Part 2
The fools among the people
(pagans, hypocrites, and Jews) will say, "What has turned them (Muslims)
from their Qiblah [prayer direction (towards
Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) recognise him (Muhammad SAW or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they
recongise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they
know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad SAW which are written in the Taurāt
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)][]. (146) (This is) the truth from your Lord. So be you
not one of those who doubt. (147) For every nation there is a direction to
which they face (in their prayers). So hasten towards all that is good.
Wheresoever you may be, Allāh will bring you together (on the Day of
Resurrection). Truly, Allāh is Able to do all things. (148) And from wheresoever
you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of
Al-Masjid-Al-Harām (at Makkah), that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And
Allāh is not unaware of what you do. (149) And from wheresoever
you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of
Al-Masjid-Al-Harām (at Makkah), and wheresoever you are, turn your faces
towards, it (when you pray) so that men may have no argument against you except
those of them that are wrong-doers, so fear them not, but fear Me! - And so
that I may complete My Blessings on you and that you may be guided. (150) Similarly (to
complete My Blessings on you) We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW)
of your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Qur'ān) and purifying you, and
teaching you the Book (the Qur'ān) and the Hikmah (i.e. Sunnah, Islāmic laws
and Fiqh - jurisprudence), and teaching you that which you used not to know. (151) Therefore remember Me
(by praying, glorifying,).[] I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My
countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to
And say not of those who
are killed in the Way of Allāh, "They are dead." Nay, they are
living, but you perceive (it) not. (154) And certainly, We shall test you with
something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad
tidings to As-Sābirun (the patient) (155) Who, when afflicted with calamity, say:
"Truly! To Allāh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." (156) They are those on
whom are the Salawāt (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their
Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the
guided-ones. (157) Verily! As-Safā and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of
the Symbols of Allāh. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or 'Umrah
(pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) to perform the going (Tawāf)
between them (As-Safā and Al-Marwah).[] And whoever does good voluntarily, then
verily, Allāh is All-Recogniser, All-Knower. (158) Verily, those who
conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance, which We have sent down,
after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones
cursed by Allāh and cursed by the cursers. (159) Except those who
repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they
concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts
repentance, the Most Merciful. (160) Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while
they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allāh and of the
angels and of mankind, combined. (161) They will abide therein (under the curse in
Hell), their punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they be reprieved.
(162) And your Ilāh (God)
is One Ilāh (God - Allāh), Lā ilāha illa Huwa (there is none who has the right
to be worshipped but He), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (163)
Verily! In the creation of
the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the
ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the
water (rain) which Allāh sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive
therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that
He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held
between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayāt (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.)
for people of understanding. (164) And of mankind are some who take (for
worship) others besides Allāh as rivals[] (to Allāh). They love them as they
love Allāh. But those who believe, love Allāh more (than anything else). If
only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all
power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is Severe in punishment. (165) When those who were
followed, disown (declare themselves innocent of) those who followed (them),
and they see the torment, then all their relations will be cut off from them. (166) And those who
followed will say: "If only we had one more chance to return (to the
worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent from) them as
they have disowned (declared themselves as innocent from) us." Thus Allāh
will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never get out of
the Fire. (167) O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth,
and follow not the footsteps of Shaitān (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open
enemy: (168) He [Shaitān (Satan)] commands you only what is evil and Fahshā
(sinful), and that you should say against Allāh what you know not. (169)
When it is said to them:
"Follow what Allāh has sent down." They say: "Nay! We shall
follow what we found our fathers following." (Would they do that!) even
though their fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided? (170) And the example of
those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts to those (flock of sheep)
that hears nothing but calls and cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So
they do not understand. (Tafseer Al Qurtubi). (171) O you who believe (in
the Oneness of Allāh - Islāmic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We
have provided you[] with, and be grateful to Allāh, if it is indeed He Whom you
worship. (172) He has forbidden you only the Maitah (dead animals), and blood,
and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a scrifice for others
than Allāh (or has been slaughtered for idols, on which Allāh's Name has not
been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity without
wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him.
Truly, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (173) Verily, those who
conceal what Allāh has sent down of the Book, and purchase a small gain
therewith (of worldly things), they eat into their bellies nothing but fire.
Allāh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and
theirs will be a painful torment. (174) Those are they who have purchased error at
the price of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness. So how bold
they are (for evil deeds which will push them) to the Fire. (175) That is because Allāh
has sent down the Book (the Qur'ān) in truth. And verily, those who disputed as
regards the Book are far away in opposition. (176)
It is not Al-Birr (piety,
righteousness, and each and every act of obedience to Allāh, etc.) that you
turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the
quality of) the one who believes in Allāh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book,
the Prophets[] and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk,
to the orphans, and to Al-Masākin (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those
who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and gives
the Zakāt, and who fulfill their covenant when they make it, and who are
patient in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting
(during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and they are Al¬Muttaqūn
(pious - see V.2:2) (177) O you who believe! Al-Qisās (the Law of Equality in punishment)
is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for
the slave, and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the
brother (or the relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money then
adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should
be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So
after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking
the blood money), he shall have a painful torment. (178) And there is (a
saving of) life for you in Al-Qisās (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men
of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). (179) It is prescribed for
you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth, that he make a
bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable manners. (This is) a
duty upon Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). (180) Then whoever changes
the bequest after hearing it, the sin shall be on those who make the change.
Truly, Allāh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (181)
But he who fears from a
testator some unjust act or wrong-doing, and thereupon he makes peace between
the parties concerned, there shall be no sin on him. Certainly, Allāh is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (182) O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the
fasting)[] is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you,
that you may become Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). (183) [Observing Saum
(fasts)] for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey,
the same number (should be made up) from other days. And as for those who can
fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or)
to feed a Miskīn (poor person) (for every day). But whoever does good of his
own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast, is better for you if only
you know.[] (184) The month of Ramadān in which was revealed the Qur'ān, a
guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion
(between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first
night of) the month (of Ramadān i.e. is present at his home), he must observe
Saum (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number
[of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other
days. Allāh intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult
for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that
you must magnify Allāh [i.e. to say Takbīr (Allāhu-Akbar; Allāh is the Most
Great) for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him.[] (185) And when My slaves
ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near
(to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when
he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and
believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.[] (186)
It is made lawful for you
to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As-Saum (the fasts).
They are Lības [i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i.e. you enjoy the
pleasure of living with them - as in Verse 7:189) Tafsir At-Tabarī],
for you and you are the same for them. Allāh knows that you used to deceive
yourselves, so He turned to you (accepted your repentance) and forgave you. So
now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allāh has ordained for
you (offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn
appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), then
complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And do not have sexual relations
with them (your wives) while you are in I'tikāf (i.e. confining oneself in a
mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the
mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allāh, so approach them not. Thus does
Allāh make clear His Ayāt (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations,
verses, laws, legal and illegal things Allahs set limits orders.) to mankind
that they may become Al- Muttaqun. (187) And eat up not one another's property
unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give
bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may
knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully (188) They ask you (O
Muhammad SAW) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods
of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage. It is not Al-Birr (piety,
righteousness) that you enter the houses from the back but Al-Birr (is the
quality of the one) who fears Allāh. So enter houses through their proper
doors, and fear Allāh that you may be successful. (189) And fight in the Way
of Allāh[] those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allāh
likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is the first one that was revealed in
connection with Jihād, but it was supplemented by another (V.9:36)]. (190)
And kill them wherever you
find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And
Al-Fitnah[] is worse than killing. And fight not with them at
Al-Masjid-Al-Harām (the sanctuary at Makkah),[] unless they (first) fight you
there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the
disbelievers. (191) But if they cease, then Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (192) And fight them until
there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allāh)
and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allāh (Alone).[] But if they cease,
let there be no transgression except against Az-Zālimūn (the polytheists, and
wrong-doers.) (193) The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited
things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisās). Then whoever transgresses the
prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allāh,
and know that Allāh is with Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). (194) And spend in the
Cause of Allāh (i.e. Jihād of all kinds,) and do not throw yourselves into
destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of Allāh), and do good.
Truly, Allāh loves Al-Muhsinūn[] (the good-doers). (195) And perform properly
(i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad SAW), the
Hajj and 'Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allāh. But if you are
prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady (animal, i.e. a sheep, a
cow, or a camel,) such as you can afford, and do not shave your heads until the
Hady reaches the place of sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or has an
ailment in his scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of
either observing Saum (fasts) (three days) or giving Sadaqah (charity - feeding
six poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one sheep). Then if you are in safety
and whosoever performs the 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, before (performing)
the Hajj, (i.e. Hajj-at-Tamattu' and Al-Qirān), he must slaughter a Hady such
as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, he should observe Saum (fasts)
three days during the Hajj and seven days after his return (to his home),
making ten days in all. This is for him whose family is not present at Al
Massid-Al-Haram (i.e non-resident of Makkah) And fear Allah much and know that
Allah is severe in punishment. (196)
The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islāmic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj[] therein (by assuming Ihrām), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, (be sure) Allāh knows it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding! (197) There is no sin on you if you seek the Bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage by trading). Then when you leave 'Arafāt[], remember Allāh (by glorifying His Praises, i.e. prayers and invocations,) at the Mash'ar-il-Harām.[] And remember Him (by invoking Allāh for all good) as He has guided you, and verily, you were, before, of those who were astray. (198) Then depart from the place whence all the people depart and ask Allāh for His Forgiveness. Truly, Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. (199) So when you have accomplished your Manasik remember Allāh as you remember your forefathers or with a far more remembrance. But of mankind there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!" and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter. (200) And of them there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" (201) For them there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allāh is Swift at reckoning. (202)
And remember Allāh during the appointed Days.[] But whosoever
hastens to leave in two days, there is no sin on him and whosoever stays on,
there is no sin on him, if his aim is to do good and obey Allāh (fear Him), and
know that you will surely be gathered unto Him. (203) And of mankind there
is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad SAW), in this worldly life, and
he calls Allāh to witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is the most
quarrelsome of the opponents.[] (204) And when he turns away (from you "O
Muhammad SAW "), his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to
destroy the crops and the cattle, and Allāh likes not mischief. (205) And when it is said
to him, "Fear Allāh", he is led by arrogance to (more) crime. So
enough for him is Hell, and worst indeed is that place to rest! (206) And of mankind is he who
would sell himself, seeking the Pleasure of Allāh. And Allāh is full of
Kindness to (His) slaves. (207) O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islām
(by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islāmic religion) and follow
not the footsteps of Shaitān (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. (208) Then if you slide
back after the clear signs (Prophet Muhammad SAW and this Qur'ān, and Islām)
have come to you, then know that Allāh is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (209) Do they then wait for
anything other than that Allāh should come to them in the shadows of the clouds
and the angels? (Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allāh return
all matters (for decision). (210)
Ask the Children of
Jihād[] (holy fighting in Allāh's Cause) is ordained for you
(Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which
is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allāh knows but
you do not know. (216) They ask you concerning fighting in the Sacred Months (i.e. 1st, 7th, 11th and 12th months of the
Islāmic calendar). Say, "Fighting therein is a great (transgression)[] but
a greater (transgression) with Allāh is to prevent mankind from following the
Way of Allāh, to disbelieve in Him, to prevent access to Al-Masjid-Al-Harām (at
Makkah), and to drive out its inhabitants, and Al-Fitnah[] is worse than
killing. And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from
your religion (Islāmic Monotheism) if they can. And whosoever of you turns back
from his religion and dies as a disbeliever, then his deeds will be lost in
this life and in the Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They
will abide therein forever." (217) Verily, those who have believed, and those
who have emigrated (for Allāh's Religion) and have striven hard in the Way of
Allāh, all these hope for Allāh's Mercy. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving,
Most-Merciful. (218) They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning alcoholic drink and
gambling.[] Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit, for men, but
the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they
ought to spend. Say: "That which is beyond your needs." Thus Allāh
makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give thought."[] (219)
In (to) this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And they ask you
concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing is to work honestly in their
property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers.
And Allāh knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from
him who means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allāh had wished, He
could have put you into difficulties. Truly, Allāh is All-Mighty,
All-Wise." (220) And do not marry Al-Mushrikāt (idolatresses, etc.) till they
believe (worship Allāh Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better
than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases you. And give not
(your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikūn[] till they believe (in Allāh
Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik
(idolater), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikūn) invite you to the
Fire, but Allāh invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and
makes His Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
clear to mankind that they may remember. (221) They ask you concerning
menstruation. Say: that is an Adha (a harmful thing for a husband to have a
sexual intercourse with his wife while she is having her menses), therefore
keep away from women during menses and go not unto them till they are purified
(from menses and have taken a bath). And when they have purified themselves,
then go in unto them as Allāh has ordained for you (go in unto them in any
manner as long as it is in their vagina). Truly, Allāh loves those who turn
unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves (by taking a bath
and cleaning and washing thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their
prayers). (222) Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how
you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allāh to bestow upon you pious
offspring) for your ownselves beforehand. And fear Allāh, and know that you are
to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give good tidings to the believers (O
Muhammad SAW). (223) And make not Allāh's (Name) an excuse in your oaths against your
doing good and acting piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allāh is
All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e. do not swear much and if you have sworn against
doing something good then give an expiation for the oath and do good).[] (224)
Allāh will not call you to account for that which is unintentional
in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have
earned. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing. (225) Those who take an
oath[] not to have sexual relation with their wives must wait for four months,
then if they return (change their idea in this period), verily, Allāh is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (226) And if they decide upon divorce, then Allāh
is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (227) And divorced women shall wait (as regards
their marriage) for three menstrual periods, and it is not lawful for them to
conceal what Allāh has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allāh and the
Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that
period, if they wish for reconciliation. And they (women) have rights (over
their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands)
over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what is reasonable, but men
have a degree (of responsibility) over them. And Allāh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
(228) The divorce is twice,
after that, either you retain her on reasonable terms or release her with
kindness. And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any
of your Mahr (bridal - money given by the husband to his wife at the time of
marriage) which you have given them, except when both parties fear that they
would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allāh (e.g. to deal with each
other on a fair basis). Then if you fear that they would not be able to keep
the limits ordained by Allāh, then there is no sin on either of them if she
gives back (the Mahr or a part of it) for her Al-Khul' (divorce)[]. These are
the limits ordained by Allāh, so do not transgress them. And whoever
transgresses the limits ordained by Allāh, then such are the Zālimūn
(wrong-doers). (229) And if he has divorced her (the third time), then she is not
lawful unto him thereafter until she has married another husband. Then, if the
other husband divorces her, it is no sin on both of them that they reunite,
provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allāh. These are
the limits of Allāh, which He makes plain for the people who have knowledge. (230)
And when you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term
of their prescribed period, either take them back on reasonable basis or set
them free on reasonable basis. But do not take them back to hurt them, and
whoever does that, then he has wronged himself. And treat not the Verses (Laws)
of Allāh as a jest, but remember Allāh's Favours on you (i.e. Islām), and that
which He has sent down to you of the Book (i.e. the Qur'ān) and Al-Hikmah (the
Prophet's Sunnah - legal ways - Islāmic jurisprudence). whereby He instructs
you. And fear Allāh, and know that Allāh is All-Aware of everything. (231) And when you have
divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed period, do
not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree
on reasonable basis. This (instruction) is an admonition for him among you who
believes in Allāh and the Last Day. That is more virtuous and purer for you.
Allāh knows and you know not. (232) The mothers shall give suck to their children
for two whole years, (that is) for those (parents) who desire to complete the
term of suckling, but the father of the child shall bear the cost of the
mother's food and clothing on a reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden
laid on him greater than he can bear. No mother shall be treated unfairly on
account of her child, nor father on account of his child. And on the (father's)
heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). If they
both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is
no sin on them. And if you decide on a foster suckling-mother for your
children, there is no sin on you, provided you pay (the mother) what you agreed
(to give her) on reasonable basis. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is
All-Seer of what you do. (233)
And those of you who die and leave wives behind them, they (the
wives) shall wait (as regards their marriage) for four months and ten days,
then when they have fulfilled their term, there is no sin on you if they (the
wives) dispose of themselves in a just and honourable manner (i.e. they can
marry). And Allāh is Well-Acquainted with what you do (234) And there is no sin
on you if you make a hint of betrothal or conceal it in yourself, Allāh knows
that you will remember them, but do not make a promise of contract with them in
secret except that you speak an honourable saying according to the Islāmic law.
And do not consummate the marriage until the term prescribed is fulfilled. And
know that Allāh knows what is in your minds, so fear Him. And know that Allāh
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. (235) There is no sin on you, if you divorce women
while yet you have not touched (had sexual relation with) them, nor appointed
unto them their Mahr (bridal - money given by the husband to his wife at the
time of marriage). But bestow on them ( a suitable gift), the rich according to
his means, and the poor according to his means, a gift of reasonable amount is
a duty on the doers of good. (236) And if you divorce them before you have
touched (had a sexual relation with) them, and you have appointed unto them the
Mahr (bridal money given by the husbands to his wife at the time of marriage),
then pay half of that (Mahr), unless they (the women) agree to forego it, or he
(the husband), in whose hands is the marriage tie, agrees to forego and give
her full appointed Mahr. And to forego and give (her the full Mahr) is nearer
to At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). And do not forget liberality between
yourselves. Truly, Allāh is All-Seer of what you do. (237)
Guard strictly (five obligatory) As¬Salawāt (the prayers) especially
the middle Salāt (i.e. the best prayer ¬ 'Asr).[] And stand before Allāh with
obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salāt (prayers)]. (238) And if you fear (an
enemy), perfrom Salāt (pray) on foot or riding[]. And when you are in safety,
offer the Salāt (prayer) in the manner He has taught you, which you knew not
(before). (239) And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath
for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out,
but if they (wives) leave, there is no sin on you for that which they do of
themselves, provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allāh is
All-Mighty, All-Wise. (240) And for divorced women, maintenance (should be provided)
on reasonable (scale). This is a duty on Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2). (241) Thus Allāh makes
clear His Ayāt (Laws) to you, in order that you may understand. (242) Did you (O Muhammad
SAW) not think of those who went forth from their homes in thousands, fearing
death? Allāh said to them, "Die". And then He restored them to life.
Truly, Allāh is full of Bounty to mankind, but most men thank not. (243) And fight in the Way
of Allāh and know that Allāh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (244) Who is he that will
lend to Allāh a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And
it is Allāh that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you
shall return. (245)
Have you not thought about the group of the Children of
Then when Tālūt (Saul) set out with the army, he said:
"Verily! Allāh will try you by a river. So whoever drinks thereof, he is
not of me, and whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him who takes
(thereof) in the hollow of his hand." Yet, they drank thereof, all, except
a few of them. So when he had crossed it (the river), he and those who believed
with him, they said: "We have no power this day against Jālūt (Goliath)
and his hosts." But those who knew with certainty that they were to meet
their Lord, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty host by
Allāh's Leave?" And Allāh is with As-Sābirūn (the patient). (249) And when they
advanced to meet Jālūt (Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: "Our Lord!
Pour forth on us patience, and set firm our feet and make us victorious over
the disbelieving people." (250) So they routed them by Allāh's Leave and
Dāwūd (David) killed Jālūt (Goliath), and Allāh gave him [Dawūd (David)] the
kingdom [after the death of Talūt (Saul) and Samuel] and Al¬Hikmah
(Prophethood)[], and taught him of that which He willed. And if Allāh did not
check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of
mischief. But Allāh is full of Bounty to the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinn and all
that exists). (251) These are the Verses of Allāh, We recite them to you (O Muhammad
SAW) in truth, and surely, you are one of the Messengers (of Allāh)[]. (252)