Qur'an
Surah 2 - The Cow (Part 2) |
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[2.116] And
they say: Allah has taken to himself a son. Glory be to Him; rather, whatever is in the
heavens and the earth is His; all are obedient to Him.
[2.117]
Wonderful Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees an affair, He only
says to it, Be, so there it is.
[2.118] And
those who have no knowledge say: Why does not Allah speak to us or a sign come to us? Even
thus said those before them, the like of what they say; their hearts are all alike. Indeed
We have made the communications clear for a people who are sure.
[2.119]
Surely We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of good news and as a warner, and you
shall not be called upon to answer for the companions of the flaming fire.
[2.120] And
the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians until you follow their religion.
Say: Surely Allah's guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their desires
after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have no guardian from Allah, nor any
helper.
[2.121]
Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it ought to be read. These believe in it;
and whoever disbelieves in it, these it is that are the losers.
[2.122] O
children of Israel, call to mind My favor which I bestowed on you and that I made you
excel the nations.
[2.123] And,
be on your guard against a day when no soul shall avail another in the least neither shall
any compensation be accepted from it, nor shall intercession profit it, nor shall they be
helped.
[2.124] And
when his Lord tried Ibrahim with certain words, he fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will
make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include
the unjust, said He.
[2.125] And
when We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a (place of) security, and: Appoint for
yourselves a place of prayer on the standing-place of Ibrahim. And We enjoined Ibrahim and
Ismail saying: Purify My House for those who visit (it) and those who abide (in it) for
devotion and those who bow down (and) those who prostrate themselves.
[2.126] And
when Ibrahim said: My Lord, make it a secure town and provide its people with fruits, such
of them as believe in Allah and the last day. He said: And whoever disbelieves, I will
grant him enjoyment for a short while, then I will drive him to the chastisement of the
fire; and it is an evil destination.
[2.127] And
when Ibrahim and Ismail raised the foundations of the House: Our Lord! accept from us;
surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing:
[2.128] Our
Lord! and make us both submissive to Thee and (raise) from our offspring a nation
submitting to Thee, and show us our ways of devotion and turn to us (mercifully), surely
Thou art the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.
[2.129] Our
Lord! and raise up in them an Apostle from among them who shall recite to them Thy
communications and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art
the Mighty, the Wise.
[2.130] And
who forsakes the religion of Ibrahim but he who makes himself a fool, and most certainly
We chose him in this world, and in the hereafter he is most surely among the righteous.
[2.131] When
his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds.
[2.132] And
the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and (so did) Yaqoub. O my sons! surely Allah has
chosen for you (this) faith, therefore die not unless you are Muslims.
[2.133] Nay!
were you witnesses when death visited Yaqoub, when he said to his sons: What will you
serve after me? They said: We will serve your God and the God of your fathers, Ibrahim and
Ismail and Ishaq, one God only, and to Him do we submit.
[2.134] This
is a people that have passed away; they shall have what they earned and you shall have
what you earn, and you shall not be called upon to answer for what they did.
[2.135] And
they say: Be Jews or Christians, you will be on the right course. Say: Nay! (we follow)
the Deen of Ibrahim, the Hanif, and he was not one of the polytheists.
[2.136] Say:
We believe in Allah and (in) that which had been revealed to us, and (in) that which was
revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and (in) that which
was given to Musa and Isa, and (in) that which was given to the prophets from their Lord,
we do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.
[2.137] If
then they believe as you believe in Him, they are indeed on the right course, and if they
turn back, then they are only in great opposition, so Allah will suffice you against them,
and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
[2.138]
(Receive) the baptism of Allah, and who is better than Allah in baptizing? and Him do we
serve.
[2.139] Say:
Do you dispute with us about Allah, and He is our Lord and your Lord, and we shall have
our deeds and you shall have your deeds, and we are sincere to Him.
[2.140] Nay!
do you say that Ibrahim and Ismail and Yaqoub and the tribes were Jews or Christians? Say:
Are you better knowing or Allah? And who is more unjust than he who conceals a testimony
that he has from Allah? And Allah is not at all heedless of what you do.
[2.141] This
is a people that have passed away; they shall have what they earned and you shall have
what you earn, and you shall not be called upon to answer for what they did.
[2.142] The
fools among the people will say: What has turned them from their qiblah which they had?
Say: The East and the West belong only to Allah; He guides whom He likes to the right
path.
[2.143] And
thus We have made you a medium (just) nation that you may be the bearers of witness to the
people and (that) the Apostle may be a bearer of witness to you; and We did not make that
which you would have to be the qiblah but that We might distinguish him who follows the
Apostle from him who turns back upon his heels, and this was surely hard except for those
whom Allah has guided aright; and Allah was not going to make your faith to be fruitless;
most surely Allah is Affectionate, Merciful to the people.
[2.144]
Indeed We see the turning of your face to heaven, so We shall surely turn you to a qiblah
which you shall like; turn then your face towards the Sacred Mosque, and wherever you are,
turn your face towards it, and those who have been given the Book most surely know that it
is the truth from their Lord; and Allah is not at all heedless of what they do.
[2.145] And
even if you bring to those who have been given the Book every sign they would not follow
your qiblah, nor can you be a follower of their qiblah, neither are they the followers of
each other's qiblah, and if you follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to
you, then you shall most surely be among the unjust.
[2.146]
Those whom We have given the Book recognize him as they recognize their sons, and a party
of them most surely conceal the truth while they know (it).
[2.147] The
truth is from your Lord, therefore you should not be of the doubters.
[2.148] And
every one has a direction to which he should turn, therefore hasten to (do) good works;
wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all
things.
[2.149] And
from whatsoever place you come forth, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque; and surely
it is the very truth from your Lord, and Allah is not at all heedless of what you do.
[2.150] And
from whatsoever place you come forth, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque; and
wherever you are turn your faces towards it, so that people shall have no accusation
against you, except such of them as are unjust; so do not fear them, and fear Me, that I
may complete My favor on you and that you may walk on the right course.
[2.151] Even
as We have sent among you an Apostle from among you who recites to you Our communications
and purifies you and teaches you the Book and the wisdom and teaches you that which you
did not know.
[2.152]
Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be
ungrateful to Me.
[2.153] O
you who believe! seek assistance through patience and prayer; surely Allah is with the
patient.
[2.154] And
do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay, (they are) alive, but you
do not perceive.
[2.155] And
We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger and loss of property and
lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient,
[2.156] Who,
when a misfortune befalls them, say: Surely we are Allah's and to Him we shall surely
return.
[2.157]
Those are they on whom are blessings and mercy from their Lord, and those are the
followers of the right course.
[2.158]
Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah; so whoever makes a
pilgrimage to the House or pays a visit (to it), there is no blame on him if he goes round
them both; and whoever does good spontaneously, then surely Allah is Grateful, Knowing.
[2.159]
Surely those who conceal the clear proofs and the guidance that We revealed after We made
it clear in the Book for men, these it is whom Allah shall curse, and those who curse
shall curse them (too).
[2.160]
Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth), these it is to whom I
turn (mercifully); and I am the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.
[2.161]
Surely those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers, these it is on whom is
the curse of Allah and the angels and men all;
[2.162]
Abiding in it; their chastisement shall not be lightened nor shall they be given respite.
[2.163] And
your God is one God! there is no god but He; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[2.164] Most
surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and
the day, and the ships that run in the sea with that which profits men, and the water that
Allah sends down from the cloud, then gives life with it to the earth after its death and
spreads in it all (kinds of) animals, and the changing of the winds and the clouds made
subservient between the heaven and the earth, there are signs for a people who understand.
[2.165] And
there are some among men who take for themselves objects of worship besides Allah, whom
they love as they love Allah, and those who believe are stronger in love for Allah and O,
that those who are unjust had seen, when they see the chastisement, that the power is
wholly Allah's and that Allah is severe in requiting (evil).
[2.166] When
those who were followed shall renounce those who followed (them), and they see the
chastisement and their ties are cut asunder.
[2.167] And
those who followed shall say: Had there been for us a return, then we would renounce them
as they have renounced us. Thus will Allah show them their deeds to be intense regret to
them, and they shall not come forth from the fire.
[2.168] O
men! eat the lawful and good things out of what is in the earth, and do not follow the
footsteps of the Shaitan; surely he is your open enemy.
[2.169] He
only enjoins you evil and indecency, and that you may speak against Allah what you do not
know.
[2.170] And
when it is said to them, Follow what Allah has revealed, they say: Nay! we follow what we
found our fathers upon. What! and though their fathers had no sense at all, nor did they
follow the right way.
[2.171] And
the parable of those who disbelieve is as the parable of one who calls out to that which
hears no more than a call and a cry; deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they do not understand.
[2.172] O
you who believe! eat of the good things that We have provided you with, and give thanks to
Allah if Him it is that you serve.
[2.173] He
has only forbidden you what dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine, and that over
which any other (name) than (that of) Allah has been invoked; but whoever is driven to
necessity, not desiring, nor exceeding the limit, no sin shall be upon him; surely Allah
is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.174]
Surely those who conceal any part of the Book that Allah has revealed and take for it a
small price, they eat nothing but fire into their bellies, and Allah will not speak to
them on the day of resurrection, nor will He purify them, and they shall have a painful
chastisement.
[2.175]
These are they who buy error for the right direction and chastisement for forgiveness; how
bold they are to encounter fire.
[2.176] This
is because Allah has revealed the Book with the truth; and surely those who go against the
Book are in a great opposition.
[2.177] It
is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, but
righteousness is this that one should believe in Allah and the last day and the angels and
the Book and the prophets, and give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and
the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the emancipation of)
the captives, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; and the performers of their
promise when they make a promise, and the patient in distress and affliction and in time
of conflicts -- these are they who are true (to themselves) and these are they who guard
(against evil).
[2.178] O
you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain, the free
for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female, but if any
remission is made to any one by his (aggrieved) brother, then prosecution (for the
bloodwit) should be made according to usage, and payment should be made to him in a good
manner; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy; so whoever exceeds the limit
after this he shall have a painful chastisement.
[2.179] And
there is life for you in (the law of) retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may
guard yourselves.
[2.180]
Bequest is prescribed for you when death approaches one of you, if he leaves behind wealth
for parents and near relatives, according to usage, a duty (incumbent) upon those who
guard (against evil).
[2.181]
Whoever then alters it after he has heard it, the sin of it then is only upon those who
alter it; surely Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
[2.182] But
he who fears an inclination to a wrong course or an act of disobedience on the part of the
testator, and effects an agreement between the parties, there is no blame on him. Surely
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.183] O
you who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you,
so that you may guard (against evil).
[2.184] For
a certain number of days; but whoever among you is sick or on a journey, then (he shall
fast) a (like) number of other days; and those who are not able to do it may effect a
redemption by feeding a poor man; so whoever does good spontaneously it is better for him;
and that you fast is better for you if you know.
[2.185] The
month of Ramazan is that in which the Qur’an was revealed, a guidance to men and
clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction; therefore whoever of you is present in
the month, he shall fast therein, and whoever is sick or upon a journey, then (he shall
fast) a (like) number of other days; Allah desires ease for you, and He does not desire
for you difficulty, and (He desires) that you should complete the number and that you
should exalt the greatness of Allah for His having guided you and that you may give
thanks.
[2.186] And
when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of
the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that
they may walk in the right way.
[2.187] It
is made lawful to you to go into your wives on the night of the fast; they are an apparel
for you and you are an apparel for them; Allah knew that you acted unfaithfully to
yourselves, so He has turned to you (mercifully) and removed from you (this burden); so
now be in contact with them and seek what Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink
until the whiteness of the day becomes distinct from the blackness of the night at dawn,
then complete the fast till night, and have not contact with them while you keep to the
mosques; these are the limits of Allah, so do not go near them. Thus does Allah make clear
His communications for men that they may guard (against evil).
[2.188] And
do not swallow up your property among yourselves by false means, neither seek to gain
access thereby to the judges, so that you may swallow up a part of the property of men
wrongfully while you know.
[2.189] They
ask you concerning the new moon. Say: They are times appointed for (the benefit of) men,
and (for) the pilgrimage; and it is not righteousness that you should enter the houses at
their backs, but righteousness is this that one should guard (against evil); and go into
the houses by their doors and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, that you may be
successful.
[2.190] And
fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits,
surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits.
[2.191] And
kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and
persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque
until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the
recompense of the unbelievers.
[2.192] But
if they desist, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.193] And
fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah, but
if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors.
[2.194] The
Sacred month for the sacred month and all sacred things are (under the law of)
retaliation; whoever then acts aggressively against you, inflict injury on him according
to the injury he has inflicted on you and be careful (of your duty) to Allah and know that
Allah is with those who guard (against evil).
[2.195] And
spend in the way of Allah and cast not yourselves to perdition with your own hands, and do
good (to others); surely Allah loves the doers of good.
[2.196] And
accomplish the pilgrimage and the visit for Allah, but if, you are prevented, (send)
whatever offering is easy to obtain, and do not shave your heads until the offering
reaches its destination; but whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, he
(should effect) a compensation by fasting or alms or sacrificing, then when you are
secure, whoever profits by combining the visit with the pilgrimage (should take) what
offering is easy to obtain; but he who cannot find (any offering) should fast for three
days during the pilgrimage and for seven days when you return; these (make) ten (days)
complete; this is for him whose family is not present in the Sacred Mosque, and be careful
(of your duty) to Allah, and know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil).
[2.197] The
pilgrimage is (performed in) the well-known months; so whoever determines the performance
of the pilgrimage therein, there shall be no intercourse nor fornication nor quarrelling
amongst one another; and whatever good you do, Allah knows it; and make provision, for
surely the provision is the guarding of oneself, and be careful (of your duty) to Me, O
men of understanding.
[2.198]
There is no blame on you in seeking bounty from your Lord, so when you hasten on from
"Arafat", then remember Allah near the Holy Monument, and remember Him as He has
guided you, though before that you were certainly of the erring ones.
[2.199] Then
hasten on from the Place from which the people hasten on and ask the forgiveness of Allah;
surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[2.200] So
when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather
a greater lauding. But there are some people who say, Our Lord! give us in the world, and
they shall have no resting place.
[2.201] And
there are some among them who say: Our Lord! grant us good in this world and good in the
hereafter, and save us from the chastisement of the fire.
[2.202] They
shall have (their) portion of what they have earned, and Allah is swift in reckoning.
[2.203] And
laud Allah during the numbered days; then whoever hastens off in two days, there is no
blame on him, and whoever remains behind, there is no blame on him, (this is) for him who
guards (against evil), and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, and know that you shall be
gathered together to Him.
[2.204] And
among men is he whose speech about the life of this world causes you to wonder, and he
calls on Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the most violent of
adversaries.
[2.205] And
when he turn,s back, he runs along in the land that he may cause mischief in it and
destroy the tilth and the stock, and Allah does not love mischief-making.
[2.206] And
when it is said to him, guard against (the punishment of) Allah; pride carries him off to
sin, therefore hell is sufficient for him; and certainly it is an evil resting place.
[2.207] And
among men is he who sells himself to seek the pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate
to the servants.
[2.208] O
you who believe! enter into submission one and all and do not follow the footsteps of
Shaitan; surely he is your open enemy.
[2.209] But
if you slip after clear arguments have come to you, then know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
[2.210] They
do not wait aught but that Allah should come to them in the shadows of the clouds along
with the angels, and the matter has (already) been decided; and (all) matters are returned
to Allah.
[2.211] Ask
the Israelites how many a clear sign have We given them; and whoever changes the favor of
Allah after it has come to him, then surely Allah is severe in requiting (evil).
[2.212] The
life of this world is made to seem fair to those who disbelieve, and they mock those who
believe, and those who guard (against evil) shall be above them on the day of
resurrection; and Allah gives means of subsistence to whom he pleases without measure.
[2.213]
(All) people are a single nation; so Allah raised prophets as bearers of good news and as
warners, and He revealed with them the Book with truth, that it might judge between people
in that in which they differed; and none but the very people who were given it differed
about it after clear arguments had come to them, revolting among themselves; so Allah has
guided by His will those who believe to the truth about which they differed and Allah
guides whom He pleases to the right path.
[2.214] Or
do you think that you would enter the garden while yet the state of those who have passed
away before you has not come upon you; distress and affliction befell them and they were
shaken violently, so that the Apostle and those who believed with him said: When will the
help of Allah come? Now surely the help of Allah is nigh!
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