Part 3
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Those apostles We endowed with
gifts, some above others: To one of them God spoke; others He raised to degrees
(of honour); to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him
with the holy spirit. If God had so willed, succeeding generations would not
have fought among each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they
(chose) to wrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If God had so willed,
they would not have fought each other; but God Fulfilleth His plan.
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O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no
bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject
Faith they are the wrong-doers.
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God! There is no god but He,-the Living, the
Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor
sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can
intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth
to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass
aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the
heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving
them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).
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Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out
clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the
most trustworthy hand- hold, that never breaks. And
God heareth and knoweth all things.
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God is the Protector of those who have faith: from the
depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject
faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into
the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein
(For ever).
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Hast thou not Turned thy vision to
one who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because God had granted him
power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He
said: "I give life and death". Said Abraham: "But it is God that
causeth the sun to rise from the east: Do thou then cause him to rise from the
West." Thus was he confounded who (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor doth God Give guidance to a people unjust.
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Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all
in ruins to its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall
God bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?" but God caused him
to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long
didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day."
He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried thus a hundred years; but look at thy
food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and look at thy donkey: And that
We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, how We
bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was shown
clearly to him, he said: "I know that God hath power over all
things."
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Behold! Abraham said: "My Lord! Show me how Thou givest
life to the dead." He said: "Dost thou not then believe?" He
said: "Yea! but to satisfy My own
undertaking." He said: "Take four birds; Tame
them to turn to thee; put a portion of them on every hill and call to them:
They will come to thee (Flying) with speed. Then know that God is Exalted in Power, Wise."
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The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of
God is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a
hundred grains. God giveth manifold increase to whom
He pleaseth: And God careth for all and He knoweth all things.
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Those who spend their substance in the cause of God, and
follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with
injury,-for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor
shall they grieve.
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Kind words and the covering of faults are better than
charity followed by injury. God is free of all wants,
and He is Most-Forbearing.
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O ye who believe! cancel not your
charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend
their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in God nor in the Last
Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil:
on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able
to do nothing with aught they have earned. And God guideth not those who reject
faith.
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And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking
to please God and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile:
heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if
it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. God seeth well
whatever ye do.
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Does any of you wish that he should have a garden with
date-palms and vines and streams flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruit,
while he is stricken with old age, and his children are not strong (enough to
look after themselves)- that it should be caught in a whirlwind, with fire
therein, and be burnt up? Thus doth God make clear to you (His) Signs; that ye
may consider.
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O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have
(honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We
have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in
order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not
receive it except with closed eyes. And know that God is Free of all wants, and
worthy of all praise.
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The Evil one threatens you with poverty and bids you to
conduct unseemly. God promiseth you His forgiveness and bounties. And God
careth for all and He knoweth all things.
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He granteth wisdom to whom He
pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit
overflowing; but none will grasp the Message but men of understanding.
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And whatever ye spend in charity or devotion, be sure God
knows it all. But the wrong-doers have no helpers.
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If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but if
ye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in
need, that is best for you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of)
evil. And God is well acquainted with what ye do.
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It is not required of thee (O Apostle), to set them on the
right path, but God sets on the right path whom He
pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only
do so seeking the "Face" of God. Whatever good ye give, shall be
rendered back to you, and ye shall not Be dealt with
unjustly.
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(Charity is) for those in need, who, in God's cause are
restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land, seeking (For trade
or work): the ignorant man thinks, because of their modesty, that they are free
from want. Thou shalt know them by their (Unfailing) mark: They beg not
importunately from all the sundry. And whatever of
good ye give, be assured God knoweth it well.
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Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by
day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall
be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
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Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one
whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness.
That is because they say: "Trade is like usury," but God hath
permitted trade and forbidden usury. Those who after receiving direction from
their Lord, desist, shall be pardoned for the past; their case is for God (to
judge); but those who repeat (The offence) are companions of the Fire: They
will abide therein (for ever).
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God will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase
for deeds of charity: For He loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked.
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Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and
establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with
their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
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O ye who believe! Fear God, and give up what remains of your
demand for usury, if ye are indeed believers.
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If ye do it not, Take notice of war from God and His
Apostle: But if ye turn back, ye shall have your capital sums: Deal not
unjustly, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.
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If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time Till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way
of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew.
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And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to God. Then
shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly.
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O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, in
transactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce
them to writing Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties: let
not the scribe refuse to write: as God Has taught him, so let him write. Let
him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear His Lord God, and not
diminish aught of what he owes. If they party liable is mentally deficient, or
weak, or unable Himself to dictate, Let his guardian dictate faithfully, and
get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a
man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them
errs, the other can remind her. The witnesses should not refuse when they are
called on (For evidence). Disdain not to reduce to writing (your contract) for
a future period, whether it be small or big: it is juster in the sight of God,
More suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among
yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the spot among
yourselves, there is no blame on you if ye reduce it not to writing. But take witness whenever ye make a commercial contract; and let
neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such
harm), it would be wickedness in you. So fear God; For
it is Good that teaches you. And God is well acquainted with all things. If ye
are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve
the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the
trustee (faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him Fear his Lord conceal not
evidence; for whoever conceals it, - his heart is tainted with sin. And God
knoweth all that ye do.
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If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge
with possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on
trust with another, Let the trustee (Faithfully) discharge His trust, and let
him fear his Lord. Conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it,- His heart is tainted with sin. And God Knoweth
all that ye do.
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To God belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth.
Whether ye show what is in your minds or conceal it, God Calleth
you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom He
pleaseth, for God hath power over all things.
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The Apostle believeth in what hath been revealed to him from
his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in God, His
angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say)
between one and another of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and
we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys."
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On no soul doth
ALI 'IMRAN
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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A. L. M.
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God! There is no god but He,-the Living, the
Self-Subsisting, Eternal.
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It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the
Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and
the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the
criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
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Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of God will suffer
the severest penalty, and God is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution.
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From God, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the
heavens.
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He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is
no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are
verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation
of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity
follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for
its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except God. And those
who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the
whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men
of understanding.
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"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts
deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own
Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.
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"Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind
Together against a day about which there is no doubt; for God never fails in
His promise."
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Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their
(numerous) progeny will avail them aught against God: They are themselves but
fuel for the Fire.
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(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of
Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and God called them to
account for their sins. For God is strict in punishment.
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Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be
vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)!
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"There has already been for you a Sign in the two
armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of God, the other
resisting God; these saw with their own eyes Twice their number. But God doth
support with His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have
eyes to see."
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Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet:
Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood
and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the
possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to God is the best of the
goals (To return to).
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Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better than
those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers
flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and
holy); and the good pleasure of God. For in God's sight are (all) His
servants,-
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(Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed
believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the
Fire;"-
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Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who are
true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of God);
and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.
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There is no god but He: That is the witness of God, His
angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no
god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
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The Religion before God is Islam (submission to His Will):
Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each
other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of God, God
is swift in calling to account.
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So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted My
whole self to God and so have those who follow me." And say to the People
of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit
yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn
back, Thy duty is to convey the Message; and in God's sight are (all) His
servants.
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As to those who deny the Signs of God and in defiance of
right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing with mankind,
announce to them a grievous penalty.
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They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this world
and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help.
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Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given
a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of God, to settle their
dispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration).
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This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but
for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their own
religion.
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But how (will they fare) when we gather them together
against a day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out
just what it has earned, without (favour or) injustice?
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Say: "O God! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest
power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou
pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low
whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast
power.
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"Thou causest the night to gain on the day, and thou
causest the day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living out of the dead,
and Thou bringest the dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to
whom Thou pleasest, without measure."
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Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers
Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be
help from God: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from
them. But God cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to God.
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Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal
it, God knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth.
And God has power over all things.
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"On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all
the good it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a
great distance between it and its evil. But God cautions you (To remember)
Himself. And God is full of kindness to those that serve Him."
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Say: "If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you and
forgive you your sins: For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
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Say: "Obey God and His Apostle": But if they turn
back, God loveth not those who reject Faith.
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God did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the
family of 'Imran above all people,-
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Offspring, one of the other: And God heareth and knoweth all
things.
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Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I do
dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this
of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things."
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When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I
am delivered of a female child!"- and God knew best what she brought
forth- "And no wise is the male Like the female. I have named her Mary,
and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the
Rejected."
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Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow
in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that
he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He
said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "From God:
for God Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure."
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There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my
Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that
heareth prayer!
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While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels
called unto him: "God doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the
truth of a Word from God, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of
the (goodly) company of the righteous."
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He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am
very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer,
"Doth God accomplish what He willeth."
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He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy
Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for
three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord again and
again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning."
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Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God hath chosen thee
and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.
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"O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself,
and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down."
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This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We
reveal unto thee (O Apostle!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them when they
cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of
Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point).
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Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God giveth thee glad
tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary,
held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those
nearest to God;
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"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in
maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."
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She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no
man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He
willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!
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"And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law
and the Gospel,
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"And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of
Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your
Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and
breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave: And I heal those born
blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to
you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for
you if ye did believe;
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"'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was
before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to
you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, and obey me.
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"'It is God Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship
Him. This is a Way that is straight.'"
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When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who
will be My helpers to (the work of) God?" Said the disciples: "We are
God's helpers: We believe in God, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims.
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"Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and
we follow the Apostle; then write us down among those who bear witness."
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And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and God too
planned, and the best of planners is God.
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Behold! God said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise
thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I
will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day
of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you
of the matters wherein ye dispute.
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"As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with
terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to
help."
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"As to those who believe and work righteousness, God
will pay them (in full) their reward; but God loveth not those who do
wrong."
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"This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and
the Message of Wisdom."
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The similitude of Jesus before God is as that of Adam; He created
him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was.
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The Truth (comes) from God alone; so be not of those who
doubt.
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If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after
(full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,-
our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves:
Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of God on those who lie!"
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This is the true account: There is no god except God; and
God-He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
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But if they turn back, God hath full knowledge of those who
do mischief.
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Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as
between us and you: That we worship none but God; that we associate no partners
with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than
God." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at
least) are Muslims (bowing to God's Will).
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Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when
the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no
understanding?
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Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing (Even) in matters of
which ye had some knowledge! but why dispute ye in matters of which ye have no
knowledge? It is God Who knows, and ye who know not!
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Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true
in Faith, and bowed his will to God's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods
with God.
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Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are
those who follow him, as are also this Apostle and those who believe: And God
is the Protector of those who have faith.
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It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to
lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they
do not perceive!
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Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of God, of
which ye are (Yourselves) witnesses?
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Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with
falsehood, and conceal the Truth, while ye have knowledge?
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A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in
the morning what is revealed to the believers, but reject it at the end of the
day; perchance they may (themselves) Turn back;
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"And believe no one unless he follows your
religion." Say: "True guidance is the Guidance of God: (Fear ye) Lest
a revelation be sent to someone (else) Like unto that which was sent unto you?
or that those (Receiving such revelation) should engage you in argument before
your Lord?" Say: "All bounties are in the hand of God: He granteth
them to whom He pleaseth: And God careth for all, and He knoweth all
things."
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For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for
God is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
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Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with
a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a
single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest
demanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) with
these ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against God, and (well) they
know it.
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Nay.- Those that keep their plighted faith and act
aright,-verily God loves those who act aright.
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As for those who sell the faith they owe to God and their
own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the
Hereafter: Nor will God (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of
Judgment, nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty.
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There is among them a section who distort the Book with their
tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no
part of the Book; and they say, "That is from God," but it is not
from God: It is they who tell a lie against God, and (well) they know it!
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It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book,
and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my
worshippers rather than God's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye
worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the
Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
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Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for
Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowed your
will (To God in Islam)?
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Behold! God took the covenant of the prophets, saying:
"I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you an apostle, confirming
what is with you; do ye believe in him and render him help." God said:
"Do ye agree, and take this my Covenant as binding on you?" They
said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness, and I am with you
among the witnesses."
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If any turn back after this, they are perverted
transgressors.
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Do they seek for other than the Religion of God?-while all
creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His
Will (Accepted Islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back.
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Say: "We believe in God, and in what has been revealed
to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes,
and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We
make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we bow
our will (in Islam)."
3-85
If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to
God), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the
ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).
3-86
How shall God Guide those who reject Faith after they
accepted it and bore witness that the Apostle was true and that Clear Signs had
come unto them? but God guides not a people unjust.
3-87
Of such the reward is that on them (rests) the curse of God,
of His angels, and of all mankind;-
3-88
In that will they dwell; nor will their penalty be
lightened, nor respite be (their lot);-
3-89
Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and make
amends; for verily God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
3-90
But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then
go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted;
for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray.
3-91
As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never
would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they
should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, and they
will find no helpers.
3-92
By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give
(freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth God knoweth it
well.