سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ
Holy Qur'an
Al-Qur'an
Kids Qur'an
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.
but only the greetings of "Peace be upon you! Peace be upon you!"
All that exists on the earth will perish,
Those of the right hand - happy shall be those on the right hand!
But the Face of your Rabb will remain full of Majesty and Glory.
They shall be among the thornless lot trees,
Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?
also they are the ones who are patient, seek the pleasure oftheir Rabb, establish Salah, spend secretly and openly out of thesustenance which We have provided for them, and repel evil withgood - they are the ones for whom there is the home of thehereafter
That usury which you give to increase the wealth of people, doesnot increase with Allah: but the Zakah that you give to seek thepleasure of Allah, shall be repaid to you many times over.
And if you divorce them before the marriage is consummated butafter the fixation of a dowry, give them half of their dowryunless the woman wants to waive it or the man in whose hand isthe marriage tie is generous enough (to pay the dowry in full).It is more appropriate that the man should act generously. Do notforget to show kindness to each other. Surely Allah observes youractions.
Those who deny Allah and his Rasool and those who intend to drawa line between Allah and His Rasools saying: "We believe in some,and reject the rest" - desiring to take a middle way betweenbelief and unbelief
- these are the real unbelievers and We have prepared for suchunbelievers a humiliating punishment.
Follow the best way that is revealed to you by your Rabb beforethe scourge comes to you all of a sudden while you do not evenperceive it.
Lest someone should say: 'Alas! I neglected my duty towards Allahand I was one of those who mocked at His revelations.'
Or lest he should say: `If Allah had guided me, I would have beenone of the righteous.'
Or lest he should say upon seeing the punishment: `I wish I hadanother chance, I would certainly be among the righteous.'"
Then Allah will say to him: "My revelations did come to you; butyou denied them, were arrogant and you were among thedisbelievers."
When anyone greets you in a courteous manner, let your greetingsbe better than his - or at least return the same. Allah keepsaccount of everything.
O Prophet! We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you havegiven their dowers; and those ladies whom your right handspossess (from the prisoners of war) whom Allah has assigned toyou; and the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts, and thedaughters of your maternal uncles and aunts, who have migratedwith you; and the believing woman who gave herself to the Prophetif the Prophet desires to marry her - this permission is only foryou and not for the other believers; We know what restrictions Wehave imposed on the other believers concerning their wives andthose whom their right hands possess. We have granted you thisprivilege as an exception so that no blame may be attached toyou. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
You shall not go near the property of an orphan, except with thegood intention of improving it, until he attains his maturity.You shall fulfill your pledges; surely you shall be heldaccountable for your pledges.
Those who keep their trusts and honor their promises,
We did not find most of them true to their commitments rather Wefound that most of them were transgressors.
Indeed successful are those believers
who are humble in their Salah (prayers),
who avoid vain talk,
who are punctual in the payment of Zakah (charity),
who guard their private parts
except with their spouses or those who are legally in theirpossession, for in that case they shall not be blamed
- however those who seek to go beyond that in lust are the oneswho shall be the transgressors
- who are true to their trust and covenants,
and who are diligent about their Salah (prayers).
These are the heirs
who will inherit paradise; and live therein forever.
Remember, We took a covenant (firm commitment) from the childrenof Israel: "You shall worship none but Allah; be good to yourparents, relatives, orphans and destitute, speak fair to thepeople, establish 'Salah', and pay 'Zakah.'" But you broke thecovenant, except a few of you, and you paid no heed.
Now if anyone turns back after this, he will become thetransgressor.
Are they looking for a religion other than the Deen (religion andWay of Life) of Allah knowing well that everything in the heavensand in the earth, willingly or unwillingly, has submitted to Him?And to Him they shall all return.
those who break Allah's Covenant after accepting it, and who cutaside what Allah has ordered to be united and cause mischief onearth. It is they who are the losers.
As for those who break their covenant with Allah after confirmingit and cut asunder what Allah has commanded to be joined andcreate mischief in the land, they are the ones on whom thereshall be a curse and they are the ones who will have a terriblehome.
He put hypocrisy into their hearts to last till the Day whereinthey shall meet Him as a consequence of their breach of covenantwith Allah and the lies they told.
O children of Israel! Remember My favors to you; fulfil yourcovenant (firm Commitment) with Me and I will fulfil My covenantwith you, that you should fear none but Me.
Remember O Children of Israel when We took a covenant from youand when We lifted the Mount (Tur) over your heads saying: "Holdfirmly to what We have given you (Torah) and follow thecommandments therein, so that you may guard yourself againstevil."
Has it not been the case that every time they made a covenant agroup of them threw it aside? But the fact is that most of themare faithless.
Furthermore, not to go near the property of an orphan except inthe best way (to improve it). Until he attains maturity, givefull measure and just weight - We never charge a soul with morethan it can bear. Whenever you speak, be just, even if it affectsyour own relatives, and fulfill your covenant with Allah. Theseare the things which He has enjoined on you so that you may bemindful.
They are the ones who fulfill their covenant with Allah and donot break their pledge;
Fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have pledged to do so, anddo not break your oaths after you have sworn them; for swearingin His name you have made Allah your surety; surely Allah hasknowledge of all your actions.
Among the believers there are men who have been true to theircovenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vowthrough sacrificing their lives, and some others are waiting forit, and have not changed their determination in the least.
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.
Remember that when We took a Covenant from you and We lifted theMount of Tur over your heads saying: "Take what We have given youfirmly and listen to Our Commandments," you replied: "we haveheard but we will not obey." So much was the love of that calf intheir hearts due to their unbelief. O Muhammad, tell them: "Ifyou are real believers, then why does your faith prompt you to dosuch evil things?"
Do not sell the covenant of Allah for a petty price. CertainlyAllah's reward is far better than all your gain, if you but knewit.
Do not mix the Truth with falsehood, or knowingly conceal thetruth.
Do not envy that Allah has given some of you more than theothers. Men will be rewarded according to their deeds and womenwill be rewarded according to theirs. Ask Allah for His grace.Surely Allah has perfect knowledge of everything.
Let not those who are niggardly in giving for charity from whatAllah has blessed them with, think that it is good for them: nayit is very bad for them. All the wealth they hoarded withniggardly behavior will be hung around their necks like a collaron the Day of Resurrection. It is Allah who will inherit theheavens and the earth. Allah is well aware of all your actions.
Do not envy that Allah has given some of you more than theothers. Men will be rewarded according to their deeds and womenwill be rewarded according to theirs. Ask Allah for His grace.Surely Allah has perfect knowledge of everything.
nor those who, being stingy themselves, enjoin others to bestingy also. He that gives no heed should know that Allah is freeof all needs, worthy of all praises.
Remember when two of your companies became fainthearted and Allahprotected them through strengthening their hearts. In Allahshould the believers put their trust.
Even though they had made covenant with Allah not to show theirbacks, and the covenant with Allah must surely be answered for.
Tell them: "Running away will not do you any good, and if you arerunning away from death or being killed, you would enjoy thislife only a little while."
Ask them: "Who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harmyou or who can prevent Him if He intends to show you mercy?" Theywill find none besides Allah to protect or help them.
Allah is well aware of those among you who hold others back andthose who say to their brethren: "Join us," and seldom take partin the fighting themselves.
They are ever reluctant to assist you. Whenever they are indanger, they look towards you with their eyes rolling as thoughthey were at the point of death, but when they are out of danger,they will come to greet you with their sharp tongues in greed forgain. Such people have no faith. Allah has made all their deedsnull and void, and this is easy for Allah.
They thought that the confederates would never withdraw. Indeed,if the confederates should come again, they would wish to beamong the beduins and seek news about you from a safe distance;and if they happened to be with you, they would take but a littlepart in the fighting.
Therefore, do not be fainthearted crying for peace, for you willsurely gain the upper hand. Allah is on your side and will neverlet your deeds be wasted.
When Our revelations are recited to him , he says: "They arenothing but the tales of the ancient."
He has forbidden you to eat dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine,and that on which any name other than Allah has been invoked; butif someone is compelled by absolute necessity, intending neitherto sin nor to transgress, he shall incur no sin. Surely Allah isForgiving, Merciful.
Why should you not eat that on which Allah's name has beenpronounced, when He has clearly spelled out for you in detailwhat is forbidden - except in a case of extreme helplessness? Infact, many do mislead people by their appetites unchecked byknowledge. Your Rabb knows best those who transgress.
Eschew all sin whether open or secret: surely those who earn sinwill get due punishment for their wrongdoings.
O Muhammad tell them: I did not find in what has been revealed tome anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it,except the meat of an already dead animal, or running blood orthe flesh of swine (pork) - for these are unclean - or flesh ofan animal which has become profane because of slaughtering in thenames other than Allah. Even so, if anyone is forced in ahelpless situation, intending neither disobedience nortransgression, you will find your Rabb Forgiving, Merciful.
He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth ! When He decreesa thing, He needs only to say, "Be," and there it becomes.
As for its possibility, when We intend to do anything which Wewant, We need only say, "Be," and it is.
Whenever He intends a thing, He needs only to say: "Be," and itis.
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.
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!
It is Allah Who has created the heavens, the earth and all thatis between them in six periods, then firmly established Himselfon the Throne of Authority. You have no guardian or intercessorbesides Him. Will you not then take heed?
It is He Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods,then firmly established Himself on the throne of authority. Heknows all that enters the earth and all that emerges from it, allthat comes down from Heaven and all that ascends to it; and He iswith you wherever you are. Allah is aware of all your actions.
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.
Just think who originates creation and then repeats itsproduction, and who gives you sustenance from the heavens and theearth? Is there another god besides Allah? Say: "Show us yourproof if you are telling the truth!"
Do they not see how Allah originates creation then repeats itsprocess? Surely it is easy for Allah.
Now, if there is anything that feels strange, then strange istheir saying: "What! When we will become dust, could we then beraised to a new life again?" They are the people who have deniedtheir Rabb, they are the ones who will have yokes around theirnecks and they are the ones who will be the inmates of hellfireto live therein forever.
Warn them of the Day when the earth will be changed to adifferent earth and the heavens as well, and all of them willstand before Allah, the One, the Irresistible;
They say: "What! When we are reduced to bones and dust, shall wereally be raised up again into a new creation?"
Thus shall they be rewarded: because they rejected Ourrevelations and said: "When we are reduced to bones and decayedparticles, shall we really be raised to life in a new creation?"
On that Day We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll ofwritings; just as We originated the first creation, so shall Weproduce it again - that is Our promise, and We will fulfill it.
If He wants, He can destroy you and replace you with a newcreation;
We have not created the Heavens and the Earth, and all that lies between them but to manifest the Truth.The Hour of Doom is sure to come, so overlook their misbehavior in a gracious manner.
He has created the heavens and the earth to manifest the Truth;Exalted be He above the shirk that they practice.
We have created them to reveal the truth, but most of them do notunderstand.
Allah has created the heavens and the earth to manifest thetruth, and to reward each soul according to its deeds, and noneof them shall be wronged.
We created the heavens and the earth and all that lies betweenthem to manifest the truth and to last for an appointed term. Yetthe disbelievers give no heed to Our warning.
Do they not see how every object that Allah has created casts itsshadow right and left, prostrating itself to Allah in allhumility?
Our creation of the heavens and the earth and all that liesbetween them is not a game.
Indeed We have created man from an essence of clay,
Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky with whichWe bring forth fruits of various colors? Similarly, in themountains there are streaks of various shades including white,red, jet-black rocks.
He created the heavens and the earth to manifest the Truth. Hecauses the night to succeed the day and the day to overtake thenight. He has subjected the sun and the moon to His law, each onefollowing a course for an appointed term. Is not He theAll-Mighty, the All-Forgiving?
We have not created jinns and mankind except to worship Me.
Have not the unbelievers ever considered that the skies and theearth were once one mass, then We split them asunder? And We havecreated every living thing from water. Will they still notbelieve?
He set upon it mountains towering high above its surface, Hebestowed blessings upon it and in four periods provided it withsustenance according to the needs of all those who live in andask for it.
Then He turned towards the sky, which was but smoke, He said toit and to the earth: 'Come forward both of you, willingly orunwillingly,' and they submitted: 'We shall come willing'.
He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in sixperiods - at the time when His Throne was rested on the water -so that He may test to find out which of you is the best indeeds. Now if you tell them:" You shall indeed be raised up afterdeath," the unbelievers would certainly say: "This is nothing butsheer magic!"
Have not the unbelievers ever considered that the skies and theearth were once one mass, then We split them asunder? And We havecreated every living thing from water. Will they still notbelieve?
Allah has created from water every living creature: of them thereare some that creep upon their bellies, some that walk on twolegs, and yet some that walk on four; Allah creates what Hepleases; surely Allah has power over everything.
Certainly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greatertask than the creation of men; yet most people do not understand.
Do they not look at the camels, how they were created?
Let man reflect on the food he eats,
How We pour down rainwater in abundance
and cleave the soil asunder.
How We bring forth grain,
grapes and nutritious vegetation;
olives and dates,
lush gardens,
fruits and fodder,
as a means of sustenance for you and your cattle.
And the earth, how We have spread it out and set upon itmountains and caused to grow in it every kind of beautifulvegetation.
All these things are eye-openers and a reminder for every servantreturning to Allah.
We send down blessed water from the sky with which We bring forthgardens and the harvest grain,
Have We not made the earth a home for both
the living and the dead,
set on it lofty mountains, and given you sweet water to drink?
It is He Who has given the best form to everything that He hascreated. He originated the creation of man from clay;
then automated the creation of his progeny by an extract of adespicable water;
then He fashioned him in due proportion and breathed into him ofHis spirit. He gave you ears, eyes and heart; yet you are seldomthankful.
Say: "It is He Who has brought you into being, gave you thefaculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: yet youare seldom thankful."
We have not created the Heavens and the Earth, and all that lies between them but to manifest the Truth.The Hour of Doom is sure to come, so overlook their misbehavior in a gracious manner.
Leave them alone to eat and enjoy themselves and be deluded byfalse hopes, for soon they will find out the Truth.
Our creation of the heavens and the earth and all that liesbetween them is not a game.
Had We meant to make it a play ground, We would have done it byOurself, without giving you discretion to do right and wrong, hadWe ever done so.
We have not created the heaven and the earth and all that liesbetween them in vain. That is the fancy of the unbelievers. Suchdisbelievers should be aware of the hellfire.
If you ask them: "who created the heavens and the earth?" Theywill surely say: "Allah." Ask them: "Do you think then, that ifAllah intends to harm me, can they (your goddesses) - to whom youinvoke besides Allah - save me from His harm or if He wants tobestow on me His blessings, can they withhold His blessings?"Tell them: "Allah is all-sufficient for me. On Him do the reliantrely."
Surely, In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in thealternation of the night and the day, in the sailing of the shipsthrough the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain whichAllah sends down from the skies, with which He revives the earthafter its death and spreads in it all kinds of animals, in thechange of the winds and the clouds between the sky and the earththat are made subservient, there are signs for rational people.
We created the heavens and the earth and all that lies betweenthem to manifest the truth and to last for an appointed term. Yetthe disbelievers give no heed to Our warning.
Of His signs, one is that He created you from dust; and thenbehold you men are scattered throughout the earth.
He created man from a drop of semen, yet he is an open contender.
Does not man see that We have created him from a sperm? Yet hestands up as an open adversary.
He starts making comparisons for Us and forgets his own creation.He says: "Who will give life to bones that have been decomposed?"
Ask them: "What is more difficult - their creation or the rest ofOur creation? - Them We have created out of a sticky clay.
We have indeed created man in the best stature;
and a few from the later generations.
He created man from sounding clay similar to pottery,
They shall have the jewelled couches,
And created jinns from smokeless fire.
reclining on them facing each other,
So, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?
certainly We have created man to be in stress.
and in your own creation and that of animals which are scatteredthrough the earth, there are signs for those who are firm infaith,
He is the One Who spread out the earth and placed thereonmountains and rivers, created fruits of every kind in pairs, twoand two and makes the night cover the day. Certainly in thesethings there are signs for those who use their common sense.
Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying ontheir sides, and meditate on the creation of the heavens and theearth. Then cry out:" Our Rabb! You have not created this invain. Glory to You! Save us from the punishment of Fire.
Have they not considered in their own minds that Allah createdthe heavens and the earth and all that lies between them for ajust reason and for a specified time? But the truth is that manyamong mankind do not believe in the meeting with their Rabb (theDay of Resurrection)!
Have you ever considered the seed that you sow in the ground?
On that Day We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll ofwritings; just as We originated the first creation, so shall Weproduce it again - that is Our promise, and We will fulfill it.
Have they never looked at the sky above them, and marked how Wehave made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?
And the earth, how We have spread it out and set upon itmountains and caused to grow in it every kind of beautifulvegetation.
All these things are eye-openers and a reminder for every servantreturning to Allah.
We send down blessed water from the sky with which We bring forthgardens and the harvest grain,
He is the One Who gave the sun its brightness and the moon itslight, established her phases that you may learn to compute theyears and other such counts (days, weeks, months). Allah createdthem only to manifest the truth. He has spelled out Hisrevelations for people who want to understand.
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!"
It is He Who has created you; yet some of you are unbelievers andsome are believers. Allah is observant of all your actions.
We have created you: will you not then testify about Our power ofcreation?
Have you ever considered the semen you discharge:
Is it you who create the child from it, or are We the Creator?
It is We Who have ordained death among you and We are nothelpless
in replacing you by others like yourselves or transforming youinto beings that you do not know.
You already know well your first creation, why then do you nottake heed?
Say to them: "Travel through the earth and see how Allahoriginates the creation, then creates the later creation. SurelyAllah has power over everything.