, उनमें से ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम भी हैं। चुनाँचे वह उसके बंदे और उसके रसूल हैं। तथा अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। -[5:18] यहूदी और ईसाई दोनों ने दावा किया कि वे अल्लाह के पुत्र और उसके प्रिय हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनके जवाब में कह दें : अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारे द्वारा किए गए पापों के कारण दंड क्यों देता है?! यदि तुम उसके प्रियजन होते, जैसा कि तुमने दावा किया है, तो वह तुम्हें इस दुनिया में हत्या और विरूपण के साथ तथा परलोक में आग के द्वारा दंड न देता; क्योंकि वह जिसे प्यार करता है उसे यातना नहीं देता है। बल्कि तुम भी अन्य सभी मनुष्यों की तरह मनुष्य हो। जो उनमें से अच्छा कर्म करेगा, वह उसे जन्नत का प्रतिफल देगा, और जो कोई भी बुराई करेगा, वह उसे (जहन्नम की) आग से दंडित करेगा। अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, अपनी कृपा से क्षमा करता है और वह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय से दंडित करता है। तथा आकाशों और धरती का राज्य और जो कुछ उनके बीच है उसका राज्य अल्लाह ही के लिए है। और अकेले उसी की ओर लौटकर जाना है। -[5:19] ऐ किताब वाले यहूदियो तथा ईसाइयो! तुम्हारे पास हमारे रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आ चुके हैं। वह ऐसे समय में आए हैं जब रसूलों का आगमन एक समय से बंद था तथा उनके आगमन की सख़्त आवश्यकता थी। ताकि तुम क्षमाप्रार्थी बनकर यह न को : हमारे पास कोई रसूल नहीं आया, जो हमें अल्लाह के प्रतिफल की शुभ सूचना देता और हमें उसके दंड से सावधान करता। अतः (अब) तुम्हारे पास मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आ चुके हैं, जो उसके प्रतिफल की शुभ सूचना देने वाले और उसके दंड से सावधान करने वाले हैं। तथा अल्लाह हर चीज़ की क्षमता रखने वाला है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। और रसूलों को भेजना और उनके क्रम को मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर समाप्त कर देना उसकी क्षमता में से है। -[5:20] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करो, जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति बनी इसराईल से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! तुम अपने दिलों से तथा अपनी ज़बानों से अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की उस नेमत को याद करो जब उसने तुममें से कुछ नबी बनाए, जो तुम्हें मार्गदर्शन की ओर बुलाते थे, तथा तुम्हें बादशाह बनाए कि तुम खुद के मामलों के मालिक हो गए जबकि तुम दास और ग़ुलाम हुआ करते थे, तथा उसने तुम्हें अपनी नेमतों में से वह प्रदान किया, जो उसने तुम्हारे समय में दुनिया वालों में से किसी को भी नहीं दिया। -[5:21] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! उस पवित्र भूमि (यानी बैतुल मक़दिस तथा उसके आसपास के क्षेत्र) में प्रवेश करो, जिसमें प्रवेश करने और वहाँ के काफ़िरों से लड़ाई करने का अल्लाह ने तुमसे वादा किया था, तथा शक्तिशाली लोगों के सामने हार मत मानो, अन्यथा तुम्हारा परिणाम इस दुनिया और आख़िरत में घाटा होगा। -[5:22] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मूसा! पवित्र भूमि में ऐसे लोग हैं, जो बड़े बली और शक्तिशाली हैं। और यह हमें उसमें प्रवेश करने से रोकता है। इसलिए जब तक वे उसमें हैं, तब तक हम उसमें हरगिज़ प्रवेश नहीं करेंगे; क्योंकि हमारे पास उनसे लड़ने की कोई शक्ति और क्षमता नहीं है। अतः यदि वे उससे निकल जाएँ, तो हम उसमें अवश्य प्रवेश करेंगे। -[5:23] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के साथियों में से दो व्यक्तियों ने, जो उन लोगों में से थे जो अल्लाह का भय रखते थे और उसकी यातना से डरते थे, अल्लाह ने उन दोनों को अपनी आज्ञाकारिता का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया था, उन दोनों ने अपनी जाति के लोगों से मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की आज्ञा का पालन करने का आग्रह करते हुए कहा : तुम शक्तिशाली लोगों पर शहर के दरवाज़े में प्रवेश कर जाओ। यदि तुम दरवाज़े में प्रवेश कर गए, तो तुम - अल्लाह की अनुमति से - उन्हें पराजित कर दोगे, अल्लाह की इस सुन्नत (नियम) पर भरोसा करते हुए कि अल्लाह पर ईमान और भौतिक साधनों को तैयार करने जैसे कारणों को अपनाने पर वह विजय प्रदान करता है। तथा यदि तुम सच्चे मोमिन हो, तो केवल अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करो। क्योंकि ईमान आवश्यक रूप से अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करने की अपेक्षा करता है। -[5:24] बनी इसराईल में से मूसा की जाति के लोगों ने अपने नबी मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के आदेश का उल्लंघन करने पर अडिग रहते हुए कहा : हम शहर में हरगिज़ प्रवेश नहीं करेंगे जब तक कि उसमें शक्तिशाली लोग मौजूद हैं। इसलिए ऐ मूसा! आप अपने पालनहार के साथ जाएँ और उन शक्तिशाली लोगों से लड़ें। जहाँ तक हमारी बात है, तो हम अपने स्थान पर रहेंगे, आपके साथ युद्ध करने के लिए नहीं निकलेंगे। -[5:25] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार से कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरा स्वयं अपने और अपने भाई हारून के अतिरिक्त किसी पर कोई अधिकार नहीं है। अतः तू हमारे तथा ऐसे लोगों के बीच अलगाव कर दे, जो तेरे तथा तेरे रसूल के आज्ञापालन से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[5:26] अल्लाह ने अपने नबी मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : अल्लाह ने बनी इसराईल पर चालीस साल तक पवित्र भूमि में प्रवेश करना हराम कर दिया है। वे इस अवधि के दौरान रेगिस्तान में भ्रमित भटकते रहेंगे, वे निर्देशित नहीं होंगे। अतः (ऐ मूसा!) आप अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने वालों पर अफ़सोस न करें। क्योंकि जो दंड उन्हें भुगतना पड़ रहा है, वह उनकी अवज्ञा और पापों के कारण है। -[5:27] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) इन ईर्ष्यालु, अत्याचारी यहूदियों को आदम के दोनों बेटों : क़ाबील और हाबील की कहानी, संदेह रहित सच्चाई के साथ सुना दें। जब उन दोनों ने अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए एक क़ुर्बानी पेश की। अल्लाह ने हाबील की पेश की हुई क़ुर्बानी स्वीकार कर ली, क्योंकि वह तक़्वा (घर्मपरायणता) वालों में से था, जबकि क़ाबील की क़ुर्बानी को स्वीकार नहीं किया, क्योंकि वह तक़वा वालों में से नहीं था। क़ाबील ने ईर्ष्या के कारण हाबील की क़ुर्बानी की स्वीकृति की निंदा की और कहा : ऐ हाबील! मैं तुझे मार डालूँगा। तो हाबील ने कहा : अल्लाह केवल उसकी क़ुर्बानी स्वीकार करता है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करते हुए तथा उसके निषेधों से बचते हुए, उससे डरने वाला है। -[5:28] यदि तूने मुझे मार डालने की नीयत से मेरी ओर अपना हाथ बढ़ाया, तो जो कुछ तूने किया है, मैं तुझे उसका बदला देने वाला नहीं हूँ। यह मेरी ओर से कायरता नहीं है, लेकिन मैं सृष्टि के पालनहार अल्लाह से डरता हूँ। -[5:29] फिर उसने उसे डराते हुए कहा : मैं चाहता हूँ कि तू अपने पिछले पापों के साथ-साथ मेरी अवैध और आक्रामकता में हत्या करने के पाप के साथ लौटे। फिर तू उन आग (जहन्नम) वालों में से हो जाए, जो क़ियामत के दिन उसमें प्रवेश करेंगे। यही अत्याचारियों का बदला है, और मैं तेरी हत्या करने के पाप के साथ लौटकर उन लोगों में से नहीं होना चाहता। -[5:30] क़ाबील के लिए उसके 'नफ़्से अम्मारा' (बुराई का आदेश देने वाली आत्मा) ने अपने भाई की अन्यायपूर्ण तरीक़े से हत्या को सुसज्जित कर दिया, और उसने उसकी हत्या कर दी। अतः वह इसके कारण उन लोगों में से हो गया, जिनके अंश दुनिया तथा आख़िरत दोनों स्थानों में कम हो गए। -[5:31] फिर अल्लाह ने एक कौआ भेजा, जो उसके सामने भूमि को कुरेदता था, ताकि उसमें एक मरे हुए कौए को गाड़कर, उसे यह सिखाए कि वह अपने भाई के शव को कैसे छिपाए। उस समय अपने भाई के हत्यारे ने कहा : हाय मेरा विनाश! क्या मैं इस कौए जैसा भी न हो सका, जिसने दूसरे मरे हुए कौवे को दफन कर दिया, कि मैं अपने भाई के शव को छिपा सकूँ, फिर उसने उस समय उसे दफ़न किया; इस तरह वह पछताने वालों में से हो गया। -[5:32] क़ाबील द्वारा अपने भाई की हत्या के कारण, हमने बनी इसराईल को सूचित किया कि जिसने किसी व्यक्ति की क़िसास (खून के बदले खून) या कुफ़्र अथवा विद्रोह द्वारा धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने के कारण के बिना हत्या कर दी, तो मानो उसने सभी लोगों की हत्या कर दी, क्योंकि उसके निकट निर्दोष और अपराधी के बीच कोई अंतर नहीं है। तथा जिसने किसी प्राणी की, जिसे अल्लाह ने हराम ठहराया है, यह मानते हुए हत्या करने से परहेज़ किया कि उसकी हत्या करना निषिद्ध (हराम) है और उसकी हत्या नहीं की; तो मानो उसने सभी लोगों को जीवन प्रदान किया; क्योंकि उसके इस व्यवहार में सभी लोगों की सुरक्षा है। निःसंदेह हमारे रसूल बनी इसराईल के पास स्पष्ट प्रमाण और खुली निशानियाँ लेकर आए, लेकिन इसके बावजूद उनमें से बहुत से लोग पाप करके तथा अपने रसूलों का विरोध करके अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं। -[5:33] जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से युद्ध करते हैं, और उनसे खुली दुश्मनी करते हुए हत्या, लूटमार और डकैती के द्वारा धरती में उत्पात मचाते हैं, उनकी सज़ा यही है कि उन्हें सूली पर चढ़ाए बिना क़त्ल कर दिया जाए, या उन्हें सूली पर चढ़ाकर क़त्ल कर दिया जाए, या उनका दायाँ हाथ और बायाँ पैर काट दिया जाए, यदि वह फिर से ऐसी हरकत करे, तो उसका बायाँ हाथ और दायाँ पैर काट दिया जाए, या उन्हें देश से निकाल दिया जाए। यह सज़ा उनके लिए इस दुनिया में एक अपमान है, तथा आख़िरत में उनके लिए बहुत बड़ी यातना है। -[5:34] परंतु (ऐ अधिकार वालो!) इन लड़ाई करने वालों में से जो लोग तुम्हारी पकड़ में आने से पहले तौबा कर लें, तो जान लो कि अल्लाह तौबा के बाद उन्हें क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। और उनपर उसकी दया में से उनसे दंड को हटा देना है। -[5:35] ऐ ईमान वालो! अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा उसने तुम्हें जिसका हुक्म दिया है, उसे पूरा करके और जिससे उसने तुम्हें मना किया है, उससे दूर रहकर उसकी निकटता तलाश करो, और उसकी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए काफ़िरों से जिहाद करो। ताकि ऐसा करने पर तुम्हें वह चीज़ प्राप्त हो जाए, जो तुम माँगते हो और उस चीज़ से बचा लिए जाओ, जिससे तुम डरते हो। -[5:36] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया, यदि मान लिया जाए कि उनमें से हर एक धरती की सारी धन-दौलत का मालिक हो जाए और उसके साथ उतना ही और भी हो, फिर वे क़ियामत के दिन अपने आपको अल्लाह की यातना से मुक्त करने के लिए उसे पेश कर दें, तो वह उनसे स्वीकार नहीं किया जाएगा, और उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[5:37] वे जहन्नम की आग में प्रवेश करने के बाद उससे बाहर निकलना चाहेंगे, परंतु वे ऐसा कैसे कर सकते हैं?! वे उससे हाबर हरगिज़ नहीं निकलेंगे, तथा उनके लिए उसमें एक स्थायी यातना है। -[5:38] जो चोरी करने वाला (पुरुष) और जो चोरी करने वाली (स्त्री) है (ऐ शासको!) उनमें से प्रत्येक के दाहिने हाथ को काट दो, यह उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से उसके बदले एवं दंड के रूप में है जो उन दोनों ने अवैध रूप से लोगों का माल लिया है, तथा उन्हें और दूसरों को डराने के लिए है। तथा अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी (सभी चीज़ों की) पूर्वनियति (तक़दीर) और अपने विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[5:39] जो व्यक्ति चोरी से अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा कर ले और अपने कार्य को सुधार ले, तो अल्लाह अपने अनुग्रह से उसकी तौबा स्वीकार कर लेगा; क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से तौबा करने वालों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। लेकिन अगर मामला शासकों के पास पहुँच गया है, तो तौबा करने से उनका शरई ह़द समाप्त नहीं होगा। -[5:40] (ऐ रसूल!) निश्चय आपको मालूम है कि अल्लाह ही के पास आकाशों तथा धरती का राज्य है। वह उनमें अपनी इच्छानुसार व्यवहार करता है। वह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय से दंडित करता है और जिसे चाहता है, अपने अनुग्रह से क्षमा कर देता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[5:41] ऐ रसूल! वे लोग आपको दुःखित न करें जो आपको क्रोधित करने के लिए कुफ़्र के कृत्यों को प्रकट करने में जल्दबाज़ी करते हैं, जो कि उन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) में से हैं, जो ईमान को प्रदर्शित करते हैं और कुफ़्र को छिपाते हैं। इसी तरह वे यहूदी भी आपको दुखी न करें जो अपने बड़ों के झूठ को सुनते और उसे स्वीकार करते हैं, वे अपने उन नेताओं की नक़ल करते हैं, जो आपसे उपेक्षा करने के कारण आपके पास नहीं आए। ये लोग तौरात में मौजूद अल्लाह के शब्दों को अपनी इच्छाओं के अनुसार बदल देते हैं। वे अपने अनुयायियों से कहते हैं : यदि मुहम्मद का फैसला तुम्हारी इच्छाओं के अनुसार है, तो उसका अनुसरण करो और यदि वह उसके विरुद्ध हो, तो उससे सावधान रहना। तथा अल्लाह लोगों में से जिसे पथभ्रष्ट करना चाहे, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को नहीं पाएँगे, जो उससे गुमराही को हटा सके और उसे सत्य के मार्ग पर ले जाए। इन विशेषताओं से विशेषित यहूदी और मुनाफ़िक़ वे लोग हैं, जिनके दिलों को अल्लाह ने कुफ़्र से पवित्र करना नहीं चाहा, उनके लिए इस दुनिया में अपमान और तिरस्कार है और आख़िरत में उनके लिए बहुत बड़ी यातना है, जो कि आग की यातना है। -[5:42] ये यहूदी झूठी बातें बहुत सुनते हैं, सूद की तरह हराम धन बहुत खाते हैं। अतः यदि वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास फ़ैसला करवाने के लिए आएँ, तो अगर आप चाहें, तो उनके बीच निर्णय कर दें, या अगर आप चाहें, तो उनके बीच फ़ैसला न करें। आपके पास दोनों के बीच एक विकल्प है। यदि आप उनके बीच फैसला न करें, तो वे आपको कुछ भी नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा पाएँगे, और यदि आप उनके बीच निर्णय करें, तो उनके बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय करें, भले ही वे अत्याचारी और दुश्मन हों। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ऐसे लोगों से प्रेम करता है, जो अपने फ़ैसले में न्याय करने वाले हैं, भले ही फ़ैसले के लिए आने वाले फ़ैसला करने वाले के दुश्मन हों। -[5:43] इन लोगों का मामला निश्चय आश्चर्यजनक है। वे आपपर विश्वास नहीं रखते हैं, फिर भी अपने मामले का फ़ैसला कराने के लिए आपके पास इस आशा में आते हैं कि आपका फ़ैसला उनकी इच्छाओं के अनुसार हो जाए। जबकि उनके पास तौरात है, जिसपर वे ईमान रखने का दावा करते हैं, जिसमें अल्लाह का आदेश (फ़ैसला) मौजूद है। फिर वे आपके फ़ैसले से मुँह मोड़ लेते हैं, यदि वह उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल नहीं खाता है। इस तरह उन्होंने अपनी किताब में मौजूद हुक्म का इनकार किया है और आपके फ़ैसले से मुँह फेरा है। इनका यह व्यवहार ईमान वालों का व्यवहार नहीं है। इसलिए वे आपपर और आपकी लाई हुई शरीयत पर ईमान रखने वाले नहीं हैं। -[5:44] निःसंदेह हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर तौरात उतारी, जिसमें भलाई का मार्गदर्शन और ऐसा प्रकाश है जिसके द्वारा रौशनी हासिल की जाती है। उसके अनुसार बनी इसराईल के वे नबी जो अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी थे, फ़ैसला करते हैं। तथा उसी के अनुसार वे विद्वान और धर्मशास्त्री (फुक़हा) भी फ़ैसला करते हैं जो लोगों का प्रशिक्षण करते हैं, क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपनी पुस्तक का निरीक्षक और संरक्षक बनाया है, जो उसे विकृति और परिवर्तन से बचाते हैं। तथा वे इस बात के गवाह हैं कि यह पुस्तक सत्य है। और लोग इस (पुस्तक) से संबंधित मामले में उन्हीं की तरफ लौटते हैं। अतः (ऐ यहूदियो!) लोगों से न डरो, केवल मुझसे डरो। तथा अल्लाह की उतारी हुई किताब के अनुसार फ़ैसला करने की बजाय सरदारी, पद-प्रतिष्ठा या धन की एक छोटी सी क़ीमत न लो। और जो अल्लाह की उतारी हुई वह़्य के अनुसार फ़ैसला न करे, उसे हलाल (अनुमेय) समझते हुए, या उसके अलावा को उसपर वरीयता देते हुए, या उसे उसके साथ बराबर ठहराते हुए, तो वही लोग वास्तव में काफ़िर हैं। -[5:45] हमने तौरात में यहूदियों पर अनिवार्य कर दिया कि जो कोई जान-बूझकर किसी आत्मा को बिना हक़ के क़त्ल करेगा, तो वह उसके बदले में क़त्ल कर दिया जाएगा, और जो कोई जान-बूझकर आँख निकालेगा, उसकी आँख निकाल दी जाएगी, और जो कोई जान-बूझकर नाक काटेगा, उसकी नाक काट दी जाएगी, और जो कोई जान-बूझकर कान काटेगा, उसका कान काट दिया जाएगा, और जो कोई जान-बूझकर दाँत निकालेगा, उसका दाँत निकाल निकाल दिया जाएगा। और हमने उनपर यह भी अनिवार्य कर दिया कि घावों के मामले में अपराधी को उसके अपराध के समान ही दंडित किया जाएगा। तथा जो कोई भी स्वेच्छा से अपराधी को क्षमा कर दे, तो उसकी क्षमा उसके पापों का प्रायश्चित है; क्योंकि उसने उस व्यक्ति को क्षमा कर दिया, जिसने उसपर अत्याचार किया है। और जो उसके अनुसार फ़ैसला न करे जौ अल्लाह ने 'क़िसास' के बारे में तथा उसके अलावा चीज़ों के बारे में उतारा है, तो वह अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाला है। -[5:46] और हमने बनी इसराईल के नबियों के पद-चिन्हों पर मरयम के पुत्र ईसा को भेजा, जो उसपर ईमान रखने वाले थे जो कुछ तौरात में था और उसी के अनुसार फैसला करने वाले थे। तथा हमने उन्हें इंजील प्रदान की, जिसमें सत्य के लिए मार्गदर्शन शामिल है, तथा उसमें ऐसे प्रमाण हैं, जो संदेहों को दूर करते हैं और ऐसे प्रावधान हैं जो समस्याओं का समाधान करते हैं, तथा वह उससे पहले उतरने वाली पुस्तक तौरात के अनुकूल है, सिवाय उसके कुछ नियमों में, जिन्हें उसने निरस्त कर दिया है। तथा हमने इंजील को संयमियों (परहेज़गारों) के लिए पथप्रदर्शक और उस चीज़ को करने से रोकने वाला बना दिया जिसे उसने उनपर निषिद्ध किया था। -[5:47] ईसाइयों को चाहिए कि उसपर विश्वास करें, जो अल्लाह ने इंजील में उतारा है तथा (मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के उनके बीच नबी बनाकर भेजे जाने से पहले उसमें जो सच्चाई आई) उसके अनुसार फ़ैसला करें। और जो उसके अनुसार फ़ैसला न करे, जो अल्लाह ने उतारा है, तो वही लोग अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने वाले, सत्य को छोड़ने वाले तथा असत्य की ओर झुकने वाले हैं। -[5:48] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपकी ओर क़ुरआन को सच्चाई के साथ उतारा है, जिसके अल्लाह की ओर से होने में कोई शक एवं संदेह नहीं है। जो इससे पहले उतरी हुई पुस्तकों की पुष्टि करने वाला तथा उनका संरक्षक है। अतः उनमें से जो कुछ इसके मुताबिक़ है, वह सत्य है और जो कुछ इसके विरुद्ध है, वह असत्य है। इसलिए आप लोगों के बीच उसके अनुसार फ़ैसला करें, जो अल्लाह ने इस (क़ुरआन) में आपपर उतारा है, तथा आपके ऊपर जो संदेह रहित सत्य अवतिरत किया गया है उसे छोड़कर उनकी उन इच्छाओं का पालन न करें, जो उन्होंने ग्रहण की हैं। हमने हर समुदाय के लिए व्यावहारिक नियमों का एक कानून और एक स्पष्ट तरीक़ा बनाया है जिसके द्वारा वे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करते हैं। यदि अल्लाह सारी शरीयतों को एक करना चाहता, तो वह उन्हें एक कर देता। परंतु उसने प्रत्येक समुदाय के लिए एक (स्थायी) शरीयत बनाई है, ताकि वह सबकी परीक्षा ले, और आज्ञापालन करने वाला अवज्ञाकारी से प्रगट हो जाए। अतः अच्छे काम करने और बुरे काम छोड़ने में जल्दी करो। क्योंकि क़ियामत के दिन तुम सबको अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटना है, और वह तुम्हें उससे सूचित करेगा, जिसके बारे में तुम मतभेद किया करते थे, तथा वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे द्वारा किए गए कामों का बदला देगा। -[5:49] (ऐ रसूल!) उनके बीच उसके अनुसार निर्णय करें, जो अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर अवतिरत किया है और उनके उन विचारों का पालन न करें जो इच्छाओं का पालन करने से उत्पन्न हुए हैं, तथा उनसे सावधान रहें कि ऐसा न हो कि वे आपको किसी ऐसी चीज़ से भटका दें, जो अल्लाह ने आपपर अवतरित किया है। क्योंकि वे ऐसा करने में कोई कसर न छोड़ेंगे। यदि वे अल्लाह के द्वारा आपपर उतारी गई शरीयत के अनुसार फ़ैसला को स्वीकार करने से इनकार करें, तो आप जान लें कि अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कुछ पापों की सज़ा दुनिया ही में देना चाहता है। जबकि उन सभी पर उन्हें आख़िरत में दंडित करेगा। और सच्चाई यह है कि बहुत-से लोग अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[5:50] क्या वे आपके फ़ैसले को छोड़कर मूर्तिपूजा करने वाले जाहिलिय्यत (पूर्व-इस्लामिक काल) के लोगों का फ़ैसला चाहते हैं, जो अपनी इच्छाओं के अनुसार फ़ैसला करते हैं?! विश्वास रखने वालों के निकट, जो अल्लाह के बारे में उस चीज़ को समझते हैं जो उसने अपने रसूल पर उतारी है, अल्लाह से बेहतर फ़ैसला करने वाला कोई नहीं है। न कि अज्ञानता और इच्छाओं के पीछे चलने वाले लोग, जो केवल वही स्वीकार करते हैं जो उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल खाता है, भले ही वह ग़लत हो। -[5:51] ऐ लोगो जो अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए हो! यहूदियों तथा ईसाइयों को सहयोगी एवं खास मित्र बनाकर उनसे दिली दोस्ती (वफ़ादारी) न रखो, क्योंकि यहूदी अपने धर्म वालों से दोस्ती (वफ़ादारी) रखते हैं और ईसाई अपने धर्म वालों से दोस्ती (वफ़ादारी) रखते हैं और दोनों समूह तुम्हारी दुश्मनी में एकजुट हैं। अतः तुममें से जो उनसे दोस्ती रखेगा, वह उन्हीं में गिना जाएगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह काफ़िरों से दोस्ती (वफ़ादारी) रखकर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले लोगों को सीधा मार्ग नहीं दिखाता। -[5:52] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप कमज़ोर ईमान वाले मुनाफ़िक़ों को यहूदियों तथा ईसाइयों से दोस्ती करने के लिए दौड़ते हुए देखेंगे, कहते हैं : ''हमें डर है कि ये लोग जीत हासिल कर लेंगे, और उनके पास राज्य होगा, फिर हमें उनसे नुक़सान पहुँचेगा।'' तो संभव है कि अल्लाह अपने रसूल तथा मोमिनों को जीत प्रदान कर दे, या अपनी ओर से कोई ऐसा मामला प्रकट कर दे, जिससे यहूदियों और उनके सहयोगियों का प्रभाव (दबदबा) समाप्त हो जाए। फिर उनसे दोस्ती करने के लिए जल्दी करने वाले अपने दिलों में छिपाए हुए निफ़ाक़ पर लज्जित होंगे; क्योंकि जिन कमज़ोर कारणों का उन्होंने सहारा लिया था सब व्यर्थ हो गया। -[5:53] ईमान वाले, इन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) की स्थिति से चकित होकर कहते हैं : क्या यही लोग हैं जिन्होंने अपनी क़समों की पुष्टि करते हुए यह क़सम खाई थी : निःसंदेह वे ईमान, समर्थन और निष्ठा (वफ़ादारी) में (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हारे साथ हैं?! उनके कार्य व्यर्थ हो गए। अतः वे अपने उद्देश्य को खो देने और उनके लिए तैयार किए जाने वाले अज़ाब के कारण घाटा उठाने वाले हो गए। -[5:54] ऐ ईमान वालो! तुममें से जो कोई अपने धर्म को छोड़कर कुफ़्र की ओर पलट जाए, तो अल्लाह उनके बदले ऐसे लोगों को लाएगा, जिनसे वह उनके सीधे मार्ग पर चलने के कारण प्रेम करेगा तथा वे उससे प्रेम करेंगे, वे ईमान वालों के प्रति दयालु तथा काफ़िरों पर बहुत सख़्त होंगे। वे अपने मालों और अपनी जानों के साथ (अल्लाह के मार्ग में) जिहाद करेंगे, ताकि अल्लाह का वचन सर्वोच्च हो। वे निंदा करने वालों की निंदा से नहीं डरेंगे, क्योंकि वे अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता को प्राणियों की प्रसन्नता से ऊपर रखने वाले होंगे। यह अल्लाह का प्रदान है, जिसे अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से उसे देता है, जिसे वह चाहता है। अल्लाह विस्तृत अनुग्रह और उपकार वाला है। उसे मालूम है कि कौन उसके अनुग्रह के योग्य है, तो वह उसे प्रदान करता है, तथा कौन उसके लायक़ नहीं है, तो उसे वंचित कर देता है। -[5:55] यहूदी, ईसाई तथा अन्य काफिर तुम्हारे मित्र नहीं हैं, बल्कि तुम्हारे मित्र और सहायक केवल अल्लाह, उसके रसूल और वे ईमान वाले हैं, जो पूरी तरह से नमाज़ अदा करते हैं, और अपने धन की ज़कात देते हैं तथा वे अल्लाह के प्रति विनीत और विनम्र होते हैं। -[5:56] जो कोई अल्लाह, उसके रसूल तथा मोमिनों से दोस्ती रखे और उनका समर्थन करे, वह अल्लाह के दल में से है। और अल्लाह का दल ही वे लोग हैं, जो विजयी रहने वाले हैं, क्योंकि अल्लाह उनका सहायक है। -[5:57] ऐ ईमान वालो! उन यहूदियों और ईसाइयों को जो तुमसे पहले किताब दिए गए तथा मुश्रिकों को सहयोगी और दिली दोस्त न बनाओ, जो तुम्हारे धर्म का मज़ाक उड़ाते हैं और उसके साथ खिलवाड़ करते हैं। तथा अल्लाह से उस चीज़ से बचकर डरो, जो उसने तुम्हें उनकी दोस्ती से मना किया है, यदि तुम अल्लाह पर तथा उसपर ईमान रखने वाले हो, जो उसने तुमपर उतारा है। -[5:58] इसी तरह, वे उस समय (भी) मज़ाक उड़ाते और खेलते हैं, जब तुम नमाज़ के लिए अज़ान देते हो, जो कि अल्लाह की निकटता का सबसे महान कार्य है। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो अल्लाह की उपासना के अर्थ और उन विधानों को नहीं समझते जो उसने लोगों के लिए बनाए हैं। -[5:59] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अह्ले किताब के उपहास करने वालों से कह दें : क्या तुम हमें केवल इस बात का दोष देते हो कि हम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, और उसपर जो हमारी ओर उतारा गया और उसपर भी जो हमसे पहले के लोगों पर उतारा गया, तथा इस बात पर ईमान लाए कि तुममें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान और आदेशों का पालन छोड़कर अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर हैं?! इस तरह तुम हमें जिस चीज़ का दोष देते हो, वह हमारे लिए प्रशंसा की बात है, निंदनीय नहीं। -[5:60] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : क्या मैं तुम्हें उन लोगों के बारे में बताऊँ, जो इनकी तुलना में दोष के अधिक योग्य हैं और अधिक कठोर सज़ा के हक़दार हैं? वे इनके पूर्वज ही हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपनी दया से निकाल दिया, उनपर क्रोधित हुआ, उन्हें विरूपण के बाद वानर और सूअर बना दिया और उनमें से कुछ लोगों को ताग़ूत का पुजारी बना दिया। 'ताग़ूत' कहते हैं जिसकी अल्लाह के अलावा इस हाल में पूजा कि जाए कि वह उससे सहमत हो। ये लोग जिनका उल्लेख किया गया है, क़ियामत के दिन सबसे खराब स्थिति में होंगे, तथा सीधे रास्ते से बहुत भटके हुए होंगे। -[5:61] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) जब उनमें से मुनाफ़िक़ लोग तुम्हारे पास आते हैं, तो वे अपने निफ़ाक़ के कारण तुम्हारे सामने ईमान को ज़ाहिर करते हैं। जबकि सच्चाई यह है कि वे प्रवेश करते और निकलते समय कुफ़्र में लिप्त होते हैं, उससे अलग नहीं होते। तथा अल्लाह उस कुफ़्र को अच्छी तरह जानता है जो वे अपने दिलों में छिपाते हैं, यदि वे तुम्हारे सामने ईमान को ज़ाहिर करते हैं और वह शीघ्र ही उन्हें उसका प्रतिफल देगा। -[5:62] (ऐ रसूल!) आप देखेंगे कि बहुत से यहूदी और मुनाफ़िक़ पाप करने के लिए जल्दी करते हैं, जैसे कि झूठ बोलना, दूसरों पर अत्याचार करना और लोगों के माल को निषिद्ध तरीक़े से खाना। बहुत बुरा है जो कुछ वे कर रहे हैं। -[5:63] उनके इमाम (पथ-प्रदर्शक) और विद्वान उन्हें झूठ बोलने, झूठी गवाही देने तथा अवैध रूप से लोगों का धन खाने से क्यों नहीं रोकते? उनके इमामों और विद्वानों का रवैया जो उन्हें बुराई करने से मना नहीं करते, बहुत बुरा है। -[5:64] जब यहूदी कठिनाई और अकाल से पीड़ित हुए, तो कहने लगे : अल्लाह का हाथ दान करने तथा प्रदान करने से रुका हुआ है, उसके पास जो कुछ है उसे हमसे रोक रखा है। सुन लो, उनके हाथ भलाई करने और दान करने से बाँध दिए गए, और वे अपने इस कथन के कारण अल्लाह की दया से वंचित कर दिए गए। बल्कि अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के दोनों हाथ भलाई और दान के साथ खुले हुए हैं, वह जैसे चाहता है, खर्च करता है। कभी विस्तार करता और कभी तंगी करता है। न कोई उसे रोकने वाला है, न कोई मजबूर करने वाला। और (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर जो उतारा गया है, वह यहूदियों को सीमा के उल्लंघन और इनकार ही में बढ़ाता है; क्योंकि उनके दिल ईर्ष्या से भरे हुए हैं। तथा हमने यहूदियों के संप्रदायों के बीच शत्रुता और द्वेष डाल दिया। जब भी वे युद्ध के लिए इकट्ठे होते हैं और उसकी तैयारी करते हैं या उसे भड़काने की साज़िश रचते हैं, तो अल्लाह उन्हें तितर-बितर कर देता है और उनकी शक्ति छीन लेता है। तथा वे निरंतर ऐसा कार्य करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं, जिससे धरती पर उपद्रव हो, जैसे कि इस्लाम को खत्म करने और उसके विरुद्ध साज़िश रचने का प्रयास। और अल्लाह उपद्रव करने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता। -[5:65] यदि यहूदी और ईसाई मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम द्वारा लाई हुई शरीयत पर ईमान ले आते तथा पापों से बचकर अल्लाह से डरते, तो हम अवश्य उनके द्वारा किए गए पापों को उनसे दूर कर देते, भले ही वे बहुत थे। तथा हम अवश्य उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन नेमतों वाली जन्नतों में दाख़िल करते, जिसमें वे निर्बाध नेमतों का आनंद लेते। -[5:66] यदि यहूदी उसके अनुसार काम करते जो तौरात में है, तथा ईसाई उसके अनुसार काम करते जो इंजील में है और वे सभी उसके अनुसार काम करते जो उनपर क़ुरआन उतारा गया है - तो मैं उनके लिए बारिश उतारने और अन्न उगाने जैसे जीविका के साधन सुगम कर देता। किताब वालों में से कुछ लोग सत्य पर स्थिर मध्यम मार्ग वाले हैं। जबकि उनमें से बहुत से लोग ईमान न होने के कारण बुरे कार्य करने वाले हैं। -[5:67] ऐ रसूल! जो कुछ आपके पालनहार की ओर से आपपर उतारा गया है, उसे पूरी तरह से पहुँचा दें, उसमें से कुछ भी न छिपाएँ। यदि आपने उसमें से कुछ भी छिपा लिया, तो आप अपने रब के संदेश को पहुँचाने वाले नहीं माने जाएँगे। (वस्तुतः अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने हर उस चीज़ को पहुँचा दिया है, जिसके पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया था। अतः जो कोई भी इसके विपरीत दावा करे, तो निःसंदेह उसने अल्लाह के खिलाफ़ सबसे बड़ा झूठ बोला है)। तथा अल्लाह आज के बाद लोगों से आपकी रक्षा करेगा। इसलिए वे आप तक बुराई के साथ नहीं पहुँच सकते। अतः आपका काम केवल पहुँचा देना है। और अल्लाह उन काफ़िरों को मार्गदर्शन नहीं प्रदान करता, जो मार्गदर्शन नहीं चाहते हैं। -[5:68] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : (ऐ यहूदियो तथा ईसाइयो!) तुम धर्म की किसी गणनीय चीज़ पर नहीं हो, यहाँ तक कि तुम उसके अनुसार काम करो जो कुछ तौरात और इंजील में है तथा उस क़ुरआन पर अमल करो जो तुमपर उतारा गया है, कि जिसपर ईमान लाए और उसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल किए बिना तुम्हारा ईमान सही नहीं हो सकता। तथा निश्चय ही आपकी ओर आपके पालनहार की तरफ़ से जो पुस्तक उतारी गई है, वह बहुत से किताब वालों को, उनकी ईर्ष्या के कारण, सरकशी और कुफ़्र में अवश्य बढ़ा देगी।अतः आप इन काफ़िरों पर खेद न करें। तथा ईमान वालों में से जो आपका अनुसरण करने वाले हैं, वही आपके लिए काफ़ी हैं। -[5:69] मोमिन, यहूदी, साबी (ये किसी नबी को मानने वालों का एक समूह था) तथा ईसाई, इनमें से जो कोई भी अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म करे, तो ऐसे लोगों को उस चीज़ के बारे में जिसका वे सामना करने वाले हैं न कोई भय है, और न ही दुनिया में से जो चीज़ उनसे छूट गई है, उसके लिए उन्हें कोई मलाल होगा। -[5:70] हमने बनी इसराईल से सुनने और मानने का दृढ़ वचन लिया, और हमने उनकी ओर रसूल भेजे ताकि उन्हें अल्लाह की शरीयत (नियम) पहुँचाएँ। परंतु उन्होंने उस वचन को तोड़ दिया जो उनसे लिया गया था, तथा उन्होंने अपनी इच्छाओं के पीछे चलते हुए उस चीज़ से उपेक्षा की जो उनके रसूल उनके पास लेकर आए थे, तथा उनमें से कुछ को झुठला दिया तथा कुछ को क़त्ल कर दिया। -[5:71] उन्होंने सोचा कि उनके अनुबंधों और वचनों को तोड़ने, तथा नबियों को झुठलाने और उन्हें क़त्ल करने के परिणामस्वरूप उन्हें कोई नुक़सान नहीं होगा। परंतु उसका वह परिणाम सामने आया जो उन्होंने नहीं सोचा था। चुनाँचे वे सत्य से अंधे हो गए, उन्हें उसका रास्ता नज़र नहीं आता, तथा वे उसे स्वीकार करने के इरादे से सुनने से बहरे हो गए। फिर अल्लाह ने अपने अनुग्रह से उनकी तौबा क़बूल की। फिर इसके बाद वे पुनः सत्य से अंधे हो गए, और उसे सुनने से बहरे हो गए। उनमें से बहुतों के साथ ऐसा हुआ। तथा वे जो कुछ करते हैं, अल्लाह उसे ख़ूब देखने वाला है। इसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें इसका बदला देगा। -[5:72] निःसंदेह उन ईसाइयों ने कुफ़्र किया, जिन्होंने कहा कि "अल्लाह तो ईसा बिन मरयम ही है।" क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह के सिवा दूसरे को पूज्य बना दिया। जबकि स्वयं ईसा बिन मरयम ने उनसे कहा था : ऐ बनी इसराईल! केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो। क्योंकि वही मेरा पालनहार और तुम्हारा पालनहार है। इसलिए हम उसके बंदे होने में बराबर हैं। इसका कारण यह है कि जो कोई भी अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा किसी भी चीज़ को साझी ठहराता है, तो अल्लाह ने उसे हमेशा के लिए जन्नत में प्रवेश करने से रोक दिया है, और उसका ठिकाना जहन्नम की आग है। उसके लिए अल्लाह के पास न कोई सहायक है, न कोई मददगार, और न ही कोई उद्धारकर्ता है जो उसे उस यातना से बचा सके, जिसकी वह प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है। -[5:73] उन ईसाइयों ने (भी) कुफ़्र किया, जो कहते हैं : अल्लाह तीन से बना है, वे हैं : पिता, पुत्र और पवित्र आत्मा। अल्लाह उनकी इन बातों से बहुत बुलंद है। क्योंकि अल्लाह अनेक नहीं है। बल्कि वह केवल एक पूज्य है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं। यदि वे इस जघन्य बात से नहीं रुके, तो उन्हें एक दर्दनाक यातना पहुँचेगी। -[5:74] तो क्या ये लोग अपनी इस बात से, अल्लाह के समक्ष उससे तौबा करते हुए, पीछे नहीं हटते और उस शिर्क के लिए उससे क्षमा नहीं माँगते जो उन्होंने किया था?! तथा अल्लाह किसी भी गुनाह से तौबा करने वाले को क्षमा कर देने वाला है, भले ही वह गुनाह कुफ़्र ही क्यों न हो, वह ईमान वालों पर बहुत मेहरबान है। -[5:75] मरयम के पुत्र ईसा मसीह (अल्लाह के) रसूलों में से एक रसूल के अलावा कुछ नहीं हैं। उन्हें भी उन्हीं रसूलों की तरह मौत से गुज़रना पड़ेगा। तथा उनकी माँ मरयम - अलैहस्सलाम - बहुत सच्ची तथा अल्लाह की बातों की पुष्टि करने वाली थीं और वे दोनों ही खाना खाया करते थे, क्योंकि उन्हें इसकी आवश्यकता थी। फिर भला वे भोजन की आवश्यकता के साथ पूज्य कैसे हो सकते हैं?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप चिंतनशील दृष्टि से देखें : हम उनके लिए उन निशानियों को किस प्रकार खोल-खोलकर बयान करते हैें, जो अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद को दर्शाती हैं तथा अल्लाह के अलावा की ओर उलूहियत (पूज्य होने) की निस्बत करने में उनकी अतिशयोक्ति की अमान्यता को इंगित करती हैं। इसके बावजूद वे इन निशानियों की उपेक्षा करते हैं। फिर आप एक चिंतनशील दृष्टि से देखें : अल्लाह के एकत्व को दर्शाने वाली इन स्पष्ट निशानियों के बावजूद, वे किस प्रकार सत्य से पूरी तरह से फेरे जाते हैं। -[5:76] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनके अल्लाह के अलावा की इबादत करने में उनके विरुद्ध तर्क देते हुए कह दें : क्या तुम ऐसी चीज़ की इबादत करते हो, जो न तुम्हें कोई लाभ पहुँचा सकती है और न तुमसे कोई नुक़सान दूर कर सकती है?! अतः वह अक्षम और विवश है, और अल्लाह विवशता से पाक है। तथा केवल अल्लाह ही तुम्हारी सभी बातों को सुनने वाला है, इसलिए उनमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे नहीं छूटती है, तुम्हारे सभी कर्मों को जानने वाला है, इसलिए उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। तथा वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[5:77] (ऐ रसूल!) आप ईसाइयों से कह दें : तुम्हें सत्य का अनुसरण करने का जो आदेश दिया गया है, उसमें सीमा से आगे न बढ़ो, तथा तुम्हें जिनके सम्मान का हुक्म दिया गया है (जैसे कि नबी गण), उनका सम्मान करने में अतिशयोक्ति न करो कि उनके बारे में ईश्वरत्व की आस्था रखने लगो, जैसा कि तुमने ईसा बिन मरयम के साथ किया। तुमने ऐसा अपने उन पथभ्रष्ट पूर्वजों का अनुसरण करने के कारण किया है, जिन्होंने बहुत-से लोगों को सीधे मार्ग से भटकाया और खुद भी सत्य के मार्ग से भटक गए। -[5:78] अल्लाह तआला बता रहा है कि उसने बनी इसराईल के काफ़िरों को अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया। इसका वर्णन उस किताब में है, जो उसने दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतारी अर्थात् ज़बूर, तथा उस किताब में है, जो उसने ईसा बिन मरयम पर अवतिरत की और वह इंजील है। दया से यह निष्कासन उनके द्वारा किए गए पापों और अल्लाह की वर्जनाओं की पवित्रता भंग करने के कारण था। -[5:79] वे एक-दूसरे को बुराई करने से रोकते नहीं थे। बल्कि उनमें से अवज्ञाकारी लोग उन पापों और बुराइयों को सार्वजनिक रूप से किया करते थे। क्योंकि उन्हें बुराई से रोकने वाला कोई नहीं था। बुराई से रोकना छोड़कर वे बहुत बुरा कर रहे थे। -[5:80] (ऐ रसूल!) इन यहूदियों में से बहुत-से काफ़िरों को आप देखेंगे कि वे काफ़िरों से प्रेम करते हैं तथा उनकी ओर झुकाव रखते हैं, जबकि वे आपके प्रति शत्रुतापूर्ण हैं और एकेश्वरवादियों से शत्रुता रखते हैं। उनका काफ़िरों से दोस्ती रखने का यह कार्य बहुत बुरा है। क्योंकि यह अल्लाह के उनपर क्रोधित होने और उन्हें नरक की आग में डालने का कारण है, जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे, वहाँ से वे कभी न निकलेंगे। -[5:81] यदि ये यहूदी वास्तव में अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखते होते, तो बहुदेववादियों को मित्र न बनाते कि मोमिनों को छोड़कर उनसे प्यार करते और उनकी ओर झुकाव रखते। क्योंकि उन्हें काफ़िरों को दोस्त बनाने से मना किया गया था। लेकिन इन यहूदियों में से बहुत-से लोग अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता और उसकी संरक्षकता तथा मोमिनों की संरक्षकता से बाहर हैं। -[5:82] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन लोगों के लिए, जो आपपर और आपकी लाई हुई शरीयत पर ईमान लाने वाले हैं, सभी लोगों में सबसे बड़ी दुश्मनी रखने वाला यहूदियों को पाएँगे; क्योंकि उनके अंदर द्वेष, ईर्ष्या और अहंकार पाया जाता है, तथा मूर्तिपूजकों और अन्य शिर्क करने वालों को पाएँगे। तथा आप उन लोगों के लिए, जो आपपर और आपकी लाई हुई शरीयत पर ईमान लाने वाले हैं, उनमें से दोस्ती में सबसे निकट उन लोगों को पाएँगे, जो अपने बारे में कहते हैं कि : वे ईसाई हैं। ईमान वालों के साथ उनके स्नेह की निकटता का कारण यह है कि उनमें विद्वान हैं और उपासक हैं। और यह कि वे विनीत हैं, अभिमानी नहीं हैं, क्योंकि अभिमानी के हृदय में अच्छी बात प्रवेश नहीं करती। -[5:83] और इन लोगों (जैसे नजाशी और उनके साथियों) के दिल बड़े नरम हैं। यही कारण है कि क़ुरआन का पाठ सुनने के समय जब उन्हें पता चलता है कि वह सत्य है, तो विनम्रता से रोते हैं; क्योंकि वे उसे पहचानते हैं जो ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम लेकर आए थे। वे कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे रब! हम उसपर ईमान लाए, जो तूने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारा है। अतः (ऐ हमारे रब!) हमें मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत के साथ लिख ले, जो क़ियामत के दिन लोगों के ख़िलाफ हुज्जत (गवाही देने वाले) होंगे। -[5:84] वह कौन-सा कारण है जो हमें अल्लाह पर तथा उस सत्य पर ईमान लाने से रोकता है, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए हैं?! हालाँकि हम नबियों तथा उनके अनुयायियों के साथ जन्नत में प्रवेश करने की आशा करते हैं, जो अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी हैं और उसकी सज़ा से डरने वाले हैं। -[5:85] इसलिए अल्लाह ने उनके ईमान लाने तथा सत्य को मानने के बदले में उन्हें ऐसे बाग़ प्रदान किए, जिनके महलों तथा पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं, जिनमें वे सदा सर्वदा के लिए रहेंगे। तथा यही उत्तमता के साथ सत्य का पालन करने और बिना शर्त के उसके अधीन होने वालों का प्रतिफल है। -[5:86] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया, तथा अल्लाह की उन आयतों को झुठलाया, जो उसने अपने रसूल पर उतारी थीं, वही लोग सदैव धधकती आग में रहने वाले हैं, वे कभी भी उससे बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। -[5:87] ऐ ईमान वालो! खाने, पीने और महिलाओं में से आनंददायक वैध चीज़ों को हराम न ठहराओ, उन्हें ज़ुह्द (दुनिया से अरूचि) या उपासना के रूप में निषिद्ध मत करो, तथा उसकी सीमा से आगे न बढ़ो, जो अल्लाह ने तुमपर हराम किया है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्यार नहीं करता, जो उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करते हैं, बल्कि वह उनसे नफ़रत करता है। -[5:88] अल्लाह अपनी जीविका में से जो कुछ तुम्हें प्रदान करता है, उसमें से इस हाल में खाओ कि वह हलाल और पवित्र (अच्छी) हो, उस समय नहीं अगर वह हराम हो जैसे कि बलपूर्वक ली गई या गंदी चीज़। तथा अल्लाह से, उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरो। क्योंकि अल्लाह वही है जिसपर तुम ईमान रखते हो और तुम्हारा उसपर ईमान रखना तुम्हारे लिए यह आवश्यक कर देता है कि तुम उससे डरो। -[5:89] ऐ मोमिनो! अल्लाह तुमसे उन क़समों का कोई हिसाब नहीं लेगा, जो तुम्हारी ज़बानों पर बिना इरादे के आ जाती हैं। वह केवल तुमसे उस क़सम का हिसाब लेगा, जिसका तुमने दृढ़ निश्चय किया और अपने दिल से उसका पक्का इरादा किया और फिर उसे तोड़ दिया। जब तुम ऐसी क़सम को तोड़ दो, जिसका तुमने दृढ़ निश्चय किया था, तो तीन चीज़ों में से किसी एक चीज़ का करना तुमसे उसके पाप को मिटा देगा : अपने शहर के औसत भोजन से दस ग़रीबों को प्रत्येक ग़रीब के लिए आधा सा' के हिसाब से खाना खिलाना, या उन्हें ऐसे कपड़े पहनाना जो प्रथागत कपड़ा माना जाता है, अथवा एक मोमिन दास मुक्त करना। यदि अपनी क़सम का प्रायश्चित करने वाला इन तीनों चीज़ों में से कोई एक भी न पाए, तो वह अपनी क़सम का प्रायश्चित तीन दिन के रोज़े रखकर करेगा। (ऐ मोमिनो!) यह जिसका उल्लेख किया गया है, तुम्हारी क़समों का प्रायश्चित है - जब तुम अल्लाह की क़सम खा लो और उसे तोड़ दो। तथा अपनी क़समों की हिफ़ाज़त करते हुए अल्लाह की झूठी क़सम खाने से, तथा अल्लाह की बहुत अधिक क़सम खाने से और क़सम को न पूरी करने से बचो, सिवाय इसके कि क़सम पूरी न करना बेहतर हो। तो ऐसी स्थिति में जो कर्म अच्छा हो उसे करो तथा अपनी क़समों का प्रायश्चित करो। जिस प्रकार अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए क़सम का कफ़्फ़ारा वर्णन किया है, उसी तरह वह तुम्हारे लिए हलाल व हराम को स्पष्ट करने वाले प्रावधानों को स्पष्ट करता है, ताकि तुम अल्लाह के आभारी बनो कि उसने तुम्हें उन चीज़ों का ज्ञान प्रदान किया है, जो तुम नहीं जानते थे। -[5:90] ऐ ईमान वालो! नशा पैदा करने वाली चीज़ जिससे चेतना शून्य हो जाए, जुआ जिसमें दोनों पक्षों की ओर से धन लगा हो, वह पत्थर जिसके पास मुश्रिक लोग उसके सम्मान में जानवर ज़बह करते हैं अथवा जिसे उसकी पूजा करने के लिए लगाते हैं, और पाँसे के तीर जिनके द्वारा वे अपना अनदेखा भाग्य जानने की कोशिश करते थे, ये सब शैतान द्वारा शोभित किए गए पाप के काम हैं। अतः इनसे दूर रहो, ताकि तुम्हें दुनिया में अच्छा जीवन तथा आख़िरत में जन्नत का आनंद प्राप्त हो। -[5:91] मादक पदार्थों तथा जुए को सुंदर बनाकर शैतान का इरादा तो सिर्फ दिलों के बीच दुश्मनी और नफरत पैदा करना, तथा अल्लाह के स्मरण से और नमाज़ से ध्यान भटकाना है। तो क्या तुम (ऐ मोमिनो!) इन बुरे कामों को छोड़ने वाले हो? इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि यही तुम्हारे लिए उपयुक्त है, इसलिए बाज़ आ जाओ। -[5:92] शरीयत के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करो और रसूल का आज्ञापालन करो तथा अवज्ञा से सावधान रहो। फिर यदि तुम उससे मुँह मोड़ो, तो जान लो कि हमारे रसूल का दायित्व केवल उस संदेश को पहुँचा देना है, जिसका अल्लाह ने उन्हें पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है और वह उसे पहुँचा चुके हैं। इसलिए यदि तुम मार्गदर्शन अपना लो, तो इसमें तुम्हारा ही लाभ है, और यदि बुरे कर्म करो, तो तुम्हारा ही नुक़सान होगा। -[5:93] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, तथा उसकी निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए अच्छे कर्म किए, उनपर उसमें कोई पाप नहीं जो उन्होंने शराब का उसके निषिद्ध होने से पहले सेवन किया था, यदि वे निषिद्ध चीज़ों से परहेज़ करते थे, अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के क्रोध से डरने वाले, उसपर ईमान रखने वाले, अच्छे कर्म करने वाले थे, फिर अल्लाह के प्रति उनका ध्यान बढ़ गया यहाँ तक कि वे उसकी इस तरह इबादत करने लगें, मानो कि वे उसे देख रहे हों, और अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम करता है जो उसकी इस तरह इबादत करते हैं कि मानो वे उसे देख रहे हों; क्योंकि वे उसमें हमेशा अल्लाह के निरीक्षण का आभास करने वाले होते हैं। और यह स्थिति मोमिन को अपने काम को अच्छी तरह और पूर्ण रूप से करने के लिए प्रेरित करती है। -[5:94] ऐ ईमान वालो! अल्लाह तुम्हारी इस तरह परीक्षा लेगा कि वह जंगली शिकार में से कुछ तुम्हारे पास ले आएगा, जबकि तुम एहराम की अवस्था में होगे। उनमें से छोटे शिकार को तुम अपने हाथों से पकड़ोगे और बड़े शिकार को अपने भालों से, ताकि अल्लाह जान ले (प्रत्यक्ष रूप से जानना जिसपर बंदों की पकड़ होती है) कि कौन अल्लाह के ज्ञान पर पूर्ण ईमान रखने की वजह से उससे बिन देखे डरता है। इसलिए वह अपने उस स्रष्टा के डर से शिकार करने से रुक जाता है, जिससे उसका कार्य छिपा नहीं रहता है। अतः जो हद से आगे बढ़े और ह़ज्ज या उम्रा के एहराम की हालत में शिकार करे, तो उसके लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक अज़ाब है; क्योंकि उसने वह कार्य किया है जिससे अल्लाह ने मना किया था। -[5:95] ऐ ईमान वालो! हज्ज या उम्रा के एहराम की स्थिति में जंगली शिकार न मारो। तथा तुममें से जो व्यक्ति जान-बूझकर शिकार मारे, तो उसने जो शिकार मारा है उसी के समान उसपर ऊँट, या गाय, या बकरी में से बदला (दंड) अनिवार्य है, जिसका निर्णय मुसलमानों में से दो न्यायप्रिय व्यक्ति करेंगे। और जिस पशु का वे निर्णय कर दें, उसके साथ वही किया जाएगा जो हज्ज की क़ुर्बानी के जानवर के साथ किया जाता है। अर्थात् उसे मक्का भेजा जाएगा और हरम में ज़बह किया जाएगा, या उस जानवर की क़ीमत के बराबर खाद्य पदार्थ हरम के निर्धनों को दिया जाएगा, हर निर्धन को आधा सा'। या हर आधे सा' खाद्य पदार्थ के बदले एक दिन रोज़ा रखना होगा। यह सब इसलिए कि शिकार करने वाला अपने किए के परिणाम का स्वाद चख ले। अल्लाह ने उसे क्षमा कर दिया, जो अतीत में हरम का शिकार मारा गया और एहराम की स्थिति में जो भूमि का शिकार मारा गया उसके हराम ठहराए जाने से पहले। जो व्यक्ति हराम घोषित होने के बाद भी ऐसा करेगा, अल्लाह उसे उसपर यातना देकर उससे बदला लेगा। अल्लाह बहुत शक्तिशाली, ताक़त वाला है और उसकी शक्ति में से एक यह है कि वह उससे बदला लेता है जो उसकी अवज्ञा करता है, यदि वह चाहे, उसे कोई ऐसा करने से रोक नहीं सकता। -[5:96] अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए जलीय जानवरों का शिकार करना तथा उस जानवर को हलाल कर दिया है, जो समुद्र तुम्हारे लिए फेंक देता है, चाहे वह जीवित हो या मृत, यह तुममें से उसके लाभ के लिए है जो निवासी है या यात्री है जिसके साथ वह खुद की आपूर्ति करता है, तथा उसने तुमपर भूमि का शिकार करना हराम कर दिया है जब तक कि तुम हज्ज या उम्रा के एहराम की स्थिति में हो। तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरो। क्योंकि उसी अकेले की ओर तुम क़ियामत के दिन लौटाए जाओगे, फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[5:97] अल्लाह ने सम्मानित घर काबा को लोगों के लिए स्थापना का साधन बनाया है, जिसके साथ उनके धार्मिक हितों जैसे नमाज़, रोज़ा, ह़ज्ज एवं उम्रा की, तथा उनके सांसारिक हितों की स्थापना होती है, जैसे हरम में सुरक्षा एवं शांति और वहाँ हर चीज़ के फलों का पहुँचना। तथा उसने सम्मानित महीनों अर्थात् : ज़ुल-क़ा'दा, ज़ुल-ह़िज्जा, मुहर्रम और रजब को उनके लिए स्थापना का कारण बनाया है कि वे उनमें दूसरों कि ओर से लड़ाई से सुरक्षित रहते हैं, इसी तरह ह़ज्ज की क़ुर्बानी के जानवरों तथा उन पट्टों को जो यह इंगित करते हैं कि वे हरम के लिए ले जाए गए हैं, उनके लिए स्थापना का साधन बनाया है, क्योंकि वे अपने स्वामियों को हानि पहुँचाए जाने से बचाते हैं। अल्लाह ने तुमपर यह उपकार इसलिए किया ताकि तुम जान लो कि अल्लाह जानता है जो कुछ आकाशों में तथा जो कुछ धरती में है, और यह कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ को ख़ूब जानने वाला है। क्योंकि उसका - तुम्हारे लिए हितों को लाने और तुमसे नुक़सान को उनके आने से पहले दूर करने के लिए - इन नियमों को बनाना, इस बात का प्रमाण है कि वह बंदों के हितों की चीज़ों को जानता है। -[5:98] (ऐ लोगो!) यह जान लो कि निःसंदेह अल्लाह उसे बहुत कठोर दंड देने वाला है, जो उसकी अवज्ञा करे, तथा तौबा करने वाले को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर बड़ा दयालु है। -[5:99] रसूल का दायित्व केवल यह है कि उस उपदेश को पहुँचा दे, जिसको पहुँचाने का अल्लाह ने उसे आदेश दिया है, उसकी यह ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं कि लोगों को हिदायत की तौफीक़ दे, क्योंकि यह केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है, तथा अल्लाह उसे जानता है जो कुछ तुम मार्गदर्शन या पथभ्रष्टता में से प्रकट करते और छिपाते हो। और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[5:100] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें कि कोई भी अपवित्र (बुरी) चीज़ किसी भी पवित्र (अच्छी) चीज़ के बराबर नहीं है, यद्यपि अपवित्र (बुरी) चीज़ की बहुतायत आपको भली लगे। क्योंकि उसकी बहुतायत उसकी श्रेष्ठता का संकेत नहीं देती है। अतः (ऐ बुद्धि वालो!) अपवित्र को छोड़कर और पवित्र को करके अल्लाह से डरो, ताकि तुम्हें जन्नत प्राप्त हो। -[5:101] ऐ ईमान वालो! अपने रसूल से उन चीज़ों के संबंध में प्रश्न न करो, जिनकी तुम्हें कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है, और जो तुम्हारे धर्म के मामले में तुम्हारी मदद नहीं करती हैं। यदि वे तुम्हारे लिए प्रकट कर दी जाएँ, तो उनमें पाई जाने वाली कठिनाई के कारण तुम्हें बुरी लगेंगी। यदि तुम इन चीज़ों के बारे में जिनके बारे में पूछने से तुम्हें मना किया गया है उस समय प्रश्न करोगे जब रसूल पर वह़्य उतारी जाती है, तो वे तुम्हारे लिए स्पष्ट कर दी जाएँगी, और यह अल्लाह के लिए बड़ा आसान है। अल्लाह ने उन चीज़ों को नज़रअंदाज़ कर दिया है जिनके बारे में क़ुरआन खामोश है। अतः उनके बारे में प्रश्न न करो, क्योंकि अगर तुम उनके बारे में प्रश्न करोगे, तो तुम्हें उनके आदेश का बाध्य कर दिया जाएगा। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है यदि वे तौबा करते हैं, अत्यंत सहनशील है उन्हें उनपर दंडित नहीं करता है। -[5:102] तुमसे पहले भी कुछ लोगों ने इसी तरह की बातों के बारे में प्रश्न किए थे, फिर जब उन्हें उनका बाध्य कर दिया गया, तो उन्होंने उनके अनुसार कार्य नहीं किया। इसलिए वे उसके कारण काफ़िर हो गए। -[5:103] अल्लाह ने चौपायों को हलाल किया है। चुनाँचे उसने उनमें से उन जानवरों को हराम नहीं किया है, जिन्हें मुश्रिकों ने अपनी मूर्तियों के लिए अपने ऊपर हराम ठहरा लिया है। जैसे कि बहीरा, जो उस ऊँटनी को कहा जाता है, जिसके कान एक निश्चित संख्या में बच्चे जनने के बाद काट दिए जाते थे। तथा साइबा, जो उस ऊँटनी को कहा जाता है, जो एक निश्चित उम्र तक पहुँचने पर उनकी मूर्तियों के लिए छोड़ दी जाती थी। तथा वसीला, जो उस ऊँटनी को कहा जाता है, जिसने लगातार दो मादा बच्चे जने हों। तथा हामी, जो उस नर ऊँट को कहा जाता है, जिसकी पुश्त से कई ऊँट जन्म ले चुके हों। (अल्लाह ने इन्हें हराम नहीं किया), परंतु काफ़िरों ने झूठ-मूठ और मिथ्यारोपण करते हुए यह दावा किया कि अल्लाह ने उक्त जानवरों को हराम किया है, तथा अधिकांश काफ़िर सत्य और असत्य, हलाल और हराम के बीच अंतर नहीं करते हैं। -[5:104] जब अल्लाह पर कुछ चौपायों को हराम ठहराने का झूठा आरोप लगाने वाले इन लोगों से कहा जाता है : अल्लाह के उतारे हुए क़ुरआन की ओर आओ, तथा रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सुन्नत की ओर आओ, ताकि तुम हलाल और हराम को पहचान सको, तो वे कहते हैं : हमने जिन विश्वासों, कथनों और कार्यों को अपने पूर्वजों से लिया है और हमें विरासत में मिला है, वही हमारे लिए काफ़ी हैं। उनके लिए यह कैसे काफ़ी है जबकि उनके पूर्वज कुछ नहीं जानते थे, और न तो उन्हें सत्य का मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त था?! इसलिए उनका अनुसरण वही करेगा, जो उनसे अधिक अज्ञानी और उनसे अधिक मार्ग से भटका हुआ होगा। अतः वे अज्ञानी और पथभ्रष्ट हैं। -[5:105] ऐ ईमान वालो! तुम अपनी चिंता करो। अतः अपने आपको ऐसा कार्य करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध करो, जिससे तुम्हारा सुधार हो। यदि तुम स्वयं मार्गदर्शन पा चुके, तो लोगों में से जो व्यक्ति गुमराह हो गया और उसने तुम्हारी बात नहीं मानी, वह तुम्हें कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचाएगा। तथा तुम्हारे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त होने की अपेक्षा यह कि तुम भलाई का आदेश दो और बुराई से रोको। क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हें अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है, फिर वह तुम्हें बताएगा कि तुम दुनिया में क्या किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[5:106] ऐ ईमान वालो! यदि तुममें से किसी की मृत्यु का समय मौत की किसी निशानी के प्रकट होने के साथ निकट आ जाए, तो वह अपनी वसीयत पर मुसलमानों में से दो न्यायप्रिय व्यक्तियों को, या मुसलमानों की अनुपस्थिति के कारण ज़रूरत पड़ने पर काफ़िरों में से दो आदमियों को गवाह बना दे, यदि तुम यात्रा कर रहे हो और तुमपर मृत्यु आ पहुँचे। यदि तुम्हें उन दोनों की गवाही के विषय में संदेह हो, तो किसी नमाज़ के बाद उन्हें रोक लो और वे दोनों अल्लाह की क़सम खाएँ कि : वे दोनों अल्लाह की ओर से मिले हुए अपने हिस्से (यानी अपनी क़सम) को किसी मुआवज़े के बदले नहीं बेचेंगे, और न उसके साथ किसी संबंधी का पक्ष लेंगे (लाभ पहुँचाएँगे), तथा वे दोनों अपने पास मौजूद अल्लाह की किसी गवाही को नहीं छिपाएँगे, और यदि उन्होंने ऐसा किया तो वे दोनों अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने वाले पापियों में से होंगे। -[5:107] यदि क़सम खिलाने के बाद यह स्पष्ट हो जाए कि उन दोनों ने गवाही अथवा क़सम में झूठ बोला है, या उन दोनों की ख़यानत (विश्वासघात) प्रकट हो जाए; तो उनके स्थान पर मरे हुए व्यक्ति के निकटतम संबंधियों में से दो व्यक्ति खड़े होकर सत्य की गवाही दें या क़सम खाएँ। वे दोनों अल्लाह की क़सम खाते हुए कहें : निश्चय उनके झूठ और ख़यानत पर हमारी गवाही, उन दोनों की अपनी सच्चाई और अमानत पर गवाही से अधिक सच्ची है, और हमने झूठी क़सम नहीं खाई है। यदि हमने झूठी गवाही दी है, तो निश्चय हम उन अत्याचारियों में से होंगे जो अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं। -[5:108] दोनों गवाहों की गवाही में संदेह होने पर उन्हें नमाज़ के बाद क़सम खिलाने और उनकी गवाही को रद्द करने का जो उल्लेख किया गया है, यह इस बात के अधिक क़रीब है कि वे दोनों गवाही का निष्पादन उसके शरई तरीक़े के अनुसार करें। अतः वे गवाही को विकृत न करें या उसमें बदलाव न करें या ख़यानत (विश्वासघात) न करें। तथा यह इस तथ्य के अधिक क़रीब है कि वे इस बात से डरें कि वारिसों की क़सम उन दोनों की क़सम को ख़ारिज कर देगी, चुनाँचे वे लोग उन दोनों की गवाही के विपरीत क़सम खा लेंगे, इस तरह वे दोनों बेनक़ाब हो जाएँगे। गवाही और क़सम में झूठ और ख़यानत (विश्वासघात) को त्यागकर अल्लाह से डरो, तथा तुम्हें जिस बात का आदेश दिया गया है उसे सुनो और स्वीकार करो। और अल्लाह उन लोगों को सामर्थ्य प्रदान नहीं करता, जो उसके आज्ञापालन से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[5:109] ऐ लेगो! क़ियामत के दिन को याद करो, जब अल्लाह सभी रसूलों को इकट्ठा करेगा। फिर उनसे कहेगा : तुम्हारे उन समुदायों ने, जिनकी ओर तुम्हें भेजा गया था, तुम्हें क्या जवाब दिया? वे उसका जवाब अल्लाह को सौंपते हुए कहेंगे : हमें कुछ ज्ञान नहीं। बल्कि सारा ज्ञान - ऐ हमारे पालनहार! - केवल तुझे ही है, निःसंदेह तू ही एक अकेला है जो अनदेखी चीज़ों को जानता है। -[5:110] तथा याद करो, जब अल्लाह (क़ियामत के दिन) ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को संबोधित करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ मरयम के पुत्र ईसा! तुम अपने ऊपर मेरे अनुग्रह को याद करो जब मैंने तुम्हें बिना पिता के बनाया था, और अपनी माता मरयम अलैहस्सलाम के ऊपर मेरे अनुग्रह को याद करो, जब मैंने उसे उसके समय की महिलाओं के ऊपर चुन लिया। तथा अपने ऊपर मेरी उस नेमत को याद करो जो मैंने तुम्हें उस समय प्रदान की, जब मैंने तुम्हें जिबरील (अलैहिस्सलाम) द्वारा शक्ति प्रदान की, तुम लोगों से बात करते थे - जबकि तुम दूध पीते बच्चे थे - उन्हें अल्लाह की ओर बुलाते थे, तथा तुम अपनी अधेड़ आयु में उनसे उस चीज़ के बारे में बात करते थे जिसके साथ मैंने तुम्हें उनकी ओर भेजा था। मैंने तुमपर एक अनुग्रह यह किया कि तुम्हें लिखना सिखाया और उस तौरात का ज्ञान प्रदान किया जो मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) पर उतारी गई थी और उस इंजील की शिक्षा दी जो तुमपर उतारी गई, और मैंने तुम्हें शरीयत के रहस्य, उसके फ़ायदे तथा उसकी हिकमतें बताईं। तुम्हारे ऊपर मेरी नेमतों में से एक यह है कि तुम मिट्टी से पक्षी के रूप समान आकृति बनाते थे, फिर उसमें फूँक मारते थे, तो वह पक्षी बन जाती थी। तथा तुम जन्म से अंधे को उसकी अंधता से चंगा कर देते थे और कोढ़ी को रोगमुक्त कर देते थे, तो उसकी त्वचा स्वस्थ हो जाती थी। तथा तुम मुर्दों को अल्लाह से उन्हें पुनर्जीवित करने की दुआ करके उन्हें पुनर्जीवित कर देते थे। यह सब मेरी अनुमति से संपन्न होता था। मैंने तुमपर जो उपकार किया, उनमें से एक यह भी है कि मैंने बनी इसराईल को उस समय तुमसे दूर कर दिया जब वे तुम्हें मार डालने ही वाले थे, जब तुम उनके पास स्पष्ट चमत्कार लेकर आए थे। तो उन्होंने उनका इनकार कर दिया, और कहा : यह ईसा जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं एक स्पष्ट जादू के सिवा कुछ नहीं। -[5:111] तथा तुम अपने ऊपर मेरे इस उपकार को भी याद करो कि मैंने तुम्हें कुछ सहायक प्रदान किए जब मैंने हवारियों (साथियों) के दिल में यह बात डाल दी कि वे मुझ पर और तुम पर ईमान लाएँ। तो उन्होंने आज्ञा मानी और जवाब देते हुए कहा : हम ईमान लाए, और - ऐ हमारे रब! - तू गवाह रह कि हम तेरे आज्ञाकारी और अधीन हैं। -[5:112] उस समय को याद करो, जब हवारियों ने कहा कि क्या आपका पालनहार, यदि आप उससे दुआ करें, तो हमपर आकाश से एक थाल (भोजन सहित दस्तर-ख़्वान) उतार सकता है? तो ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) उन्हें अल्लाह से डरने और जो कुछ उन्होंने माँगा था, उसे त्यागने का आदेश देकर उन्हें उत्तर दिया। क्योंकि हो सकता है उसमें उनकी कोई परीक्षा हो, और उनसे कहा : जीविका की तलाश में अपने रब पर भरोसा करो, यदि तुम मोमिन हो। -[5:113] हवारियों ने ईसा से कहा : हम चाहते हैं कि इस दस्तर-ख़्वान से खाएँ, और हमारे दिल अल्लाह की शक्ति की पूर्णता से और इस बात से आश्वस्त हो जाएँ कि आप उसके रसूल हैं, तथा हम निश्चित रूप से जान लें कि आप अल्लाह के पास से जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं, उसमें आपने हमसे सच्च कहा है, और हम उन लोगों के लिए इस बात के साक्षी बन जाएँ, जो यहाँ मौजूद नहीं हैं। -[5:114] ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनके अनुरोध का उत्तर दिया और अल्लाह से यह कहते हुए दुआ की : हे हमारे रब! हमपर खाने का एक दस्तर-ख़्वान उतार दे, जिसके उतरने के दिन को हम एक पर्व बनाकर तेरे लिए आभार प्रकट करते हुए उसका सम्मान करें, तथा वह तेरे एकत्व (एकमात्र पूज्य होने) की निशानी और प्रमाण, तथा जिस चीज़ के साथ मैं भेजा गया हूँ उसकी सच्चाई का प्रमाण हो। तथा हमें ऐसी जीविका प्रदान कर, जो तेरी इबादत करने में हमारी मदद करे, और - ऐ हमारे रब! - तू सबसे उत्तम जीविका प्रदान करने वाला है। -[5:115] अल्लाह ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम की दुआ क़बूल कर ली और फरमाया : मैं यह दस्तर-ख़्वान उतारने वाला हूँ, जो तुमने अपने ऊपर उतारने की माँग की है। अतः जो कोई भी उसके उतरने के बाद कुफ्र करे, वह केवल खुद को दोषी ठहराए। क्योंकि मैं उसे ऐसी कड़ी यातना दूँगा, जो किसी और को नहीं दूँगा। क्योंकि उसने प्रकाशमान (स्पष्ट) निशानी देखी, इसलिए उसका कुफ़्र हठ का कुफ़्र है। तथा अल्लाह ने उनसे अपना वचन पूरा किया, सो उसे उनपर उतार दिया। -[5:116] और उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह तआला क़ियामत के दिन ईसा बिन मरयम अलैहिमस्सलाम को संबोधित करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ ईसा बिन मरयम! क्या तुमने लोगों से कहा था : मुझे और मेरी माँ को अल्लाह के अलावा पूज्य बना लो? तो ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने पालनहार की पवित्रता बयान करते हुए कहेंगे : मेरे लिए उचित ही नहीं कि मैं उनसे सत्य के अलावा कुछ कहूँ। और यदि मान लिया जाए कि मैंने ऐसा कहा था, तो निश्चय तुझे उसका ज्ञान है, क्योंकि तुझसे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। तू जानता है जो कुछ मैं अपने दिल में छिपाता हूँ, और मुझे नहीं पता जो तेरे मन में है। निश्चय अकेला तू ही है जो हर परोक्ष (अनुपस्थित), हर छिपी हुई और हर प्रत्यक्ष चीज़ को जानता है। -[5:117] ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने अपने रब से कहा : मैंने उनसे केवल वही कहा, जो कुछ तूने मुझे कहने का आदेश दिया था कि उन्हें एकमात्र तेरी इबादत करने का आदेश दूँ। और जब तक मैं उनके बीच मौजूद था तो वे जो कुछ कहते थे मैं उसकी निगरानी करता था। फिर जब तूने मुझे जीवित आकाश पर उठाकर उनके बीच मेरे रहने की अवधि का समापन कर दिया, तो - ऐ मेरे रब! - तू ही उनके कर्मों का संरक्षक था, और तू हर चीज़ का साक्षी है, कोई भी चीज़ तुझसे छिपी नहीं। अतः जो कुछ मैंने उनसे कहा और जो कुछ उन्होंने मेरे बाद कहा, वह तुझसे छिपा नहीं। -[5:118] (ऐ मेरे पालनहार!) यदि तू उन्हें दंड दे, तो बेशक वे तेरे बंदे हैं, तू उनके साथ जो चाहे करे, और यदि तू उनमें से ईमान लाने वालों पर उपकार करते हुए उन्हें क्षमा कर दे, तो कोई तुझे उससे रोकने वाला नहीं। क्योंकि तू सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली है जिसे पराजित नहीं किया जा सकता, तथा अपने प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[5:119] अल्लाह ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहेगा : यह एक ऐसा दिन है जब सच्चे इरादों, कर्मों और बातों वालों को उनकी सच्चाई लाभ देगी। उनके लिए ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों तथा पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें प्रवाहित हैं, वे उनमें सदा सर्वदा के लिए रहेंगे, उन्हें कभी मृत्यु नहीं आएगी। अल्लाह उनसे प्रसन्न होगा, अतः वह उनसे कभी नाराज़ नहीं होगा तथा वे शाश्वत आनंद प्राप्त होने के कारण अल्लाह से प्रसन्न होंगे। यह प्रतिफल और (अल्लाह का) उनसे प्रसन्न होना ही महान सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई सफलता नहीं। -[5:120] आकाशों तथा धरती का राज्य अकेले अल्लाह ही का है, वही उनका स्रष्टा और उनके मामलों का प्रबंध करने वाला है, तथा उनमें विद्यमान् सभी प्राणियों का राज्य उसी का है, तथा वह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। - -Surah 6: Al-An'am (The Cattle) ----------------------------------------- -[6:1] परम पूर्णता से विशिष्ट करना और प्रेम के साथ सर्वोच्च सद्गुणों द्वारा प्रशंसा, उस अल्लाह के लिए साबित है, जिसने बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के आकाशों तथा धरती की रचना की, तथा रात और दिन की रचना की, जो एक-दूसरे के बाद आते रहते हैं। चुनाँचे उसने रात को अँधेरी और दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया। इसके बावजूद, जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, वे उसके अलावा को उसके बराबर ठहराते हैं और उसे उसका साझीदार बना लेते हैं। -[6:2] वही महिमावान है, जिसने - ऐ लोगो! - तुम्हें मिट्टी से पैदा किया, जब उसने तुम्हारे पिता आदम अलैहिस्सलाम की रचना मिट्टी से की। फिर उसने तुम्हारे इस दुनिया के जीवन में रहने के लिए एक अवधि निर्धारित की। तथा उसने एक और अवधि क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने के लिए निर्धारित की, जिसे केवल वही जानता है। फिर भी तुम उस महिमावान् के पुनर्जीवित करने की क्षमता पर संदेह करते हो। -[6:3] आकाशों तथा धरती में वही महिमावान् सत्य पूज्य है, उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। वह तुम्हारे छिपे एवं खुले इरादों, बातों और कर्मों को जानता है, और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[6:4] मुश्रिकों के पास उनके रब की ओर से जो भी प्रमाण आया, उन्होंने उसकी परवाह न करते हुए उसे छोड़ दिया। चुनाँचे उनके पास अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) को प्रमाणित करने वाले स्पष्ट तर्क और खुले प्रमाण आए, तथा उनके पास उसके रसूलों की सच्चाई को इंगित करने वाली निशानियाँ आईं, इसके बावजूद भी वे उनकी परवाह किए बिना उनसे विमुख हो गए। -[6:5] यदि उन्होंने उन स्पष्ट तर्कों और खुले प्रमाणों से मुँह मोड़ लिया, तो निःसंदेह वे उससे भी अधिक स्पष्ट चीज़ से मुँह मोड़ चुके हैं। क्योंकि उन्होंने उस क़ुरआन को झुठलाया है, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए। और जब वे क़ियामत के दिन यातना को देख लेंगे, तो उनकी समझ में आ जाएगा कि जिसका वे उपहास किया करते थे, वही सत्य है। -[6:6] क्या इन काफ़िरों को अत्याचारी समुदायों को नष्ट करने में अल्लाह के तरीक़े का पता नहीं?! अल्लाह ने इनसे पहले बहुत-से समुदायों को नष्ट कर दिया, जिन्हें उसने शक्ति तथा धरती पर जीवित रहने के ऐसे साधन दिए थे, जो इन काफ़िरों को नहीं दिए। तथा उनपर लगातार बारिश बरसाई और उनके लिए ऐसी नहरें प्रवाहित कीं जो उनके घरों के नीचे से बहती थीं। परंतु उन्होंने अल्लाह की अवज्ञा की, तो अल्लाह ने उनके द्वारा किए गए पापों के कारण उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया, और उनके बाद अन्य समुदायों को पैदा किया। -[6:7] (ऐ रसूल!) यदि हम आपपर काग़ज़ में लिखी हुई कोई पुस्तक उतार दें और वे उसे अपनी आँखों से देख लें तथा पुस्तक को अपने हाथों से छूकर उसके बार में सुनिश्चित कर लें; तो भी वे अपने इनकार और हठ (दुराग्रह) के कारण उसपर हरगिज़ ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, और निश्चय यही कहेंगे : जो कुछ तुम लाए हो वह तो जादू के सिवा कुछ नहीं है। अतः हम उसपर कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। -[6:8] और इन काफिरों ने कहा : यदि अल्लाह ने मुहम्मद के साथ कोई फ़रिश्ता उतारा होता, जो हमसे बात करता और गवाही देता कि वह एक रसूल हैं, तो हम अवश्य ईमान ले आते। और यदि हमने उनके चाहने के अनुसार कोई फ़रिश्ता उतारा होता, तो निश्चय हम उन्हें नष्ट कर देते यदि वे ईमान नहीं लाते, और यदि वे उतरते तो उन्हें तौबा करने का समय नहीं दिया जाता। -[6:9] यदि हम उनकी ओर भेजे हुए रसूल को फ़रिश्ता बनाते, तो निश्चय हम उसे मनुष्य का रूप देते, ताकि वे उसकी बात सुन सकें और उससे ग्रहण कर सकें; क्योंकि वे फ़रिश्ते के साथ ऐसा नहीं कर सकते हैं यदि वह अपने उस रूप में हो जिसपर अल्लाह ने उसे बनाया है। और यदि हम उसे किसी आदमी के रूप में बनाते, तो अवश्य उसका मामला उनके लिए संदिग्ध हो जाता। -[6:10] यदि ये लोग आपके साथ एक फ़रिश्ता उतारने की माँग करके उपहास करते हैं, तो निश्चय आपसे पहले कई समुदायों ने अपने रसूलों का उपहास किया था। तो उन्हें उस यातना ने घेर लिया, जिसका वे इनकार करते थे, और उससे डराए जाने पर उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते थे। -[6:11] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन उपहास करने वाले झुठलाने वाले लोगों से कह दें : धरती में चलो-फिरो, फिर विचार करो कि अल्लाह के रसूलों को झुठलाने वालों का अंत कैसे हुआ। निश्चय उनपर अल्लाह की यातना उतरी इसके उपरांत कि वे अति शक्तिशाली और अजेय थे। -[6:12] (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे पूछिए : आकाशों तथा धरती की बादशाही और जो कुछ उन दोनों के बीच है, उसकी बादशाही किसकी है? आप कह दें : उन सब की बादशाही अल्लाह की है। उसने अपने बंदों पर अनुग्रह करते हुए अपने ऊपर दया करना लिख दिया है। इसलिए वह उन्हें यातना देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। यहाँ तक कि अगर उन्होंने तौबा नहीं की तो अल्लाह उन सभी को क़ियामत के दिन इकट्ठा करेगा, जिस दिन के बारे में कोई संदेह नहीं है। जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार कर अपने आपको घाटे में डाला, वे ईमान नहीं लाते हैं, कि ख़ुद को घाटे से बचा सकें। -[6:13] रात और दिन में जो कुछ बस रहा है, सबका मालिक अकेला अल्लाह है। तथा वह उनकी बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कर्मों को जानने वाला है और वह उन्हें उनका प्रतिफल देगा। -[6:14] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन मुश्रिकों से कह दें, जो अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा मूर्तियों और अन्य चीज़ों की पूजा करते हैं : क्या यह बात विवेक संगत है कि मैं अल्लाह के अलावा किसी अन्य को सहायक बना लूँ, जिससे प्रेम करूँ और सहायता माँगूँ?! जबकि वह अल्लाह ही है, जिसने आकाशों और धरती को बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के बनाया, चुनाँचे उससे पहले उन्हें किसी ने नहीं बनाया। तथा वही है, जो अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, जीविका प्रदान करता है। तथा उसके बंदों में से कोई भी उसे जीविका नहीं देता। क्योंकि वह अपने बंदों से बे-नियाज़ है (उसे किसी की आवश्यकता नहीं), जबकि उसके बंदे उसके ज़रूरतमंद हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें कि मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं इस उम्मत में से सबसे पहले उसका आज्ञाकारी बन जाऊँ और मुझे उन लोगों में शामिल होने से रोका है, जो उसके साथ दूसरों को शरीक बनाते हैं। -[6:15] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मुझे डर है कि अगर मैं उन चीज़ों को करके जो अल्लाह ने मुझपर हराम की हैं, जैसे शिर्क इत्यादि, या उन चीज़ों को त्याग करके जिनका अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है, जैसे ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता के अन्य कार्य, अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करूँ, तो वह मुझे क़ियामत के दिन बहुत बड़ी यातना देगा। -[6:16] जिस व्यक्ति से अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन उस यातना को दूर कर देता है, तो निश्चय वह अपने आप पर अल्लाह की दया के साथ सफल हो गया, तथा यातना से यह मुक्ति ही वह स्पष्ट सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई सफलता नहीं है। -[6:17] (ऐ आदम के बेटे!) यदि अल्लाह की ओर से तुमपर कोई विपत्ति आ पड़े, तो अल्लाह के अलावा कोई भी उस विपत्ति को तुमसे टालने वाला नहीं है, और यदि उसकी ओर से तुम्हें कोई भलाई पहुँचे, तो उसके अनुग्रह को कोई हटाने वाला नहीं है। क्योंकि वह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[6:18] वह अपने बंदों पर ग़ालिब (हावी) और उन्हें अपने अधीन रखने वाला है, हर प्रकार से उनसे ऊपर है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती और न कोई उसे पराजित कर सकता है। हर कोई उसके अधीन है। वह अपने बंदों के ऊपर है जैसा कि उसकी महिमा के योग्य है। वह अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, हर चीज़ की ख़बर रखने वाला है। अतः उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[6:19] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन मुश्रिकों से, जो आपको झुठलाते हैं, कह दें : मेरी सच्चाई की सबसे महान और सबसे बड़ी गवाही कौन-सी चीज़ है? आप कह दें कि अल्लाह मेरी सच्चाई की सबसे बड़ी गवाही और सबसे महान चीज़ है, वह मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच गवाह है, वह जानता है जो कुछ मैं तुम्हारे पास लेकर आया हूँ और तुम उसका क्या जवाब दोगे। अल्लाह ने मेरी ओर इस क़ुरआन की वह़्य की है, ताकि मैं इसके द्वारा तुम्हें डराऊँ, तथा मैं इससे उन मनुष्यों और जिन्नों को डराऊँ, जिन तक यह (क़ुरआन) पहुँचे। (ऐ मुश्रिकों!) निःसंदेह तुम मानते हो कि अल्लाह के साथ और भी पूज्य हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मैं उसकी गवाही नहीं देता, जो तुमने स्वीकारा है, क्योंकि वह असत्य है। अल्लाह तो केवल एक ही पूज्य है, जिसका कोई शरीक नहीं, तथा मैं हर उस चीज़ से बरी हूँ, जो तुम उसके साथ शरीक ठहराते हो। -[6:20] जिन यहूदियों को हमने तौरात दिया और जिन ईसाइयों को हमने इंजील दिया, वे पैगंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को पूर्ण रूप से जानते हैं, जैसे वे अपने बच्चों को दूसरों के बच्चों के बीच से पहचान लेते हैं। अतः वे लोग जिन्होंने स्वयं को आग (नरक) में डालकर अपने आपको घाटे में डाला है, वे ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। -[6:21] जिसने अल्लाह का कोई साझी ठहराया और उसके साथ उसकी इबादत की, अथवा अल्लाह की उन आयतों को झुठलाया, जो उसने अपने रसूल पर उतारीं, उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं। अल्लाह की ओर साझी की निस्बत करके और उसकी आयतों को झुठलाकर अत्याचार करने वाले लोग कभी सफल नहीं होंगे, यदि उन्होंने तौबा न की। -[6:22] और क़ियामत के दिन को याद करें, जब हम उन सबको इकट्ठा करेंगे, उनमें से किसी को भी नहीं छोड़ेंगे, फिर हम उन लोगों से जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा की पूजा की, उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहेंगे : तुम्हारे वे साझी कहाँ हैं, जिन्हें तुम झूठा दावा करते थे कि वे अल्लाह के साझी हैं?! -[6:23] इस परीक्षा के बाद उनका इसके सिवा कोई बहाना न होगा कि वे अपने पूज्यों से किनारा कर लेंगे और झूठ-मूठ कहेंगे : अल्लाह की क़सम! जो हमारा पालनहार है, हम दुनिया में तेरे साथ शिर्क करने वाले नहीं थे, बल्कि हम तुझपर ईमान रखने वाले, तुझे एकमात्र पूज्य मानने वाले थे। -[6:24] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) देखो कैसे इन लोगों ने अपने बारे में शिर्क का इनकार करके खुद से झूठ बोला, तथा ये अपने सांसारिक जीवन में अल्लाह के साथ जो साझी गढ़ा करते थे, वे इनसे ग़ायब हो गए और इन्हें असहाय छोड़ गए। -[6:25] ऐ रसूल! जब आप क़ुरआन पढ़ते हैं, तो मुश्रिकों में से कुछ लोग आपकी तरफ़ कान लगाकर सुनते हैं, लेकिन वे जो कुछ सुनते हैं उससे लाभ नहीं उठाते; क्योंकि हमने उनके दिलों पर, उनके हठ और उनके मुँह फेरने के कारण, परदे डाल दिए हैं, ताकि वे क़ुरआन को ना समझ सकें और हमने उनके कानों में लाभप्रद सुनवाई से बहरापन रखा है। वे चाहे कितने ही स्पष्ट प्रमाण और स्पष्ट तर्क देख लें, उनपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि जब वे आपके पास आते हैं, आपसे झूठ के साथ सत्य के बारे में झगड़ते हैं। वे कहते हैं : जो कुछ आप लेकर आए हैं, वह पहले लोगों की किताबों से लिया गया है। -[6:26] वे लोगों को रसूल पर ईमान लाने से मना करते हैं, और खुद भी उससे दूर रहते हैं। चुनाँचे जो व्यक्ति उससे लाभ उठाना चाहता है उसे लाभ नहीं उठाने देते और न ही वे स्वयं उससे लाभ उठाते हैं। और वे ऐसा करके केवल स्वयं को विनष्ट करते हैं। परंतु वे जानते ही नहीं कि वे जो कुछ कर रहे हैं, वह स्वयं का विनाश है। -[6:27] और (ऐ रसूल!) यदि आप देखें, जब वे क़ियामत के दिन आग पर पेश किए जाएँगे, तो वे पछताते हुए कहेंगे : ऐ काश! हम दुनिया के जीवन में लौटा दिए जाएँ और अल्लाह की आयतों को न झुठलाएँ, और हम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालों में से हो जाएँ - तो आप उनकी बुरी स्थिति का आश्चर्यपूर्ण दृश्य देखेंगे। -[6:28] बात ऐसी नहीं है जो उन्होंने कही है कि यदि उन्हें वापस भेज दिया जाए, तो वे अवश्य ईमान ले आएँगे, बल्कि उनके सामने वह स्पष्ट हो गया जो वे अपने कथन : (والله ربنا ما كنا مشركين) ''अल्लाह की क़सम! जो हमारा पालनहार है, हम मुश्रिक न थे।'' से छिपा रहे थे, जब उनके अंगों ने उनके खिलाफ़ गवाही दी। और यदि मान लिया जाए कि वे दुनिया में वापस लौट गए, तो निश्चय वे उसी कुफ़्र एवं शिर्क की ओर लौटेंगे, जिससे उन्हें रोका गया है और वे अपने इस वादे में झूठे हैं कि यदि वे वापस लौट गए तो ईमान लाएँगे। -[6:29] और इन बहुदेववादियों ने कहा : इस जीवन के सिवा और कोई जीवन नहीं है, जिसमें हम रहते हैं और हम हिसाब के लिए उठाए जाने वाले नहीं हैं। -[6:30] और (ऐ रसूल!) यदि आप उस समय देखें, जब (मरणोपरांत) पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वाले अपने रब के सामने खड़े किए जाएँगे, तो आप उनकी बुरी स्थिति का आश्चर्यजनक दृश्य देखेंगे, जब अल्लाह उनसे कहेगा : क्या यह पुनर्जीवन जिसे तुम झुठलाया करते थे, एक निश्चित सत्य नहीं है, जिसमें कोई शक या संदेह नहीं?! वे कहेंगे : हम अपने उस रब की क़सम खाते हैं, जिसने हमें बनाया है, कि निःसंदेह यह एक निश्चित सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। उस समय अल्लाह उनसे कहेगा : तुम इस दिन का इनकार करने के कारण यातना का स्वाद चखो; क्योंकि तुम दुनिया के जीवन में इसे झुठलाया करते थे। -[6:31] निश्चय वे लोग घाटे में रहे, जिन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन दोबारा जीवित किए जाने को झुठलाया और अल्लाह के सामने खड़े होने को असंभव समझा, यहाँ तक कि जब बिना पूर्व ज्ञान के उनके पास अचानक क़ियामत आ पहुँचेगी, तो पछतावे की तीव्रता से कहेंगे : हाय हमारा अफसोस और हमारी निराशा! कि हमने अल्लाह के पक्ष में, उसके साथ कुफ़्र करके और क़ियामत के दिन के लिए तैयारी न करके, बड़ी कोताही की। और वे अपने पापों को अपनी पीठों पर उठाए होंगे। सुन लो! बहुत बुरा है, जो वे उन पापों का बोझ उठाएँगे। -[6:32] इस संसार का जीवन जिसके प्रति तुम्हारा झुकाव है, उस व्यक्ति के लिए खेल-कूद और धोखे के सिवा कुछ नहीं है, जो इसमें अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाला काम नहीं करता है। रही बात आख़िरत के घर की, तो यह उन लोगों के लिए बेहतर है, जो अल्लाह से डरते हैं, अतएव उसके ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता के आदेश का पालन करते हैं, तथा उसके शिर्क और अवज्ञा के निषेध से बचते हैं। तो क्या (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुम इस बात को नहीं समझते?! ताकि तुम ईमान लाओ और अच्छे कर्म करो। -[6:33] हम जानते हैं कि (ऐ रसूल!) आपको इस बात से बड़ा दुख होता है कि वे ज़ाहिरी तौर पर आपको झुठलाते हैं। इसलिए आप जान लें कि वे आपको अपने दिल से नहीं झुठलाते; क्योंकि वे आपकी सच्चाई तथा अमानत-दारी को जानते हैं। लेकिन वे अत्याचारी लोग हैं, जो बाह्य रूप से आपकी आज्ञा का खंडन करते हैं, जबकि वे अपने दिल में उसपर विश्वास करते हैं। -[6:34] आप यह न समझें कि यह इनकार केवल उसी चीज़ के साथ खास है, जो आप लाए हैं। बल्कि तथ्य यह है कि आपसे पहले भी कई रसूलों को झुठलाया गया तथा उनकी क़ौम के लोगों ने उन्हें कष्ट पहुँचाया। तो उन्होंने उसका सामना, अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने और उसके रास्ते में जिहाद करने पर सब्र के साथ किया, यहाँ तक कि उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से सहायता आ पहुँची। तथा अल्लाह ने जो विजय लिख दिया है और अपने रसूलों से उसका वादा किया है, उसे कोई बदलने वाला नहीं। और (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास आपसे पहले रसूलों के समाचार आ चुके हैं और जिस चीज़ का उन्हें उनकी जातियों की ओर से सामना हुआ और जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके दुश्मनों पर उनको विनष्ट करके विजय प्रदान किया। -[6:35] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनके पास जो सत्य लाए हैं, यदि उससे उनका मुँह फेरना और झुठलाना आपके लिए कठिन प्रतीत हो रहा है, तो यदि आप धरती में कोई सुरंग अथवा आकाश की ओर कोई सीढ़ी तलाश करने में सक्षम हो जाएँ, फिर आप उनके पास उसके अलावा कोई तर्क और प्रमाण ले आएँ, जिसके साथ हमने आपका समर्थन किया है, तो ले आएँ। और यदि अल्लाह उन्हें उस मार्गदर्शन पर एकत्र करना चाहता, जो आप लेकर आए हैं, तो उन्हें अवश्य एकत्र कर देता। लेकिन उसने किसी व्यापक हिकमत के कारण ऐसा नहीं चाहा। इसलिए आप इस तथ्य से अनजान मत बनें, कि इस बात पर अफ़सोस करते-करते आपकी जान जाती रहे कि वे ईमान नहीं लाए। -[6:36] आपकी लाई बातों को स्वीकार करते हुए केवल वही आपको उत्तर देंगे, जो लोग बात को सुनते और समझते हैं, और काफिर लोग तो मरे हुए हैं जिनका उनसे कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। क्योंकि उनके दिल मर चुके हैं। और मरे हुओं को अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन पुनर्जीवित करके उठाएगा, फिर वे उसी अकेले की ओर लौटाए जाएँगे, ताकि वह उन्हें उनके किए का बदला दे। -[6:37] और मुश्रिकों ने हठ दिखाते हुए और ईमान लाने में टाल-मटोल करते हुए कहा : मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) पर कोई चमत्कारी निशानी क्यों नहीं उतारी गई, जो उसके पालनहार की ओर से उस चीज़ में उसकी सच्चाई का प्रमाण होती, जो वह लेकर आए हैं? (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : अल्लाह तआला ऐसी निशानी उतारने में सक्षम है जैसा कि वे चाहते हैं, लेकिन निशानी उतारने की माँग करने वाले इन बहुदेववादियों में से अधिकांश लोग यह नहीं जानते हैं कि निशानियों का उतारना अल्लाह की अपनी हिकमत के अनुसार होता है, न कि उनके माँग करने के अनुसार। क्योंकि यदि अल्लाह ने निशानियों को उतार दिया, फिर वे ईमान न लाए, तो अल्लाह उन्हें अवश्य विनष्ट कर देगा। -[6:38] धरती के ऊपर चलने वाला न कोई जानवर है और न आकाश में उड़ने वाला कोई पक्षी है, परंतु सब सृष्टि और जीविका में (ऐ आदम की संतान!) तुम्हारी तरह जातियाँ हैं। हमने 'लौहे महफूज़' में कुछ भी नहीं छोड़ा परंतु उसे साबित (अंकित) कर दिया, और सबका ज्ञान अल्लाह के पास है। फिर क़ियामत के दिन वे अपने रब के पास ही फ़ैसले के लिए एकत्र किए जाएँगे, तो वह हर एक को वह प्रतिफल देगा जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[6:39] जिन लोगों ने हमारी आयतों (निशानियों) को झुठलाया, वे उन बहरों के समान हैं जो सुनते नहीं, और गूँगों के समान हैं जो बोलते नहीं, इसके उपरांत वे अँधेरों में पड़े हुए हैं, उन्हें कुछ दिखाई नहीं देता। तो जिसकी ऐसी दशा है, वह मार्गदर्शन कैसे प्राप्त कर सकता है?! अल्लाह लोगों में से जिसे पथभ्रष्ट करना चाहता है, उसे पथभ्रष्ट कर देता है, और जिसे मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करना चाहता है, उसका मार्गदर्शन करते हुए उसे सीधे मार्ग पर लगा देता है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं होता। -[6:40] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ यदि तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह की ओर से कोई यातना आ जाए अथवा तुमपर वह क़ियामत आ जाए, जिसका तुमसे वादा किया गया है कि वह आने वाली है; तो क्या उस समय तुम अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और को पुकारोगे, ताकि वह तुमपर आने वाली विपत्ति और संकट को दूर करे? (बताओ) यदि तुम इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम्हारे पूज्य लाभ पहुँचाते हैं या नुकसान को दूर करते हैं?! -[6:41] सच तो यह है कि उस समय तुम उस अल्लाह के अलावा किसी और को नहीं पुकारोगे, जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया है, फिर यदि वह चाहेगा तो तुम से विपत्ति को दूर कर देगा और तुम्हारी हानि को हटा देगा। क्योंकि वही उसका ज़िम्मेदार और उसे करने में सक्षम है। रही बात तुम्हारे उन पूज्यों की, जिन्हें तुमने अल्लाह के साथ साझी बनाया है, तो तुम उन्हें छोड़ दोगे; क्योंकि तुम्हें मालूम है कि उनसे न कोई लाभ होता है और न ही हानि। -[6:42] और हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पहले कई समुदायों की ओर रसूल भेजे, लेकिन उन्होंने उन्हें झुठला दिया और वे जो कुछ उनके पास लेकर आए थे उससे मुँह फेर लिया, तो हमने उन्हें ग़रीबी जैसी कठिनाइयों के साथ, तथा बीमारी जैसी उनके शरीर को नुक़सान पहुँचाने वाली चीज़ों के साथ दंडित किया, ताकि वे अपने पालनहार के प्रति समर्पित हो जाएँ और उसके लिए विनम्र हो जाएँ। -[6:43] यदि उनपर हमारी विपत्ति आने के समय, वे अल्लाह के प्रति विनम्र हो जाते और उसके अधीन हो जाते, ताकि वह उन पर से विपत्ति को दूर कर दे, तो हम अवश्य उनपर दया करते, परंतु उन्होंने ऐसा नहीं किया, बल्कि उनके दिल कठोर हो गए। चुनाँचे उन्होंने न सीख प्राप्त की और न उपदेश ग्रहण किया, तथा शैतान ने उनके लिए उसे सुशोभित कर दिया, जो कुफ्र तथा पाप वे किया करते थे। इसलिए वे उसी पर बने रहे जिसपर वे क़ायम थे। -[6:44] जब उन्होंने गंभीर गरीबी तथा बीमारी के द्वारा उपदेश किए जाने को छोड़ दिया और अल्लाह के आदेशों के अनुसार काम नहीं किया, तो हमने उन्हें ढील देते हुए उनके लिए रोज़ी के द्वार खोल दिए, ग़रीबी के बाद उन्हें समृद्ध कर दिया और बीमारी के बाद उनके शरीर को स्वस्थ कर दिया, यहाँ तक कि जब वे अहंकार से ग्रस्त हो गए और उन्हें जो सुख-सुविधा प्राप्त था उसपर मगन हो गए, उनपर अचानक हमारी यातना आ गई, तो सहसा वे चकित और उस चीज़ से निराश थे, जिसकी वे आशा करते थे। -[6:45] काफिरों का पूरी तरह से सर्वनाश करके उनकी जड़ काट दी गई, और अल्लाह के रसूलों को विजय प्राप्त हुआ। और हर प्रकार का आभार और प्रशंसा अकेले अल्लाह के लिए है, जो सारे संसारों का रब है कि उसने अपने शत्रुओं का नाश किया और अपने दोस्तों की सहायता की। -[6:46] ऐ रसूल! आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि अल्लाह तुमसे सुनने की शक्ति छीनकर तुम्हें बहरा कर दे, तुम्हारी दृष्टि छीनकर तुम्हें अंधा कर दे, और तुम्हारे दिलों पर मुहर लगा दे, फिर तुम कुछ भी न समझ सको; तो कौन-सा सत्य पूज्य है, जो तुम्हें ये खोई हुई चीज़ें वापस ला दे? ऐ रसूल! ग़ौर करें कि कैसे हम इन्हें विभिन्न प्रकार के प्रमाण दिखलाते हैं, फिर ये उनसे मुँह मोड़ लेते हैं! -[6:47] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनसे कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि तुमपर अल्लाह की यातना तुम्हें उसका एहसास हुए बिना अचानक आ जाए, अथवा वह तुमपर खुल्लम-खुल्ला सबके देखते हुए आ जाए, तो उस यातना के शिकार केवल वही लोग होंगे, जो अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करके तथा उसके रसूलों को झुठलाकर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[6:48] हम अपने रसूलों में से जिन्हें भेजते हैं, उन्हें केवल इसलिए भेजते हैं कि वे ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता वालों को उस स्थायी नेमत की शुभ सूचना दें, जो न कभी ख़त्म होगी और न बाधित होगी, एवं काफिरों तथा पापियों को हमारी कठोर यातना से डराएँ। फिर जो व्यक्ति रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और अपने कर्मों को ठीक कर ले, तो उनपर उस बारे में कोई भय नहीं, जो आख़िरत में उन्हें प्राप्त होगा और न ही वे उसपर दुखी एवं शोकग्रस्त होंगे, जो सांसारिक सुखों में से उनसे छूट गया है। -[6:49] और जिन लोगों ने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया, वे अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने के कारण यातना से पीड़ित होंगे। -[6:50] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मैं तुमसे नहीं कहता : मेरे पास अल्लाह की रोज़ी के ख़ज़ाने हैं, इसलिए मैं उन्हें अपनी इच्छानुसार ख़र्च करता हूँ। और न ही मैं तुमसे यह कहता हूँ : मुझे ग़ैब का ज्ञान है, सिवाय उस वह़्य के जिससे अल्लाह ने मुझे सूचित किया है। और न मैं तुमसे यह कहता हूँ : मैं फ़रिश्तों में से एक फ़रिश्ता हूँ। क्योंकि मैं अल्लाह का रसूल हूँ। मैं केवल उसी का अनुसरण करता हूँ, जो मेरी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की जाती है। मैं उसका दावा नहीं करता, जिसका मुझे अधिकार नहीं। (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें : क्या वह काफ़िर जिसकी अन्तर्दृष्टि सत्य से अंधी हो गई है, और वह मोमिन जिसने सत्य को देखा और उसपर ईमान लाया, क्या दोनों बराबर हो सकते हैं? तो क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम अपनी बुद्धियों से अपने चारों ओर फैली हुई निशानियों पर ग़ौर नहीं करते। -[6:51] और (ऐ रसूल!) इस क़ुरआन के द्वारा उन लोगों को डराएँ, जो इस बात का भय रखते हैं कि वे क़ियामत के दिन अपने रब के पास एकत्र किए जाएँगे, उनके लिए अल्लाह के अलावा कोई संरक्षक नहीं होगा जो उन्हें लाभ पहुँचाए, और न कोई सिफारिश करने वाला होगा, जो उनसे हानि को दूर कर सके। ताकि वे अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरें। क्योंकि यही लोगो हैं, जो क़ुरआन से लाभान्वित होते हैं। -[6:52] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन ग़रीब मुसलमानों को अपनी सभा से दूर न करें, जो दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में हमेशा अल्लाह की उपासना में लगे रहते हैं, उसी के लिए उपासना को विशिष्ट करने वाले होते हैं। आप प्रमुख बहुदेववादियों को लुभाने के लिए उन्हें दूर मत करें। इन ग़रीबों के हिसाब में से आपपर कुछ भी नहीं है। बल्कि उनका हिसाब उनके रब के पास है। तथा आपके हिसाब में से उनपर भी कुछ नहीं है। यदि आपने उन्हें अपनी सभा से दूर किया, तो आप अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों में से होंगे। -[6:53] और इसी तरह हमने उनमें से कुछ का कुछ के साथ परीक्षण किया। चुनाँचे हमने उन्हें सांसारिक सुख-सुविधाओं में भिन्न-भिन्न कर दिया। हमने इसके द्वारा उनका परीक्षण किया ताकि धनवान काफ़िर, ग़रीब ईमान वालों से कहें : क्या यही ग़रीब लोग हैं, जिनपर अल्लाह ने हमारे बीच से मार्गदर्शन प्रदान किया है?! यदि ईमान अच्छा काम होता, तो वे इसमें हमसे पहल नहीं कर पाते, क्योंकि हम पहल करने वाले लोग हैं। क्या अल्लाह उन लोगों के बारे में अधिक जानने वाला नहीं है जो उसकी नेमतों के लिए आभारी हैं, इसलिए वह उन्हें ईमान का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है, तथा उनकी नाशुक्री करने वालों के बारे में अधिक जानने वाला नहीं है, इसलिए वह उन्हें विफल कर देता है, चुनाँचे वे ईमान नहीं लाते?! क्यों नहीं, निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन्हें सबसे अधिक जानने वाला है। -[6:54] जब (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास वे लोग आएँ, जो हमारी उन आयतों पर ईमान रखते हैं, जो आपके लाए हुए संदेश की सच्चाई की गवाही देती हैं, तो उनके सम्मान में उन्हें सलाम कहें और उन्हें अल्लाह की दया की विशालता की खुशख़बरी दें। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने अपने अनुग्रह से दया करना अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य कर लिया है। अतः तुममें से जो कोई भी अज्ञानता और मूर्खता की स्थिति में पाप कर बैठे, फिर वह उसे करने के बाद तौबा कर ले और अपने कर्मों को सुधार ले, तो निश्चय अल्लाह उसके किए हुए पाप को क्षमा कर देगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, तथा उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[6:55] जिस प्रकार हमने आपके लिए वे बातें स्पष्ट कीं, जिनका उल्लेख किया गया, उसी तरह हम असत्यवादियों के खिलाफ़ अपने प्रमाणों और तर्कों को स्पष्ट रूप से वर्णन करते हैं, तथा अपराधियों के मार्ग और उनके दृष्टिकोण को स्पष्ट करने के लिए; ताकि उससे बचा जा सके और सावधान रहा जाए। -[6:56] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : अल्लाह ने मुझे उनकी इबादत करने से मना कर दिया है जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते हो। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मैं अल्लाह के अलावा किसी और की पूजा करने में तुम्हारी इच्छाओं का पालन नहीं करता। क्योंकि अगर मैं इस बारे में तुम्हारी इच्छाओं का पालन करू, तो मैं सत्य के मार्ग से भटका हुआ हूँगा, मैं उसकी ओर मार्गदर्शन नहीं पा सकूँगा। और यही हर उस व्यक्ति का मामला है, जो अल्लाह की ओर से किसी प्रमाण के बिना अपनी इच्छा का पालन करता है। -[6:57] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मैं अपने रब की ओर से एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण पर क़ायम हूँ, न कि मन की इच्छा पर। और तुमने इस प्रमाण को झुठला दिया है। मेरे पास वह यातना नहीं है, जिसके लिए तुम जल्दी मचा रहे हो और न ही चमत्कारी निशानियाँ जो तुमने माँगी हैं। बल्कि वह केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है। क्योंकि निर्णय करना (जिसमें वह भी शामिल है जिसकी तुमने माँग की है) केवल अल्लाह का अधिकार है। वह सत्य कहता है और उसके द्वारा फैसला करता है। और वह महिमावान सबसे अच्छा है, जिसने सत्यवादियों और असत्यवादियों को खोलकर बयान किया और उनके बीच अंतर स्पष्ट किया। -[6:58] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : यदि मेरे पास और मेरे अधिकार में वह यातना होती जिसके लिए तुम जल्दी कर रहे हो, तो मैं उसे तुमपर अवश्य उतार देता। और उस समय मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच मामले का फैसला कर दिया जाता। (लेकिन मामला अल्लाह के अधिकार में है) और अल्लाह अत्याचारियों को अधिक जानता है कि वह उन्हें कितनी मोहलत देगा और कब उन्हें दंडित करेगा। -[6:59] केवल अल्लाह ही के पास ग़ैब (परोक्ष) के खज़ाने हैं, जिन्हें उसके अलावा कोई और नहीं जानता। भूमि पर जो भी मख़्लूक़ात जैसे जानवर, पौधे और निर्जीव चीज़ें हैं, वह उन्हें जानता है, तथा वह जानता है जो कुछ समुद्र में जानवर, पौधे और निर्जीव चीज़ें हैं। तथा न कहीं कोई पत्ता गिरता है, और न ज़मीन में छिपा हुआ कोई दाना है, और न कोई गीली चीज़ है और न कोई सूखी चीज़, परंतु वह एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक अर्थात् 'लौह़े महफ़ूज़' में अंकित (संरक्षित) है। -[6:60] अल्लाह ही है जो सोते समय तुम्हारी आत्माओं को अस्थायी रूप से क़ब्ज़ कर लेता है, और वह जानता है कि तुमने दिन के दौरान अपनी सक्रियता के समय क्या कमाया है। फिर वह सोते समय तुम्हारी आत्माओं को क़ब्ज़ करने के बाद दिन में तुम्हें उठा देता है ताकि तुम अपने काम कर सको, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह के यहाँ तुम्हारे जीवन की निर्धारित अवधि समाप्त हो जाएगी। फिर क़ियामत के दिन पुनः जीवित किए जाने के उपरांत तुम्हें उसी अकेले की ओर लौटना है। फिर वह तुम्हें बताएगा जो कुछ तुम अपने दुनिया के जीवन में किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[6:61] अल्लाह अपने बंदों पर ग़ालिब (हावी); उन्हें अपने अधीन रखने वाला है, हर प्रकार से उनसे ऊपर है। हर चीज़ उसके अधीनस्थ है। वह अपनी महिमा के योग्य अपने बंदों के ऊपर है। और (ऐ लोगो!) वह तुमपर सम्मानित फरिश्तों को भेजता है, जो तुम्हारे कामों को गिनकर रखते हैं यहाँ तक कि तुममें से किसी की अवधि, मृत्यु के फरिश्ते और उसके सहायकों द्वारा उसकी रूह़ क़ब्ज़ कर लेने के साथ समाप्त हो जाएगी। और वे उस काम में कोताही नहीं करते हैं जो उन्हें करने का आदेश दिया गया है। -[6:62] फिर वे सभी लोग जिनके प्राण निकाल लिए गए हैं, अपने वास्तविक स्वामी अल्लाह की ओर लौटाए जाएँगे, ताकि वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला दे। उनके बीच उसी का प्रभावी फैसला और न्यायपूर्ण निर्णय है, और वही सबसे तेज़ी से तुम्हें गिनने वाला और तुम्हारे कर्मों का हिसाब रखने वाला है। -[6:63] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से पूछें : तुम्हें थल और समुद्र के अँधेरों में मिलने वाले खतरों से कौन बचाता और छुटकारा देता है? तुम उसी अकेले को गिड़गिड़ाते हुए विनयपूर्वक गुप्त रूप से तथा खुले तौर पर पुकारते हो : यदि हमारा पालनहार हमें इन विपत्तियों से छुटकारा प्रदान कर दे, तो हम अवश्य अपने ऊपर उसकी नेमतों के लिए आभार प्रकट करते हुए उसके सिवा किसी और की पूजा नहीं करेंगे। -[6:64] (ऐ रसूल!) इनसे कह दें : अल्लाह ही है जो तुम्हें उससे बचाता है, तथा तुम्हें हर संकट से छुटकारा देता है। फिर तुम उसके उपरांत (भी) समृद्धि के समय उसके साथ दूसरों को साझी बनाते हो। तो जो तुम कर रहे हो उससे बड़ा अत्याचार (अन्याय) क्या है?! -[6:65] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनसे कह दें : अल्लाह ही इस बात का सामर्थ्य रखता है कि तुमपर ऐसी यातना भेज दे, जो पत्थर, वज्र और बाढ़ की तरह तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे ऊपर से आए, या वह तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे नीचे से आए जैसे भूकंप और धरती में धंसना, या वह तुम्हारे दिलों में द्वन्द्व (असहमति) पैदा कर दे, तो तुममें से हर व्यक्ति अपनी इच्छा का पालन करने लगे, फिर तुम एक-दूसरे से लड़ने लगो। (ऐ पैग़ंबर!) ग़ौर कीजिए कैसे हम उनके लिए प्रमाणों और सबूतों में विविधता लाते हैं और उन्हें स्पष्ट करते हैं ताकि वे समझ सकें कि जो कुछ आप लाए हैं, वह सच है और जो उनके पास है वह झूठा है। -[6:66] आपकी जाति ने इस क़ुरआन को झुठला दिया, हालाँकि वह सत्य है जिसके अल्लाह की ओर से होने में कोई संदेह नहीं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मुझे तुम्हारी निगरानी रखने का काम नहीं सौंपा गया है। मैं तो केवल तुम्हें एक कठोर यातना से पहले डराने वाला हूँ। -[6:67] हर सूचना का एक समय है, जिसमें वह स्थिर हो जाता है और एक अंत है, जहाँ वह समाप्त हो जाता है, और इसी में से तुम्हारे अंजाम और परिणाम की सूचना है। इसलिए जब तुम क़ियामत के दिन उठाए जाओगे, तुम्हें उसका पता चल जाएगा। -[6:68] जब (ऐ रसूल!) आप मुश्रिकों को देखें कि वे हमारी आयतों के विषय में व्यंग्य और उपहास के साथ बात करते हैं, तो आप उनसे दूर रहें यहाँ तक कि वे हमारी आयतों के उपहास और व्यंग्य से मुक्त बातचीत में लग जाएँ। यदि शैतान आपको भुला दे और आप उनके साथ बैठ जाएँ, फिर आपको याद आ जाए, तो उनकी सभा को छोड़ दें और इन ज़्यादती करने वालों के साथ न बैठें। -[6:69] जो लोग अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने के द्वारा उससे डरते हैं, उनके ज़िम्मे इन अत्याचारियों के हिसाब में से कोई चीज़ नहीं है। बल्कि उनकी ज़िम्मेदारी केवल उन्हें उन बुराइयों से रोकना है जो वे करते हैं, ताकि उनके हृदय में अल्लाह का डर पैदा हो जाए, फिर वे अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करें और उसके निषेधों से बचें। -[6:70] और ऐ रसूल! इन मुश्रिकों को छोड़ दें, जिन्होंने अपने धर्म को खेल-कूद और मनोरंजन बना लिया कि वे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते और उपहास करते हैं, और इस दुनिया के जीवन ने उन्हें अपने नश्वर सुखों के साथ धोखे में डाल रखा है। (ऐ नबी!) क़ुरआन के साथ लोगों को उपदेश दें ताकि कोई भी प्राणी अपनी कमाई हुई बुराइयों के कारण विनाश की ओर न जाए, उसके लिए मदद माँगने के लिए अल्लाह के अलावा कोई सहयोगी न हो, और क़ियामत के दिन उससे अल्लाह की यातना को रोकने के लिए कोई सिफ़ारिश करने वाला न हो। तथा यदि वह कोई भी छुड़ौती देकर अल्लाह की यातना से छुटकारा लेना चाहे, तो वह उससे स्वीकार नहीं की जाएगी। यही लोग हैं, जो अपने पापों के कारण अपने आपके विनाश के हवाले कर दिए गए। उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन उनके कुफ़्र के कारण अत्यंत गरम पेय पिलाया जाएगा और दर्दनाक यातना दी जाएगी। -[6:71] ऐ रसूल! आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : क्या हम अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसी मूर्तियों की पूजा करने लगें, जो न किसी लाभ की मालिक हैं, कि हमें लाभ पहुँचाए और न किसी नुक़सान की मालिक हैं, कि हमें नुक़सान पहुँचा सकें। और हम ईमान से फिर जाएँ इसके बाद कि अल्लाह ने हमें उसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया है। फिर हम उस व्यक्ति के समान हो जाएँ, जिसे शैतानों ने पथभ्रष्ट करके चकित छोड़ दिया, उसे कोई रास्ता नहीं मिल रहा, तथा सीधे मार्ग पर उसके कुछ साथी हैं जो उसे सत्य की ओर बुलाते हैं, परंतु वह उनके बुलावे को स्वीकार करने से इनकार करता है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह का मार्गदर्शन ही सच्चा मार्गदर्शन है, और अल्लाह ने हमें आदेश दिया है कि हम उसके आगे झुक जाएँ, उसी को एकमात्र पूज्य मानें और उसी अकेले की इबादत करें, क्योंकि वही सारे संसारों का रब है। -[6:72] उसने हमें सबसे उत्तम तरीक़े से नमाज़ स्थापित करने का आदेश दिया है, तथा उसने हमें अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करते हुए और उसके निषेधों से बचते हुए तक़वा अपनाने का आदेश दिया है, क्योंकि वही अकेला है जिसकी ओर क़ियामत के दिन सारे बंदे एकत्र किए जाएँगे, ताकि वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला दे। -[6:73] उसी महिमावान ने आकाशों तथा धरती को सत्य के साथ पैदा किया, (तथा उस दिन को याद करो) जिस दिन अल्लाह किसी वस्तु से कहेगा 'हो जा', तो वह हो जाएगी। जब वह क़ियामत के दिन कहेगा : उठ खड़े हो, तो सबके सब उठ खड़े होंगे। उसकी बात सत्य है, जो अनिवार्य रूप से होकर रहेगी और क़ियामत के दिन अकेले उसी महिमावान का राज्य होगा, जब इसराफील नरसिंघा में दूसरी बार फूँकेंगे। वह परोक्ष तथा प्रत्यक्ष का ज्ञानी है और वह अपनी रचना तथा प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है, हर चीज़ की ख़बर रखने वाला है, जिससे कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। अतः उसके लिए, चीजों के अंदरूनी हिस्से उनके प्रत्यक्ष हिस्सों के समान हैं। -[6:74] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने मुश्रिक पिता आज़र से कहा : ऐ मेरे पिता जी! क्या आप मूर्तियों को पूज्य बनाकर अल्लाह के अलावा उनकी पूजा करते हैं?! मैं आपको और आपकी जाति के लोगों को, जो मूर्तियों की पूजा करने वाले हैं, तुम्हारे अल्लाह के अलावा की पूजा करने के कारण सत्य के मार्ग से खुली गुमराही और भ्रम में देखता हूँ। क्योंकि वही महिमावान अकेला सत्य पूज्य है और उसके सिवा दूसरे असत्य पूज्य हैं। -[6:75] जिस प्रकार हमने उन्हें उनके पिता तथा उनकी जाति की पथभ्रष्टता दिखाई, वैसे ही हम उन्हें आकाशों और धरती का विशाल राज्य दिखाते हैं; ताकि वह उस विशाल राज्य से अल्लाह की एकता और उसी अकेले के एकमात्र इबादत के योग्य होने पर प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करें; ताकि उन्हें परिपूर्ण विश्वास हो जाए कि अल्लाह एक है, उसका कोई साझी नहीं, और यह कि वह हर चीज़ करने में सक्षम है। -[6:76] जब उनपर रात अंधेरी हो गई, तो उन्होंने एक तारा देखा। कहने लगे : यह मेरा रब है। फिर जब तारा ग़ायब हो गया, तो उन्होंने कहा : मैं ग़ायब होने वाले को पसंद नहीं करता। क्योंकि सच्चा पूज्य मौजूद रहने वाला होता है, ग़ायब नहीं होता। -[6:77] जब उन्होंने चाँद को उगते देखा, तो कहा : यह मेरा रब है। फिर जब वह ग़ायब हो गया, तो उन्होंने कहा : यदि अल्लाह ने मुझे अपने एकेश्वरवाद और एकमात्र अपनी इबादत की तौफीक़ न दी, तो निश्चय मैं उन लोगों में से हो जाऊँगा, जो उसके सत्य धर्म से दूर हैं। -[6:78] जब उन्होंने सूरज को उगते हुए देखा, तो कहा : यह उगने वाला (सूरज) मेरा रब है। यह उगने वाला, तारे और चाँद से बड़ा है। लेकिन जब वह भी ग़ायब हो गया, तो कहने लगे : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैं उससे बरी हूँ, जो तुम अल्लाह के साथ शरीक ठहराते हो। -[6:79] मैंने अपने धर्म (धार्मिकता) को उस अस्तित्व के लिए विशुद्ध कर दिया, जिसने बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के आकाशों तथा धरती की रचना की है, शिर्क से विमुख होकर शुद्ध एकेश्वरवाद की ओर रुख करते हुए, तथा मैं उन बहुदेववादियों में से नहीं हूँ, जो अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा की पूजा करते हैं। -[6:80] और उनकी मुश्रिक जाति ने अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) के बारे में उनके साथ झगड़ा किया और उन्हें अपनी मूर्तियों से डराया, तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम मुझसे अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और एकमात्र उसी की इबादत करने के बारे में झगड़ते हो, हालाँकि मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे इसकी तौफ़ीक़ दी है, तथा मैं तुम्हारी मूर्तियों से नहीं डरता, क्योंकि वे न किसी हानि की मालिक हैं कि मुझे हानि पहुँचा सकें और न किसी लाभ की मालिक हैं कि मुझे लाभ पहुँचा सकें, सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह चाहे। क्योंकि अल्लाह जो चाहे वह होकर रहने वाला है। और अल्लाह के हर चीज़ को जानने के साथ, धरती पर या आकाश में कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। तो क्या (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो!) तुम यह नहीं सोचते कि तुम अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और शिर्क में पड़े हो, कि तुम अकेले अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आओ?! -[6:81] मैं उन मूर्तियों से कैसे डर सकता हूँ, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते हो, जबकि तुम्हें अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करते हुए डर नहीं लगता, जब तुम बिना किसी प्रमाण के अल्लाह के साथ उन चीज़ों को साझी बनाते हो जिन्हें उसने पैदा किया है?! तो दोनों दलों अर्थात् : एकेश्वरवादियों के दल और बहुदेववादियों के दल में से : कौन-सा दल शांति और सुरक्षा के अधिक योग्य है? यदि तुम उनमें से अधिक योग्य को जानते हो, तो उसका अनुसरण करो। और उनमें से अधिक योग्य - बिना किसी संदेह के - एकेश्वरवादी मोमिनों का दल है। -[6:82] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए तथा उसके बनाए हुए नियमों का पालन किया, और अपने ईमान के साथ शिर्क की मिलावट नहीं की, वही लोग सफल हैं, उन्हें उनके पालनहार ने हिदायत के मार्ग पर चलने की तौफ़ीक दी है। -[6:83] यह तर्क, अर्थात् अल्लाह का कथन : ( ... فَأَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْأَمْنِ) ''तो दोनों पक्षों में से कौन सुरक्षा के अधिक योग्य है।'', जिसके द्वारा इबराहीम ने अपनी जाति को पराजित किया, यहाँ तक कि उनका तर्क समाप्त हो गया, यही हमारा तर्क है, जिसकी हमने उन्हें अपनी जाति के साथ बहस करने के लिए तौफ़ीक़ दी और उन्हें वह प्रदान किया। हम दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहते हैं, पदों में ऊँचा कर देते हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, अपने बंदों को जानने वाला है। -[6:84] हमने इबराहीम को बेटे के रूप में इसहाक़ तथा पोते के रूप में याक़ूब प्रदान किए और उन दोनों में से हर एक को सीधा मार्ग दिखाया, तथा हमने उनसे पहले नूह़ को हिदयात की तौफ़ीक़ दी और नूह के वंश में से दाऊद और उनके पुत्र सुलैमान, अय्यूब, यूसुफ़, मूसा तथा उनके भाई हारून अलैहिमुस्सलाम को भी सीधे मार्ग पर चलने की तौफीक़ दी। और जिस प्रकार हमने नबियों को उनके अच्छे कर्म का बदला दिया, उसी प्रकार हम अच्छे कर्म करने वालों को उनके अच्छे कर्म का बदला देते हैं। -[6:85] और इसी प्रकार हमने ज़करिया, यह़्या, ईसा बिन मरयम और इलयास अलैहिमुस्सलाम को भी सीधे मार्ग की तौफ़ीक़ दी। और ये सभी ईश्दूत सदाचारियों में से थे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने रसूलों के रूप में चुन लिया था। -[6:86] और इसी प्रकार हमने इसमाईल, अल-यसअ, यूनुस तथा लूत अलैहिमुस्सलाम को तौफ़ीक़ दी, और इन सभी नबियों को, जिनमें सबसे ऊपर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम हैं, (उनके समय के) समस्त लोगों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की। -[6:87] हमने उनके कुछ पिताओं, उनकी कुछ संतानों तथा उनके कुछ भाइयों को अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार तौफ़ीक़ दी और उन्हें चुन लिया तथा उन्हें उस सीधे मार्ग पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया, जो कि अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता का मार्ग है। -[6:88] यह तौफ़ीक़ (सफलता) जो उन्हें प्राप्त हुई, यह अल्लाह की तौफ़ीक़ है। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है तौफ़ीक़ देता है। और यदि ये लोग अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा को साझी बनाते, तो उनका कार्य व्यर्थ (अमान्य) हो जाता; क्योंकि शिर्क नेक कार्य को नष्ट (अमान्य) कर देने वाला है। -[6:89] ये उपर्युक्त नबी गण ही वे लोग हैं, जिन्हें हमने किताबें प्रदान कीं, उन्हें हिकमत प्रदान की तथा उन्हें नुबुव्वत (पैगंबरी) प्रदान की। यदि आपकी जाति उसका इनकार करे, जो हमने इन्हें इन तीन चीज़ों में से प्रदान किया है, तो हमने उनके लिए ऐसे लोगों को तैयार कर रखा है, जो इनका इनकार करने वाले नहीं हैं, बल्कि वे इनपर ईमान लाने वाले और मज़बूती से उनका पालन करने वाले हैं। और वे मुहाजिर एवं अनसार तथा वे लोग हैं, जो क़ियामत के दिन तक अच्छे ढंग से उनका अनुसरण करने वाले हैं। -[6:90] ये नबी गण तथा उनके साथ जिनका ज़िक्र हुआ, जैसे उनके पिता, उनके बेटे और उनके भाई, वही वास्तव में मार्गदर्शन पाने वाले हैं। इसलिए आप उनका अनुसरण करें और उन्हें अपना आदर्श बनाएँ। और (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी जाति से कह दें : मैं तुमसे इस क़ुरआन को पहुँचाने का कोई बदला नहीं माँगता। क्योंकि क़ुरआन मानवजाति और जिन्नों के लिए उसके द्वारा सीधे रास्ते और सही मार्ग पर मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करने के लिए एक उपदेश के अलावा और कुछ नहीं है। -[6:91] मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह का उसकी महिमा के योग्य सम्मान नहीं किया, जब उन्होंने अपने नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से कहा कि अल्लाह ने किसी इनसान पर कोई वह़्य नहीं उतारी। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मूसा पर तौरात किसने उतारी, जो उनकी जाति के लिए प्रकाश, मार्गदर्शन तथा निर्देश पर आधारित थी?! जिसे यहूदी पत्रों में संचय करते हैं, उनमें से वे केवल उन्हीं बातों को ज़ाहिर करते हैं, जो उनकी इच्छाओं के अनुसार होती हैं, और जो उनके विपरीत होती हैं, उन्हें छिपाते हैं, जैसे कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का वर्णन। और (ऐ अरब वासियो!) तुम्हें क़ुरआन से वे बातें सिखाई गई हैं, जो न तो तुम और न तुम्हारे पूर्वज पहले से जानते थे। (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें कि उसे अल्लाह ने उतारा है। फिर उन्हें उनकी अज्ञानता और पथभ्रष्टता में छोड़ दें, मज़ाक़ उड़ाएँ और ठट्ठा करें यहाँ तक कि उनके पास निश्चितता (अर्थात् मौत) आ जाए। -[6:92] यह क़ुरआन एक पुस्तक है, जिसे हमने (ऐ नबी!) आपपर उतारा है। यह एक बरकत वाली किताब है, जो अपने से पूर्व उरतने वाली आसमानी किताबों की पुष्टि करने वाली है। ताकि आप इसके साथ मक्का के लोगों और धरती के पूर्व और पश्चिम के सभी लोगों को सचेत करें ताकि उन्हें मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त हो। तथा जो लोग आख़िरत पर ईमान रखते हैं, वे इस क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाते हैं, उसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल करते हैं और अपनी नमाज़ की, उसके अरकान (स्तंभों), फ़राइज़ (दायित्वों) और मुसतह़ब्बात (वांछनीय चीज़ों) को शरीयत द्वारा निर्धारित समय पर स्थापित करके, रक्षा करते हैं। -[6:93] उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं, जिसने यह कहते हुए अल्लाह के विरुद्ध झूठ गढ़ा कि : अल्लाह ने किसी मनुष्य पर कोई चीज़ नहीं उतारी। या उसने झूठ कहा : अल्लाह ने उसकी ओर वह़्य की है, जबकि अल्लाह ने उसकी ओर कोई वह़्य नहीं भेजी। या उसने यह कहा : अल्लाह ने जो क़ुरआन उतारा है, मैं भी वैसा ही उतार दूँगा। और काश! (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस समय को देखें, जब ये अत्याचारी लोग मौत की पीड़ा से ग्रस्त होते हैं और फ़रिश्ते प्रताड़ना और मार-पीट के साथ उनकी ओर हाथ बढ़ाए होते हैं, उन्हें डाँटते हुए कहते हैं : अपने प्राण निकालो, क्योंकि हम उन्हें क़ब्ज़ करने वाले हैं। आज के दिन तुम्हें ऐसी यातना दी जाएगी, जो तुम्हें अपमानित और तिरस्कृत कर देगी। इसका कारण यह है कि तुम नुबुव्वत, वह़्य और अल्लाह की उतारी हुई किताब की तरह उतारने का दावा करके अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते थे, तथा इस कारण कि तुम अल्लाह की आयतों पर ईमान लाने से अहंकार करते थे। (ऐ नबी!) यदि आप यह दृश्य देखें, तो आपको एक भयानक चीज़ दिखाई देगी। -[6:94] (मरने के बाद) दोबारा उठाए जाने के दिन उनसे कहा जाएगा : आज के दिन तुम हमारे पास अकेले आए हो, न तो तुम्हारे पास धन है और न ही सरदारी। जैसे हमने तुम्हें पहली बार नंगे पाँव, नंगे शरीर और खतनारहित पैदा किया था। और जो कुछ हमने तुम्हें दिया था, वह तुमने अपनी इच्छा के विरुद्ध संसार में छोड़ दिया। और हम आज तुम्हारे साथ तुम्हारे उन पूज्यों को नहीं देखते हैं, जिन्हें तुमने अपने लिए मध्यस्थ (सिफारिशी) होने का दावा किया था, तथा तुमने दावा किया था कि वे इबादत के योग्य होने में अल्लाह के साझी हैं। निश्चय तुम्हारे बीच का संबंध टूट गया, तथा जो कुछ तुम उनकी सिफारिश का दावा करते थे और यह कि वे अल्लाह के साझी हैं, वह (भ्रम) तुमसे दूर हो गया। -[6:95] निःसंदेह केवल अल्लाह ही है जो दाने को फाड़ता है, तो उससे फसलें निकलती हैं, तथा गुठली को फाड़ता है, तो उससे पेड़ निकलते हैं, जैसे खजूर के पेड़,अंगूर आदि। वह सजीव को निर्जीव से निकालता है; जैसे मनुष्य और बाकी जानदार को वीर्य से निकालता है। तथा निर्जीव को सजीव से निकालता है; जैसे वीर्य को मनुष्य से तथा अंडे को मुर्गी से निकालता है। यह सब जो करता है, वही अल्लाह है जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया है। फिर (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम सत्य से कैसे फेर दिए जाते हो, जबकि तुम अल्लाह की अद्भुत रचना का मुशाहदा करते हो?! -[6:96] वही महिमावान और सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) है, जो रात के अंधेरे से सुबह के प्रकाश को फाड़ निकालता है, और वही है जिसने रात को लोगों के आराम करने का स्थान बनाया जिसमें वे आजीविका की तलाश में गतिविधि से स्थिर हो जाते हैं; ताकि वे दिन में उसकी खोज में अपनी थकान से आराम करें। तथा वही है जिसने सूरज और चाँद को एक पूर्वनिर्धारित गणना के अनुसार चलाया। यह उल्लिखित अद्भुत रचना उस प्रभुत्वशाली अस्तित्व का निर्धारित किया हुआ है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, वह अपनी रचना के बारे में और उनके हितों को जानने वाला है। -[6:97] वही महिमावान और सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) है, जिसने (ऐ आदम की संतान!) तुम्हारे लिए आकाश में तारे बनाए, ताकि तुम अपनी यात्राओं में मार्ग पा सको यदि थल और समुद्र में तुमपर रास्ता संदिग्ध हो जाए। निश्चय हमने अपनी क्षमता को दर्शाने वाले प्रमाणों और सबूतों को उन लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट कर दिए हैं, जो उनपर विचार करते हैं, फिर उनसे लाभ उठाते हैं। -[6:98] वही महिमावान और सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) है, जिसने तुम्हें एक आत्मा से पैदा किया जो तुम्हारे पिता आदम की आत्मा है। क्योंकि उसने तुम्हारी रचना का आरंभ तुम्हारे पिता आदम को मिट्टी से पैदा करके किया, फिर उनसे तुम्हें पैदा किया। तथा तुम्हारे लिए ठहरने का स्थान बनाया, जैसे तुम्हारी माँओं के गर्भ और तुम्हारे सौंपे जाने की जगह बनाई, जैसे तुम्हारे बापों की पीठ। हमने आयतों (निशानियों) को उन लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट कर दिया है जो अल्लाह की वाणी को समझते हैं। -[6:99] वही महिमावान और सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) है, जिसने आकाश से बारिश का पानी उतारा, तो हमने उसके द्वारा हर प्रकार के पौधे उगाए। फिर हमने पौधे से फसल तथा हरे-भरे वृक्ष निकाले, जिसमें से हम तह-ब-तह चढ़े हुए दाने निकालते हैं, जैसे कि बालियों में होता है। तथा खजूर के गाभे से निकलने वाले उसके गुच्छे पास ही होते हैं, जिन्हें खड़ा हुआ और बैठा हुआ व्यक्ति तोड़ सकता है। और हमने अंगूर के बाग़ निकाले, तथा ज़ैतून और अनार निकाले, जिनके पत्ते एक जैसे और फल भिन्न-भिन्न होते हैं। (ऐ लोगो!) उसके फल को देखो, जब वह पहली बार प्रकट होता है, और जब वह पकता है। निःसंदेह इसमें अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति के स्पष्ट प्रमाण हैं। क्योंकि वही लोग इन प्रमाणों और सबूतों से लाभ उठाते हैं। -[6:100] मुश्रिकों ने जिन्नों को इबादत में अल्लाह का साझीदार बना लिया, जब उन्होंने यह मान लिया कि वे लाभ और हानि पहुँचाते हैं। जबकि अल्लाह ही ने उन्हें बनाया है, उसके अलावा किसी और ने उन्हें नहीं बनाया। इसलिए वही इस बात का अधिक योग्य है कि उसकी इबादत की जाए। तथा उन्होंने (अल्लाह के लिए) बेटे गढ़ लिए, जैसा कि यहूदियों ने उज़ैर के साथ और ईसाइयों ने ईसा के साथ किया। और बेटियाँ गढ़ लीं, जैसा कि मुश्रिकों ने फरिश्तों के साथ किया। अल्लाह तआला उससे बहुत पवित्र और सर्वोच्च है, जो झूठे लोग उसके बारे में वर्णन करते हैं। -[6:101] वही महिमावान और सर्वशक्तिमान आकाशों तथा धरती को बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के बनाने वाला है। उसकी संतान कैसे होगी, जबकि उसकी कोई पत्नी ही नहीं?! तथा उसी ने सब कुछ पैदा किया है और वह हर चीज़ का ज्ञान रखने वाला है, कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[6:102] (ऐ लोगो!) यह अल्लाह, जो इन गुणों से विशेषित हैं, वही तुम्हारा रब है। अतः उसके अलावा तुम्हारा कोई रब नहीं, और न ही उसके अलावा कोई सच्चा पूज्य है। तथा वही हर चीज़ का अविष्कारक है। इसलिए केवल उसी की इबादत करो। क्योंकि वही इबादत के योग्य है और वह हर चीज़ का संरक्षक है। -[6:103] उसे निगाहें नहीं पातीं, परंतु वह महिमावान सब निगाहों को पाता है और उन्हें घेरे हुए है। तथा वह अपने नेक बंदों के प्रति दयालु, उनकी ख़बर रखने वाला है। -[6:104] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे रब की ओर से स्पष्ट तर्क और खुले प्रमाण आ चुके हैं। तो जिसने उन्हें समझा और मान लिया, तो उसका लाभ उसी को मिलेगा, और जो उनसे अंधा बन गया, न उन्हें समझा और न उन्हें स्वीकार किया, तो उसका नुकसान उसी तक सीमित है। और मैं तुमपर कोई निगरानी करने वाला नहीं हूँ कि तुम्हारे कार्यों की गणना करूँ। मैं तो केवल अपने रब की ओर से एक रसूल हूँ, और वही तुम्हारा निरीक्षक है। -[6:105] जिस तरह हमने अल्लाह की शक्ति के प्रमाणों और दलीलों को विविध तरीक़े से बयान किया है, उसी तरह हम वादे, धमकी तथा उपदेश से संबंधित आयतों में विविधता लाते हैं। तथा मुश्रिक लोग कहेंगे कि यह कोई वह़्य नहीं हैं, बल्कि तुमने इसे अपने से पहले किताब वाले लोगों से पढ़ा है। और ताकि हम मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत में से ईमान वालों के लिए इन आयतों में विविधता लाकर लोगों के लिए सत्य को स्पष्ट कर दें। क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो सत्य को स्वीकार करते हैं और उसका पालन करते हैं। -[6:106] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस सत्य का पालन करें, जो आपका पालनहार आपकी ओर वह़्य करता है। क्योंकि उस महिमावान के अलावा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। तथा आप काफ़िरों और उनके हठ पर ध्यान न दें। क्योंकि उनका मामला अल्लाह के हवाले है। -[6:107] यदि अल्लाह की इच्छा होती कि वे उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाएँ, तो वे उसके साथ किसी को भी साझी न बनाते। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपको उनपर निरीक्षक नहीं बनाया कि आप उनके कार्यों की गणना करें, तथा आप उनके प्रभारी नहीं हैं। आप तो केवल एक रसूल हैं और आपका दायित्व केवल अल्लाह के संदेश को पहुँचा देना है। -[6:108] ऐ मोमिनो! उन मूर्तियों को बुरा न कहो, जिन्हें बहुदेववादी अल्लाह के साथ पूजते हैं। भले ही वे सबसे तुच्छ तथा बुरा कहे जाने के सबसे योग्य हों। ताकि ऐसा न हो कि बहुदेववादी अल्लाह के प्रति सीमा से आगे बढ़ते हुए (मर्यादा का उल्लंघन करते हुए) और उस चीज़ से अज्ञानता के कारण जो उस महिमावान के योग्य है, उसे बुरा कहने लगें। जिस तरह इन लोगों के लिए उनकी पथभ्रष्टता को सुशोभित कर दिया गया है, उसी तरह हमने हर जाति के लिए उसके कर्म को सुशोभित कर दिया, चाहे वह अच्छा हो या बुरा। चुनाँचे उन्होंने वही किया, जिसे हमने उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिया था। फिर क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें अपने रब ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है। तो वह उन्हें बताएगा जो कुछ वे दुनिया में किया करते थे और उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[6:109] बहुदेववादियों ने अपनी सबसे मज़बूत शपथ लेते हुए अल्लाह की क़सम खाई : निःसंदेह यदि मुहम्मद उनके पास उन निशानियों में से कोई निशानी लेकर आए, जिनका उन्होंने सुझाव दिया है, तो वे अवश्य ही उसपर ईमान ले आएँगे। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : निशानियाँ मेरे पास नहीं हैं कि मैं उन्हें उतार दूँ। बल्कि वे अल्लाह के पास हैं, वह जब चाहे उन्हें उतारता है। और (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हें क्या मालूम कि जब ये निशानियाँ उनके प्रस्ताव के अनुसार आ जाएँ, वे उनपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे? बल्कि वे अपने हठ और इनकार पर बने रहेंगे; क्योंकि वे मार्गदर्शन नहीं चाहते हैं। -[6:110] हम उनके दिलों और उनकी आँखों को, उनके तथा सच्चाई के मार्ग पर चलने के बीच रुकावट डालकर फेर देंगे, जैसे हम उनके हठ के कारण पहली बार उनके और क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाने के बीच रुकावट बन गए थे। तथा हम उन्हें उनकी गुमराही और अपने रब के विरुद्ध सरकशी (विद्रोह) में भ्रमित भटकता छोड़ देंगे। -[6:111] यदि हम उन्हें जवाब देते हुए उनकी प्रस्तावित चीज़ को ले आते, चुनाँचे हम उनके पास फ़रिश्ते उतार देते और वे उन्हें अपनी आँखों से देख लेते, तथा मरे हुए लोग उनसे बातें करते और आप जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं उसमें उन्हें आपकी सच्चाई की ख़बर देते, एवं हम उनके लिए वह सब कुछ इकट्ठा कर देते, जो उन्होंने सुझाव दिया था, जिन्हें वे आमने-सामने देख लेते; तो भी वे उस चीज़ पर ईमान न लाते जो आप लेकर आए हैं, परंतु यह कि अल्लाह उनमें से जिसे मार्गदर्शन दिखाना चाहे। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकतर लोग इस बात से अनजान हैं। इसलिए वे अल्लाह का सहारा नहीं लेते ताकि वह उन्हें मार्गदर्शन का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करे। -[6:112] जिस प्रकार हमने इन बहुदेववादियों की शत्रुता के साथ आपकी परीक्षा ली, उसी प्रकार हमने आपसे पहले के हर नबी की परीक्षा ली। चुनाँचे हमने उनमें से प्रत्येक नबी के लिए सरकश मनुष्यों में से कुछ दुश्मन एवं सरकश जिन्नों में से कुछ दुश्मन बना दिए, जो एक-दूसरे के दिल में बुरी बातें डालते हैं, चुनाँचे वे उन्हें धोखा देने के लिए उनके लिए झूठ को सुशोभित करके प्रस्तुत करते हैं। और यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि वे ऐसा न करें, तो वे ऐसा नहीं करते। लेकिन अल्लाह ने परीक्षण के तौर पर उनके लिए ऐसा चाहा था। अतः आप उन्हें और जो कुछ वे कुफ़्र और झूठ गढ़ते हैं, उसे छोड़ दें और उनकी परवाह न करें। -[6:113] और ताकि उन लोगों के दिल जो आख़िरत पर ईमान नहीं रखते उस (बुरी) बात की ओर झुक जाएँ, जो वे एक-दूसरे के दिलों में डालते हैं, और ताकि वे लोग उसे अपने लिए स्वीकार कर लें और उसे अपने लिए पसंद कर लें, और ताकि वे भी वही अवज्ञा और पाप करने लग जाएँ, जो ये लोग करने वाले हैं। -[6:114] ऐ रसूल! आप इन बहुदेववादियों से, जो अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा को पूजते हैं, कह दें : क्या यह तर्कसंगत है कि मैं अपने और तुम्हारे बीच अल्लाह के अलावा किसी अन्य को न्यायकर्ता स्वीकार करूं? जबकि अल्लाह ही है, जिसने तुम्हारे ऊपर क़ुरआन को अवतरित किया है जो हर चीज़ को पूर्ण रूप से स्पष्ट करने वाला है। तथा यहूदी लोग जिन्हें हमने तौरात दी और ईसाई लोग जिन्हें हमने इंजील प्रदान की, इस तथ्य को जानते हैं कि क़ुरआन आपपर सत्य के साथ उतारा गया है। क्योंकि उन्होंने अपनी पुस्तकों में इसके प्रमाण पाए हैं। अतः आप उसपर शक करने वालों में से न बनें, जो हमने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। -[6:115] क़ुरआन बातों और ख़बरों में सत्य की पराकाष्ठा को पहुँचा हुआ है। उसकी बातों को कोई बदलने वाला नहीं। वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उन्हें जानने वाला है। इसलिए उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह उन लोगों को बदला देगा जो उसकी बातों को बदलने की चेष्टा करते हैं। -[6:116] यदि मान लिया जाए कि (ऐ रसूल!) आपने पृथ्वी पर रहने वाले अधिकांश लोगों का पालन किया, तो वे आपको अल्लाह के धर्म से गुमराह कर देंगे। क्योंकि यह अल्लाह की सुन्नत (परंपरा) रही है कि सत्य कम लोगों के पास होता है। जबकि अधिकांश लोग केवल अनुमान का पालन करते हैं जिसका कोई आधार नहीं होता। क्योंकि उन्हें यह गुमान था कि उनके पूज्य उन्हें अल्लाह के निकट कर देते हैं। हालाँकि वे इसके बारे में झूठ बोलते हैं। -[6:117] निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार उसे सबसे अधिक जानता है जो उसके मार्ग से भटक जाता है, तथा वह उन लोगों को भी सबसे अधिक जानने वाला है जो उसके मार्ग पर निर्देशित हैं, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[6:118] तो (ऐ लोगो!) उस पशु में से खाओ, जिसपर ज़बह़ करते समय अल्लाह का नाम लिया गया है, यदि तुम वास्तव में उसके स्पष्ट प्रमाणों पर ईमान रखने वाले हो। -[6:119] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अल्लाह के नाम पर ज़बह किए हुए जानवर को खाने से तुम्हें कौन-सी चीज़ रोकती है, जबकि अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए वे चीज़ें स्पष्ट रूप से बयान कर दी हैं, जो उसने तुमपर हराम की हैं। अतः तुम्हारे लिए उन्हें छोड़ देना अनिवार्य है, यह और बात है कि ज़रूरत तुम्हें उन्हें खाने पर मजबूर कर दे। क्योंकि ज़रूरत निषिद्ध चीज़ को अनुमेय कर देती है। निःसंदेह बहुत-से बहुदेववादी अज्ञानतावश अपने भ्रष्ट विचारों के कारण अपने अनुयायियों को सत्य से दूर रखते हैं। क्योंकि वे उस चीज़ को वैध ठहराते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनपर हराम की है, जैसे मृत जानवर आदि, और उस चीज़ को हराम ठहराते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए हलाल की है, जैसे बह़ीरा, वसीला और ह़ामी इत्यादि। निःसंदेह आपका रब (ऐ रसूल!) उन लोगों को अधिक जानता है, जो अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं और वह उन्हें अपनी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने का बदला देगा। -[6:120] (ऐ लोगो!) प्रत्यक्ष रूप से और गुप्त रूप से पाप करना छोड़ दो। निःसंदेह जो लोग गुप्त रूप से या खुले रूप से पाप करते हैं, शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उन्हें उनके किए हुए पाप का बदला देगा। -[6:121] (ऐ मुसलमानो!) उस जानवर का मांस न खाओ, जिसपर अल्लाह का नाम नहीं लिया गया है, चाहे उसपर अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और का नाम लिया गया है या नहीं। क्योंकि उसमें से खाना निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकलकर उसकी अवज्ञा में प्रस्थान है। निःसंदेह शैतान अपने दोस्तों के मन में संशय डालते रहते हैं, ताकि वे तुमसे मृत मांस खाने के बारे में बहस करें। और यदि (ऐ मुसलमानो!) तुमने - मृत मांस को अनुमेय करने हेतु - उनके डाले जाने वाले संदेहों को स्वीकार कर लिया, तो तुम और वे बहुदेववाद में समान हैं। -[6:122] क्या वह व्यक्ति, जो अल्लाह के उसे हिदायत देने से पहले मुर्दा था (क्योंकि वह कुफ़्र, अज्ञानता और पापों में लिप्त था), फिर हमने उसको ईमान, ज्ञान और आज्ञाकारिता का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करके जीवित किया : उस आदमी के बराबर है, जो कुफ़्र, अज्ञानता और पापों के अंधेरों में पड़ा है जिनसे वह बाहर नहीं निकल सकता, उसके लिए सारे रास्ते भ्रमित और अंधेरे हो गए हैं?! जिस प्रकार इन मुश्रिकों के लिए उनका शिर्क पर क़ायम रहना तथा मृत जानवर का मांस खाना और झूठ के साथ बहस करना सुंदर बना दिया गया है, उसी प्रकार काफिरों के लिए उन पापों को सुंदर बना दिया गया है, जो वे किया करते थे, ताकि क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें उनके बदले में दर्दनाक यातना दी जाए। -[6:123] जिस प्रकार मक्का में हुआ कि बहुदेववादियों के प्रमुखों ने अल्लाह के रास्ते से रोकने का काम किया, उसी तरह हमने हर बस्ती में सरदार और महापुरुष बनाए, जो शैतान के मार्ग की ओर बुलाने तथा रसूलों और उनके अनुयायियों से लड़ने की खातिर अपनी चालें चलते हैं। हालाँकि तथ्य यह है कि उनकी चालें खुद उन्हीं पर लौट आती हैं, लेकिन वे अपनी अज्ञानता और इच्छाओं का अनुसरण करने के कारण इसे महसूस नहीं करते हैं। -[6:124] जब काफ़िरों के प्रमुखों के पास अल्लाह द्वारा उसके नबी पर उतारी हुई निशानियों में से कोई निशानी आती है, तो वे कहते हैं : हम कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह हमें भी उसी जैसा प्रदान कर दे, जो उसने निबयों को नुबुव्वत तथा रिसालत प्रदान की है। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें उत्तर दिया कि वह उसे अधिक जानने वाला है जो रिसालत (पैग़ंबरी) के लिए योग्य है और उसके बोझ को उठा सकता है। इसलिए वह उसे नुबुव्वत तथा रिसालत के लिए विशिष्ट कर लेता है। शीघ्र ही इन सरकशों को उनके सत्य से अभिमान के कारण अपमान और तिरस्कार, तथा उनकी चालबाज़ी (छल) के कारण कड़ी यातना का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[6:125] जिस व्यक्ति को अल्लाह हिदायत के मार्ग पर ले जाना चाहता है, उसके सीने को खोल देता है तथा उसे इस्लाम स्वीकार करने के लिए तैयार कर देता है। और जिसे वह विफल करना चाहता है और उसे हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देना चाहता, उसके सीने को सच्चाई को स्वीकार करने से बहुत संकीर्ण कर देता है, ताकि उसके हृदय में सत्य का प्रवेश असंभव हो जाए। जिस तरह कि उसका आसमान की ओर चढ़ना असंभव है और वह स्वयं ऐसा करने में असमर्थ है। तथा जैसे अल्लाह ने पथभ्रष्ट व्यक्ति की स्थिति को इस तरह की गंभीर संकट की स्थिति बना दी है, उसी तरह वह उन लोगों को यातना से ग्रस्त करता है, जो उसपर ईमान नहीं लाते। -[6:126] यह धर्म जो हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपके लिए निर्धारित किया है, अल्लाह का वह सीधा मार्ग है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं। हमने उसके लिए निशानियाँ स्पष्ट कर दी हैं, जिसके पास समझ-बूझ है जिसके द्वारा वह अल्लाह के बारे में समझ सकता है। -[6:127] उनके लिए एक घर है, जिसमें वे हर नुक़सान से सुरक्षित रहेंगे। यह घर जन्नत है। तथा अल्लाह उनका सहायक और समर्थक है, उनके उन अच्छे कामों के बदले जो वे किया करते थे। -[6:128] और (ऐ रसूल!) याद करें, जिस दिन अल्लाह मानव जाति और जिन्नों को इकट्ठा करेगा, फिर अल्लाह कहेगा : ऐ जिन्नों के समूह! तुमने इनसानों को खूब गुमराह किया तथा उन्हें अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोक दिया। इसपर इनसानों में से उनके अनुयायी अपने रब को जवाब देते हुए कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे रब! हममें से प्रत्येक ने अपने साथी से लाभ उठाया है। चुनाँचे जिन्न ने इनसान की आज्ञाकारिता का लाभ उठाया, और इनसान ने अपनी इच्छाओं की पूर्ति का लाभ उठाया। और हम उस अवधि तक पहुँच गए, जो तूने हमारे लिए नियत कर रखी थी। तो अब यह क़ियामत का दिन है। अल्लाह कहेगा : आग ही तुम्हारा ठिकाना है, जिसमें तुम हमेशा रहोगे, सिवाय उसके जो अल्लाह चाहे, जो कि उनके क़ब्रों से उठने से लेकर उनके अपने गंतव्य जहन्नम की ओर जाने के बीच की अवधि है। यही वह अवधि है, जिसको अल्लाह ने उनके हमेशा जहन्नम में रहने से अलग किया है। निश्चय ही आपका रब (ऐ रसूल!) अपनी तक़दीर तथा प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, अपने बंदों और उनमें से उन लोगों के बारे में सब कुछ जानने वाला है जो यातना के योग्य हैं। -[6:129] जिस प्रकार हमने सरकश जिन्नों को कुछ इनसानों का दोस्त बना दिया और उन्हें उनपर हावी कर दिया, ताकि वे उन्हें पथभ्रष्ट करते रहें, उसी प्रकार हम प्रत्येक अत्याचारी को एक अत्याचारी का दोस्त बना देते हैं, जो उसे बुराई करने पर उभारता और उसके लिए प्रेरित करता है, तथा उसे भलाई से नफरत दिलाता और उसके प्रति उसमें अरुचि पैदा करता है। यह दरअसल उन पापों के प्रतिफल के रूप में है, जो वे कमाया करते थे। -[6:130] हम क़ियामत के दिन उनसे कहेंगे : ऐ इनसानों और जिन्नों के समूह! क्या तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे ही वर्ग (मानव जाति) से रसूल नहीं आए, जो तुम्हें वह पढ़कर सुनाते हों जो अल्लाह ने उनपर अवतरित किया है, और तुम्हें इस दिन के भेंट अर्थात् क़ियामत के दिन से डराते हों? वे कहेंगे : बिलकुल आए थे। आज हम अपने विरुद्ध इक़रार करते हैं कि तेरे रसूलों ने हमें संदेश पहुँचा दिया, तथा हम इस दिन के भेंट का भी इक़रार करते हैं। परंतु हमने तेरे रसूलों को झुठला दिया था तथा इस दिन के भेंट के बारे में उनकी बात को अस्वीकार कर दिया था। दरअसल, इस दुनिया के जीवन ने उन्हें अपने अलंकरण, शोभा और क्षणभंगुर आनंद के साथ धोखा दिया, तथा वे स्वयं ही स्वीकार करेंगे कि वे दुनिया में अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वाले थे। हालाँकि इस स्वीकारोक्ति और ईमान से उन्हें कुछ भी लाभ नहीं होगा, क्योंकि उसका समय समाप्त हो चुका। -[6:131] इनसानों तथा जिन्नों की ओर रसूल भेजकर इसलिए हुज्जत तमाम कर दी गई, ताकि किसी को उसके गुनाह की सज़ा इस हाल में न दी जाए कि उसकी ओर कोई रसूल न भेजा गया हो और उसके पास धर्म का संदेश न पहुँचा हो। अतः हमने किसी समुदाय को उसके पास रसूल भेजने के बाद ही दंडित किया। -[6:132] उनमें से प्रत्येक के लिए अपने कर्मों के अनुसार दरजे हैं। अतः थोड़ी-बहुत बुराई करने वाला और अधिक बुराई करने वाला, दोनों बराबर नहीं हो सकते तथा अनुसरण करने वाला और जिसका अनुसरण किया गया है, दोनों बराबर नहीं हो सकते। जैसे कि सभी अच्छे कार्य करने वालों का बदला बराबर नहीं हो सकता। तथा आपका पालनहार उससे अनजान नहीं है जो कुछ वे कर रहे थे, बल्कि वह उसके बारे में जानता है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, और वह उन्हें उनके कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[6:133] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपका रब अपने बंदों से बेनियाज़ है। उसे न उनकी आवश्यकता है, न उनकी इबादत की, और न ही उनके इनकार से उसे कोई नुक़सान होता है। वह उनसे अपनी इस बेनियाज़ी के बावजूद, उनपर दया करता है। यदि वह (ऐ अवज्ञाकारी बंदो!) तुम्हें नष्ट करना चाहे, तो अपनी यातना भेजकर तुम्हें जड़ से उखाड़ फेंके और तुम्हें विनष्ट करने के बाद अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार ऐसे लोगों को ले आए, जो उसपर ईमान रखें और उसकी आज्ञा मानें। जैसा कि उसने तुम्हें अन्य लोगों के वंश से पैदा किया जो तुमसे पहले थे। -[6:134] (ऐ काफ़िरो!) तुमसे जिस पुनर्जीवन, दोबारा उठाए जाने, हिसाब-किताब और सज़ा का वादा किया जा रहा है, वह अनिवार्य रूप से आने वाला है और तुम अपने पालनहार की पकड़ से भागकर नहीं निकल सकते। क्योंकि वह तुम्हारे माथे की लट को पकड़े हुए है और तुम्हें अपनी यातना से दंडित करने वाला है। -[6:135] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ मेरे समुदाय के लोगो! अपने मार्ग पर और जिस कुफ़्र तथा पथभ्रष्टता में पड़े हो, उस पर अडिग रहो। मैंने स्पष्ट रूप से संदेश पहुँचाकर तुमपर हुज्जत तमाम कर दी और प्रमाण स्थापित कर दिया। अतः मुझे तुम्हारे कुफ़्र तथा पथभ्रष्टता की कोई परवाह नहीं है। बल्कि मैं जिस सत्य पर क़ायम हूँ उसपर अडिग रहूँगा। फिर तुम्हें शीघ्र ही मालूम हो जाएगा कि किसे दुनिया में विजय प्राप्त होती है, कौन धरती का वारिस होता है तथा किसे आख़िरत की खुशियाँ प्राप्त होती हैं। निश्चित रूप से बहुदेववादियों को न तो इस दुनिया में सफलता प्राप्त होगी, और न ही आख़िरत में। बल्कि उनका परिणाम घाटा एवं नुक़सान है, भले ही उन्होंने इस दुनिया में जो कुछ आनंद लिया हो, उसका आनंद लिया। -[6:136] अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने वालों ने यह तरीक़ा निकाला कि अल्लाह की पैदा की हुई फसलों और मवेशियों में से उसके लिए एक हिस्सा निर्धारित कर दिया और यह दावा किया कि वह (हिस्सा) अल्लाह का है, और दूसरा हिस्सा उनकी मूर्तियों और थानों के लिए है। फिर उन्होंने जो हिस्सा अपने साझियों के लिए आवंटित किया है, वह उन मसरफ़ों तक नहीं पहुँचता, जिनमें ख़र्च करना अल्लाह ने धर्मसंगत बनाया है, जैसे ग़रीब और मिसकीन लोग। तथा उन्होंने जो हिस्सा अल्लाह के लिए निर्धारित किया है, वह उनके साझियों यानी मूर्तियों को पहुँच जाता है, वह उनके हितों में खर्च किया जा सकता है। उनका यह निर्णय और विभाजन बहुत बुरा है। -[6:137] जिस तरह शैतान ने बहुदेववादियों के लिए इस अन्यायपूर्ण निर्णय को सुंदर बना दिया है, उसी तरह बहुत-से बहुदेववादियों के लिए उनके साझी शैतानों ने यह सुशोभित किया है कि वे गरीबी के डर से अपने बच्चों की हत्या कर दें; ताकि वह उनसे उस आत्मा की हत्या कराकर उन्हें नष्ट कर दे, जिसकी नाहक़ हत्या करना अल्लाह ने निषिद्ध ठहराया है, और ताकि वह उनपर उनके धर्म को गड्डमड्ड कर दे, फिर वे यह न जान सकें कि क्या वैध है और क्या अवैध। और यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि वे ऐसा न करें, तो वे ऐसा नहीं करते, परंतु अल्लाह ने अपनी व्यापक हिकमत के तहत ऐसा ही चाहा। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन बहुदेववादियों तथा अल्लाह पर इनके मिथ्यारोपण को छोड़ दें। क्योंकि इससे आपको कोई नुक़सान नहीं होगा, और उनका मामला अल्लाह को सौंप दें। -[6:138] तथा बहुदेववादियों ने कहा : ये पशुधन और फसलें निषिद्ध हैं, जिनमें से केवल वही खा सकते हैं, जिन्हें वे चाहें, जैसे मूर्तियों के सेवक आदि। यह उनका अपना ख़याल और घड़ी हुई बात है। और (उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि) ये ऐसे मवेशी हैं जिनकी पीठें हराम (वर्जित) हैं; न उनकी सवारी की जाएगी और न ही उनपर बोझ लादा जाएगा। इन जानवरों से मुराद बहीरा (वह ऊँटनी जिसके पाँच बच्चे हो जाएँ और उसका कान चीरकर उसे छोड़ दिया जाए), साइबा (वह ऊँटनी जिसे मूर्तियों के लिए छोड़ दिया जाए) और हामी (वह नर ऊँट जिसकी नस्ल से दस बच्चे पैदा हो जाएँ और उसे आज़ाद कर दिया जाए) हैं। इन जानवरों को ज़बह करते समय वे अल्लाह का नाम लेने के बजाय अपनी मूर्तियों का नाम लेते थे। उन्होंने यह सब अल्लाह के विरुद्ध यह झूठ गढ़ते हुए किया कि यह उसकी ओर से है। अल्लाह शीघ्र ही उन्हें अपनी यातना से दंडित करेगा, क्योंकि वे अल्लाह पर झूठे आरोप लगाते थे। -[6:139] उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि इन 'साइबा' एवं 'बहीरा' आदि जानवरों के पेट में जो बच्चे हैं, यदि वह जीवित पैदा हुआ है, तो वह हमारे पुरुषों के लिए अनुमेय और हमारी महिलाओं के लिए निषिद्ध है, और यदि उनके पेट में जो बच्चे हैं मृत पैदा हों, तो उसे पुरुष एवं महिला सब खा सकते हैं। शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उन्हें उनके ऐसा कहने का वह बदला देगा जिसके वे योग्य हैं। वह अपने विधान तथा अपनी सृष्टि के मामलों के प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, उनके बारे में सब कुछ जानने वाला है। -[6:140] वे लोग नष्ट हो गए, जिन्होंने अपनी नासमझी एवं अज्ञानता के कारण अपनी संतान की हत्या की और अल्लाह के दिए हुए जानवरों को, झूठे तौर पर अल्लाह की ओर निसबत करके हराम ठहरा लिया। निश्चय वे सीधे रास्ते से दूर हो गए और वे उस पर निर्देशित नहीं थे। -[6:141] और अल्लाह ही है, जिसने बिना तने वाले बाग़ पैदा किए, जो धरती पर बिछे हुए होते हैं, और तनों वाले बाग़ पैदा किए, जो धरती से ऊपर उठे हुए होते हैं। तथा उसी ने खजूर के पेड़ पैदा किए। और उसी ने फसलों को पैदा किया, जिनके फल आकार एवं स्वाद में विभिन्न प्रकार के होते हैं। तथा उसी ने ज़ैतून और अनार पैदा किए, जिनके पत्ते एक जैसे होते हैं, लेकिन फलों का स्वाद अलग-अलग होता है। (ऐ लोगो!) जब वह फल दे, तो उसका फल खाओ और उसकी कटाई के दिन उसकी ज़कात अदा करो। और खाने तथा खर्च करने के मामले में शरीयत की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन न करो। क्योंकि अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्यार नहीं करता जो उनमें या उनके अलावा में उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं, बल्कि उनसे नफ़रत करता है। निश्चय जिसने इन सारी चीज़ों को पैदा किया, उसी ने उन्हें अपने बंदों के लिए अनुमेय किया है। अतः बहुदेववादियों को उन्हें हराम ठहराने का कोई अधिकार नहीं है। -[6:142] उसी ने तुम्हारे लिए कुछ ऐसे जानवर पैदा किए, जो सामान लादे जाने के लिए उपयुक्त हैं, जैसे बड़े ऊँट, तथा कुछ ऐसे जानवर पैदा किए, जो उसके लिए उपयुक्त नहीं हैं, जैसे छोटे ऊँट और भेड़-बकरियाँ। (ऐ लोगो!) अल्लाह की दी हुई इन चीज़ों में से उन वस्तुओं को खाओ जो उसने तुम्हारे लिए हलाल की हैं, तथा हराम चीज़ों को हलाल करने एवं हलाल चीज़ों को हराम ठहराने के विषय में शैतान के चरणों का पालन न करो, जैसा कि बहुदेववादी करते हैं। निश्चय शैतान - ऐ लोगो! - तुम्हारा स्पष्ट दुश्मनी वाला दुश्मन है। क्योंकि वह चाहता है कि तुम इस तरह करके अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करो। -[6:143] उसने तुम्हारे लिए पशुओं के आठ प्रकार पैदा किए; भेड़ में से दो : एक नर और एक मादा, तथा बकरी में से दो। (ऐ रसूल!) बहुदेववादियों से पूछें : क्या अल्लाह ने उन दोनों में से नर को उनके नर होने के कारण हराम किया है? यदि वे जवाब दें : हाँ, तो उनसे कहें : फिर तुम मादाओं को क्यों हराम कहते हो? या कि उसने मादाओं को स्त्रीत्व के कारण हराम किया है? यदि वे कहें : हाँ, तो आप उनसे कहें : फिर तुम नरों को क्यों हराम ठहराते हो? या कि उसने दोनों मादाओं के गर्भ में जो कुछ है इस कारण हराम किया है कि वह गर्भ में है? यदि वे कहें : हाँ, तो आप उनसे कहें : तुम कभी नर को हराम ठहराकर और कभी मादा को हराम करके गर्भ में जो कुछ है उसके बीच अंतर क्यों करते हो? ऐ बहुदेववादियो! यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि इसका निषेध अल्लाह की ओर से है, तो मुझे उस सच्चे ज्ञान के बारे में बताओ, जिसे तुम अपना आधार बनाते हो। -[6:144] आठ प्रकार के पशुओं में से शेष इस तरह हैं : ऊँटों के दो प्रकार और गायों के दो प्रकार। (ऐ रसूल!) बहुदेववादियों से पूछें : अल्लाह ने इनमें से जिसे हराम ठहराया है, क्या उसे नर होने के कारण या मादा होने के कारण या फिर गर्भ में होने के कारण हराम क्या है? (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) क्या तुम (अपने दावे के अनुसार) उस समय उपस्थित थे जब अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे इन हराम ठहराए हुए जानवरों को हराम ठहराने की तुम्हें ताकीद की थी?! अतः उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी और उससे बड़ा अपराधी कोई नहीं, जिसने अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगाया और उसकी ओर उस चीज़ को हराम करने का काम मनसूब किया, जिसे उसने हराम नहीं किया; उसने ऐसा इसलिए किया ताकि लोगों को बिना किसी ज्ञान के सीधे रास्ते से भटका दे। निश्चय अल्लाह उन ज़ालिमों को मार्गदर्शन की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान नहीं करता, जो अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगाते हैं। -[6:145] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें कि अल्लाह ने मुझपर जो वह़्य उतारी है, उसमें जिन हराम (निषिद्ध) वस्तुओं का उल्लेख है, वे केवल यह हैं : वह हलाल जानवर जो ज़बह किए बिना मर जाए, बहता खून, सूअर का मांस कि वह अशुद्ध और निषिद्ध है, वह जानवर जिसे अल्लाह के नाम के अलावा पर ज़बह किया गया हो, जैसेकि वह जानवर जिसे उनकी मूर्तियों के नाम पर ज़बह किया गया हो। परंतु जो व्यक्ति सख़्त भूख के कारण इन हराम चीज़ों मे से खाने के लिए मजबूर हो जाए, जबकि उसका उद्देश्य उन्हें खाने का आनंद लेना न हो तथा ज़रूरत से अधिक न खाए, तो इसमें उस पर कोई पाप नहीं है। निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार मजबूर को क्षमा करने वाला है, यदि वह इनमें से खा ले, तथा उसपर दयालु है। -[6:146] और हमने यहूदियों पर उन तमाम जानवरों को हराम कर दिया था, जिनकी उंगलियाँ अलग-अलग न हों, जैसे ऊँट तथा शुतुरमुर्ग़ आदि। तथा हमने उनपर गाय और बकरी की चर्बी को भी हराम कर दिया था, सिवाय उसके जो उनकी पीठ या आँत से लगी हो, या जो हड्डियों के साथ मिश्रित हो, जैसे नितंब और पहलू की चर्बी। हमने उनके अत्याचार के बदले के तौर पर, इन चीज़ों को उनपर हराम किया था। निःसंदेह हम जो कुछ भी बताते हैं, निश्चय उसमें सच्चे हैं। -[6:147] (ऐ रसूल!) यदि वे आपको झुठलाएँ और जो कुछ आप अपने रब के पास से लाए हैं, उसे न मानें, तो उन्हें प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए कह दें : तुम्हारा पालनहार बहुत दयालु है, और तुम्हारे प्रति उसकी दया में से उसका तुम्हें मोहलत देना और तुम्हें सज़ा देने में जल्दी न करना है। तथा उन्हें डराते हुए कह दें : जो लोग अवज्ञा और कुकर्म करते हैं, उनसे उसकी यातना टलती नहीं है। -[6:148] बहुदेववादी लोग, अल्लाह के साथ अपने साझी बनाने की वैधता पर, अल्लाह की इच्छा और उसकी तक़दीर (नियति) को प्रमाण बनाते हुए कहेंगे : यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि हम और हमारे पूर्वज अल्लाह के साथ साझी न बनाएँ, तो हम उसके साथ साझी न बनाते। और यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि हम उस चीज़ को हराम न ठहराएँ जो हमने अपने ऊपर हराम ठहराया है, तो हम उसे हराम न ठहराते। इन लोगों के अमान्य तर्क के समान ही के साथ, उन लोगों ने भी अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया जो इनसे पहले थे, उन्होंने कहा : यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि हम उन्हें न झुठलाएँ, तो हम उन्हें कभी न झुठलाते। तथा वे निरंतर इस इनकार पर बने रहे यहाँ तक कि उन्होंने हमारी उस यातना का स्वाद चख लिया जो हमने उनपर उतारी। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : क्या तुम्हारे पास कोई सबूत है जो इंगित करता है कि अल्लाह तुमसे प्रसन्न है कि तुम उसके साथ साझी ठहराओ तथा उसके हराम किए हुए को हलाल ठहरा लो और उसके हलाल किए हुए को हराम ठहरा दो? क्योंकि मात्र तुमसे इसका होना, इस बात का प्रमाण नहीं है कि वह तुमसे संतुष्ट है। क्योंकि इस विषय में तुम केवल अनुमान का पालन करते हो, और अनुमान से सत्य का कुछ भी लाभ नहीं होता है, और तुम केवल झूठ बोलते हो। -[6:149] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मुश्रिकों से कह दें : यदि तुम्हारे पास इन कमज़ोर तर्कों के अलावा कोई तर्क नहीं है, तो (सुन लो कि) अल्लाह के पास निश्चित तर्क है जिस पर तुम्हारे द्वारा प्रस्तुत किए गए बहाने कट जाते हैं, और उसके द्वारा तुम्हारे संदेह जिनका तुम सहारा लेते हो निराकृत हो जाते हैं। अतः (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) यदि अल्लाह तुम सभी को सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ देना चाहता, तो तुम सब को उसकी तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान कर देता। -[6:150] (ऐ रसूल!) इन मुश्रिकों से, जो अल्लाह के हलाल किए हुए को हराम करते हैं और दावा करते हैं कि अल्लाह ही ने इसे हराम किया है, कह दें : तुम अपने गवाहों को प्रस्तुत करो, जो यह गवाही दें कि अल्लाह ने इन वस्तुओं को हराम किया है, जिन्हें तुमने हराम ठहरा लिया है। यदि वे बिना ज्ञान के गवाही दें कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें हराम किया है, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनकी गवाही में उनको सच्चा न मानें; क्योंकि यह झूठी गवाही है। तथा आप उन लोगों की इच्छाओं का पालन न करें, जो अपनी इच्छाओं को ही निर्णायक मानते हैं। क्योंकि उन्होंने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया है जब उन्होंने उस चीज़ को हराम ठहरा दिया जिसे अल्लाह ने उनके लिए हलाल किया था। तथा आप उनका अनुसरण न करें, जो आख़िरत पर ईमान नहीं रखते और वे अपने रब के साथ साझी बनाते हैं। चुनाँचे उसके अलावा को उसके बराबर (समकक्ष) ठहराते हैं। और जिसका अपने पालनहार के साथ यह रवैया हो उसका अनुसरण कैसे किया जा सकता है?! -[6:151] (ऐ रसूल!) लोगों से कह दें : आओ, मैं तुम्हें पढ़कर सुनाऊँ कि अल्लाह ने क्या-क्या हराम किया है। अल्लाह ने तुमपर हराम किया है कि तुम उसकी सृष्टि में से किसी वस्तु को उसके साथ साझी बनाओ, और अपने माता-पिता की अवज्ञा करो। बल्कि तुमपर अनिवार्य है कि उनके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। तथा उसने तुमपर हराम किया है कि तुम गरीबी के कारण अपनी संतानों की हत्या करो, जैसे जाहिलियत के युग में लोग किया करते थे। हम ही तुम्हें जीविका प्रदान करते हैं और उन्हें भी जीविका प्रदान करते हैं। तथा उसने निर्लज्जता (दुराचार) के निकट भी जाने को हराम किया है, चाहे वह खुली हो अथवा छिपी। और यह भी हराम किया है कि तुम उस प्राणी की हत्या करो, जिसकी हत्या करना अल्लाह ने हराम किया है, सिवाय इसके कि उसका कोई उचित कारण हो, जैसे कि शादीशुदा होने के बाद व्यभिचार, और इस्लाम के बाद धर्मत्याग। अल्लाह ने तुम्हें इन उक्त बातों की ताकीद की है, ताकि तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों और निषेधों को समझो। -[6:152] तथा उसने यतीम (जिसने व्यस्क होने से पहले अपने पिता को खो दिया हो) के माल में हाथ लगाने को हराम करार दिया है, सिवाय इसके कि ऐसा कुछ किया जाए जिसमें उसके लिए बेहतरी और लाभ तथा उसके धन में वृद्धि हो। यह निषेध उस समय तक है, जब तक कि वह व्यस्क न हो जाए तथा उसके अंदर परिपक्वता महसूस न की जाए। तथा उसने तुम्हारे लिए नाप-तौल में कमी करने को भी हराम किया है। अतः तुम्हें लेने और देने में तथा खरीदने-बेचने में न्याय से काम लेना चाहिए। हम किसी प्राणी पर उसकी क्षमता से अधिक बोझ नहीं डालते। अतः नाप-तौल आदि में जिस (मा'मूली) कमी या बेशी से बचना संभव नहीं है, उसमें कोई पकड़ नहीं होगी। और उसने तुमपर, किसी रिश्तेदार या मित्र का पक्ष लेते हुए किसी समाचार या गवाही में ऐसी बात कहना हराम किया है, जो सत्य नहीं है। और यदि तुमने अल्लाह से या अल्लाह के नाम पर किसी से वादा किया हो, तो उसे तोड़ना भी तुमपर हराम है। बल्कि तुम्हारे लिए उसे पूरा करना अनिवार्य है। अल्लाह ने तुम्हें उक्त बातों का निश्चित रूप से पालन करने का आदेश दिया है, ताकि तुम अपने मामले के परिणाम को याद रखो। -[6:153] तथा उसने तुम्हारे लिए गुमराही के रास्तों पर चलना हराम ठहराया है। बल्कि, तुम्हें अल्लाह के सीधे मार्ग का अनुसरण करना चाहिए, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। गुमराही के रास्ते तुम्हें अलगाव और सत्य के मार्ग से दूरी की ओर ले जाते हैं। अल्लाह के सीधे मार्ग पर चलना ही है वह तथ्य है जिसकी अल्लाह ने तुम्हें ताकीद की है; ताकि तुम अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके एवं उसकी मना की हुई बातों से दूर रहकर, डरो। -[6:154] फिर जो कुछ उल्लेख किया गया उससे सूचित करने के बाद, हम यह बताते हैं कि हमने मूसा को, उनके अच्छे काम के लिए बदला के रूप में अनुग्रह को पूरा करने के लिए, धर्म में उनकी ज़रूरत की हर चीज़ की व्याख्या के रूप में, तथा सच्चाई के सबूत और दया के रूप में, तौरात प्रदान की, इस उम्मीद में कि वे क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार से मिलने पर ईमान लाएँ, ताकि वे नेक कामों के साथ उसके लिए तैयारी करें। -[6:155] यह क़ुरआन एक महान किताब है, जिसे हमने अवतरित किया है, बड़ी बरकत वाली है। क्योंकि इसमें धार्मिक और सांसारिक लाभों का उल्लेख है। अतः जो कुछ उसमें अवतरित हुआ है, उसका पालन करो और उसका उल्लंघन करने से सावधान रहो, इस आशा से कि तुम पर दया की जाए। -[6:156] ऐसा न हो कि (ऐ अरब के बहुदेववादियो!) तुम कहो : अल्लाह ने तौरात और इंजील तो हमसे पहले यहूदियों और ईसाइयों पर उतारी थी, और उसने हमपर कोई किताब नहीं उतारी। तथा हम उनकी किताबें पढ़ना नहीं जानते। क्योंकि वे उनकी भाषा में हैं, हमारी भाषा में नहीं हैं। -[6:157] तथा ऐसा न हो कि तुम कहो : यदि अल्लाह यहूदियों तथा ईसाइयों की तरह हमारे ऊपर भी कोई किताब उतारता, तो हम उनसे अधिक सीधे मार्ग पर चलने वाले होते!! तो अब तुम्हारे पास एक किताब आ चुकी है, जिसे अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर तुम्हारी भाषा में अवतरित की है। यह किताब एक स्पष्ट तर्क, तथा सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन और उम्मत के लिए दया है। अतः तुम अनर्गल बहाने मत बनाओ और झूठे कारणों का सहारा न लो। उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं, जो अल्लाह की आयतों को झुठलाए और उनसे मुँह फेर ले। शीघ्र ही हम उन लोगों को कड़ी सज़ा देंगे जो हमारी आयतों से मुँह फेर लेते हैं, उन्हें उनके मुँह मोड़ने के बदले के तौर पर जहन्नम की आग में दाखिल करके। -[6:158] ये झुठलाने वाले केवल इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि मौत का फ़रिश्ता तथा उसके सहायक दुनिया में उनके प्राणों को निकालने के लिए उनके पास आ जाएँ, या आख़िरत में निर्णय के दिन आपका रब उनके बीच फैसला करने के लिए आ जाए, या क़ियामत का पता देने वाली तुम्हारे रब की कुछ निशानियाँ आ जाएँ। जिस दिन तुम्हारे रब की कोई निशानी आएगी (जैसे पश्चिम से सूरज का उगना) तो किसी काफ़िर को उसके ईमान लाने से कोई फायदा नहीं होगा, और न ही किसी मोमिन को, जिसने उससे पहले भलाई नहीं की, उसका अमल लाभ देगा। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : तुम इन चीज़ों में से एक की प्रतीक्षा करो, हम (भी) प्रतीक्षा करने वाले हैं। -[6:159] जिन यहूदियों एवं ईसाइयों ने अपने धर्म के टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर लिए, चुनाँचे उन्होंने उसमें से कुछ को अपनाया और कुछ को छोड़ दिया तथा वे अलग-अलग संप्रदाय हो गए, उनसे (ऐ रसूल!) आपका कोई संबंध नहीं है। क्योंकि वे जिस पथभ्रष्टता में पड़े हुए हैं, आप उससे बरी हैं। आपका दायित्व केवल उन्हें सचेत करना है। उनका मामला तो अल्लाह ही के हवाले है। फिर वह क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें बताएगा कि वे दुनिया में क्या कर रहे थे और उन्हें उसपर बदला देगा। -[6:160] जो मोमिन क़ियामत के दिन एक नेकी के साथ आएगा, अल्लाह उसकी एक नेकी को बढ़ाकर दस नेकियाँ कर देगा, परंतु जो एक पाप के साथ आएगा, उसे उसके पाप के समान ही सज़ा दी जाएगी, उससे ज़्यादा सज़ा नहीं दी जाएगी। तथा क़ियामत के दिन उनकी नेकियों का सवाब घटाकर, या उनके गुनाहों की सज़ा बढ़ाकर उनपर कोई अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[6:161] (ऐ रसूल!) इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मेरे रब ने मुझे एक सीधे मार्ग पर निर्देशित किया है, जो उस धर्म का मार्ग है जो दुनिया और आख़िरत के हितों पर आधारित है, और यही इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम का धर्म है जो सत्य की ओर झुके हुए थे और कभी भी मुश्रिकों में से नहीं थे। -[6:162] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : निश्चय ही मेरी नमाज़, मेरा अल्लाह के लिए तथा उसके नाम पर जानवर ज़बह करना, मेरा जीवन तथा मेरी मृत्यु, सब कुछ केवल सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार अल्लाह के लिए है, किसी और का इसमें कोई हिस्सा नहीं है। -[6:163] उस महिमावान अल्लाह का कोई साझी नहीं और न ही उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य है। इसी बहुदेववाद से पवित्र तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) का अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है। तथा मैं उसके सामने आत्मसमर्पण करने वाला इस उम्मत का सबसे पहला व्यक्ति हूँ। -[6:164] (ऐ रसूल!) इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : क्या मैं अल्लाह के अतिरिक्त कोई अन्य पालनहार तलाश करूँ, हालाँकि वह महिमावान हर चीज़ का पालनहार है?! वही उन पूज्यों का भी पालनहार है, जिनकी तुम उसके सिवा पूजा करते हो। तथा कोई निर्दोष व्यक्ति किसी दूसरे के गुनाह का बोझ नहीं उठाएगा। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम सब को केवल अपने पालनहार ही के पास लौटना है। तब वह तुम्हें धर्म के उन सारे विषयों के बारे में बताएगा, जिनको ले कर तुम मतभेद किया करते थे। -[6:165] और अल्लाह ही है जिसने तुम्हें उन लोगों का उत्तराधिकारी बनाया जो धरती पर तुमसे पहले थे; ताकि तुम उसे आबाद करो। तथा उसने तुम में से कुछ को रचना और जीविका में दूसरों की अपेक्षा में ऊँचे दरजे प्रदान किए; ताकि जो कुछ उसने तुम्हें दिया है, उसमें तुम्हारी परीक्षा ले। निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार बहुत शीघ्र दंड देने वाला है, क्योंकि हर आने वाली चीज़ क़रीब है। तथा वह अपने बंदों में से तौबा करने वाले को क्षमा करने वाला तथा उसपर दया करने वाला है। - -Surah 7: Al-A'raf (The Elevated Places) ----------------------------------------- -[7:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, मीम, साद) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[7:2] क़ुरआन-ए-करीम एक पुस्तक है, जिसे अल्लाह ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर उतारा है। अतः आपके सीने में उसके संबंध में कोई तंगी या संदेह न हो। अल्लाह ने इसे आपकी ओर इसलिए अवतरित किया है, ताकि आप उसके द्वारा लोगों को डराएँ और तर्क स्थापित करें, तथा उसके द्वारा ईमान वालों को नसीहत करें। क्योंकि वही लोग नसीहत से लाभान्वित होते हैं। -[7:3] (ऐ लोगो!) उस किताब का अनुसरण करो, जो तुम्हारे पालनहार ने तुमपर उतारी है, तथा अपने नबी की सुन्नत का पालन करो, और उन शैतानों या दुष्ट रब्बियों की इच्छाओं का पालन न करो, जिन्हें तुम अपने संरक्षक समझते हो, उनकी इच्छाएँ जो कुछ निर्देशित करती हैं उसकी ख़ातिर तुम उसे छोड़कर, जो तुमपर उतारा गया है, उनसे दोस्ती करते हो। दरअसल, तुम बहुत ही कम शिक्षा ग्रहण करते हो; क्योंकि यदि तुम शिक्षा ग्रहण करते, तो तुम सत्य पर उसके अलावा को तरजीह न देते, और अवश्य तुम उसका अनुसरण करते जो तुम्हारे रसूल लेकर आए हैं, तथा उसपर अमल करते और उसके सिवा अन्य चीज़ों को छोड़ देते। -[7:4] कितनी ही बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं, जिन्हें हमने अपने अज़ाब से विनष्ट कर दिया, जब वे अपने इनकार तथा गुमराही पर अडिग रहीं। चुनाँचे उनपर हमारा गंभीर अज़ाब रात या दिन में उनकी ग़फ़लत के समय आ पहुँचा। फिर वे अपने आपसे अज़ाब को नहीं हटा सके, और न ही उसे उनसे उनके तथाकथित पूज्यों ने हटाया। -[7:5] फिर यातना के उतर जाने के बाद उनसे इसके सिवा कुछ न बन पड़ा कि उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने के अपराध को स्वीकार कर लिया। -[7:6] हम क़ियामत के दिन उन समुदायों से अवश्य पूछेंगे, जिनकी ओर हमने अपने रसूल भेजे थे कि उन्होंने रसूलों को क्या जवाब दिया, तथा हम उन रसूलों से भी उस संदेश को पहुँचाने के बारे में अवश्य पूछेंगे जिसके पहुँचाने का उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था, और इस बारे में कि उनके समुदायों ने उन्हें क्या जवाब दिया। -[7:7] फिर हम समस्त लोगों के सामने अपने पूर्ण ज्ञान के साथ उनके उन कामों का वर्णन करेंगे जो उन्होंने इस संसार में किए थे। क्योंकि हम उनके सब कामों से अवगत थे, उनमें से कोई भी चीज़ हमसे ओझल नहीं थी, तथा हम किसी भी समय उनसे ग़ायब नहीं थे। -[7:8] तथा क़ियामत के दिन कर्मों को न्याय (इंसाफ़) के साथ तौला जाएगा, जिसके साथ कोई अन्याय या अत्याचार नहीं होगा। फिर जिसकी नेकियों का पलड़ा उसके पापों के पलड़े से भारी हो गया, तो वही वे लोग हैं जो अपनी वांछित चीज़ को प्राप्त करने में सफल हो गए और उस चीज़ से बच गए जिसका उन्हें भय था। -[7:9] तथा जिसके पापों का पलड़ा उसकी नेकियों के पलड़े से भारी हो गया, तो यही लोग हैं जिन्होंने, अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करने के कारण, क़ियामत के दिन अपने आपको विनाश के घाट उतार कर खुद को घाटे में डाल दिया। -[7:10] (ऐ आदम की औलाद!) हमने धरती में तुम्हें अधिकार दिया और उसमें तुम्हारे लिए जीने के साधन बनाए। इसलिए तुम्हें इसपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करना चाहिए था, लेकिन तुम बहुत कम शुक्र करते हो। -[7:11] (ऐ लोगो!) हमने तुम्हारे पिता आदम को बनाया, फिर हमने उसे सबसे अच्छा रूप और सबसे अच्छा आकार दिया, फिर हमने फ़रिश्तों को उसके सम्मान में सजदा करने का आदेश दिया। तो उन्होंने पालन किया और सजदा किया, सिवाय इबलीस के। उसने अहंकार और हठ करते हुए सजदा करने से इनकार कर दिया। -[7:12] अल्लाह ने इबलीस को फटकार लगाते हुए कहा : आदम को सजदा करने की मेरी आज्ञा का पालन करने से तुझे किस बात ने रोका? इबलीस ने अपने रब को जवाब देते हुए कहा : मुझे इस बात ने रोका कि मैं उससे बेहतर हूँ। क्योंकि तूने मुझे आग से पैदा किया और उसे मिट्टी से बनाया, और आग मिट्टी से अधिक प्रतिष्ठित है। -[7:13] अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : जन्नत से उतर जा। तुझे यहाँ अहंकार करने का अधिकार नहीं है; क्योंकि यह अच्छे तथा पवित्र लोगों का घर है। इसलिए तेरा इसमें रहना उचित नहीं है। निश्चय - ऐ इबलीस! - तू तुच्छ और अपमानित है, भले ही तू अपने आपको आदम से अधिक प्रतिष्ठित समझता हो। -[7:14] इबलीस ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे पुणः जीवित किए जाने के दिन तक का समय दे, ताकि मैं उन लोगों को बहका सकूँ जिन्हें मैं बहका सकता हूँ। -[7:15] अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : निःसंदेह - ऐ इबलीस! - तू उन मोहलत दिए जाने वालों में से है, जिनकी मृत्यु सूर में प्रथम फूँक मारने के दिन लिखी गई है, जब सारी सृष्टि मर जाएगी, और केवल उनका स्रष्टा बाक़ी रहेगा। -[7:16] इबलीस ने कहा : इस कारण कि तूने मुझे गुमराह किया, कि मैंने आदम को सजदा करने के तेरे आदेश का पालन करना छोड़ दिया, मैं अवश्य ही आदम की संतान के लिए तेरे सीधे रास्ते पर बैठूँगा; ताकि मैं उन्हें उससे भटका दूँ और उन्हें पथभ्रष्ट कर दूँ, जिस तरह मैं उनके पिता आदम को सजदा करने से भटक गया। -[7:17] फिर मैं उनके पास हर तरफ़ से आख़िरत के प्रति अरुचि पैदा करने, दुनिया के प्रति रुचि पैदा करने, दिलों में संदेह डालने और इच्छाओं को सुसज्जित करने के साथ आऊँगा। तथा मैं उनके अंदर कुफ़्र की बात इस क़दर डालूँगा कि तू उनमें से अधिकतर लोगों को अपना आभारी नहीं पाएगा। -[7:18] अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : (ऐ इबलीस!) तू निंदित और अल्लाह की दया से धुत्कारा हुआ जन्नत से निकल जा। निश्चय मैं क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम को तुझसे और हर उस व्यक्ति से अवश्य भर दूँगा जो तेरे पीछे चलेगा और तेरी बात मानेगा और अपने रब की आज्ञा का उल्लंघन करेगा। -[7:19] और अल्लाह ने आदम से कहा : ऐ आदम! तुम और तुम्हारी पत्नी हव्वा जन्नत में रहो। अतः उसमें जो अच्छी चीजें हैं, उनमें से जो चाहो खाओ, और इस पेड़ (एक पेड़ जिसे अल्लाह ने उनके लिए निर्दिष्ट किया) से मत खाओ। क्योंकि यदि तुम मेरे मना करने के बाद भी उसमें से कुछ खाओगे, तो तुम अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों में से हो जाओगे। -[7:20] फिर इबलीस ने उन दोनों के मन में एक गुप्त बात डाली, ताकि उनके लिए प्रकट कर दे जो कुछ उनके गुप्तांगों में से उनसे छिपाया गया था। उसने उन दोनों से कहा : अल्लाह ने तुम दोनों को इस पेड़ से खाने से केवल इसलिए मना किया है कि कहीं तुम दोनों फ़रिश्ते न हो जाओ, अथवा जन्नत में हमेशा रहने वालों में से न हो जाओ। -[7:21] तथा उसने उन दोनों से अल्लाह की क़सम खाकर कहा : निश्चय (ऐ आदम और हव्वा!) मैंने तुम दोनों से जो बात कही है, उसमें मैं तुम्हारा शुभचिंतक हूँ। -[7:22] इस तरह उसने उन दोनों को धोखे से उस स्थान से नीचे उतार लिया, जहाँ वे थे। चुनाँचे जब उन दोनों ने उस पेड़ से खाया, जिसमें से उन्हें खाने से मना किया गया था, तो उनके लिए उनके गुप्तांग प्रकट हो गए और दोनों अपने गुप्तांगों को ढकने के लिए अपने आपपर जन्नत के पत्ते चिपकाने लगे। तथा उनके रब ने उन्हें यह कहते हुए आवाज़ दी : क्या मैंने तुम दोनों को इस पेड़ से खाने के लिए मना नहीं किया था और तुम्हें सावधान करते हुए नहीं कहा था : निःसंदेह शैतान तुम्हारा खुला दुश्मन है?! -[7:23] आदम और हव्वा ने कहा : ऐ हमारे रब! जो तूने हमें पेड़ से खाने से मना किया था उसका इर्तिकाब करके हमने अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया है। यदि तूने हमारे पापों को क्षमा नहीं किया और अपनी दयालुता से हमपर दया नहीं की, तो निश्चय हम दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में अपना भाग्य खोकर घाटा उठाने वालों में से हो जाएँगे। -[7:24] अल्लाह ने आदम, हव्वा और इबलीस से कहा : जन्नत से पृथ्वी पर उतरो, तुम एक-दूसरे के दुश्मन होगे। तथा तुम्हारे लिए एक ज्ञात समय तक पृथ्वी पर ठहरने का स्थान और एक निर्धारित अवधि के लिए उसमें जो कुछ है उससे लाभ उठाने का अवसर है। -[7:25] अल्लाह ने आदम, हव्वा तथा उनकी संतान को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : तुम इसी धरती में उस अवधि तक जीवित रहोगे जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए निर्धारित की है, तथा इसी में मरोगे और दफ़न किए जाओगे, और अपनी क़ब्रों ही से क़ियामत (महा प्रलय) के लिए निकाले जाओगे। -[7:26] ऐ आदम की संतान! हमने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे गुप्तांगों को ढकने के लिए एक आवश्यक वस्त्र बनाया है, तथा हमने तुम्हारे लिए एक विलासिता का वस्त्र बनाया है, जिससे तुम लोगों के बीच अपने आपको सुशोभित करते हो। तथा तक़्वा (अर्थात् अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने) का पोशाक, इस संवेदी पोशाक से बेहतर है। यह उपर्युक्त वस्त्र अल्लाह की उन निशानियों में से है जो उसकी शक्ति को इंगित करने वाली है। ताकि तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह कि नेमतों को याद करो और उनका शुक्र अदा करो। -[7:27] ऐ आदम की संतान! शैतान तुम्हारे लिए, गुप्त अंगों को ढकने के लिए संवेदी वस्त्र को त्यागने या तक़्वा (धर्मपरायणता) की पोशाक को त्यागने की अवज्ञा को सुशोभित करके तुम्हें हरगिज़ धोखे में न डाले। क्योंकि उसने तुम्हारे माता-पिता को पेड़ से खाने को सुसज्जित करके धोखा दिया था, यहाँ तक कि उसका परिणाम यह हुआ कि उसने उन्हें जन्नत से निकाल दिया और उनके लिए उनके गुप्तांग प्रकट हो गए। निःसंदेह शैतान और उसका वंश तुम्हें देखते हैं, लेकिन तुम उन्हें नहीं देखते। अतः तुम्हें उससे और उसके वंश से सावधान रहना होगा। हमने शैतानों को ऐसे लोगों का मित्र बना दिया है, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं रखते। रहे ईमान वाले, जो अच्छे कर्म करते हैं, तो उनपर उन (शैतानों) का कोई रास्ता नहीं है। -[7:28] और जब मुश्रिक लोग कोई अति घृणित काम करते हैं, जैसे शिर्क तथा निर्वस्त्र होकर काबा का तवाफ़ करना आदि, तो वे यह बहाना पेश करते हैं कि उन्होंने अपने बाप-दादा को ऐसा करते पाया है और यह कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें ऐसा करने का आदेश दिया है। (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप उनके जवाब में कह दें : अल्लाह गुनाहों का आदेश नहीं देता, बल्कि वह उनसे मना करता है। तो फिर तुम अल्लाह पर कैसे इसका दावा करते हो? क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम झूठ बोलते हुए और झूठा आरोप लगाते हुए अल्लाह के बारे में ऐसी बात कहते हो, जो तुम नहीं जानते?! -[7:29] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : अल्लाह ने न्याय का आदेश दिया है, अश्लीलता और बुराई का आदेश नहीं दिया है। तथा उसने आदेश दिया है कि तुम इबादत को सामान्य रूप से और विशेष रूप से मस्जिदों में उसी के लिए ख़ालिस करो, और यह कि तुम केवल उसे ही पुकारो आज्ञाकारिता को उसी के लिए विशिष्ट करते हुए। जिस तरह उसने तुम्हें पहली बार अनस्तित्व से पैदा किया, उसी तरह वह तुम्हें दोबारा जीवित करेगा। क्योंकि जो तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा करने में सक्षम है, वह तुम्हें वापस लौटाने और तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में भी सक्षम है। -[7:30] अल्लाह ने लोगों के दो समूह बनाए हैं : तुममें से एक समूह को उसने सीधी राह दिखाई, उसके लिए मार्गदर्शन के कारणों को आसान बनाया और उसकी बाधाओं को दूर कर दिया, जबकि दूसरे समूह पर सच्चाई के मार्ग से भटकना अनिवार्य (सिद्ध) हो चुका है।क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह को छोड़कर शैतानों को दोस्त बना लिया, और अज्ञानता में उनका पालन किया, हालाँकि वे यह समझते हैं कि वे सीधे रास्ते पर चल रहे हैं। -[7:31] ऐ आदम की संतान! नमाज़ तथा तवाफ़ के समय ऐसा साफ़-सुथरा एवं पवित्र वस्त्र पहनो, जो तुम्हारे गुप्तांगों को छिपाए और तुम्हें सुंदरता प्रदान करे। तथा अल्लाह की हलाल की हुई पाक चीज़ों में से जो चाहो खाओ और पियो, परंतु संतुलन की सीमा को पार न करो एवं हलाल से हराम की ओर न जाओ। निश्चय ही अल्लाह संतुलन की सीमा को पार करने वालों को पसंद नहीं करता। -[7:32] (ऐ रसूल!) जो मुश्रिक अल्लाह के हलाल किए हुए वस्त्र और अच्छे भोजन और अन्य चीजों को हराम ठहराते हैं, उनका खंडन करते हुए कह दें : तुम्हारे लिए उस वस्त्र को किसने हराम किया है, जो तुम्हारी शोभा है? तथा खाने-पीने आदि की अच्छी चीज़ों को तुम्हारे लिए किसने हराम किया है, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं? (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : ये अच्छी चीज़ें दुनिया के जीवन में ईमान वालों के लिए हैं, और अगर दूसरे लोग (भी) इस दुनिया में उन्हें साझा करते हैं, परंतु क़ियामत के दिन ये केवल मोमिनों के लिए विशिष्ट होंगी, कोई काफिर इसमें उनके साथ साझी नहीं होगा; क्योंकि जन्नत काफ़िरों पर हराम कर दी गई है। इसी विवरण की तरह, हम उन लोगों के लिए आयतों का विवरण करते हैं जो समझते हैं; क्योंकि वही इनसे लाभ उठाते हैं। -[7:33] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह की हलाल की हुई वस्तुओं को हराम ठहराने वाले इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : अल्लाह ने तो अपने बंदों पर केवल अनैतिक कार्यों, अर्थात् घृणित पापों को हराम किया है, चाहे वे प्रत्यक्ष हों या छिपे हुए, तथा सभी अवज्ञाओं, और लोगों पर उनके खून, धन तथा सम्मान (सतीत्व) के संबंध में अन्यायपूर्ण तरीके से ज़्यादती करने को हराम किया है। इसी तरह उसने तुम्हारे लिए बिना किसी प्रमाण के किसी को अल्लाह का साझी ठहराने एवं बिना ज्ञान के उसके नामों, गुणों, कार्यों तथा उसकी शरीयत के संबंध में बात करने को हराम क़रार दिया है। -[7:34] हर पीढ़ी के लिए उनकी समय सीमा के लिए एक निर्धारित अवधि और समय है। जब उनका नियत समय आ जाता है, तो वे कुछ समय के लिए भी, भले ही वह थोड़ा-सा क्यों न हो, न उससे पीछे हटते हैं और न उससे आगे बढ़ते हैं। -[7:35] ऐ आदम की संतान! यदि तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारी ही जातियों में से मेरे कुछ रसूल आएँ, जो तुम्हें वह किताबें पढ़कर सुनाएँ, जो मैंने उनपर उतारी है, तो उनकी बात मानो और जो कुछ वे लेकर आए हैं उसका पालन करो। अतः जो लोग अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरते हैं और अपने कामों को सुधार लेते हैं, उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन कोई भय नहीं होगा, और न ही वे दुनिया के छूटे हुए सुख और आनंद पर शोक करेंगे। -[7:36] जहाँ तक उन काफ़िरों की बात है, जिन्होंने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया और उन पर ईमान नहीं लाए, तथा जो कुछ उनके रसूल उनके पास लाए थे, अहंकार करते हुए उसपर अमल नहीं किया, तो वही आग (जहन्नम) वाले हैं जो हमेशा उसी में रहने वाले हैं। -[7:37] उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जो अल्लाह पर झूठा आरोप लगाते हुऐ किसी को उसका साझी ठहराए, या उसकी ओर कमी की निस्बत करे, या उसके बारे में ऐसी बात कहे जो उसने नहीं कही है, या उसकी सीधे रास्ते की ओर मार्गदर्शन करने वाली स्पष्ट आयतों को झुठलाए। उक्त गुणों से विशेषित इन लोगों को उनका वह हिस्सा मिलेगा, जो लौहे महफूज़ में उनके लिए अच्छा या बुरा हिस्सा लिखा गया है। यहाँ तक कि जब मौत का फ़रिश्ता और उसके सहयोगी फरिश्ते उनके प्राण निकालने के लिए उनके पास आएँगे, तो उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए उनसे कहेंगे : कहाँ हैं वे पूज्य जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते थे?! उन्हें पुकारो कि वे तुम्हें लाभ पहुँचाएँ। मुश्रिक लोग फरिश्तों से कहेंगे : जिन पूज्यों की हम पूजा करते थे वे हमसे लुप्त हो गए, इसलिए हम नहीं जानते कि वे कहाँ हैं। तथा वे अपने आप स्वीकार करेंगे कि वे काफ़िर थे, लेकिन उस समय उनकी स्वीकृति उनके विरुद्ध एक तर्क होगी और इससे उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। -[7:38] फ़रिश्ते उनसे कहेंगे : (ऐ मुश्रिको!) जिन्नों और इनसानों में से जो जातियाँ तुमसे पहले कुफ़्र तथा गुमराही पर गुज़र चुकी हैं, उनके साथ जहन्नम में प्रवेश कर जाओ। जब भी कोई जाति प्रवेश करेगी अपने से पहले आग में आने वाली जाति पर लानत करेगी। यहाँ तक कि जब वे सभी उसमें एकत्र हो जाएँगे, तो उनमें से अंतिम में प्रवेश करने वाले, जो कि दीन और अनुयायी लोग होंगे, उनमें से सबसे पहले प्रवेश करने वाले प्रमुखों तथा सरदारों के बारे में कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! यही बड़े लोग हैं जिन्होंने हमें मार्गदर्शन के रास्ते से भटका दिया था, इसलिए उन्हें हमारे लिए पथभ्रष्टता को अलंकृत करने के लिए दोहरी सज़ा दे। अल्लाह उनके जवाब में कहेगा : तुममें से हर समूह के लिए दोहरा दंड है, लेकिन तुम उससे अनजान हो और तुम्हें उसका एहसास नहीं। -[7:39] तथा अनुसरण किए गए सरदार अपने अनुयायियों से कहेंगे : (ऐ अनुयायियो!) तुम्हें हमपर कोई श्रेष्ठता प्राप्त नहीं है कि जिसके कारण तुम इस बात के पात्र हो कि तुम्हारी यातना कम कर दी जाए। क्योंकि यहाँ केवल तुम्हारे किए हुए कर्मों का एतिबार है, और असत्य का पालन करने के लिए तुम्हारे पास कोई बहाना नहीं है। अतः हमारी तरह (ऐ अनुयायियो!) तुम भी यातना का मज़ा चखो, उस कुफ़्र और पापों के कारण, जो तुम किया करते थे। -[7:40] जिन लोगों ने हमारी स्पष्ट आयतों को झुठलाया और अहंकार करते हुए उन्हें मानने और उनके अधीन होने से इनकार कर दिया, वे हर प्रकार की भलाई से निराश हैं। उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उनके कार्यों के लिए आसमान के द्वार नहीं खोले जाएँगे, न ही उनकी आत्माओं के लिए जब वे मर जाएँगे। तथा वे कभी भी जन्नत में प्रवेश नहीं करेंगे जब तक कि ऊँट - जो सबसे बड़े जानवरों में से एक है - सुई के छेद में प्रवेश न कर जाए, जो कि सबसे संकीर्ण चीज़ों में से है। और यह असंभव है। इसलिए जो चीज़ इसपर लंबित है यानी उनका जन्नत में प्रवेश करना, वह भी असंभव है। इसी बदले के समान अल्लाह उन लोगों को बदला देता है जिनके पाप बहुत बड़े हैं। -[7:41] इन अहंकारी झुठलाने वालों के लिए जहन्नम ही का बिछौना होगा और उनके ऊपर आग के ओढ़ने (कंबल) होंगे। इसी तरह का बदला हम उन लोगों को देते हैं, जो अल्लाह का इनकार करके और उससे मुँह मोड़कर उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं। -[7:42] और जो लोग अपने रब पर ईमान लाए और जितना हो सका अच्छे कर्म किए - और अल्लाह किसी आत्मा पर उसकी क्षमता से अधिक बोझ नहीं डालता - वही जन्नत वाले हैं, जो उसमें प्रवेश करके हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहेंगे। -[7:43] जन्नत में उनके आनंद की पूर्णता में से एक यह है कि अल्लाह उनके दिलों में जो भी द्वेष और ईर्ष्या होगी निकालकर दूर कर देगा और उनके नीचे से नहरें जारी कर देगा। तथा वे अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों को स्वीकार करते हुए कहेंगे : हर प्रकार की स्तुति अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने हमें इस नेक कार्य की तौफ़ीक़ दी जिसके कारण हमें यह स्थान प्राप्त हुआ। तथा हम अपने दम पर इसमें सफल नहीं हो सकते थे, यदि ऐसा न होता कि अल्लाह ने हमें उसकी ओर मार्गदर्शन किया। निश्चय हमारे रब के रसूल निर्विवाद सत्य तथा वा'दे और वईद (धमकी) में सच्चाई के साथ आए, और एक पुकारने वाला उनके बीच पुकारकर कहेगा : यही वही जन्नत है जिसके बारे में मेरे रसूलों ने तुम्हें दुनिया में बताया था। यह जन्नत अल्लाह ने तुम्हें उन नेक कामों के बदले में दी है जो तुम करते थे, जिनसे तुम अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता चाहते थे। -[7:44] जब जन्नत वाले जन्नत में और जहन्नम वाले जहन्नम में चले जाएँगे, तो जन्नत के निवासी जहन्नम वालों को आवाज़ देंगे : हमारे रब ने हमसे जिस जन्नत का वादा किया था, निश्चय हमने उसे सच्चा व सिद्ध पाया और हम उसमें प्रवेश पा चुके हैं। तो क्या (ऐ काफ़िरों!) अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जिस जहन्नम की धमकी दी थी तुमने उसको सच्चा व सिद्ध पाया? काफिर कहेंगे : वास्तव में, हमने भी उसे सच्चा पाया जो उसने हमें जहन्नम की धमकी दी थी। फिर एक आवाज़ देने वाला अल्लाह से दुआ करते हुए आवाज़ देगा कि अल्लाह ज़ालिमों को अपनी दया से दूर कर दे। क्योंकि उसने दुनिया के जीवन में उनके लिए अपनी दया के द्वार खोल दिए, परंतु उन्होंने उससे मुँह फेर लिया। -[7:45] ये ज़ालिम वही हैं, जो खुद भी अल्लाह की राह से दूर रहते थे और दूसरों को भी उससे दूर कर रहे थे, और आशा करते थे कि सत्य का रास्ता टेढ़ा हो जाए, ताकि लोग उसपर न चलें, तथा ये लोग आख़िरत का इनकार करने वाले हैं, उसके लिए तैयारी करने वाले नहीं हैं। -[7:46] इन दो समूहों : जन्नत के निवासियों तथा दोज़ख के निवासियों के बीच एक ऊँची आड़ होगी, जिसका नाम 'आराफ़' है, और इस ऊँची आड़ पर वे लोग होंगे जिनके अच्छे और बुरे कर्म बराबर होंगे। वे जन्नतियों को उनके लक्षणों, जैसे कि उनके चेहरे की सफेदी से, तथा जहन्नमियों को उनके लक्षणों, जैसे कि उनके चेहरों के कालेपन से पहचान लेंगे। ये लोग जन्नत वालों को उनके सम्मान में आवाज़ देकर कहेंगे : "तुम पर शांति हो"। 'आराफ़' वाले अभी जन्नत में दाखिल नहीं हुए होंगे और वे अल्लाह की दया से उसमें प्रवेश करने की आशा रखते होंगे। -[7:47] और जब 'आराफ़' वालों की निगाहें आग वालों की ओर फेरी जाएँगी और वे उनकी गंभीर यातना को देखेंगे, तो अल्लाह से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे रब! हमें कुफ़्र एवं शिर्क करने वाले इन ज़ालिमों के साथ मत कर। -[7:48] और 'आराफ़' वाले काफ़िरों में से कुछ नरकवासी लोगों को, जिन्हें वे उनके लक्षणों, जैसे कि उनके चेहरे के कालेपन और उनकी आँखों के नीलेपन से पहचानते होंगे, आवाज़ देकर कहेंगे : तुम्हारा धन और संख्या में बहुत अधिक होना तुम्हारे कुछ काम न आया, और न ही अभिमान और अहंकार में तुम्हारे सत्य से मुँह फेर लेने से तुम्हें कुछ फायदा हुआ। -[7:49] और अल्लाह काफ़िरों को फटकार लगाते हुए कहेगा : क्या ये वही लोग हैं, जिनके बारे में तुमने क़सम खाई थी कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपने पास से कोई दया प्रदान नहीं करेगा?! तथा अल्लाह मोमिनों से कहेगा : (ऐ मोमिनो!) जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओ। न तुम्हें आगे कोई डर है और न ही तुम दुनिया के छूटे हुए आनंद पर शोक करोगे; क्योंकि तुम्हें शाश्वत आनंद प्राप्त हो चुका है। -[7:50] नरक वाले जन्नत के निवासियों को आवाज़ देकर उनसे याचना करते हुए कहेंगे : (ऐ जन्नत वालो!) हमपर थोड़ा-सा पानी बहा दो, अथवा उस खाने में से कुछ (दे दो) जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें प्रदान किया है। जन्नत वाले जवाब देंगे : अल्लाह ने ये दोनों चीज़ें काफ़िरों पर उनके कुफ़्र के कारण हराम कर दी हैं और हम उस चीज़ के साथ तुम्हारी कदापि मदद नहीं करेंगे जो अल्लाह ने तुमपर हराम कर दी है। -[7:51] ये काफ़िर वही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अपने धर्म को उपहास और मनोरंजन बना लिया और दुनिया के जीवन ने उन्हें अपने अलंकरण और शोभा से धोखे में डाल दिया। इसलिए क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह उन्हें भुला देगा और उन्हें यातना भुगतने के लिए छोड़ देगा, जिस तरह वे क़ियामत के दिन की भेंट को भूल गए थे। जिसके कारण उन्होंने इसके लिए काम नहीं किया और तैयारी नहीं की। और इसलिए भी कि वे अल्लाह के तर्कों और प्रमाणों को नकारते तथा यह जानने के बावजूद कि वह सत्य है उसका इनकार करते थे। -[7:52] निश्चय हम उनके पास यह क़ुरआन लाए हैं, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारी गई एक किताब है। हमने उसे अपने ज्ञान के आधार पर स्पष्ट रूप से बयान किया है। यह किताब मोमिनों को धार्मिकता और सच्चाई के मार्ग पर ले जाने वाली है, तथा उनके लिए एक दया है क्योंकि इसमें दुनिया और आख़िरत की भलाई के बारे में मार्गदर्शन मौजूद है। -[7:53] काफ़िर लोग केवल उस दर्दनाक यातना के आने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं, जिसके बारे में उन्हें बताया गया है और जो आख़िरत में उनका अंजाम होने वाले है। जिस दिन वह यातना आ जाएगी जिसके बारे में उन्हें बताया गया है और वह प्रतिफल भी सामने आ जाएगा जिसके बारे में ईमान वालों को बताया गया है, तो वे लोग जिन्होंने इस दुनिया में क़ुरआन को भुला दिया और उसके निर्देशों के अनुसार काम नहीं किया, कहेंगे : निश्चय हमारे रब के रसूल उस सच्चाई के साथ आए थे जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं, और इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से है। तो काश! हमारे लिए कोई मध्यस्थ होते जो हमारे लिए अल्लाह के पास सिफ़ारिश करते कि वह हमें यातना से मुक्त कर दे, या काश! हम दुनिया के जीवन में वापस भेज दिए जाते ताकि हम उन बुरे कामों के बजाय जो हम किया करते थे, अच्छे कर्म करके मोक्ष प्राप्त कर लेते। इन काफ़िरों ने अपने कुफ़्र के कारण अपने आपको विनाश के संसाधनों पर लाकर खुद को घाटे में डाल दिया, और जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते थे, वे उनसे लुप्त हो गए, इसलिए वे उनके कुछ भी काम न आए। -[7:54] निःसंदेह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा रब वह अल्लाह है, जिसने आकाशों तथा धरती को बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के छः दिनों में बनाया। फिर वह सर्वशक्तिमान अपनी महिमा के अनुरूप अर्श पर बुलंद हुआ, जिसकी कैफ़ियत (विवरण) हम नहीं जानते। वह दिन के उजाले से रात के अँधेरे को और रात के अँधेरे से दिन के उजाले को दूर करता है। रात और दिन में से प्रत्येक दूसरे के पीछे इस तरह तेज़ी से पहुँच जाता है कि उससे विलंब नहीं होता। एक गया कि दूसरा आ गया। तथा उस महिमावान ने सूरज बनाया, चाँद बनाया और सितारे बनाए, इस हाल में कि वे उसके आदेश के अधीन किए हुए हैं। सुन लो! सारी चीज़ों का पैदा करना केवल अल्लाह ही का काम है, तो क्या उसके अलावा भी कोई पैदा करने वाला है?! तथा केवल उसी का काम है आदेश देना। उसकी भलाई महान और उसका उपकार बहुत अधिक है। क्योंकि वह ऐश्वर्य और पूर्णता के गुणों से विशेषित है, जो सारे संसारों का पालनहार है। -[7:55] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अपने रब को पूरी विनम्रता के साथ और गुप्त रूप से पुकारो, निष्ठावान होकर केवल उसी से दुआ करो, दिखावा करने वाले या दुआ में उसके साथ किसी को साझी करने वाले न हो। निःसंदेह वह उन लोगों को पसंद नहीं करता, जो दुआ में उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं, और दुआ में उसकी सीमाओं का सबसे बड़ा उल्लंघन उसके साथ किसी अन्य को पुकारना है, जैसा कि बहुदेववादी करते हैं। -[7:56] तथा पाप करके धरती में बिगाड़ न फैलाओ, जबकि अल्लाह ने रसूलों को भेजकर और उसे केवल अपनी आज्ञाकारिता के साथ आबाद करके उसे सुधारा है। और केवल अल्लाह को पुकारो, उसकी सज़ा से डर महसूस करते हुए, और उसके प्रतिफल के प्राप्त होने की प्रतीक्षा करते हुए। निःसंदेह अल्लाह की दया अच्छे कर्म करने वालों के क़रीब है, अतः तुम भी उन्हीं में शामिल हो जाओ। -[7:57] और अल्लाह ही है जो बारिश की शुभ सूचना देने वाली हवाओं को भेजता है, यहाँ तक कि जब हवाएँ पानी से लदे बादल को उठाती हैं, तो हम बादल को किसी बंजर भूमि की ओर ले जाते हैं। फिर हम उस भूमि पर पानी बरसाते हैं। फिर पानी से सभी प्रकार के कुछ फल पैदा करते हैं। इस रूप से फल को निकालने के समान ही, हम मृतकों को उनकी कब्रों से जीवित करके निकालेंगे। हमने ऐसा इस आशा में किया है कि (ऐ लोगो!) तुम अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसके अद्भुत कार्य को याद रखो, और यह कि वह मरे हुओं को पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है। -[7:58] अच्छी भूमि अल्लाह की अनुमति से अपने पौधे अच्छे और पूर्ण रूप से निकालती है। यही हाल ईमान वाले का है, वह उपदेश को सुनता और उससे लाभ उठाता है, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप वह अच्छे कार्य करता है। जबकि दलदली और खारी भूमि अपना पौधा कठिनाई से निकालती है, जिसमें कोई अच्छाई नहीं होती। यही हाल काफ़िर का है, वह उपदेशों से लाभ नहीं उठाता है, इसलिए उसके परिणामस्वरूप वह नेक कार्य नहीं करता है, जिससे उसे लाभ प्राप्त हो। इस अद्भुत विविधीकरण की तरह, हम उन लोगों के लिए सत्य को साबित करने के लिए प्रमाणों और तर्कों में विविधता लाते हैं, जो अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करते हैं। इसलिए वे उनकी नाशुक्री नहीं करते हैं, और अपने रब की आज्ञा का पालन करते हैं। -[7:59] निःसंदेह हमने नूह को उनकी जाति की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा, जो उन्हें अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने और उसके अलावा की पूजा छोड़ने के लिए बुला रहे थे। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपनी जाति से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो, क्योंकि उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं है। निश्चय मुझे तुमपर एक महान दिन की यातना का डर है, यदि तुम अपने कुफ़्र पर अड़े रहे। -[7:60] उनकी जाति के सरदारों और प्रमुखों ने उनसे कहा : निःसंदेह (ऐ नूह!) हम तुम्हें सत्य से स्पष्ट दूरी पर देख रहे हैं। -[7:61] नूह ने अपनी जाति के प्रमुखों से कहा : जैसा तुम कहते हो, मैं पथभ्रष्ट नहीं हूँ। मैं तो अपने रब की ओर से मार्गदर्शन पर हूँ। क्योंकि मैं उस अल्लाह की ओर से तुम्हारी ओर भेजा हुआ (रसूल) हूँ, जो मेरा रब, तुम्हारा रब और सारे संसारों का रब है। -[7:62] अल्लाह ने मेरी ओर जो वह़्य की है, उसमें से जिसके साथ अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है, उसे मैं तुम्हें पहुँचाता हूँ। तथा तुम्हें अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करने और उसपर निष्कर्षित होने वाले प्रतिफल के लिए प्रोत्साहित करके, तथा तुम्हें उसके निषेधों को करने और उसपर निष्कर्षित होने वाले दंड से भयभीत करके, मैं तुम्हारा भला चाहता हूँ। और मैं सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की ओर से वह (बातें) जानता हूँ जो तुम नहीं जानते, जो उसने मुझे वह़्य के माध्यम से सिखाया है। -[7:63] क्या यह बात तुम्हारे आश्चर्य और विस्मय का कारण है कि तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे रब की ओर से वह़्य तथा उपदेश तुममें से एक ऐसे व्यक्ति द्वारा आया, जिसे तुम पहचानते हो?! क्योंकि वह तुम्हारे ही बीच पला-बढ़ा, और वह न तो झूठा था, न पथभ्रष्ट था, न ही किसी अन्य जाति का था। वह तुम्हारे पास तुम्हें अल्लाह की सज़ा से डराने के लिए आया था, यदि तुमने झुठलाया और अवज्ञा किया, और ताकि तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरो, तथा इस आशा में कि तुम पर दया की जाए, अगर तुम उसपर ईमान ले आओ। -[7:64] परंतु उनकी क़ौम ने उन्हें झुठला दिया और उनपर ईमान न लाए, बल्कि अपने कुफ़्र पर बने रहे। इसलिए नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनपर बद्दुआ की कि अल्लाह उन्हें विनष्ट कर दे। अतः हमने उन्हें और उनके साथ नाव में सवार मोमिनों को डूबने से बचा लिया और उन लोगों को, जिन्होंने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया और अपने झुठलाने की रीति पर बने रहे, उनके लिए दंड के रूप में उतरने वाले तूफ़ान (बाढ़) में डुबोकर नष्ट कर दिया। निश्चय उनके हृदय सत्य से अंधे थे। -[7:65] और हमने आद के गोत्र की ओर उन्ही में से एक व्यक्ति हूद - अलैहिस्सलाम - को रसूल बनाकर भेजा। उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो। क्योंकि उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। तो क्या तुम उसके आदेशों का पालन करके तथा उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे नहीं डरते, ताकि तुम उसकी यातना से बच जाओ?! -[7:66] उनकी जाति के प्रमुख तथा सरदार, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसके रसूल को झुठलाया था, कहने लगे : निश्चय हम जानते हैं कि (ऐ हूद!) तुम मंदबुद्धिता और मूर्खता से ग्रस्त हो, जब तुम हमें अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करने और मूर्तिपूजा को त्यागने के लिए आमंत्रित करते हो। तथा हमारा निश्चित रूप से मानना है कि तुम अपने रसूल होने के दावे में बिलकुल झूठे हो। -[7:67] हूद ने अपनी क़ौम को उत्तर देते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! मेरे अंदर कोई मंदबुद्धिता और मूर्खता नहीं है। बल्कि मैं सारे संसारों के पालनहार की ओर से भेजा हुआ (दूत) हूँ। -[7:68] मैं तुम्हें अल्लाह की वह तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और उसकी शरीयत पहुँचाता हूँ, जिसका उसने मुझे तुमको पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, तथा जो मुझे पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया गया है, उसमें मैं तुम्हारा विश्वस्त हितैषी हूँ, न तो उसमें कुछ वृद्धि करता हूँ और न ही उसमें कमी करता हूँ। -[7:69] क्या तुम्हें इस बात पर आश्चर्य हो रहा है कि तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के माध्यम से सदुपदेश आया जो तुम्हारी ही जाति में से है, फ़रिश्तों या जिन्नो की जाति से नहीं है, ताकि वह तुम्हें सचेत करे?! तुम अपने पालनहार की स्तुति करो और उसका शुक्र अदा करो कि उसने तुम्हें धरती में प्रभुत्व प्रदान किया और तुम्हें नूह की जाति का उत्तराधिकारी बनाया, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनके कुफ़्र के कारण नष्ट कर दिया था। तथा अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा करो कि उसने तुम्हें भारी-भरकम डील-डौल और शक्ति-बल प्रदान की, और अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की विशाल नेमतों को याद करो, इस आशा में कि तुम अपनी वांछित चीज़ को प्राप्त कर सको और उस चीज़ से बच सको जिससे तुम डरते हो। -[7:70] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : (ऐ हूद!) क्या तुम हमारे पास इसलिए आए हो कि हमें अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत का आदेश दो, और ताकि हम उन्हें छोड़ दें जिनकी पूजा हमारे बाप-दादा करते थे?! तो हमपर वह अज़ाब ले आओ जिसकी तुम हमें धमकी देते हो, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[7:71] हूद अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कहा : निश्चय तुम अल्लाह की यातना और प्रकोप के हक़दार बन चुके हो, इसलिए वह निश्चित रूप से तुमपर टूट पड़ने वाला है। क्या तुम मुझसे उन मूर्तियों के बारे में बहस करते हो, जिन्हें तुमने और तुम्हारे बाप-दादा ने पूज्य का नाम दे दिया है, जबकि उनकी कोई वास्तविकता नहीं है?! क्योंकि अल्लाह ने कोई प्रमाण नहीं उतारा है, जिसे तुम इनके पूज्य होने के अपने दावे पर तर्क बना सको। अतः जिस यातना को जल्दी लाने की तुमने माँग की है, उसकी प्रतीक्षा करो, मैं भी तुम्हारे साथ प्रतीक्षा करने वालों में से हूँ। क्योंकि उसे तो आना ही है। -[7:72] अंततः हमने हूद - अलैहिस्सलाम - तथा उनके साथ जो मोमिन थे, उन्हें अपनी दया से बचा लिया और उन लोगों को नष्ट कर दिया, जिन्होंने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया। वे ईमान वाले न थे, बल्कि वे झुठलाने वाले थे। इस कारण वे यातना के भागी थे। -[7:73] और हमने 'समूद' के गोत्र की ओर उनके भाई सालेह - अलैहिस्सलाम - को भेजा, कि वह उन्हें अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और उसकी इबादत की ओर बुलाएँ। सालेह ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो। क्योंकि तुम्हारे लिए उसके सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं, जो इबादत के योग्य हो। तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह की ओर से उस चीज़ की सच्चाई पर स्पष्ट निशानी आ चुकी है, जो कुछ मैं तुम्हारे पास लेकर आया हूँ, जो एक चट्टान से निकलने वाली एक ऊँटनी के रूप में है। उसके पानी पीने का एक समय निर्धारित है और तुम्हारे पीने का भी एक ज्ञात दिन है। अतः उसे अल्लाह की भूमि में खाने के लिए छोड़ दो, क्योंकि तुमपर इसके भोजन में से किसी चीज़ की ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं है, तथा उसे कोई नुक़सान न पहुँचाओ। क्योंकि उसे नुक़सान पहुँचाने के कारण तुम्हें दर्दनाक यातना का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[7:74] अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को याद करो, जब उसने तुम्हें 'आद' जाति का उत्तराधिकारी बनाया और तुम्हें तुम्हारी भूमि में उतारा, जिससे तुम लाभान्वित होते हो और अपने उद्देश्यों को प्राप्त करते हो। ऐसा आद जाति को विनाश करने के बाद हुआ, जब वे अपने कुफ़्र तथा झुठलाने में चरम पर पहुँच गए। तुम पृथ्वी के मैदानों में महलों का निर्माण करते हो और पहाड़ों को तराश कर अपने लिए घर बनाते हो। सो अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की इन नेमतों को याद करो, ताकि उनपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा कर सको। तथा अल्लाह पर अविश्वास और पापों को त्यागकर, धरती में बिगाड़ फैलाना छोड़ दो। -[7:75] उनकी जाति के घमंडी प्रमुखों और सरदारों ने उनकी जाति के मोमिनों से कहा, जिन्हें वे कमज़ोर समझते थे : क्या (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम जानते हो कि सालेह सच में अल्लाह का रसूल है? मोमिनों ने उन्हें उत्तर दिया : निःसंदेह सालेह - अलैहिस्सलाम - को जो कुछ देकर हमारी ओर भेजा गया है, हम उसकी पुष्टि करते, स्वीकारते और अनुसरण करते हैं तथा उनकी लाई हुई शरीयत के अनुसार कार्य करने वाले हैं। -[7:76] उनकी जाति के अभिमानी लोगों ने कहा : निःसंदेह हम उसका इनकार करने वाले हैं, जिसपर (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम ईमान लाए हो। अतः हम उसपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे और उसकी शरीयत के अनुसार कार्य नहीं करेंगे। -[7:77] फिर उन्होंने अहंकार में आकर अल्लाह के आदेश की अवहेलना करते हुए, उस ऊँटनी का वध कर दिया, जिसे सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने कोई नुक़सान पहुँचाने से उन्हें मना किया था। तथा सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें जिस चीज़ की धमकी दी थी, उसका मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए और उसे खारिज करते हुए उन्होंने कहा : ऐ सालेह! यदि तू वास्तव में अल्लाह के रसूलों में से है, तो वह दर्दनाक यातना हमपर ले आ, जिसकी तूने हमें धमकी दी थी। -[7:78] अतः काफ़िरों पर वह यातना आ गई, जिसके लिए उन्होंने जल्दी मचा रखी थी, जब उन्हें भयंकर भूकंप ने पकड़ लिया। फिर वे इस हाल में गिरे पड़े थे कि उनके मुँह और घुटने भूमि से चिपके हुए थे, और उनमें से कोई भी विनाश से नहीं बचा। -[7:79] सालेह - अलैहिस्सलाम - अपनी जाति के स्वीकरण से निराश होकर, उनसे मुँह फेर लिए और बोले : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हें वह संदेश पहुँचा चुका, जिसे अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम तक पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया था, और तुम्हें कभी प्रेरित करके और कभी भयभीत करके नसीहत की, लेकिन तुम ऐसे लोग हो कि उन नसीहत करने वालों को पसंद नहीं करते, जो तुम्हें भलाई के लिए मार्गदर्शन करने और बुराई से दूर रखने के इच्छुक हैं। -[7:80] और लूत को याद करो, जब उन्होंने अपनी जाति की निंदा करते हुए कहा : क्या तुम पुरुषों के साथ संभोग का यह घिनौना और निंदनीय काम करते हो?! यह कार्य जो तुमने आविष्कार किया है, तुमसे पहले इसे किसी ने नहीं किया! -[7:81] तुम काम-वासना को पूरा करने के लिए पुरुषों के पास आते हो, उन महिलाओं को छोड़कर जिन्हें इसे पूरा करने के लिए बनाया गया है। अतः तुमने अपने इस कार्य में बुद्धि, या धर्म, या मानव प्रकृति का पालन नहीं किया। बल्कि, तुम मानव संयम की सीमा से निकलकर और स्वस्थ बुद्धि् और अच्छी प्रकृति की अपेक्षाओं से विचलित होकर, अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हो। -[7:82] जब लूत - अलैहिस्सलाम - ने अपनी जाति के इस अनैतिक काम करने वालों का खंडन किया, तो उनका उत्तर इसके सिवा कुछ न था कि उन्होंने सत्य से मुँह मोड़ते हुए कहा : लूत और उसके परिवार को अपने गाँव से निकाल दो। ये ऐसे लोग हैं जो हमारे इस काम से बड़े पाक बनते हैं। इसलिए उनका हमारे बीच रहना हमारे लिए उचित नहीं है। -[7:83] सो हमने उन्हें और उनके परिवार को बचा लिया, क्योंकि हमने उन्हें रात ही में उस गाँव से निकल जाने का आदेश दे दिया था, जिसपर यातना आने वाली थी। उनकी पत्नी को छोड़कर, जो अपनी जाति के बाकी लोगों के साथ हो गई थी, अतः वह भी उस यातना से पीड़ित हुई, जो उनपर आई थी। -[7:84] और हमने उनपर एक भीषण बारिश बरसाई। हमने उन पर मिट्टी के पत्थर (कंकड़) बरसाए और गाँव को उलट दिया। चुनाँचे उसके ऊपरी हिस्से को नीचे कर दिया। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) विचार करें कि लूत की जाति के अपराधियों का परिणाम कैसा हुआ? निश्चय उनका परिणाम विनाश और अनंत अपमान था। -[7:85] हमने मदयन के गोत्र की ओर उनके भाई शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा। उन्होंने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो। उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई पूज्य नहीं, जो इबादत के योग्य हो। मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ लेकर आया हूँ उसकी सच्चाई का अल्लाह की ओर से तुम्हारे पास एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण आ चुका है। अतः नाप और तौल पूरे करके लोगों को उनके अधिकार दो। तथा लोगों का उनके सामान में दोष निकालकर और उसके प्रति अरुचि जगाकर, या उनके मालिकों को धोखा देकर घाटा न करो। इससे पहले नबियों के द्वारा धरती पर सुधार होने के बाद, कुफ़्र और पाप करके उसमें बिगाड़ न फैलाओ। यदि तुम मोमिन हो, तो जो कुछ उल्लेख किया गया है तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर और अधिक लाभकारी है। क्योंकि इसमें अल्लाह के निषेधों से बचने हेतु पापों का परित्याग करना शामिल है, और क्योंकि इसमें अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके उसके क़रीब आना शामिल है। -[7:86] और प्रत्येक मार्ग पर इस कारण न बैठो कि उसपर चलने वाले लोगों को धमकाओ ताकि उनका धन लूट लो, तथा उस व्यक्ति को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोक दो जो उससे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करना चाहे। तुम्हारी इच्छा है कि अल्लाह का मार्ग टेढ़ा हो ताकि लोग उसपर न चलें। तथा अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को याद करो, ताकि तुम उसपर उसका शुक्र अदा करो। क्योंकि तुम्हारी संख्या कम थी, तो उसने तुम्हें अधिक कर दिया। तथा विचार करो कि तुमसे पहले घरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने वालों का परिणाम कैसा हुआ। निश्चय उनका परिणाम तबाही और विनाश था। -[7:87] और यदि तुम में से एक समूह उसपर ईमान लाया है, जो मैं अपने रब की ओर से लाया हूँ और दूसरा समूह उसपर ईमान नहीं लाया, तो (ऐ झुठलाने वालो!) प्रतीक्षा करो कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे बीच क्या निर्णय करता है। वह निर्णय करने वालों में सबसे अच्छा और न्याय करने वालों में सबसे अधिक न्यायशील है। -[7:88] शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की क़ौम के घमंडी प्रमुखाें और बड़े लोगों ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : (ऐ शुऐब!) हम तुझे और तेरे साथ तेरी बात मानने वालों काे अपने इस गाँव से अवश्य निकाल देंगे, या तुम अवश्य ही हमारे धर्म में वापस आ जाओगे। तो शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम ने इनकार करते हुए और आश्चर्य व्यक्त करते हुए कहा : क्या हम तुम्हारे धर्म पर चलने लगें, अगरचे हम उसे नापसंद ही करते हों, क्योंकि हम जानते हैं कि तुम्हारा धर्म असत्य है?! -[7:89] यदि हम भी तुम्हारी ही तरह शिर्क व कुफ़्र का अक़ीदा रखने लगें, जबकि अल्लाह ने हमें अपनी कृपा से उससे बचा लिया है, तो हम अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ने वाले ठहरेंगे। और हमसे यह भी नहीं हो सकता कि तुम्हारे असत्य धर्म की ओर लौट आएँ। परंतु यह कि हमारा पालनहार अल्लाह ऐसा चाहे। क्योंकि सब उसी के इरादे के अधीन हैं। हमारे पालनहार ने प्रत्येक वस्तु को अपने ज्ञान के दायरे में ले रखा है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। केवल अल्लाह ही पर हमारा भरोसा है कि वह हमें सीधे रास्ते पर सुदृढ़ रखेगा और जहन्नम के रास्तों से बचाएगा। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे और हमारी काफ़िर जाति के बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय कर दे। अतः सत्यवादी मज़लूम को हठी ज़ालिम के विरुद्ध विजय प्रदान कर। क्योंकि तू ही (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) सबसे उत्तम निर्णय करने वाला है। -[7:90] उनकी जाति के काफ़िर एवं तौहीद के आह्वान को ठुकराने वाले प्रमुखों तथा सरदारों ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके धर्म से सावधान करते हुए कहा : (ऐ हमारी जाति के लोगो!) अगर तुमने शुऐब का धर्म अपना लिया तथा अपना और अपने बाप-दादा का धर्म छोड़ दिया, तो निश्चित रूप से तुम्हारा सर्वनाश हो जाएगा। -[7:91] चुनाँचे उन्हें भयंकर भूकंप ने पकड़ लिया, तो वे अपने घरों में विनष्ट हो गए, इस हाल में कि अपने घुटनों और चेहरों के बल अपने घरों में मृत और बेजान पड़े हुए थे। -[7:92] जिन लोगों ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया, वे सब के सब विनष्ट हो गए, और वे ऐसे हो गए जैसे वे अपने घरों में बसे ही न थे और उन्होंने इसका आनंद ही नहीं लिया था। जिन लोगों ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया, वही लोग घाटे में रहे; इसलिए कि उन्होंने अपना और अपनी धन-संपत्ति का विनाश किया। जबकि उनकी जाति के मोमिनों का कोई घाटा नहीं हुआ, जैसा कि इन झुठलाने वाले काफ़िरों ने दावा किया था। -[7:93] जब उनका विनाश हो गया, तो उनके पैगंबर शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम उनसे विमुख हो गए और उन्हें संबोधित करते हुए बोले : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैंने तुम्हें वह संदेश पहुँचा दिया था जिसका मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे तुमको पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया था, तथा मैं तुम्हारा हितैषी व शुभ चिंतक बना रहा, किंतु तुमने मेरी ख़ैर-ख़्वाही (शुभचिंतन) को स्वीकार नहीं किया और मेरे मार्गदर्शन पर चलने को तैयार न हुए। तो भला मैं ऐसे लोगों पर शोक कैसे करूँ, जो अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वाले हैं और अपने कुफ़्र पर अडिग हैं? -[7:94] तथा हमने किसी बस्ती में अपना जो भी रसूल भेजा, फिर उसके वासियों ने नबी को झुठला दिया और कुफ्र का मार्ग अपनाया, तो हमने उन्हें कठिनाई, ग़रीबी और बीमारी से पीड़ित कर दिया, ताकि वे अल्लाह के सामने अपनी विनम्रता प्रकट करें। जिसके परिणामस्वरूप वे अपने कुफ़्र और अहंकार को छोड़ दें। यह झुठलाने वाले समुदायों के बारे में अल्लाह की परंपरा का उल्लेख करके क़ुरैश के लिए तथा सभी इनकार करने और झुठलाने वालों के लिए एक चेतावनी है। -[7:95] फिर हमने तंगी और बीमारी से ग्रस्त करने के बाद उन्हें अच्छाई, विस्तार और सुरक्षा प्रदान की, यहाँ तक कि उनकी संख्या अधिक हो गई तथा उनकी धन-संपत्ति में वृद्धि हो गई और वे कहने लगे : हमें जो बुराई और अच्छाई पहुँची है, वह एक नियमित आदत है, जो पहले हमारे पूर्वजों को भी पहुँच चुकी है। उन्हें इस बात का एहसास नहीं हुआ कि वे जिस दुर्दशा से पीड़ित हुए थे, उससे उन्हें सीख लेना चाहिए था, तथा उन्हें जो नेमतें प्राप्त हुई थीं, उनका उद्देश्य ढील देना था। अतः हमने अचानक उन्हें यातना द्वारा पकड़ लिया और उन्हें यातना का एहसास भी नहीं हुआ और न ही वे इसकी कल्पना करते थे। -[7:96] और यदि इन बस्तियों के वासी, जिनकी ओर हमने अपने रसूलों को भेजा था, उन बातों पर विश्वास करते जो उनके रसूल उनके पास लेकर आए थे, तथा अपने पालनहार से, कुफ़्र और गुनाहों को छोड़कर और उसके आदेशों का पालन करके, डरते, तो हम उनके लिए चारों ओर से भलाई के द्वार खोल देते, लेकिन उन्होंने न तो विश्वास किया और न डरे, बल्कि अपने रसूलों के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाया। अतः हमने उन्हें उनके किए हुए गुनाहों और पापों के कारण अचानक यातना से ग्रस्त कर दिया। -[7:97] तो क्या इन झुठलाने वाली बस्तियों के लोग इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं कि उनपर हमारी यातना रात के समय आ जाए और वे अपने आराम और शांति में लीन होकर सो रहे हैं? -[7:98] और क्या वे इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं कि उनपर हमारी यातना दिन की शुरुआत में आ जाए और वे अपनी दुनिया में व्यस्त होने की वजह से बेपरवाह और ग़ाफ़िल हों?! -[7:99] देखो, अल्लाह ने उन्हे किस क़दर मोहलत दी है, और ढील देते हुए शक्ति तथा विस्तृत जीविका प्रदान की है; तो क्या इन नगरों के ये झुठलनाने वाले लोग अल्लाह की चाल और उसके गुप्त उपाय से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं? तो (याद रखो!) अल्लाह के गुप्त उपाय से निश्चिंत केवल वही लोग होते हैं, जिनके भाग्य में विनाश लिखा हो। रही बात तौफ़ीक़ वाले लोगों की, तो वे उसके गुप्त उपाय से डरते हैं। यही कारण है कि उसकी नेमतों से धोखा नहीं खाते, बल्कि उसके एहसान के आभारी रहते हैं और उसका शुक्रिया अदा करते हैं। -[7:100] तो क्या उन लोगों के सामने यह तथ्य स्पष्ट नहीं हुआ, जो अपने पूर्वजों के बाद धरती के वारिस हुए, जिन्हें उनके गुनाहों के कारण विनष्ट कर दिया गया था, फिर उन्होंने उनपर उतरने वाली यातना से शिक्षा ग्रहण नहीं की, बल्कि उन्हीं जैसे कर्म करते रहे। क्या इन लोगों के सामने यह तथ्य स्पष्ट नहीं हुआ कि अगर अल्लाह उन्हें उनके गुनाहों के कारण पकड़ना चाहे, तो अपनी रीति के अनुसार पकड़ ले और उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दे, फिर उन्हें न किसी उपदेश से लाभ हो, न किसी याद-दहानी से फ़ायदा?! -[7:101] ये पिछली बस्तियाँ हैं (अर्थात नूह, हूद, सालेह, लूत और शुऐब अलैहिमुस्सलाम की बस्तियाँ), जिनकी खबरें और उनके झुठलाने तथा हठधर्मी की दास्तानें और उनके विनाश का विवरण हम आपको सुना रहे हैं, ताकि यह शिक्षा प्राप्त करने वालों के लिए एक शिक्षा और नसीहत हासिल करने वालों के लिए एक नसीहत हो। इन बस्तियों वालों के पास उनके रसूल अपने सच्चे रसूल होने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए थे, परंतु उनसे यह न हो सका कि जब रसूल आ गए, तो उन्हें मान लेते, क्योंकि यह बात पहले ही से अल्लाह के ज्ञान में थी कि वे उन्हें झुठला देंगे। जिस तरह इन बस्तियों वालों के दिलों पर अल्लाह ने मुहर लगा दी थी, वैसे ही अल्लाह मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वालों के दिलों पर भी मुहर लगा देगा, फिर वे ईमान की राह प्राप्त नहीं कर सकेंगे। -[7:102] जिन समुदायों की ओर रसूल भेजे गए थे, उनमें से अधिकांश में हमने अल्लाह के आदेशों के प्रति प्रतिबद्धता और प्रतिज्ञा पालन नहीं पाया, तथा हमने उन्हें उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करते हुए नहीं पाया। बल्कि हमने उनमें से अधिकांश को अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करते हुए ही पाया। -[7:103] फिर हमने उन रसूलों के बाद मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को अपने तर्कों और स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ, जो उनके सच्चे नबी होने को स्पष्ट कर रहे थे, फ़िरऔन और उसके प्रमुखों के पास भेजा। परंतु उन्होंने उन आयतों का इनकार कर दिया और उनपर विश्वास नहीं किया। तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप ग़ौर करें कि फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति का परिणाम कैसा रहा?! अल्लाह ने उन्हें डुबोकर नष्ट कर दिया और दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में उनके पीछे लानत लगा दिया। -[7:104] जब अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को फ़िरऔन के पास भेजा और वह उसके पास आए, तो कहा : ऐ फ़िरऔन! निःसंदेह मैं सारी सृष्टि के रचयिता, उनके स्वामी और उनके मामलों के व्यवस्थापक की ओर से भेजा हुआ रसूल हूँ। -[7:105] मूसा ने कहा : चूँकि मैं अल्लाह की ओर से भेजा गया हूँ, इसलिए मैं उसके बारे में सत्य के अलावा कुछ भी कहने के योग्य नहीं हूँ। निश्चय मैं तम्हारे पास एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आया हूँ, जो मेरे सच्चे होने और मेरे अपने पालनहार की ओर से तुम्हारे पास भेजे हुए (रसूल) होने को दर्शाता है। अतः बनी इसराईल को क़ैद तथा उत्पीड़न से आज़ाद करके मेरे साथ जाने दे। -[7:106] फ़िरऔन ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : यदि तुम कोई प्रमाण (चमत्कार) लेकर आए हो, जैसा कि तुम्हारा दावा है, तो उसे प्रस्तुत करो, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[7:107] फिर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी लाठी फेंकी, तो वह एक महान साँप में बदल गई, जो उसे देखने वालों के लिए प्रत्यक्ष था। -[7:108] तथा उन्होंने अपने सीने के पास से अपनी कमीज़ की छेद से, या अपने बग़ल के नीचे से अपना हाथ निकाला, तो वह बरस (सफ़ेद कुष्ठ रोग) के बिना बिलकुल सफ़ेद निकला, जो इतना सफ़ेद था कि देखने वालों के लिए चमक रहा था। -[7:109] फ़िरऔन की जाति के बड़ों और प्रमुखों ने जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की लाठी का साँप बन जाना और उनके हाथ का बरस के बिना सफ़ेद हो जाना देखा, तो बोल उठे : मूसा एक दक्ष जादूगर के अलावा कुछ नहीं है। -[7:110] वह चाहता है कि अपने जादू के बल से तुम्हें, तुम्हारी इस धरती मिस्र से निकाल दे। फिर फ़िरऔन ने उनसे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में परामर्श करते हुए कहा : तुम मुझे क्या सलाह देते हो? -[7:111] उन्होंने फ़िरऔन से कहा : मूसा तथा उसके भाई के मामले को स्थगित कर दे और मिस्र के शहरों में जादूगरों को इकट्ठा करने के लिए किसी को भेज दे। -[7:112] ये लोग जिन्हें तूने शहरों से जादूगरों को इकट्ठा करने के लिए भेजा है, वे हर कुशल और दक्ष जादूगर को तेरे पास ले आएँ। -[7:113] चुनाँचे फ़िरऔन ने जादूगरों को जमा करने के लिए हरकारे भेज दिए। फिर जब जादूगर फिरऔन के पास आए, तो उन्होंने उससे पूछा : क्या उन्हें कोई इनाम मिलेगा यदि उन्होंने मूसा को अपने जादू से हरा दिया और उस पर जीत हासिल की? -[7:114] तो फिरऔन ने जवाब दिया कि हाँ, तुम्हें उसका बदला और पुरस्कार मिलेगा और तुम्हें ऐसे पद भी दिए जाएँगे कि मेरे निकटवर्ती बन जाओगे। -[7:115] जादूगरों ने मूसा पर अपनी जीत के बारे में आश्वस्त होकर, घमंड और अहंकार से कहा : (ऐ मूसा!) आप जो चाहें चुन लें, कि आप उस चीज़ को फेंकने की शुरुआत करेंगे जो आप फेंकना चाहते हैं, यह हम ही उसकी शुरुआत करें। -[7:116] मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने अपने पालनहार की मदद पर भरोसा करते हुए, उनकी परवाह न करते हुए, उन्हें जवाब दिया : तुम्हीं अपनी रस्सियाँ और लाठियाँ फेंको। तो जब उन्होंने रस्सियाँ और लाठियाँ फेंकीं, तो लोगों की आँखों को, उन्हें शुद्ध बोध से विचलित करके, मंत्रमुग्ध कर दिया और उन्हें भयभीत कर दिया तथा वे देखने वालों की आँखों में शक्तिशाली जादू लेकर आए। -[7:117] तो अल्लाह ने अपने नबी तथा कलीम मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को वह़्य की कि अपनी लाठी फेंको। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपनी लाठी फेंकी। और देखते ही देखते लाठी साँप बनकर उनकी रस्सियाें तथा लाठियाें को निगलने लगी, जिनका प्रयोग वे तथ्यों को बदलने और लोगों को इस भ्रम में डालने के लिए करते थे कि ये दौड़ते हुए साँप हैं। -[7:118] अतः सत्य प्रकट हो गया तथा मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम जो कुछ लेकर आए थे, उसकी सच्चाई स्पष्ट हो गई और जादूगरों ने जो जादू बनाया था, उसका झूठा होना जग-ज़ाहिर हो गया। -[7:119] अंततः वे उस अवसर पर पराजित हुए और हार गए तथा मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को उनपर विजय प्राप्त हुआ। और वे लोग अपमानित और मग़लूब होकर लौटे। -[7:120] जब जादूगरों ने अल्लाह की महान शक्ति और स्पष्ट निशानियों को देखा, तो बे-साख्ता पवित्र अल्लाह के सामने सजदे में गिर गए। -[7:121] जादूगरों ने कहा : हम सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार पर ईमान लाए। -[7:122] मूसा तथा हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम के पालनहार पर, क्योंकि वही उपासना का हक़दार है। उसके सिवा अन्य तथाकथित पूज्य उपासना के हक़दार नहीं हैं। -[7:123] जब वे एक अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आए, तो फ़िरऔन ने उन्हें धमकी देते हुए कहा : मेरी अनुमति से पहले ही तुमने मूसा को सच्चा मान लिया? निश्चय तुम्हारा मूसा पर ईमान लाना और उसके लाए हुए धर्म को सत्य मानना एक धोखा और साज़िश है, जो तुमने और मूसा ने इस नगर के निवासियों को यहाँ से निकालने के लिए रची है। तो (ऐ जादूगरो!) तुम्हें शीघ्र ही पता चल जाएगा कि तुम्हें कैसी सज़ा और यातना का सामना करना पड़ता है। -[7:124] मैं अवश्य तुममें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति का दाहिना हाथ और बायाँ पैर, या उसका बायाँ हाथ और दाहिना पैर काट दूँगा। फिर मैं तुम सभी को खजूर के पेड़ के तने पर लटका दूँगा। ऐसा तुम्हें भयंकर सज़ा देने और इस स्थिति में तुम्हें देखने वाले सभी लोगों को डराने के लिए किया जाएगा। -[7:125] जादूगरों ने फिरऔन की धमकी के जवाब में कहा : निश्चय हम अकेले अपने पालनहार ही की ओर लौटने वाले हैं। इसलिए हमें तुम्हारी धमकी की परवाह नहीं है। -[7:126] और तुम्हारे निकट (ऐ फिरऔन!) हमारा दोष केवल यह है कि हमने अपने रब की निशानियों को सत्य मान लिया, जब वे मूसा अलैहिसल्लाम के हाथ पर हमारे पास आईं। यदि यह कोई दोष दिया जाने वाला पाप है, तो यह हमारा पाप है। फिर वे विनयपूर्वक अपने रब से दुआ करने लगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमपर धैर्य उड़ेल दे, ताकि हम सत्य पर अडिग रहें। तथा हमें इस हाल में मौत दे कि हम तेरे प्रति समर्पित हों, तेरे आदेश का पालन करने वाले तथा तेरे रसूल का अनुसरण करने वाले हों। -[7:127] फ़िरऔन की जाति के प्रमुखों और बड़े लोगों ने, उसे मूसा तथा उनके साथ मोमिनों के खिलाफ भड़काते हुए कहा : क्या (ऐ फ़िरऔन!) तुम मूसा और उसकी जाति को छोड़े रखोगे कि वे देश में बिगाड़ फैलाएँ, तथा वे तुमसे और तुम्हारे पूज्यों से किनारा कर लें और (लोगों को) अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत की ओर बुलाएँ?! फ़िरऔन ने कहा : हम बनी इसराईल के बेटों को मार डालेंगे, और उनकी स्त्रियों को सेवा करने के लिए बाक़ी रखेंगे। और निश्चय हमें उनपर ज़ोर, ग़लबा और प्रभुत्व प्राप्त है। -[7:128] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को वसीयत करते हुए कहा : ऐ लोगों! केवल एक अल्लाह से सहायता माँगो कि वह तुम्हारी मुसीबत दूर कर दे तथा तुम्हें लाभ पहुँचाए, और जिस आज़माइश से तुम पीड़ित हो, उसपर धैर्य रखो। क्योंकि यह धरती अकेले अल्लाह की है। फ़िरऔन या उसके सिवा किसी और की नहीं कि वह उसमें जो चाहे, करता फिरे। अल्लाह अपनी इच्छा अनुसार लोगों को बारी-बारी उसमें अवसर देता रहता है। लेकिन धरती पर अच्छा परिणाम केवल उन ईमान वालों के लिए है, जो अपने पालनहार के आदेशों का पालन करते हैं और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते हैं। अंततः यह उन्हीं के लिए है, यद्यपि उन्हें कुछ आज़माइशों और परीक्षाओं से गुज़रना पड़े। -[7:129] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति बनी इसराईल ने उनसे कहा : हम तुम्हारे आने से पहले भी फ़िरऔन के हाथों सताए गए। वह हमारे पुत्रों को मार देता और हमारी स्त्रियों को जीवित रहने देता था। और तुम्हारे आने के पश्चात् भी सताए जा रहे हैं! मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें समझाते हुए और मुसीबत से छुटकारे की खुशख़बरी देते हुए कहा : निकट है कि तुम्हारा पालनहार तुम्हारे शत्रु फिरऔन तथा उसकी जाति को विनष्ट कर दे और उनके बाद धरती में तुम्हारा आधिपत्य क़ायम कर दे, और फिर देखे कि तुम उसके बाद क्या करते हो, शुक्र या नाशुक्री? -[7:130] हमने फ़िरऔन की जाति को सूखे और अकाल से दंडित किया, तथा हमने उनका धरती के फलों और उसकी पैदावार की कमी के साथ परीक्षण किया। इस आशा में कि वे सीख और उपदेश ग्रहण करें कि उनके साथ यह जो कुछ घटित हुआ है, वह उनके कुफ़्र की सज़ा के तौर पर है, इसलिए वे अल्लाह के सामने तौबा कर लें। -[7:131] जब फ़िरऔन की जाति पर उर्वरता, अच्छे फलों और सस्ते दामों के रूप में सुखद स्थिति आती, तो वे कहते : हमें यह इसलिए दिया गया क्योंकि हम इसके हक़दार हैं और यह हमारे ही लिए विशिष्ट है। और अगर उनपर अकाल, सूखे, बीमारियों की अधिकता तथा अन्य विपत्तियों के रूप में कोई मुसीबत आती, तो वे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके साथ मौजूद बनी इसराईल से अपशकुन लेते। जबकि सच्चाई यह है कि उन्हें इस तरह की जो भी चीज़ पहुँचती है, वह केवल अल्लाह की नियति (तक़दीर) के अनुसार पहुँचती है। इससे उनका और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम का कोई लेना देना नहीं है, सिवाय मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के उनपर बद्-दुआ करने के। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकतर लोग नहीं जानते, इसलिए वे इसे अल्लाह के अलावा किसी और से संबद्ध करते हैं। -[7:132] फ़िरऔन की जाति ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से, सत्य से दुश्मनी के कारण कहा : तुम हमारे पास जो निशानी भी ले आओ, और हमें हमारे धर्म से फेरने के लिए उसे ग़लत साबित करने और अपने धर्म की सच्चाई सिद्ध करने के लिए जो भी तर्क और प्रमाण ले आओ, हम तुमपर कभी विश्वास नहीं करेंगे। -[7:133] अंततः हमने उनके झुठलाने और हठ पर सज़ा के रूप में उनपर बहुत सारा पानी भेजा, जिसने उनकी फसलों और फलों को डुबो दिया। और हमने उन पर टिड्डियाँ भेजीं, जो उनकी फसलें खा गईं। और हमने उनपर जुएँ भेजीं, जो खेतियों को लग जाती हैं या इनसान के बाल में रहकर उसे कष्ट देती हैं, और हमने उन पर मेंढक भेजे, जो उनके बर्तनों में भर गए, उनके खाने-पीने की चीज़ों को खराब कर दिए और उनकी नींदें उड़ा दीं। और हमने उनपर रक्त भेजा, जिससे उनके कुएँ और उनकी नहरें रक्तमय हो गईं। हमने ये सब अलग-अलग और स्पष्ट निशानियाँ भेजीं, जो एक के बाद एक आती रहीं। परंतु ये सारी सज़ाएँ आने के बावजूद वे अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए संदेश को मानने से अभिमान करते रहे। और वे ऐसे लोग थे जो पाप किया करते थे, वे न असत्य दूर रहते थे और न सत्य की राह पकड़ते थे। -[7:134] और जब उनपर ये सारी यातनाएँ आ पड़ीं, तो वे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के पास पहुँचे और कहने लगे : ऐ मूसा! तुम अपने पालनहार से, उस नुबुव्वत के हवाले से जो उसने तुम्हें प्रदान की है और उसके हवाले से जो उसने तौबा के द्वारा यातना दूर करने का तुमहें वचन दिया है, हमारे लिए दुआ करो कि हमारे ऊपर आई हुई यातना को हमसे दूर कर दे। अगर तुमने हमसे यह यातना दूर कर दी, तो अवश्य ही हम तुमपर ईमान ले आएँगे और बनी इसराईल को आज़ाद करके तुम्हारे साथ भेज देंगे। -[7:135] फिर जब हम उन्हें सागर में डुबोकर विनष्ट करने से पहले, एक निश्चित अवधि के लिए उनसे यातना को दूर कर देते, तो अचानक वे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर ईमान लाने और बनी इसराईल को भेजने का अपना किया हुआ वादा तोड़ देत। चुनाँचे वे अपने कुफ़्र ही पर क़ायम रहते और बनी इसराईल को मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के साथ भेजने से मुकर जाते। -[7:136] फिर जब उनके विनाश का निश्चित समय आ गया, तो हमने उन्हें समुद्र में डुबोकर उनपर अपनी सज़ा उतार दी, क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह की निशानियों को झुठलाया और उनसे इंगति होने वाले उस सत्य से उपेक्षा किया था, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। -[7:137] हमने बनी इसराईल को, जिन्हें फिरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग कमज़ोर समझ रहे थे, धरती के पूर्व और पश्चिम के भूभागों का वारिस बना दिया। इस धरती से अभिप्राय शाम के देश (लेवंत) हैं, ये वे देश हैं जिनमें अल्लाह ने उनकी फसलों और फलों को पूरी तरह से पैदा करके बरकत रखी है। और इस प्रकार (ऐ नबी!) आपके पालनहार की सर्वश्रेष्ठ बात पूरी हो गई। वह बात अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के इस कथन में उल्लिखित है : {وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ} (القصص: ٥) ''हम चाहते हैं कि उन लोगों पर उपकार करें, जो धरती में कमज़ोर समझ लिए गए थे और उन्हें 'इमाम' बना दें और उन्हें वारिस बना दें।'' (सूरतुल-क़सस : 5)। अतः अल्लाह ने उन्हें फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति की ओर से पहुँचने वाले कष्ट पर धैर्य के कारण धरती में प्रभुत्व प्रदान कर दिया। तथा हमने फ़िरऔन के बनाए हुए खेतों तथा घरों और उनके द्वारा निर्मित महलों को ध्वस्त कर दिया। -[7:138] और हमने बनी इसराईल को समुद्र पार करा दिया, जब मूसा ने उसमें अपनी लाठी मारी और वह फट गया। चुनाँचे उसे पार करने के बाद वे ऐसी जाति के पास से गुज़रे, जो अपनी कुछ मूर्तियों की पूजा में लगी हुई थी, जिन्हें वह अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजती थी। उसे देखकर बनी इसराईल ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : ऐ मूसा! हमारे लिए एक ऐसी मूर्ति बना दीजिए जिसकी हम पूज करें, जैसे कि इन लोगों के पास कुछ मूर्तियों हैं, जिनकी वे अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते हैं। तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! निश्चय तुम ऐसे लोग हो जो इस बात से अनभिज्ञ हो कि अल्लाह के लिए क्या सम्मान और एकेश्वरवाद अनिवार्य है, और उसके लिए क्या चीज़ अशोभनीय है जैसे कि शिर्क और उसके अलावा की पूजा। -[7:139] ये लोग जो अपनी मूर्तियों की पूजा में लगे हुए हैं, वे अल्लाह के अलावा की पूजा के जिस काम में लगे हुए हैं, वह नष्ट किया जाने वाला है और वे जो कुछ नेकी के कार्य करते चले आ रहे हैं, वह व्यर्थ (अमान्य) है, क्योंकि उन्होंने इबादत में अल्लाह के साथ दूसरों को साझी बनाया है। -[7:140] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति से कहा : मैं तुम्हारे लिए भला अल्लाह के सिवा कोई पूज्य कैसे तलाश करूँ, जिसकी तुम इबादत करो, जबकि तुमने अल्लाह की बड़ी-बड़ी निशानियाँ देखी हैं, और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे दुश्मनों को विनष्ट करके और तुम्हें धरती का उत्तराधिकारी बनाकर और उसमें तुम्हें प्रभुत्व प्रदान करके, तुम्हें तुम्हारे समय के सारे संसार वासियों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की है?! -[7:141] तथा (ऐ बनी इसराईल!) वह समय याद करो, जब हमने तुम्हें फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के अपमानजनक व्यवहार से बचाकर तुम्हें मुक्ति दिलाई, क्योंकि वे तुम्हें तरह-तरह से सताते थे; तुम्हारे पुत्रों को बुरी तरह क़त्ल कर देते थे और तुम्हारी स्त्रियों को अपनी सेवा के लिए जीवित रहने देते थे। तथा तुम्हें फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के चंगुल से मुक्त करने की इस घटना में तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से बहुत बड़ी परीक्षा है, जिसके लिए तुम्हें आभार प्रकट करने की आवश्यकता है। -[7:142] अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से बात करने के लिए, उनसे तीस रातों का वादा किया और फिर दस रातें बढ़ाकर यह अवधि पूरी कर दी। इस तरह यह (अवधि) चालीस रातों की हो गई। तथा मूसा ने अपने भाई हारून से, अपने पालनहार से बात करने के लिए जाते समय कहा : ऐ हारून! मेरी जाति में मेरा उत्तराधिकारी बनकर रहना और उनके मामलों को अच्छी नीति और उनके साथ नरमी के व्यवहार के साथ ठीक रखना, और पापों को अंजाम देकर भ्रष्टाचारियों के रास्ते पर मत चलना और अवज्ञाकारियों का सहायक मत बनना। -[7:143] जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने पालनहार से बात करने के लिए उसके लिए निर्धारित समय पर अर्थात् चालीस रातें पूरी होने के बाद आए, और उनके पालनहार ने उनसे आदेशों, निषेधों और अन्य चीजों के बारे में बात की, तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के मन में अपने पालनहार को देखने की लालसा पैदा हुई और उससे अपना दर्शन कराने का अनुरोध कर दिया। तो अल्लाह ने उसे जवाब दिया : तुम दुनिया के जीवन में मुझे कदापि नहीं देखोगे। क्योंकि तुम्हारे पास इसकी क्षमता नहीं है। लेकिन पहाड़ को देखो, जब मैं खुद को उसके सामने प्रकट करूँ। अगर वह अपने स्थान पर स्थिर रहा, प्रभावित नहीं हुआ, तो तुम मुझे देख लोगे। और अगर वह धरती के साथ समतल हो गया, तो तुम मुझे इस संसार में हरगिज़ नहीं देख सकोगे। चुनाँचे जब अल्लाह ने स्वयं को पहाड़ पर प्रकट किया, तो उसे धरती के साथ समतल कर दिया, और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम बेहोश होकर गिर पड़े। फिर जब होश में आए तो कहने लगे : (ऐ मेरे पालनहार!) मैं तुझे उन सभी चीज़ों से पवित्र मानता हूँ, जो तेरे लिए शोभनीय नहीं हैं। देख, मैं दुनिया में तेरे दर्शन की माँग करने की भूल से तौबा करता हूँ और मैं अपनी जाति का प्रथम मोमिन व्यक्ति हूँ। -[7:144] अल्लाह ने कहा : ऐ मूसा! मैंने तुम्हें चुन लिया और अपने संदेशों के साथ लोगों पर तुम्हें श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की जब मैंने तुम्हें उनके पास भेजा, और मैंने तुम्हें बिना किसी मध्यस्थ के अपनी वार्ता का सौभाग्य प्रदान किया। अतः हमारे दिए हुए इस उदार सम्मान को ले लो और इस महान प्रदान पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करने वालों में से हो जाओ। -[7:145] हमने मूसा के लिए लकड़ी अथवा अन्य किसी वस्तु से बनी तख़्तियों में, हर वह चीज़ लिख दी, जिसकी बनी इसराईल को उनके धर्म और दुनिया के मामलों में ज़रूरत थी, ताकि उनमें से उपदेश ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए उपदेश और उन नियमों का विवरण हो जाए, जिनके विवरण की आवश्यकता हो। अब (ऐ मूसा!) इस तौरात को पूरी शक्ति से थाम लो, और अपनी जाति बनी इसराईल को आदेश दो कि वे इसकी उत्तम चीज़ों को पकड़ लें, जिनका बदला बहुत बड़ा है, जैसे आदेशों का संपूर्ण तरीके से पालन करना, और जैसे कि धैर्य रखना और माफ़ करना। मैं शीघ्र ही तुम्हें उन लोगों का परिणाम दिखाऊँगा, जिन्होंने मेरे आदेश का उल्लंघन किया और मेरी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल गए, तथा उन्हें किस तरह के विनाश और तबाही का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[7:146] मैं संसार एवं इनसान के अंदर मौजूद अपनी निशानियों से सीख ग्रहण करने और मेरी किताब की आयतों को समझने से उन लोगों को विचलित कर दूँगा, जो अल्लाह के बंदों पर और सत्य पर नाहक़ अभिमान करते हैं। और जिनका हाल यह है कि यदि वे हर प्रकार की निशानियाँ देखते हैं, तो भी उन्हें नहीं मानते हैं; क्योंकि वे उनपर आपत्ति करते और उनसे मुँह फेरते हैं, तथा इसलिए भी कि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करते हैं। और यदि वे सत्य का मार्ग देखते हैं, जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की ओर ले जाता है, तो वे उसका पालन नहीं करते हैं और न उसमें कोई दिलचस्पी रखते हैं। और अगर वे अल्लाह के क्रोध की ओर ले जाने वाले गुमराही के रास्ते को देखते हैं, तो उसका अनुसरण करते हैं। यह मुसीबत जो उनपर आई, केवल इस कारण आई कि उन्होंने रसूलों के लाए हुए संदेश की सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली अल्लाह की महान निशानियों को झुठलाया, और इसलिए कि उन्होंने उनपर सोच-विचार करने से उपेक्षा की। -[7:147] जिन लोगों ने हमारे रसूलों की सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया तथा क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह से मिलने को झुठलाया, उनके वे कर्म व्यर्थ हो गए, जो इबादत के वर्ग से हैं। चुनाँचे उन्हें उनका प्रतिफल नहीं मिलेगा। क्योंकि उसकी शर्त अर्थ ईमान ही मौजूद नहीं है। और क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें उसी कुफ़्र और शिर्क का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो वे किया करते थे। और उसका बदला हमेशा के लिए जहन्नम में रहना है। -[7:148] जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने पालनहार से बात करने के लिए गए, तो उनकी जाति के लोगों ने अपने गहनों से बछड़े की एक मूर्ति बना ली, जिसमें कोई आत्मा नहीं थी, जबकि उसकी एक आवाज़ थी। क्या उन्हें पता नहीं कि यह बछड़ा न तो उनसे बात करता है, न किसी प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष भलाई का मार्ग दिखाता है और न उन्हें कोई लाभ पहुँचाता है या उनसे कोई हानि दूर करता है?! उन्होंने उसे पूज्य बना लिया तथा ऐसा करके वे अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[7:149] और जब वे (अपने किए पर) लज्जित और चकित हुए तथा समझ गए कि वे अल्लाह के साथ बछड़े को पूज्य बनाने के कारण सही मार्ग से भटक गए हैं, तो अल्लाह से विनयपूर्वक प्रार्थना करते हुए कहने लगे : यदि हमारे पालनहार ने अपने आज्ञापालन की तौफ़ीक़ देकर हमपर दया नहीं की, और हमने बछड़े की पूजा करके जो पाप किया है, उसे क्षमा नहीं किया, तो हम निश्चित रूप से उन लोगों में से हो जाएँगे जिन्होंने अपनी दुनिया और आख़िरत दोनों का घाटा किया। -[7:150] जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने पालनहार से वार्तालाप करके अपनी जाति के पास इस हाल में वापस आए कि वह उन्हें बछड़े की इबादत में लीन पाकर उन पर क्रोध और शोक से भरे हुए थे, तो कहने लगे : यह बहुत बुरी स्थिति है जिसके साथ तुमने (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो!) मेरे जाने के बाद मेरा उत्तराधिकार निभाया है, क्योंकि इसका परिणाम विनाश और दुर्भाग्य है। क्या तुम मेरी प्रतीक्षा करते-करते थक गए थे, तो बछड़े की पूजा करने लगे?! उन्होंने अपने क्रोध और शोक की तीव्रता से तख़्तियाँ फेंक दीं और अपने भाई हारून का सिर और दाढ़ी पकड़कर अपनी ओर खींचने लगे, क्योंकि वह उनके साथ रहे और उन्हें बछड़े की पूजा करते देखकर उन्हें नहीं रोका। ऐसे में हारून अलैहिस्सलाम ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के आगे अपनी सफ़ाई पेश करते हुए और नर्म व्यवहार का मुतालबा करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरी माँ के बेटे! मेरी जाति के लोगों ने मुझे कमज़ोर समझकर दबा दिया और निकट था कि मुझे मार डालते। अतः मुझे ऐसी सज़ा न दें जो मेरे शत्रुओं को प्रसन्न करे, और मुझपर अपने क्रोध के कारण मुझे उन लोगों में शामिल न करें, जो अल्लाह के सिवा अन्य की पूजा के कारण अत्याचारी हैं। -[7:151] मूसा ने अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे तथा मेरे भाई हारून को क्षमा कर दे और हमें अपनी दया में दाखिल कर दे और उसे इस तरह कर दे कि हर तरफ़ से हमें घेरे हुए हो। और तू (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) हमपर हर दया करने वाले से अधिक दया करने वाला है। -[7:152] जिन लोगों ने बछड़े को पूज्य बनाकर उसकी पूजा शुरू कर दी, वे अपने पालनहार को क्रुद्ध करने और इसके द्वारा उसका अपमान करने के कारण, शीघ्र ही अपने पालनहार की ओर से सख़्त क्रोध और इस सांसारिक जीवन में अपमान से पीड़ित होंगे। और हम अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ने वालों को इसी तरह का बदला देते हैं। -[7:153] जिन लोगों ने बुरे कर्म किए, जैसे अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क और पाप करना आदि, फिर अल्लाह की ओर लौट आए, अर्थात् उसपर ईमान ले आए और जो पाप किया करते थे उससे रुक गए, तो (ऐ नबी!) निश्चय आपका पालनहार इस तौबा और शिर्क से ईमान की ओर तथा पापों से आज्ञाकारिता की ओर वापसी के बाद अवश्य उनके गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[7:154] फिर जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम का क्रोध शांत हो गया, तो उसने उन तख़्तियों को उठा लिया, जिन्हें उसने क्रोध में आकर फेंक दिया था। ये तख़्तियाँ पथभ्रष्टता से मार्गदर्शन और सत्य के बयान पर आधारित थीं, तथा उन लोगों के लिए दया पर आधारित थीं, जो अपने पालनहार का भय रखते और उसकी यातना से डरते हैं। -[7:155] और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति के सत्तर नेक लोगों को चुन लिया, ताकि वे अपने पालनहार से उस गुनाह की क्षमा माँगें, जो उनके मूर्खों ने बछड़े की पूजा की है। और अल्लाह ने उनसे एक निर्धारित समय का वादा किया जिसमें वे उपस्थित हों। लेकिन जब वे उपस्थित हुए, तो अल्लाह पर दुस्साहस कर बैठे और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से मुतालबा किया कि उन्हें आँखों से (खुल्लम-खुल्ला) अल्लाह का दर्शन कराएँ। इसपर उन्हें भूकंप ने अपनी चपेट में ले लिया और वे उसकी भयावहता से बेहोश होकर मर गए। ऐसे में मूसा ने अपने पालनहार से विनयपूर्वक विनती करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! अगर तू उन्हें तथा उनके साथ मुझे उनके यहाँ आने से पहले ही विनष्ट करना चाहता, तो विनष्ट कर देता। क्या तू हमें उसके कारण विनष्ट करता है जो हममें से अल्प बुद्धि वाले लोगों ने किया है? दरअसल मेरी जाति के लोगों का बछड़े की पूजा में लगना एक आज़माइश और परीक्षा है, जिसके द्वारा तू जिसे चाहता है, मार्ग से हटा देता है और जिसे चाहता है, सीधे रास्ते पर लगा देता है। तू ही हमारे मामले का संरक्षक है। अतः हमारे गुनाहों को क्षमा कर दे, और अपनी व्यापक दया के साथ हम पर दया कर। तू ही सबसे बेहतर पाप को क्षमा करने वाला और गुनाह को माफ़ करने वाला है। -[7:156] हमें उन लोगों में से बना दे, जिन्हें तूने इस जीवन में नेमतों और शांति से सम्मानित किया है और सत्कर्म की तौफ़ीक़ दी है, और आख़िरत में अपने उन नेक बंदों में से बना दे, जिनके लिए तूने जन्नत तैयार कर रखी है। निःसंदेह हमने तेरे समक्ष पश्चाताप किया और हम अपनी कमियों को स्वीकार करते हुए वापस आए हैं। इसपर अल्लाह ने फरमाया : मैं दुर्भाग्य के कारणों को अपनाने वाले लोगों में से जिसे चाहता हूँ, अपनी यातना से ग्रस्त करता हूँ, और मेरी दया इस दुनिया में हर चीज़ को व्याप्त है; अतः कोई भी प्राणी नहीं है परंतु अल्लाह की दया उसके पास पहुँच गई है और उसके अनुग्रह और उपकार ने उसे घेर रखा है। इसलिए मैं आख़िरत में अपनी दया को उन लोगों के लिए लिख दूँगा, जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से दूर रहकर डरते हैं, और जो अपने धन की ज़कात उसके हक़दारों को अदा करते हैं और जो हमारी निशानियों पर विश्वास रखते हैं। -[7:157] जो लोग मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का अनुसरण करते हैं, जो कि उम्मी नबी हैं, पढ़ना एवं लिखना नही जानते, बल्कि उनपर उनके पालनहार की ओर से वह़्य की जाती है, और वह वही हैं जिनके नाम, विवरण और नुबुव्वत का उल्लेख वे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतरने वाली तौरात तथा ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतरने वाली इंजील में पाते हैं; जो उन्हें उन बातों का आदेश देते हैं जिनका अच्छा और भला होना सर्वज्ञात है, और उन्हें उन बातों से रोकते हैं, जिनके बुरे होने की पुष्टि शुद्ध बुद्धि और सही प्रकृति भी करती है, और उनके लिए खाने-पीने और औरतों से संबंधित उन आनंददायक चीजों को वैध ठहराते हैं, जिनमें कोई नुक़सान नहीं है और उनपर उनमें से उन चीज़ों को निषिद्ध ठहराते हैं, जो गंदी और अपवित्र हैं, और उनसे उन कष्टदायक आदेशों का बोझ हटाते हैं, जो उनपर डाले जाते थे, जैसे हत्यारे की हत्या कर देना, हत्या चाहे जान-बूझकर हो या ग़लती से। अतः जो बनी इसराईल तथा अन्य लोग उनपर ईमान लाए, उनका आदर एवं सम्मान किया, और उनसे दुश्मनी रखने वाले काफ़िरों के विरुद्ध उनकी मदद की, और उस क़ुरआन का अनुसरण किया, जो उनपर मार्गदर्शक प्रकाश के रूप में उतारा गया है; तो वही लोग सफल होने वाले हैं, जो अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ों को प्राप्त करेंगे और अपने भय की चीज़ों से मुक्ति पाएँगे। -[7:158] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : ऐ लोगो! मैं तुम सभी की ओर, अरब हों या ग़ैर-अरब, उस अल्लाह का रसूल बनकर आया हूँ, जिसके ही हाथ में आकाशों का राज्य है और उसी के लिए धरती का राज्य है, उस पवित्र अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, वह मरे हुए लोगों को जीवित करता है, और जीवित लोगों को मौत देता है। इसलिए (ऐ लोगो!) अल्लाह पर ईमान लाओ और उसके रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान लाओ, जो ऐसे नबी हैं कि न पढ़ सकते हैं न लिख सकते हैं, बल्कि वह एक वह़्य के साथ आए हैं, जिसे उनका पालनहार उनकी ओर उतारता है, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हैं, तथा अपने ऊपर उतरने वाली पुस्तक पर ईमान रखते हैं और अपने पहले नबियों पर उतरने वाली पुस्तकों पर बिना किसी भेदभाव के ईमान रखते हैं, तथा जो कुछ वह अपने पालनहार की ओर से लाए हैं उसमें उनका अनुसरण करो, ताकि तुम वह रास्ता पा सको, जिसमें दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में तुम्हारा हित निहित है। -[7:159] और मूसा की जाति बनी इसराईल में कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो सही धर्म पर क़ायम हैं, लोगों को उसी का मार्गदर्शन करते और न्याय के साथ निर्णय करते हैं। अतः वे अन्याय नहीं करते हैं। -[7:160] और हमने बनी इसराईल को बारह गोत्रों में बाँट दिया, और हमने मूसा की ओर वह़्य भेजी, जब उनकी जाति ने उनसे अल्लाह से यह दुआ करने के लिए कहा कि वह उन्हें पानी पिलाए : (ऐ मूसा!) अपनी लाठी को इस पत्थर पर मारो। चुनाँचे मूसा ने उसपर लाठी मारी, तो उसमें से उनके बारह क़बीलों की संख्या के अनुसार बारह स्रोत फूट निकले। उनमें से प्रत्येक क़बीले ने अपने पानी पीने का विशेष स्थान जान लिया। इसलिए कोई भी अन्य क़बीला उसके साथ उसमें साझी नहीं होता था। और हमने उनपर बादलों की छाया कर दी, जो उनके चलने के साथ चलते थे और उनके रुकने से रुक जाते थे। और उनपर शहद की तरह एक मीठा पेय तथा बटेर के समान स्वादिष्ट माँस वाला एक छोटा पक्षी उतारा। और हमने उनसे कहा : इन पवित्र चीज़ों में से, जो हमने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं, खाओ। और उन्होंने अत्याचार और नेमतों की नाशुक्री करके और यथोचित उनका आदर न करके हमारा कुछ भी घाटा नहीं किया। परंतु वे स्वयं अपने हितों का घाटा करके अपने आप ही पर अत्याचार करते थे, जब उन्होंने अल्लाह के आदेश का उल्लंघन करके और उसकी नेमतों की अवमानना करके अपने आपको विनाश के घाट लगा दिया। -[7:161] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब अल्लाह ने बनी इसराईल से कहा कि बैतुल मक़्दिस में प्रवेश कर जाओ, और उसकी बस्ती के फलों को किसी भी स्थान से और जिस समय भी तुम चाहो, खाओ और कहो कि : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारे पाप क्षमा कर दे। तथा द्वार में झुकते हुए, अपने पालनहार के लिए विनम्रता अपनाते हुए प्रवेश करो। यदि तुमने ऐसा किया, (तो) हम तुम्हारे गुनाह क्षमा कर देंगे और सत्कर्म करने वालों को दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की भलाइयाँ और अधिक प्रदान करेंगे। -[7:162] उनमें से अत्याचारियों ने, उस बात को बदल दिया जिसका उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था। चुनाँचे उन्होंने क्षमा का अनुरोध करने के बजाय "दाना बाली में" कहा। तथा उन्होंने उस कार्य को को भी बदल दिया जिसका उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था। चुनाँचे वे अल्लाह के लिए विनम्रता अपनाते हुए, अपने सिर को झुकाए हुए प्रवेश करने के बजाय अपनी पीठ के बल घिसटते हुए दाखिल हुए। अतः हमने उनके अत्याचार के कारण, उनपर आकाश से एक यातना भेज दी। -[7:163] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) इन यहूदियों को वह सज़ा याद दिलाने के लिए, जिसके साथ अल्लाह ने उनके पूर्वजों को दंडित किया था, उनसे उस बस्ती की कहानी पूछिए, जो समुद्र के निकट थी, जब उसके निवासी मनाही के बावजूद शनिवार के दिन शिकार करके अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन कर रहे थे। जब अल्लाह ने उनका इस तरह परीक्षण किया कि शनिवार के दिन मछलियाँ समुद्र की सतह पर प्रत्यक्ष होकर उनके पास आने लगीं, जबकि अन्य दिनों में वे उनके पास नहीं आती थीं। अल्लाह ने उन्हें इस प्रकार की परीक्षा में इसलिए डाला कि वे अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन के दायरे से निकल गए थे और गुनाह करने लगे थे। चुनाँचे उन्होंने मछलियों का शिकार करने के लिए यह चाल चली कि उन्होंने जाल लगा दिए और गड्ढे खोद लिए। इस तरह शनिवार के दिन मछलियाँ उन जालों फँस जाती थीं और गड्ढों में गिर जाती थीं। फिर वे रविवार के दिन उन्हें पकड़कर खा जाते थे। -[7:164] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब उनका एक समूह उन्हें इस बुराई से रोक रहा था और उन्हें इससे सावधान कर रहा था, तो एक अन्य समूह ने उससे कहा : तुम ऐसे लोगों को क्यों नसीहत करते हो, जिन्हें अल्लाह उनके गुनाहों के कारण इस दुनिया में नष्ट करने वाला है, या क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें कठोर यातना देने वाला है? इसपर नसीहत करने वालों ने कहा : हम उन्हें नसीहत, अल्लाह के समक्ष उज़्र करने के लिए कर रहे हैं, हम भलाई का आदेश देने और बुराई से रोकने के कर्तव्य का पालन कर रहे हैं, जिसका अल्लाह ने हमें आदेश दिया है। ताकि उसे त्याग करने पर वह हमारी पकड़ न करे, और इसलिए कि शायद वे नसीहत से लाभान्वित हों और जिस पाप में लिप्त हैं, उसे छोड़ दें। -[7:165] फिर जब अवज्ञाकारियों ने नसीहत करने वालों की नसीहत से मुँह फेर लिया और अपनी हरकत से बाज़ नहीं आए, तो हमने बुराई से रोकने वालों को यातना से बचा लिया और शनिवार के दिन शिकार करके अत्याचार करने वालों को, उनके अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने और गुनाह पर अड़े रहने के कारण, गंभीर यातना में पकड़ लिया। -[7:166] फिर जब वे अभिमान एवं हठ के कारण अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने में सीमा पार कर गए और नसीहत हासिल नहीं की, तो हमने उनसे कहा : ऐ अवज्ञाकारियो! तुम अपमानित बंदर हो जाओ। चुनाँचे वे हमारी मंशा के अनुसार बंदर हो गए। क्योंकि हमारा मामला यह है कि हम जब कसी चीज़ का इरादा करते हैं, तो उससे कहते हैं कि "हो जा" तो वह हो जाती है। -[7:167] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब अल्लाह ने स्पष्ट घोषणा कर दी कि वह क़ियामत के दिन तक यहूदियों पर ऐसे व्यक्ति को अवश्य प्रभुत्व प्रदान करता रहेगा, जो उन्हें उनके सांसारिक जीवन में अपमानित और तिरस्कृत करता रहे। निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार अवज्ञाकारियों को शीघ्र दंड देने वाला है। यहाँ तक कि कभी-कभी वह उन्हें इसी दुनिया में दंड दे देता है। और वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[7:168] और हमने उन्हें धरती में बिखेर दिया और उन्हें उसमें कई संप्रदायों में विभाजित कर दिया, जबकि वे पहले एक साथ (इकट्ठा) थे। उनमें से कुछ लोग सदाचारी थे, जो अल्लाह के हक़ और उसके बंदों के हक़ अदा करने वाले थे। तथा उनमें से कुछ लोग बीच की राह चलने वाले थे, जबकि उनमें से कुछ लोग पापों के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले थे। और हमने उन्हें खुशहाली और तंगी के ज़रिए आज़माया, इस आशा में कि वे अपने रवैये से बाज़ आ जाएँ। -[7:169] फिर इन लोगों के बाद, दुष्ट लोग आए जो इनके उत्तराधिकारी बने। उन्होंने तौरात को अपने पूर्वजों से लिया। वे उसे पढ़ते हैं, लेकिन उसमें जो कुछ है, उसपर अमल नहीं करते हैं। वे अल्लाह की पुस्तक को विकृत करने और जो कुछ उसमें उतारा गया है उसके अलावा के साथ फैसला करने के लिए इस दुनिया के तुच्छ सामान को रिश्वत के रूप में लेते हैं। इसके बावजूद, वे यह आशा रखते हैं कि अल्लाह उनके पापों को क्षमा कर देगा। और यदि उनके पास दुनिया का तुच्छ सामान दोबारा आ जाए, तो वे इसे फिर से ले लेंगे। क्या अल्लाह ने इन लोगों से दृढ़ वचन नहीं लिया था कि वे अल्लाह पर बिना किसी विरूपण या परिवर्तन के, सत्य के अलावा कुछ नहीं कहेंगे?! उनका पुस्तक पर अमल न करना अज्ञानता के कारण नहीं था, बल्कि ज्ञान के बावजूद था। चुनाँचे उन्होंने पुस्तक में जो कुछ था, उसे पढ़ा था और उसकी उन्हें जानकारी थी। इसलिए उनका पाप अधिक गंभीर है। तथा आख़िरत का घर और आख़िरत के घर में जो स्थायी नेमतें हैं, उन लोगों के लिए क्षणभंगुर संपत्ति से बेहतर हैं, जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते हैं। क्या ये लोग जो इस तुच्छ सामान को लेते हैं, इस बात को नहीं समझते कि अल्लाह ने डरने वालों के लिए आख़िरत में जो कुछ तैयार कर रखा है, वह सबसे बेहतर और अधिक स्थायी है। -[7:170] और जो लोग पुस्तक को दृढ़ता से पकड़ते हैं और उसमें जो कुछ है उसपर अमल करते हैं, तथा नमाज़ को उसके समय, उसकी शर्तों, उसकी वाजिबात (अनिवार्य कार्यों) और उसकी सुन्नतों की पाबंदी करते हुए अदा करते हैं, अल्लाह क़रीब ही उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह उस व्यक्ति का प्रतिफल बर्बाद नहीं करता, जिसका कार्य अच्छा हो। -[7:171] और (ऐ मुहम्मद!) उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने पर्वत को उखाड़कर बनी इसराईल के ऊपर उठा लिया, जब उन्होंने तौरात की शिक्षाओं को ग्रहण करने से उपेक्षा की। चुनाँचे पहाड़ एक बादल की तरह हो गया, जो उनके सिर पर छाया कर रहा हो। तथा उन्हें यक़ीन हो गया कि वह उनपर गिरने ही वाला है, और उनसे कहा गया : हमने जो कुछ तुम्हें दिया है, उसे पूरी मज़बूती और दृढ़ संकल्प के साथ थाम लो और उसमें मौजूद नियमों को, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए निर्धारित किए हैं, ठीक से याद रखो और उन्हें भूलो नहीं; इस आशा में कि ऐसा करने के बाद तुम अल्लाह से डरने लगो। -[7:172] तथा (ऐ मुहम्मद!) वह समय याद करें, जब आपके पालनहार ने आदम के पुत्रों की पीठों से उनकी संतति को निकाला और उनसे अपनी रुबूबीयत को साबित करने का इक़रार लिया, जो दरअसल उसने उनकी प्रकृति में रखी है कि वे उसे अपना सृष्टिकर्ता और पालनहार मानते हैं, यह कहते हुए कि "क्या मैं तुम्हारा पालनहार नहीं हूँ?" सबने कहा : "क्यों नहीं, तू हमारा पालनहार है।" अल्लाह ने कहा : "हमने तुम्हारा परीक्षण किया और तुमसे वचन लिया, ताकि तुम क़ियामत के दिन अपने विरुद्ध अल्लाह के तर्क का इनकार न कर दो और यह न कह दो कि हमें तो इसकी कोई ख़बर ही नहीं थी।" -[7:173] अथवा तुम यह तर्क प्रस्तुत करो कि दरअसल तुम्हारे बाप-दादा ही ने वचन तोड़ा और अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क किया था। और तुम उनकी देखा-देखी शिर्क की राह पर चल पड़े थे। इसलिए तुम यह कहो : तो क्या (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) तू हमारी पकड़ उसके कारण करके हमें यातना देगा, जो हमारे उन पूर्वजों ने किया था जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करके अपने अच्छे कर्मों को नष्ट कर लिया था? अतः हम दोषी नहीं हैं, क्योंकि हमें कुछ पता नहीं था और हमने केवल अपने बाप-दादा की देखा-देखी ऐसा किया था। -[7:174] जिस प्रकार हमने झुठलाने वाली जातियों के परिणाम के बारे में आयतें खोल-खोल कर बयान की हैं, उसी तरह हम इन लोगों के लिए भी आयतें खोल-खोल कर बयान करते हें, इस आशा में कि वे अपने शिर्क से अल्लाह की तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और अकेले उसी की इबादत करने की ओर पलट आएँ, जैसा कि उस वचन में आया है, जो उन्होंने अपने बारे में अल्लाह को दिया था। -[7:175] और (ऐ रसूल!) बनी इसराईल को, उन्हीं के समुदाय के उस व्यक्ति की खबर पढ़कर सुनाएँ, जिसे हमने अपनी आयतें दी थीं, जिन्हें उसने सीखा और उनसे प्रकट होने वाले सत्य को समझा, लेकिन उसने उन पर अमल नहीं किया, बल्कि उन्हें छोड़ दिया और उनसे किनारा कर लिया। अतः शैतान ने उसका पीछा किया और उसका साथी बन गया। अंततः वह पथभ्रष्टों और विनष्ट होने वालों में से हो गया, जबकि पहले मार्गदर्शित और मुक्ति पाने वालों में से था। -[7:176] और यदि हम उसे इन आयतों से लाभ पहुँचाना चाहते, तो इनके द्वारा उसे ऊँचाइयाँ प्रदान करते। वह इस तरह कि उसे इनपर अमल करने की तौफीक़ देते, तो वह दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में ऊँचाइयाँ प्राप्त कर लेता। लेकिन उसने वह रास्ता चुना जो उसकी विफलता की ओर ले जाता है, जब वह अपनी आख़िरत पर अपनी दुनिया को प्राथमिकता देते हुए संसार की इच्छाओं की ओर अग्रसर हो गया और अपने मन की असत्य आकांक्षाओं के पीछे चलने लगा। अतः दुनिया के अत्यधिक मोह के विषय में उसकी मिसाल कुत्ते की तरह है, जो हर हाल में हाँफता रहता है, यदि वह बैठा हुआ है तो भी हाँफता रहता है और अगर धुतकार दिया जाता है तो भी हाँफता रहता है। यह मिसाल उन लोगों की है जो हमारी आयतों को झुठलाने के कारण गुमराह होने वाले हैं।तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें कहानियाँ सुनाएँ; इस आशा में कि वे सोच-विचार करें, और परिणाम स्वरूप, वे जिस गुमराही और झुठलाने में लिप्त हैं, उससे बाज़ आ जाएँ। -[7:177] उन लोगों से अधिक बुरा कोई नहीं है, जिन्होंने हमारे तर्कों और सबूतों को झुठला दिया और उनपर विश्वास नहीं किया। इस प्रकार वे खुद को विनाश के घाट उतार कर अपने ही ऊपर अत्याचार कर रहे थे। -[7:178] जिसे अल्लाह अपने सीधे मार्ग की ओर हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान कर दे, तो वही सही मायने में हिदायत पाने वाला है; और जिसे वह सीधे मार्ग से दूर कर दे, तो वही लोग हैं जो वास्तव में अपने हितों का नुक़सान करने वाले हैं, जो क़ियामत के दिन अपना और अपने परिवार का घाटा करेंगे। आगाह रहो! यही खुला हुआ घाटा है। -[7:179] और हमने बहुत-से जिन्नों और इनसानों को जहन्नम के लिए पैदा किए हैं; क्योंकि हम जानते हैं कि वे जहन्नम वालों का काम करेंगे। उनके पास दिल हैं जिनके साथ वे अपने लाभ एवं नुक़सान को नहीं समझते, उनकी आँखें हैं जिनके साथ वे आत्माओं और क्षितिज में अल्लाह की निशानियाँ नहीं देखते कि उनसे शिक्षा ग्रहण करते, और उनके पास कान हैं, जिनसे वे अल्लाह की आयतों को नहीं सुनते कि वे उसमें जो कुछ है उसपर चिंतन करते। जो लोग इन गुणों से विशेषित हैं, वे बुद्धिहीन होने में जानवरों की तरह हैं, बल्कि वे जानवरों की तुलना में अधिक गुमराह हैं। यही लोग हैं जो अल्लाह और आख़िरत के दिन पर ईमान लाने से ग़फ़लत में पड़े हुए हैं। -[7:180] सबसे अच्छे नाम अल्लाह ही के हैं, जो उसकी महिमा और पूर्णता को इंगित करते हैं। अतः अल्लाह से कुछ माँगते समय उनको वसीला बनाओ और उनके ज़रिए अल्लाह की प्रशंसा करो, और उन लोगों को छोड़ दो, जो इन नामों के मामले में सही रास्ते से हट जाते हैं, इस प्रकार कि उन्हें अल्लाह के अलावा के लिए ठहरा देते हैं, या अल्लाह से उनको अलग कर देते हैं, या उनके अर्थ को विकृत करते हैं, या अल्लाह के अलावा को उनके समान (सदृश्य) ठहराते हैं। हम इन नामों के विषय में सही रास्ते से हटने वालों को जल्द ही उनके कर्मों के कारण दर्दनाक यातना देंगे। -[7:181] और जिन लोगों को हमने पैदा किया, उनके अंदर कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो खुद सत्य पर क़ायम रहते हैं और दूसरों को उसकी ओर आमंत्रित करते हैं, चुनाँचे वे भी सही रास्ते पर आ जाते हैं, और वे उसी के अनुसार न्याय के साथ निर्णय करते हैं। अतः वे अन्याय नहीं करते हैं। -[7:182] और जिन लोगों ने हमारी आयतों को झुठला दिया और उनपर ईमान नहीं लाए, बल्कि उनका इनकार कर दिया, हम उनके लिए आजीविका के दरवाज़े खोल देंगे। लेकिन यह उनके सम्मान के तौर पर नहीं होगा, बल्कि उन्हें ढील देने के लिए होगा; ताकि वे जिस गुमराही में लिप्त हैं उसी में पड़े रहें। फिर हामरी यातना अचानक उन्हें अपनी पकड़ में ले ले। -[7:183] और मैं उनकी सज़ा को टालता रहूँगा, यहाँ तक कि वे समझने लगेंगे कि उनपर यातना नहीं आने वाली। परिणामस्वरूप वे अपने कुफ़्र और झुठलाने का क्रम जारी रखेंगे, यहाँ तक कि उनपर यातना कई गुना कर दी जाएगी। निश्चय मेरा उपाय बड़ा मज़बूत है। चुनाँचे मैं उनके लिए उपकार ज़ाहिर करता हूँ, लेकिन मैं उनकी विफलता चाहता हूँ। -[7:184] और क्या अल्लाह की आयतों और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने वाले इन लोगों ने अपनी बुद्धि को काम में लाते हुए ग़ौर नहीं किया कि उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो जाता कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पागल नहीं हैं। वह तो केवल अल्लाह के रसूल हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपनी यातना से खुले रूप से सावधान करने के लिए भेजा है। -[7:185] क्या इन लोगों ने आकाशों तथा धरती में अल्लाह के राज्य को शिक्षा ग्रहण करने के उद्देश्य से नहीं देखा? और उन दोनों के अंदर अल्लाह ने जो जीव और निर्जीव चीज़ें पैदा की हैं, उनपर निगाह नहीं डाली? और अपने निर्धारित समय (आयु) पर ग़ौर नहीं किया, जिसका अंत हो सकता है बहुत निकट हो, इसलिए समय निकलने से पहले तौबा कर लेते? जब वे क़ुरआन और उसके वादों और धमकियों पर ईमान नहीं लाए, तो उसके अलावा किस किताब पर ईमान लाएँगे? -[7:186] जिसे अल्लाह सत्य की ओर हिदायत से विफल कर दे और उसे सीधे रास्ते से भटका दे, तो उसके लिए कोई मार्गदर्शक नहीं है, जो उसकी ओर उसका मार्गदर्शन कर सके।और अल्लाह उन्हें उनकी गुमराही और कुफ़्र में छोड़ देता है कि वे भटकते फिरते हैं, उन्हें कोई रास्ता सुझाई नहीं देता। -[7:187] (ऐ नबी!) ये हठी झुठलाने वाले आपसे क़ियामत के बारे में पूछते हैं कि वह किस समय घटित होगी और उसका सटीक ज्ञान कब होगा? आप कह दें कि उसका ज्ञान न तो मेरे पास है और न मेरे अलावा किसी और के पास है। उसकी जानकारी केवल अल्लाह के पास है। उसे उसके निर्धारित समय पर केवल अल्लाह ही प्रकट करेगा। उसके प्रकट होने का मामला आकाश वालों तथा धरती वालों से छिपा है। वह तुम्हारे पास अचानक ही आएगी। वे आपसे क़ियामत के बारे में ऐसे पूछ रहे हैं, जैसे कि आप उसके बारे में जानने के लिए उत्सुक हैं। हालाँकि उन्हें यह पता ही नहीं कि आप अपने रब से पूरी तरह अवगत होने के कारण उससे क़ियामत के बारे में नहीं पूछते हैं। (ऐ मुहम्मद!) उनसे कह दें कि क़ियामत की जानकारी केवल अल्लाह ही के पास है, लेकिन अधिकतर लोग इस बात से अवगत नहीं हैं। -[7:188] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप कह दें : मैं न अपने लिए कोई भलाई प्राप्त कर सकता हूँ और न अपने आपसे कोई बुराई दूर कर सकता हूँ, सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह चाहे। यह काम केवल अल्लाह का है। मैं केवल वही जानता हूँ, जो अल्लाह ने मुझे सिखाया है। चुनाँचे मैं ग़ैब की बात नहीं जानता। अगर मैं ग़ैब की बात जानता होता, तो चीज़ों को उनके होने से पहले जानने और उनके परिणाम से अवगत होने की वजह से अवश्य उन कारणों को अपनाया होता, जिन्हें मैं जानता हूँ कि वे मेरे हितों की पूर्ति करते और मुझसे बुराइयों को दूर करते हैं। मैं तो केवल अल्लाह की ओर से भेजा हुआ एक रसूल हूँ। उसकी दुखदायी यातना से डराता हूँ और उन लोगों को उसके उदार प्रतिफल की शुभ सूचना देता हूँ, जो इस बात पर विश्वास रखते हैं कि मैं अल्लाह का रसूल हूँ और मैं जो कुछ लेकर आया हूँ, उसे सच्चा मानते हैं। -[7:189] वही अल्लाह है, जिसने तुम्हें (ऐ पुरुषो और महिलाओ!) एक ही जान अर्थात् आदम अलैहिस्सलाम से पैदा किया और आदम अलैहिस्सलाम से उनकी पत्नी ह़व्वा को पैदा किया। ह़व्वा को आदम अलैहिस्सलाम की पसली से पैदा किया, ताकि आदम अलैहिस्सलाम उनसे सुकून हासिल करें और संतुष्ट रहें। फिर जब एक पति ने अपनी पत्नी के साथ संभोग किया, तो उसे हल्का सा गर्भ ठहर गया, जिसे वह महसूस नहीं करती थी। क्योंकि वह अपनी शुरुआत में था। वह अपनी इस गर्भावस्था पर रहते हुए अपनी ज़रूरत के काम-काज करती रही, उसे कोई बोझ महसूस नहीं होता था। फिर उसके पेट में गर्भ के बड़ा होने पर, उसे भारीपन महसूस हुआ, तो पति-पत्नी ने मिलकर अल्लाह से दुआ करते हुए कहा : (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) अगर तूने हमें एक स्वस्थ बच्चा प्रदान किया, तो हम तेरी नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करने वालों में से होंगे। -[7:190] जब अल्लाह ने उन दोनों की प्रार्थना स्वीकार करके उन्हें एक स्वस्थ बच्चा प्रदान कर दिया, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह की दी हुई संतान में उसके साझीदार बना लिए। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपने बेटे को अल्लाह के अलावा अन्य का बंदा बना दिया और उसका नाम अब्दुल ह़ारिस (हारिस का बंदा) रख दिया। तो अल्लाह हर साझी व शरीक से बहुत ऊँचा है। क्योंकि वह पालनहार और पूज्य होने में अकेला है। -[7:191] क्या वे इन मूर्तियों और इनके सिवा अन्य चीज़ों को इबादत में अल्लाह का साझी बनाते हैं, जबकि वे जानते हैं कि ये मूर्तियाँ कुछ पैदा नहीं करतीं, कि पूजा की हक़दार हों। बल्कि, वे स्वयं पैदा की गई हैं। तो फिर वे इन्हें कैसे अल्लाह का साझी ठहराते हैं? -[7:192] ये पूज्य न अपने पूजकों की सहायता कर सकते हैं और न खुद अपनी सहायता कर सकते हैं, तो फिर वे इनकी इबादत कैसे करते हैं?! -[7:193] और अगर तुम (ऐ मुश्रिको!) इन मूर्तियों को, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूज्य बनाते हो, हिदायत की ओर बुलाओ, तो वे तुम्हें उसका जवाब नहीं देंगी जिनकी ओर तुमने उन्हें बुलाया है और न ही वे तुम्हारा अनुसरण करेंगी। अतः उनके निकट तुम्हारा उन्हें पुकारना या तुम्हारा चुप रहना दोनों बराबर है। क्योंकि वे मात्र निर्जीव वस्तुएं हैं; जो न समझती हैं, न सुनती हैं और न बोलती हैं। -[7:194] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों की तुम (ऐ मुश्रिको!) अल्लाह के सिवा इबादत करते हो, वे अल्लाह ही के पैदा किए हुए हैं और उनका मालिक भी वही है। इस तरह वे इस बारे में तुम्हारे ही जैसे हैं। बल्कि तुम उनसे उत्तम स्थिति में हो। क्योंकि तुम ज़िंदा हो, बोलते हो, चलते-फिरते हो, सुनते हो और देखते हो। जबकि तुम्हारी मूर्तियों के पास ये शक्तियाँ नहीं हैं। अतः तुम उनको पुकारो और वे तुम्हारी पुकार का जवाब दें, यदि तुम उनके बारे में अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[7:195] क्या इन मूर्तियों के, जिन्हें तुमने पूज्य बना रखा है, पाँव हैं, जिनसे वे चलती हैं, कि तुम्हारी ज़रूरतें पूरी करें? या उनके हाथ हैं, जिनसे वे तुम्हारा पूरी शक्ति से बचाव करें? या उनकी आँखें हैं, जिनसे वे उन चीज़ों को देखती हैं, जिन्हें तुम नहीं देख सकते कि तुम्हें उनसे अवगत करा सकें? या उनके कान हैं, जिनसे वे उन बातों को सुन लेती हैं, जिन्हें तुम नहीं सुन सकते, तो वे तुम्हें उनसे सूचित कर देती हैं? अगर वे इन सारी चीज़ों से खाली हैं, तो फिर तुम उन्हें लाभ प्राप्त करने या हानि से बचने की आशा में कैसे पूजते हो?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : उन लोगों को पुकारो, जिन्हें तुमने अल्लाह के बराबर बना रखा है, फिर तुम मुझे नुक़सान पहुँचाने का उपाय करो और मुझे कोई मोहलत न दो। -[7:196] वास्तव में, मेरा मददगार और सहायक अल्लाह है, जो मेरा संरक्षण करता है। अतः मैं उसके अलावा किसी और से आशा नहीं रखता, और मुझे तुम्हारी मूर्तियों से कुछ भी डर नहीं है। क्योंकि वही (अल्लाह) है जिसने मुझपर क़ुरआन को लोगों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए उतारा है और वही अपने सत्कर्मी बंदों के सारे काम संभालता है। चुनाँचे उनका संरक्षण करता और उनकी सहायता करता है। -[7:197] और इन मूर्तियों में से जिन्हें (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम पुकारते हो, वे न तुम्हारी सहायता करने में सक्षम हैं, और न ही वे स्वयं का समर्थन करने में सक्षम हैं। क्योंकि वे असहाय हैं। तो फिर तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर उन्हें कैसे पुकारते हो?! -[7:198] और (ऐ मुश्रिको!) यदि तुम अपनी मूर्तियों को, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो, सीधी राह की ओर बुलाओ, तो वे तुम्हारे बुलावे को नहीं सुनेंगी। और तुम उन्हें देखोगे कि वे तुम्हारी ओर तुम्हारी ही बनाई हुई आँखों से देख रही हैं, हालाँकि वे निर्जीव चीज़ें हैं, जो नहीं देखती हैं। दरअसल मुश्रिक लोग मनुष्यों या जानवरों के रूप में मूर्तियाँ बनाते थे, जिनके हाथ, पैर और आँखें होती थीं। लेकिन वे बेजान होती थीं, न उनके अंदर जीवन होता था न हरकत। -[7:199] (ऐ रसूल!) आप लोगों के उन कार्यों और व्यवहारों को स्वीकार करें, जो वे खुशी मन से करें और जो उनके लिए आसान हों। उनपर ऐसे कार्य और व्यवहार का बोझ न डालें जिनकी उनके स्वभाव अनुमति नहीं देते हैं। क्योंकि यह उन्हें आपसे दूर करने का कारण बनेगा। और आप हर सुंदर बात तथा अच्छे कार्य का आदेश दें और अज्ञानी लोगों से उपेक्षा करें। इसलिए उनकी अज्ञानता का जवाब अज्ञानता से न दें। चुनाँचे जो आपको कष्ट दे, आप उसे कष्ट न दें और जो आपको वंचित करे, आप उसे वंचित न करें। -[7:200] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आप महसूस करें कि शैतान आपके दिल में कोई ग़लत ख़याल डाल रहा है या आपको सत्कर्म से रोकने का प्रयास करता है, तो अल्लाह का शरण लें और उसे मज़बूती से पकड़ लें। क्योंकि वह आपकी बात को सुनने वाला और आपके शरण लेने को जानने वाला है। अतः वह शैतान से आपकी रक्षा करेगा। -[7:201] वास्तव में, जो लोग अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से दूर रहकर, डरते हैं, जब वे शैतान की ओर से किसी बुरे ख़याल से पीड़ित होकर गुनाह कर बैठते हैं; तो वे अल्लाह की महानता, अवज्ञाकारियों के लिए उसकी सज़ा और आज्ञाकारियों के लिए उसके प्रतिफल को याद करते हैं। इसलिए वे अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करके अपने पालनहार की ओर लौट जाते हैं। फिर क्या देखते हैं कि वे सत्य मार्ग पर जम गए, ग़फ़लत से जाग गए और गुनाह से बाज़ आ गए। -[7:202] दुराचारियों और काफ़िरों जैसे शैतान के भाइयों को, शैतान एक के बाद एक पाप में लिप्त करके उन्हें गुमराही में बढ़ाते जाते हैं। वे रुकने का नाम ही नहीं लेते, न शैतान बहकाने और गुमराह करने से और न ही दुराचारी लोग उनकी बात मानने और बुराई करने से। -[7:203] जब (ऐ रसूल!) आप कोई आयत (निशानी) लाएँ, तो वे आपको झुठला देते हैं और उससे मुँह फेर लेते हैं। और अगर आप उनके पास कोई आयत न लाएँ, तो वे कहते हैं : आपने अपनी ओर से कोई आयत क्यों न गढ़ ली? आप (ऐ रसूल!) ऐसे लोगों से कह दें : मुझे यह अधिकार नहीं कि मैं अपनी ओर से कोई आयत ले आऊँ। मैं तो केवल उसी का अनुसरण करता हूँ, जो अल्लाह मेरी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करता है। यह क़ुरआन जो मैं तुम्हारे सामने पढ़ता हूँ, अल्लाह की ओर से, जो तुम्हारा रचयिता और तुम्हारे सब काम संभालने वाला है, प्रमाण और दलील है, तथा उसके मोमिन बंदों के लिए मार्गदर्शन और दया है। रही बात ग़ैर मोमिनों की, तो वे गुमराह और दुर्भाग्य वाले लोग हैं। -[7:204] और जब क़ुरआन पढ़ा जाए, तो उसकी तिलावत को ध्यानपूर्वक सुनो तथा न बात करो और न किसी अन्य काम में व्यस्त हो, उम्मीद है अल्लाह तुमपर दया करे। -[7:205] और (ऐ नबी!) अल्लाह को, जो आपका पालनहार है, विनयपूर्वक और डरते हुए याद करें, और दुआ के समय अपनी आवाज़ मध्यम रखें, न बहुत ऊँची, न बहुत नीची, दिन के प्रथम और उसके अंतिम भाग में। क्योंकि इन दोनों समय की बड़ी फ़ज़ीलत है। और आप उन लोगों में से न हों, जो अल्लाह की याद से ग़ाफ़िल रहते हैं। -[7:206] निःसंदेह जो फ़रिश्ते (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार के पास हैं, वे उसकी इबादत (वंदना) से अभिमान नहीं करते, बल्कि उसके आज्ञापालन में समर्पित रहते हैं, उससे थकते नहीं हैं। तथा वे दिन-रात अल्लाह को उन बातों से पवित्र ठहराते रहते हैं, जो उसके लायक़ नहीं हैं और केवल उसी के आगे सजदा करते हैं। - -Surah 8: Al-Anfal (Voluntary Gifts) ----------------------------------------- -[8:1] (ऐ रसूल!) आपके साथी आपसे ग़नीमतों (युद्ध में प्राप्त होने वाले धन) के विषय में पूछते हैं कि उन्हें कैसे विभाजित किया जाएगा? और किन लोगों में वितरण किया जाएगा? (ऐ रसूल!) उनके प्रश्न का उत्तर देते हुए कह दें : ग़नीमतें (युद्ध में प्राप्त धन) अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के लिए हैं और उन्हें खर्च करने और बाँटने के विषय में निर्णय का अधिकार अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का है। तुम्हारा काम केवल मान लेना और आज्ञापालन करना है। अतः (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से दूर रहकर, डरो। तथा तुम्हारे बीच जो संबंध-विच्छेद और वियोग है, उसे आपसी प्रेम, परस्पर संपर्क (संयोग), अच्छे शिष्टाचार और क्षमा के द्वारा सुधार लो। और अगर तुम सच में ईमान वाले हो, तो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो। क्योंकि ईमान आज्ञापालन करने और गुनाहों से दूर रहने की प्रेरणा देता है। यह प्रश्न बद्र के युद्ध के बाद किया गया था। -[8:2] वास्तव में, ईमान वाले वही लोग हैं कि जब अल्लाह का वर्णन किया जाए, तो उनके दिल काँप उठते हैं, और उनके दिल और शरीर आज्ञापालन की ओर आकर्षित हो जाते हैं, और जब उनके सामने अल्लाह की आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो उनपर चिंतन करते हैं, जिसके फलस्वरूप उनका ईमान बढ़ जाता है, तथा वे अपने हितों को प्राप्त करने और अपनी बुराइयों को दूर करने में केवल अपने पालनहार ही पर भरोसा करते हैं। -[8:3] जो लोग समय पर पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करते हैं और हमारे दिए हुए धन से उन जगहों में खर्च करते हैं, जहाँ खर्च करना वाजिब या मुस्तहब है। -[8:4] इन्हीं विशेषताओं के मालिक लोग सच्चे ईमान वाले हैं; क्योंकि उनके अंदर ईमान और इस्लाम की ज़ाहिरी विशेषताएँ मौजूद हैं। और उनका बदला उनके पालनहार के पास ऊँचे-ऊँचे घर, उनके गुनाहों की क्षमा और सम्मानित (उत्तम) जीविका है। ये वही नेमतें हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी हैं। -[8:5] जिस प्रकार अल्लाह पाक ने, युद्ध में प्राप्त धन को विभाजित करने का मामला, उसके विभाजन के बारे में तुम्हारी असहमति और विवाद के बाद, तुम्हारे हाथ से ले लिया और उसे अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के अधिकार में दे दिया, उसी तरह आपके पालनहार ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर वह़्य उतारकर, बहुदेववादियों से युद्ध करने के लिए आपको मदीना से निकलने का आदेश दिया है, हालाँकि मोमिनों के एक गिरोह को यह पसंद नहीं था। -[8:6] (ऐ रसूल!) मोमिनों का यह समूह बहुदेववादियों से युद्ध करने के बारे में आपके साथ बहस कर रहा था, जबकि उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो चुका था कि युद्ध होनी ही है। ऐसा मालूम हो रहा था कि वे मौत की ओर हाँके जा रहे हैं और वे उसे अपनी आँखों से देख रहे हैं। ऐसा इसलिए था कि उन्हें युद्ध के लिए निकलना सख़्त नापसंद था; क्योंकि उन्होंने उसके लिए कोई तैयारी नहीं की थी। -[8:7] और ऐ (झगड़ने वाले मोमिनो!) उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह तुम्हें वचन दे रहा था कि तुम्हें बहुदेववादियों के दो गिरोहों में से एक पर विजय ज़रूर प्राप्त होगी। यह गिरोह या तो काफ़िला की शक्ल में होगा, जिसपर क़ब्ज़ा करके तुम उसके साथ मौजूद धन को ग़नीमत के धन के तौर पर प्राप्त कर लोगे, या मक्का से आए हुए जत्थे की शक्ल में होगा, जिससे लड़ाई करके उसपर विजय प्राप्त करोगे। और तुम चाहते थे कि तुम्हारा सामना क़ाफ़िले ही से हो, क्योंकि उसे बिना किसी लड़ाई के अपने नियंत्रण में करना आसान था। और अल्लाह चाहता था कि तुम्हें लड़ने का आदेश देकर सत्य को सत्य कर दिखाए; ताकि तुम बहुदेववादियों के सरदारों को क़त्ल करो, और उनमें से बहुतों को बंदी बना लो, और इस तरह इस्लाम की शक्ति का प्रदर्शन हो। -[8:8] ताकि अल्लाह इस्लाम और मुसलमानों को विजय प्रदान करके सत्य को सत्य कर दिखाए, इस प्रकार कि उसकी सत्यता के सबूत प्रदर्शित कर दे। तथा असत्य के असत्य होने के प्रमाण सामने लाकर उसकी असत्यता को साबित कर दे। यद्यपि काफ़िरों को यह बुरा लगे, लेकिन अल्लाह इसे प्रकट ही करने वाला था। -[8:9] बद्र के दिन को याद करो, जब तुमने अल्लाह से अपने दुश्मन के विरुद्ध सहायता माँगी, तो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारी दुआ क़बूल कर ली कि वह एक हज़ार फ़रिश्तों के द्वारा (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारी मदद करने वाला है, जो एक-दूसरे के पीछे आएँगे। -[8:10] अल्लाह ने फ़रिश्तों के द्वारा सहायता को तुम्हारे लिए (ऐ मोमिनो!) केवल इस बात की शुभ सूचना बनाया है कि वह तुम्हारे दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध तुम्हारी मदद करने वाला है, और ताकि मदद के यक़ीन के साथ तुम्हारे दिलों को संतोष प्राप्त हो जाए। और (दरअसल) विजय संख्याओं की अधिकता और उपकरणों की प्रचुरता के आधार पर प्राप्त नहीं होती, बल्कि विजय अल्लाह की ओर से मिलती है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। अपने विधान और निर्णय (नियति) में हिकमत वाला है। -[8:11] (ऐ मोमिनो!) उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह तुम्हें अपने दुश्मन से होने वाले भय को दूर करने के लिए तुमपर ऊँघ डाल रहा था, तथा तुमपर आकाश से जल बरसा रहा था; ताकि तुम्हें मलिनता से पवित्र कर दे, और ताकि तुमसे शैतान के बुरे ख़यालों को दूर कर दे, और ताकि उसके द्वारा तुम्हारे दिलों को सुदृढ़ कर दे, ताकि मुठभेड़ के समय तुम्हारे शरीर स्थिर रहें, और ताकि उसकी वजह से रेतीली ज़मीन को ठोस करके तुम्हारे क़दमों को जमा दे ताकि उसमें तुम्हारे पाँव न धँसें। -[8:12] (ऐ नबी!) जब आपका पालनहार उन फ़रिश्तों की ओर वह़्य कर रहा था, जिन्हें बद्र के दिन मोमिनों की सहायता के लिए भेजा था कि (ऐ फ़रिश्तो!) मैं मदद और समर्थन के द्वारा तुम्हारे साथ हूँ। अतः अपने दुश्मनों से लड़ने में मोमिनों के संकल्प को मज़बूत करो। मैं शीघ्र ही काफ़िरों के दिलों में अत्यधिक भय डाल दूँगा। इसलिए तुम (ऐ मोमिनो!) काफ़िरों की गरदनें उड़ाते जाओ, ताकि उनका काम तमाम हो जाए, और उनके जोड़ों और शरीर के अंगों पर वार किए जाओ, ताकि तुमसे युद्ध करने से असमर्थ हो जाएँ। -[8:13] काफ़िरों के क़त्ल किए जाने और उनके अंगों के भंग किए जाने का कारण यह है कि उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध किया। चुनाँचे उन्हें जो आदेश दिया गया था, उसका उन्होंने पालन नहीं किया, और उन्हें जिस चीज़ से मना किया गया था, उससे नहीं रुके। तथा जो कोई भी अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करे, तो अल्लाह उसे दुनिया में क़त्ल और क़ैद, तथा आख़िरत में जहन्नम की आग के द्वारा, कठोर यातना देने वाला है। -[8:14] (ऐ अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करने वालो!) यह उक्त सज़ा तुम्हारे लिए है। तो इसे दुनिया के जीवन में अग्रिम ही चखो, और आख़िरत में तुम्हारे लिए आग की यातना है, यदि तुम अपने कुफ़्र और हठ की अवस्था में मर गए। -[8:15] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जब युद्ध के मैदान में मुश्रिकों से आमने-सामना हो जाओ, तो उनसे हार न मानो और उनसे पीठ फेरकर न भागो, बल्कि उनके सामने डट जाओ और धैर्य के साथ उनका मुक़ाबला करो। क्योंकि अल्लाह अपनी मदद और समर्थन के द्वारा तुम्हारे साथ है। -[8:16] और जो व्यक्ति उनसे भागते हुए अपनी पीठ फेरे, जबकि वह उनसे लड़ाई के लिए मुड़ने वाला नहीं है कि वह चाल के तौर पर उनसे भागने का दिखावा करे, जबकि वह पलटकर उनपर हमला करना चाहता हो, या वह मदद लेने के लिए मुसलमानों के किसी उपस्थित समूह में शामिल होने वाला नहीं है, तो निश्चय वह अल्लाह के प्रकोप के साथ लौटा और उसका हक़दार हो गया, और आख़िरत में उसका ठिकाना जहन्नम है और उसका वह ठिकाना बहुत बुरा है और उसके पलटने की वह जगह बहुत बुरी है। -[8:17] (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमने बद्र के दिन मुश्रिकों को अपनी ताक़त और शक्ति से नहीं मारा, बल्कि अल्लाह ने इसमें तुम्हारी मदद की। और (ऐ नबी!) जब आपने मुश्रिकों की ओर मिट्टी फेंकी, तो आपने मिट्टी नहीं फेंकी, बल्कि अल्लाह ही ने फेंकी, जब आपकी फेंकी हुई मिट्टी को उनके पास पहुँचा दिया। और ताकि वह मोमिनों को अपने इस उपकार के साथ आज़माए कि उसने उन्हें संख्याबल और उपकरणों की कमी के बावजूद उनके दुश्मन पर विजय प्रदान किया ताकि वे उसका शुक्रिया अदा करें। निश्चय अल्लाह तुम्हारी दुआओं और बातों को सुनने वाला, तथा तुम्हारे कर्मों और हितों को जानने वाला है। -[8:18] यह उल्लिखित बातें, जैसे मुश्रिकों को क़त्ल करना, उनकी ओर मिट्टी फेंकना यहाँ तक कि वे पराजित हो गए और पीठ फेरकर भाग गए, तथा मुसलमानों को उनके दुश्मन पर विजय प्रदान करना; यह सब अल्लाह की ओर से है। और अल्लाह काफ़िरों की उस चाल को कमज़ोर कर देने वाला है, जो वे इस्लाम के खिलाफ़ चल रहे हैं। -[8:19] (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) अगर तुम यह चाहते हो कि अल्लाह अपराधियों व अत्याचारियों पर अपनी यातना उतार दे, तो अल्लाह ने तुमपर वह यातना उतार दी है, जो तुमने माँगी थी। क्योंकि वह तुम्हें ऐसी सज़ा दे चुका है, जो तुम्हारे लिए शिक्षाप्रद और अल्लाह का भय रखने वालों के लिए नसीहत (इबरत) का कारण है। और यदि तुम इसकी माँग से बाज़ आ जाओ, तो यह तुम्हारे लिए उत्तम है। क्योंकि हो सकता है कि अल्लाह तुम्हें मोहलत दे दे और तुमसे बदला लेने में जल्दी न करे। और अगर तुम दोबारा उसकी माँग करने और मुसलमानों से युद्ध करने की ओर लौट आए, तो हम फिर से तुम्हें यातना में डालेंगे और मोमिनों को विजय प्रदान करेंगे। और तुम्हारा जत्था और तुम्हारे सहायक, चाहे वे बहुत अधिक संख्या एवं उपकरण वाले हों और ईमान वालों की संख्या कम हो, तुम्हारे कुछ काम न आएँगे। और इसलिए कि निश्चय अल्लाह की सहायता और समर्थन मोमिनों के साथ है। और जिसके साथ अल्लाह हो, उसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। -[8:20] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन, उसके आदेशों पर अमल करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहकर, करो। तथा उसके आदेश की अवहेलना करके और उसके मना किए हुए कार्य को करके, उससे मुँह न फेरो, जबकि तुम अल्लाह की आयतों को सुनते हो, जो तुम्हारे सामने पढ़ी जाती हैं। -[8:21] और (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम उन मुनाफ़िक़ों और मुश्रिकों की तरह न हो जाओ, जिनके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं तो वे कहते हैं : हमने अपने कानों से वह क़ुरआन सुना, जो हमारे सामने पढ़ा जाता है, हालाँकि वे चिंतन करने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के उद्देश्य से नहीं सुनते, कि जो कुछ उन्होंने सुना है उससे लाभ उठाएँ। -[8:22] अल्लाह के निकट धरती पर चलने वाली सारी मख़लूक़ में सबसे बुरे वे बहरे हैं, जो सत्य को स्वीकार करने के लिए नहीं सुनते, वे गूँगे हैं, जो बोल नहीं पाते। क्योंकि वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो अल्लाह के आदेशों और निषेधों को नहीं समझते। -[8:23] और अगर अल्लाह जानता कि इन झुठलाने वाले बहुदेववादियों के अंदर कोई भलाई है, तो उन्हें अवश्य इस तरह सुना देता कि वे उससे लाभ उठाते और उसके तर्कों और प्रमाणों को समझते, लेकिन उसे पता है कि उनके अंदर कोई भलाई नहीं है। और अगर (मान लिया जाए कि) अल्लाह उन्हें सुना देता, तो भी वे हठ के कारण ईमान से फिर जाते, इस हाल में कि वे मुँह फेरने वाले होते। -[8:24] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो ! अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की पुकार का, उनके आदेशों का पालन करके और उनके निषेधों से बचकर जवाब दो, जब रसूल तुम्हें उस सत्य के लिए बुलाएँ, जिसमें तुम्हारा जीवन है। और इस बात से सुनिश्चित हो जाओ कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ की शक्ति रखता है। चुनाँचे वह इस बात की शक्ति रखता है कि यदि तुम सत्य को अस्वीकार करने के बाद उसे मानना चाहो तो वह तुम्हारे और सत्य को मानने के बीच रुकावट बन जाए। इसलिए सत्य को स्वीकार करने में जल्दी करो। और इस बात का यक़ीन रखो कि तुम क़ियामत के दिन अकेले अल्लाह ही के पास एकत्र किए जाओगे। फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे दुनिया में किए हुए कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[8:25] और (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उस यातना से बचो, जो तुममें से केवल उसी पर नहीं आएगी, जो पापी है, बल्कि उसके साथ-साथ दूसरे लोग भी उसकी चपेट में आएँगे। यह उस समय होगा, जब अत्याचार प्रकट होगा और उसे दूर नहीं किया जाएगा। और यक़ीन मानो कि अल्लाह अपनी अवज्ञा करने वाले को सख़्त सज़ा देने वाला है। अतः उसकी अवज्ञा से बचो। -[8:26] तथा (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उस समय को याद करो, जब तुम मक्का में बहुत कम संख्या में थे, मक्का वाले तुम्हें कमज़ोर समझे हुए थे और तुम्हें दबाए हुए थे। तुम्हें डर था कि तुम्हारे दुश्मन तुम्हें उचक ले जाएँगे। तो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें मदीना के रूप में एक शरण स्थल दिया और युद्ध के स्थानों में तुम्हारे दुश्मनों पर तुम्हें विजय प्रदान करके तुम्हें शक्ति प्रदान की, जैसे कि बद्र के दिन हुआ, और तुम्हें पवित्र चीज़ों से जीविका प्रदान की, जिनमें युद्ध के मैदान में तुम्हारे शत्रुओं से प्राप्त किया हुआ ग़नीमत का धन भी शामिल है, ताकि तुम अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करो, जिसके कारण वह तुम्हें और नेमतें प्रदान करेगा, तथा उनकी नाशुक्री न करो कि अल्लाह तुमसे वे नेमतें छीन ले और तुम्हें यातना से ग्रस्त कर दे। -[8:27] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ, उनके आदेशों का पालन न करके और उनके निषेधों से न बचकर, विश्वासघात न करो, तथा तुम्हारे पास जो अमानत रखी जाए उसमें ख़यानत न करो, जबकि तुम जान रहे हो कि तुम्हारा यह काम ख़यानत है, अन्यथा तुम ख़यानत करने वालों में से हो जाओगे। -[8:28] और (ऐ ईमान वालो!) जान लो कि तुम्हारे धन और तुम्हारी संतान तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की ओर से आज़माइश और परीक्षण हैं। क्योंकि ये चीज़ें तुम्हें आख़िरत के लिए कार्य करने से रोक सकती हैं और तुम्हें ख़यानत पर आमादा कर सकती हैं। तथा जान लो कि अल्लाह के पास बहुत बड़ा सवाब है। अतः अपने धन और अपने बच्चों को ध्यान में रखकर और उनकी खातिर ख़यानत करके, यह सवाब अपने हाथ से न जाने दो। -[8:29] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जान लो कि अगर तुम अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरोगे, तो वह तुम्हें सत्य और असत्य के बीच अंतर करने की शक्ति प्रदान करेगा, जिससे तुम्हारे लिए दोनों गड्ड-मड्ड नहीं होंगे। तथा जो कुछ तुमने बुरे कार्य किए होंगे, वह उन्हें तुमसे मिटा देगा और तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा। और अल्लाह बहुत बड़े अनुग्रह वाला है। और उसका एक बड़ा अनुग्रह उसकी जन्नत है, जिसे उसने अपने डरने वाले बंदों के लिए तैयार की है। -[8:30] और (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद करें, जब सब मुश्रिकों ने मिलकर आपको क़ैद करने, मार डालने या अपने नगर से किसी और नगर की ओर निकाल देने का षड्यंत्र किया। वे आपके विरुद्ध षड्यंत्र कर रहे थे और अल्लाह उनके षड्यंत्र को उन्हीं पर लौटा रहा था तथा उससे आपोक बचाने का उपाय कर रहा था और अल्लाह ही सबसे अत्तम उपाय करने वाला है। -[8:31] और जब उनके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो वे सत्य से वैर और अहंकार के कारण कहते हैं : हमने पहले भी ऐसा कुछ सुना है। अगर हम इस क़ुरआन जैसा कहना चाहें, तो निश्चय हम कह सकते हैं। यह क़ुरआन जो हमने सुना है, पहले लोगों की झूठी कहानियों के सिवा कुछ नहीं है। इसलिए हम इसपर हरगिज़ विश्वास नहीं करेंगे। -[8:32] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब बहुदेववादियों ने कहा : ऐ अल्लाह! यदि मुहम्मद का लाया हुआ धर्म सत्य है, तो हमपर आकाश से पत्थर गिरा दे जो हमें नष्ट कर दे, अथवा हमपर कोई गंभीर यातना ले आ। उन्होंने यह बात इनकार में अतिशयोक्ति के तौर पर कही थी। -[8:33] और अल्लाह आपकी उम्मत को (चाहे वह उन लोगों में से हो जिन्होंने आपके निमंत्रण को स्वीकार किया या उन लोगों में से हो जो आपके निमंत्रण को स्वीकार करने के लिए बाध्य हैं), ऐसी यातना से ग्रस्त नहीं करेगा, जो उन्हें जड़ से मिटा दे, जबकि (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप उनके बीच जीवित मौजूद हैं। क्योंकि उनके बीच आपकी उपस्थिति उनके लिए यातना से सुरक्षा है। तथा अल्लाह उन्हें यातना से ग्रस्त करने वाला नहीं है, जबकि वे अपने पापों के लिए अल्लाह से क्षमा मांगते हों। -[8:34] भला उनको यातना क्यों न दी जाए, जबकि उन्होंने लोगों को 'मस्जिदे ह़राम' (काबा) का तवाफ़ करने या उसमें नमाज़ अदा करने से रोककर ऐसा कार्य किया है जो उन्हें यातना का पात्र बनाता है? तथा ये मुश्रिक अल्लाह के दोस्त नहीं हैं, अल्लाह के दोस्त तो केवल उसके डरने वाले बंदे हैं, जो उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते हैं। परंतु अधिकतर मुश्रिक इस बात को नहीं जानते, यही कारण है कि वे कहते हैं कि वे अल्लाह के दोस्त हैं, जबकि वे अल्लाह के दोस्त नहीं हैं। -[8:35] मस्जिदे ह़राम के पास मुश्रिकों की नमाज़ सीटी बजाने और ताली बजाने के अलावा और कुछ नहीं थी। अतः (ऐ मुश्रिको!) अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने के कारण बद्र के दिन क़त्ल और क़ैद की यातना चखो। -[8:36] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, वे अपना धन लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकने के लिए ख़र्च करते हैं। चुनाँचे वे इसी तरह खर्च करते रहेंगे और उनकी मनोकामना कभी पूरी नहीं होगी। फिर उनके धन खर्च करने का परिणाम पछतावा होगा; क्योंकि धन भी चला गया और उसके खर्च करने का उद्देश्य भी प्राप्त नहीं हुआ। फिर वे ईमान वालों के उनपर विजय से पराजित हो जाएँगे। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, वे क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की ओर हाँककर ले जाए जाएँगे। फिर वे उसमें प्रवेश करेंगे और हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहेंगे। -[8:37] इन काफ़िरों को, जो अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने के लिए अपना धन खर्च करते हैं, जहन्नम की आग की ओर ले जाया जाएगा, ताकि अल्लाह काफ़िरों के अपवित्र (दुष्ट) समूह को मोमिनों के पवित्र (अच्छे) समूह से अलग कर दे, तथा अपवित्र व्यक्तियों, कार्यों और धनों को एक-दूसरे पर रखकर ढेर बना दे। फिर उसे जहन्नम में डाल दे। यही लोग घाटा उठाने वाले हैं; क्योंकि उन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन अपना और अपने घर वालों का नुक़सान किया। -[8:38] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी जाति के उन लोगों से कह दें, जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया : यदि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र करने से, तथा ईमान लाने वालों को अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने से बाज़ आ जाएँ; तो अल्लाह उनके पिछले गुनाहों को माफ़ कर देगा। क्योंकि इस्लाम अपने से पहले जो कुछ हुआ, उसे मिटा देता है। और अगर वे अपने कुफ़्र की ओर लौट गए, तो पहले लोगों के बारे में अल्लाह की रीति गुज़र चुकी है। वह यह है कि जब उन्होंने झुठलाया और अपने कुफ़्र पर अड़े रहे, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें अविलंब सज़ा दे दी। -[8:39] और (ऐ मोमिनो!) अपने काफिर दुश्मनों से युद्ध करो, यहाँ तक कि न शिर्क रहे और न ही मुसलमानों को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकना, तथा धर्म और आज्ञाकारिता एकमात्र अल्लाह के लिए रह जाए, जिसमें उसका कोई साझी न हो। फिर यदि काफ़िर अपने शिर्क और अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने से बाज़ आ जाएँ, तो उन्हें छोड़ दो। क्योंकि अल्लाह उनके कर्मों को जानता है, उससे कोई बात छिपी नहीं है। -[8:40] और अगर वे, कुफ़्र और अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने से बाज़ आने का जो उन्हें आदेश दिया गया है, उससे मुँह फेरें, तो (ऐ मोमिनो!) निश्चित हो जाओ कि अल्लाह उनके विरुद्ध तुम्हारा मददगार है। वह उसके लिए बहुत अच्छा संरक्षक है, जिसका वह संरक्षक हो, तथा वह उसके लिए बहुत अच्छा सहायक है, जिसका वह सहायक हो। अतः वह जिसका संरक्षक हो गया, वह सफल हुआ और वह जिसका मददगार हो गया, वह विजयी हुआ। -[8:41] और (ऐ ईमान वालो!) जान लो कि तुमने अल्लाह के मार्ग में काफ़िरों से जिहाद करते हुए जो ग़नीमत का धन हासिल किया है, उसे पाँच भागों में विभाजित किया जाएगा। उनमें से चार भाग मुजाहिदों में बाँट दिए जाएँगे, जबकि शेष पाँचवें भाग को फिर पाँच हिस्सों में विभाजित किया जाएगा : उसका एक हिस्सा अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का होगा, जिसे मुसलमानों के सार्वजनिक हितों में खर्च किया जाएगा, तथा एक हिस्सा नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के निकट-संबंधियों अर्थात् बनू हाशिम एवं बनू मुत्तलिब के लिए, एक हिस्सा अनाथों के लिए, एक हिस्सा गरीबों एवं मिसकीनों के लिए, तथा एक हिस्सा ऐसे यात्रियों के लिए है, जो रास्ते में फँसे हुए हों। यदि तुम अल्लाह पर तथा उस चीज़ पर ईमान रखते हो, जो हमने अपने बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर बद्र के दिन उतारी, जिसके द्वारा अल्लाह ने सत्य और झूठ के बीच अंतर कर दिया जब उसने तुम्हें तुम्हारे दुश्मनों पर जीत दिलाई। और अल्लाह, जिसने तुम्हारी मदद की, हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखता है। -[8:42] तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब तुम घाटी के उस किनारे पर थे जो मदीना से सबसे निकट है, तथा बहुदेववादी उसी घाटी के दूर वाले किनारे पर थे, जो मक्का से करीब है, और क़ाफ़िला तुमसे नीचे क्षेत्र में लाल सागर के तट के निकट था। यदि तुमने और बहुदेववादियों ने बद्र में मिलने का वादा किया होता, तो तुम निर्धारित समय (पर पहुँचने) के बारे में एक-दूसरे से असहमत होते। परंतु अल्लाह ने तुम्हें बिना पूर्वनिर्धारित अवधि के बद्र में एकत्र कर दिया। ताकि अल्लाह वह काम पूरा कर दे, जो किया जाने वाला था, अर्थात् ईमान वालों की जीत और काफ़िरों की विफलता, अपने धर्म (इस्लाम) का सम्मान और बहुदेववाद का अपमान; ताकि उनमें से जो मरे, वह ईमान वालों की संख्याबल और उपकरणों की कमी के बावजूद काफ़िरों पर जीत के द्वारा उसपर तर्क स्थापित होने के बाद मरे, तथा जो जीवित रहे, वह उस सबूत और तर्क को देखकर जीवित रहे, जो अल्लाह ने उसके लिए प्रकट किया है। ताकि किसी के लिए अल्लाह के विरुद्ध कोई तर्क बाक़ी न रहे, जिसे वह प्रस्तुत कर सके। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सभी की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[8:43] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप, अपने और मोमिनों के ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को याद करें, जब अल्लाह ने आपको सपने में मुश्रिकों की संख्या कम करके दिखाई, और आपने ईमान वालों को इसके बारे में बताया, तो वे इस शुभ समाचार से आनंदित हुए और अपने दुश्मन से मिलने और उससे लड़ने का उनका संकल्प और भी मज़बूत हो गया। यदि अल्लाह आपको मुश्रिकों की संख्या अधिक दिखाता, तो अवश्य ही आपके साथियों के संकल्प कमज़ोर पड़ जाते और वे लड़ने से भय खाने लगते। परंतु अल्लाह ने इससे सुरक्षित रखा और उन्हें असफलता से बचाया। इसलिए उन्हें अपने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की नज़र में कम कर दिया। निःसंदेह वह सीनों की बातों से भली-भाँति अवगत, तथा दिलों के भेदों को जानने वाला है। -[8:44] तथा (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उस समय को याद करो, जब अल्लाह बहुदेववादियों को लड़ाई के समय तुम्हारी आँखों में थोड़ा करके दिखा रहा था। इस तरह उसने तुम्हें उनसे लड़ने का साहस दिया। तथा उनकी आँखों में तुम्हें थोड़ा करके दिखा रहा था, इसलिए वे भी तुमसे लड़ाई के लिए आगे बढ़े और वापस जाने के बारे में नहीं सोचा। ताकि अल्लाह उस काम को पूरा कर दे, जो होकर रहना था, यानी बहुदेववादियों से (उन्हें) मारकर और बंदी बनाकर बदला लेना और ईमान वालों को दुश्मनों पर जीत एवं सफलता द्वारा पुरस्कृत करना। तथा सभी मामले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटाए जाते हैं, फिर वह कुकर्म करने वाले को उसके कुकर्म का, और सुकर्म करने वाले को उसके सुकर्म का बदला देता है। -[8:45] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालो एवं उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालो! जब तुम काफ़िरों के किसी समूह का सामना करो, तो उनसे मिलते समय दृढ़ रहो और कायरता न दिखाओ। तथा अल्लाह को बहुत याद करो और उससे प्रार्थना करो। क्योंकि वही तुम्हें उनपर विजय दिलाने में समर्थ है; आशा है कि वह तुम्हें वह चीज़ प्रदान करे जो तुम माँगते हो और तुम्हें उस चीज़ से बचाए, जिसका तुम्हें डर है। -[8:46] तुम अपने कथनों एवं कार्यों और अपनी सभी स्थितियों में अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो और आपस में मतभेद न करो। क्योंकि मतभेद तुम्हारी कमज़ोरी और कायरता, तथा तुम्हारी शक्ति के मिट जाने का कारण है। तथा अपने शत्रु से मुठभेड़ के समय धैर्य रखो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह विजय, समर्थन और सहायता के साथ धैर्य रखने वालों के संग है। और अल्लाह जिसके साथ हो, वही अनिवार्य रूप से विजयी और ग़ालिब रहता है। -[8:47] और उन मुश्रिकों के समान न हो जाओ, जो मक्का से घमंड करते हुए तथा लोगों को दिखावा करते हुए निकले। तथा वे लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म (इस्लाम) से दूर करते और उन्हें उसमें प्रवेश करने से रोकते हैं। हालाँकि जो कुछ वे करते हैं, अल्लाह उसे (अपने ज्ञान के) घेरे में लिए हुए है। उनके कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[8:48] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को याद करो कि शैतान ने बहुदेववादियों के लिए उनके कर्म सुंदर बना दिए। इस तरह उसने उन्हें मुसलमानों का सामना करने और उनसे लड़ने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया और उनसे कहा : आज तुमपर कोई विजय पाने वाला नहीं, निश्चय मैं तुम्हारी सहायता करूँगा और तुम्हारे शत्रुओं से तुम्हारी रक्षा करूँगा। फिर जब दोनों गिरोह आमने-सामने हुए : एक तरफ़ ईमान वालों का गिरोह, जिनके साथ उनकी मदद के लिए फ़रिश्ते थे, और दूसरी तरफ़ बहुदेववादियों का गिरोह, जिनके साथ शैतान था, जो शीघ्र ही उनका साथ छोड़ने वाला था; ऐसी परिस्थिति में शैतान पीठ फेरकर भाग खड़ा हुआ और बहुदेववादियों से कहा : मैं तुमसे बरी हूँ। मैं उन फ़रिश्तों को देख रहा हूँ, जो मोमिनों की सहायता के लिए आए हैं। मुझे डर है कि कहीं अल्लाह मुझे नष्ट न कर दे, और अल्लाह बहुत कठोर सज़ा देने वाला है। इसलिए कोई भी उसकी सज़ा सहन करने में सक्षम नहीं है। -[8:49] तथा (वह समय याद करो) जब मुनाफ़िक़ तथा कमज़ोर ईमान वाले लोग कह रहे थे : इन मुसलमानों को इनके धर्म ने धोखा दिया है, जो इनसे इनकी कम संख्या और कमज़ोर उपकरण के बावजूद, इनसे अधिक संख्या और मज़बूत उपकरण वाले इनके दुश्मनों पर जीत का वादा कर रहा है। लेकिन इन लोगों को इस बात का एहसास नहीं था कि जो व्यक्ति एक अल्लाह पर भरोसा करता और उसके मदद के वादे पर विश्वास रखता है, तो निश्चय अल्लाह उसकी सहायता करने वाला है और वह उसे कभी असहाय नहीं छोड़ेगा, चाहे वह कितना भी कमज़ोर क्यों न हो। अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, कोई भी उसे परास्त नहीं कर सकता, वह अपनी नियति और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[8:50] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वालों को उस समय देखते, जब फ़रिश्ते उनके प्राण निकाल रहे थे; जब वे आगे बढ़ते थे, तो उनके चेहरों पर मारते और जब वे पीठ फेरकर भागते, तो उनकी पीठ पर मारते थे और उनसे कहते थे : (ऐ काफ़िरो!) जलाने वाली यातना का मज़ा चखो। यदि आप इसे देखते, तो आप एक भयानक दृश्य देखते। -[8:51] (ऐ काफ़िरो!) तुम्हारे प्राण निकालते समय यह दर्दनाक पीड़ा, तथा तुम्हारी क़ब्रों में और आख़िरत में जलाने वाली यातना, यह (सब) उसके कारण है, जो दुनिया में तुम्हारे हाथों ने कमाया है। इसलिए कि अल्लाह लोगों पर अत्याचार नहीं करता, बल्कि उनके बीच न्याय के साथ फ़ैसला करता है। क्योंकि वह न्याय के साथ निर्णय करने वाला है। -[8:52] इन काफ़िरों पर उतरने वाली यह यातना उन्हीं के लिए विशिष्ट नहीं है, बल्कि यह अल्लाह का नियम है जो वह हर समय और जगह में काफ़िरों पर लागू करता रहा है। चुनाँचे फ़िरऔन के लोग तथा उनसे पहले के समुदाय इससे पीड़ित हो चुके हैं, जब उन्होंने अल्लाह की निशानियों का इनकार किया। इसलिए अल्लाह ने उन्हें, उनके गुनाहों के कारण एक प्रभुत्वशाली और शक्तिमान की तरह पकड़ लिया और उनपर अपना दंड उतार दिया। निःसंदेह अल्लाह बहुत शक्तिशाली, अजेय और अपराजेय है, अपनी अवज्ञा करने वालों को कठोर दंड देने वाला है। -[8:53] यह दर्दनाक यातना इस कारण है कि अल्लाह जब किसी जाति को कोई अनुग्रह प्रदान करता है, तो उसे उनसे उस समय तक नहीं छीनता, जब तक कि वे ईमान, धार्मिकता और नेमतों के प्रति आभार की अपनी अच्छी स्थिति को बदलकर अल्लाह के इनकार, उसकी अवज्ञा और उसकी नेमतों की नाशुक्री की बुरी स्थिति को न अपना लें। और यह कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उनकी कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[8:54] इन काफ़िरों की स्थिति उन अन्य लोगों की तरह है, जिन्होंने फ़िरऔनियों तथा उनसे पहले के झुठलाने वाले समुदायों की तरह अल्लाह का इनकार किया। उन्होंने अपने रब की निशानियों को झुठलाया, इसलिए अल्लाह ने उनके द्वारा किए गए पापों के कारण उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया, तथा अल्लाह ने फ़िरऔनियों को समुद्र में डुबोकर विनष्ट किया। दरअसल, फ़िरऔन के लोग और उनसे पहले के झुठलाने वाले सभी समुदाय, अपने कुफ़्र एवं शिर्क के कारण ज़ालिम थे। इसलिए वे अल्लाह की सज़ा के हक़दार बन गए थे, तो अल्लाह ने उनपर सज़ा उतार दी। -[8:55] धरती पर चलने वाले सबसे बुरे लोग वे हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया। भले ही उनके पास हर तरह की निशानी आ जाए, वे ईमान नहीं लाएँगे; क्योंकि वे कुफ़्र पर अड़े हुए हैं। उनके अंदर मार्गदर्शन के साधन जैसे बुद्धि, कान और आँख निष्कर्म हो चुके हैं। -[8:56] जिन लोगों के साथ आपने संधियाँ और समझौते किए हैं (जैसे बनू क़ुरैज़ा), फिर वे हर बार अपना समझौता भंग कर देते हैं और वे अल्लाह से नहीं डरते। इसलिए वे अपनी प्रतिज्ञाएँ पूरी नहीं करते और उनसे ली गई वाचाओं का पालन नहीं करते। -[8:57] तो यदि कभी (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन वचन तोड़ने वाले लोगों को युद्धभूमि में पा लें, तो उन्हें और अधिक कठोर दंड दें यहाँ तक कि दूसरे लोग भी इसके बारे में सुन लें, ताकि वे इनकी स्थिति से सीख ग्रहण करें। फिर वे आपसे लड़ने और आपके विरुद्ध आपके शत्रुओं की मदद करने से डर महसूस करें। -[8:58] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपको किसी ऐसी जाति की ओर से जिनसे आपने संधि कर रखी है, धोखा देने और वचन तोड़ने का भय हो, जिसके आपको संकेत दिखाई पड़ रहे हों, तो आप उन्हें उनके वचन को तोड़ने के बारे में सूचित कर दें, ताकि वे इसकी जानकारी में आपके बराबर हो जाएँ। उन्हें सूचित करने से पहले उनपर अचानक हमला न करें। क्योंकि सूचना देने से पहले अचानक उनपर हमला करना विश्वासघात है। और अल्लाह विश्वासघात करने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता, बल्कि उनसे घृणा करता है। इसलिए आप विश्वासघात से सावधान रहें। -[8:59] जो लोग काफ़िर हैं, वे हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि वे अल्लाह के दंड से छूट गए हैं और उससे बच निकले हैं। वे अल्लाह से नहीं छूट सकते और उसके दंड से नहीं बच सकते। बल्कि वह हर हाल में उन्हें पाकर रहेगा। -[8:60] तथा (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमसे जितना हो सके संख्याबल और (सैन्य) उपकरण तैयार रखो, और उनके लिए उन घोड़ों को तैयार रखो, जिन्हें अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के लिए पाले हुए हो, जिससे तुम उन काफ़िरों में से अल्लाह के शत्रुओं तथा अपने शत्रुओं को डरा सको, जो हमेशा तुम्हें नुकसान पहुँचाने की फिराक में रहते हैं, तथा जिससे कुछ अन्य लोगों को भी डरा सको, जिन्हें तुम नहीं जानते तथा तुम यह भी नहीं जानते कि उन्होंने अपने दिलों में तुम्हारे खिलाफ कितनी (बड़ी) दुश्मनी छिपा रखी है। बल्कि उन्हें और उनके दिलों में छिपी बातों को केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। तथा अल्लाह की राह में तुम जो भी खर्च करोगे, कम हो या ज़्यादा, अल्लाह उसका इस दुनिया में तुम्हें बदला देगा और आख़िरत में तुम्हें उसका पूरा-पूरा सवाब देगा। इसलिए अल्लाह की राह में ख़र्च करने में जल्दी करो। -[8:61] और यदि वे संधि की ओर झुकें और आपसे लड़ाई करना त्याग दें, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप भी उसकी ओर झुक जाएँ और उनसे समझौता कर लें, तथा अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें और उसपर विश्वास रखें। क्योंकि वह हरगिज़ आपको असहाय नहीं छोड़ेगा। निःसंदेह वह उनकी बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके इरादों और कार्यों को जानने वाला है। -[8:62] और यदि संधि करने और युद्ध करना छोड़ने से उनका उद्देश्य (ऐ रसूल!) आपको धोखा देना है, ताकि वे आपसे लड़ने के लिए तैयारी कर सकें, तो अल्लाह उनकी साज़िश और धोखे से आपको बचाने के लिए काफ़ी है। वही है जिसने अपनी सहायता से आपको मज़बूती प्रदान की, तथा ईमान लाने वाले मुहाजिरों और अनसारियों की मदद से आपको सशक्त किया। -[8:63] तथा उसने उन ईमान वालों के दिलों को, जिनके द्वारा उसने आपकी मदद की, आपस में जोड़ दिया, जबकि वे बिखरे हुए थे। यदि आप उनके बिखरे हुए दिलों को जोड़ने के लिए, धरती के अंदर जितना धन है, सब खर्च कर देते, तो भी आप उन्हें जोड़ न पाते। लेकिन अकेले अल्लाह ने उन्हें जोड़ दिया। वह अपने राज्य में शक्तिशाली है, उसे कोई परास्त नहीं कर सकता। वह अपनी नियति, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[8:64] ऐ नबी! आपको तथा आपके ईमान वाले साथियों को, आपके दुश्मनों की बुराई से बचाने के लिए अल्लाह काफ़ी है। इसलिए अल्लाह पर विश्वास और भरोसा रखें। -[8:65] ऐ नबी! ईमान वालों को लड़ने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करें, तथा उन्हें इसके लिए इस तरह से प्रोत्साहन दें कि उनके संकल्प को मज़बूत करें और उनका हौसला बढ़ाएँ। (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अगर तुममें से बीस आदमी काफ़िरों से लड़ने में धैर्य रखने वाले हों, तो दो सौ काफ़िरों पर प्रभावी रहेंगे। और अगर तुममें से एक सौ धैर्य रखने वाले हों, तो एक हज़ार काफ़िरों को हरा देंगे। इसका कारण यह है कि काफ़िर लोग अल्लाह का यह नियम नहीं समझते कि वह अपने दोस्तों को विजय प्रदान करता है और अपने शत्रुओं को परास्त कर देता है। तथा वे नहीं जानते कि लड़ने का क्या उद्देश्य है। यही कारण है कि वे दुनिया में वर्चस्व प्राप्त करने के लिए लड़ते हैं। -[8:66] अब अल्लाह ने (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हारी कमज़ोरी को देखते हुए अपनी कृपा से तुम्हारे बोझ को हल्का कर दिया है। अब उसने अनिवार्य किया है कि तुममें से एक व्यक्ति को दस के बजाय दो काफिरों के सामने खड़ा होना है। अतः यदि तुममें से सौ लोग काफ़िरों से लड़ने में धैर्य रखने वाले हों, तो दो सौ पर विजय प्राप्त करेंगे। और अगर तुममें से एक हज़ार धैर्य रखने वाले व्यक्ति हों, तो अल्लाह की अनुमति से दो हज़ार काफ़िरों पर विजयी रहेंगे। तथा अल्लाह समर्थन और विजय के साथ धैर्यवान मोमिनों के संग है। -[8:67] किसी नबी के लिए उचित नहीं है कि उसके पास उन काफ़िरों में से बंदी हों, जो उससे लड़ रहे हैं, यहाँ तक कि उनका अच्छी तरह खून बहा ले; ताकि उनके दिलों में भय दाखिल हो जाए, फिर वे दोबारा युद्ध करने की हिम्मत न करें। (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम बद्र में दुश्मनों को बंदी बनाकर फिरौती लेना चाहते हो और अल्लाह आख़िरत चाहता है, जिसे धर्म की जीत और उसके प्रभुत्व से प्राप्त किया जा सकता है। अल्लाह अपने अस्तित्व, अपने गुणों और शक्ति में प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी नियति और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[8:68] यदि अल्लाह की ओर से यह लिखी हुई बात न होती, जिसमें उसने पूर्वनियत और फ़ैसला कर दिया था कि उसने तुम्हारे लिए ग़नीमत का धन हलाल कर दिया तथा बंदियों को फिरौती के बदले छोड़ना अनुमेय कर दिया, तो अल्लाह की ओर से उसकी अनुमति के बारे में वह़्य उतरने से पहले, तुम्हारे ग़नीमत का धन और क़ैदियों से फिरौती लेने के कारण, तुम्हें अल्लाह की ओर से सख़्त यातना पहुँचती। -[8:69] अतः (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमने काफ़िरों से जो ग़नीमत का धन प्राप्त किया है, उसे खाओ। वह तुम्हारे लिए हलाल है। तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहकर, डरो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने ईमान वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। -[8:70] ऐ नबी! उन लोगों से कहो जो बहुदेववादियों के बंदियों में से तुम्हारे हाथों में आए हैं, जिन्हें तुमने बद्र के दिन क़ैद कर लिया था : अगर अल्लाह तुम्हारे दिलों में नेकी की मंशा और अच्छा इरादा जान लेगा, तो तुम्हें उससे बेहतर देगा जो तुमसे छुड़ौती में लिया गया है। इसलिए जो कुछ तुमसे लिया गया है, उसपर शोक मत करो। तथा वह तुम्हारे गुनाहों को क्षमा कर देगा। अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। वास्तव में, नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के चाचा अब्बास रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु और उनके अलावा अन्य मुसलमान होने वालों के संबंध में अल्लाह का यह वादा पूरा हो गया। -[8:71] और अगर वे (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आपसे जो कुछ कहते हैं, उसके द्वारा आपके साथ विश्वासघात करना चाहें, तो निश्चय वे इससे पहले अल्लाह के साथ विश्वासघात कर चुके हैं, और अल्लाह ने उनके विरुद्ध आपकी सहायता की। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ लोग मारे गए और कुछ लोग क़ैद हुए। अब अगर वे दोबारा ऐसी हरकत करें, तो उन्हें इसी तरह की सज़ा की प्रतीक्षा करनी चाहिए। अल्लाह अपनी सृष्टि और उसके हितों से अवगत है, अपने प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[8:72] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, उसके रसूल की पुष्टि की, उसकी शरीयत पर अमल किया तथा कुफ़्र के देश से इस्लाम के देश की ओर या ऐसी जगह की ओर हिजरत की जहाँ निर्भय होकर अल्लाह की इबादत कर सकें, तथा अल्लाह की बात को सर्वोच्च करने के लिए अपनी जान और माल के साथ जिहाद किया, तथा वे लोग जिन्होंने उनको अपने घरों में ठहराया और उनकी सहायता की - वे मुहाजिर लोग और उनकी मदद करने वाले मदीना के वासी मदद और सहयोग में एक-दूसरे के दोस्त हैं। और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, परंतु उन्होंने कुफ़्र के देश से इस्लाम के देश की ओर हिजरत नहीं की, तो (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमपर उनकी मदद करना और उनकी रक्षा करना ज़रूरी नहीं है यहाँ तक कि वे अल्लाह के मार्ग में हिजरत करें। अगर काफ़िर लोग उनपर अत्याचार करें और वे तुमसे मदद की गुहार लगाएँ, तो उनके दुश्मन के विरुद्ध उनकी सहायता करो, सिवाय इसके कि तुम्हारे और उनके दुश्मनों (काफ़िरों) के बीच कोई संधि हो जिसे उन्होंने भंग न किया हो। तथा तुम जो कुछ कर रहे हो, अल्लाह उसे देख रहा है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई कार्य छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[8:73] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, उन्हें यही इनकार एक-दूसरे से जोड़े रखता है। इसलिए वे एक दूसरे की मदद करते हैं। अतः किसी मोमिन को उनसे दोस्ती नहीं रखनी चाहिए। अगर तुम मोमिनों से दोस्ती और काफ़िरों से दुश्मनी नहीं रखोगे, तो ईमान वालों के लिए बड़ा फ़ितना (परीक्षण) होगा। क्योंकि उन्हें उनका कोई इस्लामी भाई मदद करने के लिए नहीं मिलेगा। तथा अल्लाह की राह से रोकने की वजह से धरती पर बहुत बड़ा बिगाड़ पैदा होगा। -[8:74] तथ जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके मार्ग में हिजरत की, तथा जिन्होंने अल्लाह के मार्ग में हिजरत करने वालों को शरण दी और उनकी मदद की, वही लोग सच्चे ईमान वाले हैं। अल्लाह की ओर से उनका प्रतिफल उनके पापों की क्षमा, और उसकी ओर से एक उदार जीविका है, और वह जन्नत है। -[8:75] जो लोग, सबसे पहले ईमान लाने वाले मुहाजिरों और अनसारियों के बाद ईमान लाए, तथा उन्होंने कुफ़्र के देश से इस्लाम के देश की ओर हिजरत की और अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद किया, ताकि अल्लाह की बात सर्वोच्च हो और काफ़िरों की बात नीची, तो वे लोग (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम ही में से हैं। उनके लिए वही अधिकार हैं, जो तुम्हारे लिए हैं तथा उनके वही कर्तव्य (और दायित्व) हैं, जो तुम्हारे हैं। तथा अल्लाह के निर्णय में रिश्तेदारी के लोग, आपस में एक-दूसरे के वारिस होने के, पहले से मौजूद ईमान और हिजरत के आधार पर वारिस होने से अधिक हक़दार हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। अतः वह जानता है कि उसके बंदों के हित में क्या है, इसलिए वह उसे उनके लिए धर्मसंगत कर देता है। - -Surah 9: Al-Bara'at / At-Taubah(The Immunity) ----------------------------------------- -[9:1] यह अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल की ओर से ज़िम्मेदारी से बरी होने, तथा उन संधियों के अंत की घोषणा है, जो (ऐ मुसलमानो!) तुमने अरब प्रायद्वीप में बहुदेववादियों के साथ की थी। -[9:2] अतः (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुम धरती में चार महीने सुरक्षित रूप से चलो-फिरो। उसके बाद तुम्हारे लिए न कोई संधि होगी और न कोई सुरक्षा। तथा निश्चित रहो कि अगर तुम अपने कुफ़्र पर बने रहे, तो अल्लाह की यातना और दंड से हरगिज़ नहीं बचोगे। तथा इस बात से भी निश्चित रहो कि अल्लाह काफ़िरों को इस दुनिया में क़ल्त और क़ैद करके तथा क़ियामत के दिन आग में डालकर अपमानित करने वाला है। इस घोषणा में वे सभी शामिल हैं, जिन्होंने अपनी संधि तोड़ दी और जिनकी संधि का समय निर्धारित नहीं था। जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है, जिनकी संधि का समय निर्धारित था, तो उनकी संधि को उसके कार्यकाल तक पूरा किया जाएगा, भले ही वह चार महीने से अधिक की हो। -[9:3] तथा अल्लाह की तरफ़ से और उसके रसूल की तरफ़ से क़ुर्बानी के दिन तमाम लोगों को यह सूचना है कि अल्लाह बहुदेववादियों (मुश्रिकों) से बरी है, तथा उसका रसूल भी उनसे अलग है। फिर यदि (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुम अपने शिर्क से तौबा कर लो, तो तुम्हारा तौबा करना तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है, और यदि तुम तौबा से मुँह फेरो, तो सुनिश्चित हो जाओ कि तुम अल्लाह से कभी नहीं छूट सकते, और उसकी यातना से हरगिज़ नहीं बच सकते। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों को यह बुरी सूचना सुना दें कि एक दर्दनाक अज़ाब उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है। -[9:4] सिवाय उन मुश्रिकों के, जिनसे तुमने संधि की, और उन्होंने अपनी संधि को पूरा किया तथा उसमें कुछ भी कमी नहीं की, तो वे लोग पिछले हुक्म से अलग हैं। ऐसे लोगों की संधि को उसकी अवधि समाप्त होने तक पूरा करो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम करता है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करके, जिनमें संधि को पूरा करना भी शामिल है और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहकर, जिनमें विश्वासघात भी शामिल है, उससे डरने वाले हैं। -[9:5] फिर जब सम्मानित महीने बीत जाएँ, जिनमें तुमने अपने दुश्मनों को सुरक्षा प्रदान किया है, तो बहुदेववादियों (मुश्रिकों) को जहाँ कहीं भी पाओ, उन्हें क़त्ल करो, उन्हें पकड़ लो, उन्हें उनके गढ़ों में घेर लो और उनके रास्तों में उनकी घात में रहो। फिर यदि वे अल्लाह के समक्ष शिर्क से तौबा कर लें, नमाज़ स्थापित करें तथा ज़कात अदा करें, तो वे तुम्हारे इस्लामी भाई हो गए। इसलिए उनसे युद्ध करना छोड़ दो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदे को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर अति दयावान् है। -[9:6] और यदि मुश्रिकों में से कोई व्यक्ति - जिसका रक्त और धन हलाल हो - आए और (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे शरण माँगे, तो उसके अनुरोध का जवाब दें, ताकि वह क़ुरआन सुन सके, फिर उसे ऐसे स्थान पर पहुँचा दें, जहाँ वह सुरक्षित हो। ऐसा इसलिए कि काफ़िर ऐसे लोग हैं, जो इस्लाम के तथ्यों को नहीं जानते हैं। इसलिए यदि वे क़ुरआन के पाठ को सुनकर उनसे अवगत हो जाएँगे, तो संभव है कि मार्गदर्शन ग्रहण कर लें। -[9:7] यह उचित नहीं है कि अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने वालों की अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के पास कोई संधि तथा सुरक्षा का वचन हो, सिवाय उन बहुदेववादियों के वचन के, जिनके साथ (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमने मस्जिदे-हराम के पास हुदैबिय्यह की संधि में समझौता किया था। तो जब तक वे तुम्हारे लिए उस वचन पर क़ायम रहें जो तुम्हारे और उनके बीच है और उसे न तोड़ें, तो तुम भी उनके लिए उसपर क़ायम रहो और उसे न तोड़ो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने मुत्तक़ी बंदों से प्रेम करता है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करते और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहते हैं। -[9:8] उनके लिए प्रतिज्ञा और सुरक्षा का वचन कैसे हो सकता है, जबकि वे तुम्हारे शत्रु हैं। और यदि वे तुमपर आधिपत्य प्राप्त कर लें, तो वे तुम्हारे बारे में अल्लाह, या किसी रिश्तेदारी, या किसी प्रतिज्ञा का सम्मान नहीं करेंगे, बल्कि वे तुम्हें बुरी यातना से दंडित करेंगे?! वे तुम्हें उन अच्छे शब्दों से प्रसन्न करते हैं जो उनकी ज़बानें बोलती हैं, लेकिन उनके दिल उनकी ज़बानों का साथ नहीं देते। इसलिए वे जो कहते हैं, उसे पूरा नहीं करते हैं। तथा उनमें से अधिकांश लोग वचन तोड़ने के कारण अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर हैं। -[9:9] उन्होंने अल्लाह की आयतों का अनुसरण करने के बदले में, जिसमें प्रतिज्ञाओं की पूर्ति भी शामिल है, दुनिया का तुच्छ मूल्य ले लिया, जिससे वे अपनी वासनाओं और इच्छाओं तक पहुँचते हैं। इस तरह उन्होंने अपने आपको सत्य का पालन करने से रोका और उससे मुँह फेर लिया, तथा उन्होंने दूसरों को भी सत्य से रोका। निश्चय उनका वह अमल बहुत बुरा है, जो वे करते रहे हैं। -[9:10] वे अपनी शत्रुता के कारण किसी मोमिन के बारे में अल्लाह का, या किसी रिश्तेदारी, या किसी प्रतिज्ञा का सम्मान नहीं करते हैं। वे अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं; क्योंकि वे अन्याय और आक्रामकता की विशेषता रखते हैं। -[9:11] यदि वे अपने कुफ़्र से अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा कर लें, और इस बात की गवाही दें कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अल्लाह के रसूल हैं, नमाज़ क़ायम करें और अपने धन की ज़कात दें - तो वे मुसलमान हो गए और वे धर्म में तुम्हारे भाई हैं। उनके लिए वे सभी अधिकार हैं, जो तुम्हारे लिए हैं और उनपर वे सभी दायित्व हैं, जो तुमपर हैं। तुम्हारे लिए उनसे लड़ना जायज़ नहीं है, क्योंकि उनका इस्लाम उनके खून, धन और सम्मान की रक्षा करता है। हम उन लोगों के लिए आयतों को स्पष्ट करते और उन्हें खोल-खोलकर बयान करते हैं, जो ज्ञान रखते हैं। क्योंकि वही वे लोग हैं, जो उनसे लाभान्वित होते हैं, और दूसरों को भी उनसे लाभान्वित करते हैं। -[9:12] और यदि ये मुश्रिक लोग, जिनसे तुमने एक ज्ञात अवधि के लिए लड़ाई बंद रखने का समझौता कर रखा है, अपने वचनों और प्रतिज्ञाओं को तोड़ दें, और तुम्हारे धर्म में बुराई निकालें और उसमें दोष ढूँढ़ें, तो उनसे युद्ध करो। क्योंकि वे कुफ़्र के अगुवा और सरग़ना हैं और उनकी कोई प्रतिज्ञाएँ और वाचाएँ नहीं हैं, जो उनके रक्त की रक्षा करें। उनसे इस आशा में युद्ध करो कि वे अपने कुफ़्र, अनुबंधों को तोड़ने और धर्म में दोष निकालने से बाज़ आ जाएँ। -[9:13] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम उन लोगों से युद्ध क्यों नहीं करते, जिन्होंने अपने वचनों और प्रतिज्ञाओं को तोड़ दिया, और दारुन-नदवा में अपनी बैठक में रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को मक्का से निकालने के लिए प्रयास किया, और उन्होंने ही अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सहयोगी खुज़ाआ कबीले के विरुद्ध कुरैश के सहयोगी बक्र क़बीले की मदद करके, तुमसे युद्ध करने में पहल की है। क्या तुम युद्ध में उनके साथ मुठभेड़ से डरते हो?! तो (जान लो कि) यदि तुम वास्तव में ईमान वाले हो, तो अल्लाह इस बात का अधिक हक़दार है कि तुम उससे डरो। -[9:14] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) इन मुश्रिकों से लड़ो। क्योंकि यदि तुम उनसे लड़ोगे, तो अल्लाह उन्हें तुम्हारे हाथों से दंडित करेगा, इस प्रकार की तुम उन्हें क़त्ल करोगे, उन्हें हार और क़ैद से अपमानित करेगा, और तुम्हें प्रबल करके तुम्हें उनपर विजय प्रदान करेगा, और उन ईमान वालों के सीनों की बीमारी, जो युद्ध में शामिल नहीं हुए, उनके दुश्मन की हत्या, क़ैद और पराजय, तथा उनपर विश्वासियों की जीत के साथ ठीक कर देगा। -[9:15] और अपने मोमिन बंदों के दिलों से क्रोध को, दुश्मनों पर उन्हें विजय प्रदान करके दूर कर देगा। तथा अल्लाह इन हठी लोगों में से जिसकी चाहता, तौबा क़बूल करता है, यदि वे तौबा करें, जैसा कि (मक्का पर) विजय के दिन मक्का के कुछ लोगों के साथ हुआ था। और अल्लाह उनमें से तौबा करने वालों की सच्चाई को भली-भाँति जानने वाला, तथा अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[9:16] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) क्या तुमने समझ रखा है कि अल्लाह तुम्हें बिना परीक्षण के यूँ ही छोड़ देगा?! हालाँकि परीक्षण करना अल्लाह के नियमों में से एक नियम है। तुम्हारी परीक्षा होती रहेगी यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह तुममें से निष्ठापूर्वक जिहाद करने वालों को इस तरह जान ले कि वह ज्ञान बंदों के लिए प्रत्यक्ष और स्पष्ट हो, जिन्होंने अल्लाह, उसके रसूल और ईमान वालों को छोड़कर काफ़िरों में से रहस्यज्ञ और घनिष्ठ मित्र नहीं बनाए, जिनसे वे मित्रता और प्रेम का संबंध रखते हों। तथा तुम जो कुछ करते हो, अल्लाह उससे सूचित है, उसमें से कुछ भी अल्लाह से छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[9:17] मुश्रिकों (बहुदेववादियों) के लिए योग्य नहीं है कि वे अल्लाह की मस्जिदों को इबादत तथा विभिन्न प्रकार की आज्ञाकारिता के साथ आबाद करें, जबकि जो कुछ वे कुफ़्र का प्रदर्शन करते हैं, उसके द्वारा वे स्वयं अपने विरुद्ध कुफ़्र की गवाही दे रहे हैं। उनके कर्म व्यर्थ हैं क्योंकि उनके क़बूल होने की शर्त नहीं पाई जाती है और वह (शर्त) अल्लाह पर ईमान है। वे लोग क़ियामत के दिन आग में प्रवेश करेंगे और हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहेंगे, सिवाय इसके कि वे अपनी मृत्यु से पहले बहुदेववाद से तौबा कर लें। -[9:18] मस्जिदों को आबाद करने के योग्य और उसके हक़ को पूरा करने वाला केवल वही व्यक्ति है, जो अकेले अल्लाह पर ईमान रखता है और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाता है, तथा क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान रखता, नमाज़ क़ायम करता, अपने धन की ज़कात देता और पवित्र अल्लाह के सिवा किसी से नहीं डरता है। तो यही वे लोग हैं, जिनके बारे में उम्मीद की जाती है कि वे सीधे रास्ते पर चलेंगे, और जहाँ तक बहुदेववादियों का सवाल है, तो वे इससे बहुत दूर हैं। -[9:19] (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) क्या तुमने हाजियों को पानी पिलाने वाले और मस्जिद-ए-हराम की देखभाल करने वाले लोगों को उस व्यक्ति की तरह बना दिया, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाया और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाया, तथा क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान लाया और अपने जान-माल के साथ जिहाद किया, ताकि अल्लाह की बात सबसे ऊँची हो और काफ़िरों की बात सबसे नीची? क्या तुमने इन दोनों प्रकार के लोगों को अल्लाह के यहाँ प्रतिष्ठा में बराबर कर दिया?! वे अल्लाह के यहाँ कदापि बराबर नहीं हो सकते। और अल्लाह बहुदेववाद जैसे अत्याचार में पड़े हुए लोगों को सामर्थ्य नहीं देता, भले ही वे हाजियों को पानी पिलाने जैसे अच्छे काम करते हों। -[9:20] जो लोग ईमान लाए तथा कुफ़्र की भूमि से इस्लाम की भूमि की ओर हिजरत की और अल्लाह के मार्ग में अपने धनों और प्राणों के साथ जिहाद किया, उनका दूसरों की तुलना में अल्लाह के यहाँ बहुत बड़ा पद है, तथा इन गुणों से सुसज्जित यही लोग जन्नत पाने में सफल होने वाले हैं। -[9:21] उनका पालनहार अल्लाह उन्हें अपनी दया की आनंददायक सूचना देता है और यह कि वह उनसे प्रसन्न हो जाएगा, फिर उनसे कभी नाराज़ नहीं होगा, तथा वे ऐसे बाग़ों में प्रवेश करेंगे जिनमें शाश्वत नेमतें हैं, जो कभी बाधित नहीं होंगी। -[9:22] वे उन बाग़ों में, दुनिया में किए हुए नेक कार्यों के बदले में, अनंत काल तक रहेंगे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह के यहाँ, निष्ठापूर्वक उसके आदेशों का पालन करने वाले तथा उसके निषेधों से बचने वाले के लिए बड़ा बदला है। -[9:23] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसके रसूल के द्वारा लाई गई बातों का अनुसरण करने वालो! अपने आनुवंशिक बापों और भाइयों और अपने रिश्तेदारों में से अन्य लोगों को अपना दोस्त मत बनाओ, कि ईमान वालों के रहस्यों को उन पर प्रकट करके और उनके साथ परामर्श करके उनके प्रति वफ़ादार बन जाओ; यदि वे एक अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने पर कुफ़्र को प्राथमिकता दें। तुममें से जो व्यक्ति उनके कुफ़्र पर बने रहने के बावजूद उनसे दोस्ती रखेगा और उनके प्रति स्नेह दिखाएगा, तो निश्चय उसने अल्लाह की अवज्ञा की, और अवज्ञा के कारण अपने आपको विनाश की जगह में डालकर खुद पर अत्याचार किया। -[9:24] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : यदि (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे बाप, तुम्हारे बेटे, तुम्हारे भाई, तुम्हारी पत्नियाँ, तुम्हारे रिश्तेदार, तुम्हारा धन जो तुमने कमाया है और तुम्हारा व्यापार जिसके प्रचलन को तुम पसंद करते हो और उसकी मंदी से डरते हो, तथा तुम्हारे घर जिनमें रहने का मोह रखते हो - यदि ये सब तुम्हें अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से, तथा उसकी राह में जिहाद करने से अधिक प्रिय हैं, तो अल्लाह की ओर से आने वाली यातना की प्रतीक्षा करो। और अल्लाह अपनी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वालों को उस काम को करने का सामर्थ्य नहीं देता, जिससे वह प्रसन्न होता है। -[9:25] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने बहुत-से युद्धों में (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हारी कम संख्या और कमज़ोर तैयारी के बावजूद तुम्हारे दुश्मन बहुदेववादियों के खिलाफ तुम्हारी मदद की, जब तुमने अल्लाह पर भरोसा किया और साधनों को अपनाया, तथा अपनी अधिक संख्या पर आत्ममुग्ध नहीं हुए। क्योंकि अधिक संख्या, उनपर तुम्हारी जीत का कारण नहीं थी। तथा हुनैन के दिन भी तुम्हारी मदद की, जब तुम अपनी अधिक संख्या पर आत्ममुग्ध हो गए और कहने लगे : आज हम कम संख्या के कारण नहीं हारेंगे। पर तुम्हारी अधिक संख्या तुम्हारे कुछ काम न आई, जिसपर तुम आत्ममुग्ध थे। चुनाँचे तुम्हारा दुश्मन तुमपर हावी हो गया और धरती अपने विस्तार के बावजूद तुमपर तंग हो गई, फिर तुम अपने शत्रुओं से हारकर भाग खड़े हुए। -[9:26] फिर तुम्हारे अपने शत्रुओं से भाग जाने के बाद, अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर और ईमान वालों पर शांति उतारी, तो वे लड़ाई के लिए दृढ़ हो गए। तथा अल्लाह ने फ़रिश्ते उतारे जिन्हें तुमने नहीं देखा, और काफ़िरों को इस तरह दंडित किया कि वे मारे गए, बंदी बना लिए गए, (उनके) धनों पर क़ब्ज़ा कर लिया गया और संतानों को पकड़ लिया गया। यह बदला जो इन लोगों को दिया गया, यही उन काफ़िरों का बदला है, जो अपने रसूल को झुठलाते हैं और उनके लाए हुए संदेश से मुँह मोड़ते हैं। -[9:27] फिर जो कोई उस यातना के बाद अपने कुफ़्र और गुमराही से तौबा करेगा, तो अल्लाह उसकी तौबा क़बूल करेगा। अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर बहुत दया करने वाला है। क्योंकि वह कुफ़्र और पाप करने के बाद उनकी तौबा क़बूल करता है। -[9:28] ऐ अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने वालो! जान लो कि मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) अशुद्ध हैं। ऐसा उस कुफ़्र, अत्याचार, निंदनीय नैतिकता और बुरी आदतों के कारण है, जो उनके अंदर मौजूद है। अतः वे इस वर्ष अर्थात नौ हिजरी के बाद 'हरम-ए-मक्की' (मस्जिद-ए-हराम सहित) में प्रवेश न करें, भले ही वे हज्ज या उम्रा का इरादा रखते हों। और यदि (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम उनके द्वारा लाए जाने वाले विभिन्न खाद्य पदार्थों और व्यापारों के बंद होने के कारण गरीबी से डरते हो, तो अल्लाह यदि चाहे, तो अपने अनुग्रह से तुम्हारे लिए पर्याप्त हो जाएगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारी वर्तमान स्थिति से अवगत है, तुम्हारे लिए जो प्रबंध करता है उसमें हिकमत वाला है। -[9:29] ऐ ईमान वालो!! उन यहूदी एवं ईसाई काफ़िरों से युद्ध करो, जो अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य नहीं मानते जिसका कोई साझी नहीं, तथा क़ियामत के दिन पर विश्वास नहीं रखते, अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ने जो मृत मांस, सूअर का मांस, शराब और सूद इत्यादि उनपर हराम क़रार दिए हैं, उनसे नहीं बचते हैं, और अल्लाह की शरीयत का पालन नहीं करते हैं, यहाँ तक कि वे अपमानित होकर अपने हाथों से जिज़्या अदा करें। -[9:30] यहूदी एवं ईसाई दोनों बहुदेववादी हैं। क्योंकि यहूदियों ने उज़ैर अलैहिस्सलाम को अल्लाह का बेटा कहकर अल्लाह का साझी बनाया और ईसाइयों ने ईसा मसीह को अल्लाह का बेटा कहकर अल्लाह का साझी बनाया। उनकी यह गढ़ी हुई बात, बिना किसी सबूत के मात्र उनके मुँह से कही हुई बात है। उनकी यह बात दरअसल उनके पहले के उन बहुदेववादियों की बात जैसी है, जिन्होंने कहा था कि फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह की बेटियाँ हैं। अल्लाह उनके इस दावे से बहुत ऊँचा है। अल्लाह उन्हें नष्ट करे। वे स्पष्ट सत्य से असत्य की ओर कैसे फेर दिए जाते हैं?! -[9:31] यहूदियों ने अपने विद्वानों और इसाइयों ने अपने पुजारियों को अल्लाह के अलावा रब बना लिए। वे उनके लिए उस चीज़ को हलाल करते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनपर हराम की है और उस चीज़ को उनपर हराम कर देते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए हलाल की है। तथा ईसाइयों ने मरयम के पुत्र ईसा मसीह को अल्लाह के साथ पूज्य बना लिया। हालाँकि, अल्लाह ने यहूदियों के विद्वानों और ईसाइयों के पुजारियों को तथा उज़ैर और ईसा बिन मरयम को इसके सिवा कोई आदेश नहीं दिया था कि वे एक अल्लाह की इबादत करें और उसके साथ किसी चीज़ को शरीक न करें। क्योंकि वह सर्वशक्तिमान केवल एक पूज्य है, उसके सिवा कोई सच्चा पूज्य नहीं। अल्लाह इस बात से पवित्र है कि उसका कोई साझी हो, जैसा कि इन मुश्रिकों तथा अन्य लोगों का दावा है। -[9:32] ये लोग और इनके अलावा अन्य काफ़िर समुदायों का उद्देश्य यह है कि अपने इन झूठे आरोपों और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाकर इस्लाम का सफाया कर दें और उसे गलत ठहरा दें, तथा अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसके रसूल की लाई हुई शरीयत के सत्य होने के स्पष्ट तर्कों और खुले प्रमाणों को अमान्य कर दें। परंतु अल्लाह अपने धर्म को पूरा करके और अन्य धर्मों पर उसे ग़ालिब और सर्वोच्च करके ही रहेगा, भले ही काफ़िरों को उसका अपने धर्म को पूरा करना, उसे ग़ालिब और सर्वोच्च करना बुरा लगे। और जब अल्लाह किसी चीज़ का इरादा करता है, तो अन्य लोगों का इरादा अमान्य हो जाता है। -[9:33] अल्लाह ही ने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को क़ुरआन के साथ, जो लोगों के लिए मार्गदर्शन है, तथा सत्य धर्म इस्लाम के साथ भेजा, ताकि उसमें मौजूद तर्कों, प्रमाणों और आदेशों के साथ उसे अन्य धर्मों पर सर्वोच्च कर दे, भले ही बहुदेववादियों को यह बुरा लगे। -[9:34] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का अनुसरण करने वालो! बहुत-से यहूदी विद्वान और बहुत-से ईसाई उपासक, लोगों के धनों को बिना किसी वैध अधिकार के लेते हैं। चुनाँचे वे उन्हें रिश्वत और अन्य अवैध ढंग से लेते हैं, और वे लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म में प्रवेश करने से रोकते हैं। तथा जो लोग सोना-चाँदी जमा करके रखते हैं और अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य उसकी ज़कात नहीं देते, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना की सूचना दे दें, जिससे उन्हें बहुत तकलीफ़ होगी। -[9:35] जो कुछ उन्होंने इकट्ठा किया और उसका हक़ रोक लिया, उसे क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की आग में तपाया जाएगा। जब वह बहुत गर्म हो जाएगा, तो उसे उनके माथों, पहलुओं और पीठों पर रखा जाएगा, और उन्हें फटकार के रूप में कहा जाएगा : ये हैं तुम्हारे धन, जो तुमने एकत्र किए थे लेकिन उनमें अनिवार्य अधिकारों का भुगतान नहीं किए थे। तो अब, जो कुछ तुम इकट्ठा कर रहे थे और उसके अधिकारों का भुगतान नहीं कर रहे थे, उसका कष्ट और उसके परिणाम का स्वाद चखो। -[9:36] निःसंदेह अल्लाह के निर्णय और फैसले के अनुसार वर्ष के महीनों की संख्या बारह है, जिसे उसने आकाशों और धरती की रचना के समय ही लौह़-ए-मह़फूज़ में लिख दिया था। इन बारह महीनों में से चार महीनों में अल्लाह ने लड़ने से मना किया है। इनमें से तीन महीने तगातार हैं : 'ज़ुलक़ादा, ज़ुलहिज्जा और मुहर्रम' और एक अकेला, जो कि 'रजब' है। यह जो वर्ष के महीनों की संख्या और उनमें से चार के हुरमत वाले होने का उल्लेख किया गया है, वही सीधा धर्म है। अतः इन हुरमत वाले महीनों के अंदर युद्ध करके और उनकी पवित्रता को भंग करके अपने प्राणों पर अत्याचार न करो। तथा बहुदेववादियों से सब मिलकर युद्ध करो, जैसे वे मिलकर तुमसे युद्ध करते हैं। और यह जान लो कि अल्लाह अपनी मदद और सुदृढ़ीकरण के द्वारा उन लोगों के साथ है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते हैं। और जिसके साथ अल्लाह हो, उसे कोई पराजित नही कर सकता। -[9:37] किसी हुरमत वाले महीने की पवित्रता को एक ग़ैर-हुरमत वाले महीने तक विलंब करना और इसे उसके स्थान पर रखना (जैसा कि पूर्व-इस्लामिक युग में अरब करते थे) उनके अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र पर कुफ़्र में वृद्धि है; क्योंकि उन्होंने हुरमत वाले महीनों के बारे में अल्लाह के आदेश का इनकार किया है। शैतान इसके द्वारा उन लोगों को गुमराह करता है, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया जब उसने उनके लिए यह बुरा तरीक़ा जारी किया। वे एक साल हुरमत वाले महीने को किसी हलाल महीने से बदलकर हलाल कर लेते हैं और एक साल उसकी हुरमत को बाक़ी रहने देते हैं, ताकि वे उन महीनों की संख्या के अनुरूप हों जिन्हें अल्लाह ने हुरमत वाला बनाया है, भले ही वे उनकी यथार्था के विपरीत हों। चुनाँचे वे किसी महीने को हलाल बनाते हैं, तो उसके स्थान पर एक महीने को हराम घोषित कर देते हैं। इस तरह वे अल्लाह के हराम किए हुए हुरमत वाले महीनों को हलाल कर लेते हैं और उसके आदेश का उल्लंघन करते हैं। दरअसल शैतान ने उनके लिए बुरे कामों को अच्छा बना दिया और वे उन्हें करने लगे। जिनमें से एक महीनों को आगे-पीछे करना भी है। और अल्लाह उन काफ़िरों को हिदायत नहीं देता, जो अपने कुफ़्र पर अडिग रहते हैं। -[9:38] ऐ अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने वालो! तुम्हें क्या हो गया है कि जब तुम्हें अपने दुश्मन से लड़ने के लिए अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के लिए बुलाया जाता है, तो तुम धीमे हो जाते हो और अपने घरों में स्थिरता को तरजीह देते हो?! क्या तुम आख़िरत (परलोक) के शाश्वत आनंद (सुख) के बदले, जो अल्लाह ने अपने मार्ग में जिहाद करने वालों के लिए तैयार कर रखा है, इस दुनिया के क्षणभंगुर जीवन के सुखों और समाप्त हो जाने वाले आनंदों से संतुष्ट हो गए हो?! तो (जान लो कि) आख़िरत के पक्ष में इस सांसारिक जीवन का आनंद बहुत तुच्छ है। फिर एक समझदार व्यक्ति नश्वर को शाश्वत पर, और महान पर तुच्छ को कैसे चुन सकता है?! -[9:39] यदि (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम अपने दुश्मन से लड़ने के लिए अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद करने के लिए नहीं निकलोगे, तो अल्लाह तुम्हें उत्पीड़न, अपमान और अन्य चीजों से दंडित करेगा, तथा तुम्हारे स्थान पर ऐसे लोगों को ले आएगा, जो अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी होंगे, जब उन्हें जिहाद के लिए निकलने को कहा जाएगा, तो निकल पड़ेंगे। और तुम उसके आदेश की अवहेलना करके उसे कुछ भी हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकोगे। क्योंकि वह तुमसे बेनयाज़ है और तुम उसके मोहताज हो। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ करने में समर्थ है। कोई चीज़ उसे विवश नहीं कर सकती। अतः वह तुम्हारे बिना अपने धर्म और अपने नबी का समर्थन करने में सक्षम है। -[9:40] यदि (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सहायता नहीं करते, और अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के लिए उसके आह्वान का जवाब नहीं देते, तो अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे बिना ही उनकी सहायता उस समय की है, जब बहुदेववादियों ने उन्हें (मक्का से) निकाल दिया था। केवल वह और अबू बक्र थे। उनका कोई तीसरा नहीं था। जब वे दोनों 'साैर' नामी गुफा में उन काफ़िरों से छिपे हुए थे, जो उन दोनों को तलाश कर रहे थे। जब अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अपने साथी अबू बक्र सिद्दीक़ से, उन्हें मुश्रिकों द्वारा उनके पकड़े जाने का डर होने पर, कह रहे थे : दुखी मत हो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने समर्थन और मदद के साथ, हमारे साथ है। तो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल के दिल पर शांति उतार दी और आपपर ऐसे सैनिक उतारे जिन्हें तुम नहीं देखते, और वे फ़रिश्ते थे जो आपका समर्थन कर रहे थे। तथा उसने काफ़िरों की बात नीची कर दी, और अल्लाह की बात ही सर्वोच्च है जब उसने इस्लाम को ऊँचा कर दिया। और अल्लाह अपने अस्तित्व, अपनी प्रबलता और राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, अपने प्रबंधन, नियति और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[9:41] (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम कठिनाई और आराम में, युवा और बूढ़े अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद के लिए निकल पड़ो और अपने धनों और अपनी जानों के साथ जिहाद करो। क्योंकि यह निकलना और धनों और जानों के साथ जिहाद करना, दुनिया एवं आख़िरत के जीवन में, घर में बैठे रहने और जान एवं माल की सुरक्षा से चिपके रहने से ज़्यादा फायदेमंद है। यदि तुम इसका ज्ञान रखते हो, तो इसके लालायित बनो। -[9:42] यदि आप जिसकी ओर उन मुनाफ़िक़ों को बुला रहे थे, जिन्होंने आपसे पीछे रहने की अनुमति माँगी थी, आसानी से प्राप्त होने वाला ग़नीमत का धन और बिना कठिनाई का सफ़र होता, तो वे (ऐ नबी!) आपका अवश्य अनुसरण करते। लेकिन वह फ़ासला जो आपने उनको शत्रु के पास जाने के लिए तय करने को कहा था, उनसे बहुत दूर था, सो वे पीछे रह गए। और जब आप (युद्ध से) उनके पास लौटेंगे, तो ये पीछे रहने की अनुमति माँगने वाले मुनाफ़िक़ अल्लाह की क़समें खाकर कहेंगे : अगर हम आपके साथ जिहाद में निकलने की ताक़त रखते, तो हम ज़रूर निकलते। वे जिहाद से पीछे रहकर और इन झूठी क़समों के कारण, खुद को अल्लाह की सज़ा के लिए पेश करके, अपनी तबाही मोल ले रहे हैं। जबकि अल्लाह जानता है कि निश्चय वे अपने दावे और अपनी इन क़समों में झूठे हैं। -[9:43] अल्लाह ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपके उन्हें पीछे रहने की अनुमति देने के इज्तिहाद (निर्णय) को क्षमा कर दिया। आपने उन्हें इसकी अनुमति क्यों दी? यहाँ तक कि आपके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो जाता कि कौन लोग अपने बहाने में सच्चे हैं और कौन झूठे। ताकि आप उनमें से सच्चे लोगों को अनुमति देते, न कि झूठे लोगों को। -[9:44] (ऐ रसूल!) जो लोग अल्लाह और क़ियामत के दिन पर सच्चा ईमान रखते हैं, उनका यह काम नहीं है कि अपने धनों और अपनी जानों के साथ अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद करने से पीछे रहने की आपसे अनुमति माँगें, बल्कि उनका हाल यह होना चाहिए कि जब उनसे निकलने को कहा जाए, तो निकल पड़ें और अपने धनों और अपनी जानों के साथ जिहाद करें। और अल्लाह अपने उन डर रखने वाले बंदों को जानता है, जो आपसे उसी समय अनुमति माँगते हैं, जब उनके साथ कोई ऐसी मजबूरी हो, जो उन्हें आपके साथ निकलने से रोकती हो। -[9:45] (ऐ रसूल!) जो लोग आपसे अल्लाह की राह में जिहाद से पीछे रहने की अनुमति माँग रहे हैं, वे मुनाफ़िक़ लोग हैं, जो न अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हैं और न क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान रखते हैं, तथा उनके दिलों में अल्लाह के धर्म के बारे में शक है। अतः वे अपने संदेह में भ्रमित भटक रहे हैं, सत्य का मार्ग नहीं पाते हैं। -[9:46] यदि वे अपने इस दावे में सच्चे होते कि वे आपके साथ अल्लाह की राह में जिहाद के लिए निकलना चाहते थे, तो वे उपकरण तैयार करके अवश्य उसके लिए तैयारी करते। परंतु अल्लाह ने उनका आपके साथ निकलना पसंद नहीं किया। इसलिए उनके लिए निकलना भारी बना दिया यहाँ तक कि उन्होंने अपने घरों में बैठने को तरजीह दी। -[9:47] इन मुनाफ़िक़ों का तुम्हारे साथ न निकलना ही अचछा था। यदि वे तुम्हरे साथ निकलते, तो तुम्हारी हिम्मत तोड़कर और संदेह पैदा करके, तुम्हारे अंदर बिगाड़ के सिवा कुछ न बढ़ाते, और तुम्हें विभाजित करने के लिए तुम्हारे बीच द्वेष की बातें फैलाते। और (ऐ नबी!) तुम्हारे अंदर ऐसे लोग भी मौजूद हैं, जो उनके फैलाए हुए झूठ को सुनते हैं, उसे स्वीकार करते हैं और फैलाते हैं। जिसके कारण तुम्हारे बीच मतभेद पैदा होता है। और अल्लाह उन अत्याचारी मुनाफ़िकों को भली-भाँति जानता है, जो ईमान वालों के बीच साज़िशें करते हैं और संदेह फैलाते हैं। -[9:48] ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग तबूक के युद्ध से पहले भी मुसलमानों के बीच मतभेद पैदा करके और उनकी एकता को भंग करके उपद्रव मचाने का प्रयास कर चुके हैं, तथा तरकीबों की व्यवस्था करके (ऐ रसूल!) आपके लिए मामलों में विविधता लाते रहे हैं और उलट-फेर करते रहे हैं, शायद उनकी चालें जिहाद करने के आपके संकल्प को प्रभावित कर दें, यहाँ तक कि आपके लिए अल्लाह की मदद और उसका समर्थन आ गया और अल्लाह ने अपने दीन को प्रभुत्व प्रदान किया और अपने दुश्मनों को वशीभूत कर दिया। जबकि वे इसे नापसंद करते थे; क्योंकि वे सत्य पर असत्य की जीत चाहते थे। -[9:49] मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कुछ ऐसे हैं, जो गढ़े हुए बहाने पेश करते हैं और कहते हैं : ऐ अल्लाह के रसूल! मुझे जिहाद से पीछे रहने की अनुमति प्रदान करें और मुझे अपने साथ निकलने पर मजबूर न करें, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि मैं रूमी शत्रुओं की स्त्रियों को देखकर किसी गुनाह में पड़ जाऊँ। सुन लो! वास्तव में, वे जो दावा करते हैं उससे कहीं अधिक बड़े फ़ितने में पड़ चुके हैं, जो कि निफ़ाक़ का फ़ितना और युद्ध से पीछे रहने का फ़ितना है। निःसंदेह क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम काफ़िरों को अवश्य घेरने वाली है। उनमें से कोई भी उससे बच नहीं सकता और न ही वे उससे भागने की कोई जगह पाएँगे। -[9:50] यदि (ऐ अल्लाह के रसूल!) आपको विजय या ग़नीमत के धन के रूप में अल्लाह की ओर से कोई आनंदकर नेमत प्राप्त होती है, तो वे उसे नापसंद करते हैं और उसके लिए शोक मनाते हैं। और यदि कठिनाई या दुश्मन की विजय के रूप में आपपर कोई विपत्ति आ पड़ती है, तो ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग कहते हैं : हमने अपने लिए सावधानी बरती और हमने उस समय समझदारी (विवेक) से काम लिया जब हम लड़ाई के लिए नहीं निकले, जिस तरह कि ईमान वाले निकले थे। जिसके कारण उन्हें क़त्ल और क़ैद का सामना करना पड़ा। फिर ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग अपनी सुरक्षा से खुश अपने परिवारों की ओर लौटते हैं। -[9:51] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुनाफ़िक़ों से कह दें : अल्लाह ने हमारे लिए जो कुछ लिख दिया है, उसके अलावा हमें कुछ भी नहीं पहुँचेगा। क्योंकि वही महिमावान हमारा मालिक और हमारा आश्रय है जिसका हम सहारा लेते हैं, और हम अपने मामलों में उसी पर भरोसा करते हैं। तथा ईमान वाले अपने मामलों को केवल उसी को सौंपते हैं। क्योंकि वही उनके लिए पर्याप्त, और सबसे अच्छा काम बनाने वाला है। -[9:52] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : तुम हमारे लिए जीत या शहादत के अलावा किसकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हो?! और हम तुम्हारे बारे में प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि अल्लाह तुम्हें अपने पास से कोई यातना दे, जो तुम्हें नष्ट कर दे या हमारे हाथों तुम्हें क़त्ल करवाकर या बंदी बनाकर सज़ा दे, यदि वह हमें तुमसे लड़ाई की अनुमति प्रदान कर दे। तो तुम हमारे परिणाम की प्रतीक्षा करो। हम भी तुम्हारे परिणाम की प्रतीक्षा करते हैं। -[9:53] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : जो कुछ तुम अपने धन में से खर्च करते हो, उसे स्वेच्छा से या अनिच्छा से खर्च करो। जो कुछ तुमने खर्च किया है वह तुम्हारे कुफ़्र और अल्लाह की अवज्ञा के कारण तुमसे कभी भी स्वीकार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[9:54] उनकी ख़र्च की हुई चीज़ों को स्वीकार न किए जाने के तीन कारण हैं : उनका अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करना, उनका नमाज़ पढ़ते समय आलस्य और सुस्ती, तथा वे अपना धन स्वेच्छा से खर्च नहीं करते हैं, बल्कि उसे अनैच्छिक रूप से खर्च करते हैं; क्योंकि वे न तो अपनी नमाज़ों में प्रतिफल की आशा रखते हैं और न ही अपने खर्च करने में। -[9:55] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आपको इन मुनाफ़िक़ों के धन तथा उनकी संतान विस्मित न करें और न ही आप उन्हें अच्छा समझें। क्योंकि उनके धन एवं संतान का परिणाम बहुत बुरा है। अल्लाह उन्हें उनके लिए अज़ाब बना देगा कि उसे कमाने में कड़ी मेहनत करेंगे और थकान सहेंगे और दूसरी ओर अल्लाह उनमें विपत्तियाँ उतारता रहेगा यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह उनके कुफ़्र ही की हालत में उनके प्राण निकालेगा, फिर वे जहन्नम के सबसे निचले गड्ढे में अनंत काल के लिए यातना दिए जाएँगे। -[9:56] (ऐ मोमिनो!) मुनाफ़िक़ तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की झूठी शपथ खाकर कहते हैं कि निःसंदेह वे अवश्य तुममें से हैं। हालाँकि वे अंदरूनी तौर पर तुममें से नहीं हैं, भले ही वे यह प्रकट करें कि वे तुममें से हैं। परंतु वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो डरते हैं कि उन्हें उसी क़त्ल और क़ैद का सामना न करना पड़े, जिसका सामना बहुदेववादियों को करना पड़ा। इसलिए वे बचने के लिए इस्लाम को प्रकट करते हैं। -[9:57] यदि इन मुश्रिकों को शरण लेने के लिए कोई क़िला मिल जाए, जिसमें वे अपनी रक्षा कर सकें, या पहाड़ों के अंदर गुफाएँ मिल जाएँ, जिनमें वे छिप सकें, या कोई सुरंग मिल जाए, जिसमें वे प्रवेश कर सकें, तो वे अवश्य उसमें शरण लेंगे ओर दौड़कर उसमें घुस जाएँगे। -[9:58] मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो सदक़ों के वितरण के बारे में (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी आलोचना करते हैं, जब उन्हें उनमें से वह चीज़ नहीं मिलती, जो वे चाहते हैं। यदि आप उन्हें वह चीज़ दे दें, जो वे माँगते हैं, तो वे आपसे प्रसन्न हो जाते हैं। और यदि आप उन्हें वह चीज़ न दें, जो वे माँगते हैं, तो वे नाराज़गी दिखाते हैं। -[9:59] यदि ये मुनाफ़िक़, जो सदक़ों के विभाजन के बारे में आपकी आलोचना करते हैं, उससे संतुष्ट होते, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए नियत किया है और जो उसके रसूल ने उन्हें उनमें से दिया है, तथा वे कहते : अल्लाह हमारे लिए पर्याप्त है, अल्लाह हमें अपने अनुग्रह से जो चाहे, देगा और उसके रसूल भी हमें अल्लाह की दी हुई चीज़ों में से प्रदान करेंगे। हम केवल अल्लाह ही से आशा रखते हैं कि वह हमें अपने अनुग्रह से प्रदान करे। यदि उन्होंने ऐसा किया होता, तो यह उनके लिए आपकी आलोचना करने से बेहतर होता। -[9:60] अनिवार्य ज़कात फ़क़ीरों को दी जाएगी, इससे अभिप्राय वे ज़रूरतमंद हैं जिनके पास पेशे या नौकरी से प्राप्त कुछ धन है, लेकिन यह उनके लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है और उनकी स्थिति पर ध्यान नहीं दिया जाता है। और मिस्कीनों को, जिनके पास शायद ही कुछ होता है और वे अपनी दयनीय स्थिति या अपनी बात कहने के कारण लोगों से छिपे नहीं होते हैं। और ज़कात कर्मियों को, जिन्हें शासक ज़कात वसूल करने के कार्य पर नियुक्त करता है। और उन काफ़िरों को, जिन्हें परचाना अभीष्ट हो ताकि वे इस्लाम ले आएँ, या कमज़ोर ईमान वालों को, ताकि उनका ईमान मज़बूत हो जाए, या ऐसे व्यक्ति को, जिसकी बुराई को उसके द्वारा दूर किया जाए। और गुलामों को आज़ाद करने के लिए खर्च किया जाएगा, और बिना फ़िज़ूलखर्ची और अवज्ञा के क़र्ज़ लेने वालों को, यदि उनके पास अपना क़र्ज़ चुकाने का सामर्थ्य न हो। और अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद करने वाले मुजाहिदों की तैयारी में खर्च किया जाएगा और उस यात्री पर, जिसका खर्च सफर के दौरान खत्म हो गया। ज़कात के व्यय को केवल इन्हीं लोगों तक सीमित रखना अल्लाह की ओर से एक दायित्व है, और अल्लाह अपने बंदों के हितों के बारे में जानने वाला, अपने प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[9:61] तथा मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को अपने शब्दों के साथ कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं। वे आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सहनशीलता को देखकर कहते हैं : वह हर एक की बात सुनते हैं और उसपर विश्वास कर लेते हैं, और सत्य और झूठ के बीच अंतर नहीं करते हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : रसूल अच्छे के अलावा कुछ नहीं सुनते। वह अल्लाह पर विश्वास रखते हैं और सच्चे ईमान वाले जो कहते हैं उस पर विश्वास करते हैं और उनपर दया करते हैं। क्योंकि आपका रसूल बनाकर भेजा जाना उन लोगों के लिए दया है जो आपपर ईमान रखते हैं। और जो लोग आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को किसी भी तरह के दुर्व्यवहार से कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं, उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[9:62] (ऐ मोमिनो!) मुनाफ़िक़ तुम्हारे सामने अल्लाह की क़सम खाते हैं कि उन्होंने ऐसा कुछ भी नहीं कहा, जो नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को कष्ट पहुँचाए। ऐसा तुम्हें खुश करने के लिए कह रहें। हालाँकि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ईमान और सत्कर्म द्वारा खुश किए जाने के ज़्यादा हक़दार हैं, यदि ये लोग सच्चे ईमान वाले हैं। -[9:63] क्या इन मुनाफ़िक़ों को नहीं पता कि वे ऐसा करने से अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करने वाले हैं, और यह कि जो भी उनसे दुश्मनी करेगा, वह क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की आग में प्रवेश करेगा, जिसमें वह हमेशा रहेगा?! यही बहुत बड़ा अपमान और रुसवाई है। -[9:64] मुनाफ़िक़ इस बात से डरते हैं कि अल्लाह अपने रसूल पर कोई ऐसी सूरत न उतार दे, जो मोमिनों को, उनके दिल के अंदर मौजूद कुफ़्र से अवगत करा दे। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : (ऐ मुनाफ़िक़ो!) तुम मज़ाक़ उड़ाते और धर्म (इस्लाम) के अंदर दोष निकालते रहो। निश्चय अल्लाह कोई सूरत उतारकर अथवा अपने रसूल को उसके बारे में सूचित करके, उस बात को प्रकट करने वाला है, जिससे तुम डर रहे हो। -[9:65] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आप मुनाफ़िक़ों से उसके बारे में पूछें, जो उन्होंने व्यंग्य किया है और मोमिनों को बुरा-भला कहा है, जबकि अल्लाह ने आपको उसके बारे में सूचित कर दिया, तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे : हम तो यूँ ही बातचीत और हँसी-मज़ाक़ कर रहे थे, हम गंभीर मुद्रा में नहीं थे। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : क्या तुम अल्लाह, उसकी आयतों और उसके रसूल का मज़ाक़ उड़ा रहे थे?! -[9:66] तुम ये झूठे बहाने न बनाओ, क्योंकि तुमने उपहास करके अपने छिपे हुए कुफ़्र को प्रकाश में ला दिया है। यदि हम तुम्हारे एक समूह को, निफ़ाक़ से किनारा करने, उससे तौबा करने और अल्लाह के लिए निष्ठावान हो जाने के कारण क्षमा कर दें, तो भी तुम्हारे एक समूह को, उसके निफ़ाक़ पर बने रहने और उससे तौबा न करने के कारण अवश्य यातना देंगे। -[9:67] मुनाफ़िक़ पुरुष और महिलाएँ, सबके सब निफ़ाक़ की स्थितियों में एक जैसे हैं, और वे मोमिनों के विपरीत हैं। वे बुराई का आदेश देते हैं, भलाई से रोकते हैं और अपने धन में कंजूसी करते हैं। इसलिए वे उसे अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च नहीं करते हैं। उन्होंने अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करना छोड़ दिया, तो अल्लाह ने भी उन्हें अपनी तौफ़ीक़ से वंचित कर दिया। निश्चय मुनाफ़िक़ लोग ही अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन और सत्य के मार्ग से निकलकर उसकी अवज्ञा और गुमराही के मार्ग की ओर जाने वाले हैं। -[9:68] अल्लाह ने मुनाफ़िक़ों और काफ़िरों से, जिन्होंने तौबा नहीं की, उन्हें जहन्नम की आग में दाख़िल करने का वादा किया है, जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। यह उन्हें दंड के रूप में पर्याप्त होगा, तथा अल्लाह उन्हें अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर देगा और उनके लिए निरंतर यातना होगी। -[9:69] (ऐ मुनाफ़िक़ो!) तुम, कुफ़्र और मज़ाक उड़ाने के मामले में अपने से पहले झुठलाने वाले समुदायों की तरह हो। वे तुमसे अधिक शक्तिशाली और अधिक धन और संतान वाले थे। चुनाँचे उन्होंने सांसारिक सुखों और इच्छाओं के अपने लिखे हिस्से का आनंद लिया। फिर तुमने उसमें से अपने लिए नियत हिस्से का आनंद लिया, जैसा कि पिछले झुठलाने वाले समुदायों ने अपने हिस्से का आनंद लिया था। तथा तुमने उसी तरह सत्य को झुठलाया और रसूल पर दोष लगाया, जिस तरह उन्होंने सत्य को झुठलाया और अपने रसूलों पर दोष लगाया था। ये इन निंदनीय गुणों से विशेषित लोग ही हैं, जिनके कर्म कुफ़्र के कारण अल्लाह की दृष्टि में भ्रष्ट होने की वजह से व्यर्थ हो गए और यही वास्तविक नुकसान उठाने वाले लोग हैं, जिन्होंने खुद को विनाश के स्थानों में ले जाकर अपना नुकसान किया है। -[9:70] क्या इन मुनाफ़िक़ों के पास यह खबर नहीं आई कि झुठलाने वाले समुदायों ने क्या किया, और उन्हें क्या दंड दिया गया : जैसे नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, मदयन वाले और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति की बस्तियों वाले; उनके पास उनके रसूल स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और खुले तर्कों के साथ आए। फिर अल्लाह ऐसा न था कि उनपर अत्याचार करता; क्योंकि उनके रसूलों ने उन्हें सावधान कर दिया था। परंतु वे अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण खुद अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करते थे। -[9:71] तथा ईमान वाले पुरुष और ईमान वाली स्त्रियाँ एक-दूसरे के समर्थक और मददगार हैं; क्योंकि ईमान ने उन्हें एक-दूसरे से जोड़ दिया है। वे भलाई अर्थात हर उस कार्य का आदेश देते हैं, जो अल्लाह को पसंद है, जैसे तौहीद और नमाज़ आदि, और बुराई अर्थात हर उस कार्य से रोकते हैं, जिससे अल्लाह घृणा करता है, जैसे कुफ़्र और सूद आदि, तथा पूरी नमाज़ को पूर्णतम तरीक़े से अदा करते हैं और अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल का कहा मानते हैं। ये लोग जो इन प्रशंसनीय गुणों से सुसज्जित हैं, अल्लाह उन्हें अपनी दया में प्रवेश करेगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[9:72] अल्लाह ने ईमान वाले पुरुषों तथा ईमान वाली स्त्रियों से वादा किया है कि वह क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें ऐसी जन्नतों में प्रवेश करेगा, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें प्रवाहित होंगी, जहाँ वे हमेशा रहेंगे, उसमें न उन्हें कभी मौत आएगी और न उनकी नेमतें खत्म होंगी। तथा अल्लाह ने उनसे स्थायी बाग़ों में अच्छे आवासों में प्रवेश देने का वादा किया है। और उनपर अल्लाह की उतरने वाली प्रसन्नता, इन सबसे बढ़कर है। यही बदला, जिसका उल्लेख किया गया, बहुत बड़ी कामयाबी है, जिसके बराबर कोई कामयाबी नहीं हो सकती। -[9:73] (ऐ रसूल!) आप काफ़िरों के साथ तलवार से जिहाद करें और मुनाफ़िक़ों के साथ ज़ुबान एवं तर्क से जिहाद करें, तथा उन दोनों पक्षों पर सख़्ती करें। क्योंकि वे इसी के योग्य हैं। और क़ियामत के दिन उनका ठिकाना जहन्नम है और वह बहुत बुरा स्थान है। -[9:74] ये मुनाफ़िक़ अल्लाह की झूठी शपथ खाकर कहते हैं : आपको उनके विषय में जो बात पहुँची है कि उन्होंने आपको बुरा-भला कहा है और आपके धर्म पर दोष लगाया है, वह बात उन्होंने नहीं कही है। हालाँकि निःसंदेह उन्होंने कुफ़्र की ओर ले जाने वाली वह बात सचमुच कही है, जिसकी सूचना आपको मिली है और उन्होंने ईमान का प्रदर्शन करने के बाद कुफ़्र का प्रदर्शन किया है। तथा उन्होंने नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हत्या करने का इरादा किया, जिसमें वे सफल न हो सके। उन्होंने उस चीज़ को नकार दिया, जिसे नकारा नहीं जाता और वह यह कि अल्लाह ने उनपर अनुग्रह करते हुए उन्हें उस ग़नीमत के धन द्वारा समृद्ध कर दिया, जो उसने अपने नबी को प्रदान किया। अब यदि वे अपने निफ़ाक से तौबा कर लें, तो यह उनके लिए निफ़ाक़ पर जमे रहने से बेहतर होगा। और यदि तौबा करने से मुँह फेर लें, तो अल्लाह उन्हें दुनिया में क़त्ल और क़ैद के रूप में दर्दनाक यातना से पीड़ित करेगा तथा वह आखिरत में उन्हें आग से दर्दनाक अज़ाब देगा। और उनका कोई संरक्षक नहीं होगा, जो उनकी सहायता करके उन्हें अज़ाब से बचा सके, और न कोई सहायक होगा, जो उनपर से अज़ाब को दूर कर सके। -[9:75] मुनाफ़िक़ो में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह को यह कहते हुए वचन दिया था : यदि अल्लाह ने हमें अपने अनुग्रह से कुछ प्रदान किया, तो हम अवश्य ज़रूरतमंदों को दान करेंगे और अच्छे कार्य करने वालों में से हो जाएँगे। -[9:76] फिर जब अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपने अनुग्रह में से कुछ प्रदान कर दिया, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह से किए हुए अपने वादे को पूरा नहीं किया, बल्कि उन्होंने अपने धन को रोक लिया और दान में कुछ भी नहीं दिया और ईमान से मुँह मोड़ते हुए फिर गए। -[9:77] तो इसका परिणाम यह हुआ कि अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों में क़ियामत के दिन तक के लिए निफ़ाक़ को स्थिर कर दिया; उनके अल्लाह के वादे को तोड़ने और झूठ बोलने पर उनके लिए दंड के रूप में। -[9:78] क्या इन मुनाफ़िक़ों को यह नहीं मालूम कि अल्लाह उस छल-कपट और चाल को जानता है, जो वे अपनी सभाओं में छिपाते हैं और यह कि अल्लाह परोक्ष की सभी बातों को अच्छी तरह जानने वाला है? इसलिए उनके कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[9:79] जो लोग स्वेच्छापूर्वक दान देने वाले मोमिनों को अल्प-दान देने का ताना देते हैं, जो केवल थोड़ी-सी चीज़ पाते हैं जो उनकी भरसक परिश्रम का परिणाम होता है। इसलिए ये उनका उपहास करते हुए कहते हैं : उनके इस दान से क्या होने वाला है?! उनके ईमान वालों का उपहास करने के बदले के तौर पर अल्लाह ने उनका उपहास किया और उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[9:80] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनके लिए क्षमा याचना करें अथवा न करें। यदि आप उनके लिए सत्तर बार भी क्षमा याचना करें, तो यह अपनी बहुतायत के बावजूद उनके लिए अल्लाह की क्षमा की प्राप्ति तक कभी नहीं पहुँचाएगी। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करने वाले हैं और अल्लाह जान बूझकर अपनी शरीयत के दायरे से निकल जाने वालों को सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देता। -[9:81] तबूक के युद्ध से पीछे छोड़ दिए गए मुनाफ़िक़, अल्लाह के रसूल के आदेश का उल्लंघन करते हुए, अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद से अपने बैठ रहने पर प्रसन्न हुए, तथा उन्होंने अपने धन एवं प्राण के साथ अल्लाह के मार्ग में मोमिनों की तरह जिहाद करने को नापसंंद किया, और अपने मुनाफ़िक़ भाइयों को हतोत्साहित करते हुए कहा : इस गर्मी में न निकलो। क्योंकि तबूक का युद्ध सख़्त गर्मी के दिनों में हुआ था। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : जहन्नम की आग, जो मुनाफ़िक़ों की प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, इस गर्मी से कहीं ज़्यादा गर्म है, जिससे वे भागे हैं, यदि वे जानते होते। -[9:82] अतः जिहाद से पीछे रहने वाले इन मुनाफ़िक़ों को अपने नश्वर सांसारिक जीवन में थोड़ा हँसना चाहिए और उन्हें अपने बाक़ी रहने वाले आखिरत के जीवन में बहुत ज़्यादा रोना चाहिए। यह उस कुफ़्र, पाप और अवज्ञा का बदला है, जो उन्होंने दुनिया में कमाया है। -[9:83] तो (ऐ नबी!) यदि अल्लाह आपको इन मुनाफ़िक़ों के किसी समूह की ओर वापस लाए, जो अपने निफ़ाक़ पर क़ायम हो। फिर वह आपके साथ किसी अन्य युद्ध में निकलने की अनुमति माँगे, तो आप उनसे कह दें : (ऐ मुनाफ़िक़ो!) तुम मेरे साथ अल्लाह की राह में जिहाद के लिए कभी नहीं निकलोगे। यह तुम्हारे लिए एक सज़ा के तौर पर और तुम्हारे मेरे साथ मौजूद होने से निष्कर्षित होने वाली बुराइयों से बचाव के रूप में है। तुम तबूक के युद्ध में पीछे बैठ रहने पर खुश थे, इसलिए पीछे रहने वाले बीमारों, स्त्रियों और बच्चों के साथ बैठे रहो। -[9:84] इन मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कोई मर जाए, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उसका कभी जनाज़ा न पढ़ना और न उसकी क़ब्र पर उसकी क्षमा की प्रार्थना के लिए खड़े होना। क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया है और अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करते हुए मरे हैं। और जो कोई ऐसा हो, उसका न तो जनाज़ा पढ़ा जाएगा और न उसके लिए दुआ की जाएगी। -[9:85] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपको इन मुनाफ़िक़ों के धन तथा उनकी संतान आश्चर्यचकित न करें। अल्लाह तो यह चाहता है कि उन्हें इनके द्वारा सांसारिक जीवन में यातना दे, क्योंकि वे इस रास्ते में आने वाली कठिनाइयों और विपत्तियों को झेलते हैं, और यह कि उनके प्राण उनके शरीर से इस दशा में निकलें कि वे काफ़िर हों। -[9:86] तथा जब अल्लाह अपने नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर कोई सूरत उतारता है, जिसमें अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने तथा उसके रास्ते में जिहाद करने का आदेश होता है, तो उन मुनाफ़िक़ों में से धनवान लोग आपसे पीछे रहने की अनुमति माँगते हैं और कहते हैं : आप हमें छोड़ दें कि हम कमज़ोरों और अपाहिजों जैसे बहाने वाले लोगों के साथ पीछे रह जाएँ। -[9:87] इन मुनाफ़िक़ों ने अपने लिए अपमान और रुसवाई को पसंद कर लिया, जब वे बहाने वाले लोगों के साथ (जिहाद से) पीछे रह जाने पर संतुष्ट हो गए, तथा अल्लाह ने उनके कुफ़्र एवं निफ़ाक़ के कारण उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी। अतः वे नहीं जानते कि किस चीज़ में उनका हित है। -[9:88] जहाँ तक रसूल और उनके साथ के ईमान वालों का सवाल है, तो वे इन लोगों की तरह अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद से पीछे नहीं रहे। बल्कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के मार्ग में अपने धन तथा प्राण के साथ जिहाद किया। जिसके परिणामस्वरूप अल्लाह के पास उनका बदला उनके लिए सांसारिक लाभों की प्राप्ति था जैसे कि विजय और ग़नीमत के धन, तथा परलोक में भी लाभ प्राप्त होगा, जिसमें जन्नत में प्रवेश, वांछित उद्देश्य की प्राप्ति और भय से मुक्ति शामिल है। -[9:89] अल्लाह ने उनके लिए ऐसे स्वर्ग तैयार किए हैं, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। वे वहाँ हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे, कभी भी नष्ट नहीं होंगे। यही बदला ही वह बड़ी सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई सफलता नहीं हो सकती। -[9:90] मदीना और उसके आस-पास के देहातियों में से कुछ लोग, अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पास बहाने लेकर आए, ताकि आप उन्हें अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद के लिए निकलने से पीछे रहने की अनुमति प्रदान कर दें। जबकि कुछ अन्य लोग भी पीछे रह गए, जिन्होंने जिहाद में न निकलने का बिल्कुल भी कोई बहाना पेश नहीं किया; क्योंकि वे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को सच्चा नहीं मानते थे और अल्लाह के वादे पर विश्वास नहीं करते थे। ये लोग अपने इस कुफ़्र के कारण एक दर्दनाक और कष्टदायी यातना से पीड़ित होंगे। -[9:91] महिलाओं, बच्चों, बीमारों, बुज़ुर्गों, अंधों और उन गरीबों पर जिनके पास युद्ध की तैयारी में खर्च करने को कुछ नहीं होता, इन सभी लोगों पर जिहाद में निकलने से पीछे रहने में कोई गुनाह नहीं है; क्योंकि उनके पास उचित बहाने मौजूद हैं, जबकि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के प्रति निष्ठावान हों और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करें। इन बहाने वालों में से भलाई करने वालों को दंडित करने के लिए कोई रास्ता नहीं है। और अल्लाह भलाई करने वालों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[9:92] इसी तरह आपसे पीछे रहने वाले उन लोगों पर भी कोई पाप नहीं है, कि जब वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास यह अनुरोध लेकर आए कि आप उनके लिए सवारी का प्रबंध कर दें, और आपने उनसे कहा कि मैं तुम्हारे लिए सवारी की व्यवस्था करने के लिए कुछ नहीं पाता; तो वे आपके पास से इस दशा में वापस हुए कि उनकी आँखों से आँसू बह रहे थे, उन्हें इस बात का अफसोस था कि उन्हें खुद अपने पास से या आपके पास से वह नहीं मिला जो वे खर्च करें। -[9:93] जब अल्लाह ने यह स्पष्ट कर दिया कि बहाने वाले लोगों को दंडित करने का कोई रास्ता नहीं है, तो उन लोगों का उल्लेख किया, जो दंड और पकड़ के योग्य हैं। चुनाँचे फरमाया : सज़ा और पकड़ के हक़दार वे लोग हैं, जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे युद्ध से पीछे रहने की अनुमति माँगते हैं। हालाँकि उनके पास युद्ध की तैयारी के साधन मौजूद हैं। उन्होंने घरों में पीछे रहने वाली स्त्रियों के साथ रहकर अपने लिए अपमान और रुसवाई से संतुष्ट हो गए, तथा अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी। अतः कोई उपदेश उनपर असर नहीं करता। और इस मुहर लगने के कारण उन्हें पता ही नहीं है कि कौन-सा काम उनके हित में है ताकि उसे अपनाएँ और किसमें उनका अहित है ताकि उससे दूर रहें। -[9:94] जिहाद से पीछे रह जाने वाले मुनाफिक़, मुसलमानों के जिहाद से लौटने के समय, उनके सामने कमज़ोर और बेतुके बहाने पेश करेंगे। ऐसे में, अल्लाह अपने नबी और मोमिनों को उन्हें यह जवाब देने का निर्देश देता है : झूठे बहाने मत करो, जो कुछ तुमने हमें बताया है हम कदापि उसपर विश्वास नहीं करेंगे। अल्लाह ने हमें तुम्हारे दिलों की कुछ बातें बता दी हैं। अल्लाह और उसके रसूल देखेंगे : क्या तुम लोग तौबा करते हो, ताकि अल्लाह तुम्हारी तौबा स्वीकार कर ले, या तुम अपने निफ़ाक़ ही पर जमे रहते हो? फिर तुम अल्लाह की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, जो हर चीज़ का ज्ञान रखता है। तो वह तुम्हें बताएगा जो कुछ तुम किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। अतः तुम तौबा और सत्कर्म में जल्दी करो। -[9:95] ये पीछे रह जाने वाले लोग, जब (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम उनकी ओर वापस जाओगे तो अपने झूठे बहानों की पुष्टि के लिए, अल्लाह की क़समें खाएँगे; ताकि तुम उनकी भर्त्सना और निंदा करने से रुक जाओ। अतः आप उन्हें उनकी हालत पर छोड़ दें, क्रोधित व्यक्ति के छोड़ने की तरह। निश्चय ये अशुद्ध और दुष्ट हृदय वाले हैं और इनका ठिकाना जहाँ ये शरण लेंगे, जहन्नम है। यह बदला है उस पाखंड और पाप का, जो वे कमाया करते थे। -[9:96] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) ये पीछे रह जाने वाले लोग, तुम्हारे आगे क़समें खाएँगे; ताकि तुम उनसे खुश हो जाओ और उनके बहाने स्वीकार कर लो। पर तुम उनसे खुश न होना। यदि तुम उनसे खुश हो गए, तो तुम अपने पालनहार की अवहेलना करने वाले ठहरोगे। क्योंकि अल्लाह कुफ़्र और निफ़ाक़ के द्वारा उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले लोगों से खुश नहीं होता। अतः (ऐ मुसलमानो!) ऐसे लोगों से खुश होने से सावधान रहो, जिनसे अल्लाह प्रसन्न नहीं होता। -[9:97] देहात के रहने वाले यदि अविश्वास या पाखंड के मार्ग पर चल पड़ें, तो उनका कुफ्र अन्य शहरी क्षेत्र के लोगों के कुफ़्र से अधिक गंभीर और उनका पाखंड उन लोगों की तुलना में अधिक सख़्त होगा। तथा ये लोग इस बात के अधिक योग्य हैं कि धर्म से अनभिज्ञ हों और इनके बारे में इस बात की अधिक संभावना है कि धार्मिक कर्तव्यों, सुन्नतों तथा उन आदेशों के नियमों को न जानें, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर उतारा है। क्योंकि वे उजड्डपन, अक्खड़पन और लोगों के साथ मेल-मिलाप और संपर्क के अभाव से पीड़ित हैं। अल्लाह उनकी स्थितियों को जानने वाला है। उनकी कोई बात उससे छिपी नहीं है। वह अपने प्रबंधन और अपने विधान में हिकमत वाला है। -[9:98] देहात में रहने वाले पाखंडियों में कुछ लोग ऐसे भी हैं, जो अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च किए हुए धन को घाटा और जुर्माना समझते हैं, क्योंकि उनका भ्रम है कि यदि उन्होंने खर्च किया तो उन्हें प्रतिफल नहीं मिलेगा और अगर खर्च नहीं किया तो अल्लाह उन्हें दंडित नहीं करेगा। किंतु इसके बावजूद कभी-कभी दिखावा और अपने बचाव के लिए खर्च कर देते हैं। वे इस बात की प्रतीक्षा में रहते हैं कि (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमपर कोई बुराई उतर पड़े और उन्हें तुमसे छुटकारा मिल जाए। वे जिस बुराई और गंभीर परिणाम वाले कालचक्र के मुसलमानों पर उतरने की कामना कर रहे हैं, अल्लाह उसे ईमान वालों के बजाय, स्वयं उन्हीं पर उतार दे। वे जो कुछ कहते हैं अल्लाह उसे सुनने वाला और जो कुछ छिपाते हैं उसे जानने वाला है। -[9:99] देहात में रहने वालों में से कुछ ऐसे भी हैं, जो अल्लाह पर तथा क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान रखते हैं और अल्लाह के रास्ते में जो धन खर्च करते हैं, उसे अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने का ज़रिया तथा रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की दुआ और क्षमायाचना की प्राप्ति का साधन समझते हैं। सुन लो, उसका अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करना और रसूल का उसके लिए दुआ करना, निश्चय ही उसके लिए अल्लाह के पास निकटता प्राप्त करने का साधन है, जिसका अल्लाह के पास उसे यह प्रतिफल मिलेगा कि अल्लाह उसे अपनी विशाल दया में प्रवेश करेगा, जिसमें उसकी क्षमा और उसकी जन्नत शामिल है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[9:100] जिन लोगों ने सबसे पहले ईमान लाने में जल्दी की, चाहे वे मुहाजिरीन हों, जो अपना घर और देश छोड़कर अल्लाह की ओर निकल पड़े, या अंसार, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की मदद की, तथा वे लोग जिन्होंने अक़ीदा, कथनों और कर्मों में अच्छाई के साथ ईमान की ओर पहल करने वाले मुहाजिरीन और अंसार का अनुसरण किया - अल्लाह इन सभी लोगों से खुश हो गया और उनकी आज्ञाकारिता को स्वीकार कर लिया, तथा वे लोग भी उससे प्रसन्न हो गए, क्योंकि उसने उन्हें अपना महान प्रतिफल प्रदान किया और उनके लिए ऐसी जन्नतें तैयार कर रखी हैं, जिनके महलों के नीचे नहरें बहती हैं, जिनमें वे सदैव रहने वाले हैं। यह बदला ही महान सफलता है। -[9:101] देहात के वासियों में से जो लोग मदीना के आस-पास हैं, उनमें से कुछ लोग मुनाफ़िक़ हैं और मदीना वालों में से भी कुछ लोग मुनाफ़िक़ हैं, जो निफाक़ पर क़ायम और उसपर जमे हुए हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें नहीं जानते, अल्लाह ही उन्हें भली-भाँति जानता है। शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उन्हें दो बार यातना देगा : एक बार दुनिया में उनके पाखंड को उजागर करके तथा उन्हें क़त्ल किए जाने और बंदी बनाए जाने के द्वारा, तथा दूसरी बार आख़िरत में क़ब्र की यातना देकर। फिर वे क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम के पाताल में एक बड़ी यातना की ओर लौटाए जाएँगे। -[9:102] तथा मदीना वालों में से कुछ अन्य लोग भी हैं, जो बिना किसी कारण (बहाने) के युद्ध से पीछे रह गए। लेकिन उन्होंने झूठे बहाने बनाने के बजाय, स्वयं स्वीकार कर लिया कि उनके पास (युद्ध में शामिल न होने का) कोई कारण (बहाना) नहीं था। उन्होंने अपने पिछले अच्छे कर्मों, जैसे अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता करने, उसके नियमों का पालन करने और उसके मार्ग में जिहाद करने के साथ एक बुरे काम को मिला दिया। उन्हें आशा है कि अल्लाह उनके पश्चाताप को स्वीकार करेगा और उन्हें क्षमा कर देगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदो को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[9:103] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनके मालों में से ज़कात लें, जिसके द्वारा आप उन्हें अवज्ञा और पापों की गंदगी से शुद्ध करें और उसके साथ उनके अच्छे कर्मों को विकसित करें। तथा उसे उनसे लेने के बाद, उनके लिए दुआ करें। निःसंदेह आपकी दुआ उनके लिए दया और संतोष का कारण है। अल्लाह आपकी दुआ को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों और इरादों को जानने वाला है। -[9:104] जिहाद से पीछे रह जाने वालों और पश्चाताप करके अल्लाह की ओर लौटने वालों को पता होना चाहिए कि अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करता है, और यह कि वह दान को स्वीकार करता है, जबकि उसे उसकी कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है, तथा दान करने वाले को उसके दान का सवाब देता है। निःसंदेह पवित्र अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदो की तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[9:105] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन जिहाद से पीछे रह जाने वालों और अपने पाप से तौबा करने वालों से कह दीजिए : जो चीज़ तुमसे छूट गई है, उसके नुक़सान की भरपाई करो, अपने कार्यों को अल्लाह के लिए ख़ालिस (विशुद्ध) रखो और उसे प्रसन्न करने वाले कार्य करो। अल्लाह, उसके रसूल और ईमान वाले तुम्हारे कार्यों को देखेंगे। तथा क़ियामत के दिन तुम अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, जो हर चीज़ का ज्ञान रखता है। वह जानता है जो कुछ तुम गुप्त रखते हो और जो कुछ तुम प्रदर्शित करते हो। फिर वह तुम्हें बता देगा जो कुछ तुम दुनिया में किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[9:106] तबूक की लड़ाई से पीछे रहने वालों में से कुछ दूसरे लोग भी हैं, जिनके पास कोई बहाना नहीं था। इनका मामला अल्लाह का फ़ैसला और इनके बारे में उसका आदेश आने तक स्थगित कर दिया गया है। अल्लाह उनके बारे में जो चाहे, फैसला करे : या तो वह उन्हें दंडित करे यदि वे तौबा न करें, या उनकी तौबा स्वीकार करे अगर वे तौबा कर लें। अल्लाह अच्छी तरह जानता है कि कौन उसके दंड का हक़दार है और कौन उसकी क्षमा के योग्य है। वह अपने विधान और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। ये लोग : मुरारा बिन रबी', कअब बिन मालिक और हिलाल बिन उमैया थे। -[9:107] तथा मुनाफ़िक़ो में से वे लोग भी हैं, जिन्होंने एक मस्जिद बनाई पर अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता के लिए नहीं, बल्कि मुसलमानों को नुक़सान पहुँचाने के लिए, मुनाफ़िक़ों को मज़बूत करके कुफ़्र का प्रदर्शन करने के लिए, ईमान वालों के बीच फूट डालने के लिए और उन लोगों को तैयारी का स्थान तथा घात स्थल प्रदान करने के लिए, जिन्होंने मस्जिद के निर्माण से पूर्व अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से लड़ाई की। निश्चय ये मुनाफ़िक़ तुमसे अवश्य ही क़समें खाकर कहेंगे : हमारा मक़सद तो केवल मुसलमानों के साथ आसानी (दयालुता) का था। जबकि अल्लाह गवाही देता है कि निश्चय वे अपने इस दावे में झूठे हैं। -[9:108] (ऐ नबी!) आप इस तरह की मस्जिद में नमाज़ पढ़ने के लिए मुनाफ़िक़ों के आमंत्रण को स्वीकार न करें। क्योंकि क़ुबा की मस्जिद, जिसे शुरू ही से तक़्वा (धर्मपरायणता) पर स्थापित किया गया है, आपका उसमें नमाज़ पढ़ना इस मस्जिद की तुलना में अधिक उपयुक्त है, जिसे कुफ़्र पर स्थापित किया गया है। क़ुबा की मस्जिद में ऐसे लोग हैं, जो अशुद्धियों और गंदगियों से पानी के द्वारा और पापों से तौबा और क्षमायाचना के द्वारा शुद्ध रहना पसंद करते हैं, और अल्लाह अशुद्धताओं, गंदगियों और पापों से शुद्ध रहने वालों को पसंद करता है। -[9:109] क्या जिसने अपने भवन की आधारशिला अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उसके तक़्वा तथा अधिक से अधिक नेकी के कार्य करके अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता पर रखी है, वह उसके बराबर है, जिसने मुसलमानों को नुक़सान पहुँचाने, कुफ़्र को मज़बूत करने और ईमान वालों के बीच विभेद पैदा करने के लिए मस्जिद बनाई?! दोनों कभी बराबर नहीं हो सकते। पहले व्यक्ति का भवन शक्तिशाली और मज़बूत है, जिसके गिरने का डर नहीं है। जबकि दूसरे व्यक्ति का उदाहरण उस व्यक्ति की तरह है, जिसने किसी गड्ढे के किनारे एक भवन बनाया, पर वह ढह गया और गिर गया और उसके साथ ही उसका भवन जहन्नम की गहराई में जा गिरा। सच्चाई यह है कि अल्लाह कुफ़्र और निफ़ाक़ वग़ैरह के ज़रिए अत्याचार करने वाले लोगों को सीधा मार्ग नहीं दिखाता। -[9:110] उनकी यह मस्जिद, जिसे उन्होंने (मुसलमानों को) नुक़सान पहुँचाने के लिए बनाया है, सदा उनके दिलों में संदेह और निफ़ाक़ के रूप में बसी रहेगी, यहाँ तक कि मौत से अथवा तलवार के द्वारा वध से उनके दिल टुकड़े-टुकड़े हो जाएँ। अल्लाह अपने बंदों के कामों को जानने वाला, उनके अच्छे या बुरे कर्म का बदला देने में हिकमत वाला है। -[9:111] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने (अपनी कृपा से) ईमान वालों से उनके प्राणों को एक उच्च क़ीमत अर्थात जन्नत के बदले में ख़रीद लिया है, (हालाँकि वे अल्लाह ही की संपत्ति हैं)। क्योंकि वे काफ़िरों से लड़ते हैं ताकि अल्लाह का वचन सर्वोच्च हो। चुनाँचे वे काफ़िरों को क़त्ल करते हैं और काफ़िर उन्हें क़त्ल करते हैं। अल्लाह ने इसका सच्चा वादा मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की पुस्तक तौरात, ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम की पुस्तक इनजील और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की पुस्तक क़ुरआन में किया है, तथा अल्लाह से बढ़कर अपना वादा पूरा करने वाला कोई नहीं है। अतः (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अपने इस सौदे से प्रसन्न हो जाओ, जो तुमने अल्लाह से किया है। क्योंकि तुमने इसमें बहुत लाभ कमाया है और यह सौदा ही बहुत बड़ी सफलता है। -[9:112] यह प्रतिफल प्राप्त करने वाले लोग वे हैं, जो अल्लाह को पसंद न आने वाली और उसे क्रोधित करने वाली चीज़ों की उपेक्षाकर उसे पसंद आने वाली तथा प्रसन्न करने वाली चीज़ों की ओर लौटने वाले हैं, जो अल्लाह के भय और विनम्रता के कारण विनयशील होकर उसकी आज्ञाकारिता में बहुत परिश्रम करते हैं, जो हर परिस्थिति में अपने रब की स्तुति करने वाले, रोज़े रखने वाले, नमाज़ पढ़ने वाले, अल्लाह ने या उसके रसूल ने जिसका आदेश दिया है उसका आदेश देने वाले, अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ने जिससे मना किया है उससे मनाही करने वाले, तथा अल्लाह के आदेशों की, उनका अनुपालन करके और उसके निषेधों की, उनसे बचकर रक्षा करने वाले हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन गुणों से विशेषित मोमिनों को उस चीज़ की सूचना दे दें, जो उन्हें दुनिया और आखिरत में प्रसन्न कर देगी। -[9:113] नबी के लिए उचित नहीं है और न ही ईमान वालों के लिए उचित है कि वे मुश्रिकों के लिए अल्लाह से क्षमा याचना करें, भले ही वे उनके रिश्तेदार हों, जबकि उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि वे शिर्क की अवस्था में मरने के कारण जहन्नमियों में से हैं। -[9:114] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम का अपने पिता के लिए क्षमायाचना करना केवल इस कारण था कि उन्होंने अपने पिता से वादा किया था कि वह उनके लिए अवश्य क्षमायाचना करेंगे; इस आशा में कि वह इस्लाम स्वीकार कर लेंगे। परंतु जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि उनका पिता अल्लाह का दुश्मन है, क्योंकि उसे उनके उपदेश से कोई फायदा नहीं हुआ, या इसलिए कि उन्हें वह़्य के द्वारा मालूम हो गया था कि उसकी मृत्यु एक काफ़िर के रूप में होगी, तो वह उससे अलग हो गए। उनका अपने पिता के लिए क्षमायाचना करना उनका अपना इजतिहाद था, किसी आदेश का उल्लंघन नहीं था जिसकी अल्लाह ने उनकी ओर वह़्य की थी। निःसंदेह इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम अल्लाह के सामने अत्यधिक गिड़गिड़ाने वाले और अपनी अत्याचारी क़ौम को बहुत माफ़ करने वाले थे। -[9:115] अल्लाह किसी जाति को मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करने के बाद उसके लिए पथभ्रष्टता का फ़ैसला नही करता, जब तक कि वह उनके लिए उन निषेधों को स्पष्ट नहीं कर देता जिनसे बचना अनिवार्य है। फिर यदि वे निषेध की व्याख्या करने के बाद उस कार्य को करें जो उनके लिए निषिद्ध ठहराया गया है, तो उनपर पथभ्रष्टता का फैसला कर देता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। और उसने तुम्हें वह सिखाया है जो तुम नहीं जानते थे। -[9:116] निःसंदेह आकाशों और धरती का राज्य अल्लाह ही का है। उन दोनों में उसका कोई साझी नहीं, उन दोनों में उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। वह जिसे जीवन देना चाहता है, उसे जीवन देता है और जिसे मारना चाहता है, उसे मारता है। और (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा अल्लाह के सिवा कोई संरक्षक नहीं है, जो तुम्हारे मामलों का प्रभारी हो, और न तुम्हारा कोई सहायक है, जो तुमसे बुराई को दूर करे और तुम्हारे दुश्मन के खिलाफ तुम्हारी मदद करे। -[9:117] अल्लाह ने पैगंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को माफ़ कर दिया, जो आपने मुनाफ़िक़ों को तबूक के युद्ध से पीछे रहने की अनुमति प्रदान कर दी थी। तथा मुहाजिरों और अंसार को भी माफ़ कर दिया, जो उससे पीछे नहीं रहे, बल्कि भीषण गरमी, माली परेशानी और शक्तिशाली दुश्मन का सामना होने के बावजूद तबूक के युद्ध में आपके साथ निकल पड़े। जबकि उनमें से एक समूह के दिल विपरीत परिस्थितियों के कारण बहकने लगे थे, जो युद्ध छोड़ने का इरादा कर चुके थे। फिर अल्लाह ने उन्हें दृढ़ रहने और लड़ाई के लिए निकलने की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान की और उनकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उनपर कृपा करने वाला और दयावान् है और यह उसकी दया ही है कि उन्हें तौबा की तौफ़ीक़ दी और उनकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली। -[9:118] अल्लाह ने उन तीनों व्यक्तियों अर्थात् कअब बिन मालिक, मुरारा बिन रबी' और हिलाल बिन उमय्यह को भी क्षमा कर दिया, जिनके अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथ तबूक की ओर निकलने से पीछे रह जाने के बाद उनकी तौबा के क़बूल होने का मामला स्थगित कर दिया गया था। चुनाँचे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने लोगों को इन तीनों से अलग-थलग रहने का आदेश दे दिया, जिसपर उन्हें दु:ख और शोक ने घेर लिया, यहाँ तक कि धरती अपने विस्तार के बावजूद उनपर तंग हो गई और उन्हें जिस अकेलेपन का सामना हुआ उसके कारण उनके दिल संकुचित हो गए और उन्होंने जान लिया कि एकमात्र अल्लाह के सिवा उनके लिए कोई शरण लेने का स्थान नहीं है। इसलिए अल्लाह ने उनपर दया करते हुए उन्हें तौबा की तौफ़ीक़ दी, फिर उनकी तौबा क़बूल फरमाई। निःसंदेह वह अपने बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[9:119] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने, उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर अल्लाह से डरो तथा उन लोगों के साथ रहो, जो अपने ईमान तथा अपने वचन और कर्म में सच्चे हैं। क्योंकि तुम्हारे लिए मोक्ष केवल सच्चाई में है। -[9:120] मदीना वालों तथा उनके आस-पास के देहात के वासियों के लिए उचित नहीं है कि जब अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम स्वयं जिहाद के लिए निकलें, तो वे आपसे पीछे रह जाएँ। उनके लिए यह भी उचित नहीं है कि वे अपने प्राणों के मामले में कंजूसी करें और नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के प्राण की उपेक्षा कर अपने प्राणों की रक्षा करें। बल्कि उनके लिए अनिवार्य है कि आपके प्राण की रक्षा के लिए अपने प्राणों को न्योछावर कर दें; क्योंकि उन्हें अल्लाह के मार्ग में जो भी प्यास, थकान या भूख पहुँचती है, तथा वे जिस स्थान पर भी उतरते हैं, जहाँ उनकी उपस्थिति काफ़िरों के क्रोध को भड़काती है, और वे किसी दुश्मन को क़त्ल, या क़ैद या पराजय से पीड़ित करते, या ग़नीमत का धन प्राप्त करते हैं - तो उसके बदले में अल्लाह उनके लिए एक सत्कर्म का सवाब लिख देता है जिसे वह उनसे स्वीकार करता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सत्कर्मियों के प्रतिफल को नष्ट नहीं करता, बल्कि उन्हें उसका पूर्ण बदला देता है और उससे भी बढ़ाकर देता है। -[9:121] और वे जो भी थोड़ा या अधिक धन खर्च करते हैं और जो भी घाटी पार करते हैं, तो उनके उस खर्च करने और यात्रा को लिख लिया जाता है, ताकि अल्लाह उन्हें पुरस्कृत करे। चुनाँचे वह उन्हें आख़िरत में उनके सर्वोत्तम कार्यों का बदला प्रदान करेगा। -[9:122] मोमिनों के लिए उचित नहीं है कि वे सब के सब लड़ाई के लिए निकल खड़े हों, ताकि ऐसा न हो कि यदि उनका दुश्मन उनपर गालिब आ जाए तो उनका सफ़ाया कर दिया जाए। इसलिए ऐसा क्यों नहीं किया गया कि उनका एक समूह जिहाद के लिए निकलता और एक समूह अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथ रहता। ताकि वे आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से क़ुरआन और शरीयत के अहकाम सुनकर धर्म की समझ हासिल करते और अपनी जाति के लोगों को सचेत करते जब वे जो कुछ उन्होंने सीखा था उसे लेकर उनके पास लौटते; इस आशा में कि वे अल्लाह की यातना और उसके दंड से सावधान हो जाएँ तथा उसके आदेशों का पालन करने लगें और उसके निषेधों से बचने लगें। यह आयत उन सैन्यदलों के बारे में है, जिन्हें अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आस-पास के क्षेत्रों में भेजते थे और उनके लिए अपने सहाबा के एक समूह का चयन करते थे। -[9:123] अल्लाह ने ईमान वालों को उन काफ़िरों से लड़ने का आदेश दिया है, जो उनके आस-पास रहते हैं; क्योंकि वे अपनी निकटता के कारण मोमिनों के लिए खतरे का कारण बनते हैं। इसी तरह उन्हें भयभीत करने और उनकी बुराई को दूर करने के लिए मुसलमानों को शक्ति और कठोरता दिखाने का भी आदेश दिया है। तथा सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह अपनी सहायता और समर्थन के साथ परहेज़गार मोमिनों के संग है। -[9:124] जब अल्लाह अपने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर कोई सूरत अवतरित करता है, तो मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कुछ लोग उपहास करते हुऐ पूछते हैं : इस अवतिरत होने वाली सूरत ने मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) के दुवारा लाई गई शरीयत पर किसके विश्वास को बढ़ायाॽ चुनाँचे जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूल को सच्चा माना, तो इस सूरत के अवतरण ने उनके पूर्व विश्वास में और वृद्धि कर दी, तथा वे उस अवतरित वह़्य (प्रकाशना) से प्रसन्न हैं; क्योंकि उसमें उनके दुनिया और आख़िरत के लाभ निहित हैं। -[9:125] जहाँ तक मुनाफ़िक़ों का संबंध है, तो अहकाम और कहानियों पर आधारित इस क़ुरआन का अवतरण उनके रोग और गंदगी को और बढ़ा देता है, क्योंकि वे उस उतरने वाली वह़्य को झुठलाते हैं। अतः क़ुरआन के अवतरण में वृद्धि के साथ उनके दिल की बीमारी बढ़ जाती है; क्योंकि जब भी कोई वह़्य उतरती थी, वे उसके बारे में संदेह करते थे और वे कुफ़्र ही की अवस्था में मर गए। -[9:126] क्या ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग सीख ग्रहण करते हुए नहीं देखते कि अल्लाह हर साल एक या दो बार उनकी हालत को प्रकट करके और उनके निफ़ाक़ का पर्दाफ़ाश करके उनकी परीक्षा लेता है?! फिर यह जानने के बावजूद कि अल्लाह ही उनके साथ ऐसा करता है, वे उसके समक्ष अपने कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) से तौबा नहीं करते हैं और अपने निफ़ाक़ को नहीं छोड़ते हैं और न ही उससे उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं, जो उनके साथ घटित हुआ है और यह कि वह अल्लाह की ओर से है! -[9:127] और जब अल्लाह अपने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर कोई सूरत उतारता है, जिसमें मुनाफ़िक़ों की स्थितियों का ज़िक्र होता है, तो कुछ मुनाफ़िक़ यह कहते हुए एक-दूसरे को देखते हैं : क्या तुम्हें कोई देख रहा है? यदि कोई उन्हें न देख रहा हो, तो मजलिस से चले जाते हैं। सुन लो! अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों को मार्गदर्शन और भलाई से फेर दिया है और उन्हें उनके हाल पर छोड़ दिया है, क्योंकि वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो नहीं समझते। -[9:128] निःसंदेह तुम्हारे पास (ऐ अरब के लोगो!) तुम्हारे ही वर्ग से एक रसूल आया है, वह तुम्हारी ही तरह एक अरबी है। उसके लिए वह बहुत कष्टदायक है, जिससे तुम्हें कष्ट पहुँचे। वह तुम्हारे मार्गदर्शन का बहुत इच्छुक और तुम्हारा बहुत ध्यान रखने वाला है तथा वह विशेष रूप से ईमान वालों के प्रति बहुत करुणा और दया वाला है। -[9:129] फिर अगर वे आपसे मुँह मोड़ें और उसपर ईमान न लाएँ, जो आप लेकर आए हैं, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मेरे लिए अल्लाह ही काफ़ी है, जिसके सिवा कोई सच्चा पूज्य नहीं। मैंने उसी अकेले (अल्लाह) पर भरोसा किया और वही महिमावान महान सिंहासन (अर्श) का मालिक है। - -Surah 10: Yunus (Jonah) ----------------------------------------- -[10:1] {अलिफ़, लाम, रा।} इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में बात की जा चुकी है। इस सूरत में तिलावत की गई ये आयतें सुदृढ़ एवं मज़बूत क़ुरआन की आयतें हैं, जो हिकमत और अहकाम पर आधारित है। -[10:2] क्या लोगों के लिए यह आश्चर्य की बात है कि हमने उनकी जाति ही के एक व्यक्ति पर, उसे यह आदेश देते हुए, वह़्य (प्रकाशना) उतारी कि लोगों को अल्लाह की यातना से सचेत कर दे?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वाले लोगों को यह प्रसन्न करने वाली सूचना दे दें कि उन्होंने जो भी अच्छे कर्म आगे भेजे हैं, उसके प्रतिफल के तौर पर उनके लिए उनके पालानहार के पास उच्च स्थान (पद) है। काफिरों ने कहा : निःसंदेह यह आदमी जो इन आयतों को लेकर आया है, एक स्पष्ट जादूगर है। -[10:3] निःसंदेह (ऐ आश्चर्य करने वालो!) तुम्हारा पालनहार वही अल्लाह है, जिसने भव्य आकाशों तथा विशाल धरती को छह दिनों में बनाया, फिर वह अर्श पर बुलंद हुआ। तो तुम्हें कैसे आश्चर्य होता है कि उसने तुम्हारी ही जाति में से एक आदमी को रसूल बनाकर भेजा?! वह अपने विशाल राज्य में अकेले ही निर्णय लेता है और फ़ैसले करता है। उसके पास उसकी अनुमति तथा अनुशंसा करने वाले से उसकी संतुष्टि के बिना कोई व्यक्ति किसी चीज़ के बारे में अनुशंसा नहीं कर सकता। इन गुणों से विशेषित अल्लाह ही तुम्हारा पालनहार है। अतः निष्ठापूर्वक एकमात्र उसी की उपासना करो। तो क्या तुम उसके एकेश्वरवाद के इन सभी प्रमाणों एवं तर्कों से शिक्षा ग्रहण नहीं करतेॽ जिसके पास थोड़ी-सी भी शिक्षा ग्रहण करने की क्षमता होगी, वह उसे जान लेगा और उसपर ईमान लाएगा। -[10:4] क़ियामत के दिन तुम सब को उसी एक अल्लाह की ओर लौटना है, ताकि वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का प्रतिफल प्रदान करे। अल्लाह ने लोगों से इसका सच्चा वादा किया है, जो वह नहीं तोड़ेगा। निःसंदेह वह इसमें सक्षम है। वह किसी पिछले उदाहरण के बिना सृष्टि की रचना का आरंभ करता है और फिर उसकी मृत्यु के पश्चात उसे पुनः जीवित करेगा, ताकि उन लोगों को न्याय के साथ प्रतिफल प्रदान करे, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और सत्कर्म किए। वह न उनकी नेकियों को घटाएगा और न उनके गुनाहों को बढ़ाएगा। जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया, उनके लिए उनके इस इनकार के कारण खौलते हुए जल का पेय होगा, जो उनकी आँतों के टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर देगा तथा उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना होगी। -[10:5] वही है, जिसने सूर्य को ज्योति फैलाने वाला बनाया और चाँद को प्रकाशमान बनाया, जिससे रोशनी प्राप्त की जाती है। साथ ही चाँद की अट्ठाईस मंज़िलों के अनुसार उसकी गति निर्धारित की। मंज़िल से अभिप्राय वह दूरी है, जिसे चाँद हर दिन और रात तय करता है। यह सब इसलिए किया, ताकि (ऐ लोगो!) तुम सूरज के द्वारा दिनों की संख्या तथा चाँद के द्वारा महीनों एवं वर्षों की संख्या जान सको। अल्लाह ने आकाशों और धरती तथा उनके बीच की चीज़ों को सत्य के साथ ही पैदा किया है; ताकि लोगों को अपनी शक्ति और महानता के दर्शन कराए। अल्लाह अपने एकेश्वरवाद के इन स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और उज्ज्वल तर्कों को ऐसे लोगों के लिए खोल-खोलकर बयान करता है, जो इनसे उसके एकेश्वरवाद का पता लगाना जानते हैं। -[10:6] निःसंदेह बंदों पर रात और दिन के एक-दूसरे के बाद आने में, उसके साथ होने वाले अंधकार और प्रकाश में तथा दोनों में से किसी एक के छोटे और दूसरे के लंबे होने में और आकाशों तथा धरती के अंदर मौजूद सारी सृष्टियों में, निश्चय उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति को दर्शाने वाली निशानियाँ हैं, जो अल्लाह से उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर डरते हैं। -[10:7] निःसंदेह जो काफ़िर लोग अल्लाह से मिलने की आशा नहीं रखते कि उससे डरें या उसकी लालसा करें, तथा वे सदैव रहने वाले परलोक के जीवन के बजाय इस दुनिया के नश्वर जीवन से प्रसन्न हो गए और उनके दिल उसपर खुश होकर उससे संतुष्ट हो गए और वे लोग जो अल्लाह की निशानियों और उसके प्रमाणों से मुँह फेरने वाले और उनसे असावधान हैं। -[10:8] इन गुणों से विशेषित लोगों का ठिकाना, जहाँ वे शरण लेंगे, जहन्नम है; इस कारण कि उन्होंने कुफ़्र किया और क़ियामत के दिन को झुठलाया। -[10:9] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, अल्लाह उन्हें उनके ईमान के कारण सुकर्म का मार्ग दिखाएगा, जो उसकी प्रसन्नता की ओर ले जाने वाला है। फिर, क़ियामत के दिन, अल्लाह उन्हें सदैव रहने वाली नेमत भरी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करेगा, जहाँ उनके नीचे से नहरें प्रवाहित होंगी। -[10:10] जन्नत में उनकी प्रार्थना अल्लाह की तसबीह व तक़दीस (प्रशंसा और पवित्रता) होगी तथा उन्हें अल्लाह का अभिवादन, फ़रिश्तों का अभिवादन और उनका एक-दूसरे का अभिवादन : सलाम (शांति) होगा, तथा उनकी प्रार्थना का अंत सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार की प्रशंसा पर होगा। -[10:11] यदि पवित्र अल्लाह लोगों के क्रोधित होने पर ख़ुद अपने, अपने बच्चों और अपने धन पर बद-दुआ (शाप) को उसी तरह जल्दी क़बूल कर ले, जिस तरह उनकी भलाई की दुआओं को स्वीकार करता है - तो वे नष्ट हो जाएँ। लेकिन अल्लाह उन्हें ढील देता है। अतः वह उन लोगों को, जो उससे मिलने की प्रतीक्षा नहीं करते (क्योंकि उन्हें न किसी दंड का भय होता है और न सवाब की आशा होती है) हिसाब के दिन के बारे में भ्रमित, चकित और शंकित छोड़ देता है। -[10:12] जब (पाप करके) अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले मनुष्य को किसी बीमारी या दुर्दशा का सामना होता है, तो वह अपने पहलू पर लेटा हुआ, या बैठा या खड़ा हुआ पूर्ण विनम्रता और विनय के साथ हमें पुकारता है; इस आशा में कि जो दुःख उसे पहुँचा है, उसे दूर कर दिया जाए। फिर जब हम उसकी प्रार्थना को स्वीकार कर लेते हैं और उसका दुःख दूर कर देते हैं, तो वह अपनी पूर्व स्थिति पर ऐसे चल पड़ता है जैसे उसने हमें कभी अपने किसी दुःख को दूर करने के लिए पुकारा ही नहीं था। जिस प्रकार इस उल्लंघनकारी के लिए अपनी पथभ्रष्टता में निरंतर बने रहना सुंदर बना दिया गया है, उसी प्रकार अपने कुफ़्र के द्वारा सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों के लिए उस कुफ़्र एवं अवज्ञा को शोभित कर दिया गया है, जो वे किया करते थे। अतः वे उसे नहीं छोड़ेंगें। -[10:13] तथा हमने (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुमसे पहले के समुदायों को, अल्लाह के रसूलों को झुठलाने और पाप करने के कारण विनष्ट कर दिया, जबकि उनके पास उनके रसूल आ चुके थे, जिन्हें हमने उनकी ओर स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ भेजा था। जो प्रमाण यह सिद्ध करते थे कि वे रसूल अपने रब के पास से जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं, उसमें वे सच्चे हैं। परंतु वे ईमान नहीं लाए; क्योंकि उनके अंदर ईमान लाने की योग्यता ही नहीं थी। सो, अल्लाह ने उन्हें असहाय छोड़ दिया और उन्हें ईमान लाने की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं दी। जिस प्रकार हमने उन अत्याचारी समुदायों को बदला दिया, उसी तरह हम हर समय और जगह में उनके जैसे लोगों को बदला देते रहेंगे। -[10:14] फिर हमने तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो!) उन झुठलाने वाले समुदायों के, जिन्हें हमने विनष्ट कर दिया था, उत्तराधिकारी बनाया; ताकि हम देखें कि तुम कैसे कर्म करते हो, क्या तुम अच्छे कार्य करते हो कि तुम्हें उसपर सवाब (पुण्य) दिया जाए, अथवा तुम बुरे कार्य करते हो कि उसपर तुम्हें दंडित किया जाए? -[10:15] जब उनके सामने अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) को दर्शाने वाली क़ुरआन की स्पष्ट आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करने वाले लोग, जो सवाब की आशा नहीं रखते और न सज़ा से डरते हैं, कहते हैं : (ऐ मुहम्मद!) मूर्तिपूजा के अपमान पर आधारित इस क़ुरआन के अलावा दूसरा क़ुरआन ले आओ, अथवा हमारी इच्छाओं के अनुसार इसके कुछ भाग या पूर्ण भाग को निरस्त करके इसे बदल दो। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : इसे बदलना मेरे लिए संभव नहीं है, और इसके सिवा कोई दूसरा क़ुरआन लाने में तो मैं - और भी - सक्षम नहीं हूँ। बल्कि, केवल अल्लाह ही है जो उसमें से जो चाहे बदल सकता है। मैं तो केवल उसी का अनुसरण करता हूँ, जो अल्लाह मेरी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) भेजता है। यदि मैं तुम्हारी माँग का उत्तर देकर अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करूँ, तो मुझे एक महान दिन की सज़ा का डर है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[10:16] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि मैं तुम्हें क़ुरआन पढ़कर न सुनाऊँ, तो मैं तुम्हें क़ुरआन पढ़कर न सुनाता और इसे तुम तक न पहुँचाता। तथा यदि अल्लाह चाहता, तो तुम्हें मेरी ज़ुबानी क़ुरआन से सूचित न करता। फिर मैं तुम्हारे बीच जीवन की एक लंबी अवधि (चालीस वर्ष) व्यतीत कर चुका हूँ। न मैं पढ़ना जानता था और न लिखना। मैं इस तरह की किसी चीज़ की खोज और तलाश में भी नहीं था। तो क्या तुम अपनी बुद्धि से यह नहीं जानते कि जो कुछ मैं तुम्हारे पास लेकर आया हूँ वह अल्लाह की ओर से है, और उसमें मेरा कोई दख़ल नहीं है?! -[10:17] अतः उससे बढ़कर ज़ालिम कौन होगा जो अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़े। फिर मेरे लिए यह कैसे संभव है कि मैं अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते हुए क़ुरआन को बदल दूँ? बात यह है कि जो लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़कर उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं, वे अपने उद्देश्य में सफल नहीं हो सकते। -[10:18] मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) लोग अल्लाह के सिवा कथित देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं, जो न लाभ पहुँचाते हैं और न हानि। जबकि सत्य पूज्य तो जब चाहे लाभ और हानि पहुँचा सकता है। तथा वे लोग अपने देवताओं के बारे में कहते हैं : ये मध्यस्थ हैं, जो अल्लाह के यहाँ हमारे लिए सिफारिश करेंगे। अतः वह हमारे पापों के कारण हमें यातना नहीं देगा। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : क्या तुम लोग सब कुछ जानने वाले अल्लाह को सूचना दे रहे हो कि उसका कोई साझी है, हालाँकि वह आकाशों में और धरती में अपना कोई साझी नहीं जानता! मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) लोग जो कुछ असत्य एवं झूठ कह रहे हैं, अल्लाह उससे पाक और पवित्र है। -[10:19] सारे मनुष्य केवल एक ही एकेश्वरवादी मोमिन समुदाय थे। फिर उन्होंने विभेद किया। अतः उनमें से कुछ लोग विश्वासी (मोमिन) बने रहे और कुछ ने कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) किया। यदि अल्लाह की तरफ से पहले ही यह निर्णय न किया जा चुका होता कि वह लोगों के बीच होने वाले मतभेद के बारे में इस दुनिया में फैसला नहीं करेगा, बल्कि उनके बीच उसके बारे में क़ियामत के दिन फ़ैसला करेगा। यदि यह बात न होती, तो इस संसार ही में उनके बीच उसका फ़ैसला कर दिया जाता, जिसमें वे विभेद कर रहे हैं। इस प्रकार यह स्पष्ट हो जाता कि कौन सीधे रास्ते पर चलने वाला है और कौन भटका हुआ है। -[10:20] तथा मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) लोग कहते हैं : मुहम्मद - सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम - पर उनके पालनहार की तरफ़ से उनकी सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली कोई निशानी क्यों नहीं उतारी गईॽ तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : निशानियों का उतरना परोक्ष की बात है, जिसे अल्लाह ही जानता है। इसलिए तुम उन भौतिक निशानियों की प्रतीक्षा करो, जिनका तुमने सुझाव दिया है। मैं भी तुम्हारे साथ उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहा हूँ। -[10:21] और जब हम बहुदेववादियों को उनके अकाल और दुखों से पीड़ित होने के पश्चात् बारिश एवं हरियाली का स्वाद चखाते हैं, तो वे हमारी निशानियों का मखौल उड़ाते और उन्हें झुठलाते हैं। (ऐ पैगंबर!) आप इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दें : अल्लाह का उपाय सबसे तीव्र है और वह तुम्हें ढील देने और सज़ा देने में अधिक तेज़ है। निःसंदेह संरक्षक फ़रिश्ते तुम्हारी चालबाज़ियों को लिख रहे हैं। उनसे कोई चीज़ नहीं छूटती है। तो फिर उनके पैदा करने वाले (अल्लाह) से कैसे छूट सकती है?! तथा अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारी चालबाज़ी का बदला देगा। -[10:22] वह अल्लाह ही है, जो (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें थल में तुम्हारे पैरों पर तथा तुम्हारे चौपायों (सवारियों) पर चलाता है और वही तुम्हें समुद्र में नौकाओं में चलाता है। यहाँ तक कि जब तुम नौकाओं में समुद्र में होते हो और नौकाएँ यात्रियों को लेकर अच्छी हवा के सहारे चल पड़ती हैं, तो सवार लोग उस अच्छी हवा से प्रसन्न हो उठते हैं। चुनाँचे इसी दौरान जबकि वे अपने आनंद में होते हैं, उनपर एक तेज़ चलने वाली हवा आती है और हर तरफ़ से समुद्र की लहरें उनपर उठती चली आती हैं तथा उनका प्रबल गुमान यह होता है कि उनका सर्वनाश होने वाला है। ऐसे में, वे अकेले अल्लाह को पुकारते हैं और उसके साथ किसी दूसरे को साझी नहीं करते, यह कहते हुए : यदि तूने हमें इस विनाशकारी विपत्ति से बचा लिया, तो तेरे इस अनुग्रह के लिए हम अवश्य तेरे आभारी होंगे। -[10:23] फिर जब वह उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर लेता है और उन्हें उस विपत्ति से बचा लेता है, तो वे अचानक धरती में कुफ़्र, अवज्ञा और पाप करके उपद्रव करने लगते हैं। (ऐ लोगो!), होश में आ जाओ, वास्तव में तुम्हारे उपद्रव का दुष्परिणाम स्वयं तुम्हें ही झेलना है। क्योंकि तुम्हारी सरकशी व उद्दंडता से अल्लाह को कोई नुक़सान नहीं होगा। तुम इस दुनिया के जीवन में उसका आनंद ले रहे हो, जबकि यह नश्वर है। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हें हमारी ही ओर लौटकर आना है। तब हम तुम्हें बताएँगे कि तुम क्या पाप कर रहे थे तथा हम तुम्हें उसका बदला देंगे। -[10:24] सांसारिक जीवन का उदाहरण, जिसके आनंद में तुम लीन हो, जल्दी समाप्त होने के मामले में, बारिश के पानी की तरह है, जिससे धरती से उगने वाले पौधे, जिन्हें इनसान भी खाते हैं, जैसे अनाज और फल आदि और पशु भी खाते हैं, जैसे घास आदि, खूब घने होकर निकल आए। यहाँ तक कि जब धरती ने सुंदरता की चादर ओढ़ ली और वह विभिन्न प्रकार के पौधों से सज गई तथा उसके मालिकों ने समझ लिया कि वे धरती की उगाई हुई फसलों को काटने और फलों को तोड़ने में सक्षम हैं, कि अचानक उसे नष्ट करने का हमारा निर्णय आ गया और हमने उसे कटी हुई फ़सल की तरह कर दिया, मानो वह खेत कुछ समय पहले तक पेड़-पौधों से भरा हुआ था ही नहीं। जिस प्रकार हमने तुम्हारे लिए दुनिया की स्थिति और उसके जल्दी ख़त्म होने को खोल-खोलकर बयान किया है, उसी प्रकार हम सोचने और विचार करने वालों के लिए प्रमाणों एवं तर्कों का वर्णन करते हैं। -[10:25] अल्लाह सभी लोगों को अपनी जन्नत की ओर बुलाता है, जो कि शांति का घर है, जिसमें लोग विपत्तियों और चिंताओं से सुरक्षित होंगे और मौत से भी महफ़ूज़ रहेंगे। अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, इस्लाम धर्म को अपनाने की तौफ़ीक़ देता है, जो इस शांति के घर की ओर ले जाता है। -[10:26] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के अनिवार्य किए हुए पूजा कार्यों (आज्ञाकारिता) को करके, तथा उसके निषिद्ध किए हुए पापों को त्यागकर अच्छा काम किया; उनके लिए सबसे अच्छा बदला अर्थात् जन्नत है, तथा उनके लिए इससे अधिक एक और वस्तु अर्थात् पवित्र अल्लाह के चेहरे के दर्शन का सौभाग्य है। और उनके चेहरों पर न धूल छाएगी और न ही उनपर तिरस्कार व अपमान छाएगा, एहसान के गुण से विशिष्ट यही लोग जन्नत वाले हैं, जिसमें वे सदैव रहेंगे। -[10:27] और जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र और पाप जैसे बुरे कर्म किए, उनके लिए उस बुराई का बदला जो उन्होंने किया है, आख़िरत में उसी के समान अल्लाह की सज़ा है, और उनके चेहरों पर तिरस्कार व अपमान छाया होगा। जब अल्लाह उनपर अपनी यातना उतारेगा, तो कोई उन्हें अल्लाह के अज़ाब से बचाने वाला नहीं होगा, मानो कि उनके चेहरों पर अंधेरी रात की तारीकी ओढ़ा दी गई हो। स्याही की यह अधिकता जहन्नम के धुएँ तथा उसकी तारीकी छा जाने के कारण होगी। इन गुणों से विशिष्ट यही लोग जहन्नम वाले हैं, जिसमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। -[10:28] (ऐ रसूल!) आप क़ियामत के दिन को याद करें, जब हम सभी प्राणियों को एकत्र करेंगे, फिर हम उन लोगों से कहेंगे, जिन्होंने दुनिया में अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क किया था : (ऐ मुश्रिको!) अपने-अपने स्थान पर ठहरे रहो, तुम भी और तुम्हारे वे पूज्य भी, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते थे। फिर हम पूज्यों (जिनकी पूजा की जाती थी) और पूजकों (पूजा करने वालों) के बीच अलगाव पैदा कर देंगे। तथा जिनकी पूजा की जाती थी, वे पूजा करने वालों से यह कहते हुए अलग हो जाएँगे : तुम दुनिया में हमारी तो पूजा नहीं करते थे। -[10:29] उस समय उनके वे देवी-देवता, जिनकी उन्होंने अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा की थी, यह कहते हुए अलग हो जाएँगे : अल्लाह गवाह है (और अकेले उसी की गवाही पर्याप्त है) कि हम अपने लिए तुम्हारी पूजा से प्रसन्न नहीं थे। न हमने तुम्हें इसका आदेश दिया था और न हमें तुम्हारी पूजा की ख़बर थी। -[10:30] उस महान स्थान में, प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपने सांसारिक जीवन में किए हुए कामों को जाँच लेगा और बहुदेववादियों को उनके सत्य पालनहार अर्थात अल्लाह की ओर लौटाया जाएगा, जो उनका हिसाब लेगा और उन्होंने अपनी मूर्तियों की सिफारिश की जो झूठी बात गढ़ ली थी, वह उनसे दूर चली जाएगी। -[10:31] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने वाले इन लोगों से पूछें : वह कौन है, जो आकाश से बारिश बरसाकर तुम्हें जीविका प्रदान करता हैॽ तथा वह कौन है, जो तुम्हें धरती से उसमें उगने वाले पौधों और उसमें पाए जाने वाले खनिजों के साथ जीविका प्रदान करता है? और वह कौन है, जो जीव को निर्जीव से, जैसे मनुष्य को शुक्राणु से और पक्षी को अंडे से निकालता हैॽ तथा वह कौन है, जो निर्जीव को जीव से, जैसे शुक्राणु को जीवधारी से और अंडे को पक्षी से निकालता हैॽ और वह कौन है, जो आकाशों और धरती तथा उनमें रहने वाले प्राणियों के मामलों का प्रबंध करता हैॽ वे अवश्य जवाब देंगे कि इन सब चीज़ों का करने वाला अल्लाह ही है। तो आप उनसे कह दें : क्या तुम लोग इस बात को नहीं जानते और अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके तथा उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते नहींॽ! -[10:32] तो (ऐ लोगो!) जो यह सब कर रहा है, वही सत्य अल्लाह तुम्हारा सृजनहार और तुम्हारे मामलों का प्रबंधन करने वाला है। फिर सत्य के ज्ञान के पश्चात् सत्य से दूरी और विनाश के सिवा और क्या रह जाता हैॽ! तो इस स्पष्ट सत्य को छोड़कर तुम्हारी बुद्धि कहाँ चली जाती हैॽ! -[10:33] जिस प्रकार अल्लाह के लिए वास्तविक रुबूबियत (प्रतिपालकता) की बात सत्य सिद्ध हो चुकी है, उसी तरह (ऐ रसूल!) हठ के कारण सत्य मार्ग से निकल जाने वालों के प्रति आपके पालनहार की पूर्वनियति वचन भी सत्य होकर रही कि वे लोग ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। -[10:34] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दें : क्या तुम्हारे ठहराए हुए साझीदारों में, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते हो, कोई ऐसा है, जो पूर्व उदाहरण के बिना उत्पत्ति का आरंभ करे और फिर उसकी मृत्यु के पश्चात् उसे पुनर्जीवित करेॽ आप उनसे कह दें कि अल्लाह ही पूर्व उदाहरण के बिना उत्पत्ति का आरंभ करता है और फिर वही उसकी मृत्यु के पश्चात् उसे पुनर्जीवित करेगा। तो फिर (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुम लोग सत्य से असत्य की ओर कैसे फिरे जा रहे होॽ! -[10:35] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : क्या तुम्हारे ठहराए हुए उन साझीदारों में, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते हो, कोई ऐसा है, जो सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन करेॽ आप उनसे कह दें : केवल अल्लाह ही सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन करता है। तो क्या जो लोगों को सीधा रास्ता दिखाए और उसकी ओर लोगों को बुलाए, वह इसका अधिक योग्य है कि उसका अनुसरण किया जाए या कि तुम्हारे वे पूज्य जो स्वयं ही मार्ग नहीं पाते, जबतक कि कोई दूसरा उन्हें मार्ग न दिखा देॽ! फिर तुम्हें क्या हो गया है, तुम कैसे व्यर्थ फ़ैसले करते हो, जब यह दावा करते हो कि वे अल्लाह के साझीदार हैंॽ! अल्लाह तुम्हारे कथन से बहुत ऊँचा है। -[10:36] बहुदेववादियों में से अधिकांश लोग केवल उसी का अनुसरण करते हैं जिसका उन्हें कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। वे केवल भ्रम और संशय का पालन करते हैं। निश्चय संशय न तो ज्ञान का स्थान ले सकता और न ही उससे बेनियाज़ कर सकता है। वे जो कुछ कर रहे हैं, अल्लाह उसे भली-भाँति जानने वाला है। उनके कार्यों में से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है और वह जल्द ही उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[10:37] यह क़ुरआन कोई ऐसी किताब नहीं है कि उसे गढ़ लिया जाए और अल्लाह के अलावा किसी और की ओर मंसूब कर दिया जाए, क्योंकि लोग निश्चित रूप से इस क़ुरआन जैसी किताब लाने में असमर्थ हैं। बल्कि यह क़ुरआन उससे पहले उतरने वाली किताबों की पुष्टि करने वाला तथा उन पुस्तकों में सार रूप से वर्णन किए गए अहकाम का विवरण प्रस्तुत करने वाला है। अतः इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि यह सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) की ओर से उतारा गया है। -[10:38] बल्कि, क्या ये बहुदेववादी कहते हैं : मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने इस क़ुरआन को अपनी तरफ़ से गढ़ लिया है और उसे अल्लाह की तरफ़ मंसूब कर दिया है? (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनका खंडन करते हुए कह दें : यदि (तुम्हारे कहने के अनुसार) मैं इसे अपनी तरफ़ से गढ़कर लाया हूँ, जबकि मैं तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान हूँ, तो तुम इसके समान एक सूरत ही ले आओ और अपनी सहायता के लिए जिसे बुला सकते हो, बुला लो, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि क़ुरआन मनगढ़ंत और झूठा है। सच्चाई यह है कि तुम ऐसा कभी नहीं कर पाओगे। यदि तुम भाषाविद तथा वाक्पटु होने के बावजूद ऐसा नहीं कर सकते, तो यह इस बात का प्रमाण है कि क़ुरआन अल्लाह की ओर से उतरने वाली पुस्तक है। -[10:39] उन्होंने क़ुरआन को नहीं माना, बल्कि उसको समझने और उसमें मनन-चिंतन करने से पहले ही तथा जिस यातना से उन्हें डराया गया था उसके आने से पूर्व ही उन्होंने इस क़ुरआन को झुठलाने में जल्दी दिखाई, जबकि उस यातना के आने का समय क़रीब हो चुका था। इनके झुठलाने ही की तरह, पिछले समुदायों ने भी झुठलाया था, जिसके कारण उन्हें यातनाओं का सामना करना पड़ा। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप सोचें कि उन झुठलाने वाले समुदायों का अंत कैसा रहा? निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह ने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। -[10:40] बहुदेववादियों में से कुछ लोग अपनी मृत्यु से पहले क़ुरआन पर ईमान ले आएँगे और कुछ लोग अपने हठ और अहंकार के कारण मरते दम तक इसपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार कुफ़्र पर जमे रहने वालों को सबसे ज़्यादा जानने वाला है और उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र का बदला देगा। -[10:41] यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी क़ौम के लोग आपको झुठलाएँ, तो उनसे कह दें : मेरे लिए मेरे कर्म का सवाब है और मुझे ही अपने कर्म की ज़िम्मेदारी उठानी है और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्म का सवाब है और तुम्हें ही उसका दंड झेलना है। जो कुछ मैं कर रहा हूँ उसके दंड से तुम बरी हो और जो कुछ तुम कर रहे हो उसके दंड से मैं बरी हूँ। -[10:42] बहुदेववादियों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं कि जब आप क़ुरआन पढ़ते हैं, तो वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर कान लगा लेते हैं, परंतु मानने और पालन करने के उद्देश्य से नहीं। तो क्या आप उन लोगों को सुना सकते हैं, जिनसे सुनने की शक्ति छीन ली गई है?! इसी प्रकार आप इन लोगों को सीधा मार्ग नहीं दिखा सकते, जो सत्य को सुनने से बहरे हैं। अतः वे उसे समझते नहीं हैं। -[10:43] तथा बहुदेववादियों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर केवल अपनी बाह्य दृष्टि से देखते हैं, अपनी अंतर्दृष्टि से नहीं। तो क्या आप उन लोगों को प्रबुद्ध कर सकते हैं, जिन्होंने अपनी दृष्टि खो दी है?! निःसंदेह आप ऐसा नहीं कर सकते। इसी प्रकार आप अंतर्दृष्टि से वंचित व्यक्ति को सीधा मार्ग नहीं दिखा सकते। -[10:44] निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने बंदों पर अत्याचार करने से पाक है। वह उनपर कणभर भी अत्याचार नहीं करता, परंतु वे स्वयं ही असत्य के पक्षपात, अहंकार और हठ के कारण खुद को विनाश के साधनों में लाकर अपनी जानों पर अत्याचार करते हैं। -[10:45] और जब क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह लोगों को हिसाब-किताब के लिए एकत्र करेगा, तो उन्हें लगेगा कि वे अपने दुनिया के जीवन और क़ब्र में केवल दिन की एक घड़ी भर ठहरे थे, उससे ज़्यादा नहीं। वहाँ वे एक-दूसरे को पहचानेंगे। फिर उनके एक-दूसरे को पहचानने का सिलसिला क़ियामत के दिन की भयावहता को देखकर समाप्त हो जाएगा। वास्तव में, वे लोग घाटे में पड़ गए, जिन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार से मिलने को झुठलाया तथा वे दुनिया में दोबारा जीवित होने के दिन पर ईमान रखने वाले नहीं थे कि घाटे से बच सकें। -[10:46] और यदि हम (ऐ रसूल!) आपको उस यातना का कुछ हिस्सा जिसका हमने उनसे वादा किया है, आपकी मृत्यु से पहले दिखा दें, या हम आपको उससे पहले मृत्यु दे दें, तो दोनों स्थितियों में उन्हें हमारे पास ही लौटकर आना है। फिर जो कुछ वे कर रहे हैं अल्लाह उससे अवगत है, उससे उनकी कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह शीघ्र ही उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[10:47] पिछले समुदायों में से प्रत्येक समुदाय के लिए एक रसूल था, जो उनकी ओर भेजा गया था। फिर जब उस (रसूल) ने उन्हें वह संदेश पहुँचा दिया, जिसे पहुँचाने का उसे आदेश दिया गया था और लोगों ने उसे झुठला दिया, तो उनके तथा रसूल के बीच न्याय के साथ फ़ैसला कर दिया गया। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से रसूल को बचा लिया और अपने न्याय से उन लोगों को नष्ट कर दिया। तथा उनके कर्मों का बदला देने में उनके साथ कुछ भी अन्याय नहीं किया जाता। -[10:48] और ये काफ़िर लोग हठधर्मी करते हुए और चुनौती देते हुए कहते हैं : यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो, तो बताओ कि जिस यातना का तुमने हमसे वादा किया था, उसका समय कब आएगा?! -[10:49] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मैं स्वयं अपने लिए न किसी हानि का मालिक हूँ कि स्वयं को उससे नुक़सान पहुँचाऊँ या ख़ुद से उसे हटा सकूँ, और न ही किसी लाभ का मालिक हूँ कि उससे स्वयं को फायदा पहुँचाऊँ। तो मैं किसी और को कैसे फायदा या नुक़सान पहुँचा सकता हूँ? सिवाय उसके जो अल्लाह उसमें से चाहे, तो फिर मैं उसके ग़ैब की बातों को कैसे जान सकता हूँ? प्रत्येक समुदाय, जिसे अल्लाह ने विनाश की धमकी दी है, उसके विनाश का एक समय निर्धारित है, जिसका ज्ञान केवल अल्लाह को है। अतः जब उसके विनाश का समय आ जाता है, तो वे उससे न कुछ पीछे रह सकते हैं और न आगे बढ़ सकते हैं। -[10:50] (ऐ रसूल!) आप यातना की जल्दी मचाने वालों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि तुमपर अल्लाह की यातना रात या दिन के किसी समय आ जाए, तो आख़िर कौन-सी चीज़ है, जिसे तुम इस यातना से जल्दी चाहते हो?! -[10:51] क्या जिस यातना का तुमसे वादा किया गया है, उसके तुम्हारे ऊपर घटित हो जाने के बाद तुम ईमान लाओगे, जबकि उस समय किसी व्यक्ति को उसका ईमान लाभ नहीं देगा, जो उससे पहले ईमान नहीं लाया था? क्या तुम अब ईमान ला रहे हो, हालाँकि इससे पहले तुम यातना के लिए उसे झुठलाने के तौर पर जल्दी मचाया करते थे?! -[10:52] फिर उन्हें यातना में डाले जाने और उनकी ओर से उससे बाहर निकलने की माँग किए जाने के पश्चात उनसे कहा जाएगा : आख़िरत की स्थायी यातना का स्वाद चखो। क्या जो कुफ़्र और पाप तुम किया करते थे, तुम्हें उसके अलावा किसी और चीज़ का बदला दिया जाएगा?! -[10:53] और (ऐ रसूल!) बहुदेववादी लोग आपसे पूछते हैं : क्या यह यातना, जिसका हमसे वादा किया गया है, सत्य है? आप उनसे कह दें : हाँ, (अल्लाह की क़सम!) निश्चय यह बिल्कुल सत्य है और तुम उससे बच नहीं सकते हो। -[10:54] यदि अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने वाले प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को धरती का सारा बहुमूल्य धन प्राप्त हो जाए, तो वह उसे अपने आपको अल्लाह की यातना से छुड़ाने के बदले में दे देगा, यदि उसे ऐसा करने का अवसर प्रदान किया जाए। तथा बहुदेववादी लोग जब क़ियामत के दिन यातना को देखेंगे, तो अपने अविश्वास पर पछतावे को छिपाएँगे। और अल्लाह उनके बीच न्याय के साथ फ़ैसला कर देगा और उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा, बल्कि उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला दिया जाएगा। -[10:55] सुन लो! जो कुछ आकाशों में है उसका मालिक और जो कुछ धरती में है उसका मालिक केवल अल्लाह है। याद रखो! निःसंदेह काफिरों को दंडित करने का अल्लाह का वादा सच्चा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। परंतु अधिकांश लोग इस बात को नहीं जानते। अतः वे (इसके बारे में) संदेह करते हैं। -[10:56] वही पवित्र अल्लाह मरे हुए लोगों को जीवित करता है और जीवित लोगों को मौत देता है तथा क़ियामत के दिन तुम सब उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे। फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[10:57] ऐ लोगो! तुम्हारे पास क़ुरआन आ गया है, जिसमें सदुपदेश, प्रोत्साहन और डरावा है। तथा वह दिलों के अंदर मौजूद संशय और शंका की बीमारी का इलाज, और सत्य के रास्ते के लिए मार्गदर्शन है, तथा उसमें ईमान वालों के लिए दया है; क्योंकि वही उससे लाभ उठाते हैं। -[10:58] (ऐ रसूल!) आप लोगों से कह दें : मैं जो क़ुरआन तुम्हारे पास लेकर आया हूँ, वह अल्लाह की तरफ़ से तुमपर एक अनुकंपा और दया है। अतः अल्लाह ने इस क़ुरआन को उतारकर तुमपर जो अनुकंपा और दया की है, उसपर प्रसन्न हो, इनके सिवा किसी और बात पर नहीं। क्योंकि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम जो कुछ अपने पालनहार की तरफ़ से उनके पास लेकर आए हैं, वह दुनिया की उस नश्वर सामग्री से उत्तम है, जिसे वे इकट्ठा कर रहे हैं। -[10:59] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों (बहुदेववादियों) से कह दें : मुझे इस बारे में बताओ कि अल्लाह ने जो रोज़ी उतारकर तुमपर उपकार किया है, फिर तुमने उसमें अपनी इच्छाओं से काम लेते हुए कुछ को हराम ठहरा लिया है और कुछ को हलाल। आप उनसे पूछें : क्या जिन चीज़ों को तुमने हलाल ठहराया है, उन्हें हलाल ठहराने तथा जिन चीज़ों को तुमने हराम ठहराया है, उन्हें हराम ठहराने की अल्लाह ने तुम्हें अनुमति प्रदान की है, या तुम लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते हो?! -[10:60] जो लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते हैं, वे क्या सोचते हैं कि क़ियामत के दिन उनके साथ क्या कुछ होने वाला है?! क्या वे यह समझते है कि उन्हें क्षमा कर दिया जाएगा?! यह बहुत दूर की बात है। वास्तव में अल्लाह लोगों पर बड़ा कृपालु है कि उन्हें मोहलत देता है और उन्हें दंड देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। परंतु उनमें से अधिकांश लोग अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार करने वाले हैं। अतः वे उनके प्रति आभारी नहीं होते। -[10:61] (ऐ रसूल!) आप जिस कार्य में भी होते हैं और क़ुरआन में से जो कुछ भी पढ़ते हैं, तथा (ऐ मोमिनों!) तुम जो काम भी करते हो, हम तुम्हें जानते हुए देख रहे होते हैं और तुम्हें सुन रहे होते हैं, जब तुम कार्य करना शुरू करते हो। तुम्हारे पालनहार के ज्ञान से आकाश या धरती में कणभर भी कोई चीज़ ग़ायब नहीं होती। तथा इससे कम वज़न या इससे अधिक वज़न की कोई चीज़ नहीं है, परंतु वह एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक में दर्ज है, जो न कोई छोटी बात छोड़ती है और न बड़ी, बल्कि सबको अपने अंदर समाहित कर रखा है। -[10:62] सुन लो! निःसंदेह अल्लाह के मित्रों को न भविष्य में क़ियामत की भयावहता का डर होगा और न वे दुनिया के छूट जाने वाले आनंद पर शोकाकुल होंगे। -[10:63] ये अल्लाह के मित्र वे लोग हैं, जो अल्लाह पर और उसके रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान रखते थे तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते थे। -[10:64] उनके लिए, उनके पालनहार की ओर से, दुनिया में प्रसन्नता प्रदान करने वाले अच्छे स्वप्न या लोगों की प्रशंसा के रूप में शुभ-सूचना है, तथा उनके लिए फ़रिश्तों की ओर से शुभ समाचार है जब उनके प्राण निकाले जाते हैं, तथा मृत्यु के बाद एवं प्रलय के दिन। अल्लाह ने उनसे जो वादा किया है, उसमें कोई परिवर्तन नहीं होगा। यह प्रतिफल ही महान सफलता है; क्योंकि इसमें उद्देश्य की प्राप्ति एवं भय से मुक्ति है। -[10:65] (ऐ रसूल!) ये लोग आपके धर्म के बारे में जो तिरस्कार और लांछन की बातें करते हैं, आप उससे दुःखी न हों। निःसंदेह समस्त प्रभुत्व एवं आधिपत्य अल्लाह ही के लिए है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। वह उनकी बातों का सुनने वाला और उनके कार्यों का जानने वाला है और जल्द ही उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[10:66] सुन लो! जो कोई आकाशों में है और जो कोई धरती में है, सब का मालिक एकमात्र अल्लाह है। और ये बहुदेववादी लोग जो अल्लाह को छोड़कर दूसरे साझीदारों की पूजा करते हैं, वे किस चीज़ का अनुसरण कर रहे हैं?! वास्तव में, वे केवल संदेह का पालन करते हैं, तथा अपने साझीदारों की अल्लाह की ओर निसबत करनें में मात्र झूठ बोल रहे हैं। अल्लाह उनकी बातों से सर्वोच्च एवं महान है। -[10:67] वही अकेला है, जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए रात बनाई, ताकि तुम उसमें हरकत (चलने-फिरने) और थकान से आराम पा सको और दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया, ताकि उसमें जीवनयापन के लिए लाभदायक वस्तुओं की तलाश में दौड़-धूप कर सको। निःसंदेह इसमें उन लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं, जो मानने और स्वीकार करने के उद्देश्य से सुनते हैं। -[10:68] बहुदेववादियों के एक समूह ने कहा : अल्लाह ने फ़रिश्तों को अपनी पुत्रियाँ बनाया है! अल्लाह उनके इस बात से पवित्र है। वह पवित्र अल्लाह अपनी सभी सृष्टियों से बेनियाज़ है। जो कुछ अकाशों में है और जो कुछ धरती में है, सबका मालिक वही है। तुम्हारे पास (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) तुम्हारे इस कथन का कोई प्रमाण नहीं है। क्या तुम बिना किसी प्रमाण के अल्लाह पर एक गंभीर बात कहते हो - कि तुम उसकी ओर संतान की निसबत करते हो - जिसकी सच्चाई तुम नहीं जानते?! -[10:69] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह की ओर संतान की निसबत करके उसपर झूठ गढ़ते हैं, वे अपने उद्देश्य में कामयाब नहीं होंगे और न उस चीज़ से मुक्ति पा सकेंगे, जिससे वे डर रहे हैं। -[10:70] अतः वे संसार की सुख-सामग्रियों और नेमतों का जो आनंद ले रहे हैं, उससे धोखा न खाएँ। क्योंकि यह एक क्षणभंगुर थोड़ा-सा सुख है। फिर उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन हमारे ही पास लौटना है। फिर हम उन्हें उनके अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने के कारण कठोर यातना का मज़ा चखाएँगे। -[10:71] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों (बहुदेववादियों) को नूह अलैहिस्सलाम का वृत्तांत सुनाएँ, जब उन्होंने अपनी क़ौम से कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! यदि मेरा तुम्हारे बीच खड़ा होना तुमपर भारी लगता है तथा मेरा अल्लाह की आयतों द्वारा उपदेश देना और नसीहत करना तुम्हारे लिए कष्ट का कारण बन गया है, और तुमने मेरी हत्या का संकल्प कर लिया है, तो मैंने तुम्हारी साजिश को विफल करने में केवल अल्लाह पर भरोसा किया है। अतः तुम अपना मामला सुनिश्चित कर लो और मुझे मारने का पक्का इरादा कर लो, तथा मदद के लिए अपने देवी-देवताओं को भी बुला लो। फिर अपनी साजिश को एक अस्पष्ट रहस्य न रखो और फिर मुझे मारने की योजना बनाने के बाद जो तुम्हारे दिल में है, उसे कर डालो और मुझे एक क्षण के लिए भी मोहलत न दो। -[10:72] यदि तुमने मेरे (अल्लाह के धर्म की ओर) बुलावे से मुँह फेर लिया, तो तुम जानते हो कि मैंने तुम्हें अपने पालनहार का संदेश पहुँचाने पर तुमसे कोई बदला नहीं माँगा है। तुम लोग मुझपर ईमान लाओ या कुफ़्र करो, मेरा सवाब (बदला) अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है। अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं उन लोगों में से हो जाऊँ, जो आज्ञाकारित और सत्कर्म के साथ उसके अधीन रहने वाले हैं। -[10:73] फिर भी उनकी क़ौम ने उन्हें झुठलाया और उनको सच्चा नहीं माना। अतः हमने उन्हें और उनके साथ नाव में सवार मोमिनों को बचा लिया और उन्हें उनसे पहले के लोगों का उत्तराधिकारी बना दिया। तथा जिन लोगों ने उनकी लाई हुई निशानियों और प्रमाणों को झुठलाया था, हमने उन्हें तूफ़ान (बाढ़) के द्वारा नष्ट कर दिया। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप सोचें कि जिन लोगों को नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने सचेत किया था, पर वे ईमान नहीं लाए, उनका अंतिम परिणाम क्या हुआ? -[10:74] फिर कुछ समय के बाद, हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम के पश्चात् बहुत-से रसूल उनकी क़ौमों की ओर भेजे। तो वे रसूल अपने समुदायों के पास निशानियों और प्रमाणों के साथ आए। परंतु रसूलों को झुठलाने के उनके पिछले आग्रह के कारण उनमें ईमान लाने की कोई इच्छा नहीं थी। अतः अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी। जिस प्रकार हमने पिछले रसूलों के अनुयायियों के दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी थी, उसी प्रकार हम हर समय और जगह में उन काफ़िरों के दिलों पर मुहर लगा देते हैं, जो कुफ़्र के साथ अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं। -[10:75] फिर कुछ समय के बाद, हमने इन रसूलों के पश्चात मूसा और उनके भाई हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम को मिस्र के राजा फ़िरऔन और उसकी क़ौम के सरदारों की ओर भेजा। हमने उन दोनों को उनकी सत्यता को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों के साथ भेजा था। परंतु उन्होंने घमंड के कारण उन दोनों के लाए हुए धर्म को मानने से इनकार कर दिया। दरअसल, वे अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण अपराधी लोग थे। -[10:76] फिर जब फिरऔन और उसकी क़ौम के सरदारों के पास वह धर्म आ गया, जिसे मूसा और हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम लेकर आए थे, तो उन लोगों ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए धर्म की सत्यता को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों के बारे में कहा : निःसंदेह यह तो खुला जादू है, यह सत्य नहीं है। -[10:77] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनकी निंदा करते हुए कहा : क्या तुम सत्य के बारे में, जबकि वह तुम्हारे पास आ गया है, ऐसा कहते हो कि वह जादू है?! कदापि नहीं, वह जादू नहीं है। निश्चय मैं जानता हूँ कि जादूगर कभी सफल नहीं होता। फिर मैं इसका उपयोग कैसे कर सकता हूँ?! -[10:78] फिरऔन की क़ौम ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को यह कहते हुए उत्तर दिया : क्या तुम इस जादू के साथ हमारे पास इसलिए आए हो, ताकि हमें उस धर्म से फेर दो, जिसपर हमने अपने बाप-दादा को पाया है, तथा तुम्हें और तुम्हारे भाई को राज्य प्राप्त हो जाए? हम (ऐ मूसा और हारून!) तुम्हारे लिए इस बात को स्वीकार करने वाले नहीं हैं कि तुम दोनों हमारी तरफ़ भेजे गए रसूल (संदेष्टा) हो। -[10:79] फ़िरऔन ने अपनी क़ौम से कहा : मेरे पास हर ऐसे जादूगर को लेकर आओ, जिसे जादू में महारत हासिल हो और उसमें निपुण हो। -[10:80] जब वे फ़िरऔन के पास जादूगरों को ले आए, तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनपर अपनी जीत के बारे में आश्वस्त होकर उनसे कहा : (ऐ जादूगरो!) तुम्हें जो कुछ डालना है, डालो। -[10:81] फिर जब उन्होंने अपने पास मौजूद जादू को फेंक दिया, तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : जो कुछ तुमने दिखाया है, वह जादू है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह, जो कुछ तुमने किया है, उसे इस तरह विनष्ट कर देगा कि उसका कोई निशान नहीं रहेगा। वास्तव में, तुम लोग अपने जादू द्वारा धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले हो, और अल्लाह बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले के कार्य को नहीं सुधारता है। -[10:82] अल्लाह अपने पूर्वनियति शब्दों के साथ तथा अपने शरई शब्दों में विद्यमान प्रमाणों एवं तर्कों के साथ सत्य को स्थापित और सशक्त कर देता है, भले ही फिरऔनियों के अपराधी काफिरों को बुरा लगे। -[10:83] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की क़ौम ने मुँह फेरने की ठान रखी थी। चुनाँचे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर (उनके प्रत्यक्ष निशानियों और स्पष्ट प्रमाणों को लाने के बाद भी) उनकी क़ौम बनू इसराईल के केवल कुछ युवाओं ने विश्वास किया, जबकि वे फ़िरऔन और उसकी क़ौम के सरदारों से डरे हुए थे कि उनका मामला अगर प्रकाश में आ गया, तो वे उन्हें यातना में डालकर उन्हें उनके ईमान से विचलित न कर दें। दरअसल, फिरऔन अभिमानी तथा मिस्र और उसके लोगों पर हावी व मुसल्लत था। तथा निःसंदेह वह कुफ़्र, बनू इसराईल की हत्या करने और उन्हें यातना देने में हद से आगे बढ़ा हुआ था। -[10:84] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी क़ौम से कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! यदि तुम अल्लाह पर सच्चा ईमान रखते हो, तो केवल अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करो, अगर तुम आज्ञाकारी हो। क्योंकि अल्लाह पर भरोसा तुमसे बुराई को दूर कर देगा और तुम्हारे लिए भलाई लाएगा। -[10:85] तो उन्होंने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को जवाब देते हुए कहा : हमने केवल अल्लाह पर भरोसा किया है। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू हमपर अत्याचारियों को प्रभुत्व प्रदान न कर कि वे यातना, हत्या और प्रलोभन द्वारा हमें हमारे धर्म से भटका दें। -[10:86] और (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) अपनी दया से हमें फ़िरऔन की काफ़िर क़ौम के हाथों से मुक्ति प्रदान कर, क्योंकि उन्होंने हमें गुलाम बनाकर रखा है और हमें यातना और हत्या द्वारा प्रताड़ित किया है। -[10:87] और हमने मूसा और उनके भाई हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम की ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) भेजी कि तुम दोनों अपनी क़ौम के लिए मिस्र में एक अल्लाह की उपासना हेतु कुछ घर बनाओ और अपने घरों का रुख क़िबला (बैतुल मक़्दिस) की दिशा में रखो तथा संपूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करो। तथा (ऐ मूसा!) आप ईमान वालों को यह प्रसन्नतापूर्ण सूचना दे दें कि अल्लाह उनकी मदद करेगा, उन्हें समर्थन देगा, उनके दुश्मनों का विनाश करेगा और उन्हें धर्ती में ख़लीफा (उत्तराधिकारी) बनाएगा। -[10:88] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तूने फ़िरऔन और उसकी क़ौम की अशराफिया को दुनिया की चमक-दमक और शोभा-सामग्री प्रदान की है और उन्हें इस सांसारिक जीवन में धन-संपत्ति दी है, परंतु जो कुछ तूने उन्हें दिया उसके लिए उन्होंने तेरा शुक्रिया अदा नहीं किया। बल्कि उन्होंने उनका इस्तेमाल तेरे रास्ते से लोगों को भटकाने के लिए किया। ऐ हमारे रब! उनके धन को तबाह और नष्ट कर दे और उनके हृदय को इतना कठोर बना दे कि वे उस समय तक ईमान न लाएँ जबतक कि दर्दनाक यातना को अपने सामने न देख लें, जिस समय उनके ईमान से उन्हें कोई फ़ायदा न होगा। -[10:89] अल्लाह ने फरमाया : मैंने (ऐ मूसा और हारून!) तुम दोनों की फ़िरऔन और उसकी क़ौम की अशराफिया के विरूद्ध दुआ को स्वीकार कर लिया। अतः तुम दोनों अपने धर्म पर जमे रहो और उससे मुँह फेरकर उन अज्ञानियों के मार्ग का अनुसरण न करो, जो सत्य के मार्ग का ज्ञान नहीं रखते। -[10:90] और हमने सागर को फाड़ने के बाद बनी इसराईल के लिए उसे पार करना आसान बना दिया, यहाँ तक कि उन्होंने उसे सुरक्षित रूप से पार कर लिया। फिर फ़िरऔन और उसके सैनिकों ने अत्याचार और ज़्यादती करते हुए उनका पीछा किया। यहाँ तक कि जब सागर के दोनों भाग उसपर मिल गए और वह डूबने लगा और बचने की कोई उम्मीद न रही, तो कहने लगा : मैं ईमान ले आया कि उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, जिसपर बनी इसराईल ईमान लाए हैं और मैं अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारियों में से हूँ। -[10:91] क्या तू जीवन से निराश होने के बाद अब ईमान ला रहा है?! हालाँकि (ऐ फ़िरऔन!) तू अल्लाह की यातना उतरने से पहले, उसका इनकार करके और उसके रास्ते से रोककर, अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करता रहा है और तू बिगाड़ पैदा करने वालों में से था, क्योंकि तू स्वयं पथभ्रष्ट था और दूसरों को भी पथभ्रष्ट करता था। -[10:92] आज हम तुझे (ऐ फिरऔन!) समुद्र से निकाल लेंगे और तुझे एक ऊँचे स्थान पर डाल देंगे, ताकि तेरे बाद आने वाले लोग तुझसे सीख ग्रहण करें। वास्तव में अधिकतर लोग हमारे तर्कों और हमारी शक्ति के प्रमाणों से अनभिज्ञ हैं, उनमें सोच-विचार नहीं करते। -[10:93] और हमने बनी इसराईल को शाम (लेवंत) की धन्य भूमि में एक सुखद स्थान और एक मनभावन ठिकाना दिया और उन्हें हलाल व शुद्ध चीज़ों से जीविका प्रदान की। फिर उन्होंने अपने धर्म के मामले में मतभेद नहीं किया, यहाँ तक कि उनके पास क़ुरआन आ गया, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के उन गुणों एवं विशेषताओं की पुष्टि करने वाला है, जो उन्होंने तौरात में पढ़ा था। फिर जब उन लोगों ने इसका इनकार कर दिया, तो उनके क्षेत्रों को छीन लिया गया। निश्चय ही (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार क़ियामत के दिन उनके बीच उस चीज़ के बारे में फ़ैसला कर देगा, जिसमें वे मतभेद कर रहे थे। फिर वह उनमें से सत्यवादी और असत्यवादी को वह बदला देगा, जिसका उन दोनों में से प्रत्येक हक़दार होगा। -[10:94] यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस क़ुरआन की सच्चाई के बारे में, जो हमने आपकी ओर उतारा है, संदेह और अचरज में हैं, तो ईमान लाने वाले उन यहूदियों से पूछ लें जो तौरात पढ़ते हैं और उन ईसाइयों से पूछ लें जो इंजील पढ़ते हैं। वे आपको बताएँगे कि आपपर जो उतारा गया है, वह सत्य है; क्योंकि वे अपनी पुस्तकों में उसका विवरण पाते हैं। निःसंदेह आपके पास आपके पालनहार की ओर से वह सत्य आया है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। अतः आप कदापि संदेह करने वालों में से न हों। -[10:95] और आप कदापि उन लोगों में से न हों, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के तर्कों एवं प्रमाणों को झुठला दिया। अन्यथा इसकी वजह से आप उन घाटा उठाने वाले लोगों में से हो जाएँगे, जिन्होंने अपने अविश्वास के कारण अपने आपको विनाश से ग्रस्त करके खुद अपना घाटा किया। यह सारी चेतावनी शक और इनकार के खतरे एवं गंभीरता को बयान करने के लिए है, अन्यथा नबी इस बात से मा'सूम (पवित्र) हैं कि उनकी ओर से इस तरह की कोई बात सामने आए। -[10:96] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों के विषय में अल्लाह का फ़ैसला सिद्ध हो चुका है कि वे कुफ़्र पर जमे रहने के कारण कुफ़्र ही पर मरेंगे, वे कभी भी ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। -[10:97] यद्यपि उनके पास प्रत्येक धार्मिक अथवा ब्रह्मांडीय निशानी आ जाए। यहाँ तक कि वे दर्दनाक यातना अपनी आँखों से देख लें, तब वे ईमान ले आएँगे, जबकि उस समय ईमान लाना उनको लाभ नहीं देगा। -[10:98] ऐसा नहीं हुआ है कि जिन बस्तियों की ओर हमने अपने रसूलों को भेजा था, उनमें से कोई बस्ती यातना देखने से पहले सार्थक रूप से ईमान लाई हो, फिर यातना देखने से पहले ईमान लाने के कारण उसका ईमान उसे लाभ पहुँचाया हो, सिवाय यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम की क़ौम के, कि जब वे सच्चा ईमान ले आए, तो हमने सांसारिक जीवन में उनके ऊपर से अपमान व तिरस्कार के अज़ाब को हटा दिया और उन्हें उनकी समय सीमा समाप्त होने तक (दुनिया की सामग्रियों से) लाभान्वित होने का अवसर प्रदान किया। -[10:99] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार धरती में मौजूद सभी लोगों को ईमान वाला बनाना चाहता, तो सभी लोग अवश्य ईमान ले आते, परंतु अपनी हिकमत के कारण उसने ऐसा नहीं चाहा। अतः वह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय से गुमराह कर देता है और जिसे चाहता है, अपनी कृपा से मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है। इसलिए आप लोगों को ईमान लाने पर मजबूर नहीं कर सकते। क्योंकि उन्हें ईमान लाने की तौफ़ीक़ देना केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है। -[10:100] किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए संभव नहीं है कि वह अल्लाह की अनुमति के बिना अपने आप ईमान ले आए। अतः अल्लाह की इच्छा के बिना ईमान नहीं पाया जा सकता। इसलिए आप उनपर अफ़सोस न करें। अल्लाह उन लोगों पर यातना और अपमान डाल देता है, जो उसके प्रमाणों व तर्कों तथा उसके आदेशों और निषेधों को नहीं समझते हैं। -[10:101] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन मुश्रिकों से, जो आपसे निशानियों का प्रश्न करते हैं, कह दें : विचार करो कि आकाशों और धरती में अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसकी शक्ति को इंगित करने वाली क्या-क्या निशानियाँ हैं। जो लोग, अविश्वास पर अपने हठ के कारण, ईमान लाने को तैयार नहीं हैं, उन्हें निशानियों, तर्कों और संदेशवाहकों का उतारना कोई लाभ नहीं देता। -[10:102] तो क्या ये झुठलाने वाले लोग उसी तरह की घटनाओं की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं, जिनसे अल्लाह ने इनसे पहले के झुठलाने वाले समुदायों को ग्रस्त किया था?! आप (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दीजिए : तुम अल्लाह की यातना की प्रतीक्षा करो, मैं (भी) तुम्हारे साथ अपने पालनहार के वादे की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा हूँ। -[10:103] फिर हम उनपर दंड उतार देते हैं और अपने रसूलों को बचा लेते हैं, तथा उनके साथ ईमान लाने वालों को भी बचा लेते हैं। इसलिए वे उस यातना से पीड़ित नहीं होते, जिससे उनकी क़ौम ग्रस्त होती है। जिस प्रकार हमने उन रसूलों और उनके साथ मोमिनों को बचा लिया, ऐसे ही हम अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को और आपके साथ मोमिनों को बचा लेंगे। यह बचाना हमपर एक सिद्ध अधिकार है। -[10:104] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : ऐ लोगो! यदि तुम मेरे उस धर्म के विषय में संदेह में हो, जिसकी ओर मैं तुम्हें आमंत्रित करता हूँ और वह तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) का धर्म है, तो मैं तुम्हारे धर्म के भ्रष्ट होने के बारे में निश्चित हूँ, इसलिए मैं उसका अनुसरण नहीं करता। तथा मैं उनकी पूजा नहीं करता, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते हो। परंतु मैं उस अल्लाह की इबादत करता हूँ, जो तुम्हें मौत देता है और उसने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं उसके धर्म के प्रति निष्ठावान मोमिनों (विश्वासियों) में से रहूँ। -[10:105] तथा उसने मुझे यह भी आदेश दिया है कि मैं सत्य धर्म पर स्थापित रहूँ और सभी धर्मों से विमुख होकर उसी पर स्थिर रहूँ, और मुझे इस बात से मना किया है कि मैं उसके साथ शिर्क करने वालों में से होऊँ। -[10:106] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह के सिवा उन मूर्तियों और प्रतिमाओं इत्यादि को न पुकारें, जो न किसी लाभ के मालिक हैं कि आपको लाभ पहुँचा सकें और न किसी हानि के मालिक हैं कि आपको हानि पहुँचा सकें। क्योंकि यदि आपने उनकी पूजा की, तो फिर आप अल्लाह के अधिकार और स्वयं के अधिकार पर अतिक्रमण करने वाले अत्याचारियों में से हो जाएँगे। -[10:107] यदि अल्लाह (ऐ रसूल!) आपको किसी विपत्ति से पीड़ित कर दे और आप उसे अपने से दूर करना चाहें, तो पवित्र अल्लाह के सिवा कोई उसे दूर करने वाला नहीं, और यदि वह आपके साथ भलाई का इरादा कर ले, तो कोई उसके अनुग्रह को रोक नहीं सकता। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, अपने अनुग्रह से सम्मानित करता है। अतः उसे कोई विवश करने वाला नहीं। तथा वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दयावान है। -[10:108] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ लोगो! तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से अवतिरत क़ुरआन तुम्हारे पास आ गया है। अतः जो कोई सीधा मार्ग अपनाएगा और उसपर ईमान लाएगा, उसका लाभ उसी को प्राप्त होगा, क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने बंदों की आज्ञाकारिता से निस्पृह है। और जो कोई पथभ्रष्टता का मार्ग अपनाएगा, उसकी पथभ्रष्टता का प्रभाव केवल उसी पर होगा, क्योंकि अल्लाह को उसके बंदों की अवज्ञा से हानि नहीं पहुँच सकती। और मैं तुम्हारे ऊपर कोई निरीक्षक नहीं हूँ कि तुम्हारे कर्मों का संरक्षण करूँ और तुमसे उनका हिसाब लूँ। -[10:109] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस चीज़ का अनुसरण करें, जो आपका पालनहार आपकी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करता है और उसके अनुसार कार्य करें, तथा आपकी क़ौम के जो लोग आपके विरोधी हैं उनके कष्ट पर, और जिस चीज़ के पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया है, उसके पहुँचाने पर धैर्य से काम लें। तथा आप निरंतर इसी व्यवहार पर बने रहें, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह उनके बारे में अपना फ़ैसला कर दे, इस प्रकार कि वह आपको इस दुनिया में उनपर विजय प्रदान कर दे और आख़िरत में उन्हें दंडित करे, यदि उनकी मृत्यु उनके कुफ़्र की अवस्था में हो। - -Surah 11: Hud (Hud) ----------------------------------------- -[11:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, रा) इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में बात गुज़र चुकी है। क़ुरआन एक ऐसी किताब है, जिसकी आयतें संरचना और अर्थ के रूप से सुदृढ़ की गई हैं। अतः आप उनमें किसी प्रकार का विकार (दोष) और कमी नहीं पाएँगे। फिर हलाल व हराम, आदेश व निषेध, वादा व धमकी, कहानियों और अन्य बातों का उल्लेख करके उन्हें स्पष्ट कर दिया गया है। यह क़ुरआन उस अल्लाह की ओर से है, जो अपने प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है, अपने बंदों की स्थितियों और उनका सुधार करने वाली चीज़ों को जानने वाला है। -[11:2] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतरित होने वाली इन आयतों का विषयवस्तु : बंदों को अल्लाह के साथ किसी अन्य की इबादत करने से मना करना है। (ऐ लोगो!) निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाला हूँ, यदि तुमने उसके साथ कुफ़्र किया और उसकी अवज्ञा की, तथा मैं तुम्हें उसके सवाब की शुभ सूचना देने वाला हूँ, यदि तुम उसपर ईमान लाए और उसकी शरीयत के अनुसार कार्य करते रहे। -[11:3] (ऐ लोगो!) अपने पालनहार से अपने पापों की क्षमा माँगो और तुमने उसके हक़ में जो कोताही की है, उसपर पश्चाताप करते हुए उसकी ओर पलट आओ। वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे सांसारिक जीवन में तुम्हारी निश्चित अवधि के समाप्त होने तक उत्तम सामग्री प्रदान करेगा, और हर उस व्यक्ति को जो अतिरिक्त आज्ञाकारिता और सत्कर्म करता है, उसके अतिरिक्त कार्य का संपूर्ण प्रतिकार प्रदान करेगा, उसमें कोई कमी नहीं करेगा। लेकिन यदि तुम उस बात पर ईमान लाने से उपेक्षा करते हो, जो मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से लेकर आया हूँ, तो मैं तुमपर एक भयानक दिन की यातना से डरता हूँ, और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[11:4] क़ियामत के दिन (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें केवल अल्लाह की ओर पलटना है, और पवित्र अल्लाह हर चीज़ की शक्ति रखता है, कोई चीज़ उसे विवश नहीं कर सकती। अतः तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें जीवित करके उठाना और तुम्हारा हिसाब व किताब लेना उसे विवश नहीं कर सकता। -[11:5] सुन लो! निःसंदेह ये बहुदेववादी अपने सीनों को मोड़ लेते हैं, ताकि वे अपने सीनों में मौजूद संदेह को अल्लाह से छिपा सकें, वे उससे अनभिज्ञ होने के कारण ऐसा करते हैं। सुनो! जब वे अपने सिर को अपने कपड़ों से ढक लेते हैं, तो अल्लाह जानता है जो कुछ वे छिपाते हैं और जो कुछ वे प्रकट करते हैं। निःसंदेह वह सीनों की छिपाई हुई चीज़ों को भी जानता है। -[11:6] धरती पर चलने वाला जो भी प्राणी है, अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से उसकी आजीविका की ज़िम्मेदारी ले रखी है। अल्लाह महिमावान धरती पर उसके बसने के स्थान को जानता है, तथा वह उस स्थान का भी ज्ञान रखता है, जहाँ उसकी मृत्यु आनी है। इस तरह, सभी प्राणी और उनकी आजीविका और उनके ठहरने की जगहें और उनकी मृत्यु के स्थान, एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक अर्थात 'लौह़े मह़फ़ूज़' (संरक्षित पट्टिका) में अंकित हैं। -[11:7] वही महिमावान अल्लाह है, जिसने विशाल आकाशों तथा विस्तृत धरती को और उनमें पाई जाने वाली सारी वस्तुओं को छ: दिनों में पैदा किया। और उनकी रचना से पूर्व उसका सिंहासन पानी पर था। ताकि (ऐ लोगो!) वह तुम्हारा परीक्षण करे कि तुम में से कौन अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाला सबसे अच्छा काम करता है, तथा तुम में से कौन उसे क्रोधित करने वाला सबसे बुरा काम करता है। फिर वह हर एक को वह बदला दे, जिसका वह हक़दार है। तथा (ऐ नबी!) यदि आप कहें : (ऐ लोगो!) तुम अपनी मृत्यु के बाद हिसाब-किताब के लिए पुनः जीवित किए जाओगे, तो निश्चय ही अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वाले और मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वाले कहेंगे : आप जिस क़ुरआन को पढ़ते हैं, वह स्पष्ट जादू के अलावा कुछ नहीं है। अतः वह स्पष्ट रूप से असत्य है। -[11:8] यदि हम मुश्रिकों से दुनिया के जीवन में उस यातना को कुछ दिनों के लिए विलंबित कर दें, जिसके वे हक़दार हैं, तो वे मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए, उसके लिए जल्दी मचाते हुए कहेंगे : हमसे किस चीज़ ने यातना को रोक रखा है? सुन लो, जिस सज़ा के वे हक़दार हैं, उसका अल्लाह के पास एक समय निर्धारित है। और जिस दिन वह उनपर आ जाएगी, तो उन्हें कोई उसे उनसे टालने वाला नहीं मिलेगा। बल्कि वह उनपर आकर रहेगी और वे उस यातना से घिर जाएँगे जिसके लिए वे उपहास और मज़ाक़ को तौर पर जल्दी मचा रहे थे। -[11:9] और यदि हम मनुष्य को अपनी तरफ़ से कोई अनुग्रह प्रदान करें, जैसे स्वास्थ्य एवं धन-संपत्ति आदि, फिर उससे उस अनुग्रह को छीन लें, तो वह अल्लाह की दया से बहुत निराश हो जाता है और उसकी नेमतों का बड़ा कृतघ्न बन जाता है। जब अल्लाह उन्हें उससे छीन लेता है, तो वह उन्हें भूल जाता है। -[11:10] और यदि हम उसे गरीबी और बीमारी के पश्चात आजीविका में विस्तार और स्वास्थ्य का मज़ा चखा दें, तो वह अवश्य कहेगा : विपत्ति मुझसे दूर हो गई और तकलीफ़ ख़त्म हो गई। वह इस पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करता। वह ख़ुशी से इतराता फिरता है और अल्लाह की प्रदान की हुई नेमतों पर लोगों के सामने शेखी बघारता और गर्व करता है। -[11:11] परन्तु जिन लोगों ने तकलीफों एवं आज्ञाकारिता पर धैर्य से काम लिया तथा गुनाहों से दूर रहे और अच्छे कार्य करते रहे, तो उनका मामला दूसरा है। वे निराशा से पीड़ित नहीं होते, न अल्लाह की नेमतों की नाशुक्री करते और न ही लोगों के सामने शेखी पघारते हैं। इन विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित लोगों के लिए उनके पालनहार कि ओर से उनके गुनाहों की क्षमा है तथा आख़िरत में उनके लिए बड़ा प्रतिफल है। -[11:12] ऐसा लगता है कि (ऐ रसूल) आप (उनके कुफ़्र, हठधर्मी तथा निशानियों के सुझाव का सामना करने के कारण) कुछ ऐसी चीज़ों को पहुँचाने का काम छोड़ देने वाले हैं, जिन्हें पहुँचाने का अल्लाह ने आपको आदेश दिया है और उनपर अमल करना उनके लिए कठिन है। तथा उन बातों को पहुँचाने से आपका दिल इसलिए तंग हो रहा है कि वे यह न कह दें : उस (मुह़म्मद) पर कोई ख़ज़ाना क्यों नहीं उतारा गया, जिससे वह धनी हो जाता, या उसके साथ कोई फ़रिश्ता क्यों नहीं आया, जो उसके सच्चे नबी होने की पुष्टि करता। अतः इन बातों की वजह से आप अपनी ओर की जाने वाली वह़्य की कुछ चीज़ों को न छोड़ें। आप तो केवल डराने वाले हैं। आप उसी का प्रचार करते हैं जिसके प्रचार का अल्लाह ने आपको आदेश दिया है। वे लोग जिन निशानियों का प्रस्ताव रख रहे हैं, उन्हें प्रस्तुत करना आपका कर्तव्य नहीं है। और अल्लाह प्रत्येक चीज़ का संरक्षक है। -[11:13] बल्कि क्या मुश्रिक लोग यह कहते हैं कि मुहम्मद ने कुरआन स्वयं गढ़ लिया है और यह अल्लाह की वह़्य नहीं है। (ऐ रसूल) आप उन्हें चुनौती देते हुए कह दीजिए : तुम भी इस कुरआन के समान गढ़ी हुई दस सूरतें ले आओ, जिनमें तुम उस क़ुरआन की तरह सच्चाई का पालन न करो, जिसके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि वह गढ़ा हुआ है। तथा तुम जिसे भी बुला सकते हो, बुला लो; ताकि इस काम पर उसकी मदद ले सको, यदि तुम अपने इस दावा में सच्चे हो कि कुरआन गढ़ा हुआ है। -[11:14] यदि वे तुम्हारी माँग पूरी न करें क्योंकि वे ऐसा करने में सक्षम नहीं है, तो (ऐ ईमान वालो) निश्चित रूप से जान लो कि अल्लाह ने क़ुरआन को अपने रसूल पर अपने ज्ञान के साथ उतारा है और यह मनगढ़ंत नहीं है। तथा यह भी ज्ञान में रखो कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। अब क्या तुम इन निश्चित तर्कों के बाद उसके आगे झुकने को तैयार हो? -[11:15] जो व्यक्ति अपने कर्म से सांसारिक जीवन और उसका नश्वर आनंद चाहता है, वह उससे आख़िरत का इरादा नहीं रखता, हम उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला इसी दुनिया में स्वास्थ्य, शांति और आजीविका में विस्तार के रूप में दे देते हैं, उनके कार्य के प्रतिफल में कुछ भी कमी नहीं की जाती। -[11:16] इस प्रकार का निंदित इरादा रखने वाले लोगों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन आग के सिवा कोई अन्य बदला नहीं है, जिसमें वे प्रवेश करेंगे और उनके कर्मों का प्रतिफल अकारथ हो जाएगा तथा उनके कार्य बरबाद हो जाएँगे। क्योंकि वे दुनिया में ईमान वाले नहीं थे और उनका इरादा सही नहीं था। चुनाँचे अपने कर्मों से उनका उद्देश्य अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता तथा आख़िरत नहीं था। -[11:17] पैगंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम, जिनके पास उनके पालनहार की ओर से प्रमाण है और उनके समर्थन हेतु उनके पालनहार की ओर से एक साक्षी जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम भी मौजूद हैं। तथा इससे पहले उनकी नुबुव्वत की गवाही वह तौरात भी देती है, जो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर लोगों के लिए आदर्श तथा दया के रूप में उतारी गई थी। वह और उनके साथ ईमान लाने वाले लोग, उन काफिरों के समान नहीं हो सकते, जो गुमराही में भटक रहे हैं। वे लोग क़ुरआन पर तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर विश्वास रखते हैं, जिनपर क़ुरआन उतरा है। उन समूहों में से जो भी उसका इनकार करेगा, क़ियामत के दिन उसके वादा की जगह (ठिकाना) दोज़ख है। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप कुरआन के बारे में और उन लोगों के ठिकाने के संबंध में संदेह न करें। क्योंकि यह ऐसा सत्य है जो संदेह से परे है। लेकिन अधिकतर लोग स्पष्ट सबूतों और खुले प्रमाणों के बाद भी ईमान नहीं लाते। -[11:18] उस व्यक्ति से बढ़कर अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जो अल्लाह की ओर साझी अथवा संतान की निस्बत करके उसपर झूठ गढ़े। जो लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ गढते हैं, उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन उनके पालनहार के समक्ष उनके कर्मों के बारे में पूछने के लिए प्रस्तुत किया जाएगा। फरिश्तों तथा रसूलों में से उनके विरद्ध गवाही देने वाले कहेंगे : यही वे लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह पर उसकी ओर साझी तथा बेटे की निस्बत करके झूठ गढ़ा था। सुन लो, अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़कर स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वालों को अल्लाह ने अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया। -[11:19] जो लोगों को अल्लाह के सीधे रास्ते से रोकते हैं और चाहते हैं कि उसका मार्ग सही दिशा से मुड़ जाए, ताकि उसपर कोई न चले। तथा वे मृत्यु के बाद पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करते और उसे नहीं मानते हैं। -[11:20] इन विशेषताओं वाले लोग यदि उनपर अल्लाह की यातना आ जाए, तो धरती में उससे भागने में सक्षम नहीं हैं, और न तो उनके पास अल्लाह के सिवा समर्थक और सहायक हैं, जो उनसे अल्लाह के अज़ाब को टाल सकें। उनके स्वयं अपने आपको तथा दूसरों को अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकने के कारण, क़ियामत के दिन उनकी यातना बढ़ा दी जाएगी। वे दुनिया में, सत्य और मार्गदर्शन की बात स्वीकार करने के तौर पर नहीं सुन सकते थे तथा वे ब्रह्मांड में अल्लाह की निशानियों को ऐसी दृष्टि से नहीं देखते थे जो उन्हें लाभान्वित करे; क्योंकि वे सत्य से अति विमुख थे। -[11:21] इन विशेषताओं वाले लोग ही हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ साझेदार बनाने के कारण, अपने आपको विनाश की खाइयों में डालकर, अपना घाटा किया। और उनके गढ़े हुए साझेदार और सिफ़ारिशी उनसे दूर हो गए। -[11:22] वास्तव में, क़ियामत के दिन यही लोग सबसे अधिक घाटे का सौदा करने वाले ठहरेंगे, क्योंकि उन्होंने ईमान के बदले कुफ्र, आख़िरत के बदले दुनिया और दया के बदले यातना को अपना लिया। -[11:23] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, तथा अल्लाह के प्रति विनम्र और विनीत हो गए, वही लोग जन्नत वाले हैं, जिसमें वे सदैव रहेंगे। -[11:24] काफिरों और मोमिनों के पक्षों का उदाहरण अंधे की तरह है, जो देख नहीं सकता, और बहरे की तरह है, जो सुन नहीं सकता। यह उदाहरण काफिरों के पक्ष का है, जो सत्य को स्वीकार करने के इरादे से नहीं सुनता और न ही उसे ऐसी दृष्टि से देखता है जो उन्हें लाभान्वित करे। तथा दूसरे पक्ष का उदाहरण सुनने और देखने वाले की तरह है। यह मोमिनों के पक्ष का उदाहरण है, जो सुनता और देखता है। क्या ये दोनों पक्ष अपनी स्थिति और विशेषता में समान हो सकते हैं?! वे दोनों कभी समान नहीं हो सकते। क्या तुम इन दोनों की असमानता से कोई सीख नहीं लेते?! -[11:25] हमने नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी जाति की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा। तो उन्होंने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैं तुम्हें अल्लाह के अज़ाब से डराने वाला हूँ तथा मुझे तुम्हारी ओर जो कुछ देकर भेजा गया है, उसे खोल-खोलकर बताने वाला हूँ। -[11:26] और मैं तुम्हें अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करने की ओर आमंत्रित करता हूँ। अतः तुम केवल उसी की इबादत करो। निःसंदेह मैं तुमपर एक दर्दनाक दिन की यातना से डरता हूँ। -[11:27] उनकी क़ौम के कुफ़्र करने वाले गणमान्य और प्रमुख लोगों ने कहा : हमें तुम्हारा आमंत्रण स्वीकार नहीं है। क्योंकि तुम्हारे अंदर कोई ऐसी विशेषता नहीं है, जो हमारे पास न हो। चुनाँचे तुम भी हमारी तरह ही इनसान हो। तथा इसलिए कि हम देखते हैं कि तुम्हारा अनुसरण हमारे निचले स्तर के लोगों ने किया है, जैसा कि यह हमारी राय से हमें दिखाई दिया है। और इसलिए भी कि तुम्हारे पास कोई अतिरिक्त सम्मान, धन और प्रतिष्ठा नहीं है, जो तुम्हें इस योग्य बनाता हो कि हम तुम्हारा अनुसरण करें। बल्कि हम तो तुम्हें तुम्हारे दावे में झूठा समझते हैं। -[11:28] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाती के लोगो! मुझे बताओ कि यदि मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से एक प्रमाण पर हूँ, जो मेरे सच्चे नबी होने की गवाही देता हो और तुमपर मुझे सच्चा मानना (मुझ पर विश्वास करना) अनिवार्य करता हो, तथा उसने मुझे अपनी ओर से दया अर्थात नुबुव्वत एवं रिसालत प्रदान की हो, लेकिन उसके बारे में तुम्हारी अज्ञानता के कारण वह तुम्हें दिखाई न दी, तो क्या हम तुम्हें उसपर ईमान लाने के लिए विवश कर सकते हैं और ज़बरदस्ती उसे तुम्हारे ह्रदय में डाल सकते हैं?! हम ऐसा नहीं कर सकते। क्योंकि जो ईमान की तौफीक देता है, वह केवल अल्लाह है। -[11:29] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! इस संदेश को पहुँचाने पर मैं तुमसे कोई धन नहीं चाहता, मेरा बदला तो केवल अल्लाह पर है। और मैं अपनी बैठक से ग़रीब मोमिनों को दूर नहीं कर सकता, जिन्हें निष्कासित करने की तुम माँग कर रहे हो। वे क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार से मिलने वाले हैं और वह उन्हें उनके ईमान का बदला देने वाला है। लेकिन मैं देख रहा हूँ कि तुम इस दावत (इसलाम के संदेश) की वास्तविकता से अनभिज्ञ हो, तभी तो कमज़ोर मोमिनों को निष्कासित करने की माँग करते हो। -[11:30] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! यदि मैं इन मोमिनों को किसी दोष के बिना नाहक़ निष्कासित कर दूँ, तो मुझसे अल्लाह की सज़ा को कौन हटाएगा? क्या तुम शिक्षा ग्रहण नहीं करते और वह कार्य करने का प्रयास नहीं करते, जो तुम्हारे लिए सबसे अच्छा और सबसे लाभदायक हो? -[11:31] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैं तुमसे यह नहीं कहता कि मेरे पास अल्लाह के ख़ज़ाने हैं, जिनमें उसकी आजीविका है और यदि तुम ईमान ग्रहण कर लिए, तो मैं उसे तुमपर खर्च करूंगा। तथा मैं तुमसे यह नहीं कहता हूँ कि मेरे पास ग़ैब (परोक्ष) का ज्ञान है और न मैं तुमसे यह कहता हूँ कि मैं फ़रिश्तों में से हूँ, बल्कि मैं भी तुम्हारी तरह एक इनसान हूँ। तथा मैं उन ग़रीबों के विषय में, जिन्हें तुम्हारी आँखें तुच्छ और हीन समझती हैं, यह नहीं कहता कि अल्लाह उन्हें हरगिज़ तौफीक और मार्गदर्शन नहीं प्रदान करेगा। अल्लाह उनके इरादों और स्थितियों को अधिक जानता है। यदि मैं ऐसा दावा करूँ, तो मैं उन अत्याचारियों में से हो जाऊँगा, जो अल्लाह की यातना के हक़दार हैं। -[11:32] उन लोगों ने हठपूर्वक और घमंड करते हुए कहा : ऐ नूह! तुमने हमसे झगड़ा किया और बहस की और हमारा झगड़ा और बहस बहुत हो चुकी। अब ऐसा करो कि जिस यातना का हमसे वादा करते हो, उसे हम पर ले ही आओ, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[11:33] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : मैं अज़ाब लेकर नहीं आऊँगा। उसे तो तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह ही लाएगा, यदि वह चाहेगा। और यदि अल्लाह तुम्हें सज़ा देना चाहे, तो तुम उसके अज़ाब से बच नहीं सकते। -[11:34] और मेरा तुम्हें नसीहत और उपदेश करना तुम्हें कोई लाभ नहीं देगा, यदि अल्लाह तुम्हें सीधे मार्ग से भटकाना चाहता हो और तुम्हारे हठ के कारण तुम्हें मार्गदर्शन से वंचित कर दे। वह तुम्हारा पालनहार है। अतः वही तुम्हारे मामले का मालिक है और यदि वह चाहे तो तुम्हें कुपथ कर दे। क़ियामत के दिन तुम अकेले उसी की ओर लौटकर जाओगे। फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[11:35] नूह की जाति के लोगों के कुफ़्र का कारण यह है कि वे दावा करते हैं कि यह धर्म, जिसे नूह़ अलैहिस्लाम लेकर आए हैं, उसे उन्होंने अल्लाह पर गढ़ लिया है। आप (ऐ रसूल) उनसे कह दीजिए : यदि मैंने इसे गढ़ लिया है, तो मेरे गुनाह की सज़ा केवल मेरे ऊपर होगी। और मैं तुम्हारे झुठलाने के गुनाह में से कुछ भी नहीं उठाऊँगा। क्योंकि मैं उससे निर्दोष हूँ। -[11:36] और अल्लाह ने नूह़ की ओर वह़्य की : (ऐ नूह!) तुम्हारी जाति में से जो लोग पहले ईमान ला चुके हैं, अब उनके सिवा और कोई ईमान नहीं लाएगा। अतः (ऐ नूह) तुम इस लंबी अवधि के दौरान उनके झुठलाने और मज़ाक उड़ाने के कारण दु:खी न हो। -[11:37] और तुम हमारी आँखों के सामने, हमारे संरक्षण में और नाव बनाने की विधि से संबंधित हमारी वह़्य का पालन करते हुए, एक नाव बनाओ। और तुम मुझसे कुफ्र करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों को मोहलत देने की बात मत करना। वे - अनिवार्य रूप से - बाढ़ के द्वारा डुबाए जाने वाले हैं। यह उनके कुफ्र पर अड़े रहने की सज़ा है। -[11:38] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन किया और नाव बनाना आरंभ कर दिया। जब भी उनकी जाति के प्रमुख और सरदार लोग उनके पास से गुज़रते, तो वे इस कारण उन्हें नाव बनाते हुए देखकर मज़ाक उड़ाते कि उनकी भूमि में पानी या नदियाँ नहीं हैं। जब वे बार-बार उनका मज़ाक उड़ाने लगे तो नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : (ऐ मेरी जाति के सरदारो) यदि तुम आज हमारे नाव बनाने का मज़ाक उड़ाते हो, तो हम भी इस बात पर तुम्हारा मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हैं कि तुम अपने अंजाम अर्थात डूबकर मरने से बेख़बर हो। -[11:39] तो तुम्हें शीघ्र ही मालूम हो जाएगा कि कौन है जिसपर इस दुनिया में वह यातना आती है जो उसे अपमानित और तिरस्कृत कर देती है तथा क़ियामत के दिन उसपर स्थायी यातना उतरेगी। -[11:40] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उस नाव को बनाने का काम संपन्न कर लिया, जिसे अल्लाह ने उन्हें बनाने का आदेश दिया था, यहाँ तक कि जब उनकी क़ौम को विनष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ गया, और तूफ़ान (बाढ़) की शुरुआत की सूचना के तौर पर उस तन्नूर से पानी उबल पड़ा, जिसमें वे रोटियाँ पकाया करते थे, तो हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : धरती पर पाए जाने वाले हर प्रकार के जीव का एक-एक जोड़ा; नर और मादा नाव में सवार कर लो। और अपने परिवार को भी उसमें चढ़ा लो, सिवाय उसके, जिसेके बारे में यह निर्णय हो चुका है कि वह डुबाया जाने वाला है, क्योंकि वह ईमान नहीं लाया। तथा अपनी जाति के हर उस व्यक्ति को सवार कर लो, जो तुम्हारे साथ ईमान लाया है। और उनकी जाति के बहुत कम ही लोग उनके साथ ईमान लाए थे। हालाँकि वह एक लंबी अवधि तक उनके बीच रहकर ईमान की ओर बुलाते रहे। -[11:41] और नूह ने अपनी जाति तथा अपने परिवार के ईमान लाने वाले लोगों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : तुम लोग नाव में सवार हो जाओ। अल्लाह ही के नाम से इसका चलना और उसी के नाम से इसका ठहरना है। निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। और मोमिनों पर उसकी दया ही का नतीजा है कि उसने उन्हें विनाश से बचा लिया। -[11:42] और नाव उसपर सवार लोगों तथा अन्य चीज़ों को लेकर पर्वतों जैसी ऊँची-ऊँची लहरों में चलने लगी। नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने पितृत्व की भावना से अपने काफ़िर पुत्र को पुकारा, जबकि वह अपने पिता तथा अपने समुदाय से अलग-थलग था : ऐ बेटे! हमारे संग नाव में सवार हो जा, ताकि तू डूबने से बच जाए और काफिरों के साथ न रह, कहीं तू भी उनके साथ डूबकर न मर जाए। -[11:43] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम के पुत्र ने उनसे कहा : मैं किसी ऊँचे पर्वत की शरण ले लूँगा, ताकि मुझ तक पानी न पहुँच सके। नूह ने अपने बेटे से कहा : आज तूफ़ान (बाढ़) में डूबकर हलाक होने के अल्लाह के अज़ाब से बचाने वाला कोई नहीं, सिवाय इसके कि परम दयालु अल्लाह जिसे चाहे अपनी दया का पात्र बना ले, तो वह उसे डूबने से बचा लेगा। फिर लहर ने नूह और उनके काफ़िर बेटे को एक-दूसरे से अलग कर दिया। चुनाँचे उनका बेटा अपने कुफ़्र के कारण तूफ़ान (बाढ़) में डुबा दिए गए लोगों में से हो गया। -[11:44] जब तूफ़ान थम गया, तो अल्लाह ने धरती से कहा : ऐ धरती! तेरे ऊपर जो बाढ़ का पानी है, उसे पी जा। और आकाश से कहा : ऐ आकाश! तू थम जा और पानी मत बरसा। चुनाँचे पानी कम हो गया, यहाँ तक कि धरती सूख गई। अल्लाह ने काफिरों को विनष्ट कर दिया। नाव जूदी पर्वत पर ठहर गई और कहा गया : उन लोगों के लिए दूरी और विनाश है, जो कुफ्र के द्वारा अल्लाह की सीमाओं को लाँघते हैं। -[11:45] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार को मदद के लिए पुकारते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरा बेटा मेरे परिवार में से है जिसे बचाने का तूने मुझसे वादा किया है। और निःसंदेह तेरा वादा वह सत्य है, जो कभी भंग नहीं हो सकता। और तू सबसे अधिक न्याय करने वाला और सबसे अधिक जानने वाला शासक है। -[11:46] अल्लाह ने नूह से कहा : ऐ नूह़! तेरा वह बेटा जिसे बचाने के लिए तूने मुझसे प्रश्न किया है, वह तेरे परिवार में से नहीं है, जिसे मैंने बचाने का वादा किया है। क्योंकि वह एक काफिर है। ऐ नूह! तेरा यह प्रश्न तेरी ओर से एक अनुचित काम है और यह तेरी जैसी स्थिति वाले लोगों के लिए उपयुक्त नहीं है। अतः तू मुझसे ऐसी चीज़ का प्रश्न न कर, जिसका तुझे कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। मैं तुझे चेतावनी देता हूँ कि कहीं तू अज्ञानियों में से न हो जाए और मुझसे ऐसी चीज़ का प्रश्न करे, जो मेरे ज्ञान और मेरी हिकमत के विपरीत है। -[11:47] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा: ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मैं तेरी शरण चाहता हूँ इस बात से कि मैं तुझसे किसी ऐसी चीज़ का प्रश्न कर बैठूँ, जिसका मुझे कोई ज्ञान न हो। यदि तूने मेरा पाप क्षमा नहीं किया और मुझपर दया नहीं की, तो मैं उन क्षतिग्रस्त लोगों में से हो जाऊँगा, जिन्होंने आख़िरत में अपना भाग खो दिया। -[11:48] अल्लाह ने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम से फ़रमाया : ऐ नूह! अब सुरक्षा और शांति के साथ तथा अल्लाह की ओर से ढेर सारी नेमतों के साथ नाव से धरती पर उतर जाओ, जो कि तुम पर और तुम्हारे साथ नाव में सवार मोमिनों के वंशजों पर हैं, जो तुम्हारे बाद आएँगे। जबकि उनके वंशजों से कुछ अन्य काफ़िर समूह भी होंगे, जिन्हें हम इस सांसारिक जीवन में लाभ देंगे और उन्हें जीवन-यापन की सामग्री प्रदान करेंगे। फिर आख़िरत में उन्हें हमारी ओर से दर्दनाक यातना का सामना होगा। -[11:49] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की यह कहानी ग़ैब की सूचनाओं में से है। हमारी इस वह़्य से पहले जो हमने आपकी ओर की है, (ऐ रसूल!) न आप इसे जानते थे और न ही आपकी जाति के लोग इसे जानते थे। अतः आप अपनी क़ौम की ओर से मिलने वाले कष्ट और उनके झुठलाने पर उसी प्रकार सब्र करें, जैसे नूह अलैहिस्लाम ने सब्र किया। निःसंदेह विजय एवं सफलता उन्हीं लोगों के लिए है, जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करते और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते हैं। -[11:50] और हमने आद की ओर उनके भाई हूद अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा। उन्होंने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो और उसके साथ किसी अन्य को साझी मत बनाओ। उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं है। और तुम लोग अपने इस दावे में झूठे हो कि उसका कोई साझी है। -[11:51] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से तुम्हें उपदेश देने और उसकी ओर तुम्हें आमंत्रित करने का कोई मुआवज़ा नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला केवल उस अल्लाह पर है, जिसने मुझे पैदा किया है। तो क्या तुम यह नहीं समझते और मेरे आह्वान को स्वीकार नहीं करते? -[11:52] और ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अल्लाह से क्षमा माँगो, फिर अपने गुनाहों से - जिनमें से सबसे बड़ा शिर्क है - उसके समक्ष तौबा करो। वह उसके फलस्वरूप तुमपर बहुत बारिश बरसाएगा और तुम्हारे संतान और धन में वृद्धि करके तुम्हें अधिक शक्ति एवं सम्मान प्रदान करेगा। और मैं तुम्हें जिसकी ओर आमंत्रित कर रहा हूँ, उससे मुँह मत फेरो। अन्यथा तुम मेरे आह्वान से मुँह फेरने, अल्लाह के साथ कुफ्र करने और मेरी लाई हुई बात को झुठलाने के कारण, अपराधियों में से हो जाओगे। -[11:53] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने कहा : ऐ हूद! तुम हमारे पास कोई ऐसा स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर नहीं आए, जो हमें तुमपर ईमान लाने के लिए आमादा करे। और हम तुम्हारी बिना तर्क की बात पर अपने देवी-देवताओं की पूजा छोड़ने वाले नहीं हैं। तथा तुम जो अपने रसूल होने का दावा करते हो, उसमें हम तुमपर विश्वास नहीं कर रहे हैं। -[11:54] हम तो यही कहेंगे कि चूँकि तुम हमें अपने देवी-देवताओं की पूजा से रोकते थे, इसलिए हमारे किसी देवता ने तुम्हें पागल कर दिया है! हूद ने कहा : मैं अल्लाह को गवाह बनाता हूँ और तुम भी गवाह रहो कि मैं तुम्हारे उन देवी-देवताओं की पूजा से बरी हूँ, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते हो। अतः तुम और तुम्हारे वे पूज्य जिनके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि उन्होंने मुझे पागल कर दिया है, सब मिलकर मेरे विरुद्ध चाल चलो और मुझे कोई मोहलत न दो। -[11:55] हम तो यही कहेंगे कि चूँकि तुम हमें अपने देवी-देवताओं की पूजा से रोकते थे, इसलिए हमारे किसी देवता ने तुम्हें पागल कर दिया है! हूद ने कहा : मैं अल्लाह को गवाह बनाता हूँ और तुम भी गवाह रहो कि मैं तुम्हारे उन देवी-देवताओं की पूजा से बरी हूँ, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते हो। अतः तुम और तुम्हारे वे पूज्य जिनके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि उन्होंने मुझे पागल कर दिया है, सब मिलकर मेरे विरुद्ध चाल चलो और मुझे कोई मोहलत न दो। -[11:56] मैंने अकेले अल्लाह पर भरोसा किया तथा अपने मामले में उसी का सहारा लिया है। क्योंकि वही मेरा और तुम्हारा पालनहार है। धरती पर जो भी जीव चलता है, वह अल्लाह के अधीन उसकी संप्रभुता और अधिकार के मातहत है। वह उसे जैसे चाहता है, फेरता है। निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार सत्य और न्याय पर है। इसलिए वह कदापि तुम्हें मेरे ऊपर सशक्त नहीं करेगा। क्योंकि मैं सत्य पर हूँ और तुम झूठ पर हो। -[11:57] यदि तुमने मेरे लाए हुए संदेश से उपेक्षा किया और उससे पीछे हट गए, तो मेरा काम केवल तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचा देना है। और वास्तव में, मैंने वह सब कुछ तुम्हें पहुँचा दिया है, जिसके साथ अल्लाह ने मुझे भेजा था और मुझे उसके पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया था। अब तुमपर तर्क स्थापित हो चुका है। शीघ्र ही मेरा पालनहार तुम्हें विनष्ट कर देगा और तुम्हारे अलावा दूसरी जाति को लाएगा, जो तुम्हारे उत्तराधिकारी होंगे। तुम अपने झुठलाने और मुँह मोड़ने से अल्लाह को कोई छोटा या बड़ा नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा सकते। क्योंकि वह अपने बंदों से बेनियाज़ है। निःसंदेह, मेरा पालनहार प्रत्येक वस्तु पर संरक्षक है। इसलिए वही तुम्हारी बुरी चाल से मेरी रक्षा करता है। -[11:58] और जब उन्हें नष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ गया, तो हमने हूद और उनके साथ ईमान लाने वालों को अपनी दया एवं कृपा से बचा लिया। तथा उन्हें उस गंभीर यातना से छुटकारा दिलाया, जिसके द्वारा हमने उनकी जाति के काफ़िर लोगों को दंडित किया था। -[11:59] ये वही आद जाति के लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की निशानियों का इनकार किया, अपने रसूल हूद की अवज्ञा की और हर ऐसे व्यक्ति के आदेश का पालन किया, जो सत्य के आगे अभिमान करने वाला, उद्दंड था, न वह सत्य को स्वीकार करता और न ही उसका अनुसरण करता था। -[11:60] उनके साथ इस दुनिया के जीवन में अल्लाह की दया से दूरी और अपमान लगा रहा तथा क़ियामत के दिन भी वे अल्लाह की दया से वंचित रहेंगे। और यह उनके कुफ्र के कारण होगा। याद रखो, अल्लाह ने उन्हें हर भलाई से दूर और हर बुराई से क़रीब कर दिया है। -[11:61] और हमने समूद की ओर उनके भाई सालेह को भेजा। उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो। उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई पूज्य नहीं, जो इबादत का योग्य हो। उसी ने तुम्हें धरती की मिट्टी से पैदा किया, इस प्रकार कि तुम्हारे पिता आदम को उसी बनाया। और तुम्हें धरती को आबाद करने वाला बनाया। अतः तुम उससे क्षमा माँगो। और फिर अच्छे कार्य करके और गुनाहों को छोड़कर उसकी ओर पलट आओ। निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार उससे निकट है जो निष्ठा के साथ उसकी इबादत करे, तथा उसकी प्रार्थना स्वीकार करने वाला है जो उसे पुकारे। -[11:62] उनसे उनकी जाति के लोगों ने कहा : ऐ सालेह! तू अपने इस निमंत्रण से पहले हमारे बीच एक उच्च स्थिति वाला था। हम उम्मीद कर रहे थे कि तू सलाह व मशवरे वाला एक समझदार व्यक्ति होगा। ऐ सालेह! क्या तू हमें उसकी उपासना से रोक रहा है, जिसकी उपासना हमारे बाप दादा करते आए हैं? और तू जो हमें केवल एक अल्लाह की इबादत की ओर बुला रहा है, हमें उसमें संदेह है। यही कारण है कि हम तुझपर अल्लाह के बारे में झूठ बोलने का आरोप लगाते हैं। -[11:63] सालेह ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को उत्तर देते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मुझे बताओ कि यदि मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाण पर हूँ और उसने मुझे अपनी ओर से दया अर्थात नुबुव्वत प्रदान की हो, फिर यदि मैं उस बात को पहुँचाना छोड़कर जिसे उसने मुझे तुम तक पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, उसकी अवज्ञा करूँ, तो ऐसी परिस्थिति में मुझे उसकी सज़ा से कौन बचाएगा? तुम लोग तो मुझे केवल और अधिक गुमराह और अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता से दूर ही करोगे। -[11:64] और ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! यह अल्लाह की ऊँटनी तुम्हारे लिए मेरी सत्यता की निशानी है। अतः तुम इसे अल्लाह की धरती में चरने दो और उसे कोई नुकसान न पहुँचाओ। अन्यथा तुम्हारे उसको मारने के समय के निकट ही तुम्हें यातना आ घेरेगी। -[11:65] उन लोगों ने झुठलाने में अति करते हुए उसे मार डाला। तब सालेह ने उनसे कहा : तुम इसकी हत्या करने से लेकर तीन दिन तक अपनी भूमि में जीवन के मज़े ले लो। फिर तुमपर अल्लाह की यातना आएगी। क्योंकि इसके बाद उसके अज़ाब का आना एक अपरिहार्य वादा है जो झूठा नहीं है, बल्कि वह एक सच्चा वादा है। -[11:66] फिर जब उनको नष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ गया, तो हमने सालेह और उनके ईमान वाले साथियों को अपनी दया से बचा लिया तथा उन्हें उस दिन के अपमान और तिरस्कार से सुरक्षित रखा। निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही शक्तिशाली और प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। इसीलिए उसने झुठलाने वाले समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया। -[11:67] और समूद को एक विनाशकारी भयानक ध्वनि ने पकड़ लिया, जिसकी तीव्रता से उनकी मृत्यु हो गई और वे इस तरह औंधे पड़े हुए थे कि उनके चेहरे मिट्टी से चिपक गए थे। -[11:68] वे ऐसे हो गए, जैसे कि वे अपने देश में अनुग्रह और समृद्धि में रहे ही नहीं थे। सुन लो, समूद ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ्र किया। वे सदैव अल्लाह कि दया से दूर रहें। -[11:69] फ़रिश्ते इब्राहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के पास, उन्हें और उनकी पत्नी को इसहाक़ और फिर याक़ूब की शुभ सूचना देने के लिए पुरुषों के रूप में आए। फरिश्तों ने कहा : सलाम हो! तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम उन्हें यह कहकर उत्तर दिया : सलाम हो। फिर वह जल्दी से गए और उनके पास एक भुना हुआ बछड़ा लेकर आए; ताकि वे उससे खाएँ यह सोचकर कि वे पुरुष हैं। -[11:70] फिर जब इबराहीम ने देखा कि उनके हाथ बछड़े की ओर नहीं बढ़ रहे हैं और उन्होंने उसे नहीं खाया, तो वह उनके प्रति अचंभे में पड़ गए और अपने दिल में उनसे भय महसूस किया। जब फरिश्तों ने उनका डर देखा तो कहा : हमसे मत डरो, हमें अल्लाह ने लूत की जाति को यातना देने के लिए भेजा है। -[11:71] और इबराहीम की पत्नी 'सारा' खड़ी थी, तो हमने उसे यह प्रसन्न करने वाली सूचना दी कि वह इसहाक को जन्म देगी और इसहाक का एक लड़का होगा, जिसका नाम याक़ूब होगा। यह सुनकर वह हँस पड़ी और खुश हो गई। -[11:72] जब फरिश्तों ने यह शुभसूचना दी, तो सारा ने अश्चर्यचकित होकर कहा : मेरी संतान कैसे होगी, जबकि मैं बूढ़ी और संतान से निराश हो चुकी हूँ, और मेरा यह पति भी बुढ़ापे की आयु को पहुँच गया है?! इस स्थिति में बच्चा होना आश्चर्यजनक है, आम तौर पर ऐसा नहीं होता है। -[11:73] जब सारा शुभसूचना पर आश्चर्य प्रकट करने लगीं, तो फरिश्तों ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुझे अल्लाह के अनुमान और निर्णय पर आश्चर्य है? तुम जैसे लोगों से यह तथ्य छिपा नहीं है कि अल्लाह ऐसे कार्यों पर सामर्थ्य रखता है। ऐ इबराहीम के घर वालो! तुमपर अल्लाह की दया और उसकी बरकतें (विभूतियाँ) हों। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने कार्यों तथा गुणों में प्रशंसित और वैभवशाली एवं उच्च है। -[11:74] फिर जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम अपने अतिथियों के बारे में, जिन्हों ने खाना नहीं खाया था, यह जान गए कि वे फ़रिश्ते हैं और भय दूर हो गया, और उन्हें शुभसूचना मिल गई कि उनके यहाँ इसहाक नामक एक पुत्र पैदा होगा और फिर याकूब का जन्म होगा, तो वह हमारे दूतों से लूत की जाति के संबंध में बहस करने लगे, शायद वे उनकी सज़ा पीछे हटा दें और शायद वे लूत और उनके घर वालों को बचा लें। -[11:75] निःसंदेह इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम बहुत सहनशील थे, सज़ा का विलंबित किया जाना पसंद करते थे। अल्लाह के समक्ष बहुत विलाप करने वाले, बहुत दुआ करने वाले और अल्लाह की ओर पलटने वाले थे। -[11:76] फ़रिश्तों ने कहा : ऐ इबराहीम! लूत की जाति के बारे में बहस करना छोड़ो। निःसंदेह उनपर उस यातना को लाने का अल्लाह का निर्णय आ चुका है, जो उसने उनपर मुक़द्दर किया है। निःसंदेह लूत की जाति पर बड़ा अज़ाब आने वाला है, जिसे न कोई बहस टाल सकती है और न कोई प्रार्थना। -[11:77] और जब फ़रिश्ते लूत के पास पुरुषों की वेशभूषा में आए, तो उनका आना उन्हें बुरा लगा। और उनके संबंध में अपनी जाति के भय से उनका सीना तंग हो गया, जो महिलओं को छोड़कर परुषों से अपनी कामवासना पूरी करते थे। लूत ने कहा : यह बड़ा सख्त दिन है। क्योंकि उन्होंने सोचा कि उनकी जाति के लोग उनके अतिथियों के संबंध में उनपर हावी हो जाएँगे। -[11:78] और लूत की जाति के लोग उनके अतिथियों के साथ कुकर्म के इरादे से दौड़ते हुए लूत के पास आए। और वे इससे पूर्व महिलाओं को छोड़कर पुरुषों से यौन संबंध बनाते थे। लूत ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को हटाते हुए और अपने अतिथियों के समक्ष अपना उज़्र दर्शाते हुए कहा : ये तुम्हारी महिलाओं में से मेरी बेटियाँ हैं, इसलिए इनसे शादी कर लो। ये तुम्हारे लिए बेह़याई के कार्य से अधिक पवित्र हैं। अतः तुम अल्लाह से डरो और मुझे अपने अतिथियों के संबंध में लज्जित न करो। (ऐ लोगो!) क्या तुम्हारे अंदर कोई अच्छे दिमाग का आदमी नहीं है, जो तुम्हें इस घृणित कार्य से रोक सके? -[11:79] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : (ऐ लूत!) तुम तो जानते ही हो कि हमें तुम्हारी बेटियों की या तुम्हारी जाति की महिाओं की न कोई ज़रूरत है, और न कोई इच्छा (वासना) है। निःसंदेह तुम भली-भाँति जानते हो कि हम क्या चाहते हैं। हम तो केवल पुरुषों को चाहते हैं। -[11:80] लूत ने कहा : काश, मेरे पास तुम्हें हटाने की शक्ति होती या मेरे पास रक्षा करने के लिए क़बीला होता, फिर मैं तुम्हारे और अपने अतिथियों के बीच दीवार बन जाता। -[11:81] फ़रिश्तों ने लूत अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : ऐ लूत! हम स्वर्गदूत हैं। हमें अल्लाह ने भेजा है। तेरी जाति के लोग कदापि बुराई के साथ तेरे पास नहीं पहुँच सकते। अतः तू अपने परिवार के साथ इस गाँव से रात के अंधेरे में निकल जा। और तुम में से कोई भी व्यक्ति पीछे मुड़कर न देखे। परन्तु तेरी पत्नी उल्लंघन करते हुए पीछे मुड़कर देखेगी। क्योंकि उसे भी वही यातना पहुँचने वाली है, जो तेरी जाति के लोगों को पहुँचेगी। उन्हें विनष्ट करने का समय प्रातः काल है और यह समय निकट ही है। -[11:82] फिर जब लूत की जाति को विनष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ गया, तो हमने उनकी बस्तियों को उठाकर पटख दिया और ऊपर-तले कर दिया और हमने उनपर लगातार सख्त मिट्टी के पत्थर बरसाए। -[11:83] इन पत्थरों को एक विशेष चिह्न के साथ अल्लाह के यहाँ से चिह्नित किया गया था। और ये पत्थर कुरैश और अन्य अत्याचारियों से कुछ दूर नहीं हैं। बल्कि वे निकट ही हैं, जब भी अल्लाह उन्हें उनपर बरसाने का फ़ैसला करेगा, बरस पड़ेंगे। -[11:84] और हमने मदयन की ओर उनके भाई शुऐब को भेजा। उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो। उसके अलावा तुम्हारा कोई पूज्य नहीं जो इबादत का हक़दार हो। तथा जब लोगों को नाप या तौलकर कुछ दो, तो उसमें कमी न करो। मैं तुम्हें विस्तृत आजीविका और नेमत में देख रहा हूँ। इसलिए पाप करके अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को मत बदलो। मैं तुमपर उस घेरने वाले दिन की यातना से डरता हूँ, जो तुम में से हर एक को पकड़ लेगी, तुम्हें उससे भागने या शरण लेने का स्थान नहीं मिलेगा। -[11:85] और ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! जब तुम किसी को नाप-तौलकर कुछ दो, तो न्याय के साथ पूरा-पूरा नापो और तौलो। तथा नाप-तौल में कमी, धोखाधड़ी और चालबाज़ी से लोगों के हुक़ूक़ में कमी न करो। और धरती में हत्या और अन्य गुनाहों से बिगाड़ मत फैलाओ। -[11:86] अल्लाह की हलाल बचत, जो वह लोगों को उनके अधिकार न्याय के साथ देने के बाद तुम्हारे लिए बाक़ी रखता है, नाप-तौल में कमी और धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने के द्वारा प्राप्त वृद्धि से अधिक लाभदायक और बरकत वाली है। यदि तुम सचमुच मोमिन हो, तो उस बचत से खुश रहो। और मैं तुमपर संरक्षक नहीं हूँँ कि तुम्हारे कार्यों की गिनती रखूँ और उनपर तुम्हारी पकड़ करूँ। उसपर संरक्षक तो वही है, जिसके पास भेदों और कानाफूसियों का ज्ञान है। -[11:87] शुऐब की जाति के लोगों ने शुऐब से कहा : ऐ शुऐब! क्या तेरी नमाज़ जो तू अल्लाह के लिए पढ़ता है, तुझे यह आदेश देती है कि हम उन मूर्तियों की पूजा छोड़ दें, जिनकी पूजा हमारे बाप-दादा किया करते थे। और तुम्हें यह आदेश देती है कि हम अपने धन का जैसे चाहें उपयोग न करें और जैसे चाहें उसे विकसित न करें?! वास्तव में, तुम बहुत सहनशील और भले आदमी हो। क्योंकि हम तुम्हें इस निमंत्रण से पूर्व समझदार और बुद्धिमान जानते थे, फिर तुम्हें क्या हुआ?! -[11:88] शुऐब ने अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! तुम मुझे ज़रा यह बताओ, यदि मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाण तथा दूरदर्शिता पर हूँ और उसने अपनी ओर से मुझे हलाल रोज़ी भी दे रखी है और नुबुव्वत प्रदान की है, तो तुम्हारा हाल क्या होगा। मेरा उद्देश्य यह नहीं है कि मैं तुम्हें किसी चीज़ से रोकूँ और तुम्हारी मुखालफत करते हुए स्वयं वही काम करूँ। मेरा उद्देश्य केवल यह है कि तुम्हें अपने पालनहार की तौहीद की ओर बुलाकर और शक्ति भर उसका आज्ञापालन करके तुम्हारा सुधार करूँ। और मुझे इसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान करने वाला केवल अल्लाह महिमावान है। मैं अपने सभी कामों में अकेले उसी पर भरोसा करता हूँ और उसी की ओर लौटता हूँ। -[11:89] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मेरी दुश्मनी तुम्हें मेरी लाई हुई शरीयत को झुठलाने पर न उभारे। मुझे डर है कि तुम्हें उसी प्रकार का अज़ाब न आ घेरे जिस प्रकार का अज़ाब नूह की जाति, या हूद की जाति, या सालेह की जाति पर आया और लूत की जाति तो तुमसे समय एवं स्थान के हिसाब से कुछ दूर नहीं है। और तुम जानते हो कि उनके साथ क्या हुआ था। अतः कुछ सीख लो। -[11:90] और अपने पालनहार से क्षमा माँगो, फिर अपने गुनाहों से उससे तौबा करो। मेरा पालनहार तौबा करने वालों पर दयावान् और उनसे बहुत प्रेम करने वाला है। -[11:91] शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने शुऐब से कहा : हम तुम्हारी लाई हुई बहुत-सी बातें नहीं समझते हैं। और चूँकि तुम्हारी आँखों में कमज़ोरी या अंधापन आ गया है, इसलिए हम तुम्हें अपने बीच कमज़ोर समझते हैं। यदि तुम्हारा कुल हमारे धर्म पर न होता, तो हम अवश्य तुम्हें पत्थर फेंककर मार डालते। तथा तुम हमारे निकट प्रिय (प्रतिष्ठित) भी नहीं हो कि हम तुम्हारी हत्या करने से डरें। हम केवल तुम्हारे कुल के सम्मान में तुम्हारी हत्या से रुके हुए हैं। -[11:92] शुऐब ने अपनी जाति के लगों से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! क्या मेरा क़बीला तुम्हारे निकट तुम्हारे पालनहार अल्लाह से अधिक सम्मानित एवं प्रभावशाली है?! और तुम लोगों ने अल्लाह को अपने पीछे छोड़ दिया, जब तुम उसके उस नबी पर ईमान नहीं लाए, जिसे उसने तुम्हारी ओर भेजा था। निश्चय ही मेरे पालनहार ने उसे अपने घेरे में ले रखा है जो कुछ तुम कर रहे हो। तुम्हारे कामों मे से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें इस दुनिया में विनाश के साथ और आख़िरत में अज़ाब की शक्ल में बदला देगा। -[11:93] और ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! तुम अपने सामर्थ्य के अनुसार अपने मन पसंद तरीक़े पर काम करो, मैं (भी) अपने पसंद किए हुए तरीक़े पर अपने सामर्थ्य भर कार्य कर रहा हूँ। शीघ्र ही तुम्हें पता चाल जाएगा कि हममें से किसके पास, उसे दंडित करने के लिए, अपमानित करने वाली यातना आती है और हममें से कौन अपने दावे में झूठा है। अतः प्रतीक्षा करो कि अल्लाह क्या निर्णय करता है, मैं भी तुम्हारे साथ प्रतीक्षा कर रहा हूँ। -[11:94] और जब शुऐब की जाति के लोगों को नष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ गया, तो हमने अपनी दया से शुऐब और उनके साथ ईमान लाने वालों को बचा लिया। और उसकी जाति के अत्याचारियों को एक विनाशकारी भयानक ध्वनि ने पकड़ लिया, जिससे उनकी मृत्यु हो गई और वे इस तरह औंधे पड़े हुए थे कि उनके चेहरे मिट्टी से चिपक गए थे। -[11:95] वे ऐसे हो गए, जैसे वे इससे पहले कभी वहाँ बसे ही नहीं थे। सुन रखो, मदयन के लोग अल्लाह के प्रकोप के उतरने के कारण उसकी दया से दूर कर दिए गए, जैसे समूद के लोग अल्लाह का क्रोध उतरने के कारण उसकी दया से दूर कर दिए गए थे। -[11:96] और हमने मूसा को अल्लाह की तौह़ीद को दर्शाने वाली अपनी निशानियों तथा जो कुछ वह लेकर आए थे उसकी सत्यता को प्रमाणित करने वाले अपने स्पष्ट तर्कों के साथ भेजा। -[11:97] हमने उन्हें फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के गणमान्य लोगों की ओर भेजा। तो इन गणमान्य लोगों ने फ़िरऔन के अल्लाह का इनकार करने के आदेश को मान लिया। जबकि फ़िरऔन का आदेश सत्य तक पहुँचाने वाला नहीं था कि उसे माना जाता। -[11:98] क़ियामत के दिन फिरऔन अपनी जाति की आग की ओर अगुवाई करेगा यहाँ तक कि उन्हें उसमें दाखिल कर देगा और वह बहुत ही बुरा उतरने का स्थान है जहाँ वह उन्हें ले जाएगा। -[11:99] अल्लाह ने उन्हें डुबाकर विनष्ट करने के साथ-साथ, दुनिया के जीवन में उनपर धिक्कार, अभिशाप और अपनी दया से दूरी और निष्कासन अंकित कर दिया। तथा क़ियामत के दिन भी उनपर अपनी दया से दूरी और निष्कासन अंकित कर दिया। उनका दुनिया एवं आख़िरत दोनों जगहों में धिक्कार और अज़ाब का भागीदार बनना कितना बुरा है! -[11:100] इस सूरत में बस्तियों के समाचार में से जो उल्लेख किया गया है, हम (ऐ रसूल) आपको उसके बारे में बता रहे हैं। इनमें से कुछ बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं, जिनके निशान अभी बाक़ी हैं और कुछ ऐसी हैं, जिनके निशान मिट चुके हैं और उनका कोई चिह्न बाक़ी नहीं है। -[11:101] और हमने उन्हें विनष्ट करके उनपर कोई अत्याचार नहीं किया, बल्कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करके अपने आपको विनाश का हक़दार बनाकर स्वयं अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया। ऐ रसूल! जब उन्हें विनष्ट करने का आपके पालनहार का आदेश आ गया, तो वे जिन पूज्यों की पूजा किया करते थे, वे उनसे उनपर आने वाले अज़ाब को न टाल सके तथा नुक़सान एवं विनाश में वृद्धि के सिवा उनके किसी काम न आए। -[11:102] जिस तरह अल्लाह ने झुठलाने वाली जातियों की पकड़ की और उन्हें जड़ से उखाड़कर फेंक दिया, वैसे ही उसकी पकड़ हर काल और हर स्थान में होती है। निःसंदेह अत्याचार करने वाली बस्तियों के लिए उसकी पकड़ बहुत मज़बूत और दर्दनाक होती है। -[11:103] निश्चय ही अल्लाह के उन अत्याचारी बस्तियों को पकड़ने में उसके लिए सीख और उपदेश है, जो क़ियामत के दिन के अज़ाब से डरता हो। यह वही दिन है, जिसमें अल्लाह लोगों को उनके हिसाब-किताब के लिए एकत्रित करेगा, और वह उपस्थिति का दिन है, जिसमें सभी मह्शर वाले उपस्थित होंगे। -[11:104] और हम उस उपस्थिति (क़ियामत) के दिन को केवल एक ऐसी अवधि के लिए विलंबित कर रहे हैं जिसकी संख्या (अल्लाह के यहाँ) ज्ञात है। -[11:105] जिस दिन वह दिन आ जाएगा, तो कोई भी प्राणी किसी तर्क अथवा अनुशंसा की बात उसकी अनुमति के बाद ही कर सकेगा। उस दिन लोग दो प्रकार के होंगे : एक अभागा जो दोज़ख में जाएगा और एक भाग्यशाली जो जन्नत में प्रवेश करेगा। -[11:106] जहाँ तक अपने कुफ्र और भ्रष्ट कर्मों के कारण अभागा ठहरने वाले लोगों की बात है, तो वे नरक में प्रवेश करेंगे। जिसमें, आग की लपटों से ग्रस्त होने की गंभीरता से, उनकी आवाज़ें और साँसें ऊँची हो जाएँगी। -[11:107] वे उसमें सदैव रहेंगे, जब तक आकाश और धरती विद्यमान् हैं, वे उससे बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। परन्तु अल्लाह एकेश्वरवादी अवज्ञाकारियों में से जिसे निकालना चाहे (उसे निकाल सकता है)। निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार जो चाहे, उसे कर गुज़रने वाला है। उसे कोई विवश नहीं कर सकता। -[11:108] जहाँ तक भाग्यशाली लोगों की बात है, जिनके लिए उनके ईमान और अच्छे कार्यों के कारण पहले ही से अल्लाह की ओर से भाग्यशाली होना लिख दिया गया है, वे सदैव जन्नत में रहेंगे जब तक आकाश और धरती विद्यमान् हैं, सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह अवज्ञाकारी मोमिनों में से जिसे जन्नत से पूर्व दोज़ख में डालना चाहे। जन्नत वालों को मिलने वाली अल्लाह की नेमतें कभी ख़त्म नहीं होंगी। -[11:109] (ऐ रसूल) ये मुश्रिक लोग जिन (मूर्तियों) की पूजा कर रहे हैं, उनके भ्रष्ट होने के संबंध में आपको कोई संदेह नहीं होना चाहिए। क्योंकि उनके पास उसके सही होने पर कोई बौद्धिक या शरई प्रमाण नहीं है। बल्कि, उनके अल्लाह के अलावा अन्य को पूजने का कारण, मात्र अपने बाप-दादा का अनुकरण (नकल) है। निःसंदेह हम बिना कमी के उन्हें उनकी यातना का पूरा-पूरा हिस्सा देने वाले हैं। -[11:110] और हमने मूसा को तौरात दी थी, फिर लोगों ने उसमें विभेद किया। कुछ लोग उसपर ईमान लाए और कुछ लोगों ने उसका इनकार किया। यदि अल्लाह का यह पूर्व निर्धारित निर्णय न होता कि वह शीघ्र ही (दुनिया में) यातना नहीं देगा, बल्कि अपनी हिकमत के तहत उसे क़ियामत तक के लिए विलंबित रखेगा, तो दुनिया ही में वह अज़ाब आ जाता, जिसके वे हक़दार हैं। यहूदियों तथा बहुदेववादियों में से काफ़िर लोग कुरआन के संबंध में संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं, जो असमंजस में डालने वाला है। -[11:111] जिन मतभेद करने वालों का भी उल्लेख किया गया है, उनमें से प्रत्येक को (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार उसके कर्मों का अवश्य पूरा बदला देगा। चुनाँचे जिसका कर्म अच्छा था, उसका बदला अच्छा होगा और जिसका कर्म बुरा था, उसका बदला बुरा होगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उनके छोटे-छोटे कर्मों से भी सूचित है, उनके कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[11:112] (ऐ रसूल) हमेशा सीधे रास्ते पर जमे रहें, जैसा कि अल्लाह ने आपको आदेश दिया है। अतः उसके आदेशों का पालन करें और उसके निषेधों से बचें। इसी तरह आपके साथ तौबा करने वाले मोमिन भी सीधे रास्ते पर जमे रहें। तथा तुम गुनाहों में पड़कर सीमा का उल्लंघन न करो। निश्चय ही वह तुम्हारे कर्मों को देख रहा है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[11:113] चाटुकारिता या स्नेह के साथ अत्याचारी काफ़िरों की ओर झुकाव न करें, अन्यथा इस झुकाव के कारण तुम्हें (भी) आग पकड़ लेगी। और अल्लाह के सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सहायक न होगा, जो तुम्हें उससे बचा सके। फिर तुम्हें कोई ऐसा नहीं मिलेगा जो तुम्हारी सहायता कर सके। -[11:114] (ऐ रसूल) आप दिन के दोनों सिरों में अर्थात दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में अच्छे ढंग से नमाज़ क़ायम कीजिए। तथा रात के कुछ क्षणों में भी उसकी स्थापना कीजिए। निःसंदेह अच्छे कार्य छोटे गुनाहों को मिटा देते हैं। उपर्युक्त बातें सीख लेने वालों के लिए, एक सीख हैं। -[11:115] तथा आपको सीधे मार्ग पर जमे रहने आदि का जो आदेश दिया गया है, उसे करने और सीमोल्लंघन एवं अत्याचारियों की ओर झुकाव से जो रोका गया है, उसे छोड़ने पर धैर्य से काम लें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सदाचारियों का प्रतिफल नष्ट नहीं करता, बल्कि उनके अच्छे कर्मों को स्वीकार करता है और उनका बहुत अच्छा बदला देता है। -[11:116] ऐसा क्यों न हुआ कि पहले के यातना ग्रस्त समुदायों में कुछ सदाचारी होते, जो उन समुदायों को कुफ्र से तथा गुनाहों के द्वारा धरती पर उपद्रव करने से रोकते। उनके अंदर ऐसे लोग नहीं रह गए थे, सिवाय उनमें से कुछ के जो भ्रष्टाचार से मना कर रहे थे। अतः उनकी अत्याचारी जाति को विनष्ट करते समय हमने उनको बचा लिया। जबकि उन जातियों के अत्याचारी लोग सुख और आनंद के पीछे लगे रहे। और ऐसा करके वे अन्याय कर रहे थे। -[11:117] और आपका पालनहार (ऐ रसूल) ऐसा नहीं है कि वह बस्तियों में से किसी बस्ती को विनष्ट कर दे, जबकि उसके वासी धरती में सुधार का करने वाले हों। बल्कि वह उसे उसी समय विनष्ट करता है, जब उसके वासी कुफ्र, अत्याचार और गुनाहों के द्वारा बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले हों। -[11:118] (ऐ रसूल) यदि आपका पालनहार चाहता कि सभी लोगों को सत्य के पथ पर चलने वाला एक समुदाय बना दे, तो ऐसा कर सकता था। परन्तु उसने ऐसा नहीं चाहा। अतः वे इच्छाओं के पीछे चलने और अत्याचार के कारण सत्य के बारे में हमेशा मतभेद करते रहेंगे। -[11:119] परन्तु जिन्हें अल्लाह सीधे मार्ग का सामर्थ्य प्रदानकर उनपर दया करे, तो वे अल्लाह महिमावान के एकेश्वरवाद में विभेद नहीं करेंगे। और इसी विभेद के द्वारा परीक्षण के लिए अल्लाह ने उन्हें पैदा किया है। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ अभागे हैं और कुछ भाग्यशाली। और (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार की वह बात पूरी हुई, जिसका निर्णय उसने अनादिकाल में किया था कि वह जहन्नम को जिन्नों और इनसानों में से शैतान के अनुयायियों से भर देगा। -[11:120] (ऐ रसूल) आपसे पूर्व नबियों की ख़बरों में से जो भी ख़बर हम आपको सुना रहे हैं, उसका उद्देश्य यह है कि हम उसके द्वारा आपके ह्रदय को सत्य पर सुदृढ़ कर दें और उसे मज़बूत कर दें। तथा इस सूरत में आपके पास वह सत्य आ गया, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। और इसमें आपके पास काफिरों के लिए उपदेश और उन मोमिनों के लिए स्मरण आया है, जो स्मरण से लाभ उठाते हैं। -[11:121] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन लोगों से, जो न अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हैं और न उसे एक मानते हैं, कह दीजिए कि : तुम सत्य से मुँह फेरने और उससे रोकने के अपने रास्ते पर काम करो, हम अपने सत्य पर सुदृढ़ रहने, उसकी ओर लोगों को बुलाने और उसपर सब्र करने के रास्ते पर काम कर रहे हैं। -[11:122] और तुम हमपर आने वाले अज़ाब की प्रतीक्षा करो, निःसंदेह हम भी प्रतीक्षा करते हैं कि तुमपर क्या कुछ आता है। -[11:123] और केवल अल्लाह ही के पास आकाशों तथा धरती कि छिपी चीज़ों का ज्ञान है। उससे इनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। तथा अकेले उसी की ओर क़ियामत के दिन सभी मामले लौटाए जाएँगे। अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप अकेले उसी की इबादत करें और अपने सभी मामलों में उसी पर भरोसा करें। आपका पालनहार उससे अनजान नहीं है जो कुछ तुम करते हो, बल्कि वह उससे अवगत है और हर एक को उसके कर्मों का बदला देगा। - -Surah 12: Yusuf (Joseph) ----------------------------------------- -[12:1] {अलिफ़, लाम, रा।} यह और इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के संबंध में सूरतुल बक़रा के प्रारंभ में बात गुज़र चुकी है। इस सूरत में जो आयतें उतारी गई हैं, वे उस क़ुरआन की आयतें हैं जो अपने विषयों (सामग्रियों) में स्पष्ट है। -[12:2] हमने कुरआन को अरबी भाषा में उतारा है, ताकि (ऐ अरब वासियो!) तुम उसका अर्थ समझ सको। -[12:3] (ऐ रसूल) हम आप पर यह क़ुरआन उतारकर, आपको सच्चाई, शब्दों की शुद्धता और उसकी बलाग़त से भरी सबसे अच्छी कहानी सुना रहे हैं। जबकि इसके उतारे जाने से पहले आप इस कहानी से अनजान थे, आपको इसका कोई ज्ञान नहीं था। -[12:4] (ऐ रसूल) हम आपको सूचना दे रहे हैं कि जब यूसुफ़ ने अपने पिता याक़ूब से कहा : ऐ मेरे पिता! मैंने सपने में ग्यारह सितारे देखे, तथा मैंने सूर्य और चंद्रमा को देखा, मैंने उन सभी को मुझे सजदा करते हुए देखा है। यह दृष्टि (स्वप्न) यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए एक अग्रिम शुभसूचना थी। -[12:5] याक़ूब ने अपने पुत्र यूसुफ़ से कहा : ऐ मेरे पुत्र! अपना सपना अपने भाइयों को न बताना। अन्यथा वे उसे समझ जाएँगे और तुमसे ईर्ष्या करेंगे। तथा वे ईर्ष्या करते हुए तुम्हारे लिए षडयंत्र रचेंगे। निःसंदेह शैतान मनुष्य का खुला श्मन है। -[12:6] और जिस तरह तूने वह स्वप्न देखा है, वैसे ही (ऐ यूसुफ़!) तेरा पालनहार तुझे चुन लेगा और तुझे सपनों की व्याख्या का ज्ञान प्रदान करेगा। तथा तुझपर नुबुव्वत के द्वारा अपनी नेमत पूरी करेगा। जैसे कि तुझसे पूर्व उसने अपनी नेमत तेरे बाप-दादा : इबराहीम और इसहाक़ पर पूरी की थी। निःसंदेह तेरा पालनहार अपनी सृष्टि का ज्ञान रखने वाला और अपने प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[12:7] निश्चित रूप से यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके भाइयों की कहानी में उन लोगों के लिए सीख और उपदेश हैं, जो उनके समाचार के बारे में पूछने वाले हैं। -[12:8] जब उनके भाइयों ने आपस में कहा : यूसुफ़ और उसका सगा भाई हमारे पिता के निकट हमसे अधिक प्रिय हैं। हालाँकि हम एक अच्छी संख्या वाले गिरोह हैं, तो आख़िर कैसे हमारे पिता ने उन दोनों को हमपर श्रेष्ठता दे रखी है? हम समझते हैं कि बिना किसी स्पष्ट कारण के उन दोनों को हमपर श्रेष्ठता देकर वे स्पष्ट भूल कर रहे हैं। -[12:9] यूसुफ़ की हत्या कर दो अथवा दूर किसी धरती में फ़ेंक आओ, तुम्हारे पिता का ध्यान पूर्ण रूप से तुम्हारी ओर हो जाएगा और वह तुमसे पूरी तरह से प्यार करने लगेंगे। फिर उसकी हत्या करने अथवा उसे ग़ायब करने के बाद, अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करके, तुम अच्छे लोग बन जाओ। -[12:10] एक भाई ने कहा : यूसुफ़ को मत मारो। बल्कि यदि उसके साथ वही कुछ करना चाहते हो जो तुमने कहा है, तो उसे किसी गहरे कुएँ में फ़ेंक दो कि वहाँ से गुज़रने वाले कुछ यात्री उसे उठा ले जाएँ। यह उसकी हत्या करने की तुलना में कम हानिकारक है। -[12:11] और जब वे लोग यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम को दूर करने (हटाने) पर सहमत हो गए, तो उन्होंने अपने पिता याकूब से कहा : ऐ हमारे पिता! आप यूसुफ़ के संबंध में हमपर विश्वास क्यों नहीं करते? जबकि उसके प्रति हमारा रवैया स्नेहपूर्ण रहता है, हम हर कष्ट से उसे बचाते हैं। और जब तक वह आपके पास सुरक्षित रूप से वापस नहीं आ जाता है, तब तक हम उसकी रक्षा करने और उसकी देखभाल करने में उसके प्रति शुभचिंतक हैं। फिर आपको उसे हमारे साथ भेजने से कौन-सी चीज़ रोक रही है? -[12:12] आप हमें अनुमति दें कि कल हम उसे अपने साथ ले जाएँ, वह खाए-पिएगा और आनंद लेगा और हम उसे हर पहुँचने वाले हर कष्ट से उसे सुरक्षित रखेंगे। -[12:13] याक़ूब ने अपने बेटों से कहा : तुम्हारा उसे अपने साथ ले जाना मेरे लिए दुख का कारण है, क्योंकि मैं उसके अलगाव को बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकता। साथ ही यह भी डर है कि उसे भेड़िया खा जाए और तुम लोग खाने और खेलने में व्यस्त होकर उससे असावधान हो जाओ। -[12:14] उन्होंने अपने पिता से कहा : यदि भेड़िये ने यूसुफ़ को खा लिया, जबकि हम एक गिरोह हैं, तो इस स्थिति में हममें कोई भलाई नहीं है। अतः हम बड़े घाटे वाले हैं क्योंकि हम भेड़िये से उसकी रक्षा नहीं कर सके। -[12:15] फिर याक़ूब ने उसे उनके साथ भेज दिया। जब वे उसे लेकर दूर चले गए और उसे कुएँ के तल में फेंकने का निश्चय कर लिया, तो उस वक़्त हमने यूसुफ़ की ओर वह़्य की : तुम अवश्य उन्हें उनके इस करतूत के बारे में बताओगे और उस समय वे तुम्हें पहचान भी नहीं पाएँगे। -[12:16] और यूसुफ़ के भाई अपने फ़रेब को चलाने के लिए रोने का ढोंग करते हुए इशा के समय अपने पिता के पास आए। -[12:17] उन्होंने कहा : ऐ हमारे पिता! हम दौड़ने और तीर फेंकने में प्रतिस्पर्धा करने लगे और यूसुफ़ को अपने कपड़ों और सामानों के पास उनकी हिफ़ाज़त के लिए छोड़ गए। फिर उसे भेड़िए ने खा लिया। और आप तो हमारा विश्वास करने वाले नहीं हैं, भले ही हम वास्तव में अपनी बात में सच्चे ही क्यों न हों। -[12:18] उन्होंने अपनी ख़बर की पुष्टि एक चाल के द्वारा की। वे यूसुफ़ के कुर्ते पर किसी और चीज़ का खून लगाकर लाए, यह भ्रम पैदा करने के लिए कि यह भेड़िए के उनको खाने का निशान है। लेकिन याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम - इस तथ्य के साथ कि क़मीज़ फटी नहीं थी - उनका झूठ समझ गए। चुनाँचे उनसे कहा : मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा तुम बताया है। बल्कि तुम्हारे मन ने एक बुरे काम को सुंदर बनाकर पेश किया है, जिसे तुमने बना लिया है। अब मेरा काम बेहतर सब्र करना है, जिसमें कोई घबराहट नहीं। और यूसुफ़ का जो मामला तुम बता रहे हो, उसपर अल्लाह ही से सहायता अपेक्षित है। -[12:19] उधर से गुज़रने वाला एक क़ाफ़िला आया और उन्होंने एक व्यक्ति को पानी लाने के लिए भेजा। उसने जैसे ही कुएँ में अपना डोल डाला, यूसुफ़ रस्सी पकड़कर लटक गए। जब डोल डालने वाले व्यक्ति ने उन्हें देखा, तो प्रसन्न होकर पुकार उठा : अरे, कितनी खुशी की बात है! यह तो एक लड़का है। फिर उसने और उसके कुछ साथियों ने मिलकर, उसे व्यापारिक माल समझकर क़ाफ़िले के दूसरे लोगों से छिपा लिया। और वे यूसुफ़ के साथ अपमान तथा ख़रीद-फ़रोख़्त का जो मामला कर रहे थे, अल्लाह उसे खूब जानने वाला है। उनके करतूतों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[12:20] पानी लाने वाले व्यक्ति तथा उसके साथियों ने उन्हें मिस्र के बाज़ार में सस्ते दाम में बेच दिय। वे मात्र कुछ दिरहम थे, जो कम होने के कारण आसानी से गिने जा सकते थे। और वे उन्हें महँगे दाम में बेचने के इच्छुक भी नहीं थे, क्योंकि वे उनसे जल्दी से छुटकारा पाने के लिए उत्सुक थे। उन्हें उनकी स्थिति से पता चल गया था कि वह कोई गुलाम नहीं हैं और वे उनके परिवार वालों की तरफ़ से अपने ऊपर डर महसूस करते थे। यह यूसुफ़ पर अल्लाह की अनंत कृपा थी, ताकि वह उनके साथ लंबे समय तक न रहें। -[12:21] और मिस्र के जिस व्यक्ति ने उन्हें ख़रीदा था, उसने अपनी पत्नी से कहा : इसके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो, और हमारे साथ इसके ठहरने का अच्छा प्रबंध करो। हो सकता है यह हमारी कुछ आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करने में मददगार साबित हो अथवा हम इसे मुँह बोला बेटा बना लें। और जिस तरह हमने यूसुफ़ को हत्या से बचाया, कुएँ से निकाला और अज़ीज़ के दिल को उसके प्रति दयालु कर दिया; उसी तरह हमने उसे मिस्र में स्थापित किया और ताकि हम उसे स्वप्न की व्याख्या सिखाएँ। और अल्लाह अपने मामले पर हावी है। उसका आदेश लागू होकर रहता है। उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं। परन्तु अधिकतर लोग - और वे काफ़िर लोग हैं - इस बात को नहीं जानते। -[12:22] और जब यूसुफ़ शरीर की मज़बूती की आयु को पहुँच गए, तो हमने उन्हें समझ और ज्ञान प्रदान किया। और इसी प्रकार का प्रतिफल जो हमने उन्हें दिया, हम उन सदाचारियों को देते हैं, जो भली-भाँति अल्लाह की इबादत करते हैं। -[12:23] अज़ीज़ की पत्नी ने नम्रता से और छल का सहारा लेकर यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम को कुकर्म पर आमादा करना चाहा और उन्हें बिलकुल एकांत में लेने के लिए द्वार बंद कर लिए और उनसे कहा: "आ जाओ, मेरे पास आओ।" तो यूसुफ़ ने उससे कहा : तू मुझे जिस चीज़ के लिए बुला रही है, मैं उससे अल्लाह की शरण में आता हूँ। मेरे स्वामी ने मुझे अपने पास बेहतर ढंग से ठहराया है। अतः मैं कभी उसके साथ विश्वासघात नहीं करूँगा। यदि मैंने उसके साथ विश्वासघात किया, तो मैं अत्याचारी हो जाऊँगा। निःसंदेह अत्याचारी लोग कभी सफल नहीं होते। -[12:24] उस महिला का मन कुकर्म के लिए इच्छुक था। और यूसुफ़ के मन में भी ऐसी ही इच्छा उत्पन्न हो गई होती, यदि वह अल्लाह की उन निशानियों को न देख लेते, जो उन्हें बुराई से रोकने तथा दूर रखने का कारण बनीं। और हमने उन्हें यह सब इसलिए दिखाया, ताकि हम उनसे बुराई को दूर कर दें और उन्हें व्यभिचार तथा विश्वासघात से दूर रखें। यूसुफ़ हमारे उन बंदों में से हैं, जिन्हें हमने नुबुव्वत और रिसालत के लिए चुन लिया है। -[12:25] वे दोनों दरवाज़े की ओर भागे : यूसुफ़ खुद को बचाने के लिए और वह औरत उन्हें बाहर जाने से रोकने के लिए। इसलिए उसने उन्हें बाहर जाने से रोकने के लिए उनका कुर्ता पकड़ लिया और उसे उसके पीछे से फाड़ दिया। और दोनों ने उस (महिला) के पति को दरवाज़े पर पाया। अज़ीज़ की पत्नी ने चाल चलते हुए अज़ीज़ से कहा : (ऐ अज़ीज़!) जिस व्यक्ति ने तेरी पत्नी के साथ कुकर्म का इरादा किया, उसकी सज़ा इसके सिवा और कुछ नहीं हो सकती कि उसे क़ैद कर दिया जाए, या उसे दर्दनाक सज़ा दी जाए। -[12:26] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : इसी ने मुझे कुकर्म करने को कहा था। मैंने उससे ऐसा नहीं चाहा था। ऐसे में उसके परिवार में से एक साक्षी उठ खड़ा हुआ और उसने यह कहकर गवाही दी : यदि यूसुफ़ का कुर्ता आगे से फटा है, तो यह उस स्त्री के सच्ची होने का संकेत है, क्योंकि वह उसे खुद से रोक रही थी, अतः वह (यूसुफ़) झूठा है। -[12:27] और यदि यूसुफ़ का कुर्ता उसके पीछे से फाड़ा गया है, तो यह उनके सच्चे होने का सबूत है; क्योंकि वह उन्हें फुसला रही थी और वह उससे भाग रहे थे। इसलिए वह झूठी है। -[12:28] चुनाँचे जब अज़ीज़ ने देखा कि यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्साम का कुर्ता पीछे की ओर से फटा हुआ है, तो उसके सामने यूसुफ़ की सच्चाई स्पष्ट हो गई। उसने कहा : तुम्हारा यूसुफ़ पर लगाया गया यह आरोप तुम औरतों के छल और फ़रेब का हिस्सा है। यक़ीनन तुम्हारा छल और फ़रेब बड़ा शक्तिशाली होता है। -[12:29] और उसने यूसुफ़ से कहा : ऐ यूसुफ़! इस मामले को जाने दो और इसकी चर्चा किसी से न करना। और तू अपने पाप के लिए क्षमा माँग। क्योंकि यूसुफ़ को फुसलाने के कारण निश्चित रूप से तू ही पापियों में से है। -[12:30] और उस (अज़ीज़ की पत्नी) की खबर शहर में फैल गई और महिलाओं के एक समूह ने निंदा के तौर पर कहा : अजीज की पत्नी अपने नौकर को रिझा रही है और उसका प्यार उसके दिल के अंदर तक पहुंच गया है। हम तो समझते हैं कि वह उसको रिझाने और उसके प्रति स्नेह और प्यार के कारण - जबकि वह उसका नौकर है - स्पष्ट गुमराही में पड़ चुकी है। -[12:31] जब अज़ीज़ की पत्नी को उन स्त्रियों की उसकी निंदा करने और उसकी अनुपस्थिति में उसकी बुराई करने की बात पहुँची, तो उसने उन स्त्रियों को बुलवा भेजा, ताकि वे यूसुफ़ को देखें, फिर वे उसे मा'ज़ूर (क्षम्य) समझें। उसने उनके लिए बैठने की जगह तैयार की, जहाँ बिस्तर और गाव-तकिए लगवा दिए। फिर उसने आमंत्रित औरतों में से हर एक को खाना काटने के लिए एक-एक चाक़ू दिया और यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : इनके सामने आ जाओ। चुनाँचे जब उन स्त्रियों ने उनकी ओर देखा, तो उन्हें बहुत बड़ा समझा और उनकी सुंदरता पर चकित रह गईं और उनकी ख़ूबसूरती को देखकर उनके होश उड़ गए और - उनके साथ आकर्षण की तीव्रता से - उन्होंने खाना काटने के लिए तैयार चाक़ू से अपने हाथों को घायल कर दिया और बोल उठीं : अल्लाह पवित्र है, यह लड़का मनुष्य नहीं है, क्योंकि इसमें जो सुंदरता है वह किसी इनसान में देखी नहीं गई। वह और कुछ नहीं बल्कि सम्माननीय फ़रिश्तों में से एक सम्मानित फ़रिश्ता है। -[12:32] अज़ीज़ की पत्नी ने उन महिलाओं से कहा कि जब उसने देखा कि उनके साथ क्या हुआ है : यह वही नौजवान है, जिसके प्रेम के कारण तुमने मुझे ताना मारा था। मैंने ही उसे चाहा था और उसे प्रलोभित करने के लिए चाल चली थी, पर वह बच निकला। लेकिन अब यदि उसने वह नहीं किया जो मैं उसे करने के लिए कहूँगी, तो वह अवश्य जेल में प्रवेश करेगा और निश्चय ही वह ज़रूर अपमानित होगा। -[12:33] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! जिस जेल की इसने मुझे धमकी दी है, वह मेरे निकट उस कुकर्म को करने से अधिक प्रिय है, जिसकी ओर ये स्त्रियाँ मुझे बुला रही हैं। यदि तूने इनके छल को मुझसे दूर नहीं किया, तो मैं इनकी ओर झुक जाऊँगा, और यदि मैं इनकी ओर झुक गया और उस चीज़ में उनका पालन किया जो वे मुझसे चाहती हैं, तो मैं अज्ञानियों में से हो जाऊँगा। -[12:34] चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने उनकी प्रार्थना स्वीकार कर ली और अज़ीज़ की पत्नी के छल और नगर की स्त्रियों के छल को उनसे दूर कर दिया। निःसंदेह वह महिमावान व गौरवशाली अल्लाह यूसुफ़ की दुआ को तथा हर दुआ करने वाले की दुआ को सुनने वाला, तथा अनकी स्थिति और उनके सिवा अन्य की स्थिति को जानने वाला है। -[12:35] फिर जब अज़ीज़ और उसके समुदाय के लोगों ने उनकी बेगुनाही का सबूत देखा, तो उनकी यह राय बनी कि उन्हें एक अज्ञात अवधि के लिए जेल में डाल दें। (ताकि वह मामला खुल न जाए)। -[12:36] चुनाँचे उन्हें जेल में डाल दिया गया। उनके साथ जेल में दो युवक भी दाख़िल हुए थे। दोनों युवकों में से एक ने यूसुफ़ से कहा : मैंने सपने में देखा है कि मैं अंगूर निचोड़कर शराब बना रहा हूँ और दूसरे ने कहा : मैंने देखा कि मैं अपने सिर के ऊपर रोटी उठाए हुए हूँ जिससे पक्षी खा रहे हैं। ऐ यूसुफ़! हमें हमारे स्वप्न का अर्थ बताएं। हम देखते हैं कि आप बड़े नेक इनसान हैं। -[12:37] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : तुम्हारे लिए राजा या किसी अन्य की ओर से जो खाना आता है, उसके तुम्हारे पास आने से पहले ही मैं तुम्हें बता दूँगा कि उसकी सच्चाई क्या है और कैसे है। यह व्याख्या जो मैं जानता हूँ, उन बातों में से है, जो अल्लाह ने मुझे सिखाई है। यह अटकल भविष्यवाणी से या ज्योतिष से नहीं है। निःसंदेह मैंने ऐसे लोगों का धर्म छोड़ दिया, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं रखते और वे आख़िरत का इनकार करते हैं। -[12:38] मैंने अपने बाप-दादाओं : इबराहीम, इसह़ाक़ और याक़ूब के धर्म का पालन किया है। और वह अल्लाह के प्रति एकेश्वरवाद (अर्थात अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने) का धर्म है। हमारे लिए सही नहीं है कि हम अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी ठहराएँ, जबकि वह एकेश्वरवाद में अकेला है। यह 'तौह़ीद' और ईमान जिसपर मैं और मेरे बाप-दादा क़ायम हैं, वह हमपर अल्लाह की कृपा है कि उसने हमें उसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया। तथा सभी लोगों पर उसकी कृपा है कि उसने उनके पास उस (तौह़ीद) के साथ नबियों को भेजा। लेकिन ज्यादातर लोग अल्लाह का उसकी नेमतों पर शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करते, बल्कि उसकी नाशुक्री करते हैं। -[12:39] फिर यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने जेल के अंदर दोनों युवकों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : क्या कई देवी-देवताओं की पूजा अच्छा है या एक अल्लाह की इबादत करना, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं, जो सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे पराजित नही किया जा सकता। -[12:40] तुम अल्लाह के सिवा जिनकी इबादत करते हो, वे केवल नाम हैं, उनकी कोई वास्तविकता नहीं है। तुमने और तुम्हारे बाप-दादा ने उन्हें पूज्यों का नाम दे दिया है। उनका उलूहियत (देवत्व) में कोई हिस्सा नहीं है। अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे उन्हें पूज्यों का नाम देने का कोई प्रमाण नहीं उतारा है, जो उसकी वैधता को इंगित करता हो। सभी प्राणियों में केवल अल्लाह का आदेश चलता है, इन नामों का नहीं जो तुमने और तुम्हारे पूर्वजों ने रख लिए हैं। अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान ने आदेश दिया है कि तुम केवल उसी की इबादत करो और इस बात से मना किया है कि उसके साथ किसी को साझी बनाओ। यह तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) ही वह सीधा धर्म है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। लेकिन अधिकतर लोग इस बात को नहीं जानते। इसलिए वे अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करते हैं और उसके कुछ प्राणियों की पूजा करते हैं। -[12:41] ऐ मेरे जेल के दोनों साथियो! जहाँ तक उसकी बात है, जिसने यह देखा कि वह शराब बनाने के लिए अंगूर निचोड़ रहा है, वह जेल से बाहर निकल जाएगा और अपने काम पर लौट आएगा और राजा को शराब पिलाएगा। और जहाँ तक उसकी बात है, जिसने यह देखा कि उसके सिर के ऊपर रोटी है, जिसे पक्षी खा रहे हैं, तो उसे क़त्ल कर दिया जाएगा और सूली पर चढ़ा दिया जाएगा। फिर पक्षी उसके सिर का मांस खाएँगे। तुमने जिस मामले के बारे में पूछा था, उसका फैसला हो चुका है। इसलिए वह अनिवार्य रूप से होकर रहेगा। -[12:42] यूसुफ़ ने उन दोनों युवकों में से जिसके बारे में समझा था कि वह रिहा हो जाएगा (और वह राजा को शराब पिलाने वाला था) उससे कहा : राजा के पास मेरी कहानी और मेरे मामले का ज़िक्र करना; शायद वह मुझे जेल से निकाल दे। किन्तु शैतान ने शराब पिलाने वाले को राजा के पास यूसुफ़ का उल्लेख करना भुला दिया। इसलिए उसके बाद यूसुफ़ को कई वर्षों तक जेल में रहना पड़ा। -[12:43] राजा ने कहा : मैंने सपने में देखा है कि सात मोटी गाएँ हैं, जिन्हें सात कमज़ोर गाएँ खा रही हैं। इसी तरह मैंने सात हरी बालियाँ और सात सूखी बालियाँ देखी हैं। ऐ प्रमुखो और गणमान्य लोगो! मुझे मेरे इस सपने का अर्थ बताओ, यदि तुम सपने का अर्थ जानने वाले हो। -[12:44] उन लोगों ने कहा : आपका सपना, उलझे हुए सपनों का मिश्रण है। और जो ऐसा हो उसकी कोई व्याख्या नहीं है और हम मिश्रित सपनों की व्याख्या से अवगत नहीं हैं। -[12:45] और दोनों क़ैदी युवकों में से रिहाई पाने वाले साक़ी (शराब पिलानेवाले व्यक्ति) ने, जिसे एक अवधि के बाद यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके सपने के अर्थ का ज्ञान रखने के बारे में याद आया, तो कहा : मैं आप लोगों को राजा के सपने का अर्थ एक ऐसे व्यक्ति से पूछने के बाद बता सकता हूँ, जिसके पास सपनों के अर्थ का ज्ञान है। इसलिए - ऐ राजा - मुझे यूसुफ़ के पास भेजें, ताकि वह आपके सपने का अर्थ बताएँ। -[12:46] चुनाँचे जब रिहाई पाने वाला व्यक्ति यूसुफ़ के पास पहुँचा, तो उनसे कहा : ऐ यूसुफ़! ऐ सच्चे इनसान! हमें ऐसे व्यक्ति के सपने का अर्थ बताइँ, जिसने देखा कि सात मोटी गायों को सात दुबली गाएँ खा रही हैं, तथा उसने सात हरी बालियों और सात सूखी बालियों को देखा है। ताकि मैं राजा और उसके साथियों के पास वापस जाऊँ और वे राजा के सपने का अर्थ जान सकें। तथा वे आपकी प्रतिष्ठा और आपकी स्थिति जान सकें। -[12:47] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने इस सपने की व्याख्या करते हुए कहा : तुम लगातार सात सालों तक पूरी मेहनत के साथ खेती करोगे। अतः सात सालों में से हर साल जो भी फ़सल काटो, उसे कीड़ा लगने से बचाने के लिए उसकी बालियों में रहने दो। सिवाय थोड़े से अनाज के जिसे तुम्हें खाने के लिए ज़रूरत पड़े। -[12:48] फिर उन सात उपजाऊ वर्षों के बाद, जिनमें तुम खूब खेती करोगे, सात अकाल वाले वर्ष आएँगे, जिनमें लोग उपजाऊ सालों में काटी हुए सारी फ़सलों को खा जाएँगे। सिवाय थोड़े से हिस्से के जिसे तुम बीज के तौर पर सुरक्षित कर लोगे। -[12:49] फिर उन अकाल वाले सालों के बाद एक ऐसा साल आएगा जिसमें ख़ूब बारिश होगी और खेतियाँ उगेंगी, और लोग उन चीज़ों का रस निचोड़ेंगे, जिनका रस निचोड़ने की आवश्यकता होती है, जैसे कि अंगूर, ज़ैतून और ईख आदि। -[12:50] जब राजा को पता चला कि यूसुफ़ ने उसके सपने का अर्थ बताया है, तो उसने अपने सहयोगियों से कहा : उसे जेल से बाहर निकालो और मेरे पास लाओ। लेकिन जब राजा का दूत यूसुफ़ के पास आया, तो उन्होंने उससे कहा : तुम अपने स्वामी राजा के पास वापस जाओ और उससे उन महिलाओं की कहानी के बारे में पूछो, जिन्होंने अपने हाथ घायल कर लिए थे, ताकि जेल से निकलने से पहले उनकी बेगुनाही स्पष्ट हो जाए। निःसंदेह, उन्होंने मुझे रिझाने का जो प्रयास किया था, उसे मेरा पालनहार जानता है। वह उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[12:51] राजा ने स्त्रियों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : उस समय तुम्हारा क्या मामला था, जब तुमने छल के द्वारा यूसुफ़ को अपने साथ कुकर्म करने के लिए प्रेरित करने की कोशिश की थी? स्त्रियों ने राजा के जवाब में कहा : अल्लाह न करे कि यूसुफ़ पर आरोप लगाया जाए, अल्लाह की क़सम! हमने उसमें कोई बुराई नहीं देखी। इसपर अज़ीज़ की पत्नी ने जो कुछ किया था, उसको स्वीकारते हुए कहा : अब सच्चाई सामने आ गई है, मैंने ही उसे बहकाने की कोशिश की थी, उसने मुझे फुसलाने की कोशिश नहीं की। निःसंदेह उसने मेरे लगाए हुए आरोप से निर्दोष होने का जो दावा किया है, उसमें वह बिल्कुल सच्चा है। -[12:52] अज़ीज़ की स्त्री ने कहा : मैंने इस बात का इक़रार कि मैंने ही उसे रिझाया था और वह सच्चा है, इस उद्देश्य से किया है कि यूसुफ़ जान ले कि मैंने उसकी अनुपस्थिति में उसपर आरोप नहीं मढ़ा है। क्योंकि जो कुछ अब तक हुआ, उससे मेरे लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि कि अल्लाह झूठ बोलने वाले और फ़रेब करने वाले को सफल नहीं करता। -[12:53] और अज़ीज़ की स्त्री ने अपनी बात जारी रखते हुए कहा : मैं खुद को बुराई की इच्छा से पाक नहीं ठहराती और न इससे मेरा उद्देश्य अपनी पवित्रता साबित करना था। क्योंकि इनसान के मन का मामला यह है कि वह इच्छाओं की ओर झुकाव रखने और उनसे बचना कठिन होने के कारण, बुराई का बहुत ज़्यादा आदेश देने वाला है। सिवाय उसके जिसपर अल्लाह दया करे और उसे बुराई का आदेश देने से सुरक्षित रखे। निश्चय मेरा पालनहार अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[12:54] जब यूसुफ़ की बेगुनाही स्पष्ट हो गई और राजा को उसका ज्ञान हो गया, तो उसने अपने सहयोगियों से कहा : उन्हें मेरे पास लाओ। मैं उन्हें अपने लिए ख़ास कर लूँगा। चुनाँचे उन्हें राजा के पास लाया गया। फिर जब राजा ने उनसे बात की और उनका ज्ञान और बुद्धि उसके लिए स्पष्ट हो गई, तो उसने उनसे कहा : निश्चय (ऐ यूसुफ़!) आप आज हमारे यहाँ एक पद-प्रतिष्ठा वाले और विश्वसनीय व्यक्ति बन गए हैं। -[12:55] यूसुफ़ ने राजा से कहा : मुझे मिस्र के देश में धन एवं अनाज के ख़ज़ानों के संरक्षण पर नियुक्त कर दीजिए, क्योंकि मैं एक विश्वसनीय कोषाध्यक्ष हूँ और जो ज़िम्मेदारी ले रहा हूँ उसका जानकार और समझ रखने वाला हूँ। -[12:56] जिस तरह हमने यूसुफ़ पर निर्दोषता और जेल से मुक्ति के द्वारा उपकार किया, उसी तरह हमने उन्हें मिस्र की धरती में सशक्त बनाकर उनपर उपकार किया। वह जहाँ चाहें जाएँ और जहाँ चाहें रहें। हम इस दुनिया में अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहते हैं, अपनी दया प्रदान करते हैं, और हम अच्छे कर्म करने वालों का सवाब बर्बाद नहीं करते, बल्कि उन्हें उसे बिना कमी के पूरा देते हैं। -[12:57] निश्चय अल्लाह का बदला, जो उसने आख़िरत में तैयार किया है, उन लोगों के लिए दुनिया के बदले से बेहतर है, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरते रहे। -[12:58] और यूसुफ़ के भाई अपने सामान लेकर मिस्र आए। जब वे उनके पास गए तो वह पहचान गए कि वे उनके भाई हैं, जबकि वे पहचान नहीं सके कि वह उनका भाई (यूसुफ़) है, क्योंकि काफ़ी समय बीत चुका था और उनकी शक्ल-सूरत भी बदल चुकी थी। क्योंकि जब उन्होंने यूसुफ़ को कुएँ में डाला था, तो वह बच्चे थे। -[12:59] और जब यूसुफ़ ने उनको वह अनाज और खाद्य-सामग्री दे दी, जो उन्होंने माँगी और जब उन्होंने बताया कि उनका एक बाप-शरीक (सौतेला) भाई है, जिसे वे उसके पिता के पास छोड़ आए हैं, तो कहा : तुम अपने बाप शरीक भाई को मेरे पास ले आना, मैं तुम्हें एक ऊँट के भार का ग़ल्ला अधिक दूँगा। क्या तुम नहीं देखते कि मैं पूरी माप देता हूँ, उसमें कमी नहीं करता और मैं सबसे अच्छा मेहमान नवाज़ हूँ। -[12:60] यदि तुम उसे मेरे पास नहीं लाए, तो तुम्हारा अपने इस दावे में झूठा होना स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि तुम्हारा एक बाप शरीक भाई है। फिर मैं तुम्हें कभी भोजन नहीं दूँगा और तुम मेरे देश का रुख नहीं करना। -[12:61] तो उनके भाइयों ने उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कहा : हम उसके पिता से इसके लिए अनुरोध करेंगे और इसके लिए भरपूर प्रयास करेंगे। तथा आपने हमें जो आदेश दिया है, हम निश्चित रूप से उसे किसी लापरवाही के बिना अवश्य करने वाले हैं। -[12:62] और यूसुफ़ ने अपने कार्यकर्ताओं से कहा : इन लोगों का धन इन्हें लौटा दो, ताकि वे अपनी वापसी पर जान सकें कि हमने उनसे यह नहीं खरीदा है। और यह उन्हें अपने भाई के साथ फिर से लौटने के लिए मजबूर करेगा, ताकि वे यूसुफ़ के सामने अपनी सच्चाई साबित करें और यूसुफ़ उनसे उनका धन स्वीकार कर लें। -[12:63] जब वे अपने पिता के पास लौटे, और उन्हें बताया कि यूसुफ़ ने उनका किस तरह सम्मान किया है, तो उन्होंने कहा : हे हमारे पिता! हमारे अपने भाई को अपने साथ न लाने पर हमसे ग़ल्ले की आपूर्ति रोक दी गई है। इसलिए उसे हमारे साथ भेजें। क्योंकि यदि आप उसे हमारे साथ भेजते हैं, तो हमें ग़ल्ले का माप मिलेगा। और हम आपसे उसकी तब तक रक्षा करने की प्रतिज्ञा करते हैं जब तक कि वह आपके पास सुरक्षित रूप से वापस न आ जाए। -[12:64] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : क्या मैं उसके बारे में तुमपर उसी तरह विश्वास करूँ, जिस तरह इससे पहले उसके सगे भाई यूसुफ़ के बारे में तुमपर विश्वास किया था?! मैंने उसके बारे में तुमपर भरोसा किया था, और तुमने उसकी रक्षा करने की प्रतिज्ञा की थी। लेकिन तुमने जो प्रतिज्ञा की थी, उसे पूरा नहीं किया। इसलिए मुझे उसकी रक्षा करने की तुम्हारी प्रतिज्ञा का कोई भरोसा नहीं है, बल्कि मेरा भरोसा केवल अल्लाह पर है। क्योंकि वह जिसकी रक्षा करना चाहे, उसका सबसे अच्छा रक्षक है और जिसपर दया करना चाहे, उसपर सबसे अधिक दया करने वाला है। -[12:65] जब उन्होंने अपने लाए हुए अनाज की बोरियाँ खोलीं, तो देखा कि उसका दाम वापस कर दिया गया है। यह देखकर उन्होंने अपने पिता से कहा : इस सम्मान के बाद हमें इस अज़ीज़ से और क्या चाहिए? यह हमारे अनाज का दाम है, जिसे अज़ीज़ ने अपने अनुग्रह से हमें वापस कर दिया है। हम अपने घर वालों के लिए अनाज ले आएँगे और अपने भाई की उससे रक्षा करेंगे जिसका आपको भय है, और उसे साथ ले जाने के कारण एक ऊँट के बोझभर ग़ल्ला अधिक लाएँगे। क्योंकि अज़ीज़ के लिए एक ऊँट की माप बढ़ाना बहुत आसान है। -[12:66] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : मैं उसे तुम्हारे साथ हरगिज़ नहीं भेजूँगा, यहाँ तक कि तुम मुझे अल्लाह का दृढ़ वचन दो कि उसे मेरे पास वापस लाओगे, सिवाय इस स्थिति के कि तुम सब को विनाश घेर ले और तुममें से कोई न बचे, और तुम उसे न रोकने में सक्षम हो और न ही वापस लौटने में। जब उन्होंने याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम को अल्लाह का दृढ़ वचन दे दिया, तो उन्होंने कहा : हम जो कुछ कह रहे हैं, उसपर अल्लाह गवाह है। इसलिए उसकी गवाही हमारे लिए पर्याप्त है। -[12:67] और उनके पिता ने उन्हें वसीयत करते हुए कहा : तुम लोग मिस्र में एक साथ एक ही द्वार से प्रवेश न करना, बल्कि अलग-अलग दरवाज़ों से प्रवेश करना। यह सुरक्षा के दृष्टिकोण से अधिक उत्तम है, कि यदि कोई तुम्हें हानि पहुँचाना चाहे तो सब उसके शिकार न हो। मैं यह बात तुमसे इसलिए नहीं कह रहा हूँ कि तुमसे कोई ऐसा नुकसान दूर कर दूँ, जिससे अल्लाह तुम्हें पीड़ित करना चाहता है, या तुम्हें कोई ऐसा लाभ पहुँचा दूँ, जो अल्लाह नहीं चाहता है। क्योंकि फ़ैसला तो केवल अल्लाह का है और आदेश तो केवल उसी का चलता है। मैंने अपने सभी मामलों में अकेले उसी पर भरोसा किया है, और भरोसा करने वालों को अकेले उसी पर भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[12:68] चुनाँचे वे चल पड़े। उनके साथ यूसुफ़ का सगा भाई भी था। जब वे अपने पिता के आदेशानुसार अलग-अलग दरवाजों से प्रवेश किए, तो उनका अलग-अलग दरवाजों से प्रवेश करना उनसे अल्लाह की उनपर नियत की हुई कोई चीज़ टालने वाला नहीं था। यह तो केवल याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम का अपने बेटों के प्रति स्नेह था, जिसे उन्होंने प्रकट कर दिया और उन्हें उसकी वसीयत कर दी। हालाँकि उन्हें खूब पता था कि अल्लाह के फैसले के अलावा कोई फैसला नहीं है। क्योंकि हमने उन्हें तक़दीर (भाग्य) पर ईमान रखने और कारणों को अपनाने की जो शिक्षा दी थे, उसका वह ज्ञान रखते थे। लेकिन अधिकांश लोग यह नहीं जानते हैं। -[12:69] जब यूसुफ़ के भाई यूसुफ़ के पास आए, और उनके साथ यूसुफ़ का सगा भाई भी था, तो उन्होंने अपने सगे भाई को अपने साथ कर लिया और चुपके से उससे कहा : मैं तुम्हारा सगा भाई : यूसुफ़ हूँ। अतः उन धृष्ट और अविवेकपूर्ण कार्यों से दुःखी न हो, जो तुम्हारे भाई करते आए हैं, जैसे कष्ट देना, हमसे ईर्ष्या करना और मुझे कुएँ में फेंकना। -[12:70] फिर जब यूसुफ़ ने अपने सेवकों को अपने भाइयों के ऊँटों पर ग़ल्ला लादने का आदेश दिया, तो राजा के मापने के बर्तन को जिससे ग़ल्ला लेने वालों को मापकर दिया करते थे, उनके ज्ञान के बिना अपने सगे भाई की बोरी में डाल दिया, ताकि वह उसे अपने पास रख सकें।। फिर जब वे अपने परिवार की ओर वापस लौटने के लिए निकलने पड़े, तो पीछे से एक आवाज़ देने वाले ने आवाज़ दी : ऐ अन्न से लदे हुए ऊँटों वालो! निश्चय तुम चोर हो। -[12:71] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने पीछे से आवाज़ देने वाले और उसके साथियों की ओर मुतवज्जेह होकर कहा : तुम्हारी क्या चीज़ खो गई है कि हमपर चोरी का आरोप लगा रहे हो? -[12:72] आवाज़ लगाने वाले और उसके साथियों ने यूसुफ़ के भाइयों से कहा : हमसे राजा का मापक खो गया है, जिससे मापकर देते हैं। जो व्यक्ति तलाशी से पहले राजा का मापक ले आएगा, उसे पुरस्कार दिया जाएगा और वह एक ऊँट के बोझभर ग़ल्ला है। और मैं उसके लिए इसकी गारंटी देता हूँ। -[12:73] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह की क़सम! निश्चय तुम हमारी ईमानदारी और बेगुनाही को जान चुके हो, जैसा कि तुमने हमारी स्थितियों से देखा है। यक़ीन मानो हम मिस्र में बिगाड़ पैदा करने के लिए नहीं आए हैं, और हम अपने जीवन में कभी चोर नहीं थे। -[12:74] आवाज़ देने वाले और उसके साथियों ने कहा : तुम्हारे यहाँ उसकी चोरी करने वाले का क्या दंड है, यदि तुम चोरी से बरी होने के अपने दावे में झूठे निकले? -[12:75] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने उनसे कहा : हमारे यहाँ चोरी का दंड यह है कि जिसके सामान में चोरी का माल मिले, उसकी गरदन उस व्यक्ति के हवाले कर दी जाती है, जिसका माल चोरी हुआ है और वह उसे अपना ग़ुलाम बना लेता है। इस तरह ग़ुलाम बनाने के दंड के साथ हम चोरों को दंडित करते हैं। -[12:76] चुनाँचे वे उनकी बोरियों की तलाशी के लिए उन्हें यूसुफ़ के पास वापस ले आए। यूसुफ़ ने योजना को गुप्त रखने के लिए, अपने सगे भाई की बोरी का निरीक्षण करने से पहले अपने सौतेले भाइयों की बोरियों की तलाशी लेनी शुरू की। फिर अंत में अपने सगे भाई की बोरी की तलाशी ली और उसमें से राजा का मापक निकाला। हमने जिस तरह यूसुफ़ को अपने भाई की बोरी में मापक रखने का उपाय सुझाया, उसी तरह हमने उसके लिए एक और उपाय किया कि उसके भाइयों ने चोर को दास बनाने के अपने देश के दंड संहिता को अपनाया। हालाँकि ऐसा संभव नहीं होता, यदि चोर के लिए राजा के दंड को लागू किया जाता, जो कि पिटाई करना और जुर्माना लगाना था। सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह कोई और उपाय चाहता, क्योंकि वह उसका सामर्थ्य रखता है। हम अपने बंदों में से जिसके भी चाहते हैं, पद ऊँचे कर देते हैं, जैसे कि हमने यूसुफ़ का पद ऊँचा कर दिया। और हर ज्ञान वाले व्यक्ति के ऊपर, उससे अधिक ज्ञान वाला मौजूद है। और सभी लोगों के ज्ञान के ऊपर अल्लाह का ज्ञान है, जो सब कुछ जानता है। -[12:77] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने कहा : यदि इसने चोरी की है, तो कोई आश्चर्य नहीं है। क्योंकि इसकी इस चोरी से पहले इसके एक सगे भाई ने भी चोरी की थी। उनका अभिप्रेत यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम थे। किंतु यूसुफ़ ने उनकी इस बात से अपने आहत होने को गुप्त रखा, और इसे उनके सामने प्रकट नहीं किया। उन्होंने अपने दिल में उनसे कहा : तुम जो ईर्ष्या रखते हो और पहले जो दुर्व्यवहार कर चुके हो, इस स्थान पर स्वयं वही बुराई है। और तुम जो यह मिथ्यारोपण कर रहे हो, अल्लाह उसे सबसे अधिक जानता है। -[12:78] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने यूसुफ़ से कहा : ऐ अज़ीज़! इसका एक बहुत बूढ़ा बाप है, जो इससे बहुत प्रेम करता है। इसलिए हममें से किसी को इसके स्थान पर रख लीजिए। हम देखते हैं कि आप हमारे मामले तथा हमारे सिवा अन्य लोगों के मामले में उपकार करने वाले हैं। इसलिए हमपर यह उपकार कर दीजिए। -[12:79] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : इस बात से अल्लाह की शरण चाहते हैं कि हम एक अत्याचारी के अपराध के कारण एक निर्दोष पर अत्याचार करें और उसके अलावा किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को पकड़ ले, जिसकी बोरी में हमने राजा का मापक पाया है! यदि हमने ऐसा किया तो निश्चय हम अत्याचारी ठहरेंगे। क्योंकि हमने एक निर्दोष को दंडित किया और अपराधी को छोड़ दिया। -[12:80] जब वे यूसुफ़ के उनके अनुरोध को स्वीकार करने से निराश हो गए, तो परामर्श करने के लिए लोगों से अलग हो गए। उनके बड़े भाई ने कहा : मैं तुम्हें याद दिलाता हूँ कि तुम्हारे पिता ने तुमसे अल्लाह का दृढ़ वचन लिया है कि तुम उनके बेटे को वापस ले आओगे, सिवाय इसके कि तुम्हें कोई ऐसी विपत्ति घेर ले, जिसे रोकने में तुम असमर्थ हो। तथा इससे पहले तुमने यूसुफ़ के बारे में कोताही की और उसके बारे में अपने पिता की प्रतिज्ञा पूरी नहीं की। इसलिए मैं मिस्र की धरती तब तक नहीं छोड़ूँगा, जब तक कि मेरे पिता मुझे अपने पास लौटने की अनुमति न प्रदान कर दें, या अल्लाह मेरे लिए मेरे भाई को लेने का फैसला न कर दे। और अल्लाह सब फैसला करने वालों से बेहतर है। क्योंकि वह सत्य और न्याय के अनुसार फैसला करता है। -[12:81] और बड़े भाई ने कहा : अपने पिता के पास वापस जाओ और उनसे कहो : आपके बेटे ने चोरी की है। इसलिए अज़ीज़ -ए- मिस्र ने चोरी की सज़ा के तौर पर उसे दास बना लिया है। हम तो वही कह रहे हैं, जो हमने जाना है। क्योंकि हमने देखा है कि पैमाना उसी की बोरी से निकाला गया था। हमें क्या पता था कि वह चोरी करेगा। यदि पता होता, तो हम आपको उसे वापस लाने का वचन नहीं देते। -[12:82] और हमारी सत्यता को सत्यापित करने के लिए (ऐ हमारे पिता!) मिस्र वासियों से पूझ लें, जहाँ हम थे और उस क़ाफ़िले वालों से पूछ लें, जिसके साथ हम आए हैं। वे सब आपको वही बताएँगे, जो हमने बताया है। निःसंदेह हमने आपको उसके चोरी करने की जो बात बताई है, उसमें हम बिलकुल सच्चे हैं। -[12:83] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : तुमने उसके चोरी करने की जो बात बताई है, वास्तव में मामला वैसा नहीं है। बल्कि तुम्हारे दिलों ने तुम्हारे लिए इस बात को शोभित कर दिया है कि तुम उसके विरुद्ध भी उसी तरह चाल चलो, जिस तरह इससे पहले उसके भाई यूसुफ़ के विरुद्ध चाल चल चुके हो। इसलिए मेरा काम उत्तम सब्र करना है, जिसमें केवल अल्लाह ही से शिकायत है। उम्मीद है कि अल्लाह यूसुफ़, उसके सगे भाई और उनके बड़े भाई, सब को मेरे पास वापस ले आए। निःसंदेह वही पवित्र अल्लाह मेरे हाल से अवगत है और मेरे मामले के प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[12:84] वह उनसे मुँह फेरते हुए दूर हट गए और कहा : हाय मेरे दुःख की तीव्रता यूसुफ़ की जुदाई पर! और यूसुफ़ की जुदाई पर रोते-रोते उनकी आँखों के काले भाग सफ़ेद हो चुके थे। चुनाँचे उनका दिल शोक तथा दुःख से भरा हुआ था, वह अपने दुःख को लोगों से छिपाते थे। -[12:85] यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने अपने पिता से कहा : अल्लाह की क़सम! (ऐ हमारे पिता!) आप हमेशा यूसुफ़ को याद करते रहेंगे और उसके लिए शोक मनाते रहेंगे, यहाँ तक कि आप सख़्त बीमार हो जाएँ, या प्राण ही त्याग दें। -[12:86] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : मैं जिस शोक और दुःख से पीड़ित हूँ उसकी शिकायत केवल अल्लाह से करता हूँ। और मैं अल्लाह की दया, उसके उपकार, परेशान हाल की दुआ क़बूल करने और पीड़ित को बदला देने के बारे में जो जानता हूँ, वह तुम नहीं जानते। -[12:87] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरे बेटो! जाओ और यूसुफ़ तथा उसके भाई की खबर के बारे में पता करो। और अल्लाह के अपने बंदों की परेशानी को दूर करने और राहत देने से निराश न हो। वास्तव में, केवल काफ़िर लोग ही अल्लाह के परेशानी को दूर करने और राहत देने से निराश होते हैं। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह की महान शक्ति और उसके अपने बंदों पर गुप्त अनुग्रह से अनभिज्ञ होते हैं। -[12:88] उन्होंने अपने पिता के आदेश का पालन किया और यूसुफ़ तथा उनके भाई को ढूँढने के लिए निकल पड़े। चुनांचे जब यूसुफ़ के पास पहुँचे तो कहा : हम कठिनाई और गरीबी से पीड़ित हैं और थोड़ा-सा तुच्छ धन लेकर आए हैं। अतः हमें भरपूर माप दीजिए, जैसे इससे पहले हमें देते आए हैं। और उससे कुछ बढ़ाकर या हमारे तुच्छ धन को नज़र अंदाज़ करके, हमें दान दीजिए। निःसंदेह अल्लाह दान करने वालों को उत्तम बदला प्रदान करता है। -[12:89] यूसुफ़ ने जब उनकी बात सुनी तो उनपर दया आ गई और दिल पसीज गया और उनसे अपनी पहचान करा दी। उनसे फरमाया : तुम जानते हो कि तुमने यूसुफ़ और उसके सगे भाई के साथ क्या किया था, जब तुम उसके परिणाम से अनभिज्ञ थे जो तुमने उन दोनों के साथ किया था?! -[12:90] वे आश्चर्यचकित हो गए और बोले : क्या निश्चय आप ही यूसुफ़ हैं?! तो यूसुफ़ ने उनसे कहा : हाँ, मैं यूसुफ़ हूँ और यह, जिसे तुम मेरे साथ देख रहे हो, मेरा सगा भाई है। अल्लाह ने हमपर अनुग्रह किया है कि हमें उस चीज़ से मुक्ति दिलाई है, जिसमें हम थे और हमारे पद को ऊँचा कर दिया। निःसंदेह जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरता है और विपत्ति पर धैर्य रखता है, तो उसका यह कार्य सदाचार में से है, और अल्लाह सदाचारियों का बदला नष्ट नहीं करता, बल्कि वह उनके लिए उसे सुरक्षित रखता है। -[12:91] उनके भाइयों ने उनके साथ जो कुछ किया था उसके लिए क्षमायाचना करते हुए कहा : अल्लाह की क़सम! अल्लाह ने आपको पूर्णता के गुण प्रदान करके हमपर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान किया है। और हमने आपके साथ जो कुछ किया था, उसमें हम दोषी और अत्याचारी थे। -[12:92] यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनकी क्षमायाचना को स्वीकार कर लिया और कहा : आज तुमपर कोई दोष नहीं है जिसके लिए तुम्हें दंडित करने या फटकार लगाने की आवश्यकता हो। मैं अल्लाह से प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि वह तुम्हें क्षमा करे। वह पवित्र अल्लाह दया करने वालों में सबसे अधिक दया करने वाला है। -[12:93] चुनाँचे जब यूसुफ़ के भाइयों ने उन्हें बताया कि उनके पिता की आँखों की रोशनी चली गई है, तो उन्हें अपना कुर्ता दे दिया और कहा : मेरे इस कुर्ते को ले जाओ और इसे मेरे पिता के चेहरे पर डाल दो, उनकी आँखों की रोशनी लौट आएगी। फिर अपने तमाम घर वालों को मेरे पास ले आओ। -[12:94] और जब क़ाफ़िला मिस्र से चल पड़ा और उसकी आबादियों से निकल गया, तो याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने बेटों और अपने पास मौजूद लोगों से कहा : निश्चय मुझे यूसुफ़ की सुगंध आ रही है, यदि तुम मुझे नासमझ न समझो और यह न कहने लगो कि यह बहका हुआ बूढ़ा है। ऐसी बात करता है, जो खुद नहीं जानता। -[12:95] उनके पास मौजूद उनके बेटों ने कहा : अल्लाह की क़सम! आप अभी भी अपने निकट यूसुफ़ की स्थिति और उन्हें फिर से देखने की संभावना के बारे में अपने पिछले भ्रम में हैं। -[12:96] फिर जब याक़ूब के लिए ख़ुशियों भरी ख़बर लाने वाला व्यक्ति आया, उसने यूसुफ़ का कुर्ता उनके चेहरे पर डाल दिया, तो वह देखने लगे। तब उन्होंने अपने बेटों से कहा : क्या मैंने तुमसे कहा नहीं था कि मुझे अल्लाह की दया और उपकार की जो बातें मालूम हैं, तुम उन्हें नहीं जानते? -[12:97] याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम के बेटों ने यूसुफ़ और उनके भाई के साथ जो कुछ किया था उसके लिए अपने बाप से माफ़ी माँगते हुए कहा : ऐ हमारे पिता! अल्लाह से हमारे पिछले पापों के लिए क्षमा माँगे। निश्चित रूप से हमने यूसुफ़ और उनके सगे भई के साथ जो कुछ किया था, उसमें हम गुनहगार और दोषी थे। -[12:98] उनके पिता ने उनसे कहा : मैं अपने पालनहार से तुम्हारे लिए क्षमा माँगूँगा। निःसंदेह वही अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[12:99] याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम और उनका परिवार मिस्र में यूसुफ़ के पास जाने के लिए निकल पड़ा। जब वे यूसुफ़ के पास पहुँचे, तो यूसुफ़ ने अपने माता-पिता को अपने से क़रीब कर लिया और अपने भाइयों तथा उनके परिजनों से कहा : अल्लाह की इच्छा से सुरक्षित व निश्चिंत मिस्र में प्रवेश करो, तुम्हें यहाँ कोई कष्ट नहीं होगा। -[12:100] तथा उन्होंने अपने माता-पिता को उस सिंहासन पर बिठाया, जिस पर वह बैठते थे। और उनको उनके माता-पिता एवं ग्यारह भाइयों ने सजदा करके सलाम पेश किया। ज्ञात हो कि यह सम्मान का सजदा था, इबादत का नहीं। यह अल्लाह के आदेश की पूर्ति के रूप में था जैसा कि स्वप्न में दिखाया गया था। इसीलिए यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पिता से कहा : आप लोगों का यह मुझे सजदा करके अभिवादन करना, मेरे उस सपने का साकार रूप है, जिसे मैंने पहले देखा था और आपको बताया था। आज मेरे रब ने उसके घटित होने से उसे सच कर दिया। निश्चय मेरे पालनहार ने मुझपर उपकार किया, जब मुझे क़ैदखाने से निकाला और जब आपको देहात से यहाँ ले आया, जबकि शैतान ने मेरे और मेरे भाइयों के बीच बिगाड़ पैदा कर दिया था। निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार जो चाहे, उसका उपाय करने में अत्यंत सूक्ष्म है। निःसंदेह वह अपने बंदों के हालात से पूरी तरह अवगत, अपने प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[12:101] फिर यूसुफ़ ने अपने पालनहार से दुआ की। कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! तूने मुझे मिस्र का राज्य प्रदान किया और मुझे सप्नों का अर्थ सिखाया। ऐ आकाशों और धरती के पैदा करने वाले तथा उन्हें किसी पूर्व नमूने के बिना बनाने वाले! तू ही सांसारिक जीवन में मेरे सभी मामलों का संरक्षक है, तथा आख़िरत में भी मेरे सभी मामलों संरक्षक है। मेरे जीवन के अंत में, मुझे एक मुसलमान के रूप में उठा और मुझे जन्नत के सबसे उच्च स्थान में मेरे बाप-दादाओं तथा अन्य लोगों में से सदाचारी नबियों के साथ मिला दे। -[12:102] यूसुफ़ और उनके भाइयों की यह उल्लिखित कहानी, हम इसकी (ऐ रसूल) आपकी ओर वह़्य कर रहे हैं। आपको इसकी जानकारी नहीं थी। क्योंकि आप यूसुफ़ के भाइयों के पास मौजूद नहीं थे, जब उन्होंने यूसुफ़ को कुएँ के अंदर डालने का निर्णय किया था और इसके लिए एक बड़ी चाल चली थी। लेकिन हमने आपकी ओर इसकी वह़्य की। -[12:103] और अधिकांश लोग हरगिज़ ईमान लाने वाले नहीं हैं, चाहे (ऐ रसूल) आप उनके ईमान के लिए हर संभव प्रयास कर लें। इसलिए आप उनपर अफ़सोस न करें। -[12:104] यदि वे समझ-बूझ से काम लेते तो आप पर ईमान ले आते। क्योंकि (ऐ रसूल) आप उनसे क़ुरआन तथा धर्म प्रचार पर कोई पारिश्रमिक नहीं माँगते। क़ुरआन तो केवल सभी लोगों के लिए एक उपदेश (याददेहानी) है। -[12:105] अल्लाह पाक के एकल पूज्य होने को दर्शाने वाली बहुत-सी निशानियाँ हैं, जो आकाशों तथा धरती में फैली हुई हैं, जिनपर से वे गुज़रते हैं, परंतु वे उन पर विचार करने और उनसे सीख लेने से उपेक्षा करने वाले होते हैं, उनपर कोई ध्यान नहीं देते हैं। -[12:106] अधिकांश लोग अल्लाह पर यह ईमान नहीं रखते कि वह पैदा करने वाला, रोज़ी देने वाला, जीवन एवं मृत्यु देने वाला है, परंतु इस हाल में कि वे उसके साथ अन्य मूर्तियों और बुतों की पूजा करते हैं और यह दावा करते हैं कि अल्लाह का कोई बेटा है, अल्लाह इससे बहुत पवित्र है। -[12:107] तो क्या ये मुश्रिक लोग इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं कि उनपर दुनिया में कोई सज़ा आ जाए, जो उन्हें ढाँक ले और वे उसे टाल न सकें, या उनपर अचानक क़ियामत आ जाए, और उन्हें उसके आने की भनक तक न लगे कि उसके लिए तैयारी कर लें। क्या इसी (निर्भय होने के) कारण ये लोग ईमान नहीं लाए? -[12:108] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उससे कह दीजिए जिसे आप आमंत्रित करते हैं : यही मेरा मार्ग है जिसकी ओर मैं लोगों को आमंत्रित करता हूँ। मैं इसकी ओर स्पष्ट तर्क के साथ आमंत्रित करता हूँ, तथा मेरा अनुसरण करने वाले, मेरे मार्गदर्शन को ग्रहण करने वाले और मेरी सुन्नत (तरीक़े) का पालन करने वाले (भी) इसी की ओर आमंत्रित करते हैं। तथा अल्लाह पवित्र है उस चीज़ से जिसकी उसकी ओर निस्बत की गई है जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं है, या उसकी पूर्णता के विपरीत है और मैं अल्लाह का साझी ठहराने वालों में से नहीं हूँ। बल्कि, मैं उसके एकेश्वरवादियों में से हूँ। -[12:109] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले मानव जाति में से पुरुषों ही को (नबी बनाकर) भेजे, फरिश्तों को नहीं। हम उनकी ओर वह़्य करते थे, जैसे हमने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। वे शहरों के लोगों में से थे, देहात वालों में से नहीं। उनके समुदायों ने उन्हें झुठलाया, तो हमने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। तो क्या आपको झुठलाने वाले ये लोग धरती में नहीं चले-फिरे कि विचार करते कि इनसे पहले झुठलाने वालों का अंत कैसा रहा और उनसे सीख प्राप्त करते?! और आख़िरत की नेमतें उन लोगों के लिए उत्तम हैं, जो दुनिया में अल्लाह से डरते रहे। तो क्या तुम नहीं समझते कि यह उत्तम है, इसलिए (तुम भी) अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके (जिनमें सबसे महान ईमान है) और उसके निषेधों से बचकर (जिनमें सबसे बड़ा शिर्क है), डरने लगो। -[12:110] हम इन रसूलों के दुश्मनों को मोहलत देते रहते हैं और इसी ढील के कारण उन्हें अज़ाब देने में जल्दी नहीं करते। यहाँ तक कि जब उन्हें विनाश करने में देरी हो गई और रसूल उनके विनाश से निराश हो गए और काफ़िरों को यक़ीन हो गया कि उनके रसूलों ने उनसे झुठलाने वालों के अज़ाब और मोमिनों की मुक्ति का जो वादा किया था, वह झूठा था; तो रसूलों के पास हमारी मदद आ गई और रसूलों तथा मोमिनों को झुठलाने वालों पर आने वाले विनाश से बचा लिया गया। और हमारा अज़ाब जब अपराधियों पर आ जाता है, तो उसे हटाया नहीं जाता है। -[12:111] रसूलों की कहानियों और उनके समुदायों की कहानियों में, तथा यूसुफ़ अलैहिस्सलाम और उनके भाइयों की कहानियों में बड़ी सीख और उपदेश है, जिससे सद्बुद्धि वाले उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं। इन कथाओं पर आधारित क़ुरआन कोई गढ़ा हुआ कलाम नहीं है, जो झूठ-मूठ अल्लाह की ओर मनसूब कर दिया गया हो। बल्कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से उतरने वाली दिव्य पुस्तकों की पुष्टि करने वाला, जिन शरई प्रावधानों और नियमों के विस्तृत होने की आवश्यकता है उनका विस्तृत विवरण, हर भलाई के लिए मार्गदर्शन और उसपर ईमान रखने वालों के लिए दया है। क्योंकि वही उसकी शिक्षाओं से लाभ उठाते हैं। - -Surah 13: Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) ----------------------------------------- -[13:1] {अलिफ़॰ लाम॰ मीम॰ रा॰।} सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। इस सूरत की ये उच्च आयतें और क़ुरआन जिसे अल्लाह ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर उतारा है, वह सत्य हैं, जिसमें कोई संशय नहीं है, और इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से है। किंतु अधिकांश लोग हठ और अहंकार के कारण इसपर ईमान नहीं लाते। -[13:2] अल्लाह वह है, जिसने खंभों के बिना आकाशों को ऊँचा बनाया, जिन्हें तुम देखते हो। फिर अर्श (सिंहासन) पर बुलंद हुआ, जैसा उसकी महिमा के योग्य है। हम उसके बुलंद होने की कोई दशा एवं स्थिति नहीं निर्धारित करते और न उसे किसी चीज़ के समान क़रार देते हैं। उसने सूर्य एवं चंद्रमा को अपनी सृष्टि के लाभों के लिए वशीभूत कर दिया। सूर्य और चंद्रमा में से प्रत्येक अल्लाह के ज्ञान में एक विशिष्ट अवधि के लिए चल रहा है। वह पाक अल्लाह आसमानों और धरती में पूर्ण मामले का जैसे चाहता है, संचालन करता है। वह अपनी शक्ति को दर्शाने वाली निशानियाँ खोल-खोलकर बयान करता है, ताकि तुम क़ियामत के दिन अपने रब से मिलने पर विश्वास कर लो, फिर उसके लिए अच्छे कार्यों के साथ तैयारी करने लगो। -[13:3] वही अल्लाह है, जिसने धरती को फैलाया और उसमें मज़बूत पर्वत बनाए, ताकि धरती लोगों को लेकर हिलने-डुलने न लगे, तथा लोगों, उनके पशुओं और उनकी फसलों को पानी की आपूर्ति करने के लिए उसमें जल की नदियाँ बनाईं। और सभी तरह के फलों के उसने दो-दो प्रकार बनाए, जैसे कि पशु में नर और मादा। वह रात को दिन पर उढ़ा देता है, तो वह प्रकाशमान होने के बाद अंधेरा हो जाता है। निःसंदेह इस पूर्वोक्त में उन लोगों के लिए निशानियाँ और प्रमाण हैं, जो अल्लाह की रचना में सोच-विचार और चिंतन करते हैं। क्योंकि वही उन प्रमाणों और दलीलों से लाभान्वित होते हैं। -[13:4] और धरती पर पास-पास विभिन्न भू-भाग हैं, और उसमें अंगूरों के बाग़ हैं, तथा उसमें खेती और खजूर के एक ही जड़ से कई तनों वाले पेड़ और एक जड़ से एकल तनों वाले खजूर के पेड़ भी हैं। इन बाग़ों और उन फ़सलों को एक ही पानी से सिंचित किया जाता है। और उनके परस्पर मिले हुए होने और एक ही पानी से सिंचित किए जाने के बावजूद, हम स्वाद और अन्य लाभों में उनमें से कुछ को कुछ पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान करते हैं। निःसंदेह इस पूर्वोक्त में उन लोगों के लिए दलीलें और प्रमाण हैं, जो बुद्धि रखते हैं। क्योंकि वही उनसे सीख प्राप्त करते हैं। -[13:5] (ऐ रसूल) यदि आप किसी चीज़ पर आश्चर्य करते हैं, तो आपके लिए सबसे अधिक आश्चर्य की बात उनका पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करना और इसके इनकार के तर्क के रूप में उनका यह कहना है : क्या जब हम मर जाएँगे और मिट्टी तथा सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ हो जाएँगे, तो क्या हमें दोबारा जीवित किया जाएगा?! यही मृत्यु के बाद दोबारा जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वाले लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अपने पालनहार के साथ कुफ़्र किया, इसलिए मृतकों को पुनर्जीवित कर उठाने की उसकी शक्ति का इनकार कर दिया। और यही लोग हैं जिनके गले में क़ियामत के दिन आग की ज़ंजीरें डाली जाएँगी और यही दोज़ख़ वाले हैं, जो उसमें हमेशा के लिए रहने वाले हैं, न उनका विनाश होगा और न उनकी यातना ख़त्म होगी। -[13:6] (ऐ रसूल!) मुश्रिक लोग आपसे यातना जल्दी माँग रहे हैं और उसके आने में देरी की शिकायत कर रहे हैं, इससे पहले कि वे अल्लाह के द्वारा उनके लिए निर्धारित नेमतों को पूरा करें। जबकि उनसे पहले उन्हीं जैसे झुठलाने वाले समुदायों पर यातनाएँ गुज़र चुकी हैं। फिर वे उनसे सीख क्यों नहीं लेते? और (ऐ रसूल!) निःसंदेह आपका पालनहार लोगों को, उनके अत्याचार के बावजूद, नज़र अंदाज़ करने वाला है। चुनाँचे वह उन्हें अज़ाब देने में जल्दी नहीं करता, ताकि वे अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा कर लें। और निःसंदेह वह अपने कुफ़्र पर अडिग रहने वालों को, यदि वे तौबा न करें, निश्चित रूप से सख़्त सज़ा देने वाला है। -[13:7] तथा अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले (अपने इनकार और शत्रुता में अति करते हुए) कहते हैं : मुहम्मद पर उनके पालनहार की ओर से उस प्रकार की कोई निशानी क्यों नहीं उतारी गई, जो मूसा और ईसा पर उतारा गई थी? आप तो (ऐ नबी!) केवल एक डराने वाले हैं। आप लोगों को अल्लाह की यातना से डराते हैं। और आपके लिए केवल वही निशानी है, जो अल्लाह ने आपको प्रदान की है। और हर समुदाय के लिए एक नबी होता है, जो उन्हें सत्य के मार्ग पर ले जाता है, और उन्हें उसका मार्गदर्शन करता है। -[13:8] अल्लाह जानता है जो कुछ हर मादा अपने पेट में उठाए होती है। वह उसके बारे में सब कुछ जानता है। तथा गर्भाशयों में जो कमी, वृद्धि, स्वास्थ्य और बीमारी होती है, उसे भी जानता है। और अल्लाह के निकट हर वस्तु की एक मात्रा निश्चित है, जिससे वह घट-बढ़ नहीं सकती। -[13:9] क्योंकि अल्लाह उन सभी चीज़ों को जानता है, जो उसकी सृष्टि की इंद्रियों से अनुपस्थित हैं, तथा उन सभी चीज़ों को भी जानता है जिनका उनकी इंद्रियाँ बोध रखती हैं। वह अपनी विशेषताओं, नामों और कार्यों में महान है। अपने अस्तित्व और विशेषताओं के साथ अपने प्रत्येक प्राणी से ऊँचा है। -[13:10] वह भेद और छिपे हुए को जानता है। (ऐ लोगो!) तुममें से जो व्यक्ति बात को छिपाता है और जो इसकी घोषणा करता है, दोनों उसके ज्ञान में बराबर हैं। इसी तरह जो रात के अंधेरे में लोगों की आँखों से छिपा हुआ है और जो दिन के उजाले में अपने कार्यों से स्पष्ट है, सब उसके ज्ञान में बराबर हैं। -[13:11] सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के कुछ फ़रिश्ते ऐसे हैं, जो इनसान के पास बारी-बारी आते हैं। उनमें से कुछ रात में आते हैं, और कुछ दिन के दौरान। वे अल्लाह के आदेश से इनसान की उन समस्त विपत्तियों से रक्षा करते हैं, जिनसे इनसान के बचाव का अल्लाह ने फ़ैसला कर रखा होता है। तथा वे इनसान की बातों और कार्यों को लिखते हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह किसी समुदाय की दशा को एक अच्छी स्थिति से उसके विपरीत एक अप्रिय स्थिति में नहीं बदलता, जब तक कि वे अपने स्वयं के धन्यवाद (शुक्र) की स्थिति को न बदल लें। और जब अल्लाह किसी क़ौम को विनष्ट करना चाहता है, तो उसके इरादे को कोई टाल नहीं सकता। और (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा अल्लाह के सिवा कोई संरक्षक नहीं है, जो तुम्हारे मामलों का संरक्षण कर सके, कि तुम अपनी विपत्ति को दूर करने के लिए उसका सहारा ले सको। -[13:12] वही है जो तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो!) बिजली दिखाता है, और उसके द्वारा तुम्हारे लिए चिर्री का भय और वर्षा की आशा इकट्ठा कर देता है। तथा वही है जो तुम्हारे लिए भारी वर्षा के पानी से भरा हुआ बादल पैदा करता है। -[13:13] और बिजली की कड़क अपने पालनहार की प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता का गान करती है और फ़रिश्ते अपने पालनहार की पवित्रता का गुणगान उसके भय से तथा उसके प्रताप और सम्मान में करते हैं। और अल्लाह अपने प्राणियों में से जिसपर चाहता है, जलाने वाली बिजलियाँ भेजकर उसे विनष्ट कर देता है। जबकि काफ़िर लोग अल्लाह की एकता (एकेश्वरवाद) के विषय में झगड़ते हैं, और अल्लाह बहुत समर्थ और शक्तिशाली है। अतः वह जो चीज़ भी चाहता है, उसे कर गुज़रता है। -[13:14] केवल अल्लाह ही के लिए तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की पुकार है, जिसमें उसका कोई साझी नहीं है। और जिन मूर्तियों को मुश्रिक लोग अल्लाह को छोड़कर पुकारते हैं, वे किसी भी मामले में उन्हें पुकारने वाले की पुकार का जवाब नहीं देतीं। उनका उन मूर्तियों को पुकारना एक प्यासे की तरह है, जो पानी की ओर अपना हाथ फैलाता है, ताकि वह उसके मुँह तक पहुँच जाए और वह उसे पी ले। हालाँकि पानी उसके मुँह तक कभी भी पहुँचने वाला नहीं। दरअसल काफ़िरों का अपनी मूर्तियों को पुकारना व्यर्थ है और सही से दूर है। क्योंकि वे उन्हें न कोई लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं और न कोई हानि दूर कर सकती हैं। -[13:15] आकाशों और धरती में जो भी हैं, सब अकेले अल्लाह ही को सजदा करते हैं। इसमें मोमिन और काफ़िर बराबर हैं। सिवाय इसके कि मोमिन उसके सामने स्वेच्छा से झुकता और सजदा करता है। जबकि काफ़िर न चाहते हुए भी उसके सामने झुकने पर मजबूर होता है। तथा उसकी प्रकृति उसे उसके सामने स्वेच्छा से झुकने के लिए निर्देश देती है। और प्राणियों में से जिसकी भी परछाई है, उसकी परछाई दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में उसी के अधीन होती है। -[13:16] (ऐ रसूल!) अल्लाह के साथ दूसरों की पूजा करने वाले काफ़िरों से कह दें : आकाशों और धरती को पैदा करने वाला और उनके मामलों का व्यवस्थापक कौन है? (ऐ रसूल!) कह दें : अल्लाह ही उनका पैदा करने वाला और उनके मामले का प्रबंध करने वाला है और तुम इस बात को स्वीकार करते हो। (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें : क्या तुमने अल्लाह को छोड़कर अपने लिए ऐसे विवश सहायक बना रखे हैं, जो खुद अपने लिए न कोई लाभ ला सकते हैं और न कोई नुक़सान दूर सर सकते हैं, तो वे दूसरों के लिए ऐसा कहाँ से कर सकते हैं? (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दीजिए : क्या काफ़िर जो दृष्टि से अंधा है और मोमिन जो द्रष्टा और मार्गदर्शित है, दोनों बराबर हो सकते हैं? या क्या कुफ़्र जो अंधकार है और ईमान जो रोशनी है, दोनों बराबर हो सकते हैं? क्या उन लोगों ने पैदा करने के मामले में कुछ ऐसे लोगों को अल्लाह का साझी बना रखा है, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के पैदा करने की तरह कुछ पैदा किया है, जिसके कारण उनके लिए अल्लाह की रचना उनके साझियों की रचना के साथ गडमड हो गई है? (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दीजिए : केवल अल्लाह ही हर चीज़ का पैदा करने वाला है। पैदा करने में उसका कोई साझी नहीं है। और वही अकेला पूज्य है, जो एकमात्र इबादत किए जाने का हक़दार है, हर चीज़ पर प्रभुत्वशाली है। -[13:17] अल्लाह ने असत्य के मिटने और सत्य के बाक़ी रहने का एक उदाहरण आकाश से उतरने वाली बारिश के पानी के साथ दिया है, जिसके साथ घाटियाँ, अपने-अपने छोटे या बड़े आकार के अनुसार, बह निकलीं। फिर इस रेले ने झाग और कूड़ा पानी के ऊपर उठा लिया। अल्लाह ने सत्य और असत्य का एक दूसरा उदाहरण कुछ क़ीमती धातुओं के साथ दिया है, जिन्हें लोग पिघलाकर ज़ेवर बनाने के लिए तपाते हैं। तो इसका झाग इसके ऊपर आ जाता है, जिस तरह कि उसका झाग उसके ऊपर होता है। इन दो उदाहरणों के साथ, अल्लाह सत्य और असत्य के उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करता है। चुनाँचे असत्य जल पर तैरते हुए मैल और झाग की तरह तथा उस ज़ंग (मोरचे) के समान है, जो धातु को तपाने से अलग हो जाता है। जबकि सत्य शुद्ध जल के समान है जिसमें से पिया जाता है, और वह फल, चारा और घास उगाता है, तथा उस धातु के समान है जो पिघलाने के बाद बचता है, जिससे लोग लाभान्वित होते हैं। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने ये दो उदाहरण दिए हैं, वैसे ही अल्लाह लोगों के लिए उदाहरणों को प्रस्तुत करता रहता है, ताकि असत्य से सत्य स्पष्ट हो जाए। -[13:18] जिन लोगों ने अपने पालनहार की बात मान ली, जो उसने उन्हें अपने एकत्व (एकेश्वरवाद) और आज्ञापालन के लिए आमंत्रित किया, उनके लिए सबसे अच्छा बदला है और वह जन्नत है। और काफ़िर लोग जिन्होंने अपने पालनहार की तौहीद तथा आज्ञापालन के आमंत्रण को स्वीकार नहीं किया, यदि ऐसा हो जाए कि दुनिया का सारा धन उनके पास आ जाए और इसके साथ उनके पास इसके बराबर और भी धन आ जाए, तो वे अपने आपको अज़ाब से छुड़ाने के लिए वह सारा धन अवश्य खर्च कर देंगे। अल्लाह के आमंत्रण को स्वीकार न करने वाले इन लोगों से उनके सभी पापों का हिसाब लिया जाएगा। और उनका निवास जिसमें वे रहेंगे, जहन्नम है। और उनका बिस्तर तथा ठिकाना जो कि आग है, बहुत बुरा है। -[13:19] वह आदमी जो जानता है कि अल्लाह ने जो कुछ (ऐ रसूल) आप पर अपनी ओर से उतारा है, वही सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है, और वह अल्लाह के आमंत्रण को स्वीकार करने वाला मोमिन व्यक्ति है, उस व्यक्ति के समान नहीं हो सकता, जो अंधा है और वह अल्लाह के आमंत्रण को स्वीकार ने करने वाला काफ़िर व्कायक्ति है। तथ्य यह है कि इससे सद्बुद्धि वाले लोग ही सीख लेते और उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं। -[13:20] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का आमंत्रण स्वीकार किया, वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो अल्लाह के साथ की हुई प्रतिज्ञा या उसके बंदों के साथ की हुई प्रतिज्ञा को पूरा करते हैं। तथा अल्लाह के साथ या उसके अलावा के साथ की हुई दृढ़ प्रतिज्ञाओं को नहीं तोड़ते। -[13:21] और वे ऐसे लोग हैं, जो उन सभी रिश्तों-नातों को जोड़ते हैं, जिन्हें जोड़ने का अल्लाह ने आदेश दिया है, और वे अल्लाह का ऐसा भय रखते हैं, जो उन्हें अल्लाह के आदेशों का पानल करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने के लिए प्रेरित करता है, तथा उन्हें डर है कि कहीं अल्लाह उनके किए हुए प्रत्येक पाप का हिसाब न ले। क्योंकि जिसके हिसाब में एक-एक चीज़ की पड़ताल की गई, उसका सर्वनाश हो जाएगा। -[13:22] और वे ऐसे लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता के लिए अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन पर तथा अल्लाह ने जो कुछ अच्छा या बुरा उनपर नियत किया है, उसपर सब्र किया और अल्लाह की अवज्ञा से रुक गए, और संपूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा किया, तथा हमारे दिए हुए धन से अनिवार्य हुक़ूक़ (अधिकार) का भुगतान किया, और उसमें से कभी दिखावे से बचने के लिए चुपके से स्वेच्छिक दान दिया और कभी खुले तौर पर दान किया ताकि दूसरे लोग उनका अनुकरण करें, तथा उनके साथ जो दुर्व्यवहार करे उसकी बुराई को उसके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करके दूर करते हैं। इन विशेषताओं से विशेषित लोगों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन अच्छा परिणाम है। -[13:23] यह अच्छा परिणाम ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनमें वे स्थायी रूप से समृद्धिपूर्वक रहेंगे। उसमें उनकी नेमत की पूर्ति इससे होगी कि उसमें उनके साथ उनके बाप-दादाओं, माताओं, पत्नियों और संतानों में से नेक लोग भी प्रवेश करेंगे। ताकि उनसे मुलाक़ात के द्वारा उनके आनंद को पूरा कर दिया जाए। और जन्नत में फ़रिश्ते उनके घरों के सभी द्वारों से बधाई देते हुए उनके पास आएँगे। -[13:24] फ़रिश्ते जब भी उनके पास आएँगे, उनका यह कहते हुए अभिवादन करेंगे : तुमपर सलाम (शांति) हो! अर्थात् : तुम अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन और उसके कष्टदायक फैसलों पर धैर्य से काम लेने, और उसकी अवज्ञा से बचने के कारण विपत्तियों से सुरक्षित रहो। तो क्या ही अच्छा है इस घर का परिणाम, जो तुम्हें प्राप्त हुआ है। -[13:25] और जो लोग अल्लाह की प्रतिज्ञा को उसे दृढ़ करने के बाद तोड़ देते हैं, और उन रिश्तों-नातों को काटते हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने जोड़ने का आदेश दिया है, तथा अल्लाह तआला की अवज्ञा करके धरती में उत्पात मचाते हैं। यही अभागे (दुर्भाग्यशाली) लोग हैं, जिनके लिए अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासन है और उनके लिए बुरा परिणाम है, जो कि नरक है। -[13:26] अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसके लिए चाहता है, उसकी रोज़ी में विस्तार कर देता है और जिस पर चाहता है, तंग कर देता है। रोज़ी का विस्तार सौभाग्य और अल्लाह के प्रेम की निशानी नहीं है, और न ही उसका तंग होना दुर्भाग्य की निशानी है। और काफ़िर लोग दुनिया ही के जीवन पर प्रसन्न हैं। इसलिए उसकी ओर झुक गए हैं और उसी पर संतुष्ट हो गए हैं। हालाँकि दुनिया क जीवन आख़िरत के मुक़ाबले में थोड़े-से सामान के सिवा कुछ नहीं है, जो समाप्त हो जाने वाला है। -[13:27] अल्लाह और उसकी निशानियों का इनकार करने वाले कहते हैं : मुह़म्मद पर उनके पालनहार की ओर से कोई साक्षात निशानी क्यों नहीं उतारी गई, जो उनकी सच्चाई को इंगित करती, फिर हम उनपर ईमान ले आते। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन प्रस्ताव रखने वालों से कह दें : अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय के अनुसार गुमराह करता है। और अपनी कृपा से उसका अपनी ओर मार्गदर्शन करता है, जो उसकी ओर तौबा के साथ लौटता है। तथा मार्गदर्शन उनके हाथ में नहीं है कि वे उसे निशानियाँ उतारने के साथ जोड़ें। -[13:28] ये लोग जिन्हें अल्लाह मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है, वे हैं जो ईमान लाए, और उनके दिलों को अल्लाह को याद करने; उसकी पवित्रता का गान करने और उसकी स्तुति व प्रशंसा करने, तथा उसकी किताब की तिलावत करने और उसे सुनने से और इसके अलावा अन्य प्रकार के स्मरण से चैन और आराम मिलता है। सुन लो! केवल अल्लाह को याद करने ही से दिलों को आराम मिलता है। यही दिलों के लायक़ है। -[13:29] और ये लोग जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और ऐसे अच्छे कार्य किए, जो उन्हें अल्लाह से क़रीब लाते हैं, उनके लिए आख़िरत में एक अच्छा जीवन है तथा उनके लिए अच्छा परिणाम है, जो कि जन्नत है। -[13:30] जिस तरह हमने पिछले नबियों को उनके समुदायों की ओर भेजा था, वैसे ही हमने आपको (ऐ रसूल!) आपके समुदाय की ओर भेजा है; ताकि आप उन्हें वह क़ुरआन पढ़कर सुनाएँ, जो हमने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। क्योंकि वह आपकी सच्चाई को प्रमाणित करने के लिए काफ़ी है। लेकिन आपके समुदाय का हाल यह है कि वे इस निशानी का इनकार करते हैं। क्योंकि वे 'रहमान' (अत्यंत दयावान्) पर अविश्वास करते हैं, जब वे उसके साथ उसके अलावा को साझी बनाते हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दीजिए : वह 'रहमान' (अत्यंत दयावान् हस्ती) जिसके साथ तुम उसके अलावा को साझी बनाते हो, वही मेरा पालनहार है, जिसके अलावा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। मैंने अपने सभी मामलों में उसी पर भरोसा किया है और उसी की ओर मेरा लौटना है। -[13:31] यदि ईश्वरीय किताबों में से किसी किताब की यह विशेषता होती कि उसके द्वारा पहाड़ों को उनके स्थानों से हटा दिया जाता, या उसके द्वारा धरती को फाड़ दिया जाता और वह नदियों और जल-स्रोतों में बदल जाती, या उसे मुर्दों पर पढ़ा जाता और वे जीवित हो जाते - तो वह अवश्य (ऐ रसूल!) आप पर अवतरित किया गया यह क़ुरआन होता। क्योंकि यह किताब स्पष्ट प्रमाण वाली और महान प्रभाव वाली है, यदि वे साफ़-सुथरे हृदय के मालिक होते, लेकिन वे इनकार करने वाले हैं। बल्कि चमत्कारों आदि के उतारने का सारा काम अल्लाह के अधिकार में हैं। तो क्या अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों ने नहीं जाना कि यदि अल्लाह चमत्कार उतारे बिना ही समस्त लोगों को हिदायत देना चाहता, तो अवश्य उन्हें उसके बिना ही हिदायत दे देता? लेकिन उसने ऐसा नहीं चाहा। तथा अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों पर उनके कुफ़्र तथा पापों के कारण हमेशा कोई सख़्त आपदा आती रहेगी, जो उनकी शांति भंग कर देगी, या वह आपदा उनके घर के निकट उतरेगी, यहाँ तक कि निरंतर यातना उतरने का अल्लाह का वादा आ जाए। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने वादे को पूरा करना नहीं छोड़ता है, जब उसका नियत समय आ जाए। -[13:32] आप पहले रसूल नहीं हैं, जिसे उसके समुदाय ने झुठलाया और उसका मज़ाक़ उड़ाया है। (ऐ रसूल) आपसे पहले भी कई समुदायों ने अपने रसूलों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाया और उन्हें झुठलाया है। तो मैंने उन लोगों को मोहलत दी जिन्होंने अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया था, यहाँ तक कि उन्हें विश्वास हो गया कि मैं उन्हें नष्ट करने वाला नहीं हूँ। फिर मैंने मोहलत के बाद उन्हें तरह-तरह की यातना से ग्रस्त कर दिया, तो आपने उनके लिए मेरी सज़ा को कैसा पाया? निश्चय वह एक कड़ी सज़ा थी। -[13:33] तो क्या जो सभी सृष्टि की जीविका के संरक्षण का ज़िम्मेदार, हर प्राणी के कार्यों की निगरानी करने वाला है, चुनाँचे वह उसे उसके कार्यों का बदला देगा, वह उपासना किए जाने के अधिक योग्य है, या ये मूर्तियाँ जिन्हें इस बात का कोई अधिकार नहीं कि उनकी पूजा की जाए? हालाँकि काफ़िरों ने उन्हें अन्यायपूर्वक और झूठमूठ अल्लाह का साझी बना लिया है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : तुम हमें उन साझियों के नाम बताओ, जिनकी तुमने अल्लाह के साथ पूजा की है, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। या क्या तुम अल्लाह को ऐसे साझियों के बारे में बता रहे हो, जिन्हें वह धरती में नहीं जानता? या फिर तुम उसे एक ऊपरी बात बता रहे हो, जिसमें कोई सच्चाई नहीं है? बल्कि, शैतान ने इनकार करने वालों की नज़र में उनके छल को सुंदर बना दिया है, जिसके कारण वे अल्लाह का इनकार कर बैठे हैं और शैतान ने उन्हें हिदायत के रास्ते से हटा दिया है। और जिसे अल्लाह हिदायत के मार्ग से दूर कर दे, उसके लिए कोई मार्गदर्शक नहीं, जो उसका मार्गदर्शन कर सके। -[13:34] इस सांसारिक जीवन ही में उनके लिए यातना है कि उन्हें मोमिनों के हाथों क़त्ल एवं क़ैद का सामना करना पड़ेगा। जबकि आख़िरत की यातना जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, उनके लिए दुनिया की यातना से अधिक कठोर और भारी है। क्योंकि उसमें तीव्रता और निर्बाध स्थायित्व होगा। और उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह की यातना से कोई बचाने वाला भी न होगा। -[13:35] उस जन्नत की विशेषता जिसका अल्लाह ने उन लोगों से वादा किया है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरने वाले हैं, यह है कि उसके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं, उसके फल, दुनिया के फलों के विपरीत, स्थायी हैं, जो कभी खत्म नहीं होंगे और उसकी छाया भी स्थायी है, जो न कभी समाप्त होगी और न छोटी होगी। यही उन लोगों का परिणाम है, जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरते रहे। और काफ़िरों का परिणाम आग है, जिसमें वे प्रवेश करेंगे और हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहेंगे। -[13:36] जिन यहूदियों को हमने तौरात दी और जिन ईसाइयों को हमने इंजील दी, वे उस (क़ुरआन) से प्रसन्न होते हैं, जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर उतारा गया है; क्योंकि वह उनकी पुस्तकों की कुछ बातों से सहमति रखता है। तथा यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के संप्रदायों में से कुछ लोग आपकी ओर अवतिरत पुस्तक के कुछ भाग का इनकार करते हैं, जो उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल नहीं खाता, या जो उनके परिवर्तन और विकृति को उजागर करता है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं केवल उसी की इबादत करूँ और उसके साथ उसके अलावा को साझी न बनाऊँ। मैं केवल उसी की ओर बुलाता हूँ और उसके अलावा किसी और की ओर नहीं बुलाता। और केवल उसी की ओर मेरा लौटना है। तौरात और इंजील ने भी यही शिक्षा दी है। -[13:37] और जैसे हमने पिछली पुस्तकों को उनके समुदायों की भाषा में उतारा था, उसी प्रकार हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर क़ुरआन को अरबी भाषा में सच्चाई को स्पष्ट करने वाला एक निर्णायक फ़रमान बनाकर उतारा है। और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपने अपने पास उस ज्ञान के आ जाने के पश्चात जो अल्लाह ने आपको सिखाया है, किताब वालों की इच्छाओं का पालन किया उनके उस चीज़ को हटाने की सौदेबाज़ी में जो उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल नहीं खाती, तो अल्लाह के मुक़ाबले में आपका कोई संरक्षक नहीं होगा, जो आपके मामले को संभाले और आपके दुश्मनों के खिलाफ़ आपकी सहायता करे, और न ही आपको अल्लाह की यातना से कोई बचाने वाला होगा। -[13:38] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले रसूलों को मनुष्यों ही में से भेजे। इसलिए आप (दूसरे) रसूलों से अलग कोई (अनोखे) रसूल नहीं हैं। तथा हमने अन्य सभी मनुष्यों की तरह उनके लिए पत्नियाँ और बच्चे बनाए। हमने उन्हें फ़िरिश्ते नहीं बनाए,जो न शादी करते हैं और न बच्चे जनते हैं। और आप भी उन्हीं रसूलों में से हैं, जो मनुष्य थे, शादी-ब्याह करते थे और बच्चे पैदा करते थे, तो फिर आपके ऐसा होने पर इन मुश्रिकों को आश्चर्य क्यों होता है?! तथा किसी रसूल के बस की बात नहीं है कि अल्लाह की अनुमति के बिना अपनी ओर से कोई निशानी ले आए। हर मामले के लिए जिसका अल्लाह ने फ़ैसला किया है एक किताब है, जिसमें वह उल्लिखित है और उसका एक निर्धारित समय है, जो आगे-पीछे नहीं हो सकता। -[13:39] अल्लाह जिस भलाई, या बुराई, या सौभाग्य, या दुर्भाग्य को चाहता है, मिटा देता है और उनमें से जिसे चाहता है बाक़ी रखता है। और उसी के पास 'लौह़ -ए- महफ़ूज़' है। वह उन सब का संदर्भ है, और जो कुछ भी मिटाया जाता या बाक़ी रखा जाता है, उसी के अनुसार होता है, जो उसमें अंकित है। -[13:40] (ऐ नबी!) यदि हम आपकी मृत्यु से पहले आपको उस यातना का कुछ भाग दिखा दें जिसका हम उनसे वादा करते हैं, तो यह हमारा काम है, या उसे आपको दिखाने से पहले ही आपको मौत दे दें, तो आपका काम केवल उसको पहुँचा देना है, जिसे पहुँचाने का हमने आपको आदेश दिया है। आपका काम उन्हें बदला देना या उनका हिसाब लेना नहीं है। क्योंकि यह हमारा काम है। -[13:41] क्या इन काफ़िरों ने यह नहीं देखा कि हम कुफ़्र की धरती पर आते हैं, इस्लाम का प्रसार कर और मुसलमानों को उसपर विजय प्रदान करके उसे उसके किनारों से कम कर देते हैं। और अल्लाह जो कुछ चाहता है, आदेश देता है और अपने बंदों के बीच फ़ैसला करता है। उसके फ़ैसले को कोई टालने वाला, या उसमें संशोधन करने वाला, या उसे बदलने वाला नहीं है। वह महिमावान बहुत शीघ्र हिसाब लेने वाला है, वह अगले और पिछले सभी लोगों का एक ही दिन में हिसाब ले लेगा। -[13:42] पिछले समुदायों ने अपने नबियों के साथ छल किया, चालें चलीं और उनकी लाई हई बातों को झुठलाया। परंतु उन्होंने उनके ख़िलाफ़ उपाय (साज़िश) करके क्या कर लिया? कुछ नहीं; क्योंकि प्रभावी उपाय केवल अल्लाह का उपाय है, किसी और का नहीं। तथा वह महिमावान् (अल्लाह) ही है, जो सारी सृष्टि के सभी कर्मों को जानता है, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। और उस समय इन झुठलाने वालों को पता चल जाएगा कि वे अल्लाह पर ईमान न लाने में कितने गलत थे और ईमान वाले लोग कितने सही थे। इसलिए उन्होंने जन्नत और अच्छा परिणाम प्राप्त किया। -[13:43] जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र की नीति अपनाई, वे कहते हैं : (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप अल्लाह द्वारा भेजे नहीं गए हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच, इस बात पर अल्लाह गवाह के रूप में काफ़ी है कि मैं अपने पालनहार की ओर से तुम्हारी तरफ़ रसूल बनाकर भेजा गया हूँ, तथा उनकी भी गवाही काफ़ी है, जिनके पास आकाशीय ग्रंथों का ज्ञान है, जिनमें मेरी विशेषताएँ वर्णित हैं। और जिसकी सत्यता का साक्षी अल्लाह है, उसे किसी के झुठलाने से कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचता। - -Surah 14: Ibrahim (Abraham) ----------------------------------------- -[14:1] {अलिफ़॰ लाम॰ रा॰।} सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। यह क़ुरआन एक किताब है, जिसे हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर उतारा है, ताकि आप अल्लाह की की इच्छा और उसकी मदद से लोगों को कुफ़्र, अज्ञानता और गुमराही से निकालकर ईमान, ज्ञान और हिदायत की ओर अर्थात् इस्लाम धर्म की ओर ले आएँ, जो उस प्रभुत्वशाली अल्लाह का रास्ता है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, जो हर चीज़ में प्रशंसित है। -[14:2] वह अल्लाह, जो अकेले आकाशों की सारी वस्तुओं का मालिक है और अकेले वही धरती की सारी वस्तुओं का मालिक है। इसलिए वही इस बात का हक़दार है कि अकेले उसी की इबादत की जाए और उसकी सृष्टि में से किसी भी चीज़ को उसका साझी न बनाया जाए। और जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, वे सख़्त यातना का सामना करेंगे। -[14:3] जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, वे दुनिया के जीवन और उसके क्षणभंगुर आनंद को आख़िरत और उसके स्थायी आनंद पर प्रधानता देते हैं, तथा लोगों को अल्लाह के रास्ते से विचलित करते हैं और उसके रास्ते के लिए सत्य से विकृति और विचलन तथा सीध से टेढ़ और झुकाव ढूँढते हैं, ताकि कोई भी उसपर न चले। इन गुणों से विशेषित लोग सत्य एवं सीधे मार्ग से बहुत दूर की गुमराही में हैं। -[14:4] हमने जो भी रसूल भेजा, उसे उसके समुदाय की भाषा में बात करने वाला बनाकर भेजा। ताकि रसूल अल्लाह के यहाँ से जो कुछ लेकर आए, उनके लिए उसे समझना आसान हो जाए। हमने उसे लोगों को अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने के लिए बाध्य करने के लिए नहीं भेजा। क्योंकि अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय के अनुसार गुमराह कर देता है, और जिसे चाहता है, अपनी कृपा से हिदायत का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में पूर्ण ह़िकमत वाला है। -[14:5] हमने मूसा को नबी बनाकर भेजा और उनकी सत्यता को इंगित करने वाली और उनके अपने पालनहार की ओर से भेजे हुए (रसूल) होने को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों के साथ उनका समर्थन किया। और हमने उन्हें अपनी जाति को कुफ़्र एवं अज्ञानता से ईमान और ज्ञान की ओर निकाल लाने का आदेश दिया। और हमने उन्हें उन दिनों की याद दिलाने का आदेश दिया जिनमें अल्लाह ने उनपर अनुग्रह किया था। निःसंदेह उन दिनों में अल्लाह के एकत्व, उसकी महान शक्ति और ईमान वालों पर अनुग्रह करने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण हैं। और इससे वही लोग लाभान्वित होते हैं, जो अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन पर धैर्य रखने वाले और उसकी नेमतों पर हमेशा शुक्र करने वाले हैं। -[14:6] (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब मूसा ने अपने पालनहार के आदेश का पालन करते हुए अपनी जाति बनी इसराईल को अल्लाह की ओर से प्राप्त होने वाली नेमतों का स्मरण कराते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे समुदाय के लोगो! अल्लाह की नेमत को याद करो जब उसने तुम्हें फ़िरऔनियों से बचाया और उनकी यातना से सुरक्षा प्रदान की। वे तुम्हें घोर यातना देते थे। तुम्हारे बेटों का वध कर देते थे ताकि तुम्हारे बीच कोई ऐसा बच्चा न पैदा हो जो फ़िरऔन के राज्य पर क़ब्ज़ा जमा सके। तथा वे तुम्हारी महिलाओं को उन्हें अपमानित और बेइज़्ज़त करने के लिए जीवित रखते थे। उनके इने कृत्यों में तुम्हारे धैर्य की एक महान परीक्षा है। चुनाँचे इस आज़माइश पर धैर्य के बदले में अल्लाह ने तुम्हें फ़िरऔनियों की प्रताड़ना से छुटकारा प्रदान कर दिया। -[14:7] और मूसा ने उनसे कहा : उस समय को याद करो, जब तुम्हारे पालनहार ने तुम्हें अच्छी तरह सूचित कर दिया : यदि तुम अल्लाह की दी हुई इन नेमतों पर उसका शुक्रिया अदा करोगे, तो वह तुम्हें इनके अतिरिक्त और भी नेमतों और अनुग्रहों से सम्मानित करेगा, और यदि तुम उसकी नेमतों का इनकार करोगे और उनका शुक्रिया अदा न करोगे, तो उसकी यातना उसके लिए बहुत सख़्त है, जो उसकी नेमतों का इनकार करता है और उनका शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करता है। -[14:8] और मूसा ने अपने समुदाय के लोगों से कहा : यदि तुम कुफ़्र करो और तुम्हारे साथ धरती के सभी लोग कुफ़्र कर बैठें, तो तुम्हारे कुफ्र का नुक़सान तुम्हें ही उठाना पड़ेगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह स्वयं में बेनियाज़ है, स्वयं में प्रशंसा के योग्य है। ईमान वालों का ईमान उसे लाभ नहीं देता, और न काफ़िरों का कुफ़्र उसे नुक़सान पहुँचाता। -[14:9] (ऐ काफ़िरो!) क्या तुम्हारे पास तुमसे पहले के झुठलाने वाले समुदायों के विनाश की ख़बर नहीं आई? नूह की जाति, हूद की जाति आद, सालेह की जाति समूद और उनके बाद आने वाले समुदायों की, जिनकी संख्या बहुत अधिक है, जिन्हें अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। उनके रसूल उनके पास स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ आए। लेकिन उन्होंने रसूलों से क्रोध के कारण अपनी उँगलियों को काटते हुए अपने हाथ अपने मुँहों में डाल लिए और अपने रसूलों से कहा : हम उसका इनकार करते हैं, जिसके साथ तुम भेजे गए हो। और निःसंदहे हम उस चीज़ के बारे में जिसकी ओर तुम हमें आमंत्रित करते हो, असमंजस में डालने वाले संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं। -[14:10] उनके रसूलों ने उनके जवाब में कहा : क्या अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और इबादत के लिए उसके एकल होने के बारे में कोई संदेह है, जबकि वह आकाशों का रचयिता तथा धरती का रचयिता और बिना किसी नमूने के उनकी उत्पत्ति करने वाला है?! वह तुम्हें ईमान की ओर बुलाता है, ताकि तुम्हारे पिछले गुनाहों को माफ़ कर दे और तुम्हेंं तुम्हारे सांसारिक जीवन में निर्धारित समय सीमा को पूरा करने तक के लिए मोहलत दे। उनके समुदायों ने उनसे कहा : तुम तो हमारे ही जैसे इनसान हो। तुम्हें हमपर कोई विशिष्टता प्राप्त नहीं है। तुम हमें उसकी पूजा करने से रोकना चाहते हो, जिसकी हमारे बाप-दादा पूजा करते थे। इसलिए हमारे पास कोई स्पष्ट प्रमाण लाओ, जो तुम्हारे इस दावे में तुम्हारी सच्चाई का संकेत दे कि तुम अल्लाह की ओर से हमारे लिए रसूल बनाकर भेजे गए हो। -[14:11] उनके रसूलों ने उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कहा : हम तो तुम्हारे जैसे इनसान ही हैं। इसलिए हम इसमें आपकी समानता से इनकार नहीं करते हैं। परंतु इस समानता से यह ज़रूरी नहीं है कि हम हर चीज़ में समान हों। क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिन पर चाहता है, विशेष कृपा करता है और उन्हें लोगों की ओर संदेशवाहक के रूप में चुन लेता है। तथा अल्लाह की इच्छा के बिना हमारे लिए सही नहीं है कि हम तुम्हारे पास वह प्रमाण लेकर आएँ जिसकी तुमने माँग की है। क्योंकि उसको लाना हमारी क्षमता में नहीं है।बल्कि केवल अल्लाह ही ऐसा करने में सक्षम है। और ईमान वालों को अपने सभी मामलों में अकेले अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[14:12] कौन-सी बाधा और कौन-सा बहाना है जो हमें उस (अल्लाह) पर भरोसा करने से रोकता है? जबकि उसने हमें सबसे सीधा और सबसे स्पष्ट रास्ता दिखाया है। तथा तुम्हारे झुठलाने और उपहास के माध्यम से हमें कष्ट पहुँचाने पर हम अवश्य सब्र करेंगे। तथा ईमान वालों को अपने सभी मामलों में अकेले अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[14:13] रसूलों के समुदायों में से जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया, जब वे अपने रसूलों के साथ बहस करने में असमर्थ हो गए, तो उन्होंने कहा : निश्चय हम तुम्हें अवश्य अपनी बस्ती से निकाल देंगे या अवश्य तुम अपने धर्म से हमारे धर्म में लौट आओगे। तो अल्लाह ने रसूलों की ओर उन्हें सशक्त करते हुए वह़्य की : निश्चय हम उन अत्याचारियों को अवश्य नष्ट कर देंगे, जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया। -[14:14] उनका विनाश करने के बाद, हम (ऐ रसूलो) तुम्हें (और तुम्हारे अनुयायियों को) उस धरती में आबाद कर देंगे। यह झुठलाने वाले काफ़िरों का विनाश करने और उनका विनाश करने के बाद रसूलों और ईमान वालों को धरती में आबाद करने की उक्त बात उसके लिए है, जिसने मेरी महानता और मेरे उसका निरीक्षण करने को अपने मन में उपस्थित रखा, और मेरी उसे यातना की चेतावनी का भय रखा। -[14:15] रसूलों ने अपने पालनहार से अपने दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध विजय और सहायता माँगी और प्रत्येक अभिमानी, सत्य से बैर रखने वाला, जो सत्य के स्पष्ट होने के बावजूद उसे नहीं मानता, असफल रहा। -[14:16] क़ियामत के दिन इस अभिमानी के आगे जहन्नम है। चुनाँचे जहन्नम उसके घात में है। तथा उसे उसके अंदर जहन्नमियों के शरीर से बहने वाली पीप पिलाई जाएगी। इसलिए वह उसकी प्यास को नहीं बुझाएगी। चुनाँचे उसे प्यास और अन्य प्रकार की यातनाओं के द्वारा निरंतर प्रताड़ित किया जाएगा। -[14:17] वह उसकी कड़वाहट, गर्मी और बदबू के कारण उसे बार-बार पीने का प्रयास करेगा, लेकिन वह उसे निगलने में सक्षम नहीं होगा। तथा जिस यातना से वह पीड़ित होगा, उसकी गंभीरता के कारण हर तरफ़ से मौत उसके पास आएगी। हालाँकि वह मरने वाला नहीं कि आराम पा जाए। बल्कि वह ज़िंदा रहेगा और पीड़ा झेलेगा। और उसके सामने एक और कठोर यातना है, जो उसकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[14:18] काफ़िर लोग जो नेकी के कार्य करते हैं, जैसे दान, उपकार और कमज़ोरों पर कृपा आदि, उनकी मिसाल उस राख की तरह है, जिस पर आँधी वाले दिन में तेज़ हवा चले और उसे पूरी शक्ति से उड़ा ले जाए और अलग-अलग स्थानों में इस तरह बिखेर दे कि उसका निशान तक बाक़ी न रहे। यही हाल काफ़िरों के अच्छे कार्यों का है, जिनपर कुफ़्र की आँधी चल चुकी है। क़ियामत के दिन काफ़िरों को उनका कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। वह कार्य जिसकी बुनियाद ईमान पर न हो, वह सत्य के मार्ग से दूर की गुमराही है। -[14:19] (ऐ इनसान) क्या तू नहीं जानता कि अल्लाह ने आसमानों और ज़मीन को सत्य के साथ पैदा किया है। चुनाँचे उसने उन्हें व्यर्थ में नहीं बनाया। यदि वह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें विनष्ट करना और तुम्हारे स्थान पर एक अन्य मख़लूक़ लाना चाहे, जो उसकी इबादत और आज्ञापालन करे, तो वह तुम्हें विनष्ट करके एक अन्य मख़लूक़ ला सकता है, जो उसकी इबादत और आज्ञापालन करने वाली हो। क्योंकि यह उसके लिए बहुत आसान काम है। -[14:20] तुम्हें विनष्ट करके तुम्हारे स्थान पर अन्य मख़लूक़ को लाना अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान को विवश करने वाला कार्य नहीं है। क्योंकि वह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, उसे कोई भी चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[14:21] नियत समय के दिन लोग अपनी क़ब्रों से उठकर अल्लाह के सामने उपस्थित होंगे। उस समय कमज़ोर अनुयायी अपने सरदारों से कहेंगे : (ऐ सरदारो!) हम तुम्हारे अनुयायी थे। तुम्हारे आदेश का पानल करते और तुम्हारे मना किए हुए कार्य से दूर रहते थे। तो क्या तुम हमें अल्लाह की यातना से कुछ भी बचा सकते हो? तो उनके सरदार करेंगे : यदि अल्लाह ने हमें हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान की होती, तो हम तुम्हें अवश्य उसका मार्ग दिखाते। फिर हम सभी उसकी यातना से बच जाते। लेकिन हम गुमराह हो गए, तो हमने तुम्हें भी गुमराह कर दिया। अब हमारे और तुम्हारे लिए बराबर है कि हम यातना सहन करने सो कमज़ोर हो जाएँ या धैर्य से काम लें। हमारे लिए यातना से भागने की कोई जगह नहीं है। -[14:22] जब जन्नत वाले जन्नत में और जहन्नम वाले जहन्नम में प्रवेश कर गए, तो इबलीस ने कहा : निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने तुमसे सच्चा वादा किया और उसने तुमसे जो वादा किया था, उसे पूरा कर दिया। और मैंने तुमसे झूठा वादा किया, इसलिए मैंने तुमसे जो वादा किया था, उसे पूरा नहीं किया। मेरे पास कोई शक्ति नहीं थी जिसके द्वारा मैं तुम्हें दुनिया में कुफ़्र और गुमराही पर मजबूर कर सकता। लेकिन दरअसल मैंने तुम्हें कुफ़्र की ओर बुलाया और तुम्हारे लिए गुनाहों को सुंदर बनाकर पेश किया, तो तुम तुरंत मेरे पीछे चल पड़े। इसलिए अपनी गुमराही के लिए मुझे दोष न दो, बल्कि स्वयं को दोष दो। क्योंकि तुम खुद दोष के अधिक योग्य हो। न मैं तुम्हें यातना से बचाने के लिए तुम्हारी मदद को पहुँचने वाला हूँ, और न तुम मुझसे यातना को दूर करने के लिए मेरी मदद को पहुँचने वाले हो। मैं तुम्हारे उपासना में मुझे अल्लाह का साझी बनाने का इनकार करता हूँ। निःसंदेह (दुनिया में अल्लाह का साझी बनाकर और उसका इनकार करके) अत्याचार करने वालों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना है, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[14:23] अत्याचारियों के अंजाम के विपरीत, ईमान लाने और अच्छे कार्य करने वालों को ऐसी जन्नतों में प्रवेश कराया जाएगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। वे अपने रब की अनुमति और सामर्थ्य से उनमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। वे एक-दूसरे का अभिवादन करेंगे, फ़रिश्ते भी उनका अभिवादन करेंगे और उनका पवित्र पालनहार भी उनका अभिवादन करेगा। यह अभिवादन 'सलाम' के द्वारा होगा। -[14:24] (ऐ रसूल) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह ने एकेश्वरवाद के शब्द (तौह़ीद के कलिमा) 'ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह' का उदाहरण कैसे दिया, जब उसका उदाहरण एक पवित्र वृक्ष अर्थात् खजूर के पेड़ के साथ दिया, जिसका तना धरती के अंदर धँसा हुआ होता है, जो अपनी जड़ो के द्वारा पानी प्राप्त करता है और उसकी शाखा आकाश की ओर ऊँची होती है, ओस पीती है और अच्छी (साफ़) हवा को ग्रहण करती है। -[14:25] यह अच्छा पेड़ अपने पालनहार की अनुमति से हर समय अपना अच्छा फल देता है। तथा पाक एवं उच्च अल्लाह इस आशा में लोगों के लिए उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करता है कि वे उपदेश ग्रहण करें। -[14:26] और शिर्क के दुष्ट शब्द का उदाहरण एक दुष्ट पेड़ की तरह है, जो कि इंद्रायन की बेल है, जिसे उसकी जड़ से उखाड़ दिया गया, उसकी ज़मीन पर कोई स्थिरता नहीं है, और न ही आकाश की ओर कोई बुलंदी है। चुनाँचे वह सूख जाता है और हवाएँ उसे उड़ा ले जाती हैं। अतः कुफ़्र के शब्द का अंजाम (भी) विनाश है और कुफ़्र करने वाले का कोई अच्छा काम अल्लाह की ओर नहीं चढ़ता। -[14:27] अल्लाह मोमिनों को तौह़ीद के दृढ़ कलिमा (शब्द) के साथ दुनिया के जीवन में पूर्ण ईमान प्रदान करता है यहाँ तक कि उनकी मृत्यु ईमान पर होती है। और 'बरज़ख़' के जीवन में उनकी कब्रों के अंदर (फ़रिश्तों द्वारा) सवाल के समय (भी सुदृढ़ रखता है) और क़ियामत के दिन (भी) उन्हें दृढ़ता प्रदान करेगा। जबकि अल्लाह उसके साथ शिर्क और कुफ़्र करके अत्याचार करने वालों को सत्यता और सही मार्गदर्शन से भटका देता है। और अल्लाह जो चाहता है, करता है। जिसे गुमराह करना चाहता है, उसे अपने न्याय के साथ गुमराह कर देता है और जिसे सीधी राह दिखाना चाहता है, उसे अपने अनुग्रह से सीधी राह दिखाता है। उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं है। -[14:28] आपने क़ुरैश के उन लोगों का हाल देख लिया जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार किया, जब उन्होंने 'हरम' में सुरक्षा प्रदान करने और उनके बीच मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को नबी बनाकर भेजने की अल्लाह की नेमत को बदल डाला। उन्होंने उसके बदले उसकी नेमतों की नाशुक्री करते हुए मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के अपने पालनहार की ओर से लाए हुए धर्म को झुठला दिया और अपनी जाति के उन लोगों को विनाश के घर में ला उतारा, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र में उनका पालन किया। -[14:29] विनाश का घर' जहन्नम है, जिसमें वे प्रवेश करके उसकी गर्मी झेलेंगे और उनका यह ठिकाना बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[14:30] मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह के साझी और समकक्ष बना लिए, ताकि खुद अल्लाह के रास्ते से भटकने के बाद अपने अनुयायियों को भी उससे भटका दें। (ऐ रसूल) आप उनसे कह दें : इस जीवन में तुम जिन इच्छाओं में व्यस्त और संदेह फैलाने में लगे हो, उनका कुछ लाभ उठा लो। क्योंकि क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हें आग (नरक) ही की ओर लौटना है, उसके अलावा तुम्हारा कोई अन्य ठिकाना नहीं है। -[14:31] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मोमिनों से कह दें : ऐ मोमिनो! पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ पढ़ो, और अल्लाह के दिए हुए धन से आवश्यक और वांछनीय कार्यों में खर्च करो, रियाकारी के डर से गुप्त रूप से, और खुले तौर पर इसलिए कि दूसरे लोग तुम्हारा अनुसरण करें। इससे पहले कि वह दिन आ जाए, जिसमें न कोई क्रय-विक्रय होगा, न छुड़ौती स्वीकार की जाएगी कि उसके द्वारा अल्लाह के अज़ाब से छुटकारा प्राप्त कर लिया जाए, और न कोई दोस्ती होगी कि एक दोस्त अपने दोस्त के लिए सिफ़ारिश कर दे। -[14:32] अल्लाह वह है, जिसने आकाशों और धरती को किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के बिना पैदा किया, और आकाश से बारिश का पानी उतारा, फिर उस उतारे हुए पानी से (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारी जीविका के लिए फलों की क़िस्मों को निकाला और नावों को तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया, जो पानी के ऊपर उसके अनुमान के अनुसार चलती हैं, और नदियों को तुम्हारे लिए वशीभूत कर दिया, ताकि उनसे पानी पिओ और अपने पशुओं और अपनी खेतियों को सैराब करो। -[14:33] उसने सूर्य और चाँद को तुम्हारे लिए वशीभूत कर दिया, जो लगातार गतिशील हैं, तथाा दिन और रात को तुम्हारे लिए वशीभूत कर दिया, जो एक-दूसरे के बाद आते-जाते हैं; रात तुम्हारे सोने और आराम करने के लिए और दिन तुम्हारी गतिविधि और दौड़-धूप करने के लिए है। -[14:34] और उसने तुम्हें उन सब चीज़ों में से प्रदान किया, जो तुमने माँगीं और जो तुमने नहीं माँगीं। यदि तुम अल्लाह की नेमतों की गणना करो, तो उनकी बहुतायत और बहुलता के कारण उनकी गणना नहीं कर सकते। क्योंकि तुम्हारे लिए जो कुछ उल्लेख किया गया है, वे उनके कुछ उदाहरण हैं। निश्चय इनसान अपने आप पर बड़ा अत्याचार करने वाला, अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान की नेमतों का बहुत कृतघ्न है। -[14:35] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब इबराहीम (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने अपने बेटे इसमाईल और उनकी माँ हाजर को मक्का की घाटी में रहने के लिए छोड़ने के बाद दुआ की : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! इस नगर - मक्का - को, जिसमें मैंने अपने परिवार को रहने के लिए छोड़ा है, शांति एवं सुरक्षा वाला नगर बना दे। जिसमें कोई खून न बहाया जाए, और किसी पर अत्याचार न किया जाए। तथा मुझे और मेरे बच्चों को मूर्तिपूजा से दूर रख। -[14:36] ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मूर्तियों ने बहुत से लोगों को गुमराह किया है। क्योंकि उन्होंने यह सोचा कि ये मूर्तियाँ उनके लिए सिफ़ारिश करेंगी। इसलिए वे इनके फ़ितने (प्रलोभन) में पड़ गए और अल्लाह को छोड़कर इनकी पूजा की। अतः लोगों में से जिसने भी अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसके आज्ञापालन में मेरा अनुसरण किया, वह मेरे दल और मेरे अनुयायियों में से है। और जिसने मेरी अवज्ञा की और अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसके आज्ञापालन में मेरा अनुसरण नहीं किया, तो (ऐ मेरे रब!) तू जिनके गुनाहों को क्षमा करना चाहे, क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[14:37] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! मैंने अपनी कुछ संतान, अर्थात् अपने बेटे इसमाईल और उसके बेटों को तेरे सम्मानित घर के पास एक ऐसी घाटी में बसाया है, जिसमें कोई खेती या पानी नहीं है। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! मैंने उन्हें उसके पास इसलिए बसाया है कि वे उसमें नमाज़ क़ायम करें। इसलिए (ऐ मेरे रब!) लोगों के दिलों को इनकी ओर और इस नगर की ओर प्रलोभित कर दे, और उन्हें फलों से रोज़ी प्रदान कर, ताकि वे अपने ऊपर तेरे उपकार का शुक्रिया अदा करें। -[14:38] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू हर उस चीज़ को जानता है, जिसे हम छिपाते हैं और जिसे हम प्रकट करते हैं। तथा धरती या आकाश में अल्लाह से कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। बल्कि वह उसे जानता है। इसलिए उसकी ओर हमारी आवश्यकता और हमारी निर्धनता उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[14:39] हर प्रकार का आभार और प्रशंसा उस अल्लाह महिमावान् के लिए है, जिसने नेक संतान प्रदान करने की मेरी दुआ स्वीकार कर ली। चुनाँचे उसने मेरे बुढ़ापे के बावजूद मुझे हाजर से इसमाईल और सारा से इसहाक़ प्रदान किया। निःसंदेह मेरा पवित्र पालनहार उसकी दुआ को सुनने वाला है, जो उससे दुआ करे। -[14:40] ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ पढ़ने वाला बना और मेरी औलाद को भी नमाज़ क़ायम करने वालों में से बना। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! और मेरी दुआ स्वीकार कर और उसे अपने यहाँ स्वीकृत बना दे। -[14:41] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर दे और मेरे माता-पिता के पापों को क्षमा कर दे। (यह प्रार्थना उन्होंने उस समय की थी जब उन्हें पता नहीं था कि उनके पिता अल्लाह के दुश्मन हैं। जब उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि वह अल्लाह के दुश्मन हैं, तो उनसे खुद को अलग कर लिया।) और ईमान वालों के गुनाहों को क्षमा कर दे, जिस दिन लोग अपने पालनहार के सामने हिसाब के लिए खड़े होंगे। -[14:42] (ऐ रसूल!) आप हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि यदि अल्लाह अत्याचारियों की यातना को विलंबित कर रहा है, तो वह उनके झुठलाने और अल्लाह के रास्ते से रोकने आदि कार्यों से अनजान है। बल्कि वह उनसे अवगत है। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। वह केवल उनकी यातना को क़ियामत के दिन तक विलंबित कर रहा है, जिस दिन आँखें, जो कुछ देख रही होंगी उसकी भयावहता के डर से, फटी की फटी रह जाएँगी। -[14:43] जब लोग क़ब्रों से उठकर पुकारने वाले की ओर तेज़ी से भागेंगे, अपने सिर को उठाए हुए होंगे, वे घबराहट से आकाश की ओर देखेंगे, उनकी निगाहें उनकी ओर नहीं लौटेंगी, बल्कि वे जो कुछ भी देख रही होंगी उसके डर से खुली की खुली रह जाएँगी और उनके दिल ख़ाली होंगे, उस दिन के दृश्य की दहशत से उनमें कोई समझ-बूझ नहीं होगी। -[14:44] (ऐ रसूल!) अपनी उम्मत को क़ियामत के दिन की यातना से डराएँ। उस समय कुफ़्र और शिर्क के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले लोग कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें मोहलत दे दे और हमसे यातना को टाल दे और हमें थोड़े समय के लिए दुनिया में वापस भेज दे, हम तुझपर ईमान लाएँगे और उन रसूलों का पालन करेंगे, जिन्हें तूने हमारी ओर भेजा था। तब उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए जवाब दिया जाएगा : क्या तुमने दुनिया के जीवन में, मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करते हुए यह क़सम नहीं खाई थी कि तुम्हें दुनिया के जीवन से आख़िरत की ओर स्थानांतरित नहीं होना है?! -[14:45] और तुम अपने से पहले के उन समुदायों के रहने की जगहों में उतरे, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार करके अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया था, जैसे हूद और सालेह के समुदाय। और तुम्हारे लिए स्पष्ट हो गया कि हमने अन्हें कैसे विनष्ट किया और हमने अल्लाह की किताब में तुम्हारे लिए उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किए, ताकि तुम उपदेश ग्रहण करो, परन्तु तुमने उनसे उपदेश ग्रहण नहीं किया। -[14:46] अत्याचारी संप्रदायों के रहने के स्थानों में उतरने वाले इन लोगों ने अल्लाह के नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हत्या करने और आपके आमंत्रण (मिशन) को समाप्त करने की साज़िश रची। हालाँकि अल्लाह उनके उपाय से अवगत है, उससे कोई बात छिपी नहीं है। तथा इन लोगों का उपाय बहुत कमज़ोर है। चुनाँचे वह कमज़ोर होने के कारण पर्वत को या उसके अलावा किसी चीज़ को उसके स्थान से नहीं टाल सकता। जबकि उनके साथ अल्लाह के उपाय का मामला इसके विपरीत है। -[14:47] (ऐ रसूल!) आप हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि अल्लाह, जिसने अपने रसूलों से विजय और धर्म को प्रभुत्व प्रदान करने का वादा किया था, रसूलों से अपने किए हुए वादे के ख़िलाफ़ करने वाला है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी चीज़ का ज़ोर नहीं चलता और वह अपने दोस्तों को अवश्य प्रभुत्व प्रदान करेगा। वह अपने दुश्मनों तथा अपने रसूलों के दुश्मनों से सख़्त बदला लेने वाला है। -[14:48] काफ़िरों से यह बदला क़ियामत के दिन लिया जाएगा, जिस दिन इस धरती को एक अन्य शुद्ध सफेद धरती से बदल दिया जाएगा, और आसमानों को दूसरे आसमानों से बदल दिया जाएगा। और लोग अपनी क़ब्रों से अपने शरीर और कर्मों के साथ प्रकट होंगे, उस अल्लाह के सामने खड़े होने के लिए, जो अपने राज्य और अपनी महिमा में अकेला है, ऐसा प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो सबको पराजित करता है और उसे पराजित नहीं किया जा सकता, तथा सब पर उसका प्रभुत्व है और उसपर किसी का प्रभुत्व नहीं हो सकता। -[14:49] (ऐ रसूल!) जिस दिन इस धरती को दूसरी धरती से बदल दिया जाएगा और आकाशों को बदल दिया जाएगा, उस दिन आप काफ़िरों और मुश्रिकों को देखेंगे कि एक-दूसरे के साथ बेड़ियों में जकड़े हुए होंगे। उनके हाथ और पैर जंजीरों के साथ उनके गले में बाँध दिए जाएँगे। उनके कपड़े जो वे पहनेंगे, तारकोल (एक अत्यधिक ज्वलनशील पदार्थ) के बने होंगे। और उनके विकृत चेहरे आग से झुलस रहे होंगे। -[14:50] (ऐ रसूल!) जिस दिन इस धरती को दूसरी धरती से बदल दिया जाएगा और आकाशों को बदल दिया जाएगा, उस दिन आप काफ़िरों और मुश्रिकों को देखेंगे कि एक-दूसरे के साथ बेड़ियों में जकड़े हुए होंगे। उनके हाथ और पैर जंजीरों के साथ उनके गले में बाँध दिए जाएँगे। उनके कपड़े जो वे पहनेंगे, तारकोल (एक अत्यधिक ज्वलनशील पदार्थ) के बने होंगे। और उनके विकृत चेहरे आग से झुलस रहे होंगे। -[14:51] ताकि अल्लाह हर प्राणी को उसका बदला दे, जो भी उसने अच्छा या बुरा किया है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह कार्यों का शीघ्र हिसाब लेने वाला है। -[14:52] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की ओर से लोगों को सूचना देना (एक संदेश) है। और ताकि उन्हें इसमें मौजूद गंभीर धमकियों और भयभीत करने वाली चीज़ों से डराया जाए, और ताकि वे यह जान लें कि सत्य पूज्य अकेला अल्लाह ही है, फिर वे उसकी इबादत करें और उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाएँ। और ताकि सद्बुद्धि वाले लोग इससे सीख लें। क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो उपदेशों और पाठों से लाभान्वित होते हैं। - -Surah 15: Al-Hijr (The Rock) ----------------------------------------- -[15:1] {अलिफ़, लाम, रा।} इन जैसे अक्षरों के संबंध में सूरतुल बक़रा के आरंभ में बात हो चुकी है। ये उच्चस्तरीय आयतें जो इस बात को दर्शाती हैं कि वे अल्लाह की ओर से अवतरित हैं, ये उस क़ुरआन की आयतें हैं, जो तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और धर्म के विधानों को स्पष्ट करता है। -[15:2] क़ियामत के दिन जब काफ़िरों के लिए मामला स्पष्ट हो जाएगा और वे दुनिया में जिस अविश्वास के रास्ते पर चल रहे थे, उसकी अमान्यता उनके सामने उजागर हो जाएगी, तो वे कामना करेंगे कि काश! वे मुसलमान होते। -[15:3] (ऐ रसूल!) इन झुठलाने वालों को छोड़ दें कि वे पशुओं की तरह खाते रहें और दुनिया के नश्वर सुखों का आनंद लेते रहें तथा लंबी आशा उन्हें ईमान और अच्छे कार्य से गाफ़िल किए रखे। जब वे क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह के सामने उपस्थित होंगे, तो उन्हें पता चल जाएगा कि वे कितने घाटे में हैं। -[15:4] और अत्याचारी बस्तियों में से जिस बस्ती पर भी हमने विनाश उतारा, उसका अल्लाह के ज्ञान में एक निर्धारित समय था, जिससे वह न आगे बढ़ सकती और न पीछे हट सकती थी। -[15:5] किसी भी समुदाय पर उसका विनाश उसके नियत समय से पहले नहीं आता। तथा जब उसका नियत समय आ जाए, तो उसका विनाश उससे पीछे नहीं रहता। इसलिए अत्याचारियों को, अल्लाह के उन्हें ढील देने से, धोखे में नहीं पड़ना चाहिए। -[15:6] मक्का के काफ़िरों ने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से कहा : ऐ वह व्यक्ति जिसपर स्मरण (क़ुरआन) उतारा गया है (जैसा कि वह दावा करता है), निश्चित रूप से तू अपने इस दावे से पागल लगता है, जो पागलों की तरह व्यवहार करता है। -[15:7] तुम हमारे पास फ़रिश्तों को क्यों नहीं ले आते, जो तुम्हारे हक़ में गवाही दें, यदि तुम सच्चे हो कि तुम एक भेजे गए रसूल हो और यह कि हमपर यातना उतरने वाली है। -[15:8] अल्लाह तआला ने उनके फ़रिश्तों के आने के सुझाव के जवाब में कहा : हम फ़रिश्तों को उसी समय उतारते हैं, जब हमारी हिकमत के अनुसार उन्हें अज़ाब के द्वारा विनष्ट करने का समय आ जाए। और - अगर हम फ़रिश्तों को ले आएँ और वे ईमान न लाएँ, तो - उन्हें मोहलत नहीं दी जाएगी, बल्कि उन्हें तुरंत दंडित किया जाएगा। -[15:9] निःसंदेह हमने ही इस क़ुरआन को मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के दिल पर लोगों के अनुस्मरण (याद-दहानी) के लिए उतारा है, और निःसंदेह हम ही क़ुरआन को वृद्धि और कमी, परिवर्तन और विकृति से सुरक्षित रखने वाले हैं। -[15:10] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले पिछले काफ़िर समुदायों में (भी) रसूल भेजे थे, तो उन्होंने उन रसूलों को झुठला दिया था। इसलिए, आपके समुदाय के आपको झुठलाने के मामले में, आप अनूठे रसूल नहीं हैं। -[15:11] पिछले काफ़िर समुदायों के पास जो भी रसूल आता था, वे उसे झुठला देते और उसका मज़ाक उड़ाया करते थे। -[15:12] जिस तरह हमने उन (विगत) समुदायों के दिलों में झुठलाने की प्रवृत्ति डाल दी थी, उसी तरह हम उसे मक्का के मुश्रिकों के दिलों में डाल देंगे, उनकी विमुखता और हठ के कारण। -[15:13] ये लोग मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतरित इस क़ुरआन पर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। और अल्लाह की यह परंपरा रही है कि वह अपने रसूलों के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाने वालों को विनष्ट कर देता है। इसलिए आपको झुठलाने वाले लोगों को इससे सीख लेनी चाहिए। -[15:14] ये झुठलाने वाले लोग हठी हैं, भले ही स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ सत्य उनके सामने उजागर हो जाए। चुनाँचे यदि हम उनके लिए आसमान का कोई द्वार खोल दें और वे उसमें चढ़ते चले जाएँ। -[15:15] तब भी वे सत्य को नहीं मानते और कहते : हमारी दृष्टि को देखने से अवरुद्ध कर दिया गया है, बल्कि हम जो कुछ देख रहे हैं, वह जादू का प्रभाव है। क्योंकि हम मंत्रमुग्ध हैं। -[15:16] निःसंदेह हमने आसमान में महान सितारे बनाए हैं, जिनके माध्यम से लोग जल एवं थल के अंधेरों में अपनी यात्राओं के दौरान रास्ता मालूम करते हैं। और उन्हें देखने वालों के लिए सुशोभित किया है। ताकि वे उनसे सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की शक्ति का प्रमाण प्राप्त करें। -[15:17] और हमने आसमान को अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासित हर शैतान से सुरक्षित कर दिया है। -[15:18] परंतु जो निकटवर्ती फ़रिश्तों (मलए-आला) की बात चुपके से सुन ले, तो एक चमकदार ज्वाला (उल्का) उसका पीछा करती है और उसे जला देती है। -[15:19] और हमने धरती को फैलाया ताकि लोग उसके ऊपर रह सकें, और उसमें मज़बूत (अटल) पहाड़ बनाए ताकि वह (धरती) लोगों को लेकर डगमगाने न लगे, तथा उसमें विभिन्न प्रकार के पौधे उगाए जो हिकमत की अपेक्षानुसार निर्धारित व निर्दिष्ट हैं। -[15:20] और (ऐ लोगो!) हमने धरती में तुम्हारे लिए ऐसी खाने और पीने की चीज़ें बनाईं, जिनसे तुम्हारा जीवन यापन हो सके जब तक तुम दुनिया के जीवन में रहो। और हमने तुम्हारे सिवा उन लोगों और जानवरों के लिए (भी) जीवन यापन के साधन बनाए, जिन्हें तुम रोज़ी नहीं देते। -[15:21] इनसानों और जानवरों के लाभ की जितनी वस्तुएँ हैं, हम उन्हें पैदा करने और लोगों को उनसे लाभ पहुँचाने का सामर्थ्य रखते हैं। और हम उनमें से जिस चीज़ को पैदा करते हैं, उसे अपनी हिकमत और अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार एक निश्चित मात्रा ही में पैदा करते हैं। -[15:22] और हमने हवाएँ भेजीं जो बादलों को पानी से गर्भित करती हैं। फिर उन गर्भित बादलों से बारिश बरसाई और तुम्हें बारिश के पानी से सैराब किया। और (ऐ लोगो!) तुम इस पानी को धरती के अंदर स्रोतों और कुओं के रूप में संग्रह करने वाले नहीं हो। परंतु यह केवल अल्लाह है जो इसे धरती में संग्रह करता है। -[15:23] निःसंदेह हम ही मृतकों को, उन्हें अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व में लाकर तथा मृत्यु के बाद उन्हें पुनर्जीवित कर, जीवन प्रदान करते हैं। और जब जीवित लोग अपनी नियत अवधि पूरी कर लेते हैं, तो हम उन्हें मौत देते हैं। तथा हम ही बाक़ी रहने वाले हैं, जो धरती एवं उसके ऊपर मौजूद सारी चीज़ों के उत्तराधिकारी बनेंगे। -[15:24] निश्चित रूप से हमें उन लोगों का ज्ञान है, जो तुमसे पहले पैदा हुए और मर चुके, तथा हमें उन लोगों का भी ज्ञान है जिनका बाद में जन्म एवं मृत्यु होगी। इसमें से कुछ भी हमसे छिपा नहीं है। -[15:25] (ऐ रसूल!) निश्चय आपका पालनहार क़ियामत के दिन उन सबको एकत्र करेगा। ताकि अच्छे कार्य करने वाले को उसके अच्छे कार्य का बदला दे और बुरे कार्य करने वाले को उसके बुरे कार्य का बदला दे। वह अपने प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला, तथा सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उससे कोई बात छिपी नहीं रहती। -[15:26] हमने आदम को सूखी मिट्टी से पैदा किया, जिसे ठोकर मारी जाए तो आवाज़ दे। और यह मिट्टी जिससे उन्हें बनाया गया, काले रंग की थी और ज़्यादा दिनों तक रहने के कारण बदबूदार हो गई थी। -[15:27] और हमने आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को पैदा करने से पहले जिन्नों के पिता को तीव्र गर्मी वाली आग से पैदा किया। -[15:28] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब आपके पालनहार ने फ़रिश्तों से और इबलीस से (जो कि फ़रिश्तों के साथ था) कहा : मैं काली बदबूदार, खनखनाती हुई सूखी मिट्टी से एक इनसान बनाऊँगा। -[15:29] जब मैं उसकी शक्ल-सूरत ठीक-ठाक कर दूँ और उसकी रचना को पूरा कर लूँ, तो तुम सब मेरी आज्ञा के अनुपालन में और उसे अभिवादन करते हुए उसके आगे सजदे में गिर जाओ। -[15:30] तो फ़रिश्तों ने आज्ञापालन किया और सब के सब उनके आगे सजदे में गिर गए, जैसा कि उनके पालनहार ने उन्हें आदेश दिया था। -[15:31] परंतु इबलीस (जो फ़रिश्तों के साथ रहता था, लेकिन उनमें से नहीं था) फ़रिश्तों के साथ आदम को सजदा करने से उपेक्षा किया। -[15:32] अल्लाह ने इबलीस से उसके आदम को सजदा करने से मना कर देने के बाद कहा : तुझे मेरी आज्ञा का पालन करते हुए सजदा करने वाले फ़रिश्तों के साथ सजदा करने से किस चीज़ ने रोकाॽ -[15:33] इबलीस ने अहंकारपूर्वक कहा : मेरे लिए यह उचित नहीं कि मैं एक मनुष्य को सजदा करूँ, जिसे तूने सूखी मिट्टी से पैदा किया, जो पहले एक काली बदबूदार मिट्टी थी। -[15:34] अल्लाह ने इबलीस से कहा : तू जन्नत से निकल जा। क्योंकि तू धिक्कार दिया गया है। -[15:35] और निश्चय ही क़ियामत के दिन तक तुझपर धिक्कार और मेरी दया से दूरी है। -[15:36] इबलीस ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे उस दिन तक मोहलत दे और जीवित रख, जिस दिन सभी लोग दोबारा जीवित किए जाएँगे। -[15:37] अल्लाह ने उससे कहा : निःसंदेह तू मोहलत दिए गए लोगों में से है जिनकी मृत्यु को मैंने विलंबित कर दी है। -[15:38] उस समय तक, जब प्रथम बार सूर फूँके जाने पर सभी लोग मर जाएँगे। -[15:39] इबलीस ने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! तूने मुझे गुमराह किया है, इस कारण मैं अवश्य ही उनके लिए धरती में गुनाहों को सुंदर बनाऊँगा और उन सभी को सीधे रास्ते से गुमराह करूँगा। -[15:40] सिवाय तेरे उन बंदों के, जिन्हें तूने अपनी इबादत के लिए चुन लिया है। -[15:41] अल्लाह ने फरमाया : यही मेरे पास पहुँचाने वाला सीधा रास्ता है। -[15:42] मेरे चयनित बंदों को गुमराह करने की तेरा कोई शक्ति और अधिकार नहीं, सिवाय इसके गुमराहों में से जो खुद तेरे पीछे चलने लगें। -[15:43] निश्चय इबलीस और उसके पीछे चलने वाले सभी भटके हुए लोगों के वादा का स्थान जहन्नम है। -[15:44] जहन्नम के सात द्वार हैं, जिनसे वे प्रवेश करेंगे। उनमें से हर द्वार से इबलीस के पीछे चलने वालों की एक निश्चित संख्या प्रवेश करेगी। -[15:45] निश्चय अपने पालनहार के आदेश का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, उससे डरने वाले लोग बाग़ों और स्रोतों में होंगे। -[15:46] उसमें प्रवेश के समय उनसे कहा जाएगा : इसमें हर प्रकार की आपदा से सुरक्षित होकर और भयमुक्त होकर प्रवेश कर जाओ। -[15:47] और हम उनके दिलों को हर तरह के द्वेष और दुश्मनी से पवित्र कर देंगे। वे भाई-भाई बनकर, एक-दूसरे को देखते हुए तख़्तों पर बैठे होंगे। -[15:48] उन्हें वहाँ न कोई थकान होगी और न वे वहाँ से निकाले जाएँगे। बल्कि वे वहाँ हमेशा रहेंगे। -[15:49] (ऐ रसूल!) मेरे बंदों को बता दें कि मैं अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दयावान् हूँ। -[15:50] और उन्हें बता दें कि मेरी यातना ही कष्टदायक यातना है। इसलिए वे मुझ से तौबा करें, ताकि मेरी क्षमा के भागीदार बन सकें और मेरी यातना से बच सकें। -[15:51] और आप उन्हें इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के पास अतिथि बनकर आने वाले फ़रिश्तों के बारे में बताएँ, जो उनके पास बेटे की शुभ सूचना और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के विनाश की सूचना लेकर आए थे। -[15:52] जब वे इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के पास आए, तो उन्होंने उसे सलाम किया। उसने उन्हें उनके सलाम से बेहतर जवाब दिया और उनके सामने खाने के लिए एक भूना हुआ बछड़ा रखा। क्योंकि वह उन्हें इनसान समझ रहे थे, परंतु जब उन्होंने खाने को हाथ नहीं लगाया, तो बोले : हमें तुमसे डर महसूस हो रहा है। -[15:53] तो संदेश लाने वाले फ़रिश्तों ने कहा : डरिए नहीं। हम आपको एक ऐसी चीज़ की सूचना दे रहे हैं जिससे आपको खुशी प्राप्त होगी। आपको एक ज्ञानी बेटा होगा। -[15:54] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने बेटे की शुभ सूचना पर आश्चर्य प्रकट करते हुए कहा : क्या तुम मुझे इस बुढ़ापे के बावजूद बेटे की शुभ सूचना देते हो, तो तुम किस आधार पर मुझे शुभ सूचना दे रहे हो? -[15:55] शुभ सूचना लाने वाले फ़रिश्तों ने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : हमने आपको उस सत्य की शुभ सूचना दी है जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। इसलिए आप उस चीज़ से निराश न हों, जिसकी हमने आपको शुभ सूचना दी है। -[15:56] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : क्या अल्लाह के सीधे रास्ते से भटके हुए लोगों के सिवा भी कोई अपने रब की दया से निराश होता है?! -[15:57] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ अल्लाह के भेजे हुए फ़रिश्तो! तुम किस अभियान के तहत आए हो? -[15:58] संदेश लाने वाले फ़रिश्तों ने कहा : अल्लाह ने हमें एक महा भ्रष्टाचारी, महा बुराई वाले समुदाय को नष्ट करने के लिए भेजा है, और वे लूत की जाति के लोग हैं। -[15:59] लूत के घर वालों और उनके अनुयायी मोमिनों के सिवा। विनाश का आदेश उनके लिए नहीं है। हम उन सबको उससे अवश्य बचा लेने वाले हैं। -[15:60] परंतु उनकी पत्नी का मामला अलग है। हमारा निर्णय है कि वह उन बाक़ी लोगों में से है, जो विनाश से पीड़ित होंगे। -[15:61] फिर जब अल्लाह के भेजे हुए फ़रिश्ते पुरुषों की शक्ल में लूत के घर वालों के पास आए। -[15:62] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : तुम अनजान लोग हो। -[15:63] संदेशवाहक फ़रिश्तों ने लूत अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : डरिए मत। बल्कि - ऐ लूत! - हम आपके पास वह यातना लेकर आए हैं, जिसके बारे में आपकी जाति के लोग संदेह किया करते थे, जो उनका विनाश करने वाली है। -[15:64] हम आपके पास वह सच्चाई लेकर आए हैं जिसमें कोई मज़ाक़ नहीं है, और हमने आपको जो कुछ बताया है उसमें हम बिल्कुल सच्चे हैं। -[15:65] इसलिए रात के एक हिस्से के बीत जाने के बाद अपने परिवार के साथ चल पड़ें। तथा आप स्वयं उनके पीछे-पीछे चलें। और आप लोगों में से कोई भी पीछे मुड़कर न देखे कि उनके साथ क्या हुआ। और अल्लाह ने आप लोगों को जहाँ जाने का आदेश दिया है, वहाँ चलते जाओ। -[15:66] और हमने लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को वह़्य (प्रकाशना) द्वारा उस मामले से सूचित कर दिया जिसका हमने निर्णय किया था कि सुबह होते ही इनके अंतिम व्यक्ति तक को विनष्ट करके इनका उन्मूलन कर दिया जाएगा। -[15:67] और सदूम वाले, दुष्कर्म करने की लालच में, लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के अतिथियों पर बहुत खुश होकर आए। -[15:68] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : ये लोग मेरे अतिथि हैं। अतः मुझे उस चीज़ के द्वारा अपमानित न करो जो तुम उनके साथ करना चाहते हो। -[15:69] इस अश्लीलता को छोड़कर अल्लाह से डरो और अपने इस जघन्य कार्य से मुझे अपमानित न करो। -[15:70] उनकी जाति ने उनसे कहा : क्या हमने आपको किसी भी व्यक्ति को अतिथि बनाने से मना नहीं किया? -[15:71] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने अतिथियों के सामने अपने लिए उज़्र प्रस्तुत करते हुए अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : ये तुम्हारी कुल स्त्रियों में से मेरी बेटियाँ हैं। अतः यदि तुम अपनी कामवासना की पूर्ति चाहते हो, तो इनसे शादी कर लो। -[15:72] (ऐ रसूल!) आपके जीवन की क़सम, निःसंदेह लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोग अपनी कामवासना की प्रबलता में भटक रहे थे। -[15:73] अंततः उनके सूरज निकलने के समय में प्रवेश करते ही उन्हें एक तेज़ विनाशकारी आवाज़ ने पकड़ लिया। -[15:74] तो हमने उनकी बस्तियों को ऊपर-नीचे पलट दिया और उनपर कंकड़ के पत्थर बरसाए। -[15:75] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति पर उतरने वाले विनाश की घटना में, सोच-विचार करने वालों के लिए बहुत-सी निशानियाँ हैं। -[15:76] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति की बस्तियाँ एक स्थायी रास्ते (सार्वजनिक मार्ग) पर स्थित हैं, वहाँ से गुज़रने वाले यात्री उन्हें देख सकते हैं। -[15:77] यह जो कुछ घटित हुआ, इसमें ईमान वालों के लिए एक निशानी है, जिससे वे सीख ले सकते हैं। -[15:78] घने पेड़ों वाली बस्ती वाले, शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोग भी अत्याचारी थे। क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया था और उसके रसूल शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया था। -[15:79] तो हमने उनसे प्रतिशोध (बदला) लिया। चुनाँचे उन्हें यातना ने पकड़ लिया। और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति की बस्तियाँ और शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम के मानने वालों के घर ऐसे मार्ग पर स्थित हैं जो वहाँ से गुज़रने वाले के लिए बिल्कुल स्पष्ट है। -[15:80] और समूद की जाति अर्थात् ह़िज्र (हिजाज़ और शाम के बीच एक स्थान) के रहने वालों ने अपने नबी सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाकर सभी रसूलों को झुठलाया। -[15:81] और हमने उन्हें उनके सच्चे नबी होने के प्रमाण और निशानियाँ दी थीं, जिनमें से एक निशानी ऊँटनी थी। परंतु उन्होंने उन प्रमाणों से सीख नहीं लिया और उनकी कोई परवाह नहीं की। -[15:82] वे पहाड़ों को काटते थे ताकि अपने लिए घर बनाकर उनमें भयमुक्त होकर निवास करें। -[15:83] अंततः उनके सुबह के समय में प्रवेश करते ही, उन्हें यातना के चीत्कार ने पकड़ लिया। -[15:84] परंतु उनके कमाए हुए धन और उनके घर उनसे अल्लाह की यातना को टाल न सके। -[15:85] हमने आसमानों और ज़मीन और उनके बीच की समस्त चीज़ों को बिना हिकमत के व्यर्थ (निरुद्देश्य) पैदा नहीं किया है। हमने यह सब सत्य के साथ पैदा किया है और निःसंदेह क़ियामत अवश्य आने वाली है। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप झुठलाने वालों को नज़रअंदाज़ कर दें और उन्हें भले तौर पर क्षमा कर दें। -[15:86] निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही हर चीज़ को पैदा करने वाला और उसका ज्ञान रखने वाला है। -[15:87] और हमने आपको सूरतुल-फ़ातिहा प्रदान की, जो सात आयतें हैं और वही महान क़ुरआन है। -[15:88] हमने काफ़िरों के विभिन्न प्रकार के लोगों को, नष्ट हो जाने वाली जीवन की जो सामग्रियाँ दे रखी हैं, आप उनकी ओर न देखें और उनके झुठलाने पर दुखी न हों और मोमिनों के प्रति विनम्रता अपनाएँ। -[15:89] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें कि मैं यातना से खुले तौर पर सावधान करने वाला हूँ। -[15:90] मैं तुम्हें इस बात से डराता हूँ कि तुमपर उसी तरह की यातना आए, जिस तरह की यातना अल्लाह ने उन लोगो पर अवतिरत की थी, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की किताबों को विभिन्न भागों में बाँट दिया था। चुनाँचे वे कुछ भागों पर ईमान रखते थे और कुछ भागों का इनकार करते थे। -[15:91] जिन्होंने क़ुरआन को खंड-खंड कर डाला। चुनाँचे उन्होंने कहा : यह जादू है, या कहानत (ज्योतिष) है, या शे'र (काव्य) है। -[15:92] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार की क़सम! हम क़ियामत के दिन उन सभी लोगों से अवश्य पूछेंगे, जिन्होंने क़ुरआन को खंड-खंड बना लिया। -[15:93] हम उनसे कुफ़्र और गुनाहों के बारे में अवश्य पूछेंगे, जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[15:94] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) अल्लाह ने आपको जिसकी ओर लोगों को बुलाने का आदेश दिया है, उसकी घोषणा कर दें और मुश्रिक लोग जो कुछ कहते और करते हैं, उस पर ध्यान न दें। -[15:95] आप उनसे न डरें। क्योंकि हम क़ुरैश के मज़ाक़ उड़ाने वाले कुफ़्र के प्रमुखों की चालों को नाकाम बनाने के लिए आपकी ओर से काफ़ी हैं। -[15:96] जो अल्लाह के साथ अन्य पूज्य बनाते हैं। अतः वे अपने शिर्क का बुरा परिणाम जान लेंगे। -[15:97] और निश्चय हम जानते हैं कि (ऐ रसूल!) उनके आपको झुठलाने और आपका मज़ाक़ उड़ाने के कारण आपका सीना तंग होता है। -[15:98] अतः आप अल्लाह को उन चीज़ों से पाक करके जो उसके योग्य नहीं हैं, तथा उसके पूर्णता के गुणों के साथ उसकी प्रशंसा करते हुए अल्लाह का आश्रय लें, तथा अल्लाह की उपासना करने वालों, उसके लिए नमाज़ पढ़ने वालों में से हो जाएँ। क्योंकि इसमें आपके दिल की तंगी का इलाज है। -[15:99] तथा जब तक आप जीवित हैं, अपने रब की इबादत करना जारी रखें और उसपर क़ायम रहें, यहाँ तक कि इसी अवस्था में आपके पास मौत आ जाए। - -Surah 16: An-Nahl (The Bee) ----------------------------------------- -[16:1] (ऐ काफ़िरो!) अल्लाह ने तुम्हें यातना देने का जो निर्णय किया है, उसका समय निकट आ गया। अतः समय से पहले उसके जल्द आने की माँग न करो। अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान मुश्रिकों के उसके लिए साझी ठहराने से पवित्र और सर्वोच्च है। -[16:2] अल्लाह फ़रिश्तों को वह़्य के साथ, अपने आदेश से, अपने रसूलों में से जिस पर चाहता है, उतारता है कि (ऐ रसूलो!) लोगों को अल्लाह का साझी बनाने से डराओ। क्योंकि मेरे सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। अतः (ऐ लोगो!) मेरे आदेशों का पालन करके और मेरी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर मुझसे डरो। -[16:3] अल्लाह ने आकाशों तथा धरती को किसी पिछले नमूने के बिना सत्य के साथ पैदा किया। अतः उसने उन्हें व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया, बल्कि उन्हें इसलिए बनाया, ताकि उनसे उसकी महानता का प्रमाण ग्रहण किया जाए। वह लोगों के उसके साथ दूसरों को साझी बनाने से पवित्र है। -[16:4] उसने मनुष्य को एक तुच्छ वीर्य की बूँद से पैदा किया। फिर वह एक अवस्था (रचना) के बाद दूसरी अवस्था (रचना) में स्थानांतिरत होकर बढ़ता गया। फिर देखते-देखते वह सत्य को मिटाने के लिए असत्य के साथ खुल्लम-खुल्ला झगड़ने वाला बन गया। -[16:5] (ऐ लोगो!) उसने ऊँट, गाय और बकरी आदि चौपायों को तुम्हारे हितों के लिए पैदा किए हैं। इन हितों में से एक उनके ऊनों और बालों से गर्मी प्राप्त करना है, तथा अन्य हित उनके दूध, उनकी खालों और उनकी पीठ पर सवारी करने में हैं और उनमें से कुछ तुम्हारे खाने के काम आते हैं। -[16:6] और चौपायों में तुम्हारे लिए शोभा व सुंदरता है, जब तुम उन्हें शाम को (चराकर घर) लाते हो और जब तुम उन्हें सुबह में चरागाह ले जाते हो। -[16:7] और ये चौपाए जिन्हें हमने तुम्हारे लिए पैदा किया है, तुम्हारी यात्राओं में तुम्हारे भारी-भरकम सामान ऐसे नगरों तक उठाकर ले जाते हैं, जहाँ तुम बड़ा कष्ट उठाए बिना नहीं पहुँच सकते थे। निःसंदेह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा पालनहार तुम पर बड़ा मेहरबान और दयावान् है कि इन चौपायों को तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है। -[16:8] और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए घोड़े, खच्चर और गधे पैदा किए, ताकि तुम उनकी सवारी करो, और उनपर अपना सामान लादो और ताकि वे लोगों के बीच तुम्हारी शोभा बनें। और वह ऐसी चीज़ें पैदा करता है, जो तुम नहीं जानते। -[16:9] और अल्लाह ही के ज़िम्मे उसकी प्रसन्नता की ओर ले जाने वाले सीधे रास्ते को बयान करना है, जो कि इस्लाम है। जबकि कुछ रास्ते, सत्य से हटे हुए शैतान के रास्ते हैं। और इस्लाम के मार्ग के अलावा, हर रास्ता टेढ़ा है। यदि अल्लाह तुम सभी को ईमान की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान करना चाहता, तो तुम सभी को इसकी तौफ़ीक़ दे देता। -[16:10] वही अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान है, जिसने तुम्हारे लिए बादल से कुछ पानी उतारा। उस पानी में से कुछ तुम्हारे लिए पेय है जिसे तुम खुद पीते और तुम्हारे जानवर (भी) पीते हैं, तथा उसी में से कुछ से पेड़-पौधे उगते हैं, जिनमें तुम अपने जानवरों को चराते हो। -[16:11] अल्लाह उसी पानी से तुम्हारे लिए खेतियाँ (फसलें) उगाता है, जिनसे तुम खाते हो, और उसी (पानी) से तुम्हारे लिए ज़ैतून, खजूर और अंगूर तथा सभी प्रकार के फल उगाता है। निःसंदेह उस पानी और उससे पैदा होने वाली चीज़ों में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह के सामर्थ्य की निशानी है, जो अल्लाह की रचना पर सोच-विचार करते हैं और उससे अल्लाह महिमावान की महानता का पता चलाते हैं। -[16:12] और अल्लाह ने रात को तुम्हारे लिए अधीन कर दिया है, ताकि उसमें चैन और आराम करो, और दिन को भी (अधीन कर दिया है), ताकि उसमें जीवन यापन के लिए कमाई करो। और सूर्य को तुम्हारे लिए अधीन कर दिया है और उसे रोशनी का भंडार बनाया है, और चाँद को भी अधीन कर दिया है और उसे चमकदार बनाया है। तथा तारे उसके आदेश से तुम्हारे लिए अधीन कर दिए गए हैं, जिनके द्वारा तुम जल और थल के अंधेरों में रास्ता पाते हो तथा समय की जानकारी करते हो। इन समस्त चीज़ों को वशीभूत करने में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति की स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं, जो अपनी बुद्धि और विवेक से काम लेते हैं। चुनाँचे वही लोग उनकी हिकमत को समझते हैं। -[16:13] और अल्लाह ने धरती के अंदर अपनी पैदा की हुई विभिन्न रंगों की धातुओं, जानवरों, पेड़-पौधों और फ़सलों को भी तुम्हारी सेवा में लगा रखा है। निश्चय इस रचना और वशीकरण में उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति का एक स्पष्ट संकेत है, जो उनसे सीख लेते हैं और इस बात को समझते हैं कि अल्लाह सक्षम और उपकार करने वाला है। -[16:14] और वही अल्लाह है, जिसने सागर को तुम्हारे अधीन कर दिया। चुनाँचे तुम्हें उसमें सफ़र करने और उसमें मौजूद चीज़ों को निकालने की क्षमता दी है। ताकि उसकी मछलियों का शिकार करके ताज़ा मांस खा सको और उससे शोभा की वस्तुएँ निकालकर खुद पहनो और तुम्हारी औरतें भी पहनें, जैसे मोती आदि। और तुम नौकाओं को देखते हो कि सागर की मौजें चीरते हुए निकलती हैं। तथा तुम इन नौकाओं में सवार भी होते हो, व्यापार के लाभ से हासिल होने वाले अल्लाह के अनुग्रह को तलाश करते हुए और इस उम्मीद में कि अल्लाह के उपकारों का शुक्र अदा करो और केवल उसी की इबादत करो। -[16:15] और उसने धरती की मज़बूती के लिए उसमें पर्वत रख दिए, ताकि वह तुम्हें लेकर हिले और झुके नहीं, और उसमें नदियाँ बहा दीं ताकि तुम खुद उनका पानी पियो, तथा अपने पशुओं और अपनी फसलों को सैराब करो, और उसमें रास्ते निकाल दिए, ताकि तुम उन पर चलो और इधर-उधर भटके बिना अपने गंतव्य तक पहुँच सको। -[16:16] और उसने तुम्हारे लिए धरती में बहुत-से स्पष्ट चिह्न बनाए, जिनसे दिन में चलते समय तुम्हें मार्गदर्शन मिलता है, और तुम्हारे लिए आकाश में तारे बनाए, ताकि रात में तुम्हें उनसे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त हो। -[16:17] तो क्या जो इन चीज़ों और इनके अलावा को पैदा करता है, उसके समान हो सकता है, जो कुछ भी पैदा नहीं करता? तो क्या तुम्हें उस अल्लाह की महानता याद नहीं करते, जो हर चीज़ को पैदा करता है, कि अकेले उसी की इबादत करो और उसके साथ ऐसी चीज़ को साझी न बनाओ जो कुछ भी पैदा नहीं करती? -[16:18] और (ऐ लोगो!) यदि तुम अल्लाह की दी हुई बहुल नेमतों को गिनने की कोशिश करो, तो तुम उनकी बहुतायत और विविधता के कारण, ऐसा नहीं कर सकते। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्यंत क्षमाशील है कि उसने इन नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करने में होने वाली लापरवाही पर तुम्हारी पकड़ नहीं की। बहुत दयावान् है कि उसने पापों और अपने शुक्र में कोताही के कारण तुम्हें उन नेमतों से वंचित नहीं किया। -[16:19] और (ऐ बंदो!) अल्लाह तुम्हारे उन कार्यों को जानता है, जिन्हें तुम छिपाते हो और उन्हें भी जानता है, जिन्हें तुम प्रकट करते हो। तुम्हारा कोई कार्य उससे नहीं छिपता। और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[16:20] बहुदेववादी अल्लाह के सिवा जिनकी पूजा करते हैं, वे कोई मामूली से मामूली चीज़ भी पैदा नहीं कर सकते। बल्कि वे अल्लाह के सिवा जिनकी पूजा करते हैं, उन्हें खुद ही बनाते हैं। फिर वे अल्लाह के सिवा उन मूर्तियों कि पूजा कैसे करते हैं, जिन्हें वे खुद अपने हाथों से बनाते हैं?! -[16:21] यद्यपि उनके उपासकों ने उन्हें अपने हाथों से बनाया है, वे निर्जीव भी हैं, जिनमें कोई जीवन या ज्ञान नहीं है। चुनाँचे वे नहीं जानते कि वे अपने उपासकों के साथ क़ियामत के दिन कब पुनः जीवित किए जाएँगे, ताकि उन के साथ जहन्नम की आग में फेंके जाएँ। -[16:22] तुम्हारा सत्य पूज्य केवल एक है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं और वह अल्लाह है। वे लोग जो बदले के लिए दोबारा जीवितकर उठाए जाने पर ईमान नहीं रखते, उनके दिल अल्लाह के भय से खाली होने के कारण अल्लाह के एकत्व का इनकार करते हैं। अतः वे हिसाब या दंड पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। तथा वे अभिमानी हैं, जो सत्य को स्वीकार नहीं करते हैं और न ही उसके आगे झुकते हैं। -[16:23] इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि अल्लाह इनके उन कार्यों को जानता है, जो वे छिपाते हैं और जो वे प्रकट करते हैं। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं रहती और वह उन्हें उनके कार्यों का बदला देगा। निश्चय अल्लाह पाक उन लोगों से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो उसकी इबादत करने और उसके आगे झुकने से अभिमान करते हैं। बल्कि उनसे सख़्त घृणा करता है। -[16:24] और जब इन लोगों से कहा जाता है, जो अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद का इनकार करते और पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाते हैं : अल्लाह ने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर क्या उतारा है? तो वे कहते हैं : उसने उनपर कुछ नहीं उतारा है। बल्कि वह खुद अपनी ओर से पिछले लोगों की कहानियों और उनकी झूठी बातों को ले आए हैं। -[16:25] ताकि उनका अंजाम यह हो कि वे बिना किसी कमी के अपने गुनाहों का बोझ उठाएँ और उन लोगों के गुनाहों का भी कुछ बोझ उठाएँ, जिन्हें उन्होंने अज्ञानता और पूर्वजों के अनुकरण में इस्लाम से भटकाया है। तो उनका अपने पापों और अपने अनुयायियों के पापों का बोझ उठाना कितना बुरा है। -[16:26] इनसे पहले भी काफ़िरों ने अपने रसूलों के विरुद्ध साज़िशें कीं, तो अल्लाह ने उनके घरों को उनकी नींव से ध्वस्त कर दिया। इसलिए उनकी छतें उनके ऊपर से उनपर गिर पड़ीं और उनपर वहाँ से यातना आई, जहाँ से उन्हें उम्मीद नहीं थी। क्योंकि उन्हें उम्मीद थी कि उनके घर उनकी रक्षा करेंगे, लेकिन वे उनके द्वारा ही नष्ट कर दिए गए। -[16:27] फिर क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह उन्हें यातना के द्वारा अपमानित करेगा और उनसे कहेगा : मेरे वे साझी कहाँ हैं, जिन्हें तुम इबादत में मेरा साझी बनाया करते थे और उनके कारण मेरे नबियों और ईमान वालों से दुश्मनी रखा करते थे? अल्लाह वाले विद्वान कहेंगे : निश्चय क़ियामत के दिन अपमान तथा यातना काफ़िरों पर है। -[16:28] मौत का फ़रिश्ता और उसके सहयोगी जिन लोगों की रूह़ इस हाल में निकालते हैं कि वे अल्लाह का इनकार करके स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले होते हैं, तो वे मौत को अपने सामने देखकर आत्मसमर्पण कर देते हैं और अपने कुफ़्र तथा पाप का इनकार कर देते हैं, यह सोचकर कि इनकार करने से उन्हें फायदा होगा। तो इसपर उनसे कहा जाता है : तुम झूठ कहते हो। निश्चय तुम पाप करने वाले काफ़िर थे। तुम दुनिया में जो कुछ किया करते थे, अल्लाह उसे खूब जानता है। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला प्रदान करेगा। -[16:29] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : तुम अपने कर्मों के अनुसार जहन्नम के द्वारों में प्रवेश कर जाओ और उसमें हमेशा के लिए निवास करो। तो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और अकेले उसकी इबादत से अभिमान करने वालों का ठिकाना बहुत ही बुरा है। -[16:30] और उन लोगों से, जो अपने रब के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर उससे डरते रहे, कहा गया : तुम्हारे पालनहार ने तुम्हारे नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर क्या उतारा है? तो उन्होंने उत्तर दिया : अल्लाह ने उनपर बहुत बड़ी भलाई उतारी है। जिन लोगों ने अच्छे तरीक़े से अल्लाह की इबादत की और उसकी सृष्टि के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार किया, उनके लिए इस सांसारिक जीवन में उत्तम बदला है, जैसे विजय और रोज़ी में विस्तार। जबकि अल्लाह ने आख़िरत में उनके लिए जो बदला तैयार कर रखा है, वह दुनिया में मिलने वाले बदले से कहीं उत्तम है। और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने वालों का घर अर्थात् आख़िरत का घर क्या ही खूब है। -[16:31] वे निवास और स्थिरता के बागों में प्रवेश करेंगे, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बह रही होंगी। उन्हें उन बाग़ों में खाने-पीने आदि की वे सारी चीज़ें मिलेंगी, जिनकी वे इच्छा प्रकट करेंगे। इसी तरह का बदला, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के समुदाय के भय रखने वाले लोगों को देगा, पिछले समुदायों के भय रखने वाले लोगों को भी देगा। -[16:32] जिनकी रूह़ मौत का फ़रिश्ता और उसके सहयोगी फ़रिश्ते इस हाल में निकालते हैं कि उनके दिल कुफ़्र से पवित्र हों, तो फ़रिश्ते उन्हें यह कहकर संबोधित करते हैं : तुमपर शांति हो। तुम हर मुसीबत से सुरक्षित रहो। तुम जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओ, इस कारण कि तुम दुनिया में शुद्ध अक़ीदे पर थे और अच्छे कार्य करते थे। -[16:33] क्या ये झुठलाने वाले बहुदेववादी इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि मौत का फ़रिश्ता और उसके सहयोगी फ़रिश्ते उनकी रूह निकालने और उनके चेहरों और उनकी पीठों पर मारने के लिए उनके पास आ जाएँ, या दुनिया ही में अज़ाब के द्वारा उनका उन्मूलन करने के लिए अल्लाह का आदेश आ जाए? इसी तरह का कार्य जो मक्का के मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) कर रहे हैं, इनसे पहले के बहुदेववादियों ने किया था। इसलिए अल्लाह ने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। और अल्लाह ने उन्हें नष्ट करके उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया, लेकिन वे स्वयं अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया करते थे, अल्लाह के इनकार द्वारा खुद को विनाश की जगहों में उतारकर। -[16:34] चुनाँचे उनपर उनके उन कार्य की सज़ा उतर आई, जो वे किया करते थे, और उन्हें उस यातना ने घेर लिया, जिसके द्वारा नसीहत किए जाने पर वे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाया करते थे। -[16:35] और अल्लाह के साथ अन्य चीज़ों की पूजा करने वालों ने कहा : यदि अल्लाह चाहता कि हम केवल उसी की पूजा करें और किसी को उसका साझी न बनाएँ, तो हम उसके सिवा किसी को न पूजते। न हम और न ही हमसे पहले हमारे बाप-दादा। इसी तरह यदि वह चाहता कि हम किसी चीज़ को हराम न ठहराएँ, तो हम उसे हराम न ठहराते। इसी तरह के झूठे तर्क पिछले काफ़िरों ने भी दिए थे। अतः रसूलों का कर्तव्य केवल उस चीज़ को स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचा देना है, जिसके पहुँचाने का उन्हें आदेश दिया गया है और निश्चय उन्होंने अपना काम कर दिया है। और काफ़िर लोगों के पास भाग्य को बहाना बनाने में कोई तर्क नहीं है, जबकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें इरादा और चयन का अधिकार दिया है और उनकी ओर अपने रसूल भेजे हैं। -[16:36] हमने पिछले हर समुदाय में एक रसूल भेजा, जो अपने समुदाय के लोगों को आदेश देता कि वे एक अल्लाह की इबादत करें और उसके अलावा मूर्तियों, शैतानों और अन्य चीज़ों की इबादत छोड़ दें। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ को अल्लाह ने सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया और वे अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूल की लाई हुई बातों का पालन किए। तथा उनमें से कुछ ऐसे थे जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसके रसूल की अवज्ञा की, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें सामर्थ्य नहीं दिया। अतः उनपर गुमराही सिद्ध हो गई। इसलिए धरती में चलो-फिरो, ताकि अपनी आँखों से देखो कि झुठलाने वालों पर यातना और विनाश आने के बाद उनका अंजाम कैसा हुआ? -[16:37] (ऐ रसूल!) यदि आप इन लोगों को निमंत्रण देने का अपना भरसक प्रयास कर लें और उनके सत्य मार्ग पर आने के लिए बहुत लालायित रहें और उसके कारणों को अपनाएँ; किंतु अल्लाह जिसे गुमराह कर दे, उसे सीधी राह नहीं दिखाता। और ऐसे लोगों को अल्लाह के अलावा कोई नहीं मिलेगा, जो उनसे यातना को दूर करके उनकी मदद करे। -[16:38] इन पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वालों ने अतिशयोक्ति करते हुए बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर पक्की क़समें खाते हुए कहा : अल्लाह मरने वाले को दोबारा ज़िंदा करके नहीं उठाएगा। जबकि उनके पास इसके लिए कोई तर्क नहीं है। क्यों नहीं! अल्लाह हर मरने वाले को ज़िंदा करके उठाएगा। यह उसके ऊपर सच्चा वादा है। किंतु अधिकतर लोग इस बात को नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह मृतकों को दोबारा ज़िंदा करके उठाएगा। यही कारण है कि वे पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करते हैं। -[16:39] अल्लाह उन सभी लोगों को क़ियामत के दिन दोबारा जीवित करके उठाएगा, ताकि उनके लिए उन बातों की वास्तविकता को स्पष्ट कर दे, जिनके बारे में वे मतभेद किया करते थे, जैसे एकेश्वरवाद, पुनर्जीवन और नुबुव्वत और ताकि काफ़िर लोग जान लें कि वे अल्लाह के साथ साझी होने के अपने दावे में और पूनर्जीवन के इनकार में झूठे थे। -[16:40] जब हम मृतकों को पुनर्जीवित करना और उन्हें उठाना चाहें, तो हमें कोई चीज़ इससे रोक नहीं सकती। जब हम किसी चीज़ को पैदा करना चाहते हैं, तो उसे केवल यह कहते हैं कि : (हो जा), तो वह अनिवार्य रूप से हो जाती है। -[16:41] और जिन लोगों ने काफ़िरों का अत्याचार सहने के बाद, अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए कुफ़्र के देश से इस्लाम के देश की ओर हिजरत करते हुए अपने घर-बार, बीवी-बच्चों और धन-दौलत को छोड़ दिया, हम उन्हें इस दुनिया में एक ऐसे घर में उतारेंगे, जिसमें वे ससम्मान रहेंगे। और आख़िरत का बदला इससे अधिक बड़ा है, क्योंकि उसमें जन्नत भी शामिल है। यदि हिजरत से पीछे रहने वाले हिजरत करने वालों का प्रतिफल जान लेते, तो उससे पीछे न रहते। -[16:42] ये अल्लाह के मार्ग में हिजरत करने वाले वे लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अपने समुदाय के कष्ट पर तथा अपने परिवार और अपने घर के लोगों को छोड़ने पर धैर्य रखा, तथा अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन पर धैर्य से काम लिया, तथा वे अपने सभी मामलों में केवल अल्लाह पर भरोसा रखते हैं। इसलिए अल्लाह ने उन्हें यह महान प्रतिफल प्रदान किया। -[16:43] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले मानव जाति ही में से पुरुषों को संदेष्टा बनाकर भेजे, जिनकी ओर हम वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करते थे। हमने फ़रिश्तों में से रसूल बनाकर नहीं भेजे। यही हमारा नित्य तरीक़ा है। यदि तुम इसका इनकार करते हो, तो पिछली पुस्तकों के लोगों से पूछ लो, वे तुम्हें बताएँगे कि रसूल मानव ही थे, वे फ़रिश्ते नहीं थे, यदि तुम नहीं जानते कि वे इनसान थे। -[16:44] हमने इन मानव रसूलों को स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और अवतरित किताबों के साथ भेजा। और (ऐ रसूल) हमने आपकी ओर क़ुरआन उतारा, ताकि आप लोगों के लिए उसमें से जिसके स्पष्टीकरण की आवश्यकता हो, उसका स्पष्टीकरण कर दें, और ताकि वे अपने सोच-विचार को काम में लाएँ और इस (क़ुरआन) में जो कुछ है उससे उपदेश ग्रहण करें। -[16:45] तो क्या लोगों को अल्लाह के रास्ते से रोकने के लिए साज़िश रचने वाले इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं कि अल्लाह उन्हें भी क़ारून की तरह धरती में धँसा दे, या उनके पास यातना ऐसी जगह से आ जाए जहाँ से वे उसके आने की प्रतीक्षा न कर रहे हों। -[16:46] या उनपर यातना उनकी यात्राओं में उनके चलने-फिरने और रोज़ी की तलाश में उनके दौड़-धूप करने की हालत में आ जाए। तो वे न तो (अल्लाह की पकड़ से) छूट सकते हैं और न खुद को बचा सकते हैं। -[16:47] या वे इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हैं कि उनपर अल्लाह की यातना उस दशा में आ जाए जब वे उससे डरे हुए हों। क्योंकि अल्लाह हर हाल में उन्हें सज़ा देने में सक्षम है। निश्चय आपका रब बहुत करुणामय और अत्यंत दयावान् है। वह अपने बंदों को सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता कि शायद उसके बंदे उससे तौबा कर लें। -[16:48] क्या इन झुठलाने वालों ने अल्लाह की सृष्टियों पर चिंतन नहीं किया कि उनकी परछाई दिन में सूर्य की चाल के अनुसार और रात में चाँद की चाल के अनुसार, अपने रब के सामने झुकती हुई और वास्तविक रूप से उसे सजदा करती हुई दाएँ-बाएँ मुड़ती है, इस हाल में कि वह विनम्र होती है। -[16:49] तथा आकाशों में रहने वाले और धरती में रहने वाले सारे जानदार केवल एक अल्लाह को सजदा करते हैं। तथा फ़रिश्ते भी अकेले उसी को सजदा करते हैं। और वे अल्लाह की इबादत और उसके आज्ञापालन से अभिमान नहीं करते। -[16:50] और वे - अपनी निरंतर इबादत और आज्ञापालन के बावजूद - अपने पालनहार से डरते हैं, जो अपने अस्तित्व, शक्ति एवं प्रभुत्व के साथ उनके ऊपर है। और वे वही करते हैं, जिसका आदेश उनहें उनके पालनहार की ओर से मिलता है। -[16:51] अल्लाह ने अपने सभी बंदों से कहा : दो पूज्य न बनाओ। सत्य पूज्य तो केवल एक है, उसका कोई दूजा और साझी नहीं। इसलिए मुझी से डरो और मेरे सिवा किसी से न डरो। -[16:52] आकाशों और धरती की सारी चीज़ें केवल उसी की हैं; वही उनका पैदा करने वाला, उनका मालिक और उनका प्रबंध करने वाला है। तथा आज्ञापालन, अधीनता और निष्ठा अकेले उसी के लिए सिद्ध है। तो क्या तुम अल्लाह के अलावा से डरते हो?! ऐसा नहीं होना चाहिए, बल्कि केवल उसी (अल्लाह) से डरो। -[16:53] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे पास जो भी धार्मिक या सांसारिक नेमत है, सब अल्लाह पाक की दी हुई है, किसी दूसरे की नहीं। फिर जब तुम विपत्ति, या बीमारी, या ग़रीबी से पीड़ित होते हो, तो केवल उसी के सामने गिड़गिड़ाकर दुआ करते हो, ताकि वह तुम्हारी विपत्ति को तुमसे दूर कर दे। इसलिए जो नेमतें प्रदान करता है और विपत्तियों को दूर करता है, वही है जिसकी एकमात्र इबादत की जानी चाहिए। -[16:54] फिर जब वह तुम्हारी दुआ को स्वीकार कर लेता है और तुम्हारा दुःख दूर कर देता है, तो तुममें से कुछ लोग अपने पालनहार के साथ साझी बनाने लगते हैं। चुनाँचे उसके साथ उसके अलावा की इबादत करने लगते हैं। तो यह कैसी नीचता है?! -[16:55] अल्लाह के साथ साझी ठहराने के कारण वे अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों - जिनमें कष्ट दूर करना भी शामिल है - की नाशुक्री करने लगे। इसीलिए उनसे कहा गया : तुम जिन नेमतों में हो उनसे थोड़ा लाभ उठा लो, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह का तत्काल और विलंबित अज़ाब आ जाए। -[16:56] और मुश्रिक लोग हमारे दिए हुए अपने धनों में से एक भाग अपनी उन मूर्तियों के लिए भी निर्धारित करते हैं, जो कुछ नहीं जानती हैं (क्योंकि वे निर्जीव चीज़ें हैं, और न ही वे लाभ या हानि पहुँचाने का अधिकार रखती हैं), वे इसके द्वारा उनकी निकटता प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं। अल्लाह की क़सम! (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुमसे क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारे इस दावे के बारे में ज़रूर पूछा जाएगा कि ये मूर्तियाँ पूज्य हैं और यह कि तुम्हारे धन में उनका भी एक हिस्सा है। -[16:57] बहुदेववादी लोग अल्लाह के लिए बेटियाँ ठहराते हैं और यह विश्वास रखते हैं कि अल्लाह की बेटियाँ फ़रिश्ते हैं। वह अल्लाह के लिए वह कुछ चुनते हैं, जिसे अपने लिए पसंद नहीं करते। उनके इस कृत्य से अल्लाह पवित्र एवं पाक है। दूसरी तरफ़ वे खुद अपने लिए बेटों का होना पसंद करते हैं। तो इससे बड़ा पाप और क्या हो सकता है?! -[16:58] और जब इन मुश्रिकों में से किसी को लड़की पैदा होने की शुभ सूचना दी जाती है, तो यह ख़बर उसपर इतनी नागवार गुज़रती है कि उसका चेहरा काला पड़ जाता है, तथा उसका दिल शोक और दुख से भर जाता है। फिर वह अल्लाह की ओर उस चीज़ की निस्बत करता है, जिसे अपने लिए पसंद नहीं करता! -[16:59] बेटी पैदा होने की सूचना उसे इतनी बुरी लगती है कि लोगों से छिपता फिरता है। वह दिल ही दिल में सोचता है कि क्या इस नवजात को अपमान और दीनता के साथ अपने पास रखे या उसे ज़िंदा धरती में गाड़ दे? कितना बुरा निर्णय है, जो बहुदेववादी करते हैं कि अपने पालनहार के लिए वह कुछ ठहराते हैं, जिसे अपने लिए नापसंद करते हैं। -[16:60] आख़िरत पर विश्वास न रखने वाले काफ़िरों की बुरी विशेषता है, जैसे- बच्चे की आवश्यकता, अज्ञानता और कुफ़्र आदि। जबकि अल्लाह के प्रताप, पूर्णता, संपन्नता, बेनियाज़ी और ज्ञान जैसे उच्चतम प्रशंसनीय गुण हैं। वह पवित्र अल्लाह अपने राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और क़ानूनसाज़ी में हिकमत वाला है। -[16:61] यदि अल्लाह लोगों को उनके अत्याचार और क़ुफ़्र के कारण दंडित करने लगे, तो धरती पर चलने वाले किसी मनुष्य या जानवर को न छोड़े। लेकिन वह महिमावान उन्हें अपने ज्ञान में निर्दिष्ट एक समय के लिए विलंबित कर देता है। फिर जब उसके ज्ञान में निर्दिष्ट वह समय आ जाता है, तो वे थोड़े समय के लिए भी न पीछे रहते हैं और न आगे बढ़ते हैं। -[16:62] वे अल्लाह के लिए बेटियाँ ठहराते हैं, जिन्हें अपने लिए पसंद नहीं करते। और उनकी ज़बानें झूठ बोलती हैं कि यदि वे पुनः जीवित किए भी गए, जैसा कि मुसलमानों का दावा है, तो उनके लिए अल्लाह के पास सबसे अच्छी स्थिति होगी। जबकि सच्चाई यह है कि जहन्नम उन्हीं के लिए है। वे उसमें छोड़ दिए जाएँगे, उससे बाहर कभी नहीं निकलेंगे। -[16:63] अल्लाह की क़सम! (ऐ रसूल) हमने आपके पहले के समुदायों की ओर भी रसूल भेजे थे। तो शैतान ने उनके शिर्क, कुफ़्र और अवज्ञा जैसे बुरे कार्यों को उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिया। तो वही क़ियामत के दिन उनका तथाकथित सहायक है। इसलिए वे उसी से मदद माँगें। और उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना है। -[16:64] और (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आप पर यह क़ुरआन इसलिए उतारा है, ताकि आप सभी लोगों के लिए एकेश्वरवाद, मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन और शरीयत के अहकाम खोल-खोलकर बयान कर दें, जिनमें उन्होंने मतभेद किया है। और इसलिए कि यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर तथा क़ुरआन की लाई हुए बातों पर ईमान रखने वालों के लिए मार्गदर्शक और दया बन जाए। क्योंकि वही सत्य से लाभ उठाने वाले हैं। -[16:65] अल्लाह ने आसमान की ओर से बारिश बरसाई, फिर सूखी बंजर धरती को, उससे पौधे उगाकर पुनर्जीवित किया। निःसंदेह आकाश की ओर से बारिश उतारने और उसके द्वारा पृथ्वी के पौधों को उगाने में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति का एक स्पष्ट संकेत है, जो अल्लाह की वाणी को सुनते और उसपर चिंतन-मनन करते हैं। -[16:66] और (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए, ऊँटों, गायों और भेड़ों में एक उपदेश है। हम तुम्हें इन जानवरों के थनों से दूध पिलाते हैं, जो उनके पेट में मौजूद मल और उनके शरीर में मौजूद रक्त के बीच से निकलता है। किंतु इसके बावजूद साफ, शुद्ध तथा स्वादिष्ट दूध निकलता है, जो पीने वालों के लिए सुखद होता है। -[16:67] और तुम्हारे लिए, हमारी ओर से प्राप्त होने वाले खजूर और अंगूर जैसे फलों में भी एक उपदेश है। उनसे तुम नशीला पदार्थ बनाते हो, जिससे बुद्धि चली जाती है, और यह अच्छा नहीं है। तथा तुम उनसे अच्छी जीविका भी बनाते हो, जिसका तुम लाभ उठाते हो, जैसे खजूर, किशमिश, सिरका और शीरा। इन सब चीज़ों में उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और अनुग्रह का संकेत है, जो बुद्धि से काम लेते हैं, क्योंकि वही लोग उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं। -[16:68] और (ऐ रसूल!) तेरे पालनहार ने मधुमक्खियों के दिल में यह बात डाल दी और उन्हें निर्देशित किया कि : तुम पर्वतों में अपने लिए घर बनाओ, तथा पेड़ों में और उसमें घर बनाओ, जो लोग निर्माण करते और छत बनाते हैं। -[16:69] फिर उन सभी फलों से खा, जो तू चाहे और उन रास्तों पर चल, जिनपर चलने के लिए तेरे पालनहार ने तुझे प्रेरित किया है। उन मधुमक्खियों के पेट से विभिन्न रंगों का शहद निकलता है। कुछ सफ़ेद, तो कुछ पीला और कुछ किसी और रंग का। इसमें लोगों के लिए शिफ़ा (आरोग्य) है। वे इसके साथ बीमारियों का इलाज करते हैं। निःसंदेह मधुमक्खियों को यह बात सिखाने और उनके पेट से निकलने वाले शहद में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसके अपनी सृष्टि के मामलों के प्रबंधन का प्रमाण है, जो सोच-विचार करते हैं। क्योंकि वही शिक्षा ग्रहण करते हैं। -[16:70] और अल्लाह ही ने तुम्हें बिना किसी पूर्व नमूने के पैदा किया है। फिर तुम्हारी आयु ख़त्म होने पर तुम्हें मृत्यु देगा। और तुममें से किसी को आयु के सबसे बुरे चरण तक पहुँचा दिया जाता है और वह पुढ़ापा है। फिर वह उसमें से कुछ भी नहीं जानता, जो वह पहले जानता था। अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उससे बंदों का कोई कार्य छिपा नहीं है। वह हर चीज़ में सक्षम है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[16:71] अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जो रोज़ी दी है, उसमें कुछ को दूसरों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की है। इसलिए तुममें से किसी को धनी तो किसी को निर्धन, किसी को राजा तो किसी को प्रजा बनाया है। तो जिन्हें अल्लाह ने रोज़ी के मामले में आगे रखा है, वे अल्लाह के दिए हुए धन को अपने दासों के हवाले करने वाले नहीं हैं ताकि वे राज्य में उनके साथ समान भागीदार हो सकें। तो भला वे कैसे पसंद करते हैं कि अल्लाह के उसके बंदों में से कोई साझी हों, जबकि उन्हें खुद अपने बारे में यह पसंद नहीं कि उनके दासों में से उनके कोई साझी हों जो उनके साथ बराबर हों? भला यह कैसा अन्याय है? और अल्लाह की नेमतों का इससे बड़ा इनकार और क्या हो सकता है? -[16:72] और (ऐ लोगो!) अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे ही वर्ग से पत्नियाँ बनाईं, जिनसे तुम शांति प्राप्त करते हो, और तुम्हारी पत्नियों से तुम्हारे लिए बेटे और पोते बनाए, और तुम्हें खाने की पवित्र चीज़ें प्रदान कीं (जैसे- मांस, अनाज और फल)। तो क्या वे झूठी मूर्तियों और पत्थरों को मानते हैं, और अल्लाह की उन ढेर सारी नेमतों का इनकार करते हैं, जिन्हें वे गिन भी नहीं सकते, और अल्लाह का शुक्रिया नहीं अदा करते कि केवल उसी पर ईमान लाएँ? -[16:73] और ये बहुदेववादी लोग अल्लाह के अलावा ऐसी मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हैं, जो न उन्हें आकाशों तथा धरती से कुछ भी रोज़ी प्रदान करने का अधिकार रखती हैं और न ही उन्हें इसका अधिकार प्राप्त हो सकता है, क्योंकि वे निर्जीव चीज़ें हैं, जिनके पास जीवन या ज्ञान नहीं है। -[16:74] अतः (ऐ लोगो!) इन मूर्तियों में से जो लाभ या हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं किसी को अल्लाह के समान न ठहराओ। क्योंकि अल्लाह के समान कोई नहीं है कि उसे तुम इबादत में उसका साझी मानो। अल्लाह अपनी महिमा और पूर्णता के गुणों को जानता है और तुम उसे नहीं जानते। यही कारण है कि तुम बहुदेववाद में पड़ जाते हो और दावा करते हो कि वह तुम्हारी मूर्तियों के समान है। -[16:75] अल्लाह ने बहुदेववादियों के खंडन के लिए एक उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया है : एक पराधीन दास है, जिसे कोई अधिकार प्राप्त नहीं है। उसके पास खर्च करने के लिए कुछ भी नहीं है। और एक आज़ाद व्यक्ति है, जिसे हमने अपने पास से वैध धन प्रदान किया है, जिसमें वह जैसे चाहे, व्यवहार करे। चुनाँचे वह उसमें से गुप्त रूप से और खुले तौर पर जितना चाहता है, खर्च करता है। तो ये दोनों व्यक्ति बराबर नहीं हो सकते। फिर तुम उस अल्लाह को, जो मालिक है, अपने स्वामित्व की चीज़ों में जैसे चाहे व्यवहार करता है, अपनी असहाय मूर्तियों के बराबर कैसे बनाते हो?! सारी प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जो प्रशंसा का हक़दार है। परंतु अधिकतर बहुदेववादी इस बात को नहीं जानते कि पूज्यता एकमात्र अल्लाह ही के लिए विशिष्ट है और अकेला वही पूजा किए जाने के योग्य है। -[16:76] अल्लाह ने उनके तर्क के खंडन के लिए एक और उदाहरण दिया है, जो दो आदमियों का उदाहरण है : उनमें से एक गूँगा है। जो अपने बहरेपन और गूँगेपन के कारण, न सुनता है, न बोलता है और न समझता है। वह खुद को और दूसरों को लाभ पहुँचाने में अक्षम है, तथा वह अपने अभिभावक पर एक भारी बोझ है। वह उसे जहाँ भी भेजता है, कोई भलाई लेकर नहीं आता और न किसी अपेक्षित चीज़ को प्राप्त करने में सफल होता है। क्या जिसकी यह स्थिति है, उसके बराबर हो सकता है, जो अच्छी तरह सुनने और बोलने वाला है, तथा उसका लाभ दूसरों तक पहुँचने वाला है। क्योंकि वह लोगों को न्याय करने का आदेश देता है, और वह अपने आप में सदाचारी है। अतः वह एक स्पष्ट मार्ग पर है, जिसमें कोई संदेह और टेढ़ापन नहीं है?! तो भला तुम (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) अल्लाह को, जो महिमा और पूर्णता के गुणों से विशिष्ट है, अपनी उन मूर्तियों के बराबर कैसे बनाते हो, जो न सुन सकती हैं, न बोल सकती हैं और न कोई लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं और न कोई हानि दूर कर सकती हैं?! -[16:77] आकाशों और धरती की छिपी बातों का ज्ञान केवल अल्लाह के पास है। उसका ज्ञान उसी के साथ विशिष्ट है, उसकी किसी सृष्टि को इसका ज्ञान नहीं है। और क़ियामत का मामला, जो उसके साथ विशिष्ट ग़ैब (परोक्ष) की बातों में से है, उसके आने की गति में जब वह उसका इरादा करे, तो वह एक आँख की पलक को बंद करने और खोलने की तरह है, बल्कि वह इससे भी अधिक निकट है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। जब वह किसी चीज़ का इरादा करता है, तो उससे कहता है : (हो जा), तो वह हो जाती है। -[16:78] और अल्लाह ने तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारी माताओं के पेट से, गर्भावस्था के समय के पूरे होने के बाद, शिशु के रूप में निकाला, तुम कुछ नहीं जानते थे, और उसने तुम्हारे लिए कान बनाए ताकि उससे सुन सको, और आँखें बनाईं ताकि उनसे देख सको और हृदय बनाए ताकि उससे समझ सको, इस उम्मीद में कि तुम उसकी नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[16:79] क्या बहुदेववादियों ने पक्षियों को वशीभूत, हवा में उड़ने के लिए तैयार नहीं देखा, कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें पंख प्रदान करके और हवा को हल्की बनाकर तथा उन्हें अपने पंख को फैलाने और समेटने की प्रेरणा देकर कैसे उड़ने के लायक़ बनाया? उन्हें हवा में गिरने से केवल अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान ही रोकता है। निश्चय इस वशीकरण और गिरने से थामे रखे में उन लोगों के लिए संकेत हैं, जो अल्लाह पर विश्वास रखते हैं; क्योंकि वही लोग संकेतों और शिक्षाओं से लाभ उठाते हैं। -[16:80] अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे पत्थर एवं अन्य चीज़ों के बनाए हुए घरों को तुम्हारे लिए स्थिरता और विश्राम का स्थान बनाया। तथा ऊँट, गाय और बकरी की खालों से तुम्हारे लिए शहरी घरों की तरह रेगिस्तान (दीहात) में तंबू और गुंबद बनाए, जिन्हें तुम्हारे लिए अपने सफ़र के दौरान एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान तक ले जाना आसान होता है, और तुम्हारे पड़ाव डालने के समय उन्हें आसानी से लगाया जा सकता है। तथा भेड़ के ऊन, ऊँट के रोएँ और बकरी के बालों से तुम्हारे घरों के सामान, कपड़े और ग़िलाफ़ बनाए, जिनसे तुम एक निर्धारित समय तक लाभ उठाते हो। -[16:81] और अल्लाह ने तुम्हें गर्मी से छाया प्रदान करने के लिए पेड़ों और मकानों की छाया बनाई, और तुम्हारे लिए पहाड़ों में माँद, खोह और गुफाएँ बनाईं, जहाँ तुम ठंड, गर्मी और दुश्मन से बचते हो और तुम्हें सूती तथा अन्य वस्तुओं के कपड़े प्रदान किए, जो तुम्हें गर्मी और ठंड से बचाते हैं, और तुम्हें कवच प्रदान किए, जो युद्ध में दुश्मन की वार से बचाते हैं, जिसके कारण हथियार तुम्हारे शरीर में प्रवेश नहीं करता। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने तुम्हें पिछली नेमतें प्रदान की हैं, उसी तरह वह तुम पर अपनी नेमतें पूरी करता है, इस आशा में एक अल्लाह के आज्ञाकारी बन जाओ और किसी को उसका साझी न बनाओ। -[16:82] फिर यदि वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपके लाए हुए धर्म को मानने और उसकी पुष्टि करने से मुँह मोड़ें, तो आपका कार्य केवल उसे स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचा देना है, जिसके पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया है। आपका काम उन्हें हिदायत स्वीकारने पर मजबूर करना नहीं है। -[16:83] अल्लाह ने बहुदेववादियों को जो नेमतें दे रखी हैं, वे उन्हें अच्छी तरह पहचानते हैं, जिनमें एक नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को उनकी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजना भी शामिल है। फिर वे उनके प्रति आभार प्रकट न करके और उसके रसूल को झुठलाकर, उसकी नेमतों का इनकार करते हैं। और उनमें से अधिकतर लोग अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार ही करने वाले हैं। -[16:84] और (ऐ रसूल!) याद करें, जिस दिन अल्लाह हर समुदाय के रसूल को खड़ा करेगा, जो उस समुदाय के मोमिन के ईमान और काफ़िर के कुफ़्र की गवाही देगा। फिर उसके बाद काफ़िरों को अपने कुफ़्र का बहाना पेश करने की अनुमति नहीं दी जाएगी, और न ही वे दुनिया में वापस लौटाए जाएँगे कि अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के काम कर सकें। क्योंकि आख़िरत हिसाब का घर है, काम का घर नहीं। -[16:85] और जब शिर्क करने वाले अत्याचारी लोग यातना को देख लेंगे, तो उनसे यातना कम नहीं की जाएगी और न ही उनसे यातना को टालकर उन्हें मोहलत दी जाएगी। बल्कि वे उसमें हमेशा-हमेशा के लिए प्रवेश करेंगे। -[16:86] और जब मुश्रिक लोग क़ियामत के दिन अपने उन पूज्यों को देख लेंगे, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा किया करते थे, तो कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! यही हमारे वे साझी हैं, जिन्हें हम तुझे छोड़कर पूजा करते थे। ऐसा इस उद्देश्य से कहेंगे कि अपना बोझ उनपर डाल दें। तो अल्लाह उनके पूज्यों को बोलने की शक्ति प्रदान कर देगा और वे उनकी बात का खंडन करते हुए कहेंगे : (ऐ मुश्रिको!) निश्चय तुम अल्लाह के साथ एक साझी की पूजा करने में झूठे हो। क्योंकि उसके साथ कोई साझी ही नहीं कि उसकी पूजा की जाए। -[16:87] उस दिन शिर्क करने वाले अल्लाह के समक्ष समर्पण कर देंगे और अकेले उसी के आज्ञानुवर्ती बन जाएँगे, तथा उनका यह गढ़ा हुआ दावा हवा हो जाएगा कि उनकी मूर्तियाँ अल्लाह के निकट उनकी सिफ़ारिश करेंगी। -[16:88] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और दूसरों को अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोका, वे अपने कुफ़्र के कारण जिस यातना के हक़दार थे, हम (उनके स्वयं भ्रष्ट होने तथा दूसरों को गुमराह करके भ्रष्टाचार पैदा करने के कारण) उनकी यातना उससे और अधिक कर देंगे। -[16:89] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद करें, जब हम हर समुदाय में एक रसूल को खड़ा करेंगे, जो उनके कुफ़्र या ईमान की गवाही देगा। यह रसूल उन्हीं के समुदाय से होगा और उन्हीं की भाषा में बात करेगा। और (ऐ रसूल!) हम आपको सभी समुदायों पर गवाह बनाकर लाएँगे। और हमने आपपर क़ुरआन को हर उस चीज़ को स्पष्ट करने के लिए उतारा है, जिसके स्पष्टीकरण की आवश्यकता है, जैसे कि हलाल एवं हराम, पुण्य एवं दंड, इत्यादि। तथा हमने उसे लोगों को सत्य का मार्ग दिखाने, उसपर ईमान लाने और उसके अनुसार कार्य करने वाले के लिए दया और अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों के लिए उस स्थायी नेमत की शुभ सूचना के रूप में उतारा है, जिसकी उन्हें प्रतीक्षा है। -[16:90] अल्लाह अपने बंदों को न्याय का आदेश देता है कि बंदा अल्लाह के हक़ और बंदों के हक़ अदा करे और निर्णय करते समय बिना औचित्य के किसी को किसी पर वरीयता न दे। तथा वह उपकार का आदेश देता है कि बंदा अनुग्रह करते हुए ऐसे कार्य करे, जिसके लिए वह बाध्य नहीं है, जैसे कि स्वेच्छा से खर्च करना और अत्याचारी को क्षमा कर देना। और रिश्तेदारों को उनकी आवश्यकता की चीज़ें देने का आदेश देता है। और हर बुरी चीज़ से रोकता है, चाहे उसका संबंध बात से हो, जैसे- गंदी बात कहना या कार्य से, जैसे- व्यभिचार। और उससे रोकता है, जो शरीयत की नज़र में नापसंदीदा है और इसमें सारे पाप शामिल हैं। और अत्याचार तथा अहंकार से रोकता है। अल्लाह ने इस आयत में तुम्हें जिन बातों का आदेश दिया है और जिन कार्यों से रोका है, उनके निष्पादन का तुम्हें उपदेश देता है। इस उम्मीद में कि तुम उसके उपदेश पर ध्यान दो। -[16:91] अल्लाह या उसके बंदों को दिए हुए हर वचन को पूरा करो, और अल्लाह की क़सम खाकर क़समों को सुदृढ़ करने के बाद, उन्हें मत तोड़ो, हालाँकि तुमने अल्लाह को अपने आपपर गवाह बनाया है कि तुम अपनी क़समों को पूरा करोगे। निश्चय अल्लाह जानता है, जो कुछ तुम करते हो। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[16:92] तुम प्रतिज्ञाओं को तोड़कर उस मूर्ख स्त्री की तरह मूर्ख और अल्पबुद्धि मत बनो, जिसने पूरी मेहनत से, अच्छी तरह ऊन या सूत काता, फिर उसे उधेड़कर रख दिया। उसने सूत कातने और उसे उधेड़ने में मेहनत की, लेकिन उसे वह नहीं मिला जो वह चाहती थी। तुम अपनी क़समों को एक-दूसरे को धोखा देने का साधन बनाते हो, ताकि तुम्हारा समुदाय तुम्हारे दुश्मन के समुदाय से अधिक और मज़बूत हो जाए। वास्तव में, अल्लाह तुम्हारा प्रतिज्ञाओं की पूर्ति के साथ परीक्षण करता है कि तुम उन्हें पूरा करते हो, या उन्हें तोड़ते हो? और अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन उन सारे मामलों को निश्चित रूप से स्पष्ट कर देगा, जिनके बारे में तुम दुनिया में मतभेद किया करते थे। चुनाँचे वह बता देगा कि कौन सत्य पर था और कौन असत्य पर, तथा कौन सच्चा था और कौन झूठा। -[16:93] औ अगर अल्लाह चाहता तो तुम्हें एक ही समुदाय बना देता, जो सत्य मार्ग पर चल रहा होता, मगर अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय के अनुसार सत्य से दूर कर देता है और प्रतिज्ञाओं के अनुपालन से वंचित कर देता है। और जिसे चाहता है अपनी कृपा से उसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। और क़ियामत के दिन तुमसे उसके बारे में अवश्य पूछा जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[16:94] और तुम अपनी क़समों को धोखे का साधन न बनाओ कि अपने मन की इच्छाओं का पालन करते हुए, एक-दूसरे को धोखा दो। चुनाँचे जब चाहो क़समें तोड़ दो और जब चाहो पूरा करो। क्योंकि अगर तुम ऐसा करोगे, तो तुम्हारे पैर सीधे मार्ग से, उसपर जमन के उपरांत भी, हट जाएंँगे और तुम स्वयं अल्लाह के रास्ते से भटकने और दूसरों को उससे भटकाने के कारण यातना चखोगे और तुम्हारे लिए कई गुना यातना होगी। -[16:95] और अल्लाह की प्रतिज्ञा को थोड़ी सी क़ीमत से न बदलो कि उसकी प्रतिज्ञा को तोड़ दो और उसे पूरी न करो। वास्तविकता यह है कि इस संसार में अल्लाह जो विजय और ग़नीमत के धन प्रदान करेगा और आख़िरत में जो स्थायी आनंद प्रदान करेगा, वह तुम्हारे लिए उस थोड़े से मुआवज़े से बेहतर है, जो तुम्हें प्रतिज्ञा तोड़ने पर प्राप्त होता है, यदि तुम इस तथ्य को जानते हो। -[16:96] (ऐ लोगो!) जो धन, सुख-सामग्री और नेमतें तुम्हारे पास हैं, वे ख़त्म हो जाएँगी, भले ही वे बहुत अधिक हों। जबकि अल्लाह के पास जो बदला है, वह बाकी रहने वाला है। तो तुम कैसे बाक़ी रहने वाले पर एक नश्वर को वरीयता देते हो? और हम उन लोगों को, जो अपनी प्रतिज्ञाओं पर क़ायम रहे और उन्हें किसी हाल में नहीं तोड़ा, उनका बदला उनके उत्तम कार्यों के अनुसार प्रदान करेंगे। अतः हम उन्हें एक नेकी बदला दस गुना से, सात सौ गुना तक, बल्कि उससे भी अधिक गुना तक देंगे। -[16:97] जो भी शरीयत के अनुसार नेक काम करे, चाहे वह पुरुष हो या महिला, और वह अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाला हो, तो हम उसे अल्लाह के फ़ैसले से संतुष्टि और उसके साथ संतोष और नेक कार्यों की तौफ़ीक़ से भरा हुआ एक अच्छा जीवन प्रदान करेंगे और हम आख़िरत में उन्हें, दुनिया में उनके द्वारा किए गए अच्छे कार्यों का, सर्वश्रेष्ठ बदला प्रदान करेंगे। -[16:98] अतः (ऐ मोमिन!) जब तुम क़ुरआन पढ़ना चाहो, तो अल्लाह से दुआ करो को वह तुम्हें अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासित शैतान के वसवसे (बुरे ख़याल) से सुरक्षित रखे। -[16:99] शैतान का ज़ोर उन लोगों पर नहीं चलता, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और वे अपने सभी कार्यों में केवल अपने पालनहार पर भरोसा रखते हैं। -[16:100] बुरे ख़यालों द्वारा उसका प्रभुत्व तो केवल उन लोगों पर है, जो उसे अपना दोस्त बनाते हैं और उसके बहकावे में उसका पालन करते हैं, तथा उसके बहकाने के कारण अल्लाह का साझी बनाने वाले हैं, उसके साथ दूसरे की पूजा करते हैं। -[16:101] जब हम क़ुरआन की किसी आयत का हुक्म दूसरी आयत के ज़रिए निरस्त करते हैं (और अल्लाह उसे अधिक जानने वाला है जो वह क़ुरआन में से किसी हिकमत के कारण निरस्त करता है और उसे भी जानने वाला है, जो वह उसमें से निरस्त नहीं करता है), तो वे कहते हैं : (ऐ मुहम्मद!) तुम तो झूठे हो, अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते हो। बल्कि, उनमें से अधिकांश को यह नहीं पता कि निरस्त करना अल्लाह की व्यापक हिकमत के तहत होता है। -[16:102] (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें : इस क़ुरआन को जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम अल्लाह की ओर से, सत्य के साथ लेकर उतरे हैं, जिसमें कोई त्रुटि, या परिवर्तन या विकृति नहीं है। ताकि जब भी उसकी कोई नई आयत उतरे और उसमें से कुछ को निरस्त किया जाए, तो वह अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों को उनके ईमान पर मज़बूत कर दे, और ताकि यह उनके लिए सत्य का मार्गदर्शन हो, और मुसलमानों के लिए उन्हें प्राप्त होने वाले उत्कृष्ट बदले की शुभ सूचना हो। -[16:103] हम जानते हैं कि बहुदेववादियों का कहना है कि : मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को क़ुरआन तो एक इनसान सिखाता है। हालाँकि वे अपने दावे में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि जिसके बारे में उनका ख़याल है कि वह आपको क़ुरआन सिखाता है, उसकी भाषा ग़ैर-अरबी है, और यह क़ुरआन उच्च बलाग़त (आलंकारिक शैली) वाले स्पष्ट अरबी भाषा में उतरा है। फिर वे कैसे दावा करते हैं कि आप (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने) इसे एक गैर-अरब व्यक्ति से सीखा है?! -[16:104] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह की आयतों पर विश्वास नहीं रखते कि वे उसी महिमावान की ओर से हैं, अल्लाह उन्हें सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन का सामर्थ्य नहीं देता जब तक कि वे अपने इस रवैये पर अटल हैं। तथा अल्लाह के इनकार और उसकी आयतों को झुठलाने के कारण उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[16:105] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अपने पालनहार की ओर से जो कुछ लाए हैं, उसमें वह झूठे नहीं हैं। बल्कि झूठ तो वे लोग गढ़ते हैं, जो अल्लाह की आयतों को सत्य नहीं मानते। क्योंकि उन्हें न किसी यातना का डर है, और न ही उन्हें किसी प्रतिफल की उम्मीद है। ये लोग जो कुफ़्र की विशेषता रखने वाले हैं, वे झूठे हैं। क्योंकि झूठ बोलना उनकी आदत है जिसके वे आदी हो चुके हैं। -[16:106] जिसने ईमान लाने के बाद अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, सिवाय उस व्यक्ति के जिसे कुफ़्र पर मजबूर किया जाए और वह अपनी ज़बान से कुफ़्र के शब्द का उच्चारण कर ले, जबकि उसका दिल ईमान से संतुष्ट हो और उसकी सच्चाई पर विश्वास रखने वाला हो (तो उसका हुक्म अलग है)। लेकिन जिसका सीना कुफ़्र के लिए खुला हो और वह ईमान के स्थान पर उसी को चुन ले और आज्ञाकारी रूप से अपनी ज़बान से उसका उच्चारण करे, तो वह इस्लाम से फिर जाने वाला है। अतः ऐसे लोगों पर अल्लाह का क्रोध है और उनके लिए बहुत बड़ी यातना है। -[16:107] इस्लाम से उनका यह फिर जाना इस कारण हुआ कि उन्होंने अपने कुफ़्र के बदले में प्राप्त होने वाले दुनिया के थोड़े-से अंश को आख़िरत पर वरीयता दी। और यह कि अल्लाह काफ़िर समुदाय को ईमान की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देता, बल्कि उन्हें असहाय छोड़ देता है। -[16:108] ईमान लाने के बाद उससे फिर जाने वाले लोगों के दिलों पर अल्लाह ने मुहर लगा दी है, इसलिए वे उपदेशों को नहीं समझते, और उनके कानों में मुहर लगा दी है, इसलिए उन्हें लाभ उठाने के उद्देश्य से नहीं सुनते, और उनकी आँखों पर परदे डाल दिए हैं, इसलिए वे ईमान का प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करने वाली निशानियों को नहीं देखते। और यही लोग हैं, जो सौभाग्य और दुर्भाग्य के कारणों से, तथा उस यातना से ग़ाफ़िल हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार की है। -[16:109] वास्तव में, क़ियामत के दिन यही लोग घाटा उठाने वाले लोग हैं, जिन्होंने ईमान लाने के बाद कुफ़्र करके खुद अपना नुक़सान किया, जो यदि उसी पर क़ायम रहते, तो वे जन्नत में प्रवेश करते। -[16:110] फिर (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार उन कमज़ोर मोमिनों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है, जिन्होंने मक्का से मदीना की ओर हिजरत की, इसके पश्चात कि बहुदेववादियों ने उन्हें प्रताड़ित किया और उनके धर्म के मामले में उनका परीक्षण किया, यहाँ तक कि वे कुफ़्र का शब्द बोनले पर विवश हो गए, लेकिन उनके दिल ईमान से संतुष्ट थे। फिर उन्होंने अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद किया ताकि अल्लाह की बात सर्वोच्च हो और काफ़िरों की बात नीची रहे और इस मार्ग में आने वाले कष्ट पर धैर्य रखा। निश्चित रूप से आपका पालनहार उस परीक्षण के बाद जिससे वे परीक्षित किए गए और उस प्रताड़ना के बाद जिससे वे प्रताड़ित किए गए, यहाँ तक कि कुफ़्र का शब्द बोलने पर मजबूर हो गए; (आपका पालनहार) उन्हें बहुत क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। क्योंकि उन्होंने कुफ़्र के शब्द का उच्चारण केवल मजबूर किए जाने पर किया था। -[16:111] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद करें, जिस दिन परिस्थिति इतनी गंभीर होगी कि प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपनी ओर से झगड़ रहा होगा। वह किसी दूसरे की ओर से नहीं झगड़ेगा। तथा हर इनसान को उसके अच्छे और बुरे कार्यों का पूरा बदला दिया जाएगा। और उनपर इस प्रकार का कोई अत्याचार नहीं होगा कि उनकी नेकियाँ घटा दी जाएँ या उनके गुनाह बढ़ा दिए जाएँ। -[16:112] अल्लाह ने एक बस्ती (जो कि मक्का है) का उदाहरण दिया है, जो सुरक्षित थी उसके निवासियों को कोई भय नहीं था, तथा स्थिरता व शांति वाली थी। जबकि लोग उसके आस-पास से उचक लिए जाते थे। उसकी रोज़ी हर स्थान से आसानी के साथ चली आ रही थी। फिर उसके वासियों ने अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार किया और उनका शुक्रिया अदा नहीं किया। तो अल्लाह ने बदले के तौर पर उन्हें भूख और सख़्त भय से ग्रस्त कर दिया, जो उनके शरीर पर घबराहट और कमज़ोरी के रूप में प्रकट हुआ, यहाँ तक कि वे दोनों उनके लिए कपड़े की तरह (चिमट जाने वाले) हो गए। ऐसा दरअसल उनके कुफ़्र एवं झुठलाने के कारण हुआ। -[16:113] मक्का वालों के पास उन्हीं में से एक रसूल आया, जिसे वे सच्चाई और अमानतदारी के साथ जानते थे। यह रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम थे। लेकिन उन्होंने आपपर आपके पालनहार ने जो कुछ उतारा था, उसमें आपको झूठा ठहराया, तो उनपर भूख और भय के रूप में अल्लाह का अज़ाब उतरा। जबकि वे अल्लाह का साझी ठहराने और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण अपने आपको विनाश में डालकर स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[16:114] इसलिए, (ऐ बंदो!) अल्लाह की दी हुई वह वस्तुएँ जो खाने में अच्छी लगें और हलाल हों, खाओ, और अल्लाह की दी हुई नेमतों का, उन्हें अल्लाह की दी हुई नेमत मानकर और उसकी प्रसन्नता के कामों में लगाकर, शुक्रिया अदा करो, यदि तुम अकेले उसी की इबादत करते हो और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाते हो। -[16:115] अल्लाह ने खाने की जो चीजें तुमपर हराम की हैं, वे इस प्रकार हैं : ज़बह किया जाने वाला वह जानवर जो ज़बह किए बिना मर जाए, बहता रक्त, सुअर अपने सभी हिस्सों सहित और वह जानवर जिसे ज़बह करने वाले ने अल्लाह के अलावा किसी और को भेंट के रूप में ज़बह किया हो। यह निषेध उस समय है, जब आदमी स्वेच्छा से खाए। अलबत्ता, अगर कोई व्यक्ति इन्हें खाने को मजबूर हो जाए और उनमें से कुछ खा ले, इस हाल में कि वह हराम का इच्छुक न हो और ज़रूरत की सीमा से आगे बढ़ने वाला न हो; तो उसपर कोई पाप नहीं है। क्योंकि अल्लाह क्षमा करने वाला है। उसने जो कुछ खाया है, उसे माफ़ कर देगा। उसपर दया करने वाला है कि उसे आवश्यकता पड़ने पर इसकी अनुमति प्रदान कर दी। -[16:116] और (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम उसके कारण जो तुम्हारी ज़बानें अल्लाह पर झूठ कहती हैं, यह न कहो कि यह चीज़ हलाल है और यह चीज़ हराम है; इस उद्देश्य से कि उस चीज़ को हराम ठहराकर जो अल्लाह ने हराम नहीं किया, या उस चीज़ को हलाल ठहराकर जो उसने हलाल नहीं किया, अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ो। निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ते हैं, वे न किसी उद्देश्य में सफल होते हैं, और न किसी भय से छुटकारा पाते हैं। -[16:117] इस दुनिया में उनके लिए अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करने के कारण थोड़ा-सा तुच्छ सामान है, और क़ियामत के दिन उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[16:118] विशेष रूप से यहूदियों पर हमने वे चीज़ें हराम कीं, जिनका वर्णन हम इससे पहले आपके सामने कर चुके हैं। (जैसाकि सूरतुल्-अन्आम की आयत संख्या : 146 में है)। इन चीज़ों को हराम करके हमने उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया। बल्कि सज़ा के कारणों को अपनाकर, वे स्वंय अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करते थे। इसलिए हमने उन्हें उनकी सरकशी का बदला दिया, और सज़ा के तौर पर इन वस्तुओं को उनपर हराम कर दिया। -[16:119] फिर (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार उन लोगों के लिए जिन्होंने बुरे कर्म किए उनके परिणामों से अनभिज्ञ होने के कारण, भले ही वे जानबूझकर किए हों, फिर उन्होंने बुरे कार्य करने के बाद अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा कर ली और अपने उन कार्यों का सुधार कर लिया जिनमें खराबी थी, तो आपका पालनहार तौबा कर लेने के बाद उनके गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला, उन पर दया करने वाला है। -[16:120] निःसंदेह इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम सभी अच्छे गुणों से सुसज्जित, सदैव अपने पालनहार का आज्ञापालन करने वाले और सभी धर्मों से विमुख होकर इस्लाम की ओेर आकृष्ट थे। तथा वह कभी भी शिर्क करने वालों में से नहीं थे। -[16:121] वह अल्लाह की ओर से प्राप्त होने वाली नेमतों के प्रति आभार प्रकट करने वाले थे। अल्लाह ने उन्हें नुबुव्वत (ईशदूतत्व) के लिए चुन लिया था और सीधे धर्म इस्लाम की ओर उनका मार्गदर्शन किया था। -[16:122] और हमने उन्हें दुनिया में नबी बनाया, तथा अच्छी प्रशंसा और नेक संतान प्रदान की। और वह आख़िरत में निश्चित रूप से उन सदाचारियों में से हैं, जिनके लिए अल्लाह ने जन्नत के ऊँचे दर्जे तैयार कर रखे हैं। -[16:123] फिर (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपकी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की कि तौहीद, मुश्रिकों से अलग होने, अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने के मामले में, इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के तरीक़े का अनुसरण करें, जो समस्त धर्मों से विमुख होकर इस्लाम धर्म की ओर एकाग्र थे, तथा वह कभी भी मुश्रिकों में से नहीं थे जैसाकि मुश्रिकों का दावा है, बल्कि वह एक अल्लाह की इबादत करने वाले थे। -[16:124] शनिवार के दिन का सम्मान करना तो केवल उन्हीं यहूदियों पर फ़र्ज़ किया गया था, जिन्होंने उसके बारे में मतभेद किया था। ताकि वे उस दिन अपने सारे कार्यों को छोड़कर इबादत में व्यस्त रहें, जबकि वे जुमे के दिन से भटक गए थे, जिसमें उन्हें सारे कार्य छोड़ इबादत का आदेश दिया गया था। और (ऐ रसूल!) निश्चय ही आपका पालनहार इन मतभेद करने वालों के बीच क़ियामत के दिन उस विषय में निर्णय कर देगा, जिसमें वे मतभेद किया करते थे, फिर हर एक को वह बदला देगा, जिसका वह हक़दार होगा। -[16:125] (ऐ रसूल!) आप और आपके मानने वाले मोमिन, आमंत्रित व्यक्ति की दशा, उसकी समझ और उसकी अधीनता (आज्ञाकारिता) की अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार, तथा प्रोत्साहन और धमकी पर आधारित सदुपदेश के साथ इस्लाम के धर्म की ओर बुलाएँ। और उनसे ऐसे तरीक़े से बहस करें, जो कथन, विचार एवं संस्कार के रूप से सबसे अच्छा है। क्योंकि आपका काम लोगों को मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करना नहीं, बल्कि आपका काम केवल उन्हें संदेश पहुँचाना है। निःसंदेह आपका रब उसे सबसे अधिक जानता है, जो इस्लाम के धर्म से भटक गया, और वह उन लोगों को भी सबसे अधिक जानता है, जो उसके मार्ग पर चलने वाले हैं। इसलिए आप उन पर बिल्कुल ही न पछताएँ। -[16:126] और यदि तुम अपने दुश्मन से बदला लेना चाहो, तो उसे उतनी ही सज़ा दो जितना तुम्हें कष्ट पहुँचाया गया है, उससे अधिक नहीं। और अगर बदला लेने की शक्ति के बावजूद तुम उसे सज़ा देने के बजाय सब्र से काम लो, तो ऐसा करना तुममें से सब्र करने वालों के लिए, उन्हें सज़ा देकर बदला लेने से बेहतर है। -[16:127] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनकी ओर से पहुँचने वाले कष्ट पर सब्र करें। और आपको सब्र की तौफ़ीक़ केवल अल्लाह के तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान करने से मिलती है। और आप काफ़िरों के आपसे उपेक्षा करने से दुखी न हों और उनके छल और चाल से आपका दिल तंग न हो। -[16:128] निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों के साथ है, जो गुनाहों से बचकर अल्लाह से डरते हैं और जो नेकियाँ करके और आदेशों का पालनकर उत्तमकार हैं। अतः वह विजय और समर्थन के साथ उनके साथ है। - -Surah 17: Bani Isra'il (The Israelites) ----------------------------------------- -[17:1] महिमावान अल्लाह पवित्र एवं महान है, क्योंकि वह ऐसी चीज़ पर क्षमता रखता है, जो उसके सिवा कोई नहीं कर सकता। वही अपने बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को रात के एक भाग में, शरीर एवं आत्मा के साथ, जागने की हालत में, मस्जिदे-हराम से बैतुल-मक़्दिस की मस्जिद तक ले गया, जिसके चारों ओर हमने फलों और फसलों के द्वारा तथा नबियों के घरों के रूप में बरकतें रखी हैं। ताकि वह महिमावान अल्लाह की शक्ति को इंगित करने वाली हमारी कुछ निशानियों का अवलोकन करें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब कुछ सुनने वाला है, इसलिए कोई भी सुनी जाने वाली चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं रहती, तथा सब कुछ देखने वाला है, अतः कोई भी देखी जाने वाली चीज़ उससे ओझल नहीं हो सकती। -[17:2] और हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को तौरात प्रदान की और उसे बनी इसराईल के लिए मार्गदर्शक व पथप्रदर्शक बना दिया। तथा हमने बनी इसराईल से कहा : मेरे सिवा किसी और को कार्यसाधक न बनाओ, जिसे तुम अपने मामले सौंप दो। बल्कि केवल मेरे ऊपर भरोसा रखो। -[17:3] तुम उन लोगों की संतान हो, जिन्हें हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम के साथ पानी के तूफान में डूबने से बचाया था। अतः तुम इस नेमत को याद रखो और अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत और उसका आज्ञापालन करके, उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। तथा इस संबंध में नूह अलैहिस्सलाम का अनुसरण करो, क्योंकि वह अल्लाह तआला का बहुत ज़्यादा शुक्रिया अदा करने वाले थे। -[17:4] और हमने बनी इसराईल को तौरात में बता दिया था कि वे अनिवार्य रूप से पाप एवं घमंड के ज़रिए दो बार धरती में उत्पात मचाएँगे तथा अत्याचार और अतिक्रमण के साथ लोगों पर अपनी उच्चता सिद्ध करने का प्रयास करेंगे और इसमें सीमा को पार कर जाएँगे। -[17:5] फिर जब उन्होंने प्रथम बार उत्पात मचाया, तो हमने उनपर अपने ऐसे बंदों को हावी कर दिया, जो बड़े शक्तिशाली एवं पकड़ वाले थे। वे उन्हें मारते और घरों से निकालते थे। चुनाँचे वे उनके घरों में घुस गए और जहाँ से गुज़रे, विनाश करते चले गए। और अल्लाह का यह वादा निश्चित रूप से पूरा होने वाला था। -[17:6] फिर जब तुमने अल्लाह से तौबा कर ली, तो हमने (ऐ बनी इसराईल) तुम्हें पुनः राज्य और उन लोगों पर आधिपत्य प्रदान किया, जो तुम्हारे ऊपर हावी कर दिए गए थे। और हमने तुम्हें धन छिनने के बाद धन और संतान के बंदी बना लिए जाने के बाद संतान प्रदान की और तुम्हें तुम्हारे शत्रुओं से अधिक संख्याबल प्रदान किया। -[17:7] ऐ बनी इसराईल! यदि तुमने अच्छे कर्म किए और उन्हें वांछित तरीके से किया, तो उसका प्रतिफल तुम्हें ही मिलने वाला है। क्योंकि अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से बेनियाज़ है। और यदि तुमने बुरे कर्म किए, तो उसका दुष्परिणाम तुम्हें ही भुगतना पड़ेगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह को, न तो तुम्हारे सुकर्मों से कोई लाभ पहुँचता है और न तुम्हारे कुकर्मों से उसे कोई हानि पहुँचती है। फिर जब दूसरा उपद्रव हुआ, तो हमने तुमपर तुम्हारे शत्रुओं को हावी कर दिया, ताकि वे तुम्हें अपमानित करें और तुम्हें अनेक प्रकार के तिरस्कार व अपमान का स्वाद चखाएँ कि उत्पीड़न तुम्हारे चेहरों पर प्रत्यक्ष हो। और ताकि वे बैतुल मक़्दिस में प्रवेश करें और उसे विनष्ट कर दें, जैसा कि उन्होंने उसमें प्रथम बार प्रवेश किया था और उसे विनष्ट किया था। तथा वे जिन शहरों पर हावी हो सकें, उन्हें पूर्ण रूप से ध्वस्त कर दें। -[17:8] ऐ बनी इसराईल! यदि तुम तौबा करो और अच्छे कार्य करो, तो संभव है कि तुम्हारा पालनहार इस कठोर प्रतिशोध के बाद भी तुमपर दया करे। और अगर तुमने तीसरी बार या उसके बाद भी उत्पात मचाया, तो हम भी तुमसे प्रतिशोध लेने के लिए लौट आएँगे, तथा हमने जहन्नम को अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों का बिस्तर और बिछौना (ठिकाना) बना दिया है, जिससे वे छुटकारा नहीं पा सकते। -[17:9] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन सबसे अच्छा रास्ता बताता है और वह इस्लाम का रास्ता है। तथा अच्छे कर्म करने वाले मोमिनों को उस चीज़ की सूचना देता है जो उन्हें प्रसन्न कर देती है और वह यह है कि उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से बहुत बड़ा प्रतिफल है। -[17:10] तथा क़ियामत पर ईमान न रखने वालों को उस चीज़ की सूचना देता है, जो उन्हें बुरी लगती है और वह यह है कि हमने उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना तैयार कर रखी है। -[17:11] तथा इनसान, अपनी अज्ञानता के कारण, क्रोध में आकर अपने आप पर तथा अपनी संतान और धन पर बद्दुआ (बुरी चीज़ों की दुआ) करने लगता है, जिस तरह कि वह अपने लिए भलाई की दुआ करता है। यदि हम उसकी बुराई की दुआ क़बूल कर लें, तो वह बर्बाद हो जाए और उसका धन एवं संतान नष्ट हो जाएँ। और मनुष्य जन्मजात जल्दबाज़ प्रकृति का है। इसलिए कभी-कभी वह उस चीज़ के लिए जल्दी करने लगता है, जो उसके लिए हानिकारक होती है। -[17:12] हमने रात और दिन को अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसकी शक्ति को दर्शाने वाली दो निशानियाँ बनाई हैं। क्योंकि वे दोनों लंबाई एवं लघुता तथा गर्मी और ठंढक में भिन्न होते हैं। अतः हमने रात को आराम करने और सोने के लिए अंधकारमय कर दिया, तथा दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया, ताकि तुम अल्लाह की उस रोज़ी को ढूंढ़ सको, जो उसने अपने अनुग्रह से तुम्हारे लिए नियत की है, और ताकि तुम उनके आने-जाने से वर्षों की गिनती जान सको, तथा महीनों, दिनों और घंटों के समय की गणना के संदर्भ में तुम्हारी आवश्यकता पूरी हो सके। और हमने प्रत्येक वस्तु को स्पष्ट रूप से बयान कर दिया है ताकि चीज़ों की अलग-अलग पहचान हो सके और सत्यनिष्ठ, झूठे से स्पष्ट हो जाए। -[17:13] और हमने हर इनसान के कर्म को उससे ऐसे ही संबद्ध कर दिया है, जैसे हार गले से लगा रहता है। जब तक उसका हिसाब नहीं हो जाता, तब तक वह (कर्म) उससे अलग नहीं होगा। तथा क़ियामत के दिन हम उसके लिए एक पुस्तक निकालेंगे जिसमें उसके सारे अच्छे और बुरे कार्य दर्ज होंगे। वह उसे अपने सामने खुली हुई पाएगा। -[17:14] हम उस दिन उससे कहेंगे : - ऐ इनसान! - तू अपनी किताब पढ़ और अपने कर्मों का अपना हिसाब स्वयं कर। क़ियामत के दिन तू अपना हिसाब करने के लिए खुद काफी है। -[17:15] जिसे ईमान की ओर मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त हो गया, तो उसके मार्गदर्शन का प्रतिफल उसी के लिए है। और जो ईमान के मार्ग से भटक गया, तो उसके गुमराह होने की सज़ा उसे ही मिलेगी। तथा कोई प्राणी दूसरे प्राणी के पाप का बोझ नहीं उठाएगा। और हम किसी समुदाय को उस समय तक यातना नहीं देते, जब तक कि हम उनकी ओर रसूल भेजकर उनपर तर्क स्थापित न कर दें। -[17:16] और जब हम किसी बस्ती को उसके अत्याचार के कारण विनष्ट करना चाहते हैं, तो उन लोगों को आज्ञाकारिता का आदेश देते हैं, जिन्हें नेमतों ने सरकश व अभिमानी बना दिया होता है, तो वे बात नहीं मानते। बल्कि अवहेलना और अवज्ञा का रवैया अपनाते हैं। फिर उनपर विनाशकारी यातना की बात सिद्ध हो जाती है, तो हम उन्हें समूल विनष्ट कर देते हैं। -[17:17] और कितने ही झुठलाने वाले समुदाय हैं, जिन्हें हमने नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम के बाद विनष्ट कर दिया, जैसे आद और समूद। और - ऐ रसूल! - आपका पालनहार अपने बंदों के पापों की खबर रखने और देखने के लिए काफी है। उससे इनमें से कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[17:18] जो व्यक्ति नेकी के कामों से सांसारिक जीवन का इरादा रखता है, और आख़िरत पर ईमान नहीं रखता और न ही उसकी कोई परवाह करता है, तो हम उसे दुनिया में वह चीज़ जल्द प्रदान कर देते हैं जो हम चाहते हैं, न कि जो नेमतें वह चाहता है, जिसके साथ हम ऐसा करना चाहते हैं। फिर हमने उसके लिए जहन्नम तैयार कर रखी है, जिसमें वह क़ियामत के दिन प्रवेश करके उसकी गर्मी को सहन करेगा, वह दुनिया को अपनी पसंद बनाने और आखिरत का इनकार करने पर निंदित होगा और अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासित कर दिया गया होगा। -[17:19] और जिस व्यक्ति ने अपने नेक कर्मों से आखिरत के प्रतिफल का इरादा किया और उसके लिए दिखावा और प्रसिद्धि से दूर रहकर प्रयास किया, जबकि वह उन चीज़ों पर ईमान रखने वाला हो, जिनपर ईमान लाना अल्लाह ने अनिवार्य किया है, तो यही इन गुणों से सुसज्जित लोग ही हैं जिनका प्रयास अल्लाह के निकट स्वीकृत होगा और वह उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[17:20] हम - ऐ रसूल - आपके पालनहार के अनुदान से बिना किसी रुकावट के इन दोनों पक्षों में से प्रत्येक नेक और दुष्ट को प्रदान करते रहते हैं। और इस दुनिया में आपके पालनहार का अनुदान किसी से रोका नहीं गया है, चाहे वह नेक हो या बुरा। -[17:21] (ऐ रसूल) आप विचार करें कि हमने इस दुनिया में जीविका और पद (दर्जे) के मामले में उनमें से कुछ को दूसरों पर किस प्रकार श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की है। और निश्चित रूप से आख़िरत, सांसारिक जीवन की तुलना में, नेमतों के दर्जों में बहुत अधिक अंतर वाली और श्रेष्ठता के एतिबार से बहुत बढ़कर है। अतः मोमिन को उसके लिए उत्सुक होना चाहिए। -[17:22] (ऐ बंदे) अल्लाह के साथ कोई अन्य पूज्य बनाकर उसकी पूजा मत कर। यदि ऐसा किया, तो तू अल्लाह के निकट निंदित हो जाएगा, उसके सदाचारी बंदों के निकट तेरी प्रशंसा नहीं की जाएगी, तथा उसकी ओर से उपेक्षित होगा, तेरा कोई मददगार नहीं होगा। -[17:23] (ऐ बंदे) तेरे पालनहार ने आदेश दिया है और अनिवार्य कर दिया है कि उसके सिवा किसी और की उपासना न की जाए। तथा उसने माता-पिता के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करने का आदेश दिया है, विशेष रूप से उनके वृद्धावस्था में पहुँचने पर। यदि माता-पिता में से कोई एक अथवा दोनों बुढ़ापे को पहुँच जाएँ, तो उनसे उकताकर 'उफ़' तक न कहो, न उन्हें झिड़को और न उन्हें कठोर बात कहो। बल्कि उनसे ऐसी बात कहो जिसमें नरमी और दयालुता हो। -[17:24] और उनके प्रति दया-भाव और विनति के साथ विनम्रता अपनाओ और (दुआ करते हुए) कहो : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तू उन दोनों पर दया कर, क्योंकि उन्होंने बचपन में मेरा पालन-पोषण किया है। -[17:25] (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हारे दिलों में इबादत और भलाई के कार्यों तथा माता-पिता के साथ सद्व्यवहार के प्रति जो निष्ठा (इख़्लास) है, तुम्हारा पालनहार उसे खूब जानता है। यदि तुम्हारी इबादत और अपने माता-पिता के साथ तुम्हारे व्यवहार आदि में तुम्हारे इरादे नेक हैं, तो अल्लाह उन लोगों को क्षमा करने वाला है, जो तौबा करके उसकी ओर पलटने वाले हैं। अतः जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की इबादत या अपने माता-पिता की सेवा में अपनी पिछली कोताही से तौबा कर ले, तो अल्लाह उसे क्षमा कर देता है। -[17:26] (ऐ ईमान वाले) रिश्तेदार को उसकी रिश्तेदारी का हक़ दे। तथा ज़रूरतमंद निर्धन को दे और ऐसे ही उस यात्री को दे, जो अपनी यात्रा में फँस गया है। और अपना धन पाप में, या फालतू में खर्च न कर। -[17:27] निश्चित रूप से अपना धन गुनाह के कामों में खर्च करने वाले तथा खर्च करने में अपव्ययता से काम लेने वाले, शैतान के भाई हैं, जो अपव्यय और फिज़ूलखर्ची करने में उनके आदेशों का पालन करते हैं। और शैतान अपने पालनहार का बहुत नाशुक्रा है। वह केवल वही काम करता है, जिसमें पाप हो तथा वह उसी चीज़ का आदेश देता है, जिससे उसका पालनहार क्रोधित हो। -[17:28] और यदि तुम इन लोगों को कुछ न दे सको; क्योंकि अल्लाह की ओर से जीविका प्रदान किए जाने की प्रतीक्षा करते हुए उन्हें देने के लिए कुछ भी नहीं है, तो तुम उनसे नरम और आसान बात कहो। उदाहरण के लिए तुम उनके लिए जीविका के विस्तार की दुआ करो, या अल्लाह की ओर से धन प्राप्त होने पर उन्हें देने का वादा करो। -[17:29] अपने हाथ को खर्च करने से मत रोको और न ही खर्च करने में अपव्ययता से काम लो। क्योंकि अगर तुमने अपने हाथ को खर्च करने से रोक लिया, तो तुम निंदित हो जाओगे, तुम्हारी कंजूसी पर लोग तुम्हारी निंदा करेंगे। तथा तुम अपने अपव्यय के कारण खर्च करने से रुक जाओगे, तुम्हारे पास खर्च करने के लिए कुछ न रहेगा। -[17:30] निश्चय ही आपका पालनहार जिसके लिए चाहता है, रोज़ी विस्तृत कर देता है, और जिसके लिए चाहता है अपनी व्यापक हिकमत से रोज़ी तंग कर देता है। निःसंदेह वह अपने बंदों की पूरी ख़बर रखने वाला, खूब देखने वाला है, उनकी कोई भी चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। इसलिए वह उनके बारे में जैसा चाहता है, निर्णय करता है। -[17:31] तथा इस डर से अपने बच्चों की हत्या न करो कि भविष्य में उन पर खर्च करने के कारण तुम ग़रीब हो जाओगे। उन्हें रोज़ी देने की ज़िम्मेदारी हमारी है, तथा तुम्हें भी रोज़ी देने के ज़िम्मेदार हम ही हैं। निःसंदेह उनकी हत्या करना एक बड़ा पाप है। क्योंकि उन्होंने कोई पाप नहीं किया है और न ही कोई ऐसा कारण है जो उनकी हत्या को वैध ठहराता हो। -[17:32] व्यभिचार से सावधान रहो तथा उसके लिए प्रोत्साहित करने वाली चीज़ों से बचो। यह अत्यंत घृणित (घिनावना) काम है और बहुत बुरा रास्ता है, क्योंकि यह नसब (वंश) के मिश्रण और अल्लाह के अज़ाब का कारण बनता है। -[17:33] और उस प्राणी की हत्या न करो, जिसका खून अल्लाह ने ईमान अथवा 'अमान' (सुरक्षा) के कारण संरक्षित कर दिया है, जब तक कि वह मुर्तद्द होने (इस्लाम धर्म त्यागने), या शादीशुदा होने के पश्चात व्यभिचार करने के कारण, या 'क़िसास' (बदले) के तौर पर क़त्ल किए जाने का हक़दार न हो जाए। तथा जिसकी हत्या बिना किसी वैध कारण के अत्याचारपूर्ण ढंग से कर दी जाए, तो हमने उसके उत्तराधिकारियों में से उसके अभिभावक को उसके हत्यारे के ऊपर आधिपत्य प्रदान किया है। चुनाँचे उसे यह अधिकार है कि वह 'क़िसास' के तौर पर हत्यारे को क़त्ल करने का मुतालबा करे, या मुआवज़े के बिना क्षमा कर दे, या दियत (खून की क़ीमत) लेकर क्षमा करे। परंतु वह उस सीमा से आगे न बढ़े, जो अल्लाह ने उसके लिए वैध ठहराया है, जैसे कि हत्यारे के अंगों को काटना, या उसने जिस (हथियार) से हत्या की है, उसके सिवा किसी अन्य चीज़ से हत्या करना, या हत्यारे के अलावा किसी और व्यक्ति की हत्या करना। निश्चित रूप से वह समर्थित और मदद किया हुआ है। -[17:34] जिस बच्चे के पिता की मृत्यु हो गई, उसके धन के संबंध में केवल वही कार्रवाई करो जो उसके लिए सबसे उत्तम हो, जैसे कि उसको विकसित करना (बढ़ाना) और उसका संरक्षण करना, यहाँ तक कि वह अपनी बुद्धि की पूर्णता और परिपक्वता को पहुँच जाए। और तुम्हारे तथा अल्लाह के बीच और तुम्हारे तथा अल्लाह के बंदों के बीच जो भी प्रतिज्ञा है, बिना प्रतिज्ञाभंग या कमी के उसे पूरा करो। अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन वचन देने वाले से प्रश्न करेगा कि : क्या उसने अपना वचन पूरा किया था, ताकि उसे प्रतिफल दे, या उसने उसे पूरा नहीं किया, ताकि उसे दंडित करे। -[17:35] और जब दूसरे को मापकर दो, तो पूरा मापो और उसमें कमी न करो, तथा ठीक तराज़ू से तौलो, जो ज़रा भी कम तौलने वाला न हो। यह माप और वज़न को पूरा करना तुम्हारे लिए इस दुनिया और आख़िरत में बहुत बेहतर है तथा माप और वज़न में कमी करने से उत्तम परिणाम वाला है। -[17:36] और (ऐ आदम की संतान) तुम उस चीज़ के पीछे न पड़ो, जिसका तुम्हें ज्ञान नहीं है, अन्यथा तुम अनुमानों और अटकल का पालन करने लगोगे। निश्चय ही मनुष्य से पूछा जाएगा कि उसने अपने कान, आँख तथा दिल का उपयोग अच्छे कार्य के लिए किया है या बुरे कार्य के लिए। फिर उसे अच्छे कार्य के लिए सवाब दिया जाएगा और बुरे कार्य के लिए दंडित किया जाएगा। -[17:37] तथा धरती पर घमंड करते और इतराते हुए मत चलो। यदि तुम उसपर अकड़ कर चलोगे, तो तुम अपनी चाल से कभी न धरती को फाड़ सकोगे, और न ही तुम्हारा क़द कभी पहाड़ों की लंबाई और ऊँचाई तक पहुँचेगा। तो फिर घमंड क्यों?! -[17:38] उपर्युक्त सभी चीज़ों में से जो चीज़ बुरी है, वह (ऐ इनसान) तेरे पालनहार के निकट निषिद्ध है। उसके करने वाले से अल्लाह खुश नहीं होता, बल्कि उससे घृणा करता है। -[17:39] जिन आदेशों, निषेधों और नियमों को हमने स्पष्ट किया है, ये हिकमत की वे बातें हैं, जिनकी आपके पालनहार ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। और (ऐ मनुष्य!) तू अल्लाह के साथ किसी और को पूज्य न बना। अन्यथा तू क़ियामत के दिन निंदित जहन्नम में फेंक दिया जाएगा। तेरी आत्मा तेरी निंदा करेगी और दूसरे लोग भी तेरी निंदा करेंगे, तू हर भलाई से निष्कासित एवं धुत्कारा हुआ होगा। -[17:40] ऐ वे लोगो, जो यह दावा करते हो कि फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह की पुत्रियाँ हैं! क्या - ऐ बहुदेववादियों! - तुम्हारे पालनहार ने पुत्र प्रदान करने के लिए तुम्हें खास कर लिया है और अपने लिए फरिश्तों को बेटियाँ बना ली हैं? अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों से बहुत बुलंद है। निश्चित रूप से तुम अल्लाह के बारे में बहुत ही घृणित बात कह रहे हो कि तुम उसकी ओर संतान की निस्बत करते हो, तथा उसके साथ कुफ़्र में अति करते हुए यह दावा करते हो कि उसकी बेटियाँ हैं। -[17:41] हमने इस कुरआन में अहकाम (नियमों), उपदेशों और उदाहरणों को स्पष्ट रूप से बयान कर दिया है, ताकि लोग उनसे सीख प्राप्त करें। चुनाँचे जो उनके लिए लाभदायक है, उसपर चलें, तथा जो उनके लिए हानिकारक है, उसे छोड़ दें। तथ्य यह है कि जिन लोगों की फ़ितरत बदल गई है इससे उनके सत्य से दूरी और उसके प्रति घृणा ही में वृद्धि हुई है। -[17:42] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : यदि अल्लाह के साथ और भी पूज्य होते, जैसा कि ये लोग झूठ बोलते और आरोप लगाते हुए कहते हैं, तो ये तथाकथित पूज्य अर्श वाले अल्लाह की ओर जाने का रास्ता खोजते, ताकि उसके राज्य पर अपना प्रभुत्व प्राप्त करने के लिए उसे पराजित करने का प्रयास करें और उसके लिए उससे झगड़ा करें। -[17:43] अल्लाह उन बातों से पाक और पवित्र है, जो बहुदेववादी उसके साथ संबंधित करते हैं, तथा जो कुछ वे कहते हैं उससे वह बहुत बुलंद है। -[17:44] आकाश अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करते हैं, धरती अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करती है, तथा आकाशों और धरती के सभी प्राणी अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करते हैं, बल्कि कोई भी चीज़ ऐसी नहीं है जो उसकी प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता का गान न करती हो। लेकिन तुम यह नहीं समझते कि वे कैसे पवित्रता का गान करते हैं। क्योंकि तुम केवल उन्हीं की तस्बीह (पवित्रता-गान) को समझते हो, जो तुम्हारी भाषा में पवित्रता का गान करते हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्यंत सहनशील है, वह जल्दी सज़ा नहीं देता, तौबा करने वालों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला है। -[17:45] जब (ऐ रसूल) आप क़ुरआन पढ़ते हैं और वे उसकी डराने-धमकाने वाली बातों और उपदेशों को सुनते हैं, तो हम आपके और क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान न लाने वालों के बीच एक पर्दा डाल देते हैं, जो उन्हें उनके मुँह फेरने की सज़ा के तौर पर क़ुरआन समझने से रोक देता है। -[17:46] और हमने उनके दिलों पर पर्दे डाल दिए, ताकि वे क़ुरआन को न समझें। और उनके कानों में भारीपन पैदा कर दिए, ताकि वे उसे लाभ उठाने के लिए न सुनें। तथा जब आप क़ुरआन में अपने अकेले पालनहार का ज़िक्र करते हैं और उनके तथाकथित पूज्यों की चर्चा नहीं करते हैं, तो वे अल्लाह के लिए एकेश्वरवाद को खालिस करने से दूर भागते हुए अपनी एड़ियों के बल पलट जाते हैं। -[17:47] हम उनके प्रमुखों के क़ुरआन सुनने के तरीक़े से अच्छी तरह अवगत हैं। उनका उद्देश्य क़ुरआन से हिदायत पाना नहीं है, बल्कि उनका उद्देश्य तिरस्कार करना और आपके क़ुरआन पढ़ने के समय शोर मचाना होता है। और हम खूब जानते हैं कि वे झुठलाने और क़ुरआन से रोकने के लिए चुपके-चुपके एक दूसरे से क्या कुछ कहते हैं, जब कुफ़्र के द्वारा अपने आप पर ज़ुल्म करने वाले ये लोग कहते हैं : (ऐ लोगो) तुम तो केवल एक जादू किए हुए आदमी के पीछे चलते हो, जिसका दिमाग ठीक नहीं है। -[17:48] (ऐ रसूल) आप सोचें, तो आपको आश्चर्य होगा कि उन्होंने आपको किन विभिन्न निंदनीय विशेषताओं से विशिष्ट किया है। अतः वे सत्य मार्ग से विचलित हो गए और भटक गए, फिर उन्हें सही रास्ता नहीं मिला। -[17:49] और मुश्रिकों ने मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करते हुए कहा : क्या जब हम मर जाएँगे और हड्डियाँ बन जाएँगे, तथा हमारे शरीर गल जाएँगे, तो क्या हम पुनर्जीवित किए जाएँगे? यह तो असंभव है। -[17:50] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) यदि तुम्हारे वश में है, तो कठोरता में पत्थर बन जाओ, या शक्ति में लोहा हो जाओ, जबकि तुम ऐसा कभी नहीं कर सकोगे। -[17:51] या उन दोनों से बड़ी कोई और रचना हो जाओ, जो तुम्हारे दिलों में बड़ी मालूम होती हो। फिर भी अल्लाह तुम्हें लौटाएगा, जैसे पहली बार किया था और तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करेगा, जैसे तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा किया था। इसपर ये हठधर्मी लोग कहेंगे : हमारी मृत्यु के बाद कौन हमें दोबारा जीवित करेगा? आप उनसे कह दें : वही तुम्हें दोबारा लौटाएगा जिसने तुम्हें पहली बार पूर्व उदाहरण के बिना पैदा किया था। फिर वे आपके उत्तर का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए अपने सिर हिलाएँगे और उसे असंभव समझते हुए कहेंगे : यह लौटाना कब होगा? आप उनसे कह दें : शायद यह निकट है। क्योंकि जो भी आने वाला है, वह निकट ही है। -[17:52] अल्लाह तुम्हें उस दिन दोबारा जीवित करेगा, जिस दिन वह तुम्हें मह़्शर (प्रलय) की भूमि पर बुलाएगा, तो तुम उसके आदेश का पालन करते हुए, उसकी प्रशंसा करते हुए, उसके बुलावे का जवाब दोगो और सोचोगे कि तुम थोड़े समय के लिए ही पृथ्वी पर रहे हो। -[17:53] (ऐ रसूल) आप मुझपर ईमान रखने वाले मेरे बंदों से कह दें कि वे वार्तालाप करते समय अच्छी बात कहें और घृणा पैदा करने वाली बुरी बात से बचें। क्योंकि शैतान उसका अनुचित लाभ उठाता है और उनके बीच झगड़ा लगाने का प्रयास करता है, जो उनके सांसारिक तथा आख़िरत के जीवन को खराब कर देता। निःसंदेह शैतान तो मनुष्य का खुला हुआ दुश्मन है। इसलिए मनुष्य को उससे बचना जाए। -[17:54] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा पालनहार तुम्हें सबसे अधिक जानता है। अतः उससे तुम्हारी कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। यदि वह तुमपर दया करना चाहे, तो दया करे इस प्रकार कि तुम्हें ईमान और अच्छे कार्य की तौफीक़ प्रदान कर दे। और यदि वह तुम्हें सज़ा देना चाहे, तो सज़ा दे इस प्रकार कि तुम्हे ईमान से वंचित कर दे और तुम्हें कुफ्र की अवस्था में मृत्यु दे। और (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपको उनपर संरक्षक (ज़िम्मेदार) बनाकर नहीं भेजा है कि आप उन्हें ईमान लाने पर मजबूर करें और कुफ्र से रोकें और उनके कार्यों को गिन-गिनकर रखें। आपका काम तो केवल अल्लाह की ओर से उस संदेश को पहुँचा देना है, जिसे पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया है। -[17:55] और (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार उन सभी को अच्छी तरह जनता है, जो आकाशों और धरती में हैं तथा वह उनकी स्थितियों को जानता है और यह भी कि वे किस चीज़ के हक़दार हैं। और हमने कुछ नबियों को कुछ पर अनुयायियों की बहुतायत और पुस्तकों के अवतरण के द्वारा श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की तथा दाऊद - अलैहिस्सलाम - को ज़बूर नामक पुस्तक प्रदान की। -[17:56] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दीजिए : (ऐ मुश्रिको) यदि तुम्हें कोई कष्ट पहुँचे, तो तुम उन्हें पुकारो जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूज्य समझते हो। तो वे अपनी विवशता के कारण तुमसे वह कष्ट दूर नहीं कर सकते, और न ही उसे तुमसे हटाकर किसी अन्य की ओर स्थानांतरित कर सकते हैं। और जो विवश हो, वह पूज्य नहीं हो सकता। -[17:57] ये (बहुदेववादी) लोग जिन फरिश्तों और उन जैसों को पुकारते हैं, वे स्वयं उन अच्छे कार्यों की तलाश में रहते हैं, जो उन्हें अल्लाह के निकट कर दें तथा वे प्रतिस्पर्धा करते हैं कि उनमें से कौन आज्ञाकारिता के द्वारा अल्लाह के सबसे निकट हो जाए। तथा वे अल्लाह की दया की आशा रखते हैं और उसकी यातना से डरते हैं। निश्चित रूप से (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार की यातना ऐसी है कि उससे डरना चाहिए। -[17:58] काफिर बस्तियों में से कोई बस्ती या शहर ऐसा नहीं है, जिसके कुफ़्र के कारण हम सांसारिक जीवन ही में उसपर यातना और विनाश न उतारें या उसके कुफ़्र के कारण हम उसे हत्या अथवा अन्य किसी कठोर दंड से पीड़ित न करें। यह विनाश और यातना एक दैवीय निर्णय है, जो लौह़े महफ़ूज़ में अंकित है। -[17:59] और हमने रसूल की सच्चाई को इंगित करने वाली संवेदी निशानियाँ, जिनकी माँग मुश्रिकों ने की थी, जैसे कि मृतकों को जीवित करना आदि, इसलिए उतारना छोड़ दिया, क्योंकि हमने उन्हें पिछले समुदायों पर उतारा था, परन्तु उन्होंने उन्हें झुठला दिया था। चुनाँचे हमने समूद समुदाय को एक महान और स्पष्ट निशानी ऊँटनी के रूप में दी थी। लेकिन उन्होंने उसका इनकार कर दिया। इसलिए हमने उन्हें जल्द ही यातना से ग्रस्त कर दिया। और हम रसूलों के हाथों निशानियाँ केवल उनके समुदायों को डराने के लिए भेजते हैं, ताकि वे इस्लाम ग्रहण कर लें। -[17:60] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब हमने आपसे कहा था : निःसंदेह आपके पालनहार ने लोगों को अपनी शक्ति से घेर लिया है। इसलिए वे उसके क़ब्ज़े में हैं और अल्लाह आपकी उनसे रक्षा करने वाला है। अतः आप उस बात का प्रचार करें जिसके प्रचार का आपको आदेश दिया गया है। और हमने इस्रा (व मेराज) की रात आपको खुली आँखों जो कुछ दिखाया, उसे लोगों के लिए परीक्षण का विषय बना दिया कि क्या वे उसे मानते हैं या उसे झुठला देते हैं? तथा क़ुरआन में उल्लेख किया गया ज़क़्क़ूम का वृक्ष कि वह जहन्नम की गहराई में उगता है, हमने उसे उनके लिए मात्र एक परीक्षण बनाया है। अगर वे इन दोनों निशानियों को नहीं मानते, तो वे उनके अलावा अन्य निशानियों को कभी नहीं मानेंगे। हम निशानियाँ उतारकर उन्हें डराते हैं, परंतु इससे उनके कुफ़्र ही में वृद्धि होती है और वे गुमराही में बहुत दूर चले जाते हैं। -[17:61] (ऐ रसूल) आप उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब हमने फरिश्तों से कहा : आदम को अभिवादन के तौर पर सजदा करो, इबादत के तौर पर नहीं। चुनाँचे उन्होंने आज्ञा का पालन किया और सब के सब सजदे में गिर गए। लेकिन इबलीस ने घमंड करते हुए उन्हें सजदा करने से इनकार कर दिया और कहा : क्या मैं उसे सजदा करूँ, जिसे तूने मिट्टी से पैदा किया है, जबकि तूने मुझे आग से पैदा किया है?! इसलिए मैं उससे उत्तम हूँ। -[17:62] इबलीस ने अपने पालनहार से कहा : क्या तूने इस प्राणी को देखा, जिसे सजदा करने का मुझे आदेश देकर तूने उसे मेरे ऊपर सम्मान दिया है? यदि तूने मुझे सांसारिक जीवन के अंत तक जीवित रखा, तो मैं अवश्य ही उसकी संतानों को उकसाऊँगा और निश्चित रूप से उन्हें तेरे सीधे रास्ते से भटका दूँगा, उनमें से कुछ को छोड़कर जिन्हें तू सुरक्षित रखेगा और वे तेरे चुने हुए बंदे हैं। -[17:63] उसके पालनहार ने उससे कहा : तू (यहाँ से) चला जा। फिर उनमें से जो तेरी बात मानेगा, तो जहन्नम ही तेरा बदला और उनका बदला है, जो कि तुम्हारे कार्यों का भरपूर बदला है। -[17:64] और उनमें से जिसे भी तू अपनी पाप की ओर बुलाने वाली आवाज़ से बहका सके, बहका ले और उनपर अपने आज्ञापालन की ओर बुलाने वाली पैदल तथा सवार सेना चढ़ा ला, तथा हर शरीयत विरोधी व्यवहार को सुंदर बनाकर उनके धन में उनका साझी बन जा, और उनके बच्चों में भी उनके साथ हिस्सेदार बन जा उनका झूठा दावा करके, उन्हें व्यभिचार के द्वारा प्राप्त कर और उनके ऐसे नाम रखवाकर जो अल्लाह के अलावा की बंदगी को दर्शाने वाले हों। और उनके लिए झूठे वादे और झूठी आकांक्षाएँ सुशोभित कर। और शैतान उनसे केवल झूठे वादे करता है, जो उन्हें धोखा देने वाले होते हैं। -[17:65] (ऐ इबलीस) निःसंदेह मेरे आज्ञापालन के मार्ग पर चलने वाले मोमिन बंदों पर तेरा कोई बस नहीं चलेगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह तेरी बुराई से उनकी रक्षा करता है। और जो अपने मामलों में अल्लाह पर भरोसा करे, वह उसके लिए संरक्षक के रूप में काफ़ी है। -[17:66] (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हारा पालनहार वह है, जो तुम्हारे लिए समुद्र में कश्तियाँ चलाता है, इस आशा में कि तुम व्यापार और अन्य चीजों के मुनाफे से उसकी आजीविका तलाश करो। निःसंदेह वह तुमपर बड़ा दयावान् है कि उसने तुम्हारे लिए ये साधन उपलब्ध कराए। -[17:67] और जब (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुमपर समुद्र में कोई मुसीबत और परेशानी आती है, यहाँ तक कि तुम्हें अपनी जान का ख़तरा महसूस होता है, तो उस समय अल्लाह के सिवा जिनकी तुम पूजा करते थे, वे सब तुम्हारे दिमाग़ से निकल जाते हैं और तुम्हें अल्लाह के सिवा कोई याद नहीं आता। चुनाँचे तुम उसी से मदद माँगते हो। फिर जब वह तुम्हारी मदद करता है और तुम्हें मुसीबत से बचा लेता है और तुम थल में आ जाते हो, तो तुम उसको एकमात्र पूज्य मानने और अकेले उसी को पुकारने से मुँह फेर लेते हो और अपने बुतों की ओर लौट जाते हो। वास्तव में, मनुष्य अल्लाह की नेमतों का बहुत ज़्यादा इनकार करने वाला है। -[17:68] (ऐ मुश्रिको) क्या तुम इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हो कि जब उसने तुम्हें बचाकर थल तक पहुँचा दिया, तो तुम्हें वहीं धरती में धँसा दे? या तुम इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हो कि तुमपर उसी तरह आकाश से पत्थरों की बारिश कर दे, जिस तरह लूत की जाति के साथ किया था। फिर तुम्हें कोई रक्षक न मिले, जो तुम्हारी रक्षा कर सके और न कोई सहायक मिले, जो तुम्हें विनाश से बचा सके। -[17:69] या तुम इस बात से निश्चिंत हो गए हो कि वह तुम्हें फिर से समुद्र में वापस ले आए, फिर तुमपर प्रचंड हवा भेजकर तुम्हें डुबो दे, क्योंकि तुमने अल्लाह की उस नेमत की नाशुक्री की, जो उसने तुम्हें पहली बार मुक्ति प्रदान की थी। फिर तुम्हें ऐसा कोई न मिले, जो तुम्हारा समर्थन करते हुए हमसे उसके बारे में कुछ माँग करे जो हमने तुम्हारे साथ किया। -[17:70] और हमने आदम की संतान को विवेक प्रदान करके, फरिश्तों से उनके पिता को सजदा करवाकर तथा अन्य चीज़ों के द्वारा सम्मान प्रदान किया है। तथा हमने थल में उन चीज़ों को उनके अधीन कर दिए, जो उनकी सवारी के काम आती हैं, जैसे चौपाए और वाहनें, तथा जो समुद्र में उनकी सवारी के काम आती हैं, जैसे कश्तियाँ और जहाज़ें आदि। तथा हमने उन्हें खाने और पीने की अच्छी-पाक चीज़ें और स्त्रियाँ इत्यादि प्रदान कीं और हमने उन्हें अपने पैदा किए हुए बहुत-से प्राणियों पर बड़ी श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की। अतः उन्हें चाहिए कि वे अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करें। -[17:71] (ऐ रसूल) याद कीजिए, जिस दिन हम प्रत्येक समूह को उसके उस इमाम के साथ बुलाएँगे, जिसके पीछे वे दुनिया में चलते थे। फिर जिसे उसका कर्मपत्र उसके दाहिने हाथ में दिया गया, तो ऐसे लोग अपना कर्मपत्र ख़ुशी से पढ़ेंगे और उनके बदले में कुछ भी कमी नहीं की जाएगी, चाहे वह खजूर की गुठली के बीच पाए जाने वाले धागे जितना छोटा क्यों न हो। -[17:72] जो कोई भी इस सांसारिक जीवन में सत्य को स्वीकार करने और उसका पालन करने से दिल का अंधा बना रहा, तो क़ियामत के दिन वह अधिक अंधा हो जाएगा। इसलिए उसे जन्नत का रास्ता सुझाई नहीं देगा और वह मार्गदर्शन के पथ से अधिक भटका हुआ होगा। और जैसा कार्य होता है, उसी प्रकार बदला मिलता है। -[17:73] और क़रीब था कि (ऐ रसूल) अनेकेश्वरवादी लोग आपको उससे फेर दें, जो हमने आपकी ओर क़ुरआन से वह़्य की है; ताकि आप उसके अलावा हमपर कुछ और गढ़ लें, जो उनकी इच्छाओं से मेल खाता हो। और यदि आप वह करते, जो वे चाहते थे, तो वे आपको अपना मित्र बना लेते। -[17:74] और अगर हमने सत्य पर सुदृढृ करके आप पर उपकार न किया होता, तो निकट था कि आप उनकी ओर कुछ झुक जाते। फिर तो उन्होंने आपको जो सुझाव दिया था, उसमें आप उनसे सहमत हो जाते। क्योंकि उनका छल बहुत मज़बूत और उनकी चालबाज़ी बहुत गंभीर थी, जबकि आप उनके ईमान लाने के प्रति अत्यधिक उत्सुक थे। लेकिन हमने आपको उनकी ओर झुकने से बचा लिया। -[17:75] और यदि आप उनके प्रस्तावों की ओर झुक जाते, तो हम आपको दुनिया के जीवन में तथा आखिरत में दुगुनी यातना से पीड़ित करते। फिर आपको कोई सहायक न मिलता, जो हमारे विरुद्ध आपकी सहायता करे और आपकी पीड़ा को दूर करे। -[17:76] निश्चय ही काफ़िर लोग अपनी दुश्मनी से आपको परेशान करने वाले थे, ताकि आपको मक्का से बाहर निकाल दें। परंतु अल्लाह ने उन्हें आपको बाहर निकालने से रोक दिया, यहाँ तक कि आप अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा से वहाँ से हिजरत कर (निकल) गए। और यदि वे आपको निष्कासित कर देते, तो वे आपको निकालने के पश्चात थोड़े ही समय के लिए रह पाते। -[17:77] यह निर्णय कि वे आपके बाद वहाँ केवल थोड़े समय के लिए रहेंगे, अल्लाह का वह नियम है, जो आपसे पूर्व भेजे गए रसूलों में निरंतर जारी है। और वह यह है कि जिस रसूल को भी उसकी जाति के लोगों ने अपने बीच से निकाल दिया, अल्लाह ने उनपर अपना अज़ाब भेज दिया। और - ऐ रसूल - आप कदापि हमारे नियम में परिवर्तन नहीं पाएँगे, बल्कि उसे स्थिर और नित्य पाँएगे। -[17:78] नमाज़ स्थापित करें, इस प्रकार कि उसे सबसे पूर्ण तरीक़े से उसके नियत समय पर अदा करें; आकाश के बीच से सूर्य के ढलने से, जिसमें ज़ुहर और अस्र की नमाज़ें शामिल हैं, रात के अंधेरे तक, जिसमें मग़रिब और इशा की नमाज़ें शामिल हैं। तथा फ़ज्र की नमाज़ क़ायम करें और उसमें क़ुरआन की तिलावत लंबी करें। क्योंकि फ़ज्र की नमाज़ में रात और दिन के फ़रिश्ते उपस्थित होते हैं। -[17:79] और (ऐ रसूल) आप रात के कुछ समय में उठकर नमाज़ पढ़ें। ताकि यह नमाज़ आपके दर्जों को बुलंद करने में वृद्धि का कारण बने। यह इच्छा करते हुए कि आपका पालनहार आपको क़ियामत के दिन लोगों को उस दिन की भयावहता से मुक्ति दिलाने के लिए सिफ़ारिशी बनाकर उठाए और आपको महान सिफारिश का वह स्थान प्राप्त हो, जिसपर पहले और बाद के सभी लोग आपकी प्रशंसा करेंगे। -[17:80] और (ऐ रसूल) आप यह कहकर प्रार्थना कीजिए : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरा प्रवेश करना और मेरा निकलना, सब कुछ अपने आज्ञापालन में और अपनी प्रसन्नता के अनुकूल कर दे। तथा तू मुझे अपनी ओर से एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण (तर्क) प्रदान कर, जिसके द्वारा तू मेरे दुश्मन पर मेरी मदद कर। -[17:81] और (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दीजिए : इस्लाम आ गया और अल्लाह ने उसकी मदद का जो वादा किया था, पूरा हुआ। तथा शिर्क और कुफ़्र मिट गए। निश्चित रूप से असत्य तो मिटने ही वाला है, वह सत्य के सामने नहीं टिक सकता। -[17:82] और हम क़ुरआन में से जो कुछ उतारते हैं, वह अज्ञानता, अविश्वास और संदेह (के रोगों) से दिलों के लिए एक उपचार है। इसी प्रकार वह शरीर के लिए भी इलाज है, यदि उसके द्वारा रुक़्या (दम) किया जाए। तथा वह उन मोमिनों के लिए दया है जो उसके अनुसार कार्य करने वाले हैं। लेकिन इस क़ुरआन से काफिरों के विनाश ही में वृद्धि होती है। क्योंकि इसे सुनने से उन्हें चिढ़ होती है, तथा इससे उनका इनकार करना और उससे मुँह फेरना बढ़ जाता है। -[17:83] और जब हम मनुष्य को कोई नेमत, जैसे स्वास्थ्य और मालदारी आदि प्रदान करते हैं, तो वह अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करने और उसका आज्ञापालन करने से मुँह फेर लेता है, और घमंड के कारण दूर चला जाता है। और जब वह किसी बीमारी या गरीबी आदि से पीड़ित होता है, तो अल्लाह की दया से बहुत निराश और हताश हो जाता है। -[17:84] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपनी उस पद्धति के अनुसार काम करता है जो मार्गदर्शन और पथ-भ्रष्टता में उसकी स्थिति के समान होती है। चुनाँचे आपका पालनहार सबसे अधिक जानता है कि कौन सबसे ज़्यादा सत्य मार्ग पर है। -[17:85] (ऐ रसूल) अह्ले किताब में से काफ़िर लोग आपसे रूह़ (आत्मा) की वास्तविकता के बारे में प्रश्न करते हैं, तो आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह के अलावा रूह़ की हक़ीक़त को कोई नहीं जानता है। तथा तुम्हें और सारी सृष्टि को सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के ज्ञान की तुलना में बहुत कम ज्ञान दिया गया है। -[17:86] अल्लाह की क़सम, यदि हम (ऐ रसूल) आपकी ओर उतारी हुई वह़्य को, उसे सीनों और पुस्तकों से मिटाकर, (वापस) ले जाना चाहें, तो हम उसे ले जा सकते हैं। फिर आपको कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति नहीं मिलेगा, जो आपका समर्थन करे और उसे वापस लौटा सके। -[17:87] लेकिन हम इसे आपके पालनहार की दया के कारण (वापस) नहीं ले गए और हमने उसे संरक्षित छोड़ दिया। क्योंकि आपके पालनहार की कृपा आपके ऊपर बहुत बड़ी थी कि उसने आपको रसूल बनाया और आप पर नबियों के क्रम को समाप्त कर दिया तथा आप पर क़ुरआन अवतरित किया। -[17:88] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : यदि सभी मनुष्य एवं जिन्न इस बात पर इकट्ठा हो जाएँ कि कोई ऐसी किताब ले आएँ, जो अपनी वाक्पटुता, क्रम व व्यवस्था की सुंदरता और फ़साहत (भाषा की सरलता एवं स्वाभाविकता) में आप पर अवतरित क़ुरआन के समान हो, तो वे ऐसा कभी भी नहीं ला सकेंगे, भले ही वे एक-दूसरे के सहायक और समर्थक बन जाएँ। -[17:89] और हमने इस क़ुरआन में लोगों के लिए सभी उपदेशों, पाठों, आदेशों, निषेधों और कहानियों को खोल-खोलकर बयान किया है और उसमें विविध ढंग अपनाया है, इस आशा में कि वे ईमान लाएँ। परन्तु उनमें से अधिकतर लोगों ने इस क़ुरआन का खंडन और इनकार करने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया। -[17:90] मुश्रिकों ने कहा : हम तुमपर कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि तुम हमारे लिए मक्का की धरती से एक बहता हुआ चश्मा निकाल दो, जो कभी न सूखे। -[17:91] अथवा आपके पास खजूरों और अंगूरों का एक बाग़ हो और आप उसमें भरपूर रूप से नहरें बहा दें। -[17:92] या आकाश को हमारे ऊपर अज़ाब के तौर पर टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके गिरा दें, (जैसा कि आप कहा करते थे) या अल्लाह और फरिश्तों को हमारी आँखों के सामने ले आएँ, ताकि वे आपके दावे की सच्चाई की गवाही दें। -[17:93] या आपके पास सोने आदि से सजाया हुआ एक घर हो, या आप आकाश में चढ़ जाएँ और यदि आप आकाश में चढ़ भी जाएँ, तब भी हम उस समय तक आपके रसूल होने का कदापि विश्वास नहीं करेंगे, जब तक आप अल्लाह की ओर से लिखित एक पुस्तक न ले आएँ, जिसमें हम यह पढ़ सकें कि आप अल्लाह के रसूल हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कहें : मेरा पालनहार पवित्र है! मैं तो एक मनुष्य के सिवा कुछ नहीं, जो अन्य सभी रसूलों की तरह एक रसूल बनाकर भेजा गया है। मेरे पास कुछ भी लाने की शक्ति नहीं है। फिर मैं उसे कैसे ला सकता हूँ, जो तुमने सुझाव दिया है?! -[17:94] और काफिरों को अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने, तथा जो कुछ रसूल लेकर आए थे, उसपर अमल करने से केवल इस बात ने रोक दिया कि उन्होंने रसूल के मानव जाति में से होने का इनकार किया। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अस्वीकृति व्यक्त करते हुए कहा : क्या अल्लाह ने हमारी ओर एक मनुष्य को रसूल बनाकर भेजा है?! -[17:95] (ऐ रसूल) आप उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कहें : यदि धरती पर फ़रिश्ते बसते और तुम्हारी तरह शांति के साथ चलते-फिरते, तो हम अवश्य ही उनकी ओर उन्ही में से एक फ़रिश्ते को रसूल बनाकर भेजते। क्योंकि वही उन्हें अल्लाह का संदेश समझा पाता। इसलिए उनकी ओर मानव जाति में से रसूल भेजना हिकमत नहीं होती। बिल्कुल यही हाल तुम्हारा भी है। -[17:96] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच इस बात की गवाही के लिए अल्लाह ही काफ़ी है कि मैं तुम्हारी ओर एक रसूल बना कर भेजा गया हूँ, और मैंने वह संदेश तुम्हें पहुँचा दिया, जिसके साथ मैं तुम्हारी ओर भेजा गया हूँ। वह अपने बंदों की स्थितियों से पूरी तरह अवगत है। उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। वह दिलों के सभी रहस्यों को जानने वाला है। -[17:97] अल्लाह जिसे सीधे मार्ग की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान कर दे, तो वह वास्तव में मार्गदर्शित है। तथा वह जिसे छोड़ दे और पथभ्रष्ट कर दे, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन लोगों के लिए संरक्षक नहीं पाएँगे, जो उन्हें सत्य का मार्ग दिखाएँ, तथा उनका कष्ट दूर कर सकें और उन्हें लाभ पहुँचा सकें। और हम उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन इस हाल में उठाएँगे कि वे अपने चेहरों के बल घसीटे जाएँगे, वे न देख सकेंगे, न बोल सकेंगे और न ही सुन सकेंगे। उनका घर जिसमें वे शरण लेंगे जहन्नम होगा। जब भी उसकी लपट कम होगी, हम उसे और भड़का देंगे। -[17:98] यह सज़ा जो उन्हें झेलनी पड़ेगी, यह उनका बदला है उनके हमारी अपने रसूल पर उतारी गई आयतों का इनकार करने और मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित होने को असंभव समझते हुए यह कहने के कारण कि : क्या जब हम मरकर सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ और विचूर्ण टुकड़े हो जाएँगे, तो क्या हम नए सिरे से पैदा करके उठाए जाएँगे? -[17:99] क्या (मरणोपरांत) दोबारा जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वाले इन लोगों को इतना नहीं पता कि जिस अल्लाह ने इतने विशाल आकाशों और विस्तृत धरती को पैदा किया, वह उनकी तरह पैदा करने में (भी) सक्षम हैं? क्योंकि जो महान चीज़ों को पैदा करने में सक्षम है, वह उनसे छोटी चीज़ें भी पैदा कर सकता है। तथा अल्लाह ने दुनिया में उनके लिए एक विशिष्ट समय निर्धारित कर दिया है, जिसमें उनके जीवन का अंत हो जाएगा। और उसने उनके लिए उनके पुनः जीवित होने की भी एक समय सीमा बना दी है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। तथा मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन के प्रमाणों की स्पष्टता के बावजूद, मुश्रिकों ने मरने के बाद दोबारा जीवित किए जाने का इनकार ही किया। -[17:100] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दीजिए : यदि तुम लोग मेरे पालनहार की दया के खज़ानों के मालिक होते, जो न घटते हैं और न समाप्त होते हैं, तो उस समय तुम उनके समाप्त होने के डर से उन्हें खर्च करने से रुक जाते ताकि तुम ग़रीब न हो जाओ। और यह मनुष्य के स्वभाव ही में है कि वह कंजूस (कृपण) है, परंतु यदि वह मोमिन है, तो अल्लाह के सवाब (पुण्य) की आशा में खर्च करता है। -[17:101] निश्चित रूप से हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को नौ स्पष्ट निशानियाँ दीं, जो उनकी सत्यता की गवाही देती थीं और वे निशानियाँ : लाठी, हाथ, अकाल, फलों की कमी, आँधी (तूफान), टिड्डियाँ, जूँ, मेंढक और खून हैं। तो आप (ऐ रसूल) यहूदियों से पूछ लीजिए कि जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पूर्वजों के पास उन निशानियाँ को लेकर आए, तो फ़िरऔन ने उनसे कहा : मैं निश्चय ही (ऐ मूसा) तुम्हें एक जादू किया हुआ आदमी समझता हूँ; क्योंकि तुम ये अजब-गजब (विचित्र) चीज़ें लाते हो। -[17:102] मूसा अलैैहिस्सलाम ने उसे उत्तर देते हुए कहा : (ऐ फ़िरऔन) तुझे निश्चितता के साथ विश्वास है कि इन निशानियों को उतारने वाला केवल आकाशों और धरती का पालनहार है। उसने इन्हें अपनी शक्ति तथा अपने रसूल की सच्चाई के प्रमाण के तौर पर उतारा है। लेकिन तूने इनका इनकार किया। और मैं निश्चित रूप से जानता हूँ कि (ऐ फिरऔन) तेरा सर्वनाश हुआ। -[17:103] फिर फ़िरऔन ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम और उनकी जाति के लोगों को मिस्र से बाहर निकाल कर दंडित करना चाहा। तो हमने उसे और उसके साथ उसके सभी सैनिकों को डुबोकर विनष्ट कर दिया। -[17:104] और हमने फ़िरऔन और उसकी सेना को विनष्ट करने के बाद बनी इसराईल से कहा : तुम लोग शाम (लेवांत) की धरती पर बस जाओ। फिर जब क़ियामत का दिन होगा, तो हम तुम सबको हिसाब के लिए मह्शर (क़ियामत के मैदान) में एकत्रित करेंगे। -[17:105] हमने इस क़ुरआन को मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर सत्य ही के साथ उतारा है। तथा यह उनपर बिना किसी परिवर्तन या विरूपण के सत्य ही के साथ उतरा है। और हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपको केवल धर्मपरायण लोगों को जन्नत की शुभ सूचना देने वाला और काफिरों तथा अवज्ञाकारियों को जहन्नम से डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा है। -[17:106] और हमने यह क़ुरआन अवतरित किया, जिसे हमने स्पष्ट किया है और विस्तार से समझाया है, इस उम्मीद में कि आप उसे ठहर-ठहर कर लोगों को पढ़कर सुनाएँ। क्योंकि यह समझने और चिंतन करने का अधिक कारण है। तथा हमने इसे घटनाओं और परिस्थितियों के अनुसार थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके अलग-अलग उतारा है। -[17:107] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : तुम इसपर ईमान ले आओ, पर तुम्हारे ईमान से इसमें कुछ भी वृद्धि नहीं होगी। या तुम इस पर ईमान न लाओ, पर तुम्हारे कुफ़्र से इसमें कोई कमी नहीं होगी। निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने पिछली आसमानी पुस्तकें पढ़ रखी हैं और वे वह़्य तथा नुबुव्वत का ज्ञान रखते हैं, जब उनके सामने क़ुरआन पढ़ा जाता है, तो वे आभार प्रकट करते हुए अपने चेहरों के बल सजदे में गिर जाते हैं। -[17:108] और वे अपने सजदे में कहते हैं : हमारा पालनहार वादे के उल्लंघन से पवित्र है। चुनाँचे उसने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को संदेष्टा बनाकर भेजने का जो वादा किया था, वह होकर रहा। निःसंदेह हमारे पालनहार का इसका तथा इसके अलावा अन्य चीज़ों का वादा अनिवार्य रूप से पूरा होने वाला है। -[17:109] और वे अल्लाह को सजदा करते हुए, उसके भय से रोते हुए अपने चेहरों के बल गिर जाते हैं। तथा क़ुरआन का सुनना और उसके अर्थों पर चिंतन करना उन्हें अल्लाह के प्रति विनम्रता और भय में बढ़ा देता है। -[17:110] (ऐ रसूल!) जिसने आपके "या अल्लाह, या रहमान" कहकर पुकारने का खंडन किया है, आप उससे कह दीजिए : अल्लाह और रहमान दोनों ही उस महिमावान के नाम हैं। अतः तुम इन दोनों में से किसी नाम से या इनके अलावा उसके नामों में से किसी अन्य नाम से उसे पुकारो, उसके सभी नाम अच्छे हैं। और ये दोनों उन्हीं अच्छे नामों में से हैं। इसलिए तुम उसे इनके द्वारा अथवा इनके अलावा उसके अच्छे नामों में से किसी और से पुकारो। तथा आप अपनी नामज़ में क़ुरआन इतनी ऊँची आवाज़ से न पढ़ो कि मुश्रिक लोग सुन लें और न ही उसे इतनी धीमी आवाज़ से पढ़ो कि मोमिन लोग भी न सुन पाएँ। आप इन दोनों के बीच का रास्ता अपनाएँ। -[17:111] और आप (ऐ रसूल) कह दीजिए : सब प्रशंसा उस अल्लाह के लिए है, जो हर प्रकार की प्रशंसाओं और स्तुतियों के योग्य है, जो संतान से पवित्र है और जो साझी से पवित्र है। अतः उसके राज्य में कोई उसका साझी नहीं है। उसे अपमान और बेइज़्ज़ती छू भी नहीं सकती। इसलिए उसे किसी सहायक की आवश्यकता नहीं, जो उसका समर्थन करे और उसे प्रतिष्ठा प्रदान करे। और आप बहुत अधिक उसकी महिमा का गान करें। अतः आप उसकी ओर संतान, या राज्य में साझी, या मददगार समर्थक की निस्बत न करें। - -Surah 18: Al-Kahf (The Cave) ----------------------------------------- -[18:1] पूर्णता और प्रताप के गुणों के साथ सब प्रशंसा तथा खुली एवं छिपी नेमतों पर हर प्रकार की स्तुति अकेले अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने अपने बंदे और रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर क़ुरआन अवतिरत किया और इस क़ुरआन में कोई टेढ़ापन और सत्य से झुकाव नहीं रखा है। -[18:2] बल्कि उसे सीधा बनाया, जिसमें कोई अंतर्विरोध और विभेद नहीं है, ताकि वह काफिरों को अल्लाह के पास से एक भारी यातना से डराए, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, तथा अच्छे कर्म करने वाले मोमिनों को शुभ सूचना दे कि उनके लिए एक अच्छा बदला है, जिसके समान कोई अन्य बदला नहीं हो सकता। -[18:3] वे इस प्रतिफल में हमेशा रहेंगे, जो उनसे कभी खत्म नहीं होगा। -[18:4] तथा यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और कुछ मुशरिकों को डराए, जिन्होंने कहा : अल्लाह ने कोई संतान बना रखी है। -[18:5] इन मिथ्यारोपण करने वालों के पास अल्लाह की ओर संतान की निस्बत करने के दावे का कोई ज्ञान या उसका कोई प्रमाण नहीं है, और न ही इनके उन बाप-दादाओं के पास कोई ज्ञान था, जिनका इन्होंने इस विषय में अनुकरण किया है। बहुत घृणित है वह बात, जो उनके मुँह से बिना समझ-बूझ के निकल रही है। वे केवल झूठ बोल रहे हैं, जिसका कोई आधार और सबूत नहीं है। -[18:6] (ऐ रसूल!) यदि वे इस क़ुरआन पर ईमान न लाए, तो शायद आप अफ़सोस और दू:ख से खुद को नष्ट कर लेंगे। तो आप ऐसा न करें। क्योंकि उन्हें सीधे मार्ग पर लाने की ज़िम्मेदारी आपपर नहीं है। आपका काम केवल संदेश पहुँचा देना है। -[18:7] और हमने धरती पर पाए जाने वाले सभी प्राणियों को उसकी शोभा बना दिया है, ताकि हम उनका परीक्षण कर सकें कि उनमें से कौन अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले सबसे अच्छे कार्य करता है और कौन सबसे बुरे कार्य करता है। ताकि हम प्रत्येक को उसके योग्य बदला दें। -[18:8] और धरती पर पाए जाने वाले सभी जीवों को हम वनस्पति से रहित मिट्टी बना देंगे। और यह धरती पर उपस्थित प्राणियों के जीवन का अंत हो जाने के बाद होगा। अतः इससे नसीहत प्राप्त करो। -[18:9] (ऐ रसलू) आप हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि गुफा वालों की कहानी और उनकी वह शिला जिस पर उनके नाम लिखे गए हैं, हमारी अद्भुत निशानियों में से हैं। बल्कि उसके अलावा उससे भी अधिक अद्भुत चीज़ें मौजूद हैं, जैसे कि आकाशों और पृथ्वी की रचना। -[18:10] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब ईमान वाले युवकों ने अपने धर्म के साथ भागकर गुफा में शरण ली, तो उन्होंने अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू हमें अपनी ओर से दया प्रदान कर, कि तू हमारे पापों को क्षमा कर दे और हमें हमारे शत्रुओं से मुक्ति प्रदान कर, तथा काफिरों से हिजरत करने और ईमान लाने के मामले में तू हमारे लिए सत्य मार्ग की ओर रहनुमाई और शुद्धता बना दे। -[18:11] फिर, उनके चलने और गुफा में शरण लेने के बाद, हमने उनके कानों पर पर्दा डाल दिया ताकि कोई आवाज़ न सुन सकें और कई वर्षों तक सोने के लिए उन्हें नींद से ग्रस्त कर दिया। -[18:12] फिर, उनकी लंबी नींद के बाद, हमने उन्हें इसलिए जगाया, ताकि हम जान ले (उसके ज्ञान के प्रकटन के तौर पर) कि उनके गुफा में ठहरने की अवधि के बारे में परस्पर विरोधी दो समूहों में से कौन उस अवधि को अधिक जानने वाला है। -[18:13] (ऐ रसूल) हम आपको उनकी खबर के बारे में सच्चाई के साथ बता रहे हैं, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। निःसंदेह वे कुछ युवक थे, जो अपने पालनहार पर ईमान लाए और उसका आज्ञापालन किया। तथा हमने उनके मार्गदर्शन और सत्य पर दृढ़ता में वृद्धि कर दी। -[18:14] और हमने उनके दिलों को ईमान और उसपर दृढ़ता, तथा उसके लिए स्वदेश छोड़ने पर धैर्य के साथ मज़बूत कर दिया, जब उन्होंने काफ़िर राजा के सामने खड़े होकर एक अल्लाह पर अपने ईमान लाने की घोषणा की और उससे कहा : जिस पालनहार पर हम ईमान लाए और उसकी पूजा की, वह आकाशों और धरती का पालनहार है। हम उसके सिवा तथाकथित झूठे पूज्यों की हरगिज़ पूजा नहीं करेंगे। यदि हमने उसके सिवा किसी अन्य की पूजा की, तो हमने सत्य से दूर एक अनुचित बात कही। -[18:15] फिर वे एक-दूसरे की ओर यह कहते हुए मुड़े : ये हमारी जाति के लोग हैं। इन्होंने अल्लाह के अलावा दूसरे पूज्य बना रखे हैं, जिनकी ये पूजा करते हैं। हालाँकि इनके पास उनकी पूजा का कोई स्पष्ट प्रमाण नहीं है। अतः उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं हो सकता, जो अल्लाह की ओर साझी की निस्बत करके उसपर झूठ गढ़े। -[18:16] और जब तुमने अपनी जाति से किनारा कर लिया और वे अल्लाह के अतिरिक्त जिनकी पूजा करते हैं, उन्हें छोड़ दिया और तुमने अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत की, तो अब तुम अपने धर्म को बचाकर गुफा में शरण लो, जहाँ तुम्हारा पालनहार तुमपर अपनी दया का विस्तार कर देगा, जिससे वह तुम्हारे शत्रुओं से तुम्हारी रक्षा और सुरक्षा करेगा। तथा तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे काम में उस चीज़ को आसान बना देगा जिसका तुम लाभ उठाओगे, जिससे तुम्हारे अपने लोगों के बीच रहने की क्षतिपूर्ति हो जाएगी। -[18:17] चुनाँचे उन्होंने उसका पालन किया, जिसका उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था। और अल्लाह ने उन्हें नींद से ग्रस्त कर दिया और उनके दुश्मनों से उनकी रक्षा की। और (ऐ उनको देखने वाले!) तुम सूरज को देखोगे कि जब वह पूरब से निकलता है, तो उनकी गुफा से उसमें प्रवेश करने वाले की दाईं ओर मुड़ जाता है, और जब डूबता है, तो उससे कतराकर उसकी बाईं ओर मुड़ जाता है और उस (गुफा) पर सूरज की किरणें नहीं पड़ती हैं। इस प्रकार वे स्थायी छाया में रहते हैं, सूरज की गर्मी उन्हें नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाती है। वे गुफा की एक विस्तृत जगह में हैं, उन्हें ज़रूरत भर हवा मिलती रहती है। उनके साथ होने वाली ये चीज़ें, जैसे कि गुफा में उन्हें शरण देना, उन्हें नींद से ग्रस्त करना, सूरज का उनसे कतराकर गुज़रना, उनके स्थान का विस्तृत होना और उन्हें उनकी जाति के लोगें से बचाना : अल्लाह की अद्भुत कारीगरी में से हैं, जो उसकी शक्ति को दर्शाती हैं। जिसे अल्लाह हिदायत के मार्ग की तौफ़ीक़ दे, वह वास्तव में मार्गदर्शित है, और जिसे वह छोड़ दे और पथभ्रष्ट कर दे, तो आप उसके लिए कोई सहायक नहीं पाएँगे, जो उसे हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ दे सके और उसकी ओर उसका मार्गदर्शन कर सके। क्योंकि मार्गदर्शन केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है, उसके अपने हाथ में नहीं है। -[18:18] और (ऐ उनकी ओर देखने वाले) तुम उनकी आँखें खुली होने के कारण उन्हें जगा हुआ समझते, जबकि वास्तव में वे सोए हुए थे। तथा हम उन्हें उनकी नींद में कभी दाईं करवट और कभी बाईं करवट पलटते रहते थे, ताकि मिट्टी उनके शरीर न खा ले। और उनके साथ जाने वाला कुत्ता गुफा के द्वार पर अपनी बाँहें फैलाए हुए था। यदि आप उन्हें झाँककर देख लेते, तो उनके भय से पीठ फेरकर भाग खड़े होते और आपके दिल में उनका डर भर जाता। -[18:19] जिस प्रकार हमने उनके साथ वह कुछ किया, जिसका हमने अपनी शक्ति के अजूबों में से उल्लेख किया है, उसी प्रकार हमने उन्हें एक लंबी अवधि के बाद जगा दिया, ताकि वे एक-दूसरे से उस अवधि के बारे में पूछें, जो उन्होंने सोते हुए बिताई। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ ने उत्तर दिया : हम एक दिन या दिन के कुछ समय तक सोए रहे। जबकि उनमें से जिसके लिए उनके सोए रहने की अवधि स्पष्ट नहीं हो सकी, उसने उत्तर दिया : तुम्हारा पालनहार ही अधिक जानता है कि तुम कितने दिनों तक सोए रहे। अतः इसके ज्ञान को उसी के हवाले कर दो और अपने काम में व्यस्त हो जाओ। इसलिए अब तुम अपने में से किसी व्यक्ति को चाँदी के ये सिक्के देकर अपने शहर की ओर भेजो। वह देख ले कि नगर का कौन व्यक्ति अधिक उत्तम एवं पवित्र भोजन रखता है, तो उससे तुम्हारे पास कुछ खाना ले आए। और वह जाते-आते तथा सौदा करते समय सावधान रहे तथा व्यवहार कुशलता से काम ले और किसी को भी तुम्हारे स्थान का पता न चलने दे। क्योंकि इससे बड़ा नुकसान हो सकता है। -[18:20] यदि तुम्हारे समुदाय के लोगों को तुम्हारी सूचना मिल गई तथा तुम्हारे स्थान का पता चल गया, तो वे पत्थर मार-मारकर तुम्हारी हत्या कर देंगे अथवा तुम्हें अपने उस भ्रष्ट धर्म में वापस लौटा लेंगे, जिसपर तुम अल्लाह की कृपा से सत्य धर्म की ओर मार्गदर्शन पाने से पहले चला करते थे। और यदि तुम उस पूर्व धर्म में लौट गए, तो कभी सफल नहीं होगे, न इस सांसारिक जीवन में और न ही आखिरत में। बल्कि अल्लाह ने जिस सत्य धर्म का रास्ता तुम्हें दिखाया है, उसे त्यागने तथा उस भ्रष्ट धर्म में लौट जाने के कारण, तुम्हें दोनों लोकों में बहुत बड़े घाटे का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[18:21] और जिस प्रकार हमने उनके साथ हमारी शक्ति को दर्शाने वाले अद्भुत कार्य किए, जैसे बहुत वर्षों तक उन्हें नींद के आगोश में रखना और उसके बाद उन्हें जगाना, उसी प्रकार हमने उनके शहर के लोगों को उनसे अवगत कर दिया, ताकि उनके शहर के लोगों को पता चल जाए कि अल्लाह का ईमान वालों की मदद करने और मरने के बाद दोबारा जीवित करने का वादा सच्चा है और यह कि क़ियामत आने वाली है, उसके आने में कोई संदेह नहीं है। फिर जब गुफा वालों का मामला प्रकाश में आ गया और उनकी मृत्यु हो गई, तो उनसे अवगत होने वालों के बीच इस बारे में मतभेद हो गया कि : वे उनके संबंध में क्या करें? उनमें से एक समूह ने कहा : उनकी गुफा के द्वार पर एक भवन बना दो, जिससे वे छिपे तथा सुरक्षित रहें। उनका पालनहार उनकी स्थिति के बारे में सबसे अधिक जानता है। क्योंकि उनकी स्थिति की अपेक्षा यह है कि उन्हें अल्लाह के यहाँ विशेष स्थान प्राप्त है। तथा प्रभावशाली लोगों ने, जिनके पास ज्ञान तथा सही दावत नहीं थी, कहा : हम उनके इस स्थान पर उनके सम्मान हेतु तथा उनके स्थान की यादगार के तौर पर एक मस्जिद बनाएँगे। -[18:22] उनकी कहानी के बारे में बातचीत करने वाले कुछ लोग उनकी संख्या के बारे में कहेंगे : वे तीन हैं, उनमें से चौथा उनका कुत्ता है। तथा उनमें से कुछ अन्य लोग कहेंगे : वे पाँच हैं, उनमें से छठा उनका कुत्ता है। जबकि इन दोनों समूहों ने जो कुछ कहा है, वह बिना सबूत के अपने गुमान के अनुसार कहा है। उनमें से कुछ दूसरे लोग कहेंगे : वे सात हैं और उनमें से आठवाँ उनका कुत्ता है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : मेरा पालनहार ही उनकी संख्या बेहतर जानता है, उनकी संख्या केवल कुछ ही लोगों को पता है, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनकी संख्या सिखाई है। अतः आप उनकी संख्या या उनकी अन्य स्थितियों के बारे में किताब वालों या अन्य लोगों से सरसरी बहस के अलावा गहरी बहस न करें। इस प्रकार कि आप उसी तक सीमित रहें जो उनके विषय में आपपर वह़्य उतरी है। तथा आप उनमें से किसी से भी उनके मामले के विवरण के बारे में न पूछें, क्योंकि उन्हें इसका ज्ञान नहीं है। -[18:23] और (ऐ नबी) आप हरगिज़ किसी चीज़ के बारे में, जिसे आप कल करना चाहते हों, यह न कहें : मैं कल यह काम करूँगा। क्योंकि आप नहीं जानते कि आप इसे करेंगे, या आपके और उसके बीच कोई बाधा आ जाएगी? यह हर मुसलमान के लिए एक निर्देशन है। -[18:24] परंतु यह कि आप उसके करने को अल्लाह की चाहत के साथ जोड़ दें और यूँ कहें : मैं - इन शा अल्लाह - (यदि अल्लाह चाहे) उसे कल करूँगा। और यदि आप यह कहना भूल जाएँ, तो अपने पालनहार को "इन शा अल्लाह " कह कर याद कर लें और कहें : मुझे आशा है कि मेरा पालनहार मुझे इस मामले से निकटतर मार्गदर्शन और सफलता की राह दिखाएगा। -[18:25] और गुफा वाले अपनी गुफा में तीन सौ नौ साल रहे। -[18:26] और (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : अल्लाह सबसे अधिक जानता है कि वे अपनी गुफा में कितने समय तक ठहरे, तथा उसने हमें बता दिया है कि वे उसमें कितने समय तक रहे। इसलिए उस महिमावान के कथन के बाद किसी अन्य की बात मान्य नहीं। आकाशों तथा धरती की छिपी हुई समस्त चीज़ों को पैदा करना और उनका ज्ञान रखना उसी महिमावान का काम है। वह महिमावान क्या ही खूब देखने वाला है! चुनाँचे वह सब कुछ देखता है। तथा वह क्या ही खूब सुनने वाला है! चुनाँचे वह सब कुछ सुनता है। उसके सिवा उनका कोई सहायक नहीं है, जो उनके मामले को संभाल सके और वह अपने शासन में किसी को साझी नहीं बनाता है। वह अकेला एकमात्र शासक है। -[18:27] और क़ुरआन में से जो कुछ अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है (ऐ रसूल) आप उसे पढ़ें और उसपर अमल करें। क्योंकि उसकी बातों को कोई बदलने वाला नहीं; इसलिए वे सर्वथा सत्य और सर्वथा न्याय हैं। और आप उस महिमावान् अल्लाह के सिवा हरगिज़ कोई शरण स्थल और पनाह लेने की जगह नहीं पाएँगे, जहाँ आप शरण ले सकें। -[18:28] आप अपने आपको उन लोगों के संग रखें, जो निष्ठापूर्वक अपने पालनहार को दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में, इबादत के तौर पर और कुछ माँगने के लिए, पुकारते हैं। तथा आप धन और सम्मान वाले लोगों के साथ बैठने की इच्छा में उनसे अपनी आँखें न फेरें। और आप उसकी बात न मानें, जिसके दिल पर मुहर लगाकर हमने उसे हमारी याद से असावधान कर दिया है। जिसके कारण उसने आपको अपनी बैठक से गरीबों को हटाने का आदेश दिया, और उसने अपने पालनहार की आज्ञाकारिता पर अपनी इच्छा के अनुपालन को प्रधानता दी और उसके सभी कार्य व्यर्थ और बर्बाद हैं। -[18:29] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन लोगों से, जो अपने हृदय की लापरवाही के कारण अल्लाह की याद से गाफ़िल हैं, कह दीजिए : मैं तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ लेकर आया हूँ, वह सत्य है। और वह अल्लाह की ओर से है, मेरी ओर से नहीं। और मैं तुम्हारी यह माँग स्वीकार करने वाला नहीं कि मैं ईमान वालों को निष्कासित कर दूँ। अब तुम में से जो इस सच्चाई पर ईमान लाना चाहे, वह उसपर ईमान ले आए और वह उसके प्रतिफल से प्रसन्न होगा। और तुम में से जो उसपर विश्वास न करना चाहे, वह विश्वास न करे और शीघ्र ही वह उस दंड से दुखी होगा जो उसकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है। हमने कुफ़्र अपनाकर स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले लोगों के लिए भयानक आग तैयार कर रखी है, जिसकी दीवारें उन्हें घेरी हुई होंगी। इसलिए वे उससे भाग नहीं सकेंगे। अगर वे अपनी प्यास की तीव्रता के कारण पानी की फ़र्याद करेंगे, तो उन्हें तलछट जैसा बहुत गर्म पानी दिया जाएगा, जिसकी गर्मी की तीव्रता के कारण उनके चेहरे भुन जाएँगे। क्या बुरा है वह पेय जो उन्हें दिया जाएगा। क्योंकि वह प्यास नहीं बुझाएगा, बल्कि उसे और बढ़ा देगा। तथा वह उस लपट को भी नहीं बुझाएगा जो उनकी खाल उधेड़ रही होगी। जहन्नम क्या ही बुरा घर है जहाँ वे उतरेंगे और क्या ही बुरा ठिकाना है जिसमें वे ठहरेंगे। -[18:30] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और नेक कार्य किए, उन्होंने अच्छा काम किया है। इसलिए उनके लिए बहुत बड़ा प्रतिफल है। निःसंदेह हम अच्छे कर्म करने वाले लोगों का बदला व्यर्थ नहीं करते, बल्कि उन्हें कोई कमी किए बिना पूरा-पूरा बदला देते हैं। -[18:31] ईमान एवं अच्छे कार्य करने की विशेषताओं से विशिष्ट इन लोगों के लिए हमेशा के लिए निवास करने के लिए बगीचे हैं, उनके महलों के नीचे से स्वर्ग की मीठी नहरें बहती हैं। वे वहाँ सोने के कंगनों से सुशोभित किए जाएँगे तथा पतले और मोटे रेशम से बने हरे कपड़े पहनेंगे। वे सुंदर पर्दों से सजाए गए बिस्तरों पर टेक लगाए बैठे होंगे। उनका प्रतिफल बहुत अच्छा है और जन्नत उनके लिए निवास करने के लिए एक बेहतरीन घर और ठिकाना है। -[18:32] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप (उनके सामने) दो व्यक्तियों का उदाहरण दें, जिनमें से एक काफ़िर और दूसरा मोमिन था। हमने उनमें से काफ़िर के लिए अंगूर के दो बाग़ बनाए। और हमने दोनों बाग़ों को खजूर के पेड़ों से घेर दिया, तथा हमने उनके खाली क्षेत्र में फसलें उगाईं। -[18:33] प्रत्येक बगीचे ने अपने फल दिए, जिसमें खजूर, अंगूर और फसलें शामिल थीं। और उसमें से कुछ भी कम नहीं किया, बल्कि पूरा-पूरा फल दिया। तथा हमने उन्हें आसानी से पानी देने के लिए उनके बीच एक नहर जारी कर दी। -[18:34] और इन दो बाग़ों के मालिक के पास अन्य धन और फल भी थे। चुनाँचे उसने गर्व करते हुए अपने मोमिन साथी से, जबकि वह उसे प्रभावित करने के लिए उससे संबोधित था, कहा : मैं तुमसे अधिक धनवान, तुमसे बढ़कर सम्मान वाला और तुमसे ज़्यादा शक्तिशाली बिरादरी वाला हूँ। -[18:35] और उस काफ़िर ने ईमान वाले के साथ अपने बाग़ में प्रवेश किया, ताकि उसे अपना बाग़ दिखाए, जबकि वह कुफ़्र और गर्व के द्वारा अपने आप पर अत्याचार करने वाला था। काफ़िर ने कहा : मुझे नहीं लगता कि यह बाग़ जो तुम देख रहे हो, नष्ट हो जाएगा। क्योंकि मैंने उसके बाकी रहने के कारण अपना लिए हैं। -[18:36] मुझे नहीं लगता कि क़ियामत आने वाली है। बल्कि यह एक निरंतर जीवन है। और यह मानते हुए कि वह आ ही गई, तो जब मैं पुनर्जीवित किया जाऊँगा और अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटाया जाऊँगा, तो पुनर्जीवन के बाद मैं जिसकी ओर लौटूँगा उसे अपने इस बाग़ से उत्तम पाऊँगा। क्योंकि इस दुनया में मेरे समृद्ध होने की अपेक्षा यह है कि मैं पुनर्जीवन के बाद भी समृद्ध होऊँ। -[18:37] उसके मोमिन साथी ने उसकी बात का उत्तर देते हुए उससे कहा : क्या तूने उस अस्तित्व के साथ क़ुफ़्र किया, जिसने तेरे पिता आदम को मिट्टी से पैदा किया, फिर तुझे वीर्य से पैदा किया, फिर तुझे एक पुरुष बनाया, औ तेरे अंगों को ठीक-ठीक किया और तुझे परिपूर्ण बनाया? क्योंकि जो इन सभी चीज़ों को कर सकता है, वह तुझे पुनः जीवित करने में भी सक्षम है। -[18:38] लेकिन मैं यह बात नहीं कहता, बल्कि मैं कहता हूँ : वह महिमावान् अल्लाह ही मेरा पालनहार है, जिसने अपनी नेमतों के द्वारा हम पर उपकार किया, और मैं इबादत में किसी को भी उसका साझी नहीं बनाता। -[18:39] और जब तूने अपने बाग़ में प्रवेश किया, तो तूने यह क्यों नहीं कहा : जो अल्लाह ने चाहा, अल्लाह की मदद के बिना किसी के लिए कोई शक्ति नहीं है। क्योंकि वही है, जो वह चाहता है, करता है और वह सर्वशक्तिमान् है। यदि तू मुझे अपने से ज़्यादा ग़रीब और संतान में कमतर देखता है। -[18:40] मुझे आशा है कि अल्लाह मुझे तुम्हारे बाग़ से अच्छा प्रदान करे और तुम्हारे बाग़ पर आकाश से कोई अज़ाब भेज दे। फिर तुम्हारा बाग़ एक ऐसी भूमि बन जाए, जहाँ कोई वनस्पति न हो, जिसमें उसकी चिकनाहट के कारण पैर फिसलते हों। -[18:41] अथवा उसका पानी धरती की गहराई में चला जाए। फिर तुम किसी भी तरह से उस तक नहीं पहुँच सकते हो। और अगर उसका पानी नीचे चला गया, तो वह बाकी नहीं रह सकती। -[18:42] उस मोमिन व्यक्ति ने जो आशा व्यक्त की थी, वह पूरी हो गई। चुनाँचे उस काफ़िर के बाग़ के फलों को विनाश ने घेर लिया। फिर वह काफ़िर अपने बाग़ के बनाने और मरम्मत के लिए खर्च किए गए धन पर अफ़सोस के मारे हाथ मलने लगा। जबकि वह बाग़ उन छप्परों पर गिरा पड़ा था, जिनपर अंगूर की बेलों को फैलाया जाता है। और वह कहता था : काश मैं अपने अकेले पालनहार पर ईमान लाया होता और इबादत में उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाता। -[18:43] इस काफ़िर के पास उसे उसपर उतरने वाले दंड से बचाने के लिए कोई समूह नहीं था, जबकि वह अपने समूह पर गर्व कर रहा था। और वह स्वयं भी अल्लाह के उसके बाग़ को विनष्ट करने से बचने वाला न था। -[18:44] उस स्थिति में, सहायता करना केवल अल्लाह के अधिकार में है। वह अपने ईमान वाले मित्रों को सबसे उत्तम बदला देने वाला है, क्योंकि वह उनके प्रतिफल को कई गुना बढ़ा देता है, तथा वह उनके लिए अंजाम के एतिबार से भी सबसे अच्छा है। -[18:45] और (ऐ रसूल) दुनिया के धोखे में पड़े हुए लोगों को (सांसारिक जीवन का) एक उदाहरण दें। चुनाँचे दुनिया का उदाहरण उसके नष्ट होने और जल्दी समाप्त होने में, उस बारिश के पानी की तरह है, जिसे हमने आकाश से उतारा। फिर उस जल से धरती के पौधे उगे और पक गए। फिर वह पौधा टूटकर चूरा-चूरा बन गया। हवाएँ जिसके हिस्सों को अन्य क्षेत्रों में उड़ा ले जाती हैं। फिर धरती वापस वैसी ही हो जाती है जैसी पहले थी। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखने वाला है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। इसलिए वह जो चाहता है, जीवित रखता है और जो चाहता है, नष्ट कर देता है। -[18:46] धन और संतान सांसारिक जीवन की शोभा हैं। और आखिरत में धन का कोई लाभ नहीं है जब तक कि उसे अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले काम में न खर्च किया जाए। तथा अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा कार्य और बातें, सवाब की दृष्टि से, संसार की सभी शोभाओं से उत्तम हैं। और वे सबसे उत्तम वस्तु हैं, जिनकी इनसान आशा करता है। क्योंकि दुनिया की शोभा नश्वर है, जबकि अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा कामों और बातों का सवाब बाक़ी रहने वाला है। -[18:47] और उस दिन को याद करो, जब हम पर्वतों को उनके स्थानों से हटा देंगे। और तुम धरती को साफ़ और खुला मैदान देखोगे, क्योंकि उस पर उपस्थित पहाड़, पेड़ और इमारत सब गायब हो जाएँगे। और हम सभी प्राणियों को इकट्ठा कर लेंगे। चुनाँचे हम उनमें से किसी को भी नहीं छोड़ेंगे, जिसे हमने पुनर्जीवित करके उठाया न हो। -[18:48] और लोग आपके पालनहार के समक्ष पंक्तियों में प्रस्तुत किए जाएँगे, तो वह उनका हिसाब लेगा। और उनसे कहा जाएगा : तुम हमारे पास वैसे ही अकेले, नंगे पैर, नंगे शरीर और बिना ख़तना के आए हो, जैसे हमने तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा किया था। लेकिन तुम तो यह सोचते थे कि तुम कभी पुनर्जीवित नहीं किए जाओगे और हम तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देने के लिए कभी कोई समय और स्थान निर्धारित नहीं करेंगे। -[18:49] और कर्मपत्र रख दिया जाएगा। तो कुछ लोग अपना कर्मपत्र अपने दाएँ हाथ में पकड़े होंगे और कुछ उसे अपने बाएँ हाथ में। और (ऐ इनसान) तुम काफिरों को देखोगे कि जो कुछ उसमें लिखा होगा, उससे डरे हुए होंगे। क्योंकि वे खूब जानते होंगे कि उन्होंने दुनिया में क्या कुफ़्र और पाप किए थे। और वे कहेंगे : हाय हमारा विनाश और हमारा दुर्भाग्य! इस पुस्तक को क्या हुआ है कि हमारे कर्मों में से कोई छोटा या बड़ा नहीं छोड़ा है, मगर उसे संरक्षित कर रखा है और गिन रखा है। और उन्होंने सांसारिक जीवन में जो पाप किए थे, उन्हें लिखा हुआ और अंकित पाएँगे। और (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार किसी पर अत्याचार नहीं करेगा। चुनाँचे वह किसी को बिना पाप के दंड नहीं देगा और न किसी आज्ञाकारी व्यक्ति की नेकी में से कुछ कम करेगा। -[18:50] और (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद कीजिए, जब हमने फरिश्तों से कहा था : तुम सब आदम को अभिवादन के लिए सजदा करो। तो उन सभी ने अपने पालनहार के आदेश का पालन करते हुए उन्हें सजदा किया, परंतु इबलीस ने सजदा नहीं किया। वह जिन्नों में से था, फ़रिश्तों में से नहीं था। अतः उसने सजदा करने से इनकार किया और अभिमान का शिकार हो गया। इस तरह वह अपने पालनहार के आज्ञापालन से निकल गया। तो क्या फिर भी (ऐ लोगो) तुम मुझे छोड़कर उसे और उसकी संतान को अपना मित्र बनाते हो, हालाँकि वे तुम्हारे दुश्मन हैं। भला तुम अपने शत्रुओं को अपना मित्र कैसे ठहरा रहे हो?! अत्याचारियों का यह कार्य कितना बुरा और घृणित है कि उन्होंने अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान से दोस्ती की बजाय शैतान को अपना दोस्त बना लिया। -[18:51] ये लोग जिन्हें तुमने मुझे छोड़कर अपना सहायक व मित्र बना रखा है, तुम्हारे ही जैसे बंदे हैं। मैंने आकाशों तथा धरती को पैदा करते समय उन्हें उपस्थित नहीं किया था। बल्कि उस समय उनका अस्तित्व ही नहीं था। और न ही मैंने उनमें से कुछ को दूसरों के पैदा करने में उपस्थित किया था। क्योंकि मैं सृजन और प्रबंधन में अकेला हूँ। और मैं मानव जाति और जिन्न के शैतानों में से गुमराह करने वालों को अपना सहायक बनाने वाला न था। क्योंकि मैं सहायकों से बेनियाज़ हूँ। -[18:52] और (ऐ रसूल) उनके सामने क़ियामत के दिन की चर्चा कीजिए, जिस दिन अल्लाह उन लोगों से कहेगा, जिन्होंने दुनिया में उसका साझी बनाया था : मेरे उन साझियों को पुकारो, जिनके बारे में तुमने दावा किया था कि वे मेरे साझी हैं, ताकि वे तुम्हारी कुछ मदद कर सकें। चुनाँचे वे उन्हें पुकारेंगे, लेकिन वे उनकी पुकार का न कोई उत्तर देंगे और न उनकी कोई मदद करेंगे। तथा हम पूजने वालों और पूजे गए लोगों के बीच एक विनाश का स्थान बना देंगे, जिसमें वे दोनों दाखिल होंगे और वह जहन्नम की आग है। -[18:53] और अल्लाह का साझी बनाने वाले लोग जहन्नम को देखेंगे, तो वे पूरी तरह से निश्चित हो जाएँगे कि वे उसमें गिरने वाले हैं और उन्हें कोई स्थान नहीं मिलेगा जहाँ वे उससे मुड़कर शरण ले सकें। -[18:54] हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन में अनेक प्रकार के बहुत-से उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किए हैं और उन्हें विविधता के साथ बयान किए हैं। ताकि लोग नसीहत और सदुपदेश प्राप्त करें। लेकिन मनुष्य - विशेष रूप से एक काफ़िर - की ओर से जो चीज़ सबसे ज़्यादा सामने आती है, वह ना-हक़ (सच्चाई के बिना) झगड़ना (बहस करना) है। -[18:55] हठी काफिरों और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अपने पालनहार की ओर से जो कुछ लेकर आए थे उसपर ईमान लाने के बीच, तथा उनके और उनके अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करने के बीच (प्रमाणों के) स्पष्टीकरण का अभाव बाधक नहीं बना। क्योंकि क़ुरआन में उनके लिए उदाहरण दिए गए थे, और उनके पास स्पष्ट तर्क आए थे। बल्कि उनके लिए रुकावट केवल उनकी यह - हठपूर्ण - माँग बन गई कि उनपर पिछले समुदायों वाला अज़ाब लाया जाए, तथा वे उस अज़ाब को अपनी आँखों से देख लें जिसका उनसे वादा किया गया था। -[18:56] और हम अपने जो भी रसूल भेजते हैं, उन्हें ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता के लोगों को शुभ सूचना देने वाले, तथा कुफ्र और अवज्ञा करने वालों को डराने वाले बनाकर भेजते हैं। और उनका लोगों के दिलों पर कोई अधिकार (ज़ोर) नहीं होता कि उन्हें मार्गदर्शन स्वीकारने पर उभार सकें। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया है, वे अपने सामने प्रमाणों के स्पष्ट हो जाने के बावजूद भी रसूलों के साथ झगड़ा (बहस) करते हैं; ताकि वे अपने असत्य के द्वारा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाले सत्य को निराकृत कर दें। तथा उन्होंने क़ुरआन को और उस चीज़ को जिससे उन्हें डराया गया था, हँसी और मज़ाक बना लिया। -[18:57] और कोई भी उससे बढ़कर अत्याचारी नहीं हो सकता, जिसे उसके पालनहार की आयतों द्वारा समझाया जाए, लेकिन वह उसमें पाई जाने वाली अज़ाब की धमकी की परवाह न करे और उससे नसीहत प्राप्त करने से मुँह मोड़ ले। तथा उसने अपने सांसारिक जीवन में जो कुफ़्र और पाप करके आगे बढ़ाए हैं, उन्हें भूल जाए और उनसे तौबा न करे। निश्चय हमने ऐसे लोगों के दिलों पर पर्दे डाल दिए हैं, जो उन्हें क़ुरआन समझने से रोक रहे हैं, और उनके कानों में बहरापन डाल दिया है, जिसके कारण वे उसे स्वीकार करने के लिए नहीं सुनते हैं। यदि तुम उन्हें ईमान की ओर बुलाओ, तो जब तक उनके दिलों पर पर्दे और उनके कानों में बहरापन है, तुम्हारे बुलावे का कदापि उत्तर नहीं देंगे। -[18:58] और ऐसा न हो कि नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आपको झुठलाने वालों को जल्दी यातना देने की आकांक्षा करें, अल्लाह तआला ने आपसे फरमाया : और (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदो के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, तथा ऐसी दया वाला है, जो हर चीज़ को शामिल है। और उसकी दया में से यह भी है कि वह अवज्ञाकारियों को ढील देता है, ताकि वे उसके समक्ष तौबा कर लें। यदि अल्लाह इन मुँह मोड़ने वालों को सज़ा देता, तो इसी सांसारिक जीवन में उन्हें जल्दी सज़ा दे देता। परंतु वह सहनशील और दयालु है। उनसे यातना को टाल रखा है, ताकि वे तौबा कर लें। बल्कि उनके लिए एक विशिष्ट स्थान और समय है, जिनमें उन्हें उनके कुफ्र एवं मुँह मोड़ने की सज़ा दी जाएगी, यदि उन्होंने तौबा नहीं की। उसके सिवा, उन्हें बचने का कोई ऐसा स्थान नहीं मिलेगा, जहाँ वे शरण ले सकें। -[18:59] तथा वे काफ़िर बस्तियाँ, जो तुम्हारे आस-पास ही आबाद थीं, जैसे हूद, सालेह और शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जातियों की बस्तियाँ, हमने उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया, जब उन्होंने कुफ़्र और गुनाहों के द्वारा खुद पर अत्याचार किया, और हमने उनके विनाश का एक विशिष्ट समय निर्धारित कर रखा था। -[18:60] और (ऐ रसूल) वह समय याद करें, जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने सेवक यूशा बिन नून से कहा : मैं लगातार चलता ही रहूँगा, यहाँ तक कि दो सागरों के संगम पर पहुँच जाऊँ या लंबे समय तक चलता ही रहूँ, यहाँ तक कि सदाचारी बंदे से मिलकर उससे कुछ ज्ञान अर्जित कर लूँ। -[18:61] फिर वे दोनों चल पड़े और जब वे दो सागरों के संगम पर पहुँचे, तो वे अपनी वह मछली भूल गए, जिसे उन्होंने अपने लिए भोजन के रूप में लिया था। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने मछली को जीवित कर दिया और उसने समुद्र में सुरंग की तरह रास्ता बना लिया, उसके साथ पानी मिलता नहीं था। -[18:62] जब वे दोनों उस स्थान से आगे बढ़ गए, तो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने सेवक से कहा : हमें दोपहर का खाना लाओ, हम इस यात्रा से बहुत थक गए हैं। -[18:63] युवक ने कहा : क्या आपने देखा कि जब हम चट्टान के पास ठहरे थे तब क्या हुआ था?! वास्तव में, मैं आपसे मछली की बात का उल्लेख करना भूल गया था। और मुझे आपसे उसका उल्लेख करना शैतान ही ने भुलाया था। हुआ यह कि मछली ज़िंदा हो गई और उसने आश्चर्यजनक रूप से समुद्र में अपना रास्ता बना लिया। -[18:64] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने सेवक से कहा : यह वही है, जो हम चाहते थे। यही तो उस नेक बंदे के स्थान की निशानी है। फिर वे दोनों अपने पैरों के निशान देखते हुए वापस हुए; ताकि राह न भटकें, यहाँ तक कि चट्टान के पास पहुँच गए और वहाँ से मछली के प्रवेश की जगह तक पहुँचे। -[18:65] जब वे दोनों मछली गुम होने के स्थान पर पहुँचे, तो हमारे एक सदाचारी बंदे को पाया (जो कि ख़ज़िर अलैहिस्सलाम थे)। हमने उसे अपने पास से दया प्रदान की थी और उसे अपनी ओर से ऐसा ज्ञान सिखाया था, जिसे लोग नहीं जानते थे। और यह कहानी उसी ज्ञान पर आधारित है। -[18:66] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे विनम्रता के साथ कहा : क्या मैं इस (शर्त) पर आपका अनुसरण करूँ कि अल्लाह ने आपको जो ज्ञान सिखाया है, जो सच्चाई के लिए एक मार्गदर्शक है, उसमें से कुछ मुझे सिखा दें? -[18:67] ख़ज़िर अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : तुम मेरे ज्ञान में से जो कुछ देखोगे, उसपर हरगिज़ धैर्य नहीं रख सकोगे, क्योंकि वह तुम्हारे पास मौजूद ज्ञान से मेल नहीं खाएगा। -[18:68] और तुम उन कामों को देखकर कैसे धैर्य रख सकते हो, जिनके बारे में तुम्हें नहीं पता कि उसमें क्या सही है; क्योंकि तुम उनके बारे में अपने ज्ञान की मात्रा के अनुसार फ़ैसला करोगे?! -[18:69] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : अगर अल्लाह ने चाहा, तो आप मुझे, मेरे द्वारा देखे गए अपने कार्यों पर धैर्य रखने वाला, आपकी आज्ञाकारिता के लिए प्रतिबद्ध पाएँगे। आप मुझे जो आदेश देंगे, मैं उसकी अवज्ञा नहीं करूँगा। -[18:70] ख़ज़िर ने मूसा से कहा : यदि आप मेरा अनुसरण करते हैं, तो मुझसे उस चीज़ के बारे में मत पूछें, जो आप मुझे करते हुए देखते हैं, यहाँ तक कि मैं खुद ही उसकी वजह बताना शुरू कर दूँ। -[18:71] जब वे दोनों इस बात पर सहमत हो गए, तो समुद्र के तट की ओर चल पड़े, यहाँ तक कि एक नौका मिली, और वे दोनों ख़ज़िर के सम्मान में किराए के बिना ही उसमें सवार हो गए। लेकिन ख़ज़िर ने नौका का एक तख़्ता उखाड़कर उसे फाड़ दिया। मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : क्या आपने उस नौका को फाड़ दिया, जिसके लोगों ने हमें बिना किसी किराए के सवार किया, ताकि आप उसके सवारों को डुबो दें?! निश्चित रूप से आपने एक गंभीर काम किया है। -[18:72] ख़ज़िर ने मूसा से कहा : क्या मैंने नहीं कहा था : तुम जो कुछ मुझसे देखोगे, उसपर मेरे साथ हरगिज़ धैर्य नहीं रख सकोगे?! -[18:73] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने ख़ज़िर से कहा : मेरे भूलवश आपकी प्रतिज्ञा छोड़ने के कारण आप मेरी पकड़ न करें और अपनी संगत के मामले में मुझे तंगी में न डालें और सख़्ती न करें। -[18:74] फिर नाव से उतरने के बाद, वे दोनो तट पर चलने लगे। तो उन्होंने एक बच्चे को, जो अभी बालिग नहीं हुआ था, अन्य बच्चों के साथ खेलते देखा। तो ख़ज़िर ने उसे मार डाला। इसपर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : क्या आपने एक पवित्र (निर्दोष) जान को जो बालिग नहीं हुई थी, बिना किसी अपराध के क़त्ल कर दिया?! आपने एक बहुत ही बुरा काम किया है! -[18:75] ख़ज़िर ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : मैंने आपसे कहा था कि (ऐ मूसा!) आप मेरे द्वारा किए गए कार्यों को देखकर धैर्य नहीं रख पाएँगे! -[18:76] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यदि मैं इस बार के बाद आपसे किसी चीज़ के बारे में पूछूँ, तो मुझे अलग कर दीजिएगा। निश्चय आप उस सीमा तक पहुँच चुके हैं, जहाँ आपके पास मेरा साथ छोड़ने का उचित कारण है; क्योंकि मैंने आपकी दो बार अवज्ञा की। -[18:77] फिर दोनों चल पड़े, यहाँ तक कि जब वे एक गाँव वालों के पास आए, उसके रहने वालों से भोजन माँगा, तो गाँव वालों ने दोनों को भोजन कराने और उनकी मेहमानी का हक़ अदा करने से इनकार कर दिया। इसी बीच दोनों को गाँव में एक दीवार मिली, जो झुकी हुई थी और गिरने ही वाली थी। ख़ज़िर ने उसे बराबर करके सीधा कर दिया। इसपर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने ख़ज़िर से कहा : यदि आप इसकी मरम्मत के लिए कुछ मज़दूरी लेना चाहते, तो ज़रूर ले लेते, जिसकी हमें उनके हमारी मेज़बानी करने से इनकार करने के बाद आवश्यकता भी थी। -[18:78] ख़ज़िर ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : दीवार सीधी करने पर मेरे पारिश्रमिक न लेने पर यह आपत्ति आपके और मेरे बीच जुदाई का बिंदु है। अब मैं आपको उसकी वास्तविकता बताऊँगा, जो मुझे करते हुए देख आप धैर्य नहीं रख सके। -[18:79] जहाँ तक नाव की बात है, जिसे फाड़ देने पर आपने मेरा विरोध किया था, तो उसके मालिक कुछ कमज़ोर लोग थे, जो सागर में उसपर काम करते थे और वे उसकी रक्षा करने में असमर्थ थे। इसलिए मैंने सोचा कि उसे फाड़कर ऐबदार बना दूँ; ताकि एक राजा जो उनके आगे था उसपर क़ब्ज़ा न कर ले, जो हर अच्छी नाव को उसके मालिकों से ज़बरदस्ती छीन लेता था, तथा हर ऐबदार (खराब) नाव को छोड़ देता था। -[18:80] और रहा वह बालक, जिसकी हत्या करने पर आपने मेरा खंडन किया था, तो उसके माता-पिता ईमान वाले थे और वह (बालक) अल्लाह के ज्ञान में काफ़िर था। इसलिए हमें डर था कि कहीं वह बड़ा होने के बाद अपने माता-पिता को अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और सरकशी के लिए न प्रेरित करे, क्योंकि माता-पिता को अपने बच्चे से असीम प्रेम होने के साथ-साथ उन्हें उसकी आवश्यकता भी होती है। -[18:81] इसलिए हमने चाहा कि अल्लाह उन दोनों को उसके बदले में एक ऐसा बालक प्रदान करे, जो धार्मिकता, भलाई और पाप से बचने के मामले में उससे बेहतर हो और अपने माता-पिता के प्रति दया-भाव में उससे अधिक निकट हो। -[18:82] और रही बात उस दीवार की, जिसकी मैंने मरम्मत की थी तथा आपने उसकी मरम्मत करने पर मेरा विरोध किया था, वह उस नगर के दो बालकों की थी, जिसमें हम आए थे : उनके पिता की मृत्यु हो चुकी थी और दीवार के नीचे उन दोनों के लिए धन गाड़ा हुआ था और इन दोनों बालकों का पिता नेक था। इसलिए (हे मूसा!) आपके पालनहार ने चाहा कि वे दोनों वयस्कता तक पहुँचें और बड़े हो जाएँ और दीवार के नीचे से अपने गड़े हुए धन को निकालें; क्योंकि यदि दीवार अभी गिर जाती, तो उनका धन प्रकट हो जाता और क्षति से ग्रस्त हो जाता। दरअसल, यह उपाय आपके पालनहार की ओर से उन दोनों पर एक दया थी। मैंने इसे अपने विवेक से नहीं किया था। यह है असल वास्तविकता उन घटनाओं की, जिनपर आप धैर्य नहीं रख सके। -[18:83] और (ऐ रसूल!) अनेकेश्वरवादी तथा यहूदी आपको परखने के लिए आपसे ज़ुल-क़रनैन के समाचार के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप कह दें : मैं तुम्हें उसके वृत्तांत का एक भाग अवश्य सुनाऊँगा, जिससे तुम शिक्षा ग्रहण कर सको और नसीहत हासिल कर सको। -[18:84] हमने उसे धरती में प्रभुत्व प्रदान किया, तथा हमने उसे उसकी ज़रूरत से जुड़ी हर चीज़ का रास्ता दिया, जिससे वह अपने लक्ष्य तक पहुँच सके। -[18:85] हमने उसे अपने उद्देश्य तक पहुँचने के लिए जो साधन एवं तरीक़े प्रदान किए थे, उसने उन्हें अपनाया और पश्चिम की ओर चल पड़ा। -[18:86] तथा वह पृथ्वी पर चलता रहा, यहाँ तक कि जब सूर्यास्त की दिशा से (आँख की दृष्टि में) पृथ्वी के अंत तक पहुँच गया, तो उसने सूर्य को देखा, मानो कि वह एक काले कीचड़ वाले गर्म जलस्रोत में ड़ूब रहा है। तथा उसने सूर्यास्त के स्थान के पास अल्लाह पर विश्वास न रखने वाली एक जाति को पाया। हमने उसे एक विकल्प के रूप में कहा : ऐ ज़ुल-क़रनैन! या तो तुम इन लोगों को क़त्ल करके या किसी अन्य चीज़ के साथ यातना दो, और या तो तुम उनके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो। -[18:87] ज़ुल-क़रनैन ने कहा : जो कोई हमारी ओर से एक अल्लाह की इबादत के लिए बुलाने के बाद भी अल्लाह के साथ साझी ठहराएगा और उसपर अटल रहेगा, तो हम उसे दुनिया में क़त्ल का दंड देंगे, फिर वह क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटाया जाएगा, तो वह उसे भयानक सज़ा देगा। -[18:88] किंतु, उनमें से जो ईमान लाएगा तथा अच्छे कर्म करेगा, उसके लिए जन्नत है। यह उसके पालनहार की ओर से उसके ईमान तथा अच्छे कर्म का प्रतिफल है। तथा हम उसे अपने कामों में से सहज और सरल का आदेश देंगे। -[18:89] फिर वह सूर्योदय की दिशा की ओर रुख करते हुए अपने पहले मार्ग को छोड़ दूसरे रास्ते पर चल पड़ा। -[18:90] और वह चलता रहा, यहाँ तक कि जब वह (आँख की दृष्टि में) सूरज उगने की दिशा में पहुँच गया, तो उसने सूरज को ऐसे लोगों पर उगता हुआ पाया, जिनके लिए हमने सूर्य के ताप से बचने की कोई ओट, जैसे घर और पेड़ों की छाया नहीं बनाई थी। -[18:91] ज़ुल-क़रनैन का मामला ऐसा ही था, तथा हमारे ज्ञान ने उसकी शक्ति और अधिकार के विवरण को घेर रखा था। -[18:92] फिर उसने पूर्व और पश्चिम के बीच पहले दो मार्गों के अलावा एक अन्य मार्ग अपनाया। -[18:93] और वह चलता रहा, यहाँ तक कि दो पर्वतों के बीच एक दर्रे तक पहुँचा, तो दोनों के उस पार एक ऐसी जाति को पाया, जो मुश्किल से किसी और की बात समझ पाती थी। -[18:94] उन लोगों ने कहा : ऐ ज़ुल-क़रनैन! याजूज और माजूज (इससे अभिप्राय दो बड़े मानव समुदाय थे।) हत्या आदि के द्वारा इस भूभाग में उत्पात मचाते रहते हैं। तो क्या हम आपको कुछ धन प्रदान करें कि आप हमारे और उनके बीच एक अवरोध निर्मित कर देंॽ -[18:95] ज़ुल-क़रनैन ने कहा : मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे जो शक्ति एवं सत्ता प्रदान की है, वह मेरे लिए उससे बेहतर है जो तुम मुझे धन दे रहे हो। अतः तुम मानवबल और उपकरणों के द्वारा मेरी सहायता करो, मैं तुम्हारे और उनके बीच एक अवरोध बना दूँगा। -[18:96] तुम लोहे के टुकड़े ले आओ। चुनाँचे वे लोहे के टुकड़े ले आए, तो वह उनके साथ दोनों पहाड़ों के बीच दीवार बनाना शुरू कर दिया, यहाँ तक कि जब उसने दीवार को दोनों पर्वतों के बराबर कर दिया, तो उसने श्रमिकों से कहा : इन टुकड़ों पर आग दहकाओ। यहाँ तक कि जब लोहे के टुकड़े लाल हो गए, तो उसने कहा : ताँबा ले आओ कि मैं उसे इसपर उंडेल दूँ। -[18:97] फिर याजूज और माजूज उसकी ऊँचाई के कारण उसपर चढ़ नहीं सके और उसकी मज़बूती के कारण उसमें नीचे से सेंध भी नहीं लगा सके। -[18:98] ज़ुल-क़रनैन ने कहा : यह बाँध मेरे रब की ओर से एक दया है, जो याजूज और माजूज को धरती में उपद्रव मचाने से रोकने का काम करेगा। फिर जब वह समय आ जाएगा, जिसे अल्लाह ने क़ियामत से पहले उनके निकलने के लिए निर्धारित कर रखा है, तो अल्लाह उसे ध्वस्त कर देगा। तथा उसे ध्वस्त करके ज़मीन के बराबर करने और याजूज एवं माजूज के निकलने से संबंधित अल्लाह का वादा अटल है, जिसका उल्लंघन नहीं हो सकता। -[18:99] और हम अंतिम काल में लोगों को इस अवस्था में छोड़ देंगे कि वे एक-दूसरे से मौजों की तरह परस्पर गुत्थम-गुत्था हो जाएँगे और “सूर” फूँक दिया जाएगा, तो हम सभी प्राणियों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए इकट्ठा कर लेंगे। -[18:100] और (उस दिन) हम काफ़िरों के लिए जहन्नम को स्पष्ट रूप से प्रकट कर देंगे, ताकि वे उसे अपनी आँखों से देख लें। -[18:101] हम उसे उन काफ़िरों के लिए प्रकट करेंगे, जो संसार में अल्लाह के स्मरण से अंधे थे, क्योंकि उनकी आँखों पर अल्लाह की याद से रोकने वाला पर्दा पड़ा था और वे अल्लाह की आयतों को इस तरह सुनने में सक्षम नहीं थे कि उन्हें स्वीकार कर लें। -[18:102] क्या अल्लाह पर विश्वास न रखने वालों ने समझ रखा है कि वे मुझे छोड़कर मेरे बंदों; फ़रिश्तों, रसूलों और शैतानों को पूज्य बना लेंगे?! निःसंदेह हमने जहन्नम को विश्वास न रखने वालों के लिए ठिकाने के रूप में तैयार कर रखा है। -[18:103] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : क्या हम (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें उन लोगों के बारे में बताएँ जो अपने कर्म की दृष्टि से सबसे अधिक घाटा उठाने वाले हैंॽ -[18:104] वे लोग जो क़ियामत के दिन यह देखेंगे कि वे दुनिया में जो प्रयास कर रहे थे, वह बेकार हो गया। जबकि वे समझते हैं कि वे अच्छी कोशिश कर रहे हैं और वे अपने कर्मों से लाभान्वित होंगे, हालाँकि वास्तविकता इसके विपरीत है। -[18:105] यही वे लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अपने पालनहार की उन आयतों का इनकार किया, जो उसके एकेश्वरवाद को दर्शाती हैं और उससे मिलने का इनकार किया। अतः उनके इस इनकार के कारण उनके सारे कर्म बेकार हो गए। इसलिए, क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह के निकट उनका कोई मान नहीं होगा। -[18:106] वह बदला जो उनके लिए तैयार किया गया है, जहन्नम है। क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, तथा मेरी उतारी हुई आयतों और मेरे रसूलों का उपहास किया। -[18:107] निश्चय जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, उन्हें उनके सम्मान स्वरूप जन्नत का सर्वोच्च स्थान प्राप्त होगा। -[18:108] जिसमें वे सदैव रहेंगे, वहाँ से स्थानांतरित होना नहीं चाहेंगे, क्योंकि उसके बराबर का कोई प्रतिफल नहीं होगा। -[18:109] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : मेरे पालनहार की बातें बहुत ज़्यादा हैं। अतः यदि उन्हें लिखने के लिए समुद्र स्याही बन जाए, तो पवित्र अल्लाह की बातें समाप्त होने से पहले ही समुद्र का पानी समाप्त हो जाएगा। बल्कि यदि हम और भी समुद्र ले आएँ, तो वे भी समाप्त हो जाएँगे। -[18:110] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दीजिए : मैं तो तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक मनुष्य हूँ। मेरी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की जाती है कि तुम्हारा वास्तविक पूज्य बस एक ही है, उसका कोई साझी नहीं और वह अल्लाह है। अतः जो अपने रब से मिलने का भय रखता हो, वह अपने पालनहार के प्रति निष्ठावान होकर उसकी शरीयत के अनुसार कार्य करे और अपने पालनहार की उपासना में किसी को साझी न बनाए। - -Surah 19: Maryam (Mary) ----------------------------------------- -[19:1] (काफ़, हा, या, ऐन, साद) इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में बात की जा चुकी है। -[19:2] यह आपके पालनहार की अपने बंदे ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम पर दया की चर्चा है। हम यह कहानी आपके सामने उससे नसीहत (शिक्षा) प्राप्त करने के लिए बयान कर रहे हैं। -[19:3] जब उसने अपने पवित्र रब से, गुप्त रूप से, दुआ की, ताकि क़बूल होने की उम्मीद ज़्यादा हो। -[19:4] उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मेरा हाल यह है कि मेरी हड्डियाँ कमज़ोर हो गई हैं और मेरे सिर के अधिकतर बाल सफ़ेद हो चुके हैं, लेकिन मैं तुझसे माँगकर कभी निराश नहीं हुआ। बल्कि, जब भी तुझसे माँगा, तूने मेरी दुआ क़बूल की। -[19:5] मुझे अपने रिश्तेदारों के बारे में भय है कि कहीं वे दुनिया में व्यस्त हो जाने के कारण मेरी मृत्यु के बाद धर्म के प्रति अपनी ज़िम्मेदारियों का निर्वहन न कर सकें। और मेरी पत्नी (भी) बाँझ है, उसे औलाद नहीं होती। अतः तू अपने पास से मुझे एक सहायक पुत्र प्रदान कर। -[19:6] जो मुझसे नुबुव्वत का उत्तराधिकारी तथा याक़ूब अलैहिस्सलाम के वंशज से उसका वारिस हो और (ऐ मेरे रब!) तू उसे धर्म, नैतिकता और ज्ञान में पसंदीदा बना। -[19:7] अल्लाह ने उनकी दुआ क़बूल कर ली और उन्हें पुकारा : ऐ ज़करिय्या! हम तुम्हें एक प्रसन्न करने वाला समाचार सुनाते हैं। हमने तुम्हारी दुआ क़बूल कर ली है और तुम्हें एक बालक प्रदान किया है, जिसका नाम यहया है। हमने उससे पहले यह नाम किसी को नहीं दिया है। -[19:8] ज़करिय्या ने अल्लाह की शक्ति पर आश्चर्य करते हुए कहा : मेरे यहाँ किसी बालक का जन्म कैसे होगा, जबकि मेरी पत्नी बाँझ है, उसके औलाद नहीं होती और मैं बुढ़ापे की अंतिम सीमा को पहुँच चुका हूँ और मेरी हड्डियाँ कमज़ोर हो चुकी हैंॽ! -[19:9] फ़रिश्ते ने कहा : मामला ऐसा ही है जैसा आपने कहा कि आपकी पत्नी बच्चा जनने के योग्य नहीं है और आप बुढ़ापे की चरम सीमा को पहुँच चुके हैं तथा आपकी हड्डियाँ भी कमज़ोर हो चुकी हैं। परंतु आपके रब ने कहा है : तेरे रब का बाँझ माता और बुढ़ापे की चरम सीमा को पहुँचे हुए पिता से यहया को पैदा करना आसान है। हालाँकि मैंने (ऐ ज़करिय्या) तुझे इससे पहले पैदा किया है, जबकि तू कुछ भी चर्चा योग्य नहीं था; क्योंकि तेरा अस्तित्व ही नहीं था। -[19:10] ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मेरे लिए कोई निशानी निर्धारित कर दे जिससे मैं आश्वस्त हो सकूँ, जो मुझे फ़रिश्तों द्वारा दी गई शुभ सूचना की प्राप्ति को इंगित करती हो। अल्लाह ने फरमाया : तुम्हें जो ख़ुशख़बरी दी गई है, उसके प्राप्त होने की निशानी यह है कि तुम तीन दिनों तक लोगों से बात नहीं कर सकोगे, जबकि तुम्हें कोई बीमारी नहीं होगी, बल्कि तुम सही और स्वस्थ होगे। -[19:11] फिर ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम अपने उपासनागृह से निकलकर अपनी जाति के पास आए और उनसे, बात किए बिना, इशारे से बताया कि दिन के आरंभ और अंत में अल्लाह की पवित्रता का वर्णन करो। -[19:12] चुनाँचे उनके यहाँ यहया का जन्म हुआ। फिर जब उसकी आयु इतनी हो गई कि उसे संबोधित कर कुछ कहा जा सके, तो हमने उससे कहा : ऐ यहया! तौरात को पूरी मज़बूती से थाम लो। और हमने उसे बचपन ही से समझ, ज्ञान, गंभीरता और दृढ़ संकल्प प्रदान किया था। -[19:13] और हमने उसपर अपनी ओर से ख़ास दया की थी और उसे पापों से पवित्र रखा था तथा वह एक परहेज़गार व्यक्ति था, जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करता था और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहता था। -[19:14] तथा अपने माता-पिता का आज्ञाकारी, उनके प्रति कोमल स्वभाव और उनके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करने वाला था। वह अपने पालनहार की आज्ञाकारिता या अपने माता-पिता के आज्ञापालन से अभिमान करने वाला नहीं था, और न ही वह अपने पालनहार का अथवा अपने माता-पिता का अवज्ञाकारी था। -[19:15] उसपर अल्लाह की ओर से शांति तथा उसकी ओर से उसके लिए सुरक्षा है जिस दिन वह पैदा हुआ, जिस दिन वह मर जाएगा और इस जीवन से निकल जाएगा और जिस दिन वह क़ियामत के दिन दोबारा जीवित होकर उठाया जाएगा। ये तीन स्थान सबसे भयावह हैं जिनसे एक व्यक्ति गुजरता है। अतः यदि वह इनमें सुरक्षित रहा, तो उसके लिए इनके अलावा में कोई डर नहीं है। -[19:16] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने ऊपर उतारे गए क़ुरआन में मरयम अलैहस्सलाम के क़िस्से की चर्चा करें, जब वह अपने घर वालों से अलग होकर उनसे पूरब की ओर एक स्थान में अकेले रहने लगी थी। -[19:17] फिर उसने अपनी जाति की ओर से अपने लिए एक ओट (परदा) बना लिया, ताकि जब वह अपने पालनहार की इबादत कर रही हो, तो वे लोग उसे न देख सकें। फिर हमने उसके पास जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा, जो उसके पास पूरे तौर पर मानव का रूप धारण करके आया। तो वह डर गई कि कहीं वह कोई बुरा इरादा न रखता हो। -[19:18] जब उसने जिबरील को एक पूर्ण मनुष्य के रूप में अपनी ओर बढ़ते हुए देखा, तो बोली : (ऐ मानव!) यदि तू संयमी है और अल्लाह से डरता है, तो मैं तुझसे अत्यंत दयावान अल्लाह की शरण में आती हूँ कि तेरी तरफ से मुझे कोई बुराई पहुँचे। -[19:19] जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मैं इनसान नहीं हूँ। मैं तो तेरे रब की ओर से भेजा हुआ दूत हूँ। उसने मुझे तेरी ओर भेजा है, ताकि मैं तुझे एक अच्छा और पवित्र पुत्र प्रदान करूँ। -[19:20] मरयम ने हैरानी से कहा : मेरे यहाँ बालक कैसे हो सकता है, जबकि न तो पति और न ही कोई और मेरे पास आया है, और न मैं व्यभिचारिणी हूँ कि मेरे कोई बच्चा हो? -[19:21] जिबरील ने उनसे कहा : मामला ऐसा ही है जैसा तुमने उल्लेख किया है कि तुम्हें पति या किसी और ने नहीं छुआ, और न तुम व्यभिचारिणी हो। लेकिन, तेरे पवित्र पालनहार ने कहा है : पिता के बिना बच्चा पैदा करना मेरे लिए आसान है। साथ ही यह कि तुम्हें प्रदान किया जाने वाला बालक लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति की बहुत बड़ी निशानी, तथा हमारी ओर से तेरे लिए और उसपर ईमान लाने वाले के लिए महान दया हो। तथा तेरे इस बालक का पैदा करना अल्लाह का पहले से निर्धारित किया हुआ, लौह-ए-महफ़ूज़ में लिखा हुआ फ़ैसला है। -[19:22] फिर फ़रिश्ते के फूँकने के पश्चात वह उस (बच्चे) के साथ गर्भवती हो गई और उस गर्भ को लिए हुए लोगों से अलग एक दूर स्थान पर चली गई। -[19:23] फिर प्रसव पीड़ा बढ़ी, जो उसे खजूर के एक तने के पास ले आई। तब मरयम अलैहस्सलाम कहने लगी : ऐ काश! मैं इस दिन से पहले ही मर गई होती, और मैं एक भूली-बिसरी चीज़ होती, ताकि मेरे बारे में कोई बुराई नहीं सोची जाती। -[19:24] तो ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उसके पैरों के नीचे से उसे पुकारा : उदास मत हो! तुम्हारे पालनहार ने तुम्हारे नीचे पानी की नहर बहा दी है, जिससे तुम पानी पी सकती हो। -[19:25] तथा खजूर के पेड़ के तने को पकड़कर हिलाओ, तुम्हारे ऊपर ऐसी ताज़ा पकी हुई खजूरें गिरेंगी, जो उसी समय तोड़ी गई हों। -[19:26] अतः ताज़ा खजूरें खाओ, पानी पियो, अपने नवजात शिशु से दिल बहलाओ और शोक मत करो। फिर यदि कोई आदमी दिखाई दे और वह तुमसे बच्चे के बारे में पूछे, तो उससे कह दो : मैंने अपने पालनहार के लिए अपने आपपर चुप रहने को अनिवार्य कर लिया है। इसलिए आज मैं किसी इनसान से हरगिज़ बात नहीं करूँगी। -[19:27] फिर मरयम अपने बेटे को उठाए हुए अपनी जाति के पास आई, तो उसकी जाति के लोगों ने निंदा करते हुए उससे कहा : ऐ मरयम! तूने बिना पिता के पुत्र लाकर एक बड़ा निंदनीय काम किया है। -[19:28] ऐ हारून (जो एक सदाचारी व्यक्ति थे) जैसी इबादत करने वाली महिला! तेरा पिता कोई व्यभिचारी नहीं था, और न ही तेरी माता कोई व्यभिचारिणी थी। तुम तो एक पवित्र घराने से हो, जो सदाचार में प्रसिद्ध है। फिर तुम बिना पिता के पुत्र कैसे ले आईॽ! -[19:29] तब उसने अपने पुत्र ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) की ओर इशारा किया, जो गोद में था। तो उसकी जाति के लोगों ने आश्चर्य करते हुए उससे कहा : हम एक बच्चे से कैसे बात करें जबकि वह गोद में है?! -[19:30] ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने कहा : निःसंदेह मैं अल्लाह का बंदा हूँ, उसने मुझे इनजील प्रदान किया है और अपने नबियों में से एक नबी बनाया है। -[19:31] मैं जहाँ कहीं भी रहूँ, उसने मुझे लोगों के लिए बहुत लाभदायक बनाया है और जीवन भर मुझे नमाज़ अदा करते रहने तथा ज़कात देते रहने का आदेश दिया है। -[19:32] और उसने मुझे अपनी माँ के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करने वाला बनाया है तथा अपने रब के आज्ञापालन से अभिमान करने वाला और उसकी अवज्ञा करने वाला नहीं बनाया है। -[19:33] तथा मुझे शैतान और उसके सहयोगियों से सुरक्षित रखा गया है जिस दिन मैं पैदा हुआ, जिस दिन मैं मरूँगा और जब क़ियामत के दिन दोबारा जीवित करके उठाया जाऊँगा। अतः मैं इन तीनों वहशतनाक स्थितियों में शैतान के प्रभाव से सुरक्षित रहा। -[19:34] इन सभी गुणों से विशिष्ट व्यक्ति ईसा बिन मरयम है। यही उसके बारे में सत्य बात है, न कि उन गुमराह लोगों की बात, जो उसके बारे में संदेह करते हैं और मतभेद में पड़े हुए हैं। -[19:35] यह अल्लाह की महिमा के योग्य नहीं है कि वह संतान बनाए। वह इससे बहुत पवित्र और पाक है। जब वह किसी काम का इरादा करता है, तो उसके लिए उस काम को केवल इतना कहना पर्याप्त होता है कि 'हो जा' और वह अनिवार्य रूप से हो जाता है। अतः जिसकी यह महिमा हो, वह बेटा बनाने से सर्वोच्च है। -[19:36] तथा पवित्र अल्लाह ही मेरा और तुम सब का रब है। अतः पूरी निष्ठा से केवल उसी की इबादत करो। यह जो मैंने तुम्हें बताया, वह सीधा मार्ग है, जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की ओर ले जाता है। -[19:37] फिर लोग ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) के बारे में मतभेद के शिकार हो गए और अलग-अलग गिरोहों में बँट गए। उनमें से कुछ लोग उसपर ईमान लाए और कहा : वह एक रसूल है। जबकि कुछ लोगों ने उसपर विश्वास नहीं किया, जैसा कि यहूदियों का हाल रहा। इसी तरह कुछ संप्रदायों ने उसके बारे में अतिशयोक्ति की। उनमें से कुछ ने कहा कि वह अल्लाह है और कुछ ने कहा कि वह अल्लाह का बेटा है। सच्चाई यह है कि अल्लाह इन सारी बातों से ऊँचा है। अतः उसके बारे में मतभेद करने वालों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन बड़ा विनाश है, जिस दिन भयावह परिस्थितियों का सामना होगा, हिसाब-किताब के दौर से गुज़रना होगा और सज़ा भुगतनी होगी। -[19:38] उस दिन वे कितना सुनने वाले और कितना देखने वाले होंगे। वे उस समय सुनेंगे जब उन्हें सुनने से कोई फायदा नहीं होगा और उस समय देखेंगे जब देखने से उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। परंतु अत्याचारी लोग दुनिया के जीवन में सीधे मार्ग से हटकर स्पष्ट गुमराही में पड़े हुए हैं। अतः वे आख़िरत के लिए कोई तैयारी नहीं करते यहाँ तक कि वह अचानक उन पर आ जाएगी और वे अपने अत्याचार ही में पड़े होंगे। -[19:39] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप लोगों को पछतावे के दिन से डराएँ, जिस दिन जब सहीफ़े लपेट दिए जाएँगे, लोगों का हिसाब कर दिया जाएगा और हर व्यक्ति अपने कर्मों के हवाले हो जाएगा, तो बुराई करने वाला अपनी बुराई पर पछताएगा और नेकी करने वाला और अधिक नेकियाँ न करने पर पछताएगा। जबकि वे दुनिया के जीवन में उसके धोखे में पड़े हुए हैं, आख़िरत से बेपरवाह हैं और क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान नहीं लाते हैं। -[19:40] निश्चय हम ही प्राणियों के विनाश के बाद बाक़ी रहेंगे और धरती के तथा उसपर मौजूद सारी चीज़ों के वारिस होंगे। क्योंकि उनका विनाश हो जाएगा और उनके बाद हम ही बाक़ी रहेंगे और हम उनके मालिक होंगे और हम जैसे चाहेंगे उन्हें प्रयोग करेंगे। तथा क़ियामत के दिन सारे लोग हिसाब-किताब और बदले के लिए हमारी ही ओर लौटाए जाएँगे। -[19:41] (ऐ रसूल!) आपके ऊपर जो क़ुरआन उतारा गया है, उसमें इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के वृत्तांत की चर्चा कीजिए। वास्तव में, वह बड़े सत्यवादी, अल्लाह की आयतों को सच मानने वाले और अल्लाह की ओर से भेजे हुए नबी थे। -[19:42] जब उन्होंने अपने पिता आज़र से कहा : ऐ मेरे पिता! आप अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसे बुत की पूजा क्यों करते हैं, जिसे यदि आप पुकारें, तो वह आपकी पुकार नहीं सुनता है; यदि आप उसकी पूजा करें, तो वह आपकी पूजा को नहीं देखता है, तथा वह न आपकी हानि को दूर करता है और न आपको कोई लाभ देता पहुँचाता हैॽ! -[19:43] हे मेरे पिता! निश्चय मेरे पास वह़्य के माध्यम से वह ज्ञान आया है, जो आपके पास नहीं आया। इसलिए आप मेरा अनुसरण करें, मैं आपका सीधे रास्ते पर मार्गदर्शन करूँगा। -[19:44] ऐ मेरे पिता! शैतान का अनुसरण करके उसकी पूजा न करें। निःसंदेह शैतान अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह का अवज्ञाकारी है। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उसे आदम अलैहिस्सलाम के सामने सजदा करने का आदेश दिया था, लेकिन उसने सजदा नहीं किया। -[19:45] ऐ मेरे पिता! यदि इसी अविश्वास की अवस्था में आपकी मृत्यु हो गई, तो मुझे भय है कि कहीं आपको रहमान की ओर से कोई यातना न पहुँचे, फिर आप शैतान की दोस्ती के कारण यातना में उसके साथी बन जाएँ। -[19:46] आज़र ने अपने पुत्र इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : ऐ इबराहीम! जिन बुतों की मैं पूजा करता हूँ, क्या तू उनसे विमुख हो रहा है? यदि तू मेरे बुतों को बुरा-भला कहने से बाज़ न आया, तो मैं तुझपर पत्थर बरसाऊँगा। तू लंबे समय के लिए मुझसे अलग हो जा, सो मुझसे बात न करना और न मेरे सामने आना। -[19:47] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पिता से कहा : मेरी ओर से आपको सलाम है। मेरी ओर से आपको कोई कष्ट नहीं पहुँचेगा। मैं आपके लिए अपने रब से क्षमा और मार्गदर्शन माँगूँगा। निःसंदेह वह हमेशा से मुझ पर बहुत दयालु है। -[19:48] तथा मैं आप लोगों से और आप लोगों के उन पूज्यों से किनारा करता हूँ, जिन्हें आप अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हैं और मैं केवल अपने अकेले पालनहार को पुकारता हूँ तथा उसके साथ किसी भी चीज़ को साझी नहीं बनाता। आशा है कि जब मैं उससे दुआ करूँगा, तो वह मेरी दुआ को नहीं ठुकराएगा, कि मैं उससे दुआ करके बेनसीब रहूँ। -[19:49] जब इबराहीम (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने उन्हें और उनके उन पूज्यों को छोड़ दिया, जिनकी वे अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते थे, तो हमने उसे उसके परिवार से वंचित होने की भरपाई की। इसलिए हमने उसे उसका पुत्र इसहाक़ तथा उसका पोता याक़ूब दिया और उनमें से प्रत्येक को हमने नबी बनाया। -[19:50] और हमने उन्हें अपनी दया से नुबुव्वत के साथ बहुत सारी भलाइयाँ प्रदान कीं और उनके लिए लोगों की ज़बानों पर हमेशा के लिए अच्छी प्रशंसा रख दी। -[19:51] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने ऊपर उतारे गए क़ुरआन में मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) के वृत्तांत की चर्चा करें। निश्चय वह एक चुने हुए, मनोनीत व्यक्ति तथा रसूल एवं नबी थे। -[19:52] और हमने मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) को, उसके स्थान के हिसाब से (तूर) पहाड़ की दाहिनी ओर से पुकारा और उसे रहस्य की बात करने के लिए निकट कर लिया। चुनाँचे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को अल्लाह की बात सुनने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ। -[19:53] और हमने (उसपर अपनी दया और अनुग्रह के कारण) उसे उसके भाई हारून अलैहिस्सलाम को नबी बनाकर दिया; जो दरअसल उसकी उस दुआ को स्वीकार करने के रूप में था जो उन्होंने अपने रब से माँगी थी। -[19:54] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर जो क़ुरआन उतारा गया है, उसमें इसमाईल (अलैहिस्सलाम) के वृत्तांत की चर्चा करें। निश्चय ही वह वचन का पक्का था, जब भी कोई वादा करता उसे ज़रूर पूरा करता था तथा वह रसूल एवं नबी था। -[19:55] वह अपने परिवार को नमाज़ स्थापित करने और ज़कात देने का आदेश देता था, तथा वह अपने पालनहार के निकट पसंदीदा था। -[19:56] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर जो क़ुरआन उतारा गया है, उसमें इदरीस (अलैहिस्सलाम) के वृत्तांत की चर्चा करें। वह बड़ा सत्यवादी और अपने रब की आयतों को सच मानने वाला था और अल्लाह के नबियों में से एक नबी था। -[19:57] और हमने उसे नुबुव्वत प्रदान करके उसकी चर्चा को ऊँचा कर दिया। इस प्रकार वह उच्च स्थान पर था। -[19:58] इस सूरत में ज़करिय्या अलैहिस्सलाम से शुरू होकर इदरीस अलैहिस्सलाम तक वर्णित लोग, वे हैं जिन्हें अल्लाह ने नुबुव्वत से सम्मानित किया, आदम अलैहिस्सलाम की संतान में से, तथा उन लोगों की संतान में से जिन्हें हमने नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम के साथ नाव पर सवार किया, तथा इबराहीम और याक़ूब अलैहिमस्सलाम के वंशज में से, तथा उन लोगों में से जिन्हें हमने इस्लाम के मार्ग पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया तथा हमने उन्हें चुन लिया और उन्हें नबी बना दिया। इन लोगों का हाल यह था कि जब अल्लाह की आयतों को पढ़ते हुए सुनते, तो अल्लाह के डर से रोते हुए सजदे में गिर जाते थे। -[19:59] फिर अल्लाह के इन चुने हुए नबियों के बाद ऐसे बुरे और गुमराह अनुयायी पैदा हुए, जिन्होंने नमाज़ को नष्ट कर दिया और उसे अपेक्षित तरीक़े से नहीं अदा किया, तथा उनके मन में जिन पापों की इच्छा पैदा हुई, उन्हें कर डाले, यहाँ तक कि व्यभिचार जैसे पाप से भी उपेक्षा नहीं की। तो ऐसे लोग शीघ्र ही जहन्नम में बुराई और नाकामी (निराशा) का सामना करेंगे। -[19:60] किंतु जिसने अपनी कमियों और लापरवाही से तौबा कर ली, अल्लाह पर ईमान लाया और अच्छे कर्म किए, तो इन गुणों से सुसज्जित लोग जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे और उनके कर्मों के सवाब में थोड़ी-सी भी कमी नहीं की जाएगी। -[19:61] सदा निवास और स्थिरता की जन्नतों में, जिनका अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह ने अपने सदाचारी बंदों से (उनके) बिन देखे वादा किया है कि वह उन्हें उनके अंदर दाखिल करेगा। हालाँकि वे उन्हें देखे बिना ही उनपर ईमान ले आए, इसलिए अल्लाह का जन्नत का वादा (भले ही वह अदृश्य हो) अनिवार्य रूप से पूरा होकर रहेगा। -[19:62] वे उनके अंदर कोई व्यर्थ बात और अश्लील शब्द नहीं सुनेंगे। बल्कि आपस में एक-दूसरे को किया जाने वाला सलाम और फ़रिश्तों की ओर से उन्हें प्रस्तुत किया जाने वाला सलाम सुनेंगे और उनके अंदर उन्हें जो खाना वे चाहेंगे, सुबह-शाम मिलता रहेगा। -[19:63] इने विशेषताओं के साथ वर्णित यह जन्नत, वह है जिसका उत्तराधिकारी हम अपने उन बंदों को बनाएँगे, जो (हमारे) आदेशों का पालन करने वाले होंगे और (हमारी) मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचने वाले होंगे। -[19:64] और (ऐ जिबरील!) मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से कह दें : फ़रिश्ते स्वयं नहीं उतरते हैं। बल्कि वे अल्लाह की आज्ञा से उतरते हैं। अल्लाह ही का है जो कुछ हम आख़िरत के मामले से सामना करने वाले हैं, तथा जो हमने इस दुनिया के मामलों से पीछे छोड़ दिया है और जो कुछ इस दुनिया और आख़िरत के बीच है। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार कुछ भूलने वाला नहीं है। -[19:65] वह आकाशों तथा धरती का रचयिता, उन दोनों का मालिक और उनके मामले का प्रबंधक, तथा उन दोनों के बीच की चीज़ों का रचयिता, उनका मालिक तथा उनके मामले का प्रबंधक है। अतः केवल उसी की इबादत करो। क्योंकि वही इबादत का हक़दार है। तथा उसकी इबादत पर दृढ़ रहो। क्योंकि उसका कोई सदृश या समकक्ष नहीं है, जो इबादत में उसका साझीदार हो। -[19:66] मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवित करके उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाला उपहास करते हुए कहता है : क्या जब मैं मर जाऊँगा, तो फिर से अपनी क़ब्र से जीवित करके निकाला जाऊँगा?! यह तो बड़ी दूर की बात है। -[19:67] क्या पुनः जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वाला यह व्यक्ति इस बात को याद नहीं करता कि हमने ही उसे इससे पहले पैदा किया, जबकि वह कुछ भी नहीं था?! यदि ऐसा करता, तो उसे पहली बार पैदा किए जाने से दूसरी बार पैदा किए जाने का प्रमाण मिल जाता। हालाँकि दूसरी बार पैदा करना कहीं अधिक आसान है। -[19:68] अतः (हे रसूल!) आपके पालनहार की क़सम! हम अवश्य ही उन्हें उनकी क़ब्रों से निकालकर ह़श्र के मैदान में एकत्र करेंगे तथा उनके साथ वे शैत़ान भी होंगे, जिन्होंने उनको गुमराह किया था। फिर हम उन्हें उनके घुटनों के बल अपमानजनक अवस्था में जहन्नम के दरवाज़ों पर ले जाएँगे। -[19:69] फिर हम हर पथभ्रष्ट समुदाय में से उसके सबसे बड़े अवज्ञाकारी व्यक्ति अर्थात् उसके सरगने को बड़ी सख़्ती से अवश्य खींच निकालेंगे। -[19:70] फिर हम उन लोगों को भली-भाँति जानते हैं, जो जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने तथा उसकी गर्मी और पीड़ा को झेलने के अधिक हक़दार हैं। -[19:71] और (ऐ लोगो!) तुममें से हर किसी को उस 'सिरात' (पुल) से गुज़रना है, जो जहन्नम के ऊपर बनाया जाएगा। इस पुल से गुज़रना अल्लाह का अटल निर्णय है। अतः उसके निर्णय को कोई टाल नहीं सकता। -[19:72] फिर इस पुल से गुज़रने के बाद हम उन लोगों को बचा लेंगे, जो अपने पालनहार से डरते हुए उसके आदेशों का पालन करते तथा उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते थे। और हम अत्याचारियों को उनके घुटनों के बल गिरा हुआ छोड़ देंगे, वे वहाँ से भाग नहीं सकते। -[19:73] तथा जब लोगों के समक्ष हमारे रसूल पर अवतरित स्पष्ट आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो काफिर लोग ईमान वालों से कहते हैं : हमारे दोनों गिरोहों में से कौन निवास और आवास में सबसे अच्छा है, तथा किसकी मजलिस व सभा अधिक भव्य है; हमारे गिरोह की अथवा तुम्हारे गिरोह कीॽ! -[19:74] अपनी भौतिक श्रेष्ठता पर गर्व करने वाले इन काफ़िरों से पहले हम बहुत-सी जातियों को विनष्ट कर चुके हैं, जो धन-संपत्ति में इनसे बेहतर और अच्छी वेशभूषा और शारीरिक सुंदरता के कारण इनसे अच्छे दिखते थे। -[19:75] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : जो गुमराही में भटक रहा है, 'रहमान' उसे ढील देगा, ताकि वह गुमराही में और बढ़ जाए। यहाँ तक कि जब वे उस चीज़ को देख लेंगे जिसका उनसे वादा किया जाता है; इस दुनिया में जल्दी मिलने वाली या क़ियामत के दिन स्थगित कर दी गई यातना, तो उस समय उन्हें पता चल जाएगा कि कौन बुरे स्थान वाला और सबसे कम सहायक वाला है, यह उनका समूह है या मोमिनों का समूह? -[19:76] उन लोगों को गुमराही में और बढ़ने के लिए ढील देने के विपरीत, अल्लाह सीधी राह पर चलने वालों को ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता में और बढ़ा देता है। तथा शाश्वत सौभाग्य की ओर ले जाने वाले अच्छे कर्म (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार के निकट प्रतिफल की दृष्टि से अधिक लाभदायक और उत्तम परिणाम वाले हैं। -[19:77] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने उस व्यक्ति को देखा, जिसने हमारे प्रमाणों का इनकार किया और हमारी चेतावनी को नकार दिया तथा कहने लगा : यदि मैं मर गया और मुझे पुनः जीवित किया गया, तो मैं अवश्य ही बहुत सारा धन एवं संतान दिया जाऊँगा। -[19:78] क्या वह परोक्ष से अवगत हो गया है कि वह इस तरह की बात किसी प्रमाण के आधार पर कह रहा हैॽ! अथवा उसने अपने पालनहार से कोई वचन ले रखा है कि वह उसे जन्नत में अवश्य प्रवेश देगा और उसे अवश्य ही धन एवं संतान प्रदान करेगाॽ! -[19:79] मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा कि उसने दावा किया है। जो कुछ वह कहता है और जो कुछ वह करता है, हम उसे लिख लेंगे और उसके झूठे दावे के कारण उसे यातना पर यातना देते जाएँगे। -[19:80] हम उसे विनाश करने के बाद उसके छोड़े हुए धन एवं संतान को ले लेंगे और वह क़ियामत के दिन हमारे पास अकेला ही आएगा तथा जिस धन एवं प्रतिष्ठा से वह लाभान्वित हो रहा था, वह उससे छिन चुका होगा। -[19:81] तथा बहुदेववादियों ने अपने लिए अल्लाह के सिवा अन्य पूज्य बना लिए हैं, ताकि वे उनके लिए समर्थक और सहायक बन जाएँ, जिनकी वे सहायता ले सकें। -[19:82] मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा कि उन्होंने दावा किया है। क्योंकि ये पूज्य जिन्हें वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हैं, क़ियामत के दिन इस बात से इनकार कर देंगे कि बहुदेववादियों ने उनकी पूजा की थी। यही नहीं, बल्कि उनसे किनारा कर लेंगे और उनके दुश्मन हो जाएँगे। -[19:83] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपने देखा नहीं कि हमने शैतानों को भेजा है और उन्हें काफ़िरों पर नियुक्त कर दिया है, जो उन्हें पाप करने और अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकने पर उत्तेजित करते रहते हैं। -[19:84] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह से उन्हें जल्द विनाश करने का अनुरोध करने में जल्दी न करें। हम उनके जीवन के एक-एक दिन को गिन रहे हैं। यहाँ तक कि जब उन्हें ढील देने का समय समाप्त हो जाएगा, तो हम उन्हें वह सज़ा देंगे जिसके वे हक़दार हैं। -[19:85] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप क़ियामत के दिन को याद करें, जिस दिन हम उन लोगों को, जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने वाले हैं, एक सम्मानित और प्रतिष्ठित प्रतिनिधिमंडल के रूप में इकट्ठा करेंगे। -[19:86] तथा हम काफ़िरों को जहन्नम की ओर प्यासे हाँककर ले जाएँगे। -[19:87] इन काफ़िरों को एक-दूसरे के लिए सिफारिश करने का अधिकार प्राप्त न होगा। सिवाय उसके, जिसने दुनिया में अल्लाह से उसपर और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाकर वचन ले लिया हो। -[19:88] तथा यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और कुछ बहुदेववादियों ने कहा : रहमान (अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह) ने अपना पुत्र बना रखा है। -[19:89] निश्चय (ऐ ऐसी बात कहने वाले लोगो!) तुमने बहुत भारी बात कही है। -[19:90] निकट है कि इस घृणित बात के कारण आकाश टूट पड़ें, धरती फट जाए और पहाड़ ध्वस्त होकर गिर जाएँ। -[19:91] यह सब इस कारण है कि उन्होंने रहमान (परम दयालु अल्लाह) के लिए संतान होने का दावा किया है। अल्लाह इस बात से बहुत ऊँचा है। -[19:92] हालाँकि रहमान (परम दयालु अल्लाह) के योग्य नहीं है कि वह कोई संतान बनाए, क्योंकि वह इससे बहुत पवित्र है। -[19:93] आकाशों और धरती में रहने वाले फ़रिश्तों, मनुष्यों एवं जिन्नों में से हर कोई क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार के पास विनम्रता से आएगा। -[19:94] निश्चय अल्लाह ने उन्हें ज्ञान के साथ घेर रखा है और अच्छी तरह से उनकी गणना कर रखी है। अतः उनकी कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[19:95] उनमें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन बिना किसी सहायक या धन के उसके पास अकेले आएगा। -[19:96] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा नेक कार्य किए, अल्लाह उनसे अपने प्रेम के द्वारा और उन्हें अपने बंदों के निकट प्रिय बनाकर, उनके लिए प्रेम उत्पन्न कर देगा। -[19:97] हमने इस क़ुरआन को (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी भाषा में अवतरित कर सरल बना दिया है, ताकि इसके द्वारा आप अल्लाह का भय रखने वालों को शुभ सूचना दें, जो मेरे आदेशों का पालन करते हैं और मेरे मना किए हुए कामों से बचते हैं, तथा इसके द्वारा आप उन लोगों को डराएँ, जो बहुत झगड़ालू और सत्य को स्वीकार करने में अहंकार से काम लेने वाले हैं। -[19:98] आपकी जाति के लोगों से पहले हम बहुत-से समुदायों को विनष्ट कर चुके हैं। तो क्या आप आज उन समुदायों में से किसी एक को महसूस करते हैं?! और क्या आप उनकी कोई भनक सुनते हैं?! अतः जो उनके साथ हुआ, वह दूसरों के साथ (भी) हो सकता है। बस अल्लाह की अनुमति की देर है। - -Surah 20: Ta Ha (Ta Ha) ----------------------------------------- -[20:1] (ता, हा) इन जैसे अक्षरों के बारे में सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में बात की जा चुकी है। -[20:2] हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर यह क़ुरआन इसलिए नहीं उतारा कि वह आपकी जाति के आपपर ईमान लाने से उपेक्षा करने पर खेद के परिणामस्वरूप आपके कष्ट तथा थकावट का कारण बन जाए। -[20:3] हमने इसे केवल उन लोगों की याददहानी के लिए उतारा है, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपने डर की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान की है। -[20:4] इसे उस अल्लाह ने उतारा है, जिसने धरती की रचना की और ऊँचे आकाश बनाए। अतः यह एक महान क़ुरआन है; क्योंकि यह एक महान अस्तित्व (अल्लाह) की ओर से अवतरित हुआ है। -[20:5] रहमान (अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह) अपनी महिमा के अनुरूप अर्श (सिंहासन) के ऊपर बुलंद हुआ। -[20:6] जो भी प्राणी आकाशों और धरती में तथा मिट्टी के नीचे हैं, उन सबका स्रष्टा, स्वामी और प्रबंधन करने वाला केवल पवित्र अल्लाह है। -[20:7] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आप ऊँची आवाज़ में बात करें अथवा चुपके से करें, वह पवित्र अल्लाह तो सब कुछ जानता है। क्योंकि वह गुप्त रहस्य को तथा गुप्त रहस्य से भी अधिक गुप्त चीज़, जैसे हृदय में उत्पन्न होने वाले विचारों एवं भावनाओं को भी जानता है। उससे उसमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[20:8] अल्लाह वह है, जिसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। केवल उसी के ऐसे नाम हैं, जो सुंदरता में पूर्णता को पहुँचे हुए हैं। -[20:9] निश्चय (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास मूसा बिन इमरान अलैहिस्सलाम की ख़बर पहुँच चुकी है। -[20:10] जब उसने अपनी यात्रा के दौरान एक आग देखी, तो अपने परिवार से कहा : तुम यहीं ठहरो, मैंने एक आग देखी है। शायद मैं उस आग से तुम्हारे लिए कोई अंगारा ले आऊँ, या मुझे वहाँ कोई मार्ग दिखाने वाला मिल जाए। -[20:11] फिर जब वह उस आग के पास आया, तो पवित्र अल्लाह ने उसे यह कहकर पुकारा : ऐ मूसा! -[20:12] निःसंदेह मैं ही तेरा पालनहार हूँ। अतः मुझसे बात करने की तैयारी के तौर पर अपने जूते उतार दो। निःसंदेह तुम पवित्र वादी “तुवा” में हो। -[20:13] तथा मैंने (ऐ मूसा!) तुझे अपने संदेश के प्रचार के लिए चुन लिया है। इसलिए मैं तुम्हारी ओर जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) कर रहा हूँ, उसे सुनो। -[20:14] निःसंदेह मैं ही अल्लाह हूँ। मेरे सिवा कोई वास्तविक पूज्य नहीं। इसलिए केवल मेरी ही इबादत करो और संपूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करो, ताकि तुम मुझे उसमें याद रख सको। -[20:15] निश्चय ही क़ियामत आने वाली और घटित होने वाली है। क़रीब है कि मैं उसे छिपाकर रखूँ। इसलिए कोई भी प्राणी उसका समय नहीं जानता। लेकिन नबी (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) के उन्हें बताने के कारण, वे उसकी निशानियों को जानते हैं; ताकि हर प्राणी को उसके अच्छे या बुरे किए गए कार्यों का बदला दिया जाए। -[20:16] अतः तुम्हें उसे सच मानने और अच्छे कर्म के द्वारा उसके लिए तैयारी करने से वह व्यक्ति हरगिज़ न रोक, जो उसपर विश्वास नहीं रखता और उन वर्जित चीज़ों का पालन करता है, जिनकी उसका मन इच्छा करता है। क्योंकि उसके कारण तुम्हारा विनाश हो जाएगा। -[20:17] तथा ऐ मूसा! यह तुम्हारे दाहिने हाथ में क्या हैॽ -[20:18] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यह मेरी लाठी है। मैं इसका सहारा लेकर चलता हूँ और इसे पेड़ पर मारकर अपनी बकरियों के लिए उसके पत्ते गिराता हूँ, तथा इसके अलावा मेरे लिए इसमें अन्य लाभ हैं। -[20:19] अल्लाह ने फरमाया : ऐ मूसा! तुम इसे डाल दो। -[20:20] अतः मूसा ने उसे डाल दिया, तो वह फुर्ती और हलके से चलने वाला साँप बन गया। -[20:21] अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : लाठी को पकड़ लो और उसके साँप में बदल जाने से न डरो। जब तुम उसे पकड़ोगे, तो हम उसे उसकी पहली हालत पर लौटा देंगे। -[20:22] और अपने हाथ को अपनी बग़ल के नीचे ले जाओ, वह कुष्ठरोग के बिना सफ़ेद (चमकता हुआ) निकलेगा; यह तुम्हारे लिए दूसरी निशानी है। -[20:23] हमने तुम्हें ये दो निशानियाँ दिखाई हैं, ताकि हम (ऐ मूसा!) तुम्हें अपनी कुछ बड़ी निशानियाँ दिखाएँ, जो हमारी शक्ति तथा तुम्हारे अल्लाह के रसूल होने को इंगित करती हैं। -[20:24] (ऐ मूसा!) तुम फ़िरऔन के पास जाओ। क्योंकि वह कुफ़्र और अल्लाह के ख़िलाफ़ विद्रोह में सीमा पार कर चुका है। -[20:25] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे लिए मेरा सीना विस्तृत कर दे ताकि मैं कष्ट को सहन कर सकूँ। -[20:26] और मेरे लिए मेरा काम सरल कर दे। -[20:27] और मुझे स्पष्ट रूप से बात करने की शक्ति प्रदान कर। -[20:28] ताकि जब मैं तेरा संदेश उन तक पहुँचाऊँ, तो वे मेरी बात समझ सकें। -[20:29] और मेरे परिवार में से मेरा एक सहायक बना दे, जो मेरे कामों में मेरी सहायता करे। -[20:30] मेरे भाई हारून बिन इमरान को। -[20:31] उसके साथ मेरी पीठ मज़बूत़ कर दे। -[20:32] तथा उसे ईश्वरीय संदेश पहुँचाने के कार्य में मेरा साझीदार बना दे। -[20:33] ताकि हम तेरी बहुत ज़्यादा पवित्रता बयान करें। -[20:34] और हम तुझे बहुत ज़्यादा याद करें। -[20:35] निश्चय तू हमें अच्छी तरह देख रहा है। हमारा कोई काम तुझसे छिपा नहीं है। -[20:36] अल्लाह ने कहा : ऐ मूसा! तूने जो माँगा, हमने तुझे दे दिया। -[20:37] और हम तुझ पर एक बार और (भी) उपकार कर चुके हैं। -[20:38] जब हमने तेरी माँ के हृदय में वह बात डाल दी, जिसके द्वारा अल्लाह ने तुझे फ़िरऔन के छल-कपट से संरक्षित किया। -[20:39] जब हमने उसे इल्हाम किया, तो आदेश दिया कि मूसा को उसके जन्म के बाद संदूक़ में डाल दे और संदूक़ को समुद्र में फेंक दे। फिर समुद्र हमारे आदेश से उसे तट पर डाल देगा, तो उसे मेरा शत्रु और उसका शत्रु यानी फ़िरऔन उठा लेगा। तथा मैंने तुझ पर अपनी ओर से प्रेम डाल दिया, तो लोग तुझसे प्रेम करने लगे, और ताकि मेरी आँख के सामने तथा मेरी सुरक्षा और देखभाल में तेरा पालन-पोषण हो। -[20:40] जब तेरी बहन चलने लगी, जहाँ-जहाँ ताबूत (संदूक़) जा रहा था वह उसका पीछा कर रही थी। फिर उसने ताबूत को उठाने वालों से कहा : क्या मैं उसकी तरफ तुम्हारी रहनुमाई करूँ जो इसकी रक्षा करे, इसे दूध पिलाए और इसका पालन-पोषण करेॽ इस प्रकार हमने तुम्हें तुम्हारी माँ के पास वापस पहुँचाकर तुमपर उपकार किया, ताकि वह तुम्हें अपने पास वापस पाकर खुश हो जाए और तुम्हारी वजह से शोक न करे। तथा तुमने उस “क़िब्ती” को क़त्ल कर दिया, जिसे तुमने घूँसा मारा था, तो हमने तुम्हें दंड से बचा लिया। इसी तरह हमने एक के बाद एक तुम्हें हर परीक्षा से बचाया, जिससे तुम ग्रस्त हुए। फिर तू वहाँ से निकलकर वर्षों तक मदयन के लोगों में ठहरा रहा। फिर तू उस समय आया, जब ऐ मूसा! तुझसे बात करने के लिए तेरा आना नियत था। -[20:41] और मैंने तुझे चुन लिया, ताकि तू मेरा संदेशवाहक हो जाए और जो कुछ मैं तेरी ओर वह़्य करूँ, उसे लोगों तक पहुँचाए। -[20:42] (ऐ मूसा!) तू और तेरा भाई हारून अल्लाह की शक्ति तथा उसके एकेश्वरवाद को दर्शाने वाली हमारी निशानियाँ लेकर जाओ और तुम दोनों मेरी तरफ आमंत्रित करने तथा मुझे याद करने में कमज़ोर मत पड़ना। -[20:43] तुम दोनों फ़िरऔन के पास जाओ, क्योंकि वह कुफ़्र और अल्लाह के ख़िलाफ़ विद्रोह में सीमा पार कर चुका है। -[20:44] तुम दोनों उससे कोमल बात करना, जिसमें कठोरता न हो। आशा है कि वह उपदेश ग्रहण करे, या अल्लाह से डर जाए और तौबा कर ले। -[20:45] मूसा और हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम ने कहा : हमें भय है कि उसको निमंत्रण देने से पहले ही वह हमें सज़ा दे दे, अथवा हत्या आदि के द्वारा हमपर अत्याचार करने में सीमा से आगे बढ़ जाए। -[20:46] अल्लाह ने उन दोनों से फरमाया : तुम दोनों डरो नहीं। निःसंदेह मैं मदद एवं समर्थन करने के लिए तुम्हारे साथ हूँ। मैं वह सब कुछ सुन और देख रहा हूँ, जो तुम दोनों और फ़िरऔन के बीच होने जा रहा है। -[20:47] अतः तुम दोनों उसके पास जाओ और उससे कहो : ऐ फ़िरऔन! हम तेरे पालनहार के रसूल हैं। इसलिए बनी इसराईल (इसराईल की संतान) को हमारे साथ भेज दे और उनके बच्चों की हत्या करके और उनकी स्त्रियों को जीवित छोड़कर उन्हें पीड़ा न दे। निश्चय हम तेरे पास तेरे पालनहार की तरफ़ से अपने सच्चे होने का प्रमाण, तथा जो ईमान लाए और अल्लाह के मार्गदर्शन का पालन करे, उसके लिए अल्लाह की यातना से सुरक्षा (की खुशख़बरी) लेकर आए हैं। -[20:48] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने हमारी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की है कि दुनिया और आख़िरत में यातना उसी के लिए है, जो अल्लाह की निशानियों को झुठलाए और रसूलों की लाई हुई बातों से मुँह फेरे। -[20:49] फ़िरऔन ने उन दोनों की लाई हुई बातों का इनकार करते हुए कहा : तुम दोनों का रब कौन है, जिसके बारे में ऐ मूसा! तुम दोनों का दावा है कि उसने तुम दोनों को मेरे पास भेजा हैॽ -[20:50] मूसा ने कहा : हमारा रब वही है, जिसने प्रत्येक चीज़ को उसका उचित रूप और आकार प्रदान किया, फिर पैदा की हुई चीज़ों को उसके लिए निर्देशित किया जिसके लिए उसने उन्हें बनाया था। -[20:51] फ़िरऔन ने कहा : अच्छा, तो पिछले समुदायों का क्या हाल है, जो कुफ़्र पर थेॽ -[20:52] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़िरऔन से कहा : उन उम्मतों की स्थिति का ज्ञान मेरे रब के पास है, जो लौह़-ए-महफ़ूज़ (सुरक्षित-पट्टिका) में अंकित है। मेरा रब उसके जानने में ग़लती नहीं करता और उनकी स्थिति का उसे जो ज्ञान है, उसे नहीं भूलता। -[20:53] (उसका ज्ञान) मेरे उस रब के पास है, जिसने तुम्हारे लिए धरती को उसके ऊपर जीवन-यापन करने के लिए हमवार बनाया, उसमें तुम्हारे लिए चलने-योग्य मार्ग बनाए और आकाश से वर्षा का पानी उतारा, फिर हमने उस पानी से विभिन्न प्रकार के पौधे निकाले। -[20:54] (ऐ लोगो!) हमने तुम्हारे लिए जो पवित्र चीज़ें उगाई हैं, उनमें से खाओ और अपने पशुओं को चराओ। निःसंदेह इन उपर्युक्त नेमतों में बुद्धि वाले लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसके एकेश्वरवाद की बहुत-सी निशानियाँ हैं। -[20:55] धरती की मिट्टी से हमने तुम्हारे पिता आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को पैदा किया और जब तुम्हारी मृत्यु होगी, तो हम तुम्हें उसी में दोबारा दफ़न करवाएँगे, फिर क़ियामत के दिन पुनर्जीवन के लिए हम तुम्हें उसी से निकालेंगे। -[20:56] तथा निश्चय हमने फ़िरऔन को अपनी सभी नौ निशानियाँ दिखाईं, लेकिन उसने उन्हें देखकर भी झुठला दिया और अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से इनकार कर दिया। -[20:57] फ़िरऔन ने कहा : (ऐ मूसा!) क्या तू हमारे पास इसलिए आया है कि तू अपने लाए हुए जादू के द्वारा हमें मिस्र से निकाल दे, ताकि तू उसपर राज कर सकेॽ -[20:58] अतः हम भी (ऐ मूसा!) तेरे पास तेरे जादू जैसा जादू अवश्य लाएँगे। अतः तू हमारे और अपने बीच एक निश्चित समय और एक विशिष्ट स्थान पर मिलने का एक समय निर्धारित कर ले, जिससे न हम पीछे हटें और न तुम पीछे हटो, तथा वह स्थान दोनों पक्षों के बीच में और बराबर हो। -[20:59] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़िरऔन से कहा : हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच मिलने का समय ईद (उत्सव) का दिन है, जब लोग ईद मनाने के लिए दिन चढ़े इकट्ठे होते हैं। -[20:60] फिर फ़िरऔन वापस लौटा, सो उसने अपने दाँव-पेंच और हथकंडे जुटाए। फिर मुक़ाबले के लिए नियत समय और स्थान पर आया। -[20:61] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़िरऔन के जादूगरों को उपदेश देते हुए कहा : सावधान रहो, तुम जादू के द्वारा लोगों को धोखा देकर अल्लाह पर झूठ न गढ़ो, अन्यथा वह तुम्हें अपनी ओर से यातना देकर उखाड़ फेंकेगा। निश्चय वह असफल हुआ, जिसने अल्लाह के विरुद्ध झूठ गढ़ा। -[20:62] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की बातें सुनकर जादूगर आपस में वाद-विवाद करने लगे और वे चुपके से आपस में बातें करने लगे। -[20:63] कुछ जादूगरों ने चुपके से एक-दूसरे से कहा : निश्चय मूसा और हारून जादूगर हैं, जो चाहते हैं कि अपने लाए हुए जादू के द्वारा तुम्हें मिस्र से निकाल दें तथा जीवन में तुम्हारे सबसे उत्तम तौर-तरीक़े और तुम्हारे सर्वोच्च सिद्धांत को नष्ट कर दें। -[20:64] अतः तुम अपने उपाय को मज़बूत कर लो और उसमें मतभेद न करो, फिर पंक्तिबद्ध होकर आगे बढ़ो और तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ है, उसे एक ही बार में डाल दो। निश्चय आज के दिन वही सफल होगा, जिसने अपने विरोधी को परास्त कर दिया। -[20:65] जादूगरों ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : ऐ मूसा! आप दो बातों में से किसी एक का चयन कर लें : या तो आप अपने पास मौजूद जादू को फेंकने की पहले करें, या फिर हम ही इसकी शुरूआत करते हैं। -[20:66] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : बल्कि जो कुछ तुम्हारे पास है, पहले तुम्हीं उसे फेंको। चुनाँचे उनके पास जो कुछ था, उन्होंने उसे फेंका, तो अचानक उनकी फेंकी हुई रस्सियाँ और लाठियाँ उनके जादू के प्रभाव से मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए ऐसा प्रतीत होने लगीं कि वे साँप बनकर दौड़ रही हैं। -[20:67] तो मूसा को उनके इस कार्य से अपने दिल में भय का अनुभव हुआ। -[20:68] तब अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को आश्वासन देते हुए कहा : तुम्हें जो कुछ महसूस हो रहा है, उससे न डरो। निश्चय (ऐ मूसा!) तुम ही उनपर प्रभुत्व एवं विजय प्राप्त करोगे। -[20:69] तुम्हारे दाहिने हाथ में जो लाठी है, उसे डाल दो। वह साँप बनकर उनके बनाए हुए जादू को निगल जाएगा। क्योंकि उन्होंने जो कुछ बनाया है, वह एक जादुई चाल के अलावा कुछ भी नहीं है। तथा जादूगर जहाँ भी हो, वह किसी उद्देश्य में सफल नहीं होता। -[20:70] फिर मूसा ने अपनी लाठी फेंकी, तो वह एक साँप बनकर जादूगरों के बनाए हुए साँपों को निगल गया। जादूगरों को जब यह यक़ीन हो गया कि मूसा के पास जो कुछ है, वह जादू नहीं है, बल्कि वह अल्लाह की ओर से है, तो वे अल्लाह के लिए सजदे में गिर पड़े और बोल उठे : हम हारून और मूसा के पालनहार पर ईमान ले आए, जो सभी प्राणियों का पालनहार है। -[20:71] फ़िरऔन ने जादूगरों के ईमान लाने का खंडन करते हुए और उन्हें धमकी देते हुए कहा : क्या तुम लोग मूसा पर ईमान ले आए इससे पहले कि मैं तुम्हें ऐसा करने की अनुमति दूँ?! निश्चय मूसा ही (ऐ जादूगरो!) तुम्हारा वह सरदार है, जिसने तुम्हें जादू सिखाया है। इसलिए निश्चय मैं तुममें से प्रत्येक (जादूगर) का एक हाथ और एक पैर उनकी विपरीत दिशाओं से कटवा दूँगा और तुम्हारे शरीर को खजूर के तनों पर लटका दूँगा, यहाँ तक कि तुम्हारी मृत्यु हो जाए और तुम दूसरों के लिए सीख बन जाओ। उस समय तुम अवश्य ही जान लोगे कि हममें से कौन अधिक कठोर एवं स्थायी यातना देने वाला है : मैं या मूसा का रबॽ! -[20:72] जादूगरों ने फ़िरऔन से कहा : (ऐ फ़िरऔन!) हमारे पास जो स्पष्ट निशानियाँ आ चुकी हैं, उनका अनुसरण करने के बजाय हम कभी तेरा अनुसरण करना पसंद नहीं करेंगे, तथा जिस अल्लाह ने हमारी रचना की है, हम उसपर कदापि तुझे तरजीह नहीं देंगे। अतः तू हमारे साथ जो कुछ करने वाला है, कर ले। इस नश्वर जीवन को छोड़कर तेरा हम पर कोई अधिकार नहीं है, और शीध्र ही तेरा अधिकार मिट जाएगा। -[20:73] हम अपने रब पर इस आशा में ईमान लाए हैं कि वह हमसे कुफ़्र और अन्य चीजों के हमारे पिछले पापों को मिटा दे, तथा हमारे उस जादू के पाप को क्षमा कर दे, जिसे सीखने और अभ्यास करने तथा उसके द्वारा मूसा को परास्त करने के लिए तूने हमें मजबूर किया था। तथा अल्लाह उससे कहीं बेहतर प्रतिफल देने वाला है, जिसका तूने हमसे वादा किया है तथा उससे कहीं अधिक स्थायी यातना देने वाला है, जिसकी तूने हमें धमकी दी है। -[20:74] निःसंदेह तथ्य और निष्कर्ष यह है कि जो भी व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार के पास इस दशा में आएगा कि वह अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वाला होगा, तो उसके लिए जहन्नम की आग है, जिसमें वह प्रवेश करेगा और हमेशा वहीं रहेगा। वह वहाँ न तो मरेगा कि उसकी यातना से आराम पा जाए और न ही वह एक अच्छा जीवन जीएगा। -[20:75] और जो क़ियामत के दिन अपने रब के पास मोमिन होकर आएगा और उसने अच्छे कर्म किए होंगे, तो ऐसे महान गुणों से सुसज्जित लोगों के लिए उच्च स्थान तथा ऊँचे पद हैं। -[20:76] वे पद स्थायी निवास के बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं, वे वहाँ हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। यह उपर्युक्त बदला हर उस व्यक्ति का प्रतिफल है, जो कुफ़्र और पापों से शुद्ध हो गया। -[20:77] और हमने मूसा की ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की कि मेरे बंदों को लेकर रातों रात मिस्र से रवाना हो जाओ, ताकि किसी को उनकी भनक न लगे तथा लाठी को समुद्र पर मारकर उनके लिए समुद्र में एक सूखा मार्ग बना लो। तुम्हें इस बात का डर न हो कि फ़िरऔन और उसके सरदार तुम्हें पकड़ लेंगे या तुम समुद्र में डूब जाओगे। -[20:78] तब फ़िरऔन ने अपनी सेना के साथ उनका पीछा किया, तो उसे और उसकी सेना को समुद्र से उस चीज़ ने ढाँप लिया जिसकी वास्तविकता केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। अंततः वे सब डूब गए और नाश हो गए, तथा मूसा और उनके संग के लोग बच गए। -[20:79] फ़िरऔन ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को, उनके आगे कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) को सुंदर रूप में प्रस्तुत कर और उन्हें असत्य के जाल में फाँसकर पथभ्रष्ट किया तथा उन्हें सत्य का मार्ग नहीं दिखाया। -[20:80] हमने बनी इसराईल से, उन्हें फ़िरऔन और उसकी सेना से बचाने के बाद कहा : ऐ इसराईल के पुत्रो! हमने तुम्हें तुम्हारे शत्रु से बचा लिया और “तूर” पर्वत के बगल में स्थित घाटी की दाहिनी ओर मूसा से बात करने का तुमसे वादा किया तथा तुमपर “तीह” के मैदान में अपनी नेमतों में से शहद-जैसा मीठा पेय और बटेर की तरह अच्छे मांस वाला छोटा-सा पक्षी उतारा। -[20:81] हमने तुम्हें जो हलाल खाद्य पदार्थ प्रदान किए हैं, उनमें से स्वादिष्ट चीज़ें खाओ तथा हमने तुम्हारे लिए जो कुछ वैध किया है, उसे छोड़कर उस चीज़ की ओर न बढ़ो, जो हमने तुम्हारे ऊपर हराम किया है। अन्यथा तुमपर मेरा प्रकोप उतरेगा और जिसपर मेरा प्रकोप उतरा, तो निश्चय उसका सर्वनाश हो गया और दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में वह अभागा है। -[20:82] निःसंदेह मैं उसे बहुत क्षमा करने वाला और माफ़ करने वाला हूँ, जिसने मुझसे तौबा की, ईमान लाया और अच्छा कर्म किया, फिर सत्य मार्ग पर सुदृढ़ रहा। -[20:83] और किस बात ने तुझे (ऐ मूसा!) अपनी जाति के लोगों से शीघ्र आने पर उकसाया, कि तू उन्हें अपने पीछे छोड़कर उनसे पहले आ गयाॽ -[20:84] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : वे मेरे पीछे ही आ रहे हैं और जल्द ही मुझसे आ मिलेंगे। तथा मैं अपनी क़ौम से पहले तेरी ओर इसलिए आ गया, ताकि तू अपने पास मेरे जल्दी आने के कारण मुझसे प्रसन्न हो जाए। -[20:85] अल्लाह ने कहा : हमने तेरी क़ौम को, जिन्हें तूने अपने पीछे छोड़ दिया था, बछड़े की पूजा के द्वारा परीक्षा में डाला है। दरअसल, “सामिरी” ने उन्हें उसकी पूजा करने के लिए बुलाया और इसके द्वारा उन्हें पथभ्रष्ट कर दिया। -[20:86] तब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपनी क़ौम की ओर वापस आए, इस हाल में कि उनके बछड़ा पूजने के कारण क्रोध से भरे हुए और उनपर खेद में डूबे हुए थे। मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो! क्या अल्लाह ने तुमसे अच्छा वादा नहीं किया था कि वह तुमपर तौरात उतारेगा और तुम्हें जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा? क्या लंबा समय गुज़र जाने के कारण तुम उसे भूल गए होॽ अथवा तुम ऐसा करके यह चाहते थे कि तुमपर तुम्हारे रब की ओर से क्रोध उतरे और तुमपर उसकी यातना आ पड़े, इसलिए मेरे वापस आने तक आज्ञाकारिता पर दृढ़ रहने का मेरा वादा तोड़ दिया?! -[20:87] मूसा की जाति के लोगों ने कहा : हमने (ऐ मूसा!) आपके वचन को अपनी इच्छा से नहीं, बल्कि मजबूरी में भंग किया है। दरअसल हमपर फ़िरऔन की जाति के गहनों के भारी बोझ लाद दिए गए थे, जिनसे छुटकारा पाने के लिए हमने उन्हें एक गड्ढे में फेंक दिया। जिस प्रकार हमने उन्हें गड्ढे में फेंक दिया, उसी प्रकार सामिरी ने भी अपने पास मौजूद जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम के घोड़े के खुर की मिट्टी को फेंक दिया। -[20:88] फिर सामिरी ने उन गहनों से बनी इसराईल के लिए बछड़े का एक ढाँचा निकाला, जिसमें जान नहीं थी, परंतु उससे गाय की आवाज़ की तरह आवाज़ निकल रही थी। तो सामिरी के इस कृत्य से मोहित लोगों ने कहा : यही तुम्हारा और मूसा का पूज्य है। मूसा इसे भूलकर यहीं छोड़ गए हैं। -[20:89] क्या ये लोग जो बछड़े के फ़ितने में पड़कर उसकी पूजा करने लगे हैं, यह नहीं देखते कि बछड़ा न तो उनसे बात करता है और न ही उन्हें उत्तर देता है, और न उनकी या दूसरों की हानि को दूर कर सकता है, और न उन्हें और न दूसरों को लाभ पहुँचा सकता है?! -[20:90] तथा हारून अलैहिस्सलाम ने भी उनसे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के वापस आने से पहले कहा था : सोने से इस बछड़े का निर्माण और उसका राँभना तुम्हारे लिए एक परीक्षा के सिवा कुछ नहीं है ताकि ईमान वाला, काफिर से प्रकट हो जाए, और (ऐ मेरी क़ौम के लोगो!) निश्चय तुम्हारा पालनहार वह है, जो दया का मालिक है, न कि वह जो तुम्हें हानि या लाभ पहुँचाने का भी मालिक नहीं है, तुम पर दया करना तो बहुत दूर की बात है। अतः अकेले उसी की इबादत करने में मेरा अनुसरण करो तथा उसके अलावा दूसरों की उपासना को त्यागकर मेरी आज्ञा का पालन करो। -[20:91] बछड़े की इबादत के फ़ितने में पड़े लोगों ने उत्तर दिया था : हम उसकी पूजा पर डटे रहेंगे, यहाँ तक कि मूसा हमारे पास वापस आ जाएँ। -[20:92] मूसा ने (वापस आने के बाद) अपने भाई हारून से कहा : जब तूने देखा कि वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर बछड़े की पूजा करके पथभ्रष्ट हो गए हैं, तो तुझे किस बात ने रोका -[20:93] कि तू उन्हें छोड़कर मुझसे आ मिलता?! क्या तूने मेरे उस आदेश की अवहेलना की है, जो मैंने तुझे उनपर अपना उत्तराधिकारी बनाते समय दिया था?! -[20:94] जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपने भाई के काम की निंदा करते हुए उनकी दाढ़ी एवं सिर को पकड़कर अपनी तरफ़ खींचने लगे, तो हारून ने दया की याचना करते हुए उनसे कहा : आप मेरी दाढ़ी और मेरे सिर के बाल मत पकड़ें। क्योंकि मेरे पास उनके साथ रहने का कारण है। दरअसल मुझे यह भय हुआ कि यदि मैंने उन्हें अकेले छोड़ दिया, तो वे विभेद कर लेंगे। फिर आप कहेंगे कि मैंने उनके बीच फूट डाल दी और मैंने उनके बारे में आपकी वसीयत की परवाह नहीं की। -[20:95] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने सामिरी से कहा : ऐ सामिरी! तेरा क्या मामला है? जो कुछ तूने किया है, उसपर तुझे किस बात ने उभारा? -[20:96] सामिरी ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : मैंने वह चीज़ देखी, जो उन लोगों ने नहीं देखी। मैंने जिबरील को घोड़े पर सवार देखा, तो उनके घोड़े के पद-चिह्न से एक मुट्ठी मिट्टी ले ली और उसे बछड़े के ढाँचे पर डाल दिया, जो उन आभूषणों को पिघलाकर बनाया गया था। चुनाँचे उससे एक बछड़े का शरीर तैयार हो गया, जो राँभता था। इस प्रकार, मेरे मन ने मेरे लिए उस कार्य को सुंदर बना दिया, जो मैंने किया। -[20:97] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने सामिरी से कहा: अच्छा, तू यहाँ से निकल जा! तेरी सज़ा यह है कि तू जब तक जीवित रहे, कहता रहे : मैं किसी को नहीं छूता और न मुझे कोई छुए। इस प्रकार तू अछूत बनकर जिएगा। तथा क़ियामत के दिन तेरे लिए एक और वादा है, जिसमें तेरा हिसाब होगा और तुझे दंडित किया जाएगा। अल्लाह इस वादे को तुझसे कदापि न टालेगा। तू अपने उस बछड़े को देख, जिसे तूने अपना पूज्य बना रखा था और अल्लाह को छोड़कर तू उसकी पूजा कर रहा था। हम अवश्य ही उसपर आग दहकाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि वह पिघल जाए, फिर उसे समुद्र में उड़ा देंगे, ताकि उसका कोई निशान न रह जाए। -[20:98] निःसंदेह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा वास्तविक पूज्य वही अल्लाह है, जिसके सिवा कोई सच्चा पूज्य नहीं। उसने प्रत्येक वस्तु को अपने ज्ञान से घेर रखा है। अतः उस पवित्र अल्लाह के ज्ञान से कोई वस्तु छूट नहीं सकती। -[20:99] जिस प्रकार हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपके समक्ष मूसा और फ़िरऔन तथा उनकी क़ौमों के हालात रखे, उसी प्रकार हम आपको आपसे पहले गुज़र चुके पैगंबरों और समुदायों के वृत्तांत सुनाते हैं, ताकि आपको इससे सांत्वना मिले और निःसंदेह हमने आपको अपने पास से क़ुरआन प्रदान किया है, जिससे नसीह़त हासिल करने वाला नसीह़त ग्रहण करता है। -[20:100] जिसने आपपर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन से मुँह फेरा और उसपर ईमान नहीं लाया तथा उसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल नहीं किया; वह क़ियामत के दिन बड़े पाप का बोझ उठाए हुए और दर्दनाक यातना का पात्र बनकर आएगा। -[20:101] वे उस यातना में हमेशा के लिए रहने वाले होंगे और वह बहुत बुरा बोझ होगा, जो वे क़ियामत के दिन उठाए हुए होंगे। -[20:102] जिस दिन मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवन के लिए फ़रिश्ता सूर (नरसिंघा) में दूसरी बार फूँक मारेगा और उस दिन हम काफिरों को इस दशा में इकट्ठा करेंगे कि आख़िरत की गंभीर भयावहता का सामना करने के कारण उनके शरीर तथा आँखों का रंग नीला पड़ चुका होगा। -[20:103] वे आपस में फुसफुसाते हुए कहेंगे : तुम मृत्यु के बाद बरज़ख़ में दस रातों से अधिक नहीं रहे। -[20:104] हम सबसे अधिक जानने वाले हैं कि वे आपस में चुपके-चुपके क्या बात कर रहे होंगे, उनकी कोई चीज़ हमसे छिपी नहीं है। जब उनमें सबसे समझदार व्यक्ति कहेगा : तुम बरज़ख़ में केवल एक दिन रहे हो, उससे अधिक नहीं। -[20:105] और वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे क़ियामत के दिन पहाड़ों की स्थिति के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप उनसे कह दीजिए : मेरा रब पहाड़ों को उनकी जड़ों से उखाड़कर उड़ा देगा और वे धूल बनकर रह जाएँगे। -[20:106] फिर वह उस धरती को, जो उन्हें उठाए हुए थी, समतल मैदान बनाकर छोड़ेगा, जिसपर न कोई निर्माण होगा और न कोई पौधा। -[20:107] (ऐ उस धरती की ओर देखने वाले!) वह धरती इतनी समतल और सपाट होगी कि तू उसमें कोई झुकाव और ऊँच-नीच नहीं देखेगा। -[20:108] उस दिन लोग महशर (क़ियामत के मैदान) की ओर बुलाने वाले की आवाज़ का अनुसरण करेंगे। उन्हें उसके पीछे चलने से कोई फेरने वाला नहीं होगा और सभी आवाज़ें रहमान के डर से खामोश हो जाएँगी। अतः उस दिन तुम्हें एक धीमी आवाज़ के अतिरिक्त कुछ सुनाई नहीं देगा। -[20:109] उस महान दिन किसी सिफ़ारिश करने वाले की सिफ़ारिश लाभ नहीं देगी, सिवाय उस सिफ़ारिश करने वाले के, जिसे अल्लाह सिफारिश करने की आज्ञा प्रदान करे तथा सिफ़ारिश से संबंधित उसकी बात को पसंद करे। -[20:110] पवित्र अल्लाह जानता है कि लोग क़ियामत से संबंधित किन बातों का सामना करेंगे तथा वह यह भी जानता है कि वे दुनिया में क्या कुछ छोड़ आए हैं। जबकि सभी बंदे अल्लाह के अस्तित्व और उसके गुणों को अपने ज्ञान की घेरे में नहीं ला सकते। -[20:111] तथा बंदों के चेहरे उस जीवित हस्ती के सामने झुक जाएँगे और उसके लिए विनम्र हो जाएँगे, जिसे मौत नहीं आएगी और जो अपने बंदों के सारे कामों का प्रबंधन और संचालन करने वाला है। तथा वह व्यक्ति विफल हो गया, जिसने स्वयं को विनाश के रास्तों पर डालकर गुनाह का बोझ उठा लिया। -[20:112] तथा जो व्यक्ति नेक काम करे और वह अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखने वाला हो, उसे उसका पूरा बदला मिलेगा। उसे न अत्याचार का भय होगा कि उसे किसी ऐसे पाप का दंड दिया जाए, जो उसने किया न हो और न उसे अपने किए हुए नेक कर्म के सवाब में कमी का डर होगा। -[20:113] और जिस प्रकार हमने पिछले लोगों की कहानियाँ उतारीं हैं, उसी तरह हमने इस क़ुरआन को स्पष्ट अरबी भाषा में उतारा है और उसमें विभिन्न प्रकार की चेतावनियों जैसे धमकियों और डराने वाली बातों का वर्णन किया है; इस आशा में कि वे अल्लाह से डरें या क़ुरआन उनके लिए उपदेश और नसीहत पैदा कर दे। -[20:114] अतः सर्वोच्च, बहुत पवित्र और गौरवशाली है अल्लाह, जो ऐसा बादशाह है, जिसके पास हर चीज़ का स्वामित्व है, जो सत्य है और उसकी बात सत्य है। वह उस चीज़ से सर्वोच्च है, जो अनेकेश्वरवादी उसके साथ जोड़ते हैं। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) जब तक जिबरील आपको क़ुरआन का कोई अंश पहुँचाने का काम पूरा न कर लें, आप उनके साथ क़ुरआन पढ़ने में जल्दी न करें तथा कहते रहें : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तूने मुझे जो ज्ञान दिया है, उसके साथ और अधिक ज्ञान प्रदान कर। -[20:115] हमने इससे पहले आदम को वृक्ष से न खाने की ताकीद की थी तथा उसे उससे रोका था और उसके परिणाम से अवगत करा दिया था। लेकिन वह हमारे आदेश को भूल गया और उस पेड़ से खा लिया, उससे धैर्य नहीं रख सका, तथा हमने उसे जो आदेश दिया था, उसे निभाने के लिए उसके अंदर दृढ़ संकल्प की ताकत को हमने नहीं देखा। -[20:116] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने फ़रिश्तों से कहा : आदम को सलाम के तौर पर सजदा करो, तो सभी फरिश्तों ने सजदा किया, सिवाय इबलीस के (जो फ़रिश्तों के साथ था, किंतु फ़रिश्तों में से नहीं था)। उसने अहंकार के कारण सजदा करने से इनकार कर दिया। -[20:117] इसपर हमने कहा : ऐ आदम! निःसंदेह इबलीस तुम्हारा और तुम्हारी पत्नी का शुत्र है। अतः ऐसा न हो कि उसके बहकावे में आकर उसकी बात मानने के कारण वह तुम्हें और तुम्हारी पत्नी को जन्नत से निकलवा दे और तुम कष्ट एवं कठिनाई में पड़ जाओ। -[20:118] निःसंदेह तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे यह है कि वह जन्नत में तुम्हें खिलाएगा, तो तुम भूखे नहीं होगे, तथा वह तुम्हें वस्त्र पहनाएगा, तो तुम नग्न नहीं होगे। -[20:119] तथा वह तुम्हें पिलाएगा, तो तुम प्यासे नहीं होगे और तुम्हें छाया देगा, तो तुम्हें सूर्य का ताप नहीं लगेगा। -[20:120] फिर शैतान ने आदम के दिल में विचार उत्पन्न किया और उससे कहा : क्या मैं तुझे ऐसे वृक्ष का पता बताऊँ, जो उसका फल खाए, वह कभी न मरेगा, बल्कि वह हमेशा जीवित (अमर) रहेगा, तथा वह ऐसे निरंतर राज्य का मालिक बन जाएगा, जो कभी समाप्त न होगा?! -[20:121] अन्ततः आदम और हव्वा ने उस वृक्ष से खा लिया, जिसमें से खाने से उन्हें मना किया गया था। अतः दोनों के सामने उनके गुप्तांग खुल गए, जबकि वे इससे पहले छुपे हुए थे और दोनों जन्नत के वृक्ष के पत्ते तोड़कर उनसे अपने गुप्तांग छुपाने लगे। आदम ने अपने रब की आज्ञा का उल्लंघन किया, क्योंकि उसने पेड़ से खाने से बचने की उसकी आज्ञा का पालन नहीं किया। इसलिए वह ऐसा काम कर बैठा, जो उसके लिए जायज़ नहीं था। -[20:122] फिर अल्लाह ने उसे चुन लिया और उसकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली और उसे सन्मार्ग पर निर्देशित किया। -[20:123] अल्लाह ने आदम और ह़व्वा से कहा : तुम दोनों और इबलीस जन्नत से उतर जाओ। इबलीस तुम दोनों का शत्रु है और तुम दोनों उसके शत्रु हो। फिर यदि तुम्हारे पास मेरी ओर से मेरा मार्गदर्शन आए, तो तुममें से जो मेरे मार्गदर्शन का अनुपालन करेगा और उसके अनुसार कर्म करेगा तथा उससे इधर-उधर नहीं जाएगा; वह न सच्चे मार्ग से भटकेगा और न आख़िरत में इस दुर्भाग्य का शिकार होगा कि यातना सहनी पड़े। बल्कि अल्लाह उसे जन्नत में दाख़िल करेगा। -[20:124] और जो मेरी नसीहत से मुँह फेरेगा और उसे ग्रहण नहीं करेगा, उसके लिए दुनिया और आख़िरत में तंग जीवन होगा तथा हम उसे क़ियामत के दिन महशर की ओर इस स्थिति में ले जाएँगे कि वह दृष्टिहीन और प्रमाण विहीन होगा। -[20:125] नसीहत से मुँह फेरने वाला यह व्यक्ति कहेगा : ऐ मेरे रब! आज तूने मुझे अंधा बनाकर क्यों उठाया, जबकि मैं दुनिया में दृष्टि वाला था। -[20:126] सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह उस व्यक्ति का उत्तर देते हुए कहेगा : तूने दुनिया में ऐसा ही किया था। तेरे पास हमारी आयतें आई थीं, तो तूने उनसे मुँह फेर लिया था और उन्हें छोड़ दिया था। बिलकुल उसी तरह, आज तुझे यातना में छोड़ दिया जाएगा। -[20:127] इसी तरह का बदला हम उस व्यक्ति को भी देते हैं, जो निषिद्ध इच्छाओं में संलिप्त रहे और अपने पालनहार के स्पष्ट प्रमाणों पर ईमान लाने से उपेक्षा करे। और निश्चय आख़िरत में अल्लाह का अज़ाब दुनिया और बरज़ख़ के तंग जीवन से कहीं अधिक भयानक एवं कठोर और अधिक समय तक रहने वाला है। -[20:128] क्या बहुदेववादियों के लिए उन समुदायों की बहुतायत स्पष्ट नहीं हुई, जिन्हें हमने उनसे पहले विनष्ट कर चुके हैं, ये लोग उन विनष्ट किए गए समुदायों के रहने के स्थानों में चलते-फिरते हैं और उन्हें पहुँचने वाले विनाश के प्रभावों को देखते हैं? उन बहुत सारे समुदायों को जिस विध्वंस और विनाश से पीड़ित होना पड़ा, उसमें बुद्धिमानों के लिए निश्चय बहुत-सी इबरतें (सीख एवं उपदेश) हैं। -[20:129] यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार की ओर से पहले ही यह बात निश्चित न हो गई होती कि वह किसी को भी, उसपर तर्क स्थापित करने से पहले दंडित नहीं करेगा तथा यदि अल्लाह के यहाँ उनके लिए एक नियत समय न होता, तो शीध्र ही उन्हें यातना का शिकार बना देता, क्योंकि वे यातना के अधिकारी बन ही चुके हैं। -[20:130] (ऐ रसूल!) आपको झुठलाने वाले लोग आपके बारे में जो झूठी बातें कहते हैं, उनपर धैर्य से काम लें, तथा सूर्य उगने से पहले फज्र की नमाज़ में, और सूर्य ड़ूबने से पहले अस्र की नमाज़ में, और रात की घड़ियों में मग़रिब एवं इशा की नमाज़ में, और दिन के पहले किनारे (हिस्से) के अंत के पश्चात सूर्य के ढलने के समय ज़ुहर की नमाज़ में, और दिन के दूसरे हिस्से के अंत के बाद मग़रिब की नमाज़ में अपने पालनहार की प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता बयान करें; आशा है कि आपको अल्लाह के पास ऐसा सवाब (प्रतिफल) प्राप्त हो, जिससे आप प्रसन्न हो जाएँ। -[20:131] आप सांसारिक जीवन की उस शोभा की ओर न देखें, जिसे हमने इस तरह के झुठलाने वालों के लिए आनंद का उपकरण बना दिया है, जिसका वे आनंद ले रहे हैं ताकि हम उनका परीक्षण करें। क्योंकि हमने उन्हें इस प्रकार की जो चीज़ दी है, वह नश्वर है। जबकि आपके पालनहार का प्रतिफल, जिसका उसने आपसे वादा किया है, ताकि आप प्रसन्न हो जाएँ, उन नश्वर आनंद की ची़ज़ों से बेहतर और अधिक स्थायी है, जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें प्रदान की हैं। क्योंकि आपको मिलने वाला प्रतिफल कभी समाप्त न होगा। -[20:132] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने परिवार को नमाज़ अदा करने का आदेश दें और आप स्वयं भी उसके अदा करने के पाबंद रहें। हम आपसे आपके लिए या किसी और के लिए आजीविका नहीं माँगते। आपकी आजीविका के उत्तरदायी भी हम ही हैं। तथा दुनिया और आख़िरत में प्रशंसनीय परिणाम तक़वा वालों के लिए है, जो अल्लाह से डरते हैं। इसलिए उसके आदेशों का पालन करते हैं और उसके निषेधों से बचते हैं। -[20:133] नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले इन काफिरों ने कहा : मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) अपने रब की तरफ से हमारे पास कोई ऐसी निशानी क्यों नहीं लाता, जो उसकी सत्यता और उसके संदेष्टा होने का प्रमाण बन सके? क्या इन झुठलाने वालों के पास क़ुरआन नहीं आया, जो पहली आसमानी पुस्तकों की पुष्टि करता हैॽ! -[20:134] यदि नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले इन काफ़िरों को हम उनके कुफ़्र एवं हठ के कारण, उनकी तरफ़ कोई संदेष्टा भेजने और उनपर कोई किताब उतारने से पहले ही, उनपर कोई यातना भेजकर विनष्ट कर देते, तो वे क़ियामत के दिन अपने कुफ़्र का बहाना पेश करते हुए कहते : (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) तूने दुनिया में हमारी ओर कोई संदेष्टा क्यों नहीं भेजा कि हम उसपर ईमान लाते और उसकी लाई हुई आयतों का पालन करते, इससे पहले कि तेरे दंड के कारण हम अपमान एवं ज़िल्लत का सामना करतेॽ! -[20:135] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वालों से कह दीजिए : हम और तुम में से प्रत्येक इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है कि अल्लाह क्या करने वाला है। सो तुम प्रतीक्षा करो। तुम्हें शीघ्र ही (अनिवार्य रूप से) पता चल जाएगा कि कौन सीधे मार्ग वाले हैं और किन लोगों को मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त है : हमें अथवा तुम लोगों कोॽ - -Surah 21: Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets) ----------------------------------------- -[21:1] क़ियामत के दिन लोगों के लिए उनके कार्यों का हिसाब बहुत निकट आ गया। इसके बावजूद वे लापरवाही में पड़े हुए हैं, आख़िरत से मुँह मोड़कर दुनिया में व्यस्त हैं। -[21:2] उनके पास उनके पालनहार की ओर से क़ुरआन की जो भी नई अवतरित बात आती है, तो वे उसे लाभ उठाने के लिए (गंभीरता से) नहीं सुनते हैं। बल्कि, वे इस बात की परवाह किए बिना कि उसमें क्या है, हँसी-खेल करते हुए सुनते हैं। -[21:3] उन्होंने इसे इस हाल में सुना कि उनके दिल इससे पूरी तरह ग़ाफ़िल थे। और कुफ़्र के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वालों ने उस बात को गुप्त रखा, जो वे आपस में यह कहते हुए कानाफूसी कर रहे थे : यह व्यक्ति जो रसूल होने का दावा करता है, तुम्हारे ही जैसे एक इनसान के सिवा क्या है, जिसे तुमसे हटकर कोई विशिष्टता प्राप्त नहीं है?! तथा वह जो कुछ लेकर आया है, केवल जादू है। तो क्या तुम यह जानते हुए भी कि वह तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान है और वह जो कुछ लेकर आया है, मात्र जादू है, तुम उसके पीछे चलने के लिए तैयार हो?! -[21:4] रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने कहा : तुमने गुप्त रूप से जो बात कही है, मेरा पालनहार उसे खूब जानता है। क्योंकि वह आकाशों और धरती में बोलने वाले के मुँह से निकलने वाली हर बात को जानता है। वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[21:5] बल्कि सच्चाई यह है कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम जो क़ुरआन लाए हैं, उसके बारे में वे असमंजस में पड़े हुए हैं। चुनाँचे कभी कहते हैं कि ये मिश्रित सपने हैं जिनकी कोई व्याख्या नहीं होती। कभी कहते हैं कि नहीं, बल्कि आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने इसे गढ़ लिया है, जिसका कोई आधार नहीं है। तथा कभी कहते हैं कि आप शायर हैं। और यदि आप अपने दावे में सच्चे हैं, तो पहले रसूलों की तरह हमारे पास कोई चमत्कार लेकर आएँ। क्योंकि वे चमत्कार लाए थे, जैसे कि मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की लाठी और सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की ऊँटनी। -[21:6] इन चमत्कार की माँग करने वालों से पहले कोई बस्ती, जिसने चमत्कारों का प्रस्ताव रखा, फिर उसे उसके सुझाव के अनुसार दिया गया, ईमान नहीं लाई। बल्कि उन्होंने उसे झुठला दिया, तो हमने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। तो क्या ये लोग ईमान ले आएँगे। -[21:7] और (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले मनुष्यों ही में से कुछ पुरुषों को रसूल बनाकर भेजे, जिनकी ओर हम वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करते थे। हमने रसूल बनाकर फ़रिश्तों को नहीं भेजा। इसलिए, यदि तुम नहीं जानते हो, तो अपने से पहले किताब वालों से पूछ लो। -[21:8] हमने उन रसूलों को, जिन्हें हम भेजते थे, ऐसे शरीर वाले नहीं बनाए थे, जो खाना न खाते हों। बल्कि वे अन्य लोगों की तरह खाते-पीते थे। तथा वे इस दुनिया में हमेशा रहने वाले अमर नहीं थे। -[21:9] फिर हमने अपने रसूलों से किए हुए अपने वचन को पूरा कर दिया। चुनाँचे हमने उन्हें और जिन मोमिनों को चाहा, विनाश से बचा लिया, और उन लोगों को नष्ट कर दिया, जो अल्लाह का इनकार करके और गुनाह के कार्यों में पड़कर हद से आगे बढ़ने वाले थे। -[21:10] हमने तुम्हारी ओर क़ुरआन उतारा है, जिसमें तुम्हारा सम्मान और गौरव है अगर तुम उसे सत्य मानो और उसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल करो। तो क्या तुम इस बात को नहीं समझते, कि तुम उसपर ईमान लाने में जल्दी करो और उसमें जो कुछ है, उसके अनुसार कार्य करो?! -[21:11] और कितनी ही बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं, जिन्हें हमने उनके कुफ़्र के द्वारा अत्याचार करने के कारण नष्ट कर दिया और उनके बाद दूसरे लोगों को पैदा कर दिया। -[21:12] चुनाँजे जब विनष्ट लोगों ने हमारी उन्मूलनकारी यातना को देखा, तो विनाश से बचने के लिए अपनी बस्ती से बहुत तेज़ी के साथ भागने लगे। -[21:13] तो उनसे उपहास के तौर पर कहा जाएगा : भागो नहीं, और अपने उन सुखों की ओर जिनका तुम आनंद ले रहे थे, और अपने घरों की ओर लौट चलो, ताकि तुमसे तुम्हारी दुनिया के बारे में कुछ पूछा जाए। -[21:14] इन अत्याचारियों ने अपने पाप को स्वीकार करते हुए कहा : हाय हमारा विनाश और हमारा नुकसान! निश्चय हम अत्याचारी थे क्योंकि हम अल्लाह का इनकार करते थे। -[21:15] तो उनका अपने पाप को स्वीकार करना और अपने हक़ में विनाश की बद्-दुआ करना ही उनकी निरंतर पुकार रही, जिसे वे दोहराते रहे, यहाँ तक कि हमने उन्हें कटी हुई खेती की तरह, मरे हुए बना दिया, उनमें कोई हरकत नहीं थी। -[21:16] हमने आकाश और धरती तथा उन दोनों के बीच मौजूद चीज़ों को खेल-तमाशा के तौर पर और व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया, बल्कि हमने उन्हें अपनी शक्ति एवं सामर्थ्य के संकेत के रूप में बनाया है। -[21:17] यदि हम पत्नी या पुत्र बनाना चाहते, तो निश्चय हम उसे उससे बना लेते जो हमारे पास है। हालाँकि हम ऐसा करने वाले नहीं हैं, क्योंकि हम इससे पवित्र हैं। -[21:18] बल्कि हम उस सत्य को, जिसकी हम अपने रसूल की ओर वह़्य करते हैं, कुफ़्र वालों के असत्य पर फेंक मारते हैं, तो वह उसे खंडित कर देता है। फिर एकाएक उनका असत्य नष्ट-भ्रष्ट होने वाला होता है। और (ऐ अल्लाह के पत्नी और पुत्र बनाने का दावा करने वालो!) तुम्हारे लिए विनाश है, क्योंकि तुम अल्लाह को ऐसी चीज़ के साथ विशेषित करते हो, जो उसके लिए योग्य नहीं है। -[21:19] तथा अकेले अल्लाह ही के लिए आकाशों और धरती का राज्य है। और उसके पास जो फ़रिश्ते हैं, उसकी इबादत से अभिमान नहीं करते और न ही वे उससे थकते हैं। -[21:20] वे हमेशा अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करते हैं। उससे उकताते नहीं हैं। -[21:21] बल्कि मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह के अलावा ऐसे पूज्य बना लिए हैं, जो मरे हुए लोगों को ज़िंदा नहीं कर सकते। तो फिर वे इससे असमर्थ की पूजा कैसे करते हैं?! -[21:22] यदि आकाशों और धरती में अल्लाह के अलावा कई पूज्य होते, तो राज्य (प्रभुत्व) को लेकर पूज्यों के बीच विवाद (संघर्ष) के कारण दोनों नष्ट-भ्रष्ट हो जाते। जबकि वस्तुस्थिति इसके विपरीत है। इसलिए, अर्श का मालिक अल्लाह उससे पवित्र है, जो मुश्रिक लोग झूठे तरीक़े से उसके बारे में वर्णन करते हैं कि उसके कोई साझेदार हैं। -[21:23] अल्लाह अपने राज्य और निर्णय में अकेला है। उसके किसी फ़ैसले और निर्णय के बारे में कोई उससे पूछ नहीं सकता। जबकि वह अपने बंदों से उनके कार्यों के बारे में पूछेगा और उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[21:24] बल्कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के अलावा कई पूज्य बना लिए हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : तुम इनके पूजा के योग्य होने पर अपना प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करो। क्योंकि मुझपर उतरने वाली इस किताब (क़ुरआन) और पिछले रसूलों पर उतरने वाली किताबों में तुम्हारे लिए कोई प्रमाण नहीं है। बल्कि असल बात यह है कि अधिकांश मुश्रिक केवल अज्ञानता और बाप-दादों के अनुकरण पर भरोसा करते हैं। अतः वे सत्य को स्वीकार करने से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं। -[21:25] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले जो भी रसूल भेजा, उसकी ओर यही वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करते रहे कि मेरे सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं है। इसलिए एकमात्र मेरी इबादत करो और मेरे साथ किसी भी चीज़ को साझी न बनाओ। -[21:26] और मुश्रिकों (बहुदेववादियों) ने कहा : अल्लाह ने फ़रिश्तों को बेटियाँ बना लिया है। अल्लाह उनके इस झूठ से पाक एवं पवित्र है। बल्कि फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह के बंदे हैं। उसकी ओर से सम्मान दिए गए हैं और उसके निकटवर्ती हैं। -[21:27] वे अपने पालनहार से आगे बढ़कर नहीं बोलते। चुनाँचे उसकी अनुमति के बिना कोई बात नहीं करते, तथा वे उसके आदेश के अनुसार ही काम करते हैं। अतः उसके किसी आदेश का विरोध नहीं करते। -[21:28] वह उनके अगले और पिछले कर्मों को जानता है। वे (क़ियामत के दिन) उसकी अनुमति ही से केवल उसके हक़ में सिफ़ारिश करेंगे, जिसके लिए सिफ़ारिश को वह पसंद करेगा। तथा वे अल्लाह के भय से सहमे हुए रहते हैं। चुनाँचे किसी आदेश या निषेध में उसका विरोध नहीं करते। -[21:29] मान लिया जाए कि यदि फ़रिश्तों में से कोई यह कहे कि मैं अल्लाह के सिवा पूज्य हूँ, तो हम उसे उसके इस कथन के कारण क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की सज़ा देंगे, जिसमें वह हमेशा रहेगा। तथा हम अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और शिर्क के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वालों को इसी तरह दंडित करते हैं। -[21:30] क्या अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले नहीं जानते कि आकाश और धरती दोनों आपस में मिले हुए थे, दोनों के बीच कोई खाली स्थान नहीं था, जहाँ से बारिश उतरती, तो हमने दोनों को अलग-अलग कर दिया। तथा हमने आसमान से धरती पर उतरने वाली बारिश से हर तरह की जानदार चीज़ें और पौधे बनाए। तो क्या वे इन बातों से सीख नहीं लेते और एक अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं लाते?! -[21:31] और हमने धरती में स्थिर पहाड़ बनाए, ताकि वह अपने ऊपर मौजूद लोगों को लेकर हिलने-डुलने न लगे, और हमने उसमें चौड़े रास्ते बना दिए, ताकि लोग अपनी यात्राओं में अपने गंतव्यों तक मार्ग प्राप्त कर सकें। -[21:32] और हमने आकाश को एक खंभे के बिना गिरने से संरक्षित, तथा शैतानों के चोरी-छिपे सुनने से सुरक्षित छत बनाया। जबकि मुश्रिकों का हाल यह है कि वे आकाश में मौजूद निशानियों (जैसे सूर्य और चाँद) से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं, उनसे सीख नहीं लेते। -[21:33] अकेला अल्लाह ही है, जिसने आराम के लिए रात बनाई और रोज़ी-रोटी कमाने के लिए दिन बनाया, तथा सूर्य को दिन का संकेत और चाँद को रात का संकेत बनाया। प्रत्येक सूर्य और चंद्रमा अपनी कक्षा में चल रहे हैं, कोई उससे विचलित और इधर-उधर नहीं होता। -[21:34] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले किसी मनुष्य को इस जीवन में हमेशा रहने वाला नहीं बनाया। फिर क्या यदि इस जीवन में आपका नियत समय पूरा हो जाए और आपकी मृत्यु हो जाए, तो ये लोग आपके बाद हमेशा रहने वाले हैं?! हरगिज़ नहीं। -[21:35] प्रत्येक प्राणी को, चाहे मोमिन हो या काफ़िर, इस दुनिया में मौत का स्वाद चखना है। और (ऐ लोगो!) हम दुनिया के जीवन में शरई कर्तव्यों का पाबंद बनाकर तथा नेमतों और विपत्तियों से ग्रस्त कर तुम्हारी आज़माइश करते हैं। फिर तुम अपनी मौत के बाद केवल हमारी ही ओर लौटाए जाओगे। फिर हम तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का बदला देंगे। -[21:36] और (ऐ रसूल!) जब ये मुश्रिक लोग आपको देखते हैं, तो आपका मज़ाक़ उड़ाने लगते हैं और अपने अनुयायियों को यह कहकर आपसे नफ़रत दिलाते हैं कि : क्या यही वह व्यक्ति है, जो तुम्हारे देवताओं को, जिनकी तुम पूजा करते हो, बुरा-भला कहता है?! वे आपका मज़ाक उड़ाने के साथ-साथ उस क़ुरआन का भी इनकार करने वाले हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनपर अवतरित किया है तथा उन नेमतों की नाशुक्री करते हैं, जो उसने उन्हें प्रदान की हैं। इसलिए वे खुद ही दोष के सबसे अधिक योग्य हैं क्योंकि उनके अंदर हर तरह की बुराई पाई जाती है। -[21:37] जल्दबाज़ी मनुष्य की प्रकृित में शामिल है। इसलिए वह चीज़ों के होने से पहले ही उनके लिए जल्दी मचाने लगता है। इसी का एक उदाहरण मुश्रिकों का यातना के लिए जल्दी मचाना है। (ऐ मेरी यातना के लिए जल्दी मचाने वालो!) मैं निकट ही तुम्हें वह चीज़ दिखाऊँगा, जिसके लिए तुमने जल्दी मचाई है। इसलिए उसे जल्दी करने के लिए न कहो। -[21:38] मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होने का इनकार करने वाले जल्दी मचाते हुए कहते हैं : (ऐ मुसलमानो!) यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि हमें मरने के बाद दोबारा जीवित होकर उठना है, तो यह वादा कब पूरा होगा?! -[21:39] अगर मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होने का इनकार करने वाले ये काफ़िर उस समय को जान लेते, जब वे अपने चेहरों और अपनी पीठों से आग को दूर नहीं कर सकेंगे, और यह कि उनका कोई मददगार नहीं होगा, जो उनसे अज़ाब को दूर कर सके। अगर इन्हें इस बात का यक़ीन होता, तो वे अज़ाब की जल्दी न मचाते। -[21:40] यह आग, जिसके द्वारा उन्हें अज़ाब दिया जाएगा, इस तरह नहीं आएगी कि उन्हें उसका ज्ञान होगा। बल्कि, यह उनपर अचानक आएगी। इसलिए वे उसे अपने आपसे दूर नहीं कर पाएँगे, और न उन्हें इतनी मोहलत दी जाएगी कि तौबा कर लें और उन्हें अल्लाह की दया प्राप्त हो जाए। -[21:41] यदि आपकी जाति ने आपका मज़ाक़ उड़ाया है, तो आप इस मामले में कोई अनूठे नहीं हैं। निश्चय (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पहले भी कई रसूलों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाया गया। तो उन काफ़िरों को जो उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाते थे, उसी यातना ने घेर लिया, जिसका वे दुनिया में मज़ाक़ उड़ाते थे, जब उनके रसूल उन्हें उससे डराते थे। -[21:42] (ऐ रसूल!) इन यातना की जल्दी मचाने वालों से कह दें : वह कौन है जो रात और दिन में 'रहमान' (अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह) की ओर से तुमपर उतरने वाले अज़ाब और विनाश से तुम्हारी रक्षा करता है? बल्कि वे अपने पालनहार के उपदेशों और तर्कों को याद करने से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं, अपनी अज्ञानता और मूर्खता के कारण उनमें से किसी भी चीज़ पर विचार नहीं करते हैं। -[21:43] या क्या उनके पास ऐसे पूज्य हैं, जो उन्हें हमारी यातना से बचाते हैं? वे तो अपने आपसे नुक़सान को दूर करके या अपने आपको लाभ पहुँचाकर खुद की भी मदद नहीं कर सकते। और जो खुद अपनी मदद नहीं कर सकता, वह किसी और की मदद कैसे करेगा?! और न ही कोई उन्हें हमारी यातना से बचाने वाला होगा। -[21:44] बल्कि हमने इन काफ़िरों और इनके बाप-दादों के लिए, उन्हें ढील देते हुए, दुनिया की नेमतें विस्तारित कर दीं, यहाँ तक कि उनपर लंबा समय बीत गया, तो इससे वे धोखे में पड़ गए, और अपने कुफ़्र पर क़ायम रहे। तो क्या हमारी नेमतों से धोखा खाने वाले और हमारी यातना के लिए जल्दी मचाने वाले ये काफ़िर नहीं देखते कि हम धरती के लोगों को पराजित करके, उसे उसके किनारों से कम करते आ रहे हैं। इसलिए उन्हें इससे सीख ग्रहण करना चाहिए ताकि उनके साथ भी वही न हो, जो दूसरों के साथ हुआ?! चुनाँचे ये लोग विजयी (प्रभावी) रहने वाले नहीं हैं, बल्कि ये पराजित (हारे हुए) हैं। -[21:45] (ऐ रसूल!) कह दें : (ऐ लोगो!) मैं तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से उस वह़्य के अनुसार डराता हूँ, जो मेरा रब मेरी ओर भेजता है। परंतु सत्य से बहरे, जब अल्लाह की यातना से डराए जाते हैं, तो उसे स्वीकार करने के उद्देश्य से नहीं सुनते। -[21:46] और यदि इन यातना के लिए जल्दी मचाने वाले लोगों को (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार की यातना का तनिक हिस्सा भी छू जाए, तो वे उस समय अवश्य कहेंगे : हाय हमारा विनाश और हमारा नुक़सान! निश्चय हम अल्लाह का साझी बनाकर और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की लाई हुई शरीयत का इनकार करके अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[21:47] और हम क़ियामत के दिन लोगों के कर्मों को तौलने के लिए न्याय के तराज़ू स्थापित करेंगे। तो उस दिन किसी व्यक्ति पर उसके अच्छे कर्मों में कमी या उसके बुरे कर्मों में वृद्धि द्वारा ज़ुल्म नहीं किया जाएगा। यदि राई के एक दाने के बराबर भी कोई चीज़ होगी, तो हम उसे ले आएँगे। और हम अपने बंदों के कामों को गिनने के लिए काफ़ी हैं। -[21:48] हमने मूसा और हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम को तौरात दिया, जो सत्य तथा असत्य और हलाल तथा हराम के बीच अंतर करने वाला, उसपर ईमान लाने वालों को राह दिखाने वाला और अपने रब से डरने वालों के लिए उपदेश था। -[21:49] जो अपने उस रब की यातना से डरते हैं, जिसपर वे ईमान रखते हैं, जबकि उन्होंने उसे नहीं देखा है और वे क़ियामत से डरने वाले हैं। -[21:50] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन, उन लोगों के लिए एक स्मरण और उपदेश है, जो इससे उपदेश ग्रहण करना चाहें, बहुत लाभ और भलाई वाला है। तो क्या इन सब के बावजूद तुम इसका इनकार कर रहे हो?! न इसकी शिक्षाओं को स्वीकार करने वाले हो और न उनपर अमल करने वालो हो?! -[21:51] और हमने इबराहीम को बचपन में उनकी जाति के विरुद्ध तर्क प्रदान किया था और हम उन्हें अच्छी तरह जानते थे। इसलिए हमने उन्हें उनकी जाति के विरुद्ध वह तर्क प्रदान किया, जिसके वह हमारे ज्ञान के अनुसार योग्य थे। -[21:52] जब उन्होंने अपने पिता आज़र और अपनी जाति से कहा : ये मूर्तियाँ क्या हैं, जिन्हें तुमने अपने हाथों से बनाया है और जिनकी तुम पूजा में लगे हुए हो?! -[21:53] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : हमने अपने बाप-दादा को इनकी पूजा करते हुए पाया है, इसलिए उनका अनुकरण करते हुए हमने भी इनकी पूजा की। -[21:54] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : (ऐ अपने बाप-दादा के अनुयायियो!) निश्चय तुम और तुम्हारे बाप-दादा, जिनका तुमने अनुकरण किया है, सत्य के मार्ग से स्पष्ट रूप से भटके हुए थे। -[21:55] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : आपने जो यह बात कही है, गंभीरता से कही है या आप मज़ाक़ कर रहे हैं? -[21:56] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यह मज़ाक़ नहीं है, बल्कि मैंने गंभीरता से यह बात कही है। क्योंकि तुम्हारा रब वह है, जो आकाशों और धरती का रब है, जिसने उन्हें भूतपूर्व नमूने के बिना पैदा किया है। तथा मैं इस बात का गवाह हूँ कि वही तुम्हारा रब और आकाशों तथा धरती का रब है, और तुम्हारी मूर्तियों का इसमें कोई हिस्सा नहीं है। -[21:57] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने इस तरह से कहा कि उनकी जाति के लोग उसे न सुनें : अल्लाह की क़सम! मैं अवश्य ही तुम्हारी मूर्तियों के प्रति ऐसा उपाय करूँगा, जो तुम नापसंद करोगे, इसके बाद कि तुम उन्हें छोड़कर अपने उत्सव में चले जाओगे। -[21:58] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनकी मूर्तियों को तोड़कर उनके छोटे-छोटे टुकड़े कर दिए। और उनमें से सबसे बड़े को रहने दिया, ताकि वे उससे यह पूछने के लिए लौटें कि उन्हें किसने तोड़ा। -[21:59] जब वे वापस आए और देखा कि उनकी मूर्तियों के टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिए गए हैं, तो उन्होंने एक-दूसरे से पूछा : हमारे पूज्यों को किसने तोड़ डाला? निःसंदेह जिसने उन्हें तोड़ा है, वह निश्चय ज़ालिमों में से है। क्योंकि उसने उसका तिरस्कार किया जो सम्मान और पवित्रीकरण के योग्य है। -[21:60] उनमें से किसी ने कहा : हमने एक नवयुवक को सुना है, जो इनकी बुराई कर रहा था, उसे इबराहीम कहा जाता है। शायद उसी ने इनके टुकड़े-टुकड़े किए हैं। -[21:61] उनके सरदारों ने कहा : इबराहीम को लोगों की दृष्टि के सामने लाओ, ताकि वे उसके अपने किए का इक़रार करने पर गवाह हो जाएँ। फिर उसका इक़रार तुम्हारे लिए उसके ख़िलाफ़ सबूत बन जाए। -[21:62] अतः उन्होंने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को हाज़िर किया और उनसे पूछा : ऐ इबराहीम! क्या तूने ही हमारी मूर्तियों के साथ यह घिनौना काम किया है?! -[21:63] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने (उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए, लोगों की दृष्टि के सामने उनकी मूर्तियों की विवशता उजागर करते हुए) कहा : मैंने ऐसा नहीं किया, बल्कि यह काम सबसे बड़ी मूर्ति का है। इसलिए अपनी मूर्तियों से पूछ लो, यदि वे बोलती हैं। -[21:64] उन्होंने अपने मन में विचार और चिंतन किया, तो उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि उनकी मूर्तियाँ लाभ या हानि पहुँचाने की मालिक नहीं हैं। इसलिए वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर उनकी पूजा करने के कारण खुद ही ज़ालिम हैं। -[21:65] फिर वे अपने हठ और इनकार पर लौट आए और बोले : (ऐ इबराहीम!) तुम अच्छी तरह जानते हो कि ये मूर्तियाँ बोलती नहीं हैं, तो तुम हमें उनसे पूछने का आदेश कैसे देते हो? यह बात उन्होंने अपने लिए एक तर्क के रूप में कही, लेकिन यह खुद उनके खिलाफ़ तर्क बन गई। -[21:66] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने (उनका खंडन करते हुए) कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसी मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हो, जो न तुम्हें कुछ लाभ पहुँचाती हैं, और न तुम्हें हानि पहुँचाती है। बल्कि वे खुद से हानि को टालने या अपने आपको लाभ पहुँचाने में असमर्थ हैं। -[21:67] तुम्हारा बुरा हो, और उन मूर्तियों का भी बुरा हो, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजने में लगे हो, जो न लाभ पहुँचाती हैं न हानि। क्या तुम यह बात नहीं समझते, कि उनकी पूजा छोड़ दो। -[21:68] जब वे तर्क द्वारा उनका सामना करने में असमर्थ रहे, तो उन्होंने बल का सहारा लिया और बोले : अपनी उन मूर्तियों का समर्थन करते हुए, इबराहीम को आग से जला दो, जिन्हें इसने तोड़कर नष्ट कर दिया, यदि तुम इसे एक निवारक सज़ा देना चाहते हो। -[21:69] उन्होंने एक आग जलाई और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को उसमें फेंक दिया, तो हमने कहा : ऐ आग! इबराहीम पर ठंडक और सुरक्षा बन जा। चुनाँचे वह ऐसी हो गई। इसलिए उन्हें कोई कष्ट नहीं पहुँचा। -[21:70] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने उनके साथ यह चाल चलनी चाही कि उन्हें जला दें, तो हमने उनकी चाल को निरस्त कर दिया और उन्हीं को विनष्ट एवं पराजित होने वाले कर दिया। -[21:71] और हमने उन्हें और लूत को बचा लिया और दोनों को निकालकर शाम (लेवंत) की भूमि पर ले गए, जिसमें हमने बरकत रखी। क्योंकि हमने उसमें नबियों को भेजे और लोगों के लिए उसमें भलाइयाँ रख दीं। -[21:72] हमने उन्हें इसहाक़ प्रदान किया, जब उन्होंने अपने रब से एक पुत्र देने के लिए दुआ की, तथा हमने उन्हें एक अतिरिक्त याक़ूब भी प्रदान किया। इबराहीम और उनके बेटे इसहाक़ और (पोते) याक़ूब में से हर एक को हमने नेक और अल्लाह का आज्ञाकारी बनाया। -[21:73] और हमने उन्हें पेशवा बनाया, जिनसे लोग भलाई में मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करते थे। वे अल्लाह की अनुमति से लोगों को अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत की ओर बुलाते थे। तथा हमने उनकी ओर वह़्य भेजी कि अच्छे कार्य करो, संपूर्ण तरीक़े से नमाज़ अदा करो और ज़कात दो। और वे हमारे आज्ञाकारी थे। -[21:74] और लूत को हमने विरोधियों के बीच निर्णय करने की क्षमता प्रदान की और उन्हें उनके धर्म का ज्ञान दिया, तथा उन्हें उस यातना से बचा लिया, जिसे हमने उनकी बस्ती (सदूम) पर उतारी थी, जिसके लोग अनैतिक कार्य करते थे। निश्चय वे भ्रष्ट लोग थे, जो अपने रब के आज्ञापालन से निकलने वाले थे। -[21:75] और हमने उन्हें उनकी जाति पर उतरने वाली यातना से बचाकर, अपनी दया में दाखिल कर लिया। वह उन नेक लोगों में से थे, जो हमारे आदेश का पालन करते हैं और हमारे निषेधों से बचते हैं। -[21:76] और (ऐ रसूल!) नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करो, जब उन्होंने इबराहीम और लूत अलैहिमस्सलाम से पहले अल्लाह को पुकारा, तो हमने उनकी पुकार का जवाब देते हुए उनकी माँग पूरी कर दी। फिर हमने उन्हें और उनके ईमान वाले परिजनों को बड़े दुःख से बचा लिया। -[21:77] और हमने उन्हें उस जाति की चाल से बचाया, जिन्होंने रसूल की सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली उन निशानियों को झुठलाया, जिनके द्वारा हमने उनका समर्थन किया था। निश्चय वे बिगाड़ और बुराई वाले लोग थे। तो हमने उन सभी को डुबो कर नष्ट कर दिया। -[21:78] और (ऐ रसूल!) दाऊद और उनके बेटे सुलैमान अलैहिमस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करें, जब दोनों, दो झगड़ने वालों के मामले में फ़ैसला कर रहे थे, जो उनके पास आए थे। मामला यह था एक व्यक्ति की बकरियों ने रात को दूसरे व्यक्ति के खेत में घुसकर नुक़सान कर दिया था। और हम दाऊद और सुलैमान के फ़ैसले को देख रहे थे। उनके फैसले से कुछ भी हमारी निगाहों से ओझल नहीं था। -[21:79] तो हमने दाऊद के बजाय, उनके बेटे सुलैमान को इस मामले का सही निर्णय सुझा दिया। जबकि दाऊद और सुलैमान में से हर एक को हमने नुबुव्वत और शरीयत के अहकाम का ज्ञान दिया था। ऐसा नहीं था कि ये चीज़ें केवल सुलैमान को प्रदान की गई हों। और हमने पहाड़ों को दाऊद के अधीन कर दिया था, जो उनके साथ अल्लाह की पवित्रता बयान करते थे। और पक्षियों को भी उनके अधीन कर दिया था। और ये मामले की समझ, हुक्म और ज्ञान प्रदान करने वाले तथा वस्तुओं को उनके अधीन करने वाले हम ही थे। -[21:80] और हमने सुलैमान के बिना, दाऊद को कवच बनाने का हुनर सिखाया, ताकि वह हथियारों के तुम्हारे शरीर को आघात पहुँचाने से तुम्हारी रक्षा करें। तो क्या (ऐ लोगो!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की इस नेमत का शुक्रिया अदा करने वाले हो?! -[21:81] और हमने तेज़ बहने वाली हवा को सुलैमान के अधीन कर दिया, जो उनके आदेश पर शाम (लेवंत) की भूमि की ओर बहती थी, जिसमें हमने नबियों को भेजकर और भलाइयाँ फैलाकर बरकतें रखी थीं। और हम हमेशा से हर वस्तु को जानने वाले हैं। उसमें से कोई चीज़ हमसे छिपी नहीं है। -[21:82] और हमने शैतानों में से भी कुछ उनके अधीन कर दिए थे, जो उनके लिए समुद्रों में डुबकी लगाकर मोतियाँ और दूसरी चीज़ें निकालते थे और इसके अलावा अन्य कार्य भी करते थे, जैसे घर बनाना। और हम उनकी संख्या और उनके कार्यों को संरक्षित करने वाले थे। उसमें से कोई चीज़ हमसे नहीं छूटती। -[21:83] और (ऐ रसूल!) अय्यूब अलैहिस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करें, जब उन्होंने विपत्ति से ग्रस्त होने पर अपने रब को यह कहते हुए पुकारा : ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे बीमारी लग गई है और घर वाले बिछड़ गए। और तू सभी दया करने वालों में सबसे अधिक दया करने वाला है। अतः मुझसे उस विपत्ति को दूर कर दे, जो मुझे पहुँची है। -[21:84] तो हमने उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर ली और उन्हें जो भी कष्ट पहुँचा था, उनसे दूर कर दिया और उन्हें उनके बिछड़े हुए परिजन और बच्चे प्रदान कर दिए और उनके साथ उनके बराबर और भी दिए। यह सब कुछ हमने अपनी ओर से दया के रूप में और हर उस व्यक्ति की याद-दहानी के लिए किया, जो इबादत के साथ अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वाला है, ताकि वह भी अय्यूब अलैहिस्सलाम की तरह सब्र करे। -[21:85] और (ऐ रसूल!) इसमाईल, इदरीस और ज़ुल-किफ़्ल अलैहिमुस्सलाम को याद करें। इनमें से हर एक विपत्ति पर और अल्लाह की दी हुई ज़िम्मेवारी को अदा करने पर धैर्य से काम लेने वालों में से था। -[21:86] हमने उन्हें अपनी दया में दाख़िल कर लिया। चुनाँचे हमने उन्हें नबी बनाए और उन्हें जन्नत में दाखिल किए। वे अल्लाह के उन सदाचारी बंदों में से थे, जिन्होंने अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा का पालन किया और उनके ज़ाहिर-ओ-बातिन (अंदर और बाहर) अच्छे थे। -[21:87] और (ऐ रसूल!) मछली वाले नबी, यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम की कहानी याद करें, जब वह अपनी जाति के लोगों की लगातार अवज्ञा के कारण उनसे नाराज़ होकर अपने रब की अनुमति के बिना चले गए। उन्होंने समझा कि हम उनके चले जाने की सज़ा के तौर पर उन्हें तंगी में नहीं डालेंगे। लेकिन जब मछली ने उन्हें निगल लिया, तो वह गंभीर तंगी और क़ैद से पीड़ित हुए। तो उन्होंने मछली के पेट, समुद्र और रात के अंधेरे में, अपने पाप को स्वीकार करते हुए, अल्लाह के सामने तौबा करते हुए दुआ की : तेरे सिवा कोई सच्चा पूज्य नहीं, तू पाक एवं पवित्र है। निश्चय मैं ही अत्याचारियों में से हो गया हूँ। -[21:88] तो हमने उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर ली और उन्हें अंधेरों से और मछली के पेट से निकालकर, उस संकट की तीव्रता से मुक्ति प्रदान की। और जिस तरह यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम को संकट से मुक्ति दी, उसी तरह हम मोमिनों को मुक्ति देते हैं, यदि वे किसी संकट में पड़ जाएँ और अल्लाह से दुआ करें। -[21:89] और (ऐ रसूल!) ज़करिया अलैहिस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करें, जब उन्होंने अपने पालनहार को यह कहते हुए पुकारा : ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे अकेला न छोड़ कि मेरी कोई औलाद न हो। और तू सबसे बेहतर बाक़ी रहने वाला है। इसलिए मुझे एक बेटा प्रदान कर, जो मेरे बाद बाक़ी रहे। -[21:90] तो हमने उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर ली और उन्हें यह़या के रूप में एक बेटा प्रदान किया और उनकी पत्नी को ठीक कर दिया। चुनाँचे वह बच्चा जनने वाली हो गई, जबकि वह पहले बच्चा जनने के योग्य नहीं थी। निश्चय ज़करिया, उनकी पत्नी और उनके बेटे, नेकियाँ करने में बहुत जल्दी करते थे तथा वे हमें हमारे सवाब के लोभ में और हमारी सज़ा से डरते हुए पुकारते थे और हमारे सामने गिड़गिड़ाने वाले थे। -[21:91] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) मरयम अलैहस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करें, जिसने अपने गुप्तांग को व्यभिचार से सुरक्षित रखा, तो अल्लाह ने उनकी ओर जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा, जिन्होंने उनके भीतर फूँक मारी, तो उन्होंने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम का गर्भ धारण कर लिया। वह और उनके बेटे ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम, लोगों के लिए अल्लाह के सामर्थ्य की निशानी थे, और यह कि उसे कोई भी चीज़ विवश नही कर सकती, क्योंकि उसने उन्हें बिना पिता के पैदा किया था। -[21:92] (ऐ लोगो!) यह तुम्हारा धर्म एक ही धर्म है। और वह एकेश्वरवाद (तौहीद) है, जो इस्लाम का धर्म है। और मैं तुम्हारा रब हूँ, इसलिए एकमात्र मेरी ही इबादत करो। -[21:93] और लोग विभिन्न गुटों में बट गए। चुनाँचे उनमें कोई एकेश्वरवादी तो कोई बहुदेववादी, कोई काफ़िर तो कोई मोमिन हो गया। तथा ये सभी अलग-अलग हो जाने वाले लोग क़ियामत के दिन केवल हमारी ही ओर लौटकर आने वाले हैं। फिर हम उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देंगे। -[21:94] उनमें से जो व्यक्ति भी नेक अमल करेगा और वह अल्लाह, उसके रसूल और आख़िरत के दिन पर ईमान रखने वाला होगा, तो उसके अच्छे कार्य को नकारा नहीं जाएगा, बल्कि अल्लाह उसका आदर करते हुए उसके प्रतिफल को कई गुना कर देगा, और वह उसे उस दिन अपने कर्म पत्र में लिखा हुआ पाएगा, जिस दिन मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होगा, तो वह उसे देखकर प्रसन्न हो जाएगा। -[21:95] जिस बस्ती के लोगों को हम उनके कुफ़्र के कारण नष्ट कर दें, उनके लिए यह असंभव कि वे इस दुनिया में लौटें; ताकि वे तौबा कर लें और उनकी तौबा स्वीकार कर ली जाए। -[21:96] वे दोबारा कभी नहीं लौटेंगे, यहाँ तक कि जब याजूज और माजूज का बाँध खोल दिया जाएगा और वे उस दिन धरती के हर ऊँचे स्थान से तेज़ी से दौड़ते हुए आएँगे। -[21:97] उनके निकलने से क़ियामत क़रीब आ जाएगी और उसकी भयावहता और कठिनाइयाँ दिखाई देनी लगेंगी, जिनकी सख़्त भयंकरता से काफ़िरों की आँखें खुली रह जाएँगी और वे कहेंगे : हाय हमारा विनाश, हम दुनिया में इस महान दिन की तैयारी से मस्ती और ग़फ़लत में थे। बल्कि हम कुफ़्र एवं अवज्ञा करके स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[21:98] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) निश्चय तुम और वे मूर्तियाँ, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो और ऐसे जिन्न तथा इनसान जिनकी तुम पूजा करते हो और वे तुम्हारी इस पूजा से खुश हैं, ये सभी जहन्नम का ईंधन बनेंगे, तुम अपने पूज्यों के साथ उसमें प्रवेश करोगे। -[21:99] यदि उनके ये पूज्य (देवता), वास्तव में पूजे जाने के योग्य होते, तो वे उन लोगों के साथ नरक में प्रवेश नहीं करते, जो उनकी पूजा करते थे। तथा पूजा करने वालों और पूज्यों में से प्रत्येक जहन्नम में जाएँगे, जिनमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे, कभी भी उससे बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। -[21:100] उसमें (दर्द की तीव्रता से) उनकी साँसे ज़ोर-ज़ोर से निकल रही होंगी, तथा जहन्नम में उन्हें पहुँचने वाली भयानक भयावहता की तीव्रता से वे कोई आवाज़ नहीं सुनेंगे। -[21:101] जब मुश्रिकों ने कहा : (निश्चय ईसा और वे फ़रिश्ते जिनकी पूजा की गई है, जहन्नम में जाएँगे) तो अल्लाह ने फ़रमाया : निश्चय जिनके बारे में पहले से अल्लाह के ज्ञान में है कि वे सौभाग्यशाली हैं, जैसे ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम, वे जहन्नम से दूर रखे जाएँगे। -[21:102] उनके कानों तक जहन्नम की आवाज़ नहीं पहुँचेगी और वे अपनी मनपसंद नेमतों और सुख-सुविधाओं में हमेशा रहने वाले होंगे। उनकी नेमतें कभी खत्म नहीं होंगी। -[21:103] उस दिन बड़ी घबराहट उनको भयभीत नहीं करेगी, जब जहन्नम को जहन्नम वासियों समेत बंद कर दिया जाएगा और फ़रिश्ते उनका यह कहकर स्वागत करेंगे : यह है तुम्हारा वह दिन जिसका तुम दुनिया में वादा दिए जाते थे और उसमें मिलने वाली नेमतों की तुम्हें खुशख़बरी दी जाती थी। -[21:104] जिस दिन हम आकाश को उसी तरह लपेट देंगे जिस तरह पंजिका के पन्ने पर लिखकर उसे लपेट दिया जाता है, तथा हम लोगों को उसी हाल में जमा करेंगे, जिस हाल में वे पहली बार पैदा किए गए थे। यह हमारा सच्चा वादा है जिसका उल्लंघन नहीं हो सकता। हम जो वादा करते हैं, उसे पूरा करने वाले हैं। -[21:105] हमने 'लौह़े मह़फ़ूज़' में लिखने के बाद, उन किताबों में लिख दिया, जिन्हें हमने अपने रसूलों पर उतारा कि धरती के उत्तराधिकारी अल्लाह के सदाचारी और उसका आज्ञापालन करने वाले बंदे ही होंगे। और वे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत के लोग हैं। -[21:106] निःसंदेह हमारी उतारी हुई इस नसीहत में, उन लोगों के लिए लाभ और पर्याप्तता है, जो अपने रब के बताए हुए तरीक़े के अनुसार उसकी इबादत करने वाले हैं। क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो इससे लाभान्वित होते हैं। -[21:107] और (ऐ मुह़म्मद!) हमने आपको समस्त मख़लूक़ के लिए दया बनाकर भेजा है, क्योंकि आप लोगों को सीधा रास्ता दिखाने और उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाने के लिए बड़े उत्सुक हैं। -[21:108] (ऐ रसूल!) मेरी ओर, मेरे पालनहार की तरफ़ से, केवल यही वह़्य की जाती है कि तुम्हारा सच्चा पूज्य केवल एक पूज्य है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं और वह अल्लाह है। इसलिए उसपर ईमान लाओ और उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करो। -[21:109] फिर अगर ये लोग उस संदेश से मुँह फेरें जो आप उनके पास लाए हैं, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मैंने तुम्हें बता दिया है कि मैं और तुम अलगाव के एक समान मामले पर हैं। और मुझे नहीं पता कि अल्लाह ने अपनी जिस यातना का वादा किया है, वह तुम पर कब आएगी। -[21:110] निःसंदेह अल्लाह वह बात जानता है जो तुम खुल्लम-खुल्ला कहते हो और उसे भी जानता है जो तुम छिपाते हो। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[21:111] मुझे नहीं पता शायद तुम्हें यातना देने में देरी करना, तुम्हारे लिए एक परीक्षा, ढील (प्रलोभन) और अल्लाह के ज्ञान में एक निर्धारित अवधि के लिए आपको लाभ उठाने का अवसर देना हो; ताकि तुम अपने कुफ़्र और गुमराही में अत्यधिक हो जाओ। -[21:112] अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने अपने रब से दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! हमारे बीच और हमारे इस कुफ़्र पर क़ायम रहने वाले समुदाय के बीच सच्चे फैसले के साथ निर्णय कर दे। और हम तुम्हारे इनकार और झुठलाने पर अपने अत्यंत दयावान् पालनहार ही की सहायता माँगते हैं। - -Surah 22: Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) ----------------------------------------- -[22:1] ऐ लोगो! अल्लाह से डरो, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर। निश्चय क़ियामत के साथ जो भूकंप आदि भयानक वस्तुएँ आएँगी, उनका मामला बड़ा सख़्त है। जिसके लिए, अल्लाह को खुश करने वाले कार्य करके, तैयारी करनी चाहिए। -[22:2] जिस दिन तुम उसे देखोगे (उस दिन यह हाल होगा कि) हर दूध पिलाने वाली अपने दूध पीते बच्चे से गाफ़िल हो जाएगी और हर गर्भवती भय की गंभीरता से अपना गर्भ गिरा देगी और तू लोगों को उस दिन की भयावहता की तीव्रता से नशे में धुत व्यक्ति की तरह देखेगा, हालाँकि वे शराब के नशे में धुत नहीं होंगे, बल्कि अल्लाह की यातना बड़ी सख़्त है। वह उनके होश उड़ा देगी। -[22:3] और लोगों में से कोई ऐसा भी है, जो बिना ज्ञान के आधार के मृतकों को जीवित करने की अल्लाह की शक्ति के बारे में बहस करता है, और वह अपने विश्वास और कथन में शैतानों में से और गुमराही के इमामों में से, अपने पालनहार से सरकशी करने वाले के पीछे चलता है। -[22:4] इनसान और जिन्न के शैतानों में से उस सरकश के बारे में लिख दिया गया है कि जो उसके पीछे चलेगा और उसे सच्चा जानेगा, तो वह उसे सत्य मार्ग से भटका देगा और कुफ़्र तथा गुनाह के रास्ते पर डालकर उसे जहन्नम की यातना की ओर ले जाएगा। -[22:5] ऐ लोगो! अगर तुम्हें, मौत के बाद दोबारा ज़िंदा करने की हमारी शक्ति में संदेह है, तो अपनी रचना पर ग़ौर करो, हमने तुम्हारे पिता आदम को मिट्टी से पैदा किया, फिर उनकी संतान को वीर्य से पैदा किया, जिसे पुरुष स्त्री के गर्भाशय में डालता है, फिर वह वीर्य खून का थक्का बन जाता है, फिर वह खून का थक्का माँस के एक छोटे-से टुकड़े में बदल जाता है, जो एक बार मुँह में डालकर चबाया जा सके, फिर वह माँस का टुकड़ा या तो पूर्ण रचना में परिवर्तित होकर गर्भाशय में मौजूद रहता है, यहाँ तक कि ज़िंदा शिशु के रूप में निकलता है, या अपूर्ण रचना में बदल जाता है जिसे गर्भाशय गिरा देता है, ताकि हम तुम्हें विभिन्न चरणों में पैदा करके अपनी शक्ति के दृश्य दिखाएँ, और हम जिस भ्रूण को चाहते हैं, गर्भाशय में ठहराए रखते हैं, यहाँ तक कि एक निर्धारित समय अर्थात नौ महीने में वह जन्म लेता है, फिर हम तुम्हें तुम्हारी माताओं के पेट से शिशुओं के रूप में निकालते हैं, फिर तुम्हें भरपूर शक्ति और बुद्धि प्रदान करते हैं, तथा तुममें से कुछ लोग इससे पहले मर जाते हैं, और तुममें से कुछ लोग तब तक जीवित रहते हैं जब तक वे जीर्ण आयु तक नहीं पहुँच जाते, जहाँ ताक़त कमज़ोर हो जाती है और दिमाग़ कमज़ोर हो जाता है, यहाँ तक कि बच्चे से भी बदतर हो जाते हैं, उसमें से कुछ भी नहीं जानते जो वे जानते थे। और (इसी तरह) तुम धरती को सूखी देखते हो, उसमें पेड़-पौधे नहीं होते, फिर हम उसमें बारिश का पानी उतारते हैं, तो उसमें पौधे उग आते हैं, वह अपने पौधे की वृद्धि के कारण ऊँची हो जाती है और हर तरह के सुंदर पौधे उगाती है। -[22:6] यह सब जो हमने तुम्हारे लिए उल्लेख किया है (जैसे तुम्हारी रचना की शुरुआत और उसके चरण और उन लोगों की स्थितियाँ जो तुममें से पैदा होते हैं) इस उद्देश्य के लिए है कि तुम इस बात पर ईमान लाओ कि वह अल्लाह जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया, वही सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है, जबकि तुम्हारी उन मूर्तियों का मामला इसके विपरीत है जिनकी तुम पूजा करते हो। और एक उद्देश्य यह भी है कि तुम यह विश्वास रखो कि अल्लाह ही मरे हुए लोगों को जीवित करेगा और यह कि वह हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखता है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[22:7] और ताकि तुम इस बात का भी विश्वास रखो कि क़ियामत आने वाली है, उसके आने में कोई शक नहीं है, और यह कि अल्लाह मरे हुए लोगों को उनकी क़ब्रों से जीवित करके उठाएगा, ताकि उन्हें उनके कार्यों का बदला दे। -[22:8] काफ़िरों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो अल्लाह की तौहीद के बारे में झगड़ते हैं, जबकि उनके पास सत्य तक पहुँचाने वाला कोई ज्ञान नहीं है, न वे किसी मार्गदर्शक का पालन करते हैं जो उन्हें सत्य का मार्गदर्शन करे, और न ही उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से उतरी हुई कोई दीप्तिमान पुस्तक है, जो उन्हें मार्ग दिखाए। -[22:9] वह घमंड से अपनी गरदन मोड़ने वाला है, ताकि लोगों को ईमान और इस्लाम ग्रहण करने से रोक दे। जिसकी विशेषता यह हो, उसके लिए दुनिया में अपमान है उसे मिलने वाले दंड के कारण, तथा आख़िरत में हम उसे जलाने वाली आग की यातना चखाएँगे। -[22:10] और उससे कहा जाएगा : यह यातना जो तूने चखी है, तेरे कुफ्र एवं गुनाहों के कारण है, जो तूने कमाए हैं। और अल्लाह अपनी किसी मख़लूक़ को नाहक़ अज़ाब नहीं देता। -[22:11] लोगों में से कोई व्यक्ति ढुलमुल-यक़ीन होता है, जो अल्लाह की इबादत संदेह के साथ करता है। अगर उसे स्वास्थ्य और धन जैसी कोई भलाई प्राप्त होती है, तो वह अपने ईमान और अल्लाह की इबादत पर बना रहता है। और अगर उसे बीमारी और ग़रीबी के रूप में कोई आज़माइश आती है, तो अपने धर्म के प्रति निराशावादी होकर उससे फिर जाता है। इस तरह वह अपनी दुनिया का घाटा करता है, क्योंकि उसके कुफ़्र के कारण उसे दुनिया की कोई ऐसी चीज़ हरगिज़ नहीं मिलेगी, जो उसके भाग्य में नहीं लिखी थी। तथा वह अपनी आख़िरत का भी घाटा करता है, क्योंकि वह अल्लाह की यातना का सामना करेगा। यही तो स्पष्ट घाटा है। -[22:12] वह अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसे बुतों की पूजा करता है, जो न अवज्ञा के कारण नुक़सान पहुँचाते हैं और न आज्ञापालन के नतीजे में लाभ पहुँचाते हैं। यह ऐसे बुतों को पुकारना, जो हानि या लाभ नहीं पहुँचाते, ऐसी गुमराही है, जो सत्य से बहुत दूर है। -[22:13] बुतों की पूजा करने वाला यह काफ़िर ऐसी चीज़ को पुकारता है, जिसका निश्चित नुक़सान, उसके लुप्त लाभ से अधिक निकट है। वह पूज्य बहुत बुरा है, जिसका नुक़सान उसके लाभ से अधिक निकट है। वह बुरा मददगार है उसके लिए जो उससे मदद माँगता है और बुरा साथी है उसके लिए जो उसका साथ पकड़ता है। -[22:14] निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों को जो ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, ऐसे बाग़ों में दाख़िल करेगा, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह जो चाहता है, करता है। जिसपर चाहता है, दया करता है, और जिसे चाहता है सज़ा देता है, उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं है। -[22:15] जो व्यक्ति यह सोचता है कि अल्लाह दुनिया और आख़िरत में अपने नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की मदद नहीं करेगा, वह अपने घर की छत से एक रस्सी बाँध ले, फिर अपने शरीर को धरती से अलग करके उसके साथ अपना गला घोंट ले (और मर जाए), फिर देखे कि क्या इससे उसके दिल में पाया जाने वाला क्रोध समाप्त हो जाता है? अल्लाह हर हाल में अपने रसूल की मदद करने वाला है, आपका शत्रु चाहे या न चाहे। -[22:16] जिस तरह हमने तुम्हारे सामने मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवित करके उठाने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण प्रस्तुत किए हैं, उसी तरह हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर क़ुरआन को खुली आयतों के रूप में उतारा है, और यह कि अल्लाह जिसे चाहता हे, अपने अनुग्रह से सीधे रास्ते पर लगा देता है। -[22:17] इस उम्मत के जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, तथा यहूदी, साबी (किसी नबी के अनुयायियों का एक समूह), ईसाई, अग्नि पूजक और मूर्तिपूजा करने वाले - अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन इनके बीच फैसला कर देगा। चुनाँचे मोमिनों को जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा और उनके सिवा अन्य लोगों को जहन्नम में दाखिल करेगा। अल्लाह अपने बंदों के कथनों और कर्मों में से हर चीज़ से अवगत है। इनमें से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है और वह उन्हें इनका बदला देगा। -[22:18] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि आसमान के सारे फ़रिश्ते, ज़मीन के सारे ईमान वाले जिन्न और इनसान अल्लाह को, उसकी आज्ञाकारिता के तौर पर सजदा करते हैं, तथा सूरज उसी को सजदा करता है, चाँद उसी को सजदा करता है, तथा आसमान के सितारे और धरती के पर्वत, पेड़ और सारे जानवर अधीनता के तौर पर उसी को सजदा करते हैं। तथा बहुत-से लोग भी आज्ञाकारिता के तौर पर उसी को सजदा करते हैं, जबकि बहुत-से लोग आज्ञाकारिता के तौर पर उसके सामने सजदा करने से उपेक्षा करते हैं। तो ऐसे लोगों पर उनके कुफ़्र के कारण अल्लाह की यातना साबित हो गई। और अल्लाह जिस व्यक्ति पर उसके कुफ़्र के कारण अपमान एवं तिरस्कार का फैसला कर दे, तो उसका सम्मान करने वाला कोई नहीं है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह जो चाहता है, करता है। उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं है। -[22:19] ये दो समूह हैं, जो अपने पालनहार के बारे में इस बात पर झगड़ने वाले हैं कि उनमें से कौन सत्य पर है : एक समूह ईमान वालों का और एक समूह काफ़िरों का है। काफ़िरों के समूह को आग उसी तरह घेर लेगी, जिस तरह वस्त्र, उसके पहनने वाले को घेर लेता है, और उनके सिरों पर अत्यंत गर्म पानी उंडेला जाएगा। -[22:20] उसकी गर्मी की तीव्रता के कारण उसके साथ उनके पेट के अंदर की अंतड़ियाँ पिघला दी जाएँगी और वह उनकी त्वचा तक पहुँचकर उन्हें भी पिघला देगा। -[22:21] और उनके लिए जहन्नम में लोहे के हथौड़े हैं, जिनसे फ़रिश्ते उनके सिरों पर मारेंगे। -[22:22] जब भी वे उसकी कठोर यातना से तंग आकर जहन्नम से बाहर निकलने की कोशिश करेंगे, उन्हें उसी में लौटा दिया जाएगा और उनसे कहा जाएगा : जलाने वाली आग का स्वाद चखो। -[22:23] और ईमान वालों का समूह, अर्थात् वे लोग, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, अल्लाह उन्हें ऐसे बाग़ों में दाख़िल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। अल्लाह उन्हें सोने के कंगन के साथ सुशोभित करेगा और उन्हें मोतियों से अलंकृत करेगा, तथा वहाँ उनके कपड़े रेशम के होंगे। -[22:24] तथा अल्लाह ने उन्हें इस सांसारिक जीवन में पवित्र बातों का मार्ग दिखाया, जैसे इस बात की गवाही देना कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं है, अल्लाह की बड़ाई बयान करना और उसकी प्रशंसा करना। तथा उन्हें इस्लाम के प्रशंसित मार्ग का मार्गदर्शन किया। -[22:25] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया और दूसरे लोगों को इस्लाम ग्रहण करने से रोकते हैं, और लोगों को मस्जिदे हराम से रोकते हैं, जैसा कि मुश्रिकों ने हुदैबिया के वर्ष किया, तो हम उन्हें दर्दनाक यातना चखाएँगे। वह मस्जिद जिसे हमने लोगों के लिए उनकी नमाज़ में क़िबला, तथा हज्ज और उम्रा के अनुष्ठानों में से एक अनुष्ठान बनाया है, उसमें मक्के में रहने वाले उसके निवासी और मक्के के अलावा दूसरे स्थानों से आने वाले (ग़ैर मक्कावासी) सब बराबर हैं। और जो भी वहाँ जानबूझकर किसी गुनाह का कार्य करके सत्य से हटने का इरादा करेगा, हम उसे दर्दनाक यातना चखाएँगे। -[22:26] और (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को काबा का स्थान और उसकी सीमाएँ बता दीं, जबकि वह अज्ञात था। और हमने उनकी ओर वह़्य भेजी कि मेरी इबादत में किसी को साझी न बनाना, बल्कि केवल मेरी ही इबादत करना और मेरे घर को उसका तवाफ़ करने वालों और उसमें नमाज़ पढ़ने वालों के लिए नज़र आने वाली और नज़र न आने वाली (ज़ाहिरी व बातिनी) अशुद्धियों से पवित्र रखना। -[22:27] और लोगों को इस घर के हज्ज की ओर बुलाते हुए घोषणा कर दें, जिसे हमने आपको बनाने का आदेश दिया है; वे आपके पास पैदल या ऐसे ऊँटों पर सवार होकर चले आएँगे, जो लंबी दूरी तय करने के कारण कमज़ोर हो चुके होंगे, ऊँट उन्हें अपने ऊपर सवार करके हर दूर-दराज़ रास्ते से ले आएँगे। -[22:28] ताकि वे उन लाभों को प्राप्त करने के लिए हाज़िर हों, जो उन्हें मिलने वाले हैं, जैसे गुनाहों की माफ़ी, सवाब की प्राप्ति और मुसलमानों के अंदर एकता पैदा करना आदि, और ताकि वे ज्ञात दिनों अर्थात : ज़ुल-हिज्जा की दसवीं तारीख़ और उसके बाद के तीन दिनों में जो 'हदी' (क़ुर्बानी के जानवर) ज़बह करते हैं, उनपर अल्लाह का नाम लें, उसपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करते हुए जो उसने उन्हें ऊँट, गाय और भेड़-बकरी जैसे चौपाए प्रदान किए। तो तुम इन 'हदी' के जानवरों का मांस खुद खाओ और सख्त निर्धनों को खिलाओ। -[22:29] फिर वे अपने हज्ज के शेष अनुष्ठानों को पूरा करें, तथा अपने सिर मुंडवाकर और अपने नाखूनों को काटकर और एहराम के कारण अपने शरीर पर जमी गंदगी को हटाकर हलाल हो जाएँ। फिर वे हज्ज या उम्रा या क़ुर्बानी की अपनी मानी हुई मन्नत पूरी करें, और उस घर का तवाफ़े-इफ़ाज़ा करें, जिसे अल्लाह ने दमन करने वाले शासकों के प्रभुत्व से मुक्त रखा है। -[22:30] ये जो तुम्हें आदेश दिए गए हैं (जैसे सिर मुंडवाना, नाखून काटना और मैल-कुचैल दूर करना, मन्नत पूरी करना और का'बा का तवाफ़ करना), इन्हें अल्लाह ने तुमपर अनिवार्य किया है। अतः अल्लाह की अनिवार्य की हुई चीज़ों का सम्मान करो। और जो व्यक्ति अपने एहराम की स्थिति में उन चीज़ों से बचता है जिनसे बचने का अल्लाह ने उसे आदेश दिया है; अल्लाह की सीमाओं का सम्मान करते हुए उनका उल्लंघन करने और उसके निषेधों को हलाल ठहराने से बचता है, तो यह उसके लिए उसके रब के पास दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में बेहतर है। और (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए चौपायों अर्थात ऊँट, गाय और भेड़-बकरी को हलाल किया गया है। चुनाँचे उनमें से तुम्हारे लिए 'हामी', 'बहीरा' और 'वसीला' आदि जानवरों को हराम नहीं किया है। उनमें से केवल वही हराम किया है, जिनका वर्णन तुम क़ुरआन में पाते हो, जैसे मरे हुए जानवर और बहते रक्त आदि का हराम होना। इसलिए गंदगी अर्थात् मूर्तियों से बचो, और हर असत्य बात से बचो, जिसे अल्लाह या उसकी मख़लूक की ओर झूठे तौर पर मनसूब कर दिया गया हो। -[22:31] इन सभी चीज़ों से बचो, इस हाल में कि अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा धर्म के अलावा हर धर्म से अलग होने वाले हो, उसके साथ इबादत में किसी को शरीक ठहराने वाले न हो। और जिसने अल्लाह के साथ किसी को साझी ठहराया, वह ऐसा है जैसे वह आसमान से गिर गया, अब या तो पक्षी उसके मांस और हड्डियों को उचक लेंगे, या हवा उसे कहीं दूर फेंक देगी। -[22:32] यह वे काम हैं, जिनका अल्लाह ने आदेश दिया है, जैसे अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानना, खालिस उसी की पूजा करना और बुतों तथा झूठी बात से बचना। और जो अल्लाह के धर्म के प्रतीकों (जैसे क़ुर्बानी के जानवर और हज्ज के अनुष्ठानों आदि) का सम्मान करता है, तो उनका सम्मान इस बात का प्रमाण है कि दिलों में अल्लाह का तक़वा (भय) है। -[22:33] तुम्हारे लिए उन क़ुर्बानी के जानवरों में, जिन्हें तुम काबा के पास ज़बह करते हो, कई लाभ हैं, जैसे कि सवारी, ऊन, नस्ल की बढ़ोतरी और दूध आदि। एक विशिष्ट अवधि के लिए है, जो अल्लाह के उस घर के पास ज़बह करने के समय के साथ निर्धारित है, जिसे अल्लाह ने दमन करने वाले शासकों के प्रभुत्व से मुक्त रखा रखा है। -[22:34] और हमने गुज़रे हुए हर समुदाय के लिए अल्लाह को अर्पण के रूप में खून बहाने के लिए एक अनुष्ठान निर्धारित किया है, इस आशा में कि वे उन बलिदानों को ज़बह करते समय इस बात पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करते हुए उसका नाम लें कि उसने उन्हें ऊँट, गाय और भेड़-बकरी आदि चौपाए प्रदान किए। तो (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा पूज्य एक ही पूज्य है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं। इसलिए अकेले उसी के अधीन रहो और उसके आदेशानुसार चलो। और (ऐ रसूल!) अपने रब के आगे झुकने वालों और केवल उसी की पूजा करने वालों को उस चीज़ की सूचना दे दें, जो उन्हें खुश करने वाली है। -[22:35] जिनका हाल यह है कि जब अल्लाह का नाम लिया जाता है, तो उसकी सज़ा से भयभीत होकर उसके आदेश का उल्लंघन करने से बचते हैं, और यदि उनपर कोई विपत्ति आती है तो वे धैर्य रखते हैं, तथा पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ पढ़ते हैं, और अल्लाह के दिए धन से नेकी के कार्यों पर खर्च करते हैं। -[22:36] हमने उन क़ुर्बानी के ऊँटों और गायों को, जिन्हें अल्लाह के घर की तरफ़ ले जाया जाता है, तुम्हारे लिए धर्म के अनुष्ठानों और प्रतीकों में से बनाया है। उनके अंदर तुम्हारे लिए धार्मिक और सांसारिक लाभ हैं। अतः उन्हें ज़बह करते समय (बिस्मिल्लाह) कहो, जबकि तीन टाँगों के बल खड़ा करके एक अगली टाँग बाँधी हुई हो, ताकि भाग न सकें। फिर जब ज़बह करने के बाद अपने पहलू के बल लेट जाएँ, तो (ऐ क़ुर्बानी करने वालो !) उनका मांस खुद खाओ और उस निर्धन को दो, जो माँगने से बचता है और उस निर्धन को भी दो, जो माँगता है। जिस तरह हमने उन्हें तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है, ताकि तुम उनके ऊपर सामान लादो और उनकी सवारी करो, उसी तरह हमने उन्हें तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है कि वहाँ तक चले जाते हैं, जहाँ तुम उन्हें अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए ज़बह करते हो। ताकि तुम उन्हें तुम्हारे वश में करने की इस नेमत पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[22:37] तुम्हारे क़ुर्बानी किए हुए जानवरों का मांस या रक्त अल्लाह के पास हरगिज़ नहीं पहुँचेगा। और न हीं उन्हें उस तक पहुँचाया जाएगा। लेकिन उसके पास तुम्हारा उनके बारे में अल्लाह से डरना पहुँचाया जाएगा; इस प्रकार कि तुम उन्हें केवल अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए ज़बह करो। इसी तरह, अल्लाह ने उन्हें तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है, ताकि तुम सत्य मार्ग दिखाने पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करते हुए उसकी महिमा का गान करो। और (ऐ रसूल!) उन लोगों को खुशख़बरी दे दें, जो अच्छी तरह अल्लाह की इबादत करते हैं और उसकी मख़लूक़ के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करते हैं। -[22:38] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ईमान वालों को उनके दुश्मनों की बुराई से बचाता है। निश्चय अल्लाह हर उस व्यक्ति से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो अमानत में ख़ियानत करने वाला और अल्लाह की नेमतों की नाशुक्री करने वाला हो। चुनाँचे वह उसका शुक्रिया अदा न करता हो, बल्कि उससे घृणा करता हो। -[22:39] अल्लाह ने उन ईमान वालों को युद्ध की अनुमति दे दी है, जिनसे मुश्रिक लोग युद्ध करते हैं, क्योंकि उनके दुश्मनों की ओर से उनपर बड़ा अत्याचार हुआ है, और निश्चय अल्लाह युद्ध के बिना ही ईमान वालों को उनके शत्रुओं पर विजय प्रदान करने की शक्ति रखता है, लेकिन उसकी हिकमत की अपेक्षा यह है कि वह मोमिनों को काफ़िरों से युद्ध के माध्यम से आज़माए। -[22:40] वे लोग जिन्हें काफ़िरों ने उनके घरों से अन्यायपूर्ण तरीक़े से निकाल दिया, न कि उनके द्वारा किए गए किसी अपराध के कारण, उन्होंने केवल इतना कहा था : हमारा पालनहार अल्लाह है, उसके सिवा हमारा कोई पालनहार नहीं है। और अगर अल्लाह नबियों और ईमान वालों के लिए दुश्मनों से युद्ध करना धर्मसंगत न बनाया होता, तो वे इबादत के स्थानों पर हमला करते और संतों के आश्रम, ईसाइयों के गिरजे, यहूदियों के पूजा स्थल और मुसलमानों की मस्जिदों को ध्वस्त कर देते, जिनमें मुसलमान अल्लाह को बहुत ज़्यादा याद करते हैं। निश्चय अल्लाह ज़रूर उसकी मदद करेगा, जो उसके धर्म और नबी की मदद करने वाला है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उसकी मदद करने में सक्षम है, जो उसके धर्म की मदद करता है। वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। -[22:41] ये लोग जिनसे विजय का वादा किया गया है, वे हैं कि यदि हम उन्हें उनके दुश्मनों पर विजय देकर धर्ती में उन्हें आधिपत्य प्रदान करें, तो वे पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ पढ़ेंगे, अपने धन की ज़कात देंगे, शरीयत ने जिन कामों का आदेश दिया है उनका हुक्म देंगे और जिन कामों से रोका है उनसे रोकेंगे। और सवाब तथा सज़ा देने के संबंध में सभी मामले केवल अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटते हैं। -[22:42] और (ऐ रसूल!) यदि आपकी जाति के लोग आपको झुठलाते हैं, तो आप सब्र से काम लें। क्योंकि आप पहले व्यक्ति नहीं हैं, जिसे उसकी जाति के लोगों ने झुठलाया हो। आपकी जाति से पहले नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को, आद जाति के लोगों ने हूद अलैहिस्सलाम को और समूद जाति के लोगों ने सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया। -[22:43] तथा इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया। -[22:44] तथा मदयन वालों ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया, और फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोगों ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया, तो मैंने उन्हें ढील देते हुए उनको यातना देने में देरी की, फिर उन्हें यातना से ग्रस्त कर दिया। तो विचार करो कि उनके प्रति मेरा इनकार कैसा था? मैंने उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। -[22:45] कितनी ही ऐसी बस्तियाँ हैं, जिन्हें हमने एक उन्मूलन करने वाली यातना के द्वारा नष्ट कर दिया (जबकि वे अपने कुफ़्र के कारण अत्याचारी थीं)। तो उनके घर ध्वस्त होकर निवासियों से खाली पड़े हैं। तथा कितने ऐसे कुएँ हैं, जो उनपर पानी लेने के लिए आने वालों से उनके विनाश के कारण खाली पड़े हैं, और कितने ऐसे ऊँचे-ऊँचे अलंकृत महल हैं, जो अपने निवासियों को यातना से नहीं बचा सके। -[22:46] क्या रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की लाई हुई शिक्षाओं का इनकार करने वाले ये लोग धरती में नहीं चले-फिरे, ताकि उन विनष्ट बस्तियों के निशान (खंडहर) देखें, और अपने मन से विचार करके शिक्षा ग्रहण करें, तथा उनकी कहानियों को मानने के उद्देश्य से सुनकर सीख लें, क्योंकि असल अंधापन आँख का अंधापन नहीं है, बल्कि विनाशकारी अंधापन अंतर्दृष्टि का अंधापन है, जिसके बाद इनसान न शिक्षा ग्रहण करता है और न सीख प्राप्त करता है। -[22:47] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के काफ़िरों को जब दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की यातना से डराया जाता है, तो उसे जल्दी लाने की माँग करने लगते हैं, हालाँकि अल्लाह ने उनसे जो वादा किया है, वह उसके विरुद्ध हरगिज़ नहीं करेगा। दुनिया की यातना का एक अंश वह पराजय भी है, जिसका सामना उन्हें बद्र के दिन करना पड़ा, और आख़िरत की यातना का एक दिन, कष्टदायक होने के कारण, तुम्हारी दुनिया की गिनती के अनुसार एक हज़ार साल के बराबर है। -[22:48] और कितनी ही बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं, जिन्हें मैंने यातना में मोहलत दी, जबकि वे अपने कुफ़्र के कारण अत्याचारी थीं, और उन्हें ढील देने के उद्देश्य से उन्हें दंडित करने में जल्दी नहीं की। फिर मैंने उन्हें विनाशकारी यातना से ग्रस्त कर दिया। और केवल मेरी ही ओर क़ियामत के दिन उन सब को लौटना है, फिर मैं उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र के कारण स्थायी यातना से ग्रस्त करूँगा। -[22:49] (ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : ऐ लोगो! मैं तो केवल तुम्हें डराने वाला हूँ। मैं तुम्हें वह संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, जिसे देकर मैं भेजा गया हूँ, अपने डराने में स्पष्ट हूँ। -[22:50] तो जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए उनके रब की ओर से उनके गुनाहों की क्षमा है और जन्नत में सम्मान की रोज़ी है, जो कभी ख़त्म नहीं होगी। -[22:51] और जिन लोगों ने हमारी आयतों को झुठलाने के लिए दौड़-भाग की, यह अनुमान करते हुए कि वे अल्लाह को विवश कर देंगे और उससे बच निकलेंगे, इसलिए वह उन्हें अज़ाब नहीं दे सकेगा। यही लोग नरकवासी हैं, जो उसके साथ वैसे ही रहेंगे जैसे एक मित्र अपने मित्र के साथ रहता है। -[22:52] हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पहले जिस रसूल या नबी को भेजा, (उसके साथ यह हुआ कि) जब वह अल्लाह की किताब पढ़ता, तो शैतान उसके पाठ में ऐसी चीज़ मिला देता, जिसके द्वारा वह लोगों को इस भ्रम में डाल देता कि वह अल्लाह की वह़्य में से है, तो अल्लाह शैतान की मिलाई हुई बात को मिटा देता और अपनी आयतों को सुदृढ़ कर देता। अल्लाह हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है, उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं रहती, अपनी रचना, नियति तथा प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[22:53] शैतान नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पढ़ने के समय कुछ बातें डालकर संदेह पैदा करता है, ताकि अल्लाह शैतान जो कुछ संशय डालता है उसे मुनाफ़िक़ों के लिए और उन मुश्रिकों के लिए जिनके दिल सख़्त हैं, एक परीक्षण बना दे। तथा मुनाफ़िक़ों और मुश्रिकों में से अत्याचारी लोग, अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की दुश्मनी में पड़े हुए हैं तथा सत्य एवं हिदायत से दूर हैं। -[22:54] और ताकि जिन लोगों को अल्लाह ने ज्ञान दिया है, वे निश्चित हो जाएँ कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला क़ुरआन ही वह सत्य है, जिसकी अल्लाह ने (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की है। इस प्रकार उनका उसपर ईमान बढ़ जाए और उनके हृदय उसके अधीन हो जाएँ और उसके सामने झुक जाएँ। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने ऊपर ईमान रखने वालों को, उनके उसके आगे झुकने के प्रतिफल के तौर पर, सत्य का सीधा मार्ग दिखाने वाला है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[22:55] अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने वाले, आप पर अल्लाह की ओर से उतरने वाले क़ुरआन के बारे में निरंतर संदेह ही में पड़े रहेंगे, यहाँ तक कि उनके इसी हाल में रहते हुए अचानक उनके पास क़ियामत आ जाए, या उनपर ऐसे दिन की यातना आ जाए, जिसमें उन पर कोई दया या भलाई न होगी, और वह उनके लिए क़ियामत का दिन है। -[22:56] क़ियामत के दिन (जिस दिन इन लोगों के पास वह यातना आ जाएगी, जिसका उनसे वादा किया जाता था) संपूर्ण बादशाहत केवल अल्लाह की होगी, इसमें उसका कोई विरोधी नहीं होगा। वह महिमावान मोमिनों और काफ़िरों के बीच फ़ैसला करेगा। वह उनमें से प्रत्येक लिए उसी का निर्णय करेगा जिसका वह हक़दार होगा। चुनाँचे जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए एक महान बदला है और वह कभी खत्म न होने वाली अनंत आनंद की जन्नतें हैं। -[22:57] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और हमारे रसूलों पर उतरने वाली हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया, उन्हीं के लिए अपमानजनक यातना है, जिसके द्वारा अल्लाह उन्हें जहन्नम में अपमानित करेगा। -[22:58] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने और उसके धर्म को सर-बुलंद करने के लिए अपना घरबार और वतन छोड़ा, फिर उसके रास्ते में जिहाद करते हुए मारे गए या मर गए, निश्चय अल्लाह उन्हें जन्नत में बेहतरीन स्थायी रोज़ी देगा, जो कभी खत्म न होगी। और पवित्र अल्लाह ही सबसे उत्तम रोज़ी देने वाला है। -[22:59] निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह उन्हें ऐसे स्थान में अवश्य दाखिल करेगा, जिससे वे प्रसन्न हो जाएँगे और वह जन्नत है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उनके कार्यों और इरादों को जानता है, और वह अत्यंत सहनशील है क्योंकि उसने उन्हें उनकी कोताहियों पर दंडित करने में जल्दी नहीं की। -[22:60] यह जिसका उल्लेख किया गया है; अल्लाह के रास्ते में अपना घरबार छोड़ने वालों को जन्नत में दाखिल करना और अत्याचार करने वाले से उसके अत्याचार का उसी के समान बदला लेने की अनुमति ताकि उसके लिए उस पर कोई पाप न हो। फिर यदि अत्याचारी दोबारा अत्याचार करे, तो अल्लाह उसकी अवश्य मदद करेगा जिसपर अत्याचार किया गया है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ईमान वालों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला, उन्हें क्षमा करने वाला है। -[22:61] अत्याचार के शिकार व्यक्ति की यह मदद इसलिए है, क्योंकि अल्लाह जो चाहे उसे करने में सक्षम है। और उसकी क्षमता में से रात को दिन में दाखिल करना और दिन को रात में दाखिल करना है; इस प्रकार कि वह उन दोनों में से एक में वृद्धि करता और दूसरे में कमी करता है। और यह कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है। इनमें से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[22:62] रात को दिन में दाखिल करने और दिन को रात में दाखिल करने का यह क्रम इसलिए है, क्योंकि अल्लाह ही सत्य है, उसका धर्म सत्य है, उसका वादा सत्य है और उसका ईमान वालों की मदद करना सत्य है, और यह कि मुश्रिक लोग जिन मूर्तियों की अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते हैं, वे झूठी और निराधार हैं, और यह कि अल्लाह ही अपनी मख़्लूक़ से व्यक्तित्व, सम्मान और शक्ति की दृष्टि से बहुत ऊँचा है, जो बहुत महान है, जिसके लिए बड़ाई, महानता और प्रताप है। -[22:63] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह ने आकाश से कुछ बारिश बरसाया, फिर धरती उसपर बारिश उतरने के बाद अपने उगाए हुए पौधों के साथ हरी-भरी हो जाती है। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने बंदों पर बहुत दया करने वाला है कि उनके लिए बारिश उतारा और उनके लिए धरती पर पौधे उगाए, उनके हितों से पूरी तरह अवगत है, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[22:64] जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है, उन सब का मालिक अकेला अल्लाह है, और अल्लाह ही वह बेनियाज़ है, जिसे अपनी किसी मख़लूक़ की आवश्यकता नहीं है, हर हाल में प्रशंसनीय है। -[22:65] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लाभों तथा तुम्हारी आवश्यकताओं के लिए धरती के ऊपर मौजूद जानदारों और निर्जीव वस्तुओं को आपके तथा लोगों के वश में कर दिया है, और नावों को तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है कि वे उसके आदेश और उसके वशीकरण से समुद्र में एक शहर (देश) से दूसरे शहर (देश) की ओर जाती हैं, और उसी ने आसमान को थाम रखा है ताकि उसकी अनुमति के बिना ज़मीन पर न गिरे। अगर वह उसे ज़मीन के ऊपर गिरने की अनुमति दे दे, तो वह गिर जाए। निःसंदेह अल्लाह लोगों के लिए अति करुणामय, अत्यंत दयावान् है, क्योंकि उसने उनके अत्याचार के बावजूद इन वस्तुओं को उनके वश में कर रखा है। -[22:66] अल्लाह वही है, जिसने तुम्हें अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व में लाकर जीवन प्रदान किया, फिर जब तुम्हारी आयु समाप्त हो जाएगी, तो तुम्हें मौत देगा, फिर तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हारे कर्मों का हिसाब लेने और तुम्हें उनका बदला देने के लिए तुम्हें फिर से जीवित करेगा। निश्चय इनसान, अल्लाह के साथ दूसरों की इबादत करके, उसकी नेमतों का (जबकि वे स्पष्ट हैं) बहुत ज़्यादा इनकार करने वाला है। -[22:67] हर समुदाय के लोगों के लिए हमने एक शरीयत बनाई है, और वे अपनी शरीयत के अुनसार कार्य करते हैं। इसलिए (ऐ रसूल!) मुश्रिकों और अन्य धर्मों के लोगों को आपकी शरीयत के बारे में हरगिज़ झगड़ना नहीं चाहिए, क्योंकि आप उनकी तुलना में सत्य के अधिक योग्य हैं। जबकि वे असत्य पर चलने वाले हैं। तथा आप लोगों को अल्लाह के लिए तौहीद को ख़ालिस करने की ओर बुलाएँ। निःसंदेह आप तो निश्चय एक सीधे रास्ते पर हैं, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[22:68] और यदि वे तर्क स्पष्ट हो जाने के बाद भी आपके साथ बहस करने से बाज़ न आएँ, तो धमकी के तौर पर यह कहते हुए उनके मामले को अल्लाह के हवाले कर दें कि : तुम जो कुछ कर रहे हो, उससे अल्लाह अच्छी तरह अवगत है। तुम्हारे कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[22:69] अल्लाह अपने मोमिन और काफ़िर बंदों के बीच क़ियामत के दिन धर्म के उस मामले में फ़ैसला कर देगा, जिसके बारे में वे दुनिया में मतभेद किया करते थे। -[22:70] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह आसमान की सारी चीज़ों को जानता है और धरती की सारी चीज़ों को जानता है। इन दोनों की कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। इन सारी बातों का ज्ञान लौहे महफ़ूज़ (संरक्षित पट्टिका) में अंकित है और इन चीज़ों का ज्ञान अल्लाह पर आसान है। -[22:71] और मुश्रिक लोग अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसी मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हैं, जिनकी पूजा करने का अल्लाह ने अपनी पुस्तकों में कोई प्रमाण नहीं उतारा है, तथा इसके लिए उनके पास ज्ञान का भी कोई सबूत नहीं है। उनका प्रमाण केवल अपने बाप-दादा का अंधा अनुकरण है। और ज़ालिमों का कोई मददगार नहीं, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा सके। -[22:72] और जब उनके सामने हमारे क़ुरआन की स्पष्ट आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो आप अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों के चेहरों में, क़ुरआन सुनने के समय उनकी त्योरी से उसकी अस्वीकृति को पहचान लेंगे। क़रीब होंगे कि वे क्रोध की तीव्रता से उन लोगों पर धावा बोल दें, जो उनके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ते हैं। (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें : क्या मैं तुम्हें वह चीज़ बताऊँ, जो तुम्हारे क्रोध और तुम्हारे मुँह बनाने से अधिक बुरी है? वह आग है, जिसमें अल्लाह ने काफ़िरों को दाखिल करने का वादा किया है। और वह बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है, जहाँ उन्हें जाना है। -[22:73] ऐ लोगो! एक उदाहरण दिया जा रहा है, इसे ध्यान से सुनो और सीख ग्रहण करो। तुम अल्लाह के सिवा जिन मूर्तियों तथा अन्य वस्तुओं को पूजते हो, वे अपनी विवशता के कारण कभी एक मक्खी जैसी छोटी-सी चीज़ भी पैदा नहीं करेंगे। बल्कि अगर वे उसे पैदा करने के लिए सबके सब इकट्ठे हो जाएँ, तब भी उसे पैदा नहीं कर पाएँगे। और यदि मक्खी उनके पास मौजूद खुशबू या कोई और चीज़ ले उड़े, तो वे मक्खी से उसे छुड़ा नहीं सकते। इनके मक्खी को पैदा करने और उससे अपनी चीज़ों को छुड़ाने में असमर्थता से; यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि वे इससे बड़ा कुछ करने में असमर्थ हैं, फिर तुम - इनकी लाचारी के बावजूद - अल्लाह के सिवा इनकी पूजा कैसे करते हो?! कमज़ोर है यह तालिब, अर्थात् वह पूजी जाने वाली मूर्ति जो मक्खी से अपनी छीनी हुई चीज़ भी छुड़ा नहीं सकती, और कमज़ोर है यह मतलूब अर्थात् मक्खी। -[22:74] उन्होंने अल्लाह का आदर-सम्मान नहीं किया, जैसा कि उसका आदर-सम्मान करना चाहिए, जब उन्होंने उसके साथ उसके कुछ प्राणियों की पूजा की। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्यंत शक्तिशाली है। उसकी शक्ति और क्षमता का एक नमूना यह है कि उसने आकाशों और धरती तथा उनके अंदर मौजूद सारी चीज़ों को पैदा किया, वह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, इसके विपरीत मुश्रिकों की मूर्तियाँ कमज़ोर और हीन हैं, कुछ भी पैदा नहीं कर सकतीं। -[22:75] अल्लाह तआला फ़रिश्तों में से कुछ संदेशवाहकों को चुनता है और इसी तरह इनसानों में से कुछ संदेशवाहकों को चुनता है। चुनाँचे वह कुछ फ़रिश्तों को नबियों के पास भेजता है, जैसे जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम को इनसानों में से रसूलों के पास भेजा, तथा इनसानों में से रसूलों को लोगों के पास भेजता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन बातों को सुनने वाला है, जो मुश्रिक लोग उसके रसूलों के बारे में कहते हैं, उसे देखने वाला है, जिसे वह अपने संदेश के लिए चुनता है। -[22:76] वह सर्वशक्तिमान फ़रिश्तों और इनसानों में से अपने संदेशवाहकों के उनके पैदा होने के पहले और उनके मरने के बाद के हालात से अवगत है। और उसी की ओर क़ियामत के दिन सारे मामले लौटाए जाएँगे, जब वह अपने बंदों को दोबारा जीवित करेगा और उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[22:77] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अपनी नमाज़ में केवल अल्लाह के लिए रुकू' और सजदा करो, और अच्छे कार्य करो, जैसे सदक़ा (दान), रिश्तेदारों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार और अन्य चीजें। इस आशा में कि तुम अपने उद्देश्य की प्राप्ति में सफल हो जाओ और भय से मुक्ति पा जाओ। -[22:78] और अल्लाह के रास्ते में उसकी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए जिहाद करो, उसने तुम्हें चुन लिया है और तुम्हारे धर्म को उदार एवं आसान बनाया है, जिसमें कोई तंगी और सख़्ती नहीं रखी है। यही उदार धर्म तुम्हारे पिता इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम का धर्म है। और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारा नाम पिछली किताबों में और क़ुरआन में मुसलमान रखा है। ताकि रसूल तुमपर इस बात की गवाही दे कि उसने तुम्हें वह संदेश पहुँचा दिया जिसका उसे पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया गया था, और तुम पिछली उम्मतों पर इस बात की गवाही दो कि उनके रसूलों ने उन्हें संदेश पहुँचा दिया था। इसलिए इसपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करते हुए पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करो, अपने धन की ज़कात दो, अल्लाह का सहारा लो और अपने सभी कामों में अल्लाह पर भरोसा करो। अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान अपने संरक्षण में आने वाले ईमान वालों का बेहतरीन संरक्षक है और मदद माँगने वालों का बेहतरीन मददगार है। इसलिए उसके संरक्षण में आओ, वह तुम्हें संरक्षण प्रदान करेगा और उससे मदद माँगो, वह तुम्हारी मदद करेगा। - -Surah 23: Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) ----------------------------------------- -[23:1] अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वाले और उसकी शरीयत के अनुसार काम करने वाले लोग अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ को प्राप्त करके और भय वाली चीज़ों से मुक्ति पाकर सफल हो गए। -[23:2] जो अपनी नमाज़ में इस तरह विनम्रता अपनाने वाले होते हैं कि उसमें उनके शारीरिक अंग शांत होते हैं और उनके दिल व्यस्त करने वाली चीज़ों से खाली होते हैं। -[23:3] जो व्यर्थ, निरर्थक और अवज्ञा की बातों और कामों से उपेक्षा करने वाले हैं। -[23:4] जो लोग अपने आपको दोषों और मलिनताओं से शुद्ध करने वाले और ज़कात अदा करके अपने धन को पाक करने वाले हैं। -[23:5] जो अपने गुप्तांगों को व्यभिचार,समलैंगिकता और अश्लीलता से दूर रखकर उनकी रक्षा करने वाले हैं। चुनाँचे वे पवित्र और पाक-बाज़ हैं। -[23:6] परंतु अपनी पत्नियों या अपने स्वामित्व में आई हुई दासियों को छोड़कर। क्योंकि उनसे संभोग और अन्य चीजों के साथ लाभ उठाने में उनकी निंदा नहीं की जा सकती। -[23:7] जो व्यक्ति पत्नियों या अपने स्वामित्व में आई दासियों के अलावा के साथ आनंद (भोग) की तलाश करे, तो वह अल्लाह की सीमाओं को उल्लंघन करने वाला है। क्योंकि वह अल्लाह के हलाल ठहराए हुए आनंद (भोग) से परे जाकर हराम (भोग) की तलाश करने वाला है। -[23:8] और जो उस अमानत की, जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें सौंपी है या उसके बंदों ने उनके हवाले की है, तथा अपनी प्रतिज्ञाओं की रक्षा करने वाले हैं। उन्हें नष्ट नहीं करते हैं, बल्कि उन्हें पूरा करते हैं। -[23:9] जो लोग अपनी नामज़ों को उनके अरकान (स्तंभों) वाजिबात (अनिवार्य कार्यों) और मुस्तहब्बात (वांछित कार्यों) के साथ, उनके समय पर नियमित रूप से अदा करके, उनकी रक्षा करते हैं। -[23:10] इन गुणों से सुसज्जित लोग ही हैं, जो वारिस होंगे। -[23:11] जो सबसे ऊँची जन्नत के वारिस होंगे, वे उसमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। उसमें उन्हें जो नेमतें प्राप्त होंगी, उनका सिलसिला कभी नहीं रुकेगा। -[23:12] निश्चय हमने मानव जाति के पिता आदम को मिट्टी से पैदा किया। उनकी मिट्टी पृथ्वी की मिट्टी के साथ मिश्रित पानी से निकाले गए सार से ली गई थी। -[23:13] फिर हमने उनकी संतान को वीर्य से पैदा किया, जो जन्म के समय तक माँ के गर्भाशय में सुरक्षित रहता है। -[23:14] फिर हमने उसके बाद माँ के गर्भाशय में सुरक्षित उस वीर्य को जमे हुए लाल रक्त का रूप दिया, फिर उस जमे हुए लाल रक्त को मांस के एक चबाए हुए टुकड़े के रूप में बनाया, फिर माँस के उस टुकड़े को कठोर हड्डियों का रूप दे दिया, फिर उन हड्डियों को माँस पहना दिया, फिर हमने उसमें प्राण डालकर और जीवन में लाकर एक और रचना बना दिया। तो बहुत बरकत वाला है अल्लाह, जो बनाने वालों में सबसे अच्छा है। -[23:15] फिर तुम (ऐ लोगो!) उन चरणों से गुज़रने के बाद, अपना निर्धारित समय समाप्त होने पर मर जाओगे। -[23:16] फिर तुम अपनी मृत्यु के बाद क़ियामत के दिन अपनी क़ब्रों से उठाए जाओगे, ताकि तुमसे तुम्हारे किए हुए काम का हिसाब लिया जाए। -[23:17] और हमने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे ऊपर, ऊपर-तले, सात आकाश बनाए, और हम कभी अपनी सृष्टि से अनजान नहीं, और न ही उसे भूले हैं। -[23:18] हमने आकाश से आवश्यकता अनुसार बारिश का पानी उतारा, न अधिक कि आपदा का रूप धारण कर ले, न कम कि ज़रूरत के लिए भी पर्याप्त न हो। फिर हमने उस पानी को धरती में ठहरा दिया, जिससे मनुष्य और पशु लाभ उठाते हैं। और निश्चय हम उसे ले जाने में भी सक्षम हैं। फिर तुम उससे लाभ न उठा सकोगे। -[23:19] फिर हमने उस पानी से तुम्हारे लिए खजूरों और अंगूरों के बाग़ पैदा किए। तुम्हारे लिए उनके अंदर विभिन्न आकार और रंगों के फल हैं, जैसे कि अंजीर, अनार और सेब। और तुम उन्हीं फलों में से खाते हो। -[23:20] और हमने उसी पानी से तुम्हारे लिए ज़ैतून का वृक्ष उगाया, जो सैना पर्वत के क्षेत्र में निकलता है। वह उस तेल को उगाता है, जो उसके फल से निकाला जाता है, जिसे शरीर पर लगाने और सालन के रूप में प्रयोग किया जाता है। -[23:21] निःसंदेह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए पशुओं (ऊँट, गाय और बकरी) में एक बड़ी शिक्षा एवं संकेत है, जिससे तुम अल्लाह की शक्ति और अपने ऊपर उसकी दयालुता का पता लगा सकते हो। हम तुम्हें इन पशुओं के पेटों में जो कुछ है, उससे शुद्ध दूध पिलाते हैं, जो पीने वालों के लिए सुस्वाद है। तथा तुम्हारे लिए इनमें और भी बहुत-से लाभ हैं जिनसे तुम लाभ उठाते हो, जैसे- सवारी, ऊन, रोवां और बाल। तथा तुम इनका माँस भी खाते हो। -[23:22] ज़मीन पर पशुओं में से ऊँट की और समुद्र में नावों (जहाज़ों) की तुम सवारी करते हो। -[23:23] हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी जाति के पास, उनको अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने के लिए भेजा। तो नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत (पूजा) करो। उस पवित्र हस्ती के सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। क्या तुम अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते नहीं?! -[23:24] तो उनकी जाति के अशराफिया एवं प्रमुख लोगों ने, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया था, अपने अनुयायियों और आम लोगों से कहा : यह आदमी, जो रसूल होने का दावा करता है, तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान है, जो तुमपर सरदारी और संप्रभुता चाहता है। अगर अल्लाह हमारे पास कोई रसूल भेजना चाहता, तो अवश्य उसे फ़रिश्तों में से भेजता, उसे मनुष्यों में से नहीं भेजता। हमने अपने पहले के पूर्वजों में इस प्रकार की दावेदारी नहीं सुनी। -[23:25] यह एक ऐसा व्यक्ति है, जो पागलपन का शिकार है। यह क्या कह रहा है, उसके बारे में इसे खुद पता नहीं है। इसलिए जब तक इसका मामला लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट नहीं हो जाता है, तब तक इसके बारे में प्रतीक्षा करो। -[23:26] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तू इन लोगों के विरुद्ध मेरी मदद कर, इस प्रकार कि तू इनके मुझे झुठलाने के कारण इनसे मेरा बदला ले। -[23:27] हमने नूह़ (अलैहिस्सलाम) को सूचना दी कि हमारी आँखों के सामने और हमारे बताए हुए तरीक़े के अनुसार नौका बना। फिर जब उन्हें नष्ट करने का हमारा आदेश आ जाए और पानी उस स्थान से ज़ोर से उबलने लगे, जिसमें रोटी पकाई जाती है, तो हर जीव में से एक नर और एक मादा उस (नौका) में प्रवेश कर ले, ताकि नस्ल चलती रहे, और अपने परिवार वालों को भी उसमें सवार कर ले, उसको छोड़कर जिसके विनाश की बात अल्लाह की ओर से पहले ही तय हो चुकी, जैसे कि तेरी पत्नी और तेरा पुत्र। और मुझसे उन लोगों की मुक्ति और उन्हें विनाश से बचाने के बारे में बात न करना, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र करके अत्याचार किया है। वे - अनिवार्य रूप से - बाढ़ के पानी में डूबने के द्वारा विनष्ट किए जाने वाले हैं। -[23:28] फिर जब तुम और तुम्हारे मुक्ति पाने वाले मोमिन साथी नाव पर सवार हो जाएँ, तो कहो : सब प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने हमें काफ़िर लोगों से बचाया और उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। -[23:29] और यह दुआ करो कि ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तू मुझे भूमि पर बरकत वाला उतारना उतार और तू सब उतारने वालों से उत्तम है। -[23:30] नूह़ (अलैहिस्सलाम) और उनके मोमिन साथियों को बचाने और काफ़िरों को विनष्ट करने में इस बात के स्पष्ट प्रमाण हैं कि हम अपने रसूलों की मदद करने और उन्हें झुठलाने वालों को नष्ट करने की शक्ति रखते हैं। निश्चय हम नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति की ओर नूह़ अलैहिल्लाम को भेजकर उनका परीक्षण करने वाले थे, ताकि काफ़िर से मोमिन और अवज्ञाकारी से आज्ञाकारी स्पष्ट हो जाए। -[23:31] फिर नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति को विनष्ट करने के बाद हमने एक और समुदाय को पैदा किया। -[23:32] तो हमने उनके अंदर उन्हीं में से एक रसूल भेजा, ताकि उन्हें अल्लाह की ओर बुलाए। चुनाँचे उसने उनसे कहा : अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो। उस महिमावान के अलावा तुम्हारा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। तो क्या तुम अल्लाह के निषेधों से बचकर और उसके आदेशों का पालन करके उससे नहीं डरते? -[23:33] उसकी जाति के अशराफिया एवं प्रमुख लोग, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, आख़िरत तथा उसके इनाम और सज़ा को झुठलाया, और सांसारिक जीवन में हमारी दी हुई विस्तृत नेमतों ने उन्हें सरकश बना दिया था, उन्होंने अपने अनुयायियों और आम लोगों से कहा : यह तो तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान है। जो वही कुछ खाता और पीता है, जो कुछ तुम खाते और पीते हो। इसलिए इसे तुम्हारे ऊपर कोई विशिष्टता प्राप्त नहीं है कि वह तुम्हारी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा जाए। -[23:34] अगर तुमने अपने ही जैसे एक इनसान की बात मान ली, तो निश्चय तुम उस समय अवश्य घाटा उठाने वाले होगे, क्योंकि तुम्हें उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। इसलिए कि तुमने अपने देवताओं को छोड़कर, ऐसे व्यक्ति का अनुसरण किया, जिसको तुमपर कोई विशेषता प्राप्त नहीं है। -[23:35] क्या यह आदमी, जो रसूल होने का दावा करता है, तुमसे यह वादा करता है कि जब तुम मर गए और धूल तथा सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ हो गए, तो तुम अपनी क़ब्रों से जीवित निकाले जाओगे? क्या यह समझ में आता है?! -[23:36] तुमसे अपनी मृत्यु तथा धूल और सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ हो जाने के बाद, अपनी क़ब्रों से जीवित बाहर निकाले जाने का जो वादा किया जाता है, वह बहुत दूर कि बात है। -[23:37] जीवन तो केवल इस संसार का जीवन है। आख़िरत का जीवन कुछ भी नहीं है। हम में से जीवित लोग मरते हैं और वे फिर से जीवित नहीं होते। तथा अन्य लोग जन्म लेते हैं और वे जीवित रहते हैं। और हम अपनी मौत के बाद क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब के लिए निकाले जाने वाले नहीं हैं। -[23:38] यह जो तुम्हारे पास रसूल बनकर आने का दावा करता है, एक ऐसा व्यक्ति है जिसने अपना यह दावा करके अल्लाह पर एक झूठ गढ़ा है। और हम इसकी बातों पर विश्वास करने वाले नहीं हैं। -[23:39] रसूल ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तू इन लोगों के विरुद्ध मेरी मदद कर, इस प्रकार कि तू इनके मुझे झुठलाने के कारण इनसे मेरा बदला ले। -[23:40] तो अल्लाह ने उनका उत्तर यह कहकर दिया : थोड़े समय के बाद, आपके लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग, अपने झुठलाने के रवैये पर पछताएँगे। -[23:41] चुनाँचे उन्हें एक भयंकर, घातक आवाज़ ने पकड़ लिया, क्योंकि वे अपने दुराग्रह के कारण यातना के हक़दार बन गए थे, तो उन्हें सैलाब की झाग की तरह विनष्ट कर दिया। तो विनाश है अत्याचारी लोगों के लिए। -[23:42] फिर हमने उनका विनाश करने के बाद, अन्य समुदायों और दूसरी जातियों को पैदा किया, जैसे- लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति और यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति। -[23:43] इन झुठलाने वाले समुदायों में से कोई भी समुदाय अपने विनाश के आने के नियत समय से न आगे बढ़ता है, न उससे पीछे रहता है। चाहे उसके पास कितने भी संसाधन हों। -[23:44] फिर हम लगातार एक के बाद एक रसूल भेजते रहे। जब भी उनमें से किसी समुदाय के पास अल्लाह का भेजा हुआ रसूल आया, तो उसके लोगों ने उसे झुठला दिया। तो हम उन्हें एक-दूसरे के पीछे विनष्ट करते गए। फिर उनके बारे में लोगों की बातचीत के अलावा उनका कोई वजूद बाक़ी न रहा। तो विनाश हो, ऐसे लोगों का जो रसूलों की अपने पालनहार की ओर से लाई हुई बातों पर ईमान नहीं लाते। -[23:45] फिर हमने मूसा और उसके भाई हारून को अपनी नौ निशानियाँ (लाठी, चमकता हाथ, टिड्डी, जूँ, मेंढक, रक्त, बाढ़, अकाल और फलों की कमी) और एक स्पष्ट तर्क देकर भेजा। -[23:46] हमने उन दोनों को फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के अशराफिया के पास भेजा। तो उन्होंने अहंकार दिखाया और उन दोनों को मानने को तैयार नहीं हुए। और वे उत्पीड़न और अत्याचार के द्वारा लोगों को दबाए हुए थे। -[23:47] तो उन्होंने कहा : क्या हम अपने जैसे दो व्यक्तियों पर ईमान ले आएँ, जिनकी हमारे ऊपर कोई उत्कृष्टता नहीं है और उनके लोग (बनी इसराईल) हमारे आज्ञाकारी और अधीन हैं?! -[23:48] तो उन्होंने उन दोनों को उस चीज़ में झुठला दिया, जो वे दोनों अल्लाह के पास से लेकर आए थे। चुनाँचे वे उन्हें झुठलाने के कारण डुबोकर विनष्ट किए जाने वालो में से हो गए। -[23:49] और हमने मूसा को तौरात प्रदान की, इस उम्मीद पर कि उनकी जाति के लोग इससे सत्य का रास्ता पा जाएँ और उसके अनुसार कार्य करें। -[23:50] हमने ईसा बिन मरयम और उनकी माँ मरयम को अपनी शक्ति को दर्शाने वाली एक निशानी बनाया। क्योंकि मरयम के पेट में ईसा का गर्भ बिना बाप के ठहर गया। और हमने उन दोनों को एक ऊँचे स्थान पर शरण दी, जो समतल, रहने के योग्य था तथा उसमें ताजा बहता पानी था। -[23:51] ऐ रसूलो! जो खाने योग्य वस्तुएँ हमने तुम्हारे लिए हलाल की हैं, उनमें से खाओ और शरीयत के अनुसार अच्छे कार्य करो। तुम जो भी कार्य करते हो, मैं उससे अवगत हूँ। तुम्हारा कोई भी कार्य मुझसे छिपा नहीं है। -[23:52] (ऐ रसूलो!) निश्चय तुम्हारा यह धर्म एक ही धर्म है, जो इस्लाम है। और मैं ही तुम्हारा पालनहार हूँ, मेरे अलावा तुम्हारा कोई पालनहार नहीं। अतः मेरे आदेशों का पालन करके और मेरे निषेधों से बचकर, मुझसे डरो। -[23:53] फिर उनके बाद, उनके अनुयायी धर्म में बिखराव का शिकार होकर, कई समूहों और दलों में विभाजित हो गए। हर दल उसी पर खुश है, जिसे वह यह मानता है कि वही अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा धर्म है, तथा जो कुछ उसके अलावा के पास है, उसपर ध्यान नहीं देता है। -[23:54] अतः, (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें, उनपर यातना के उतरने के समय तक, उसी अज्ञानता और भ्रांति की स्थिति में रहने दें, जिसमें वे पड़े हुए हैं। -[23:55] क्या अपनी स्थिति पर खुश रहने वाले इन दलों के लोग यह सोचते हैं कि हम उन्हें दुनिया के जीवन में जो धन और संतान दे रहे हैं, वह उन्हें जल्दी से प्रदान की जाने वाली भलाई है, जिसके वे हक़दार हैं?! मामला ऐसा नहीं है जो उन्होंने सोचा है।बल्कि वास्तविकता यह है कि हम उन्हें यह सब उन्हें ढील और मोहलत देने की नीति के तहत प्रदान कर रहे हैं। लेकिन उन्हें इसका एहसास नहीं हैं। -[23:56] क्या अपनी स्थिति पर खुश रहने वाले इन दलों के लोग यह सोचते हैं कि हम उन्हें दुनिया के जीवन में जो धन और संतान दे रहे हैं, वह उन्हें जल्दी से प्रदान की जाने वाली भलाई है, जिसके वे हक़दार हैं?! मामला ऐसा नहीं है जो उन्होंने सोचा है।बल्कि वास्तविकता यह है कि हम उन्हें यह सब उन्हें ढील और मोहलत देने की नीति के तहत प्रदान कर रहे हैं। लेकिन उन्हें इसका एहसास नहीं हैं। -[23:57] निःसंदेह जो लोग अपने ईमान और अच्छे कार्य करने के बावजूद अपने पालनहार से डरते रहते हैं। -[23:58] तथा जो अपने पालनहार की किताब की आयतों पर ईमान रखते हैं। -[23:59] और जो लोग अपने पालनहार को एकमात्र पूज्य मानते हैं, उसके साथ किसी चीज़ को साझी नहीं बनाते। -[23:60] और वे लोग जो नेकी के कामों में भरपूर प्रयास करते हैं और अच्छे कार्यों के द्वारा अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करते हैं, इसके बावजूद उन्हें यह भय लगा रहता है कि अल्लाह उनके दान और नेक कार्यों को उस समय अस्वीकार न कर दे, जब वे क़ियामत के दिन उसके पास लौटेंगे। -[23:61] इन महान गुणों के साथ विशेषित लोग ही अच्छे कर्मों की ओर जल्दी करते हैं और यही लोग उनकी तरफ़ आगे बढ़ने वाले हैं और उन्हें प्राप्त करने में अन्य लोगों से आगे बढ़ गए हैं। -[23:62] हम किसी प्राणी पर केवल उतने ही कार्य का भार डालते हैं, जितना वह कर सकता है। और हमारे पास एक किताब है, जिसमें हमने हर कार्यकर्ता के काम को अंकित कर रखा है। वह सत्य के साथ बोलती है, जो संदेह से परे है। और उनपर, उनकी नेकियों को घटाकर अथवा उनके गुनाहों को बढ़ाकर कोई अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[23:63] बल्कि काफ़िरों के दिल इस सत्य के साथ बोलने वाली किताब और उस किताब से जो उनपर उतरी है, ग़फ़लत में पड़े हुए हैं। तथा जिस कुफ़्र पर वे क़ायम हैं, उसके सिवा भी उनके अन्य कार्य हैं, जिन्हें वे करने वाले हैं। -[23:64] यहाँ तक कि जब हम उनके उन लोगों को, जो दुनिया में समृद्ध थे, क़ियामत के दिन सज़ा देंगे, तो वे चीख-चीख कर मदद माँगेगे। -[23:65] तो उन्हें अल्लाह की दया से निराश करते हुए कहा जाएगा : आज मत चिल्लाओ और न मदद माँगो। क्योंकि आज तुम्हारा कोई मददगार नहीं है, जो तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा सके। -[23:66] दुनिया में अल्लाह की किताब की आयतें तुम्हें सुनाई जाती थीं, तो तुम उन्हें सुनकर उनसे घृणा के कारण मुँह फेरते हुए पलट जाते थे। -[23:67] तुम यह कार्य लोगों पर बड़ा बनते हुए कर रहे थे, क्योंकि तुम्हारा यह भ्रम था कि तुम हरम वाले हो। हालाँकि वास्तव में तुम हरम वाले नहीं हो। क्योंकि हरम वाले तो वे लोग हैं, जो अल्लाह से डरने वाले हैं। तथा तुम हरम के आस पास रात में बुरी बातें करते हो। अतः तुम उसकी पवित्रता का सम्मान नहीं करते। -[23:68] क्या इन अनेकेश्वरवादियों ने अल्लाह के उतारे हुए क़ुरआन पर विचार नहीं किया कि उसप ईमान लाते और उसके अनुसार कार्य करते, या क्या उनके पास कोई ऐसी चीज़ आई है, जो उनसे पहले उनके पूर्वजों के पास नहीं आई, इसलिए वे इससे दूर हो गए और इसका इनकार कर दिया?! -[23:69] या उन्होंने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को नहीं पहचाना, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनके पास रसूल बनाकर भेजा। इस कारण वे उनका इनकार कर रहे हैं?! निश्चित रूप से वे उन्हें जानते थे तथा उनकी सच्चाई और अमानतदारी को भी जानते थे। -[23:70] बल्कि वे कहते हैं : वह पागल है। निश्चय उन्होंने झूठ बोला। बल्कि वह उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से सत्य लेकर आए हैं, जिसके अल्लाह की ओर से होने में कोई संदेह नहीं है। जबकि उनमें से अधिकांश लोग अपनी ईर्ष्या और अपने झूठ के लिए कट्टरता (हठ) के कारण, सत्य को नापसंद करने वाले, उससे नफ़रत करने वाले हैं। -[23:71] यदि अल्लाह चीज़ों का संचालन और उनका प्रबंध उनके मन की इच्छाओं के अनुसार करने लगे, तो आकाशों और धरती की व्यवस्था बिगड़ जाए और उनमें जो भी मौजूद हैं सब बिगाड़ के शिकार हो जाएँ। क्योंकि वे चीजों के परिणामों, तथा सही और भ्रष्ट उपाय (प्रबंधन) से अनजान हैं। बल्कि, हम उनके पास वह क़ुरआन लेकर आए हैं, जिसमें उनकी प्रतिष्ठा और सम्मान है, तो वे इससे मुँह मोड़ने वाले हैं। -[23:72] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने उस (धर्म) पर जो आप इन लोगों के पास लेकर आए हैं, इनसे कोई पारिश्रमिक माँगा है, जिसके कारण वे निमंत्रण को अस्वीकार कर रहे हैं? यह तो आपके द्वारा नहीं हुआ है। क्योंकि आपके रब का सवाब और उसका बदला, इनके और इनके अलावा लोगों के बदले (पारिश्रमिक) से बेहतर है। और वह - महिमावान् - सब रोज़ी देने वालों से बेहतर है। -[23:73] तथा निश्चय (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनको और इनके अलावा लोगों को एक सीधे रास्ते की ओर बुलाते हैं, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है, और वह इस्लाम का रास्ता है। -[23:74] जो लोग आख़िरत और उसमें घटित होने वाले हिसाब, दंड और प्रतिफल पर ईमान नहीं रखते, वे इस्लाम के मार्ग से हटकर दूसरे टेढ़े रास्तों पर चलने वाले हैं, जो जहन्नम की ओर ले जाते हैं। -[23:75] अगर हम उनपर दया करें और जिस अकाल और भुखमरी से वे पीड़ित हैं, उसे उनसे दूर कर दें, तो भी वे सत्य से अपनी गुमराही में बने रहेंगे इस हाल में कि संकोचवश भटक रहे होंगे। -[23:76] हमने विभिन्न प्रकार की आपदाओं द्वारा उनका परीक्षण किया। परन्तु वे न अपने पालनहार के सामने झुके और न ही उससे विनम्रतापूर्वक दुआ की कि उनसे आपदाओं को दूर कर दे। -[23:77] यहाँ तक कि जब हमने उनपर सख़्त यातना का कोई द्वार खोल दिया, तो तुरंत वे उसमें हर राहत और भलाई से निराश हो गए। -[23:78] (ऐ पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वालो!) अल्लाह पाक ही ने तुम्हारे लिए कान बनाए; ताकि उनसे सुनो, आँखें बनाईं; ताकि उनसे देखो और दिल बनाए; ताकि उनसे समझो। फिर भी तुम इन नेमतों पर उसका बहुत कम ही शुक्रिया अदा करते हो। -[23:79] वही है जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें धरती में पैदा किया और तुम क़ियामत के दिन अकेले उसी के पास हिसाब और बदले के लिए एकत्र किए जाओगे। -[23:80] वही अकेला सर्वशक्तिमान है, जो जीवन देता है, उसके सिवा कोई दूसरा जीवन देने वाला नहीं। वही अकेला मौत देता है, उसके सिवा कोई दूसरा मौत देने वाला नहीं। तथा उसी अकेले के अधिकार में अंधेरे और रोशनी, लंबाई और लघुता के एतिबार से रात और दिन के बदलने का आकलन करना है। तो क्या तुम उसकी शक्ति तथा पैदा करने और प्रबंध करने में उसकी एकता को नहीं समझते? -[23:81] बल्कि उन्होंने भी वैसी ही बात कही, जो उनके बाप-दादा तथा कुफ़्र में उनके पूर्वजों ने कही थी। -[23:82] उन्होंने पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करते हुए और उसे असंभव जताते हुए कहा : क्या जब हम मर जाएँगे और मिट्टी तथा सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ बन जाएँगे, तो क्या सचमुच हमें हिसाब के लिए जीवित करके उठाया जाएगा?! -[23:83] हमसे यह वादा किया गया है - कि मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवित होना है - तथा इससे पहले हमारे पूर्वजों से भी यही वादा किया गया था। लेकिन हमने उस वादे को पूरा होते नहीं देखा। यह कुछ और नहीं बल्कि पहले लोगों की किंवदंतियां और झूठी कहानियाँ हैं। -[23:84] (ऐ रसूल!) पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वाले इन काफ़िरों से कह दें : यह धरती और जो कोई भी इस पर है, किसका है? अगर तुम्हारे पास ज्ञान हो तो बताओ? -[23:85] वे कहेंगे : यह धरती और जो कोई भी इसपर है, सब अल्लाह का है। अतः आप उनसे कह दें : क्या तुम्हें यह बात समझ में नहीं आती कि जो धरती और उसपर मौजूद सारी चीज़ों का मालिक है, वह तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है? -[23:86] आप उनसे पूछिए : सातों आकाशों का स्वामी कौन है? तथा महान सिंहासन का स्वामी कौन है, जिससे बड़ा कोई सृजन नहीं है? -[23:87] वे कहेंगे : सातों आकाश और महान सिंहासन अल्लाह के हैं। तो आप उनसे कह दें : फिर अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, तुम उससे डरते क्यों नहीं, ताकि उसकी यातना से सुरक्षित रहो? -[23:88] आप उनसे पूछिए : कौन है वह, जिसके स्वामित्व में प्रत्येक वस्तु है, कोई चीज़ उसके स्वामित्व से निकल नहीं सकती, वह अपने बंदों में से जिसकी चाहे मदद करता है तथा जिसके साथ वह बुराई का इरादा करे उसे कोई उससे छुड़ा नहीं सकता कि उससे यातना को टाल दे। यदि तुम ज्ञान रखते हो, तो बताओ। -[23:89] वे कहेंगे : प्रत्येक वस्तु का स्वामित्व अल्लाह पाक के हाथ में है। अतः आप उनसे कह दें : जब तुम यह स्वीकार करते हो, तो फिर तुम्हारी बुद्धि कहाँ चली जाती है कि उसके अलावा किसी और की पूजा करते हो?! -[23:90] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा वे दावा करते हैं। बल्कि हम उनके पास ऐसा सत्य लाए हैं, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। और वे अल्लाह के साझी और संतान होने का दावा करने में निश्चय झूठे हैं। अल्लाह उनकी इस बात से बहुत ऊँचा है। -[23:91] अल्लाह ने कोई संतान नहीं बनाई, जैसा कि काफिरों का दावा है, और उसके साथ वास्तव में कभी कोई पूज्य नहीं था। यदि मान लिया जाए कि उसके साथ वास्तव में कोई पूज्य है, तो प्रत्यक पूज्य उस सृष्टि के अपने हिस्से के साथ चला जाता, जो उसने बनाया था, और वे अवश्य एक-दूसरे पर चढ़ दौड़ते। इस प्रकार ब्रह्मांड की व्यवस्था बिगड़ जाती। जबकि वास्तव में ऐसा कुछ भी नहीं हुआ। अतः यह इंगित करता है कि सत्य पूज्य एक ही है और वह अकेला अल्लाह है। वह बहुत पवित्र एवं महान है उन अयोग्य बातों से, जो अनेकेश्वरवादी उसके साझी और संतान होने की बयान करते हैं। -[23:92] वह हर उस चीज़ को जानने वाला है, जो उसकी मख़लूक़ से अदृश्य है तथा हर उस चीज़ को जानने वाला है, जिसे इंद्रियों द्वारा देखा और जाना जाता है। इनमें से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। अतः वह महिमावान् इस बात से सर्वोच्च है कि उसका कोई साझी हो। -[23:93] (ऐ रसूल!) आप दुआ करें : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! अगर तू कभी मुझे इन बहुदेववादियों के बारे में वह यातना दिखाए, जिसका तूने इनसे वादा किया है। -[23:94] ऐ मेरे पालनहार! यदि तू उनको दंडित करे और मैं उस समय उपस्थित रहूँ, तो मुझे उनमें शामिल न करना कि मुझे भी उनके साथ यातना का सामना करना पड़ जाए। -[23:95] निश्चय हम आपको वह अज़ाब दिखाने में सक्षम हैं, जिसका हम उनसे वादा कर रहे हैं। हम ऐसा करने या इसके अलावा करने में असमर्थ नहीं हैं। -[23:96] (ऐ रसूल) जो आपके साथ बुरा व्यवहार करे, आप उसका जवाब ऐसे व्यवहार से दें, जो सबसे अच्छा हो; इस प्रकार कि आप उसे माफ़ कर दें और उसकी ओर से पहुँचने वाले कष्ट पर धैर्य रखें। हम उस शिर्क और झुठलाने की बातों से भली-भाँति अवगत हैं, जो वे बयान करते हैं और जो वे आपके बारे में ऐसी बातें वर्णन करते हैं, जो आपके योग्य नहीं हैं, जैसे कि जादू और पागलपन। -[23:97] और आप दुआ करें : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मै शैतानों की उकसाहटों और उनके वसवसों से तेरी शरण में आता हूँ। -[23:98] तथा ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मैं इस बात से तेरी शरण माँगता हूँ कि वे मेरे किसी भी मामले में मेरे पास उपस्थित हों। -[23:99] यहाँ तक कि जब इन बहुदेववादियों में से किसी के पास मौत आती है और जो कुछ उसके साथ होने वाला है, वह उसे अपनी आँखों से देख लेता है, तो अपनी बीती हुई आयु और अल्लाह के आदेश के पालन में होने वाली कोताही पर पछतावा करते हुए कहता है : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे दुनिया के जीवन की ओर लौटा दे। -[23:100] ताकि मैं संसार में लौटकर कोई नेक काम कर लूँ। कदापि नहीं, मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा कि उसने अनुरोध किया है। यह केवल एक शब्द है जो वह कहने वाला है। अगर उसे सांसारिक जीवन में वापस भेज दिया जाए, तो वह अपना किया हुआ वादा पूरा नहीं करेगा। ये मरने वाले लोग, क़ियामत के दिन तक दुनिया और आख़िरत के बीच एक ओट में रहेंगे। इसलिए वे वहाँ से दुनिया में वापस नहीं आएँगे कि जो कुछ उनसे छूट गया है, उसकी छतिपूर्ति कर लें और जो कुछ उन्होंने बिगाड़ा है, उसे ठीक कर लें। -[23:101] फिर जब सूर (नरसिंघा) में फूँक मारने के कार्य पर नियुक्त फरिश्ता, उसमें दूसरी बार फूँक मारेगा, जो क़ियामत का ऐलान होगा, तो उनके बीच कोई रिश्ते-नाते नहीं होंगे जिनपर वे गर्व करते हैं, क्योंकि वे क़ियामत की भयावहता में व्यस्त होंगे। तथा वे अपनी-अपनी चिंताओं में व्यस्त होने के कारण एक-दूसरे को नहीं पूछेंगे। -[23:102] फिर जिसके पलड़े, उसकी नेकियों के उसके गुनाहों से अधिक होने के कारण, भारी हो गए, तो वही लोग अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ों को प्राप्त करके और अपनी अप्रिय चीज़ों से मुक्ति पाकर, सफल हैं। -[23:103] और जिसके पलड़े, उसके गुनाहों के उसकी नेकियों से अधिक होने के कारण, भारी हो गए, तो वही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने खुद को बर्बाद कर दिया। क्योंकि उन्होंने ऐसे कार्य किए, जो उनके लिए हानिकारक हैं और ईमान तथा सत्कर्म को छोड़ दिया, जो उनके लिए लाभदायक हैं। अतः वे हमेशा जहन्नम की आग में रहने वाले हैं, उससे कभी बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। -[23:104] उनके चेहरों को जहन्नम की आग जला देगी। और उसमें उनकी स्थिति यह होगी कि गंभीर रूप से त्योरी चढ़ा हुआ होने से उनके ऊपरी और निचले होंठ सिकुड़ गए होंगे और उनके दाँत बाहर निकले आए होंगे। -[23:105] और उन्हें झिड़कते हुए कहा जाएगा : क्या दुनिया में क़ुरआन की आयतें तुम्हारे सामने पढ़ी न जाती थीं, तो तुम उन्हें झुठलाया करते थे? -[23:106] वे कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमारा दुर्भाग्य हमपर प्रभावी हो गया, जो पहले ही तेरे ज्ञान में था और हम सत्य से भटके हुए लोग थे। -[23:107] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें नरक से निकाल ले। अगर हम दोबारा अपने कुफ़्र और गुमराही की पूर्व स्थिति की ओर लौट गए, तो निश्चय हम अपने आपपर अत्याचार करने वाले होंगे। हमारा बहाना खत्म हो गया। -[23:108] अल्लाह कहेगा : तुम सब जहन्नम में तिरस्कृत व अपमानित होकर पड़े रहो और मुझ से बात न करो। -[23:109] मेरे बंदों में से कुछ लोग, जो मुझपर ईमान लाए थे, कहा करते थे : ऐ हमारे रब! हम तुझपर ईमान लाए। अतः हमारे गुनाह माफ़ कर दे और हमपर दया कर। और तू सब दया करने वालों से बेहतर है। -[23:110] तो तुमने अपने पालनहार को पुकारने वाले इन मोमिनों को उपहास का पात्र बना लिया, जिनका तुम मखौल और हँसी उड़ाते थे यहाँ तक कि उनका उपहास उड़ाने में व्यस्त होने के कारण तुम अल्लाह की याद को भुला बैठे। तथा तुम्हारा उनसे हँसी करना, मज़ाक़ और ठट्ठा के तौर पर था। -[23:111] मैंने इन ईमान वालों को, अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता पर तथा तुम्हारी ओर से पहुँचने वाले कष्ट पर धैर्य से काम लेने के कारण, क़ियामत के दिन बदले में जन्नत की प्राप्ति में सफलता प्रदान की है। -[23:112] वह (अल्लाह उनसे) कहेगा : तुम धरती पर कितने वर्षों तक रहे? और तुमने उसमें कितना समय नष्ट किया? -[23:113] वे उत्तर देंगे : हम (वहाँ) एक दिन या दिन का कुछ भाग ही रहे हैं। अतः आप उनसे पूछ लें जो दिनों और महीनों की गणना करते हैं। -[23:114] वह (अल्लाह) कहेगा : सचमुच तुम दुनिया में बहुत थोड़ा ठहरे हो, जिसके दौरान अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन पर सब्र करना आसान था। काश तुम (उस समय) अपने ठहरने की अवधि जानते होते। -[23:115] (ऐ लोगों!) क्या तुमने समझ रखा था कि हमने तुम्हें बिना किसी हिकमत के खेल-तमाशे के तौर पर पैदा किया है, और जानवरों की तरह कोई इनाम या सज़ा नहीं है, और यह कि तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए हमारी ओर नहीं लौटाए जाओगे? -[23:116] अतः पवित्र है अल्लाह, जो बादशाह, अपनी मख़लूक में अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार व्यवहार करने वाला है। जो सत्य है, उसका वचन सत्य है और उसकी बात सत्य है। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। वह सम्मान वाले सिंहासन का रब है, जो कि सबसे महान सृष्टि है। और जो सबसे महान सृष्टि का रब है, वह समस्त सृष्टि का रब है। -[23:117] और जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह के साथ किसी अन्य पूज्य को पुकारे, जिसके पूजा के योग्य होने का उसके पास कोई प्रमाण नहीं है (और अल्लाह के अलावा हर पूज्य का यही मामला है), तो उसके बुरे कर्म का बदला उसके पालनहार के पास है। चुनाँचे वही उसे इसपर यातना से दो चार करेगा। निश्चय काफ़िर लोग अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ों को प्राप्त करने और अप्रिय चीज़ों से मुक्ति पाने में सफल नहीं होंगे। -[23:118] (ऐ रसूल!) आप दुआ करें : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर दे और अपनी दया से मुझपर दया कर। और तू सबसे बेहतर है, जिसने किसी पापी पर दया की और उसकी तौबा क़बूल कर ली। - -Surah 24: An-Nur (The Light) ----------------------------------------- -[24:1] यह एक सूरत है, जिसे हमने उतारा और इसके आदेशों पर अमल करने को अनिवार्य किया तथा इसमें स्पष्ट आयतें उतारी हैं; इस आशा में कि तुम उसके आदेशों को याद रखो और उनपर अमल करो। -[24:2] अविवाहित व्यभिचार करने वाली महिला और व्यभिचार करने वाले पुरुष, दोनें में से प्रत्येक को सौ कोड़े लगाओ। तथा अगर तुम अल्लाह और अंतिम दिन पर ईमान रखते हो, तो उन दोनों के प्रति तुम कोई नरमी और दया न अपनाओ कि उनपर ह़द (दंड) ही लागू न करो या उसमें कमी कर दो। और उन दोनों पर ह़द (दंड) लागू करते समय ईमान वालों का एक गिरोह उपस्थित रहना चाहिए; ताकि उनकी सज़ा की खबर को खूब फैलाया जा सके और खुद उन्हें तथा अन्य लोगों को व्यभिचार से बाज़ रखा जा सके। -[24:3] व्यभिचार के घिनौनेपन को स्पष्ट करने के लि ए, अल्लाह ने यह उल्लेख किया है कि जो व्यक्ति व्यभिचार का आदी है, वह किसी अपनी ही जैसी व्यभिचार में लिप्त स्त्री अथवा बहुदेववादी महिला से, जो व्यभिचार से नहीं बचती, विवाह करना चाहेगा। हालाँकि बहुदेववादी महिला से निकाह करना जायज़ नहीं है। तथा जो महिला व्यभिचार की आदी है, वह अपने ही जैसे व्यभिचारी या बहुदेववादी पुरुष से, जो व्यभिचार से नहीं बचता, विवाह करना चाहेगी। जबकि बहुदेवादी पुरुष से उसका विवाह हराम (निषिद्ध) है। व्यभिचारिणी से विवाह करना और व्यभिचारी का निकाह कराना ईमान वालों के लिए हराम (निषिद्ध) कर दिया गया है। -[24:4] और जो लोग सच्चरित्रा स्त्रियों (तथा सच्चरित्र पुरुष भी इसी हुक्म में हैं) पर व्यभिचार का आरोप लगाएँ, फिर वे अपने इस आरोप पर चार गवाह हाज़िर न करें, तो (ऐ शासको!) उन्हें अस्सी कोड़े लगाओ और उनकी कोई गवाही कभी स्वीकार न करो। और वही लोग जो सच्चरित्रा स्त्रियों पर आरोप लगाते हैं, अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर निकलने वाले हैं। -[24:5] परंतु जिन लोगों ने आरोप लगाने के बाद तौबा कर ली और अपने कर्म को सुधार लिया, तो निश्चय अल्लाह उनकी तौबा और उनकी गवाही को कबूल करेगा। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदो को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[24:6] वे पुरुष जो अपनी पत्नियों पर व्यभिचार का आरोप लगाएँ और उनके पास खुद के अलावा कोई गवाह न हों, जो उनके आरोप के सत्य होने की गवाही दें; तो उनमें से एक व्यक्ति अल्लाह की क़सम के साथ चार बार गवाही दे कि : निःसंदेह वह अपनी पत्नी पर व्यभिचार का आरोप लगाने में निश्चय सच्चा है। -[24:7] फिर अपनी पाँचवीं गवाही में, वह खुद के अभिशाप (लानत) के योग्य होने की बददुआ करे, अगर वह उसपर आरोप लगाने में झूठा है। -[24:8] इस क़सम के बाद स्त्री व्यभिचार की सज़ा की हक़दार हो जाएगी। लेकिन यह बात उसकी सज़ा को हटा देगी कि वह अल्लाह की क़सम खाकर चार बार यह गवाही दे कि : निःसंदेह उसका पति उसपर आरोप लगाने में निश्चय झूठा है। -[24:9] फिर अपनी पाँचवीं गवाही में, वह अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के प्रकोप की बददुआ करेगी, यदि वह (व्यक्ति) उसपर आरोप लगाने में सच्चा है। -[24:10] (ऐ लोगो!) अगर तुमपर अल्लाह की कृपा और दया न होती और यह कि वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा को स्वीकार करने वाला है, तथा अपने प्रबंधन और शरीयत में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है, तो तुम्हें जल्द ही तुम्हारे गुनाहों की सज़ा देता और तुम्हें अपमान का सामना करना पड़ता। -[24:11] निश्चय जो लोग झूठा आरोप (अर्थात् ईमान वालों की माँ आयशा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा पर व्यभिचार का आरोप) मढ़कर लाए, वे (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमसे ही संबंध रखने वाले एक समूह हैं। यह मत सोचो कि उन्होंने जो झूठ गढ़ा है, वह तुम्हारे लिए बुरा है। बल्कि वह तुम्हारे लिए अच्छा है, क्योंकि उसमें ईमान वालों के लिए सवाब (पुण्य) और जाँच-पड़ताल है, तथा इसके साथ ही मोमिनों की माँ आयशा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा की पवित्रता (दोष-मुक्त होने) की घोषणा है। जिस किसी ने यह आरोप लगाने में भाग लिया, उसे उसके कमाए हुए पाप के अनुसार बदला मिलेगा। और जिसने इसकी शुरुआत करके इसके बड़े हिस्से का भार उठाया, उसके लिए बहुत बड़ी यातना है। इससे अभिप्राय पाखंडी लोगों का प्रमुख अब्दुल्लाह बिन उबैय इब्ने सलूल है। -[24:12] जब मोमिन पुरुषों और मोमिन स्त्रियों ने यह भयंकर मिथ्यारोपण सुना, तो इसके निशाने पर आने वाले अपने मोमिन भाइयों के इससे सुरक्षित होने का गुमान क्यों न किया और यह क्यों न कहा : यह एक स्पष्ट झूठ है। -[24:13] ईमान वालों की माँ आयशा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा पर आरोप लगाने वाले, अपने इस गंभीर झूठ पर चार गवाह क्यों नहीं लाए, जो उसके सत्य होने की गवाही देते, जिसकी उन्होंने उनकी ओर निस्बत की?! अगर वे उसपर चार गवाह नहीं लाए (और वे उन्हें हरगिज़ नहीं ला सकेंगे), तो वे अल्लाह के फैसले के अनुसार झूठे हैं। -[24:14] अगर तुम पर (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अल्लाह का अनुग्रह और उसकी दया न होती कि उसने तुम्हें सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं की और तुममें से तौबा करने वालों की तौबा स्वीकार कर ली; तो निश्चय तुम्हारे ईमान वालों की माँ आयशा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा पर झूठा आरोप मढ़ने के कारण तुमपर बहुत बड़ी यातना आ जाती। -[24:15] जब तुम इसे एक-दूसरे से वर्णन कर रहे थे और इसके झूठे होने के बावजूद अपने मुँह से इसे प्रसारित कर रहे थे; क्योंकि तुम्हें इसके बारे में कोई ज्ञान नहीं था। और तुम यह समझ रहे थे कि यह एक साधारण बात है। हालाँकि वह अल्लाह के यहाँ एक बहुत बड़ी बात थी। क्योंकि वह झूठ और एक निर्दोष पर आरोप लगाने पर आधारित थी। -[24:16] जब तुमने यह झूठा आरोप सुना, तो क्यों नहीं कहा : हमारे लिए यह सही नहीं है कि हम इस घृणित बात को ज़बान पर लाएँ। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हम तेरी पवित्रता बयान करते हैं। मोमिनों की माँ पर उनका लगाया हुआ यह आरोप बहुत बड़ा झूठ है। -[24:17] अल्लाह तुम्हें याद दिलाता और नसीहत करता है कि इस प्रकार का कार्य पुनः न करना और किसी पवित्र व्यक्ति पर व्यभिचार का आरोप न लगाना, अगर तुम अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हो। -[24:18] अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए अपने आदेशों एवं उपदेशों पर आधारित आयतों को स्पष्ट करता है। तथा अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से पूरी तरह अवगत है। उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। वह अपने प्रबंधन और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[24:19] जो लोग चाहते हैं कि मोमिनों के अंदर बुराइयाँ फैलें (जिनमें व्यभिचार का आरोप भी शामिल है), उनके लिए संसार में दर्दनाक यातना है, इस प्रकार कि उनपर व्यभिचार का आरोप लगाने की 'हद' लगाई जाएगी। और आख़िरत में उनके लिए आग की यातना है। अल्लाह उनके झूठ को और अपने बंदों के अंजाम को जानता है, तथा वह उनके हितों से (भी) अवगत है। और तुम इसे नहीं जानते। -[24:20] (ऐ झूठे आरोप में पड़ने वालो!) अगर तुमपर अल्लाह का अनुग्रह और उसकी दया न होती और यह बात न होती कि अल्लाह तुमपर अत्यंत मेहरबान और बड़ा दयावान् है, तो तुम्हें जल्द ही सज़ा दे देता। -[24:21] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वाले लोगो! असत्य को सुशोभित करने में शैतान के मार्ग का अनुसरण न करो। और जो उसके मार्ग का अनुसरण करता है, तो वह बुरे कामों और बातों तथा शरीयत विरोधी चीज़ों का आदेश देता है। और अगर (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमपर अल्लाह का अनुग्रह न होता, तो तुममें से कोई भी कभी तौबा करके पवित्र न होता। परंतु अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, उसकी तौबा क़बूल करके पवित्र करता है। और अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कर्मों को जानने वाला है। उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं रहता। और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[24:22] तथा धर्म में प्रतिष्ठा और धन में विस्तार वाले लोग, अपने ज़रूरतमंद रिश्तेदारों को (जो कि गरीबी के शिकार हैं और अल्लाह की राह में हिजरत करने वालों में से हैं) उनके द्वारा किए गए पाप के कारण, आर्थिक सहायता न देने की क़सम न खाएँ। बल्कि उन्हें चाहिए कि अपने उन रिश्तेदारों को माफ़ कर दें और दरगुज़र कर जाएँ। क्या तुम यह पसंद नहीं करते हो कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर दे, यदि तुम उनको माफ़ कर दो और जाने दो?! और निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदो को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। इसलिए उसके बंदों को भी उसका अनुसरण करना चाहिए। यह आयत अबू बक्र सिद्दीक़ रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु के बारे में उतरी, जब उन्होंने मिसतह (रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु) के आयशा (रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा) पर आरोप लगाने में शामिल होने की वजह से, उनपर खर्च न करने की क़सम खा ली थी। -[24:23] निश्चय जो लोग सच्चरित्रा तथा अश्लीलता से बेखबर भोली-भाली मोमिन स्त्रियों पर तोहमत लगाते हैं, वे दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में अल्लाह की दया से दूर कर दिए गए। और आखिरत में उनके लिए बड़ी यातना है। -[24:24] यह यातना उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन दी जाएगी। जिस दिन उनकी ज़बानें, उनके विरुद्ध, उन ग़लत बातों की गवाही देंगी, जो उन्होंने बोली थीं। तथा उनके हाथ और उनके पाँव उनके विरुद्ध उसकी गवाही देंगे जो वे किया करते थे। -[24:25] उस दिन अल्लाह उन्हें न्याय के साथ उनका पूरा-पूरा बदला देगा और वे जान लेंगे कि अल्लाह ही सत्य है। अतः उसके द्वारा जारी होने वाली हर खबर या वादा या धमकी, एक स्पष्ट सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। -[24:26] पुरुषों, महिलाओं, कार्यों और बातों में से जो भी अपवित्र है, वह उसी के लिए उपयुक्त और अनुकूल है, जो अपवित्र है। और इनमें से जो भी पवित्र है, वह उसी के लिए उपयुक्त और अनुकूल है, जो पवित्र है। ये पवित्र पुरुष और पवित्र स्त्रियाँ उससे बरी किए गए हैं, जो उनके बारे में अपवित्र पुरुष और अपवित्र स्त्रियाँ कहती हैं। उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से क्षमादान है, जिससे वह उनके गुनाह माफ़ कर देगा। तथा उनके लिए सम्मान वाली जीविका है, और वह जन्नत है। -[24:27] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर चलने वालो! अपने घरों के सिवा अन्य घरों में उस समय तक प्रवेश न करो, जब तक उसके निवासियों से प्रवेश की अनुमति न ले लो और उन्हें सलाम न कर लो। सलाम करते और अनुमति लेते समय इस तरह कहो : "अस्सलामु अलैकुम, क्या मै अंदर आ सकता हूँ?" यह अनुमति प्राप्त करना जिसका तुम्हें आदेश दिया गया है, अचानक प्रवेश करने से बेहतर है। ताकि तुम अनुमति लेने के इस आदेश को याद रखो और उसका पालन करो। -[24:28] अगर तुम उन घरों में किसी को न पाओ, तो तुम उनमें प्रवेश न करो, यहाँ तक कि जिसके पास अनुमति देने का अधिकार हो, वह तुम्हें उनमें प्रवेश करने की अनुमति दे दे। और अगर घर के मालिक तुम्हें लौट जाने को कहें, तो लौट जाओ और उसमें प्रवेश न करो। क्योंकि यह तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह के निकट अधिक पवित्र है। और अल्लाह, तुम जो कुछ करते हो, उससे पूरी तरह अवगत है। तुम्हारा कुछ भी काम उससे छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[24:29] ऐसे सार्वजनिक घरों में बिना अनुमति के प्रवेश करने में तुमपर कोई पाप नहीं, जो किसी व्यक्ति विशेष से संबंधित नहीं हैं, बल्कि सार्वजनिक उपयोग के लिए तैयार किए गए हैं, जैसे पुस्तकालयें और बाजारों में दुकानें। तथा तुम अपने कार्यों और अपनी स्थितियों में से जो छिपाते हो और जो ज़ाहिर करते हो, अल्लाह उन्हें भली-भाँति जानता है। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[24:30] (ऐ रसूल!) आप ईमान वालों से कह दें कि वे अपनी निगाहों को उन चीज़ों की ओर देखने से रोक लें, जो उनके लिए हलाल नहीं हैं, जैसे कि (पराई) स्त्रियाँ और गुप्तांग (निजी अंग), और अपने गुप्तांगों की हराम में पड़ने से तथा उन्हें प्रकट करने से रक्षा करें। यह अल्लाह की हराम की हुई चीज़ों को देखने से बाज़ रहना और गुप्तांगों को संरक्षित करना उनके लिए अल्लाह के निकट अधिक पवित्र है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उससे पूरी तरह अवगत है, जो वे करते हैं। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[24:31] ईमान वाली स्त्रियों से कह दें कि जिन पर्दे की चीजों को देखना उनके लिए ह़लाल नहीं है, उनकी ओर देखने से अपनी निगाहों को बचाएँ। तथा व्यभिचार से दूर रहकर और खुद को परदे में रखकर अपने गुप्तांगों की रक्षा करें। और अपने श्रृंगार को अपरिचित व्यक्तियों के सामने ज़ाहिर न करें, सिवाय इसके कि उसमें से जो खुद से प्रकट हो जाए, जिसका छिपाना संभव न हो, जैसे कपड़े। और अपने बालों, चेहरों और गर्दनों को ढँकने के लिए अपने कपड़ों के ऊपरी हिस्से के खुले भाग पर अपनी ओढ़नियाँ (चादरें) डाल लिया करें। और अपने गुप्त श्रृंगार को किसी के सामने ज़ाहिर न करें, सिवाय अपने पतियों के, अथवा अपने पिताओं के, अथवा अपने पतियों के पिताओं के, अथवा अपने बेटों के, अथवा अपने पतियों के बेटों के, अथवा अपने भाइयों के, अथवा अपने भतीजों के, अथवा अपने भाँजों के, अथवा अपनी भरोसे के लायक़ स्त्रियों के, वह स्त्रियाँ मुसलमान हों या काफिर, अथवा उन दास-दासियों के, जिनकी वे मालिक हों, अथवा ऐसे अधीनस्थ पुरुषों के, जो स्त्रियों में किसी प्रकार की इच्छा न रखते हों, अथवा ऐसे छोटे बच्चों के, जो महिलाओं की छिपी बातों का ज्ञान न रखते हों। तथा औरतें धरती पर अपने पैर मारती हुई न चलें कि उनके छिपे हुए श्रृंगार जैसे पाज़ेब आदि का पता चल जाए। (ऐ मोमिनों!) तुम सब नज़र आदि के गुनाहों से अल्लाह के सामने तौबा करो, आशा है कि तुम अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ को पाने में सफल हो जाओ और उस चीज़ से मुक्ति पा जाओ जिससे डरते हो। -[24:32] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) उन पुरुषों का विवाह कर दो, जिनकी पत्नियाँ नहीं हैं तथा उन आज़ाद महिलाओं का भी, जिनके पति नहीं हैं और अपने ईमान वाले दासों एवं दासियों का भी विवाह कर दो। यदि वे निर्धन हैं, तो अल्लाह अपने विशाल अनुग्रह से उन्हें धनी बना देगा। अल्लाह बड़ा जीविका दाता है। किसी को धनी बनाने से उसकी जीविका में कमी नहीं होती। वह अपने बंदों की स्थितियों से अवगत है। -[24:33] जो लोग अपनी गरीबी के कारण शादी करने में असमर्थ हैं, वे व्यभिचार से बचें, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपने विशाल अनुग्रह से समृद्ध कर दे। और जो दास अपने मालिकों से माल के बदले आज़ादी का अनुबंध करना चाहते हैं, उनके मालिकों को इसे स्वीकार कर लेना चाहिए, यदि वे उनके अनंदर अदा करने की क्षमता और धर्म में अच्छाई जानते हों। तथा उन्हें चाहिए कि अल्लाह के प्रदान किए हुए माल में से उन (दासों) को कुछ दें, इस प्रकार कि लिखा-पढ़ी के समय जो धन निर्धारित हुआ था, उसका कुछ भाग छोड़ दें। और माल की तलाश में अपने दासियों को व्यभिचार करने के लिए मजबूर न करो (जैसा कि अब्दुल्लाह बिन उबैय ने अपनी दो दासियों के साथ किया था जबकि वे पवित्रता और व्यभिचार से दूर रहना चाहती थीं), ताकि तुम उनकी योनि की कमाई खाओ। और तुम में से जो व्यक्ति उन्हें ऐसा करने के लिए मजबूर करेगा, तो अल्लाह उनके मजबूर किए जाने के बाद उन (दासियों) के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। क्योंकि वे मजबूर की गई हैं। और पाप उन्हें मजबूर करने वाले पर है। -[24:34] (ऐ लोगों!) हमने तुम्हारी ओर सच को झूठ से स्पष्ट करने वाली खुली आयतें उतारी हैं। और हमने तुम्हारे लिए तुमसे पहले गुज़रे हुए मोमिनों एवं काफिरों का उदाहरण भी प्रस्तुत किया है। तथा हमने तुमपर एक उपदेश उतारा है, जिससे वे लोग उपदेश ग्रहण करते हैं, जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, डरते हैं। -[24:35] अल्लाह आकाश और धरती का प्रकाश और उन दोनों में मौजूद सारी चीज़ों का मार्गदर्शन करने वाला है। मोमिन के हृदय में अल्लाह के प्रकाश की मिसाल, दीवार में एक ताक़ की तरह है, जिसमें एक चिराग़ है। वह चिराग़ एक चमकते हुए फानूस में है, जो मोती की तरह एक चमकदार तारा मालूम होता है। वह चिराग़ एक मुबारक पेड़ के तेल से जलाया जाता है, जो कि ज़ैतून का पेड़ है। उस पेड़ को सूरज से कोई चीज़ नहीं छिपाती है, न तो सुबह और न ही शाम को। उसका तेल इतना साफ़-सुथरा होता है कि मानो आग के छुए बिना ही जल उठेगा। तो फिर आग के छूने के बाद क्या हाल होगा?! चिराग़ का प्रकाश, फ़ानूस के प्रकाश पर है। यही हाल मोमिन व्यक्ति के दिल का होता है, जब उसके अंदर मार्गदर्शन का प्रकाश चमक उठे। अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, क़ुरआन का पालन करने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। तथा अल्लाह चीज़ों को उनके समान चीज़ों के द्वारा उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करता है। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[24:36] यह चिराग़ उन मस्जिदों में जलाया जाता है, जिनके स्थान एवं भवन को अल्लाह ने उच्च रखने का आदेश दिया है। उनमें अज़ान, ज़िक्र और नमाज़ के द्वारा उसका नाम याद किया जाता है। उनके अंदर अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में नमाज़ पढ़ते हैं। -[24:37] वे ऐसे लोग हैं, जिन्हें ख़रीद या बिक्री अल्लाह का ज़िक्र करने, संपूर्ण तरीके से नमाज़ अदा करने और ज़कात के हक़दारों को ज़कात देने से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं करती। वे क़ियामत के दिन से डरते हैं। वह दिन, जब लोगों के दिल यातना से मुक्ति की आशा और उससे भय के बीच डोल रहे होंगे और निगाहें इधर-उधर फिर रही होंगी कि उन्हें किधर जाना है। -[24:38] उन्होंने ऐसे कार्य किए, ताकि अल्लाह उन्हें उनके अच्छे कामों का (उत्तम) बदला दे, तथा अपने अनुग्रह से उनके प्रतिफल में और वृद्धि कर दे। अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, उसके कर्मों के अनुसार गिने बिना जीविका देता है। बल्कि वह उनके कर्मों से कई गुना अधिक देता है। -[24:39] और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, उनके किए हुए कर्मों का कोई प्रतिफल नहीं है। जिस तरह कि किसी निचली भूमि में नज़र आने वाला सराब (मरीचिका) होता है, जिसे प्यासा आदमी देखकर यह सोचता है कि वह पानी है। चुनाँचे वह उसकी ओर चल पड़ता है। यहाँ तक कि जब वहाँ आकर खड़ा होता है, तो वहाँ पानी बिलकुल नहीं पाता। इसी तरह, एक काफ़िर यह सोचता है कि उसके कर्मों से उसे लाभ होगा, यहाँ तक कि जब वह मर जाएगा और दोबारा उठाया जाएगा, तो वह उनका प्रतिफल नहीं पाएगा। और वह अपने रब को अपने समक्ष पाएगा। जो उसे उसके किए हुए कर्मों का पूरा-पूरा बदला देगा। और अल्लाह बहुत जल्द हिसाब करने वाला है। -[24:40] या उनके कर्म एक गहरे सागर में अँधेरों की तरह हैं, जिस (सागर) के ऊपर एक लहर हो, उस लहर के ऊपर एक और लहर हो, (तथा) उसके ऊपर बादल हो, जो तारों को ढाँप ले, जिनसे वह मार्ग पा सकता है। इस तरह, परत दर परत अंधेरे हों। इन अंधेरों में पड़ा हुआ इनसान अगर अपना हाथ निकाले, तो अँधेरे की तीव्रता के कारण शायद ही वह उसे देख सके। यही हाल काफ़िर का है। उसपर अज्ञानता, संदेह, भ्रम तथा हृदय पर मुहर के अँधेरे परत-दर-परत जमे हुए हैं। और जिसे अल्लाह गुमराही से निकालकर मार्गदर्शन और अपनी किताब का ज्ञान न प्रदान करे, तो उसके पास कोई मार्गदर्शन नहीं है, जिसके द्वारा वह मार्ग पा सके, और न ही कोई पुस्तक है, जिसके द्वारा वह प्रकाश प्राप्त कर सके। -[24:41] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि आकाशों और धरती में जो भी प्राणी हैं, सब अल्लाह की पवित्रता बयान करते हैं, तथा पक्षी हवा में अपने पंख फैलाए उसकी पवित्रता का गान करते हैं। इन प्राणियों में से जो नमाज़ पढ़ते हैं, जैसे इनसान, उनकी नमाज़ को तथा इनमें से जो पवित्रता का गान करते हैं, जैसे पक्षी, उनके पवित्रता गान को अल्लाह ने जान लिया है। और अल्लाह उसे पूरी तरह जानने वाला है, जो वे करते हैं। उनके कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[24:42] आकाशों और धरती का राज्य अकेले अल्लाह ही के लिए है। तथा क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए अकेले उसी की ओर लौटकर जाना है। -[24:43] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह बादल को चलाता है। फिर उसके विभिन्न भागों को एक-दूसरे से मिला देता है। फिर उसे जमाकर तह-ब-तह कर देता है। फिर तुम देखते हो कि बारिश बादल के अंदर से निकल रही है। और वह आकाश की दिशा से, उसमें घनीभूत बादलों से जो अपनी भव्यता में पहाड़ों जैसा दिखते हैं, कंकड़ जैसे पानी के जमे हुए टुकड़े (ओले) उतारता है, फिर उस ओले को अपने बंदों में से जिसपर चाहता है, उतारता है और उनमें से जिससे चाहता है, उसे फेर देता है। बादल की बिजली की चमक इतनी तेज़ होती है कि लगता है कि आँखों को उचक ले जाएगी। -[24:44] अल्लाह रात और दिन को लंबे और छोटे तथा आगे और पीछे करता रहता है। निश्चय अल्लाह के पालनहार होने के प्रमाणों पर आधारित इन उल्लिखित निशानियों में उन लोगों के लिए शिक्षा (उपदेश) है, जो अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसके एकत्व की समझ-बूझ रखने वाले हैं। -[24:45] अल्लाह ने धरती पर चलने वाले प्रत्येक जीवधारी को वीर्य से पैदा किया। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ अपने पेट के बल रेंगकर चलते हैं, जैसे साँप, और उनमें से कुछ दो पैरों पर चलते हैं, जैसे मनुष्य और पक्षी, तथा उनमें से कुछ चार पैरों पर चलते हैं, जैसे मवेशी। अल्लाह उनमें से जो चाहे, पैदा करता है, जो उसने उल्लेख किया है और जो उसने उल्लेख नहीं किया है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[24:46] हमने मुह़म्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर सत्य के मार्ग को दर्शाने वाली स्पष्ट आयतें उतारी हैं। और अल्लाह जिसको चाहता है, टेढ़ापन से रहित सीधे रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। अंततः वह रास्ता उसे जन्नत में ले जाता है। -[24:47] मुनाफ़िक़ लोग कहते हैं : हम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और रसूल पर ईमान लाए, तथा हमने अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन किया और रसूल का आज्ञापालन किया। फिर उनमें से एक समूह मुँह फेर लेता है। चुनाँचे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने और उनकी बात मानने का दावा करने के बाद, वे अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद करने के आदेश में अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का पालन नहीं करते हैं। और ये अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के आज्ञापालन से मुँह फेरने वाले, मोमिन नहीं हैं, भले ही वे दावा करें कि वे मोमिन हैं। -[24:48] और जब इन मुनाफ़िक़ों को अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की ओर बुलाया जाता है, ताकि रसूल उनके विवाद का निर्णय कर दें, तो अचानक वे अपने निफ़ाक़ के कारण आपके निर्णय से मुँह मोड़ने वाले होते हैं। -[24:49] और अगर वे जानते हैं कि अधिकार उनका है, और यह कि रसूल उनके पक्ष में फैसला करेंगे, तो आपके पास बड़े आज्ञाकारी बनकर आते हैं। -[24:50] क्या इन लोगों के दिलों में कोई अपरिहार्य रोग है, या उनको इसमें संदेह है कि आप अल्लाह के रसूल हैं, या उन्हें इस बात का डर है कि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल फैसले में उनपर अत्याचार करेंगे? यह उपर्युक्त में से किसी के कारण नहीं है। बल्कि, उनके आपके फ़ैसले से उपेक्षा करने और आपसे दुश्मनी के कारण, उनके दिलों ही में बीमारी की वजह से है। -[24:51] ईमान वालों की बात, जब वे अल्लाह की ओर और रसूल की ओर बुलाए जाएँ, ताकि वह उनके बीच निर्णय करें, केवल यह होती है कि वे कहते हैं : हमने उनकी बात सुनी और उनके आदेश का पालन किया। तथा इन गुणों से विशेषित लोग ही दुनिया और आख़िरत में सफल होने वाले हैं। -[24:52] जो अल्लाह का और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करे, तथा उनके निर्णय को मान ले, और गुनाहों के परिणाम से भय रखे, और अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करके और उसके निषेध से बचकर, उसकी यातना से डरे, तो केवल यही लोग दुनिया और आख़िरत की भलाइयों को प्राप्त कर सफल होने वाले हैं। -[24:53] मुनाफ़िक़ों ने अपनी सबसे मज़बूत क़समें खाईं, जितनी वे खा सकते थे : यदि आप उनको जिहाद के लिए निकलने को कहें, तो निश्चय वे अवश्य निकलेंगे। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : तुम क़समें मत खाओ। क्योंकि तुम्हारे झूठ का हाल मालूम है और तुम्हारा तथाकथित आज्ञापालन सर्वज्ञात है। तुम जो कुछ भी करते हो, अल्लाह उससे अवगत है। तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं रह सकता, चाहे तुम उन्हें कितना ही छिपा लो। -[24:54] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुनाफ़िक़ों से कह दें कि तुम बाहर और भीतर दोनों तरह से अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो। अगर तुम उनके आज्ञापालन से मुँह फेरोगे, जिसका तुम्हें आदेश दिया गया है, तो रसूल का दायित्व केवल उस संदेश को पहुँचा देना है, जिसकी उन्हें ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई है। तथा तुम्हारा दायित्व आज्ञापालन करना और रसूल के लाए हुए धर्म के अनुसार कार्य करना है। और अगर तुम उनकी बात मानकर उनके आदेशों का पालन करोगे और उनकी मना की हुई बातों से दूर रहोगे, तो सच्चा मार्ग प्राप्त कर लोगे। और रसूल का दायित्व केवल स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचा देना है। उसका काम तुम्हें सही मार्ग पर लगा देना और उसपर मजबूर करना नहीं है। -[24:55] अल्लाह ने तुममें से ईमान वालों और सुकर्म करने वालों से वादा किया है कि वह उनके शत्रुओं के खिलाफ उनकी सहायता करेगा तथा उनको धरती में ख़लीफ़ा बनाएगा, जिस तरह कि उनसे पहले के ईमान वालों को धरती में ख़लीफ़ा बनाया था। और उनसे यह वादा किया है कि उनके उस धर्म को जिसे उनके लिए पसंद किया है (और वह इस्लाम धर्म है), धरती में प्रभुत्व एवं शक्ति प्रदान कर देगा। तथा उनसे यह भी वादा किया है कि उन्हें उनके भय के पश्चात् शांति प्रदान कर देगा। वे केवल मेरी ही इबादत करेंगे, मेरे साथ किसी को साझी नहीं बनाएँगे। और जिसने इन नेमतों के बाद कुफ़्र किया, तो वही लोग अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[24:56] संपूर्ण तरीक़े से नमाज़ अदा करो, अपने धन की ज़कात दो, और रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करते हुए उस चीज़ को करो, जिसका उन्होंने आदेश दिया है और उस चीज़ को त्याग कर दो, जिससे उन्होंने मना किया है; इस आशा में कि तुम्हें अल्लाह की दया प्राप्त हो। -[24:57] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन लोगों को जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, हरगिज़ यह न समझें कि वे मुझसे बच निकलेंगे, यदि मैं उन्हें यातना से पीड़ित करना चाहूँ। और क़ियामत के दिन उनका ठिकाना जहन्नम है। और निश्चय उन लोगों का ठिकाना बहुत बुरा है, जिनका ठिकाना जहन्नम होगा। -[24:58] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम्हारे ग़ुलाम, तुम्हारी लौंडियाँ और आज़ाद बच्चे, जो युवावस्था को न पहुँचे हों, तुमसे तीन समयों में अनुमति माँगें; फ़ज्र की नमाज़ से पहले, जो कि सोने के कपड़ों को उतारकर जागने के कपड़े पहनने का समय होता है, और दोपहर के समय, जब क़ैलूला के लिए तुम अपने कपड़े उतारते हो, और इशा की नमाज़ के बाद; क्योंकि यह तुम्हारे सोने तथा जागने के कपड़े उतारकर सोने के कपड़े पहनने का समय है। ये तीन समय, तुम्हारे लिए पर्दे के समय हैं। इन समयों में वे तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारी अनुमति के बिना नहीं आ सकते। इनके सिवा अन्य समयों में उनके बिना अनुमति लेकर आने में, न तुमपर कोई गुनाह है और न उनपर। वे तुम्हारे पास बहुत चक्कर लगाने वाले हैं, तुम एक-दूसरे के पास आते-जाते रहते हो। इसलिए उन्हें हर समय बिना अनुमति के प्रवेश करने से नहीं रोका जा सकता है। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए अनुमति लेने के नियमों को खोलकर बयान किया है, उसी तरह अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए उन आयतों को खोलकर बयान करता है, जो तुम्हारे लिए उसके निर्धारित किए हुए नियमों को दर्शाती हैं। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों के हितों को भली-भाँति जानता है, उनके लिए जो नियम निर्धारित करता है, उसमें पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[24:59] और जब तुममें से बच्चे युवावस्था को पहुँच जाएँ, तो उन्हें उन सभी समयों में घरों में प्रवेश करने के लिए अनुमति माँगनी चाहिए, जैसा कि पहले वयस्कों के बारे में बताया गया है। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए अनुमति लेने के प्रावधान को खोलकर बयान किया है, उसी तरह अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए अपनी आयतों को खोलकर बयान करता है। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों के हितों को भली-भाँति जानने वाला, जो कुछ उनके लिए नियम निर्धारित करता है, उसमें पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[24:60] वे वृद्ध महिलाएँ जो अपने बुढ़ापे के कारण मासिक धर्म और गर्भावस्था से रहित होकर बैठ चुकी हैं, जो कि शादी की इच्छा नहीं रखती हैं, यदि वे अपने कुछ कपड़े, जैसे चादर और चेहरे का नकाब, उतारकर रख देती हैं, तो उनपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। लेकिन शर्त यह है कि छिपी हुई ज़ीनत को ज़ाहिर न करें, जिसे छिपाने का आदेश दिया गया है। फिर भी उन कपड़ों को उतारने से बचना ही उनके हक़ में बेहतर है, ताकि पर्दा और पाक-दामनी का अधिक ख़याल रखा जा सके। अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कर्मों को जानने वाला है। उससे इनमें से कोई चीज़ छिप नहीं सकती और वह तुम्हें इनका बदला देगा। -[24:61] उस अंधे पर कोई पाप नहीं जिसने अपनी दृष्टि खो दी हो, न तो लंगड़े पर कोई पाप है, और न बीमार ही पर कोई पाप है; अगर ये लोग कोई ऐसा शरई कार्य छोड़ दें, जिसे अंजाम देने में वे सक्षम न हों, जैसे अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद करना। तथा (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमपर अपने घरों से खाने में कोई पाप नहीं है, जिसमें तुम्हारे बच्चों के घर भी शामिल हैं। और न ही तुम्हारे पिताओं, या तुम्हारी माताओं, या तुम्हारे भाइयों, या तुम्हारी बहनों, या तुम्हारे चाचाओं, या तुम्हारी फूफियों, या तुम्हारे मामाओं, या तुम्हारी ख़ालाओं के घरों से खाने में कोई गुनाह है, या उन घरों से जिनके संरक्षण की तुम्हें ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई हो, जैसे बाग़ का चौकीदार। तथा अपने दोस्त के घरों से खाने में कोई गुनाह नहीं है, क्योंकि वह आमतौर पर इससे प्रसन्न होता है। तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है कि सब एक साथ मिलकर खाओ या अलग-अलग। फिर जब तुम उपर्युक्त घरों में या उनके सिवा अन्य घरों में प्रवेश करो, तो उनमें मौजूद लोगों को यह कहकर सलाम करो : السلام عليكم (तुमपर शांति हो)। अगर उनमें कोई न हो, तो अपने आप को यह कहकर सलाम करो : السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين (हमपर और अल्लाह के सत्कर्मी बंदों पर शांति हो)। यह अल्लाह की ओर से बरकत वाला सलाम है, जिसे उसने तुम्हारे लिए निर्धारित किया है, क्योंकि यह तुम्हारे बीच प्रेम और स्नेह को फैलाता है। यह पवित्र (अच्छा) है, इससे सुनने वाले की आत्मा प्रसन्न होती है। इस सूरत में उल्लिखित इस स्पष्टीकरण ही की तरह अल्लाह आयतों को स्पष्ट करता करता है, ताकि तुम उन्हें समझो और उनमें जो कुछ है, उसके अनुसार कार्य करो। -[24:62] अपने ईमान में सच्चे मोमिन वही लोग हैं, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए, और जब वे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथ किसी ऐसे काम में हों, जो उन्हें मुसलमानों के हित के लिए एकजुट करता हो, तो उस समय तक वापस नहीं होते, जब तक आपसे वापसी की अनुमति न ले लें। निःसंदेह जो लोग (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे लौटते समय अनुमति माँगते हैं, वही लोग वास्तव में अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हैं और उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखते हैं। अतः जब वे अपने हित के किसी काम के लिए आपसे अनुमति माँगें, तो आप उनमें से जिसे अनुमति देना चाहें, अनुमति दें। और उनके गुनाहों के लिए (अल्लाह से) क्षमा याचना करें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[24:63] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का सम्मान करो। इसलिए जब आपको बुलाओ, तो आपके नाम से न बुलाओ, जैसे यह न कहो : ऐ मुहम्मद! इसी तरह आपके बाप के नाम से भी न बुलाओ, जैसे यह न कहो : ऐ अब्दुल्लाह के बेटे! जैसा कि तुम आपस में एक-दूसरे के साथ करते हो। बल्कि इस तरह कहो : ऐ अल्लाह के रसूल!, ऐ अल्लाह के नबी!, और जब वह तुम्हें किसी सामान्य कार्य के लिए बुलाएँ, तो तुम उनके बुलाने को आपस में एक-दूसरे को किसी महत्वहीन काम के लिए बुलाने की तरह न समझो। बल्कि उसका जवाब देने में जल्दी करो। अल्लाह उन लोगों को अच्छी तरह जानता है, जो तुममें से बिना अनुमति के चुपके से निकल जाते हैं। अतः उन लोगों को डरना चाहिए जो अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आदेश का उल्लंघन करते हैं कि अल्लाह उन्हें किसी विपत्ति और परीक्षण से पीड़ित न कर दे, या उन्हें दर्दनाक यातना से पीड़ित न कर दे, जिसे वे सहन न कर सकें। -[24:64] सुन लो! आकाशों और धरती में जो कुछ है, सबका पैदा करने वाला, मालिक और प्रबंध करने वाला अकेला अल्लाह है। (ऐ लोगो!) वह तुम्हारी स्थितियों को जानता है, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं रहता। तथा क़ियामत के दिन (जब वे मृत्यु के बाद दोबारा जीवित होकर अल्लाह के पास लौटेंगे), तो वह उन्हें दुनिया में उनके किए हुए कार्यों से सूचित कर देगा। और अल्लाह सब कुछ जानता है। आकाशों में या धरती पर कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। - -Surah 25: Al-Furqan (The Discrimination) ----------------------------------------- -[25:1] उस अस्तित्व की भलाई बहुत अधिक और बहुल है, जिसने अपने बंदे और रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर सत्य और असत्य के बीच अंतर करने वाला क़ुरआन उतारा, ताकि वह मानव जाति और जिन्न की ओर, उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाला रसूल हो जाए। -[25:2] वह अस्तित्व कि केवल उसी के लिए आकाशों और धरती का राज्य है। उसने कोई संतान नहीं बनाई। और उसके राज्य में कभी उसका कोई शरीक नहीं रहा है। तथा उसने सारी चीज़ों को पैदा किया, और अपने ज्ञान एवं हिकमत के अनुसार उनकी रचना का ऐसा अंदाज़ा नियत किया, जो उनके लिए उपयुक्त हो। -[25:3] मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसे पूज्य बना लिए, जो कोई भी छोटी या बड़ी चीज़ नहीं पैदा कर सकते। बल्कि वे स्वयं पैदा किए जाते हैं। अल्लाह ने उन्हें अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व प्रदान किया है। वे अपने किसी हानि को दूर करने, या अपने लिए कोई लाभ प्राप्त करने की भी शक्ति नहीं रखते। वे न किसी जीवित को मार सकते और न किसी मृत को जीवित कर सकते। तथा वे मुर्दों को उनकी क़ब्रों से उठा भी नहीं सकते। -[25:4] और अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों ने कहा : यह क़ुरआन केवल एक झूठ है, जिसे मुह़म्मद ने गढ़ लिया है और झूठमूठ अल्लाह से संबद्ध कर दिया है। इसे गढ़ने में अन्य लोगों ने भी उसका साथ दिया है। निश्चय इन काफ़िरों ने एक असत्य बात गढ़ी है। क्योंकि क़ुरआन अल्लाह की वाणी है। कोई इनसान या जिन्न इस तरह की वाणी कदापि नहीं ला सकता। -[25:5] और इन क़ुरआन को झुठलाने वालों ने कहा : क़ुरआन पहले लोगों की कहानियाँ और उनकी लिखी हुई बे सिर पैर की बातें हैं। मुहम्मद ने उन्हें लिखवा लिया है और वही उनके सामने सुबह-शाम पढ़ी जाती हैं।. -[25:6] (ऐ रसूल!) इन झुठलाने वालों से कह दें : क़ुरआन को उस अल्लाह ने उतारा है, जो आकाशों और धरती की हर बात को जानता है। क़ुरआन गढ़ा हुआ नहीं है, जैसा कि तुमने दावा किया है। फिर उन्हें तौबा की प्रेरणा देते हुए कहा : अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[25:7] नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों ने कहा : यह व्यक्ति जो अल्लाह की ओर से रसूल होने का दावा करता है, इसे क्या है कि अन्य लोगों की तरह खाना खाता है और रोज़ी की तलाश में बाज़ारों में चलता-फिरता है? अल्लाह ने इसके साथ कोई फ़रिश्ता क्यों न उतारा, जो इसके साथ रहकर इसकी पुष्टि करता और इसका सहयोग करता? -[25:8] या उसपर आकाश से कोई खज़ाना उतारा जाता, या उसके पास कोई बाग़ होता, जिसके वह फल खाता और रोज़ी की तलाश में बाज़ारों के चक्कर लगाने से बच जाता। तथा इन ज़ालिमों ने यह भी कहा : (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम किसी रसूल का पालन नहीं करते। बल्कि एक ऐसे व्यक्ति का अनुसरण कर रहे हो, जो जादू के असर से विवेकहीन हो गया है। -[25:9] (ऐ रसूल!) उनका यह आश्चर्यजनक रवैया देखिए कि उन्होंने कैसे आपके बारे में झूठी और बेबुनियाद बातें की हैं। चुनाँचे कभी उन्होंने आपको जादूगर कहा, कभी कहा कि आप जादू से प्रभावित हैं तथा कभी आपको पागल और दीवाना कहा। यही कारण है कि वे सत्य से भटक गए और अब वे हिदायत का मार्ग नहीं अपना सकते, तथा आपकी सच्चाई और अमानतदारी पर वार करने का भी कोई रास्ता नहीं पा सकते। -[25:10] बहुत बरकत वाला है वह अल्लाह, जो यदि चाहे तो आपको उससे उत्तम चीज़ें प्रदान कर दे, जो उन्होंने आपके लिए प्रस्तावित किया है। इस प्रकार कि वह आपके लिए दुनिया में ऐसे बाग़ बना दे, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हों, जिनके आप फल खाएँ, और आपके लिए ऐसे महल बना दे, जिनमें आप सुख-सुविधा के साथ रहें। -[25:11] उन्होंने ये बातें सत्य की खोज और प्रमाण की तलाश में नहीं कही हैं, बल्कि असल बात यह है कि उन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन को झुठलाया है। और हमने उस आदमी के लिए जो क़ियामत के दिन को झुठलाए, एक बहुत बड़ी अत्यंत भड़कती हुई आग तैयार कर रखी है। -[25:12] जब जहन्नम काफ़िरों को देखेगी, जबकि वे एक दूर स्थान से उसकी ओर हाँककर ले जाए जा रहे होंगे, तो वे उसे ज़ोर से उबलते हुए, और उनपर उसके क्रोध की तीव्रता के कारण एक आकुल करने वाली आवाज़ सुनेंगे। -[25:13] और जब इन काफ़िरों को जहन्नम के एक तंग स्थान में, उनके हाथों को गरदनों के साथ मिलाकर ज़ंजीरों से बाँधकर फेंका जाएगा, तो वे उससे छुटकारा पाने की आशा में ख़ुद के लिए विनाश का आह्वान करेंगे। -[25:14] (ऐ काफ़िरो!) आज एक विनाश को मत पुकारो, बल्कि बहुत अधिक विनाशों को पुकारो। लेकिन तुम्हारी फ़रियाद सुनी नहीं जाएगी, बल्कि तुम दर्दनाक यातना में हमेशा पड़े रहोगे। -[25:15] (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे कह दें : क्या यह उक्त यातना, जिसका तुम्हारे सामने वर्णन किया गया है, बेहतर है या अमरता की जन्नत, जिसकी नेमतें सदा उपलब्ध रहेंगी और कभी भी ख़त्म नहीं होंगी? तथा यही वह जन्नत है, जिसका अल्लाह ने अपने मोमिन बंदों से वादा किया है कि वह उनके लिए प्रतिफल और ठिकाना होगी, जहाँ वे क़ियामत के दिन लौटकर जाएँगे। -[25:16] उनके लिए इस जन्नत में वे सारी नेमतें होंगी, जो वे चाहेंगे। यह अल्लाह पर एक ऐसा वादा है, जिसकी उसके डरने वाले बंदे उससे माँग करेंगे। और अल्लाह का वादा पूरा होकर रहता है। क्योंकि वह अपना वादा कभी नहीं तोड़ता। -[25:17] जिस दिन अल्लाह झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों को एकत्र करेगा, तथा उन्हें भी एकत्र करेगा जिनकी वे अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते थे। फिर अल्लाह पूज्यों से, उनके पूजकों को फटकार लगाने हेतु, कहेगा : क्या तुमने मेरे बंदों को उन्हें अपनी पूजा का आदेश देकर पथभ्रष्ट किया था, या वे अपने आप भटक गए थे?! -[25:18] वे पूज्य कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तू इस बात से पवित्र है कि तेरा कोई साझी हो। हमारे लिए यह उचित नहीं था कि तुझे छोड़कर अन्य लोगों को संरक्षक बनाकर उनका संरक्षण ग्रहण करते, तो फिर हम तेरे बंदों से किस तरह आह्वान कर सकते थे कि वे तुझे छोड़कर हमारी पूजा करें?! लेकिन असल बात यह है कि तूने इन मुश्रिकों को दुनिया की सुख-सुविधाएँ प्रदान कीं और इनसे पहले इनके बाप-दादों को भी ढील देने के लिए धन-संपन्नता प्रदान की थी, यहाँ तक कि वे तेरी याद को भूला गए। इसलिए उन्होंने तेरे साथ दूसरों की पूजा की, तथा वे अपने दुर्भाग्य के कारण विनष्ट होने वाले लोग थे। -[25:19] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम्हारे उन पूज्यों ने, जिनकी तुमने अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा की थी, तुम्हें उसमें झूठा ठहरा दिया, जो तुम उनपर दावा करते हो। अतः तुम अपनी अक्षमता के कारण अपने आपसे न यातना टाल सकते हो और न ही अपनी मदद कर सकते हो। तथा (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम में से जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह का साझी बनाकर अत्याचार करेगा, हम उसे बहुत बड़ी यातना चखाएँगे, जैसा कि हम ऊपर उल्लिखित लोगों को चखा चुके हैं। -[25:20] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपसे पहले जितने भी रसूल भेजे, वे सभी इनसान थे, जो खाना खाते थे और बाज़ारों में चलते-फिरते थे। अतः इस मामले में आप कोई अनूठे नबी नहीं हैं। तथा (ऐ लोगो!) हमने तुम्हें खुशहाली एवं ग़रीबी तथा स्वास्थ्य एवं बीमारी आदि अलग-अलग अवस्थाओं में रखकर, एक-दूसरे के लिए परीक्षण बनाया है। क्या तुम अपने इस परीक्षण में धैर्य से काम लोगे, कि अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारे धैर्य का प्रतिफल प्रदान करे?! और तुम्हारा रब देख रहा है कि कौन सब्र करता है और कौन सब्र नहीं करता, तथा कौन उसका आज्ञापालन करता है और कौन उसकी अवज्ञा करता है। -[25:21] और जो काफ़िर हमसे मिलने की आशा नहीं रखते और हमारी सज़ा से नहीं डरते, उन्होंने कहा : अल्लाह ने हमारे पास फ़रिश्ते क्यों नहीं भेजे, जो हमें मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) की सत्यता के विषय में बताते, अथवा हम अपने पालनहार को अपनी आँखों से देख लेते और वह हमें इस विषय में सब कुछ बता देता? निश्चित रूप से इन लोगों के दिलों में अहंकार इतना बढ़ गया है कि उसने इन्हें ईमान से रोक दिया है और वे ऐसा कहकर कुफ़्र और सरकशी में सीमा को पार कर चुके हैं। -[25:22] जिस दिन काफ़िर लोग फ़रिश्तों को देखेंगे अपनी मौत के समय, क़ब्र की ज़िंदगी में, दोबारा जीवित किए जाते समय तथा उस समय जब वे हिसाब-किताब के लिए धकेलकर ले जाए जाएँगे और जब वे जहन्नम में डाले जाएँगे- तो इन सभी स्थितियों में उनके लिए कोई अच्छी खबर नहीं होगी। जबकि ईमान वालों का मामला इसके विपरीत होगा। तथा फ़रिश्ते उन अपराधियों से कहेंगे : अल्लाह की ओर से तुम्हें कोई खुशख़बरी मिलने वाली नहीं है। -[25:23] तथा काफ़िरों ने इस दुनिया में नेकी और भलाई के जो कार्य किए होंगे, हम उसकी ओर बढ़कर उसे उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उस बिखरी हुई धूल की तरह अमान्य और बेकार कर देंगे, जिसे देखने वाला खिड़की से अंदर आने वाली सूर्य की किरणों में देखता है। -[25:24] उस दिन जन्नत वाले मोमिन इन काफ़िरों से बेहतर स्थिति और आराम की बेहतर जगह में होंगे। यह उनके अल्लाह पर ईमान और उनके अच्छे कर्मों के कारण होगा। -[25:25] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद करें, जब आकाश फट जाएगा और पतले सफ़ेद बादल दिखाई देंगे, तथा फ़रिश्तों को उनकी बड़ी संख्या के कारण निरंतर 'महशर' की भूमि में उतारा जाएगा। -[25:26] उस दिन वास्तविक राज्य एवं हक़ीक़ी बादशाहत केवल 'रहमान' की होगी और वह दिन काफ़िरों के लिए बड़ा कठिन होगा। जबकि ईमान वालों की स्थिति इसके विपरीत होगी। उनके लिए वह बहुत आसान होगा। -[25:27] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद करें, जिस दिन अत्याचारी रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का अनुसरण न करने के कारण, घोर पछतावे से अपने दोनों हाथ चबाएगा और कहेगा : ऐ काश! मैंने रसूल का उस चीज़ में पालन किया होता जो कुछ वह अपने पालनहार की ओर से लाए थे और उसके साथ उद्धार का मार्ग अपनाया होता। -[25:28] तथा वह बड़े अफसोस के साथ अपने आपको अभिशाप देते हुए कहेगा : हाय मेरा विनाश! काश मैंने फलाँ काफ़िर व्यक्ति को मित्र न बनाया होता। -[25:29] निश्चय इस काफ़िर मित्र ने मुझे क़ुरआन से भटका दिया, जब कि वह रसूल के माध्यम से मेरे पास पहुँच चुका था। तथा शैतान मनुष्य को हमेशा छोड़ जाने वाला है। जब उसपर कोई मुसीबत आती है, तो उससे किनारा कर लेता है। -[25:30] तथा उस दिन रसूल अपनी जाति की हालत के बारे में शिकायत करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरी क़ौम के लोग, जिनकी ओर तूने मुझे भेजा था, इस क़ुरआन को को छोड़कर इससे दूर हो गए थे। -[25:31] ऐ रसूल! जिस प्रकार आपको आपके समुदाय द्वारा कष्ट दिया गया और लोगों को आपकी राह से रोका गया, उसी प्रकार हमने आपसे पूर्व नबियों में से प्रत्येक नबी के लिए उसके समुदाय के अपराधियों में से एक दुश्मन बना दिया। तथा आपका रब एक पथ-प्रदर्शक के रूप में पर्याप्त है जो सत्य का मार्गदर्शन करता है, तथा वह एक सहायक के रूप में पर्याप्त है, जो आपके शत्रु के विरुद्ध आपकी सहायता करता है। -[25:32] और अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों ने कहा : यह क़ुरआन रसूल पर एक ही बार में क्यों नहीं उतार दिया गया? इस तरह थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके क्यों उतारा गया? (अल्लाह कहता है :) हमने क़ुरआन को ऐसे ही थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके इसलिए उतारा, ताकि (ऐ रसूल!) हम समय-समय पर इसे उतारकर आपके दिल को दृढ़ता प्रदान करें। तथा हमने इसे थोड़ा-थोड़ा इसलिए भी उतारा, ताकि इसे समझना और याद करना आसान हो जाए। -[25:33] और ये शिर्क करने वाले लोग (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास कोई प्रस्तावित उदाहरण नहीं लाते, परंतु हम आपके पास उसका सच्चा और सटीक जवाब ले आते हैं तथा आपके सामने उससे बेहतर व्याख्या प्रस्तुत कर देते हैं। -[25:34] जो लोग क़ियामत के दिन अपने मुख के बल नरक की ओर घसीटकर ले जाए जाएँगे, वही सबसे बुरे स्थान पर हैं; क्योंकि उनका स्थान नरक है। तथा वे सत्य के मार्ग से सबसे अधिक भटके हुए हैं; क्योंकि उनका मार्ग कुफ़्र और पथभ्रष्टता का मार्ग है। -[25:35] हमने मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) को तौरात प्रदान की तथा उनके साथ उनके भाई हारून (अलैहिस्सलाम) को भी रसूल बना दिया, ताकि वह उनके सहायक बन जाएँ। -[25:36] फिर हमने उन दोनों से कहा कि तुम फ़िरऔन तथा उसके समुदाय के पास जाओ, जिन्होंने मेरी आयतों को झुठलाया। चुनाँचे उन दोनों ने मेरा आज्ञापालन किया और उन लोगों के पास गए और उन्हें अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने की ओर आमंत्रित किया। परंतु उन्होंने उन दोनों को झुठला दिया, इसलिए हमने उन्हें बुरी तरह नष्ट कर दिया। -[25:37] और नूह की क़ौम को भी, जब उन्होंने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाकर, सभी रसूलों को झुठलाने का कार्य किया, तो हमने उन्हें समुद्र में डुबाकर नाश कर दिया और उनके विनाश को इस बात की निशानी बना दिया कि हम ज़ालिमों को जड़ से उखाड़ फेंकने की पूरी शक्ति रखते हैं। तथा हमने इन अत्याचारियों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना तैयार कर रखी है। -[25:38] तथा हमने विनष्ट कर दिया हूद के समुदाय आद को, सालेह के समुदाय समूद को और कुएँ वालों को। तथा हमने इन तीनों के बीच की अवधि में भी बहुत-से समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया। -[25:39] इन नष्ट किए गए समुदायों में से प्रत्येक समुदाय के समक्ष हमने पिछले समुदायों के विनाश और उसके कारणों का वर्णन किया, ताकि वे उपदेश ग्रहण करें। तथा हमने प्रत्येक समुदाय को उनके कुफ़्र एवं हठ के कारण बुरी तरह नष्ट कर दिया। -[25:40] (ऐ नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम!) आपके समुदाय के ये झुठलाने वाले लोग - शाम के देश की यात्रा के समय - लूत की जाति की बस्ती के पास से गुज़रते हैं, जिस पर, उसकी अभद्रता की सज़ा के रूप में पत्थरों की वर्षा हुई थी, ताकि वे शिक्षा ग्रहण करें। तो क्या उन्होंने इस बस्ती से आँखें मूंद लीं, इसलिए उन्होंने इसे नहीं देखा? नहीं, बल्कि वे मरने के बाद पुनः जीवित होकर उठने की आशा ही नहीं रखते थे जिसके बाद उनका हिसाब-किताब लिया जाएगा। -[25:41] और जब ये झुठलाने वाले (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे मिलते हैं, तो आपका उपहास करते हैं तथा ठट्ठा और इनकार के रूप में कहते हैं : क्या यही है, जिसे अल्लाह ने हमारी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा है?! -[25:42] निश्चय यह हमें हमारे देवताओं की पूजा करने से दूर करने वाला था। यदि हम उनकी पूजा करने पर जमे न रहते, तो वह अपने तर्कों और सबूतों के साथ हमें उससे दूर कर देता। तथा जब वे अपनी क़ब्रों में और क़ियामत के दिन अज़ाब देखेंगे, तो जान लेंगे कि कौन सबसे अधिक रास्ते से भटका हुआ था? क्या वे लोग का अथवा रसूल? तथा यह भी जान लेंगे कि उनमें से कौन सबसे ज़्यादा गुमराह था। -[25:43] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपने उस व्यक्ति को देखा, जिसने अपनी इच्छा को अपना पूज्य बना लिया और उसकी आज्ञा का पालन किया, तो क्या आप उसके संरक्षक होंगे कि उसे ईमान की ओर लौटा लें और उसे कुफ़्र से रोक दें?! -[25:44] बल्कि, क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आप यह समझते हैं कि जिन लोगों को आप अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता की ओर बुला रहे हैं, उनमें से अधिकांश लोग आपकी बात को स्वीकार करने के लिए सुनते या तर्कों और प्रमाणों को समझते हैं?! वे सुनने एवं समझने के मामले में पशुओं के समान हैं, बल्कि वे पशुओं से भी अधिक पथभ्रष्ट हैं। -[25:45] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपने अल्लाह की रचना की निशानियों को नहीं देखा, जब उसने धरती के चेहरे पर छाया फैला दी। यदि वह चाहता कि उसे स्थिर कर दे और वह न हिले, तो निश्चय वह उसे ऐसा ही बनाता। फिर हमने सूर्य को उसका संकेत देने वाला बना दिया, जिसके साथ वह लंबा और छोटा होता है। -[25:46] फिर जैसे-जैसे सूरज बुलंद होता है, हम छाया को धीरे-धीरे कम करते हुए समेट लेते हैं। -[25:47] और अल्लाह ही वह हस्ती है, जिसने तुम्हारे लिए रात को वस्त्र के समान बनाया, जो तुम्हें ढाँप लेता है तथा अन्य चीज़ों को छिपाता है। तथा वही है जिसने तुम्हारे लिए नींद को विश्राम बनाया, जिसके आग़ोश में तुम अपने कार्यों से आराम करते हो तथा वही है जिसने दिन को तुम्हारे लिए अपने कामों पर जाने का समय बनाया। -[25:48] वही है जिसने हवाओं को बारिश की शुभ सूचना देने वाली बनाकर भेजा, जो अल्लाह की अपने बंदों पर दया में से है। तथा हमने आकाश से बारिश का साफ पानी उतारा, जिससे वे अपने आप को शुद्ध (पाक) करते हैं। -[25:49] ताकि हम उस उतरने वाले पानी से पौधे रहित बंजर भूमि को, विभिन्न प्रकार के पेड़-पौधों के साथ उगाकर और उसमें हरियाली फैलाकर, पुनर्जीवित करें और ताकि उस पानी से हम अपने पैदा किए हुए बहुत-से पशुओं और इनसानों को सेराब करें। -[25:50] हमने क़ुरआन में उन तर्कों और प्रमाणों को विविध रूप से वर्णन किया, ताकि वे सीख ग्रहण करें। परंतु अधिकांश लोगों ने सत्य को नकारने और उससे अनजान बनने ही की नीति अपनाई। -[25:51] और यदि हम चाहते तो प्रत्येक बस्ती में उन्हें चेतावनी देने और अल्लाह की सज़ा से डराने के लिए एक रसूल भेज देते। लेकिन हमने ऐसा नहीं चाहा। बल्कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को सभी लोगों के लिए रसूल बनाकर भेज दिया। -[25:52] अतः आप काफ़िरों की उनके साथ नरमी करने की माँग और उनके दिए गए सुझावों को न मानें। तथा अपने ऊपर अवतरित इस क़ुरआन के द्वारा उनसे बड़ा जिहाद (संघर्ष) करें, उनके कष्ट पर धैर्य रखते हुए तथा उन्हें अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने में कठिनाइयों को सहते हुए। -[25:53] पवित्र अल्लाह ही है, जिसने दो समुद्रों के पानी को मिला दिया। उसने उनमें से मीठे को नमकीन के साथ मिलाया और उन दोनों के बीच एक पर्दा और मज़बूत आड़ बना दिया, जो दोनों के पानी को आपस में मिलने से रोकता है। -[25:54] वही है, जिसने पुरुष एवं स्त्री के वीर्य से मनुष्य को पैदा किया। तथा जिसने मनुष्यों को पैदा किया, उसने उनके बीच वंशगत रिश्ता तथा ससुराली रिश्ता बनाया। और (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। उसकी शक्ति का एक प्रतीक यह है कि उसने पुरुष एवं स्त्री के वीर्य से मनुष्य को पैदा किया। -[25:55] ये काफ़िर लोग अल्लाह के अलावा उन मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हैं, जो उनकी आज्ञा मानने से उन्हें लाभ नहीं देती हैं और यदि वे उनकी अवज्ञा करते हैं तो उन्हें नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाती हैं। तथा काफ़िर ऐसे कार्यों में शैतान का अनुयायी है, जो अल्लाह को क्रोधित करते हैं। -[25:56] और हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपको, ईमान एवं अच्छे कार्यों के द्वारा अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वालों के लिए ख़ुशख़बरी देने वाला तथा कुफ़्र और पाप के द्वारा उसकी अवज्ञा करने वालों के लिए सावधान करने वाला बनाकर भेजा है। -[25:57] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मैं तुमसे अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने पर कोई बदला नहीं माँगता। परंतु तुममें से जो व्यक्ति कुछ ख़र्च करके अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता का रास्ता अपनाना चाहे, उसे ऐसा करना चाहिए। -[25:58] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने सभी मामलों में उस नित्य जीवी पर भरोसा कीजिए, जिसे कभी मौत नहीं आएगी और उसकी प्रशंसा करते हुए हर प्रकार की कमी से उसकी पवित्रता बयान कीजिए। वह अपने बंदों के गुनाहों की पूरी ख़बर रखने के लिए काफ़ी है। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[25:59] जिसने आकाशों तथा धरती और उनके बीच मौजूद सारी वस्तुओं को छह दिनों में पैदा किया। फिर वह अपनी महिमा के योग्य अर्श पर बुलंद हुआ। और वह अत्यंत दयावान् है। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप उसके बारे में किसी ज्ञाता से पूछिए। और वह अल्लाह है जो सब कुछ जानता है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[25:60] और जब काफ़िरों से कहा जाता है कि रह़मान (अत्यंत दयावान्) को सजदा करो, तो वे कहते हैं कि हम रहमान को सजदा नहीं करते और रह़मान क्या चीज़ है? हम उसे नहीं जानते और न ही उसे स्वीकार करते हैं। क्या हम उसे सजदा करने लगें, जिसे सजदा करने का तू हमें आदेश देता है जबकि हम उसे नहीं जानते हैं?! तथा उसका उन्हें सजदा करने के आदेश ने उन्हें अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से दूरी में और बढ़ा दिया। -[25:61] बड़ी बरकत वाला है वह, जिसने ग्रहों और गतिमान तारों के लिए आकाश में घर बनाए, तथा आकाश में एक ऐसा सूर्य बनाया जो प्रकाश बिखेरता है, तथा उसमें एक चंद्रमा बनाया जो सूर्य के प्रकाश को प्रतिबिंबित करके धरती को रोशन करता है। -[25:62] और अल्लाह ही है, जिसने रात और दिन को एक-दूसरे के आगे-पीछे आने वाला बना दिया, उस व्यक्ति के लिए जो अल्लाह की आयतों से उपदेश ग्रहण करना चाहे ताकि उसे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त हो, अथवा अल्लाह का उसकी नेमतों पर शुक्र अदा करना चाहे। -[25:63] और 'रह़मान' (अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह) के मोमिन बंदे वे हैं, जो धरती पर गरिमा और नम्रता के साथ चलते हैं, तथा जब अज्ञानी (अक्खड़) लोग उन्हें संबोधित करते हैं, तो वे उन्हें बदला नहीं देते। बल्कि, वे उनसे ऐसी भली बात कहते हैं, जिसमें वे अक्खड़पन नहीं दिखाते हैं। -[25:64] और जो लोग अपने रब के सामने, अपने माथे पर सजदा करते हुए और अपने पैरों पर खड़े हुए, नमाज़ पढ़ते हुए रात बिताते हैं। -[25:65] तथा जो अपने पालनहार से अपनी प्रार्थना में कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमसे जहन्न की यातना को हटा दे। निःसंदेह जहन्नम की यातना उस व्यक्ति से चिपक जाने वाली है जो काफ़िर होकर मरता है। -[25:66] वह (जहन्नम) बहुत ही बुरी जगह है उसमें ठहरने वालों के लिए तथा बहुत बुरा निवास स्थान है उसमें निवास करने वालों के लिए। -[25:67] और वे लोग कि जब अपना धन खर्च करते हैं, तो फ़िज़ूलखर्ची की सीमा तक नहीं पहुँचते और जिनपर ख़र्च करने के लिए वे बाध्य हैं, उनपर ख़र्च करने में तंगी नहीं करते हैं। बल्कि खर्च करने के मामले में फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची और कंजूसी के बीच संतुलित राह अपनाते हैं। -[25:68] तथा जो लोग अल्लाह के अलावा किसी अन्य पूज्य को नहीं पुकारते। तथा उस व्यक्ति को क़त्ल नहीं करते, जिसके क़त्ल को अल्लाह ने हराम किया है, सिवाय इसके कि जिसके क़त्ल को अल्लाह ने अधिकृत किया है, जैसे कि हत्यारे, या धर्मत्यागी (मुर्तद्द), या विवाहित व्यभिचारी को क़त्ल करना। तथा वे व्यभिचार नहीं करते हैं। और जो व्यक्ति इन बड़े-बड़े गुनाहों में से कोई गुनाह करेगा, वह क़ियामत के दिन उसकी सज़ा भुगतेगा। -[25:69] क़ियामत के दिन उसकी यातना दुगनी कर दी जाएगी और वह उस यातना में अपमानित और तिरस्कृत होकर सदा बना रहेगा। -[25:70] लेकिन जिसने अल्लाह के सामने तौबा कर ली, ईमान ले आया और अच्छा कर्म किया, जो उसकी सच्ची तौबा को इंगित करता है, तो अल्लाह ऐसे लोगों के बुरे कर्मों को अच्छे कर्मों से बदल देगा। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[25:71] और जो अल्लाह के सामने तौबा करता है और आज्ञाकारिता के कार्य करके तथा अवज्ञा को त्यागकर अपनी सच्ची तौबा को साबित करता है, तो निश्चय उसकी तौबा स्वीकार की जाती है। -[25:72] तथा जो लोग असत्य में भाग नहीं लेते; जैसे पाप और और निषिद्ध मनोरंजन के स्थानों (पर उपस्थित नहीं होते)। और जब वे बेकार की बात और काम से गुज़रते हैं, तो अपने आपको उससे बचाते हुए सज्जनतापूर्वक गुज़र जाते हैं। -[25:73] और वे लोग कि जब उन्हें अल्लाह की सुनाई देने योग्य तथा देखने योग्य निशानियों के साथ उपदेश दिया जाता है, तो वे सुनाई देने योग्य निशानियों को सुनने से बहरे नहीं बनते, न ही देखने योग्य निशानियों को देखने से अंधे बनते हैं। -[25:74] तथा जो लोग अपने पालनहार से दुआ करते हुए कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें हमारी पत्नियों में से और हमारी संतान में से कोई ऐसा प्रदान कर, जो अपनी धर्मपरायणता और सत्य पर दृढ़ता के कारण हमारी आँखों को सुकून दे। और हमें सच्चाई में परहेज़गारों का 'इमाम' (अग्रगामी) बना कि हमारा अनुसरण किया जाए। -[25:75] उक्त विशेषताएँ रखने वाले ये लोग, अल्लाह की आज्ञा मानने में धैर्य रखने के कारण, जन्नतुल फ़िरदौस के अंदर उच्च भवन दिए जाएँगे और वहाँ फ़रिश्तों द्वारा अभिवादन और सलाम के साथ उनका स्वागत किया जाएगा, और वे हर प्रकार की विपत्तियों से सुरक्षित रहेंगे। -[25:76] वे वहाँ हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। वह बहुत ही अच्छी ठहरने की जगह है, जहाँ वे ठहरेंगे और बहुत अच्छा निवास स्थान है, जहाँ वे निवास करेंगे। -[25:77] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कुफ़्र पर अड़े रहने वाले काफ़िरों से कह दें : मेरा पालनहार तुम्हारी परवाह नहीं करता कि उसे तुम्हारे आज्ञापालन से कोई लाभ मिलने वाला है। यदि उसके कुछ बंदे ऐसे न होते, जो उसे इबादत के तौर पर और कुछ माँगने के लिए पुकारते रहते हैं, तो वह तुम्हारी कभी परवाह न करता। क्योंकि रसूल तुम्हारे रब की ओर से तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ लाए हैं, उसमें तुमने रसूल को झुठलाया है। अतः उस झुठलाने का दंड तो तुम्हें मिलकर ही रहेगा। - -Surah 26: Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets) ----------------------------------------- -[26:1] (ता, सीन, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[26:2] यह उस क़ुरआन की आयतें हैं, जो असत्य से सत्य को स्पष्ट करने वाला है। -[26:3] शायद (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनकी हिदायत की तीव्र उत्सुकता के कारण, उनकी हिदायत की चिंता और ग़म में अपने आपको हलाक कर लेंगे। -[26:4] यदि हम उनपर आकाश से कोई निशानी उतारना चाहें, तो उसे उनपर उतार दें, फिर उनकी गर्दनें उसके आगे झुकी रह जाएँ। किंतु हमने उनकी परीक्षा लेने के उद्देश्य से ऐसा नहीं चाहा कि : क्या वे ग़ैब (परोक्ष) पर ईमान लाते हैं? -[26:5] जब भी इन मुश्रिकों के पास 'रहमान' की ओर से कोई नई नसीहत आती है, जो उसके एकेश्वरवाद और उसके नबी की सच्चाई को इंगित करने वाले प्रमाणों पर आधारित होती है, तो वे उसे सुनने तथा उसे सच्चा मानने से मुँह फेर लेते हैं। -[26:6] जो कुछ उनके रसूल उनके पास लाए थे, उन्होंने उसे झुठला दिया। इसलिए अब शीघ्र ही उनके पास उन समाचारों की पुष्टि आ जाएगी, जिनका वे मज़ाक़ उड़ाया करते थे तथा उनपर यातना उतरेगी। -[26:7] क्या ये मुश्रिक अभी भी अपने कुफ्र पर अड़े हुए हैं, इसलिए उन्होंने धरती की ओर नहीं देखा कि हमने उसमें कितने प्रकार के पौधे उगाए हैं, जो अच्छे दिखने वाले और बहुत-से फायदे वाले हैं?! -[26:8] निःसंदेह धरती पर विभिन्न प्रकार के पौधे उगाने में निश्चय इस बात का स्पष्ट प्रमाण है कि उन्हें उगाने वाला, मुर्दों को पुनः जीवित करने में सक्षम है। परंतु इसके बावजूद उनमें से अधिकतर लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं हैं। -[26:9] और ऐ रसूल! आपका पालनहार ही सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है जिसे कोई परास्त नहीं कर सकता, अपने बंदों पर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[26:10] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब आपके रब ने मूसा को आदेश देते हुए कहा कि वह उस अत्याचारी क़ौम के पास जाएँ, जिसने अल्लाह का इनकार किया है और मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) की क़ौम को ग़ुलाम बना रखा है। -[26:11] उस क़ौम से अभिप्राय फ़िरऔन की क़ौम है। वहाँ जाकर उन्हें नरमी के साथ अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने का आदेश दें। -[26:12] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मुझे इस बात का डर है कि जो कुछ मैं उन्हें तेरे विषय में बताऊँगा, वे मुझे झुठला देंगे। -[26:13] मेरा सीना इस भय से संकुचित हो रहा है कि कहीं वे मुझे झुठला न दें और मेरी ज़बान बोलने से रुक रही है। अतः जिबरील द्वारा मेरे भाई हारून के पास संदेश भेज कि वह मेरा सहायक बन जाए। -[26:14] तथा मेरे एक क़िबती को मारने के कारण, उनका मेरे खिलाफ एक जुर्म का आरोप है। इसलिए मुझे डर है कि वे मुझे मार डालेंगे। -[26:15] अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : हरगिज़ ऐसा नहीं होगा। वे कदापि तुम्हें क़त्ल नहीं कर सकते। अतः तुम अपने भाई हारून के साथ हमारी निशानियाँ लेकर जाओ, जो तुम दोनों की सत्यता की पुष्टि करने वाली हैं। क्योंकि हम अपनी सहायता एवं समर्थन के साथ तुम्हारे साथ हैं, तुम उनसे तथा वे तुमसे जो कुछ कहेंगे हम सब कुछ सुनने वाले हैं। हमसे कोई भी चीज़ छूट नहीं सकती। -[26:16] अतः तुम दोनों फ़िरऔन के पास जाओ और उससे कहो : हम दोनों सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार की ओर से तेरे पास संदेश लेकर आए हैं। -[26:17] कि तू बनी-इसराईल को हमारे साथ भेज दे। -[26:18] फ़िरऔन ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : क्या हमने तुझे बचपन में अपने यहाँ पाला नहीं था? और तूने हमारे बीच अपनी आयु के कई वर्ष गुज़ारे। फिर किस बात ने तुझे नुबुव्वत (पैग़ंबरी) का दावा करने के लिए प्रेरित किया? -[26:19] और तूने अपनी जाति के एक व्यक्ति के समर्थन में एक क़िबती को क़त्ल करके बहुत बड़ा अपराध किया है, तथा तू अपने ऊपर मेरे उपकारों को न मानने वालों में से है। -[26:20] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने कार्य को स्वीकारते हुए कहा : मैंने उस व्यक्ति को उस समय क़त्ल किया, जब मैं अज्ञानियों में से था और मेरे पास वह़्य नहीं आई थी। -[26:21] फिर जब मुझे भय हुआ कि क़त्ल के अपराध में तुम मेरा वध कर दोगे, तो मैं मदयन गांव की ओर भाग गया। जहाँ मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे ज्ञान प्रदान किया और मुझे उन रसूलों में से बना दिया, जिन्हें वह लोगों के पास भेजता है। -[26:22] तेरा बनी इसराईल को दास बनाने के साथ मुझे गुलाम बनाए बिना मेरा पालन-पोषण करना, एक ऐसा उपकार है जो तू मुझपर उचित रूप से जतला रहा है। लेकिन यह मुझे तुमको एक अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने से नहीं रोकता है। -[26:23] फ़िरऔन ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : सारे प्राणियों का रब क्या है, जिसका तूने रसूल होने का दावा किया है?! -[26:24] मूसा ने फ़िरऔन को उत्तर देते हुए कहा : सारे प्राणियों का रब वह है, जो आकाशों तथा धरती और उन दोनों के बीच मौजूद सारी चीज़ों का रब है। यदि तुम विश्वास रखने वाले हो कि वही उन सब का रब है, तो केवल उसी की इबादत करो। -[26:25] फ़िरऔन ने वहाँ उपस्थित अपनी क़ौम के प्रमुखों से कहा : क्या तुम मूसा का उत्तर और उसका झूठा दावा नहीं सुन रहे हो?! -[26:26] मूसा ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह तुम्हारा तथा तुम्हारे पूर्व बाप-दादों का भी रब है। -[26:27] फ़िरऔन ने कहा : यह व्यक्ति जो तुम्हारी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजे जाने का दावा करता है, अवश्य पागल है। वह जवाब देना नहीं जानता और ऐसी बात कहता है जो समझ में नहीं आती। -[26:28] मूसा ने कहा : जिस अल्लाह की ओर मैं तुम्हें बुला रहा हूँ, वह पूर्व और पश्चिम तथा उन दोनों के बीच मौजूद सारी चीज़ों का रब है, यदि तुम्हारे पास समझने के लिए बुद्धि है। -[26:29] फ़िरऔन ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से, उनके साथ बहस करने में असमर्थ होने के बाद, कहा : यदि तूने मेरे अलावा किसी अन्य को पूज्य बनाया, तो मैं तुझे अवश्य ही बंदी बनाए हुए लोगों में शामिल कर दूँगा। -[26:30] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़िरऔन से कहा : क्या यदि मैं तेरे पास ऐसी चीज़ ले आऊँ, जो मेरे अल्लाह की ओर सच्चे रसूल होने की पुष्टि करती हो, फिर भी तू मुझे बंदी बनाए हुए लोगों में शामिल कर देगा? -[26:31] उसने कहा : तो उसे ले आ जो तूने कहा है कि वह तेरी सच्चाई को दर्शाता है, यदि तू अपने दावे में सच्चा है। -[26:32] मूसा ने अपनी लाठी ज़मीन पर फेंकी, और वह अचानक एक स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देने वाले अजगर में बदल गई। -[26:33] और उन्होंने अपना हाथ अपने गिरेबान में डाला, जबकि वह सफेद नहीं था, फिर उसे इस हालत में निकाला कि वह सफ़ेद और चमकदार था, पर बरस की सफ़ेदी की तरह नहीं, देखने वाले उसे ऐसा ही देख रहे थे। -[26:34] फिरऔन ने अपने आस-पास उपस्थित सरदारों से कहा : निश्चय यह व्यक्ति तो एक कुशल जादूगर है। -[26:35] यह चाहता है कि अपने जादू से तुम्हें तुम्हारी भूमि से निकाल दे, तो तुम्हारी क्या राय है, इसके बारे में हमें क्या कार्रवाई करनी चाहिए कि? -[26:36] उनहोंने उससे कहा : इसे और इसके भाई के मामले को अभी टाले रखो और इन दोनों को दंड देने में जल्दी न करो, तथा मिस्र के नगरों में जादूगरों को इकट्ठा करने वालों को भेज दो। -[26:37] कि वे तुम्हारे पास हर बड़ा जादूगर ले आएँ, जो जादू में प्रवीण और कुशल हो। -[26:38] तो फ़िरऔन ने अपने जादूगरों को मूसा से मुक़ाबले के लिए एक विशिष्ट स्थान और समय पर इकट्ठा किया। -[26:39] तथा लोगों से कहा गया : क्या तुम यह देखने के लिए एकत्र होने वाले हो कि विजयी मूसा होते हैं या जादूगर? -[26:40] इस आशा के साथ कि यदि जादूगर मूसा को पराजित कर देते हैं, तो हम उनके धर्म के अनुयायी बन जाएँगे। -[26:41] जब जादूगर मूसा का मुक़ाबला करने के लिए फ़िरऔन के पास आए, तो उन्होंने उससे कहा : यदि हम मूसा पर विजय प्राप्त कर लेते हैं, तो क्या हमें कोई आर्थिक या नैतिक इनाम मिलेगा? -[26:42] फ़िरऔन ने उनसे कहा : हाँ, तुम्हें बदला मिलेगा, तथा यदि तुम उसपर विजयी हो जाते हो, तो तुम उच्च पद प्राप्त कर मेरे क़रीबी लोगों में से हो जाओगे। -[26:43] मूसा ने अल्लाह की मदद से आश्वस्त और यह स्पष्ट करते हुए कि उनके पास जो कुछ है वह जादू नहीं है, कहा : तुम अपनी रस्सियाँ और लाठियाँ, जो फेंकना चाहते हो, फेंको। -[26:44] अतः उन्होंने अपनी रस्सियाँ और लाठियाँ फेंकीं और उन्हें फेंकते हुए कहा : फ़िरऔन के प्रभुत्व की सौगंध! निश्चय हम ही विजयी रहेंगे और मूसा को पराजित होना पड़ेगा। -[26:45] फिर मूसा ने अपनी लाठी फेंकी और वह एक अजगर बन गई, जिसने अचानक उस जादू को निगलना शुरू कर दिया, जो वे लोगों पर छलावा कर रहे थे। -[26:46] जब जादूगरों ने देखा कि मूसा की लाठी उनके फेंके हुए जादू को निगल रही है, तो वे सजदे में गिर गए। -[26:47] वे बोल पड़े : हम सारे संसार के पालनहार पर ईमान ले आए। -[26:48] मूसा और हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम के रब पर। -[26:49] फ़िरऔन ने जादूगरों के ईमान को अस्वीकार करते हुए कहा : क्या तुम मूसा पर ईमान ले आए, इससे पहले कि मैं तुम्हें ऐसा करने की अनुमति देता? निःसंदेह मूसा अवश्य तुम्हारा प्रमुख है, जिसने तुम्हें जादू सिखाया है, तथा तुम सब ने मिलकर मिस्र के वासियों को उनकी भूमि से निकालने की साज़िश रची है। अतः शीघ्र ही तुम जान लोगे कि मैं तुम्हें क्या दण्ड देता हूँ। मैं अवश्य ही हर एक का पैर और उसका हाथ विपरीत दिशा से काट दूँगा, यानी दाहिने पैर को बाएँ हाथ के साथ या उसके विपरीत बाएँ पैर को दाहिने हाथ के साथ। तथा तुम सभी को खजूर के तनों पर सूली पर चढ़ा दूँगा, तुममें से किसी को भी जीवित नहीं छोड़ूँगा। -[26:50] जादूगरों ने फ़िरऔन से कहा : इस संसार में हाथ-पैर काटने तथा सूली पर चढ़ाने की जो तू हमें धमकी दे रहा है, उसमें कोई नुक़सान नहीं। क्योंकि तेरी यातना बीत जाएगी और हम अपने रब ही की ओर पलटने वाले हैं, और वह हमें अपनी शाश्वत दया में प्रवेश करेगा। -[26:51] हम आशा करते हैं कि अल्लाह हमारे उन पिछले पापों को मिटा देगा जो हमने किए थे क्योंकि हम मूसा पर सबसे पहले ईमान लाने वाले और उनको सच्चा मानने वाले बने हैं। -[26:52] और हमने मूसा की ओर उन्हें यह आदेश देते हुए वह़्य की कि बनी इसराईल को लेकर रातों-रात निकल जाओ। क्योंकि फ़िरऔन अपने साथियों के साथ उन्हें वापस ले जाने के लिए पीछा करेगा। -[26:53] जब फ़िरऔन को पता चला कि बनी इसराईल मिस्र से भाग निकले हैं, तो उसने अपने कुछ सिपाहियों को नगरों में सेना एकत्र करने के लिए भेज दिए, ताकि वे बनी इसराईल को वापस ला सकें। -[26:54] फ़िरऔन ने बनी इसराईल के महत्व को घटाने के लिए कहा : निःसंदेह ये लोग तो एक छोटा-सा समूह हैं। -[26:55] और ये ऐसा काम करने वाले हैं, जो हमें इनपर क्रोधित करता है। -[26:56] हम उनके लिए तैयार और सतर्क रहने वाले हैं। -[26:57] इस प्रकार हमने फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति को हरे-भरे बगीचों और जल से बहने वाले सोतों वाली मिस्र की भूमि से निकाल दिया। -[26:58] तथा पैसे के खज़ानों और अच्छे आवासों वाली भूमि से। -[26:59] जिस तरह हमने फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति को इन नेमतों से बाहर निकाला, वैसे ही हमने उनके बाद इसी प्रकार की नेमतें बनी इसराईल को शाम के देश (लेवांत) में प्रदान कीं। -[26:60] सो फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोगों ने सूर्योदय के समय बनी इसराईल का पीछा किया। -[26:61] फिर जब फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग मूसा और उनकी जाति के लोगों से मिले, इस प्रकार कि दोनों दल एक-दूसरे को देखने लगे, तो मूसा के साथियों ने कहा : निश्चय फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग हमें पकड़ लेंगे, और हमारे पास उनसे निपटने की शक्ति नहीं है। -[26:62] मूसा ने अपने साथियों से कहा : ऐसा कदापि नहीं होगा, जैसा तुम सोच रहे हो। क्योंकि मेरा रब समर्थन और मदद के साथ मेरे संग है। वह अवश्य मेरा मार्गदर्शन करेगा और मुझे मोक्ष के मार्ग पर ले जाएगा। -[26:63] हमने यह आदेश देते हुए मूसा की ओर वह़्य की कि अपनी लाठी को सागर पर मारो। अतः उन्होंने उसपर मारा, जिससे सागर फट गया और बनी-इसराईल के गोत्रों की संख्या के बराबर बारह मार्ग बन गए। समुद्र से फटकर अलग हुआ हर टुकड़ा बड़े पहाड़ की तरह इतना बड़ा और दृढ़ था कि उसमें से कुछ भी पानी नहीं बह सकता था। -[26:64] फिर हम फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति को निकट ले आए, यहाँ तक कि वे समुद्र में प्रवेश कर गए, यह सोचकर कि रास्ता चलने योग्य है। -[26:65] हमने मूसा तथा उनके साथ मौजूद बनी इसराईल को बचा लिया और उनमें से कोई भी नाश न हुआ। -[26:66] फिर हमने फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति को समुद्र में डुबाकर नाश कर दिया। -[26:67] मूसा के लिए समुद्र के फटने, उनके बच निकलने तथा फिरऔन और उसकी जाति के विनाश में, निश्चय मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली एक बड़ी निशानी है। और फ़िरऔन के साथ मौजूद अकसर लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:68] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:69] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें इबराहीम की कहानी सुनाएँ। -[26:70] जिस समय उन्होंने अपने पिता आज़र तथा अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : आप लोग अल्लाह के सिवा किसकी पूजा करते हैं? -[26:71] तो उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : हम मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हैं और उनकी पूजा पर अडिग रहते हैं। -[26:72] उनसे इबराहीम ने पूछा : क्या ये मूर्तियाँ तुम्हारी पुकार सुनती हैं, जब तुम उन्हें पुकारते हो? -[26:73] या वे तुम्हें लाभ पहुँचाती हैं, यदि तुम उनकी बात मानते हो, या वे तुम्हें हानि पहुँचाती हैं, यदि तुम उनकी अवज्ञा करते हो? -[26:74] उन्होंने उत्तर दिया : यदि हम इन मूर्तियों को पुकारते हैं, तो वे हमारी पुकार नहीं सुनतीं, और यदि हम उनकी आज्ञा मानते हैं, तो वे हमें लाभ नहीं पहुँचातीं, और यदि हम उनकी अवज्ञा करते हैं, तो वे हमें हानि नहीं पहुँचातीं। बल्कि, असल बात यह है कि हमने अपने बाप-दादा को ऐसा ही करते हुए पाया है, इसलिए हम उनका अनुकरण करते हैं। -[26:75] इबराहीम ने कहा : क्या तुमने उन मूर्तियों के विषय में ग़ौर किया और देखा, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा करते हो? -[26:76] और जिनकी तुम्हारे पहले के बाप-दादा पूजा करते थे? -[26:77] निःसंदेह ! वे सब मेरे शत्रु हैं; क्योंकि वे झूठे हैं, सिवाय सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार अल्लाह के। -[26:78] जिसने मुझे पैदा किया, फिर वही दुनिया और आख़िरत की भलाई की ओर मेरा मार्गदर्शन करता है। -[26:79] और वही अकेला है जो जब मैं भूखा होता हूँ, तो मुझे खिलाता है और जब मैं प्यासा होता हूँ, तो मुझे पिलाता है। -[26:80] और जब मैं बीमार होता हूँ, तो वही अकेला मुझे बीमारी से अच्छा करता है, उसके सिवा कोई मुझे स्वास्थ्य देने वाला नहीं है। -[26:81] तथा केवल वही है, जो मुझे मृत्यु देगा जब मेरी जीवन-अवधि समाप्त होगी, फिर मेरे मरने के पश्चात मुझे जीवित करेगा। -[26:82] तथा वही अकेला है जिससे मैं आशा रखता हूँ कि वह बदले के दिन मेरे लिए मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा। -[26:83] इबराहीम ने अपने रब से दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे धर्म की समझ प्रदान कर तथा मुझे मुझसे पहले के सदाचारी नबियों से मिला दे, इस प्रकार कि मुझे उनके साथ जन्नत में प्रवेश प्रदान कर। -[26:84] तथा मेरे बाद आने वाली नसलों के अंदर मेरी शुभ-चर्चा और अच्छी प्रशंसा जारी रख। -[26:85] और मुझे उन लोगों में से बना दे, जो स्वर्ग के उन घरों के वारिस होंगे जिनमें तेरे मोमिन बंदे आनंद लेंगे, तथा मुझे उनका निवासी बना दे। -[26:86] तथा मेरे बाप को क्षमा कर दे, वह शिर्क के कारण सत्य मार्ग से भटके हुए लोगों में से था। इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने बाप के लिए दुआ यह स्पष्ट होने से पहले की थी कि वह नरक के वासियों में से है। चुनाँचे जब उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया, तो उससे अलग होने का एलान कर दिया और (फिर) उसके लिए दुआ नहीं की। -[26:87] और मुझे उस दिन यातना देकर रुसवा न करना, जिस दिन लोग हिसाब के लिए पुनः जीवित किए जाएँगे। -[26:88] जिस दिन न माल काम आएगा, जिसे इनसान ने संसार में एकत्र किया होगा और न संतान जिनकी मदद वह दुनिया में लिया करता था। -[26:89] सिवाय उस व्यक्ति के, जो अल्लाह के पास पाक-साफ़ दिल लेकर आया, जिसमें कोई शिर्क, कोई निफ़ाक़, कोई दिखावा तथा कोई अहंकार (दंभ) नहीं। तो ऐसा व्यक्ति अपने उस धन से लाभान्वित होगा, जिसे अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च किया, तथा अपनी उन बच्चों से भी जो उसके लिए दुआ करते हैं। -[26:90] और जन्नत उन लोगों के निकट लाई जाएगी, जो अपने रब से डरने वाले हैं; उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करते हैं और उनके निषेधों से बचते हैं। -[26:91] तथा सत्य-धर्म से भटके हुए पथभ्रष्ट लोगों के लिए 'मह़शर' (एकत्र होने का स्थान) में जहन्नम ज़ाहिर कर दी जाएगी। -[26:92] उन्हें डाँटते हुए कहा जाएगा : कहाँ हैं वे मूर्तियाँ जिन्हें तुम पूजते थे? -[26:93] जिनकी तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते थे? क्या वे तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाकर तुम्हारी सहायता करती हैं, अथवा स्वयं अपनी ही सहायता करती हैं? -[26:94] अतः उन्हें एक-दूसरे के ऊपर नरक में फेंक दिया जाएगा तथा उनको भी जिन्होंने उन्हें गुमराह किया था। -[26:95] तथा शैतानों में से इबलीस के सभी सहयोगियों को, उनमें से किसी एक को भी छोड़ा नहीं जाएगा। -[26:96] अल्लाह के अलावा दूसरों की पूजा करने वाले तथा उन्हें अल्लाह का साझी बनाने वाले मुश्रिक अपने उन पूज्यों से झगड़ते हुए कहेंगे, जिन्हें वे अल्लाह को छोड़ पूजते थे : -[26:97] अल्लाह की क़सम! निश्चय हम स्पष्ट रूप से सत्य से भटक गए थे। -[26:98] जब हम तुम्हें सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार के समान बनाते थे, चुनाँचे हम उसकी पूजा करने की तरह तुम्हारी पूजा करते थे। -[26:99] हमें सत्य के मार्ग से केवल उन अपराधियों ने भटकाया, जिन्होंने हमें अल्लाह के सिवा दूसरों की इबादत की ओर बुलाया। -[26:100] अब न तो हमारे लिए कोई सिफ़ारिश करने वाले हैं, जो हमारे लिए अल्लाह के पास सिफ़ारिश कर सकें कि वह हमें अपनी यातना से बचा ले। -[26:101] और न हमारा कोई सच्चा मित्र है, जो हमारा बचाव करे और हमारे लिए सिफ़ारिश करे। -[26:102] काश हमें एक बार दुनिया के जीवन में लौटने का अवसर मिल जाता, तो हम अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों में से हो जाते। -[26:103] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की इस कहानी तथा झुठलाने वालों के अंजाम में सीख लेने वालों के लिए निश्चय सीख ग्रहण करने का महान अवसर है। और उनमें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:104] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:105] नूह के समुदाय ने (भी) रसूलों को झुठलाया, जब उन्होंने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठला दिया। -[26:106] जब उनके वंश के भाई नूह ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह से डरते नहीं कि उसके भय के कारण उसके अलावा की उपासना छोड़ दो?! -[26:107] निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हारा रसूल हूँ, अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है। (मैं) अमानतदार हूँ, अल्लाह ने मेरी ओर जो वह़्य की है, उसमें कोई कमी-बेशी नहीं करता। -[26:108] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जिसका मैं तुम्हें आदेश देता हूँ और जिससे मैं तुम्हें मना करता हूँ, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:109] और जो कुछ मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, मैं तुमसे उसका बदला नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला तो केवल सारी सृष्टि के रब अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है, किसी अन्य के नहीं। -[26:110] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जिसका मैं तुम्हें आदेश देता हूँ और जिससे मैं तुम्हें मना करता हूँ, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:111] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : ऐ नूह! क्या हम तुझपर ईमान ले आएँ तथा जो कुछ तू लेकर आया है उसका पालन करें और उसपर अमल करने लगें, जबकि स्थिति यह है कि तुम्हारे अनुयायी सबसे हीन एवं कम हैसियत लोग हैं। उनमें श्रेष्ठ जन और अशराफिया लोग नहीं पाए जाते?! -[26:112] नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : मुझे क्या पता कि ये ईमान वाले क्या कार्य करते रहे हैं? क्योंकि मैं उनका निरीक्षक नहीं हूँ कि उनके कामों की गिनती करूँ। -[26:113] उनका हिसाब तो अल्लाह ही के ज़िम्मे है, जो उनकी छिपी और खुली (सारी) बातोंं को जानता है, मेरे ज़िम्मे नहीं है। अगर तुम समझते, तो वह बात न कहते जो तुमने कही है। -[26:114] और मैं तुम्हारी माँग को स्वीकार करते हुए ईमान वालों को अपनी सभा से निकालने वाला नहीं हूँ, ताकि तुम ईमान ले आओ। -[26:115] मैं तो केवल स्पष्ट रूप से डराने वाला हूँ। तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से सावधान करता हूँ। -[26:116] उनके समुदाय के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : यदि तुम हमें जिस बात की ओर बुलाते हो उससे बाज़ नहीं आए, तो निश्चय तुम अपशब्द सहोगे और पथराव करके मार डाले जाओगे। -[26:117] नूह ने अपने पालनहार से दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे समुदाय के लोगों ने मुझे झुठला दिया और मैं तेरे पास से जो कुछ लाया हूँ उसके प्रति मुझपर विश्वास नहीं किया। -[26:118] अतः मेरे और उनके बीच ऐसा फ़ैसला कर दे, जो उन्हें उनके असत्य पर अड़े रहने के कारण विनष्ट कर दे, तथा मुझे और मेरे साथ जो ईमान वाले हैं, उन्हें उससे बचा ले जिसके द्वारा तू मेरे समुदाय के काफ़िरों को नष्ट करने वाला है। -[26:119] अतः हमने उनकी दुआ को स्वीकार कर लिया तथा उन्हें और उनके साथ, लोगों और जानवरों से भरी हुई नौका में सवार, ईमान वालों को बचा लिया। -[26:120] फिर हमने उनके बाद नूह़ के समुदाय के बाक़ी लोगों को डुबो दिया। -[26:121] उपर्युक्त नूह और उनके समुदाय की कहानी तथा नूह एवं उनके मोमिन साथियों के बच निकलने और उनके समुदाय के काफ़िरों के विनाश में निश्चय सीख ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए बड़ी सीख है। तथा उनमें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:122] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:123] आद जाति ने (भी) रसूलों को झुठलाया, जिस समय उन्होंने अपने रसूल हूद अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठला दिया। -[26:124] (उस समय को) याद करो जब उनके वंश के भाई हूद ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह से डरते नहीं कि उसके भय के कारण उसके अलावा की उपासना छोड़ दो?! -[26:125] निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हारा रसूल हूँ, अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है। (मैं) अमानतदार हूँ, जो कुछ अल्लाह ने मुझे पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, उसमें कोई कमी-बेशी नहीं करता। -[26:126] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जिसका मैं तुम्हें आदेश देता हूँ और जिससे मैं तुम्हें मना करता हूँ, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:127] और जो कुछ मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, मैं तुमसे उसका बदला नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला तो केवल सारी सृष्टि के रब अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है, किसी अन्य के नहीं। -[26:128] क्या तुम प्रत्येक ऊँचे स्थान पर व्यर्थ में स्मारक भवन का निर्माण करते हो, जबकि उसका इस दुनिया या आख़िरत में तुम्हें कोई फ़ायदा नहीं होता?! -[26:129] और तुम क़िले और महलें बनाते हो, मानो तुम इस दुनिया में हमेशा के लिए रहने वाले हो और यहाँ से तुम्हें जाना नहीं है। -[26:130] और जब तुम क़त्ल करने अथवा मारने के लिए किसी पर हमला करते हो, तो निर्दय और बे-रहम होकर हमला करते हो। -[26:131] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जिसका मैं तुम्हें आदेश देता हूँ और जिससे मैं तुम्हें मना करता हूँ, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:132] और तुम अल्लाह के प्रकोप से डरो, जिसने तुम्हें अपनी नेमतों में से वे चीज़ें प्रदान कीं, जिन्हें तुम जानते हो। -[26:133] उसने तुम्हें मवेशी दिए, तथा तुम्हें बच्चे प्रदान किए। -[26:134] तथा उसने तुम्हें बाग़ और बहते जल स्रोत प्रदान किए। -[26:135] निश्चय मैं (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो!) तुमपर एक महान दिन की यातना से डरता हूँ, जो कि क़ियामत का दिन है। -[26:136] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : तुम्हारा हमें सदुपदेश देना और न देना दोनों बराबर है। क्योंकि हम तुमपर कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे और जिसपर हम क़ायम हैं, उससे हरगिज़ पीछे नहीं हटेंगे। -[26:137] यह तो पहले ही लोगों का धर्म, उनके रीति-रिवाज और आचरण हैं। -[26:138] और हम कदापि यातना दिए जाने वाले नहीं हैं। -[26:139] उन्होंने अपने नबी हूद अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाना जारी रखा, इसलिए हमने उनके झुठलाने के कारण उन्हें तेज़ आँधी से नष्ट कर दिया। इस विनाश में पाठ ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए निश्चय महान पाठ है। परंतु उनमें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:140] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:141] समूद ने (भी) अपने नबी सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाकर समस्त रसूलों को झुठला दिया। -[26:142] जब उनके वंश के भाई सालेह ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह से डरते नहीं कि उसके भय के कारण उसके अलावा की उपासना छोड़ दो?! -[26:143] निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हारा रसूल हूँ, अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है। (मैं) अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने के कार्य में अमानतदार हूँ, उसमें कोई कमी-बेशी नहीं करता। -[26:144] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जो मैंने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है और जो तुम्हें करने से मना किया है, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:145] और जो कुछ मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, मैं तुमसे उसका बदला नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला तो केवल सारी सृष्टि के रब अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है, किसी अन्य के नहीं। -[26:146] क्या तुम यह इच्छा रखते हो कि यहाँ की सुख-सुविधाओं और नेमतों में निश्चिंत छोड़ दिए जाओगे, तुम डर से पीड़ित नहीं होगे?! -[26:147] बाग़ों तथा बहते जल स्राेतों में। -[26:148] तथा खेतों और खजूर के बागों में, जिनके फल मुलायम और पके हुए हैं। -[26:149] और तुम पर्वतों को काटकर रहने के लिए घर बनाते हो और तुम उनको तराशने में कुशल हो। -[26:150] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जो मैंने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है और जो तुम्हें करने से मना किया है, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:151] तथा उन लोगों के आदेश का पालन न करो, जो पाप करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[26:152] जो पाप फैलाकर धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करते हैं और अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करके अपने आपको सुधारने का काम नहीं करते हैं। -[26:153] उसकी जाति के लोगों ने कहा : तू तो उन लोगों में से है, जिनपर बार-बार जादू किया गया है। यहाँ तक कि जादू उनके दिमाग पर हावी हो गया है और उसे निष्क्रिय कर दिया है। -[26:154] तू केवल हमारे ही जैसा एक मनुष्य है। इसलिए तुझे हमारे ऊपर कोई विशेषता हासिल नहीं है कि तू रसूल बन सके। अतः यदि तुम अपने रसूल होने के दावे में सच्चे हो, तो कोई ऐसी निशानी ले आओ, जो प्रमाणित करे कि तुम रसूल हो। -[26:155] सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने (जिन्हें अल्लाह ने एक निशानी दी थी, जो एक ऊँटनी थी जिसे अल्लाह ने चट्टान से निकाला था) उनसे कहा : यह ऊँटनी है जिसे देखा और छुआ जा सकता है। इसके लिए पानी का एक हिस्सा है, और तुम्हारे लिए भी एक ज्ञात हिस्सा है। यह उस दिन पानी नहीं पिएगी, जिस दिन तुम्हारा हिस्सा है और जिस दिन उसका हिस्सा है, उस दिन तुम पानी नही पिओगे। -[26:156] तथा तुम इसे हानि पहुँचाने जैसे कि हत्या करने या मारने-पीटने की नीयत से हाथ न लगाना, अन्यथा इसके कारण तुम्हें अल्लाह की ओर से ऐसी यातना आ पकड़ेगी जो तुम्हें नष्ट कर देगी एक ऐसे दिन में, जो उसमें तुमपर उतरने वाली विपत्ति के कारण बहुत भयानक होगा। -[26:157] सो वे उसकी हत्या करने पर सहमत हो गए और उनमें से सबसे अभागे व्यक्ति ने उसे मार डाला। फिर वे अपने किए पर पछताने लगे, जब उन्हें पता चला कि यातना अनिवार्य रूप से उनपर आने वाली है। लेकिन यातना देख लेने के समय पछताने से कोई लाभ नहीं होता। -[26:158] अंततः उन्हें उस यातना ने पकड़ लिया, जिसका उन्हें वादा किया गया था, जो भूकंप और तेज़ चीख थी। सालेह तथा उसकी जाति की इस कहानी में सीख ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए निश्चय बड़ी सीख है। तथा उनमें से अधिकतर ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:159] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:160] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने (भी) अपने नबी लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाकर समस्त रसूलों को झुठला दिया। -[26:161] जब उनके वंश के भाई लूत ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह से डरते नहीं कि उसके भय के कारण उसके साथ किसी को साझी ठहराना छोड़ दो?! -[26:162] निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हारा रसूल हूँ, अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है। (मैं) अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने के कार्य में अमानतदार हूँ, उसमें कोई कमी-बेशी नहीं करता। -[26:163] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जिसका मैं तुम्हें आदेश देता हूँ और जिससे मैं तुम्हें मना करता हूँ, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:164] और जो कुछ मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, मैं तुमसे उसका बदला नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला तो केवल सारी सृष्टि के रब अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है, किसी अन्य के नहीं। -[26:165] क्या तुम लोगों में से पुरुषों के साथ गुदा संभोग करते हाे?! -[26:166] और तुम अपनी पत्नियों की अगली शर्मगाहों में संभोग करना छोड़ देते हो, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने इसलिए बनाया है ताकि तुम उनसे अपनी वासनाओं को पूरा करो?! बल्कि इस घृणित विकृति से तुम अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हो। -[26:167] उनकी जाति के लोगों ने उनसे कहा : ऐ लूत! यदि तुम हमें इस कार्य से मना करने और इसपर हमारी निंदा करने से बाज़ नहीं आए, तो तुम्हें तथा तुम्हारे संगियों को हमारे गाँव से निकाल दिया जाएगा। -[26:168] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : मैं तुम्हारे इस कार्य से जिसे तुम करते हो, सख़्त नफ़रत और घृणा करने वालों में से हूँ। -[26:169] उन्होंने अपने पालनहार से दुआ करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तू मुझे और मेरे परिवार को उस यातना से बचा ले, जो इन लोगों पर इनके द्वारा किए जाने वाले घिनौने कार्य के कारण आने वाली है। -[26:170] तो हमने उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर ली तथा उन्हें और उनके पूरे परिवार को बचा लिया। -[26:171] उनकी पत्नी को छोड़कर। क्योंकि वह काफ़िर थी। अतः वह भी नष्ट होने वालों में से थी। -[26:172] फिर जब लूत और उनके परिवार ने (सदूम) गाँव छोड़ दिया, तो हमने उनके बाद उनके शेष रह जाने वाले लोगों को बुरी तरह से नष्ट कर दिया। -[26:173] और हमने उनपर बारिश बरसाने की तरह आकाश से पत्थर बरसाए। तो उन लोगों की बारिश बहुत बुरी थी, जिन्हें लूत अलैहिस्सलाम डराते थे और उन्हें चेतावनी देते थे कि अगर वे अपने बुरे कामों में लगे रहे, तो उन्हें अल्लाह की सज़ा भुगतनी पड़ेगी। -[26:174] कुकर्म के कारण लूत की जाति पर उतरने वाले उपर्युक्त अज़ाब में, सीख ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए निश्चय बड़ी सीख है। और उनमें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। -[26:175] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:176] घने-पेड़ वाली बस्ती के लोगों ने रसूलों को झुठलाया, जब उन्होंने अपने रसूल शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठला दिया। -[26:177] जब उनके नबी शुऐब ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह से डरते नहीं कि उसके भय से किसी को उसका साझी बनाना छोड़ दो?! -[26:178] निःसंदेह मैं तुम्हारा रसूल हूँ, अल्लाह ने मुझे तुम्हारी ओर भेजा है। (मैं) अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने के कार्य में अमानतदार हूँ। जो कुछ उसने मुझे पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, उसमें कोई कमी-बेशी नहीं करता। -[26:179] अतः तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो, तथा जो मैंने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है और जो तुम्हें करने से मना किया है, उसमें मेरा कहा मानो। -[26:180] और जो कुछ मैं अपने रब की ओर से तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, मैं तुमसे उसका बदला नहीं माँगता। मेरा बदला तो केवल सारी सृष्टि के रब अल्लाह के ज़िम्मे है, किसी अन्य के नहीं। -[26:181] जब तुम लोगों से कुछ बेचो तो उन्हें पूरा-पूरा नाप कर दो तथा उन लोगों में से न हो जाओ, जो लोगों से कुछ बेचते हैं तो कम नाप कर देते हैं। -[26:182] तथा जब तुम दूसरों को तौलकर दो तो सीधी तराज़ू से तौला करो। -[26:183] लोगों को उनके अधिकार कम न दो और पाप करके धरती में बिगाड़ न बढ़ाओ। -[26:184] तथा उस अस्तित्व से भय खाते हुए तक़वा धारण करो, जिसने तुमको तथा पहले के समुदायों को पैदा किया है कि कहीं वह तुमपर अपनी यातना न भेज दे। -[26:185] शुऐब की जाति ने शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : तुम तो बस उन लोगों में से हो जिनपर बार-बार जादू किया गया है, यहाँ तक कि जादू तुम्हारे दिमाग पर हावी हो गया है तथा उसे गायब (निष्क्रिय) कर दिया है। -[26:186] तथा तू तो हमारे ही जैसा एक साधारण इनसान है। इसलिए तुझे हमपर कोइ श्रेष्ठता प्राप्त नहीं है। फिर तू रसूल कैसे हो सकता है? और तू जो यह रसूल होने का दावा कर रहा है, इसमें हम तुझे झूठा समझते हैं। -[26:187] यदि तू अपने दावे में सच्चा है, तो हमपर आसमान से कोई टुकड़ा गिरा दे। -[26:188] शुऐब ने उनसे कहा : मेरा रब अधिक जानने वाला है, जो कुछ तुम शिर्क और पाप कर रहे हो, उससे तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[26:189] चुनाँचे वे शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाते रहे, तो उनपर एक बड़ी यातना आ पड़ी।एक भीषण गरमी वाले दिन के बाद, उनपर बादल छा गया, फिर उनपर आग बरसाकर उन्हें जला दिया। निश्चय उनके विनाश का दिन बड़े भय का दिन था। -[26:190] निश्चय शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के उपर्युक्त विनाश में सीख ग्रहण करने वालों के लिए बड़ी सीख है। और उनमें से अधिकांश लोग ईमान वाले नहीं थे। -[26:191] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार ही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा उनमें से तौबा करने वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। -[26:192] निःसंदेह मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार की ओर से उतारा गया है। -[26:193] इसे लेकर जिबरील अमीन अलैहिस्सलाम उतरे हैं। -[26:194] वह इसे लेकर (ऐ रसूल!) आपके दिल पर उतरे हैं, ताकि आप उन रसूलों में से हो जाएँ, जो लोगों को चेतावनी देते हैं और उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराते हैं। -[26:195] वह इसे शुद्ध एवं स्पष्ट अरबी भाषा में लेकर उतरे हैं। -[26:196] और इस क़ुरआन का वर्णन पिछले लोगों की किताबों में भी आया है। चुनाँचे इसकी ख़ुशख़बरी पिछली आसमानी किताबों में भी दी गई है। -[26:197] क्या आपको झुठलाने वाले इन लोगों के लिए यह तथ्य आपकी सच्चाई की निशानी नहीं है कि आपपर उतरने वाली किताब की सच्चाई को बनी इसराईल के विद्वान जैसे अब्दुल्लाह बिन सलाम (भी) जानते हैं? -[26:198] और यदि हम यह क़ुरआन किसी अजमी (ग़ैर अरब) पर उतार देते, जो अरबी भाषा नहीं बोलता। -[26:199] फिर वह इसे उनके सामने पढ़ता, तो भी ये लोग उसपर ईमान लाने वाले न होते; क्योंकि वे कहते : हम इसे नहीं समझते हैं। इसलिए उन्हें अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा करना चाहिए की यह (क़ुरआन) उनकी भाषा (अरबी) में उतरा है। -[26:200] इसी प्रकार हमने झुठलाने तथा इनकार की प्रवृति को अपराधियों के दिलों में डाल दिया है। -[26:201] वे अपने कुफ़्र से टस से मस नहीं होंगे और ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि वे दर्दनाक यातना देख लें। -[26:202] सो यह यातना उनपर अचानक आ पड़े, और वे इसके आने से वाक़िफ़ न हों यहाँ तक कि यह अचानक उन्हें धर ले। -[26:203] फिर वे, जब उनपर अचानक यातना आ जाए, अफ़सोस करते हुए कहें : क्या हम मोहलत दिए जाने वाले हैं ताकि हम अल्लाह के समक्ष तौबा करें?! -[26:204] तो क्या ये काफिर लोग हमारी यातना के लिए जल्दी मचा रहे हैं, यह कहते हुए कि : हम तुझपर कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, जब तक तू अपने दावे के अनुसार हमपर आसमान का कोई टुकड़ा न गिरा दे। -[26:205] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप मुझे बताएँ कि यदि हम इन काफिरों को, जो उसपर ईमान लाने से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं जो आप लेकर आए हैं, एक लंबी अवधि के लिए नेमतों से लाभ उठाने का अवसर प्रदान कर दें। -[26:206] फिर उस अवधि के बाद जिसमें उन्होंने उन नेमतों का लाभ उठाया, वह यातना आ जाए, जिसकी उन्हें धमकी दी जा रही थी। -[26:207] तो इस दुनिया में उनके पास जो नेमतें थी, उनके क्या काम आएँगी?! क्योंकि वे सारी नेमतें समाप्त हो गईं और कुछ लाभ न दे सकीं। -[26:208] हमने (पिछले समुदायों में से) किसी भी समुदाय को विनष्ट नहीं किया, परंतु इसके बाद कि रसूलों को भेजकर और किताबें उतारकर उनके लिए बहाना का रास्ता बंद कर दिया। -[26:209] उन्हें नसीहत करने और याद दिलाने के लिए। तथा रसूलों को भेजकर और किताबें उतारकर उनके लिए बहाना का रास्ता बंद करने के बाद, हम उन्हें यातना देकर अन्याय नहीं कर रहे थे। -[26:210] इस क़ुरआन को रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के दिल पर, शैतान लेकर नहीं उतरे। -[26:211] और इसे लेकर आपके दिल पर उतरना उनके योग्य नहीं है, और न वे ऐसा कर सकते हैं। -[26:212] वे ऐसा नहीं कर सकते, क्योंकि वे आकाश में उसके स्थान से अलग कर दिए गए हैं, तो वे उस तक कैसे पहुँच सकते हैं और उसे लेकर कैसे उतर सकते हैं?! -[26:213] अतः आप अल्लाह के साथ किसी अन्य पूज्य की इबादत न करें जिसे आप उसके साथ साझी बना लें। नहीं तो उसके कारण, आप भी यातना दिए जाने वालों में से हो जाएँगे। -[26:214] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने समुदाय में से निकटतम फिर निकटतर लोगों को सावधान करें, ताकि अगर वे शिर्क पर क़ायम रहें तो अल्लाह की यातना से पीड़ित न हों। -[26:215] तथा ईमान वालों में से जो आपका अनुसरण करें, उनपर दया एवं नरमी करते हुए उनके साथ विनम्रता का व्यवहार करें। -[26:216] फिर यदि वे आपकी अवज्ञा करें और उसको न मानें जो आपने उन्हें अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने और उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करने का आदेश दिया है, तो आप उनसे कह दें : तुम जो शिर्क और पाप करते हो, मैं उससे बिलकुल अलग-थलग हूँ। -[26:217] तथा आप अपने सभी मामलों में उस प्रभुत्वशाली पर भरोसा करें, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, तथा वह उनमें से तौबा करने वाले पर बहुत दया करने वाला है। -[26:218] जो पवित्र अल्लाह आपको उस समय देखता है, जब आप नमाज़ के लिए खड़े होते हैं। -[26:219] तथा वह पवित्र अल्लाह नमाज़ियों में आपके एक हाल से दूसरे हाल में जाने को भी देखता है। उससे आपका तथा आपके सिवा अन्य लोगों का कोई काम छिपा नहीं है। -[26:220] आप अपनी नमाज़ में जो क़ुरआन और दुआएँ पढ़ते हैं, वह उसे सुनने वाला और आपकी नीयत को भली-भाँति जानने वाला है। -[26:221] क्या मैं तुम्हें बताऊँ कि शैतान, जिनके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि इस क़ुरआन को लेकर उतरे हैं, किस पर उतरते हैं? -[26:222] शैतान हर झूठ बोलने वाले, बहुत पाप और अवज्ञा करने वाले काहिन पर उतरते हैं। -[26:223] शैतान चोरी से फ़रिश्तों की बातें सुन लेते हैं, फिर अपने काहिन मित्रों तक उन्हें पहुँचा देते हैं। और अधिकांश काहिन झूठे होते हैं। यदि उनकी कोई एक बात सत्य होती है, तो उसके साथ सौ झूठ मिला देते हैं। -[26:224] और कवि लोग जिनके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम उन्हीं में से हैं, उनका अनुसरण तो केवल वे लोग करते हैं जो मार्गदर्शन और धार्मिकता के मार्ग से भटके हुए हैं, जो उनके कहे हुए काव्य का वर्णन करते हैं। -[26:225] और क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपने नहीं देखा कि उनकी गुमराही की निशानियों में से एक यह है कि वे हर वादी में भटकते फिरते हैं। कभी प्रशंसा की वादी में सिर मारते हैं, तो कभी निंदा की वादी में, और कभी इन दोनों के अलावा किसी और वादी में। -[26:226] और यह कि वे झूठ बोलते हैं। चुनाँचे वे कहते हैं : हमने यह किया है, जबकि उन्होंने उसे नहीं किया होता है। -[26:227] सिवाय उन कवियों के, जो ईमान लाए और नेक कर्म किए, और अल्लाह को बहुत याद किया, तथा अपने शत्रुओं से उनके अत्याचार से पीड़ित होने के बाद बदला लिया, जैसे हस्सान बिन साबित रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु l और शीघ्र ही वे लोग जान लेंगे, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करके तथा उसके बंदों पर ज़्यादती करके अत्याचार किया, कि वे लौटने की कौन-सी जगह लौटकर जाएँगे। वे एक विकट स्थिति और सटीक हिसाब-किताब की ओर पलटकर जाएँगे। - -Surah 27: An-Naml (The Naml) ----------------------------------------- -[27:1] (ता, सीन) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। आपपर उतरने वाली ये आयतें क़ुरआन तथा एक स्पष्ट और असंदिग्ध पुस्तक की आयतें हैं। जो कोई भी इस (पुस्तक) पर विचार करता है, वह जान लेता है कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से है। -[27:2] ये आयतें सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन करने वाली, उसकी ओर ले जाने वाली तथा अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखने वालों को ख़ुशख़बरी सुनाने वाली हैं। -[27:3] जो पूर्णतम तरीक़े से नमाज़ अदा करते हैं, अपने माल की ज़कात निकाल कर उसके हक़दारों को देते हैं, तथा वे आख़िरत के सवाब और सज़ा पर विश्वास रखते हैं। -[27:4] निःसंदेह जो काफ़िर आख़िरत तथा उसके सवाब और सज़ा पर ईमान नहीं रखते, हमने उनके बुरे कामों को उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिया है। चुनाँचे वे उन्हें करते रहते हैं। इसलिए वे भटकते फिर रहे हैं, उन्हें सत्य या मार्गदर्शन नहीं मिल रहा है। -[27:5] उक्त विशेषताओं वाले ही वे लोग हैं, जिनके लिए इस दुनिया में क़त्ल एवं क़ैद की बुरी यातना है, तथा वे आख़िरत में सबसे ज़्यादा घाटा उठाने वाले होंगे। क्योंकि वे क़ियामत के दिन खुद को और अपने परिवार को, उन्हें हमेशा के लिए जहन्नम का वासी बनाकर, घाटे में डाल देंगे। -[27:6] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने ऊपर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन को एक ऐसी हस्ती की ओर से प्राप्त कर रहे हैं, जो अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाली है, सब कुछ जानने वाली है, उसके बंदों के हितों में से कोई भी वस्तु उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[27:7] याद करो (ऐ रसूल!) जिस समय मूसा ने अपने घर वालों से कहा : निःसंदेह मैंने एक आग देखी है। मैं तुम्हारे पास उसे जलाने वाले से कोई ख़बर लाऊँगा, जिससे हमें रास्ते का पता चलेगा, अथवा तुम्हारे पास उससे आग का कोई अंगारा लेकर आऊँगा, ताकि तुम उसके द्वारा अपने आपको ठंड से गर्म कर सको। -[27:8] जब वह उस आग के स्थान पर पहुँचे, जो उन्होंने देखी थी, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें पुकारा : बरकत वाला है वह जो इस आग में है, तथा जो इसके आस-पास फ़रिश्ते हैं। तथा सारे संसारों का पालनहार पवित्र और पाक है उन विशेषताओं से जो उसके योग्य नहीं हैं, जिनसे पथभ्रष्ट लोग उसे विशेषित करते हैं। -[27:9] अल्लाह ने उनसे कहा : ऐ मूसा! निःसंदेह मैं ही अल्लाह हूँ। सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली हूँ, मुझे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। अपनी रचना, नियति और विधान में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला हूँ। -[27:10] और अपनी लाठी डाल दो। मूसा ने आदेश का पालन किया, लेकिन जब उसे साँप की तरह हिलते और रेंगते हुए देखा, तो उससे पीठ फेरकर भागे और पीछे मुड़कर नहीं देखा। तो अल्लाह ने उनसे कहा : इससे भय न खाओ l क्योंकि मेरे पास रसूल साँप या किसी और से नहीं डरते। -[27:11] सिवाय उसके जिसने कोई पाप करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया। फिर उसके बाद तौबा कर ली, तो निःसंदेह मैं उसे बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर बेहद दयालु हूँ। -[27:12] और अपना हाथ अपनी कमीज़ के गरीबान में डालो, उसमें डालने के बाद वह कोढ़ (बरस) के बिना बर्फ़ की तरह सफ़ेद निकलेगा। यह उन नौ निशानियों में से एक है, जो आपकी सच्चाई की गवाही देती हैं। (ये नौ निशानियाँ : हाथ का चमकना, लाठी, अकाल, फलों की कमी, तूफान (बाढ़), टिड्डी, खटमल, मेंढक और खून हैं।) इन्हें फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी क़ौम के पास ले जाओ। वे अल्लाह का इनकार करने के कारण उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकलने वाले लोग हैं। -[27:13] फिर जब उनके पास हमारी ये निशानियाँ, जिनके साथ हमने मूसा का समर्थन किया था, स्पष्ट और साफ तौर पर आ गईं, तो उन्होंने कहा : ये निशानियाँ जिन्हें मूसा लेकर आया है, स्पष्ट जादू हैं। -[27:14] उन्होंने इन स्पष्ट निशानियों का इनकार कर दिया और उन्हें मानने पर नहीं आए। हालाँकि उनके दिलों को इस बात का अच्छी तरह विश्वास था कि ये अल्लाह की ओर से हैं; ऐसा उन्होंने अत्याचार और सत्य से अहंकार के कारण किया। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) विचार करें कि अपने कुफ़्र और अवज्ञा के द्वारा घरती पर बिगाड़ पैदा करने वालों का परिणाम कैसा रहा! निश्चय हमने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया और उन सबका विनाश कर दिया। -[27:15] निःसंदेह हमने दाऊद तथा उनके पुत्र सुलैमान को ज्ञान प्रदान किया। उसी में पक्षियों की बातों का ज्ञान भी शामिल है। दाऊद और सुलैमान ने प्रभुत्वशाली और महान अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा करते हुए कहा : हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने हमें ज्ञान और नुबुव्वत (पैग़ंबरी) से सम्मानित करके अपने बहुत-से ईमान वाले बंदों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की। -[27:16] और सुलैमान नुबुव्वत (पैग़ंबरी), ज्ञान तथा राजत्व में अपने पिता दाऊद के उत्तराधिकारी बने और खुद अपने तथा अपने पिता पर अल्लाह के अनुग्रह का वर्णन करते हुए कहा : ऐ लोगो! अल्लाह ने हमें पक्षियों की आवाज़ों को समझना सिखाया और हमें हर उस चीज़ में से प्रदान किया, जो उसने नबियों और बादशाहों को प्रदान किया। निःसंदेह यह जो अल्लाह ने हमें प्रदान किया, निश्चय यही स्पष्ट अनुकंपा है। -[27:17] और सुलैमान के लिए मनुष्यों, जिन्नों और पक्षियों में से उनके सैनिक इकट्ठे किए गए, फिर वे एक व्यवस्थित तरीके से चलाए जाते थे। -[27:18] वे चलाए जाते रहे यहाँ तक कि जब वे चींटियों की एक घाटी (शाम - लेवंत - में एक जगह) में पहुँचे, तो एक चींटी ने कहा : ऐ चींटियो! अपने घरों में प्रवेश कर जाओ। ताकि सुलैमान और उसके सैनिक तुम्हें नष्ट न कर दें, जबकि उन्हें तुम्हारे बारे में पता भी न हो। क्योंकि अगर वे तुम्हारे बारे में जानते, तो वे तुम्हें नहीं रौंदते। -[27:19] जब सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने चींटी की बात सुनी, तो उसकी इस बात से हँसते हुए मुसकुराए और अपने पवित्र रब से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहने लगे : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे सामर्थ्य प्रदान कर और मुझे अपनी उस ने'मत के लिए आभारी होने की प्रेरणा दे, जो तूने मुझे और मेरे माता-पिता को प्रदान की है। तथा मुझे सामर्थ्य दे कि मैं नेक कार्य करूँ, जिससे तू पसंद करे। और मुझे अपनी दया से अपने सदाचारी बंदों के समूह में शामिल कर ले। -[27:20] और सुलैमान ने पक्षियों का निरीक्षण किया, पर हुदहुद को नहीं देखा। तो इसपर कहा : क्या बात है कि मैं हुदहुद को नहीं देख रहा हूँ? क्या किसी बाधा के कारण मैं उसे नहीं देख पा रहा हूँ अथवा वह अनुपस्थित है? -[27:21] जब उनके लिए उसकी अनुपस्थिति स्पष्ट हो गई, तो उन्होंने कहा : मैं उसे अनुपस्थित रहने की कड़ी सज़ा दूँगा अथवा उसे ज़बह कर डालूँगा, या फिर वह मेरे पास एक स्पष्ट तर्क लेकर आए, जो उसके अनुपस्थित होने के कारण को बयान करे। -[27:22] हुदहुद लंबे समय तक अनुपस्थित नही रहा, फिर जब वह आया, तो सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : मैं ऐसी बात से अवगत हुआ हूँ जिससे आप अवगत नहीं हैं। तथा मैं "सबा" वालों के विषय में एक सच्ची ख़बर लेकर आया हूँ, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। -[27:23] मैंने एक स्त्री को उनपर शासन करते पाया है और उस स्त्री को शक्ति एवं शासन के सारे साधन प्राप्त हैं और उसके पास एक बड़ा सिंहासन भी है, जिसपर बैठकर वह अपने लोगों के मामलों का प्रबंधन करती है। -[27:24] मैंने उस स्त्री तथा उसकी जाति को पाया है कि वे पवित्र एवं सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह को छोड़कर सूरज को सजदा करते हैं। तथा शैतान ने उनके शिर्क एवं पाप के कार्यों को उनके लिए शोभनीय बना दिया है और उन्हें सत्य के मार्ग से हटा दिया है। अतः वे उसकी ओर मार्गदर्शन नहीं पाते। -[27:25] शैतान ने उनके शिर्क एवं पाप के कार्यों को उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिया है; ताकि वे अकेले अल्लाह को सजदा न करें, जो आकाश में छिपी वर्षा तथा धरती में छिपे पौधों को निकालता है, तथा वह उन कार्यों को जानता है, जो तुम छिपाते हो और जो तुम ज़ाहिर तरते हो। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[27:26] अल्लाह वह है जिसके अतिरिक्त कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, जो महान सिंहासन का रब है। -[27:27] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने हुदहुद से कहा : हम देखेंगे कि तू अपने दावे में सच्चा है अथवा तू झूठों में से है? -[27:28] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने एक पत्र लिखा और उसे हुदहुद के हवाले करते हुए कहा : मेरा यह पात्र लेकर जाओ और इसे "सबा" वालों को पहुँचा देना और उनसे एक तरफ हटकर सुनते रहना कि वे इसके बारे में क्या जवाब देते हैं। -[27:29] रानी ने पत्र प्राप्त किया और कहा : ऐ सरदारो! मेरी ओर एक बहुत प्रतिष्ठित पत्र फेंका गया है। -[27:30] सुलैमान की ओर से भेजे गए और "बिस्मिल्लाहिर रहमानिर रहीम" से प्रारंभ होने वाले इस पत्र का मज़मून यह है : -[27:31] यह कि तुम अभिमान न करो तथा अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने और उसके साथ शिर्क को परित्याग करने के मेरे आह्वान को स्वीकार करते हुए, आज्ञाकारी बनकर, मेरे पास आ जाओ। क्योंकि तुमने अल्लाह के साथ सूर्य की पूजा की है। -[27:32] रानी ने कहा : ऐ प्रमुखो एवं सज्जनो! मुझे मेरे मामले में सही हल बताओ। मैं किसी मामले का फ़ैसला करने वाली नहीं, यहाँ तक तुम मेरे पास उपस्थित हो और उसके बारे में अपनी राय व्यक्त करो। -[27:33] उसकी जाति के सरदारों ने उससे कहा : हम बड़ी ताकत के मालिक हैं तथा युद्ध में प्रबल शक्ति रखते हैं। और राय वही है जो आप देखती हैं। इसलिए देखें कि आप हमें क्या करने का आदेश देती हैं। क्योंकि हम उसे लागू करने में सक्षम हैं। -[27:34] रानी ने कहा : राजा जब किसी बस्ती में प्रवेश करते हैं, तो क़त्ल तथा लूट-पाट का बाज़ार गर्म करके उसे ख़राब कर देते हैं और उसके सरदारों और अशराफिया को अपमानित करते हैं, जबकि वे पहले उसमें प्रतिष्ठा और शक्ति वाले थे। तथा राजा हमेशा ऐसा ही करते हैं, जब वे किसी बस्ती को पराजित करते हैं; ताकि लोगों के दिलों में आतंक और दहशत पैदा कर सकें। -[27:35] मैं यह पत्र भेजने वाले तथा उसके लोगों के पास एक उपहार भेजने वाली हूँ और देखती हूँ कि दूत इस उपहार को भेजने के बाद क्या उत्तर लाते हैं। -[27:36] जब रानी का दूत और उसके साथ उसके सहायक उपहार लेकर सुलैमान के पास आए, तो सुलैमान ने उनके उपहार भेजने को नकारते हुए कहा : क्या तुम धन से मेरी सहायता करते हो, ताकि मुझे अपनी ओर से फेर सको? (सुनो!) अल्लाह ने मुझे पैग़ंबरी, राजत्व तथा धन-दौलत के रूप में जो कुछ दिया है, वह उससे बेहतर है, जो उस ने तुम्हें दिया है। बल्कि, तुम ही लोग इस प्रकार के सांसारिक उपहारों के दिए जाने पर खुश होते हो। -[27:37] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने रानी के दूत से कहा : तुम जो उपहार लेकर आए हो, उसे लेकर उनके पास वापस जाओ। यदि वे आज्ञाकारी बनकर मेरे पास नहीं आए, तो हम रानी तथा उसके लोगों पर ऐसी सेनाएँ लेकर आएँगे जिनका सामना करने की उनमें कोई शक्ति नहीं और हम अवश्य उन्हें 'सबा' से इस हाल में निकालेंगे कि वे वहाँ सम्मान पूर्ण रहने के बाद अपमानित और तिरस्कृत होंगे। -[27:38] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने राज्य के प्रमुख लोगों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : ऐ प्रमुखो! तुममें से कौन रानी का सिंहासन मेरे पास लेकर आएगा, इससे पहले कि वे आज्ञाकारी होकर मेरे पास आएँ? -[27:39] एक बलवान सरकश जिन्न ने कहा : इससे पहले कि आप अपनी इस जगह से उठें, मैं उसका सिंहासन आपके पास ले आऊँगा, और निःसंदेह मैं उसके उठाने की पूरी शक्ति रखता हूँ तथा उसमें जो कुछ है, उसके प्रति अमानतदार हूँ। इसलिए मैं उसमें कोई कमियागीरी नहीं करूँगा। -[27:40] सुलैमान के पास उपस्थित एक सदाचारी ज्ञानी व्यक्ति, जिसके पास आसमानी किताबों का ज्ञान था, जिसमें अल्लाह का वह "इस्मे आज़म" (महान नाम) भी शामिल है, जिसकी विशेषता यह है कि यदि उसके द्वारा दुआ की जाए तो अल्लाह क़बूल करता है, ने कहा : मैं आपके पलक झपकाने से पहले ही उसका सिंहासन आपके पास ले आऊँगा; इस तौर पर कि मैं अल्लाह से प्रार्थना करूँगा और वह उसे यहाँ ले आएगाl अतः उसने प्रार्थना की और अल्लाह ने उसकी प्रार्थना स्वीकार कर ली। जब सुलैमान ने उसके सिंहासन को अपने पास हाज़िर देखा, तो कहा : यह मेरे पालनहार की कृपा से है; ताकि वह मेरी परीक्षा ले कि मैं उसकी नेमतों का शुक्र अदा करता हूँ या उनकी नाशुक्री करता हूँ? और जो अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा करता है, तो उसकी शुक्रगुज़ारी का लाभ उसी को मिलता है। क्योंकि अल्लाह बेनियाज़ है, बंदों की शुक्रगुज़ारी उसे नहीं बढ़ाती। तथा जिसने अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार किया और उनपर अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा नहीं किया, तो निश्चय मेरा पालनहार उसके शुक्र से बहुत बेनियाज़, बहुत उदार है। तथा यह उसकी उदारता है कि नेमतों की नाशुक्री करने वालों को भी प्रदान करता है। -[27:41] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : उसके लिए उसके राज-सिंहासन का रूप बदल दो। ताकि हम देखें : क्या वह इस तथ्य को जान पाती है कि यह उसी का सिंहासन है, या कि वह उन लोगों में से हो जाती है जो अपनी वस्तुएँ भी नहीं पहचान पाते हैं? -[27:42] जब सबा की रानी सुलैमान के पास आई, तो उसकी परीक्षा करने के लिए उससे कहा गया : क्या यह तेरे सिंहासन के समान है? उसने प्रश्न के अनुसार उत्तर दिया : मानो यह वही है। तो सुलैमान ने कहा : अल्लाह ने हमें इससे पहले ही ज्ञान दे रखा था कि वह इस तरह के कार्यों को अंजाम देने की पूरी शक्ति रखता है। तथा हम अल्लाह के आदेश के अधीन थे और उसके प्रति आज्ञाकारी थे। -[27:43] और उसे अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) से उस चीज़ ने रोक रखा था जो वह अपनी जाति का अनुकरण करते हुए अल्लाह के अलावा पूजती थी। निःसंदेह वह उन लोगों में से थी जो अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले थे। इसलिए वह (भी) उनके समान काफ़िर थी। -[27:44] उससे कहा गया कि महल में प्रवेश कर जाओ, जो एक सतह के समान था। जब उसने महल को देखा, तो उसे कोई जलाशय समझ बैठी और उसमें उतरने के लिए अपनी दोनों पिंडलियाँ खोल दीं। सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यह एक चिकना कांच का भवन है। फिर उसे इस्लाम की ओर आमंत्रित किया। और उसने उनके आमंत्रण को स्वीकार कर लिया, यह कहते हुए : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मैंने तेरे साथ तेरे अलावा की पूजा करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया है और (अब) मैं सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम के साथ सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिणी हो गई। -[27:45] हमने समूद जाति की ओर उनके नसबी भाई सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा कि तुम केवल एकमात्र अल्लाह की इबादत करो। परंतु उनके निमंत्रण के बाद वे दो समूह बन गए : एक ईमान लाने वाला समूह और दूसरा काफिर समूह, वे इस बात पर झगड़ने लगे कि उनमें से कौन सत्य पर है। -[27:46] सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : तुम रहमत से पहले अज़ाब को क्यों जल्दी माँगते हो? तुम अपने पापों के लिए अल्लाह से क्षमा क्यों नहीं माँगते, इस आशा में कि वह तुमपर दया करे। -[27:47] उनके समुदाय ने सत्य से हठधर्म दिखाते हुए उनसे कहा : हम तुमसे तथा तुम्हारे साथ जो मोमिन हैं उनसे अपशकुन लेते हैं। सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : तुम अपने ऊपर आने वाली कठिनाइयों के कारण पक्षियों को उड़ाकर जो अपशकुन लेते हो, अल्लाह के पास उसका ज्ञान है, उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। बल्कि तुम्हें जो बड़ी मात्रा में भलाई प्रदान की जा रही है तथा तुम जो बुराइयों से ग्रस्त होते हो, उनके द्वारा तुम आज़माए जा रहे हो। -[27:48] और "हिज्र" शहर में नौ आदमी थे, जो कुफ़्र और पापों के द्वारा धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करते थे, तथा ईमान और अच्छे कर्मों के द्वारा उसमें सुधार नहीं करते थे। -[27:49] उन्होंने एक-दूसरे से कहा : हममें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अल्लाह की क़सम खाए कि हम अवश्य ही रात में उसके घर पर हमला करेंगे, फिर हम अवश्य ही उसे और उसके परिवार को क़त्ल कर देंगे। फिर हम अवश्य ही उसके खून के उत्तराधिकारी से कह देंगे : हम सालेह और उसके परिवार की हत्या के समय उपस्थित नहीं थे और हमने जो कहा, उसमें हम बिलकुल सच्चे हैं। -[27:50] और उन्होंने सालेह तथा उनके ईमान वाले अनुयायियों को नष्ट करने के लिए एक छिपी हुई साजिश रची, तथा हमने भी उनकी मदद करने, उन्हें उन लोगों की साज़िश से बचाने और उनकी जाति के काफ़िरों को नष्ट करने के लिए गुप्त उपाय किया, और वे इसके बारे में नहीं जानते थे। -[27:51] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप ग़ौर कीजिए कि उनकी साज़िश और चाल का परिणाम कैसा रहा? हमने उन्हें अपनी ओर से यातना देकर सबको विनष्ट कर दिया। -[27:52] तो ये उनके घर हैं जिनकी दीवारें उनकी छतों समेत गिर गई हैं और अपने निवासियों से खाली हैं, ऐसा उनके अत्याचार के कारण हुआ है। इन लोगों को उनके अत्याचार के कारण जो यातना पहुँची है, उसमें उन लोगों के लिए निश्चय एक सबक़ है जो ईमान रखते हैं, क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो निशानियों से सबक़ हासिल करते हैं। -[27:53] और हमने सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम के समुदाय में से उन लोगों को बचा लिया, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए तथा अल्लाह से उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर डरते थे। -[27:54] और (ऐ रसूल!) लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को याद करें, जब उन्होंने अपनी जाति से, उन्हें फटकार लगाते तथा उनकी निंदा करते हुए कहा : क्या तुम अपने क्लबों में खुले तौर पर घिनौना काम - लिवात - करते हो, जबकि तुम एक-दूसरे को देखते हो?! -[27:55] क्या वाक़ई तुम औरतों को छोड़कर कामवासना की पूर्ति के लिए मर्दों के पास जाते हो! तुम शुद्धता या संतान नहीं चाहते, केवल एक पशु वासना की पूर्ति चाहते हो।बल्कि, तुम ऐसे लोग हो जिन्हें अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य ईमान, पवित्रता और पापों से दूरी का भी ज्ञान नहीं है। -[27:56] उनकी जाति के पास इसके सिवा कोई उत्तर नहीं था कि उन्होंने कहा : लूत के परिवार को अपनी बस्ती से निकाल दो। ये ऐसे लोग हैं जो गंदगी और अशुद्धता से बड़े पवित्र बनते हैं। उन्होंने यह बात लूत के परिवार का मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए कही थी, जो उनके द्वारा किए जाने वाले घिनौने कामों में हिस्सा नहीं लेते थे, बल्कि उन्हें करने पर उनकी निंदा करते थे। -[27:57] अतः हमने उन्हें और उनके घर वालों को बचा लिया, केवल उनकी पत्नी को छोड़कर। हमने उसके बारे में यह फैसला कर दिया था कि वह यातना में बाक़ी रहने वालों में से होगी, ताकि वह हलाक होने वालों में से हो जाए। -[27:58] हमने उनपर आसमान से पत्थर बरसाए, तो यह उन लोगों के लिए बहुत बुरी और विनाशकारी बारिश थी, जो यातना से डराए गए थे, परंतु वे नहीं माने। -[27:59] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : सारी प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है उसकी नेमतों पर, तथा उसकी ओर से नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सहाबा के लिए उसकी उस यातना से सुरक्षा (हिफ़ाज़त) है, जिसके साथ लूत और सालेह (अलैहिमस्सलाम) की जाति के लोग दंडित किए गए। क्या सत्य पूज्य अल्लाह जिसके हाथ में हर चीज़ का राज्य है, बेहतर है अथवा बहुदेववादियों द्वारा पूजे जाने वाले देवता, जो किसी लाभ और हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं?! -[27:60] अथवा वह (बेहतर) है, जिसने बिना किसी पूर्व नमूने के आकाशों एवं धरती को पैदा किया तथा उसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए आकाश से बारिश का पानी उतारा, फिर हमने उससे सुंदर और भव्य बगीचे उगाए। तुम्हारे लिए संभव नहीं था कि तुम उन बागों के पेड़ों को उगाते, क्योंकि तुम ऐसा करने में अक्षम थे। अतः अल्लाह ही है जिसने उन्हें उगाया। क्या किसी अन्य पूज्य ने अल्लाह के साथ यह सब काम किया है?! नहीं! बल्कि वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो सत्य से भटक जाते हैं, इसलिए अन्यायपूर्ण रूप से सृष्टिकर्ता को सृष्टि के बराबर कर देते हैं। -[27:61] अथवा वह (बेहतर) है, जिसने धरती को स्थिर बनाया, जो अपने ऊपर मौजूद चीज़ों के साथ हिलती-डुलती नहीं है, तथा उसके भीतर बहने वाली नदियों को बनाया और उसके लिए स्थिर पर्वत बनाए, तथा दो समुद्रों : खारे और मीठे के बीच एक विभाजक बनाया, जो खारे पानी को मीठे पानी के साथ मिलने से रोकता है ताकि उसका स्वाद ख़राब न हो और वह पीने के लिए उपयुक्त न रह जाए। क्या किसी (अन्य) पूज्य ने अल्लाह के साथ यह सारा काम किया है?! कदापि नहीं, बल्कि उनके अधिकांश लोग (अल्लाह की महानता को) नहीं जानते। यदि वे जानते होते तो अल्लाह की किसी सृष्टि को कभी उसका साझी नहीं बनाते। -[27:62] अथवा वह (बेहतर) है कि जब कोई कष्ट में पड़ा हुआ व्याकुल व्यक्ति उसे पुकारता है, तो उसकी पुकार सुनता है, तथा इनसान जब रोग और निर्धनता का शिकार होता है, तो उसे इनसे मुक्ति प्रदान करता है, और तुम्हें धरती में उत्तराधिकारी बनाता है, तुम पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी एक-दूसरे के उत्तराधिकारी बनते हो। क्या कोई (अन्य) पूज्य है जो अल्लाह के साथ यह सारा काम करता है?! कदापि नहीं, तुम बहुत कम उपदेश और सीख ग्रहण करते हो। -[27:63] अथवा वह (बेहतर) है, जो थल एवं जल के अँधेरों में विभिन्न स्थलचिह्नों एवं नक्षत्रों द्वारा तुम्हें मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है। तथा जो हवाओं को उस वर्षा से पूर्व शुभ सूचना बनाकर भेजता है, जिसके द्वारा वह अपने बंदों पर दया करता है। क्या कोई (अन्य) पूज्य है, जो अल्लाह के साथ यह सारा काम करता है?! अल्लाह उनके उसकी सृष्टियों को उसका साझी बनाने से पाक है। -[27:64] अथवा वह (बेहतर) है, जो गर्भ के अंदर चरण दर चरण सृष्टि की शुरुआत करता है, फिर उसे मृत्यु देने के बाद पुनः जीवित करेगा। और जो तुम्हें आकाश से उसकी ओर से उतरने वाली वर्षा के द्वारा जीविका प्रदान करता है, तथा तुम्हें धरती से उसमें पौधे उगाकर जीविका देता है? क्या कोई (अन्य) पूज्य है, जो अल्लाह के साथ यह सब करता है?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : तुम जिस शिर्क पर क़ायम हो, उसपर अपने प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करो, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम सत्य पर हो? -[27:65] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें कि आकाशों में मौजूद फ़रिश्ते और धरती में मौजूद इनसान ग़ैब (परोक्ष) को नहीं जानते। बल्कि एकमात्र अल्लाह ही उसे जानता है। तथा अल्लाह के सिवा आकाशों एवं धरती में मौजूद सभी प्राणी यह नहीं जानते कि वे बदले के लिए कब पुनः जीवित किए जाएँगे। -[27:66] अथवा क्या निरंतर उन्हें आख़िरत के बारे में ज्ञान होता रहा, तो वे इसके बारे में निश्चित हैं? नहीं! बल्कि वे आख़िरत के बारे में संदेह और विस्मय के शिकार हैं। बल्कि, उनकी अंतर्दृष्टि उससे अंधी हो गई है। -[27:67] तथा काफ़िरों ने इनकार करते हुए कहा : क्या जब हम (और हमारे बाप-दादा) मर जाएँगे और मिट्टी बन जाएँगे, तो क्या यह संभव है कि हमें पुनः जीवित किया जाएगा? -[27:68] निश्चय हमसे वादा किया गया है और इससे पहले हमारे बाप-दादा पिता से भी वादा किया गया था कि हम सभी को पुनर्जीवित किया जाएगा, लेकिन हमने उस वादे की पूर्ति नहीं देखी। हम सब से किया गया यह वादा पहले लोगों की झूठी कथाएँ हैं, जो उन्होंने अपनी पुस्तकों में लिख रखी हैं। -[27:69] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित कर उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वालों से कह दें : धरती के किसी भी हिस्से में चलो-फिरो, फिर विचार करो कि पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वाले अपराधियों का परिणाम कैसा रहा? हमने इसका इनकार करने के कारण उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। -[27:70] इन मुश्रिकों के आपके बुलावे से मुँह फेरने के कारण आप शोक न करें, और उनकी साज़िशों से आपका दिल तंग न हो। क्योंकि अल्लाह उनके विरुद्ध आपकी सहायता करेगा। -[27:71] आपके समुदाय के मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित कर उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाले काफ़िर कहते हैं : तुम और ईमान वाले जिस यातना का हमसे वादा करते हो, वह कब आएगी, यदि तुम उसमें सच्चे हो, जिसका तुम दावा करते हो? -[27:72] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : जिस यातना की तुम जल्दी मचा रहे हो, संभव है कि उसका कुछ हिस्सा तुम्हारे निकट आ गया हो। -[27:73] और निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार लोगों पर अति दयावान है कि वह लोगों के कुफ़्र और पापों के बावजूद उन्हें यातना देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। लेकिन अधिकांश लोग अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्र अदा नहीं करते। -[27:74] और निःसंदेह आपका पालनहार जानता है जो उसके बंदों के दिल छिपाए हुए हैं तथा वे जो कुछ प्रकट करते हैं, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह उन्हें इसके लिए प्रतिफल देगा। -[27:75] जो भी वस्तु आकाश में लोगों से ओझल है, या धरती में लोगों से ओझल है, वह एक स्पष्ट किताब अर्थात् लौह़े-महफ़ूज़ में लिखित रूप से मौजूद है। -[27:76] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतरित होने वाला यह क़ुरआन बनी-इसराईल के सामने उन अधिकांश बातों का वर्णन करता है, जिनमें वे विभेद करते हैं तथा उनकी पथभ्रष्टता को उजागर करता है। -[27:77] और निःसंदेह यह (क़ुरआन) उन मोमिनों के लिए मार्गदर्शन और दया है जो इसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल करने वाले हैं। -[27:78] निश्चय (ऐ रसूल!) आपका रब क़ियामत के दिन लोगों के बीच अर्थात् उनके ईमान वालों और उनके काफ़िरों के बीच अपने न्याय से फ़ैसला करेगा। अतः वह मोमिन पर दया करेगा और काफ़िर को यातना देगा। तथा वही सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है और उसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, वह सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उसपर सत्यनिष्ठ और असत्यता का पालन करने वाले गड्डमड्ड नहीं हो सकते। -[27:79] अतः आप अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें, तथा अपने सभी मामलों में उसी पर निर्भर रहें। निःसंदेह आप स्पष्ट सत्य पर हैं। -[27:80] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन मरे हुए लोगों को नहीं सुना सकते, जिनके दिल अल्लाह के इनकार के कारण मर चुके हैं। तथा जिनके कानों को अल्लाह ने सत्य सुनने से बहरा कर दिया है, आप उन्हें (भी) वह बात नहीं सुना सकते, जिसकी ओर आप उन्हें बुला रहे हैं, जबकि वे आपसे मुँह फेरकर पलट जाएँ। -[27:81] तथा आप उन्हें सत्य मार्ग नहीं दिखा सकते, जिनकी अंतर्दृष्टि सत्य से अंधी हो गई है। अतः आप उनके लिए शोक न करें और न अपने आप को थकाएँ। आप सत्य बात केवल उन्हीं को समझा सकते हैं, जो हमारी आयतों पर ईमान रखते हैं, सो वही अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करने वाले हैं। -[27:82] जब उनके कुफ़्र एवं पापों पर अडिग रहने के कारण यातना उनपर साबित और आवश्यक हो जाएगी, तथा केवल बुरे लोग ही शेष रह जाएँगे, तो हम क़ियामत के निकट होने पर उनके लिए क़ियामत की बड़ी निशानियों में से एक निशानी निकालेंगे, और वह (निशानी) धरती का एक जानवर है, जो लोगों से इस तरह बात करेगा जो वे समझेंगे, कि लोग हमारे नबी पर उतरने वाली हमारी आयतों पर विश्वास नहीं करते थे। -[27:83] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद कीजिए, जब हम प्रत्येक समुदाय से उनके प्रमुखों का एक समूह इकट्ठा करेंगे, उन लोगों में से जो हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया करते थे। उनमें से प्रथम व्यक्ति से लेकर अंतिम तक को प्रस्तुत किया जाएगा, फिर वे हिसाब-किताब की ओर हाँककर ले जाए जाएँगे। -[27:84] उनको हाँका जाता रहेगा, यहाँ तक कि जब वे अपने हिसाब-किताब के स्थान पर पहुँच जाएँगे, तो अल्लाह उनको फटकारते हुए कहेगा : क्या तुमने मेरी उन आयतों को झुठलाया था जो मेरे एकेश्वरवाद को दर्शाने वाली थीं और मेरी शरीयत को सम्मिलित थीं, जबकि तुम्हें उनके असत्य होने का पूर्ण ज्ञान नहीं था कि तुम्हारे लिए उनका झुठलाना उचित होता! या तुमने उनके साथ कौन-सा रवैया अपनाया था, पुष्टि करने का या झुठलाने का?! -[27:85] अल्लाह के इनकार तथा उसकी आयतों को झुठलाकर अत्याचार करने के कारण उनपर यातना आ पहुँचेगी। अतः वे अपने बचाव के संदर्भ में कोई बात नहीं कर सकेंगे, क्योंकि वे ऐसा करने में असमर्थ और उनके तर्क अमान्य होंगे। -[27:86] क्या मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित किए जाने को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग नहीं देखते कि हमने रात बनाई, ताकि वे उसमें सोकर आराम कर सकें, तथा दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया, ताकि उसमें देख सकें और अपने कामों के लिए निकल सकें। इस बार-बार होने वाली मृत्यु और उसके बाद जी उठने में विश्वास रखने वाले लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं। -[27:87] और (ऐ रसूल!) याद करें उस दिन को, जब सूर फूँकने के कार्य पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ता नरसिंघा में द्वितीय बार फूँकेगा, तो आकाशों एवं धरती में मौजूद सारी चीज़ें घबरा जाएँगी, सिवाय उसके जिसे अल्लाह ने अपनी कृपा से इस घबराहट से अलग कर दिया। उस दिन अल्लाह के सभी प्राणी उसके पास आज्ञाकारी एवं हीन होकर आएँगे। -[27:88] उस दिन तुम पहाड़ों को देखकर सोचोगे कि वे स्थिर हैं, हिल नहीं रहे हैं, जबकि वास्तव में वे बादलों की तरह तेज गति से चल रहे होंगे। यह अल्लाह की कारीगरी है, अतः वही है जो उन्हें चला रहा है। निःसंदेह वह भली-भाँति जानता है जो कुछ तुम करते हो, तुम्हारे कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह शीघ्र ही तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[27:89] जो कोई क़ियामत के दिन ईमान और नेक कामों के साथ आएगा, उसके लिए जन्नत होगी, और वे अल्लाह के उन्हें सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के कारण क़ियामत के दिन की घबराहट से सुरक्षित होंगे। -[27:90] परंतु जो कुफ़्र और पाप के साथ आएगा, तो उनके लिए नरक है जिसमें उन्हें उनके चेहरों के बल डाला जाएगा, तथा उनसे उन्हें डाँटते और अपमानित करते हुए कहा जाएगा : क्या तुम्हें उसके सिवा किसी और चीज़ का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया में कुफ़्र और पाप किया करते थे? -[27:91] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : मुझे तो केवल यही आदेश दिया गया है कि मैं मक्का (नगर) के पालनहार की उपासना करूँ, जिसने इसे प्रतिष्ठा एवं सम्मान प्रदान किया है। अतः इसमें रक्त नहीं बहाया जाएगा, इसमें किसी पर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा, इसके शिकार को नहीं मारा जाएगा और यहाँ के पेड़ों को नहीं काटा जाएगा। वही पवित्र अल्लाह हर वस्तु का मालिक है। तथा मुझे आदेश दिया गया है कि मैं अल्लाह के आगे समर्पण करने वालों, उसके आज्ञाकारियों में से हो जाऊँ। -[27:92] तथा मुझे आदेश दिया गया है कि मैं लोगों को क़ुरआन पढ़कर सुनाऊँ। फिर जो इससे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करे तथा इसमें जो कुछ है उसके अनुसार काम करे, तो उसके मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करने का लाभ स्वंय उसी को होगा। परंतु जो उससे भटककर गुमराह हो जाए और उसका इनकार कर दे तथा उसमें जो कुछ है उसके अनुसार कार्य न करे, तो आप कह दें : मैं तो केवल चेतावनी देने वालों में से हूँ, मैं तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना के बारे में चेतावनी देता हूँ, और तुम्हें सीधे रास्ते पर चलाना मेरे हाथ में नहीं है। -[27:93] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : अल्लाह की अनगिनत नेमतों के लिए हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा उसी के लिए है। शीघ्र ही अल्लाह तुम्हें स्वंय तुम्हारे अंदर, तथा आकाश एवं धरती और जीविका में अपनी निशानियाँ दिखाएगा। तो तुम उन्हें ऐसे पहचान लोगे कि वह तुम्हें सच्चाई को मानने के लिए मार्गदर्शन करेगा। तथा तुम्हारा पालनहार उससे बेख़बर नहीं है जो कुछ तुम करते हो, बल्कि वह उससे अवगत है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और शीघ्र ही वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। - -Surah 28: Al-Qasas (The Narrative) ----------------------------------------- -[28:1] (ता, सीन, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[28:2] ये स्पष्ट क़ुरआन की आयतें हैं l -[28:3] हम संदेह-रहित सच्चाई के साथ आपके सामने मूसा एवं फ़िरऔन के कुछ समाचार पढ़ते हैं, उन लोगों के लिए जो ईमान रखते हैं; क्योंकि केवल वही लोग इससे लाभ उठाते हैं। -[28:4] फ़िरऔन ने मिस्र की धरती में सरकशी की और उसपर अधिकार जमा लिया, तथा उसके निवासियों को अलग-अलग गुटों में कर दिया। वह उनमें से एक गुट अर्थात् बनी इसराईल को कमज़ोर कर रखा था। उनके पुरुषों को मार देता और उन्हें और अधिक अपमानित करने के लिए उनकी महिलाओं को सेवा में रखने के लिए जीवित छोड़ देता था। निःसंदेह वह अत्याचार, सरकशी तथा अहंकार के साथ धरती पर बिगाड़ पैदा करने वालों में से था। -[28:5] और हम चाहते थे कि बनी इसराईल पर, जिन्हें फ़िरऔन ने मिस्र की धरती में कमज़ोर बना दिया था, उनके दुश्मन को नष्ट करके और उनकी निर्बलता को दूर करके उपकार करें, तथा उन्हें पेशवा बना दें जिनका सच्चाई में अनुकरण किया जाए और उन्हें फ़िरऔन के विनाश के बाद शाम की मुबारक (धन्य) भूमि का वारिस बनादें, जैसा कि अल्लाह तआला ने फरमाया : "وَأَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَارِقَ الأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَاۖ" "हमने उस जाति (बनी इसराईल) को, जो निर्बल समझे जा रहे थे धरती के पूरब के हिस्सों और पश्चिम के हिस्सों का उत्तराधिकारी बना दिया, जिसमें हमने बरकत दी थी...) -[28:6] और हम चाहते थे कि उन्हें राजपाट देकर धरती में सत्ता प्रदान करें तथा फिरऔन और राज में उसके सबसे बड़े समर्थक हामान और उनके सैनिकों को, जो उनकी हुकूमत में उनकी मदद करने वाले थे, वह चीज़ दिखाएँ जिससे वे डरते थे कि बनी इसराईल के एक बच्चे के हाथ से उनके राज्य की समाप्ति हो जाएगी। -[28:7] और हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की माता के हृदय में यह बात डाल दी कि तुम उन्हें दूध पिलाती रहो, यहाँ तक कि जब तुम्हें फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति की ओर से भय हो कि वे उन्हें मार डालेंगे, तो उन्हें संदूक़ में रखकर नील नदी में डाल दो और उसके डूबने का तथा फ़िरऔन की ओर से कोई कष्ट पहुँचने का भय न करो। तथा उनकी जुदाई के कारण शोक मत करो। हम उन्हें तुम्हारे पास जीवित लौटाने वाले हैं तथा उन्हें अपने उन रसूलों में से बनाने वाले हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह अपने बंदों की ओर भेजता है। -[28:8] जब उन्होंने उसका पालन किया जो हमने उन्हें एक संदूक़ में रखकर नदी में डालने के लिए प्रेरित किया था, तो फ़िरऔन के घर वालों ने उसे पाया और उठा लिया, ताकि वह पूरा हो जाए जो अल्लाह चाहता था कि मूसा शीघ्र ही फ़िरऔन का शत्रु होगा, जिनके हाथ से अल्लाह उसके राज्य को विनष्ट कर देगा, जो उन लोगों के शोक का कारण होगा l निःसंदेह फ़िरऔन तथा उसका मंत्री हामान और उनके सहयोगी अपने कुफ़्र, सरकशी तथा धरती में उपद्रव मचाने के कारण पापी थे। -[28:9] जब फ़िरऔन ने उसे मार डालना चाहा, तो उसकी पत्नी ने उससे कहा : यह शिशु मेरे और तुम्हारे लिए आनंद का कारण है। इसे मत मारो, हो सकता है कि यह हमें सेवा से लाभ पहुँचाए, या हम इसे दत्तक पुत्र बना लें। और वे नहीं जानते थे कि उसके हाथ से उनके राज्य का परिणाम क्या होगा। -[28:10] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की माता का दिल मूसा के मामले के सिवा किसी भी प्रकार की सांसारिक वस्तु से रहित हो गया। वह अब धीरज नहीं रख पा रही थीं, यहाँ तक कि उसके साथ उनके गहरे लगाव के कारण वह इस बात के क़रीब थीं कि यह प्रकट कर देतीं कि वह उनका बेटा है, यदि ऐसा न होता कि हमने उनके दिल को मज़बूत करके उसका ढारस बँधा दिया तथा उन्हें सब्र प्रदान किया। ताकि वह उन ईमान वालों में शामिल हो जाएँ, जो अपने रब पर भरोसा रखते हैं और उसके फ़ैसले पर सब्र करते हैं। -[28:11] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की माता ने उन्हें नदी में डालने के बाद उनकी बहन से कहा : उसके पीछे-पीछे जाओ, ताकि जान सको कि उसके साथ क्या किया जाता है। अतः वह उन्हें दूर ही दूर से देखती रही, ताकि उसका मामला प्रकट न होने पाए। जबकि फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोगों को पता नहीं था कि यह उनकी बहन है और उनकी सूचना प्राप्त कर रही है। -[28:12] इससे पहले कि हम मूसा को उनकी माँ के पास लौटाएँ, उन्होंने अल्लाह की योजना के अनुसार किसी भी स्त्री का दूध पीने से इनकार कर दिया। अतः जब मूसा की बहन ने उन लोगों को देखा कि वे उसे दूध पिलाने के लिए उत्सुक हैं, तो उसने उनसे कहा : क्या मैं तुम्हें ऐसे घरवाले बताऊँ, जो इसे दूध पिलाएँ और इसकी देखभाल करें और वे इसके शुभचिंतक हों? -[28:13] इस प्रकार हमने मूसा को उनकी माँ के पास लौटा दिया, ताकि उसकी आँखें उन्हें क़रीब से देखकर ठंडी रहें तथा उनकी जुदाई के कारण शोक न करें, और ताकि वह जान लें कि मूसा को उनके पास वापस लाने का अल्लाह का वादा सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकांश लोग इस वादे के बारे में नहीं जानते, और न ही कोई यह जानता कि वह उनकी माता हैं। -[28:14] और जब वह शरीर के मज़बूत होने की आयु को पहुँचे तथा अपनी ताकत में दृढ़ हो गए, तो हमने उन्हें पैग़ंबरी प्रदान करने से पूर्व बनी इसराईल के धर्म की समझ तथा ज्ञान दिया। और जिस प्रकार हमने मूसा को उनकी आज्ञाकारिता का प्रतिफल दिया, उसी तरह हम हर समय और स्थान में सदाचारियों को प्रतिफल देते हैं। -[28:15] (एक दिन) मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उस समय नगर में आए, जब लोग अपने घरों में विश्राम कर रहे थे। उन्होंने वहाँ दो आदमियों को वाद-विवाद करते और आपस में झगड़ते हुए पाया। उनमें से एक मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति बनी इसराईल से और दूसरा क़िब्तियों में से अर्थात् मूसा के दुश्मन फिरऔन की जाति से था। अतः जो व्यक्ति उनकी जाति से था, उसने मूसा से अपने शत्रु क़िब्ती के विरुद्ध सहायता की गुहार लगाई। चुनाँचे मूसा ने क़िब्ती को एक घूँसा मारा, जिसकी ताक़त से वह तुरंत मर गया। यह देखकर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यह शैतान के (गलत कार्यों को) सुंदर बनाकर पेश करने और उसके प्रलोभन से है। निःसंदेह शैतान एक दुश्मन है जो अपने पीछे चलने वालों को गुमराह करने वाला है, जिसकी दुश्मनी स्पष्ट है। अतः जो कुछ मुझसे हुआ, वह उसकी दुश्मनी के कारण हुआ, और इस कारण कि वह एक गुमराह करने वाला है, जो मुझे गुमराह करना चाहता है। -[28:16] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने रब से प्रार्थना करते हुए और जो कुछ उनसे हुआ उसे स्वीकारते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मैंने इस क़िब्ती को मारकर अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया है। अतः तू मेरे पाप को क्षमा कर दे। तो अल्लाह ने हमें मूसा के लिए अपनी क्षमा स्पष्ट कर दी। निःसंदेह वह अपने क्षमा याचना करने वाले बंदों के लिए क्षमाशील तथा उनपर अत्यंत दयावान् है। -[28:17] फिर उसने मूसा की उस दुआ के बारे में सूचना दी, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! तूने मुझे जो शक्ति, हिकमत और ज्ञान प्रदान किया है, उसके कारण अब मैं अपराधियों का उनके अपराधों के लिए कभी सहायक नहीं बनूँगा। -[28:18] जब उनसे एक क़िब्ती का क़त्ल हो गया, तो उन्होंने नगर में डरते हुए सुबह की, इस इंतज़ार में कि अब क्या होगा। अचानक क्या देखते हैं कि वही व्यक्ति जिसने कल उनसे अपने क़िब्ती दुश्मन के विरुद्ध सहायता माँगी थी, आज एक अन्य क़िब्ती के ख़िलाफ़ उनसे मदद माँग रहा है। मूसा ने उससे कहा : निश्चय तू एक स्पष्ट और खुला गुमराह है। -[28:19] फिर जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने क़िब्ती को पकड़ना चाहा, जो उनका तथा उस इसराईली का शत्रु था, तो इसराईली ने सोचा कि मूसा उसे पकड़ना चाहते हैं क्योंकि उसने उन्हें यह कहते हुए सुना था कि : "निश्चय तू खुला गुमराह है।", इसलिए उसने मूसा से कहा : क्या तुम मुझे भी मार डालना चाहते हो, जैसे तुमने कल एक व्यक्ति को मार डाला था? तुम तो केवल यह चाहते हो कि धरती पर अत्याचारी बन जाओ, लोगों को मारो और उनपर अत्याचार करो। तुम झगड़ने वाले लोगों के बीच सुलह कराने वालों में से नहीं होना चाहते हो। -[28:20] और जब यह समाचार फैल गया और नगर के सबसे दूर किनारे से एक व्यक्ति कार्रवाई के डर से मूसा पर तरस खाकर दौड़ता हुआ आया, और उसने कहा : ऐ मूसा! फ़िरऔन की जाति के प्रमुख लोग आपको मार डालने का परामर्श कर रहे हैं। इसलिए आप नगर से निकल जाएँ। मैं आपका शुभचिंतक हूँ। मुझे भय है कि कहीं वे आपको पकड़कर मार न डालें। -[28:21] चुनाँचे मूसा ने उस शुभचिंतक व्यक्ति की बात मान ली और डरते हुए उस शहर से निकल पड़े, इंतज़ार कर रहे थे कि अब उनके साथ क्या होता है। उन्होंने अपने रब से विनती करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे इन अत्याचारियों से बचा ले, कि वे मुझे कोई हानि न पहुँचा सकें। -[28:22] और जब वह मदयन की ओर मुँह करके चले, तो उन्होंने कहा : आशा है कि मेरा रब मुझे सबसे अच्छे रास्ते पर ले जाए, ताकि मैं उससे न भटकूँ। -[28:23] जब वह मदयन के पानी पर पहुँचे, जिससे वे लोग पानी पीते थे, तो लोगों के एक दल को अपने पशुओं को पानी पिलाते हुए पाया। उनके अतिरिक्त, दो स्त्रियों को पाया जो अपनी भेड़-बकरियों को पानी से रोक रही थीं यहाँ तक कि लोग पानी पिला लें। मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन दोनों से पूछा : तुम्हारा क्या मामला है, तुम लोगों के साथ पानी क्यों नहीं पिलातीं? उन्होंने कहा : हमारी आदत है कि जब तक चरवाहे न चले जाएँ, तब तक हम रुके रहते हैं और पानी नहीं पिलाते; ताकि उनके साथ मिश्रण से बच सकें। और हमारे पिता एक बूढ़े आदमी हैं, जो पानी नहीं पिला सकते, इसलिए हमें अपनी बकरियों को पानी पिलाना पड़ता है। -[28:24] चुनाँचे मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को उनपर दया आ गई और उनकी बकरियों को पानी पिला दिया। फिर छाया में जाकर विश्राम करने लगे और वहाँ अपने रब के सामने अपनी ज़रूरत को रखते हुए दुआ की : ऐ मेरे रब! तू जो भी भलाई मुझपर उतारे, मैं उसका ज़रूरतमंद हूँ। -[28:25] जब वे दोनों घर गईं, तो अपने पिता को उनके बारे में बताया। उनके पिता ने उन दोनों में से एक को उन्हें बुलाने के लिए भेजा। वह उनके पास लजाते हुए आई और बोली : मेरे पिता आपको बुला रहे हैं, ताकि वह आपको हमारे लिए पानी पिलाने का बदला दें। जब मूसा उन दोनों के पिता के पास आए और उन्हें अपना समाचार सुनाया, तो उन्होंने उन्हें आश्वासन देते हुए कहा : भय न करो। तुम अत्याचारी लोगों फ़िरऔन तथा उसके प्रमुखों से नजात पा चुके। क्योंकि मदयन पर उनका अधिकार नहीं है। इसलिए वे तुम्हें कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकते। -[28:26] उनकी एक बेटी ने कहा : ऐ पिता जी! आप इन्हें हमारी बकरियाँ चराने के लिए मज़दूरी पर रख लें। क्योंकि वह बलवान और अमानतदार होने के कारण मज़दूरी पर रखे जाने के योग्य हैं। वह बल द्वारा अपनी ज़िम्मेदारियाँ अदा करेंगे और अमानतदारी के कारण उस अमानत का संरक्षण करेंगे जो उन्हें सौंपी जाएगी। -[28:27] उन दोनों के पिता ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : मैं चाहता हूँ कि अपनी इन दोनों बेटियों में से एक की तुमसे शादी कर दूँ, इस शर्त पर कि इसका महर यह रहे कि तुम आठ वर्ष तक हमारी बकरियाँ चराओ, और यदि दस वर्ष पूरा कर दो, तो यह तुम्हारी कृपा होगी, तुम इसके बाध्य नहीं हो। क्योंकि अनुबंध केवल आठ साल के लिए है। अतः जो उससे अधिक है वह स्वैच्छिक है, और मैं तुम्हें ऐसी चीज़ के लिए बाध्य नहीं करना चाहता, जिसमें तुम्हारे लिए कठिनाई हो। तुम (इन शा अल्लाह) मुझे सदाचारियों में से पाओगे, जो अनुबंधों को पूरा करते हैं और प्रतिज्ञाओं को नहीं तोड़ते। -[28:28] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : यह बात मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच तय हो चुकी, जैसा कि हमने अनुबंध किया है। अतः मैं तुम्हारे लिए दोनों अवधियों में से जिसके लिए भी काम करूँ : आठ साल हो या दस साल, मैं अपनी ज़िम्मेदारी को पूरा करने वाला समझा जाऊँगा। अतः तुम मुझसे इसे बढ़ाने के लिए मत कहना। और हमने जो अनुबंध किया है, उसपर अल्लाह गवाह तथा निरीक्षक है। -[28:29] जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अधिकतम अवधि अर्थात् दस वर्ष पूरा करके अपने परिवार को लेकर मदयन से मिस्र की ओर चल पड़े, तो उन्हें तूर पर्वत की दिशा में एक आग दिखाई दी। उन्होंने अपने परिवार से कहा : यहाँ ठहरो, मुझे एक आग दिखाई दी है। शायद मैं वहाँ से तुम्हारे लिए कोई सूचना लाऊँ, अथवा आग का कोई अंगारा ले आऊँ, जिससे तुम आग जलाओ; ताकि तुम ठंड से गर्म हो सको। -[28:30] फिर जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उस आग के पास पहुँचे, जो उन्हें दिखाई दी थी, तो उनके महिमावान एवं सर्वशक्तिमान रब ने घाटी की दाहिनी ओर से, उस स्थान में जिसे अल्लाह ने मूसा से बात करके बरकत वाला बनाया था, एक पेड़ से पुकार कर कहा : ऐ मूसा! निःसंदेह मैं ही अल्लाह हूँ, जो सारी सृष्टियाों का पालनहार है। -[28:31] और यह कि अपनी लाठी को फेंक दो। तो मूसा ने अपने रब के आदेश का पालन करते हुए उसे फेंक दिया। पर जब उसे एक साँप की तरह तेज़ी से हिलते और लहराते देखा, तो उसके डर से पीठ फेरकर चल पड़े और पीछे मुड़कर भी नहीं देखा। इस पर उनके रब ने उन्हें आवाज़ दी : ऐ मूसा! आगे आओ और उससे मत डरो। क्योंकि आप उससे तथा उसके अलावा जिससे भी आप डरते हैं, उन सब से सुरक्षित कर दिए गए हैं। -[28:32] अपना दाहिना हाथ अपने गिरेबान में डालो, वह बरस (कुष्ठरोग) के बिना सफ़ेद (चमकता हुआ) निकलेगा। अतः मूसा ने हाथ गिरेबान में डाला, तो वह बर्फ के समान सफेद (चमकदार) निकला। तथा अपने डर को शांत करने के लिए अपना हाथ अपने (पहलू) से मिला लो। तब मूसा ने उसे मिला लिया, तो उनका भय दूर हो गया l ये दोनों निशानियाँ (लाठी और हाथ) आपके पालनहार की ओर से फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति के प्रमुखों की ओर भेजे जाने वाले दो प्रमाण हैं। निःसंदेह वे कुफ़्र और पाप करके अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन से निकल जाने वाले लोग हैं। -[28:33] मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने रब से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : मैंने उनमें से एक व्यक्ति को मार डाला था। इसलिए मुझे डर है कि अगर मैं उनके पास उन्हें वह संदेश पहुँचाने के लिए गया, जिसे देकर मुझे भेजा गया है, तो वे मुझे मार डालेंगे। -[28:34] और मेरा भाई हारून बोलने में मुझसे अधिक स्पष्ट है। इसलिए उसे मेरे साथ मेरा सहायक बनाकर भेज कि वह मेरी बात में मेरा समर्थन करे, यदि फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति वाले मुझे झुठला दें। मुझे भय है कि वे मुझे झुठला देंगे, जिस तरह कि उन समुदायों की रीति रही है जिनके पास मुझसे पहले रसूल भेजे गए, तो उन्होंने उन रसूलों को झुठला दिया। -[28:35] अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की प्रार्थना स्वीकार करते हुए कहा : (ऐ मूसा!) हम अवश्य तुम्हें शक्ति देंगे तुम्हारे साथ तुम्हारे भाई हारून को सहायक रसूल बनाकर। तथा हम तुम दोनों को तर्क एवं समर्थन प्रदान करेंगे। अतः वे तुम दोनों तक उस बुराई के साथ नहीं पहुँच सकेंगे जिसे तुम नापसंद करते हो। हमारी उन निशानियों के कारण जिनके साथ हमने तुम दोनों को भेजा है, तुम दोनों और तुम्हारा अनुसरण करने वाले ईमान वाले लोग ही विजयी रहेंगे। -[28:36] फिर जब मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पास हमारी स्पष्ट निशानियाँ लेकर आए, तो उन लोगों ने कहा : यह तो केवल एक गढ़ा हुआ झूठ है, जिसे मूसा ने गढ़ लिया है। और हमने अपने पूर्वजों के बीच इसके बारे में कभी नहीं सुना। -[28:37] तथा मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़िरऔन को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : मेरा रब उस सत्यवान् को भली-भाँति जनता है, जो उस महिमावान के पास से मार्गदर्शन लेकर आया है, तथा वह उसे भी जनता है जिसका आख़िरत में परिणाम सराहनीय होगा।निःसंदेह अत्याचारी लोग उस चीज़ की प्राप्ति में सफल नहीं होते, जो वे चाहते हैं और न उस चीज़ से बच पाते हैं, जिससे वे डरते हैं। -[28:38] फ़िरऔन ने अपनी जाति के प्रमुखों को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : ऐ प्रमुखो! मैं तुम्हारे लिए अपने सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं जानता। अतः ऐ हामान! मेरे लिए मिट्टी पर आग जलाओ, यहाँ तक कि वह पक (कर ईंट बन) जाए। फिर उससे मेरे लिए एक ऊँचे भवन का निर्माण करो, ताकि मैं मूसा के पूज्य को देख सकूँ और उससे परिचित हो सकूँ। निश्चय मैं मूसा को अपने इस दावे में झूठा समझता हूँ कि वह अल्लाह की ओर से मेरी तथा मेरी जाति की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा गया है। -[28:39] फ़िरऔन तथा उसके सैनिकों का अहंकार बढ़ गया और वे मिस्र की भूमि में बिना कारण के बड़े बन बैठे, तथा उन्होंने मृत्यु के पश्चात पुनः जीवित कर उठाए जाने का इनकार कर दिया और यह सोचा कि वे क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब-किताब और दंड के लिए हमारे पास नहीं लौटाए जाएँगे। -[28:40] तो हमने उसको और उसके सैनिकों को पकड़ लिया और उन्हें समुद्र में डूबने के लिए फेंक दिया, यहाँ तक कि वे सभी नष्ट हो गए। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप ग़ौर करें कि अत्याचारियों का परिणाम और उनका अंत कैसा था। निश्चय उनका परिणाम और अंत विनाश था। -[28:41] और हमने उन्हें सरकश और गुमराह लोगों का अगुआ बना दिया, जो कुफ़्र और गुमराही फैलाकर लोगों को आग की ओर बुलाते हैं। क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें यातना से बचाकर उनकी सहायता नहीं की जाएगी। बल्कि बुरे कार्यों को रिवाज देने और गुमराही की ओर बुलाने के कारण, उनके लिए यातना दोगुनी कर दी जाएगी। उन्हें अपने कार्यों का बोझ और उन लोगों के कार्यों का भी बोझ उठाना पड़ेगा, जिन्होंने उन कार्यों के करने में उनका पालन किया। -[28:42] और हमने इस दुनिया में उनके दंड के अलावा उनके पीछे अपमान और तिरस्कार लगा दिया, तथा क़ियामत के दिन वे अल्लाह की दया से दूर रखे गए निंदनीय लोगों में से होंगे। -[28:43] हमने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को तौरात प्रदान की, इसके पश्चात कि जब हमने पिछली जातियों की ओर अपने रसूल भेजे, लेकिन उन्होंने उन्हें झुठला दिया, तो हमने उन्हें झुठलाने के कारण उनका विनाश कर दिया। इसमें लोगों के लिए यह व्याख्या मौजूद है कि उनके लिए क्या लाभदायक है, कि वे उसपर अमल करें और उनके लिए क्या हानिकारक है, कि वे उसे छोड़ दें। तथा इसमें भलाई की ओर उनका मार्गदर्शन और दया है क्योंकि इसमें दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की भलाई है, ताकि वे अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों को याद करें और उसका शुक्र करें और उसपर ईमान लाएँ। -[28:44] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के हिसाब से पहाड़ के पश्चिमी किनारे पर मौजूद नहीं थे, जब हमने मूसा को फ़िरऔन तथा उसके प्रमुखों की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजने का आदेश संपन्न किया, और न ही आप वहाँ उपस्थित होने वालों में से थे कि आप उसके समाचार से अवगत होते और उसे लोगों को बताते। इसलिए आप लोगों को जो कुछ बता रहे हैं, वह अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है। -[28:45] लेकिन हमने मूसा के बाद कई समुदायों और प्राणियों को पैदा किया, फिर उनपर लंबी अवधि बीत गई, यहाँ तक कि वे अल्लाह के वचनों को भूल गए। तथा आप मदयन वालों के साथ नहीं रह रहे थे कि उनके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ते। किंतु हमने आपको अपने पास से रसूल बनाकर भेजा और आपकी ओर मूसा और उनके मदयन में निवास के समाचार की वह़्य की। अतः आपने लोगों को उसके बारे में बताया जो अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की। -[28:46] और न ही आप उस समय तूर (पर्वत) के किनारे पर थे, जब हमने मूसा को पुकारा और उनकी ओर वह़्य की जो कुछ वह़्य की, कि आप लोगों को उस घटना के बारे में बता सकें। परंतु हमने आपको आपके पालनहार की ओर से लोगों के लिए रहमत बनाकर भेजा और आपकी ओर उसके समाचार की वह़्य की, ताकि आप उन लोगों को सावधान करें, जिनके पास आपसे पूर्व कोई सचेत करने वाला रसूल नहीं आया, ताकि वे उपदेश ग्रहण करें और आप अल्लाह के पास से जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं उसपर ईमान लाएँ। -[28:47] और यदि ऐसा न होता कि उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र एवं पाप के कारण कोई ईश्वरीय दंड पहुँचे, तो वे अपने पास रसूल न भेजे जाने को हुज्जत बनाकर कहने लगें : (ऐ हमारे पालनहार!) तूने हमारे पास कोई रसूल क्यों न भेजा कि हम तेरी आयतों का अनुसरण करते और उनपर अमल करते तथा हम उन ईमान वालों में से हो जाते, जो अपने रब के आदेश का पालन करने वाले हैं। यदि यह बात न होती तो हम शीघ्र ही उन्हें दंड देते। परंतु हमने उसे उनसे उस समय तक विलंब कर दिया जब तक कि उनके पास रसूल भेजकर उनके बहाने को समाप्त न कर दें। -[28:48] जब मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम क़ुरैश के पास अपने रब का संदेश लेकर आए, तो क़ुरैश ने आपके विषय में यहूदियों से पूछा। यहूदियों ने उन्हें यह तर्क सुझाया, तो उन्होंने कहा : मुहम्मद को मूसा की तरह ऐसी निशानियाँ क्यों न दी गईं, जो उनके रसूल होने को प्रमाणित करतीं; जैसे हाथ का चमकना और लाठी। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें उत्तर देते हुए कह दें : क्या यहूदियों ने उन निशानियों का इनकार नहीं किया जो मूसा को दी गई थीं? तथा उन्होंने तौरात और क़ुरआन दोनों के बारे में कहा : ये दोनों जादू हैं, जो एक-दूसरे का समर्थन करते हैं। तथा उन्होंने कहा : हम क़ुरआन तथा तौरात में से हर एक का इनकार करते हैं। -[28:49] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनसे कह दें : तुम अल्लाह की ओर से अवतरित कोई ऐसी किताब ले आओ, जो तौरात और क़ुरआन से अधिक मार्गदर्शन करने वाली हो। यदि तुम उसे ले आए, तो मैं उसका अनुसरण करूँगा, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तौरात और क़ुरआन दोनों जादू हैं। -[28:50] फिर यदि क़ुरैश तौरात एवं क़ुरआन से अधिक मार्गदर्शन करने वाली कोई किताब लाने के मुतालबे को स्वीकार न करें, तो आप निश्चित रूप से जान लें कि उनका इन दोनों को झुठलाना सबूत पर आधारित नहीं है, बल्कि इच्छा का पालन करने के कारण है। और उससे अधिक पथभ्रष्ट कोई नहीं है जो सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के मार्गदर्शन के बिना अपनी इच्छा का अनुसरण करे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों को मार्गदर्शन का सामर्थ्य नहीं देता, जो अल्लाह का इनकार करके अपने आपपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[28:51] निःसंदेह हमने मुश्रिकों और बनी इसराईल के यहूदियों को पिछली जातियों की कहानियों और उस यातना की बात निरंतर पहुँचा दी, जो हमने उनपर उतारी जब उन्होंने हमारे रसूलों को झुठलाया; इस आशा में कि वे इससे उपदेश ग्रहण करते हुए ईमान ले आएँ। ताकि उन्हें (भी) उस यातना का सामना न करना पड़े, जो पिछले समुदायों को पहुँची थी। -[28:52] जो लोग क़ुरआन के अवतरण से पहले तौरात पर ईमान रखने में दृढ़ थे, वे क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाते हैं। क्योंकि वे अपनी किताबों में इसकी सूचना और वर्णन पाते हैं। -[28:53] जब उनके सामने क़ुरआन पढ़ा जाता है, तो कहते हैं : हम इसपर ईमान लाए। निश्चय यह निर्विवाद सत्य है, जो हमारे रब की ओर से उतारा गया है। निःसंदेह इस क़ुरआन से पहले हम मुसलमान थे। क्योंकि इससे पहले रसूल जो कुछ लाए थे, हम उसपर ईमान रखते थे। -[28:54] उपर्युक्त गुणों के साथ वर्णित लोगों को अल्लाह उनके कर्मों का दोहरा सवाब देगा। इस कारण कि उन्होंने अपनी किताब पर ईमान रखने में धैर्य रखा और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने के पश्चात उनपर भी ईमान लाए। तथा वे अपने अच्छे कर्मों के साथ उन पापों को दूर करते हैं, जो उन्होंने कमाए हैं, तथा जो कुछ हमने उन्हें दिया है, उसमें से भलाई के कामों में खर्च करते हैं। -[28:55] और जब किताब वाले लोगों में से ये ईमान वाले कोई व्यर्थ बात सुनते हैं, तो उसपर ध्यान दिए बिना उससे किनारा कर लेते हैं और अपने साथियों को संबोधित करके कहते हैं : हमारे लिए हमारे कर्मों का प्रतिफल है और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्मों का प्रतिफल। तुम हमारी ओर से अपशब्द और कष्ट से सुरक्षित हो। हम जाहिलों की संगत नहीं चाहते। क्योंकि इसमें धर्म और दुनिया की हानि और कष्ट है। -[28:56] (ऐ रसूल!) आप जिसे चाहें, जैसे अबू तालिब आदि, उसे ईमान का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करके मार्गदर्शन पर नहीं ला सकते। लेकिन केवल अल्लाह ही है, जो जिसे चाहता है मार्गदर्शन का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। तथा वह उसे सबसे अधिक जानने वाला है, जो उसके पूर्व ज्ञान के अनुसार सीधे रास्ते पर चलने वालों में से है। -[28:57] मक्का के मुश्रिकों ने इस्लाम का पालन करने और उसपर ईमान लाने से बहाना करते हुए कहा : यदि हम इस इस्लाम का पालन करें जो आप लाए हैं, तो बहुत जल्द हमारे दुश्मन हमें हमारी भूमि से उठा ले जाएँगे। क्या हमने उन्हें ऐसे हरम में ठिकाना नहीं दिया, जिसमें रक्तपात और अत्याचार निषिद्ध है, जिसमें वे दूसरों के आक्रमण से सुरक्षित रहते हैं। जहाँ हर चीज़ के फल हमारी ओर से जीविका के तौर पर लाए जाते हैं?! परंतु उनमें से अधिकांश लोग अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों को जानते ही नहीं कि उनके लिए उसका आभार व्यक्त करें। -[28:58] कितनी ही बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं, जिन्होंने अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार किया और पापों तथा अवज्ञा में हद से बढ़ गईं। तो हमने उनपर एक अज़ाब भेजकर उसके साथ उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। तो ये उनके घर उजड़े पड़े हैं, जहाँ से लोग गुज़रते हैं, परंतु कुछ राहगीरों को छोड़कर यहाँ उनके बाद कोई निवास नहीं किया। और अंततः हम ही वारिस हैं, जो आसमानों और ज़मीन के और उनमें रहने वालों के वारिस होते हैं। -[28:59] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपका रब बस्तियों को विनाश नहीं करता, जब तक कि उनमें से प्रमुख बस्ती में एक रसूल भेजकर उसके वासियों के बहाने को समाप्त न कर दे, जिस तरह कि उसने आपको उम्मुल-कु़रा अर्थात् मक्का में भेजा। तथा हम कभी बस्तियों के लोगों को नष्ट नहीं करते जबकि वे सत्य पर क़ायम रहने वाले हों। लेकिन यदि वे कुफ़्र और पाप करके अत्याचार करने वाले हो जाते हैं, तो हम उन्हें नष्ट कर देते हैं। -[28:60] और तुम्हारे रब ने तुम्हें जो कुछ भी दिया है, वह ऐसी चीज़ है जिसका तुम दुनिया के जीवन में आनंद लेते और शृंगार करते हो, फिर वह समाप्त हो जाती है। किंतु परलोक में अल्लाह के पास जो महान प्रतिफल है, वह इस दुनिया के सामान और अलंकरण से बेहतर और अधिक बाक़ी रहने वाला है। क्या तुम इस बात को नहीं समझते, ताकि जो बाक़ी रहने वाला है, उसे समाप्त हो जाने वाले पर प्राथमिकता दो?! -[28:61] तो क्या वह व्यक्ति जिससे हमने आख़िरत में जन्नत और उसके शाश्वत आनंद का वादा किया है, जिसकी ओर वह अनिवार्य रूप से जाने वाला है, वह उस व्यक्ति के समान हो सकता है, जिसे हमने दुनिया के जीवने में धन और अलंकरण प्रदान किया है जिसका वह आनंद लेता है। फिर वह क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की आग में डाले जाने वाले लोगों में होगा?! -[28:62] और जिस दिन उनका पवित्र एवं सर्वोच्च रब उन्हें पुकारकर कहेगा : मेरे वे साझीदार कहाँ हैं, जिनकी तुम मेरे अलावा पूजा करते थे और दावा करते थे कि वे मेरे साझी हैं? -[28:63] कुफ़्र की ओर बुलाने वाले वे लोग जिन पर हमारी यातना सिद्ध हो चुकी, कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे रब! ये हैं वे लोग जिन्हें हमने गुमराह किया, हमने उन्हें उसी तरह गुमराह किया जैसे हम गुमराह हुए। हम तेरे समक्ष इनसे अलग होने की घोषणा करते हैं। ये हमारी पूजा नहीं करते थे। बल्कि ये लोग शैतान की पूजा करते थे। -[28:64] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : अपने साझीदारों को पुकारो, कि वे तुम्हें उस अपमान से बचाएँ, जिसमें तुम हो। अतः वे अपने साझीदारों को पुकारेंगे, किंतु वे उनकी पुकार का उत्तर नहीं देंगे। तथा वे अपने लिए तैयार की गई यातना को देखेंगे, तो कामना करेंगे कि काश वे दुनिया में सत्य मार्ग पर चले होते। -[28:65] और जिस दिन उनका रब उन्हें पुकारकर कहेगा : तुमने मेरे उन रसूलों को, जिन्हें मैंने तुम्हारी ओर भेजा था, क्या उत्तर दिया? -[28:66] तो उनसे तर्क लुप्त हो जाएगा और वे कुछ भी जवाब नहीं देंगे, और न ही यह हो सकेगा कि एक-दूसरे से पूछ लें; क्योंकि वे यातना से ग्रस्त होने का यक़ीन हो जाने के कारण गंभीर सदमें में होंगे। -[28:67] परंतु इन मुश्रिकों में से जिसने अपने कुफ़्र से तौबा कर ली और अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान ले आया और अच्छा कर्म किया; तो आशा है की वह अपनी मुराद को पाने वालों और भय से मुक्ति प्राप्त करने वालों में से होगा। -[28:68] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार जो कुछ पैदा करना चाहता है, पैदा करता है तथा जिसे चाहता है अपनी आज्ञाकारिता और नुबुव्वत के लिए चुन लेता है। मुश्रिकों को कोई अधिकार प्राप्त नहीं है कि वे अल्लाह पर आपत्ति करेंl अल्लाह पाक और पवित्र है उन साझीदारों से जिन्हें वे उसके साथ पूजते हैं। -[28:69] और आपका रब जानता है जो कुछ उनके सीने छिपाते है और जो कुछ प्रकट करते हैं, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें इसके लिए प्रतिफल देगा। -[28:70] तथा वही पवित्र अल्लाह है, जिसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। केवल उसी के लिए इस दुनिया में सब प्रशंसा है, और उसी के लिए आख़िरत में सब प्रशंसा है, और उसी का निर्णय लागू होने वाला है, जिसे कोई टाल नहीं सकता। तथा तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदला के लिए केवल उसी (अल्लाह) की ओर लौटाए जाओगे। -[28:71] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि अल्लाह तुमपर हमेशा क़ियामत के दिन तक लगातार रात ही रात कर दे, तो अल्लाह के सिवा कौन पूज्य है, जो तुम्हारे पास दिन के उजाले के समान कोई प्रकाश ले आए?! क्या तुम इन तर्कों को नहीं सुनते तथा नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह के अलावा कोई पूज्य नहीं, जो तुम्हारे पास इसे ला सके?! -[28:72] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनसे कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि अल्लाह तुमपर हमेशा क़ियामत के दिन तक दिन ही दिन कर दे, तो अल्लाह के सिवा कौन पूज्य है, जो तुम्हारे पास कोई रात ले आए, जिसमें तुम दिन में काम की थकावट से राहत हासिल करने के लिए आराम कर सको?! क्या तुम इन निशानियों को नहीं देखते और यह नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह के अलावा कोई पूज्य नहीं, जो तुम्हारे पास यह सब ला सके?! -[28:73] और पवित्र अल्लाह की दया ही से है कि उसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए रात को अँधेरा बनाया; ताकि तुम दिन में काम से कष्ट सहने के बाद उसमें आराम कर सको, तथा उसने तुम्हारे लिए दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया; ताकि तुम उसमें रोज़ी की तलाश के लिए दौड़-धूप करो, और ताकि तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्र अदा करो और उनकी नाशुक्री न करो। -[28:74] और जिस दिन उनका पवित्र एवं सर्वोच्च रब उन्हें पुकारकर कहेगा : मेरे वे साझीदार कहाँ हैं, जिनकी तुम मेरे अलावा पूजा करते थे और दावा करते थे कि वे मेरे साझीदार हैं? -[28:75] और हम हर समुदाय से उसके नबी को लाएँगे, जो उसके खिलाफ उस कुफ़्र और झुठलाने (इनकार) की गवाही देगा, जिसपर वह क़ायम था। फिर हम उन समुदायों के झुठलाने वालों से कहेंगे : तुम जिस कुफ़्र और इनकार पर क़ायम थे, उसपर अपने तर्क और प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करो। तो उनके सारे तर्क समाप्त हो जाएँगे और उन्हें यक़ीन हो जाएगा कि निःसंदेह निर्विवाद सत्य केवल अल्लाह का है। और वे उस पवित्र अल्लाह के लिए जो साझीदार गढ़ा करते थे, वे सब उनसे लुप्त हो जाएँगे। -[28:76] निःसंदेह क़ारून मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति में से था। फिर उसने उनके विरुद्ध सरकशी दिखाई। हमने उसे धनों के इतने ख़ज़ाने दिए थे कि उसके ख़ज़ानों की चाबियाँ उठाना एक बलशाली दल पर भारी पड़ता था। जब उसकी जाति के लोगों ने उससे कहा : तू खुशी से मत इतरा, निश्चय अल्लाह खुशी से इतराने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता। बल्कि उनसे नफरत करता है और उन्हें इसके लिए यातना देता है। -[28:77] और अल्लाह ने तुझे जो धन-संपत्ति दी है, उसे पुण्य के कार्यों में खर्च करके आख़िरत का सवाब तलब कर, तथा बिना फ़िज़ूलखर्ची और अभिमान के खाने, पीने, कपड़े और अन्य नेमतों से अपना हिस्सा मत भूल। तथा अपने पालनहार के साथ तथा उसके बंदों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार कर, जैसे अल्लाह पाक ने तेरा भला किया है। तथा पाप करके और आज्ञाकारिता छोड़कर धरती में बिगाड़ की तलाश न कर। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ऐसा करके धरती में बिगाड़ करने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता, बल्कि उनसे नफरत करता है। -[28:78] क़ारून ने कहा : मुझे यह धन-संपत्ति मेरे ज्ञान तथा क्षमता के आधार पर दी गई है। इसलिए मैं इसके योग्य हूँ। क्या क़ारून ने यह नहीं जाना कि अल्लाह उससे पूर्व कई जातियों को विनष्ट कर चुका है, जो उससे कहीं अधिक शक्तिशाली और अधिक संपत्ति एकत्र करने वाली थीं?! परंतु उनकी शक्ति या संपत्ति ने उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं पहुँचाया। तथा क़ियामत के दिन अपराधियों से उनके पापों के बारे में नहीं पूछा जाएगा क्योंकि अल्लाह उन्हें जानता है। इसलिए उनसे जो सवाल होगा, वह उन्हें डाँटने-फटकारने के लिए होगा। -[28:79] क़ारून अपना वैभव (शान-शौकत) दिखाते हुए अपनी शोभा में निकला। क़ारून के लोगों में से जो सांसारिक जीवन की शोभा की आकांक्षा रखते थे, उन्होंने कहा : ऐ काश! हमें इस दुनिया की शोभा से वैसा ही दिया जाता जैसा कि क़ारून को दिया गया है। निश्चय क़ारून एक बड़े पर्याप्त नसीब वाला है। -[28:80] जबकि उन लोगों ने जिन्हें ज्ञान दिया गया था, जब क़ारून को उसकी शोभा में देखा तथा उसके साथियों की कामनाएँ सुनीं, तो कहा : तुम्हारा बुरा हो! आख़िरत में मिलने वाला अल्लाह का प्रतिफल और उसपर ईमान लाने और नेक अमल करने वालों के लिए तैयार की गई नेमत, दुनिया के उस ठाठ-बाट से बेहतर हैं, जो क़ारून को दिया गया है। लेकिन इस बात को कहने और इसकी अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार कार्य करने का सामर्थ्य केवल उन धैर्यवानों को मिलता है, जो दुनिया के नश्वर आनंद पर अल्लाह के पास मिलने वाले बदले को वरीयता देने में धैर्य रखते हैं। -[28:81] अन्ततः हमने उसकी सरकशी के प्रतिशोध में, उसे और उसके घर को, तथा उसमें मौजूद लोगों को धरती में धँसा दिया। तो उसके पास कोई ऐसा दल नहीं था जो अल्लाह के मुक़ाबले में उसकी सहायता करता और न ही वह स्वंय अपनी सहायता करने वालों में से था। -[28:82] और जिन लोगों ने क़ारून के धँसने से पहले उसे प्राप्त धन और शोभा की कामना की थी, वे अफसोस और विचार करते हुए कहने लगे : क्या हम नहीं जानते थे कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसके लिए चाहता है, रोज़ी कुशादा कर देता है और जिसके लिए चाहता है रोज़ी तंग कर देता है?! यदि हमपर अल्लाह का उपकार न होता कि उसने हमारी कही हुई बात पर हमको दंडित नहीं किया; तो वह अवश्य हमें क़ारून की तरह धँसा देता। वास्तव में काफ़िर लोग सफल नहीं होते, न दुनिया में और न आख़िरत में। बल्कि उनका अंजाम और परिणाम दोनों जगहों में नाकामी है। -[28:83] यह आख़िरत का घर, हम उन लोगों के लिए आनंद और सम्मान का घर बनाते हैं, जो धरती में सत्य को मानने और उसका पालन करने से अभिमान का इरादा नहीं रखते और उसमें बिगाड़ नहीं चाहते। तथा प्रशंसनीय परिणाम, जो कि जन्नत की नेमत और उसमें उतरने वाली अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता है, उन लोगों के लिए है, जो अपने पालनहार से उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उनके निषेधों से बचकर डरते हैं। -[28:84] जो व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन नेक काम (जैसे नमाज़, ज़कात, रोज़ा वगैरह) लेकर आएगा, उसे उस नेक काम से अच्छा प्रतिफल मिलेगा। क्योंकि उस नेक काम को उसके लिए दस गुना बढ़ा दिया जाएगा। तथा जो व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन बुराई (जैसे अल्लाह का इनकार, सूदखोरी और व्यभिचार इत्यादि) लेकर आएगा, तो जिन लोगों ने बुरे कर्म किए हैं, उन्हें बिना वृद्धि के केवल उसी मात्रा में बदला दिया जाएगा जो उन्होंने किया है। -[28:85] निःसंदेह! जिसने आपपर क़ुरआन उतारा है तथा उसका प्रचार-प्रसार करना और उसकी शिक्षाओं पर अमल करना आपपर अनिवार्य किया है, वह अवश्य आपको एक विजेता के रूप में मक्का लौटाएगा। (ऐ रसूल!) आप मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मेरा पालनहार उसे सबसे अधिक जानने वाला है जो मार्गदर्शन लेकर आया है तथा उसे भी जो मार्गदर्शन और सत्य से स्पष्ट गुमराही में है। -[28:86] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप (नुबुव्वत से पहले) यह आशा नहीं रखते थे कि आपकी ओर क़ुरआन की वह़्य की जाएगी, किंतु अल्लाह की दया के कारण उसे आपपर उतारा गया। अतः काफ़िर जिस गुमराही में पड़े हुए हैं, उसमें आप उनके सहायक न बनें। -[28:87] ये बहुदेववादी लोग आपको अल्लाह की आयतों से, उनके अवतरित होने के बाद हरगिज़ न रोकने पाएँ, कि आप उनकी तिलावत करना और उनका प्रचार-प्रसार करना छोड़ दें। तथा आप लोगों को अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने, उसको एकमात्र पूज्य मानने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने के लिए आमंत्रित करें। और आप उन मुश्रिकों में से हरगिज़ न हों, जो अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा की पूजा करते हैं।बल्कि आप उन एकेश्वरवादियों में से बनें जो केवल अल्लाह की उपासना करते हैं। -[28:88] तथा आप अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा किसी अन्य पूज्य की उपासना न करें। उसके अलावा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। उस महिमावान के चेहरे के सिवा सब कुछ नाशवान है। केवल उसी का आदेश चलता है, वह जो चाहता है आदेश देता है। और केवल उसी के पास तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदला के लिए वापस लाए जाओगे। - -Surah 29: Al-'Ankabut (The Spider) ----------------------------------------- -[29:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[29:2] क्या लोगों ने यह सोच रखा है कि वे केवल यह कहने से छोड़ दिए जाएँगे कि : हम ईमान लाए और उनकी ऐसी परीक्षा नहीं की जाएगी, जो उनकी कही हुई बात की सच्चाई को स्पष्ट कर दे, कि क्या वे वास्तव में मोमिन हैं?! मामला ऐसा नहीं है जो उन्होंने सोचा है। -[29:3] हालाँकि निश्चय हमने इनसे पहले के लोगों की परीक्षा की। अतः अल्लाह अवश्य स्पष्ट रूप से जान लेगा और तुम्हारे सामने उजागर कर देगा कि उनमें से कौन लोग अपने ईमान में सच्चे हैं और कौन लोग झूठे हैं। -[29:4] बल्कि, क्या उन लोगों ने जो शिर्क और अन्य पाप करते हैं, यह समझ रखा है कि वे हमें विवश कर देंगे और हमारी सज़ा से बच जाएँगे? बहुत ही बुरा है वह फ़ैसला, जो वे कर रहे हैं। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह को विवश नहीं कर सकते और और यदि वे अपने कुफ़्र ही की हालत पर मर गए, तो वे उसकी सज़ा से नहीं बच सकते। -[29:5] जो व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन बदला पाने के लिए अल्लाह से मिलने की आशा रखता हो, उसे जान लेना चाहिए कि अल्लाह ने उसके लिए जो नियमित समय नियत किया है, वह शीघ्र ही आने वाला है। और वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उससे इनमें से कोई भी चीज़ छूट नहीं सकती और वह उन्हें इसका बदला देगा। -[29:6] जिस व्यक्ति ने स्वयं को आज्ञाकारिता पर उभार कर और अवज्ञा से दूर रहकर अपने आपसे संघर्ष किया और अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद किया, तो वह अपने ही लिए जिहाद (संघर्ष) करता है; क्योंकि उसका लाभ उसी को मिलने वाला है। और अल्लाह सभी प्राणियों से बेनियाज़ है। अतः उनकी आज्ञाकारिता उसे बढ़ाती नहीं है और न ही उनकी अवज्ञा उसे कम करती है। -[29:7] और जो लोग ईमान लाए और हमारी परीक्षाओं पर सब्र किए, तथा उन्होंने नेक कार्य किए, निश्चय हम उनके अच्छे कामों के कारण उनके गुनाहों को ज़रूर मिटा देंगे और निश्चय उन्हें आख़िरत में उन कार्यों का बेहतरीन बदला अवश्य देंगे जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[29:8] और हमने मनुष्य को आदेश दिया है कि अपने माता-पिता के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार और भलाई करे। और यदि (ऐ मनुष्य!) तेरे माता-पिता तुझपर दबाव डालें कि तू उस चीज़ को मेरा साझी बनाए, जिसको साझी बनाने का तुझे कोई ज्ञान नहीं (जैसा कि सअद बिन अबी वक़्क़ास रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु की माँ ने उनके साथ किया था), तो उसमें उनकी बात मत मान। क्योंकि सृष्टिकर्ता की अवज्ञा में किसी भी प्राणी की आज्ञाकारिता नहीं है। क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारी वापसी केवल मेरी ओर है, फिर मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा कि तुम दुनिया में क्या करते थे और मैं तुम्हें उसका बदला दूँगा। -[29:9] और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और नेक काम किए, हम उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन अवश्य नेक लोगों में दाख़िल करेंगे। चुनाँचे हम उन्हें उनके साथ इकट्ठा करेंगे और उन्हीं के जैसा बदला देंगे। -[29:10] और लोगों में कुछ ऐसे हैं, जो कहते हैं कि हम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए। फिर जब उसके ईमान के कारण काफ़िर लोग उसे कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं, तो वह काफ़िरों की प्रताड़ना को अल्लाह की यातना के समान समझ लेता है। इसलिए वह काफ़िरों की मुवाफ़क़त में ईमान से पलट जाता है। और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपको आपके रब की ओर से विजय प्राप्त हो जाए, तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे : हम तो (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे साथ ईमान पर क़ायम थे। क्या अल्लाह उसे सबसे अधिक जानने वाला नहीं जो लोगों के सीनों में है?! उनमें जो कुछ भी कुफ़्र और ईमान है, उससे छिपा नहीं है। फिर वे अल्लाह को कैसे बता रहे हैं कि उनके दिलों में क्या है, जबकि वह उनसे अधिक जानने वाला है कि उनमें क्या है?! -[29:11] और निश्चय अल्लाह उन लोगों को अवश्य जान लेगा जो वास्तव में उसपर ईमान लाए तथा निश्चय उन मुनाफ़िक़ों को भी ज़रूर जान लेगा, जो ईमान का दिखावा करते हैं और दिल में कुफ़्र छिपाए होते हैं। -[29:12] और काफ़िरों ने केवल एक अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालों से कहा : तुम हमारे धर्म और हमारे मार्ग पर चलो, और तुम्हारी ओर से तुम्हारे पापों को हम उठालेंगे, इसलिए तुम्हारे बजाय उनका बदला हम दिए जाएँगे। हालाँकि वे उनके पापों में से कुछ भी उठाने वाले नहीं हैं और निश्चय वे अपने इस कथन में झूठे हैं। -[29:13] निश्चय अपने झूठ की ओर बुलाने वाले ये मुश्रिक अपने किए हुए पापों का बोझ ज़रूर उठाएँगे तथा निश्चय उन लोगों के पापों का भी बोझ अवश्य उठाएँगे जिन्होंने उनके आह्वान का पालन किया, जबकि उनका पालन करने वालों के पापों में कोई कमी नहीं की जाएगी। तथा निश्चय क़ियामत के दिन उनसे उन झूठी बातों के बारे में ज़रूर पूछा जाएगा, जो वे दुनिया में गढ़ा करते थे। -[29:14] हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी जाति की ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजा, तो वह उनके बीच नौ सौ पचास (950) वर्ष तक रहे और उन्हें अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की ओर बुलाते रहे। परंतु उन लोगों ने उन्हें झुठला दिया और अपने कुफ़्र पर बने रहे। अतः तूफ़ान (जलप्रलय) ने उन्हें पकड़ लिया, जबकि वे अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण अत्याचारी थे, और वे डूबकर मर गए। -[29:15] फिर हमने नूह तथा नाव में उनके साथ मौजूद ईमान वालों को डूबने से बचा लिया तथा नाव को लोगों के लिए इबरत की एक निशानी बना दिया, जिससे वे इबरत हासिल कर सकें। -[29:16] और (ऐ रसूल!) इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की कहानी को याद करें, जिस समय उन्होंने अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : तुम केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो और उसके आदेशों का पालन करके तथा उसके निषेधों से बचकर उसकी सज़ा से डरो। यह आदेश तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है, यदि तुम जानते हो। -[29:17] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम (अल्लाह के सिवा) मात्र ऐसी मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हो, जो लाभ या हानि नहीं पहुँचाती हैं, तथा तुम झूठ गढ़ते हो जब यह दावा करते हो कि वे पूजा के योग्य हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह के सिवा जिनकी तुम पूजा करते हो, वे तुम्हारे लिए किसी रोज़ी के मालिक नहीं हैं, कि वे तुम्हें रोज़ी प्रदान करें। इसलिए तुम अल्लाह ही से रोज़ी माँगो, क्योंकि वही रोज़ी देने वाला है। तथा केवल उसी की इबादत करो और उसने तुम्हें जो रोज़ी प्रदान की है उसके लिए उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदला के लिए तुम केवल उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, न कि अपनी मूर्तियों की ओर। -[29:18] और यदि (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम उसे झुठलाते हो, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए हैं, तो (याद रखो कि) तुमसे पहले बहुत-से समुदायों, जैसे कि नूह, आद और समूद के लोगों ने (अपने पैगंबरों को) झुठलाया। और रसूल का दायित्व केवल स्पष्ट रूप से अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचा देना है। और जो कुछ उसके रब ने उसे तुम तक पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया था, वह उसने तुम्हें पहुँचा दिया है। -[29:19] क्या इन झुठलाने वालों ने नहीं देखा कि किस तरह अल्लाह शुरुआत में सृष्टि की रचना करता है, फिर उसके विनाश के बाद उसे पुनर्स्थापित करेगा?! निःसंदेह यह अल्लाह के लिए अति सरल है। क्योंकि वह सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई भी चीज़ असमर्थ नहीं कर सकती। -[29:20] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मृत्यु के पश्चात पुनः जीवित कर उठाए जाने को झुठलाने वालों से कह दें : धरती में चलो-फिरो, फिर चिंतन करो कि अल्लाह ने किस प्रकार उत्पत्ति का आरंभ किया। फिर अल्लाह ही लोगों को उनकी मृत्यु के बाद ह़श्र के मैदान में एकत्र करने तथा हिसाब-किताब के लिए दूसरा जीवन प्रदान करेगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह प्रत्येक वस्तु पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई भी वस्तु असमर्थ नहीं कर सकती। अतः वह लोगों को पुनः जीवित कर उठाने में असमर्थ नहीं हो सकता जिस प्रकार कि वह लोगों को पहली बार पैदा करने में असमर्थ नहीं हुआ। -[29:21] वह अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसे चाहता है अपने न्याय से दंड देता है, तथा अपनी सृष्टि में से जिसपर चाहता है अपनी कृपा से दया करता है। और तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब-किताब के लिए केवल उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, जब वह तुम्हें तुम्हारी कब्रों से जीवित उठाएगा। -[29:22] और तुम धरती या आकाश में कहीं भी, न अपने रब से बचकर निकल सकते हो, और न ही उसकी यातना से भागने में सफल हो सकते हो। तथा अल्लाह के सिवा तुम्हारा कोई संरक्षक नहीं, जो तुम्हारे मामले को संभाल सके, और न अल्लाह के सिवा तुम्हारा कोई सहायक है, जो तुमसे उसकी यातना को दूर कर सके। -[29:23] और जिन लोगों ने पवित्र अल्लाह की आयतों तथा क़ियामत के दिन उससे मिलने का इनकार किया, वे हमरी दया से निराश हो चुके हैं। अतः वे अपने कुफ़्र के कारण कभी भी जन्नत में प्रवेश नहीं करेंगे। और यही लोग हैं जिनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है, जो आख़िरत में उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[29:24] जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति को केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करने तथा उसके अलावा मूर्तियों की पूजा छोड़ने का आदेश दिया, तो उनका उत्तर इसके सिवा कुछ न था कि उन्होंने कहा : अपने पूज्यों का समर्थन करने के लिए उसे मार डालो या उसे आग में फेंक दो। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें आग से बचा लिया। निःसंदेह उनके आग में फेंके जाने के पश्चात उन्हें उससे बचा लेने में ईमान वालों के लिए बहुत-से उपदेश है, क्योंकि यही लोग हैं, जो उपदेशों से लाभ उठाते हैं। -[29:25] और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति से कहा : तुमने मूर्तियों को पूज्य बना लिया है, जिनकी तुम पूजा करते हो, ताकि इस दुनिया के जीवन में उनकी पूजा को एक-दूसरे को जानने और आपस में प्रेम रखने का आधार बना लो। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारे बीच का यह प्रेम समाप्त हो जाएगा, तथा यातना को देखकर तुम एक-दूसरे से अलग हो जाओगे और एक-दूसरे को धिक्कारने लगोगे। और तुम्हारा ठिकाना जहाँ तुम शरण लोगे, आग ही है और तुम्हारे लिए कोई सहायक नहीं होंगे जो तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा सकें, न तो तुम्हारे उन पूज्यों में से जिनकी तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते हो और न ही उनके अलावा अन्य लोगों में से। -[29:26] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम उनपर ईमान ले आए। और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मैं अपने रब के लिए शाम की शुभ भूमि की ओर हिजरत करने वाला हूँ। निश्चय वही सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो पराजित नहीं होता और उसकी ओर हिजरत करने वाला कभी अपमानित नहीं होता। वह अपनी नियति और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[29:27] और हमने इबराहीम को इसह़ाक़ तथा उनका पुत्र याक़ूब प्रदान किया। और उनकी संतान में नुबुव्वत तथा अल्लाह की ओर से अवतरित होने वाले ग्रंथ रख दिए। और हमने उन्हें उनके सत्य पर धैर्य रखने का प्रतिफल दुनिया में उनकी संतान को सदाचारी बनाने और अच्छी प्रशंसा के द्वारा दिया, तथा आख़िरत में उन्हें सदाचारियों का प्रतिफल मिलेगा। दुनिया में जो कुछ उन्हें दिया गया, वह आख़िरत में उनके लिए तैयार किए गए उदार प्रतिफल में कोई कमी नहीं करेगा। -[29:28] और (ऐ रसूल!) लूत को याद करें, जिस समय उन्होंने अपने समुदाय से कहा : निश्चय तुम ऐसा घृणित पाप करते हो, जो तुमसे पहले दुनिया वालों में से किसी ने भी नहीं किया। अतः तुम इस कुकर्म का आविष्कार करने वाले पहले लोग हो, जिससे विशुद्ध प्रकृति घृणा करती है। -[29:29] क्या तुम अपनी कामवासना की पूर्ति के लिए पुरुषों की पिछली शर्मगाह में आते हो और यात्रियों का रास्ता रोकते हो, कि वे तुम्हारे द्वारा किए जाने वाले अनैतिक कृत्य के डर से तुम्हारे पास से नहीं गुज़रते हैं, तथा तुम अपनी सभाओं में नग्नता और अपने पास से गुज़रने वालों को वचन एवं कर्म द्वारा कष्ट पहुँचाने जैसे निंदनीय कार्य करते हो? तो लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के उन्हें बुराई करने से मना करने के बाद उनका उत्तर इसके सिवा कुछ नहीं था कि उन्होंने कहा : तुम हमपर अल्लाह की वह यातना ले आओ, जिसकी तुम हमें धमकी देते हो, यदि तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो। -[29:30] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपनी जाति के हठ तथा अल्लाह की यातना को हलके में लेते हुए उसके लाने की माँग करने बाद, अपने रब से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! उन लोगों के विरुद्ध मेरी सहायता कर, जो कुफ़्र और निंदनीय पाप फैलाकर धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले हैं। -[29:31] और जब हमारे भेजे हुए फ़रिश्ते इबराहीम को इसहाक़ की तथा उनके पश्चात उनके पुत्र याक़ूब की शुभ सूचना देने के लिए आए, तो उन्होंने उनसे कहा : हम लूत की जाति की बस्ती 'सदूम' के लोगों को विनष्ट करने वाले हैं; क्योंकि इसके लोग अनैतिकता का कार्य करने के कारण अत्याचारी रहे हैं। -[29:32] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़रिश्तों से कहा : इस बस्ती में, जिसके लोगों को तुम विनष्ट करना चाहते हो, लूत (भी) हैं और वह अत्याचारियों में से नहीं हैं। फ़रिश्तों ने कहा : हम उसे अधिक जानने वाले हैं, जो उसमें है। हम उन्हें और उनके परिवार को उस विनाश से अवश्य बचा लेंगे जो बस्ती के लोगों पर उतरने वाला है, सिवाय उनकी स्त्री के, जो विनाश होने वाले शेष लोगों में से है। अतः हम उसे (भी) उनके साथ नष्ट कर देंगे। -[29:33] और जब लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति को विनष्ट करने के लिए हमारे भेजे हुए फ़रिश्ते लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के पास आए, तो वह उनपर अपने समुदाय के दुराचरण के डर से उनके आने से दुःखी और ग़मगीन हो गए। क्योंकि फ़रिश्ते पुरुषों के रूप में आए थे और उनके समुदाय वाले कामवासना के लिए स्त्रियों के बजाय पुरुषों के पास आते थे। फ़रिश्तों ने उनसे कहा : मत डरो, तुम्हारी जाति के लोग तुम्हें कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकते। तथा जो कुछ हमने तुम्हें उनके विनाश के विषय में बतलाया है, उसपर शोक न करें। निःसंदेह हम तुम्हें तथा तुम्हारे परिवार को विनाश से बचा लेंगे, सिवाय तुम्हारी स्त्री के, जो विनाश के लिए शेष रह जाने वालों में से है। अतः हम उसे (भी) उनके साथ नष्ट कर देंगे। -[29:34] हम इस बस्ती वालों पर, जो कुकर्म किया करते थे, आकाश से एक यातना उतारने वाले हैं, जो कि पके हुए गर्म पत्थरों की यातना है; यह उनके घृणित कुकर्म करके अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने पर सज़ा के रूप में है, वह कुकर्म उनका महिलाओं के बजाय पुरुषों के साथ यौन संबंध बनाना है। -[29:35] निश्चय हमने इस बस्ती से, जिसे हमने मिटा दिया, उन लोगों के लिए एक स्पष्ट निशानी छोड़ दी, जो समझबूझ रखते हैं; क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो निशानियों से सीख ग्रहण करते हैं। -[29:36] और हमने मदयन की ओर उनके नसबी भाई शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा, तो उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अकेले अल्लाह की इबादत करो और उसकी इबादत करके अंतिम दिन के प्रतिफल की आशा रखो, तथा पाप करके और उसे फैलाकर धरती में बिगाड़ न पैदा करो। -[29:37] लेकिन उनके समुदाय ने उनको झुठला दिया। अंततः भूकंप ने उनको आ लिया और वे अपने घरों में अपने मुँह के बल ऐसे गिरकर पड़े रह गए कि उनके मुख मिट्टी से चिपके हुए थे, वे हिल नहीं सकते थे। -[29:38] तथा हमने हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति आद और सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति समूद को भी विनष्ट किया। और (ऐ मक्का वालो!) तुम्हारे लिए हिज्र तथा हज़रामौत के शिह्र नामी स्थान में उनके आवासों से यह स्पष्ट हो चुका है, जो तुम्हें उनके विनाश का संकेत देता है। चुनाँचे उनके खाली आवास इस बात की गवाही देते हैं। तथा शैतान ने उनके कुफ़्र और अन्य पापों को जिनमें वे पड़े हुए थे, उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिया और उन्हें सीधे रास्ते से हटा दिया। हालाँकि उनके रसूलों के उन्हें सिखाने के कारण वे सत्य, पथभ्रष्टता, मार्गदर्शन तथा गुमराही की समझ रखने वाले थे। लेकिन उन्होंने मार्गदर्शन के पालन पर इच्छा के पालन को चुना। -[29:39] और (जब क़ारून ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति पर अत्याचार किया, तो) हमने उसे तथा उसके घर को धरती में धँसाकर नाश कर दिया। तथा फ़िरऔन और उसके मंत्री हामान को समुद्र में डुबोकर नाश किया। निःसंदेह मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पास अपनी सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाली स्पष्ट निशानियाँ लेकर आए। परंतु उन लोगों ने मिस्र की भूमि में उनपर ईमान लाने से अभिमान दिखाया। और वे हमसे छूटकर हमारे दंड से बच नहीं सकते थे। -[29:40] अतः हमने उक्त समुदायों में से प्रत्येक को अपनी विनाशकारी यातना के द्वारा पकड़ लिया। उनमें लूत के समुदाय के लोग थे, जिनपर हमने ताबड़-तोड़ कंकरीले पत्थर बरसाए, उनमें सालेह के समुदाय और शुऐब के समुदाय थे, जिन्हें चीख ने पकड़ लिया, उनमें क़ारून था जिसे हमने उसके घर समेत धरती में धँसा दिया, तथा उनमें नूह के समुदाय के लोग, फ़िरऔन और हामान भी थे, जिन्हें हमने डुबो कर विनष्ट कर दिया। अल्लाह ऐसा न था कि उन्हें बिना पाप के नष्ट करके उन पर अत्याचार करे, परंतु वे पाप करके स्वयं अपने आपपर अत्याचार कर रहे थे, इसलिए वे दंड के पात्र थे। -[29:41] उन मुश्रिकों का उदाहरण, जो अल्लाह के अलावा मूर्तियाँ बनाकर उनके लाभ या उनकी सिफारिश की आशा में उनकी पूजा करते हैं, मकड़ी के उदाहरण के समान है, जिसने एक घर बनाया ताकि उसे आक्रमण से बचाए। हालाँकि सब घरों से कमज़ोर घर मकड़ी का घर है, इसलिए वह उसे शत्रु से सुरक्षा प्रदान नहीं करता। यही हाल उनकी मूर्तियों का है, वे न लाभ पहुँचाती हैं, न हानि और न ही सिफ़ारिश कर सकती हैं। यदि मुश्रिक लोग इसे जानते होते, तो वे मूर्तियाँ बनाकर अल्लाह के सिवा उनकी पूजा नहीं करते। -[29:42] निश्चय पवित्र एवं सर्वोच्च अल्लाह जनता है जिसे वे उसके अलावा पूजते हैं। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। तथा वह सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली है जिसे पराजित नहीं किया जा सकता, अपनी रचना, नियति और प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[29:43] हम इन उदाहरणों को लोगों के लिए प्रस्तुत करते हैं, ताकि उन्हें जगाया जा सके, उन्हें सच्चाई से अवगत कराया जा सके और उसकी ओर उनका मार्गदर्शन किया जा सके। और इन्हें ठीक से वही समझ सकते हैं, जो अल्लाह की शरीयत और उसकी हिकमतों को जानने वाले हैं। -[29:44] पवित्र एवं सर्वोच्च अल्लाह ने आकाशों तथा धरती को सत्य के साथ पैदा किया, उसने उन्हें असत्य के साथ और व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया। निश्चय इस रचना में मोमिनों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति की स्पष्ट निशानी है। क्योंकि केवल ईमानवाले ही अल्लाह की सृष्टि को पवित्र सृष्टिकर्ता के अस्तित्व के लिए प्रमाण बनाते हैं। रही बात काफिरों की, तो वे क्षितिज (ब्रह्मांड) में तथा स्वंय अपने भीतर मौजूद निशानियों से यूँ ही गुज़र जाते हैं, वे सृष्टिकर्ता की महानता और उसकी क्षमता की ओर उनका ध्यान आकर्षित नहीं करती हैं। -[29:45] (ऐ रसूल!) आप लोगों के समक्ष उस क़ुरआन को पढ़ें, जिसकी अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है, तथा सबसे पूर्ण तरीके से नमाज़ अदा करें। बेशक पूर्ण विधि के साथ पढ़ी जाने वाली नमाज़ उसके पढ़ने वाले को पापों तथा बुराइयों में पड़ने से रोकती है; क्योंकि यह दिल के अंदर एक प्रकाश पैदा कर देती है, जो पाप करने से रोकता है और अच्छे कर्म करने के लिए मार्गदर्शन करता है। और निश्चय अल्लाह का स्मरण हर चीज से बड़ा और महान है। और जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उसे जानता है, तुम्हारे कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कार्यों का प्रतिफल देगा, यदि भला है, तो भला (बदला) और यदि बुरा है, तो बुरा (बदला)। -[29:46] (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के साथ सबसे अच्छे एवं आदर्श तरीक़े से ही संवाद और वाद-विवाद करो, और वह उपदेश और स्पष्ट तर्कों के साथ इस्लाम की ओर बुलाना है। परंतु उनमें से जिन लोगों ने हठ और अहंकार के साथ अन्याय किया और तुम्हारे ख़िलाफ़ युद्ध की घोषणा कर दी, तो तुम उनसे लड़ाई करो, यहाँ तक कि वे इस्लाम ग्रहण कर लें या अपमानित होकर 'जिज़्या' अदा करें। तथा यहूदियों एवं ईसाइयों से कहो : हम उस क़ुरआन पर ईमान रखते हैं, जो अल्लाह ने हमारी ओर उतारा है, तथा हम उस तौरात एवं इंजील पर भी ईमान रखते हैं, जो तुम्हारी ओर उतारे गए हैं। तथा हमारा और तुम्हारा पूज्य एक ही है, जिसकी पूज्यता, परमेश्वरत्व और पूर्णता में उसका कोई साझीदार नहीं है। और हम अकेले उसी के प्रति आज्ञाकारी और विनम्र हैं। -[29:47] जिस तरह हमने आपसे पहले के नबियों पर किताबें उतारी थीं, उसी तरह हमने आप पर क़ुरआन उतारा है। तो तौरात पढ़ने वालों में से कुछ लोग (जैसे कि अब्दुल्लाह बिन सलाम) इसपर ईमान रखते हैं; क्योंकि वे अपनी किताबों में आपका विवरण पाते हैं। तथा इन मुश्रिकों में से भी कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो इसपर ईमान रखते हैं। और हमारी आयतों का इनकार केवल वही काफ़िर करते हैं, जो सत्य के स्पष्ट होने के बावजूद उसके इनकार के रास्ते पर चलने के आदी हैं। -[29:48] और (ऐ रसूल) आप क़ुरआन से पहले न कोई किताब पढ़ेते थे और न अपने दाहिने हाथ से कुछ लिखते थे। क्योंकि आप 'उम्मी' (अनपढ़) हैं, लिखना और पढ़ना नहीं जानते हैं।और अगर आप पढ़ना और लिखना जानते होते, तो अज्ञानी लोग आपकी नुबुव्वत के बारे में अवश्य संदेह करते और यह तर्क देते कि आप पिछली किताबों की बातें लिखा करते थे। -[29:49] बल्कि आप पर उतरने वाला क़ुरआन स्पष्ट आयतों पर आधारित है, जो उन ईमान वाले लोगों के दिलों में सुरक्षित है, जिन्हें ज्ञान दिया गया है। और हमारी आयतों का इनकार केवल वही लोग करते हैं, जो अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और शिर्क करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[29:50] और मुश्रिकों ने कहा : मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) पर उनके पालनहार की ओर से कुछ निशानियाँ (चमत्कार) क्यों नहीं उतारी गईं, जैसे कि उनसे पहले के रसूलों पर उतारी गई थीं? (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन प्रस्तावकों से कह दें : निशानियाँ तो केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में हैं, वह जब चाहे उन्हें उतारता है। उन्हें उतारना मेरा काम नहीं है। मैं तो मात्र तुम्हें, स्पष्ट रूप से, अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाला हूँ। -[29:51] क्या निशानियों का प्रस्ताव देने वाले इन लोगों के लिए यह काफ़ी नहीं है कि हमने (ऐ रसूल) आपपर क़ुरआन उतारा है, जो उनके सामने पढ़ा जाता है? निःसंदेह उनपर उतरने वाले क़ुरआन में उन लोगों के लिए दया और उपदेश है, जो ईमान रखते हैं। क्योंकि वही लोग क़ुरआन की शिक्षाओं से लाभान्वित होते हैं। इसलिए जो कुछ उनपर उतारा गया है, वह उनके द्वारा सुझाई गई पिछले रसूलों पर उतरने वाली निशानियों से कहीं बेहतर है। -[29:52] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : मैं जो कुछ लेकर आया हूँ, उसमें मेरी सच्चाई पर तथा तुम्हारे उसे झुठलाने पर अल्लाह गवाह के तौर पर काफ़ी है। वह आकाशों में मौजूद सारी चीज़ों और धरती की सारी चीज़ों को जानता है। उन दोनों में से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। तथा जिन लोगों ने असत्य अर्थात् अल्लाह के अलावा पूजी जाने वाली प्रत्येक चीज़ को माना और एकमात्र इबादत के हक़दार अल्लाह का इनकार किया, वही लोग घाटे में पड़ने वाले हैं, क्योंकि उन्होंने ईमान के बदले कुफ़्र को चुना है। -[29:53] (ऐ रसूल) आपने मुश्रिकों को जिस यातना से डराया है, वे आपसे उसके लिए जल्दी मचा रहे हैं। अगर अल्लाह ने उनकी यातना के लिए एक समय निर्धारित न किया होता, जिससे वह आगे-पीछे नहीं हो सकती, तो उनके पास वह यातना अवश्य आ जाती, जिसकी वे माँग कर रहे हैं। तथा निश्चित रूप से वह उनपर अचानक अवश्य आएगी, जबकि उन्हें उसका अनुमान भी न होगा। -[29:54] वे लोग आपसे उस यातना के लिए जल्दी मचा रहे हैं, जिसका आपने उनसे वादा किया है। हालाँकि जहन्नम, जिसका अल्लाह ने काफ़िरों से वादा किया है, निश्चित रूप से उन्हें घेरने वाला है, जिसकी यातना से वे बच नहीं सकते। -[29:55] जिस दिन यातना उन्हें उनके ऊपर से ढाँप लेगी और उनके पैरों के नीचे उनके लिए बिस्तर बन जाएगी, और अल्लाह उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहेगा : तुम जो शिर्क और पाप किया करते थे, उसका प्रतिफल चखो। -[29:56] ऐ मेरे बंदो जो मुझपर ईमान लाए हो, उस धरती से हिजरत (पलायन) कर जाओ, जहाँ तुम मेरी इबादत नहीं कर सकते। निःसंदेह मेरी धरती विशाल है। इसलिए अकेले मेरी ही इबादत करो और किसी को भी मेरा साझी न बनाओ। -[29:57] मृत्यु का डर तुम्हें हिजरत से न रोके। क्योंकि हर प्राणी मृत्यु का स्वाद चखने वाला है। फिर तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए हमारे ही पास लौटकर आना है। -[29:58] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उससे निकट करने वाले अच्छे कार्य किए, हम उन्हें जन्नत में ऊँचे-ऊँचे भवनों में निवास देंगे, जिनके नीचे से नहरे बहती हैं। वे उनमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे, उनमें उन्हें विनाश का सामना नहीं होगा। अल्लाह की आज्ञा के अनुसार काम करने वालों का यह क्या ही अच्छा बदला है। -[29:59] अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करने वाले उन लोगों का बदला क्या ही अच्छा है, जिन्होंने उसकी आज्ञाकारिता पर और उसकी अवज्ञा से बचने पर धैर्य से काम लिया, तथा वे अपने सभी कामों में केवल अपने पालनहार ही पर भरोसा रखते हैं। -[29:60] धरती पर चलने वाले सभी जानवर - अपनी बहुतायत के बावजूद - जो अपनी रोज़ी एकत्र नहीं कर सकते और न ही उसे उठा सकते हैं, अल्लाह उन्हें जीविका प्रदान करता है और तुम्हें भी जीविका प्रदान करता है। इसलिए तुम्हारे लिए भूख के डर से हिजरत छोड़ने के लिए कोई बहाना नहीं है। वह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे इरादों और कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[29:61] (ऐ रसूल) यदि आप इन मुश्रिकों से पूछें कि आकाशों को किसने पैदा किया? और धरती को किसने पैदा किया? तथा सूर्य और चाँद को किसने वशीभूत किया, जो एक-दूसरे के बाद आते-जाते हैं? तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे : उन्हें अल्लाह ने पैदा किया है। तो फिर वे अकेले अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से कैसे फेर दिए जाते हैं और उसके सिवा ऐसे देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं, जो किसी लाभ या हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं? -[29:62] अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसपर चाहता है जीविका का विस्तार कर देता है और जिसपर चाहता है जीविका तंग कर देता है; वह ऐसा किसी हिकमत के तहत करता है जिसे वही जानता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हर चीज़ को अच्छी तरह जानने वाला है। उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। इसलिए उसके बंदों के लिए उपयुक्त कोई भी उपाय उससे गुप्त नहीं है। -[29:63] और (ऐ रसूल) यदि आप मुश्रिकों से पूछें : किसने आकाश से बारिश बरसाई, फिर उसके द्वारा धरती पर पौधे उगा दिए, जबकि वह बंजर पड़ी थी? तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे : आसमान से बारिश बरसाने वाला और धरती पर पौधे उगाने वाला अल्लाह है। (ऐ रसलू) आप कह दें : हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने तुम्हारे खिलाफ तर्क को स्पष्ट कर दिया। बल्कि बात यह है कि उनमें से अधिकतर लोग नहीं समझते हैं। क्योंकि अगर वे समझते होते, तो उन मूर्तियों को अल्लाह का साझी न बनाते, जो न लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं और न हानि। -[29:64] और यह सांसारिक जीवन (जिसमें उसकी मनपसंद चीज़ें और लाभ के सामान शामिल हैं) उन लोगों के दिलों के लिए, जो इससे चिपके हुए हैं, केवल मनोरंजन और खेल है, जो जल्द ही समाप्त हो जाता है। और निश्चित रूप से आखिरत का घर ही वास्तविक जीवन है, क्योंकि वही बाक़ी रहने वाला है। अगर वे इस तथ्य से अवगत होते, तो नाश होने वाले को बाक़ी रहने वाले पर प्राथमिकता न देते। -[29:65] जब मुश्रिक लोग समुद्र में नौकाओं पर सवार होते हैं, तो निष्ठापूर्वक अकेले अल्लाह ही को पुकारते हैं कि उन्हें डूबने से बचा ले। फिर जब वह उन्हें डूबने से बचा लेता है, तो वे बहुदेववादी हो जाते हैं उसके साथ अपने देवताओं को पुकारने लगते हैं। -[29:66] वे बहुदेववादी हो जाते हैं, ताकि हमारी दी हुई नेमतों की नाशुक्री करें और सांसारिक जीवन की शोभा का आनंद लें। अतः जब वे मरेंगे तो अपने बुरे परिणाम को जान लेंगे। -[29:67] क्या अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत का इनकार करने वाले इन लोगों ने, जब अल्लाह ने उन्हें डूबने से बचाया था, उसकी एक और नेमत को नहीं देखा; जो यह है कि हमने उनके लिए एक हरम बनाया है, जिसमें उनके रक्त और धन सुरक्षित रहते हैं, जबकि उनके अलावा दूसरे लोगों पर हमले किए जाते हैं, फिर उन्हें मार दिया जाता है, तथा उन्हें पकड़ लिया जाता है और उनकी पत्नियों और बच्चों को बंदी बना लिया जाता है और उनके धनों को लूट लिया जाता है। क्या (फिर भी) वे अपने तथाकथित असत्य पूज्यों पर ईमान रखते हैं और अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत (कृपा) का इनकार करते हैं, इसलिए उसपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करते हैं?! -[29:68] उस व्यक्ति से बढ़कर अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जिसने अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़कर उसके लिए साझीदार ठहराया, या उस सत्य को झुठला दिया जो उसका रसूल लेकर आया है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है कि जहन्नम में काफ़िरों और उन जैसे लोगों के लिए एक निवास स्थान है। -[29:69] जिन लोगों ने हमारी प्रसन्नता की खोज में अपने आपसे संघर्ष किया, हम उन्हें सीधे रास्ते पर चलने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करेंगे। और निःसंदेह अल्लाह सहायता, समर्थन और मार्गदर्शन के साथ नेकी करने वालों के साथ है। - -Surah 30: Ar-Rum (The Romans) ----------------------------------------- -[30:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[30:2] फारस वालों ने रूमियों को पराजित कर दिया। -[30:3] शाम (लेवांत) के उस क्षेत्र में जो फारस के लिए निकटतम है। और रूमी फारस वालों से हारने के बाद जल्द ही उनपर विजय प्राप्त कर लेंगे। -[30:4] कुछ ही समय में, जो तीन साल से कम और दस साल से अधिक नहीं होगा। रूमियों के जीतने से पहले और उसके बाद, सारा मामला अल्लाह के अधिकार में है। और जिस दिन रूमी फारस पर विजयी होंगे, उस दिन ईमान वालों को खुशी होगी। -[30:5] वे अल्लाह के रूमियों की सहायता करने पर खुश होंगे, क्योंकि वे पुस्तक वाले लोग हैं।अल्लाह जिसकी चाहता है जिसके विरुद्ध चाहता है, मदद करता है। वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे परास्त नहीं किया जा सकता, जो अपने ईमान वाले बंदों पर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[30:6] यह सहायता (जीत) सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की ओर से एक वादा था। अल्लाह अपना वादा नहीं तोड़ता है, और इसके पूरा होने से ईमान वालों का अल्लाह की सहायता के वादे पर विश्वास बढ़ जाता है। लेकिन अधिकतर लोग अपने कुफ़्र (अविश्वास) के कारण इसे नहीं समझते हैं। -[30:7] वे ईमान और शरीयत के नियमों से अनभिज्ञ हैं। वे केवल सांसारिक जीवन के कुछ बाहरी स्वरूप को जानते हैं, जो जीविका कमाने और भौतिक सभ्यता के निर्माण से संबंधित है। जबकि वे आख़िरत से, जो वास्तविक जीवन का घर है, मुँह फेरे हुए हैं, उसपर कोई ध्यान नहीं देते हैं। -[30:8] क्या इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों ने अपने बारे में सोच-विचार नहीं किया कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें कैसे पैदा किया और ठीक-ठाक बनाया? अल्लाह ने आकाशों और धरती को और जो कुछ उनके बीच है सत्य के साथ ही पैदा किया है। उसने उन्हें व्यर्थ पैदा नहीं किया। तथा उनके लिए दुनिया में बने रहने के लिए एक निश्चित समय सीमा निर्धारित की। निश्चित रूप से बहुत-से लोग क़ियामत के दिन अपने रब से मिलने का इनकार करते हैं। इसलिए वे अपने पालनहार के निकट पसंदीदा नेक कार्य करके पुनर्जीवन के लिए तैयारी नहीं करते हैं। -[30:9] क्या ये लोग धरती में नहीं चले-फिरे कि सोच-विचार करते कि उनसे पूर्व झुठलाने वाले समुदायों का अंत कैसा हुआ। ये समुदाय इनसे अधिक शक्तिशाली थे, तथा उन्होंने धरती को खेती और निर्माण के लिए उलटा-पलटा और उसे आबाद किया उससे कहीं अधिक जितना इन लोगों ने आबाद किया। और उनके पास उनके रसूल अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद के स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और तर्कों के साथ आए, परंतु उन्होंने झुठला दिया। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें विनष्ट करके उनपर ज़ुल्म नहीं किया, लेकिन वे अपने कुफ़्र के कारण खुद को विनाश से पीड़ित करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करते थे। -[30:10] फिर उन लोगों का परिणाम, जिनके कर्म अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क और बुरे कामों के करने के कारण बुरे थे, बहुत ही बुरा हुआ। क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह की आयतों को झुठलाया तथा वे उनका मज़ाक और हँसी उड़ाया करते थे। -[30:11] अल्लाह ही बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के सृष्टि का आरंभ करता है। फिर उसे नष्ट कर देगा। फिर उसे वापस लौटाएगा। फिर तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए उसी अकेले की ओर लौटाए जाओगे। -[30:12] और जिस दिन क़ियामत क़ायम होगी, अपराधी लोग अल्लाह की दया से निराश हो जाएँगे और उसके बारे में उनकी आशा समाप्त हो जाएगी। क्योंकि उनके पास अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने का कोई तर्क नहीं रह जाएगा। -[30:13] और उनके लिए उनके साझियों में से (जिनकी वे दुनिया में पूजा करते थे) उन्हें यातना से बचाने के लिए सिफ़ारिश करने वाले नहीं होंगे। और वे अपने साझियों का इनकार कर बैठेंगे। क्योंकि उन्होंने ज़रूरत पड़ने पर उन्हें छोड़ दिया। इसलिए कि वे सभी तबाही में बराबर हैं। -[30:14] जिस दिन क़ियामत क़ायम होगी, उस दिन लोग, दुनिया में अपने कर्मों के अनुसार प्रतिफल में अलग-अलग होंगे। कोई सबसे ऊँचे भाग में होगा, तो कोई सबसे निचले भाग में धकेल दिया जाएगा। -[30:15] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उन्होंने अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा अच्छे कार्य किए, वे जन्नत में उसमें प्राप्त होने वाली स्थायी नेमतों से खुश रखे जाएँगे, जो कभी भी समाप्त नहीं होंगी। -[30:16] और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और हमारे रसलू पर उतारी गई हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया, और मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित किए जाने और हिसाब को झुठलाया, तो वे यातना के लिए प्रस्तुत किए जाएँगे और सदा यातना ही में पड़े होंगे। -[30:17] अतः तुम संध्या के समय में प्रवेश करने पर अल्लाह की पवित्रता बयान करो; जो कि मग़रिब और इशा की नमाज़ का समय है, तथा सुबह के समय में प्रवेश करने पर उसकी पवित्रता बयान करो; जो कि फ़ज्र की नमाज़ का समय है। -[30:18] केवल उसी महिमावान के लिए सब प्रशंसा है; आकाशों में उसके फ़रिश्ते उसकी प्रशंसा करते हैं, और धरती पर उसकी मखलूक़ात उसकी प्रशंसा करती हैं। और तुम उसकी पवित्रता बयान करो, जब तुम शाम में प्रवेश करते हो, जो कि अस्र की नमाज़ का समय है, तथा उसकी पवित्रता बयान करो, जब तुम ज़ुहर के समय में प्रवेश करते हो। -[30:19] वह जीवित को मृत से निकालता है, जैसे इनसान को नुत्फ़ा (शुक्राणु) से निकालता है और चूज़े को अंडे से निकालता है। और मृत को जीवित से निकालता है, जैसे नुत्फ़ा (शुक्राणु) को इनसान से और अंडे को मुर्गी से निकालता है। और धरती को उसके सूखने के बाद बारिश उतारकर और उसे अंकुरित करके पुनर्जीवित करता है। तथा धरती को उसे अंकुरित करके पुनर्जीवित करने की तरह, तुम अपनी क़ब्रों से हिसाब और बदले के लिए निकाले जाओगे। -[30:20] अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से यह है कि : उसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें मिट्टी से पैदा किया, जब उसने तुम्हारे पिता (आदम) को मिट्टी से बनाया, फिर अचानक तुम मनुष्य हो, जो प्रजनन के माध्यम से बढ़ रहे हो और धरती के पूर्व और पश्चिम में फैल रहे हो। -[30:21] इसी तरह उसकी शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से यह भी है कि (ऐ पुरुषो) उसने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे ही वर्ग से पत्नियाँ पैदा कीं, ताकि तुम्हारे बीच सामंजस्य के कारण उनके पास तुम्हें राहत व आराम मिले। और उनके और तुम्हारे बीच प्रेम और करुणा रख दी। निश्चय ही इसमें उन लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट सबूत और संकेत हैं, जो सोच-विचार करते हैं, क्योंकि वही लोग अपने विवेक का प्रयोग करके लाभ उठाते हैं। -[30:22] उसकी शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से : आकाशों का निर्माण तथा पृथ्वी का निर्माण है। तथा उन्हीं में से तुम्हारी भाषाओं की विविधता और तुम्हारे रंगों का अलग-अलग होना है। निश्चय यह जो कुछ उल्लेख हुआ है, उसमें ज्ञान और अंतर्दृष्टि रखने वाले लोगों के लिए प्रमाण और संकेत हैं। -[30:23] और उसकी शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से : तुम्हारा रात में सोना तथा तुम्हारा दिन के समय सोना है, ताकि तुम अपने काम की थकान से आराम हासिल करो। तथा उसकी निशानियों में से एक यह है कि उसने तुम्हारे लिए दिन बनाया, ताकि तुम उसमें अपने पालनहार की रोज़ी तलाश करते हुए फैल जाओ। निश्चित रूप से यह जो कुछ उल्लेख हुआ है, उसमें उन लोगों के लिए बहुत-से प्रमाण और संकेत हैं, जो चिंतन करने और स्वीकार करने के इरादे से सुनते हैं। -[30:24] और उसकी शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से : यह भी है कि वह तुम्हें आसमान में बिजली (की चमक) दिखाता है, और तुम्हारे लिए उसमें बिजली का भय और बारिश की लालच एकत्र कर देता है। और तुम्हारे लिए आसमान से बारिश का पानी उतारता है, फिर उसके द्वारा सूखी धरती को, उसमें पौधे उगाकर जीवित कर देता है। निश्चय ही इसमें उन लोगों के लिए स्पष्ट प्रमाण और संकेत हैं, जो समझ-बूझ रखते हैं। चुनाँचे वे इनसे मौत के बाद हिसाब और बदला के लिए पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का प्रमाण ग्रहण करते हैं। -[30:25] और अल्लाह की उसकी शक्ति और एकता को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों में से आकाश का बिने गिरे और धरती का बिना ध्वस्त हुए; उस महिमावान के आदेश से स्थापित होना है। फिर जब वह तुम्हें फ़रिश्ते के सूर में फूँकने के द्वारा धरती से बुलाएगा, तो अचानक तुम हिसाब और बदले के लिए अपनी क़ब्रों से निकल पड़ोगे। -[30:26] जो कोई भी आकाशों में है, सब अकेले उसी का है और जो कोई भी धरती में है, सब उसी का है, वही सबका मालिक, पैदा करने वाला और भाग्य-विधाता है। आकाशों और धरती की उसकी पैदा की हुई सारी चीज़ें उसकी आज्ञा के अधीन और उसके आदेश के प्रति समर्पित हैं। -[30:27] वही महिमावान है, जो बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के सृष्टि का आरंभ करता है। फिर उसको नष्ट करने के बाद उसे दोबारा पैदा करेगा। और दोबारा पैदा करना पहली बार पैदा करने की तुलना में अधिक आसान है। हालाँकि उसके लिए दोनों ही आसान हैं। क्योंकि वह जब किसी चीज़ को पैदा करना चाहता है, तो उससे कहता है : ''हो जा'', तो वह चीज़ हो जाती है। तथा अल्लाह अपनी महिमा और पूर्णता के सभी गुणों में सबसे उच्च गुण वाला है। वही वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे परास्त नहीं किया जा सकता। वह अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[30:28] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हीं से लिया गया एक उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया है : क्या तुम्हारे गुलामों और दासों में से कोई तुम्हारा साझी है, जो तुम्हारे धन में बराबर का हिस्सेदार है, कि तुम डरते हो कि वह तुम्हारे साथ तुम्हारे धन को विभाजित कर लेगा, जिस तरह कि तुममें से कुछ अपने आज़ाद साथी से डरते हैं कि वह उसके साथ धन बांट लेगा? क्या तुम अपने लिए अपने गुलामों की इस साझेदारी को पसंद करोगे? निःसंदेह तुम ऐसा पसंद नहीं करोगे। तो फिर अल्लाह इस बात का सबसे अधिक हक़दार है कि उसके प्राणियों और दासों में से कोई उसके राज्य में उसका साझेदार न हो। इसी तरह उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करने आदि के द्वारा, हम उन लोगों के लिए विविध प्रकार के तर्क और प्रमाण पेश करते हैं, जो समझ-बूझ रखते हैं। क्योंकि वही लोग इससे लाभान्वित होते हैं। -[30:29] उनकी गुमराही का कारण प्रमाणों में किसी प्रकार की कमी नहीं है और न ही उनकी व्याख्या में कमी है। बल्कि उसका कारण, अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के अधिकार की अज्ञानता की वजह से, इच्छाओं का पालन करना और अपने बाप-दादाओं का अनुकरण करना है। तो भला उसे कौन हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ दे सकता है, जिसे अल्लाह ने गुमराह कर दिया है?! कोई भी उसे तौफ़ीक़ नहीं दे सकता। और उनके पास कोई सहायक नहीं हैं जो उनसे अल्लाह की यातना को दूर कर सकें। -[30:30] (ऐ रसूल) आप और आपके साथी उस धर्म की ओर उन्मुख हो जाएँ, जिसकी ओर अल्लाह ने आपको निर्देशित किया है; सभी धर्मों से उपेक्षाकर उसी की ओर एकाग्र होकर। वह इस्लाम धर्म है, जिसपर अल्लाह ने लोगों को पैदा किया है। अल्लाह की रचना में कोई बदलाव नहीं हो सकता। यही सीधा धर्म है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। लेकिन अधिकतर लोगों को नहीं पता है कि सच्चा धर्म यही (इस्लाम) धर्म है। -[30:31] अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करके उसी महिमावान अल्लाह की ओर लौट आओ। तथा उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और निषेधों से दूर रहकर उससे डरते रहो। और संपूर्ण तरीक़े से नमाज़ पढ़ो। और उन मुश्रिकों में से न हो जाओ, जो सहज प्रकृति का विरोध करते हैं। इसलिए वे अपनी इबादत में अल्लाह के साथ दूसरों को साझी ठहराते हैं। -[30:32] उन मुश्रिकों में से न हो जाओ, जिन्होंने अपने धर्म को बदल दिया और उसके कुछ भाग पर ईमान लाए और कुछ का इनकार किया और वे कई समूहों और दलों में बँट गए। उनमें से प्रत्येक दल, उसके पास जो असत्य है, उसी पर खुश है। वे समझते हैं कि वही अकेले सत्य पर हैं और उनके सिवा अन्य लोग असत्य पर हैं। -[30:33] जब मुश्रिकों को बीमारी या गरीबी या सूखे की गंभीरता का सामना करना पड़ता है, तो वे केवल अपने महिमावान पालनहार ही को पुकारते हैं, विलाप और इस विनती के साथ उसकी ओर लौटते हुए कि वह उनकी विपत्ति को उनसे टाल दे। फिर जब वह उनकी विपत्ति को टालकर उनपर दया करता है, तो सहसा उनमें से एक समूह दुआ में अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा को साझी ठहराने की ओर लौट आता है। -[30:34] यदि वे अल्लाह की नेमतों (जिनमें विपत्ति को दूर करने की नेमत भी शामिल है) की कृतघ्नता करते हैं, और इस जीवन में उनके हाथों में जो कुछ है, उसका आनंद लेते हैं, तो वे क़ियामत के दिन अपनी आँखों से देख लेंगे कि वे खुली गुमराही में थे। -[30:35] उन्हें अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने के लिए किस चीज़ ने आमंत्रित किया, जबकि उनके पास कोई प्रमाण नहीं है?! चुनाँचे हमने उनपर प्रमाण के रूप में कोई किताब नहीं उतारी है, जिससे वे अपने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने पर प्रमाण ग्रहण कर सकें। तथा उनके पास कोई किताब भी नहीं है, जो उनके शिर्क की बात करती हो और उनके लिए उनके कुफ़्र के सही होने को प्रमाणित करती हो। -[30:36] जब हम लोगों को अपनी नेमतों में से कोई नेमत चखाते हैं, जैसे कि स्वास्थ्य और धन, तो वे उसपर इतराने और अभिमान करने लगते हैं। और अगर उनके गुनाहों के कारण, उन्हें कोई बुराई पहुँचती है, जैसे बीमारी और गरीबी आदि, तो वे एकाएक अल्लाह की दया से निराश हो जाते हैं और उन्हें जो बुराई पहुँची है उसके दूर होने से आशाहीन हो जाते हैं। -[30:37] क्या उन्होंने यह नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसके लिए चाहता है, उसकी रोज़ी का विस्तार कर देता है, उसके लिए एक परीक्षण के रूप में कि वह आभार प्रकट करता है या कृतघ्नता दिखाता है? तथा उनमें से जिसके लिए चाहता है, उसकी रोज़ी तंग कर देता है, उसके लिए एक परीक्षण के तौर पर कि वह सब्र करता है या क्रुद्ध होता है?! निश्चित रूप से कुछ के लिए आजीविका का विस्तार करने और कुछ के लिए रोज़ी को तंग करने में, ईमान वालों के लिए अल्लाह की दया और करुणा के बहुत-से संकेत हैं। -[30:38] अतः (ऐ मुसलमान!) तुम रिश्तेदार के साथ भलाई और एहसान का वह मामला करो, जिसका वह हक़दार है, तथा ज़रूरतमंद को इतना दो, जिससे उसकी आवश्यकता पूरी हो सके, तथा उस यात्री को भी दो, जिसका अपने देश से रास्ता कट गया है। इन भलाई के कार्यों में खर्च करना उन लोगों के लिए बेहतर है, जो उससे अल्लाह का चेहरा (प्रसन्नता) चाहते हैं। जो लोग इस सहायता और अधिकारों का निष्पादन करते हैं, वही लोग उस जन्नत को प्राप्त कर, जिसे वे तलब करते हैं, तथा उस यातना से सुरक्षित रहकर, जिससे वे डर रहे हैं, सफल होने वाले हैं। -[30:39] जो धन तुम किसी आदमी को इस उद्देश्य से देते हो कि वह तुम्हें उसमें कुछ वृद्धि के साथ वापस करे, तो उसका सवाब अल्लाह के यहाँ नहीं बढ़ेगा। और जो कुछ तुम अपने माल में से किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को देते हो, जो उससे अपनी ज़रूरत पूरी करता है, जिससे तुम अल्लाह का चेहरा चाहते हो, तुम्हारा इरादा कोई पद (सामाजिक स्थिति) या लोगों से प्रतिफल प्राप्त करना नहीं है, तो ऐसे ही लोग हैं जिनके प्रतिफल को अल्लाह के यहाँ कई गुना कर दिया जाएगा। -[30:40] केवल अल्लाह ही वह हस्ती है, जो तुम्हें पैदा करने, फिर तुम्हें रोज़ी देने, फिर तुम्हें मारने, फिर तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन के लिए जीवित करने में अकेला है। क्या तुम्हारी उन मूर्तियाँ में से, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हो, कोई ऐसा है, जो इनमें से कोई काम कर सके?! अल्लाह की हस्ती उससे बहुत पवित्र और सर्वोच्च है, जो मुश्रिक लोग कहते और विश्वास रखते हैं। -[30:41] लोगों के किए हुए पापों के कारण, जल और थल में बिगाड़ फैल गया, जैसे सूखा, वर्षा की कमी, तथा बीमारियों और महामारियों की बहुतायत। ऐसा इसलिए प्रकट हुआ ताकि अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कुछ बुरे कर्मों का बदला दुनिया के जीवन ही में चखा दे, इस आशा में कि वे तौबा करके अल्लाह की ओर लौट आएँ। -[30:42] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : धरती में चलो-फिरो, फिर विचार करो कि तुमसे पहले के झुठलाने वाले समुदायों का अंत कैसे हुआ? वास्तव में वह एक बुरा परिणाम था। उनमें से अधिकांश लोग अल्लाह का साझी बनाने वाले थे, उसके साथ अन्य को पूजते थे। चुनाँचे वे अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने के कारण नष्ट कर दिए गए। -[30:43] (ऐ रसूल) आप अपना चेहरा सीधे घर्म इस्लाम पर स्थापित रखें, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है, इससे पहले कि क़ियामत का दिन आ जाए, जिसके आ जाने पर, उसे कोई टालने वाला नहीं होगा। उस दिन लोग अलग-अलग समूहों में होंगे : एक समूह जन्नत के अंदर नेमतों में होगा, और एक समूह जहन्नम के अंदर अज़ाब में ग्रस्त होगा। -[30:44] जिसने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, तो उसके इनकार का नुक़सान - जो कि हमेशा के लिए नरक में रहना है - उसी पर लौटने वाला है, और जिसने अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए अच्छा कार्य किया, तो ऐसे लोग अपने ही लिए जन्नत में दाखिल होने और उसकी नेमतों का आनंद लेने के लिए रास्ता हमवार कर रहे हैं। जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहने वाले हैं। -[30:45] ताकि अल्लाह अपने अनुग्रह और उपकार से उन लोगों को बदला दे, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और ऐसे अच्छे कार्य किए जो अल्लाह को पसंद हैं। अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो उसका और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वाले हैं। बल्कि उनसे सख़्त नाराज़ होता है और उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन यातना देगा। -[30:46] तथा अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकता का संकेत देने वाली उसकी महान निशानियों में से एक यह है कि वह हवाओं को भेजता है, जो बंदों को बारिश उतरने के निकट होने की शुभ सूचना देती हैं, और ताकि वह तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो) बारिश के बाद होने वाली उर्वरता और समृद्धि के रूप में अपनी दया का स्वाद चखाए, और ताकि उसकी इच्छा से समुद्र में नावें चलें, और ताकि तुम समुद्र में व्यापार करके उसका अनुग्रह तलाश करो और ताकि तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करो, तो वह तुम्हें और अधिक नेमतें प्रदान करे। -[30:47] निश्चित रूप से हमने (ऐ रसूल) आपसे पहले कई रसूल उनकी जातियों की ओर भेजे।चुनाँचे वे उनके पास अपनी सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाले प्रमाणों और तर्कों के साथ आए। परंतु उन्होंने उसको झुठला दिया जो उनके रसूल उनके पाल लेकर आए थे। इसलिए हमने बुराई करने वालों से बदला लिया और उन्हें अपनी यातना से विनष्ट कर दिया, जबकि हमने रसूलों और उनपर विश्वास रखने वालों को विनाश से बचा लिया। मोमिनों को बचाना और उनकी मदद करना, एक अधिकार है जो हमने अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य कर लिया है। -[30:48] महिमावान अल्लाह ही है, जो हवाओं को चलाता और भेजता है। फिर वे हवाएँ बादलों को उठाती और उन्हें स्थानांतरित करती हैं। फिर अल्लाह बादलों को आसमान में, कम या अधिक जैसे चाहता है, फैला देता है और उन्हें टुकड़े-टुकड़े बना देता है। फिर तुम (ऐ देखने वाले!) उन बादलों के बीच से बारिश को निकलते हुए देखते हो। फिर जब अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसपर चाहता है, वर्षा बरसाता है, तो वे अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की उस बारिश बरसाने की दया से खुश हो जाते हैं, जिसके बाद धरती उनके और उनके जानवरों के लिए आवश्यक चीज़ें उगाती है। -[30:49] जबकि वे अल्लाह के उनपर वर्षा बरसाने से पहले निश्चित रूप से उसके उतरने से निराश हो चुके थे। -[30:50] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप उस बारिश के प्रभावों को देखें, जिसे अल्लाह अपने बंदों के लिए दया के रूप में उतारता है कि अल्लाह किस तरह धरती को, उसके सूख जाने के बाद उसपर तरह-तरह के पौधे उगाकर, पुनर्जीवित कर देता है। निःसंदेह जिसने उस सूखी भूमि को पुनर्जीवित कर दिया, निश्चय वही मरे हुए लोगों को जीवित करके उठाने वाला है। और वह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, कोई चीज़ उसे विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[30:51] और अगर हम उनकी फसलों और पौधों पर कोई ऐसी हवा भेज दें, जो उन्हें बर्बाद कर दे, फिर वे अपनी हरी-भरी फसलों को पीली पड़ी हुई देखें, तो वे उन्हें देखने के बाद अल्लाह की पिछली नेमतों की, उनकी बहुतायत के बावजूद, नाशुक्री करने लगेंगे। -[30:52] जिस तरह आप मरे हुए लोगों को नहीं सुना सकते और न ही बहरों को सुना सकते हैं, जबकि वे आपसे यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए दूर चले गए हैं कि उन्हें सुनाई न दे, तो उसी तरह आप उन लोगों का मार्गदर्शन नहीं कर सकते, जो मुँह फेरने और लाभ न उठाने के कारण, इन लोगों के समान हैं। -[30:53] आप सीधे रास्ते से भटके हुए को सत्य के मार्ग पर चलने की तौफ़ीक़ (सामर्थ्य) नहीं दे सकते। आप लाभ उठाए जाने के तौर पर केवल उसी को सुना सकते हैं, जो हमारी आयतों पर ईमान रखता है; क्योंकि वही आपकी बातों से लाभान्वित होता है। तो वही हमारे आदेश का पालन करने वाले और उसके अधीन हैं। -[30:54] अल्लाह वह है, जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें एक तुच्छ पानी (नुत्फ़े) से पैदा किया। फिर उसने तुम्हारी बचपन की कमज़ोरी के बाद जवानी की शक्ति बनाई, फिर जवानी की शक्ति के बाद पुढ़ापे की कमज़ोरी बनाई। अल्लाह जो भी कमज़ोरी और शक्ति चाहता है, पैदा करता है। और वह हर चीज़ को जानता है, उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। वह सर्वशक्तिमान है, जिसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[30:55] क़ियामत के दिन अपराधी कसमें खाकर कहेंगे कि वे अपनी कब्रों में एक घड़ी से अधिक नहीं ठहरे। जिस तरह वे यह जानने से विचलित कर दिए गए कि वे अपनी क़ब्रों में कितना ठहरे, उसी तरह वे दुनिया में सत्य से फेर दिए जाते थे। -[30:56] जिन लोगों को अल्लाह ने ज्ञान और ईमान दिया जैसे अंबिया और फ़रिश्ते, वे कहेंगे : अल्लाह ने अपने पूर्व ज्ञान में जो लिखा था, उसके अनुसार तुम अपने सृजन के दिन से लेकर अपने पुनर्जीवन के इस दिन तक ठहरे हो, जिसे तुमने अस्वीकार कर दिया था। तो यह लोगों के अपनी कब्रों से उठाए जाने का दिन है। लेकिन तुम नहीं जानते थे कि दोबारा जीवित होकर उठना एक वास्तविकता है, इसलिए तुमने उसपर विश्वास नहीं किया। -[30:57] जिस दिन अल्लाह प्राणियों को हिसाब और बदला देने के लिए उठाएगा, उस दिन ज़ालिमों को उनके बनाए गए बहानों से लाभ नहीं होगा और न ही उनसे तौबा और अल्लाह की ओर एकाग्रता के द्वारा अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने के लिए कहा जाएगा। क्योंकि इसका समय बीत चुका होगा। -[30:58] हमने लोगों के लिए (उनका ध्यान रखते हुए) इस क़ुरआन में हर तरह के उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किए हैं। ताकि उनके लिए असत्य से सत्य स्पष्ट हो जाए। और (ऐ रसूल) अगर आप उनके पास अपने सच्चे रसूल होने का कोई प्रमाण भी लेकर आएँ, तो अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले अवश्य कहेंगे : तुम जो कुछ लेकर आए हो, उसमें तुम झूठे हो। -[30:59] जिस तरह इन लोगों के दिलों पर मुहर लगा दिया है, जिनके पास यदि आप कोई निशानी लाएँ, तो वे उसपर विश्वास नहीं करते हैं, उसी तरह अल्लाह उन सभी लोगों के दिलों पर मुहर लगा देता है, जो यह नहीं जानते कि आप जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं, वह सत्य है। -[30:60] (ऐ रसूल) आप अपनी जाति के आपको झुठलाने पर सब्र से काम लें। निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह ने आपसे जो सहायता और प्रभुत्व प्रदान करने का वादा किया है, वह सच्चा है, उसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। और वे लोग जो दोबारा जीवित कर उठाए जाने पर विश्वास नहीं रखते हैं, आपको जल्दी करने और सब्र छोड़ने पर न उभारें। - -Surah 31: Luqman (Luqman) ----------------------------------------- -[31:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[31:2] (ऐ रसूल) आपपर उतरने वाली ये आयतें, उस किताब की आयतें हैं, जो हिकमत की बात करती है। -[31:3] वह उन लोगों के लिए मार्गदर्शन और दया है, जो अपने पालनहार के अधिकारों और उसके बंदों के अधिकारों को पूरा करके अच्छा कार्य करते हैं। -[31:4] जो सम्पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करते हैं, अपने धनों की ज़कात देते हैं तथा वे आख़िरत में पेश आने वाली घटनाओं : पुनर्जीवन, हिसाब, पुण्य और दंड पर विश्वास रखते हैंl -[31:5] जो लोग इन गुणों से विशिष्ट हैं, वे अपने पालनहार की ओर से मार्गदर्शन पर क़ायम हैं और वही अपनी मुराद को पहुँचने वाले और भय से मुक्ति पाने वाले हैं। -[31:6] तथा लोगों के बीच कोई (जैसे नज़्र बिन हारिस) ऐसा व्यक्ति भी है, जो असावधान करने वाली बातें अपनाता है, ताकि वह बिना किसी ज्ञान के लोगों को अल्लाह के दीन से हटाकर उन बातों में लगा दे, और अल्लाह की आयतों को मज़ाक का सामान बनाकर उनका परिहास करता है। इन विशेषताओं के साथ वर्णित लोगों के लिए आख़िरत में अपमानजनक यातना है। -[31:7] और जब उसके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो वह उन्हें सुनने से ऐसे घमंड करते हुए पीठ फेर लेता है, जैसे कि उसने उन्हें सुना ही न हो। मानो उसके कानों में आवाज़ें सुनने से बहरापन है। तो (ऐ रसूल) उसे कष्टदायी यातना की शुभसूचना दे दें, जो उसकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[31:8] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और नेक कार्य किए, उनके लिए नेमत के बाग़ हैं, जिनमें वे उसका आनंद लेंगे, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार किया है। -[31:9] वे उन बागों में सदैव रहेंगे। अल्लाह ने उनसे इसका सच्चा वादा किया है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। वह पवित्र अल्लाह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी रचना, नियति (तक़दीर नियत करने) और शरीयतसाज़ी में हिकमत वाला है। -[31:10] पवित्र अल्लाह ने बिना खंभों के ऊपर उठे हुए आकाश पैदा किए, और धरती में अचल पहाड़ गाड़ दिए, ताकि वह तुम्हें लेकर हिलने-डुलने न लगे और धरती के ऊपर सभी प्रकार के जानवर फैला दिए। तथा हमने आकाश से बारिश का पानी उतारा। फिर हमने धरती के ऊपर हर तरह की खुश-मंज़र चीज़ें उगाईं, जिनसे इनसान और जानवर लाभ प्राप्त करते हैं। -[31:11] यह उपर्युक्त अल्लाह की रचना है। तो (ऐ मुश्रिको) मुझे दिखाओ कि उन लोगों ने क्या कुछ पैदा किया है, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो?! बल्कि ये अत्याचारी लोग स्पष्ट रूप से सच्चाई से भटके हुए हैं। क्योंकि वे अपने पालनहार के साथ उनको साझी बनाते हैं, जो कुछ भी पैदा नहीं कर सकते, बल्कि वे स्वयं पैदा किए गए हैं। -[31:12] हमने लुक़मान को धर्म की गहन समझ और सही निर्णय की शक्ति प्रदान की थी और उससे कहा था : (ऐ लुक़मान) अपने पालनहार का शुक्रिया अदा करो कि उसने तुम्हें उसके आज्ञापालन का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया है। और जो अपने रब का शुक्रिया अदा करेगा, तो उसके शुक्रिया का लाभ उसे ही प्राप्त होगा। अल्लाह को उसके शुक्रिया की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है। और जिसने अल्लाह की ओर से मिली हुई नेमत का इनकार किया और उसके साथ कुफ़्र किया, तो उसके कुफ़्र का नुक़सान उसे ही होगा और वह अल्लाह को कुछ भी नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाएगा। क्योंकि वह अपनी सारी मख़लूक़ से बेनियाज़ है, हर हाल में प्रशंसनीय है। -[31:13] और (ऐ रसूल) याद करें, जब लुक़मान ने अपने बेटे से, उसे अच्छे कार्य में रुचि दिलाते हुए और बुरे कार्य से सावधान करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे बेटे! अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा की इबादत न कर। अल्लाह के साथ किसी अन्य पूज्य की इबादत करना, अपने आप पर बहुत बड़ा अत्याचार है। क्योंकि यह सबसे बड़ा गुनाह है और इसके नतीजे में इनसान सदा जहन्नम में रहने का हक़दार बन जाता है। -[31:14] और हमने इनसान को उन चीज़ों में अपने माता-पिता की आज्ञा मानने और उनके साथ सद्व्यवहार करने की ताकीद की है, जिनमें अल्लाह की अवज्ञा नहीं है। उसकी माँ ने कष्ट के बाद कष्ट का सामना करते हुए उसे अपने पेट में रखा और दो साल में उसका स्तनपान छुड़ाया। और हमने उससे कहा : अल्लाह ने तुझे जो नेमतें प्रदान की हैं, उनपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा कर, फिर अपने माँ-बाप का शुक्रिया अदा कर कि उन्होंने तेरी परवरिश और देखभाल की। सबको मेरी ही ओर लौटकर आना है, फिर मैं हर एक को वह बदला दूँगा जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[31:15] और यदि माता-पिता पूरा ज़ोर लगा दें कि तुम किसी और को अल्लाह का साझी बनाओ, तो इसमें उनकी बात न मानो, क्योंकि सृष्टिकर्ता की अवज्ञा में किसी प्राणी की बात नहीं मानी जा सकती। और दुनिया में उनके साथ सद्व्यवहार, अच्छे संबंध और भलाई के साथ रहो। और उन लोगों के रास्ते पर चलो, जो तौहीद और आज्ञापालन के द्वारा मेरी ओर लौटते हैं। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम सभी को अकेले मेरी ही ओर लौटकर आना है, तब मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा कि तुम दुनिया में क्या किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला दूँगा। -[31:16] ऐ मेरे बेटे! निश्चय कोई बुरा या अच्छा काम, चाहे वह कितना भी छोटा क्यों न हो, राई के एक दाने के वज़न के समान हो और वह किसी चट्टान के भीतर हो, जिसे कोई नहीं जानता, या वह आकाशों में या पृथ्वी में किसी भी स्थान पर हो - तो निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह उसे क़ियामत के दिन ले आएगा और बंदे को उसका बदला देगा। निश्चय अल्लाह सूक्ष्मदर्शी है, छोटी से छोटी चीज़ भी उससे छिपी नहीं है, वह उनके तथ्यों और उनके स्थान से पूरी तरह अवगत है। -[31:17] ऐ मेरे बेटे! नमाज़ को उसके संपूर्ण तरीक़े से अदा करके क़ायम कर, भलाई का आदेश दे और बुराई से रोक, तथा इस राह में तुझे जो भी कठिनाई का सामना हो, उसपर धैर्य रख। तुझे यहाँ जिस चीज़ का आदेश दिया गया है, उसका पालन करना तेरे लिए ज़रूरी है। इसलिए इसमें तेरे लिए चयन का कोई विकल्प नहीं है। -[31:18] और अहंकार के कारण लोगों से अपना मुँह न फेर तथा धरती पर अकड़कर और खुशी से खुद को निहारते हुए न चल। निश्चय अल्लाह अकड़कर चलने वाले और मिली हुई नेमतों पर गर्व करने वाले से प्रेम नहीं करता, जो उनके कारण लोगों के सामने गर्व करता हैं और उनपर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करता है। -[31:19] अपनी चाल में बहुत तेज़ चलने और धीरे-धीरे चलने के बीच ऐसी मध्यम चाल अपनाओ, जिससे संजीदगी का पता चले। तथा अपनी आवाज़ कुछ नीची रखो। इतनी ऊँची न करो कि दूसरों को कष्ट हो। सबसे बुरी आवाज़ गधों की आवाज़ है, क्योंकि उनकी आवाजें ऊँची होती हैं। -[31:20] (ऐ लोगो!) क्या तुमने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए आकाशों में जो कुछ सूर्य, चंद्रमा और ग्रहें हैं, उनसे लाभ उठाना आसान बना दिया है, तथा धरती में जो जानवर, पेड़ और पौधे हैं, उन्हें भी (उपयोग में लाना) तुम्हारे लिए आसान बना दिया है। और तुमपर अपनी नेमतें पूरी कर दी हैं, चाहे जो स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देती हैं, जैसे कि छवि की सुंदरता और अच्छे रूप, तथा जो अप्रत्यक्ष और गुप्त हैं, जैसे कि विवेक और ज्ञान। इन नेमतों की उपस्थिति के बावजूद, कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) के बारे में अल्लाह की वह़्य (प्रकाशना) पर आधारित ज्ञान, प्रबुद्ध बुद्धि और अल्लाह की ओर से उतरने वाली किसी स्पष्ट किताब के बिना ही विवाद करते हैं। -[31:21] और जब इन अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद के बारे में बहस करने वाले लोगों से कहा जाता है : अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) उतारी है, उसका अनुसरण करो, तो वे कहते हैं : हम उसका अनुसरण नहीं करेंगे। बल्कि हम तो उसका अनुसरण करेंगे, जिसपर हमने अपने पूर्वजों को पाया है कि वे हमारे देवताओं की पूजा करते थे। क्या वे अपने पूर्वजों का अनुसरण करेंगे, भले ही शैतान उन्हें (मूर्तियों की पूजा के द्वारा पथभ्रष्ट करके) क़ियामत के दिन भड़कती आग की यातना की ओर बुला रहा हो?! -[31:22] जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह की ओर रुख कर ले, अपनी इबादत को उसी के लिए विशुद्ध करके और अपने काम को बेहतर बनाकर, तो उसने सबसे मज़बूत चीज़ थाम ली है, जिसे कोई मोक्ष की आशा रखने वाला व्यक्ति थाम सकता है। क्योंकि उसे उस चीज़ के टूटने का भय नहीं होता है, जो उसने पकड़ रखी है। और केवल अल्लाह ही की ओर समस्त मामलों अंजाम और उनका लौटना है, फिर वह हर एक को वह बदला देगा जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[31:23] तथा जिसने कुफ़्र किया, तो (ऐ रसूल) उसका कुफ़्र आपको शोकाकुल न करे। क़ियामत के दिन अकेले हमारी ही ओर उनको लौटना है। फिर हम उन्हें बताएँगे, जो कुछ उन्होंने दुनिया में पाप किए थे और उन्हें उनका बदला देंगे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सीनों की बातों को ख़ूब जानने वाला है। इनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है -[31:24] हम उन्हें इस दुनिया में थोड़े समय के लिए सुख-सामग्री प्रदान कर लाभ उठाने का अवसर देंगे, फिर उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन घोर यातना की ओर विवश कर देंगे, जो जहन्नम की यातना है। -[31:25] यदि (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से पूछें : आकाशों को किसने पैदा किया और धरती किसने बनाई? तो वे अवश्य यही कहेंगे : उन्हें अल्लाह ने पैदा किया है। उनसे कह दें : हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने तुम्हारे ऊपर तर्क को प्रकट कर दिया। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकतर लोग अपनी अज्ञानता के कारण यह नहीं जानते कि प्रशंसा के पात्र कौन है। -[31:26] केवल अल्लाह ही का है, जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है। वही उनका पैदा करने वाला, वही उनका मालिक और वही उनका प्रबंध करने वाला है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने सभी प्राणियों से बेनियाज़, दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में सभी प्रशंसा के योग्य है। -[31:27] अगर धरती के ऊपर जितने पेड़ हैं, सबको काटकर क़लम बना लिया जाए और समुद्र को इसके लिए स्याही बना दिया जाए, भले ही उसमें सात समुद्र और बढ़ा दिए जाएँ, तो अल्लाह के शब्द समाप्त नहीं होंगे, क्योंकि वे अनंत हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्यंत प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, वह अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[31:28] (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हें पैदा करना और क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदला के लिए पुनर्जीवित करना ऐसे ही आसान है, जैसे एक जीव को पैदा करना और मरणोपरांत उसे पुनर्जीवित करके उठाना आसान है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब कुछ सुनने वाला है, एक आवाज़ का सुनना उसे दूसरी आवाज़ के सुनने से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं करता है। वह सब कुछ देखने वाला है, एक चीज़ का देखना उसे दूसरी चीज़ को देखने से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं करता है। बिलकुल इसी तरह एक प्राणी को पैदा करना या उसे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करना उसे दूसरे प्राणी को पैदा करने और उसे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करने से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं करता है। -[31:29] क्या तुमने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह दिन को बढ़ाने के लिए रात को कम करता है, और दिन से घटाकर रात को बढ़ाता है, तथा उसने सूर्य और चंद्रमा के मार्ग निर्धारित कर दिए; क्योंकि प्रत्येक एक निर्दिष्ट अवधि तक अपनी कक्षा में आगे बढ़ता है। और यह कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से पूरी तरह सूचित है, उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[31:30] यह प्रबंधन और तक़दीर इस बात की गवाही देती है कि अकेला अल्लाह ही सत्य है। चुनाँचे वह अपने अस्तित्व और अपने गुणों और कार्यों में सत्य है।और उसे छोड़कर मुश्रिक लोग जिसे पूजते हैं, वह असत्य है, उसका कोई आधार नहीं है। और यह कि अल्लाह अपने अस्तित्व, अपनी प्रबलता और शक्ति के साथ अपने समस्त प्राणियों पर सर्वोच्च है, जिससे ऊँचा कोई नहीं, जो हर चीज़ से बड़ा है। -[31:31] क्या तुमने नहीं देखा कि समुद्र में नावें अल्लाह की दया और उसके वशीभूत करने से चलती हैं, ताकि वह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें अपनी शक्ति और दया को दर्शाने वाली निशानियाँ दिखाए। निःसंदेह इसमें हर उस व्यक्ति के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति की निशानियाँ हैं, जो विपत्तियों से ग्रस्त होने पर बहुत धैर्य रखने वाला, नेमतों के प्राप्त होने पर बहुत आभार प्रकट करने वाला है। -[31:32] जब उन्हें हर तरफ से पहाड़ों और बादलों की तरह लहरें घेर लेती हैं, तो वे अकेले अल्लाह ही को पुकारते हैं, इस हाल में कि दुआ और इबादत को उसी के लिए विशुद्ध करने वाले होते हैं। फिर जब अल्लाह उनकी दुआ स्वीकार कर लेता है और उन्हें बचाकर थल तक पहुँचा देता है और डूबने से सुरक्षित रखता है, तो उनमें से कुछ लोग मध्यम-मार्ग वाले होते हैं, जो आवश्यक आभार को आदर्श तरीक़े से पूरा नहीं करते हैं। और उनमें से कुछ लोग अल्लाह की नेमत का इनकार करने वाले होते हैं। और हमारी आयतों का इनकार वही करता है, जो बड़ा विश्वासघाती है (जैसे कि यह व्यक्ति है जिसने अल्लाह से वादा किया था कि यदि उसे बचा लिया, तो वह अवश्य उसका शुक्रिया अदा करने वालों में से हो जाएगा), तथा जो अल्लाह की नेमतों के प्रति बड़ा कृतघ्न है, वह अपने उस पालनहार का आभारी नहीं होता है, जिसने उनके साथ उसपर अनुग्रह किया है। -[31:33] ऐ लोगो! अपने रब से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर, डरो, और उस दिन की यातना से डरो, जिस दिन पिता न अपनी संतान के कुछ काम आएगा और न संतान अपने पिता के कुछ काम आएगी। निश्चय अल्लाह का क़ियामत के दिन बदला देने का वादा पक्का है और अपरिहार्य रूप से घटित होने वाला है। अतः दुनिया का जीवन और उसकी वासनाएँ और विचलित करने वाली चीज़ें तुम्हें धोखे में न डालें, तथा अल्लाह के तुम्हारे प्रति सहनशीलता से काम लेने और तुमसे यातना को विलंबित करने के कारण शैतान तुम्हें धोखा न देने पाए। -[31:34] निःसंदेह अकेले अल्लाह ही के पास क़ियामत का ज्ञान है; चुनाँचे वह जानता है कि वह कब आएगी। तथा वह जब चाहे बारिश बरसाता है। और वह जानता है कि गर्भाशयों में क्या है, क्या वह नर है या मादा?! सौभाग्यशाली है या दुर्भाग्यशाली?! तथा कोई प्राणी नहीं जानता कि वह कल अच्छा या बुरा क्या करेगा, और न कोई प्राणी यह जानता है कि किस धरती में उसकी मौत आएगी। बल्कि यह सब केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह इन सभी बातों को जानने वाला और इनकी खबर रखने वाला है। इनमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। - -Surah 32: As-Sajdah (The Adoration) ----------------------------------------- -[32:1] (अलिफ़, लाम, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[32:2] यह क़ुरआन, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए हैं, आपपर सर्व संसार के पालनहार की ओर से उतारा गया है, इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। -[32:3] ये काफ़िर लोग कहते हैं : मुहम्मद ने इसे अपने पालनहार पर गढ़ लिया है। मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा उन्होंने कहा है। बल्कि वह सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है, वह (ऐ रसूल) आपके ऊपर आपके पालनहार की ओर से उतारा गया है, ताकि आप उन लोगों को डराएँ, जिनके पास आपसे पहले कोई रसूल नहीं आया, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराता। ताकि वे सत्य के मार्ग पर जाएँ, और उसका पालन करें और उसके अनुसार कार्य करें। -[32:4] अल्लाह वह है, जिसने आकाशों की रचना, धरती की रचना और उन दोनों के बीच की सभी चीज़ों की रचना छः दिनों में की। जबकि वह पलक झपकने से कम समय में भी उन्हें पैदा करने में सक्षम है। फिर वह अपनी महिमा के योग्य अर्श (सिंहासन) पर बुलंद हुआ। (ऐ लोगो!) उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई संरक्षक नहीं है, जो तुम्हारे मामले का प्रभार ले, और न कोई सिफ़ारिशी है, जो तुम्हारे पालनहार के पास तुम्हारे लिए सिफ़ारिश करे। तो क्या तुम सोच-विचार नहीं करते, और उस अल्लाह की इबादत करते, जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया और उसके साथ उसके अलावा की इबादत न करते?! -[32:5] सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह आकाशों और धरती के सभी प्राणियों के मामले का प्रबंध करता है, फिर वह मामला उसकी ओर एक ऐसे दिन में ऊपर जाता है, जो दुनिया के तुम्हारे हिसाब के अनुसार एक हज़ार दिन के बराबर है। -[32:6] वह (अल्लाह) जो इन सब का प्रबंधन करता है, वही जानने वाला है जो कुछ अनुपस्थित है और जो कुछ मौजूद है। आकाशों और धरती की कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। (वह) प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है, (और) अपने मोमिन बंदों पर दया करने वाला है। -[32:7] जिसने अपनी पैदा की हुई हर चीज़ को अच्छा बनाया और किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के बिना आदम की रचना की शुरुआत मिट्टी से की। -[32:8] फिर उसके बाद उसकी संतान को उस पानी से पैदा किया, जो उसके शरीर से निकला, जिससे वीर्य निकला। -[32:9] फिर ठीक-ठाक करके इनसान की रचना पूरी की और प्राण फूँकने के कार्य पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते को आदेश देकर उसके अंदर अपना प्राण फूँक दिया। और उसने (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हें सुनने के लिए कान दिए, और देखने के लिए आँखें दीं, और समझने के लिए दिल दिए। तुम इन नेमतों का बहुत ही कम शुक्रिया अदा करते हो, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें दी हैं। -[32:10] और मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करने वाले बहुदेववादियों ने कहा : जब हम मर जाएँगे और धरती में गायब हो जाएँगे, और हमारे शरीर मिट्टी हो जाएँगे, तो क्या हम नए सिरे से जीवित करके उठाए जाएँगे?! यह बात समझ से परे है। बल्कि वास्तव में वे मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करने वाले हैं और इस पर विश्वास नहीं करते। -[32:11] (ऐ रसूल) मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करने वाले इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दें : तुम्हें मौत का फरिश्ता मौत देगा, जिसे अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे प्राण निकालने के लिए अधिकृत किया है। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम अकेले हमारे ही पास हिसाब और बदला के लिए लौटाए जाओगे। -[32:12] क़ियामत के दिन अपराधी अपमानित दिखाई देंगे, मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होने का इनकार करने के कारण अपने सिर झुकाए हुए होंगे और शर्म महसूस करेंगे और कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! जिस पुनर्जीवन को हम झुठलाते थे, उसे हमने देख लिया, और रसूल तेरे पास से जो कुछ लाए थे, उसकी सच्चाई सुन ली। इसलिए अब हमें सांसारिक जीवन में वापस लौटा दे कि हम ऐसे अच्छे कार्य करें, जो तुझे हमसे प्रसन्न कर दें। अब हमें मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन और रसूलों की लाई हुई बातों की सच्चाई का विश्वास हो गया। अगर आप अपराधियों को उस स्थिति में देखेंगे, तो आपको एक भयानक मामला (भयावह स्थिति) दिखाई देगा। -[32:13] और अगर हम हर व्यक्ति को मार्गदर्शन देना चाहते तो निश्चित रूप से हम उसे इसपर आमादा कर देते। लेकिन मेरी ओर से हिकमत और न्याय के तौर पर यह बात अनिवार्य हो चुकी है कि : मैं क़ियामत के दिन जिन्न और मानव जाति में से कुफ़्र की राह पर चलने वालों से जहन्नम को अवश्य भर दूँगा, क्योंकि उन्होंने ईमान और धर्म-परायणनता के रास्ते को छोड़कर कुफ़्र और गुमराही का रास्ता चुन लिया। -[32:14] क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें डाँटते और फटकारते हुए कहा जाएगा : (अब) अपने हिसाब के लिए क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह से मिलने से सांसारिक जीवन में अपनी लापरवाही के कारण यातना का स्वाद चखो। हमने तुम्हें यातना में छोड़ दिया है, उससे जो तुम पीड़ा झेल रहे हो उसकी हमें कोई परवाह नहीं है। तथा दुनिया में तुम जो पाप किया करते थे, उसके कारण आग की निरंतर यातना चखो, जो कभी समाप्त नहीं होगी। -[32:15] हमारे रसूल पर उतारी गई हमारी आयतों पर, वही लोग ईमान लाते हैं, जिन्हें जब उनके द्वारा उपदेश दिया जाता है, तो अल्लाह की प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता का गान करते हुए सजदे में गिर जाते हैं, और वे किसी भी हाल में अल्लाह की इबादत करने या उसके आगे सजदा करने से अभिमान नहीं करते हैं। -[32:16] उनके पहलू उनके उन बिस्तरों से अलग रहते हैं, जहाँ वे सोते समय हुआ करते हैं। वे उन्हें छोड़ देते हैं और अल्लाह की ओर ध्यान केंद्रित कर लेते हैं। वे अल्लाह को अपनी नमाज़ में तथा अन्य हालतों में, उसकी यातना के भय से और उसकी दया के लालच में पुकारते हैं। और हमने उन्हें जो धन दिए हैं, उन्हें अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च करते हैं। -[32:17] कोई व्यक्ति यह नहीं जानता कि अल्लाह ने उनके लिए, उन नेक कामों के बदले के रूप में, जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे, उनकी आँखों की ठंढक के लिए क्या कुछ तैयार कर रखा है। क्योंकि यह इतना बड़ा बदला है कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई भी उसे अपने ज्ञान के घेरे में नहीं ला सकता। -[32:18] जो व्यक्ति अल्लाह पर ईमान रखता है, उसके आदेशों का पालन करता है, उसके निषेधों से बचता है, वह उस व्यक्ति की तरह नहीं है जो उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर है। अल्लाह के यहाँ बदले में दोनों समूह बराबर नहीं हो सकते। -[32:19] जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, तो उनके लिए तैयार किया गया उनका बदला, ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिसमें वे अल्लाह की ओर से प्राप्त सम्मान के साथ रहेंगे। यह उनके उन नेक कामों का बदला है, जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[32:20] और जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है, जो कुफ़्र और गुनाहों में पड़कर अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन से निकल गए, तो उनका ठिकाना, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनके लिए तैयार किया गया है, जहन्नम है, जिसमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। जब भी वे उससे बाहर निकलना चाहेंगे, उसी में लौटा दिए जाएँगे। और उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहा जाएगा : उस आग की यातना चखो, जिसे तुम दुनिया में झुठलाया करते थे, जब तुम्हारे रसूल तुम्हें उससे डराया करते थे। -[32:21] निश्चय हम इन झुठलाने वालों और अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा की अवहेलना करने वालों को, अगर वे तौबा न करें, तो आख़िरत में उनके लिए जो सबसे बड़ी यातना तैयार की गई है, उससे पहले इस दुनिया ही में कठिनाइयों और विपत्तियों का स्वाद अवश्य चखाएँगे, ताकि वे अपने पालनहार के आज्ञापालन की ओर लौट आएँ। -[32:22] और उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जिसे अल्लाह की आयतों के साथ उपदेश दिया गया, परंतु उसने उनसे उपदेश ग्रहण नहीं किया और उनकी परवाह किए बिना उनसे मुँह मोड़ लिया। निश्चय हम इन अपराधियों से (जो कुफ़्र और पाप करने वाले तथा अल्लाह की आयतों से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं) अनिवार्य रूप से बदला लेने वाले हैं। -[32:23] और हमने मूसा को तौरात प्रदान की। तो (ऐ रसूल) आप इसरा और मेराज की रात मूसा से मिलने के बारे में किसी संदेह में न रहें। और हमने मूसा पर उतारी गई पुस्तक को बनी इसराईल के लिए गुमराही से मार्गदर्शक बनाया है। -[32:24] और हमने इसराईल की संतान में से कुछ अग्रणी (इमाम) बनाए, जिनका लोग सत्य के मामले में अनुसरण करते थे। वे सत्य का रास्ता दिखाते थे; क्योंकि हमने उन्हें ऐसा करने की अनुमति दी और उसके लिए उन्हें सशक्त किया। उन्हें यह स्थान इस कारण मिला कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने, तथा अल्लाह के धर्म की ओर आमंत्रित करने के मार्ग में आने वाली तकलीफ़ पर धैर्य से काम लिया। तथा वे अपने रसूल पर उतरने वाली अल्लाह की आयतों पर दृढ़ता से विश्वास करते थे। -[32:25] निश्चय (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार ही क़ियामत के दिन उनके बीच उस मामले में फैसला करेगा, जिसमें वे दुनिया में मतभेद किया करते थे। चुनाँचे वह स्पष्ट कर देगा कि कौन सत्यवादी है और कौन असत्यवादी और हर एक को वह बदला देगा जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[32:26] क्या ये लोग अंधे हो गए हैं कि उनके लिए यह स्पष्ट नहीं हुआ कि हमने इनसे पहले कितने समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया?! चुनाँचे अब ये उनके रहने-सहने के उन स्थानों में चल-फिर रहें हैं, जहाँ वे अपने विनाश से पहले रहते थे।लेकिन इन्होंने उनकी स्थिति से उपदेश नहीं लिया। निश्चित रूप से, उन समुदायों को, उनके कुफ़्र और पापों के कारण जिस विनाश का सामना करना पड़ा, उसमें कई पाठ हैं, जिनसे उन नबियों के सच्चे होने का सबूत मिलता है, जो उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से आए थे। तो क्या अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करने वाले ये लोग स्वीकार करने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के उद्देश्य से नहीं सुनते?! -[32:27] क्या मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित होने का इनकार करने वाले इन लोगों ने नहीं देखा कि हम बारिश के पानी को शुष्क भूमि में भेजते हैं, जहाँ कोई पौधा नहीं होता है। फिर हम उस पानी से फसलों को उगाते हैं, जिनसे उनके ऊँट, गाय और बकरियाँ खाती हैं और वे खुद भी उनसे खाते हैं?! तो क्या वे इन बातों को नहीं देखते और इस बात का एहसास नहीं करते कि जो हस्ती बंजर भूमि को अंकुरित कर सकती है, वह मरे हुए लोगों को भी पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है?! -[32:28] और मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित होने का इनकार करने वाले यातना की जल्दी मचाते हुए कहते हैं : यह निर्णय कब होगा, जिसके बारे में तुम्हारा दावा है कि वह हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच क़ियामत के दिन फैसला कर देगा, फिर हमें आग में जाना पड़ेगा और तुम्हारा ठिकाना जन्नत होगा?! -[32:29] (ऐ रसूल) उनसे कह दें : यह वादा, क़ियामत का दिन है। वही बंदों के बीच निर्णय का दिन है, जब इस दुनिया में अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों को, क़ियामत के दिन को अपनी आँखों से देख लेने के बाद, उनका विश्वास करना कोई लाभ नहीं देगा। और न ही उन्हें मोहलत दी जाएगी कि वे अपने पालनहार से तौबा कर लें ओर उसकी ओर लौट आएँ। -[32:30] तो (ऐ रसूल) आप इनके अपनी पथभ्रष्टता में बने रहने के बाद इनसे मुँह फेर लें और उनके साथ जो होता है उसकी प्रतीक्षा करें। ये लोग भी उस यातना की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं जिसका आप उनसे वादा कर रहे हैं। - -Surah 33: Al-Ahzab (The Allies) ----------------------------------------- -[33:1] ऐ नबी! आप और आपके साथी, अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर अल्लाह के तक़्वा पर जमे रहें और अकेले उसी से डरें, तथा काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िक़ों का उनकी इच्छाओं में पालन न करें। निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िक़ों की चालों की ख़बर रखने वाला है, अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[33:2] आप उस वह़्य (प्रकाशना) का अनुसरण करें, जो आपका पालनहार आपपर अवतरित करता है। निश्चय अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से पूरी तरह अवगत है, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे नहीं छूटता। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[33:3] अपने सभी मामलों में अकेले अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें। तथा अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से उस व्यक्ति के लिए संरक्षक के रूप में काफ़ी है, जो उसपर भरोसा करता है। -[33:4] अल्लाह ने एक आदमी के सीने में दो दिल नहीं बनाए, न ही उसने पत्नियों को निषेध (हराम होने) में माताओं के समान बनाया, और न ही उसने मुँह बोले बेटों (गोद लिए हुए पुत्रों) को सगे बेटों के समान बनाया। क्योंकि "ज़िहार" (अर्थात् किसी व्यक्ति का अपनी पत्नी को अपने ऊपर अपनी माँ और बहन के समान हराम कर लेना) और इसी तरह "मुँह बोला बेटा बनाना" (गोद लेना) : पूर्व-इस्लामिक रीति-रिवाजों में से हैं, जिन्हें इस्लाम ने अमान्य कर दिया है। यह 'ज़िहार' और 'मुँह बोला बेटा बनाना' एक कथन है, जिसे तुम अपने मुँह से दोहराते हो, इसमें कोई सच्चाई नहीं है। क्योंकि पत्नी न तो माँ है, और न ही मुँह बोला बेटा उस व्यक्ति का बेटा है, जिसने उसे बेटा बनाया है। अल्लाह तआला सत्य कहता है, ताकि उसके बंदे उस पर अमल करें, और वही सत्य के मार्ग की ओर रहनुमाई करता है। -[33:5] जिन्हें तुम अपना बेटा होने का दावा करते हो, उन्हें उनके असली बापों की ओर मनसूब करो। क्योंकि उन्हें उनकी ओर मनसूब करना ही अल्लाह के निकट न्यायसंगत है। यदि तुम्हें उनके पिता मालूम न हों, जिनकी ओर उन्हें मनसूब करो, तो वे तुम्हारे धार्मिक भाई और तुम्हारे गुलामी से आज़ाद किए हुए लोग हैं। तो उन्हें 'ऐ मेरे भाई' और 'ऐ मेरे भतीजे' कहकर पुकारो। यदि कोई व्यक्ति भूल से किसी मुँह बोले बेटे को उसके मुँह बोले बाप की ओर मनसूब करके बुला ले, तो कोई गुनाह नहीं है। बल्कि गुनाह उस समय है, जब जान-बूझकर बोला जाए। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है कि भूल-चूक पर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करता। -[33:6] पैगंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम, हर उस चीज़ के मामले में जिसकी ओर वह ईमान वालों को बुलाएँ, उन पर स्वयं उनके अपने प्राणों से भी अधिक हक़ रखने वाले हैं, भले ही उनके दिल दूसरों के प्रति झुकाव रखते हों। और आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की पत्नियाँ सभी ईमान वालों की माताओं के दर्जे में हैं। इसलिए किसी भी मोमिन के लिए आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की मृत्यु के बाद उनमें से किसी से शादी करना हराम (निषिद्ध) है। और रिश्तेदार, अल्लाह के आदेश के अनुसार, विरासत के मामले में अन्य ईमान वालों और मुहाजिरों से आपस में एक-दूसरे पर अधिक हक़ रखने वाले हैं, जो इस्लाम की शुरुआत में आपस में एक-दूसरे का वारिस हुआ करते थे, फिर इस तरह से आपस में वारिस होने के नियम को निरस्त कर दिया गया। परंतु (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अगर तुम वारिसों के अलावा अपने अन्य दोस्तों के लिए कुछ धन की वसीयत करना तथा उनपर उपकार करना चाहो, तो तुम ऐसा कर सकते हो। यह आदेश लौह़े मह़फूज़ में अंकित है। इसलिए इसपर अमल करना ज़रूरी है। -[33:7] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने नबियों से केवल एक अल्लाह की इबादत करने, उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाने और उनकी ओर जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की गई है, उसे लोगों तक पहुँचाने का दृढ़ वचन लिया। तथा हमने विशेष रूप से आपसे और नूह, इबराहीम, मूसा और ईसा बिन मरयम से वचन लिया। तथा हमने उनसे दृढ़ संकल्प लिया कि जो कुछ उन्हें अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने की ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई है, उसे पूरा करेंगे। -[33:8] अल्लाह ने नबियों से यह दृढ़ प्रतिज्ञा ली, ताकि काफ़िरों की भर्त्सना करते हुए सच्चे रसूलों से उनकी सच्चाई के बारे में पूछे, और अल्लाह ने अपने तथा अपने रसूलों का इनकार करने वालों के लिए क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना तैयार कर रखी है, जो जहन्नम की आग है। -[33:9] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने वालो! तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के उस उपकार को याद करो, जब काफ़िरों की सेनाएँ तुमसे लड़ने के लिए जत्थाबंद होकर मदीना पर चढ़ आईं, तथा मुनाफ़िक़ों एवं यहूदियों ने उनका समर्थन किया। तो हमने उनपर पूर्वी हवा भेज दी, जिसके द्वारा अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की मदद की गई, तथा हमने फ़रिश्तों की सेनाएँ भेजीं, जिन्हें तुमने नहीं देखा। अतः काफ़िर भाग खड़े हुए, वे कुछ भी करने में सक्षम नहीं थे। और जो कुछ तुम कर रहे थे, अल्लाह उसे खूब देखने वाला था, उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[33:10] और यह उस समय हुआ जब काफ़िर घाटी के ऊपर से और उसके नीचे से पूर्व और पश्चिम की दिशा से तुमपर चढ़ आए, उस समय निगाहें सारी चीज़ों से हटकर केवल दुश्मनों पर टिक गईं और गहन भय के कारण कलेजे मुँह को आने लगे और तुम अल्लाह के बारे में तरह-तरह के गुमान करने लगे; चुनाँचे कभी तुम जीत के बारे में सोचते, और कभी उससे निराशा का गुमान करने लगते। -[33:11] खंदक़ की लड़ाई के दौरान उस अवसर पर, ईमान वालों का इस तरह परीक्षण किया गया कि उनके दुश्मन उनपर टूट पड़े और वे डर की तीव्रता से बुरी तरह हिला दिए गए। और इस परीक्षण से यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि कौन मोमिन है और कौन मुनाफ़िक़। -[33:12] उस दिन मुनाफ़िकों और कमज़ोर ईमान वाले लोगों ने, जिनके दिलों में संदेह है, कहा : अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ने हमसे हमारे दुश्मन पर विजय और धरती में हमें प्रभुत्व प्रदान करने का जो वादा किया था, वह असत्य और निराधार था। -[33:13] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब मुनाफ़िक़ों के एक समूह ने मदीना के लोगों से कहा : ऐ यसरिब (इस्लाम से पहले मदीना का नाम) वालो! तुम्हारे लिए ख़ंदक़ के पास, 'सल्अ' पहाड़ी के दामन में ठहरने का कोई स्थान नहीं है। इसलिए अपने घरों को लौट चलो। और उनमें से एक समूह नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से घर वापसी की अनुमित माँग रहा था। उनका दावा था कि उनके घर दुश्मन की ज़द में हैं, जबकि मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा कि उन्होंने दावा किया है। बल्कि वे इस झूठे बहाने के द्वारा दुश्मन से भागना चाहते हैं। -[33:14] और अगर दुश्मन उनपर मदीना में उसकी सभी दिशाओं से प्रवेश कर जाता, और उनसे अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसके साथ साझी ठहराने की ओर लौटने के लिए कहता, तो निश्चय वे अपने दुश्मन की यह बात मान लेते, और वे इस्लाम धर्म त्यागने और कुफ़्र की ओर पलटने में केवल थोड़ी ही देर संकोच करते। -[33:15] जबकि इन मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) ने उहुद के दिन युद्ध से भागने के बाद अल्लाह से प्रतिज्ञा की थी कि अगर अल्लाह ने उन्हें किसी और लड़ाई में शामिल होने का अवसर दिया, तो वे अपने दुश्मन से ज़रूर लड़ाई करेंगे और उनके डर से नहीं भागेंगे। लेकिन उन्होंने वादा तोड़ दिया। हालाँकि बंदे ने अल्लाह से जो वादा किया है, उसके प्रति वह ज़िम्मेदार है और उससे उसका हिसाब लिया जाएगा। -[33:16] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन लोगों से कह दें : यदि तुम मरने या क़त्ल होने के भय से लड़ाई से भागते हो, तो (यह) भागना तुम्हें हरगिज़ लाभ नहीं देगा। क्योंकि मौत का समय निर्धारित है। और अगर तुम भागते हो और तुम्हारी मौत का समय नहीं आया है, तब भी तुम जीवन में केवल थोड़े समय का आनंद ले सकोगे। -[33:17] (ऐ रसूल) आप उनसे कह दें : अगर अल्लाह तुम्हारे साथ उसी मौत और क़त्ल का इरादा करे, जिस तुम नापसंद करते हो, या तुम्हारे साथ सलामती और भलाई का इरादा करे, जिसकी तुम आशा करते हो, तो वह कौन है जो तुम्हें अल्लाह से बचा सकता है?! कोई भी तुम्हें इससे बचा नहीं सकता। और ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग अपने लिए अल्लाह के सिवा कोई संरक्षक नहीं पाएँगे, जो उनके मामले की देखभाल करे और न ही कोई सहायक पाएँगे, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की सज़ा से बचा सके। -[33:18] अल्लाह तुम में से उन लोगों को जानता है, जो दूसरे लोगों को अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथ मिलकर लड़ने से हतोत्साहित करते हैं, और जो अपने भाइयों से कहते हैं : हमारे पास आओ और उनके साथ युद्ध में शामिल न हो ताकि तुम मारे न जाओ। क्योंकि हमें तुम्हारे मारे जाने का भय है। और ये हतोत्साहित करने वाले युद्ध में नहीं आते हैं और शायद ही कभी उसमें भाग लेते हैं; ताकि अपने आप से अपमान को दूर कर सकें, इसलिए नहीं कि वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की मदद करें। -[33:19] वे तुमपर (ऐ ईमान वालो) अपने धन के साथ बड़े कंजूस हैं, इसलिए वे उसे खर्च करके तुम्हारी मदद नहीं करते हैं। तथा वे अपनी जानों के संबंध में भी कंजूस हैं, इसलिए वे तुम्हारे साथ लड़ाई नहीं करते। तथा वे अपनी दोस्ती के संबंध में भी कंजूस हैं, इसलिए वे तुमसे मित्रता नहीं करते। चुनाँचे जब दुश्मन से मुठभेड़ के समय भय का सामना होता है, तो आप उन्हें देखेंगे कि वे (ऐ रसूल) आपकी ओर ऐसे देखते हैं कि उनकी आँखें कायरता के कारण उस आदमी की आँखों के घूमने की तरह घूम रही हैं, जो मौत की पीड़ा से जूझ रहा हो। फिर जब उनका भय जाता रहता है और वे निश्चिंत हो जाते हैं, तो वे अपनी तेज़ ज़बानों के साथ तुम्हें कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं। वे ग़नीमत के माल के बड़े लोभी होते हैं और उसकी ताक में रहते हैं। ये लोग जो इन विशेषताओं से विशिष्ट हैं, वास्तव में ईमान ही नहीं लाए हैं। इसलिए अल्लाह ने इनके कर्मों के सवाब को व्यर्थ कर दिया। और यह व्यर्थ करना अल्लाह के लिए अति सरल है। -[33:20] ये कायर लोग समझते हैं कि अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और ईमान वालों से लड़ाई के लिए एकजुट होने वाली सेनाएँ मुसलमानों का सफ़ाया किए बिना कभी वापस नहीं जाएँगी। और अगर ऐसा हो कि ये सेनाएँ दोबारा आ जाएँ, तो ये मुनाफ़िक़ लोग पसंद करेंगे कि वे देहातियों के साथ मदीना के बाहर निकल जाते, जहाँ से वे तुम्हारी खबर के बारे में पूछते कि : तुम्हारे दुश्मन के तुमसे लड़ने के बाद तुम्हारे साथ क्या हुआ? और अगर वे (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे बीच में होते, तो वे तुम्हारे साथ बहुत कम ही लड़ते। इसलिए उनकी परवाह न करो और न ही उनपर अफ़सोस करो। -[33:21] अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने जो कुछ कहा, जो कुछ अंजाम दिया और जो कुछ किया, उसमें तुम्हारे लिए उत्तम आदर्श है। चुनाँचे आप स्वंय उपस्थित हुए और युद्ध किया, तो फिर तुम उसके बाद आपकी जान से बेपरवाह होकर अपनी जानों को निछावर करने में कंजूसी करते हो? और अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आदर्श को वही अपनाएगा, जो अल्लाह के प्रतिफल और दया की आशा रखता हो और आख़िरत के दिन की आशा रखता हो, और उसके लिए कार्य करता हो और अल्लाह को बहुत ज़्यादा याद करता हो। लेकिन जो व्यक्ति आख़िरत के दिन की आशा नहीं रखता है और अल्लाह को बहुत ज़्यादा याद नहीं करता है, तो वह अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आदर्श को नहीं अपनाएगा। -[33:22] और जब ईमान वालों ने उनसे लड़ने के लिए एकत्रित सेनाओं को अपनी आँखों से देख लिया तो कहा : यही वह परीक्षण, विपत्ति और मदद (विजय) है, जिसका अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ने हमसे वादा किया था और अल्लाह और उसके रसूल इसमें सच्चे थे, चुनाँचे वह पूरा हो गया। तथा सेनाओं को देखने से उनका अल्लाह पर ईमान और उसके प्रति समर्पण और बढ़ गया। -[33:23] ईमान वालों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जिन्होंने अल्लाह से किया हुआ वादा सच कर दिखाया। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद में दृढ़ता और धैर्य का जो वादा किया था, उसे पूरा किया। तो उनमें से कुछ लोग मर गए या अल्लाह की राह में शहीद हो गए और कुछ लोग असके रास्ते में शहीद होने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं। और इन ईमान वालों ने अल्लाह से कि हुए अपने वादे को नहीं बदला, जैसा कि मुनाफ़िक़ों ने अपने वादों के साथ किया। -[33:24] ताकि अल्लाह उन सच्चे लोगों को, जिन्होंने अल्लाह से किए हुए वादे को पूरा किया, उनकी सच्चाई और वादा निभाने का बदला दे, और प्रतिज्ञा को तोड़ने वाले मुनाफ़िक़ों को यदि चाहे तो यातना दे, इस प्रकार कि उन्हें उनके कुफ़्र से तौबा करने से पहले ही मौत दे दे, या उनकी तौबा क़बूल करते हुए उन्हें तौबा करने की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान कर दे। और अल्लाह अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करने वाले को क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर दया करने वाला है। -[33:25] और अल्लाह ने क़ुरैश, ग़तफ़ान और उन लोगों को जो उनके साथ थे, उनकी उम्मीदों पर पानी फिर जाने के कारण उनकी पीड़ा और शोक के साथ लौटा दिया, वे मुसलमानों का सफाया करने के इरादे में कामयाब न हुए। और अल्लाह आँधी भेजकर और फ़रिश्तों को उतारकर उनसे युद्ध करने के लिए ईमान वालों को काफी हो गया। और अल्लाह बड़ा शक्तिशाली, अत्यंत प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो भी उससे मुक़ाबला करने की कोशिश करेगा, वह उसे पराजित और असहाय कर देगा। -[33:26] अल्लाह ने यहूदियों में से उन लोगों को, जिन्होंने काफ़िरों की सहायता की थी, उनके उन क़िलों से उतार दिया, जहाँ वे अपने दुश्मनों से बचने के लिए शरण लेते थे। और उनके दिलों में भय डाल दिया। चुनाँचे तुम (ऐ ईमान वालो) उनके एक गिरोह को क़त्ल कर रहे थे और एक गिरोह को बंदी बना रहे थे। -[33:27] और अल्लाह ने उनके विनाश के बाद, उनकी भूमि को खेतियों और ख़जूर के बाग़ों समेत तुम्हारे क़ब्ज़े में कर दिया। तथा तुम्हें उनके घरों और उनके अन्य धनों का मालिक बना दिया। और तुम्हें ख़ैबर की भूमि का मालिक बना दिया, जिसपर तुमने अभी तक अपने पाँव भी नहीं रखे थे। लेकिन अब उस पर तुम्हारे क़दम पड़ेंगे। यह ईमान वालों के लिए एक वादा और खुशख़बरी है। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[33:28] ऐ नबी! अपनी पत्नियों से कह दें, जबकि उन्होंने आपसे नफ़क़ा (भरण-पोषण) में विस्तार करने की माँग की है और आपके पास उन पर विस्तार करने के लिए कुछ भी नहीं है : अगर तुम दुनिया का जीवन और उसकी शोभा चाहती हो, तो मेरे पास आओ, मैं तुम्हें कुछ सामान दे दूँ, जो तलाक़शुदा महिलाओं को दिया जाता है और तुम्हें बिना कोई नुक़सान पहुँचाए या कष्ट दिए तलाक़ दे दूँ। -[33:29] और अगर तुम अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता और उसके रसूल की प्रसन्नता चाहती हो, और आखिरत के घर में जन्नत चाहती हो, तो अपनी हालत पर सब्र करो। क्योंकि तुममें से जो सब्र और अच्छे रहन-सहन के साथ जीवन यापन करेगी, उसके लिए अल्लाह ने बहुत बड़ा बदला तैयार कर रखा है। -[33:30] ऐ नबी की स्त्रियो! तुममें से जो भी कोई स्पष्ट पाप करेगी, क़ियामत के दिन उसकी यातना दोगुनी कर दी जाएगी। ऐसा उसकी स्थिति और पद के कारण तथा नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के मान-सम्मान की रक्षा के लिए होगा। और यह दोगुनी यातना देना अल्लाह के लिए बहुत आसान है। -[33:31] और तुममें से जो कोई निरंतर अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करे और अल्लाह के निकट पसंदीदा नेक कार्य करे, हम उसे दूसरी महिलाओं की तुलना में दोगुना सवाब देंगे। तथा हमने उसके लिए आखिरत में उत्तम (सम्मानजनक) बदला तैयार कर रखा है, जो कि जन्नत है। -[33:32] ऐ नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की पत्नियो! तुम प्रतिष्ठा और सम्मान में अन्य स्त्रियों के समान नहीं हो। बल्कि तुम प्रतिष्ठा एवं सम्मान में उस स्थान पर विराजमान हो, जहाँ तुम्हारे अलावा अन्य महिलाएँ नहीं पहुँच सकतीं, यदि तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करती रहो और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचती रहो। अतः जब तुम गैर-मह्रम पुरुषों से बात करो, तो बात को लचकदार और आवाज़ को कोमल न रखो कि जिसके दिल में निफ़ाक़ का रोग और हराम की वासना है, वह इसके कारण लालच कर बैठे। तथा संदेह से परे बात करो इस प्रकार कि वह ज़रूरत भर एक गंभीर बात हो, उपहास व मज़ाक न हो। -[33:33] और तुम अपने घरों में ठहरी रहो। इसलिए ज़रूरत के बिना घर से बाहर न निकलो और इस्लाम से पूर्व की महिलाओं की तरह अपने सौन्दर्य का प्रदर्शन न करो, जो पुरुषों को रिझाने के लिए अपने सौन्दर्य का प्रदर्शन किया करती थीं। और नमाज़ को सबसे पूर्ण रूप से अदा करो और अपने धन की ज़कात दो और अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करो। ऐ अल्लाह के रसूल की पत्नियो और ऐ आपके घर वालो, अल्लाह तो चाहता है कि तुमसे कष्ट और बुराई दूर कर दे। तथा वह चाहता है कि तुम्हारी आत्माओं को; शिष्टाचार से सुसज्जित एवं दुष्ट आचरण से रहित कर, इस तरह पूर्ण रूप से शुद्ध व पवित्र कर दे कि उसके पश्चात कोई गंदगी बाकी न रहे। -[33:34] तुम्हारे घरों में जो अल्लाह के रसूल पर उतरने वाली आयतें और उसके रसूल की पवित्र सुन्नत पढ़ी जाती हैं, उन्हें याद रखो। निश्चय ही अल्लाह तुमपर बड़ा कृपालु है जब उसने तुमपर यह उपकार किया कि तुम्हें अपने रसूल के घरों में रखा, तथा वह तुमसे पूरी तरह अवगत है जब उसने तुम्हें अपने रसूल के लिए पत्नियों के रूप में चयन किया और तुम्हें आपकी उम्मत के समस्त मोमिनों की माओं के रूप में चुन लिया। -[33:35] आज्ञाकारिता के साथ अल्लाह के अधीन होने वाले पुरुष और अधीन होने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अल्लाह को सच्चा मानने वाले पुरुष और सच्चा मानने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वाले पुरुष और आज्ञापालन करने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अपने ईमान और कथन में सच्चे पुरुष और सच्ची स्त्रियाँ, आज्ञाकारिता के कामों पर और गुनाहों से दूर रहने में और विपत्ति पर धैर्य से काम लेने वाले पुरुष और धैर्य से काम लेने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अनिवार्य और स्वैच्छिक दान करने वाले पुरुष और दान करने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अल्लाह के लिए अनिवार्य और स्वैच्छिक रोज़ा रखने वाले पुरुष और रोज़ा रखने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अपने गुप्तांगों की रक्षा करने वाले पुरुष और अपने गुप्तांगों की रक्षा करने वाली स्त्रियाँ; उन्हें ऐसे व्यक्ति के सामने प्रकट करने से ढककर, जिसके लिए उन्हें देखना जायज़ नहीं है तथा व्यभिचार के दुष्कर्म और उसकी प्रारंभिक चीज़ों से दूर रहकर, तथा अपने दिलों और अपनी ज़बानों से गुप्त और खुले तौर पर अल्लाह को बहुत अधिक याद करने वाले पुरुष और याद करने वाली स्त्रियाँ - अल्लाह ने उनके लिए अपनी ओर से उनके पापों के लिए क्षमा, तथा क़ियामत के दिन उनके लिए बहुत बड़ा बदला तैयार कर रखा है और वह जन्नत है। -[33:36] किसी ईमान वाले पुरुष और ईमान वाली स्त्री के लिए यह ठीक नहीं है कि जब अल्लाह और उसका रसूल किसी बात का निर्णय कर दें, तो उनके लिए उसे स्वीकार करने या अस्वीकार करने का विकल्प बाक़ी रहे। और जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की अवज्ञा करे, तो वह स्पष्ट रूप से सीधे रास्ते से भटक गया। -[33:37] और जब आप (ऐ रसूल) उस व्यक्ति से, जिसपर अल्लाह ने इस्लाम के द्वारा उपकार किया और आपने उसे आज़ाद करके उसपर उपकार किया - इससे अभिप्राय ज़ैद बिन हारिसा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हुमा हैं, जब वह आपके पास अपनी पत्नी ज़ैनब बिन्ते जहश को तलाक़ देने के संबंध में परामर्श करने आए - आप उससे कह रहे थे : अपनी पत्नी को अपने पास रोके रखो और उसे तलाक़ न दो। और अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके एवं उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो। तथा (ऐ रसूल) आप अपने दिल में ज़ैनब से अपनी शादी की बात, जिसकी अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर वह़्य उतारी थी, लोगों के भय से छिपा रहे थे। जबकि अल्लाह ज़ैद के उसे तलाक़ देने फिर आपके उससे विवाह का मामला प्रकट करने वाला था। हालाँकि अल्लाह इस बात का अधिक योग्य है कि आप इस मामले में उससे डरें। फिर जब ज़ैद का मन ज़ैनब से अलग होने पर संतुष्ट हो गया और उसे तलाक़ दे दी, तो हमने आपका उससे विवाह कर दिया, ताकि ईमान वालों पर अपने मुँह बोले बेटों की पत्नियों से विवाह करने में कोई पाप न रहे, यदि वे उन्हें तलाक दे दें और उनकी इद्दत समाप्त हो जाए। और अल्लाह का आदेश पूरा होकर ही रहता है, उसे कोई रोकने वाला और उसके आगे कोई बाधक नहीं है। -[33:38] नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उस चीज़ में कोई गुनाह या तंगी नहीं है, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए अपने दत्तक पुत्र की पत्नी से विवाह करना वैध कर दिया है। वह इस विषय में अपने पूर्व नबियों की सुन्नत (तरीक़े) का पालन कर रहे हैं। इसलिए वह इस मामले में कोई अनोखे रसूल नहीं हैं। तथा अल्लाह जो निर्णय कर देता है (जैसे कि इस शादी के पूरा होने और गोद लेने की प्रथा को अमान्य घोषित करने और इसमें नबी की कोई राय या पसंद न होने का) वह पूरा होकर रहता है, उसे कोई टाल नहीं सकता। -[33:39] ये नबीगण, जो अपने ऊपर उतरने वाले अल्लाह के संदेशों को अपने समुदायों तक पहुँचाते हैं, और सर्वशक्तिमान व महिमावान अल्लाह के अलावा किसी से भी नहीं डरते।इसलिए वे इस बात पर ध्यान नहीं देते कि दूसरे क्या कहते हैं जब वे उस चीज़ को करते हैं जिसकी अल्लाह ने उन्हें अनुमति दी है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों के कृत्यों को संरक्षित रखने के लिए पर्याप्त है, ताकि उनका हिसाब ले और उन्हें उनका बदला दे; अच्छे कर्म का अच्छा बदला और बुरे कर्म का बुरा बदला। -[33:40] मुहम्मद तुम्हारे पुरुषों में से किसी के पिता नहीं हैं। अतः वह ज़ैद के भी पिता नहीं हैं कि उनपर ज़ैद की तलाक़ दी हुई पत्नी से विवाह करना हराम (वर्जित) हो। बल्कि वह लोगों की ओर अल्लाह के भेजे हुए रसूल हैं और नबियों की श्रृंखला को समाप्त करने वाले हैं।इसलिए उनके बाद कोई और नबी नहीं है। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ का पूर्ण ज्ञान रखने वाला है, उसके बंदों की कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[33:41] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो, तुम अपने दिलों, ज़ुबानों और शारीरिक अंगों से अल्लाह को बहुत याद करते रहो। -[33:42] तथा दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में 'तस्बीह' (सुब्हानल्लाह) और 'तहलील' (ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह) के द्वारा उसकी पवित्रता बयान करते रहो, क्योंकि ये दोनों प्रतिष्ठा वाले समय हैं। -[33:43] वही है, जो तुमपर दया करता है और तुम्हारी प्रशंसा करता है, तथा उसके फ़रिश्ते भी तुम्हारे लिए दुआ करते हैं, ताकि वह तुम्हें कुफ़्र के अँधेरों से निकाल कर ईमान के प्रकाश की ओर लाए। और वह ईमान वालों पर बहुत दयालु है। अतः यदि वे उसकी बात मानते हुए, उसके आदेश का पालन करें और उसके निषेध से बचें, तो वह उन्हें यातना नहीं देता है। -[33:44] ईमान वाले जिस दिन अपने पालनहार से मिलेंगे, उस दिन उनका अभिवादन सलाम (शांति) और हर प्रकार की बुराई से सुरक्षा होगी। और अल्लाह ने उनके लिए सम्मानजनक (व उदार) बदला - अपना स्वर्ग - तैयार कर रखा है। यह उनके उसका आज्ञापालन करने और उसकी अवज्ञा से दूर रहने का बदला है। -[33:45] ऐ नबी! हमने आपको लोगों की ओर, उनपर इस बात का गवाह बनाकर भेजा है कि आपने उन्हें वह संदेश पहुँचा दिया जिसके साथ आप उनकी ओर भेजे गए थे, तथा उनमें से ईमान वालों को उस जन्नत की शुभ सूचना देने वाला जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी है तथा काफिरों को उसकी यातना से डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा है। -[33:46] हमने आपको अल्लाह के आदेश से उसके एकेश्वरवाद और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता की ओर बुलाने वाला बनाकर भेजा है। तथा हमने आपको एक प्रकाशमान् दीप बनाकर भेजा है, जिससे हर मार्गदर्शन चाहने वाला प्रकाश प्राप्त करता है। -[33:47] तथा आप अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले उन लोगों को, जो उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करते हैं, शुभ सूचना दे दें कि उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से बहुत बड़ा अनुग्रह है, जिसमें इस दुनिया में उनकी मदद तथा आखिरत में जन्नत में प्रवेश करने की सफलता शामिल है। -[33:48] आप काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िक़ों का उस चीज़ में पालन न करें, जो वे अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकने की ओर बुलाते हैं। तथा उनसे उपेक्षा करें। शायद यह इस बात का अधिक प्रेरक हो कि वे उस चीज़ पर ईमान ले आएँ जिसे लेकर आप उनके पास आए हैं। आप अपने सभी मामलों में अल्लाह पर भरोसा करें; जिनमें अपने दुश्मनों पर जीत भी शामिल है। तथा अल्लाह कारसाज़ (काम बनानेवाले) के रूप में पर्याप्त है, जिसपर बंदे अपने दुनिया और आख़िरत के सभी मामलों में भरोसा करते हैं। -[33:49] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! जब ईमान वाली महिलाओं से विवाह करो, फिर उनके साथ सहवास करने से पूर्व ही उन्हें तलाक़ दे दो, तो ऐसे में तुम्हारे लिए उनपर 'इद्दत' नहीं है, चाहे वह मासिक धर्म के द्वारा हो या महीनों के द्वारा। क्योंकि उनके साथ सहवास न होने के कारण यह ज्ञात है कि उनका गर्भ खाली है। तथा तलाक़ के कारण उनके टूटे हुए दिलों की सांत्वना के लिए, अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार उन्हें कुछ धन दे दो। और उन्हें कष्ट पहुँचाए बिना, भलाई के साथ उनका रास्ता छोड़ दो। -[33:50] ऐ नबी! हमने आपके लिए आपकी उन पत्नियों को वैध कर दिया है, जिन्हें आपने उनका महर चुका दिया है। तथा हमने आपके लिए उन दासियों को भी हलाल किया है, जो आपके स्वामित्व में हैं, जो अल्लाह ने आपको बंदी औरतों में से प्रदान की हैं। और हमने आपके लिए हलाल किया है आपके चाचा की बेटियों के साथ विवाह, आपकी फूफियों की बेटियों के साथ विवाह, आपके मामा की बेटियों के साथ विवाह और आपकी मौसियों की बेटियों के साथ विवाह, जो आपके साथ मक्का से मदीना की ओर हिजरत करके आई हैं। तथा हमने आपके लिए उस ईमान वाली महिला से भी विवाह करना हलाल किया है जो बिना महर के स्वयं को आपको भेंट कर दे, यदि आप उससे निकाह करना चाहें। और हिबा (अनुदान) का विवाह केवल आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लिए विशिष्ट है, आपके अलावा उम्मत के किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के लिए जायज़ नहीं है। हमें जानते हैं जो कुछ हमने ईमान वालों पर उनकी पत्नियों के संबंध में अनिवार्य किया है कि उनके लिए चार स्त्रियों की सीमा पार करना वैध नहीं है। तथा हम वह भी जानते हैं जो हमने उनकी दासियों के संबंध में उनके लिए धर्मसंगत किया है कि उनके लिए किसी संख्या के प्रतिबंध के बिना उनमें से जितनी से चाहें, लाभ उठाने का अधिकार हैं। हमने उल्लिखित चीज़ों में से आपके लिए जो कुछ वैध किया है, जो हमने आपके अलावा के लिए अनुमेय नहीं किया; यह इसलिए है ताकि आपपर कोई तंगी और कष्ट न रहे। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[33:51] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी पत्नियों में से जिसकी बारी विलंबित करना चाहें, विलंबित कर दें और उसके साथ रात न गुजारें। तथा उनमे से जिसे चाहें, अपने पास रखें और उसके साथ रात बिताएँ। और जिनकी बारी को आपने विलंबित कर दिया है, उनमें से किसी को (फिर से) अपने साथ रखना चाहें, तो इसमें आपपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। आपके लिए यह विकल्प और विस्तार इस बात के अधिक निकट है कि इससे आपकी स्त्रियों की आँखें ठंडी रहें और यह कि आपने उन्हें जो कुछ दिया है, उससे वे संतुष्ट रहें। क्योंकि उन्हें मालूम है कि आपने कोई कर्तव्य नहीं छोड़ा है और न किसी हक़ की अदायगी में कंजूसी की है। और (ऐ पुरुषो!) तुम्हारे दिलों में जो कुछ स्त्रियों को छोड़कर कुछ की ओर झुकाव पाया जाता है, अल्लाह उससे अवगत है। अल्लाह अपने बंदों के कार्यों को भली-भाँति जानने वाला है, उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, तथा वह सहनशील है, उन्हें सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता, ताकि वे तौबा कर लें। -[33:52] आपके लिए (ऐ रसूल) अपनी उन पत्नियों के अलावा जो आपके निकाह में हैं, अन्य महिलाओं से शादी करना जायज़ नहीं है। तथा आपके लिए उन्हें तलाक़ देना, या उनमें से कुछ को तलाक़ देना वैध नहीं है ताकि उनके अलावा अन्य महिलाओं को ले आएँ, यद्यपि उनके अलावा जिन महिलाओं से आप शादी करना चाहते हैं, उनका सौंदर्य आपको कितना ही अच्छा क्यों न लगे। लेकिन आपके लिए उन दासियों से, जो आपके स्वामित्व में हैं, किसी विशिष्ट संख्या की सीमा के बिना लाभ उठाना जायज़ है। और अल्लाह प्रत्येक वस्तु का संरक्षक है। यह आदेश मोमिनों की माताओं (रसूल की पत्नियों) की प्रतिष्ठा को इंगित करता है। क्योंकि उन्हें तलाक़ देने और उनके रहते अन्य स्त्रियों से विवाह करने से मना किया गया है। -[33:53] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! नबी के घरों में प्रवेश न करो, सिवाय इसके कि उन्होंने तुम्हें भोजन करने के लिए आमंत्रित करके अंदर आने की अनुमति प्रदान कर दी हो। लेकिन (वहाँ जाकर) खाना पकने की प्रतीक्षा में देर तक न बैठे रहो। बल्कि जब तुम्हें भोजन करने के लिए बुलाया जाए तो प्रवेश करो। फिर जब खाना खा चुको, तो उठकर चले जाओ। खाने के बाद आपस में बात करते हुए बैठे न रहो। तुम्हारा इस तरह ठहरना नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को कष्ट देता है, लेकिन उन्हें तुम्हें उठकर जाने के लिए कहने में शर्म आती है। परंतु अल्लाह सत्य बात का आदेश देने से नहीं शरमाता। इसलिए उसने तुम्हें वहाँ से उठकर चले जाने का आदेश दिया है, ताकि तुम वहाँ ठहरकर आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को कष्ट न पहुँचाओ। इसी तरह जब तुम नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की पत्नियों से ज़रूरत का कोई सामान, जैसे बर्तन आदि माँगो, तो उसे पर्दे के पीछे से माँगो। तुम उसे उनके सामने होकर न माँगो ताकि उनपर तुम्हारी नज़र न पड़े। यह नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की स्थिति को ध्यान में रखते हुए आपकी पत्नियों की सुरक्षा के लिए है। साथ ही तुम्हारा पर्दे के पीछे से माँगना तुम्हारे दिलों तथा उनके दिलों के लिए अधिक पवित्रता व शुद्धता की बात है। ताकि शैतान तुम्हारे दिलों तथा उनके दिलों में वसवसा (भ्रम) न डाले और बुराई को शोभित न करे। तथा (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम्हारे लिए उचित नहीं है कि तुम (खाना खाने के बाद) बात करने के लिए ठहरकर अल्लाह के रसूल को कष्ट पहुँचाओ। और न यह कि तुम आपकी मृत्यु के बाद आपकी पत्नियों से शादी करो। क्योंकि वे मोमिनों की माएँ हैं और किसी के लिए वैध नहीं कि अपनी माँ से विवाह करे। तुम्हारा इस तरह कष्ट पहुँचाना - जिसका एक रूप आपकी मृत्यु के बाद आपकी पत्नियों से विवाह करना है - हराम (निषिद्ध) है और अल्लाह के निकट एक बहुत बड़ा पाप माना जाता है। -[33:54] तुम अपने किसी कार्य को प्रकट करो या उसे अपने मन में छिपाकर रखो, वह अल्लाह से हरगिज़ नहीं छिप सकता। निःसंदेह अल्लाह प्रत्येक वस्तु का ज्ञान रखता है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम या कोई अन्य चीज़ छिपी नहीं रह सकती। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा; यदि अच्छा कर्म है तो अच्छा बदला और यदि बुरा कर्म है तो बुरा बदला। -[33:55] महिलाओं पर इसमें कोई गुनाह नहीं है कि उनके पिता, उनके बच्चे, उनके भाई, उनके भतीजे और उनके भांजे, चाहे वे वंश से हों या स्तनपान से, उन्हें देखें और बिना पर्दे के उनसे बात करें। तथा उनपर इसमें कोई पाप नहीं है कि मोमिन स्त्रियाँ और उनके दास एवं दासी उनसे बिना पर्दे के बात करें। और (ऐ मोमिन स्त्रियो) अल्लाह के आदेशों और निषेधों के बारे में अल्लाह से डरती रहो। क्योंकि वह तुम्हारे सभी कथनों और कर्मों को देखने वाला है। -[33:56] निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने फरिश्तों के निकट रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की प्रशंसा करता है और फ़रिश्ते उनके लिए दुआ करते हैं। ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी अपने बंदों के लिए निर्धारित की हुई शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम (भी) रसूल पर दुरूद और खूब सलाम भेजो। -[33:57] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल को अपने शब्द या कर्म से कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं, अल्लाह ने उन्हें लोक एवं परलोक में अपनी दया की विशालता से निष्कासित कर दिया है और उनके अपने रसूल को कष्ट पहुँचाने की सज़ा के तौर पर आख़िरत में उनके लिए अपमानजनक यातना तैयार कर रखी है। -[33:58] जो लोग अपने शब्द या कर्म से ईमान वाले पुरुषों और ईमान वाली स्त्रियों को कष्ट पहुँचाते हैं, बिना किसी पाप के जो उन्होंने कोई अपराध करके कमाया हो जो उस कष्ट के पहुँचाने का कारण हो, तो उन्होंने अपने ऊपर झूठ और स्पष्ट गुनाह का बोझ उठाया। -[33:59] ऐ नबी! आप अपनी पत्नियों से कह दें, तथा अपनी बेटियों से कह दें और ईमान वालों की स्त्रियों से कह दें कि : वे अपने ऊपर उन चादरों का कुछ हिस्सा डाल लिया करें जो वे पहनती हैं, ताकि पराए (ग़ैर मह़-रम) पुरुषों के सामने उनके शरीर का कोई अंग खुलने न पाए। यह इसके अधिक निकट है कि उन्हें पहचान लिया जाएगा कि वे आज़ाद (व शरीफ़) औरतें हैं, तो कोई उन्हें कष्ट नहीं पहुँचाएगा, जिस तरह कि वह दासियों के साथ छेड़छाड़ करता है। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदे के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उसपर दयालु है। -[33:60] यदि मुनाफ़िक़ों (पाखंडियों) ने दिल में कुफ़्र छिपाकर और इस्लाम का ढोंग करके अपने पाखंड को समाप्त नहीं किया, तथा वे लोग जिनके दिलों में अपनी वासनाओं के प्रति लगाव का रोग है और वे लोग जो मदीना में मोमिनों के बीच फूट डालने के उद्देश्य से झूठी खबरें फैलाते रहते हैं, (यदि ये लोग अपनी करतूतों से बाज़ नहीं आए) - तो हम आपको (ऐ रसूल!) उन्हें दंडित करने के लिए आदेश दे देंगे और आपको उनपर हावी कर देंगे। फिर वे आपके साथ मदीना में थोड़े ही समय के लिए रह सकेंगे। क्योंकि उनके ज़मीन पर भ्रष्टाचार करने के कारण, उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया जाएगा या मदीना से निष्कासित कर दिया जाएगा। -[33:61] वे अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासित हैं। वे जहाँ भी मिलें, पकड़े जाएँगे और अपने पाखंड और धरती पर भ्रष्टाचार फैलाने के कारण बुरी तरह वध कर दिए जाएँगे। -[33:62] यही मुनाफिक़ों (पाखंडियों) के बारे में अल्लाह का निरंतर चलने वाला नियम है, यदि वे पाखंड दिखाते हैं। और अल्लाह का नियम अटल है, उसमें आपको कदापि कोई बदलाव नहीं मिलेगा। -[33:63] (ऐ रसूल!) मुश्रिक लोग आपसे इनकार करने और झुठलाने के तौर पर, तथा यहूदी भी आपसे क़ियामत के बारे में पूछते हैं कि : उसका समय कब है? आप इन लोगों से कह दें : क़ियामत का ज्ञान अल्लाह के पास है, मेरे पास उसकी कोई जानकारी नहीं है। और (ऐ रसूल!) आपको क्या पता शायद क़ियामत निकट ही हो? -[33:64] निःसंदेह महिमावान अल्लाह ने काफिरों को अपनी दया से निष्कासित कर दिया है और उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन धधकती आग तैयार कर रखी है, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[33:65] वे उस आग की यातना में जो उनके लिए तैयार की गई है सदैव रहेंगे। जिसमें उन्हें न कोई दोस्त मिलेगा, जो उन्हें लाभ पहुँचा सके और न कोई सहायक मिलेगा, जो उनसे यातना को दूर कर सके। -[33:66] क़ियामत के दिन उनके चेहरे जहन्नम की आग में उलटे-पलटे जाएँगे। वे अफ़सोस और पछतावा की तीव्रता से कहेंगे : ऐ काश! हमने अपने दुनिया के जीवन में अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन किया होता उस चीज़ का पालन करके जिसका उसने हमें आदेश दिया था और उस चीज़ से बचकर जिससे उसने हमें रोका था। तथा हमने उस चीज़ में रसूल का आज्ञापालन किया होता जो कुछ वह अपने पालनहार की ओर ओर से लाए थे। -[33:67] वे एक अनर्गल और झूठा तर्क प्रस्तुत करेंगे। चुनाँचे वे कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार, हमने अपने सरदारों और अपनी जाति के बड़े लोगों का कहा माना, तो उन्होंने हमें सीधे मार्ग से भटका दिया। -[33:68] ऐ हमारे पालनहार! इन सरदारों और बड़े लोगों को, जिन्होंने हमें सीधे मार्ग से भटका दिया, उसका दोगुना अज़ाब दे, जितना तूने हमें दिया है। क्योंकि इन्होंने हमें गुमराह किया था। और इन्हें अपनी दया से बहुत दूर कर दे। -[33:69] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम अपने रसूल को कष्ट न पहुँचाओ। अन्यथा, तुम उन लोगों के समान हो जाओगे, जिन्होंने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को कष्ट पहुँचाया था, जैसे कि उन्होंने उनके शरीर में दोष होने का आरोप लगाया था, परंतु अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके मिथ्यारोप से बरी कर दिया। चुनाँचे उन लोगों के लिए यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उस दोष से पवित्र हैं जो उन्होंने उनके बारे में मढ़ा था। दरअसल, मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम अल्लाह के निकट बड़े प्रतिष्ठावान थे, जिसका अनुरोध अस्वीकार नहीं किया जाता, और उसका प्रयास विफल नहीं होता। -[33:70] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अल्लाह से डरो, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर। तथा ठीक और सच्ची बात कहो। -[33:71] यदि तुम अल्लाह से डरते रहे तथा ठीक और सच्ची बात करते रहे, तो वह तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्मों को सुधार देगा, उन्हें तुमसे स्वीकार कर लेगा तथा तुम्हारे गुनाहों को इस तरह मिटा देगा कि उनपर तुम्हारी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। और जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करे, उसने बहुत बड़ी सफलता प्राप्त कर ली, जिसके समान कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं है और वह अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की प्राप्ति और जन्नत में प्रवेश है। -[33:72] हमने शरई जिम्मेदारियों और संरक्षित किए जाने वाले धनों और रहस्यों को आकाशों पर, धरती पर तथा पर्वतों पर पेश किए, तो उन्होंने उसे उठाने से इनकार कर दिया और उसके परिणाम से डर गए। परंतु इनसान ने उसे उठा लिया। निश्चय ही वह स्वंय पर अत्याचार करने वाला और उसे उठाने के परिणाम से अनभिज्ञ है। -[33:73] मनुष्य ने अल्लाह की निर्धारित तक़दीर के अनुसार उस अमानत को उठा लिया; ताकि अल्लाह मुनाफ़िक़ (पाखंडी) पुरुषों और मुनाफ़िक़ (पाखंडी) स्त्रियों तथा मुश्रिक (अनेकेश्वरवादी) पुरुषों और मुश्रिक (अनेकेश्वरवादी) स्त्रियों को उनके निफ़ाक़ (पाखंड) और अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क (यानी उसका साझी बनाने) की सज़ा दे। और ताकि अल्लाह ऐसे मोमिन पुरुषों और मोमिन स्त्रियों की तौबा स्वीकार करे, जिन्होंने शरई ज़िम्मेदारियों की अमानत अच्छे ढंग से उठाई। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा प्रदान करनेवाला और उनपर दया करनेवाला है। - -Surah 34: Al-Saba' (The Saba') ----------------------------------------- -[34:1] हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा उस अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसके अधिकार में आकाशों और धरती की सभी चीज़ें हैं, रचना करने, मालिक होने और प्रबंधन एवं उपाय करने के एतिबार से। और उसी सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) के लिए आखिरत में भी प्रशंसा है। वह अपनी रचना और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला और अपने बंदों की स्थितियों को भली-भाँति जानने वाला है। उससे उनमें से कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[34:2] वह जानता है जो कुछ धरती में प्रवेश करता है, जैसे पानी और वनस्पतियाँ, और वह जानता जो कुछ पौधे आदि उससे निकलते हैं, और वह जानता है जो कुछ आकाश से बारिश, फ़रिश्ते और आजीविका उतरती है, और वह जानता है जो कुछ आकाश की ओर फ़रिश्ते, बंदों के कर्म तथा उनकी आत्माएँ चढ़ती हैं। और वह अपने ईमान वाले बंदों पर बड़ा दयालु, और जो उससे तौबा करते हैं उनके पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है। -[34:3] अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों ने कहा : हमपर क़ियामत कभी नहीं आएगी। (ऐ रसूल) आप उन्हें कह दीजिए : क्यों नहीं? अल्लाह की क़सम, वह क़ियामत तुमपर अवश्य आएगी, जिसे तुम झुठला रहे हो। लेकिन उसका समय अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। क्योंकि वह सर्वशक्तिमान (अल्लाह) छिपी हुई बातों जैसे क़ियामत आदि का ज्ञान रखने वाला है। उसके ज्ञान से आकाशों तथा धरती में छोटी से छोटी चींटी के बराबर भी कोई चीज़ ओझल नहीं है। बल्कि उससे भी छोटी या बड़ी कोई चीज़ नहीं है, परंतु वह एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक में अंकित है, और वह 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' (सुरक्षित पट्टिका) है, जिसमें क़ियामत तक होने वाली हर चीज़ लिखी हुई है। -[34:4] अल्लाह ने 'लौहे महफूज़' में जो कुछ लिख रखा है, उसका उद्देश्य यह है कि वह ईमान लाने वालों तथा अच्छे कर्म करने वालों को उनका भरपूर बदला दे। उक्त गुणों से विशिष्ट इन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से उनके गुनाहों की माफ़ी है, चुनाँचे वह उन गुनाहों पर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। तथा उनके लिए अच्छी जीविका है, जो कि क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह की जन्नत है। -[34:5] तथा जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की उतारी हुई आयतों को ग़लत ठहराने के लिए कड़ी मेहनत की। चुनाँचे उन्होंने उसके बारे में कहा कि वह जादू है, तथा हमारे रसूल को काहिन (भविष्यवक्ता), जादूगर और कवि कहा। उन गुणों से विशिष्ट ये लोग क़ियामत के दिन सबसे बुरी और सबसे कठोर सज़ा भुगतेंगे। -[34:6] सहाबा में से ज्ञानी लोग तथा अह्ले किताब के विद्वानों में से ईमान लाने वाले इस बात की गवाही देते हैं की अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर जो वह़्य उतारी है, वह सत्य है जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। तथा वह उस प्रभुत्वशाली (पालनहार) के मार्ग की ओर ले जाती है, जिसपर कोई आधिपत्य प्राप्त नहीं कर सकता और वह दुनिया एवं आखिरत में प्रशंसनीय व सराहनीय है। -[34:7] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, वे रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की लाई हुई बातों पर आश्चर्यचकित होकर और उसका उपहास करते हुए, अपने में से कुछ लोगों से कहते हैं : क्या हम तुम्हें एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के बारे में बताएँ, जो तुम्हें यह सूचना देता है कि जब तुम मर जाओगे और टुकड़े-टुकड़े हो जाओगे, तो तुम मौत के पश्चात पुनः जीवित किए जाओगे?! -[34:8] तथा उन्होंने कहा : क्या इस व्यक्ति ने अल्लाह पर कोई झूठ गढ़ लिया है, जिसके कारण वह हमारी मृत्यु के पश्चात हमारे पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का दावा कर रहा है, या वह पागल हो गया है, जो ऐसी बात कह रहा है जिसकी कोई सच्चाई नहीं है? बात ऐसी नहीं है, जैसा कि इन्होंने दावा किया है, बल्कि बात यह है कि जो लोग आख़िरत पर विश्वास नहीं रखते, वे क़ियामत के दिन सख्त यातना में होंगे तथा दुनिया में वे सत्य से बहुत दूर की गुमराही में हैं। -[34:9] क्या मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग, अपने आगे धरती को तथा अपने पीछे आकाश को नहीं देखते? यदि हम उनके पैरों के नीचे से धरती को धँसाना चाहें, तो हम उसे धंँसा सकते हैं। और यदि हम उनपर आकाश के टुकड़े गिराना चाहें, तो हम उनपर उन्हें गिरा सकते हैं। निःसंदेह इसमें हर उस बंदे के लिए, जो अपने पालनहार की आज्ञाकारिता की ओर बहुलता से लौटने वाला है, एक निश्चित संकेत है, जिससे वह अल्लाह की शक्ति का प्रमाण ग्रहण करता है। क्योंकि जो ऐसा करने में सक्षम है, वह तुम्हारी मृत्यु तथा तुम्हारे शरीर के टुकड़े-टुकड़े हो जाने के पश्चात्, तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में भी सक्षम है। -[34:10] हमने दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम को अपनी ओर से नुबुव्वत और राज्य प्रदान किया, तथा हमने पर्वतों से कहा : ऐ पर्वतो! तुम दाऊद के साथ अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करो। इसी प्रकार हमने पक्षियों से (भी) कहा। और हमने उनके लिए लोहे को नरम कर दिया, ताकि वह उससे जो उपकरण चाहें, बनाएँ। -[34:11] (ऐ दाऊद) तुम विस्तृत कवचें बनाओ, जो तुम्हारे सेनानियों को उनके दुश्मन की वार से बचा सकें। और कीलों को कड़ियों के अनुकूल बनाओ। उन्हें इतनी पतली न बनाओ कि कड़ियों के अंदर रुक न पाएँँ और न ही वे इतनी मोटी हों कि उनके अंदर घुस न सकें। तथा सत्कर्म करते रहो। मैं तुम्हारे कर्मों को भली-भाँति देख रहा हूँ। तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी मुझसे छिपा नहीं है, और मैं तुम्हें उनका बदला दूँगा। -[34:12] तथा हमने सुलैमान बिन दाऊद अलैहिमस्सलाम के लिए हवा को वशीभूत कर दिया। वह प्रातः काल एक महीने की दूरी तय करती थी और सायंकाल एक महीने की दूरी तय करती थी। और हमने उनके लिए ताँबे का स्रोत बहा दिया, ताकि वह ताँबे से जो चाहें, बनाएँ। और हमने कुछ जिन्नों को भी उनके वश में कर दिया, जो अपने पालनहार के आदेश से उनके आगे काम करते थे। और जिन्नों में से जो भी मेरे आदेश से मुँह फेरेगा, उसे हम दहकती आग की यातना चखाएँगे। -[34:13] ये जिन्न सुलैमान अलैहिस्लाम के लिए वह सब कुछ बनाते थे, जो वह चाहते थे। जैसे नमाज़ के लिए मस्जिदें, महलें, प्रतिमाएँ, पानी के बड़े-बड़े हौज़ों के समान लगन (टब) और एक ही जगह जमी हुई खाना बनाने की देगें, जो बड़ी होने के कारण अपनी जगह से हटाई नहीं जा सकती थीं। और हमने उनसे कहा : (ऐ दाऊद के घर वालो) तुम लोग अल्लाह की प्रदान की हुई नेमतों के लिए धन्यवाद करते हुए अच्छे कार्य करो। और मेरे बंदों में से कम ही लोग मेरी नेमतों के प्रति मेरे कृतज्ञ होते हैं। -[34:14] फिर जब हमने सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम पर मौत का निर्णय कर दिया, तो जिन्नों को इस बात की सूचना कि वह मर चुके हैं केवल उस घुन के माध्यम से मिली, जो उनकी उस लाठी को खा रहा था, जिसपर सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम टेक लगाए हुए थे। फिर जब वह गिर गए, तो जिन्नों के सामने यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि उनके पास गैब (परोक्ष) की जानकारी नहीं है; क्योंकि यदि वे गैब की बात जानते, तो उस अपमानजनक यातना में न रहते। इससे अभिप्राय वे कठिन काम हैं जो वे सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए करते रहे, यह सोचकर कि वह जीवित हैं और उन्हें देख रहे हैं। -[34:15] सबा जाति के लोगों के लिए उनके उस निवास-स्थान में जिसमें वे रहते थे, अल्लाह की शक्ति और उनपर उसके अनुग्रह की एक स्पष्ट निशानी थी। वह निशानी दो बाग़ थे : उनमें से एक उसके दाईं ओर था और दूसरा उसके बाईं ओर। तथा हमने उनसे कहा था : तुम अपने पालनहार की रोज़ी में से खाओ और उसकी नेमतों पर उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। यह एक अच्छा नगर है और यह अल्लाह अति क्षमाशील पालनहार है, जो तौबा करने वाले लोगों के पापों को माफ़ कर देता है। -[34:16] फिर उन्होंने अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करने और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाने से मुँह फेर लिया। अतः हमने उनकी नेमतों को यातना में बदलकर उन्हें दंडित किया, और उनपर एक भयंकर बाढ़ भेज दी, जिसने उनके बाँध को नष्ट कर दिया और उनके खेतों को डुबो दिया। तथा उनके दोनों बाग़ों को ऐसे दो बाग़ों से बदल दिया जो कड़वे फल देने वाले थे और उनके अंदर झाऊ के फलहीन पेड़ तथा कुछ थोड़े-से बेर थे। -[34:17] यह परिवर्तन (जो उन्हें प्राप्त नेमतों में हुआ) उनके कुफ़्र के कारण तथा उनके नेमतों के प्रति आभार प्रकट करने से उपेक्षा करने के कारण है। और हम यह कठोर दंड केवल उसी को देते हैं जो अल्लाह की नेमतों का इनकार करने वाला तथा महिमावान अल्लाह के प्रति बहुत कृतघ्न हो। -[34:18] और हमने यमन में सबा वालों के बीच और शाम की उन बस्तियों के बीच, जिनमें हमने बरकत रखी थी, पास-पास कुछ और बस्तियाँ बना दी थीं। और हमने उनमें यात्रा के पड़ाव इस प्रकार निर्धारित किए थे कि वे एक बस्ती से दूसरी बस्ती तक बिना किसी कष्ट के यात्रा करते थे यहाँ तक कि वे शाम पहुँच जाते थे। और हमने उनसे कहा था : तुम दुश्मन, भूख और प्यास से सुरक्षित होकर, रात या दिन में जितना चाहो चलो। -[34:19] उन्होंने यात्रा के दौरान दूरियों को कम करने की अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को ठुकरा दिया और कहने लगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! इन बस्तियों को हटाकर हमारी यात्राओं के बीच दूरी पैदा कर दे; ताकि हम यात्राओं की थकान का स्वाद ले सकें और हमारी सवारियों की विशिष्टता प्रकट हो सके। उन्होंने अल्लाह की नेमत को ठुकराकर, उसके प्रति आभार प्रकट करने से मुँह फेरकर और अपने बीच गरीबों से ईर्ष्या करके स्वयं पर अत्याचार किया। अतः हमने उन्हें क़िस्से-कहानियाँ बनाकर छोड़ दिया कि बाद में आने वाले उनके बारे में बातें करें। और हमने उन्हें विभिन्न देशों में इस तरह विभाजित कर दिया कि वे एक दूसरे के साथ संवाद न कर सकें। निःसंदेह उपर्युक्त कहानी (सबा वालों को नेमत प्रदान करने और फिर उनकी कृतघ्नता और अहंकार के कारण उनसे प्रतिशोध लेने) में हर उस व्यक्ति के लिए शिक्षा (इबरत) है, जो अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता करने पर, उसकी अवज्ञा से बचने में तथा विपत्ति पर बहुत धैर्य से काम लेने वाला तथा अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों के प्रति बहुत कृतज्ञ है। -[34:20] इबलीस ने जो गुमान व्यक्त किया था कि वह उन्हें बहका सकता है और उन्हें सत्य से गुमराह कर सकता है, वह उसने सच कर दिखया। चुनाँचे वे कुफ़्र और गुमराही में उसके पीछे चलने लगे, सिवाय ईमान वालों के एक समूह के। क्योंकि उन्होंने उसका पालन न करके उसे निराश कर दिया। -[34:21] इबलीस के पास उन पर कोई शक्ति नहीं थी जिससे वह उन्हें गुमराह होने पर विवश कर सके। वह तो केवल उनके लिए (गुमराही को) सुशोभित कर रहा था और उन्हें बहका रहा था। परंतु हमने उसे उन लोगों को बहकाने की अनुमति दी, ताकि उस व्यक्ति की बात ज़ाहिर हो जाए जो आख़िरत तथा उसमें मिलने वाले बदले पर ईमान रखता है और जो उसके बारे में संदेह में पड़ा है। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आपका पालनहार प्रत्येक चीज़ का संरक्षक है। वह अपने बंदों के कामों को सुरक्षित रखता है और उन्हें उनका बदला देता है। -[34:22] (ऐ रसूल) इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दीजिए : जिन्हें तुमने अल्लाह के सिवा अपना पूज्य समझ रखा है, उन्हें पुकारो, ताकि वे तुम्हें लाभ पहुँचाएँ या तुमसे हानि को दूर करें। क्योंकि वे आकाशों तथा धरती में एक कण के बराबर भी अधिकार नहीं रखते। तथा उनमें अल्लाह के साथ उनकी कोई भागीदारी भी नहीं है। और न ही अल्लाह का कोई सहायक है, जो उसकी मदद करे। क्योंकि वह साझेदारों से तथा सहायकों से बेनियाज़ है। -[34:23] और महिमावान अल्लाह के पास सिफारिश केवल उस व्यक्ति के लिए लाभदायक होगी, जिसे अल्लाह सिफारिश की अनुमति प्रदान कर दे। और अल्लाह अपनी महानता के कारण, केवल उसी को सिफारिश की अनुमति देगा, जिसे वह पसंद करे। और उसकी महानता का एक दृश्य यह है कि जब वह आकाश में बात करता है, तो फ़रिश्ते उसके फरमान के आगे विनम्रता अपनाते हुए अपने परों को फड़फड़ाने लगते हैं। यहाँ तक कि जब उनके दिलों से घबराहट दूर कर दी जाती है, तो फ़रिश्ते जिबरील से पूछते हैं : तुम्हारे पालनहार ने क्या कहा? जबरील कहते हैं : उसने सत्य कहा है और वह अपने अस्तित्व और प्रभुता में सबसे ऊँचा, और बहुत महान है जिसके सामने हर चीज़ हीन (छोटी) है। -[34:24] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : तुम्हें आकाशों से बारिश उतारकर और धरती से फल, फसलें, मेवे और अन्य चीज़ें उगाकर रोज़ी कौन देता है? आप कह दें : अल्लाह ही है, जो तुम्हें इनसे जीविका प्रदान करता है। और निश्चय हम या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम लोग अवश्य सन्मार्ग पर हैं अथवा खुली गुमराही में हैं। हम में से कोई एक अनिवार्य रूप से ऐसा है। और इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि हिदायत वाले लोग ईमान वाले ही हैं, और गुमराही वाले लोग बहुदेववादी ही हैं। -[34:25] (ऐ रसूल) आप उनसे कह दें : हमने जो पाप किए हैं, उनके बारे में क़ियामत के दिन तुमसे नहीं पूछा जाएगा, और जो कुछ तुम कर रहे थे, उसके बारे में हमसे नहीं पूछा जाएगा। -[34:26] आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन हमें और तुम्हें एकत्रित करेगा। फिर हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय करेगा। चुनाँचे जो सत्य पर है, उसे उस व्यक्ति से अलग कर देगा जो असत्य पर है। वह ऐसा निर्णयकारी है, जो न्याय के साथ निर्णय करता है और वह जो कुछ निर्णय करता है, उसे भली-भाँति जानने वाला है। -[34:27] (ऐ रसूल) आप उनसे कह दें : मुझे वो लोग दिखाओ, जिन्हें तुमने अल्लाह का साझी बना लिया है, जिनको तुम अल्लाह के साथ इबादत में साझेदार बनाते हो। कदापि नहीं, मामला वैसा नहीं है जैसा कि तुमने कल्पना की है कि उसके साझेदार हैं। बल्कि वह अल्लाह अत्यंत प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, तथा वह अपनी रचना, अपने निर्णय और अपने प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[34:28] और हमने आपको (ऐ रसूल) सर्व मानव जाति के लिए भेजा है, (आप) धर्मपरायण लोगों को यह शुभ सूचना देने वाले हैं कि उनके लिए जन्नत है, तथा काफिरों और दुराचारियों को जहन्नम से डराने वाले हैं। लेकिन अधिकतर लोग यह नहीं जानते हैं। अगर उन्हें यह पता होता, तो वे आपको नहीं झुठलाते। -[34:29] तथा बहुदेववादी लोग उस यातना के लिए, जिससे उन्हें डराया जाता है, जल्दी मचाते हुए आपसे कहते हैं : यातना का यह वादा कब पूरा होगा, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि वह सत्य है? -[34:30] (ऐ रसूल) आप यातना के लिए जल्दी मचाने वाले इन लोगों से कह दीजिए : तुम्हारे लिए एक विशिष्ट दिन का वादा है; उससे न एक घड़ी पीछे रह सकते हो और न उससे एक घड़ी आगे बढ़ सकते हो। और यह दिन क़ियामत का दिन है। -[34:31] और अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों ने कहा : हम इस क़ुरआन पर कदापि ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, जिसके बारे में मुहम्मद का दावा है कि वह उसपर अवतरित हुआ है। इसी तरह हम पिछली आसमानी पुस्तकों पर भी ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। और (ऐ रसूल) यदि आप देखें, जब क़ियामत के दिन अत्याचारियों को उनके पालनहार के पास हिसाब के लिए रोक लिया जाएगा, वे आपस में एक-दूसरे की बात का उत्तर दे रहे होंगे, उनमें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति दूसरे को ज़िम्मेदार ठहरा रहा होगा और उसे दोष दे रहा होगा। अनुयायी लोग जो कमज़ोर समझ लिए गए थे अपने उन आकाओं से जिन्होंने उन्हें दुनिया में कमज़ोर बनाकर रखा था, कहेंगे : यदि तुम लोगों ने हमें गुमराह न किया होता, तो हम अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाने वाले होते। -[34:32] जिन अनुसरण किए गए लोगों ने अभिमान के कारण सत्य को अस्वीकार कर दिया था, वे उन अनुसरणकारियों से कहेंगे, जिन्हें उन्होंने कमज़ोर समझ रखा था : क्या हमने तुम्हें उस मार्गदर्शन से रोका था जो मुहम्मद तुम्हारे पास लेकर आए थे?! नहीं, बल्कि तुम स्वयं अत्याचारी, भ्रष्ट और बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले लोग थे। -[34:33] वे अनुयायी, जिन्हें उनके आक़ाओं ने कमज़ोर समझ रखा था, अपने उन प्रमुखों से जिन्होंने सत्य स्वीकारने से अभिमान किया, कहेंगे : बल्कि तुम्हारी हमारे साथ रात और दिन की चालों ही ने हमें मार्गदर्शन से रोका था, जब तुम हमें अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके सिवा दूसरे मखलूक़ों की इबादत का आदेश देते थे। और जब वे खुद अपनी आँखों से सज़ा देख लेंगे और मालूम हो जाएगा कि अब उन्हें सज़ा होने वाली है, तो वे दुनिया में जो कुफ़्र किया करते थे, उसपर अपने दिल में पछतावा छिपाएँगे। और हम काफिरों के गले में तौक़ डाल देंगे। यह सज़ा उन्हें उनके उन कर्मों के बदले दी जाएगी, जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे, जैसे अल्लाह के अलावा अन्य की पूजा करना और पाप करना। -[34:34] तथा हमने जिस बस्ती में भी कोई रसूल भेजा, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की सज़ा से डराता था, तो उसके सत्ता, प्रतिष्ठा और धन से संपन्न लोगों ने कहा : (ऐ रसूलो) तुम जिस चीज़ के साथ भेजे गए हो, हम उसका इनकार करते हैं। -[34:35] इन प्रतिष्ठा वाले लोगों ने इतराते और गर्व करते हुए कहा : हम अधिक धन वाले और अधिक संतान वाले हैं। और तुम जो यह दावा करते हो कि हम यातना से पीड़ित किए जाने वाले है, वह झूठ है। हम न तो दुनिया में यातना से पीड़ित किए जाएँगे और न आखिरत में। -[34:36] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन लोगों से कह दें, जो अल्लाह की ओर से प्राप्त नेमतों के धोखे में पड़े हैं : मेरा सर्वशक्तिमान व महिमावान पालनहार जिसके लिए चाहता है, जीविका विस्तृत कर देता है उसका परीक्षण करने के लिए कि वह शुक्रिया अदा करता है या नाशुक्री करता है, तथा वह जिसके लिए चाहता है, रोज़ी तंग कर देता है यह जाँचने के लिए कि वह सब्र करता है या क्रोध प्रकट करता है? लेकिन ज़्यादातर लोग नहीं जानते कि अल्लाह हिकमत वाला है। वह किसी मामले का निर्णय एक व्यापक हिकमत के तहत ही करता है, जिसे कुछ लोग जानते हैं, तो कुछ लोग उससे अनभिज्ञ होते हैं। -[34:37] तुम्हारे धन और तुम्हारी संतान जिनपर तुम गर्व करते हो, तुम्हें अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता का रास्ता नहीं दिखा सकते। परन्तु जो व्यक्ति ईमान लाया और अच्छा कर्म किया, उसे दोहरा बदला मिलेगा। चुनाँचे धन को अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करने से और संतान के उसके लिए दुआ करने से, उसे अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त होती है। अतः उन सत्कर्म करने वाले मोमिनों के लिए, उनके किए हुए अच्छे कामों का दोहरा प्रतिफल है। और वे जन्नत के ऊँचे घरों में यातना, मृत्यु और नेमतों की समाप्ति आदि के भय से निश्चिंत होकर रहेंगे। -[34:38] तथा जो काफ़िर, लोगों को हमारी आयतों से फेरने का अथक प्रयास करते हैं और अपने लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त करने की कोशिश में लगे रहते हैं, वे दुनिया में घाटा उठाने वाले हैं तथा आखिरत में यातना से ग्रस्त किए जाएँगे। -[34:39] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : निःसंदेह मेरा पालनहार अपने बंदों में से जिसके लिए चाहता है, जीविका विस्तृत कर देता है और जिसके लिए चाहता है, उसे तंग कर देता है। और तुम अल्लाह के मार्ग में जो चीज़ भी खर्च करोगे, अल्लाह उसके बदले दुनिया में तुम्हें उससे बेहतर चीज़ प्रदान करेगा तथा आखिरत में भरपूर सवाब देगा। और अल्लाह ही सबसे उत्तम जीविका प्रदान करने वाला है। अतः जिसे जीविका चाहिए, वह महिमावान अल्लाह का सहारा ले। -[34:40] और (ऐ रसूल) याद करें, जिस दिन अल्लाह उन सभी को एकत्रित करेगा। फिर वह महिमावान अल्लाह बहुदेववादियों को फटकारने और डांटने के तौर पर, फरिश्तों से कहेगा : क्या यही लोग दुनिया में अल्लाह को छोड़कर तुम्हारी पूजा किया करते थे? -[34:41] फ़रिश्ते कहेंगे : तू पाक और पवित्र है! तू ही उनके सिवा हमारा संरक्षक है। हमारे और उनके बीच कोई दोस्ती नहीं है। बल्कि ये बहुदेववादी शैतानों की पूजा करते थे। शैतान उनके सामने फरिश्तों के रूप में आते थे, तो ये अल्लाह को छोड़कर उनकी पूजा करते थे। उनमें से अधिकतर लोग उनपर ईमान रखने वाले थे। -[34:42] हश्र और हिसाब के दिन, उपास्यों के पास उन लोगों के लिए जो दुनिया में अल्लाह को छोड़कर उनकी उपासना किया करते थे, किसी लाभ और हानि का कोई अधिकार नहीं होगा। तथा हम उन लोगों से, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र तथा गुनाहों के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया, कहेंगे : उस आग की यातना चखो, जिसे तुम दुनिया में झुठलाया करते थे। -[34:43] और जब इन झुठलाने वाले बहुदेववादियों के सामने, हमारे रसूल पर उतरने वाली स्पष्ट आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, जिनमें कोई अस्पष्टता नहीं होती है, तो वे कहते हैं : यह व्यक्ति जो इसे लेकर आया है, एक ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो तुम्हें केवल तुम्हारे बाप-दादा के धर्म से हटाना चाहता है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा : यह क़ुरआन मात्र एक झूठ है, जो इसने अल्लाह पर मढ़ दिया है। तथा काफिरों के पास जब अल्लाह के पास से क़ुरआन आया, तो उन्होंने उसके बारे में कहा : यह तो स्पष्ट जादू है; क्योंकि यह पति-पत्नि और बाप-बेटे के बीच जुदाई डाल देता है। -[34:44] और हमने उन्हें पुस्तकें नहीं दी हैं, जिन्हें ये लोग पढ़ते हों, जो उन्हें यह बताएँ कि यह क़ुरआन झूठ है, जिसे मुहम्मद ने गढ़ लिया है। तथा (ऐ रसूल) आपको भेजने से पहले हमने उनकी ओर कोई रसूल नहीं भेजा है, जो उन्हें अल्लाह के अज़ाब से डराता। -[34:45] तथा पिछले समुदायों जैसे आद, समूद और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने भी झुठलाया था। जबकि आपकी जाति के बहुदेववादी लोग, शक्ति, अजेयता, धन और संख्या बल में पिछले समुदायों के दसवें भाग तक भी नहीं पहुँचे हैं। चुनाँचे उनमें से प्रत्येक जाति ने अपने रसूल को झुठलाया, तो उनके धन, शक्ति और संख्या ने उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं दिया और अंततः उनपर मेरा अज़ाब आकर रहा। तो (ऐ रसूल!) देखो कि मेरा उनका खंडन करना कैसा रहा और मेरा उन्हें दंडित करना कैसा रहा। -[34:46] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दीजिए : मैं तुम्हें एक बात की सलाह और मशवरा देता हूँ; यह कि तुम अपनी इच्छाओं से अलग होकर अल्लाह के लिए दो-दो करके या अकेले-अकेले खड़े हो जाओ। फिर अपने साथी की जीवनी के बारे में, तथा तुम्हें उसके विवेक, सच्चाई और अमानतदारी के बारे में जो कुछ पता है उसमें मनन चिंतन करो; ताकि तुम्हें स्पष्ट रूप से पता चल जाए कि तुम्हारे साथी में कोई पागलपन नहीं है। वह तो केवल तुम्हें एक कठोर यातना के आने से पहले डराने वाला है, यदि तुमने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने से तौबा नहीं किया। -[34:47] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दीजिए : मैं तुम्हारे पास जो मार्गदर्शन और भलाई लेकर आया हूँ, उसपर मैंने तुमसे जो बदला या पारिश्रमिक माँगा है (यदि मान लिया जाए कि कुछ माँगा है), तो वह तुम्हारे लिए है। मेरा प्रतिफल तो केवल अल्लाह पर है। वह प्रत्येक वस्तु का गवाह है। वह गवाही देगा कि मैंने तुम्हें संदेश पहुँचा दिया है। तथा वह तुम्हारे कर्मों का भी साक्षी है। अतः वह तुम्हें उनका पूरा-पूरा बदला देगा। -[34:48] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए कि वास्तव में मेरा पालनहार सत्य को असत्य पर हावी करके उसे नष्ट कर देता है और वह परोक्ष को खूब जानने वाला है। आकाशों तथा धरती में उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, और न ही उससे उसके बंदों के कार्य छिपे हैं। -[34:49] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : सत्य अर्थात इस्लाम आ गया और असत्य (झूठ) जिसका कोई प्रभाव या शक्ति दिखाई नहीं देती, वह मिट गया और वह कभी अपने प्रभाव में वापस नहीं आएगा। -[34:50] और (ऐ रसूल) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : यदि मैं तुम्हें जो संदेश पहुँचा रहा हूँ, उसमें सत्य मार्ग से भटका हुआ हूँ, तो मेरे भटकने का नुकसान मेरे तक ही सीमित है, उससे तुम्हें कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचेगी। और यदि मैं सीधे मार्ग पर हूँ, तो इसका कारण वह वह़्य है, जो मेरा पालनहार मेरी ओर उतारता है। वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला और इतना निकट है कि मेरी बात सुनना उसके लिए कुछ भी कठिन नहीं है। -[34:51] और यदि (ऐ रसूल) आप देखें, जब ये झुठलाने वाले क़ियामत के दिन यातना को अपने सामने देखकर घबराए हुए होंगे, तो उनके लिए भागने और शरण लेने का कोई स्थान नहीं होगा और वे पहली बार ही में एक नज़दीकी आसान जगह से पकड़ लिए जाएँगे। यदि आप इस स्थिति को देखें, तो आपको एक अद्भुत चीज़ नज़र आएगी। -[34:52] और जब वे अपना परिणाम देख लेंगे, तो कहेंगे : हम क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान लाए। भला अब उनके लिए ईमान ग्रहण करना कैसे संभव है, जबकि ईमान की स्वीकृति का स्थान उनसे बहुत दूर हो गया है?! क्योंकि वे दुनिया के घर से, जो केवल कार्य करने का स्थान है, बदले का नहीं, (उससे) निकलकर आखिरत के घर में प्रवेश कर चुके हैं, जो केवल बदला दिए जाने का घर है, कार्य करने का नहीं। -[34:53] और अब उनका ईमान लाना कैसे सही हो सकता तथा उसे कैसे स्वीकार किया जा सकता है, जबकि वे सांसारिक जीवन में इसका इनकार कर चुके हैं, और सत्य को पहुँचने से दूर गुमान के आधार पर अटकल बातें करते रहे हैं, जैसा कि रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के बारे में उनका यह कहना कि : वह जादूगर, काहिन और कवि हैं?! -[34:54] और इन झुठलाने वालों को इनकी इच्छाओं की प्राप्ति, जैसे जीवन के सुखों, कुफ़्र से तौबा, आग से मुक्ति और सांसारिक जीवन में वापसी, से रोक दिया जाएगा, जैसा कि इनसे पहले झुठलाने वाले समुदायों में से इन जैसे लोगों के साथ किया जा चुका है। वे रसूलों की लाई हुई बातों, जैसे एकेश्वरवाद और मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन पर ईमान के संबंध में संदेह में पड़े हुए थे, एक ऐसा संदेह जो कुफ़्र का कारण बन गया। - -Surah 35: Al-Fatir (The Originator) ----------------------------------------- -[35:1] सब प्रशंसा आकाशों तथा धरती को बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के पैदा करने वाले अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने फ़रिश्तों में से संदेशवाहक बनाए, जो उसके नियत किए हुए आदेशों को लागू करते हैं और उन्हीं में से कुछ फ़रिश्ते नबियों तक वह़्य पहुँचाने का काम करते हैं। अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनको सौंपी हुई ज़िम्मेदारियों को निभाने की शक्ति प्रदान की है। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ दो पंख वाले हैं, कुछ तीन और कुछ चार पंख वाले। वे उनके सहारे अल्लाह का आदेश लागू करने के लिए उड़ते हैं। अल्लाह अपनी सृष्टि में जिस किसी अंग, या सौंदर्य या आवाज की चाहता है, वृद्धि करता है। निश्चय अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[35:2] निःसंदेह हर चीज़ की कुंजी अल्लाह के हाथ में है। अतः वह लोगों के लिए जीविका, मार्गदर्शन, खुशी और अन्य नेमतों के जो द्वार खोल दे, तो कोई भी उसे रोक नहीं सकता। तथा उनमें से जिसे वह रोक ले, तो उसके रोकने के पश्चात कोई भी उसे नहीं भेज सकता। और वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर (नियति) और प्रबंध में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[35:3] ऐ लोगो! तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमत को, अपने दिलों और ज़बानों से तथा अपने अंगों से कार्य के द्वारा, याद करो। क्या अल्लाह के अलावा तुम्हारा और कोई पैदा करने वाला है, जो तुम्हें आकाश से वर्षा उतारकर और धरती से फलों एवं फसलों और अन्य चीज़ों को उगाकर जीविका प्रदान करता है? उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं है। फिर इसके पश्चात तुम इस सत्य से कैसे फिर जाते हो और अल्लाह पर मिथ्यारोपण करते हो और यह दावा करते हो कि अल्लाह के कुछ साझीदार हैं। हालाँकि उसी ने तुम्हें पैदा किया और तुम्हें जीविका प्रदान की?! -[35:4] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के लोग आपको झुठलाते हैं, तो आप धैर्य से काम लें। क्योंकि आप पहले रसूल नहीं हैं, जिसे उसकी जाति के लोगों ने झुठलाया है। बल्कि आपसे पूर्व समुदायों ने भी अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया था, जैसे आद, समूद और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति। तथा सभी मामले अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटाए जाएँगे। फिर वह झुठलाने वालों को विनष्ट कर देगा तथा अपने रसूलों और ईमान वालों की सहायता करेगा। -[35:5] ऐ लोगो! अल्लाह ने (क़ियामत के दिन मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन और बदले का) जो वादा किया है, वह सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। अतः सांसारिक जीवन की सुख-सुविधाएँ और उसकी इच्छाएँ तुम्हें अच्छे कार्य के द्वारा उस दिन की तैयारी करने से धोखे में न रखें, तथा शैतान असत्य और सांसारिक जीवन में लिप्त रहने को सुशोभित करके तुम्हें धोखे में न डाले। -[35:6] निःसंदेह शैतान (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हारा हमेशा का शत्रु है। अतः निरंतर उससे लड़ने की प्रतिबद्धता के साथ उसे अपना शत्रु समझो। वास्तव में, शैतान अपने अनुयायियों को अल्लाह के इनकार की ओर बुलाता है। ताकि उनका परिणाम क़ियामत के दिन दहकती आग में प्रवेश करना हो। -[35:7] जिन लोगों ने शैतान का अनुसरण करते हुए अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, उनके लिए कठोर यातना है। और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से उनके पापों की क्षमा है, तथा उनके लिए उसकी ओर से एक महान प्रतिफल है और वह जन्नत है। -[35:8] जिस व्यक्ति के लिए शैतान ने उसके बुरे कार्य को सुंदर बना दिया, तो वह उसे अच्छा समझने लगा, वह उस व्यक्ति के समान नहीं है, जिसके लिए अल्लाह ने सत्य को सुशोभित कर दिया है, तो वह उसे सत्य समझता है। क्योंकि अल्लाह जिसे चाहे, गुमराह कर देता है और जिसे चाहे, मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है, उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं है। अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप इन गुमराहों की गुमराही पर शोक करते हुए अपने आपको हलकान न करें। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उनकी करतूतों को जानता है, उनके कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[35:9] तथा वह अल्लाह ही है, जो हवाओं को भेजता है। तो ये हवाएँ बादल को चलाती हैं। फिर हम बादल को ऐसे नगर की ओर ले जाते हैं, जहाँ कोई पौधा नहीं होता। फिर हम उसके पानी से भूमि को उसके सूखने के बाद, उसमें पौधे उगाकर, पुनर्जीवित कर देते हैं। तो जैसे हमने इस भूमि को उसके मरने के बाद, उसमें पौधे उगाकर, पुनर्जीवित किया है, उसी तरह क़ियामत के दिन मृतकों को फिर से जीवित किया जाएगा। -[35:10] जो व्यक्ति दुनिया अथवा आखिरत में सम्मान चाहता है, वह उसे अल्लाह के सिवाय किसी और से न माँगे। क्योंकि उन दोनों स्थानों में सम्मान केवल अल्लाह ही के लिए है। उसका (बंदों के द्वारा) पवित्र स्मरण उसी की ओर चढ़ता है और बंदों का अच्छा कर्म उसे अल्लाह की ओर ऊपर उठाता है। और जो लोग बुरी साज़िशें रचते हैं (जैसे कि रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हत्या करने का प्रयास) उनके लिए कठोर यातना है और इन काफ़िरों की साज़िश विफल होकर रहेगी और उन्हें कोई लक्ष्य प्राप्त नहीं होगा। -[35:11] अल्लाह ही है जिसने तुम्हारे पिता आदम को मिट्टी से पैदा किया, फिर उसने तुम्हें वीर्य से पैदा किया। फिर तुम्हें पुरुष एवं महिला बनाया, ताकि तुम आपस में विवाह करो। तथा जो भी महिला कोई गर्भ धारण करती है तथा वह अपने बच्चे को जन्म देती है, तो वह उस महिमावान के ज्ञान में होता है। उसमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे लुप्त नहीं होती है। और उसकी सृष्टि में से किसी की आयु में जो भी वृद्धि या कमी की जाती है, तो वह 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' में अंकित है। निःसंदेह ये उल्लिखित चीज़ें (अर्थात् तुम्हें मिट्टी से पैदा करना और तुम्हें विभिन्न चरणों में पैदा करना तथा तुम्हारी आयु को 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' में लिखना) अल्लाह पर बहुत आसान है। -[35:12] और दोनों सागर समान नहीं हो सकते। उनमें से एक बहुत मीठा है और मीठा होने के कारण उसका पानी पीने में रुचिकर है। जबकि दूसरा कड़वा और खारा है, जिसे उसके सख्त खारेपन के कारण पीना संभव नहीं है। उन दोनों सागरों से तुम ताज़ा माँस अर्थात मछली खाते हो तथा उनसे मोती और मूंगे निकालते हो, जिन्हें तुम अलंकरण के रूप में पहनते हो। और (ऐ देखने वाला) तू नावों को देखता है कि वे आती-जाती हुई सागर को चीरती हुई चलती हैं, ताकि तुम व्यापार करके अल्लाह का अनुग्रह तलाश करो और ताकि तुम अल्लाह की दी हुई अपार नेमतों पर, उसका शुक्रिया अदा करो। -[35:13] अल्लाह रात को दिन में दाखिल करके दिन को लंबा कर देता है और दिन को रात में दाखिल करके रात को लंबाई में बढ़ा देता है। और अल्लाह ने सूर्य एवं चाँद को उनके काम में लगा रखा है। उनमें से प्रत्येक एक निर्धारित समय के लिए चल रहा है, जिसे अल्लाह जानता है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। ये सब चीज़ें जो निर्धारित करता और चलाता है, वह तुम्हारा पालनहार अल्लाह है; केवल उसी के लिए राज्य (बादशाही) है। जबकि तुम उसके सिवाय जिन मूर्तियों की पूजा करते हो, वे खजूर की गुठली के ऊपर पाए जाने वाले पतले छिलके के बराबर भी अधिकार नहीं रखती हैं। तो फिर तुम मुझे छोड़कर उनहें कैसे पूजते हो?! -[35:14] यदि तुम अपने पूज्यों को पुकारो, तो वे तुम्हारी पुकार नहीं सुनेंगे। क्योंकि वे निर्जीव वस्तुएँ हैं, जिनमें न जीवन है और न सुनने की शक्ति। और यदि (मान लिया जाए कि) वे तुम्हारी पुकार सुन ही लें, तो वे तुम्हारी पुकार का जवाब नहीं दे सकते। और क़ियामत के दिन वे तुम्हारे शिर्क एवं उपासना से पल्ला झाड़ लेंगे। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आपको अल्लाह से अधिक सच्ची सूचना कोई नहीं दे सकता। -[35:15] ऐ लोगो! तुम अपने सभी मामलों में और सभी स्थितियों में अल्लाह के ज़रूरतमंद हो। और अल्लाह बेनियाज़ है। उसे किसी भी चीज़ में तुम्हारी आवश्यकता नहीं है। वह अपने बंदो के लिए जो निर्णय लेता है, उसपर वह दुनिया एवं आखिरत में प्रशंसित है। -[35:16] यदि वह सर्वशक्तिमान तुम्हारा विनाशकर तुम्हें हटाना चाहे, तो वह तुम्हें हटा दे और तुम्हारे स्थान पर एक नई मख़लूक़ ले आए, जो केवल उसी की इबादत करने वाली हो, उसके साथ किसी भी चीज़ को साझी न ठहराने वाली हो। -[35:17] और तुम्हारा विनाशकर तुम्हें हटाना और तुम्हारे स्थान पर दूसरी मख़लूक़ लाना, सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के लिए असंभव नहीं है। -[35:18] कोई पापी व्यक्ति, दूसरे पापी के गुनाह का बोझ नहीं उठाएगा। बल्कि हर पापी व्यक्ति को अपने गुनाह का बोझ खुद उठाना पड़ेगा। और यदि कोई अपने पापों के बोझ को उठाने से बोझिल व्यक्ति किसी और को अपने कुछ पापों को वहन करने के लिए पुकारेगा, तो कोई भी उसका बोझ उठाने के लिए तैयार नहीं होगा, भले ही वह आमंत्रित व्यक्ति उसका कोई रिश्तेदार हो। आप तो (ऐ रसूल) केवल उन लोगों को अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाले हैं, जो बिन देखे अपने पालनहार से डरते हैं और पूर्ण रूप से नमाज़ अदा करते हैं। क्योंकि यही लोग आपके डराने से लाभान्वित होते हैं। और जो व्यक्ति खुद को पापों से शुद्ध करता है - जिसमें से सबसे बड़ा बहुदेववाद है - तो वह अपने लिए ही शुद्धता अपनाता है। क्योंकि उसका लाभ उसी को मिलने वाला है। क्योंकि अल्लाह उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से बेनियाज़ है। और क़ियामत के दिन (सब को) हिसाब और बदले के लिए अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है। -[35:19] काफ़िर और मोमिन स्थान में समान नहीं हैं, जैसे अंधा और देखने वाला समान नहीं हैं। -[35:20] तथा कुफ़्र और ईमान समान नहीं हो सकते, जैसे अंधकार और प्रकाश समान नहीं हैं। -[35:21] तथा जन्नत और जहन्नम अपने प्रभावों में समान नहीं हो सकते, जैसे छाया तथा गर्म हवा समान नहीं हैं। -[35:22] ईमान वाले तथा काफ़िर समान नहीं हो सकते, जैसे जीवित तथा मृत समान नहीं हो सकते। निःसंदेह अल्लाह जिसे सीधा रास्ता दिखाना चाहता है, उसे सुना देता है। और आप (ऐ रसूल) उन काफिरों को नहीं सुना सकते, जो क़ब्रों में पड़े मुर्दों की तरह हैं। -[35:23] आप तो केवल उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाले हैं। -[35:24] निःसंदेह हमने आपको (ऐ रसूल!) उस सत्य के साथ भेजा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। आप ईमान वालों को उस अच्छे बदले की शुभ सूचना देने वाले हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखा है, तथा काफ़िरों को उस दर्दनाक यातना से डराने वाले हैं, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी है। तथा पिछले समुदायों में से प्रत्येक समुदाय में अल्लाह की ओर से एक रसूल गुज़रा है, जो उन्हें उसकी यातना से डराता था। -[35:25] और यदि (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के लोग आपको झुठलाते हैं, तो आप धैर्य से काम लें। क्योंकि आप पहले रसूल नहीं हैं, जिसे उसकी जाति के लोगों ने झुठलाया है। इनसे पूर्व समुदायों ने भी अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया था, जैसे आद, समूद और लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति। उनके रसूल उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए थे, जो उनके सच्चे रसूल होने को इंगित करते थे। तथा उनके रसूल उनके पास ग्रंथों और ज्योतिमान करने वाली पुस्तक भी लेकर आए थे, उसके लिए जो उसपर चिंतन और मनन करने वाला हो। -[35:26] इसके बावजूद उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया और वे अल्लाह के पास से जो कुछ लेकर आए थे, उसमें उनपर विश्वास नहीं किया। परिणामस्वरूप, मैंने कुफ़्र करने वालों को विनष्ट कर दिया। अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप सोचें कि मैंने उनकी किस तरह पकड़ की, कि उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया। -[35:27] क्या (ऐ रसूल) आपने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह ने आकाश से बारिश का पानी बरसाया। फिर हमने उस पानी से पेड़ों को सींचकर विभिन्न रंगों के फल पैदा किए, जिनमें लाल, हरे, पीले और अन्य रंगों के फल हैं। और पहाड़ों में सफेद रास्ते, लाल रास्ते और गहरे काले रास्ते (और धारियाँ) हैं। -[35:28] उपर्युक्त चीज़ों की तरह मनुष्यों, जानवरों तथा मवेशियों (ऊँट, गाय, भेड़-बकरी) में से भी ऐसे हैं जिनके रंग अलग-अलग होते हैं। वास्तव में सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के वैभव का सम्मान करने वाले और उससे डरने वाले वही लोग हैं, जो उस सर्वशक्तिमान का ज्ञान रखने वाले हैं; क्योंकि वे उसके गुणों, उसकी शरीयत और उसकी शक्ति के प्रमाणों को जानते हैं। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्यंत प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, तथा अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है। -[35:29] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह की उस पुस्तक का पाठ करते हैं, जिसे हमने अपने रसूल पर उतारा है और उसकी शिक्षाओं का पालन करते हैं, और नमाज़ को सर्वोत्तम तरीक़े से पूरा करते हैं, तथा हमने उन्हें जो कुछ प्रदान किया है, उसमें से ज़कात के रूप में एवं अन्य तरीकों से छिपे और खुले खर्च करते हैं, वे इन कार्यों से अल्लाह के निकट ऐसे व्यापार की आशा रखते हैं, जिसमें कभी घाटा नहीं होगा। -[35:30] ताकि अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का पूर्ण प्रतिफल प्रदान करे, तथा अपनी कृपा से उन्हें अधिक प्रदान करे; क्योंकि वह इसका योग्य है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह इन गुणों से सुसज्जित बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला और उनके अच्छे कर्मों का क़द्रदान (गुणग्राही) है। -[35:31] और हमने जो पुस्तक (ऐ रसूल) आपकी ओर उतारी है, वही सत्य है जो संदेह से परे है। जिसे अल्लाह ने पिछली पुस्तकों की सत्यता प्रकट करने के लिए उतारी है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने बंदों को भली-भाँति जानने और देखने वाला है। अतः वह हर समुदाय के रसूल की ओर उस चीज़ की प्रकाशना (वह़्य) करता है, जिसकी उसे अपने समय में आवश्यकता होती है। -[35:32] फिर हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत को, जिसे हमने दूसरी उम्मतों पर चुन लिया है, क़ुरआन प्रदान किया। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ लोग निषिद्ध कार्यों को करके और कर्तव्यों को छोड़कर खुद पर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। तथा उनमें से कुछ लोग बीच का रास्ता अपनाने वाले हैं अर्थात् जो कर्तव्यों को करते और निषिद्ध चीजों को त्यागते हैं, लेकिन साथ ही कुछ वांछनीय चीजों को छोड़ देते हैं और कुछ नापसंद (मकरूह) चीज़ों को कर डालते हैं। जबकि उनमें से कुछ लोग अल्लाह की अनुमति से नेकी के कामों में पहल करने वाले हैं, इस प्रकार कि वे कर्तव्यों और वांछनीय कामों को करते हैं और निषिद्ध तथा नापसंद चीज़ों को त्याग कर देते हैं। यह जिसका उल्लेख किया गया है - अर्थात इस उम्मत को चुनना और इसे क़ुरआन प्रदान करना - ही वह महान अनुग्रह है, जिसकी तुलना किसी अन्य अनुग्रह के साथ नहीं की जा सकती। -[35:33] सदा रहने के बाग़ हैं, जिनमें ये चुने हुए लोग प्रवेश करेंगे। जिनमें वे मोती तथा सोने के कंगन पहनेंगे और उनमें उनके वस्त्र रेशम के होंगे। -[35:34] वे जन्नत में प्रवेश करने के बाद कहेंगे : सारी प्रशंसा उस अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने हमसे उस ग़म को दूर कर दिया जो हमें जहन्नम में जाने के डर के कारण होता था। निःसंदेह हमारा पालनहार अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला तथा उनकी आज्ञाकारिता पर उनका गुणग्राही है। -[35:35] जिसने हमें सदैव रहने के स्थान में - जिसके बाद कोई स्थानान्तरण नहीं है - मात्र अपनी कृपा से उतारा, हमारी ताकत या शक्ति से नहीं। यहाँ हमें कोई थकान या परेशानी नहीं होती है। -[35:36] और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, उनके लिए जहन्नम की आग है, जिसमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे। न उनपर मृत्यु का फैसला किया जाएगा कि वे मर जाएँ और यातना से आराम पा जाएँ, और न उनसे जहन्नम का अज़ाब ही कुछ हल्का किया जाएगा। इस प्रकार का बदला हम क़ियामत के दिन हर उस व्यक्ति को देंगे, जो अपने पालनहार की नेमतों का इनकार करने वाला है। -[35:37] वे उसमें ज़ोर-ज़ोर से चिल्लाएँगे और फ़रियाद करते हुए कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें इस आग से निकाल ले, हम दुनिया में जो कुछ किया करते थे, उसके विपरीत अच्छे कार्य करेंगे, ताकि तेरी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त कर सकें और तेरी यातना से बच सकें। इसपर अल्लाह उन्हें उत्तर देगा : क्या हमने तुम्हें इतनी आयु नहीं दी, जिसमें शिक्षा ग्रहण करने वाला चाहता, तो शिक्षा ग्रहण कर लेता। चुनाँचे वह अल्लाह से तौबा करता और अच्छे कार्य करता। तथा तुम्हारे पास तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से सचेत करने वाला रसूल भी आया था?! इसलिए इन सब के बाद तुम्हारे लिए कोई तर्क और बहाना नहीं है। अतः तुम आग की सज़ा चखो। क्योंकि कुफ़्र तथा पापों के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों का कोई सहायक नहींं है, जो उन्हें अल्लाह के अज़ाब से बचा सके या उनके लिए उसमें कुछ कमी कर सके। -[35:38] निःसंदेह अल्लाह आकाशों तथा धरती के परोक्ष अर्थात लोगों की दृष्टि से ओझल और छिपी हुई चीज़ों को जानने वाला है। उसमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे छूटती नहीं है। निःसंदेह वह उसे भी जानता है जो उसके बंदे अपने सीनों में अच्छी और बुरी बातें छिपाए होते हैं। -[35:39] वही (अल्लाह) है जिसने तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो) धरती पर एक-दूसरे का उत्तराधिकारी बनाया है, ताकि वह तुम्हारा परीक्षण करे कि तुम कैसे कार्य करते हो। फिर जिसने अल्लाह के साथ और रसूलों के लाए हुए संदेश के साथ कुफ़्र किया, तो उसके कुफ़्र का पाप और उसकी सज़ा उसी को भुगतनी होगी। उसके कुफ़्र से उसके पालनहार को कोई हानि नहीं पहुँचेगी। और काफिरों को उनका कुफ़्र उनके पालनहार के निकट सख्त घृणा और नाराज़गी ही में बढ़ाएगा। तथा काफिरों को उनका कुफ़्र उनके घाटे ही में वृद्धि करेगा। क्योंकि उनके ईमान लाने की स्थिति में अल्लाह ने उनके लिए जो कुछ जन्नत में तैयार किया था, उसे वे खो देंगे। -[35:40] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : तुम मुझे अपने उन साझियों के संबंध में बताओ, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो, उन्होंने धरती की कौन-सी चीज़ पैदा की है? क्या उन्होंने उसके पहाड़ बनाए? क्या उन्होंने उसकी नदियाँ बनाईं? क्या उन्होंने उसके जानवर बनाए? या वे आकाशों की रचना में अल्लाह के साथ भागीदार हैं? या हमने उन्हें कोई पुस्तक प्रदान की है, जिसमें उनके अपने साझियों की पूजा की वैधता के लिए कोई तर्क है? इनमें से कुछ भी नहीं है। बल्कि सच्चाई यह है कि कुफ़्र एवं पापों के द्वारा स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वाले, एक-दुसरे को केवल धोखे की बातों का वादा देते हैं। -[35:41] निःसंदेह अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान ही ने आकाशों तथा धरती को थामे हुए उन्हें हटने से रोकने वाला है। और यदि वे दोनों (मान लिया जाए कि) हट जाएँ, तो उस महिमावान के पश्चात कोई भी उन्हें हटने से नहीं रोक सकता। निःसंदेह वह अत्यंत सहनशील है, जो जल्दी किसी को सज़ा नहीं देता। अपने बंदों में से तौबा करने वालों के पापों को बड़ा क्षमा करने वाला है। -[35:42] और इन झुठलाने वाले काफ़िरों ने दृढ़ और पक्की सौगंध खाई कि : यदि उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से कोई सचेतकर्ता, उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने के लिए आया, तो वे यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और अन्य लोगों की तुलना में अधिक सीधे मार्ग पर जमे रहने और सत्य का पालन करने वाले हो जाएँगे। फिर जब मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम उनके पास अपने पालनहार की ओर से रसूल बनकर, उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने के लिए आ गए, तो उनके आने से वे और भी सत्य से दूर हो गए और असत्य से चिमट गए। चुनाँचे उन्होंने जिस बात की पक्की क़समें खाई थीं कि वे अपने से पहले गुज़रे हुए लोगों से अधिक सीधे रास्ते पर चलने वाले हो जाएँगे, उसे पूरा नहीं किया। -[35:43] उनका अल्लाह की क़सम खाकर वह बात कहना, जो उन्होंने कही थी, अच्छे इरादे और सही उद्देश्य से नहीं था। बल्कि धरती में अभिमान करने और लोगों को धोखा देने के लिए था। और सच्चाई यह है कि बुरी चाल, स्वयं चाल चलने वाले ही को घेरती है। तो क्या ये बुरी चाल चलने वाले अभिमानी लोग अल्लाह की अटल (नियमित) परंपरा की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं; और वह यह कि उन्हें भी उसी तरह विनष्ट कर दिया जाए, जिस तरह उनके पूर्वजों को विनष्ट कर दिया गया था?! क्योंकि आप घमंडियों को विनष्ट करने की अल्लाह की परंपरा में कभी इस तरह का बदलाव नहीं पाएँगे कि वह विनाश उनपर न उतरे, तथा न तो इस प्रकार का परिवर्तन (कभी पाएँगे) कि वह विनाश उनके अलावा किसी अन्य पर उतर जाए। इसलिए कि यह अल्लाह की एक अटल (नियमित) परंपरा है। -[35:44] क्या क़ुरैश में से आपको झुठलाने वाले लोग, धरती में नहीं चले-फिरे कि वे इस बात पर चिंतन करते कि उनसे पहले के समुदायों में से (रसूलों को) झुठलाने वालों का अंत कैसा रहा? क्या उनका अंत बहुत बुरा नहीं हुआ था क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया था, हालाँकि वे क़ुरैश से अधिक शक्तिशाली थे?! आकाशों तथा धरती की कोई चीज़ अल्लाह की पहुँच से बाहर नहीं है। वह इन झुठलाने वालों की करतूतों से भली-भाँति अवगत है। उनके कार्यों में से कोई चीज़ न उससे ओझल होती है और न छूटती है। वह जब चाहे, उन्हें विनष्ट करने में सामर्थ्यवान है। -[35:45] और यदि अल्लाह लोगों को उनके द्वारा किए गए पापों और अवज्ञाओं के कारण जल्दी सज़ा देने लगे, तो धरती के सभी लोगों तथा उनके धन एवं पशुओं को तुरंत ही विनष्ट कर दे। परन्तु अल्लाह उन्हें अपने ज्ञान में निर्धारित एक विशिष्ट समय तक ढील दे रहा है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। फिर जब क़ियामत का दिन आ जाएगा, तो अल्लाह अपने बंदों को खूब देखने वाला है, उनकी कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। अतः वह उनके कर्मों के अनुसार उन्हें बदला देगा; यदि अच्छा कर्म है, तो अच्छा बदला और यदि बुरा कर्म है, तो बुरा बदला। - -Surah 36: Ya Sin (Ya Sin) ----------------------------------------- -[36:1] (या, सीन) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इन प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[36:2] अल्लाह क़ुरआन की क़सम खा रहा है, जिसकी आयतें सुदृढ़ बनाई गई हैं और जिसके न आगे से असत्य आ सकता है, न उसके पीछे से। -[36:3] निःसंदेह (ऐ रसूल) आप उन रसूलों में से हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपने बंदों की ओर भेजा; ताकि वे उन्हें अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद (यानी उसे एकमात्र पूज्य मानने) और अकेले उसी की इबादत करने का आदेश दें। -[36:4] आप सीधे रास्ते और संतुलित शरीयत पर क़ायम हैं। तथा यह सीधा रास्ता और संतुलित शरीयत आपके उस प्रभुत्वशाली पालनहार की ओर से उतारी गई है, जिसपर कोई हावी नहीं हो सकता, वह अपने मोमिन बंदों पर बेहद दया करने वाला है। -[36:5] आप सीधे रास्ते और संतुलित शरीयत पर क़ायम हैं। तथा यह सीधा रास्ता और संतुलित शरीयत आपके उस प्रभुत्वशाली पालनहार की ओर से उतारी गई है, जिसपर कोई हावी नहीं हो सकता, वह अपने मोमिन बंदों पर बेहद दया करने वाला है। -[36:6] हमने यह क़ुरआन आपकी ओर इसलिए उतारा है, ताकि आप एक ऐसी जाति अर्थात अरब के लोगों को डराएँ और सचेत करें, जिनके पास कोई रसूल डराने के लिए नहीं आया था। इसलिए वे ईमान और एकेश्वरवाद से बेपरवाह (अनभिज्ञ) हैं। यही बात हर उस समुदाय पर लागू होती है, जिसको सचेत करने का सिलसिला बंद हो गया हो, उसे याद-दहानी कराने के लिए रसूलों की आवश्यकता होती है। -[36:7] इनमें से अधिकतर लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की यातना अनिवार्य हो चुकी है, क्योंकि इनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से उसके रसूल के माध्यम से सत्य पहुँच गया, परंतु वे उसपर ईमान नहीं लाए और अपने कुफ़्र पर बने रहे। अतः अब वे अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे और वह इनके पास जो सत्य लेकर आए, उसपर अमल नहीं करेंगे। -[36:8] इस मामले में, इन लोगों का उदाहरण उन लोगों जैसा है, जिनकी गर्दनों में तौक़ पड़े हों और उनके हाथ उनकी गर्दनों के साथ उनकी ठुड्डियों के नीचे बंधे हों, जिसके कारण वे अपने सिर आकाश की ओर उठाए रखने पर मजबूर हों और उन्हें नीचे झुकाने में असमर्थ हों। तो ऐसे ही ये लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से बंधे हुए हैं। चुनाँचे वे न उसका आज्ञापालन करते हैं और न उसके लिए अपने सिर झुकाते हैं। -[36:9] और हमने उनके सामने, सत्य से रोकने वाली एक रुकावट और उनके पीछे एक रुकावट खड़ी कर दी है। इस तरह हमने उनकी आँखों को सत्य देखने से ढाँप दिया है। अतः वे ऐसी दृष्टि से नहीं देखते हैं जिससे वे लाभान्वित हो सकें। उनके साथ ऐसा तब हुआ जब कुफ़्र पर उनका आग्रह और हठ दिखाई दिया। -[36:10] इन सत्य के विरोधी काफिरों के निकट बराबर है कि (ऐ मुहम्मद) आप उन्हें डराएँ या न डराएँ। क्योंकि वे उसपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे, जो आप अल्लाह की ओर से लेकर आए हैं। -[36:11] निश्चित रूप से आपके डराने से वास्तव में वही व्यक्ति लाभान्वित होता है, जो इस क़ुरआन पर विश्वास रखता है और जो कुछ इसमें आया है, उसका अनुसरण करता है, और अपने पालनहार से एकांत में डरता है, जहाँ अल्लाह अलावा कोई और उसे नहीं देख रहा होता है। तो इन गुणों वाले व्यक्ति को यह शुभ सूचना दे दीजिए कि अल्लाह उसके पापों को मिटा देगा और उसे क्षमा कर देगा तथा उसे एक महान बदला प्रदान करेगा, जो आख़िरत में उसकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है और वह जन्नत में प्रवेश है। -[36:12] हम क़ियामत के दिन मरे हुए लोगों को हिसाब के लिए जीवित करके उठाएँगे, और उन्होंने इस दुनिया के जीवन में जो कुछ अच्छे और बुरे कर्म करके आगे बढ़ाए, हम उन्हें लिख रहें हैं। इसी तरह हम उनकी मृत्यु के बाद उनके बाकी रहने वाले निशान को भी लिख रहे हैं, चाहे वह अच्छा हो, जैसे कि निरंतर बाकी रहने वाला सदक़ा (दान), या बुरा हो, जैसे कि कुफ़्र। और हमने हर चीज़ को एक स्पष्ट किताब अर्थात 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' में संरक्षित कर रखा है। -[36:13] और (ऐ रसूल) आप इन झुठलाने वालों और सत्य को अस्वीकार कर देने वालों के लिए एक उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करें, जो उनके लिए एक सबक़ हो। और वह बस्ती वालों की कहानी है, जब उनके रसूल उनके पास आए थे। -[36:14] जब हमने पहले उनकी ओर दो रसूल भेजे, ताकि वे उन्हें अल्लाह की तौहीद और उसकी इबादत की ओर बुलाएँ। परन्तु जब उन्होंने उन दोनों रसूलों को झुठला दिया, तो हमने तीसरा रसूल भेजकर उन दोनों को शक्ति प्रदान की। तीनों रसूलों ने बस्ती वालों से कहा : निःसंदेह - हम तीनों - तुम्हारी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजे गए हैं, ताकि हम तुम्हें अल्लाह को एक मानने और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने की ओर बुलाएँ। -[36:15] बस्ती के लोगों ने रसूलों से कहा : तुम हमारे जैसे मनुष्य ही तो हो। इसलिए तुम्हें हमपर कोई विशेषता प्राप्त नहीं है। और 'रहमान' (अत्यंत दयावान्) ने तुमपर कोई वह़्य नहीं उतारी है। तुम अपने इस दावे में केवल अल्लाह पर झूठ बोल रहे हो। -[36:16] तीनों रसूलों ने गाँव के लोगों के इनकार के जवाब में कहा : हमारा पालनहार जानता है कि हम निश्चय ही उसकी ओर से - ऐ गाँव के लोगो - तुम्हारी तरफ़ रसूल बनाकर भेजे गए हैं। और यह हमारे लिए एक पर्याप्त तर्क है। -[36:17] और हमारा दायित्य केवल इतना है कि उसने हमें जो संदेश पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, उसे स्पष्ट तौर पर पहुँचा दें। और हम तुम्हारी हिदायत के मालिक नहीं हैं। -[36:18] गाँव के लोगों ने रसूलों से कहा : हम तुम्हें अशुभ (मनहूस) समझते हैं। यदि तुम हमें एकेश्वरवाद की ओर बुलाने से बाज़ नहीं आए, तो हम तुम्हें निश्चित रूप से पत्थर मारकर मौत की सज़ा देंगे। तथा तुम्हें अवश्य हमारी ओर से दर्दनाक पीड़ा पहुँचेगी। -[36:19] रसूलों ने उनके जवाब में कहा : तुम्हारे अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने तथा उसके रसूलों का पालन न करने के कारण, तुम्हारा अपशकुन तुम्हारे ही साथ चिपका हुआ है। यदि हम तुम्हें अल्लाह की याद दिलाएँ, तो तुम अपशकुन लेते हो? बल्कि तुम कुफ़्र और पाप करने में सीमा पार कर जाने वाले लोग हो। -[36:20] बस्ती के एक दूर स्थान से एक व्यक्ति अपनी जाति के रसूलों को झुठलाने तथा उन्हें हत्या और कष्ट पहुँचाने की धमकी देने के भय से दौड़ता हुआ आया और कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! ये रसूलगण जो संदेश लेकर आए हैं, उसका पालन करो। -[36:21] (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो) तुम उनका अनुसरण करो, जो तुमसे संदेश पहुँचाने का कोई बदला नहीं माँगते तथा वे अल्लाह की ओर से उसकी वह़्य पहुँचाने में सीधे मार्ग पर हैं। इसलिए जो कोई भी इस तरह का है, वह अनुसरण करने योग्य है। -[36:22] तथा उस शुभचिंतक ने कहा : मुझे उस अल्लाह की इबादत से कौन-सी चीज़ रोकती है, जिसने मुझे पैदा किया है?! और तुम्हें अपने उस पालनहार की उपासना से कौन-सी चीज़ रोकती है, जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया है, जबकि तुम सब पुनर्जीवित कर बदले के लिए अकेले उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे?! -[36:23] क्या मैं उस अल्लाह को छोड़कर जिसने मुझे पैदा किया है, दूसरे असत्य पूज्य बना लूँ?! यदि 'रहमान' (अत्यंत दयावान् अल्लाह) मुझे कोई हानि पहुँचाना चाहे, तो इन पूज्यों की सिफ़ारिश मुझे कोई लाभ नहीं पहुँचा सकती। चुनाँचे वे मेरे लिए किसी लाभ या हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं। और न तो वे मुझे उस बुराई से बचा सकते हैं, जो अल्लाह मुझे पहुँचाना चाहे, यदि मैं कुफ़्र की हालत में मर जाऊँ। -[36:24] यदि मैंने उन्हें अल्लाह के सिवा पूज्य बना लिया, तो निश्चय ही मैं एक स्पष्ट गलती में पड़ गया; क्योंकि मैंने उसकी पूजा की, जो पूजा के योग्य नहीं है और उसकी इबादत करना छोड़ दिया, जो उसका योग्य है। -[36:25] निःसंदेह (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो) मैं अपने तथा तुम्हारे पालनहार पर ईमान ले आया। अतः मेरी बात सुनो। मुझे उस क़त्ल की परवाह नहीं है, जिसकी तुम मुझे धमकी दे रहे हो। फिर क्या था, उसकी जाति ने उसे मार डाला। तो अल्लाह ने उसे जन्नत में दाखिल कर दिया। -[36:26] उसकी शहादत के बाद उसके सम्मान में कहा गया : जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जा। चुनाँचे जब वह उसमें प्रवेश किया और उसकी नेमतों को देखा, तो कामना करते हुए कहा : काश! मेरी जाति के लोग, जिन्होंने मुझे झुठलाया और मेरी हत्या कर दी, यह जान लेते कि मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर दिया गया और मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे सम्मान प्रदान किया; ताकि वे भी मेरी तरह ईमान ले आएँ और मेरे प्रतिफल की तरह प्रतिफल प्राप्त करें। -[36:27] उसकी शहादत के बाद उसके सम्मान में कहा गया : जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जा। चुनाँचे जब वह उसमें प्रवेश किया और उसकी नेमतों को देखा, तो कामना करते हुए कहा : काश! मेरी जाति के लोग, जिन्होंने मुझे झुठलाया और मेरी हत्या कर दी, यह जान लेते कि मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर दिया गया और मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे सम्मान प्रदान किया; ताकि वे भी मेरी तरह ईमान ले आएँ और मेरे प्रतिफल की तरह प्रतिफल प्राप्त करें। -[36:28] हमने उसकी जाति के लोगों को विनष्ट करने के लिए, जिन्होंने उसे झुठला दिया और उसे मार डाला, आसमान से फ़रिश्तों की कोई सेना नहीं उतारी, तथा जब हम किसी जाति का पूर्ण विनाश करना चाहते हैं तो फ़रिश्तों को नहीं उतारते हैं। क्योंकि उनका मामला हमारे निकट इससे कहीं आसान होता है। सो हमने यह नियत किया कि उनका विनाश आसमान से एक तेज़ आवाज़ के द्वारा हो, यातना के फ़रिश्तों को उतारकर नहीं। -[36:29] उसकी जाति के विनाश की कहानी बस इतनी थी कि हमने उनपर एक तेज़ आवाज़ (चिंघाड़) भेजी। फिर एकाएक वे निष्प्राण होकर गिर गए, उनमें से कोई भी नहीं बचा। उनका उदाहरण एक आग की तरह है, जो जल रही थी, फिर अचानक बुझ गई और उसका कोई निशान नहीं बचा। -[36:30] हाय क़ियामत के दिन झुठलाने वाले बंदों का पछतावा और अफ़सोस जब वे अपनी आँखों से यातना को देख लेंगे। ऐसा इसलिए होगा कि दुनिया में उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से जो भी रसूल आता, वे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते और उपहास किया करते थे। अतः क़ियामत के दिन उनका अंजाम पछतावा और अफ़सोस होगा, उस कोताही पर जो उन्होंने अल्लाह के हक़ में की थी। -[36:31] क्या इन रसूलों को झुठलाने वाले और उनका उपहास करने वाले लोगों ने अपने से पूर्व समुदायों से शिक्षा ग्रहण नहीं किया? क्योंकि वे मर चुके हैं और फिर से दुनिया में कभी नहीं लौटेंगे, बल्कि उन कामों की ओर जा चुके हैं, जो उन्होंने (दुनिया में) करके आगे बढ़ाए थे और अल्लाह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[36:32] और सभी समुदाय, बिना किसी अपवाद के, क़ियामत के दिन उठाए जाने के बाद हमारे सामने उपस्थित किए जाएँगे, ताकि हम उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला दें। -[36:33] मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वालों के लिए पुनर्जीवन के सत्य होने की एक निशानी : यह सूखी, बंजर भूमि है, जिसपर हमने आसमान से बारिश बरसाया, फिर हमने उसमें पौधों की क़िस्मों को उगाया और लोगों के खाने के लिए अनाज की क़िस्मों को बाहर निकाला। अतः जिस (अल्लाह) ने बारिश बरसाकर और पौधे निकालकर इस धरती को फिर से जीवित कर दिया, वह मृतकों को पुनर्जीवित करने और उन्हें उठाने में सक्षम है। -[36:34] और इस भूमि में, जिसपर हमने बारिश बरसाया, खजूर और अंगूर के बाग बना दिए और उनकी सिंचाई के लिए उनमें पानी के स्रोत जारी कर दिए। -[36:35] ताकि लोग उन बाग़ों के फल खाएँ, जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें प्रदान किया है और जिसमें उनका कोई प्रयत्न शामिल नहीं हैं। तो क्या वे केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करके और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाकर, इन नेमतों पर अल्लाह के लिए आभार प्रकट नहीं करते?! -[36:36] पवित्र एवं उच्च है वह अल्लाह, जिसने पौधों और पेड़ों के विभिन्न प्रकार और जातियों को बनाए, और स्वयं मनुष्यों में से नर और मादा बनाए, तथा जल एवं थल आदि में अल्लाह के अन्य प्राणियों के भी विभिन्न प्रकार बनाए, जिन्हें लोग नहीं जानते। -[36:37] और लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की एक निशानी यह है कि हम दिन के जाने और रात के आने के साथ प्रकाश को समाप्त कर देते हैं जिस समय हम उससे दिन को खींच लेते हैं और दिन के जाने के बाद हम अंधेरा ले आते हैं। फिर एकाएक लोग अंधकार में प्रवेश कर जाते हैं। -[36:38] और उनके लिए अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद की एक निशानी यह सूरज है, जो एक नियत ठिकाने की ओर चला जा रहा है, जिसका अनुमान केवल अल्लाह को पता है, वह उससे आगे नहीं बढ़ सकता। यह निर्धारण उस प्रभुत्वशाली अल्लाह का निर्धारण है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर (आधिपत्य) नहीं चलता। वह सब कुछ जानने वाला है, जिससे उसके प्राणियों के मामले से संबंधित कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[36:39] और उनके लिए अल्लाह की तौहीद को दर्शाने वाली एक निशानी यह चाँद है, जिसकी हमने हर रात की मंज़िलें निर्धारित कर दी हैं। शुरू में वह छोटा होता है। फिर धीरे-धीरे बड़ा होता है। फिर छोटा होना शुरू होता है यहाँ तक कि खजूर की टेढ़ी, पतली, पीली और पुरानी टहनी की तरह हो जाता है। -[36:40] सूरज, चाँद, रात और दिन की निशानियाँ अल्लाह की ओर से निर्धारित हैं। इसलिए वे अपने लिए निर्धारित स्थान से आगे नहीं बढ़ सकते। चुनाँचे सूरज के लिए यह संभव नहीं है कि वह चाँद को पकड़ ले और उसके पथ को बदल दे या उसके प्रकाश को समाप्त कर दे। तथा रात के लिए (भी) संभव नहीं है कि वह दिन से आगे बढ़ जाए और उसका समय समाप्त होने से पहले ही आ जाए। इन सभी नियंत्रित रचनाओं तथा अन्य ग्रहों और आकाशगंगाओं के अपने-अपने रास्ते हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने निर्धारित किया है और वही उनका संरक्षण करने वाला है। -[36:41] इसी प्रकार अल्लाह के एक होने और उसके अपने बंदों पर कृपा करने की एक निशानी यह है कि हमने नूह के समय में आदम के वंश में से तूफ़ान (बाढ़) से बचे हुए लोगों को अल्लाह के प्राणियों से भरी हुई नाव में सवार किया। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उसमें हर वर्ग से एक-एक जोड़ा सवार किया था। -[36:42] और उनके लिए अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और उसके अपने बंदों पर कृपा करने की एक निशानी यह है कि हमने उनके लिए नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की कश्ती जैसी बहुत-सी सवारियाँ बनाईं। -[36:43] अगर हम उन्हें डुबोना चाहें, तो डुबो दें। अगर हम उन्हें डुबोना चाहें, तो कोई फ़र्याद को पहुँचने वाला न होगा जो उनकी मदद कर सके, और न कोई बचावकर्ता होगा जो उन्हें बचा सके, यदि वे हमारे आदेश और हमारे फैसले से डूब जाएँ। -[36:44] सिवाय इसके कि हम उनपर दया करते हुए उन्हें डूबने से बचा लेते हैं और उन्हें एक निश्चित अवधि तक लाभ उठाने के लिए लौटा देते हैं, जिससे वे आगे नहीं बढ़ सकते। शायद कि वे शिक्षा ग्रहण करें और ईमान ले आएँ। -[36:45] और जब ईमान से मुँह फेरने वाले इन बहुदेववादियों से कहा जाता है : जिस आख़िरत के मामले और उसकी कठिनाइयों से तुम्हारा सामना होने वाला है उससे सावधान हो जाओ, तथा पीठ फेरकर जाने वाली दुनिया से भी सावधान रहो, इस आशा में कि अल्लाह तुम्हें अपनी दया प्रदान करे; तो वे इसका अनुपालन नहीं करते हैं, बल्कि उसकी परवाह न करते हुए उससे मुँह फेर लेते हैं। -[36:46] और जब भी इन द्वेष रखने वाले मुश्रिकों के पास अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद और उसके एकमात्र इबादत का हक़दार होने को दर्शाने वाली अल्लाह की आयतें आती थीं, तो वे उनसे उपदेश ग्रहण करने के बजाय उनसे मुँह फेर लेते थे। -[36:47] और जब इन द्वेष रखने वालों से कहा जाता है : अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जो धन दिया है, उससे ग़रीबों और निर्धनों की मदद करो, तो वे इसका खंडन करते हुए ईमान वालों को जवाब देते हैं : क्या हम उसे खिलाएँ, जिसे यदि अल्लाह खिलाना चाहता, तो अवश्य खिला देता?! अतः हम उसकी इच्छा का उल्लंघन नहीं कर रहे हैं। तुम तो (ऐ ईमान वालो!) स्पष्ट गलती पर और सच्चाई से बहुत दूर हो। -[36:48] मरणोपरांत पुनः उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाले काफ़िर उसे झुठलाते हुए और उसे खारिज करते हुए कहते हैं : (ऐ ईमान वालो!) अगर तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि यह घटित होकर ही रहेगा, तो बतलाओ कि यह पुनर्जीवन (प्रलय) कब होगा?! -[36:49] मरणोपरांत पुनः उठाए जाने को झुठलाने वाले उसे ख़ारिज कर देने वाले ये लोग, केवल प्रथम बार सूर में फूँक मारे जाने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं, जब सूर में फूँक मारी जाएगी, तो यह चिंघाड़ उन्हें एकाएक पकड़ लेगी, जबकि वे अपनी सांसारिक व्यस्तताओं जैसे कि खरीदने, बेचने, पानी देने, चराने और अन्य सांसारिक कार्यों में व्यस्त होंगे। -[36:50] जब यह चिंघाडृ एकाएक उन्हें आ लेगी, तो न वे एक-दूसरे को वसीयत कर सकेंगे और न ही अपने घरों और परिवारों की ओर लौट सकेंगे, बल्कि वे अपनी इन्हीं व्यस्तताओं की हालत में मर जाएँगे। -[36:51] तथा पुनर्जीवन के लिए सूर (नरसिंघा) में दूसरी फूँक मारी जाएगी, तो एकाएक वे सब अपनी क़ब्रों से निकलकर हिसाब और बदले के लिए अपने पालनहार की ओर तेज़ी से चल पड़ेंगे। -[36:52] मरणोपरांत पुनः उठाए जाने को झुठलाने वाले ये काफ़िर पछतावा प्रकट करते हुए कहेंगे : हाय हमारा नुक़सान! किसने हमें हमारी क़ब्रों से उठा दिया?! तो उन्हें उनके प्रश्न का उत्तर दिया जाएगा : यह वही है, जिसका अल्लाह ने वादा किया था। क्योंकि इसे अवश्य ही घटित होना था। और रसूलों ने इसके बारे में अल्लाह की ओर से जो कुछ पहुँचाया था, वह सच्चा था। -[36:53] पुनर्जीवित होकर क़ब्रों से उठने का मामला तो केवल सूर में दूसरी बार फूँक मारने का प्रभाव होगा। फिर क्या देखेंगे कि सभी प्राणियों को क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब के लिए हमारे पास उपस्थित कर दिया गया होगा। -[36:54] उस दिन न्यायपूर्वक फैसला होगा। अतः (ऐ बंदो!) तुमपर कुछ भी अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा कि तुम्हारे गुनाहों को बढ़ा दिया जाए या तुम्हारी नेकियों को घटा दिया जाए। बल्कि तुम्हें उसी का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया के जीवन में किया करते थे। -[36:55] क़ियामत के दिन जन्नत वाले चिरस्थायी नेमत और महान सफलता को देखकर दूसरों के बारे में सोचने से बेपरवाह होंगे। चुनाँचे वे खुशी-खुशी उसका आनंद लेने में मगन होंगे। -[36:56] वे और उनकी पत्नियाँ जन्नत की विस्तृत छाया में मस्नदों पर बैठकर आनंद उठा रहे होंगे। -[36:57] उनके लिए इस जन्नत में अंगूर, अंजीर और अनार जैसे स्वादिष्ट फलों के अनेक प्रकार होंगे। तथा उनके लिए वह सारी आनंद की चीजें और तरह-तरह की नेमतें होंगी, जिनकी वे इच्छा करेंगे। चुनाँचे वे जो कुछ भी माँगेंगे, वह उनके लिए उपस्थित होगा। -[36:58] और इन सारी नेमतों से बढ़कर उन्हें सलाम प्राप्त होगा। यह उस पालनहार की ओर से कहा जाएगा, जो उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। चुनाँचे जब वह उन्हें सलाम कहेगा, तो उन्हें हर तरह से सुरक्षा प्राप्त होगी और उन्हें वह अभिवादन (सलाम) प्राप्त होगा, जिससे बढ़कर कोई अभिवादन नहीं। -[36:59] और क़ियामत के दिन मुश्रिकों से कहा जाएगा : तुम मोमिनों से अलग हो जाओ। क्योंकि उनके लिए तुम्हारे साथ रहना उचित नहीं है; इसलिए कि तुम्हारा बदला उनके बदले से अलग और तुम्हारी विशेषताएँ उनकी विशेषताओं के विपरीत हैं। -[36:60] क्या मैंने तुम्हें अपने रसूलों की ज़बानी ताकीद नहीं की थी और तुम्हें आदेश नहीं दिया था और तुमसे कहा नहीं था कि : ऐ आदम की संतान! तरह-तरह के कुफ़्र और गुनाह करके शैतान का पालन न करो। निश्चय ही शैतान तुम्हारा खुला दुश्मन है। अतः एक समझदार व्यक्ति अपने उस दुश्मन का आज्ञापालन कैसे कर सकता है, जिसकी दुश्मनी उसके लिए जगजाहिर है?! -[36:61] और (ऐ आदम की संतान!) मैंने तुम्हें आदेश दिया है कि अकेले मेरी ही इबादत करो और किसी वस्तु को मेरा साझी न बनाओ। क्योंकि अकेले मेरी इबादत और मेरी आज्ञाकारिता ही सीधा रास्ता है, जो मेरी प्रसन्नता और जन्नत में प्रवेश की ओर ले जाता है। लेकिन मैंने तुम्हें जिस चीज़ की ताकीद की थी और तुम्हें जिसका आदेश दिया था, तुमने उसका अनुपालन नहीं किया। -[36:62] और शैतान ने तुममें से बहुत-से लोगों को गुमराह कर दिया। तो क्या तुम्हारे पास विवेक नहीं था, जो तुम्हें अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा का पालन करने और केवल उसी महिमावान की उपासना करने का आदेश देता और तुम्हें उस शैतान की बात मानने से सावधान करता जो तुम्हारा खुला दुश्मन है?! -[36:63] यही वह जहन्नम है, जिसका तुम दुनिया में अपने कुफ़्र पर वादा किए जाते थे। यह उस समय तुमसे अदृश्य था, लेकिन आज तुम उसे अपनी आँखों से देख रहे हो। -[36:64] आज उसमें प्रवेश कर जाओ और उसकी तपिश का सामना करो, क्योंकि तुम सांसारिक जीवन में अल्लाह का इनकार किया करते थे। -[36:65] आज हम उनके मुँहों पर मुहर लगा देंगे तो वे गूँगे हो जाएँगे, वे जिस कुफ़्र और पापों में पड़े हुए थे उसके इनकार के लिए मुँह खोल नहीं सकेंगे। उनके हाथ हमसे बात करेंगे कि उनसे दुनिया में क्या कुछ काम हुआ था और उनके पैर उन पापों की गवाही देंगे जो वे किया करते थे और उनकी ओर चलकर जाया करते थे। -[36:66] और अगर हम उनकी आँखों के प्रकाश को खत्म करना चाहें, तो निश्चय उसे खत्म कर दें और वे देख न सकें। फिर वे तेज़ी से रास्ते की ओर दौड़ें, ताकि उसे पार करके जन्नत तक पहुँच जाएँ। परंतु उसे पार करना उनके लिए असंभव है, जबकि उनकी दृष्टि चली गई। -[36:67] और अगर हम उनकी रचना को बदलना और उन्हें उनके पैरों पर बैठाना चाहें, तो हम उनकी रचना को बदल दें और उन्हें उनके पैरों पर बैठा दें। फिर वे अपनी जगह से हट न सकें। न तो वे आगे जा सकेंं और न पीछे लौट सकें। -[36:68] और हम जिस व्यक्ति की आयु को लंबी करके उसके जीवन में विस्तार कर देते हैं, उसे कमज़ोरी की अवस्था की ओर लौटा देते हैं। तो क्या वे अपनी बुद्धि से नहीं सोचते और इतनी सी बात नहीं समझ पाते कि यह घर अनश्वरता और हमेशा रहने का घर नहीं है, बल्कि बाकी रहने वाला घर तो आख़िरत का घर है। -[36:69] हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को शे'र (काव्य) नहीं सिखाया और यह उनके लिए शोभनीय भी नहीं है; क्योंकि यह उनके स्वभाव में नहीं है और न तो उनकी प्रकृति इसकी अपेक्षा करती है। फिर तुम्हारा यह दावा करना कैसे सही हो सकता है कि वह शायर (कवि) हैं। हमने उन्हें जो सिखाया है, वह उन लोगों के लिए सर्वथा उपदेश और स्पष्ट क़ुरआन है जो उसपर चिंतन करने वाले हैं। -[36:70] ताकि वह उसे डराए जिसका दिल जीवित और अंतर्दृष्टि प्रबुद्ध हो। क्योंकि ऐसा ही व्यक्ति उस (क़ुरआन) से लाभान्वित होता है, तथा काफ़िरों पर यातना सिद्ध हो जाए। क्योंकि क़ुरआन के उतरने और उसका निमंत्रण उनके पास पहुँचने से उनपर तर्क स्थापित हो गया। अतः उनके पास कोई बहाना न रहा, जिसे वे पेश कर सकें। -[36:71] क्या उन्होंने नहीं देखा कि हमने उनके लिए चौपाए पैदा किए हैं, तो वे उन चौपायों के मालिक बने हुए हैं; वे उनमें अपने हितों के अनुसार व्यवहार करते हैं? -[36:72] और हमने उन मवेशियों को उनके वश में और उनके अधीन कर दिया है। अतः वे उनमें से कुछ की पीठ पर सवार होते हैं और अपना बोझ लादते हैं, तथा उनमें से कुछ (जानवरों) का वे माँस खाते हैं। -[36:73] उनके लिए उन (चौपायों) में उनकी सवारी करने और उनका माँस खाने के अलावा अन्य लाभ भी हैं; जैसे उनके ऊन, उनके रोवें, उनके बाल और उनकी क़ीमतें; चुनाँचे वे उनसे बिछौने (गद्दे) और वस्त्र बनाते हैं। तथा उनके लिए उनमें पीने की चीज़ें हैं, जैसे कि वे उनका दूध पीते हैं। तो क्या वे अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा नहीं करते, जिसने उन्हें ये और इनके अलावा अन्य नेमतें प्रदान की हैं। -[36:74] और मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह के अतिरिक्त अन्य पूज्य बना लिए हैं, जिनकी वे इस आशा में इबादत करते हैं कि वे (पूज्य) उनकी सहायता करें और उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाएँ। -[36:75] वे असत्य पूज्य जो उन्होंने ठहरा लिए हैं, वे न स्वयं अपनी मदद कर सकते हैं और न उन लोगों की मदद कर सकते हैं, जो अल्लाह को छोड़कर उनकी पूजा करते हैं। बल्कि वे और उनकी मूर्तियाँ सब के सब यातना में उपस्थित किए जाएँगे और उनमें से हर एक दूसरे से बरी होने की घोषणा करेगा। -[36:76] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आपको उनकी यह बात शोकग्रस्त न करे कि आप भेजे हुए रसूल नहीं हैं, या आप शायर (कवि) हैं और इस तरह के उनके अन्य मिथ्यारोप। निःसंदेह हम जानते हैं जो कुछ वे इस तरह की बातों में से छिपाते हैं और जो कुछ ज़ाहिर करते हैं। इसमें से कुछ भी हमसे छिपा नहीं है, और हम उन्हें इसका बदला देंगे। -[36:77] क्या उस आदमी ने, जो मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करता है, इस बात पर सोच-विचार नहीं किया कि हमने उसे वीर्य से पैदा किया है। फिर वह कई चरणों से गुज़रता हुआ पैदा हुआ और पला-बढ़ा। फिर वह बड़ा झगड़ालू और बहस करने वाला बन गया। क्या उसने इसपर विचार नहीं किया ताकि वह उसके द्वारा मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित होने की संभावना पर तर्क ग्रहण करता। -[36:78] इस काफ़िर ने सड़ी-गली हड्डियों द्वारा मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित किए जाने के असंभव होने पर तर्क ग्रहण करके लापरवाही और अज्ञानता का सबूत दिया है। चुनाँचे वह कहने लगा : उन्हें कौन दोबारा जीवित करेगा? और स्वयं उसका अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व में आना उससे ओझल रह गया। -[36:79] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप उसका उत्तर देते हुए कह दें : इन सड़ी-गली हड्डियों को वही जीवित करेगा, जिसने उन्हें प्रथम बार पैदा किया। क्योंकि जिसने उन्हें प्रथम बार पैदा किया, वह उन्हें दोबारा जीवित करने में असमर्थ नहीं हो सकता। वह महिमावान हर प्रकार की रचना को भली-भाँति जानता है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[36:80] जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए नम हरे पेड़ से आग पैदा की, जिसे तुम उससे निकालते हो। फिर तुम उससे आग जलाते हो। तो जिसने दो विपरीत चीज़ों (हरे पेड़ के पानी की नमी और उसमें जलती आग) को मिला दिया, वह मृत लोगों को पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है। -[36:81] क्या जिस (अल्लाह) ने इन भव्य आकाशों और विशाल धरती को पैदा किया, वह मृतकों को उन्हें मृत्यु देने के बाद पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम नहीं है? क्यों नही, वह ऐसा करने में अवश्य सक्षम है। वह तो सब कुछ पैदा करने वाला है, जिसने सभी प्राणियों को पेदा किया, वह उन्हें भली-भाँति जानने वाला है। अतः उनकी कोई भी चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[36:82] अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान का मामला तो केवल यह है कि जब वह किसी चीज़ को अस्तित्व में लाने का इरादा करता है, तो उससे कहता है 'हो जा', तो वह चीज़ जिसे वह चाहता है अस्तित्व में आ जाती है। और इसी में से उसका जीवित करने, मारने और मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करके उठाने आदि का इरादा करना भी है। -[36:83] अल्लाह उस विवशता से विहीन और पवित्र है, जिसकी निसबत मुश्रिक लोग उसकी ओर करते हैं। क्योंकि उसी के पास सभी चीजों का अधिकार है, वह अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार उनमें व्यवहार करता है। उसी के हाथ में हर चीज़ की चाबियाँ हैं। तथा आखिरत में तुम उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, जहाँ वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। - -Surah 37: As-Saffat (Those Ranging in Ranks) ----------------------------------------- -[37:1] मैं उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाता हूँ जो अपनी इबादत में एक दूसरे से मिलकर पंक्तिबद्ध खड़े होते हैं। -[37:2] और मैं उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाता हूँ, जो बादलों को डाँटते हैं और उन्हें हाँक कर वहाँ ले जाते हैं, जहाँ अल्लाह उन्हें बरसाना चाहाता है। -[37:3] तथा मैं उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाता हूँ, जो अल्लाह की वाणी की तिलावत करते हैं। -[37:4] निःसंदेह (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारा सत्य पूज्य निश्चय एक ही है, जिसका कोई साझी नहीं और वह अल्लाह है। -[37:5] वह आकाशों का स्वामी, धरती का स्वामी और उन दोनों के बीच मौजूद सभी चीज़ों का स्वामी है, तथा सूर्य का स्वामी है उसके साल भर उदय होने और यास्त होने के स्थानों में। -[37:6] हमने पृथ्वी के निकटतम आकाश को एक सुंदर सजावट के साथ सुशोभित किया है, जो कि वे सितारे हैं जो देखने में चमचमाते रत्नों की तरह हैं। -[37:7] तथा हमने निचले आकाश को अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले हर विद्रोही शैतान से सितारों के साथ सुरक्षित किया है। चुनाँचे उसे तारों के द्वारा मारा जाता है। -[37:8] ये शैतान आसमान में मौजूद फ़रिश्तों की बात नहीं सुन सकते, जब वे उस बारे में बात करते हैं जो उनका पालनहार अपने विधान या अपनी नियति से संबंधित उनकी ओर वह़्य करता है, और उन्हें हर तरफ़ से उल्काओं (आग के दहकते हुए अंगारों) के द्वारा मारा जाता है। -[37:9] उन्हें फ़रिश्तों की बात सुनने से भगाने और दूर रखने के लिए। तथा उनके लिए आखिरत में दर्दनाक स्थायी यातना है, जो कभी खत्म नहीं होगी। -[37:10] परंतु यह कि कोई शैतान अचानक किसी बात को उचक ले जाए। जो कि वह बात होती है, जिसके विषय में फ़रिश्ते आपस में बातचीत करते हैं और उनके बीच उसकी चर्चा होती है और उसकी जानकारी धरती के लोगों तक नहीं पहुँची होती है। तो ऐसी स्थिति में एक उज्ज्वल उल्का उसका पीछा करता है और उसे जला देता है। कभी तो वह शैतान उल्का के द्वारा जलाए जाने से पहले उस बात को अपने भाइयों तक पहुँचा देता है। फिर वह बात काहिनों तक पहुँच जाती है, जो उसमें सौ झूठ मिला देते हैं। -[37:11] अतः (ऐ मुहम्मद!) मरणोपरांत पुनः उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाले इन काफ़िरों से पूछें कि क्या वे हमारी पैदा की हुई रचनाओं जैसे आकाशों, धरती और फ़रिश्तों आदि से भी अधिक कठिन रचना वाले, शक्तिशाली शरीर वाले और बड़े-बड़े अंगों वाले हैं? निःसंदेह हमने उन्हें चिपचिपी मिट्टी से पैदा किया है। तो फिर वे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार कैसे करते हैं, जबकि वे एक कमज़ोर चीज़ अर्थात् चिपकने वाली मिट्टी से पैदा किए गए हैं? -[37:12] बल्कि (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आपको अल्लाह के सामर्थ्य और उसके अपनी रचना के मामलों का प्रबंधन करने पर आश्चर्य हो रहा है, तथा आपको मुश्रिकों के मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने पर आश्चर्य होता है, और इन मुश्रिकों का हाल यह है कि वे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने को झुठलाने की तीव्रता से, उसके बारे में आप जो कुछ कहते हैं, उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते हैं। -[37:13] और जब इन बहुदेववादियों को कोई उपदेश दिया जाता है, तो वे अपने दिलों की कठोरता के कारण उससे उपदेश ग्रहण नहीं करते और उससे लाभ नहीं उठाते। -[37:14] और जब वे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की कोई निशानी देखते हैं, जो आपके सच्चे होने को दर्शाती है, तो उसका खूब मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हैं और उस पर आश्चर्य प्रकट करते हैं। -[37:15] तथा वे कहते हैं : मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं, वह स्पष्ट जादू के अलावा कुछ नहीं है। -[37:16] क्या जब हम मर गए और मिट्टी तथा सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ हो गए, तो क्या उसके बाद भी हम पुनर्जीवित करके अवश्य उठाए जाएँगे?! इसकी संभावना तो नहीं है। -[37:17] और क्या हमारे पहले बाप-दादा भी दोबारा उठाए जाएँगे, जो हमसे पहले मर चुके हैं?! -[37:18] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कह दीजिए : हाँ, तुम मिट्टी और सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ होने के बाद भी उठाए जाओगे और तुम्हारे पहले बाप-दादा भी उठाए जाएँगे। तुम सभी को इस हाल में उठाया जाएगा कि तुम तुच्छ और अपमानित होगे। -[37:19] वह तो मात्र सूर (नरसिंघा) में मारी जाने वाली एक फूँक (दूसरी फूँक) होगी, तो अचानक वे सभी लोग क़ियामत के दिन के भयावह दृृश्यों को देख रहे होंगे और इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे होंगे कि अल्लाह उनके साथ क्या करने वाला है। -[37:20] तथा मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वाले अनेकेश्वरवादी कहेंगे : हाय हमारा विनाश! यह तो बदले का दिन है, जिसमें अल्लाह अपने बंदों को उनके दुनिया के जीवन में किए हुए कार्यों का बदला देगा। -[37:21] तो उनसे कहा जाएगा : यह बंदों के बीच निर्णय का वही दिन है, जिसका तुम दुनिया में इनकार किया करते थे और उसे झुठलाया करते थे। -[37:22] उस दिन फ़रिश्तों से कहा जाएगा : उन बहुदेववादियों को इकट्ठा करो, जो शिर्क के द्वारा अपने आप पर ज़ुल्म करने वाले हैं, उन्हें तथा उनके जैसे अन्य शिर्क करने वालों और झुठलाने में उनका साथ देने वालों को, तथा उन मूर्तियों को भी, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा किया करते थे। फिर उन्हें जहन्नम का रास्ता दिखा दो और उसकी ओर हाँककर ले जाओ। क्योंकि वही उनका ठिकाना है। -[37:23] उस दिन फ़रिश्तों से कहा जाएगा : उन बहुदेववादियों को इकट्ठा करो, जो शिर्क के द्वारा अपने आप पर ज़ुल्म करने वाले हैं, उन्हें तथा उनके जैसे अन्य शिर्क करने वालों और झुठलाने में उनका साथ देने वालों को, तथा उन मूर्तियों को भी, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा किया करते थे। फिर उन्हें जहन्नम का रास्ता दिखा दो और उसकी ओर हाँककर ले जाओ। क्योंकि वही उनका ठिकाना है। -[37:24] और उन्हें जहन्नम में दाखिल करने से पहले हिसाब के लिए रोको। क्योंकि उनसे पूछताछ की जानी है। फिर उसके बाद उन्हें जहन्नम की ओर हाँककर ले जाओ। -[37:25] उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहा जाएगा : तुम्हें क्या हो गया कि तुम एक-दूसरे की मदद नहीं करते, जिस तरह कि तुम दुनिया में एक-दूसरे की मदद किया करते थे और यह दावा करते थे कि तुम्हारी मूर्तियाँ तुम्हारी मदद करेंगी?! -[37:26] बल्कि, आज वे अल्लाह के आदेश के प्रति आज्ञाकारी और विनीत हैं। वे अपनी लाचारी और उपाय की कमी के कारण एक-दूसरे का समर्थन नहीं कर रहे हैं। -[37:27] और वे एक-दूसरे को संबोधित करके आपस में बुरा-भला कहेंगे और झगड़ा करेंगे, जबकि उस दिन एक-दूसरे को बुरा-भला कहने और आपस में झगड़ा करने से कुछ लाभ नहीं होगा। -[37:28] उस दिन अनुयायी उन लोगों से जिनका वे अनुसरण किया करते थे, कहेंगे : (ऐ हमारे प्रमुखो!) तुम हमारे पास धर्म और सत्य का चोला पहनकर आते थे और हमारे लिए अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र एवं शिर्क और पाप करने को सुंदर बनाकर पेश करते थे और हमें उस सत्य से घृणित कर देते थे, जो रसूलगण अल्लाह के पास से लाए थे। -[37:29] जिन लोगों का अनुसरण किया गया था, वे अनुसरण करने वालों से कहेंगे : मामला ऐसा नहीं है - जैसा तुमने दावा किया है - सच्चाई यह है कि तुम कुफ़्र पर थे, तुम ईमान लाने वाले नहीं थे। बल्कि, तुम इनकार करने वाले थे। -[37:30] ऐ अनुयायियो! हमारा तुम पर कोई ज़ोर नहीं चलता था कि हम तुम्हें कुफ़्र, शिर्क और गुनाह की राह में ज़बरदस्ती डाल देते। बल्कि तुम खुद ही कुफ़्र और गुमराही में सीमा पार करने वाले थे। -[37:31] तो हम पर और तुम पर अल्लाह का वह वादा सिद्ध हो गया, जो उसने अपने इस कथन में किया था : ﴾لأَمْلأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْكَ وَمِمَّنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴿ ''निश्चय मैं जहन्नम को तुझसे और उन तमाम लोगों से भर दूँगा, जो उनमें से तेरा अनुसरण करेंगे।'' [सूरत साद : 85] अतः हम - अनिवार्य रूप से - वह यातना चखनने वाले हैं, जिसका हमारे पालनहार ने वादा किया था। -[37:32] इसलिए हमने तुम्हें गुमराही और कुफ़्र की ओर बुलाया। क्योंकि हम ख़ुद हिदायत की राह से भटके हुए थे। -[37:33] क़ियामत के दिन अनुसरण करने वाले और जिनका वे अनुसरण करते थे, सब के सब यातना में सहभागी होंगे। -[37:34] वास्तव में, जैसा हमने इन लोगों के साथ किया है कि उन्हें यातना चखाई है, वैसे ही हम दूसरे अपराधियों के साथ भी करते हैं। -[37:35] इन मुश्रिकों से जब दुनिया में कहा जाता था कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं, ताकि उसकी अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार कार्य करें और उसके विपरीत चीज़ों को छोड़ दें, तो वे सत्य से अभिमान और घमंड करते हुए उसे क़बूल करने और मानने से इनकार कर देते थे। -[37:36] और वे अपने कुफ़्र के लिए तर्क देते हुए कहते थे : क्या हम अपने देवताओं की पूजा एक दीवाने कवि के कहने पर छोड़ दें?! ऐसा कहने से उनका तात्पर्य अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम थे। -[37:37] वास्तव में, उन्होंने बहुत बड़ा झूठा आरोप लगाया है। क्योंकि अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम दीवाने या कवि नहीं थे। बल्कि आप वह क़ुरआन लेकर आए हैं, जो अल्लाह को एक मानने (एकेश्वरवाद) और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने का आह्वान करता है। तथा रसूलगण अल्लाह के पास से जो तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) और आख़िरत का प्रमाण लेकर आए थे, उसमें उनकी पुष्टि की है और किसी भी चीज़ में उनका विरोध नहीं किया है। -[37:38] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम निश्चय अपने कुफ़्र और रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण क़ियामत के दिन दर्दनाक यातना चखने वाले हो। -[37:39] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम्हें केवल उसी का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया में अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और गुनाह के कार्य किया करते थे। -[37:40] लेकिन अल्लाह के वे मोमिन बंदे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपनी इबादत के लिए ख़ालिस (विशुद्ध) कर लिया है और उन्होंने खालिस अल्लाह की इबादत की है, वे इस यातना से छुटकारा पाने वाले हैं। -[37:41] उन ख़ालिस (विशुद्ध) किए हुए बंदों के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से प्रदान की हुई रोज़ी है, जिसका पाकीज़ा, अच्छा और स्थायी होना सर्वज्ञात है। -[37:42] वह जीविका विभिन्न प्रकार के फल हैं, जो उन सबसे अच्छी चीज़ों में से होंगे जो वे खाना चाहेंगे हैं और जिसकी वे इच्छा करेंगे। इससे बढ़कर, वे दर्जों की बुलंदी और अल्लाह के सम्मानित चेहरे को देखने की प्रतिष्ठा से सम्मानित किए गए होंगे। -[37:43] यह सब उन्हें स्थायी एवं निरंतर नेमत के बागों में प्राप्त होगा, जो न कभी बाधित होगी और न समाप्त होगी। -[37:44] वे तख़्तों पर आमने-सामने बैठे होंगे और एक-दूसरे को देख रहे होंगे। -[37:45] उनपर ऐसी शराब के प्याले फिराए जाएँगे, जो बहते पानी की तरह साफ़ होगी। -[37:46] उसका रंग सफ़ेद होगा। जो उसे पिएगा, भरपूर आनंद उठाएगा। -[37:47] वह दुनिया की शराब की तरह नहीं होगी। चुनाँचे उसमें ऐसा नशा नहीं होगा जो आदमी को मदहोश कर दे। तथा उसका सेवन करने वाले के सिर में दर्द नहीं होगा। बल्कि उसके पीने वाले का शरीर और उसकी बुद्धि सलामत रहेगी। -[37:48] और उनके पास जन्नत में पवित्र औरतें होंगी, जिनकी नज़रें उनके पतियों के सिवा किसी की ओर नहीं उठेंगी, तथा सुंदर आँखों वाली होंगी। -[37:49] मानो वे पीलापन लिए हुए अपने रंगों की सफेदी में पक्षी का संरक्षित अंडा हों, जिसे हाथों ने न छुआ हो। -[37:50] फिर कुछ जन्नती दूसरे जन्नतियों से उनके अतीत और दुनिया में उनके साथ पेश आने वाले हालात के बारे में पूछेंगे। -[37:51] इन ईमान वालों में से एक कहने वाला कहेगा : दुनिया में मेरा एक साथी था, जो दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करता था। -[37:52] वह मुझसे इनकार करते हुए और व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से कहा करता था : क्या - ऐ मेरे दोस्त - तू भी उन लोगों में से है जो मृतकों के फिर से जीवित किए जाने में विश्वास करते हैं? -[37:53] क्या जब हम मर गए और हम सड़ी-गली हड्डियाँ हो गए, तो क्या हम अवश्य दोबारा उठाए जाएँगे और हमें हमारे दुनिया में किए हुए कार्यों का बदला दिया जाएगा? -[37:54] उसका ईमान वाला साथी अपने जन्नती दोस्तों से कहेगा : मेरे साथ झाँको, ताकि हम उस साथी का अंजाम देखें, जो मरने के बाद दोबारा उठाए जाने का इनकार किया करता था? -[37:55] चुनाँचे वह झांककर देखेगा, तो अपने साथी को जहन्नम के बीचों-बीच देखेगा। -[37:56] वह कहेगा : अल्लाह की क़सम! (ऐ साथी!) तू क़रीब था कि मुझे कुफ़्र और मरने के बाद दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने के इनकार की ओर बुलाकर मुझे जहन्नम में दाख़िल करके, नष्ट कर देता। -[37:57] अगर अल्लाह ने ईमान के लिए मार्गदर्शन और उसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान करके मुझपर उपकार न किया होता, तो मैं भी तेरी तरह यातना में उपस्थित किए गए लोगों में शामिल होता। -[37:58] तो हम (जन्नत वाले) कभी मरने वाले नहीं हैं। -[37:59] दुनिया के जीवन में हमारी पहली मौत के अलावा। बल्कि हम जन्नत में हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। तथा हमे काफ़िरों की तरह कोई यातना नहीं दी जाएगी। -[37:60] यह बदला जो हमारे पालनहार ने हमें दिया है (अर्थात् जन्नत में प्रवेश करना, उसमें हमेशा के लिए रहना और नरक की आग से सुरक्षित रहना) बहुत बड़ी सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई सफलता नहीं हो सकती। -[37:61] इसी जैसे बड़े बदले के लिए कार्य करने वालों को कार्य करना चाहिए। क्योंकि यही लाभदायक व्यापार है। -[37:62] क्या यह उल्लेख की गई नेमत जिसे अल्लाह ने अपने उन बंदों के लिए तैयार कर रखी है, जिन्हें अपने आज्ञापालन के लिए विशिष्ट कर लिया है, अधिक अच्छी और बेहतर स्थिति एवं गरिमा वाली है, या क़ुरआन में शापित ज़क़्क़ूम (थोहड़) का पेड़, जो कि काफ़िरों का भोजन है, जो न मोटा करेगा और न भूख मिटाएगा। -[37:63] हमने इस पेड़ को एक परीक्षा बनाया है, जिसके द्वारा उन लोगों को परीक्षा में डाला जाता है, जो कुफ़्र और गुनाहों के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। जैसा कि उन्होंने कहा : आग पेड़ों को खा जाती है; इसलिए यह संभव नहीं है कि आग में पेड़ उगे। -[37:64] थोहड़ का पेड़ गंदी जगह में उगने वाला पेड़ है। चुनाँचे वह जहन्नम के तल में उगता है। -[37:65] इसका जो फल निकलता है, वह देखने में बद्सूरत होता है, मानो वह शैतानों का सिर हो, और दृष्टि की कुरूपता अंतरमन की कुरूपता का प्रमाण है। और इसका अर्थ यह है कि इसके फल का स्वाद बहुत खराब है। -[37:66] काफ़िर लोग निश्चय उसका कड़वा, बदसूरत फल खाएँगे और उससे अपने खाली पेट भरेंगे। -[37:67] फिर उन्हें उन फलों को खाने के बाद पीने के लिए जो चीज़ दी जाएगी, वह एक बदसूरत, गर्म मिश्रण होगा। -[37:68] फिर उसके बाद उन्हें जहन्नम की यातना की ओर लौटाया जाएगा। चुनाँचे वे एक यातना से दूसरी यातना की ओर स्थानांतरित होते रहेंगे। -[37:69] इन काफ़िरों ने अपने बाप-दादा को हिदायत के रास्ते से भटका हुआ पाया, और उनकी देखा-देखी उन्हीं के रास्ते पर चल पड़े। उन्होंने प्रमाण से कोई सरोकार नहीं रखा। -[37:70] तो वे गुमराही में अपने बाप-दादों के पदचिह्नों का अनुसरण करते हुए दौड़े चले जा रहे हैं। -[37:71] निश्चय इनसे पहले भी अगले लोगों में से अधिकांश लोग गुमराह हुए हैं। सो (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के लोग गुमराह होने वाले पहले व्यक्ति नहीं हैं। -[37:72] तथा हमने उन पहले समुदायों में भी रसूल भेजे, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराते थे, परंतु उन्होंने इनकार कर दिया। -[37:73] तो (ऐ रसूल!) देखो कि उन लोगों का अंत कैसे हुआ, जिन्हें उनके रसूलों ने डराया, लेकिन उन्होंने उनकी बात नहीं मानी। निःसंदेह उनका अंजाम हमेशा के लिए जहन्नम में प्रवेश करना था। यह सब उनके कुफ़्र करने और रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण हुआ। -[37:74] परंतु जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपने ऊपर ईमान लाने के लिए चुन लिया है, तो वे उस यातना से मुक्ति पाने वाले हैं, जो उन झुठलाने वाले काफ़िरों का परिणाम हुआ। -[37:75] और हमारे नबी नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने हमें पुकारा, जब उन्होंने अपनी झुठलाने वाली जाति के ख़िलाफ बद्दुआ की। तो निश्चय हम अच्छे दुआ स्वीकार करने वाले हैं। चुनाँचे हमने उनके विरुद्ध उनकी बद्दुआ को स्वीकार करने में जल्दी की। -[37:76] हमने उसे, उसके घर वालों और उसके साथ के ईमान वालों को उसकी जाति के कष्ट से तथा उस भयानक बाढ़ में डूबने से बचा लिया, जो उसकी जाति के काफ़िरो पर भेजा गई थी। -[37:77] और हमने केवल उनके घर वालों और उनके मोमिन अनुयायियों को बचाया। और उनके सिवा उनकी जाति के काफ़िर लोगों को डुबो दिया। -[37:78] और हमने बाद में आने वाले समुदायों में उनकी अच्छी प्रशंसा बाकी रखी, जिसके साथ लोग उनकी प्रशंसा करते रहेंगे। -[37:79] नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए इस बात से सुरक्षा और सलामती है कि बाद में आने वाली जातियों के लोग उनके बारे में कोई बुरी बात कहें। बल्कि सदा उनके लिए प्रशंसा और अच्छा स्मरण ही बाक़ी रहेगा। -[37:80] यह बदला जो हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को दिया, इसी तरह का बदला हम उन लोगों को देते हैं, जो बेहतर तौर पर केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करते और उसका आज्ञापालन करते हैं। -[37:81] निश्चय नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम हमारे मोमिन और अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वाले बंदों में से थे। -[37:82] फिर हमने बाकी लोगों को उस तूफान (बाढ़) में डुबो दिया, जिसे हमने उनपर भेजा था और परिणामस्वरूप उनमें से कोई भी बाकी नहीं बचा। -[37:83] और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम भी उन्हीं के धर्म पर चलने वाले उन लोगों में से थे, जो अल्लाह की तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की ओर बुलाने में उनके साथ सहमत थे। -[37:84] उस समय को याद करें, जब वह अपने रब के पास शिर्क से पाक और अल्लाह के लिए उसकी मखलूक़ का भला चाहने वाला दिल लेकर आए। -[37:85] जिस समय उन्होंने अपने पिता तथा अपनी जाति के बहुदेववादियों से उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहा : तुम अल्लाह के सिवा किस चीज़ की पूजा करते हो? -[37:86] क्या अल्लाह को छोड़कर अपने झूठे पूज्यों की इबादत करते हो? -[37:87] (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो!) सर्व संसार के पालनहार के विषय में तुम्हारा क्या गुमान है, जब तुम उससे उसके अलावा किसी और की पूजा करते हुए मिलोगे?! तुम ही बताओ कि वह तुम्हारे साथ क्या करेगा?! -[37:88] तो इबराहीम (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने एक दृष्टि तारों पर डाली, जबकि वह अपनी जाति के लोगों के साथ बाहर जाने से छुटकारा पाने के लिए उपाय कर रहे थे। -[37:89] तो उसने अपनी जाति के लोगों के साथ उनके त्योहार में जाने से बहाना बनाते हुए कहा : मैं बीमार हूँ। -[37:90] तो उन्होंने उसे अपने पीछे छोड़ दिया और चले गए। -[37:91] फिर वह उनके उन बुतों की ओर गए, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते थे। चुनाँचे उनके बुतों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए बोले : क्या तुम उस भोजन से नहीं खाते जो बहुदेववादी तुम्हारे लिए बनाते हैं?! -[37:92] तुम्हें क्या हुआ कि तुम बोलते नहीं, और जो तुमसे पूछता है उसे कोई जवाब नहीं देते ?! क्या ऐसे की अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा की जानी चाहिए?! -[37:93] फिर इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम उन्हें अपने दाहिने हाथ से मारते हुए उनपर पिल पड़े, ताकि उन्हें तोड़ दें। -[37:94] फिर इन बुतों को पूजने वाले तेज़ी से दौड़ते हुए इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के पास आए। -[37:95] तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने स्थिरता से उनका सामना किया और उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहा : क्या तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसे बुतों की पूजा करते हो, जिन्हें अपने हाथों से तराशते हो?! -[37:96] जबकि अल्लाह ही ने तुम्हें पैदा किया तथा तुम्हारे कार्यों को पैदा किया, और तुम्हारे कार्यों में से ये मूर्तियाँ भी हैं। अतः अल्लाह ही इस बात का हक़दार है कि एकमात्र उसी की इबादत की जाए और उसके साथ किसी दूसरे को साझी न बनाया जाए। -[37:97] जब वे उससे वाद-विवाद करने में असमर्थ हो गए, तो उन्होंने बल प्रयोग किया। चुनाँचे उन्होंने आपस में परामर्श किया कि वे इब्राहीम के साथ क्या करें। उन्होंने कहा : इसके लिए एक इमारत बनाओ, उसे लकड़ी से भरकर आग लगाओ और जब वह खूब भड़क उठे, तो इसे उसमें फेंक दो। -[37:98] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने उनके साथ उन्हें विनष्ट करने का बुरा इरादा किया, ताकि उनसे आराम पा जाएँ, तो हमने आग को इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए ठंडी और सलामती वाली बनाकर उन्हीं लोगों को असफल (हानि उठाने वाला) बना दिया। -[37:99] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मैं अपनी जाति के देश को छोड़कर अपने पालनहार की ओर हिजरत करने वाला हूँ, ताकि उसकी इबादत कर सकूँ। मेरा पालनहार मुझे वह रास्ता दिखाएगा, जिसमें मेरे लिए दुनिया और आखिरत की भलाई है। -[37:100] ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे एक नेक पुत्र प्रदान कर, जो परदेस में मेरा सहायक और मेरी जाति के लोगों का एवज़ (प्रतिकार) हो। -[37:101] तो हमने उनकी दुआ क़बूल की और उन्हें ऐसी सूचना दी, जिससे उनका दिल प्रसन्न हो जाए। हमने उन्हें एक लड़के की खुशख़बरी दी, जो बड़ा होकर सहनशील बनेगा। यह लड़का इसमाईल अलैहिस्सलाम हैं। -[37:102] जब इसमाईल जवान हो गए और अपने पिता के साथ दौड़-धूप करने के योग्य हो गाए, तो उनके पिता इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने एक सपना देखा। याद रहे कि नबियों का सपना वह़्य (प्रकाशना) होता है। इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने बेटे इसमाईल अलैहिस्सलाम को इस सपने के आशय के बारे में सूचित करते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरे प्यारे बेटे! मैंने सपने में देखा है कि मैं तुझे ज़बह कर रहा हूँ। तो अब देख, इस बारे में तेरा क्या खयाल है? इसमाईल अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पिता को उत्तर दिया : ऐ मेरे पिता! अल्लाह ने आपको मुझे ज़बह करने का जो आदेश दिया है, उसे कर डालिए। अगर अल्लाह ने चाहा तो आप मुझे धैर्यवानों और अल्लाह के निर्णय से संतुष्ट होने वालों में से पाएँगे। -[37:103] फिर जब दोनों अल्लाह के आदेश के प्रति समर्पित हो गए और उसकी आज्ञा के पालन के लिए तैयार हो गए, तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने बेटे को उसकी पेशानी के एक किनारे पर लिटा दिया, ताकि उसे ज़बह करने का उन्हें जो आदेश मिला था उसका पालन करें। -[37:104] तथा हमने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को, जब वह अपने बेटे को ज़बह करने के अल्लाह के आदेश को लागू करने वाले थे, आवाज़ दी : ऐ इबराहीम! -[37:105] आपने अपने बेटे को ज़बह करने का दृढ़ संकल्प करके उस सपने को पूरा कर दिया, जो आपने देखा था। निश्चित रूप से (जिस तरह हमने आपको इस महान परीक्षा से छुटकारा दिलाकर आपको बदला दिया है) उसी तरह हम सदाचारियों को बदला देते हैं, चुनाँचे उन्हें विपत्तियों और कठिनाइयों से छुटकारा दिलाते हैं। -[37:106] निःसंदेह यही तो स्पष्ट परीक्षण है और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम इसमें सफल हुए। -[37:107] और हमने इसमाईल अलैहिस्सलाम के बदले में एक महान मेढ़ा दिया कि उसे उनकी ओर से ज़बह किया जाए। -[37:108] और हमने बाद में आने वाले समुदायों में इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की अच्छी प्रशंसा बाक़ी रखी। -[37:109] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से सलाम (अभिवादन), तथा हर नुक़सान और विपत्ति से सुरक्षा की दुआ हो। -[37:110] जिस तरह हमने इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को उनके आज्ञापालन का यह बदला दिया, उसी तरह हम सदाचारियों को (भी) बदला देते हैं। -[37:111] निश्चय इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम हमारे मोमिन बंदों में से थे, जो अल्लाह की बंदगी के तक़ाज़ों को पूरा करते हैं। -[37:112] तथा हमने उन्हें एक और बालक की शुभ सूचना दी, जो नबी और नेक बंदा बनेगा, और वह इसहाक़ अलैहिस्सलाम हैं। यह उनके अपने इकलौते बेटे इसमाईल अलैहिस्सलाम को ज़बह करने में अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने के बदले के तौर पर है। -[37:113] और हमने उनपर और उनके बेटे इसहाक़ पर अपनी ओर से बरकत उतारी। चुनाँचे उन दोनों को ढेर सारी नेमतें प्रदान कीं, जिनमें उनकी संतान को खूब बढ़ाना भी शामिल है। उनके वंश में से कुछ लोग अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा का पालन करके अच्छे काम करने वाले हैं, जबकि उनमें से कुछ लोग कुफ़्र और पाप करके अपने आप पर खुला अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[37:114] और हमने मूसा और उनके भाई हारून को नबी बनाकर उनपर उपकार किया। -[37:115] तथा हमने उन दोनों को और उनकी जाति बनी इसराईल को फ़िरऔन की ग़ुलामी और डूबने से बचा लिया। -[37:116] हमने फ़िरऔन और उसकी सेना के विरुद्ध उनकी मदद की, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप वे अपने शत्रु पर प्रबल हुए। -[37:117] हमने मूसा और उनके भाई हारून को तौरात प्रदान की, जो अल्लाह की ओर से एक स्पष्ट पुस्तक है, जिसमें कोई संशयता नहीं है। -[37:118] और हमने दोनों को सीधे मार्ग पर चलाया, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। और वह इस्लाम धर्म का मार्ग है, जो अल्लाह महिमावान की प्रसन्नता तक पहुँचाने वाला है। -[37:119] और हमने बाद में आने वाले समुदायों में उन दोनों की अच्छी प्रशंसा और अच्छा स्मरण बाक़ी रखा। -[37:120] उन दोनों के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से पवित्र सलाम, उनकी प्रशंसा तथा हर विपत्ति से सुरक्षा की दुआ हो। -[37:121] निश्चित रूप से जिस तरह हमने मूसा और हारून को यह उत्तम बदला दिया, उसी तरह हम अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा का पालन करके अच्छे काम करने वालों को बदला देते हैं। -[37:122] निश्चय मूसा और हारून हमारे उन बंदों में से थे, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले, उसके निर्धारित किए हुए विधानों का पालन करने वाले थे। -[37:123] निश्चय इलयास अपने पालनहार की ओर से भेजे गए रसूलों में से थे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने नुबुव्वत व रिसालत (पैग़ंबरी) से सम्मानित किया था। -[37:124] जब उन्होंने अपनी जाति बनी इसराईल से कहा, जिनकी ओर वह रसूल बनाकर भेजे गए थे : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! क्या तुम अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके, जिसमें तौहीद शामिल है, और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, जिसमें शिर्क शामिल है, उससे डरते नहीं हो?! -[37:125] क्या तुम अल्लाह के अलावा अपनी मूर्ति 'बअ्ल' की पूजा करते हो और अल्लाह की इबादत छोड़ देते हो, जो पैदा करने वालों में सबस बेहतर है?! -[37:126] जबकि अल्लाह ही तुम्हारा पालनहार है, जिसने तुम्हें पैदा किया और इससे पहले तुम्हारे बाप-दादा को भी पैदा किया। अतः वही इबादत का हक़दार है, न कि उसके अलावा वे मूर्तियाँ जो न तो लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं और न हानि। -[37:127] तो उनकी जाति की प्रतिक्रिया यह थी कि उन्होंने उसे झुठला दिया, इसलिए वे अपने झुठलाने के कारण यातना में उपस्थित किए जाने वाले हैं। -[37:128] परंतु उनकी जाति में से जो व्यक्ति मोमिन और अल्लाह की इबादत में इख़्लास (निष्ठा) से काम लेने वाला है; तो वह यातना में उपस्थित किए जाने से मुक्ति पाने वाला है। -[37:129] और हमने बाद में आने वाले समुदायों में उनकी अच्छी प्रशंसा और अच्छा स्मरण बाक़ी रखा। -[37:130] इलयास के लिए अल्लाह की ओर से सलाम और प्रशंसा हो। -[37:131] निश्चित रूप से जिस तरह हमने इलयास को यह उत्तम बदला दिया, उसी तरह हम अपने मोमिन बंदों में से अच्छे कार्य करने वालों को बदला देते हैं। -[37:132] निश्चय इलयास हमारे सच्चे मोमिन बंदों में से थे, जो अपने पालनहार पर अपने ईमान में सच्चे थे। -[37:133] निश्चय लूत अलैहिस्सलाम अल्लाह के उन रसूलों में से थे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनकी जातियों की ओर शुभ सूचना देने वाला और डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा था। -[37:134] आप उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने उन्हें और उनके सभी परिजनों को उनके समुदाय पर भेजी गई यातना से बचाया। -[37:135] सिवाय उनकी पत्नी के। क्योंकि वह भी अपनी जाति पर आने वाली यातना की चपेट में आ गई। इसलिए कि वह भी उन्हीं की तरह काफ़िर थी। -[37:136] फिर हमने उनके समुदाय के बाकी उन लोगों को नष्ट कर दिया, जिन्होंने उन्हें झुठलाया था और जो कुछ वह लेकर आए थे उसपर विश्वास नहीं किया था। -[37:137] और तुम (ऐ मक्का वालो!) सुबह के समय शाम (लेवंत) की यात्रा पर, उनके घरों से गुज़रते हो। -[37:138] तथा रात में भी तुम उनके पास से गुज़रते हो। तो क्या तुम समझते नहीं, तथा उनके झुठलाने और इनकार करने तथा ऐसा अनैतिक कार्य करने के बाद, जो उनसे पहले किसी ने नहीं किया था, उनके साथ जो कुछ हुआ, उससे नसीहत नहीं पकड़ते?! -[37:139] और हमारे बंदे यूनुस अल्लाह के उन रसूलों में से थे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनकी जातियों की ओर शुभ सूचना देने वाला और डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा था। -[37:140] जब वह अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा के बिना अपनी जाति के पास से भाग खड़े हुए और यात्रियों तथा सामान से भरी हुई कश्ती में सवार हो गए। -[37:141] जब कश्ती अपनी समाई से अधिक भरी होने के कारण डूबने के क़रीब हो गई, तो उसमें सवार लोगों ने, यात्रियों की बड़ी संख्या के कारण कश्ती के डूबने के डर से, क़ुर'आ-अंदाज़ी की, ताकि कुछ लोगों को फेंक दें। तो यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम उन हारने वाले लोगों में से एक थे, चुनाँचे उन्होंने आपको समुद्र में फेंक दिया। -[37:142] जब उन लोगों ने उन्हें समुद्र में फेंक दिया, तो मछली ने उन्हें पकड़कर निगल लिया। जबकि उन्होंने अल्लाह की अनुमति के बिना समुद्र की ओर जाकर, ऐसा कार्य किया था, जो निंदा का पात्र था। -[37:143] अगर यह बात न होती कि यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम इस विपत्ति से ग्रस्त होने से पहले भी अल्लाह को बहुत ज़्यादा याद करने वालों में से थे, तथा यदि वह मछली के पेट में भी अल्लाह की तसबीह करने वाले न होते। -[37:144] तो वह मछली के पेट में क़ियामत के दिन तक रहते और वही उनकी क़ब्र बन जाता। -[37:145] फिर हमने उन्हें मछली के पेट से पेड़ों और निर्माण से रहित भूमि पर फेंक दिया, इस अवस्था में कि उनका शरीर एक अवधि तक मछली के पेट में रहने के कारण कमज़ोर हो गया था। -[37:146] और हमने उनपर उस खाली भूमि में कुम्हड़े का एक पेड़ (बेल) उगा दिया, ताकि वह उससे साया प्राप्त करें और उसका फल खाएँ। -[37:147] और हमने उन्हें उनकी जाति की ओर भेज दिया, जिनकी संख्या एक लाख थी, बल्कि वे उससे अधिक होंगे। -[37:148] चुनाँचे वे ईमान ले आए और यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए संदेश को सत्य माना। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें, उनके सांसारिक जीवन में लाभ उठाने दिया, यहाँ तक कि उनके लिए उनकी निर्धारित समय सीमा समाप्त हो गई। -[37:149] तो (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप मुश्रिकों से खंडन के तौर पर पूछें : क्या तुम अल्लाह के लिए बेटियाँ ठहराते हो, जिन्हें तुम नापसंद करते हो, और अपने लिए बेटे सिद्ध करते हो, जिन्हें तुम पसंद करते हों?! भला यह कौन सा विभाजन है?! -[37:150] उन्होंने कैसे दावा किया कि फ़रिश्ते मादा हैं, जबकि वे उनकी रचना के समय उपस्थित नहीं थे और उन्होंने उनकी रचना को नहीं देखा है?! -[37:151] सुन लो, निःसंदेह बहुदेववादी लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ बाँधते हुए और मिथ्यारोपण करते हुए उसकी ओर संतान की निसबत करते हैं, और निश्चित रूप से वे अपने इस दावे में झूठे हैं। -[37:152] सुन लो, निःसंदेह बहुदेववादी लोग अल्लाह पर झूठ बाँधते हुए और मिथ्यारोपण करते हुए उसकी ओर संतान की निसबत करते हैं, और निश्चित रूप से वे अपने इस दावे में झूठे हैं। -[37:153] क्या अल्लाह ने अपने लिए उन बेटों के स्थान पर जिन्हें तुम पसंद करते हो, उन लड़कियों को चुना है जिन्हें तुम नापसंद करते हो?! हरगिज़ नहीं। -[37:154] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम्हें क्या हो गया है कि यह अन्यायपूर्ण फ़ैसला कर रहे हो, कि अल्लाह के लिए बेटियाँ ठहराते हो और अपने लिए बेटे?! -[37:155] क्या तुम अपने इस असत्य अक़ीदे के गलत होने के बारे में सोच-विचार नहीं करते?! क्योंकि अगर तुम सोच-विचार किए होते, तो इस तरह की बात न कहते। -[37:156] क्या तुम्हारे पास किसी किताब या रसूल से इसका कोई स्पष्ट तर्क और प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण है?! -[37:157] अगर तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो, तो अपनी वह पुस्तक लाओ जिसमें इसका प्रमाण हो। -[37:158] मुश्रिकों ने यह दावा करके कि फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह की बेटियाँ हैं, अल्लाह और फ़रिश्तों के बीच, जो उनसे पोशीदा हैं, रिश्तेदारी बना दी। हालाँकि फ़रिश्तों को मालूम है कि अल्लाह मुश्रिकों को हिसाब के लिए ज़रूर हाज़िर करेगा। -[37:159] अल्लाह उन बातों से पवित्र और सर्वोच्च है, जो मुश्रिक लोग उसके बारे में ऐसी चीज़ें वर्णन करते हैं जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं हैं, जैसे उसका बेटा और साझी होना आदि। -[37:160] सिवाय अल्लाह के चुने हुए बंदों के। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह को केवल उसकी महिमा के योग्य उसके प्रताप और पूर्णता के गुणों के साथ वर्णित करते हैं। -[37:161] तो (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम और तुम्हारे वे पूज्य जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हो। -[37:162] तुम किसी को भी सत्य धर्म से नहीं भटका सकते। -[37:163] सिवाय उसके, जिसके बारे में अल्लाह ने निर्णय कर दिया है कि वह जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने वालों में से है। तो अल्लाह उसके बारे में अपने निर्णय को लागू करेगा। चुनाँचे वह कुफ़्र करेगा और जहन्नम में प्रवेश करेगा। जहाँ तक तुम्हारा और तुम्हारे पूज्यों का संबंध है, तो तुम्हें ऐसा करने की कोई शक्ति हासिल नहीं है। -[37:164] फ़रिश्तों ने अल्लाह के प्रति अपनी दासता और मुश्रिकों के दावों से अपने बरी होने को स्पष्ट करते हुआ कहा : हममें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति का अल्लाह की इबादत और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता में एक नियत स्थान है। -[37:165] तथा निःसंदेह हम - फ़रिश्ते - अल्लाह की इबादत और उसके आज्ञापालन में पंक्तियों में खड़े रहते हैं। और निश्चय हम अल्लाह को उन विशेषताओं और गुणों से पवित्र ठहराते हैं, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं हैं। -[37:166] तथा निःसंदेह हम - फ़रिश्ते - अल्लाह की इबादत और उसके आज्ञापालन में पंक्तियों में खड़े रहते हैं। और निश्चय हम अल्लाह को उन विशेषताओं और गुणों से पवित्र ठहराते हैं, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं हैं। -[37:167] मक्का के मुश्रिक मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने से पहले कहा करते थे : अगर हमारे पास पहले लोगों की किताबों, उदाहरण के तौर पर तौरात, जैसी कोई किताब होती; तो हम अल्लाह ही के लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करते। जबकि वे इस बारे में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि उनके पास मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम क़ुरआन लेकर आए, परंतु उन्होंने उसका इनकार कर दिया। अतः शीघ्र ही वे उस गंभीर यातना को जान लेंगे जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[37:168] मक्का के मुश्रिक मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने से पहले कहा करते थे : अगर हमारे पास पहले लोगों की किताबों, उदाहरण के तौर पर तौरात, जैसी कोई किताब होती; तो हम अल्लाह ही के लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करते। जबकि वे इस बारे में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि उनके पास मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम क़ुरआन लेकर आए, परंतु उन्होंने उसका इनकार कर दिया। अतः शीघ्र ही वे उस गंभीर यातना को जान लेंगे जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[37:169] मक्का के मुश्रिक मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने से पहले कहा करते थे : अगर हमारे पास पहले लोगों की किताबों, उदाहरण के तौर पर तौरात, जैसी कोई किताब होती; तो हम अल्लाह ही के लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करते। जबकि वे इस बारे में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि उनके पास मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम क़ुरआन लेकर आए, परंतु उन्होंने उसका इनकार कर दिया। अतः शीघ्र ही वे उस गंभीर यातना को जान लेंगे जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[37:170] मक्का के मुश्रिक मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने से पहले कहा करते थे : अगर हमारे पास पहले लोगों की किताबों, उदाहरण के तौर पर तौरात, जैसी कोई किताब होती; तो हम अल्लाह ही के लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करते। जबकि वे इस बारे में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि उनके पास मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम क़ुरआन लेकर आए, परंतु उन्होंने उसका इनकार कर दिया। अतः शीघ्र ही वे उस गंभीर यातना को जान लेंगे जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[37:171] और हमारे रसूलों के संबंध में हमारी बात गुज़र चुकी है कि वही अपने दुश्मनों पर विजयी रहेंगे क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें तर्क और शक्ति प्रदान की है। और यह कि हमारे उन सैनिकों ही को प्रभुत्व प्राप्त होगा, जो अल्लाह के मार्ग में इसलिए लड़ाई करते हैं ताकि अल्लाह का वचन सर्वोच्च हो। -[37:172] और हमारे रसूलों के संबंध में हमारी बात गुज़र चुकी है कि वही अपने दुश्मनों पर विजयी रहेंगे क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें तर्क और शक्ति प्रदान की है। और यह कि हमारे उन सैनिकों ही को प्रभुत्व प्राप्त होगा, जो अल्लाह के मार्ग में इसलिए लड़ाई करते हैं ताकि अल्लाह का वचन सर्वोच्च हो। -[37:173] और हमारे रसूलों के संबंध में हमारी बात गुज़र चुकी है कि वही अपने दुश्मनों पर विजयी रहेंगे क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें तर्क और शक्ति प्रदान की है। और यह कि हमारे उन सैनिकों ही को प्रभुत्व प्राप्त होगा, जो अल्लाह के मार्ग में इसलिए लड़ाई करते हैं ताकि अल्लाह का वचन सर्वोच्च हो। -[37:174] तो (ऐ रसूल!) इन दुश्मनी रखने वाले मुश्रिकों से एक अवधि तक के लिए, जिसे अल्लाह जानता है, मुँह फेरे रहें यहाँ तक कि उनकी यातना का समय आ जाए। -[37:175] तथा उन्हें देखें जब उनपर यातना उतरे। चुनाँचे वे भी उस समय देख लेंगे, जब उन्हें देखने से कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। -[37:176] क्या ये मुश्रिक लोग अल्लाह की यातना के लिए जल्दी कर रहे हैं?! -[37:177] चुनाँचे जब उनपर अल्लाह की यातना उतरेगी, तो उनकी सुबह बहुत ही बुरी सुबह होगी। -[37:178] और (ऐ रसूल!) उनसे मुँह फेर लें, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह उनकी यातना का फैसला कर दे। -[37:179] और आप देखते रहें। बहुत जल्द ये लोग भी देख लेंगे कि उनपर अल्लाह की कौन-सी यातना और सज़ा उतरती है। -[37:180] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आपका पालनहार, जो सारी शक्ति का मालिक है, उन सभी कमियों और त्रुटियों से पवित्र और सर्वोच्च है, जो बहुदेववादी उसके बारे में बयान करते हैं। -[37:181] और अल्लाह का सलाम (अभिवादन) और उसकी प्रशंसा है, उसके सम्माननीय रसूलों के लिए। -[37:182] हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा और स्तुति सर्वशक्तिमान व महिमावान अल्लाह के लिए है। क्योंकि वही उसके योग्य है, और वह सारे संसार का पालनहार है, उसके सिवा उनका कोई पालनहार नहीं है। - -Surah 38: Sad (Sad) ----------------------------------------- -[38:1] {सॉद} इस तरह के अक्षरों (हुरूफ़-ए-मुक़त्तआत) के विषय में सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में बात गुज़र चुकी है। अल्लाह ने क़ुरआन की क़सम खाई है, जिसमें लोगों को उस चीज़ की याद दिलाना शामिल है, जो दुनिया और आखिरत में उनके लिए लाभदायक है। बात वैसी नहीं है, जैसा मुश्रिक लोग समझते हैं कि अल्लाह के साथ कोई भागीदार हैं। -[38:2] लेकिन काफ़िर लोग अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) के बार में स्वाभिमान और अहंकार में हैं, तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के विरोध और उनसे दुश्मनी में पड़े हुए हैं। -[38:3] इनसे पहले हमने कितने ही समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया, जिन्होंने अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया था। फिर जब उनपर अज़ाब उतर आया, तो उन्होंने मदद की गुहार लगाई। लेकिन वह समय उनके लिए अज़ाब से बचने का समय नहीं था कि उन्हें मदद की गुहार लगाना कोई लाभ देता। -[38:4] उन्होंने उस समय आश्चर्य प्रकट किया जब उनके पास उन्हीं में से एक रसूल आया, जो उन्हें उनके अपने कुफ़्र पर क़ायम रहने पर अल्लाह की यातना से डराता था। तथा काफ़िरों ने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म की सच्चाई के प्रमाणों को देखकर कहा : यह एक जादूगर व्यक्ति है, जो लोगों को मोहित कर देता है। यह अपने इस दावे में बड़ा झूठा है कि वह अल्लाह का एक रसूल है, जिसकी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की जाती है। -[38:5] क्या इस व्यक्ति ने विभिन्न पूज्यों को एक ही पूज्य बना दिया, जिसके सिवा कोई दूसरा पूज्य नहीं?! निश्चय उसका यह कार्य अत्यंत आश्चर्यजनक है। -[38:6] उनके प्रमुख और बड़े लोग अपने अनुयायियों से यह कहते हुए चल खड़े हुए कि : तुम उसी पर चलते रहो, जिसपर पहले थे। मुहम्मद के धर्म में प्रवेश न करो। अपने पूज्यों की इबादत पर जमे रहो। क्योंकि मुहम्मद ने जो तुम्हें एक अल्लाह की इबादत करने के लिए बुलाया है, वह एक जानबूझकर की गई (सुनियोजित) बात है, वह चाहता है कि हमसे ऊपर उठ जाए और हम उसके अनुयायी (पीछे चलने वाले) बन जाएँ। -[38:7] मुहम्मद हमें जिस तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की ओर बुला रहे हैं, वह बात हमने उस धर्म में नहीं सुनी जिसपर हमने अपने बाप-दादा को पाया और न ही ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के धर्म में वह (तौहीद की) बात सुनी। यह बात जो हमने उनसे सुनी है, झूठ और गढ़ी हुई बात के सिवा कुछ नहीं है। -[38:8] क्या यह सही है कि हमारे बीच में से उसी पर क़ुरआन उतरे और यह उसी के लिए विशिष्ट हो, और यह हमपर न उतरे, जबकि हम सरदार और प्रमुख लोग हैं?! बल्कि, इन बहुदेववादियों को आपपर उतरने वाली वह़्य (प्रकाशना) के बारे में संदेह है। तथा उन्होंने अभी तक अल्लाह की यातना नहीं चखी है, इसलिए वे मोहलत दिए जाने से धोखे में पड़ गए हैं। यदि उन्होंने यातना का स्वाद चखा होता, तो अल्लाह का इनकार करने, उसके साथ साझी ठहराने और आपकी ओर जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की जाती है, उसके बारे में संदेह करने का साहस नहीं करते। -[38:9] क्या इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों के पास आपके उस प्रभुत्वशाली पालनहार के अनुग्रह के खज़ाने हैं, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, जो जिसे चाहता है जो चाहता है, देता है। तथा उसके अनुग्रह के खज़ानों में नुबुव्वत भी शामिल है। अतः वह जिसे चाहता है, उससे सम्मानित करता है। यह उनका नहीं है कि वे उसे जिसे चाहें दें और जिसे चाहें उससे वंचित कर दें। -[38:10] या आकाशों और धरती तथा उनके बीच मौजूद सारी चीज़ों की बादशाही उन्हीं के पास है? इसलिए उन्हें देने और न देने का अधिकार प्राप्त है? यदि यह उनका दावा है, तो उन्हें आकाश पर पहुँचाने वाले कारणों को अपनाना चाहिए, ताकि वे जो चाहें देने या न देने का फैसला जारी कर सकें। स्पष्ट है कि वे ऐसा हरगिज़ नहीं कर पाएँगे। -[38:11] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग एक पराजित सेना हैं, अपने से पूर्व की उन सेनाओं की तरह, जिन्होंने अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया था। -[38:12] ये झुठलाने वाले, पहले झुठलाने वाले नहीं हैं। क्योंकि इनसे पहले नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने झुठलाया, आद ने झुठलाया तथा फ़िरऔन ने झुठलाया, जिसके पास मेखें होती थीं, जिनसे वह लोगों को दंडित किया करता था। -[38:13] तथा समूद ने झुठलाया, और लूत की जाति ने झुठलाया, और शुऐब की जाति ने झुठलाया। यही लोग वे गिरोह (सेनाएँ) हैं, जो अपने रसूलों को झुठलाने और उनके लाए हुए संदेश का इनकार करने पर एकजुट हुए। -[38:14] इन गिरोहों में से हर एक ने रसूलों को झुठलाया। इसलिए उनपर अल्लाह की यातना सिद्ध हो गई और उनपर अल्लाह की सज़ा आ पहुँची, भले ही इसमें कुछ समय के लिए देरी हुई। -[38:15] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग केवल इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि सूर में दूसरी फूँक मार दी जाए, जो अपरिवर्तनीय है। फिर वे यातना से ग्रस्त होंगे, अगर वे आपको झुठलाने की अवस्था में मर गए। -[38:16] उन्होंने मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए कहा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें हमारे हिस्से की यातना क़ियामत के दिन से पहले इस सांसारिक जीवन ही में दे दे। -[38:17] (ऐ रसूल!) ये मुश्रिक लोग जो ऐसी बातें कहते हैं, जो आपको पसंद नहीं हैं, उनपर सब्र से काम लें और हमारे बंदे दाऊद को याद करें, जो अपने दुश्मनों से लड़ने की शक्ति रखते थे और अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन पर धैर्य से काम लेते थे। निश्चय वह तौबा करके और अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले कार्य करके, अल्लाह की ओर बहुत ज़्यादा लौटने वाले थे। -[38:18] हमने दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम के साथ पहाड़ों को वशीभूत कर दिया था। जब वह दिन के अंत में और उसकी शुरुआत में सूरज चढ़ने के समय अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करते थे, तो वे भी उनके साथ पवित्रता का गान करते थे। -[38:19] और हमने हवा में एकत्र पक्षियों को वशीभूत कर दिया था। सभी आज्ञाकारी थे, उनके अधीन होकर पवित्रता का गान करते थे। -[38:20] और हमने उन्हें रोब दबदबा, शक्ति और उनके दुश्मनों पर विजय प्रदान करके, उनके राज्य को मज़बूत किया। तथा हमने उन्हें नुबुव्वत और उनके मामलों में यथार्थता प्रदान किया, तथा हमने हर इरादे में उन्हें संतोषजनक कथन शक्ति, तथा भाषण और फैसले में निर्णायकता प्रदान किया। -[38:21] और (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपके पास दो झगड़ने वालों की खबर आई, जब वे दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम के पास उनके उपासना स्थल में चढ़ आए। -[38:22] जब वे दोनों अचानक दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम के पास आए, तो वह उनके इस तरह अचानक और अपरिचित तरीक़े से प्रवेश करने से घबरा गए। जब उन्हें यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम डर गए हैं, तो उन्होंने कहा : डरिए नहीं। क्योंकि हम दो झगड़ने वाले हैं, हममें से एक ने दूसरे पर अत्याचार किया है। अतः आप हमारे बीच न्याय के साथ फैसला कर दें और जब आप हमारे बीच फैसला करें, तो हमपर अन्याय न करें। तथा हमारा सीधे रास्ते की ओर मार्गदर्शन करें, जो कि यथार्थ रास्ता है। -[38:23] दोनों विरोधियों में से एक ने दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : यह व्यक्ति मेरा भाई है। इसके पास निन्नानवे दुंबियाँ हैं और मेरे पास एक दुंबी है। तो इसने मुझसे कहा है कि वह एक भी मैं उसके हवाले कर दूँ और वह बहस में मुझसे जीत गया है। -[38:24] दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन दोनों के बीच निर्णय किया और दावेदार को संबोधित करते हुए कहा : तुम्हारे भाई ने तुम्हारी दुंबी को अपनी दुंबियों के साथ मिलाने की माँग करके तुमपर ज़ुल्म किया है। सच्चाई यह है कि बहुत-से साझीदार अपने साथी का हक़ दबाकर और इंसाफ़ से मुँह मोड़कर एक-दूसरे पर अत्याचार करते हैं। अलबत्ता, उन ईमान वालों का मामला अलग है, जो अच्छे कार्य करते हैं। वे अपने साझीदारों के साथ न्याय करते हैं और उनपर अत्याचार नहीं करते। लेकिन इस तरह के लोग बहुत कम हैं। और दाऊद अलैहिस्सलाम को यक़ीन हो गया कि इस झगड़े के द्वारा हमने उन्हें आज़माइश में डाला है। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपने पालनहार से क्षमा याचना की, अल्लाह की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए सजदे में गिर पड़े और उसकी ओर लौट आए। -[38:25] तो हमने उनकी बात स्वीकार कर ली और उनकी इस ग़लती को क्षमा कर दिया। और निश्चित रूप से वह हमारे पास समीपवर्ती लोगों में से हैं। और आखिरत में उनके लिए अच्छा ठिकाना है। -[38:26] ऐ दाऊद! हमने आपको धरती में ख़लीफ़ा बनाया है, जिसका काम धार्मिक और सांसारिक नियमों और फ़ैसलों को लागू करना होता है। अतः आप लोगों के बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय करें। और लोगों के बीच अपने निर्णय में अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन न करें; कि रिश्तेदारी या दोस्ती के कारण किसी एक पक्ष की ओर झुक जाएँ, या किसी दुश्मनी की वजह से किसी को नज़र अंदाज़ करें। क्योंकि इच्छा का पालन करना आपको अल्लाह के सीधे रास्ते से भटका देगा। निश्चय जो लोग अल्लाह के सीधे रास्ते से भटक जाते हैं, उनके लिए उनके हिसाब के दिन को भूल जाने के कारण, कठोर यातना है। क्योंकि अगर वे उसे याद रखते और उससे डरते, तो अपनी इच्छाओं पर न चलते। -[38:27] हमने आकाश और धरती को व्यर्थ पैदा नहीं किया। यह तो उन लोगों की सोच है, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया। अतः इन काफ़िरों के लिए, जो यह सोच रखते हैं, क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की आग के रूप में बड़ा विनाश है, अगर वे अपने कुफ़्र और अल्लाह के बारे में बुरी सोच की अवस्था ही में मर गए। -[38:28] हम हरगिज़ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों, उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करने वालों और अच्छे कार्य करने वालों को, उन लोगों के जैसा नहीं बनाएँगे, जो कुफ़्र और पापों के साथ धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने वाले हैं। तथा हम उन लोगों को जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर डरते हैं, पापों में लिप्त काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िक़ों के समान नहीं बनाएँगे। उन दोनों के बीच बराबरी करना अन्याय है, जो अल्लाह के लिए शोभित नहीं है। बल्कि, अल्लाह परहेज़गार मोमिनों को जन्नत में प्रवेश के साथ पुरस्कृत करेगा। और दुर्भाग्यशाली काफ़िरों को जहन्नम में दाखिल करके दंडित करेगा। क्योंकि ये दोनों अल्लाह के निकट बराबर नहीं हैं। इसलिए उसके पास उनका बदला भी बराबर नहीं होगा। -[38:29] यह क़ुरआन एक पुस्तक है, जिसे हमने आपकी ओर उतारा है, बड़ी भलाई और लाभ वाली पुस्तक है। ताकि लोग इसकी आयतों पर विचार करें और उनके अर्थों पर ग़ौर करें, और ताकि प्रबल एवं उज्ज्वल दिमाग वाले लोग इससे शिक्षा ग्रहण करें। -[38:30] हमने दाऊद को, अपनी ओर से उनपर अनुग्रह और उपकार करते हुए, उनका बेटा सुलैमान प्रदान किया, ताकि उससे उनकी आँखें ठंडी हो जाएँ। सुलैमान बहुत अच्छे बंदे थे। वह बहुत तौबा करने वाले और अल्लाह की ओर बहुत लौटने वाले और उसकी ओर रुजू' करने वाले थे। -[38:31] उस समय को याद करें, जब अस्र के समय उनके सामने तेज़ दौड़ने वाले असली घोड़े लाए गए, जो तीन पैरों पर खड़े और चौथे को उठाए हुए थे। ये उत्तम नस्ल के घोड़े उनपर प्रदर्शित किए जाते रहे, यहाँ तक कि सूरज डूब गया। -[38:32] तो सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : मैंने धन (जिसमें ये घोड़े भी शामिल हैं) के प्रेम को अपने पालनहार के ज़िक्र पर प्राथमिकता दी यहाँ तक कि सूर्य डूब गया और मुझे अस्र की नमाज़ अदा करने में देर हो गई। -[38:33] इन घोड़ों को मेरे पास वापस लाओ। चुनाँचे उन्हें उनके पास लाया गया। फिर वह तलवार से उनकी पिंडलियों और गरदनों को मारने लगे। -[38:34] और हमने सुलैमान को आज़माइश में डाला और उनके राज्य के सिंहासन पर शैतान को डाल दिया, जो मानव रूप धारण किए हुए था। उसने थोड़े समय के लिए उनके राज्य में शासन किया। फिर अल्लाह ने सुलैमान के लिए उनका राज्य बहाल कर दिया और उन्हें शैतानों पर प्रभुत्व प्रदान किया। -[38:35] सुलैमान अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार, मेरे गुनाह क्षमा कर दे, और मुझे ऐसी बादशाहत प्रदान कर जो मेरे ही लिए विशिष्ट हो, मेरे बाद किसी को प्राप्त न हो। निश्चय (ऐ मेरे पालनहार!) तू बहुत बड़ा दाता और बड़ा दानशील है। -[38:36] तो हमने उनकी दुआ क़बूल कर ली और हवा को उनके अधीन कर दिया, जो उनके आदेश से नरम होकर चलती थी। हवा के तेज़ और शक्तिशाली होने के बावजूद उसमें कोई झटका नहीं थी। वह उन्हें, जहाँ चाहते, ले जाती थी। -[38:37] तथा हमने शैतानों को उनके अधीन कर दिया, जो उनके आदेश अनुसार काम करते थे। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ निर्माण करने वाले थे, तो कुछ ग़ोताख़ोर थे, जो समुद्र में गोता लगाकर मोती निकालते थे। -[38:38] और शैतानों में से कुछ सरकश थे, वे भी उनके अधीन कर दिए गए थे। चुनाँचे वे बेड़ियों में जकड़े हुए थे, हिल-डोल नहीं सकते थे। -[38:39] ऐ सुलैमान! यह हमारी बख़्शिश है, जो हमने तुम्हारी दुआ को स्वीकार करते हुए तुम्हें प्रदान की है। अब तुम जिसे चाहो, दो और जिसे चाहो, न दो। देने या न देने के मामले में तुमसे कोई हिसाब नहीं लिया जाएगा। -[38:40] निश्चित रूप से सुलैमान हमारे पास समीपवर्ती लोगों में से हैं। और उनके लिए लौटने की एक अच्छी जगह है और वह जन्नत है। -[38:41] और (ऐ रसूल!) हमारे बंदे अय्यूब को याद करें, जब उन्होंने अपने पालनहार अल्लाह को पुकारा : शैतान ने मुझे दुःख तथा कष्ट पहुँचाया है। -[38:42] तो हमने उनसे कहा : अपने पाँव को धरती पर मारो। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपना पाँव धरती पर मारा, तो उनके लिए उससे पानी का स्रोत फूट पड़ा, जिससे वह पी सकें और स्नान कर सकें और उनकी परेशानी और कष्ट दूर हो जाए। -[38:43] तो हमने उनकी दुआ क़बूल कर ली। चुनाँचे उनकी तकलीफ़ दूर कर दी, उन्हें उनके घर वाले दे दिए और अपनी ओर से उनपर दया करते हुए तथा उनके सब्र के बदले में, उनके समान और भी बेटे एवं पोते प्रदान किए। ताकि सही बुद्धि रखने वाले यह याद रखें कि धैर्य का परिणाम राहत और सवाब है। -[38:44] जब अय्यूब (अलैहिस्सलाम) अपनी पत्नी पर क्रोधित हुए और उन्हें सौ कोड़े मारने की क़सम खाई, तो हमने उनसे कहा : (ऐ अय्यूब!) अपने हाथ में पतली और नर्म डालियों का एक गुच्छा लो और अपनी क़सम पूरी करने के लिए उनसे अपनी पत्नी को मार दो। और अपनी खाई हुई क़सम को न तोड़ो। चुनाँचे उन्होंने पतली और नर्म डालियों का एक गुच्छा लिया और उनसे उसे मारा। हमने उन्हें उसपर सब्र करने वाला पाया, जिससे उन्हें आज़माया था। वह अच्छे बंदे थे। निश्चय वह अल्लाह की तरफ़ बहुत ज़्यादा लौटने वाले थे। -[38:45] (ऐ रसूल!) हमारे चुने हुए बंदों और भेजे हुए रसूलों : इबराहीम, इसहाक़ और याक़ूब को याद करें। वे अल्लाह की आज्ञा मानने और उसकी प्रसन्नता की तलाश में शक्तिशाली थे, तथा सत्य के मामले में सच्ची अंतर्दृष्टि के मालिक थे। -[38:46] और हमने उनपर एक विशेष गुण के साथ उपकार किया, जिसे उनके लिए विशिष्ट कर दिया, जो कि उनके दिलों को आख़िरत को याद करने, अच्छे कर्मों के साथ उसके लिए तैयारी करने और लोगों को उसके लिए काम करने के लिए आमंत्रित करने के साथ आबाद करना है। -[38:47] निश्चय वे हमारे निकट उन लोगों में से थे, जिन्हें हमने अपने आज्ञापालन और इबादत के लिए चुन लिया था, तथा अपने संदेश को उठाने और उसे लोगों तक पहुँचाने के लिए उनका चयन कर लिया था। -[38:48] और (ऐ नबी!) आप इसमाईल बिन इबराहीम को याद करें, अल-यसअ् को याद करें, तथा ज़ुल-किफ़्ल को याद करें और सबसे अच्छी प्रशंसा के साथ उनकी सराहना करें। क्योंकि वे इसके योग्य हैं। और ये सभी अल्लाह के निकट चीदा और चुने हुए लोगों में से हैं। -[38:49] यह इन लोगों का क़ुरआन में अच्छी प्रशंसा के साथ उल्लेख है। तथा निश्चय अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने वालों के लिए आख़िरत के घर में बेहतर लौटने का स्थान है। -[38:50] यह बेहतर लौटने का स्थान वह रहने के बाग़ हैं, जिनमें वे क़ियामत के दिन प्रवेश करेंगे और उनके स्वागत में उनके द्वार खोल दिए गए होंगे। -[38:51] अपने लिए सजाए गए तख़्तों पर तकिया लगाए बैठे होंगे। वे अपने सेवकों से अपनी इच्छाओं के अनुसार विभिन्न प्रकार के बहुत-से फल और अपने मनपसंद पेय, जैसे शराब आदि पेश करने के लिए कहेंगे। -[38:52] उनके पास ऐसी स्त्रियाँ होंगी, जिनकी निगाहें उनके पतियों पर सीमित रहेंगी, उनके अलावा किसी अन्य की तरफ़ नहीं उठेंगी और वे एक-सी आयु वाली होंगी। -[38:53] यह वही अच्छा बदला है जिसका (ऐ अल्लाह का भय रखने वालो!) तुमसे क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारे उन नेक कामों के प्रतिफल के रूप में वादा किया जाता था, जो तुम दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[38:54] यह बदला जिसका हमने उल्लेख किया है, यही हमारी जीविका है, जो हम क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह का भय रखने वालों को प्रदान करेंगे। यह एक निरंतर जीविका है, जो न कभी बाधित होगी और न कभी समाप्त होगी। -[38:55] यह जो हमने उल्लेख किया है, अल्लाह का भय रखने वालों का बदला है। जबकि कुफ़्र और गुनाहों के साथ अल्लाह की सीमाओं को पार करने वालों का बदला, अल्लाह का भय रखने वालों के बदले से अलग है। उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन लौटने का बहुत बुरा स्थान है। -[38:56] यह बदला जहन्नम है, जो उन्हें चारों ओर से घेर लेगी। वे उसकी ताप और लौ का सामना करते रहेंगे। उनके लिए उसी का बिछौना होगा। तो उनका बिछौना बहुत बुरा बिछौना है। -[38:57] यह यातना अत्यंत गर्म पानी और जहन्नम में यातना ग्रस्त लोगों के शरीर से निकलने वाली पीप है। सो वे इसे पिएं। क्योंकि यही उनका पेय है, जो उनकी प्यास नहीं बुझाएगी। -[38:58] उनके लिए इस यातना के रूप की एक और भी यातना है। इस तरह उनके लिए यातना के विभिन्न प्रकार हैं, जिनके साथ उन्हें आख़िरत में दंडित किया जाएगा। -[38:59] जब जहन्नमी लोग जहन्नम में प्रवेश कर जाएँगे, तो उनके बीच वैसी ही कहा-सुनी होगी, जो विरोधियों के बीच आपस में हुआ करती है और वे एक-दूसरे से अपनी बराअत का इज़हार करेंगे। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ लोग कहेंगे : यह जहन्नम वालों का एक समूह है जो तुम्हारे साथ जहन्नम में घुसता चला आ रहा है। तो वे जवाब देंगे : उनका स्वागत नहीं है। वे उसी तरह आग की यातना झेलने वाले हैं, जैसे हम झेल रहे हैं। -[38:60] अनुयायियों का समूह अपने उन सरदारों से कहेगा, जिनके वे अधीनस्थ थे : बल्कि तुम (ऐ अनुसरण किए गए सरदारो!) तुम्हारा कोई स्वागत नहीं। क्योंकि तुम ही हो, जो हमें गुमराह करके और बहकाकर हमारे लिए इस दर्दनाक यातना के कारण बने हो। चुनाँचे यह ठिकाना, सभी लोगों का ठिकाना, बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है, जो कि जहन्नम की आग है। -[38:61] अनुसरण करने वाले कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! जिसने हमारे पास हिदायत आ जाने के बाद हमें उससे गुमराह किया है, उसे जहन्नम में दोगुनी यातना दे। -[38:62] सरकश अभिमानी लोग कहेंगे : हमें क्या हुआ कि हम अपने साथ जहन्नम में उन लोगों को नहीं देखते, जिन्हें हम दुनिया में उन अभागा लोगों में से समझते थे जो यातना के पात्र थे। -[38:63] क्या हमारा उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाना और ठट्ठा करना गलत था, चुनाँचे वे यातना के पात्र नहीं थे, या हमारा उनका परिहास करना सही था और वे जहन्नम में दाखिल हुए हैं, किंतु हमारी नज़र उन पर नहीं पड़ी?! -[38:64] यह जो हमने तुमसे काफ़िरों के, क़ियामत के दिन परस्पर झगड़ने का ज़िक्र किया है, निश्चित रूप से सत्य है। इसमें कोई संशय और संदेह नहीं है। -[38:65] (ऐ मुहम्मद!) आप अपनी जाति के काफ़िरों से कह दें : मैं तो केवल तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से डराने वाला हूँ कि कहीं वह तुम्हारे कुफ़्र और रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण तुम्हें उससे दंडित न कर दे। और अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान के सिवा कोई ऐसा पूज्य नहीं, जो इबादत के योग्य हो। क्योंकि वह अपनी महानता, गुणों और नामों में अकेला है। तथा वह परम प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसने हर चीज़ को पराजित कर दिया। अतः हर चीज़ उसके अधीन है। -[38:66] वह आकाशों का पालनहार, धरती का पालनहार और उन दोनों के बीच मौजूद सारी चीज़ों का पालनहार है। वह अपने राज्य में प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। तथा वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला है। -[38:67] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वालों से कह दें : निश्चय क़ुरआन बहुत महत्वपूर्ण ख़बर है। -[38:68] तुम इस महत्वपूर्ण ख़बर से मुँह फेरने वाले हो। उसपर कोई ध्यान नहीं देते हो। -[38:69] आदम की रचना के बारे में फ़रिश्तों के बीच जो बात चल रही थी मुझे उसका कभी कोई ज्ञान नहीं था, यदि अल्लाह ने मेरी ओर वह़्य न की होती और मुझे जानकारी न दी होती। -[38:70] अल्लाह मेरी ओर जो कुछ भी वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करता है, वह केवल इसलिए वह़्य करता है कि मैं तुम्हें उसकी यातना से खुले तौर पर डराने वाला हूँ। -[38:71] उस समय को याद करें, जब आपके पालनहार ने फ़रिश्तों से कहा : मैं मिट्टी से एक मनुष्य पैदा करने वाला हूँ, और वह आदम अलैहिस्सलाम हैं। -[38:72] जब मैं उसकी रचना का काम पूरा कर लूँ, उसकी शक्ल-सूरत ठीक कर दूँ और उसमें अपनी आत्मा फूँक दूँ, तो तुम उसे सजदा करो। -[38:73] तो फ़रिश्तों ने अपने पालनहार के आदेश का पालन किया। चुनाँचे उन सब ने सम्मान स्वरूप सजदा किया, और उनमें से कोई भी न बचा, जिसने सजदा न किया हो। -[38:74] सिवाय इबलीस के। उसने सजदा करने से अहंकार किया। और वह अपने पालनहार के आदेश के पालन से अभिमान करने के कारण काफ़िरों में से हो गया। -[38:75] अल्लाह ने कहा : ऐ इबलीस! तुझे आदम को सजदा करने से किस चीज़ ने रोका, जिसे मैंने अपने दोनों हाथों से बनाया?! क्या तुझे अभिमान ने सजदा करने से रोका, या तू इससे पहले ही से अपने रब से अभिमान और घमंड करने वाले था?! -[38:76] इबलीस ने कहा : मैं आदम से बेहतर हूँ। क्योंकि तूने मुझे आग से पैदा किया और उसे मिट्टी से बनाया। या उसका गुमान था कि आग मिट्टी से अधिक सम्माननीय तत्व है। -[38:77] अल्लाह ने इबलीस से कहा : जन्नत से निकल जा। क्योंकि तू शापित और धुत्कारा हुआ है। -[38:78] और तेरे लिए बदले के दिन अर्थात् क़ियामत के दिन तक जन्नत से निष्कासन है। -[38:79] इबलीस ने कहा : फिर मुझे मोहलत दे और मुझे उस दिन तक मौत न दे, जिस दिन तू अपने बंदों को दोबारा जीवित करके उठाएगा। -[38:80] अल्लाह ने कहा : निःसंदेह तू उन लोगों में से है जिन्हें मोहलत दी गई। -[38:81] तुझे विनष्ट करने के लिए निर्धारित ज्ञात समय के दिन तक। -[38:82] इबलीस ने कहा : मैं तेरी शक्ति और प्रभुत्व की क़सम खाता हूँ कि मैं आदम की समस्त संतान को अवश्य ही गुमराह कर दूँगा। -[38:83] सिवाय उसके, जिसे तूने मेरे गुमराह करने से बचा लिया और उसे केवल अपनी इबादत के लिए चुन लिया। -[38:84] अल्लाह तआला ने कहा : सत्य मेरी ओर से है। और मैं सत्य ही कहता हूँ। उसके सिवा कुछ नहीं कहता। -[38:85] मैं क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम को तुझसे और उन सभी लोगों से भर दूँगा, जो आदम की संतान में से तेरे कुफ़्र में तेरा अनुसरण करेंगे। -[38:86] (ऐ रसूल!) इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मैं तुम्हें जो संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, उसका तुमसे कोई पारिश्रमिक नहीं माँगता, और मैं अपनी ओर से कुछ बनाने वाला भी नहीं हूँ कि मुझे जितना आदेश दिया गया है, उससे कुछ अधिक बताऊँ। -[38:87] क़ुरआन केवल उन जिन्नों और इनसानों के लिए एक अनुस्मारक (उपदेश) है, जो शरई आदेश के बाध्य हैं। -[38:88] और निश्चय तुम मरने के बाद जल्द ही इस क़ुरआन की खबर अवश्य जान लोगे और यह कि यह सत्य है। - -Surah 39: Az-Zumar (The Companies) ----------------------------------------- -[39:1] क़ुरआन उस अल्लाह की ओर से उतारा गया है, जो सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, वह अपनी रचना, प्रबंधन और विधान में हिकमत वाला है। वह अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और की ओर से अवतरित नहीं हुआ है। -[39:2] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपकी ओर यह सत्य पर आधारित क़ुरआन उतारा है। चुनाँचे उसके सभी समाचार सत्य हैं और उसके सभी नियम न्यायपूर्ण हैं। इसलिए एकेश्वरवादी होकर, उसके लिए तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) को शिर्क से शुद्ध (पवित्र) रखते हुए, अल्लाह की इबादत करें। -[39:3] सुन लो, शिर्क से खाली धर्म केवल अल्लाह के लिए है। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के सिवा मूर्तियों और ताग़ूतों को संरक्षक बना रखा है, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते हैं और उनकी पूजा करने का कारण बयान करते हुए कहते हैं : हम इनकी पूजा केवल इसलिए करते हैं कि ये हमें अल्लाह से निकट कर दें, हमारी ज़रूरतों को उसके सामने रखें और उसके निकट हमारी सिफ़ारिश करें। निश्चय अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन एकेश्वरवादी मोमिनों और बहुदेववादी काफ़िरों के बीच, उस तौहीद के बारे में फ़ैसला कर देगा, जिसके विषय में वे मतभेद किया करते थे। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उस व्यक्ति को सत्य की राह नहीं दिखाता, जो अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ने वाला है, उसकी ओर साझी की निस्बत करता है, तथा अल्लाह की मिली हुई नेमतों की बहुत नाशुक्री करने वाला है। -[39:4] अगर अल्लाह संतान बनाना चाहता, तो अपनी मख़लूक़ में से जिसे चाहता, अवश्य चुन लेता और उसे बेटे के समान बना देता। अल्लाह उन बातों से पवित्र एवं सर्वोच्च है, जो ये मुश्रिक लोग कहते हैं। वह अपने अस्तित्व, गुणों और कार्यों में अकेला है, उनमें उसका कोई भी साझी नहीं है। वह अपनी सारी मख़लूक़ पर हावी (प्रभावी) है। -[39:5] उसने आकाशों और धरती को एक व्यापक हिकमत के तहत बनाया है, व्यर्थ नहीं, जैसा कि ये अत्याचारी कहते हैं। वह रात को दिन में दाखिल करता है और दिन को रात में दाखिल करता है। चुनाँचे उन दोनों में से एक आता है, तो दूसरा चला जाता है। उसने सूरज और चाँद को वश में कर रखा है। दोनों में से हर एक, एक निर्धारित समय के लिए चल रहा है जो इस जीवन का अंत है। सुन लो, वह पवित्र अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है और उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, तथा वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है। -[39:6] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे पालनहार ने तुम्हें एक जान अर्थात् आदम से पैदा किया। फिर आदम से उनकी पत्नी ह़व्वा को पैदा किया। तथा तुम्हारे लिए ऊँटों, गायों, भेड़ों और बकरियों से आठ क़िस्म के जानवर पैदा किए, इनमें से हर प्रकार से नर और मादा बनाए। वह पवित्र अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारी माताओं के पेटों में चरण-दर-चरण, पेट, गर्भाशय और झिल्ली के अंधेरों में पैदा करता है। वह जिसने यह सब पैदा किया, वही अल्लाह तुम्हारा पालनहार है। केवल उसी का राज्य है। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। तो तुम उसकी इबादत से मुँह मोड़कर ऐसे लोगों की इबादत की ओर कैसे फिरे जाते हो, जो कुछ भी पैदा नहीं कर सकते, बल्कि वे खुद पैदा किए जाते हैं?! -[39:7] (ऐ लोगो!) अगर तुम अपने रब की नाशुक्री (या कुफ़्र) करोगे, तो अल्लाह तुम्हारे ईमान से बेपरवाह है। तुम्हारे कुफ़्र से उसका कोई नुक़सान नहीं होने वाला। तुम्हारे कुफ़्र का नुक़सान तुम्हारी ही ओर लौटेगा। अल्लाह इस बात को पसंद नहीं करता कि उसके बंदे उसकी नाशुक्री करें, और वह उन्हें नाशुक्री का आदेश नहीं देता। क्योंकि अल्लाह अनैतिकता और बुरे काम का आदेश नहीं देता। और अगर तुम अल्लाह का उसकी नेमतों पर शुक्रिया अदा करो और उसपर ईमान ले आओ, तो वह तुम्हारे शुक्र को पसंद करेगा और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। तथा कोई प्राणी किसी दूसरे प्राणी के गुनाह का बोझ नहीं उठाएगा। बल्कि हर प्राणी की उसके किए हुए कर्मों पर पकड़ होगी। फिर क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारी वापसी अकेले तुम्हारे पालनहार ही की ओर होगी, और वह तुम्हें बताएगा कि तुम दुनिया में क्या करते थे, और तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का प्रतिफल देगा। वह पवित्र अल्लाह अपने बंदों के दिलों की बातों को ख़ूब जानने वाला है। उनके दिलों की कोई बात उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[39:8] जब काफ़िर व्यक्ति को कोई बीमारी, धन की हानि और डूबने के डर जैसी कोई तकलीफ़ पहुँचती है, तो वह अपने पालनहार को पुकारता है कि उसे पहुँचने वाली तकलीफ़ को उससे दूर कर दे, इस हाल में कि वह केवल उसी की ओर लौटने वाला होता है। फिर जब अल्लाह उसे कोई नेमत प्रदान करता है, जैसे कि उसे पहुँचने वाली तकलीफ़ को उससे दूर कर देता है, तो वह पहले जिसके आगे गिड़गिड़ाता था, उसे छोड़ देता है, और वह अल्लाह है। तथा वह अल्लाह के साझी बनाकर, अल्लाह के सिवा उनकी पूजा करने लगता है। ताकि वह अन्य लोगों को उस रास्ते से भटका दे, जो अल्लाह की ओर पहुँचाने वाला है। (ऐ रसूल!) आप इस दशा वाले व्यक्ति से कह दें : अपने जीवन के बाक़ी हिस्सों के लिए अपने कुफ़्र का आनंद ले लो, जो कि बहुत थोड़ा समय है। क्योंकि तुम क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम में जाने वालों में से हो, जो उसमें उस तरह रहने वाले हैं, जिस तरह एक साथी अपने साथी के साथ रहता है। -[39:9] क्या वह व्यक्ति जो अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करने वाला है, रात की घड़ियों को अपने रब के सामने सजदा करते हुए और उसके दरबार में खड़े होकर इबादत में गुज़ारता है, आख़िरत की यातना से डरता है और अपने रब की दया की आशा रखता है, वह उत्तम है, या वह काफ़िर जो परेशानी के समय अल्लाह की इबादत करता है और खुशहाली के समय उसका इनकार करता है और अल्लाह के साथ साझीदार बनाता है?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : क्या वे लोग, जो अल्लाह से अवगत होने के कारण उसकी वाजिब की हुई चीज़ों को जानते हैं और वे लोग जो इनमें से कुछ भी नहीं जानते, बराबर हो सकते हैं?! इन दो समूहों के बीच का अंतर वही लोग जान सकते हैं, जिनके पास शुद्ध बुद्धि है। -[39:10] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मेरे उन बंदों से, जो मुझपर और मेरे रसूलों पर ईमान लाए हैं, कह दें : अपने पालनहार से डरो, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर। तुममें से जिन लोगों ने दुनिया में अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए दुनिया में विजय (मदद), स्वास्थ्य और धन के रूप में, तथा आख़िरत में जन्नत के रूप में, भलाई है। और अल्लाह की धरती विशाल है। इसलिए उसमें हिजरत करो यहाँ तक कि तुम्हें ऐसी जगह मिल जाए, जहाँ तुम बिना रोक-टोक के अल्लाह की इबादत कर सको। सब्र करने वालों को क़ियामत के दिन उनका बदला, उसकी बहुतायत और विविधता के कारण, बिना गिनती किए या बिना मात्रा के दिया जाएगा। -[39:11] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं केवल उसी की इबादत करूँ, उसके लिए इबादत को विशुद्ध करते हुए। -[39:12] और उसने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं इस उम्मत का सबसे पहला आज्ञाकारी और हुक्म मानने वाला बनूँ। -[39:13] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : यदि मैं अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करता हूँ और उसकी बात नहीं मानता, तो मुझे एक महान दिन की यातना का डर है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[39:14] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मैं केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करता हूँ, उसी के लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करते हुए। उसके साथ किसी अन्य की इबादत नहीं करता। -[39:15] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम उसके सिवा जिन मूर्तियों की भी चाहो, पूजा करो, (यह आदेश धमकी के लिए है)। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : वास्तविक घाटा उठाने वाले वे लोग हैं, जिन्होंने अपना घाटा किया और अपने घर वालों का घाटा किया। चुनाँचे वे उनसे नहीं मिल सके। क्योंकि वे अकेले जन्नत में दाखिल होने के कारण, या उनके साथ ही जहन्नम में जाने की वजह से, उनका साथ छोड़ दिए। इसलिए वे कभी नहीं मिलेंगे। सुन लो! वास्तव में यही स्पष्ट घाटा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। -[39:16] उनके लिए उनके ऊपर से धुआँ, लौ और गर्मी होगी और उनके नीचे से भी धुआँ, लौ और गर्मी होगी। इस उल्लिखित यातना के द्वारा अल्लाह अपने बंदों को डराता है। अतः ऐ मेरे बंदो! मेरे आदेशों का पालन करके और मेरे निषेधों से बचकर मुझसे डरो। -[39:17] जो लोग मूर्तियों तथा अल्लाह के सिवा पूजी जाने वाली समस्त चीज़ों की पूजा से दूर रहे और अल्लाह की ओर तौबा करते हुए लौटे, उनके लिए मौत के समय, कब्र में और क़ियामत के दिन जन्नत की खुशख़बरी है। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप मेरे बंदों को खुशख़बरी सुना दें। -[39:18] जो बात को सुनते हैं और अच्छी और बुरी बात के बीच अंतर करते हैं, फिर उसमें पाए जाने वाले लाभ के लिए सबसे अच्छी बात का अनुसरण करते हैं। इन विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित लोग ही हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ दी है। और वही लोग शुद्ध विवेक वाले हैं। -[39:19] जिस व्यक्ति पर उसके कुफ़्र और गुमराही पर बने रहने के कारण यातना की बात सिद्ध हो चुकी, तो (ऐ रसूल!) उसके मार्गदर्शन और तौफ़ीक़ के लिए आपके पास कोई उपाय नहीं है। तो (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आप इस विशेषता वाले व्यक्ति को आग से बचा लेंगे?! -[39:20] लेकिन जो लोग अपने पालनहार के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर उससे डरते रहे, उनके लिए ऊँचे-ऊँचे भवन हैं, जो एक के ऊपर एक बने हुए हैं, जिनके नीचे से नहरें बह रही हैं। अल्लाह ने उनसे इसका वादा किया है और अल्लाह अपना वादा नहीं तोड़ता। -[39:21] तुम देख कर जानते हो कि अल्लाह ने आसमान से बारिश का पानी उतारा, फिर उसे चश्मों और स्रोतों में घुसा दिया। फिर वह इस पानी के साथ अलग-अलग रंगों की खेती निकालता है। फिर खेती सूख जाती है, तो तुम उसे (ऐ देखने वाले!) पीले रंग की देखते हो, जबकि वह पहले हरी-भरी थी। फिर उसके सूखने के बाद अल्लाह उसे चूरा-चूरा बना देता है। यह जो कुछ उल्लेख किया गया है, इसमें जीवित दिलों के लिए एक अनुस्मारक (उपदेश) है। -[39:22] क्या वह आदमी, जिसके सीने को अल्लाह ने इस्लाम के लिए खोल दिया है, और उसने उसकी राह पा ली है, चुनाँचे वह अपने रब की ओर से अंतर्दृष्टि पर है, उस व्यक्ति के समान हो सकता है, जिसका दिल अल्लाह की याद से सख़्त हो गया है?! वे दोनों कभी भी बराबर नहीं हो सकते। चुनाँचे मोक्ष उनके लिए है जो हिदायत पाने वाले हैं और घाटा उन लोगों के लिए है, जिनके हृदय अल्लाह के स्मरण से कठोर हैं। ये लोग सत्य से स्पष्ट गुमराही में हैं। -[39:23] अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर क़ुरआन उतारा है, जो सबसे उत्तम हदीस (बात) है। अल्लाह ने इसे परस्पर मिलता-जुलता उतारा है, इसका एक भाग दूसरे भाग से सच्चाई, अच्छाई, एकरूपता और विभेद-रहित होने में मिलता-जुलता है, जिसमें विभिन्न कहानियाँ और अहकाम (नियम), वादे और धमकियाँ, सत्यवादियों के गुण और असत्यवादियों की विशेषताएँ, आदि वर्णित हैं। इससे उन लोगों के रोंगटे खड़े हो जाते हैं, जो अपने पालनहार से डरते हैं, जब वे उसमें वर्णित सज़ा के वादों और दंड की धमकियों को सुनते हैं। फिर जब वे उसमें मौजूद आशा और शुभ समाचार को सुनते हैं, तो उनके चमड़े और दिल नरम होकर अल्लाह के ज़िक्र की ओर प्रेरित हो जाते हैं। यह उपर्युक्त क़ुरआन और उसका प्रभाव, अल्लाह का मार्गदर्शन है, वह जिसे चाहता है उसका मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करता है। और जिसे अल्लाह विफल कर दे और उसे हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ न दे, तो उसके लिए मार्गदर्शन करने वाला कोई नहीं है। -[39:24] क्या यह आदमी, जिसे अल्लाह ने हिदायत दी और दुनिया में उसे सफलता प्रदान की और आख़िरत में उसे जन्नत में दाखिल किया, उस आदमी के बराबर हो सकता है, जिसने कुफ़्र किया और कुफ़्र ही की अवस्था में मर गया, फिर अल्लाह ने उसके दोनों हाथों और पैरों को बेड़ियों में जकड़कर उसे जहन्नम में दाखिल कर दिया, जो आग से बचने के लिए अपने औंधे पड़े हुए चेहरे के सिवा किसी और अंग का प्रयोग नहीं कर सकता?! तथा कुफ़्र और पाप के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों से फटकार के रूप में कहा जाएगा : जो कुछ तुम कुफ़्र और पाप किया करते थे उसका स्वाद चखो। क्योंकि यही तुम्हारा प्रतिफल है। -[39:25] जो समुदाय इन बहुदेववादियों से पहले थे, उन्होंने भी झुठलाया, तो उनपर अचानक वहाँ से यातना आई कि उन्हें उसका आभास भी न था कि वे उसके लिए तौबा के द्वारा तैयारी करते। -[39:26] तो अल्लाह ने इस यातना के ज़रिए उन्हें सांसारिक जीवन में अपमान, लज्जा और रुसवाई (फ़ज़ीहत) चखाई। और आख़िरत की यातना जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, इससे भी बड़ी और अधिक गंभीर है, अगर वे जानते होते। -[39:27] और हमने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन में, लोगों के लिए, भलाई और बुराई, सत्य और असत्य तथा ईमान और कुफ़्र और अन्य चीज़ों के बारे में तरह तरह के उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किए हैं; इस आशा में कि लोग उन उदाहरणों से उपदेश ग्रहण करें, जो हमने उनसे बयान किया है, इसलिए वे सत्य पर अमल करें, और असत्य को छोड़ दें। -[39:28] हमने उसे अरबी भाषा में उतरने वाला क़ुरआन बनाया है। जिसमें किसी प्रकार का टेढ़ापन, कोई विचलन और कोई संदेह (गड़बड़) नहीं है। इस उम्मीद में कि लोग अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरें। -[39:29] अल्लाह ने बहुदेववादी और एकेश्वरवादी का उदाहरण दिया है। एक व्यक्ति ऐसा है, जो परस्पर विरोधी भागीदारों के स्वामित्व में है; यदि वह उनमें से किसी एक को प्रसन्न करता है, तो किसी दूसरे को क्रोधित कर देता है। इस तरह वह हैरानी और उथल-पुथल में रहता है। जबकि दूसरा व्यक्ति एक ही आदमी के लिए विशिष्ट है। वही अकेला इसका मालिक है और यह उसकी मंशा को जानता है। इसलिए वह निश्चिंत और उसका मन शांत रहता है। ये दोनों व्यक्ति बराबर नहीं हो सकते। हर प्रकार की प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकांश नहीं जानते हैं। इसलिए वे अल्लाह के साथ उसके अलावा को साझी ठहराते हैं। -[39:30] (ऐ रसूल!) निश्चय आप मरने वाले हैं और निश्चय वे भी अनिवार्य रूप से मरने वाले हैं। -[39:31] फिर (ऐ लोगो!) तुम क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार के पास उन बातों को लेकर झगड़ोगे, जिनमें तुम वाद-विवाद किया करते हो। फिर यह स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि कौन गलत है और कौन सही है। -[39:32] उससे बड़ा ज़ालिम कोई नहीं, जो अल्लाह के साथ सहभागी, पत्नी एवं संतान संबंधित करता है, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं है। इसी तरह उससे बढ़कर अत्याचारी कोई नहीं, जो उस वह़्य को झुठलाए, जो अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए हैं। क्या अल्लाह का तथा उसके रसूल के लाए हुए संदेश का इनकार करने वालों का ठिकाना और निवास जहन्नम में नहीं है?! क्यों नहीं, निश्चित रूप से उनका ठिकाना और निवास उसी के अंदर है। -[39:33] जो नबी अथवा कोई अन्य व्यक्ति अपनी कथनी व करनी में सत्य लेकर आया और जिसने उसे मानते हुए उसकी पुष्टी की तथा उसके अनुसार अमल किया, वही लोग हक़ीक़त में अल्लाह का भय रखते हैं, जो अपने पालनहार के आदेशों का पालन करते हैं और उसकी मना की हुई वस्तुओं से दूर रहते हैं। -[39:34] उनके लिए उनके पालनहार के यहाँ वह सारी कभी न ख़त्म होने वाली आनंद एवं सुख ही चीज़ें होंगी, जो वे चाहेंगे। यही बदला है उन सदाचारी बंदों का, जो अपने पैदा करने वाले अल्लाह तथा उसके बंदों के साथ अच्छा बरताव करते हैं। -[39:35] ताकि अल्लाह उनके बुरे कर्मों को, जो वे संसार में करते थे, क्षमा याचना एवं अपने पालनहार के सामने गिड़गिड़ाने के कारण माफ़ कर दे और उनके अच्छे कर्मों का, जो वे करते थे, प्रतिफल प्रदान करे। -[39:36] क्या अल्लाह अपने बंदे मुहम्मद सल्ल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के धार्मिक एवं सांसारिक हितों की रक्षा और उन्हें उनके शत्रु से बचाने के लिए काफ़ी नहीं है?! क्यों नही, निश्चय वह आपके लिए काफी है। तथा (ऐ रसूल!) वे लोग अपनी अज्ञानता और मूर्खता के कारण, आपको उन मूर्तियों से डराते हैं, जिन्हें वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हैं कि वे आपको कोई हानि पहुँचा देंगी। तथा जिसे अल्लाह असहाय छोड़ दे और उसे हिदायत की तौफ़ीक न दे, तो उसके लिए कोई मार्गदर्शक नहीं है, जो उसका मार्गदर्शन करे और उसे उसका सामर्थ्य प्रदान करे। -[39:37] और जिसे अल्लाह सीधा रास्ता दिखा दे, उसे कोई गुमराह करने वाला राह से हटा नहीं सकता। क्या अल्लाह प्रभुत्वशाली नहीं है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता और वह अपना इनकार करने वाले तथा अवज्ञा करने वाले से बदला लेने वाला नहीं है?! अवश्य ही, वह बड़ा प्रभुत्वशाली और बदला लेने वाला है। -[39:38] और यदि आप (ऐ रसूल) इन बहूदेववादियों से प्रश्न करें कि आकाशों तथा धरती को किसने पैदा किया है? तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे कि अल्लाह ने उन्हें पैदा किया है। आप उनकी विवशता को ज़ाहिर करने के लिए कहिए कि तुम मुझे उन मूर्तियों के बारे में बताओ, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो कि यदि अल्लाह मुझे कोई हानि पहुँचाना चाहे, तो क्या ये उसकी हानि को मुझसे दूर कर सकती हैं? या मेरे साथ दया करना चाहे, तो क्या ये उसकी दया को रोक सकती हैं? आप कह दें कि मेरे लिए केवल अल्लाह ही काफ़ी है। उसी पर मैं अपने तमाम मामलों में भरोसा करता हूँ। और केवल उसीपर भरोसा करने वाले भरोसा करते हैं। -[39:39] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह देंः ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! तुमने शिर्क की जिस परिस्थिति को अपने लिए पसंद कर लिया है, उसी के अनुसार अमल करते रहो। मैं भी अपने पालनहार के आदेश अनुसार अमल करते हुए, लोगों को एकेश्वरवाद तथा केवल एक अल्लाह की बंदगी की ओर बुलाता रहूँगा। फिर शीघ्र ही तुम्हें पता जल जाएगा कि किस रास्ते का किया अंजाम है। -[39:40] तुम्हें शीघ्र ही मालूम हो जाएगा कि किसपर दुनिया में अपमानकारी यातना आएगी तथा आख़िरत में स्थायी सज़ा उतरेगी, जो न कभी रुकेगी, न कभी खत्म होगी। -[39:41] निःसंदेह हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपपर यह क़ुरआन लोगों के लिए सत्य के साथ उतारा है, ताकि आप उन्हें सावधान करें। अतः जो सीधे रास्ते पर आ गया, तो उसके सीधे रास्ते पर आने का लाभ उसी को होगा। उसके सीधे रास्ते पर आने से अल्लाह को कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह को उसकी आवश्यकता नहीं है। तथा जो सीधे मार्ग से भटक गया, तो उसके सीधे मार्ग से भटकने का नुकसान उसी को होगा। उसके पथ-भ्रष्ट होने से अल्लाह को कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचता। तथा आप उनके ऊपर नियुक्त नहीं हैं कि उन्हें सीधा रास्ता ग्रहण करने पर मजबूर करें। आपका काम केवल उन्हें वह बात पहुँचा देना है, जिसे पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया है। -[39:42] अल्लाह ही उन प्राणों को क़ब्ज़ करता है, जिनका निर्धारित समय खत्म हो चुका हो। और रहे वह, जिनका निर्धारित समय खत्म नही हुआ है, तो उनको नींद के समय क़ब्ज़ करता है। फिर जिसकी मौत का फ़ैसला हो चुका हो, उसे रोक लेता है और जिसकी मौत का फ़ैसला न हुआ हो, उसे अपने ज्ञान के उनुसार एक निर्धारित समय तक छोड़ देता है। अवश्य इस क़ब्ज़ करने तथा छोड़ने और मौत देने तथा जीवित रखने में, उन लोगों के लिए निशानियाँ हैं, जो इस बिंदु पर सोचते हैं कि वह हस्ती जो ऐसा करने की क्षमता रखती है, वह लोगों को मरने के पश्चात हिसाब व प्रतिफ़ल के लिए दोबारा ज़िंदा भी कर सकती है। -[39:43] इन मुश्रिकों ने अपने कुछ बुतों को अपना सिफ़ारिशी बना लिया है और अल्लाह के स्थान पर उन्हीं से लाभ की उम्मीद लगाए बैठे हैं। ऐ रसूल! आप कह दें: क्या तुम इनको सिफ़ारिशी बनाकर ही रहोगे, यद्यपि वे अपने लिए और तुम्हारे लिए किसी चीज़ के मालिक न हों, और न ही कुछ समझ सकते हों? ये तो चेतना से खाली जड़ पदार्थ हैं, जो न बोलते हैं, न सुनते है, न देखते हैं, न लाभ दे सकते हैं और न क्षति पहुँचा सकते हैं। -[39:44] ऐ रसूल! आप इन बहुदेववादियों से कह दें कि सारी अनुशंसा तो अल्लाह के अधिकार में है। उसकी अनुमति के बग़ैर कोई सिफ़ारिश नहीं कर सकता और सिफ़ारिश भी उसी की कर सकता है, जिससे अल्लाह राज़ी हो। आकाशों तथा धरती का राज्य उसी के लिए है। फिर उसी की ओर तुम क़ियामत के दिन लौटाए जाओगे, और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का प्रतिफल देगा। -[39:45] और जब अकेले अल्लाह का ज़िक्र किया जाता है, तो उन मुश्रिकों के दिल संकीर्ण होने लगते हैं, जो आख़िरत तथा उस दिन के जीवित होकर उठने, हिसाब-किताब और जज़ा-सज़ा पर ईमान नहीं रखते। परन्तु जब उन मूर्तियों का ज़िक्र किया जाता है, जिन्हें वे अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हैं , तो बड़े प्रसन्न हो जाते हैं। -[39:46] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें: ऐ अल्लाह, आकाशों तथा धरती को किसी पूर्व नमूने के बिना पैदा करने वाले, परोक्ष तथा प्रत्यक्ष के जानने वाले, जिससे कोई वस्तु छिपी नही है! तू ही क़ियामत के दिन अपने बंदों के बीच उस बात का निर्णय करेगा, जिसके बारे में वे दुनिया में झगड़ रहे थे। अतः तू स्पष्ट कर देगा कि कौन सत्य पर था और कौन असत्य पर तथा कौन सौभाग्यशाली था और कौन दुर्भाग्यशाली। -[39:47] अगर शिर्क और पापों के द्वारा स्वयं पर अत्याचार करने वालों के पास वह सब कुछ हो जाए, जो धरती पर क़ीमती वस्तुएँ, धन, आदि मौजूद है, और उसके साथ उतना ही और मिलकर दोगुना हो जाए; तो वे उस गंभीर यातना से बचने के लिए जो उन्होंने (क़ियामत के दिन) अपने पुनः जीवित होने के बाद देखी थी, वह सब कुछ फ़िदया (छुड़ौती) में दे देंगे। लेकिन धरती की सारी चीज़ें उनकी नहीं हो सकतीं। और यदि यह मान लिया जाए कि वे उनकी हो भी गईं, तो उन्हें उनकी ओर से स्वीकार नहीं किया जाएगा। तथा उनके लिए अल्लाह की ओर से ऐसी-ऐसी यातनाएँ सामने आएँगी, जिनकी उन्हें कोई उम्मीद नहीं थी। -[39:48] और उनके किए हुए शिर्क और गुनाह का दुष्परिणाम उनके सामने आ जाएगा और वही यातना उन्हें घेर लेगी, जिससे दुनिया में उन्हें डराया जाता, तो उसका मज़ाक उड़ाने लगते थे। -[39:49] जब काफ़िर इनसान को कोई बीमारी या ग़रीबी आदि आती है, तो हमसे उसे दूर करने की प्रार्थाना करता है। फिर जब हम उसे स्वास्थ्य एवं धन आदि के रूप में कोई नेमत देते हैं, तो कहता हैः "मुझे अल्लाह ने यह सब कुछ इस लिए प्रदान किया है, क्योंकि उसे पता है कि मैं इसका हक़दार हूँ।" जबकि सच्चाई यह है कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से आज़माइश और ढील है। किन्तु अधिकतर काफ़िर लोग इससे परिचित नहीं हैंं। यही कारण है कि वे अल्लाह की नेमतों के धोखे में पड़ जाते हैं। -[39:50] यही बात उनके पूर्ववर्ती काफ़िरों ने भी कही थीं। परन्तु उनका कमाया हुआ धन-सम्मान उनके कुछ काम न आया। -[39:51] तो उन्हें अपने किए हुए शिर्क और गुनाह की बुराई के बदले ने घेर लिया। और इन उपस्थित लोगों में से भी जिन लोगों ने शिर्क और गुनाह के ज़रिए अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया है, उन्हें भी पिछले लोगों की तरह उनके बुरे कर्मों का बदला घेर लेगा। और वे न अल्लाह की पकड़ से निकल सकते हैं और न उसे विवश कर सकते हैं। -[39:52] क्या इन मुश्रिकों ने यह बात कहते समय इस तथ्य को ध्यान में नहीं रखा कि अल्लाह जिसके लिए चाहता है, रोज़ी को फैला देता है, यह आज़माने के लिए कि वह शुक्र करता है या नाशुक्री?! और जिसके लिए चाहता है, रोज़ी को तंग कर देता है, यह जानने के लिए कि वह सब्र करता है या अल्लाह के निर्णय पर नाराज़गी जताता है?! निश्चित रूप से इस रोज़ी को फैलाने और तंग करने में, उन लोगों के लिए बहुत-से निर्देश हैं, जो ईमान रखते हैं, क्योंकि वही निर्देशों का लाभ उठाते हैं। रही बात काफ़िरों की, तो वे उनसे मुँह फेरकर गुज़र जाते हैं। -[39:53] (ऐ रसूल!) आप मेरे उन बंदों से कह दें, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करके और गुनाहों में पड़कर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किए हैं कि अल्लाह की दया और गुनाहों की माफ़ी से निराश न हों। अवश्य अल्लाह क्षमा याचना करने वालों के सारे पाप क्षमा कर देता है। निश्चय वह तौबा करने वालों के गुनाहों को क्षमा करने वाला और दयालु है। -[39:54] अपने पालनहार की आेर तौबा और अच्छे कर्मों के ज़रिए लाैट चलो और उसी के कहे के अनुसार चलो, इससे पहले कि प्रलय की यातना आ पहुँचे, फ़िर तुम अपनी मूर्तियों तथा परिवार के लोगों में से किसी को न पाओ, जो तुम्हें जहन्नम की यातना से बचाने में तुम्हारी सहायता करे। -[39:55] तथा उस क़ुरआन का पालन करो, जो तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से उसके रसूल पर उतरने वाली सबसे उत्तम वाणी है। चुनांचे उसके आदेशों पर अमल करो और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचो, इससे पहले कि तुमपर अचानक यातना आ जाए और तुम्हें उसकी आहट तक महसूस न हो कि तौबा करके उसके लिए कुछ तैयारी कर सको। -[39:56] यह काम करते रहो। डर है कि क़ियामत के दिन कोई व्यक्ति मारे अफ़सोस के यह न कहे कि अफ़सोस है उस कोताही पर, जो मैंने कुफ़्र और गुनाह पर क़ायम रहकर अल्लाह के हक़ में की है और ईमान वालों तथा आज्ञाकारियों का मज़ाक उड़ाया है। -[39:57] अथवा तक़दीर का बहाना बनाते हुए कहे कि यदि अल्लाह मुझे सामर्थ्य देता, तो मैं उससे डरने वाला बन जाता; उसके आदेशों का पालन करता तथा उसकी मना की हुई वस्तुओं से बचता। -[39:58] या जब यातना नज़र आने लगे, तो कामना करते हुए कहे कि काश मुझे संसार मे फ़िरकर जाने मिलता, तो मैं अल्लाह से क्षमा याचना करता और उन लोगों में शामिल हो जाता, जो अच्छे कार्य करते हैं। -[39:59] तुम्हारी यह हिदायत की कामना सच्ची नहीं है। क्योंकि तुम्हारे पास हमारी निशानियाँ आई थीं, तो तुमने उन्हें झुठला दिया था और अभिमान किया था तथा तुम थे ही अल्लाह, उसकी निशानियों और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वाले लोग। -[39:60] आप देखेंगे कि क़ियामत के दिन उन लोगों के चेहरे काले पड़े होंगे, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का साझी और संतान ठहराकर उसपर झूठ घड़ा था। यह उनके दुर्भाग्यशाली होने का प्रमाण होगा। क्या जहन्नम में उन लोगों का ठिकाना नहीं होगा, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल को अहंकार दिखाते हैं?! यकीनन, उसीमें उनका ठिकाना होगा। -[39:61] तथा अल्लाह उन लोगों को यातना से बचा लेगा, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, उससे डरते रहे। वह उन्हें उनकी सफलता के स्थान अर्थात जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा। वहाँ न उन्हें पीड़ा छुएगा और न वे दुनिया के सुखों के छूटने पर शोक करेंगे। -[39:62] अल्लाह ही प्रत्येक वस्तु का पैदा करने वाला है, अतः उसके अलावा कोई दूसरा पैदा करने वाला नहीं है। तथा वही प्रत्येक वस्तु का संरक्षक है। वही सारे विषयों का प्रबंध करता है और जैसे चाहता है, दुनिया को चलाता है। -[39:63] आकाशों तथा धरती की धन-संपत्तियों के खज़ानों की कुंजियाँ केवल उसी के पास हैं। वह जिसे चाहता है, धन-दौलत प्रदान करता है और जिसे चाहता है वंचित रखता है। तथा जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार किया, वही लोग क्षति में हैं। क्योंकि वे सांसारिक जीवन में ईमान की दौलत से वंचित रहे और आख़िरत में जहन्नम में प्रवेश करेंगे, जहाँ उन्हें हमेशा रहना पड़ेगा। -[39:64] ऐ रसूल! आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें, जो आपसे अपनी मूर्तियों की पूजा का मुतालबा करते हैंः ऐ नादानो! क्या तुम मुझे आदेश देते हो कि मैं अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और की वंदना करुँ? तो सुन लोः एक अल्लाह के सिवा कोई वंदना का हक़दार नहीं है। मैं उसके सिवा किसी की पूजा हरगिज़ नहीं करुँगा। -[39:65] (ऐ रसूल) अल्लाह ने आपकी ओर तथा आपसे पहले आने वाले रसूलों की आेर वह्य की है कि यदि तुमने अल्लाह के साथ किसी और की पूजा की, तो तुम्हारे सारे अच्छे कर्मों की नेकियाँ नष्ट हो जाएँगी और तुम घाटे में पड़ने वालों में से हो जाओगे। दुनिया में इस्लाम से वंचित होने का घाटा और आख़िरत में यातना में पड़ने का घाटा। -[39:66] बल्कि आप केवल एक अल्लाह की वंदना करें और किसी को उसका साझी न बनाएँ। तथा उसने आपको जो नेमतें प्रदान की हैं, उनपर उसका शुक्र अदा करें। -[39:67] तथा बहुदेववादियों ने अल्लाह का सम्मान नहीं किया, जैसा सम्मान करना चाहिए था, जब उन्होंने अल्लाह की कमज़ोर एवं विवश मख़लूक़ को उसका साझी बनाया और उसकी क्षमता की अनदेखी की, जबकि उसकी क्षमता का एक प्रमाण यह है कि क़ियामत के दिन धरती अपने पर्वतों, पेड़ों तथा नहरों एवं समुद्रों समेत उसकी एक मुट्ठी में होगी, तथा सातों आकाश उसके दाहिने हाथ में लिपटे होंगे। इस शान का मालिक अल्लाह पवित्र तथा उच्च है उस शिर्क से, जो वे कर रहे हैं। -[39:68] जिस दिन सूर फूँकने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ता नरसिंघा में फूँक मारेगा, तो जो भी आकाशों में और जो भी धरती पर हैं, सभी की मृत्यु हो जाएगी, सिवाय उसके जिसका मरना अल्लाह न चाहे। फिर वह फ़रिश्ता लोगों के पुन: जीवित होने के लिए उसमें दूसरी बार फूँकेगा, तो एकाएक सभी जीवित लोग खड़े होकर देख रहे होंगे कि अल्लाह उनके साथ क्या करता है। -[39:69] जब महिमावान पालनहार अपने बंदों के बीच निर्णय करने के लिए प्रकट होगा, तो धरती चमक उठेगी, और लोगों के कर्मपत्र खोलकर सामने रख दिए जाएँगे, और नबियों को लाया जाएगा, तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत को नबियों के पक्ष में उनकी जातियों के विरुद्ध गवाही देने के लिए उपस्थित किया जाएगा, और अल्लाह समस्त लोगों के बीच न्याय के साथ फ़ैसला कर देगा और उस दिन लोगों पर किसी प्रकार का कोई अत्याचार नहीं होगा। अतः न किसी इनसान के गुनाह में कोई वृद्धि की जाएगी और न किसी की नेकी को घटाया जाएगा। -[39:70] और अल्लाह प्रत्येक प्राणी को उसके कर्मों का पूरा-पूरा बदला देगा। चाहे वह कर्म अच्छे हों अथवा बुरे। अल्लाह उनके कर्मों को भली-भाँति जानता है। उनके सुकर्म तथा कुकर्म में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। वह उद दिन उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला भी देगा। -[39:71] तथा फ़रिश्ते, अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले लोगों को अपमानित गिरोहों की शक्ल में जहन्नम की ओर हाँककर ले जाएँगे। यहाँ तक कि जब वे जहन्नम के पास पहुँच जाएँगे, तो उसके रक्षक के तौर पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते उसके द्वार खोल देंगे और उन्हें यह कहकर डाँटते हुए उनका स्वागत करेंगेः क्या तुम्हारे पास, तुम्हारे ही जैसे रसूल नहीं आए, जो तुम्हें तुम्हारे पालनहार की आयतें सुनाते तथा क़ियामत के दिन के सामना करने और उसकी यातना से डराते? तो काफ़िर लोग अपने गुनाह का इकरार करते हुए कहेंगेः क्यों नहीं?! आए तो थे। लेकिन काफ़िरों के हक में यातना की बात सिद्ध हो चुकी थी और हम काफ़िर थे। -[39:72] उनका अपमान करते हुए और उन्हें अल्लाह की दया से तथा जहन्नम से बाहर निकलने से निराश करते हुए कहा जाएगा : जहन्नम के द्वारों से उसमें प्रवेश कर जाओ, तुम्हें उसी में हमेशा के लिए रहना है। चुनाँचे घमंड करने वालों, सत्य पर अभिमान दिखाने वालों का ठिकाना बहुत बुरा है। -[39:73] और फ़रिश्ते उन मोमिनों को, जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई वस्तुओं से बचकर उससे डरते थे, सम्मानित गिरोहों की शक्ल में, बड़ी विनम्रता से, जन्नत की ओर ले जाएँगे। यहाँ तक कि जब वे वहाँ पहुँच जाएँगे, तो जन्नत के द्वार खोल दिए जाएँगे, और वहाँ नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते उनसे कहेंगेः तुम्हारे लिए हर कष्ट तथा हर अप्रिय वस्तु से सलामती है। तुम्हारे दिल एवं कर्म पवित्र हैं। अतः, जन्नत में हमेशा रहने को प्रवेश कर जाओ। -[39:74] और जब ईमान वाले जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे, तो कहेंगेः सब प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जिसने अपने रसूल के माध्यम से हमें जो वचन दिया था, उसे सच कर दिखाया। चुनांचे उसने वचन दिया था कि हमें जन्नत में प्रवेश करने का सौभाग्य प्रदान करेगा तथा हमें जन्नत की धरती का उत्तराधिकारी बनाएगा, हम स्वर्ग के अंदर जहाँ चाहेंगे, रहेंगे। चुनांचे उन लोगों का प्रतिफल क्या ही अच्छा है, जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए अच्छे कार्य करते हैं। -[39:75] उस दिन फ़रिश्ते अर्श को घेरे हुए होंगे। वे अल्लाह की, काफ़िरों की उन बातों से पाकी बयान कर रहे होंगे, जो उसकी शान के अनुरूप नहीं हैं। और अल्लाह सारी मखलूक़ के बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय कर देगा और जिसे नेमतें देनी होंगी उसे नेमतें देगा तथा जिसे यातना देनी होगी, उसे यातना देगा। और कहा जाएगाः सारी प्रशंसा अल्लाह के लिए है, जो सारी मख़लूकों का पालनहार है और जिसने अपने मोमिन बंदों के साथ दया का निर्णय किया तथा काफ़िरों को यातनाग्रस्त करने का निर्णय किया। - -Surah 40: Al-Mu'min (The Believer) ----------------------------------------- -[40:1] (ह़ा, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[40:2] क़ुरआन का अवतरण उस अल्लाह की ओर से है, जो सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, वह अपने बंदों के हितों काे भली- भाँति जानने वाला है, यह उसके रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरा है। -[40:3] जो पापियो के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है, अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों की तौबा कबूल करने वाला है, तौबा न करने वालों को कड़ी सज़ा देने वाला है, उपकार और अनुग्रह करने वाला है। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। केवल उसी की ओर क़ियामत के दिन सारी मख़लूकों को लौटकर जाना है, जिन्हें वह उनके कर्म अनुसार बदला देगा। -[40:4] अल्लाह की आयतों के बारे में, जो उसके एकत्व और उसके रसूलों की सच्चाई प्रस्तुत करती हैं, केवल वही लोग झगड़ते हैं, जो अपनी विवेकहीनता के कारण अल्लाह का इनकार कर बैठे हैं। अतः, आप उनपर ग़म न करें। क्योंकि उन्हें मोहलत ढील देने और धोखे में पड़ने के लिए दी गई है। -[40:5] इनसे पहले नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) की जाति ने झुठलाया। तथा उनके बाद भी बहुत-से समुदायों ने झुठलाया। चुनांचे आद समुदाय, समूद समुदाय, लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति और मदयन वालों तथा फ़िरऔन ने झुठलाया। और हर समुदाय के लोगों ने अपने रसूल को पकड़कर मार डालने का इरादा किया। तथा उन्होंने अपने असत्य के ज़रिए सत्य का सफाया करने के लिए बहस की। जिसके नतीजे में हमने इन सारे समुदायों की गिरफ़्त कर ली। अब ज़रा ग़ौर करो कि उनके हक में मेरी यातना कैसी रही। क्योंकि उन्हें जो सज़ा दी गई थी, वह बड़ी सख़्त थी। -[40:6] और जिस तरह अल्लाह ने उन झुठलाने वाली जातियों के विनाश का निर्णय लिया, उसी तरह (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार की बात काफ़िरों पर अनिवार्य हो गई कि वे जहन्नम वाले लोग हैं। -[40:7] वह फ़रिश्ते जो (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार के अर्श को उठाए हुए हैं, और जो अर्श के चारों ओर हैं, सब अल्लाह की उन चीज़ों से पाकी बयान करते हैं, जो उसके लायक नहीं हैं, और उसपर विश्वास रखते हैं और अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों के हक में माफ़ी की दुआ करते रहते हैं। कहते हैंः ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तेरे ज्ञान तथा तेरी दया ने प्रत्येक चीज़ को घेर रखा है। अतः, उन लोगों को माफ़ कर दे, जो अपने गुनाहों से तौबा कर चुके हैं और तेरे धर्म का पालन कर रहे हैं, तथा उन्हें जहन्नम की आग से सुरक्षित रख। -[40:8] और फ़रिश्ते कहते हैंः ऐ हमारे पालनहार! और ईमान वालों को उन स्थायी स्वर्गों में दाखिल कर, जिनमें दाखिल करने का तूने उन्हें वचन दिया है। तथा उनके बाप दादाओं, उनकी पत्नियों और उनकी संतानों में से जो सत्कर्म किए हैं, उन्हें भी उनके अंदर दाखिल होने का सौभाग्य प्रदान कर। निश्चय ही तू प्रभुत्वशाली है, तुझपर कोई गालिब नहीं आ सकता। तू अपने प्रबंध तथा निर्णय में हिकमत वाला है। -[40:9] तथा उन्हें उनके कर्मों की बुराइयों (दुष्परिणाम) से सुरक्षित रख, इसलिए उन्हें उनके कारण यातना में न डाल। और जिसे तूने क़ियामत के दिन उसके बुरे कामों की सज़ा से बचा लिया, तो निश्चय तूने उसपर दया की। और यह यातना से बचाव और जन्नत में दाखिल करने की कृपा ही बड़ी सफलता है, जिसका मुकाबला कोई सफलता नहीं कर सकती। -[40:10] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया, उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन, जब वे जहन्नम में प्रवेश कर रहे होंगे तथा स्वयं पर बिगड़ रहे होंगे और खुद को कोस रहे हैं, पुकारकर कहा जाएगाः निश्चित रूप से आज जितना क्रोधित तुम अपने आप पर हो, उससे कहीं अधिक क्रोधित अल्लाह उस समय तुम्हारे ऊपर था, जब तुम्हें दुनिया में अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने को कहा जाता था और तुम उसका इनकार कर देते थे और उसके साथ बहुत-से पूज्य बना लेते थे। -[40:11] तो काफ़िर, उस समय अपने गुनाहों का इकरार करते हुए कहेंगे, जब उन्हें इक़रार और तौबा से कोई लाभ न होगाः ऐ हमारे पालनहार! तूने हमें दो बार मारा; एक बार जब हम कुछ न थे, तो तूने हमें अस्तित्व प्रदान किया, और फ़िर इसके पश्चात मौत दी। और दो बार जीवन प्रदान किय; एक बार अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व प्रदान करके तथा दूसरी बार हिसाब-किताब के लिए जीवित करके। अब हम अपने पापों काे स्वीकार कर चुके हैं, जो हमने किए थे। तो क्या जहन्नम से निकलने का कोई रास्ता है, ताकि सांसारिक जीवन की ओर लौटकर अपने कर्मों को सुधार लें और तू हमसे राज़ी हो जाए?! -[40:12] यह यातना जिसके साथ तुम प्रताड़ित किए गए हो, वह इसलिए है कि जब अकेले अल्लाह को पुकारा जाता था और उसके साथ किसी को साझी नहीं ठहराया जाता था, तो तुम उसका इनकार कर देते थे और उसके लिए साझी ठहराते थे। और जब अल्लाह के साथ किसी साझी की पूजा की जाती थी, तो तुम मान लेते थे। अतः आज निर्णय अकेले अल्लाह के हाथ में है, जो अपने अस्तित्व, नियति और प्रभुत्व में सबसे ऊंचा, बड़ा महान है जिससे हर चीज़ छोटी है। -[40:13] अल्लाह वही हस्ती है, जो तुम्हें आकाशों तथा स्वंय तुम्हारे वजूद के अंदर अपनी निशानियाँ दिखाती है, ताकि तुम उसकी शक्ति एवं उसके एकत्व से परिचित हो सको। और वही आकाश से वर्षा उतारता है, ताकि उससे पौधे और खेतियाँ उग सकें, जिनसे तुम्हें रोज़ी प्राप्त होती है। और अल्लाह की निशानियों से वही लोग शिक्षा ग्रहण करते हैं, जो उसके आगे तौबा करके और साफ़ मन से हाज़िर होते हैं। -[40:14] तो (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम अल्लाह को पुकारे, खालिस उसी की इबादत करते हुए, उसी से दुआ करते हुए तथा किसी को उसका साझी बनाने से बचते हुए, यद्यपि काफ़िरों को तुम्हारा यह रवैया बुरा लगे और वे इससे क्रोधित हों। -[40:15] वह इस बात के लायक है कि केवल उसी से दुआ की जाए और उसी की बंदगी की जाए। क्योंकि वह उच्च श्रेणियों वाला और तमाम मखलूक़ से अलग है। वही महान अर्श का मालिक है। वह अपने जिन बंदों पर चाहता है, वह्य उतार देता है, ताकि वे खुद भी जीवित हों और अन्य लोगों को भी जीवित करें और लोगों को क़ियामत के दिन से डराएँ, जब पहले एवं बाद के सब लोग आपस में मिलेंगे। -[40:16] जिस दिन सारे लोग निकलकर एक ही स्थान में एकत्र होंगे। उनकी कोई बात अल्लाह से छिपी नहीं होगी। न उनके व्यक्तित्व से संबंधित, न उनके कर्मों से संबंधित और न उनके प्रतिफ़ल से संबंधित। वह पूछेगाः "कहो आज किसका राज्य है? अब तो बस एक ही उत्तर है; राज्य उस अल्लाह का है, जो अपने व्यक्तिव्त में, विशेषताओं में तथा कर्मों में एक है। जो ऐसा सर्वशक्तिमान है कि उसने प्रत्येक चीज़ को अपने क़ाबू में रखा है और हर चीज़ उसके आगे झुकने पर मजबूर है। -[40:17] आज प्रत्येक प्राणी को उसके कर्मों का प्रतिकार दिया जाएगा। यदि कर्म अच्छे होंगे, तो बदला अच्छा और कर्म बुरे होंगे, तो बदला बुरा। आज किसी पर अत्याचार नही होगा। क्योंकि निर्णय करने वाला अल्लाह है, जो न्याय करने वाला है। अवश्य अल्लाह अपने बंदों का शघ्र ही हिसाब लेने वाला है, क्योंकि वह उन्हें भली-भाँति जानता है। -[40:18] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन से डराएँ। वह क़ियामत, जो निकट है। क्योंकि वह आने वाली है और हर आने वाली चीज़ निकट होती है। उस दिन स्थिति इतनी भयावह होगी कि लोगों के दिल उनके मुँह को आ रहे होंगे। सब लोग ख़ामोश खड़े होंगे। केवल वही बात करेगा, जिसे 'अति दयावान्' ने बात करने की अनुमति दी होगी। तथा शिर्क एवं गुनाहों के द्वारा ख़ुद पर अत्याचार करने वालों के लिए न कोई मित्र होगा, न निकटवर्ती, और न ही कोई ऐसा सिफ़ारिशी होगा, जिसकी बात मानी जाए, यदि मान लिया जाए कि वह सिफ़ारिश करे। -[40:19] अल्लाह आँखों के किसी चीज़ को चुपके से देख लेने को जानता है तथा उसे भी जानता है, जो दिलों में छिपा होता है। इस तरह की कोई चीज़ उससे छिप नहीं सकती। -[40:20] और अल्लाह न्याय के साथ निर्णय करेगा। अतः किसी पर, उसके अच्छे कर्मों को घटाकर और बुरे कर्मों को बढ़ाकर अत्याचार नहीं करेगा। और मुश्रिक लोग जिन्हें अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हैं, वे कोई फ़ैसला नहीं कर सकते, क्योंकि वे किसी चीज़ के मालिक नहीं हैं। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला तथा उनकी नीयतों एवं कर्मों को देखने वाला है। और वह उन्हें उनका प्रतिफल भी देगा। -[40:21] क्या ये बहुदेववादी धरती में चले-फ़िरे नहीं, ताकि ग़ौर करते कि इनसे पहले झुठलाने वाली जातियों का अंजाम कैसा रहा। अवश्य उनका अंत बहुत बुरा था। वे लोग इनसे अधिक ताकतवर थे, तथा धरती में ऐसे-ऐसे महल तैयार किए हुए थे, जो इनसे संभव नहीं हुए। फिर भी अल्लाह ने उनके पापों के कारण उनका विनाश कर दिया और कोई उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा न सका। -[40:22] यह यातना उन्हें इसलिए झेलनी पड़ी कि उनके पास अल्लाह के रसूल खुली निशानियाँ तथा शानदार तर्क लेकर आते रहे ,परन्तु उन्हेंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया तथा उसके रसूलों को झठलाया। तो अल्लाह ने उनकी शक्ति एवं कुव्वत के बावजूद उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया। यक़ीनन अल्लाह उन लोगों को जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया, कठोर सज़ा देने वाला, शक्तिशाली है। -[40:23] और हमने मूसा को अपनी खुली निशानियों (चमत्कारों) तथा सुदृढ़ प्रमाण के साथ भेजा। -[40:24] फ़िरऔन और उसके मंत्री हामान तथा क़ारून की ओर मूसा को भेजा। तो उन्होंने कहा कि मूसा जादुगर है तथा रसूल होने के दावे में झूठा है। -[40:25] जब मूसा उनके पास अपनी सच्चाई के प्रमाण लेकर आए, तो फ़िरऔन ने कहा : "जो लोग उसपर ईमान लाए हैं, उनके बेटों को मार डालो तथा उनकी स्त्रियों को अपमान के तौर पर बाक़ी रहने दो।" काफ़िरों की, मोमिनों की संख्या कम करने वाली चाल तो ख़त्म होने वाली और बेअसर होने वाली थी ही। -[40:26] और फ़िरऔन ने कहा : मुझे मूसा को दंड के तौर पर क़त्ल करने दो। उसे भी चाहिए कि अपने बचाव के लिए अपने पालनहार को पुकारे। मुझे उसके अपने रब को पुकारने की कोई परवाह नहीं है। मुझे इस बात का डर है कि वह तुम्हारे धर्म को बदल देगा या धरती में क़त्ल एवं बिगाड़ के जरिए उपद्रव मचाएगा। -[40:27] मुसा अलैहिस्सलाम को जब फ़िरऔन की धमकी का पता चला, तो बोलेः मैंने अपने तथा तुम्हारे पालनहार की शरण ली है, प्रत्येक ऐसे व्यक्ति से, जो सत्य से तथा उसे मानने से अहंकार दिखाता हो, वह क़ियामत के दिन तथा उसके हिसाब और सज़ा पर विश्वास नहीं रखता। -[40:28] और फ़िरऔन के घराने के एक मोमिन व्यक्ति ने, जो लोगों से अपना ईमान छिपाया हुआ था, मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के कत्ल के फ़ैसले को नकारते हुए कहा : क्या तुम एक ऐसे व्यक्ति को कत्ल करना चाहते हो, जिसका अपराध केवल यह है कि वह कहता है कि मेरा रब अल्लाह है, हालाँकि वह ऐसे खुले प्रमाण और सबूत लेकर आया है, जो उसके अल्लाह के रसूल होने के दावे की पुष्टि करते हैं? और यदि मान भी लिया जाए कि वह झूठा है, तो इस झूठ का नुकसान उसी को होगा। और यदि वह अपने दावे में सच्चा है, तो वह जिस यातना की धमकी दे रहा है, उसका कुछ भाग तुम्हें पहुँचकर रहेगा। वास्तव में, अल्लाह उसे मार्गदर्शन नहीं देता, जो उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करता हो तथा उसपर एवं उसके रसूल पर झूठा लांछन लगाता हो। -[40:29] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! आज मिस्र में तुम्हारा राज्य है, और इस धरती में तुम प्रभावशाली हो। लेकिन अगर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को मारने के कारण हमपर अल्लाह की यातना आ जाए, तो उससे बचाने में कौन हमारी मदद करेगा? फ़िरऔन ने कहा : मेरी राय ही सही राय है, तथा मेरा फ़ैसला है सही फ़ैसला है, और मेरी राय है कि बुराई एवं बिगाड़ को रोकने के लिए मूसा को मार दिया जाए। और मैं तुम्हें सीधी एवं सही राह ही दिखाता हूँ। -[40:30] और उस व्यक्ति ने, जो ईमान लाया था, अपनी जाति को नसीहत करते हुए कहा : यदि तुम मुसा को नाहक़ मार देते हो, तो मुझे डर है कि तुमपर भी उसी प्रकार की यातना आ जाए, जिस प्रकार की यातना उन लोगों पर आई थी, जिन्होंने अपने रसूलों के विरुद्ध हुड़दंग की थी और अल्लाह ने उन्हें हलाक कर दिया था। -[40:31] उन समुदायों के जैसे हाल से, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया और रसूलों को झुठलाया, जैसे नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, आद और समूद समुदायों और उनके बाद आने वाली जातियों के हाल से। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके रसूलों का इनकार करने और उनको झुठलाने के कारण हलाक कर दिया था। और अल्लाह बंदों के साथ अत्याचार नहीं चाहता। वह उन्हें यातना केवल उनके गुनाहों के बदले में देता है। -[40:32] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मुझे तुम्हारे विषय में क़ियामत के दिन का भय है, जिस दिन लोग, एक-दूसरे को, रिश्तों-नातों और पद-प्रतिष्ठाओं के आधार पर पुकारेंगे, यह समझकर कि इस भयावह परिस्थिति में शायद इससे कुछ लाभ हो जाए। -[40:33] जिस दिन तुम जहन्नम के भय से पीठ फेरकर भागोगे। कोई तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा न सकेगा। और जिसे अल्लाह अकेला छोड़ दे और ईमान लाने का सामर्थ्य न दे, उसे कोई हिदायत नहीं दे सकता। क्योंकि सही राह पर चलने का सामर्थ्य केवल अल्लाह ही प्रदान करता है। -[40:34] और मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) से पहले यूसुफ़ (अलैहिस्सलाम) तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह के एक होने के स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए। किन्तु तुम उनके लाए हुए संदेश के बारे में संदेह में पड़े रहे और उन्हें झुठलाते रहे। यहाँ तक कि जब वे मर गए, तो तुम्हारे संदेह एवं शक में और वृद्धि हो गई और तुमने कह दिया कि अल्लाह उनके बाद कोई रसूल हरगिज़ नहीं भेजेगा! जैसे तुम यहाँ सत्य से भटक गए, वैसे ही अल्लाह हर उस आदमी को राह से भटका देता है, जो उसकी सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करता हो, उसके एक होने पर संदेह करता हो। -[40:35] जो अल्लाह की आयतों को, बिना किसी प्रमाण के, जो उनके पास आया हो, ग़लत साबित करने के लिए बहस व तकरार करते हैं। उनकी यह बहस व तकरार अल्लाह के यहाँ तथा उसपर एवं उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखने वालों के यहाँ, बड़े क्रोध का कारण है। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने हमारी आयतों को ग़लत साबित करने के लिए बहस व तकरार करने वालों के दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी है, उसी तरह प्रत्येक उस व्यक्ति के दिल पर मुहर लगा देगा, जो सत्य से अभिमान करता हो, अत्याचारी हो। अतः न वह सही मार्ग पा सकेगा, न भलाई को पहुँच सकेगा। -[40:36] फ़िरऔन ने अपने मंत्री हामान से कहा : मेरे लिए एक उच्च भवन बनाओ। संभवतः मैं मार्गों तक पहुँच सकूँ। -[40:37] "ताकि मैं आकाशों के मार्गों तक पहुँच सकूँ, जो आकाशों की ओर ले जाने वाले हों अौर मूसा के पूज्य (उपास्य) को देख लूँ, जिसके बारे उसका कहना है कि वही सत्य पूज्य है। निश्चय मैं मूसा को अपने दावे में झूठा समझता हूँ।" इस तरह, फ़िरऔन के लिए उसके बुरे कर्म को सुंदर बना दिया गया। यही कारण है कि उसने हामान को उक्त आदेश दिया। उसे सत्य मार्ग से हटाकर असत्य मार्ग पर लगा दिया गया था। और फ़िरऔन की (अपने ग़लत पंथ को बढ़ावा देने और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए सत्य को दबाने की) चाल को विनष्ट होना ही था। क्योंकि अंततः वह अपने कोशिश में असफल रहा और ऐसे दुर्भाग्य तक जा पहुँचा, जो कभी उसका पीछा नहीं छोड़ेगा। -[40:38] और फ़िरऔन के परिवार के उस व्यक्ति ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को नसीहत करते हुए और उन्हें सही रास्ता दिखाते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मेरी बात मान लो। मैं तुम्हें सच्ची एवं सीधी राह बता रहा हूँ। -[40:39] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! यह सांसारिक जीवन तो केवल दुनिया की सुख-सुविधाओं से क्षणिक लाभ उठाने का एक अवसर है। अतः, तुम दुनिया की नाशवान् वस्तुओं के धोखे में न पड़ो। और आख़िरत का घर, अपनी कभी ख़त्म न होने वाली और हमेशा बाकी रहने वाली नेमतों समेत, हमेशा रहने की जगह है। इसलिए अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करके, आखिरत के लिए काम किए जाओ और सांसारिक जीवन में मग्न होकर आख़िरत की तैयारी से गाफ़िल न हो। -[40:40] जिसने बुरा काम किया, उसे उसकेे कर्म के जैसी ही सज़ा दी जाएगी। उसे उसके कर्म से अधिक सज़ा नहीं दी जाएगी। और जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए अच्छा काम करेगा, वह नर हो अथवा नारी, तथा वह अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखने वाला भी हो, तो इन अच्छी विशेषताओं से परिपूर्ण लोग ही क़ियामत के दिन जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे। वहाँ अल्लाह उन्हें जन्नत के अनगिनत फलों और अपार नेमतों से लाभान्वित होने का अवसर देगा, जो कभी समाप्त नहीं होंगी। -[40:41] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! क्या बात है कि मैं तुम्हें, अल्लाह पर ईमान और अच्छे कार्य के ज़रिए, दुनिया एवं आख़िरत की क्षति से मुक्ति प्राप्त करने की ओर बुला रहा हूँ और तुम मुझे अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र और उसकी अवज्ञा की ओर बुलाकर जहन्नम में दाखिल होने की ओर बुला रहे हो? -[40:42] तुम मुझे बातिल की आेर बुला रहे हो, ताकि मैं अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करुँ, तथा उसके साथ ऐसी वस्तु की वंदना करुँ, जिसके वंदना के सही होने का मेरे पास कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। हालाँकि मैं तुम्हें उस अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने की ओर बुला रहा हुँ, जो ऐसा प्रभावशाली है कि कोई उसपर गालिब नहीं आ सकता तथा अपने बंदों को अति क्षमा करने वाला है। -[40:43] सच्ची बात यह है कि तुम मुझे जिसे मानने और जिसकी इबादत करने को कहते हो, वह सचमुच इस लायक है ही नहीं कि उसे दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में पुकारा जाए, और वह पुकारने वाले की बात का जवाब भी नहीं दे सकता, और हम सभी को केवल अल्लाह के पास लौटकर जाना है, और कुफ़्र एवं गुनाह में पड़ने वाले लोग ही जहन्नमी हैं, जो क़ियामत के दिन हर हाल में उसमें दाख़िल होंगे। -[40:44] तो उन्होंने उसकी नसीहत को नकार दिया। फिर उसने कहा : तुम बहुत जल्द मेरी नसीहत को याद करोगे और उसे न मानने पर हाथ मलोगे। मैं अपने मामलों को अल्लाह के हवाले करता हुँ। वास्तव में, अल्लाह पर बंदों का कोई कर्म छिपा नहीं रहता। -[40:45] अतः जब उन्होंने मूसा को मार डालने का निर्णय किया, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें उनके षड्यंत्र से बचा लिया, और फ़िरऔनियों को डूबने की यातना ने घेर लिया। चुनांचे अल्लाह ने उसे और उसकी सारी सेनाओं को दुनिया में ही डूबोकर हलाक कर दिया। -[40:46] और वे, मरने के पश्चात अपनी क़ब्रों में प्रातः तथा संध्या अग्नी पर प्रस्तुत किए जाएँगे, तथा क़ियामत के दिन कहा जाएगाः फ़िरऔन के माननेवालों को कड़ी से कड़ी यातना में झोंक दो, क्योंकि वे काफ़िर , झुठलाने वाले तथा अल्लाह की राह से रोकने वाले थे। -[40:47] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब जहन्नम में जाने के बाद अनुसरणकारी और उनके पेशवा आपस में झगड़ने लगेंगे। चुनांचे पीछे चलने वाले कमज़ोर लोग उन लोगों से कहेंगे, जो बड़े बने फिरते थे और जिनका वे अनुसरण किया करते थेः हम दुनिया में गुमराही में तुम्हारे अनुयायी थे, तो क्या तुम हमें अल्लाह की यातना के कुछ भाग से बचा सकते हो? -[40:48] बड़े बनने वाले पेशवा कहेंगेः हम सभी लोग, क्या पेशवा और क्या अनुसरणकारी, जहन्नम में हैं। हम में से कोई किसी की यातना बाँटकर नहीं ले सकता। अल्लाह ने बंदों के बीच निर्णय कर दिया है और जो जिसका हक़दार था, उसे वह बदला दे दिया है। -[40:49] और जहन्नम की यातना में पड़े हुए लोग, अनुसरणकारी हों या पेशवा, आग से निकलने की उम्मीदें टूटने और दुनिया के जीवन की ओर वापसी से निराश होने के बाद, हजन्नम में नियुक्त फ़रिश्तों से कहेंगेः अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करो कि हमसे एक दिन के लिए ही सही, इस हमेशा की यातना को हल्का कर दे। -[40:50] जहन्नम के रक्षक काफ़िरों को उत्तर देते हुए कहेंगेः "क्या तुम्हारे पास, तुम्हारे रसूल, खुले प्रमाण लेकर नहीं आते रहे?" काफ़िर कहेंगेः "क्यों नहीं? वे हमारे पास खुले प्रमाण लेकर आया तो करते थे।" तो फ़रिश्ते काफ़िरों को फटकारते हुए कहेंगेः "तो तुम ही प्रार्थना करो। हम काफ़िरों की सिफ़ारिश नहीं करते।" दरअसल, काफ़िरों की प्रार्थना व्यर्थ ही जाएगी। क्योंकि उनके कुफ़्र के कारण वह क़बूल नहीं की जाएगी। -[40:51] निश्चय हम अपने रसूलों की तथा उन लोगों की जो अल्लाह अौर उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए, सहायता करते हैं; दुनिया उनके पक्ष को मज़बूत करके, दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध समर्थन देकर, क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें जन्नत में दाखिल करके और दुनिया में उनका विरोध करने वालों को जहन्नम में दाख़िल करके। यह सब कुछ उस समय होगा, जब नबियों, फ़रिश्तों और मोमिनों ने यह गवाही दे दी होगी कि उनके पास इस्लाम का संदेश आया था और उन्होंने उसे झुठला दिया था। -[40:52] जिस दिन, कुफ़्र तथा पाप के माध्यम से अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों को, उनके अत्याचार की सफ़ाई पेश करने से, कोई लाभ नहीं होगा। और उस दिन उन्हें अल्लाह की कृपा से धुतकार दिया जाएगा और उन्हीं के लिए आख़िरत में बुरा ठिकाना होगा, जहाँ वे दुखदायी यातना का सामना करेंगे। -[40:53] और हमने मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) को वह ज्ञान दिया, जिसके ज़रिए बनी इसराईल सत्य का मार्ग प्राप्त करते थे। और तौरात को बनी इसराईल के हक में एक ऐसी किताब बना दी, जिसके वे नस्ल दर नस्ल वारिस बनते रहे। -[40:54] जो सत्य का मार्ग दिखाती थी और सही समझ-बूझ रखने वालों के हक में शिक्षा सामग्री थी। -[40:55] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी जाति के झुठलाने और कष्ट देने पर सब्र करें। निश्चय अल्लाह ने आपको सहायता एवं समर्थन का जो वचन दिया है, वह सत्य है और उसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। तथा अपने गुनाह की क्षमा याचना करें। और दिन के शुरू एवं अंत में अपने रब की प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता बयान करें। -[40:56] जो लोग अल्लाह की आयतों के बारे में उन्हें ग़लत साबित करने के प्रयास में, बिना किसी तर्क और प्रमाण के जो अल्लाह की ओर से उनके पास आई हो, झगड़ते हैं, उन्हें इसपर केवल सत्य पर अहंकारी और अभिमानी होने की इच्छा प्रेरित करती है। लेकिन वे सत्य पर ऊँचा और बड़ा बनने की जो इच्छा रखते हैं, उस तक हरगिज़ नहीं पहुँचेंगे। अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह को मज़बूती से पकड़ लें। निःसंदेह वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कर्मों को देखने वाला है। उनमें से कोई चीज़ उससे नहीं छूटती है और वह उन्हें उनपर बदला देगा। -[40:57] निश्चय आकाशों तथा धरती को पैदा करना, उनकी विशालता और फैलाव के कारण, इनसान को पैदा करने से अधिक बड़ा काम है। अतः, जिसने उन दो विशाल वस्तुओं को पैदा किया, वह मुर्दों को, हिसाब-किताब और अच्छा-बुरा बदला देने के लिए, क़ब्रों से ज़िंदा करके उठाने की भी शक्ति रखता है। परन्तु, अधिकतर लोग ज्ञान ही नहीं रखते। जिसके कारण इससे सीख नहीं लेते और इसे दोबारा उठाने का प्रमाण नहीं समझते। हालाँकि यह बहुत ही स्पष्ट बात है। -[40:58] तथा अंधा और आँखों वाला बराबर नहीं होते। और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उसके रसूलों की पुष्टि की और अच्छे कार्य किए, वे उनके बराबर नहीं हो सकते, जो बुरे अक़ीदे और गुनाह में पड़कर बदअमली की राह पर चल पड़े हों। तुम बहुत कम ही सीख प्राप्त करते हो। क्योंकि, यदी सीख प्राप्त किए होते, तो दोनों गिरोहों के बीच अंतर से अवगत होते और उन लोगों में शामिल होते, जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए ईमान ले आए तथा अच्छे कर्म किए। -[40:59] निश्चय ही वह क़ियामत, जिसमें अल्लाह मुर्दों को हिसाब-किताब तथा प्रतिकार के लिए जीवित करके उठाएगा, आने वाली है। उसमें कोई शंका या संदेह नहीं। परन्तु, अधिकतर लोग उसके आने पर ईमान (विश्वास) नहीं रखते। इसी कारण उसके लिए तैयारी नहीं करते। -[40:60] और (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हारे पालनहार ने कहा है कि केवल मेरी ही वंदना करो और मुझ ही से माँगो। मैं तुम्हारी पुकार का जवाब दूँगा और तुम्हें क्षमा कर दूँगा तथा तुम पर दया करुँगा। अवश्य जो लोग अकेले मेरी इबादत (प्रार्थना) से अभिमान करेंगे, वे क़ियामत के दिन अपमानित एवं ज़लील होकर जहन्नम में दाख़िल होंगे। -[40:61] अल्लाह ही ने तुम्हारे लिए रात्रि को अंधकारमय बनाया, ताकि तुम उसमें विश्राम कर सको, तथा दिन को प्रकाशमान बनाया, ताकि उसमें काम कर सको। निश्चय अल्लाह लोगों पर बड़ा अनुग्रहशील है कि उन्हें अपनी प्रकट एवं गुप्त नेमतों से नवाज़ा। किन्तु, अधिकतर लोग उसकी नेमतों का शुक्र अदा नहीं करते। -[40:62] यही अल्लाह, जिसने अपनी नेमतों के साथ तुमपर उपकार किया है, वही हर चीज़ का पैदा करने वाला है। अतः उसके अलावा कोई दूसरा पैदा करने वाला नहीं है, और उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। फिर तुम उसकी इबादत छोड़कर उसके अलावा ऐसी चीज़ की इबादत की ओर कैसे फिरे जाते हो, जो किसी लाभ या हानि का मालिक नहीं है। -[40:63] जिस प्रकार यह लोग एक अल्लाह पर ईमान तथा केवल उसी की इबादत से फेर दिए गए, उसी प्रकार वह लोग भी हर युग तथा हर स्थान में बहकाए जाएँगे, जो अल्लाह के एकत्व की निशानियों का इनकार करेंगे। फिर वे सत्य मार्ग तक पहुँच नहीं पाएँगे और उन्हें सही रास्ते पर चलने की शक्ति भी नहीं दी जाएगी। -[40:64] अल्लाह ही है, जिसने धरती को (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे रहने योग्य बनाया और तुम्हारे ऊपर आसमान को मज़बूत संरचना वाला बनाया, जो गिरने से सुरक्षित है। और उसने तुम्हें तुम्हारी माताओं के गर्भ में चित्रित किया, तो तुम्हारे अच्छे रूप बनाए। तथा तुम्हें हलाल और अच्छी चीज़ों से जीविका प्रदान की। जिस अस्तित्व ने तुम्हें इन नेमतों से अनुगृहीत किया है, वही अल्लाह तुम्हारा पालनहार है। अतः सभी प्राणियों का पालनहार अल्लाह बहुत बरकत वाला है। इसलिए उस महिमावान के सिवा उनका कोई पालनहार नहीं है। -[40:65] वह जीवित है, जो मरेगा नहीं। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। अतः, उसी को, उसकी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए, पुकारो; इबादत के रूप में भी और फ़रियाद के तौर भी। उसके साथ किसी मखलूक़ को शरीक न करो। सारी प्रशंसा उस अल्लाह की है, जो सारी सृष्टियों का पालनहार है। -[40:66] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह देंः निश्चय मुझे मेरे अल्लाह ने इस बात से मना किया है कि उन मूर्तियों की वंदना करूँ, जिनकी वंदना में तुम लगे हो, जो न नुकसान पहुँचा सकती हैं न लाभ, जबकि मेरे पास इस बात के प्रमाण आ चुके हैं कि उनकी वंदना ग़लत है। और अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं इबादत के माध्यम से केवल उसीके आगे झुकूँ, क्योंकि वही सारी सृष्टियों का पालनहार है। उनका उसके सिवा कोई पालनहार नहीं है। -[40:67] वही है, जिसने तुमहारे बाप आदम (अलैहिस्सलाम) को मिट्टी से पैदा किया। फ़िर उसके पश्चात तम्हें वीर्य से पैदा किया। फ़िर वीर्य के बाद जमे हुए रक्त से। फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारी माओं के गर्भाशयों से शिशु बनाकर निकालता है। फिर तुम्हें बड़े करता है, ताकि तुम शारीरिक रूप से मज़बूती की आयु तक पहुँच जाओ। फिर तुम बूढ़े हो जाओ। और तुममें से कोई तो इससे पहले ही मर जाता है। यह इसलिए होता है, ताकि तुम उस आयु तक पहुँच जाओ, जो अल्लाह के ज्ञान में निर्धारित है, न तुम उसे घटा सकते हो न बढ़ा सकते हो। और ताकि तुम इन प्रमाणों और दलीलों से अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसके एकत्व का पता लगा सको। -[40:68] वही अल्लाह है जिसके हाथ में जीवित करने की शक्ति है, और उसीके हाथ में मारने की शक्ति है। अतः जब किसी कार्य का निर्णय करता है, तो उसके लिए कहता है कि 'हो जा' और वह हो जाता है। -[40:69] (ऐ रसूल) क्या आपने उन लोगों को नहीं देखा, जो अल्लाह की स्पष्ट आयतों के बारे में, उन्हें झुठलाने के उद्देश्य से, झगड़ते हैं, ताकि उनके हाल पर आश्चर्य करें, जो सत्य के स्पष्ट होने के बावजूद उससे मुँह मोड़े हुए हैं?! -[40:70] जिन्होंने क़ुरआन को तथा उस सत्य को झुठला दिया, जिसके साथ हमने अपने रसूलों को भेजा था, तो शीघ्र ही इन झुठलाने वालों को अपने झुठलाने का परिणाम पता चल जाएगा और वे अपने बुरे अंत को देख लेंगे। -[40:71] उन्हें इसके परिणाम का ज्ञान उस समय होगा, जब तौक़ उनकी गरदनों में होंगे तथा बेड़ियाँ उनके पैरों में होंगी। यातना के फ़रिश्ते उन्हें घसीटकर ले जा रहे होंगे। -[40:72] उन्हें सख़्त गर्म और खौलते पानी में घसीटा जाएगा। फ़िर आग में, जलने के लिए डाल दिया जाएगा। -[40:73] उन्हें डाँट पिलाते हुए कहा जाएगाः कहाँ हैं तुम्हारे वह तथाकथित पुज्य, जन्हें तुम अल्लाह का साझी बनाकर उनकी वंदना करते थे?! -[40:74] अल्लाह के सिवा तुम्हारी वह मूर्तियाँ, जो न कोई लाभ पहुँचा सकती हैं, न कोई हानि? काफ़िर कहेंगेः "वे हम से खो गए हैं। अतः वे हमें नज़र नहीं आ रहे। बल्कि, हम सांसार में किसी ऐसी वस्तु की वंदना नहीं करते थे, जो सही मायने में वंदनीय हो।" इसी प्रकार, अल्लाह काफ़िरों को, प्रत्येक युग तथा प्रत्येक स्थान में सत्य से गुमराह कर देता है। -[40:75] और उनसे कहा जाएगा कि जो यातना तुम झेल रहे हो, उसका कारण तुम्हारा अपना शिर्क की दुनिया में मग्न रहना और इताराना है। -[40:76] तो जहन्नम के द्वारों में प्रवेश कर जाओ। उसमें सदावासी रहोगे। अतः क्या ही बुरा है सत्य से अभिमान करने वालों का ठिकाना! -[40:77] (ऐ रसूल) आप अपनी जाति के आत्याचार एवं झुठलाने पर धैर्य रखें। अल्लाह का यह वचन कि वह आपकी सहायता करेगा सत्य है, इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। अगर हम आपको, आपके जीवनकाल ही में उस यातना का कुछ भाग दिखा दें, जिसका वचन हम उन्हें दे रहे हैं, जैसा कि बद्र के दिन हुआ, या उससे पहले ही आपको उठा लें, हर हाल में उन्हें हमारी ओर लौटकर आना है और हम उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला भी देंगे तथा जहन्नम में दाख़िल करेंगे, जहाँ उन्हें हमेशा रहना पड़ेगा। -[40:78] और हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पूर्व बहुत-से रसूलों को उनके समुदायों की ओर भेजा। पर उन्होंने रसूलों को झुठलाया और उन्हें कष्ट पहुँचाया। लेकिन उन्होंने उनके झुठलाने और कष्ट पहुँचाने पर धैर्य से काम लिया। इन रसूलों में से कुछ के समाचार तो हमने आपको बता दिए और उनमें से कुछ के समाचार हमने आपको नहीं बताए। तथा किसी रसूल के वश में यह नहीं है कि वह अपने पालनहार की ओर से उसकी इच्छा के बिना अपनी जाति के पास कोई चमत्कार ले आए। अतः काफ़िरों का अपने रसूलों को निशानियाँ (चमत्कार) लाने का सुझाव देना अन्याय है। फिर जब रसूलों और उनकी जातियों के बीच निर्णय करने का अल्लाह का आदेश आ गया, तो उनके बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय कर दिया गया। चुनाँचे काफ़िरों को विनष्ट कर दिया गया और रसूलों को बचा लिया गया। और - बंदों के बीच निर्णय किए जाने की उस स्थिति में - झूठे लोगों ने, अपने कुफ़्र के कारण खुद को विनाश में डालकर, अपना घाटा कर लिया। -[40:79] अल्लाह ही है, जिसने तुम्हारे लिए ऊँट, गाय तथा बकरियाँ पैदा कीं, ताकि उनमें कुछ पर तुम सवारी करो और कुछ के मांस खाओ। -[40:80] तथा तुम्हारे लिए इन प्राणियों में अनेक प्रकार के लाभ हैं, जो प्रत्येक युग में नवीनीकृत होते रहते हैं, तथा उनके माध्यम से तुम्हारे मन की वे आवश्यकताएँ पूरी होती हैं, जो तुम चाहते हो, जिनमें से सबसे प्रमुख भूमि और समुद्र में एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना है। -[40:81] वह पवित्र हस्ती तुम्हें अपनी क्षमता तथा एकत्व के प्रमाण दिखाता रहता है, तो तुम उसकी कौन-कौन-सी निशानियों से नज़र बचाकर चलोगे, जब तुम्हारे सामने उनका अल्लाह की निशानी होना स्पष्ट हो जाए? -[40:82] तो क्या ये झुठलाने वाले लोग धरती में चले-फिरे नहीं, ताकि देख लेते कि उनसे पहले झुठलाने वाली जातियों का परिणाम कैसा रहा और उससे सीख प्राप्त करते? उनसे पहले के लोग ज़्यादा धन वाले तथा ज़्यादा शक्तिशाली थे और वे धरती में अधिक चिह्न भी छोड़ गए हैं। परंतु, उनकी यह शक्ति, जिसे प्राप्त करने में वे लगे रहते थे, उस समय कुछ काम न आई, जब अल्लाह की विनाशकारी यातना आ गई। -[40:83] फिर जब उनके पास उनके रसूल खुली निशानियाँ लेकर आए, तो उन्होंने झुठला दिया और उसी ज्ञान से चिमटे रहने पर संतुष्ट हो गए, जो उनके पास था और जो रसूलों की शिक्षा के विपरीत था। चुनांचे उनपर वही यातना उतर आई, जिससे उनके रसूल उन्हें सावधान करते, तो वे उसका मज़ाक़ उड़ाने लगते थे। -[40:84] फ़िर जब उन्होंने हमारी यातना देख ली, तो उस समय इक़रार करने लगे, जब इकरार से कुछ लाभ होने वाला न था। बोलेः हम केवल एक अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए तथा उसके सिवा जिन बुतों एवं साझियें की वंदना करते थे, उनका इनकार कर दिया। -[40:85] तो हमारी यातना को उतरते हुए देखकर ईमान लाना, उनके लिए लाभदायक न हो सका। यही अल्लाह की रीति है, जो उसके बंदों के बारे में चली आ रही है कि यातना देख लेने के बाद ईमान लाने से उन्हें कुछ लाभ नहीं होने वाला। और काफ़िरों ने अपने आप को विनाश के स्थान में लाकर क्षतिग्रस्त किया , इसलिए कि उन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया तथा यातना देखने से पूर्व क्षमा याचना नहीं की। - -Surah 41: Ha Mim (Ha Mim) ----------------------------------------- -[41:1] (ह़ा, मीम) सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[41:2] यह क़ुरआन उस अल्लाह की ओर से अवतरित हुआ है, जो अत्यंत दयावान्, असीम दयालु है। -[41:3] यह ऐसी पुस्तक है, जिसकी आयतों को, संपूर्ण रूप से खोल-खोलकर बयान किया गया है, और उसे अरबी क़ुरआन के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया है, उन लोगों के लिए जो ज्ञान रखते हैं, क्योंकि वही उसकी शिक्षा सामग्री और मार्गदर्शन से लाभ उठाते हैं। -[41:4] वह मोमिनों को उस पूर्ण प्रतिफ़ल की शुभ सूचना देता है, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखा है, तथा काफ़िरों को अल्लाह की कठिन यातना से डराता है। फ़िर भी उनमें अधिकतर लोगों ने उससे मुहँ मोड़ रखा है और उसकी हिदायत की बातों को मानने के इरादे से सुनने को तैयार नहीं हैं। -[41:5] तथा उन्होंने कहा कि हमारे दिलों परदों में ढके हैं, अतः वे उसे समझ नहीं पाते जिसकी ओर आप हमें बुला रहे हैं। और हमारें कानों में बोझ है, अतः वह आपकी बात सुन नहीं पाते। और हमारे तथा आपके बीच ऐक परदा है, जिसके कारण आपकी कोई भी बात हम तक नहीं पहुँच नहीं पाती। तो आप अपना रास्ता चलते रहें, हम अपने रास्ते पर चलते हैं। कदापि हम आपका अनुसरण नहीं करेंगे। -[41:6] (ऐ रसूल) इन अवज्ञाकारियों से कह दें कि मैं तुम्हारे ही जैसा एक इनसान हूँ। अल्लाह मेरी आेर वह्य भेजता है कि तुम्हारा सत्य पूज्य बस एक ही सत्य पूज्य है। वह अल्लाह है। अत-, उसी की ओर ले जाने वाली राह पर चलो। उसी से गुनाहों की क्षमा माँगो। बेशक विनाश व यातना उन मुश्रिकों के लिए है, जो अल्लाह के सिवा किसी और की वंदना करते हैं अथवा उसका किसी दूसरे को साझी बनाते हैं। -[41:7] जो लोग अपने धन की ज़कात नहीं देते, तथा आखिरत और उसकी सदा बाकी रहने वाली नेमतों एवं दर्दनाक यातना का इनकार करते हैं। -[41:8] निश्चय जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए कभी न समाप्त होने वाला बदला अर्थात जन्नत है। -[41:9] (ऐ रसूल) आप मुश्रिकों को डाँटते हुए कह देंः तुम उस अल्लाह का इनकार क्यों करते हो, जिसने धरती को दो दिनों (रविवार तथा सोमवार) में पैदा किया और उसके साझी बनाकर उन्हें अल्लाह के सिवा क्यों पूजते हो? वह तो सारी सृष्टियों का पालनहार है। -[41:10] उसने धरती में उसके ऊपर से मज़बूत पहाड़ बनाए, जो उसे स्थिर रखते हैं, ताकि वह हिलने न लगे। तथा उसमें बरकत रख दी, चुनाँचे उसे उसके वासियों के लिए स्थायी भलाई वाली बना दिया, तथा उसमें इनसानों तथा चौपायों के आहार निर्धारित किए, पिछले दो दिनों को मिलाकर चार दिनों के भीतर। बाद के दो दिन : मंगलवार और बुधवार हैं। ये पूरे चार दिन बराबर हैं उनके बारे में प्रश्न करने वाले के लिए। -[41:11] फ़िर अल्लाह ने आकाश पैदा करने का इरादा किया। उस समय आकाश धुआँ था। चुनांचे आकाश एवं धरती से कहा : तुम मेरे आदेशों का पालन करो। चाहे खुशी-खुशी या दबाव के तहत। इससे तुम्हें छुटकारा नहीं मिलने वाला। तो दोनों ने कहा : हम प्रसन्न होकर आ गए। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हम आपके इरादे के अधीन हैं। -[41:12] अल्लाह ने आकाशों को दो दिनों में बनाकर पूरा किया। अर्थात् बृहस्पतिवार एवं शुक्रवार को। इस तरह, आकाशों एवं धरती की सृष्टि कुल छः दिनों में संपन्न हुई। और अल्लाह ने प्रत्येक आकाश में उससे संबंधित अपने निर्णयों और आदेशों की वह्य कर दी। और हमने निचले आकाश को सितारों से सजाया तथा उनके ज़रिए उसे सुरक्षा प्रदान की, ताकि शैतान छिपकर कुछ सुन न सके। यह सारी योजना उस अति प्रभुत्वशाली अल्लाह की है, जिसे कोई हरा नहीं सकता, वह अपनी मखलूक़ को भली-भाँति जानता है। -[41:13] फ़िर भी यदि ये लोग आपके लाए धर्म को मानने से मुँह फेरें, तो (ऐ रसूल) उनसे कह दें कि मैंने तुम्हें उसी तरह की यातना से सावधान कर दिया है, जिस तरह की यातना हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति आद पर और सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति समूद पर आई थी। -[41:14] जब उनके पास उनके रसूल, एक-दूसरे के बाद, एक ही आह्वान लेकर आए और उन्हें आदेश दिया कि एक अल्लाह के सिवा किसी की इबादत न करें, तो उनमें से काफ़िरों ने कहा : यदि हमारा रब चाहता, तो हमारी आेर फ़िश्तों को रसूल बनाकर भेजता। अतः, तुम जिस बात के साथ भेजे गए हो, हम उसे नहीं मानते। क्योंकि तुम हमारे ही जैसे इनसान हो। -[41:15] रहे हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति 'आद' समुदाय के लोग, तो उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार करने के साथ-साथ धरती में नाहक़ अभिमान किया और अपने आस-पास के लोगों पर अत्याचार किया, तथा अपनी शक्ति के धोखे में कहने लगे : हमसे अधिक शक्तिशाली कौन है?! उनके ख़याल से उनसे अधिक शक्तिशाली कोई नहीं था। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें उत्तर दिया : क्या वे नहीं जानते और देखते हैं कि अल्लाह, जिसने उन्हें पैदा किया और उन्हें वह शक्ति प्रदान की, जिसने उन्हें सरकश (उद्दंड) बना दिया, वह उनसे कहीं अधिक शक्तिशाली है?! तथा वे अल्लाह की उन निशानियों का इनकार करते थे, जो हूद अलैहिस्सलाम लेकर आए थे। -[41:16] अंततः, हमने उनपर कुछ ऐसे दिनों में, जो अपनी यातना के कारण उनके हक़ में अशुभ थे, उनपर ऐसी वायु भेज दी, जो घबराहट पैदा करने वाली आवाज़ के साथ चल रही थी; ताकि उन्हें सांसारिक जीवन में ही अपमानकारी यातना चखाएँ और आख़िरत की यातना, जिसकी उन्हें प्रतीक्षा है, और ज़्यादा अपमानकारी है। तथा उन्हें कोई सहायक नहीं मिलेगा, जो उन्हें यातना से बचा सके। -[41:17] रहे सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति 'समूद' समुदाय के लोग, तो हमने उनके सामने सत्य के रास्ते को स्पष्ट करके उनका मार्गदर्शन किया। लेकिन उन्होंने सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन पर गुमराही को प्राथमिकता दी। तो उन्हें, उनके कुफ़्र और पापों के कारण, अपमानजनक दंड के वज्र ने नष्ट कर दिया। -[41:18] और हमने उन लोगों को बचा लिया, जो अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखते थे, तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके एवं उसकी मना की हुई वस्तुओं से बचकर डरते थे। हमने उन्हें उस यातना से बचा लिया, जो उनकी जाति के और लोगों पर आई। -[41:19] और जिस दिन अल्लाह अपने शत्रुओं को जहन्नम की ओर एकत्र करेगा, तो निगरानी पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते उनके पहलों को बाद वालों से मिला देंगे। वे आग से भाग नहीं सकेंगे। -[41:20] यहाँ तक कि जब वे उस जहन्नम के पास आ जाएँगे, जहाँ उन्हें ले जाया जा रहा होगा, और सांसार में जो कर्म वे किया करते थे, उनका इनकार कर देंगे, तो उनके कान तथा उनकी आँखें और उनकी खालें, उनके विरुद्ध उस कुफ़्र और गुनाह के कामों की गवाही देंगी, जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[41:21] और काफ़िर अपनी खालों से कहेंगेः तुमने हमारे विरुद्ध, हमारे सांसारिक कर्मों की गवाही क्यों दी? तो वे उत्तर देंगीः हमें उसी अल्लाह ने बोलने की शक्ति दी है, जिसने प्रत्येक वस्तु को बोलने की शक्ति प्रदान की है, तथा उसीने तुम्हें प्रथम बार पैदा किया जब तुम दुनिया में थे, और उसीकी ओर तुम सब आख़िरत में हिसाब व प्रतिकार के लिए फेरे जा रहे हो। -[41:22] और तुम पाप करते समय अपने पापों को छिपाते भी नहीं थे कि कहीं तुम्हारे कान, तुम्हारी आँखें तथा तुम्हारी खालें तुम्हारे विरुद्ध गवाही न दे दें, क्योंकि तुम हिसाब, यातना तथा मौत के पश्चात बदले का यक़ीन ही नहीं रखते थे। तुम समझते रहे कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे अधिकतर कर्मों को जानता ही नहीं है, बल्कि वह उनसे अनभिज्ञ रहता है। यही कारण है कि तुम धोखे में पड़ गए। -[41:23] और तुम्हारे इसी बुरे ख़याल ने जो तुमने अपने रब के बारे में रखा, तुम्हें हलाक कर दिया और इसीके कारण तुम उन क्षति उठाने वालों में शामिल हो गए, जो दुनिया एवं आख़िरत दोनों से हाथ धो बैठे। -[41:24] तो यदि यह लोग, जिनके विरुद्ध उनके कानों, आँखों एवं खालों ने गवाही दी है, धैर्य रखें, तो भी उनका आवास जहन्नम है और यदि यतना से मुक्ति और अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की प्राप्ति की दुआ करें, तो भी न उसकी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त कर सकते हैं, न जन्नत में प्रवेश कर सकते हैं। -[41:25] और हमने इन काफ़िरों के लिए शैतानों में से ऐसे साथी बना दिए थे, जो हमेशा उनके साथ रहते थे। उन्होंने ही उनके दुनिया के बुरे कर्मों को सुंदर बनाकर पेश किया था, और बाद में आने वाली आख़िरत को भी, उनके हक़ में सुंदर बनाकर उसे उनके ज़ेहन से ग़ायब कर दिया था और उसकी तैयारी से ग़ाफ़िल कर दिया था। चुनांचे, उनपर जिन्नों एवं इनसानों के उन गिरोहों के साथ, जो ग़ुज़र चुके थे, यातना सिद्ध हो गई। निश्चय वे घाटा उठाने वाले लोग थे, जिन्होंने खुद अपना और अपने परिवार का नुकसान किया और जहन्नम का हक़दार बना लिया। -[41:26] और काफ़िरों ने, तर्कों का सामना करने से विवश होकर एक-दूसरे को नसीहत करते हुए कहा कि उस क़ुरआन को न सुनो, जो मुहम्मद तुम्हें पढ़कर सुनाता है, और उसकी शिक्षाओं को भी न मानो, और जब उसे पढ़ा जाए तो खूब शोर मचाओ, हो सकता है कि इस तरह तुम उससे जीत जाओ और वह उसकी तिलावत और तुम्हें उसकी ओर बुलाने से बाज़ रहे और हम उससे मुक्ति पा जाएँ। -[41:27] हम अवश्य अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों तथा उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने वालों को क़ियामत के दिन कड़ी यातना चखाएँगे और अवश्य उन्हें उनके शिर्क एवं पापों की सज़ा के तौर पर बुरा प्रतिफल देंगे। -[41:28] यह अलालह का इनकार करने वाले तथा उसके रसूलों को झूठलाने वाले अल्लाह के शत्रुओं का प्रतिकार जहन्नम है। वह उसमें सदैव रहेंगे। क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार किया था तथा स्पष्ट सुदृढ़ प्रमाण होने के बावजूद उनपर ईमान नहीं लाए थे। -[41:29] तथा वह लोग कहेंगे, जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया था और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया थाः ऐ हमारे पालनहार! जिन्नों तथा मनुष्यों में से जिन लोगों ने हमें कुपथ किया है, उन्हें हमें दिखा दे। इबलीस को दिखा दे, जिसने कुफ़्र की राह दिखाई और उसकी ओर बुलाया, तथा आदम के उस संतान को दिखा दे, जिसने खून बहाने का सिलसिला शुरू किया। हम उन्हें जहन्नम में अपने पैरों से रौंदेंगे, ताकि वे सबसे निचले भाग वाले हो जाएँ, जिन्हें जहन्नमियों में सबसे कठिन यातना का सामना होगा। -[41:30] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने कहा कि हमारा पालनहार अल्लाह है, उसके सिवा हमारा कोई पालनहार नहीं है, और उसके आदेशों के पालन तथा उसके निषेधों से बचने में दृढ़ता दिखाते रहे, उनके पास मौत के समय फ़रिश्ते उतरते हैं और कहते हैंः तुम मौत तथा मौत के बाद के मरहलों के विषय में भय न करो, और जो कुछ दुनिया में छोड़ आए हो, उसपर ग़म न करो, तथा उस जन्नत की ख़ुशख़बरी ले लो, जिसका बचन तुम्हें दुनिया में, ईमान और नेक कर्म के बदले में दिया जाता रहा है। -[41:31] हम सांसारिक जीवन में तुम्हारे सहायक थे। यही कारण है कि तुम्हें सही रास्ता दिखाते थे और तुम्हारी सुरक्षा करते थे। तथा आख़िरत में भी तुम्हारे सहायक हैं। इस तरह तुम्हें हमारा सहयोग हमेशा प्राप्त रहेगा। तुम्हें जन्नत में मज़े और आनंद की वह सारी चीज़ें मिलेंगी, जो तुम्हारे दिल चाहें और वहाँ तुम्हारी पसंद की वह सारी चीज़ें उपस्थित होंगी, जिनकी तुम इच्छा व्यक्त करो। -[41:32] तुम्हारे सत्कार के लिए यह तैयार रोज़ी है। उस पालनहार की ओर से जो अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[41:33] और किसी की बात उससे अच्छी नहीं हो सकती, जो अल्लाह के एक होने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने की ओर बुलाए, और खुद ऐसा नेक अमल करे जो उसके पालनहार को पसंद हो और कहे किः "मैं अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करने वाला तथा उसके सम्मुख झुकने वाला हूँ।" जो भी यह सारे कार्य करेगा, वही, लोगों में सबसे अच्छी बात करने वाला होगा। -[41:34] नेकियाँ और इबादतें करना, जिनसे अल्लाह प्रसन्न होता है, और गुनाह एवं अवज्ञा में लिप्त रहना, जिनसे अल्लाह क्रोधित होता होता, दोनों समान नहीं हैं। जो आपके साथ बुरा व्यवहार करे, उसके बुरे व्यवहार की बुराई उत्तम व्यवहार के द्वारा दूर करें। यदि आप ऐसा करते हैं, तो देखेंगे कि आपके और जिसके बीच पहले सख्त बैर था, वह आपका हार्दिक और घनिष्ट मित्र बन गया है। -[41:35] और यह अच्छा गुण उन्हीं को प्राप्त होता है, जो अत्याचार तथा लोगों के बुरे व्यवहार पर सब्र करता है, और यह बड़े भाग्यशाली लोगों को ही प्राप्त होता है, क्योंकि इसमें अपार भलाइयाँ और अनगिनत लाभ निहित हैं। -[41:36] और यदि किसी भी समय शैतान आपको बुराई पर उकसाए, तो अल्लाह को मज़बूती से पकड़ लें और उसीका शरण लें। निःसंदेह वही आपकी बातों को सुनने वाला तथा आपका हाल जानने वाला है। -[41:37] और अल्लाह की महानता तथा उसके एक होने का पता देने वाली निशानियों में से रात और दिन का एक-दूसरे के बाद आना-जाना भी है और सूरज तथा चाँद भी हैं। (ऐ लोगो) तुम सूरज को सजदा न करो और चाँद को भी सजदा न करो। बल्कि केवल उस अल्लाह को सजदा करो, जिसने इन सब को पैदा किया है, यदि तुम सचमुच उसीकी वंदना करते हो। -[41:38] तथा यदि वे अभिमान करें, मुँह मोड़ लें तथा उस अल्लाह को सजदा न करें, जिसने कायनात की रचना की है, तो जो फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह के निकट हैं. वे रात दिन अल्लाह की पवित्रता का वर्णन और तारीफ़ करते रहते हैं, और वे उसकी इबादत से थकते नहीं हैं। -[41:39] अल्लाह की महानता, उसके एकत्व और दोबारा जीवित करके उठाने की क्षमता की निशानियों में से यह भी है कि तुम धरती को पौधों से खाली और बंजर देखते हो, फ़िर जैसे ही हम उसमें बारिश का जल उतारते हैं, वह अपने गर्भ में छिपे बीजों के बढ़ने के कारण हरकत में आ जाती है और लहलहा उठती है। निश्चित रूप से जिसने इस मरी हुई धरती में पौधे उगाकर उसे जीवित कर दिया, वह मरे हुए लोगों को भी जीवित कर सकता है और उन्हें हिसाब-किताब और बदले के लिए उठा सकता है। निश्चय अल्लाह हर चीज़ की शक्ति रखता है। न उसके लिए मरी हुई धरती को जीवित करना कुछ मुश्किल है न मरे हुए लोगों को जीवित करके क़ब्रों से उठाना। -[41:40] जो लोग हमारी आयतों के बारे में ग़लत नीति अपनाते हैं; उनका इनकार करते हैं, उन्हें झुठलाते हैं और उनके अर्थ को बदल देते हैं, उनका हाल अल्लाह से छिपा नहीं है। हम उन्हें जानते हैं। क्या जो व्यक्ति जहन्नम में डाला जाएगा वह उत्तम है अथवा वह व्यक्ति जो क़ियामत के दिन यातना से निर्भय होकर आएगा? (ऐ लोगो!) अच्छा-बुरा जो चाहो, करो। हमने तुम्हारे सामने अच्छाई तथा बुराई को खोल-खोलकर बयान कर दिया है। तुम, दोनों में से जो भी करते हो, अल्लाह उसे देख रहा है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई कर्म छिपता नहीं है। -[41:41] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह की जानिब से क़ुरआन आने के पश्चात, उसका इनकार कर दिया, उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन यातना का सामना करना पड़ेगा। निःसंदेह यह एक ज़बरदस्त और सुरक्षित पुस्तक है। न कोई परिवर्तन करने वाला उसमें परिवर्तन कर सकता है, न कोई बदलने वाला उसे बदल सकता है। -[41:42] असत्य न उसके आगे से आ सकता है और न उसके पीछे से। न कमी-बेशी के रूप में, न शाब्दिक या आर्थिक बदलाव के रूप में। यह उस अल्लाह की तरफ़ से उतरा है, जो रचना, निर्णय एवं शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है, हर हाल में प्रशंसित है। -[41:43] (ऐ रसूल) आपके संबंध में भी वही झुठलाने की बातें कही जा रही हैं, जो आपसे पहले के रसूलों के बारे में कही जा चुकी हैं। अतः, आप धैर्य रखें। क्योंकि आपका पालनहार अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला और तौबा न करने वालों तथा अपने गुनाह पर अड़े रहने वालों को कठोर सज़ा देने वाला है। -[41:44] यदि हम इस क़ुरआन को अरबों की भाषा के अलावा किसी दूसरी भाषा में उतारते, तो उनमें से काफ़िर लोग कहते : इसकी आयतों को स्पष्ट क्यों नहीं किया गया कि हम उन्हें समझते? क्या क़ुरआन ग़ैर अरबी भाषा में है और उसे लाने वाला अरबी भाषी है? (ऐ रसूल!) आप इनसे कह दें : क़ुरआन - अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों तथा उसके रसूलों की पुष्टि करने वालों के लिए - गुमराही से मार्गदर्शन, तथा दिलों के भीतर जो अज्ञानता और उससे संबंधित बीमारियाँ हैं, उनसे आरोग्य है। और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं रखते, उनके कानों में डाट (बहरापन) है। तथा यह उनके हक़ में अंधापन है, जिसकी वजह से वे इसे नहीं समझते हैं। इन विशेषताओं के वाहक लोग दूर से पुकारे जाने वालों की तरह हैं। तो भला वे पुकारने वाले की आवाज़ कैसे सुन सकते हैं?! -[41:45] और हमने मूसा को तौरात प्रदान की, तो उसमें विभेद किया गया। अतः कुछ लोग उसपर ईमान लाए और कुछ ने इनकार किया। और यदि अल्लाह ने पहले से ही बंदों के बीच विभेद वाली वस्तुओं के बारे में, क़ियामत के दिन निर्णय करने का वचन न दिया होता, तो तौरात में विभेद करने वालों के बीच निर्णय कर देता और बता देता कि सत्य पर कौन है और असत्य पर कौन। फिर सत्य वालों को सम्मानित और बातिल परस्तों को अपमानित करता। वास्तव में, काफ़िर क़ुरआन के बारे में संदेह और शंका में पड़े हुए हैं। -[41:46] जो सदाचार करेगा, उसके सदाचार का लाभ उसीको होगा। किसी का सुकर्म अल्लाह को लाभ नहीं देगा। और जो दुराचार करेगा, उसका खामियाज़ा उसे ही भुगतना होगा। अल्लाह को किसी बंदे के पाप से कुछ क्षति नहीं होने वाली। अल्लाह हर एक को उसके कर्म के अनुसार बदला देगा। (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार अपने बंदो पर तनिक भी अत्याचार नहीं करता। न किसी की एक नेकी घटाता है, न किसी का एक गुनाह बढ़ाता है। -[41:47] क़ियामत का ज्ञान केवल अल्लाह की ओर लौटाया जाता है; क्योंकि केवल वही जानता है कि क़ियामत कब घटित होगी, इसे कोई और नहीं जानता। तथा जो फल अपने गाभों से निकलते हैं और जो मादा गर्भ धारण करती है और बच्चा जनती है, सबका ज्ञान अल्लाह को है। इनमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे नहीं छूटती। और जिस दिन अल्लाह उन बहुदेववादियों को, जो उसके साथ मूर्तियों की पूजा किया करते थे, पुकारकर ; उन्हें इन मूर्तियों की इबादत पर फटकार लगाते हुए कहेगा : कहाँ हैं मेरे वे साझी, जिन्हें तुमने साझेदार समझ रखा था? मुश्रिक कहेंगे : हम तेरे सामने स्वीकार करते हैं कि अब हममें से कोई भी इस बात की गवाही नहीं देता कि तेरा कोई साझी है। -[41:48] और वे मूर्तियाँ उनसे ग़ायब हो जाएँगी, जिन्हें वे पुकारा करते थे और उन्हें यह विश्वास हो जाएगा कि उनके लिए अल्लाह की यातना से भागने और शरण लेने का कोई स्थान नहीं है। -[41:49] मनुष्य स्वास्थ्य, धन एवं संतान आदि नेमतें माँगने से नहीं थकता है, लेकिन यदि वह ग़रीबी या बीमारी आदि चीज़ों से ग्रस्त होता है, तो अल्लाह की दया से बहुत निराश और हताश हो जाता है। -[41:50] और यदि हम उसे विपत्ति और बीमारी के बाद स्वास्थ्य, धन और सुख का स्वाद चखाएँ, तो निश्चय वह कहेगा : यह तो मेरे ही लिए है; क्योंकि मैं इसका योग्य और हक़दार हूँ। और मैं नहीं समझता कि क़ियामत आने वाली है। यदि मान भी लिया जाए कि क़ियामत आएगी, तो अल्लाह के पास भी मुझे संपन्नता और धन प्राप्त होगा। अतः जिस तरह उसने मेरे उसका हक़दार होने के कारण इस दुनिया में मुझ पर अनुग्रह किया है, उसी तरह आख़िरत में भी मुझ पर अनुग्रह करेगा। तो हम अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालों को ज़रूर उनके कुफ़्र और पापों से सूचित करेंगे और उन्हें ज़रूर कठोरतम यातना का स्वाद चखाएँगे। -[41:51] और जब हम मनुष्य को स्वास्थ्य और सुख आदि प्रदान करते हैं, तो वह अल्लाह को याद करने और उसका आज्ञापालन करने से लापरवाह हो जाता है और अहंकार में आकर मुँह मोड़ लेता है। परंतु जब वह बीमारी और ग़रीबा आदि से ग्रस्त होता है, तो अल्लाह से बहुत दुआएँ करता है; उससे अपनी विपत्ति की शिकायत करता है, ताकि वह उसे उससे दूर कर दे। इस तरह, वह न तो अनुग्रह प्राप्त होने पर अपने पालनहार का शुक्रिया अदा करता है और न ही किसी विपत्ति से पीड़ित होने पर धैर्य से काम लेता है। -[41:52] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की ओर से है, फिर भी तुम इसका इनकार कर रहे हो और इसे झुठला रहे हो, तो (अल्लाह के पास) तुम्हारा क्या हाल होगा?! और उससे अधिक पथभ्रष्ट कौन है, जो सत्य से दुश्मनी रखे, जबकि वह प्रकट हो चुका है तथा उसका तर्क और उसकी प्रबलता स्पष्ट है?! -[41:53] हम शीघ्र ही मुसलमानों को विजय प्रदान करके क़ुरैश के काफ़िरों को धरती के कोने-कोने में अपनी निशानियाँ दिखाएँगे, तथा मक्का पर विजय देकर स्वयं उनके अपने भीतर भी अपनी निशानियाँ दिखाएँगे; यहाँ तक कि उनके लिए इस तरह स्पष्ट हो जाए जो शक को दूर कर दे कि यह क़ुरआन वह सत्य पुस्तक है जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। क्या इन मुश्रिकों को यह जानने के लिए कि यह कुरआन सत्य है, अल्लाह की यह गवाही काफ़ी नहीं है कि यह उसी की ओर से उतरा है?! भला अल्लाह से बड़ी गवाही किसकी हो सकती है?! यदि उन्हें सत्य की तलाश होती, तो उनके लिए अपने पालनहार की गवाही पर्याप्त होती। -[41:54] सुन लो! ये मुश्रिक, मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने के कारण, क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार से मिलने के बारे में संदेह में हैं। अतः वे आख़िरत पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। यही कारण है कि वे अच्छे कार्यों के द्वारा उसके लिए तैयारी नहीं करते हैं। सुन लो, अल्लाह ने हर वस्तु को अपने ज्ञान और शक्ति के घेरे में ले रखा है। - -Surah 42: Ash-Shura (Counsel) ----------------------------------------- -[42:1] {हा, मीम। ऐन, सीन, क़ाफ़।} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[42:2] {हा, मीम। ऐन, सीन, क़ाफ़।} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[42:3] इसी वह़्य की तरह, ऐ मुहम्मद! आपकी ओर और आपसे पहले के नबियों की ओर, वह अल्लाह वह़्य करता है, जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेने में बड़ा शक्तिशाली और अपने प्रबंधन और रचना में हिकमत वाला है। -[42:4] जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है, उन सब का रचयिता, स्वामी और प्रबंध करने वाला अकेला अल्लाह है। वह अपने अस्तित्व, महिमा और प्रभुत्व के साथ सर्वोच्च और अपने अस्तित्व में महान है। -[42:5] अल्लाह की महानता के कारण निकट है कि आकाश अपनी विशालता और ऊँचाई के बावजूद धरती के ऊपर से फट पड़ें। तथा फ़रिश्ते अपने पालनहार की पवित्रता का वर्णन करते हैं और विनम्रता एवं सम्मान में उसकी प्रशंसा करते हुए, उसकी महिमा का गान करते हैं। तथा वे अल्लाह से धरती वालों के लिए क्षमा याचना करते हैं। सुन लो, निश्चय अल्लाह ही अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[42:6] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह के अलावा मूर्तियों को अपना संरक्षक बना लिया है, जिनकी वे अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजा करते हैं, अल्लाह उनपर निगरानी रखे हुए है; उनके कार्यों को रिकॉर्ड कर रहा है और उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। आपको (ऐ रसूल!) उनके कार्यों को संरक्षित रखने की ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं सौंपी गई है। इसलिए आपसे उनके कार्यों के बारे में हरगिज़ नहीं पूछा जाएगा। आपका काम तो केवल पहुँचा देना है। -[42:7] जिस तरह हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पहले के नबियों की ओर वह़्य की थी, उसी तरह आपकी ओर अरबी भाषा में क़ुरआन की वह़्य की है, ताकि आप मक्का तथा उसके आस-पास के लोगों को, फिर सभी लोगों को सावधान करें और लोगों को क़ियामत के दिन से डराएँ, जिस दिन अल्लाह अगले-पिछले सभी लोगों को एक ही स्थान पर हिसाब तथा बदले के लिए इकट्ठा करेगा, उस दिन के आने के बारे में कोई संदेह नहीं है। उस दिन लोग दो समूहों में विभाजित होंगे : एक समूह जन्नत में जाएगा, जो कि ईमान वाले होंगे और एक समूह जहन्नम में जाएगा, जो कि काफ़िर लोग होंगे। -[42:8] अगर अल्लाह उन्हें इस्लाम धर्म पर चलने वाला एक ही समुदाय बनाना चाहता, तो उन्हें इस्लाम पर क़ायम रहने वाला एक ही समुदाय बना देता और उन सभी को जन्नत में दाख़िल कर देता। लेकिन उसकी हिकमत की अपेक्षा यह हुई कि वह जिसे चाहे इस्लाम में प्रवेश दे और जन्नत में दाख़िल करे। जो लोग कुफ़्र और पाप के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं, उनका कोई संरक्षक न होगा, जो उनकी रक्षा कर सके और न कोई मददगार होगा, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचा सके। -[42:9] बल्कि इन मुश्रिकों ने अल्लाह के अलावा (दूसरे) संरक्षक बना लिए हैं, जिनसे वे दोस्ती रखते हैं। हालाँकि अल्लाह ही सच्चा संरक्षक है। क्योंकि उसके सिवा कोई और लाभ या हानि नहीं पहुँचा सकता है। वही मृतकों को पुनर्जीवित करके हिसाब और बदले के लिए उठाएगा। उस महिमावान को कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[42:10] तुम (ऐ लोगो!) अपने धर्म के मूल सिद्धांतों या उसकी शाखाओं में से जिस चीज़ के बारे में भी मतभेद करो, उसका निर्णय अल्लाह की ओर है। चुनाँचे उसके बारे में अल्लाह की किताब या उसके रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सुन्नत की ओर लौटा जाएगा। यह जो इन गुणों से विशिष्ट है, वही मेरा पालनहार है, उसी पर मैंने अपने सभी मामलों में भरोसा किया है और उसी की ओर मैं तौबा के साथ लौटता हूँ। -[42:11] अल्लाह ही आकाशों तथा धरती का बिना किसी पूर्व उदाहरण के रचयिता है। उसने तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारी अपनी सहजाति से जोड़े बनाए, और तुम्हारे लिए ऊँट, गाय और बकरी के भी जोड़े बनाए। ताकि तुम्हारे लिए उनका प्रजनन होता रहे। उसने तुम्हारे लिए जो जोड़े बनाए हैं उनके मिलाप से वह तुम्हें पैदा करता (तुम्हारी नस्ल बढ़ाता) है, तथा उसने तुम्हारे लिए जो चौपाए बनाए हैं उनके मांस और दूध से तुम्हारे जीवन यापन का प्रबंध करता है। उसकी मख़्लूक़ात में से कोई भी उसके समान नहीं है। तथा वह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कामों को देखने वाला है। इनमें से कोई चीज़ उससे नहीं छूटती है। और वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा; यदि अच्छा है तो अच्छा बदला और यदि बुरा है तो बुरा बदला। -[42:12] आकाशों तथा धरती के ख़ज़ानों की कुंजियाँ केवल उसी के पास हैं। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसके लिए चाहता है, उसकी आजीविका को विस्तृत कर देता है; उसके परीक्षण के लिए कि वह आभार व्यक्त करता है या अकृतज्ञ हो जाता है? और जिसकी चाहता है, आजीविका तंग कर देता है; उसे आज़माने के लिए कि वह धैर्य रखता है या अल्लाह की नियति पर क्रोध प्रकट करता है? निःसंदेह वह हर चीज़ का जानने वाला है। उससे अपने बंदों के हितों की कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[42:13] उसने तुम्हारे लिए उसी तरह का धर्म निर्धारित किया है, जिसका प्रचार करने और जिसपर चलने का आदेश हमने नूह को दिया था, और जिसकी वह़्य हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर की है। तथा तुम्हारे लिए उसी तरह का धर्म निर्धारित किया है, जिसका प्रचार करने और जिसपर चलने का आदेश हमने इबराहीम, मूसा और ईसा को दिया था। उसका सार यह है कि : तुम (इस) धर्म को क़ायम करो और उसके विषय में अलग-अलग समूहों में बँटना छोड़ दो। आप बहुदेववादियों को जिस एकेश्वरवाद तथा अल्लाह के अलावा की इबादत को छोड़ने की ओर बुला रहे हैं, वह उनपर बहुत भारी और कठिन है। अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, चुन लेता है और उसे अपनी उपासना और आज्ञाकारिता का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। तथा अल्लाह उनमें से उसी का अपनी ओर मार्गदर्शन करता है, जो अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करके उसकी ओर लौटता है। -[42:14] काफ़िरों और मुश्रिकों ने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के ईशदूतत्व के द्वारा अपने ऊपर तर्क स्थापित होने के पश्चात ही विभेद किया। और उनका यह विभेद भी केवल सरकशी और अत्याचार के कारण था। अगर अल्लाह के ज्ञान में यह बात पहले से न होती कि वह अपने ज्ञान में निर्दिष्ट एक अवधि यानी क़ियामत के दिन तक उनसे यातना को विलंबित रखेगा, तो अल्लाह अवश्य उनके बीच निर्णय कर देता और उनके अल्लाह का इनकार करने तथा उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण, उन्हें इसी दुनिया में यातना देता। इन बहुदेववादियों के बाद तथा अपने पूर्वजों के बाद जो यहूदी तौरात के और जो ईसाई इंजील के वारिस हुए, वे इस क़ुरआन के बारे में, जो मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम लेकर आए हैं, संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं और उसे झुठला रहे हैं। -[42:15] आप इसी सीधे धर्म की ओर बुलाते रहें और अल्लाह के आदेश के अनुसार उस पर जमे रहें, तथा उनकी झूठी इच्छाओं का पालन न करें। उनके साथ बहस करते समय कह दें : मैं अल्लाह पर तथा उन सभी पुस्तकों पर ईमान लाया, जो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूलों पर उतारी हैं। अल्लाह ने मुझे आदेश दिया है कि मैं तुम्हारे बीच न्याय के साथ निर्णय करूँ। अल्लाह ही, जिसकी मैं उपासना करता हूँ, हमारा और तुम सब का पालनहार है। हमारे लिए हमारे कर्म हैं, अच्छे हों या बुरे और तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्म हैं, अच्छे हों या बुरे। तर्क स्पष्ट हो जाने और सीधा मार्ग प्रकट होने के बाद हमारे और आपके बीच कोई झगड़ा नहीं है। अल्लाह हम सभी लोगों को एकत्र करेगा और क़ियामत के दिन उसी की ओर लौटकर जाना है। फिर वह हम में से हर एक को वह प्रतिफल देगा, जिसका वह हक़दार है। उस समय यह स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि कौन सच्चा है और कौन झूठा, तथा कौन सत्य पर चलने वाला है और कौन असत्य पर। -[42:16] और जो लोग मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाले इस धर्म के बारे में झूठे तर्कों के साथ बहस करते हैं जबकि लोगों ने उसे स्वीकार कर लिया है, इन बहस करने वालों का तर्क उनके पालनहार के निकट और मोमिनों के निकट व्यर्थ है, उसका कोई प्रभाव नहीं है। तथा उनके कुफ़्र करने और सत्य का इनकार करने के कारण, उनपर अल्लाह का क्रोध है। और उनके लिए कठोर यातना है, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[42:17] अल्लाह ही है, जिसने सत्य के साथ क़ुरआन उतारा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। और न्याय उतारा है, ताकि लोगों के बीच इनसाफ़ के साथ निर्णय करे। संभव है कि वह क़ियामत, जिसे ये लोग झुठला रहे हैं, निकट ही हो। और यह सर्वज्ञात है कि हर आने वाली चीज़ निकट ही होती है। -[42:18] जो लोग क़ियामत के दिन पर विश्वास नहीं रखते, वे लोग उसकी जल्दी मचाते हैं। क्योंकि वे हिसाब, इनाम और सज़ा पर यक़ीन नहीं रखते। किंतु जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते हैं, वे उससे भयभीत रहते हैं; क्योंकि वे उसमें अपने परिणाम से डरते हैं। तथा वे निश्चित रूप से जानते हैं कि वह ऐसा सत्य है जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। सुन लो, निश्चय जो लोग क़ियामत के बारे में बहस और झगड़ा करते हैं, तथा उसके आने के बारे में संदेह पैदा करते हैं, वे सच्चाई से बहुत दूर हैं। -[42:19] अल्लाह अपने बंदों के प्रति दयालु है। वह जिसे चाहता है रोज़ी देता है, चुनाँचे उसकी रोज़ी में विस्तार कर देता है, तथा वह जिसके लिए चाहता है, अपनी हिकमत और दया की अपेक्षाओं के अनुसार, उसकी रोज़ी को तंग कर देता है। वह ऐसा शक्तिशाली है जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, ऐसा प्रभुत्वशाली है जो अपने दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है। -[42:20] जो कोई आख़िरत का प्रतिफल चाहता है और उसके लिए उसका कार्य करता है, हम उसके लिए उसके प्रतिफल को कई गुना बढ़ा देते हैं, क्योंकि नेकी का बदला दस गुना से सात सौ गुना तक, बल्कि उससे भी अधिक गुना तक मिलता है। तथा जो केवल दुनिया चाहता है, हम उसे दुनिया में उसका नियत भाग प्रदान कर देते हैं और उसके दुनिया को (आख़िरत पर) तरजीह देने के कारण उसके लिए आख़िरत में कोई भाग नहीं है। -[42:21] क्या इन मुश्रिकों के अल्लाह के अलावा कुछ अन्य पूज्य हैं, जिन्होंने उनके लिए धर्म के ऐसे प्रावधान निर्धारित किए हैं, जिन्हें निर्धारित करने की अनुमति अल्लाह ने उन्हें नहीं दी है, जैसे अल्लाह का साझी बनाना, उसकी हलाल की हुई चीज़ को हराम करना और उसकी हराम की हुई चीज़ को हलाल कर लेना? अगर अल्लाह ने इन विभेद करने वालों के बीच निर्णय के लिए एक निश्चित समय निर्धारित न कर दिया होता और यह कि उस समय तक उनके मामले को विलंबित कर देगा, तो अवश्य उनके बीच निर्णय कर दिया जता। निःसंदेह अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क और गुनाहों के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों के लिए दर्दनाक यातना है, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[42:22] (ऐ रसूल!) आप शिर्क और अवज्ञाओं के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों को देखेंगे कि वे अपने किए हुए पाप के कारण, सज़ा से डर रहे होंगे, हालाँकि वह सज़ा उनपर अवश्य आकर रहेगी। अतः तौबा किए बिना मात्र डर अनुभव करना, उन्हें कोई लाभ नहीं देगा। परंतु जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनका हाल इनके विपरीत होगा; चुनाँचे वे जन्नतों के बागों में आनंद ले रहे होंगे। उनके लिए उनके पालनहार के पास कभी न समाप्त होने वाली अनेक प्रकार की वो नेमतें होंगी, जिनकी वे इच्छा करेंगे। यही वह महान अनुग्रह है, जिसकी बराबरी कोई (अन्य) अनुग्रह नहीं कर सकता। -[42:23] यही वह बड़ी शुभ सूचना है, जो अल्लाह अपने रसूल के हाथों उन लोगों को देता है, जो अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए। (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : मैं सत्य पहुँचाने पर तुमसे कोई बदला नहीं माँगता, सिवाय एक बदले के, जिसका लाभ भी तुम्हें ही होगा, वह यह कि तुम अपने बीच मेरी रिश्तेदारी के कारण मुझसे मोहब्बत करो। जो भी नेकी कमाएगा, हम उसे उसका बदला बढ़ाकर देंगे; एक नेकी उसके दस गुना कर दी जाती है। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला और उनके उन अच्छे कार्यों का गुण-ग्राहक है जो वे अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए करते हैं। -[42:24] मुश्रिकों का यह दावा था कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने इस क़ुरआन को अपनी ओर से बनाकर अल्लाह के साथ संबद्ध कर दिया है। इसलिए अल्लाह उनका खंडन करते हुए कहता है : यदि आपके दिल में झूठ गढ़ने का ख़याल भी आया होता, तो मैं आपके दिल पर मुहर लगा देता और गढ़े हुए झूठ को मिटाकर सत्य को संरक्षित कर देता। जब इस तरह की कोई बात नहीं हुई, तो इससे पता चला कि नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अपनी इस बात में सच्चे हैं कि यह क़ुरआन आप पर आपके पालनहार की ओर से वह़्य के माध्यम से अवतिरत हुआ है। निश्चय वह अपने बंदों के दिलों की बातों को ख़ूब जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[42:25] वही अल्लाह है, जो अपने बंदों की कुफ़्र और गुनाहों से तौबा को क़बूल करता है, यदि वे उसके सामने तौबा करते हैं और उनके किए हुए दुष्कर्मों को क्षमा कर देता है। तथा तुम जो कुछ भी करते हो, वह उसे जानता है। तुम्हारे कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[42:26] और वह उन लोगों की दुआ क़बूल करता है, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और सत्कर्म किए। और अपने अनुग्रह से उन्हें वे सारी चीज़ें भी प्रदान करता है, जो उन्होंने नहीं माँगी थीं। जबकि अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वालों के लिए कठोर यातना है, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[42:27] यदि अल्लाह अपने सभी बंदों की आजीविका में विस्तार कर देता, तो वे धरती में अत्याचार और सरकशी करने लगते। लेकिन अल्लाह जिस मात्रा में चाहता है, विस्तृत या संकीर्ण रोज़ी उतारता है। निःसंदेह वह अपने बंदों की परिस्थितियों की खबर रखने वाला और उन्हें अच्छी तरह देखने वाला है। अतः वह हिकमत के अनुसार देता और हिकमत ही के अनुसार रोकता भी है। -[42:28] और वही है, जो अपने बंदों पर बारिश का पानी उतारता है, जबकि वे उसके उतरने से निराश हो चुके होते हैं। तथा इस बारिश को फैला देता है, तो धरती अंकुरित हो जाती है। वही अपने बंदों के मामलों का प्रभारी, हर हाल में स्तुत्य है। -[42:29] अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकता (एकेश्वरवाद) को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों में से आकाशों और धरती का पैदा करना, तथा वे विचित्र प्राणी हैं, जो उसने उन दोनों में फैला रखे हैं। तथा वह जब चाहे, उन्हें हश्र (महा-प्रलय) और बदले के लिए इकट्ठा करने में सक्षम है। ऐसा करना उसे विवश नहीं कर सकता, जिस तरह कि उन्हें पहली बार पैदा करना उसे विवश नहीं किया। -[42:30] तथा (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें तुम्हारी जानों या तुम्हारे धनों में जो भी विपत्ति पहुँचती है, वह तुम्हारे हाथों के कमाए हुए गुनाहों के कारण (पहुँचती) है। हालाँकि अल्लाह उनमें से बहुत-से गुनाह माफ़ कर देता है। इसलिए उनपर तुम्हारी पकड़ नहीं करता। -[42:31] यदि अल्लाह तुम्हें दंडित करना चाहे, तो तुम भागकर अपने पालनहार से बचने में सक्षम नहीं हो सकते। तथा अल्लाह के सिवा तुम्हारा कोई संरक्षक नहीं है, जो तुम्हारे कामों का प्रभार ले सके और न ही कोई सहायक है, जो तुमसे यातना को टाल सके, अगर वह तुम्हें यातना देना चाहे। -[42:32] अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकता (एकेश्वरवाद) को दर्शाने वाली निशानियों में से समुद्र में चलने वाली कश्तियाँ (जहाज़) भी हैं, जो अपनी ऊँचाई में पहाड़ों की तरह हैं। -[42:33] अगर अल्लाह उन कश्तियों को चलाने वाली हवाओं को रोकना चाहे, तो उन्हें रोक दे। फिर वे कश्तियाँ समुद्र में स्थिर रहें,अपनी जगह से हिल न सकें। निःसंदेह उपर्युक्त कश्तियों के निर्माण और हवाओं के नियंत्रित करने में अल्लाह की शक्ति की स्पष्ट निशानियाँ हैं, हर ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए, जो परीक्षण और विपत्तियों पर बड़ा धैर्य रखने वाला, अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करने वाला है। -[42:34] या अगर अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान उन कश्तियों (जहाजों) को उन पर तूफ़ानी हवा भेजकर नष्ट करना चाहे, तो उन्हें लोगों के किए हुए गुनाहों के कारण विनष्ट कर दे। जबकि अल्लाह अपने बंदों के बहुत-से गुनाहों को माफ़ कर देता है। इसलिए उन्हें उनपर सज़ा नहीं देता है। -[42:35] ताकि तूफ़ानी हवा भेजकर उन कश्तियों को विनष्ट करते समय, वे लोग जो अल्लाह की आयतों के बारे में उन्हें असत्य साबित करने के लिए झगड़ते हैं, इस बात को जान लें कि उनके पास विनाश से बचने का कोई उपाय नहीं है। अतः वे केवल अल्लाह को पुकारें और उसके अलावा को छोड़ दें। -[42:36] तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो!) जो भी धन, या पद, या संतान आदि दिया गया है, वह सांसारिक जीवन की सुख-सामग्री है, जो अस्थायी एवं समाप्त होने वाली है। हमेशा रहने वाली नेमत तो जन्नत की नेमत है, जिसे अल्लाह ने उन लोगों के लिए तैयार किया है, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए, तथा वे अपने सभी मामलों में केवल अपने पालनहार ही पर भरोसा रखते हैं। -[42:37] जो लोग बड़े-बड़े पापों और घृणित कामों से दूर रहते हैं, और जब वे किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति पर क्रोधित होते हैं, जिसने उन्हें अपने वचन या कर्म से ठेस पहुँचाई है, तो वे उसकी ग़लती को क्षमा कर देते हैं और उसे उसपर दंडित नहीं करते हैं। यह क्षमादान उनकी ओर से कृपा के तौर पर होता है, जब उसमें कोई भलाई और हित हो। -[42:38] और जिन लोगों ने अपने रब की बात मानी; उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों को छोड़कर, और संपूर्ण तरीके से नमाज़ अदा की, तथा जो लोग अपने संबंधित मामलों में आपस में परामर्श करते हैं, और हमने जो कुछ उन्हें प्रदान किया है, उसमें से अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए खर्च करते हैं। -[42:39] और वे लोग कि जब उनपर अत्याचार होता है, तो आत्म-सम्मान और गौरव की रक्षा के लिए बदला लेते हैं, यदि अत्याचार करने वाला व्यक्ति क्षमा के योग्य नहीं है। और यह बदला लेना उचित है, खासकर अगर क्षमा करने में कोई हित नहीं है। -[42:40] जो व्यक्ति अपना हक़ (बदला) लेना चाहे, उसे इसका अधिकार है। लेकिन वह ज़्यादती के बराबर ही होना चाहिए, उससे अधिक नहीं। तथा जो व्यक्ति बुरा व्यवहार करने वाले को क्षमा कर दे औैर उसके दुर्व्यवहार पर उसकी पकड़ न करे तथा अपने और अपने भाई के बीच सुधार कर ले, तो उसका प्रतिफल अल्लाह के पास है। निश्चय वह अत्याचार करने वालों को पसंद नहीं करता, जो लोगों पर उनकी जान, या उनके धन, या उनके सम्मान (सतीत्व) के मामले में अत्याचार करते हैं। बल्कि वह उनसे घृणा करता है। -[42:41] जो व्यक्ति अपने ऊपर होने वाले अत्याचार का बदला लेता है, तो ऐसे लोगों पर अपना हक़ लेने के लिए कोई दोष नहीं है। -[42:42] बल्कि पकड़ और सज़ा के पात्र वे लोग हैं, जो लोगों पर अत्याचार करते हैं और धरती पर पाप करते हैं। ऐसे लोगों के लिए आख़िरत में दर्दनाक यातना है। -[42:43] जो व्यक्ति किसी के द्वारा कष्ट दिए जाने पर धैर्य से काम लेता है और उसे माफ़ कर देता है, तो निश्चय वह धैर्य उसके लिए और समाज के लिए अच्छा होता है; और वह एक सराहनीय कार्य है। इसका सौभाग्य केवल उसी को प्राप्त होता है, जो महान भाग्य वाला है। -[42:44] अल्लाह जिसे मार्गदर्शन करने से हाथ खींच ले और उसे सत्य मार्ग से पथभ्रष्ट कर दे, तो उसके बाद उसके मामले को संभालने के लिए उसका कोई संरक्षक नहीं है। तथा तुम कुफ़्र और अवज्ञाओं के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों को देखोगे कि जब वे क़ियामत के दिन यातना को अपनी आँखों से देख लेंगे, तो कामना करते हुए कहेंगे : क्या दुनिया में वापसी का कोई रास्ता है कि हम अल्लाह के सामने तौबा कर सकें? -[42:45] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन अत्याचारियों को देखेंगे कि जब वे जहन्नम के सामने इस दशा में लाए जाएँगे कि वे अपमानित और तिरस्कृत होंगे, तो वे जहन्नम से अपने डर की तीव्रता से लोगों को चुपके से देखेंगे। उस समय अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान रखने वाले कहेंगे : वास्तव में घाटा उठाने वाले वही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन, अल्लाह की यातना का सामना करने के कारण, अपने आपको और अपने परिवार को घाटे में डाल दिया। सुन लो, कुफ़्र एवं अवज्ञाओं के द्वारा अपने ऊपर ज़ुल्म करने वाले लोग स्थायी यातना में होंगे, जो कभी समाप्त न होगी। -[42:46] और उनके लिए संरक्षक भी नहीं होंगे, जो क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाने के लिए उनकी मदद कर सकें। तथा जिसे अल्लाह सत्य से हटाकर गुमराह कर दे, तो फिर उसके पास सच्चाई की ओर मार्गदर्शन करने के लिए हरगिज़ कोई रास्ता नहीं है। -[42:47] (ऐ लोगो!) अपने पालनहार की बात मान लो, इस प्रकार कि उसके आदेशों क पालन करने और उसके निषेधों से बचने में जल्दी करो और टालमटोल को छोड़ दो, इससे पहले कि क़ियामत का दिन आ जाए, जिसके आ जाने पर उसे कोई टाल नहीं सकता। उस दिन तुम्हारे पास कोई शरण स्थल न होगा, जहाँ तुम शरण ले सको और तुम दुनिया में अपने किए हुए गुनाहों का इनकार भी नहीं कर सकोगे। -[42:48] फिर यदि वे आपके दिए हुए आदेशों से मुँह फेर लें, तो हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपको उनके ऊपर संरक्षक बनाकर नहीं भेजा है कि आप उनके कार्यों को संरक्षित करें। आपका कर्तव्य तो केवल उस चीज़ को पहुँचा देना है, जिसे पहुँचाने का आपको आदेश दिया गया है और उनका हिसाब अल्लाह के हवाले है। जब हम इनसान को अपनी ओर से समृद्धि और स्वास्थ्य आदि के रूप में दया का स्वाद चखाते हैं, तो वह खुशी से झूम उठता है। लेकिन अगर लोगों को उनके गुनाहों के कारण किसी विपत्ति का सामना होता है, तो उनका स्वभाव अल्लाह की नेमतों की कृतघ्नता तथा उनके प्रति आभार न व्यक्त करना और अल्लाह ने अपनी हिकमत के तहत जो कुछ नियत किया है उसपर असंतोष प्रकट करना होता है। -[42:49] आकाशों और धरती का राज्य अल्लाह ही का है। वह जो चाहे, पुरुष या महिला या इसके अलावा, पैदा करता है। वह जिसे चाहता है बेटियाँ देता है और बेटों से वंचित रखता है। तथा जिसे चाहता है बेटे देता है और बेटियों से वंचित रखता है। या जिसे चाहता है, बेटे और बेटियाँ दोनों एक साथ देता है। तथा जिसे चाहता है बाँझ बना देता है कि उसकी कोई संतान नहीं होती। निश्चय ही वह जानता है जो कुछ हो चुका और जो कुछ भविष्य में होगा। यह उसके पूर्ण ज्ञान और पूर्ण हिकमत का पता देता है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और न ही वह किसी चीज़ में असमर्थ है। -[42:50] आकाशों और धरती का राज्य अल्लाह ही का है। वह जो चाहे, पुरुष या महिला या इसके अलावा, पैदा करता है। वह जिसे चाहता है बेटियाँ देता है और बेटों से वंचित कर देता है। तथा वह जिसे चाहता है बेटे देता है और बेटियों से वंचित कर देता है। या जिसे वह चाहता है बेटे और बेटियाँ दोनों एक साथ देता है। तथा जिसे वह चाहता है बाँझ बना देता है कि उसकी कोई संतान नहीं होती। निश्चय ही वह जानता है जो कुछ हो चुका और जो कुछ भविष्य में होगा। यह उसके ज्ञान की पूर्णता और उसकी हिकमत की पूर्णता से है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है और न ही कोई चीज़ उसे अक्षम कर सकती है। -[42:51] किसी इनसान के लिए उचित नहीं है कि अल्लाह उससे बात करे, सिवाय इसके कि वह़्य द्वारा उसके दिल में कोई बात डाल दे, या उससे ऐसे बात करे कि वह अल्लाह की बात तो सुनता हो लेकिन उसे देखता न हो, या उसकी ओर दूत के रूप में किसी फ़रिश्ते को भेजे, जैसे जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम, और वह अल्लाह की अनुमति से मानव दूत (रसूल) की ओर उस चीज़ की वह़्य करे, जो अल्लाह उसकी ओर वह़्य करना चाहता है। निःसंदेह वह महिमावान (अल्लाह) अपने अस्तित्व एवं गुणों में सर्वोच्च, तथा अपनी रचना, नियति और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[42:52] जिस तरह हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे पहले के नबियों की ओर वह़्य की थी, उसी तरह हमने आपकी ओर अपने पास से एक क़ुरआन की वह़्य की है। आप उससे पहले नहीं जानते थे कि रसूलों पर उतरने वाली आसमानी किताबें क्या हैं और न आप यह जानते थे कि ईमान क्या है? लेकिन हमने इस क़ुरआन को एक प्रकाश बनाकर उतारा है, जिसके द्वारा हम अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहते हैं, मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करते हैं। निश्चय ही आप लोगों को एक सीधा मार्ग दिखाते हैं जो कि इस्लाम धर्म है। -[42:53] उस अल्लाह का मार्ग कि जो कुछ आकाशों में हैं और जो कुछ धरती पर है, रचना, स्वामित्व और प्रबंधन में उसी का है। अनिवार्य रूप से, सभी मामले अपनी नियति और प्रबंधन में अकेले अल्लाह की ओर लौटते हैं। - -Surah 43: Az-Zukhruf (Gold) ----------------------------------------- -[43:1] {हा, मीम।} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[43:2] अल्लाह ने सत्य का मार्ग दर्शाने वाले क़ुरआन की क़सम खाई है। -[43:3] हमने इसे अरबों की भाषा का क़ुरआन बनाया है, ताकि (ऐ वे लोगो! जिनकी भाषा में कुरआन उतरा है) तुम उसके अर्थ को समझ सको और फिर उसे दूसरे समुदायों तक स्थानांतरित करो। -[43:4] निःसंदेह यह क़ुरआन लौह़े मह़फ़ूज़ में बड़े ऊँचे स्थान वाला और हिकमत वाला है। उसकी आयतों को उसके आदेशों और निषेधों में सुदृढ़ बनाया गया है। -[43:5] क्या हम तुम्हारे ऊपर क़ुरआन उतारना, इस कारण से छोड़ दें कि तुम बहुत ज़्यादा शिर्क और पाप करते हो? हम ऐसा नहीं करेंगे। बल्कि तुम्हारे प्रति दया इसके विपरीत की अपेक्षा करती है। -[43:6] और हमने पिछले समुदायों में कितने ही नबी भेजे। -[43:7] तथा उन पिछले समुदायों के पास अल्लाह की ओर से जब भी कोई नबी आता, तो वे उसका मज़ाक़ उड़ाया करते थे। -[43:8] अंततः हमने उन समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया, जो अधिक बलवान थे। इसलिए हम उनसे कमज़ोर लोगों को विनष्ट करने से विवश नहीं हो सकते। और क़ुरआन में पिछले समुदायों, जैसे आद, समूद, लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति और मद्यन वालों के विनाश का हाल गुज़र चुका है। -[43:9] (ऐ रसूल!) अगर आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से पूछें कि आकाशों को किसने पैदा किया और धरती को किसने पैदा किया? तो वे आपके सवाल का जवाब देते हुए अवश्य कहेंगे : उन्हें उस प्रभुत्वशाली अल्लाह ने पैदा किया है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, जो हर चीज़ को जानने वाला है। -[43:10] वही अल्लाह जिसने तुम्हारे लिए पृथ्वी को समतल बनाया। चुनाँचे उसे तुम्हारे लिए हमवार कर दिया जिसपर तुम अपने पैरों से चलते हो, तथा उसके पहाड़ों और घाटियों में तुम्हारे लिए रास्ते बना दिए, ताकि तुम अपने चलने में उनसे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त कर सको। -[43:11] और वह जिसने आकाश से इतना पानी उतारा, जो तुम्हारे लिए पर्याप्त है और तुम्हारे पशुधन और फसलों के लिए पर्याप्त है। फिर हमने उससे एक बंजर भूमि को जीवित कर दिया, जो पेड़-पौधों से खाली थी। और जैसे अल्लाह ने उस बंजर भूमि को पौधों के द्वारा जीवित किया है, वैसे ही वह तुम्हें क़ियामत (महा-प्रलय) के लिए पुनर्जीवित करेगा। -[43:12] और वह जिसने रात और दिन, नर और मादा, और अन्य सभी प्रकार की चीजें पैदा कीं तथा तुम्हारे लिए नाव एवं जानवर बनाए, जिनकी तुम अपनी यात्राओं में सवारी करते हो। चुनाँचे तुम जल में नावों पर सवार होते हो और थल में अपने जानवरों पर सवार होते हो। -[43:13] यह सब उसने तुम्हारे लिए इसलिए बनाया है, ताकि सफ़र में उनकी पीठ पर जमकर बैठ सको। फिर जब तुम उनकी पीठ पर बैठ जाओ, तो अपने पालनहार की नेमत को याद करो कि उसने इन्हें तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया और तुम अपनी ज़बान से कहो : पवित्र है वह अल्लाह, जिसने इस सवारी को हमारे वश में कर दिया, तो हम इसपर नियंत्रण रखते हैं। हालाँकि यदि अल्लाह ने उसे हमारे वश में न कर दिया होता, तो हम ऐसा करने में सक्षम नहीं थे। -[43:14] निःसंदेह हम अपनी मृत्यु के बाद, हिसाब और बदले के लिए अकेले अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटने वाले हैं। -[43:15] मुश्रिकों ने दावा किया कि कुछ जीव महिमावान सृष्टिकर्ता (अल्लाह) से पैदा हुए हैं, जब उन्होंने कहा : फ़रिश्ते अल्लाह की बेटियाँ हैं। निश्चय ही ऐसा कहने वाला व्यक्ति स्पष्ट कृतघ्न और गुमराह है। -[43:16] (ऐ मुश्रिको!) क्या तुम कहते हो कि अल्लाह ने अपनी पैदा की हुई चीज़ों में से अपने लिए बेटियाँ बना ली हैं और तुम्हें बेटों के लिए चुन लिया है?! भला यह कैसा विभाजन है, जिसका तुमने दावा किया है?! -[43:17] हालाँकि जब उनमें से किसी को उस बेटी की शुभ सूचना दी जाए, जिसकी निस्बत वह अपने पालनहार की ओर करता है, तो शोक और दु:ख की तीव्रता से उसका चेहरा काला हो जाता है और वह क्रोध से भर जाता है। तो वह अपने पालनहार की ओर ऐसी चीज़ की निस्बत कैसे करता है, जिसकी शुभ सूचना दिए जाने पर वह शोकाकुल हो जाता है। -[43:18] क्या वे अपने पालनहार की ओर उसकी निस्बत करते हैं, जो आभूषणों में पलती है और वह अपने स्त्रीत्व के कारण विवाद के समय खुलकर बात (भी) नहीं कर सकती?! -[43:19] उन्होंने फ़रिश्तों को, जो कि परम दयालु अल्लाह के बंदे हैं, नारी ठहरा लिया है। क्या वे उस समय उपस्थित थे जब अल्लाह ने उन्हें बनाया था, इसलिए उन्हें पता चल गया कि वे नारी हैं?! फ़रिश्ते उनकी इस गवाही को लिख लेंगे और वे क़ियामत के दिन इसके बारे में पूछे जाएँगे तथा उनके झूठ बोलने के कारण इसपर उन्हें यातना दी जाएगी। -[43:20] उन्होंने तक़दीर को तर्क (बहाना) बनाते हुए कहा : अगर अल्लाह चाहता कि हम फ़रिश्तों की पूजा न करें, तो हम उनकी पूजा न करते। अतः उसका हमसे यह चाहना उसकी संतुष्टि को इंगित करता है। उन्हें अपनी इस बात का कोई ज्ञान नहीं है, वे केवल झूठ बोल रहे हैं। -[43:21] क्या हमने इन मुश्रिकों को क़ुरआन से पहले कोई पुस्तक दी है, जो उन्हें अल्लाह के अलावा किसी अन्य की पूजा करने की अनुमति देती है?! अतः वे उसी पुस्तक को थामे हुए हैं, उसी को तर्क बनाते हैं। -[43:22] नहीं, ऐसा नहीं हुआ। बल्कि, उन्होंने (बाप-दादा के) अनुकरण को तर्क बनाते हुए कहा : हमने अपने बाप-दादा को एक धर्म और एक मार्ग पर पाया है, और वे मूर्तियों की पूजा करते थे। हम इन (मूर्तियों) की पूजा में उन्हीं के पदचिह्नों पर चल रहे हैं। -[43:23] जिस तरह इन लोगों ने झुठलाया और अपने बाप-दादा का अनुकरण करने को तर्क बनाया, उसी तरह (ऐ रसूल) हमने आपसे पहले जिस बस्ती में भी किसी रसूल को उसकी जाति के लोगों को सावधान करने के लिए भेजा, तो उनके समृद्ध प्रमुखों तथा बड़े लोगों ने कहा : हमने अपने बाप-दादा को एक धर्म और एक मार्ग पर पाया है और हम उन्हीं के पदचिह्नों पर चल रहे हैं। अतः आपकी जाति इस मामले में कोई अनूठी नहीं है। -[43:24] उनके रसूल ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम अपने बाप-दादा का अनुसरण करते रहोगे, अगरचे मैं तुम्हारे पास उससे बेहतर मार्ग लाया हूँ जिसपर तुम्हारे बाप-दादा थे? उन्होंने कहा : जो (धर्म) तुम और तुमसे पहले के रसूल देकर भेजे गए हैं, हम उसका इनकार करते हैं। -[43:25] चुनाँचे हमने आपसे पूर्व रसूलों को झुठलाने वाले समुदायों से बदला लिया, सो हमने उन्हें विनष्ट कर दिया। अतः विचार करें कि अपने रसूलों को झुठलाने वालों का अंत कैसा हुआ। वास्तव में, वह एक दर्दनाक अंत था। -[43:26] (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने बाप और अपनी जाति से कहा : तुम अल्लाह के सिवा जिन मूर्तियों को पूजते हो, मैं उनसे बरी हूँ। -[43:27] सिवाय उस अल्लाह के, जिसने मुझे पैदा किया है। अतः निःसंदेह वही मुझे अपने सीधे धर्म का पालन करने के लिए मार्गदर्शन करेगा, जिसमें मेरा लाभ निहित है। -[43:28] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सालाम ने तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) के वाक्य : (ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह) को, अपने बाद, अपनी संतान में बाक़ी रहने वाला वाक्य बना दिया। चुनाँचे उनके अंदर हमेशा ऐसे लोग रहे हैं, जो अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानते हैं और उसके साथ किसी भी चीज़ को साझी नहीं बनाते। इस आशा में कि वे शिर्क और पाप से तौबा करके अल्लाह की ओर लौट आएँ। -[43:29] मैंने इन झूठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों को नष्ट करने में जल्दी नहीं की, बल्कि उन्हें दुनिया में बाकी रहने दिया और उनसे पहले उनके बाप-दादा को भी बाकी रहने दिया था, यहाँ तक कि उनके पास क़ुरआन और स्पष्ट रसूल अर्थात मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम आ गए। -[43:30] और जब उनके पास यह क़ुरआन आ गया, जो ऐसा सत्य है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है, तो उन्होंने कहा : यह तो एक जादू है, जिसके द्वारा मुहम्मद हमपर जादू कर देता है। हम तो इसका इनकार करते हैं। अतः हम कदापि इसपर ईमान नहीं लाएँगे। -[43:31] झूठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों ने कहा : अल्लाह ने इस क़ुरआन को मुहम्मद जैसे निर्धन अनाथ पर उतारने के बजाय, मक्का अथवा तायफ़ के दो महान व्यक्तियों में से किसी एक पर क्यों नहीं उतारा? -[43:32] (ऐ रसूल!) क्या आपके पालनहार की दया को ये लोग बाँटते हैं कि जिसे चाहते हैं देते हैं और जिसे चाहते हैं नहीं देते हैं या अल्लाह बाँटता है? हमने ही दुनिया में उनके बीच उनकी रोज़ी को बाँटा है और उनमें से किसी को धनवान् और किसी को निर्धन बनाया है; ताकि उनमें से कुछ लोग कुछ के अधीन हो जाएँ। और आख़िरत में आपके पालनहार की अपने बंदों के प्रति दया, उससे बेहतर है, जिसे ये लोग इस नश्वर दुनिया के सामान से इकट्ठा कर रहे हैं। -[43:33] अगर यह बात न होती कि सभी लोग कुफ़्र की राह पर चल पड़ेंगे, तो हम उन लोगों के घरों की छतों को, जो अल्लाह का इनकार करते हैं, चाँदी की बना देते और उनके लिए सीढ़ियाँ भी बना देते, जिनपर वे चढ़ते। -[43:34] और हम उन्हें ढील देने तथा आज़माने के उद्देश्य से, उनके घरों के द्वार बना देते और उनके लिए ऐसे तख़्त बना देते, जिनपर वे तकिया लगाकर बैठते। -[43:35] तथा हम उनके लिए सोना बना देते। ये सारी चीज़ें सांसारिक जीवन की सुख सामग्री के सिवा कुछ नहीं हैं। इनका लाभ बहुत कम है, क्योंकि ये बाकी रहने वाली नहीं हैं। और आख़िरत में जो नेमत है, वह (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार के निकट उन लोगों के लिए उत्तम है, जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरते हैं। -[43:36] जो क़ुरआन को ध्यानपूर्वक न पढ़ने के कारणवश उससे विमुख हो जाता है, उसपर, सज़ा के तौर पर, एक शैतान नियुक्त कर दिया जाता है, जो हमेशा उसके साथ लगा रहता है और उसे पथभ्रष्टता में बढ़ाता रहता है। -[43:37] और ये साथ रहने वाले (शैतान), जो क़ुरआन से मुँह फेरने वाले लोगों पर नियुक्त कर दिए जाते हैं, अवश्य उन्हें अल्लाह के धर्म से रोकते हैं। चुनाँचे वे न अल्लाह के आदेशों का पानल करते हैं और न उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते हैं। और यह समझते हैं कि वे सत्य के मार्ग पर चलने वाले हैं। इसी कारण वे अपनी गुमराही से तौबा नहीं करते हैं। -[43:38] यहाँ तक कि जब अल्लाह के ज़िक्र से मुँह मोड़ने वाला व्यक्ति क़ियामत के दिन हमारे पास आएगा, तो कामना करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ काश! मेरे और (ऐ हमेशा साथ रहने वाले शैतान!) तेरे बीच पूर्व और पश्चिम के बीच की दूरी होती। तू तो बहुत बुरा साथी है। -[43:39] अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन काफ़िरों से कहेगा : आज तुम्हारा यातना में एक साथ होना, तुम्हें हरगिज़ लाभ न देगा, जबकि तुम शिर्क और पाप के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार कर चुके हो। क्योंकि तुम्हारे साथी तुम्हारी ओर से तुम्हारी यातना का कुछ भी वहन नहीं करेंगे। -[43:40] ये लोग सत्य सुनने से बहरे और उसे देखने से अंधे हैं। तो क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आप बहरे को सुना सकते हैं, अथवा अंधे को रास्ता दिखा सकते हैं, अथवा उन्हें राह पर ला सकते हैं, जो सीधे मार्ग से खुले तौर पर भटके हुए हैं?! -[43:41] फिर अगर हम आपको उठा लें - इस प्रकार कि उन्हें यातना देने से पहले आपको मृत्यु दे दें - तो भी हम उन्हें दुनिया और आख़िरत में यातना देकर उनसे बदला लेने वाले हैं। -[43:42] या हम आपको उस यातना का कुछ भाग दिखा दें, जिसका हम उनसे वादा कर रहे हैं, तो निश्चय ही हम उनपर शक्तिमान हैं। वे किसी भी चीज़ में हमारा मुक़ाबला नहीं कर सकते। -[43:43] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप उसे मज़बूती से थामे रहें, जिसकी आपके पालनहार ने आपकी ओर वह़्य की है और उसपर अमल करते रहें। निःसंदेह आप सत्य मार्ग पर हैं, जिसमें कोई संशय नहीं है। -[43:44] निःसंदेह यह क़ुरआन आपके लिए तथा आपकी जाति के लिए एक सम्मान है। और क़ियामत के दिन तुमसे इसपर ईमान लाने, इसके मार्गदर्शन का पालन करने और इसकी ओर लोगों को आमंत्रित करने के बारे में पूछा जाएगा। -[43:45] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन रसूलों से पूछ लें, जिन्हें हमने आपसे पहले भेजा था : क्या हमने रहमान (परम दयालु अल्लाह) के सिवा भी कुछ पूज्य बनाए हैं, जिनकी पूजा की जाए?! -[43:46] और हमने मूसा को अपनी निशानियाँ देकर फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के प्रमुख लोगों के पास भेजा, तो उसने उनसे कहा : मैं सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार का रसूल हूँ। -[43:47] तो जब वह उनके पास हमारी निशानियाँ लेकर आए, तो वे मज़ाक़ और उपहास के तौर पर उनपर हँसने लगे। -[43:48] और हम फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति के प्रमुखों को, मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए धर्म के सही होने की जो भी निशानी दिखाते, वह उससे पहले की निशानी से बढ़कर होती थी। और हमने उन्हें दुनिया में यातना से ग्रस्त किया, ताकि वे अपने कुफ़्र से बाज़ आ जाएँ। लेकिन इसका कोई फ़ायदा न हुआ। -[43:49] जब उन्हें कुछ यातना का सामना हुआ, तो उन्होंने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से कहा : ऐ जादूगर! अपने पालनहार से हमारे लिए उसके द्वारा दुआ कर, जो उसने तुझे बताया है कि हमारे ईमान लाने पर वह यातना हटा देगा। अगर वह हमसे यातना हटा देता है, तो हम अवश्य उसकी राह पर चल पड़ेंगे। -[43:50] फिर जब हम उनसे यातना को दूर कर देते, तो वे (तुरंत) अपना वचन तोड़ देते और उसे पूरा नहींं करते। -[43:51] और फ़िरऔन ने अपने राज्य पर गर्व करते हुए अपनी जाति के बीच पुकारते हुए कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! क्या मिस्र का राज्य मेरा नहीं है और नील नदी से निकलने वाली ये नहरें मेरे महलों के नीचे नहीं बहती हैं? क्या तुम मेरे राज्य को नहीं देखते और मेरी महानता को नहीं पहचानते?! -[43:52] मैं प्रतिष्ठाहीन और कमज़ोर मूसा से बेहतर हूँ, जो सही से बात भी नहीं कर पाता। -[43:53] तो उसे रसूल बनाकर भेजने वाले अल्लाह ने उसपर सोने के कंगन क्यों नहीं उतारे; यह दिखाने के लिए कि वह अल्लाह का रसूल है, या उसके साथ सिलसिलेवार फ़रिश्ते क्यों न आए?! -[43:54] इस तरह फ़िरऔन ने अपनी जाति के लोगों को बहकाया और उन्होंने उसकी गुमराही में उसका पालन किया। निःसंदेह वे अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकले हुए लोग थे। -[43:55] फिर जब उन्होंने कुफ़्र पर स्थिर रहकर हमें क्रोधित कर दिया, तो हमने उनसे बदला लिया और उन सभी को डुबो दिया। -[43:56] तो हमने फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के प्रमुखों को लोगों के लिए अग्रगामी बना दिया और आपकी जाति के काफ़िर उन्हीं के पदचिह्नों पर चल रहे हैं। तथा हमने उन्हें सीख लेने वाले के लिए शिक्षाप्रद उदाहरण बना दिया, ताकि वह उन्हीं जैसा कर्म करके उन्हीं के अंजाम को न पहुँचे। -[43:57] जब मुश्रिकों ने यह समझा कि ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम, जिनकी ईसाई पूजा करते हैं, अल्लाह के फरमान : (إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنْتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ) ''निःसंदेह तुम और जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के सिवा पूजते हो, सब नरक का ईंधन बनेंगे, तुम उसमें प्रवेश करने वाले हो।'' (सूरतुल अंबिया : 98) में दाखिल हैं, तथा अल्लाह ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम की पूजा करने से वैसे ही रोका है, जैसे मूर्तियों की पूजा से रोका है, तो अचानक (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के लोग खुशी से शोर मचाने लगे और कहने लगे : हम इस बात से संतुष्ट हैं कि हमारे देवता ईसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) की तरह हैं। इसपर अल्लाह ने उनके जवाब में यह आयत उतारी : (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَّا الْحُسْنَى أُولَئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ) ''निःसंदेह जिनके के लिए हमारी ओर से पहले भलाई निर्धारित हो चुकी है, वे उस (नरक) से दूर रखे जाएँगे।'' (सूरतुल अंबिया : 101). -[43:58] और उन्होंने कहा : क्या हमारे पूज्य बेहतर हैं या ईसा?! ज़िबा'रा के पुत्र और उस जैसे लोगों ने यह उदाहरण सत्य तक पहुँचने के लिए नहीं दिया है, बल्कि बहस करने और झगड़ने के लिए दिया है। क्योंकि वे ऐसे लोग हैं कि झगड़ना उनके स्वभाव में दाखिल है। -[43:59] मर्यम का पुत्र ईसा केवल अल्लाह का एक बंदा है, जिसे हमने नबी और रसूल बनाया। तथा हमने उसे बनी इसराईल के लिए एक उदाहरण बना दिया, जिससे वे अल्लाह की शक्ति का अनुमान लगाते हैं कि उसने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को बिना पिता के बनाया, जिस तरह कि आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को बिना माता-पिता के बनाया था। -[43:60] और अगर हम (ऐ आदम की संतान!) तुम्हें नष्ट करना चाहें, तो अवश्य तुम्हें नष्ट कर दें और तुम्हारे स्थान पर फ़रिश्तों को ले आएँ, जो धरती में तुम्हारे उत्तराधिकारी बनें। वे अल्लाह की इबादत करें और उसके साथ किसी को साझी न करें। -[43:61] ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम का आख़िरी ज़माने में उतरना क़ियामत की बड़ी निशानियों में से एक निशानी है। अतः तुम क़ियामत के आने के बारे में संदेह न करो, तथा मैं अल्लाह की ओर से तुम्हारे पास जो कुछ लेकर आया हूँ, उसमें मेरा अनुसरण करो। यह जो मैं तुम्हारे पास लेकर आया हूँ, वही सीधा मार्ग है जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[43:62] और शैतान तुम्हें बहकाकर और प्रलोभन देकर सीधे रास्ते से विचलित न कर दे। निःसंदेह वह तुम्हारा खुला दुश्मन है। -[43:63] जब ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम अपनी जाति के पास अपने रसूल होने के सपष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए, तो उनसे कहा : मैं तुम्हारे पास अल्लाह की ओर से हिकमत लेकर आया हुँ और (इसलिए भी) ताकि मैं तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे धर्म की कुछ उन बातों को स्पष्ट कर दूँ, जिनमें तुम मतभेद करते हो। अतः तुम अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, डरो और उन बातों में मेरा अनुसरण करो, जिनका मैं तुम्हें आदेश दूँ और जिनसे मैं तुम्हें मना करूँ। -[43:64] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ही मेरा पालनहार और तुम्हारा पालनहार है, उसके सिवा हमारा कोई पालनहार नहीं है। अतः केवल उसी की इबादत करो। और यह एकेश्वरवाद (तौहीद) ही वह सीधा रास्ता है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[43:65] फिर ईसाइयों के समूहों ने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में परस्पर मतभेद किया; चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ का कहना है कि वह पूज्य हैं, तथा कुछ का कहना है कि वह अल्लाह के बेटे हैं। जबकि उनमें से कुछ कहते हैं कि वह और उनकी माँ दोनों पूज्य हैं। तो जिन लोगों ने (ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में पूज्य होने, या अल्लाह का बेटा होने या तीन पूज्यों में से तीसरा होने की बात कहकर) अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया है, उनके लिए दुःखदायी यातना की ख़राबी है, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[43:66] क्या ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में मतभेद करने वाले ये समूह इस बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि क़ियामत उनके पास अचानक आ जाए और उन्हें उसके आने की आहट तक न लगे?! यदि वह उनपर उनके कुफ़्र की अवस्था में आ जाती है, तो उनका अंजाम पीड़ादायक यातना है। -[43:67] कुफ़्र तथा गुमराही के आधार पर मित्रता और दोस्ती रखने वाले क़ियामत के दिन एक-दूसरे के शत्रु होंगे, लेकिन जो लोग अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचते हुए उससे डरने वाले हैं, उनकी मित्रता स्थायी और अंतहीन होगी। -[43:68] और अल्लाह उनसे कहेगा : ऐ मेरे बंदो! जो कुछ तुम सामना करने वाले हो, उसमें आज तुम्हारे लिए कोई भय नहीं है, और न ही तुम उसपर शोक करोगे जो संसार के आनंदों में से तुमसे छूट गया है। -[43:69] वे लोग जो अपने रसूल पर उतरने वाले क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाए तथा वे क़ुरआन के आज्ञाकारी थे; उसके आदेशों का पालन करते और उसके निषेधों से बचते थे। -[43:70] तुम और तुम जैसे ईमान वाले लोग जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओ। तुम उसमें प्राप्त होने वाले शाश्वत आनंद से प्रसन्न किए जाओगे, जो न कभी ख़त्म होगा और न बाधित होगा। -[43:71] उनके सेवक उनके चारों ओर सोने के थाल और बिना हत्थे वाले प्याले लेकर फिरेंगे। तथा जन्नत के अंदर, हर वह चीज़ उपलब्ध होगी, जिसको दिल चाहेंगे और जिसे देखकर आँखें आनंदित होंगी। तथा तुम उसी में रहोगे, वहाँ से कभी बाहर नहीं निकलोगे। -[43:72] वह जन्नत जिसकी विशेषताएँ तुम्हारे सामने बयान की गईं, यही वह जन्नत है जिसका अल्लाह ने तुम्हें, अपनी कृपा से, तुम्हारे कर्मों के कारण वारिस बनाया है। -[43:73] तुम्हारे लिए उसमें न खत्म होने वाले बहुत-से फल होंगे, जिनमें से तुम खाओगे। -[43:74] निःसंदेह कुफ़्र और पाप करने वाले अपराधी क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की यातना में होंगे, जिसमें वे सदैव रहेंगे। -[43:75] उनसे यातना कम नहीं की जाएगी और वे उसमें अल्लाह की दया से निराश होंगे। -[43:76] हमने उन्हें जहन्नम में दाखिल करके उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया, बल्कि वे कुफ़्र करके स्वयं ही अपने आप पर अत्याचार करने वाले थे। -[43:77] वे जहन्नम के दारोग़ा मालिक को पुकारकर कहेंगे : ऐ मालिक! तुम्हारा पालनहार हमें मृत्यु दे दे, ताकि हम यातना से आराम पा जाएँ। तो मालिक उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कहेगा : तुम सदैव यातना में रहने वाले हो, तुम्हारी मृत्यु नहीं होगी और न तुम्हारी यातना रुकेगी। -[43:78] निश्चय ही हम दुनिया में तुम्हारे पास संदेहरहित सत्य लेकर आए थे, लेकिन तुममें से अधिकतर लोग सत्य को नापसंद करने वाले थे। -[43:79] यदि वे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के साथ कोई चाल चलते हैं और आपके विरुद्ध कोई षड्यंत्र करते हैं, तो हम उनके लिए उनके षड्यंत्र से बढ़कर उपाय करने वाले हैं। -[43:80] क्या वे समझ्ते हैं कि हम उनकी छिपी बात (भेद) को जो उन्होंने अपने दिलों में छिपा रखी है या उनकी कानाफूसी को जो वे एक-दूसरे से करते हैं, नहीं सुनते हैं? क्यों नहीं, हम उनकी सारी बातें सुनते हैं और उनके साथ नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते उनके प्रत्येक कार्य को लिखते रहते हैं। -[43:81] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन लोगों से, जो अल्लाह की ओर बेटियों की निस्बत करते हैं, (अल्लाह उनकी इस बात से बहुत ऊँचा है) कह दें : अल्लाह की कोई संतान नहीं है; अल्लाह इससे बहुत पाक एवं पवित्र है। मैं तो अल्लाह की सबसे पहले इबादत करने वाला तथा उसकी पवित्रता बयान करने वाला हूँ। -[43:82] आकाशों और धरती का रब तथा अर्श (सिंहासन) का स्वामी उससे पवित्र है, जो ये मुश्रिक (बहुदेववादी) लोग उसकी ओर साझी, पत्नी और संतान की निस्बत करते हैं। -[43:83] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें छोड़ दें कि वे अपनी झूठ और व्यर्थ की बहसों में पड़े रहें और खेलते रहें, यहाँ तक कि उनका सामना उस दिन से हो जाए, जिसका उनसे वादा किया जा रहा है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[43:84] और वही पवित्र अल्लाह आकाश में सत्य पूज्य है और वही धरती में भी सत्य पूज्य है। तथा वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर (नियति) और प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, तथा अपने बंदों की स्थितियों से अवगत है। उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[43:85] बड़ी भलाई तथा बरकत वाला है वह पवित्र अल्लाह, जिस अकेले के पास ही आकाशों का राज्य, धरती का राज्य तथा उन दोनों के बीच की सारी चीज़ों का राज्य है। तथा अकेले उसी के पास उस घड़ी का ज्ञान है, जिसमें क़ियामत क़ायम होगी, उसे उसके सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। और तुम आख़िरत में हिसाब और बदले के लिए अकेले उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे। -[43:86] और वे लोग, जिन्हें ये मुश्रिक अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हैं, अल्लाह के निकट सिफ़ारिश का अधिकार नहीं रखते। अधिकार केवल वही रखता है, जो इस बात की गवाही दे कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं और वह उस बात को जानता हो, जिसकी उसने गवाही दी है; जैसे कि ईसा, उज़ैर और फ़रिश्ते। -[43:87] यदि आप उनसे पूछें कि उन्हें किसने पैदा किया है? तो वे अवश्य कहेंगे : हमें अल्लाह ने पैदा किया है। फिर इस स्वीकृति के बाद वे उसकी इबादत से कैसे फेर दिए जाते हैं?! -[43:88] अल्लाह महिमावान को अपने रसूल की इस शिकायत का ज्ञान है कि उसकी जाति ने उसे झुठलाया है और उसमें उनका कहना है कि : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! ये ऐसे लोग हैं, जो उसपर ईमान लाने वाले नहीं हैं, जिसके साथ तूने मुझे उनकी ओर भेजा है। -[43:89] अतः आप उनसे मुँह फेर लें और उनसे ऐसी बात करें, जिससे उनकी बुराई से बच सकें। (यह उस समय की बात है जब आप मक्का में थे।) क्योंकि शीघ्र ही उन्हें पता चल जाएगा कि उन्हें किस सज़ा का सामना करना पड़ेगा। - -Surah 44: Ad-Dukhan (The Drought) ----------------------------------------- -[44:1] {हा, मीम।} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[44:2] अल्लाह ने सत्य का मार्ग दर्शाने वाले क़ुरआन की क़सम खाई है। -[44:3] निःसंदेह हमने क़ुरआन को लैलतुल-क़द्र (सम्मानित रात) में उतारा है, जो बहुत अच्छाइयों वाली रात है। हम इस क़ुरआन के माध्यम से डराने वाले हैं। -[44:4] इसी रात में आजीविका और मृत्यु (नियत समय) इत्यादि से संबंधित उस साल घटित होने वाले सभी सुदृढ़ मामलों का फैसला किया जाता है। -[44:5] हम प्रत्येक सुदृढ़ मामले का फैसला अपनी ओर से करते हैं। निःसंदेह हम ही रसूलों को भेजने वाले हैं। -[44:6] हम रसूलों को (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पालनहार की ओर से, उन लोगों पर दया के रूप में भेजते हैं, जिनकी ओर उन्हें भेजा जाता है। निःसंदेह वह महिमावान अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कामों और इरादों को जानने वाला है। इनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[44:7] वह आकाशों का पालनहार, धरती का पालनहार और उन दोनों के बीच की चीज़ों का पालनहार है। यदि तुम इसपर विश्वास करने वाले हो, तो मेरे रसूल पर ईमान लाओ। -[44:8] उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। वही जीवित करता और मारता है। उसके सिवा कोई जीवन तथा मृत्यु देने वाला नहीं है। वही तुम्हारा पालनहार तथा तुम्हारे पहले बाप-दादाओं का पालनहार है। -[44:9] ये मुश्रिक उसपर विश्वास करने वाले नहीं हैं, बल्कि वे उसके बारे में संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं और वे जिस झूठ पर क़ायम हैं उसके कारण उससे ग़ाफ़िल हैं। -[44:10] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी जाति पर जल्द ही आने वाली यातना की प्रतीक्षा करें, जो उस दिन आएगी, जिस दिन आकाश स्पष्ट धुएँ के साथ आएगा, जिसे वे गंभीर भूख के कारण अपनी आँखों से देख रहे होंगे। -[44:11] वह यातना आपकी पूरी जाति को अपनी चपेट में ले लेगी और उनसे कहा जाएगा : यह यातना जो तुम्हें पहुँची है, एक दर्दनाक यातना है। -[44:12] तो वे अपने पालनहार से गिड़गिड़ाते हुए कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमसे उस अज़ाब को दूर कर दे, जिसे तूने हमपर भेजा है। अगर तूने उसे हमसे दूर कर दिया, तो हम तुझपर और तेरे रसूल पर ईमान ले आएँगे। -[44:13] उनके लिए नसीहत हासिल करने और पश्चाताप कर अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटने का अवसर अब कहाँ रहा, जबकि उनके पास एक स्पष्ट संदेश वाला रसूल आ चुका है और वे उसकी सच्चाई और अमानतदारी से भी अवगत हैं?! -[44:14] फिर उन्होंने उस पर विश्वास करने से मुँह फेर लिया और उन्होंने उसके बारे में कहा : वह एक सिखाया हुआ व्यक्ति है, जिसे कोई दूसरा सिखाता है, वह संदेशवाहक नहीं है। तथा उन्होंने उसके बारे में कहा कि : वह पागल है। -[44:15] जब हम तुम पर से यातना को थोड़ा टाल देंगे, तो तुम अपने कुफ़्र और झुठलाने के रवैये की ओर लौट जाओगे। -[44:16] (ऐ रसूल!) उनके लिए उस दिन की प्रतीक्षा करें, जब हम बद्र के दिन आपकी जाति के काफ़िरों की बड़ी पकड़ करेंगे। निश्चय ही हम उनसे, उनके अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके रसूल को झुठलाने के कारण, बदला लेने वाले हैं। -[44:17] निश्चय ही हमने उनसे पहले फ़िरऔन की जाति को आज़माया और उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से एक सम्मानित रसूल आया, जिसने उन्हें अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद (अल्लाह को एकमात्र पूज्य मानने) और उसकी इबादत की ओर आमंत्रित किया। और वह मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम हैं। -[44:18] मूसा ने फ़िरऔन और उसके लोगों से कहा : बनी इसराईल को मेरे लिए छोड़ दो। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह के बंदे हैं। तुम्हें उन्हें दास बनाने का कोई अधिकार नहीं है। मैं तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की ओर से एक रसूल बनाकर भेजा गया हूँ। उस बात के प्रति विश्वसनीय हूँ, जिसे उसने मुझे तुमको पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, मैं उसमें कुछ कमी या वृद्धि नहीं करता हूँ। -[44:19] और तुम लोग अल्लाह की इबादत छोड़कर और उसके बंदों पर आधिपत्य जमाकर, उसके सामने घमंड मत करो। निश्चय मैं तुम्हारे पास स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आया हूँ। -[44:20] मैंने अपने पालनहार तथा तुम्हारे पालनहार की शरण ली है, इस बात से कि तुम पत्थर मार-मारकर मेरी हत्या कर डालो। -[44:21] और अगर तुम मेरे लाए हुए संदेश पर विश्वास नहीं करते, तो मुझसे अलग रहो और किसी बुराई के साथ मेरे निकट न आओ। -[44:22] अंततः मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना की : ये लोग - अर्थात् फ़िरऔन और उसके प्रमुख - अपराधी हैं, जो जल्द सज़ा दिए जाने के पात्र हैं। -[44:23] तब अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को अपनी जाति के लोगों को लेकर रातों-रात निकल जाने का आदेश दिया और उन्हें यह भी बता दिया कि फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग उनका पीछा करेंगे। -[44:24] तथा उन्हें आदेश दिया कि जब वह और बनी इसराईल समुद्र पार कर लें, तो उसे उसी तरह स्थिर छोड़ दें, जैसा कि वह था। निःसंदेह फ़िरऔन और उसके सैनिक समुद्र में डूबकर विनष्ट होने वाले हैं। -[44:25] फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग अपने पीछे कितने ही बाग़ और बहते हुए स्रोत छोड़ गए! -[44:26] तथा वे अपने पीछे कितनी ही खेतियाँ तथा अच्छी सभाएँ छोड़ गए! -[44:27] और वे अपने पीछे कितनी ही सुख-सामग्रियाँ छोड़ गए, जिनका वे आनंद ले रहे थे। -[44:28] उनके साथ ऐसा ही हुआ, जिसका तुमसे वर्णन किया गया है। और हमने उनके बाग़ों, जल स्रोतों, खेतियों और घरों का वारिस अन्य लोगों अर्थात बनी इसराईल को बना दिया। -[44:29] जब फ़िरऔन तथा उसकी जाति के लोग डूब गए, तो उनपर न तो आकाश और धरती ने विलाप किया और न उन्हें तौबा करने की मोहलत दी गई। -[44:30] वस्तुतः हमने बनी इसराईल को अपमानजनक यातना से बचा लिया। क्योंकि फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति के लोग उनके बेटों को मार डालते थे और उनकी स्त्रियों को जीवित रहने देते थे। -[44:31] हमने उन्हें फ़िरऔन के उत्पीड़न से बचा लिया। निश्चय वह अल्लाह के आदेश तथा उसके धर्म का उल्लंघन करने वालों में से एक घमंडी व्यक्ति था। -[44:32] तथा हमने बनी इसराईल को अपने ज्ञान के आधार पर उनके समय के लोगों पर चुन लिया, उनके नबियों की अधिकता के कारण। -[44:33] और हमने उन्हें मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के समर्थन में ऐसे प्रमाण और सबूत दिए, जिसमें उनके लिए स्पष्ट अनुग्रह थी, जैसे कि मन्न और सलवा इत्यादि। -[44:34] निश्चय ये झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिक मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करते हुए कहते हैं : -[44:35] यह केवल हमारी पहली मृत्यु है, इसके बाद कोई जीवन नहीं है। तथा हम इस मृत्यु के बाद पुनर्जीवित नहीं किए जाएँगे। -[44:36] तो (ऐ मुहम्मद!) तुम और तुम्हारे साथ मौजूद तुम्हारे अनुयायी, हमारे उन बाप-दादाओं को जिनकी मृत्यु हो चुकी है, जीवित करके ले आओ, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि अल्लाह मरे हुए लोगों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए पुनः जीवित करके उठाएगा। -[44:37] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपको झुठलाने वाले ये मुश्रिक शक्ति और ताकत में बेहतर हैं या तुब्बा' समुदाय और वे लोग जो उनसे पहले थे, जैसे आद और समूद। हमने उन सभी को नष्ट कर दिया। निःसंदेह वे अपराधी थे। -[44:38] हमने आकाशों और धरती को और जो कुछ उनके बीच है, उन्हें खेल के रूप में नहीं बनाया। -[44:39] हमने आकाशों तथा धरती को एक बड़ी हिकमत के तहत पैदा किया है, लेकिन अधिकांश बहुदेववादियों को इसकी जानकारी नहीं है। -[44:40] निःसंदेह क़ियामत का दिन, जिस दिन अल्लाह बंदों के बीच निर्णय करेगा, सभी प्राणियों के लिए एक नियत समय है, जिसमें अल्लाह उन्हें इकट्ठा करेगा। -[44:41] जिस दिन कोई रिश्तेदार अपने रिश्तेदार को और कोई मित्र अपने मित्र को कुछ लाभ नहीं पहुँचाएगा, और न ही वे अल्लाह की यातना से बचाए जाएँगे। क्योंकि उस दिन सत्ता केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में होगी। कोई भी उसका दावा नहीं कर सकता। -[44:42] सिवाय उस व्यक्ति के, जिसपर अल्लाह दया करे, तो उसे अपने किए हुए अच्छे कामों का लाभ होगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई परास्त नहीं कर सकता, जो अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों पर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[44:43] निःसंदेह ज़क़्क़ूम (थूहड़) का पेड़, जिसे अल्लाह ने जहन्नम के पाताल में उगाया है। -[44:44] (वह) महा पाप वाले व्यक्ति अर्थात् काफ़िर का खाना है, जो उसके दुष्ट फल को खाएगा। -[44:45] यह फल काले तेल की तरह होगा, जो तीव्र गर्मी से उनके पेट में खौलता होगा। -[44:46] जिस तरह अत्यंत गर्म पानी खौलता है। -[44:47] और जहन्नम के पहरेदारों से कहा जाएगा : इसे पकड़ो, तथा सख़्ती एवं कठोरता के साथ घसीटकर जहन्नम के बीच तक ले जाओ। -[44:48] फिर इस यातना दिए जाने वाले व्यक्ति के सिर पर गरम पानी उंडेल दो। चुनाँचे यातना उसका पीछा नहीं छोड़ेगी। -[44:49] तथा उसे व्यंग्यपूर्वक कहा जाएगा : इस दर्दनाक यातना का स्वाद चख; निःसंदेह तू ही वह व्यक्ति है, जो बड़ा शक्तिशाली और अपनी जाति के अंदर बड़ा सम्मानित और आदरणीय था। -[44:50] यह वही यातना है, जिसके क़ियामत के दिन घटित होने के बारे में तुम संदेह करते थे। परंतु अब उसे अपनी आँखों से देखकर तुम्हारा संदेह दूर हो गया। -[44:51] निःसंदेह अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से दूर रहकर, डरने वाले लोग, एक ऐसे निवास की जगह में होंगे, जहाँ हर बुराई और नुकसान से सुरक्षित होंगे। -[44:52] बाग़ों तथा बहते जल स्राेतों में होंगेl -[44:53] वे जन्नत में पतले और मोटे रेशम के कपड़े पहने हुए, एक-दूसरे के आमने-सामने बैठे होंगे। कोई किसी की पीठ नहीं देखेगा। -[44:54] जिस तरह हमने उन्हें उपर्युक्त चीज़ों से सम्मानित किया, उसी तरह हम जन्नत में उनका विवाह ऐसी सुंदर स्त्रियों से कर देंगे, जो बड़ी-बड़ी आँखों वाली होंगी और उन आँखों की सफेदी बहुत सफेद तथा उनका कालापन बहुत काला होगा। -[44:55] वे वहाँ अपने सेवकों से इच्छानुसार हर प्रकार के फल मंगवाएँगे। वे उन फलों के खत्म होने और उनके हानिकारक प्रभावों से सुरक्षित होंगे। -[44:56] उसी में सदैव रहेंगे। वे दुनिया के जीवन में होने वाली पहली मौत के सिवा, उसमें मौत का स्वाद नहीं चखेंगे। तथा उनका पालनहार उन्हें जहन्नम की यातना से सुरक्षित रखेगा। -[44:57] यह आपके पालनहार की ओर से उनपर अनुग्रह और उपकार के तौर पर होगा। यह उपर्युक्त - अर्थात उन्हें जन्नत में प्रवेश देना और जहन्नम से बचाना - ही बड़ी सफलता है, जिसकी बराबरी कोई सफलता नहीं कर सकती। -[44:58] हमने इस क़ुरआन को (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी अरबी भाषा में उतारकर सरल और आसान कर दिया है, ताकि वे नसीहत पकड़ें। -[44:59] अतः आप अपनी जीत और उनके विनाश की प्रतीक्षा करें। निःसंदेह वे (भी) आपके विनाश की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं। - -Surah 45: Al-Jathiyah (The Kneeling) ----------------------------------------- -[45:1] {हा, मीम।} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[45:2] क़ुरआन उस अल्लाह की ओर से उतारा गया है, जो प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपनी रचना, नियति और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[45:3] निःसंदेह आकाशों तथा धरती में ईमान वालों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और उसकी एकता (एकेश्वरवाद) के बहुत-से प्रमाण हैं; क्योंकि वही लोग हैं जो निशानियों से इबरत हासिल करते हैं। -[45:4] और (ऐ लोगों!) तुम्हें वीर्य से, फिर जमे हुए रक्त से, फिर मांस के टुकड़े से पैदा करने में, तथा धरती पर चलने वाले अल्लाह के फैलाए हुए जानवरों की रचना में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की एकता (एकेश्वरवाद) की बहुत-सी निशानियाँ हैं, जो इस बात पर विश्वास करते हैं कि अल्लाह ही सृष्टिकर्ता है। -[45:5] तथा रात और दिन के आने-जाने में, और उस बारिश (पानी) में जो अल्लाह ने आकाश से उतारा, फिर उसके द्वारा धरती को, उसमें पेड़-पौधे उगाकर, पुनर्जीवित कर दिया, जबकि वह मृत हो चुकी थी उसमें एक पौधा भी नहीं था। तथा हवाओं के फेरने में; तुम्हारे लाभ के लिए उन्हें कभी एक दिशा से लाकर, तो कभी दूसरी दिशा से चलाकर; इन सभी चीज़ों में ऐसे लोगों के लिए निशानियाँ हैं, जो बुद्धि से काम लेते हैं। चुनाँचे वे उनसे यह निष्कर्ष निकालते हैं कि अल्लाह एक है, मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है और हर चीज़ पर शक्ति रखता है। -[45:6] इन निशानियों और प्रमाणों को हम (ऐ रसूल!) आपको सत्य के साथ सुना रहे हैं। अब अगर वे अल्लाह की अपने बंदे पर उतारी हुई वाणी और उसके प्रमाणों (तर्कों) पर ईमान नहीं लाते, तो इसके बाद वे किस बात पर ईमान लाएँगे और इसके बाद वे किन तर्कों को मानेंगे? -[45:7] अल्लाह की यातना और विनाश है हर उस व्यक्ति के लिए, जो बहुत झूठ बोलने वाला और बहुत पाप करने वाला है। -[45:8] यह काफ़िर क़ुरआन में अल्लाह की उन आयतों को सुनता है, जो उसके सामने पढ़ी जाती हैं, फिर वह अपने अभिमान के कारण सत्य का पालन करने से उपेक्षा करते हुए, अपने कुफ़्र और पाप की गतिविधि को जारी रखता है। मानो कि उसने उन आयतों को सुना ही नहीं, जो उसके सामने पढ़ी जाती हैं। तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उसे आख़िरत में एक बुरी चीज़ की सूचना दे दीजिए और वह एक दर्दनाक यातना है जो उसका इंतज़ार कर रही है। -[45:9] जब उसे क़ुरआन की कोई बात पहुँचती है, तो उसे उपहास का सामान बनाकर उसकी हँसी उड़ाता है। यही क़ुरआन की हँसी उड़ाने वाले लोग हैं, जिनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन अपमानजनक यातना है। -[45:10] उनके आगे जहन्नम की आग है, जो आख़िरत में उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। और उनके कमाए हुए धन उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना से बचाने में कुछ काम न आएँगे और न ही वे मूर्तियाँ उनके कुछ काम आ सकेंगी, जिनकी वे अल्लाह के सिवा पूजा किया करते थे। तथा उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन बड़ी यातना है। -[45:11] यह पुस्तक जो हमने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद पर उतारी है, सत्य का मार्ग दिखाती है। और जिन लोगों ने अपने पालनहार की उसके रसूल पर अवतरित आयतों का इनकार क्या, उनके लिए एक बुरी, पीड़ादायक यातना है। -[45:12] अकेला अल्लाह ही है, जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए समुद्र को वशीभूत कर दिया, ताकि उसके आदेश से उसमें नौकाएँ चलें, और ताकि तुम विभिन्न प्रकार की वैध कमाइयों के द्वारा उसका अनुग्रह तलाश करो और ताकि तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों के प्रति आभार प्रकट करो। -[45:13] तथा उस महिमावान (अल्लाह) ने, आकाशों में जो सूरज, चाँद और सितारे तथा धरती में जो नदियाँ, पेड़ और पहाड़ आदि हैं, उन सबको तुम्हारे लिए वशीभूत कर दिया है। ये सभी नेमतें उसी की कृपा और उपकार से हैं। निःसंदेह इन चीज़ों को तुम्हारे लिए वशीभूत करने में उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकता की निशानियाँ हैं, जो उसकी निशानियों में चिंतन-मनन करते हैं और उनसे इबरत हासिल करते हैं। -[45:14] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालों तथा उसके रसूल को सच्चा मानने वालों से कह दें : तुम अपने संग बुरा व्यवहार करने वाले काफ़िरों को क्षमा कर दो, जो अल्लाह की नेमतों या उसके प्रकोपों की परवाह नहीं करते हैं। निश्चय ही अल्लाह धैर्य रखने वाले मोमिनों तथा अतिक्रमण करने वाले काफ़िरों में से प्रत्येक को, उनके उन कर्मों का बदला देगा, जो वे संसार में किया करते थे। -[45:15] जिसने अच्छे कर्म किए, उसके अच्छे कर्म का परिणाम उसी के लिए है। और अल्लाह उसके अच्छे कर्म से बेनियाज़ है। और जिसने बुरे कर्म किए, तो उसके बुरे कर्म का परिणाम उसी को भुगतना पड़ेगा। उसका बुरा कर्म करना अल्लाह को कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाएगा। फिर तुम आख़िरत में अकेले हमारी ही ओर वापस आओगे, ताकि हम हर एक को वह बदला दें, जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[45:16] निःसंदेह हमने बनी इसराईल को तौरात और उसके नियमों के अनुसार लोगों के बीच निर्णय करने का आदेश दिया, तथा हमने उनमें से अधिकांश नबियों को इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के वंश से बनाया, और हमने उन्हें अनेक प्रकार की अच्छी चीज़ों से जीविका प्रदान की, और उन्हें उनके समय के संसार वालों पर श्रेष्ठता प्रदान की। -[45:17] और हमने उन्हें ऐसे प्रमाण दिए, जो सत्य को असत्य से स्पष्ट करते हैं। लेकिन उन्होंने उस समय विभेद किया, जब हमारे पैग़ंबर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के नबी बनाए जाने के द्वारा उनपर तर्क स्थापित हो चुका था। और उनके इस विभेद का एकमात्र कारण, वैभव और सरदारी के लोभ में, उनका एक-दूसरे पर अतिक्रमण करना था। निःसंदेह आपका पालनहार (ऐ रसूल!) क़ियामत के दिन उनके बीच उस चीज़ के बारे में फ़ैसला कर देगा, जिसमें वे दुनिया में मतभेद किया करते थे। अतः वह स्पष्ट कर देगा कि कौन सत्य पर था और कौन असत्य पर। -[45:18] फिर हमने आपको अपने उस धर्म के एक स्पष्ट मार्ग, पद्वति और प्रणाली पर स्थापित कर दिया, जिसका आदेश हमने आपसे पूर्व अपने रसूलों को दिया था, जो ईमान और अच्छे कर्म की ओर बुलाता है। अतः आप इसी शरीयत का पालन करें और उन लोगों की इच्छाओं का पालन न करें, जो सत्य को नहीं जानते; क्योंकि उनकी इच्छाएँ सत्य से भ्रमित करने वाली हैं। -[45:19] निःसंदेह जो लोग सत्य का ज्ञान नहीं रखते, वे आपसे अल्लाह की यातना को कदापि नहीं रोकेंगे यदि आप उनकी इच्छाओं का पालन करते हैं। निश्चय सभी धर्मों और संप्रदायों एवं समुदायों के अत्याचारी लोग, मोमिनों के विरुद्ध एक-दूसरे के सहायक और समर्थक हैं। और अल्लाह उन लोगों का सहायक है, जो उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, उससे डरने वाले हैं। -[45:20] हमारे रसूल पर अवतरित यह क़ुरआन अंतर्दृष्टि और प्रबुद्धता है, जिसके द्वारा लोग असत्य से सत्य को देख सकते हैं, तथा सत्य का मार्गदर्शन और विश्वास करने वालों के लिए दया है; क्योंकि वही लोग उसके द्वारा सीधा रास्ता प्राप्त करते हैं, ताकि उनका पालनहार उनसे प्रसन्न हो जाए। फिर वह उन्हें जन्नत में दाखिल कर दे और जहन्नम से बचा ले। -[45:21] क्या अपने शरीर के अंगों द्वारा कुफ़्र और पाप करने वालों ने यह समझ रखा है कि हम उन्हें उन लोगों के समान बदला देंगे, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, ताकि वे इस दुनिया और आख़िरत में बराबर हो जाएँ?! उनका यह निर्णय बहुत बुरा है। -[45:22] अल्लाह ने आकाशों तथा धरती की रचना व्यापक हिकमत के तहत की है, उसने उन्हें व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया है। और ताकि हर प्राणी को उसके किए हुए अच्छे या बुरे कर्म का बदला दिया जाए। तथा अल्लाह उनके अच्छे कामों में कमी करके, या उनकी बुराइयों में वृद्धि करके, उनपर अत्याचार नहीं करेगा। -[45:23] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस व्यक्ति को देखें, जो अपनी इच्छाओं के पीछे चलता है और उसे अपने पूज्य के समान बना रखा है, जिसका वह विरोध नहीं करता। अल्लाह ने उसे उसके जानने-समझने के उपरांत भी पथभ्रष्ट कर दिया है; क्योंकि वह पथभ्रष्ट किए जाने ही का पत्र है। तथा उसके दिल पर ठप्पा लगा दिया है, इसलिए वह उस तरह नहीं सुनता, जिससे उसे लाभ प्राप्त हो, तथा उसकी आँख पर पर्दा डाल दिया है, जो उसे सत्य को देखने से रोकता है। तो फिर अल्लाह के उसे पथभ्रष्ट कर देने के बाद कौन उसे सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ दे सकता है?! क्या तुम इच्छाओं के पीछे चलने के नुकसान और अल्लाह की शरीयत का पालन करने के लाभ को याद नहीं करते?! -[45:24] मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वाले काफ़िरों ने कहा : जीवन तो केवल यही हमारा सांसारिक जीवन है, इसके बाद कोई जीवन नहीं है। कुछ पीढ़ियाँ मर जाती हैं, फिर वे वापस नहीं लौटती हैं और कुछ दूसरी पीढ़ियाँ जीवित होती हैं। तथा हमारी मृत्यु का एकमात्र कारण रात और दिन का आना-जाना (कालचक्र) है। वास्तव में, उनके पास दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने के इनकार का कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। वे केवल अनुमान से काम ले रहे हैं और निश्चित रूप से, अनुमान का सत्य के सामने कोई लाभ नहीं है। -[45:25] और जब मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करके उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाले मश्रिकों के सामने हमारी स्पष्ट आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो उनके पास रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम और आपके साथियों से यह कहने के अलावा कोई तर्क नहीं होता कि : हमारे उन बाप-दादाओं को जीवित करके दिखाओ, जिनकी मृत्यु हो चुकी, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि हम अपनी मृत्यु के बाद फिर से जीवित करके उठाए जाएँगे। -[45:26] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : अल्लाह ही तुम्हारी रचना करके तुम्हें जीवन प्रदान करता है, फिर वही तुम्हें मृत्यु देता है, फिर वही तुम्हारी मृत्य के पश्चात, तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए इकट्ठा करेगा। वह ऐसा दिन है, जिसके आने में कोई संदेह नहीं है, लेकिन अधिकांश लोग नहीं जानते; इसलिए, वे अच्छे कर्मों के साथ इसकी तैयारी नहीं करते हैं। -[45:27] आकाशों तथा धरती का साम्राज्य अल्लाह ही के हाथ में है। इसलिए, वास्तव में उन दोनों में उसके सिवा किसी अन्य की पूजा नहीं की जाएगी। तथा जिस दिन क़ियामत क़ायम होगी, जिसमें अल्लाह मृतकों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए पुनर्जीवित करके उठाएगा, तो झूठे लोग, जो अल्लाह के अलावा अन्य की पूजा करते थे तथा सत्य को असत्य और असत्य को सत्य ठहराने का यत्न करते थे, घाटे का सामना करेंगे। -[45:28] तथा (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस दिन देखेंगे कि हर समुदाय अपने घुटनों पर बैठकर इंतज़ार कर रहा है कि उसके साथ क्या किया जाएगा। प्रत्येक समुदाय को उसके कर्मपत्र की ओर बुलाया जाएगा, जिसे संरक्षक-फ़रिश्तों ने लिख रखा होगा। आज (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें उसका बदला दिया जाएगा, जो अच्छा या बुरा कर्म तुम संसार में किया करते थे। -[45:29] यह हमारी पंजिका, (जिसमें हमारे फ़रिश्ते तुम्हारे कामों को लिखते थे) तुम्हारे विरुद्ध सत्य के साथ साक्ष्य दे रही है। इसलिए इसे पढ़ो। निश्चय हम संरक्षक-फ़रिश्तों को, जो कुछ तुम दुनिया में कर रहे थे, उसे लिखने का आदेश दे रहे थे। -[45:30] अतः जो लोग ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, तो उनका महिमावान पालनहार उन्हें अपनी दया से अपनी जन्नत में दाख़िल करेगा। अल्लाह ने उन्हें जो प्रतिफल दिया है, वही वह स्पष्ट सफलता है, जिसकी बराबरी कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं कर सकती। -[45:31] और रहे वे लोग जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया, तो उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहा जाएगा : क्या तुम्हें मेरी आयतें पढ़कर नहीं सुनाई जाती थीं, पर तुमने उनपर ईमान लाने से अहंकार किया, तथा तुम अपराधी लोग थे, कुफ़्र और गुनाहों में पड़े रहते थे?! -[45:32] और जब तुमसे कहा जाता था कि : निःसंदेह अल्लाह का वादा - जो उसने अपने बंदों से वादा किया है कि वह उन्हें दोबारा जीवित करके उठाएगा और उन्हें बदला देगा - सच्चा है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है, तथा क़ियामत सत्य है, उसके बारे में कोई संदेह नहीं है, इसलिए तुम उसके लिए कार्य करो, तो तुम कहते थे : हम नहीं जानते कि यह क़ियामत क्या है। हमें केवल एक भ्रम-सा है कि वह आने वाली है, लेकिन हमें उसके आने पर पूर्ण विश्वास नहीं है। -[45:33] और दुनिया में उनके किए हुए कुफ़्र और पापों की बुराइयाँ उनके सामने प्रकट हो जाएँगी, और उनपर वह यातना उतर पड़ेगी, जिससे सावधान किए जाने पर वे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाया करते थे। -[45:34] और अल्लाह उनसे कहेगा : आज हम तुम्हें आग में छोड़ देंगे, जैसे तुम अपने इस दिन के मिलने को भुला बैठे थे। इसलिए तुमने इसके लिए ईमान और अच्छे कर्मों के द्वारा तैयारी नहीं की। तथा तुम्हारा ठिकाना जहाँ तुम्हें जाना है, जहन्नम है। और तुम्हारे कोई सहायक नहीं हैं, जो तुमसे अल्लाह के अज़ाब को दूर कर सकें। -[45:35] यह अज़ाब जिससे तुम पीड़ित किए गए हो, इस कारण है कि तुमने अल्लाह की आयतों का मज़ाक़ बनाकर उनकी हँसी उड़ाई थी और दुनिया के जीवन ने अपने सुखों और इच्छाओं के साथ तुम्हें धोखे में डाल रखा था। अतः आज ये अल्लाह की आयतों का मज़ाक़ उड़ाने वाले काफ़िर जहन्नम से नहीं निकाले जाएँगे। बल्कि हमेशा के लिए उसी में पड़े रहेंगे। तथा ये दुनिया के जीवन की ओर भी नहीं लौटाए जाएँगे कि अच्छे कार्य करके आएँ, और इनका पालनहार इनसे प्रसन्न नहीं होगा। -[45:36] अतः केवल अल्लाह ही के लिए सारी प्रशंसा है, जो आकाशों का रब और धरती का रब और सभी प्राणियों का रब है। -[45:37] और उसी की महिमा और प्रताप है आकाशों और धरती में। और वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर (नियति), प्रबंधन और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। - -Surah 46: Al-Ahqaf (The Sandhills) ----------------------------------------- -[46:1] {हा॰ मीम॰} सूरतुल-बक़रा की शुरुआत में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। -[46:2] क़ुरआन का उतारना अल्लाह की ओर से है, जो सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, अपनी रचना, तक़दीर और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[46:3] हमने आकाशों और धरती को और जो कुछ उन दोनों के बीच है, व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया, बल्कि हमने उन सभी को सत्य के साथ व्यापक हिकमतों के तहत बनाया है। उन हिकमतों में से यह है कि बंदे उनके माध्यम से अपने रब को पहचानें, ताकि वे केवल उसी की इबादत करें, और उसके साथ किसी चीज़ को साझी न बनाएँ, और यह कि वे धरती पर अपने उत्तराधिकार की अपेक्षाओं को एक विशिष्ट अवधि के लिए पूरा करें जिसे केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। लेकिन जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया, वे उस चीज़ से मुँह फेरने वाले हैं, जिससे उन्हें अल्लाह की किताब में डराया गया है। वे उसकी परवाह नहीं करते। -[46:4] (ऐ रसूल!) आप सत्य से मुँह फेरने वाले इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मुझे अपने उन बुतों के बारे में बताओ, जिनकी तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते हो कि उन्होंने धरती के हिस्सों में से क्या बनाया है? क्या उन्होंने कोई पहाड़ बनाया? क्या उन्होंने कोई नहर बनाई? या क्या आकाशों को बनाने में अल्लाह के साथ उनका कोई हिस्सा है? यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम्हारी मूर्तियाँ पूजा के योग्य हैं, तो मेरे पास क़ुरआन से पहले अल्लाह की उतारी हुई कोई किताब या पूर्वजों के छोड़े हुए ज्ञान का अवशेष ले आओ। -[46:5] उस व्यक्ति से अधिक पथभ्रष्ट कोई नहीं, जो अल्लाह को छोड़कर ऐसी मूर्ति की पूजा करे, जो क़ियामत के दिन तक उसकी प्रार्थना क़बूल नहीं कर सकती। ये मूर्तियाँ जिनकी ये लोग अल्लाह के अलावा पूजा करते हैं, उन्हें लाभ या हानि पहुँचाना तो दूर की बात, अपने उपासकों की प्रार्थना तक से बेखबर हैं। -[46:6] हालाँकि ये मूर्तियाँ उन्हें इस दुनिया में कोई लाभ नहीं पहुँचा सकतीं, इसके बावजूद जब वे क़ियामत के दिन एकत्र किए जाएँगे, तो वे उनके दुश्मन हो जाएँगे जो उनकी पूजा करते थे, और उनसे अलगाव प्रकट करेंगे और इस बात का इनकार कर देंगे कि वे उनकी पूजा के बारे में जानते थे। -[46:7] और जब उनके सामने हमारे रसूल पर उतरने वाली आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो काफ़िर लोग क़ुरआन के बारे में, जब वह रसूल के माध्यम से उनके पास आ गया, कहते हैं : यह स्पष्ट जादू है, और यह अल्लाह की ओर से कोई वह़्य नहीं है। -[46:8] क्या ये मुश्रिक लोग कहते हैं : मुहम्मद ने इस क़ुरआन को गढ़कर अल्लाह की ओर मनसूब कर दिया है?! (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : यदि मैंने इसे अपनी मर्ज़ी से गढ़ लिया है और इसके कारण अल्लाह मुझे यातना देना चाहे, तो तुम मुझे बचा नहीं सकते। तो फिर मैं इसे अल्लाह पर गढ़कर अपने आपको यातना से कैसे पीड़ित कर सकता हूं?! तुम क़ुरआन पर जो आरोप और मुझपर जो लांछन लगा रहे हो, उसे अल्लाह बहुत अच्छी तरह से जानता है। वह महिमावान मेरे और तुम्हारे बीच गवाह के रूप में पर्याप्त है। तथा वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[46:9] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से, जो आपकी नुबुव्वत को झुठलाते हैं, कह दें : मैं कोई पहला रसूल नहीं हूँ, जिसे अल्लाह ने भेजा है, कि तुम मेरे आह्वान पर आश्चर्यचकित हो। मुझसे पहले बहुत-से रसूल गुज़र चुके हैं। और मैं नहीं जानता कि अल्लाह दुनिया में मेरे साथ क्या करेगा और तुम्हारे साथ क्या करेगा। मैं तो केवल अल्लाह की वह़्य (प्रकाशना) का पालन करता हूँ। मैं केवल वही कहता और करता हूँ जो वह मुझे वह़्य द्वारा निर्देश देता है। मैं तो केवल एक सावधान करने वाला हूँ, तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से, स्पष्ट तौर पर, सावधान करता हूँ। -[46:10] (ऐ रसूल!) इन झुठलाने वालों से कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि यदि यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की ओर से है और तुमने इसका इनकार कर दिया, जबकि बनी इसराईल के एक व्यक्ति ने, उसके बारे में तौरात के अंदर जो कुछ उल्लेख हुआ हुआ है, उसके आधार पर गवाही दी कि यह अल्लाह की ओर से है, फिर वह उसपर ईमान ले आया और तुमने उसपर ईमान लाने से घमंड किया - क्या ऐसी स्थिति में तुम अत्याचारी नहीं हो?! निःसंदेह अल्लाह अत्याचारियों को सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देता। -[46:11] तथा क़ुरआन और रसूल के लाए हुए संदेश का इनकार करने वालों ने ईमान वालों के बारे में कहा : यदि मुहम्मद जो लेकर आए हैं वह सत्य होता, जो भलाई का मार्गदर्शन करता, तो ये ग़रीब, ग़ुलाम और कमज़ोर लोग हमसे पहले उसकी ओर न आते। चूँकि उनके रसूल उनके पास जो कुछ लाए थे, उससे उन्होंने मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त नहीं किया, इसलिए वे यही कहेंगे : यह जो मुहम्मद हमारे पास लाए हैं, पुराना झूठ है और हम झूठ पर नहीं चलते। -[46:12] और इस क़ुरआन से पहले, तौरात, वह किताब जिसे अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर पेशवा के रूप में उतारा, जिसका सच्चाई में पालन किया जाता था, तथा उन लोगों के लिए दया के रूप में थी, जो बनी इसराईल में से उसपर ईमान लाए और उसका पालन किया। और मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारा गया यह क़ुरआन, एक ऐसी किताब है जो अपने से पहली किताबों की पुष्टि करने वाली, अरबी भाषा में है; ताकि इसके द्वारा उन लोगों को डराया जाए, जिन्होंने अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करके और पाप करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया है। तथा यह उन उपकारकों के लिए शुभ सूचना है, जिन्होंने अपने स्रष्टा के साथ अपने संबंध को तथा उसकी सृष्टि के साथ अपने संबंध को बेहतर बनाया। -[46:13] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने कहा : हमारा रब अल्लाह है, उसके सिवा हमारा कोई रब नहीं, फिर वे ईमान और अच्छे कर्म पर जमे रहे, तो वे आख़िरत में जिस चीज़ का सामना करेंगे उसके बारे में उन्हें कोई भय न होगा, और न ही उन्हें उसपर कोई शोक होगा, जो दुनिया के सुखों में से उनसे छूट गया है या जो उन्होंने अपने पीछे छोड़ा है। -[46:14] इन विशेषताओं से परिपूर्ण लोग जन्नत वाले हैं, जिसमें वे हमेशा रहेंगे; यह उनके उन अच्छे कार्यों का बदला है, जो उन्होंने दुनिया में किए थे। -[46:15] हमने निश्चित रूप से मनुष्य को आदेश दिया है कि अपने माता-पिता के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करे। उनका उनके जीवन के दौरान और उनकी मृत्यु के बाद इस तरह से आदर-सम्मान करे कि उसमें शरीयत का उल्लंघन न हो। विशेष रूप से अपनी माँ का ध्यान रखे, जिसने उसे कठिनाई से (गर्भ में) उठाए रखा और कठिनाई से उसे जन्म दिया। उसके गर्भ में रहने और दूध छुड़ाने की शुरुआत तक की अवधि : तीस महीना है। यहाँ तक कि जब वह अपनी मानसिक और शारीरिक शक्ति की पूर्णता को पहुँच गया और चालीस वर्ष का हो गया, तो उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे प्रेरणा दे कि मैं तेरी उस नेमत का शुक्र अदा करूँ, जो तूने मुझे तथा मेरे माता-पिता को प्रदान की है, तथा मुझे प्रेरणा दे कि मैं वह नेक काम करूँ, जिसे तू पसंद करता है और उसे मेरी ओर से क़बूल कर ले, और मेरे लिए मेरी संतान को सुधार दे। मैं तेरे सामने अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करता हूँ, तथा मैं उन लोगों में से हूँ जो तेरी आज्ञाकारिता के अधीन हैं और तेरे आदेशों के प्रति समर्पित हैं। -[46:16] यही वे लोग हैं कि हम उनके द्वारा किए गए सबसे अच्छे कामों को स्वीकार करते हैं और उनके बुरे कामों को नज़रअंदाज़ कर देते हैं, इसलिए हम उनपर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करते हैं। तथा वे जन्नत वालों में शामिल हैं। यह वादा जो उनसे किया गया है, बिलकुल सच्चा वादा है, अनिवार्य रूप से पूरा होगा। -[46:17] और जिसने अपने माता-पिता से कहा : तुम्हारा नाश हो! क्या तुम दोनों मुझे डराते हो कि मैं अपनी मृत्यु के बाद अपनी क़ब्र से जीवित निकाला जाऊँगा, हालाँकि कई शताब्दियाँ बीत चुकी हैं, और लोग उनमें मरे हैं, परंतु उनमें से कोई भी जीवित नहीं उठाया गया है?! जबकि उसके माता-पिता अल्लाह से फ़रयाद कर रहे होते हैं कि उनके बेटे को ईमान की राह पर लगा दे और अपने बेटे से कहते हैं : तेरा सर्वनाश हो यदि तू पुनर्जीवन पर ईमान नहीं लाया। अतः उसपर ईमान ले आ। निश्चय पुनर्जीवन का अल्लाह का वादा सच है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। किंतु वह फिर से पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करते हुए कहता है : पुनर्जीवन के बारे में जो कुछ कहा जा रहा है, वह पहले लोगों की पुस्तकों और उनकी लिखी हुई बातों से नक़ल (कॉपी) किया गया है, अल्लाह से प्रमाणित नहीं है। -[46:18] यही वे लोग हैं जिनके लिए यातना अनिवार्य हो गई, जिन्नों और मनुष्यों के उन समुदायों के साथ जो इनसे पहले थे। निश्चय वे घाटा उठाने वाले लोग थे। क्योंकि उन्होंने जहन्नम में प्रवेश करके खुद को तथा अपने परिवार को घाटे में डाल दिया। -[46:19] और दोनों समूहों (जन्नत के समूह और जहन्नम के समूह) के लिए उनके कर्मों के अनुसार (अलग-अलग) दर्जे होंगे। चुनाँचे जन्नत वालों के दर्जे ऊँचे होंगे और जहन्नम वालों के दर्जे नीचे। और ताकि अल्लाह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का पूरा बदला दे। तथा क़ियामत के दिन उनकी नेकियों को घटाकर या उनके गुनाहों को बढ़ाकर उनपर अत्याचार नहीं किया जाएगा। -[46:20] और जिस दिन अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने वालों को आग के सामने लाया जाएगा, ताकि उन्हें उसमें यातना दी जाए और उन्हें डाँट-फटकार लगाते हुए उनसे कहा जाएगा : तुम अपनी अच्छी चीज़ें अपने सांसारिक जीवन में ले जा चुके और उसमें पाए जाने वाले सुखों का आनंद ले चुके। लेकिन आज के दिन तो तुम्हें धरती में नाहक़ अहंकार करने तथा कुफ़्र और पाप के द्वारा अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकलने के कारण, अपमानजनक यातना दी जाएगी। -[46:21] (ऐ रसूल!) आद समुदाय के नसबी भाई हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) को याद करें, जब उन्होंने अपनी जाति के लोगों को उनपर अल्लाह की यातना उतरने से डराया। यह उस समय की बात है, जब वे अरब प्रायद्वीप के दक्षिण में स्थित 'अहक़ाफ़' नामी स्थान में अपने घरों में थे। जबकि हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) से पहले और उनके बाद बहुत-से रसूल अपनी जातियों को सावधान करने वाले आ चुके थे। उन्होंने अपने समुदायों से कहा : केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो। उसके साथ उसके अलावा की इबादत न करो। निःसंदेह मुझे (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो!) तुमपर एक बहुत बड़े दिन की यातना का भय है और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[46:22] उनकी जाति ने उनसे कहा : क्या तुम हमारे पास हमें हमारे पूज्यों की उपासना से रोकने के लिए आए हो?! ऐसा हरगिज़ नहीं हो सकता। इसलिए अगर तुम अपने दावे में सच्चे हो, तो हमपर वह यातना ले आओ, जिसकी तुम हमें धमकी देते हो। -[46:23] हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने कहा : यातना के समय को तो केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। मुझे इसका कोई ज्ञान नहीं है। मैं तो केवल एक रसूल हूँ, तुम्हें वह संदेश पहुँचाता हूँ, जो मुझे देकर तुम्हारी ओर भेजा गया है। लेकिन मैं तुम लोगों को देखता हूँ कि तुम उस चीज़ से अनभिज्ञ हो जिसमें तुम्हारा लाभ है, इसलिए तुम उसे छोड़ देते हो, तथा उस चीज़ से भी (अनभिज्ञ हो) जिसमें तुम्हारी हानि है, इसलिए तुम उसे करते हो। -[46:24] फिर जब उनके पास वह यातना आ गई, जिसके लिए उन्होंने जल्दी मचा रखी थी, तो उन्होंने उसे आकाश के एक किनारे पर फैले हुए बादल के रूप में देखा, जो उनकी वादियों की ओर आ रहा था, सो कहने लगे : यह बादल है, जो हमपर बारिश बरसाने वाला है। हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने उनसे कहा : मामला ऐसा नहीं है जैसा तुमने सोचा था कि वह बादल है जो तुम पर बरसने वाला है। बल्कि यह वह यातना है, जिसके लिए तुमने जल्दी मचा रखी थी। दरअसल, यह एक आँधी है, जिसमें दर्दनाक यातना है। -[46:25] वह जहाँ से गुज़रेगी, हर उस चीज़ को विनष्ट कर देगी, जिसे विनष्ट करने का अल्लाह ने उसे आदेश दिया होगा। चुनाँचे वे इस प्रकार नष्ट हो गए कि केवल उनके वे घर दिखाई देते थे जिनमें वे रहा करते थे, जो उनके वहाँ कभी आबाद होने का पता दे रहे थे। ऐसी ही दर्दनाक यातना हम उन अपराधियों को देते हैं जो अपने कुफ़्र और पाप पर अडिग रहते हैं। -[46:26] और हमने हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) की जाति को सशक्तीकरण के ऐसे साधन प्रदान किए थे, जो हमने तुम्हें नहीं दिए। तथा हमने उन्हें सुनने के लिए कान दिए, देखने के लिए आँखें दीं और समझने के लिए दिल दिए। लेकिन उनके कानों, उनकी आँखों और उनकी बुद्धि ने उन्हें कुछ भी लाभ नहीं दिया। चुनाँचे जब उनपर अल्लाह की यातना आई, तो ये उसे उनसे टाल नहीं सके। क्योंकि वे अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करते थे और उनपर वही यातना टूट पड़ी, जिसका वे मज़ाक़ उड़ाया करते थे, जिससे उनके नबी हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने उन्हें डराया था। -[46:27] निश्चय हमने (ऐ मक्का वालो!) तुम्हारे आस-पास की बस्तियों को नष्ट कर दिया। चुनाँचे हमने आद, समूद, लूत (अलैहिस्सलाम) की जाति तथा मदयन वालों को नष्ट कर दिया और हमने उनके लिए विविध प्रकार के प्रमाण और तर्क प्रस्तुत किए; इस आशा में कि वे अपने कुफ़्र से बाज़ आ जाएँ। -[46:28] फिर उन मूर्तियों ने उनकी सहायता क्यों न की, जिन्हें उन्होंने अल्लाह के अलावा पूज्य बना लिया था, जिनकी वे पूजा और बलिदान के माध्यम से निकटता प्राप्त करते थे?! उन्होंने उनकी बिल्कुल भी मदद नहीं की। बल्कि वे उनसे उस समय लुप्त हो गईं जब उन्हें उनकी सबसे ज़्यादा ज़रूरत थी। यह उनका झूठ और मिथ्यारोपण है, जिसकी वे अपने आपको आशा दिला रहे थे कि ये मूर्तियाँ उन्हें लाभ पहुँचाएँगी और अल्लाह के पास उनके लिए सिफ़ारिश करेंगी। -[46:29] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस समय को याद करें, जब हमने आपकी ओर जिन्नों का एक समूह भेजा कि वे आपपर उतरने वाले क़ुरआन को सुनें। जब वे क़ुरआन सुनने के लिए आए, तो उन्होंने एक-दूसरे से कहा : खामोश हो जाओ, ताकि हम इसे ठीक से सुन सकें। फिर जब रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने क़ुरआन पढ़ना समाप्त किया, तो वे अपनी जाति के लोगों के पास लौटे, उन्हें डराते थे कि यदि वे इस क़ुरआन पर ईमान न लाए, तो उन्हें अल्लाह की यातना का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[46:30] उन्होंने अपनी जाति से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! हमने एक किताब सुनी है, जिसे अल्लाह ने मूसा (अलैहिस्सलाम) के बाद उतारा है। वह अल्लाह की ओर से अपने से पहले उतरने वाली किताबों की पुष्टि करती है। यह किताब जो हमने सुनी है, सत्य की ओर मार्गदर्शन करती है और सीधा मार्ग दिखाती है और वह इस्लाम का मार्ग है। -[46:31] ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मुहम्मद ने तुम्हें जिस सत्य की ओर बुलाया है, उसे स्वीकार कर लो और इस बात पर ईमान ले आओ कि वह अपने पालनहार की ओर से एक रसूल हैं, अल्लाह तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा और तुम्हें उस दर्दनाक यातना से बचा लेगा, जो तुम्हारी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, यदि तुमने उस सत्य को स्वीकार न किया जिसकी ओर उन्होंने तुम्हें बुलाया है और इस बात पर ईमान न लाए कि वह अपने पालनहार की ओर से रसूल बनाकर भेजे गए हैं। -[46:32] और जो उस सत्य को नहीं मानेगा, जिसकी ओर मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम बुला रहे हैं, वह धरती में कहीं भागकर अल्लाह के वश से निकल नहीं सकता। और अल्लाह के सिवा उसके कोई सहायक नहीं होंगे, जो उसे यातना से बचा सकें। ये लोग स्पष्ट रूप से सत्य से भटके हुए हैं। -[46:33] क्या पुनर्जीवन को झुठलाने वाले इन मुश्रिकों ने यह नहीं देखा कि वह अल्लाह जिसने आकाशों और धरती की रचना की और उनकी भव्यता और विशालता के बावजूद उन्हें बनाने में अक्षम नहीं हुआ, वह मुर्दों को हिसाब-किताब और बदले के लिए जीवित करने में सक्षम है?! क्यों नहीं! निश्चित रूप से वह उन्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है, क्योंकि वह महिमावान हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। इसलिए वह मृतकों को पुनर्जीवित करने में असमर्थ नहीं हो सकता है। -[46:34] और जिस दिन अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करने वालों को आग के सामने लाया जाएगा, ताकि उन्हें उसकी यातना में डाला जाए और उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहा जाएगा : क्या यह यातना जो तुम देख रहे हो, सत्य नहीं है?! या यह झूठ है जैसा कि तुम दुनिया में कहा करते थे?! वे कहेंगे : क्यों नहीं, हमारे पालनहार की क़सम! यह निश्चय सत्य है। तो उनसे कहा जाएगा : अल्लाह का इनकार करने के कारण यातना का स्वाद चखो। -[46:35] (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपनी जाति के लोगों के आपको झुठलाने पर उसी तरह धैर्य रखें, जिस तरह दृढ़ संकल्प वाले रसूलों : नूह, इबराहीम, मूसा और ईसा अलैहिमुस्सलाम ने धैर्य रखा। तथा उनके लिए यातना की जल्दी न करें। आपकी जाति के ये झुठलाने वाले लोग जब आख़िरत में वह यातना देख लेंगे, जिसका उनसे वादा किया जाता है, तो उन्हें अपनी यातना की दीर्घता के कारण ऐसा लगेगा कि वे दुनिया में दिन के एक घंटे से अधिक नहीं रहे। मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन तो संदेश का पहुँचा देना है और (यह) इनसानों एवं जिन्नों के लिए काफ़ी है। (अब) यातना से केवल वही लोग नष्ट किए जाएँगे, जो कुफ़्र और पापों के द्वारा अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले हैं। - -Surah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad) ----------------------------------------- -[47:1] जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोका, अल्लाह ने उनके कर्मों को व्यर्थ कर दिया। -[47:2] और जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए और उसपर ईमान लाए, जो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर अवतरित किया है (और वही उनके पालनहार की ओर से सत्य है), अल्लाह ने उनके पापों को मिटा दिया, चुनाँचे वह उनपर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करेगा और उनके सांसारिक और आख़िरत के मामलों को ठीक कर दिया। -[47:3] दोनों पक्षों के लिए यह उल्लिखित बदला इस कारण है कि अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों ने असत्य का अनुसरण किया और अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखने वालों ने अपने रब की ओर से सत्य का अनुसरण किया। अतः दोनों के प्रयासों में अंतर के कारण उनका बदला अलग-अलग था। जिस तरह अल्लाह ने दोनों पक्षों : मोमिनों के पक्ष और काफ़िरों के पक्ष के बारे में अपना निर्णय स्पष्ट किया, उसी तरह अल्लाह लोगों के लिए उनकी मिसालें बयान करता है, इसलिए हर एक को उसके सदृश से मिलाता है। -[47:4] अतः जब (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम युद्धरत काफिरों से मिलो, तो अपनी तलवारों से उनकी गरदनें उड़ाओ और जब तक उन्हें अधिक से अधिक संख्या में क़त्ल करके उनकी शक्ति तोड़ न दो, उनसे लड़ाई जारी रखो। जब उनमें से बहुत से लोगों को क़त्ल कर चुको, तो कैदियों के बंधनों को कस लो। फिर उन्हें क़ैद करने के बाद हित की अपेक्षा के अनुसार तुम्हारे पास यह विकल्प है कि : उनपर उपकार करते हुए कुछ लिए बिना ही उन्हें रिहा कर दो, या उन्हें पैसे लेकर या किसी अन्य चीज़ के बदले में छोड़ दो। उनसे तब तक लड़ते रहो और उन्हें बंदी बनाते रहो, जब तक कि काफ़िरों के इस्लाम लाने या उनकी संधि के साथ युद्ध समाप्त न हो जाए। यह उपर्युक्त काफ़िरों द्वारा मोमिनों का परीक्षण, दिनों का परिवर्तन और उनमें से कुछ की दूसरों पर विजय, अल्लाह का हुक्म (फैसला) है। यदि अल्लाह बिना लड़ाई के काफ़िरों से बदला लेना चाहे, तो वह अवश्य उनसे बदला ले ले। लेकिन अल्लाह ने तुम्हें एक-दूसरे के द्वारा आज़माने के लिए जिहाद का कानून बनाया है। चुनाँचे वह उन लोगों की परीक्षा लेता है जो ईमान वालों में से लड़ते हैं और जो नहीं लड़ते हैं, तथा काफ़िर की मोमिन के द्वारा परीक्षा लेता है। क्योंकि यदि उसने किसी ईमान वाले को क़त्ल कर दिया, तो ईमान वाला जन्नत में जाएगा, लेकिन अगर किसी ईमान वाले ने उसे मार दिया, तो वह जहन्नम में जाएगा। और जो लोग अल्लाह के रास्ते में मारे गए, तो अल्लाह उनके कर्मों को कदापि व्यर्थ नहीं करेगा। -[47:5] वह उन्हें उनके सांसारिक जीवन में सच्चाई का पालन करने की तौफ़ीक़ देगा और उनकी स्थिति सुधार देगा। -[47:6] वह उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन जन्नत में दाख़िल करेगा, जिससे उसने उन्हें दुनिया में उसके विवरण के साथ परिचित करा दिया है और वे उसे पहचान गए हैं, तथा उसने उन्हें आखिरत में उसके अंदर उनके ठिकानों की पहचान करा दी है। -[47:7] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! यदि तुम अल्लाह की, उसके नबी और उसके धर्म की मदद करके और काफ़िरों से लड़ाई करके, मदद करोगे, तो अल्लाह तुम्हें उनपर विजय प्रदान करके तुम्हारी मदद करेगा और युद्ध में उनसे मुठभेड़ के समय तुम्हारे क़दम जमा देगा। -[47:8] और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया, उनके लिए नुकसान और विनाश है और अल्लाह ने उनके कर्मों के प्रतिफल को नष्ट कर दिया। -[47:9] उन्हें यह सज़ा इस कारण मिली कि उन्होंने उस क़ुरआन को नापसंद किया, जो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर उतारा, सिर्फ इस कारण कि उसमें अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की शिक्षा है। तो अल्लाह ने उनके कार्यों को अकारथ कर दिया। इसलिए वे दुनिया और आखिरत दोनों जगह घाटे में रहे। -[47:10] क्या ये झुठलाने वाले लोग धरती में चले-फिरे नहीं, ताकि वे सोच-विचार करते कि उनसे पहले झुठलाने वाले लोगों का अंत कैसा रहा? वास्तव में, वह एक दर्दनाक अंत था। अल्लाह ने उनके घरों को उनपर ध्वस्त कर दिया और इस तरह उसने उन्हें, उनके बाल-बच्चों और उनके धन को नष्ट कर दिया। तथा काफ़िरों के लिए हर समय और जगह में इसी तरह की सज़ाएँ हैं। -[47:11] दोनों पक्षों के लिए उक्त (अलग-अलग) बदला इस कारण है कि अल्लाह ईमान वालों का मददगार है और काफ़िरों का कोई सहायक नहीं है। -[47:12] निश्चय अल्लाह उन लोगों को, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कर्म किए, ऐसे बागों में दाखिल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। तथा जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया, वे अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करके दुनिया में आनंद लेते हैं और उसी तरह खाते हैं, जैसे जानवर खाते हैं। उन्हें केवल अपने पेट और भोग-विलास की परवाह होती है। और क़ियामत के दिन आग ही उनका ठिकाना है जिसमें वे शरण लेंगे। -[47:13] पिछले समुदायों की बस्तियों में से कितनी ही बस्तियाँ थीं, जो मक्का से अधिक शक्तिशाली तथा अधिक धन और संतान वाली थीं, जहाँ से उसके लोगों ने आपको निकाल दिया है। हमने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया जब उन्होंने अपने रसूलों को झुठलाया। फिर उनका कोई सहायक न हुआ, जो उन्हें अल्लाह की सज़ा से बचा सके। इसलिए अगर हम मक्का वालों को नष्ट करना चाहें, तो हम इसमें अक्षम नहीं हैं। -[47:14] क्या वह व्यक्ति जिसके पास अपने पालनहार की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाण और खुला तर्क है और वह उसकी इबादत ज्ञान और अंतर्दृष्टि के साथ करता है, उस व्यक्ति की तरह है, जिसके लिए शैतान ने उसके बुरे काम को सुंदर बना दिया, तथा उन्होंने अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करते हुए मूर्तियों की पूजा की, पाप किए और रसूलों को झुठलाया? -[47:15] उस जन्नत की विशेषता, जिसमें दाखिल करने का वादा, अल्लाह ने उन लोगों से किया है, जो (उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर) उससे डरने वाले हैं, यह है कि उसमें ऐसे पानी की नहरें हैं, जिसकी गंध या स्वाद में अधिक दिनों तक ठहरे रहने के कारण कोई बदलाव नहीं आता। तथा ऐसे दूध की नहरें हैं, जिसका स्वाद नहीं बदला। और ऐसी शराब की नहरें हैं, जो पीने वालों के लिए स्वादिष्ट है। तथा ऐसे मधु की नहरें हैं, जो अशुद्धियों से शुद्ध किए गए हैं। और उनके लिए उसके अंदर हर प्रकार के फल होंगे, जो वे चाहेंगे। तथा उनके लिए इन सबसे बढ़कर अल्लाह की ओर से उनके गुनाहों की माफ़ी होगी। अतः अल्लाह उनपर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। क्या वह व्यक्ति जिसका यह बदला है, उसके बराबर हो सकता है, जो हमेशा जहन्नम में रहने वाला है, उससे कभी बाहर नहीं निकलेगा, और उन्हें बहुत गर्म पानी पिलाया जाएगा, जो अपनी गर्मी की तीव्रता से उनके पेट की आँतों को टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर देगा?! -[47:16] और मुनाफ़िक़ों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी ओर कान लगाते हैं, लेकिन उनका उद्देश्य स्वीकार करना नहीं, बल्कि मुँह फेरना होता है। यहाँ तक कि जब आपके पास से निकलते हैं, तो अनजान बनते हुए और उपेक्षा करते हुए उन लोगों से कहते हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने ज्ञान दिया है : उन्होंने अभी-अभी अपनी बात में क्या कहा? यही वे लोग हैं, जिनके दिलों पर अल्लाह ने मुहर लगा दी है, इसलिए कोई अच्छाई उन तक नहीं पहुँचती, तथा उन्होंने अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन किया है, जिनके कारण वे सच्चाई से अंधे कर दिए गए हैं। -[47:17] और जिन लोगों ने सत्य का रास्ता अपनाया और रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म का पालन किया, उनके रब ने उन्हें मार्गदर्शन में बढ़ा दिया और अधिक भलाई का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया, तथा उन्हें आग (जहन्नम) से बचाने वाला काम करने के लिए प्रेरित किया। -[47:18] तो क्या काफ़िर लोग यही प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि क़ियामत उनपर उनकी पूर्व जानकारी के बिना अचानक आ जाए?! निश्चय उसकी निशानियाँ तो आ ही चुकी हैं। जैसे कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का नबी बनकर आना और चंद्रमा का दो टुकड़े होना। फिर जब क़ियामत उनके पास आ गई, तो उनके लिए उपदेश ग्रहण करना कैसे संभव होगा? -[47:19] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप यकीन कर लें कि अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, तथा अल्लाह से अपने पापों के लिए क्षमा माँगें और ईमान वाले पुरुषों और ईमान वाली स्त्रियों के पापों के लिए भी उससे क्षमा माँगे। अल्लाह दिन में तुम्हारे चलने-फिरने और रात में तुम्हारे ठहरने के स्थान को जानता है। उससे उसमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[47:20] अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले लोग (इस बात की कामना करते हुए कि अल्लाह अपने रसूल पर कोई सूरत उतारे, जिसमें लड़ाई के हुक्म का उल्लेख हो) कहते हैं : अल्लाह ने कोई सूरत क्यों नहीं उतारी, जिसमें युद्ध का उल्लेख हो? फिर जब अल्लाह युद्ध के उल्लेख पर आधारित अपनी व्याख्या और नियमों में अच्छी तरह से स्पष्ट कोई सूरत उतारता है, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन मुनाफ़िक़ों को देखते हैं, जिनके दिलों में संदेह है, कि वे आपकी ओर उस व्यक्ति की तरह देखते हैं, जिसपर भय और डर की गंभीरता से बेहोशी छा गई हो। तो अल्लाह ने ऐसे लोगों को धमकी दी है कि उनके लड़ाई से पीछे हटने और उससे भय खाने के कारण उनकी यातना निकट आ चुकी है। -[47:21] अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करना और भली बात कहना, उनके लिए अच्छा है। फिर जब लड़ना अनिवार्य हो जाए और उसके बिना कोई चारा न हो, तो यदि वे अल्लाह पर अपने ईमान के प्रति और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता में सच्चे रहें, तो यह उनके लिए निफ़ाक़ और अल्लाह के आदेशों की अवहेलना करने से बेहतर होगा। -[47:22] यदि तुम अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और उसकी आज्ञा मानने से दूर हो जाओ, तो तुम्हारी स्थिति पर यही प्रबल है कि तुम कुफ़्र और पापों के द्वारा धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करोगे और रिश्तेदारी के बंधनों को तोड़ोगे; जैसा कि जाहिलिय्यत (इस्लाम से पूर्व) के समयकाल में तुम्हारी स्थिति थी। -[47:23] ये धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करने और रिश्ते-नातों को तोड़ने वाले ही वे लोग हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने अपनी दया से दूर कर दिया, उनके कानों को स्वीकारने और अनुपालन करने के इरादे से सत्य को सुनने से बहरा कर दिया और उनकी आँखों को उसे सोच-विचार करने की दृष्टि से देखने से अंधा कर दिया। -[47:24] तो इन मुँह फेरने वालों ने क़ुरआन पर विचार क्यों नहीं किया और उस पर ध्यान क्यों नहीं दिया जो उसमें है?! यदि वे उसपर विचार करते, तो वह अवश्य उन्हें सभी अच्छाइयों का मार्गदर्शन करता और उन्हें सभी बुराइयों से दूर रखता। या फिर उनके दिलों पर मज़बूत ताले पड़े हुए हैं, जिसके कारण कोई उपदेश उन तक नहीं पहुँचता और न कोई याददहानी उन्हें लाभ देती है। -[47:25] निश्चय जो लोग अपने ईमान से कुफ़्र और निफ़ाक़ की ओर फिर गए, इसके बाद कि उनपर तर्क स्थापित हो गया और नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सच्चाई उनके लिए स्पष्ट हो गई। दरअसल शैतान ही है जिसने उनके लिए कुफ़्र और निफ़ाक़ को सुशोभित किया है और उसे उनके लिए आसान बना दिया है और उन्हें लंबी आशा दिलाई है। -[47:26] उन्हें गुमराही के रास्ते पर इसलिए डाल दिया गया, क्योंकि उन्होंने गुप्त रूप से उन मुश्रिकों से कहा, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की अपने रसूल पर उतारी हुई वह़्य (प्रकाशना) को नापसंद किया : हम कुछ मामलों में तुम्हारी बात मानेंगे, जैसे कि लड़ने से हतोत्साहित करना। और अल्लाह जानता है जो कुछ वे छिपाते और गुप्त रखते हैं, उससे कोई बात छिपी नहीं है। इसलिए वह उसमें से जो चाहता है, अपने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लिए प्रकट कर देता है। -[47:27] तो आप उसे कैसे देखते हैं जिस यातना और विकट स्थिति में वे उस समय होंगे, जब उनके प्राण निकालने पर नियुक्त फरिश्ते, उनके प्राण निकालते हुए, लोहे के हथोड़े से उनके चेहरों और पीठों पर मार रहे होंगे?! -[47:28] यह यातना उन्हें इस कारण दी जाएगी कि उन्होंने हर उस चीज़ का अनुसरण किया जिसने अल्लाह को उनपर क्रोधित कर दिया, जैसे कुफ़्र, निफ़ाक़ तथा अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूल से दुश्मनी, और उस चीज़ को बुरा जाना, जो उन्हें उनके पालनहार के क़रीब लाती है और उनपर उसकी प्रसन्नता लाती है, जैसे अल्लाह पर ईमान लाना और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करना। अतः अल्लाह ने उनके कर्मों को व्यर्थ कर दिया। -[47:29] क्या वे मुनाफ़िक़, जिनके दिलों में संदेह है, यह समझते हैं कि अल्लाह उनके द्वेष को बाहर नहीं निकालेगा और उन्हें प्रकट नहीं करेगा?! निश्चय अल्लाह विपत्तियों के द्वारा उन्हें अवश्य बाहर निकालेगा। ताकि सच्चे ईमान वाला झूठे से अलग हो जाए तथा ईमान वाला स्पष्ट हो जाए और मुनाफिक़ का पर्दाफाश हो जाए। -[47:30] और अगर हम (ऐ रसूल!) आपको मुनाफ़िक़ों की पहचान कराना चाहें, तो अवश्य आपको उनकी पहचान करा दें। फिर निश्चय आप उन्हें उनकी निशानियों से पहचान लेंगे, तथा आप उन्हें उनके बात करने की शैली से अवश्य पहचान लेंगे। तथा अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों को जानता है। उससे उनमें से कुछ भी छिपा हुआ नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[47:31] और हम अवश्य ही (ऐ ईमान वालो!) जिहाद, दुश्मनों से लड़ाई करने और क़त्ल के द्वारा तुम्हारी परीक्षा लेंगे, ताकि हम तुममें से अल्लाह की राह में जिहाद करने वालों और उसके दुश्मनों से लड़ने में धैर्य रखने वालों को जान लें। तथा हम तुम्हारी परीक्षा लेंगे, ताकि हम तुममें से सच्चे और झूठे को जान लें। -[47:32] निःसंदेह जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के साथ कुफ़्र किया, तथा खुद को और अन्य लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोका और उसके रसूल का विरोध किया तथा उनके साथ दुश्मनी की, जबकि यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि वह अल्लाह के नबी हैं - वे कदापि अल्लाह को कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाएंगे, बल्कि वे ख़ुद अपना नुक़सान करेंगे और अल्लाह उनके कर्मों को व्यर्थ कर देगा। -[47:33] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अल्लाह का और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करो। इस प्रकार कि उनके आदेशों का पालन करो और उनके निषेधों से बचो। तथा कुफ़्र और दिखावा आदि के द्वारा अपने कार्यों को व्यर्थ न करो। -[47:34] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और खुद को तथा अन्य लोगों को अल्लाह के धर्म से रोका, फिर तौबा करने से पहले अपने कुफ़्र ही की अवस्था में मर गए - तो अल्लाह उनके गुनाहों को हरगिज़ माफ नहीं करेगा, बल्कि उनपर उनकी पकड़ करेगा और उन्हें जहन्नम में दाखिल करेगा, जहाँ वे हमेशा रहेंगे। -[47:35] अतः (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम अपने दुश्मन का सामना करने में कमज़ोर न बनो और उनकी ओर सुलह का हाथ न बढ़ाओ, इससे पहले कि वे तुम्हारी ओर सुलह का हाथ बढ़ाएँ। तथा तुम ही उनपर प्रभुत्वशाली और विजयी हो। और अल्लाह अपनी सहायता और समर्थन के साथ तुम्हारे संग है। वह तुम्हारे कर्मों के प्रतिफल को ज़रा भी कम नहीं करेगा, बल्कि अपने अनुग्रह और कृपा से तुम्हें बढ़ाकर देगा। -[47:36] दुनिया का जीवन तो केवल खेल और तमाशा है। अतः एक समझदार व्यक्ति को इसमें व्यस्त होकर आख़िरत से गाफ़िल नहीं होना चाहिए। यदि तुम अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाओ और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई वस्तुओं से बचकर डरते रहो, तो वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का पूरा बदला देगा, कोई कमी नहीं करेगा। तथा वह तुमसे तुम्हारा सारा धन नहीं माँगेगा, बल्कि वह तुमसे केवल अनिवार्य ज़कात माँगेगा। -[47:37] अगर वह तुमसे तुम्हारा पूरा धन माँगे और उसे खूब ज़ोर देकर माँगे, तो तुम उसमें कंजूसी करोगे और तुम्हारे दिलों में अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करने की जो अनिच्छा है, वह उसे बाहर कर देगा। अतः उसने तुमपर दया करते हुए तुमसे उसका माँगना छोड़ दिया। -[47:38] सुनो, तुम वे लोग हो कि तुम्हें कहा जाता है कि अपने धन का एक हिस्सा अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करो, तुमसे अपना पूरा धन खर्च करने के लिए नहीं कहा जाता है, तो तुममें से कुछ लोग अपनी कंजूसी के कारण आवश्यक खर्च को रोक लेते हैं। और जो अपने धन का एक भाग अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करने में कंजूसी करता है, तो वह वास्तव में ख़ुद पर कंजूसी करता है; क्योंकि वह अपने आपको खर्च करने के सवाब से वंचित कर देता है। अल्लाह तो बेनियाज़ है, उसे तुम्हारे खर्च करने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। और तुम ही उसके मुहताज हो। और यदि तुम इस्लाम से कुफ़्र की ओर फिर जाओगे, तो वह तुम्हें नष्ट कर देगा और तुम्हारे अलावा अन्य लोगों को ले आएगा। फिर वे तुम्हारे जैसे नहीं होंगे। बल्कि वे उसके आज्ञाकारी होंगे। - -Surah 48: Al-Fath (The Victory) ----------------------------------------- -[48:1] निःसंदेह हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपको हुदैबियह की संधि के रूप में एक स्पष्ट विजय प्रदान की है। -[48:2] ताकि अल्लाह आपके इस विजय से पहले हुए और इसके बाद होने वाले गुनाहों को क्षमा कर दे, और आपके धर्म की मदद करके आपपर अपनी अनुकंपा को पूर्ण कर दे, और आपको सीधे मार्ग पर चलाए, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है और वह इस्लाम का सीधा मार्ग है। -[48:3] और अल्लाह आपकी आपके दुश्मनों के विरुद्ध भरपूर सहायता करे, जिसका कोई मुकाबला न कर सके। -[48:4] अल्लाह वही है, जिसने ईमान वालों के दिलों में स्थिरता और शांति उतारी, ताकि वे अपने ईमान के साथ ईमान में और बढ़ जाएँ। तथा आकाशों और धरती की सेनाएँ केवल अल्लाह ही की हैं। वह उनके द्वारा अपने बंदों में से जिसका चाहता है, समर्थन करता है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों के हितों को जानने वाला, सहायता और समर्थन के मामले में जो करता है उसमें पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[48:5] ताकि वह अल्लाह पर तथा उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखने वाले पुरुषों और ईमान रखने वाली स्त्रियों को ऐसे बाग़ों में दाखिल करे, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं और उनके गुनाहों को उनसे मिटा दे और उनपर उनकी पकड़ न करे। और यह जिसका उल्लेख हुआ (अर्थात् जन्नत की प्राप्ति और गुनाहों पर पकड़ होने से मुक्ति) अल्लाह के निकट बहुत बड़ी सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं है। -[48:6] और (ताकि) उन मुनाफ़िक़ पुरुषों और मुनाफ़िक़ स्त्रियों, तथा अल्लाह के साथ साझी ठहराने वाले पुरुषों और साझी ठहराने वाली स्त्रियों को यातना दे, जो अल्लाह के बारे में यह सोच रखते हैं कि वह अपने धर्म की सहायता नहीं करेगा और अपनी बात को सर्वोच्च नहीं करेगा। अतः यातना का चक्र उन्हीं पर लौट आया, उनके कुफ़्र और बुरी सोच के कारण अल्लाह उनपर क्रोधित हुआ और उन्हें अपनी दया से दूर कर दिया, तथा उसने आख़िरत में उनके लिए जहन्नम तैयार कर रखा है, जिसमें वे हमेशा रहने के लिए प्रवेश करेंगे, और जहन्नम बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है, जहाँ वे लौटकर जाएँगे। -[48:7] और आकाशों और धरती की सब सेनाएँ अल्लाह ही की हैं, जिनके द्वारा वह अपने बंदों में से जिसका चाहता है, समर्थन करता है। और अल्लाह सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, अपनी रचना, तक़दीर और प्रबंधन में हिकमत वाला है। -[48:8] (ऐ रसूल!) हमने आपको गवाह बनाकर भेजा है। आप क़ियामत के दिन अपनी उम्मत के बारे में गवाही देंगे। और ईमान वालों को उस चीज़ की खुशख़बरी देने वाला बनाकर भेजा है, जो दुनिया में उनके लिए विजय और सशक्तिकरण तैयार किया गया है, और जो आख़िरत में उनके लिए आनंद तैयार किया गया। तथा काफ़िरों को उस चीज़ से डराने वाला बनाकर भेजा है, जो दुनिया में उनके लिए ईमान वालों के हाथों अपमान और पराजय तैयार किया गया है और जो आख़िरत में दर्दनाक यातना तैयार की गई है, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[48:9] इस उम्मीद में कि तुम अल्लाह पर और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाओ, उसके रसूल का सम्मान और आदर करो और दिन की शुरुआत और उसके अंत में अल्लाह की पवित्रता का गान करो। -[48:10] निश्चय जो लोग (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे मक्का के बहुदेववादियों से लड़ने के लिए 'बै'अते रिज़वान' कर रहे हैं, वे दरअसल अल्लाह से बै'अत कर रहे हैं; क्योंकि वही है जिसने उन्हें मुश्रिकों से लड़ने का आदेश आदेश दिया है और वही उन्हें बदला देगा। बै'अत के समय अल्लाह का हाथ उनके हाथों के ऊपर है और वह उनके बारे में जानता है, उनकी कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। फिर जिसने अपनी बै'अत तोड़ दी और अल्लाह से उसके धर्म का समर्थन करने का जो वादा किया था उसे पूरा नहीं किया, तो उसके अपनी बै'अत को तोड़ने तथा अपने वचन को भंग करने का नुक़सान उसी पर लौटने वाला है। क्योंकि इससे अल्लाह को कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचता है। और जिसने अल्लाह से उसके धर्म का समर्थन करने का अपना वादा पूरा किया, तो अल्लाह उसे शीघ्र ही बहुत बड़ा प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा और वह जन्नत है। -[48:11] जब (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन देहातियों को डाँट-डपट करेंगे, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने आपके साथ मक्का की यात्रा पर जाने से पीछे छोड़ दिया था, तो वे आपसे कहेंगे : हमें हमारे धन की देखरेख और हमारे बाल-बच्चों की देखभाल ने आपके साथ चलने से रोक दिया। अतः अल्लाह से हमारे पापों के लिए क्षमा की प्रार्थना करें। वे अपनी ज़बानों से नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से उनके लिए क्षमा याचना करने का अनुरोध करते हैं, जो कि उनके दिलों में नहीं है; क्योंकि उन्होंने अपने पापों से तौबा नहीं की है। आप उनसे कह दें : यदि अल्लाह तुम्हें भलाई पहुँचाना चाहे या तुम्हारे साथ बुराई का निश्चय कर ले, तो कोई अल्लाह के मुकाबले में तुम्हारे लिए कुछ नहीं कर सकता। बल्कि अल्लाह हमेशा तुम्हारे हर कार्य से अवगत है। तुम्हारा कोई काम, चाहे तुम उसे जितना भी छिपाओ, अल्लाह से छिपा नहीं है। -[48:12] तुमने माल और बाल-बच्चों की देखभाल में व्यस्त होने का जो बहाना पेश किया है, वह तुम्हारे रसूल के साथ न चलने का (वास्तविक) कारण नहीं है। बल्कि, तुमने सोचा था कि रसूल और उनके साथी सभी नष्ट हो जाएँगे, और मदीना में अपने परिवारों के पास नहीं लौटेंगे। शैतान ने इस सोच को तुम्हारे दिलों में सुंदर बना दिया था। तथा तुमने अपने पालनहार के बारे में बुरा गुमान किया कि वह अपने नबी की मदद नहीं करेगा। दरअसल, तुम अल्लाह के बारे में बुरा सोचने और उसके रसूल के साथ चलने से पीछे रहने के कारण, थे ही विनाश होने वाले लोग। -[48:13] और जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान न लाए, वह काफ़िर है। और हमने क़ियामत के दिन काफ़िरों के लिए भड़कती आग तैयार कर रखी है, जिसमें उन्हें यातना दी जाएगी। -[48:14] आकाशों और धरती की बादशाहत केवल अल्लाह ही के लिए है। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसके गुनाहों को चाहता है, माफ़ कर देता है और अपने अनुग्रह से उसे जन्नत में दाखिल करता है। तथा अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, अपने न्याय के साथ यातना देता है। और अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को खूब माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर बहुत दया करने वाला है। -[48:15] जब (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम ख़ैबर की ग़नीमतों को लेने के लिए निकलोगे, जिनका अल्लाह ने तुमसे हुदैबिया की संधि के बाद वादा किया था, तो वे लोग जिन्हें अल्लाह ने पीछे छोड़ दिया था, कहेंगे : हमें छोड़ो कि हम तुम्हारे साथ चलें। ताकि हम भी ग़नीमत का धन प्राप्त कर सकें। ये पीछे छोड़ दिए गए लोग अपने इस अनुरोध से अल्लाह के उस वादे को बदलना चाहते हैं, जो उसने सुलह हुदैबिया के बाद ईमान वालों से वादा किया था कि वह ख़ैबर की ग़नीमतें केवल उन्हीं को प्रदान करेगा। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : "तुम हमारे साथ उन ग़नीमतों की ओर हरगिज़ नहीं चल सकते। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने हमसे वादा किया है कि ख़ैबर की ग़नीमत उनके लिए विशिष्ट है, जो हुदैबिया में मौजूद थे। तो वे ज़रूर कहेंगे : तुम्हरा हमें ख़ैबर की ओर जाने से रोकना अल्लाह के आदेश से नहीं, बल्कि हमसे ईर्ष्या के कारण है। हालाँकि बात यह नहीं है कि जो इन पीछे छोड़ दिए गए लोगों ने दावा किया है, बल्कि वे अल्लाह के आदेशों और निषेधों को बहुत ही कम समझते हैं। इसी कारण वे उसकी अवज्ञा के गर्त में गिर गए। -[48:16] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन बद्दुओं से, जो मक्का के सफर में आपके साथ जाने से पीछे रह गए थे, उनकी परीक्षा के तौर पर, कह दें : बहुत जल्द तुम्हें एक ऐसे समुदाय से लड़ने के लिए कहा जाएगा, जो युद्ध में प्रबल शूरवीर हैं। तुम उनसे अल्लाह के मार्ग में लड़ाई करोगे, या वे बिना लड़ाई के इस्लाम में दाखिल हो जाएँगे। अगर तुम अल्लाह की बात मानते हुए उनसे युद्ध करोगे, तो वह तुम्हें अच्छा बदला अर्थात् जन्नत प्रदान करेगा। और अगर तुम उसकी आज्ञा मानने से फिर गए (जैसा कि तुम उस समय आज्ञा मानने से फिर गए जब तुम उसके साथ मक्का जाने से पीछे रह गए), तो वह तुम्हें दर्दनाक यातना देगा। -[48:17] जो व्यक्ति अंधापन, या लंगड़ापन, या बीमारी के कारण अक्षम है, यदि वह अल्लाह के मार्ग में लड़ने से पीछे रह गया, तो उसपर कोई पाप नहीं है। और जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करेगा, वह उसे ऐसे बाग़ों में दाखिल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। और जो उन दोनों की आज्ञाकारिता से मुँह फेरेगा, अल्लाह उसे दर्दनाक अज़ाब देगा। -[48:18] निश्चय अल्लाह ईमान वालों से प्रसन्न हो गया, जबकि वे हुदैबियह के स्थान पर पेड़ के नीचे आपसे बै'अत कर रहे थे, जो बै'अत-ए-रिज़वान के नाम से प्रसिद्ध है। तो उसने उनके दिलों में जो ईमान, इख़्लास और सच्चाई थी, उसे जान लिया। अतः उनके दिलों पर शांति एवं स्थिरता उतार दी। तथा इसके बदले में उन्हें एक निकट विजय प्रदान की, जो ख़ैबर की विजय है। उन्हें यह सब इसके बदले दिया कि वे इससे पहले मक्का में दाखिल न हो सके। -[48:19] और उसने उन्हें बहुत-से ग़नीमत के धन दिए, जो वे ख़ैबर वालों से हासिल करेंगे। और अल्लाह हमेशा से सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई हरा नहीं सकता। वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर (नियति) और प्रबंधन में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[48:20] और अल्लाह ने (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुमसे बहुत-से ग़नीमत के धन का वादा किया है, जो तुम भविष्य में इस्लामी विजयों में प्राप्त करोगे। फिर उसने ख़ैबर की ग़नीमत तुम्हें जल्दी प्रदान कर दी, और यहूदियों के हाथों को रोक दिया, जब उन्होंने तुम्हारे युद्ध में निकलने के बाद, तुम्हारे परिवारों को नुकसान पहुँचाना चाहा। ताकि ये शीघ्र प्राप्त होने वाले ग़नीमत के धन, तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की मदद और समर्थन की निशानी बन जाएँ, और वह तुम्हें सीधे रास्ते पर चलाए, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[48:21] तथा अल्लाह ने तुमसे अन्य ग़नीमतों का (भी) वादा किया है, जिन्हें तुम इस समय प्राप्त करने में सक्षम नहीं हो। उनपर केवल अल्लाह ही शक्ति रखता है और वे उसके ज्ञान और प्रबंधन में हैं। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, उसे कोई चीज़ अक्षम नहीं कर सकती। -[48:22] और यदि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करने वाले (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमसे युद्ध करते, तो तुम्हारे सामने पराजित होकर भाग खड़े होते, फिर वे अपने मामलों को संभालने के लिए न कोई संरक्षक पाते, और न ही उन्हें कोई सहायक मिलता, जो तुम्हारे ख़िलाफ़ लड़ने में उनकी मदद करता। -[48:23] ईमान वालों की जीत और काफ़िरों की हार हर समय और जगह में तय है। यह उन समुदायों में अल्लाह का नियम रहा है, जो इन इनकार करने वालों से पहले गुज़रे हैं। और (ऐ रसूल!) आप अल्लाह के नियम में कदापि कोई बदलाव नहीं पाएँगे। -[48:24] और वही है जिसने बहुदेववादियों के हाथों को तुमसे रोक दिया, जब उनमें से लगभग अस्सी आदमी हुदैबियह में तुम्हें नुकसान पहुँचाने के लिए आए। तथा उसने तुम्हारे हाथों को उनसे रोक दिया। अतः तुमने न तो उन्हें क़त्ल किया और न ही उन्हें नुकसान पहुँचाया। बल्कि उन्हें बंदी बनाने में सक्षम बनाए जाने के बाद भी तुमने उन्हें रिहा कर दिया। और जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उसे हमेशा से खूब देखने वाला है, तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[48:25] ये वही लोग हैं जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार किया, तुम्हें मस्जिद-ए-हराम से रोका और क़ुर्बानी के जानवरों को रोका, इस हाल में कि वे अपने ज़बह के स्थान हरम तक पहुँचने से रोके हुए थे। यदि वहाँ कुछ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले पुरुषों और उसपर ईमान रखने वाली स्त्रियाँ मौजूद न होतीं, जिन्हें तुम नहीं जानते, तो तुम उन्हें काफ़िरों के साथ क़त्ल कर देते, फिर तुम्हें उन्हें अनजाने में क़त्ल करने से पाप लगता और खून बहा देना पड़ता; तो तुम्हें मक्का पर चढ़ाई करने की अनुमति दे दी जाती, ताकि अल्लाह जिसे चाहे अपनी रहमत में दाखिल कर दे, जैसे मक्का के ईमान वाले लोग। अगर मक्का में काफ़िर लोग मोमिनों से अलग होते, तो हम उन लोगों को दर्दनाक यातना देते, जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार किया। -[48:26] जब अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करने वालों ने अपने दिलों में हठ को जगह दी, जाहिलिय्यत (पूर्व-इस्लामी युग) का हठ, जिसका संबंध सत्य को साबित करने से नहीं, बल्कि इच्छाओं के पालन से है। इसलिए उन्होंने हुदैबिया के साल, अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के मक्का में प्रवेश को अस्वीकार कर दिया; इस डर से कि उन्हें यह शर्म न दिलाया जाए कि मुहम्मद उन पर हावी हो गए। तो अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल पर और मोमिनों पर अपनी ओर से शांति एवं स्थिरता उतार दी। इसलिए क्रोध ने उन्हें बहुदेववादियों के साथ उनके कार्यों जैसा व्यवहार करने के लिए प्रेरित नहीं किया। और अल्लाह ने मोमिनों को सत्य के वचन का प्रतिबद्ध कर दिया, जो कि 'ला इलाहा इल्लल्लाह' है और यह कि वे उसके अधिकार को पूरा करें। सो उन्होंने ऐसा करके दिखाया और ईमान वाले दूसरों की तुलना में इस वचन के अधिक हक़दार थे, तथा वे इसके योग्य लोग थे; क्योंकि उनके दिलों में जो अच्छाई थी अल्लाह उसे जानता था। और अल्लाह हमेशा से सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[48:27] निश्चय अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल के सत्य के साथ सच्चा स्वप्न दिखाया, जब उसने आपको उसे आपके सपने में दिखाया और आपने अपने साथियों को उसकी सूचना दी। जो कि यह था कि आप और आपके साथी अपने दुश्मनों से सुरक्षित अल्लाह के सम्मानित घर में दाखिल होंगे। उनमें से कुछ अपने सिर मुँडवाने वाले होंगे और कुछ बाल कटाने वाले, यह उम्रा के अनुष्ठान के अंत का सूचक होगा।अल्लाह को (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे हित की उन बातों का ज्ञान है, जो तुम नहीं जानते, अतः उस वर्ष मक्का में प्रवेश के द्वारा सपने की पूर्ति से पहले उसने एक निकट विजय रख दी। और यह अल्लाह की बनाई हुई हुदैबियह की संधि है तथा उसके बाद हुदैबियह में शामिल मोमिनों के हाथों पर घटित होने वाली ख़ैबर की विजय है। -[48:28] अल्लाह ही है, जिसने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को स्पष्ट विवरण और सत्य धर्म अर्थात् इस्लाम के साथ भेजा; ताकि वह उसे उसके सभी विरोधी धर्मों से ऊँचा कर दे। तथा अल्लाह ने इसकी गवाही दी है और अल्लाह गवाह के रूप में पर्याप्त है। -[48:29] मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) अल्लाह के रसूल हैं और उनके सहाबा जो उनके साथ हैं, युद्ध करने वाले काफ़िरों के खिलाफ बहुत सख़्त हैं, आपस में दयालु, एक-दूसरे के प्रति सहानुभूति रखने वाले और एक-दूसरे से प्रेम करने वाले हैं। (ऐ देखने वाले!) तुम उन्हें अल्लाह के सामने रुकू' और सजदा करते हुए देखोगे, वे अल्लाह से अनुरोध करते हैं कि उन्हें क्षमा और उत्तम बदला प्रदान करे और उनसे प्रसन्न हो जाए। उनकी निशानी उनका रंग रूप तथा उनके चेहरों पर सजदों के चिह्न होगी। उनके चेहरों से नमाज़ का नूर टपक रहा होगा। उनका यह विवरण मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतरने वाली किताब तौरात में वर्णित विवरण है। ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतरने वाली किताब इंजील में उनका उदाहरण यह है कि वे आपसी सहयोग और अपनी पूर्णता में, उस पौधे के समान हैं, जिसने अपना कोंपल निकाला, फिर वह शक्तिशाली और मोटा होकर अपने तने के बल पर खड़ा हो गया, उसकी शक्ति और पूर्णता खेती करने वालों को भाती है; ताकि अल्लाह उन (सहाबा) के द्वारा काफिरों को गुस्सा दिलाए और वे उनकी शक्ति, एक-दूसरे से अटूट संबंध और पूर्णता को देखकर जल-भुन जाएँ। अल्लाह ने सहाबा में से उन लोगों से, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और नेक अमल किए, उनके पापों की क्षमा का वादा किया है, इसलिए उनके गुनाहों पर उनकी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। तथा अपनी ओर से बहुत बड़े प्रतिफल का वादा किया है, जो कि जन्नत है। - -Surah 49: Al-Hujurat (The Apartments) ----------------------------------------- -[49:1] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने वालो! किसी वचन या कर्म द्वारा अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से आगे न बढ़ो। और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते रहो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारी बातों को सुनने वाला, तुम्हारे कार्यों को जानने वाला है। उनमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे छूट नहीं सकती और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[49:2] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत का पालन करने वालो! उसके रसूल के साथ शिष्टाचार से पेश आओ और नबी से बात करते समय अपनी आवाज़ को उनकी आवाज़ से ऊँची न होने दो, और उन्हें आपस में एक-दूसरे को पुकारने की तरह उनके नाम से न पुकारो। बल्कि उन्हें ऐ नबी! और ऐ रसूल! कहकर विनम्रता से पुकारो; ऐसा न हो कि कहीं तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला अकारथ चला जाए और तुम्हें इसका एहसास तक न हो। -[49:3] जो लोग अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पास अपनी आवाज़ें धीमी रखते हैं, वही लोग हैं, जिनके दिलों को अल्लाह ने अपनी परहेज़गारी के लिए जाँच लिया है और उन्हें उसके लिए चुन लिया है। उनके लिए उनके पापों की क्षमा है, इसलिए वह उनकी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। तथा उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन महान प्रतिफल है, जो कि यह है कि अल्लाह उन्हें जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा। -[49:4] जो बद्दू लोग (ऐ रसूल!) आपको, आपकी पत्नियों के कमरों के बाहर से पुकारते हैं, उनमें से अधिकांश नहीं समझते। -[49:5] और यदि ये लोग जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपको आपकी पत्नियों के कमरों के बाहर से पुकारते हैं, धैर्य रखते और आपको न पुकारते यहाँ तक कि आप उनके पास निकल कर आते, फिर वे धीमी आवाज़ में आपसे बात करते; तो यह उनके लिए आपको बाहर से पुकारने की तुलना में बेहतर होता; क्योंकि इसमें आदर और सम्मान पाया जाता है। तथा अल्लाह उनमें से तथा उनके अलावा लोगों में से तौबा करने वालों के पापों को माफ़ करने वाला है और उन्हें उनकी अज्ञानता के कारण क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[49:6] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! यदि कोई दुराचारी व्यक्ति तुम्हारे पास किसी समुदाय के बारे में कोई समाचार लेकर आए, तो उसके समाचार की प्रामाणिकता को सत्यापित कर लिया करो, और उसपर विश्वास करने में जल्दबाज़ी न करो; ऐसा न हो कि (यदि तुमने बिना छानबीन के उसकी खबर पर विश्वास कर लिया) तुम किसी समुदाय को कुछ नुक़सान पहुँचा दो, जबकि तुम उनके बारे में सच्चाई से अनजान हो। फिर उन्हें नुक़सान पहुँचाने के बाद तुम्हें पछताना पड़े, जब तुम्हारे लिए यह स्पष्ट हो जाए कि उसकी ख़बर झूठी है। -[49:7] और (ऐ ईमान वालों!) जान लो कि तुम्हारे बीच अल्लाह के रसूल मौजूद हैं जिनपर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) उतरती है। इसलिए झूठ बोलने से सावधान रहो। क्योंकि अल्लाह उनपर वह़्य उतारकर उन्हें तुम्हारे झूठ के बारे में बता देगा। वह उसे अधिक जानते हैं जिसमें तुम्हारा हित है। अगर वह तुम्हारे बहुत-से सुझावों में तुम्हारी बात मान लें, तो तुम कठिनाई में पड़ जाओगे, जो वह तुम्हारे लिए पसंद नहीं करता है। लेकिन अल्लाह ने अपने अनुग्रह से तुम्हारे लिए ईमान को प्रिय कर दिया और उसे तुम्हारे दिलों में सुंदर बना दिया है, इसलिए तुम ईमान ले आए तथा उसने कुफ़्र, अवज्ञा और पाप को तुम्हारे लिए घिनौना बना दिया। ये लोग जो इन गुणों से सुसज्जित हैं वही हिदायत और भलाई के रास्ते पर चलने वाले हैं। -[49:8] तुम्हें जो कुछ प्राप्त हुआ (जैसे तुम्हारे दिलों में भलाई को सुंदर और बुराई को अप्रिय बनाना), वह केवल अल्लाह का अनुग्रह है, जो उसने तुमपर किया है और उसकी नेमत है, जो उसने तुम्हें प्रदान की है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों में से उसे खूब जानने वाला है, जो उसका शुक्र अदा करता है, इसलिए उसे सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है, तथा पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है क्योंकि वह हर चीज़ को उसके उचित स्थान पर रखता है। -[49:9] यदि मोमिनों के दो समूह आपस में लड़ पड़ें, तो (ऐ मोमिनो!) दोनों के बीच सुलह करा दो, इस प्रकार कि उन दोनों को अपने विवाद में अल्लाह की शरीयत को मध्यस्थ बनाने के लिए आमंत्रित करो। फिर यदि दोनों में से एक सुलह से इनकार कर दे और ज़्यादती करे, तो ज़्यादती करने वाले समूह से लड़ो, यहाँ तक कि वह अल्लाह के फैसले की ओर पलट आए। अगर वह अल्लाह के फैसले की ओर पलट आए, तो दोनों के बीच न्याय और निष्पक्षता के साथ सुलह करा दो और दोनों के बीच अपने निर्णय में न्याय से काम लो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन लोगों से प्रेम करता है, जो अपने निर्णय में न्याय से काम लेते हैं। -[49:10] ईमान वाले तो इस्लाम में भाई हैं, और इस्लाम में भाईचारे का तक़ाज़ा है यह है कि (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुम अपने दो झगड़ने वाले भाइयों के बीच मेल-मिलाप करा दो। तथा अल्लाह से, उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर, डरते रहो; इस आशा में कि तुमपर दया की जाए। -[49:11] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम्हारे पुरुषों का कोई समूह दूसरे समूह का मज़ाक न उड़ाए, संभव है कि जिनका मज़ाक उड़ाया जा रहा है, वे अल्लाह के निकट अच्छे हों, और मायने वही रखता है जो अल्लाह के निकट है। और न कोई स्त्रियाँ दूसरी स्त्रियों का मज़ाक उड़ाएँ, संभव है कि जिन स्त्रियों का मज़ाक उड़ाया जा रहा है, वे अल्लाह के निकट बेहतर हों। और अपने भाइयों पर दोष न लगाओ, क्योंकि वे तुम्हारी अपनी जानों के दर्जे में हैं। और तुममें से कोई किसी को ऐसी उपाधि के द्वारा शरम न दिलाए, जिसे वह नापसंद करता है, जैसा कि अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के आगमन से पहले कुछ अंसारियों का हाल था। तुममें से जो ऐसा करेगा, वह अवज्ञाकारी है। ईमान के बाद अवज्ञा की विशेषता बहुत बुरी विशेषता है। और जिसने इन पापों से तौबा नहीं की, तो वही लोग अपने किए हुए पापों के कारण खुद को विनाश के संसाधनों में लाकर, अपने आपपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[49:12] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! बहुत-से ऐसे आरोपों से बचो, जो उन्हें अनिवार्य करने वाले कारणों और संकेतों (लक्षणों) पर आधारित नहीं हैं। निश्चय कुछ गुमान पाप हैं, जैसे किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के बारे में बुरा ख़याल रखना, जो नेक दिखाई देता है। और ईमान वालों की छिपी हुई बातों (दोषों) के पीछे न पड़ो। तथा कोई व्यक्ति अपने भाई के बारे में ऐसी बात का उल्लेख न करे, जो उसे नापसंद हो। क्योंकि उसका उल्लेख ऐसी बात के साथ करना, जो उसे नापसंद है, उसके मरे हुए मांस को खाने के समान है। क्या तुममें से कोई अपने मरे हुए भाई का मांस खाना चाहेगा?! अतः उसकी गीबत करने को नापसंद करो, क्योंकि वह उसके समान है। तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर, डरते रहो। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत ज़्यादा माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर बहुत दया करने वाला है। -[49:13] ऐ लोगो! हमने तुम्हें एक नर अर्थात् तुम्हारे पिता आदम अलैहिस्सलाम और एक मादा अर्थात् तुम्हारी माँ हव्वा से पैदा किया। इस तरह तुम्हारा वंश एक ही है। इसलिए तुम वंश में एक-दूसरे पर गर्व न करो। फिर उसके बाद हमने तुमको बहुत सी जातियाँ और बिखरे हुए गोत्र बनाए; ताकि तुम एक-दूसरे को पहचानो, न कि उसपर घमंड करो। क्योंकि एक-दूसरे से प्रतिष्ठित होने का मानदंड केवल तक़्वा (परहेज़गारी) है। इसलिए आगे फरमाया : निःसंदहे तुममें सबसे सम्मान वाला अल्लाह के निकट वह है, जो तुममें सबसे ज़्यादा तक़्वा वाला है। निश्चय अल्लाह तुम्हारी स्थितियों को जानने वाला, तुम्हारी पूर्णता और अपूर्णता के बारे में अवगत है, इसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[49:14] कुछ बद्दुओं ने, अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पास आकर कहा : हम अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान ले आए। (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : तुम ईमान नहीं लाए। लेकिन तुम यह कहो : हम समर्पित हो गए और आज्ञाकारी बन गए। और अभी तक ईमान तुम्हारे दिलों में प्रवेश नहीं किया। अलबत्ता उसके प्रवेश करने की उम्मीद है। और अगर (ऐ देहातियो!) तुम ईमान, अच्छे कर्मों तथा हराम कामों से बचने में अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का आज्ञापालन करोगे, तो अल्लाह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों के प्रतिफल में से कुछ भी कमी नहीं करेगा। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को बहुत माफ़ करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। -[49:15] मोमिन तो वही लोग हैं, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए, फिर उनके ईमान पर संदेह का गुज़र नहीं हुआ। तथा उन्होंने अपने धन एवं प्राण के साथ अल्लाह के मार्ग में जिहाद किया और इस मामले में कोई कंजूसी नहीं की। जो लोग इन गुणों से सुसज्जित हैं, वही लोग अपने ईमान में सच्चे हैं। -[49:16] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन बद्दुओं से कह दें : क्या तुम अल्लाह को अपने धर्म से अवगत करा रहे हो और उसे उसकी सूचना दे रहे हो?! हालाँकि अल्लाह जानता है जो कुछ आकाशों में है और जो कुछ धरती पर है। और अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। अतः उसे यह आवश्यकता नहीं है कि तुम उसे अपने धर्म के बारे में बताओ। -[49:17] (ऐ रसूल!) ये बद्दू आपपर अपने इस्लाम लाने का एहसान जतला रहे हैं। आप उनसे कह दें : तुम अपने अल्लाह के धर्म में दाखिल होने का मुझपर एहसान मत रखो। क्योंकि उसका लाभ (यदि हुआ तो) तुम्हें ही होगा। बल्कि अल्लाह ही तुमपर एहसान रखता है कि उसने तुम्हें उसपर ईमान लाने का सामर्थ्य प्रदान किया, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम अल्लाह के धर्म में दाखिल प्रवेश किए हो। -[49:18] निःसंदेह अल्लाह आकाशों और धरती की छिपी चीज़ों को जानता है। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। तथा अल्लाह खूब देखने वाला है जो कुछ तुम करते हो, तुम्हारे कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसके भले और बुरे के लिए बदला देगा। - -Surah 50: Qaf (Qaf) ----------------------------------------- -[50:1] {क़ाफ़} सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है।। अल्लाह ने महान क़ुरआन की क़सम खाई है क्योंकि उसके अर्थ बहुत व्यापक तथा उसकी भलाइयाँ और बरकतें बहुत अधिक हैं; कि तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए ज़रूर उठाए जाओगे। -[50:2] उनके इनकार करने का कारण यह नहीं था कि वे आपसे झूठ बोलने की उम्मीद करते थे, क्योंकि वे आपकी सच्चाई जानते थे। बल्कि, उन्हें आश्चर्य हुआ कि उनके पास, फ़रिश्तों में से न होकर, उन्हीं में से एक डराने वाला रसूल आया। उन्होंने आश्चर्य चकित होकर कहा : एक मानव रसूल का हमारे पास आना बड़ी विचित्र बात है! -[50:3] क्या जब हम मर गए और मिट्टी हो गए, तो दोबारा जीवित करके उठाए जाएँगे?! यह दोबारा जीवित होना और हमारे शरीर में उनके सड़-गल जाने के बाद जीवन की वापसी एक असंभावित चीज़ है, यह नहीं हो सकता। -[50:4] निश्चय हमें मालूम है कि उनकी मृत्यु के बाद धरती उनके शरीर का क्या खाती और नष्ट करती है, उसमें से कुछ भी हमसे छिपा नहीं है। तथा हमारे पास एक पुस्तक है, जो उन सभी चीज़ों को सुरक्षित रखने वाली है, जो अल्लाह उनके जीवन के दौरान और उनकी मृत्यु के बाद उनके लिए निर्धारित करता है। -[50:5] बल्कि इन मुश्रिकों ने क़ुरआन को झुठला दिया, जब रसूल उसे उनके पास लेकर आए। अतः वे एक उलझी हुई स्थिति में हैं, उसके बारे में किसी एक चीज़ पर स्थिर नहीं हैं। -[50:6] क्या इन पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वालों ने अपने ऊपर फैले आकाश पर विचार नहीं किया कि हमने कैसे उसकी रचना की और उसे बनाया तथा उसे उन सितारों से सजाया, जो हमने उसमें रखे हैं, तथा उसमें कोई दरारें नहीं हैं, जो उसे दोषपूर्ण बनाती हों?! अतः जिसने इस आकाश को बनाया, वह मरे हुए लोगों को फिर से जीवित करने में असमर्थ नहीं है। -[50:7] और हमने धरती को फैलाकर उसे रहने योग्य बनाया और उसमें मज़बूत पहाड़ गाड़ दिए, ताकि वह हिले-डुले नहीं, और उसमें हर प्रकार के अच्छी दृष्टि वाले पौधे और वृक्ष उगाए। -[50:8] हमने यह सब हर उस बंदे को दिखाने और याद दिलाने के उद्देश्य से पैदा किया, जो आज्ञाकारिता के साथ अपने पालनहार की ओर लौटने वाला है। -[50:9] और हमने आकाश से बहुत लाभ और भलाई वाला पानी उतारा, फिर उस पानी से हमने बाग़ उगाए, तथा जौ आदि के दाने उगाए, जिन्हें तुम काटते हो। -[50:10] और उस पानी से लंबे-लंबे ऊँचे खजूर के पेड़ उगाए, जिनके गुच्छे गुथे हुए और एक दूसरे के ऊपर हैं। -[50:11] हमने इसमें से जो कुछ उगाया, उसे बंदों की रोज़ी के लिए उगाया, जिससे वे खाते हैं। और इसके साथ हमने एक ऐसे शहर को पुनर्जीवित कर दिया जिसमें कोई वनस्पति नहीं है। जिस तरह हमने इस बारिश से एक वनस्पति रहित शहर को पुनर्जीवित किया, उसी तरह हम मरे हुए लोगों को पुनर्जीवित करेंगे। चुनाँचे वे जीवित होकर बाहर निकलेंगे। -[50:12] (ऐ रसूल!) आपको झुठलाने वाले इन लोगों से पहले भी कई समुदाय अपने नबियों को झुठला चुके हैं। चुनाँचे नूह की जाति, कुएँ वालों और समूद ने झुठलाया। -[50:13] तथा आद, फ़िरऔन और लूत की जाति ने झुठलाया। -[50:14] शुऐब अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति 'ऐका' वालों ने और यमन के राजा तुब्ब' की जाति के लोगों ने (अपने रसूल को) झुठलाया। इन सभी जातियों के लोगों ने अल्लाह के उन रसूलों को झुठलाया जिन्हें उसने भेजा था। सो उनपर अल्लाह के अज़ाब का वादा साबित (प्रमाणित) हो गया। -[50:15] क्या हम तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा करने में असमर्थ रहे थे कि तुम्हें दोबारा जीवित करने में असमर्थ रहेंगे?! बल्कि वे अपनी पहली रचना के बाद दूसरी रचना के बारे में संदेह में पड़े हुए हैं। -[50:16] निःसंदेह हमने इनसान को पैदा किया और हम उन विचारों और ख़यालों से अवगत हैं, जो उसके दिल में आते हैं। और हम उससे उसके गले की उस नस से भी अधिक क़रीब हैं जो दिल से जुड़ी होती है। -[50:17] जब दो लेने वाले फ़रिश्ते उसके अमल को लेते हैं। उनमें से एक उसके दाहिनी ओर बैठा है, और दूसरा उसके बाईं ओर बैठा है। -[50:18] वह कोई बात नहीं बोलता, परंतु उसके पास एक निरीक्षक फ़रिश्ता उसकी बात लिखने के लिए उपस्थित होता है। -[50:19] और मौत की सख़्ती उस सच्चाई के साथ आ गई, जिससे बचने का कोई उपाय नहीं है। यही है वह जिससे (ऐ बेख़बर इनसान!) तू कतराता और भागता था। -[50:20] और सूर (नरसिंघा) में फूँक मारने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते ने दूसरी बार फूँक मार दी। यही क़ियामत का दिन, काफ़िरों और पापियों के लिए यातना की धमकी का दिन है। -[50:21] और हर व्यक्ति इस हाल में आएगा कि उसके साथ एक फ़रिश्ता उसे हाँकने के लिए और एक फ़रिश्ता उसके विरुद्ध उसके कामों की गवाही देने के लिए होगा। -[50:22] और इस हाँककर लाए गए व्यक्ति से कहा जाएगा : निश्चय तुम दुनिया में इस दिन से बहुत ग़ाफ़िल थे; क्योंकि तुम अपनी इच्छाओं और सुखों से धोखा खा गए थे। अब तुम जिस यातना और पीड़ा को देख रहे हो, उसके द्वारा हमने तुम्हारी गफ़लत का परदा हटा दिया। सो आज तुम्हारी निगाह बड़ी तेज़ है, जिससे तुम उस चीज़ का बोध कर सकते हो, जिससे तुम गफ़लत में पड़े थे। -[50:23] और फ़रिश्तों में से उसपर नियुक्त उसका साथी कहेगा : यह मेरे पास उसके काम का विवरण है, जो बिना किसी कमी-बेशी के मौजूद है। -[50:24] और अल्लाह हाँककर लाने वाले और गवाही देने वाले, दोनों फ़रिश्तों से कहेगा : हर सत्य के इनकार करने वाले और उससे दुराग्रह रखने वाले को जहन्नम में डाल दो। -[50:25] जो अपने ऊपर अल्लाह के अनिवार्य किए हुए अधिकार को बहुत रोकने वाला, अल्लाह की सीमाओं को लाँघने वाला, उसने वादे या धमकी के बारे में जो सूचना दी है उसमें संदेह करने वाला है। -[50:26] जिसने अल्लाह के साथ दूसरा पूज्य बना लिया, जिसे वह उसके साथ इबादत में साझी ठहराता है। अतः तुम दोनों उसे कठोर यातना में डाल दो। -[50:27] शैतानों में से उसका साथी उससे अलगाव प्रकट करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! मैंने उसे गुमराह नहीं किया था। परंतु वह खुद ही सत्य से परे दूर की गुमराही में पड़ा हुआ था। -[50:28] अल्लाह ने कहा : तुम मेरे पास मत झगड़ो। क्योंकि इससे कोई फायदा नहीं है। क्योंकि मैंने तुम्हें दुनिया ही में अपने रसूलों के माध्यम से मेरा इनकार करने वाले और मेरी अवज्ञा करने वाले को सख्त धमकी से सावधान कर दिया था। -[50:29] मेरे यहाँ बात बदली नहीं जाती और मेरा वादा नहीं टूटता, तथा मैं बंदों पर उनके अच्छे कामों को कम करके या उनके बुरे कामों को बढ़ाकर अत्याचार नहीं करता।बल्कि मैं उन्हें उनके किए का बदला देता हूँ। -[50:30] जिस दिन हम जहन्नम से कहेंगे : क्या तू उन काफ़िरों और पापियों से भर गया, जो तेरे अंदर डाले गए हैं? तो वह अपने रब को जवाब देगा : क्या कुछ और भी है? उसका यह कहना अपने रब के लिए क्रोध के तौर पर वृद्धि के अनुरोध के लिए होगा। -[50:31] और जन्नत उन लोगों के लिए निकट कर दी जाएगी, जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से परहेज़ करके, डरने वाले हैं। चुनाँचे वे उसमें मौजूद नेमतों को देखेंगे, वह उनसे दूर नहीं होगी। -[50:32] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : यही है जिसका अल्लाह ने तुमसे वादा किया था, हर उस व्यक्ति के लिए जो अपने रब की ओर तौबा के द्वारा बहुत लौटने वाला है, उसके पालनहार ने उसे जिस चीज़ के लिए बाध्य किया है, उसका संरक्षण करने वाला है। -[50:33] जो परोक्ष में अल्लाह से डरा, जहाँ उसे अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं देखता, और अल्लाह से ऐसे शुद्ध हृदय के साथ मिला, जो अल्लाह की ओर ध्यान करने वाला और उसकी ओर बहुत ज़्यादा लौटने वाला है। -[50:34] उनसे कहा जाएगा : जिस चीज़ को तुम नापसंद करते हो, उससे सुरक्षा और सलामती के साथ जन्नत में प्रवेश कर जाओ। यही हमेशा रहने का दिन है, जिसके बाद कोई विनाश नहीं है। -[50:35] उनके लिए उसके अंदर वह सारी अनंत नेमतें होंगी, जो वे चाहेंगे। और हमारे पास इससे भी अधिक ऐसी नेमतें हैं, जिन्हें न किसी आँख ने देखा है, न किसी कान ने सुना है और न किसी मानव हृदय ने कभी सोचा है, और इसी में - सबसे महान - सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह का दर्शन शामिल है। -[50:36] हमने मक्का के इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से पहले कितने ही समुदायों को विनष्ट कर दिया, जो इनसे अधिक शक्तिशाली थे। उन्होंने नगरों को छान मारा, शायद उन्हें यातना से भागने का कोई स्थान मिल जाए, पर उन्हें वह नहीं मिला। -[50:37] पिछले समुदायों के विनाश का जो यह उल्लेख किया गया है, निश्चय ही इसमें उस व्यक्ति के लिए याद-दहानी और उपदेश है, जिसके पास समझने वाला दिल हो, या वह उसपर अपना कान लगाए इस हाल में कि उसका दिल उपस्थित हो, असावधान न हो। -[50:38] निश्चय हमने आकाशों और धरती को, तथा जो कुछ आकाशों और धरती के बीच है; छह दिनों में पैदा किया, जबकि हम उन्हें एक पल में बनाने की क्षमता रखते हैं, और हमें कोई थकान नहीं हुई, जैसा कि यहूदी कहते हैं। -[50:39] अतः जो कुछ यहूदी और अन्य लोग कहते हैं, (ऐ रसूल!) आप उसपर धैर्य रखें और अपने रब के लिए, उसकी प्रशंसा करते हुए, सूर्योदय से पहले फ़ज्र की नमाज़ पढ़ें और उसके अस्त होने से पहले अस्र की नमाज़ पढ़ें। -[50:40] और रात के कुछ भाग में फिर उसके लिए नमाज़ पढ़ें और नमाज़ों के बाद उसकी पवित्रता (तसबीह) का वर्णन करें। -[50:41] और (ऐ रसूल!) ध्यान से सुनें, जिस दिन सूर में दूसरी बार फूँक मारने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ता निकट स्थान से आवाज़ देगा। -[50:42] जिस दिन सभी लोग दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने की तेज़ आवाज़ को उस सत्य के साथ सुनेंगे जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। जिस दिन लोग यह आवाज़ सुनेंगे, वही मरे हुए लोगों के अपनी कब्रों से हिसाब और बदले के लिए निकलने का दिन है। -[50:43] निश्चय हम ही जीवन देते हैं और हम ही मारते हैं। हमारे सिवा न कोई जीवन देने वाला है और न मारने वाला है। और बंदों को क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए केवल हमारी ही ओर लौटकर आना है। -[50:44] जिस दिन धरती उनसे फटेगी और वे तेज़ी से दौड़ते हुए निकलेंगे। यह एकत्र करना हमारे लिए आसान है। -[50:45] हम उसे अधिक जानने वाले हैं, जो कुछ ये झुठलाने वाले कहते हैं। और (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनपर कोई थोपे हुए नहीं हैं कि उन्हें ईमान लाने पर मजबूर करें। आप तो केवल उस चीज़ को पहुँचाने वाले हैं, जिसे पहुँचाने का अल्लाह ने आपको आदेश दिया है। अतः आप क़ुरआन के साथ उस व्यक्ति को उपदेश दें, जो काफ़िरों और अवज्ञाकारियों के लिए मेरी धमकी से डरता है; क्योंकि डरने वाला ही याद दिलाए जाने (उपदेश दिए जाने) पर याद करता और उपदेश ग्रहण करता है। - -Surah 51: Ad-Dhariyat (The Scatterers) ----------------------------------------- -[51:1] अल्लाह उन हवाओं की क़सम खाता है, जो धूल उड़ाती हैं। -[51:2] और उन बादलों की क़सम खाता है, जो प्रचुर मात्रा में पानी उठाए होते हैं। -[51:3] और उन नावों की क़सम खाता है, जो समुद्र में आसानी से चलती हैं। -[51:4] और उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाता है, जो बंदों के मामलों में से उस चीज़ को विभाजित करते हैं, जिसे विभाजित करने का अल्लाह ने उन्हें आदेश दिया है। -[51:5] निःसंदेह तुम्हारा पालनहार तुमसे जिस हिसाब और बदले का वादा करता है, वह निश्चय सत्य है, उसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। -[51:6] निःसंदेह क़ियामत के दिन बंदों का हिसाब अनिवार्य रूप से घटित होने वाला है। -[51:7] और अल्लाह सुंदर रचना तथा रास्तों वाले आसमान की क़सम खाता है। -[51:8] निश्चय (ऐ मक्का वालो!) तुम एक विरोधाभासी और परस्पर विरोधी बात में पड़े हो। कभी तुम कहते हो : क़ुरआन जादू है, तो कभी कहते हो कि काव्य (शे'र) है। इसी तरह कभी कहते हो कि मुहम्मद जादूगर हैं, तो कभी कहते हो कि कवि (शा'इर) हैं। -[51:9] क़ुरआन तथा नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान लाने से वही फेरा जाता है, जो अल्लाह के ज्ञान में उससे फेर दिया गया है; क्योंकि अल्लाह को पता है कि वह ईमान नहीं लाएगा, इसलिए उसे हिदायत की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देता। -[51:10] ये झूठे लोग शापित किए गए, जिन्होंने क़ुरआन तथा अपने नबी के बारे में जो कहा वह कहा। -[51:11] जो लोग अज्ञान में हैं, आख़िरत के घर से ग़ाफ़िल हैं। उन्हें इसकी कोई परवाह नहीं है। -[51:12] वे पूछते हैं : बदले का दिन कब है? जबकि वे उसके लिए काम नहीं करते हैं। -[51:13] अल्लाह उन्हें उनके प्रश्न का उत्तर देता है : जिस दिन वे आग पर यातना दिए जाएँगे। -[51:14] उनसे कहा जाएगा : तुम अपनी यातना का स्वाद चखो। यह वही (यातना) है, जिसे तुम उपहास के तौर पर जल्दी लाने के लिए कह रहे थे, जब तुम्हें इससे डराया जाता था। -[51:15] निश्चय जो लोग अपने रब से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहकर, डरने वाले हैं, क़ियामत के दिन बगीचों तथा बहते जल स्रोतों में होंगे। -[51:16] जो कुछ उनका रब उन्हें सम्माननीय प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा, उसे लेने वाले होंगे। निश्चय वे इस सम्माननीय प्रतिफल से पहले दुनिया में अच्छे कार्य करने वाले थे। -[51:17] वे रात में उठकर नमाज़ पढ़ा करते थे। रात का बहुत कम भाग सोकर बिताते थे। -[51:18] तथा रात की आखिरी घड़ियों में अल्लाह से अपने गुनाहों की क्षमा माँगते थे। -[51:19] तथा उनके धन में माँगने वाले के लिए तथा उसके लिए जो उनसे नहीं माँगता, जो किसी भी कारण से जीविका से वंचित है, एक हक़ (भाग) था, जिसे वे स्वेच्छा से देते थे। -[51:20] तथा धरती में और उसमें अल्लाह के रखे हुए पहाड़ों, समुद्रों, नदियों, पेड़ों, पौधों और जानवरों में, उन लोगों के लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति के कई संकेत हैं, जो पूर्ण विश्वास रखने वाले हैं कि अल्लाह ही स्रष्टा और रूप बनाने वाला है। -[51:21] और खुद तुम्हारे अंदर भी (ऐ लोगो!) अल्लाह की शक्ति की बहुत-सी निशानियाँ हैं। तो क्या तुम नहीं देखते कि विचार करो?! -[51:22] और आसमान ही में तुम्हारी सांसारिक और धार्मिक जीविका है, तथा उसी में वह भी है जो तुमसे अच्छे या बुरे का वादा किया जाता है। -[51:23] आकाश और धरती के पालनहार की क़सम! निःसंदेह मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवन निश्चय सत्य है, जिसके बारे में कोई संदेह नहीं है। बिलकुल वैसे ही, जैसे जब तुम बोलते हो, तो तुम्हारे बोलने में कोई संदेह नहीं होता। -[51:24] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के मेहमानों की खबर आई है, जो फरिश्तों में से थे, जिन्हें इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने सम्मान दिया था? -[51:25] जब वे इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के पास आए, तो उन्हें सलाम किया, तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनके जवाब में सलाम कहा और अपने दिल में कहा : ये ऐसे लोग हैं, जिन्हें हम नहीं जानते। -[51:26] फिर वह चुपके से अपने घर वालों के पास गए और उनके पास से (भुना हुआ) मोटा-ताज़ा पूरा बछड़ा ले आए; उन्होंने यह सोचा कि वे इनसान हैं। -[51:27] फिर बछड़े को उनके सामने रख दिया और उनसे नम्रता से कहा : क्या तुम उस भोजन को नहीं खाते, जो तुम्हें पेश किया गया है? -[51:28] जब उन्होंने कुछ नहीं खाया, तो इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने दिल में उनसे भय महसूस किया, जिसे वे समझ गए। अतः उन्हें संतोष देते हुए कहा : डरिए नहीं, हम अल्लाह के संदेशवाहक हैं। और उन्हें प्रसन्नता भरी खबर सुनाई, कि उनके यहाँ एक बड़ा ज्ञानी बालक पैदा होगा। यहाँ जिस बच्चे की खुशख़बरी दी गई है, वह इसहाक़ अलैहिस्सलाम हैं। -[51:29] जब उनकी पत्नी ने खुशख़बरी सुनी, तो खुशी से चिल्लाती हुई आई। उसने अपना चेहरा पीट लिया और आश्चर्य से कहा : क्या एक बूढ़ी औरत बच्चा जनेगी, जबकि वह मूल रूप से बाँझ है! -[51:30] फ़रिश्तों ने उनसे कहा : जो कुछ हमने तुम्हें बताया है, वह तुम्हारे रब ने कहा है।और उसकी बात को कोई टालने वाला नहीं है। निश्चय वह अपनी रचना और नियति में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला, अपनी सृष्टि और उनके लिए उपयुक्त चीज़ों (उनके हितों) को खूब जानने वाला है। -[51:31] इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम ने फ़रिश्तों से कहा : तुम्हारा क्या मामला है और तुम किस उद्देश्य से आए हो? -[51:32] फ़रिश्तों ने उनके जवाब में कहा : अल्लाह ने हमें कुछ अपराधी लोगों की ओर भेजा है, जो घिनौने पाप करते हैं। -[51:33] ताकि हम उनपर कठोर मिट्टी के पत्थर बरसाएँ। -[51:34] जो (ऐ इबारहीम!) आपके पालनहार के पास चिह्नित हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वालों, कुफ़्र और पापों में अतिशयोक्ति करने वालों पर बरसाया जाएगा। -[51:35] चुनाँचे लूत (अलैहिस्सलाम) की बस्ती में जो ईमान वाले थे, हमने उन्हें निकाल लिया, ताकि वे उस यातना की चपेट में न आएँ, जो उन अपराधियों पर आने वाली थी। -[51:36] तो हमने उनकी इस बस्ती में मुसलमानों का केवल एक घर पाया। वे लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के घर के लोग थे। -[51:37] और हमने लूत (अलैहिस्सलाम) की बस्ती में यातना के कुछ निशान छोड़ दिए, जो उनपर यातना उतरने का पता देते हैं; ताकि इससे वह व्यक्ति सीख ग्रहण करे, जो उनपर आने वाली दर्दनाक यातना से डरता है। अतः वह उनके जैसा काम न करे ताकि उस यातना से बच सके। -[51:38] और मूसा (की कहानी) में, जब हमने उन्हें स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ फ़िरऔन की ओर भेजा, उसके लिए एक निशानी है, जो दर्दनाक यातना से डरता है। -[51:39] तो फ़िरऔन ने अपनी शक्ति और सेना के घमंड में आकर सत्य से मुँह फेर लिया और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के बारे में कहने लगा : वह जादूगर है, जो लोगों पर जादू कर देता है, या पागल है, जो ऐसी बात कहता है जिसे वह नहीं समझता। -[51:40] तो हमने उसे और उसके सभी सैनिकों को पकड़ लिया, फिर उन्हें समुद्र में फेंक दिया और वे डूब गए और नष्ट हो गए। दरअसल फ़िरऔन ऐसे काम करने वाला था, जो भर्त्सना के योग्य थे, जैसे रसूलों को झुठलाना और खुद पूज्य होने का दावा करना। -[51:41] और हूद (अलैहिस्सलाम) की जाति आद में उसके लिए एक निशानी है जो दर्दनाक अज़ाब से डरता है, जब हमने उनपर एक ऐसी हवा भेजी, जो न बारिश रखती थी और न ही पेड़ों को परागित करती थी, (दरअसल) उसमें कोई बरकत ही न थी। -[51:42] वह प्राणी या धन या उनके अलावा जिस चीज़ पर से भी गुज़रती, उसे नष्ट कर देती तथा उसे उस चीज़ की तरह करके छोड़ती, जो जीर्ण-शीर्ण हो। -[51:43] तथा सालेह (अलैहिस्सलाम) की जाति समूद में दुखदायी यातना से डरने वाले के लिए एक निशानी है, जब उन लोगों से कहा गया : अपना निर्धारित समय समाप्त होने से पहले अपने जीवन का आनंद ले लो। -[51:44] तो उन्होंने अपने रब के आदेश को मानने से अभिमान किया और उनके घमंड और अहंकार ने उन्हें ईमान और आज्ञापालन से रोक दिया। चुनाँचे यातना की कड़क ने उन्हें पकड़ लिया, जबकि वे उसके आने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे थे। क्योंकि उसके आने से तीन दिन पहले ही उन्हें उसकी धमकी दे दी गई थी। -[51:45] फिर वे अपने ऊपर उतरने वाली यातना को दूर करने में सक्षम नहीं हुए और न ही उनके पास कोई ऐसी शक्ति थी, जिसके द्वारा वे अपना बचाव कर सकें। -[51:46] इन उल्लिखित लोगों से पहले, हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति को डुबोकर नष्ट कर दिया। निश्चय वे अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर निकलने वाले लोग थे। इसलिए वे उसकी सज़ा के पात्र थे। -[51:47] और आकाश को हमने बनाया और उसके निर्माण को शक्ति के साथ मज़बूत किया और निश्चय हम उसके किनारों को विस्तारित करने वाले हैं। -[51:48] हमने धरती को उस पर रहने वालों के लिए उनके लिए बिछौने की तरह बिछा दिया। तो हम क्या ही खूब बिछाने वाले हैं, जब हमने उनके लिए उसे बिछाया। -[51:49] और हमने हर चीज़ से दो प्रकार पैदा किए; जैसे नर और नारी, आकाश और धरती तथा जल और थल; ताकि तुम अल्लाह के एकेश्वरवाद को समझो, जिसने हर चीज़ से दो क़िस्में बनाईं, तथा उसकी शक्ति को याद करो। -[51:50] तो तुम अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करके और उसकी अवज्ञा से दूर रहकर, उसकी सज़ा से भागते हुए उसके सवाब की ओर दौड़ो। निश्चय (ऐ लोगो!) मैं तुम्हें उसकी सज़ा से स्पष्ट रूप से डराने वाला हूँ। -[51:51] और तुम अल्लाह के साथ कोई दूसरा पूज्य न बनाओ कि अल्लाह को छोड़कर उसकी इबादत करने लगो। मैं तुम्हारे लिए उसकी ओर से खुले तौर पर डराने वाला हूँ। -[51:52] जिस तरह मक्का के लोगों ने झुठलाया है, उसी तरह पिछले समुदायों ने भी झुठलाया। चुनाँचे उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से जो भी रसूल आया, उन्होंने उसके बारे में कहा : वह एक जादूगर है, या एक पागल है। -[51:53] क्या पहले के काफिरों और उनमें से बाद के लोगों ने रसूलों को झुठलाने की एक-दूसरे को वसीयत कर रखी है?! नहीं, बल्कि उनकी सरकशी ने उन्हें इसपर एकमत किया है। -[51:54] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वालों से किनारा कर लें। आपपर कोई दोष नहीं है। क्योंकि आप जो कुछ देकर उनके पास भेजे गए थे, वह आपने उन्हें पहुँचा दिया। -[51:55] तथा आपका उनसे किनारा करना, आपको उन्हें उपदेश करने और याद दिलाने से न रोके। अतः आप उन्हें उपदेश करें और याद दिलाते रहें। क्योंकि याद दिलाने से अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालों को लाभ होता है। -[51:56] मैंने जिन्नों और इंसानों को केवल अपनी इबादत के लिए पैदा किया, मैंने उन्हें इसलिए नहीं पैदा किया कि वे किसी को मेरा साझी बनाएँ। -[51:57] मैं उनसे कोई रोज़ी नहीं चाहता और न मैं उनसे यह चाहता हूँ कि वे मुझे खिलाएँ। -[51:58] निःसंदेह अल्लाह ही अपने बंदों को रोज़ी देने वाला है। सभी लोग उसकी रोज़ी के मोहताज हैं। वह बड़ा शक्तिशाली, अत्यंत मज़बूत है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। जबकि सभी जिन्न और इनसान उसकी शक्ति के अधीन हैं। -[51:59] निश्चय उन लोगों के लिए जिन्होंने (ऐ रसूल!) आपको झुठलाकर खुद पर अत्याचार किया, उनके पिछले साथियों के हिस्से की तरह यातना का एक हिस्सा है, जिसकी एक निश्चित अवधि है। इसलिए, वे मुझसे उसे उसके समय से पहले जल्दी लाने का मुतालबा न करें। -[51:60] फिर उन लोगों के लिए जिन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और अपने रसूल को झुठलाया, क़ियामत के दिन बड़ा विनाश और घाटा है, जिसमें उन्हें सज़ा देने का वादा किया जाता है। - -Surah 52: At-Tur (The Mountain) ----------------------------------------- -[52:1] अल्लाह ने उस पर्वत की क़सम खाई है, जिसपर उसने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से बात की थी। -[52:2] और उस किताब की क़सम खाई है, जो लिखी हुई है। -[52:3] ऐसे पन्ने में जो खुला हुआ है, जैसै कि आकाश से उतरने वाली पुस्तकें। -[52:4] और उस घर की क़सम खाई है, जिसे फ़रिश्ते आकाश में अल्लाह की इबादत से आबाद रखते हैं। -[52:5] और ऊँचे आकाश की क़सम खाई है, जो धरती की छत है। -[52:6] और जल से भरे हुए समुद्र की क़सम खाई है। -[52:7] निश्चय (ऐ रसूल!) आपके रब की यातना काफ़िरों पर अवश्य घटित होने वाली है। -[52:8] जिसे न कोई उनसे टालने वाला है, और न ही उन्हें उसके उनपर घटित होने से कोई बचाने वाला है। -[52:9] जिस दिन आकाश, क़ियामत का संकेत देते हुए, बुरी तरह डगमगाएगा और हिले-डुलेगा। -[52:10] और पहाड़ अपनी जगहों से चल पड़ेंगे। -[52:11] तो उस दिन विनाश और घाटा है, उस सज़ा को झुठलाने वालों के लिए जिसका अल्लाह ने काफ़िरों से वादा किया है। -[52:12] जो व्यर्थ और निरर्थक बातों में पड़े खेल रहे हैं। उन्हें दोबारा जीवित और एकत्र किए जाने की कोई परवाह नहीं हैं। -[52:13] जिस दिन उन्हें बल और कठोरता के साथ जहन्नम की आग में धकेला जाएगा। -[52:14] और उन्हें डाँटते हुए कहा जाएगा : यही है वह आग, जिसे तुम झुठलाते थे जब तुम्हारे रसूल तुम्हें उससे डराते थे। -[52:15] तो क्या यह अज़ाब जिसे तुमने देखा है, जादू है?! या तुम उसे देखते ही नहीं हो?! -[52:16] इस आग की गर्मी का स्वाद चखो और उसे भुगतो। उसकी गर्मी को सहने में धैर्य से काम लो या उसके साथ धैर्य मत रखो, तुम्हारे लिए धैर्य रखना और न रखना दोनों बराबर हैं। आज तुम्हें केवल उसी का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया में कुफ़्र और पाप किया करते थे। -[52:17] निश्चय अपने रब से - उसकी आज्ञाओं का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर - डरने वाले लोग बागों और बड़ी नेमतों में होंगे, जो कभी ख़त्म नहीं होंगी। -[52:18] वे अपने पालनहार के प्रदान की हुई खाने-पीने की चीज़ों और पत्नियों के सुख का आनंद उठा रहे होंगे। और उनके रब ने उन्हें जहन्नम की यातना से बचा लिया; इस तरह वे अपने इच्छित सुख प्राप्त करके और विपत्तियों से मुक्ति हासिल करके सफल हो गए। -[52:19] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : तुम्हारा जो दिल चाहे, मज़े से खाओ-पिओ। जो कुछ तुम खाते-पीते हो, उससे तुम्हें किसी नुकसान या तकलीफ़ का डर नहीं है। यह दुनिया में तुम्हारे अच्छे कर्मों का बदला है। -[52:20] सजे-सजाए तख़्तों पर तकिया लगाए हुए होंगे, जो एक-दूसरे के सामने बिछे होंगे और हम उनका विवाह बड़ी-बड़ी आँखों वाली गोरी स्त्रियों से कर देंगे। -[52:21] जो लोग ईमान लाए और उनकी संतान ने भी ईमान में उनका अनुसरण किया, हम उनकी संतान को उनके साथ मिला देंगे, ताकि उनकी आँखों को सुकून मिले, भले ही वे उनके कामों (के स्तर) तक न पहुँचें हों। तथा हम उनके कामों के प्रतिफल में कुछ भी कमी नहीं करेंगे। हर इनसान अपने किए हुए बुरे काम के बदले बंधक है। कोई अन्य व्यक्ति उसकी ओर से उसके काम का कुछ भी बोझ नहीं उठाएगा। -[52:22] और हम इन जन्नत वालों को तरह-तरह के फल देंगे, तथा वे जो भी मांस चाहेंगे, हम उन्हें प्रदान करेंगे। -[52:23] वे जन्नत में ऐसा प्याला पिएँगे, जिसके पीने से वह ग़लत बात और पाप नहीं होगा, जो दुनिया में नशे के कारण होता है। -[52:24] और उनके इर्द-गिर्द ऐसे बच्चे चक्कर लगा रहे होंगे, जो उनकी सेवा के लिए नियुक्त होंगे, जो अपनी त्वचा की शुद्धता और उसकी सफेदी में गोया सीपियों में सुरक्षित मोती लग रहे होंगे। -[52:25] और जन्नत के कुछ लोग कुछ दूसरों की ओर मुतवज्जह होकर, एक-दूसरे से दुनिया में उनकी स्थिति के बारे में पूछ रहे होंगे। -[52:26] तो वे उन्हें जवाब देंगे : निःसंदेह हम दुनिया में अपने घरवालों के बीच अल्लाह की यातना से डरने वाले थे। -[52:27] फिर अल्लाह ने हमपर उपकार करके हमें इस्लाम का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान किया और हमें अत्यधिक गर्मी वाली यातना से बचा लिया। -[52:28] हम दुनिया के जीवन में उसी की इबादत करते थे और उससे प्रार्थना करते थे कि हमें आग की यातना से बचा ले। निःसंदेह वही उपकार करने वाला, अपने बंदों से किए हुए अपने वादे में सच्चा और उनपर दया करने वाला है। यह हमपर उसके उपकार और दया ही में से है कि उसने हमें ईमान का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान किया, तथा हमें जन्नत में दाखिल किया और जहन्नम की आग से दूर रखा। -[52:29] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप क़ुरआन के द्वारा नसीहत करें। क्योंकि अल्लाह ने आपको जो ईमान और विवेक दिया है, उसके कारण आप न किसी तरह काहिन हैं कि आपके पास कोई मुवक्किल जिन्न है और न ही आप कोई दीवाना हैं। -[52:30] या क्या ये झुठलाने वाले कहते हैं : मुहम्मद एक रसूल नहीं हैं, बल्कि वह एक शा'इर हैं, जिनके बारे में हम इस बात की प्रतीक्षा करते हैं कि मौत उन्हें उचक ले और हम उनसे आराम पा जाएँ। -[52:31] (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे कह दें : तुम मेरी मौत की प्रतीक्षा करो और मैं उस यातना की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा हूँ, जो तुम्हारे मेरा इनकार करने के कारण तुमपर आने वाली है। -[52:32] बल्कि, क्या उनकी बुद्धियाँ उन्हें यह कहने का आदेश देती हैं कि वह एक काहिन और एक पागल हैं?! चुनाँचे वे (आपके अंदर) ऐसी बातें जमा करते हैं, जो एक व्यक्ति के अंदर जमा नहीं हो सकतीं। बल्कि, दरअसल वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो सीमाओं को पार करने वाले हैं। इसलिए वे शरीयत या तर्क की ओर वापस नहीं आते हैं। -[52:33] क्या वे कहते हैं कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने इस क़ुरआन को अपनी ओर से गढ़ लिया है और उनकी ओर उसकी वह़्य (प्रकाशना) नहीं की गई है?! आपने उसे अपनी ओर से नहीं गढ़ा। बल्कि ये क़ुरआन पर ईमान लाने से अभिमान करते हैं। इसलिए वे कहते हैं : मुहम्मद ने इसे गढ़ लिया है। -[52:34] तो वे इस क़ुरआन जैसी एक बात ही ले आएँ, भले ही वह गढ़ी गई हो, यदि वे अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हैं कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने इसे अपनी ओर से गढ़ लिया है। -[52:35] क्या वे बिना किसी पैदा करने वाले के पैदा हो गए हैं?! या वे अपने आपको ख़ुद पैदा करने वाले है?! सृष्टिकर्ता के बिना सृष्टि का अस्तित्व संभव नहीं है, तथा कोई सृष्टि कोई चीज़ पैदा नहीं कर सकती। फिर वे अपने सृष्टिकर्ता की पूजा क्यों नहीं करते?! -[52:36] या उन्होंने आकाशों और धरती को पैदा किया है?! बल्कि उन्हें यक़ीन नहीं है कि अल्लाह ही उनका पैदा करने वाला है। क्योंकि अगर उन्हें इसका यक़ीन होता, तो वे अवश्य अल्लाह को एक मानते और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाते। -[52:37] या क्या उनके पास आपके पालनहार की रोज़ी के खज़ाने हैं, जो वे जिसे चाहें उसे प्रदान करें, या (उनके पास) नुबुव्वत के खज़ाने हैं, जो वे जिसे चाहें प्रदान करें और जिसे चाहें उससे वंचित कर दें?! या वही सत्तावादी हैं जो अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार कार्य करते हैं ?! -[52:38] क्या उनके पास कोई सीढ़ी है, जिसके साथ आकाश पर चढ़कर वे उसमें अल्लाह की वह़्य (प्रकाशना) को सुनते हैं जो वह़्य करता है कि वे सत्य पर हैं?! तो उनमें से जिसने वह वह़्य सुनी है, वह कोई स्पष्ट प्रमाण लाए, जो तुम्हारी इस बात में पुष्टि करे जो तुम दावा करते हो कि तुम सत्य पर हो। -[52:39] या उस पवित्र अल्लाह के लिए बेटियाँ हैं, जिन्हें तुम (अपने लिए) नापसंद करते हो, और तुम्हारे लिए बेटे हैं, जिन्हें तुम पसंद करते हो?! -[52:40] या क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे उन्हें अपने पालनहार का संदेश पहुँचाने पर पारिश्रमिक माँगते हैं?! जिसके कारण उनपर इतना बोझ पड़ जाता है कि वे वहन नहीं कर सकते। -[52:41] या क्या उनके पास ग़ैब (परोक्ष) का ज्ञान है। इसलिए वे जिन ग़ैब की बातों से अवगत होते हैं, उन्हें लोगों के लिए लिखते हैं, फिर उनमें से जो चाहते हैं, उन्हें बताते हैं?! -[52:42] या ये झुठलाने वाले आपके तथा आपके धर्म के साथ कोई चाल चलना चाहते हैं?! तो आप अल्लाह पर भरोसा रखें। क्योंकि जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार किया, वही लोग चाल की चपेट में आने वाले हैं, न कि आप। -[52:43] या उनका अल्लाह के सिवा कोई सच्चा पूज्य है?! अल्लाह उस साझी से पाक एवं पवित्र है, जिसे वे उसके साथ संबंधित करते हैं। उपर्युक्त सभी बातें कभी घटित नहीं हुईं और किसी भी स्थिति में उनकी कल्पना भी नहीं की जा सकती। -[52:44] और अगर वे आसमान से कोई टुकड़ा गिरता हुआ देख लें, तो उसके बारे में कहेंगे : यह एक बादल है जो हमेशा की तरह परत पर परत है। इसलिए वे सीख ग्रहण नहीं करते और न ईमान लाते हैं। -[52:45] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें उनके हठ और इनकार में छोड़ दें, यहाँ तक कि वे अपने उस दिन से जा मिलें, जिसमें उन्हें यातना दी जाएगी और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[52:46] जिस दिन उनकी चाल उन्हें थोड़ा या ज़्यादा कुछ भी फ़ायदा न देगी, और न उन्हें यातना से बचाकर उनकी मदद की जाएगी। -[52:47] और निश्चय जिन लोगों ने शिर्क और गुनाह के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार किया, उनके लिए आख़िरत की यातना से पहले भी एक यातना है; दुनिया में क़त्ल और क़ैद की यातना और बरज़ख़ में क़ब्र की यातना। लेकिन उनमें से अधिकतर लोग यह नहीं जानते हैं। इसलिए वे अपने कुफ़्र पर जमे रहते हैं। -[52:48] और (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने रब का निर्णय और उसका शरई आदेश आने तक सब्र करें। आप हमारी निगाहों के सामने और हमारी सुरक्षा में हैं। तथा जब आप नींद से जागें, तो अपने रब की प्रशंसा के साथ उसकी पवित्रता बयान करें। -[52:49] और रात की कुछ घड़ियों में भी उसकी पवित्रता बयान करें और उसके लिए नमाज़ पढ़ें, तथा जब प्रातःकाल की सफ़ेदी के कारण सितारे फीके पड़कर ओझल हो जाएँ, तो फ़ज्र की नमाज़ पढ़ें। - -Surah 53: An-Najm (The Star) ----------------------------------------- -[53:1] अल्लाह ने सितारे की क़सम खाई है, जब वह गिरे। -[53:2] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम न हिदायत के रास्ते से भठके हैं और न टेढ़ी राह पर चले हैं, बल्कि वह सीधे रास्ते पर क़ायम हैं। -[53:3] और वह इस क़ुरआन को अपनी इच्छा से नहीं बोलते हैं। -[53:4] यह क़ुरआन तो केवल वह़्य (प्रकाशना) है, जिसे अल्लाह जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम के माध्यम से आप (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) पर उतारता है। -[53:5] उसे आप (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) को एक बहुत मज़बूत शक्ति वाले फ़रिश्ते अर्थात् जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम ने सिखाया है। -[53:6] जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम अच्छी आकृति वाले हैं। चुनाँचे वह अपने उस मूल स्वरूप में जिसमें अल्लाह ने उन्हें बनाया है, नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के सामने प्रकट हुए। -[53:7] और जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम आकाश के सब से ऊँचे क्षितिज (किनारे) पर थे। -[53:8] फिर जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के निकट आए, सो वह आपके और भी करीब हो गए। -[53:9] फिर आपसे उनकी निकटता दो कमानों के बराबर थी या वह उससे भी अधिक निकट थे। -[53:10] फिर जिबरील ने अल्लाह के बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम की ओर वह़्य की, जो भी वह़्य की। -[53:11] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम के दिल ने उसे झूठ नहीं कहा जो आपकी आँखों ने देखा। -[53:12] फिर क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से उस चीज़ के बारे में झगड़ते हो, जो अल्लाह ने उन्हें 'इसरा' की रात को दिखाया?! -[53:13] हालाँकि निश्चय मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने जिबरील को उनके असली रूप में एक और बार 'इसरा' की रात में देखा है। -[53:14] सिदरतुल मुनतहा' के पास। 'सिदरतुल मुनतहा' एक बहुत ही बड़ा पेड़ है, जो सातवें आसमान में है। -[53:15] इसी पेड़ के पास 'जन्नतुल मावा' है। -[53:16] जब 'सिदरा' पर अल्लाह के आदेश से एक महान वस्तु छा रही थी, जिसकी वास्तविकता केवल अल्लाह ही जानता है। -[53:17] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की निगाह दाएँ-बाएँ नहीं गई और न उस सीमा से आगे बढ़ी, जो उनके लिए निर्धारित की गई थी। -[53:18] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने 'मे'राज' की रात अपने पालनहार की कुछ बड़ी-बड़ी निशानियाँ देखीं, जो उसकी शक्ति का संकेत देती हैं। चुनाँचे आपने जन्नत, जहन्नम और अन्य कई चीज़ें देखीं। -[53:19] फिर क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुमने इन मूर्तियों : लात और उज़्ज़ा के बारे में सोचा, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह के अलावा पूजते हो?! -[53:20] तथा (क्या तुमने) अपनी मूर्तियों में से एक तीसरी मूर्ति मनात पर (विचार किया?)।मुझे बताओ कि क्या ये तुम्हारे लिए किसी लाभ या हानि की मालिक हैं?! -[53:21] क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम्हारे लिए लड़का है, जो तुम्हें पसंद है और पवित्र अल्लाह के लिए लड़की है, जिसे तुम नापसंद करते हो?! -[53:22] यह बँटवारा जो तुमने अपनी इच्छाओं के अनुसार किया है, एक अनुचित (अन्यायपूर्ण) बँटवारा है। -[53:23] ये मूर्तियाँ कुछ अर्थहीन नामों के सिवा कुछ नहीं हैं। इनके अंदर पूज्य होने की कोई विशेषता नहीं पाई जाती। तुमने और तुम्हारे बाप-दादाओं ने अपनी ओर से इनके नाम रख लिए हैं, अल्लाह ने इनका कोई प्रमाण नहीं उतारा। ये मुश्रिक लोग अपनी आस्था में केवल अटकल का और उन चीज़ों का अनुसरण कर रहे हैं, जो उनके मन की इच्छा होती है, जिसे शैतान ने उनके दिलों में सुंदर बना दिया है। जबकि निश्चय उनके पास उनके पालनहार की ओर से उसके नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के माध्यम से मार्गदर्शन आ चुका है, परंतु उन्होंने उसे नहीं अपनाया। -[53:24] क्या इनसान के लिए वह कुछ है जिसकी वह कामना करे कि मूर्तियाँ अल्लाह के पास सिफ़ारिश करेंगी?! -[53:25] नहीं, उसके लिए वह कुछ नहीं है, जिसकी वह कामना करे। क्योंकि दुनिया और आख़िरत केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में हैं। वह उन दोनों में से जो चाहता है, देता है और जो चाहता है, रोक लेता है। -[53:26] और आकाशों में कितने ही फ़रिश्ते हैं, जिनकी सिफ़ारिश से कोई फ़ायदा नहीं होता, यदि वे किसी के लिए सिफ़ारिश करना चाहें, परंतु इसके बाद कि अल्लाह उनमें से जिसके लिए चाहे सिफ़ारिश करने की अनुमति प्रदान कर दे और जिस के लिए सिफ़ारिश की जाती है, उससे संतुष्ट हो जाए। अतः अल्लाह उसे सिफ़ारिश करने की अनुमति हरगिज़ नहीं देगा, जिसने अल्लाह का साझी ठहराया है और जिसकी वह सिफ़ारिश कर रहा है, उससे वह संतुष्ट नहीं होगा यदि वह अल्लाह को छोड़कर किसी और की उपासना करता है। -[53:27] जो लोग आख़िरत में दोबारा जीवित किए जाने पर ईमान नहीं रखते, वे फ़रिश्तों को स्त्रियों का नाम देते हैं, क्योंकि वे मानते हैं कि वे अल्लाह की पुत्रियाँ हैं। अल्लाह उनकी इस बात से बहुत ऊँचा है। -[53:28] हालाँकि उनके पास फ़रिश्तों को स्त्रियों के नाम देने के बारे में कोई ज्ञान नहीं है, जिसका वे सहारा ले सकें। वे इस मामले में केवल अटकल और भ्रम का पालन करते हैं। और अटकल सत्य के मुक़ाबले में कुछ भी लाभ नहीं देता कि उसका स्थान ले सके। -[53:29] तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उस व्यक्ति से मुँह फेर लें, जिसने अल्लाह की याद से मुँह मोड़ लिया और उसकी परवाह नहीं की, तथा उसने दुनिया के जीवन के सिवा कुछ नहीं चाहा। अतः वह अपनी आख़िरत के लिए काम नहीं करता है; क्योंकि वह उसपर ईमान नहीं रखता। -[53:30] वह जो ये बहुदेववादी कहते हैं (यानी फ़रिश्तों को स्त्रियों का नाम देना) यही उनके ज्ञान की सीमा है जिस तक वे पहुँचते हैं; क्योंकि वे अज्ञानी हैं। वे निश्चितता (यक़ीन) तक नहीं पहुँचे हैं। निश्चय आपका रब ही (ऐ रसूल!) उसे अधकि जानने वाला है, जो सत्य के मार्ग से भटक गया तथा वही उसे (भी) ज़्यादा जानने वाला है, जो उसके मार्ग पर चला। उससे इनमें से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[53:31] आकाशों की सारी चीज़ें और धरती की सारी चीज़ें अल्लाह ही की हैं, वही उनका मालिक, सृजनहार और प्रबंधन कर्ता है। ताकि अल्लाह दुनिया में बुराई करने वालों को वह सज़ा दे, जिसके वे योग्य हैं और अच्छे कार्य करने वाले मोमिनों को जन्नत प्रदान करे। -[53:32] जो लोग छोटे-मोटे पापों के सिवाय, बड़े गुनाहों और अवज्ञा के घृणित कार्यों से दूर रहते हैं, तो बड़े पापों को त्यागने और अधिक से अधिक नेकी के काम करने के कारण ये (छोटे पाप) क्षमा कर दिए जात हैं। निश्चय आपका पालनहार (ऐ रसूल!) व्यापक रूप से माफ़ करने वाला है, वह अपने बंदों के पापों को क्षमा कर देता है जब भी वे उनसे तौबा करें। वह महिमावान तुम्हारी स्थितियों और तुम्हारे मामलों को अधिक जानने वाला है, जब उसने तुम्हारे पिता आदम अैलहिस्सलाम को मिट्टी से पैदा किया और जब तुम अपनी माताओं के पेटों में गर्भावस्था में थे, चरण दर चरण तुम्हारी रचना की जाती थी। उससे इसमें से कोई बात छिपी नहीं है। अतः अपनी परहेज़गारी के साथ अपनी प्रशंसा न करो। क्योंकि अल्लाह अधिक जानने वाला है कि तुममें से कौन उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर उससे डरता है। -[53:33] क्या आपने उस व्यक्ति की दुर्दशा देखी है, जिसने इस्लाम से निकट होने के बाद उससे मुँह मोड़ लिया?! -[53:34] और उसने थोड़ा-सा माल दिया, फिर रोक लिया; क्योंकि कंजूसी उसका स्वभाव है, फिर भी वह अपनी पवित्रता बयान करता है। -[53:35] क्या उसके पास परोक्ष (ग़ैब) का ज्ञान है कि वह सब कुछ देख रहा है और ग़ैब की बात बता रहा है?! -[53:36] या वह अल्लाह के बारे में झूठ बोलने वाला है?! या क्या अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़ने वाले इस व्यक्ति को उन बातों की जानकारी नहीं दी गई, जो उन पहले शास्त्रों में हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर उतारा था?! -[53:37] और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम के शास्त्रों (में हैं), जिसने वह सब कुछ करके दिखाया जो उसके प्रभु ने उसे सौंपा और उसे पूरा किया। -[53:38] कि कोई इनसान किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के पाप को वहन नहीं करेगा। -[53:39] और यह कि इनसान के लिए केवल अपने उसी कार्य का सवाब है, जो उसने किया। -[53:40] और यह कि उसका अमल जल्द ही क़ियामत के दिन देखा जाएगा। -[53:41] फिर उसे उसके कार्य का बदला कोई कमी किए बिना पूरा-पूरा दिया जाएगा। -[53:42] और यह कि सारे बंदों को अपनी मृत्यु के बाद (ऐ रसूल!) तेरे पालनहार ही की ओर लौटकर जाना है। -[53:43] और यह कि वही है, जो जिसे चाहता है खुशी देकर हँसाता है और जिसे चाहता है दुःख देकर रुलाता है। -[53:44] और यह कि वही है, जिसने दुनिया में ज़िंदा लोगों को मौत दी और क़ियामत के दिन मरे हुए लोगों को फिर से ज़िंदा करेगा। -[53:45] और यह कि उसी ने दोनों प्रकार : नर और मादा बनाए। -[53:46] एक बूँद (वीर्य) से, जब वह गर्भाशय में डाली जाती है। -[53:47] और यह कि उसी के ज़िम्मे उन दोनों को उनकी मृत्यु के बाद दोबारा पैदा करके उठाना है। -[53:48] और यह कि उसी ने अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहा माल देकर धनी बनाया और ऐसा धन दिया जिसे लोग अपने पास कोष बनाकर रखते हैं। -[53:49] और यह कि वही 'शे'रा' का रब है। यह एक तारा है, जिसे कुछ बहुदेववादी अल्लाह के अलावा पूजते थे। -[53:50] और यह कि उसी ने प्रथम 'आद' अर्थात् हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति को विनष्ट किया, जब वे अपने कुफ़्र पर अडिग हो गए। -[53:51] और सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति समूद को विनष्ट किया, फिर उनमें से किसी को बाक़ी न छोड़ा। -[53:52] तथा आद एवं समूद से पहले नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति को विनष्ट किया। निश्चय नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोग आद और समूद से अधिक अत्याचारी और अधिक सरकश थे। क्योंकि नूह अलैहिस्सलाम उनके बीच साढ़े नौ सौ साल तक रहे और उन्हें अल्लाह की तौहीद (एकेश्वरवाद) की ओर बुलाते रहे, लेकिन उन्होंने उन की एक न सुनी। -[53:53] तथा लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों की बस्तियों को आकाश में उठाया, फिर उन्हें उलट दिया, फिर उन्हें धरती पर गिरा दिया। -[53:54] तो उसने उन्हें आकाश की ओर उठाकर ज़मीन पर गिराने के बाद, उन्हें पत्थरों की बारिश से ढाँप दिया। -[53:55] तो ऐ इनसान! तू अपने पालनहार की शक्ति को दर्शाने वाली किन-किन निशानियों के बारे में झगड़ता रहेगा और उनसे उपदेश ग्रहण नहीं करेगा?! -[53:56] तुम्हारी ओर भेजा गया यह रसूल पहले रसूलों ही के वर्ग से एक (रसूल) है। -[53:57] निकट आने वाली क़ियामत निकट आ गई है। -[53:58] अल्लाह के सिवा उसे कोई हटाने वाला और उसकी सूचना रखने वाला नहीं है। -[53:59] तो क्या तुम इस बात पर आश्चर्य करते हो कि यह क़ुरआन, जो तुम्हारे सामने पढ़ा जाता है, अल्लाह की ओर से है ?! -[53:60] और उसका ठट्ठा करते हुए उसपर हँसते हो और उसके उपदेशों को सुनकर रोते नहीं हो?! -[53:61] और तुम उससे ग़ाफ़िल हो, उसकी परवाह नहीं करते?! -[53:62] अतः केवल अल्लाह को सजदा करो और इबादत को उसी के लिए विशुद्ध करो। - -Surah 54: Al-Qamar (The Moon) ----------------------------------------- -[54:1] क़ियामत का आगमन निकट आ गया और चाँद नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के ज़माने में फट गया। चाँद का फटना नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की हिस्सी निशानियों (चमत्कारों) में से था (जिनका बोध ज्ञानेंद्रियों से किया जा सकता है)। -[54:2] और यदि मुश्रिक लोग नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की सत्यता का कोई प्रमाण और संकेत देखते हैं, तो उसे स्वीकार करने से मुँह फेर लेते हैं और कहते हैं : हमने जो प्रमाण और तर्क देखे हैं, वह सब झूठा जादू है। -[54:3] और उन्होंने मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए सत्य को झुठला दिया और इस झुठलाने में उन्होंने अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन किया। और हर चीज़ (चाहे अच्छी हो या बुरी) क़ियामत के दिन उसके हक़दार को मिलकर रहेगी। -[54:4] और उनके पास उन समुदायों की, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने उनके कुफ़्र एवं अत्याचार के कारण नष्ट कर दिया, ऐसी सूचनाएँ आ चुकी हैं, जो उन्हें कुफ़्र एवं अत्याचार से दूर रखने के लिए काफ़ी हैं। -[54:5] उनके पास जो कुछ आया, वह पूर्णतया हिकमत है, ताकि उनके खिलाफ तर्क स्थापित हो जाए। परंतु चेतावनियाँ उन लोगों को लाभ नहीं पहुँचातीं, जो अल्लाह और आख़िरत के दिन पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। -[54:6] जब उन्होंने मार्गदर्शन स्वीकार नहीं किया, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप उन्हें छोड़ दें और उनसे मुँह फेर लें, उस दिन की प्रतीक्षा करते हुए, जिस दिन सूर फूँकने के कार्य पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ता एक ऐसी भयानक वस्तु की ओर बुलाएगा, जिस तरह की वस्तु के बारे में प्राणी पहले नहीं जानते थे। -[54:7] उनकी निगाहें झुकी होंगी। वे क़ब्रों से निकलकर हिसाब के स्थान की ओर ऐसे भाग रहे होंगे, जैसे बिखरी हुई टिड्डियाँ हों। -[54:8] वे हिसाब के स्थान की ओर बुलाने वाले की तरफ़ तेज़ी से भाग रहे होंगे। काफ़िर लोग कहेंगे : यह बहुत कठिन दिन है; उस दिन की गंभीरता और भयावहता के कारण। -[54:9] (ऐ रसूल!) आपके आह्वान को झुठलाने वाले इन लोगों से पहले नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने भी झुठलाया। जब हमने अपने बंदे नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी ओर भेजा, तो उन्होंने उन्हें झुठला दिया और उनके बारे में कहा कि वह पागल हैं। तथा उन्हें बुरा-भला और अपशब्द कहते हुए झिड़क दिया और धमकियाँ दीं अगर वह उन्हें अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने से बाज़ नहीं आए। -[54:10] तो नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करते हुए कहा : मेरी जाति के लोग मुझपर हावी हो गए और मेरे आह्वान को स्वीकार नहीं किए। अतः तू उनपर सज़ा उतारकर मेरा बदला ले। -[54:11] तो हमने निरंतर बरसने वाले पानी (मूसलाधार बारिश) के साथ आकाश के द्वार खोल दिए। -[54:12] तथा हमने धरती को फाड़ दिया, तो वह ऐसे सोते बन गई, जिनसे पानी निकल रहा था। चुनाँचे आकाश से उतरने वाला पानी धरती से निकलने वाले पानी के साथ, अल्लाह के अनादिकाल में नियत किए हुए कार्य के लिए मिल गया, और सब को डुबो दिया, सिवाय उन लोगों के जिन्हें अल्लाह ने बचा लिया। -[54:13] और हमने नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) को तख़्तों और कीलों वाली नाव पर सवार कर दिया और उन्हें तथा उनके साथियों को डूबने से बचा लिया। -[54:14] यह नाव हमारी दृष्टि और संरक्षण में पानी की परस्पर थपेड़े मारने वाली लहरों के बीच चल रही थी। यह नूह का बदला लेने के तौर पर था, जिन्हें उनकी जाति के लोगों ने झुठला दिया था और वह अल्लाह की ओर से उनके पास जो कुछ लाए थे, उसका इनकार कर दिया था। -[54:15] और हमने इस सज़ा को, जिसके साथ हमने उन्हें दंडित किया था, एक सीख और उपदेश बनाकर छोड़ा। तो क्या है कोई उपदेश ग्रहण करने वाला, जो इससे उपदेश ग्रहण करे?! -[54:16] फिर झुठलाने वालों के लिए मेरी यातना कैसी थी?! तथा मेरी यह चेतावनी कैसी थी कि मैं उन्हें नष्ट कर दूंगा?! -[54:17] और हमने क़ुरआन को याद रखने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के लिए आसान बना दिया है, तो क्या कोई इसके पाठों और उपदेशों को ग्रहण करने वाला है?! -[54:18] आद' ने अपने नबी हूद अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया। तो (ऐ मक्का वालो!) ग़ौर करो कि उनके लिए मेरी यातना कैसी थी?! और मेरा उनकी यातना से दूसरों लोगों को डराना कैसा था?! -[54:19] हमने उनपर एक बुरे और अशुभ दिन में एक तेज़, ठंडी हवा भेजी, जिसकी नहूसत (दुर्भाग्य) उनके जहन्नम में जाने तक उनके साथ लगी रहेगी। -[54:20] जो लोगों को धरती से उखाड़ रही थी और उन्हें उनके सिर के बल ऐसे फेंक रही थी, जैसे कि वे जड़ से उखड़े हुए खजूर के तने हों। -[54:21] तो (ऐ मक्का के लोगो!) ग़ौर करो कि उनके लिए मेरी यातना कैसी थी?! और मेरा उनकी यातना से अन्य लोगों को सावधान करना कैसा था?! -[54:22] और हमने क़ुरआन को याद रखने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के लिए आसान बना दिया है, तो क्या कोई इसके पाठों और उपदेशों को ग्रहण करने वाला है?! -[54:23] समूद के लोगों ने उस चीज़ को झुठला दिया जिससे उनके रसूल सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें डराया था। -[54:24] तो उन्होंने नकारते हुए कहा : क्या हम अपनी ही तरह के एक अकेले इनसान का अनुसरण करें?! अगर हमने इस स्थिति में उसका अनुसरण किया, तो हम सत्य से बहुत दूर हो जाएँगे और कष्ट में होंगे। -[54:25] क्या उसपर वह़्य उतारी गई है, जबकि वह एक है, और हम सभी के बीच इसके लिए केवल उसी को चुना गया है?! नहीं, बल्कि वह बहुत झूठा और अहंकारी है। -[54:26] वे क़ियामत के दिन जान लेंगे कि बहुत झूठा और अहंकारी कौन है, सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम या खुद वे? -[54:27] हम चट्टान से ऊँटनी निकालने वाले हैं और उसे उनकी परीक्षा के लिए भेजने वाले हैं। अतः (ऐ सालेह!) आप प्रतीक्षा करें और देखें कि वे उसके साथ क्या करते हैं और उनके साथ क्या किया जाता है, तथा उनकी ओर से आने वाले कष्ट पर धैर्य रखें। -[54:28] और उन्हें बता दें कि उनके कुएँ का पानी उनके और ऊँटनी के बीच बाँट दिया गया है; एक दिन ऊँटनी के लिए, और एक दिन उन लोगों के लिए। प्रत्येक हिस्से पर अकेला उसका मालिक अपने निर्दिष्ट दिन में उपस्थित होगा। -[54:29] अंततः उन्होंने ऊँटनी को क़त्ल करने के लिए अपने साथी को पुकारा। चुनाँचे उसने अपनी जाति के आदेश का पालन करते हुए तलवार उठाई और उसे क़त्ल कर दिया। -[54:30] तो (ऐ मक्का वालो!) ग़ौर करो कि उनके लिए मेरी यातना कैसी थी?! और मेरा उनकी यातना से अन्य लोगों को सावधान करना कैसा था?! -[54:31] हमने उनपर एक चिंघाड़ भेजी, जिसने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया। तो वे सूखे वृक्षों के समान हो गए, जिनसे बाड़ लगाने वाला अपनी बकरियों के लिए बाड़ा बनाता है। -[54:32] और हमने क़ुरआन को याद रखने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के लिए आसान बना दिया है, तो क्या कोई इसके पाठों और उपदेशों को ग्रहण करने वाला है?! -[54:33] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति ने उस चीज़ को झुठला दिया जिसकी उनके रसूल लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें चेतावनी दी थी। -[54:34] हमने उनपर एक ऐसी हवा भेजी, जो उनपर पत्थर बरसा रही थी, सिवाय लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के घर वालों के, उन्हें अज़ाब ने नहीं छुआ। हमने उन्हें बचा लिया; क्योंकि लूत अलैहिस्सलाम रात के अंत में यातना आने से पहले ही उन्हें लेकर चले गए। -[54:35] हमने अपनी ओर से उनपर अनुग्रह करते हुए उन्हें यातना से बचा लिया। इसी तरह का बदला, जो हमने लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को दिया, हम उन लोगों को देते हैं, जो अल्लाह का उसकी नेमतों पर शुक्र अदा करते हों। -[54:36] निश्चय लूत अलैहिस्सलाम ने उन्हें हमारी यातना से डराया, पर उन्होंने उनकी चेतावनी के विषय में वाद-विवाद किया और उसे झुठला दिया। -[54:37] लूत अलैहिस्सलाम को उनकी जाति के लोगों ने बहकाना चाहा कि वह उन्हें और अपने मेहमान फ़रिश्तों को अनैतिक काम करने के मक़सद से अलग कर दें। तो हमने उनकी आँखों को मिटा दिया, सो उन्होंने उन्हें नहीं देखा। और हमने उनसे कहा : मेरी यातना का स्वाद तथा मेरे डराने का परिणाम चखो। -[54:38] निश्चय सुबह के समय उनपर ऐसी यातना आई, जो उनके साथ निरंतर लगी रहेगी, यहाँ तक कि वे आख़िरत में पहुँच जाएँ और उनपर उसकी यातना आ जाए। -[54:39] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : मेरी उस यातना का स्वाद चखो, जो मैंने तुमपर उतारी है, तथा लूत अलैहिस्सलाम के तुम्हें डराने के परिणाम का सामना करो। -[54:40] और हमने क़ुरआन को याद रखने और उपदेश ग्रहण करने के लिए आसान बना दिया है, तो क्या कोई इसके पाठों और उपदेशों को ग्रहण करने वाला है?! -[54:41] निश्चय फिरऔनियों के पास मूसा और हारून अलैहिमस्सलाम के माध्यम से हमारा डरावा आया। -[54:42] उन्होंने हमारी ओर से आने वाले सभी प्रमाणों और तर्कों को झुठला दिया। तो हमने उन्हें उनके झुठलाने की ऐसी सज़ा दी, जैसे वह प्रभुत्वशाली सज़ा देता है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, जो शक्तिशाली है, किसी चीज़ के करने में असमर्थ नहीं है। -[54:43] क्या (ऐ मक्का वालो!) तुम्हारे काफ़िर उन उपर्युक्त काफ़िरों : नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति, आद, समूद, लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति तथा फ़िरऔन और उसकी जाति से बेहतर हैं?! या तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से मुक्ति प्राप्त है, जिसकी घोषणा आसमानी किताबों में कर दी गई है?! -[54:44] बल्कि, क्या मक्का के ये काफ़िर कहते हैं कि हम एक ऐसा जत्था हैं, जो उससे बदले लेकर रहने वाले हैं, जो हमारा बुरा चाहता है और हमारे जत्थे को तितर-बितर करना चाहता है?! -[54:45] शीघ्र ही इन काफ़िरों का जत्था पराजित कर दिया जाएगा और ये लोग ईमान वालों के सामने पीठ फेरकर भाग जाएँगे। ज्ञात होना चाहिए कि बद्र के युद्ध के दिन यह घटित हो चुका है। -[54:46] बल्कि क़ियामत, जिसे ये लोग झुठलाते हैं, इनके वादे का समय है, जिसमें इन्हें यातना दी जाएगी। और क़ियामत दुनिया की उस यातना से कहीं अधिक भयानक और कठोर है, जिसका सामना उन्होंने बद्र के दिन किया है। -[54:47] निश्चय कुफ़्र और पाप करने वाले अपराधी सत्य से भटके हुए, तथा यातना और कष्ट में हैं। -[54:48] जिस दिन वे अपने मुँह के बल आग में घसीटे जाएँगे, और उनसे फटकार के रूप में कहा जाएगा : आग की यातना का स्वाद चखो। -[54:49] हमने ब्रह्मांड में हर चीज़ को अपने पूर्व अनुमान के साथ, अपने ज्ञान और अपनी इच्छा तथा उसके अनुसार बनाया है, जो हमने 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' में लिखा है। -[54:50] जब हम किसी चीज़ का इरादा करते हैं, तो हमारा आदेश केवल एक शब्द कहना होता है, कि : "हो जा", तो जो हम चाहते हैं वह पलक झपकते ही तेज़ी से हो जाती है। -[54:51] निश्चय हमने पिछले समुदायों में से तुम्हारे जैसे (बहुत-से) कुफ़्र करने वालों को विनष्ट कर दिया, तो क्या है कोई नसीहत हासिल करने वाला, जो इससे नसीहत लेते हुए अपने कुफ़्र से बाज़ आ जाए?! -[54:52] और जो कुछ बंदों ने किया, वह बंदों के कार्य लिखने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्तों की पुस्तकों में लिखा है, उनसे उसमें से कुछ भी नहीं छूटता। -[54:53] हर छोटा और बड़ा कार्य एवं कथन कर्मपत्रों और 'लौहे महफूज़' में लिखा है। और लोगों को उसका बदला दिया जाएगा। -[54:54] निश्चय अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर अपने पालनहार से डरने वाले लोग, बागों में आनंद ले रहे होंगे और बहती नहरों में होंगे। -[54:55] सत्य की मजलिस में होंगे, जिसमें न व्यर्थ बात होगी, न पाप। ऐसे बादशाह के पास, जो हर चीज़ का मालिक है। शक्तिशाली है, कोई भी चीज़ करने में असमर्थ नहीं है।अतः उन्हें उसकी ओर से प्राप्त होने वाली स्थायी नेमतों के बारे में मत पूछो। - -Surah 55: Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) ----------------------------------------- -[55:1] अर-रहमान' व्यापक दया वाला। -[55:2] उसने लोगों को क़ुरआन सिखाया, उसका याद करना आसान करके और उसके अर्थ को समझना सुगम बनाकर। -[55:3] उसने इनसान को ठीक-ठाक बनाया और उसे अच्छी शक्ल-सूरत दी। -[55:4] उसे सिखाया कि अपने दिल की बात को मौखिक और लिखित रूप में कैसे व्यक्त करे। -[55:5] सूरज और चाँद दोनों की गति निर्धारित की। दोनों एक सटीक गणना के अनुसार चल रहे हैं; ताकि लोगों को वर्षों की गिनती और हिसाब का ज्ञान प्राप्त हो। -[55:6] और बिना तने वाले पौधे और पेड़ अल्लाह को, उसके आदेश के अधीन होकर और उसके प्रति समर्पित होकर सजदा करते हैं। -[55:7] तथा उसने आकाश को धरती के ऊपर उसके छत के रूप में ऊँचा किया। तथा धरती पर न्याय को स्थापित किया और अपने बंदों को उसका आदेश दिया। -[55:8] उसने न्याय को इसलिए स्थापित किया, ताकि (ऐ लोगो!) तुम अन्याय न करो और माप-तौल में धोखाधड़ी से काम न लो। -[55:9] और अपने बीच न्याय के साथ तौल को सीधा रखो और जब तुम दूसरों को नाप या तौलकर दो, तो नाप या तौल में कमी न करो। -[55:10] और उसने धरती को प्राणियों के लिए उसपर रहने योग्य बनाया। -[55:11] उसमें ऐसे पेड़ हैं जो फल देते हैं, तथा आवरणों वाले खजूर के वृक्ष हैं जिनमें से खजूर बनते हैं। -[55:12] और उसमें भूसे वाले अनाज जैसे गेहूँ और जौ हैं, तथा उसमें ऐसे पौधे हैं, जिनकी सुगंध तुम्हें अच्छी लगती है। -[55:13] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:14] उसने आदम अलैहिस्सलाम को पकी हुई मिट्टी की तरह, बजने वाली सूखी मिट्टी से पैदा किया। -[55:15] और जिन्नों के पिता को धुआँ रहित आग की ज्वाला से पैदा किया। -[55:16] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:17] वह सर्दी और गर्मी में सूर्य के उदय होने के दोनों स्थानों और उसके अस्त होने के दोनों स्थानों का रब है। -[55:18] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:19] अल्लाह ने खारे और मीठे दो सागरों को मिला दिया, जो आँखों को आपस में मिलते हुए दिखते हैं। -[55:20] (जबकि) उन दोनों के बीच एक अवरोध है, जो उन्हें एक-दूसरे पर हावी होने से रोकता है; ताकि मीठा पानी, मीठा और नमकीन पानी, नमकीन बना रहे। -[55:21] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:22] दोनों सागरों से छोटे और बड़े मोती निकलते हैं। -[55:23] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:24] और केवल उसी पवित्र और महान अल्लाह का अधिकार चलता है, पहाड़ों की तरह समुद्र में चलने वाले जहाज़ों पर। -[55:25] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:26] धरती के ऊपर मौजूद सभी प्राणी अनिवार्य रूप से नष्ट होने वाले हैं। -[55:27] और (ऐ रसूल!) आपके रब का चेहरा, जो महानता और अपने बंदों पर उपकार और कृतज्ञता वाला है, बाक़ी रहेगा। उसपर कभी भी विनाश नहीं आएगा। -[55:28] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:29] आकाशों में जो भी फ़रिश्ते हैं तथा धरती पर जो भी जिन्न और इनसान हैं, सब अपनी ज़रूरतें उसी से माँगते हैं। हर दिन वह अपने बंदों से संबंधित किसी कार्य में होता है; जैसे जीवन देना, मारना, रोज़ी देना, इत्यादि। -[55:30] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:31] हम जल्द ही (ऐ जिन्नो और इनसानो!) तुम्हारे हिसाब के लिए फ़ारिग़ होंगे और हर एक को वह सवाब या सज़ा देंगे, जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[55:32] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:33] जब अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन जिन्नों और इनसानों को इकट्ठा करेगा, तो कहेगा : ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समूह! अगर तुम अपने लिए आकाशों और धरती के किसी किनारे से भाग निकलने का कोई रास्ता खोज सको, तो ऐसा करो। लेकिन तुम बिना शक्ति और प्रमाण के ऐसा हरगिज़ नहीं कर पाओगे। और तुम्हारे पास वह कहाँ है? -[55:34] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:35] तुम दोनों पर (ऐ जिन्नो और इनसानो!) धुआँ रहित आग का ज्वाला और लौ से मुक्त धुआँ छोड़ा जाएगा, फिर तुम अपने आपको को उससे बचा नहीं पाओगे। -[55:36] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:37] फिर जब आसमान फट जाएगा, ताकि उससे फ़रिश्ते उतरें, तो वह अपने रंग की चमक में तेल की तरह लाल हो जाएगा। -[55:38] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:39] फिर उस महान दिन किसी इनसान या किसी जिन्न से उसके गुनाह के बारे में नहीं पूछा जाएगा। क्योंकि अल्लाह उनके कर्मों को जानता है। -[55:40] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:41] क़ियामत के दिन अपराधियों को उनके निशान से पहचाना जाएगा, जो उनके चेहरे का कालापन और उनकी आँखों का नीलापन है। फिर उनके माथे के बालों को उनके पैरों से मिलाकर पकड़ा जाएगा और उन्हें जहन्नम में डाल दिया जाएगा। -[55:42] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:43] और उन्हें फटकारते हुए कहा जाएगा : यह जहन्नम, जिसे अपराधी लोग दुनिया में झुठलाते थे, उनकी आँखों के सामने है और वे इसका इनकार नहीं कर सकते। -[55:44] वे उसके और अत्यंत गर्म पानी के बीच चक्कर लगा रहे होंगे। -[55:45] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:46] जो व्यक्ति आख़िरत में अपने रब के सामने खड़े होने से डरा, अतः वह ईमान लाया और नेक कार्य किया - उसके लिए दो बाग़ हैं। -[55:47] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:48] वे दोनों बाग़ बड़ी-बड़ी, ताज़ी और फलदार शाखाओं वाले हैं। -[55:49] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:50] उन दोनों बाग़ों में दो जल स्रोत हैं, जो उनके बीच पानी के साथ गुज़रते हैं। -[55:51] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:52] उन दोनों बाग़ों में हर तरह के स्वादिष्ट फलों के दो प्रकार हैं। -[55:53] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:54] वे ऐसे बिछौनों पर तकिया लगाए होंगे, जिनके अस्तर मोटे रेशम के होंगे। तथा दोनों बाग़ों से तोड़े जाने वाले फल एवं मेवे बहुत निकट होंगे, जिन्हें आदमी खड़े, बैठे और लेटे हुए तोड़ सकेगा। -[55:55] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:56] उनमें ऐसी स्त्रियाँ हैं, जिनकी निगाहें अपने पतियों तक ही सीमित हैं। उन्हें उनके पतियों से पहले किसी जिन्न या इनसान ने हाथ नहीं लगाया। -[55:57] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:58] वे इतनी सुंदर और निखरे हुए रंग की होंगी, मानो माणिक और मूँगा हैं। -[55:59] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:60] जिसने अपने रब का आज्ञापालन उत्तम ढंग से किया, उसका बदला इसके सिवा क्या है कि अल्लाह उसे उत्तम प्रतिफल प्रदान करे?! -[55:61] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:62] तथा इन दोनों पूर्वोक्त बाग़ों के अलावा दो अन्य बाग़ हैं। -[55:63] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:64] इन दोनों बाग़ों की हरियाली बहुत अधिक है। -[55:65] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:66] इन दोनों बाग़ों में दो जल स्रोत हैं, जिनसे बड़ी तेज़ी से पानी उबल रहा है, उनके पानी का उबलना बंद नहीं होता। -[55:67] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:68] इन दोनों बाग़ों में बहुत-से फल, बड़े-बड़े खजूर के पेड़ और अनार हैं। -[55:69] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:70] इन जन्नतों में अच्छी नैतिकता और सुंदर चेहरों वाली स्त्रियाँ हैं। -[55:71] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:72] हूरें, जो उनकी रक्षा के लिए खेमों में रखी गई होंगी। -[55:73] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:74] उनके पतियों से पहले कोई इनसान या जिन्न उनके पास नहीं आया। -[55:75] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:76] वे हरे गिलाफों वाले तकियों और सुंदर बिछौनों पर टेक लगाए हुए होंगे। -[55:77] तो (ऐ जिन्नों और इनसानों के समुदाय!) तुम अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की ढेरों नेमतों में से किस-किस का इनकार करोगे? -[55:78] तुम्हारे पालनहार के नाम की भलाई बहुत अधिक और बड़ी है, जो महानता और अपने बंदों पर उपकार और कृतज्ञता वाला है। - -Surah 56: Al-Waqi'ah (The Event) ----------------------------------------- -[56:1] जब अनिवार्य रूप से क़ियामत घटित हो जाएगी। -[56:2] कोई प्राणी ऐसा नहीं होगा, जो उसका इनकार करे, जैसे दुनिया में इनकार कर देता था। -[56:3] वह पापी काफ़िरों को जहन्नम में दाखिल करके उन्हें नीचा करने वाली, और पुनीत ईमान वालों को जन्नत में दाखिल करके उन्हें ऊँचा करने वाली होगी। -[56:4] जब धरती को बहुत ज़ोर से हिलाया जाएगा। -[56:5] और पहाड़ बिलकुल महीन-महीन कर दिए जाएँगे। -[56:6] सो वे चकना चूर होने के कारण बिखरी हुई धूल बन जाएँगे, जिसमें स्थिरता नहीं होगी। -[56:7] और तुम उस दिन तीन प्रकार के लोग हो जाओगे। -[56:8] तो दाहिने हाथ वाले, जो अपने कर्मपत्र दाहिने हाथ से लेंगे। उनका पद कितना ऊँचा और महान है! -[56:9] और बाएँ हाथ वाले, जो अपने कर्मपत्र बाएँ हाथ से लेंगे। उनकी स्थिति कितनी हीन और बदतर है! -[56:10] और जो लोग दुनिया में नेक काम करने में पहल करने वाले हैं, वही लोग आख़िरत में जन्नत में प्रवेश करने में दूसरों से आगे रहने वाले हैं। -[56:11] यही लोग अल्लाह की (विशेष) निकटता प्राप्त किए हुए हैं। -[56:12] वे नेमत के बाग़ों में विभिन्न प्रकार की नेमतों का आनंद लेते होंगे। -[56:13] इस उम्मत (के अगले लोगों) में से और पिछली उम्मतों में से एक समूह होगा। -[56:14] और आखिरी ज़माने के थोड़े लोग ही आगे रहने वाले समीपवर्ती लोगों में से होंगे। -[56:15] सोने से बुने हुए पलंगों पर। -[56:16] इन पलंगों पर तकिया लगाए आमने-सामने बैठे होंगे। उनमें से कोई दूसरे की पीठ को नहीं देखेगा। -[56:17] उनके पास उनकी सेवा के लिए ऐसे बालक घूम रहे होंगे, जो न कभी बूढ़े होंगे और न मरेंगे। -[56:18] वे उनके आस-पास ऐसे प्यालों के साथ जिनके दस्ते नहीं होते, ऐसी सुराहियों के साथ जिनके दस्ते होते हैं और छलकते जाम लेकर फिर रहे होंगे, जो जन्नत में बहने वाली शराब के होंगे, जिनके सोते कभी बंद नहीं होंगे। -[56:19] वह मदिरा दुनिया की मदिरा की तरह नहीं होगी। क्योंकि उसके पीने वाले को न सिर दर्द होगा और न ही उसकी बुद्धि प्रभावित होगी। -[56:20] और ये बालक उनके पास उनकी पसंद के फल लेकर फिर रहे होंगे। -[56:21] तथा पक्षियों का मांस लेकर फिर रहे होंगे, जिसकी वे इच्छा रखते हैं। -[56:22] और उनके लिए जन्नत में बड़ी आँखों वाली सुंदर स्त्रियाँ होंगी। -[56:23] सीपियों में संरक्षित मोतियों की तरह। -[56:24] उनके लिए उन अच्छे कर्मों के प्रतिफल के तौर पर जो वे दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[56:25] वे जन्नत में अश्लील बातें नहीं सुनेंगे, और न ही कोई ऐसी बात जिसके कहने वाले को पाप लगे। -[56:26] वे केवल अपने आपपर फ़रिश्तों का सलाम और उनका आपस में एक-दूसरे को सलाम करना सुनेंगे। -[56:27] और दाहिने हाथ वाले - जो अपने कर्मपत्र अपने दाहिने हाथ में दिए जाएँगे - अल्लाह के निकट उनकी स्थिति और उनका पद कितना महान है! -[56:28] (वे) ऐसी बेरियों में होंगे जिनके काँटे काटे हुए हैं, उनमें कोई कष्ट नहीं है। -[56:29] और परत दर परत लगे हुए केलों में। -[56:30] और ऐसी छाया में जो अच्छी तरह फैली हुई, निरंतर रहने वाली है, जो कभी समाप्त न होगी। -[56:31] और सदा बहते पानी में। -[56:32] तथा ढेर सारे फलों में जो सीमित नहीं हैं। -[56:33] ये फल उनके पास से कभी समाप्त नहीं होंगे। क्योंकि उनका कोई मौसम नहीं होगा। तथा जब भी वे उन्हें लेना चाहेंगे, उसमें कोई बाधा नहीं होगी। -[56:34] और पलंगों पर लगे ऊँचे बिस्तरों पर (होंगे)। -[56:35] हमने उपर्युक्त हूरों को असामान्य तरीके से बनाया है। -[56:36] चुनाँचे हमने उन्हें कुँवारियाँ बनाया, जिन्हें पहले छुआ नहीं गया। -[56:37] जो अपने पतियों को प्रिय और समान उम्र वाली हैं। -[56:38] हमने उन्हें दाहिने हाथ वालों के लिए बनाया है, जिन्हें उनके सौभाग्यशाली होने की निशानी के तौर पर दाईं ओर ले जाया जाएगा। -[56:39] वे पिछले नबियों की उम्मतों में से एक समूह हैं। -[56:40] तथा मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम की उम्मत में से एक समूह हैं, जो किअंतिम उम्मत है। -[56:41] और बाएँ हाथ वाले - जो अपने कर्मपत्र अपने बाएँ हाथ में दिए जाएँगे - उनकी स्थिति और उनका परिणाम कितना खराब है! -[56:42] (वे) बहुत गर्म हवा में और बहुत गर्म पानी में (होंगे)। -[56:43] और काले धुएँ की छाया में होंगे। -[56:44] जो न चलते हुए सुहावनी होगी और न अच्छा दिखने वाली होगी। -[56:45] वे इस यातना तक पहुँचने से पहले, दुनिया की सुख-सुविधाओं का आनंद ले रहे थे, उन्हें अपनी इच्छाओं की पूर्ति के सिवा किसी चीज़ की परवाह नहीं थी। -[56:46] और वे अल्लाह का इनकार करने और उसे छोड़कर मूर्तियों की पूजा करने पर अड़े रहते थे। -[56:47] और वे मरने के बाद पुनः जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करते थे। चुनाँचे उसका मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए और उसे असंभव समझते हुए कहते थे : क्या जब हम मर जाएँगे तथा मिट्टी और सड़ी हुई हड्डियाँ बन जाएँगे, तो क्या हम उसके बाद फिर से जीवित करके उठाए जाएँगे?! -[56:48] और क्या हमारे पहले बाप-दादा भी उठाए जाएँगे, जो हमसे पहले मर गए?! -[56:49] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वाले लोगों से कह दें : निःसंदेह अगले और पिछले (सभी) लोग। -[56:50] क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए निश्चित रूप से एकत्र किए जाएँगे। -[56:51] फिर निःसंदेह (ऐ मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वालो! सीधे मार्ग से भटके हुए लोगो!) तुम निश्चय क़ियामत के दिन ज़क़्क़ूम (थूहड़) के वृक्ष का फल खाने वाले हो, जो कि सबसे बुरा और सबसे गंदा फल है। -[56:52] फिर निःसंदेह (ऐ मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित किए जाने का इनकार करने वालो! सीधे मार्ग से भटके हुए लोगो!) तुम निश्चय क़ियामत के दिन ज़क़्क़ूम (थूहड़) के वृक्ष का फल खाने वाले हो, जो कि सबसे बुरा और सबसे गंदा फल है। -[56:53] फिर उस कड़वे पेड़ (के फल) से अपने खाली पेट भरने वाले हो। -[56:54] फिर उसपर अत्यधिक गर्म (खौलता हुआ) पानी पीने वाले हो। -[56:55] फिर उसे बहुत ज़्यादा पीने वाले हो, जिस तरह न बुझने वाले प्यास के रोग से पीड़ित ऊँट पीता चला जाता है। -[56:56] यह उल्लेख किया गया कड़वा भोजन और गर्म पानी उनका आतिथ्य है, जिसके साथ बदले के दिन उनका स्वागत किया जाएगा। -[56:57] हम ही ने (ऐ झुठलाने वालो!) तुम्हें पैदा किया, जबकि तुम कुछ नहीं थे। फिर तुम क्यों सच नहीं मानते कि हम तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें दोबारा जीवित करके उठाएँगे?! -[56:58] तो क्या (ऐ लोगो!) तुमने उस वीर्य पर विचार किया, जो तुम अपनी स्त्रियों के गर्भाशयों में टपकाते हो?! -[56:59] क्या तुम उस वीर्य को पैदा करते हो या हम ही उसे पैदा करते हैं?! -[56:60] हम ही ने तुम्हारे बीच मृत्यु का समय निश्चित किया है। चुनाँचे तुममें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति का एक निर्धारित समय है, जिससे वह न आगे बढ़ सकता है और न ही देर कर सकता है। और हम असमर्थ नहीं हैं। -[56:61] कि हम तुम्हारी वर्तमान रचना और रूप को, जिसे तुम जानते हो, बदल दें और तुम्हें ऐसी रचना और रूप में पैदा कर दें, जिसे तुम नहीं जानते। -[56:62] निश्चय तुम तो यह जान चुके हो कि हमने तुम्हें पहली बार कैसे पैदा किया, फिर तुम विचार क्यों नहीं करते और जानते कि जिसने तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा किया है, वह तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है?! -[56:63] फिर क्या तुमने उस बीज पर विचार किया जो तुम धरती में डालते हो?! -[56:64] क्या तुम उस बीज को उगाते हो, या हम ही हैं जो उसे उगाते हैं?! -[56:65] यदि हम उस खेती को चूर-चूर करना चाहें, तो उसके पकने और काटे जाने के निकट होने के बाद, अवश्य उसे चूर-चूर कर दें। फिर उसके बाद तुम उसे पहुँचने वाली आपदा पर आश्चर्य करते रह जाओ। -[56:66] तुम कहने लगो : हमने जो कुछ खर्च किया था, उसकी हानि के द्वारा हमें दंडित किया गया है। -[56:67] बल्कि हम रोज़ी से वंचित कर दिए गए हैं। -[56:68] फिर क्या तुमने उस पानी पर विचार किया, जो तुम प्यास लगने पर पीते हो?! -[56:69] क्या तुमने उसे आसमान में बादलों से उतारा है, या हम ही ने उसे उतारा है?! -[56:70] अगर हम उस पानी को अत्यंत खारा बनाना चाहें कि वह पीने या पानी देने के काम न आए, तो हम उसे अत्यंत खारा बना दें। फिर तुम अल्लाह का शुक्र अदा क्यों नहीं करते कि उसने तुमपर दया करते हुए मीठा पानी उतारा है?! -[56:71] फिर क्या तुमने उस आग पर विचार किया जिसे तुम अपने फायदे के लिए जलाते हो?! -[56:72] क्या तुमने उस पेड़ को पैदा किया है, जिससे आग जलाई जाती है, या हम ही ने उसे तुमपर दया के स्वरूप पैदा किया है?! -[56:73] हमने इस आग को तुम्हारे लिए आख़िरत की आग की याद दिलाने के लिए एक अनुस्मारक बना दिया है, तथा हमने इसे तुम्हारे यात्रियों के लिए एक लाभ बना दिया है। -[56:74] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप अपने महान पालनहार को उन चीज़ों से पवित्र ठहराएँ , जो उसके योग्य नहीं हैं। -[56:75] अल्लाह ने सितारों के स्थानों और उनके गिरने की जगहों की क़सम खाई है। -[56:76] और निःसंदेह इन स्थानों की क़सम खाना (यदि तुम उसकी महानता जानते हो) बहुत बड़ी बात है; क्योंकि इनके अंदर अनगिनत निशानियाँ और पाठ मौजूद हैं। -[56:77] निश्चय (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे सामने पढ़ा जाने वाला यह क़ुरआन, एक सम्मानित एवं प्रतिष्ठित क़ुरआन है। क्योंकि इसमें महान लाभ निहित हैं। -[56:78] एक ऐसी किताब में अंकित है, जो लोगों की निगाहों से सुरक्षित है। और वह 'लौहे महफ़ूज़' है। -[56:79] उसे केवल वे फरिशते छूते हैं, जो गुनाहों और दोषों से पवित्र किए गए हैं। -[56:80] यह सारी सृष्टि के पालनहार की ओर से उसके नबी मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारा गया है। -[56:81] तो फिर क्या (ऐ मुश्रिको!) तुम इस वाणी को झुठलाने वाले हो, उसकी पुष्टि करने वाले नहीं हो?! -[56:82] और तुम अल्लाह की दी हुई नेमतों पर उसका शुक्र इस तरह अदा करते हो कि उन्हें झुठला देते हो। इसलिए बारिश का श्रेय नक्षत्र को देते हो और कहते हो : हमपर अमुक और अमुक नक्षत्र के कारण बारिश हुई?! -[56:83] फिर क्यों नहीं जब रूह (आत्मा) गले को पहुँचती है। -[56:84] और उस समय तुम अपने सामने मरने वाले को देख रहे होते हो। -[56:85] और हम अपने ज्ञान और सामर्थ्य से और अपने फ़रिश्तों के माध्यम से, तुम्हारे मरने वाले के तुमसे अधिक निकट होते हैं, लेकिन तुम इन फ़रिश्तों को नहीं देखते। -[56:86] फिर क्यों नहीं (यदि तुम, अपने दावे के अनुसार, अपने कर्मों का बदला दिए जाने के लिए उठाए जाने वाले नहीं हो) -[56:87] इस आत्मा को वापस ले आते, जो तुम्हारे मरने वाले के शरीर से निकली है, यदि तुम सच्चे हो?! हालाँकि तुम ऐसा नहीं कर सकते। -[56:88] फिर अगर वह मरने वाला व्यक्ति अच्छे कामों में पहल करने वालों में से है। -[56:89] तो उसके लिए ऐसा आराम जिसके बाद कोई थकान नहीं, उत्तम रोज़ी और दया है, तथा उसके लिए ऐसी जन्नत है, जिसमें वह अपनी मनचाही चीज़ों का आनंद लेगा। -[56:90] और अगर वह मृतक दाहिने हाथ वालों में से है, तो उनकी चिंता न करें। क्योंकि उनके लिए सुरक्षा और शांति है। -[56:91] और अगर वह मृतक दाहिने हाथ वालों में से है, तो उनकी चिंता न करें। क्योंकि उनके लिए सुरक्षा और शांति है। -[56:92] और अगर वह मृतक अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म को झुठलाने वालों और सीधे मार्ग से भटके हुए लोगों में से है। -[56:93] तो उसका आतिथ्य जिसके साथ उसका स्वागत किया जाएगा, अत्यंत गर्म पानी है। -[56:94] और उसे जहन्नम की आग में जलना है। -[56:95] निःसंदेह यह जो हमने (ऐ रसूल!) आपके सामने बयान किया है, यही निश्चित सत्य है, जो निर्विवाद एवं संदेह रहित है। -[56:96] अतः आप अपने महान रब के नाम की पवित्रता का गुणगान कीजिए तथा उसे हर प्रकार के दोषों और त्रुटियों से पाक ठहराईये। - -Surah 57: Al-Hadid (Iron) ----------------------------------------- -[57:1] आकाशों और धरती में अल्लाह की जो भी सृष्टि है, सब उसकी पाकी एवं पवित्रता का गान करती हैं। और वह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, अपनी रचना और तक़दीर (नियति) में पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है। -[57:2] आकाशों और धरती का राज्य केवल उसी का है। वह जिसे जीवन देना चाहता है, उसे जीवन देता है और जिसे मारना चाहता है, उसे मारता है। और वह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, उसे कोई भी चीज़ अक्षम नहीं कर सकती। -[57:3] वही प्रथम है, जिससे पहले कोई चीज़ नहीं। और वही अंतिम है, जिसके बाद कोई चीज़ नहीं। वही ज़ाहिर है, जिससे ऊपर कोई चीज़ नहीं। और वही बातिन है, जिससे निकटतर कोई चीज़ नहीं। और वह हर चीज़ को जानता है, कोई चीज़ उसके ज्ञान के दायरे से बाहर नहीं है। -[57:4] वही है, जिसने आकाशों और धरती को छह दिनों में पैदा किया। रविवार से शुरू होकर शुक्रवार को समाप्त हुआ। हालाँकि वह उन्हें पलक झपकते ही पैदा करने में सक्षम है। फिर वह अर्श (सिंहासन) पर बुलंद हुआ, जैसा कि उसकी महिमा के योग्य है। वह जानता है जो कुछ धरती में बारिश और बीज आदि के रूप में प्रवेश करता है, और जो कुछ धरती से पौधों और खनिजों आदि के रूप में निकलता है, और जो कुछ आकाश से बारिश और वह़्य (प्रकाशना) आदि के रूप में उतरता है, और जो कुछ आकाश में फ़रिश्तों, बंदों के कर्मों और उनके प्राणों के रूप में चढ़ता है। और वह अपने ज्ञान के साथ तुम्हारे संग है (ऐ लोगो!) तुम जहाँ भी रहो, उससे तुम्हारी कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। और जो कुछ तुम करते हो, अल्लाह उसे ख़ूब देखने वाला है, तुम्हारे कामों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है, और वह तुम्हें उसका प्रतिफल देगा। -[57:5] आकाशों और धरती का राज्य केवल उसी का है, और सारे मामले केवल उसी की ओर लौटाए जाते हैं। अतः वह क़ियामत के दिन प्राणियों का हिसाब लेगा और उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[57:6] वह रात को दिन में दाखिल करता है, तो अंधेरा छा जाता है और लोग नींद की आग़ोश में चले जाते हैं, तथा दिन को रात में दाख़िल करता है, तो प्रकाश आ जाता है और लोग अपने कामों में लग जाते हैं। और वह अपने बंदों के दिलों की सभी बातों को जानता है, उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[57:7] अल्लाह पर ईमान लाओ और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाओ, तथा उस माल में से खर्च करो, जिसका अल्लाह ने तुम्हें उत्तराधिकारी बनाया है, ताकि जो कुछ उसने तुम्हारे लिए निर्धारित किया है उसके अनुसार तुम उसका निपटान करो। फिर तुममें से जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अल्लाह के रास्ते में अपना धन खर्च किए, उनके लिए उसके पास एक बड़ा प्रतिफल है और वह जन्नत है। -[57:8] और वह कौन-सी चीज़ है जो तुम्हें अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से रोकती है?! जबकि रसूल तुम्हें अल्लाह की ओर इस आशा में बुला रहे हैं कि तुम अपने रब पर ईमान ले आओ। तथा अल्लाह तुमसे यह वचन ले चुका है कि तुम उसपर ईमान लाओगे, जब उसने तुम्हें तुम्हारे पिताओं की पीठ से बाहर निकाला, यदि तुम ईमान वाले हो। -[57:9] वही है, जो अपने बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर स्पष्ट निशानियाँ उतारता है; ताकि तुम्हें कुफ़्र और अज्ञान के अँधेरे से निकाल कर ईमान और ज्ञान के उजाले की ओर ले आए। और निश्चय अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए अत्यंत करुणामय एवं दयावान् है कि उसने अपने नबी को तुम्हारे पास मार्गदर्शक और शुभ समाचार सुनाने वाला बनाकर भेजा। -[57:10] और वह कौन-सी चीज़ है जो तुम्हें अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करने से रोकती है?! जबकि आकाशों और धरती की विरासत अल्लाह ही के लिए है। (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुममें से जिसने मक्का की विजय से पहले, अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए, उसके मार्ग में अपना धन खर्च किया और इस्लाम के समर्थन के लिए काफ़िरों से लड़ाई की, वह उस व्यक्ति के समान (बराबर) नहीं है, जिसने मक्का की विजय के बाद खर्च किया और काफ़िरों से युद्ध किया। जिन लोगों ने मक्का की विजय से पहले खर्च किया और अल्लाह के मार्ग में युद्ध किया, वे अल्लाह के निकट उन लोगों से ऊँचे पद एवं उच्च स्थान वाले हैं, जिन्होंने उसकी विजय के बाद उसके मार्ग में अपना धन खर्च किया और काफ़िरों से युद्ध किया। जबकि अल्लाह ने दोनों पक्षों से जन्नत का वादा किया है। और तुम जो कुछ कर रहे हो, अल्लाह उसे जानता है। तुम्हारे कर्मों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[57:11] कौन है, जो दिल की ख़ुशी से अपना माल अल्लाह के लिए खर्च करे, तो अल्लाह उसे उसके ख़र्च किए हुए माल का बदला कई गुना बढ़ाकर दे और उसके लिए क़ियामत के दिन एक सम्मानजनक बदला अर्थात् जन्नत है?! -[57:12] जिस दिन आप मोमिन पुरुषों और मोमिन स्त्रियों को देखेंगे कि उनका प्रकाश उनके आगे-आगे और उनके दाहिनी ओर चल रहा होगा। और उस दिन उनसे कहा जाएगा : आज तुम्हारे लिए ऐसे बाग़ों की खुशख़बरी है, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं, जिनमें तुम हमेशा रहने वाले हो। यही बदला तो बहुत बड़ी सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई सफलता नहीं हो सकती। -[57:13] जिस दिन मुनाफ़िक़ पुरुष और मुनाफ़िक़ स्त्रियाँ, ईमान वालों से कहेंगे : हमारी प्रतीक्षा करो, ताकि हम तुम्हारे प्रकाश में से कुछ प्रकाश हासिल कर लें, जो 'सिरात' (पुल) पार करने में हमारे लिए सहायक हो। उस समय मुनाफ़िक़ों से उनका मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए कहा जाएगा : अपने पीछे लौट जाओ, फिर कोई प्रकाश तलाश करो, जिससे तुम रोशनी हासिल कर सको। फिर उनके बीच एक दीवार बना दी जाएगी, जिसमें एक द्वार होगा। उसका भीतरी भाग, जो ईमान वालों की ओर होगा, उसमें दया होगी और बाहरी भाग, जो मुनाफ़िक़ों की ओर होगा, उसमें यातना होगी। -[57:14] मुनाफ़िक़ लोग, ईमान वालों को पुकारकर कहेंगे : "क्या हम तुम्हारे साथ ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता पर नहीं थे? मोमिन उनसे कहेंगे : क्यों नहीं, तुम हमारे साथ थे। लेकिन तुमने अपने आपको निफ़ाक़ के फ़ितने में डालकर अपना नाश कर लिया, और इस प्रतीक्षा में रहे कि ईमान वाले पराजित हो जाएँ, तो तुम अपने कुफ़्र का ऐलान करो, तथा तुमने अल्लाह के ईमान वालों की मदद करने के बारे में और मौत के बाद दोबारा उठाए जाने के बारे संदेह किया, तथा तुम झूठी महत्वाकांक्षाओं के धोखे में पड़े रहे, यहाँ तक कि इसी अवस्था में तुम्हारी मौत आ गई, और इस शैतान ने तुम्हें अल्लाह के बारे में धोखा दिया। -[57:15] सो आज (ऐ मुनाफ़िक़ो!) तुमसे अल्लाह की यातना से कोई छुड़ौती नहीं ली जाएगी, और न ही उन लोगों से कोई छुड़ौती ली जाएगी, जिन्होंने खुले तौर पर अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया। तुम्हारा तथा काफ़िरों का ठिकाना जहन्नम है। यह तुम्हारे लिए अधिक उपयुक्त है और तुम इसके अधिक योग्य हो, तथा यह बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[57:16] क्या अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने वालों के लिए वह समय नहीं आया है कि उनके दिल अल्लाह के ज़िक्र के लिए और उसके लिए जो क़ुरआन में वादा या धमकी उतरी है, नरम नरम हो जाएँ और संतुष्ट हो जाएँ। तथा दिलों की कठोरता में उन यहूदियों की तरह न हो जाएँ, जिन्हें तौरात दिया गया और न उन ईसाइयों की तरह, जो इंजील दिए गए। फिर उनके और उनके नबियों के आने के बीच का समय लंबा हो गया, तो इसके कारण उनके दिल कठोर हो गए और उनमें से बहुत-से लोग अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकलकर उसकी अवज्ञा करने वाले हैं?! -[57:17] जान लो कि अल्लाह धरती को उसके सूखने के बाद उसमें पौधे उगाकर पुनर्जीवित करता है।निःसंदेह हमने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और एकेश्वरवाद के प्रमाण और तर्क स्पष्ट कर दिए हैं, ताकि तुम उन्हें समझो और जान जाओ कि जिस (अल्लाह) ने धरती को उसकी मृत्यु के बाद पुनर्जीवित किया है, वह तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में सक्षम है, तथा तुम्हारे दिलों को उनकी कठोरता के बाद नरम करने में सक्षम है। -[57:18] निःसंदेह अपना कुछ धन दान करने वाले पुरुष और अपना कुछ धन दान करने वाली स्त्रियाँ, जो उसे बिना उपकार जताए और कष्ट पहुँचाए, अपने दिल की खुशी के साथ खर्च करते हैं, उनके लिए उनके कर्मों का प्रतिफल दस गुना से सात सौ गुना तक, बल्कि उससे भी अधिक गुना तक बढ़ा दिया जाएगा। और इसके अतिरिक्त उनके लिए अल्लाह के पास एक सम्मानित प्रतिफल अर्थात् जन्नत है। -[57:19] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और बिना किसी भेदभाव के उसके (सभी) रसूलों पर ईमान लाए, वही अपने रब के निकट 'सिद्दीक़' और 'शहीद' हैं। उनके लिए उनका सम्मानित प्रतिफल है जो उन्हीं के लिए तैयार किया गया है, तथा उनके लिए उनका वह प्रकाश है, जो क़ियामत के दिन उनके आगे और उनके दाहिनी ओर चल रहा होगा। और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया और हमारे रसूल पर उतारी गई हमारी आयतों को झुठलाया, वही लोग जहन्नम वाले हैं, जो क़ियामत के दिन उसमें दाख़िल होंगे और हमेशा उसी में रहेंगे, उससे कभी बाहर नहीं निकलेंगे। -[57:20] जान लो कि इस दुनिया का जीवन मात्र एक खेल है जिसके साथ शरीर खेलते हैं, और एक मनोरंजन है जिसके साथ दिल मनोरंजन करते हैं, एक अलंकरण (सजावट) है जिसके साथ तुम खुद को सुशोभित करते हो, उसमें जो धन और सामाग्री तथा सत्ता है उनके द्वारा तुम्हारा आपस में एक-दूसरे पर बड़ाई जताना है, तथा धन की बहुतायत और बच्चों की बहुतायत के बारे में शेखी बघारना है। इसका उदाहरण उस वर्षा की तरह है, जिससे पैदा होने वाली फसल किसान को खूब अच्छी लगती है, फिर कुछ ही समय में यह हरी-भरी फसल सूख जाती है, फिर (ऐ देखने वाले!) तुम उसे हरी होने के बाद पीली देखते हो, फिर अल्लाह उसे चूर्ण-विचूर्ण कर देता है। और आख़िरत में काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िक़ों के लिए कड़ी यातना है और अल्लाह की ओर से उसके मोमिन बंदों के गुनाहों की माफ़ी और उसकी प्रसन्नता है। और इस संसार का जीवन एक नश्वर सामान के अलावा और कुछ नहीं है जिसमें कोई स्थिरता नहीं है। इसलिए जो कोई इसके नश्वर सामान को आख़िरत की नेमतों पर तरजीह देता है, तो वह घाटा उठाने वाला और धोखा ग्रस्त है। -[57:21] (ऐ लोगो!) उन नेक कार्यों की ओर एक-दूसरे से आगे बढ़ो, जिनसे तुम अपने पापों की क्षमा प्राप्त कर सको; जैसे तौबा और नेकी के अन्य कार्य, और ताकि उनके द्वारा ऐसी जन्नत प्राप्त कर सको, जिसकी चौड़ाई आसमान और ज़मीन की चौड़ाई के समान है। इस जन्नत को अल्लाह ने उन लोगों के लिए तैयार किया है, जो उसपर और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए। यह प्रतिफल अल्लाह का अनुग्रह है, वह उसे अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, प्रदान करता है। और अल्लाह अपने ईमान वाले बंदों पर महान अनुग्रह वाला है। -[57:22] लोगों पर जो भी मुसीबत धरती में आती हैं, जैसे सूखा और अन्य चीजें, तथा उनपर जो भी विपत्ति खुद अपने ऊपर आती है, वह हमारे सृष्टि की रचना करने से पहले ही से 'लौह़े महफ़ूज़' (सुरक्षित पट्टिका) में लिखी हुई है। निश्चय यह अल्लाह के लिए बहुत आसान है। -[57:23] और यह इसलिए ताकि (ऐ लोगो!) तुम उस चीज़ पर शोक न करो, जो तुमसे छूट जाए, तथा उन नेमतों पर फूल न जाओ, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें प्रदान की हैं। निश्चय अल्लाह किसी अहंकार करने वाले, अल्लाह की दी हुई नेमतों पर लोगों के सामने गर्व करने वाले से प्रेम नहीं करता। -[57:24] जो लोग उस चीज़ को खर्च करने में कंजूसी करते हैं, जिसका खर्च करना उनपर अनिवार्य है, और दूसरे लोगों को (भी) कंजूसी करने के लिए कहते हैं, वे लोग घाटा उठाने वाले हैं। और जो अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से मुँह फेरता है, वह अल्लाह को नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचाएगा, बल्कि खुद को नुक़सान पहुँचाएगा। निश्चय अल्लाह ही बड़ा बेपरवाह है, इसलिए उसे अपने बंदों की आज्ञाकारिता की ज़रूरत नहीं है, वह हर हाल में बहुत प्रशंसनीय है। -[57:25] निश्चय हमने अपने रसूलों को स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और खुले तर्कों के साथ भेजा और उनके साथ किताबें उतारीं, तथा उनके साथ तराज़ू उतारा; ताकि लोग न्याय पर क़ायम रहें। और हमने लोहा उतारा, जिसमें बड़ी शक्ति है, चुनाँचे उसी से हथियार बनाए जाते हैं। तथा उसमें लोगों के लिए उनके उद्योगों और व्यवसायों में अनेक लाभ हैं। और ताकि अल्लाह इस तरह जान ले कि बंदों के सामने स्पष्ट हो जाए कि उसके बंदों में से कौन उसकी और उसके रसूलों की बिना देखे मदद करता है। निश्चय अल्लाह शक्तिशाली, प्रभुत्वशाली है, उसे कोई चीज़ पराजित नहीं कर सकती, और वह कोई भी चीज़ करने में असमर्थ नहीं है। -[57:26] और निश्चय ही हमने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम और इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम को रसूल बनाकर भेजा और उन दोनों की संतान में पैग़ंबरी और उतरने वाली किताबें रखीं। फिर उन दोनों की संतान में से कुछ सीधे मार्ग पर चलने वाले हैं और उनमें से बहुत-से लोग अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले हैं। -[57:27] फिर हमने उनके बाद अपने रसूल भेजे। हमने उन्हें एक के बाद एक उनके समुदायों की ओर भेजे। और उनके बाद मरयम के पुत्र ईसा को भेजा और उन्हें इंजील प्रदान की। तथा उनपर ईमान लाने वाले और उनका अनुसरण करने वाले लोगों के दिलों में करुणा एवं दयालुता रख दी। अतः वे आपस में एक-दूसरे के प्रति स्नेह और सहानुभूति रखने वाले थे। उन्होंने अपने धर्म में अतिशयोक्ति का आविष्कार किया। इसलिए उन्होंने अल्लाह की हलाल की हुई कुछ चीज़ों, जैसे विवाह और सुख-आनंद की चीज़ों को छोड़ दिया। हालाँकि हमने उन्हें ऐसा करने के लिए नहीं कहा। बल्कि उन्होंने धर्म में नवाचार पैदा करते हुए, खुद को उसके लिए प्रतिबद्ध कर लिया। हमने तो केवल अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता का पालन करने के लिए कहा था, लेकिन उन्होंने ऐसा नहीं किया। तो हमने उनमें से ईमान लाने वालों को उनका बदला दे दिया। और उनमें से बहुत-से लोग अल्लाह के रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए धर्म को झुठलाकर अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर हैं। -[57:28] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरते रहो और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाओ, अल्लाह तुम्हें मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर ईमान लाने तथा पिछले रसूलों पर ईमान लाने के लिए अज्र-व-सवाब का दोहरा हिस्सा देगा, और तुम्हें एक प्रकाश प्रदान करेगा, जिससे तुम अपने सांसारिक जीवन में मार्गदर्शित होगे और क़ियामत के दिन उसकी रोशनी में सिरात (पुल) पार करोगे। और वह तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा, चुनाँचे वह उन्हें ढँक देगा और उनपर तुम्हारी पकड़ नहीं करेगा। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर अत्यंत दया करने वाला है। -[57:29] हमने (ऐ मोमिनो!) तुम्हारे लिए जो दोहरा सवाब तैयार किया है, उस महान अनुग्रह को तुम्हारे लिए इसलिए स्पष्ट कर दिया है; ताकि पूर्व किताब वाले यहूदी और ईसाई जान लें कि वे अल्लाह के अनुग्रह में से किसी भी चीज़ पर अधिकार नहीं रखते कि उसे जिसे चाहें, दे दें और जिसे चाहें, वंचित कर दें। और ताकि वे यह भी जान लें कि अनुग्रह अल्लाह महिमावान के हाथ में है, वह उसे अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, देता है। और अल्लाह महान अनुग्रह वाला है, जिसे वह अपने बंदों में से उसे प्रदान करता है, जिसे चाहता है। - -Surah 58: Al-Mujadilah (The Pleading Woman) ----------------------------------------- -[58:1] अल्लाह ने उस महिला (अर्थात् ख़ौला बिंत सा'लबा) की बात सुन ली, जो (ऐ रसूल!) आपसे अपने पति (अर्थात् औस बिन सामित) के बारे में, जब उसने उससे 'ज़िहार' कर लिया था, बहस कर रही थी और उसके पति ने उसके साथ जो कुछ किया था, उसकी अल्लाह से शिकायत कर रही थी। और अल्लाह तुम दोनों की बात-चीत सुन रहा था। उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह अपने बंदों की बातों को सुनने वाला, उनके कर्मों को देखने वाला है। उससे कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं रहती। -[58:2] जो लोग अपनी पत्नियों से 'ज़िहार' करते हैं; इस प्रकार कि उनमें से कोई अपनी पत्नी से कहता है : ''तुम मुझपर मेरी माँ की पीठ की तरह हो", वे अपनी इस बात में झूठे हैं। क्योंकि उनकी पत्नियाँ उनकी माँएँ नहीं हैं। बल्कि उनकी माँएँ केवल वे स्त्रियाँ हैं, जिन्होंने उन्हें जन्म दिया। वे इस तरह की बात कहकर निश्चित रूप से एक घृणित बात और झूठ कहते हैं। और अल्लाह बहुत माफ़ करने वाला, अत्यंत क्षमाशील है। इसलिए उसने उन्हें पाप से मुक्त करने हेतु उनके लिए 'कफ़्फ़ारा' (प्रायश्चित) का नियम बनाया है। -[58:3] जो लोग यह घृणित बात कहते हैं, फिर उन स्त्रियों के साथ संभोग करना चाहते हैं, जिनसे उन्होंने ज़िहार किया था, तो उनके लिए अनिवार्य है कि उनके साथ संभोग करने से पहले 'कफ़्फ़ारा' के तौर पर एक दास मुक्त करें। यह उक्त आदेश तुम्हें 'ज़िहार' से बाज़ रखने के लिए दिया जा रहा है। और अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से पूरी तरह अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारे कार्यों में से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[58:4] फिर तुममें से जो व्यक्ति मुक्त करने के लिए दास न पाए, तो उसे अपनी 'ज़िहार' की हुई पत्नी के साथ संभोग करने से पहले लगातार दो महीने तक रोज़े रखने हैं। फिर जो व्यक्ति लगातार दो महीनों तक रोज़ा रखने में असमर्थ है, उसे साठ ग़रीबों को खाना खिलाना है। यह आदेश जिसका हमने फैसला किया है, इसलिए है ताकि तुम यह विश्वास करो कि अल्लाह ने इसका आदेश दिया है, अतः तुम उसके आदेश का पालन करो और उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करो। ये नियम जो हमने तुम्हारे लिए बनाए हैं, अल्लाह की सीमाएँ हैं, जो उसने अपने बंदों के लिए निर्धारित की हैं। अतः उनका उल्लंघन न करो। और अल्लाह के नियमों तथा उसकी निर्धारित की हुई सीमाओं को नकारने वालों के लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[58:5] निश्चय जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करते हैं, वे उसी तरह अपमानित और तिरस्कृत किए जाएँगे, जैसा कि पिछले समुदायों में से उसका विरोध करने वालों को अपमानित और तिरस्कृत किया गया। हमने स्पष्ट निशानियाँ उतार दी हैं। और अल्लाह का तथा उसके रसूलों और उसकी निशानियों का इनकार करने वालों के लिए अपमानजनक यातना है। -[58:6] जिस दिन अल्लाह उन सभी लोगों को मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित करेगा, उनमें से किसी को नहीं छोड़ेगा। फिर उन्हें उनके दुनिया में किए हुए बुरे कर्मों से सूचित करेगा। अल्लाह ने उनके कर्मों को संरक्षित कर रखा है। इसलिए उनके कामों में से कुछ भी उससे नहीं छूटा है। जबकि वे खुद उसे भूल गए। चुनाँचे वे उसे अपने उन कर्मपत्रों में लिखा हुआ पाएँगे, जो हर छोटे-बड़े कर्म को सुरक्षित रखते हैं। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ से अवगत है, उनके कर्मों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[58:7] ऐ रसूल! क्या आपने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह आकाशों तथा धरती की सभी चीज़ों को जानता है। उन दोनों में उपस्थित चीज़ों में से कोई चीज़ उससे छिपी हुई नहीं है। किसी तीन लोगों की गुप्त रूप से कोई बात-चीत नहीं होती, परंतु वह महामहिम (अल्लाह) अपने ज्ञान के साथ उनका चौथा होता है। तथा किसी पाँच लोगों की गुप्त रूप से कोई बात-चीत नहीं होती, परंतु वह महामहिम (अल्लाह) अपने ज्ञान के साथ उनका छठा होता है। तथा इस संख्या से कम या इससे अधिक लोगों की गुप्त रूप से कोई बात-चीत नहीं होती, परंतु वह अपने ज्ञान के साथ उनके साथ होता है, चाहे वे जहाँ कहीं भी रहें। उनकी बातों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। फिर अल्लाह उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन उनके कर्मों के बारे में बताएगा। निश्चय अल्लाह हर वस्तु को जानने वाला है। उससे कोई वस्तु छिपी नहीं है। निश्चय अल्लाह हर वस्तु को जानने वाला है। -[58:8] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आपने उन यहूदियों को नहीं देखा, जो अगर किसी मोमिन को देखते, तो कानाफूसी करने लगते थे। अतः अल्लाह ने उन्हें कानाफूसी से मना कर दिया। लेकिन वे फिर वही काम करते हैं, जिससे अल्लाह ने उन्हें मना किया था और वे आपस में ऐसी कानाफूसियाँ करते हैं, जिनमें गुनाह होता है, जैसे मुसलमानों की ग़ीबत करना, तथा जिनमें मुसलमानों पर अत्याचार होता है, और जिनमें रसूल की अवज्ञा होती है। और जब वे (ऐ रसूल!) आपके पास आते हैं, तो ऐसे शब्दों से आपको सलाम करते हैं, जिनसे अल्लाह ने आपको सलाम नहीं किया है। चुनाँचे वे कहते हैं : "अस्सामु अलैका" इससे उनका मतलब यह होता है कि आपको मौत आए। तथा वे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने के लिए कहते हैं : हम जो कुछ कहते हैं, उसपर अल्लाह हमें यातना क्यों नहीं देता। क्योंकि अगर वह अपने नबी होने के दावे में सच्चा होता, तो हम जो कुछ उसके बारे में कहते हैं, उसके कारण अल्लाह हमें अवश्य दंडित करता! उन्होंने जो कुछ कहा है उसपर सज़ा के तौर पर उन्हें जहन्नम ही काफी है। वे उसकी गर्मी को झेलेंगे। अतः उनका ठिकाना बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[58:9] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! ऐसी कानाफूसी न करो, जिसमें गुनाह, या अत्याचार या रसूल की अवज्ञा हो, ताकि तुम यहूदियों की तरह न हो जाओ। बल्कि ऐसी कानाफूसी करो, जो अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन और उसकी अवज्ञा से रुकने पर आधारित हो। तथा अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते रहो। क्योंकि अकेला वही है, जिसके पास तुम क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब और बदले के लिए एकत्रित किए जाओगे। -[58:10] निश्चित रूप से - गुनाह, अत्याचार और रसूल की अवज्ञा पर आधारित - कानाफूसी शैतान की ओर से अपने दोस्तों के लिए उसे शोभित करके प्रस्तुत करने और फुसफुसाने के कारण है। ताकि वह ईमान वालों को इस बात से शोकाकुल कर दे कि उनके विरुद्ध चाल चली जा रही है। हालाँकि शैतान और उसका यह सुशोभीकरण, अल्लाह की मर्ज़ी और इच्छा के बिना ईमान वालों को कुछ भी नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचा सकता। और ईमान वालों को अपने सभी मामलों में अल्लाह ही पर भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[58:11] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! जब तुमसे कहा जाए कि मजलिसों (बैठकों) में जगह कुशादा कर दो, तो उनमें जगह बना दिया करो। अल्लाह तुम्हारे सांसारिक जीवन तथा आख़िरत में तुम्हारे लिए विस्तार पैदा करेगा। और जब तुमसे कहा जाए : कुछ मजलिसों से उठ जाओ, ताकि वहाँ प्रतिष्ठित लोग बैठ सकें, तो वहाँ से उठ जाया करो। अल्लाह तुममें से उन लोगों के दर्जों (पदों) को बहुत ऊँचा करेगा, जो ईमान लाए और जो ज्ञान दिए गए। और अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से पूरी तरह अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारे कार्यों में से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[58:12] जब सहाबा नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम से बहुत ज़्यादा कानाफूसी करने लगे, तो अल्लाह ने फरमाया : ऐ ईमान वालो! जब तुम रसूल से गुप्त रूप से बात करना चाहो, तो गुप्त रूप से बात करने से पहले सदक़ा पेश करो। यह सदक़ा पेश करना तुम्हारे लिए उत्तम और अधिक पवित्र है। क्योंकि उसमें अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन है, जो दिलों को शुद्ध (पवित्र) करता है। अगर तुम्हें सदक़ा करने के लिए कुछ न मिले, तो उनसे गुप्त रूप से बात करने में तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है। क्योंकि अल्लाह अपने बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला और उनपर दया करने वाला है। यही कारण है कि उसने उन्हें केवल उसी चीज़ का बाध्य किया है,जो वे कर सकते हैं। -[58:13] क्या तुम रसूल से सरगोशी करने से पहले सदक़ा देने के कारण गरीबी से डर गए? सो, यदि तुमने अल्लाह के इस आदेश का पालन नहीं किया, और अल्लाह ने तुम्हें क्षमा कर दिया कि इसे छोड़ने की छूट प्रदान कर दी, तो अब तुम उत्तम तरीक़े से नमाज़ क़ायम करो, अपने धन की ज़कात दो, तथा अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूल का अनुसरण करो। अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से पूरी तरह अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[58:14] क्या (ऐ रसूल) आपने उन मुनाफ़िक़ो (पाखंडियों) को नहीं देखा, जिन्होंने उन यहूदियों को मित्र बना लिया, जिनपर उनके कुफ़्र और पापों के कारण अल्लाह क्रोधित हुआ? ये मुनाफ़िक़ न तो मोमिनों में से हैं और न यहूदियों में से। बल्कि वे दुविधा में पड़े हुए हैं, न इधर के हैं, न उधर के। तथा वे क़समें खाते हैं कि वे मुसलमान हैं, और उन्होंने मुसलमानों की सूचनाएँ यहूदियों को नहीं पहुँचाई हैं। जबकि वे अपनी क़सम में झूठे हैं। -[58:15] अल्लाह ने उनके लिए आख़िरत में बड़ी कठोर यातना तैयार कर रखी है। क्योंकि वह उन्हें जहन्नम के पाताल में दाखिल करेगा। निश्चय वे दुनिया में कुफ़्र के बहुत ही बुरे काम करते रहे हैं। -[58:16] उन्होंने अपनी क़समों को, जो वे खाया करते थे, कुफ़्र के कारण क़त्ल होने से बचने के लिए ढाल बना ली, क्योंकि उन्होंने क़समों के माध्यम से अपनी जान और माल की रक्षा के लिए मुसलमान होने का दिखावा किया। इस तरह उन्होंने लोगों को सत्य से फेर दिया। क्योंकि वे मुसलमानों को कमज़ोर और हतोत्साहित करते थे। अतः उनके लिए अपमानजनक यातना है, जो उन्हें अपमानित और तिरस्कृत करेगी। -[58:17] उनके धन और उनकी संतान अल्लाह के समक्ष उनके कुछ काम न आएँगे। ये लोग जहन्नम के वासी हैं, जो उसमें प्रवेश करेंगे और उसी में हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे, उनकी यातना कभी बंद नहीं होगी। -[58:18] जिस दिन अल्लाह उन सबको बदले के लिए पुनर्जीवित करके उठाएगा, उनमें से किसी को भी नहीं छोड़ेगा, तो वे अल्लाह के सामने क़समें खाएँगे कि वे कुफ़्र और निफ़ाक़ पर नहीं थे। बल्कि, वे अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले काम करने वाले मोमिन थे। वे आख़िरत में अल्लाह के सामने क़समें खाएँगे, जैसे कि वे दुनिया में (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम्हारे सामने कसमें खाकर कहते थे कि वे मुसलमान हैं। वे समझेंगे कि इन क़समों की वजह से जो वे अल्लाह के सामने खा रहे हैं, किसी ऐसे आधार पर हैं, जो उन्हें कोई लाभ पहुँचाएगा, या उनसे कोई नुकसान दूर कर देगा। सुन लो, वे वही हैं जो वास्तव में दुनिया में भी अपनी क़समों में तथा आखिरत में भी अपनी क़समों में झूठे हैं। -[58:19] शैतान उनपर हावी हो गया है और उन्हें अपने वसवसे के ज़रिए अल्लाह की याद भुला दी है। इसलिए उन्होंने अल्लाह को खुश करने वाले कार्य नहीं किए। बल्कि ऐसे कार्य किए जो उसे नाराज़ करने वाले हैं। इन विशेषताओं वाले लोग ही इबलीस के सैनिक और उसके अनुयायी हैं। सुन लो, निश्चय इबलीस के सैनिक और उसके अनुयायी ही दुनिया और आख़िरत में क्षति उठाने वाले हैं। क्योंकि उन्होंने मार्गदर्शन को गुमराही के बदले में और जन्नत को जहन्नम के बदले में बेच दिया है। -[58:20] निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का विरोध करते हैं, वही लोग उन काफ़िर समुदायों में शामिल हैं, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में अपमानित और तिरस्कृत किया है। -[58:21] अल्लाह ने अपने पूर्व ज्ञान के आधार पर निर्णय कर दिया है कि निश्चित रूप से मैं और मेरे रसूल ही तर्क और शक्ति के साथ अपने दुश्मनों पर विजयी रहेंगे। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने रसूलों की सहायता करने पर सर्वशक्तिमान, प्रभुत्ववशाली है, जो उनके दुश्मनों से बदला लेता है। -[58:22] आप (ऐ नबी) उन लोगों को जो अल्लाह एवं क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान रखते हैं, ऐसा नहीं पाएँगे कि वे उन लोगों से प्रेम करते और मित्रता रखते हों, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से दुश्मनी रखते हैं, यद्यपि ये अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के दुश्मन उनके पिता, या उनके पुत्र, या उनके भाई, या उनके क़बीले वाले ही क्यों न हों, जिनसे वे संबंधित होते हैं। क्योंकि ईमान अल्लाह और उसके रसूल के दुश्मनों से मित्रता रखने से रोकता है, और क्योंकि ईमान का बंधन सभी बंधनों से सर्वोपरि है। अतः, टकराव के समय ईमान के बंधन को प्राथमिकता दी जाएगी। जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूल से दुश्मनी रखने वालों से मित्रता नहीं रखते - भले ही वे इनके रिश्तेदार हों - , यही वे लोग हैं, जिनके दिलों में अल्लाह ने ईमान को जमा दिया है, इसलिए वह परिवर्तित नहीं होता। तथा उन्हें अपने प्रमाण और प्रकाश के साथ मज़बूत कर दिया है। और उन्हें क़ियामत के दिन सदैव रहने वाली जन्नतों में दाखिल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरे बहती होंगी। वे हमेशा के लिए वहीं रहेंगे। उनकी नेमतें उनसे बाधित नहीं होंगी और न ही वे (स्वयं) उससे नाश होंगे। अल्लाह उनसे इस तरह प्रसन्न हो गया कि उसके बाद कभी भी नाराज़ नहीं होगा। तथा वे भी अल्लाह से प्रसन्न हो गए, क्योंकि उसने उन्हें ऐसी नेमतें प्रदान कीं, जो कभी ख़त्म नहीं होंगी, जिनमें अल्लाह महिमावान् को देखना भी शामिल है। उक्त विशेषताओं से विशिष्ट लोग ही अल्लाह की सेना हैं, जो अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करते हैं और उसके निषेधों से दूर रहते हैं। सुन लो, निश्चय अल्लाह के सैनिक ही दुनिया और आख़िरत में अपनी अपेक्षित चीज़ों को पाने में, तथा अपनी घृणित व भयावह चीज़ों से बचने में सफल होने वाले हैं। - -Surah 59: Al-Hashr (The Banishment) ----------------------------------------- -[59:1] आकाशों में और धरती पर जो भी प्राणी हैं, सब अल्लाह की महानता का वर्णन करते हैं तथा हर उस चीज़ से उसे पवित्र ठहराते हैं, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं है। तथा वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, अपनी रचना, शरीयत और निर्णय (तक़दीर) में हिकमत वाला है। -[59:2] वही है, जिसने अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके रसूल मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को झुठलाने वाले बनी नज़ीर को, मदीना में स्थित उनके घरों से, मदीना से शाम (लेवांत) की ओर उनके पहले ही देश-निकाला के समय निष्कासित कर दिया। ये तौरात वाले यहूदियों में से थे। यह उनके अपनी प्रतिज्ञा को तोड़ देने और उसपर मुश्रिकों के साथ हो जाने के बाद हुआ। अल्लाह ने उन्हें शाम की ओर निकाल दिया। जबकि वे इस क़दर शक्तिशाली और ताक़तवर थे कि तुमने (ऐ मोमिनो!) सोचा भी नहीं था कि उन्हें कभी अपने घरों से निकलना पड़ेगा। और वे खुद भी समझ रहे थे कि उनके बनाए हुए क़िले उन्हें अल्लाह की पकड़ और यातना से बचा लेंगे। लेकिन अल्लाह की पकड़ उनके पास वहाँ से आई, जहाँ से आने का उन्हें अनुमान नहीं था। चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल को उनसे युद्ध करने और उन्हें उनके घरों से निकाल बाहर करने का आदेश दे दिया। साथ ही अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों में अत्यधिक भय डाल दिया। वे अपने घरों को अंदर से अपने ही हाथों से विध्वंस कर रहे थे, ताकि मुसलमान उनसे लाभ न उठा सकें तथा मुसलमान उन्हें बाहर से विध्वंस कर रहे थे। अतः ऐ समझ-बूझ रखने वालो! इन लोगों को इनके कुफ़्र के कारण जिस चीज़ का सामना करना पड़ा, उससे सीख ग्रहण करो। इसलिए उनकी तरह मत बनो, अन्यथा उन्हीं के जैसे बदले और सज़ा का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[59:3] और अगर अल्लाह ने उनपर उन्हें उनके घरों से बाहर निकाल दिया जाना न लिख दिया होता, तो निश्चय वह दुनिया में उन्हें क़त्ल और क़ैद की सज़ा देता, और उनके लिए आख़िरत में आग की यातना है, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है, जिसमें वे हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। -[59:4] यह जो उनके साथ हुआ, वह इसलिए हुआ क्योंकि उन्होंने कुफ़्र करके और प्रतिज्ञाएँ तोड़कर अल्लाह का विरोध किया और उसके रसूल का विरोध किया। और जो अल्लाह का विरोध करे, तो अल्लाह बहुत कड़ी सज़ा देने वाला है। इसलिए उसे उसकी कड़ी सज़ा मिलकर रहेगी। -[59:5] तुमने (ऐ मोमिनो के समुदाय) बनी नज़ीर के युद्ध के दौरान, अल्लाह के दुश्मनों को भड़काने के लिए जो भी खजूर के पेड़ काटे या जो पेड़ उनके तनों पर खड़े छोड़ दिए ताकि उनसे लाभ उठाओ, वह अल्लाह के आदेश से था। वह धरती में बिगाड़ पैदा करना नहीं था, जैसा कि उन्होंने दावा किया है। यह सब इसलिए हुआ ताकि अल्लाह अपनी अवज्ञा से निकल जाने वाले उन यहूदियों को अपमानित करे, जिन्होंने वचन तोड़ा और वफादारी के रास्ते को त्यागकर विश्वासघात का रास्ता चुना। -[59:6] और अल्लाह ने बनी नज़ीर की संपत्ति में से अपने रसूल को जो कुछ दिया, तो उसे पाने के लिए तुमने घोड़े और ऊँट नहीं दौड़ाए और तुम्हें उसके लिए कठिनाई का सामना नहीं करना पड़ा। लेकिन अल्लाह अपने रसूल को जिसपर चाहता है, प्रभुत्व प्रदान कर देता है। चुनाँचे उसने अपने रसूल को बनी नज़ीर पर प्रभुत्व प्रदान कर दिया। इसलिए आपने बिना युद्ध किए उनके नगर पर विजय प्राप्त कर ली। और अल्लाह हर चीज़ का सामर्थ्य रखता है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[59:7] अल्लाह ने अपने रसूल को बस्तियों वालों की संपत्ति में से जो कुछ बिना युद्ध किए दिया है, वह अल्लाह के लिए है, वह जिसे चाहे प्रदान करे, तथा उसके रसूल के लिए है जो उनके स्वामित्व में है, तथा बनी हाशिम और बनी मुत्तलिब में से आपके रिश्तेदारों के लिए है; उनके लिए उसके मुआवज़े के रूप में है जो उन्हें दान से रोक दिया गया है, तथा अनाथों के लिए, ग़रीबों के लिए और उस पथिक के लिए है जिसका खर्च समाप्त हो गया हो। यह आदेश इसलिए दिया गया है, ताकि ऐसा न हो कि धन केवल अमीरों के बीच घूमता रहे और ग़रीब लोग उससे वंचित रह जाएँ। और रसूल तुम्हें बिना युद्ध के प्राप्त होने वाले धन में से जो कुछ दें, उसे (ऐ ईमान वालो!) ले लो और जिससे तुम्हें रोक दें, उससे रुक जाओ। और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करते हुए और उसके निषेधों से बचते हुए, डरते रहो। निश्चय अल्लाह बहुत कठोर सज़ा देने वाला है। अतः उसकी सज़ा से बचो। -[59:8] इस धन का कुछ हिस्सा अल्लाह की ख़ातिर घर-बार छोड़ने वाले उन ग़रीबों पर खर्च किया जाएगा, जो अपने धनों और बाल-बच्चों को छोड़ने के लिए मजबूर किए गए। वे आशा करते हैं कि अल्लाह उन्हें इस दुनिया में जीविका और आख़िरत में अपनी प्रसन्नता प्रदान करेगा। वे अल्लाह के रास्ते में जिहाद करके अल्लाह की मदद तथा उसके रसूल की मदद करते हैं। जो इन गुणों से विशिष्ट हैं, वही लोग वास्तव में ईमान में दृढ़ हैं। -[59:9] और वे अंसार, जो मुहाजिरों से पहले से मदीना में निवास करते थे तथा उन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान को चुन लिया था, वे उन लोगों से प्रेम करते हैं, जो मक्का से हिजरत करके उनके यहाँ आए हैं। तथा अपने दिलों में अल्लाह के रास्ते में हिजरत करने वाले लोगों के बारे में कोई क्रोध तथा ईर्ष्या नहीं पाते, जब मुहाजिरों को बिना युद्ध के प्राप्त होने वाले धन में से कुछ दिया जाता है और उन्हें नहीं दिया जाता। और वे सांसारिक फायदों के मामले में, मुहाजिरों को खुद से आगे रखते हैं, यद्यपि खुद ग़रीब और ज़रूरतमंद हों। और जिसके दिल को अल्लाह धन की लालच से बचा ले, और वह उसे अल्लाह की राह में खर्च करने लगे, तो ऐसे ही लोग हैं जो अपनी आकांक्षाओं की प्राप्ति और जिस चीज़ से डरते हैं उससे मुक्ति में सफल होने वाले हैं। -[59:10] और जो इन लोगों के बाद आए और क़ियामत के दिन तक भलाई के साथ उनका अनुसरण किया, वे कहते हैं : ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमें क्षमा कर दे और हमारे उन इस्लामी भाइयों को भी क्षमा कर दे, जो हमसे पहले अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए हैं। तथा हमारे दिलों में किसी मोमिन के प्रति घृणा तथा द्वेष न रख। ऐ हामारे पालनहार! निश्चय तू अपने बंदों के प्रति बहुत स्नेहक, उनपर अत्यंत दयालु है। -[59:11] क्या (ऐ रसूल) आपने उन लोगों को नहीं देखा, जिन्होंने कुफ़्र को छिपाया और ईमान का प्रदर्शन किया कि वे विकृत तौरात को मानने वाले यहूदियों में से अपने काफ़िर भाइयों से कहते हैं : अपने घरों के अंदर डटे रहो, हम तुम्हारी सहायता से पीछे नहीं हटेंगे और तुम्हें असहाय नहीं छोड़ेंगे। यदि मुसलमानों ने तुम्हें यहाँ से बाहर निकाल दिया, तो हम भी तुम्हारे साथ एकजुटता दिखाते हुए निकल खड़े होंगे। तथा हम किसी की भी बात नहीं मानेंगे, जो हमें तुम्हारे साथ बाहर जाने से रोकना चाहेगा। और अगर मुसलमानों ने तुमसे युद्ध किया, तो हम उनके विरुद्ध तुम्हारी मदद करेंगे। हालाँकि अल्लाह गवाही देता है कि निःसंदेह मुनाफ़िक़ अपने इस दावे में झूठे हैं कि यदि यहूदियों को निकाला गया तो वे उनके साथ निकल खड़े होंगे और यदि उनसे युद्ध किया गया तो वे उनकी ओर से युद्ध करेंगे। -[59:12] अगर मुसलमानों ने यहूदियों को निकाल दिया, तो वे उनके साथ नहीं निकलेंगे। और अगर मुसलमानों ने उनसे युद्ध किया, तो वे उनकी सहायता और मदद नहीं करेंगे। और अगर उनकी मदद और सहायता करने के लिए निकले भी, तो उनसे पीठ फेरकर भाग खड़े होंगे। फिर इसके बाद मुनाफ़िक़ों की मदद नहीं की जाएगी, बल्कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपमानित और तिरस्कृत करेगा। -[59:13] निश्चय मुनाफ़िकों और यहूदियों के दिलों में (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम्हारा भय अल्लाह (के भय) से अधिक है। और यह (अर्थात् उनका तुमसे अत्यधिक डरना और अल्लाह का डर कमज़ोर होना) इस कारण है कि वे ऐसे लोग हैं, जो कुछ नहीं समझते। क्योंकि यदि वे समझते होते, तो उन्हें पता होता कि अल्लाह डरने और भयभीत होने के अधिक योग्य है। क्योंकि उसी ने तुम्हें उनपर प्रभुत्व प्रदान किया है। -[59:14] यहूदी तुमसे (ऐ मोमिनो) इकट्ठे होकर युद्ध नहीं करेंगे, परंतु क़िलेबंद बस्तियों में या दीवारों के पीछे से। क्योंकि वे अपनी कायरता के कारण तुम्हारा सामना नहीं कर सकते। उनके बीच दुश्मनी के कारण उनकी आपस की लड़ाई बहुत सख़्त है। आप समझते हैं कि वे एकजुट हैं और उनके अंदर एकता है, जबकि सच्चाई यह है कि उनके दिल अलग-अलग हैं। यह विभेद और दुश्मनी इस कारण है कि वे बुद्धि नहीं रखते। क्योंकि यदि वे बुद्धि रखते, तो सत्य को जानते और उसका पालन करते और उसके बारे में विभेद न करते। -[59:15] इन यहूदियों का उदाहरण उनके कुफ़्र तथा यातना ग्रस्त होने में, ठीक उसी तरह है, जैसे हाल ही में उन लोगों का था जो इनसे पहले मक्का के बहुदेववादियों में से थे। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपने कुफ़्र का बुरा परिणाम चख लिया और बद्र के दिन उनमें से कुछ लोग मारे गए और कुछ लोग पकड़ लिए गए। तथा आख़िरत में उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है। -[59:16] मुनाफ़िक़ों की बात सुनने के मामले में इन (यहूदियों) का उदाहरण शैतान की तरह है जब वह इनसान के लिए कुफ़्र करने को सुंदर बनाकर पेश करता है, फिर जब वह उसके लिए कुफ़्र को शोभित करने के कारण कुफ़्र कर बैठता है, तो कहता है : मैं तुम्हारे इस कुफ़्र करने से बरी हूँ। मैं प्राणियों के पालनहार अल्लाह से डरता हूँ। -[59:17] अतः शैतान और उसकी बात मानने वाले इनसान, दोनों का अंतिम परिणाम यह हुआ कि दोनों क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम में जाएँगे, जिसमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। और यह प्रतिफल जो उन दोनों की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है, यही उन लोगों का बदला है, जो अल्लाह की मर्यादाओं को लांघ कर अपने आपपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[59:18] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करते हुए और उसके निषेधों से बचते हुए, डरते रहो। और हर आदमी यह विचार करे कि उसने क़ियामत के दिन के लिए क्या नेक कार्य आगे भेजा है। तथा अल्लाह से डरो। निश्चय वह तुम्हारे कर्मों से अच्छी तरह अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई कार्य छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[59:19] और उन लोगों की तरह न हो जाओ, जिन्होंने अल्लाह को, उसके आदेशों का पालन करना और उसके निषेधों से बचना छोड़कर, भुला दिया। तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें ऐसा कर दिया कि वे अपने आप ही को भूल गए। चुनाँचे उन्होंने अपने आपको अल्लाह के क्रोध और उसके दंड से बचाने के लिए कार्य नहीं किया। यही लोग, जिन्होंने अल्लाह को भुला दिया - चुनाँचे उसके आदेश का पालन नहीं किया और उसके निषेध से नहीं बचे - अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से बाहर निकलने वाले हैं। -[59:20] जहन्नम वाले और जन्नत वाले बराबर नहीं हो सकते। बल्कि जैसे दुनिया में उनके कर्म अलग-अलग थे, वैसे ही आख़िरत में उनके प्रतिफल अलग-अलग होंगे। जन्नत वाले लोग ही अपनी इच्छित चीज़ों को प्राप्त करने और अपने भय की चीज़ों से बचने में सफल लोग हैं। -[59:21] अगर हमने इस क़ुरआन को किसी पहाड़ पर उतारा होता, तो (ऐ रसूल!) आप देखते कि वह पहाड़ अपनी कठोरता के बावजूद, अल्लाह के भय की गंभीरता से दब कर टूट जाता; क्योंकि उसमें निरोधात्मक उपदेश और कड़ी चेतावनियाँ हैं। ये उदाहरण हम लोगों के लिए इसलिए बयान करते हैं, ताकि वे अपनी बुद्धियों से काम लें और इस क़ुरआन की आयतों में जो उपदेश और शिक्षाएँ हैं, उनसे सीख प्राप्त करें। -[59:22] वही अल्लाह है, जिसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, वह परोक्ष तथा प्रत्यक्ष का जानने वाला है, उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। वह दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में अत्यंत दयावान् और असीम दया करने वाला है, उसकी दया सभी लोकों पर विस्तारित है, वह बादशाह है, हर कमी से पाक और पवित्र है, हर दोष से रहित है। स्पष्ट निशानियों (चमत्कारों) के द्वारा अपने रसूलों की पुष्टि करने वाला है, अपने बंदों के कर्मों पर निरीक्षक है, सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर कोई विजय प्राप्त नहीं कर सकता, शक्तिशाली है जिसने हर वस्तु को अपनी शक्ति से वशीभूत कर रखा है, बहुत बड़ाई वाला है। अल्लाह उन मूर्तियों आदि से पवित्र है, जिन्हें मुश्रिक लोग उसके साथ साझी बनाते हैं। -[59:23] वही अल्लाह है, जिसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं, वह परोक्ष तथा प्रत्यक्ष का जानने वाला है, उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। वह दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में अत्यंत दयावान् और असीम दया करने वाला है, उसकी दया सभी लोकों पर विस्तारित है, वह बादशाह है, हर कमी से पाक और पवित्र है, हर दोष से रहित है। स्पष्ट निशानियों (चमत्कारों) के द्वारा अपने रसूलों की पुष्टि करने वाला है, अपने बंदों के कर्मों पर निरीक्षक है, सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर कोई विजय प्राप्त नहीं कर सकता, शक्तिशाली है जिसने हर वस्तु को अपनी शक्ति से वशीभूत कर रखा है, बहुत बड़ाई वाला है। अल्लाह उन मूर्तियों आदि से पवित्र है, जिन्हें मुश्रिक लोग उसके साथ साझी बनाते हैं। -[59:24] वही अल्लाह रचयिता है, जिसने हर चीज़ की रचना की। वह चीज़ों को अस्तित्व प्रदान करनेवाला है, वह जैसा चाहता है, उसके अनुसार अपनी मखलूक़ात को रूप देने वाला है। उस महिमावान के सबसे सुंदर नाम हैं जो उसकी सर्वोच्च विशेषताओं पर आधारित हैं। हर वह चीज़ जो आकाशों और धरती में है उसके हर कमी से पवित्र और उत्कृष्ट होने का वर्णन करती है, वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर कोई विजय प्राप्त नहीं कर सकता, वह अपनी रचना, विधान और निर्णय में ह़िकमत वाला है। - -Surah 60: Al-Mumtahanah (The Woman who is Examined) ----------------------------------------- -[60:1] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! मेरे दुश्मनों और अपने दुश्मनों को दोस्त न बनाओ कि उनसे मित्रता रखो और उनके प्रति प्रेम दिखाओं, जबकि उन्होंने उस धर्म का इनकार किया है, जो तुम्हारे नबी के द्वारा तुम्हारे पास आया है। वे रसूल को उनके घर से निकालते हैं तथा तुम्हें भी मक्का में तुम्हारे घरों से निकालते हैं। वे तुम्हारे बारे में रिश्ते-नाते का तनिक भी ख़याल नहीं करते। ऐसा केवल इस कारण करते हैं कि तुम अपने पालनहार अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आए हो। यदि तुम मेरे रास्ते में जिहाद के लिए और मेरी प्रसन्नता तलाश करने के लिए निकले हो, तो ऐसा न करो। तुम उनके प्रति स्नेह के तौर पर उन्हें गुप्त रूप से मुसलमानों की सूचनाएँ प्रदान करते हो, जबकि मैं अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ कि तुमने उसमें से क्या छुपाया है और क्या प्रकट किया है। मुझसे उसमें से या किसी और चीज़ में से कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। और जो कोई भी काफिरों के प्रति दोस्ती और स्नेह का व्यवहार करेगा, तो वह सीधे रास्ते से हट गया, सत्य मार्ग से भटक गया और यथार्थ से अलग हो गया। -[60:2] यदि वे तुम्हें (कहीं) पा जाएँ, तो अपने दिलों में छिपाई हुई दुश्मनी का प्रदर्शन करेंगे, और कष्ट पहुँचाने तथा मार पीट करने के लिए तुम्हारी ओर अपने हाथ बढ़ाएँगे, और गाली-गलौज करने तथा बुरा-भला कहने के लिए अपनी ज़बानों को आज़ाद छोड़ देंगे, और इस बात की कामना करेंगे कि काश तुम भी अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का इनकार करके उनके जैसे हो जाओ। -[60:3] तुम्हारे रिश्तेदार और तुम्हारे बच्चे तुम्हें कदापि कोई लाभ नहीं देंगे, अगर तुमने उनकी खातिर काफिरों से दोस्ती रखी। क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह तुम्हारे बीच जुदाई डाल देगा। चुनाँचे जन्नती लोग जन्नत में प्रवेश करेंगे और जहन्नमी लोग जहन्नम में। अतः तुम एक-दूसरे को लाभ नहीं पहुँचा सकोगे और अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों को देख रहा है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[60:4] तुम्हारे लिए (ऐ मोमिनो!) इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम और उन मोमिनों में जो उनके साथ थे, एक अच्छा आदर्श है, जब उन्होंने अपनी काफ़िर जाति से कहा : हम तुमसे तथा उन मूर्तियों से बरी हैं, जिन्हें तुम अल्लाह को छोड़कर पूजते हो। हम उस धर्म को नहीं मानते, जिसपर तुम चल रहे हो, तथा हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच हमेशा के लिए शत्रुता और घृणा प्रकट हो चुकी है, यहाँ तक कि तुम अकेले अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आओ और किसी को उसका साझी न बनाओ। अतः तुम्हें भी चाहिए कि उनकी तरह अपनी काफ़िर जाति से बरी होने का ऐलान कर दो। परंतु इबराहीम अलैहिस्सलाम की इस बात को छोड़कर, जो उन्होंने अपने पिता से कही थी कि : मैं अवश्य अल्लाह से तुम्हारे लिए क्षमा याचना करूँगा। तो तुम इसमें उनका पालन न करो। क्योंकि यह बात उन्होंने अपने पिता से निराश होने से पहले कही थी। अतः किसी मोमिन के लिए जायज़ नहीं है कि वह किसी मुश्रिक के लिए क्षमा माँगे। और मैं तुम्हारा अल्लाह की यातना से कुछ भी बचाव नहीं कर सकता। ऐ हमारे पालनहार! हमने अपने सभी मामलों में केवल तुझी पर भरोसा किया है, और हम तेरी ही ओर तौबा करते हुए लौटे हैं, और तेरी ही ओर क़ियामत के दिन सबको लौटकर आना है। -[60:5] ऐ हमारे पालनहार, तू हमें काफ़िरों के लिए परीक्षण न बना कि उन्हें हमारे ऊपर हावी कर दे और वे कहने लगें : अगर वे सत्य पर होते, तो हम उनपर हावी न किए जाते। तथा ऐ हमारे पालनहार, हमारे गुनाह माफ कर दे। निश्चय तू ही प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, अपनी रचना, विधान और निर्णय में हिकमत वाला है। -[60:6] इस उत्तम आदर्श का पालन वही करेगा, जो दुनिया और आख़िरत में अल्लाह से भलाई की आशा रखता है। और जो इस उत्तम आदर्श से मुँह फेरेगा, तो अल्लाह अपने बंदों से बेनियाज़ है, उसे उनके आज्ञापालन की आवश्यकता नहीं है। तथा वह हर हाल में प्रशंसनीय है। -[60:7] आशा है कि अल्लाह (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम्हारे बीच और उन काफ़िरों के बीच, जिनसे तुम बैर रखते हो, प्रेम उत्पन्न कर दे, इस प्रकार वह उन्हें इस्लाम का मार्गदर्शन प्रदान कर दे। फिर वे तुम्हारे इस्लामी भाई बन जाएँ। और अल्लाह बड़ा सामर्थ्यवान् है। वह इस बात का सामर्थ्य रखता है कि उनके दिलों को ईमान की ओर फेर दे। तथा अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[60:8] अल्लाह तुम्हें उन लोगों से नहीं रोकता, जिन्होंने तुमसे तुम्हारे मुसलमान होने के कारण युद्ध नहीं किया और तुम्हें तुम्हारे घरों से नहीं निकाला, कि तुम उनके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो और उनके बीच न्याय करते हुए उनका तुम्हारे ऊपर जो कुछ हक़ है उसे उन्हें दे दो। निश्चय अल्लाह उन न्याय करने वालों से प्रेम करता है, जो अपने आप में, अपने परिवारों में और जिनके वे ज़िम्मेदार होते हैं, उनके साथ न्याय करते हैं। -[60:9] अल्लाह केवल तुम्हें उन लोगों से मना करता है, जिन्होंने तुमसे तुम्हारे ईमान के कारण युद्ध किया, तुम्हें तुम्हारे घरों से निकाल दिया और तुम्हें बाहर निकालने में सहयोग किया; वह तुम्हें उनसे दोस्ती रखने से रोकता है। और तुममें से जो व्यक्ति उनसे दोस्ती करेगा, तो वही लोग अल्लाह के आदेश के उल्लंघन के कारण स्वयं को विनाश में डालकर अपने आप पर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[60:10] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! जब तुम्हारे पास मोमिन स्त्रियाँ कुफ़्र की धरती से इस्लाम की धरती की ओर हिजरत करके आ जाएँ, तो उन्हें जाँच लिया करो कि उनका ईमान सच्चा है या नहीं। अल्लाह उनके ईमान को अधिक जानता है। उनके दिलों में जो कुछ भी है उससे छिपा नहीं है। अगर परीक्षण के बाद उनकी सच्चाई ज़ाहिर हो जाए और तुम जान लो कि वे मोमिन हैं, तो उन्हें उनके काफ़िर पतियों की ओर न लौटाओ। मोमिन स्त्रियों के लिए वैध नहीं है कि काफ़िरों से निकाह करें तथा काफ़िरों के लिए वैध नहीं है कि मोमिन स्त्रियों से निकाह करें। तथा उनके (काफ़िर) पतियों को वह महर दे दो, जो उन्होंने अपनी स्त्रियों पर खर्च किया था। और (ऐ ईमान वालो!) तुमपर कोई गुनाह नहीं है कि उनकी इद्दत गुज़र जाने के बाद उनसे निकाह कर लो, जब तुम उन्हें उनका महर दे दो। और जिसकी पत्नी काफ़िर हो या इस्लाम से फिर गई हो, तो वह उसे अपने पास न रखे। क्योंकि उसके कुफ़्र के कारण उन दोनों का निकाह बाधित हो गया। और काफ़िरों से अपनी इस्लाम से फिर जाने वाली पत्नियों पर खर्च किया हुआ महर माँग लो, तथा वे भी अपनी इस्लाम ग्रहण करने वाली स्त्रियों पर खर्च किया हुआ महर माँग लें। यह (तुम्हारी तथा उनकी ओर से महर की वापसी) अल्लाह का निर्णय है। वह तुम्हारे बीच जो चाहता है, निर्णय करता है। और अल्लाह अपने बंदों की स्थितियों और उनके कार्यों से खूब अवगत है। उनमें से कोई भी चीज़ उससे छिपी नहीं है। वह अपने बंदों के लिए जो नियम बनाता है, उसमें हिकमत वाला है। -[60:11] और अगर ऐसा हो कि तुम्हारी कुछ स्त्रियाँ इस्लाम को त्यागकर काफ़िरों की ओर चली जाएँ, और तुम काफ़िरों से उनका महर माँगो और वे उसे न दें। फिर तुम्हें काफ़िरों से ग़नीमत का धन प्राप्त हो, तो इस्लाम को त्यागकर जाने वाली स्त्रियों के पतियों को उनके खर्च किए हुए महर के बराबर धन दे दो। और अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरते रहो, जिसपर तुम ईमान रखते हो। -[60:12] ऐ नबी! जब आपके पास मोमिन स्त्रियाँ इस बात पर बैअत (प्रण) करने के लिए आएँ (जैसे मक्का पर विजय के अवसर पर हुआ था) कि किसी को अल्लाह का साझी नहीं ठहराएँगी, बल्कि केवल उसी की इबादत करेंगी, चोरी नहीं करेंगी, व्यभिचार नहीं करेंगी, जाहिलिय्यत के लोगों की तरह अपनी औलाद की हत्या नहीं करेंगी, व्यभिचार के नतीजे में पैदा होने वाले बच्चे का संबंध अपने पतियों से नहीं जोड़ेंगी, तथा किसी अच्छे कार्य (जैसे मृतक पर रोने-पीटने, बाल मुँडाने और गरीबान फाड़ने से मनाही) में आपकी अवज्ञा नहीं करेंगी : तो आप उनसे बैअत ले लें और उनके आपसे बैअत करने के बाद उनके गुनाहों के लिए अल्लाह से क्षमा माँगें। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा (क्षमा याचना) करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। -[60:13] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! ऐसे लोगों से मित्रता न रखो, जिनपर अल्लाह क्रोधित हुआ है, जो क़ियामत के दिन पर विश्वास नहीं रखते, बल्कि वे उससे उसी तरह निराश हैं, जैसे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन के इनकार के कारण अपने मरे हुए लोगों के लौटने से निराश हैं। - -Surah 61: As-Saff (The Ranks) ----------------------------------------- -[61:1] आकाशों और धरती में जो कुछ है, सबने अल्लाह के हर उस चीज़ से पाक एवं पवित्र होने का गान किया, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं है। और वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई परास्त नहीं कर सकता, वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर एवं शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[61:2] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो! तुम क्यों कहते हो : हमने ऐसा किया है, जबकि वास्तव में तुमने उसे नहीं किया है?! जैसे तुममें से कोई कहे कि मैं अपनी तलवार से लड़ा और मारा। जबकि वह अपनी तलवार से न लड़ा है और न मारा है। -[61:3] यह अल्लाह के निकट बहुत घृणित और अप्रिय बात है कि तुम वह कहो जो तुम करते नहीं। इसलिए मोमिन के लिए उचित यही है कि वह अल्लाह के साथ सच्चा हो। उसकी करनी उसकी कथनी की पुष्टि करे। -[61:4] निःसंदेह अल्लाह उन मोमिन बंदों से प्रेम करता है, जो उसके मार्ग में उसकी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए इस तरह पंक्तिबद्ध होकर युद्ध करते हैं, गोया वे एक सीसा पिलाई हुई इमारत हैं। -[61:5] और (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद करें, जब मूसा अलैहिस्लाम ने अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! तुम मेरे आदेश का उल्लंघन करके मुझे कष्ट क्यों देते हो, जबकि तुम जानते हो कि मैं तुम्हारी ओर अल्लाह का रसूल हूँ?! फिर जब वे उस सत्य से विचलित हो गए और हट गए, जो मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पास लेकर आए थे, तो अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों को सत्य और सत्यनिष्ठा (धर्मपरायणता) से हटा दिया। और अल्लाह उन लोगों को सत्य की तौफ़ीक़ नहीं देता, जो उसकी अवज्ञा करने वाले हों। -[61:6] और (ऐ रसूल) उस समय को याद करें, जब ईसा बिन मर्यम अलैहिस्सलाम ने कहा : ऐ बनी इसराईल, मैं अल्लाह का रसूल हूँ, जिसने मुझे तुम्हारे पास भेजा है, अपने से पहले अवतरित किताब तौरात की पुष्टि करने वाला हूँ। अतः, मैं कोई नया रसूल नहीं हूँ, तथा एक रसूल की शुभ सूचना देने वाला हूँ, जो मेरे बाद आएगा, जिसका नाम अहमद होगा। फिर जब ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम उनके पास अपनी सच्चाई को दर्शाने वाले प्रमाण लेकर आए, तो उन्होंने कहा : यह खुला हुआ जादू है। अतः हम इसका पालन नहीं करेंगे। -[61:7] और उससे अधिक अत्याचारी कोई नहीं है, जो अल्लाह के विरुद्ध झूठ गढ़े और उसके समकक्ष ठहराकर उसे छोड़कर उनकी पूजा करे, जबकि उसे अल्लाह के लिए विशुद्ध एकेश्वरवाद के धर्म इस्लाम की ओर बुलाया जा रहा है। और अल्लाह उन लोगों को हिदायत और सत्य का रास्ता नहीं दिखाता, जो शिर्क और गुनाहों के द्वारा अपने आप पर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[61:8] ये झुठलाने वाले अपने द्वारा जारी होने वाली भ्रष्ट बातों तथा सत्य को विकृत करने के माध्यम से अल्लाह के प्रकाश को बुझाना चाहते हैं, और अल्लाह उनके नापसंद करने के बावजूद अपने धर्म को धरती के चारों कोनों में फैलाकर तथा अपने शब्द को ऊँचा करके अपने प्रकाश को पूरा करने वाला है। -[61:9] अल्लाह वही है, जिसने अपने रसूल मुहम्मद सल्ल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को इस्लाम धर्म के साथ भेजा, जो भलाई के लिए मार्गदर्शन का धर्म तथा लाभकारी ज्ञान और अच्छे कर्मों का धर्म है। ताकि उसे, मुश्रिकों के न चाहने के बावजूद, सभी धर्मों पर हावी (सर्वोच्च) कर दे, जो यह नहीं चाहते कि धरती में उसका बोल बाला हो। -[61:10] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! क्या मैं तुम्हें एक लाभदायक व्यापार के लिए मार्गदर्शन करूँ, जो तुम्हें दर्दनाक यातना से बचा ले? -[61:11] यह लाभदायक व्यापार यह है कि तुम अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान ले आओ, और उसकी प्रसन्नता तलाश करते हुए, अपने धन को खर्च करके और अपनी जान न्योछावर करके, उसके मार्ग में जिहाद करो। यह उपर्युक्त कार्य तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है। यदि तुम जानते हो, तो इसके लिए जल्दी करो। -[61:12] इस व्यापार का लाभ यह है कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे गुनाहों को क्षमा कर देगा और तुम्हें ऐसी जन्नतों में दाखिल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें जारी होंगी, और तुम्हें स्थायी जन्नतों के अंदर अच्छे आवासों में दाखिल करेगा, जहाँ से कोई प्रस्थान नहीं होगा। यह उपर्युक्त बदला ही वह महान सफलता है जिसके बराबर कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं हो सकती। -[61:13] इस व्यापार से लाभ की एक और विशेषता है, जो तुम्हें प्रिय है और वह इसी दुनिया में प्राप्त होने वाली है। वह यह है कि अल्लाह तुम्हारे दुश्मन के विरुद्ध तुम्हारी मदद करेगा और तुम्हें एक निकट विजय प्रदान करेगा, जो मक्का वग़ैरह की विजय है। और (ऐ रसूल) मोमिनों को इस दुनिया में विजय और आखिरत में जन्नत की प्राप्ति की हर्षदायक सूचना दे दें। -[61:14] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम अपने रसूल के लाए हुए धर्म की मदद करके अल्लाह के मददगार बन जाओ, वैसे ही जैसे ह़वारियों ने मदद की थी, जब ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा था : अल्लाह की ओर मेरे सहायक कौन हैं? तो उन्होंने अविलंब उत्तर दिया : हम अल्लाह के सहायक हैं! चुनाँचे बनी इसराईल का एक समूह ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम पर ईमान ले आया और दूसरे समूह ने उन्हें मानने से इनकार कर दिया। अतः हमने ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम को मानने वालों का उन लोगों के विरुद्ध समर्थन किया, जिन्होंने उनका इनकार किया था। तो वे उनपर विजयी रहे। - -Surah 62: Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation) ----------------------------------------- -[62:1] आकाशों और धरती में मौजूद सभी प्राणी अल्लाह के उन सभी कमियों से पवित्र होने का वर्णन करते हैं, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं हैं। वह राजा है, जो अपने राज्य में एकता है, हर कमी से मुक्त व पवित्र है, सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, तथा अपनी रचना, शरीयत और तक़दीर (निर्णय) में हिकमत वाला है। -[62:2] वही है, जिसने उन अरबों के बीच, जो पढ़ना-लिखना नहीं जानते थे, उन्हीं की जाति में से एक रसूल भेजा, जो उन्हें अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की उतारी हुई आयतों को पढ़कर सुनाता है, उन्हें कुफ़्र और बुरी नैतिकताओं से शुद्ध करता है, उन्हें क़ुरआन सिखाता और सुन्नत की शिक्षा देता है। हालाँकि, वे उसके उनकी ओर रसूल बनाकर भेजे जाने से पहले स्पष्ट रूप से सत्य से भटके हुए थे, जहाँ वे मूर्तियों की पूजा करते, खून बहाते और रिश्ते-नाते काटते थे। -[62:3] और उसने इस रसूल को अरब के कुछ दूसरे लोगों और उनके अलावा अन्य लोगों की ओर भी भेजा, जो अभी तक नहीं आए हैं, और वे आएँगे। और वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता, वह अपनी रचना, शरीयत और तक़दीर (निर्णय) में हिकमत वाला है। -[62:4] यह उपर्युक्त (रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को अरबों और अन्य लोगों की ओर भेजना) अल्लाह का अनुग्रह है, वह जिसे चाहे यह अनुग्रह प्रदान करे। और अल्लाह महान उपकार वाला है। और उसके महान उपकार का एक उदाहरण इस उम्मत के रसूल को सभी लोगों की ओर भेजना है। -[62:5] उन यहूदियों का उदाहरण, जिन्हें तौरात की शिक्षाओं पर अमल करने की ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई थी, परंतु वे उसे छोड़ बैठे, जिसकी उन्हें ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई थी, उस गधे के समान है, जो बड़ी-बड़ी किताबें लादे हुए हो, वह नहीं जानता कि उसकी पीठ पर क्या लदा हुआ है : क्या वह किताबें हैं या कुछ और? बहुत बुरा उदाहरण है उन लोगों का, जिन्होंने अल्लाह की आयतों को झुठलाया। और अल्लाह अत्याचारी लोगों को सत्य तक पहुँचने का सामर्थ्य नहीं देता। -[62:6] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दीजिए : ऐ वे लोगो, जो यहूदी धर्म के विकृत होने के बाद भी उसपर बने हुए हो, अगर तुम्हारा यह दावा है कि तुम अल्लाह के दोस्त हो, उसने दूसरे लोगों को छोड़कर तुम्हें दोस्ती के लिए विशिष्ट कर लिया है, तो फिर मृत्यु की कामना करो। ताकि अल्लाह तुम्हें वह सम्मान जल्दी प्रदान कर दे, जो उसने (तुम्हारे दावे के अनुसार) तुम्हारे लिए खास कर रखा है, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि तुम ही अल्लाह के दोस्त हो, कोई और नहीं। -[62:7] वे कभी भी मृत्यु की कामना नहीं करेंगे। बल्कि वे अपने कुफ़्र, पाप, अत्याचार तथा तौरात में विरूपण और परिवर्तन करने के कारण इस दुनिया में अनंत काल की कामना करते हैं। और अल्लाह अत्याचारियों को भली-भाँति जानता है। उनका कोई कार्य उससे छिपा नहीं है और वह उन्हें उनके कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[62:8] और (ऐ रसूल) इन यहूदियों से कह दें : निश्चय वह मौत जिससे तुम भागते हो, अनिवार्य रूप से किसी न किसी समय तुम्हें आने वाली है। फिर तुम क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह की ओर लौटाए जाओगे, जो हर उस चीज़ को जानता है, जो अनुपस्थित है और जो मौजूद है। उन दोनों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। चुनाँचे वह तुम्हें बताएगा कि तुम दुनिया में क्या किया करते थे और तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[62:9] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! जब मुअज़्ज़िन जुमा के दिन खतीब के मिंबर पर चढ़ने के बाद, नमाज़ के लिए अज़ान दे, तो ख़ुतबा सुनने और नमाज़ पढ़ने के लिए मस्जिदों की ओर दौड़ चलो और क्रय-विक्रय छोड़ दो; ताकि यह तुम्हें आज्ञाकारिता से विचलित न कर दे। यह जुमे की अज़ान के बाद नमाज़ के लिए जल्दी जाना और क्रय-विक्रय छोड़ देना (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है, अगर तुम इस बात से अवगत हो। अतः अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जो आदेश दिया है, उसका पालन करो। -[62:10] फिर जब तुम जुमे की नमाज़ पूरी कर लो, तो हलाल रोज़ी की तलाश में और अपनी ज़रूरतों की पूर्ति के लिए धरती में फैल जाओ, और हलाल कमाई तथा वैध मुनाफ़ा के माध्यम से अल्लाह का अनुग्रह तलाश करो, और आजीविका के लिए अपनी खोज के दौरान अल्लाह को बहुत याद करते रहो, और आजीविका के लिए तुम्हारी खोज तुम्हें अल्लाह के ज़िक्र से गाफ़िल न करे, ताकि तुम्हें वह चीज़ प्राप्त हो सके, जिसे तुम पसंद करते हो और उस चीज़ से बच सको, जिससे तुम डरते हो। -[62:11] और जब कुछ मुसलमानों ने व्यापार या खेल-तमाशा देखा, तो वे उसकी ओर निकल गए और उन्होंने (ऐ रसूल) आपको मिंबर पर खड़ा छोड़ दिया। (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : अल्लाह के पास अच्छे कर्म का जो बदला है, वह उस व्यापार एवं खेल-कूद से उत्तम है, जिसकी ओर तुम निकलकर गए थे। और अल्लाह सबसे उत्तम रोज़ी देने वाला है। - -Surah 63: Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites) ----------------------------------------- -[63:1] जब मुनाफ़िक़ लोग, जो इस्लाम का प्रदर्शन करते हैं और दिल में कुफ़्र छिपाए होते हैं, (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी सभा में आते हैं, तो कहते हैं : हम गवाही देते हैं कि निःसंदेह आप सचमुच अल्लाह के रसूल हैं। और अल्लाह जानता है कि निःसंदेह आप सचमुच उसके रसूल हैं। तथा अल्लाह गवाही देता है कि मुनाफ़िक़ लोग अपने इस दावे में निश्चित रूप से झूठे हैं कि वे अपने दिलों की गहराइयों से गवाही देते हैं कि आप उसके रसूल हैं। -[63:2] उन्होंने अपनी क़समों को, जो वे अपने ईमान के दावे पर खाते हैं, क़त्ल तथा क़ैद से बचने के लिए ढाल बना लिया है तथा संदेहवाद और झूठी अफवाह फैलाकर लोगों को ईमान से रोका है। निःसंदेह बहुत बुरा है, जो वे पाखंड और झूठी क़समें खाना आदि बुरे काम कर रहे थे। -[63:3] ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि वे दिखाने के लिए ईमान लाए थे और ईमान उनके दिलों तक नहीं पहुँचा था, फिर उन्होंने गुप्त रूप से अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र किया। इसलिए उनके कुफ़्र के कारण अल्लाह ने उनके दिलों पर मुहर लगा दी। अतः अब उनके अंदर ईमान प्रवेश नहीं कर सकता। तो उस मुहर के कारण उन्हें समझ नहीं आता कि उनकी भलाई और मार्गदर्शन किस में है। -[63:4] और जब तुम (ऐ देखने वाले) उन्हें देखो, तो उनके परम सुख व आनंद और ताजगी के कारण उनकी आकृति और आकार तुम्हें बहुत अच्छा लगेगा, और अगर वे बात करें, तो तुम उनकी बात को उसकी वाक्पटुता के कारण कान लगाकर सुनोगे। वे आपकी सभा में (ऐ रसूल) ऐसे बैठे होते हैं, मानो कि वे दीवार के सहारे लगाई हुई लकड़ियाँ हैं। न कुछ समझते हैं और न याद रखते हैं, बल्कि उनकी कायरता का हाल यह है कि वे हर आवाज़ को अपने ही विरुद्ध समझते हैं। वही वास्तविक दुश्मन हैं। अतः, (ऐ रसूल) उनसे सावधान रहें कि कहीं वे आपके किसी रहस्य को उजागर न कर दें या आपके विरुद्ध कोई चाल न चलें। उन पर अल्लाह की लानत है। वे ईमान से कैसे फेरे जा रहे हैं, जबकि उसके प्रमाण स्पष्ट और उसके तर्क साफ़ नज़र आते हैं। -[63:5] और जब इन मुनाफ़िकों से कहा जाए : जो कुछ तुमसे हुआ उसके लिए माफ़ी मांगते हुए अल्लाह के रसूल के पास आओ, वह अल्लाह से तुम्हारे पापों के लिए क्षमा याचना करेंगे, तो वे मज़ाक उड़ाते हुए अपने सिर घुमा लेते हैं, और आप उन्हें देखेंगे कि सत्य को स्वीकार करने और उसका पालन करने से घमंड करते हुए, उससे मुँह मोड़ लेते हैं, जिसका उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था। -[63:6] (ऐ रसूल) आपका उनके गुनाहों के लिए क्षमा याचना करना और उनके लिए क्षमा याचना न करना दोनों बराबर है। अल्लाह उनके गुनाहों को हरगिज़ माफ़ नहीं करेगा। अल्लाह उन लोगों को सामर्थ्य प्रदान नहीं करता, जो उसकी आज्ञाकारिता से निकल जाने वाले और उसकी अवज्ञा पर अड़े रहने वाले हैं। -[63:7] वही लोग हैं, जो कहते हैं : अपना धन उन गरीबों और मदीने के आस-पास के देहातियों पर खर्च न करो, जो अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के पास हैं, यहाँ तक कि वे उनसे अलग हो जाएँ। हालाँकि आकाशों के खज़ाने और पृथ्वी के खज़ाने केवल अल्लाह ही के हैं। वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, उसे प्रदान करता है। लेकिन मुनाफ़िक़ों को पता नहीं है कि रोज़ी के खज़ाने अल्लाह महिमावान ही के हाथ में हैं। -[63:8] उनका सरदार अब्दुल्लाह बिन उबैय कहता है : अगर हम मदीना लौटकर गए तो सबसे सम्माननीय लोग (अर्थात मैं और मेरे लोग) वहाँ से सबसे तुच्छ लोगों; यानी मुहम्मद और उनके साथियों को निकाल बाहर करेंगे। हालाँकि सम्मान केवल अल्लाह के लिए, उसके रसूल के लिए और मोमिनों के लिए है, अब्दुल्लाह बिन उबैय और उसके साथियों के लिए नहीं है। लेकिन मुनाफ़िक़ लोग यह नहीं जानते कि सम्मान अल्लाह, उसके रसूल और मोमिनों के लिए है। -[63:9] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम्हारे धन और तुम्हारी संतानें तुम्हें नमाज़ या इस्लाम के अन्य कर्तव्यों से गाफ़िल न करें। और जिसे उसके धन और उसकी संतान ने नमाज़ और उसके अलावा अल्लाह के अनिवार्य किए हुए अन्य कर्तव्यों से गाफ़िल कर दिया, तो वही लोग वास्तव में घाटा उठाने वाले हैं, जिन्होंने क़ियामत के दिन अपने आपको और अपने परिजनों को घाटे में डाल दिया। -[63:10] और अल्लाह की राह में उन धनों में से खर्च करो, जो अल्लाह ने तुम्हें दिए हैं, इससे पहले कि तुममें से किसी की मौत आ जाए, फिर वह अपने पालनहार से कहे : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! तूने मुझे थोड़ी-सी मोहलत क्यों न दी कि मैं अल्लाह की राह में अपना धन दान करता और अल्लाह के उन नेक बंदों में से हो जाता, जिनके कर्म नेक होते हैं। -[63:11] और अल्लाह किसी प्राणी को उस समय हरगिज़ मोहलत नहीं देगा, जब उसकी मृत्यु का समय आ गया और उसका जीवन बीत चुका। और अल्लाह उससे अवगत है, जो कुछ तुम करते हो। उससे तुम्हारा कोई भी काम ओझल नहीं रहता और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे हर काम का बदला देगा। अगर भला काम है, तो भला बदला और अगर बुरा है, तो बुरा। - -Surah 64: At-Taghabun (The Manifestation of Losses) ----------------------------------------- -[64:1] आकाशों और धरती में मौजूद सभी प्राणी अल्लाह के हर प्रकार की कमी और अपूर्णता के गुणों से पवित्र होने का वर्णन करते हैं, जो उसकी महिमा के योग्य नहीं हैं। केवल उसी की बादशाहत है, इसलिए उसके सिवा कोई दूसरा बादशाह नहीं है, और उसी के लिए अच्छी प्रशंसा है, तथा वह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है, कोई चीज़ उसे विवश नहीं कर सकती। -[64:2] वही है, जिसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हें पैदा किया। फिर तुममें से कोई उसके साथ कुफ़्र करने वाला है और उसका ठिकाना जहन्नम है, तथा तुममें से कोई उसपर ईमान रखने वाला है और उसका ठिकाना जन्नत है। और तुम जो कुछ भी करते हो, अल्लाह उसे खूब जानने वाला है, उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है और वह तुम्हें उसका बदला देगा। -[64:3] उसने आकाशों और धरती को सत्य के साथ पैदा किया, उन्हें व्यर्थ नहीं बनाया। तथा उसने (ऐ लोगो!) तुम्हारे रूप बनाए, तो अपने उपकार और अनुग्रह से तुम्हारे रूप अच्छे बनाए। हालाँकि, यदि वह चाहता, तो उन्हें बदसूरत बना देता। और क़ियामत के दिन केवल उसी की ओर लौटकर जाना है। फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। यदि अच्छा काम है, तो अच्छा बदला और यदि बुरा है, तो बुरा। -[64:4] वह जानता है जो कुछ आकाशों में है और वह जानता है जो कुछ धरती में है, तथा वह जानता है जो काम तुम छिपाकर करते और वह जानता है जो काम तुम खुल्लम-खुल्ला करते हो। और अल्लाह दिलों के अंदर छिपी भलाई या बुराई को भी जानता है, उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[64:5] क्या तुम्हारे पास (ऐ मुश्रिको) पिछली झुठलाने वाली जातियों, जैसे नूह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति तथा आद और समूद इत्यादि की खबर नहीं पहुँची है, जिन्होंने इस दुनिया में अपने कुफ़्र की सज़ा का स्वाद चखा और आख़िरत में उनके लिए एक दर्दनाक यातना है?! क्यों नहीं, तुम्हारे पास उनकी खबर आ चुकी है। अतः उनके परिणाम से नसीहत प्राप्त करो और अल्लाह के सामने तौबा कर लो, इससे पहले कि तुम्हारे साथ भी वही कुछ हो, जो उनके साथ हुआ था। -[64:6] यह यातना उन्हें इस कारण पहुँची कि उनके रसूल उनके पास अल्लाह की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाणों और प्रत्यक्ष तर्कों के साथ आते थे, तो उन्होंने रसूल के मानव जाति से होने का खंडन करते हुए कहा : क्या मनुष्य हमें सत्य का मार्गदर्शन करेंगे?!इस तरह उन्होंने इनकार किया और उनपर ईमान लाने से उपेक्षा किया। लेकिन उन्होंने अल्लाह को कोई नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाया। और अल्लाह ने उनके ईमान और आज्ञाकारिता की परवाह न की, क्योंकि उनकी आज्ञाकारिता उसे किसी चीज़ में बढ़ाती नहीं है। और अल्लाह बेनियाज़ है, अपने बंदों का ज़रूरतमंद नहीं है, अपनी बातों और कार्यों में प्रशंसनीय है। -[64:7] अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों ने समझ रखा है कि अल्लाह उनकी मृत्यु के बाद उन्हें जीवित करके नहीं उठाएगा। (ऐ रसूल) आप इन पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वालों से कह दें : क्यों नहीं, मेरे पालनहार की क़सम, निश्चय तुम क़ियामत के दिन ज़रूर उठाए जाओगे। फिर निश्चय तुम दुनिया में किए हुए कर्मो से अवगत कराए जाओगे। और यह पुनर्जीवित करके उठाना अल्लाह के लिए आसान है। क्योंकि उसने तुम्हें पहली बार पैदा किया है, अतः वह मौत के बाद तुम्हें हिसाब और बदले के लिए पुनः जीवित करके उठाने की भी शक्ति रखता है। -[64:8] तो तुम (ऐ लोगो) अल्लाह पर ईमान ले आओ और उसके रसूल पर ईमान ले आओ, और उस क़ुरआन पर ईमान ले आओ जिसे हमने अपने रसूल पर उतारा है। और अल्लाह तुम्हारे कार्यों से अवगत है। उससे तुम्हारा कोई काम छिपा नहीं है। और वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा। -[64:9] और (ऐ रसूल!) उस दिन को याद करें, जिस दिन अल्लाह तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन एकत्रित करेगा, ताकि तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला दे। जिस दिन काफ़िरों की हानि और उनका घाटा सामने आ जाएगा। क्योंकि ईमान वाले जन्नत के अंदर जहन्नमियों के घरों के वारिस बनेंगे, और जहन्नमी जहन्नम के अंदर जन्नतियों के ठिकानों के वारिस होंगे। और जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाएगा और अच्छे कार्य करेगा, अल्लाह उसकी बुराइयों को मिटा देगा और ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बह रही होंगी। वे वहाँ हमेशा रहेंगे। न वे कभी वहाँ से निकलेंगे और न कभी उनसे उसकी नेमतें बाधित होंगी। यह जो उन्होंने प्राप्त किया, वही महान सफलता है, जिसकी बराबरी कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं कर सकती। -[64:10] और जिन लोगों ने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और हमारी उन आयतों को झुठलाया, जिन्हें हमने अपने रसूल पर उतारा है, वही लोग जहन्नमी हैं, जो उसमें हमेशा रहने वाले हैं। और उनका ठिकाना बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है। -[64:11] किसी को उसकी जान, या उसके धन, या उसकी संतान में जो भी विपत्ति पहुँचती है, वह अल्लाह के निर्णय और उसकी नियति के अनुसार होती है। और जो अल्लाह, उसके निर्णय और उसकी नियति पर ईमान लाएगा, अल्लाह उसके दिल को अपने आदेश के आगे समर्पण करने तथा अपने निर्णय से संतुष्ट होने की तौफ़ीक़ प्रदान करेगा। और अल्लाह हर वस्तु को भली-भाँति जानता है। उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। -[64:12] तथा अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करो और रसूल का आज्ञापालन करो। फिर यदि तुम उसके रसूल के लाए हुए संदेश से मुँह फेर लो, तो इस विमुखता का पाप तुम पर होगा। और हमारे रसूल का दायित्व केवल उस संदेश को पहुँचा देना है, जिसे पहुँचाने का हमने उन्हें आदेश दिया गया है। और उन्होंने वह संदेश तुम्हें पहुँचा भी दिया है, जिसे पहुँचाने का उन्हें आदेश दिया गया था। -[64:13] अल्लाह ही सत्य पूज्य है। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य (सच्चा माबूद) नहीं। और केवल अल्लाह ही पर, ईमान वालों को अपने सभी मामलों में भरोसा करना चाहिए। -[64:14] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! निश्चय तुम्हारी पत्नियों और तुम्हारी संतान में से कुछ तुम्हारे दुश्मन हैं; क्योंकि वे तुम्हें अल्लाह के ज़िक्र और उसके मार्ग में जिहाद से गाफ़िल कर देते हैं और तुम्हें हतोत्साहित करते हैं। अतः सावधान रहो कि कहीं वे तुम्हें प्रभावित न कर दें। और यदि तुम उनकी गलतियों को माफ़ कर दो, उन्हें नज़रअंदाज़ कर दो और उनपर पर्दा डाल दो, तो अल्लाह तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा और तुम पर दया करेगा। और जैसा काम होता है, वैसा ही फल मिलता है। -[64:15] निश्चय तुम्हारे धन तथा तुम्हारी संतान तुम्हारे लिए परीक्षा और आज़माइश हैं। क्योंकि वे तुम्हें हराम कमाई करने और अल्लाह के आज्ञापालन को छोड़ने के लिए प्रेरित कर सकते हैं। और अल्लाह के पास उसके लिए एक महान प्रतिफल है, जो संतान की आज्ञाकारिता पर तथा धन में व्यस्तता पर अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता को प्राथमिकता दे।और वह बड़ा प्रतिफल जन्नत है। -[64:16] अतः अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, डरते रहो, जितना तुम उसका आज्ञापालन करने में सक्षम हो। तथा अल्लाह एवं उसके रसूल की बात सुनो और उनका पालन करो और अल्लाह के दिए हुए धन को भलाई के रास्तों में खर्च करो। और जिसे अल्लाह उसके दिल की लालच (कंजूसी) से सुरक्षित रखे, दरअसल वही लोग अपनी मनोकांक्षा की पूर्ति में सफल होने वाले और उस चीज़ से मुक्ति पाने वाले हैं, जिससे वे डरते हैं। -[64:17] अगर तुम अल्लाह को अच्छा ऋण दोगे, इस प्रकार कि उसके रास्ते में अपना धन खर्च करोगे, तो वह एक नेकी को दस से सात सौ गुना, बल्कि बहुत अधिक गुना करके तुम्हारे प्रतिफल को बढ़ा देगा और तुम्हारे पापों को क्षमा कर देगा। अल्लाह बहुत गुणग्राही है, वह थोड़े से काम के लिए बहुत अधिक प्रतिफल देता है। अत्यंत सहनशील है, सज़ा देने में जल्दी नहीं करता। -[64:18] अलाह महिमावान गायब (अनुपस्थित) और हाज़िर (मौजूद) सभी चीज़ों को जानता है। उनमें से कोई चीज़ भी उससे छिपी नहीं है। वह प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसे कोई पराजित नहीं कर सकता। वह अपनी रचना, विधान और तक़दीर (निर्णय) में हिकमत वाला है। - -Surah 65: At-Talaq (Divorce) ----------------------------------------- -[65:1] ऐ नबी! जब आप या आपकी उम्मत का कोई व्यक्ति अपनी पत्नी को तलाक़ देना चाहे, तो उसे उसकी इद्दत के आरंभ में तलाक़ दे; इस प्रकार कि वह तलाक़ ऐसी पवित्रता की अवधि में हो जिसके दौरान उसने उसके साथ संभोग नहीं किया है। और इद्दत की गणना करते रहो, ताकि यदि तुम अपनी पत्नियों को लौटाना चाहो, तो उसके अंदर उन्हें लौटा सको। और अपने पालनहार अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर, डरते रहो। इद्दत पूरी होने से पहले, अपनी तलाक़ दी हुई स्त्रियों को उन घरों से न निकालो, जिनमें वे रह रही हों, और न वे स्वंय निकलें। सिवाय इसके कि वे स्पष्ट अश्लीलता जैसे व्यभिचार में पड़ जाएँ। ये अहकाम (नियम) अल्लाह की सीमाएँ हैं, जो उसने अपने बंदों के लिए निर्धारित की हैं। और जो अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करे, तो निश्चय उसने अपने आप पर अत्याचार किया। क्योंकि उसने अपने पालनहार की अवज्ञा करके खुद को विनाश में डाल दिया। और (ऐ तलाक़ देने वाले!) तुम नहीं जानते कि शायद अल्लाह उस तलाक़ के बाद कुछ ऐसा कर दे जिसकी तुम आशा नहीं करते हो, फिर तुम अपनी पत्नी को लौटा लो। -[65:2] फिर जब उनकी इद्दत समाप्त होने लगे, तो उन्हें इच्छा और अच्छे सहवास के साथ लौटा लो, या उन्हें लौटाने से बाज़ रहो यहाँ तक कि उनकी इद्दत गुज़र जाए, फिर वे अपने मामले के मालिक हो जाएँगीं। तथा उनके जो अधिकार हैं, उन्हें दे दो। और जब तुम उन्हें लौटाना या अलग करना चाहो, तो विवाद को समाप्त करने के लिए अपने में से दो न्यायवान् व्यक्तियों को गवाह बना लो। और (ऐ गवाहो) तुम अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए ठीक-ठीक गवाही दो। इन अहकाम के द्वारा उस व्यक्ति को नसीहत की जाती है, जो अल्लाह और क़ियामत के दिन पर ईमान रखता है, क्योंकि वही याद दिलाने और उपदेश से लाभान्वित होता है। और जो कोई भी अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरता है, उसके लिए अल्लाह हर तंगी और परेशानी से निकलने का रास्ता बना देगा। -[65:3] और उसे वहाँ से रोज़ी देगा, जहाँ से वह सोच भी नहीं सकता और वह उसके दिमाग में भी नहीं आया होगा। और जो अपने कामों में अल्लाह पर भरोसा करता है, अल्लाह उसके लिए काफ़ी है। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने आदेश को लागू करने वाला है। वह किसी चीज़ से विवश नहीं है और कोई चीज़ उससे नहीं छूटती। अल्लाह ने हर चीज़ का एक नियत समय निर्धारित कर रखा है, जहाँ तक उसे पहुँचना है। चुनाँचे कठिनाई का एक नियत समय निर्धारित है तथा समृद्धि का एक नियत समय निर्धारित है। अतः दोनों में से कोई भी इनसान पर हमेशा नहीं रहती। -[65:4] और वे तलाकशुदा स्त्रियाँ जो अपने बुढ़ापे के कारण मासिक धर्म से निराश हो चुकी हैं, यदि तुम्हें संदेह है कि वे अपनी इद्दत की गणना कैसे करेंगी, तो उनकी इद्दत तीन मास है। तथा जो स्त्रियाँ अपनी अल्पायु के कारण मासिक धर्म की उम्र तक नहीं पहुँची हैं, तो उनकी इद्दत भी तीन मास है। और गर्भवती महिलाओं की तलाक़ या पति की मृत्यु की वजह से इद्दत उस समय समाप्त होगी : जब वे अपना गर्भ जन देंगी। और जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरेगा; अल्लाह उसके लिए उसके मामलों को आसान बना देगा और उसकी हर कठिनाई को सरल कर देगा। -[65:5] यह तलाक़, लौटाने और इद्दत के अहकाम जिनका उल्लेख किया गया है, अल्लाह के आदेश हैं, जो उसने (ऐ मोमिनो) तुम्हारी ओर उतारे हैं, ताकि तुम उनपर अमल करो। और जो अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर डरेगा, अल्लाह उसके द्वारा किए गए पापों को मिटा देगा और आख़िरत में उसे बड़ा प्रतिफल प्रदान करेगा और वह जन्नत में प्रवेश और उस नेमत की प्राप्ति है, जो कभी ख़त्म न होगी। -[65:6] तुम उन्हें (ऐ पतियो) अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार वहाँ आवास दो, जहाँ तुम रहते हो। अल्लाह तुम पर इससे अधिक बोझ नहीं डालता। तथा उन्हें तंग करने के लिए उनके खर्च और आवास में या किसी और चीज में उन्हें नुकसान न पहुँचाओ। और यदि तलाकशुदा स्त्रियाँ गर्भवती हैं, तो उनपर खर्च करो, यहाँ तक कि वे अपने गर्भ को जन दें। फिर यदि वे तुम्हारे बच्चों को दूध पिलाएँ, तो उन्हें दूध पिलाने का पारिश्रमिक दो। और पारिश्रमिक के मामले में रीति के अनुसार ठीक से विचार विमर्श कर लिया करो। फिर यदि पति उतना पारिश्रमिक देने में कंजूसी करे, जो पत्नी माँग रही है या पत्नी लालच में पड़ जाए और अपने अपेक्षित पारिश्रमिक से कम पर राज़ी न हो; तो बच्चे का बाप कोई अन्य दूध पिलाने वाली रखकर अपने बच्चे को दूध पिलवाए। -[65:7] जिसे अल्लाह ने धन संपन्न बनाया है, उसे चाहिए अपनी संपन्नता के अनुसार अपनी तलाक़शुदा स्त्री और अपने बच्चे पर खर्च करे, और जिसकी रोज़ी तंग कर दी गई है, तो अल्लाह ने उसे जो कुछ भी दिया है, उसी में से खर्च करे। अल्लाह किसी प्राणी पर उतना ही भार डालता है, जितना उसे प्रदान किया है। उसपर उससे अधिक या उसकी शक्ति से बढ़कर भार नहीं डालता है। शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उसकी तंगहाली और कठिनाई के बाद संपन्नता और समृद्धि प्रदान करेगा। -[65:8] कितनी ही बस्तियाँ ऐसी हैं कि जब उन्होंने अपने पालनहार के आदेश की तथा उसके रसूलों अलैहिमुस्सलाम के आदेश की अवहेलना की, तो हमने उनके बुरे कर्मों का बड़ा सख्त हिसाब लिया और उन्हें दुनिया एवं आख़िरत में भयानक सज़ा दी। -[65:9] तो उन्होंने अपने बुरे कर्मों का परिणाम चख लिया। और उनका परिणाम, इस दुनिया में घाटा और आख़िरत में भी घाटा ही रहा। -[65:10] अल्लाह ने उनके लिए कठोर यातना तैयार कर रखी है। अतः (ऐ समझ बूझ वालो, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाए हो) अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर डरो, ताकि उनके साथ जो हुआ वह तुम्हारे साथ न हो। निश्चय अल्लाह ने तुम्हारी ओर महान उपदेश उतारा है, जो तुम्हें उसकी अवज्ञा के बुरे परिणामों और उसकी आज्ञाकारिता के अच्छे परिणामों की याद दिलाता है। -[65:11] यह उपदेश अल्लाह का एक रसूल है, जो तुम्हारे सामने अल्लाह की आयतें पढ़कर सुनाता है, जो (तुम्हारे लिए सत्य को) स्पष्ट करने वाली हैं जिनमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। आशा है कि वह उन लोगों को, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए, उसके रसूल को सच्चा माना और अच्छे कार्य किए, गुमराही के अंधेरों से निकाल कर मार्गदर्शन की रोशनी में लाए। और जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य करे, अल्लाह उसे ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करेगा, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। वे उनमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे।निश्चय अल्लाह ने उसके लिए उत्तम आजीविका तैयार कर रखी है। क्योंकि वह उसे ऐसी जन्नत में दाखिल करेगा, जिसका आनंद कभी बाधित नहीं होगा। -[65:12] अल्लाह वही है, जिसने सात आकाश बनाए और सात आकाशों की रचना की तरह सात धरतियाँ बनाईं। अल्लाह का सांसारिक एवं शरई आदेश उनके बीच उतरता है, ताकि तुम जान लो कि अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। उसे कोई चीज़ विवश नहीं कर सकती। तथा यह कि उस महिमावान् अल्लाह ने हर वस्तु को अपने ज्ञान के साथ घेर लिया है। अतः आकाशों में या पृथ्वी पर उससे कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है। - -Surah 66: At-Tahrim (The Prohibition) ----------------------------------------- -[66:1] ऐ रसूल! आप अपनी दासी मारिया से सहवास को क्यों हराम ठहराते हैं, जिसे अल्लाह ने आपके लिए हलाल किया है, आप इससे अपनी पत्नियों को खुश करना चाहते हैं, क्योंकि वे आपके मारिया के पास जाने को अप्रिय समझती हैं?! अल्लाह आपको माफ़ करने वाला, आप पर दया करने वाला है। -[66:2] अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए कफ़्फ़ारा के द्वारा अपनी क़समों को हलाल करना धर्म संगत बना दिया है, यदि तुम कोई चीज़ उनसे बेहतर पाओ या उस क़सम को तोड़ दो। अल्लाह तुम्हारा सहायक है। तथा वह तुम्हारी स्थितियों एवं हितों के बारे में सबसे अच्छा जानता है, अपनी शरीयत और तक़दीर (निर्णय) में हिकमत वाला है। -[66:3] तथा उस समय को याद करें, जब नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने अपनी पत्नी हफ़सा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा को विशेष रूप से एक बात बताई, जिसमें यह बात शामिल थी कि आप अपनी दासी मारिया के निकट नहीं जाएँगे। फिर जब हफ़सा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा ने आयशा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा को यह बात बता दी और अल्लाह ने अपने नबी को उनके रहस्य के प्रकट हो जाने के बारे में बता दिया, तो आपने हफ़सा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा को डाँटा और उनसे उनकी बताई हुई कुछ बातों का उल्लेख किया और कुछ से खामोशी बरती। तो ह़फ़सा रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हा ने आपसे पूछा : आप को यह बात किसने बताई? तो आपने फरमाया : मुझे उसने बताया है, जो हर चीज़ को जानने वाला और हर गुप्त चीज़ की ख़बर रखने वाला है। -[66:4] तुम दोनों को तौबा करना चाहिए। क्योंकि तुम दोनों के दिल उस चीज़ को पसंद करने की तरफ़ झुक गए हैं, जो अल्लाह के रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को नापसंद है यानी अपनी दासी से दूर रहना और उसे अपने ऊपर हराम कर लेना। और अगर तुम दोनों आपके ख़िलाफ भड़काने पर अटल रहोगी, तो खुद अल्लाह आपका संरक्षक और सहायक है। और इसी तरह जिबरील और नेक ईमान वाले आपके संरक्षक और सहायक हैं। तथा अल्लाह की मदद के बाद फ़रिश्ते आपके सहायक तथा आपको कष्ट देने वालों के विरुद्ध आपके मददगार हैं। -[66:5] यदि अल्लाह के नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम तुम्हें तलाक़ दे दें, तो बहुत संभावित है कि उनका पालनहार उन्हें तुमसे बेहतर पत्नियाँ प्रदान कर दे, जो उसके आदेश को मानने वाली हों, उसपर तथा उसके रसूल पर ईमान रखने वाली हों, अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वाली हों, अपने गुनाहों से तौबा करने वाली हों, अपने पालनहार की इबादत करने वाली हों, रोज़ा रखने वाली हों, जिनमें से कुछ पहले से शादीशुदा तथा कुछ कुँवारियाँ हों। लेकिन नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम ने उन्हें तलाक नहीं दी। -[66:6] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! अपने लिए और अपने घर वालों के लिए उस भयानक आग से बचाव एवं सुरक्षा अपनाओ, जिसे मनुष्यों के द्वारा और पत्थर के ज़रिए जलाया जाएगा। इस आग पर ऐसे फ़रिश्ते नियुक्त हैं, जो उसमें प्रवेश करने वालों पर कठोर हैं और बलशाली हैं। यदि अल्लाह उन्हें कोई आदेश देता है, तो वे उसके आदेश की अवहेलना नहीं करते हैं तथा वे बिना सुस्ती और देरी के वही करते हैं जो वह उन्हें आदेश देता है। -[66:7] क़ियामत के दिन काफ़िरों से कहा जाएगा : ऐ अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वालो, आज तुम अपने कुफ़्र और पापों के लिए बहाने मत बनाओ। क्योंकि तुम्हारे बहाने को स्वीकार नहीं किया जाएगा। बल्कि, आज के दिन तुम्हें केवल अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने एवं उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने का बदला दिया जाएगा, जो तुम दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[66:8] ऐ अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वालो और उसकी शरीयत पर अमल करने वालो! तुम अल्लाह के सामने अपने गुनाहों से सच्ची तौबा करो। आशा है कि तुम्हारा पालनहार तुम्हारे गुनाहों को मिटा दे और तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन ऐसी जन्नतों में दाख़िल करे, जिनके महलों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। जिस दिन अल्लाह नबी को तथा उनके साथ ईमान लाने वालों को जहन्नम में दाखिल करके अपमानित नहीं करेगा। उनका प्रकाश सिरात पर उनके आगे तथा उनके दाएँ चल रहा होगा। वे कहेंगे : ऐ हमारे पालनहार, हमारे लिए हमारे प्रकाश को पूर्ण कर दे, ताकि हम जन्नत में दाखिल हो सकें। और मुनाफ़िकों के जैसे न हो जाएँ, जिनका प्रकाश सिरात पर बुझ जाएगा। तथा हमारे गुनाह माफ़ कर दे। निःसंदेह तू हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है। इसलिए हमारे प्रकाश को पूरा करने और हमारे पापों को नजरअंदाज करने से विवश नहीं है। -[66:9] ऐ रसूल, काफ़िरों से तलवार के द्वारा तथा मुनाफ़िकों से ज़बान के द्वारा और हदें (शरई दंड) क़ायम करके जिहाद करें। और उनपर सख़्ती करें, ताकि वे आपका भय महसूस करें। और उनका ठिकाना, जहाँ वे क़ियामत के दिन शरण लेंगे, जहन्नम है, और उनका वह ठिकाना बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है, जहाँ वे लौटकर जाएँगे। -[66:10] अल्लाह ने उन लोगों के लिए, जिन्होंने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार किया (यह स्पष्ट करने के लिए कि ईमान वालों के साथ उनका संबंध किसी भी तरह से फायदेमंद नहीं है) अल्लाह के दो नबियों : नूह और लूत अलैहिमस्सलाम की पत्नियों का उदाहरण दिया है। वे दोनों दो नेक बंदों की पत्नियाँ थीं। किन्तु दोनों ने अपने पतियों के साथ विश्वासघात किया। क्योंकि वे दोनों अल्लाह के मार्ग से रोकती तथा अपनी जाति के काफ़िरों का समर्थन करती थीं। इसलिए उन दोनों का इन दोनों नेक बंदों की पत्नियाँ होने का कोई लाभ न हुआ। और उनसे कहा गया : जहन्नम में प्रवेश करने वाले काफ़िरों और अवज्ञाकारियों के साथ तुम दोनों (भी) उसमें प्रवेश कर जाओ। -[66:11] और अल्लाह ने उन लोगों के लिए, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए, यह बतलाने के लिए कि काफ़िरों के साथ उनका संबंध उन्हें कुछ नुक़सान नहीं पहुँचाएगा और उन्हें प्रभावित नहीं करेगा जब तक कि वे सत्य पर सुदृढ़ हैं, फ़िरऔन की पत्नी की स्थिति का उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया है, जब उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे लिए अपने निकट जन्नत में एक घर बना और मुझे फ़िरऔन के अत्याचार और उसके बुरे कामों से बचा ले तथा मुझे उन लोगों से बचा ले, जो उसकी सरकशी एवं अत्याचार में उसका पालन करके अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले हैं। -[66:12] तथा अल्लाह ने उन लोगों के लिए, जो अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए, मरयम बिन्त इमरान का उदाहरण पेश किया है, जिसने खुद को व्यभिचार से सुरक्षित रखा, तो अल्लाह ने जिबरील को उसके अंदर फूँक मारने का आदेश दिया। चुनाँचे उसने अल्लाह की शक्ति के साथ बिना बाप के ईसा बिन मरयम अलैहिस्सलाम का गर्भ धारण कर लिया। तथा उसने अल्लाह के नियमों की और उसके रसूलों पर अवतरित उसकी किताबों की पुष्टि की। और वह अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई बातों से बचकर उसका आज्ञापालन करने वालों में से थी। - -Surah 67: Al-Mulk (The Kingdom) ----------------------------------------- -[67:1] उस अल्लाह की भलाई बहुत अधिक और महान है, जिस अकेले के हाथ में सारा राज्य है और वह सब कुछ करने में सक्षम है, कोई चीज़ उसकी शक्ति से बाहर नहीं है। -[67:2] जिसने मौत और जीवन को पैदा किया, ताकि वह तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो) परखे कि तुममें से कौन सर्वश्रेष्ठ कार्य करने वाला है? और वह ऐसा प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिस पर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता। वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ करने वाला है। -[67:3] जिसने सात आकाश बनाए, प्रत्येक आकाश उसके पहले के ऊपर एक परत के रूप में इस तरह है कि एक आसमान और दूसरे आसमान के बीच कोई मिलन नहीं है। (ऐ देखने वाले) तुम अल्लाह की रचना में कोई असमानता या असंगति नहीं देखोगे। तुम फिर से नज़र दौड़ाओ क्या तुम्हें कोई दरार या फटन दिखाई देती है?! तुम्हें इस तरह की कोई चीज़ हरगिज़ नज़र नहीं आएगी, बल्कि तुम एक सुदृढ़ और मज़बूत रचना देखोगे। -[67:4] फिर तुम बार-बार नज़र डालो, तुम्हारी नज़र आकाश की रचना में कोई दोष या खराबी देखे बिना अपमानित होकर तुम्हारी ओर लौट आएगी और वह थकी हुई होगी, उसे कुछ दिखाई न देगा। -[67:5] निश्चय हमने धरती से सबसे निकट के आकाश को चमकीले तारों के साथ सुशोभित किया है तथा हमने उन तारों को उल्का बना दिया है, जिनके द्वारा उन शैतानों को मारा जाता है, जो चोरी-छिपे सुनने का प्रयास करते हैं। तो ये तारे उन्हें जला देते हैं, और हमने उनके लिए आख़िरत में भड़कती आग तैयार कर रखी है। -[67:6] और जिन लोगों ने अपने पालनहार का इनकार किया, उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन भड़कती हुई आग की यातना है और वह लौटने का स्थान बहुत बुरा है, जहाँ उन्हें लौटना है। -[67:7] जब वे जहन्नम में फेंके जाएँगे, तो उसकी सख़्त भूंडी आवाज़ सुनेंगे और वह हाँडी के उबलने की तरह उबल रहा होगा। -[67:8] क़रीब होगा कि जहन्नम, उसमें प्रवेश करने वालों के ख़िलाफ़ अपने क्रोध की तीव्रता से, एक दूसरे से अलग हो जाए और फट पड़े। जब भी उसमें, उसके अंदर प्रवेश करने वाले काफ़िरों का कोई समूह डाला जाएगा, तो वहाँ नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते उनसे फटकार के रूप में पूछेंगे : क्या दुनिया में तुम्हारे पास कोई रसूल नहीं आया था, जो तुम्हें अल्लाह की यातना से सावधान करता?! -[67:9] काफ़िर कहेंगे : क्यों नहीं?! हमारे पास रसूल आया था, जो हमें अल्लाह की यातना से डराता था, लेकिन हमने उसे झुठला दिया और उससे कहा : अल्लाह ने कोई वह़्य नहीं उतारी है। तुम तो (ऐ रसूलो!) सत्य से बहुत भटके हुए हो। -[67:10] और काफ़िर कहेंगे : अगर हम उससे लाभान्वित होने के तौर पर सुनते होते, या ऐसे व्यक्ति के समझने की तरह समझते होते, जो सत्य एवं असत्य के बीच अंतर करता है, तो हम जहन्नम में दाख़िल होने वालों के बीच न होते। बल्कि, हम रसूलों पर ईमान रखते होते और उनके लाए हुए संदेश को सच मानते होते और जन्नत में प्रवेश करने वालों में से होते। -[67:11] इस तरह, वे अपने कुफ़्र और झुठलाने को स्वीकार करेंगे, इसलिए वे आग के पात्र हुए।तो दूरी है (जहन्नम की) आग वालों के लिए। -[67:12] निश्चय जो लोग अपने एकांत में अल्लाह से डरते हैं, उनके पापों के लिए क्षमा है और उनके लिए एक महान पुण्य है और वह जन्नत है। -[67:13] (ऐ लोगो) तुम अपनी बात छिपाओ या उसे प्रकट करो, अल्लाह उसे जानता है। निश्चय वह अपने बंदों के दिलों की बातों को भी जानता है, उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[67:14] क्या वह जिसने सभी प्राणियों को पैदा किया, वह भेद और भेद से भी अधिक छिपी चीज़ को नहीं जानेगा?! जबकि वह अपने बंदों के रहस्यों से अवगत, उनके मामलों की पूरी ख़बर रखने वाला है। उनमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[67:15] वही है जिसने तुम्हारे लिए धरती को उसपर रहने के लिए नरम बनाया, तो तुम उसके विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में चलो-फिरो, और उसकी उस रोज़ी से खाओ, जो उसने उसमें तुम्हारे लिए तैयार की है, और अकेले उसी की ओर तुम्हें हिसाब और बदला के लिए जीवित होकर जाना है। -[67:16] क्या तुम उस अल्लाह से निडर हो गए, जो आकाश में है कि वह इस धरती को तुम्हारे नीचे से फाड़ दे, जैसे कि क़ारून के नीचे से फाड़ दिया था, जबकि वह रहने के लिए नरम और अधीनस्थ थी, फिर वह अपनी स्थिरता के बाद अचानक तुम्हें लेकर काँपने लगे?! -[67:17] क्या तुम उस अल्लाह से, जो आकाश में है, निडर हो गए हो कि वह तुमपर आकाश से पत्थर बरसा दे, जैसे लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति पर बरसाया था?! फिर जब तुम मेरी यातना को देखोगे, तो तुम्हें मेरी चेतावनी का पता चल जाएगा, लेकिन यातना देख लेने के बाद तुम्हें इससे कोई फायदा नहीं होगा। -[67:18] निःसंदेह इन मुश्रिकों से पहले के समुदायों ने भी झुठलाया है। जब उन्होंने अपने कुफ़्र और झुठलाने पर हठ किया, तो उनपर अल्लाह की यातना उतरी। तो उनके खिलाफ़ मेरा इनकार कैसा था?! निश्चय वह बहुत सख़्त इनकार था। -[67:19] क्या इन झुठलाने वालों ने अपने ऊपर पक्षियों को उड़ते नहीं देखा, जो कभी हवा में अपने पंख फैलाते हैं और कभी उन्हें समेट लेते हैं। उन्हें ज़मीन पर गिरने से अल्लाह के अलावा कोई नहीं रोकता है। निश्चय वह हर चीज़ को देखने वाला है, उससे कोई भी चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। -[67:20] यदि (ऐ काफ़िरो) अल्लाह तुम्हें यातना देना चाहे, तो तुम्हारे लिए कोई सेना नहीं है, जो तुम्हें उसकी यातना से बचा सके। काफ़िर लोग तो मात्र धोखे में पड़े हुए हैं। शैतान ने उन्हें धोखा दिया, तो वे उसके धोखे में पड़ गए। -[67:21] यदि अल्लाह अपनी जीविका को तुम्हारे पास तक पहुँचने से रोक ले, तो तुम्हें कोई भी जीविका प्रदान नहीं कर सकता। बल्कि, निष्कर्ष यह है कि काफ़िर लोग अपने हठ और अहंकार, तथा सच्चाई से उपेक्षा में बहुत दूर चले गए हैं। -[67:22] क्या वह व्यक्ति जो अपने चेहरे के बल औंधा होकर चलता है - और वह बहुदेववादी है -, अधिक सीधी राह पर है या वह मोमिन, जो सीधे रास्ते पर सीधा होकर चलता है?! -[67:23] आप (ऐ रसूल) इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : अल्लाह ही ने तुम्हें पैदा किया, और तुम्हारे लिए कान बनाए जिनसे तुम सुनते हो, और आँखें बनाईं जिनसे तुम देखते हो और दिल बनाए जिनसे तुम समझते हो। तुम अल्लाह का उसकी प्रदान की हुई नेमतों पर बहुत कम शुक्रिया अदा करते हो। -[67:24] आप (ऐ रसूल) इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : अल्लाह ही है, जिसने तुम्हें धरती में फैलाया, न कि तुम्हारी मूर्तियाँ, जो कुछ भी पैदा नहीं कर सकतीं। तथा क़ियामत के दिन तुम अकेले उसी के पास हिसाब और बदले के लिए एकत्र किए जाओगे, न कि अपनी मूर्तियों के पास। अतः उसी से डरो और अकेले उसी की इबादत करो। -[67:25] तथा मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवित कर उठाए जाने का इनकार करने वाले, पुनर्जीवन को असंभव समझते हुए कहते हैं : यह वादा कब पूरा होगा, जिसका (ऐ मुहम्मद) तुम और तुम्हारे साथी हमें वचन दे रहे हैं, यदि तुम अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हो कि वह आकर ही रहेगा?! -[67:26] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : क़ियामत की जानकारी केवल अल्लाह के पास है। वह कब आएगी, उसके सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। और मैं तो केवल तुम्हें स्पष्ट तौर पर डराने वाला हूँ। -[67:27] फिर जब वह वादा उनके पास आ जाएगा और वे यातना को अपने निकट देखेंगे और यह क़ियामत के दिन होगा, तो अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों के चेहरे बिगड़ जाएँगे और काले पड़ जाएँगे और उनसे कहा जाएगा : यह वही चीज़ है, जो तुम दुनिया में माँगा करते थे और उसकी जल्दी मचाया करते थे। -[67:28] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन झुठलाने वाले मुश्रिकों से उनका खंडन करते हुए कह दें : मुझे बताओ कि अगर अल्लाह मुझे मौत दे दे और मेरे साथ जो मोमिन हैं उन्हें भी मृत्यु दे दे, या हम पर दया करे और हमारी मृत्यु को विलंब कर दे, तो काफ़िरों को दर्दनाक यातना से कौन बचाएगा?! निश्चय उन्हें इससे कोई नहीं बचाएगा। -[67:29] (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : वही 'रहमान' है, जो तुम्हें अकेले अपनी इबादत के लिए आमंत्रित करता है। हम उसपर ईमान लाए, तथा अकेले उसी पर हमने अपने मामलों भरोसा किया है। चुनाँचे शीघ्र ही तुम्हें - अनिवार्य रूप से - पता चल जाएगा कि कौन स्पष्ट गुमराही में है और कौन सीधे रास्ते पर है। -[67:30] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कहें : मुझे बताओ कि क्या तुम्हारा वह पानी, जिसमें से तुम पीते हो, यदि धरती में नीचे चला जाए और तुम्हारी पहुँच से बाहर हो जाए, तो कौन है जो तुम्हारे पास बहता हुआ पानी लाए?! निश्चित रूप से अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं। - -Surah 68: Al-Qalam (The Pen) ----------------------------------------- -[68:1] {नून} सूरतुल-बक़रा के आरंभ में इस प्रकार के अक्षरों के बारे में बात गुज़र चुकी है। अल्लाह ने क़लम की क़सम खाई है तथा उस चीज़ की क़सम खाई है, जो लोग अपनी क़लमों से लिखते हैं। -[68:2] (ऐ रसूल) आप, अल्लाह के इस अनुग्रह से कि उसने आपको नबी बनाया, दीवाने हरगिज़ नहीं हैं। बल्कि, आप उस पागलपन से बरी हैं, जिससे मुश्रिकों ने आपको आरोपित किया है। -[68:3] निःसंदेह आप लोगों तक अल्लाह का संदेश पहुँचाने से जो कष्ट सहते हैं, उसपर आपके लिए निश्चय कभी बाधित न होने वाला बदला है, और इसमें किसी का आप पर कोई एहसान नहीं है। -[68:4] और निःसंदेह आप निश्चित रूप से क़ुरआन के लाए हुए महान चरित्र पर विराजमान हैं। अतः जो कुछ क़ुरआन में है वह पूर्णता आपका स्वभाव बन गया है। -[68:5] अतः बहुत जल्द आप देख लेंगे और ये झुठलाने वाले लोग भी देख लेंगे। -[68:6] जब सच्चाई सामने आ जाएगी, तो स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि तुममें से कौन पागलपन से ग्रसित है।?! -[68:7] (ऐ रसूल) निश्चय आपका रब उसे बेहतर जानता है जो उसके रास्ते से भटक गया है और वही सीधे मार्ग पर चलने वालों को भी बेहतर जानने वाला है। चुनाँचे उसे पता है कि यही लोग हैं जो उससे भटके हुए हैं और आप ही हैं जो उसपर चल रहे हैं। -[68:8] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप उन लोगों की बात न मानें, जो आपके लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाने वाले हैं। -[68:9] वे चाहते हैं कि आप दीन की क़ीमत पर उनके साथ नरमी करें, तो वे भी आपके साथ नरमी करने लगें। -[68:10] और आप हर ऐसे व्यक्ति की बात न मानें, जो बहुत ज़्यादा झूठी क़समें खाने वाला और तुच्छ है। -[68:11] लोगों की बहुत ज़्यादा ग़ीबत करने वाला और उनके बीच चुग़ली के साथ बहुत चलने-फिरने वाला है, ताकि उनके बीच फूट डाले। -[68:12] भलाई से बहुत ज़्यादा रोकने वाला, लोगों की धन-संपत्ति, सतीत्व और जान पर अतिक्रमण करने वाला तथा अत्यधिक गुनाह और पाप करने वाला है। -[68:13] जो कठोर एवं दुष्ट स्वभाव, अपने पिता के अलावा किसी और की तरफ़ मनसूब (यानी नाजायज औलाद) है। -[68:14] क्योंकि वह पैसे और बच्चों वाला है, इसलिए अल्लाह और उसके रसूल पर ईमान लाने से अहंकार करता है। -[68:15] जब उसके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो कहता है : यह तो पहले लोगों की दंतकथाओं से लिखी गई बातें हैं। -[68:16] हम शीघ्र ही उसकी नाक पर निशान लगा देंगे, जो उसके चेहरे को बिगाड़ देगी और कभी उससे अलग नहीं होगी। -[68:17] हमने इन मुश्रिकों का अकाल एवं भूख के साथ परीक्षण किया, जिस तरह हमने बाग़ वालों का परीक्षण किया, जब उन्होंने सुबह के समय उसके फलों को जल्दी से तोड़ लेने की क़सम खाई थी, ताकि किसी गरीब व्यक्ति को उनसे खाना न मिले। -[68:18] और उन्होंने 'इन शा अल्लाह' (अगर अल्लाह ने चाहा) कहकर अपनी क़्सम में कोई अपवाद नहीं किया। -[68:19] तो अल्लाह ने उस (बाग़) की ओर एक आग भेज दी, जो उसे खा गई, जबकि बाग़ के मालिक सो रहे थे, वे उससे आग को रोकने में सक्षम नहीं थे। -[68:20] तो वह बाग़ अंधेरी रात की तरह काला हो गया। -[68:21] फिर सुबह के समय उन्होंने एक-दूसरे को पुकारा। -[68:22] कहने लगे : गरीबों के आगमन से पहले सुबह-सवेरे ही अपने खेत की ओर निकल चलो, यदि तुम उसके फलों को तोड़ना चाहते हो। -[68:23] चुनाँचे वे आपस में चुपके-चुपके बातें करते हुए तेज़ क़दमों से अपने खेत की ओर चल पड़े। -[68:24] वे आपस में कह रहे थे : आज बाग़ में तुम्हारे पास कोई ग़रीब हरगिज़ न पहुँचने पाए। -[68:25] और वे सुबह-सवेरे इस हाल में चल पड़े कि वे अपने फलों को (गरीबों से) रोकने का पक्का इरादा किए हुए थे। -[68:26] जब उन्होंने उसे जला हुआ देखा, तो उन्होंने एक-दूसरे से कहा : निश्चय हम उस (बाग़) का रास्ता भूल गए हैं। -[68:27] बल्कि हम बाग़ के फलों को तोड़ने से रोक दिए गए हैं, क्योंकि हमने गरीबों को इससे रोकने का दृढ़ संकल्प कर लिया था। -[68:28] उनमें से सर्वश्रेष्ठ ने कहा : क्या मैंने तुमसे उस समय नहीं कहा था, जब तुमने ग़रीबों को इससे वंचित करने का संकल्प किया था : तुम अल्लाह की पवित्रता क्यों नहीं बयान करते और उसके सामने तौबा क्यों नहीं करते?! -[68:29] उन्होंने कहा : हमारा रब पवित्र है। निःसंदेह हम ही अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वाले थे जब हमने ग़रीबों को अपने बाग़ के फलों से रोकने का संकल्प किया था। -[68:30] फिर वे एक-दूसरे के सम्मुख होकर परस्पर एक-दूसरे को दोषी ठहराने लगे। -[68:31] उन्होंने पछतावे से कहा : हाय हमारी क्षति! निश्चय हम ही ग़रीबों के हक़ को रोकने की योजना बनाकर हद से बढ़ गए थे। -[68:32] आशा है कि हमारा पालनहार हमें बाग़ से बेहतर बदला प्रदान करेगा। निश्चय हम अकेले अल्लाह ही की ओर इच्छा रखने वाले हैं। उसी से क्षमा की आशा रखते हैं और उसी से भलाई माँगते हैं। -[68:33] आजीविका से वंचित करके इस यातना की तरह हम उन लोगों को यातना देते हैं जो हमारी अवज्ञा करते हैं, और आख़िरत की यातना तो इससे भी बड़ी है। काश वे उसकी गंभीरता और निरंतरता को जानते! -[68:34] निश्चय अल्लाह से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरने वाले लोगों के लिए उनके पालनहार के पास नेमतों वाले बाग़ हैं। जिनमें वे नेमतों का आनंद लेंगे। उनकी नेमत कभी बाधित नहीं होगी। -[68:35] क्या हम मुसलमानों को प्रतिफल में काफ़िरों की तरह बना देंगे, जैसा कि मक्का के मुश्रिक लोग दावा करते हैं?! -[68:36] तुम्हें (ऐ मुश्रिको) क्या हो गया है कि तुम यह अनुचित और कुटिल निर्णय देते हो?! -[68:37] क्या तुम्हारे पास कोई किताब है, जिसमें तुम पढ़ते हो कि आज्ञाकारी और अवज्ञाकारी के बीच समानता है?! -[68:38] जिस पुस्तक में है कि तुम्हारे लिए आख़िरत में वही होगा, जो तुम अपने लिए पसंद करोगे। -[68:39] क्या तुम्हारे लिए हमारे ज़िम्मे क़समों द्वारा पुष्टि की गई प्रतिज्ञाएं हैं, जिनकी अपेक्षा के अनुसार तुम्हें वही कुछ मिलेगा, जिसका तुम अपने लिए निर्णय करोगे? -[68:40] (ऐ रसूल) आप इस बात के कहने वालों से पूछें : उनमें से कौन इसकी ज़मानत लेता है?! -[68:41] क्या उनके अल्लाह के सिवा कोई साझी हैं, जो उन्हें प्रतिफल में मोमिनों के बराबर ठहराते हैं?! तो उन्हें चाहिए कि अपने उन साझियों को ले आएँ, यदि वे अपने इस दावे में सच्चे हैं कि उन्होंने इन लोगों को प्रतिफल में मोमिनों के बराबर ठहराया है। -[68:42] क़ियामत का दिन बहुत भयावह होगा और हमारा पालनहार अपनी पिंडली खोल देगा और लोगों को सजदा करने के लिए कहा जाएगा। तो ईमान वाले सजदे में चले जाएँगे और काफ़िर तथा मुनाफ़िक़ लोग सजदा करने में असमर्थ रहेंगे। -[68:43] उनकी निगाहें झुकी होंगी, उनपर अपमान और अफसोस छाया होगा। हालाँकि उन्हें दुनिया में अल्लाह के आगे सजदा करने के लिए कहा जाता था, जबकि वे, आज जिस स्थिति में हैं, उससे भले-चंगे थे। -[68:44] तो (ऐ रसूल) आप मुझे तथा उसे छोड़ दें, जो आपपर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन को झुठलाता है। हम उन्हें धीरे-धीरे इस तरह यातना की ओर लेजाएँगे कि उन्हें पता नहीं चलेगा कि यह उनके साथ चाल चली जा रही है और उन्हें ढील दी जा रही है। -[68:45] और मैं उन्हें कुछ सयम के लिए मोहलत दे दूँगा, ताकि वे अपने पाप में चरम पर पहुँच जाएँ। निश्चय इनकार करने और झुठलाने वालों के साथ मेरी चाल बहुत मज़बूत है। इसलिए वे मेरी पकड़ से छूट नहीं सकते और मेरी सज़ा से नहीं बच सकते। -[68:46] क्या (ऐ रसूल!) आप उनसे, उन्हें सत्य की ओर बुलाने का कोई मुआवज़ा माँग रहे हैं, जिसके कारण वे एक भारी बोझ सहन करते हैं, तो यही कारण है कि वे आपसे दूर हो गए हैं?! हालाँकि सच्चाई इसके विपरीत है। क्योंकि आप उनसे कोई मुआवज़ा नहीं माँगते हैं। फिर उन्हें आपका अनुसरण करने से क्या रोकता है?! -[68:47] या उनके पास ग़ैब (परोक्ष) का ज्ञान है कि वे जो भी तर्क पसंद करते हैं, लिख लेते हैं, जिनके द्वारा वे आपसे बहस करते हैं?! -[68:48] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार ने उन्हें मोहलत देकर ढील देने का जो निर्णय किया है, उसके लिए धैर्य से काम लें और अपने समुदाय से ऊबने में मछली वाले नबी यूनुस अलैहिस्सलाम की तरह न हो जाएँ; जब उन्होंने अपने पालनहार को इस दशा में पुकार कि वह समुद्र के अंधेरे और मछली के पेट के अंधेरे में व्यथित थे। -[68:49] अगर अल्लाह की दया उनके साथ न होती, तो मछली उन्हें एक निर्जन भूमि पर इस दशा में फेंक देती कि वह निंदित होते। -[68:50] फिर उनके पालनहार ने उन्हें चुन लिया और अपने सदाचारी बंदों में शामिल कर दिया। -[68:51] और अल्लाह का इनकार करने वाले तथा उसके रसूल को झुठलाने वाले, जब आपपर उतरने वाले इस क़ुरआन को सुनते हैं, तो आपको ऐसे घूरते हैं कि लगता है कि वे आपको अपनी आँखों से अवश्य ही पछाड़ देंगे। तथा वे (अपनी इच्छाओं का पालन करते हुए और सत्य से उपेक्षा करते हुए) कहते हैं : निश्चय इस क़ुरआन को लाने वाला रसूल अवश्य ही दीवाना है। -[68:52] हालाँकि आप पर उतरने वाला क़ुरआन मनुष्य और जिन्न के लिए मात्र एक उपदेश और अनुस्मारक है। - -Surah 69: Al-Haqqah (The Sure Truth) ----------------------------------------- -[69:1] अल्लाह मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने की घड़ी का उल्लेख कर हा है, जो सभी लोगों पर घटित होगी। -[69:2] फिर अल्लाह इस सवाल के द्वारा उसकी महानता और गंभीरता का वर्णन कर रहा है कि : वह होकर रहने वाली क्या चीज़ है? -[69:3] और आपको किस चीज़ ने ज्ञात कराया कि यह होकर रहने वाली क्या है? -[69:4] सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति समूद और हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति आद ने उस क़ियामत को झुठलाया, जो अपनी भयावहता की तीव्रता से लोगों (के दिलों) को खड़खड़ा (दहला) देगी। -[69:5] जहाँ तक समूद के लोगों की बात है, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें ऐसी आवाज़ से नष्ट कर दिया, जो तीव्रता और भयावहता में अंत को पहुँच गई थी। -[69:6] और रही बात आद समुदाय की, तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें बड़ी ठंडी और प्रचंड आँधी से विनष्ट कर दिया। -[69:7] अल्लाह ने उसे उनपर सात रातों और आठ दिनों की अवधि के लिए भेज दिया, जो उन्हें जड़ से विनष्ट कर रही थी। चुनाँचे आप उन्हें उनके घरों में मृत ज़मीन पर पड़े हुए देखते, गोया कि वे विनष्ट किए जाने के बाद धरती पर गिरे हुए खजूरों के जर्जर तने हों। -[69:8] तो क्या उनके इस यातना से पीड़ित होने के बाद आपको उनमें से कोई भी प्राणी बाक़ी दिखाई देता है?! -[69:9] फ़िरऔन और उससे पहले के समुदायों और ऊपर-नीचे उलटकर यातना दी जाने वाली बस्तियों अर्थात लूत अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति के लोगों ने शिर्क एवं अवज्ञा जैसे गलत कार्य किए। -[69:10] चुनाँचे उनमें से प्रत्येक ने अपने रसूल की अवज्ञा की और उसे झुठलाया, तो अल्लाह ने उनकी उससे कहीं अधिक पकड़ की, जो उनके विनाश के लिए काफ़ी थी। -[69:11] जब पानी ऊंचाई में अपनी सीमा से ऊपर बढ़ गया, तो हमने उन लोगों को, जिनकी पुश्त में तुम थे, उस बहती नाव में सवार किया, जिसे नूह अलैहिस्सलाम ने हमारे आदेश से बनाया था। तो इस तरह यह तुम्हें सवार करना था। -[69:12] ताकि हम नाव और उसकी कहानी को एक उपदेश बना दें, जिससे काफ़िरों को नष्ट करने और ईमान वालों को मुक्ति प्रदान करने पर प्रमाण ग्रहण किया जाए और उसे ऐसे कान याद रखें जो सुनी हुई बातों को याद रखने वाले हैं। -[69:13] फिर जब सूर में फूँक मारने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ता एक फूँक मारेगा, और यह दूसरी बार फूँक मारना है। -[69:14] और धरती तथा पहाड़ों को उठाया जाएगा और दोनों को एक ही बार इस ज़ोर से टकराया जाएगा कि धरती के हिस्से तथा उसके पहाड़ों के हिस्से अलग-अलग हो जाएँगे। -[69:15] जिस दिन यह सब कुछ होगा, उस दिन क़ियामत आ जाएगी। -[69:16] और उस दिन आसमान फट जाएगा, ताकि उससे फ़रिश्ते उतर सकें। तो उस दिन वह कमज़ोर होगा, जबकि वह पहले मज़बूत और सुसंगत था। -[69:17] और फ़रिश्ते उसके किनारों पर होंगे, तथा उस महान दिन में आठ निकटवर्ती फ़रिश्ते आपके पालनहार के अर्श को उठाए हुए होंगे। -[69:18] उस दिन तुम (ऐ लोगो) अल्लाह के सामने पेश किए जाओगे। तुम्हारी कोई गुप्त बात अल्लाह से छिपी नहीं रहेगी। बल्कि अल्लाह उसके बारे में जानने वाला, उससे अवगत होगा। -[69:19] फिर रहा वह व्यक्ति, जिसे उसके कर्मों की किताब उसके दाएँ हाथ में दी गई, तो वह खुशी और प्रसन्नता से कहेगा : लो, मेरे कर्मों की किताब पढ़ो। -[69:20] मैं दुनिया में जानता था और मुझे यक़ीन था कि मैं मरने के बाद पुनर्जीवित कर उठाया जाने वाला हूँ और अपना प्रतिफल पाने वाला हूँ। -[69:21] अतः वह सुखमय और संतोषजनक जीवन में होगा, क्योंकि उसे स्थायी आनंद दिखाई देगा। -[69:22] उच्च स्थान एवं प्रतिष्ठा वाली जन्नत में होगा। -[69:23] जिसके फल, उन्हें खाने वाले से बिल्कुल क़रीब होंगे। -[69:24] उनके सम्मान में कहा जाएगा : तुमने दुनिया में बीते हुए दिनों में जो अच्छे कर्म करके आगे भेजे थे, उसके बदले में, बिना किसी नुक़सान के खाओ और पियो। -[69:25] और रहा वह व्यक्ति, जिसे उसका कर्म-पत्र उसके बाएँ हाथ में दिया गया, तो वह पछतावे की तीव्रता से कहेगा : ऐ काश! मुझे मेरा कर्म-पत्र न दिया जाता, क्योंकि उसमें ऐसे बुरे कार्य हैं, जो मुझे यातना का पात्र बनाते हैं। -[69:26] और काश मैं अपने हिसाब के बारे में कुछ न जानता। -[69:27] ऐ काश कि वह मौत जो मुझे आई थी, ऐसी मौत होती जिसके बाद मैं कभी उठाया न जाता। -[69:28] मेरा धन मुझसे अल्लाह की यातना को कुछ भी न टाल सका। -[69:29] मेरा तर्क और वह शक्ति एवं वैभव जिनपर मैं भरोसा किया करता था, सब कुछ मुझसे जाता रहा। -[69:30] और कहा जाएगा : (ऐ फ़रिश्तो) उसे पकड़ो और उसके हाथों को उसकी गरदन के साथ जकड़ दो। -[69:31] फिर उसे आग में डाल दो, ताकि उसकी गर्मी झेलता रहे। -[69:32] फिर उसे एक ऐसी ज़ंजीर में दाख़िल कर दो, जिसकी लंबाई सत्तर गज़ है। -[69:33] निश्चय वह सबसे महान अल्लाह पर ईमान नहीं रखता था। -[69:34] और दूसरों को ग़रीब को खाना खिलाने के लिए प्रोत्साहित नहीं करता था। -[69:35] अतः क़ियामत के दिन उसका कोई क़रीबी (रिश्तेदार) नहीं है, जो उससे यातना को टाल सके। -[69:36] और उसके खाने के लिए जहन्नमियों के शरीर से निकले हुए पीप के सिवा कोई भोजन नहीं है। -[69:37] यह भोजन केवल वही लोग खाते हैं, जो गुनहगार और पापी हैं। -[69:38] अल्लाह ने उन चीज़ों की क़सम खाई है, जिन्हें तुम देखते हो। -[69:39] और उन चीज़ों की भी क़सम खाई है, जिन्हें तुम नहीं देखते हो। -[69:40] निःसंदेह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की वाणी है, जिसे लोगों के सामने उसका सम्मानित रसूल पढ़कर सुनाता है। -[69:41] यह किसी कवि की वाणी नहीं है। क्योंकि यह कविता के रूप में नहीं है। तुम बहुत कम ईमान लाते हो। -[69:42] यह किसी काहिन की भी वाणी नहीं है। क्योंकि काहिनों की बात इस क़ुरआन से बिलकुल अलग होती है। तुम बहुत कम शिक्षा ग्रहण करते हो। -[69:43] बल्कि यह सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार की ओर से उतारा हुआ है। -[69:44] और यदि मुहम्मद (सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) हमपर कोई ऐसी बात गढ़कर लगा देते, जो हमने नहीं कही है। -[69:45] तो निश्चय हम उससे बदला लेते और उसे शक्ति और क्षमता के साथ पकड़ लेते। -[69:46] फिर निश्चय हम उसकी दिल से मिली हुई नस काट देते। -[69:47] फिर तुममें से कोई भी हमें उससे रोक नहीं सकता। इसलिए उसका तुम्हारी ख़ातिर हमपर कोई बात गढ़कर लगाना बहुत दूर की बात है। -[69:48] निःसंदेह क़ुरआन उन लोगों के लिए निश्चय एक उपदेश है, जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर, डरने वाले हैं। -[69:49] और निःसंदेह हम भली-भाँति जानते हैं कि तुम्हारे अंदर कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो इस क़ुरआन को झुठलाते हैं। -[69:50] और निःसंदेह क़ुरआन को झुठलाना निश्चित रूप से क़ियामत के दिन बड़े पछतावे का कारण होगा। -[69:51] और निःसंदेह क़ुरआन बिलकुल विश्वसनीय सत्य है, जिसके अल्लाह की ओर से होने में कोई शक एवं संदेह नहीं है। -[69:52] तो (ऐ रसूल) आप अपने पालनहार को उस चीज़ से पवित्र ठहराएँ, जो उसके योग्य नहीं है। और अपने महान पालनहार के नाम का जप करें। - -Surah 70: Al-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent) ----------------------------------------- -[70:1] मुश्रिकों में से एक व्यक्ति ने खुद पर और अपनी जाति के लोगों पर यातना का आह्वान किया, यदि वह यातना आने वाली है। यह उसने उपहास के तौर पर किया, हालाँकि वह क़ियामत के दिन घटित होने वाली है। -[70:2] (वह यातना) अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों पर आने वाली है। इस यातना को कोई टाल नहीं सकता। -[70:3] अल्लाह की ओर से, जो ऊँचाइयों वाला, दर्जों वाला, अनुग्रहों और नेमतों वाला है। -[70:4] फ़रिश्ते और जिबरील (अलैहिस्सलाम) क़ियामत के दिन उन सीढ़ियों के माध्यम से उसकी ओर चढ़ेंगे, और यह एक लंबा दिन है जिसकी मात्रा पचास हज़ार साल है। -[70:5] अतः (ऐ नबी) आप ऐसा धैर्य रखें, जिसमें न बेचैनी (घबराहट) हो और न शिकायत के शब्द मुँह से निकालें। -[70:6] वे लोग इस यातना को दूर तथा असंभव समझ रहे हैं। -[70:7] और हम उसे निश्चित रूप से निकट ही घटित होने वाली समझते हैं। -[70:8] जिस दिन आकाश पिघले हुए तांबे और सोने आदि के जैसा हो जाएगा। -[70:9] और पहाड़ ऊन की तरह हल्के हो जाएँगे। -[70:10] और कोई निकट संबंधी अपने निकट संबंधी का हाल नहीं पूछेगा, क्योंकि हर कोई अपने आप में व्यस्त होगा। -[70:11] प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपने निकट के संबंधी को देख रहा होगा, वह उससे छिपा नहीं होगा। फिर भी, उस स्थिति की भयावहता के कारण, कोई किसी को नहीं पूछेगा। तथा वह व्यक्ति जो जहन्नम का हक़दार बन गया होगा, यह चाहेगा कि अपने बजाय अपने बच्चों को यातना के लिए पेश कर दे। -[70:12] और वह अपनी पत्नी तथा अपने भाई को छुड़ौती के रूप में प्रस्तुत कर दे। -[70:13] और अपने सबसे क़रीबी परिवार वालों को छुड़ौती के रूप में प्रस्तुत कर दे, जो कठिन परिस्थितियों में उसके साथ खड़े होते थे। -[70:14] और धरती पर मौजूद मनुष्य, जिन्न और अन्य सहित सभी को छुड़ौती के रूप में दे दे। फिर यह फ़िदया देना उसे जहन्नम की यातना से बचा ले। -[70:15] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा कि इस अपराधी ने कामना की है। निश्चय वह आख़िरत की आग है, जो भड़क रही है और लपट मार रही है। -[70:16] जो अपनी गर्मी और प्रज्वलन की तीव्रता से गंभीर रूप से सिर की खाल उधेड़ देगी। -[70:17] वह उस व्यक्ति को पुकारेगी, जिसने सत्य से मुँह मोड़ा और उससे दूर भागा, न उसपर ईमान लाया और न उसपर अमल किया। -[70:18] और उसने धन जमा किया और उसे अल्लाह के रास्ते में खर्च करने में कंजूसी की। -[70:19] निश्चय इनसान सख़्त लालची पैदा किया गया है। -[70:20] जब वह बीमारी या गरीबी जैसी किसी तकलीफ से पीड़ित होता है, तो अधीर हो जाता है। -[70:21] और जब उसे उर्वरता और मालदारी जैसी कोई खुशी देने वाली चीज़ मिलती है, तो वह उसे अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च करने से बहुत ज़्यादा रोकने वाला होता है। -[70:22] सिवाय उन बंदों के जो नमाज़ अदा करने वाले हैं। चुनाँचे वे इन निंदनीय विशेषताओं से सुरक्षित हैं। -[70:23] जो हमेशा अपनी नमाज़ की पाबंदी करते हैं। वे कभी उससे ग़ाफ़िल नहीं होते तथा सदा उसे उसके निर्दिष्ट समय पर अदा करते हैं। -[70:24] और जिन लोगों के धनों में एक अनिवार्य निर्धारित हिस्सा है। -[70:25] वे उसे उस व्यक्ति को देते हैं, जो उनसे माँगता है तथा उस व्यक्ति को देते हैं, जो उनसे नहीं माँगता है, जो किसी कारण से अपनी आजीविका से वंचित है। -[70:26] और जो क़ियामत के दिन को सत्य मानते हैं, जिस दिन अल्लाह हर एक को वह बदला देगा, जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[70:27] और जो अपने पालनहार की यातना से डरने वाले हैं, जबकि वे नेकी के काम किए हुए होते हैं। -[70:28] निश्चय उनके पालनहार की यातना डरने की चीज़ है, जिससे कोई समझदार व्यक्ति निश्चिंत नहीं हो सकता। -[70:29] और जो अपने गुप्तांगों की, उन्हें ढंक कर और उन्हें अनैतिक आचरण से दूर रखकर, रक्षा करते हैं। -[70:30] सिवाय अपनी पत्नियों और अपने स्वामित्व में आई हुई दासियों के। क्योंकि उनसे संभोग आदि से लाभ उठाने में उनपर कोई दोष नहीं है। -[70:31] फिर जो उपर्युक्त पत्नियों और दासियों के अलावा से आनंद तलाश करे, तो वही लोग अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाले हैं। -[70:32] और जो लोग अपने पास अमानत रखे हुए धनों और भेदों आदि की तथा लोगों से की हुई अपनी प्रतिज्ञाओं की रक्षा करने वाले हैं। न तो उनकी अमानतों में ख़यानत करते हैं और न उनकी प्रतिज्ञाओं को तोड़ते हैं। -[70:33] और जो लोग अपेक्षित तरीक़े से अपनी गवाही देते हैं। न तो रिश्तेदारी और न ही दुश्मनी उनकी गवाही को प्रभावित करती है। -[70:34] और जो अपनी नमाज़ की रक्षा करते हैं; पवित्रता और हृदय शांति के साथ तथा उसके समय पर उसकी अदायगी करके। कोई चीज़ उन्हें नमाज़ से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं होने देती। -[70:35] जो लोग इन गुणों से विशिष्ट हैं, वे जन्नतों में सम्मानित हों। क्योंकि उन्हें स्थायी नेमतों का आनंद और अल्लाह के चेहरे के दीदार का सौभाग्य प्राप्त होगा। -[70:36] (ऐ रसूल!) आपकी जाति के इन मुश्रिकों को किस चीज़ ने आकर्षित किया कि वे आपके चारों ओर आपको झुठलाने के लिए दौड़े चले आ रहे हैं?! -[70:37] वे आपको समूहों में आपके दाहिने और बाएँ तरफ से घेरे हुए हैं। -[70:38] क्या उनमें से हर आदमी यह आशा रखता है कि अल्लाह उसे नेमतों वाली जन्नत में दाख़िल करेगा, जिसमें वह उसकी सदाबहार नेमतों का आनंद लेगा, जबकि वह अपने कुफ़्र पर क़ायम है?! -[70:39] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा कि उन्होंने कल्पना की है। निश्चय हमने उन्हें उस चीज़ से पैदा किया है, जिसे वे जानते हैं। हमने उन्हें एक तुच्छ पानी से पैदा किया है। अतः वे कमज़ोर हैं, अपने लिए लाभ या हानि के मालिक नहीं हैं। फिर उन्हें अभिमान कैसे शोभा देता है?! -[70:40] अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान ने स्वयं अपनी क़सम खाई है, और वह सूर्य, चंद्रमा और शेष सभी ग्रहों के उदय एवं यास्त के स्थानों का स्वामी है, कि निःसंदेह हम निश्चय सामर्थ्यवान् हैं। -[70:41] कि उन्हें नष्ट करके उनके बदले में ऐसे लोगों को ले आएँ, जो अल्लाह का आज्ञापालन करने वाले हों। हम ऐसा करने में असमर्थ नहीं हैं, तथा जब भी हम उन्हें नष्ट करना चाहें और उन्हें दूसरों के साथ बदलना चाहें, तो हम ऐसा करने में विवश नहीं हैं। -[70:42] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप उन्हें छोड़ दें कि वे अपने झूठ और गुमराही में पड़े रहें तथा अपने सांसारिक जीवन में खेलते रहें, यहाँ तक कि वे क़ियामत के दिन से जा मिलें, जिसका उनसे क़ुरआन में वादा किया जाता था। -[70:43] जिस दिन वे क़ब्रों से तेज़ दौड़ते हुए लिकलेंगे, जैसे वे किसी निशान की ओर दौड़े जा रहे हैं। -[70:44] उनकी निगाहें झुकी होंगी, उनपर अपमान छाया होगा। यह वही दिन है, जिसका उनसे दुनिया में वादा किया जाता था और वे उसकी परवाह नहीं करते थे। - -Surah 71: Nuh (Noah) ----------------------------------------- -[71:1] हमने नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) को उनकी जाति के पास लोगों को अल्लाह की ओर आमंत्रित करने के लिए भेजा, ताकि वह अपने समुदाय के लोगों को डराएँ, इससे पहले कि उनके अल्लाह के साथ शिर्क करने के कारण, उनपर दर्दनाक यातना आ जाए। -[71:2] नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने अपनी जाति के लोगों से कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! मैं तुम्हें स्पष्ट रूप से उस यातना से डराने वाला हूँ, जो तुम्हारी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है यदि तुमने अल्लाह से तौबा न की। -[71:3] और मेरे तुम्हें डराने की अपेक्षा यह है कि मैं तुमसे कहता हूँ : तुम केवल अल्लाह की इबादत करो और उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाओ, तथा उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर उससे डरो और मैं तुम्हें जो कुछ आदेश देता हूँ, उसमें मेरा आज्ञापालन करो। -[71:4] अगर तुम ऐसा करोगे, तो अल्लाह तुम्हारे उन गुनाहों को क्षमा कर देगा, जो बंदों के अधिकारों से संबंधित नहीं हैं। और तुम्हारे समुदाय की जीवन-अवधि एक निर्धारित समय तक बढ़ा देगा, जो अल्लाह के ज्ञान में है। जब तक तुम इसपर क़ायम रहोगे, धरती को आबाद रखोगे। निश्चय जब मौत आ जाती है, तो टाली नहीं जाती। अगर तुम इस तथ्य को जानते होते, तो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने और अपने शिर्क और गुमराही से तौबा करने में अवश्य जल्दी करते। -[71:5] नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मैं अपनी जाति के लोगों को तेरी इबादत और एकेश्वरवाद की ओर रात और दिन लगातार बुलाता रहा। -[71:6] परंतु मेरे बुलाने से उनके उस चीज़ से भागने और दूर होने ही में वृद्धि हुई, जिसकी ओर मैं उन्हें बुलाता हूँ।। -[71:7] और जब भी मैंने उन्हें उस चीज़ की ओर आमंत्रित किया, जिसमें उनके पापों की क्षमा का कारण है; जैसे कि केवल तेरी इबादत करना तथा तेरा आज्ञापालन और तेरे रसूल का आज्ञापालन करना - तो उन्होंने अपनी उँगलियों से अपने कान बंद कर लिए; ताकि उन्हें मेरी बात सुनने से रोक दें, और अपने चेहरे को अपने कपड़ों से ढँक लिए, ताकि वे मुझे न देखें, तथा अपने शिर्क पर जमे रहे, और जिसकी ओर मैं उन्हें आमंत्रित करता हूँ, उसे स्वीकार करने और उसका पालन करने से अभिमान दिखाया। -[71:8] फिर मैंने (ऐ मेरे रब) उन्हें खुले तौर पर आमंत्रित किया। -[71:9] फिर मैंने उन्हें ऊँची आवाज़ में बुलाया, और गुप्त रूप से भी समझाया तथा उन्हें धीमे स्वर में भी आमंत्रित किया; मैंने उन्हें बुलाने की विविध शैली अपनाई। -[71:10] तो मैंने उनसे कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अपने पालनहार से उसके समक्ष तौबा करके क्षमा माँगो। निश्चय वह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के गुनाहों को बहुत क्षमा करने वाला है। -[71:11] अगर तुमने ऐसा किया, तो जब भी तुम्हें आवश्यकता होगी, अल्लाह तुम पर लगातार बारिश बरसाएगा। इसलिए तुम सूखे से पीड़ित नहीं होगे। -[71:12] और तुम्हें अधिक संख्या में धन एवं संतान प्रदान करेगा, और फल खाने को बाग़ देगा, और तुम्हारे लिए नहरें बहा देगा, जिनका पानी तुम खुद पियोगे तथा अपने जानवरों और अपने खेतों को सैराब करोगे। -[71:13] (ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो) तुम्हें क्या हो गया है कि जब तुम धड़ल्ले से अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करते हो, तो तुम्हें उसकी महानता से डर नहीं लगता?! -[71:14] जबकि उसन तुम्हें चरण के बाद चरण नुत्फ़ा (वीर्य की बूँद), फिर जमे हुए रक्त, फिर मांस के टुकड़े से पैदा किया है। -[71:15] क्या तुमने नहीं देखा कि अल्लाह ने किस प्रकार ऊपर-तले सात आसमान बनाए?! -[71:16] और उसने चाँद को उनमें से निचले आकाश में धरती वालों के लिए प्रकाश और सूरज को प्रकाश करने वाला बनाया। -[71:17] और अल्लाह ने तुम्हें धरती से पैदा किया, क्योंकि तुम्हारे पिता आदम (अलैहिस्सलाम) को मिट्टी से बनाया। फिर वह (धरती) तुम्हारे लिए जो कुछ उगाती है, उससे तुम भोजन प्राप्त करते हो। -[71:18] फिर वह तुम्हें तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद उसी में वापस ले जाएगा, फिर वह तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करके उठाने के लिए उससे बाहर निकालेगा। -[71:19] और अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए धरती को समतल बनाया, जो निवास के लिए तैयार है। -[71:20] इस आशा में कि तुम हलाल कमाई की खोज में उसके विस्तृत रास्तों पर चलो। -[71:21] नूह (अलैहिस्सलाम) ने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! मेरी जाति के लोगों ने उस चीज़ में मेरी अवज्ञा की, जो मैंने उन्हें तेरे एकेश्वरवाद (तौहीद) और अकेले तेरी इबादत करने का आदेश दिया। और उनमें से निचले स्तर के लोगों ने अपने सरदारों का अनुसरण किया, जिन्हें तू ने धन और संतान की नेमत प्रदान की है। परन्तु तू ने उन्हें जो कुछ प्रदान किया, उसने उन्हें गुमराही के अलावा किसी चीज़ में नहीं बढ़ाया। -[71:22] और उनके प्रमुख लोगों ने उनके निचले स्तर के लोगों को नूह़ अलैहिस्सलाम के विरुद्ध भड़काकर बहुत बड़ी चाल चली। -[71:23] और उन्होंने अपने अनुयायियों से कहा : अपने देवताओं की पूजा का त्याग मत करो। तथा अपनी मूर्तियों; वद्द, सुवाअ, यग़ूस, यऊक़ और नस्र की पूजा को मत छोड़ो। -[71:24] और उन्होंने अपनी इन मूर्तियों के द्वारा बहुत-से लोगों को गुमराह किया है। तथा (ऐ मेरे रब!) कुफ़्र और पापों पर अटल रहकर अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों की सत्य से पथभ्रष्टता ही में वृद्धि कर। -[71:25] अपने पापों के कारण जो उन्होंने किए थे, वे इस दुनिया में बाढ़ में डुबो दिए गए और अपनी मृत्यु के तुरंत बाद आग में डाल दिए गए। तो (उस समय) उन्हें डूबने और आग से बचाने के लिए, अल्लाह के सिवा कोई मदद करने वाले नहीं मिले। -[71:26] जब अल्लाह ने नूह अलैहिस्सलाम को बताया कि उनकी जाति के जो लोग ईमान ला चुके हैं, उनके सिवा अब कोई ईमान नहीं लाएगा, तो उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! धरती पर काफ़िरों में से किसी चलने-फिरने वाले को न छोड़। -[71:27] निश्चय (ऐ हमारे पालनहार) अगर तू उन्हें छोड़ देगा और मोहलत देगा, तो वे तेरे मोमिन बंदों को गुमराह करेंगे, और वे केवल ऐसे दुराचारी को जन्म देंगे, जो तेरी बात नहीं मानेगा, और सख़्त काफ़िर को (जन्म देंगे), जो तेरी नेमतों पर तेरा आभारी नहीं होगा। -[71:28] ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे पापों को क्षमा कर दे, और मेरे माता-पिता को क्षमा कर दे, और मेरे घर में मोमिन बन कर दाख़िल होने वाले को क्षमा कर दे, और ईमान वाले पुरुषों और ईमान वाली स्त्रियों को भी क्षमा कर दे। तथा कुफ़्र और पापों के द्वारा अपने ऊपर अत्याचार करने वालों को विनाश और हानि ही में बढ़ा। - -Surah 72: Al-Jinn (The Jinn) ----------------------------------------- -[72:1] (ऐ रसूल) आप अपनी उम्मत से कह दें : अल्लाह ने मेरी तरफ़ यह वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की है कि जिन्नों के एक समूह ने 'नख़ला' नामी स्थान में, मेरे क़ुरआन के पाठ को सुना। उसके बाद जब वे अपनी जाति की ओर लौटकर गए, तो उनसे कहा : निःसंदेह हमने एक सुपाठ्य वाणी सुनी है, जो अपने बयान और वाक्पटुता में बड़ा मनभावन व सराहनीय है। -[72:2] यह वाणी जो हमने सुनी है, आस्था (अक़ीदा), कथन और कर्म में शुद्धता (सत्य) को दिखाती है। अतः हम उसपर ईमान ले आए। तथा हम अपने उस पालनहार के साथ, जिसने यह वाणी उतारी है, कदापि किसी को साझा नहीं करेंगे। -[72:3] और हम इस बात पर भी ईमान लाए हैं कि हमारे पालनहार ने (उसकी महिमा एवं प्रताप बहुत उच्च है) न कोई पत्नी बनाई है और न कोई संतान, जैसा कि बहुदेववादियों का कहना है। -[72:4] और यह कि इबलीस अल्लाह के संबंध में सत्य से हटी हुई बात कहा करता था कि उसकी पत्नी और संतान है। -[72:5] और यह कि हम समझते थे कि ये शिर्क करने वाले जिन्न और इनसान झूठ नहीं बोल रहे हैं, जब वे यह दावा कर रहे थे कि अल्लाह की पत्नी और संतान है। इसलिए अनका अनुकरण करते हुए हमने उनकी बात को सत्य मान लिया। -[72:6] जाहिलीयत के ज़माने में इनसानों में से कुछ लोग, जब किसी भयानक स्थान पर उतरते, तो जिन्नों में से कुछ लोगों की शरण लिया करते थे, चुनाँचे उनमें से एक कहता था : मैं इस वादी के प्रमुख जिन्न की शरण में आता हूँ, उसकी जाति के नासमझ जिन्नों की बुराई से।इस तरह इनसानों का जिन्नों से भय और डर बढ़ा गया। -[72:7] और यह कि इनसानों ने भी तुम्हारी तरह यही सोचा था कि अल्लाह किसी को उसकी मृत्यु के बाद हिसाब और प्रतिफल के लिए कभी पुनर्जीवित नहीं करेगा। -[72:8] और यह कि हमने आकाश की सूचना प्राप्त करने का प्रयास किया, तो पाया कि आकाश में फ़रिश्तों का बड़ा सख़्त पहरा बिठा दिया गया है, जो इस बात की पहरेदारी कर रहे हैं कि कोई चोरी-छिपे कुछ सुन न सके, जो हम किया करते थे। तथा उसे उल्काओं (अंगारों) से भर दिया गया है, जिनसे आकाश के निकट जाने वाले को मार भगाया जाता है। -[72:9] हम पहले आकाश में कुछ स्थानों पर बैठा करते थे, जहाँ से हम फ़रिश्तों के बीच आदान-प्रदान होने वाली बातों को सुनते थे, फिर उन्हें धरती में मौजूद काहिनों को बता दिया करते थे। लेकिन (अब) मामला बदल गया है। अब, हम में से जो सुनने का प्रयास करता है, वह अपने लिए एक जलती हुई आग को तैयार पाता है। जब वह निकट जाता है, तो वह उसपर छोड़ दी जाती है, जो उसे जला देती है। -[72:10] हम नहीं जानते कि इस सख़्त पहरेदारी का कारण क्या है; क्या धरती के लोगों के लिए बुराई का इरादा किया गया है, या अल्लाह ने उनके लिए किसी भलाई का इरादा किया है।क्योंकि हमें आकाश की सूचना प्राप्त नहीं हो रही है। -[72:11] हम जिन्नों के बीच कुछ लोग अल्लाह से डरने वाले, सदाचारी हैं, तथा हमारे बीच कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो काफ़िर और अवज्ञाकारी हैं। हम अलग-अलग वर्गों और विभिन्न विचारों वाले हैं। -[72:12] हमें विश्वास हो गया है कि अगर अल्लाह हमसे कुछ चाहता है, तो हम उसके क़ाबू से बाहर नहीं जा सकते और न ही हम उससे भागकर निकल सकते हैं, क्योंकि उसने हमें घेर रखा है। -[72:13] जब हमने वह क़ुरआन सुना, जो सबसे सही रास्ते का मार्गदर्शन करता है, तो हम उसपर ईमान ले आए। अतः जो कोई अपने पालनहार पर ईमान लाएगा, उसे न अपनी नेकियों में कमी किए जाने का भय होगा और न उसके पिछले पापों में वृद्धि का। -[72:14] और यह कि हममें से कुछ लोग अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करने वाले मुसलमान हैं, तथा हममें से कुछ लोग सत्य और धार्मिकता के मार्ग से हटे हुए हैं। अतः जो आज्ञापालन और अच्छे कार्य के साथ अल्लाह का आज्ञाकारी हो गया, तो वही लोग हैं, जिन्होंने हिदायत और सत्य का मार्ग अपनाया। -[72:15] और जहाँ तक उन लोगों की बात है, जो सत्य और धार्मिकता के मार्ग से हटे हुए हैं, तो वे लोग जहन्नम का ईंधन होंगे, जिसके द्वारा उनके जैसे इनसानों के साथ जहन्नम को भड़काया जाएगा। -[72:16] जिस तरह उनकी ओर यह वह़्य की गई है कि जिन्नों के एक गिरोह ने क़ुरआन सुना, उसी तरह यह भी वह़्य की गई है कि अगर जिन्न एवं इनसान इस्लाम के रास्ते पर क़ायम रहते और उसके अनुसार कार्य करते, तो अल्लाह उन्हें भरपूर जल से सैराब करता और उन्हें विभिन्न नेमतें प्रदान करता। -[72:17] ताकि हम उसमें उनका परीक्षण करें कि वे अल्लाह की नेमत का शुक्रिया अदा करते हैं या उसकी नाशुक्री करते हैं? और जो क़ुरआन से तथा उसमें मौजूद उपदेशों से मुँह फेरेगा, उसका पालनहार उसे बड़ी कठोर यातना में दाख़िल करेगा, जिसे वह सहन नहीं कर सकेगा। -[72:18] और यह कि मस्जिदें केवल पवित्र अल्लाह के लिए हैं, किसी और की नहीं। अतः उनके अंदर अल्लाह के साथ किसी और को न पुकारो। अन्यथा तुम यहूदियों और ईसाइयों के समान हो जाओगे उनके चर्चों और मंदिरों में। -[72:19] जब अल्लाह के बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम 'नख़ला' नामी स्थान में अपने पालनहार की इबादत करने के लिए खड़े हुए, तो जिन्न आप सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के क़ुरआन के पाठ को सुनने के लिए इस तरह भीड़ लगाए हुए थे, जैसे एक-दूसरे पर चढ़े जा रहे हैं। -[72:20] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मैं केवल अपने पालनहार ही को पुकारता हूँ और इबादत में उसके साथ उसके अलावा किसी को साझी नहीं बनाता, चाहे जो भी हो। -[72:21] आप उनसे कह दें : मैं तुम्हारे लिए किसी ऐसे नुक़सान को टालने का अधिकार नहीं रखता, जिसे अल्लाह ने तुम्हारे लिए नियत कर दिया हो, और न ही मैं तुम्हें कोई ऐसा लाभ पहुँचा सकता, जिसे अल्लाह ने तुमसे रोक दिया हो। -[72:22] आप उनसे कह दें : अगर मैं अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करूँ, तो उसकी पकड़ से मुझे कोई नहीं बचा सकेगा और न मुझे उसके अलावा कोई शरण लेने का स्थान मिल सकेगा। -[72:23] लेकिन जो कुछ मेरे अधिकार में है, वह यह है कि अल्लाह ने मुझे जो कुछ तुम्हें पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया है, वह तुम्हें पहुँचा दूँ, और उसका संदेश जिसके साथ उसने मुझे तुम्हारे पास भेजा है। और जो अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल की अवज्ञा करेगा, उसका अंजाम जहन्नम में प्रवेश है, जहाँ वह हमेशा रहेगा, उससे वह कभी भी नहीं निकलेगा। -[72:24] काफ़िर लोग अपने कुफ़्र के मार्ग ही पर चलते रहेंगे, यहाँ तक कि जब क़ियामत के दिन अपनी आँखों से उस यातना को देख लेंगे, जिसका उनसे दुनिया में वादा किया जाता था, तो उस समय वे जान लेंगे कि सबसे कमज़ोर समर्थक वाला कौन है, और उन्हें पता चल जाएगा कि सबसे कम सहायक वाला कौन है। -[72:25] (ऐ रसूल) इन दोबारा जीवित होकर उठने का इनकार करने वाले मुश्रिकों से कह दें : मैं नहीं जानता कि वह यातना जिसका तुमसे वादा किया जा रहा है, निकट है या उसकी कोई अवधि निर्धारित है, जिसे अल्लाह के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। -[72:26] वही पवित्र अल्लाह ग़ैब (परोक्ष) की सभी बातों को जानने वाला है। उससे ग़ैब की कोई बात छिपा नहीं है। चुनाँचे वह अपनी ग़ैब की बातों से किसी को सूचित नहीं करता। बल्कि वह उसके ज्ञान तक सीमित रहता है। -[72:27] सिवाय उस रसूल के, जिसे अल्लाह सर्वशक्तिमान पसंद कर ले। तो वह उसे जिस चीज़ से चाहता है, सूचित कर देता है, तथा वह उस रसूल के आगे और उसके पीछे फ़रिश्तों का पहरा लगा देता है, जो उसकी रक्षा करते हैं, ताकि उस रसूल के अलावा कोई और उससे अवगत न हो सके। -[72:28] आशा है कि रसूल जान ले कि उसके पहले के रसूलों ने अपने पालनहार के संदेशों को पहुँचा दिया था, जिनके पहुँचाने का अल्लाह ने उन्हें आदेश दिया था क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें (भी) अपने देखभाल से घेर रखा था। तथा अल्लाह ने, जो कुछ फ़रिश्तों और रसूलों के पास है, अपने ज्ञान से घेर रखा है। इसलिए उसमें से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। और उसने हर चीज़ की संख्या गिन रखी है। अतः उससे कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है। - -Surah 73: Al-Muzzammil (The One Covering Himself) ----------------------------------------- -[73:1] ऐ कपड़े में लिपटने वाले! (अर्थात् नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) -[73:2] रात में नमाज़ पढ़ा करें, सिवाय उसके थोड़े भाग के। -[73:3] अगर चाहें तो आधी रात नमाज़ पढ़ें, या आधी रात से थोड़ा-सा कम पढ़ें यहाँ तक कि एक तिहाई तक पहुँच जाएँ। -[73:4] या उससे कुछ ज़्यादा पढ़ें, यहाँ तक कि दो-तिहाई तक पहुँच जाएँ। और जब क़ुरआन पढ़ें तो उसे साफ़-साफ़ और ठहर-ठहर कर पढ़ें। -[73:5] हम आपपर (ऐ रसूल!) क़ुरआन उतारेंगे, जो एक भारी वाणी है, क्योंकि उसमें कर्तव्यों, हदों (शरई दण्डों), प्रावधानों (नियमों) और शिष्टाचार आदि का उल्लेख है। -[73:6] निश्चय रात की घड़ियाँ, तिलावत के साथ दिल के अधिक अनुकूल होती हैं और बात करने में अधिक उपयुक्त होती हैं। -[73:7] निश्चय आपको दिन के दौरान बहुत-से कार्य करने होते हैं, जिनमें व्यस्त होकर आप क़ुरआन नहीं पढ़ पाते। अतः रात में नमाज़ पढ़ा करें। -[73:8] और अल्लाह को अनेक प्रकार के ज़िक्र के साथ याद करें और उसके लिए इबादत को ख़ालिस करके हर चीज़ से कटकर केवल अल्लाह ही के हो जाएँ। -[73:9] वह सूर्योदय के स्थान का रब और सूर्यास्त के स्थान का रब है। उसके सिवा कोई सत्य पूज्य नहीं। अतः तुम उसी को अपना कार्यसाधक बनाकर अपने सभी कामों में उसी पर भरोसा करो। -[73:10] और ये झुठलाने वाले जो उपहास और अपशब्द कहते हैं, उनपर सब्र करें और बिना किसी नुक़सान के उन्हें छोड़ दें। -[73:11] इन झुठलाने वालों की परवाह न करें, जो दुनिया के सुख का आनंद लेने वाले हैं और मुझे तथा उन्हें छोड़ दें, और उनके बारे में थोड़ी देर प्रतीक्षा करें, यहाँ तक कि उनका निर्धारित समय आ जाए। -[73:12] निश्चय हमारे पास आख़िरत में भारी बेड़ियाँ हैं और भड़कती हुई आग है। -[73:13] उपर्युक्त के अतिरिक्त, गले में अटकने वाला सख़्त कड़वा भोजन और दर्दनाक यातना है। -[73:14] यह यातना काफ़िरों को उस दिन होगी, जिस दिन धरती और पर्वत काँप उठेंगे और पर्वत उसकी भयावहता की गंभीरता से बिखरे हुए तरल रेत हो जाएँगे। -[73:15] निश्चय हमने तुम्हारी ओर एक रसूल भेजा है, जो क़ियामत के दिन तुम्हारे कर्मों की गवाही देने वाला है, जैसे हमने फ़िरऔन की ओर एक रसूल अर्थात मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को भेजा। -[73:16] फ़िरऔन ने अपने पालनहार द्वारा अपनी ओर भेजे गए रसूल की अवज्ञा की। चुनाँचे हमने उसे दुनिया में पानी में डुबोकर, तथा आख़िरत में आग की यातना के साथ कड़ी सज़ा दी। अतः तुम अपने रसूल की अवज्ञा न करो, अन्यथा तुम्हें भी उसी की तरह यातना का सामना करना पड़ेगा। -[73:17] फिर (यदि तुमने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसके रसूल को झुठलाया) तो तुम अपने आपको उस लंबे कठोर दिन से कैसे बचाओगे और सुरक्षित रखोगे, जिसकी भयावहता की गंभीरता और लंबाई के कारण छोटे बच्चों के बाल सफ़ेद हो जाएँगे। -[73:18] उस दिन की भयावहता से आकाश फट जाएगा। अल्लाह का वादा अनिवार्य रूप से पूरा होकर रहेगा। -[73:19] निश्चय यह उपदेश (जिसमें क़ियामत के दिन की भयावहता और भीषणता का उल्लेख है) एक याददेहानी है, जिससे ईमान वाले लाभ उठाते हैं। अतः जो अपने रब की ओर ले जाने वाला मार्ग पकड़ना चाहे, पकड़ ले। -[73:20] निश्चय आपका रब (ऐ रसूल) जानता है कि आप कभी दो-तिहाई रात से कुछ कम नमाज़ पढ़ते हैं, और कभी आधी रात, तो कभी एक तिहाई रात क़ियाम करते हैं। ईमान वालों का एक समूह भी आपके साथ नमाज़ में खड़ा होता है। तथा अल्लाह ही रात और दिन का निर्धारण करता है और उनकी घड़ियों को गिनता है। उसे पता है कि तुम रात के समय का बिलकुल ठीक-ठीक हिसाब नहीं रख सकते। इसलिए तुम्हारे लिए अपेक्षित की खोज में, रात के अधिकतर भाग को नमाज़ में गुज़ारना कठिन है। इसलिए, उसने तुम पर दया की। अतः रात में से जितना आसान हो, नमाज़ पढ़ो। अल्लाह जानता है कि तुममें से (ऐ मोमिनो) कुछ लोग बीमार होंगे, जिन्हें बीमारी ने थका दिया होगा, तथा कुछ अन्य लोग अल्लाह की रोज़ी की तलाश में यात्रा कर रहे होंगे, तथा कुछ दूसरे लोग अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता प्राप्त करने के लिए और उसकी बात को ऊँचा करने के लिए, काफ़िरों से युद्ध कर रहे होंगे। तो इन लोगें के लिए रात में नमाज़ के लिए खड़े होना बहुत मुश्किल है। अतः रात में उतनी नमाज़ पढ़ो, जितनी तुम्हारे लिए आसान हो। तथा फ़र्ज़ नमाज़ को संपूर्ण तरीक़े से अदा करो, और अपने धन की ज़कात दो, तथा अपने धन का कुछ भाग अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च करो। और तुम अपने लिए जो भी भलाई आगे भेजोगे, उसे सबसे बेहतर और बड़े प्रतिफल वाला पाओगे। और अल्लाह से क्षमा माँगते रहो। निश्चय अल्लाह अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों को क्षमा करने वाला, उनपर दया करने वाला है। - -Surah 74: Al-Muddaththir (The One Wrapping Himself Up) ----------------------------------------- -[74:1] ऐ कपड़े में लिपटने वाले! (अर्थात नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम) -[74:2] उठ खड़े हो और अल्लाह की यातना से डराओ। -[74:3] और केवल अपने रब की बड़ाई बयान करो। -[74:4] और अपने आपको गुनाहों से तथा अपने कपड़े को गंदगियों से पवित्र रखो। -[74:5] और मूर्तियों की पूजा से दूर रहो। -[74:6] और अपने अच्छे कार्यों को अधिक समझकर अपने रब पर उपकार न जताओ। -[74:7] तथा अपको जिन तकलीफ़ों का सामना होता है, उनपर अल्लाह ही के लिए धैर्य रखो। -[74:8] फिर जब सूर में दूसरी बार फूँक मारी जाएगी। -[74:9] तो वह दिन बड़ा कठिन दिन होगा। -[74:10] अल्लाह का और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वालों पर आसान न होगा। -[74:11] (ऐ रसूल) मुझे और उस व्यक्ति को छोड़ दें, जिसे मैंने, बिना धन या संतान के, उसकी माँ के गर्भ में अकेला पैदा किया। (वह वलीद बिन मुग़ीरा है।) -[74:12] और मैंने उसे बहुत सारा धन दिया। -[74:13] और उसे ऐसे पुत्र दिए, जो उसके पास मौजूद रहने वाले हैं और उसके साथ सभाओं में उपस्थित होते हैं। उसे किसी यात्रा के लिए अकेला नहीं छोड़ते; क्योंकि उसके पास धन की कोई कमी नहीं है। -[74:14] और हमने उसे जीवन, आजीविका और संतान में ख़ूब विस्तार प्रदान किया। -[74:15] फिर वह, मेरे साथ कुफ़्र करने के बावजूद, इस बात की लालसा रखता है कि यह सब कुछ देने के बाद, मैं उसे और अधिक प्रदान करूँ। -[74:16] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा उसने समझ लिया है। वह हमारे रसूल पर उतरने वाली हमारी आयतों का विरोधी और उन्हें झुठलाने वाला है। -[74:17] शीघ्र ही मैं उसे यातना की ऐसी वेदना में डालूँगा, जिसे वह सहन न कर सकेगा। -[74:18] इस काफ़िर ने, जिसे हमने ये सारी नेमतें प्रदान कीं, सोच-विचार किया कि इस क़ुरआन के बारे में उसे ग़लत साबित करने के लिए क्या कहे, और अपने दिल में उसका अनुमान लगाया। -[74:19] उसपर धिक्कार हो और उसका विनाश हो! उसने यह कैसी बात बनाई? -[74:20] फिर उसपर धिक्कार हो और उसका विनाश हो! उसने कैसी बात बनाई? -[74:21] फिर उसने अपनी बात पर पुनर्विचार किया। -[74:22] फिर जब उसने कोई ऐसी बात न पाई, जिसे आधार बनाकर क़ुरआन के अंदर दोष निकाले, तो माथे पर बल दिया और मुँह बनाया। -[74:23] फिर उसने ईमान से मुँह फेरा और नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम का अनुसरण करने से अहंकार किया। -[74:24] अंततः बोला : मुहम्मद जो कुछ लेकर आए हैं, वह अल्लाह की वाणी नहीं है, बल्कि वह एक जादू है, जिसे वह किसी और से बयान करते हैं। -[74:25] यह अल्लाह की वाणी नहीं, बल्कि वह इनसान की वाणी है। -[74:26] मैं इस काफ़िर को जहन्नम की आग के वर्गों में से एक वर्ग में प्रवेश करूँगा, जिसका नाम 'सक़र' है, वह उसकी गर्मी सहन करेगा। -[74:27] और (ऐ मुहम्मद) आपको किस चीज़ ने अवगत कराया कि 'सक़र' (जहन्नम) क्या है?! -[74:28] उसमें डाली जाने वाली किसी चीज़ को वह शेष नहीं रखेगी, बल्कि उसका काम तमाम कर देगी और उसे छोड़े गी नहीं। फिर वह अपनी पहली स्थिति में लौट आएगी, तो वह फिर उसका काम तमाम कर देगी। इसी तरह यह सिलसिला चलता रहेगा। -[74:29] वह खाल को बुरी तरह जला देने वाली और उसकी हालत बदल देने वाली है। -[74:30] उसपर उन्नीस फ़रिश्ते नियुक्त हैं, जो उसके रक्षक हैं। -[74:31] हमने जहन्नम के रक्षक के तौर पर केवल फ़रिश्तों को नियुक्त किया है, जिनसे मुक़ाबला करने की शक्ति इनसान के पास नहीं है। तथा हमने उनकी यह संख्या केवल अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालों के परीक्षण के तौर पर रखी है, ताकि वे इस तरह की बातें कहें, फिर उनकी यातना में वृद्धि कर दी जाए। और ताकि यहूदियों को, जिन्हें तौरात दी गई है, और ईसाइयों को, जिन्हें इंजील दी गई है, क़ुरआन द्वारा उनकी किताबों की बातों की पुष्टि करने के कारण विश्वास हो जाए। तथा ईमान वालों के ईमान में वृद्धि हो जाए जब पुस्तक के लोग (यहूदी एवं ईसाई) उनके साथ सहमत हों। और यहूदी, ईसाई और ईमान वाले किसी संदेह में न पड़ें। और ताकि ईमान में संकोच करने वाले और काफ़िर लोग कहें : इस विचित्र संख्या से अल्लाह का क्या उद्देश्य है?! जिस तरह इस संख्या का इनकार करने वाले को गुमराह किया गया है और उसकी पुष्टि करने वाले को हिदायत दी गई है, उसी तरह अल्लाह जिसे गुमराह करना चाहे, उसे गुमराह करता है और जिसे हिदायत देना चाहे, उसे हिदायत देता है। और तेरे रब की सेनाओं को उनकी बहुतायत के कारण, उस महिमावान् के सिवा कोई नहीं जानता। और जहन्नम तो मनुष्यों को मात्र याद दिलाने के लिए है, जिससे वे सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह की महानता को जानते हैं। -[74:32] बात वैसी नहीं है, जैसा कि कुछ मुश्रिकों ने दावा किया है कि उसके साथी जहन्नम की रक्षा पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्तों का काम तमाम करने के पर्याप्त हैं। अल्लाह ने चाँद की क़सम खाई है। -[74:33] और रात की क़सम खाई है, जब वह जाने लगे। -[74:34] और सुबह की क़सम खाई है, जब वह अच्छी तरह प्रकाशित हो जाए। -[74:35] निःसंदेह जहन्नम की आग निश्चय महान आपदाओं में से एक है। -[74:36] लोगों को डराने और भय दिखाने के लिए है। -[74:37] तुममें से (ऐ लोगो) उस व्यक्ति के लिए, जो ईमान और सत्कर्म के साथ आगे बढ़ना चाहे या कुफ़्र एवं गुनाह के साथ पीछे हटना चाहे। -[74:38] हर प्राणी की उसके किए हुए कर्मों पर पकड़ होगी। चुनाँचे या तो उसके कर्म उसका विनाश कर देंगे, और या तो उसे विनाश से बचा लेंगे। -[74:39] सिवाय मोमिनों के। क्योंकि उनके गुनाहों के कारण उनकी पकड़ नहीं होगी। बल्कि उनके अच्छे कामों के कारण उनके पापों को क्षमा कर दिया जाएगा। -[74:40] वे क़ियामत के दिन जन्नतों में एक-दूसरे से पूछेंगे। -[74:41] उन काफ़िरों के बारे में, जिन्होंने पाप करके स्वयं को नष्ट कर दिया। -[74:42] वे उनसे कहेंगे : तुम्हें क्या चीज़ जहन्नम में ले आई? -[74:43] तो काफ़िर लोग उन्हें जवाब देते हुए कहेंगे : हम उन लोगों में से नहीं थे, जो दुनिया के जीवन में फ़र्ज़ नमाज़ पढ़ा करते थे। -[74:44] और हम निर्धन को अल्लाह के दिए हुए धन से भोजन नहीं कराते थे। -[74:45] हम झूठे लोगों के साथ थे, वे जहाँ भी गए हम उनके साथ घूमते थे और गुमराह तथा भटके हुए लोगों के साथ बातों में लगे रहते थे। -[74:46] और हम बदले के दिन को झुठलाया करते थे। -[74:47] हम इसे नकारते रहे यहाँ तक कि मौत हमारे पास आ गई और उसने हमें तौबा करने से रोक दिया। -[74:48] चुनाँचे सिफ़ारिश करने वाले फ़रिश्तों, नबियों और सदाचारियों की मध्यस्थता (सिफ़ारिश) क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें कुछ लाभ न देगी। क्योंकि अल्लाह के यहाँ सिफ़ारिश क़बूल होने की शर्तों में से एक अल्लाह का उस बंदे से राज़ी होना है, जिसके लिए सिफ़ारिश की जा रही है। -[74:49] किस चीज़ ने इन काफ़िरों को क़ुरआन से मुँह मोड़ने वाला बना दिया है?! -[74:50] वे क़ुरआन से मुँह मोड़ने और उससे भागने में सख़्त बिदकने वाले जंगली गधों जैसे मालूम होते हैं। -[74:51] जो शेर से डरकर भाग खड़े हुए हैं। -[74:52] बल्कि इन मुश्रिकों में से हर व्यक्ति चाहता है कि उसके सिर के पास एक खुली किताब हो, जो उसे बताए कि मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम अल्लाह के रसूल हैं। और इसका कारण प्रमाणों की कमी या तर्कों का कमज़ोर होना नहीं है, बल्कि इसका कारण हठ और घमंड है। -[74:53] मामला यह नहीं है। बल्कि उनके गुमराही में में बने रहने का कारण यह है कि वे आख़िरत की यातना पर ईमान नहीं रखते हैं। इसलिए वे अपने कुफ़्र पर बने हुए हैं। -[74:54] सुन लो, निःसंदेह यह क़ुरआन एक उपदेश और याददेहानी है। -[74:55] अतः जो क़ुरआन पढ़ना और उससे नसीहत हासिल करना चाहे, वह उसे पढ़े और उससे नसीहत हासिल करे। -[74:56] वे नसीहत हासिल नहीं करेंगे, परंतु यह कि अल्लाह चाहे कि वे नसीहत हासिल करें। वह पवित्र अल्लाह इस योग्य है कि उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, उससे डरा जाए। तथा वह इस योग्य है कि अपने बंदों के गुनाहों को माफ़ कर दे, यदि वे उसके समक्ष तौबा करें। - -Surah 75: Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) ----------------------------------------- -[75:1] अल्लाह ने क़ियामत के दिन की क़सम खाई है, जिस दिन लोग सर्व संसार के पालनहार के सामने खड़े होंगे। -[75:2] तथा अल्लाह ने अच्छी आत्मा की क़सम खाई है, जो इनसान को अच्छे काम में कोताही करने पर और बुरे कामों के करने पर मलामत (निंदा) करती है। अल्लाह ने इन दोनों चीज़ों की क़सम खाकर कहा है कि वह लोगों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए ज़रूर पुनर्जीवित करेगा। -[75:3] क्या इनसान यह सोचता है कि पुनर्जीवित करने के लिए उसकी मृत्यु के बाद हम उसकी हड्डियों को इकट्ठा नहीं करेंगे?! -[75:4] क्यों नहीं? हम उनको एकत्र करने के साथ-साथ, उसकी उँगलियों की पोरों को पहले की तरह बिलकुल ठीक करने की भी शक्ति रखते हैं। -[75:5] बल्कि इनसान मरणोपरांत दोबारा उठाए जाने का इनकार करके यह चाहता है कि वह आगे भी किसी रोक-टोक के बिना कुकर्म करता चला जाए। -[75:6] वह असंभव समझते हुए क़ियामत के दिन के बारे में पूछता है : वह कब होगा? -[75:7] जब आँख उस चीज़ को देखकर चौंधिया जाएगी और चकित रह जाएगी, जिसे वह दुनिया में झुठलाया करता था। -[75:8] और चाँद की रोशनी चली जाएगी। -[75:9] और सूरज एवं चाँद इकट्ठे कर दिए जाएँगे। -[75:10] उस दिन कुकर्मी इनसान कहेगा कि भागने का स्थान कहाँ है?! -[75:11] उस दिन भागने का कोई अवसर न होगा और न ही कोई शरण स्थल होगा, जहाँ कुकर्मी शरण ले सके और न कोई बचने का स्थान होगा, जहाँ पहुँचकर बच सके। -[75:12] उस दिन (ऐ रसूल) तेरे पालनहार ही की ओर हिसाब और प्रतिफल के लिए लौटकर जाना होगा। -[75:13] उस दिन इनसान को उसके कर्मों के बारे में सूचित किया जाएगा कि क्या उसने आगे भेजा और क्या उसने पीछे छोड़ा। -[75:14] बल्कि मनुष्य खुद के खिलाफ़ एक गवाह है, क्योंकि उसके शरीर के अंग उसके खिलाफ़ गवाही देंगे कि उसने क्या पाप किए हैं। -[75:15] यद्यपि वह तरह-तरह के बहाने पेश करके अपने बारे में यह तर्क दे कि उसने कुछ भी गलत नहीं किया है, लेकिन इसका उसे कुछ लाभ नहीं होगा। -[75:16] (ऐ रसूल) क़ुरआन के साथ अपनी ज़ुबान को न हिलाएँ इस बात के लिए जल्दी करते हुए कि कहीं वह आपकी याददाश्त से निकल न जाए। -[75:17] निश्चय यह काम हमारे ही ज़िम्मे है कि हम उसे आपके सीने में एकत्र कर दें और उसके पठन को आपकी ज़ुबान पर साबित कर दें। -[75:18] अतः जब हमारे संदेष्टा जिबरील उसे आपके सामने पढ़ें, तो आप उसके पठन को कान लगाकर सुनें और ख़ामोश रहें। -[75:19] फिर उसकी व्याख्या करना और आपको उसका अर्थ बताना भी हमारी ज़िम्मेदारी है। -[75:20] हरगिज़ नहीं, मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा तुमने मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित होने की असंभवता का दावा किया है। क्योंकि तुम खुद जानते हो कि जो तुम्हें शुरुआत में पैदा करने में सक्षम है, वह तुम्हारी मृत्यु के बाद तुम्हें पुनर्जीवित करने में असमर्थ नहीं होगा। लेकिन तुम्हारे मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवित होकर उठने के इनकार का कारण इस नश्वर दुनिया से तुम्हारा प्यार है। -[75:21] तथा तुम्हारा आख़िरत के जीवन को छोड़ देना है, जिसका रास्ता अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करना और उसकी हराम की हुई चीज़ों से बचना है। -[75:22] उस दिन ईमान और सौभाग्य वालों के चेहरे सुंदर और प्रकाशमान् होंगे। -[75:23] वे अपने रब की ओर देख रहे होंगे और उससे आनंदित हो रहे होंगे। -[75:24] और काफ़िरों तथा दुर्भाग्यशाली लोगों के चेहरे उस दिन बिगड़े हुए होंगे। -[75:25] उन्हें विश्वास होगा कि उनपर बड़ी सज़ा और दर्दनाक यातना उतरने वाली है। -[75:26] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा मुश्रिकों ने समझ लिया है कि जब वे मर जाएँगे तो उन्हें यातना का सामना नहीं होगा। जब तुममें से किसी का प्राण उसके सीने के ऊपरी भाग (हँसली) तक पहुँच जाएगा। -[75:27] और कुछ लोग एक-दूसरे से कहेंगे : कौन इसकी झाड़-फूँक करेगा, शायद वह ठीक हो जाए!? -[75:28] और जो उस समय मरणासन्न दशा में होगा, उसे विश्वास हो जाएगा कि यह मौत के द्वारा दुनिया से जुदाई की घड़ी है। -[75:29] इस दुनिया के अंत और इसके बाद की दुनिया (आख़रित) की शुरुआत में कठिनाइयाँ एकत्र हो जाएँगी। -[75:30] ऐसा घटित होने पर मृतक को उसके पालनहार के पास ले जाया जाएगा। -[75:31] काफ़िर ने न तो रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए संदेश को सत्य माना, और न सर्वशक्तिमान अल्लाह के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ी। -[75:32] लेकिन उसने रसूल के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाया और उससे दूर हो गया। -[75:33] फिर यह काफ़िर अहंकार से अकड़ता हुआ अपने परिवार के पास गया। -[75:34] इसलिए अल्लाह ने काफ़िर को धमकी दी कि अल्लाह की यातना उसके निकट आ चुकी है। -[75:35] फिर अल्लाह ने बल देने के लिए इस वाक्य को दोहराया। चुनाँचे फरमाया : ''फि तेरे लिए विनाश है, फिर तेरे लिए बर्बादी है।'' -[75:36] क्या इनसान यह समझता है कि अल्लाह उसे शरीयत का बाध्य किए बिना यूँ ही बेकार छोड़ देगा?! -[75:37] क्या यह इनसान किसी दिन गर्भाशय में गिराए जाने वाले वीर्य की एक बूँद नहीं था?! -[75:38] फिर उसके बाद वह जमे हुए रक्त का टुकड़ा हो गया, फिर अल्लाह ने उसे पैदा किया और उसकी रचना को ठीक-ठाक बनाया। -[75:39] फिर उसने उसकी जाति से दो प्रकार : नर और मादा बनाए। -[75:40] क्या जिसने मनुष्य को वीर्य फिर जमे हुए रक्त से पैदा किया, वह मरे हुए लोगों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए पुन: जीवित करने में सक्षम नहीं है?! क्यों नहीं, निश्चय वह अवश्य सक्षम है। - -Surah 76: Al-Insan (The Man) ----------------------------------------- -[76:1] निश्चय मनुष्य पर एक लंबा समय बीता है, जिसके दौरान वह अस्तित्वहीन था, उसका कोई उल्लेख नहीं था -[76:2] हमने इनसान को एक पुरुष और एक महिला के पानी से मिश्रित वीर्य से पैदा किया, हम उसे शरई अहकाम का बाध्य करके उसका परीक्षण करते हैं। इसलिए हमने उसे सुनने वाला, देखने वाला बनाया, ताकि हमने उसे शरई अहकाम की जो ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी है, उसे वह अंजाम दे सके। -[76:3] हमने अपने रसूलों की ज़बानी उसके लिए हिदायत का रास्ता बयान कर दिया, जिससे उसके लिए गुमराही का मार्ग स्पष्ट हो गया। अब वह इसके बाद या तो सीधे रास्ते को पकड़ ले और अल्लाह का शुक्रगुज़ार मोमिन बंदा बन जाए, और या तो उससे भटक जाए और अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करने वाला काफ़िर बंदा बन जाए। -[76:4] हमने अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों का इनकार करने वालों के लिए ज़ंजीरें तैयार की हैं, जिनके साथ वे आग में घसीटे जाएँगे, और तौक़ तैयार की हैं, जो उन्हें पहनाए जाएँगे और भड़कती हुई आग तैयार की है। -[76:5] अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करने वाले मोमिन, क़ियामत के दिन शराब के भरे हुए एक ऐसे जाम से पिएँगे, जिसके साथ उसकी अच्छी महक के लिए कपूर मिश्रित होगा। -[76:6] आज्ञाकारियों के लिए तैयार किया गया यह पेय एक ऐसे स्रोत से है, जो पीने में आसान है और प्रचुर मात्रा में है, जो कभी ख़त्म नहीं होगा। उससे अल्लाह के बंदे पीएँगे और उसे जहाँ चाहेंगे, बहा ले जाएँगे। -[76:7] इसे पीने वाले बंदों की विशेषताएँ यह हैं कि वे जिन नेकी के कामों को अपने ऊपर अनिवार्य कर लेते हैं, उन्हें पूरा करते हैं और उस दिन से डरते हैं, जिसकी बुराई बहुत अधिक फैली हुई होगी और वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[76:8] और वे अपनी आवश्यकता और इच्छा के कारण, खाने को पसंद करने के बावजूद, उसे ग़रीबों, अनाथों और बंदियों जैसे ज़रूरतमंदों को खिला देते हैं। -[76:9] वे अपने दिल में यह बात रखते हैं कि वे उन्हें केवल अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता की प्राप्ति के लिए खाना खिलाते हैं। वे उन्हें खिलाने के लिए उनसे कोई बदला या प्रशंसा नहीं चाहते हैं। -[76:10] हम अपने पालनहार से उस दिन से डरते हैं, जिसकी गंभीरता और भयावहता के कारण अभागा लोगों के माथे पर बल पड़े हुए होंगे। -[76:11] तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपने अनुग्रह से उस महान दिन की आपदा से बचा लिया, और उन्हें, उनके सम्मान के लिए, उनके चेहरों पर चमक और प्रकाश, तथा उनके दिलों में ख़ुशी प्रदान किया। -[76:12] और अल्लाह ने उन्हें (उनके नेक कार्यों पर जमे रहने, अल्लाह के निर्णयों पर सब्र करने और गुनाहों से दूर रहने के कारण) जन्नत प्रदान की, जिसकी नेमतों का वे आनंद लेंगे, और रेशमी वस्त्र प्रदान किया जो वे पहनेंगे। -[76:13] वे उसके अंदर अलंकृत तख्तों पर टेक लगाए बैठे होंगे। वे न उसमें सूरज देखेंगे, जिसकी किरणें उन्हें कष्ट देंगी और न ही भयंकर ठंड। बल्कि वे एक स्थायी छाया में होंगे, जिसमें न तो गर्मी होगी और न ही ठंड। -[76:14] उसके साए उनके क़रीब होंगे और उसके फल खाने वाले के वश में कर दिए जाएँगे। चुनाँचे वह बड़ी आसानी से उन्हें ले सकेगा, वह लेटे, बैठे और खड़े जिस तरह चाहेगा, उन्हें तोड़ सकेगा। -[76:15] और जब वे पीने की इच्छा करेंगे, तो सेवक चाँदी के बरतन और उसके पारदर्शी प्याले लिए हुए उनके पास घूम रहे होंगे। -[76:16] वे शीशे की तरह चमक रहे होंगे, परंतु वे चाँदी के होंगे। उनका पीने वालों की इच्छा के अनुसार अनुमान लगाया गया होगा, न उससे अधिक और न ही कम। -[76:17] और ये सम्मानित लोग सोंठ मिली हुई शराब के जाम पिलाए जाएँगे। -[76:18] वे जन्नत में एक स्रोत से पिलाए जाएँगे, जिसे 'सलसबील' कहा जाता है। -[76:19] और जन्नत में उनके आस-पास ऐसे बालक चक्कर लगा रहे होंगे, जो सदा जवान रहेंगे। उनके चेहरे ऐसे तरो-ताज़ा होंगे, उनका रंग इतना सुंदर होगा और वे इतनी बड़ी संख्या में इधर-उधर फैले होंगे कि जब तुम उन्हें देखोगे, तो बिखरे हुए मोती समझोगे। -[76:20] और जब तुम देखोगे कि जन्नत में क्या है, तो तुम अवर्णनीय आनंद देखोगे, तथा तुम एक महान राज्य को देखोगे, जिसकी तुलना किसी भी राज्य से नहीं की जा सकती। -[76:21] उनके शरीर पर पतले रेशम और दबीज़ रेशम से बने शानदार हरे कपड़े होंगे, और वहाँ उन्हें चाँदी के कंगन पहनाए जाएँगे और अल्लाह उन्हें ऐसी शराब पिलाएगा, जो हर अप्रिय चीज़ से पाक होगी। -[76:22] उनसे उनके सम्मान स्वरूप कहा जाएगा : निश्चय यह नेमत जो तुम्हें दी गई है, तुम्हारे अच्छे कर्मों का प्रतिफल है और तुम्हारे कर्म अल्लाह के यहाँ स्वीकार्य हैं। -[76:23] निश्चय हमने आपपर (ऐ रसूल) यह क़ुरआन थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके उतारा है और उसे आप पर एक ही बार में नहीं उतारा है। -[76:24] अतः अल्लाह जो कुछ निर्णय करता या धार्मिक आदेश देता है, आप उसके लिए धैर्य रखें, तथा किसी पापी का उस पाप में पालन न करें जिसके लिए वह कहता है, और न किसी काफ़िर का उस कुफ़्र में अनुसरण करें जिसके लिए वह आह्वान करता है। -[76:25] और अपने रब को दिन की शुरुआत में फ़ज्र की नमाज़ के ज़रिए और उसके अंतिम भाग में ज़ुहर और अस्र की नमाज़ के ज़रिए याद करते रहें। -[76:26] और उसे रात की दो नमाज़ों : मग़रिब एवं इशा की नमाज़ों के ज़रिए याद करें, तथा इनके बाद भी उसके लिए जागकर नमाज़ पढ़ें। -[76:27] ये मुश्रिक लोग सांसारिक जीवन से प्यार करते हैं और उसके लिए उत्सुक होते हैं, और क़ियामत के दिन को अपने पीछे छोड़ देते हैं, जो एक भारी दिन है, क्योंकि उसमें कठिनाइयों और क्लेशों का सामना होगा। -[76:28] हम ही ने उन्हें पैदा किया और उनके जोड़ों और अंगों आदि को मज़बूत करके उनकी रचना को मज़बूत किया। तथा जब हम उन्हें नष्ट करना और उन्हें बदलकर उन्हीं जैसों को लाना चाहेंगे, तो हम उन्हें नष्ट कर देंगे और उन्हें बदल देंगे। -[76:29] निश्चय यह सूरत एक उपदेश और याददेहानी है। अतः जो अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता तक पहुँचाने वाला मार्ग ग्रहण करना चाहे, उसे ग्रहण कर ले। -[76:30] और तुम अल्लाह की प्रसन्नता का मार्ग ग्रहण करने की इच्छा नहीं कर सकते, सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह तुमसे ऐसा चाहे। क्योंकि सारा मामला अल्लाह के हाथ में है। अल्लाह जानता है कि उसके बंदों के लिए क्या अच्छा है, और उनके लिए क्या अच्छा नहीं है। वह अपनी रचना, तक़दीर (नियति) और शरीयत में हिकमत वाला है। -[76:31] वह अपने बंदों में से जिसे चाहता है, अपनी रहमत में दाखिल करता है। अतः वह उन्हें ईमान और सत्कर्म का सामर्थ्य प्रदान करता है। तथा उसने अपने आपपर कुफ़्र और पापों के द्वारा अत्याचार करने वालों के लिए दर्दनाक यातना तैयार कर रखी है, और वह जहन्नम की यातना है। - -Surah 77: Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth) ----------------------------------------- -[77:1] अल्लाह ने घोड़े की अयाल की तरह लगातार चलने वाली हवाओं की क़सम खाई है। -[77:2] तथा अल्लाह ने बहुत तेज़ चलने वाली हवाओं की क़सम खाई है। -[77:3] और अल्लाह ने उन हवाओं की क़सम खाई है, जो बादलों को फैलाती हैं। -[77:4] और अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो सत्य और असत्य के बीच अंतर करने वाली चीज़ के साथ उतरते हैं। -[77:5] और अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) के साथ उतरते हैं। -[77:6] जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) लेकर उतरते हैं, अल्लाह की ओर से लोगों के उज़्र (बहाने) को समाप्त करने के लिए और लोगों को अल्लाह की यातना से सावधान करने के लिए। -[77:7] निःसंदेह मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित होकर उठने, हिसाब और प्रतिफल का जो तुमसे वादा किया जाता है, निश्चय वह अनिवार्य रूप से घटित होने वाला है। -[77:8] जब तारों के प्रकाश को मिटा दिया जाएगा और उनकी रोशनी चली जाएगी। -[77:9] और जब आकाश को फाड़ (खोल) दिया जाएगा, ताकि उससे फ़रिश्ते उतर सकें। -[77:10] और जब पहाड़ों को उनके स्थानों से उखाड़ दिया जाएगा और उन्हें चूर्ण-विचूर्ण कर दिया जाएगा यहाँ तक कि वे धूल बन जाएँगे। -[77:11] और जब रसूलों को एक निर्धारित समय पर एकत्र किया जाएगा। -[77:12] एक महान दिन के लिए वे अपने समुदायों पर गवाही देने के लिए विलंबित किए गए हैं। -[77:13] बंदों के बीच निर्णय के दिन के लिए। उस दिन स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि कौन सत्यवादी है और कौन असत्यवादी तथा कौन सौभाग्यशाली है और कौन दुर्भाग्यशाली। -[77:14] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको किस चीज़ ने अवगत कराया कि निर्णय का दिन क्या है?! -[77:15] उस दिन झुठलाने वालों के लिए बड़ा विनाश, यातना और क्षति है, जो रसूलों के अल्लाह की ओर से लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाते हैं। -[77:16] क्या हमने पिछले समुदायों को विनष्ट नहीं किया, जब उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाया? -[77:17] फिर हम उनके पीछे बाद के झुठलाने वालों को लगा देंगे, चुनाँचे जिस तरह हमने उन्हें नष्ट किया था, उसी तरह इन्हें भी नष्ट कर देंगे। -[77:18] उन समुदायों को विनष्ट करने की तरह, हम मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाने वाले अपराधियों को भी विनष्ट कर देंगे। -[77:19] उस दिन, उन लोगों के लिए विनाश, यातना और क्षति है, जो अपराधियों के लिए अल्लाह की सज़ा की धमकी को झुठलाते हैं। -[77:20] क्या हमने तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो) थोड़े-से तुच्छ पानी अर्थात् वीर्य की बूँद से पैदा नहीं किया है?! -[77:21] फिर हमने उस तुच्छ पानी को एक संरक्षित स्थान पर रख दिया, जो कि महिला का गर्भाशय है। -[77:22] एक ज्ञात अवधि तक, जो गर्भावस्था की अवधि है। -[77:23] फिर हमने नवजात शिशु का विवरण, भाग्य और रंग-रूप आदि नियत किया। तो हम यह सब कैसे अच्छे नियत करने वाले हैं। -[77:24] उस दिन, अल्लाह की शक्ति को नकारने वालों के लिए, बड़ा विनाश, यातना और क्षति है। -[77:25] क्या हमने धरती को सभी लोगों को समेटने वाली नहीं बनाया? -[77:26] वह उनके जीवित लोगों को इस तरह समेटती है कि वे उसपर रहते-बसते और उसे आबाद करते हैं, और उनके मृतकों को इस तरह कि वे उसमें दफन किए जाते हैं। -[77:27] तथा हमने उसमें मज़बूत, ऊँचे पहाड़ बनाए, जो उसे हिलने-डुलने से बचाते हैं और हमने तुम्हें (ऐ लोगो) मीठा पानी पिलाया। तो जिसने इन सब को पैदा किया, वह तुम्हें मरने के बाद दोबारा जीवित कर उठाने में विवश नहीं है। -[77:28] उस दिन, अल्लाह की ओर से मिली हुई नेमतों को झुठलाने वालों के लिए, बड़ा विनाश, यातना और क्षति है। -[77:29] अपने रसूलों के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाने वालों से कहा जाएगा : (ऐ झुठलाने वालो!) उस यातना की ओर चलो, जिसे तुम झुठलाया करते थे। -[77:30] जहन्नम की आग के धुएँ की छाया की ओर चलो, जो तीन शाखाओं वाली है। -[77:31] उसमें न छाया की ठंडक होगी और न वह तुमसे आग की लपट और उसकी गर्मी को रोक सकेगी। -[77:32] वह आग चिंगारियाँ फेंकेगी। हर चिंगारी भवन की तरह विशाल होगी। -[77:33] मानो वे चिंगारियाँ, जिन्हें वह आग फेंकेगी, अपने कालेपन और विशालता में काले ऊँटों की तरह होंगी। -[77:34] उस दिन अल्लाह की यातना को झुठलाने वालोंं के लिए बड़ी तबाही, यातना और क्षति है। -[77:35] यह ऐसा दिन है, जिसमें वे कुछ नहीं बोलेंगे। -[77:36] और उन्हें अपने पालनहार के सामने अपने कुफ़्र और पापों के लिए कोई उज़्र (कारण) पेश करने की अनुमति नहीं दी जाएगी कि वे उसके पास कोई उज़्र पेश करें। -[77:37] उस दिन, उन लोगों के लिए विनाश, यातना और क्षति है, जो इस दिन की खबरों को झुठलाने वाले हैं। -[77:38] यह प्राणियों के बीच निर्णय का दिन है। हमने तुम्हें और पिछले समुदायों को एक ही स्थान पर एकत्र कर दिया है। -[77:39] अगर तुम्हारे पास कोई चाल है, जिसे चलकर तुम अल्लाह की यातना से मुक्ति पा सकते हो, तो मेरे विरुद्ध चल लो। -[77:40] उस दिन, निर्णय के दिन को झुठलाने वालों के लिए विनाश, यातना और क्षति है। -[77:41] निश्चय वे लोग, जो अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते हैं, जन्नत के हरे-भरे पेड़ों की छाँवों और मीठे पानी के बहते हुए स्रोतों में होंगे। -[77:42] तथा ऐसे फलों में होंगे, जिन्हें वे खाना पसंद करेगे। -[77:43] और उनसे कहा जाएगा : अच्छी चीजें खाओ और ऐसा सुखद पेय पियो, जिसमें कोई अप्रिय तत्व नहीं है। यह उन अच्छे कर्मों का प्रतिफल है, जो तुम दुनिया में किया करते थे। -[77:44] हमने जो बदला तुम्हें दिया है, इसी तरह बदला हम उन लोगों को देते हैं, जो अच्छे कार्य करने वाले हैं। -[77:45] उस दिन, उन लोगों के लिए विनाश, यातना और नुक़सान है, जो उस चीज़ को झुठलाने वाले हैं, जो अल्लाह ने डरने वालों (परहेज़गारो) के लिया तैयार किया है। -[77:46] झुठलाने वालों से कहा जाएगा : इस दुनिया में थोड़े समय के लिए खा लो और जीवन के सुखों का आनंद ले लो। निश्चय तुम अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने और उसके रसूलों को झुठलाने के कारण अपराधी हो। -[77:47] उस दिन, उन लोगों के लिए विनाश, यातना और क्षति है, जो क़ियामत के दिन अपने बदले का इनकार करने वाले हैं। -[77:48] और जब इन झुठलाने वालों से कहा जाता है : अल्लाह के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ो, तो वे उसके लिए नमाज़ नहीं पढ़ते। -[77:49] उस दिन विनाश, यातना और क्षति है उन झुठलाने वालों के लिए, जो रसूलों के अल्लाह के पास से लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाते हैं। -[77:50] यदि वे अपने पालनहार की ओर से अवतरित इस क़ुरआन पर ईमान नहीं लाते, तो फिर उसके अलावा वे कौन सी बात पर ईमान लाएँगे?! - -Surah 78: An-Naba' (The Announcement) ----------------------------------------- -[78:1] ये मुश्रिक लोग, रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के उनकी ओर भेजे जाने के बाद, किस चीज़ के बारे में एक-दूसरे से पूछ रहे हैं?! -[78:2] वे एक-दूसरे से बहुत बड़ी ख़बर के विषय में पूछ रहे हैं। और वह उनके रसूल पर अवतरित यह क़ुरआन है, जिसमें दोबारा उठाए जाने की सूचना है। -[78:3] यह क़ुरआन है, जिसका वर्णन करने में उनका मतभेद है कि वह जादू है, या कविता, या ज्योतिष या पहले लोगों की कहानियाँ। -[78:4] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा वे समझते हैं। क़ुरआन को झुठलाने वाले ये लोग शीघ्र ही अपने झुठलाने के बुरे परिणाम को जान लेंगे। -[78:5] फिर उनके लिए इसकी पुष्टि हो जाएगी। -[78:6] क्या हमने धरती को उनके लिए सपाट नहीं बनाया, जो उनके उसपर बसने के लिए उपयुक्त है?! -[78:7] और हमने पहाड़ों को धरती के ऊपर मेखों की तरह बनाया, जो उसे हिलने-डुलने से रोकते हैं। -[78:8] और (ऐ लोगो) हमने तुम्हें नर और मादा के रूप में पैदा किया। -[78:9] और हमने तुम्हारी नींद को गतिविधि से रुकने का कारण बनाया, ताकि तुम आराम कर सको। -[78:10] और हमने रात को अपने अंधेरे के साथ तुम्हारे लिए आवरण बनाया, जैसे तुम कपड़े से अपनी शर्मगाहों को छिपाते हो। -[78:11] और हमने दिन को कमाने और रोज़ी तलाश करने का समय बनाया। -[78:12] और हमने तुम्हारे ऊपर मज़बूत तथा सुदृढ़ रूप से निर्मित सात आकाश बनाए। -[78:13] और हमने सूरज को तेज़ जलने वाला और रौशनी देने वाला दीप बनाया। -[78:14] और हमने उन बादलों से, जो बरसने ही वाले थे, बहुत बरसने वाला पानी उतारा। -[78:15] ताकि हम उसके द्वारा विभिन्न प्रकार के अन्न और नाना प्रकार की वनस्पतियाँ उगाएँ। -[78:16] और उसके द्वारा ऐसे बाग़ उगाएँ, जो अपने पेड़ों की शाखाओं के आपस में गुथे होने के कारण गुंजान और घने हैं। -[78:17] निःसंदेह प्राणियों के बीच निर्णय के दिन का एक समय निर्धारित है, जो टल नहीं सकता। -[78:18] जिस दिन फ़रिश्ता सूर में दूसरी बार फूँक मारेगा, तो (ऐ लोगो) तुम गिरोह के गिरोह चले आओगे। -[78:19] और आकाश को खोल दिया जाएगा, तो उसमें खुले दरवाज़ों की तरह छेद और दरारें हो जाएँगी। -[78:20] और पहाड़ों को चलाया जाएगा, यहाँ तक कि वे बिखरे हुए धूल में बदल जाएँगे और मरीचिका की तरह हो जाएँगे। -[78:21] निश्चय जहन्नम घात लगाकर प्रतीक्षा में है। -[78:22] ज़ालिमों के लिए लौटने की जगह है, जहाँ वे लौटकर जाएँगे। -[78:23] जिसमें वे अंतहीन युगों और कालों तक रहेंगे। -[78:24] वे उसमें न ठंडी हवा का स्वाद ले सकेंगे, जो उनसे दोज़ख़ की गर्मी को शांत कर सके, और न ही वे उसमें कोई आनंददायक पेय चखेंगे। -[78:25] वे अत्यंत गर्म पानी और जहन्नम के लोगों से बहने वाले मवाद के अलावा कुछ भी नहीं चखेंगे। -[78:26] यह उनके कुफ़्र एवं गुमराही के अनुरूप बदला है। -[78:27] निश्चय वे दुनिया में इस बात से नहीं डरते थे कि अल्लाह आख़िरत में उनका हिसाब लेगा। क्योंकि वे मरणोपरांत दोबारा जीवित होने में विश्वास नहीं करते थे। अगर वे दोबारा ज़िंदा होने का भय रखते, तो अल्लाह पर अवश्य ईमान लाते और अच्छे कार्य करते। -[78:28] तथा उन्होंने हमारे रसूल पर उतरने वाली हमारी आयतों को बुरी तरह झुठलाया। -[78:29] और हमने उनके हर कार्य को संरक्षित कर लिया है और उसे गिन रखा है। और वह उनके कर्मपत्रों में लिखा हुआ है। -[78:30] अब (ऐ सरकशो) तुम इस स्थायी यातना का मज़ा चखो। हम तुम्हारे लिए यातना पर यातना ही बढ़ाते रहेंगे। -[78:31] निश्चय जो लोग अपने पालनहार से, उसके आदेशों का पालन करके और उसके निषेधों से बचकर, डरते हैं, उनके लिए कामयाबी का एक स्थान है, जिसमें वे अपनी मुराद प्राप्त कर लेंगे और वह जन्नत है। -[78:32] बाग़ और अंगूर हैं। -[78:33] और समान आयु वाली नवयुवतियाँ हैं। -[78:34] और शराब से भरे हुए जाम हैं। -[78:35] वे जन्नत में कोई निरर्थक बात नहीं सुनेंगे और न कोई झूठ सुनेंगे और न वे एक-दूसरे को झुठलाएँगे। -[78:36] यह सब अल्लाह ने उन्हें अपने उपकार एवं एहसान स्वरूप ऐसा प्रदान दिया है जो व्याप्त एवं पर्याप्त है। -[78:37] जो आकाशों और धरती का पालनहार तथा उन दोनों के बीच की समस्त चीज़ों का पालनहार है, जो दुनिया तथा आख़िरत में अत्यंत दयावान् है। धरती या आकाश में मोजूद लोगों में से किसी को भी उससे पूछने का अधिकार नहीं होगा, सिवाय इसके कि वह उन्हें अनुमति प्रदान कर दे। -[78:38] जिस दिन जिबरील और फ़रिश्ते पंक्तिबद्ध खड़े होंगे, वे किसी की सिफ़ारिश के लिए ज़बान नहीं खोलेंगे, सिवाय उसके जिसके लिए अत्यंत दयावान् (अल्लाह) सिफ़ारिश करने की अनुमति प्रदान कर देगा, और वह ठीक बात कहेगा, जैसे तौह़ीद (एकेश्वरवाद) का कलिमा। -[78:39] यह (दिन) जिसका तुम्हारे सामने वर्णन हुआ, वह दिन है जिसके आने में कोई संदेह नहीं है। अतः जो उस दिन अल्लाह की यातना से बचना चाहता है, वह अपने पालनहार को प्रसन्न करने वाले कार्य करके उसके लिए रास्ता बना ले। -[78:40] हमने (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हें एक ऐसी यातना से सावधान कर दिया है, जो निकट ही घटित होने वाली है। जिस दिन मनुष्य इस दुनिया में अपने किए हुए काम को देख लेगा, और काफ़िर व्यक्ति यातना से मुक्ति की कामना करते हुए कहेगा : ऐ काश कि मैं जानवरों की तरह मिट्टी हो जाता! यह उस समय कहेगा, जब क़ियामत के दिन जानवरों से कहा जाएगा : तुम मिट्टी हो जाओ। - -Surah 79: An-Nazi'at (Those Who Yearn) ----------------------------------------- -[79:1] अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो बड़ी सख़्ती और अति क्रूरता से काफ़िरों की जान खींचकर निकालते हैं। -[79:2] और अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो मोमिनों के प्राण बड़ी आसानी और सरलता से निकालते हैं। -[79:3] और अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो अल्लाह के आदेश से आकाश से धरती की ओर तेज़ी से तैरते हुए आते हैं। -[79:4] और अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो उसके आदेश के पालन में एक-दूसरे से आगे बढ़ जाते हैं। -[79:5] अल्लाह ने उन फ़रिश्तों की क़सम खाई है, जो अल्लाह के उस फ़ैसले को क्रियान्वित करते हैं, जिसका उसने उन्हें आदेश दिया है, जैसे वे फ़रिश्ते जो बंदों के कार्यों को लिखने पर नियुक्त हैं। अल्लाह ने इन सब की क़सम खाई है कि वह निश्चय लोगों को हिसाब और बदले के लिए ज़रूर पुनर्जीवित करके उठाएगा। -[79:6] जिस दिन सूर में पहली फूँक के समय धरती हिलने लगेगी। -[79:7] इस फूँक के बाद एक और फूँक मारी जाएगी। -[79:8] उस दिन काफ़िरों और पापियों के दिल डरे हुए होंगे। -[79:9] उनकी आँखों में अपमान का प्रभाव दिखाई देगा। -[79:10] वे कहा करते थे : क्या हम मरने के बाद ज़िंदगी में लौटेंगे? -[79:11] क्या जब हम सड़ी-गली खोखली हड्डियाँ हो जाएँगे, उसके बाद फिर लौटेंगे?! -[79:12] उन्होंने कहा : यदि हम वापस लौटते हैं, तो वह वापसी बड़े घाटे वाली होगी। -[79:13] दोबारा जीवित करने का मामला बड़ा आसान है। वह तो केवल सूर फूँकने पर नियुक्त फ़रिश्ते की एक तेज़ आवाज़ होगी। -[79:14] फिर अचानक सभी लोग धरती के ऊपर जीवित होंगे। जबकि पहले वे धरती के भीतर मृत अवस्था में थे। -[79:15] (ऐ रसूल) क्या आपके पास मूसा की अपने पालनहार के साथ और अपने दुश्मन फ़िरऔन के साथ की ख़बर पहुँची है?! -[79:16] जब उनके पालनहार ने उन्हें 'तुवा' की पवित्र घाटी में पुकारा। -[79:17] अल्लाह ने उनसे जो कुछ कहा, उसमें यह भी था : फ़िरऔन के पास जाओ। उसने अत्याचार और अहंकार की हद पार कर दी है। -[79:18] फिर उससे कहो : (ऐ फ़िरऔन) क्या तू कुफ़्र और पापों से पवित्र होना चाहता है? -[79:19] और मैं तेरे उस पालनहार की ओर तेरा मार्गदर्शन करूँ, जिसने तुझे पैदा किया और तेरी देखभाल की, तो तू उससे डरने लगे। चुनाँचे तू ऐसे कार्य करने लगे, जो उसे प्रसन्न करते हैं और ऐसे कार्यों से बचे, जो उसे क्रोधित करते हैं? -[79:20] फिर मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उसे इस बात की बड़ी निशानी दिखाई कि वे अपने पालनहार के रसूल हैं। इस निशानी से अभिप्राय हाथ और छड़ी है। -[79:21] तो फ़िरऔन ने इस निशानी को झुठला दिया और मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम ने उसे जो आदेश दिया था, उसकी अवहेलना की। -[79:22] फिर वह मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम के लाए हुए धर्म पर ईमान लाने से मुँह फेर लिया अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करने और सत्य का विरोध करने में परिश्रम करते हुए। -[79:23] फिर वह मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम को पराजित करने के लिए अपनी जाति के लोगों और अपने अनुयायियों को इकट्ठा किया, चुनाँचे उसने पुकार कर कहा : -[79:24] मैं तुम्हारा सबसे ऊँचा पालनहार हूँ। इसलिए तुम पर मेरे अलावा किसी दूसरे की आज्ञाकारिता नहीं है। -[79:25] तो अल्लाह ने उसे पकड़ लिया, चुनाँचे उसे इस दुनिया में समुद्र में डूबने के सज़ा दी और आख़िरत में उसे सबसे गंभीर यातना में डालकर दंडित करेगा। -[79:26] हमने फ़िरऔन को दुनिया और आख़िरत में जिस रूप में दंडित किया, उसमें अल्लाह से डरने वाले के लिए एक उपदेश है; क्योंकि वही उपदेशों से लाभान्वित होता है। -[79:27] (ऐ मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन का इनकार करने वालो) क्या अल्लाह के लिए तुम्हें पैदा करना अधिक कठिन है या आकाश को पैदा करना, जिसे उसने बनाया है?! -[79:28] उसने उसके रूप को ऊपर की ओर ऊँचा बनाया और उसे सपाट बना दिया, जिसमें कोई छेद, या दरार, या दोष नहीं है। -[79:29] और उसकी रात को सूरज के डूबने पर अंधकारमय कर दिया और सूरज के निकलने पर उसकी रोशनी को प्रकट कर दिया। -[79:30] और आकाश को पैदा करने के बाद धरती को बिछा दिया और उसमें उसके फ़ायदे की चीज़ें रख दीं। -[79:31] उससे बहते (जल) स्रोतों के रूप में उसका पानी निकाला और उसमें ऐसे पौधे उगाए, जो जानवर चरते हैं। -[79:32] और पर्वतों को धरती पर मज़बूती से स्थिर कर दिया। -[79:33] यह सब (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हारे लिए और तुम्हारे मवेशियों के लिए लाभदायक चीज़ें हैं। अतः जिसने यह सब पैदा किया, वह उन्हें नए सिरे से पैदा करने में अक्षम नहीं है। -[79:34] फिर जब सूर में दूसरी बार फूँक मारी जाएगी, जिसकी भयावहता हर चीज़ को घेर लेगी और क़ियामत शुरू हो जाएगी। -[79:35] जिस दिन क़ियामत आ जाएगी, इनसान अपने किए हुए काम को याद करेगा, चाहे वह अच्छा हो या बुरा। -[79:36] और जहन्नम को लाया जाएगा और उसे देखने वालों के लिए आँखों के सामने प्रकट कर दिया जाएगा। -[79:37] तो जो व्यक्ति गुमराही में हद को पार कर गया। -[79:38] तथा उसने दुनिया के नश्वर जीवन को आख़िरत के बाकी रहने वाले जीवन पर प्राथमिकता दी। -[79:39] तो जहन्नम ही उसका ठिकाना है, जहाँ वह शरण लेगा। -[79:40] परंतु जो व्यक्ति अपने पालनहार के सामने खड़ा होने से डर गया और अपने नफ़्स को अल्लाह की हराम की हुई चीज़ का पालन करने से रोक लिया, जिसकी उसका नफ़्स इच्छा करता है, तो जन्नत ही उसका ठिकाना है, जहाँ वह निवास ग्रहण करेगा। -[79:41] परंतु जो व्यक्ति अपने पालनहार के सामने खड़ा होने से डर गया और अपने नफ़्स को अल्लाह की हराम की हुई चीज़ का पालन करने से रोक लिया, जिसकी उसका नफ़्स इच्छा करता है, तो जन्नत ही उसका ठिकाना है, जहाँ वह निवास ग्रहण करेगा। -[79:42] (ऐ रसूल) ये मरणोपरांत पुनः जीवित होने को झुठलाने वाले लोग आपसे पूछते हैं कि क़ियामत कब आएगी? -[79:43] आपको इसकी जानकारी नहीं है कि उन्हें बता सकें, और यह आपका काम नहीं है। आपका काम तो उसके लिए तैयारी करना है। -[79:44] क़ियामत के ज्ञान की अंतिमता केवल तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर है। -[79:45] आप तो केवल उस व्यक्ति को डराने वाले हैं, जो क़ियामत से डरता है; क्योंकि वही है जो आपके डराने से लाभान्वित होता है। -[79:46] जिस दिन वे क़ियामत को अपनी आँखों से देखेंगे, तो (ऐसा समझेंगे) मानो वे अपने सांसारिक जीवन में केवल एक दिन की संध्या या उसकी सुबह ही ठहरे हैं। - -Surah 80: 'Abasa (He Frowned) ----------------------------------------- -[80:1] रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के माथे पर बल पड़ गया और आपने मुँह फेर लिया। -[80:2] अब्दुल्लाह बिन उम्मे मकतूम के आगमन के कारण, जो आपसे मार्गदर्शन प्राप्त करना चाहते थे और वह एक अंधे व्यक्ति थे। जब वह आए, तो उस समय रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम मुश्रिकों के प्रमुख लोगों के साथ, उनके मार्गदर्शन स्वीकारने की उम्मीद में, व्यस्त थे। -[80:3] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या पता कि शायद यह अंधा आदमी अपने गुनाहों से पवित्र हो जाए?! -[80:4] या वह आपसे सुनने वाले उपदेशों से सीख ग्रहण करे, तो उनसे लाभान्वित हो। -[80:5] परंतु जो अपने धन की वजह से आपके लाए हुए धर्म पर ईमान लाने से बेपरवाह हो गया। -[80:6] तो आप उसके पीछे पड़ रहे हैं और उसपर ध्यान दे रहे हैं। -[80:7] हालाँकि अगर वह अल्लाह से तौबा करके अपने गुनाहों से पाक-साफ़ नहीं होता है, तो आपपर कोई दोष नहीं है। -[80:8] परंतु जो व्यक्ति भलाई की तलाश में आपके पास दौड़ता हुआ आया। -[80:9] और वह अपने पालनहार से डरता है। -[80:10] तो आप उससे बेपरवाह होकर मुश्रिकों के प्रमुख लोगों के साथ व्यस्त हो जाते हैं। -[80:11] यह मामला ऐसी नहीं है, यह तो स्वीकार करने वाले के लिए एक उपदेश और चेतावनी है। -[80:12] अतः जो अल्लाह को याद करना चाहे, उसे याद करे और इस क़ुरआन में जो कुछ है, उससे उपदेश ग्रहण करे। -[80:13] यह क़ुरआन फ़रिश्तों के पास सम्मानजनक सहीफ़ों (ग्रंथों) में है। -[80:14] जो एक उच्च स्थान पर बुलंद किए हुए, पवित्र किए हुए हैं, उन्हें कोई गंदगी या अशुद्धता छू नहीं सकती। -[80:15] वे (सहीफ़े) संदेशवाहक-फ़रिश्तों के हाथों में हैं। -[80:16] जो अपने पालनहार के निकट सम्माननीय, तथा बहुत ज़्यादा भलाई और नेकियाँ करने वाले हैं। -[80:17] धिक्कार है काफिर इनसान पर, वह अल्लाह का कितना कृतघ्न है! -[80:18] अल्लाह ने उसे किस चीज़ से पैदा किया है कि वह धरती पर अभिमान करता है और उसकी नाशुक्री करता है?! -[80:19] उसने उसे थोड़े पानी (एक बूँद) से बनाया, और उसकी रचना को कई चरणों में निर्धारित किया। -[80:20] फिर, इन चरणों के बाद, उसके लिए अपनी माँ के पेट से बाहर निकलना आसान कर दिया। -[80:21] फिर, जीवन में उसके लिए जो आयु निर्धारित की थी, उसके (पूरा होने के) बाद उसे मौत दी, और उसके लिए एक क़ब्र बना दी, जिसमें वह पुनर्जीवित किए जाने तक रहेगा। -[80:22] फिर जब वह चाहेगा, उसे हिसाब और बदले के लिए पुनः जीवित करके उठाएगा। -[80:23] मामला ऐसा नहीं है, जैसा कि यह काफ़िर सोचता है कि उसपर उसके रब का जो हक़ था, उसे अदा कर दिया। वास्तव में, उसने उन दायित्वों को नहीं निभाया, जो अल्लाह ने उसपर अनिवार्य किए हैं। -[80:24] अतः अल्लाह के साथ कुफ़्र करने वाले व्यक्ति को चाहिए कि अपने उस भोजन को देखे, जो वह खाता है, कि वह कैसे प्राप्त होता है?! -[80:25] चुनाँचे उसकी उत्पत्ति आकाश से जमकर और बहुतायत के साथ बरसने वाली वर्षा से हुई है। -[80:26] फिर हमने धरती को फाड़ा, तो उससे कोंपल निकल आया। -[80:27] फिर हमने उसमें गेहूं, मक्का और अन्य अनाज उगाए। -[80:28] और हमने उसमें अंगूर और हरी घास उगाए, ताकि वह उनके जानवरों के लिए चारा हो जाए। -[80:29] और हमने उसमें ज़ैतून और खजूर के पेड़ उगाए। -[80:30] और हमने उसमें बहुत सारे पेड़ों वाले बाग़ उगाए। -[80:31] तथा हमने उसमें फल उगाए और तुम्हारे जानवरों के चरने के लिए घास (चारा) उगाए। -[80:32] तुम्हारे लाभ के लिए और तुम्हारे पशुओं के उपयोग के लिए। -[80:33] फिर जब वह भयानक आवाज़ आ जाएगी, जो कानों को बहरा कर देगी। इससे अभिप्राय सूर में दूसरी फूँक है। -[80:34] जिस दिन इनसान अपने भाई से दूर भागेगा। -[80:35] तथा वह अपनी माता और अपने पिता से दूर भागेगा। -[80:36] तथा वह अपनी पत्नी और अपने बेटों से दूर भागेगा। -[80:37] उनमें से प्रत्येक व्यक्ति की उस दिन की परेशानी की तीव्रता से ऐसी स्थिति होगी, जो उसे दूसरे से बेपरवाह कर देगी। -[80:38] उस दिन सौभाग्यशाली लोगों के चेहरे रोशन होंगे। -[80:39] अल्लाह ने अपनी दया से उनके लिए जो कुछ तैयार कर रखा है, उससे वे खुश होंगे। -[80:40] तथा उस दिन अभागा लोगों के चेहरे धूल से ढके होंगे। -[80:41] उनपर कालिख छाई होगी। -[80:42] वे लोग जिनकी स्थितियों का वर्णन किया गया है, यही लोग हैं जो कुफ़्र और कुकर्म दोनों करने वाले हैं। - -Surah 81: At-Takwir (The Folding Up) ----------------------------------------- -[81:1] जब सूर्य की आकृति को समेट दिया जाएगा और उसकी रौशनी समाप्त हो जाएगी। -[81:2] और जब तारे झड़ जाएँगे और उनकी रोशनी मिटा दी जाएगी। -[81:3] और जब पर्वतों को उनके स्थानों से हटा दिया जाएगा। -[81:4] और जब उन गाभिन ऊँटनियों की उपेक्षा की जाएगी, जिनके बारे में लोग आपस में प्रतिस्पर्धा करते हैं, क्योंकि उनके मालिक उन्हें छोड़ देंगे। -[81:5] और जब जंगली जानवरों को मनुष्यों के साथ एक ही मैदान में एकत्रित किया जाएगा। -[81:6] और जब सागर भड़काए जाएँगे, यहाँ तक कि वे आग बन जाएँगे। -[81:7] और जब प्राणों को उनके साथ मिला दिया जाएगा, जो उनके समान होंगे। चुनाँचे पापी को पापी के साथ और सदाचारी को सदाचारी के साथ मिला दिया जाएगा। -[81:8] और जब जीवित रहते हुए दफ़न कर दी गई बच्ची से अल्लाह पूछेगा। -[81:9] तुझे मारने वाले ने किस अपराध के लिए मारा था?! -[81:10] और जब बंदों के कर्मपत्र खोल दिए जाएँगे, ताकि हर व्यक्ति अपना कर्मपत्र पढ़ ले। -[81:11] और जब आकाश की खाल उतार दी जाएगी, जैसे बकरी की खाल उतारी जाती है। -[81:12] और जब जहन्नम को दहकाया जाएगा। -[81:13] और जब जन्नत को अल्लाह से डरने वालों के निकट लाया जाएगा। -[81:14] जब यह सब घटित होगा, तो हर व्यक्ति जान लेगा कि उस दिन के लिए उसने क्या किया है। -[81:15] अल्लाह ने उन सितारों की क़सम खाई है, जो रात में प्रकट होने से पहले छिपे रहते हैं। -[81:16] अपनी कक्षाओं में चलने वाले, जो सुबह के उदय होते ही ग़ायब हो जाते हैं, वैसे ही जैसे मृग अपने घरों में प्रवेश करते हैं। -[81:17] रात की शुरुआत की क़सम खाई, जब वह आने लगे, और उसके अंतिम भाग की क़सम खाई, जब वह जाने लगे। -[81:18] और सुबह की क़सम खाई, जब उसकी रौशनी फैलने लगे। -[81:19] निश्चय मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला क़ुरआन अल्लाह की वाणी है, जिसे एक विश्वसनीय फ़रिश्ते जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम ने पहुँचाया है, जिन्हें अल्लाह ने इसकी ज़िम्मेवारी सौंपी थी। -[81:20] जो शक्तिशाली है, अर्श के मालिक के पास महान पद वाला है। -[81:21] आकाश वाले उनकी बात मानते हैं, और वह जो वह़्य (प्रकाशना) पहुँचाते हैं, उसपर विश्वसनीय हैं। -[81:22] मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम, जो तुम्हारे साथ रहते हैं और जिनके विवेक, अमानतदारी और सच्चाई से तुम ख़ूब परिचित हो, कोई दीवाने नहीं हैं, जैसा कि तुम्हारा झूठा दावा है। -[81:23] और तुम्हारे साथी ने जिबरील को आकाश के स्पष्ट क्षितिज पर उनकी असली शक्ल में देखा है। -[81:24] और तुम्हारे साथी तुम्हारे लिए कृपण नहीं हैं कि वह तुम्हें वह बात पहुँचाने में कंजूसी करें, जिसका उन्हें तुमको पहुँचाने का आदेश दिया गया है। तथा वह काहिनों की तरह पारिश्रमिक भी नहीं लेते हैं। -[81:25] और यह क़ुरआन अल्लाह की दया से निष्कासित एक शैतान की वाणी नहीं है। -[81:26] फिर इन तर्कों के बाद, इसके अल्लाह की ओर से होने का इनकार करने के लिए कौन-सा रास्ता चल रहे हो?! -[81:27] क़ुरआन इसके अलावा कुछ नहीं कि जिन्न और मानव जाति के लिए अनुस्मारक और उपदेश है। -[81:28] उसके लिए, जो तुममें से सत्य के मार्ग पर चलना चाहे। -[81:29] तथा तुम सत्य मार्ग पर दृढ़ता या कुछ और नहीं चाह सकते, सिवाय इसके कि सभी प्राणियों का पालनहार अल्लाह उसे चाहे। - -Surah 82: Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) ----------------------------------------- -[82:1] जब आकाश फट जाएगा, ताकि उससे फ़रिश्ते उतर सकें। -[82:2] और जब तारे झड़कर बिखर जाएँगे। -[82:3] और जब समुद्रों को एक-दूसरे पर लिए खोल दिया जाएगा और वे मिश्रित हो जाएँगे। -[82:4] और जब क़ब्रों की मिट्टी को पलट दिया जाएगा, ताकि उनमें मौजूद मुर्दों को पुनर्जीवित किया जाए। -[82:5] उस समय हर प्राणी जान लेगा, जो काम उसने किया है और जो काम उसने विलंबित कर दिया और उसे नहीं किया। -[82:6] ऐ अपने रब का इनकार करने वाले इनसान! आख़िर किस बात ने तुझे अपने रब के आदेश का उल्लंघन करने पर उभारा, जब उसने तुझे मोहलत दी और अपने अनुग्रह से तुझे दंडित करने में जल्दी नहीं की?! -[82:7] जो तुझे अनस्तित्व से अस्तित्व में लाया और उसने तुझे ठीक-ठाक अंगों वाला, संतुलित शरीर वाला बनाया। -[82:8] उसने तुझे जिस रूप में बनाना चाहा, बना दिया। और उसने तुझपर यह उपकार किया कि तुझे गधे, बंदर, कुत्ते या किसी और चीज़ के रूप में नहीं बनाया। -[82:9] (ऐ धोखे में पड़े हुए लोगो) मामला ऐसा नहीं है, जैसा तुमने समझ रखा है। बल्कि सच्चाई यह है कि तुम बदले के दिन को झुठलाते हो, इसलिए उसके लिए तैयारी नहीं करते हो। -[82:10] निःसंदेह तुमपर ऐसे फ़रिश्ते नियुक्त हैं, जो तुम्हारे कर्मों का संरक्षण करते हैं। -[82:11] जो अल्लाह के यहाँ सम्माननीय हैं, लिखने वाले हैं, तुम्हारे कर्मों को लिखते हैं। -[82:12] तुम जो कार्य भी करते हो, वे उसे जानते हैं। इसलिए वे उसे लिख लेते हैं। -[82:13] निःसंदेह बहुत अधिक भलाई और नेकी करने वाले लोग क़ियामत के दिन स्थायी आनंद में होंगे। -[82:14] और दुराचारी लोग ऐसी आग में होंगे, जो उनपर भड़क रही होगी। -[82:15] वे उसमें बदले के दिन प्रवेश करेंगे और उसकी गरमी को झेलेंगे। -[82:16] और वे उससे कभी ग़ायब होने वाले नहीं हैं, बल्कि उसमें हमेशा रहेंगे। -[82:17] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको किस चीज़ ने मालूम करवाया कि बदले का दिन क्या है?! -[82:18] फिर आपको किस चीज़ ने मालूम करवाया कि बदले का दिन क्या है?! -[82:19] जिस दिन कोई किसी को लाभ नहीं पहुँचा सकेगा और उस दिन सारा मामला केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में होगा। वह जो चाहेगा, करेगा। किसी के हाथ में कुछ नहीं होगा। - -Surah 83: At-Tatfif (Default in Duty) ----------------------------------------- -[83:1] नाप-तौल में कमी करने वालों के लिए विनाश और हानि है। -[83:2] वे ऐसे लोग हैं जो दूसरों से नापकर लेते समय अपना हक़ बिना किसी कमी के पूरा लेते हैं। -[83:3] और जब वे लोगों को नापकर या तौलकर देते हैं, तो नाप और तौल में कमी करते हैं। जब नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम मदीना की ओर हिजरत करके आए, तो वहाँ के लोगों की यही स्थिति थी। -[83:4] क्या इस बुराई को करने वाले ये लोग इस बात पर विश्वास (यक़ीन) नहीं रखते कि वे (मरने के बाद दोबारा) अल्लाह की ओर उठाए जाने वाले हैं?! -[83:5] हिसाब और बदले के लिए, एक ऐसे दिन में, जो उसमें पाए जाने वाले क्लेशों और भयावहताओं के कारण बहुत बड़ा और सख़्त होगा। -[83:6] जिस दिन लोग सभी प्राणियों के पालनहार के सामने हिसाब के लिए खड़े होंगे। -[83:7] मामला ऐसा नहीं है, जैसा तुमने समझ रखा है कि मौत के बाद दोबारा जीवित नहीं होना है। निश्चय काफ़िरों और मुनाफ़िकों जैसे दुराचारियों का कर्म-पत्र निचली धरती के एक तंग स्थान में है। -[83:8] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या मालूम कि 'सिज्जीन' क्या है?! -[83:9] उनका कर्म-पत्र लिखा हुआ है, जो मिट नहीं सकता, और न उसमें कुछ बढ़ाया जा सकता है और न ही घटाया जा सकता है। -[83:10] उस दिन झुठलाने वालों के लिए विनाश और नुकसान है। -[83:11] जो बदले के दिन को झुठलाते हैं, जिस दिन अल्लाह अपने बंदों को दुनिया में उनके किए हुए कामों का बदला देगा। -[83:12] और उस दिन को केवल वही झुठलाता है, जो अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने वाला, बहुत बड़ा पापी है। -[83:13] जब उसके सामने हमारे रसूल पर अवतिरत होने वाली हमारी आयतों को पढ़ा जाता है, तो वह कहता है : यह तो पहले समुदायों की कहानियाँ हैं, अल्लाह की ओर से नहीं हैं। -[83:14] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा इन झुठलाने वालों ने समझ रखा है। बल्कि वे जो कुछ पाप किया करते थे, वह उनकी बुद्धियों पर छा गया है और उन्हें ढाँप दिया है। इसलिए वे सत्य को अपने दिलों से नहीं देख सकते। -[83:15] वे सचमुच क़ियामत के दिन अपने पालनहार को देखने से वंचित कर दिए जाएँँगे। -[83:16] फिर वे अवश्य जहन्नम में दाख़िल होकर उसकी गर्मी को झेलेंगे। -[83:17] फिर उनसे क़ियामत के दिन उन्हें फटकार लगाते हुए कहा जाएगा : यह यातना जो तुम्हें झेलनी पड़ी है, यह वही है, जिसे तुम दुनिया में झुठलाया करते थे, जब तुम्हारे रसूल तुम्हें इसके बारे में बताते थे। -[83:18] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा तुमने समझ रखा है कि न हिसाब होगा, न बदला दिया जाएगा। निःसंदेह नेक लोगों का कर्म-पत्र निश्चय 'इल्लिय्यीन' में है। -[83:19] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या मालूम कि 'इल्लिय्यीन' क्या है?! -[83:20] उनका कर्म-पत्र लिखा हुआ है, जो मिट नहीं सकता, और न उसमें कुछ बढ़ाया जा सकता है और न ही घटाया जा सकता है। -[83:21] इस कर्म-पत्र के पास हर आसमान के निकटवर्ती फ़रिश्ते उपस्थित रहते हैं। -[83:22] निःसंदेह बहुत अधिक नेकी करने वाले लोग क़ियामत के दिन स्थायी आनंद में होंगे। -[83:23] वे अलंकृत बिस्तरों पर बैठे अपने पालनहार को तथा हर उस चीज़ को देख रहे होंगे, जो उनके दिलों को प्रसन्न और हर्षित कर देगी। -[83:24] आप जब उन्हें देखेंगे, तो आपको उनके चेहरों पर सुंदरता और मनोहरता के रूप में उनके नेमतों से आनंदित होने का निशान दिखाई देगा। -[83:25] उनके सेवक उन्हें ऐसी शुद्ध शराब पिलाएँगे, जिसके बर्तन पर मुहर लगी होगी। -[83:26] उससे उसके अंत तक कस्तूरी की खुशबू आ रही होगी। अतः प्रतिस्पर्धा करने वालों को, अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले कार्य करके और उसे क्रोधित करने वाले कार्य छोड़कर, इस उदार बदले (को प्राप्त करने) में प्रतिस्पर्धा करना चाहिए। -[83:27] और इस मुहरबंद शराब में तसनीम नामी चश्मे का पानी मिलाया जाएगा। -[83:28] यह जन्नत के शीर्ष पर एक चश्मा है, जिससे अल्लाह के निकटवर्ती बंदे शुद्ध पानी पिएँगे। जबकि अन्य सभी ईमान वाले उसका पानी दूसरे पेय के साथ मिश्रित करके पिएँगे। -[83:29] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र की राह पर क़ायम रहकर जुर्म किया, वे ईमान वालों पर उनका मज़ाक़ उड़ाते हुए हँसते थे। -[83:30] और जब वे ईमान वालों के पास से गुज़रते, तो एक-दूसरे को मज़ाक़ और उपहास के तौर पर आँखों से इशारे करते थे। -[83:31] और जब वे अपने परिवारों में लौटते, तो वे अपने कुफ़्र और मोमिनों के परिहास का आनंद लेते हुए लौटते थे। -[83:32] और जब वे मुसलमानों को देखते, तो कहते थे : निश्चय ये लोग सत्य के मार्ग से भटके हुए हैं, क्योंकि उन्होंने अपने माता-पिता के धर्म को छोड़ दिया है। -[83:33] जबकि अल्लाह ने उन्हें इन (ईमान वालों) के कामों को संरक्षित करने की ज़िम्मेवारी नहीं सौंपी थी कि वे इस तरह की बात कहते। -[83:34] तो क़ियामत के दिन, अल्लाह पर ईमान रखने वाले काफ़िरों पर हँसेंगे, जैसे कि काफिर दुनिया में उन पर हँसा करते थे। -[83:35] वे सजाए गए बिस्तरों पर बैठे उस स्थायी आनंद को देख रहे होंगे, जो अल्लाह ने उनके लिए तैयार किया है। -[83:36] निश्चय काफ़िरों को उनके उन कर्मों का, जो उन्होंने दुनिया में किया था, अपमानजनक यातना के रूप में बदला दिया गया। - -Surah 84: Al-Inshiqaq (The Bursting Asunder) ----------------------------------------- -[84:1] जब आकाश फट जाएगा, ताकि उससे फ़रिश्ते उतर सकें। -[84:2] और वह अपने पालनहार के आदेश को सुनकर पालन करेगा और ऐसा करने ही उसके योग्य है। -[84:3] और जब अल्लाह धरती को फैला देगा, जिस तरह चमड़े को (खींचकर) फैलाया जाता है। -[84:4] और उसके अंदर जो खज़ाने और मुर्दे हैं, उन्हें निकाल बाहर फेंक देगी और उनसे खाली हो जाएगी। -[84:5] और वह अपने पालनहार के आदेश को सुनकर पालन करेगी और ऐसा करने ही उसके योग्य है। -[84:6] ऐ इनसान! निश्चय तू अच्छा या बुरा जो भी काम कर रहा है, क़ियामत के दिन उससे मिलने वाला है, ताकि अल्लाह तुझे उसका बदला दे। -[84:7] फिर जिस व्यक्ति को उसका आमाल नामा उसके दाहिने हाथ में दिया गया। -[84:8] तो अल्लाह उसका आसान हिसाब लेगा; उसके सामने उसके कार्यों को पेश किया जाएगा, लेकिन उसपर पकड़ नहीं की जाएगी। -[84:9] और वह ख़ुश-ख़ुश अपने परिवार के पास लौटेगा। -[84:10] लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति को उसका आमाल नामा उसके बाएँ हाथ में उसकी पीठ के पीछे से दिया गया। -[84:11] तो वह अपने विनाश को पुकारेगा। -[84:12] वह जहन्नम की आग में दाखिल होकर उसकी गरमी को झेलेगा। -[84:13] निःसंदेह वह दुनिया में, अपने परिवार में, अपने कुफ़्र और पाप की स्थिति पर बड़ा खुश रहता था। -[84:14] उसने सोचा था कि वह अपनी मृत्यु के बाद जीवन में वापस नहीं आएगा। -[84:15] क्यों नहीं, निश्चय अल्लाह उसे जीवन में अवश्य वापस लाएगा, जैसा कि उसने उसे पहली बार पैदा किया था। निःसंदेह उसका पालनहार उसकी स्थिति से अवगत था। उससे उसका कुछ भी छिपा नहीं है, और वह उसे उसके काम बदला देगा। -[84:16] अल्लाह ने उस लाली की क़सम खाई है, जो सूर्यास्त के बाद क्षितिज पर होती है। -[84:17] और रात की तथा उसमें एकत्रित की गई चीज़ की क़सम खाई है। -[84:18] तथा चाँद की (क़सम खाई है), जब वह एकत्रित होकर पूरा हो जाए और चौदहवीं का चाँद बन जाए। -[84:19] (ऐ लोगो!) तुम निश्चित रूप से एक अवस्था से दूसरी अवस्था में स्थानांतरित होते रहोगे; एक नुत्फ़ा से जमा हुआ रक्त, फिर गोश्त का टुकड़ा, फिर जीवन, फिर मृत्यु और फिर मरणोपरांत पुनर्जीवन। -[84:20] तो इन काफ़िरों को क्या हुआ है कि वे अल्लाह और आख़िरत के दिन पर ईमान नहीं लाते?! -[84:21] और जब उनके सामने क़ुरआन पढ़ा जाता है, तो वे अपने रब के आगे सजदा नहीं करते?! -[84:22] बल्कि जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया, वे उस (क़ुरआन) को झुठलाते हैं, जो उनके रसूल उनके पास लेकर आए। -[84:23] और अल्लाह सबसे अधिक जानता है कि उनके सीनों में क्या है, उनके कार्यों में से कुछ भी उससे छिपा नहीं है। -[84:24] अतः (ऐ रसूल) आप उन्हें उस दर्दनाक यातना की सूचना दे दें, जो उनकी प्रतीक्षा कर रही है। -[84:25] परंतु जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए कभी न समाप्त होने वाला बदला है और वह जन्नत है। - -Surah 85: Al-Buruj (The Stars) ----------------------------------------- -[85:1] अल्लाह ने आसमान की क़सम खाई है, जिसमें सूर्य एवं चाँद की मंज़िलें (कक्षाएँ) हैं। -[85:2] और क़ियामत के दिन की क़सम खाई है, जिसमें उसने सभी प्राणियों को इकट्ठा करने का वादा किया है। -[85:3] और अल्लाह ने हर गवाही देने वाले की क़सम खाई, जैसे कि नबी अपनी उम्मत पर गवाही देगा, और उसकी क़सम खाई है, जिसके बारे में गवाही दी जाएगी, जैसे कि उम्मत, जिसपर उसका नबी गवाही देगा। -[85:4] उन लोगों को शापित किया गया, जिन्होंने ज़मीन में बहुत बड़ी खाई खोदी थी। -[85:5] और उन्होंने उसमें आग जलाई और ईमान वालों को उसमें ज़िंदा डाल दिया। -[85:6] जबकि वे उस आग से भरी हुई खाई के किनारों पर बैठे हुए थे। -[85:7] और वे मोमिनों को जो यातना दे रहे थे, उसके गवाह थे; क्योंकि वे वहाँ उपस्थित थे। -[85:8] और इन काफ़िरों को ईमान वालों की केवल यह बात अप्रिय लगी कि वे उस अल्लाह पर ईमान रखते थे, जो प्रभुत्वशाली है, जिसपर किसी का ज़ोर नहीं चलता, तथा हर चीज़ में प्रशंसनीय हैं। -[85:9] वह कि जिसके लिए अकेले आसमानों और धरती का राज्य है और वह हर चीज़ से अवगत है। उसके बंदों की कोई बात उससे छिपी नहीं है। -[85:10] निश्चय जिन लोगों ने ईमान वाले पुरुषों और ईमान वाली औरतों को आग की यातना दी, ताकि उन्हें एक अल्लाह पर ईमान लाने से फेर दें, फिर उन्होंने अपने गुनाहों से तौबा नहीं की, तो उनके लिए क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम की यातना है, तथा उनके लिए ऐसी आग की यातना है, जो उन्हें जला डालेगी; यह उसका बदला है जो उन्होंने ईमान वालों को आग से जलाया था। -[85:11] निश्चय जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, उनके लिए ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों एवं पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। यह बदला, जो उनके लिए तैयार किया गया है, यही बहुत बड़ी सफलता है, जिसके बराबर कोई अन्य सफलता नहीं हो सकती। -[85:12] निश्चय (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार का ज़ालिम को पकड़ना बहुत मज़बूत है (यद्यपि वह उसे थोड़ी मोहलत दे दे)। -[85:13] वही सृजन और यातना की शुरुआत करता है, और वही इन्हें दोबारा करेगा। -[85:14] और वही है जो अपने तौबा करने वाले बंदों के पापों को क्षमा करने वाला है, और वह अपने परहेज़गार दोस्तों से प्रेम करता है। -[85:15] वह महिमाशाली अर्श (सिंहासन) का स्वामी है। -[85:16] वह जो चाहे कर गुज़रने वाला है। जिसके गुनाहों को चाहे माफ़ कर दे और जिसे चाहे सज़ा दे। उसे कोई मजबूर करने वाला नहीं है। -[85:17] (ऐ रसूल) क्या तुम्हें उन सेनाओं की खबर पहुँची है, जो सत्य से लड़ने और उससे रोकने के लिए एकत्रित हुई थीं?! -[85:18] फ़िरऔन, तथा सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम के समुदाय समूद की? -[85:19] उनके ईमान न लाने का कारण यह नहीं है कि उनके पास झुठलाने वाले समुदायों और उनके विनाश की खबरें नहीं आई हैं, बल्कि बात यह है कि वे अपनी इच्छाओं के पीछे चलते हुए उस चीज़ को झुठलाते हैं, जो रसूल उनके पास लेकर आए। -[85:20] अल्लाह उनके कर्मों से अवगत है, उन्हें गिन रखा है, उनमें से कोई चीज़ भी उससे नहीं छूटती है, और वह उन्हें उनका बदला देगा। -[85:21] क़ुरआन कोई काव्य या तुकबंदी नहीं है, जैसा कि झुठलाने वालों का दावा है, बल्कि वह गौरव वाला क़ुरआन हा। -[85:22] वह ऐसी तख्ती में अंकित है, जो परिवर्तन, विरूपण, कमी और वृद्धि से संरक्षित है। - -Surah 86: At-Tariq (The Comer by Night) ----------------------------------------- -[86:1] अल्लाह ने आसमान की तथा उस तारे की क़सम खाई है, जो रात में निकलता है। -[86:2] और (ऐ रसूल) आप इस महान सितारे के बारे में क्या जानें?! -[86:3] यह वह सितारा है, जो अपनी चमकती हुई रोशनी से आकाश को आलोकित कर देता है। -[86:4] प्रत्येक प्राणी पर अल्लाह ने एक फ़रिश्ता नियुक्त कर रखा है, जो क़ियामत के दिन हिसाब के लिए उसके कार्यों को संरक्षित करता है। -[86:5] मनुष्य को चिंतन करना चाहिए कि अल्लाह ने उसे किस चीज़ से पैदा किया है, ताकि उसके लिए अल्लाह की शक्ति और मनुष्य की विवशता स्पष्ट हो जाए। -[86:6] अल्लाह ने उसे एक उछलने वाले पानी से पैदा किया है, जो गर्भाशय में डाला जाता है। -[86:7] यह पानी आदमी की रीढ़ की हड्डी और और सीने की हड्डियों के बीच से निकलता है। -[86:8] निश्चित रूप से वह महिमावान् (अल्लाह) - जब उसे उस तुच्छ पानी से पैदा कर दिया - उसकी मौत के बाद उसे, हिसाब और बदले के लिए, फिर से जीवित करके उठाने में सक्षम है। -[86:9] जिस दिन छिपी हुई बातें परखी जाएँगी। चुनाँचे दिलों के अंदर छिपे हुए इरादों और आस्थाओं, आदि को प्रत्यक्ष कर दिया जाएगा। इस तरह उनमें से अच्छा और भ्रष्ट अलग-अलग हो जाएगा। -[86:10] उस दिन मनुष्य के पास कोई न तो कोई शक्ति होगी, जिसके द्वारा वह अल्लाह की यातना से बच सके, और न ही कोई सहायक होगा, जो उसकी मदद कर सके। -[86:11] अल्लाह ने बारिश वाले आसमान की क़सम खाई है। क्योंकि यह (बारिश) आसमान ही की ओर से बार-बार बरसती है। -[86:12] और धरती की क़सम खाई है, जो फटती है और उससे पौधे, फल और पेड़ निकलते हैं। -[86:13] निश्चय मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतरने वाला यह क़ुरआन, एक ऐसा कथन है, जो सत्य और असत्य के बीच, तथा सच और झूठ के बीच अलगाव (अंतर) करता है। -[86:14] यह खेल और झूठ नहीं है, बल्कि यह गंभीर और सच है। -[86:15] निश्चित रूप से जो लोग उस चीज़ को झुठलाने वाले हैं, जो उनके रसूल उनके पास लेकर आए हैं, वे उनके मिशन को रोकने के लिए बहुत चालें चलते हैं। -[86:16] और मैं भी धर्म को शक्ति प्रदान करने और असत्य का सफ़ाया करने के लिए गुप्त उपाय करता हूँ। -[86:17] अतः (ऐ रसूल!) आप इन काफ़िरों को मोहलत दे दें, उन्हें थोड़ी देर के लिए छोड़ दें, और उन्हें यातना देने और विनष्ट करने के लिए जल्दी न करें। - -Surah 87: Al-A'la (The Most High) ----------------------------------------- -[87:1] अपने उस पानलहार की पवित्रता का वर्णन करें, जो अपनी सृष्टि के ऊपर है, उसे याद करते और उसका महिमामंडन करते समय अपनी ज़बान से उसका नाम लेते हुए। -[87:2] जिसने इनसान को ठीक-ठाक पैदा किया और उसके क़द को सुगठित और सानुपातिक बनाया। -[87:3] जिसने जीवों के प्रकार, उनके वर्गों, जातियों और विशेषताओं का निर्धारण किया, और प्रत्येक प्राणी को उस चीज़ की ओर निर्देशित किया, जो उसके उपयुक्त है और उसके साथ मेल खाती है। -[87:4] और जिसने धरती से चारा उगाया, जिसे तुम्हारे जानवर चरते हैं। -[87:5] फिर उसे काले रंग की सूखी घास बना दी, जबकि वह पहले हरी ताज़ी (घास) थी। -[87:6] (ऐ रसूल) हम आपको क़ुरआन पढ़ा देंगे और इसे आपके सीने में इकट्ठा कर देंगे और आप इसे कभी नहीं भूलेंगे। इसलिए इसके पढ़ने में जिबरील से आगे ने बढ़ें, जैसा कि आप भूलने के डर से पहले किया करते थे। -[87:7] सिवाय इसके कि अल्लाह यह चाहे कि किसी हिकमत के तहत आप उसमें से कोई बात भूल जाएँ। निश्चय अल्लाह खुली तथा छिपी सभी बातों को जानता है। उससे इसमें से कोई बात छिपी नहीं है। -[87:8] और हम आपके लिए जन्नत में दाख़िल करने वाले ऐसे कार्य करना आसान कर देंगे, जो अल्लाह को प्रसन्न करने वाले हैं। -[87:9] अतः आप लोगों को उस क़ुरआन के द्वारा नसीहत करते रहें, जिसकी हम आपकी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) करते हैं, तथा जब तक उपदेश सुनी जाती है, तब तक उन्हें उपदेश देते रहें। -[87:10] आपके उपदेशों से वही व्यक्ति सीख ग्रहण करेगा, जो अल्लाह से डरता है। क्योंकि वही उपदेश से लाभान्वित होता है। -[87:11] और काफ़िर उपदेश से दूर और अलग रहेगा, क्योंकि वह आख़िरत में जहन्नम में दाखिल होने के कारण लोगों में सबसे बड़ा अभागा ठहरेगा। -[87:12] जो आख़िरत की सबसे बड़ी आग में दाखिल होगा और हमेशा के लिए उसकी तपिश और गर्मी को झेलेगा। -[87:13] फिर वह हमेशा के लिए जहन्नम में रहेगा, न तो उसमें मरेगा कि उस यातना से आराम पा जाए, जो वह झेल रहा होगा, और न ही वह एक अच्छा और सम्मानजनक जीवन जिएगा। -[87:14] वह व्यक्ति सफल हो गया, जिसने अपने आपको शिर्क और गुनाहों से पाक कर लिया। -[87:15] और अपने पालनहार को, उसके निर्धारित किए हुए अज़कार (दुआओं) के साथ याद किया और उसी तरीक़े से नमाज़ पढ़ी, जिस तरीक़े से पढ़ना आवश्यक है। -[87:16] बल्कि तुम दुनिया के जीवन को प्रधान रखते हो और उसे आख़िरत पर वरीयता देते हो, हालाँकि दोनों के बीच भारी असमानता है। -[87:17] हालाँकि आख़िरत अधिक उत्तम और दुनिया तथा उसके आनंदों एवं सुख-सामग्रियों से बेहतर और अधिक स्थायी है, क्योंकि उसकी नेमतें कभी समाप्त नहीं होंगी। -[87:18] ये आदेश और समाचार, जिनका हमने आपसे उल्लेख किया है, निश्चय क़ुरआन से पहले उतरने वाले सह़ीफ़ों (दिव्य ग्रंथों) में भी मौजूद थे। -[87:19] ये इबराहीम और मूसा अलैहिमस्सलाम पर उतरने वाले सह़ीफ़े हैं। - -Surah 88: Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming Event) ----------------------------------------- -[88:1] क्या (ऐ रसूल) आपके पास उस क़ियामत की ख़बर पहुँची, जिसकी भयावहता लोगों को घेर लेगी?! -[88:2] क़ियामत के दिन लोग या तो दुर्भाग्यशाली होंगे और या तो सौभाग्यशाली। चुनाँचे दुर्भाग्यशाली लोगों के चेहरे अपमानित और झुके हुए होंगे। -[88:3] वे जिन ज़ंजीरों में बाँधकर खींचे जाएँगे और जिन बेड़ियों में जकड़े हुए होंगे, उनके कारण थके-हारे होंगे। -[88:4] वे चेहरे एक गर्म आग में प्रवेश कर उसकी तपिश झेलेंगे। -[88:5] उन्हें ऐसे चशमे का पानी पिलाया जाएगा, जिसका पानी सख़्त गर्म होगा। -[88:6] उनके लिए शिबरिक़ नामक पौधे के सबसे बुरे और बदबूदार खाने को छोड़कर भोजन करने के लिए कोई खाना नहीं होगा, जो सूखने के बाद ज़हरीला बन जाता है। -[88:7] वह न उसके खाने वाले को मोटा करेगा और न उसकी भूख मिटाएगा। -[88:8] उस दिन सौभाग्यशाली लोगों के चेहरे, नेमतों के कारण, प्रफुल्लित और हर्षित होंगे। -[88:9] वे दुनिया में अपने किए हुए नेक कार्य पर प्रसन्न होंगे। क्योंकि उन्हें अपने काम का सवाब कई गुना बढ़ाकर सहेजा हुआ मिलेगा। -[88:10] ऊँचे स्थान एवं उच्च स्थिति वाली जन्नत में होंगे। -[88:11] जन्नत में कोई निषिद्ध बात सुनना तो दूर, कोई व्यर्थ और फालतू बात भी नहीं सुनेंगे। -[88:12] इस जन्नत में बहने वाले चश्मे हैं, जिन्हें वे जैसे चाहेंगे बहा और फेर ले जाएँगे। -[88:13] उसमें ऊँचे-ऊँचे तख्त हैं। -[88:14] और पीने के लिए तैयार रखे हुए प्याले हैं। -[88:15] और उसमें क्रम से रखे हुए तकिए हैं। -[88:16] और उसमें जगह-जगह बिछे हुए बहुत-से क़ालीन हैं। -[88:17] क्या वे ऊँट को ध्यान से नहीं देखते कि अल्लाह ने उसे कैसे पैदा बनाया और उसे आदम की संतान के लिए अधीन कर दिया?! -[88:18] और आसमान को नहीं देखते कि उसे कैसे ऊँचा किया यहाँ तक कि वह उनके ऊपर एक सुरक्षित छत बन गया, जो उनपर गिरता नहीं है?! -[88:19] और पहाड़ों को नहीं देखते कि कैसे अल्लाह ने उन्हें गाड़ रखा है और उनके द्वारा धरती को मज़बूत बना रखा है, ताकि लोगों के साथ हिल-डुल न सके। -[88:20] और धरती को नहीं देखते कि अल्लाह ने उसे कैसे बिछाया और उसे लोगों के उसपर बसने के लिए तैयार किया?! -[88:21] (ऐ रसूल) आप इन लोगों को नसीहत करें और इन्हें अल्लाह के अज़ाब से डराएँ, क्योंकि आप केवल नसीहत करने वाले हैं। आपको केवल उन्हें नसीहत करने के लिए कहा जाता है। जहाँ तक उन्हें ईमान की तौफ़ीक़ देने की बात है, तो वह केवल अल्लाह के हाथ में है। -[88:22] आप उनपर नियुक्त नहीं हैं कि उन्हें ईमान लाने पर मजबूर करें। -[88:23] परंतु उनमें से जिसने ईमान से मुँह मोड़ लिया और अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल का इनकार किया। -[88:24] तो क़ियामत के दिन अल्लाह उसे सबसे बड़ी यातना देगा कि उसे जहन्नम में दाखिल करेगा, जहाँ वह हमेशा रहेगा। -[88:25] निश्चय वे अपनी मृत्यु के बाद अकेले हमारी ही ओर वापस आएँगे। -[88:26] फिर अकेले हमारे ही ज़िम्मे उनके कार्यों पर उनका हिसाब लेना है। आपको या आपके सिवा किसी और को इसका अधिकार नहीं है। - -Surah 89: Al-Fajr (The Daybreak) ----------------------------------------- -[89:1] अल्लाह पाक ने फ़ज्र (उषाकाल) की क़सम खाई है। -[89:2] और ज़ुल-हिज्जा के महीने की प्रथम दस रातों की क़सम खाई है। -[89:3] तथा सम (जोड़े वाली) और विषम (अकेली) चीज़ों की क़सम खाई है। -[89:4] और रात की क़सम खाई है, जब वह आए, चले और प्रस्थान करे। इन क़समों का जवाब यह है कि : तुम अपने कर्मों का अवश्य बदला दिए जाओगे। -[89:5] क्या उपर्युक्त में ऐसी क़सम है, जो अक़्ल वाले व्यक्ति को आश्वस्त कर सकताी है?! -[89:6] क्या (ऐ रसूल) आपने नहीं देखा कि आपके रब ने हूद अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति 'आद' के साथ किस तरह किया, जब उन्होंने उसके रसूल को झुठलाया?! -[89:7] यह 'आद' जाति का गोत्र है, जो अपने दादा 'इरम' की ओर मंसूब है, जिसके लोग बहुत लंबे होते थे। -[89:8] वह ऐसी जाति थी कि जिसके समान अल्लाह ने दुनिया के देशों में किसी को पैदा नहीं किया। -[89:9] क्या आपने नहीं देखा कि आपके रब ने सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम की जाति समूद के साथ कि तरह किया, जिन्होंने 'ह़िज्र' नामी स्थान पर पहाड़ों की चट्टानों को काटकर घर बनाए?! -[89:10] क्या आपने नहीं देखा कि आपके रब ने फ़िरऔन के साथ किस तरह किया, जिसके पास लोगों को यातना देने के लिए मेंखें थीं? -[89:11] ये सभी लोग अत्याचार और अन्याय में सीमा पार कर गए। हर एक ने अपने-अपने देश में सीमा पार किया। -[89:12] उन्होंने उन नगरों में, कुफ़्र और पाप फैलाकर, बहुत अधिक बिगाड़ पैदा किया। -[89:13] तो अल्लाह ने उन्हें गंभीर यातना चखाई और उन्हें धरती से उखाड़ फेंका। -[89:14] (ऐ रसूल) निश्चय आपका पालनहार लोगों के कर्मों को देख रहा है और उनका निरीक्षण कर रहा है, ताकि अच्छा कार्य करने वाले को जन्नत के साथ और बुरा कार्य करने वाले को जहन्नम के साथ पुरस्कृत करे। -[89:15] जहाँ तक इनसान का मामला है, तो उसका स्वभाव यह है कि यदि उसका पालनहार उसका परीक्षण करे और उसे सम्मानित करे, तथा उसे धन, संतान और प्रतिष्ठा प्रदान करे, तो वह सोचता है कि यह उसे अल्लाह के निकट सम्मान प्राप्त होने के कारण है। चुनाँचे वह कहता है : मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे सम्मानित किया, क्योंकि मैं उसके सम्मान के योग्य था। -[89:16] लेकिन जब अल्लाह उसका परीक्षण करे और उसकी आजीविका उसके लिए तंग कर दे, तो वह सोचता है कि इसका कारण यह है कि उसके पालनहार के पास उसका कोई सम्मान नहीं है। चुनाँचे वह कहता है : मेरे पालनहार ने मुझे अपमानित किया। -[89:17] हरगिज़ नहीं, यह मामला ऐसा नहीं है, जैसा कि इस व्यक्ति ने कल्पना की है कि नेमत बंदे से अल्लाह के खुश होने का प्रमाण है और सज़ा बंदे से अल्लाह के नाराज़ होने का प्रमाण है। बल्कि, वास्तविकता यह है कि अल्लाह ने तुम्हें जो जीविका प्रदान की है, तुम उससे अनाथ का सम्मान नहीं करते हो। -[89:18] तथा तुम उस ग़रीब को भोजन कराने के लिए एक-दूसरे से आग्रह नहीं करते हो, जिसके पास खाने के लिए कुछ नहीं होता। -[89:19] और तुम कमज़ोरों; महिलाओं और अनाथों के हक़ों को, हलाल-हराम की परवाह किए बिना, बुरी तरह खा जाते हो। -[89:20] और तुम धन से बहुत प्यार करते हो। इसलिए उसे अल्लाह के मार्ग में खर्च करने में कंजूसी करते हो। -[89:21] तुम्हें हरगिज़ ऐसा नहीं करना चाहिए, और उस समय को याद रखो, जब धरती ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हिला दी जाएगी। -[89:22] और (ऐ रसूल) आपका पालनहार बंदों के बीच निर्णय करने के लिए आएगा और फ़रिश्ते भी पंक्तिबद्ध होकर आ जाएँगे। -[89:23] उस दिन जहन्नम को इस तरह लाया जाएगा कि उसकी सत्तर हज़ार लगामें होंगी। हर लगाम के साथ सत्तर हज़ार फ़रिश्ते होंगे जो उसे खींच रहे होंगे। उस दिन इनसान याद करेगा कि उसने अल्लाह के पक्ष में क्या-क्या कोताही की है। लेकिन उस दिन याद करना उसे कहाँ से लाभ देगा; क्योंकि वह प्रतिदान दिवस है, कार्य दिवस नहीं?! -[89:24] वह बड़े अफ़सोस के साथ कहेगा : ऐ काश! मैंने अपने इस आख़िरत के जीवन के लिए नेक कार्य किए होते, जो वास्तविक जीवन है। -[89:25] उस दिन अल्लाह की यातना की तरह कोई यातना नहीं देगा, क्योंकि अल्लाह की यातना अधिक गंभीर और स्थायी है। -[89:26] और न उसके काफ़िरों को ज़ंजीरों में बाँधने की तरह कोई बाँधेगा। -[89:27] जहाँ तक मोमिन की आत्मा की बात है, तो उसे मौत के समय और क़ियामत के दिन कहा जाएगा : ऐ ईमान और नेक कार्य से संतुष्ट आत्मा! -[89:28] अपने पालनहार की ओर लौट चल, इस हाल में कि तू भरपूर बदला पाकर उससे संतुष्ट है, और अपने अच्छे कार्यों के कारण उसके निकट पसंदीदा (संतोषजनक) है। -[89:29] अतः तू मेरे नेक बंदों में शामिल हो जा। -[89:30] और उनके साथ मेरी जन्नत में दाख़िल हो जा, जिसे मैंने उनके लिए तैयार कर रखी है। - -Surah 90: Al-Balad (The City) ----------------------------------------- -[90:1] अल्लाह ने पवित्र नगर की क़सम खाई है, जो मक्का मुकर्रमा है। -[90:2] और (ऐ रसूल) आपके लिए इस नगर में, जो क़त्ल किए जाने का हक़दार उसे क़त्ल करना और जो बंदी बनाए जाने का हक़दार है, उसे बंदी बनाना, वैध है। -[90:3] अल्लाह ने मानव जाति के पिता की क़सम खाई है एवं उससे पैदा होने वाली संतान की क़सम खाई है। -[90:4] हमने मानव जाति की रचना कष्ट और कठिनाई की स्थिति में की है; क्योंकि वह इस दुनिया में कठिनाइयाँ झेलता रहता है। -[90:5] क्या इनसान यह समझता है कि यदि वह पाप करता है, तो कोई भी उसकी पकड़ करने में सक्षम नहीं होगा और न ही उससे बदला लेगा, भले ही वह उसका पालनहार ही हो जिसने उसे बनाया है?! -[90:6] वह कहता है कि मैंने बहुत ढेर सारा धन खर्च कर दिया। -[90:7] क्या यह अपने खर्च करने पर गर्व करने वाला यह समझता है कि अल्लाह उसे नहीं देखता है?! और यह कि वह उससे उसके माल का हिसाब नहीं लेगा कि उसे कहाँ से कमाया और उसे किस पर ख़र्च किया?! -[90:8] क्या हमने उसके लिए दो आँखें नहीं बनाईं, जिनसे वह देखता है?! -[90:9] तथा बात करने के लिए एक ज़बान और दो होंठ नहीं बनाए?! -[90:10] और हमने उसे अच्छाई के मार्ग और झूठ के रास्ते से अवगत कराया?! -[90:11] उसे चाहि था कि उस घाटी को पार करता, जो उसे जन्नत से अलग करती है। चुनाँचे वह उसे तय करता और उसे पार कर जाता। -[90:12] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या मालूम कि वह घाटी क्या है, जो उसे जन्नत में प्रवेश करने के लिए पार करना है?! -[90:13] यह एक पुरुष या महिला की गर्दन छुड़ाना है। -[90:14] या अकाल के दिन खाना खिलाना, जब भोजन मिलना दुर्लभ हो। -[90:15] ऐसे बच्चे को, जिसने अपने पिता को खो दिया हो, जिसके साथ उसकी रिश्तेदारी हो। -[90:16] या ऐसे ग़रीब को, जिसके पास अपना कुछ नहीं है। -[90:17] फिर वह उन लोगों में से हो, जो अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और एक-दूसरे को नेक कामों पर डटे रहने, गुनाहों से दूर रहने और मुसीबत के समय धैर्य रखने की सलाह दी, तथा एक-दूसरे को अल्लाह के बंदों पर दया करने की सलाह दी। -[90:18] इन विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित लोग ही दाहिने हाथ वाले हैं। -[90:19] और जिन लोगों ने हमारे रसूल पर उतारी गई हमारी आयतों का इनकार किया, वही लोग बाएँ हाथ वाले हैं। -[90:20] क़ियामत के दिन उनपर बंद की हुई आग होगी, जिसमें उन्हें यातना दी जाएगी। - -Surah 91: Ash-Shams (The Sun) ----------------------------------------- -[91:1] अल्लाह ने सूरज की क़सम खाई है और उसके पूरब से निकलने के बाद ऊपर चढ़ने के समय की क़सम खाई है। -[91:2] और चाँद की क़सम खाई है, जब वह सूरज डूबने के बाद उसके पीछे आए। -[91:3] और दिन की क़सम खाई है, जब वह अपने प्रकाश से धरती के ऊपर मौजूद सारी चीज़ों को प्रकट (ज़ाहिर) कर दे। -[91:4] और रात की क़सम खाई है, जब वह धरती के चेहरे को ढक ले और अंधेरी हो जाए। -[91:5] और आकाश की क़सम खाई है तथा उसके मज़बूत निर्माण की क़सम खाई है। -[91:6] और धरती की क़सम खाई है तथा उसके बिछाने व हमवार करने की क़सम खाई, ताकि लोग उसके ऊपर रह सकें। -[91:7] और हर आत्मा की क़सम खाई है तथा अल्लाह के उसे ठीक-ठाक बनाने की क़सम खाई है। -[91:8] फिर उसे किसी शिक्षा के बिना ही यह समझा दिया कि क्या बुरा है ताकि उससे बचे और क्या अच्छा है ताकि उसे करे। -[91:9] वह व्यक्ति अपने उद्देश्य में सफल हो गया, जिसने स्वयं को गुणों से सुसज्जित कर लिया और अपने आपको दोषों (बुराइयों) से रहित कर लिया। -[91:10] और वह व्यक्ति क्षति में पड़ गया, जिसने अपने आपको अवज्ञाओं और पापों में छिपाकर दबा दिया। -[91:11] समूद की जाति ने अपने नबी सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम को झुठलाया, क्योंकि वह अवज्ञा और पाप करने में सीमा पार कर चुकी थी। -[91:12] जब उसका सबसे दुष्ट और अभागा व्यक्ति, अपने समुदाय के कहने पर उठ खड़ा हुआ। -[91:13] तो अल्लाह के रसूल सालेह अलैहिस्सलाम ने उनसे कहा : अल्लाह की ऊँटनी को छोड़ दो और उसे उसकी बारी के दिन में पानी पीने दो। उसको कोई कष्ट न पहुँचाओ। -[91:14] चुनाँचे उन्होंने ऊँटनी के मामले में अपने रसूल को झुठला दिया और उनके सबसे दुष्ट आदमी ने ऊँटनी को मार डाला, जिसपर उन सब की सहमति थी। इस तरह वे सभी इस गुनाह में भागीदार थे। तो अल्लाह ने उनपर अपना अज़ाब भेज दिया और उन्हें उनके गुनाहों के कारण एक तेज़ आवाज़ के ज़रिए विनष्ट कर दिया और उस सज़ा में उन सब को बराबर रखा, जिसके साथ उन्हें नष्ट किया। -[91:15] अल्लाह ने उन्हें उस यातना से पीड़ित किया, जिसने उन्हें नष्ट कर दिया, जबकि उस महिमावान को उसके परिणामों से कोई डर नहीं। - -Surah 92: Al-Lail (The Night) ----------------------------------------- -[92:1] अल्लाह ने रात की क़सम खाई है, जब वह आसमान और ज़मीन के बीच को अपने अंधेरे के साथ ढाँप ले। -[92:2] और दिन की क़सम खाई है, जब वह प्रकट होकर प्रकाशमान हो जाए। -[92:3] तथा उसने अपने नर और मादा को पैदा करने की क़सम खाई है। -[92:4] (ऐ लोगो) निश्चय तुम्हारे काम अलग-अलग प्रकार के हैं। कुछ अच्छे कर्म हैं, जो जन्नत में प्रवेश करने का कारण हैं, और कुछ बुरे कर्म हैं, जो नरक में प्रवेश करने का कारण हैं। -[92:5] फिर जिसने उस चीज़ को दिया, जिसे देने के लिए वह बाध्य है; जैसे ज़कात, गुज़ारा-भत्ता और कफ़्फ़ारा आदि, और उससे बचा, जिससे अल्लाह ने मना किया है। -[92:6] और अल्लाह ने बदले का जो वादा किया है, उसे सच्चा माना। -[92:7] हम उसके लिए नेक काम करना और अल्लाह के मार्ग में ख़र्च करना आसान बना देंगे। -[92:8] रहा वह व्यक्ति जिसने अपने माल में कंजूसी की और उसे उस चीज़ में खर्च नहीं किया, जिसमें उसका ख़र्च करना उसके लिए अनिवार्य था, तथा अपने माल के साथ अल्लाह से बेपरवाह हो गया। इसलिए अल्लाह से उसके अनुग्रह में से कुछ नहीं मांगा। -[92:9] और अल्लाह ने उससे प्रतिकार का और अपने रास्ते में धन खर्च करने पर सवाब का जो वादा किया है, उसे झुठलाया। -[92:10] हम उसके लिए बुराई करना आसान बना देंगे और अच्छा काम करना मुश्किल कर देंगे। -[92:11] जब वह विनष्ट होकर जहन्नम में प्रवेश करेगा, तो उसका वह धन जिसे खर्च करने में उसने कंजूसी की थी, उसके कुछ काम नहीं आएगा। -[92:12] निःसंदेह असत्य से सत्य का मार्ग स्पष्ट करना हमारे ही ज़िम्मे है। -[92:13] निःसंदेह हमारे ही अधिकार में आख़िरत का जीवन और हमारे ही अधिकार में सांसारिक जीवन है। हम जो कुछ भी चाहते हैं, उनमें करते हैं और यह अधिकार हमारे अलावा किसी और को नहीं है। -[92:14] तो (ऐ लोगो) यदि तुम अल्लाह की अवज्ञा करते हो, तो मैंने तुम्हें भड़कती हुई आग से सावधान कर दिया है। -[92:15] इस आग की गर्मी को केवल वही व्यक्ति झेलेगा, जो सबसे बड़ा अभागा है और वह काफ़िर है। -[92:16] जिसने रसूल सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठला दिया और अल्लाह के आदेश का पालन करने से मुँह फेरा। -[92:17] और उससे सबसे बड़े परहेज़गार व्यक्ति अर्थात् अबू बक्र सिद्दीक़ रज़ियल्लाहु अन्हु को बचा लिया जाएगा। -[92:18] जो गुनाहों से पवित्र होने के लिए अपना धन नेकी के रास्तों में ख़र्च करता है। -[92:19] वह अपना माल इसलिए नहीं खर्च करता कि उसपर किसी का उपकार है, जिसे वह चुकाना चाहता है। -[92:20] वह जो माल ख़र्च करता है, उससे वह केवल अपने रब का चेहरा चाहता है, जो अपनी मखलूक़ पर सर्वोच्च है। -[92:21] और निश्चय वह उस उदार बदले से संतुष्ट हो जाएगा, जो अल्लाह उसे प्रदान करेगा। - -Surah 93: Ad-Duha (The Brightness of the Day) ----------------------------------------- -[93:1] अल्लाह ने दिन की शुरुआत की क़सम खाई है। -[93:2] और रात की क़सम खाई है, जब वह अंधेरी हो जाए और लोग उसमें काम-काज (गति) से रुक जाएँ। -[93:3] (ऐ रसूल) आपके पालनहार ने न आपको छोड़ा और न आपको नापसंद किया, जैसा कि मुश्रिकों का कहना है, जब वह़्य (प्रकाशना) का सिलसिला कुछ दिनों के लिए रुक गया। -[93:4] और आपके लिए आख़िरत का घर दुनिया से बेहतर है, क्योंकि वहाँ स्थायी नेमतें हैं, जो कभी खत्म नहीं होंगी। -[93:5] निश्चय अल्लाह आपको तथा आपकी उम्मत को व्यापक बदला प्रदान करेगा यहाँ तक कि आप ख़ुद को दिए गए और अपनी उम्मत को दिए गए (प्रतिफल) से प्रसन्न हो जाएँगे। -[93:6] उसने आपको इस अवस्था में पाया कि आप छोटे थे एवं आपके पिता की मृत्यु हो चुकी थी, तो उसने आपके लिए एक आश्रय स्थल बना दिया, जहाँ आपके दादा अब्दुल मुत्तलिब, फिर आपके चाचा अबू तालिब ने आपके साथ सहानुभूति व्यक्त की। -[93:7] और उसने आपको इस हाल में पाया कि आप नहीं जानते कि किताब या ईमान क्या है, तो उसने आपको इसके बारे में वे बातें सिखाईं, जो आप नहीं जानते थे। -[93:8] और उसने आपको निर्धन पाया, तो आपको धनवान् कर दिया। -[93:9] अतः आप किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के साथ दुर्व्यवहार और उसका अपमान न करें जिसने बचपन में अपने पिता को खो दिया है। -[93:10] तथा आप ज़रूरतमंद सवाली को ने झिड़कें। -[93:11] तथा आप अपने ऊपर अल्लाह की नेमतों का शुक्रिया अदा करें और उन्हें बयान करते रहें। - -Surah 94: Al-Inshirah (The Expansion) ----------------------------------------- -[94:1] निश्चय हमने आपके लिए आपका सीना खोल दिया। इसलिए हमने आपके लिए वह़्य (प्रकाशना) प्राप्त करना प्रिय बना दिया। -[94:2] और हमने आपके पिछले पापों को क्षमा कर दिया, तथा आपके ऊपर से पूर्व-इस्लामिक युग के दिनों का बोझ हटा दिया, जिसमें आप थे। -[94:3] जिसने आपको इतना थका दिया था कि लगभग वह आपकी कमर तोड़ने वाली थी। -[94:4] और हमने आपकी ख़ातिर आपका ज़िक्र ऊँचा कर दिया। चुनाँचे अज़ान, इक़ामत और अन्य स्थानों में आपका ज़िक्र होता है। -[94:5] निश्चय हर कठिनाई और संकट के साथ एक आसानी और विस्तार (राहत) है। -[94:6] निश्चय हर कठिनाई और संकट के साथ एक आसानी, विस्तार और राहत है। जब आपको यह मालूम हो गया, तो आप अपनी जाति के कष्ट पहुँचाने से भयभीत (चिंतित) न हों और यह आपको अल्लाह की ओर बुलाने से न रोके। -[94:7] अतः जब आप अपने कामों से फ़ारिग़ हो जाएँ और उन्हें पूरा कर लें, तो अपने रब की इबादत में कड़ी मेहनत करें। -[94:8] और आप अपनी इच्छा और इरादे को केवल अल्लाह की ओर केंद्रित कर दें। - -Surah 95: At-Tin (The Fig) ----------------------------------------- -[95:1] अल्लाह ने अंजीर की एवं ज़ैतून की तथा फिलिस्तीन की भूमि में उनके पैदा होने की जगह की क़सम खाई है, जहाँ ईसा अलैहिस्सलाम भेजे गए थे। -[95:2] और सीना (सीनाई) पर्वत की क़सम खाई है, जिसके पास अल्लाह ने अपने नबी मूसा अलैहिस्सलाम से बात की थी। -[95:3] तथा उसने बलद-ए-हराम (पवित्र नग) मक्का की क़सम खाई है, जिसमें जो कोई भी प्रवेश करेगा वह सुरक्षित रहेगा, जिसमें मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम नबी बनाकर भेजे गए थे। -[95:4] हमने इनसान को सबसे अनुकूल संरचना और सबसे अच्छे रूप में पैदा किया है। -[95:5] पिर हमने उसे दुनिया में बुढ़ापे और सठियाव की ओर लौटा दिया, इसलिए वह अपने शरीर से लाभ नहीं उठा सकता, जैसे कि अगर वह अपना स्वभाव बिगाड़ ले और जहन्नम में चला जाए, तो वह अपने शरीर से लाभ नहीं उठा सकेगा। -[95:6] परंतु जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, वे यद्यपि बूढ़े हो जाएँ, उनके लिए हमेशा रहने वाला बदला है, जो कभी खत्म नहीं होगा और वह जन्नत है। क्योंकि उन्होंने अपने स्वभाव को शुद्ध किया। -[95:7] तो (ऐ इनसान!) तुझे कौन-सी चीज़ बदले के दिन को झुठलाने पर उकसाती है, जबकि तूने उसकी शक्ति एवं क्षमता की बहुत-सी निशानियाँ देखी हैं? -[95:8] क्या अल्लाह - क़ियामत के दिन को बदले का दिन बनाकर - सब हाकिमों से बड़ा और सबसे अधिक न्याय करनेवाला हाकिम नहीं है?! क्या यह उचित है कि अल्लाह अपने बंदों को उनके बीच फ़ैसला किए बिना व्यर्थ छोड़ दे, और अच्छा कार्य करने वाले को उसके अच्छे कार्य और बुरा कार्य करने वाले को उसकी बुराई का बदला न दे?! - -Surah 96: Al-'Alaq (The Clot) ----------------------------------------- -[96:1] (ऐ रसलू) अल्लाह आपकी ओर जो वह़्य कर रहा है, उसे अपने उस पालनहार के नाम से शुरू करते हुए पढ़िए, जिसने सभी प्राणियों को पैदा किया है। -[96:2] जिसने इनसान को एक जमे हुए रक्त के लोथड़े से पैदा किया, जो पहले पानी की बूँद था। -[96:3] (ऐ रसलू) अल्लाह आपकी ओर जो वह़्य कर रहा है, उसे पढ़ें, और आपका पालनहार सबसे बड़ा उदार है, जिसकी उदारता की कोई उदार बराबरी नहीं कर सकता। क्योंकि वह बहुत उदारता और उपकार वाला है। -[96:4] जिसने क़लम से सुलेख और लिखना सिखाया। -[96:5] उसने इनसान को वह कुछ सिखाया, जो वह नहीं जानता था। -[96:6] वास्तव में, अबू जह्ल की तरह दुराचारी व्यक्ति अल्लाह की सीमाओं का उल्लंघन करने में हद को पार कर जाता है। -[96:7] इसलिए कि वह खुद को देखता है कि वह अपने पास मौजूद प्रतिष्ठा और धन के कारण बेनियाज़ हो गया है। -[96:8] निश्चय (ऐ इनसान) क़ियामत के दिन तेरे रब ही की ओर वापस लौटना है। फिर वह हर एक को वह बदला देगा, जिसका वह हक़दार है। -[96:9] क्या आपने अबू जह्ल के मामले से अधिक आश्चर्यजनक कुछ देखा, जो रोकता है। -[96:10] हमारे बंदे मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को, जब वह काबा के पास नमाज़ पढ़ते हैं। -[96:11] क्या आपने देखा कि यदि यह व्यक्ति जिसे रोका जा रहा है, अपने पालनहार की ओर से मार्गदर्शन और अंतर्दृष्टि पर है?! -[96:12] या वह लोगों को अल्लाह के आदेशों का पालन करके और उसकी मना की हुई चीज़ों से बचकर उससे डरने का आदेश देता हो, क्या इस तरह के व्यक्ति को रोका जाना चाहिए?! -[96:13] भला बतलाओ तो सही कि यदि इस रोकने वाले न रसूल के लाए हुए संदेश को झुठलाया और उससे मुँह फेर लिया, तो क्या वह अल्लाह से डरता नहीं है?! -[96:14] क्या इस बंदे को नमाज़ से रोकने वाले व्यक्ति ने नहीं जाना कि वह जो कुछ कर रहा है, अल्लाह उसे देख रहा है, उससे उसकी कोई चीज़ छिपी नहीं है?! -[96:15] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा इस मूर्ख ने समझ रखा है, यदि उसने हमारे बंदे को कष्ट पहुँचाना और उसे झुठलाना बंद नहीं किया, तो हम उसके माथे की लट पकड़कर जहन्नम की ओर घसीटेंगे। -[96:16] उस माथे की लट वाला अपने कथन में झूठा और अपने कार्य में गलत है। -[96:17] तो - जिस समय उसे उसके माथे की लट पकड़कर आग की ओर घसीटा जाएगा - वह अपने साथियों और अपनी सभा के लोगों को उनसे मदद लेने के लिए बुलाए ताकि वे उसे अज़ाब से बचा लें। -[96:18] हम भी जहन्नम के कठोर दिल फ़रिश्तों को बुला लेंगे, जो अल्लाह के आदेश का उल्लंघन नहीं करते और वे वही करते हैं, जिसका उन्हें आदेश दिया जाता है। फिर वह देखे कि दोनों में से कौन-सा समूह अधिक शक्तिशाली और अधिक सक्षम है। -[96:19] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा इस ज़ालिम ने समझ रखा है कि वह आपको कोई नुक़सान पहुँचा सकता है। अतः आप उसके किसी आदेश या निषेध को न मानें, बल्कि अल्लाह को सजदा करें और आज्ञाकारिता के कार्यों के द्वारा उसके निकट हो जाएँ, क्योंकि वे उससे निकट कर देती हैं। - -Surah 97: Al-Qadr (The Majesty) ----------------------------------------- -[97:1] हमने क़ुरआन को एकबारगी दुनिया के आकाश (निचले आकाश) पर रमज़ान के महीने में क़द्र की रात में अवतरित किया, इसी तरह उसे नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम पर उतारने की शुरूआत भी इसी रात में की। -[97:2] और (ऐ रसूल) क्या आप जानते हैं कि इस रात में क्या भलाई और बरकत है?! -[97:3] यह रात महान भलाई की रात है। क्योंकि यह रात उस व्यक्ति के लिए हज़ार महीने से बेहतर है, जो ईमान और नेकी प्राप्त करने के उद्देश्य से इसमें अल्लाह की इबादत करे। -[97:4] उस रात में फ़रिश्ते और जिबरील अलैहिस्सलाम अपने महिमावान् पालनहार की अनुमति से हर उस चीज़ के साथ उतरते हैं, जिसका आल्लाह उस वर्ष में फैसला किया होता है, चाहे उसका संबंध रोज़ी से हो, या मृत्यु, या जन्म या इनके अलावा किसी अन्य से हो, जिनका अल्लाह फैसला करता है। -[97:5] यह बरकत वाली रात उसके शुरू होने से लेकर फ़ज्र के उदय होने पर उसके अंत तक सर्वथा भलाई ही भलाई है। - -Surah 98: Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Evidence) ----------------------------------------- -[98:1] यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और मुश्रिकों में से जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, वे कुफ़्र पर अपनी सर्वसम्मति और एकजुटता से हटने वाले नहीं थे, जब तक कि उनके पास एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण और एक स्पष्ट तर्क न आ जाए। -[98:2] यह स्पष्ट प्रमाण और स्पष्ट तर्क अल्लाह का भेजा हुआ एक रसूल है, जो ऐसे पवित्र सहीफ़ों को पढ़कर सुनाता है, जिन्हें अल्लाह के पाक बंदे ही छूते हैं। -[98:3] उन सहीफ़ों में सच्ची ख़बरें और ठीक आदेश अंकित हैं, जो लोगों का उस चीज़ की ओर मार्गदर्शन करते हैं जिसमें उनकी भलाई और हिदायत है। -[98:4] यहूदी जिन्हें तौरात दिया गया था और ईसाई जिन्हें इंजील दिया गया था, वे अल्लाह के उनकी ओर अपने नबी को भेजने के बाद ही अलग हुए थे। चुनाँचे उनमें से कुछ ने इस्लाम धर्म अपना लिया और उनमें से कुछ अपने नबी की सच्चाई जानते हुए भी अपने कुफ़्र पर क़ायम रहे। -[98:5] यहूदियों और ईसाइयों का अपराध और हठ इस बात से प्रकट होता है कि उन्हें इस क़ुरआन में उन्हीं बातों का आदेश दिया गया, जिनका आदेश उन्हें उनकी किताबों में दिया गया था, जैसे केवल एक अल्लाह की इबादत करना, शिर्क से बचना, नमाज़ पढ़ना और ज़कात अदा करना। अतः उन्हें जिस चीज़ का आदेश दिया गया है, वही सीधा धर्म है, जिसमें कोई टेढ़ापन नहीं है। -[98:6] निश्चय (यहूदियों, ईसाइयों और मुश्रिकों में से) जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, वे क़ियामत के दिन जहन्नम में दाखिल होंगे और हमेशा के लिए उसी में रहेंगे। वही लोग सबसे बुरे प्राणी हैं, क्योंकि उन्होंने अल्लाह का इनकार किया और उसके रसूल को झुठलाया। -[98:7] जो लोग अल्लाह पर ईमान लाए और उन्होंने अच्छे कार्य किए, वही लोग सबसे अच्छे प्राणी हैं। -[98:8] उनका बदला, उनके रब के पास ऐसे बाग़ हैं, जिनके महलों और पेड़ों के नीचे से नहरें बहती हैं। वे उसमें हमेशा के लिए रहेंगे। अल्लाह उनके उसपर ईमान लाने और उसकी आज्ञा मानने के कारण उनसे खुश हुआ और वे उसकी दया को पाकर उससे खुश हुए। यह दया उसे प्राप्त होती है जो अपने पालनहार से डरता है, इसलिए उसकी आज्ञा का पालन करता है और उसके निषेध से बचता है। - -Surah 99: Al-Zilzal (The Shaking) ----------------------------------------- -[99:1] जब क़ियामत के दिन धरती को ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हिलाया जाएगा। -[99:2] और जब धरती अपने अंदर मौजूद मुर्दों एवं अन्य वस्तुओं को निकाल बाहर करेगी। -[99:3] और इनसान हैरान होकर कहेगा : क्या बात है कि धरती हिल रही है और काँप रही है?! -[99:4] उस महान दिन पर धरती, उसपर जो अच्छाई और बुराई की गई है, उसे बयान कर देगी। -[99:5] क्योंकि अल्लाह ने उसे ऐसा करने का आदेश दिया होगा। -[99:6] उस महान दिन में, जब धरती ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हिलाई जाएगी, लोग हिसाब के स्थान से समूहों में निकलेंगे, ताकि वे दुनिया में अपने किए हुए कामों को देखें। -[99:7] तो जिसने एक छोटी चींटी के वज़न के बराबर भी नेकी और भलाई का काम किया होगा, उसे अपने सामने देखेगा। -[99:8] तथा जिसने एक छोटी चींटी के वज़न के बराबर भी बुरा काम किया होगा, उसे अपने सामने देखेगा। - -Surah 100: Al-'Adiyat (The Assaulters) ----------------------------------------- -[100:1] अल्लाह ने उन घोड़ों की क़सम खाई है, जो दौड़ते हैं, यहाँ तक कि उनके तेज़ दौड़ने के कारण उनकी साँसों की आवाज़ सुनाई देती है। -[100:2] और उन घोड़ों की क़सम खाई है, जिनके खुर जब चट्टानों पर तेज़ी से पड़ते हैं, तो उनसे चिंगारियाँ निकलती हैं। -[100:3] और उन घोड़ों की क़सम खाई है, जो सुबह के समय दुश्मनों पर हमला करते हैं। -[100:4] फिर वे अपनी तेज़ दौड़ से धूल उड़ाते हैं। -[100:5] फिर वे अपने सवारों के साथ दुश्मनों के जत्थे में घुस जाते हैं। -[100:6] वास्तव में इनसान उस भलाई को बहुत रोकने वाला है, जो उसका रब उससे चाहता है। -[100:7] और निश्चय वह अपने भलाई रोकने का खुद गवाह है, जिसका वह उसकी स्पष्टता के कारण इनकार नहीं कर सकता। -[100:8] निःसंदेह वह धन के लिए अपने अत्यधिक प्रेम के कारण उसे खर्च करने में कंजूसी करता है। -[100:9] क्या दुनिया के जीवन के धोखे में पड़ा हुआ यह इनसान नहीं जानता, जब अल्लाह क़ब्रों में मौजूद मुर्दों को पुनर्जीवित करेगा और उन्हें हिसाब और बदले के लिए ज़मीन से बाहर निकालेगा कि मामला वैसा नहीं था, जैसा उसने समझ रखा था?! -[100:10] और दिलों में जो इरादे और आस्थाएँ आदि हैं, उन्हें उजागर और स्पष्ट कर दिया जाएगा। -[100:11] निश्चय उनका पालनहार उस दिन उनकी पूरी खबर रखने वाला है, उससे उसके बंदों की कोई बात छिपी नहीं है और वह उन्हें उसका बदला देगा। - -Surah 101: Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) ----------------------------------------- -[101:1] वह घड़ी जो अपनी भयावहता के कारण लोगों के दिलों को झंझोड़ देगी। -[101:2] क्या है वह घड़ी जो अपनी भयावहता के कारण लोगों के दिलों को झंझोड़ देगी?! -[101:3] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या पता कि वह कौन-सी घड़ी है, जो अपनी भयावहता के कारण लोगों के दिलों को झंझोड़ देगी?! निश्चय वह क़ियामत का दिन है। -[101:4] जिस दिन लोगों के दिल झंझोड़ दिए जाएँगे, तो वे इधर-उधर बिखरे हुए पतिंगों की तरह हो जाएँगे। -[101:5] और पहाड़ अपनी चाल और गति के हल्केपन में धुने हुए ऊन की तरह हो जाएँगे। -[101:6] तो जिसके अच्छे कार्य उसके बुरे कार्यों से अधिक हो गए, -[101:7] तो वह संतोषजनक जीवन में होगा, जो उसे जन्नत में प्राप्त होगा। -[101:8] और जिसके बुरे कार्य उसके अच्छे कार्यों से अधिक हो गए, -[101:9] तो क़ियामत के दिन उसका ठिकाना और रहने का स्थान जहन्नम है। -[101:10] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या पता कि वह (हाविया) क्या है?! -[101:11] वह एक बहुत ही गर्म आग है। - -Surah 102: At-Takathur (The Abundance of Wealth) ----------------------------------------- -[102:1] (ऐ लोगो) तुम्हें धन और संतान पर आपस में गर्व ने अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से असावधान कर दिया। -[102:2] यहाँ तक कि तुम मर एग और अपनी कब्रों में जा पहुँचे। -[102:3] तुम्हें धन और संतान पर में गर्व में पड़कर अल्लाह की आज्ञाकारिता से ग़ाफ़िल नहीं होना चाहिए था। तुम्हें शीघ्र ही उस ग़फ़लत का परिणाम पता चल जाएगा। -[102:4] फिर तुम जल्द ही उसके परिणाम से अवगत हो जाओगे। -[102:5] वास्तव में, यदि तुम निश्चितता के साथ जानते लेते कि तुम अल्लाह के पास उठाए जाने वाले हो और यह है कि वह तुम्हें तुम्हारे कर्मों का बदला देगा; तो तुम धन और संतान पर आपस में गर्व करने में व्यस्त न होते। -[102:6] अल्लाह की क़सम, तुम क़ियामत के दिन अवश्य जहन्नम को देखोगे। -[102:7] फिर तुम अवश्य उसे निश्चित रूप से देखोगे, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। -[102:8] फिर उस दिन अल्लाह तुमसे उन नेमतों के बारे में अवश्य पूछेगा, जो उसने तुम्हें स्वास्थ्य और धन आदि के रूप में प्रदान की हैं। - -Surah 103: Al-'Asr (The Time) ----------------------------------------- -[103:1] अल्लाह ने अस्र के समय की क़सम खाई है। -[103:2] निश्चय इनसान हानि और तबाही में है। -[103:3] परंतु जो लोग अल्लाह और उसके रसूलों पर ईमान लाए और अच्छे कार्य किए, तथा एक-दूसरे को सत्य की और सत्य पर धैर्य रखने की ताकीद की; तो इन विशेषताओं से सुसज्जित लोग अपने दुनिया एवं आखिरत के जीवन में सफल होने वाले हैं। - -Surah 104: Al-Humazah (The Slanderer) ----------------------------------------- -[104:1] उस व्यक्ति के लिए विनाश एवं कड़ी यातना है, जो लोगों की बहुत ग़ीबत करने वाला और उनपर बहुत दोष लगाने वाला एवं ताना मारने वाला है। -[104:2] जिसकी चिंता केवल धन एकत्र करना और उसे गिन-गिनकर रखना है। इसके अलावा उसका किसी और चीज़ से कोई सरोकार नहीं है। -[104:3] वह समझता है कि उसका माल जो उसने जमा किया है, उसे मौत से बचा लेगा और वह दुनिया में अमर रहेगा। -[104:4] मामला वैसा नहीं है, जैसा कि इस जाहिल ने कल्पना की है, निश्चय वह ज़रूर जहन्नम की आग में फेंका जाएगा, जो इतनी शक्तिशाली है कि उसमें डाली गई हर चीज़ को तोड़कर रख देगी। -[104:5] और (ऐ रसूल) आपको क्या पता कि यह कौन सी आग है, जो उसमें डाली गई हर चीज़ को चूरा करदेगी?! -[104:6] वह अल्लाह की भड़काई हुई आग है। -[104:7] जो लोगों के शरीर से उनके दिलों में प्रवेश कर जाएगी। -[104:8] वह उसमें सज़ा दिए जाने वालों पर बंद कर दी जाएगी। -[104:9] लंबे विस्तारित स्तंभों के साथ, ताकि उससे बाहर न निकल सकें। - -Surah 105: Al-Fil (The Elephant) ----------------------------------------- -[105:1] (ऐ रसूल) क्या आप नहीं जानते कि आपके पालनहार ने अबरहा और उसके हाथी वाले साथियों के साथ कैसे किया, जब उन्होंने काबा को गिराने का इरादा किया?! -[105:2] अल्लाह ने उनकी काबा को गिराने की बुरी चाल को अकारथ कर दिया, इसलिए उन्होंने काबा से लोगों को फेरने की जो इच्छा की थी, उसे पूरी नहीं कर सके और न ही वे काबा को कोई नुक़सान पहुँचा सके। -[105:3] और उनपर झुंड के झुंड पक्षियों को भेज दिया। -[105:4] जो उनरक पकी हुई मिट्टी की कंकड़ियाँ बरसा रहे थे। -[105:5] चुनाँचे अल्लाह ने उन्हें उन पत्तों की तरह कर दिया, जिन्हें जानवरों ने खाया और रौंदा हो। - -Surah 106: Al-Quraish (The Quraish) ----------------------------------------- -[106:1] क़ुरैश की आदत और उनके मानूस होने के कारण। -[106:2] सुरक्षित होकर यमन की ओर शीतकालीन यात्रा, और शाम (लेवंत) की ओर गर्मियों की यात्रा। -[106:3] अतः उन्हें चाहिए कि केवल इस सम्मानित घर के मालिक अल्लाह की इबादत करें, जिसने उनके लिए इस यात्रा की सुविधा प्रदान की, और उसके साथ किसी को साझी न बनाएँ। -[106:4] जिसने उन्हें भूख में खिलाया और उन्हें भय से सुरक्षित किया; क्योंकि उसने अरबों के दिलों में हरम (काबा) और उसके निवासियों का सम्मान डाल दिया। - -Surah 107: Al-Ma'un (Acts of Kindness) ----------------------------------------- -[107:1] क्या आपने उसे पहचाना, जो क़ियामत के दिन बदला दिए जाने को झुठलाता है?! -[107:2] यही वह व्यक्ति है, जो अनाथ को उसकी जरूरतों से वंचित कर उसे सख़्ती के साथ भगा देता है। -[107:3] वह ग़रीबों को खाना खिलाने के लिए न खुद से आग्रह करता है और न ही दूसरों से आग्रह करता है। -[107:4] तो उन नमाज़ियों के लिए विनाश और यातना है, जो अपनी नमाज़ से लापरवाह हैं, वे उसकी परवाह नहीं करते हैं यहाँ तक कि उसका समय समाप्त हो जाता है। -[107:5] तो उन नमाज़ियों के लिए विनाश और यातना है, जो अपनी नमाज़ से लापरवाह हैं, वे उसकी परवाह नहीं करते हैं यहाँ तक कि उसका समय समाप्त हो जाता है। -[107:6] जो लोग दिखावे के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ते और कार्य करते हैं। वे विशुद्ध रूप से अल्लाह के लिए कार्य नहीं करते हैं। -[107:7] और वे ऐसी चीज़ के द्वारा भी दूसरों की मदद करने से कतराते हैं, जिससे मदद करने में कोई नुक़सान नहीं है। - -Surah 108: Al-Kauthar (The Abundance of Good) ----------------------------------------- -[108:1] (ऐ रसूल) हमने आपको ढेर सारी भलाई प्रदान की है, और उसी में से एक जन्नत में कौसर नहर भी है। -[108:2] अतः आप इस नेमत पर अल्लाह का शुक्रिया अदा करते हुए केवल उसी के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ें और क़ुर्बानी करें; मुश्रिकों के प्रचलन के विपरीत जो अपनी मूर्तियों की निकटता प्राप्त करने के लिए बलि देते हैं। -[108:3] निःसंदेह आपसे द्वेष रखने वाला ही हर भलाई से वंचित और भुलाया हुआ है, जिसे यदि याद किया जाता है, तो बुराई के साथ याद किया जाता है। - -Surah 109: Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) ----------------------------------------- -[109:1] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : ऐ अल्लाह का इनकार करने वालो! -[109:2] मैं उन मूर्तियों की न वर्तमान में इबादत करता हूँ और न भविष्य में इबादत करूँगा, जिन्हें तुम पूजते हो। -[109:3] और न तुम उसकी इबादत करने वाले हो, जिसकी मैं इबादत करता हूँ; और वह अकेला अल्लाह है। -[109:4] और न मैं उन मूर्तियों की इबादत करने वाला हूँ, जिनकी तुमने पूजा की है। -[109:5] और न तुम उसकी इबादत करने वाले हो, जिसकी मैं इबादत करता हूँ; और वह अकेला अल्लाह है। -[109:6] तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारा धर्म है, जिसे तुमने खुद के लिए ईजाद किया है और मेरे लिए मेरा धर्म है, जिसे अल्लाह ने मेरे ऊपर उतारा है। - -Surah 110: An-Nasr (The Help) ----------------------------------------- -[110:1] (ऐ रसूल) जब आपके दीन के लिए अल्लाह की मदद आ जाए, और मक्का विजय हो जाए। -[110:2] और आप देखें कि लोग इस्लाम में समूह दर समूह प्रवेश कर रहे हैं। -[110:3] तो जान लें कि यह उस मिशन की समाप्ति के क़रीब होने का संकेत है, जिसके साथ आप भेजे गए थे। अतः आप मदद और विजय की नेमत पर आभार प्रकट करते हुए, अपने पालनहार की पवित्रता और महिमा का गुणगान करें, और उससे क्षमा याचना करें। निश्चय वह बहुत तौबा क़बूल करने वाला है, अपने बंदों की तौबा क़बूल करता और उन्हें क्षमा कर देता है। - -Surah 111: Al-Lahab (The Flame) ----------------------------------------- -[111:1] नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के चाचा अबू लहब बिन अब्दुल मुत्तलिब के सारे अमल बर्बाद होने के कारण, उसके दोनों हाथ क्षतिग्रस्त हो जाएँ; क्योंकि वह नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम को कष्ट पहुँचाया करता था, तथा उसकी सारी कोशिश विफल हो गई। -[111:2] उसका धन और उसके बेटे उसके किस काम आए? वे दोनों न उससे अज़ाब को दूर कर सके और न उसके लिए दया का कारण बन सके। -[111:3] वह क़ियामत के दिन लपट वाली आग में दाखिल होगा और उसकी गर्मी को झेलेगा। -[111:4] तथा उसकी पत्नी उम्मे जमील भी जहन्नम में प्रवेश करेगी, जो नबी सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि व सल्लम के रास्ते में काँटे फेंककर आपको कष्ट पहुँचाया करती थी। -[111:5] उसकी गर्दन में मज़बूत बटी हुई रस्सी होगी, जिसके साथ घसीटकर उसे जहन्नम में ले जाया जाएगा। - -Surah 112: Al-Ikhlas (The Unity) ----------------------------------------- -[112:1] (ऐ रसूल!) आप कह दें : वह अल्लाह पूज्यता में अकेला है, उसके अलावा कोई पूज्य नहीं है। -[112:2] अल्लाह वह सरदार है, जिसपर पूर्णता और सुंदरता के गुणों में सरदारी का अंत है, जिसके सामने सभी प्राणी अपनी ज़रूरतें रखती हैं। -[112:3] जिसने न किसी को जन्म दिया और न उसे किसी ने जन्म दिया। अतः अल्लाह की न कोई संतान है और न पिता। -[112:4] और उसकी मख़लूक़ में कोई भी उसके समान नहीं है। - -Surah 113: Al-Falaq (The Dawn) ----------------------------------------- -[113:1] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें : मैं सुबह के पालनहार की पनाह लेता हूँ और उसकी शरण में आता हूँ। -[113:2] उन प्राणियों की बुराई से जो नुक़सान पहुँचाती हैं। -[113:3] और मैं उन बुराइयों से अल्लाह की शरण में आता हूँ, जो रात में प्रकट होती हैं, जैसे जानवर और चोर आदि। -[113:4] तथा मैं उन जादूगरनियों की बुराई से अल्लाह की पनाह में आता हूँ, जो गाँठों में फूँक मारती हैं। -[113:5] और मैं ईर्ष्या करने वाले की बुराई से अल्लाह की शरण लेता हूँ, जब वह ईर्ष्या की भावना से ग्रसित होकर कोई काम करे। - -Surah 114: An-Nas (The Men) ----------------------------------------- -[114:1] (ऐ रसूल) आप कह दें कि मैं लोगों के पानलहारी की पनाह लेता हूँ और उसकी शरण में आता हूँ। -[114:2] वह लोगों का बादशाह है, वह उनके साथ जो चाहता है करता है। उसके सिवा उनका कोई बादशाह नहीं। -[114:3] वह उनका सच्चा पूज्य है। उसके सिवा उनका कोई सच्चा पूज्य नहीं। -[114:4] शैतान की बुराई से, जो इनसान के अल्लाह के ज़िक्र से गाफ़िल होने पर, उसके दिल में वसवसा डालने लगता है, और जब वह अल्लाह का ज़िक्र करता है, तो उससे पीछे हट जाता है। -[114:5] जो लोगों के दिलों में अपना वसवसा डालता रहता है। -[114:6] वह जिन्नों और इनसानों दोनों में से होता है। - diff 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Ayah  —  Arabic (Uthmani)  /  Audio (Mishary Alafasy)  /  Transliteration (Tanzil.net & Unicode Project)  /  English (Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, Saheeh Int’l, Qarai & Hilali-Khan)  /  English Explanation (Abridged)  /  हिन्दी अनुवाद (Farooq Khan & Suhail)  /  हिन्दी तफ्सीर (Al-Mokhtasar)  /  ગુજરાતી (Rabila Al-Umry)
Ayah 1
عَرَبِيبِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Audio (Alafasy)
English (Yusuf Ali)In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
English (Saheeh Int’l)In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
English (Qarai)In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
English (Hilali-Khan)In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
English (Abridged Expl.)I begin by calling on Allah, Who is Ar-Raḥmān, the Merciful, and Ar-Raḥīm, the Compassionate. These last two names of Allah are derived from the Arabic word raḥmah, which means mercy: proving the greatness and vastness of His Mercy and that His Mercy surrounds everything, and embraces all living beings. Every blessing is due to His mercy, and the believers receive the greatest mercy.
हिन्दी (Farooq)अल्लाह के नाम से जो बड़ा कृपालु और अत्यन्त दयावान हैं।
हिन्दी (Suhail)अल्लाह के नाम से जो रहमान व रहीम है।
English (Yusuf Ali)Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
English (Saheeh Int’l)[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
English (Qarai)All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds,
English (Hilali-Khan)All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
English (Abridged Expl.)All praise belongs to Allah with regards to His essence, attributes and actions, because He is the Creator of everything. Everything belongs to Him and He is the disposer of their affairs; blessing individuals specifically and humans in general.
हिन्दी (Farooq)प्रशंसा अल्लाह ही के लिए हैं जो सारे संसार का रब हैं
हिन्दी (Suhail)तारीफ़ अल्लाह ही के लिये है जो तमाम क़ायनात का रब है।
English (Yusuf Ali)Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
English (Saheeh Int’l)The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
English (Qarai)the All-beneficent, the All-merciful,
English (Hilali-Khan)The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
English (Abridged Expl.)Two names of Allah, Ar-Raḥmān and Ar-Raḥīm, derived from the word raḥmah, or mercy: indicating His mercy for creation, with the believers being the greatest recipients of it.
हिन्दी (Farooq)बड़ा कृपालु, अत्यन्त दयावान हैं
हिन्दी (Suhail)रहमान और रहीम है।
English (Yusuf Ali)Master of the Day of Judgment.
English (Saheeh Int’l)Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
English (Qarai)Master of the Day of Retribution.
English (Hilali-Khan)The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)
English (Abridged Expl.)He is the Master of the day of Judgement, the day in which we will be brought back to life and repaid for what we have done, all of His creation will be held accountable for their actions and recompensed for them. On that day God will ask “To whom belongs the Kingdom today?” [Sūrah Ghafir: 16] No one, no matter how high his status, will answer, and then God will reply Himself, “to God, the One, the Overcomer” [Sūrah Ghafir: 16]
हिन्दी (Farooq)बदला दिए जाने के दिन का मालिक हैं
हिन्दी (Suhail)रोज़े जज़ा का मालिक है।
English (Yusuf Ali)Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
English (Saheeh Int’l)It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
English (Qarai)You [alone] do we worship, and to You [alone] do we turn for help.
English (Hilali-Khan)You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).
English (Abridged Expl.)We worship and obey none except You; we associate no one with You, and from You alone do we ask for help in all our affairs. All goodness is in Your hand, and there is no helper except You.
हिन्दी (Farooq)हम तेरी बन्दगी करते हैं और तुझी से मदद माँगते हैं
हिन्दी (Suhail)हम तेरी ही इबादत करते हैं, और तुझ ही से मदद मांगते है।
English (Yusuf Ali)Show us the straight way,
English (Saheeh Int’l)Guide us to the straight path -
English (Qarai)Guide us on the straight path,
English (Hilali-Khan)Guide us to the Straight Way
English (Abridged Expl.)Show and facilitate for us the right way, the path of submission to You which has no crookedness, and make us firm upon it –
हिन्दी (Farooq)हमें सीधे मार्ग पर चला
हिन्दी (Suhail)हमें सीधा रास्ता दिखा।
English (Yusuf Ali)The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
English (Saheeh Int’l)The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
English (Qarai)the path of those whom You have blessed — such as have not incurred Your wrath, nor are astray.
English (Hilali-Khan)The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray.
English (Abridged Expl.)The same path as those of Your creation whom You have blessed with guidance, such as the prophets, the truthful, martyrs, and the righteous ones. What good companions these people make! Keep us away from the path of those who earned Your anger, who knew the truth and did not follow it – as was the case with the Israelites; and keep us away from the path of those who lost their way and were not guided, because they were neglectful in seeking the Truth and being guided by it – as was the case with the Christians.
हिन्दी (Farooq)उन लोगों के मार्ग पर जो तेरे कृपापात्र हुए, जो न प्रकोप के भागी हुए और न पथभ्रष्ट
हिन्दी (Suhail)उन लोगों का रास्ता जिन पर तूने इनाम फ़रमाया, जो माअतूब नहीं हुए, जो भटके हुए नहीं है।
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