Surah 5. Al-Mā'idah :: The Holy Quran Arabic English Translation :: The Holy Qur'an And Hadith :: القرآن الكريم والحديث الشريف :: Transliteration Of Verses Of The Holy Qur'an :: The Holy Qur'an And Hadith :: القرآن الكريم والحديث الشريف

5. Al-Mā'idah

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1.	O you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations. Lawful to you (for food) are all the beasts of cattle except that which will be announced to you (herein), game (also) being unlawful when you assume Ihrām for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage). Verily, Allāh commands that which He wills.
2.	O you who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the Symbols of Allāh, nor of the Sacred Month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlanded people or animals, etc. [Marked by the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the treestems (of Makkah) for their security], nor the people coming to the Sacred House (Makkah), seeking the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when you finish the Ihrām (of Hajj or 'Umrah), you may hunt, and let not the hatred of some people in (once) stopping you from AlMasjidalHarām (at Makkah) lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help you one another in AlBirr and AtTaqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allāh. Verily, Allāh is Severe in punishment.
3.	Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maytatah (the dead animals - cattle-beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and the meat of that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allāh, or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allāh's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering, and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns - and that which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal - unless you are able to slaughter it (before its death) and that which is sacrificed (slaughtered) on AnNusub^[] (stone altars). (Forbidden) also is to use arrows seeking luck or decision, (all) that is Fisqun (disobedience of Allāh and sin). This day, those who disbelieved have given up all hope of your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me. This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islām as your religion. But as for him who is forced by severe hunger, with no inclination to sin (such can eat these above-mentioned meats), then surely, Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
4.	They ask you (O Muhammad `SAW`) what is lawful for them (as food ). Say: "Lawful unto you are AtTayyibāt [all kind of Halāl (lawfulgood) foods which Allāh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits, etc.)]. And those beasts and birds of prey which you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them (to catch) in the manner as directed to you by Allāh; so eat of what they catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allāh over it, and fear Allāh. Verily, Allāh is Swift in reckoning."
5.	Made lawful to you this day are AtTayyibāt [all kinds of Halāl (lawful) foods, which Allāh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, etc., milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits, etc.). The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals, etc.) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time, when you have given their due Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girl-friends. And whosoever disbelieves in the Oneness of Allāh and in all the other Articles of Faith [i.e. His (Allāh's), Angels, His Holy Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and AlQadar (Divine Preordainments)], then fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.
6.	O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salāt (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles^[]. If you are in a state of Janāba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse) and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands.^[] Allāh does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour on you that you may be thankful.
7.	And remember Allāh's Favour upon you and His Covenant with which He bound you when you said: "We hear and we obey." And fear Allāh. Verily, Allāh is AllKnower of the secrets of (your) breasts.
8.	O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allāh and be just witnesses and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety, and fear Allāh. Verily, Allāh is WellAcquainted with what you do.
9.	Allāh has promised those who believe (in the Oneness of Allāh - Islāmic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, that for them there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).
10.	They who disbelieve and deny our Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are those who will be the dwellers of the Hellfire.
11.	O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allāh unto you when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allāh) withheld their hands from you. So fear Allāh. And in Allāh let believers put their trust.
12.	Indeed Allāh took the covenant from the Children of Israel (Jews), and We appointed twelve leaders among them. And Allāh said: "I am with you if you perform As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt) and give Zakāt and believe in My Messengers; honour and assist them, and lend to Allāh a good loan. Verily, I will remit your sins and admit you to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise). But if any of you after this, disbelieved, he has indeed gone astray from the Straight Path."
13.	So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them.^[] And you will not cease to discover deceit in them, except a few of them. But forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds). Verily, Allāh loves AlMuhsinūn (gooddoers - see V.2:112).
14.	And from those who call themselves Christians, We took their covenant, but they have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them.^[] So We planted amongst them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection (when they discarded Allāh's Book, disobeyed Allāh's Messengers and His Orders and transgressed beyond bounds in Allāh's disobedience), and Allāh will inform them of what they used to do.
15.	O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`) explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the Scripture and passing over (i.e. leaving out without explaining) much. Indeed, there has come to you from Allāh a light (Prophet Muhammad `SAW` ) and a plain Book (this Qur'ān).
16.	Wherewith Allāh guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light and guides them to a Straight Way (Islāmic Monotheism).
17.	Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allāh is the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary)^[]. Say (O Muhammad `SAW`): "Who then has the least power against Allāh, if He were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), his mother, and all those who are on the earth together?" And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allāh is Able to do all things.
18.	And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allāh and His loved ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings, of those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and to Him is the return (of all).
19.	O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`) making (things) clear unto you, after a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner.^[]" But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. And Allāh is Able to do all things.
20.	And (remember) when Mūsa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Remember the Favour of Allāh to you, when He made Prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the 'Alamīn (mankind and jinns, in the past)."
21.	"O my people! Enter the holy land (Palestine) which Allāh has assigned to you, and turn not back (in flight) for then you will be returned as losers."
22.	They said: "O Mūsa (Moses)! In it (this holy land) are a people of great strength, and we shall never enter it, till they leave it; when they leave, then we will enter."
23.	Two men of those who feared (Allāh and) on whom Allāh had bestowed His Grace [they were ķęŌŚęßĒįČ Yūsha' (Joshua) and Kālab (Caleb)] said: "Assault them through the gate, for when you are in, victory will be yours, and put your trust in Allāh if you are believers indeed."
24.	They said: "O Mūsa (Moses)! We shall never enter it as long as they are there. So go you and your Lord and fight you two, we are sitting right here."
25.	He [Mūsa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother, so separate us from the people who are the Fāsiqūn (rebellious and disobedient to Allāh)!"
26.	(Allāh) said: "Therefore it (this holy land) is forbidden to them for forty years; in distraction they will wander through the land. So be not sorrowful over the people who are the Fāsiqūn (rebellious and disobedient to Allāh)."
27.	And (O Muhammad `SAW`) recite to them (the Jews) the story of the two sons of Adam [Hābil (Abel) and Qābil (Cain)] in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allāh), it was accepted from the one but not from the other. The latter said to the former: "I will surely kill you.^[]" The former said: "Verily, Allāh accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2)."
28.	"If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, I shall never stretch my hand against you to kill you, for I fear Allāh; the Lord of the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)."
29.	"Verily, I intend to let you draw my sin on yourself as well as yours, then you will be one of the dwellers of the Fire, and that is the recompense of the Zālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers)."
30.	So the Nafs (self) of the other (latter one) encouraged him and made fairseeming to him the murder of his brother; he murdered him and became one of the losers.
31.	Then Allāh sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him to hide the dead body of his brother. He (the murderer) said: "Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this crow and to hide the dead body of my brother?" Then he became one of those who regretted.
32.	Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set by Allāh by committing the major sins) in the land!.^[]
33.	The recompense of those who wage war against Allāh and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter.
34.	Except for those who (having fled away and then) came back (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your power; in that case, know that Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
35.	O you who believe! Do your duty to Allāh and fear Him. Seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His Cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful.^[]
36.	Verily, those who disbelieve, if they had all that is in the earth, and as much again therewith to ransom themselves thereby from the torment on the Day of Resurrection, it would never be accepted of them, and theirs would be a painful torment.^[]
37.	They will long to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom, and theirs will be a lasting torment.
38.	Cut off (from the wrist joint) the (right) hand of the thief, male or female, as a recompense for that which they committed, a punishment by way of example from Allāh. And Allāh is AllPowerful, AllWise.
39.	But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allāh), then verily, Allāh will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
40.	Know you not that to Allāh (Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! He punishes whom He wills and He forgives whom He wills. And Allāh is Able to do all things.
41.	O Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`)! Let not those who hurry to fall into disbelief grieve you, of such who say: "We believe" with their mouths but their hearts have no faith. And of the Jews are men who listen much and eagerly to lies - listen to others who have not come to you. They change the words from their places; they say, "If you are given this, take it, but if you are not given this, then beware!" And whomsoever Allāh wants to put in AlFitnah [error, because of his rejecting the Faith], you can do nothing for him against Allāh. Those are the ones whose hearts Allāh does not want to purify (from disbelief and hypocrisy); for them there is a disgrace in this world, and in the Hereafter a great torment.
42.	(They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad `SAW`), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allāh loves those who act justly.
43.	But how do they come to you for decision while they have the Taurāt (Torah), in which is the (plain) Decision of Allāh; yet even after that, they turn away. For they are not (really) believers.
44.	Verily, We did send down the Taurāt (Torah) [to Mūsa (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allāh's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged the Jews by the Taurāt (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was entrusted the protection of Allāh's Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed, such are the Kāfirūn (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allāh's Laws^[]).
45.	And We ordained therein for them: "Life for life^[], eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if anyone remits the retaliation by way of charity, it shall be for him an expiation. And whosoever does not judge by that which Allāh has revealed, such are the Zālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers - of a lesser degree).
46.	And in their footsteps, We sent 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)^[], confirming the Taurāt (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurāt (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2).
47.	Let the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allāh has revealed therein. And whosoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed (then) such (people) are the Fāsiqūn (the rebellious i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree) to Allāh.
48.	And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad `SAW`) the Book (this Qur'ān) in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it and Mohayminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures)^[]. So judge between them by what Allāh has revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way. If Allāh willed, He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He has given you; so strive as in a race in good deeds. The return of you (all) is to Allāh; then He will inform you about that in which you used to differ.
49.	. And so judge (you O Muhammad `SAW`) between them by what Allāh has revealed and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they turn you (O Muhammad `SAW`) far away from some of that which Allāh has sent down to you. And if they turn away, then know that Allāh's Will is to punish them for some sins of theirs. And truly, most of men are Fāsiqūn (rebellious and disobedient to Allāh).
50.	Do they then seek the judgement of (the Days of) Ignorance?^[] And who is better in judgement than Allāh for a people who have firm Faith.
51.	O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliyā' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliyā' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliyā', then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allāh guides not those people who are the Zālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust).
52.	And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship, saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may befall us." Perhaps Allāh may bring a victory or a decision according to His Will. Then they will become regretful for what they have been keeping as a secret in themselves.
53.	And those who believe will say: "Are these the men (hypocrites) who swore their strongest oaths by Allāh that they were with you (Muslims)?" All that they did has been in vain (because of their hypocrisy), and they have become the losers.
54.	O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islām), Allāh will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allāh, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allāh which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allāh is AllSufficient for His creatures' needs, AllKnower.
55.	Verily, your Walī (Protector or Helper) is Allāh, His Messenger, and the believers, - those who perform As-Salāt (Iqāmat-as-Salāt), and give Zakāt, and they bow down (submit themselves with obedience to Allāh in prayer).
56.	And whosoever takes Allāh, His Messenger, and those who have believed, as Protectors, then the party of Allāh will be the victorious.^[]
57.	O you who believe! Take not for Auliyā' (protectors and helpers) those who take your religion for a mockery and fun from among those who received the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before you, nor from among the disbelievers; and fear Allāh if you indeed are true believers.
58.	And when you proclaim the call for As-Salāt [call for the prayer (Adhān)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.^[]
59.	Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do you criticize us for no other reason than that we believe in Allāh, and in (the revelation) which has been sent down to us and in that which has been sent down before (us), and that most of you are Fāsiqūn [rebellious and disobedient (to Allāh)]?"
60.	Say (O Muhammad `SAW` to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allāh: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allāh and His Wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, those who worshipped Tāghūt^[] (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hellfire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)."
61.	When they come to you, they say: "We believe." But in fact they enter with (an intention of) disbelief and they go out with the same. And Allāh knows all what they were hiding.
62.	And you see many of them (Jews) hurrying for sin and transgression, and eating illegal things [as bribes and Ribā (usury), etc.]. Evil indeed is that which they have been doing.
63.	Why do not the rabbis and the religious learned men forbid them from uttering sinful words and from eating illegal things. Evil indeed is that which they have been performing.
64.	The Jews say: "Allāh's Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend of His Bounty)." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for what they uttered. Nay, both His Hands^[] are widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills. Verily, the Revelation that has come to you from Allāh increases in most of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief. We have put enmity and hatred amongst them till the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war, Allāh extinguished it; and they (ever) strive to make mischief on earth. And Allāh does not like the Mufsidūn (mischiefmakers).
65.	And if only the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) had believed (in Muhammad `SAW`) and warded off evil (sin, ascribing partners to Allāh) and had become AlMuttaqūn (the pious - see V.2:2) We would indeed have blotted out their sins and admitted them to Gardens of pleasure (in Paradise).
66.	And if only they had acted according to the Taurāt (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Qur'ān), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad `SAW` like 'Abdullāh bin Salām^[] `radhiallahu'anhu`), but many of them do evil deeds.
67.	O Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`)! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allāh will protect you from mankind. Verily, Allāh guides not the people who disbelieve.
68.	Say (O Muhammad `SAW`) "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! You have nothing (as regards guidance) till you act according to the Taurāt (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to you from your Lord (the Qur'ān)." Verily, that which has been sent down to you (Muhammad `SAW`) from your Lord increases in many of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief. So be not sorrowful over the people who disbelieve.
69.	Surely, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allāh, in His Messenger Muhammad `SAW` and all that was revealed to him from Allāh), those who are the Jews and the Sabians and the Christians, - whosoever believed in Allāh and the Last Day, and worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.^[]
70.	Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent them Messengers. Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not - a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed.
71.	They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allāh turned to them (with Forgiveness); yet again many of them became blind and deaf. And Allāh is the AllSeer of what they do.
72.	Surely, they have disbelieved who say: "Allāh is the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary)." But the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: "O Children of Israel! Worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord." Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allāh, then Allāh has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode^[]. And for the Zālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers.
73.	Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allāh is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no ilāh (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilāh (God -Allāh). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.
74.	Will they not repent to Allāh and ask His Forgiveness? For Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.^[]
75.	The Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the words of Allāh and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]. They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allāh does not eat). Look how We make the Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
76.	Say (O Muhammad `SAW` to mankind): "How do you worship besides Allāh something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? But it is Allāh Who is the AllHearer, AllKnower."
77.	Say (O Muhammad `SAW`): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your religion (by believing in something) other than the truth, and do not follow the vain desires of people who went astray in times gone by, and who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the Right Path."
78.	Those among the Children of Israel^[] who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawūd (David) and 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allāh and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds.
79.	They used not to forbid one another from the Munkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do.
80.	You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Auliyā' (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them, for that (reason) Allāh's Wrath fell upon them and in torment they will abide.
81.	And had they believed in Allāh, and in the Prophet (Muhammad `SAW`) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auliyā' (protectors and helpers), but many of them are the Fāsiqūn (rebellious, disobedient to Allāh).
82.	Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) the Jews and those who are Al-Mushrikūn (see V.2:105), and you will find the nearest in love to the believers (Muslims) those who say: "We are Christians." That is because amongst them are priests and monks, and they are not proud.
83.	And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognised. They say: "Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among the witnesses.
84.	"And why should we not believe in Allāh and in that which has come to us of the truth (Islāmic Monotheism)? And we wish that our Lord will admit us (in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection) along with the righteous people (Prophet Muhammad `SAW` and his Companions `radhiallahu'anhu`ć)."
85.	So because of what they said, Allāh rewarded them Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), they will abide therein forever. Such is the reward of gooddoers.
86.	But those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they shall be the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire.
87.	O you who believe! Make not unlawful the Taiyibāt (all that is good as regards foods, things, deeds, beliefs, persons, etc.) which Allāh has made lawful to you, and transgress not. Verily, Allāh does not like the transgressors.
88.	And eat of the things which Allāh has provided for you, lawful and good, and fear Allāh in Whom you believe.
89.	Allāh will not punish you for what is uninentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masākin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families; or clothe them; or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn^[]. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much)^[]. Thus Allāh make clear to you His Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful.
90.	O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, AlAnsāb^[], and AlAzlām (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitān's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful^[].
91.	Shaitān (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allāh and from As-Salāt (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?
92.	And obey Allāh and the Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`), and beware (of even coming near to drinking or gambling or AlAnsāb, or AlAzlām, etc.) and fear Allāh. Then if you turn away, you should know that it is Our Messenger's duty to convey (the Message) in the clearest way.
93.	Those who believe and do righteous good deeds, there is no sin on them for what they ate (in the past), if they fear Allāh (by keeping away from His forbidden things), and believe and do righteous good deeds, and again fear Allāh and believe, and once again fear Allāh and do good deeds with Ihsān (perfection). And Allāh loves the gooddoers.
94.	O you who believe! Allāh will certainly make a trial of you with something in (the matter of) the game that is well within reach of your hands and your lances, that Allāh may test who fears Him unseen. Then whoever transgresses thereafter, for him there is a painful torment.
95.	O you who believe! Kill not game while you are in a state of Ihrām for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage), and whosoever of you kills it intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka'bah, of an eatable animal (i.e. sheep, goat, cow, etc.) equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or, for expiation, he should feed Masākin (poor persons), or its equivalent in Saum (fasting), that he may taste the heaviness (punishment) of his deed. Allāh has forgiven what is past, but whosoever commits it again, Allāh will take retribution from him. And Allāh is AllMighty, All-Able of Retribution.
96.	Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) watergame and its use for food - for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, but forbidden is (the pursuit of) landgame as long as you are in a state of Ihrām (for Hajj or 'Umrah). And fear Allāh to Whom you shall be gathered back.
97.	Allāh has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and Hajj and 'Umrah (pilgrimage) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded (people or animals, etc. marked with the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allāh has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allāh is the AllKnower of each and everything.
98.	Know that Allāh is Severe in punishment and that Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
99.	The Messenger's duty [i.e. Our Messenger Muhammad `SAW` whom We have sent to you, (O mankind)] is but to convey (the Message). And Allāh knows all that you reveal and all that you conceal.
100.	Say (O Muhammad `SAW`): "Not equal are AlKhabīth (all that is evil and bad as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.) and AtTaiyib (all that is good as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), even though the abundance of Al-Khabīth (evil) may please you." So fear Allāh much [(abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allāh much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], O men of understanding in order that you may be successful.
101.	O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Qur'ān is being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allāh has forgiven that, and Allāh is OftForgiving, Most Forbearing.
102.	Before you, a community asked such questions, then on that account they became disbelievers.
103.	Allāh has not instituted things like Bahīrah (a shecamel whose milk was spared for the idols and nobody was allowed to milk it) or a Sā'ibah (a shecamel let loose for free pasture for their false gods, e.g. idols, etc., and nothing was allowed to be carried on it), or a Wasīlah (a shecamel set free for idols because it has given birth to a shecamel at its first delivery and then again gives birth to a shecamel at its second delivery) or a Hām (a stallioncamel freed from work for their idols, after it had finished a number of copulations assigned for it, all these animals were liberated in honour of idols as practised by pagan Arabs in the preIslāmic period). But those who disbelieve invent lies against Allāh, and most of them have no understanding.
104.	And when it is said to them: "Come to what Allāh has revealed and unto the Messenger (Muhammad `SAW` for the verdict of that which you have made unlawful)." They say: "Enough for us is that which we found our fathers following," even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever and no guidance.
105.	O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves, [do righteous deeds, fear Allāh much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allāh much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. If you follow the right guidance and enjoin what is right (Islāmic Monotheism and all that Islām orders one to do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islām has forbidden) no hurt can come to you from those who are in error. The return of you all is to Allāh, then He will inform you about (all) that which you used to do.
106.	O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, then take the testimony of two just men of your own folk or two others from outside, if you are travelling through the land and the calamity of death befalls you. Detain them both after As-Salāt (the prayer), (then) if you are in doubt (about their truthfulness), let them both swear by Allāh (saying): "We wish not for any worldly gain in this, even though he (the beneficiary) be our near relative. We shall not hide Testimony of Allāh, for then indeed we should be of the sinful."
107.	If then it gets known that these two had been guilty of sin, let two others stand forth in their places, nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful right. Let them swear by Allāh (saying): "We affirm that our testimony is truer than that of both of them, and that we have not trespassed (the truth), for then indeed we should be of the wrongdoers."
108.	That should make it closer (to the fact) that their testimony would be in its true nature and shape (and thus accepted), or else they would fear that (other) oaths would be admitted after their oaths. And fear Allāh and listen ( with obedience to Him). And Allāh guides not the people who are Al-Fāsiqūn (the rebellious and disobedient).
109.	On the Day when Allāh will gather the Messengers together and say to them: "What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)? They will say: "We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the AllKnower of all that is hidden (or unseen, etc.)."
110.	(Remember) when Allāh will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported you with RūhulQudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in the cradle^[] and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, AlHikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My Permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) since you came unto them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' "
111.	And when I (Allāh) put in the hearts of Al-Hawārīeen (the disciples) [of 'Iesa (Jesus)] to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are Muslims."
112.	(Remember) when Al-Hawārīūn (the disciples) said: "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven?" 'Iesa (Jesus) said: "Fear Allāh, if you are indeed believers."
113.	They said: "We wish to eat thereof and to be stronger in Faith, and to know that you have indeed told us the truth and that we ourselves be its witnesses."
114.	'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Allāh, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers."
115.	Allāh said: "I am going to send it down unto you, but if any of you after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not inflicted on anyone among (all) the 'Alamīn (mankind and jinns)."
116.	And (remember) when Allāh will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allāh?' " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my innerself though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the AllKnower of all that is hidden and unseen.
117.	"Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allāh) did command me to say: 'Worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord.' And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world).
118.	"If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You are the AllMighty, the AllWise^[]."
119.	Allāh will say: "This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) - they shall abide therein forever. Allāh is pleased with them and they with Him. That is the great success (Paradise).
120.	To Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein, and He is Able to do all things.