Mohammad Habib Shakir

Those who swallow down usury cannot arise except as one whom Shaitan has prostrated by (his) touch does rise. That is because they say, trading is only like usury; and Allah has allowed trading and forbidden usury. To whomsoever then the admonition has come from his Lord, then he desists, he shall have what has already passed, and his affair is in the hands of Allah; and whoever returns (to it)-- these arc are the inmates of the fire; they shall abide in it.

Say: Surely I have manifest proof from my Lord and you call it a lie; I have not with me that which you would hasten; thet judgment is only Allah's; He relates the truth and He is the best of deciders.

My Lord! surely they have led many men astray; then whoever follows me, he is surely of me, and whoever disobeys me, Thou surely arc art Forgiving, Merciful:

And your Allah God is one Allah! God! there is no god but He; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful.

And when it is said to him, guard against (the punish ment punishment of) Allah; pride carries him off to sin, therefore hell is sufficient for him; and certainly it is an evil resting place.

They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit. And they ask you as to what they should spend. Say: What you can spare. Thus does Allah make clear to you the communications, that you may ponder ponder,

And there is no blame on you respecting that which you speak indirectly in the asking of (such) women in marriage or keep (the proposal) concealed within your minds; Allah knows that you win will mention them, but do not give them a promise in secret unless you speak in a lawful manner, and do not confirm the marriage tie until the writing is fulfilled, and know that Allah knows what is in your minds, therefore beware of Him, and know that Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.

But if you are in danger, then (say your prayers) on foot or on horseback; and when you are secure, then remember Allah, as. as He has taught you what you did not know.

Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, MercifuL Merciful.

And when the angels said: O Marium! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women ofof the world.

The likeness of what they spend in the life of this world is as the likeness of wind in which is intense cold (that) smites the seed produce of a people who haw have done injustice to their souls and destroys it; and Allah is not unjust to them, but they are unjust to themselves.

And We lifted the mountain (Sainai) over them at (theli taking of the covenant) and We said to them: Enter the door making obeisance; and We said to them: Do not exceed the limits of the Sabbath, and We made with them a firm covenant.

And relate to them the story of the two sons of Adam with truth when they both offered an offering, but it was accepted from one of them and was not accepted from the other. He said: II will most certainly slay you. (The other) said: Allah only accepts from those who guard (against evil).

But you will see those in whose hearts is a disease hastening towards them, saying: We fear lest a calamity should befall us; but it may be that Allah will bring the victory or a punish ment punishment from Himself, so that they shall be regretting on account of what they hid in their souls.

Isa the son of Marium said: O Allah, our Lord! sendi down to us food from heaven which should be to us an ever-recurring happiness, to the first of us and to the last of us, and a sign from Thee, and grant us means of subsistence, and Thou art the best of the Providers.

And We made the people who were deemed weak to mhent inherit the eastern lands and the western ones which We had blessed; and the good word of your Lord was fulfilled in the children of Israel because they bore up (sufferings) patiently; and We utterly destroyed what Firon and his people had wrought and what they built.

But when He gives them a good one, thcy they set up with Him associates in what He has given them; but high is Allah above what they associate (with Him).

And let not their property and their children excite your admlration; admiration; Allah only wishes to chastise them with these in this world and (that) their souls may depart while they are unbelievers

And (as for) the foremost, the first of the Muhajirs and the Ansars, and those who followed them in goodness, Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flOw, flow, to abide in them for ever; that is the mighty achievement.

Surely your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, and He is firm in power, regulating the affair, there is no intercessor except aher after His permission; this is Allah, your Lord, therefore serve Him; will you not then mind?

Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, their Lord will guide them by their faith; there shall flOw flow from beneath them rivers in gardens of bliss.

So when she heard of their sly talk she sent for them and prepared for them a repast, and gave each of them a knife, and said (to Yusuf): Come forth to them. So when they saw him, they deemed him great, and cut their hands (in amazement), and said: Remote is Allah (from inperfection); imperfection); this is not a mortal; this is but a noble angel.

He said: As to him who is injust, unjust, we will chastise him, then shall he be returned to his Lord, and He will chastise him with an exemplary chastisement:

And (We made subservient) to Sulaiman the wind blowing violent, pursuing its course by his command to the land which We had blessed, and We are knower of ail all things.

O people! a parable is set forth, therefore listen to it: surely those whom you call upon besides Allah cannot create fly, though they should all gather for it, and should the fly snatch away anything from them, they could not take it back from i it; weak are the invoker and the invoked.

He shall say: Go away into it and speak nat not to Me;

He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;

And when the word shall come to pass against them, We shall bring forth for them a creature from the earth that shalli wound them, because people did not believe in Our communications.

And whoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Apostle and does good, We will give to herher reward doubly, and We have prepared for her an honorable sustenance.

They said: Surely we augur evil from you; if you do not desist, we will certainly stone you, and there shall certainly afflict vou you a painful chastisement from us.

If We pleased, We should have certainly made it broken down into pieces, then would you begin tb to lament:

And what will make you realize what the day of judgement judgment is?

Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment Is? is?

The angels and Gibreel Jibreel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair,

And thus We have made you a medium (just) nation that you may be the bearers of witness to the people and (that) the Messenger Apostle may be a bearer of witness to you; and We did not make that which you would have to be the qiblah but that We might distinguish him who follows the Messenger Apostle from him who turns back upon his heels, and this was surely hard except for those whom Allah has guided aright; and Allah was not going to make your faith to be fruitless; most surely Allah is Affectionate, Merciful to the people.

Even as We have sent among you a Messenger an Apostle from among you who recites to you Our communications and purifies you and teaches you the Book and the wisdom and teaches you that which you did not know.

Or do you think that you would enter the garden while yet the state of those who have passed away before you has not come upon you; distress and affliction befell them and they were shaken violently, so that the Messenger Apostle and those who believed with him said: When will the help of Allah come? Now surely the help of Allah is nigh!

These are the communications of Allah: We recite them to you with truth; and most surely you are (one) of the messengers. apostles.

We have made some of these messengers apostles to excel the others among them are they to whom Allah spoke, and some of them He exalted by (many degrees of) rank; and We gave clear miracles to Isa son of Marium, and strengthened him with the holy spirit. And if Allah had pleased, those after them would not have fought one with another after clear arguments had come to them, but they disagreed; so there were some of them who believed and others who denied; and if Allah had pleased they would not have fought one with another, but Allah brings about what He intends.

But if you do (it) not, then be apprised of war from Allah and His Messenger; Apostle; and if you repent, then you shall have your capital; neither shall you make (the debtor) suffer loss, nor shall you be made to suffer loss.

The messenger apostle believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers; they all believe in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers; apostles; We make no difference between any of His messengers; apostles; and they say: We hear and obey, our Lord! Thy forgiveness (do we crave), and to Thee is the eventual course.

Say: Obey Allah and the Messenger; Apostle; but if they turn back, then surely Allah does not love the unbelievers.

And (make him) a messenger an apostle to the children of Israel: That I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah's permission and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah's permission and I inform you of what you should eat and what you should store in your houses; most surely there is a sign in this for you, if you are believers.

Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed and we follow the messenger, apostle, so write us down with those who bear witness.

And when Allah made a covenant through the prophets: Certainly what I have given you of Book and wisdom-- then an messenger apostle comes to you verifying that which is with you, you must believe in him, and you must aid him. He said: Do you affirm and accept My compact in this (matter)? They said: We do affirm. He said: Then bear witness, and I (too) am of the bearers of witness with you.

How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their believing and (after) they had borne witness that the Messenger Apostle was true and clear arguments had come to them; and Allah does not guide the unjust people.

But how can you disbelieve while it is you to whom the communications of Allah are recited, and among you is His Messenger? Apostle? And whoever holds fast to Allah, he indeed is guided to the right path.

And obey Allah and the Messenger, Apostle, that you may be shown mercy.

And Muhammad is no more than a messenger; an apostle; the messengers apostles have already passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? And whoever turns back upon his heels, he will by no means do harm to Allah in the least and Allah will reward the grateful.

When you ran off precipitately and did not wait for any one, and the Messenger Apostle was calling you from your rear, so He gave you another sorrow instead of (your) sorrow, so that you might not grieve at what had escaped you, nor (at) what befell you; and Allah is aware of what you do.

Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger an Apostle from among themselves, reciting to them His communications and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error.

(As for) those who responded (at Ohud) to the call of Allah and the Messenger Apostle after the wound had befallen them, those among them who do good (to others) and guard (against evil) shall have a great reward.

On no account will Allah leave the believers in the condition which you are in until He separates the evil from the good; nor is Allah going to make you acquainted with the unseen, but Allah chooses of His messengers apostles whom He pleases; therefore believe in Allah and His messengers; apostles; and if you believe and guard (against evil), then you shall have a great reward.

(Those are they) who said: Surely Allah has enjoined us that we should not believe in any messenger apostle until he brings us an offering which the fire consumes. Say: Indeed, there came to you messengers apostles before me with clear arguments and with that which you demand; why then did you kill them if you are truthful?

But if they reject you, so indeed were rejected before you messengers apostles who came with clear arguments and scriptures and the illuminating book.

Our Lord! and grant us what Thou hast promised us by Thy messengers; apostles; and disgrace us not on the day of resurrection; surely Thou dost not fail to perform the promise.

These are Allah's limits, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, Apostle, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them; and this is the great achievement.

And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger Apostle and goes beyond His limits, He will cause him to enter fire to abide in it, and he shall have an abasing chastisement.

On that day will those who disbelieve and disobey the Messenger Apostle desire that the earth were levelled with them, and they shall not hide any word from Allah.

O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Messenger Apostle and those in authority from among you; then if you quarrel about anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, Apostle, if you believe in Allah and the last day; this is better and very good in the end.

And when it is said to them: Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger, Apostle, you will see the hypocrites turning away from you with (utter) aversion.

And We did not send any messenger apostle but that he should be obeyed by Allah's permission; and had they, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger Apostle had (also) asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.

And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they!

Whatever benefit comes to you (O man!), it is from Allah, and whatever misfortune befalls you, it is from yourself, and We have sent you (O Prophet!), to mankind as a messenger; an apostle; and Allah is sufficient as a witness.

Whoever obeys the Messenger, Apostle, he indeed obeys Allah, and whoever turns back, so We have not sent you as a keeper over them.

And when there comes to them news of security or fear they spread it abroad; and if they had referred it to the Messenger Apostle and to those in authority among them, those among them who can search out the knowledge of it would have known it, and were it not for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have certainly followed the Shaitan save a few

And whoever flies in Allah's way, he will find in the earth many a place of refuge and abundant resources, and whoever goes forth from his house flying to Allah and His Messenger, Apostle, and then death overtakes him, his reward is indeed with Allah and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.