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5- The Feast (Al-Ma'edah)
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In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
[5:1] O you who believe, you shall fulfill your covenants. Permitted for you to eat
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the livestock, except those specifically prohibited herein. You shall not permit hunting
throughout Hajj pilgrimage. GOD decrees whatever He wills.
[5:2] O you who believe, do not violate the rites instituted by GOD, nor the Sacred
Months, nor the animals to be offered, nor the garlands marking them, nor the people
who head for the Sacred Shrine (Ka`bah) seeking blessings from their Lord and
approval. Once you complete the pilgrimage, you may hunt. Do not be provoked into
aggression by your hatred of people who once prevented you from going to the Sacred
Masjid. You shall cooperate in matters of righteousness and piety; do not cooperate in
matters that are sinful and evil. You shall observe GOD. GOD is strict in enforcing
retribution.
[5:3] Prohibited for you are animals that die of themselves, blood, the meat of pigs,
and animals dedicated to other than GOD. (Animals that die of themselves include
those) strangled, struck with an object, fallen from a height, gored, attacked by a wild
animal - unless you save your animal before it dies - and animals sacrificed on altars.
Also prohibited is dividing the meat through a game of chance; this is an abomination.
Today, the disbelievers have given up concerning (the eradication of) your religion; do
not fear them and fear Me instead. Today, I have completed your religion, perfected
My blessing upon you, and I have decreed Submission as the religion for you. If one is
forced by famine (to eat prohibited food), without being deliberately sinful, then GOD is
Forgiver, Merciful.
[5:4] They consult you concerning what is lawful for them; say, "Lawful for
you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you." You
train them according to GOD's teachings. You may eat what they catch for you, and
mention GOD's name thereupon. You shall observe GOD. GOD is most efficient in
reckoning.
[5:5] Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the
scripture is lawful for you. Also, you may marry the chaste women among the believers,
as well as the chaste women among the followers of previous scripture, provided you
pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain chastity, not committing adultery, nor
taking secret lovers. Anyone who rejects faith, all his work will be in vain, and in the
Hereafter he will be with the losers.
[5:6] O you who believe, when you observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), you shall: (1)
wash your faces, (2) wash your arms to the elbows, (3) wipe your heads, and (4) wash
your feet to the ankles. If you were unclean due to sexual orgasm, you shall bathe. If
you are ill, or traveling, or had any digestive excretion (urinary, fecal, or gas), or had
(sexual) contact with the women, and you cannot find water, you shall observe the dry
ablution (Tayammum) by touching clean dry soil, then rubbing your faces and hands.
GOD does not wish to make the religion difficult for you; He wishes to cleanse you and
to perfect His blessing upon you, that you may be appreciative.
[5:7] Remember GOD's blessing upon you, and His covenant that He covenanted with
you: you said, "We hear and we obey." You shall observe GOD; GOD is fully aware of
the innermost thoughts.
[5:8] O you who believe, you shall be absolutely equitable, and observe GOD, when
you serve as witnesses. Do not be provoked by your conflicts with some people into
committing injustice. You shall be absolutely equitable, for it is more righteous. You
shall observe GOD. GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do.
[5:9] GOD promises those who believe and lead a righteous life forgiveness and a
great recompense.
[5:10] As for those who disbelieve and reject our revelations, they are the dwellers of
Hell.
[5:11] O you who believe, remember GOD's blessings upon you; when some people
extended their hands to aggress against you, He protected you and withheld their
hands. You shall observe GOD; in GOD the believers shall trust.
[5:12] GOD had taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we raised
among them twelve patriarchs. And GOD said, "I am with you, so long as you observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat), give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and believe in My
messengers and respect them, and continue to lend GOD a loan of righteousness. I will
then remit your sins, and admit you into gardens with flowing streams. Anyone who
disbelieves after this, has indeed strayed off the right path."
[5:13] It was a consequence of their violating the covenant that we condemned them,
and we caused their hearts to become hardened. Consequently, they took the words out
of context, and disregarded some of the commandments given to them. You will
continue to witness betrayal from them, excepting a few of them. You shall pardon
them, and disregard them. GOD loves those who are benevolent.
[5:14] Also from those who said, "We are Christian," we took their covenant. But
they
disregarded some of the commandments given to them. Consequently, we condemned
them to animosity and hatred among themselves, until the Day of Resurrection. GOD
will then inform them of everything they had done.
[5:15] O people of the scripture, our messenger has come to you to proclaim for you
many things you have concealed in the scripture, and to pardon many other
transgressions you have committed. A beacon has come to you from GOD, and a
profound scripture.
[5:16] With it, GOD guides those who seek His approval. He guides them to the paths
of peace, leads them out of darkness into the light by His leave, and guides them in a
straight path.
[5:17] Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, the son of Mary.
Say, "Who could oppose GOD if He willed to annihilate the Messiah, son of Mary, and
his mother, and everyone on earth?" To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens
and the earth, and everything between them. He creates whatever He wills. GOD is
Omnipotent.
[5:18] The Jews and the Christians said, "We are GOD's children and His beloved."
Say, "Why then does He punish you for your sins? You are just humans like the other
humans He created." He forgives whomever He wills and punishes whomever He wills.
To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between
them, and to Him is the final destiny.
[5:19] O people of the scripture, our messenger has come to you, to explain things to
you, after a period of time without messengers, lest you say, "We did not receive any
preacher or warner." A preacher and warner has now come to you. GOD is
Omnipotent.
[5:20] Recall that Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember GOD's
blessings upon you: He appointed prophets from among you, made you kings, and
granted you what He never granted any other people.
[5:21] "O my people, enter the holy land that GOD has decreed for you, and do not
rebel, lest you become losers."
[5:22] They said, "O Moses, there are powerful people in it, and we will not enter it,
unless they get out of it. If they get out, we are entering."
[5:23] Two men who were reverent and blessed by GOD said, "Just enter the gate. If
you just enter it, you will surely prevail. You must trust in GOD, if you are believers."
[5:24] They said, "O Moses, we will never enter it, so long as they are in it.
Therefore, go - you and your Lord - and fight. We are sitting right here."
[5:25] He said, "My Lord, I can only control myself and my brother. So, allow us to
part company with the wicked people."
[5:26] He said, "Henceforth, it is forbidden them for forty years, during which they
will
roam the earth aimlessly. Do not grieve over such wicked people."
[5:27] Recite for them the true history of Adam's two sons. They made an
offering, and it was accepted from one of them, but not from the other. He said, "I will
surely kill you." He said, "GOD accepts only from the righteous.
[5:28] "If you extend your hand to kill me, I am not extending my hand to kill you. For
I reverence GOD, Lord of the universe.
[5:29] "I want you, not me, to bear my sin and your sin, then you end up with the
dwellers of Hell. Such is the requital for the transgressors."
[5:30] His ego provoked him into killing his brother. He killed him, and
ended up with the losers.
[5:31] GOD then sent a raven to scratch the soil, to teach him how to bury his
brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me; I failed to be as intelligent as this raven, and
bury my brother's corpse." He became ridden with remorse.
[5:32] Because of this, we decreed for the Children of Israel that any one who murders
any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he
murdered all the people. And anyone who spares a life, it shall be as if he spared the
lives of all the people. Our messengers went to them with clear proofs and revelations,
but most of them, after all this, are still transgressing.
[5:33] The just retribution for those who fight GOD and His messenger, and commit
horrendous crimes, is to be killed, or crucified, or to have their hands and feet cut off on
alternate sides, or to be banished from the land. This is to humiliate them in this life,
then they suffer a far worse retribution in the Hereafter.
[5:34] Exempted are those who repent before you overcome them. You should know
that GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
[5:35] O you who believe, you shall reverence GOD and seek the ways and means to
Him, and strive in His cause, that you may succeed.
[5:36] Certainly, those who disbelieved, if they possessed everything on earth, even
twice as much, and offered it as ransom to spare them the retribution on the Day of
Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them; they have incurred a painful
retribution.
[5:37] They will want to exit Hell, but alas, they can never exit therefrom; their
retribution is eternal.
[5:38] The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment
for their crime, and to serve as an example from GOD. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
[5:39] If one repents after committing this crime, and reforms, GOD redeems him.
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
[5:40] Do you not know that GOD possesses the sovereignty of the heavens and the
earth? He punishes whomever He wills, and forgives whomever He wills. GOD is
Omnipotent.
[5:41] O you messenger, do not be saddened by those who hasten to disbelieve
among those who say, "We believe," with their mouths, while their hearts do not
believe. Among the Jews, some listened to lies. They listened to people who never met
you, and who distorted the words out of context, then said, "If you are given this, accept
it, but if you are given anything different, beware." Whomever GOD wills to divert, you
can do nothing to help him against GOD. GOD does not wish to cleanse their hearts.
They have incurred humiliation in this world, and in the Hereafter, they will suffer a
terrible retribution.
[5:42] They are upholders of lies, and eaters of illicit earnings. If they come to you to
judge among them, you may judge among them, or you may disregard them. If you
choose to disregard them, they cannot harm you in the least. But if you judge among
them, you shall judge equitably. GOD loves those who are equitable.
[5:43] Why do they ask you to judge among them, when they have the Torah,
containing GOD's law, and they chose to disregard it? They are not believers.
[5:44] We have sent down the Torah, containing guidance and light. Ruling in
accordance with it were the Jewish prophets, as well as the rabbis and the priests, as
dictated to them in GOD's scripture, and as witnessed by them. Therefore, do not
reverence human beings; you shall reverence Me instead. And do not trade away My
revelations for a cheap price. Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's
revelations are the disbelievers.
[5:45] And we decreed for them in it that: the life for the life, the eye for the eye, the
nose for the nose, the ear for the ear, the tooth for the tooth, and an equivalent injury
for any injury. If one forfeits what is due to him as a charity, it will atone for his sins.
Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's revelations are the unjust.
[5:46] Subsequent to them, we sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous
scripture, the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and
light, and confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its guidance
and light, and to enlighten the righteous.
[5:47] The people of the Gospel shall rule in accordance with GOD's revelations
therein. Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's revelations are the wicked.
[5:48] Then we revealed to you this scripture, truthfully, confirming previous
scriptures, and superseding them. You shall rule among them in accordance with GOD's
revelations, and do not follow their wishes if they differ from the truth that came to you.
For each of you, we have decreed laws and different rites. Had GOD willed, He could
have made you one congregation. But He thus puts you to the test through the
revelations He has given each of you. You shall compete in righteousness. To GOD is
your final destiny - all of you - then He will inform you of everything you had disputed.
[5:49] You shall rule among them in accordance with GOD's revelations to you. Do not
follow their wishes, and beware lest they divert you from some of GOD's revelations to
you. If they turn away, then know that GOD wills to punish them for some of their sins.
Indeed, many people are wicked.
[5:50] Is it the law of the days of ignorance that they seek to uphold? Whose law is
better than GOD's for those who have attained certainty?
[5:51] O you who believe, do not take certain Jews and Christians as allies; these are
allies of one another. Those among you who ally themselves with these belong with
them. GOD does not guide the transgressors.
[5:52] You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts hasten to join them, saying,
"We fear lest we may be defeated." May GOD bring victory, or a command from Him,
that causes them to regret their secret thoughts.
[5:53] The believers will then say, "Are these the same people who swore by GOD
solemnly that they were with you?" Their works have been nullified; they are the
losers.
[5:54] O you who believe, if you revert from your religion, then GOD will substitute in
your place people whom He loves and who love Him. They will be kind with the
believers, stern with the disbelievers, and will strive in the cause of GOD without fear
of any blame. Such is GOD's blessing; He bestows it
upon whomever He wills. GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient.
[5:55] Your real allies are GOD and His messenger, and the believers who observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they bow down.
[5:56] Those who ally themselves with GOD and His messenger, and those who
believed, belong in the party of GOD; absolutely, they are the victors.
[5:57] O you who believe, do not befriend those among the recipients of previous
scripture who mock and ridicule your religion, nor shall you befriend the disbelievers.
You shall reverence GOD, if you are really believers.
[5:58] When you call to the Contact Prayers (Salat), they mock and ridicule it. This is
because they are people who do not understand.
[5:59] Say, "O people of the scripture, do you not hate us because we believe in GOD,
and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed before us, and because most
of you are not righteous?"
[5:60] Say, "Let me tell you who are worse in the sight of GOD: those who are
condemned by GOD after incurring His wrath until He made them (as despicable as)
monkeys and pigs, and the idol worshipers. These are far worse, and farther from the
right path."
[5:61] When they come to you, they say, "We believe," even though they were full
of
disbelief when they entered, and they are full of disbelief when they leave. GOD is fully
aware of everything they conceal.
[5:62] You see many of them readily committing evil and transgression, and eating
from illicit earnings. Miserable indeed is what they do.
[5:63] If only the rabbis and the priests enjoin them from their sinful utterances and
illicit earnings! Miserable indeed is what they commit.
[5:64] The Jews even said, "GOD's hand is tied down!" It is their hands that are
tied
down. They are condemned for uttering such a blasphemy. Instead, His hands are wide
open, spending as He wills. For certain, your Lord's revelations to you will cause many
of them to plunge deeper into transgression and disbelief. Consequently, we have
committed them to animosity and hatred among
themselves until the Day of Resurrection. Whenever they ignite the flames of war,
GOD puts them out. They roam the earth wickedly, and GOD dislikes the evildoers.
[5:65] If only the people of the scripture believe and lead a righteous life, we will then
remit their sins, and admit them into gardens of bliss.
[5:66] If only they would uphold the Torah and the Gospel, and what is sent down to
them herein from their Lord, they would be showered with blessings from above them
and from beneath their feet. Some of them are righteous, but many of them are
evildoers.
[5:67] O you messenger, deliver what is revealed to you from your Lord - until you do,
you have not delivered His message - and GOD will protect you from the people. GOD
does not guide the disbelieving people.
[5:68] Say, "O people of the scripture, you have no basis until you uphold the Torah,
and the Gospel, and what is sent down to you herein from your Lord." For sure, these
revelations from your Lord will cause many of them to plunge deeper into transgression
and disbelief. Therefore, do not feel sorry for the disbelieving people.
[5:69] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the converts, and the
Christians; any of them who (1) believe in GOD and (2) believe in the Last Day, and (3)
lead a righteous life, have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
[5:70] We have taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we sent to them
messengers. Whenever a messenger went to them with anything they disliked, some of
them they rejected, and some they killed.
[5:71] They thought that they would not be tested, so they turned blind and deaf, then
GOD redeemed them, but then many of them turned blind and deaf again. GOD is Seer
of everything they do.
[5:72] Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, son of Mary. The
Messiah himself said, "O Children of Israel, you shall worship GOD; my Lord and your
Lord." Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD, GOD has forbidden Paradise for
him, and his destiny is Hell. The wicked have no helpers.
[5:73] Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is a third of a trinity.
There is no god except the one god. Unless they refrain from saying this, those who
disbelieve among them will incur a painful retribution.
[5:74] Would they not repent to GOD, and ask His forgiveness? GOD is Forgiver,
Most Merciful.
[5:75] The Messiah, son of Mary, is no more than a messenger like the messengers
before him, and his mother was a saint. Both of them used to eat the
food. Note how we explain the revelations for them, and note how they still deviate!
[5:76] Say, "Would you worship beside GOD powerless idols who can neither harm
you, nor benefit you? GOD is Hearer, Omniscient."
[5:77] Say, "O people of the scripture, do not transgress the limits of your religion
beyond the truth, and do not follow the opinions of people who have gone astray, and
have misled multitudes of people; they are far astray from the right path."
[5:78] Condemned are those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel, by the
tongue of David and Jesus, the son of Mary. This is because they disobeyed and
transgressed.
[5:79] They did not enjoin one another from committing evil. Miserable indeed is what
they did.
[5:80] You would see many of them allying themselves with those who disbelieve.
Miserable indeed is what their hands have sent forth on behalf of their souls. GOD is
angry with them and, consequently, they will abide forever in retribution.
[5:81] Had they believed in GOD, and the prophet, and in what was revealed to him
herein, they would not have befriended them. But many of them are evil.
[5:82] You will find that the worst enemies of the believers are the Jews and the idol
worshipers. And you will find that the closest people in friendship to the believers are
those who say, "We are Christian." This is because they have priests and monks
among them, and they are not arrogant.
[5:83] When they hear what was revealed to the messenger, you see their eyes
flooding with tears as they recognize the truth therein, and they say, "Our Lord, we
have believed, so count us among the witnesses.
[5:84] "Why should we not believe in GOD, and in the truth that has come to us, and
hope that our Lord may admit us with the righteous people?"
[5:85] GOD has rewarded them for saying this; He will admit them into gardens with
flowing streams. They abide therein forever. Such is the reward for the righteous.
[5:86] As for those who disbelieve and reject our revelations, they are the
dwellers of Hell.
[5:87] O you who believe, do not prohibit good things that are made lawful by GOD,
and do not aggress; GOD dislikes the aggressors.
[5:88] And eat from the good and lawful things that GOD has provided for you. You
shall reverence GOD, in whom you are believers.
[5:89] GOD does not hold you responsible for the mere utterance of oaths; He holds
you responsible for your actual intentions. If you violate an oath, you shall atone by
feeding ten poor people from the same food you offer to your own family, or clothing
them, or by freeing a slave. If you cannot afford this, then you shall fast three days.
This is the atonement for violating the oaths that you swore to keep. You shall fulfill
your oaths. GOD thus explains His revelations to you, that you may be appreciative.
[5:90] O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, and the
games of chance are abominations of the devil; you shall avoid them, that you may
succeed.
[5:91] The devil wants to provoke animosity and hatred among you through intoxicants
and gambling, and to distract you from remembering GOD, and from observing the
Contact Prayers (Salat). Will you then refrain?
[5:92] You shall obey GOD, and you shall obey the messenger, and beware. If you
turn away, then know that the sole duty of our messenger is to deliver the message
efficiently.
[5:93] Those who believe and lead a righteous life bear no guilt by eating any food, so
long as they observe the commandments, believe and lead a righteous life, then
maintain their piety and faith, and continue to observe piety and righteousness. GOD
loves the righteous.
[5:94] O you who believe, GOD will test you with some game within reach of your
hands and your arrows (during pilgrimage). GOD thus distinguishes those
among you who observe Him in their privacy. Those who transgress after this have
incurred a painful retribution.
[5:95] O you who believe, do not kill any game during pilgrimage. Anyone who kills
any game on purpose, his fine shall be a number of livestock animals that is equivalent
to the game animals he killed. The judgment shall be set by two equitable people among
you. They shall make sure that the offerings reach the
Ka`bah. Otherwise, he may expiate by feeding poor people, or by an equivalent fast to
atone for his offense. GOD has pardoned past offenses. But if anyone returns to such
an offense, GOD will avenge it. GOD is Almighty, Avenger.
[5:96] All fish of the sea are made lawful for you to eat. During pilgrimage, this may
provide for you during your journey. You shall not hunt throughout the pilgrimage. You
shall reverence GOD, before whom you will be summoned.
[5:97] GOD has appointed the Ka`bah, the Sacred Masjid, to be a sanctuary for the
people, and also the Sacred Months, the offerings (to the Sacred Masjid), and the
garlands marking them. You should know that GOD knows everything in the heavens
and the earth, and that GOD is Omniscient.
[5:98] Know that GOD is strict in enforcing retribution, and that GOD is Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
[5:99] The sole duty of the messenger is to deliver the message, and GOD knows
everything you declare and everything you conceal.
[5:100] Proclaim: "The bad and the good are not the same, even if the abundance of
the bad may impress you. You shall reverence GOD, (even if you are in the minority) O
you who possess intelligence, that you may succeed."
[5:101] O you who believe, do not ask about matters which, if revealed to you
prematurely, would hurt you. If you ask about them in light of the Quran, they will
become obvious to you. GOD has deliberately overlooked them. GOD is Forgiver,
Clement.
[5:102] Others before you have asked the same questions, then became disbelievers
therein.
[5:103] GOD did not prohibit livestock that begets certain combinations of males and
females, nor livestock liberated by an oath, nor the one that begets two males in a row,
nor the bull that fathers ten. It is the disbelievers who invented such lies about GOD.
Most of them do not understand.
[5:104] When they are told, "Come to what GOD has revealed, and to the
messenger," they say, "What we found our parents doing is sufficient for us."
What if their parents knew nothing, and were not guided?
[5:105] O you who believe, you should worry only about your own necks. If the others
go astray, they cannot hurt you, as long as you are guided. To GOD is your ultimate
destiny, all of you, then He will inform you of everything you had done.
[5:106] O you who believe, witnessing a will when one of you is dying shall be done by
two equitable people among you. If you are traveling, then two others may do the
witnessing. After observing the Contact Prayer (Salat), let the witnesses swear by
GOD, to alleviate your doubts: "We will not use this to attain personal gains, even if
the testator is related to us. Nor will we conceal GOD's testimony. Otherwise, we would
be sinners."
[5:107] If the witnesses are found to be guilty of bias, then two others shall be asked
to take their places. Choose two persons who were victimized by the first witnesses, and
let them swear by GOD: "Our testimony is more truthful than theirs; we will not be
biased. Otherwise, we will be transgressors."
[5:108] This is more apt to encourage an honest testimony on their part, fearing that
their oath may be disregarded like that of the previous witnesses. You shall observe
GOD and listen. GOD does not guide the wicked.
[5:109] The day will come when GOD will summon the messengers and ask them,
"How was the response to you?" They will say, "We have no knowledge. You are the
Knower of all secrets."
[5:110] GOD will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My blessings upon you and
your mother. I supported you with the Holy Spirit, to enable you to speak to the people
from the crib, as well as an adult. I taught you the scripture, wisdom, the Torah, and the
Gospel. Recall that you created from clay the shape of a bird by My leave, then blew
into it, and it became a live bird by My
leave. You healed the blind and the leprous by My leave, and revived the dead by My
leave. Recall that I protected you from the Children of Israel who wanted to hurt you,
despite the profound miracles you had shown them. The disbelievers among them said,
`This is obviously magic.'
[5:111] "Recall that I inspired the disciples: `You shall believe in Me and
My messenger.' They said, `We have believed, and bear witness that we are
submitters.' "
[5:112] Recall that the disciples said, "O Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send
down to us a feast from the sky?" He said, "You should reverence GOD, if you are
believers."
[5:113] They said, "We wish to eat from it, and to reassure our hearts, and to know for
sure that you have told us the truth. We will serve as witnesses thereof."
[5:114] Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "Our god, our Lord, send down to us a feast from
the sky. Let it bring plenty for each and every one of us, and a sign from You. Provide
for us; You are the best Provider."
[5:115] GOD said, "I am sending it down. Anyone among you who disbelieves after
this, I will punish him as I never punished anyone else."
[5:116] GOD will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to the people, `Make me
and my mother idols beside GOD?' " He will say, "Be You glorified. I could not utter
what was not right. Had I said it, You already would have known it. You know my
thoughts, and I do not know Your thoughts. You know all the secrets.
[5:117] "I told them only what You commanded me to say, that: `You shall worship
GOD, my Lord and your Lord.' I was a witness among them for as long as I lived with
them. When You terminated my life on earth, You became the Watcher over them. You
witness all things.
[5:118] "If You punish them, they are Your constituents. If You forgive them, You are
the Almighty, Most Wise."
[5:119] GOD will proclaim, "This is a day when the truthful will be saved by their
truthfulness." They have deserved gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein
forever. GOD is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. This is the greatest
triumph.
[5:120] To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything
in them, and He is Omnipotent.
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6- Livestock (Al-An'am)
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In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
[6:1] Praise be to GOD, who created the heavens and the earth, and made the
darkness and the light. Yet, those who disbelieve in their Lord continue to deviate.
[6:2] He is the One who created you from mud, then predetermined your life span, a
life span that is known only to Him. Yet, you continue to doubt.
[6:3] He is the one GOD in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secrets and
your declarations, and He knows everything you earn.
[6:4] No matter what kind of proof comes to them from their Lord, they turn away
from it, in aversion.
[6:5] Since they rejected the truth when it came to them, they have incurred the
consequences of their heedlessness.
[6:6] Have they not seen how many generations before them we have annihilated? We
established them on earth more than we did for you, and we showered them with
blessings, generously, and we provided them with flowing streams. We then annihilated
them because of their sins, and we substituted another generation in their place.
[6:7] Even if we sent down to them a physical book, written on paper, and they touched
it with their hands, those who disbelieved would have said, "This is no more than clever
magic."
[6:8] They also said, "If only an angel could come down with him!" Had we sent an
angel, the whole matter would have been terminated, and they would no
longer be respited.
[6:9] Had we sent an angel, we would have sent him in the form of a man, and we
would have kept them just as confused as they are confused now.
[6:10] Messengers before you have been ridiculed. It is those who mocked them who
suffered the consequences of their ridiculing.
[6:11] Say, "Roam the earth and note the consequences for the rejectors."
[6:12] Say, "To whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To
GOD." He has decreed that mercy is His attribute. He will surely summon you all on
the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. The ones who lose their souls are those
who disbelieve.
[6:13] To Him belongs everything that dwells in the night and the day. He is the
Hearer, the Knower.
[6:14] Say, "Shall I accept other than GOD as a Lord and Master, when He is the
Initiator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds but is not fed?" Say, "I am
commanded to be the most devoted submitter, and, `Do not be an idol worshiper.' "
[6:15] Say, "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of an awesome day.
[6:16] "Whoever is spared (the retribution), on that day, has attained His mercy. And
this is the greatest triumph."
[6:17] If GOD touches you with adversity, none can relieve it except He. And if He
touches you with a blessing, He is Omnipotent.
[6:18] He is Supreme over His creatures. He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant.
[6:19] Say, "Whose testimony is the greatest?" Say, "GOD's. He is the witness
between me and you that this Quran has been inspired to me, to preach it to you and
whomever it reaches. Indeed, you bear witness that there are other gods beside GOD."
Say, "I do not testify as you do; there is only one god, and I disown your idolatry."
[6:20] Those to whom we have given the scripture recognize this as they recognize
their own children. The ones who lose their souls are those who do not believe.
[6:21] Who is more evil than one who lies about GOD, or rejects His revelations? The
transgressors never succeed.
[6:22] On the day when we summon them all, we will ask the idol worshipers, "Where
are the idols you set up?"
[6:23] Their disastrous response will be, "By GOD our Lord, we never were idol
worshipers."
[6:24] Note how they lied to themselves, and how the idols they had invented have
abandoned them.
[6:25] Some of them listen to you, but we place veils on their hearts to prevent them
from understanding, and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter
what kind of proof they see, they cannot believe. Thus, when they come to argue with
you, the disbelievers say, "These are tales from the past."
[6:26] They repel others from this (Quran), as they themselves stay away from it, and
thus, they only destroy themselves without perceiving.
[6:27] If only you could see them when they face the hellfire! They would say then,
"Woe to us. Oh, we wish we could go back, and never reject our Lord's revelations, and
join the believers."
[6:28] As a matter of fact, (they only say this because) their secrets have been
exposed. If they go back, they will commit exactly the same crimes. They are liars.
[6:29] They say (subconsciously), "We live only this life; we will not be resurrected."
[6:30] If you could only see them when they stand before their Lord! He would say,
"Is this not the truth?" They would say, "Yes, by our Lord." He would say, "You
have
incurred the retribution by your disbelief."
[6:31] Losers indeed are those who disbelieve in meeting GOD, until the Hour comes
to them suddenly, then say, "We deeply regret wasting our lives in this world." They
will carry loads of their sins on their backs; what a miserable load!
[6:32] The life of this world is no more than illusion and vanity, while the abode of the
Hereafter is far better for the righteous. Do you not understand?!
[6:33] We know that you may be saddened by what they say. You should know that it
is not you that they reject; it is GOD's revelations that the wicked disregard.
[6:34] Messengers before you have been rejected, and they steadfastly persevered in
the face of rejection. They were persecuted until our victory came to them. Such is
GOD's system that will never change. The history of My messengers thus sets the
precedents for you.
[6:35] If their rejection gets to be too much for you, you should know that even if you
dug a tunnel through the earth, or climbed a ladder into the sky, and produced a miracle
for them (they still would not believe). Had GOD willed, He could have guided them,
unanimously. Therefore, do not behave like the ignorant ones.
[6:36] The only ones to respond are those who listen. GOD resurrects the
dead; they ultimately return to Him.
[6:37] They said, "If only a certain sign could come down to him from his Lord!"
Say,
"GOD is able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know."
[6:38] All the creatures on earth, and all the birds that fly with wings, are communities
like you. We did not leave anything out of this book. To their Lord, all these creatures
will be summoned.
[6:39] Those who reject our proofs are deaf and dumb, in total darkness. Whomever
GOD wills, He sends astray, and whomever He wills, He leads in a straight path.
[6:40] Say, "What if GOD's retribution came to you, or the Hour came to you: would
you implore other than GOD, if you are truthful?"
[6:41] The fact is: only Him you implore, and He answers your prayer, if He so wills,
and you forget your idols.
[6:42] We have sent (messengers) to communities before you, and we put them to the
test through adversity and hardship, that they may implore.
[6:43] If only they implored when our test afflicted them! Instead, their hearts were
hardened, and the devil adorned their works in their eyes.
[6:44] When they thus disregard the message given to them, we open for them the
gates of everything. Then, just as they rejoice in what was given to them, we punish
them suddenly; they become utterly stunned.
[6:45] The wicked are thus annihilated. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.
[6:46] Say, "What if GOD took away your hearing and your eyesight, and sealed your
minds; which god, other than GOD, can restore these for you?" Note how we explain
the revelations, and note how they still deviate!
[6:47] Say, "What if GOD's retribution came to you suddenly, or after an
announcement, is it not the wicked who incur annihilation?"
[6:48] We do not send the messengers except as deliverers of good news, as well as
warners. Those who believe and reform have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
[6:49] As for those who reject our revelations, they incur the retribution
for their wickedness.
[6:50] Say, "I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of GOD. Nor do I know
the future. Nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I simply follow what is revealed to
me." Say, "Is the blind the same as the seer? Do you not reflect?"
[6:51] And preach with this (Quran) to those who reverence the summoning before
their Lord - they have none beside Him as a Lord and Master, nor an intercessor - that
they may attain salvation.
[6:52] And do not dismiss those who implore their Lord day and night, devoting
themselves to Him alone. You are not responsible for their reckoning, nor are they
responsible for your reckoning. If you dismiss them, you will be a transgressor.
[6:53] We thus test the people by each other, to let them say (mockingly), "Are these
the people among us who are blessed by GOD?" Is GOD not aware of the appreciative
ones?
[6:54] When those who believe in our revelations come to you, you shall say, "Salmun
`Alaykum (Peace be upon you). Your Lord has decreed that mercy is His attribute.
Thus, anyone among you who commits a transgression out of ignorance, and repents
thereafter and reforms, then He is Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[6:55] We thus explain the revelations, and point out the ways of the wicked.
[6:56] Say, "I am forbidden from worshipping what you worship besides GOD." Say,
"I will not follow your opinions. Otherwise, I will go astray, and not be guided."
[6:57] Say, "I have solid proof from my Lord, and you have rejected it. I do not control
the retribution you challenge me to bring. Judgment belongs with GOD alone. He
narrates the truth, and He is the best judge."
[6:58] Say, "If I controlled the retribution you challenge me to bring, the whole matter
would have been terminated long ago. GOD knows best who the wicked are."
[6:59] With Him are the keys to all secrets; none knows them except He. He knows
everything on land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls without His knowledge. Nor is there
a grain in the depths of the soil. Nor is there anything wet or dry, that is not recorded in
a profound record.
[6:60] He is the One who puts you to death during the night, and knows even the
smallest of your actions during the day. He resurrects you every morning, until your
life span is fulfilled, then to Him is your ultimate return. He will then inform you of
everything you had done.
[6:61] He is Supreme over His creatures, and He appoints guards to protect you.
When the appointed time of death comes to any of you, our messengers put him to
death without delay.
[6:62] Then everyone is returned to GOD, their rightful Lord and Master. Absolutely,
He is the ultimate judge; He is the most accurate Reckoner.
[6:63] Say, "Who can save you from the darkness of the land or the sea?" You
implore Him loudly and secretly: "If He saves us this time, we will be eternally
appreciative."
[6:64] Say, "GOD does save you this time, and other times as well, then you still set
up idols besides Him."
[6:65] Say, "He is certainly able to pour upon you retribution from above you, or from
beneath your feet. Or He can divide you into factions and have you taste each others'
tyranny. Note how we explain the revelations, that they may understand."
[6:66] Your people have rejected this, even though it is the truth. Say, "I am not a
guardian over you."
[6:67] Every prophecy herein will come to pass, and you will surely find out.
[6:68] If you see those who mock our revelations, you shall avoid them until they delve
into another subject. If the devil causes you to forget, then, as soon as you remember,
do not sit with such evil people.
[6:69] The righteous are not responsible for the utterances of those people, but it may
help to remind them; perhaps they may be saved.
[6:70] You shall disregard those who take their religion in vain, as if it is a social
function, and are totally absorbed in this worldly life. Remind with this (Quran), lest a
soul may suffer the consequences of its evil earnings. It has none beside GOD as a
Lord and Master, nor an intercessor. If it could offer any kind of ransom, it would not
be accepted. They suffer the consequences of the evil works they earn; they have
incurred hellish drinks, and a painful retribution because of their disbelief.
[6:71] Say, "Shall we implore, beside GOD, what possesses no power to benefit us or
hurt us, and turn back on our heels after GOD has guided us? In that case, we would
join those possessed by the devils, and rendered utterly confused, while their friends try
to save them: `Stay with us on the right path.' " Say, "GOD's guidance is the right
guidance. We are commanded to submit to the Lord of the universe.
[6:72] "And to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and to reverence Him - He is the
One before whom you will be summoned (for the reckoning)."
[6:73] He is the One who created the heavens and the earth, truthfully. Whenever He
says, "Be," it is. His word is the absolute truth. All sovereignty belongs to Him the day
the horn is blown. Knower of all secrets and declarations, He is the Most Wise, the
Cognizant.
[6:74] Recall that Abraham said to his father Azar, "How could you worship statues as
gods? I see that you and your people have gone far astray."
[6:75] We showed Abraham the marvels of the heavens and the earth, and blessed him
with certainty:
[6:76] When the night fell, he saw a shining planet. "Maybe this is my Lord," he
said.
When it disappeared, he said, "I do not like (gods) that disappear."
[6:77] When he saw the moon rising, he said, "Maybe this is my Lord!" When it
disappeared, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will be with the strayers."
[6:78] When he saw the sun rising, he said, "This must be my Lord. This is the
biggest." But when it set, he said, "O my people, I denounce your idolatry.
[6:79] "I have devoted myself absolutely to the One who initiated the heavens and the
earth; I will never be an idol worshiper."
[6:80] His people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me about GOD, after
He has guided me? I have no fear of the idols you set up. Nothing can happen to me,
unless my Lord wills it. My Lord's knowledge encompasses all things. Would you not
take heed?
[6:81] "Why should I fear your idols? It is you who should be afraid, since you worship
instead of GOD idols that are utterly powerless to help you. Which side is more
deserving of security, if you know?"
[6:82] Those who believe, and do not pollute their belief with idol worship, have
deserved the perfect security, and they are truly guided.
[6:83] Such was our argument, with which we supported Abraham against his people.
We exalt whomever we will to higher ranks. Your Lord is Most Wise, Omniscient.
[6:84] And we granted him Isaac and Jacob, and we guided both of them. Similarly, we
guided Noah before that, and from his descendants (we guided) David, Solomon, Job,
Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. We thus reward the righteous.
[6:85] Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were righteous.
[6:86] And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot; each of these we distinguished over all the
people.
[6:87] From among their ancestors, their descendants, and their siblings, we chose
many, and we guided them in a straight path.
[6:88] Such is GOD's guidance, with which He guides whomever He chooses from
among His servants. Had any of them fallen into idolatry, their works would have been
nullified.
[6:89] Those were the ones to whom we have given the scripture, wisdom, and
prophethood. If these people disbelieve, we will substitute others in their place, and the
new people will not be disbelievers.
[6:90] These are the ones guided by GOD; you shall be guided in their footsteps. Say,
"I do not ask you for any wage. This is but a message for all the people."
[6:91] They never valued GOD as He should be valued. Thus, they said, "GOD does
not reveal anything to any human being." Say, "Who then revealed the scripture that
Moses brought, with light and guidance for the people?" You put it down on paper to
proclaim it, while concealing a lot of it. You were taught what you never knew - you and
your parents. Say, "GOD (is the One who revealed
it)," then leave them in their heedlessness, playing.
[6:92] This too is a blessed scripture that we have revealed, confirming the previous
scriptures, that you may warn the most important community and all those around it.
Those who believe in the Hereafter will believe in this (scripture), and will observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat).
[6:93] Who is more evil than one who fabricates lies and attributes them to GOD, or
says, "I have received divine inspiration," when no such inspiration was given to him,
or says, "I can write the same as GOD's revelations?" If only you could see the
transgressors at the time of death! The angels extend their hands to them, saying, "Let
go of your souls. Today, you have incurred a shameful retribution for saying about
GOD other than the truth, and for being too arrogant to accept His revelations.
[6:94] "You have come back to us as individuals, just as we created you the first time,
and you have left behind what we provided for you. We do not see with you the
intercessors that you idolized and claimed that they will help you. All ties among you
have been severed; the idols you set up have abandoned you."
[6:95] GOD is the One who causes the grains and the seeds to crack and germinate.
He produces the living from the dead, and the dead from the living. Such is GOD; how
could you deviate!
[6:96] At the crack of dawn, He causes the morning to emerge. He made the night still,
and He rendered the sun and the moon to serve as calculation devices. Such is the
design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
[6:97] And He is the One who made the stars to guide you during the darkness, on
land and on sea. We thus clarify the revelations for people who know.
[6:98] He initiated you from one person, and decided your path, as well as your final
destiny. We thus clarify the revelations for people who understand.
[6:99] He is the One who sends down from the sky water, whereby we produce all
kinds of plants. We produce from the green material multitudes of complex grains, palm
trees with hanging clusters, and gardens of grapes, olives and
pomegranate; fruits that are similar, yet dissimilar. Note their fruits as they grow and
ripen. These are signs for people who believe.
[6:100] Yet, they set up beside GOD idols from among the jinns, though He is the One
who created them. They even attribute to Him sons and daughters, without any
knowledge. Be He glorified. He is the Most High, far above their claims.
[6:101] The Initiator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have a son, when He
never had a mate? He created all things, and He is fully aware of all things.
[6:102] Such is GOD your Lord, there is no god except He, the Creator of all things.
You shall worship Him alone. He is in control of all things.
[6:103] No visions can encompass Him, but He encompasses all visions. He is the
Compassionate, the Cognizant.
[6:104] Enlightenments have come to you from your Lord. As for those who can see,
they do so for their own good, and those who turn blind, do so to their own detriment. I
am not your guardian.
[6:105] We thus explain the revelations, to prove that you have received knowledge,
and to clarify them for people who know.
[6:106] Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord, there is no god except He, and
disregard the idol worshipers.
[6:107] Had GOD willed, they would not have worshipped idols. We did not appoint
you as their guardian, nor are you their advocate.
[6:108] Do not curse the idols they set up beside GOD, lest they blaspheme and curse
GOD, out of ignorance. We have adorned the works of every group in their eyes.
Ultimately, they return to their Lord, then He informs them of everything they had
done.
[6:109] They swore by GOD, solemnly, that if a miracle came to them, they would
surely believe. Say, "Miracles come only from GOD." For all you know, if a miracle
did come to them, they would continue to disbelieve.
[6:110] We control their minds and their hearts. Thus, since their decision is to
disbelieve, we leave them in their transgressions, blundering.
[6:111] Even if we sent down the angels to them; even if the dead spoke to them; even
if we summoned every miracle before them; they cannot believe unless GOD wills it.
Indeed, most of them are ignorant.
[6:112] We have permitted the enemies of every prophet - human and jinn devils - to
inspire in each other fancy words, in order to deceive. Had your Lord willed, they would
not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.
[6:113] This is to let the minds of those who do not believe in the Hereafter listen to
such fabrications, and accept them, and thus expose their real convictions.
[6:114] Shall I seek other than GOD as a source of law, when He has revealed to you
this book fully detailed? Those who received the scripture recognize that it has been
revealed from your Lord, truthfully. You shall not harbor any doubt.
[6:115] The word of your Lord is complete, in truth and justice. Nothing shall abrogate
His words. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
[6:116] If you obey the majority of people on earth, they will divert you from the path
of GOD. They follow only conjecture; they only guess.
[6:117] Your Lord is fully aware of those who stray off His path, and He is fully aware
of those who are guided.
[6:118] You shall eat from that upon which GOD's name has been pronounced, if you
truly believe in His revelations.
[6:119] Why should you not eat from that upon which GOD's name has been
mentioned? He has detailed for you what is prohibited for you, unless you are forced.
Indeed, many people mislead others with their personal opinions, without knowledge.
Your Lord is fully aware of the transgressors.
[6:120] You shall avoid obvious sins, as well as the hidden ones. Those who have
earned sins will surely pay for their transgressions.
[6:121] Do not eat from that upon which the name of GOD has not been mentioned, for
it is an abomination. The devils inspire their allies to argue with you; if you obey them,
you will be idol worshipers.
[6:122] Is one who was dead and we granted him life, and provided him with light that
enables him to move among the people, equal to one in total darkness
from which he can never exit? The works of the disbelievers are thus adorned in their
eyes.
[6:123] We allow the leading criminals of every community to plot and scheme. But
they only plot and scheme against their own souls, without perceiving.
[6:124] When a powerful proof comes to them, they say, "We will not believe, unless
we are given what is given to GOD's messengers!" GOD knows exactly who is best
qualified to deliver His message. Such criminals will suffer debasement
at GOD, and terrible retribution as a consequence of their evil scheming.
[6:125] Whomever GOD wills to guide, He renders his chest wide open to Submission.
And whomever He wills to send astray, He renders his chest intolerant and straitened,
like one who climbs towards the sky. GOD thus places a curse upon those who refuse to
believe.
[6:126] This is the straight path to your Lord. We have explained the revelations for
people who take heed.
[6:127] They have deserved the abode of peace at their Lord; He is their Lord and
Master, as a reward for their works.
[6:128] The day will come when He summons all of them (and says): "O you jinns, you
have claimed multitudes of humans." Their human companions will say, "Our Lord, we
enjoyed each others' company until we wasted the life span You had set for us." He will
say, "Hell is your destiny." They abide therein forever, in accordance with GOD's will.
Your Lord is Wise, Omniscient.
[6:129] We thus match the wicked to be companions of each other, as a punishment for
their transgressions.
[6:130] O you jinns and humans, did you not receive messengers from among you, who
narrated to you My revelations, and warned you about the meeting of this day? They
will say, "We bear witness against ourselves." They were totally preoccupied with the
worldly life, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
[6:131] This is to show that your Lord never annihilates any community unjustly, while
its people are unaware.
[6:132] Everyone will attain a rank commensurate with their deeds. Your Lord is
never unaware of anything they do.
[6:133] Your Lord is the Rich One; possessor of all mercy. If He wills, He can remove
you, and substitute whomever He wills in your place, just as He produced you from the
progeny of other people.
[6:134] What is promised to you will come to pass, and you can never evade it.
[6:135] Say, "O my people, do your best, and so will I. You will surely find out who
the
ultimate victors are." Certainly, the wicked will never succeed.
[6:136] They even set aside a share of GOD's provisions of crops and livestock,
saying, "This share belongs to GOD," according to their claims, "and this share
belongs to our idols." However, what was set aside for their idols never reached GOD,
while the share they set aside for GOD invariably went to their idols. Miserable indeed
is their judgment.
[6:137] Thus were the idol worshipers duped by their idols, to the extent of killing their
own children. In fact, their idols inflict great pain upon them, and confuse their religion
for them. Had GOD willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and
their fabrications.
[6:138] They said, "These are livestock and crops that are prohibited; no one shall eat
them except whomever we permit," so they claimed. They also prohibited the riding of
certain livestock. Even the livestock they ate, they never pronounced GOD's name as
they sacrificed them. Such are innovations attributed to Him. He will surely requite
them for their innovations.
[6:139] They also said, "What is in the bellies of these livestock is reserved
exclusively for the males among us, and prohibited for our wives." But if it was a still
birth, they permitted their wives to share therein. He will certainly requite them for
their innovations. He is Most Wise, Omniscient.
[6:140] Losers indeed are those who killed their children foolishly, due to their lack of
knowledge, and prohibited what GOD has provided for them, and followed innovations
attributed to GOD. They have gone astray; they are not guided.
[6:141] He is the One who established gardens, trellised and untrellised, and palm
trees, and crops with different tastes, and olives, and pomegranate - fruits that are
similar, yet dissimilar. Eat from their fruits, and give the due alms on the day of
harvest, and do not waste anything. He does not love the
wasters.
[6:142] Some livestock supply you with transportation, as well as bedding materials.
Eat from GOD's provisions to you, and do not follow the steps of Satan; he is your most
ardent enemy.
[6:143] Eight kinds of livestock: regarding the two kinds of sheep, and the
two kinds of goats, say, "Is it the two males that He prohibited, or the two females, or
the contents of the wombs of the two females? Tell me what you know, if you are
truthful."
[6:144] Regarding the two kinds of camels, and the two kinds of cattle, say, "Is it the
two males that He prohibited, or the two females, or the contents of the wombs of the
two females? Were you witnesses when GOD decreed such prohibitions for you? Who
is more evil than those who invent such lies and attribute them to GOD? They thus
mislead the people without knowledge. GOD does not guide such evil people."
[6:145] Say, "I do not find in the revelations given to me any food that is prohibited for
any eater except: (1) carrion, (2) running blood, (3) the meat of pigs, for it is
contaminated, and (4) the meat of animals blasphemously dedicated to other than
GOD." If one is forced (to eat these), without being deliberate or malicious, then your
Lord is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
[6:146] For those who are Jewish we prohibited animals with undivided hoofs; and of
the cattle and sheep we prohibited the fat, except that which is carried on their backs,
or in the viscera, or mixed with bones. That was a retribution for their transgressions,
and we are truthful.
[6:147] If they disbelieve you, then say, "Your Lord possesses infinite mercy, but His
retribution is unavoidable for the guilty people."
[6:148] The idol worshipers say, "Had GOD willed, we would not practice idolatry, nor
would our parents, nor would we prohibit anything." Thus did those before them
disbelieve, until they incurred our retribution. Say, "Do you have any proven
knowledge that you can show us? You follow nothing but conjecture; you only guess."
[6:149] Say, "GOD possesses the most powerful argument; if He wills He can guide
all of you."
[6:150] Say, "Bring your witnesses who would testify that GOD has prohibited this or
that." If they testify, do not testify with them. Nor shall you follow the opinions of those
who reject our revelations, and those who disbelieve in the Hereafter, and those who
stray away from their Lord.
[6:151] Say, "Come let me tell you what your Lord has really prohibited for you: You
shall not set up idols besides Him. You shall honor your parents. You shall not kill your
children from fear of poverty - we provide for you and for them. You shall not commit
gross sins, obvious or hidden. You shall not kill - GOD has made life sacred - except in
the course of justice. These are His commandments to you, that you may understand."
[6:152] You shall not touch the orphans' money except in the most righteous manner,
until they reach maturity. You shall give full weight and full measure when you trade,
equitably. We do not burden any soul beyond its means. You shall be absolutely just
when you bear witness, even against your relatives. You shall fulfill your covenant with
GOD. These are His commandments to you, that you may take heed.
[6:153] This is My path - a straight one. You shall follow it, and do not follow any other
paths, lest they divert you from His path. These are His commandments to you, that
you may be saved.
[6:154] And we gave Moses the scripture, complete with the best commandments, and
detailing everything, and a beacon and mercy, that they may believe in meeting their
Lord.
[6:155] This too is a blessed scripture that we have revealed; you shall follow it and
lead a righteous life, that you may attain mercy.
[6:156] Now you can no longer say, "The scripture was sent down to two groups
before us, and we were unaware of their teachings."
[6:157] Nor can you say, "If only a scripture could come down to us, we would be
better guided than they." A proven scripture has now come to you from your Lord, and
a beacon, and a mercy. Now, who is more evil than one who rejects these proofs from
GOD, and disregards them? We will commit those who disregard
our proofs to the worst retribution for their heedlessness.
[6:158] Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or your Lord, or some
physical manifestations of your Lord? The day this happens, no soul will benefit from
believing if it did not believe before that, and did not reap the benefits of belief by
leading a righteous life. Say, "Keep on waiting; we too are waiting."
[6:159] Those who divide themselves into sects do not belong with you. Their
judgment rests with GOD, then He will inform them of everything they had done.
[6:160] Whoever does a righteous work receives the reward for ten, and the one who
commits a sin is requited for only one. No one suffers the slightest injustice.
[6:161] Say, "My Lord has guided me in a straight path - the perfect religion of
Abraham, monotheism. He never was an idol worshiper."
[6:162] Say, "My Contact Prayers (Salat), my worship practices, my life and my
death, are all devoted absolutely to GOD alone, the Lord of the universe.
[6:163] "He has no partner. This is what I am commanded to believe, and I am the
first to submit."
[6:164] Say, "Shall I seek other than GOD as a lord, when He is the Lord of all
things? No soul benefits except from its own works, and none bears the burden of
another. Ultimately, you return to your Lord, then He informs you regarding all your
disputes."
[6:165] He is the One who made you inheritors of the earth, and He raised some of
you above others in rank, in order to test you in accordance with what He has given
you. Surely, your Lord is efficient in enforcing retribution, and He is Forgiver, Most
Merciful.
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7- The Purgatory (Al-A'araf)
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In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
[7:1] A. L. M. S.
[7:2] This scripture has been revealed to you - you shall not harbor doubt about it in
your heart - that you may warn with it, and to provide a reminder for the believers.
[7:3] You shall all follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; do not follow any
idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.
[7:4] Many a community we annihilated; they incurred our retribution while they were
asleep, or wide awake.
[7:5] Their utterance when our retribution came to them was: "Indeed, we have been
transgressors."
[7:6] We will certainly question those who received the message, and we will
question the messengers.
[7:7] We will inform them authoritatively, for we were never absent.
[7:8] The scales will be set on that day, equitably. Those whose weights are heavy will
be the winners.
[7:9] As for those whose weights are light, they will be the ones who lost their souls as
a consequence of disregarding our revelations, unjustly.
[7:10] We have established you on earth, and we have provided for you the means of
support therein. Rarely are you appreciative.
[7:11] We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate
before Adam." They fell prostrate, except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the
prostrators.
[7:12] He said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I ordered you?" He said,
"I am better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from mud."
[7:13] He said, "Therefore, you must go down, for you are not to be arrogant here.
Get out; you are debased."
[7:14] He said, "Grant me a respite, until the Day of Resurrection."
[7:15] He said, "You are granted a respite."
[7:16] He said, "Since You have willed that I go astray, I will skulk for them on Your
straight path.
[7:17] "I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their
right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative."
[7:18] He said, "Get out therefrom, despised and defeated. Those among them who
follow you, I will fill Hell with you all.
[7:19] "As for you, Adam, dwell with your wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom as you
please, but do not approach this one tree, lest you fall in sin."
[7:20] The devil whispered to them, in order to reveal their bodies, which
were invisible to them. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree, except to
prevent you from becoming angels, and from attaining eternal existence."
[7:21] He swore to them, "I am giving you good advice."
[7:22] He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, their bodies
became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise.
Their Lord called upon them: "Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that
the devil is your most ardent enemy?"
[7:23] They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us
and have mercy on us, we will be losers."
[7:24] He said, "Go down as enemies of one another. On earth shall be your habitation
and provision for awhile."
[7:25] He said, "On it you will live, on it you will die, and from it you will be brought
out."
[7:26] O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies,
as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are
some of GOD's signs, that they may take heed.
[7:27] O children of Adam, do not let the devil dupe you as he did when he caused the
eviction of your parents from Paradise, and the removal of their garments to expose
their bodies. He and his tribe see you, while you do not see them. We appoint the devils
as companions of those who do not believe.
[7:28] They commit a gross sin, then say, "We found our parents doing this, and GOD
has commanded us to do it." Say, "GOD never advocates sin. Are you saying about
GOD what you do not know?"
[7:29] Say, "My Lord advocates justice, and to stand devoted to Him alone at every
place of worship. You shall devote your worship absolutely to Him alone. Just as He
initiated you, you will ultimately go back to Him."
[7:30] Some He guided, while others are committed to straying. They have taken the
devils as their masters, instead of GOD, yet they believe that they are guided.
[7:31] O children of Adam, you shall be clean and dress nicely when you go to the
masjid. And eat and drink moderately; Surely, He does not love the gluttons.
[7:32] Say, "Who prohibited the nice things GOD has created for His
creatures, and the good provisions?" Say, "Such provisions are to be enjoyed in this
life by those who believe. Moreover, the good provisions will be exclusively theirs on
the Day of Resurrection." We thus explain the revelations for people who know.
[7:33] Say, "My Lord prohibits only evil deeds, be they obvious or hidden, and sins,
and unjustifiable aggression, and to set up beside GOD powerless idols, and to say
about GOD what you do not know."
[7:34] For each community, there is a predetermined life span. Once their interim
comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.
[7:35] O children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among you, and recite
My revelations to you, those who take heed and lead a righteous life, will have nothing
to fear, nor will they grieve.
[7:36] As for those who reject our revelations, and are too arrogant to uphold them,
they have incurred Hell, wherein, they abide forever.
[7:37] Who is more evil than those who invent lies about GOD, or reject His
revelations? These will get their share, in accordance with the scripture, then, when our
messengers come to terminate their lives, they will say, "Where are the idols you used
to implore beside GOD?" They will say, "They have abandoned us." They will bear
witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
[7:38] He will say, "Enter with the previous communities of jinns and humans into
Hell." Every time a group enters, they will curse their ancestral group. Once they are
all in it, the latest one will say of the previous one, "Our Lord, these are the ones who
misled us. Give them double the retribution of Hell." He will say, "Each receives
double, but you do not know."
[7:39] The ancestral group will say to the later group, "Since you had an advantage
over us, taste the retribution for your own sins."
[7:40] Surely, those who reject our revelations and are too arrogant to uphold them,
the gates of the sky will never open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the
camel passes through the needle's eye. We thus requite the guilty.
[7:41] They have incurred Hell as an abode; they will have barriers above them. We
thus requite the transgressors.
[7:42] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life - we never burden any soul
beyond its means - these will be the dwellers of Paradise. They abide in it forever.
[7:43] We will remove all jealousy from their hearts. Rivers will flow beneath them,
and they will say, "GOD be praised for guiding us. We could not possibly be guided, if it
were not that GOD has guided us. The messengers of our Lord did bring the truth."
They will be called: "This is your Paradise. You have inherited it, in return for your
works."
[7:44] The dwellers of Paradise will call the dwellers of Hell: "We have found our
Lord's promise to be the truth; have you found your Lord's promise to be the truth?"
They will say, "Yes." An announcer between them will announce: "GOD's
condemnation has befallen the transgressors;
[7:45] "who repel from the path of GOD, and strive to make it crooked, and, with
regard to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers."
[7:46] A barrier separates them, while the Purgatory is occupied by people who
recognize each side by their looks. They will call the dwellers of Paradise: "Peace be
upon you." They did not enter (Paradise) through wishful thinking.
[7:47] When they turn their eyes towards the dwellers of Hell, they will say, "Our
Lord, do not put us with these wicked people."
[7:48] The dwellers of the Purgatory will call on people they recognize by their looks,
saying, "Your great numbers did not avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.
[7:49] "Are those the people you swore that GOD will never touch them with mercy?"
(The people in the Purgatory will then be told,) "Enter Paradise; you have nothing to
fear, nor will you grieve."
[7:50] The dwellers of Hell will call on the dwellers of Paradise: "Let some
of your water, or some of GOD's provisions to you flow towards us." They will say,
"GOD has forbidden them for the disbelievers."
[7:51] Those who do not take their religion seriously, and are totally preoccupied with
this worldly life, we forget them on that day, because they forgot that day, and because
they spurned our revelations.
[7:52] We have given them a scripture that is fully detailed, with knowledge, guidance,
and mercy for the people who believe.
[7:53] Are they waiting until all (prophecies) are fulfilled? The day such fulfillment
comes to pass, those who disregarded it in the past will say, "The messengers of our
Lord have brought the truth. Are there any intercessors to intercede on our behalf?
Would you send us back, so that we change our behavior, and do better works than
what we did?" They have lost their souls, and their own innovations have caused their
doom.
[7:54] Your Lord is the one GOD, who created the heavens and the earth in six days,
then assumed all authority. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently,
and the sun, the moon, and the stars are committed to serve by His command.
Absolutely, He controls all creation and all commands. Most Exalted is GOD, Lord of
the universe.
[7:55] You shall worship your Lord publicly and privately; He does not love the
transgressors.
[7:56] Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight, and worship Him out of
reverence, and out of hope. Surely, GOD's mercy is attainable by the righteous.
[7:57] He is the One who sends the wind with good omen, as a mercy from His hands.
Once they gather heavy clouds, we drive them to dead lands, and send down water
therefrom, to produce with it all kinds of fruits. We thus resurrect the dead, that you
may take heed.
[7:58] The good land readily produces its plants by the leave of its Lord, while the bad
land barely produces anything useful. We thus explain the revelations for people who
are appreciative.
[7:59] We sent Noah to his people, saying, "O my people, worship GOD; you have no
other god beside Him. I fear for you the retribution of an awesome day."
[7:60] The leaders among his people said, "We see that you are far astray."
[7:61] He said, "O my people, I am not astray; I am a messenger from the Lord of the
universe.
[7:62] "I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I advise you, and I know from
GOD what you do not know.
[7:63] "Is it too much of a wonder that a reminder should come to you from your Lord,
through a man like you, to warn you, and to lead you to righteousness, that you may
attain mercy?"
[7:64] They rejected him. Consequently, we saved him and those with him in the ark,
and we drowned those who rejected our revelations; they were blind.
[7:65] To `Aad we sent their brother Hood. He said, "O my people, worship GOD; you
have no other god beside Him. Would you then observe righteousness?"
[7:66] The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, "We see that you are
behaving foolishly, and we think that you are a liar."
[7:67] He said, "O my people, there is no foolishness in me; I am a messenger from
the Lord of the universe.
[7:68] "I deliver to you my Lord's messages, and I am honestly advising you.
[7:69] "Is it too much of a wonder that a message should come to you from your Lord,
through a man like you, to warn you? Recall that He made you inheritors after the
people of Noah, and multiplied your number. Remember GOD's blessings, that you
may succeed."
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