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.

And whoever acts hostilely to the Messenger Apostle after that guidance has become manifest to him, and follows other than the way of the believers, We will turn him to that to which he has (himself) turned and make him enter hell; and it is an evil resort.

O you who believe! believe in Allah and His Messenger Apostle and the Book which He has revealed to His Messenger Apostle and the Book which He revealed before; and whoever disbelieves in Allah and His angels and His messengers apostles and the last day, he indeed strays off into a remote error.

Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers apostles and (those who) desire to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers apostles and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and desire to take a course between (this and) that.

And those who believe in Allah and His messengers apostles and do not make a distinction between any of them-- Allah will grant them their rewards; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Marium, the messenger apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and they killed him not for sure.

And (We sent) messengers apostles We have mentioned to you before and messengers apostles we have not mentioned to you; and to Musa, Allah addressed His Word, speaking (to him):

(We sent) messengers apostles as the givers of good news and as warners, so that people should not have a plea against Allah after the (coming of) messengers; apostles; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.

O people! surely the Messenger Apostle has come to you with the truth from your Lord, therefore believe, (it shall be) good for you and If you disbelieve, then surely whatever is in the heavens and the earth is Allah's; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

O followers of the Book! do not exceed the limits in your religion, and do not speak (lies) against Allah, but (speak) the truth; the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only a messenger an apostle of Allah and His Word which He communicated to Marium and a spirit from Him; believe therefore in Allah and His messengers, apostles, and say not, Three. Desist, it is better for you; Allah is only one Allah; far be It from His glory that He should have a son, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His, and Allah is sufficient for a Protector.

And certainly Allah made a covenant with the children of Israel, and We raised up among them twelve chieftains; and Allah said: Surely I am with you; if you keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and believe in My messengers apostles and assist them and offer to Allah a goodly gift, I will most certainly cover your evil deeds, and I will most certainly cause you to enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, but whoever disbelieves from among you after that, he indeed shall lose the right way.

O followers of the Book! indeed Our Messenger Apostle has come to you making clear to you much of what you concealed of the Book and passing over much; indeed, there has come to you light and a clear Book from Allah;

O followers of the Book! indeed Our Messenger Apostle has come to you explaining to you after a cessation of the (mission of the) messengers, apostles, lest you say: There came not to us a giver of good news or a warner, so indeed there has come to you a giver of good news and a warner; and Allah has power over all things.

For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our messengers apostles came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.

The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement,

O Messenger! Apostle! let not those grieve you who strive together in hastening to unbelief from among those who say with their mouths: We believe, and their hearts do not believe, and from among those who are Jews; they are listeners for the sake of a lie, listeners for another people who have not come to you; they alter the words from their places, saying: If you are given this, take it, and if you are not given this, be cautious; and as for him whose temptation Allah desires, you cannot control anything for him with Allah. Those are they for whom Allah does not desire that He should purify their hearts; they shall have disgrace in this world, and they shall have a grievous chastisement in the hereafter.

Only Allah is your Vali and His Messenger Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow.

And whoever takes Allah and His messenger apostle and those who believe for a guardian, then surely the party of Allah are they that shall be triumphant.

O Messenger! Apostle! deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people.

Certainly We made a covenant with the children of Israel and We sent to them messengers; apostles; whenever there came to them an messenger apostle with what that their souls did not desire, some (of them) did they call liars and some they slew.

The Messiah, son of Marium is but a messenger; messengers an apostle; apostles before him have indeed passed away; and his mother was a truthful woman; they both used to eat food. See how We make the communications clear to them, then behold, how they are turned away.

And when they hear what has been revealed to the messenger apostle you will see their eyes overflowing with tears on account of the truth that they recognize; they say: Our Lord! we believe, so write us down with the witnesses (of truth).

And obey Allah and obey the messenger apostle and be cautious; but if you turn back, then know that only a clear deliverance of the message is (incumbent) on Our messenger. apostle.

Nothing is (incumbent) on the Messenger Apostle but to deliver (the message), and Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide.

And when it is said to them, Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger, Apostle, they say: That on which we found our fathers is sufficient for us. What! even though their fathers knew nothing and did not follow the right way.

On the day when Allah will assemble the messengers, apostles, then say: What answer were you given? They shall say: We have no knowledge, surely Thou art the great Knower of the unseen things.

And when I revealed to the disciples, saying, Believe in Me and My messenger, apostle, they said: We believe and bear witness that we submit (ourselves).

And certainly messengers apostles before you were mocked at, but that which they mocked at encompassed the scoffers among them.

And certainly messengers apostles before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers. apostles.

And certainly We sent (messengers) (apostles) to nations before you then We seized them with distress and affliction in order that they might humble themselves.

And We send not messengers apostles but as announcers of good news and givers of warning, then whoever believes and acts aright, they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.

And He is the Supreme, above His servants, and He sends keepers over you; until when death comes to one of you, Our messengers apostles cause him to die, and they are not remiss.

And We gave to him Ishaq and Yaqoub; each did We guide, and Nuh did We guide before, and of his descendants, Dawood and Sulaiman and Ayub and Yusuf and Musa and Haroun; and thus do We reward those who do good (to others).

And when a communication comes to them they say: We will not believe till we are given the like of what Allah's messengers apostles are given. Allah best knows where He places His message. There shall befall those who are guilty humiliation from Allah and severe chastisement because of what they planned.

O assembly of jinn and men! did there not come to you messengers apostles from among you, relating to you My communications and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours? They shall say: We bear witness against ourselves; and this world's life deceived them, and they shall bear witness against their own souls that they were unbelievers.

Most certainly then We will question those to whom (the messengers) apostles) were sent, and most certainly We will also question the messengers; apostles;

O children of Adam! if there come to you messengers apostles from among you relating to you My communications, then whoever shall guard (against evil) and act aright-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.

Who is then more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah or rejects His communications? (As for) those, their portion of the Book shall reach them, until when Our messengers apostles come to them causing them to die, they shall say: Where is that which you used to call upon besides Allah? They would say: They are gone away from us; and they shall bear witness against themselves that they were unbelievers

And We will remove whatever of ill-feeling is in their breasts; the rivers shall flow beneath them and they shall say: All praise is due to Allah Who guided us to this, and we would not have found the way had it not been that Allah had guided us; certainly the messengers apostles of our Lord brought the truth; and it shall be cried out to them that this is the garden of which you are made heirs for what you did.

Do they wait for aught but its final sequel? On the day when its final sequel comes about, those who neglected it before will say: Indeed the messengers apostles of our Lord brought the truth; are there for us then any intercessors so that they should intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sent back so that we should do (deeds) other than those which we did? Indeed they have lost their souls and that which they forged has gone away from them.

He said: O my people! there is no error in me, but I am an messenger apostle from the Lord of the worlds.

He said: O my people! there is no folly in me, but I am an messenger apostle of the Lord of the worlds.

So they slew the she-camel and revolted against their Lord's commandment, and they said: O Salih! bring us what you threatened us with, if you are one of the messengers. apostles.

These towns-- We relate to you some of their stories, and certainly their messengers apostles came to them with clear arguments, but they would not believe in what they rejected at first; thus does Allah set a seal over the hearts of the unbelievers

And Musa said: O Firon! surely I am a messenger an apostle from the Lord of the worlds:

Those who follow the Messenger-Prophet, Apostle-Prophet, the Ummi, whom they find written down with them in the Taurat and the Injeel (who) enjoins them good and forbids them evil, and makes lawful to them the good things and makes unlawful to them impure things, and removes from them their burden and the shackles which were upon them; so (as for) those who believe in him and honor him and help him, and follow the light which has been sent down with him, these it is that are the successful.

Say: O people! surely I am the Messenger Apostle of Allah to you all, of Him Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth there is no god but He; He brings to life and causes to die therefore believe in Allah and His messenger, apostle, the Ummi Prophet who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him so that you may walk in the right way.

They ask you about the windfalls. Say: The windfalls are for Allah and the Messenger. Apostle. So be careful of (your duty to) Allah and set aright matters of your difference, and obey Allah and His Messenger Apostle if you are believers.

This is because they acted adversely to Allah and His Messenger; Apostle; and whoever acts adversely to Allah and His Messenger-- Apostle-- then surely Allah is severe in requiting (evil).

O you who believe! obey Allah and His Messenger Apostle and do not turn back from Him while you hear.

O you who believe! answer (the call of) Allah and His Messenger Apostle when he calls you to that which gives you life; and know that Allah intervenes between man and his heart, and that to Him you shall be gathered.

O you who believe! be not unfaithful to Allah and the Messenger, Apostle, nor be unfaithful to your trusts while you know.

And know that whatever thing you gain, a fifth of it is for Allah and for the Messenger Apostle and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if you believe in Allah and in that which We revealed to Our servant, on the day of distinction, the day on which the two parties met; and Allah has power over all things.

And obey Allah and His Messenger Apostle and do not quarrel for then you will be weak in hearts and your power will depart, and be patient; surely Allah is with the patient.

(This is a declaration of) immunity by Allah and His Messenger Apostle towards those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement.

And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah and His Messenger Apostle are free from liability to the idolaters; therefore if you repent, it will be better for you, and if you turn back, then know that you will not weaken Allah; and announce painful punishment to those who disbelieve.

How can there be an agreement for the idolaters with Allah and with His Messenger; Apostle; except those with whom you made an agreement at the Sacred Mosque? So as long as they are true to you, be true to them; surely Allah loves those who are careful (of their duty).

What! will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and aimed at the expulsion of the Messenger, Apostle, and they attacked you first; do you fear them? But Allah is most deserving that you should fear Him, if you are believers.

What! do you think that you will be left alone while Allah has not yet known those of you who have struggled hard and have not taken any one as an adherent besides Allah and His Messenger Apostle and the believers; and Allah is aware of what you do.

Say: If your fathers and your sons and your brethren and your mates and your kinsfolk and property which you have acquired, and the slackness of trade which you fear and dwellings which you like, are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger Apostle and striving in His way, then wait till Allah brings about His command: and Allah does not guide the transgressing people.

Then Allah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger Apostle and upon the believers, and sent down hosts which you did not see, and chastised those who disbelieved, and that is the reward of the unbelievers.

Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

He it is Who sent His Messenger Apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse.

And nothing hinders their spendings being accepted from them, except that they disbelieve in Allah and in His Messenger Apostle and they do not come to prayer but while they are sluggish, and they do not spend but while they are unwilling.

And if they were content with what Allah and His Messenger Apostle gave them, and had said: Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will soon give us (more) out of His grace and His Messenger Apostle too; surely to Allah do we make our petition.

And there are some of them who molest the Prophet and say: He is one who believes every thing that he hears; say: A hearer of good for you (who) believes in Allah and believes the faithful and a mercy for those of you who believe; and (as for) those who molest the Messenger Apostle of Allah, they shall have a painful punishment.

They swear to you by Allah that they might please you and, Allah, as well as His Messenger, Apostle, has a greater right that they should please Him, if they are believers.

Do they not know that whoever acts in opposition to Allah and His Messenger, Apostle, he shall surely have the fire of hell to abide in it? That is the grievous abasement.

And if you should question them, they would certainly say: We were only idly discoursing and sporting. Say: Was it at Allah and His communications and His Messenger Apostle that you mocked?

Has not the news of those before them come to them; of the people of Nuh and Ad and Samood, and the people of Ibrahim and the dwellers of Madyan and the overthrown cities; their messengers apostles came to them with clear arguments; so it was not Allah Who should do them injustice, but they were unjust to themselves.

And (as for) the believing men and the believing women, they are guardians of each other; they enjoin good and forbid evil and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His Messenger; Apostle; (as for) these, Allah will show mercy to them; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.

They swear by Allah that they did not speak, and certainly they did speak, the word of unbelief, and disbelieved after their Islam, and they had determined upon what they have not been able to effect, and they did not find fault except because Allah and His Messenger Apostle enriched them out of His grace; therefore if they repent, it will be good for them; and if they turn back, Allah will chastise them with a painful chastisement in this world and the hereafter, and they shall not have in the land any guardian or a helper.

Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them; this is because they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger, Apostle, and Allah does not guide the transgressing people.

Those who were left behind were glad on account of their sitting behind Allah's Messenger Apostle and they were averse from striving in Allah's way with their property and their persons, and said: Do not go forth in the heat. Say: The fire of hell is much severe in heat. Would that they understood (it).

And never offer prayer for any one of them who dies and do not stand by his grave; surely they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger Apostle and they shall die in transgression.

And whenever a chapter is revealed, saying: Believe in Allah and strive hard along with His Messenger, Apostle, those having ampleness of means ask permission of you and say: Leave us (behind), that we may be with those who sit.

But the Messenger Apostle and those who believe with him strive hard with their property and their persons; and these it is who shall have the good things and these it is who shall be successful.

And the defaulters from among the dwellers of the desert came that permission may be given to them and they sat (at home) who lied to Allah and His Messenger; Apostle; a painful chastisement shall afflict those of them who disbelieved.

It shall be no crime in the weak, nor in the sick, nor in those who do not find what they should spend (to stay behind), so long as they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger; Apostle; there is no way (to blame) against the doers of good; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful;

They will excuse themselves to you when you go back to them. Say: Urge no excuse, by no means will we believe you; indeed Allah has informed us of matters relating to you; and now Allah and His Messenger Apostle will see your doings, then you shall be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.

The dwellers of the desert are very hard in unbelief and hypocrisy, and more disposed not to know the limits of what Allah has revealed to His Messenger; Apostle; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

And of the dwellers of the desert are those who believe in Allah and the latter day and take what they spend to be (means of) the nearness of Allah and the Messenger's Apostle's prayers; surely it shall be means of nearness for them; Allah will make them enter into His mercy; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And say: Work; so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Messenger Apostle and the believers; and you shall be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.

And those who built a masjid to cause harm and for unbelief and to cause disunion among the believers and an ambush to him who made war against Allah and His Messenger Apostle before; and they will certainly swear: We did not desire aught but good; and Allah bears witness that they are most surely liars.

It did not beseem the people of Medina and those round about them of the dwellers of the desert to remain behind the Messenger Apostle of Allah, nor should they desire (anything) for themselves in preference to him; this is because there afflicts them not thirst or fatigue or hunger in Allah's way, nor do they tread a path which enrages the unbelievers, nor do they attain from the enemy what they attain, but a good work is written down to them on account of it; surely Allah does not waste the reward of the doers of good;

Certainly a Messenger an Apostle has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your falling into distress, excessively solicitous respecting you; to the believers (he is) compassionate,

And certainly We did destroy generations before you when they were unjust, and their messengers apostles had come to them with clear arguments, and they would not believe; thus do We recompense the guilty people.

And when We make people taste of mercy after an affliction touches them, lo! they devise plans against Our communication. Say: Allah is quicker to plan; surely Our messengers apostles write down what you plan.

And every nation had a messenger; an apostle; so when their messenger apostle came, the matter was decided between them with justice and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

Then did We raise up after him messengers apostles to their people, so they came to them with clear arguments, but they would not believe in what they had rejected before; thus it is that We set seals upon the hearts of those who exceed the limits.

Then We deliver Our messengers apostles and those who believe-- even so (now), it is binding on Us (that) We deliver the believers.

And this was Ad; they denied the communications of their Lord, and disobeyed His messengers apostles and followed the bidding of every insolent opposer (of truth).

And certainly Our messengers apostles came to Ibrahim with good news. They said: Peace. Peace, said he, and he made no delay in bringing a roasted calf.

And when Our messengers apostles came to Lut, he was grieved for them, and he lacked strength to protect them, and said: This is a hard day.

They said: O Lut! we are the messengers apostles of your Lord; they shall by no means reach you; so remove your followers in a part of the night-- and let none of you turn back-- except your wife, for surely whatsoever befalls them shall befall her; surely their appointed time is the morning; is not the morning nigh?

And all we relate to you of the accounts of the messengers apostles is to strengthen your heart therewith; and in this has come to you the truth and an admonition, and a reminder to the believers.

Until when the messengers apostles despaired and the people became sure that they were indeed told a lie, Our help came to them and whom We pleased was delivered; and Our punishment is not averted from the guilty people.

And messengers apostles before you were certainly mocked at, but I gave respite to those who disbelieved, then I destroyed them; how then was My requital (of evil)?

And certainly We sent messengers apostles before you and gave them wives and children, and it is not in (the power of) an messenger apostle to bring a sign except by Allah's permission; for every term there is an appointment.

And We did not send any messenger apostle but with the language of his people, so that he might explain to them clearly; then Allah makes whom He pleases err and He guides whom He pleases and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Has not the account reached you of those before you, of the people of Nuh and Ad and Samood, and those after them? None knows them but Allah. Their messengers apostles come to them with clear arguments, but they thrust their hands into their mouths and said: Surely we deny that with which you are sent, and most surely we are in serious doubt as to that to which you invite us.

Their messengers apostles said: Is there doubt about Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? He invites you to forgive you your faults and to respite you till an appointed term. They said: You are nothing but mortals like us; you wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship; bring us therefore some clear authority.

Their messengers apostles said to them: We are nothing but mortals like yourselves, but Allah bestows (His) favors on whom He pleases of His servants, and it is not for us that we should bring you an authority except by Allah's permission; and on Allah should the believers rely.

And those who disbelieved said to their messengers: apostles: We will most certainly drive you forth from our land, or else you shall come back into our religion. So their Lord revealed to them: Most certainly We will destroy the unjust.

And warn people of the day when the chastisement shall come to them, then those who were unjust will say: O our Lord! respite us to a near term, (so) we shall respond to Thy call and follow the messengers. apostles. What! did you not swear before (that) there will be no passing away for you!

Therefore do not think Allah (to be one) failing in His promise to His messengers; apostles; surely Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution.

And certainly We sent (messengers) (apostles) before you among the nations of yore.

And there never came a messenger an apostle to them but they mocked him.