There is no blame on such elderly women who have no interest ingetting married, if they lay aside their cloaks withoutdisplaying their adornment, but it is better for them if they donot discard. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

There is no blame on such elderly women who have no interest ingetting married, if they lay aside their cloaks withoutdisplaying their adornment, but it is better for them if they donot discard. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Have you ever considered the seed that you sow in the ground?

Is it you who cause it to grow or are We the grower?

If it be Our Will, We could crumble your harvest into chaff, andyou would then be left in lamenting:

"We are indeed left laden with debts,

indeed we have been deprived from the fruits of our labor!"

And remember when Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam said: "O childrenof Israel! I am the Rasool of Allah towards you, confirming theTorah which came before me, and to give you good news of a Rasoolthat will come after me whose name shall be Ahmed (another nameof Muhammad, meaning 'The praised one')." But when he (Muhammad)came to them with clear signs, they said "This is plain magic."

Besides this direct knowledge ,We have assigned to every one twoscribes (guardian angels), the one seated on his right and theother on his left,

not a single word does he utter but there is a vigilant guardianready to note it down.

When the agony of death will bring the truth before his eyes,they will say: "This is what you were trying to escape!"

And the Trumpet shall be blown; that will be the Day of which youwere threatened!

Each soul will come forth; with it there will be a an angel todrive and an angel to bear witness.

It will be said: "You were heedless of this, but now We haveremoved your veil, so your eyesight is sharp today!"

His companion will say: "Here is my testimony ready with me."

The sentence will be: "Throw into hell every stubborndisbeliever,

every opponent of good, and every doubting transgressor

who set up other gods besides Allah. Throw him into severepunishment."

His companion will say: "Our Rabb! I did not mislead him. Hehimself had gone far astray."

Allah will say: "Do not dispute with each other in My presence. Igave you warning beforehand.

My words cannot be changed, nor am I unjust to My servants."

You should know that guardian angels have indeed been appointedover you,

who are noble writers,

they know all that you do.

He knows whatever is in the Heavens and whatever is in the Earth.Allah has full power over everything. On the Day of Judgement,when every soul will be confronted with whatever good it has done- as for its evil deeds, it will wish they were a long way off.Allah warns you to have His fear. Allah is full of kindness forHis devotees.

Surely it is Allah Who causes the seed and the fruit-stone tosplit and sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead andthe dead from the living. It is Allah, Who does all this; thenwhy are you being misled?

Surely your Rabb is Allah Who created the heavens and the earthin six Yome (time periods) and is firmly established on thethrone of authority. He makes the night cover the day and the dayfollow the night automatically. He created the sun, the moon andthe stars; and made them subservient to His will. Take note: Hisis the creation, and His is the command. Blessed is Allah, theRabb of the worlds!

O Prophet, remind mankind about incident when your Rabb broughtinto existence the offspring from the loins of Adam and hisdescendants (virtually each single individual of mankind) andmade them testify about themselves. Allah asked them: "Am I notyour Rabb?" They all replied: "Yes! We bear witness that Youare." This We did, lest you mankind should say on the Day ofResurrection: "We were not aware of this fact that You are ourRabb and that there will be a Day of Judgement.

So We plagued them with storms, locusts, lice, frogs and blood:clear cut signs, yet they persisted in their arrogance, for theywere a criminal nation.

The fact is that your Rabb is the same Allah Who created theheavens and the earth in six Yome (time periods) and is firmlyestablished on the Throne of authority, and is directing theaffairs of the universe. None can intercede for you, except theone who receives His permission. This is Allah your Rabb, soworship Him: will you not receive admonition?

To Him you shall all return. Allah's promise is true. He is theOne Who originates the process of Creation and repeats it (willbring it back to life) so that He may justly reward those whobelieved in Him and did righteous deeds. As for those whodisbelieved, they shall have boiling fluids to drink and shallundergo a painful punishment because they rejected the truth.

Ask them: "Who provides your sustenance from the heaven and fromthe earth? Who has control over hearing and sight? Who bringsforth the living from the dead and the dead from the living? Whoregulates the universe?" They will soon reply: "Allah." Say: "Whydo you not then fear Him for you going against the truth?"

As for those who believe and do good deeds, they shall be awardedthe gardens of paradise as a reward of their labors.

Put your trust in the Ever-Living (Allah) Who never dies:celebrate His praise, for He Alone is sufficient to be aware ofthe sins of His servants.

The One Who created the heavens and the earth and all that isbetween them in six days, and is firmly established on the Throneof authority; the Compassionate (Allah): as to His Glory, ask theone who knows.

He causes the night to pass into the day and the day into thenight, and He has made the sun and the moon to serve you; eachone follows its course for an appointed term. Such is Allah, yourRabb; His is the kingdom; and those to whom you pray besides Himdo not even own a thread of a date-stone.

O Prophet, tell them: "My mission is only as a Warner; there isno divinity except Allah, the One, the Irresistible,

the Rabb of the heavens and the earth and all that lies betweenthem, the Almighty, the Forgiver."

Such is Allah your Rabb, the Creator of all things. There is nogod but Him. None has the right to be worshipped except Him, sohow are you being deluded?

It is Allah Who has made the earth a resting place for you, andthe sky a canopy. He has molded your bodies and molded them well,and has provided you with good things. Such is Allah your Rabb.So glory be to Allah, the Rabb of the worlds.

He is the Ever-Living. There is no god but Him. Therefore callupon Him with your sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, the Rabbof the worlds.

It is He Who has created you from dust, then from a sperm, thenfrom a leechlike mass, then He delivers you from the womb of yourmother as a child, then He makes you grow to reach the age offull strength, then He makes you grow to reach an old age -though some of you die earlier - so that you may complete yourappointed term and grow in wisdom.

It is He Who gives you life and causes you to die. It is He Whowhen He decides to do something, needs only to say: "Be," and itis.

It is He (Allah) Who is God in the heavens and God on earth; Heis the All-Wise, the All-Knowledgeable.

Blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and theearth and all that lies between them! He Alone has the knowledgeof the Hour of Doom, and to Him you shall all be brought back.

He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent, andHe has the knowledge of all things.

Allah is He, besides Whom there is no god, the Knower of theunseen and the seen. He is the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Allah is He, besides Whom there is no god, the King, the Holy,the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, the Guardian, theAlmighty, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory be to Allah! He isfar above the shirk they commit (by associating other gods withHim).

He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Modeler. His are themost beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earthdeclares His glory, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

It is Allah Who has created seven heavens, and earths as many.His commandment descends through them, this is being explained toyou, so that you may know that Allah has power over all things,and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge.

Say: He is Allah the One and Only;

Allah is the Self-Sufficient (independent of all, while all aredependent on Him);

He begets not, nor is He begotten;

And there is none comparable to Him.

Surely those who swore allegiance to you O Prophet, indeed sworeallegiance to Allah Himself. The Hand of Allah was above theirhands. Now, the one who will break his pledge, will break it athis own peril, and the one who will keep his pledge that he hasmade with Allah, shall soon be given a great rewarded by Him.

Those of you who die and leave widows should bequeath for them ayear's maintenance without causing them to leave their homes; butif they leave the residence on their own there is no blame on youfor what they chose for themselves in a fair way. Allah isMighty, Wise.

Righteousness is not whether you turn your face towards East orWest; but the righteousness is to believe in Allah, the Last Day,the Angels, the Books and the Prophets, and to spend wealth outof love for Him on relatives, orphans, helpless, needytravellers, those who ask for and on the redemption of captives;and to establish Salah (prayers), to pay Zakah (alms), to fulfillpromises when made, to be steadfast in distress, in adversity,and at the time of war. These people are the truthful and theseare the pious.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

Righteousness is not whether you turn your face towards East orWest; but the righteousness is to believe in Allah, the Last Day,the Angels, the Books and the Prophets, and to spend wealth outof love for Him on relatives, orphans, helpless, needytravellers, those who ask for and on the redemption of captives;and to establish Salah (prayers), to pay Zakah (alms), to fulfillpromises when made, to be steadfast in distress, in adversity,and at the time of war. These people are the truthful and theseare the pious.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

O believers, give what is due to your relatives, the needy andthe traveller in need. That is best for those who seek thepleasure of Allah and it is they who will attain felicity.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

Take sadaqat (this commanded sadaqat means - Zakat-ul-Mall) fromtheir wealth, so that they may thereby be cleansed and purified,and pray for them; for your prayer will give them comfort. Allahhears all and knows all.

Allah gives you another example of two men: one of them is aslave, the property of the other, and has no power over anything;and the other man is one on whom We have bestowed Our bounty,from which he freely spends secretly and openly. Ask them: "Arethose two men equal?" Praise be to Allah - most of them do notunderstand this simple thing.

O believers! When you want to consult the Rasool in private,offer something in charity before your consultation, that is bestand purest for you. But if you lack the means, know that Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Do you hesitate to give out in charity before your privateconsultation with him? If you cannot afford it - Allah willforgive you - so establish Salah and pay Zakah, and obey Allahand His Rasool. Allah is well aware of all your actions.

There is no virtue in most of the secret counsels of the people;it is, however, good if one secretly enjoins charity, kindness,and reconciliation among people; the one who does this to pleaseAllah, will soon be given a mighty reward.

We ordained in Taurat for them: "A life for a life, an eye for aneye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a toothand for a wound an equal retaliation." But if anyone remits theretaliation by way of charity it will be an act of atonement forhim; those who do not judge by the law which Allah has revealed,they are the wrongdoers.

O Prophet, you are not responsible for their guidance, it isAllah Who guides whom He pleases. Whatever wealth you spend incharity, it is to your own advantage; provided you give to seekthe pleasure of Allah. Whatever wealth you spend for the sake ofAllah, will be paid back to you in full, and you will not bewronged.

He was the one who led me astray from the admonition even afterit had reached me." Shaitan is ever treacherous to man.

The Rasool will say: "O my Rabb! Surely my people took thisQur'an for foolish nonsense."

Whenever they are asked: "Spend out of what Allah has given you."The disbelievers say to the believers: "Should we feed those whomAllah can feed Himself if He so chooses? You are quite obviouslyin error!"

O believers, spend in Allah's Way the best portion of the wealthyou have lawfully earned and that which We have produced for youfrom the earth, and do not pick out for charity those worthlessthings that you yourselves would not accept but with closed eyes.Bear in mind that Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

O believers, spend in Allah's Way the best portion of the wealthyou have lawfully earned and that which We have produced for youfrom the earth, and do not pick out for charity those worthlessthings that you yourselves would not accept but with closed eyes.Bear in mind that Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

Allah alternates the night and the day; there is indeed a lessonin it for those who possess insight.

O Prophet, ask them: "Have you ever considered that if Allah wereto make the night perpetual till the Day of Resurrection, whichdeity other than Allah could bring you light?" Will you notlisten?

Ask them again: "Have you ever considered that if Allah were tomake the day perpetual till the Day of Resurrection, which deityother than Allah could bring you the night in which you couldrest? Will you not see?

It is out of His mercy that He has made for you the night thatyou may rest in it, and the day that you may seek His bounty, sothat you may render thanks.

When the forbidden months (10,11,12 & 1 of the Islamic calendar) are over, then fight the mushrikïn wherever you find them, seize them, besiege them, and lie in ambush for them in every stratagem of war, but if they repent, establish Salah and pay Zakah, then let them go their way: surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

But whoever repents after committing the crime and reforms hisconduct, Allah will surely turn to him with forgiveness. Allah isForgiving, Merciful.

Allah says: "O My servants who have transgressed against theirsouls, do not despair of Allah's mercy, for Allah forgives allsins. It is He Who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Turn in repentance to your Rabb, and submit to Him before therecomes to you the scourge: for then, there shall be none to helpyou.

It is He Who accepts repentance from His servants and pardonstheir sins, and He knows whatever you do.

O children of Adam! Whenever there come to you Rasools from amongyou and recite to you My revelations, those who will becomerighteous and mend their ways will have nothing to fear or toregret;

Also say: "I have no knowledge of that time when the exaltedchiefs disputed among themselves.

I am informed about all this through a revelation because I amassigned the mission of a plain Warner."

Behold when your Rabb said to the angels: "I am about to create aman from clay:

then when I have fashioned him and breathed of My spirit intohim, kneel down and prostrate yourselves before him."

Accordingly all the angels prostrated themselves,

When they are asked to follow what Allah has revealed, theyreply: "Nay, we shall follow the ways upon which we found ourforefathers". What! Will they still follow them even thoughShaitan invites them to the punishment of the blazing fire.

Or have We given them a Book before this to which they holdauthority for their angel-worshipping?

The only argument they have is to say: "We found our forefatherspracticing this faith and we are walking in their footsteps."

Even so, whenever We sent a Warner before you to forewarn anation, its affluent people said: "We found our forefatherspracticing this faith and surely we are going to follow theirfootsteps."

Each Warner asked: "What if I bring you better guidance than thatwhich your forefathers practiced?" But they replied: "Well! Wereject the faith with which you have been sent."

Consequently, We inflicted Our retribution on them; then see whatwas the end of those who disbelieved?

Behold! Ibrahim said to his father and his people: "I renouncethe gods you worship,

except Him Who created me, for He will surely guide me."

And he left this statement as an abiding precept among hisdescendants, so that they should turn to it.

But they started worshipping others, and rather than punishing Ikept on providing them and their forefathers the comfort of thislife, until there came to them the truth and a Rasool to expoundit clearly.

But now when the truth has came to them, they say: "This is magicand we do not believe it."

O believers! Indeed most of the (Jewish) rabbis and (Christian)priests misappropriate the wealth of people and hinder them fromthe way of Allah. To those who hoard gold and silver and do notspend it in the way of Allah, proclaim a painful punishment.

O believers! Indeed most of the (Jewish) rabbis and (Christian)priests misappropriate the wealth of people and hinder them fromthe way of Allah. To those who hoard gold and silver and do notspend it in the way of Allah, proclaim a painful punishment.

Why don't you bring us the angels, if you are of the truthfulones?"

Those who do not expect to meet Us on the Day of Judgement say:"Why are not the angels sent down to us or why do we not see ourRabb?" Certainly they are too proud of themselves, and haverevolted in a great revolt.

Praise be to Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth! Whoappoint the angels having two, three and four pairs of wings asHis messengers. He adds to His creation as He pleases; for Allahhas power over all things.

Besides this direct knowledge ,We have assigned to every one twoscribes (guardian angels), the one seated on his right and theother on his left,

The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a Day the measure ofwhich is fifty thousand years.

You should know that guardian angels have indeed been appointedover you,

Righteousness is not whether you turn your face towards East orWest; but the righteousness is to believe in Allah, the Last Day,the Angels, the Books and the Prophets, and to spend wealth outof love for Him on relatives, orphans, helpless, needytravellers, those who ask for and on the redemption of captives;and to establish Salah (prayers), to pay Zakah (alms), to fulfillpromises when made, to be steadfast in distress, in adversity,and at the time of war. These people are the truthful and theseare the pious.

The Rasool has believed in the Guidance which has been revealedto him from his Rabb and so do the Believers. They all believe inAllah, His angels, His books and His Rasools. They say we do notdiscriminate against anyone of His Rasools. And they say: "Wehear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, O Rabb; to You weshall all return."

O believers! Believe in Allah, His Rasool, the Book which He hasrevealed to His Rasool, and every Book which He previouslyrevealed. He who denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His Rasoolsand the Last Day has gone far astray.

O believers! Believe in Allah, His Rasool, the Book which He hasrevealed to His Rasool, and every Book which He previouslyrevealed. He who denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His Rasoolsand the Last Day has gone far astray.

They regard the angels, who are themselves servants of theCompassionate, as female divinities. Did they witness theircreation? They should know that their testimony shall be noteddown and they shall be called to account for it.

One Day He will gather them all together and ask the angels: "Wasit you that these people used to worship?"

They will respond: "Glory be to You! Our tie is with You - as aprotector - not with them; but they used to worship the jinns andit was them in whom most of these people believed."

On that Day you will be helpless to profit or harm one another.To the wrongdoers We shall say: "Taste the punishment of the firewhich you persistently denied."