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The Persian Wars by Herodotus

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Herodotus

The Persian Wars

c. 490 - 431 BC

Greek physician, Herodotus is known as "the Father of History". Herodotus' history is an account of the clash between Greece and the Persian Empire.

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The Bible, The Koran and the Talmud

The Bible, The Koran and the Talmud (12)

THE BIBLE, THE KORAN, AND THE TALMUD

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BIBLICAL LEGENDS OF THE MUSSULMANS

BY DR. G. WEIL

[NEW YORK, 1863]

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The Qur'an

The Qur'an (115)

The Qur'an

Transliterated Arabic

This is a transliteration of the Arabic text of the Qur'an. Devout Muslims do not consider this a replacement for the actual Arabic text, however it is suitable for linguistic and study purposes.

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The Qur'an, 27. an-Naml

27. an-Naml: The Ant

1 Ta. Sin. These are revelations of the Qur'an and a Scripture that maketh plain;
2 A guidance and good tidings for believers
3 Who establish worship and pay the poor-due and are sure of the Hereafter.
4 Lo! as for those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their works fairseeming unto them so that they are all astray.
5 Those are they for whom is the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers.
6 Lo! as for thee (Muhammad), thou verily receivest the Qur'an from the presence of One Wise, Aware.
7 (Remember) when Moses said unto his household: Lo! I spy afar off a fire; I will bring you tidings thence, or bring to you a borrowed flame that ye may warm yourselves.
8 But when he reached it, he was called, saying: Blessed is Whosoever is in the fire and Whosoever is round about it! And Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
9 O Moses! Lo! it is I, Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
10 And throw down thy staff! But when he saw it writhing as it were a demon, he turned to flee headlong; (but it was said unto him): O Moses! Fear not! the emissaries fear not in My presence,
11 Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful.
12 And put thy hand into the bosom of thy robe, it will come forth white but unhurt. (This will be one) among nine tokens unto Pharaoh and his people Lo! they were ever evil-living folk.
13 But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic,
14 And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!
15 And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves!
16 And Solomon was David's heir. And he said: O mankind! Lo! we have been taught the language of birds, and have been given (abundance) of all things. This surely is evident favour.
17 And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;
18 Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving.
19 And (Solomon) smiled, laughing at her speech, and said: My Lord, arouse me to be thankful for Thy favour wherewith Thou hast favoured me and my parents, and to do good that shall be pleasing unto Thee, and include me in (the number of) Thy righteous slaves.
20 And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent ?
21 I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.
22 But he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that thou apprehendest not, and I come unto thee from Sheba with sure tidings.
23 Lo! I found a woman ruling over them, and she hath been given (abundance) of all things, and hers is a mighty throne.
24 I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah; and Satan maketh their works fairseeming unto them, and debarreth them from the way (of Truth), so that they go not aright;
25 So that they worship not Allah, Who bringeth forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knoweth what ye hide and what ye proclaim,
26 Allah; there is no God save Him, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.
27 (Solomon) said: We shall see whether thou speakest truth or whether thou art of the liars.
28 Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return,
29 (The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter.
30 Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful;
31 Exalt not yourselves against me, but come unto me as those who surrender.
32 She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me.
33 They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command.
34 She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do.
35 But lo! I am going to send a present unto them, and to see with what (answer) the messengers return.
36 So when (the envoy) came unto Solomon, (the King) said: What! Would ye help me with wealth ? But that which Allah hath given me is better than that which He hath given you. Nay it is ye (and not I) who exult in your gift.
37 Return unto them. We verily shall come unto them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from thence with shame, and they will be abased.
38 He said: O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering ?
39 A stalwart of the jinn said: I will bring it thee before thou canst rise from thy place. Lo! I verily am strong and trusty for such work.
40 One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.
41 He said: Disguise her throne for her that we may see whether she will go aright or be of those not rightly guided.
42 So, when she came, it was said (unto her): Is thy throne like this ? She said: (It is) as though it were the very one. And (Solomon said): We were given the knowledge before her and we had surrendered (to Allah).
43 And (all) that she was wont to worship instead of Allah hindered her, for she came of disbelieving folk.
44 It was said unto her: Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a hall, made smooth, of glass. She said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged myself, and I surrender with Solomon unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
45 And We verily sent unto Thamud their brother Salih, saying: Worship Allah. And lo! they (then became two parties quarrelling.
46 He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good ? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
47 They said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah. Nay, but ye are folk that are being tested.
48 And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.
49 They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we verily will attack him and his household by night, and afterward we will surely say unto his friend: We witnessed not the destruction of his household. And lo! we are truthtellers.
50 So they plotted a plot: and We plotted a plot, while they perceived not.
51 Then see the nature of the consequence of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, every one.
52 See, yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge.
53 And we saved those who believed and used to ward off (evil).
54 And Lot! when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination knowingly ?
55 Must ye needs lust after men instead of women ? Nay, but ye are folk who act senselessly.
56 But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean!
57 Then We saved him and his household save his wife; We destined her to be of those who stayed behind.
58 And We rained a rain upon them. Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
59 Say (O Muhammad): Praise be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He hath chosen! Is Allah best, or (all) that ye ascribe as partners (unto Him) ?
60 Is not He (best) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sendeth down for you water from the sky wherewith We cause to spring forth joyous orchards, whose trees it never hath been yours to cause to grow. Is there any God beside Allah ? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals (unto Him)!
61 Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas ? Is there any God beside Allah ? Nay, but most of them know not!
62 Is not He (best) Who answereth the wronged one when he crieth unto Him and removeth the evil, and hath made you viceroys of the earth ? Is there any God beside Allah ? Little do they reflect!
63 Is not He (best) Who guideth you in the darkness of the land and the sea, He Who sendeth the winds as heralds of His mercy ? Is there any God beside Allah ? High Exalted be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
64 Is not He (best) Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and Who provideth for you from the heaven and the earth ? Is there any God beside Allah ? Say: Bring your proof, if ye are truthful!
65 Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again).
66 Nay, but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter ? Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they cannot see it.
67 Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again) ?
68 We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old.
69 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty!
70 And grieve thou not for them, nor be in distress because of what they plot (against thee).
71 And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful ?
72 Say: It may be that a part of that which ye would hasten on is close behind you.
73 Lo! thy Lord is full of bounty for mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.
74 Lo! thy Lord knoweth surely all that their bosoms hide, and all that they proclaim.
75 And there is nothing hidden in the heaven or the earth but it is in a clear Record.
76 Lo! this Qur'an narrateth unto the Children of Israel most of that concerning which they differ.
77 And lo! it is a guidance and a mercy for believers.
78 Lo! thy Lord will judge between them of His wisdom, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
79 Therefor (O Muhammad) put thy trust in Allah, for thou (standest) on the plain Truth.
80 Lo! thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee;
81 Nor canst thou lead the blind out of their error. Thou canst make none to hear, save those who believe Our revelations and who have surrendered.
82 And when the word is fulfilled concerning them, We shall bring forth a beast of the earth to speak unto them because mankind had not faith in Our revelations.
83 And (remind them of) the Day when We shall gather out of every nation a host of those who denied Our revelations, and they will be set in array;
84 Till, when they come (before their Lord), He will say: Did ye deny My revelations when ye could not compass them in knowledge, or what was it that ye did ?
85 And the Word will be fulfilled concerning them because they have done wrong, and they will not speak.
86 Have they not seen how We have appointed the night that they may rest therein, and the day sight-giving ? Lo! therein verily are portents for a people who believe.
87 And (remind them of) the Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and the earth will start in fear, save him whom Allah willeth. And all come unto Him, humbled.
88 And thou seest the hills thou deemest solid flying with the flight of clouds: the doing of Allah Who perfecteth all things. Lo! He is Informed of what ye do.
89 Whoso bringeth a good deed will have better than its worth; and such are safe from fear that Day.
90 And whoso bringeth an ill-deed, such will be flung down on their faces in the Fire. Are ye rewarded aught save what ye did ?
91 (Say): I (Muhammad) am commanded only to serve the Lord of this land which He hath hallowed, and unto Whom all things belong. And I am commanded to be of those who surrender (unto Him),
92 And to recite the Qur'an. And whoso goeth right, goeth right only for (the good of) his own soul; and as for him who goeth astray - (Unto him) say: Lo! I am only a warner.
93 And say: Praise be to Allah Who will show you His portents so that ye shall know them. And thy Lord is not unaware of what ye (mortals) do.

The Qur'an, 26. ash-Shu`ara'

26. ash-Shu`ara': The Poets

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.
2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
3 It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
4 If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
5 Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
6 Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
7 Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?
8 Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
9 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
10 And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
11 The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
12 He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
13 And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
14 And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
15 He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
16 And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
17 (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
18 (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child ? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
19 And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
20 He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
21 Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).
22 And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
23 Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
24 (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
25 (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
26 He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
27 (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
28 He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
29 (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
30 He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
31 (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
32 Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
33 And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
34 (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
35 Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?
36 They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
37 Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
38 So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
39 And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
40 (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
41 And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?
42 He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
43 Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
44 Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
45 Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
46 And the wizards were flung prostrate,
47 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
49 (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.
50 They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
51 Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
52 And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
53 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
54 (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
55 And lo! they are offenders against us.
56 And lo! we are a ready host.
57 Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
58 And treasures and a fair estate.
59 Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
60 And they overtook them at sunrise.
61 And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
62 He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
63 Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
64 Then brought We near the others to that place.
65 And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
66 And We drowned the others.
67 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
68 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
70 When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
71 They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
72 He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
73 Or do they benefit or harm you ?
74 They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
75 He said: See now that which ye worship,
76 Ye and your forefathers!
77 Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
78 Who created me, and He doth guide me,
79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
81 And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
82 And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
83 My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
84 And give unto me a good report in later generations.
85 And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
86 And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
87 And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
88 The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
90 And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
92 And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
93 Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
94 Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
95 And the hosts of Iblis, together.
96 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
97 By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
98 When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
99 It was but the guilty who misled us.
100 Now we have no intercessors
101 Nor any loving friend.
102 Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
103 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
104 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
105 Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
106 When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
108 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
109 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
110 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
111 They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?
112 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?
113 Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
114 And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
115 I am only a plain warner.
116 They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
117 He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
118 Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
119 And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
120 Then afterward We drowned the others.
121 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
122 And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
123 (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
124 When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
127 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
128 Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
129 And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?
130 And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?
131 Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
132 Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
134 And gardens and watersprings.
135 Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
136 They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
137 This is but a fable of the men of old,
138 And we shall not be doomed.
139 And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
140 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
141 (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
142 When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
145 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
146 Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
147 In gardens and watersprings.
148 And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
149 Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
151 And obey not the command of the prodigal,
152 Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
153 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
154 Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
155 He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
156 And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
157 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
158 So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
159 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
160 The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
161 When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
164 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
165 What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
166 And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
167 They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
168 He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
169 My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
170 So We saved him and his household, every one,
171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
172 Then afterward We destroyed the others.
173 And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
174 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
175 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
176 The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
177 When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
178 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
180 And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
181 Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
182 And weigh with the true balance.
183 Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
184 And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
185 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
186 Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
187 Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
188 He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
189 But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
190 Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
191 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
192 And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
193 Which the True Spirit hath brought down
194 Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
195 In plain Arabic speech.
196 And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
197 Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it ?
198 And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
199 And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
200 Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
201 They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
202 So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
203 Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
204 Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
205 Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
206 And then cometh that which they were promised,
207 (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
208 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
209 For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
210 The devils did not bring it down.
211 It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
212 Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
213 Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
214 And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
215 And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
216 And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
217 And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
218 Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
219 And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
220 Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
221 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
222 They descend on every sinful, false one.
223 They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
224 As for poets, the erring follow them.
225 Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
226 And how they say that which they do not ?
227 Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!

The Qur'an, 25. al-Furqan

25. al-Furqan: The Criterion

1 Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples.
2 He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure.
3 Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead.
4 Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie.
5 And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.
6 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful.
7 And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets ? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him.
8 Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat ? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched.
9 See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray and cannot find a road!
10 Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.
11 Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame.
12 When it seeth them from afar, they hear the crackling and the roar thereof.
13 And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there.
14 Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions!
15 Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil) ? It will be their reward and journey's end.
16 Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.
17 And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way ?
18 They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk.
19 Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.
20 We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast ? And thy Lord is ever Seer.
21 And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride.
22 On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban!
23 And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes.
24 Those who have earned the Garden on that day will be better in their home and happier in their place of noonday rest;
25 A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent.
26 The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers.
27 On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)!
28 Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend!
29 He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need.
30 And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account.
31 Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper.
32 And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once ? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.
33 And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument.
34 Those who will be gathered on their faces unto hell: such are worse in plight and further from the right road.
35 We verily gave Moses the Scripture and placed with him his brother Aaron as henchman.
36 Then We said: Go together unto the folk who have denied Our revelations. Then We destroyed them, a complete destruction.
37 And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers.
38 And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.
39 Each (of them) We warned by examples, and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin.
40 And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it ? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection.
41 And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger ?
42 He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.
43 Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust ? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him ?
44 Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand ? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray ?
45 Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot;
46 Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal ?
47 And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection.
48 And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky,
49 That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.
50 And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude.
51 If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village.
52 So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour.
53 And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them.
54 And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.
55 Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord.
56 And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner.
57 Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord.
58 And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins,
59 Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him!
60 And when it is said unto them: Adore the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent ? Are we to adore whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us ? And it increaseth aversion in them.
61 Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light!
62 And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness.
63 The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;
64 And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing,
65 And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish;
66 Lo! it is wretched as abode and station;
67 And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two;
68 And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;
69 The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever;
70 Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
71 And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance -
72 And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.
73 And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.
74 And who say: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil).
75 They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace,
76 Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station!
77 Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefor there will be judgment.

Birmingham quar'an manuscript dated among the oldest in the world.

The Qur'an, 24. an-Nur

24. an-Nur: The Light

1 (Here is) a surah which We have revealed and enjoined, and wherein We have revealed plain tokens, that haply ye may take heed.
2 The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.
3 The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater. All that is forbidden unto believers.
4 And those who accuse honourable women but bring not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers -
5 Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
6 As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth;
7 And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie.
8 And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false,
9 And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh truth.
10 And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Wise, (ye had been undone).
11 Lo! they who spread the slander are a gang among you. Deem it not a bad thing for you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them (will be paid) that which he hath earned of the sin; and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be an awful doom.
12 Why did not the believers, men and women, when ye heard it, think good of their own own folk, and say: It is a manifest untruth ?
13 Why did they not produce four witnesses ? Since they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah.
14 Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you in the world and the Hereafter an awful doom had overtaken you for that whereof ye murmured.
15 When ye welcomed it with your tongues, and uttered with your mouths that whereof ye had no knowledge, ye counted it a trifle. In the sight of Allah it is very great.
16 Wherefor, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah)! This is awful calumny.
17 Allah admonisheth you that ye repeat not the like thereof ever, if ye are (in truth) believers.
18 And He expoundeth unto you the revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise.
19 Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not.
20 Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undone).
21 O ye who believe! Follow not the footsteps of the devil. Unto whomsoever followeth the footsteps of the devil, lo! he commandeth filthiness and wrong. Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, not one of you would ever have grown pure. But Allah causeth whom He will to grow. And Allah is Hearer, Knower.
22 And let not those who possess dignity and ease among you swear not to give to the near of kin and to the needy, and to fugitives for the cause of Allah. Let them forgive and show indulgence. Yearn ye not that Allah may forgive you ? Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
23 Lo! as for those who traduce virtuous, believing women (who are) careless, cursed are they in the world and the Hereafter. Theirs will be an awful doom
24 On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet testify against them as to what they used to do,
25 On that day Allah will pay them their just due, and they will know that Allah, He is the Manifest Truth.
26 Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for vile women. Good women are for good men, and good men for good women; such are innocent of that which people say: For them is pardon and a bountiful provision.
27 O ye who believe! Enter not houses other than your own without first announcing your presence and invoking peace upon the folk thereof. That is better for you, that ye may be heedful.
28 And if ye find no-one therein, still enter not until permission hath been given. And if it be said unto you: Go away again, then go away, for it is purer for you. Allah knoweth what ye do.
29 (It is) no sin for you to enter uninhabited houses wherein is comfort for you. Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye hide.
30 Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do.
31 And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.
32 And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid- servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware.
33 And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be Forgiving, Merciful.
34 And verily We have sent down for you revelations that make plain, and the example of those who passed away before you. An admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.
36 (This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening.
37 Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned;
38 That Allah may reward them with the best of what they did, and increase reward for them of His bounty. Allah giveth blessings without stint to whom He will.
39 As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning.
40 Or as darkness on a vast, abysmal sea. There covereth him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud. Layer upon layer of darkness. When he holdeth out his hand he scarce can see it. And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light.
41 Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight ? Of each He knoweth verily the worship and the praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do.
42 And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying.
43 Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight.
44 Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see.
45 Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
46 Verily We have sent down revelations and explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path.
47 And they say: We believe in Allah and the messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are not believers.
48 And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;
49 But if right had been with them they would have come unto him willingly.
50 Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment ? Nay, but such are evil-doers.
51 The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful.
52 He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious.
53 They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.
54 Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly.
55 Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants.
56 Establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey the messenger, that haply ye may find mercy.
57 Think not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Fire will be their home - a hapless journey's end!
58 O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
59 And when the children among you come to puberty then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
60 As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show adornment. But to refrain is better for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
61 No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye 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 fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.
62 They only are the true believers who believe in Allah and His messenger and, when they are with him on some common errand, go not away until they have asked leave of him. Lo! those who ask leave of thee, those are they who believe in Allah and His messenger. So, if they ask thy leave for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask for them forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
63 Make not the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another. Allah knoweth those of you who steal away, hiding themselves. And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest grief or painful punishment befall them.
64 Lo! verily unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. He knoweth your condition. And (He knoweth) the Day when they are returned unto Him so that He may inform them of what they did. Allah is Knower of all things.

The Qur'an, 23. al-Mu'minun

23. al-Mu'minun: The Believers

1 Successful indeed are the believers
2 Who are humble in their prayers,
3 And who shun vain conversation,
4 And who are payers of the poor-due;
5 And who guard their modesty -
6 Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy,
7 But whoso craveth beyond that, such are transgressors -
8 And who are shepherds of their pledge and their covenant,
9 And who pay heed to their prayers.
10 These are the heirs
11 Who will inherit paradise. There they will abide.
12 Verily We created man from a product of wet earth;
13 Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging;
14 Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators!
15 Then lo! after that ye surely die.
16 Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are raised (again).
17 And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of creation.
18 And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it.
19 Then We produce for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat;
20 And a tree that springeth forth from Mount Sinai that groweth oil and relish for the eaters.
21 And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do ye eat;
22 And on them and on the ship ye are carried.
23 And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
24 But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old.
25 He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him for a while.
26 He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me.
27 Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned.
28 And when thou art on board the ship, thou and whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk!
29 And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land.
30 Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are ever putting (mankind) to the test.
31 Then, after them, We brought forth another generation;
32 And we sent among them a messenger of their own, saying: Serve Allah, Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
33 And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink.
34 If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves, then, lo! ye surely would be losers.
35 Doth he promise you that you, when ye are dead and have become dust and bones, will (again) be brought forth ?
36 Begone, begone, with that which ye are promised!
37 There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and we shall not be raised (again).
38 He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah. We are not going to put faith in him.
39 He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me.
40 He said: In a little while they surely will become repentant.
41 So the (Awful) Cry overtook them rightfully, and We made them like as wreckage (that a torrent hurleth). A far removal for wrongdoing folk!
42 Then after them We brought forth other generations.
43 No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it.
44 Then We sent our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords. A far removal for folk who believe not!
45 Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our tokens and a clear warrant
46 Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they scorned (them) and they were despotic folk.
47 And they said: Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves, and whose folk are servile unto us ?
48 So they denied them, and became of those who were destroyed.
49 And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that haply they might go aright.
50 And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings.
51 O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do right. Lo! I am Aware of what ye do.
52 And lo! this your religion is one religion and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me.
53 But they (mankind) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its tenets.
54 So leave them in their error till a time.
55 Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith We provide them
56 We hasten unto them with good things ? Nay, but they perceive not.
57 Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord.
58 And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
59 And those who ascribe not partners unto their Lord,
60 And those who give that which they give with hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord,
61 These race for the good things, and they shall win them in the race.
62 And we task not any soul beyond its scope, and with Us is a Record which speaketh the truth, and they will not be wronged.
63 Nay, but their hearts are in ignorance of this (Qur'an), and they have other works, besides, which they are doing;
64 Till when We grasp their luxurious ones with the punishment, behold! they supplicate.
65 Supplicate not this day! Assuredly ye will not be helped by Us.
66 My revelations were recited unto you, but ye used to turn back on your heels,
67 In scorn thereof. Nightly did ye rave together.
68 Have they not pondered the Word, or hath that come unto them which came not unto their fathers of old ?
69 Or know they not their messenger, and so reject him ?
70 Or say they: There is a madness in him ? Nay, but he bringeth them the Truth; and most of them are haters of the Truth.
71 And if the Truth had followed their desires, verily the heavens and the earth and whosoever is therein had been corrupted. Nay, We have brought them their Reminder, but from their Reminder they now turn away.
72 Or dost thou ask of them (O Muhammad) any tribute ? But the bounty of thy Lord is better, for He is Best of all who make provision.
73 And lo! thou summonest them indeed unto a straight path.
74 And lo! those who believe not in the Hereafter are indeed astray from the path.
75 Though We had mercy on them and relieved them of the harm afflicting them, they still would wander blindly on in their contumacy.
76 Already have We grasped them with punishment, but they humble not themselves unto their Lord, nor do they pray,
77 Until, when We open for them the gate of extreme punishment, behold! they are aghast thereat.
78 He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
79 And He it is Who hath sown you broadcast in the earth, and unto Him ye will be gathered.
80 And He it is Who giveth life and causeth death, and His is the difference of night and day. Have ye then no sense ?
81 Nay, but they say the like of that which said the men of old;
82 They say: When we are dead and have become (mere) dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again ?
83 We were already promised this, we and our forefathers. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old.
84 Say: Unto Whom (belongeth) the earth and whosoever is therein, if ye have knowledge ?
85 They will say: Unto Allah. Say: Will ye not then remember ?
86 Say: Who is Lord of the seven heavens, and Lord of the Tremendous Throne ?
87 They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: Will ye not then keep duty (unto Him) ?
88 Say: In Whose hand is the dominion over all things and He protecteth, while against Him there is no protection, if ye have knowledge ?
89 They will say: Unto Allah (all that belongeth). Say: How then are ye bewitched ?
90 Nay, but We have brought them the Truth, and lo! they are liars.
91 Allah hath not chosen any son, nor is there any god along with Him; else would each god have assuredly championed that which he created, and some of them would assuredly have overcome others. Glorified be Allah above all that they allege.
92 Knower of the Invisible and the Visible! and Exalted be He over all that they ascribe as partners (unto Him)!
93 Say: My Lord! If Thou shouldst show me that which they are promised.
94 My Lord! then set me not among the wrongdoing folk.
95 And verily We are Able to show thee that which We have promised them.
96 Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best Aware of that which they allege.
97 And say: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from suggestions of the evil ones,
98 And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they be present with me,
99 Until, when death cometh unto one of them, he saith: My Lord! Send me back,
100 That I may do right in that which I have left behind! But nay! It is but a word that he speaketh; and behind them is a barrier until the day when they are raised.
101 And when the trumpet is blown there will be no kinship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another.
102 Then those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful.
103 And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hell abiding.
104 The fire burneth their faces, and they are glum therein.
105 (It will be said): Were not My revelations recited unto you, and then ye used to deny them ?
106 They will say: Our Lord! Our evil fortune conquered us, and we were erring folk.
107 Our Lord! Oh, bring us forth from hence! If we return (to evil) then indeed we shall be wrong-doers.
108 He saith: Begone therein, and speak not unto Me.
109 Lo! there was a party of My slaves who said: Our Lord! We believe, therefor forgive us and have mercy on us for Thou art Best of all who show mercy;
110 But ye chose them for a laughing-stock until they caused you to forget remembrance of Me, while ye laughed at them.
111 Lo! I have rewarded them this day forasmuch as they were steadfast in that they, even they, are the triumphant.
112 He will say: How long tarried ye in the earth, counting by years ?
113 They will say: We tarried by a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep count!
114 He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew.
115 Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us ?
116 Now Allah be Exalted, the True King! There is no God save Him, the Lord of the Throne of Grace.
117 He who crieth unto any other god along with Allah hath no proof thereof. His reckoning is only with his Lord. Lo! disbelievers will not be successful.
118 And (O Muhammad) say: My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for Thou art Best of all who show mercy.

The Qur'an, 22. al-Hajj

22. al-Hajj: The Pilgrimage

1 O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing.
2 On the day when ye behold it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling and every pregnant one will be delivered of her burden, and thou (Muhammad) wilt see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the Doom of Allah will be strong (upon them).
3 Among mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah without knowledge, and followeth each froward devil;
4 For him it is decreed that whoso taketh him for friend, he verily will mislead him and will guide him to the punishment of the Flame.
5 O mankind! if ye are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, then lo! We have created you from dust, then from a drop of seed, then from a clot, then from a little lump of flesh shapely and shapeless, that We may make (it) clear for you. And We cause what We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed time, and afterward We bring you forth as infants, then (give you growth) that ye attain your full strength. And among you there is he who dieth (young), and among you there is he who is brought back to the most abject time of life, so that, after knowledge, he knoweth naught. And thou (Muhammad) seest the earth barren, but when We send down water thereon, it doth thrill and swell and put forth every lovely kind (of growth).
6 That is because Allah, He is the Truth and because He quickeneth the dead, and because He is Able to do all things;
7 And because the Hour will come, there is no doubt thereof; and because Allah will raise those who are in the graves.
8 And among mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah without knowledge or guidance or a scripture giving light,
9 Turning away in pride to beguile (men) from the way of Allah. For him in this world is ignominy, and on the Day of Resurrection We make him taste the doom of burning.
10 (And unto him it will be said): This is for that which thy two hands have sent before, and because Allah is no oppressor of His slaves.
11 And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but if a trial befalleth him, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and the Hereafter. That is the sheer loss.
12 He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which hurteth him not nor benefiteth him. That is the far error.
13 He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than his benefit; verily an evil patron and verily an evil friend!
14 Lo! Allah causeth those who believe and do good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Lo! Allah doth what He intendeth.
15 Whoso is wont to think (through envy) that Allah will not give him (Muhammad) victory in the world and the Hereafter (and is enraged at the thought of his victory), let him stretch a rope up to the roof (of his dwelling), and let him hang himself. Then let him see whether his strategy dispelleth that whereat he rageth!.
16 Thus We reveal it as plain revelations, and verily Allah guideth whom He will.
17 Lo! those who believe (this revelation), and those who are Jews, and the Sabaeans and the Christians and the Magians and the idolaters - Lo! Allah will decide between them on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! Allah is Witness over all things.
18 Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due. He whom Allah scorneth, there is none to give him honour. Lo! Allah doeth what He will.
19 These twain (the believers and the disbelievers) are two opponents who contend concerning their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling fluid will be poured down on their heads,
20 Whereby that which is in their bellies, and their skins too, will be melted;
21 And for them are hooked rods of iron.
22 Whenever, in their anguish, they would go forth from thence they are driven back therein and (it is said unto them): Taste the doom of burning.
23 Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be allowed armlets of gold, and pearls, and their raiment therein will be silk.
24 They are guided unto gentle speech; they are guided unto the path of the Glorious One.
25 Lo! those who disbelieve and bar (men) from the way of Allah and from the Inviolable Place of Worship, which We have appointed for mankind together, the dweller therein and the nomad: whosoever seeketh wrongful partiality therein, him We shall cause to taste a painful doom.
26 And (remember) when We prepared for Abraham the place of the (holy) House, saying: Ascribe thou no thing as partner unto Me, and purify My House for those who make the round (thereof) and those who stand and those who bow and make prostration.
27 And proclaim unto mankind the pilgrimage. They will come unto thee on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every deep ravine,
28 That they may witness things that are of benefit to them, and mention the name of Allah on appointed days over the beast of cattle that He hath bestowed upon them. Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor unfortunate.
29 Then let them make an end of their unkemptness and pay their vows and go around the ancient House.
30 That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun lying speech,
31 Turning unto Allah (only), not ascribing partners unto Him; for whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a far-off place.
32 That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the offerings consecrated to Allah, it surely is from devotion of the hearts,
33 Therein are benefits for you for an appointed term; and afterward they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House.
34 And for every nation have We appointed a ritual, that they may mention the name of Allah over the beast of cattle that He hath given them for food; and your God is One God, therefor surrender unto Him. And give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the humble,
35 Whose hearts fear when Allah is mentioned, and the patient of whatever may befall them, and those who establish worship and who spend of that We have bestowed on them.
36 And the camels! We have appointed them among the ceremonies of Allah. Therein ye have much good. So mention the name of Allah over them when they are drawn up in lines. Then when their flanks fall (dead), eat thereof and feed the beggar and the suppliant. Thus have We made them subject unto you, that haply ye may give thanks.
37 Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject unto you that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the good.
38 Lo! Allah defendeth those who are true. Lo! Allah loveth not each treacherous ingrate.
39 Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;
40 Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -
41 Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity. And Allah's is the sequel of events.
42 If they deny thee (Muhammad), even so the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, before thee, denied (Our messengers);
43 And the folk of Abraham and the folk of Lot;
44 (And) the dwellers in Midian. And Moses was denied; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My abhorrence!
45 How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower!
46 Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear ? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.
47 And they will bid thee hasten on the Doom, and Allah faileth not His promise, but lo! a Day with Allah is as a thousand years of what ye reckon.
48 And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.
49 Say: O mankind! I am only a plain warner unto you.
50 Those who believe and do good works, for them is pardon and a rich provision;
51 While those who strive to thwart Our revelations, such are rightful owners of the Fire.
52 Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before thee but when He recited (the message) Satan proposed (opposition) in respect of that which he recited thereof. But Allah abolisheth that which Satan proposeth. Then Allah establisheth His revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise;
53 That He may make that which the devil proposeth a temptation for those in whose hearts is a disease, and those whose hearts are hardened - Lo! the evil-doers are in open schism -
54 And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the truth from thy Lord, so that they may believe therein and their hearts may submit humbly unto Him. Lo! Allah verily is guiding those who believe unto a right path.
55 And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt thereof until the Hour come upon them unawares, or there come unto them the doom of a disastrous day.
56 The Sovereignty on that day will be Allah's, He will judge between them. Then those who believed and did good works will be in Gardens of Delight,
57 While those who disbelieved and denied Our revelations, for them will be a shameful doom.
58 Those who fled their homes for the cause of Allah and then were slain or died, Allah verily will provide for them a good provision. Lo! Allah, He verily is Best of all who make provision.
59 Assuredly He will cause them to enter by an entry that they will love. Lo! Allah verily is Knower, Indulgent.
60 That (is so). And whoso hath retaliated with the like of that which he was made to suffer and then hath (again) been wronged, Allah will succour him. Lo! Allah verily is Mild, Forgiving.
61 That is because Allah maketh the night to pass into the day and maketh the day to pass into the night, and because Allah is Hearer, Seer.
62 That is because Allah, He is the True, and that whereon they call instead of Him, it is the false, and because Allah, He is the High, the Great.
63 Seest thou not how Allah sendeth down water from the sky and then the earth becometh green upon the morrow ? Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
64 Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Lo! Allah, He verily is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise.
65 Hast thou not seen how Allah hath made all that is in the earth subservient unto you ? And the ship runneth upon the sea by His command, and He holdeth back the heaven from falling on the earth unless by His leave. Lo! Allah is, for mankind, Full of Pity, Merciful.
66 And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate.
67 Unto each nation have We given sacred rites which they are to perform; so let them not dispute with thee of the matter, but summon thou unto thy Lord. Lo! thou indeed followest right guidance.
68 And if they wrangle with thee, say: Allah is Best Aware of what ye do.
69 Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein ye used to differ.
70 Hast thou not known that Allah knoweth all that is in the heaven and the earth ? Lo! it is in a record. Lo! that is easy for Allah.
71 And they worship instead of Allah that for which He hath sent down no warrant, and that whereof they have no knowledge. For evil-doers there is no helper.
72 And when Our revelations are recited unto them, thou knowest the denial in the faces of those who disbelieve; they all but attack those who recite Our revelations unto them. Say: Shall I proclaim unto you worse than that ? The Fire! Allah hath promised it for those who disbelieve. A hapless journey's end!
73 O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought!
74 They measure not Allah His rightful measure. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
75 Allah chooseth from the angels messengers, and (also) from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer.
76 He knoweth all that is before them and all that is behind them, and unto Allah all things are returned.
77 O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.
78 And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is His right. He hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham (is yours). He hath named you Muslims of old time and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind. So establish worship, pay the poor-due, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protecting friend. A blessed Patron and a blessed Helper!

The Qur'an, 21. al-Anbiya'

21. al-Anbiya': The Prophets

1 Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness.
2 Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play,
3 With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you ? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it) ?
4 He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
5 Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were God's messengers) were sent (with portents).
6 Not a township believed of those which We destroyed before them (though We sent them portents): would they then believe ?
7 And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not ?
8 We gave them not bodies that would not eat food, nor were they immortals.
9 Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals.
10 Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture wherein is your Reminder. Have ye then no sense ?
11 How many a community that dealt unjustly have We shattered, and raised up after them another folk!
12 And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it!
13 (But it was said unto them): Flee not, but return to that (existence) which emasculated you and to your dwellings, that ye may be questioned.
14 They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers.
15 And this their crying ceased not till We made them as reaped corn, extinct.
16 We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play.
17 If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
18 Nay, but We hurl the true against the false, and it doth break its head and lo! it vanisheth. And yours will be woe for that which ye ascribe (unto Him).
19 Unto Him belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who dwell in His presence are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they weary;
20 They glorify (Him) night and day; they flag not.
21 Or have they chosen gods from the earth who raise the dead ?
22 If there were therein gods beside Allah, then verily both (the heavens and the earth) had been disordered. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, from all that they ascribe (unto Him).
23 He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned.
24 Or have they chosen other gods beside Him ? say: Bring your proof (of their godhead). This is the Reminder of those with me and those before me, but most of them know not the Truth and so they are averse.
25 And We sent no messenger before thee but We inspired him, (saying): There is no God save Me (Allah), so worship Me.
26 And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
27 They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
28 He knoweth what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him whom He accepteth, and they quake for awe of Him.
29 And one of them who should say: Lo! I am a god beside Him, that one We should repay with hell. Thus We Repay wrong-doers.
30 Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water ? Will they not then believe ?
31 And We have placed in the earth firm hills lest it quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as roads that haply they may find their way.
32 And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn away from its portents.
33 And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.
34 We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal!
35 Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned.
36 And when those who disbelieve behold thee, they but choose thee out for mockery, (saying): Is this he who maketh mention of your gods ? And they would deny all mention of the Beneficent.
37 Man is made of haste. I shall show you My portents, but ask Me not to hasten.
38 And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful ?
39 If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped!
40 Nay, but it will come upon them unawares so that it will stupefy them, and they will be unable to repel it, neither will they be reprieved.
41 Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but that whereat they mocked surrounded those who scoffed at them.
42 Say: Who guardeth you in the night or in the day from the Beneficent ? Nay, but they turn away from mention of their Lord!
43 Or have they gods who can shield them from Us ? They cannot help themselves nor can they be defended from Us.
44 Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts ? Can they then be the victors ?
45 Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I warn you only by the Inspiration. But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned.
46 And if a breath of thy Lord's punishment were to touch them, they assuredly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers.
47 And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul is wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it. And We suffice for reckoners.
48 And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion (of right and wrong) and a light and a Reminder for those who keep from evil,
49 Those who fear their Lord in secret and who dread the Hour (of doom).
50 This is a blessed Reminder that we have revealed: Will ye then reject it ?
51 And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course, and We were Aware of him,
52 When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion ?
53 They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them.
54 He said: Verily ye and your fathers were in plain error.
55 They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or art thou some jester ?
56 He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who testify unto that.
57 And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away and turned your backs.
58 Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that haply they might have recourse to it.
59 They said: Who hath done this to our gods ? Surely it must be some evil- doer.
60 They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who is called Abraham.
61 They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they may testify.
62 They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our gods, O Abraham ?
63 He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak.
64 Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doers.
65 And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not.
66 He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you ?
67 Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no sense ?
68 They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing.
69 We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham,
70 And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made them the greater losers.
71 And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples.
72 And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous.
73 And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and the giving of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone).
74 And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd.
75 And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was of the righteous.
76 And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his prayer and saved him and his household from the great affliction.
77 And delivered him from the people who denied Our revelations. Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all.
78 And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when people's sheep had strayed and browsed therein by night; and We were witnesses to their judgment.
79 And We made Solomon to understand (the case); and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills and the birds to hymn (His) praise along with David. We were the doers (thereof).
80 And We taught him the art of making garments (of mail) to protect you in your daring. Are ye then thankful ?
81 And unto Solomon (We subdued) the wind in its raging. It set by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are Aware.
82 And of the evil ones (subdued We unto him) some who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were warders unto them.
83 And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
84 Then We heard his prayer and removed that adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his household (that he had lost) and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from Our store, and a remembrance for the worshippers;
85 And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
86 And We brought them in unto Our mercy. Lo! they are among the righteous.
87 And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
88 Then we heard his prayer and saved him from the anguish. Thus we save believers.
89 And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
90 Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us.
91 And she who was chaste, therefor We breathed into her (something) of Our Spirit and made her and her son a token for (all) peoples.
92 Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
93 And they have broken their religion (into fragments) among them, (yet) all are returning unto Us.
94 Then whoso doeth some good works and is a believer, there will be no rejection of his effort. Lo! We record (it) for him.
95 And there is a ban upon any community which We have destroyed: that they shall not return.
96 Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound,
97 And the True Promise draweth nigh; then behold them, staring wide (in terror), the eyes of those who disbelieve! (They say): Alas for us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but we were wrong-doers!
98 Lo! ye (idolaters) and that which ye worship beside Allah are fuel of hell. Thereunto ye will come.
99 If these had been gods they would not have come thither, but all will abide therein.
100 Therein wailing is their portion, and therein they hear not.
101 Lo! those unto whom kindness hath gone forth before from Us, they will be far removed from thence.
102 They will not hear the slightest sound thereof, while they abide in that which their souls desire.
103 The Supreme Horror will not grieve them, and the angels will welcome them, (saying): This is your Day which ye were promised;
104 The Day when We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolleth up a written scroll. As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise (binding) upon Us. Lo! We are to perform it.
105 And verily we have written in the Scripture, after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth:
106 Lo! there is a plain statement for folk who are devout.
107 We sent thee not save as a mercy for the peoples.
108 Say: It is only inspired in me that your God is One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him) ?
109 But if they are averse, then say: I have warned you all alike, although I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised.
110 Lo! He knoweth that which is said openly, and that which ye conceal.
111 And I know not but that this may be a trial for you, and enjoyment for a while.
112 He saith: My Lord! Judge Thou with truth. Our Lord is the Beneficent, Whose help is to be implored against that which ye ascribe (unto Him).

The Qur'an, 20. Ta Ha: Ta Ha

20. Ta Ha: Ta Ha

1 Ta. Ha.
2 We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed,
3 But as a reminder unto him who feareth,
4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens,
5 The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne.
6 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and whatsoever is between them, and whatsoever is beneath the sod.
7 And if thou speakest aloud, then lo! He knoweth the secret (thought) and (that which is yet) more hidden.
8 Allah! There is no God save Him. His are the most beautiful names.
9 Hath there come unto thee the story of Moses ?
10 When he saw a fire and said unto his folk: Lo! Wait! I see a fire afar off. Peradventure I may bring you a brand therefrom or may find guidance at the fire.
11 And when he reached it, he was called by name: O Moses!
12 Lo! I, even I, am thy Lord, So take off thy shoes, for lo! thou art in the holy valley of Tuwa.
13 And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.
14 Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no God save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance.
15 Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve).
16 Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish.
17 And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses ?
18 He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.
19 He said: Cast it down, O Moses!
20 So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.
21 He said: Grasp it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state.
22 And thrust thy hand within thine armpit, it will come forth white without hurt. (That will be) another token.
23 That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents,
24 Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).
25 (Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind
26 And ease my task for me;
27 And loose a knot from my tongue,
28 That they may understand my saying.
29 Appoint for me a henchman from my folk,
30 Aaron, my brother.
31 Confirm my strength with him
32 And let him share my task,
33 That we may glorify Thee much
34 And much remember Thee.
35 Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.
36 He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses.
37 And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour,
38 When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired,
39 Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will,
40 When thy sister went and said: Shall I show you one who will nurse him ? and we restored thee to thy mother that her eyes might be refreshed and might not sorrow. And thou didst kill a man and We delivered thee from great distress, and tried thee with a heavy trial. And thou didst tarry years among the folk of Midian. Then camest thou (hither) by (My) providence, O Moses,
41 And I have attached thee to Myself.
42 Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembrance of Me.
43 Go, both of you, unto Pharaoh. Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).
44 And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.
45 They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.
46 He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing.
47 So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So let the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance.
48 Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away.
49 (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses ?
50 He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided it aright.
51 He said: What then is the state of the generations of old ?
52 He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth,
53 Who hath appointed the earth as a bed and hath threaded roads for you therein and hath sent down water from the sky and thereby We have brought forth divers kinds of vegetation,
54 (Saying): Eat ye and feed your cattle. Lo! herein verily are portents for men of thought.
55 Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We bring you forth a second time.
56 And We verily did show him all Our tokens, but he denied them and refused.
57 He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, O Moses ?
58 But we surely can produce for thee magic the like thereof; so appoint a tryst between us and you, which neither we nor thou shall fail to keep, at a place convenient (to us both).
59 (Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the people assemble when the sun hath risen high.
60 Then Pharaoh went and gathered his strength, then came (to the appointed tryst).
61 Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably.
62 Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their counsel secret.
63 They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions;
64 So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful.
65 They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw ?
66 He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.
67 And Moses conceived a fear in his mind.
68 We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.
69 Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.
70 Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.
71 (Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment.
72 They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world.
73 Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting.
74 Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live.
75 But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations;
76 Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the reward of him who groweth.
77 And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither being afraid (of the sea).
78 Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea.
79 And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them.
80 O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna and the quails,
81 (Saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and transgress not in respect thereof lest My wrath come upon you: and he on whom My wrath cometh, he is lost indeed.
82 And lo! verily I am Forgiving toward him who repenteth and believeth and doeth good, and afterward walketh aright.
83 And (it was said): What hath made thee hasten from thy folk, O Moses ?
84 He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be well pleased.
85 He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As-Samiri hath misled them.
86 Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise ? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me ?
87 They said: We broke not tryst with thee of our own will, but we were laden with burdens of ornaments of the folk, then cast them (in the fire), for thus As-Samiri proposed.
88 Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.
89 See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use ?
90 And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.
91 They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.
92 He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,
93 That thou followedst me not ? Hast thou then disobeyed my order ?
94 He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.
95 (Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri ?
96 He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me.
97 (Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touch me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break. Now look upon thy god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it and will scatter its dust over the sea.
98 Your God is only Allah, than Whom there is no other God. He embraceth all things in His knowledge.
99 Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a reminder.
100 Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection,
101 Abiding under it - an evil burden for them on the Day of Resurrection,
102 The day when the Trumpet is blown. On that day we assemble the guilty white-eyed (with terror),
103 Murmuring among themselves: Ye have tarried but ten (days).
104 We are Best Aware of what they utter when their best in conduct say: Ye have tarried but a day.
105 They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust.
106 And leave it as an empty plain,
107 Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness.
108 On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur.
109 On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth.
110 He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.
111 And faces humble themselves before the Living, the Eternal. And he who beareth (a burden of) wrongdoing is indeed a failure (on that day).
112 And he who hath done some good works, being a believer, he feareth not injustice nor begrudging (of his wage).
113 Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed therein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed.
114 Then exalted be Allah, the True King! And hasten not (O Muhammad) with the Qur'an ere its revelation hath been perfected unto thee, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
115 And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him.
116 And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused.
117 Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil.
118 It is (vouchsafed) unto thee that thou hungerest not therein nor art naked,
119 And that thou thirstest not therein nor art exposed to the sun's heat.
120 But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away ?
121 Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray.
122 Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.
123 He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief.
124 But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.
125 He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see ?
126 He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.
127 Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting.
128 Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destroyed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk ? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought.
129 And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).
130 Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance.
131 And strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoy, the flower of the life of the world, that We may try them thereby. The provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting.
132 And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provided for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness.
133 And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath there not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures ?
134 And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced!
135 Say: Each is awaiting; so await ye! Ye will come to know who are the owners of the path of equity, and who is right.

The Qur'an, 19. Maryam

19. Maryam: Mary

1 Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad.
2 A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah.
3 When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,
4 Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.
5 Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor
6 Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).
7 (It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
8 He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age ?
9 He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.
10 He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights.
11 Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night.
12 (And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,
13 And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout,
14 And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious.
15 Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!
16 And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,
17 And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.
18 She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art God- fearing.
19 He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.
20 She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste ?
21 He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.
22 And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
23 And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
24 Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
25 And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
26 So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
27 Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.
28 O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.
29 Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy ?
30 He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,
31 And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive,
32 And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest.
33 Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!
34 Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt.
35 It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
36 And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path.
37 The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting of an awful Day.
38 See and hear them on the Day they come unto Us! yet the evil-doers are to- day in error manifest.
39 And warn them of the Day of anguish when the case hath been decided. Now they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not.
40 Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned.
41 And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet.
42 When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee ?
43 O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path.
44 O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent.
45 O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil.
46 He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham ? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while!
47 He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me.
48 I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest.
49 So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet.
50 And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown.
51 And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
52 We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh in communion.
53 And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise).
54 And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
55 He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
56 And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet;
57 And We raised him to high station.
58 These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping.
59 Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception.
60 Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught -
61 Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment -
62 They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening.
63 Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit.
64 We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful -
65 Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefor, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that can be named along with Him ?
66 And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive ?
67 Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught ?
68 And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring them, crouching, around hell.
69 Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent.
70 And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein.
71 There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinance of thy Lord.
72 Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil-doers crouching there.
73 And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army ?
74 How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!
75 Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and who is weaker as an army.
76 Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort.
77 Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children ?
78 Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent ?
79 Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.
80 And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children).
81 And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.
82 Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them.
83 Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confound them with confusion ?
84 So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).
85 On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.
86 And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,
87 They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.
88 And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.
89 Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing
90 Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins,
91 That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son,
92 When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.
93 There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.
94 Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering.
95 And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone.
96 Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love.
97 And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.
98 And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound ?

The Qur'an, 18. al-Kahf

18. al-Kahf: The Cave

1 Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the Scripture unto His slave, and hath not placed therein any crookedness,
2 (But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern punishment from Him, and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward,
3 Wherein they will abide for ever;
4 And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son,
5 (A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie.
6 Yet it may be, if they believe not in this statement, that thou (Muhammad) wilt torment thy soul with grief over their footsteps.
7 Lo! We have placed all that is on the earth as an ornament thereof that We may try them: which of them is best in conduct.
8 And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound.
9 Or deemest thou that the People of the Cave and the Inscription are a wonder among Our portents ?
10 When the young men fled for refuge to the Cave and said: Our Lord! Give us mercy from Thy presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight.
11 Then We sealed up their hearing in the Cave for a number of years.
12 And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried.
13 We narrate unto thee their story with truth. Lo! they were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
14 And We made firm their hearts when they stood forth and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We cry unto no God beside Him, for then should we utter an enormity.
15 These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah ?
16 And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and will prepare for you a pillow in your plight.
17 And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend.
18 And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them.
19 And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried ? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courteous and let no man know of you.
20 For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper.
21 And in like manner We disclosed them (to the people of the city) that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that, as for the Hour, there is no doubt concerning it. When (the people of the city) disputed of their case among themselves, they said: Build over them a building; their Lord knoweth best concerning them. Those who won their point said: We verily shall build a place of worship over them.
22 (Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog the eighth. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outward contending, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them.
23 And say not of anything: Lo! I shall do that tomorrow,
24 Except if Allah will. And remember thy Lord when thou forgettest, and say: It may be that my Lord guideth me unto a nearer way of truth than this.
25 And (it is said) they tarried in their Cave three hundred years and add nine.
26 Say: Allah is Best Aware how long they tarried. His is the Invisible of the heavens and the earth. How clear of sight is He and keen of hearing! They have no protecting friend beside Him, and He maketh none to share in His government.
27 And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him.
28 Restrain thyself along with those who cry unto their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance; and let not thine eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who followeth his own lust and whose case hath been abandoned.
29 Say: (It is) the truth from the Lord of you (all). Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers Fire. Its tent encloseth them. If they ask for showers, they will be showered with water like to molten lead which burneth the faces. Calamitous the drink and ill the resting-place!
30 Lo! as for those who believe and do good works - Lo! We suffer not the reward of one whose work is goodly to be lost.
31 As for such, theirs will be Gardens of Eden, wherein rivers flow beneath them; therein they will be given armlets of gold and will wear green robes of finest silk and gold embroidery, reclining upon throne therein. Blest the reward, and fair the resting-place!
32 Coin for them a similitude: Two men, unto one of whom We had assigned two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms and had put between them tillage.
33 Each of the gardens gave its fruit and withheld naught thereof. And We caused a river to gush forth therein.
34 And he had fruit. And he said unto his comrade, when he spake with him: I am more than thee in wealth, and stronger in respect of men.
35 And he went into his garden, while he (thus) wronged himself. He said: I think not that all this will ever perish.
36 I think not that the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back unto my Lord I surely shall find better than this as a resort.
37 His comrade, when he (thus) spake with him, exclaimed: Disbelievest thou in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a drop (of seed), and then fashioned thee a man ?
38 But He is Allah, my Lord, and I ascribe unto my Lord no partner.
39 If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children,
40 Yet it may be that my Lord will give me better than thy garden, and will send on it a bolt from heaven, and some morning it will be a smooth hillside,
41 Or some morning the water thereof will be lost in the earth so that thou canst not make search for it.
42 And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord!
43 And he had no troop of men to help him as against Allah, nor could he save himself.
44 In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence.
45 And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things.
46 Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope.
47 And (bethink you of) the Day when we remove the hills and ye see the earth emerging, and We gather them together so as to leave not one of them behind.
48 And they are set before thy Lord in ranks (and it is said unto them): Now verily have ye come unto Us as We created you at the first. But ye thought that We had set no tryst for you.
49 And the Book is placed, and thou seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What kind of a Book is this that leaveth not a small thing nor a great thing but hath counted it! And they find all that they did confronting them, and thy Lord wrongeth no-one.
50 And (remember) when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled against his Lord's command. Will ye choose him and his seed for your protecting friends instead of Me, when they are an enemy unto you ? Calamitous is the exchange for evil-doers.
51 I made them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor their own creation; nor choose I misleaders for (My) helpers.
52 And (be mindful of) the Day when He will say: Call those partners of Mine whom ye pretended. Then they will cry unto them, but they will not hear their prayer, and We shall set a gulf of doom between them.
53 And the guilty behold the Fire and know that they are about to fall therein, and they find no way of escape thence.
54 And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all manner of similitudes, but man is more than anything contentious.
55 And naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord unless (it be that they wish) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom.
56 We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve contend with falsehood in order to refute the Truth thereby. And they take Our revelations and that wherewith they are threatened as a jest.
57 And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his hands send forward (to the Judgment) ? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright.
58 Thy Lord is the Forgiver, Full of Mercy. If He took them to task (now) for what they earn, He would hasten on the doom for them; but theirs is an appointed term from which they will find no escape.
59 And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
60 And when Moses said unto his servant: I will not give up until I reach the point where the two rivers meet, though I march on for ages.
61 And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.
62 And when they had gone further, he said unto his servant: Bring us our breakfast. Verily we have found fatigue in this our journey.
63 He said: Didst thou see, when we took refuge on the rock, and I forgot the fish - and none but Satan caused me to forget to mention it - it took its way into the waters by a marvel.
64 He said: This is that which we have been seeking. So they retraced their steps again.
65 Then found they one of Our slaves, unto whom We had given mercy from Us, and had taught him knowledge from Our presence.
66 Moses said unto him: May I follow thee, to the end that thou mayst teach me right conduct of that which thou hast been taught ?
67 He said: Lo! thou canst not bear with me.
68 How canst thou bear with that whereof thou canst not compass any knowledge ?
69 He said: Allah willing, thou shalt find me patient and I shall not in aught gainsay thee.
70 He said: Well, if thou go with me, ask me not concerning aught till I myself make mention of it unto thee.
71 So they twain set out till, when they were in the ship, he made a hole therein. (Moses) said: Hast thou made a hole therein to drown the folk thereof ? Thou verily hast done a dreadful thing.
72 He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me ?
73 (Moses) said: Be not wroth with me that I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my fault.
74 So they twain journeyed on till, when they met a lad, he slew him. (Moses) said: What! Hast thou slain an innocent soul who hath slain no man ? Verily thou hast done a horrid thing.
75 He said: Did I not tell thee that thou couldst not bear with me ?
76 (Moses) said: If I ask thee after this concerning aught, keep not company with me. Thou hast received an excuse from me.
77 So they twain journeyed on till, when they came unto the folk of a certain township, they asked its folk for food, but they refused to make them guests. And they found therein a wall upon the point of falling into ruin, and he repaired it. (Moses) said: If thou hadst wished, thou couldst have taken payment for it.
78 He said: This is the parting between thee and me! I will announce unto thee the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear with patience.
79 As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the river, and I wished to mar it, for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force.
80 And as for the lad, his parents were believers and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief.
81 And we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in purity and nearer to mercy.
82 And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had been righteous, and thy Lord intended that they should come to their full strength and should bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their Lord; and I did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that wherewith thou couldst not bear.
83 They will ask thee of Dhu'l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him.
84 Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road.
85 And he followed a road
86 Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness.
87 He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment!
88 But as for him who believeth and doeth right, good will be his reward, and We shall speak unto him a mild command.
89 Then he followed a road
90 Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom.
91 So (it was). And We knew all concerning him.
92 Then he followed a road
93 Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying.
94 They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them ?
95 He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank.
96 Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.
97 And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).
98 He said: This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true.
99 And on that day we shall let some of them surge against others, and the Trumpet will be blown. Then We shall gather them together in one gathering.
100 On that day we shall present hell to the disbelievers, plain to view,
101 Those whose eyes were hoodwinked from My reminder, and who could not bear to hear.
102 Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me ? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers.
103 Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works ?
104 Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.
105 Those are they who disbelieve in the revelations of their Lord and in the meeting with Him. Therefor their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We assign no weight to them.
106 That is their reward: hell, because they disbelieved, and made a jest of Our revelations and Our messengers.
107 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome,
108 Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.
109 Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help.
110 Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your God is only One God. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.

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