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

1. O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created
you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and
spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of
(your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of another (your
rights), and (to) the ties of relationship; surely Allah ever watches
over you.

2. And give to the orphans their property, and do not substitute
worthless (things) for (their) good (ones), and do not devour
their property (as an addition) to your own property; this is
surely a great crime.

3. And if you fear that you cannot act equitably towards
orphans, then marry such women as seem good to you, two and
three and four; but if you fear that you will not do justice
(between them), then (marry) only one or what your right hands
possess; this is more proper, that you may not deviate from the
right course.

4. And give women their dowries as a free gift, but if they of
themselves be pleased to give up to you a portion of it, then eat it
with enjoyment and with wholesome result.

S. And do not give away your property which Allah has made
for you a (means of) support to the weak of understanding, and
maintain them out of (the profits of) it, and clothe them and
speak to them words of honest advice.

6. And test the orphans until they attain puberty; then if you
find in them maturity of intellect, make over to them their
property, and do not consume it extravagantly and hastily, lest
they attain to full age; and whoever is rich, let him abstain
altogether, and whoever is poor, let him eat reasonably; then
when you make over to them their property, call witnesses in
their presence; and Allah is enough as a Reckoner.

7. Men shall have a portion of what the parents and the near
relatives leave, and women shall have a portion of what the
parents and the near relatives leave, whether there is little or
much of it; a stated portion.

8. And when there are present at the division the relatives and
the orphans and the needy, give them (something) out of it and
speak to them kind words.

9. And let those fear who, should they leave behind them
weakly offspring, would fear on their account, so let them be
careful of (their duty to) Allah, and let them speak right words.

10. (As for) those who swallow the property of the orphans
unjustly, surely they only swallow fire into their bellies and they
shall enter burning fire.

11. Allah enjoins you concerning your children: The male
shall have the equal of the portion of two females; then if they
are more than two females, they shall have two-thirds of what
the deceased has left, and if there is one, she shall have the half;
and as for his parents, each of them shall have the sixth of what
he has left if he has a child, but if he has no child and (only) his
two parents inherit him, then his mother shall have the third; but
if he has brothers, then his mother shall have the sixth after (the
payment of) a bequest he may have bequeathed or a debt; your
parents and your children, you know not which of them is the
nearer to you in usefulness; this is an ordinance from Allah:
Surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.

12. And you shall have half of what your wives leave if they
have no child, but if they have a child, then you shall have a
fourth of what they leave after (payment of) any bequest they
may have bequeathed or a debt; and they shall have the fourth of
what you leave if you have no child, but if you have a child then
they shall have the eighth of what you leave after (payment of) a
bequest you may have bequeathed or a debt; and if a man or a
woman leaves property to be inherited by neither parents nor
offspring, and he (or she) has a brother or a sister, then each of
them two shall have the sixth, but if they are more than that,
they shall be sharers in the third after (payment of) any bequest
that may have been bequeathed or a debt that does not harm
(others); this is an ordinance from Allah: and Allah is Knowing,
Forbearing.

13. These are Allah's limits, and whoever obeys Allah and His
Apostle, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers
flow, to abide in them; and this is the great achievement.

14. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Apostle and goes
beyond His limits, He will cause him to enter fire to abide in it,
and he shall have an abasing chastisement.

15. And as for those who are guilty of an indecency from
among your women, call to witnesses against them four (witnesses)
from among you; then if they bear witness confine them
to the houses until death takes them away or Allah opens some
way for them.

16. And as for the two who are guilty of indecency from
among you, give them both a punishment; then if they repent
and amend, turn aside from them; surely Allah is Oft-returning
(to mercy), the Merciful.

17. Repentance with Allah is only for those who do evil in
ignorance, then turn (to Allah) soon, so these it is to whom Allah
turns (mercifully), and Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.

18. And repentance is not for those who go on doing evil
deeds, until when death comes to one of them, he says: Surely
now I repent; nor (for) those who die while they are unbelievers.
These are they for whom We have prepared a painful chastisement.

19. O you who believe! it is not lawful for you that you should
take women as heritage against (their) will, and do not straiten
them m order that you may take part of what you have given
them, unless they are guilty of manifest indecency, and treat
them kindly; then if you hate them, it may be that you dislike a
thing while Allah has placed abundant good in it.

20. And if you wish to have (one) wife in place of another and
you have given one of them a heap of gold, then take not from it
anything; would you take it by slandering (her) and (doing her)
manifest wrong?

21. And how can you take it when one of you has already
gone in to the other and they have made with you a firm
covenant?

22. And marry not woman whom your fathers married, except
what has already passed; this surely is indecent and hateful, and
it 15 an evil way.

23. Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters
and your sisters and your paternal aunts and your maternal
aunts and brothers' daughters and sisters' daughters and your
mothers that have suckled you and your foster-sisters and mothers
of your wives and your step-daughters who are in your guardianship,
(born) of your wives to whom you have gone in, but if you
have not gone in to them, there is no blame on you (in marrying
them), and the wives of your sons who are of your own loins
and that you should have two sisters together, except what has
already passed; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

24. And all married women except those whom your right
hands possess (this is) Allah's ordinance to you, and lawful for
you are (all women) besides those, provided that you seek (them)
with your property, taking (them) in marriage not committing
fornication. Then as to those whom you profit by, give them
their dowries as appointed; and there is no blame on you about
what you mutually agree after what is appointed; surely Allah is
Knowing, Wise.

25. And whoever among you has not within his power ampleness
of means to marry free believing women, then (he may
marry) of those whom your right hands possess from among
your believing maidens; and Allah knows best your faith: you
are (sprung) the one from the other; so marry them with the
permission of their masters, and give them their dowries justly,
they being chaste, not fornicating, nor receiving paramours; and
when they are taken in marriage, then if they are guilty of indecency,
they shall suffer half the punishment which is (inflicted)
upon free women. This is for him among you who fears falling
into evil; and that you abstain is better for you, and Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.

26. Allah desires to explain to you, and to guide you into the
ways of those before you, and to turn to you (mercifully), and
Allah is Knowing, Wise.

27. And Allah desires that He should turn to you (mercifully),
and those who follow (their) lusts desire that you should deviate
(with) a great deviation.

28. Allah desires that He should make light your burdens,
and man is created weak.

29. O you who believe! do not devour your property among
yourselves falsely, except that it be trading by your mutual
consent; and do not kill your people; surely Allah is Merciful to
you.

30. And whoever does this aggressively and unjustly, We will
soon cast him into fire; and this is easy to Allah.

31. If you shun the great sins which you are forbidden, We
will do away with your small sins and cause you to enter an
honorable place of entering.

32. And do not covet that by which Allah has made some of
you excel others; men shall have the benefit of what they earn
and women shall have the benefit of what they earn; and ask
Allah of His grace; surely Allah knows all things.

33. And to every one We have appointed heirs of what parents
and near relatives leave; and as to those with whom your rights
hands have ratified agreements, give them their portion; surely
Allah is a witness over all things.

34. Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has
made some of them to excel others and because they spend out
of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding
the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose
part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in
the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not
seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.

35. And if you fear a breach between the two, then appoint
judge from his people and a judge from her people; if they both
desire agreement, Allah will effect harmony between them, surely
Allah is Knowing, Aware.

36. And serve Allah and do not associate any thing with Him
and be good to the parents and to the near of kin and the
orphans and the needy and the neighbor of (your) kin and the
alien neighbor, and the companion in a journey and the wayfarer
and those whom your right hands possess; surely Allah does not
love him who is proud, boastful;

37. Those who are niggardly and bid people to be niggardly
and hide what Allah has given them out of His grace; and We
have prepared for the unbelievers a disgraceful chastisement.

38. And those who spend their property (in alms) to be seen
of the people and do not believe in Allah nor in the last day; and
as for him whose associate is the Shaitan, an evil associate is
he!

39. And what (harm) would it have done them if they had
believed in Allah and the last day and spent (benevolently) of
what Allah had given them? And Allah knows them.

40. Surely Allah does not do injustice to the weight of an
atom, and if it is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from
Himself a great reward.

41. How will it be, then, when We bring from every people a
witness and bring you as a witness against these?

42. On that day will those who disbelieve and disobey the
Apostle desire that the earth were levelled with them, and they
shall not hide any word from Allah.

43. O you who believe! do not go near prayer when you are
Intoxicated until you know (well) what you say, nor when you are
under an obligation to perform a bath-- unless (you are) travelling
on the road-- until you have washed yourselves; and if you
are sick, or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy or you
have touched the women, and you cannot find water, betake
yourselves to pure earth, then wipe your faces and your hands;
surely Allah is Pardoning, Forgiving.

44. Have you not considered those to whom a portion of the
Book has been given? They buy error and desire that you should
go astray from the way.

45. And Allah best knows your enemies; and Allah suffices as
a Guardian, and Allah suffices as a Helper.

46. Of those who are Jews (there are those who) alter words
from their places and say: We have heard and we disobey and:
Hear, may you not be made to hear! and: Raina, distorting (the
word) with their tongues and taunting about religion; and if they
had said (instead): We have heard and we obey, and hearken,
and unzurna it would have been better for them and more
upright; but Allah has cursed them on account of their unbelief,
so they do not believe but a little.

47. O you who have been given the Book! believe that which
We have revealed, verifying what you have, before We alter faces
then turn them on their backs, or curse them as We cursed the
violaters of the Sabbath, and the command of Allah shall be
executed.

48. Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be
associated with Him, and forgives what is besides that to whomsoever
He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah,
he devises indeed a great sin.

49. Have you not considered those who attribute purity to
themselves? Nay, Allah purifies whom He pleases; and they shall
not be wronged the husk of a date stone.

50. See how they forge the lie against Allah, and this is
sufficient as a manifest sin.

51. Have you not seen those to whom a portion of the Book
has been given? They believe in idols and false deities and say of
those who disbelieve: These are better guided in the path than
those who believe.

52. Those are they whom Allah has cursed, and whomever
Allah curses you shall not find any helper for him.

53. Or have they a share in the kingdom? But then they would
not give to people even the speck in the date stone.

54. Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them
of His grace? But indeed We have given to Ibrahim's children the
Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.

55. So of them is he who believes in him, and of them is he
who turns away from him, and hell is sufficient to burn.

56. (As for) those who disbelieve in Our communications, We
shall make them enter fire; so oft as their skins are thoroughly
burned, We will change them for other skins, that they may taste
the chastisement; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.

57. And (as for) those who believe and do good deeds, We
will make them enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide
in them for ever; they shall have therein pure mates, and We
shall make them enter a dense shade.

58. Surely Allah commands you to make over trusts to their
owners and that when you judge between people you judge with
justice; surely Allah admonishes you with what is excellent;
surely Allah is Seeing, Hearing.

59. O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Apostle and
those in authority from among you; then if you quarrel about
anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle, if you believe in
Allah and the last day; this is better and very good in the end.

60. Have you not seen those who assert that they believe in
what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before
you? They desire to summon one another to the judgment of the
Shaitan, though they were commanded to deny him, and the
Shaitan desires to lead them astray into a remote error.

61. And when it is said to them: Come to what Allah has
revealed and to the Apostle, you will see the hypocrites turning
away from you with (utter) aversion.

62. But how will it be when misfortune befalls them on account
of what their hands have sent before? Then they will come
to you swearing by Allah: We did not desire (anything) but good
and concord.

63. These are they of whom Allah knows what is in their
hearts; therefore turn aside from them and admonish them, and
speak to them effectual words concerning themselves.

64. And We did not send any apostle but that he should be
obeyed by Allah's permission; and had they, when they were
unjust to themselves, come to you and asked forgiveness of
Allah and the Apostle had (also) asked forgiveness for them,
they would have found Allah Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.

65. But no! by your Lord! they do not believe (in reality) until
they make you a judge of that which has become a matter of
disagreement among them, and then do not find any straitness in
their hearts as to what you have decided and submit with entire
submission.

66. And if We had prescribed for them: Lay down your lives
or go forth from your homes, they would not have done it except
a few of them; and if they had done what they were admonished,
it would have certainly been better for them and best in strengthening
(them);

67. And then We would certainly have given them from Ourselves
a great reward.

68. And We would certainly have guided them in the right
path.

69. And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with
those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the
prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a
goodly company are they!

70. This is grace from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as the Knower.

71. O you who believe! take your precaution, then go forth in
detachments or go forth in a body.

72. And surely among you is he who would certainly hang
back! If then a misfortune befalls you he says: Surely Allah
conferred a benefit on me that I was not present with them.

73. And if grace from Allah come to you, he would certainly
cry out, as if there had not been any friendship between you and
him: Would that I had been with them, then I should have
attained a mighty good fortune.

74. Therefore let those fight in the way of Allah, who sell this
world's life for the hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of
Allah, then be he slain or be he victorious, We shall grant him a
mighty reward.

75. And what reason have you that you should not fight in the
way of Allah and of the weak among the men and the women
and the children, (of) those who say: Our Lord! cause us to go
forth from this town, whose people are oppressors, and give us
from Thee a guardian and give us from Thee a helper.

76. Those who believe fight in the way of Allah, and those
who disbelieve fight in the way of the Shaitan. Fight therefore
against the friends of the Shaitan; surely the strategy of the
Shaitan is weak.

77. Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Withhold
your hands, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; but when
fighting is prescribed for them, lo! a party of them fear men as
they ought to have feared Allah, or (even) with a greater fear,
and say: Our Lord! why hast Thou ordained fighting for us?
Wherefore didst Thou not grant us a delay to a near end? Say:
The provision of this world is short, and the hereafter is better
for him who guards (against evil); and you shall not be wronged
the husk of a date stone.

78. Wherever you are, death will overtake you, though you
are in lofty towers, and if a benefit comes to them, they say: This
is from Allah; and if a misfortune befalls them, they say: This is
from you. Say: All is from Allah, but what is the matter with
these people that they do not make approach to understanding
what is told (them)?

79. Whatever benefit comes to you (O man!), it is from Allah,
and whatever misfortune befalls you, it is from yourself, and We
have sent you (O Prophet!), to mankind as an apostle; and Allah
15 sufficient as a witness.

80. Whoever obeys the Apostle, he indeed obeys Allah, and
whoever turns back, so We have not sent you as a keeper over
them.

81. And they say: Obedience. But when they go out from your
presence, a party of them decide by night upon doing otherwise
than what you say; and Allah writes down what they decide by
night, therefore turn aside from them and trust in Allah, and
Allah 15 sufficient as a protector.

82. Do they not then meditate on the Quran? And if it were
from any other than Allah, they would have found in it many a
discrepancy.

83. And when there comes to them news of security or fear
they spread it abroad; and if they had referred it to the Apostle
and to those in authority among them, those among them who
can search out the knowledge of it would have known it, and
were it not for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy, you
would have certainly followed the Shaitan save a few

84. Fight then in Allah's way; this is not imposed on you
except In relation to yourself, and rouse the believers to ardor
maybe Allah will restrain the fighting of those who disbelieve
and Allah is strongest in prowess and strongest to give an
exemplary punishment.

85. Whoever joins himself (to another) in a good cause shall
have a share of it, and whoever joins himself (to another) in an
evil cause shall have the responsibility of it, and Allah
controls
all things.

86. And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a
better (greeting) than it or return it; surely Allah takes account
of all things.

87. Allah, there is no god but He-- He will most certainly
gather you together on the resurrection day, there is no doubt in
it; and who is more true in word than Allah?

88. What is the matter with you, then, that you have become
two parties about the hypocrites, while Allah has made them
return (to unbelief) for what they have earned? Do you wish to
guide him whom Allah has caused to err? And whomsoever
Allah causes to err, you shall by no means find a way for him.

89. They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved,
so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from
among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah's way;
but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you
find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.

90. Except those who reach a people between whom and you
there is an alliance, or who come to you, their hearts shrinking
from fighting you or fighting their own people; and if Allah had
pleased, He would have given them power over you, so that they
should have certainly fought you; therefore if they withdraw
from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah
has not given you a way against them.

91. You will find others who desire that they should be safe
from you and secure from their own people; as often as they are
sent back to the mischief they get thrown into it headlong;
therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and (do not) offer
you peace and restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them
wherever you find them; and against these We have given.you a
clear authority.

92. And it does not behoove a believer to kill a believer except
by mistake, and whoever kills a believer by mistake, he should
free a believing slave, and blood-money should be paid to his
people unless they remit it as alms; but if he be from a tribe
hostile to you and he is a believer, the freeing of a believing slave
(suffices), and if he is from a tribe between whom and you there
is a convenant, the blood-money should be paid to his people
along with the freeing of a believing slave; but he who cannot
find (a slave) should fast for two months successively: a penance
from Allah, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

93. And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment
is hell; he shall abide in it, and Allah will send His wrath on him
and curse him and prepare for him a painful chastisement.

94. O you who believe! when you go to war in Allah's way,
make investigation, and do not say to any one who offers you
peace: You are not a believer. Do you seek goods of this world's
life! But with Allah there are abundant gains; you too were such
before, then Allah conferred a benefit on you; therefore make
investigation; surely Allah is aware of what you do.

95. The holders back from among the believers, not having
any injury, and those who strive hard in Allah's way with their
property and their persons are not equal; Allah has made the
strivers with their property and their persons to excel the holders
back a (high) degree, and to each (class) Allah has promised
good; and Allah shall grant to the strivers above the holders
back a mighty reward:

96. (High) degrees from Him and protection and mercy, and
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

97. Surely (as for) those whom the angels cause to die while
they are unjust to their souls, they shall say: In what state were
you? They shall say: We were weak in the earth. They shall say:
Was not Allah's earth spacious, so that you should have migrated
therein? So these it is whose abode is hell, and it is an evil
resort

98. Except the weak from among the men and the children
who have not in their power the means nor can they find a way
(to escape);

99. So these, it may be, Allah will pardon them, and Allah is
Pardoning, Forgiving.

100. And whoever flies in Allah's way, he will find in the earth
many a place of refuge and abundant resources, and whoever
goes forth from his house flying to Allah and His Apostle, and
then death overtakes him, his reward is indeed with Allah and
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

101. And when you journey in the earth, there is no blame on
you if you shorten the prayer, if you fear that those who disbelieve
will cause you distress, surely the unbelievers are your
open enemy.

102. And when you are among them and keep up the prayer
for them, let a party of them stand up with you, and let them
take their arms; then when they have prostrated themselves let
them go to your rear, and let another party who have not prayed
come forward and pray with you, and let them take their precautions
and their arms; (for) those who disbelieve desire that
you may be careless of your arms and your luggage, so that they
may then turn upon you with a sudden united attack, and there
is no blame on you, if you are annoyed with rain or if you are
sick, that you lay down your arms, and take your precautions;
surely Allah has prepared a disgraceful chastisement for the
unbelievers.

103. Then when you have finished the prayer, remember Allah
standing and sitting and reclining; but when you are secure
(from danger) keep up prayer; surely prayer is a timed ordinance
for the believers.

104. And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you
suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain,
and you hope from Allah what they do not hope; and Allah is
Knowing, Wise.

105. Surely We have revealed the Book to you with the truth
that you may judge between people by means of that which
Allah has taught you; and be not an advocate on behalf of the
treacherous.

106. And ask forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.

107. And do not plead on behalf of those who act unfaithfully
to their souls; surely Allah does not love him who is treacherous,
sinful;

108. They hide themselves from men and do not hide themselves
from Allah, and He is with them when they meditate by
night words which please Him not, and Allah encompasses what
they do.

109. Behold! you are they who (may) plead for them in this
world's life, but who will plead for them with Allah on the
resurrection day, or who shall be their protector?

110. And whoever does evil or acts unjustly to his soul, then
asks forgiveness of Allah, he shall find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.

111. And whoever commits a sin, he only commits it against
his own soul; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

112. And whoever commits a fault or a sin, then accuses of it
one innocent, he indeed takes upon himself the burden of a
calumny and a manifest sin.

113. And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy
a party of them had certainly designed to bring you to perdition
and they do not bring (aught) to perdition but their own souls,
and they shall not harm you in any way, and Allah has revealed to
you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you
did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great.

114. There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in
his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between
people; and whoever does this seeking Allah's pleasure, We will
give him a mighty reward.

115. And whoever acts hostilely to the Apostle after that
guidance has become manifest to him, and follows other than the
way of the believers, We will turn him to that to which he has
(himself) turned and make him enter hell; and it is an
evil resort.

116. Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be
associated with Him, and He forgives what is besides this to
whom He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he
indeed strays off into a remote error.

117. They do not call besides Him on anything but idols, and
they do not call on anything but a rebellious Shaitan.

118. Allah has cursed him; and he said: Most certainly I will
take of Thy servants an appointed portion:

119. And most certainly I will lead them astray and excite in
them vain desires, and bid them so that they shall slit the ears of
the cattle, and most certainly I will bid them so that they shall alter
Allah's creation; and whoever takes the Shaitan for a guardian
rather than Allah he indeed shall suffer a manifest loss.

120. He gives them promises and excites vain desires in them;
and the Shaitan does not promise them but to deceive.

121. These are they whose abode is hell, and they shall not find
any refuge from it.

122. And (as for) those who believe and do good, We will make
them enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide
therein for ever; (it is) a promise of Allah, true (indeed), and who
is truer of word than Allah?

123. (This) shall not be in accordance with your vain desires
nor in accordance with the vain desires of the followers of the
Book; whoever does evil, he shall be requited with it, and besides
Allah he will find for himself neither a guardian nor a helper.

124. And whoever does good deeds whether male or female
and he (or she) is a believer-- these shall enter the garden, and they
shall not be dealt with a jot unjustly.

125. And who has a better religion than he who submits
himself entirely to Allah? And he is the doer of good (to others)
and follows the faith of Ibrahim, the upright one, and Allah took
Ibrahim as a friend.

126. And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's; and Allah encompasses all things.

127. And they ask you a decision about women. Say: Allah
makes known to you His decision concerning them, and that
which is recited to you in the Book concerning female orphans
whom you do not give what is appointed for them while you desire
to marry them, and concerning the weak among children, and
that you should deal towards orphans with equity; and whatever
good you do, Allah surely knows it.

128. And if a woman fears ill usage or desertion on the part of
her husband, there is no blame on them, if they effect a reconciliation
between them, and reconciliation is better, and avarice has
been made to be present in the (people's) minds; and if you do
good (to others) and guard (against evil), then surely Allah is
aware of what you do.

129. And you have it not in your power to do justice between
wives, even though you may wish (it), but be not disinclined (from
one) with total disinclination, so that you leave her as it were in
suspense; and if you effect a reconciliation and guard (against
evil), then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

130. And if they separate, Allah will render them both free
from want out of His ampleness, and Allah is Ample-giving, Wise.

131. And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's and certainly We enjoined those who were given
the Book before you and (We enjoin) you too that you should be
careful of (your duty to) Allah; and if you disbelieve, then surely
whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's
and Allah is Self-sufficient, Praise-worthy.

132. And whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth is Allah's, and Allah is sufficient as a Protector.

133. If He please, He can make you pass away, O people! and
bring others; and Allah has the power to do this.

134. Whoever desires the reward of this world, then with Allah
is the reward of this world and the hereafter; and Allah is Hearing,
Seeing.

135. O you who beljeve! be maintainers of justice, bearers of
witness of Allah's sake, though it may be against your own selves
or (your) parents or near relatives; if he be rich or poor, Allah is
nearer to them both in compassion; therefore do not follow (your)
low desires, lest you deviate; and if you swerve or turn aside, then
surely Allah is aware of what you do.

136. O you who believe! believe in Allah and His Apostle and
the Book which He has revealed to His Apostle and the Book
which He revealed before; and whoever disbelieves in Allah and
His angels and His apostles and the last day, he indeed strays off
into a remote error.

137. Surely (as for) those who believe then disbelieve, again
believe and again disbelieve, then increase in disbelief, Allah will
not forgive them nor guide them in the (right) path.

138. Announce to the hypocrites that they shall have a painful
chastisement:

139. Those who take the unbelievers for guardians rather than
believers. Do they seek honor from them? Then surely all honor is
for Allah.

140. And indeed He has revealed to you in the Book that when
you hear Allah's communications disbelieved in and mocked at
do not sit with them until they enter into some other discourse;
surely then you would be like them; surely Allah will gather
together the hypocrites and the unbelievers all in hell.

141. Those who wait for (some misfortune to befall) you then
If you have a victory from Allah they say: Were we not with you?
And i. there IS a chance for the unbelievers, they say: Did we not
acquire the mastery over you and defend you from the believers?
So Allah shall Judge between you on the day of resurrection, and
Allah will by no means give the unbelievers a way against the
believers.

142. Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall
requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up to prayer
they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do
not remember Allah save a little.

143. Wavering between that (and this), (belonging) neither to
these nor to those; and whomsoever Allah causes to err, you shall
not find a way for him.

144. O you who believe! do not take the unbelievers for friends
rather than the believers; do you desire that you should give to
Allah a manifest proof against yourselves?

145. Surely the hypocrites are in the lowest stage of the fire
and you shall not find a helper for them.

146. Except those who repent and amend and hold fast to
Allah and are sincere in their religion to Allah, these are with the
believers, and Allah will grant the believers a mighty reward.

147. Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and
believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowing

148. Allah does not love the public utterance of hurtful speech
unless (it be) by one to whom injustice has been done; and Allah is
Hearing, Knowing.

149. If you do good openly or do it in secret or pardon an evil
then surely Allah is Pardoning, Powerful.

150. Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His apostles and
(those who) desire to make a distinction between Allah and His
apostles and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and
desire to take a course between (this and) that.

151. These it is that are truly unbelievers, and We have prepared
for the unbelievers a disgraceful chastisement.

152. And those who believe in Allah and His apostles and do
not make a distinction between any of them-- Allah will grant
them their rewards; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

153. The followers of the Book ask you to bring down to them
a book from heaven; so indeed they demanded of Musa a greater
thing than that, for they said: Show us Allah manifestly; so the
lightning overtook them on account of their injustice. Then they
took the calf (for a god), after clear signs had come to them, but
We pardoned this; and We gave to Musa clear authority.

154. And We lifted the mountain (Sainai) over them at (the
li taking of the covenant) and We said to them: Enter the door
making obeisance; and We said to them: Do not exceed the limits
of the Sabbath, and We made with them a firm covenant.

155 Therefore, for their breaking their covenant and their
disbelief in the communications of Allah and their killing the
prophets wrongfully and their saying: Our hearts are covered;
nay! Allah set a seal upon them owing to their unbelief, so they
shall not believe except a few.

156. And for their unbelief and for their having uttered against
Marium a grievous calumny.

157. And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa
son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor
did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most
surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they
have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and
they killed him not for sure.

158. Nay! Allah took him up to Himself; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.

159. And there is not one of the followers of the Book but most
certainly believes in this before his death, and on the day of
resurrection he (Isa) shall be a witness against them.

160. Wherefore for the iniquity of those who are Jews did We
disallow to them the good things which had been made lawful for
them and for their hindering many (people) from Allah's way.

161. And their taking usury though indeed they were forbidden
it and their devouring the property of people falsely, and
We have prepared for the unbelievers from among them a painful
chastisement.

162. But the firm in knowledge among them and the believers
believe in what has been revealed to. you and what was revealed
before you, and those who keep up prayers and those who give the
poor-rate and the believers in Allah and the last day, these it is
whom We will give a mighty reward.

163. Surely We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh,
and the prophets after him, and We revealed to Ibrahim and
Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and Isa and Ayub
and Yunus and Haroun and Sulaiman and We gave to Dawood

164. And (We sent) apostles We have mentioned to you before
and apostles we have not mentioned to you; and to Musa, Allah
addressed His Word, speaking (to him):

165. (We sent) apostles as the givers of good news and as
warners, so that people should not have a plea against Allah after
the (coming of) apostles; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.

166. But Allah bears witness by what He has revealed to you
that He has revealed it with His knowledge, and the angels bear
witness (also); and Allah is sufficient as a witness.

167. Surely (as for) those who disbelieve and hinder (men)
from Allah's way, they indeed have strayed off into a remote

168. Surely (as for) those who disbelieve and act unjustly
Allah will not forgive them nor guide them to a path

169. Except the path of hell, to abide in it for ever, and this is
easy to Allah.

170. O people! surely the Apostle has come to you with the
truth from your Lord, therefore believe, (it shall be) good for you
and If you disbelieve, then surely whatever is in the heavens and
the earth is Allah's; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

171. O followers of the Book! do not exceed the limits in your
religion, and do not speak (lies) against Allah, but (speak) the
truth; the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only an apostle of Allah
and His Word which He communicated to Marium and a spirit
from Him; believe therefore in Allah and His apostles, and say
not, Three. Desist, it is better for you; Allah is only one God; far
be It from His glory that He should have a son, whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is in the earth is His, and Allah is sufficient
for a Protector.

172. The Messiah does by no means disdain that he should be a
servant of Allah, nor do the angels who are near to Him, and
whoever disdains His service and is proud, He will gather them all
together to Himself.

173. Then as for those who believe and do good, He will pay
them fully their rewards and give them more out of His grace; and
as for those who disdain and are proud, He will chastise them with
a painful chastisement. And they shall not find for themselves
besides Allah a guardian or a helper

174. O people! surely there has come to you manifest proof
from your Lord and We have sent to you clear light.

175. Then as for those who believe in Allah and hold fast by
Him, He will cause them to enter into His mercy and grace and
guide them to Himself on a right path.

176. They ask you for a decision of the law. Say: Allah gives
you a decision concerning the person who has neither parents nor
offspring; if a man dies (and) he has no son and he has a sister, she
shall have half of what he leaves, and he shall be her heir she has
no son; but if there be two (sisters), they shall have two-thirds of
what he leaves; and if there are brethren, men and women, then
the male shall have the like of the portion of two females; Allah
makes clear to you, lest you err; and Allah knows all things.