And why should you not eat of that (meat) on which Allâh's Name
has been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering the animal), while He has
explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of
necessity? And surely many do lead (mankind) astray by their own desires
through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the transgressors (119) Leave (O mankind, all
kinds of) sin, open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due
recompense for that which they used to commit (120) Eat not (O believers)
of that (meat) on which Allâh's Name has not been pronounced (at the time of
the slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of
Allâh). And certainly, the Shayâtin (devils) do inspire their friends (from
mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them[] [by making Al¬Maitah (a
dead animal) legal by eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikûn
(polytheists) [because they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to
eat that which Allâh has made unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by
considering it lawful to eat, and by doing so you worshipped them, and to
worship others besides Allâh is polytheism]. (121) Is he who was dead
(without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge
and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men—
like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from
which he can never come out? Thus it is made fair¬seeming to the disbelievers
that which they used to do. (122) And thus We have set up in every town great
ones of its wicked people to plot therein. But they plot not except against
their ownselves, and they perceive (it) not. (123) And when there comes
to them a sign (from Allâh) they say: "We shall not believe until we
receive the like of that which the Messengers of Allâh had received."
Allâh knows best with whom to place His Message. Humiliation and disgrace from
Allâh and a severe torment will overtake the criminals (polytheists, sinners)
for that which they used to plot. (124)