Selections from the Qur'an.  

Translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an (1930); etext from http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/quran/pickthall/

2.30 And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee ? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. 2.31 And He taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are truthful. 2.32 They said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise. 2.33 He said: O Adam! Inform them of their names, and when he had informed them of their names, He said: Did I not tell you that I know the secret of the heavens and the earth ? And I know that which ye disclose and which ye hide. 2.34 And when We said unto the angels: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disbeliever. 2.35 And We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely (of the fruits) thereof where ye will; but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers. 2.36 But Satan caused them to deflect therefrom and expelled them from the (happy) state in which they were; and We said: Fall down, one of you a foe unto the other! There shall be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a time. 2.37 Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful. 2.38 We said: Go down, all of you, from hence; but verily there cometh unto you from Me a guidance; and whoso followeth My guidance, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 2.39 But they who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are rightful Peoples of the Fire. They will abide therein.

2.117 The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. 2.118 And those who have no knowledge say: Why doth not Allah speak unto us, or some sign come unto us ? Even thus, as they now speak, spake those (who were) before them. Their hearts are all alike. We have made clear the revelations for people who are sure. 2.119 Lo! We have sent thee (O Muhammad) with the truth, a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. And thou wilt not be asked about the owners of hell-fire. 2.120 And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor will the Christians, till thou follow their creed. Say: Lo! the guidance of Allah (Himself) is Guidance. And if thou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, then wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting guardian nor helper. 2.121 Those unto whom We have given the Scripture, who read it with the right reading, those believe in it. And whoso disbelieveth in it, those are they who are the losers. 2.122 O Children of Israel ! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures. 2.123 And guard (yourselves) against a day when no soul will in aught avail another, nor will compensation be accepted from it, nor will intercession be of use to it; nor will they be helped. 2.124 And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will there be leaders) ? He said: My covenant includeth not wrong-doers. 2.125 And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray). And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael, (saying): Purify My house for those who go around and those who meditate therein and those who bow down and prostrate themselves (in worship). 2.126 And when Abraham prayed: My Lord! Make this a region of security and bestow upon its people fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day, He answered: As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire - a hapless journey's end! 2.127 And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower. 2.128 Our Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the Merciful. 2.129 Our Lord! And raise up in their midst a messenger from among them who shall recite unto them Thy revelations, and shall instruct them in the Scripture and in wisdom and shall make them grow. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, Wise. 2.130 And who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself ? Verily We chose him in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he is among the righteous. 2.131 When his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds. 2.132 The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons, and also Jacob, (saying): O my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion; therefore die not save as men who have surrendered (unto Him). 2.133 Or were ye present when death came to Jacob, when he said unto his sons: What will ye worship after me ? They said: We shall worship thy God, the God of thy fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, One God, and unto Him we have surrendered. 2.134 Those are a people who have passed away. Theirs is that which they earned, and yours is that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do. 2.135 And they say: Be Jews or Christians, then ye will be rightly guided. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Nay, but (we follow) the religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the idolaters. 2.136 Say (O Muslims): 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 Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered. 2.137 And if they believe in the like of that which ye believe, then are they rightly guided. But if they turn away, then are they in schism, and Allah will suffice thee (for defence) against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower. 2.138 (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring. We are His worshippers. 2.139 Say (unto the People of the Scripture): Dispute ye with us concerning Allah when He is our Lord and your Lord ? Ours are our works and yours your works. We look to Him alone. 2.140 Or say ye that Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or Christians ? Say: Do ye know best, or doth Allah ? And who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah ? Allah is not unaware of what ye do. 2.141 Those are a people who have passed away; theirs is that which they earned and yours that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do.

2.258 Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. 2.259 Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death ? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried ? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them with flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know now that Allah is Able to do all things. 2.260 And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe ? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

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.

5.27 But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil). 5.28 Even if thou stretch out thy hand against me to kill me, I shall not stretch out my hand against thee to kill thee, lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. 5.29 Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners of the fire. That is the reward of evil-doers. 5.30 But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers. 5.31 Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse ? And he became repentant. 5.32 For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the earth. 5.33 The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom; 5.34 Save those who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

6.71 Say: Shall we cry, instead of unto Allah, unto that which neither profiteth us nor hurteth us, and shall we turn back after Allah hath guided us, like one bewildered whom the devils have infatuated in the earth, who hath companions who invite him to the guidance (saying): Come unto us ? Say: Lo! the guidance of Allah is Guidance, and we are ordered to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds, 6.72 And to establish worship and be dutiful to Him, and He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered. 6.73 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in truth. In the day when He saith: Be! it is. His Word is the Truth, and His will be the Sovereignty on the day when the trumpet is blown. Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, He is the Wise, the Aware. 6.74 (Remember) when Abraham said unto his father Azar: Takest thou idols for gods ? Lo! I see thee and thy folk in error manifest. 6.75 Thus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he might be of those possessing certainty: 6.76 When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set. 6.77 And when he saw the moon uprising, he exclaimed: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: Unless my Lord guide me, I surely shall become one of the folk who are astray. 6.78 And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it set he exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him). 6.79 Lo! I have turned my face toward Him Who created the heavens and the earth, as one by nature upright, and I am not of the idolaters. 6.80 His people argued with him. He said: Dispute ye with me concerning Allah when He hath guided me ? I fear not at all that which ye set up beside Him unless my Lord willeth aught. My Lord includeth all things in His knowledge. Will ye not then remember ? 6.81 How should I fear that which ye set up beside Him, when ye fear not to set up beside Allah that for which He hath revealed unto you no warrant ? Which of the two factions hath more right to safety ? (Answer me that) if ye have knowledge. 6.82 Those who believe and obscure not their belief by wrongdoing, theirs is safety; and they are rightly guided. 6.83 That is Our argument. We gave it unto Abraham against his folk. We raise unto degrees of wisdom whom We will. Lo! thy Lord is Wise, Aware. 6.84 And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good. 6.85 And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous. 6.86 And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot . Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures, 6.87 With some of their forefathers and their offspring and their brethren; and We chose them and guided them unto a straight path. 6.88 Such is the guidance of Allah wherewith He guideth whom He will of His bondmen. But if they had set up (for worship) aught beside Him, (all) that they did would have been vain. 6.89 Those are they unto whom We gave the Scripture and command and prophethood. But if these disbelieve therein, then indeed We shall entrust it to a people who will not be disbelievers therein. 6.90 Those are they whom Allah guideth, so follow their guidance. Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for it. Lo! it is naught but a Reminder to (His) creatures.

7.10 And We have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for you therein livelihoods. Little give ye thanks! 7.11 And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration. 7.12 He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee ? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud. 7.13 He said: Then go down hence! It is not for thee to show pride here, so go forth! Lo! thou art of those degraded. 7.14 He said: Reprieve me till the day when they are raised (from the dead). 7.15 He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved. 7.16 He said: Now, because Thou hast sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy Right Path. 7.17 Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right hands and from their left hands, and Thou wilt not find most of them beholden (unto Thee). 7.18 He said: Go forth from hence, degraded, banished. As for such of them as follow thee, surely I will fill hell with all of you. 7.19 And (unto man): O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden and eat from whence ye will, but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers. 7.20 Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals. 7.21 And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you. 7.22 Thus did he lead them on with guile. And when they tasted of the tree their shame was manifest to them and they began to hide (by heaping) on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called them, (saying): Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you: Lo! Satan is an open enemy to you ? 7.23 They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost! 7.24 He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There will be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while. 7.25 He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth. 7.26 O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember. 7.27 O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not. 7.28 And when they do some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not ? 7.29 Say: My Lord enjoineth justice. And set your faces upright (toward Him) at every place of worship and call upon Him, making religion pure for Him (only). As He brought you into being, so return ye (unto Him). 7.30 A party hath He led aright, while error hath just hold over (another) party, for lo! they choose the devils for protecting supporters instead of Allah and deem that they are rightly guided. 7.31 O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals. 7.32 Say: Who hath forbidden the adornment of Allah which He hath brought forth for His bondmen, and the good things of His providing ? Say: Such, on the Day of Resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the world. Thus do we detail Our revelations for people who have knowledge. 7.33 Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not. 7.34 And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it). 7.35 O Children of Adam! When messengers of your own come unto you who narrate unto you My revelations, then whosoever refraineth from evil and amendeth - there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. 7.36 But they who deny Our revelations and scorn them - each are rightful owners of the Fire; they will abide therein. 7.37 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah or denieth Our tokens. (For such) their appointed portion of the Book (of destiny) reacheth them till, when Our messengers come to gather them, they say: Where (now) is that to which ye cried beside Allah ? They say: They have departed from us. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers. 7.38 He saith: Enter into the Fire among nations of the jinn and humankind who passed away before you. Every time a nation entereth, it curseth its sister (nation) till, when they have all been made to follow one another thither, the last of them saith unto the first of them: Our Lord! These led us astray, so give them double torment of the Fire. He saith: For each one there is double (torment), but ye know not. 7.39 And the first of them saith unto the last of them: Ye were no whit better than us, so taste the doom for what ye used to earn. 7.40 Lo! they who deny Our revelations and scorn them, for them the gates of heaven will nor be opened not will they enter the Garden until the camel goeth through the needle's eye. Thus do We requite the guilty. 7.41 Theirs will be a bed of hell, and over them coverings (of hell). Thus do We requite wrong-doers. 7.42 But (as for) those who believe and do good works - We tax not any soul beyond its scope - Such are rightful owners of the Garden. They abide therein. 7.43 And We remove whatever rancour may be in their hearts. Rivers flow beneath them. And they say: The praise to Allah, Who hath guided us to this. We could not truly have been led aright if Allah had not guided us. Verily the messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth. And it is cried unto them: This is the Garden. Ye inherit it for what ye used to do. 7.44 And the dwellers of the Garden cry unto the dwellers of the Fire: We have found that which our Lord promised us (to be) the Truth. Have ye (too) found that which your Lord promised the Truth ? They say: Yea, verily. And a crier in between them crieth: The curse of Allah is on evil-doers, 7.45 Who debar (men) from the path of Allah and would have it crooked, and who are disbelievers in the Last Day. 7.46 Between them is a veil. And on the Heights are men who know them all by their marks. And they call unto the dwellers of the Garden: Peace be unto you! They enter it not although they hope (to enter). 7.47 And when their eyes are turned toward the dwellers of the Fire, they say: Our Lord! Place us not with the wrong-doing folk. 7.48 And the dwellers on the Heights call unto men whom they know by their marks, (saying): What did your multitude and that in which ye took your pride avail you ? 7.49 Are these they of whom ye swore that Allah would not show them mercy ? (Unto them it hath been said): Enter the Garden. No fear shall come upon you nor is it ye who will grieve. 7.50 And the dwellers of the Fire cry out unto the dwellers of the Garden: Pour on us some water or some wherewith Allah hath provided you. They say: Lo! Allah hath forbidden both to disbelievers (in His guidance), 7.51 Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meeting of this their Day and as they used to deny Our tokens. 7.52 Verily We have brought them a Scripture which We expounded with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe. 7.53 Await they aught save the fulfilment thereof ? On the day when the fulfilment thereof cometh, those who were before forgetful thereof will say: The messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth! Have we any intercessors, that they may intercede for us ? Or can we be returned (to life on earth), that we may act otherwise than we used to act ? They have lost their souls, and that which they devised hath failed them. 7.54 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! 7.55 (O mankind!) Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. Lo! He loveth not aggressors. 7.56 Work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering (thereof). and call on Him in fear and hope. Lo! the mercy of Allah is nigh unto the good. 7.57 And He it is Who sendeth the winds as tidings heralding His mercy, till, when they bear a cloud heavy (with rain), We lead it to a dead land, and then cause water to descend thereon and thereby bring forth fruits of every kind. Thus bring We forth the dead. Haply ye may remember. 7.58 As for the good land, its vegetation cometh forth by permission of its Lord; while as for that which is bad, only the useless cometh forth (from it). Thus do We recount the tokens for people who give thanks. 7.59 We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an Awful Day. 7.60 The chieftains of his people said: Lo! we see thee surely in plain error. 7.61 He said: O my people! There is no error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds. 7.62 I convey unto you the messages of my Lord and give good counsel unto you, and know from Allah that which ye know not. 7.63 Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn you, and that ye may keep from evil, and that haply ye may find mercy. 7.64 But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our tokens. Lo! they were blind folk.

7.172 And (remember) when thy Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their reins, their seed, and made them testify of themselves, (saying): Am I not your Lord ? They said: Yea, verily. We testify. (That was) lest ye should say at the Day of Resurrection: Lo! of this we were unaware; 7.173 Or lest ye should say: (It is) only (that) our fathers ascribed partners to Allah of old and we were (their) seed after them. Wilt Thou destroy us on account of that which those who follow falsehood did ? 7.174 Thus we detail the revelations, that haply they may return. 7.175 Recite unto them the tale of him to whom We gave Our revelations, but he sloughed them off, so Satan overtook him and he became of those who lead astray. 7.176 And had We willed We could have raised him by their means, but he clung to the earth and followed his own lust. Therefor his likeness is as the likeness of a dog: if thou attackest him he panteth with his tongue out, and if thou leavest him he panteth with his tongue out. Such is the likeness of the people who deny Our revelations. Narrate unto them the history (of the men of old), that haply they may take thought. 7.177 Evil as an example are the folk who denied Our revelations, and were wont to wrong themselves. 7.178 He whom Allah leadeth, he indeed is led aright, while he whom Allah sendeth astray - they indeed are losers. 7.179 Already have We urged unto hell many of the jinn and humankind, having hearts wherewith they understand not, and having eyes wherewith they see not, and having ears wherewith they hear not. These are as the cattle - nay, but they are worse! These are the neglectful. 7.180 Allah's are the fairest names. Invoke Him by them. And leave the company of those who blaspheme His names. They will be requited what they do. 7.181 And of those whom We created there is a nation who guide with the Truth and establish justice therewith. 7.182 And those who deny Our revelations - step by step We lead them on from whence they know not. 7.183 I give them rein (for) lo! My scheme is strong. 7.184 Have they not bethought them (that) there is no madness in their comrade ? He is but a plain warner. 7.185 Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things Allah hath created, and that it may be that their own term draweth nigh ? In what fact after this will they believe ? 7.186 Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. He leaveth them to wander blindly on in their contumacy. 7.187 They ask thee of the (destined) Hour, when will it come to port. Say: Knowledge thereof is with my Lord only. He alone will manifest it at its proper time. It is heavy in the heavens and the earth. It cometh not to you save unawares. They question thee as if thou couldst be well informed thereof. Say: Knowledge thereof is with Allah only, but most of mankind know not. 7.188 Say: For myself I have no power to benefit, nor power to hurt, save that which Allah willeth. Had I knowledge of the Unseen, I should have abundance of wealth, and adversity would not touch me. I am but a warner, and a bearer of good tidings unto folk who believe. 7.189 He it is Who did create you from a single soul, and therefrom did make his mate that he might take rest in her. And when he covered her she bore a light burden, and she passed (unnoticed) with it, but when it became heavy they cried unto Allah, their Lord, saying: If thou givest unto us aright we shall be of the than kf ul. 7.190 But when He gave unto them aright, they ascribed unto Him partners in respect of that which He had given them. High is He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him). 7.191 Attribute they as partners to Allah those who created naught, but are themselves created, 7.192 And cannot give them help, nor can they help themselves ?

11.25 And We sent Noah unto his folk (and he said): Lo! I am a plain warner unto you. 11.26 That ye serve none, save Allah. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of a painful Day. 11.27 The chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: We see thee but a mortal like us, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us, without reflection. We behold in you no merit above us - nay, we deem you liars. 11.28 He said: O my people! Bethink you, if I rely on a clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from His presence, and it hath been made obscure to you, can we compel you to accept it when ye are averse thereto ? 11.29 And O my people! I ask of you no wealth therefor. My reward is the concern only of Allah, and I am not going to thrust away those who believe - Lo! they have to meet their Lord! - but I see you a folk that are ignorant. 11.30 And, O my people! who would deliver me from Allah if I thrust them away ? Will ye not then reflect ? 11.31 I say not unto you: "I have the treasures of Allah" nor "I have knowledge of the Unseen," nor say I: "Lo! I am an angel!" Nor say I unto those whom your eyes scorn that Allah will not give them good - Allah knoweth best what is in their hearts - Lo! then indeed I should be of the wrong-doers. 11.32 They said: O Noah! Thou hast disputed with us and multiplied disputation with us; now bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou art of the truthful. 11.33 He said: Only Allah will bring it upon you if He will, and ye can by no means escape. 11.34

12.1 Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verse of the Scripture that maketh plain. 12.2 Lo! We have revealed it, a Lecture in Arabic, that ye may understand. 12.3 We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless. 12.4 When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I saw in a dream eleven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves unto me. 12.5 He said: O my dear son! Tell not thy brethren of thy vision, lest they plot a plot against thee. Lo! Satan is for man an open foe. 12.6 Thus thy Lord will prefer thee and will teach thee the interpretation of events, and will perfect His grace upon thee and upon the family of Jacob as He perfected it upon thy forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Lo! thy Lord is Knower, Wise. 12.7 Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) for the inquiring. 12.8 When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration. 12.9 (One said): Kill Joseph or cast him to some (other) land, so that your father's favour may be all for you, and (that) ye may afterward be righteous folk. 12.10 One among them said: Kill not Joseph but, if ye must be doing, fling him into the depth of the pit; some caravan will find him. 12.11 They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when lo! we are good friends to him ? 12.12 Send him with us to-morrow that he may enjoy himself and play. And lo! we shall take good care of him. 12.13 He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, and I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him. 12.14 They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished. 12.15 Then, when they led him off, and were of one mind that they should place him in the depth of the pit, We inspired in him: Thou wilt tell them of this deed of theirs when they know (thee) not. 12.16 And they came weeping to their father in the evening. 12.17 Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even when we speak the truth. 12.18 And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe. 12.19 And there came a caravan, and they sent their waterdrawer. He let down his pail (into the pit). He said: Good luck! Here is a youth. And they hid him as a treasure, and Allah was Aware of what they did. 12.20 And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him. 12.21 And he of Egypt who purchased him said unto his wife: Receive him honourably. Perchance he may prove useful to us or we may adopt him as a son. Thus we established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah was predominant in His career, but most of mankind know not. 12.22 And And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward the good. 12.23 And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper. 12.24 She verily desired him, and he would have desired her if it had not been that he saw the argument of his Lord. Thus it was, that We might ward off from him evil and lewdness. Lo! he was of Our chosen slaves. 12.25 And they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they met her lord and master at the door. She said: What shall be his reward, who wisheth evil to thy folk, save prison or a painful doom ? 12.26 (Joseph) said: She it was who asked of me an evil act. And a witness of her own folk testified: If his shirt is torn from before, then she speaketh truth and he is of the liars. 12.27 And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she hath lied and he is of the truthful. 12.28 So when he saw his shirt torn from behind, he said: Lo! this is of the guile of you women. Lo! the guile of you is very great. 12.29 O Joseph! Turn away from this, and thou, (O woman), ask forgiveness for thy sin. Lo! thou art of the faulty. 12.30 And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill-deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration. 12.31 And when she heard of their sly talk, she sent to them and prepared for them a cushioned couch (to lie on at the feast) and gave to every one of them a knife and said (to Joseph): Come out unto them! And when they saw him they exalted him and cut their hands, exclaiming: Allah Blameless! This is no a human being. This is not other than some gracious angel. 12.32 She said: This is he on whose account ye blamed me. I asked of him an evil act, but he proved continent, but if he do not my behest he verily shall be imprisoned, and verily shall be of those brought low. 12.33 He said: O my Lord! Prison is more dear than that unto which they urge me, and if Thou fend not off their wiles from me I shall incline unto them and become of the foolish. 12.34 So his Lord heard his prayer and fended off their wiles from him. Lo! He is Hearer, Knower. 12.35 And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time. 12.36 And two young men went to prison with him. One of them said: I dreamed that I was pressing wine. The other said: I dreamed that I was carrying upon my head bread whereof the birds were eating. Announce unto us the interpretation, for we see thee of those good (at interpretation). 12.37 He said: The food which ye are given (daily) shall not come unto you but I shall tell you the interpretation ere it cometh unto you. This is of that which my Lord hath taught me. Lo! I have forsaken the religion of folk who believe not in Allah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter. 12.38 And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was for us to attribute aught as partner to Allah. This is of the bounty of Allah unto us (the seed of Abraham) and unto mankind; but most men give not thanks. 12.39 O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almighty ? 12.40 Those whom ye worship beside Him are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers. Allah hath revealed no sanction for them. The decision rests with Allah only, Who hath commanded you that ye worship none save Him. This is the right religion, but most men know not. 12.41 O my two fellow-prisoners! As for one of you, he will pour out wine for his lord to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified so that the birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which ye did inquire. 12.42 And he said unto him of the twain who he knew would be released: Mention me in the presence of thy lord. But Satan caused him to forget to mention it to his lord, so he (Joseph) stayed in prison for some years. 12.43 And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams. 12.44 They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams. 12.45 And he of the two who was released, and (now) at length remembered, said: I am going to announce unto you the interpretation, therefore send me forth. 12.46 (And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry, that I may return unto the people, so that they may know. 12.47 He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, leave it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat. 12.48 Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that ye have prepared for them, save a little of that which ye have stored. 12.49 Then, after that, will come a year when the people will have plenteous crops and when they will press (wine and oil). 12.50 And the king said: Bring him unto me. And when the messenger came unto him, he (Joseph) said: Return unto thy lord and ask him what was the case of the women who cut their hands. Lo! my Lord knoweth their guile. 12.51 He (the king) (then sent for those women and) said: What happened when ye asked an evil act of Joseph ? They answered: Allah Blameless! We know no evil of him. Said the wife of the ruler: Now the truth is out. I asked of him an evil act, and he is surely of the truthful. 12.52 (Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers. 12.53 I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful. 12.54 And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted. 12.55 He said: Set me over the storehouses of the land. Lo! I am a skilled custodian. 12.56 Thus gave We power to Joseph in the land. He was the owner of it where he pleased. We reach with Our mercy whom We will. We lose not the reward of the good. 12.57 And the reward of the Hereafter is better, for those who believe and ward off (evil). 12.58 And Joseph's brethren came and presented themselves before him, and he knew them but they knew him not. 12.59 And when he provided them with their provision he said: Bring unto me a brother of yours from your father. See ye not that I fill up the measure and I am the best of hosts ? 12.60 And if ye bring him not unto me, then there shall be no measure for you with me, nor shall ye draw near. 12.61 They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do. 12.62 He said unto his young men: Place their merchandise in their saddlebags, so that they may know it when they go back to their folk, and so will come again. 12.63 So when they went back to their father they said: O our father! The measure is denied us, so send with us our brother that we may obtain the measure, surely we will guard him well. 12.64 He said: Can I entrust him to you save as I entrusted his brother to you aforetime ? Allah is better at guarding, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. 12.65 And when they opened their belongings they discovered that their merchandise had been returned to them. They said: O our father! What (more) can we ask ? Here is our merchandise returned to us. We shall get provision for our folk and guard our brother, and we shall have the extra measure of a camel (load). This (that we bring now) is a light measure. 12.66 He said: I will not send him with you till ye give me an undertaking in the name of Allah that ye will bring him back to me, unless ye are surrounded. And when they gave him their undertaking he said: Allah is the Warden over what we say. 12.67 And he said: O my sons! Go not in by one gate; go in by different gates. I can naught avail you as against Allah. Lo! the decision rests with Allah only. In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust. 12.68 And when they entered in the manner which their father had enjoined, it would have naught availed them as against Allah; it was but a need of Jacob's soul which he thus satisfied; and lo! he was a lord of knowledge because We had taught him; but most of mankind know not. 12.69 And when they went in before Joseph, he took his brother unto him, saying: Lo! I, even I, am thy brother, therefore sorrow not for what they did. 12.70 And when he provided them with their provision, he put the drinking-cup in his brother's saddlebag, and then a crier cried: O camel-riders! Lo! ye are surely thieves! 12.71 They cried, coming toward them: What is it ye have lost ? 12.72 They said: We have lost the king's cup, and he who bringeth it shall have a camel-load, and I (said Joseph) am answerable for it. 12.73 They said: By Allah, well ye know we came not to do evil in the land, and are no thieves. 12.74 They said: And what shall be the penalty for it, if ye prove liars ? 12.75 They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he is the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers. 12.76 Then he (Joseph) began the search with their bags before his brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother according to the king's law unless Allah willed. We raise by grades (of mercy) whom We will, and over every lord of knowledge there is one more knowing. 12.77 They said: If he stealeth, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph kept it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them. He said (within himself): Ye are in worse case, and Allah knoweth best (the truth of) that which ye allege. 12.78 They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness. 12.79 He said: Allah forbid that we should seize save him with whom we found our property; then truly we should be wrong-doers. 12.80 So, When they despaired of (moving) him, they conferred together apart. The eldest of them said: Know ye not how your father took an undertaking from you in Allah's name and how ye failed in the case of Joseph aforetime ? Therefore I shall not go forth from the land until my father giveth leave or Allah judgeth for me. He is the Best of Judges. 12.81 Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we are not guardians of the Unseen. 12.82 Ask the township where we were, and the caravan with which we travelled hither. Lo! we speak the truth. 12.83 (And when they came unto their father and had spoken thus to him) he said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience! It may be that Allah will bring them all unto me. Lo! He, only He, is the Knower, the Wise. 12.84 And he turned away from them and said: Alas, my grief for Joseph! And his eyes were whitened with the sorrow that he was suppressing. 12.85 They said: By Allah, thou wilt never cease remembering Joseph till thy health is ruined or thou art of those who perish! 12.86 He said: I expose my distress and anguish only unto Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not. 12.87 Go, O my sons, and ascertain concerning Joseph and his brother, and despair not of the Spirit of Allah. Lo! none despaireth of the Spirit of Allah save disbelieving folk. 12.88 And when they came (again) before him (Joseph) they said: O ruler! Misfortune hath touched us and our folk, and we bring but poor merchandise, so fill for us the measure and be charitable unto us. Lo! Allah will requite the charitable, 12.89 He said: Know ye what ye did unto Joseph and his brother in your ignorance ? 12.90 They said: Is it indeed thou who art Joseph ? He said: I am Joseph and this is my brother. Allah hath shown us favour. Lo! he who wardeth off (evil) and endureth (findeth favour); for lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the kindly. 12.91 They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful. 12.92 He said: Have no fear this day! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy. 12.93 Go with this shirt of mine and lay it on my father's face, he will become (again) a seer; and come to me with all your folk. 12.94 When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard. 12.95 (Those around him) said: By Allah, lo! thou art in thine old aberration. 12.96 Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said I not unto you that I know from Allah that which ye know not ? 12.97 They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful. 12.98 He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 12.99 And when they came in before Joseph, he took his parents unto him, and said: Come into Egypt safe, if Allah will! 12.100 And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise. 12.101 O my Lord! Thou hast given me (something) of sovereignty and hast taught me (something) of the interpretation of events - Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protecting Guardian in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die muslim (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous. 12.102 This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they fixed their plan and they were scheming. 12.103 And though thou try much, most men will not believe. 12.104 Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples. 12.105 How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with face averted! 12.106 And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners (unto Him). 12.107 Deem they themselves secure from the coming on them of a pall of Allah's punishment, or the coming of the Hour suddenly while they are unaware ? 12.108 Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoever followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters. 12.109 We sent not before thee (any messengers) save men whom We inspired from among the folk of the townships - Have they not travelled in the land and seen the nature of the consequence for those who were before them ? And verily the abode of the Hereafter, for those who ward off (evil), is best. Have ye then no sense ? - 12.110 Till, when the messengers despaired and thought that they were denied, then came unto them Our help, and whom We would was saved. And Our wrath cannot be warded from the guilty. 12.111 In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe.

14.1 Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise, 14.2 Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. and woe unto the disbelievers from an awful doom; 14.3 Those who love the life of the world more than the Hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray. 14.4 And We never sent a messenger save with the language of his folk, that he might make (the message) clear for them. Then Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Wise. 14.5 We verily sent Moses with Our revelations, saying: Bring thy people forth from darkness unto light. And remind them of the days of Allah. Lo! therein are revelations for each steadfast, than kf ul (heart). 14.6 And (remind them) how Moses said unto his people: Remember Allah's favour unto you when He delivered you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, and were slaying your sons and sparing your women; that was a tremendous trial from your Lord. 14.7 And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, lo! My punishment is dire. 14.8 And Moses said: Though ye and all who are in the earth prove thankless, lo! Allah verily is Absolute, Owner of Praise. 14.9 Hath not the history of those before you reached you: the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and those after them ? None save Allah knoweth them. Their messengers came unto them with clear proofs, but they thrust their hands into their mouths, and said: Lo! we disbelieve in that wherewith ye have been sent, and lo! we are in grave doubt concerning that to which ye call us. 14.10 Their messengers said: Can there be doubt concerning Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth ? He calleth you that He may forgive you your sins and reprieve you unto an appointed term. They said: Ye are but mortals like us, who would fain turn us away from what our fathers used to worship. Then bring some clear warrant. 14.11 Their messengers said unto them: We are but mortals like you, but Allah giveth grace unto whom He will of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you a warrant unless by the permission of Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust! 14.12 How should we not put our trust in Allah when He hath shown us our ways ? We surely will endure the hurt ye do us. In Allah let the trusting put their trust. 14.13 And those who disbelieved said unto their messengers: Verily we will drive you out from our land, unless ye return to our religion. Then their Lord inspired them, (saying): Verily we shall destroy the wrong-doers, 14.14 And verily We shall make you to dwell in the land after them. This is for him who feareth My Majesty and feareth My threats. 14.15 And they sought help (from their Lord) and every froward potentate was bought to naught; 14.16 Hell is before him, and he is made to drink a festering water, 14.17 Which he sippeth but can hardly swallow, and death cometh unto him from every side while yet he cannot die, and before him is a harsh doom. 14.18 A similitude of those who disbelieve in their Lord: Their works are as ashes which the wind bloweth hard upon a stormy day. They have no control of aught that they have earned. That is the extreme failure. 14.19 Hast thou not seen that Allah hath created the heavens and the earth with truth ? If He will, He can remove you and bring (in) some new creation; 14.20 And that is no great matter for Allah. 14.21 They all come forth unto their Lord. Then those who were despised say unto those who were scornful: We were unto you a following, can ye then avert from us aught of Allah's doom ? They say: Had Allah guided us, we should have guided you. Whether we rage or patiently endure is (now) all one for us; we have no place of refuge. 14.22 And Satan saith, when the matter hath been decided: Lo! Allah promised you a promise of truth; and I promised you, then failed you. And I had no power over you save that I called unto you and ye obeyed me. So blame not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can ye help me, Lo! I disbelieved in that which ye before ascribed to me. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom. 14.23 And those who believed and did good works are made to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein abiding by permission of their Lord, their greeting therein: Peace! 14.24 Seest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A goodly saying, as a goodly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven, 14.25 Giving its fruit at every season by permission of its Lord ? Allah coineth the similitudes for mankind in order that they may reflect. 14.26 And the similitude of a bad saying is as a bad tree, uprooted from upon the earth, possessing no stability. 14.27 Allah confirmeth those who believe by a firm saying in the life of the world and in the Hereafter, and Allah sendeth wrong-doers astray. And Allah doeth what He will. 14.28 Hast thou not seen those who gave the grace of Allah in exchange for thanklessness and led their people down to the Abode of Loss, 14.29 (Even to) hell ? They are exposed thereto. A hapless end! 14.30 And they set up rivals to Allah that they may mislead (men) from His way. Say: Enjoy life (while ye may) for lo! your journey's end will be the Fire. 14.31 Tell My bondmen who believe to establish worship and spend of that which We have given them, secretly and publicly, before a day cometh wherein there will be neither traffick nor befriending. 14.32 Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth, and causeth water to descend from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you, and maketh the ships to be of service unto you, that they may run upon the sea at His command, and hath made of service unto you the rivers; 14.33 And maketh the sun and the moon, constant in their courses, to be of service unto you, and hath made of service unto you the night and the day. 14.34 And He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate. 14.35 And when Abraham said: My Lord! Make safe this territory, and preserve me and my sons from serving idols. 14.36 My Lord! Lo! they have led many of mankind astray. But whoso followeth me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeyeth me - Still Thou art Forgiving, Merciful. 14.37 Our Lord! Lo! I have settled some of my posterity in an uncultivable valley near unto Thy holy House, our Lord! that they may establish proper worship; so incline some hearts of men that they may yearn toward them, and provide Thou them with fruits in order that they may be than kf ul. 14.38 Our Lord! Lo! Thou knowest that which we hide and that which we proclaim. Nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah. 14.39 Praise be to Allah Who hath given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac! Lo! my Lord is indeed the Hearer of Prayer. 14.40 My Lord! Make me to establish proper worship, and some of my posterity (also); our Lord! and accept my prayer. 14.41 Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the account is cast. 14.42 Deem not that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He but giveth them a respite till a day when eyes will stare (in terror), 14.43 As they come hurrying on in fear, their heads upraised, their gaze returning not to them, and their hearts as air. 14.44 And warn mankind of a day when the doom will come upon them, and those who did wrong will say: Our Lord! Reprieve us for a little while. We will obey Thy call and will follow the messengers. (It will be answered): Did ye not swear before that there would be no end for you ? 14.45 And (have ye not) dwelt in the dwellings of those who wronged themselves (of old) and (hath it not) become plain to you how We dealt with them and made examples for you ? 14.46 Verily they have plotted their plot, and their plot is with Allah, though their plot were one whereby the mountains should be moved. 14.47 So think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His messengers. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong). 14.48 On the day when the earth will be changed to other than the earth, and the heavens (also will be changed) and they will come forth unto Allah, the One, the Almighty, 14.49 Thou wilt see the guilty on that day linked together in chains, 14.50 Their raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces, 14.51 That Allah may repay each soul what it hath earned. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning. 14.52 This is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One God, and that men of understanding may take heed.

15.26 Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered, 15.27 And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire. 15.28 And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered, 15.29 So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him. 15.30 So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together 15.31 Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate. 15.32 He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate ? 15.33 He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered! 15.34 He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast. 15.35 And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment. 15.36 He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised. 15.37 He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved 15.38 Till the Day of appointed time. 15.39 He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one, 15.40 Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves. 15.41 He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me: 15.42 Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee, 15.43 And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place.

15.51 And tell them of Abraham's guests, 15.52 (How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you. 15.53 They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom. 15.54 He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me ? Of what then can ye bring good tidings ? 15.55 They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing. 15.56 He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray ? 15.57 He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah) ? 15.58 They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk, 15.59 (All) save the family of Lot . Them we shall deliver every one, 15.60 Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind. 15.61 And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot , 15.62 He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me). 15.63 They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing, 15.64 And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth-tellers. 15.65 So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded. 15.66 And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong) was to be cut at early morn. 15.67 And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals). 15.68 He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not! 15.69 And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not! 15.70 They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone ? 15.71 He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so). 15.72 By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approaching death. 15.73 Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise. 15.74 And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heated clay.

16.3 He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. High be He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him). 16.4 He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent. 16.5 And the cattle hath He created, whence ye have warm clothing and uses, and whereof ye eat; 16.6 And wherein is beauty for you, when ye bring them home, and when ye take them out to pasture. 16.7 And they bear your loads for you unto a land ye could not reach save with great trouble to yourselves. Lo! your Lord is Full of Pity, Merciful. 16.8 And horses and mules and asses (hath He created) that ye may ride them, and for ornament. And He createth that which ye know not. 16.9 And Allah's is the direction of the way, and some (roads) go not straight. And had He willed He would have led you all aright. 16.10 He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, whence ye have drink, and whence are trees on which ye send your beasts to pasture. 16.11 Therewith He causeth crops to grow for you, and the olive and the date-palm and grapes and all kinds of fruit. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. 16.12 And He hath constrained the night and the day and the sun and the moon to be of service unto you, and the stars are made subservient by His command. Lo! herein indeed are portents for people who have sense. 16.13 And whatsoever He hath created for you in the earth of divers hues, lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who take heed. 16.14 And He it is Who hath constrained the sea to be of service that ye eat fresh meat from thence, and bring forth from thence ornaments which ye wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing it that ye (mankind) may seek of His bounty and that haply ye may give thanks. 16.15 And He hath cast into the earth firm hills that it quake not with you, and streams and roads that ye may find a way. 16.16 And landmarks (too), and by the star they find a way. 16.17 Is He then Who createth as him who createth not ? Will ye not then remember ? 16.18 And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful.

16.120 Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters; 16.121 Than kf ul for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straight path. 16.122 And We gave him good in the world, and in the Hereafter he is among the righteous. 16.123 And afterward We inspired thee (Muhammad, saying): Follow the religion of Abraham, as one by nature upright. He was not of the idolaters.

17.61 And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay ? 17.62 He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few. 17.63 He said: Go, and whosoever of them followeth thee - lo! hell will be your payment, ample payment. 17.64 And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy horse and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promise them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive. 17.65 Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian.

19.41 And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet. 19.42 When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee ? 19.43 O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path. 19.44 O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent. 19.45 O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil. 19.46 He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham ? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while! 19.47 He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me. 19.48 I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest. 19.49 So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet. 19.50 And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown. 19.51 And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet. 19.52 We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh in communion. 19.53 And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise). 19.54 And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet. 19.55 He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord.

20.115 And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him. 20.116 And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused. 20.117 Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil. 20.118 It is (vouchsafed) unto thee that thou hungerest not therein nor art naked, 20.119 And that thou thirstest not therein nor art exposed to the sun's heat. 20.120 But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away ? 20.121 Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray. 20.122 Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him. 20.123 He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief. 20.124 But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection. 20.125 He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see ? 20.126 He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day. 20.127 Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting. 20.128 Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destroyed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk ? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought.

21.51 And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course, and We were Aware of him, 21.52 When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion ? 21.53 They said: We found our fathers worshippers of them. 21.54 He said: Verily ye and your fathers were in plain error. 21.55 They said: Bringest thou unto us the truth, or art thou some jester ? 21.56 He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who testify unto that. 21.57 And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away and turned your backs. 21.58 Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that haply they might have recourse to it. 21.59 They said: Who hath done this to our gods ? Surely it must be some evil-doer. 21.60 They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who is called Abraham. 21.61 They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they may testify. 21.62 They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our gods, O Abraham ? 21.63 He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak. 21.64 Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doers. 21.65 And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not. 21.66 He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you ? 21.67 Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no sense ? 21.68 They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing. 21.69 We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham, 21.70 And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made them the greater losers. 21.71 And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples. 21.72 And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous. 21.73 And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and the giving of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone). 21.74 And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd. 21.75 And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was of the righteous. 21.76 And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his prayer and saved him and his household from the great affliction. 21.77 And delivered him from the people who denied Our revelations. Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all.

23.12 Verily We created man from a product of wet earth; 23.13 Then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging; 23.14 Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators! 23.15 Then lo! after that ye surely die. 23.16 Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection ye are raised (again). 23.17 And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of creation. 23.18 And we send down from the sky water in measure, and We give it lodging in the earth, and lo! We are Able to withdraw it. 23.19 Then We produce for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you and whereof ye eat; 23.20 And a tree that springeth forth from Mount Sinai that groweth oil and relish for the eaters. 23.21 And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, and many uses have ye in them, and of them do ye eat; 23.22 And on them and on the ship ye are carried. 23.23 And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 23.24 But the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old. 23.25 He is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him for a while. 23.26 He said: My Lord! Help me because they deny me. 23.27 Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth. And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong. Lo! they will be drowned. 23.28 And when thou art on board the ship, thou and whoso is with thee, then say: Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk! 23.29 And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land. 23.30 Lo! herein verily are portents, for lo! We are ever putting (mankind) to the test.

26.69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham: 26.70 When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ? 26.71 They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them. 26.72 He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ? 26.73 Or do they benefit or harm you ? 26.74 They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise. 26.75 He said: See now that which ye worship, 26.76 Ye and your forefathers! 26.77 Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds, 26.78 Who created me, and He doth guide me, 26.79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me. 26.80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me, 26.81 And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again), 26.82 And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment. 26.83 My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous. 26.84 And give unto me a good report in later generations. 26.85 And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight , 26.86 And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err. 26.87 And abase me not on the day when they are raised, 26.88 The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man) 26.89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart. 26.90 And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil). 26.91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring. 26.92 And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship 26.93 Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ? 26.94 Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers 26.95 And the hosts of Iblis, together. 26.96 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein: 26.97 By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest 26.98 When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds. 26.99 It was but the guilty who misled us. 26.100 Now we have no intercessors 26.101 Nor any loving friend. 26.102 Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers! 26.103 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers! 26.104 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. 26.105 Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah), 26.106 When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 26.107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, 26.108 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. 26.109 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. 26.110 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. 26.111 They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ? 26.112 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ? 26.113 Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew; 26.114 And I am not (here) to repulse believers. 26.115 I am only a plain warner. 26.116 They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death). 26.117 He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me. 26.118 Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me. 26.119 And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship. 26.120 Then afterward We drowned the others. 26.121 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. 26.122 And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

26.16 The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah), 26.161 When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 26.162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, 26.163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. 26.164 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. 26.165 What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males, 26.166 And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk. 26.167 They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast. 26.168 He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct. 26.169 My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do. 26.170 So We saved him and his household, every one, 26.171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind. 26.172 Then afterward We destroyed the others. 26.173 And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned. 26.174 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. 26.175 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

27.54 And Lot! when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination knowingly ? 27.55 Must ye needs lust after men instead of women ? Nay, but ye are folk who act senselessly. 27.56 But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean! 27.57 Then We saved him and his household save his wife; We destined her to be of those who stayed behind. 27.58 And We rained a rain upon them. Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned. 27.59 Say (O Muhammad): Praise be to Allah, and peace be on His slaves whom He hath chosen! Is Allah best, or (all) that ye ascribe as partners (unto Him) ? 27.60 Is not He (best) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sendeth down for you water from the sky wherewith We cause to spring forth joyous orchards, whose trees it never hath been yours to cause to grow. Is there any God beside Allah ? Nay, but they are folk who ascribe equals (unto Him)! 27.61 Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas ? Is there any God beside Allah ? Nay, but most of them know not!

29.16 And Abraham! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Serve Allah, and keep your duty unto Him; that is better for you if ye did but know. 29.17 Ye serve instead of Allah only idols, and ye only invent a lie. Lo! those whom ye serve instead of Allah own no provision for you. So seek your provision from Allah, and serve Him, and give thanks unto Him, (for) unto Him ye will be brought back. 29.18 But if ye deny, then nations have denied before you. The messenger is only to convey (the message) plainly. 29.19 See they not how Allah produceth creation, then reproduceth it ? Lo! for Allah that is easy. 29.20 Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. 29.21 He punisheth whom He will and showeth mercy unto whom He will, and unto Him ye will be turned. 29.22 Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper. 29.23 Those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah and in (their) Meeting with Him, such have no hope of My mercy. For such there is a painful doom. 29.24 But the answer of his folk was only that they said: "Kill him" or "Burn him." Then Allah saved him from the Fire. Lo! herein verily are portents for folk who believe. 29.25 He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers. 29.26 And Lot believed him, and said: Lo! I am a fugitive unto my Lord. Lo! He, only He, is the Mighty, the Wise. 29.27 And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous. 29.28 And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Lo! ye commit lewdness such as no creature did before you. 29.29 For come ye not in unto males, and cut ye not the road (for travellers), and commit ye not abomination in your meetings ? But the answer of his folk was only that they said: Bring Allah's doom upon us if thou art a truthteller! 29.30 He said: My Lord! Give me victory over folk who work corruption. 29.31 And when Our messengers brought Abraham the good news, they said: Lo! we are about to destroy the people of that township, for its people are wrong-doers. 29.32 He said: Lo! Lot is there. They said: We are best aware of who is there. We are to deliver him and his household, all save his wife, who is of those who stay behind. 29.33 And when Our messengers came unto Lot , he was troubled upon their account, for he could not protect them; but they said: Fear not, nor grieve! Lo! we are to deliver thee and thy household, (all) save thy wife, who is of those who stay behind. 29.34 Lo! We are about to bring down upon the folk of this township a fury from the sky because they are evil-livers. 29.35 And verily of that We have left a clear sign for people who have sense.

37.83 And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham 37.84 When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart; 37.85 When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ? 37.86 Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ? 37.87 What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ? 37.88 And he glanced a glance at the stars 37.89 Then said: Lo! I feel sick! 37.90 And they turned their backs and went away from him. 37.91 Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ? 37.92 What aileth you that ye speak not ? 37.93 Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand. 37.94 And (his people) came toward him, hastening. 37.95 He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve 37.96 When Allah hath created you and what ye make ? 37.97 They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire. 37.98 And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost. 37.99 And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me. 37.1 My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous. 37.11 So We gave him tidings of a gentle son. 37.12 And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast. 37.13 Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face, 37.14 We called unto him: O Abraham! 37.15 Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good. 37.16 Lo! that verily was a clear test. 37.17 Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim. 37.18 And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation): 37.19 Peace be unto Abraham! 37.110 Thus do We reward the good. 37.111 Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves. 37.112 And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous. 37.113 And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves. 37.114 And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron, 37.115 And saved them and their people from the great distress, 37.116 And helped them so that they became the victors. 37.117 And We gave them the clear Scripture 37.118 And showed them the right path. 37.119 And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation): 37.120 Peace be unto Moses and Aaron! 37.121 Lo! thus do We reward the good. 37.122 Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves. 37.123 And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn), 37.124 When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil) ? 37.125 Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators, 37.126 Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers ? 37.127 But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom) 37.128 Save single-minded slaves of Allah. 37.129 And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation): 37.130 Peace be unto Elias! 37.131 Lo! thus do We reward the good. 37.132 Lo! he is one of our believing slaves. 37.133 And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn). 37.134 When We saved him and his household, every one, 37.135 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind; 37.136 Then We destroyed the others. 37.137 And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning 37.138 And at night-time; have ye then no sense ? 37.139 And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn) 37.140 When he fled unto the laden ship, 37.141 And then drew lots and was of those rejected; 37.142 And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy; 37.143 And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah) 37.144 He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised; 37.145 Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick; 37.146 And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him; 37.147 And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more 37.148 And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

38.71 When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire, 38.72 And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate, 38.73 The angels fell down prostrate, every one, 38.74 Saving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers. 38.75 He said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands ? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted ? 38.76 He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay. 38.77 He said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast, 38.78 And lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment. 38.79 He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised. 38.80 He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved 38.81 Until the day of the time appointed. 38.82 He said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one, 38.83 Save Thy single-minded slaves among them. 38.84 He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak, 38.85 That I shall fill hell with thee and with such of them as follow thee, together. 38.86 Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for this, and I am no simulating.

50.6 Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein ? 50.7 And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon, 50.8 A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave. 50.9 And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops, 50.10 And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters, 50.11 Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead. 50.12 The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar-Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud, 50.13 And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot , 50.14 And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect. 50.15 Were We then worn out by the first creation ? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation. 50.16 We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. 50.17 When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left, 50.18 He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.

51.24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ? 51.25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me). 51.26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf; 51.27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ? 51.28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son. 51.29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman! 51.30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower. 51.31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ? 51.32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk, 51.33 That we may send upon them stones of clay, 51.34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton. 51.35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there. 51.36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah). 51.37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

54.9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed. 54.10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help. 54.11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water 54.12 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose. 54.13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails, 54.14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected. 54.15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?

55.1 The Beneficent 55.2 Hath made known the Qur'an. 55.3 He hath created man. 55.4 He hath taught him utterance. 55.5 The sun and the moon are made punctual. 55.6 The stars and the trees adore. 55.7 And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure, 55.8 That ye exceed not the measure, 55.9 But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof. 55.10 And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures, 55.11 Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees, 55.12 Husked grain and scented herb. 55.13 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.14 He created man of clay like the potter's, 55.15 And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire. 55.16 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.17 Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests! 55.18 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.19 He hath loosed the two seas. They meet. 55.20 There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other). 55.21 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.22 There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone. 55.23 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.24 His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners. 55.25 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.26 Everyone that is thereon will pass away; 55.27 There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory. 55.28 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? 55.29 All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power. 55.30 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

71.1 Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them. 71.2 He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you 71.3 (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me, 71.4 That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew. 71.5 He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day 71.6 But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance; 71.7 And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride. 71.8 And lo! I have called unto them aloud, 71.9 And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private. 71.10 And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving. 71.11 He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain, 71.12 And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers. 71.13 What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity 71.14 When He created you by (divers) stages ? 71.15 See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony, 71.16 And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ? 71.17 And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth, 71.18 And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing. 71.19 And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you 71.20 That ye may thread the valley-ways thereof. 71.21 Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin; 71.22 And they have plotted a mighty plot, 71.23 And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr. 71.24 And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong-doers in naught save error. 71.25 Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah. 71.26 And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land. 71.27 If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates. 71.28 My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong-doers in aught save ruin.