Light

Unclean women are (particular) for unclean men, while unclean men are meant for unclean women. And, (likewise,) clean and chaste women are (specific) to clean and pious men, whilst clean and pious men are exclusively for clean and chaste women. (So keeping in view the holiness, sanctity and purity of the Holy Prophet, you yourselves could imagine how pure, wholesome and chaste a wife Allah would have raised for him.) These (pure, innocent and pious people) are totally free from these (slanders), which these (foul-mouthed) people are levelling. Forgiveness and bestowal of honour and dignity have been (destined) for them. (Why do you ruin your life after death and earn disgrace and humiliation by denigrating his glory?)


The Family of 'Imrân

And if you die or are slain, you will (all) be brought together before Allah.


The Cow

Guard strictly all the Prayers, especially the middle Prayer. And stand before Allah as an epitome of submissiveness and lowliness.


The Poets

And Hell will be uncovered before the misguided.


The Believers

They will promptly say: ‘(All) belongs to Allah.’ (Then) say: ‘Then why do you not accept guidance?’


The Believer

The tracts to the heavens; then I may peer and glance at the God of Musa (Moses); and I consider him but a liar.’ And in this way, the evil conduct of Pharaoh was made charming for him and he was hindered from the path (of Allah). And the treacherous plan of Pharaoh was nothing but a catastrophe.


Al-Hijr

They said: ‘We have been sent towards a sinful people,


Joseph

And (hearing this interpretation) the king said: ‘Bring Yusuf (Joseph) to me (immediately).’ So when the messenger reached Yusuf (Joseph), he said to him: ‘Go back to your king and ask him: What is the state of those women (now) who cut their hands? Surely, my Lord knows their craft well.’


Spoils of War

And He (is the One Who) awakened mutual love amongst the hearts of the (Muslims). If you had spent whatever exists in the earth, you could never have inculcated this (love) in their hearts (with all these material resources). But Allah roused that love amongst them (through a spiritual relation). Allah is indeed Almighty, Most Wise.


Hûd

And indeed, We sent Musa (Moses too) with Our signs and a clear proof,


Mary

And he used to enjoin on his family Prayer and Zakat (the Alms-due), and (held) the station of mardiyya in the presence of his Lord (i.e., his Lord was well-pleased with him).


The Reality

Then bind him tightly in a seventy yard long chain.


Tâ Hâ

On that Day, no intercession shall be fruitful except his (intercession) whom the Most Kind (Lord) has granted leave (and permission) and with whose word He is pleased (such as Prophets and Messengers, Allah’s chosen and pious servants, Godwary slaves, innocent children, and many other devoted servants of Allah whose intercession is validated).


The Table Spread

And, (O Beloved, We have enjoined that) you should judge between them by this (commandment) which Allah has revealed and do not follow their desires. And be on your guard against them lest they tempt you away from any of (the commandments) which Allah has revealed to you. But if they turn away (from your judgment), then know that Allah intends to punish them for some of their sins. And most of the people are unruly and disobedient.


The Poets

And you are but a human being like us, and surely we consider you amongst the liars.


Light

And direct the believing women that they (too) must keep their eyes lowered and guard their chastity, and must not show off their adornments and beautification except that (part of it) which becomes visible itself. And they must keep their veils (and head-coverings) drawn over their chests (too), and must not display their adornments (to anyone) except their husbands, or their fathers or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers or the sons of their brothers or the sons of their sisters, or (the women of) their (own faith, the Muslim) women or their female slaves or such male servants as are free from any lust and sexual urge, or the children who (being minor) have (yet) no sense of women’s private parts. (They too are exceptions.) Nor must they (whilst walking) strike their feet (on the ground in such a manner that ornaments jingle and) thus get revealed and known what they are keeping hidden (under the command of Shariah). And turn to Allah, all of you, in repentance, O believers, so that you may prosper (by implementing these commandments).


Al-Hijr

(Iblis) replied: ‘I cannot be the one who should fall down prostrate before a human being You have created from old (and) black stinking, sounding mud.’


The Heights

Those who belied Shu‘ayb were (annihilated) as if they had (never) lived in that (town). Those who belied Shu‘ayb, it was (in fact) they who became the losers.


The Bee

Say: ‘The Holy Spirit (Gabriel) has brought it (the Qur’an) down from your Lord with truth so as to keep the believers firm-footed, and (this) is guidance and good news for the believers.’


The Earthquake

Then he who will have done even an atom’s weight of good will see it.


The Cave

Indeed, those who believe and do pious deeds, We certainly do not waste the reward of the one who does pious deeds.


The Clans

And always remember the Revelations of Allah and the tradition and wisdom (of the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him]) which are recited in your homes. Surely, Allah is the Master of subtleties (for His favourite servants—Awliya’) and Well Aware (of all His Creation).


The Troops

So, worship Allah and be amongst the thankful.


The Most High

He Who has created (everything in the universe) and then (fulfilling all requisites) equipoised it to its exact proportion,


Jonah

And what do those who fabricate lies against Allah think about the Day of Resurrection? Truly, Allah is Most Gracious to the people, but most of them are not thankful.


And when a misery touches (such a) man, he calls out to Us whilst lying on his side or sitting or standing. But when We remove from him his affliction, he passes on (forgetting Us) as if he (never) called out to Us in the pain that had touched him. This is how the (wrong) deeds which the transgressors do are made to appear to them fascinating.


The Cow

And when We parted the river (to rescue you) and (in this way) delivered you, and (on the contrary) We drowned Pharaoh’s people before your eyes.


And there is a (guarantee of) life for you in retribution (i.e., vengeance of murder), O wise people, so that you may guard (against bloodshed and destruction).


Al-Hijr

Lut (Lot) said: ‘Surely, they are my guests, so do not put me to shame (about them).


The Family of 'Imrân

He is the One Who shapes your forms the way He wills in the wombs (of mothers). None is worthy of worship but He. He is Almighty, All-Wise.


The Star

Then He (the Lord of Honour) drew closer (to His Beloved Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) and then drew even closer.*


Rivalry in Worldly Increase

Yes indeed! Would that you knew with the knowledge of certitude (the consequence of greed for wealth and riches and your negligence! Then, lost in the worldly pleasures, you would never forget the Hereafter like this).


Saba

And to Sulayman ([Solomon] We made subservient) the wind whose morning course was a month’s journey and the evening course (too) was a month’s journey. And We caused a spring of molten copper to flow for him, and (made subservient to him) some jinn who worked in front of him by the command of his Lord. And (We had warned that) whoever of them turned away from Our command, We would make him taste the Blazing Fire of Hell.


The Family of 'Imrân

(They are) steadfast (people), truthful in their words and deeds and submissive in devotion and obedience. And they spend in the way of Allah, and (rise) in the later hours of the night to implore Allah’s pardon.


Tâ Hâ

He said: ‘I saw what these people had not seen. I took a handful (of dust) from the footstep of the angel (that visited you); then I cast it (into the model of the calf), and this way my (lower) self made (it) attractive to me.’


The Enshrouded One

The Day when the earth and the mountains shall shake violently and mountains will turn into heaps of flying away sand.


The Poets

And in crops and palm-trees which have soft and fine blossoms?


The Thunder

Those who fulfil their pledge to Allah and do not breach their covenant,


Jonah

Is it amazing for the people that We sent down Revelation to a (perfect) man from amongst themselves: ‘Warn (the disoriented and distracted) people (of Allah’s torment), and give glad tidings to the believers that there is high rank (i.e., exalted status) for them in the presence of their Lord’? The disbelievers said: ‘Indeed, this person is an evident magician.’


Iron

They who are (themselves) miserly and (also) urge others to be miserly. And he who turns away from (Allah’s injunctions), then surely Allah is (also) Self-Sufficient, Most Praiseworthy.


The Cave

Until he reached (a place) between two mountains. He found a people dwelling behind these mountains. They were unable to understand (anyone’s) speech.


Counsel

And likewise, We have revealed to you the Holy Qur’an in the Arabic language so that you may warn the residents of Mecca and its suburbs, and that you may warn them of the Day of Assembly about which there is no doubt. (On that Day) one party will be in Paradise and the other in Hell.


Al-Hijr

Assuredly, We alone have revealed this Glorious Admonition (the Qur’an), and surely We alone will guard it.


The Moon

And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice?


The Cow

(This is) the Glorious Book in which there is no chance of doubt. (It is) a guide for those who guard against evil and fear Allah:


Women

And certainly there are some amongst you who delay (slackening intentionally). Then if (during war) some adversity befalls you, he (who tarries behind) says: ‘Indeed, Allah has favoured me in that I was not present with them (in the battlefield).’


Joseph

And you do not ask for any reward from them for this (communicating and preaching the Message). This Qur’an is but a reminder to all mankind.


Cattle

Then they will be left with no other excuse except that they (will) say: ‘By Allah, our Lord, we did not associate partners with Allah.’


The Cow

And surely We gave Musa (Moses) the Book (the Torah) and sent (many) Messengers after him in succession. And We also gave ‘Isa, the son of Maryam, (Jesus, the son of Mary,) luminous signs and strengthened (and supported) him by means of the Holy Spirit. But (what followed is that) whenever a Messenger brought you (the commandments) your (ill-commanding) selves disliked, you adamantly resisted there and then. You belied some of them and started killing others.


Time or Man

Indeed, We have revealed the Qur’an to you piecemeal.


The Poets

Surely, in this (incident), there is a great sign (of Allah’s Infinite Power). And most of them were not believers.


Ornaments of Gold

He (‘Isa [Jesus]) was only an (exalted) servant whom We blessed with favour. And We made him an example (of Our might) for the Children of Israel.


Repentance

They gained a paltry price (in terms of worldly interests) for the Revelations of Allah and then started hindering (people) from His path (of the Din [Religion]). Indeed, it is extremely evil what they keep doing.


The Table Spread

O believers! Do not ask about things (on which the Qur’an is quiet,) for if they are disclosed to you, they may put you in strain (and you will be repelled by them). But if you enquire about them whilst the Qur’an is being sent down, they will be disclosed to you (i.e., fixated through revealing the commandments, but this will put an end to your choice of discretion, binding you to only one command). Allah has (so far) overlooked (these matters and questions), and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Forbearing.


Counsel

For Allah alone is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He likes. He blesses with girls whom He wills and blesses with boys whom He wills.


Al-Hijr

And there did not come to them any Messenger but they would mock him.


The Heights

And We divided them into several communities (and scattered) over the earth. Some amongst them are righteous and, unlike them, others from amongst the (same) folk are (evildoers). And We tried them with (both) prosperity and adversity so that they might turn (towards Allah).


The Poets

So go, both of you, to Pharaoh and say: We are the Messengers (sent) by the Lord of all the worlds.


The Star

Those who guard against grave sins and indecencies excepting small sins (and omissions), surely your Lord has vast prospects of forgiveness (for them). He knows you best when He originated your life and nourishment from the earth (i.e., soil) and when you were embryos (conceived) in your mothers’ wombs. So never pose yourselves as clean and pure; He knows best who is (really) pious.


The Romans

Allah is the One Who created you from a weak thing (i.e., a sperm drop). Then after weakness He generated strength (of youth). Then after strength He produced debility and senility. He creates what He wills, and He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.


The Heights

Indeed, the (angels) who are close in the presence of your Lord (never) turn away from His worship in arrogance, and they glorify Him (all the time) and remain prostrate before Him.


Those Who Drag Forth

Then by the (angels) who with burst of speed sprint past others, Or By the waves of energy that surpass other waves in speed, force and assimilation,


The Cow

O believers! Whenever you strike deals with one another for a fixed period, reduce the transaction to writing. And the scribe amongst you should write it with justice, and should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him to write. So he should write (i.e., meet the requirements of documentation with utmost honesty, in accordance with Islamic law). And he on whom the liability (i.e., debt) falls should dictate the contents of the contract. And he should fear Allah, Who is his Sustainer, and (whilst writing) he should not diminish anything (from the indebted sum). Then if he who has undertaken the liability is mentally deficient or physically weak or lacks the ability to dictate the contents, his guardian should dictate with fairness. And get two witnesses out of your own men. But if two men are not available, then a man and two women: (they) should be from amongst those whom you like as witnesses (i.e., consider trustworthy), so that if either of the two women forgets, the other may remind her. And the witnesses should not refuse whenever they are called (for evidence). And do not be weary of writing it down for its term, whether the transaction is small or large. This documentation by you is more just in the sight of Allah, and makes evidence more solid and nearer to keeping you from doubt, except that if transactions are hand-to-hand which you carry out amongst yourselves, then there is no sin on you if you do not write it down. And take witnesses whenever you bargain amongst yourselves. And let no harm be done to either the scribe or the witness, but if you do so, it will be sheer disobedience on your part. And keep fearing Allah. And Allah grants you knowledge (of the principles of mutual dealing) and Allah knows everything well.


The Reality

Assuredly, this (Qur’an) is the (God-sent) commandment of the Exalted and Glorious Messenger ([blessings and peace be upon him] which he expounds as a Messenger and as a Vicegerent).


Counsel

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and He is Most High, Most Great.


Mutual Disillusion

Your riches and your children are merely a trial. And there is a mighty reward in the presence of Allah.


Victory

(O Esteemed Beloved!) Surely, We decreed for you a clear victory (and the dominance of Islam so that your great struggle might be completed with success),


Yâ Sîn

And (when) the Trumpet will be blown (again) they will come out of the graves at once and run towards their Lord.


Tâ Hâ

Well, did they not see (even this much) that this (calf) could not answer them a word, nor had it any power to cause them any loss or profit?


The Story

So when Musa (Moses) came to them with Our clear and enlightening Signs, they said: ‘This is nothing but invented magic; we (never) heard of these things amongst our ancestors.’


Women

So they (the believers) who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter should fight in the cause of Allah (for the establishment of peace and elimination of terrorism). And whoever fights in the way of Allah, whether he (himself) gets slain or wins victory, (in both cases) We shall soon bless him with great reward.


The Star

Surely, he saw the greatest signs of His Lord (during the Ascension Night).


The Cow

There will (also) be no sin on you if you divorce (the wedlocked) women even before touching them or fixing their dower. Then (in this case) provide for them appropriately. It is (an obligation) for the rich according to his means and for the poor according to his means. (In any case) this provision must be made in a becoming manner. This is compulsory for the pious.


The Poets

So Musa (Moses) put his staff down (on the ground) and that, at once, became a serpent, evidently clear.


Repentance

Do they not know that Allah is aware of their secrets and their whisperings and that Allah knows best all unseen things?


The Daybreak

From the evil influence (and harmfulness) of everything that He has created,


The Table Spread

(O Most Esteemed Messenger!) Relate to these people the account of the two sons of Adam (Habil and Qabil [Abel and Cain]) which is absolutely true. When both of them made offering (one each to Allah), the offering from one of them (Habil [Abel]) was accepted, whilst that from the other (Qabil [Cain]) was not accepted. Thereupon, he (Qabil) said to Habil (out of jealousy and vengeance): ‘I will surely kill you.’ He (Habil) said (in reply): ‘Indeed, Allah accepts (offering) only from the people of piety.


The Spider

And those who believe and do pious deeds, We shall remove all their misdeeds from their (record), and We shall certainly give them a reward better than the deeds which they will have (actually) accomplished.


Noah

But my calling did no good except making them flee away.


The Pilgrimage

And there are some people who dispute about Allah without any knowledge and understanding and follow every disobedient Satan,


Repentance

Do you consider (the mere) serving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the management of populating and maintaining the Sacred Mosque (an act) equal to (the works of) a person who believes in Allah and the Last Day and fights in the cause of Allah? They cannot be equal in the sight of Allah, and Allah does not guide those who do injustice.


Women

And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And no doubt We enjoined those (too) who were given the Book before you, and (have ordained) you (as well) to keep fearing Allah. But if you disobey, then assuredly whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth (all) belongs to Allah, and Allah is Beyond all Needs, Ever-Praiseworthy.


The Star

Surely, those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels female names.


The Winnowing Winds

So run towards Allah. Surely, I am a clear Warner to you from Him.


The Cow

And there is for everyone a (fixed) direction (i.e., motive); he turns to the same. So, move forward to take the lead towards the pious acts. Wherever you are, Allah will unite you all together. Surely, Allah has absolute control over everything.


The Poets

He said to those seated around him: ‘Are you not listening?’


Sâd

And their chiefs (stood up terminating their meeting with the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him] at Abu Talib’s house) and walked out saying (to the rest of the people): ‘You also walk out, and be firm-footed in (worshipping) your gods. There is for sure some motive (and purpose) behind it.


The Children of Israel

And when We bestow upon man (some) blessing, he turns away (from gratitude) and escapes, but when some distress comes upon him, he despairs (i.e., he is neither grateful nor patient).


Women

Men are guardians of women, because Allah has made one superior to the other, and (also) because men spend their wealth (on them). So the pious wives are obedient. They guard (their chastity) in the absence of their husbands with the protection of Allah. But those women whom you fear will disobey and defy, admonish them; and (if they do not amend) separate them (from yourselves) in beds; and (if they still do not improve) turn away from them, striking a temporary parting. Then if they become cooperative with you, do not seek any way against them. Surely, Allah is Most High, Most Great.


The Sun

And by the day when it displays the sun (i.e., brings it forth shining),


Mary

(Allah said:) ‘O Zakariyya (Zacharias), indeed We give you the good news of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John). We have not given this name to anyone before him.’


Tâ Hâ

And (it was commanded:) ‘Press your hand in your armpit. It will come out radiant white without any disease. (This) is another sign.


Women

So (they were afflicted with punishments) because of their breaking the promise, rejecting the Revelations of Allah, killing the Prophets unjustly (and also owing to) their saying: ‘Our hearts are (wrapped) in covers.’ (Nay, that was not the truth;) the fact is that Allah has sealed their hearts due to their disbelief, so, except for a few, they will not accept faith;


Surely, Allah does not forgive setting up of partners with Him, and He forgives (any other sin) lesser in degree for whom He wills. And whoever sets up partners with Allah certainly fabricates a horrible sin.


The Ascending Stairways

The Day when they will come forth from their graves in haste as if they are running towards the temples of their idols.


The Dawn

Return to your Lord in such a state that you are both the aspirant to, and the aspired of, His pleasure (i.e., you seek His pleasure and He seeks yours).


Those Who Set The Ranks

Surely, they found their ancestors misguided.


The Poets

And have they not discerned the earth—what a variety of excellent vegetation We have caused to grow in it?


Mary

And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you. It will shed fresh ripe dates upon you.


Hûd

And there is no moving creature (living being) on the earth but (that) its sustenance is (a bountiful obligation) upon Allah. And He knows its resting-place and (also) the place where it is to be entrusted. Everything is (recorded) in the enlightening Book (the Protected Tablet [al-Lawh al-Mahfuz]).


The Star

At the farthest Lote-Tree—Sidra al-Muntaha,


Al-Hijr

And say: ‘Indeed, I am (now) the open and clear Warner (of Allah’s torment).’


The Cow

They ask you about the command for fighting in the Sacred Month. Say: ‘Fighting in it is a grave sin, but hindering people from Allah’s path and denying Him and obstructing them from al-Masjid al-Haram (Ka‘ba) and turning its dwellers out of it is yet a graver sin (than that) in the sight of Allah.’ And this mischief-mongering is even worse than bloodshed. (These disbelievers) will continue fighting against you endlessly till they turn you back from your Din (Religion) if they become capable to gain (the required) might. And whoever of you turns away from his Din (Religion) and dies as a disbeliever, (all) deeds of such people will become void in this world and in the Hereafter. And it is they who are the inmates of Hell. They shall dwell in it forever.


The Cave

Musa (Moses) said to him: ‘Can I stay with you under this (condition) that you will teach me (as well) some of that knowledge, which has been conferred on you for guidance?’


The Clans

And never agree to what the disbelievers and the hypocrites say (i.e., ‘Conclude with us a religious agreement’). And disregard their hurtful misbehaviour, and maintain your trust in Allah (with persistence). And Allah alone is Sufficient as a Guardian (in the conflict between truth and falsehood).


The Heights

And I am giving them respite; indeed, My grip is inescapable.


Tâ Hâ

And surely We showed him (Pharaoh) all Our signs (bestowed upon Musa [Moses] and Harun [Aaron]), but he belied and refused to believe.


The Poets

So they cast down their strings and sticks and said: ‘By the honour of Pharaoh, we shall certainly win.’


Tâ Hâ

And they ask you concerning mountains. So say: ‘My Lord will blow them off as dust particles,


Mary

Surely, We alone are the Inheritor of the earth and (also) of those who dwell on it, and (they all) shall be brought back to Us.


The Criterion

Surely, that is an evil lodging (for temporary lodgers) and an evil abode (for permanent dwellers).’


The Event

And (they will be rejoicing) in abundance of fruits.


Women

They seek edict (i.e., judgment under Islamic law) from you. Say: ‘Allah ordains pertaining to (the inheritance of) kalala (the deceased leaving neither children nor parents behind): If a man dies childless but has one sister, she shall have (as her share) half (the property) that he leaves. (If, on the contrary, a sister is kalala, then in the case of her death) the brother will be (the sole) heir (to his sister), if she has no children. Then, if (after a kalala brother’s death) two (sisters) are (the heirs), they are entitled to share two-thirds of (the property) he leaves. And if (in the case of the deceased who is kalala) he has some brothers and sisters, male (as well as) female heirs, then the share of each male shall be as much as the (portion of) two females.’ Allah is clearly explaining (these laws) to you lest you should go astray. And Allah knows everything well.


The Heights

I will assuredly approach them from their front, from their rear, from their right and from their left, and (consequently) You will not find most of them grateful.’


The Family of 'Imrân

Is it not that when disaster seized you, whilst you had inflicted twice as much (on your enemy), you said: ‘Whence has it befallen’? Say: ‘It is from your own selves.’ Indeed, Allah has absolute control over everything.


The Emissaries

Indeed, the same way do We reward the pious.


Jonah

Certainly, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth (the upper and lower strata of the universe) in six days (i.e., aeons or phases, step by step). Then He established His sovereignty on the Throne (befitting His Glory with His supreme authority, i.e., after the creation of the universe He established His command and control by enforcing His law and system in all the worlds and heavenly bodies). He is the One Who devises strategies for all operations (i.e., makes everything function under a system). There is no one to intercede (with Him) without His permission. (The Glorious and Mighty) Allah is the One Who is your Lord; worship Him alone. So, do you not think (about accepting His direction and guidance)?


The Cow

How can you deny Allah, whereas you were lifeless and He gave you life, then He will cause you to die and will again bring you back to life, and then to Him you will be returned?


The Poets

(Musa [Moses]) said: ‘(He) is the Lord of all the heavens and the earth and the (whole universe) between the two if you are a firm believer.’


The Pen

And assuredly, for you there is a reward that will never end.


Sâd

This (Qur’an) is only direction and guidance for the whole world.


The Family of 'Imrân

And (remember) when Allah took a firm promise from those who were given the Book: ‘You shall communicate it clearly and plainly to the people and shall not hide (whatever is described in it),’ they cast this promise behind their backs and sold it for a paltry price. This is an extremely evil transaction on their part.


Women

They are the people whose abode is Hell, and they will not find any way to escape from it.


Those Who Set The Ranks

And verily, Lut (Lot too) was one of the Messengers.


The Angels

And likewise, there are various colours amongst men and beasts and animals. So only those of His servants who have knowledge (of these realities with a vision and outlook) fear Him. Surely, Allah is Almighty, Most Forgiving.


The Family of 'Imrân

And from amongst you there must be a community comprising the people who invite mankind towards piety, enjoin righteousness and forbid evil. And they are the successful people.


Jonah

Do they say: ‘The Messenger has fabricated it himself’? Say: ‘Then bring forth any (one) Sura (chapter) like it, and call on (for your help) all you can besides Allah if you are truthful.’


The Story

And the wife of Pharaoh said (on seeing Musa [Moses]): ‘(This child) is coolness of eyes for me and for you; do not kill him. He may perhaps bring us benefit or we may adopt him as a son.’ And they were unaware (of the outcome of this plan).


The Clans

That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and may torment the hypocrites if He wills or may accept their repentance. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Ant

One mighty jinn submitted: ‘I can bring it to you before you rise from your seat. And I am indeed powerful (enough) and trustworthy (to bring it).’


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

Then if they show arrogance (do not care for them). So the angels that are in the presence of your Lord glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired (and disgruntled).


The Heights

But those who belie Our Revelations and turn away from (believing in) them in defiance, it is they who are the inmates of Hell, its permanent residents.


The Children of Israel

If you do good, you do it (only) for your own benefit, but if you do evil, you will sin against your own souls. Then, when the hour of the second promise came (We sent against you other tyrants) so that (lashing and whipping) they should deform your faces and enter the al-Aqsa Mosque, (the same way) as (the invaders) had entered it the first time, and so that they completely destroy whatever (place) they overpower.


Women

O believers! When you set out (to fight) in the way of Allah, carry out a careful probe, and do not say to him who greets you (as a Muslim): ‘You are not a believer.’ You seek goods of the worldly life (in the shape of spoils of war, after killing a Muslim declaring him a disbeliever). So, (rest assured that) Allah has gains and booties in plenty. Before this you (too) were the same. Then Allah conferred on you His Favour (and you became Muslims). So investigate and confirm the truth (about others as well). Surely, Allah is Well Aware of what you do.


The Family of 'Imrân

It is they whose reward is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will reside therein permanently. What an excellent reward that is for those who perform righteous acts!


And (remember) when the angels said: ‘O Maryam (Mary), surely Allah has chosen you and has blessed you with purity and has exalted you today over all the women of the world.


Cattle

But those who belie Our Revelations, torment is bound to befall them because they used to disobey.


The Believers

And, O my Lord, also I seek refuge with You lest they should come to me.’


The Children of Israel

And they say: ‘Holy is our Lord. Surely, the promise of our Lord was bound to come true.’


The Cleaving

And when oceans (and rivers) will flood and overflow,


Yâ Sîn

Say: ‘He Who created them the first time will give them life. And He knows best every creation;


Those Who Set The Ranks

They said: ‘Raise for him a building (to burn him), then cast him into the blazing fire (in it).’


The Prophets

And I swear by Allah, I shall certainly implement a plan against your idols after you turn back and go away.’


Cattle

And in like manner, their partners have made the killing of their children appear attractive to many of the idolaters in order to ruin them, and (also) make their (leftover) religion doubtful for them. And had Allah willed (to prevent them forcefully), they could not have done it. So leave them alone (paying no heed to them) and that which they fabricate.


Yâ Sîn

There they will be provided with fruits (of every kind) and will find (available) everything they will solicit.


The Pilgrimage

He worships someone whose loss is nearer than his profit. What an evil helper and what an evil companion!


Joseph

And Yusuf (Joseph) said to his servants: ‘Put their money (which they paid for grain back) into their sacks so that when they return to their family, they may identify it (that the money is back). It is likely that they may come again (for the very same reason).’


The Pilgrimage

And for them will be hammers of iron (to strike their heads).


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

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


Smoke

(He said:) ‘Hand over to me the servants of Allah (the Children of Israel). Verily, I am a trusted Messenger for your guidance and leadership.


The Family of 'Imrân

O our Lord! Indeed, whomever You admit to Hell, You have surely humiliated him, and the wrongdoers do not have any supporters.


The Cow

And (remember) when We took a firm promise from the Children of Ya‘qub (Jacob): ‘Do not worship (anyone) besides Allah, and be kind to the parents and (do good to) the kindred and orphans and the needy. And (also) talk of piety to the common people (in a polite and pleasant manner). And establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due).’ Then, all the rest of you, except a few, turned back (from the promise) and you are but averse (to the truth).


The Spider

So that they may show ingratitude towards that (favour of deliverance) which We granted them and enjoy (the unlawful) benefits (of the life of disbelief). But soon they will know (their fate).


Al-Hijr

Who set up other gods along with Allah. So they will come to know (their end) soon.


Hûd

Except for those who remain steadfast and continue doing pious deeds. For them is forgiveness and great reward.


The Heights

Then they belied him. So We delivered him and those who were with him in the Ark, and We drowned all those who rejected Our Revelations as false. They were indeed a blind people (with no insight).


The Ascending Stairways

And those who safeguard their private parts,


The Pilgrimage

Then let them cleanse their dirt (i.e., cut their hair and nails on removing ihram, the Pilgrim attire), fulfil their vows (or the remaining prescribed rituals of Pilgrimage) and make (the prescribed visitation) circumam-bulation of Allah’s Ancient House (the Ka‘ba).


The Reality

So, (O Esteemed Beloved,) glorify your Lord, Most Magnificent, with persistence.


The Morning Star

And by the earth which will split asunder (and change into dust particles),


Cattle

And We do not send Messengers but as Bearers of glad tidings and as Warners. So whoever believes and changes into a righteous person (practically), they will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) cast a look at the stars (to put them in doubt),


Light

And surely, We have sent down to you evident and enlightening Revelations and some examples of those who have passed away before you (i.e., like ‘A’isha’s story, the story of Maryam [Mary] and the story of Yusuf [Joseph]). And (this) is for the direction and guidance of the Godfearing.


The Most High

The scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses).


The Pilgrimage

Turning his neck (in arrogance) so that he may lead (others also) astray from the path of Allah. For him is disgrace in the world (too), and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall make him taste the burning torment.


And when Our enlightening verses are recited to the disbelievers, you can clearly see (the signs of) displeasure (and resentment) on their faces. It seems as if they are nearly ready to violently attack those who are reciting to them Our signs. Say: ‘(O restless disbelievers,) shall I inform you of something more agonizing than this? (That) is the Fire (of Hell), which Allah has promised to the disbelievers. And that is the most evil abode.


Tâ Hâ

On that Day, people will tread on behind the caller, and there will be no deviation in (following) him. And all voices will be hushed due to the Majesty of the Most Kind (Lord). So you will not hear anything except a faint sound of a stir.


The Family of 'Imrân

When Allah said: ‘O ‘Isa (Jesus), I will surely bring your term of life to completion; and I am about to lift you towards Myself (in the heavens), and deliver you from the disbelievers, and exalt your followers above (these) disbelievers till the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me you all have to return. So I shall judge between you in the matters about which you used to dispute.’


Spoils of War

(Remember) when you were supplicating your Lord (for support) and He granted your supplication (and said:) ‘I am going to help you with a thousand angels coming in succession.’


The Pen

So they set off whispering to one another:


The Mount

There, they will take the cups (of holy drink) by grabbing. This (holy drink of Paradise) will be free of foolish talk and sinful acts.


Cattle

Indeed, (the torment) which you are being promised has to certainly come and you cannot thwart (Allah).


The Thunder

And those who break the promise of Allah after making it firm and sever all (the relations and obligations) that Allah has commanded to be kept unified, and do mischief and strife in the land—upon them is the curse and for them is an evil home;


The Family of 'Imrân

Whilst he was still standing in the chamber offering the Prayer (or supplicating), the angels called out to him: ‘Indeed, Allah gives you the good news of (a son) Yahya (John), who shall confirm Allah’s Word (i.e., ‘Isa [Jesus]), and he will be a leader, well-protected against (temptation for) women, and a Prophet from amongst (Our) exceptionally pious servants.’


Spoils of War

It is they who are (in fact) the true believers. For them are (high) ranks with their Lord and forgiveness and an honourable provision.


The Traducer

In towering columns (of fierce flames and they will not find any way to escape).


The Cow

O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and pure in the earth. And do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. Verily, he is your declared enemy.


The Poets

We have strong hope that our Lord will forgive our sins since it is we who are the first to believe (now).’


Mary

(The one) who should be my heir (of divine blessing), and also the heir of (the chain of Prophethood from) the Children of Ya‘qub (Jacob). And, O my Lord, (also) make him a recipient of Your Pleasure.’


Jonah

The truth is that they are denying that (Word of Allah) whose knowledge they failed to encompass, and its truth had (also) not yet manifested before them vividly. Those who have passed before them also denied (the truth) the same way. So see how the wrongdoers met their fate!


The Family of 'Imrân

But those who persist in fearing their Lord, for them there are Gardens beneath which rivers flow. There they will reside forever. This is hospitality (for them) from Allah. And (His chamber of Proximity, lustre of His Beauty and the Blessing of meeting with Him, in sum,) whatever there is with Allah is excellent for the pious.


The Prophets

Fie on you and (also) on these (idols) that you worship apart from Allah! Do you not then have sense?’


The Daybreak

And from the mischief of every envious person when he envies.’


The Troops

And on the Day of Resurrection, you will see those who have fabricated a lie against Allah that their faces are darkened. Is the abode of the arrogant not in Hell?


Those Who Set The Ranks

Well! What do you think of the Lord of all the worlds?’


Noah

And He brightened in them the moon and made the sun a radiant lamp (i.e., the source of light and heat).


The Unity

He has not begotten any, nor is He begotten.


The Story

And when he arrived at the watering (well) of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering (their flocks). And on a side, he saw two women, withdrawn, holding back (their goats. Musa [Moses]) asked: ‘Why are you (standing) in this condition?’ Both said: ‘We cannot water (our goats) till the shepherds take back their flocks and our father is an aged man.’


Repentance

And a few feigners from amongst the desert nomads came (to the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] to submit their excuse) so that they might (also) be accorded permission, and those who lied to Allah and His Messenger (in their claim to be the believers) stayed behind (having forsaken the fight). Those of them who denied the truth will soon be seized by a painful torment.


Jonah

Musa (Moses) said: ‘Do you utter (such remarks) about the truth when it has come to you? (Apply your reason and use vision and see) if it is sorcery. And the sorcerers will never be able to prosper.’


The Poets

And He is the One Who provides me with food and drink.


The Bee

Then He will humiliate them on the Day of Resurrection and say: ‘Where are those that you set up as peers to Me, and in whose favour you disputed (with the believers)?’ Those endowed with knowledge will say: ‘Today (all types of) humiliation and destruction will surely befall the disbelievers,


Tâ Hâ

(Allah) said: ‘We have indeed put your people to trial after you (came away) and Samiri has led them astray.’


Cattle

Say (to these disbelievers): ‘Give your view: if Allah’s torment befalls you, or the Last Hour comes upon you, will you then call upon anyone other than Allah (to escape the torment? Reply) if you are truthful.’


The Cow

And the divorced women must also be provided with maintenance according to what is fair. This is compulsory for the pious.


The Event

Then if you are under no one’s command and control, why do you not (do this),


The Believer

That is how the judgment of your Lord was fulfilled against those who disbelieved. Surely, they are the inmates of Hell.


The Beneficent

In both of them there are also fruits, date-palms and pomegranates.


The Believer

O my people! The life of this world is nothing but (a few days’) gain, and the Hereafter is certainly a home to live in forever.


Noah

Surely, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people: ‘Warn your people before a painful torment comes upon them.’


The Table Spread

O my people! Enter the holy land (of Syria or Bayt al-Maqdis [Jerusalem]) which Allah has decreed for you, and do not turn back (in retreat), or you will turn back as losers.’


The Winnowing Winds

He turned away along with his cabinet members and said: ‘(Here is) a magician or a madman.’


The Ascending Stairways

It is calling him who turned his back (on the truth) and turned away,


The Heights

Do they associate as partners with Him those who cannot create anything and have (themselves) been created?


Iron

He is the One Who is the First (of all) and the Last (of all). And He is Manifest (as for His Power) and Hidden (as goes His Essence). And He knows everything full well.


Yâ Sîn

That you may warn the people whose fathers were (also) not warned. So they are careless and neglectful.


The Cave

Until he reached the boundary of (a locality towards) the west where he perceived the setting of the sun as if going down into a spring of (muddy black) hot water, and he found a people (living) there. We said: ‘O Dhu al-Qarnayn, (it is up to you) whether you punish them or treat them nicely.’


The Night

By the night when it covers up (and conceals everything in its darkness),


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

(O people of Mecca!) In fact, We had given them power and ability in those fields of activity in which We have not granted you potential. And We blessed them with hearing and sight and (invaluable qualities of) head and heart. But neither their ears nor their eyes, nor their heads and hearts were of any use to them since they kept denying the signs of Allah. And (at last) that (torment) which they used to laugh at besieged them.


The Rising of the Dead

Then He made from the same sperm drop two genders: male and female.


Repentance

If you do not help him (the Holy Messenger of Allah in the struggle for the dominance of Islam, then what!). Indeed, Allah helped him (also at the time) when the disbelievers drove him away (from Mecca, his homeland,) whilst he was the second of the two (emigrants). Both (the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and Abu Bakr) were in the cave (of Mount Thawr) when he said to his Companion (Abu Bakr): ‘Do not grieve. Allah is surely with us.’ So, Allah sent down His serenity upon him, and strengthened him by means of such armies (of angels) that you could not see, and He made the word of the disbelievers the lowermost, and Allah’s Word is (always) the uppermost and exalted. And Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


He Frowned

And from his mother and his father (too),


The Emissaries

This is the Day of Judgment (on which) We shall gather you and (all) the earlier communities.


The Troops

And they did not realize true appreciation and veneration of Allah’s Glory as was due. And the whole earth will be in His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and all the heavenly spheres will be rolled up in His right hand (i.e., firm hold of His Might). Holy is He and High and Exalted above all that they associate with Him.


Those Who Set The Ranks

It will not cause any harm or giddiness; nor will they lose balance (after drinking it).


Tâ Hâ

Say: ‘Everyone is waiting, so wait on. You will soon come to know who are the people of the right path and who are the guided ones.’


The Wind-Curved Sandhills

Do they say that (the Messenger) has fabricated it (the Qur’an)? Say: ‘If I have concocted it, then you have no authority to save me from (the torment of) Allah. And He knows best the (words) you utter about this (Qur’an) as mockery. He (Allah) is Sufficient as witness between me and you. And He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’


The Believer

No one disputes about the Revelations of Allah except those who do not believe. So let not their moving about (freely) in the cities delude you.


The Ranks

O believers! Be helpers of Allah as ‘Isa, the son of Maryam (Jesus, the son of Mary) said to (his) disciples: ‘Who are my helpers towards (the path of) Allah?’ The disciples said: ‘We are Allah’s helpers.’ So a party of the Children of Israel believed and a party disbelieved. So We helped the believers against their enemies and they gained the upper hand.


The Table Spread

O (Esteemed) Messenger! Communicate (to the people all) that has been revealed to you from your Lord. And if you did not do (so), then you would not deliver the Message of the Lord. And Allah will (Himself) protect your (life) from the (hostile) people. Surely, Allah does not show the path of guidance to those who disbelieve.


The Believer

And, O my people, why is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to Hell?


Joseph

They said: ‘O our father, seek for us forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins. Indeed, we alone are the sinners.’


Al-Hijr

(Even then) they will certainly say (this): ‘Our eyes have been hypnotized (through some magic trick and deceit), rather we are spellbound.’


The Poets

(Pharaoh) said: ‘What is the Lord of all the worlds?’


The Table Spread

Then the one who repents after (this) wrong and mends his ways, Allah surely turns towards him in mercy. Allah is indeed Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


Ornaments of Gold

So We made them a tale and a lesson of warning for the communities to succeed.


The Believer

The Day when they all will come forth (from the graves), and nothing of their (deeds) will remain hidden from Allah, (He will say:) ‘Whose is the Kingdom this Day?’ (It will be further added:) ‘It belongs to Allah, the One, the Most Dominant.’


Cattle

He from whom that (torment) is averted on that Day shall have been shown great mercy (by Allah). And it is this (deliverance on the Last Day) which is an evident success.


Solace

So when you are free (from educating the Umma (Community), preaching the Din (Religion) and fighting, and fulfilling your responsibilities), then strive hard (in remembrance and the worship of your Lord),


The Prophets

And the true promise (of the Day of Resurrection) will draw near, then the eyes of the disbelievers will suddenly fix staring (and they will cry out:) ‘Woe to us! We were indeed oblivious of (the arrival of) this (Day); in fact, we were unjust.’


The Heights

Is it they about whom you used to swear (on seeing their miserable plight): Allah will (never) bless them with His mercy? (But listen! It is they who are now being called:) Enter Paradise; you will neither fear nor grieve.’


Repentance

If (in spite of all these favours and blessings) they (still) deviate, then say: ‘Enough for me is Allah. There is no God but He. I have reposed my trust in Him alone, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.’


Victory

There is no blame on the blind or the lame or the sick (for their disability to fight). And He who obeys Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), He will admit him to the Gardens with streams flowing under them. But whoever turns away (from obedience), He will punish him with a grievous torment.


Power

This (night) is (absolute) peace and security till daybreak.


Ornaments of Gold

Which will never be decreased for them, and they will be lying there in endless despair.


Spoils of War

(The case of these disbelievers is also) like (that of) the people of Pharaoh and those who preceded them. They (too) denied the Revelations of Allah. So, Allah seized them (with torment) for their sins. Surely, Allah is Mighty, Severe in afflicting torment.


Cattle

And (its) purpose is that the hearts of the people who do not believe in the Hereafter may incline to this (deceit), and that they may develop fondness for it, and (also) that they may begin to do (the evil deeds) which they are themselves (perpetrating).


And there comes to them no sign of the signs of their Lord but (that) they turn away from it.


The Spider

And the disbelievers say: ‘Why have signs not been sent down on him (the Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him]) from his Lord?’ Say: ‘The signs are with Allah alone and I am simply an open Warner.’


The Congregation

(Everything) in the heavens and in the earth glorifies Allah, (the Real) King, the Most Pure (of all shortcomings and imperfections), the Lord of Honour, the Almighty, the Most Wise.


The Mount

Those who are playing a game of negligence, rapt in falsehood (i.e., absurdity).


The Poets

Upon your (most illumined) heart so that you may be a Warner (to the disobedient).


The Cow

And (recall) when Ibrahim and Isma‘il (Abraham and Ishmael) were raising the foundations of the Ka‘ba (praying:) ‘O our Lord, accept this (humble service) from us. You are, indeed, All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


The City

(Provided this striving soul is) one of those who believe and advise one another patience and tolerance and urge one another for mutual affection and mercy.


Women

Whether you make a good act known or keep it hidden or excuse some(one’s) evil act, Allah is indeed Most Forgiving, All-Powerful.


The Criterion

He Who created the heavenly spheres and the earth and this (universe) in between in six periods.* Then He established (His authority) on the Throne (befitting His Majesty. He) is Most Kind. (O aspirant to His gnosis!) Ask of Him someone who has attained to His awareness. (The unaware do not have any gnosis of Him.)


Noah

Then I said: ‘Seek forgiveness from your Lord. Surely, He is Most Forgiving.


Yâ Sîn

This is the same Hell that was being promised to you.


Jonah

And they ask you: ‘Is that matter of (everlasting torment certainly) true?’ Say: ‘Yes, by my Lord, it is certainly an absolute truth, and you cannot frustrate (Allah’s plan by your denial).’


The Cow

And those who spend their wealth to seek Allah’s pleasure and stabilize themselves (in faith and obedience) are like a garden located on a higher ground level. When a heavy rain falls on it, it doubles its yield. And if it does not receive a heavy rain, then even dew (or drizzle) is sufficient. And Allah monitors your actions minutely.


Time or Man

Surely, We created man from a fertilized ovum that We keep turning and examining (from one stage to the next till birth). So We have made him (in the order of) hearing (then) seeing.


Joseph

And (if you do not believe us, then) you may enquire of (the people of) the town where we have been, and (find out) from the caravan we have travelled with, and we are certainly truthful (in what we are saying).’


Repentance

Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths (violating the peace treaty and restoring the state of war), and decided to banish the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) whilst the first time it is they who initiated war against you? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, provided you are believers.


The Table Spread

O People of the Book! Indeed, there has come to you Our Messenger who (clearly) unfolds to you many such things from the Book as you have been concealing and who overlooks many of (your) wrongs (too). There has indeed come to you a light from Allah (i.e., Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) and an Enlightening Book (i.e., the Holy Qur’an).


Sâd

And verily, in Our Sight they were of the chosen, exalted (and) most liked servants.


The Beneficent

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


The Ant

And whoever brings evil will be thrown prone into the Fire (of Hell). So you will be rewarded only for what you used to do.


Smoke

And We bestowed upon them signs containing an obvious favour (and a clear trial).


Repentance

Those who have believed and have emigrated and have consistently toiled hard in the cause of Allah with their material and human resources enjoy a very high rank in the presence of Allah, and it is they who have achieved the ultimate goal.


The Clans

Call them (the adopted sons) after their fathers’ (names). That is most just in the sight of Allah. So if you do not know their fathers, then they are your brothers in the Din (Religion) and your friends. And there is no sin on you for what you said by mistake, but (that will be a sure sin) which your hearts intend. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


Tâ Hâ

(Then things happened the same way.) So all the sorcerers were made to fall down in prostration (and) said: ‘We embrace faith in the Lord of Harun (Aaron) and Musa (Moses).’


The Bee

(This) is the most evil attribute of those who do not believe in the Hereafter and the most exalted attribute is only Allah’s. And He is Almighty, Most Wise.


The Heights

And certainly, We did create you (i.e., your real being), then gave you shape (i.e., accomplished the phases of chemical and biological genesis and evolution of life till the completion of the physical existence of Adam). Then We commanded the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam.’ They all prostrated themselves except Iblis; he was not of those who prostrate themselves.


Yâ Sîn

So that it may warn the one who is alive, and the word of judgment may be proved against the disbelievers.


Noah

Whereas He has created you through diverse conditions?


The Overthrowing

Everyone will come to know what he has brought forth.


Repentance

Allah then sent down His tranquillity (i.e., mercy) upon His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers and sent down (such) armies (of angels) that you could not see. And He tormented those who were engaged in disbelief; and that is the punishment of the disbelievers.


Jonah

And We indeed provided the Children of Israel with a worthy place to dwell in and with pure and clean sustenance. They did not differ in anything, until knowledge and insight reached them. Your Lord will surely judge amongst them on the Day of Resurrection in the matters wherein they used to differ.


Sâd

When swift horses of a fine breed were presented to him in the evening,


The Bee

The one who disbelieves after having believed, except someone who is coercively forced to do so, and at heart remains contented with belief (as before), but (of course) he who (adopts) disbelief (afresh) wholeheartedly with an open mind, on them is a wrath from Allah and for them is a fierce torment.


Saba

And the disbelievers say: ‘We shall not believe in this Qur’an, or in that (Revelation) at all which came before it.’ And if you could see when the wrongdoers shall be made to stand before their Lord, (what a spectacle that will be!) Every one of them will be putting the blame back on others. The humble will say to the conceited: ‘Had you not been there, we would certainly have believed.’


Repentance

And say: ‘Work. Allah as well as His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers (too) will soon see your work. And you will shortly be returned to (the Lord) Who knows everything veiled and unveiled. So He will inform you of the works that you used to do.’


The Angels

And if they reject you, many Messengers have been rejected before you. And all matters will be returned to Allah alone.


The Believers

Then We sent Musa (Moses) and his brother Harun (Aaron) with Our signs and an evident authority,


Women

Indeed, those whose lives the angels take in such a state that (due to living in an environment of disbelief and dissension) they have ruined their souls, the angels ask them: ‘What condition were you in? (You neither protected your Din [Religion] and faith, nor left the land of disbelief and dissension.)’ They (regretfully) reply: ‘We were powerless and helpless in the land.’ The angels will say: ‘Was Allah’s earth not vast enough for you to migrate in it (somewhere)?’ So it is they whose abode is Hell, and what an evil abode that is!


The Believers

And We showered water persistently (for a long time) from the clouds according to an estimated measure. So (when the earth became cool then) We lodged this water in (the depressions and depths of) the earth (shaping into preliminary forms of oceans). And verily, We have the power to make it evaporate (as vapours).


Mary

And warn them of the Day of Regret (and Shame) when (every) matter shall be decided, but they are rapt in (a state of) negligence and simply do not believe.


The Story

And to give them governance and power in the land and show Pharaoh and Haman and their armies (the revolution) that they used to fear.


Exile

O believers! Keep fearing Allah. And everyone should be vigilant to what he has sent forward for tomorrow (the Day of Reckoning). And always fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Well Aware of what you do.


Al-Hijr

So (the riches) they used to earn could not repel (Allah’s punishment) from them.


Abraham

Have you not seen how Allah sets forth an example: a good word is like a good tree? Its root is firm (in the earth) and its branches reach into the sky.


The Family of 'Imrân

Say: ‘O People of the Book, why do you deny the Revelations of Allah? And Allah is observing your actions.’


Those Who Set The Ranks

So ask these (disbelievers of Mecca): ‘Are there daughters for your Lord and sons for them?


The Believers

And if you obey a human being like yourselves, then you shall be the sure losers.


Those Who Set The Ranks

And indeed, Ilyas (Elias too) was one of the Messengers.


The Bee

And do not use your oaths as a means of deceiving amongst you lest your foot should quiver after it is set firmly (in Islam), and you will taste the evil result because you used to hinder (the people) from the path of Allah. And there is severe torment for you.


The Family of 'Imrân

But if they turn away, then surely Allah knows the miscreants full well.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Nor did we have any authority (and control) over you. But you yourselves were a rebellious people.


The Cloaked One

And observe patience for the sake of your Lord.


Power

And what have you made out what the Night of Destiny is?


The Star

Is (all) that available for man what he longs for?


The Sovereignty

Have you gone fearless of (the Lord of) the heaven that He may send against you a stone-pelting wind? Then soon will you come to know how My Warning is!


He Frowned

You administer greater care (for his acceptance of Islam),


The Table Spread

And the Jews say: ‘Allah’s hand is tied up (as if—God forbid!—He is miserly).’ Tied up be their (own) hands, and they have been cursed for what they have uttered! (The truth is that) both His hands are stretched out wide open (in showering His bounties and blessings). He spends (i.e., bestows His blessings on His servants) as He desires. And, (O Beloved,) the (Book) which has been revealed to you from your Lord will certainly increase most of them in rebellion and disbelief (due to jealousy). And We have put among them hostility and spite till the Day of Resurrection. Whenever these people kindle the fire of war, Allah puts it out. And they are engaged in spreading mischief and disorder (everywhere) on the earth, and Allah does not like those who spread mischief.


Yâ Sîn

(Seeing the horrors of the Hour of Resurrection,) they will say: ‘Ah, woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping places? This (coming back to life) is the same that the Most Kind (Lord) promised and the Messengers spoke the truth.’


Jonah

Say: ‘O people, surely the truth has come to you from your Lord. So whoever adopts the path of guidance adopts it for his own good, and he who is misguided goes astray for his own destruction. And I am not a custodian over you (that I should bring you to the path of guidance coercively).’


Hûd

(The angels said:) ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham), leave off this (matter). Surely, the command of (torment from) your Lord has now come to pass, and the torment is about to seize them which cannot be averted.’


The Criterion

And (We also annihilated) ‘?d and Thamud and the residents of Rass and many (other) people in between.


So that We may give life with that to (any) dead city, and (furthermore) We provide this (water) for drink to many cattle and (nomadic) people that We have created.


The Cow

And (even) if you bring every sign to the People of the Book, they will not follow your Qibla (direction of Prayer), nor will you follow their Qibla. And they do not follow each other’s Qibla amongst themselves. (Said for the education of the Umma [the Community]:) ‘And if, (supposing the impossible,) you (also) followed their desires after the knowledge had come to you, then you would surely be of those who wrong (their own souls).’


Jonah

They submitted: ‘We have put trust in Allah alone. O our Lord, make us not victims of the oppressors’ injustice.


The Star

(If your concept is correct,) then that division is serious injustice.


The Bee

And had Allah seized people (instantly) for their injustice, He would not have left any living being (on the surface of the earth). But He grants them respite till an appointed term. When their fixed time arrives, then they can neither advance, nor hold it back for a single moment.


The Table Spread

On account of this, We prescribed (this commandment in the Torah sent down) to the Children of Israel that whoever killed a person (unjustly), except as a punishment for murder or for (spreading) disorder in the land, it would be as if he killed all the people (of society); and whoever (saved him from unjust murder and) made him survive, it would be as if he saved the lives of all the people (of society, i.e., he rescued the collective system of human life). And indeed, Our Messengers came to them with evident signs. Yet, even after that, the majority from amongst these people are certainly those who commit excesses in the land.


The Tidings

And (ponder:) We (have) created you in pairs (for reproduction).


Women

Surely, those who disbelieved in Our Revelations, We shall soon hurl them into the Fire (of Hell). When their skins are burnt off, We shall replace them with other skins so that they may taste the torment (continually). Surely, Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.


Light

To those of you who believe and keep doing pious deeds Allah has given the promise (whose fulfilment and implementation is obligatory for the Umma [Community]): He will surely bestow upon them khilafa (the trust of right to rule) as He granted (the right to) rule to those who were before them. And (through dominance and rule) He will strengthen and stabilize their Din (Religion) for them which He has liked for them, and (by this strength and rule) He will for sure change their former state of fear (which was due to their political, economic and social handicap) to that of peace and security. They will worship Me (fearlessly and) will not associate any partner with Me (i.e., will follow and obey only My command and system). And after this, whoever adopts ingratitude (i.e., aversion to, and denial of, My commands) it is they who will be defiant (and disobedient).


Cattle

Then We gave Musa (Moses) the Book to complete (the favour) on him who would become pious, and (revealed it) as explanation of everything and as guidance and mercy, so that they might believe in meeting with their Lord (on the Day of Resurrection).


The Moon

(The people of) ‘Ad too rejected (the Messengers). So how (awful) My torment (upon them) and My warning were!


The Mount

Or did they create the heavens and the earth themselves? (No,) in fact, they do not have any faith (in the truth).


The Thunder

And if you are surprised (at the denial of the disbelievers), then (more) surprising is that they say: ‘What, when we become dust (after death), shall we then be created anew?’ They are the ones who deny their Lord, and they alone will have shackles around their necks. And they are the ones who are the inmates of Hell. They will reside in it forever.


The Children of Israel

And do not walk arrogantly on the earth. Certainly, you cannot cleave the earth (with the force of your arrogance), nor can you reach the mountains in height. (You will remain what you are.)


Jonah

Then it will be said to (these) wrongdoers: ‘Taste the everlasting punishment. You will not be recompensed (anything more) but for the same (deeds) that you used to earn.’


The Star

Then covered them that which did cover (i.e., the stones were rained on them).


The Cow

So remember Me, I shall remember you. And always be thankful to Me and never be ungrateful to Me.


Qâf

Definitely, We know how much the earth (eats up and) consumes their (bodies), and We have a Book wherein everything is preserved.


Hûd

He was commanded: ‘O Nuh (Noah), get down (from the Ark) with peace and blessings from Us on you and on the (kingdoms, classes and) species that are with you. And there will (also) be (classes and) species (in the future again) whom We shall provide with (the worldly favours); then a painful torment will come upon them from Us.’


The Spider

And verily, We sustained (the ruined houses) of this town as a clear sign for the wise.


The Most High

Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,


The Prostration

And had We intended, We would have given guidance to every soul (Ourselves), but this command from Me has been confirmed: I will certainly fill Hell with all the (disbelieving) jinn and mankind.


Hûd

He who holds fast to a clear proof from his Lord, and a testimony (the Qur’an) too has come from his Lord for his strength and support, and prior to that the Book of Musa ([Moses], the Torah), a guide and a mercy (too had come)—so, it is they who believe in it (the Qur’an). Can (such a person be equal to) the one who denies (the Qur’an) from amongst (the disbelieving) sects, whilst his abode is the Fire of Hell? So, (O listener,) be not in any doubt about it. Surely, this (Qur’an) is the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe.


The Ant

(The Queen) said: ‘O chiefs, a noble letter has been delivered to me.


Those Who Set The Ranks

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) went up to their gods (idols) quietly and said to them: ‘Do you not eat?


Jonah

So who is more unjust than one who fabricates lies against Allah or belies His Revelations? Certainly, the evildoers will never triumph.


The Cloaked One

And by the night when it backs away to depart,


Hûd

Nuh (Noah) said: ‘Get into the Ark; in the Name of Allah will it sail and anchor. Surely, my Lord is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’


The Cow

And from wherever you move (on a journey), turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque (at the time of Prayer). And this indeed is the truth from your Lord, and Allah is not unaware of your doings.


Ornaments of Gold

And We destroyed the people who were more powerful than these (disbelievers of Mecca). And the annals of the bygone people have been cited (on many preceding occasions).


Spoils of War

And if they (the combatant or hostile disbelievers) incline to peace and reconciliation, you also incline to it and put your trust in Allah. Surely, He alone is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


The Prostration

And We made from amongst them authorities and leaders who kept disseminating guidance by Our command when they persevered with patience and believed in Our Revelations with certitude.


The Sun

Indeed, the one who purifies his (ill-commanding) self (from all vain and vicious desires and cultivates in it virtue and piousness) succeeds,


Cattle

(Allah) is He Who created you from mud (i.e., originated from it the chemical genesis of human life on the planet Earth). Then He fixed a term (for you to die). And with Him alone is the appointed time (for holding the Day of Resurrection); yet you doubt.


Victory

Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard and tough against the disbelievers but kind-hearted and merciful amongst themselves. You see them excessively bowing and prostrating themselves. They simply seek Allah’s grace and pleasure. Their mark is an impression of prostrations on their faces (prominent on the foreheads as light). These traits of theirs are (mentioned) in the Torah and the (same) qualities are also (described) in the Injil (the Gospel). These (Companions) are like a cultivated crop (of Our Esteemed Beloved) which (first of all) brought forth its thin shoot, then made it powerful and strong, and then it thickened and stood straight on its stalk. (And when it flourished, bloomed and danced,) it delighted and charmed the cultivators. (Allah has, likewise, made the Companions of His Beloved strong, grown up trees of faith,) so that by means of them He would inflame the hearts of the disbelievers (that burn in the jealousy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]). Those who believe and do pious works, Allah has promised them forgiveness and an immense reward.


The Enshrouded One

Soon We shall send down to you a burdensome command.


Sâd

And you will yourselves come to know its truth after a while.’


Has this admonition (the Qur’an) been sent down to him alone out of all of us?’ To be more precise, they are (caught) in doubt about My admonition. But in truth they have not yet tasted My torment.


The Mount

The Day when the heaven will shake with a terrible tremor,


Women

What has happened to you (Muslims) that you do not fight in the cause of Allah (for the freedom of the oppressed), whereas those helpless (oppressed and tyrannized) men, women and children who (depressed by the plunder and carnage) call out (for their freedom): ‘O our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose (affluent and influential) people are oppressors, and appoint for us some guardian from Your presence, and make someone our helper from Your presence’?


The Winnowing Winds

Then We moved everyone who was of the believers in it out (from the town of the people of Lut [Lot]).


Defrauding

This is (also) true that the record of the truly pious is for sure maintained in ‘Illiyyin (the ante-chamber of Paradise).


The Family of 'Imrân

If, even then, they belie you, (My Beloved, do not be aggrieved). So many Messengers who brought clear signs (miracles), scriptures and the enlightening Book were belied before you.


Al-Hijr

And We shall remove from their breasts all spite that they had (in the world against one another due to misunderstanding). They shall be brothers seated on couches face to face (in Paradise).


The Troops

(That) who is afflicted with the torment that will disgrace him, and everlasting torment will come down upon him.’


Spoils of War

(O Beloved!) As your Lord brought you forth from your home (to fight) for (the great cause of) truth, whilst a section of the believers was unhappy (about it),


The Emissaries

Surely, the promise (of the Last Day) which is being given to you will be certainly fulfilled.


Exile

Allah is He apart from Whom there is no God: (the Real) King, the Most Pure of all shortcomings, Perfectly Free from all imperfections (and the Bestower of Peace), the Giver of security and protection (and the Attester of the Messengers by means of Miracles), the Guardian and Watchful, the Almighty and the Lord of Honour, the Lord of Great Majesty, the Supreme Authority and the Supremely Great. Glory be to Allah, far above all that they associate with Him.


The Troops

Say: ‘O servants of Mine who have wronged their souls, do not lose hope of Allah’s mercy. Assuredly, Allah forgives all sins (and excesses). He is certainly Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.


The Ant

In fact, we and, before this, our ancestors (too) have been promised this. These are but stories fabricated by the ancients.’


The Heights

And (considering it a threat to their tyrannous rule) the chiefs of the people of Pharaoh said (to Pharaoh): ‘Will you leave Musa (Moses) and his people to launch strife in the country? And (then) will they spare you and your gods?’ He said: ‘(No,) we shall now kill their sons (to exhaust their male numerical strength), and let their women live (so that they may be wronged). And surely, we hold sway over them.’


The Table Spread

By this Allah guides those who seek His pleasure to the paths to peace (and security), and takes them out of darkness (of ignorance and disbelief) by His command, and leads them to the light (of faith and guidance), and directs them towards the straight road.


The Reality

So no doubt this (Qur’an) is direction and guidance for the Godfearing.


The Poets

When Shu‘ayb said to them: ‘Do you not fear (Allah)?


The Cow

(This time) they said: ‘Pray for us to your Lord that He may make clear to us what exact type of cow it is (because) the cow has become doubtful to us, and if Allah so wills, we shall indeed be guided aright.’


The Prophets

We said: ‘O fire, be cool and become absolute safety for Ibrahim (Abraham).’


Cattle

(The Qur’an has been revealed lest) you (should) say: ‘The (heavenly) Book was only sent down before us to the two communities (the Jews and the Christians), and undoubtedly, we were unaware of their reading and teaching.’


The Moon

Has the direction and guidance (Revelation) been sent down to him alone out of all of us? The truth is that he is a great liar, self-conceited (and arrogant).’


The Reality

That no one will eat except the sinners.’


Time or Man

And they give (their own) food, in deep love of Allah, to the needy, the orphan and prisoner (out of sacrifice, despite their own desire and need for it),


Iron

And what is the matter with you that you do not spend in the way of Allah, whereas the ownership of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone (you are merely His vicegerents)? Those of you who spent (their wealth in the way of Allah before Meccan Victory) and fought (in their defence), they (and you) cannot be equal. They are far higher in rank than those who spent their wealth afterwards and fought. But Allah has promised the most pleasing end (i.e., Paradise) to all in the Hereafter. And Allah is Well Aware of what you do.


The Believers

It is these people who are hastening in (collecting) good works, and it is they who excel in this pursuit.


The Beneficent

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


Those Who Set The Ranks

And We made his virtuous remembrance endure amongst the successors (i.e., the Messengers and their people).


So they are made to rush on in their footsteps.


The Prophets

They said: ‘Woe to us! Surely, we were wrongdoers.’


Abraham

And the example of an evil word is like that of an evil tree, which is uprooted from the surface of the earth (and) which has no chance to get firm (in the soil and survive).


Joseph

So Yusuf (Joseph) began to search their sacks before his brother’s. Then (at last) he took (the goblet) out of his (real) brother’s (Benjamin’s) sack. That is how We revealed to Yusuf (Joseph) the plan. He could not have held his brother (as a captive) under the law of the king (of Egypt) except (as) Allah wills. We exalt in ranks whom We like. And above every possessor of knowledge is (also) One possessing greater knowledge.


The Clans

At that stage, the believers were put to trial and were shaken with mighty jolts.


And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a disease (of instability of faith and doubt and suspicion) said: ‘Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peae be upon him) gave us a promise (of victory) just to deceive and betray.’


Qâf

The Day when the earth will split apart from above them, they will come out in haste. This raising them alive (i.e., gathering the people once again) is quite easy for Us.


The Pilgrimage

And We did not send any Messenger and Prophet before you, but (it happened to them all) that when he (the Prophet or the Messenger) would recite (to the people the Revelations of Allah), Satan mixed up in their minds false doubts, and absurd ideas of his own with the Verses recited (by that Prophet). Then Allah removes those doubts from the minds of the people which Satan puts (into the minds of the listeners). And then Allah firmly establishes His Verses (in the hearts of the believers). And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.


The City

It is freeing a neck (from slavery and subjugation),


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

(O Beloved!) Whatever is said to you are the same words that have been said to the Messengers before you. Surely, your Lord is Most Forgiving and the Master of agonizing chastisement (as well).


The Poets

Surely, I fear the torment of a Terrible Day coming upon you.’


The Prostration

And verily, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book (Torah). So do not have any doubt with regard to his meeting. (That meeting is about to take place during the Night of the Ascension.) And We made it a guidance for the Children of Israel.


Those Who Set The Ranks

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


The Angels

Whoever desires honour, then to Allah belongs all honour. The pure words ascend to Him alone, and He is the One Who elevates (the grades of) a pious deed. And those who are continually engaged in evil maneuvers, for them is severe punishment and their deceiving schemes will go void.


Sâd

Then when I have perfected its (visible body) and blown into its (invisible) self My Own (illumining) spirit, fall down prostrate before him (in his honour).’


Hûd

Then, when Our command (of torment) came to pass, We saved Salih and the believers with him through Our mercy and (also delivered them) from the humiliation of that day. Surely, your Lord alone is Powerful, Sovereign.


Yâ Sîn

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


The Spider

And many an animal there is that does not carry its sustenance (with it)! Allah provides for them and for you too. And He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.


The Cloaked One

And we indulged in vain activities with those who had cast themselves into vain activities.


Repentance

(These) nomad villagers are unyielding disbelievers and incorrigible hypocrites. And (due to their stubbornness in disbelief and hypocrisy) they deserve to remain ignorant of those limits and commandments which Allah has sent down to His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.


Those Who Set The Ranks

And We called out to him: ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham)!


Jonah

And no soul has the capability to believe (on its own) without Allah’s leave. He (Allah) places the impurity of disbelief on those who do not put their reason to work (to grasp the truth).


Sâd

(Comparing himself with the Prophet,) he said: ‘I am better than he. You have created me from fire and You have created him from clay.’


The Table Spread

Allah has promised forgiveness and a mighty reward for those who believe and persist in piety and righteous actions.


The Pen

(O Esteemed Beloved!) By the Grace of your Lord, you are not (at all) insane.


Mutual Disillusion

The disbelievers think that they will never be raised (again). Say: ‘Why not! By my Lord! You will surely be raised. Then you will be informed of what you did. And this is very easy for Allah (to do).’


The Troops

And those who persisted in fear of Allah will (also) be conducted to Paradise in groups until, when they approach it (Paradise), its doors will have been opened for them (well before) and the keepers of Paradise will say, (greeting them): ‘Peace be upon you! Be glad and rejoice, and enter it to dwell here forever.’


The Table Spread

O believers! Do not take those for friends who have made fun and sport of your Din (Religion) from amongst those who were given the Book before you and the disbelievers. And fear Allah persistently if you are (truly) the men of faith.


The Traducer

That will rise over the hearts (with its torture).


The Table Spread

(And they were also cursed because) they would not prevent one another from the evil deeds they used to do. Certainly, evil were the deeds they used to do.


Women

Then what will be their plight (at that time) when some disaster befalls them on account of their own crooked works, and they will appear before you swearing by Allah, (saying): ‘We intended nothing but piety and mutual harmony’?


Sâd

Then We caused the wind to obey him. It used to blow gently under his command wherever he would desire (it) to go.


Smoke

And green crops and magnificent buildings!


The Rising of the Dead

Yet man still wants to continue committing sins also (in the life to come).


Saba

Say: ‘If I were to lose the straight path, the sin (or harm) of losing the straight path would afflict only my soul, and if I am rightly guided, it is so because my Lord sends His Revelation to me. Surely, He is All-Hearing, Ever-Near.’


The Believer

So worship Allah for His own sake in sincere obedience and true devotion, even though the disbelievers may despise it.


Joseph

He said: ‘I bewail my worry and grief to Allah alone, and I know from Allah what you do not know.


The Family of 'Imrân

And (recall) when the wife of ‘Imran said: ‘O my Lord, I vow purely to You what is in my womb, freeing him (from other obligations). So, accept (this offering) from me. You are indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’


The Believers

They will (also) inherit the most superior Gardens of Paradise (where all the bounties, comforts and pleasures of nearness to Allah will abound). They will live there forever.


Al-Hijr

(It will be said to them:) ‘Enter them peacefully, casting aside all fears.’


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

Indeed, those who disbelieved in the Qur’an when it had come to them, (that is their ill fortune). And surely, it (the Qur’an) is a Mighty, Venerable Book.


The Ascending Stairways

A questioner asked for the torment which is sure to come about,


Counsel

He has prescribed for you the same path of the Din (Religion) that He enjoined on Nuh (Noah), and that We have revealed to you, and that We enjoined on Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus. And all it denotes is) that you should hold fast to the same Din (Religion) and do not make divisions in it. That (Oneness of Allah) to which you call them is quite hard for those who set up partners with Allah. Allah chooses whom He pleases (for exclusive nearness) in His presence, and shows the path to (come) towards Himself to everyone who turns (towards Allah) heartily.


The Table Spread

Allah said: ‘I certainly send it down to you, but whoever of you disbelieves (after that), I shall punish him with a torment such as I will never inflict on anyone else in all the worlds.’


The Spider

And, (O believers,) do not argue with the People of the Book but in a suitable and decent way, except those of them who did injustice. And say (to them): ‘We believe in that (Book) which has been revealed to us and which was sent down to you, and our God and your God is but One and we obey Him alone.’


The Heights

So, they (the representatives of Pharaoh) were vanquished on the spot and backed away humiliated.


The Rising of the Dead

Does man think that he will be left for nothing (without any reckoning)?


The Prophets

And have the disbelievers not seen that the whole heavenly universe and the earth were (all) joined together as one unit, and then We split them apart? And We originated (the life of) living organism (on earth) from water. So do they not accept faith (even after learning these facts brought forth by the Qur’an)?


Victory

Surely, Allah showed His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) the dream exactly true to the reality that, if Allah wills, you will most certainly enter the Sacred Mosque safely, (some) with heads shaved and (some) with hair cut short, (in a state of security,) having no fear. So He knew (the al-Hudaybiya treaty as a preamble to the truth of the dream) which you did not know, and gave you an immediate victory (the victory of Khaybar even before the victory of Mecca, soon after returning from al-Hudaybiya. The next year He bestowed the victory of Mecca and entry to the Sacred Mosque.)


Women

And evaluate and test the orphans (for the sake of their training) till they attain to (the age of) marriage. Then if you discern in them ingenuity (and the knack of planning), hand over their assets to them. And devour not their wealth spending it wastefully and in haste (fearing that after) they grow mature (they will take it back). The one who is affluent must absolutely abstain (from the orphan’s property), but he who is indigent (himself) should consume but a fair portion of it (only). And when you return to them their assets, take witnesses over them. And Sufficient is Allah at reckoning.


The Story

And your Lord knows (all) what their breasts hide (inside) and what they make known.


Smoke

(Allah said:) ‘Then set out with My servants by night. You shall certainly be chased.


The Sundering

So give them the news of a painful punishment.


The Clans

And give good news to the believers that there is for them Allah’s great bounty (that they are cloaked in the affinity of slavery to the Final Messenger of Allah).


Women

O believers! Do not go near Prayer in a drunken state until you are able to understand what you say. Nor (should you approach Prayer) until you bathe after total ablution becomes obligatory, unless you are travelling. And if you are sick, or on a journey, or return from a call of nature, or make sexual contact with (your) women and then fail to find water, then clean yourselves by using pure soil. So wipe your faces and hands. Surely, Allah is Most Pardoning, Most Forgiving.


Cattle

Say: ‘I am forbidden to worship those (false gods) that you worship apart from Allah.’ Say: ‘I cannot follow your desires, for if I did, I would certainly lose the right path; nor would I be one of the rightly guided (which is impossible).’


Ornaments of Gold

Say: ‘If (supposing the impossible) the Most Kind (Lord) had a son (or children), I would have been the first one to worship (him).’


Fussilat ("They are Expounded")

And who can be more pleasing in speech than one who calls towards Allah and does pious work and says: ‘Surely, I am of the obedient servants (of Allah and the Holy Prophet)’?


The Private Apartments

O believers! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him), and (also) do not speak to him so loud as you are loud when you speak to one another (lest) all your actions should come to nothing (including your faith), and you are not even aware (that your faith and all pious works have been wrecked).


Yâ Sîn

They are simply waiting for a Mighty Blast which will seize them (all of a sudden), and they will be disputing amongst themselves.


Sâd

And We strengthened and stabilized his state and rule, and blessed him with wisdom, insight and a decisive (and distinctive) oratory.


The Event

And at that moment, you do nothing but helplessly look on!


The Cloaked One

And they will not remember (it) unless Allah so wills. He is the One to Whom fear (and righteousness) is due, and He alone is the Lord of forgiveness.


The Bee

And Allah has described the example of a township which was (living) in peace and contentment. The means of sustenance came to (its residents) in abundance from all quarters. Then the (dwellers) of this town disregarded Allah’s blessings and showed ingratitude. Thereupon Allah clothed them in the torment of hunger and fear due to the activities that they used to carry out.


Noah

And Nuh (Noah) submitted: ‘O my Lord! Do not leave even a single disbeliever living on earth.


The Earthquake

And man (bewildered and baffled) will say: ‘What has happened to her?’


The Bee

And they swear by Allah most earnestly that Allah will not resurrect him who dies. No indeed! The true promise is a bountiful obligation upon Him, but most people do not know.


Joseph

Yusuf (Joseph) said: ‘You will cultivate as usual, consecutively for seven years. So whatever you reap, keep it (in storage), leaving the grains in their ears except a small quantity (to thresh) for your (yearly) consumption.


The Winnowing Winds

Whatever it passed over, it did not leave without turning it to dust.


So a terrible destruction awaits the disbelievers on that Day of theirs which they have been promised.


The Jinn

And we have ascertained that we can by no means come in the way of Allah (whilst living) in the earth, nor can we thwart Him by escaping (from the earth).


The Cow

They (again) said: ‘Pray to your Lord for us that He may specify what her colour should be.’ Musa (Moses) said: ‘He says the cow should be yellow, rich in tone, (so attractive that) it pleases the viewers.’


The Ant

O Musa (Moses)! It is I, Allah (Unveiling My Light), Almighty, All-Wise.


The Sundering

And (it) will (also) obey the command of its Lord (with regard to the catastrophic split) and (it is this obedience) which it is worthy of.


The Mount

Say: ‘Wait on, I am also waiting together with you (for your destruction).’


The Cow

O believers! (Seeking the kind attention of the Holy Prophet) do not say: ‘ra‘ina (Pay attention to us),’ but submit (most humbly): ‘unzurna (Bless us with your benevolent gaze),’ and be all ears (towards his gracious discourse). And there is grievous torment for the disbelievers.


Mary

And they have taken (many other) gods apart from Allah so that they may be a source of honour for them.


The Beneficent

O both the groups (of men and jinn), soon shall We attend to your account.


Tâ Hâ

Go to Pharaoh. He has exceeded limits (in defiance and rebellion).’


Noah

What is the matter with you that you do not have faith in, or the gnosis of, Allah’s Majesty,


The Emissaries

Then We also cause the later ones to follow them (in destruction).


The Heights

He whom Allah guides, so he alone is the rightly guided, but he whom Allah holds astray, it is they who are the losers.


The Cave

Then both of them proceeded till they met a boy. (Khidr) killed him. Musa (Moses) said: ‘Have you killed a harmless soul without any (retribution due) for anyone killed? Indeed, you have done a horrible thing!’


The Heights

Indeed, those who reject Our Revelations as false and rebel against them, the gates of the heavens (of mercy and acceptance) shall not be opened to them, nor will they be able to enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of a needle (i.e., their entrance into Paradise will be impossible the same way). And it is like that We punish the evildoers.


Light

And had there not been Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, (then you would have been more perturbed under such circumstances) and Allah is surely Most Relenting, All-Wise.


The Mount

They will be reclining (sitting) on couches arranged in rows, and We will marry them to maidens with fair colour (and) fascinating eyes.


The Event

It is We Who have decreed death amongst you, and We are not helpless either (to bring you back to life after this).


The Heights

And how many a town (is such as) We destroyed! Our torment came upon them at night or (whilst) they were asleep at noon.


Al-Hijr

Till the Day of the appointed time (Resurrection).’


The Cow

(O Beloved!) People ask you about the new moons. Say: ‘These are signs to indicate time for the people and for (determining) the month of ±ajj (Pilgrimage).’ And it is not righteousness that you enter your houses from the rear (whilst in ihram—the sacred dress for ±ajj). In fact, righteousness is doing pious acts (instead of observing such meaningless customs). And enter your houses through their (entrance) doors, and always fear Allah so that you may prosper.


The Family of 'Imrân

(O My Beloved!) Submit (like this): ‘O Allah, Lord of sovereignty! You bestow sovereignty on whom You will, and You take away sovereignty from whom You will. You confer honour on whom You will, and You dishonour whom You will. All good is in Your Mighty Hand. Surely, You have absolute authority and control over everything.


Yâ Sîn

(Their torment) was nothing but a Mighty Blast, and there were they extinguished (dead like charred coal).


The Bee

Saturday (the Sabbath) was ordained only for those who differed about it, and indeed your Lord will judge amongst them on the Day of Resurrection (in the matters) in which they used to differ.


The Cleaving

Then everyone will come to know what actions he sent forward and what he left behind.


The Romans

So set your face with absolute concentration (and single-minded devotion) to the obedience of Allah. The nature (made) by Allah is (Islam) on which He has created mankind. (Adopt it. The instinct) created by Allah will never be changed. This Din (Religion) is straight but most people do not know (these realities).


The Bee

Surely, those who do not believe in the Revelations of Allah, Allah does not provide them with guidance (i.e., does not enable them to have understanding and insight). And for them is a grievous torment.


The Heights

Musa (Moses) said to his people: ‘Seek help from Allah and be steadfast; surely, the earth belongs to Allah. He makes its inheritors whom He likes of His servants. And it ends well for the Godfearing alone.’


The Enshrouded One

Or increase a little more to it. And recite the Qur’an with most pleasant pauses.


The Family of 'Imrân

(O Beloved!) These are the tidings of the unseen which We reveal to you. But (at that time) you were not present with them when they were casting their pens (by way of a draw to determine) which of them should take care of Maryam (Mary). Nor were you with them when they were disputing with one another.


Repentance

(These believers who have bargained with Allah for the Hereafter are those) who turn to Allah in repentance, and who worship, praise and glorify (Allah), and fast, abstaining from the worldly lusts, and bow down before Him (most humbly and submissively), and who prostrate themselves before Him (seeking His nearness), command good and forbid evil, and guard the limits (set) by Allah. And give glad tidings to these believers.


Sâd

And Thamud and the people of Lut (Lot) and the dwellers of (the Wood) al-Ayka (i.e., the people of Shu‘ayb) too (denied). These were the large armies.


Joseph

And I do not (claim) absolution of my self. Certainly, the self commands much evil except the one on whom my Lord bestows mercy. Surely, my Lord is All-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.’


The Table Spread

And what is the matter with us that we should not believe in Allah and the truth (i.e., Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] and the Holy Qur’an) which has come to us, whilst we (too) cherish (this) strong ambition that our Lord admit us (to His mercy and Paradise) along with the most pious?’


The Star

That is but the limit of the working of their knowledge. Verily, your Lord fully knows him who has strayed from His path and (also) knows best him who has attained guidance.


The Poets

Then at sunrise, they (Pharaoh’s people) chased them.


The Table Spread

So you will see those whose hearts are diseased (with hypocrisy and minds infected with slavery) that they run to (join the Jews and the Christians and) say: ‘We fear lest the wheel of fate should turn against us (i.e., it is likely to get under the security umbrella by allying with them).’ But it is not far from possible that Allah (really) blesses (the Muslims) with victory or may (send) from His side a decree (as a sign of success and victory). Then they will feel ashamed of (the hypocritical thinking) they have concealed in their hearts.


Cattle

And this (Qur’an) is a Book which We have revealed full of blessings. So (now) follow it and fear (Allah) persistently so that you are shown mercy.


The Ant

It was said to her (the Queen): ‘Enter the compound of the palace (beneath which were flowing waves of bluish water).’ So when the Queen saw that (elegant, crystal floor), she thought it was a deep pool. And (pulling up her skirt) she uncovered her lower legs. Sulayman (Solomon) said: ‘This is the compound of the palace paved with crystal slabs.’ The Queen submitted: ‘O my Lord, (I was deluded in like manner.) Surely, I wronged my soul. And now along with Sulayman (Solomon), I submit to Allah, Who is the Lord of all the worlds.’


The Beneficent

As if they (chaste maidens) were rubies and pearls.


Tâ Hâ

And appoint for me a minister from my family.


The Cave

And the evildoers will see the Fire of Hell, and realize that certainly they are about to fall into it. And they will not be able to find any means to escape from it.


The Tidings

They will taste in it neither coolness (of any sort) nor any drink,


Those Who Set The Ranks

Peace be upon Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)!


The Children of Israel

And when you recite the Qur’an, (then) We place an imperceptible veil between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.


The Heights

They said: ‘Put (the matter) of Musa (Moses) and his brother off (for a while), and send out heralds to (different) cities to summon (magicians).


The Pilgrimage

And the inhabitants of Madyan (too belied). And Musa (Moses) was also rejected. So I kept giving respite to (all) the disbelievers. Ultimately, I seized them. (Say) how terrible was My punishment!


Those Who Set The Ranks

And verily, of his party was Ibrahim ([Abraham] as well, on him be peace).


She That Disputeth

The Day when Allah will raise up all of them (giving life a second time), they will swear to Him (as well) as they swear to you. And they assume that they are on a (right) thing (i.e., path). Beware! They are liars.