3 The Family of 'Imran -Aali 'Imran
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[3.1] AlifLaamMeem.
[3.2] Allah! There is no god except He, the Living, the
Everlasting.
[3.3] He has sent down to you the Book with the truth,
confirming what preceded it; and He has sent down the Torah and the Gospel (of
Prophet Jesus which has been lost)
[3.4] before, as a guidance for people, and He sent
down the Criterion. As for those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah, for
them is an intense punishment. Allah is Mighty, Owner of Vengeance.
[3.5] Nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from
Allah.
[3.6] It is He who shapes you in your mothers' wombs as
He wills. There is no god except Him, the Almighty, the Wise.
[3.7] It is He who has sent down to you the Book. Some
of its verses are precise in meaning they are the foundation of the Book and
others obscure. Those whose hearts are swerving with disbelief, follow the
obscure desiring sedition and desiring its interpretation, but no one knows its
interpretation except Allah. Those who are wellgrounded in knowledge say: 'We
believe in it, it is all from our Lord. And none remember except those who are
possessed of minds.
[3.8] Lord, do not cause our hearts to swerve after You
have guided us. Grant us Your Mercy. You are the Embracing Giver.
[3.9] Lord, You will surely gather all the people for a
Day that will come in which there is no doubt. ' Allah will not break His
promise.
[3.10] Those who disbelieve, neither their riches nor
their children shall save them from Allah. They shall become the fuel of the
Fire.
[3.11] Like Pharaoh's people and those before them who
belied Our revelations; Allah seized them in their sinfulness. Allah is firm in
inflicting punishment.
[3.12] Say to those who disbelieve: 'You shall be
overcome and gathered into Gehenna (Hell), an evil cradling! '
[3.13] Indeed, there was a sign for you in the two
armies which met on the battlefield. One was fighting in the way of Allah, and
another unbelieving. They (the believers) saw with their eyes that they were
twice their own number. Allah strengthens with His victory whom He will.
Surely, in that there was a lesson for those possessed of eyes.
[3.14] Decorated for people are the desires of women,
offspring, and of heaped up piles of gold and silver, of pedigree horses,
cattle, and sown fields. These are the enjoyments of the worldly life, but with
Allah is the best return.
[3.15] Say: 'Shall I tell you of a better thing than
that? For the cautious with their Lord, theirs shall be Gardens underneath
which rivers flow, where they shall live for ever, and purified spouses, and
pleasure from Allah. ' Allah is watching over His worshipers.
[3.16] Those are they who say: 'Lord, we believe in
You, forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire',
[3.17] who are patient, truthful, obedient, and
charitable, and who ask forgiveness at dawn.
[3.18] Allah bears witness that there is no god except
He, and so do the angels and the knowledgeable. He upholds justice there is no
god except He, the Mighty, the Wise.
[3.19] The only religion with Allah is Islam
(submission). Those to whom the Book was given disagreed among themselves only
after knowledge had been given to them being insolent among themselves. He who
disbelieves the verses of Allah indeed Allah is Swift in reckoning.
[3.20] If they argue with you, say: 'I have submitted
my face to Allah and so have those who follow me. ' To those who have received
the Book (Jews and Nazarenes) and to the ignorant, ask: 'Have you submitted
yourselves to Allah? ' If they became Muslims they were guided, if they turn
away, then your only duty is to warn them. Allah is watching over all His
worshipers.
[3.21] Those who disbelieve the verses of Allah and
slay the Prophets unjustly, and slay those who bid to justice give them the
glad tidings of a painful punishment!
[3.22] Their works shall be annulled in this world and
in the Everlasting Life, and there shall be none to help them.
[3.23] Have you not seen those who have received a
portion of the Book being called to the Book of Allah, that it might judge
between them, and some turned away, swerving aside.
[3.24] For they say: 'The Fire will not touch us except
for a certain number of days. ' And the lies they forged have deluded them in
their religion.
[3.25] How will it be when We gather them for a Day in
which there is no doubt, when every soul will be given what it has earned and
they will not be wronged?
[3.26] Say: 'O Allah, Owner of the Kingdom. You give
the kingdom to whom You will, and take it away from whom You will, You exalt
whom You will and abase whom You will. In Your Hand is good, You have power over
all things.
[3.27] You cause the night to enter into the day, and
the day to enter into the night. You bring forth the living from the dead and
the dead from the living. You provide without reckoning to whom You will. '
[3.28] The believers should not take the unbelievers as
guides in preference to the believers he who does this does not belong to Allah
in anything, unless you have a fear of them. Allah warns you to be cautious of
Him, the arrival is to Allah.
[3.29] Say: 'Whether you hide what is in your hearts or
reveal it, Allah knows it. He knows all that is in the heavens and earth and
has power over all things. '
[3.30] The Day that every soul shall find what it has
done of good brought forward, and what it has done of evil, it will wish if
there were only a far space between it and that (Day). Allah warns you to be
wary of Him; and Allah is Gentle with His worshipers.
[3.31] Say (Prophet Muhammad): 'If you love Allah,
follow me and Allah will love you, and forgive your sins. Allah is Forgiving and
Merciful. '
[3.32] Say: 'Obey Allah and the Messenger. ' But if
they turn away, then truly, Allah does not love the unbelievers.
[3.33] Allah chose Adam and Noah, the House of Abraham
and the House of Imran above all worlds.
[3.34] They were the offspring of one another. Allah is
Hearing, and Knowing.
[3.35] (Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: 'Lord,
I have vowed to You in dedication that which is hidden inside me. Accept this
from me. You are the Hearer, the Knower. '
[3.36] And when she was delivered of her, she said:
'Lord, I have given birth to her, a female' Allah knew of what she had given
birth the male is not like the female 'and I have called her Mary. Protect her
and all her descendants from satan, the stoned one. '
[3.37] Her Lord graciously accepted her. He made her
grow with a fine upbringing and entrusted her to the care of Zachariah.
Whenever Zachariah went to her in the sanctuary, he found that she had
provision with her. 'Mary, ' he said, 'how does this come to you? ' 'It is from
Allah, ' she answered. Truly, Allah provides whomsoever He will without
reckoning.
[3.38] Thereupon Zachariah supplicated to his Lord,
saying: 'Lord, give me from You a good offspring. You hear all prayers. '
[3.39] And the angels called out to him when he was
standing in the sanctuary worshipping, saying: 'Allah gives you glad tidings of
John, who shall confirm a Word from Allah. He shall be a master and chaste, a
Prophet and from the righteous. '
[3.40] He said: 'Lord, how shall I have a son when I am
overtaken by old age and my wife is barren? ' He said: 'Even so, Allah does
what He will. '
[3.41] He said: 'Lord, appoint for me a sign. ' He
said: 'Your sign is that you shall not speak to people except by signs for
three days. ' And remember your Lord abundantly, exalt Him in the evening and
at the dawn. '
[3.42] And when the angels said to Mary: 'Allah has
chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds.
[3.43] Mary, be obedient to your Lord, prostrate and
bow with those who bow. '
[3.44] This is from the news of the unseen. We reveal
it to you (Prophet Muhammad). You were not present when they cast their quills
to see which of them should look after Mary, nor were you present when they
were disputing.
[3.45] When the angels said: 'O Mary, Allah gives you
glad tidings of a Word (Be) from Him, whose name is Messiah, Jesus, the son of
Mary. He shall be honored in this world and in the Everlasting Life and he
shall be among those who are close.
[3.46] He shall speak to people in his cradle and when
he is aged, and shall be among the righteous. '
[3.47] 'Lord, ' she said, 'how can I bear a child when
no human being has touched me? ' He replied: 'Such is the Will of Allah. He
creates whom He will. When He decrees a thing, He only says: "Be,"
and it is.
[3.48] He will teach him the Book, the Wisdom, the
Torah and the Gospel,
[3.49] to be a Messenger to the Children of
[3.50] Likewise confirming the Torah that has been
before me and to make lawful to you some of the things you have been forbidden.
I bring you a sign from your Lord, therefore, fear Allah and obey me.
[3.51] Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore,
worship Him. This is the Straight Path". '
[3.52] When (Prophet) Jesus felt their disbelief, he
said: 'Who will be my helpers in the way of Allah? ' The disciples replied: 'We
are the helpers of Allah. We believe in Allah. Bear witness that we are
submitters (Muslims).
[3.53] Lord, we have believed in what You sent down and
followed the Messenger. Write us among Your witnesses. '
[3.54] They devised, and Allah devised. And Allah is
the Best Devisor.
[3.55] Allah said: ' (Prophet) Jesus, I will take you
to Me and will raise you to Me, and I will purify you from those who
disbelieve. I will make your followers (who died before Prophet Muhammad) above
those who disbelieve till the Day of Resurrection. Then, to Me you shall all
return, and I shall judge between you as to that you were at variance.
[3.56] As for those who disbelieve, I will sternly
punish them in this world and in the Everlasting Life, there shall be none to
help them.
[3.57] As for those who believe and do good works, He
will pay them their wages in full. Allah does not love the harmdoers.
[3.58] This, We recite to you of the verses and the
Wise Remembrance.
[3.59] Truly, the likeness of (Prophet) Jesus with
Allah, is as the likeness of Adam, He created him from dust then He said to him
"Be" and he was.
[3.60] The truth is from your Lord, therefore, do not
be among the doubters.
[3.61] Those who dispute with you concerning him after
the knowledge has come to you, say: 'Come, let us gather our sons and your
sons, our womenfolk and your womenfolk, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us
humbly pray, so lay the curse of Allah upon the ones who lie. '
[3.62] This is indeed the truthful narration. There is
no god except Allah. It is Allah who is the Almighty, the Wise.
[3.63] If they turn away, Allah knows the evildoers.
[3.64] Say: 'People of the Book, let us come to a
common word between us and you that we will worship none except Allah, that we
will associate none with Him, and that none of us take others for lords besides
Allah. ' If they turn away, say: 'Bear witness that we are Muslims. '
[3.65] People of the Book, why do you dispute about
Abraham when both the Torah and the Gospel were not sent down till after him?
Have you no sense?
[3.66] Indeed, you have disputed about that which you
have knowledge. Why then dispute about that of which you have no knowledge?
Allah knows and you do not know.
[3.67] No, Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene. He
was of pure faith, a submitter (Muslim). He was never of the idolaters.
[3.68] Surely, the people who are nearest to Abraham
are those who followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad), and those who believe.
Allah is the Guardian of the believers.
[3.69] Some of the People of the Book wish to make you
go astray, but they lead none astray except themselves, though they do not
sense it.
[3.70] People of the Book! Why do you disbelieve the
verses of Allah while you are witness?
[3.71] People of the Book! Why do you confound truth
with falsehood, and knowingly hide the truth?
[3.72] Some of the People of the Book say: 'Believe in
that which is sent down to those who believe at the beginning of the day and
disbelieve at the end of it, so that they will return.
[3.73] Believe none except those who follow your own
religion. ' Say: 'The true guidance is the Guidance of Allah that anyone should
be given the like of what you have been given, or dispute with you before your
Lord. ' Say: 'Bounty is in the Hand of Allah. ' He gives it to whomsoever He
will. Allah is the Embracer, the Knower.
[3.74] He singles out for His Mercy whom He will. And
Allah is of abundant bounty.
[3.75] Among the People of the Book there are some,
who, if you trust him with a Qintar (98,841.6 lbs.), will
return it to you, and there are others, who, if you trust him with a dinar will
not hand it back unless you stand over him, for they say: 'As for the common
people, they have no recourse to us. ' They say lies against Allah while they
know.
[3.76] Rather, those who keep their promise and fear
Allah Allah loves the cautious.
[3.77] Those who sell the promise of Allah and their
own oaths for a little price shall have no share in the Everlasting Life. Allah
will neither speak to them, nor look at them, nor purify them on the Day of
Resurrection. Theirs shall be a painful punishment.
[3.78] And there is a sect among them who twist their
tongues with the Book, so you will think it is from the Book, whereas it is not
from the Book. They say: 'This is from Allah, ' whereas it is not from Allah.
And they knowingly tell lies against Allah.
[3.79] No human to whom Allah has given the (Holy)
Book, Judgement and Prophethood would say to the people: 'Be worshipers of me,
other than Allah. ' But rather, 'Be of the Lord, for that you teach the Book,
and in that you have studied. '
[3.80] Nor would he order you to take the angels and
the Prophets for lords, what, would he order you with disbelief after you were
submitters (Muslims)!
[3.81] And when Allah took the covenant of the
Prophets: 'That I have given you of the Book and Wisdom. Then there shall come
to you a Messenger (Muhammad) confirming what is with you, you shall believe in
him and you shall support him to be victorious, do you agree and take My load
on this? ' They answered: 'We do agree. ' Allah said: 'Then bear witness, and I
will be with you among the witnesses. '
[3.82] Whosoever turns back after that, they are the
transgressors.
[3.83] Are they seeking a religion other than that of
Allah, and to Him whosoever is in the heavens and the earth has submitted
willingly and unwillingly. To Him they shall be returned.
[3.84] Say: 'We believe in Allah and in what is sent
down to us and in that which was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob
and the tribes, and in that which was given to (Prophets) Moses and Jesus, and
the Prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. To
Him we are submitters (Muslims). '
[3.85] He who chooses a religion other than Islam, it
will not be accepted from him, and in the Everlasting Life he will be among the
losers.
[3.86] How shall Allah guide a people who lapse into
disbelief after they believed and bore witness that the Messenger is true, and
after receiving clear proofs! Allah does not guide the harmdoers.
[3.87] Those, their recompense shall be the curse of
Allah, the angels, and all the people
[3.88] there they shall live for ever. Their punishment
shall not be lightened, nor shall they be given respite.
[3.89] Except those who afterwards repent and mend
their ways, Allah is Forgiving and the Most Merciful.
[3.90] Indeed those who disbelieve after they have
believed and increase in disbelief, their repentance shall not be accepted.
These are those who are astray.
[3.91] As for those who disbelieve and die unbelievers,
there shall be not accepted from anyone of them, the whole earth full of gold,
if he would ransom himself thereby. Those, for them there is a painful
punishment, and none shall help them.
[3.92] You shall not attain righteousness until you
spend of what you love. Whatever you spend is known to Allah.
[3.93] All food was lawful to the Children of Israel
except what Israel forbade himself before the Torah had been sent down. Say:
'Bring the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful. '
[3.94] Those who after this invent lies about Allah are
harmdoers.
[3.95] Say: 'Allah has said the truth. Follow the Creed
of Abraham, he was of pure faith, and not an idolater. '
[3.96] The first House ever to be built for people was
that at Bakkah (Mecca) blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
[3.97] In it, there are clear signs; the station where
Abraham stood. Whoever enters it let him be safe. Pilgrimage to the House is a
duty to Allah for all who can make the journey. And whosoever disbelieves,
Allah is Rich, independent of all the worlds.
[3.98] Say: 'People of the Book, why do you disbelieve
the verses of Allah? Surely, Allah is witness to all that you do. '
[3.99] Say: 'People of the Book, why do you bar he who
believes from the Path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, when you
yourselves are witnesses? Allah is not inattentive of what you do. '
[3.100] Believers, if you obey a sect of those who were
given the Book, they will turn you into unbelievers after you have believed.
[3.101] How can you disbelieve when the verses of Allah
are recited to you and His Messenger is among you! He who holds fast to Allah
shall be guided to the Straight Path.
[3.102] Believers, fear Allah as He should be feared,
and do not die except as Muslims.
[3.103] And hold fast to the Bond of Allah, together,
and do not scatter. Remember the Favor of Allah bestowed upon you when you were
enemies, and how He united your hearts, so that by His Favor you became
brothers. And how He saved you from the Pit of Fire when you were on the brink
of it. And so Allah makes plain to you His verses, in order that you will be
guided.
[3.104] Let there be one nation of you that shall call
to righteousness, ordering honor, and forbidding dishonor. Those are the
prosperous.
[3.105] Do not follow the example of those who became
divided and differed with one another after clear proofs had come to them. For
those, there is a great punishment.
[3.106] The Day when faces will be whitened and faces
blackened. To those whose faces have become blackened it will be said: 'Did you
disbelieve after you had believed? Then taste the punishment for that you
disbelieved! '
[3.107] As for those whose faces will be whitened, they
shall be in the Mercy of Allah for ever.
[3.108] Such are the verses of Allah, We recite them to
you with truth. Allah does not want injustice for the worlds.
[3.109] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and
the earth. To Him all matters shall return.
[3.110] You are the best nation ever to be brought
forth for people. You order honor and forbid dishonor, and you believe in
Allah. Had the People of the Book believed, it would have surely been better
for them. Some of them are believers, but most of them are evildoers.
[3.111] They will not harm you except a little hurt.
And if they fight against you, they will turn their backs. Then they will not
be victorious.
[3.112] Abasement shall be pitched upon them wherever
they are found, except they are in a bond from Allah, and a bond of the people.
They have incurred the Anger of Allah and have been humiliated, because they
disbelieved the verses of Allah and unjustly slew His Prophets and because they
disobeyed and were transgressors.
[3.113] Yet they are not all alike. There are among the
People of the Book an upstanding nation that recite the verses of Allah (the
Koran) throughout the night and prostrate themselves,
[3.114] who believe in Allah and the Last Day, who
order honor and forbid dishonor and race in good works. These are the
righteous.
[3.115] Whatever good they do, for them it shall not be
denied. Allah knows the cautious.
[3.116] As for those who disbelieve, neither their
riches nor their children shall help them a thing from Allah. They are the
people of the Fire, and there they shall remain for ever.
[3.117] The wealth they spend in this worldly life is
like a freezing wind that smites the harvest of a people who have wronged
themselves and destroys it. Allah has not wronged them, but they wronged
themselves.
[3.118] Believers, do not take intimates with other
than your own. They spare nothing to ruin you, they yearn for you to suffer.
Hatred has already shown itself from their mouths, and what their chests
conceal is yet greater. Indeed, We have made clear to you the signs, if you
understand.
[3.119] There you are loving them, and they do not love
you. You believe in the entire Book. When they meet you they say: 'We, believe.
' But when alone, they bite their fingertips at you out of rage. Say: 'Die in
your rage! Allah has knowledge of what is in your chests. '
[3.120] When you are touched with good fortune, they
grieve, but when evil befalls you, they rejoice. If you are patient and
cautious, their guile will never harm you. Allah encompasses what they do.
[3.121] And when you went out at dawn from your family
to lodge the believers in their positions for the battle. Allah is Hearing,
Knowing.
[3.122] Two parties of you were about to fail, though
Allah was their Guardian, and in Allah believers put all their trust.
[3.123] And Allah most assuredly helped you at Badr when
you were humiliated. Therefore, fear Allah, in order that you will give thanks
to Him.
[3.124] When you said to the believers: 'Is it not
enough for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels
sent down upon you?
[3.125] Rather, if you have patience and are cautious,
and they suddenly come against you, your Lord will reinforce you with five
thousand marked angels. '
[3.126] Allah did not make this to be except as glad
tidings for you, so that your hearts might be comforted. Victory comes only
from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
[3.127] And that He might cut off a part of those who
disbelieve or suppress them, so that they will turn back, disappointed.
[3.128] No part of the matter is yours whether He turns
towards them or punishes them. They are harmdoers.
[3.129] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and
the earth. He forgives whom He will and punishes whom He will. Allah is
Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
[3.130] Believers, do not consume usury, doubled and
redoubled, and fear Allah, in order that you shall prosper.
[3.131] Guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for
unbelievers.
[3.132] Obey Allah and the Messenger in order to be
subjected to mercy.
[3.133] And hasten to a forgiveness from your Lord and
a Paradise as wide as heaven and earth, prepared for the cautious
[3.134] who spend in prosperity and in adversity, for
those who curb their anger and those who forgive people. And Allah loves the
charitable
[3.135] and those who, if they commit indecency or
wrong themselves remember Allah and ask forgiveness of their sins for who but
Allah forgives sins and those who do not persist in what they do while they
know.
[3.136] Those, their recompense is forgiveness from
their Lord and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where they shall live for
ever. How excellent is the wage of those who labor.
[3.137] There have been examples before you. Journey in
the land and see what was the fate of the liars.
[3.138] This is a declaration to the people, a guidance
and an admonition to the cautious.
[3.139] Do not be weak, neither sorrow while you are
the upper ones, if you are believers.
[3.140] If a wound touches you, a similar wound already
has touched the nation. Such days We alternate between the people so that Allah
knows those who believe, and that He will take witnesses from among you, for
Allah does not love the harmdoers,
[3.141] and so that Allah will examine those who
believe and efface the unbelievers.
[3.142] Did you suppose that you would enter Paradise
without Allah knowing those of you who struggled and who were patient?
[3.143] You used to wish for death before you met it,
so you have seen it while you were looking.
[3.144] Muhammad is not except a Messenger; Messengers
have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you turn about on
your heels? And he who turns on his heels will not harm Allah a thing. Allah
will recompense the thankful.
[3.145] It is not for any soul to die except by the
permission of Allah a postponed book and he who desires the reward of this
world, We shall give him of it, and he who desires the reward of the
Everlasting Life, We shall give him of it. And We will recompense the thankful.
[3.146] There has been many a Prophet with whom many of
the Lord have fought and they did not faint when they were smitten in the way
of Allah, neither did they weaken, nor did they humble themselves, and Allah
loves the patient.
[3.147] Their only words were: 'Lord, forgive us our
sins and that we exceeded in our affair, make us firm of foot and give us
victory over the unbelievers. '
[3.148] And Allah gave them the reward of this life,
and the best reward of the Everlasting Life. Allah loves the gooddoers.
[3.149] Believers, if you obey those who disbelieve
they will turn you upon your heels and you will turn to be losers.
[3.150] But Allah is your Sponsor. He is the Best of
victors.
[3.151] We will throw terror into the hearts of those who
disbelieve. For that they have associated with Allah that which He did not send
down for a proof. Fire shall be their home, evil indeed is the dwellingplace of
the harmdoers.
[3.152] Allah has been true in His promise towards you
when you routed them by His leave, until you lost heart, and quarreled about
the matter, and disobeyed, after He had shown you that which you loved. Some
among you wanted the world, and some among you wanted the Everlasting Life.
Then He made you turn away from them in order to test you. But He has forgiven
you, for Allah is Bounteous to the believers.
[3.153] And when you were going up, and paid no heed
for anyone, and the Messenger was calling you from behind; so He rewarded you
with grief upon grief that you might not sorrow for what escaped you neither
for what smote you. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
[3.154] Then, after sorrow, He sent down upon you
safety. Slumber overtook a party, while another party cared only for
themselves, thinking of Allah thoughts that were not true, the guess of
ignorance, saying: 'Have we any say in the affair? ' Say: 'The entire affair
belongs to Allah. ' They conceal in themselves what they do not disclose to
you. They say: 'If we had any say in the affair we should not have been killed
here. ' Say: 'Had you stayed in your homes, those of you for whom slaying was
written would have come out to their (death) beds so that Allah might try what
was in your chests and that He will examine what is in your hearts. ' And Allah
knows the innermost of the chests.
[3.155] Those of you who turned away on the day when
the two armies met must have been seduced by satan on account of some of what
they had earned. But Allah has pardoned them. He is Forgiving and Clement.
[3.156] Believers, do not be as those who disbelieve
and say of their brothers when they journey in the land or go of to battle:
'Had they stayed with us, they would not have died, nor would they have been
killed. ' In order that Allah will make that a regret in their hearts. Allah
revives and causes to die. He has knowledge of what you do.
[3.157] If you should be killed in the way of Allah or
die, the Forgiveness and Mercy from Allah would surely be better than all you
amass.
[3.158] And if you die or are killed, before Allah you
shall all be gathered.
[3.159] It was by that Mercy of Allah that you (Prophet
Muhammad) dealt so leniently with them. Had you been harsh and hardhearted,
they would have surely deserted you. Therefore, pardon them and ask forgiveness
for them. Take counsel with them in the matter and when you are resolved, put
your trust in Allah. Allah loves those who trust.
[3.160] If Allah helps you, none can overcome you. If
He forsakes you, who then can help you after Him? Therefore, in Allah let the
believers put all their trust.
[3.161] It is not for a Prophet to defraud, whosoever
defrauds shall bring that fraud on the Day of Resurrection. Then, every soul
shall be paid in full what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged.
[3.162] Is he who follows the pleasure of Allah like he
who is laden with the Anger of Allah, Gehenna (Hell) shall be his shelter. Evil
shall be his return!
[3.163] They are in ranks with Allah. Allah sees what
they do.
[3.164] Allah has surely been gracious to the believers
when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves to recite to them His
verses, to purify them, and to teach them the Book and the Wisdom (prophetic
sayings), though before that they were in clear error.
[3.165] Why, when an affliction hits you and that you
had yourselves inflicted twice the like of it, you said: 'How is this? ' Say:
'This is from your own selves. ' Surely, Allah has power over all things.
[3.166] What hit you the day the two armies met was by
the permission of Allah, so that He might know the believers
[3.167] and that He might know the hypocrites. ' When
it was said to them: 'Come, fight or repel in the way of Allah. ' They replied:
'If only we knew how to fight, we would follow you. ' On that day, they were
nearer to disbelief than belief. They said with their mouths what was not in
their hearts. And Allah knows what they hide.
[3.168] Who said to their brothers and they themselves
had stayed behind 'Had they obeyed us, they would not have been killed. ' Say
to them: 'Avert death from yourselves then, if what you say is true! '
[3.169] You must not think that those who were killed
in the way of Allah are dead. But rather, they are alive with their Lord and
have been provided for,
[3.170] rejoicing in the Bounty that Allah has given to
them and having glad tidings in those who remain behind and have not joined
them, for no fear shall be on them neither shall they sorrow,
[3.171] having glad tidings of a Favor and Bounty from
Allah. Allah will not waste the wage of the believers.
[3.172] Those who answered Allah and the Messenger
after the wound had afflicted them, for those of them who did good and were
cautious there is a great wage.
[3.173] Those to whom the people said: 'The people have
gathered against you, therefore fear them, ' but it increased them in belief
and they said: 'Allah is Sufficient for us. He is the Best Guardian. '
[3.174] So, they returned with the Favor and Bounty of
Allah so evil did not touch them. They followed the pleasure of Allah, and
Allah is of Great Bounty.
[3.175] That is satan frightening those whom he
sponsored. So do not fear them, and fear Me, if you are believers.
[3.176] Do not let those who race in disbelief sadden
you. They will not harm Allah a thing. Allah does not want to give them a share
in the Everlasting Life. For them is a great punishment.
[3.177] Those who buy disbelief with belief will not
harm Allah a thing, for them there is a painful punishment!
[3.178] Do not let those who disbelieve think that what
We delay is better for them. Indeed, We delay for them only that they will
increase in sin, and for them a humiliating punishment.
[3.179] Allah will not leave the believers in that
which you are till He shall distinguish the evil from the good. Allah will not
let you see the unseen. But Allah chooses from His Messengers whom He will.
Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messengers, for if you believe and are
cautious there shall be for you a great wage.
[3.180] And do not let those who are greedy with what
Allah has given them of His Bounty think it is better for them, but rather, it
is worse for them. They will be coiled in that which they were greedy on the
Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and
the earth. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
[3.181] Allah has heard the saying of those who said:
'Allah is poor, but we are rich. ' We will write down what they have said, and
their slaying of the Prophets without right. And We shall say: 'Taste the
punishment of the burning. '
[3.182] That, is for what your hands have forwarded.
And Allah is never unjust to His worshipers.
[3.183] Those (the Jews) who say: 'Allah has promised
us that we do not believe in a Messenger unless he brings to us an offering
that fire consumes. ' Say: 'Indeed Messengers have come to you before me with
clear proofs and with that of which you spoke. Why did you kill them, if what
you say is true? '
[3.184] If they belie you (Prophet Muhammad), indeed
other Messengers before you were belied who came with clear proofs, and the
Psalms, and the Illuminating Book.
[3.185] Every soul shall taste death. You shall be paid
your wages in full on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is removed from Hell and
is admitted to
[3.186] You shall be tried in your wealth and
yourselves, and you shall hear much hurt from those who were given the Book
before you, and from those who are idolaters. But if you are patient and
cautious, surely, that is of the firm affairs.
[3.187] When Allah took a covenant with those to whom
the Book was given, (saying): 'You shall make it clear to the people, and not
conceal it. ' But they threw it behind their backs and they bought with it a
little price. Evil was what they bought.
[3.188] Do not think that those who rejoice in what
they have brought and love to be praised for what they have not done do not
think they will be secure from the punishment. And for them there is a painful
punishment.
[3.189] To Allah belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and
the earth. Allah has Power over all things.
[3.190] Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the
earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those with
minds.
[3.191] Those who remember Allah when standing,
sitting, and on their sides, and contemplate upon the creation of the heavens
and the earth (saying:) 'Lord, You have not created these in falsehood.
Exaltations to You! Guard us against the punishment of the Fire.
[3.192] Our Lord, whomsoever You admit into the Fire,
You will have abased, and the harmdoers shall have no helpers.
[3.193] Our Lord, we have heard the caller calling to
belief, "Believe in your Lord!" So we believe. Our Lord, forgive us
our sins and acquit us of our evil deeds, and take us to You in death with the
righteous.
[3.194] Our Lord, give us what You promised us by Your
Messengers, and do not abase us on the Day of Resurrection. You do not break
Your promise. '
[3.195] And indeed their Lord answers them: 'I do not
waste the labor of any that labors among you, male or female you are from each
other. And those who emigrated, and were expelled from their houses, those who
suffered hurt in My way, and fought, and were killed those I shall surely
acquit of their evil deeds, and I shall admit them to Gardens underneath which
rivers flow. ' A reward from Allah, and Allah with Him is the best reward.
[3.196] Do not let the coming and going in the land of
those who disbelieve delude you;
[3.197] a little enjoyment, then, their shelter is in
Gehenna (Hell), an evil cradling.
[3.198] But for those who fear their Lord, for them
shall be Gardens underneath which rivers flow, there they shall live for ever,
a (goodly) hosting from Allah, and that which is with Allah is better for the
righteous.
[3.199] There are some among the People of the Book who
believe in Allah, and in what has been sent down to you, and what has been sent
down to them, humble to Allah and do not buy with the verses of Allah a little
price. Those, their wage shall be with their Lord. Allah is Swift at reckoning.
[3.200] Believers, be patient, and race in patience, be
steadfast, fear Allah, in order that you will be victorious.