He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover
firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth and what comes
forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye
may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
Believe in Allah and His apostle, and spend (in charity) out of the (substance)
whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a
great Reward.
What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah?- and the Apostle invites
you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of Faith.
He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may lead you from
the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you most kind and Merciful.
And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of Allah?- For to
Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent
(freely) and fought, before the Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a goodly (reward). And
Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women- how their Light
runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their greeting will be): "Good News for you this
Day! Gardens beneath which flow rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest
Achievement!"
One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers: "Wait for us!
Let us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be said: "Turn ye back to your rear! then seek a Light
(where ye can)!" So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Within it will be Mercy
throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be (Wrath and) Punishment!
(Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (The others) will reply,
"True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked forward (to our ruin); ye doubted (Allah’s
Promise); and (your false) desires deceived you; until there issued the Command of Allah. And the
Deceiver deceived you in respect of Allah.
"This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who rejected Allah."
Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to claim you: and an evil refuge it is!"
Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility
should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that
they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them
and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors.
For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan,
it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward.
And those who believe in Allah and His apostles- they are the Sincere (lovers of
Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord: They shall have their Reward and
their Light. But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of Hell-Fire.
Know ye (all), that the life of this world is but play and amusement, pomp and
mutual boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children. Here is a
similitude: How rain and the growth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon it
withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a
Penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the
devotees of Allah). And what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception?
Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden (of Bliss),
the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His
apostles: that is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of
Grace abounding.
In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over
favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-
Such persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if any turn
back (from Allah’s Way), verily Allah is Free of all Needs, Worthy of all Praise.
We sent aforetime our apostles with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book
and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in
which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is
that will help, Unseen, Him and His apostles: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able
to enforce His Will).
And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and
Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors.
Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Our apostles: We sent
after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those
who followed him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did
not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah; but that they
did not foster as they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them who believed, their (due)
reward, but many of them are rebellious transgressors.
O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Apostle, and He will bestow on
you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in
your path), and He will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
That the People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the
Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For
Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.