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Al-Imran
order of the universe - there is no God but He.1
the earlier Books, and earlier He revealed the Torah and Gospel
Criterion (to distinguish truth from falsehood). A severe chastisement lies
in store for those who deny the signs of Allah. Allah is All-Mighty; He is the
Lord of Retribution.
is no God but He; the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
clear and lucid, and these are the core of the Book.5 Others are
ambiguous.6 Those in whose hearts there is perversity, always go
about the part which is ambiguous, seeking mischief and seeking to arrive at
its meaning arbitrarily, although none knows their true meaning except Allah.
On the contrary, those firmly rooted in knowledge say: 'We believe in it; it
is all from our Lord alone.'7 No one derives true admonition from
anything except the men of understanding.
crookedness after You have guided us to the right way, and. bestow upon us Your
mercy. Surely You, only You, are the Munificent Giver!
(the coming of which) there is no doubt. Surely Allah never goes against His
promise.'
avail them at all against Allah, and it is they who will be the fuel of the
Fire
Pharaoh, and those before them. They rejected Our signs, so Allah seized them
for their sins. Allah indeed is severe in punishment.
and mustered to Hell - and that is an evil resting place!'
that encountered each other in battle (at Badr): one host fighting in the way
of Allah, and the other that of unbelievers. They saw with their own eyes that
one host was twice the number of the other.9 But (the result of the
battle has proved that) Allah succours with His victory whomsoever He wills.
In this there is surely a lesson for all who have eyes to see.0
of gold and silver, horses of mark, cattle and plantations. These are the enjoyments
in the life of this world; but with Allah lies a goodly abode to return to.
there are, with their Lord, gardens beneath which rivers flow; there they will
abide for ever, will have spouses of stainless purity1 as companions,
and will enjoy the good pleasure of Allah.' Allah thoroughly observes His servants.2
us our sins and keep us safe from the chastisement of the Fire';
the way of Allah) and implore the forgiveness of Allah before daybreak.
and likewise do the angels and the men possessed of knowledge5 bear
witness in truth and justice that there is no God but He, the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise.
the Book adopted many different ways rather than follow the true way of Islam
even after the knowledge of truth had reached them, and this merely to commit
excesses against one another.7 Let him who refuses to follow the
ordinances and directives of Allah know that Allah is swift in His reckoning.
whole being to Allah, and so have those who follow me.' And ask the People of
the Book as well as those who follow no heavenly Scripture: 'Have you also submitted
(to Allah)?'8 If they have submitted to Him, they are indeed on
the right way but if they deviate from submitting to Allah, then your duty is
merely to deliver the message. Allah observes the affairs of His servants.
the Prophets unjustly, and who slay those who enjoin justice, give them glad
tidings of a grievous chastisement.9
and in the World to Come.0 They have none to help them.1
Whenever their learned men are summoned to the Book of Allah to judge the differences
between them,2 a party of them turns away in aversion.
for a limited number of days.'3 The false beliefs which they have
forged have deluded them in their faith.
witness the Day about (the coming of) which there is no doubt, and when every
human being shall be repaid in full for what he has done, and none shall be
wronged?
will, and take away dominion from whom You will, and You exalt whom You will,
and abase whom You will. In Your Hand is all good. Surely You are All-Power-ful.
the night. You bring forth the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead
out of the living, and You give sustenance to whom You will beyond all reckoning.'4
to those who believe. Whoever does this has nothing to do with Allah unless
he does so in order to protect himself from their wrong-doing.5
Allah warns you to beware of Him for it is to Allah that you will return.6
knows it. Allah knows what is in the heavens and in the earth and He has power
over everything.'
with whatever good it has done and whatever evil it has wrought. It will then
wish there is a wide space between it and the Day! Allah warns you to beware
of Him; He is most tender towards His servants.7
and Allah will love you and will forgive you your sins. Allah is All-Forgiving,
All-Compassionate.'
then know that Allah does not love those who refuse to obey Him and His Messenger.8
Abraham and of 'Imran0 above all mankind.
Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Behold, unto You do I vow that the child in my womb is to be devoted to Your
exclusive service. Accept it, then, from me. Surely You alone are All-Hearing,
All-Knowing.'3
given birth to a female' - and Allah knew full well what she had given birth
to - 'and a female is not the same as a male.4 I have named her
Mary and commit her and her offspring to You for protection from Satan, the
accursed.'
a goodly growth and placed her in the care of Zechariah. Whenever Zechariah5
visited her in the sanctuary,6 he found her provided with food.
He asked her: 'O Mary, how did this come to you?' She said: 'It is from Allah.
Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.'
out of Your grace the gift of a goodly offspring, for indeed You alone heed
all Prayers.'7
'Allah gives you good tidings of John (Yahya),8 who shall confirm
a command of Allah ,9 shall be outstanding among men, utterly chaste,
and a Prophet from among the righteous.'
has overtaken me and my wife is barren?' He said: Thus shall it be;0
Allah does what He wills.'
angel said: 'The sign for you shall be that you shall not speak to men for three
days except by gesture. Remember your Lord and extol His glory by night and
by day.'2
chosen you, and made you pure, and exalted you above all the women in the world.
and bow with those who bow (before Him).'
beyond the reach of your perception for you were not with them when they drew
lots with their pens about who should be Mary's guardian,3 and you
were not with them when they disputed about it.
of a command from Him: his name shall be Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary. He
shall be highly honoured in this world and in the Next, and shall be one of
those near stationed to Allah.
to maturity and shall indeed be among the righteous.'
touched me?' The angel answered: Thus shall it be.4 Allah creates
whatever He wills. When He decides something, He merely says: "Be" and it is.
came to them he said): 'I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I will
make for you from clay the likeness of a bird and then I will breathe into it
and by the leave of Allah it will become a bird. I will also heal the blind
and the leper, and by the leave of Allah bring the dead to life. I will also
inform you of what things you eat and what you treasure up in your houses. Surely
this is a sign for you if you are true believ-ers.5
of the Torah,6 and to make lawful to you some of the things which
had been forbidden to you.7 have come to you with a sign from your
Lord; so have fear of Allah and obey me.
the straight way.'8
'Who will be my helpers in the way of Allah?' The disciples9 said:
'We are the helpers of Allah. We believe in Allah,0 and be our witness
that we have submitted ourselves exclusively to Allah.
obey the Messenger; make us, then, one of those who bear witness (to the Truth).'
schemes by schemes of His own. Allah is the best of schemers.
recall you1 and raise you up to Me and will purify you (of the company)
of those who disbelieve,2 and will set your followers above the
unbelievers till the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me you shall return, and I
will judge between you regarding what you differed.
chastisement in this world and in the Next; and they shall find none to help
them.
in full. Allah does not love the unjust.'
is as the creation of Adam whom He created out of dust, and then said: 'Be',
and he was.3
has come to you: 'Come! Let us summon our sons and your sons, and our women
and your women, and ourselves and yourselves, and then let us pray together
and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie.'5
is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
us and you:7 that we shall serve none but Allah and shall associate
none with Him in His divinity and that some of us will not take others as lords
beside Allah.' And if they turn their backs (from accepting this call), tell
them: 'Bear witness that we are the ones who have submitted ourselves exclusively
to Allah.'
though the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after the time of Abraham?
Do you not understand?8
which you knew; why are you now disputing about matters that you know nothing
about? Allah knows it whereas you do not know.
devoted to God.9 And he certainly was not amongst those who associate
others with Allah in His divinity.
are those who followed him in the past, and presently this Prophet and those
who believe in him; Allah is the guardian of the men of faith.
in truth they lead none astray except themselves, but they do not realize it.
you yourselves witness them?0
why do you conceal the Truth knowingly?
has been revealed to those who believe, and then deny it in the evening that
they may thus retract (from their faith).'1
follows your faith.' Say: 'Surely true guidance is Allah's. It is His favour
that anyone should be given the like of what you have been given in the past,
and that others should have been given firm evidence to proffer against you
before your Lord.' Say: 'Surely bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He gives it
to whom He wills. Allah is All-Embracing,2 All-Knowing.3
of abounding bounty.'
you even if you were to entrust a treasure of gold, and of them there are some
whom were you to entrust with one gold piece, will not restore it unless you
stand over them. That is because they say: 'We will not be taken to task for
whatever we may do to non-Jews (ummls).4 Thus they falsely fix a
lie upon Allah, and do so wittingly.
Truly Allah loves the God-fearing.
the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a trivial gain. On the Day of Resurrection
Allah will neither address them, look at them, nor will He purify them.5
A painful chastisement lies ahead of them.
the Book to make you think that it is part of the Book when in fact it is not.6
They say: 'It is from Allah', when in fact it is not from Allah. They falsely
fix a lie upon Allah, and do so wittingly.
judgement and prophet-hood, and thereafter he should say to men: 'Become servants
to me apart from Allah.' He would rather say: 'Become dedicated men of Allah,7
in accord with the dictates of the Book you have been teaching and studying.'
Will he enjoin upon you unbelief when you have submitted yourselves to Allah?8
the Book and the Wisdom which I have given you. But should a Prophet come to
you confirming that which is already with you, you shall believe in him and
shall help him.9 So saying, Allah asked: 'Do you agree and accept
to take up the burden of the covenant?' They answered: 'We agree,' He said:
'Then bear wirness; and I will be with you among the witness.
all that is in the heavens and the earth is in submission to Him1
- willing or unwillingly - and to Him all shall return?
revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and to Issac and Jacob and his descendents,
and the teachings which Allah gave to Moses and Jesus and to other Prophets.
We make no distinction between any of them2 and to Him do we submit.
will find that it will not be accepted from him and in the Life to come he will
be among the losers.
clear signs and affirmed that the Messenger was a true one, lapsed into disbelief.3
Allah does not guide the wrong-doers.
and of the angels and of all men shall upon them.
nor shall they be granted any respite.
Allah is Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
believing,4 their (pretence to) repentance shall not be accepted.
Indeed such men have altogether strayed.
full of gold will be accepted from them as ransom. For such people there is
painful chastisement; and none shall come to their help.
love (in the way of Allah).5 Allah knows whatever you spend.
to the Children of Israel,6 except what Israel7 made
unlawful to themselves before the revelation of the Torah. Tell them: 'Bring
the Torah and recite any passage of it if you are truthful.'
in total devotion to Allah. He was not one of those who associate others with
Allah in His divinity.8
one at Bakkah: it is full of blessing and a centre of guidance for the whole
world.9
whoever enters it becomes secure.1 Pilgrimage to the House is a
duty owed to Allah by all who can make their way to it. As for those who refuse
to follow His command, surely Allah does not stand in need of anything.
Allah is witness to all that you do?'
the way of Allah, seeking that he follow a crooked way, even though you yourselves
are witness to its being the right way?' Allah is not heedless of what you do.
they might cause you to renounce the Truth after you have attained to faith.
Allah are recited and amidst you is His Messenger? Whoever holds fast to Allah
will certainly be guided to the straight way.
not die save in the state of submission to Allah.2
divided. Remember the blessing that Allah bestowed upon you: you were once enemies
then He brought your hearts together, so that through His blessing you became
brothers. You stood on the brink of a pit of fire and He delivered you from
it.4 Thus Allah makes His signs clear to you that you may be guided
to the right way.5
that is good and enjoin the doing of all that is right and forbid the doing
of all that is wrong. It is they who will attain true success.
after clear signs had come to them. A mighty chastisement awaits them on the
Day when some faces will turn bright and ther faces will turn dark. Those whose
faces have turned dark will be told: 'Did you fall into unbelief after you had
been blessed with belief? Taste, then, chastise- ment for your unbelief.'
dark. Those whose faces have turned dark will be told: 'Did you fall into unbelief
after you had been blessed with belief? Taste, then, chastisement for your unbelief.
of Allah, and therein they shall abide.
and Allah desires no wrong7 to the people of the world.
Allah are all matters referred for decision.
of) mankind.8 You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
and believe in Allah. Had the People of the Book9 believed it were
better for them. Some of them are believers but most of them are transgressors.
they fight against you they will turn their backs (in flight), and then they
will not be succoured.
they were protected by either a covenant with Allah or a covenant with men.90
They are laden with the burden of Allah's wrath, and humiliation is stuck
upon them - and all this because they rejected the signs of Allah and slayed
the Prophets without right, and because they disobeyed and transgressed.
people who recite the messages of Allah in the watches of the night and prostrate
themselves in worship.
and forbid what is wrong, and hasten to excel each other in doing good. These
are among the righteous.
knows those who are pious.
their children will avail them against Allah. They are the people of the Fire,
and therein they shall abide.
that of a wind accompanied with frost which smites the harvest of a people who
wronged themselves, and lays it to waste.1 It is not Allah who wronged
them; rather it is they who wrong themselves.
your kind. They spare no effort to injure you.2 Indeed they love
all that distresses you. Their hatred is clearly manifest in what they say,
and what their breasts conceal is even greater. Now We have made Our messages
clear to you, if only you can understand (the danger of their intimacy).
you believe in the whole of the (heavenly) Book.3 When they meet
you they say: 'We believe', but when they are by themselves they bite their
fingers in rage at you. Say: 'Perish in your rage.' Allah knows even what lies
hidden in their breasts.
befalls you they rejoice at it. But if you remain steadfast and mindful of Allah
their designs will not cause you harm. Allah surely encompasses all that they
do.
you went forth from your home at early dawn (to the battlefield of Uhud) and
placed the believers in battle arrays. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
although Allah was their protector; it is in Allah that the believers should
put their trust.
then, of Allah; perhaps you will be thankful.
that your Lord will aid you by sending down three thousand angels?6
suddenly fall upon you, your Lord will help you even with five thousand marked
angels.
as to let your hearts be at rest. Help can only come from Allah, the All-Mighty,
the All-Wise.
those who disbelieved and frustrate them so that they retreat in utter disappointment.
their repentance or chastise them, for they surely are wrongdoers.
whom He wills, and chastises whom He wills: Allah is indeed All-Forgiving, Most-Compassionate.7
mindful of Allah so that you may attain true success.8
hasten to the for-giveness of your Lord and to a Paradise as vast as the heavens
and the earth, prepared for the God-fearing who spend in the way of Allah both
in plenty and hardship, who restrain their anger, and forgive others. Allah
loves such good-doers."
vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God-fearing.
their anger, and forgive others. Allah loves such good-doers." 9
against themselves, instantly remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their
sins - for who will forgive sins save Allah? - and who do not wilfully persist
in the wrong they did.
beneath which rivers flow; there they shall abide. How good is the reward of
those who labour!
behold the end of those who gave the lie to (the directives and ordinances of
Allah).
for the Godfearing.
the upper hand if you are true men of faith.
the people who are opposed to you.0 We make such movements to men
in turn so that Allah might mark out those who are the true men of faith and
select from among you those who do really bear witness (to the Truth):1
for Allah does not love the wrong-doers,
believers and blot out those who deny the Truth.
not yet seen who among you strove hard in His way and remained steadfast?
faced it, observing it with your own eyes.2
away before him. If, then, he were to die or be slain will you turn about on
your heels?3 Whoever turns about on his heels can in no way harm
Allah. As for the grateful ones, Allah will soon reward them.
and at an appointed time.4 And he who desires his reward in this
world, We shall grant him the reward of this world; and he who desires the reward
of the Other World,5 We shall grant him the reward of the Other
World. And soon shall We reward the ones who are grateful.6
men fought: they neither lost heart for all they had to suffer in the way of
Allah nor did they weaken nor did they abase themselves.7 Allah
loves such steadfast ones.
excesses, and set our feet firm, and succour us against those who deny the Truth.'
a better reward of the World to Come. Allah loves those who do good.
you back on your heels,8 and you will turn about, losers.
Truth since they have associated others with Allah in His divinity - something
for which He has sent down no sanction. The Fire is their abode; how bad the
resting place of the wrong-doers will be!
them by His leave until the moment when you flagged and quarrelled among yourselves
about the matter, and acted against the order of (the Prophet). Soon He showed
you what you had intensely desired - for some among you sought this world and
some of you sought the Next. Thereupon, in order to put you to a test He turned
you away from your foes. Still He pardoned you after that9 for
Allah is Bounteous to those who believe.
anyone, and the Messenger was calling out to you from the rear.0
Then Allah requited you by inflicting grief after grief upon you1
so as to instruct you neither to grieve for the losses you might suffer nor
for the afflictions that might befall you. Allah knows all that you do.
you - a sleep which overtook some of you.2 Those who were concerned
merely about themselves, entertaining false notions about Allah - the notions
of the Age of Ignorance - asked: 'Have we any say in the matter?' Tell them:
'Truly, all power of decision rests solely with Allah.' Indeed, they conceal
in their hearts what they would not reveal to you, saying: 'If we had any power
of decision, we would not have been slain here.' Say: 'Even if you had been
in your houses, those for whom slaying had been appointed would have gone forth
to the places where they were to be slain.' And all this happened so that Allah
might test your secret thoughts and purge your hearts of all impurities. Allah
knows well what is in the breasts of men.
armies met (at Uhud) did so because Satan made them slip because of some of
their lapses. But Allah has pardoned them; He is All-Forgiving, All-Forbearing.
brothers (who meet some mishap) in the course of their journey for fighting:
'Had they remained with us, they would not have died nor been slain.' Allah
makes such thoughts the cause of deep regrets in their hearts.3
For in truth it is Allah alone who grants life and deals death. Allah sees all
that you do.
Allah's forgiveness and mercy are better than all the goods they amass.
be mustered.
you been rough, hard-hearted, they would surely have scattered away from you.
So pardon them, and pray for their forgiveness, and take counsel from them in
matters of importance. And when you are resolved on a course of action place
your trust in Allah; surely Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).
then who can help you? It is in Allah that the believers should put their trust.
shall bring with him the fruits of his fraud on the Day of Resurrection, when
every human being shall be paid in full what he has earned, and shall not be
wronged.
with Allah's wrath and whose abode is Hell? How evil that is for a resting-place!
they do.
from among them a Messenger to recite to them His signs, and to purify them,
and to teach them the Book and Wisdom. For before that they were in manifest
error.
this come about?'5 even though the enemy has suffered at your hands
(in the Battle of Badr) double what you have suffered!6 Say: This
calamity has been brought about by yourselves.7 Surely Allah is
Ail-Powerful.8
of Allah, and in order that He might mark out those who believe
'Come and fight in the wayof Allah', or (at least) 'defend yourselves', they
answered: 'If we but knew that there would be fighting, we would certainly have
followed.9 They were nearer then to infidelity than to faith. They
utter from their mouths what is not in their hearts. Allah knows well what they
conceal.
'Had they followed us, they would not have been slain.' Say: 'If you speak the
truth then avert death when it comes to you.'
Indeed they are living, and with their Lord they have their sustenance,
jubilant that neither fear nor grief shall come upon the believers left behind
in the world who have not yet joined them.
that Allah will not cause the reward of the believers to be lost.
after injury had smitten them3 - for all those who do good and
fear Allah there is a mighty reward.
and you should fear them', it only increased their faith and they answered:
'Allah is Sufficient for us; and what an excellent Guardian He is!'
having suffered no harm. They followed the good pleasure of Allah, and Allah
is the Lord of great bounty.
fear them; fear Me, if you truly believe.4
hurt Allah in the least. Allah will not provide for them any share in the Next
Life. A mighty punishment awaits them.
not hurt Allah in the least. Theirs shall be a painful chastisement.
is good for them. We give them respite so that they may grow in wickedness.
A humiliating chastisement lies in store for them.
He will set the wicked apart from the good. Allah is not going to disclose to
you what is hidden in the realm beyond the reach of perception,6
but He chooses from among His Messengers whom He wills (to intimate such knowledge).
Believe, then, in Allah and in His Messengers; and if you believe and be come
God-fearing, yours will be a great reward.
His bounty think that niggardli ness is good for them; it is bad for them. What
they were niggardly about will turn into a halter round their necks on the Day
of Resur-rection. To Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth;7
and Allah is well aware of what you do.
we are rich.8 We shall record what they have said, and the fact
of their slaying the Prophets unjustly, and we shall say to them: Taste now
the torment of the Fire.
to His servants.
until he makes an offering that the fire will consume', say: 'Other Messengers
came to you before me with clear signs, and with the sign you have mentioned.
So why did you slay them, if what you say is true?9
bearing clear signs and scriptures and the illuminating Book were also given
the lie before you.
reward on the Day of Resurrection. Then, whoever is spared the Fire and is admitted
to Paradise has indeed been successful. The life of this world is merely an
illusory enjoyment.0
properties and lives, and you will certainly hear many hurtful things from those
who were granted the Book before you and those who have associated others with
Allah in His divinity. If you remain patient and God-fearing1 this
indeed is a matter of great resolution.
Book: 'You shall explain it to men and not hide it.2 Then they
cast the Book behind their backs, and sold it away for a trivial gain. Evil
indeed is their bargain.
praised for what indeed they have not done,3 do not think that
they are secure from chastisement. A painful chastisement awaits them.
is All-Powerful. indeed been successful. The life of this world is merely an
illusory enjoyment.
and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding.
their backs, and reflect in the creation of the heavens and the earth,5
(saying): 'Our Lord! You have not created this in vain. Glory to You! Save us,
then, from the chastisement of the Fire.6
to disgrace, and there will be none to succour the wrong-doers.
in your Lord"; so we did believe.7 Our Lord, forgive us our sins,
and wipe out our evil deeds and make us die with the truly pious.'
and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection; indeed You never go back on
Your promise.8
of any of you, whether male or female, to go to waste; each of you is from the
other.9 Those who emigrated and were driven out from their homesteads
and were persecuted in My cause, and who fought and were slain, indeed I shall
wipe out their evil deeds from them and shall certainly admit them to the gardens
beneath which rivers flow." This is their reward with their Lord; and with Allah
lies the best reward.0
in the land deceive you.
an evil resting place!
which rivers flow and in which they will live forever: a hospitality from Allah
Himself, And Allah's reward is best for the truly pious.
been revealed to you, and what has been revealed to them. They humble themselves
before Allah, and do not sell Allah's revelations for a small price. For these
men their reward is with their Lord. Allah is swift in His reckoning.
stand firm in your faith, and hold Allah in fear that you may attain true success.