Chapter Four: Al-Nisa

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

O mankind! Be wary of your Lord who created you from a single soul, and created its mate from it, and, from the two of them, scattered numerous men and women. Be wary of Allah, in whose Name you adjure one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is watchful over you.( 1 )

Give the orphans their property, and do not replace the good with the bad, and do not eat up their property[ by mingling it ]with your own property, for that is indeed a great sin.( 2 )

If you fear that you may not deal justly with the orphans, then marry[ other ]women that you like, two, three, or four. But if you fear that you may not treat them fairly, then[ marry only ]one, or[ marry from among ]your slave-women. That makes it likelier that you will not be unfair.( 3 )

Give women their dowries as an obligation; but if they remit anything of it of their own accord, then consume it as[ something ]lawful and wholesome.( 4 )

Do not give the feeble-minded your property which Allah has assigned you to manage: provide for them out of it, and clothe them, and speak to them honourable words.( 5 )

Test the orphans when they reach the age of marriage. Then if you discern in them maturity, deliver to them their property. And do not consume it lavishly and hastily lest they should grow up. As for him who is well-off, let him be abstemious, and as for him who is poor, let him eat in an honourable manner. And when you deliver to them their property, take witnesses over them, and Allah suffices as reckoner.( 6 )

 

Men have a share in the heritage left by parents and near relatives, and women have a share in the heritage left by parents and near relatives, whether it be little or much, a share ordained[ by Allah ].( 7 )

And when the division is attended by relatives, the orphans and the needy, provide for them out of it, and speak to them honourable words.( 8 )

Let those fear[ the result of mistreating orphans ]who, were they to leave behind weak offspring, would be concerned on their account. So let them be wary of Allah, and let them speak upright words.( 9 )

Indeed those who consume the property of orphans wrongfully, only ingest fire into their bellies, and soon they will enter the Blaze.( 10 )

Allah enjoins you concerning your children: for the male shall be the like of the share of two females, and if there be[ two or ]more than two females, then for them shall be two-thirds of what he leaves; but if she be alone, then for her shall be a half; and for each of his parents a sixth of what he leaves, if he has children; but if he has no children, and his parents are his[ sole ]heirs, then it shall be a third for his mother; but if he has brothers, then a sixth for his mother, after[ paying off ]any bequest he may have made or any debt[ he may have incurred ]. Your parents and your children you do not know which of them is likelier to be beneficial for you. This is an ordinance from Allah. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 11 )

 

For you shall be a half of what your wives leave, if they have no children; but if they have children, then for you shall be a fourth of what they leave, after[ paying off ]any bequest they may have made or any debt[ they may have incurred ]. And for them[ it shall be ]a fourth of what you leave, if you have no children; but if you have children, then for them shall be an eighth of what you leave, after[ paying off ]any bequest you may have made or any debt[ you may have incurred ]. If a man or woman is inherited by siblings and has a brother or a sister, then each of them shall receive a sixth; but if they are more than that, then they shall share in one third, after[ paying off ]any bequest he may have made or any debt[ he may have incurred ]without prejudice.[ This is ]an enjoinment from Allah, and Allah is all-knowing, all-forbearing.( 12 )

 

These are Allah's bounds, and whoever obeys Allah and His Apostle, He shall admit him to gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them[ forever ]. That is the great success.( 13 )

 

But whoever disobeys Allah and His Apostle, and transgresses the bounds set by Allah, He shall make him enter a Fire, to remain in it[ forever ], and there will be a humiliating punishment for him.( 14 )

 

Should any of your women commit an indecent act, produce against them four witness from yourselves, and if they testify, detain them in[ their ]houses until death finishes them, or Allah decrees a course for them.( 15 )

 

Should two among you commit it, chastise them both; but if they repent and reform, let them alone. Indeed Allah is all-clement, all-merciful.( 16 )

[ Acceptance of ]repentance by Allah is only for those who commit evil out of ignorance, then repent promptly. It is such whose repentance Allah will accept, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 17 )

But[ acceptance of ]repentance is not for those who go on committing misdeeds: when death approaches any of them, he says," I repent now." Nor is it for those who die while they are faithless. For such We have prepared a painful punishment.( 18 )

O you who have faith! It is not lawful for you to inherit women forcibly, and do not press them to take away part of what you have given them, unless they commit a gross indecency. Consort with them in an honourable manner; and should you dislike them, maybe you dislike something while Allah invests it with an abundant good.( 19 )

If you desire to take a wife in place of another, and you have given one of them a quintal[ of gold ], do not take anything away from it. Would you take it by way of calumny and flagrant sin?!( 20 )

How could you take it back, when you have known each other, and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?( 21 )

Do not marry any of the women whom your fathers had married, excluding what is already past. That is indeed an indecency, an outrage and an evil course.( 22 )

Forbidden to you are your mothers, your daughters and your sisters, your paternal aunts and your maternal aunts, your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters, your[ foster- who have suckled you and your sisters through fosterage, your wives" mothers, and your stepdaughters who are under your care[ born ]of the wives whom you have gone into but if you have not gone into them there is no sin upon you and the wives of your sons who are from your own loins, and that you should marry two sisters at one time excluding what is already past; indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful( 23 )

and married women excepting your slave-women. This is Allah's ordinance for you. As to others than these, it is lawful for you to seek[ union with them ]with your wealth, in wedlock, not in license. For the enjoyment you have had from them thereby, give them their dowries, by way of settlement, and there is no sin upon you in what you may agree upon after the settlement. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 24 )

As for those of you who cannot afford to marry faithful free women, then[ let them marry ]from what you own, from among your faithful slave-women. Your faith is best known[ only ]to Allah; you are all[ on a ]similar[ footing ]. So marry them with their masters" permission, and give them their dowries in an honourable manner[ such of them ]as are chaste women, not licentious ones or those who take paramours. But on marrying, should they commit an indecent act, then there shall be for them[ only ]half the punishment for free women. This is for those of you who fear falling into fornication; but it is better that you be continent, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 25 )

Allah desires to explain[ the laws ]to you, and to guide you to the customs of those who were before you, and to turn toward you clemently, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 26 )

 

 

Allah desires to turn toward you clemently, but those who pursue their[ base ]appetites desire that you fall into gross waywardness.( 27 )

 

Allah desires to lighten your burden, for man was created weak.( 28 )

O you who have faith! Do not eat up your wealth among yourselves unrightfully, but it should be trade by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves. Indeed Allah is most merciful to you.( 29 )

And whoever does that in aggression and injustice, We will soon make him enter the Fire, and that is easy for Allah.( 30 )

If you avoid the major sins that you are forbidden, We will absolve you of your misdeeds, and admit you to a noble abode.( 31 )

Do not covet the advantage which Allah has given some of you over others. To men belongs a share of what they have earned, and to women a share of what they have earned. And ask Allah for His grace. Indeed Allah has knowledge of all things.( 32 )

For everyone We have appointed heirs to what the parents and near relatives leave, as well as those with whom you have made a compact; so give them their share[ of the heritage ]. Indeed Allah is witness to all things.( 33 )

Men are the managers of women, because of the advantage Allah has granted some of them over others, and by virtue of their spending out of their wealth. So righteous women are obedient, care-taking in the absence[ of their husbands ]of what Allah has enjoined[ them ]to guard. As for those[ wives ]whose misconduct you fear,[ first ]advise them, and[ if ineffective ]keep away from them in the bed, and[ as the last resort ]beat them. Then if they obey you, do not seek any course[ of action ]against them. Indeed Allah is all-exalted, all-great.( 34 )

And if you fear a split between the two of them, then appoint an arbiter from his relatives and an arbiter from her relatives. If they desire reconcilement, Allah shall reconcile them. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-aware.( 35 )

Worship Allah and do not ascribe any partners to Him, and be good to parents, the relatives, the orphans, the needy, the near neighbour and the distant neighbour, the companion at your side, the traveller, and your slaves. Indeed Allah does not like anyone who is a swaggering braggart.( 36 )

Those who are stingy and bid[ other ]people to be stingy, and conceal whatever Allah has given them out of His grace; and We have prepared for the faithless a humiliating punishment.( 37 )

And those who spend their wealth to be seen by people, and believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. As for him who has Satan for his companion an evil companion is he!( 38 )

What harm would it have done them had they believed in Allah and the Last Day, and spent out of what Allah has provided them? Allah knows them well.( 39 )

Indeed Allah does not wrong[ anyone ][ even to the extent of ]an atom's weight, and if it be a good deed He doubles it[ s reward ], and gives from Himself a great reward.( 40 )

 

So how shall it be, when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you as a witness to them?( 41 )

 

On that day those who were faithless and[ who ]disobeyed the Apostle will wish the earth were levelled with them, and they will not conceal any matter from Allah.( 42 )

O you who have faith! Do not approach prayer when you are intoxicated,[ not ]until you know what you are saying, nor[ enter mosques ]in the state of ritual impurity except while passing through until you have washed yourselves. But if you are sick or on a journey, or any of you has come from the toilet, or you have touched women, and you cannot find water, then make your ablution on clean ground and wipe a part of your faces and your hands. Indeed Allah is all-excusing, all-forgiving.( 43 )

Have you not regarded those who were given a share of the Book, who purchase error and desire that you[ too ]should lose the way?( 44 )

 

But Allah knows your enemies better, and Allah suffices as guardian, and Allah suffices as helper.( 45 )

Among the Jews are those who pervert words from their meanings and say," We hear and disobey" and" Hear without listening!" and" Ra" ina," twisting their tongues and reviling the faith. But had they said," We hear and obey" and" Listen" and" Unzurna," it would have been better for them, and more upright. But Allah has cursed them for their faithlessness, so they will not believe except a few.( 46 )

O you who were given the Book! Believe in what We have sent down confirming what is with you, before We blot out the faces and turn them backwards, or curse them as We cursed the People of the Sabbath, and Allah's command is bound to be fulfilled.( 47 )

Indeed Allah does not forgive that any partner should be ascribed to Him, but He forgives anything besides that to whomever He wishes. And whoever ascribes partners to Allah has indeed fabricated[ a lie ]in great sinfulness.( 48 )

Have you not regarded those who style themselves as pure? Rather it is Allah who purifies whomever He wishes, and they will not be wronged[ so much as ]a single date-thread.( 49 )

Look, how they fabricate lies against Allah! That suffices for a flagrant sin.( 50 )

Have you not regarded those who were given a share of the Book believing in idols and the Rebels and saying of the pagans:" These are better guided on the way than the faithful"?( 51 )

They are the ones whom Allah has cursed, and whomever Allah curses, you will never find any helper for him.( 52 )

Or do they have a share in sovereignty? If so, they will not give the people[ so much as ]a speck on a date-stone!( 53 )

Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them out of His grace? We have certainly given the progeny of Abraham the Book and wisdom, and We have given them a great sovereignty.( 54 )

Of them are some who believe in him, and of them are some who deter[ others ]from him; and hell suffices for a blaze!( 55 )

 

Indeed those who defy Our signs, We shall soon make them enter a Fire: as often as their skins become scorched, We shall replace them with other skins, so that they may taste the punishment. Indeed Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.( 56 )

As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We shall admit them into gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them forever. In it there will be chaste mates for them, and We shall admit them into a deep shade.( 57 )

Indeed Allah commands you to deliver the trusts to their[ rightful ]owners, and, when you judge between people, to judge with fairness. Excellent indeed is what Allah advises you. Indeed Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.( 58 )

O you who have faith! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you. And if you dispute concerning anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle, if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favourable in outcome.( 59 )

 

Have you not regarded those who claim that they believe in what has been sent down to you, and what was sent down before you? They desire to seek the judgment of the Rebel, though they were commanded to defy it, and Satan desires to lead them astray into far error.( 60 )

 

And when they are told," Come to what Allah has sent down and[ come ]to the Apostle," you see the hypocrites keep away from you aversely.( 61 )

 

But how will it be when an affliction visits them because of what their hands have sent ahead? Then they will come to you, swearing by Allah:" We desired nothing but benevolence and comity."( 62 )

 

They are the ones whom Allah knows as to what is in their hearts. So let them alone, and advise them, and speak to them concerning themselves far-reaching words.( 63 )

 

We did not send any apostle but to be obeyed by Allah's leave. Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded to Allah for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for forgiveness for them, they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful.( 64 )

 

But no, by your Lord! They will not believe until they make you a judge in their disputes, then do not find within their hearts any dissent to your verdict and submit in full submission.( 65 )

 

Had We prescribed for them,[ commanding ]:" Slay[ the guilty among ]your folks or leave your habitations," they would not have done it, except a few of them. And if they had done as they were advised it would have been better for them, and firmer in confirming[ their faith ].( 66 )

 

Then We would surely have given them a great reward from Us,( 67 )

and We would have surely guided them to a straight path.( 68 )

Whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle they are with those whom Allah has blessed, including the prophets and the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous, and excellent companions are they!( 69 )

That is the grace of Allah, and Allah suffices as knower[ of His creatures ].( 70 )

O you who have faith! Take your precautions, then go forth in companies, or go forth en masse.( 71 )

 

Among you is indeed he who drags his feet, and should an affliction visit you, he says," It was certainly Allah's blessing that I did not accompany them!"( 72 )

But should a grace from Allah come to you, he will surely say, as if there were no affection between you and him," I wish I were with them so that I had achieved a great success!"( 73 )

Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of Allah, and then is slain, or he subdues[ the enemy ], soon We shall give him a great reward.( 74 )

 

 

Why should you not fight in the way of Allah and the abased men, women, and children, who say," Our Lord, bring us out of this town whose people are wrongdoers, and appoint for us a guardian from You, and appoint for us a helper from You"?( 75 )

Those who have faith fight in the way of Allah, and those who are faithless fight in the way of the Rebel. So fight the friends of Satan; indeed the stratagems of Satan are always flimsy.( 76 )

Have you not regarded those who were told," Keep your hands off[ from warfare ], and maintain the prayer, and give the zakat"? But when fighting was prescribed for them, behold, a part of them were afraid of people as if fearing Allah, or were even more afraid, and they said," Our Lord! Why did You prescribe fighting for us? Why did You not respite us for a short time?!" Say," The enjoyment of this world is little and the Hereafter is better for the God wary, and you will not be wronged so much as a single date-thread.( 77 )

Wherever you may be, death shall overtake you, even if you were in fortified towers." And if any good befalls them, they say," This is from Allah;" and when an ill befalls them, they say," This is from you." Say," All is from Allah." What is the matter with these people that they would not understand any matter?( 78 )

 

Whatever good befalls you is from Allah; and whatever ill befalls you is from yourself. We sent you as an apostle to mankind, and Allah suffices as a witness.( 79 )

 

 

Whoever obeys the Apostle certainly obeys Allah; and as for those who turn their backs[ on you ], We have not sent you to keep watch over them.( 80 )

They profess obedience[ to you ], but when they go out from your presence, a group of them conspire overnight[ to do ]something other than what you say. But Allah records what they conspire overnight. So disregard them and put your trust in Allah, for Allah suffices as trustee.( 81 )

Do they not contemplate the Qur'an? Had it been from[ someone ]other than Allah, they would have surely found much discrepancy in it.( 82 )

When a report of safety or alarm comes to them, they immediately broadcast it; but had they referred it to the Apostle or to those vested with authority among them, those of them who investigate would have ascertained it. And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy, you would have surely followed Satan,[ all ]except a few.( 83 )

So fight in the way of Allah: you are responsible only for yourself, but urge on the faithful[ to fight ]. Maybe Allah will curb the might of the faithless, for Allah is greatest in might and severest in punishment.( 84 )

Whoever intercedes for a good cause shall receive a share of it, and whoever intercedes for an evil cause shall share its burden, and Allah is prepotent over all things.( 85 )

When you are greeted with a salute, greet with a better one than it, or return it; indeed Allah takes account of all things.( 86 )

 

 

Allah there is no god except Him will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt; and who is more truthful in speech than Allah?( 87 )

 

Why should you be two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allah has made them relapse because of their deeds? Do you desire to guide someone Allah has led astray? Whomever Allah leads astray, you will never find any way for him.( 88 )

 

They are eager that you should disbelieve like they have disbelieved, so that you all become alike. So do not make friends[ with anyone ]from among them, until they migrate in the way of Allah. But if they turn their backs, seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them friends or helpers,( 89 )

 

excepting those who join a people between whom and you there is a treaty, or such as come to you with hearts reluctant to fight you or to fight their own people. Had Allah wished, He would have imposed them upon you, and then they would have surely fought you. So if they keep out of your way and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then Allah does not allow you any course[ of action ]against them.( 90 )

 

You will find others desiring to be secure from you, and secure from their own people; yet whenever they are called back to polytheism, they relapse into it. So if they do not keep out of your way, nor offer you peace, nor keep their hands off[ from fighting ], then seize them and kill them wherever you confront them, and it is such against whom We have given you a clear sanction.( 91 )

 

 

A believer may not kill another believer, unless it is by mistake. Anyone who kills a believer by mistake should set free a believing slave, and pay blood-money to his family, unless they remit it in charity. If he belongs to a people that are hostile to you but is a believer, then a believing slave is to be set free. And if he belongs to a people with whom you have a treaty, the blood-money is to be paid to his family and a believing slave is to be set free. He who cannot afford[ to pay the blood-money ], must fast two successive months as a penance from Allah, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 92 )

Should anyone kill a believer intentionally, his requital shall be hell, to remain in it[ forever ]; Allah shall be wrathful at him and curse him and He shall prepare for him a great punishment.( 93 )

O you who have faith! When you issue forth in the way of Allah, try to ascertain: do not say to someone who offers you peace," You are not a believer," seeking the transitory wares of the life of this world. Yet with Allah are plenteous gains. You too were such earlier, but Allah did you a favour. Therefore, do ascertain. Allah is indeed well aware of what you do.( 94 )

Not equal are those of the faithful who sit back excepting those who suffer from some disability and those who wage jihad in the way of Allah with their possession and their persons. Allah has graced those who wage jihad with their possessions and their persons by a degree over those who sit back; yet to each Allah has promised the best reward, and Allah has graced those who wage jihad over those who sit back with a great reward:( 95 )

ranks from Him, forgiveness, and mercy, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 96 )

Indeed, those whom the angels take away while they are wronging themselves, they ask," What state were you in?" They reply," We were abased in the land." They say," Was not Allah's earth vast enough so that you might migrate in it?" The refuge of such shall be hell, and it is an evil destination.( 97 )

 

Except the abased among men, women and children, who have neither access to any means nor are guided to any way.( 98 )

 

Maybe Allah will excuse them, for Allah is all-excusing, all-forgiving.( 99 )

Whoever migrates in the way of Allah will find many havens and plenitude in the earth. And whoever leaves his home migrating toward Allah and His Apostle, and is then overtaken by death, his reward shall certainly fall on Allah, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 100 )

 

When you journey in the land, there is no sin upon you in shortening the prayers, if you fear that the faithless may trouble you; indeed the faithless are your manifest enemies.( 101 )

When you are among them, leading them in prayers, let a group of them stand with you carrying their weapons. And when they have done the prostrations, let them withdraw to the rear, then let the other group which has not prayed come and pray with you, taking their precautions and[ bearing ]their weapons. The faithless are eager that you should be oblivious of your weapons and your baggage, so that they could assault you all at once. But there is no sin upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are sick, to set aside your weapons; but take your precautions. Indeed Allah has prepared for the faithless a humiliating punishment.( 102 )

When you have finished the prayers, remember Allah, standing, sitting and lying down, and when you feel secure, perform the[ complete ]prayers, for the prayer is indeed a timed prescription for the faithful.( 103 )

 

Do not slacken in the pursuit of these people. If you are suffering, they are also suffering like you, but you expect from Allah what they do not expect, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 104 )

 

Indeed We have sent down to you the Book with the truth, so that you may judge between the people by what Allah has shown you; do not be an advocate for the traitors,( 105 )

 

 

and plead to Allah for forgiveness; indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 106 )

And do not plead for those who betray themselves; indeed Allah does not like someone who is treacherous and sinful.( 107 )

They try to hide[ their real character ]from people, but they do not try to hide from Allah, though He is with them when they conspire overnight with a discourse that He does not approve of. And Allah comprehends whatever they do.( 108 )

Aha! There you are, pleading for them in the life of this world! But who will plead for them with Allah on the Day of Resurrection, or will be their defender?( 109 )

Whoever commits evil or wrongs himself and then pleads to Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 110 )

And whoever commits a sin, commits it only against himself; and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 111 )

But someone who commits an iniquity or sin and then accuses an innocent person of it, is indeed guilty of calumny and a flagrant sin.( 112 )

Were it not for Allah's grace and His mercy on you, a group of them were bent on leading you astray; but they do not mislead anyone except themselves, and they cannot do you any harm. Allah has sent down to you the Book and wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and great is Allah's grace upon you.( 113 )

There is no good in much of their secret talks, excepting him who enjoins charity or what is right or reconciliation between people, and whoever does that, seeking Allah's pleasure, soon We shall give him a great reward.( 114 )

But whoever defies the Apostle, after the guidance has become manifest to him, and follows a way other than that of the faithful, We shall abandon him to his devices and We shall make him enter hell, and it is an evil destination.( 115 )

Indeed Allah does not forgive that any partner should be ascribed to Him, but He forgives anything besides that to whomever He wishes. And whoever ascribes partners to Allah has certainly strayed into far error.( 116 )

They invoke none but females besides Him, and invoke none but a froward Satan,( 117 )

 

whom Allah has cursed, and who said," I will surely take of Your servants a settled share,( 118 )

 

and I will lead them astray and give them[ false ]hopes, and prompt them to slit the ears of cattle, and I will prompt them to alter Allah's creation." Whoever takes Satan as a guardian instead of Allah has certainly incurred a manifest loss.( 119 )

 

He makes them promises and gives them[ false ]hopes, yet Satan does not promise them anything but delusion.( 120 )

 

The refuge of such shall be hell, and they will not find any escape from it.( 121 )

But those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We will admit them into gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them forever a true promise of Allah, and who is truer in speech than Allah?( 122 )

 

It will be neither after your hopes nor the hopes of the People of the Book: whoever commits evil shall be requited for it, and he will not find for himself any guardian or helper besides Allah.( 123 )

 

And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, should he be faithful such shall enter paradise and they will not be wronged[ so much as ]the speck on a date-stone.( 124 )

 

And who has a better religion than him who submits his will to Allah, being virtuous, and follows the creed of Abraham, a hanif? And Allah took Abraham for a dedicated friend.( 125 )

 

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah comprehends all things.( 126 )

 

They seek your ruling concerning women. Say," Allah gives you a ruling concerning them and what is announced to you in the Book concerning girl orphans whom you do not give what has been prescribed for them, and yet you desire to marry them and about the weak among children: that you should maintain the orphans with justice, and whatever good you do, indeed Allah knows it well.( 127 )

 

If a woman fears from her husband misconduct or desertion, there is no sin upon the couple if they reach a reconciliation between themselves; and reconcilement is better. The souls are prone to greed; but if you are virtuous and God wary, Allah is indeed well aware of what you do.( 128 )

 

You will not be able to be fair between wives, even if you are eager to do so. Yet do not turn away from one altogether, leaving her as if in a suspense. But if you are conciliatory and God wary, Allah is indeed all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 129 )

 

But if they separate, Allah will suffice each of them out of His bounty, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-wise.( 130 )

 

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. We have certainly enjoined those who were given the Book before you, and you, that you should be wary of Allah. But if you are faithless,[ you should know that ]to Allah indeed belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah is all-sufficient, all-laudable.( 131 )

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah suffices as trustee.( 132 )

If He wishes, He will take you away, O mankind, and bring others[ in your place ]; Allah has the power to do that.( 133 )

Whoever desires the reward of this world,[ should know that ]with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter, and Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.( 134 )

O you who have faith! Be maintainers of justice and witnesses for the sake of Allah, even if it should be against yourselves or[ your ]parents and near relatives, and whether it be[ someone ]rich or poor, for Allah has a greater right over them. So do not follow[ your ]desires, lest you should be unfair, and if you distort[ the testimony ]or disregard[ it ], Allah is indeed well aware of what you do.( 135 )

O you who have faith! Have faith in Allah and His Apostle and the Book that He has sent down to His Apostle and the Book He had sent down earlier. Whoever disbelieves in Allah and His angels, His Books and His apostles and the Last Day, has certainly strayed into far error.( 136 )

As for those who believe and then disbelieve, then believe[ again ]and then disbelieve and then increase in disbelief, Allah shall never forgive them, nor shall He guide them to any way.( 137 )

Inform the hypocrites that there is a painful punishment for them( 138 )

 

those who take the faithless for allies instead of the faithful. Do they seek honour with them?[ If so, ]indeed all honour belongs to Allah.( 139 )

 

Certainly He has sent down to you in the Book that when you hear Allah's signs being disbelieved and derided, do not sit with them until they engage in some other discourse, or else you[ too ]will be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and the faithless in hell all together.( 140 )

 

Those who lie in wait for you: if there is a victory for you from Allah, they say," Were we not with you?" But if the faithless get a share[ of victory ], they say," Did we not prevail upon you and defend you against the faithful?" Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will never provide the faithless any way[ to prevail ]over the faithful.( 141 )

 

The hypocrites indeed seek to deceive Allah, but it is He who outwits them. When they stand up for prayer, they stand up lazily, showing off to the people and not remembering Allah except a little,( 142 )

 

wavering in between: neither with these nor with those. And whomever Allah leads astray, you will never find any way for him.( 143 )

 

O you who have faith! Do not take the faithless for friends instead of the faithful. Do you wish to give Allah a clear sanction against yourselves?( 144 )

 

Indeed the hypocrites will be in the lowest reach of the Fire, and you will never find any helper for them,( 145 )

 

except for those who repent and reform, and hold fast to Allah and dedicate their religion[ exclusively ]to Allah. Those are with the faithful, and soon Allah will give the faithful a great reward.( 146 )

 

Why should Allah punish you if you give thanks and be faithful? And Allah is appreciative, all-knowing.( 147 )

 

 

Allah does not like the disclosure of[ anyone's ]evil[ conduct ]in speech except by someone who has been wronged, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.( 148 )

 

Whether you disclose a good[ deed that you do ]or hide it, or excuse an evil[ deed ], Allah is indeed all-excusing, all-powerful.( 149 )

 

Those who disbelieve in Allah and His apostles and seek to separate Allah from His apostles, and say," We believe in some and disbelieve in some" and seek to take a way in between( 150 )

 

it is they who are truly faithless, and We have prepared for the faithless a humiliating punishment.( 151 )

 

But those who have faith in Allah and His apostles and make no distinction between any of them them He will soon give their rewards, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.( 152 )

 

The People of the Book ask you to bring down for them a Book from the sky. Certainly they asked Moses for[ something ]greater than that, for they said," Show us Allah visibly," whereat a thunderbolt seized them for their wrongdoing. Then they took up the Calf[ for worship ], after all the manifest proofs that had come to them. Yet We excused that, and We gave Moses a manifest authority.( 153 )

 

And We raised the Mount above them for the sake of their covenant, and We said to them," Enter the gate prostrating" and We said to them," Do not violate the Sabbath," and We took from them a solemn covenant.( 154 )

Then because of their breaking their covenant, their defiance of Allah's signs, their killing of the prophets unjustly and for their saying," Our hearts are uncircumcised." Rather Allah has set a seal on them for their unfaith, so they do not have faith except a few.( 155 )

And for their faithlessness, and their uttering a monstrous calumny against Mary,( 156 )

and for their saying," We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the apostle of Allah" though they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but so it was made to appear to them. Indeed those who differ concerning him are surely in doubt about him: they do not have any knowledge of that beyond following conjectures, and certainly they did not kill him.( 157 )

 

Rather Allah raised him up toward Himself, and Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.( 158 )

There is none among the People of the Book but will surely believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them.( 159 )

Due to the wrongdoing of the Jews, We prohibited them certain good things that were permitted to them[ earlier ], and for their barring many[ people ]from the way of Allah,( 160 )

and for their taking usury though they had been forbidden from it and for eating up the wealth of the people wrongfully. And We have prepared for the faithless among them a painful punishment.( 161 )

But as for those who are firmly grounded in knowledge from among them, and the faithful, they believe in what has been sent down to you, and what was sent down before you those who maintain the prayer, give the zakat, and believe in Allah and the Last Day them We shall give a great reward.( 162 )

We have indeed revealed to you as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him, and[ as ]We revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, Jesus and Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and We gave David the Psalms( 163 )

and apostles We have recounted to you earlier and apostles We have not recounted to you, and to Moses Allah spoke directly( 164 )

 

apostles, as bearers of good news and warners, so that mankind may not have any argument against Allah, after the[ sending of the ]apostles; and Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.( 165 )

But Allah bears witness to what He has sent down to you He sent it down with His knowledge and the angels bear witness[ too ], and Allah quite suffices as a witness.( 166 )

Indeed those who are faithless and bar[ others ]from the way of Allah, have certainly strayed into far error.( 167 )

Indeed those who are faithless and do wrong, Allah shall never forgive them, nor shall He guide them to any way,( 168 )

except the way to hell, to remain in it forever, and that is easy for Allah.( 169 )

O mankind! The Apostle has certainly brought you the truth from your Lord. So have faith! That is better for you. And if you are faithless,[ you should know that ]to Allah indeed belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.( 170 )

O People of the Book! Do not exceed the bounds in your religion, and do not attribute anything to Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only an apostle of Allah, and His Word that He cast toward Mary and a spirit from Him. So have faith in Allah and His apostles, and do not say,"[ God is ]a trinity." Relinquish[ such a creed ]! That is better for you. Allah is but the One God. He is far too immaculate to have any son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah suffices as trustee.( 171 )

 

The Messiah would never disdain being a servant of Allah, nor would the angels brought near[ to Him ]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant, He will gather them all toward Him.( 172 )

As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, He will pay them in full their rewards, and He will enhance them out of His grace. But those who are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment, and they will not find besides Allah any guardian or helper.( 173 )

O mankind! Certainly a proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a manifest light.( 174 )

As for those who have faith in Allah, and hold fast to Him, He will admit them to His mercy and grace, and He will guide them on a straight path to Him.( 175 )

They ask you for a ruling. Say," Allah gives you a ruling concerning the kalalah: If a man dies and he has no children[ or parents ], but has a sister, for her shall be a half of what he leaves, and he shall inherit from her if she has no children. If there be two sisters, then they shall receive two-thirds of what he leaves. But if there be[ several ]brothers and sisters, then for the male shall be the like of the share of two females. Allah explains[ the laws ]for you lest you should go astray, and Allah has knowledge of all things."( 176 )