In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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Praise be to God,
The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds ;
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Most Gracious, Most Merciful ;
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Master of the Day of Judgment.
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Thee do we worship,
And Thine aid we seek.
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6.Show us the straight way,
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7.The way of those on whom
Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,
Those whose (portion)
Is not wrath,
And who go not astray.
Sūra 3: Āl-i-‘Imrān, or The Family of ‘Imrān
Verses 200 — Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 20
A.L.M.
Allah! there is no god but He the Living the Self-Subsisting Eternal.
It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step) in truth the Book confirming what went before it; and He sent down Law (Of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this as a guide to mankind and He sent down the Criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of God will suffer the severest penalty and God is Exalted in Might Lord of Retribution.
From God verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens.
He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He the Exalted in Might the Wise.
He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part there of that is allegorical seeking discord and searching for its hidden meanings but no one knows its hidden meanings except God and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: “We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord”; and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.
“Our Lord!” (they say), “Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.
“Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind together against a day about which there is no doubt; for God never fails in His promise.”
Section 2
Those who reject faith neither their possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against God: they are themselves but fuel for the fire.
(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh and their predecessors: they denied Our Signs and God called them to account for their sins. For God is strict in punishment.
Say to those who reject Faith: “Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together to hell an evil bed indeed (to lie on)!.
“There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies that met (in combat): one was fighting in the cause of God the other resisting God; these saw with their own eyes twice their number. But God doth support with His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyes to see.”
Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: women and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world’s life; but in nearness to God is the best of the goals (to return to).
Say: shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those? For the righteous are gardens in nearness to their Lord with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy) and the good pleasure of God. For in God’s sight are (all) His servants.
(Namely) those who say: “Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us then our sins and save us from the agony of the fire.”
Those who show patience firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of God); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.
There is no god but He: that is the witness of God His angels and those endued with knowledge standing firm on justice. There is no god but He the Exalted in Power the Wise.
The Religion before God is Islam (submission to His will): nor did the people of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of God God is swift in calling to account.
The Religion before God is Islam (submission to His will): nor did the people of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of God God is swift in calling to account.
So if they dispute with thee say: “I have submitted my whole self to God and so have those who follow me.” And say to the people of the Book and to those who are unlearned: “Do ye (also) submit yourselves?” If they do they are in right guidance but if they turn back thy duty is to convey the Message; and in God’s sight are (all) His servants.
Section 3
As to those who deny the Signs of God and in defiance of right slay the Prophets and slay those who teach just dealing with mankind announce to them a grievous penalty.
They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help.
Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of God to settle their dispute but a party of them turn back and decline (the arbitration).
This because they say: “The fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days”; for their forgeries deceive them as to their own religion.
But how (will they fare) when We gather them together against a day about which there is no doubt and each soul will be paid out just what it has earned without (favor or injustice)?
Say: “O God! Lord of Power (and Rule) thou givest Power to whom Thou pleasest and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest thou enduest with honor whom thou pleasest and thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest; in Thy hand is all Good. Verily over all things Thou hast power.
“Thou causest the Night to gain on the Day and Thou causest the Day to gain on the Night; Thou bringest the Living out of the Dead and thou bringest the Dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest without measure.”
Let not the believers take for friends or helpers unbelievers rather than believers; if any do that in nothing will there be help from God; except by way of precaution that ye may guard yourselves from them. But God cautions you (to remember) Himself for the final goal is to God.
Say: “Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal it God knows it all. He knows what is in the heavens and what is on earth. And God has power over all things.
“On the day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done and all the evil it has done it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But God cautions you (to remember) Himself. And God is full of kindness to those that serve Him.
Section 4
Say: “If ye do love God follow me: God will love you and forgive you your sins for God is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.”
Say: “Obey God and His Apostle”; but if they turn back God loveth not those who reject Faith.
God did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people.
Offspring, one of the other; and God heareth and knoweth all things.
Behold! a woman of Imran said: “O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service so accept this of me for Thou hearest and knowest all things.”
When she was delivered she said: “O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!” And God knew best what she brought forth “and nowise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One the Rejected.”