The Cow

And accomplish (the ceremonies of) ±ajj (Pilgrimage) and ‘Umra (Visitation) for Allah. But if you are prevented (on the way), then (send for slaughter) whatever sacrificial animal is available. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place. But whoever amongst you is ill or suffers from some ailment of the head (and because of that gets his head shaved before time), then he has to recompense (it) by (keeping) fasts or (giving) alms or (offering) sacrifice. Then, when in peaceful condition, anyone of you who takes the advantage of combining ‘Umra (Visitation) with ±ajj (Pilgrimage) should (offer whatever) sacrifice is available. However, the one who fails to manage even this shall fast for three days during ±ajj ([Pilgrimage] days) and for seven days on returning from ±ajj, making ten days (fasting) in all. This (dispensation) is meant for the one whose family does not reside in the vicinity of the Sacred Mosque (i.e., not a resident of Mecca). And fear Allah and remember that Allah gives severe punishment.


The Heights

The arrogant said: ‘No doubt we strongly deny (that) which you have believed in.’


The Prostration

Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days (i.e., six phases). He then established His authority on the Throne (of command and control system of the universe, befitting His glory). You have no helper or intercessor apart from Him. So do you not accept direction and guidance?


Those Who Set The Ranks

And do they want Our punishment to be hastened?


Cattle

It is (these) people (the Messengers of Allah) whom Allah has granted guidance. So, (O Last of the Messengers,) put into your practice all their (exalted and superior) ways and methods (and assimilate them into your holy personage so that all the superior traits and sublime attributes of all the Messengers of Allah collect in you). Say: ‘(O people,) I do not ask you for any wages (for this provision of guidance); it is but an admonition for mankind.’


The Rising of the Dead

Many faces will be fresh and in full bloom that Day,


The Pilgrimage

And if these (disbelievers) reject you, then the people of Nuh (Noah) and ‘Ad and Thamud (also) denied (their Prophets),


Muhammad

Do those who have the disease (of hypocrisy) in their hearts think that Allah will never make known their malice and hostilities?


Saba

Say: ‘Our Lord will assemble all of us (on the Day of Rising), then He will judge amongst us with the truth. And He is the Best Judge, All-Knowing.’


Qâf

And Paradise will be brought close to the pious; it will not be distant at all.


The Family of 'Imrân

The Muslims should not make friends with disbelievers instead of Muslims. And whoever does so will have nothing of (the alliance with) Allah except that you seek protection (from their mischief). And Allah warns you to fear (the wrath) of His divine essence, and to Allah is the return.


Sâd

And they say: ‘O our Lord, hasten to us our share even before the Day of Reckoning.’


The Poets

And fear Him (Allah) Who has created you and the former generations.’


The Children of Israel

Or you have some garden of date-palms and grapes and you may cause streams to flow profusely therein,


The Sovereignty

Say: ‘If your water sinks far deep into the earth (i.e., dries up), then who will bring you flowing water (on earth)?’


The Event

A large group of them will be from the earlier people.


The Troops

Say: ‘I have been commanded to worship Allah in sincerest obedience and devotion to Him alone.’


The Traducer

He thinks that his riches will keep him alive forever.


Tâ Hâ

Then he (Samiri) moulded (out of the molten ornaments) a statue of a calf for them which produced a sound like that of a cow. Then they said: ‘This is your Lord and the Lord of Musa (Moses too). So he (Samiri) forgot (at this point).’


And make him share my task (of Messengership),


Spoils of War

And (also recall) when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is the disease (of disbelief) were saying: ‘The Din (Religion) of these (Muslims) has made them greatly arrogant.’ But (the truth is that) he who trusts Allah (then Allah is the Sustainer of all his matters). Surely, Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Thunder

And He is the One Who spread out the earth (despite its being round) and brought about mountains and rivers in it and produced pairs of (genders) two each amongst all kinds of fruits (as well. He is the One Who) stretches the cover of the night over the day. Indeed, there are (many) signs in it for those who meditate.


Iron

Who will make a good loan to Allah so that He may increase it (the loan) for him manifold? And a generous reward awaits him.


The Pilgrimage

Surely, Allah removes from the men of faith (the mischief and strife of their enemies). Indeed, He does not like anyone treacherous (and) ungrateful.


The Criterion

They will be rewarded with lofty palaces (in Paradise) as recompense for their patience and steadfastness and will be welcomed therein with greetings and salutations of peace.


The Cow

(They are the ones) who, when afflicted with some distress, say: ‘Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.’


The Poets

(Pharaoh) said: ‘(O Musa [Moses,]) if you take a god other than me, I will certainly (arrest and) put you amongst the prisoners.’


Sâd

(That is) Hell which they will enter, and that is extremely evil bedding.


Women

Verily, those who disbelieved (i.e., belied the Prophethood of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) and hindered (people) from the path of Allah, they undoubtedly went far astray (from the truth).


The Believer

The Day when you will turn your backs and flee away, and there will be no one to save you from (the torment of) Allah, and for him whom Allah holds astray there is no guide or leader.


The Believers

And those who give away (in the way of Allah as much) as they can, yet (in spite of that) their hearts fear that they are to return to their Lord (lest it should be rejected),


The Family of 'Imrân

Except those who repent and mend (their) ways. Allah is, indeed, Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Dawn

Indeed, your Lord is Ever-Watchful (over the tyrant transgressors).


The Believer

So you will soon recall (these words) that I am saying to you. And I consign my affair to Allah. Surely, Allah is Ever-Watchful of the servants.’


The Angels

And that is not at all difficult for Allah.


The Heights

I am communicating to you the messages of my Lord and I am your trustworthy well-wisher.


The Beneficent

He is the One Who created man from a dry mud sounding like earthenware,


Those Who Set The Ranks

Surely, We requite the pious the same way.


Sâd

So We granted him forgiveness, and surely he enjoys special nearness in Our presence and an exalted position (in the Hereafter).


Repentance

And Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) praying for his father’s (i.e., Azar, his uncle who brought him up) forgiveness was only due to the promise that he had made to him. But when it became evident to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he parted with him (dissociated himself from him and never prayed for him afterwards). Surely, Ibrahim (Abraham) was most compassionate (tender-hearted, tearful) and profoundly forbearing.


Luqmân

And when it is said to them: ‘Follow this Book which Allah has revealed,’ they say: ‘Nay, we shall follow (that) way which we found our fathers following,’ even though Satan should be inviting them to the torment of Hell.


The Cow

And when We took from you (this) solemn covenant (as well): ‘You shall not shed one another’s blood (amongst yourselves), nor shall you expel your people (from their homes and townships).’ Then you agreed (to implement it) and you (also) bear witness (to it).


The Romans

In the land nearby. And after their defeat they will soon gain victory,


Joseph

(Now the only solution is:) ‘Kill Yusuf (Joseph), or banish him to some distant, unknown place. (Thus) your father’s attention will be focused purely on you, and after that you will become a group of righteous people (by turning towards Allah in repentance).’


Qâf

And assuredly, We created man and We know (also) the doubts which his (ill-commanding) self puts (into his heart and mind). And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.


The Cow

And, (O Muslims,) fight in the way of Allah (to establish peace and safeguard human dignity) and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


Sâd

Say: ‘I am only a Warner and there is no God except Allah, the One, the All-Dominant,


The Overthrowing

And he has indeed seen (the absolute beauty of the Lord of the Throne) on the effulgent horizon (of the realm of Divinity).*


The Bee

He alone has created the heavens and the earth with a decreed celestial order. He is Exalted far above those objects which the disbelievers set up as (His) peers.


The Romans

Then much evil came to be the end of those who did evil because they used to belie the Revelations of Allah and used to ridicule them.


The Children of Israel

But that by your Lord’s mercy (We have kept it intact. This) is indeed His mighty favour to you (and through you to your Umma [Community]).


The Cow

O Children of Ya‘qub (Jacob)! Recall those favours that I bestowed upon you, and that I exalted you above all the people (of your age).


The Reality

Then when the Trumpet will be blown once,


The Cow

Verily, those who have adopted disbelief, it is the same for them whether you warn them or you warn them not, they will not believe.


Repentance

(O Muslims!) Wage (also a defensive) war against those of the People of the Book who (infringed the peace treaty signed with you, and despite being in exile, provided full support to the disbelieving Meccan invaders who imposed the battle of al-Ahzab [the Confederates] on Medina, and have continued every possible conspiracy against you even now). They do not have faith in Allah and the Last Day, and do not consider unlawful the things Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) have declared unlawful, and do not adopt the true Din ([Religion] of Islam) until they give in and surrender (to the command of Islam), and pay the capitation tax with their own hands after having been subdued.


The Mount

And (the serving) youths will go round them as if they were pearls kept hidden in covers.


Saba

Say: ‘Any reward that I might have sought from you (for this favour), I have given that back to you. My reward is with Allah alone. And He keeps watch over everything.’


Abraham

And this is not (in the least) difficult for Allah (to execute).


The Children of Israel

The Day when He will call you, you will respond praising Him, deeming that you tarried (in the world) for only a short while.


The Sovereignty

And they will say: ‘Had we listened to or understood (the truth), we would not have been (put) amongst the inmates of Hell (Today).’


The Cleaving

And will never be able to absent themselves from it (Hell).


The Cow

And (also recall) when We made an appointment with Musa (Moses) for forty nights. Then after Musa ([Moses] went into retreat), you took the calf as (your) god for worship, and you were no doubt awful transgressors.


The Mount

And We will keep giving them fruit and meat more and more as they desire.


The Ascending Stairways

The angels and al-Ruh al-Amin (the Spirit) rise towards His (Throne) in a Day which measures fifty thousand years (according to the worldly scale).*


The Romans

Allah is the One Who created you, then granted you sustenance, then causes you to die and then will bring you back to life. Is there any of your (self-made) partners who may do any of these (works)? Holy is He (Allah) the Glorious, the Transcendent, far above these things which they associate as partners (with Him).


Muhammad

Surely, those who turned back (to disbelief) after the guidance had become clear to them, Satan (by fraud) made (turning back to disbelief) look good to them and gave them false hope of living long (in the world).


Cattle

Say: ‘I do not find in that Revelation which has been sent to me anything forbidden to anyone who eats (such things) as he takes in food except carrion, or flowing blood, or the flesh of swine, for it is filthy and impious, or the sinfully slaughtered animal on which some name other than Allah’s Name has been invoked at the time of slaughter. But he who becomes helpless (due to hunger), and is neither disobeying nor transgressing, then surely your Lord is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’


Al-Hijr

That is how We infuse this (mockery and ridicule) into the hearts of the sinners;


The Spider

And there are (also) those amongst the people who say: ‘We believe in Allah,’ but when they are put to (some) trouble in the way of Allah, they consider the trial of the people like punishment from Allah. And if some help comes from your Lord, then indeed they start saying: ‘We were with you.’ Is Allah not best aware of those (things) which are (hidden) in the breasts of all the people of the world?


And those who strive hard (and struggle against the lower self vehemently) for Our cause, We certainly guide them to Our ways, and verily Allah blesses the men of spiritual excellence with His companionship.


Sâd

And there is also a variety of (torments of) similar nature.


The Table Spread

And the People of the Injil ([the Gospel] too) are required to judge in accordance with that (commandment) which Allah has sent down in it. And he who does not judge (and run the state) complying with the commandments Allah has revealed, it is they who are unruly and wicked.


Joseph

Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘No blame (or penalty) lies on you today. May Allah grant you His forgiveness and He is the Most Merciful of all the merciful!


Mary

Whoever is (dwelling) in the heavens and the earth (whether an angel, a jinn or a human being) will appear just as a servant before the Most Kind (Lord).


The Story

Those whom We gave the Book before this, they believe in this (Qur’an as well in the continuation of the same guidance).


The Poets

(O Esteemed Beloved!) You will perhaps risk your (dearest) life, (grieving) that they do not accept faith.


The Beneficent

There is a barrier between them; they cannot breach (their respective) limits.


The Believer

And save them from (the punishment of) sins. And the one You have saved from (the punishment of) sins that Day, You have indeed shown him great mercy. And that is great success indeed.’


The Winnowing Winds

And (also) there is sustenance for you in the heaven and (all that too) which you are promised.


The Prophets

Have they (the disbelievers) taken gods other than Him? Say: ‘Bring your proof. This (Qur’an) is the reminder of those who are with me and (also) the reminder of those who had been before me.’ But most of them do not know the truth, so they are averse to it.


The Clans

And certainly before this they had made a covenant with Allah that they would not turn their backs and run away. And the covenant made with Allah will (certainly) be asked about.


The Spider

And, (O Beloved,) you never recited any book before this, nor did you write it with your own hand in which case the disbelievers would certainly have doubted.


Iron

(O servants!) Race in pursuit of forgiveness from your Lord and towards Paradise (also) which is as wide as the vast expanse of the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Messengers. This is Allah’s bounty which He gives to whom He wills. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.


Hûd

So remain firm-footed as you have been commanded, and he too who has turned (to Allah) in your companionship (must persevere). And, (O people,) do not revolt. Indeed, He monitors whatever you do.


Ornaments of Gold

And if you ask them: ‘Who has created the heavens and the earth?’ they will certainly say: ‘The Almighty, All-Knowing (Lord) has created them.’


The Event

It is We Who have made it (the fire of tree) a reminder (of the Fire of Hell, an admonition and a warning) and a source of profit and comfort for the travellers in forests.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And We have commanded man to be benevolent towards his parents. His mother bears him (in the womb) with pain and gives birth to him with pain. And bearing him (in the womb) and weaning of him (i.e., the period of pregnancy and feeding) is (spread over) thirty months. Till, when he attains to manhood and then reaches (the age of) forty years, he says: ‘O my Lord, bestow on me the ability to give You thanks for the favour which You have done to me and my parents, and that I may do such deeds as may please You, and endow me and my children with virtue and piety. Assuredly I turn to You, and certainly I am of those who obey You in submissiveness.’


The Overthrowing

Nor is that (Qur’an) the utterance of any accursed Satan.


The Believer

So keep patience. Assuredly, the promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness for the sins of your Umma (Community),* and glorify your Lord with His praise in the evening and in the morning.


Women

Have they any share in the kingdom? If so, they would not give (anything) to the people worth even a speck (because of their miserliness).


Tâ Hâ

Has (this fact) not guided them as to how many people We destroyed before them in whose dwelling places they (now) walk about? Undoubtedly, in this are (many) signs for the wise.


Defrauding

You will find on their faces the glow and freshness of bliss and delight.


The Star

And He is the One Who (raised up) the overturned towns (of the people of Lut [Lot]) and smashed them down.


She That Disputeth

Indeed, Allah has heard the words of the woman who was arguing with you about her husband and was pleading with Allah. And Allah was hearing the mutual questions and answers of both of you. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.


The Cow

And those who believe in (all) that which has been revealed to you, and that which was revealed before you, and also have (perfect) faith in the Hereafter.


The Children of Israel

Surely, the spendthrifts are the brothers of Satan, and Satan is most ungrateful to his Lord.


The Spider

Surely, we are about to bring down from the heaven torment for the inhabitants of this town because they used to disobey.’


Cattle

Say (to these disbelievers): ‘I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the unseen myself, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I follow only that (commandment) which is revealed to me.’ Say: ‘Can the blind and the seeing be equal? So do you not ponder?’


Smoke

But they turned their faces from him and (denigrating) they said: ‘(He) is a tutored madman.’


The Bee

So the punishments that came upon them were due to the acts that they had perpetrated, and the same (chastisement) they used to make fun of engulfed them.


Indeed your Lord, for those who committed wrongs out of ignorance, then turned to Him in repentance and amended (their) state, then surely after that your Lord is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


Tâ Hâ

Verily, it has been revealed to us that the torment will come upon (every) such person that rejects (the Messenger) and turns away from him.’


The Poets

And they also have a charge against me (of killing a Copt), so I fear they may kill me.’


The Story

And your Lord creates whatever He wills and chooses (whom He pleases for Prophethood and for the right of intercession). These (disbelievers and polytheists) have no authority or choice (in this matter). Holy is Allah the Glorious and Exalted, far above (the false gods) that they associate as partners (with Allah)!


Joseph

They (the servants of the king’s court) said: ‘We are missing the royal goblet, and the man who brings it (after searching) will get a camel’s load of grain as reward and I pledge myself for it.’


The Children of Israel

And (recall) when We said to you: ‘Indeed, your Lord has encompassed (all) mankind (within His knowledge and might). And We have made the vision (on the Night of Ascension) that We showed you but a trial for the people; (the believers believed in it, whilst those having superficial vision were confused;) and also that tree (of Zaqqum) which has been cursed in the Qur’an. And We warn them, but this (warning too) does not add anything to them except greater disobedience and rebelliousness.’


Saba

And a barrier was placed between them and their desires, as was done before with the people of their kind. Surely, they were suffering from a deceiving doubt.


The Cave

And in this way, We unveiled their (state) to those (who succeeded them some centuries later) so that they might know that Allah’s promise is true, and (also) that there is no doubt about the coming of the Last Hour. (When these people of the cave died) and the people of the town disputed concerning their matter, they said: ‘Raise a building over their (cave as a monument). Their Lord knows best their state of (saintly) affairs.’ Those (believers) who had the upper hand in their matter said: ‘We shall certainly build a mosque (at their door so that the believers may pray therein, and acquire special bounty by obtaining spiritual nearness to the people of the cave).’


Women

Do they (the Jews) feel jealous of the people because of (the blessings) which Allah has conferred upon them of His bounty? So, surely, We have given the family of Ibrahim (Abraham) the Book and wisdom, and We also granted them a great kingdom.


Jonah

Then (how many a) Messenger We sent after him towards their respective peoples! They brought them clear signs, but those people (too) did not prove such as would believe in that (matter) which they had already denied. That is how We seal the hearts of those who defy.


The Story

He said: ‘(Why should I spend this capital for the good of people and society?) This wealth has been given to me only on the basis of (the professional) knowledge and skill I possess.’ Did he not know that Allah had indeed destroyed before him many communities who were far stronger than him in might and far ahead in accumulating (wealth and manpower)? And the culprits will not be questioned (for fact-finding or any excuse or reason) about their sins (at the time of destruction).


The Event

Is it you who make (the crop) grow from it, or are We its Grower?


The Bee

And your Lord seeded (the idea instinctually) in the honeybee’s heart: ‘Make your hives in certain mountains and certain trees and (also) in certain projections people build aloft (like roofs).


Women

And do not marry women whom your fathers and forefathers married. But that which has passed (before this command is forgiven). It is indeed highly indecent, infuriating and an evil custom.


Luqmân

And if (all) the trees on earth were pens, and the ocean reinforced by seven more oceans were ink, even then the Words of Allah would never be exhausted. Surely, Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


Cattle

Those who believe and do not mix up their belief with injustice (of polytheism), it is they who are entitled to peace (i.e., fearlessness in the Hereafter), and it is they who are blessed with guidance.


Hûd

Which were marked by your Lord. And this (torment of stones) is not far away from the wrongdoers (even now).


Ornaments of Gold

And this Day it is not profitable for you (to have this aspiration), whereas you kept doing wrong (all your life. Today) all of you will share the torment.


The Romans

Allah is the One Who sends the winds and they raise the clouds. Then He spreads this (cloud) in the atmosphere in the sky as He likes. Then He breaks it up into (various) pieces (layer upon layer). Then you see the rain pouring down from its midst. Then, when He sends it to those of His servants whom He pleases, they become instantly cheerful,


The Cow

But if they desist, then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Emissaries

And when the Messengers will be brought together at the appointed time (to bear witness to their respective communities),


Hûd

And those who will be fortunate will be in Paradise. They will abide in it forever till the heavens and the earth (which will then exist) endure except as your Lord wills. This is a bounty which will never be withdrawn.


The Mount

Indeed, we used to worship Him alone beforehand. Surely, He is Most Gracious, Ever-Merciful.’


The Children of Israel

We know best the motive with which they listen to with active attention when they give you ears and when they whisper and when these wrongdoers say (to the Muslims): ‘You are following only a person that is bewitched (i.e., a spell has been cast on him. And We see and hear all this).’


Al-Hijr

We do not send down angels but with the (judgment of) truth (i.e., We send them down to execute the torment when its time approaches), and they are not granted respite at that time.


The Criterion

And they (disbelievers) worship besides Allah those (idols) that can neither bring them any profit, nor do them any harm. And the disbeliever is (always) a helper (of Satan) in (disobeying) his Lord.


The Winnowing Winds

And by the clouds that carry a heavy load (of water),


Women

And it is not (lawful) for a Muslim to kill a Muslim but by mistake. And anyone who kills a Muslim unintentionally shall (be liable to) free a Muslim slave and (pay) blood money, to be (necessarily) handed over to the heirs of the person slain, unless they remit it. In case, he (the slain) comes from the people who are your enemies and is a believer (as well), then (only) freeing a (male or female) slave is prescribed. But if he (the slain) belongs to a people that between you and them there is a (peace) treaty, then blood compensation must be delivered to his family, and freeing a Muslim (male or female) slave is also mandatory. Then he who does not find (a slave) is (bound) to fast for two consecutive months. (This is his) repentance (prescribed) by Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.


The Poets

And is that (any) favour of which you are reminding me? (That happened also because) you had enslaved (all my people) the Children of Israel.’


The Table Spread

If You torment them, they are only Your servants, and if You forgive them, You are indeed Almighty, All-Wise.’


The Believers

Say (to them): ‘To whom belongs the earth and everyone (living) in it, if you know (anything)?’


The Children of Israel

This is of those wisdom-loaded values which your Lord has revealed to you and, (O man,) do not set up another god with Allah, (lest) you should be cast into Hell, cursed (and) rejected (from Allah’s mercy).


The Spider

So We seized (every one of) them for his sin. And there was (a faction) of those against whom We sent a storm of pelting stones. And of them was (also a group) whom a roaring blast seized. And (a party) of them were such whom We sank into the earth. And of them there was (yet another community) that We drowned. And Allah would never have wronged them, but they themselves wronged their own souls .


The Cow

O believers! Enter Islam perfectly and wholly, and do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. He is certainly your declared enemy.


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

And this (virtue) is granted only to those who observe patience. And only he who is blessed with a large share of bounty acquires this (capability).


And if We give him a taste of mercy from Us after that misery which touched him, he surely starts saying: ‘This is my privilege. And I do not think that the Last Hour will ever take place. And if at all I am returned to my Lord, even then there will surely be good fortune for me in His presence.’ So We shall certainly inform the disbelievers of the deeds which they did, and We shall indeed make them taste the most severe torment.


The Cow

Allah (as a result of their own choice) has set a seal on their hearts and their ears, and there is a blindfold (set) over their eyes. And for them there is a severe torment.


Cattle

And indeed, before you (too) the Messengers were laughed at, but then the same (torment of the truth) they ridiculed besieged those of them who ridiculed.


The Heights

And those who belie Our Revelations and the meeting of the Last Day, their actions become void. What will they be rewarded except what they have been doing?


Abraham

Their heads lifted up, they will be running (towards the Field of Grand Assembly), with eyes unable to twinkle and with hearts being drained of strength.


The Cave

Have you thought of it (how) wondrous a sign of the signs (of Our might) were the People of the Kahf and the Raqim (i.e., the People of Cave and the Cave Tablet or the Raqim valley)?


The Family of 'Imrân

How can a person who has subjected himself to the will of Allah be like the one who has earned Allah’s wrath? And Hell is his abode, and that is an extremely evil dwelling.


The Prophets

The time of reckoning for people has drawn near but, rapt in heedlessness, they are disinclined (to obedience).


Tâ Hâ

Surely, there is this (comfort) for you (in Paradise) that you will neither feel hungry nor go naked.


O Children of Israel! (Realize!) Certainly, We delivered you from your enemy, and gave you the promise of (coming to) the right of (Mount) Tur, and (there) We sent down to you the manna and the quails.


The Event

And (you) will drink boiling water over it,


Those Who Drag Forth

And (do you desire that) I guide you to your Lord so that you may fear (Him)?’


The Cow

(O Muslims!) Do you also want to ask your Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) questions the way Musa (Moses) was asked before? So he who changes belief for disbelief, for sure, loses the right path.


The Bee

Indeed, Allah enjoins justice and benevolence (towards everyone), and giving away to the kindred, and forbids indecency, evil deeds, defiance and disobedience. He admonishes you so that you may remember with concern.


Muhammad

If He asks you for this wealth and puts you under scarcity for that, then you will feel constrained (at heart and) become miserly. And in this way, He will expose your (inner) rust (which results from worldly pursuits).


Luqmân

And surely, We blessed Luqman with wisdom and sound judgment (and said to him:) ‘Be grateful to Allah. And whoever gives thanks gives thanks for his own good; and whoever shows ingratitude, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Worthy of all praise.’


The Beneficent

They are (green and fresh Gardens) with deep thick branches.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Do you have any clear proof (to establish your philosophy and ideology)?


He said to his father (who was in fact his uncle, and he used to call him father, for he had brought him up) and his people: ‘What is it that you worship?


The Heights

Then We shall certainly interrogate those to whom We sent Messengers, and We shall assuredly ask the Messengers as well (with regard to the response to their call for truth and their teaching and preaching).


The Poets

So (all) these (idols) are enemies to me except the Lord of all the worlds. (He is the One Who is my God.)


Luqmân

(Luqman said:) ‘O my son, if there is a thing equal to the grain of a mustard seed (hidden) inside a rock or in the heavens or in the earth, (even then) Allah will bring it forth (for reckoning on the Day of Judgment). Surely, Allah is the Subtle Knower of the minutest matters, All-Aware and Most Vigilant (as well).


Mankind

Who whispers into the hearts of mankind,


The Family of 'Imrân

And you used to long for death (as a martyr) before you faced it. So now you have seen it in front of your own eyes.


He Frowned

On that Day man will flee from his brother,


Saba

And Satan had no power over them but for the reason that We might distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is Watchful over everything.


Time or Man

(Kafur is) a spring (in Paradise) that (the privileged) servants of Allah (i.e., Awliya’ Allah) will drink from, and will (also) make it flow to wherever they will desire in the form of small brooks (to make others drink of it).


The Poets

When he said to his father* and his people: ‘What do you worship?’


Ornaments of Gold

And no Prophet came to them, but they used to make fun of him.


Abraham

So that Allah requites every soul for (the deeds) it has earned. Indeed, Allah is Swift in Reckoning.


The Believer

O our Lord! And admit them to the Gardens of Eden (for eternal living) You have promised them. And (also admit with them) the pious ones of their fathers and their wives and their children. Surely, You are Almighty, Most Wise.


The Cow

And those who have believed and have done pious deeds, it is they who are the inhabitants of Paradise. They shall live there forever.


The Clot

Beware! If he does not desist (from the denigration of the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him] and antagonism against the true Din [Religion]), We shall certainly grab his forehead and drag him by the forelock,


The Event

So (first) those on the Right Hand; what a class the Right Hand will be!


Defrauding

That is not at all (the case); rather (the fact is that the evil deeds) which they earned have rusted their hearts. (The Revelations, therefore, do not move their hearts.)


The Believer

O my people! You are in power today; (it is you who) are ruling over the land (of Egypt). But who can save us from the torment of Allah if that (torment) comes upon us?’ Pharaoh said: ‘I instruct you only what I myself deem (correct), and I do not show you (any path) except the path of righteousness.’


The Ascending Stairways

So, (O Beloved,) observe patience (on the assertions of the disbelievers) without regrets.


The Prophets

And We set up firm mountains in the earth lest it should shake with them whilst rotating (in its orbit). And We made in this (earth) broad highways so that people might find routes (to reach different destinations).


Mutual Disillusion

And those who disbelieve and reject Our Revelations, it is they who are the inmates of Hell, its permanent residents. And what an evil abode that is!


The Mount

And, (O Esteemed Beloved, do not grieve over what they say). Wait patiently for the command of your Lord. Surely, you are (at all times) before Our Eyes.* And glorify your Lord with His praise whenever you stand forth.


The Pen

The Day when the ‘shin’ (i.e., the terrifying fierceness of the Hour of Rising) will be laid bare, and (the disobedient) people will be called to prostrate themselves, but they will not be able to do so (i.e., to prostrate themselves).


The Jinn

And as for the wrongdoers, they will be the fuel of Hell.’


The Cleaving

That is the truth, (but) on the contrary, you deny the Day of Recompense,


Spoils of War

It is not for a Prophet that he should have (disbelievers as) prisoners of war, until he has let much of the blood of these (mischief-monger terrorist militants) in the land. You (people) desire the riches of the world, and Allah intends (prosperity in) the Hereafter, and Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Family of 'Imrân

Certainly, those who deny the Revelations of Allah and kill the Prophets unjustly, and also kill those of the people who enjoin equity and justice, announce to them the news of a grievous torment.


Hûd

And it was revealed to Nuh (Noah): ‘None of your people will (now) believe (any more) except those who have (so far) believed. So you should not grieve over their (belying and mocking) activities.


And that is how your Lord grips: He seizes the communities when they (become) tyrannous and corrupt. Surely, His grip is agonizing and fierce.


The Rising of the Dead

The truth is, (O disbelievers,) that you love (the world) which you can readily gain.


Counsel

And amongst His signs are the ships on the sea, high like mountains.


The Clans

And there is no blame on the Prophet in (accomplishing) that duty which Allah has made obligatory for him. And certainly the same has been the way and practice of Allah with those (as well) who have passed away before. And the command of Allah is a decree which has been fulfilled.


Solace

Verily, with (this) hardship (too) there is ease.


The Prophets

(It was said to them:) ‘Do not flee in haste, and return to the same place where you were given comforts, and (go back) to your (luxurious) dwellings. It is likely that you are interrogated.’


Al-Hijr

Why do you not bring us angels if you are truthful?’


The Event

That you turn that soul back if you are truthful?


The Beneficent

In them are pious and beautiful (chaste maidens as well).


The Cow

Allah said: ‘O Adam, (now) apprise them of the names of these things.’ So when Adam had told them the names of those things, (Allah) said: ‘Did I not tell you I know (all) the hidden realities of the heavens and the earth and also know all that you disclose and all that you conceal?’


The Angels

Assuredly, Satan is your enemy, so keep treating him as an enemy (being his adversary). He only calls his party to make them join the denizens of Hell.


The Story

And you were not (present at that time) on the western side (of Tur) when We sent the command (of Prophethood) towards Musa (Moses), nor were you amongst (those seventy people who were) witnesses (to the Revelation to Musa [Moses]. So what else is this narration except the news of the unseen?)


Women

Except the path of Hell wherein they shall dwell beyond the count of time and that is easy for Allah.


The Table Spread

Then Allah sent a crow that started scratching the earth to show him how to hide his brother’s corpse. (Seeing this,) he said: ‘Alas! Could I not become even the like of this crow that I might hide the corpse of my brother!’ So he became one of the remorseful people.


The Ranks

O believers! Why do you say what you do not do?


Al-Hijr

Those who divided the Qur’an into pieces (and split it, i.e., accepted the favourable Verses but rejected the others).


The Children of Israel

And say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone, Who has neither taken any son (for Himself), nor is there any partner in (His) kingdom and authority, nor has He any aide due to any handicap. (O Beloved,) keep extolling His Greatness and Glory with conviction and magnify Him with all His magnificence.’


The Winnowing Winds

Has the news of the venerable guests of Ibrahim (Abraham) come to you?


Spoils of War

So if you come upon them in the battlefield, then by killing them (for violating the peace treaty) in an exemplary manner, make those who are behind them (also) run on their heels so that they may learn a lesson of warning.


Sâd

And We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without any purpose and good reason. It is the view and concept of the disbelievers (that this is a purposeless creation that came about by chance). So for the disbelievers there is torment of the Fire of Hell.


Mary

Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)


The Story

The truth is that whoever you like (to bring on to the path of guidance), you do not yourself bring him on to the path of guidance. Instead, (it so happens that) whomever Allah pleases, He makes him tread the path of guidance (through your mediation). And He knows best those who find the path of guidance.


The Event

Then he will be entertained with scalding, boiling water.


Tâ Hâ

And that is how We recompense the one who exceeds the limit (in sins), and does not believe in the Revelations of his Lord, and surely the torment of the Last Day is extremely severe and everlasting.


Cattle

The signs (of guidance) have indeed come to you from your Lord. So he who perceives (them by his insight) brings (benefit) to his own self, and he who remains blind (also) brings loss upon his own self. And I am not a guardian over you.


The Morning Hours

Indeed, every following hour is a better (source of eminence and exaltation) for you than the preceding one.


The Heights

And their predecessors will say to their successors: ‘You have not gained any superiority over us, so you (too) taste the torment (now) for what you used to earn.’


The Cave

He (Khidr) said: ‘No doubt, you will not be able to have patience being in my company.


Hûd

Except for Him (Allah), join in to hatch (some) plot against me, all of you (including your false gods), then grant me no respite (as well).


The Romans

And the Day when the Last Hour will be established, people will separate from one another (in personal agony).


The Reality

So the one who will be given his record in the right hand will say (pleased): ‘Come and read my record.


Mary

And wherever I may reside, He has made me an embodiment of blessing. And He has enjoined upon me Prayer and Zakat (the Alms-due) as long as I am alive.


Light

An adulterer does not (like to) marry (a chaste and virtuous woman) but only an adulteress or a polytheist, and no (pious man likes to) marry an adulteress (too) but only an adulterer or a polytheist. And this act (i.e., adultery) has been forbidden to the Muslims.


Smoke

Then neither the heaven nor the earth wept over them, nor were they given respite.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

(O Beloved!) So be steadfast as (other) Messengers were with unwavering determination, and do not hasten (to seek the torment) for these (deniers). The Day they will see this (punishment in the Hereafter) which they are being promised, (they will think) as though they did not stay (in the world) for more than an hour. (This is but) the communication of the Message (from Allah). Those other than the disobedient will not be destroyed.


The Romans

(O Beloved!) Surely, you make neither the dead (i.e., the disbelievers deprived of the vitality of faith) hear your call nor the deaf (i.e., deprived of hearing the call of truth) whilst they are getting away (from you) turning their backs.*


The Believers

And (We have also created for you the olive) tree, which grows forth from Mount Sinai, (and) contains oil, and is a curry for those who eat.


Mary

(Jibra’il [Gabriel]) said: ‘I am only a messenger from your Lord. (I have come) to bestow upon you a pure son.’


The Pen

And early in the morning they left, (feeling) quite competent to execute their plan (of getting the yield and depriving the poor of their share).


Light

And to Allah alone belongs the sovereignty of all the heavens and the earth and to Him will all return.


Cattle

He has no partner and of this have I been commanded, and I am the first Muslim (in the entire creation).’


Those Who Set The Ranks

And that essentially it is only Our army that shall dominate.


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

Surely, those who say: ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ then stick to it (firmly), angels descend upon them (and say:) ‘Do not fear or grieve, and rejoice in the Paradise that you were promised.


Women

There is no good in most of their secret consultations except (the counsel) of the person who enjoins charity or piety or peace-making amongst people. And whoever does this, seeking Allah’s pleasure, We shall soon bless him with a mighty reward.


The Heights

And which of our acts has annoyed you, except that we have believed in the (true) signs of our Lord when they reached us? O our Lord! Gush on us torrents of patience and lift us (from the world) as (steadfast) Muslims.’


The Children of Israel

And how many a community have We destroyed after Nuh (Noah)! And your Lord is Sufficient. (He) is Well Aware of the sins of His servants, All-Seeing.


The Believers

And indeed, We originated (the genesis of) man from the extract of (chemical ingredients of) clay.*


The Poets

So the torment seized them. Surely, in this (incident), there is a great sign and most of them were not the believers.


The Believers

It is they who will be the inheritors (of Paradise).


Tâ Hâ

(They mutually decided.) So, collect all your tricks (of magic), and come into the arena (together) in a queue, and the one who prevails today will be victorious.’


The Poets

So judge between me and them, and deliver me and the believers who are in my company.’


She That Disputeth

Surely, those who maintain enmity against Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), it is they who are of the lowest of mankind.


The Calamity

And what is that high-scale jolt rocking (everything) and that thunder?


The Criterion

And these are the people who do not worship any other god apart from Allah, nor do they kill the soul whose killing without any lawful cause Allah has forbidden, nor do they commit adultery. And whoever does this will receive the punishment due for the sin.


The Moon

And surely, We destroyed (many of) your groups. So is there anyone who will take advice?


Sâd

And the birds as well that used to flock (in his presence); each would turn towards him (seeking to obey his commands).


Women

And, (O Prophet,) people ask about your edict on matters concerning (orphan) women. Say: ‘Allah ordains you in their case, and the commandment (already) being communicated to you in the holy Book (also) pertains to those orphan women whom you deny (the rights) which have been prescribed for them. And (in order to take their assets into possession) you want to marry them. In addition to that, there is (also a decree) on affairs concerning helpless minor children, that stick to justice in matters of orphans. And whatever good you do, Allah is indeed Well Aware of that.


The Overwhelming

So, continuously admonish them, for you are but an admonisher,


The Poets

They said: ‘We believe in the Lord of all the worlds,


The Table Spread

And if the People of the Book had believed (in Muhammad, the Messenger, [blessings and peace be upon him]) and adopted Godwariness, We would have removed all their sins (from their record), and would surely have admitted them to the blissful Gardens.


Yâ Sîn

‘Peace (be upon you)!’ (This) greeting will be conveyed (to them) from the Ever-Merciful Lord.


Al-Hijr

And they used to carve out houses in the mountains without any threat and fear.


The Cow

Thus Allah makes His commandments clear to you so that you may understand.


The Angels

And they used to swear solemn oaths by Allah that if a Warner came to them, they would certainly be far more on the straight path than any other community. But when the Warner (the Final Messenger of Allah [blessings and peace be upon him]) came to them, it only increased their aversion to the truth.


The Night

And by that Being Who created male and female (in everything),


Qâf

That had set up another god besides Allah. So hurl him into a fierce torment.’


The Cow

Of course, he who adopts evil and is encompassed by his sins, it is they who are the inmates of Hell. They are its permanent residents.


Crouching

Do those who have earned evil deeds think that We shall make them resemble those who believe and do good deeds (so as) to make their life and death alike? The claim, which they (the disbelievers) make, is the worst evil.


The Children of Israel

Say: ‘Had there been some other gods with Him, as they (the idolaters and the disbelievers) say, then they would certainly have (jointly) found some passage to reach the Lord of the Throne (to interfere in His command and control system).’


The Story

And We made them the leaders (of the inmates of Hell), for they used to invite (people) towards Hell. And they will not be given any help on the Day of Resurrection.


The Heights

He guided one group, but error was proved against the other (consequent on their own doings). Indeed, they made friends with satans, leaving Allah aside, and think that they are the rightly guided.


The Prophets

Have they (the disbelievers) taken from (the contents of) the earth gods that can raise (the dead) alive?


Repentance

And some amongst them are those who pass sarcastic remarks against you in the matter of (the distribution of) alms. If they are given some portion of (the alms), they feel pleased, but if nothing is given to them, they feel annoyed at once.


Hûd

And the curse has been made to chase them in this world, and (this will chase them) on the Day of Resurrection (as well). What an evil gift has been bestowed upon them!


The Believers

And surely, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people. He said: ‘O people, always worship Allah. There is no God for you other than He. So do you not fear?’


Mary

Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘(All right,) peace be on you. I shall beg forgiveness for you from my Lord (even) now. He is indeed very kind to me. (He may bestow guidance upon you.)


Sâd

And all the jinn (and devils were also subdued to him) and every architect and diver (too),


The Cow

Allah does not put under stress any soul more than its endurance. There is a reward for whatever good it has earned, and there is torment for whatever evil it has perpetrated. ‘O our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or do some mistake. O our Lord, lay not on us such a (heavy) burden as You laid on those before us. O our Lord, put not on us (also) the burden that we have not the strength to bear, and overlook (our sins), and forgive us and have mercy on us. You alone are our Master and Helper. So grant us victory over the disbelievers.’


The Family of 'Imrân

And (He) also distinguishes the identity of those who are hypocrites. And when it was said to them: ‘Come and fight in the cause of Allah or defend (against the enemy invasion),’ they said: ‘If we knew that there would be (virtually) a war, (or if we considered it a war in the cause of Allah,) we would certainly follow you.’ That day they were closer to an evident disbelief than (the pretended) belief. They utter from their mouths that which is not in their hearts. And Allah knows well (the matters) they hide.


The Cleaving

They will enter it on the Day of Rising,


Jonah

Then his people belied him, so We delivered him and those who were with him in the Ark (from the torment of Deluge), and We made them successors (in the land), and drowned those who denied Our Revelations. So, see how those who were warned met their fate!


The Heights

And (as for) the brothers of these satans, they draw them deeper into error (by whispering suspicions) and do not slacken (in promoting mischief and bloodshed).


Exile

And be not like those who forgot Allah. So Allah made them forget their own souls (that they could send forward some good for their own souls). It is they who are defiant.


The Overthrowing

And by the morning when its light dawns,


The Event

It has been (inscribed) in al-Lawh al-Mahfuz (the Preserved Tablet) before this.


The Pen

(The one who is) rude, unmannerly, crooked and moreover of doubtful birth.*


Qâf

When the two receivers receive (the recording angels write down his every communication and work), sitting on the right and on the left,


He Frowned

On that Day every person will be in such a (dismal) state that will make him unconcerned (with everyone else).


Mary

When he called upon his Lord in a low voice (charged with politeness and submissiveness).


Al-Hijr

(Allah) said: ‘Then get out from here, for you are indeed the cursed one (the outcast).


Hûd

And, O my people, this is a (peculiarly created) she-camel of Allah, (which is) a sign for you. So leave her free to graze in Allah’s earth, and do her no harm lest an imminent torment should seize you.’


Women

If We had prescribed for them: ‘Kill yourselves, or leave your homes and go away,’ only a few of them would have acted upon it. If they had abided by what they were advised to do, that would have been in their favour, enabling them to tenaciously hold fast (to the Faith).


Cattle

If you see (them at the time) when they will be made to stand (on the verge of) the Fire, they will say: ‘Would that we were sent back (to the world), then we would not (at all) belie the signs of our Lord and would be of the believers!’


The Prostration

Then He perfected (organs and limbs in) him and breathed into him of His spirit (i.e., life) and made for you (also in the mother’s womb) ears and (then) eyes and (then) heart and brain. You give thanks but little.


The Family of 'Imrân

And they said nothing except this supplication: ‘O our Lord, forgive our sins and overlook the excesses that we committed in our work, and keep us firm-footed (on Your path), and bestow upon us victory over the disbelievers.’


Cattle

Then they will (all) be returned to the presence of Allah, their true Lord. Beware! It is only His (prerogative) to decree. And He is the Quickest in taking account.


The Cave

And relate to them the example of two men, one of whom We provided with two gardens of grapevines, and We hedged both from all sides with date-palms, and We grew between them (rich green) cultivated fields.


Those Who Set The Ranks

That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence.


Banning

O disbelievers! Do not make any excuse Today. You will only be paid the reward of what you have been doing.


Hûd

And when Our deputed angels visited Lut (Lot), he felt worried on their arrival and on account of them his strength sank and he said: ‘This is a day of great distress.’ (The angels were extremely handsome, and Lut [Lot] was aware of the evil habit of his people, so he was perturbed for fear of possible mischief.)


The Prophets

And they had intended an evil plot against Ibrahim (Abraham) but We failed them badly.


The Heights

Then when He gives them a healthy child, both of them associate partners with Him with respect to that (child). But Allah is Transcendent above all that they ascribe to Him as partners.


The Ascending Stairways

And (all) his family who used to provide him shelter,


The Dawn

(They) were (the people) of Iram (and) were (tall like) lofty columns (possessing towering castles),


The Bee

Whoever performs pious works, man or woman, provided he or she is a believer, We will surely let such a person live a life of purity, and will indeed reward them (as well) their wage of the righteous works which they used to do.


Light

Why did these (slanderers) not produce four witnesses to this (turmoil)? Since they could not bring forth witnesses, it is certainly they who are liars in the sight of Allah.


The Ant

(O Beloved!) Surely, you make neither the dead (i.e., the disbelievers deprived of the vitality of faith) hear your call nor the deaf (i.e., deprived of hearing the call of truth) while they are getting away (from you) turning their backs.*


The Bee

So if (even then) they turn away, (O Glorious Messenger,) then your responsibility is only to convey and communicate (My message and My commands) clearly.


The Heights

But if the inhabitants of (these) towns had embraced faith and adopted Godwariness, We would have opened to them blessings from the heaven and the earth. But they rejected (the truth). So We seized them with (torment) for the (impious acts) they used to perpetrate.


The Traducer

Indeed, that (Fire) will be closed upon them all around,


The Moon

And will (be seated) in special nearness to the Sovereign Lord of (true) power during holy sessions.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

He said: ‘The knowledge (of the Hour of the torment) is with Allah alone. And I am only transmitting to you the injunctions which I have been sent with. But I can see that you are an ignorant people.’


Joseph

And the king said: ‘Bring him to me so that I may appoint him specifically (as an adviser) to me.’ So, when the king had a (one-to-one) dialogue with him, he (felt highly impressed and) said: ‘(O Yusuf [Joseph],) surely from today onward you are a man of authority and trust with us (i.e., you are inducted into the governance of the state).’


The Thunder

(Greeting, they will say:) ‘Peace be upon you as a reward for your patience! So (see now) what a beautiful home the Hereafter is!’


Sâd

And all of them are waiting for a single mighty blast (shout) in which there will be no deferment.


The Bee

Can the Creator, Who creates (all that), be like the one who cannot create (anything)? Do you not then accept advice?


The Clans

Say: ‘Who is the one that can protect you from Allah if He intends to afflict you with suffering or to bestow upon you His mercy?’ And they will not find for themselves any protector or helper apart from Allah.


O (Esteemed) Prophet! Say to your wives: ‘If you long for the world and its glitter, then come! I shall make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner.


The Prophets

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) broke those (idols) into pieces except the biggest (idol) so that they might turn to it.


The Family of 'Imrân

(O sympathizer of the whole mankind!) Those who hasten in (reinforcing) disbelief should not aggrieve you. They cannot do any damage to (the Din [Religion] of) Allah, and Allah intends that there is no share for them in the Hereafter. And for them there is a severe torment.


The Cow

And (the People of the Book) say: ‘Become Jews or Christians, then you will be guided aright.’ Say: ‘(Nay,) the truth is that we have embraced the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) who, far from every falsehood, turned absolutely to Allah alone. And he was not of the polytheists.’


Exile

Allah is He besides Whom there is no God: the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He alone is Most Kind, Ever-Merciful.


The Ant

Verily, your Lord will judge between these (believers and disbelievers) by His command (of justice). And He is Almighty, All-Knowing.


The Moon

And make it known to them that water has been divided between them (and the she-camel). Everyone will be served with the share of water by turn.


The Night

And affirms the good (the Din [Religion]) of truth and life after death through charity and Godwariness),


Those Who Set The Ranks

Surely, We have adorned the world’s heaven (the first heavenly sphere) with the adornment of stars and planets,


The Moon

The Day when they will be dragged into Hell on their faces (it will be said to them:) ‘Taste burning in Hell.’


The Prophets

And (also remember) Dhu al-Nun (the Prophet whom the fish swallowed) when he went away enraged (at his people). So he thought that We would not cause him any distress (during that journey). Then he cried out (entangled) in (the layers of) the darkness (of night, under the sea and in the fish belly): ‘There is no God except You. Glory be to You! Surely, I was of those who wrong (their souls).’


Counsel

And they did not break up into factions, but only after knowledge had reached them, merely on account of their mutual obstinacy (and stubbornness). And had the command of your Lord not gone forth concerning (a respite for) an appointed time, the judgment would have been given between them. And verily, those who were made inheritors of the Book after them are themselves in deceitful doubt about it.


Hûd

And indeed, Our deputed angels came to Ibrahim (Abraham), bearing glad tidings. They greeted him, saying: ‘Peace (be on you),’ and Ibrahim (Abraham) reciprocated: ‘Peace (be on you).’ Then he did not take any time and brought (them) a roasted calf (out of hospitality).


The Children of Israel

And (nothing) has prevented Us from sending down the signs (on their demand even now) except that the bygone people denied the same (signs. Thereupon, they were immediately seized by destruction and were not granted any respite. O Beloved, We do not want to repeat that with your people after We have raised you as Our Messenger.) And We gave the people of Thamud an open Sign (of) a she-camel (of Salih) but they did her wrong. And We do not send signs but to rouse fear (for the last time before the torment arrives. Then, when that sign is rejected, the devastating torment is sent forthwith).


The Cave

They will always live there. They will never seek any change (of abode) from there.


Muhammad

And, (O Beloved,) how many a town have We destroyed whose citizens wielded greater power (i.e., resources and authority) than (the residents of) your city (Mecca) whose (powerful chiefs) have driven you out (by emigration)! We have destroyed them as well, and no one came to their help (who could save them).


Jonah

And the entire mankind was one Umma ([Community] in the beginning). Then they (differed amongst themselves and) disintegrated. And if it had not been decreed by your Lord (that the torment would not be hastened), the matters would have been settled between them in which they disagreed.


Saba

And when We decreed Sulayman’s (Solomon’s) death, nothing made them (the jinn) aware of his death except a termite of the earth which kept eating his staff. Then, when his body came to the ground, it became known to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have been in that humiliating torment.


Muhammad

(Best for them would be) obedience and good words. So when the command of fighting (for self-protection and self-defence) was definite (and firm), then if they had been true to Allah (in obedience and dedication), that would have been better for them.


Joseph

And some women of (the elite class in) the city began to say: ‘The wife of ‘Aziz seeks to seduce her slave-boy for her purpose. The love for him (the slave) has gone deep into her heart. We surely see her in manifest error.’


Jonah

Say: ‘O people, if you are in any doubt about (the authenticity of) my Din (Religion), then (listen) that I cannot worship those (idols) whom you worship besides Allah. But I worship that Allah Who causes you to die. And I have been commanded that I must (always) be from amongst the believers;


The Prophets

They said: ‘Burn him and help your (ruined) gods if you have to do (something).’


The Family of 'Imrân

If Allah helps you, none can overpower you; but if He abandons you taking away all support, then who is it that can help you after Him? And the believers should rely on Allah alone.


The Story

One of those (girls) said: ‘O (my) respectable father, take him (into your service). Surely, the best person you can employ is the one who is strong and trustworthy (and he is worthy of this assignment).’


The Morning Star

So give the disbelievers a respite (for a while, not much); let them relax a little (more).


The Sovereignty

He Who has created seven (or numerous) heavenly spheres corresponding to one another (layer upon layer). You will not find any irregularity and disproportion in the system of the creation of the Most Kind (Lord). So have a (meditative and thoughtful) look around: do you find in this (creation) any incongruity or disharmony (i.e., degeneration or falling apart)?


Light

O believers! Do not enter houses other than your own until you obtain their permission. And greet their residents (immediately after you enter). This (advice) is better for you so that you may contemplate (its rationale).


The Declining Day

By the passing time (whose rotation bears witness to the affairs of mankind). Or By the Prayer of declining day (‘Asr, for this Prayer is the middle of all Prayers). Or By the declining time of the day, (when the sun, after shining for the whole day, presents the sight of its setting). Or By the holy era of the Prophethood of Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him), the sole objective and the most coveted achievement of all ages historic as well as pre-historic, and of all times to come.


The Table Spread

And call to mind the favour of Allah (conferred) upon you, and (also recall) the promise which He took from you (under affirmation) when you declared (agreeing): ‘We heard (Allah’s command) and we obeyed (it).’ And always fear Allah. Verily, Allah knows best (the secrets of) hearts.


Ornaments of Gold

And these (satans) hinder them from the path (of guidance), but they maintain the wrong perception that they are on the path of guidance.


The Prophets

In fact, it (the Last Day) will come upon them all of a sudden and stun them. So neither will they have the power to avert it, nor will they be granted respite.


The Beneficent

So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny?


Repentance

(These hypocrites) swear by Allah that they have not said (anything), whereas they have definitely uttered blasphemy and have become disbelievers after (showing) their belief in Islam. They intended (many tortures too) that they could not achieve. And (out of Islam and the Messenger’s conduct) they could not disdain anything, except that Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) had made them affluent with His bounty. So if they repent (even now), it will be better for them, but if they remain averse (the same way), then Allah will afflict them with grievous torment, (both) in (the life of) this world and in the Hereafter, and they will not have any helper or friend on earth.


The Bee

Have they not seen the birds that fly aloft in the air (under the law of motion and aerodynamics)? Nothing but (the laws of) Allah hold them (in the sky). Surely, there are signs in (this law of aerodynamics) for the believers.


The Clans

And they will say: ‘O our Lord, surely we followed what our chiefs and the influential ones directed, so they turned us away from the (straight) path.


Banning

If he divorces you, then it may well be that your Lord will give him in your place better wives than yourselves (who) will be obedient, true believers, submissive, penitent, worshippers, given to fasting, (some) formerly married and (some) virgins.


The Heights

So We delivered him (Lut [Lot]) and his family, except his wife; she was one of those who stayed on in torment.


The Believers

Certainly, My Verses were repeatedly recited to you but you used to turn back on your heels.


Spoils of War

(They) are those who establish Prayer, and spend (in the cause of Allah) out of whatever We have bestowed upon them.


The Cow

Surely, those who conceal the manifest signs and guidance sent down by Us after We have revealed them clearly for the people in (Our) Book, it is they whom Allah curses (i.e., deprives them of His mercy) and whom also curse all those who curse.


The Prophets

And (remember) Zakariyya ([Zacharias] as well) when he called out to his Lord: ‘O my Lord, leave me not single and You are the Best of all inheritors.’


Joseph

(O Beloved!) We relate to you the best narrative by means of this Qur’an which We have revealed to you, though you were unaware (of this story) before this.


Al-Hijr

And there is not a thing (in the universe) but that We have its treasures with Us, and We send it down only according to a fixed quantity.


Repentance

And whenever a Sura (Chapter) is revealed, some of these (hypocrites) say (mischievously): ‘Whose faith amongst you has this (Sura) increased?’ So, this (Sura) has increased the faith of those who have embraced faith and they rejoice (over this boosted state of faith).


The Family of 'Imrân

This is the recompense of your deeds that your hands have forwarded ahead, and indeed Allah does not do injustice to servants.


Saba

(Either) he has invented a lie against Allah or he is insane.’ (Nothing of the sort!) The truth is that those who do not believe in the Hereafter are undergoing a torment and are in farthest error.


The Cow

And do not mix up the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth deliberately.


Cattle

Say: ‘He has the power to send you the torment (whether) from above you or from underneath your feet, or engage you in strife by splitting you into sects and making you taste the violence of one against the other.’ See in what diverse ways We elucidate the Revelations, so that they may comprehend.


The Pilgrimage

O mankind! Keep fearing your Lord. No doubt, the earthquake of the Hour of Rising is a terrible thing.


Joseph

And when the caravan left (Egypt), his father (Ya‘qub [Jacob]) said (whilst sitting in Canaan): ‘If you do not consider me unstable due to senility, I am smelling the fragrance of Yusuf (Joseph).’


The Dawn

The like of which has not (at all) been created in the countries (of the world).


Joseph

And with him, two young men also entered the prison. One of them said: ‘I have seen myself (in a dream) pressing wine (from grapes).’ And the other said: ‘I have seen myself (in a dream) that I am carrying bread on my head, with birds picking at it. O Yusuf (Joseph)! Tell us its interpretation. Surely, we see you as one of the spiritually excellent.’


The Clans

And continue following this (command) which is revealed to you from your Lord. Surely, Allah is Well Aware of the works that you do.


The Star

Out of a (sperm) drop when it is ejaculated (into the mother’s womb);


Mary

Then followed their pathetic successors who gave up Prayers and followed the lusts (of their ill-commanding selves). So they will soon face punishment in the Hereafter (in the Ghayi valley of Hell),


The Beneficent

So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny?


The Sundering

And when the earth will be flattened out (after it is broken into dust particles),


Al-Hijr

So, (no sooner did the light of Allah’s effulgence illumine the human organism than) all the angels fell down in prostration together,


Tâ Hâ

Certainly, the Last Hour is about to come. I want to keep it secret so that every soul may be rewarded for that (deed) for which it is exerting.


Jonah

Surely, in the alternation of night and day and in (all) that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are (in like manner) signs for those who live by Godwariness.


The Ranks

O believers! Shall I advise you a trade which will save you from a painful torment?


Cattle

Can he who was dead (i.e., devoid of faith), then We gave him life (by guidance) and created for him the light (of faith and gnosis), and (now) by means of that, he walks amongst (the rest of) the people (also to spread that light) be like the one who is steeped in the darkness of (ignorance and error in such a way) that he can by no means come out of it? Likewise, the actions disbelievers keep doing are made alluring and attractive (in their sight).


The Believers

And those who believe in the Revelations of their Lord,


Cattle

Indeed, We sent Messengers to many communities before you. Then We seized them with scarcity and distress (due to their disobedience and defiance), so that they might beseech (with submissiveness and humility).


The Criterion

Say: ‘He (Allah) Who knows all the secrets (present) in the heavens and the earth has sent down this Qur’an. Surely, He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’


The Poets

They said: ‘It is all the same to us whether you admonish, or do not become of those who admonish (we shall not believe).


Those Who Set The Ranks

And keep watching them (constantly). So they will soon come to know (their end).


The Family of 'Imrân

This (courage to deviate) is because they say: ‘The Fire of Hell will not touch us except for a few numbered days.’ And the lies that they invent (about Allah) have deluded them with regard to their din (religion).


The Winnowing Winds

Truly, Allah alone is the Sustainer of everyone, the Lord of Great Might, the Most Strong. (He does not need anyone’s help and assistance.)


The Sundering

You will assuredly ride along stage by stage.


The Family of 'Imrân

Zakariyya (Zacharias) submitted: ‘O my Lord, fix a sign for me.’ Allah said: ‘The sign for you is that for three days you will not be able to communicate to the people except by gestures. And remember your Lord abundantly and glorify Him persistently, evening and morning.’


The Cave

And you see that the sun, when it rises, moves to the right from their cave, and inclines obliquely from them to the left when it sets, whilst they are (lying) in the open chamber of the cave. This (change of the sun’s course) is one of the (great) signs of Allah’s (might). He whom Allah guides is the one who is rightly guided, but the one whom He holds strayed, you will not find for him any wali (friend to help) and murshid (guide to show the path).


Small Kindnesses

Who are unaware of (the spirit of) their Prayers (i.e., they are mindful only of the rights of Allah, but are heedless of the rights of fellow human beings),


The Overthrowing

And when Paradise will be brought up close,


Jonah

Verily, those who do not expect to meet Us and are pleased with the worldly life and are well-contented with it and who are neglectful of Our signs,


Mary

So when Ibrahim (Abraham, giving up all social links,) completely separated from the people and those (idols) that they worshipped apart from Allah, We blessed him with Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya‘qub (Jacob, son and grandson,) and We made each of them a Prophet.


The Heights

Then, ultimately, We took retribution from them (for all their disobedience and breach of promises) and drowned them in the river because they (successively) belied Our Revelations and were (absolutely) neglectful of them.


Banning

Allah has described for disbelievers the example of Nuh’s (Noah’s) wife (Wahila) and Lut’s (Lot’s) wife (Wa‘ila). They were married to two of Our pious servants. But both of them betrayed them. So they could not help them before (the torment of) Allah, and it was said to them: ‘Both of you (women), enter Hell along with all who enter it.’


The Winnowing Winds

And We built the heavenly universe with great might. And surely, We are expanding (this universe) more and more.


Al-Hijr

Those (lost in wickedness) said: ‘(O Lut [Lot],) did we not forbid you (to provide protection to) all the people of the world?’


The Dawn

Have you not seen how your Lord treated (the people of ‘Ad)?


The Bee

And We have not revealed to you the Book except that you may explain clearly to them those (matters) in which they differ; and (also that this Book) is guidance and mercy for the people that have embraced faith.


The Pilgrimage

Do you not know that Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth? Verily, it is all (recorded) in the Book (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Surely, all that is (very) easy for Allah.


The Ascending Stairways

It is they who will enjoy great honour and respect in the Gardens.


Hûd

That you worship none but Allah. Indeed, I fear the torment of a grievous day (coming) upon you.’


The Emissaries

Did We not destroy the people (who denied) before?


Spoils of War

O (Venerable) Messenger! Motivate the believers to fight (for the establishment of peace and human dignity). If there are twenty of you firm and steadfast (in the event of war), they will overpower two hundred (combating disbelievers), and if (one) hundred of you are (steadfast), they will overpower (one) thousand of the (invading) disbelievers because they do not understand.


Mary

(The infant himself) spoke out: ‘I am indeed a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book and has raised me as a Prophet.


Al-Hijr

The (torment) that We sent down upon the dividers (i.e., the Jews and the Christians),


Those Who Set The Ranks

(What help can they provide?) For, in truth, they will be standing bending their necks Today.


The Pen

Do you ask them for any reward (for preaching the faith in Messengership) that they are weighed down with (the burden of) paying the recompense?


The Beneficent

So that you violate not the balance whilst weighing.


Sâd

And mention Our servants Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya‘qub (Jacob), who wielded great power and possessed vision.


The Ant

And verily, it is guidance and mercy for the believers.


The Tidings

And We made (the sun a massive) fountainhead of light and heat.


The Star

His speech is nothing but Revelation, which is sent to him.


Cattle

So he whom Allah intends to give guidance (by way of bounty), He broadens his breast for Islam, and he for whom He wills persistence in error (which he has purchased) He, (by way of justice,) tightens his breast with (such a) fierce constriction as if he were ascending up hard into the sky (i.e., height). In the same way, Allah sends the torment (of disgrace) upon those who do not come to believe.


The Ant

Nor can you guide the blind (of heart, rescuing them) from their wrong path. (In fact) you make only them hear who (accepting your call) believe in Our Revelations. So it is they who are Muslims (and only they deserve to be called alive).


Joseph

But when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, and he cast that shirt over Ya‘qub’s (Jacob’s) face, his sight returned at that same moment. Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘Did I not say to you that I know from Allah what you do not know?’


The Troops

Say: ‘O Allah! Originator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the unseen and the seen! You alone will judge between Your servants those (matters) wherein they used to disagree.’


The Cow

And (they have reached such a state that) when they meet the believers, they say: ‘We (too) have believed (in Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him], like you),’ and when they are together in isolation, they say: ‘Do you tell them (the Muslims) that which Allah has unfolded to you (through the Torah in connection with the Prophethood and glory of the last of the Prophets, Muhammad, [blessings and peace be upon him]) so that they may use it in argument against you in the holy presence of your Lord? Do you not have (even this much) sense?’


The Bee

And the middle course reaches (the door of) Allah, and many crooked side tracks also (branch off) from it. And had He so willed, He would have guided all of you.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And when Our clear Verses are recited to them, (then) the disbelievers say about the truth (the Qur’an) whilst it has come to them: ‘This is obvious magic.’


The Overthrowing

And when the mountains, (after having changed into dust,) will be set in motion (into the atmosphere),


The Beneficent

And (under) His (control) are (also) the big vessels with lofty sails raised high (anchoring or sailing) in the sea like mountains.


Mary

Then, carrying (the baby in her lap), she came to her people. They said: ‘O Maryam (Mary), surely you have brought quite an amazing thing!


The Prophets

They said: ‘Bring him before the people so that they may see (him).’


Women

Surely, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and seek to discriminate between Allah and His Messengers and say: ‘We believe in some and deny the others,’ and intend to find a way in between (belief and disbelief),


Exile

They (the Jews of Medina, who breached the treaty, and the hypocrites) will not be able to fight against you (even) allied, except in fortified towns or taking cover behind walls. They fight hard (but) amongst themselves. You think they are united, whereas their hearts are disunited. The reason is that they do not apply reason.


Jonah

And there are some amongst them who (apparently) lend you their ears, but will you make the deaf hear even though they do not have a little capability to understand?


Saba

Then they turned away (from obedience). So We let loose against them a devastating flood, and We converted both their gardens into (such) gardens as bearing sour and bitter fruit and tamarisks and a few lote-trees.


Those Who Drag Forth

Then by the (angels) who manage different affairs well, Or By the waves of energy that, through mutual dynamism and coordination, maintain equilibrium and keep the balance of the management going for the survival of the system of the universe,


The Prophets

And (Allah) is He Who created the night and the day, and (also) the sun and the moon. All (heavenly bodies) are continually floating fast in their respective orbits.


The Cow

And (recall) when Ibrahim (Abraham) prayed: ‘O my Lord, make it a city of peace and bless its residents who believe in Allah and the Last Day with a variety of fruits.’ (Allah) said: ‘And as for him who disbelieves, I shall also grant him enjoyment (for) a short span of life, then (for his disbelief) I shall drive him to the torment of Hell. And that is an extremely evil destination.’


The Prophets

And We did not create them (the Prophets) with such bodies as would not eat food, nor were they to live (their visible life in the world) forever.


Al-Hijr

And we have brought you (the judgment of) the truth and we are certainly truthful.


Saba

And when Our illumining Verses are recited to them, they say: ‘This (Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) is only a man who wants to hinder you from those (idols) your fathers used to worship.’ And they (also) say: ‘This (Qur’an) is merely a fabricated lie.’ And the disbelievers (also) say about this truth (the Qur’an) whilst it has come to them: ‘It is nothing but obvious magic.’


The Clans

Amongst the believers (a great number of) men proved true what covenant they made with Allah. Of them is someone who has fulfilled his vow (by attaining to martyrdom), and of them is someone who is waiting (for his turn). But they have not changed (their covenant) in the least,


Hûd

They said: ‘O Salih, only you have been the centre of hopes amongst our people before this. Are you forbidding us to worship those (idols) which our forefathers used to worship? We are really caught in a disquieting doubt about (the Oneness of Allah) towards which you are calling us.’


The Moon

And indeed, they made up their minds to snatch from Lut (Lot) his guests. So We erased the structure of their eyes and stripped them of sight, then (said to them:) ‘Taste My punishment and warning.’


Hûd

As if they had never put up there. Listen! (The people of) Madyan are doomed as were doomed (the people of) Thamud.


The Troops

(O man!) Have you not seen that Allah showered water from the sky, then made it sprout from the earth as water springs? Then He brings forth with it crops of various colours. Then (growing fully) it dries up. Then, (ripening,) you see it turns yellow. Then He reduces it to broken straw. Surely, there is advice in it for the wise.


The Pilgrimage

Have you not seen that Allah has subjected to you whatever is in the earth and (also) the vessels that sail in the sea (and rivers) by His command (i.e., law) and He withholds the heavens (i.e., spatial spheres and atmospheric fields) from falling on to the earth (under a cosmic system)? But (when He wills, they will collide) by His command. Surely, Allah is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful to mankind.


The Spider

And they will certainly carry their own burdens (of sins), and (will also have loaded) many (other) burdens (over themselves) along with their own burdens. And they will certainly be interrogated on the Day of Resurrection about those (false allegations) which they used to invent.


The Ant

So put your trust in Allah. Surely, you are (firm and fixed) on the evident truth.


The Sun

And by the human soul and by the One Who provided it with an all-dimensional poise, proportion and perfection,


The Reality

And as for the people of ‘Ad, they (too) were destroyed by a violently cold, roaring gale.


The Pilgrimage

And there are some of the people who dispute about Allah (His Essence, Attributes and Powers) without knowledge and understanding, and without any guidance and logic, and without any enlightening Book (sent down from heaven),


Those Who Set The Ranks

So you and (the idols) which you worship,


The Event

And (third) the Excellent; (they) are the Foremost.


The Bee

Surely, Ibrahim (Abraham) was an Umma ([Community] in himself), exclusively obedient to Allah, turning away from all falsehood (ever inclined and given to Him alone) and was not of those who associate partners with Allah,


The Star

And that all his endeavours will soon be shown (i.e., exposed).


Sâd

(O My Esteemed Beloved!) Continue observing patience with what they say and remember Our servant Dawud (David), who had great power. Certainly, he was ever-turning (to Us in repentance).


Crouching

Woe to every liar given to fabricating false allegations (and) every dreadful evildoer,


Tâ Hâ

Surely, whoever comes to his Lord as an evildoer, certainly for him is Hell. (And it is such a torment) wherein he will neither die nor survive.


The Cave

And We strengthened and stabilized their hearts (through Our communication and divine affinity). When they stood (before their king), they said: ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We shall never worship any (false) god besides Him. (If we do that,) then we shall certainly say something profane.


The Rising of the Dead

And the sun and the moon will be fused (i.e., darkened) together,


Jonah

And, (O Glorious Beloved,) in whatever state you may be and whatever portion you may recite from the Qur’an, and, (O Umma [Community] of Muhammad, [blessings and peace be upon him]) whatever work you do, We witness and watch over you (at the time) when you are engaged in it. And not even the smallest particle in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from (the knowledge of) your Lord. Nor anything smaller or bigger than that (i.e., smallest particle) is there but is (recorded) in the clear Book (the Protected Tablet [al-Lawh al-Mahfuz]).


Women

And the two persons who commit adultery from amongst you, punish them both. Then, if they repent and mend (their) ways, refrain from punishing them. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Cow

Should you be in a state of fear, then (do offer Prayer) whether on foot or whilst riding (as the case may be), but once you get back to peace, remember Allah in the manner He has taught you which you did not know (before).


Al-Hijr

And We (also) bestowed upon them Our signs, but they persisted in turning away from them.


The Prophets

And We (also) bestowed upon Lut (Lot) wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town whose people practised filthy deeds. They were indeed a people with extremely evil (and) immoral character.


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

So when they saw that (torment) advancing on their valleys like a cloud, they said: ‘This is the cloud that is going to rain upon us.’ (Nay, not that,) rather this (cloud) is that (torment) which you were restlessly seeking to hasten. (This) is the storm in which is (approaching) a grievous punishment.


The Troops

And truly, (to make the people understand,) We have given every kind of example in this Qur’an in order that they may take advice.


The Mansions of the Stars

And indeed, those who believe and keep doing pious deeds, for them are Gardens with streams flowing under them. This is the great victory.


Counsel

In like manner has Allah, Almighty, All-Wise, been sending His Revelations to you and to those (Messengers) who have passed before you.


The Children of Israel

It may well be that (after this) your Lord will have mercy on you, but if you revert to the same (rebellious and defiant behaviour), then We too will get back to the same (tormenting once again). And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers.


The Cow

When We abrogate some verse or cause it to be forgotten, (in either case) We bring (some other verse) better than or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah has (absolute) control over everything?


Joseph

So when they returned to their father, they said: ‘O our father, (further provision of) grain for us has been banned (except that Benjamin accompanies us). So send our brother (Benjamin) with us (in order that) we may fetch (more) grain, and we shall certainly be his guards.’


Women

Why should Allah torment you if you become grateful and believe? And Allah is Most Appreciative (of every truth), Well Aware (of every act).


Iron

All those who are in the heavens and the earth glorify Allah alone, and only He is the Lord of Honour, Most Wise.


The Angels

Have you not seen that Allah sent down water from the sky? Then We brought forth with that the fruits which have different colours. And, similarly, in the mountains there are white and red streaks with a variety of shades and there are deep black (streaks) as well.


Time or Man

Surely, the sincerely devoted and obedient will drink from the cups (of the holy drink) mixed with kafur (to enhance its aroma, colour and taste).


The Story

He said (to Musa [Moses]): ‘I intend to marry to you one of my two daughters by (the dower) that you serve me on hire for eight years, but if you complete ten (years), it will be (a favour) from you. And I do not want to make it hard for you. If Allah wills, you will find me of the pious.’


Mary

No way! We shall keep writing down what he says, and shall keep increasing for him torment (upon torment).


The Mansions of the Stars

And they are themselves witnesses to all they did to the believers (i.e., casting them into the fire and burning them).


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

And, (O people of Mecca,) indeed We destroyed many a town around you, and displayed Our signs time and again so that they might turn (back to them from disbelief).


Mary

The heavens may just burst at this (fabricated lie) and the earth split asunder and the mountains fall down to pieces,


Ornaments of Gold

And they say: ‘If the Most Kind (Lord) had intended, we would not have worshipped these (idols).’ They do not know anything about this (as well). They only tell lies out of fancy.


The Emissaries

And when the heavenly universe will be split open,


Tâ Hâ

Whoever turns away from it will certainly carry an unmanageable burden on the Day of Rising.


The Family of 'Imrân

When you said to the believers: ‘Is it not enough for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent-down?’


The Beneficent

The evildoers will be recognized by the darkness of their faces and so they will be pulled, seized by their forelocks and feet.


The Pilgrimage

And We have made for you bigger sacrificial animals (i.e., camels and cows, etc.) from amongst the signs of Allah. There is good in them for you. So line (them) up and (after lancing at the time of their slaughter) invoke the Name of Allah over them. Then, when they fall down on their sides, eat of it and (also) feed those who are sitting contented as well as the (needy) who beg. We have, this way, subjected them to you so that you may give thanks.


The Spider

The example of those (disbelievers) who have taken others (i.e., idols) as guardians instead of Allah is like the story of a spider who builds (for herself) a house (of cobweb). And no doubt the weakest of all houses is the spider’s house. Would that they knew it!


Repentance

How good it would have been if they had felt pleased with what Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) had given them and said: ‘Sufficient for us is Allah. Allah will soon confer on us His bounty and so will His Messenger ([blessings and peace be upon him] in addition). Indeed, we are inclined to Allah alone.’ (And the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] is His mediator; in fact, his bestowal is Allah’s. Had they developed this belief and refrained from sarcasm, it would have been better.)


The Mansions of the Stars

Indeed, those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not (even) repent, for them is the punishment of Hell, and for them is (especially) the torment of burning in the Fire.


The Star

Then a distance measuring only two bow-lengths was left (between Allah Unveiled and His Esteemed Beloved), or even less than that (in extreme nearness).


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

Then if they turn away, say: ‘I warn you of a terrible torment like the destruction of ‘Ad and Thamud.’


The Ant

I found her and her people prostrating themselves before the sun instead of Allah. And Satan has made their (evil) deeds highly fascinating to them, and has hindered them from the path (of the Oneness of Allah). So they are not getting guidance.


The Table Spread

Indeed, (those who call themselves) the Muslims, the Jews, the Sabeans (i.e., the worshippers of stars) and the Christians, all who believe (true-heartedly in accordance with the teachings of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) in Allah and the Last Day and practise piety steadfastly shall have neither any fear nor any grief.


The Poets

And it was said to the people (from Pharaoh’s side): ‘You will assemble together (on this occasion),


The Heights

(Allah) said: ‘Go down (all of you and live in the earth); some of you are enemies of others. A residence and means of living (have been determined) for you in the earth for a fixed term (i.e., you are sent down with two basic rights of dwelling and subsistence in the earth; so, organize and stabilize the system of your life on that basis).’


The Cow

Their example is like a person who lit a fire (in surrounding darkness), and when it brightened the environment, Allah took away their light and left them in total darkness. Now they cannot see anything.


The Story

And it is out of His mercy that He has made night and day for you so that at night you may take rest and (during the day) you may seek His bounty (sustenance) and so that you may become grateful.


The Family of 'Imrân

This is an insignificant possession (for a brief period). Then their abode will be Hell and that is a very evil abode.


The Table Spread

If you stretch forth your hand against me to kill me, (even then) I shall not stretch out my hand against you in order to kill you because I fear Allah, the Sustainer of all the worlds.


The Story

And when he moved towards Madyan, he said: ‘I hope my Lord will show me the straight path (to take me to the desired destination).’


The Winnowing Winds

So, by the Lord of heavens and the earth, this (promise of Ours) is true just as is your speech. (You firmly believe in what you utter.)


The Clans

O wives of the Messenger! You are not the like of any of the womenfolk. If you want to remain pious and Godfearing, then be not soft in your speech (whilst talking to men as and when required) lest someone whose heart is diseased (with hypocrisy) should feel inclined with desire. And (always) say words that are pure of any taint of doubt and flexibility.


Spoils of War

And, (O people of truth,) continue your fight against these (chieftains of oppression and terrorism for the establishment of enduring peace), until there does not (remain) any disruption and Din (the system of compliance with law) is devoted to Allah alone. And if they desist, then Allah surely sees well (the action) that they are accomplishing.


The Angels

He is the One Who made you successors (of former communities) in the earth. So the one who disbelieves is to face the suffering of disbelief. And the denial of the disbelievers increases nothing for them in the sight of their Lord except His displeasure. And the infidels’ disbelief adds to them nothing but loss.


The Ant

Say: ‘It is not far from possible that a part of that (torment) which you seek to hasten has nearly reached you.’


The Prostration

So only those who believe in Our Revelations, when directed and guided by means of these (Verses), fall down prostrating themselves and glorify their Lord with praise. And they do not behave with arrogance.


The Cow

Do you think that you will enter Paradise (for nothing, without any trial,) whilst you have not yet undergone the predicament of those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with a diversity of sufferings and hardships and were jolted (in such a manner) that the Messenger (himself) and his companions in faith (too) cried out: ‘When will the help of Allah arrive?’ Beware! The help of Allah is definitely at hand.


The Criterion

Then We said: ‘Go, both of you, to the people who have rejected Our signs.’ (But when, despite that, they did not abstain from belying Us) We totally destroyed them.


The Dawn

But that Day no one will be able to torment like His torment,


Light

So that Allah gives them the best reward for the (good) deeds they have done, and bestows upon them (still) more out of His bounty. And Allah blesses with sustenance (and provisions) without measure whom He wills.


The Story

And Pharaoh said: ‘O courtiers, I do not know any god other than me for you. O Haman! Kindle a fire on clay (to bake bricks) for me; then build me a high tower (with them. Climbing it,) I may perhaps have an access to the Lord of Musa (Moses). And I regard him as one of the liars.’


The Heights

And We did not find (the fulfilment of) commitment in most of them, and We found most of them but disobedient.


The Believers

They will spontaneously say: ‘(All) this belongs to Allah.’ Say: ‘Then why do you not fear?’


The Clans

(O Prophet! You have a choice) to postpone (the turn of) any (wife) whom you may please from amongst your wives, and keep with you (any of them on priority) whom you may please. And there is no blame on you if you desire her (to be with you) from whom you kept distance (for a while). This makes possible for them cooling their eyes (by seeing you) and they will not remain grieved and they will all feel pleased and delighted for what you have blessed them with. And Allah knows best what is in your hearts and Allah is All-Knowing, Forbearing.


Surely, Allah and (all) His angels send blessings and greetings on the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him). O believers! Invoke blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation of peace abundantly (and fervently).


Mary

Then (Zakariyya [Zacharias]) came out from his worshipping chamber to his people and conveyed to them (i.e., made them understand) by gestures to glorify (Allah) morning and evening.


Tâ Hâ

And Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide them to the right path.


The Winnowing Winds

(Say:) ‘The Day (when) they will be roasted in the Fire of Hell.’


The Heights

And We promised Musa (Moses) thirty nights, and We made it good by adding to it (another) ten (nights). So the term (appointed) by his Lord was completed in forty nights. And Musa (Moses) said to his brother Harun (Aaron): ‘(In the meanwhile,) officiate at my seat amongst my people and continue to do (their) reformation, and follow not the way of those who create mischief (i.e., prevent them from treading this path).’


The Story

Say: ‘Bring some (other) book from Allah which guides better than these two, (then) I shall follow that if you are truthful (in your blames).’


The Moon

With eyes cast down, they will come out of their graves like scattered locusts,


Counsel

Allah is Most Bountiful and Benevolent towards His servants. He bestows His sustenance and bounty upon whom He wills. And He is Most Strong, Almighty.


The Table Spread

There is no sin on those who believe and do righteous deeds with regard to what they have eaten (of the unlawful things before the prohibition came), whereas (in all other matters) they were Godwary and put firm faith (in other commandments of Allah), and practised pious deeds consistently. Later, (also after the revelation of the prohibitions,) they desisted from (all the unlawful things) and believed (true-heartedly in their unlawfulness), became men of piety and Godwariness, and (finally) rose to the station of men of spiritual excellence (i.e., Allah’s beloved, favourite, intimate and righteous servants). And Allah loves those who live with spiritual excellence.


Crouching

This (Qur’an) contains proofs, which provide vision and lessons of warning to the people, and is guidance and mercy for those who believe with certitude.


Repentance

Their structure which they have raised (in the name of a mosque) will continue pricking their hearts (due to doubt and hypocrisy), except that their hearts are torn to pieces (due to persistently piercing concerns). And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.