In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

1. Alif Lam Mim.

2. This Book, there is no doubt in it, is a guide to those who
guard (against evil).

3. Those who believe in the unseen and keep up prayer and
spend out of what We have given them.

4. And who believe in that which has been revealed to you
and that which was revealed before you and they are sure of the
hereafter.

5. These are on a right course from their Lord and these it is
that shall be successful.

6. Surely those who disbelieve, it being alike to them whether
you warn them, or do not warn them, will not believe.

7. Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their
hearing and there is a covering over their eyes, and there is a
great punishment for them.

8. And there are some people who say: We believe in Allah
and the last day; and they are not at all believers.

9. They desire to deceive Allah and those who believe, and
they deceive only themselves and they do not perceive.

10. There is a disease in their hearts, so Allah added to their
disease and they shall have a painful chastisement because they

11. And when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the 
land, they say: We are but peace-makers.

12. Now surely they themselves are the mischief makers, but they 
do not perceive.

13. And when it is said to them: Believe as the people believe 
they say: Shall we believe as the fools believe? Now surely they 
themselves are the fools, but they do not know. 

14. And when they meet those who believe, they say: We believe; 
and when they are alone with their Shaitans, they say: Surely we 
are with you, we were only mocking.

15. Allah shall pay them back their mockery, and He leaves them 
alone in their inordinacy, blindly wandering on.

16. These are they who buy error for the right direction, so 
their bargain shall bring no gain, nor are they the followers of 
the right direction.

17. Their parable is like the parable of one who kindled a fire 
but when it had illumined all around him, Allah took away their 
light, and left them in utter darkness-- they do not see.

18. Deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they will not turn back.

19. Or like abundant rain from the cloud in which is utter 
darkness and thunder and lightning; they put their fingers into 
their ears because of the thunder peal, for fear of death, and 
Allah encompasses the unbelievers.

20. The lightning almost takes away their sight; whenever it 
shines on them they walk in it, and when it becomes dark to them 
they stand still; and if Allah had pleased He would certainly 
have taken away their hearing and their sight; surely Allah has 
power over all things.

21. O men! serve your Lord Who created you and those before you 
so that you may guard (against evil).

22. Who made the earth a resting place for you and the heaven a 
canopy and (Who) sends down rain from the cloud then brings forth 
with it subsistence for you of the fruits; therefore do not set 
up rivals to Allah while you know.

23. And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to 
Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your 
witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful.

24. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be 
on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the 
fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers.

25. And convey good news to those who believe and do good
deeds, that they shall have gardens in which rivers flow; 
whenever they shall be given a portion of the fruit thereof, they 
shall say: This is what was given to us before; and they shall be 
given the like of it, and they shall have pure mates in them, 
and in them, they shall abide.

26. Surely Allah is not ashamed to set forth any parable-- (that 
of) a gnat or any thing above that; then as for those who 
believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord, and as 
for those who disbelieve, they say: What is it that Allah means 
by this parable: He causes many to err by it and many He leads 
aright by it! but He does not cause to err by it (any) except the 
transgressors,

27. Who break the covenant of Allah after its confirmation and 
cut asunder what Allah has ordered to be joined, and make 
mischief in the land; these it is that are the losers.

28. How do you deny Allah and you were dead and He gave you life? 
Again He will cause you to die and again bring you to life, then 
you shall be brought back to Him.

29. He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth, and He 
directed Himself to the heaven, so He made them complete seven 
heavens, and He knows all things. 

30. And when your Lord said to the angels, I am going to place in 
the earth a khalif, they said: What! wilt Thou place in it such 
as shall make mischief in it and shed blood, and we celebrate Thy 
praise and extol Thy holiness? He said: Surely I know what you do 
not know.

31. And He taught Adam all the names, then presented them to the 
angels; then He said: Tell me the names of those if you are 
right.

32. They said: Glory be to Thee! we have no knowledge but that 
which Thou hast taught us; surely Thou art the Knowing, the Wise.

33. He said: O Adam! inform them of their names. Then when he had 
informed them of their names, He said: Did I not say to you that 
I surely know what is ghaib in the heavens and the earth and 
(that) I know what you manifest and what you hide?

34. And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam they 
did obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He refused and he was 
proud, and he was one of the unbelievers.

35. And We said: O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the
garden and eat from it a plenteous (food) wherever you wish and 
do not approach this tree, for then you will be of the unjust.

36. But the Shaitan made them both fall from it, and caused them 
to depart from that (state) in which they were; and We said: Get 
forth, some of you being the enemies of others, and there is for 
you in the earth an abode and a provision for a time.

37. Then Adam received (some) words from his Lord, so He turned 
to him mercifully; surely He is Oft-returning (to mercy), the 
Merciful.

38. We said: Go forth from this (state) all; so surely there 
will come to you a guidance from Me, then whoever follows My 
guidance, no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.

39. And (as to) those who disbelieve in and reject My 
communications, they are the inmates of the fire, in it they 
shall abide.

40. O children of Israel! call to mind My favor which I bestowed 
on you and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I will fulfill 
(My) covenant with you; and of Me, Me alone, should you be 
afraid.

41. And believe in what I have revealed, verifying that which is 
with you, and be not the first to deny it, neither take a mean 
price in exchange for My communications; and Me, Me alone should 
you fear.

42. And do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the 
truth while you know (it).

43. And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and bow down with 
those who bow down.

44. What! do you enjoin men to be good and neglect your own souls 
while you read the Book; have you then no sense?

45. And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most 
surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones,

46. Who know that they shall meet their Lord and that they shall 
return to Him.

47. O children of Israel! call to mind My favor which I bestowed 
on you and that I made you excel the nations.

48. And be on your guard against a day when one soul shall not 
avail another in the least, neither shall intercession on its 
behalf be accepted, nor shall any compensation be taken from it, 
nor shall they be helped.

49. And when We delivered you from Firon's people, who subjected 
you to severe torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, 
and in this there was a great trial from your Lord.

50. And when We parted the sea for you, so We saved you and 
drowned the followers of Firon and you watched by.

51. And when We appointed a time of forty nights with Musa, then 
you took the calf (for a god) after him and you were unjust.

52. Then We pardoned you after that so that you might give 
thanks.

53. And when We gave Musa the Book and the distinction that you 
might walk aright.

54. And when Musa said to his people: O my people! you have 
surely been unjust to yourselves by taking the calf (for a god), 
therefore turn to your Creator (penitently), so kill your people, 
that is best for you with your Creator: so He turned to you 
(mercifully), for surely He is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the 
Merciful.

55. And when you said: O Musa! we will not believe in you until 
we see Allah manifestly, so the punishment overtook you while you 
looked on.

56. Then We raised you up after your death that you may give 
thanks.

57. And We made the clouds to give shade over you and We sent to 
you manna and quails: Eat of the good things that We have given 
you; and they did not do Us any harm, but they made their own 
souls suffer the loss.

58. And when We said: Enter this city, then eat from it a 
plenteous (food) wherever you wish, and enter the gate making 
obeisance, and say, forgiveness. We will forgive you your wrongs 
and give more to those who do good (to others).

59. But those who were unjust changed it for a saying other than 
that which had been spoken to them, so We sent upon those who 
were unjust a pestilence from heaven, because they transgressed.

60. And when Musa prayed for drink for his people, We said: 
Strike the rock with your staff So there gushed from it twelve 
springs; each tribe knew its drinking place: Eat and drink of the 
provisions of Allah and do not act corruptly in the land, making 
mischief.

61. And when you said: O Musa! we cannot bear with one food, 
therefore pray Lord on our behalf to bring forth for us out of 
what the earth grows, of its herbs and its cucumbers and its 
garlic and its lentils and its onions. He said: Will you exchange 
that which is better for that which is worse? Enter a city, so you
will have what you ask for. And abasement and humiliation were 
brought down upon them, and they became deserving of Allah's 
wrath; this was so because they disbelieved in the 
communications of Allah and killed the prophets unjustly; this 
was so because they disobeyed and exceeded the limits.

62. Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the f 
Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the 
Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their
Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

63. And when We took a promise from you and lifted the mountain 
over you: Take hold of the law (Tavrat) We have given you with 
firmness and bear in mind what is in it, so that you may guard 
(against evil).

64. Then you turned back after that; so were it not for the grace 
of Allah and His mercy on you, you would certainly have been 
among the losers.

65. And certainly you have known those among you who exceeded the 
limits of the Sabbath, so We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised 
and hated.

66. So We made them an example to those who witnessed it and 
those who came after it, and an admonition to those who guard 
(against evil).

67. And when Musa said to his people: Surely Allah commands you 
that you should sacrifice a cow; they said: Do you ridicule us? 
He said: I seek the protection of Allah from being one of the 
ignorant.

68. They said: Call on your Lord for our sake to make it plain to 
us what she is. Musa said: He says, Surely she is a cow neither 
advanced in age nor too young, of middle age between that (and 
this); do therefore what you are commanded.

69. They said: Call on your Lord for our sake to make it plain to 
us what her color is. Musa said: He says, Surely she is a yellow 
cow; her color is intensely yellow, giving delight to the 
beholders.

70. They said: Call on your Lord for our sake to make it plain to 
us what she is, for surely to us the cows are all alike, and if 
Allah please we shall surely be guided aright.

71. Musa said: He says, Surely she is a cow not made submissive 
that she should plough the land, nor does she irrigate the tilth; 
sound, without a blemish in her. They said: Now you have brought 
the truth; so they sacrificed her, though they had not the mind 
to do (it).

72. And when you killed a man, then you disagreed with
respect to that, and Allah was to bring forth that which you were 
going to hide.

73. So We said: Strike the (dead body) with part of the 
(Sacrificed cow), thus Allah brings the dead to life, and He 
shows you His signs so that you may understand.

74. Then your hearts hardened after that, so that they were like 
rocks, rather worse in hardness; and surely there are some rocks 
from which streams burst forth, and surely there are some of them 
which split asunder so water issues out of them, and surely there 
are some of them which fall down for fear of Allah, and Allah is 
not at all heedless of what you do.

75. Do you then hope that they would believe in you, and a party 
from among them indeed used to hear the Word of Allah, then 
altered it after they had understood it, and they know (this).

76. And when they meet those who believe they say: We believe, 
and when they are alone one with another they say: Do you talk to 
them of what Allah has disclosed to you that they may contend 
with you by this before your Lord? Do you not then understand?

77. Do they not know that Allah knows what they keep secret and 
what they make known?

78. And there arc among them illiterates who know not the Book 
but only lies, and they do but conjecture.

79. Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and 
then say: This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a 
small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have 
written and woe to them for what they earn.

80. And they say: Fire shall not touch us but for a few days. 
Say: Have you received a promise from Allah, then Allah will not 
fail to perform His promise, or do you speak against Allah what 
you do not know?

81. Yeal whoever earns evil and his sins beset him on every side, 
these are the inmates of the fire; in it they shall abide.

82. And (as for) those who believe and do good deeds, these are 
the dwellers of the garden; in it they shall abide.

83. And when We made a covenant with the children of Israel: You 
shall not serve any but Allah and (you shall do) good to (your) 
parents, and to the near of kin and to the orphans and the needy, 
and you shall speak to men good words and keep up prayer and pay 
the poor-rate. Then you turned back except a few of you and (now 
too) you turn aside.

84. And when We made a covenant with you: You shall not
shed your blood and you shall not turn your people out of your 
cities; then you gave a promise while you witnessed.

85. Yet you it is who slay your people and turn a party from
among you out of their homes, backing each other up against 
them unlawfully and exceeding the limits; and if they should come 
to you, as captives you would ransom them-- while their very 
turning out was unlawful for you. Do you then believe in a part 
of the Book and disbelieve in the other? What then is the re ward 
of such among you as do this but disgrace in the life of this 
world, and on the day of resurrection they shall be sent back to 
the most grievous chastisement, and Allah is not at all heedless 
of what you do.

86. These are they who buy the life of this world for the 
hereafter, so their chastisement shall not be lightened nor shall 
they be helped.

87. And most certainly We gave Musa the Book and We sent apostles 
after him one after another; and We gave Isa, the son of Marium, 
clear arguments and strengthened him with the holy spirit, What! 
whenever then an apostle came to you with that
which your souls did not desire, you were insolent so you called 
some liars and some you slew.

88. And they say: Our hearts are covered. Nay, Allah has cursed 
them on account of their unbelief; so little it is that they 
believe.

89. And when there came to them a Book from Allah verifying that 
which they have, and aforetime they used to pray for victory 
against those who disbelieve, but when there came to them 
(Prophet) that which they did not recognize, they disbelieved in 
him; so Allah's curse is on the unbelievers.

90. Evil is that for which they have sold their souls-- that they 
should deny what Allah has revealed, out of envy that Allah 
should send down of His grace on whomsoever of His servants He 
pleases; so they have made themselves deserving of wrath upon 
wrath, and there is a disgraceful punishment for the unbelievers.

91. And when it is said to them, Believe in what Allah has 
revealed, they say: We believe in that which was revealed to us; 
and they deny what is besides that, while it is the truth 
verifying that which they have. Say: Why then did you kill 
Allah's Prophets before if you were indeed believers?

92. And most certainly Musa came to you with clear arguments, 
then you took the calf (for a god) in his absence and you were 
unjust.

93. And when We made a covenant with you and raised the mountain 
over you: Take hold of what We have given you with firmness and 
be obedient. They said: We hear and disobey. And they were made 
to imbibe (the love of) the calf into their hearts on account of 
their unbelief Say: Evil is that which your belief bids you if 
you are believers.

94. Say: If the future abode with Allah is specially for you to 
the exclusion of the people, then invoke death if you are 
truthful.

95. And they will never invoke it on account of what their hands 
have sent before, and Allah knows the unjust.

96. And you will most certainly find them the greediest of men 
for life (greedier) than even those who are polytheists; every 
one of them loves that he should be granted a life of a thousand 
years, and his being granted a long life will in no way remove 
him further off from the chastisement, and Allah sees what they

97. Say: Whoever is the enemy of Jibreel-- for surely he revealed 
it to your heart by Allah's command, verifying that which is 
before it and guidance and good news for the believers.

98. Whoever is the enemy of Allah and His angels and His apostles 
and Jibreel and Meekaeel, so surely Allah is the enemy of the 
unbelievers.

99. And certainly We have revealed to you clear communications 
and none disbelieve in them except the transgressors.

100. What! whenever they make a covenant, a party of them cast it 
aside? Nay, most of them do not believe.

101. And when there came to them an Apostle from Allah verifying 
that which they have, a party of those who were given the Book 
threw the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew 
nothing.

102. And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery in 
the reign of Sulaiman, and Sulaiman was not an unbeliever, but 
the Shaitans disbelieved, they taught men sorcery and that was 
sent down to the two angels at Babel, Harut and Marut, yet these 
two taught no man until they had said, "Surely we are only a 
trial, therefore do not be a disbeliever." Even then men learned 
from these two, magic by which they might cause a separation 
between a man and his wife; and they cannot hurt with it any one 
except with Allah's permission, and they learned what harmed
them and did not profit them, and certainly they know that he who 
bought it should have no share of good in the hereafter and evil 
was the price for which they sold their souls, had they but 
known this.

103. And if they had believed and guarded themselves (against 
evil), reward from Allah would certainly have been better; had 
they but known (this).

104. O you who believe! do not say Raina and say Unzurna and 
listen, and for the unbelievers there is a painful chastisement.

105. Those who disbelieve from among the followers of the Book do 
not like, nor do the polytheists, that the good should be sent 
down to you from your Lord, and Allah chooses especially whom He 
pleases for His mercy, and Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.

106. Whatever communications We abrogate or cause to be 
forgotten, We bring one better than it or like it. Do you not 
know that Allah has power over all things?

107. Do you not know that Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens 
and the earth, and that besides Allah you have no guardian or 
helper?

108. Rather you wish to put questions to your Apostle, as Musa 
was questioned before; and whoever adopts unbelief instead of 
faith, he indeed has lost the right direction of the way.

109. Many of the followers of the Book wish that they could turn 
you back into unbelievers after your faith, out of envy from 
themselves, (even) after the truth has become manifest to them; 
but pardon and forgive, so that Allah should bring about His 
command; surely Allah has power over all things.

110. And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and whatever good 
you send before for yourselves, you shall find it with Allah; 
surely Allah sees what you do.

111. And they say: None shall enter the garden (or paradise) 
except he who is a Jew or a Christian. These are their vain 
desires. Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful.

112. Yes! whoever submits himself entirely to Allah and he is 
the doer of good (to others) he has his reward from his Lord, and 
there is no fear for him nor shall he grieve.

113. And the Jews say: The Christians do not follow anything 
(good) and the Christians say: The Jews do not follow anything 
(good) while they recite the (same) Book. Even thus say those who 
have no knowledge, like to what they say; so Allah shall
judge between them on the day of resurrection in what they 
differ.

114. And who is more unjust than he who prevents (men)
from the masjids of Allah, that His name should be remembered
in them, and strives to ruin them? (As for) these, it was not
proper for them that they should have entered them except in
fear; they shall meet with disgrace in this world, and they shall
have great chastisement in the hereafter.

115. And Allah's is the East and the West, therefore, whither
you turn, thither is Allah's purpose; surely Allah is 
Amplegiving,
Knowing.

116. And they say: Allah has taken to himself a son. Glory be
to Him; rather, whatever is in the heavens and the earth is His;
all are obedient to Him.

117. Wonderful Originator of the heavens and the earth, and
when He decrees an affair, He only says to it, Be, so there it 
is.

118. And those who have no knowledge say: Why does not
Allah speak to us or a sign come to us? Even thus said those
before them, the like of what they say; their hearts are all alike.
Indeed We have made the communications clear for a people
who are sure. 

119. Surely We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of
good news and as a warner, and you shall not be called upon to
answer for the companions of the flaming fire.

120. And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the
Christians until you follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah's
guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their
desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have
no guardian from Allah, nor any helper.

121. Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it
ought to be read. These believe in it; and whoever disbelieves in
it, these it is that are the losers.

122. O children of Israel, call to mind My favor which I
bestowed on you and that I made you excel the nations.

123. And.be on your guard against a day when no soul shall
avail another in the least neither shall any compensation be
accepted from it, nor shall intercession profit it, nor shall 
they be
helped.

124. And when his Lord tried Ibrahim with certain words, he
fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will make you an Imam of men.
Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not
include the unjust, said He.

125. And when We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a (place 
of) security, and: Appoint for yourselves a place of prayer on 
the standing-place of Ibrahim. And We enjoined Ibrahim and Ismail 
saying: Purify My House for those who visit (it) and those who 
abide (in it) for devotion and those who bow down (and) those who 
prostrate themselves.

126. And when Ibrahim said: My Lord, make it a secure town and 
provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah 
and the last day. He said: And whoever disbelieves, I will grant 
him enjoyment for a short while, then I will drive him to the 
chastisement of the fire; and it is an evil destination.

127. And when Ibrahim and Ismail raised the foundations of the 
House: Our Lord! accept from us; surely Thou art the Hearing, the 
Knowing:

128. Our Lord! and make us both submissive to Thee and (raise) 
from our offspring a nation submitting to Thee, and show us our 
ways of devotion and turn to us (mercifully), surely Thou art the 
Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

129. Our Lord! and raise up in them an Apostle from among them 
who shall recite to them Thy communications and teach them the 
Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, 
the Wise.

130. And who forsakes the religion of Ibrahim but he who makes 
himself a fool, and most certainly We chose him in this world, 
and in the hereafter he is most surely among the righteous.

131. When his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit 
myself to the Lord of the worlds.

132. And the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and (so did) 
Yaqoub. O my sons! surely Allah has chosen for you (this) faith, 
therefore die not unless you are Muslims.

133. Nay! were you witnesses when death visited Yaqoub, when he 
said to his sons: What will you serve after me? They said: We 
will serve your God and the God of your fathers, Ibrahim and 
Ismail and Ishaq, one God only, and to Him do we submit.

134. This is a people that have passed away; they shall have what 
they earned and you shall have what you earn, and you shall not 
be called upon to answer for what they did.

135. And they say: Be Jews or Christians, you will be on the 
right course. Say: Nay! (we follow) the religion of Ibrahim, the 
Hanif, and he was not one of the polytheists.

136. Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which had been 
revealed to us, and (in) that which was revealed to Ibrahim and 
Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and (in) that which 
was given to Musa and Isa, and (in) that which was given to the 
prophets from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between 
any of them, and to Him do we submit.

137. If then they believe as you believe in Him, they are indeed 
on the right course, and if they turn back, then they are only in 
great opposition, so Allah will suffice you against them, and He 
is the Hearing, the Knowing.

138. (Receive) the baptism of Allah, and who is better than Allah 
in baptising? and Him do we serve.

139. Say: Do you dispute with us about Allah, and He is our Lord 
and your Lord, and we shall have our deeds and you shall have 
your deeds, and we are sincere to Him.

140. Nay! do you say that Ibrahim and Ismail and Yaqoub and the 
tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Are you better knowing or 
Allah? And who is more unjust than he who conceals a testimony 
that he has from Allah? And Allah is not at all heedless of what 
you do.

141. This is a people that have passed away; they shall have what 
they earned and you shall have what you earn, and you
shall not be called upon to answer for what they did.

142. The fools among the people will say: What has turned them 
from their qiblah which they had? Say: The East and the West 
belong only to Allah; He guides whom He likes to the right path.

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

144. Indeed We see the turning of your face to heaven, so We 
shall surely turn you to a qiblah which you shall like; turn then 
your face towards the Sacred Mosque, and wherever you are, turn 
your face towards it, and those who have been given the Book most 
surely know that it is the truth from their Lord; and Allah is 
not at all heedless of what they do.

145. And even if you bring to those who have been given the
Book every sign they would not follow your qiblah, nor can you be 
a follower of their qiblah, neither are they the followers of 
each other's qiblah, and if you follow their desires after the 
knowledge that has come to you, then you shall most surely be 
among the unjust.

146. Those whom We have given the Book recognize him as they 
recognize their sons, and a party of them most surely conceal the 
truth while they know (it).

147. The truth is from your Lord, therefore you should not be of 
the doubters.

148. And every one has a direction to which he should turn, 
therefore hasten to (do) good works; wherever you are, Allah will 
bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.

149. And from whatsoever place you come forth, turn your
face towards the Sacred Mosque; and surely it is the very truth
from your Lord, and Allah is not at all heedless of what you do.

150. And from whatsoever place you come forth, turn your
face towards the Sacred Mosque; and wherever you are turn
your faces towards it, so that people shall have no accusation
against you, except such of them as are unjust; so do not fear
them, and fear Me, that I may complete My favor on you and
that you may walk on the right course.

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

152. Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful 
to Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me.

153. O you who believe! seek assistance through patience and 
prayer; surely Allah is with the patient.

154. And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as 
dead; nay, (they are) alive, but you do not perceive.

155. And We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and 
hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good 
news to the patient,

156. Who, when a misfortune befalls them, say: Surely we are 
Allah's and to Him we shall surely return.

157. Those are they on whom are blessings and mercy from their 
Lord, and those are the followers of the right course.

158. Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs appointed 
by Allah; so whoever makes a pilgrimage to the House or pays a 
visit (to it), there is no blame on him if he goes round them 
both; and whoever does good spontaneously, then surely Allah is 
Grateful, Knowing.

159. Surely those who conceal the clear proofs and the guidance 
that We revealed after We made it clear in the Book for men, 
these it is whom Allah shall curse, and those who curse shall 
curse them (too).

160. Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the 
truth), these it is to whom I turn (mercifully); and I am the 
Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

161. Surely those who disbelieve and die while they are 
disbelievers, these it is on whom is the curse of Allah and the 
angels and men all;

162. Abiding in it; their chastisement shall not be lightened nor 
shall they be given respite.

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

164. Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth
and the alternation of the night and the day, and the ships that
run in the sea with that which profits men, and the water that
Allah sends down from the cloud, then gives life with it to the
earth after its death and spreads in it all (kinds of) animals, and
the changing of the winds and the clouds made subservient
between the heaven and the earth, there are signs for a people
who understand.

165. And there are some among men who take for themselves
objects of worship besides Allah, whom they love as they love
Allah, and those who believe are stronger in love for Allah and
O, that those who are unjust had seen, when they see the
chastisement, that the power is wholly Allah's and that Allah is
severe in requiting (evil).

166. When those who were followed shall renounce those who
followed (them), and they see the chastisement and their ties are
cut asunder.

167. And those who followed shall say: Had there been for us a 
return, then we would renounce them as they have renounced us. 
Thus will Allah show them their deeds to be intense regret to 
them, and they shall not come forth from the fire.

168. O men! eat the lawful and good things out of what is in the 
earth, and do not follow the footsteps of the Shaitan; surely he 
is your open enemy.

169. He only enjoins you evil and indecency, and that you may 
speak against Allah what you do not know.

170. And when it is said to them, Follow what Allah has
revealed, they say: Nay! we follow what we found our fathers 
upon. What! and though their fathers had no sense at all, nor did 
they follow the right way.

171. And the parable of those who disbelieve is as the parable of 
one who calls out to that which hears no more than a call and a 
cry; deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they do not understand.

172. O you who believe! eat of the good things that We have
provided you with, and give thanks to Allah if Him it is that you 
serve.

173. He has only forbidden you what dies of itself, and blood, 
and flesh of swine, and that over which any other (name) than 
(that of) Allah has been invoked; but whoever is driven to 
necessity, not desiring, nor exceeding the limit, no sin shall be 
upon him; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

174. Surely those who conceal any part of the Book that
Allah has revealed and take for it a small price, they eat 
nothing but fire into their bellies, and Allah will not speak to 
them on the day of resurrection, nor will He purify them, and 
they shall have a painful chastisement.

175. These are they who buy error for the right direction and 
chastisement for forgiveness; how bold they are to encounter 
fire.

176. This is because Allah has revealed the Book with the truth; 
and surely those who go against the Book are in a great 
opposition.

177. It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the 
East and the West, but righteousness is this that one should 
believe in Allah and the last day and the angels and the Book and 
the prophets, and give away wealth out of love for Him to the 
near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and 
the beggars and for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep 
up prayer and pay the poor-rate; and the performers of their 
promise when they make a promise, and the patient in distress and 
affliction and in time of conflicts-- these are they who are {rue 
(to themselves) and these are they who guard (against evil).

178. O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the 
matter of the slain, the free for the free, and the slave for the 
slave, and the female for the female, but if any remission is 
made to any one by his (aggrieved) brother, then prosecution (for the
bloodwit) should be made according to usage, and payment should 
be made to him in a good manner; this is an alleviation
from your Lord and a mercy; so whoever exceeds the limit after
this he shall have a painful chastisement.

 179. And there is life for you in (the law of) retaliation, O men
of understanding, that you may guard yourselves.

180. Bequest is prescribed for you when death approaches
one of you, if he leaves behind wealth for parents and near
relatives, according to usage, a duty (incumbent) upon those
who guard (against evil).

181. Whoever then alters it after he has heard it, the sin of it
then is only upon those who alter it; surely Allah is Hearing,
Knowing.

182. But he who fears an inclination to a wrong course or an
act of disobedience on the part of the testator, and effects an
agreement between the parties, there is no blame on him. Surely
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

183. O you who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was
prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard (against
evil).

184. For a certain number of days; but whoever among you is
sick or on a journey, then (he shall fast) a (like) number of other
days; and those who are not able to do it may effect a redemption 
by feeding a poor man; so whoever does good spontaneously 
it is better for him; and that you fast is better for you if you
know.

185. The month of Ramazan is that in which the Quran was
revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of the guidance and
the distinction; therefore whoever of you is present in the month,
he shall fast therein, and whoever is sick or upon a journey, then
(he shall fast) a (like) number of other days; Allah desires ease
for you, and He does not desire for you difficulty, and (He
desires) that you should complete the number and that you
should exalt the greatness of Allah for His having guided you
and that you may give thanks.

186. And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am 
very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on 
Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may 
walk in the right way.

187. It is made lawful to you to go into your wives on the
night of the fast; they are an apparel for you and you are an 
apparel for them; Allah knew that you acted unfaithfully to 
yourselves, so He has turned to you (mercifully) and removed from 
you (this burden); so now be in contact with them and seek
what Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the 
whiteness of the day becomes distinct from the blackness of the 
night at dawn, then complete the fast till night, and have not 
contact with them while you keep to the mosques; these are the 
limits of Allah, so do not go near them. Thus does Allah make 
clear His communications for men that they may guard (against 
evil).

188. And do not swallow up your property among yourselves by 
false means, neither seek to gain access thereby to the judges, 
so that you may swallow up a part of the property of men 
wrongfully while you know.

189. They ask you concerning the new moon. Say: They are times 
appointed for (the benefit of) men, and (for) the pilgrimage; and 
it is not righteousness that you should enter the houses at their 
backs, but righteousness is this that one should guard (against 
evil); and go into the houses by their doors and be careful (of 
your duty) to Allah, that you may be successful.

190. And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, 
and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those 
who exceed the limits.

191. And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out 
from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than 
slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque
until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay
them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.

192. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Forgiving, 
Merciful.

193. And fight with them until there is no persecution, and 
religion should be only for Allah, but if they desist, then there 
should be no hostility except against the oppressors.

194. The Sacred month for the sacred month and all sacred things 
are (under the law of) retaliation; whoever then acts 
aggressively against you, inflict injury on him according to the 
injury he has inflicted on you and be careful (of your duty) to 
Allah and know that Allah is with those who guard (against evil).

195. And spend in the way of Allah and cast not yourselves to 
perdition with your own hands, and do good (to others); surely 
Allah loves the doers of good.

196. And accomplish the pilgrimage and the visit for Allah, but 
if, you are prevented, (send) whatever offering is easy to 
obtain, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches 
its destination; but whoever among you is sick or has an ailment 
of the head, he (should effect) a compensation by fasting or alms 
or sacrificing, then when you are secure, whoever profits by 
combining the visit with the pilgrimage (should take) what 
offering is easy to obtain; but he who cannot find (any offering) 
should fast for three days during the pilgrimage and for seven 
days when you return; these (make) ten (days) complete; this is 
for him whose family is not present in the Sacred Mosque, and be 
careful (of your duty) to Allah, and know that Allah is severe in 
requiting (evil).

197. The pilgrimage is (performed in) the well-known months; so 
whoever determines the performance of the pilgrimage therein, 
there shall be no intercourse nor fornication nor quarrelling 
amongst one another; and whatever good you do, Allah knows it; 
and make provision, for surely the provision is the guarding of 
oneself, and be careful (of your duty) to Me, O men of 
understanding.

198. There is no blame on you in seeking bounty from your Lord, 
so when you hasten on from "Arafat", then remember Allah near the 
Holy Monument, and remember Him as He has guided you, though 
before that you were certainly of the erring
ones. 

199. Then hasten on from the Place from which the people hasten 
on and ask the forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, 
Merciful.

200. So when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah 
as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding. But
there are some people who say, Our Lord! give us in the world,
and they shall have no resting place.

201. And there are some among them who say: Our Lord! grant us 
good in this world and good in the hereafter, and save us from 
the chastisement of the fire.

202. They shall have (their) portion of what they have earned, 
and Allah is swift in reckoning.

203. And laud Allah during the numbered days; then whoever 
hastens off in two days, there is no blame on him, and whoever
remains behind, there is no blame on him, (this is) for him who
guards (against evil), and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, 
and
know that you shall be gathered together to Him.

204. And among men is he whose speech about the life of this 
world causes you to wonder, and he calls on Allah to witness as 
to what is in his heart, yet he is the most violent of 
adversaries.

205. And when he turn,s back, he runs along in the land that he 
may cause mischief in it and destroy the tilth and the stock, and 
Allah does not love mischief-making.

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

207. And among men is he who sells himself to seek the pleasure 
of Allah; and Allah is Affectionate to the servants.

208. O you who believe! enter into submission one and all and do 
not follow the footsteps of Shaitan; surely he is your open 
enemy.

209. But if you slip after clear arguments have come to you, then 
know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

210. They do not wait aught but that Allah should come to them in 
the shadows of the clouds along with the angels, and the matter 
has (already) been decided; and (all) matters are returned to 
Allah.

211. Ask the Israelites how many a clear sign have We given them; 
and whoever changes the favor of Allah after it has come to him, 
then surely Allah is severe in requiting (evil).

212. The life of this world is made to seem fair to those who 
disbelieve, and they mock those who believe, and those who guard 
(against evil) shall be above them on the day of resurrection; 
and Allah gives means of subsistence to whom he pleases without 
measure.

213. (All) people are a single nation; so Allah raised prophets 
as bearers of good news and as warners, and He revealed with them 
the Book with truth, that it might judge between people in that 
in which they differed; and none but the very people who were 
given it differed about it after clear arguments had come to 
them, revolting among themselves; so Allah has guided by His will 
those who believe to the truth about which they differed and 
Allah guides whom He pleases to the right path.

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

215. They ask you as to what they should spend. Say: Whatever 
wealth you spend, it is for the parents and the near of kin and 
the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, and whatever good you 
do, Allah surely knows it.

216. Fighting is enjoined on you, and h is an object of dislike 
to you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good 
for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for 
you, and Allah knows, while you do not know.

217. They ask you concerning the sacred month about fighting in 
it. Say: Fighting in it is a grave matter, and hindering (men) 
from Allah's way and denying Him, and (hindering men from) the 
Sacred Mosque and turning its people out of it, are still graver 
with Allah, and persecution is graver than slaughter; and they 
will not cease fighting with you until they turn you back from 
your religion, if they can; and whoever of you turns back from 
his religion, then he dies while an unbeliever-- these it is whose 
works shall go for nothing in this world and the hereafter, and 
they are the inmates of the fire; therein they shall abide.

218. Surely those who believed and those who fled (their home) 
and strove hard in the way of Allah these hope for the mercy of 
Allah and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

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

220. On this world and the hereafter. And they ask you concerning 
the orphans Say: To set right for them (their affairs) is good, 
and if you become co-partners with them, they are your brethren; 
and Allah knows the mischief-maker and the pacemaker, and if 
Allah had pleased, He would certainly have caused you to fall 
into a difficulty; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.

221. And do not marry the idolatresses until they believe, and 
certainly a believing maid is better than an idolatress woman, 
even though she should please you; and do not give (believing 
women) in marriage to idolaters until they believe, and certainly 
a believing servant is better than an idolater, even though he 
should please you; these invite to the fire, and Allah invites to 
the garden and to forgiveness by His will, and makes clear His 
communications to men, that they may be mindful.

222. And they ask you about menstruation. Say: It is a 
discomfort; therefore keep aloof from the women during the 
menstrual discharge and do not go near them until they have 
become clean; then when they have cleansed themselves, go in to 
them as Allah has commanded you; surely Allah loves those who 
turn much (to Him), and He loves those who purify themselves.

223. Your wives are a tilth for you, so go into your tilth when 
you like, and do good beforehand for yourselves, and be careful 
(of your duty) to Allah, and know that you will meet Him, and 
give good news to the believers.

224. And make not Allah because of your swearing (by Him) an 
obstacle to your doing good and guarding (against evil) and 
making peace between men, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

225. Allah does not call you to account for what is vain in your 
oaths, but He will call you to account for what your hearts have 
earned, and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.

226. Those who swear that they will not go in to their wives 
should wait four months; so if they go back, then Allah is surely 
Forgiving, Merciful.

227. And if they have resolved on a divorce, then Allah is surely 
Hearing, Knowing.

228. And the divorced women should keep themselves in waiting for 
three courses; and it is not lawful for them that they should 
conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in 
Allah and the last day; and their husbands have a better right to 
take them back in the meanwhile if they wish for reconciliation; 
and they have rights similar to those against them in a just 
manner, and the men are a degree above them, and Allah is Mighty, 
Wise.

229. Divorce may be (pronounced) twice, then keep (them) in good 
fellowship or let (them) go with kindness; and it is not lawful 
for you to take any part of what you have given them, unless both 
fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah; then if 
you fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah, there 
is no blame on them for what she gives up to become free thereby. 
These are the limits of Allah, so do not exceed them and whoever 
exceeds the limits of Allah these it is that are the unjust.

230. So if he divorces her she shall not be lawful to him 
afterwards until she marries another husband; then if he divorces 
her there is no blame on them both if they return to each other 
(by marriage), if they think that they can keep within the limits 
of Allah, and these are the limits of Allah which He makes clear 
for a people who know.

231. And when you divorce women and they reach their prescribed 
time, then either retain them in good fellowship or set them free 
with liberality, and do not retain them for injury, so that you 
exceed the limits, and whoever does this, he indeed is unjust to 
his own soul; and do not take Allah's communications
for a mockery, and remember the favor of Allah upon you, and
that which He has revealed to you of the Book and the Wisdom,
admonishing you thereby; and be careful (of your duty to) Allah,
and know that Allah is the Knower of all things.

232. And when you have divorced women and they have ended-- their 
term (of waiting), then do not prevent them from marrying their 
husbands when they agree among themselves in a lawful manner; 
with this is admonished he among you who believes in Allah and 
the last day, this is more profitable and purer for you; and 
Allah knows while you do not know.

233. And the mothers should suckle their children for two whole 
years for him who desires to make complete the time of suckling; 
and their maintenance and their clothing must be-- borne by the 
father according to usage; no soul shall have imposed upon it a 
duty but to the extent of its capacity; neither shall a mother be 
made to suffer harm on account of her child, nor a father on 
account of his child, and a similar duty (devolves) on the 
(father's) heir, but if both desire weaning by mutual consent and 
counsel, there is no blame on them, and if you wish to engage a 
wet-nurse for your children, there is no blame on you
so long as you pay what you promised for according to usage;
and be careful of (your duty to) Allah and know that Allah sees
what you do.

234. And (as for) those of you who die and leave wives behind, 
they should keep themselves in waiting for four months and ten 
days; then when they have fully attained their term, there is no 
blame on you for what they do for themselves in a lawful manner; 
and Allah is aware of what you do.

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

236. There is no blame on you if you divorce women when you have 
not touched them or appointed for them a portion, and make 
provision for them, the wealthy according to his means and the 
straitened in circumstances according to his means, a provision 
according to usage; (this is) a duty on the doers of good (to 
others).

237. And if you divorce them before you have touched them
and you have appointed for them a portion, then (pay to them) 
ha!f of what you have appointed, unless they relinquish or he 
should relinquish in whose hand is the marriage tie; and it is 
nearer to righteousness that you should relinquish; and do not 
neglect the giving of free gifts between you; surely Allah sees 
what you do.

238. Attend constantly to prayers and to the middle prayer and 
stand up truly obedient to Allah.

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

240. And those of you who die and leave wives behind, (make) a 
bequest in favor of their wives of maintenance for a year without 
turning (them) out, then if they themselves go away, there is no 
blame on you for what they do of lawful deeds by themselves, and 
Allah is Mighty, Wise.

241. And for the divorced women (too) provision (must be made) 
according to usage; (this is) a duty on those who guard (against 
evil).

242. Allah thus makes clear to you His communications that you 
may understand.

243. Have you not considered those who went forth from their 
homes, for fear of death, and they were thousands, then Allah 
said to them, Die; again He gave them life; most surely Allah is 
Gracious to people, but most people are not grateful.

244. And fight in the way of Allah, and know that Allah is 
Hearing, Knowing.

245. Who is it that will offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He will 
multiply it to him manifold, and Allah straitens and amplifies, 
and you shall be returned to Him.

246. Have you not considered the chiefs of the children of Israel 
after Musa, when they said to a prophet of theirs: Raise up for 
us a king, (that) we may fight in the way of Allah. He said: May 
it not be that you would not fight if fighting is ordained for
you? They said: And what reason have we that we should not
fight in the way of Allah, and we have indeed been compelled to
abandon our homes and our children. But when fighting was
ordained for them, they turned back, except a few of them, and
Allah knows the unjust.

247. And their prophet said to them: Surely Allah has raised 
Talut to be a king over you. They said: How can he hold kingship 
over us while we have a greater right to kingship than
he, and he has not been granted an abundance of wealth? He
said: Surely Allah has chosen him in preference to you, and He
has increased him abundantly in knowledge and physique, and
Allah grants His kingdom to whom He pleases, and Allah is
Amplegiving, Knowing.

248. And the prophet said to them: Surely the sign of His
kingdom is, that there shall come to you the chest in which there
is tranquillity from your Lord and residue of the relics of what
the children of Musa and the children of Haroun have left, the
angels bearing it; most surely there is a sign in this for those who
believe.

249. So when Talut departed with the forces, he said: Surely
Allah will try you with a river; whoever then drinks from it, he is
not of me, and whoever does not taste of it, he is surely of me,
except he who takes with his hand as much of it as fills the hand;
but with the exception of a few of them they drank from it. So
when he had crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they
said: We have today no power against Jalut and his forces.
Those who were sure that they would meet their Lord said: How
often has a small party vanquished a numerous host by Allah's
permission, and Allah is with the patient.

250. And when they went out against Jalut and his forces they
said: Our Lord, pour down upon us patience, and make our
steps firm and assist us against the unbelieving people.

251. So they put them to flight by Allah's permission. And
Dawood slew Jalut, and Allah gave him kingdom and wisdom,
and taught him of what He pleased. And were it not for Allah's
repelling some men with others, the earth would certainly be in a
state of disorder; but Allah is Gracious to the creatures.

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

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

254. O you who believe! spend out of what We have given you
before the day comes in which there is no bargaining, neither any 
friendship nor intercession, and the unbelievers-- they are the 
unjust.

255. Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Everliving, 
the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist; slumber does not 
overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever 
is in the earth is His; who is he that can intercede with Him but 
by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is 
behind them, and they cannot comprehend anything out of His 
knowledge except what He pleases, His knowledge extends over the 
heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them both tires 
Him not, and He is the Most High, the Great.

256. There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has 
become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever 
disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Al}ah he indeed has 
laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and 
Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

257. Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He brings them 
out of the darkness into the light; and (as to) those who 
disbelieve, their guardians are Shaitans who take them out of the 
light into the darkness; they are the inmates of the fire, in it 
they shall abide.

258. Have you not considered him (Namrud) who disputed with 
Ibrahim about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom? 
When Ibrahim said: My Lord is He who gives life and causes to 
die, he said: I give life and cause death. Ibrahim said: So 
surely Allah causes the sun to rise from the east, then make it 
rise from the west; thus he who disbelieved was confounded; and 
Allah does not guide aright the unjust people.

259. Or the like of him (Uzair) who passed by a town, and it had 
fallen down upon its roofs; he said: When will Allah give it life 
after its death? So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, 
then raised him to life. He said: How long have you tarried? He 
said: I have tarried a day, or a part of a day. Said He: Nay! you 
have tarried a hundred years; then look at your food and 
drink-- years have not passed over it; and look at your ass; and 
that We may make you a sign to men, and look at the bones, how We 
set them together, then clothed them with flesh; so when it 
became clear to him, he said: I know that Allah has power over 
all things.

260. And when Ibrahim said: My Lord! show me how Thou
givest life to the dead, He said: What! and do you not believe? 
He said: Yes, but that my heart may be at ease. He said: Then 
take four of the birds, then train them to follow you, then place 
on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come
to you flying; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

261. The parable of those who spend their property in the way of 
Allah is as the parable of a grain growing seven ears (with) a 
hundred grains in every ear; and Allah multiplies for whom He 
pleases; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing

262. (As for) those who spend their property in the way.of Allah, 
then do not follow up what they have spent with reproach
or injury, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they
shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.

263. Kind speech and forgiveness is better than charity followed 
by injury; and Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.

264. O you who believe! do not make your charity worthless
by reproach and injury, like him who spends his property to be
seen of men and does not believe in Allah and the last day; so his
parable is as the parable of a smooth rock with earth upon it,
then a heavy rain falls upon it, so it leaves it bare; they shall not
be able to gain anything of what they have earned; and Allah
does not guide the unbelieving people.

265. And the parable of those who spend their property to
seek the pleasure of Allah and for the certainty 'of their souls is as
the parable of a garden on an elevated ground, upon which
heavy rain falls so it brings forth its fruit twofold but if heavy
rain does not fall upon it, then light rain (is sufficient); and Allah
sees what you do.

266. Does one of you like that he should have a garden of
palms and vines with streams flowing beneath it; he has in it all
kinds of fruits; and old age has overtaken him and he has weak
offspring, when, (lo!) a whirlwind with fire in it smites it so it
becomes blasted; thus Allah makes the communications clear to
you, that you may reflect.

267. O you who believe! spend (benevolently) of the good
things that you earn and or what We have brought forth for you
out of the earth, and do not aim at what is bad that you may
spend (in alms) of it, while you would not take it yourselves
unless you have its price lowered, and know that Allah is Self-sufficient, 
Praiseworthy.

268. Shaitan threatens you with poverty and enjoins you to be
niggardly, and Allah promises you forgiveness from Himself and 
abundance; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.

269. He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted 
wisdom, he indeed is given a great good and none but men of 
understanding mind.

270. And whatever alms you give or (whatever) vow you vow, surely 
Allah knows it; and the unjust shall have no helpers.

271. If you give alms openly, it is well, and if you hide it and 
give it to the poor, it is better for you; and this will do away 
with some of your evil deeds; and Allah is aware of what you do.

272. To make them walk in the right way is not incumbent on you, 
but Allah guides aright whom He pleases; and whatever good thing 
you spend, it is to your own good; and you do not spend but to 
seek Allah's pleasure; and whatever good things you spend shall 
be paid back to you in full, and you shall not be wronged.

273. (Alms are) for the poor who are confined in the way of 
Allah-- they cannot go about in the land; the ignorant man thinks 
them to be rich on account of (their) abstaining (from begging); 
you can recognise them by their mark; they do not beg from men 
importunately; and whatever good thing you spend, surely Allah 
knows it.

274. (As for) those who spend their property by night and by day, 
secretly and openly, they shall have their reward from their Lord 
and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.

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

276. Allah does not bless usury, and He causes charitable deeds 
to prosper, and Allah does not love any ungrateful sinner.

277. Surely they who believe and do good deeds and keep up prayer 
and pay the poor-rate they shall have their reward from their 
Lord, and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.

278. O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and 
relinquish what remains (due) from usury, if you are believers.

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

280. And if (the debtor) is in straitness, then let there be
postponement until (he is in) ease; and that you remit (it) as alms
is better for you, if you knew.

281. And guard yourselves against a day in which you shall be 
returned to Allah; then every soul shall be paid back in full 
what it has earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

282. O you who believe! when you deal with each other in
contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down; and let a
scribe write it down between you with fairness; and the scribe
should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so he should
write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and he should be
careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything 
from it; but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding, 
or weak, or (if) he is not able to dictate himself, let his
guardian dictate with fairness; and call in to witness from among
your men two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one
man and two women from among those whom you choose to be
witnesses, so that if one of the two errs, the second of the two
may remind the other; and the witnesses should not refuse when
they are summoned; and be not averse to writing it (whether it is)
small or large, with the time of its falling due; this is more
equitable in the sight of Allah and assures greater accuracy in
testimony, and the nearest (way) that you may not entertain
doubts (afterwards), except when it is ready merchandise which
you give and take among yourselves from hand to hand, then
there is no blame on you in not writing it down; and have
witnesses when you barter with one another, and let no harm be
done to the scribe or to the witness; and if you do (it) then surely
it will be a transgression in you, and be careful of (your duty) to
Allah, Allah teaches you, and Allah knows all things.

283. And if you are upon a journey and you do not find a
scribe, then (there may be) a security taken into possession; but
if one of you trusts another, then he who is trusted should deliver
his trust, and let him be careful (of his duty to) Allah, his Lord;
and do not conceal testimony, and whoever conceals it, his heart
is surely sinful; and Allah knows what you do.

284. Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is
Allah's; and whether you manifest what is in your minds or hide
it, Allah will call you to account according to it; then He will
forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He pleases, and Allah 
has power over all things.

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

286. Allah does not impose upon any soul a duty but to the extent 
of its ability; for it is (the benefit of) what it has earned and 
upon it (the evil of) what it has wrought: Our Lord! do not 
punish us if we forget or make a mistake; Our Lord! do not lay on 
us a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us, Our Lord do not 
impose upon us that which we have not the strength to bear; and 
pardon us and grant us protection and have mercy on us, Thou art 
our Patron, so help us against the unbelieving people.