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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 ?

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