All praise be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the light, yet those who disbelieve hold others as equal with their Lord.
He it is Who has created you from clay, and then has decreed a stated term. And there is with Him another determined term, yet you doubt.
And He is Allah, in the heavens and the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn.
And never an Ayah comes to them from the Ayat of their Lord, but that they have been turning away from it.
Indeed, they rejected the truth when it came to them, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to mock at.
Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you And We poured out on them rain from the sky in abundance, and made the rivers flow under them. Yet We destroyed them for their sins, and created after them other generations.
And even if We had sent down unto you a Message written on paper so that they could touch it with their hands, the disbelievers would have said: \"This is nothing but obvious magic!\"
And they say: \"Why has not an angel been sent down to him\" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them.
And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.
And indeed Messengers were mocked before you, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at.
Say: \"Travel in the land and see what was the end of those who rejected truth.\"
Say: \"To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth\" Say: \"To Allah.\" He has prescribed mercy for Himself. Indeed He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who destroy themselves will not believe.
And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and the day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.\"
Say: \"Shall I take as a guardian any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth And it is He Who feeds but is not fed.\" Say: \"Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit. \"And be not you of the idolators.
Say: \"I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a Mighty Day.\"
Who is averted from (such a torment) on that Day; then He (Allah) has surely been Merciful to him. And that would be the obvious success.
And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is able to do all things.
And He is the Irresistible, above His servants, and He is the All-Wise, Well-Acquainted with all things.
Say: \"What thing is the most great in witness\" Say: \"Allah is Witness between you and I; this Qur'an has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach. Can you verily bear witness that besides Allah there are other gods\" Say \"I bear no (such) witness!\" Say: \"Only He is God, alone, and truly I am innocent of what you join in worship with Him.\"
Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize him, as they recognize their own children. Those who have lost (destroyed) themselves will not believe.
And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat Verily, the wrongdoers shall never be successful.
And on the Day when We shall gather them all together, We shall say to those who joined partners in worship (with Us): \"Where are your partners (false deities) whom you used to assert (as partners in worship with Allah)\"
There will then be (left) no Fitnah for them but to say: \"By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others (in worship with Allah).\"
Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie) which they invented will disappear from them.
And of them there are some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they see every one of the Ayat they will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with you, those who disbelieve say: \"These are nothing but tales of the men of old.\"
And they prevent others from him and they themselves keep away from him, and (by doing so) they destroy none but themselves, yet they perceive (it) not.
If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: \"Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!\"
Nay, what they had been concealing before has become manifest to them. But if they were returned (to the world), they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars.
And they said: \"There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never shall we be resurrected.\"
If you could but see when they will stand before their Lord! He will say: \"Is not this the truth\" They will say: \"Yes, by our Lord!\" He will then say: \"So taste you the torment because you used not to believe.\"
They indeed are losers who denied their meeting with Allah, until all of a sudden, the Hour (signs of death) is upon them, and they say: \"Alas for us that we gave no thought to it,\" while they will bear their burdens on their backs; and evil indeed are the burdens that they will bear!
And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the abode of the Hereafter for those have Taqwa. Will you not then understand
We know indeed the grief which their words cause you; it is not you that they deny, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers deny.
Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you, but with patience they bore the denial, and they were hurt, till Our help reached them, and none can alter the Words of Allah. Surely, there has reached you the information about the Messengers (before you).
If their aversion is hard on you, then if you were able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the sky, so that you may bring them a sign. And had Allah willed, He could have gathered them together upon true guidance, so be not you one of the ignorant.
It is only those who listen, that will respond, but as for the dead, Allah will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned.
And they said: \"Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord\" Say: \"Allah is certainly able to send down a sign, but most of them know not.\"
There is not a moving creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are Umam like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their Lord they (all) shall be gathered.
Those who reject Our Ayat are deaf and dumb in darkness. Allah sends astray whom He wills and He guides on the straight path whom He wills.
Say: \"Tell me if Allah's torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah (Reply) if you are truthful!\"
Nay! To Him alone you call, and, if He willed, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him (in worship)!
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you. And We seized them with extreme poverty and loss of health so that they might believe with humility.
When Our torment reached them, why then did they not believe with humility But their hearts became hardened, and Shaytan made fair-seeming to them that which they used to do.
So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened to them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows.
So the roots of the people who did wrong were cut off. And all the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the all that exists.
Say: \"Tell me, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, is there a god other than Allah who could restore them to you\" See how variously We explain the Ayat, yet they turn aside.
Say: \"Tell me, if the punishment of Allah comes to you suddenly, or openly, will any be destroyed except the wrongdoing people\"
And We send not the Messengers but as givers of glad tidings and as warners. So whosoever believes and does righteous good deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve.
But those who reject Our Ayat, the torment will strike them for their rebelling.
Say: \"I don't tell you that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor (that) I know the Unseen; nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me.\" Say: \"Are the blind and the one who sees equal Will you not then consider\"
And warn therewith those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord, when there will be neither a protector nor an intercessor for them besides Him, so that they may have Taqwa.
And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and evening seeking His Face. You are accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing, that you may turn them away, and thus become of the wrongdoers.
Thus We have tried some of them with others, that they might say: \"Is it these (poor believers) that Allah has favored from amongst us\" Does not Allah know best those who are grateful
When those who believe in Our Ayat come to you, say: \"Salamun `Alaykum\" (peace be on you); your Lord has written mercy for Himself, so that, if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds, then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
And thus do We explain the Ayat in detail, that the way of the criminals, may become manifest.
Say: \"I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allah.\" Say: \"I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided.\"
Say: \"I am on clear proof from my Lord, but you deny it. I do not have what you are hastily seeking (the torment). The decision is only for Allah, He declares the truth, and He is the best of judges.\"
Say: \"If I had that which you are asking for impatiently (the torment), the matter would have been settled at once between you and I, but Allah knows best the wrongdoers.\"
And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is on the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.
It is He, Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, then he raises (wakes) you up again, that a term appointed be fulfilled, then (in the end), unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you of what you used to do.
He is the Qahir over His servants, and He sends guardians over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our messengers take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.
Then they are returned to Allah, their Master, the Just Lord. Surely, His is the judgment and He is the swiftest in taking account.
Say: \"Who rescues you from the dark recesses of the land and the sea, when you call upon Him begging and in secret (saying): `If He (Allah) only saves us from these (dangers), we shall truly be grateful.\"
Say: \"Allah rescues you from these (dangers) and from all distress, and yet you commit Shirk.\"
Say: \"He has the power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet, or to Yalbisakum in party strife, and make you taste the violence of one another.\" See how variously We explain the Ayat, so that they may understand.
But your people have denied it (the Qur'an) though it is the truth. Say: \"I am not responsible for your affairs.\"
For every news there is a reality and you will come to know.
And when you see those who engage in false conversation about Our verses (of the Qur'an) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaytan causes you to forget, then after the remembrance, sit not you in the company of those people who are the wrongdoers.
There is no responsibility for them upon those who have Taqwa, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (attain) Taqwa.
And leave alone those who take their religion as play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But remind (them) with it (the Qur'an) lest a soul Tubsal for that which one has earned, when he will find for himself no protector or intercessor besides Allah, and even if he offers every ransom, it will not be accepted from him. Such are they who are given up to destruction because of that which they have earned. For them will be a drink of boiling water and a painful torment because they used to disbelieve.
Say: \"Shall we invoke others besides Allah (false deities), that can do us neither good nor harm, and shall we turn on our heels after Allah has guided us -- Like one whom the Shayatin (devils) have made to go astray, confused (wandering) through the land, his companions calling him to guidance (saying): `Come to us.\"' Say: \"Verily, Allah's guidance is the only guidance, and we have been commanded to submit (ourselves) to the Lord of all that exists.
And to perform the Salah, and have Taqwa of Him, and it is He to Whom you shall be gathered.
It is He Who has created the heavens and the earth in truth, and on the Day He will say: \"Be!\" it shall become. His Word is the truth. His will be the dominion on the Day when the Sur will be blown. All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the All-Wise, Well-Aware.
And (remember) when Ibrahim said to his father Azar: \"Do you take idols as gods Verily, I see you and your people in manifest error.\"
Thus did we show Ibrahim the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he be one of those who have faith with certainty.
When the night overcame him he saw a Kawkab. He said: \"This is my lord.\" But when it Afala, he said: \"I like not those that set.\"
When he saw the moon rising up, he said: \"This is my lord.\" But when it set, he said: \"Unless my Lord guides me, I shall surely be among the misguided people.\"
When he saw the sun rising up, he said: \"This is my lord. This is greater.\" But when it Afalat, he said: \"O my people! I am indeed free from all that you join as partners in worship with Allah.
Verily, I have turned my face towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth, Hanifan, and I am not of the idolators.\"
His people disputed with him. He said: \"Do you dispute with me about Allah while He has guided me, and I fear not those whom you associate with Allah in worship. (Nothing can happen to me) except when my Lord wills something. My Lord comprehends in His knowledge all things. Will you not then remember
And how should I fear those whom you associate in worship with Allah, while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allah things for which He has not sent down to you any Sultan. (So) which of the two parties has more right to be in security If you but know.\"
It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong), for them (only) there is security and they are the guided.
And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people. We in degrees raise whom We will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.
And We bestowed upon him Ishaq and Ya`qub, each of them We guided, and before him, We guided Nuh and among his progeny Dawud, Sulayman, Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa, and Harun. Thus do We reward the good-doers.
And Zakariyya, and Yahya and `Isa and Iliyas, each one of them was of the righteous.
And Isma`il and Al-Yasa`, and Yunus and Lut, and each one of them We preferred above the `Alamin (mankind and Jinns, of their times).
And also some of their fathers and their progeny and their brethren, We chose them, and We guided them to a straight path.
This is the guidance of Allah with which He guides whomsoever He wills of His servants. But if they had joined in worship others with Allah, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them.
They are those whom We gave the Book, Al-Hukm, and prophethood. But if they disbelieve therein, then, indeed We have entrusted it to a people who are not disbelievers therein.
They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance. Say: \"No reward I ask of you for this (the Qur'an). It is only a reminder for the `Alamin (mankind and Jinns).\"
They did not estimate Allah with an estimation due to Him when they said: \"Nothing did Allah send down to any human being (by inspiration).\" Say: \"Who then sent down the Book which Musa brought, a light and a guidance to mankind which you (the Jews) have made into (separate) papersheets, disclosing (some of it) and concealing much. And you were taught that which neither you nor your fathers knew.\" Say: \"Allah (sent it down).\" Then leave them to play in their vain discussions.
And this is a blessed Book which We have sent down, confirming what came before it, so that you may warn the Mother of Towns and all those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are constant in guarding their Salah.
And who can be more unjust than he who invents a lie against Allah, or says: \"I have received inspiration,\" whereas he is not inspired in anything; and who says, \"I will reveal the like of what Allah has revealed.\" And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death, while the angels are stretching forth their hands (saying): \"Deliver your souls! This day you shall be recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what you used to utter against Allah other than the truth. And you used to reject His Ayat with disrespect!\"
And truly you have come unto Us alone, as We created you the first time. You have left behind you all that which We had bestowed on you. We see not with you your intercessors whom you claimed to be your partners. Now you and they have been cut off, and all that you used to claim has vanished from you.
Verily! It is Allah Who causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living. Such is Allah, then how are you deluded away from the truth
(He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for resting, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained in detail Our Ayat for people who know.
It is He Who has created you from a single person, and has given you a place of residing and a place of storage. Indeed, We have explained in detail Our revelations for people who understand.
It is He Who sends down water from the sky, and with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the date-palm and its sprouts come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar, yet different. Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and Yan`ih. Verily! In these things there are signs for people who believe.) Allah said,
Yet, they join the Jinns as partners in worship with Allah, though He has created them, and they attribute, falsely without knowledge - sons and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified and Exalted above what that they attribute to Him.
He is the Badi` (Originator) of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.
Such is Allah, your Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Creator of all things. So worship Him (alone), and He is the Guardian over all things.
No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle, Well-Acquainted (with all things).
Verily, Basa'ir (proofs) have come to you from your Lord, so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) himself, and whosoever blinds himself, will do so against himself, and I am not a Hafiz over you.
Thus We explain variously the verses so that they (the disbelievers) may say: \"You have Darasta (studied)\" and that We may make the matter clear for the people who have knowledge.
Follow what has been inspired (revealed) to you from your Lord, none has the right to be worshipped but He, and turn aside from the idolators.
Had Allah willed, they would not have taken others besides Him in worship. And We have not made you Hafiz over them nor are you set over them to dispose of their affairs.
And insult not those whom they worship besides Allah, lest they insult Allah wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall inform them of all that they used to do.
And they swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if there came to them a sign, they would surely believe therein. Say: \"Signs are but with Allah and what will make you perceive that (even) if it came, they will not believe\"
And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away, as they refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall leave them in their trespass to wander blindly.
And even if We had sent down unto them angels, and the dead had spoken unto them, and We had gathered together all things before them, they would not have believed, unless Allah willed, but most of them behave ignorantly.
And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies -- Shayatin among mankind and Jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion. If your Lord had so willed, they would not have done it; so leave them alone with their fabrications.
And Tasgha to it that the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter may incline to such (deceit), and that they may remain pleased with it, and that they may commit what they are committing.
[Say:] \"Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book, explained in detail.\" Those unto whom We gave the Scripture know that it is revealed from your Lord in truth. So be not you of those who doubt.
And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will mislead you far away from Allah's path. They follow nothing but conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.
Verily, your Lord! It is He Who knows best who strays from His way, and He knows best the rightly guided.
So eat of that on which Allah's Name has been mentioned, if you are believers in His Ayat.
And why should you not eat of that on which Allah's Name has been mentioned, while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity And surely, many do lead astray by their own desires through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the transgressors.
Leave sin, open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that which they used to commit.) Mujahid said that,
Eat not of that on which Allah's Name has not been pronounced, for surely it is disobedience. And certainly, the Shayatin do inspire their friends to dispute with you, and if you obey them, then you would indeed be polytheists.
Is he who was dead, and We gave him life, and set for him a light, whereby he can walk among men -- like him who is in the darkness from which he can never come out Thus it is made fair seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to do.
And thus We have set up in every town great ones of its wicked people to plot therein. But they plot not except against themselves, and they perceive (it) not.
And when there comes to them a sign they say: \"We shall not believe until we receive the like of that which the Messengers of Allah received.\" Allah knows best with whom to entrust His Message. Humiliation and disgrace from Allah and a severe torment will overtake the criminals for that which they used to plot.
And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allah puts the wrath on those who believe not.
And this is the path of your Lord leading straight. We have detailed Our Ayat for a people who take heed.
For them will be the abode of peace with their Lord. And He will be their Wali because of what they used to do.
And on the Day when He will gather them together (and say): \"O you assembly of Jinn! Many did you mislead of men,\" and their friends among the people will say: \"Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us. \" He will say: \"The Fire be your dwelling place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allah may will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.\"
And thus We do make the wrongdoers supporters of one another, because of that which they used to earn.
O you assembly of Jinn and humans! \"Did not there come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting unto you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours\" They will say: \"We bear witness against ourselves.\" It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrongdoing while their people were unaware.
For all there will be degrees according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do.
And your Lord is Al-Ghani, full of mercy; if He wills, He can destroy you; and in your place make whom He wills as your successors, as He raised you from the seed of other people.
Surely, that which you are promised, will verily come to pass, and you cannot escape.
Say: \"O my people! Work according to your way, surely, I too am working, and you will come to know for which of us will be the (happy) end in the Hereafter. Certainly the wrongdoers will not be successful.\"
And they assign to Allah a share of the tilth and cattle which He has created, and they say: \"This is for Allah,\" according to their claim, \"and this is for our partners.\" But the share of their \"partners\" reaches not Allah, while the share of Allah reaches their \"partners\"! Evil is the way they judge!
And so to many of the idolators, their \"partners\" have made fair seeming the killing of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction and cause confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them alone with their fabrications.
And according to their claim, they say that such and such cattle and crops are Hijr (forbidden), and none should eat of them except those whom we allow. And (they say) there are cattle forbidden to be used for burden, and cattle on which (at slaughtering) the Name of Allah is not pronounced; lying against Him (Allah). He will recompense them for what they used to fabricate.
And they say: \"What is in the bellies of such and such cattle is for our males alone, and forbidden to our females, but if it is born dead, then all have shares therein.\" He will punish them for their attribution (of such false orders to Allah). Verily, He is All-Wise, All-Knower.
Indeed lost are they who have killed their children, foolishly, without knowledge, and (they) have forbidden that which Allah has provided for them, inventing a lie against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided.
And it is He Who produces gardens Ma`rushat and not Ma`rushat, and date palms, and crops of different shape and taste, and olives, and pomegranates, similar, and different. Eat of their fruit when they ripen, but pay the due thereof on the day of their harvest, and waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not the wasteful.
And of the cattle (are some) for burden and (some smaller) for Farsh. Eat of what Allah has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Shaytan. Surely, he is to you an open enemy.
Eight pairs: of the sheep two (male and female), and of the goats two (male and female). Say: \"Has He forbidden the two males or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose Inform me with knowledge if you are truthful. \"
And of the camels two, and of oxen two. Say: \"Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose Or were you present when Allah ordered you such a thing Then who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead mankind astray without knowledge. Certainly Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.\"
Say: \"I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine; for that surely, is unclean (Rijs), or immorally slaughtered in the name of other than Allah. But whosoever is forced by necessity without willful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits; (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.\"
And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs or their Hawaya, or is mixed up with a bone. Thus We recompensed them for their rebellion. And verily, We are Truthful.
If they deny you say: \"Your Lord is the Owner of vast mercy, and never will His wrath be turned back from the people who are criminals.\"
Those who committed Shirk say: \"If Allah had willed, we would not have commited Shirk, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against His will).\" Likewise belied those who were before them, till they tasted Our wrath. Say: \"Have you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us Verily, you follow the Zann and you do nothing but lie.\"
Say: \"With Allah is the perfect proof and argument; had He so willed, He would indeed have guided you all.\"
Say: \"Bring forward your witnesses, who can testify that Allah has forbidden this.\" Then if they testify, do not testify with them. And do not follow the vain desires of those who belie Our Ayat, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, and they hold others as equal with their Lord.
Say: \"Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be kind and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty -- We provide sustenance for you and for them. Come not near to Al-Fawahish (immoral sins) whether committed openly or secretly; and kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause. This He has commanded you that you may understand.\"
\"And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of full strength; and give full measure and full weight with justice.\" -- We burden not any person, but that which he can bear -- \"And whenever you speak, say the truth even if a near relative is concerned, and fulfill the covenant of Allah. This He commands you, that you may remember.\"
\"And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path. This He has ordained for you that you may have Taqwa.\"
Then, We gave Musa the Book [the Tawrah], complete for that which is best, and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a mercy that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
And this is a blessed Book (the Qur'an) which We have sent down, so follow it and have Taqwa, so that you may receive mercy.
Lest you should say: \"The Book was sent down only to two sects before us, and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied.\"
Or lest you should say: \"If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than they.\" So now has come unto you a clear proof from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who rejects the Ayat of Allah and Sadafa away therefrom We shall requite those who turn away from Our Ayat with an evil torment, because of their turning away.
Do they then wait for anything other than that the angels should come to them, or that your Lord should come, or that some of the Signs of your Lord should come! The day that some of the signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good with his faith. Say: \"Wait you! We (too) are waiting.\"
Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you have no concern with them in the least. Their affair is only with Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do.
Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged.
Say: \"Truly, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim, Hanifan (monotheism) and he was not of the Mushrikin.\"
Say: \"Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of all that exists.\"
\"He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.\"
Say: \"Shall I seek a lord other than Allah, while He is the Lord of all things No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Lord is your return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing.\"
And it is He Who has made you generations coming after generations, replacing each other on the earth. And He has raised you in ranks, some above others that He may try you in that which He has bestowed on you. Surely, your Lord is Swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
