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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

1. Alif Lam Mim.

2. Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting
by Whom all things subsist

3. He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that
which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel
aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Furqan.

4. Surely they who disbelieve in the communications of Allah
they shall have a severe chastisement; and Allah is Mighty, the
Lord of retribution.

5. Allah-- surely nothing is hidden from Him in the earth or in the
heaven.

6. He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He likes; there is
no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise

7. He it is Who has revealed the Book to you; some of its verses
are decisive, they are the basis of the Book, and others are
allegorical; then as for those in whose hearts there is
perversity they follow the part of it which is allegorical,
seeking to mislead and seeking to give it (their own)
interpretation. but none knows
its interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly rooted
in knowledge say: We believe in it, it is all from our Lord; and
none do mind except those having understanding.

8. Our Lord! make not our hearts to deviate after Thou hast
guided us aright, and grant us from Thee mercy; surely Thou art
the most liberal Giver.

9. Our Lord! surely Thou art the Gatherer of men on a day
about which there is no doubt; surely Allah will not fail (His)
promise.

10. (As for) those who disbelieve, surely neither their wealth
nor their children shall avail them in the least against Allah,
and
these it is who are the fuel of the fire.

11. Like the striving of the people of Firon and those before
them; they rejected Our communications, so Allah destroyed
them on account of their faults; and Allah is severe in requiting
(evil).

12: Say to those who disbelieve: You shall be vanquished, and
driven together to hell; and evil is the resting-place.

13. Indeed there was a sign for you in the two hosts (which)
met together in encounter; one party fighting in the way of Allah
and the other unbelieving, whom they saw twice as.many as
themselves with the sight of the eye and Allah strengthens with
His aid whom He pleases; most surely there is a lesson in this for
those who have sight.

14. The love of desires, of women and sons and hoarded
treasures of gold and silver and well bred horses and cattle and
tilth, is made to seem fair to men; this is the provision of the life
of this world; and Allah is He with Whom is the good goal (of
life).

15. Say:Shall}I tell you what is better than these? For those
who guard (against evil) are gardens with their Lord, beneath
which rivers flow, to abide in them, and pure mates and Allah's
pleasure; and Allah sees the servants.

16. Those who say: Our Lord! surely we believe, therefore forgive
us our faults and save us from the chastisement of the
fire.

17. The patient, and the truthful, and the obedient, and those
who spend (benevolently) and those who ask forgiveness in the
morning times.

18. Allah bears witness that there is no god but He, and (so do)
the angels and those possessed of knowledge, maintaining His
creation with justice; there is no god but He, the Mighty, the
Wise.

19. Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam, and those to
whom the Book had been given did not show opposition but after
knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves; and
whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely
Allah is quick in reckoning.

20. But if they dispute with you, say: I have submitted myself
entirely to Allah and (so) every one who follows me; and say to
those who have been given the Book and the unlearned people: Do
you submit yourselves? So if they submit then indeed they follow
the right way; and if they turn back, then upon you is only the
delivery of the message and Allah sees the servants.

21. Surely (as for) those who disbelieve in the communications of
Allah and slay the prophets unjustly and slay those among men who
enjoin justice, announce to them a painful chastisement.

22. Those are they whose works shall become null in this world as
well as the hereafter, and they shall have no helpers.

23 Have you not considered those (Jews) who are given a portion
of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah that it might
decide between them, then a part of them turn back and they
withdraw.

24. This is because they say: The fire shall not touch us but for
a few days; and what they have forged deceives them in the matter
of their religion.

25. Then how will it be when We shall gather them together on a
day about which there is no doubt, and every soul shall be fully
paid what it has earned, and they shall not be dealt with
unjustly?

26. Say: O Allah, Master of the Kingdom! Thou givest the kingdom
to whomsoever Thou pleasest and takest away the kingdom from
whomsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou exaltest whom Thou pleasest
and abasest whom Thou pleasest in Thine hand is the good; surety,
Thou hast power over all things.

27. Thou makest the night to pass into the day and Thou makest
the day to pass into the night, and Thou bringest forth the
living from the dead and Thou bringest forth the dead from the
living, and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest without
measure.

28. Let not the believers take the unbelievers for friends rather
than believers; and whoever does this, he shall have nothing of
(the guardianship of) Allah, but you should guard yourselves
against them, guarding carefully; and Allah makes you cautious
of (retribution from) Himself; and to Allah is the eventual
coming.

29. Say: Whether you hide what is in your hearts or manifest it,
Allah knows it, and He knows whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is in the earth, and Allah has power over all things.

30. On the day that every soul shall find present what it has
done of good and what it has done of evil, it shall wish that
between it and that (evil) there were a long duration of time;
and Allah makes you to be cautious of (retribution from) Himself;
and Allah is Compassionate to the servants.

31. Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you
and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, MercifuL

32. Say: Obey Allah and the Apostle; but if they turn back, then
surely Allah does not love the unbelievers.

33. Surely Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the descendants of
Ibrahim and the descendants of Imran above the nations.

34. Offspring one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

35. When a woman of Imran said: My Lord! surely I vow to Thee
what is in my womb, to be devoted (to Thy service); accept
therefore from me, surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing.

36. So when she brought forth, she said: My Lord! Surely I have
brought it forth a female-- and Allah knew best what she brought
forth-- and the male is not like the female, and I have named it
Marium, and I commend her and her offspring into Thy protection
from the accursed Shaitan.

37. So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and made her
grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zakariya;
whenever Zakariya entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found
with her food. He said: O Marium! whence comes this to you? She
said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases
without measure.

38. There did Zakariya pray to his Lord; he said: My Lord! grant
me from Thee good offspring; surely Thou art the Hearer of
prayer.

39. Then the angels called to him as he stood praying in the
sanctuary: That Allah gives you the good news of Yahya verifying
a Word from Allah, and honorable and chaste and a prophet from
among the good ones.

40. He said: My Lord! when shall there be a son (born) to me, and
old age has already come upon me, and my wife is barren? He said:
even thus does Allah what He pleases.

41. He said: My Lord! appoint a sign for me. Said He: Your sign
is that you should not speak to men for three days except by
signs; and remember your Lord much and glorify Him in the evening
and the morning. f42. And when the angels said: O Marium! surely Allah has
chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women
of of the world.

43. O Marium! keep to obedience to your Lord and humble yourself,
and bow down with those who bow.

44. This is of the announcements relating to the unseen which We
reveal to you; and you were not with them when they cast
their pens (to decide) which of them should have Marium in his
charge, and you were not with them when they contended one with
another.

45. When the angels said: O Marium, surely Allah gives you
good news with a Word from Him (of one) whose name is the '.
Messiah, Isa son of Marium, worthy of regard in this world and
the hereafter and of those who are made near (to Allah).

46. And he shall speak to the people when in the cradle and when
of old age, and (he shall be) one of the good ones.

47. She said: My Lord! when shall there be a son (born) to
I me, and man has not touched me? He said: Even so, Allah creates
what He pleases; when He has decreed a matter, He only says to
it, Be, and it is.

48. And He will teach him the Book and the wisdom and the
Tavrat and the Injeel.

49. And (make him) an apostle to the children of Israel: That I
have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for
you out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it
and it becomes a bird with Allah's permission and I heal the
blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah's
permission and I inform you of what you should eat and what you
should store in your houses; most surely there is a sign in this
for you, if you are believers.

50. And a verifier of that which is before me of the Taurat and
that I may allow you part of that which has been forbidden t you,
and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord therefore be
careful of (your duty to) Allah and obey me.

51. Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore serve Him;
this is the right path.

52. But when Isa perceived unbelief on their part, he said Who
will be my helpers in Allah's way? The disciples said: We
are helpers (in the way) of Allah: We believe in Allah and bear
witness that we are submitting ones.

53. Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed and we
follow the apostle, so write us down with those who bear witness.

54. And they planned and Allah (also) planned, and Allah is
the best of planners.

55. And when Allah said: O Isa, I am going to terminate the
period of your stay (on earth) and cause you to ascend unto Me
and purify you of those who disbelieve and make those who
follow you above those who disbelieve to the day of resurrection;
then to Me shall be your return, so l will decide between you
concerning that in which you differed.

56. Then as to those who disbelieve, I will chastise them with
severe chastisement in this world and the hereafter, and they
shall have no helpers.

57. And as to those who believe and do good deeds, He will
pay them fully their rewards; and Allah does not love the unjust.

58. This We recite to you of the communications and the wise
reminder.

59. Surely the likeness of Isa is with Allah as the likeness of
Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him, Be, and he
was.

60. (This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of the
disputers.

61. But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what
has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our
sons and your sons and our women and your women and our
near people and your near people, then let us be earnest in
prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars.

62. Most surely this is the true explanation, and there is no
god but Allah; and most surely Allah-- He is the Mighty, the
Wise.

63. But if they turn back, then surely Allah knows the mischief-makers.

64. Say: O followers of the Book! come to an equitable proposition
between us and you that we shall not serve any but Allah
and (that) we shall not associate aught with Him, and (that)
some of us shall not take others for lords besides Allah; but if
they turn back, then say: Bear witness that we are Muslims.

65. O followers of the Book! why do you dispute about
Ibrahim, when the Taurat and the Injeel were not revealed till
after him; do you not then understand?

66. Behold! you are they who disputed about that of which
you had knowledge; why then do you dispute about that of
which you have no knowledge? And Allah knows while you do
not know.

67. Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright
(man), a Muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists.
68. Most surely the nearest of people to Ibrahim are those who
followed him and this Prophet and those who believe and Allah is
the guardian of the believers.

69. A party of the followers of the Book desire that they should
lead you astray, and they lead not astray but themselves, and
they do not perceive.

70. O followers of the Book! Why do you disbelieve in the
communications of Allah while you witness (them)?

71. O followers of the Book! Why do you confound the truth with
the falsehood and hide the truth while you know?

72. And a party of the followers of the Book say: Avow belief in
that which has been revealed to those who believe, in the first
part of the day, and disbelieve at the end of it, perhaps they go
back on their religion.

73. And do not believe but in him who follows your religion. Say:
Surely the (true) guidance is the guidance of Allah-- that one may
be given (by Him) the like of what you were given; or they would
contend with you by an argument before your Lord. Say: Surely
grace is in the hand of Allah, He gives it to whom He
pleases; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.

74. He specially chooses for His mercy whom He pleases; and Allah
is the Lord of mighty grace.

75. And among the followers of the Book there are some such that
if you entrust one (of them) with a heap of wealth, he shall pay
it back to you; and among them there are some such that if you
entrust one (of them) with a dinar he shall not pay it back to
you except so long as you remain firm in demanding it; this is
because they say: There is not upon us in the matter of the
unlearned people any way (to reproach); and they tell a lie
against Allah while they know.

76. Yea, whoever fulfills his promise and guards (against
evil)-- then surely Allah loves those who guard (against evil).

77. (As for) those who take a small price for the covenant of
Allah and their own oaths-- surely they shall have no portion in
the hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them, nor will He look
upon them on the day of resurrection nor will He purify them, and
they shall have a painful chastisement.

78. Most surely there is a party amongst those who distort the
Book with their tongue that you may consider it to be (a part) of
the Book, and they say, It is from Allah, while it is not from
Allah, and they tell a lie against Allah whilst they know.

79. It is not meet for a mortal that Allah should give him the
Book and the wisdom and prophethood, then he should say to
men: Be my servants rather than Allah's; but rather (he would
say): Be worshippers of the Lord because of your teaching the
Book and your reading (it yourselves).

80. And neither would he enjoin you that you should take the
angels and the prophets for lords; what! would he enjoin you
with unbelief after you are Muslims?

81. And when Allah made a covenant through the prophets:
Certainly what I have given you of Book and wisdom-- then an
apostle comes to you verifying that which is with you, you must
believe in him, and you must aid him. He said: Do you affirm
and accept My compact in this (matter)? They said: We do
affirm. He said: Then bear witness, and I (too) am of the bearers
of witness with you.

82. Whoever therefore turns back after this, these it is that are
the transgressors.

83. Is it then other than Allah's religion that they seek (to
follow), and to Him submits whoever is in the heavens and the
earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be
returned.

84. Say: We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to
us, and what was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and
Yaqoub and the tribes, and what was given to Musa and Isa and
to the prophets from their Lord; we do not make any distinction
between any of them, and to Him do we submit.

85. And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall
not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of
the losers.

86. How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their
believing and (after) they had borne witness that the Apostle was
true and clear arguments had come to them; and Allah does not
guide the unjust people.

87. (As for) these, their reward is that upon them is the curse
of Allah and the angels and of men, all together.

88. Abiding in it; their chastisement shall not be lightened nor
shall they be respited.

89. Except those who repent after that and amend, then surely
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

90. Surely, those who disbelieve a,fter their believing, then
increase in unbelief, their repentance shall not be accepted, and
these are they that go astray.

91. Surely, those who disbelieve and die while they are unbelievers,
the earth full of gold shall not be accepted from one of
them, though he should offer to ransom himself with it, these it
is who shall have a painful chastisement, and they shall have no
helpers.

92. By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you
spend (benevolently) out of what you love; and whatever thing
you spend, Allah surely knows it.

93. All food was lawful to the children of Israel except that
which Israel had forbidden to himself, before the Taurat was
revealed. Say: Bring then the Taurat and read it, if you are
truthful.

94. Then whoever fabricates a lie against Allah after this,
these it is that are the unjust.

95. Say: Allah has spoken the truth, therefore follow the
religion of Ibrahim, the upright one; and he was not one of the
polytheists.

96. Most surely the first house appointed for men is the one at
Bekka, blessed and a guidance for the nations.

97. In it are clear signs, the standing place of Ibrahim, and
whoever enters it shall be secure, and pilgrimage to the House is
incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) every one
who is able to undertake the journey to it; and whoever disbelieves,
then surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of
the worlds.

98. Say: O followers of the Book! why do you disbelieve in
the communications of Allah? And Allah is a witness of what
you do.

99. Say: O followers of the Book! why do you hinder him who
believes from the way of Allah? You seek (to make) it crooked,
while you are witness, and Allah is not heedless of what you do.

100. O you who believe! if you obey a party from among
those who have been given the Book, they will turn you back as
unbelievers after you have believed.

101. But how can you disbelieve while it is you to whom the
communications of Allah are recited, and among you is His
Apostle? And whoever holds fast to Allah, he indeed is guided to
the right path.

102. O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah
with the care which is due to Him, and do not die unless you are
Muslims.

103. And hold fast by the covenant of Allah all together and
be not disunited, and remember the favor of Allah on you when
you were enemies, then He united your hearts so by His favor
you became brethren; and you were on the brink of a pit of fire,
then He saved you from it, thus does Allah make clear to you
His communications that you may follow the right way.

104. And from among you there should be a party who invite
to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and these
it is that shall be successful.

105. And be not like those who became divided and disagreed
after clear arguments had come to them, and these it is that shall
have a grievous chastisement.

106. On the day when (some) faces shall turn white and
(some) faces shall turn black; then as to those whose faces turn
black: Did you disbelieve after your believing? Taste therefore
the chastisement because you disbelieved.

107. And as to those whose faces turn white, they shall be in
Allah's mercy; in it they shall-abide.

108. These are the communications of Allah which We recite
to you with truth, and Allah does not desire any injustice to the
creatures.

109. And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's; and to Allah all things return

110. You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit
of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and
believe in Allah; and if the followers of the Book had believed it
would have been better for them; of them (some) are believers
and most of them are transgressors.

111. They shall by no means harm you but with a slight evil;
and if they fight with you they shall turn (their) backs to you,
then shall they not be helped.

112. Abasement is made to cleave to them wherever they are
found, except under a covenant with Allah and a covenant with
men, and they have become deserving of wrath from Allah, and
humiliation is made to cleave to them; this is because they
disbelieved in the communications of Allah and slew the prophets
unjustly; this is because they disobeyed and exceeded the
limits.

113. They are not all alike; of the followers of the Book there
is an upright party; they recite Allah's communications in the
nighttime and they adore (Him).

114. They believe in Allah and the last day, and they enjoin
what is right and forbid the wrong and they strive with one
another in hastening to good deeds, and those are among the good.

115. And whatever good they do, they shall not be denied it, and
Allah knows those who guard (against evil).

116. (As for) those who disbelieve, surely neither their wealth
nor their children shall avail them in the least against Allah;
and these are the inmates of the fire; therein they shall abide.

117. The likeness of what they spend in the life of this world is
as the likeness of wind in which is intense cold (that) smites
the seed produce of a people who haw done injustice to their
souls and destroys it; and Allah is not unjust to them, but they
are unjust to themselves.

118. O you who believe! do not take for intimate friends from
among others than your own people; they do not fall short of
inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement
hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what
their breasts conceal is greater still; indeed, We have made the
communications clear to you, if you will understand.

119. Lo! you are they who will love them while they do not love
you, and you believe in the Book (in) the whole of it; and when
they meet you they say: We believe, and when they are alone, they
bite the ends of their fingers in rage against you. Say: Die in
your rage; surely Allah knows what is in the breasts.

120. If good befalls you, it grieves them, and if an evil afflicts
you, they rejoice at it; and if you are patient and guard yourselves,
their scheme will not injure you in any way; surely Allah
comprehends what they do.

121. And when you did go forth early in the morning from your
family to lodge the believers in encampments for war and
Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

122. When two parties from among you had determined that they
should show cowardice, and Allah was the guardian of them both,
and in Allah should the believers trust.

123. And Allah did certainly assist you at Badr when you were
weak; be careful of (your duty to) Allah then, that you may
give thanks.

124. When you said to the believers: Does it not suffice you that
your Lord should assist you with three thousand of the angels
sent down?

125. Yea! if you remain patient and are on your guard, and they
come upon you in a headlong manner, your Lord will assist you
with five thousand of the havoc-making angels.

126. And Allah did not make it but as good news for you, and
that your hearts might be at ease thereby, and victory is only
from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

127. That He may cut off a portion from among those who
disbelieve, or abase them so that they should return disappointed
of attaining what they desired.

128. You have no concern in the affair whether He turns to
them (mercifully) or chastises them, for surely they are unjust.

129. And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's; He forgives whom He pleases and chastises
whom He pleases; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

130. O you who believe! do not devour usury, making it
double and redouble, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, that
you may be successful.

131. And guard yourselves against the fire which has been
prepared for the unbelievers.

132. And obey Allah and the Apostle, that you may be shown
mercy.

133. And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a Garden,
the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is
prepared for those who guard (against evil).

134. Those who spend (benevolently) in ease as well as in
straitness, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men;
and Allah loves the doers of good (to others).

135. And those who when they commit an indecency or do
injustice to their souls remember Allah and ask forgiveness for
their faults-- and who forgives the faults but Allah, and (who) do
not knowingly persist in what they have done.

136. (As for) these-- their reward is forgiveness from their
Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them,
and excellent is the reward of the laborers.

137. Indeed there have been examples before you; therefore
travel in the earth and see what was the end of the rejecters.

138. This is a clear statement for men, and a guidance and an
admonition to those who guard (against evil).

139. And be not infirm, and be not grieving, and you shall
have the upper hand if you are believers.

140. If a wound has afflicted you (at Ohud), a wound like it
has also afflicted the (unbelieving) people; and We bring these
days to men by turns, and that Allah may know those who
believe and take witnesses from among you; and Allah does not
love the unjust.

141. And that He may purge those who believe and deprive the
unbelievers of blessings.

142. Do you think that you will enter the garden while Allah has
not yet known those who strive hard from among you, and (He has
not) known the patient.

143. And certainly you desired death before you met it, so indeed
you have seen it and you look (at it)

144. And Muhammad is no more than an apostle; the apostles have
already passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed will
you turn back upon your heels? And whoever turns back upon his
heels!s, he will by no means do harm to Allah in the least and
Allah will reward the grateful.

145. And a soul will not die but with the permission of Allah the
term is fixed; and whoever desires the reward of this world, I
shall give him of it, and whoever desires the reward of the
hereafter I shall give him of it, and I will reward the grateful.

146. And how many a prophet has fought with whom were many
worshippers of the Lord; so they did not become weak-hearted on
account of what befell them in Allah's way, nor did they weaken,
nor did they abase themselves; and Allah loves the patient.

147. And their saying was no other than that they said: Our Lord!
forgive us our faults and our extravagance in our affair and make
firm our feet and help us against the unbelieving people.

148. So Allah gave them the reward of this world and better
reward of the hereafter and Allah loves those who do good (to
others).

149. O you who believe! if you obey those who disbelieve they
will turn you back upon your heels, so you will turn back losers.

150. Nay! Allah is your Patron and He is the best of the helpers.

151. We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve,
because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no
authority, and their abode is the fire, and evil is the abode of
the unjust.

152. And certainly Allah made good to you His promise when you
slew them by His permission, until when you became weak-hearted
and disputed about the affair and disobeyed after He had shown
you that which you loved; of you were some who desired this world
and of you were some who desired the hereafter; then He turned
you away from them that He might try
you; and He has certainly pardoned you, and Allah is Gracious
to the believers.

153. When you ran off precipitately and did not wait for any
one, and the Apostle was calling you from your rear, so He gave
you another sorrow instead of (your) sorrow, so that you might
not grieve at what had escaped you, nor (at) what befell you; and
Allah is aware of what you do.

154. Then after sorrow He sent down security upon you, a
calm coming upon a party of you, and (there was) another party
whom their own souls had rendered anxious; they entertained
about Allah thoughts of ignorance quite unjustly, saying: We
have no hand in the affair. Say: Surely the affair is wholly (in the
hands) of Allah. They conceal within their souls what they
would not reveal to you. They say: Had we any hand in the
affair, we would not have been slain here. Say: Had you remained
in your houses, those for whom slaughter was ordained
would certainly have gone forth to the places where they would
be slain, and that Allah might test what was in your breasts and
that He might purge what was in your hearts; and Allah knows
what is in the breasts.

155. (As for) those of you who turned back on the day when
the two armies met, only the Shaitan sought to cause them to
make a slip on account of some deeds they had done, and
certainly Allah has pardoned them; surely Allah is Forgiving,
Forbearing.

156. O you who believe! be not like those who disbelieve and
say of their brethren when they travel in the earth or engage in
fighting: Had they been with us, they would not have died and
they would not have been slain; so Allah makes this to be an
intense regret in their hearts; and Allah gives life and causes
death and Allah sees what you do.

157. And if you are slain in the way of Allah or you die,
certainly forgiveness from Allah and mercy is better than what
they amass.

158. And if indeed you die or you are slain, certainly to Allah
shall you be gathered together.

159. Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you deal with
them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted, they would
certainly have dispersed from around you; pardon them therefore
and ask pardon for them, and take counsel with them in the
affair; so when you have decided, then place your trust in Allah;
surely Allah loves those who trust.

160. If Allah assists you, then there is none that can overcome
you, and if He forsakes you, who is there then that can assist
you after Him? And on Allah should the believers rely.

161. And it is not attributable to a prophet that he should act
unfaithfully; and he who acts unfaithfully shall bring that in
respect of which he has acted unfaithfully on the day of
resurrection; then shall every soul be paid back fully what it
has earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

162. Is then he who follows the pleasure of Allah like him who
has made himself deserving of displeasure from Allah, and his
abode is hell; and it is an evil destination.

163. There are (varying) grades with Allah, and Allah sees what
they do.

164. Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when
He raised among them an Apostle from among themselves, reciting
to them His communications and purifying them, and teaching them
the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in
manifest error.

165. What! when a misfortune befell you, and you had certainly
afflicted (the unbelievers) with twice as much, you began to say:
Whence is this? Say: It is from yourselves; surely Allah has
power over all things.

166. And what befell you on the day when the two armies met (at
Ohud) was with Allah's knowledge, and that He might know the
believers.

167. And that He might know the hypocrites; and it was said to
them: Come, fight in Allah's way, or defend yourselves. They
said: If we knew fighting, we would certainly have followed you.
They were on that day much nearer to unbelief than to belief.
They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts, and Allah
best knows what they conceal.

168. Those who said of their brethren whilst they (themselves)
held back: Had they obeyed us, they would not have been killed.
Say: Then avert death from yourselves if you speak the truth.

169. And reckon not those who are killed in Allah's way as dead;
nay, they are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their
Lord;

170. Rejoicing in what Allah has given them out of His grace and
they rejoice for the sake of those who, (being left) behind them,
have not yet joined them, that they shall have no fear, nor shall
they grieve.

171. They rejoice on account of favor from Allah and (His) grace,
and that Allah will not waste the reward of the believers.

172. (As for) those who responded (at Ohud) to the call of Allah
and the Apostle after the wound had befallen them, those among
them who do good (to others) and guard (against evil)shall have a
great reward.

173. Those to whom the people said: Surely men have gathered
against you, therefore fear them, but this increased their faith,
and they said: Allah is sufficient for us and most excellent is
the Protector.

174. So they returned with favor from Allah and (His) grace, no
evil touched them and they followed the pleasure of Allah; and
Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.

175. It is only the Shaitan that causes you to fear from his
friends, but do not fear them, and fear Me if you are believers.

176. And let not those grieve you who fall into unbelief hastily;
surely they can do no harm to Allah at all; Allah intends that He
should not give them any portion in the hereafter, and they shall
have a grievous chastisement.

177. Surely those who have bought unbelief at the price of faith
shall do no harm at all to Allah, and they shall have a painful
chastisement.

178. And let not those who disbelieve think that Our granting them
respite is better for their souls; We grant them respite only
that they may add to their sins; and they shall have a
disgraceful chastisement.

179. On no account will Allah leave the believers in the
condition which you are in until He separates the evil from the
good; nor is Allah going to make you acquainted with the unseen,
but Allah chooses of His apostles whom He pleases; therefore
believe in Allah and His apostles; and if you believe and guard
(against evil), then you shall have a great reward.

180. And let not those deem, who are niggardly in giving away
that which Allah has granted them out of His grace, that it is
good for them; nay, it is worse for them; they shall have that
whereof they were niggardly made to cleave to their necks on the
resurrection day; and Allah's is the heritage of the heavens and
the earth; and Allah is aware of what you do.

181. Allah has certainly heard the saying of those who said:
Surely Allah is poor and we are rich. I will record what they
say, and their killing the prophets unjustly, and I will say:
Taste the chastisement of burning.

182. This is for what your own hands have sent before and because
Allah is not in the least unjust to the servants.

183. (Those are they) who said: Surely Allah has enjoined us that
we should not believe in any apostle until he brings us an
offering which the fire consumes. Say: Indeed, there came to you
apostles before me with clear arguments and with that which you
demand; why then did you kill them if you are truthful?

184. But if they reject you, so indeed were rejected before you
apostles who came with clear arguments and scriptures and the
illuminating book.

185. Every soul shall taste of death, and you shall only be
paid fully your reward on the resurrection day; then whoever is
removed far away from the fire and is made to enter the garden
he indeed has attained the object; and the life of this world is
nothing but a provision of vanities.

186. You shall certainly be tried respecting your wealth and
your souls, and you shall certainly hear from those who have
been given the Book before you and from those who are polytheists
much annoying talk; and if you are patient and guard
(against evil), surely this is one of the affairs (which should be)
determined upon.

187. And when Allah made a covenant with those who were
given the Book: You shall certainly make it known to men and
you shall not hide it; but they cast it behind their backs and took
a small price for it; so evil is that which they buy.

188. Do not think those who rejoice for what they have done
and love that they should be praised for what they have not
done-- so do by no means think them to be safe from the
chastisement, and they shall have a painful chastisement.

189. And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth,
and Allah has power over all things.

190. Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for
men who understand.

191. Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and
lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and
the earth: Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! Glory be
to Thee; save us then from the chastisement of the fire:

192. Our Lord! surely whomsoever Thou makest enter the
fire, him Thou hast indeed brought to disgrace, and there shall
be no helpers for the unjust:

193. Our Lord! surely we have heard a preacher calling to the
faith, saying: Believe in your Lord, so we did believe; Our Lord!
forgive us therefore our faults, and cover our evil deeds and
make us die with the righteous.

194. Our Lord! and grant us what Thou hast promised us by
Thy apostles; and disgrace us not on the day of resurrection;
surely Thou dost not fail to perform the promise.

195. So their Lord accepted their prayer: That I will not waste
the work of a worker among you, whether male or female, the
one of you being from the other; they, therefore, who fled and
were turned out of their homes and persecuted in My way and
who fought and were slain, I will most certainly cover their evil
deeds, and I will most certainly make them enter gardens beneath
which rivers flow; a reward from Allah, and with Allah is yet
better reward.

196. Let it not deceive you that those who disbelieve go to and
fro in the cities fearlessly.

197. A brief enjoyment! then their abode is hell, and evil is the
resting-place.

198. But as to those who are careful of (their duty to) their
Lord, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding
in them; an entertainment from their Lord, and that which is
with Allah is best for the righteous.

199. And most surely of the followers of the Book there are
those who believe in Allah and (in) that which has been revealed
to you and (in) that which has been revealed to them, being
lowly before Allah; they do not take a small price for the
communications of Allah; these it is that have their reward with
their Lord; surely Allah is quick in reckoning.

200. O you who believe! be patient and excel in patience and
remain steadfast, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, that you
may be successful.