O Children of Adam! Put on your adornment (decent proper dress)when you attend your Masjid at the time of every prayer. Eat anddrink, but do not be extravagant; surely He does not love theextravagant.

Are they waiting for the Hour of Doom to overtake them all of asudden? Do they not know that its signs have already come andwhen it will actually overtake them, what chance will they haveto benefit then by this admonition?

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.

Your Rabb is Most Forgiving, the Lord of Mercy. Had it been His Will to seize them for their sins, He would have hastened their punishment, but for that there is an appointed time, after which they will not find any refuge.

All those nations whom We destroyed for their wrong doings were given respite and an appointed time for their destruction.

O believers! Let your servants and those children who have notyet attained puberty ask your permission before coming in to seeyou on three occasions: before Fajr Salah (dawn prayer), at noonwhen you put off your clothes, and after the Isha Salah (nightprayer). These are your three times of privacy. At other times,there is no blame on you if you, or they, go around visiting oneanother. Thus Allah makes His revelations clear to you, for Allahis All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Guard your Salah (obligatory regular prayers) especially themiddle Salah and stand up with true devotion to Allah.

Establish Salah ( prayers) at the two ends of the day and in theearly part of the night. Indeed virtues remove evils. This is areminder for the mindful.

Establish Salah from the decline of the sun till the darkness ofthe night (Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha) and read at Fajr (dawn);for the reading at Fajr is witnessed (by the angels).

During a part of the night, pray Tahajjud, an additional prayerfor you (O Muhammad), very soon your Rabb may exalt you to'Maqam-e-Mahmood' (a station of great glory).

Therefore be patient with what they say. Glorify your Rabb withHis praise before sunrise and before sunset, glorify Him duringthe hours of the night as well as at the ends of the day, so thatyou may find satisfaction.

Therefore, glorify Allah in the evening and in the morning

- all praise is due to Him in the heavens and the earth - soglorify Him in the late afternoon and when the day begins todecline.

We shall surely test your steadfastness with fear and famine,with loss of property, life and produce. Give good news to thosewho endure with patience;

who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "We belong to Allah andto Him we shall return."

Such are the people on whom there are blessings and Mercy fromAllah; and they are the ones that are rightly guided.

Say: "We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us; andwhat was revealed to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Ishaq(Isaac), Ya'qoob (Jacob) and their descendants, and that whichwas given to Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus) and other Prophets fromtheir Rabb. We do not discriminate any of them, and to Allah wehave surrendered ourselves (in Islam)."

Now that the Truth has come to them from Us, they are saying:"Why is he (Muhammad) not given the like of what was given toMusa?" Have they not rejected that which was given to Musabefore? They claim: "These (Torah and Qur'an) are the two worksof sorcery complementing each other!" And they say: "We believein neither."

Ask them: "Bring a Book from Allah which is a better guide thanthese two, I will follow it, if what you say be true!"

So if they do not meet this demand, you should know that theyonly follow their own desires. And who is more misguided than theone who follows his own desires rather than the guidance fromAllah? In fact, Allah does not guide such wrongdoing people.

Yet before it the Book of Musa was revealed which was a guide andblessing; and this Book (Qur'an) confirms it. It is revealed inthe Arabic language to forewarn the wrongdoers and to give goodnews to those who have adopted the righteous conduct.

As you can see We gave Musa the Book of guidance and We made thechildren of Israel to inherit that Book,

which was a guide and an admonition to the people ofunderstanding.

Certainly, We granted to Musa (Moses) and Haroon (Aaron) theCriterion of right and wrong, a light and a reminder for thoserighteous people

Yet before it the Book of Musa was revealed which was a guide andblessing; and this Book (Qur'an) confirms it. It is revealed inthe Arabic language to forewarn the wrongdoers and to give goodnews to those who have adopted the righteous conduct.

I swear by the setting of the stars,

and it is indeed a mighty oath if you but knew it,

that this is indeed a Glorious Qur'an,

inscribed in a well-guarded Book,

which none can touch except the purified (angels):

a revelation from the Rabb of the worlds.

O believers! When the call for Salah (prayer) is made on Friday(the day of congregational prayers), hasten to the remembrance ofAllah and cease your business. That is better for you if you butknew.

When you finish the Salah, then disperse through the land andseek the bounty of Allah (go back to your normal business).Remember Allah frequently, so that you may prosper.

Those who are still weak in Iman (faith), when they see somebargain or some sport they rush to it and leave you standing. OProphet declare to them that what Allah has in store for them isfar better than any sport and bargain, and Allah is the bestprovider.

You shall give full measure, when you measure, and weigh witheven scale; this is the best way and will prove to be the best inthe end.

There is no blame on you if you seek the bounty of your Rabbduring this journey. When you return from Arafat (stop atMuzdalifah and) praise Allah near Mash'ar-il-Haram. Praise Him asHe has guided you, for before this you were from the people whohad lost the Right Way.

You shall give full measure, when you measure, and weigh witheven scale; this is the best way and will prove to be the best inthe end.

But the ones who disobey Allah and His Rasool and transgress Hislimits will be cast to Hellfire to live therein forever, and theyshall have a humiliating punishment.

O Prophet! If you and the believers divorce your wives, divorcethem at the end of their prescribed periods, and count theirprescribed periods accurately. Fear Allah, your Rabb. Do notexpel them from their homes during their waiting period, nor theythemselves should leave, unless they have committed an openlewdness. These are limits set by Allah; he that transgresses thelimits of Allah will wrong his own soul. You never know, Allahmay, thereafter, bring about some new situation ofreconciliation.

If two parties among the believers fall into mutual fighting,make peace between them. Then if one of them transgresses againstthe other, fight the one who has transgressed until he returns tothe commands of Allah. Then, if he returns, make peace betweenthem with justice and be fair; for Allah loves those who are fairand just.

You will see many of them try to beat each other in sin andrancor, and they consume what is unlawful. Evil indeed is whatthey do.

Why don't their Rabbis and the Jurists of laws forbid them fromuttering sinful words and eating unlawful things? Evil indeed aretheir deeds.

And with the people of Thamud who hewed out their dwellings inthe rocks of the valley?

O believers! Do not violate the sanctity of the Symbols of Allah:the Sacred Month , the animals brought for sacrifice, thegarlands that mark such animals, and those people visiting theSacred House (Ka'bah) to seek the grace and good pleasure oftheir Rabb. When you put off your Ihram (pilgrimage is over) thenyou are allowed to hunt. Let not the hatred of some people - whoonce hindered you from the Sacred Mosque - incite you to committransgression. Cooperate with one another in righteousness andpiety, and do not cooperate in sin and transgression. Have fearof Allah. Allah is stern in punishment.

Disgrace will be branded on them wherever they are found exceptwhen they get refuge under the favor of Allah or the patronage ofother people; they have incurred the wrath of Allah and have beenbranded with misery because they disbelieved Allah's revelationsand slew His prophets unjustly and because they disobeyed andtransgressed the limits.

Neither yield to any mean oath-monger,

mischief making slanderer,

opponent of good, transgressor,

wicked oppressor, and above all, ignoble by birth,

though he be possessing wealth and children.

When Our revelations are recited to him , he says: "They arenothing but the tales of the ancient."

Soon We shall brand him on the snout.

O Muhammad, say: "Travel through the earth and see what was theend of those who denied the truth."

Have they not traveled through the land? Have they no hearts tolearn wisdom, or ears to hear the Truth? Certainly it is nottheir eyes which are blind, but it is the hearts in their breastswhich are blind.

Say: "Travel through the earth and see what has been the end ofthe criminals."

Say to them: "Travel through the earth and see how Allahoriginates the creation, then creates the later creation. SurelyAllah has power over everything.

Have they not traveled through the earth and seen what was theend of those before them? They were superior in strength thanthese; they tilled the soil and built on it more than these haveever built. There came to them their Rasools with clear signs(but they rejected them to the detriment of their owndestruction): it was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wrongedtheir own souls.

O Prophet, tell them: "Travel through the earth and see what wasthe end of those who have passed away before you: most of themwere mushrikin (worshipped other gods besides Allah)".

Have they not traveled through the land and see what was the endof those who went before them, who were far superior in strengththan these people? There is nothing in the heavens or in theearth which can frustrate Allah; surely He is All-Knowing,All-Powerful.

Have they not travelled through the land and seen what was theend of those who have gone before them? They were far greater inpower than these and left great traces in the land: but Allahseized them for their sins and there was none to protect themfrom Allah.

Have they never travelled through the earth and seen what was theend of those who have gone before them? They were more in numberand superior in strength than these and they have left behindgreat traces of their power in the land; yet all that they didwas of no avail to them.

Have they not traveled through the land and see what was the endof those who have gone before them? Allah destroyed them utterlyand a similar fate awaits these unbelievers.

O Prophet, tell them: "Travel through the earth and see what wasthe end of those who have passed away before you: most of themwere mushrikin (worshipped other gods besides Allah)".

O believers! When you struggle in the way of Allah, investigatecarefully, and do not say to anyone who offers you a salutation:"You are not a believer" in order to seek worldly gain by this.Allah has abundant spoils for you. Remember that you yourselveswere in the same condition before, Allah has conferred His favorson you. Therefore, make a thorough investigation beforeconsidering someone an unbeliever. Allah is well aware of allyour actions.

Likewise, they do not spend anything for the cause of Allah, beit small or large, or cut across a valley in Jihad, but iswritten down to their credit; so that Allah may reward them basedon the best of their deeds.

Even after that, they broke their covenant; as a result, We laidon them Our curse and hardened their hearts. They tempered withwords out of their context and neglected much of what they wereenjoined. You will always find most of them deceitful except fora few of them. Yet forgive them and overlook their misdeeds.Allah loves those who are kind to others.

If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may fairlyretaliate by breaking off the treaty with them (through properlynotifying them to that effect), for Allah does not love thetreacherous.

O Prophet, say: "If they (the Makkans) had steadfastly followedthe Right Way, We would have certainly vouchsafed them abundantwater,

A declaration of immunity from Allah and His Rasool is herebymade to those of the mushrikin with whom you have made a treaty:

How can there be a treaty with the mushrikin on the part of Allahand His Rasool - except for those with whom you ratified a treatyat the Masjid-al-Haram? So long as they honor it, you also honor:for Allah loves the righteous.