HOLY QURAN Ramadan Edition 2011

HOLY QURAN

Ramadan Edition 2011

English Translation

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Translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali

?Rawiyah Sphere 2011

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[PART 1]

Chapter 1: (Al-Fatihah - The Opening)

(Revealed at Makkah - 7 verses)

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

1. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,

2. The Beneficent, the Merciful,

3. Master of the day of Requital.

4. Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.

5. Guide us on the right path,

6. The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favours,

7. Not those upon whom wrath is brought down, nor those who go astray.

Chapter 2: (Al-Baqarah - The Cow)

(Revealed at Madinah: 40 sections; 286 verses)

Section 1: Fundamental Principles of Islam:

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

1. I, Allah, am the best Knower.

2. This Book, there is no doubt in it, is a guide to those who keep their duty,

3. 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 thee and that which was

revealed before thee, and of the Hereafter they are sure.

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

6. Those who disbelieve -- it being alike to them whether thou warn them or warn

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them not -- they will not believe.

7. Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing; and there is a covering on their

eyes, and for them is a grievous chastisement.

Section 2: Lip Profession:

8. And there are some people who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day;

and they are not believers.

9. They seek to deceive Allah and those who believe, and they deceive only

themselves and they perceive not.

10. In their hearts is a disease, so Allah increased their disease, and for them is a

painful chastisement because they lie.

11. And when it is said to them, Make not mischief in the land, they say: We are

but peacemakers.

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

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 are the fools, but they know not.

14. And when they meet those who believe, they say, We believe; and when they

are alone with their devils, they say: Surely we are with you, we were only

mocking.

15. Allah will pay them back their mockery, and He leaves them alone in their

inordinacy, blindly wandering on.

16. These are they who buy error for guidance, so their bargain brings no gain,

nor are they guided.

17. Their parable is as the parable of one who kindles a fire, but when it illumines

all around him, Allah takes away their light, and leaves them in darkness - they

cannot see.

18. Deaf, dumb, (and) blind, so they return not:

19. Or like abundant rain from the cloud in which is darkness, and thunder and

lightening; they put their fingers into their ears because of the thunder-peal, for

fear of death. And Allah encompasses the disbelievers.

20. The lightening 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 have taken away their hearing and their sight. Surely Allah is

Possessor of power over all things.

Section 3: Divine Unity:

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 structure, and

sends down rain from the clouds then brings forth with it fruits for yours

sustenance; so do not set up rivals to Allah while you know.

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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 helpers besides Allah if you are

truthful.

24. But if you do (it) not - and you can never do (it) - then be on your guard

against the fire whose fuel is men and stones; it is prepared for the disbelievers.

25. And give good news to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them

are Gardens in which rivers flow. Whenever they are given a portion of the fruit

thereof, they will say: This is what was given to us before; and they are given the

like of it. And for them therein are pure companions and therein they will abide.

26. Surely Allah disdains not to set forth any parable - a gnat or anything 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? Many He leaves in error by it and many He leads aright by it. And He

leaves in error by it only 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 can you deny Allah and you were without life 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 is knower of all

things.

Section 4: Greatness of Man and Need of Revelation:

30. And when thy Lord said to the angels, I am going to place a ruler in the earth,

they said: Wilt Thou place in it such as make mischief in it and shed blood? And

we celebrate Thy praise and extol Thy holiness. He said: Surely I know what you

know not.

31. And He taught Adam all the names, then presented them to the angels; 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. So when he informed them of

their names, He said: Did I not say to you that I know what is unseen in the

heavens and the earth? And I know what you manifest and what you hide.

34. And when We said to the angels, Be submissive to Adam, they submitted, but

Iblis (did not). He refused and was proud, and he was one of the disbelievers.

35. And We said: O Adam, dwell thou and thy wife in the garden, and eat from it

a plenteous (food) wherever you wish, and approach not this tree, lest you be of

the unjust.

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36. But the devil made them slip from it, and caused them to depart from the

state in which they were. And We said: Go forth, some of you are the enemies of

others. And there is for you in the earth an abode and a provision for a time.

37. Then Adam received (revealed) words from his Lord, and He turned to him

(mercifully). Surely He is Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

38. We said: Go forth from this (state) all. 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 Our messages, they are the

companions of the Fire; in it they will abide.

Section 5: Israelite Prophecies Fulfilled in Qur?an:

40. O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and be

faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I shall fulfill (My) covenant with you; and Me,

Me alone, should you fear.

41. And believe in that which I have revealed, verifying that which is with you,

and be not the first to deny it; neither take a mean price for My messages; and

keep your duty to Me, Me alone.

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

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

down.

44. 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 this is hard except for

the humble ones,

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

Section 6: Divine Favours on Israel:

47. O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and that

I made you excel the nations.

48. And guard yourselves against a day when no soul will avail another in the

least, neither will intercession be accepted on its behalf, nor will compensation be

taken from it, nor will they be helped.

49. And when We delivered you from Pharaoh?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

people of Pharaoh while you saw.

51. And when We appointed a time of forty nights with Moses, then you took the

calf (for a god) after him, and you were unjust.

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

53. And when We gave Moses the Book and the Discrimination that you might

walk aright.

54. And when Moses said to his people: O my people, you have surely wronged

yourselves by taking the calf (for a god), so turn to your Creator (penitently), and

kill your passions. That is best for you with your Creator. So He turned to you

(mercifully). Surely He is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

55. And when you said: O Moses, we will not believe in thee till we see Allah

manifestly, so the punishment overtook you while you looked on.

56. Then We raised you up after your stupor that you might 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 wronged their own souls.

58. And when We said: Enter this city, then eat from it a plenteous (food) whence

you wish, and enter the gate submissively, and make petition for forgiveness. We

will forgive you your wrongs and increase the reward of those who do good (to

others).

59. But those who were unjust changed the word which had been spoken to

them, for another saying, so We sent upon the wrongdoers a pestilence from

heaven, because they transgressed.

Section 7: Divine Favours on Israel:

60. And when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said: March on to the

rock with thy staff. So there flowed from it twelve springs. Each tribe knew their

drinking-place. Eat and drink of the provisions of Allah, and act not corruptly,

making mischief in the land.

61. And when you said: O Moses, we cannot endure one food, so pray thy 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: Would 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 stamped upon

them, and they incurred Allah?s wrath. That was so because they disbelieved in

the messages of Allah and would kill the prophets unjustly. That was so because

they disobeyed and exceeded the limits.

Section 8: Israelites? Degeneration:

62. Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and

the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they

have their reward with their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they

grieve.

63. And when We made a covenant with you and raised the mountain above you:

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Hold fast that which We have given you, and bear in mind what is in it, so that

you may guard against evil.

64. Then after that you turned back; and had it not been for the grace of Allah

and His mercy on you, you had certainly been among the losers.

65. And indeed you know those among you who violated 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 Moses said to his people: Surely Allah commands you to sacrifice

a cow. They said: Dost thou ridicule us? He said: I seek refuge with Allah from

being one of the ignorant.

68. They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it plain to us what she is.

(Moses) said: He says, Surely she is a cow neither advanced in age nor too

young, of middle age between these (two); so do what you are commanded.

69. They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it clear to us what her color

is. (Moses) said: He says, she is a yellow cow; her color is intensely yellow

delighting the beholders.

70. They said: Call on thy Lord for our sake to make it clear 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. (Moses) said: He says: She is a cow not made submissive to plough the land,

nor does she water the tilth, sound, without a blemish in her. They said: Now thou

hast brought the truth. So they slaughtered her, though they had not the mind to

do (it).

Section 9: They Grow in Hard-heartedness:

72. And when you (almost) killed a man, then you disagreed about it. And Allah

was to bring forth that which you were going to hide.

73. So We said: Smite him with it partially. Thus Allah brings the dead to life, and

He shows you His signs 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 there are some of them which split asunder so water flows from them;

and there are some of them which fall down for the fear of Allah. And Allah is not

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 apart 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 understand?

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

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make known?

78. And some of them are illiterate; they know not the Book but only (from)

hearsay, and they do but conjecture.

79. Woe! then to those who write the Book with their hands then say, This is from

Allah; so that they may take for it a small price. So woe! to them for what their

hands write and woe! to them for what they earn.

80. And they say: Fire will 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 know not?

81. Yea, whoever earns evil and his sins beset him on every side, those are the

companions of the Fire; therein they abide.

82. And those who believe and do good deeds, these are the owners of the

Garden; therein they abide.

Section 10: Their Covenant and its Violation:

83. And when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel. You shall serve

none but Allah. And do good to (your) parents, and to the near of kin and to

orphans and the needy, and speak good (words) to (all) men, and keep up prayer

and pay the poor-rate. Then you turned back except a few of you, and you are

averse.

84. And when We made a covenant with you: You shall not shed your blood, nor

turn your people out of your cities; then you promised and you bear witness.

85. Yet you it is who would 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,

whereas their turning out itself was unlawful for you. Do you then believe in a part

of the Book and disbelieve in the other? What then is the reward 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 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.

Section 11: They Reject the Prophet:

87. And We indeed gave Moses the Book and We sent messengers after him

one after another; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear arguments and

strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Is it then that whenever there came to you

a messenger with what your souls desired not, you were arrogant? And some

you gave the lie to and others you would slay.

88. And they say: Our hearts are repositories. Nay, Allah has cursed them on

account of their unbelief; so little it is that they believe.

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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 disbelieved –

but when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it;

so Allah?s curse is on the disbelievers.

90. Evil is that for which they sell their souls – that they should deny that which

Allah has revealed, out of envy that Allah should send down of His grace on

whomsoever of His servants He pleases; so they incur wrath upon wrath. And

there is an abasing chastisement for the disbelievers.

91. And when it is said to them, Believe in that which 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 (this) if you were believers?

92. And Moses indeed came to you with clear arguments, then you took the calf

(for a god) in his absence and you were wrongdoers.

93. And when We made a covenant with you and raised the mountain above you:

Take hold of that which We have given you with firmness and obey. They said:

We hear and disobey. And they were made to imbibe (the love of) the calf into

their hearts on account of their disbelief. Say: Evil is that which your faith bids

you if you are believers.

94. Say: If the abode of the Hereafter 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 on

before, and Allah knows the wrongdoers.

96. And thou wilt certainly find them the greediest of men for life, (greedier) even

than those who set up gods (with God). One of them loves to 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 is Seer of what they do.

Section 12: Their Enmity to the Prophet:

97. Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel — for surely he revealed it to thy heart

by Allah?s command, verifying that which is before it and a guidance and glad

tidings for the believers.

98. Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and

Gabriel and Michael, then surely Allah is an enemy to disbelievers.

99. And We indeed have revealed to thee clear messages, and none disbelieve

in them except the transgressors.

100. Is it that whenever they make a covenant, a party of them cast it aside?

Nay, most of them have no faith.

101. And when there came to them a messenger 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 follow what the devils fabricated against the kingdom of Solomon.

And Solomon disbelieved not, but the devils disbelieved, teaching men

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enchantment. And it was not revealed to the two angels in Babel, Harut and

Marut. Nor did they teach (it to) anyone, so that they should have said, We are

only a trial, so disbelieve not. But they learn from these two (sources) that by

which they make a distinction between a man and his wife. And they cannot hurt

with it anyone except with Allah?s permission. And they learn that which harms

them and profits them not. And certainly they know that he who buys it has no

share of good in the Hereafter. And surely evil is the price for which they have

sold their souls, did they but know!

103. And if they had believed and kept their duty, reward from Allah would

certainly have been better; did they but know!

Section 13: Previous Scriptures are Abrogated:

104. O you who believe, say not Ra?i-na and say Unzur-na, and listen. And for

the disbelievers there is a painful chastisement.

105. Neither those who disbelieve from among the people of the Book, nor the

polytheists, like that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. And

Allah chooses whom He pleases for His Mercy; and Allah is the Lord of mighty

grace.

106. Whatever message We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one

better than it or one like it. Knowest thou not that Allah is Possessor of power

over all things?

107. Knowest thou not that Allah?s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth,

and that besides Allah you have not any friend or helper?

108. Rather you wish to put questions to your Messenger, as Moses was

questioned before. And whoever adopts disbelief instead of faith he indeed has

lost the right direction of the way.

109. Many of the people of the Book wish that they could turn you back into

disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from themselves, after truth has

become manifest to them. But pardon and forgive, till Allah bring about His

command. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things.

110. And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate. And whatever good you send

before for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Surely Allah is Seer of what you

do.

111. And they say: None shall enter the Garden except he who is a Jew, or the

Christians. These are their vain desires. Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful.

112. Nay, 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 such nor shall

they grieve.

Section 14: Perfect Guidance is only in Islam:

113. And the Jews say, The Christians follow nothing (good), and the Christians

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says, The Jews follow nothing (good), while they recite the (same) Book. Even

thus say those who have no knowledge, like what they say. So Allah will judge

between them on the day of Resurrection in that wherein they differ.

114. And who is more unjust than he who prevents (men) from the mosques of

Allah, from His name being remembered therein, and strives to ruin them? (As

for) these, it was not proper for them to enter them except in fear. For them is

disgrace in this world, and theirs is a grievous chastisement in the Hereafter.

115. And Allah?s is the East and the West, so whither you turn thither is Allah?s

purpose. Surely Allah is Ample-giving, 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 says to it only, Be, and 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 messages clear for a people

who are sure.

119. Surely We have sent thee with the Truth as a bearer of good news and as a

warner, and thou wilt not be called upon to answer for the companions of the

flaming Fire.

120. And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor the Christians, unless thou

follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah?s guidance, that is the (perfect) guidance.

And if thou follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to thee thou

shalt have from Allah no friend, nor helper.

121. Those to whom We have given the Book follow it as it ought to be followed.

These believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it, these it is that are the losers.

Section 15: Covenant with Abraham:

122. O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour 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 will avail another in the

least, neither will any compensation be accepted from it, nor will intercession

profit it, nor will they be helped.

124. And when his Lord tried Abraham with certain commands he fulfilled them.

He said: Surely I will make thee a leader of men. (Abraham) said: And of my

offspring? My covenant does not include the wrongdoers, said He.

125. And when We made the House a resort for men and a (place of) security.

And: Take ye the place of Abraham for a place of prayer. And We enjoined

Abraham and Ishmael, 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 Abraham said: My Lord, make this 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 shall grant him enjoyment for a short while, then I

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shall drive him to the chastisement of the Fire. And it is an evil destination.

127. And when Abraham and Ishmael 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 submissive 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 a Messenger from among them who shall

recite to them Thy messages and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and

purify them. Surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.

Section 16: The Religion of Abraham:

130. And who forsakes the religion of Abraham but he who makes a fool of

himself. And certainly We made him pure in this world and in the Hereafter he is

surely among the righteous.

131. When his Lord said to him, Submit, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of

the worlds.

132. And the same did Abraham enjoin on his sons, and (so did) Jacob: O my

sons, surely Allah has chosen for you (this) religion, so die not unless you are

submitting ones.

133. Or were you witnesses when death visited Jacob, when he said to his sons:

What will you serve after me? They said: We shall serve thy God and the God of

thy fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, one God only, and to Him do we

submit.

134. Those are a people that have passed away; for them is what they earned

and for you what you earn; and you will not be asked of 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 Abraham, the upright one, and he was not one of

the polytheists.

136. Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which has been revealed to us, and

(in) that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and

the tribes, and (in) that which was given to Moses and Jesus, 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. So if they believe as you believe, they are indeed on the right course; and if

they turn back, then they are only in opposition. But Allah will suffice thee against

them; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

138. (We take) Allah?s color, and who is better than Allah at coloring, and we are

His worshippers.

139. Say: Do you dispute with us about Allah, and He is our Lord and your Lord,

and for us are our deeds and for you your deeds; and we are sincere to Him?

140. Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the

tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do you know better or Allah? And who is

more unjust than he who conceals a testimony that he has from Allah? And Allah

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is not heedless of what you do.

141. Those are a people that have passed away; and for them is what they

earned and for you what you earn; and you will not be asked of what they did.