The
Family of 'Imrân
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[3:1]
Alim. Lam. Mim.
[3:2]
Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the
Eternal.
[3:3]
He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the
Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He
revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
[3:4]
Aforetime, for a guidance to mankind; and hath
revealed the Criterion (of right and wrong). Lo! those
who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, theirs will be a heavy doom. Allah is
Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong).
[3:5]
Lo! nothing in the
earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah.
[3:6]
He it is Who fashioneth
you in the wombs as pleaseth Him. There is no God save Him, the Almighty, the
Wise.
[3:7]
He it is Who hath
revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations -
they are the substance of the Book - and others (which are) allegorical. But
those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical
seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knoweth its
explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe
therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed.
[3:8]
Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after
Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Thy Presence. Lo! Thou, only
Thou, art the Bestower.
[3:9]
Our Lord! Lo! it is
Thou Who gatherest mankind together to a Day of which there is no doubt. Lo!
Allah faileth not to keep the tryst.
[3:10]
(On that Day) neither the riches nor the progeny
of those who disbelieve will aught avail them with Allah. They will be fuel for
Fire.
[3:11]
Like Pharaoh’s folk and those who were before
them, they disbelieved Our revelations and so Allah
seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in punishment.
[3:12]
Say (O Muhammad) unto those who disbelieve: Ye
shall be overcome and gathered unto Hell, an evil resting-place.
[3:13]
There was a token for you in two hosts which
met: one army fighting in the way of Allah, and another disbelieving, whom they saw as twice their number, clearly, with their
very eyes. Thus Allah strengtheneth with His succour whom
He will. Lo! herein verily is a lesson for those who
have eyes.
[3:14]
Beautified for mankind is love of the joys (that
come) from women and offspring; and stored-up heaps of gold and silver, and
horses branded (with their mark), and cattle and land. That is comfort of the
life of the world. Allah! With Him is a more excellent abode.
[3:15]
Say: Shall I inform you of something better than
that ? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord,
are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure
companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,
[3:16]
Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we
believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;
[3:17]
The steadfast, and the
truthful, and the obedient, those who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for
pardon in the watches of the night.
[3:18]
Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no God
save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining
His creation in justice, there is no God save Him the Almighty, the Wise.
[3:19]
Lo! religion with Allah
(is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received
the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through
transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah
(will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
[3:20]
And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say:
I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And
say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye
(too) surrendered ? If they surrender, then truly they
are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey
the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.
[3:21]
Lo! those who
disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay
those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.
[3:22]
Those are they whose works have failed in the
world and the Hereafter; and they have no helpers.
[3:23]
Hast thou not seen how those who have received a
portion of the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that
it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to
it) ?
[3:24]
That is because they say: The Fire will not
touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath
deceived them regarding their religion.
[3:25]
How (will it be with them) when We have brought
them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be
paid in full what it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.
[3:26]
Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest
sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom
Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In
Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.
[3:27]
Thou causest the night to pass into the day, and
Thou causest the day to pass into the night. And Thou bringest forth the living
from the dead, and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living. And Thou
givest sustenance to whom Thou choosest, without stint.
[3:28]
Let not the believers take disbelievers for
their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection
with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as
it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is
the journeying.
[3:29]
Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is
in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the
heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things.
[3:30]
On the Day when every soul will find itself
confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil
(every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between
it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.
[3:31]
Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah,
follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah
is Forgiving, Merciful.
[3:32]
Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they
turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).
[3:33]
Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family
of Abraham and the Family of ’Imran above (all His) creatures.
[3:34]
They were descendants one of another. Allah is
Hearer, Knower.
[3:35]
(Remember) when the wife of ’Imran said: My
Lord! I have vowed unto Thee that which is in my belly as a consecrated
(offering). Accept it from me. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower!
[3:36]
And when she was delivered she said: My Lord! Lo!
I am delivered of a female - Allah knew best of what she was delivered - the
male is not as the female; and lo! I have named her Mary, and lo! I crave Thy
protection for her and for her offspring from Satan the outcast.
[3:37]
And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance
and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian.
Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had
food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food) ?
She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.
[3:38]
Then Zachariah prayed unto his Lord and said: My
Lord! Bestow upon me of Thy bounty goodly offspring. Lo! Thou art the Hearer of
Prayer.
[3:39]
And the angels called to him as he stood praying
in the sanctuary: Allah giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John,
(who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the
righteous.
[3:40]
He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when age hath
overtaken me already and my wife is barren ? (The
angel) answered: So (it will be). Allah doeth what He will.
[3:41]
He said: My Lord! Appoint a token for me. (The
angel) said: The token unto thee (shall be) that thou shalt not speak unto
mankind three days except by signs. Remember thy Lord much, and praise (Him) in
the early hours of night and morning.
[3:42]
And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath
chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women
of creation.
[3:43]
O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate
thyself and bow with those who bow (in worship).
[3:44]
This is of the tidings of things hidden. We
reveal it unto thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they threw
their pens (to know) which of them should be the guardian of Mary, nor wast
thou present with them when they quarrelled (thereupon).
[3:45]
(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo!
Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah,
Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of
those brought near (unto Allah).
[3:46]
He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in
his manhood, and he is of the righteous.
[3:47]
She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when
no mortal hath touched me ? He said: So (it will be).
Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be!
and it is.
[3:48]
And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom,
and the Torah and the Gospel,
[3:49]
And will make him a messenger unto the Children
of
[3:50]
And (I come) confirming that which was before me
of the Torah, and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I
come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey
me.
[3:51]
Lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship
Him. That is a straight path.
[3:52]
But when Jesus became conscious of their
disbelief, he cried: Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah ? The
disciples said: We will be Allah’s helpers. We believe in Allah, and bear thou
witness that we have surrendered (unto Him).
[3:53]
Our Lord! We believe in that which Thou hast revealed
and we follow him whom Thou hast sent. Enrol us among those who witness (to the
truth).
[3:54]
And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah
schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers.
[3:55]
(And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I
am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of
those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who
disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return,
and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ.
[3:56]
As for those who disbelieve I shall chastise
them with a heavy chastisement in the world and the Hereafter; and they will
have no helpers.
[3:57]
And as for those who believe and do good works,
He will pay them their wages in full. Allah loveth not wrong-doers.
[3:58]
This (which) We recite unto thee is a revelation
and a wise reminder.
[3:59]
Lo! the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the
likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is.
[3:60]
(This is) the truth from thy Lord (O Muhammad),
so be not thou of those who waver.
[3:61]
And whoso disputeth with thee concerning him,
after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, say (unto him): Come! We will
summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and
yourselves, then we will pray humbly (to our Lord) and (solemnly) invoke the
curse of Allah upon those who lie.
[3:62]
Lo! This verily is the true narrative. There is
no God save Allah, and lo! Allah, He verily is, is the Mighty, the Wise.
[3:63]
And if they turn away, then lo! Allah is Aware
of (who are) the corrupters.
[3:64]
Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an
agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we
shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for
lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are
they who have surrendered (unto Him).
[3:65]
O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue
about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him ?
Have ye then no sense ?
[3:66]
Lo! ye are those who argue about that whereof ye
have some knowledge: Why then argue ye concerning that whereof ye have no
knowledge ? Allah knoweth. Ye know not.
[3:67]
Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but
he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the
idolaters.
[3:68]
Lo! those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham
are those who followed him, and this Prophet and those who believe (with him);
and Allah is the Protecting Guardian of the believers.
[3:69]
A party of the People of the Scripture long to
make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they
perceive not.
[3:70]
O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in
the revelations of Allah, when ye (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth) ?
[3:71]
O People of the Scripture! Why confound ye truth
with falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth ?
[3:72]
And a party of the People of the Scripture say:
Believe in that which hath been revealed unto those who believe at the opening
of the day, and disbelieve at the end thereof, in order that they may return;
[3:73]
And believe not save in one who followeth your
religion - Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the guidance is Allah’s Guidance - that anyone
is given the like of that which was given unto you or that they may argue with
you in the presence of their Lord. Say (O Muhammad): Lo! the bounty is in
Allah’s hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-
Knowing.
[3:74]
He selecteth for His mercy whom He will. Allah
is of Infinite Bounty.
[3:75]
Among the People of the Scripture there is he
who, if thou trust him with a weight of treasure, will return it to thee. And
among them there is he who, if thou trust him with a piece of gold, will not
return it to thee unless thou keep standing over him. That is because they say:
We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.
[3:76]
Nay, but (the chosen of Allah is) he who
fulfilleth his pledge and wardeth off (evil); for lo! Allah loveth those who
ward off (evil).
[3:77]
Lo! those who purchase a small gain at the cost
of Allah’s covenant and their oaths, they have no portion in the Hereafter.
Allah will neither speak to them nor look upon them on the Day of Resurrection,
nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom.
[3:78]
And lo! there is a party of them who distort the
Scripture with their tongues, that ye may think that what they say is from the
Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture. And they say: It is from Allah,
when it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.
[3:79]
It is not (possible) for any human being unto
whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he
should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but
(what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your
constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof.
[3:80]
And he commanded you not that ye should take the
angels and the prophets for lords. Would he command you to disbelieve after ye
had surrendered (to Allah) ?
[3:81]
When Allah made (His) covenant with the
prophets, (He said): Behold that which I have given you of the Scripture and
knowledge. And afterward there will come unto you a messenger, confirming that
which ye possess. Ye shall believe in him and ye shall help him. He said: Do ye
agree, and will ye take up My burden (which I lay upon you) in this (matter) ?
They answered: We agree. He said: Then bear ye witness. I will be a witness
with you.
[3:82]
Then whosoever after this shall turn away: they
will be miscreants.
[3:83]
Seek they other than the religion of Allah, when
unto Him submitteth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or
unwillingly, and unto Him they will be returned.
[3:84]
Say (O Muhammad): We believe in Allah and that
which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael
and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was vouchsafed unto Moses
and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any
of them, and unto Him we have surrendered.
[3:85]
And whoso seeketh as religion other than the
Surrender (to Allah) it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser
in the Hereafter.
[3:86]
How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved
after their belief and (after) they bore witness that the messenger is true and
after clear proofs (of Allah’s Sovereignty) had come unto them. And Allah
guideth not wrongdoing folk.
[3:87]
As for such, their guerdon is that on them rests
the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined.
[3:88]
They will abide therein. Their doom will not be
lightened, neither will they be reprieved;
[3:89]
Save those who afterward repent and do right.
Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[3:90]
Lo! those who disbelieve after their (profession
of) belief, and afterward grow violent in disbelief: their repentance will not
be accepted. And such are those who are astray.
[3:91]
Lo! those who disbelieve, and die in disbelief,
the (whole) earth full of gold would not be accepted from such an one if it
were offered as a ransom (for his soul). Theirs will be a painful doom and they
will have no helpers.
[3:92]
Ye will not attain unto piety until ye spend of
that which ye love. And whatsoever ye spend, Allah is Aware thereof.
[3:93]
All food was lawful unto the Children of
[3:94]
And whoever shall invent a falsehood after that
concerning Allah, such will be wrong-doers.
[3:95]
Say: Allah speaketh truth. So follow the
religion of Abraham, the upright. He was not of the idolaters.
[3:96]
Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind
was that at Becca, a blessed place, a guidance to the peoples;
[3:97]
Wherein are plain memorials (of Allah’s guidance);
the place where Abraham stood up to pray; and whosoever entereth it is safe.
And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto Allah for mankind, for him who can
find a way thither. As for him who disbelieveth, (let him know that) lo! Allah
is Independent of (all) creatures.
[3:98]
Say: O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve
ye in the revelations of Allah, when Allah (Himself) is Witness of what ye do ?
[3:99]
Say: O People of the Scripture! Why drive ye
back believers from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, when ye are
witnesses (to Allah’s guidance) ? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
[3:100]
O ye who believe! If ye obey a party of those
who have received the Scripture they will make you disbelievers after your
belief.
[3:101]
How can ye disbelieve, when it is ye unto whom
Allah’s revelations are recited, and His messenger is in your midst ? He who
holdeth fast to Allah, he indeed is guided unto a right path.
[3:102]
O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah
with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto
Him)
[3:103]
And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable
of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah’s favour unto you: How ye
were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as
brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire,
and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you,
that haply ye may be guided,
[3:104]
And there may spring from you a nation who
invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency. Such are
they who are successful.
[3:105]
And be ye not as those who separated and
disputed after the clear proofs had come unto them. For such there is an awful
doom,
[3:106]
On the Day when (some) faces will be whitened
and (some) faces will be blackened; and as for those whose faces have been
blackened, it will be said unto them: Disbelieved ye after your (profession of)
belief ? Then taste the punishment for that ye disbelieved.
[3:107]
And as for those whose faces have been whitened,
in the mercy of Allah they dwell for ever.
[3:108]
These are revelations of Allah. We recite them
unto thee in truth. Allah willeth no injustice to (His) creatures.
[3:109]
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens
and whatsoever is in the earth; and unto Allah all things are returned.
[3:110]
Ye are the best community that hath been raised
up for mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in
Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed it had been better for
them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-livers.
[3:111]
They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and
if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not
be helped.
[3:112]
Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they
are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah and a rope from men. They
have incurred anger from their Lord, and wretchedness is laid upon them. That
is because they used to disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slew the
prophets wrongfully. That is because they were rebellious and used to
transgress.
[3:113]
They are not all alike. Of the People of the
Scripture there is a staunch community who recite the revelations of Allah in
the night season, falling prostrate (before Him).
[3:114]
They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and
enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency, and vie one with another in good
works. These are of the righteous.
[3:115]
And whatever good they do, they will not be denied
the meed thereof. Allah is Aware of those who ward off (evil).
[3:116]
Lo! the riches and the progeny of those who
disbelieve will not avail them aught against Allah; and such are rightful
owners of the Fire. They will abide therein.
[3:117]
The likeness of that which they spend in this
life of the world is as the likeness of a biting, icy wind which smiteth the
harvest of a people who have wronged themselves, and devastateth it. Allah
wronged them not, but they do wrong themselves.
[3:118]
O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others
than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper
you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which
their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye
will understand.
[3:119]
Lo! ye are those who love them though they love
you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they
say: We believe; but when they go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for
rage. Say: Perish in your rage! Lo! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your)
breasts.
[3:120]
If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto
them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat. But if ye persevere and
keep from evil their guile will never harm you. Lo! Allah is Surrounding what
they do.
[3:121]
And when thou settedst forth at daybreak from
thy housefolk to assign to the believers their positions for the battle, Allah
was Hearer, Knower.
[3:122]
When two parties of you almost fell away, and
Allah was their Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust.
[3:123]
Allah had already given you the victory at Badr,
when ye were contemptible. So observe your duty to Allah in order that ye may
be thankful.
[3:124]
When thou didst say unto the believers: Is it
not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with three thousand
angels sent down (to your help) ?
[3:125]
Nay, but if ye persevere, and keep from evil,
and (the enemy) attack you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand
angels sweeping on.
[3:126]
Allah ordained this only as a message of good
cheer for you, and that thereby your hearts might be at rest - Victory cometh
only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise -
[3:127]
That He may cut off a part of those who disbelieve,
or overwhelm them so that they retire, frustrated.
[3:128]
It is no concern at all of thee (Muhammad)
whether He relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers.
[3:129]
Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the
heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. He forgiveth whom He will, and
punisheth whom He will. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[3:130]
O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubling and
quadrupling (the sum lent). Observe your duty to Allah, that ye may be
successful.
[3:131]
And ward off (from yourselves) the Fire prepared
for disbelievers.
[3:132]
And obey Allah and the messenger, that ye may
find mercy.
[3:133]
And vie one with another for forgiveness from
your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared
for those who ward off (evil);
[3:134]
Those who spend (of that which Allah hath given
them) in ease and in adversity, those who control their wrath and are forgiving
toward mankind; Allah loveth the good;
[3:135]
And those who, when they do an evil thing or
wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins - Who
forgiveth sins save Allah only ? - and will not knowingly repeat (the wrong)
they did.
[3:136]
The reward of such will be forgiveness from
their Lord, and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide
for ever - a bountiful reward for workers!
[3:137]
Systems have passed away before you. Do but
travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for those who did deny
(the messengers).
[3:138]
This is a declaration for mankind, a guidance
and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil)
[3:139]
Faint not nor grieve, for ye will overcome them
if ye are (indeed) believers.
[3:140]
If ye have received a blow, the (disbelieving) people
have received a blow the like thereof. These are (only) the vicissitudes which
We cause to follow one another for mankind, to the end that Allah may know
those who believe and may choose witnesses from among you; and Allah loveth not
wrong-doers.
[3:141]
And that Allah may prove those who believe, and
may blight the disbelievers.
[3:142]
Or deemed ye that ye would enter paradise while
yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive, nor knoweth those (of
you) who are steadfast ?
[3:143]
And verily ye used to wish for death before ye
met it (in the field). Now ye have seen it with your eyes!
[3:144]
Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the
like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is
slain, ye will turn back on your heels ? He who turneth back on his heels doth
no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.
[3:145]
No soul can ever die except by Allah’s leave and
at a term appointed. Whoso desireth the reward of the world, We bestow on him
thereof; and whoso desireth the reward of the Hereafter, We bestow on him
thereof. We shall reward the thankful.
[3:146]
And with how many a prophet have there been a
number of devoted men who fought (beside him). They quailed not for aught that
befell them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor were they brought
low. Allah loveth the steadfast.
[3:147]
Their cry was only that they said: Our Lord!
forgive us for our sins and wasted efforts, make our foothold sure, and give us
victory over the disbelieving folk.
[3:148]
So Allah gave them the reward of the world and
the good reward of the Hereafter. Allah loveth those whose deeds are good.
[3:149]
O ye who believe! if ye obey those who
disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, and ye turn back as
losers.
[3:150]
But Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best
of Helpers.
[3:151]
We shall cast terror into the hearts of those
who disbelieve because they ascribe unto Allah partners, for which no warrant
hath been revealed. Their habitation is the Fire, and hapless the abode of the
wrong- doers.
[3:152]
Allah verily made good His promise unto you when
ye routed them by His leave, until (the moment) when your courage failed you,
and ye disagreed about the order and ye disobeyed, after He had shown you that
for which ye long. Some of you desired the world, and some of you desired the
Hereafter. Therefore He made you flee from them, that He might try you. Yet now
He hath forgiven you. Allah is a Lord of Kindness to believers.
[3:153]
When ye climbed (the hill) and paid no heed to
anyone, while the messenger, in your rear, was calling you (to fight). Therefor
He rewarded you grief for (his) grief, that (He might teach) you not to sorrow
either for that which ye missed or for that which befell you. Allah is Informed
of what ye do.
[3:154]
Then, after grief, He sent down security for
you. As slumber did it overcome a party of you, while (the other) party, who
were anxious on their own account, thought wrongly of Allah, the thought of
ignorance. They said: Have we any part in the cause ? Say (O Muhammad): The
cause belongeth wholly to Allah. They hide within themselves (a thought) which
they reveal not unto thee, saying: Had we had any part in the cause we should
not have been slain here. Say: Even though ye had been in your houses, those
appointed to be slain would have gone forth to the places where they were to
lie. (All this hath been) in order that Allah might try what is in your breasts
and prove what is in your hearts. Allah is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts
(of men).
[3:155]
Lo! those of you who turned back on the day when
the two hosts met, Satan alone it was who caused them to backslide, because of
some of that which they have earned. Now Allah hath forgiven them. Lo! Allah is
Forgiving, Clement.
[3:156]
O ye who believe! Be not as those who
disbelieved and said of their brethren who went abroad in the land or were
fighting in the field: If they had been (here) with us they would not have died
or been killed: that Allah may make it anguish in their hearts. Allah giveth
life and causeth death; and Allah is Seer of what ye do.
[3:157]
And what though ye be slain in Allah’s way or
die therein ? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they
amass.
[3:158]
What though ye be slain or die, when unto Allah
ye are gathered ?
[3:159]
It was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast
lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of
heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask
forgiveness for them and consult with them upon the conduct of affairs. And
when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those who
put their trust (in Him).
[3:160]
If Allah is your helper none can overcome you,
and if He withdraw His help from you, who is there who can help you after Him ?
In Allah let believers put their trust.
[3:161]
It is not for any prophet to embezzle. Whoso
embezzleth will bring what he embezzled with him on the Day of Resurrection.
Then every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned; and they will not be
wronged.
[3:162]
Is one who followeth the pleasure of Allah as
one who hath earned condemnation from Allah, whose habitation is the Fire, a
hapless journey’s end ?
[3:163]
There are degrees (of grace and reprobation)
with Allah, and Allah is Seer of what they do.
[3:164]
Allah verily hath shown grace to the believers
by sending unto them a messenger of their own who reciteth unto them His
revelations, and causeth them to grow, and teacheth them the Scripture and
wisdom; although before (he came to them) they were in flagrant error.
[3:165]
And was it so, when a disaster smote you, though
ye had smitten (them with a disaster) twice (as great), that ye said: How is
this ? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): It is from yourselves. Lo! Allah is Able to
do all things.
[3:166]
That which befell you, on the day when the two
armies met, was by permission of Allah; that He might know the true believers;
[3:167]
And that He might know the hypocrites, unto whom
it was said: Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend yourselves. They
answered: If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. On that day they
were nearer disbelief than faith. They utter with their mouths a thing which is
not in their hearts. Allah is Best Aware of what they hide.
[3:168]
Those who, while they sat at home, said of their
brethren (who were fighting for the cause of Allah): If they had been guided by
us they would not have been slain. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Then avert
death from yourselves if ye are truthful.
[3:169]
Think not of those, who are slain in the way of
Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision.
[3:170]
Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath
bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not
joined them but are left behind: That there shall no fear come upon them
neither shall they grieve.
[3:171]
They rejoice because of favour from Allah and
kindness, and that Allah wasteth not the wage of the believers.
[3:172]
As for those who heard the call of Allah and His
messenger after the harm befell them (in the fight); for such of them as do
right and ward off (evil), there is great reward.
[3:173]
Those unto whom men said: Lo! the people have
gathered against you, therefor fear them. (The threat of danger) but increased
the faith of them and they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is
He in Whom we trust!
[3:174]
So they returned with grace and favour from
Allah, and no harm touched them. They followed the good pleasure of Allah, and
Allah is of Infinite Bounty..
[3:175]
It is only the devil who would make (men) fear
his partisans. Fear them not; fear Me, if ye are true believers.
[3:176]
Let not their conduct grieve thee, who run
easily to disbelief, for lo! they injure Allah not at all. It is Allah’s Will
to assign them no portion in the Hereafter, and theirs will be an awful doom.
[3:177]
Those who purchase disbelief at the price of
faith harm Allah not at all, but theirs will be a painful doom.
[3:178]
And let not those who disbelieve imagine that
the rein We give them bodeth good unto their souls. We only give them rein that
they may grow in sinfulness. And theirs will be a shameful doom.
[3:179]
It is not (the purpose) of Allah to leave you in
your present state till He shall separate the wicked from the good. And it is
not (the purpose of) Allah to let you know the Unseen. But Allah chooseth of
His messengers whom He will, (to receive knowledge thereof). So believe in
Allah and His messengers. If ye believe and ward off (evil), yours will be a
vast reward.
[3:180]
And let not those who hoard up that which Allah
hath bestowed upon them of His bounty think that it is better for them. Nay, it
is worse for them. That which they hoard will be their collar on the Day of
Resurrection. Allah’s is the heritage of the heavens and the earth, and Allah
is Informed of what ye do.
[3:181]
Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said,
(when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and
we are rich!" We shall record their saying with their slaying of the
prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Taste ye the punishment of burning!
[3:182]
This is on account of that which your own hands
have sent before (you to the judgment). Allah is no oppressor of (His) bondmen.
[3:183]
(The same are) those who say: Lo! Allah hath
charged us that we believe not in any messenger until he bring us an offering
which fire (from heaven) shall devour. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Messengers
came unto you before me with miracles, and with that (very miracle) which ye
describe. Why then did ye slay them ? (Answer that) if ye are truthful!
[3:184]
And if they deny thee, even so did they deny messengers
who were before thee, who came with miracles and with the Psalms and with the
Scripture giving light.
[3:185]
Every soul will taste of death. And ye will be
paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned. Whoso is
removed from the Fire and is made to enter paradise, he indeed is triumphant.
The life of this world is but comfort of illusion.
[3:186]
Assuredly ye will be tried in your property and
in your persons, and ye will hear much wrong from those who were given the Scripture
before you, and from the idolaters. But if ye persevere and ward off (evil),
then that is of the steadfast heart of things.
[3:187]
And (remember) when Allah laid a charge on those
who had received the Scripture (He said): Ye are to expound it to mankind and
not to hide it. But they flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a
little gain. Verily evil is that which they have gained thereby.
[3:188]
Think not that those who exult in what they have
given, and love to be praised for what they have not done - Think not, they are
in safety from the doom. A painful doom is theirs.
[3:189]
Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the
heavens and the earth. Allah is Able to do all things.
[3:190]
Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth
and (in) the difference of night and day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for
men of understanding,
[3:191]
Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and
reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say):
Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from
the doom of Fire.
[3:192]
Our Lord! Whom Thou causest to enter the Fire:
him indeed Thou hast confounded. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.
[3:193]
Our Lord! Lo! we have heard a crier calling unto
Faith: "Believe ye in your Lord!" So we believed. Our Lord! Therefor
forgive us our sins, and remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die the
death of the righteous.
[3:194]
Our Lord! And give us that which Thou hast
promised to us by Thy messengers. Confound us not upon the Day of Resurrection.
Lo! Thou breakest not the tryst.
[3:195]
And their Lord hath heard them (and He saith):
Lo! I suffer not the work of any worker, male or female, to be lost. Ye proceed
one from another. So those who fled and were driven forth from their homes and
suffered damage for My cause, and fought and were slain, verily I shall remit
their evil deeds from them and verily I shall bring them into Gardens
underneath which rivers flow - A reward from Allah. And with Allah is the
fairest of rewards.
[3:196]
Let not the vicissitude (of the success) of
those who disbelieve, in the land, deceive thee (O Muhammad).
[3:197]
It is but a brief comfort. And afterward their
habitation will be hell, an ill abode.
[3:198]
But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for
them are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be safe for
ever. A gift of welcome from their Lord. That which Allah hath in store is
better for the righteous.
[3:199]
And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are
some who believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto you and that which
was revealed unto them, humbling themselves before Allah. They purchase not a
trifling gain at the price of the revelations of Allah. Verily their reward is
with their Lord. Lo! Allah is swift to take account.
[3:200]
O ye who believe! Endure, outdo all others in
endurance, be ready, and observe your duty to Allah, in order that ye may
succeed.