Quran on The Divine

And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;

And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.

Or do those in whose hearts is a disease deem that Allah will not bring to light their (secret) hates?

His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error.

But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.

And (we believe) that He - exalted be the glory of our Lord! - hath taken neither wife nor son,

Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.

Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.

He it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations - they are the substance of the Book - and others (which are) allegorical. But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knoweth its explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed.

Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there is a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because their hearts forbid them to make war on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them.

And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise.

Is He Who is aware of the deserts of every soul (as he who is aware of nothing)? Yet they ascribe unto Allah partners. Say: Name them. Is it that ye would inform Him of something which He knoweth not in the earth? Or is it but a way of speaking? Nay but their contrivance is made seeming fair for those who disbelieve and they are kept from the right road. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.

Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful.

And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.

For them there is in store a goodly portion out of that which they have earned. Allah is swift at reckoning.

Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;

O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in the revelations of Allah, when ye (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth)?

As for such, their guerdon is that on them rests the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined.

Those who purchase disbelief at the price of faith harm Allah not at all, but theirs will be a painful doom.

Our Lord! Whom Thou causest to enter the Fire: him indeed Thou hast confounded. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.

Whoso obeyeth the messenger hath obeyed Allah, and whoso turneth away: We have not sent thee as a warder over them.

If He will, He can remove you, O people, and produce others (in your stead). Allah is Able to do that.

Lo! those who disbelieve and deal in wrong, Allah will never forgive them, neither will He guide them unto a road,

This is the path of thy Lord, a straight path. We have detailed Our revelations for a people who take heed.

Who debar (men) from the path of Allah and would have it crooked, and who are disbelievers in the Last Day.

Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. He leaveth them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.

O ye who believe! When ye meet an army, hold firm and think of Allah much, that ye may be successful.

Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty.

Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy: therein let them rejoice. It is better than what they hoard.

And let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! power belongeth wholly to Allah. He is the Hearer, the Knower.

And lo! unto each thy Lord will verily repay his works in full. Lo! He is Informed of what they do.

And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old,

And whatever of comfort ye enjoy, it is from Allah. Then, when misfortune reacheth you, unto Him ye cry for help.

For those who disbelieve and debar (men) from the way of Allah, We add doom to doom because they wrought corruption,

How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! And Allah sufficeth as Knower and Beholder of the sins of His slaves.

Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).

He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,

And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.

They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.

Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;

O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.

He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah. We are not going to put faith in him.

Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah.

(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.

And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.

Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All-knowing Judge.

And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).

Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.

Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!

That is the reward of Allah's enemies: the Fire. Therein is their immortal home, payment forasmuch as they denied Our revelations.

This is guidance. And those who disbelieve the revelations of their Lord, for them there is a painful doom of wrath.

A similitude of the Garden which those who keep their duty (to Allah) are promised: Therein are rivers of water unpolluted, and rivers of milk whereof the flavour changeth not, and rivers of wine delicious to the drinkers, and rivers of clear- run honey; therein for them is every kind of fruit, with pardon from their Lord. (Are those who enjoy all this) like those who are immortal in the Fire and are given boiling water to drink so that it teareth their bowels?

And so for him who believeth not in Allah and His messenger - Lo! We have prepared a flame for disbelievers.

And be not ye as those who forgot Allah, therefor He caused them to forget their souls. Such are the evil-doers.

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places of the planets that We verily are Able

And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.

And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.