AL AHZAB
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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O Prophet! Fear God, and hearken not to the Unbelievers and
the Hypocrites: verily God is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
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But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration from thy
Lord: for God is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.
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And put thy trust in God, and enough is God as a disposer of
affairs.
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God has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body:
nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has He
made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by
your mouths. But God tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way.
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Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster in
the sight of God. But if ye know not their father's (names,
call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame
on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is)
the intention of your hearts: and God is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
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The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own
selves, and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have
closer personal ties, in the Decree of God. Than (the Brotherhood of) Believers
and Muhajirs: nevertheless do ye what is just to your
closest friends: such is the writing in the Decree (of God).
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And remember We took from the
prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant:
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That (God) may question the (custodians) of Truth concerning
the Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the Unbelievers a
grievous Penalty.
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O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of God, (bestowed) on
you, when there came down on you hosts (to overwhelm you): But We sent against them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not:
but God sees (clearly) all that ye do.
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Behold! they came on you from above
you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up
to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about God!
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In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken
as by a tremendous shaking.
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And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a
disease (even) say: "God and His Apostle promised us nothing but
delusion!"
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Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore
go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying,
"Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed
they intended nothing but to run away.
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And if an entry had been effected
to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition,
they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
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And yet they had already covenanted with God not to turn
their backs, and a covenant with God must (surely) be answered for.
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Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running
away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief
(respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"
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Say: "Who is it that can screen you from God if it be
His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find
for themselves, besides God, any protector or helper.
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Verily God knows those among you who keep back (men) and
those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to
the fight except for just a little while.
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Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their
eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear
is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men
have no faith, and so God has made their deeds of none effect: and that is easy
for God.
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They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if
the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering)
among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if
they were in your midst, they would fight but little.
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Ye have indeed in the Apostle of God a beautiful pattern (of
conduct) for any one whose hope is in God and the Final Day, and who engages
much in the Praise of God.
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When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said:
"This is what God and his Apostle had promised us, and God and His Apostle
told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in
obedience.
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Among the Believers are men who have been true to their
covenant with God: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and
some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the
least:
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That God may reward the men of Truth for their Truth, and
punish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy: for God is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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And God turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: no
advantage did they gain; and enough is God for the believers in their fight.
And God is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will.
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And those of the People of the Book who aided them - God did
take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners.
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And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and
their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And God has
power over all things.
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O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye
desire the life of this World, and its glitter,- then
come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner.
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But if ye seek God and His Apostle, and the Home of the
Hereafter, verily God has prepared for the well-doers amongst you a great
reward.
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O Consorts of the Prophet! If any of you were guilty of
evident unseemly conduct, the Punishment would be doubled to her, and that is
easy for God.
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But any of you that is devout in the service of God and His
Apostle, and works righteousness,- to her shall We
grant her reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance.
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O Consorts of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of the
(other) women: if ye do fear (God), be not too complacent of speech, lest one
in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech
(that is) just.
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And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling
display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular
Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey God and His Apostle. And God only
wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to
make you pure and spotless.
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And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes, of the Signs
of God and His Wisdom: for God understands the finest mysteries and is
well-acquainted (with them).
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For Muslim men and women,- for
believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for
men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble
themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast
(and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men
and women who engage much in God's praise,- for them has God prepared
forgiveness and great reward.
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It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a
matter has been decided by God and His Apostle to have any option about their
decision: if any one disobeys God and His Apostle, he is indeed on a clearly
wrong Path.
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Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of
God and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear
God." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which God was about to make
manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst
fear God. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the
necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to
thee: in order that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in
(the matter of) marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter
have dissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And
God's command must be fulfilled.
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There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what God has
indicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of God amongst those
of old that have passed away. And the command of God is a decree determined.
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(It is the practice of those) who preach the Messages of
God, and fear Him, and fear none but God. And enough is God to call (men) to
account.
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Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is)
the Apostle of God, and the Seal of the Prophets: and God has full knowledge of
all things.
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O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of God, and do this
often;
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And glorify Him morning and evening.
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He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that
He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of
Mercy to the Believers.
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Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be
"Peace!"; and He has prepared for them a
generous Reward.
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O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee
as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,-
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And as one who invites to God's (grace) by His leave, and as
a lamp spreading light.
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Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers,
that they shall have from God a very great Bounty.
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And obey not (the behests) of the Unbelievers and the
Hypocrites, and heed not their annoyances, but put thy Trust in God. For enough
is God as a Disposer of affairs.
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O ye who believe! When ye marry believing women, and then
divorce them before ye have touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye to count in
respect of them: so give them a present. And set them free in a handsome
manner.
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O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom
thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the
prisoners of war whom God has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal
uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated
(from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the
Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the
Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives
and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be
no difficulty for thee. And God is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thou
pleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blame on
thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This were nigher to
the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, and their
satisfaction - that of all of them - with that which thou hast to give them:
and God knows (all) that is in your hearts: and God is All- Knowing, Most
Forbearing.
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It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this,
nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee,
except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and God doth watch
over all things.
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O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so
early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when
ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such
(behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but God is not
ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye
want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for
greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye
should annoy God's Apostle, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any
time. Truly such a thing is in God's sight an enormity.
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Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily God has
full knowledge of all things.
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There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their
fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or their
sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands possess.
And, (ladies), fear God; for God is Witness to all things.
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God and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that
believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with
all respect.
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Those who annoy God and His Apostle - God has
cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a
humiliating Punishment.
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And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear (on themselves) a calumny and a glaring
sin.
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O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing
women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when
abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not
molested. And God is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a
disease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall
certainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it
as thy neighbours for any length of time:
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They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found,
they shall be seized and slain (without mercy).
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(Such was) the practice (approved) of God among those who
lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of God.
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Men ask thee concerning the Hour: Say, "The knowledge
thereof is with God (alone)": and what will make thee understand?- perchance the Hour is nigh!
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Verily God has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them
a Blazing Fire,-
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To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor
helper.
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The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the
Fire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had
obeyed God and obeyed the Apostle!"
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And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and
our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path.
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"Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them with a very great
Curse!"
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O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and
insulted Moses, but God cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he
was honourable in God's sight.
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O ye who believe! Fear God, and (always) say a word directed
to the Right:
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That He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive
you your sins: He that obeys God and His Apostle, has
already attained the highest achievement.
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We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth
and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: but
man undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and foolish;-
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(With the result) that God has to punish the Hypocrites, men
and women, and the Unbelievers, men and women, and God turns in Mercy to the
Believers, men and women: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.