Iron

He is the One Who sends down clear signs to His (exalted) servant so that He may bring you out of the darkness into the light. Surely, Allah is the Most Clement, Ever-Merciful towards you.


Yâ Sîn

Today We shall seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness to the deeds which they used to earn.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And the disbelievers said to the believers: ‘Had it (the Din of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) been a better (religion), these people would not have advanced towards it taking the lead over us. (We would have accepted it before anyone else.)’ And when they (the disbelievers) have not taken guidance from it (themselves), now they say: ‘This is an old lie (and a fabrication).’


The Heights

So, the truth was established, and everything that they had been doing was proved false.


The Family of 'Imrân

Certainly, the nearest of the people to Ibrahim (Abraham), (and the most deserving) are those who have followed him (in his Din [Religion]). And (they) are no other than this Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and those who have believed (in him). And Allah is the Helper of the believers.


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

Then they will say to their skins: ‘Why did you bear witness against us?’ They will say: ‘Allah, Who gives speech to everything, has enabled us to speak. And He is the One Who created you the first time, and you will be returned to Him alone.’


Those Who Drag Forth

And by the (angels) who unweave sinews (of the believers’ organisms) gently and peacefully, Or By the waves of energy that disintegrate gently and peacefully the chemical bonds within matter,


The Star

And that He is the One Who destroyed the first (people of) ‘Ad,


The Coursers

But does he not know when those (dead) in the graves will be raised,


Qâf

But they wondered that a Warner had come to them from amongst themselves. So the disbelievers say: ‘This is strange!


Noah

Surely, if You leave them (alive), they will keep leading your servants astray and will beget none but the most wicked and extremely disbelieving children.


The Morning Star

He has been created from the ejaculated fluid (i.e., virile and motile sperm).


Those Who Set The Ranks

And surely, We sent the Warners amongst them as well.


The Poets

And we shall not be afflicted with the torment.


The Prostration

Alif, Lam, Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)


Women

And when you travel in the land, there will be no sin on you if you shorten the Prayer (i.e., offer two instead of four mandatory cycles), if you fear that the disbelievers are likely to afflict you with distress. Assuredly, the disbelievers are your open enemies.


Repentance

They swear to you so that you may feel pleased with them. So, (O Muslims,) if you are pleased with them, (even) then Allah will not be pleased with the disobedient people.


The Thunder

There is for them a chastisement in the worldly life (as well), but certainly the torment in the Hereafter is fiercer. And there is none who can rescue them from (the punishment of) Allah.


The Beneficent

The maidens who are veiling, confined in tents.


The Family of 'Imrân

(Also) because (Allah) may exterminate a section of the unbelievers or abase them so that they go back defeated.


Hûd

And a dreadful blast overtook the wrongdoers. So morning found them (dead), lying prone in their homes,


Repentance

And amongst these nomad villagers there is (also) one who regards that (money) which he spends (in the cause of Allah) as a compulsory fine, and looks forward to the spinning evil (of miseries and misfortunes) coming upon you. But it is they whom the evil spin (of calamity and ill-fortune) is going to whirl. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


The Clans

And He made you the owners of the land, the houses and the wealth and the properties of these (war enemies) and the (captured) territory where you had not even stepped in (before). And Allah has Absolute Power over everything.


Qâf

That Day We shall ask Hell: ‘Are you filled up?’ And it will say: ‘Is there any more?’


Hûd

Then, when Our command (of chastisement) came to pass, We turned the town upside down, and We rained upon it stones and pebbles of baked clay which incessantly teemed down (layer upon layer),


Joseph

Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘The food which is served to you (daily) will not have yet come to you when I shall inform both of you about its interpretation before its coming to you. This (interpretation) is of those branches of knowledge that my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have rejected (from the very beginning) the religion of the people who do not believe in Allah, and they deny the Hereafter as well.


The Winnowing Winds

And I created the jinn and human beings solely to adopt My servitude.


Repentance

It is not for the polytheists to maintain and frequent the mosques of Allah, whereas they themselves bear witness to their disbelief. All their deeds have become void and in Hell they shall dwell forever.


Abraham

And (on the Day of Grand Assembly) all (the higher and the lower ranks) will appear before Allah. The weak ones (the followers) will ask the (powerful) arrogant ones: ‘We obeyed you (the whole life). So can you now manage for us some degree of rescue from Allah’s torment?’ Those (affluent ones) will reply (to their poor followers): ‘Had Allah guided us, we would also have shown you the path of guidance (i.e., we were ourselves misguided so we misguided you too). It is all the same (Today) whether we sigh and wail or forbear. We have no way to escape.’


The Beneficent

Who (Himself) taught the Qur’an to (the Arab Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]).*


Cattle

Inquire of them: ‘Who delivers you from the layers of the darkness of the land and the sea? When (in trouble) you supplicate Him, totally prostrated and (also) in secret: ‘If He delivers us from that (adversity), we shall surely be amongst the grateful.’


The Criterion

And whoever repents and executes good, so he returns to Allah (the way) returning is due.


Mary

So We have indeed made this (Qur’an) easy in your own tongue so that, by means of it, you may communicate good news to the Godfearing and may warn thereby the contentious people.


The Heights

And enquire of them the plight of the town which was situated on the seashore when they transgressed (the commandments with regard to the Sabbath) Saturday. (This occurred) when the fish swarmed from all sides, appearing to (the surface of) water on their (venerated) Saturday. And (the fish) would not come to them on (the rest of) the days, which they did not revere like Saturday. We were trying them this way because they were disobedient.


Light

Verily, those who falsely accuse chaste, believing women who are unaware of, and unacquainted (with, even the very idea of indecency and evil) are cursed in this world and in the Hereafter. And for them is woeful punishment,


The Coursers

And then raise clouds of dust from the point (of attack),


The Cave

And who is a greater wrongdoer than one who was reminded of the signs of Allah, but he turned away from them and forgot those (evil deeds) which his hands had sent forward? Verily, We have cast veils over their hearts so that they may (not) understand this truth, and have plugged their ears with heaviness (so that they may not hear this truth). And if you invite them towards guidance, never ever will they take guidance.


The Family of 'Imrân

The punishment of such people is that they are continually plagued by the curse of Allah, of the angels and of all mankind.


Saba

Say: ‘The Day of Promise is appointed for you. You will not be able to either put it back for a moment or put it forward.’


The Cow

And amongst people there is also someone whose conversation seems pleasing to you in the life of the world, and who calls Allah to witness that which is in his heart, but in truth he is most quarrelsome.


Mary

And We know best those who are most deserving of being thrown into Hell.


The Ant

And certainly, your Lord knows well what their breasts hide and also what they make known.


Time or Man

And when you will look (at Paradise), you will find blessings (in abundance) and a mighty kingdom (all around).


Cattle

Follow this (Qur’an) which has been revealed to you from your Lord. There is no God except Allah, and turn away from those who associate partners with Allah.


The Pilgrimage

And those who migrated from their (homeland) in the way of Allah (and) were then slain or died (suffering from the troubles of the way), Allah shall indeed provide for them an excellent provision (of bestowals specific to the Last Day). And, verily, Allah is the Best of providers.


The Prostration

So those who believe and keep doing good deeds, for them are Gardens of eternal repose as an entertainment and honour (from their Lord) in reward for those (works) which they used to do.


Yâ Sîn

So let not what they utter hurt you. Surely, We know whatever they hide and whatever they make public.


The Pilgrimage

Then how many a town was there which We annihilated because they were oppressors! They are fallen down on their roofs. And, (owing to their devastation,) how many a well (was) deserted, and how many a strongly built castle (is) lying ruined (as an archeological site)!


The Ascending Stairways

He gets upset and worried when some hardship (or financial loss) afflicts him,


The Troops

So that Allah removes from them errors which they did, and grants them the reward for the pious deeds they used to do.


The Believers

Surely, this is what we and our fathers have (also) been promised. These (sayings) are but the tales of the bygone people.


Light

And those who accuse their wives (of adultery) and have no witnesses except themselves, the testimony of such a person is to swear (himself) four times by Allah that he is truthful (in his accusation),


The Table Spread

And (recall) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: ‘O my people! Recollect the blessing Allah (bestowed) upon you when He raised Prophets from amongst you, and made you kings and gave (so) much to you as He had not given to anyone else in all the worlds (in your contemporary period).


The Family of 'Imrân

And do not lose heart or feel grieved; and it is you who will be victorious, provided you maintain (perfect) faith.


The Night

Indeed, it is binding on Us to show you the path (of truth).


The Mount

The Day when their plots will be of no use to them, nor will they be helped.


The Family of 'Imrân

Every soul is going to taste death. And your full recompense will be paid back only on the Day of Resurrection. So, whoever will be saved from Hell and admitted to Paradise will be truly successful. And the worldly life is nothing but illusory wealth.


The Heights

And do not cause disruption and mischief in the land after it has been set in order (i.e., after reformation of the living conditions in the country). And keep supplicating Him fearing (His torment) and aspiring (to His mercy). Assuredly, Allah’s mercy is near to those who are (spiritually excellent,) committed to doing pious works.


The Cave

And (recall) when We said to the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam (in veneration).’ So they all prostrated themselves except Iblis. He (Iblis) was of the jinn, and he walked out of the obedience to his Lord. Are you taking him and his offspring for friends leaving Me, whereas, in truth, they are your enemies? How evil a substitute the evildoers (have opted in My place)!


Dhu al-Qarnayn said: ‘Whoever perpetrates injustice (by way of disbelief and mischief-mongering), we will certainly punish him. He will then be brought back to his Lord. And then He will award him most grievous punishment.


The Clans

O wives of the (Esteemed) Prophet! Whoever of you commits an obvious indecency, the torment for her will be doubled, and that is very easy for Allah.


Yâ Sîn

You can only warn the one who follows the direction and guidance and fears the Most Kind (Lord) unseen. So give him the good news of forgiveness and a reward of great honour.


The Dawn

And you lay hand on the inherited wealth and devour it (yourselves and do not pay the poverty-stricken their due).


Repentance

And, (O Muslims,) some amongst the nomad villagers around you and some citizens of Medina as well are hypocrites. They are adamant about hypocrisy. (So far) you know them not; We know them. (Later, the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] was also given the knowledge and awareness of all the hypocrites.) Soon shall We torment them twice* (here in this world). Then they will be turned towards a greater torment (on the Day of Rising).


Women

But (do not fight) those who have allied with a people that between you and them there is a (peace) treaty, or who (losing heart) come to you in such a state that their breasts are afflicted (with this obsession) whether they should fight you or their own people. If Allah had so willed, He (strengthening their hearts) would have given them supremacy over you. Then they would certainly have fought you. So if they keep away from you and do not fight you and send you (a message) for peace, then (in the interest of peace) Allah has left no way open for you (to launch any aggression) against them.


Cattle

And if We had made the Messenger an angel, even then We would have made him (the form of) a man, and (even in that case) We would have put them in the same doubt which they are (already) in (i.e., confused over his physical appearance, they would say: ‘He is a human being like us.’)


Al-Hijr

No discomfort will touch them, nor will they be driven out from there.


The Believers

Far (from understanding), far (off from likelihood) are the things you are being promised.


The Clear Proof

Indeed, those who disbelieve from amongst the People of the Book and the polytheists (all) will be (abiding) in the Fire of Hell. They are its permanent dwellers. It is they who are the worst of the creation.


Sâd

Except those of Your servants who are chosen and exalted ones.’


Cattle

Then indeed (the same way) they belied the truth (the Qur’an as well) when it came to them (as a sign of Allah). But soon there is coming to them the news pertaining to what they have been making fun of.


The Family of 'Imrân

Say: ‘Obey Allah and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him).’ But if they turn away, then Allah does not like the disbelievers.


Hûd

And (We sent) to (the people of) Thamud their (kinship) brother Salih. He said: ‘O my people, worship Allah. You have no God apart from Him. He is the One Who raised you up from the earth and settled you therein. So, beg His forgiveness and then turn to Him in repentance. Surely, my Lord is Near, Granting prayers.’


The Winnowing Winds

The (angels) said: ‘It will happen exactly as your Lord has said; surely, He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.’


Spoils of War

And Allah made this (form of help) merely good news in order that your hearts are reassured thereby. And (in truth) there is no (other) help except the help from Allah. Indeed, Allah alone is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Prophets

So We granted his prayer and We delivered him from grief. And likewise, We always deliver the believers.


She That is to be Examined

Indeed, there is for you an excellent example in them (to follow), for him (in particular) who hopes (to appear before the presence of) Allah and looks forward to the Last Day. But whoever turns away, then Allah is Self-Sufficient and Praiseworthy.


Qâf

There is indeed sure warning and admonition in it for him who has a heart (vigilant and awake, far from negligence,) or listens with active attention (i.e., focuses attention having no contact with anyone other than Allah) and is in a state of (spiritual) vision (i.e., remains lost in the effulgent disclosures of Allah’s absolute beauty).


The Jinn

And this (Revelation has also come to me) that if they had remained firm on the right path (the path of truth, the path of the remembrance of Allah), then We would have provided them with abundant water,


The Believer

And those burning in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell: ‘Pray to your Lord that He lessens our torment some day.’


The Cow

Allah is the Guardian of the believers. He brings them out of (all kinds of) darkness and takes them towards the light. And those who are disbelievers, their supporters are satans who take them out of the light (of truth) into the darkness (of evil). It is they who are the inmates of Hell. They will dwell there forever.


Crouching

So those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord will admit them to His mercy. That is nothing but an evident success.


Yâ Sîn

O Children of Adam! Did I not take this covenant from you not to worship Satan; no doubt he is your open enemy;


Saba

(And We commanded:) ‘Make wide and full-length coats of mail and care for the measure while joining (their) links (i.e., rings). And, (O family of Dawud [David],) continue doing pious deeds. I am minutely watching the works that you do.’


The Bee

They keep fearing their Lord, Who is high above them, and obey whatever command they are given.


The Poets

And verily, your Lord alone is Almighty, Ever-Merciful.


Repentance

The believers, men and women, are helpers and friends to one another. They command good and forbid evil and establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) and obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). It is they on whom Allah will soon shower His Mercy. Surely, Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Cave

And likewise, We raised them up so that they could probe amongst themselves. (So) the vocal one amongst them said: ‘How long have you stayed (here)?’ They said: ‘We have tarried (here) for a day or (even) a part of that.’ (Winding it up, they) said: ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send someone of you to the city with this coin of yours. He should then find which food is more lawful and clean and bring you some of that. He should remain slow and polite (in going, buying and coming back), not leaving any clue about you (even) to a single person.


The Morning Star

By the heavenly universe which will regress to its primitive state,


The Pen

They said: ‘Woe to us! No doubt it is we who were disobedient and rebellious.


Smoke

Dressed in fine silk and heavy brocade, facing one another.


Repentance

The truth is that they have been trying to cause subversion earlier too, and have been contriving schemes to upset your programmes until the truth came and the decree of Allah prevailed, though they disliked (it) downright.


Spoils of War

Had there not been a prior decree (i.e., command for forgiveness) from Allah, a terrible torment would indeed have seized you for (the ransom) that you procured (from the prisoners of Badr).


The Fig

Indeed, We have created man in the best constitution (equipoised in the finest proportion).


Al-Hijr

So when I accomplish the perfection of his (physical) constitution into his real being, and breathe My (divine) spirit into (the inner self of) this (human physical) organism, then fall down prostrate before him.’


The Cave

And this man had (also besides this) abundant fruits (i.e., resources). Whilst exchanging views with his companion, he said to him: ‘I am far more affluent than you and (also) more honourable with regard to family and tribal strength.’


Ornaments of Gold

And had it not been that mankind (converging on disbelief) would have become one community, We would have made, for those who disbelieve in the Most Kind (Lord), silver roofs for their houses and silver staircases by which they ascend,


Jonah

There is (but a few days’) enjoyment in this world. Then they are to return to Us. We shall then afflict them with a severe torment as recompense for their disbelief.


Hûd

She said: ‘Amazing! Shall I bear a child whilst I have grown old and my husband (too) is an old man? This is extremely astonishing indeed!’


Repentance

O believers! Indeed, the majority of the priests and monks (of the People of the Book) devour the wealth of people through unfair (means) and hinder from the path of Allah (i.e., fill their safes with people’s money, and hinder it from being spent for the publicity and promotion of the true Din [Religion]). And those who hoard silver and gold and do not spend it in the cause of Allah, warn them of a grievous torment.


The Cleaving

And surely, the evildoers will be in the (Blazing Fire of) Hell.


The Sundering

So I swear by the evening glow (i.e., the twilight or its later glare),


The Heights

And when (some) torment befell them, they would say: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Pray for us to your Lord by means of (His) promise with you. If you avert this torment from us, we will surely believe in you, and will send with you the Children of Israel (setting them free).’


The Clans

(These) accursed (militant, terrorist and riotous) people (engaged in violent anti-state conspiracies), wherever found, are to be seized and every one of them to be killed (as punishment for their rebellious activities, making them awful signs, to eliminate the threats to peace once and for all).


The Criterion

And the (favourite) servants of the Most Kind (Lord) are those who walk gently on the earth, and when the ignorant (i.e., impolite) people say to them something (unlikable), they (get aside), saying: ‘Peace.’


The Night

No one shall enter it but the most wretched,


The Cow

Were you present (at the time) when death approached Ya‘qub (Jacob) when he asked his sons: ‘Whom will you worship after (my passing away)?’ They said: ‘We shall worship your God, the God of your ancestors Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma‘il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac), Who is the One and Only God; and we (all) shall remain obedient to Him.’


The Poets

And it will be said to them: ‘Where are those (idols) which you used to worship,


The Romans

Although they were in despair before the rainfall upon them.


The Poets

And verily, your Lord alone is Almighty, Ever-Merciful indeed.


The Story

And never worship any other (self-made) god besides Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except He. Everything has to perish but He. His is the command and to Him you (all) will be returned.


Joseph

O my Lord! Verily, You granted me dominion and blessed me with the knowledge of the interpretation of dreams. O Creator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Helper in this world and in the Hereafter (as well). Make me die in a state of total submission to (the Din [Religion] of) Islam, and make me join the company of those who are upright.’


The Heights

And remember when He made you successors (in the land) after (the people of) ‘Ad and granted you settlement in the land. You build castles in the soft (plain) areas, and carve out mountains to chisel dwellings (out of them). So remember (these) Favours of Allah, and do not cause disruption and mischief in the land.


The Bee

And do not tell a lie which your tongues utter: ‘This is lawful and that is forbidden,’ thus fabricating a lie against Allah. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will (never) be delivered.


Hûd

(And when all were drowned and annihilated except Nuh’s [Noah’s] Ark) it was commanded: ‘O earth, swallow up your water and, O sky, cease pouring.’ And the water was dried and the command was executed and the Ark came to rest on Mount al-Judi and it was said: ‘Far away are the unjust (from mercy)!’


The Cow

And (recall) when his Lord commanded him: ‘Bow down (before Me),’ he submitted: ‘I bow down before the Lord of all the worlds.’


The Reality

And the earth and mountains will be removed (from their places), they will then be crushed to sand particles in a single crash.


Those Who Set The Ranks

When We delivered him and the whole of his family,


Yâ Sîn

His command (of creation) is only that when He intends (to create) something, He says to it: ‘Be,’ so it instantly becomes (existent or visible and continues becoming).


The Pilgrimage

That is the (command). And whoever venerates the signs of Allah (i.e., honouring those living beings, shrines, monumental sites, commands and prescribed duties known and recognized due to some pious association or link with Allah or Allah’s devoted servants), this (veneration) is of the Godwariness of hearts (only those whose hearts have been blessed with the fear of God venerate these signs).


Al-Hijr

But anyone who tries to eavesdrop, an illuminating (i.e., blazing) meteor follows it.


The Poets

(Did) you or (any of) your forefathers (ever realize)?


Tâ Hâ

(O my people! He) Allah alone is your God apart from Whom there is no God. He has encompassed everything in (His) knowledge.’


Yâ Sîn

And like this (Ark) We made for them (many other means of transport) which they ride.


The Mount

And by the Lofty Roof (i.e., the High Heaven or the Most Exalted Throne),


The Poets

Ta, Sin, Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)


The Overthrowing

And when the layers of heaven will be torn asunder and moved away from their places,


Time or Man

And glasses made of silver which they will have filled with exact measures (according to everyone’s desire).


The Prophets

Say: ‘This is what is revealed to me that your God is One God (only). Do you then accept Islam?’


Cattle

Say (to them): ‘Had I had that (torment) which you desire to have in haste, then certainly the matter between me and you would have been settled once and for all. And Allah knows the unjust full well.’


He Frowned

Because a blind man approached him (who interrupted his discourse).


The Moon

The Last Hour has drawn near and the moon has split into two.


The Believer

That was because their Messengers brought them open signs but they denied. So Allah seized them (in the torment). Surely, He is All-Powerful, Most Severe in punishing.


Counsel

And He is the One Who sends down rain after they lose hope and He spreads His mercy. And He, the Guardian, is Most Praiseworthy.


The Children of Israel

And had We not (already) made you firm-footed (through holiness and impeccability of Prophethood), even then you (owing to your holy and sanctified self and natural potential) would have but trivially gone near to inclining towards them. (You would not have even then bent much towards them and they would have failed. But Allah has protected you from even nearing such a probability through the holiness of Prophethood.)


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And who can be more in error than someone who worships such (idols) apart from Allah as cannot answer (his question) till the Day of Resurrection? And those (idols) have no consciousness of their prayer and worship.


Time or Man

Indeed, this (Qur’an) is a Reminder. So whoever desires may adopt the way to (reach) his Lord.


The Children of Israel

And We gave Musa (Moses) the Book (the Torah) and made it guidance for the Children of Israel (and enjoined them:) ‘Do not take anyone other than Me as Guardian.’


Saba

And those who strive (in opposition) to Our Revelations presuming to frustrate (Us), it is they who will be brought to the torment.


The Romans

And all praise in the heavens and the earth be to Him alone, and (glorify Him) in the afternoon (‘Asr time) and at noon (Zuhr time) as well.


The Cow

Many of the People of the Book desire to turn you back to disbelief after you have believed because of the jealousy they have in their hearts, despite the fact that the truth has become evident to them. So keep forbearing and overlooking till Allah sends His command. Verily, Allah has (absolute) control over everything.


The Reality

So Today he does not have any warm friend.


The Cow

But those who repent, mend (their) ways and make known (the truth), so I (too) shall forgive them. And I am Most Relenting, Ever-Merciful.


The Bee

By Allah! We certainly sent Messengers to (many) communities before you (also). Then Satan made their (evil) deeds look attractive and pleasing to them. So the same (Satan) is Today their friend. And for them there is painful punishment.


The Congregation

This (arrival of the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] as well as his spiritual benevolence) is Allah’s bounty which He grants whom He likes. And Allah is Most Bountiful.


Joseph

They turned towards them and said: ‘What have you found missing?’


The Cleaving

(The One) Who created you (from a fertiled ovum in the mother’s womb), then, (to structure your limbs at the fetal stage,) He shaped you aright, then brought about proportionate alteration in your constitution?


She That Disputeth

Satan has gained mastery over them. So he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah. It is they who are Satan’s army. Know that indeed it is the party of Satan who are the losers.


Repentance

Do they not know that indeed He is Allah alone Who accepts the repentance of His servants and takes charity donations (i.e., Zakat and alms with His own Mighty Hand) and that Allah is the One Who is Oft-Relenting, Ever-Merciful?


The Criterion

And when it is said to them: ‘Prostrate yourselves before the Most Kind (Lord),’ the (deniers of the truth) say: ‘What is the Most Kind Lord? Shall we prostrate ourselves before whatever you command us?’ And this (command) increased only hatred in them.


Abraham

Beyond this (devastation) is Hell (again). And he will be served with fetid water of oozing pus,


The Spider

But these are the clear Verses (of the Qur’an) that are (preserved) in the breasts of those who have been given (true) knowledge. And none other than the unjust deny Our Revelations.


Jonah

O mankind! Surely, there has come to you an admonition from your Lord, and a cure for all those (diseases) which are (hidden) in the breasts. And it is guidance and mercy (too) for those who are blessed with faith.


The Cow

And fear that Day when no soul shall be able to recompense anything on behalf of another; nor shall any ransom be accepted from him (to deliver himself); nor shall any intercession benefit him (without Allah’s permission); nor shall they be helped (against the command of Allah).


The Bee

And He is the One Who has subjected the sea (rivers and oceans) as well (in addition to air and land) so that you may eat fresh (and favourite) seafood from there and may take out from them gems (etc.) that you wear as ornaments. And, (O man,) you see the vessels (and ships) that pierce through the water (of the rivers and oceans). And (all this has been managed) so that you may look for His bounty (i.e., sustenance, far and wide) and also that you may become thankful.


Tâ Hâ

(Allah) said: ‘Do not fear. I am indeed with you both. I hear and see (all).


The Cow

But if you do not do so, then be warned of the declaration of war from Allah and His Holy Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). And if you repent, then your principal amounts are (lawfully) yours. (In this case) you will neither do any wrong, nor be wronged.


The Clear Proof

Their reward is the Gardens of eternal living in the presence of their Lord, with streams flowing under them. They will live in them forever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. This (status) is meant for the one who fears his Lord.


The Congregation

Then after the Prayer is offered, disperse in the land and (then) look for Allah’s bounty (i.e., sustenance). And remember Allah much so that you may attain to prosperity.


Crouching

Say to the believers to disregard those who neither hope for nor fear (the coming of) the Days of Allah, so that He may give them full reward of those (deeds) which they used to earn.


The Cave

And the record of deeds will be placed (before everyone). So, you will see the evildoers terrified at the (sins, wrongs and offences) registered (in the record). And they will say: ‘Oh, woe to us! What is the matter with this record that it has left out neither any insignificant (wrong) nor any big (blunder)? It has rather taken into account (each and every act).’ And they will find (before them) whatever they used to do, and your Lord will not do injustice to anyone.


Counsel

That is the (award) of which Allah gives the good news to those servants who believe and do pious works persistently. Say: ‘I do not ask for any recompense for this (preaching the faith in Messengership), but (seek) love for (my) kindreds (and Allah’s nearness).’ And whoever earns good, We shall increase for him the reward in the Hereafter. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Appreciative.


The Story

(The Muslim Umma [Community] is addressed through the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him:) And you did not expect that this (Book) will be revealed to you, but it is (revealed by) the mercy of your Lord. So never be a helper of the disbelievers.


Ornaments of Gold

Verily, We have made it, the Qur’an, in the Arabic (language) so that you may understand.


The Spider

(O Esteemed Beloved!) Recite the Book which has been revealed to you and establish prayer. Surely, prayer prohibits indecency and impiety; and verily, the remembrance of Allah is the greatest. And Allah knows whatever (deeds) you do.


The Ant

And say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone. Soon He will show you His signs and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do.’


Crouching

And those who disbelieved (it will be said to them:) ‘Were My Verses not recited to you? But you showed arrogance and you were the evildoers.’


Cattle

Surely, those who have broken up their religion (by introducing segregated paths) and have divided into (different) sects, you are not (concerned with or responsible for) them in any matter. Their case is only with Allah. Then He would let them know what they used to do.


The Table Spread

And when you call (the people) to Prayer (by means of the Adhan—the Call to Prayer), these (people) take it as fun and sport because they are a people who have no sense (at all).


The Fig

Except for those who believe and do good works. For them is an unending (i.e., everlasting) reward.


The Table Spread

Will they not turn towards Allah (in repentance) and beg forgiveness from Him? For Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


Light

(O Muslims!) Do not regard the calling of the Prophet amongst you like your calling of one another. (When calling the Holy Prophet is not like your mutual calling amongst you, then how can the Holy Personality of the Prophet be like yours?) Surely, Allah knows those from amongst you (well) who slip away quietly (from the presence of the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him]) under the shelter of one another. So let those who go against the Messenger’s command (of veneration and devotion) feel afraid lest some trial should overtake them (here in the world) or a painful torment seize them in the Hereafter.


Joseph

(O My Esteemed Beloved!) This (narrative) is of the news of the unseen which We are revealing to you, and you were not present with them when they (Yusuf’s [Joseph’s] brothers) were co-working to conclude their conspiracy and were plotting to deceive.


The Believers

Or do they say: ‘He (the Prophet) is (afflicted) with mania’? (Nay, not at all;) he has rather brought to them the truth, but most of them do not like the truth.


Women

And deliver to the orphans their belongings; and do not exchange the bad for the good; nor consume their wealth by mixing it with your own. Indeed, this is a great sin.


The Heights

Do you wonder that direction and guidance from your Lord has come (on the tongue) of a man from amongst yourselves so that he may warn you (of the chastisement of Allah), and that you become Godfearing, and the purpose is that mercy may be shown to you?’


Al-Hijr

Lut (Lot) said: ‘Indeed, you are (looking) strangers.’


The Calamity

(It implies) the Day of Resurrection when (the whole of) mankind will become like scattered moths,


Cattle

They have fixed for Allah a share of the same (things) that He has produced of crops and cattle. Then, out of their (false) speculation, they say: ‘This share is for Allah and that for our (so-called) partners.’ Then (the share) meant for their partners does not reach Allah, and that (portion) which is for Allah reaches their partners. What an evil judgment (they) are making!


Ornaments of Gold

But when (granting the prayer of Musa [Moses]) We removed from them that torment, they at once violated the promise.


The Troops

And they (the residents of Paradise) will say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone, Who has fulfilled His promise to us, and has made us inheritors of the land of Paradise that we may reside in (this) Paradise wherever we desire.’ So how excellent is the reward of those who do righteous acts!


The Thunder

And they hasten to demand from you punishment before mercy though many torments have passed before them. And, (O Beloved,) your Lord is Most Forgiving to the people despite their (oppression and) injustice. But certainly, your Lord is Severe in punishment (as well).


The Heights

And to (the people of) Thamud We (sent) their (kinship) brother Salih. He said: ‘O my people, always worship Allah; you have no other God except He. Indeed, there has come to you from your Lord a clear sign. This she-camel of Allah is a sign for you. So leave her (free) to graze in Allah’s earth, and do not touch her with an evil (intention), or a grievous torment will seize you.’


The Ant

That (letter) has indeed (come) from Sulayman (Solomon), and that begins with the Name of Allah, Who is Most Kind, Ever-Merciful.


The Rising of the Dead

He asks (scornfully): ‘When is the Day of Resurrection?’


Then surely upon Us is the clear exposition (of its implications).


Victory

And all armies of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah alone. And Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Romans

And amongst His signs (as well) is that He shows you lightning to make you fear and hope and pours (rain)water from the sky. Then with that, He brings the earth back to life and liveliness after it dies. Verily, there are signs in it for those who put their mind to work.


The Cleaving

(Who are) dignified, the scribes (writing the records of all your deeds).


The Angels

Say: ‘Have you seen your partner-gods you worship apart from Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth. Or do they have any share in (the creation of) the heavens? Or have We given them any Book so that they stick to its evidence? (Nothing at all!) In fact, the wrongdoers promise one another nothing but deception.


Iron

The Day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say to the believers: ‘Look towards us (also a little considerately) so that we may take some of your light,’ it will be said to them: ‘Go back and look for light (there where you used to deny the light).’ So a wall will be raised between them (just then) with a door in it. Inside it will be mercy, and outside it will be torment from that direction.


The Poets

And (recall) when your Lord called to Musa (Moses): ‘Go to the wrongdoing people;


Mary

Then We shall deliver the Godfearing, and shall leave the wrongdoers in it (Hell) down on their knees.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And, when, (O Beloved,) We diverted a group of jinn to you, listening to the Qur’an with active attention, (and) when they came there (i.e., before the holy presence of the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]), they said (to one another): ‘Keep silent.’ And when (the recitation) was over, they went back as warners to their people (i.e., the callers to the truth).


Spoils of War

O believers! When you encounter any (enemy) army, stand firm and remember Allah abundantly so that you may attain to success.


The Family of 'Imrân

And hold fast to the rope of Allah, all of you together, and do not generate dissension and factions. But call to mind the blessing of Allah upon you when you were enemies (one to another). Then He created the bond of love amongst your hearts, and by His blessing you became brothers. And you (had reached) the brink of a pit of the Fire (of Hell) but He rescued you from it. That is how Allah elaborates His signs to you that you may take guidance to the right path.


The Ant

And (recall) Lut (Lot) when he said to his people: ‘Do you commit indecency whilst you see (as well)?


Hûd

And We did not wrong them, but they (themselves) wronged their souls. So, their false gods whom they worshipped besides Allah proved to them of no help when the command (of the torment) of your Lord came forth. And those (gods) could add only to their destruction and devastation.


The Overthrowing

And by the night when its darkness tapers off,


The Romans

And (also) of His signs is that the heavens and the earth stand firm by His (system of) command. Then, when He will give you one call to come (forth) from the earth, at once you will come (forth).


Tâ Hâ

(Musa [Moses]) said: ‘The knowledge about them is recorded (and saved) in a Book with My Lord. My Lord does not go wrong, nor does He forget.’


(Pharaoh) said: ‘O Musa (Moses)! Who is the Lord of you both?’


The Spider

And who can be more unjust than someone who fabricates a lie concerning Allah or belies the truth when it comes to him? Is there not an apartment in Hell (appointed) for the disbelievers?


The Family of 'Imrân

And (recall the time) when, early morning, you left your blessed abode (on the eve of the battle of Uhud), and were positioning the Muslims at their posts for the battle (in defence against the aggression by Meccan invaders). And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

And those who disbelieved will say: ‘O our Lord, show us those of the jinn and men who led us astray, so that we may (crush) them under our feet, and so that they may become of the most humiliated ones.’


The Bee

The promise of Allah has drawn (near), so do not hasten in seeking it. Holy is He and Exalted far above those objects, which the disbelievers set up as (His) peers.


The Ant

And put your hand into the opening of your collar. It will come out radiant white without any ill. (Both these are) of the nine signs (of Allah). Go (with them) to Pharaoh and his people. Surely, they are a disobedient people.’


Mary

Then (Gabriel or ‘Isa [Jesus] himself) called out to her from beneath her: ‘Grieve not. Surely, your Lord has made a water spring flow under you (or has created and laid under you an exalted human being).


The Believers

And who guard their Prayers (with persistence),


The Elephant

Then (Allah made them perish) like chewed-up chaff.


Women

These are the people whom Allah has cursed, and you will not find any helper at all for the one whom Allah curses.


The Event

And also (in their companionship will be) maidens with wide lovely eyes,


Sâd

Surely, this mutual dispute of the inmates of Hell is true.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Then (after eating) surely they will return to Hell (again).


He Frowned

The same Day many faces will be shining (with light).


Mary

Surely, those who believed and did pious deeds, the Most Kind (Lord) will create love for them in the hearts (of the people).


Victory

And the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


Those Who Set The Ranks

That Allah has begotten children and surely they are liars.


Smoke

So wait. Certainly, they (too) are waiting. (You will see Our revenge and their evil end, and they will see your glory and My favours to the believers through your mediation.)


Women

Indeed, those who believe, then disbelieve and then believe again and reject faith once more and then advance further in denying faith, Allah will never (incline to) forgive them, nor guide them to the straight road.


The Sun

When the most wretched of them stood up,


The Ascending Stairways

And those (who are committed to sacrifice and) in whose wealth there is a fixed share,


The Poets

So all the sorcerers were assembled at the appointed time on the fixed day.


The Cow

We said: ‘Leave it (Paradise and settle in the earth), all of you. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, whoever will follow My guidance, neither shall any fear (obsess) them, nor shall they grieve.


The Believers

And the ones whose scales will be light (due to the little weight of good deeds), it is they who have harmed themselves. They are permanent residents of Hell.


The Jinn

And that amongst us are some who are pious and there are also some (evil) exceptions amongst us. We were (following) different ways.


The Calamity

So he whose scales of deeds in the balance will be heavy,


The Believer

Surely, We help Our Messengers and those who believe both in the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will rise,


Joseph

Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘I shall not send him with you at all until you give me a firm promise by swearing a solemn oath by Allah that you shall certainly bring him (back) to me unless you (all) are beset (somewhere or slain). Then, when they gave Ya‘qub (Jacob) the firm promise, he said: ‘Allah is the Guardian to watch over what we are saying.’


Spoils of War

And when Our Revelations are recited to them, they say: ‘Of course, we have heard. If we desire, we can also compose Verses analogous to that (Word). These are (nothing) but the (imaginary) tales of the ancients.’


He Frowned

Then caused him to die and (buried him) in a grave.


Jonah

(O Messenger!) Follow the same that is revealed to you, and be steadfast until Allah gives His Judgment, and He is the Best of the judges.


The Romans

And of His signs is that He created you from dust, and now you are human beings spread around (all over the globe).


The Believer

He is the One Who initiated (the genesis of) your (chemical life) from clay, then (your biological genesis) from a sperm drop (zygote), then from a hanging mass (in the mother’s womb). Then (eventually) He is the One Who brings you forth as an infant, then (nourishes you), so that you may reach your maturity. (Then He grants you a period of life) so that you may grow old. And some of you die early (before senility). And (the purpose of all this is) that you may complete your respective appointed terms and (also) that you may comprehend.


The Bee

So always eat of that clean and lawful sustenance which Allah has given you, and give thanks for the favour of Allah if it is indeed Him alone that you worship.


The Prophets

They glorify (Him) night and day ceaselessly, and do not observe even a momentary pause.


The Pen

What is the matter with you? How do you make a judgment?


The Rising of the Dead

Towards your Lord is the departure that Day.


The Cloaked One

Then he turned back (from the truth) and showed arrogance.


Cattle

Should they belie you, then say: ‘Your Lord is the Lord of infinite mercy, but His torment will not be averted from the evildoers.’


Qâf

Who fears the Most Kind (Lord) unseen, and comes (before the presence of Allah) with a heart turned in repentance.


Joseph

He said: ‘O my son, do not relate your dream to your brothers, lest they should maneuver a plot against you. Surely, Satan is an open enemy to man.


The Pilgrimage

Surely, Allah will admit those who believe and do pious deeds to the Gardens beneath which streams flow. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls. And their clothes there will be of silk.


Those Who Set The Ranks

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?


The Cave

It is those whose entire struggle is wasted in worldly life, but they presume they are doing good works.’


The Poets

Except for an old woman who was amongst those who stayed behind.


The Believers

Certainly, the believers have attained their goal,


Ornaments of Gold

Ha-Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)


The Bee

And those who emigrated after they had been subjected to (different kinds of) torture and brutality, We will certainly provide them with a better abode in this (very) world. And the reward in the Hereafter is certainly greater. Would that they knew (this secret);


Repentance

They have no regard for either a tie of kinship or a covenant in respect of a Muslim, and they are the people who have exceeded limits (in disobedience).


The Reality

Then that will be the Hour when the surely Inevitable (calamity) will occur.


The Sovereignty

Say: ‘The knowledge (of that Hour) is with Allah alone and I am just a clear Warner.’ (If the time is disclosed, there will be no fear any more.)


The Heights

And (likewise We sent) Lut ([Lot] as well) when he said to his people: ‘Do you perpetrate (such) lasciviousness as no people in the world have attempted before you?


The Romans

Have We sent down to them any (such) authority that speaks as a witness in favour of these idols they associate as partners with Allah?


Iron

So that you may not grieve over what goes out of your hands, nor gloat in pride over what He grants you. And Allah does not like anyone arrogant and proud—


Repentance

It is not the glory of the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) and the dignity of the believers that they pray for the forgiveness of the polytheists, even though they are kindred, after it has become clear to them that they (the polytheists) are the inmates of Hell.


The Heights

O mankind! (Beware!) Let not Satan put you to the test, as he ousted your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their dress so as to unveil to them their private parts. Indeed, he (himself) and his clan keep watching you (from such positions where) you cannot catch sight of them. Verily, We have made the satans friends of those who do not believe.


Muhammad

It is they whom Allah has cursed and made deaf (their ears) and blinded their eyes.


The Cloaked One

And (always) keep your (visible and spiritual) attire purified and cleansed (as before).


Tâ Hâ

Both of them submitted: ‘O our Lord, we fear lest he should commit some excess against us, or become (more) rebellious.’


The Cow

And amongst people there are (also) some who say: ‘We believe in Allah and the Last Day,’ whereas they are not (at all) believers.


The Story

And he (Pharaoh) himself and his warriors were unjust in the land, committing arrogance and defiance and thought they would not be brought back to Us.


The Bee

So, enter the gates of Hell. You are its permanent residents. So how evil is the abode of the arrogant!


The Heights

And We revealed to Musa (Moses): ‘(Now) throw your staff (on the ground).’ Then at once it began swallowing up what they had fabricated through deception.


The Hypocrites

(O Esteemed Beloved!) They are the people who say this as well (out of malice and enmity against you): ‘Do not spend on those (destitute devotees of Allah) who remain in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (i.e., do not provide them financial help) until they (all may desert him and) flee away (and disperse). In truth, to Allah belong all the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not understand.


The Cave

And indeed, We have made whatever is on earth a means of its beauty (and adornment) so that We test (the inhabitants of the earth) as to who is better in deeds.


Tâ Hâ

Then Pharaoh went back (from the meeting), put together his (schemes of) pretension and deception and then came back (at the appointed time).


The Ant

Have they not seen that We made the night for them so that they might rest in it and the day sight-giving (to oversee the affairs of life and to make things visible and perceptible)? Indeed, there are signs in it for those who believe.


The Heights

But those whose scales (of righteous deeds) are light, it is they who have harmed their souls because they had been unjust to Our Revelations.


Muhammad

And amongst them are those who give ears to you (without their heads and hearts in it) till, when they leave your presence and go (out), they ask those who have been given (profitable) knowledge: ‘What is it that he (the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) said just now?’ It is they whose hearts Allah has sealed up and they are following their lusts.


Cattle

And if Allah had willed (to prevent them forcefully), these people would (never) have set up partners with Him. And We have (also) not made you a guardian over them, nor are you a protector over them.


Repentance

And amongst them is (also) he who says: ‘Accord me permission (to stay back home instead of going to fight) and put me not into trial.’ Listen, they have plunged (themselves) into trial, and assuredly Hell has encompassed the disbelievers.


Counsel

And whatever misfortune befalls you (comes upon you) as a result of that (evil work) which your own hands have done whilst He forgives most of your (misdoings).


The Clot

He created man from a hanging mass (clinging) like a leech (to the mother’s womb).


The Event

And long-stretching, (wide-spreading) shades,


Smoke

Ha-Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)


The Family of 'Imrân

(As the Books were revealed) before this to guide the people, He has (now, in like manner,) revealed (the Qur’an,) the criterion to distinguish right from wrong. Verily, those who deny Allah’s Revelations, for them is rigorous punishment. And Allah is Almighty, the Lord of Retribution.


The Children of Israel

Establish the Prayers (Zuhr [Midday], ‘Asr [Afternoon], Maghrib [Sunset] and ‘Isha’ [Night]) from the declining of the sun till the deep darkness of the night. And also (make obligatory) the recitation of Fajr Prayer, for the Qur’an in Fajr (Dawn) Prayer is attended (by the angels and a state of divine consciousness also permeates).


The Romans

And when We delight people with the taste of mercy, they cheer up with that, and when some suffering touches them due to the sins they have already perpetrated, they lose hope at once.


The Poets

Those who spread destructive activities in the land and do not do constructive works (for society).’


Then We drove them (Pharaoh’s people) out of gardens and springs,


The Children of Israel

Musa (Moses) replied: ‘(In your heart of hearts) you know that none has sent down these signs as a means of warning and insight except the Lord of the heavens and the earth and, O Pharaoh, in my opinion you are ruined (i.e., you are going to perish soon).’


The Beneficent

And apart from these two there are also two more gardens (for them).


The Poets

And forgive my father. Surely, he was of the misguided.


The Heights

They are just waiting for the outcome of that (stated matter). The Day when the outcome of that (matter) will be unfolded, the people who had forgotten it before this will say: ‘No doubt the Messengers of our Lord came with the truth. So, are there any intercessors (Today) who will intercede for us? Or, can we be returned (to the world again) so that (this time) we might do deeds different from (those) that we had been perpetrating (before)?’ They certainly harmed themselves, and that (lie and fabrication) which they used to invent has parted with them.


Abraham

All praise belongs to Allah alone, Who has bestowed upon me (two sons) in old age, Isma‘il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac). Indeed, my Lord is the All-Hearer of prayer.


Succour

Then glorify Allah’s praise (in gratitude), exalting Him, and beg Him (humbly) for pardon. Surely, He is Ever-Relenting and Oft-Returning (with evermore compassion).


The Winnowing Winds

So turn away your kind and caring looks from them. There is no blame on you (for their disbelief).


Luqmân

And when the sea wave engulfs them like (clouds or towering mountains or) canopies, they (the disbelievers and polytheists) start calling upon Allah, dedicating their most sincere devotion to Him alone. But when rescuing them He brings them back to land, then only a few of them remain on the moderate path (i.e., the path of guidance). And none but every deceptive and ungrateful person denies Our signs.


The Cow

Fighting (in self-defence, for restoration of peace and elimination of mischief and violence) has been made incumbent upon you although you are averse to it by temperament. It may be that you dislike a thing and (in fact) that is good for you. And it is (also) likely that you like a thing but (in fact) that is bad for you. And Allah knows well but you do not know.


Al-Hijr

And (also warn) that: ‘It is My torment which is the most grievous torment.’


Those Who Set The Ranks

And We preserved their virtuous remembrance (also) amongst the succeeding generations.


The Dawn

No indeed! But (the truth is that after you gain honour and good fortune), you do not give honour and care to orphans.


The Thunder

And no doubt, those who have passed before them also indulged in deceitful plots. So the power to reverse all these plots (also) rests with Allah. He knows best what every soul is busy earning, and the disbelievers will soon come to know for whom is the home of the Hereafter!


The Prophets

On that Day, We shall roll up the (whole) heavenly universe as the written papers are rolled up. The way We created (the universe) the first time, We shall repeat the same process of creation (after its extinction). We have made it binding upon Us to fulfil this promise. We will do (repeat it).


The Believers

But their hearts are in (utter) negligence of this (message of the Qur’an) and (also) besides that, there are many other (evil) deeds which they are doing,


The Spider

O My servants who have believed! Surely, My earth is vast, so worship Me alone.


The Event

No one can touch it except the purified (and cleansed) ones.


Noah

He will forgive your sins and will give you respite till an appointed term. Surely, when (the appointed) time of Allah comes, then respite is not given if only you knew.’


Small Kindnesses

So he is the one who pushes away the orphan (i.e., rejects the needs of the orphans and deprives them of their right),


Mary

And peace be upon me on the day of my birth, the day of my demise and the day I shall be raised up alive!’


The Clans

And remain in your houses with calm and peace and do not display adornment like that of the days of ignorance and establish prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) and keep obeying Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.


Tâ Hâ

Then Pharaoh chased them with his troops. So, the (waves of the) river swept over them as much as they covered them up.


The Children of Israel

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared for them a painful punishment.


The Pen

One of them, wise and inclined to the balanced judgment, said: ‘Did I not say to you: Why do you not glorify and remember Allah?’


The Clans

O Prophet! Surely, We have made lawful for you those of your wives whom you have paid their dower, and those who are in your possession (according to Allah’s commandments) whom Allah has given you as spoils of war, and the daughters of your paternal uncles, and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles, and the daughters of your maternal aunts who have emigrated with you, and any other believing woman who dedicates herself to the Holy Prophet (for marriage), provided the Holy Prophet (too) has the intention to marry her (so all these are lawful for you. This command is) exclusively for you, not for other believers (of the Umma [Community]). Indeed, We know best what We have prescribed for them (the Muslims) concerning their wives and the slave girls they possess. (But this exclusive command for lawfulness of number of wives in your respect has been given) so that there remains no difficulty for you (in making elaborate arrangements for the education and training of the women of the Muslim Umma [community]). And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Angels

And they will howl in Hell: ‘O our Lord, take us out (from here). We shall (now) do righteous works different from those (works) we used to do (before).’ (Allah will say:) ‘Did We not grant you long enough life during which whoever wanted to seek advice might reflect? And (moreover) the Warner too had come to you. So savour now the taste (of the torment), and there will be no helper for the wrongdoers.


Repentance

They (who fight in the cause of Allah) do not spend any amount, small or great, nor do they journey through a valley, but that (all this expense and journey) is written down for them so that Allah confers on them the best reward (for every such act) they used to do.


The Heights

And do not sit on every path to frighten everyone who has embraced faith in this (call) and to hinder (him) from the path of Allah and to look for any crookedness in this (Message to make him feel frustrated and disgusted with the true Din [Religion]). And remember (Allah’s favour) when you were small in number and He multiplied you. And see what was the end of those who spread mischief and cause disruption!


The Cow

Likewise, We have sent you (Our) Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) from amongst yourselves who recites to you Our Revelations and purifies and sanctifies (your hearts and ill-commanding selves) and teaches you the Book and inculcates in you logic and wisdom and enlightens you (on the mysteries of spiritual gnosis and divine truth) which you did not know.


The Pilgrimage

And those who strive in (refuting) Our Verses with the idea to frustrate (Us), it is they who are the inmates of Hell.


The Cave

I called them neither (for assistance or witness) on the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor (at the time of) their own creation. Nor was it My Glory to take the inciters of misguidance as (My) supporters.


The Troops

Well, on the Day of Resurrection, (what will be the plight of the one) who will be trying to halt the evil torment (of the Fire) with his face (because both his hands will be fastened)? And it will be said to these wrongdoers: ‘Taste the consequence of the evil deeds that you used to do.’


The Clans

And, (O Beloved, recall) when We took a covenant from the Prophets (to preach faith in their Prophethood) and (specially) from you and from Nuh (Noah) and from Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Mayam (Mary), and We took from them a solemn covenant,


The Cow

Beware! (Truly) it is they who spread disorder, but they do not have any sense (of it) at all.


Joseph

They exclaimed: ‘By Allah, Allah has certainly exalted you above us, and certainly we alone were the sinners.’


The Heights

And the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah alone, so call on Him by these Names. And leave aside those people who turn away from the truth with regard to His Names. Soon will they be punished for the (impious acts) that they perpetrate.


The Criterion

And (these) are the people who are neither extravagant nor miserly when they spend. And their spending is (based on) a balance between the two extremes (of extravagance and miserliness).


The Pen

So, blaming and maligning, they turned to one another.


The Family of 'Imrân

And he will be a Messenger to the Children of Israel, (saying to them:) ‘I have undoubtedly brought to you a sign from your Lord: I design for you from clay (a figure) like the shape of a bird; then I breathe into it; and at once it becomes a flying bird by Allah’s command. And I restore health to the born blind, and the lepers, and raise the dead to life by the command of Allah. And I inform you of (all) what you have eaten, and what you have hoarded in your houses. Truly, there is a sign in it for you if you believe.


The Cow

He commands you only to do what is evil and immodest, and (also) that you should say about Allah that which you (yourselves) do not know.


Luqmân

He created the heavens without pillars (as) you see them and He placed firm mountains in the earth so that it might not quake carrying you (during rotation) and He spread in it all kinds of animals. And We sent down water from the heaven, and We caused to grow in it all kinds of fine and useful vegetation.


Cattle

So when the night spread its darkness over him, he beheld a star and said: ‘Is this my Lord (according to your view)?’ But when it set, he said (communicating to his people): ‘I do not like the setting ones.’


The Family of 'Imrân

And there is indeed another section of them who, whilst reciting the Book, twist their tongues so that you may take their inverted expression as (part of) the Book, whereas it is not from the Book. And they say: ‘It is (all) from Allah,’ while it is not (at all) from Allah. They invent a lie against Allah and they know (it) themselves as well.


Yâ Sîn

And he (himself) puts forth examples for Us and has forgotten (the truth of) his creation. He says: ‘Who will give life to bones when they will have been decomposed?’


And if We had so willed, We would have obliterated the very marks of their eyes. Then if they would have run on the path, how could they have seen?


Ornaments of Gold

And He is the One Who is God in the heaven and God in the earth (as well) and He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.


The Star

And that man (according to justice) will get only that for which he strives. (As for bounty, no one has any right to it. That is merely Allah’s bestowal and pleasure, granting as much as He wills to whom He pleases.)


The Cow

Do you command others for piety and forget yourselves, whilst you (also) recite the Book (of Allah)? So, do you not think?


The Star

And that He is the One Who makes one laugh (granting delight) and makes one weep (granting grief);


Hûd

It is they who ruined their souls, and the lies they used to invent are (all) gone from them.


Mary

And how many a community have We destroyed before them! Do you perceive even a trace or hear even the faintest fizzle of any of them?


The Troops

To Him alone belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who disbelieve in the Revelations of Allah, it is they who are the losers.


Women

And do not slacken in pursuing the foes. If you are afflicted with pain (in this pursuit), then they also face but (similar) suffering as you are exposed to. But you have hope (of reward and bounty) from Allah which they do not. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.


Tâ Hâ

So we shall also bring you magic resembling it. Therefore, settle an appointment between us and yourself (for the contest) which neither we nor you shall violate. (The place of contest) is to be an open and smooth ground.’


The Poets

And We brought the other party (Pharaoh and his companions) closer to that place.


The Table Spread

They have indeed committed disbelief who say: ‘Verily, Allah is (but) the Messiah, the son of Maryam (Mary).’ Say: ‘Who is then (the one) who can possess a bit (of the will) of Allah if He should so decide as to destroy Messiah, the son of Maryam, and his mother, and all that are on earth (who can save them against His will)?’ And the sovereignty of the heavens, the earth and (the universe) that exists between them, (all) belongs to Allah alone. He creates what He wills and Allah has absolute power over everything.


Cattle

And had We revealed to you a book written on paper which these people could also have touched with their own hands, (even) then the disbelievers would have said: ‘This is (nothing) but sheer magic.’


The Spider

Allah increases sustenance for whom He pleases of His servants and restrains for whom He wills. Surely, Allah knows everything full well.


The Moon

Then how (awful) My torment and My warning were!


The Criterion

And that Day, every wrongdoer will bite his hands (in fury and frustration and) will say: ‘Would that I had taken the path (of guidance by joining) the companionship of the Holy Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)!


The Cloaked One

Then what is the matter with these (disbelievers that even then) they turn away from the Reminder,


The Rising of the Dead

Even though he will offer all his excuses.


The Spider

Say: ‘Travel in the land (to study life in the universe), then observe (i.e., meditate and research) as to how He initiated (the life of) Creation and how He raises and nourishes the second life (passing it through evolutionary stages). Surely, Allah has perfect power over all things.


Saba

Say: ‘Show me the partners you have associated with Allah. There is no (partner) at all. Truly, He is the One Who is Almighty, Most Wise.’


Sâd

There, reclining on cushions, they will be sitting (on couches), calling (at intervals) for plenteous fine fruits and (delicious) drinks.


The Bee

And that Day, these (polytheists) will show humbleness and obedience to Allah, and all falsehood that they used to fabricate will vanish from them.


Those who remain steadfast and put their trust in their Lord!


Tâ Hâ

Inaudibly whispering to one another: ‘You stayed in the world hardly for ten days.’


That people may understand (easily) what I say.


Al-Hijr

With the exception of his wife. We have decided that she shall certainly be amongst those who stay back (to become the victims of the torment).’


Joseph

They said: ‘By Allah, indeed you know well we have not come (here to commit some crime) and create mischief in the land, nor are we thieves.’


Counsel

And those who argue about Our Revelations should know that there is for them no way to escape.


Repentance

Allah has promised the hypocrites, men and women, and the disbelievers, the Fire of Hell in which (they) will live forever. That (Fire) will suffice them. And Allah has cast His curse upon them, and for them is a torment that will last forever.


Joseph

This is how We bestowed upon Yusuf (Joseph) the rule over the land (of Egypt so that) he could live therein wherever he desired. We honour with Our mercy whom We will, and We waste not the reward of the pious.


The Cloaked One

In fact, every one of them desires that he should be given (directly) open scrolls of (heavenly) scriptures.


The Romans

So that Allah rewards out of His bounty those who believe and do good deeds. Surely, He does not take the disbelievers for friends.


Joseph

And when Yusuf (Joseph) had furnished them with their provisions (supplies and material), he said: ‘Bring me (Benjamin) your brother on the father’s side. Do you not see (how) full I measure and I am the best host (too)?


The Sundering

And Allah knows best (the contention and disbelief) which they are piling.


The Poets

So (at that time), I went out of your (line of control) when I feared your (designs). Then my Lord bestowed on me the commandment (of Prophethood) and (finally) made me one of the Messengers.


The Family of 'Imrân

Before you many codes (of divine law) have passed (for the preceding nations). So travel in the earth and observe what was the end of those who belied!


Time or Man

Verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains (for the feet), neck-fetters and the Blazing Fire (of Hell).


Hûd

And when Our command (of torment) came to pass, (then) We saved Hud and the believers with him because of Our mercy, and We delivered them from severe punishment.


The Angels

Surely, Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. He is undoubtedly Well Aware of things (hidden) in breasts.


Luqmân

And (recall) when Luqman said to his son as he was advising him: ‘O my son, do not set up partners with Allah. Verily, associating partners with Allah is a very grave injustice.’


The Reality

Thamud and ‘Ad rejected the (calamity of a) Shattering Gravitational Collision (of all the existent cosmic bodies).


The Most High

And We shall (also) facilitate you (to put into practice this) easy (law).


The Poets

Verily, I (have come as) a trustworthy Messenger to you.


The Cloaked One

Everyone is held in pledge for (the deeds) that he has earned,


The Troops

The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Lord of Honour, All-Wise.


Those Who Set The Ranks

And turning to one another, they will mutually question.


Hûd

And, O my people, if I drive them away, then who will come to my help (to rescue me) from (the wrath of) Allah? Do you not reflect?


The Troops

And those who kept off from idol-worship and turned to Allah, for them is good news. So give glad tidings to My servants.


Counsel

Or He would drown those (vessels or ships) due to their (evil) deeds which they have earned but He forgives many (mistakes).


The Winnowing Winds

Then he presented it to them and said: ‘Will you not eat?’


The Believer

Likewise, those who used to deny the Revelations of Allah were wandering distracted.


The Believers

And those who do not associate (any) partners with their Lord,


Jonah

And Musa (Moses) said: ‘O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him alone if you are (truly) believers.’


Victory

He is the One Who sent His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) with guidance and the Din (Religion) of truth to make it prevail over all other religions. And Allah is Sufficient as a witness (to the truthfulness and veracity of the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]).


Counsel

And the decision of the matter in which you differ rests only with Allah. That is Allah, my Lord. In Him I put my trust, and to Him alone I turn.


The Beneficent

And the essence of your Lord, Who is the Master of glory and splendour and the Master of bounty and honour, will remain.


The Enshrouded One

So Pharaoh disobeyed that Messenger, and We seized him with a devastating seizure.


The Bee

And what else are they waiting for except that the angels should come to them, or there should reach the command (of torment) from your Lord? Those before them (also) did the same. And Allah did not do them any wrong, but they themselves used to wrong their own souls.


She That Disputeth

Allah has prepared for them severe punishment. Indeed, it is an evil (work) that they are doing.


Cattle

And He is the One Who takes your souls by night and knows whatever you earn by day, and then wakes you up in the day, so that the appointed term (of your life) may be completed. Then to Him will you return. Then (on the Day of Reckoning) He will unfold to you (all those actions) which you used to do (during this term of life).


The Jinn

(He is) the Knower of the unseen. So He does not inform any (common man) of His unseen,


The Cave

Those whose eyes were veiled (by negligence) against My remembrance and they could not even listen (to My remembrance).


Women

And (when the Jews again rejected the injunctions contained in the Torah,) We raised (and suspended Mount) Tur over them in order to take a (firm) promise from them. And We commanded them: ‘Enter the gate (of this city—the Ailia gate) prostrate (in gratitude),’ and We (also) said to them: ‘Do not also violate the Sabbath (prohibition of fishing on Saturday), and We took from them a reiterated and firm promise.’


The Poets

And verily, your Lord alone is Almighty, Ever-Merciful.


Divorce

And how many towns there were (the inhabitants of) which disobeyed and revolted against the command of their Lord and His Messengers! So We called them to account in the shape of fierce accountability, and seized them with such a severe torment as was never seen or even heard of.


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

And when We bestow a favour upon man, he turns his face away and, keeping withdrawn, strides far from Us. And when distress touches him, he entreats with lengthy prayers.


The Prophets

And these (People of the Book) split up their Din [Religion] into pieces amongst themselves. To Us they all will return.


Hûd

As if they had never dwelled there. Remember! (The people of) Thamud denied their Lord. Beware! Far away (from mercy) are (the people of) Thamud!


Women

Allah intends to lighten your burden. And man has been created weak (and infirm).


The Ant

(These leaders) said: ‘Vow amongst yourselves by swearing in the Name of Allah that we will certainly launch a murder attack against Salih and his family at night, and will then tell their heirs that we were not present on the occasion of their murder. And surely, we are telling the truth.’


She That Disputeth

Those of you who separate their wives by zihar (i.e., they say to their wives: You are to me as my mother’s back. But by saying this) they do not become their mothers. Their mothers are only those who have given them birth. And no doubt they utter evil and false words. Surely, Allah is Most Forbearing, Most Forgiving.


The Overthrowing

So I swear by (the heavenly spheres) which recede (after appearing),


The Poets

(The people of) ‘Ad (too) rejected the Messengers.


The Emissaries

Well, for what Day is the term (of all the affairs) appointed?


The Believer

Surely, the Last Hour is bound to come. There is no doubt in that. Yet most people do not believe.


The Private Apartments

O people! We created you from a male and a female, and (divided) you into (large) peoples and tribes, so that you might recognize one another. Surely, the most honourable amongst you in the sight of Allah is he who fears Allah the most. Certainly, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.


Those Who Set The Ranks

So when both submitted (to the will of Allah i.e., both surrendered to Allah’s command), and Ibrahim (Abraham) laid him down on his forehead—(the subsequent sight has not been described;)


The Troops

So who is more unjust than he who invents lies against Allah and denies the truth when it comes to him? Is the abode for disbelievers not in Hell?


The Poets

Then comes to them that (torment) which they are being promised,


The Event

(All of them) will be gathered together on a fixed Hour of an appointed Day.


Those Who Drag Forth

The disbelievers say: ‘Shall we be reverted to the former life?


The Pilgrimage

So they who believe and do good deeds, for them is forgiveness and bounty of (greater) honour and dignity.


The Event

And you will be divided into three classes.


Women

Whoever desires the reward of the world, then with Allah is the reward of (both) the world and the Hereafter and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.


Al-Hijr

Verily, it is your Lord Who will gather them together (on the Day of Resurrection). Surely, He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.


The Story

Then he went forth before his people, (fully) adorned and ornamented. (Seeing his apparent pomp and show) those who were desirous of worldly life could not help saying: ‘Would that there were such (affluence and riches) for us (as well) as Qarun (Korah) has been given! Surely, he has a mighty fortune.’


The Cow

(Say that we have taken on the colour from) Allah’s own colour, and whose colour is better than Allah’s? And we worship Him alone.


Spoils of War

Undoubtedly, the disbelievers spend their wealth (in order to influence and) prevent people from the path of Allah’s Din (Religion). So, presently, they will continue spending it, but later (this spending) will become for them a source of regret (i.e., repentance and despondency). They will then be overpowered (by Allah’s seizure), and those who have adopted disbelief will be driven towards Hell,


The Event

Well, give your view: the water that you drink—


Hûd

And when Our command (of torment) came, We saved Shu‘ayb and the believers with him through Our mercy, but a dreadful blast seized the wrongdoers. So they reached the morning (as dead) lying prostrate in their homes—


The Table Spread

Surely, We took a promise from the Children of Israel (too), and (also) sent (many) Messengers towards them, (but) every time a Messenger brought them a commandment which their (ill-commanding) selves disliked, they belied a party (of the Messengers) and slew the other (in succession).


The Beneficent

And the herbs spread over the earth, and all (species of) the trees prostrate themselves (to Him alone).


Those Who Set The Ranks

(Reaching the sacred land, he prayed:) ‘O my Lord, bless me with (a son,) one of the pious.’


Defrauding

So (see) Today the believers are laughing at the disbelievers.


The Pilgrimage

And how many a town I gave respite whilst it was given to wrongdoing and then I seized it (with torment)! And to Me (everyone) has to return.


Those Who Drag Forth

What should be your concern in talking about (its appointed time)?


Qâf

And surely, We have created the heavens and the earth and that (universe) which is between the two in six periods and no fatigue has touched Us.


The Coursers

And indeed, he is quite stubborn in his love of wealth.


The Rising of the Dead

Then again woe to you (on the Last Day), then woe to you (in Hell)!


The Believers

(The Prophet) submitted: ‘O my Lord, help me in the circumstances that they have rejected me.’


Mary

Then their sects began to differ amongst themselves. So the disbelievers are doomed due to the presence on the Mighty Day (of Resurrection).


The Prophets

Then, when they sensed Our punishment (approaching), they started fleeing fast from there.


The Star

That no bearer of a burden will carry the burden of (the sins) of another;


The Night

And who owes no favour to anyone that he is seeking to pay back.


Jonah

Indeed, those who believe and consistently practise piety, their Lord will take them, for their faith, (to the Gardens) with streams flowing (under their abodes, located) in the Gardens of Bliss in the Hereafter.


The Ant

And, (O Esteemed Beloved,) do not grieve (over what they say), nor (undergo) distress at the deceitful and treacherous activities which they are carrying out.


The Fig

Is Allah not the Greatest of all the rulers?


The Overwhelming

Delighted and rejoicing over their (righteous) travail,


The Story

Then (after a while) one of those two (girls) came to him walking modestly. She said: ‘My father invites you so that he may reward you for (your labour in) watering (the flocks) for us. So when Musa (Moses) came to (Shu‘ayb, the father of those girls,) and narrated to him (the preceding) incidents, he said: ‘Do not fear. You are safe and secure from the oppressive people.’


The Family of 'Imrân

As for those who disbelieved, I shall give them severe punishment (both) in this world and in the Hereafter, and they shall have no helpers.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Then the people came to him running (on returning from the festival).


The Heights

These are the towns whose news We are narrating to you. Surely, their Messengers came to them with clear signs. But (even then) they were not apt to believe in what they had rejected before. That is how Allah seals up the hearts of the disbelievers.


Cattle

And this (Islam) is the (only) straight path of your Lord. Verily, We have clearly explained Revelations in detail for those who accept direction and guidance.


The Story

And (We would not send any Messenger) if this was not the case that when some suffering should seize them due to their own evil deeds which they did, they would say: ‘O our Lord, why did You not send us any Messenger so that we might follow Your Revelations and become of the believers?’


The Pilgrimage

And if they dispute with you, then say: ‘Allah knows best whatever you are doing.’


The Moon

Rushing towards the caller running. The disbelievers will say: ‘This is a very hard Day.’


The Troops

And everyone will be given recompense in full for his doings, and He Knows full well what they do.


The Clans

And, (O Beloved, recall) when you said to him whom Allah had favoured and whom you (too) had done a favour: ‘Keep your wife (Zaynab) with you in the bond of marriage and fear Allah.’ And you were keeping that secret* in your heart which Allah was about to reveal. And you had (out of decency) the fear of the (scoffs of) people (in your heart. O Beloved! You need not have cared for people). And Allah alone has a greater right that you should fear Him (and who is more Godfearing than you!) So when (your adopted son) Zayd fulfilled his desire to divorce her, We married her to you so that there is no blame on the believers for (marrying) the wives of their adopted sons, whilst they have no desire for them (after divorce). And carrying out Allah’s command was a must.


The Clot

Who (besides that) taught man (all that) which he did not know. Or Who imparted to (the most eminent of) mankind (the chosen Prophet Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] without using any pen) the whole knowledge that he was not aware of before.


The Pen

So do not agree with what the beliers say.


The Cave

We (now) narrate to you their actual state of affairs. They were indeed (a few) young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased for them (the light of) guidance.


The Children of Israel

Your Lord is Well Aware of the (matters and intentions) that are in your hearts. If you acquire righteous conduct, then surely He (Allah) is Most Forgiving to those who turn (towards Him).


The Jinn

Say: ‘I worship only my Lord and do not associate any partner with Him.’


Spoils of War

And be not like those who came out of their homes exhibiting false pride and showing off to the people and who hindered (the people) from the path of Allah. And Allah has encompassed (with His Knowledge and Power) all the activities they are doing.


Hûd

Those who lust after the worldly life (only) with its beauty (and embellishment), We pay them back in full for their works here in this world, and their (worldly recompense) is not diminished in the least.


Those Who Set The Ranks

But you express your wonder whilst they make fun.


The Troops

But can you save him for whom the command of torment has become due and who has become the inmate of Hell (for ever)?


Noah

He will send down on you torrents of rain,


The Family of 'Imrân

Indeed, those who purchase disbelief at the cost of belief cannot harm Allah the least, and for them there is a grievous chastisement.


Jonah

So (the Lord of Glory and Might) Allah alone is your true Lord. So what else can there be apart from (this) truth except going astray? Then, distracted, where are you being turned away?


The Clans

(They do so) being miserly in your case. But when a fear (situation) arises, you will see them looking at you, their eyes rolling like those of someone fainting into death. But when fear departs, they offend you with sharp tongues (injuring your heart). They are (in a state of feeling) too greedy for spoils of war. (In fact) they have not believed at all. So Allah has annulled all their deeds. And that is easy for Allah.


The Heights

They will bring you every skilful sorcerer.’


The Poets

Who sees you when you stand up (for Tahajjud Prayer in the solitary hours at night),


The Cow

O believers! Spend (in the cause of Allah) out of whatever We have provided for you, before the Day comes when there will be no trading; and (for disbelievers) neither any friendship (will be useful) nor (any) intercession; and it is the disbelievers who are the transgressors.


The Mount

Do they have any god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah, above all what they set up as a partner (with Allah).


The Cloaked One

(And they will say:) ‘What has brought you into Hell?’


The Poets

(Musa [Moses]) said: ‘Even if I bring you something manifest (also as a miracle)?’


The Ranks

It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you should say what you do not do.


Spoils of War

The believers are only those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned (before them), are filled with awe (at the very idea of Allah’s Greatness and Might). And when His Revelations are recited to them, they (the ecstatic, delightful, sweet and sublime Words of the Beloved) increase their faith, and they (maintain) their trust in their Lord alone (under all circumstances, and do not look towards anyone other than Him).


Counsel

Or He gives them daughters and sons (both) and makes infertile whom He wills. Surely, he is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.


Spoils of War

And bear in mind that whatever spoils of war you seize, a fifth of it is for Allah and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and (the Messenger’s) kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarers, if you believe in Allah, and in that (Revelation) which We sent down on Our (exalted) Servant on the Day of Decision (i.e., discrimination between the truth and falsehood), the day (when) the two armies (of the believers and the disbelievers) encountered (in the battlefield of Badr). And Allah has absolute power over everything.


Mankind

Who is the God of the (whole) human race,


Luqmân

This is Allah’s Creation. So, (O polytheists,) show Me what others, apart from Allah, have created. In truth, the wrongdoers are in open error.


The Bee

And indeed in the cattle (too) there is a point for you to ponder. We provide you with pure milk to drink brought forth from that substance of their bellies (which is produced by) compounding (certain) intestinal contents and blood and which freshens up those who drink it.


The Poets

They said: ‘O Lut (Lot), if you do not stop (saying these things), you will surely become of the exiled.’


Luqmân

Surely, Allah is the One with Whom is the knowledge of the Last Hour. And He is the One Who sends down rain and knows whatever is in the wombs. And no one knows what (deed) he will earn the next day, nor does anyone know in what land he will die. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware (i.e., Self-Knowing and fully Aware of everything besides Him. He Himself knows everything and also informs him whom He likes).


The Night

And indeed, We are the Master of the Hereafter and the world.


The Angels

O people! Certainly, the promise of Allah is true. So let not the worldly life deceive you at all. Nor let the Arch-Deceiver, Satan, deceive you (in the Name) of Allah.


Repentance

And the Emigrants and their Supporters (Ansar), the vanguard of the believers, and those who follow them in the grade of spiritual excellence—Allah is well-pleased with them (all) and they (all) are well-pleased with Him. And He has prepared for them Gardens with rivers flowing under them. They will live in them forever. This is indeed a colossal achievement.


The Believers

Surely in this (event), there are (many) signs and We do certainly make trials.


The Cave

Then both found (there) one of Our (elite) servants (Khidr) upon whom We had bestowed from Our Presence (special) mercy and had taught him infused knowledge (i.e., the inspired knowledge of secrets and gnostics).


The Reality

(It will be commanded:) ‘Seize him and put him in neck-fetter.


The Star

He Who is absolute beauty. Then He (the Effulgence of Beauty) decided to unveil (Himself).


The Cloaked One

Until that (death), which was certain to come, came upon us.’


The Heights

And We divided them into twelve tribes as separate communities. And when his people asked him for water, We sent (this) Revelation to Musa (Moses): ‘Strike that rock with your staff.’ So twelve springs gushed out from it and every tribe found its drinking place. And We stretched over them clouds for shade and sent down to them manna and quails (and said to them:) ‘Eat of the pure things that We have provided for you.’ But they have not wronged Us (by disobedience and disregard). They have rather wronged their own souls.


The Children of Israel

Truly, your Lord opens up sustenance for whom He pleases and folds up (for whom He wills). Verily, He is All-Knowing of His servants’ (works and affairs), All-Seeing.


The Family of 'Imrân

How shall Allah guide those who disbelieved after embracing faith whilst they had borne witness that this Messenger is true, and clear signs too had come to them? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.


Joseph

They said: ‘If he has committed theft (then there is nothing to wonder at). Indeed, his brother (Yusuf [Joseph]) has also committed theft before. So Yusuf (Joseph) kept it (hidden) in his heart and did not reveal it to them and said (only to himself): ‘Yours is the worst case and Allah knows well whatever you are saying.’


The Bee

And besides Allah, they worship those (idols) who are helpless to provide them with any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have any power.


Cattle

I have indeed turned my face single-mindedly (from all sides) towards that (Being) Who has created the heavens and the earth beyond compare and (beware, for) I am not from amongst the polytheists.’


The Cow

A sacred month is the requital of a sacred month, and (other) sacred things also requite one another. So if someone wrongs you, you may also respond in kind but proportional to his offence. And fear Allah. And remember that Allah is with those who fear Him.


The Clans

This practice of Allah has (continued) through generations that have passed before, and you will never find any amendment in the way practised by Allah.


The Heights

And (recall) when it was said to them: ‘Dwell in this town (Bayt al-Maqdis [Jerusalem] or Ariha [Jericho]) and eat of it wherever you like and continue saying (with your tongue): ‘Forgive (our sins),’ and enter the gate (of the city) in a state of prostration; (then) We shall forgive all your sins. Soon shall We grant more favours to the pious.


The Table Spread

O believers! Holding fast to the cause of Allah, bear witness based on justice. And let not (even) the extreme hostility against a people provoke you into abstaining from justice (in their case). Always do justice, (for) it is closer to piousness. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Well Aware of your works.


Mary

(O disbelievers!) You have indeed brought most horrible and unusual evil (on your tongues).


The Believers

And He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and in His control is (also) the alternation of night and day. So do you not understand?


He Frowned

And (even) from his wife and his children.


Yâ Sîn

And a sign for them is the dead earth to which We gave life, and We brought forth from it (grain); then they eat of it.


The Private Apartments

(It) is due to Allah’s bounty and favour (i.e., the raising of the untaught Messenger and his presence amongst you). And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.


The Believers

And had the (holy) truth (Allah) followed their vain desires, then (all) the heavens and the earth and whatever (living and non-living things) are therein, all would have been destroyed. We have rather brought them that (Qur’an) which contains (the secret of) their honour, dignity (and fame). So it is from their own honour that they are turning away.


Those Who Set The Ranks

And We made his offspring the only survivors.


Crouching

Say: ‘Allah is the One Who gives you life, and He is the One Who causes you to die. Then He will gather all of you towards the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. But most people do not know.’


Hûd

And if We make him taste (some) favour after the suffering that afflicted him, then he is sure to say: ‘Gone are all my troubles.’ Surely, he (becomes) most exultant and boastful,


Al-Hijr

Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘Who can lose hope of his Lord’s mercy except the strayed ones?’


Sâd

(O Ayyub [Job]!) Take a broom of (one hundred) twigs in your hand, and strike (your wife once) with that (to fulfil your oath), and do not break your oath. Surely, We found him steadfast. How excellent a servant was (Ayyub [Job])! Surely, he was oft-returning (to Us) in repentance.


Al-Hijr

(Feel not aggrieved.) Leave them. Let them eat (and drink) and make merry and let (their) false hopes keep them negligent (of the Hereafter). Then they will come to know (their end) soon.


The Reality

My power and domain have (also) gone from me.’


The Family of 'Imrân

This Qur’an is an exposition for mankind and guidance and counsel for those who fear Allah.


The Prophets

He (Allah) knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede (before His presence) but for him with whom He is pleased. And they remain fearful of His Awe and Magnificence.


Jonah

With the exception of a few youth from his people, (none) believed in Musa (Moses), owing to the fear of Pharaoh and their (tribal) chiefs and (nobles), lest they should afflict them with (some) misery. And Pharaoh was indeed a tyrant in the land (of Egypt) and a transgressor. And certainly, he was amongst those who exceed limits (in oppression).


The Table Spread

And the Jews and the Christians say: ‘We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones.’ Say: ‘(If your statement is correct) then why does He punish you for your sins?’ Rather (the truth is that) from amongst all (the Creation) Allah has brought into being, you (too) are (but) human beings (i.e., just like other human species). He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He wills. And the sovereignty of the heavens, the earth and (the universe) that exists between them, (all) belongs to Allah alone and to Him (everyone) has to return.


The Believers

(Allah) will say: ‘You stayed there but very little. Would that you knew (it there)!’


The Children of Israel

And We are sending down in the Qur’an what is healing and mercy for the believers. And it only increases the wrongdoers in loss.


The Poets

Then when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: ‘Is there (also) any reward (fixed) for us if we gain the upper hand (in the contest)?’


The Romans

And none of their (self-made) partners will intercede for them, and (ultimately) they will deny their very same partners.


The Story

Certainly, Pharaoh had become an arrogant rebel (i.e., a tyrannical despot) in the land, and he had divided the citizens of his (state) into (various) sects (and groups). He had oppressed and weakened one of these groups (the population comprising the Children of Israel). He used to kill their sons (to crush their future strength), and let their women live (to increase their number without men and spread immorality and indecency amongst them). Surely, he was one of those who rouse disruption.


Women

So, (O Beloved,) fight in the cause of Allah (in your defence). You will not be held responsible (for anyone else) but your own soul. And motivate the believers (to fight the miscreants who impose aggression and war upon you). It will be no wonder if Allah smashes the attacking power of the disbelievers. And Allah is Strongest in hold as well as Hardest in punishment.


The Calamity

And the mountains will be like multicoloured carded wool.


Yâ Sîn

And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have cast a veil over their eyes so they do not see anything.


Spoils of War

And what might be any other reason that Allah should not punish these (disbelievers of Mecca now after your emigration to Medina), whilst they hinder people from the Sacred Mosque (Ka‘ba), and they do not deserve to be its guardians (or custodians) as well? Its friends (i.e., guardians) are only the righteous people, but most of them do not know (this truth).


The Romans

Allah generates creation the first time, then (He is the One Who) will create it the second time, then to Him you will be returned.