PART
17
The
Prophets
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[21:1]
Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while
they turn away in heedlessness.
[21:2]
Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from
their Lord but they listen to it while they play,
[21:3]
With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in
secret. The wrong- doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you ? Will ye
then succumb to magic when ye see (it) ?
[21:4]
He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the
heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
[21:5]
Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams;
nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent
even as those of old (who were God’s messengers) were sent (with portents).
[21:6]
Not a township believed of those which We
destroyed before them (though We sent them portents): would they then believe ?
[21:7]
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee
other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know
not ?
[21:8]
We gave them not bodies that would not eat food,
nor were they immortals.
[21:9]
Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we
delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals.
[21:10]
Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture
wherein is your Reminder. Have ye then no sense ?
[21:11]
How many a community that dealt unjustly have We
shattered, and raised up after them another folk!
[21:12]
And, when they felt Our might, behold them
fleeing from it!
[21:13]
(But it was said unto them): Flee not, but
return to that (existence) which emasculated you and to your dwellings, that ye
may be questioned.
[21:14]
They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers.
[21:15]
And this their crying ceased not till We made
them as reaped corn, extinct.
[21:16]
We created not the heaven and the earth and all
that is between them in play.
[21:17]
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could
have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
[21:18]
Nay, but We hurl the true against the false, and
it doth break its head and lo! it vanisheth. And yours will be woe for that
which ye ascribe (unto Him).
[21:19]
Unto Him belongeth whosoever is in the heavens
and the earth. And those who dwell in His presence are not too proud to worship
Him, nor do they weary;
[21:20]
They glorify (Him) night and day; they flag not.
[21:21]
Or have they chosen gods from the earth who
raise the dead ?
[21:22]
If there were therein gods beside Allah, then
verily both (the heavens and the earth) had been disordered. Glorified be
Allah, the Lord of the Throne, from all that they ascribe (unto Him).
[21:23]
He will not be questioned as to that which He
doeth, but they will be questioned.
[21:24]
Or have they chosen other gods beside Him ? say:
Bring your proof (of their godhead). This is the Reminder of those with me and
those before me, but most of them know not the Truth and so they are averse.
[21:25]
And We sent no messenger before thee but We
inspired him, (saying): There is no God save Me (Allah), so worship Me.
[21:26]
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto
Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are
honoured slaves;
[21:27]
They speak not until He hath spoken, and they
act by His command.
[21:28]
He knoweth what is before them and what is
behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him whom He accepteth, and
they quake for awe of Him.
[21:29]
And one of them who should say: Lo! I am a god
beside Him, that one We should repay with hell. Thus We Repay wrong-doers.
[21:30]
Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens
and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living
thing of water ? Will they not then believe ?
[21:31]
And We have placed in the earth firm hills lest
it quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as roads that haply they
may find their way.
[21:32]
And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from
them). Yet they turn away from its portents.
[21:33]
And He it is Who created the night and the day,
and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.
[21:34]
We appointed immortality for no mortal before
thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal!
[21:35]
Every soul must taste of death, and We try you
with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned.
[21:36]
And when those who disbelieve behold thee, they
but choose thee out for mockery, (saying): Is this he who maketh mention of
your gods ? And they would deny all mention of the Beneficent.
[21:37]
Man is made of haste. I shall show you My
portents, but ask Me not to hasten.
[21:38]
And they say: When will this promise (be
fulfilled), if ye are truthful ?
[21:39]
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when
they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their
backs, and they will not be helped!
[21:40]
Nay, but it will come upon them unawares so that
it will stupefy them, and they will be unable to repel it, neither will they be
reprieved.
[21:41]
Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but
that whereat they mocked surrounded those who scoffed at them.
[21:42]
Say: Who guardeth you in the night or in the day
from the Beneficent ? Nay, but they turn away from mention of their Lord!
[21:43]
Or have they gods who can shield them from Us ?
They cannot help themselves nor can they be defended from Us.
[21:44]
Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease
until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it
of its outlying parts ? Can they then be the victors ?
[21:45]
Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I warn you only by
the Inspiration. But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned.
[21:46]
And if a breath of thy Lord’s punishment were to
touch them, they assuredly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers.
[21:47]
And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection
so that no soul is wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of
mustard seed, We bring it. And We suffice for reckoners.
[21:48]
And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion
(of right and wrong) and a light and a Reminder for those who keep from evil,
[21:49]
Those who fear their Lord in secret and who
dread the Hour (of doom).
[21:50]
This is a blessed Reminder that we have
revealed: Will ye then reject it ?
[21:51]
And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course,
and We were Aware of him,
[21:52]
When he said unto his father and his folk: What
are these images unto which ye pay devotion ?
[21:53]
They said: We found our fathers worshippers of
them.
[21:54]
He said: Verily ye and your fathers were in
plain error.
[21:55]
They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or
art thou some jester ?
[21:56]
He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who testify unto
that.
[21:57]
And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols
after ye have gone away and turned your backs.
[21:58]
Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the
chief of them, that haply they might have recourse to it.
[21:59]
They said: Who hath done this to our gods ? Surely
it must be some evil-doer.
[21:60]
They said: We heard a youth make mention of
them, who is called Abraham.
[21:61]
They said: Then bring him (hither) before the
people’s eyes that they may testify.
[21:62]
They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our
gods, O Abraham ?
[21:63]
He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So
question them, if they can speak.
[21:64]
Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye
yourselves are the wrong- doers.
[21:65]
And they were utterly confounded, and they said:
Well thou knowest that these speak not.
[21:66]
He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that
which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you ?
[21:67]
Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of
Allah! Have ye then no sense ?
[21:68]
They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if
ye will be doing.
[21:69]
We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for
Abraham,
[21:70]
And they wished to set a snare for him, but We
made them the greater losers.
[21:71]
And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to
the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples.
[21:72]
And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a
grandson. Each of them We made righteous.
[21:73]
And We made them chiefs who guide by Our
command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment
of worship and the giving of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone).
[21:74]
And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and
We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk
of evil, lewd.
[21:75]
And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was
of the righteous.
[21:76]
And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his
prayer and saved him and his household from the great affliction.
[21:77]
And delivered him from the people who denied Our
revelations. Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all.
[21:78]
And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment
concerning the field, when people’s sheep had strayed and browsed therein by
night; and We were witnesses to their judgment.
[21:79]
And We made Solomon to understand (the case);
and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills
and the birds to hymn (His) praise along with David. We were the doers
(thereof).
[21:80]
And We taught him the art of making garments (of
mail) to protect you in your daring. Are ye then thankful ?
[21:81]
And unto Solomon (We subdued) the wind in its
raging. It set by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And of
everything We are Aware.
[21:82]
And of the evil ones (subdued We unto him) some
who dived (for pearls) for him and did other work, and We were warders unto
them.
[21:83]
And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying):
Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
[21:84]
Then We heard his prayer and removed that
adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his household (that he had
lost) and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from Our store, and a
remembrance for the worshippers;
[21:85]
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu’l-Kifl.
All were of the steadfast.
[21:86]
And We brought them in unto Our mercy. Lo! they
are among the righteous.
[21:87]
And (mention) Dhu’n-Nun, when he went off in
anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the
darkness, saying: There is no God save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been
a wrong-doer.
[21:88]
Then we heard his prayer and saved him from the
anguish. Thus we save believers.
[21:89]
And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord!
Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
[21:90]
Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him
John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one
with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear,
and were submissive unto Us.
[21:91]
And she who was chaste, therefor We breathed
into her (something) of Our Spirit and made her and her son a token for (all)
peoples.
[21:92]
Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am
your Lord, so worship Me.
[21:93]
And they have broken their religion (into
fragments) among them, (yet) all are returning unto Us.
[21:94]
Then whoso doeth some good works and is a
believer, there will be no rejection of his effort. Lo! We record (it) for him.
[21:95]
And there is a ban upon any community which We
have destroyed: that they shall not return.
[21:96]
Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and
they hasten out of every mound,
[21:97]
And the True Promise draweth nigh; then behold
them, staring wide (in terror), the eyes of those who disbelieve! (They say):
Alas for us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but we were wrong-doers!
[21:98]
Lo! ye (idolaters) and that which ye worship
beside Allah are fuel of hell. Thereunto ye will come.
[21:99]
If these had been gods they would not have come
thither, but all will abide therein.
[21:100]
Therein wailing is their portion, and therein
they hear not.
[21:101]
Lo! those unto whom kindness hath gone forth
before from Us, they will be far removed from thence.
[21:102]
TThey will not hear the slightest sound thereof,
while they abide in that which their souls desire.
[21:103]
The Supreme Horror will not grieve them, and the
angels will welcome them, (saying): This is your Day which ye were promised;
[21:104]
The Day when We shall roll up the heavens as a
recorder rolleth up a written scroll. As We began the first creation, We shall
repeat it. (It is) a promise (binding) upon Us. Lo! We are to perform it.
[21:105]
And verily we have written in the Scripture,
after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth:
[21:106]
Lo! there is a plain statement for folk who are
devout.
[21:107]
We sent thee not save as a mercy for the
peoples.
[21:108]
Say: It is only inspired in me that your God is
One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him) ?
[21:109]
But if they are averse, then say: I have warned
you all alike, although I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are
promised.
[21:110]
Lo! He knoweth that which is said openly, and
that which ye conceal.
[21:111]
And I know not but that this may be a trial for
you, and enjoyment for a while.
[21:112]
He saith: My Lord! Judge Thou with truth. Our
Lord is the Beneficent, Whose help is to be implored against that which ye
ascribe (unto Him).
The
Pilgrimage
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[22:1]
O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of
the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing.
[22:2]
On the day when ye behold it, every nursing
mother will forget her nursling and every pregnant one will be delivered of her
burden, and thou (Muhammad) wilt see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be
drunken, but the Doom of Allah will be strong (upon them).
[22:3]
Among mankind is he who disputeth concerning
Allah without knowledge, and followeth each froward devil;
[22:4]
For him it is decreed that whoso taketh him for
friend, he verily will mislead him and will guide him to the punishment of the
Flame.
[22:5]
O mankind! if ye are in doubt concerning the
Resurrection, then lo! We have created you from dust, then from a drop of seed,
then from a clot, then from a little lump of flesh shapely and shapeless, that
We may make (it) clear for you. And We cause what We will to remain in the
wombs for an appointed time, and afterward We bring you forth as infants, then
(give you growth) that ye attain your full strength. And among you there is he
who dieth (young), and among you there is he who is brought back to the most
abject time of life, so that, after knowledge, he knoweth naught. And thou
(Muhammad) seest the earth barren, but when We send down water thereon, it doth
thrill and swell and put forth every lovely kind (of growth).
[22:6]
That is because Allah, He is the Truth and
because He quickeneth the dead, and because He is Able to do all things;
[22:7]
And because the Hour will come, there is no
doubt thereof; and because Allah will raise those who are in the graves.
[22:8]
And among mankind is he who disputeth concerning
Allah without knowledge or guidance or a scripture giving light,
[22:9]
Turning away in pride to beguile (men) from the
way of Allah. For him in this world is ignominy, and on the Day of Resurrection
We make him taste the doom of burning.
[22:10]
(And unto him it will be said): This is for that
which thy two hands have sent before, and because Allah is no oppressor of His
slaves.
[22:11]
And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah
upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but
if a trial befalleth him, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and
the Hereafter. That is the sheer loss.
[22:12]
He calleth, beside Allah, unto that which
hurteth him not nor benefiteth him. That is the far error.
[22:13]
He calleth unto him whose harm is nearer than
his benefit; verily an evil patron and verily an evil friend!
[22:14]
Lo! Allah causeth those who believe and do good
works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Lo! Allah doth what He
intendeth.
[22:15]
Whoso is wont to think (through envy) that Allah
will not give him (Muhammad) victory in the world and the Hereafter (and is
enraged at the thought of his victory), let him stretch a rope up to the roof (of
his dwelling), and let him hang himself. Then let him see whether his strategy
dispelleth that whereat he rageth!.
[22:16]
Thus We reveal it as plain revelations, and
verily Allah guideth whom He will.
[22:17]
Lo! those who believe (this revelation), and
those who are Jews, and the Sabaeans and the Christians and the Magians and the
idolaters - Lo! Allah will decide between them on the Day of Resurrection. Lo!
Allah is Witness over all things.
[22:18]
Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth
adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the
sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts,
and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due. He
whom Allah scorneth, there is none to give him honour. Lo! Allah doeth what He
will.
[22:19]
These twain (the believers and the disbelievers)
are two opponents who contend concerning their Lord. But as for those who
disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling fluid will be
poured down on their heads,
[22:20]
Whereby that which is in their bellies, and
their skins too, will be melted;
[22:21]
And for them are hooked rods of iron.
[22:22]
Whenever, in their anguish, they would go forth
from thence they are driven back therein and (it is said unto them): Taste the
doom of burning.
[22:23]
Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do
good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be
allowed armlets of gold, and pearls, and their raiment therein will be silk.
[22:24]
They are guided unto gentle speech; they are
guided unto the path of the Glorious One.
[22:25]
Lo! those who disbelieve and bar (men) from the
way of Allah and from the Inviolable Place of Worship, which We have appointed
for mankind together, the dweller therein and the nomad: whosoever seeketh
wrongful partiality therein, him We shall cause to taste a painful doom.
[22:26]
And (remember) when We prepared for Abraham the
place of the (holy) House, saying: Ascribe thou no thing as partner unto Me,
and purify My House for those who make the round (thereof) and those who stand
and those who bow and make prostration.
[22:27]
And proclaim unto mankind the pilgrimage. They
will come unto thee on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every
deep ravine,
[22:28]
That they may witness things that are of benefit
to them, and mention the name of Allah on appointed days over the beast of
cattle that He hath bestowed upon them. Then eat thereof and feed therewith the
poor unfortunate.
[22:29]
Then let them make an end of their unkemptness
and pay their vows and go around the ancient House.
[22:30]
That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the
sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The
cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the
filth of idols, and shun lying speech,
[22:31]
Turning unto Allah (only), not ascribing partners
unto Him; for whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, it is as if he had fallen
from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a
far-off place.
[22:32]
That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the
offerings consecrated to Allah, it surely is from devotion of the hearts,
[22:33]
Therein are benefits for you for an appointed
term; and afterward they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House.
[22:34]
And for every nation have We appointed a ritual,
that they may mention the name of Allah over the beast of cattle that He hath
given them for food; and your God is One God, therefor surrender unto Him. And
give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the humble,
[22:35]
Whose hearts fear when Allah is mentioned, and
the patient of whatever may befall them, and those who establish worship and
who spend of that We have bestowed on them.
[22:36]
And the camels! We have appointed them among the
ceremonies of Allah. Therein ye have much good. So mention the name of Allah
over them when they are drawn up in lines. Then when their flanks fall (dead),
eat thereof and feed the beggar and the suppliant. Thus have We made them
subject unto you, that haply ye may give thanks.
[22:37]
Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but
the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject unto you
that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good tidings (O
Muhammad) to the good.
[22:38]
Lo! Allah defendeth those who are true. Lo!
Allah loveth not each treacherous ingrate.
[22:39]
Sanction is given unto those who fight because
they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;
[22:40]
Those who have been driven from their homes
unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for
Allah’s repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and
oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would
assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo!
Allah is Strong, Almighty -
[22:41]
Those who, if We give them power in the land,
establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity.
And Allah’s is the sequel of events.
[22:42]
If they deny thee (Muhammad), even so the folk
of Noah, and (the tribes of) A’ad and Thamud, before thee, denied (Our
messengers);
[22:43]
And the folk of Abraham and the folk of Lot;
[22:44]
(And) the dwellers in Midian. And Moses was
denied; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while, then I seized them, and
how (terrible) was My abhorrence!
[22:45]
How many a township have We destroyed while it
was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted
well and lofty tower!
[22:46]
Have they not travelled in the land, and have they
hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear ? For indeed it is not the
eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that
grow blind.
[22:47]
And they will bid thee hasten on the Doom, and
Allah faileth not His promise, but lo! a Day with Allah is as a thousand years
of what ye reckon.
[22:48]
And how many a township did I suffer long though
it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.
[22:49]
Say: O mankind! I am only a plain warner unto
you.
[22:50]
Those who believe and do good works, for them is
pardon and a rich provision;
[22:51]
While those who strive to thwart Our
revelations, such are rightful owners of the Fire.
[22:52]
Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before
thee but when He recited (the message) Satan proposed (opposition) in respect
of that which he recited thereof. But Allah abolisheth that which Satan
proposeth. Then Allah establisheth His revelations. Allah is Knower, Wise;
[22:53]
That He may make that which the devil proposeth
a temptation for those in whose hearts is a disease, and those whose hearts are
hardened - Lo! the evil-doers are in open schism -
[22:54]
And that those who have been given knowledge may
know that it is the truth from thy Lord, so that they may believe therein and
their hearts may submit humbly unto Him. Lo! Allah verily is guiding those who
believe unto a right path.
[22:55]
And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in
doubt thereof until the Hour come upon them unawares, or there come unto them
the doom of a disastrous day.
[22:56]
The Sovereignty on that day will be Allah’s, He
will judge between them. Then those who believed and did good works will be in
Gardens of Delight,
[22:57]
While those who disbelieved and denied Our
revelations, for them will be a shameful doom.
[22:58]
Those who fled their homes for the cause of
Allah and then were slain or died, Allah verily will provide for them a good
provision. Lo! Allah, He verily is Best of all who make provision.
[22:59]
Assuredly He will cause them to enter by an
entry that they will love. Lo! Allah verily is Knower, Indulgent.
[22:60]
That (is so). And whoso hath retaliated with the
like of that which he was made to suffer and then hath (again) been wronged, Allah
will succour him. Lo! Allah verily is Mild, Forgiving.
[22:61]
That is because Allah maketh the night to pass
into the day and maketh the day to pass into the night, and because Allah is
Hearer, Seer.
[22:62]
That is because Allah, He is the True, and that
whereon they call instead of Him, it is the false, and because Allah, He is the
High, the Great.
[22:63]
Seest thou not how Allah sendeth down water from
the sky and then the earth becometh green upon the morrow ? Lo! Allah is
Subtile, Aware.
[22:64]
Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens
and all that is in the earth. Lo! Allah, He verily is the Absolute, the Owner
of Praise.
[22:65]
Hast thou not seen how Allah hath made all that
is in the earth subservient unto you ? And the ship runneth upon the sea by His
command, and He holdeth back the heaven from falling on the earth unless by His
leave. Lo! Allah is, for mankind, Full of Pity, Merciful.
[22:66]
And He it is Who gave you life, then He will
cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an
ingrate.
[22:67]
Unto each nation have We given sacred rites
which they are to perform; so let them not dispute with thee of the matter, but
summon thou unto thy Lord. Lo! thou indeed followest right guidance.
[22:68]
And if they wrangle with thee, say: Allah is
Best Aware of what ye do.
[22:69]
Allah will judge between you on the Day of
Resurrection concerning that wherein ye used to differ.
[22:70]
Hast thou not known that Allah knoweth all that
is in the heaven and the earth ? Lo! it is in a record. Lo! that is easy for
Allah.
[22:71]
And they worship instead of Allah that for which
He hath sent down no warrant, and that whereof they have no knowledge. For
evil-doers there is no helper.
[22:72]
And when Our revelations are recited unto them,
thou knowest the denial in the faces of those who disbelieve; they all but
attack those who recite Our revelations unto them. Say: Shall I proclaim unto
you worse than that ? The Fire! Allah hath promised it for those who
disbelieve. A hapless journey’s end!
[22:73]
O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye
heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly
though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something
from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and
the sought!
[22:74]
They measure not Allah His rightful measure. Lo!
Allah is Strong, Almighty.
[22:75]
Allah chooseth from the angels messengers, and
(also) from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer.
[22:76]
He knoweth all that is before them and all that
is behind them, and unto Allah all things are returned.
[22:77]
O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate
yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.
[22:78]
And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is
His right. He hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any
hardship; the faith of your father Abraham (is yours). He hath named you
Muslims of old time and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness
against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind. So establish
worship, pay the poor-due, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protecting
friend. A blessed Patron and a blessed Helper!