9. In trying to deceive GOD and those
who believe, they only deceive them-
selves without perceiving. 

10. In their minds there is a disease.
Consequently, GOD augments
their disease. They have incurred
a painful retribution for their lying. 

11. When they are told,
"Do not commit evil," they say,
"But we are righteous!" 

12. In fact, they are evildoers,
but they do not perceive. 

Two Deaths and Two Lives
for the Disbelievers* 

28. How can you disbelieve in GOD
when you were dead
and He gave you life,
then He puts you to death,
then He brings you back to life,
then to Him you ultimately return? 

29. He is the One who created for you
everything on earth, then turned to
the sky and perfected seven universes
therein,* and He is fully aware of all things. 
 

8. Among the people there is the one who argues about GOD without knowledge, and without guidance, and without an
enlightening scripture. 

9. Arrogantly he strives to divert the people from the path of GOD. He thus incurs humiliation in this life, and we commit him on
the Day of Resurrection to the agony of burning. 10. This is what your hands have sent ahead for you. GOD is never unjust
towards the people. 

46. who believe that they will meet their Lord;
that to Him they ultimately return. 

47. O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you,
and that I blessed you more than any other people. 

48. Beware of the day when no soul can avail another soul, no intercession will be
accepted, no ransom can be paid, nor can anyone be helped. 

[24:7] The fifth oath shall be to incur GOD's condemnation upon him, if he was lying. 

[24:8] She shall be considered innocent if she swears by GOD four times that he is a liar. 

[24:9] The fifth oath shall incur GOD's wrath upon her if he was telling the truth. 

[24:10] This is GOD's grace and mercy towards you. GOD is Redeemer, Most Wise. 
 

67. Moses said to his people, "GOD
commands you to sacrifice a heifer."
They said, "Are you mocking us?"
He said, "GOD forbid, that I should
behave like the ignorant ones." 

68. They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us which one." He said,
"He says that she is a heifer that is neither too old, nor too young;
of an intermediate age. Now, carry out what you are commanded to do." 

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*2:67 Although this sura contains important laws and commandments, including the contact prayers, fasting, Hajj
pilgrimage, and the laws of marriage, divorce, etc., the name given to the sura is "The Heifer." This reflects the crucial
importance of submission to God and immediate, unwavering obedience to our Creator. Such submission proves our
belief in God's omnipotence and absolute authority. See 
also the Bible's Book of Numbers, Chapter 19.

[26:1] T. S. M. (Ta, Seen, Mim) 

[26:2] These (letters) constitute proofs of this clarifying scripture. 

[26:3] You may blame yourself that they are not believers. 

[26:4] If we will, we can send from the sky a sign that forces their necks to bow. 

                            The Quran's Mathematical Code 

[26:5] Whenever a reminder from the Most Gracious comes to them, that is new, they turn away in aversion. 

[26:6] Since they disbelieved, they have incurred the consequences of their heedlessness. 

[26:7] Have they not seen the earth, and how many kinds of beautiful plants we have grown thereon? 

[26:8] This should be a sufficient proof for them, but most of them are not believers. 

[26:9] Most assuredly, your Lord is the Almighty, Most Merciful. 

86. It is they who bought this lowly life
at the expense of the Hereafter.
Consequently, the retribution
is never commuted for them,
nor can they be helped. 

The Prophets of Israel 

87. We gave Moses the scripture,
and subsequent to him
we sent other messengers,
and we gave Jesus, son of Mary,
profound miracles and supported
him with the Holy Spirit.
Is it not a fact that every time a
messenger went to you
with anything you disliked,
your ego caused you to be arrogant?
Some of them you rejected, and some of them you killed. 

[28:1] T. S. M. 

[28:2] These (letters) constitute proofs of this profound book. 

[28:3] We recite to you herein some history of Moses and Pharaoh, truthfully, for the benefit of people who believe. 

[28:4] Pharaoh turned into a tyrant on earth, and discriminated against some people. He persecuted a helpless group of them,
slaughtering their sons, while sparing their daughters. He was indeed wicked. 

                            God Compensates the Oppressed 

[28:5] We willed to compensate those who were oppressed on earth, and to turn them into leaders, and make them the
inheritors. 

*28:1 See Appendix 1 for details of the Quran's miraculous mathematical code, and the meaning or significance of
these Quranic Initials. 

[28:6] And to establish them on earth, and to give Pharaoh, Hamaan, and their troops a taste of their own medicine. 
 

2. GOD: there is no god except He; 
the Living, the Eternal. 

3. He sent down to you this scripture, 
truthfully, confirming all previous 
scriptures, and He sent down 
the Torah and the Gospel 

4. before that, to guide the people, and 
He sent down the statute book. 
Those who disbelieve in GOD's 
revelations incur severe retribution. 
GOD is Almighty, Avenger. 

5. Nothing is hidden from GOD, 
on earth, or in the heaven. 

[30:1] A. L. M.* 

[30:2] Certainly, the Romans will be defeated. 

[30:3] In the nearest land. After their defeat, they will rise again and win. 

[30:4] Within several years. Such is GOD's decision, both in the first prophecy, and the second. On that day, the believers shall
rejoice. 

[30:5] In GOD's victory. He grants victory to whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, Most Merciful.

24. This is because they said, "The hellfire will not touch us, 
except for a few days." 
They were thus deceived in their 
religion by their own fabrications. 

25. How will it be for them, when we 
summon them on that inevitable day? 
Each soul will be paid for whatever 
it earned, without the least injustice. 
 

[32:1] A. L. M.* 

[32:2] The book is, without a doubt, a revelation from the Lord of the universe. 

[32:3] They said, "He fabricated it." Indeed, this is the truth from your Lord, to warn people who never received a warner
before you, that they may be guided. 

                           No Mediator Between God and You 

[32:4] GOD is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them in six days, then assumed all
authority. You have none beside Him as Lord, nor do you have an intercessor. Would you not take heed? 

[32:5] All matters are controlled by Him from the heaven to the earth. To Him, the day is equivalent to one thousand of your
years. 

[32:6] Knower of all secrets and declarations; the Almighty, Most Merciful. 

42. The angels said, "O Mary, GOD has 
chosen you and purified you. He has 
chosen you from all the women. 

43. "O Mary, you shall submit to your 
Lord, and prostrate and bow down 
with those who bow down." 

44. This is news from the past that we 
reveal to you. You were not there 
when they drew their raffles to select 
Mary's guardian. You were not 
present when they argued with 
one another. 

45. The angels said, "O Mary, GOD gives you 
good news: a Word from Him whose name is 
'The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.' 
He will be prominent in this life 
and in the Hereafter, 
and one of those closest to Me." 
 

[34:1] Praise be to GOD - to whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; all praise is also due to Him in the
Hereafter. He is the Most Wise, the Cognizant. 

[34:2] He knows everything that goes into the earth, and everything that comes out of it, and everything that comes down from
the sky, and everything that climbs into it. He is the Most Merciful, the Forgiving. 

[34:3] Those who disbelieve have said, "The Hour will never come to pass!" Say, "Absolutely - by my Lord - it will most
certainly come to you. He is the Knower of the future. Not even the equivalent of an atom's weight is hidden from Him, be it in
the heavens or the earth. Not even smaller than that, or larger (is hidden). All are in a profound record." 

[34:4] Most certainly, He will reward those who believe and lead a righteous life. These have deserved forgiveness and a
generous provision.

[34:5] As for those who constantly challenge our revelations, they have incurred a retribution of painful humiliation. 

[34:6] It is evident to those who are blessed with knowledge that this revelation from your Lord to you is the truth, and that it
guides to the path of the Almighty, the Most Praiseworthy. 

[34:7] Those who disbelieve have said, "Let us show you a man who tells you that after you are torn apart you will be created
anew. 

[34:8] "Either he fabricated lies about GOD, or he is crazy." Indeed, those who disbelieve in the Hereafter have incurred the
worst retribution; they have gone far astray. 

[34:9] Have they not seen all the things in front of them and behind them, in the heaven and the earth? If we willed, we could
have caused the earth to swallow them, or caused masses to fall on them from the sky. This should be a sufficient proof for
every obedient servant. 
 

62. Absolutely, this is the narration of the truth. 
Absolutely, there is no god except GOD. 
Absolutely, GOD is the Almighty, Most Wise. 

63. If they turn away, then GOD is fully aware of the evildoers. 

Invitation to All Believers 

64. Say, "O followers of the scripture, 
let us come to a logical agreement 
between us and you: that we shall not 
worship except GOD; that we never 
set up any idols besides Him, nor set 
up any human beings as lords beside 
GOD." If they turn away, say, "Bear 
witness that we are submitters." 

65. O followers of the scripture, why 
do you argue about Abraham, 
when the Torah and the Gospel 
were not revealed until after him? 
Do you not understand? 

66. You have argued about things you 
knew; why do you argue about things 
you do not know? GOD knows, 
while you do not know. 

67. Abraham was neither Jewish, 
nor Christian; he was a monotheist 
submitter. He never was 
an idol worshiper. 

68. The people most worthy of Abraham 
are those who followed him, and this 
prophet, and those who believe. 
GOD is the Lord and Master 
of the believers. 

69. Some followers of the scripture 
wish to lead you astray, 
but they only lead themselves astray, 
without perceiving. 

70. O followers of the scripture, 
why do you reject these revelations of GOD 
though you bear witness (that this is the truth)? 

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71. O followers of the scripture, why do you confound the truth with falsehood, 
and conceal the truth, knowingly? 

72. Some followers of the scripture say, "Believe in what was sent down 
to the believers in the morning, and reject it in the evening; 
maybe someday they will revert. 

73. "And do not believe except as those 
who follow your religion." 
Say, "The true guidance is GOD's 
guidance." If they claim that they 
have the same guidance, or argue 
with you about your Lord, say, "All 
grace is in GOD's hand; He bestows 
it upon whomever He wills."
GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient. 

74. He specifies His mercy for 
whomever He wills; 
GOD possesses unlimited grace. 

[36:1] Y. S. (Yaa Seen)* 

[36:2] And the Quran that is full of wisdom. 

[36:3] Most assuredly, you (Rashad) are one of the messengers.* 

[36:4] On a straight path. 

[36:5] This revelation is from the Almighty, Most Merciful. 

[36:6] To warn people whose parents were never warned, and therefore, they are unaware. 

[36:7] It has been predetermined that most of them do not believe. 

[36:8] For we place around their necks shackles, up to their chins. Consequently, they become locked in their disbelief. 

[36:9] And we place a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and thus, we veil them; they cannot see. 

[36:10] It is the same whether you warn them or not, they cannot believe.* 

81. GOD took a covenant from the 
prophets, saying, "I will give you 
the scripture and wisdom. Afterwards, 
a messenger will come to confirm 
all existing scriptures. You shall 
believe in him and support him." 
He said, "Do you agree with this, 
and pledge to fulfill this covenant?" 
They said, "We agree." He said, 
"You have thus borne witness, and I 
bear witness along with you." 

Rejectors of God's Messenger of 
the Covenant are Disbelievers

82. Those who reject this (Quranic 
prophecy) are the evil ones. 

83. Are they seeking other than GOD's 
religion, when everything in the 
heavens and the earth has submitted to Him, 
willingly and unwillingly, and to Him they will be returned? 

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*3:81 This major prophecy has now been fulfilled. God's Messenger of the Covenant, as
prophesied in this verse and in the Bible's Malachi 3:1-21, Luke 17:22-36, & Matthew 24:27
is to purify and unify God's messages which were delivered by God's prophets. Judaism,
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. have been severely corrupted. It is the will of
Almighty God to purify them and unify them under the banner of worshiping Him alone.
Overwhelming evidence has been provided by God in support of His Messenger of the
Covenant, whose name is incontrovertibly specified into the Quran's mathematical code as
"Rashad Khalifa." For example, adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the
value of "Khalifa" (725), plus the verse number (81) gives 1311, or 19x69 (see Appendix 2
for the detailed evidence).
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Make No Distinction Among God's Messengers 

84. Say, "We believe in GOD, and in what was sent down to us, 
and in what was sent down to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the Patriarchs, 
and in what was given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord. 
We make no distinction among any of them. 
To Him alone we are submitters." 

Only One Religion Approved by God

85. Anyone who accepts other than
Submission as his religion, it will not
be accepted from him, and in the 
Hereafter, he will be with the losers. 

86. Why should GOD guide people 
who disbelieved after believing, 
and after witnessing that the 
messenger is truth, and after solid 
proofs* have been given to them? 
GOD does not guide the wicked. 

87. These have incurred condemnation 
by GOD, and the angels, and all the 
people. 

88. Eternally they abide therein; the 
retribution is never commuted for 
them, nor will they be reprieved. 

89. Exempted are those who repent 
thereafter, and reform. 
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 
 

[38:1] S. (Saad), and the Quran that contains the proof. 

[38:2] Those who disbelieve have plunged into arrogance and defiance. 

[38:3] Many a generation before them we annihilated. They called for help, in vain. 

[38:4] They wondered that a warner should come to them, from among them. The disbelievers said,
"A magician, a liar. 

[38:5] "Did he make the gods into one god? This is really strange." 

[38:6] The leaders announced, "Go and steadfastly persevere in worshipping your gods. This is
what is desired. 

[38:7] "We never heard of this from the religion of our fathers. This is a lie. 

[38:8] "Why did the proof come down to him, instead of us?" Indeed, they are doubtful of My
proof. Indeed, they have not yet tasted My retribution. 

[38:9] Do they own the treasures of mercy of your Lord, the Almighty, the Grantor. 

[38:10] Do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between
them? Let them help themselves. 

[38:11] Instead, whatever forces they can muster - even if all their parties banded together - will be
defeated. 

[38:12] Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, `Aad, and the mighty Pharaoh. 

[38:13] Also, Thamoud, the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods (of Midyan); those were the
opponents. 

[38:14] Each of them disbelieved the messengers and thus, My retribution was inevitable. 

[38:15] These people can expect a single blow, from which they never recover.

[38:16] They challenged: "Our Lord, why do you not rush the retribution for us, before the Day of
Reckoning." 

*38:1 This Initial (Saad) occurs in suras 7, 19, & 38 a total of 152 times, 19x8 (Appendix 1). 

**38:1 The word "Zikr" is made distinct from the Quran and clearly points at the Quran's
miraculous mathematical code. See 15:6, 9; 16:44; 21:2, 24; 26:5; & 36:11, 69. 

19. O you who believe, it is not lawful
for you to inherit what the women
leave behind, against their will.
You shall not force them
to give up anything
you had given them, unless
they commit a proven adultery.
You shall treat them nicely.
If you dislike them, you may
dislike something wherein GOD has placed a lot of good.
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*4:15 A woman witnessed by four people in the act of committing adultery
on four different occasions, with four different partners, represents a danger
to public health. Such a woman is a depository of germs, and a health
quarantine protects the society 
from her. A good example of an exit that saves a quarantined woman is
marriage--someone may wish to marry her, and thus protect her and the
society.
*4:16 Public exposure of the sinners is a major deterrent, as we see in 5:38
and 24:2.

[41:1] H. M.* 

[41:2] A revelation from the Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 

[41:3] A scripture whose verses provide the complete details, in an Arabic
Quran, for people who know. 

[41:4] A bearer of good news, as well as a warner. However, most of them turn
away; they do not hear. 

[41:5] They said, "Our minds are made up, our ears are deaf to your message,
and a barrier separates us from you. Do what you want, and so will we." 

[41:6] Say, "I am no more than a human being like you, who has been inspired
that your god is one god. You shall be devoted to Him, and ask His forgiveness.
Woe to the idol worshipers. 

[41:7] "Who do not give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and with regard to the
Hereafter, they are disbelievers." 

[41:8] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they receive a well
deserved recompense. 

[41:9] Say, "You disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and
you set up idols to rank with Him, though He is Lord of the universe."* 

[41:10] He placed on it stabilizers (mountains), made it productive, and He
calculated its provisions in four days, to satisfy the needs of all its inhabitants.* 

[41:11] Then He turned to the sky, when it was still gas, and said to it, and to the
earth, "Come into existence, willingly or unwillingly." They said, "We come
willingly." 

*41:1 For the significance of these Quranic Initials, see Footnote 40:1. 

*41:9-10 The ``days'' of creation represent a yardstick. Thus, the physical
universe was created in two days, while the calculation of provisions for all
the creatures on earth required four. This also teaches us that there is life
only on this planet Earth. 

36. You shall worship GOD alone--
do not associate anything with Him.
You shall regard the parents, the
relatives, the orphans, the poor,
the related neighbor, the unrelated
neighbor, the close associate, the
traveling alien, and your servants.
GOD does not like the arrogant
show-offs. 

37. The ones who are stingy, exhort
the people to be stingy, and conceal
what GOD has bestowed
upon them from His bounties.
We have prepared for the dis-
believers a shameful retribution. 

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*4:34 God prohibits wife-beating by using the best psychological approach.
For example, if I don't want you to shop at Market X, I will ask you to shop
at Market Y, then at Market Z, then, as a last resort, at Market X. This will
effectively stop you from shopping at Market X, without insulting you.
Similarly, God provides alternatives to wife-beating; reasoning with her
first, then employing certain negative incentives. Remember that the theme
of this sura is defending the women's rights and countering the prevalent
oppression of women. Any interpretation of the verses of this sura must be
in favor of the women. This sura's theme is "protection of women."
**4:34 This expression simply means that God is appointing the husband as
"captain of the ship." Marriage is like a ship, and the captain runs it after
due consultation with his officers. A believing wife readily accepts God's
appointment, without mutiny.

[43:1] H. M. 

[43:2] And the enlightening scripture. 

[43:3] We have rendered it an Arabic Quran, that you may understand. 

[43:4] It is preserved with us in the original master, honorable and full of wisdom. 

[43:5] Should we just ignore the fact that you have transgressed the limits? 

                 The Plan for Redemption 

[43:6] We have sent many a prophet to the previous generations. 

[43:7] Every time a prophet went to them, they ridiculed him. 

[43:8] Consequently, we annihilated people who were even more powerful than
these. We thus set the examples from the previous communities. 

[43:9] If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth," they would
say, "The Almighty, the Omniscient has created them." 

[43:10] He is the One who made the earth habitable for you, and created for you
roads therein, that you may follow the right way. 

*43:1 See Footnote 40:1. The frequency of occurrence of the letters "H"
(Ha) and "M" (Meem) in the seven H.M.-initialed suras is 292, and 1855,
respectively. This adds up to 2147, or 19x113. 

56. Surely, those who disbelieve in
our revelations, we will condemn
them to the hellfire.
Whenever their skins are burnt,
we will give them new skins.
Thus, they will suffer continuously. 
GOD is Almighty, Most Wise. 

57. As for those who believe
and lead a righteous life,
we will admit them into gardens
with flowing streams;
they abide therein forever.
They will have pure spouses therein.
We will admit them into a
blissful shade. 
 

[45:1] H. M. 

[45:2] The revelation of this scripture is from GOD, the Almighty, Most Wise. 

[45:3] The heavens and the earth are full of proofs for the believers. 

[45:4] Also in your creation, and the creation of all the animals, there are proofs
for people who are certain. 

[45:5] Also, the alternation of the night and the day, and the provisions that GOD
sends down from the sky to revive dead lands, and the manipulation of the winds;
all these are proofs for people who understand. 

                    Which Hadith?* 

[45:6] These are GOD's revelations that we recite to you truthfully. In which
Hadith other than GOD and His revelations do they believe? 

[45:7] Woe to every fabricator, guilty. 

[45:8] The one who hears GOD's revelations recited to him, then insists
arrogantly on his way, as if he never heard them. Promise him a painful retribution.

[45:9] When he learns anything about our revelations, he mocks them. These
have incurred a shameful retribution. 

[45:10] Awaiting them is Gehenna. Their earnings will not help them, nor the idols
they had set up beside GOD. They have incurred a terrible retribution. 

[45:11] This is a beacon, and those who disbelieve in these revelations of their
Lord have incurred condemnation and a painful retribution. 

[45:12] GOD is the One who committed the sea in your service, so that the ships
can roam it in accordance with His laws. You thus seek His provisions, that you
may be appreciative. 

[45:13] He committed in your service everything in the heavens and the earth; all
from Him. These are proofs for people who reflect. 

*45:6-7 God condemns "Hadith" by name, and informs us that it is a
blasphemous fabrication. 

75. Why should you not fight in the cause of GOD when weak men, women,
and children are imploring: "Our Lord, deliver us from this community
whose people are oppressive, and be You our Lord and Master." 

76. Those who believe are fighting for the cause of GOD,
while those who disbelieve are fighting for the cause of tyranny.
Therefore, you shall fight the devil's allies; the devil's power is nil. 

77. Have you noted those who were told, "You do not have to fight;
all you need to do is observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the
obligatory charity (Zakat)," then,
when fighting was decreed for them,
they feared the people as much as
they feared GOD, or even more?
They said, "Our Lord, why did You
force this fighting on us? If only You
respite us for awhile!" Say, "The
materials of this world are nil, while
the Hereafter is far better for the
righteous, and you never suffer
the slightest injustice." 

God is the Doer of Everything* 

78. Wherever you are, death will catch
up with you, even if you live in for-
midable castles. When something
good happens to them, they say,
"This is from GOD," and when
something bad afflicts them, they
blame you. Say, "Everything comes
from GOD." Why do these people
misunderstand almost everything? 

[47:1] Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of GOD, He nullifies their
works. 

[47:2] Those who believe and work righteousness, and believe in what was sent
down to Muhammad - which is the truth from their Lord - He remits their sins,
and blesses them with contentment. 

[47:3] This is because those who disbelieve are following falsehood, while those
who believe are following the truth from their Lord. GOD thus cites for the people
their examples. 

[47:4] If you encounter (in war) those who disbelieve, you may strike the necks.
If you take them as captives you may set them free or ransom them, until the war
ends. Had GOD willed, He could have granted you victory, without war. But He
thus tests you by one another. As for those who get killed in the cause of GOD,
He will never put their sacrifice to waste. 

[47:5] He will guide them, and bless them with contentment. 

[47:6] He will admit them into Paradise, that He described to them. 

[47:7] O you who believe, if you support GOD, He will support you, and
strengthen your foothold. 

[47:8] Those who disbelieve incur misery; He causes their works to be utterly in
vain. 

[47:9] That is because they hated what GOD revealed and consequently, He
nullifies their works. 

[47:10] Did they not roam the earth and see the consequences for those before
them? GOD destroyed their works; all disbelievers will suffer the same fate. 

[47:11] This is because GOD is the Lord of those who believe, while the
disbelievers have no lord. 

[47:12] GOD admits those who believe and lead a righteous life into gardens with
flowing streams. As for those who disbelieve, they live and eat like the animals
eat, then end up in the hellfire. 

[47:13] Many a community was much stronger than the community that evicted
you from your town; when we annihilated them, no one could help them. 

[47:14] Are those enlightened by their Lord the same as those whose evil works
are adorned in their eyes, and they follow their own opinions? 

[47:15] The allegory of Paradise that is promised for the righteous is this: it has
rivers of unpolluted water, and rivers of fresh milk, and rivers of wine - delicious
for the drinkers - and rivers of strained honey. They have all kinds of fruits
therein, and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are they better) or those who abide
forever in the hellfire, and drink hellish water that tears up their intestines? 

[47:16] Some of them listen to you, then as soon as they leave they ask those
who were enlightened, "What did he just say?" GOD thus seals their hearts and,
consequently, they follow only their opinions. 

[47:17] As for those who are guided, He augments their guidance, and grants
them their righteousness. 

95. Not equal are the sedentary among the believers who are not handicapped,
and those who strive in the cause of GOD with their money and their lives.
GOD exalts the strivers with their money
and their lives above the sedentary.
For both, GOD promises salvation, but GOD exalts the strivers
over the sedentary with a great recompense. 

96. The higher ranks come from Him,
as well as forgiveness and mercy.
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 
 

[49:1] O you who believe, do not place your opinion above that of GOD and His
messenger. You shall reverence GOD. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. 

[49:2] O you who believe, do not raise your voices above the voice of the
prophet, nor shall you shout at him as you shout at each other, lest your works
become nullified while you do not perceive.

[49:3] Surely, those who lower their voices at the messenger of GOD are the
ones whose hearts are prepared by GOD to become righteous. They have
deserved forgiveness and a great recompense. 

[49:4] As for those who call on you from outside the walls, most of them do not
understand. 

*49:2 Whenever the word ``prophet'' (Nabi) is used in reference to
Muhammad, it invariably refers to him during his life, not after his death.
Obviously, we cannot possibly raise our voices above Muhammad's voice,
now that he is dead. See also 33:56. 

*49:3 Respecting the messenger helps outsiders and visitors in coming to
God's message. 

[49:5] Had they been patient until you came out to them, it would have been
better for them. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 

13. It was a consequence of their 
violating the covenant that we 
condemned them, and we caused their hearts 
to become hardened. Consequently, 
they took the words out of context,
and disregarded some of the commandments 
given to them. You will continue to witness 
betrayal from them, excepting a few of them. You shall pardon them, 
and disregard them. GOD loves those who are benevolent. 

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*5:12 If you fulfill the requirements stated in this verse, God will let you
know that He is with you; you will have no doubt about it. Prominent
among God's signs are mathematical signs for those who understand the
Quran's miracle (Appendix 1). 
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Christians, too, Must Obey God's Messenger 

14. Also from those who said, "We are Christian," 
we took their covenant. 
But they disregarded some of 
the commandments given to them. 
Consequently, we condemned them
to animosity and hatred among themselves, 
until the Day of Resurrection. 
GOD will then inform them 
of everything they had done. 

The Quran: God's Message 
to the Jews and Christians 

15. O people of the scripture, 
our messenger has come to you 
to proclaim for you many things 
you have concealed in the scripture, 
and to pardon many other transgres- 
sions you have committed. 
A beacon has come to you from 
GOD, and a profound scripture. 

16. With it, GOD guides those 
who seek His approval. 
He guides them to the paths 
of peace, leads them out of darkness 
into the light by His leave, 
and guides them in a straight path. 

[51:1] The blowing winds. 

[51:2] Bearing rain. 

[51:3] Bringing provisions. 

[51:4] Distributing them as commanded.

[51:5] What is promised to you will surely come to pass. 

[51:6] The Day of Judgment is inevitable. 

[51:7] Despite the perfectly created sky. 

[51:8] You continue to dispute the truth. 

[51:9] Deviating therefrom are the deviators. 

[51:10] Woe to the falsifiers. 

[51:11] In their blundering, they are totally heedless. 

[51:12] They question the Day of Judgment. 

[51:13] The day they are presented to the fire. 

[51:14] Taste the retribution; this is what you used to challenge. 

[51:15] The righteous have deserved gardens and springs. 

[51:16] They receive their Lord's rewards, for they used to be pious. 

[51:17] Rarely did they sleep the whole night. 

[51:18] At dawn, they prayed for forgiveness. 

[51:19] A portion of their money was set aside for the beggar and the needy. 

[51:20] The earth is full of signs for those who are certain. 

[51:21] And within yourselves; can you see? 

[51:22] In the heaven is your provision, and everything that is promised to you. 

[51:23] By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this is as true as the fact that you
speak. 

[51:24] Have you noted the history of Abraham's honorable guests? 

[51:25] They visited him, saying, "Peace." He said, "Peace to you, strangers!" 

[51:26] He asked his family to prepare a fat calf. 

[51:27] When he offered it to them, he remarked, "Do you not eat?" 

[51:28] He harbored fear of them. They said, "Have no fear," and they gave good
news of a knowledgeable son. 

[51:29] His wife was astonished. Noting her wrinkled face: "I am a sterile old
woman." 

[51:30] They said, "Thus said your Lord. He is the Most Wise, the Omniscient." 

[51:31] He said, "What are you up to, O messengers?" 

[51:32] They said, "We have been dispatched to criminal people. 

[51:33] "We will shower them with rocks of clay. 

[51:34] "Marked by your Lord for the transgressors." 

[51:35] We then delivered all the believers. 

[51:36] We did not find in it except one house of submitters. 

[51:37] We set it up as a lesson for those who fear the painful retribution. 

[51:38] In Moses (there is a lesson). We sent him to Pharaoh with manifest
proofs. 

[51:39] But he turned away, in arrogance, and said, "Magician, or crazy." 

[51:40] Consequently, we punished him and his troops. We threw them into the
sea, and he is the one to blame. 

[51:41] In `Aad (there is a lesson). We sent upon them disastrous wind. 

[51:42] Anything that it came upon was utterly destroyed. 

[51:43] In Thamoud (there is a lesson). They were told, "Enjoy temporarily." 

[51:44] They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Consequently, the
lightning struck them as they looked. 

[51:45] They could never get up, nor were they helped. 

[51:46] And the people of Noah before that; they were wicked people. 

33. The just retribution for those who 
fight GOD and His messenger, 
and commit horrendous crimes, 
is to be killed, or crucified, 
or to have their hands and feet 
cut off on alternate sides, or to be 
banished from the land. 
This is to humiliate them in this
life, then they suffer a far worse 
retribution in the Hereafter. 

34. Exempted are those who repent 
before you overcome them. 
You should know that GOD is 
Forgiver, Most Merciful. 

35. O you who believe, you shall 
reverence GOD and seek the ways 
and means to Him, and strive in His 
cause, that you may succeed. 

The Cost of Disbelief 

36. Certainly, those who disbelieved, 
if they possessed everything on earth, 
even twice as much, and offered it as ransom 
to spare them the retribution 
on the Day of Resurrection, 
it would not be accepted from them; 
they have incurred a painful retribution. 

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[53:1] As the stars fell away.

[53:2] Your friend (Muhammad) was not astray, nor was he deceived. 

[53:3] Nor was he speaking out of a personal desire. 

[53:4] It was divine inspiration. 

[53:5] Dictated by the Most Powerful. 

[53:6] Possessor of all authority. From His highest height. 

[53:7] At the highest horizon. 

[53:8] He drew nearer by moving down. 

[53:9] Until He became as close as possible. 

[53:10] He then revealed to His servant what was to be revealed. 

[53:11] The mind never made up what it saw. 

[53:12] Are you doubting what he saw? 

[53:13] He saw him in another descent. 

[53:14] At the ultimate point. 

[53:15] Where the eternal Paradise is located. 

[53:16] The whole place was overwhelmed. 

[53:17] The eyes did not waver, nor go blind. 

[53:18] He saw great signs of his Lord. 

51. O you who believe, do not take certain Jews and Christians as allies; 
these are allies of one another. Those among you who ally themselves 
with these belong with them. GOD does not guide the transgressors.

52. You will see those who harbor doubt in their hearts hasten to join them,
saying, 
"We fear lest we may be defeated." May GOD bring victory, or a command 
from Him, that causes them to regret their secret thoughts. 

53. The believers will then say, "Are these the same people who swore 
by GOD solemnly that they were 
with you?" Their works have been 
nullified; they are the losers. 

54. O you who believe, if you revert 
from your religion, then GOD will 
substitute in your place people 
whom He loves and who love Him. 
They will be kind with the believers, 
stern with the disbelievers, and 
will strive in the cause of GOD 
without fear of any blame. Such is 
GOD's blessing; He bestows 
it upon whomever He wills. 
GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient. 

55. Your real allies are GOD and His 
messenger, and the believers who 
observe the Contact Prayers (Salat ), 
and give the obligatory charity
(Zakat ), and they bow down. 

56. Those who ally themselves with 
GOD and His messenger, and 
those who believed, belong in
the party of GOD; 
absolutely, they are the victors. 
 

[55:1] The Most Gracious. 

[55:2] Teacher of the Quran. 

[55:3] Creator of the human beings. 

[55:4] He taught them how to distinguish. 

[55:5] The sun and the moon are perfectly calculated. 

[55:6] The stars and the trees prostrate. 

[55:7] He constructed the sky and established the law.

[55:8] You shall not transgress the law. 

[55:9] You shall establish justice; do not violate the law. 

[55:10] He created the earth for all creatures. 

[55:11] In it there are fruits, and date palms with their hanging fruit. 

[55:12] Also grains and the spices. 

[55:13] (O humans and jinns,) which of your Lord's marvels can you deny? 

[55:14] He created the human from aged clay, like the potter's clay. 

[55:15] And created the jinns from blazing fire. 

[55:16] (O humans and jinns,) which of your Lord's marvels can you deny? 

*55:11 Compare the spaceship Earth's renewable systems and reproducing
astronauts with the most sophisticated spaceships that we launch into space.
God be glorified. 

69. Surely, those who believe, 
those who are Jewish, 
the converts, and the Christians; any of them who 
(1) believe in GOD and 
(2) believe in the Last Day, and 
(3) lead a righteous life, 
have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. 

70. We have taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, 
and we sent to them messengers. 
Whenever a messenger went to them with anything they disliked, 
some of them they rejected, and some they killed. 

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71. They thought that they would not be tested,
so they turned blind and deaf, then GOD redeemed them, 
but then many of them turned blind and deaf again. 
GOD is Seer of everything they do.

[57:1] Glorifying GOD is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the
Almighty, Most Wise. 

[57:2] To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. He controls life
and death. He is Omnipotent. 

[57:3] He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the Outermost and the Innermost.
He is fully aware of all things. 

[57:4] He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then
assumed all authority. He knows everything that enters into the earth, and
everything that comes out of it, and everything that comes down from the sky, and
everything that climbs into it. He is with you wherever you may be. GOD is Seer
of everything you do. 

[57:5] To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. All matters are
controlled by GOD. 

[57:6] He merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night. He is
fully aware of the innermost thoughts. 

[57:7] Believe in GOD and His messenger, and give from what He has bestowed
upon you. Those among you who believe and give (to charity) have deserved a
great recompense. 

[57:8] Why should you not believe in GOD when the messenger is inviting you to
believe in your Lord? He has taken a pledge from you, if you are believers. 

[57:9] He is the One who sends down to His servant clear revelations, in order to
lead you out of the darkness into the light. GOD is Compassionate towards you,
Most Merciful. 

[57:10] Why do you not spend in the cause of GOD, when GOD possesses all
wealth in the heavens and the earth? 
 

90. O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and the altars of idols, 
and the games of chance are abominations of the devil; 
you shall avoid them, that you may succeed. 

91. The devil wants to provoke animosity and hatred among you 
through intoxicants and gambling, and to distract you 
from remembering GOD, and from observing 
the Contact Prayers (Salat ). 
Will you then refrain? 

92. You shall obey GOD, and you shall 
obey the messenger, and beware. 
If you turn away, then know 
that the sole duty of our messenger 
is to deliver the message efficiently. 

93. Those who believe and lead a 
righteous life bear no guilt by 
eating any food, so long as 
they observe the commandments, 
believe and lead a righteous life, 
then maintain their piety and faith, 
and continue to observe 
piety and righteousness. 
GOD loves the righteous. 

Game Conservation 

94. O you who believe, GOD will test 
you with some game within reach 
of your hands and your arrows 
(during pilgrimage ). GOD thus 
distinguishes those among you who 
observe Him in their privacy. 
Those who transgress after this 
have incurred a painful retribution.

95. O you who believe, do not kill any game during pilgrimage. Anyone who 
kills any game on purpose, his fine shall be a number of livestock animals 
that is equivalent to the game animals he killed. The judgment shall be set 
by two equitable people among you. They shall make sure that the offerings 
reach the Ka`bah . Otherwise, he may expiate by feeding poor people, or by an 
equivalent fast to atone for his offense. GOD has pardoned past offenses. 
But if anyone returns to such an offense, GOD will avenge it. 
GOD is Almighty, Avenger. 
 
 
 

1. Praise be to GOD, who created the heavens and the earth,
and made the darkness and the light.
Yet, those who disbelieve in their Lord continue to deviate. 

2. He is the One who created you from
mud, then predetermined your life
span, a life span that is known only
to Him. Yet, you continue to doubt. 

3. He is the one GOD in the heavens
and the earth. He knows your
secrets and your declarations, and
He knows everything you earn. 

4. No matter what kind of proof
comes to them from their Lord,
they turn away from it, in aversion. 

5. Since they rejected the truth when
it came to them, they have incurred
the consequences of their
heedlessness. 

6. Have they not seen how many
generations before them we have
annihilated? We established them on
earth more than we did for you, and
we showered them with blessings,
generously, and we provided them
with flowing streams. We then
annihilated them because of their
sins, and we substituted another
generation in their place. 

7. Even if we sent down to them a physical book, written on paper,
and they touched it with their hands,
those who disbelieved would have said,
"This is no more than clever magic." 

8. They also said, "If only an angel could come down with him!"
Had we sent an angel, the whole matter would have been terminated,
and they would no longer be respited.
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Requirements of the Test 

9. Had we sent an angel,
we would have sent him in the form of a man,
and we would have kept them
just as confused as they are confused now. 

10. Messengers before you have been ridiculed.
It is those who mocked them who suffered
the consequences of their ridiculing. 

11. Say, "Roam the earth and note
the consequences for the rejectors." 

12. Say, "To whom belongs everything
in the heavens and the earth?" Say,
"To GOD." He has decreed that
mercy is His attribute. He will surely
summon you all on the Day of
Resurrection, which is inevitable.
The ones who lose their souls are
those who disbelieve. 

13. To Him belongs everything that
dwells in the night and the day.
He is the Hearer, the Knower. 

14. Say, "Shall I accept other than
GOD as a Lord and Master, when
He is the Initiator of the heavens
and the earth, and He feeds but is
not fed?" Say, "I am commanded to
be the most devoted submitter, and,
'Do not be an idol worshiper.' " 

15. Say, "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord,
the retribution of an awesome day. 

16. "Whoever is spared (the retribution),
on that day, has attained His mercy.
And this is the greatest triumph." 

[60:9] GOD enjoins you only from befriending those who fight you because of religion, evict you from your homes, and band
together with others to banish you. You shall not befriend them. Those who befriend them are the transgressors. 
 

19. Say, "Whose testimony is the greatest?" Say, "GOD's. He is the witness
between me and you that this Quran* has been inspired to me, to preach it to
you and whomever it reaches. Indeed, you bear witness that there are other
gods beside GOD." Say, "I do not testify as you do; there is only one god,
and I disown your idolatry." 

20. Those to whom we have given the scripture recognize this as they recognize
their own children. The ones who lose their souls are those who do not believe. 

21. Who is more evil than one who lies 
about GOD, or rejects His revelations?
The transgressors never succeed. 

Idol Worshipers Deny Their Idolatry 

22. On the day when we summon them
all, we will ask the idol worshipers,
"Where are the idols you set up?" 

23. Their disastrous response will be,
"By GOD our Lord, we never were
idol worshipers."*

24. Note how they lied to themselves,
and how the idols they had invented
have abandoned them. 

25. Some of them listen to you, but we
place veils on their hearts to prevent
them from understanding, and deaf-
ness in their ears. Thus, no matter
what kind of proof they see, they can-
not believe. Thus, when they come to
argue with you, the disbelievers say,
"These are tales from the past." 

26. They repel others from this (Quran),
as they themselves stay away from it,
and thus, they only destroy themselves without perceiving. 

27. If only you could see them when they face the hellfire!
They would say then, "Woe to us. Oh, we wish we could go back,
and never reject our Lord's revelations, and join the believers." 

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*6:19 This verse proclaims the Quran as the only source of religious
guidance. Those who uphold additional sources, such as Hadith & Sunna
(lies attributed to the Prophet), are defined as idolaters.
*6:23 Now and forever, the idol worshipers vehemently deny that they are
idolaters.
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28. As a matter of fact, (they only say this because) their secrets have been
exposed.
If they go back, they will commit exactly the same crimes.* They are liars. 

29. They say (subconsciously), "We live only this life; we will not be
resurrected." 

30. If you could only see them when they stand before their Lord! He would say,
"Is this not the truth?" They would say, "Yes, by our Lord." He would say,
"You have incurred the retribution by your disbelief." 

31. Losers indeed are those who disbelieve in meeting GOD,
until the Hour comes to them suddenly
then say, "We deeply regret
wasting our lives in this world."
They will carry loads of their sins on
their backs; what a miserable load! 

Rearranging Our Priorities 

32. The life of this world is no more
than illusion and vanity, while the
abode of the Hereafter is far
better for the righteous.
Do you not understand?! 

33. We know that you may be saddened
by what they say. You should know
that it is not you that they reject;
it is GOD's revelations that the
wicked disregard. 

34. Messengers before you have been
rejected, and they steadfastly per-
severed in the face of rejection.
They were persecuted until our
victory came to them. Such is GOD's
system that will never change.
The history of My messengers
thus sets the precedents for you. 

35. If their rejection gets to be too much for you,
you should know that even if you dug a tunnel through the earth,
or climbed a ladder into the sky, and produced a miracle for them
(they still would not believe). Had GOD willed,
He could have guided them, unanimously.
Therefore, do not behave like the ignorant ones.
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*6:28 This is because as soon as we enter into our worldly dimension, we
become totally unaware of events in the dimension of souls, where God and
His angels, and Heaven and Hell, can be seen. Thus, the guilty will not
change their behavior, even after seeing that eternal dimension.
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[62:1] Glorifying GOD is everything in the heavens and everything on earth; the
King, the Most Sacred, the Almighty, the Most Wise. 

[62:2] He is the One who sent to the gentiles a messenger from among them, to
recite to them His revelations, purify them, and teach them the scripture and
wisdom. Before this, they had gone far astray. 

[62:3] And to many generations subsequent to them. He is the Almighty, Most
Wise. 

[62:4] Such is GOD's grace that He bestows upon whomever He wills. GOD is
Possessor of Infinite Grace. 

[62:5] The example of those who were given the Torah, then failed to uphold it, is
like the donkey carrying great works of literature. Miserable indeed is the
example of people who rejected GOD's revelations. GOD does not guide the
wicked people. 

[62:6] Say, "O you who are Jewish, if you claim that you are GOD's chosen, to
the exclusion of all other people, then you should long for death if you are
truthful!" 

[62:7] They will never long for it, because of what they have committed. GOD is
fully aware of the wicked. 

[62:8] Say, "The death that you are trying to evade will catch up with you sooner
or later. Then you will be returned to the Knower of all secrets and declarations,
then He will inform you of everything you had done." 

God Alone Worthy of Worship 

46. Say, "What if GOD took away your hearing and your eyesight,
and sealed your minds; which god, other than GOD, 
can restore these for you?" Note how we explain the revelations,
and note how they still deviate! 

47. Say, "What if GOD's retribution
came to you suddenly, or after an
announcement, is it not the wicked
who incur annihilation?" 

Role of the Messengers 

48. We do not send the messengers
except as deliverers of good news,
as well as warners.
Those who believe and reform
have nothing to fear,
nor will they grieve. 

49. As for those who reject our revela-
tions, they incur the retribution
for their wickedness. 

50. Say, "I do not say to you that I
possess the treasures of GOD.
Nor do I know the future. Nor
do I say to you that I am an angel.
I simply follow what is revealed
to me." Say, "Is the blind the same
as the seer? Do you not reflect?" 

51. And preach with this (Quran)
to those who reverence
the summoning before their Lord--
they have none beside Him as a Lord and Master,
nor an intercessor--that they may attain salvation. 

52. And do not dismiss those who
implore their Lord day and night,
devoting themselves to Him alone.
You are not responsible for their reckoning,
nor are they responsible for your reckoning.
If you dismiss them, you will be a transgressor. 

[64:1] Glorifying GOD is everything in the heavens and everything on earth. To
Him belongs all kingship, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is Omnipotent. 

[64:2] He is the One who created you, then among you there is the disbeliever,
and the believer. GOD is fully Seer of everything you do. 

[64:3] He created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose, designed you
and perfected your design, then to Him is the final destiny. 

[64:4] He knows everything in the heavens and the earth, and He knows
everything you conceal and everything you declare. GOD is fully aware of the
innermost thoughts. 

[64:5] Have you noted those who disbelieved in the past, then suffered the
consequences of their decision? They incurred a painful retribution. 

[64:6] This is because their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they
said, "Shall we follow humans like us?" They disbelieved and turned away. GOD
does not need them; GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy.

[64:7] Those who disbelieved claim that they will not be resurrected! Yes indeed,
by my Lord, you will be resurrected, and you will be held accountable for
everything you have done. This is easy for GOD to do. 

[64:8] Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messenger, and the light that
we have revealed herein. GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do. 

[64:9] The day will come when He summons you to the Day of Summoning. That
is the Day of Mutual Blaming. Anyone who believes in GOD and leads a
righteous life, He will remit his sins, and will admit him into gardens with flowing
streams. They abide therein forever. This is the greatest triumph. 

*64:3 We are in this world due to God's immense mercy. The Most Gracious
has given us a chance to redeem ourselves. See the Introduction and
Appendix 7. 

60. He is the One who puts you to death during the night,
and knows even the smallest of your actions during the day.
He resurrects you every morning, until your life span is fulfilled,
then to Him is your ultimate return.
He will then inform you of everything you had done. 

61. He is Supreme over His creatures, and He appoints guards to protect you.
When the appointed time of death comes to any of you, our messengers
put him to death without delay. 

62. Then everyone is returned to GOD,
their rightful Lord and Master.
Absolutely, He is the ultimate judge;
He is the most accurate reckoner. 

63. Say, "Who can save you from the
darkness of the land or the sea?"
You implore Him loudly and secretly:
"If He saves us this time,
we will be eternally appreciative." 

64. Say, "GOD does save you this time,
and other times as well, then
you still set up idols besides Him." 

65. Say, "He is certainly able to pour
upon you retribution from above you,
or from beneath your feet. Or He
can divide you into factions and have
you taste each others' tyranny.
Note how we explain the revelations,
that they may understand." 

66. Your people have rejected this,
even though it is the truth. Say,
"I am not a guardian over you." 

67. Every prophecy herein will come to pass, and you will surely find out.

Respect for the Word of God 

68. If you see those who mock our revelations, you shall avoid them until they
delve
into another subject. If the devil causes you to forget, then, as soon as you
remember, do not sit with such evil people. 

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*6:60 The righteous do not really die; they go straight to the same Paradise
where Adam and Eve once lived. The unrighteous die and experience a
nightmare that lasts until the Day of Resurrection (see 2:154, 3:169,8:24,
16:32, 22:58, 36:26-27, 44:56, and Appendix 17).
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[66:1] O you prophet, why do you prohibit what GOD has made lawful for you,
just to please your wives? GOD is Forgiver, Merciful. 

[66:2] GOD has decreed for you the laws dealing with your oaths. GOD is your
Lord, and He is the Omniscient, Most Wise. 

[66:3] The prophet had trusted some of his wives with a certain statement, then
one of them spread it, and GOD let him know about it. He then informed his wife
of part of the issue, and disregarded part. She asked him, "Who informed you of
this?" He said, "I was informed by the Omniscient, Most Cognizant." 

[66:4] If the two of you repent to GOD, then your hearts have listened. But if you
band together against him, then GOD is his ally, and so is Gabriel and the
righteous believers. Also, the angels are his helpers. 

[66:5] If he divorces you, his Lord will substitute other wives in your place who
are better than you; submitters (Muslims), believers (Mu'mins), obedient,
repentant, worshipers, pious, either previously married, or virgins. 

[66:6] O you who believe, protect yourselves and your families from the Hellfire
whose fuel is people and rocks. Guarding it are stern and powerful angels who
never disobey GOD; they do whatever they are commanded to do. 

[66:7] O you who disbelieved, do not apologize today. You are being requited
only for what you did. 

*66:1 Mohammedans around the world believe that Muhammad was
infallible. This verse teaches us that he was indeed a fallible human being
(18:110, 33:37, 40:66, 80:1). 

74. Recall that Abraham said to his father Aazer,
"How could you worship statues as gods?
I see that you and your people have gone far astray." 

75. We showed Abraham the marvels
of the heavens and the earth,
and blessed him with certainty: 

76. When the night fell, he saw a shining
planet. "Maybe this is my Lord," he
said. When it disappeared, he said,
"I do not like (gods) that disappear." 

77. When he saw the moon rising,
he said, "Maybe this is my Lord!"
When it disappeared, he said,
"Unless my Lord guides me,
I will be with the strayers." 

78. When he saw the sun rising,
he said, "This must be my Lord.
This is the biggest." But when it
set, he said, "O my people,
I denounce your idolatry. 

79. "I have devoted myself absolutely
to the One who initiated the heavens
and the earth; I will never be
an idol worshiper." 

80. His people argued with him.
He said, "Do you argue with me
about GOD, after He has
guided me? I have no fear
of the idols you set up.
Nothing can happen to me,
unless my Lord wills it.
My Lord's knowledge
encompasses all things.
Would you not take heed? 

81. "Why should I fear your idols?
It is you who should be afraid, since you worship
instead of GOD idols that are utterly powerless to help you.
Which side is more deserving of security, if you know?" 
Perfect Security for Believers 

82. Those who believe, and do not pollute their belief with idol worship,
have deserved the perfect security,
and they are truly guided. 

83. Such was our argument, with which
we supported Abraham against his people.
We exalt whomever we will to higher ranks.
Your Lord is Most Wise, Omniscient. 

84. And we granted him Isaac and
Jacob, and we guided both of
them. Similarly, we guided Noah
before that, and from his descendants
(we guided) David, Solomon, Job,
Joseph, Moses, and Aaron.
We thus reward the righteous. 

85. Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus, and
Elias; all were righteous. 

86. And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot;
each of these we distinguished
over all the people. 

87. From among their ancestors, their
descendants, and their siblings, we
chose many, and we guided them
in a straight path. 

88. Such is GOD's guidance, with which
He guides whomever He chooses
from among His servants. Had any
of them fallen into idolatry, their
works would have been nullified. 

89. Those were the ones to whom we
have given the scripture, wisdom, and
prophethood. If these people
disbelieve, we will substitute
others in their place, and the new people
will not be disbelievers. 

90. These are the ones guided by GOD;
you shall be guided in their footsteps.
Say, "I do not ask you for any wage.
This is but a message for all the people."
 

[68:1] NuN*, the pen, and what they (the people) write. 

[68:2] You have attained a great blessing from your Lord; you are not crazy. 

[68:3] You have attained a recompense that is well deserved. 

[68:4] You are blessed with a great moral character. 

[68:5] You will see, and they will see. 

[68:6] Which of you are condemned. 

[68:7] Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully
aware of those who are guided. 

[68:8] Do not obey the rejectors. 

[68:9] They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise. 

[68:10] Do not obey every lowly swearer. 

[68:11] A slanderer, a backbiter.

[68:12] Forbidder of charity, a transgressor, a sinner. 

[68:13] Unappreciative, and greedy. 

[68:14] Even though he possessed enough money and children.

[68:15] When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!" 

*68:1 ``NuN'' is unique among the Quran's miraculous initials. See Appendix
1. 

1. A. L. M. S.* 

2. This scripture has been revealed to you--you shall not harbor doubt about it
in your heart--that you may warn with it, and to provide a reminder 
for the believers. 

3. You shall all follow what is revealed 
to you from your Lord; do not 
follow any idols besides Him. 
Rarely do you take heed. 

4. Many a community we annihilated; 
they incurred our retribution while 
they were asleep, or wide awake. 

5. Their utterance when our retribu- 
tion came to them was: "Indeed, 
we have been transgressors." 

6. We will certainly question those 
who received the message, and we 
will question the messengers. 

7. We will inform them authoritatively, 
for we were never absent. 

8. The scales will be set on that day, 
equitably. Those whose weights are 
heavy will be the winners. 

9. As for those whose weights are light, 
they will be the ones who lost their 
souls,* as a consequence of 
disregarding our revelations, unjustly. 

10. We have established you on earth, and we have provided for you the means
of 
support therein. Rarely are you appreciative. 

11. We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, 
"Fall prostrate before Adam." They fell prostrate, 
except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the prostrators. 

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*7:1 See Appendix 1 for the role of these initials in the Quran's
mathematical miracle. 
*7:9 Failing to heed our Creator leads to spiritual starvation and eventual
"loss" of the soul. 
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1. A. L. M. S.* 

2. This scripture has been revealed to you--you shall not harbor doubt about it
in your heart--that you may warn with it, and to provide a reminder 
for the believers. 

3. You shall all follow what is revealed
to you from your Lord; do not 
follow any idols besides Him. 
Rarely do you take heed. 

4. Many a community we annihilated; 
they incurred our retribution while 
they were asleep, or wide awake. 

5. Their utterance when our retribu- 
tion came to them was: "Indeed, 
we have been transgressors." 

6. We will certainly question those 
who received the message, and we 
will question the messengers. 

7. We will inform them authoritatively, 
for we were never absent. 

8. The scales will be set on that day, 
equitably. Those whose weights are 
heavy will be the winners. 

9. As for those whose weights are light, 
they will be the ones who lost their 
souls,* as a consequence of 
disregarding our revelations, unjustly. 

10. We have established you on earth, and we have provided for you the means
of 
support therein. Rarely are you appreciative. 

11. We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, 
"Fall prostrate before Adam." They fell prostrate, 
except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the prostrators. 

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*7:1 See Appendix 1 for the role of these initials in the Quran's
mathematical miracle. 
*7:9 Failing to heed our Creator leads to spiritual starvation and eventual
"loss" of the soul. 
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12. He said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I ordered you?" 
He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, 
and created him from mud." 

13. He said, "Therefore, you must go down, for you are not to be arrogant here. 
Get out; you are debased." 

14. He said, "Grant me a respite, until the Day of Resurrection." 

15. He said, "You are granted a respite." 

16. He said, "Since You have willed
that I go astray,* I will skulk for 
them on Your straight path. 

17. "I will come to them from before 
them, and from behind them, 
and from their right, and from 
their left, and You will find that 
most of them are unappreciative." 

18. He said, "Get out therefrom, 
despised and defeated. Those 
among them who follow you, 
I will fill Hell with you all. 

19. "As for you, Adam, dwell with your 
wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom 
as you please, but do not approach 
this one tree, lest you fall in sin." 

20. The devil whispered to them, 
in order to reveal their bodies, 
which were invisible to them. 
He said, "Your Lord did not forbid 
you from this tree, except to prevent
you from becoming angels, and from 
attaining eternal existence." 

21. He swore to them, "I am giving you good advice." 

22. He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, 
their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves 
with the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord called upon them: 
"Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you 
that the devil is your most ardent enemy?" 

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*7:16 Satan is a proven liar, and so are his constituents (see 2:36, 6:22-23,
& 7:20). 
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23. They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us

and have mercy on us, we will be losers." 

24. He said, "Go down as enemies of one another. 
On earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile." 

25. He said, "On it you will live, on it you will die, 
and from it you will be brought out." 

26. O children of Adam, we have 
provided you with garments to cover 
your bodies, as well as for luxury. 
But the best garment is the garment 
of righteousness. These are some of 
GOD's signs, that they 
may take heed. 

27. O children of Adam, do not let
the devil dupe you as he did when 
he caused the eviction of your 
parents from Paradise, and the 
removal of their garments to expose 
their bodies. He and his tribe 
see you, while you do not see them. 
We appoint the devils as companions 
of those who do not believe. 

[72:1] Say, "I was inspired that a group of jinns listened, then said, `We have
heard a wonderful Quran.

[72:2] " `It guides to righteousness, and we have believed in it; we will never set
up any idols beside our Lord. 

[72:3] " `The Most High is our only Lord. He never had a mate, nor a son. 

[72:4] " `It is the foolish among us who used to utter such nonsense about GOD. 

[72:5] " `We thought that neither the humans, nor the jinns, could possibly utter
lies about GOD. 

[72:6] " `Human beings used to seek power through jinn beings, but they only
afflicted them with a lot of adversity. 

[72:7] " `They thought, just like you thought, that GOD would not send another
(messenger). 

[72:8] " `We touched the heaven and found it filled with formidable guards and
projectiles. 

[72:9] " `We used to sit there in order to spy. Anyone who listens is pursued by a
powerful projectile. 

[72:10] " `We have no idea if something bad is intended for the inhabitants of
Earth, or if their Lord wills to redeem them. 

[72:11] " `Some of us are righteous, and some are less than righteous; we follow
various paths. 

[72:12] " `We knew full well that we can never run away from GOD on Earth; we
can never run away and escape. 

[72:13] " `When we heard the guidance, we believed therein. Anyone who
believes in his Lord will never fear any injustice, nor any affliction. 

[72:14] " `Among us are the submitters, and among us are the compromisers.' "
As for those who submitted, they are on the right path. 

[72:15] As for the compromisers, they will be fuel for Gehenna. 

[72:16] If they remain on the right path, we will bless them with abundant water. 

[72:17] We will surely test them all. As for him who disregards the message of his
Lord, He will direct him to ever increasing retribution. 

[72:18] The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside
GOD. 

40. Surely, those who reject our revela- 
tions and are too arrogant to uphold 
them, the gates of the sky will 
never open for them, nor will 
they enter Paradise until the camel 
passes through the needle's eye. 
We thus requite the guilty. 

41. They have incurred Hell as an 
abode; they will have barriers 
above them. We thus requite 
the transgressors. 

42. As for those who believe and lead 
a righteous life--we never burden 
any soul beyond its means--these 
will be the dwellers of Paradise. 
They abide in it forever. 
 

[74:1] O you hidden secret. 

[74:2] Come out and warn. 

[74:3] Extol your Lord. 

[74:4] Purify your garment. 

[74:5] Forsake what is wrong. 

[74:6] Be content with your lot. 

[74:7] Steadfastly commemorate your Lord. 

[74:8] Then, when the horn is blown. 

[74:9] That will be a difficult day. 

[74:10] For the disbelievers, not easy. 

[74:11] Let Me deal with one I created as an individual. 

[74:12] I provided him with lots of money. 

[74:13] And children to behold. 

[74:14] I made everything easy for him. 

[74:15] Yet, he is greedy for more. 

[74:16] He stubbornly refused to accept these proofs. 

[74:17] I will increasingly punish him. 

*74:1 God's infinite wisdom willed to reveal the Quran through
Muhammad, while the Quran's awesome 19-based mathematical miracle
was revealed through God's Messenger of the Covenant 1406 lunar years
after revelation of the Quran (1406=19x74 & 1974 AD was the Solar Year
of discovery). In retrospect, we realize that the whole sura refers to the
Quran's 19-based miracle (Appendix 1 & 2 ). 

59. We sent Noah to his people, saying, "O my people, 
worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. 
I fear for you the retribution of an awesome day." 

60. The leaders among his people said, 
"We see that you are far astray." 

61. He said, "O my people, I am not
astray; I am a messenger from 
the Lord of the universe. 

62. "I deliver to you the messages 
of my Lord, and I advise you, 
and I know from GOD 
what you do not know. 

63. "Is it too much of a wonder that a 
reminder should come to you from 
your Lord, through a man like you, 
to warn you, and to lead you to 
righteousness, that you may attain 
mercy?" 

64. They rejected him. Consequently, 
we saved him and those with him 
in the ark, and we drowned those 
who rejected our revelations; 
they were blind. 

[76:1] Is it not a fact that there was a time when the human being was nothing to
be mentioned? 

[76:2] We created the human from a liquid mixture, from two parents, in order to
test him. Thus, we made him a hearer and a seer. 

[76:3] We showed him the two paths, then he is either appreciative, or
unappreciative. 

[76:4] We prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing Hell. 

[76:5] As for the virtuous, they will drink from cups spiced with nectar. 

[76:6] A spring that is reserved for GOD's servants; it will gush out as they will. 

[76:7] They fulfill their pledges, and reverence a day that is extremely difficult. 

[76:8] They donate their favorite food to the poor, the orphan, and the captive. 

[76:9] "We feed you for the sake of GOD; we expect no reward from you, nor
thanks. 

[76:10] "We fear from our Lord a day that is full of misery and trouble." 

[76:11] Consequently, GOD protects them from the evils of that day, and
rewards them with joy and contentment. 

[76:12] He rewards them for their steadfastness with Paradise, and silk. 

[76:13] They relax therein on luxurious furnishings. They suffer neither the heat of
the sun, nor any cold. 

[76:14] The shade covers them therein, and the fruits are brought within reach. 

[76:15] They are served drinks in silver containers and cups that are translucent. 

[76:16] Translucent cups, though made of silver; they rightly deserved all this. 

[76:17] They enjoy drinks of delicious flavors. 

[76:18] From a spring therein known as "Salsabeel." 

[76:19] Serving them will be immortal servants. When you see them, they will
look like scattered pearls. 

[76:20] Wherever you look, you will see bliss, and a wonderful dominion. 

[76:21] On them will be clothes of green velvet, satin, and silver ornaments. Their
Lord will provide them with pure drinks. 

[76:22] This is the reward that awaits you, for your efforts have been
appreciated. 

[76:23] We have revealed to you this Quran; a special revelation from us. 

[76:24] You shall steadfastly carry out your Lord's commandments, and do not
obey any sinful disbeliever among them. 

[76:25] And commemorate the name of your Lord day and night. 

[76:26] During the night, fall prostrate before Him, and glorify Him many a long
night. 

[76:27] These people are preoccupied with this fleeting life, while disregarding -
just ahead of them - a heavy day. 

[76:28] We created them, and established them, and, whenever we will, we can
substitute others in their place. 

[76:29] This is a reminder: whoever wills shall choose the path to his Lord. 

[76:30] Whatever you will is in accordance with GOD's will. GOD is Omniscient,
Wise. 

[76:31] He admits whomever He wills into His mercy. As for the transgressors,
He has prepared for them a painful retribution.
 

80. Lot said to his people, 
"You commit such an abomination; 
no one in the world 
has done it before! 

81. "You practice sex with the men, 
instead of the women. 
Indeed, you are a transgressing people." 

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82. His people responded by saying, 
"Evict them from your town. 
They are people who wish to be pure." 

83. Consequently, we saved him and his family, 
but not his wife; 
she was with the doomed. 

84. We showered them with a certain 
shower; note the consequences 
for the guilty. 

[78:1] What are they questioning?

[78:2] The great event. 

[78:3] That is disputed by them. 

[78:4] Indeed, they will find out. 

[78:5] Most assuredly, they will find out. 

[78:6] Did we not make the earth habitable? 

[78:7] And the mountains stabilizers? 

[78:8] We created you as mates (for one another). 

[78:9] We created sleeping so you can rest. 

[78:10] We made the night a cover. 

[78:11] And the day to seek provisions. 

[78:12] We built above you seven universes. 

[78:13] We created a bright lamp. 

[78:14] We send down from the clouds pouring water. 

[78:15] To produce with it grains and plants. 

[78:16] And various orchards. 

[78:17] The Day of Decision is appointed. 

[78:18] The day the horn is blown, and you come in throngs. 

[78:19] The heaven will be opened like gates. 

[78:20] The mountains will be removed, as if they were a mirage. 

[78:21] Gehenna is inevitable. 

[78:22] For the transgressors; it will be their abode. 

[78:23] They stay in it for ages. 

[78:24] They never taste in it coolness, nor a drink. 

[78:25] Only an inferno, and bitter food. 

[78:26] A just requital. 

[78:27] They never expected to be held accountable. 

[78:28] And utterly rejected our signs. 

[78:29] We counted everything in a record. 

[78:30] Suffer the consequences; we will only increase your retribution. 

[78:31] The righteous have deserved a reward. 

[78:32] Orchards and grapes. 

[78:33] Magnificent spouses. 

[78:34] Delicious drinks. 

[78:35] They will never hear in it any nonsense or lies. 

[78:36] A reward from your Lord; a generous recompense. 

[78:37] Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. The
Most Gracious. No one can abrogate His decisions. 

[78:38] The day will come when the Spirit and the angels will stand in a row.
None will speak except those permitted by the Most Gracious, and they will utter
only what is right. 

[78:39] Such is the inevitable day. Whoever wills let him take refuge in his Lord. 

[78:40] We have sufficiently warned you about an imminent retribution. That is
the day when everyone will examine what his hands have sent forth, and the
disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish I were dust." 

96. Had the people of those communities believed and turned righteous, 
we would have showered them with blessings from the heaven and the earth. 
Since they decided to disbelieve, 
we punished them for what they earned. 

97. Did the people of the present communities guarantee that
our retribution will not come to them in the night as they sleep? 

98. Did the people of today's com- 
munities guarantee that our
retribution will not come to them 
in the daytime while they play? 

99. Have they taken GOD's plans for 
granted? None takes GOD's plans 
for granted except the losers. 

100. Does it ever occur to those who 
inherit the earth after previous 
generations that, if we will, we 
can punish them for their sins, 
and seal their hearts, causing them 
to turn deaf? 

101. We narrate to you the history of 
those communities: their mes-
sengers went to them with clear 
proofs, but they were not to be- 
lieve in what they had rejected 
before. GOD thus seals the hearts 
of the disbelievers. 

102. We found that most of them 
disregard their covenant; 
we found most of them wicked.* 
 
 

[79:1] The (angels who) snatch (the souls of the disbelievers) forcibly. 

[79:2] And those who gently take (the souls of the believers) joyfully. 

[79:3] And those floating everywhere. 

[79:4] Eagerly racing with one another - 

[79:5] to carry out various commands. 

[79:6] The day the quake quakes. 

[79:7] Followed by the second blow. 

[79:8] Certain minds will be terrified.

[79:9] Their eyes will be subdued. 

[79:10] They will say, "We have been recreated from the grave! 

[79:11] "How did this happen after we had turned into rotten bones?" 

[79:12] They had said, "This is an impossible recurrence." 

[79:13] All it takes is one nudge. 

[79:14] Whereupon they get up. 

[79:15] Have you known about the history of Moses? 

[79:16] His Lord called him at the holy valley of Tuwaa. 

[79:17] "Go to Pharaoh; he has transgressed." 

[79:18] Tell him, "Would you not reform? 

[79:19] "Let me guide you to your Lord, that you may turn reverent." 

[79:20] He then showed him the great miracle. 

[79:21] But he disbelieved and rebelled. 

[79:22] Then he turned away in a hurry. 

[79:23] He summoned and proclaimed. 

[79:24] He said, "I am your Lord; most high." 

[79:25] Consequently, GOD committed him to the retribution in the Hereafter, as
well as in the first life. 

[79:26] This is a lesson for the reverent. 

[79:27] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven? He constructed it. 

[79:28] He raised its masses, and perfected it. 

[79:29] He made its night dark, and brightened its morn. 

[79:30] He made the earth egg-shaped. 

[79:31] From it, He produced its own water and pasture. 

[79:32] He established the mountains. 

[79:33] All this to provide life support for you and your animals. 

[79:34] Then, when the great blow comes. 

[79:35] That is the day when the human will remember everything he did. 

[79:36] Hell will be brought into existence. 

[79:37] As for the one who transgressed. 

[79:38] Who was preoccupied with this life. 

[79:39] Hell will be the abode. 

[79:40] As for the one who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, and enjoined the
self from sinful lusts. 

[79:41] Paradise will be the abode.

[79:42] They ask you about the Hour, and when it will take place! 

[79:43] It is not you (Muhammad) who is destined to announce its time.

[79:44] Your Lord decides its fate. 

[79:45] Your mission is to warn those who expect it. 

[79:46] The day they see it, they will feel as if they lasted one evening or half a
day. 

*79:30 The Arabic word ``dahhaahaa'' is derived from ``Dahhyah'' which
means ``egg.'' 
.
 

17. It was not you who killed them; GOD is the One who killed them.
It was not you who threw when you threw; GOD is the One who threw.
But He thus gives the believers a chance to earn a lot of credit.
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. 

18. Additionally, GOD thus nullifies the schemes of the disbelievers.

19. You sought victory (O disbelievers), and victory did come; it belonged to the
believers. If you refrain (from aggression)
it would be better for you,
but if you return, so will we.
Your armies will never help you,
no matter how great. For GOD
is on the side of the believers. 

20. O you who believe, obey GOD
and His messenger, and do not
disregard him while you hear. 
 

[81:1] When the sun is rolled. 

[81:2] The stars are crashed into each other. 

[81:3] The mountains are wiped out. 

[81:4] The reproduction is halted.

[81:5] The beasts are summoned. 

[81:6] The oceans are set aflame. 

[81:7] The souls are restored to their bodies. 

[81:8] The girl who was buried alive is asked: 

[81:9] For what crime was she killed? 

[81:10] The records are made known. 

[81:11] The heaven is removed. 

[81:12] Hell is ignited. 

[81:13] Paradise is presented. 

[81:14] Every soul will know everything it brought. 

36. Those who disbelieve spend their
money to repel others from the
way of GOD. They will spend it,
then it will turn into sorrow and
remorse for them. Ultimately, they
will be defeated, and all disbelievers
will be summoned to Hell. 

37. GOD will sift away the bad from the
good, then pile the bad on top of
each other, all in one pile, then
throw it in Hell. Such are the losers. 

38. Tell those who disbelieved:
if they stop, all their past will be
forgiven. But if they return,
they will incur the same fate
as their previous counterparts. 

39. You shall fight them to ward off
oppression, and to practice your
religion devoted to GOD alone.
If they refrain from aggression, then
GOD is fully Seer of everything they do. 

40. If they turn away, then you should know that GOD is your Lord and Master;
the best Lord and Master, the best supporter. 
 

[83:1] Woe to the cheaters. 

[83:2] Who demand full measure when receiving from the people. 

[83:3] But when giving them the measures or weights, they cheat. 

[83:4] Do they not know that they will be resurrected? 

[83:5] On a tremendous day?

[83:6] That is the day when all people will stand before the Lord of the universe. 

[83:7] Indeed, the book of the wicked is in Sijjeen. 

               Numerically Structured Books 

[83:8] Do you know what Sijjeen is? 

[83:9] A numerically structured book. 

[83:10] Woe on that day to the rejectors. 

[83:11] They do not believe in the Day of Judgment. 

[83:12] None disbelieves therein except the transgressor, the sinful. 

[83:13] When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!" 

[83:14] Indeed, their hearts have become shielded by their sins. 

[83:15] Indeed, they will be isolated, on that day, from their Lord. 

[83:16] Then they will be thrown into Hell. 

[83:17] They will be told, "This is what you used to deny." 

[83:18] Indeed, the book of the righteous will be in `Elleyyeen. 

[83:19] Do you know what `Elleyyeen is? 

[83:20] A numerically structured book. 

[83:21] To be witnessed by those close to Me. 

[83:22] The righteous have deserved bliss. 

[83:23] On luxurious furnishings they watch. 

[83:24] You recognize in their faces the joy of bliss. 

[83:25] Their drinks will be spiced with nectar. 

[83:26] Its spice is like musk. This is what the competitors should compete for. 

[83:27] Mixed into it will be special flavors. 

[83:28] From a spring that is reserved for those close to Me. 

[83:29] The wicked used to laugh at those who believed. 

[83:30] When they passed by them, they used to poke fun. 

[83:31] When they got together with their people, they used to joke. 

[83:32] Whenever they saw them, they said, "These people are far astray! 

[83:33] "They have no such thing as (invisible) guards." 

[83:34] Today, those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers.

[83:35] On luxurious furnishings they watch. 

[83:36] Most assuredly, the disbelievers are requited for what they did. 

53. GOD does not change a blessing He has bestowed upon any people
unless they themselves decide to change.
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. 

54. Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them.
They first rejected the signs of their Lord.
Consequently, we annihilated them for their sins.
We drowned Pharaoh's people; the wicked
were consistently punished. 

55. The worst creatures in the sight of
GOD are those who disbelieved;
they cannot believe. 

56. You reach agreements with them,
but they violate their agreements
every time; they are not righteous. 

57. Therefore, if you encounter them
in war, you shall set them up as a
deterrent example for those who
come after them, that they may
take heed.

58. When you are betrayed by a group
of people, you shall mobilize
against them in the same manner.
GOD does not love the betrayers. 

59. Let not those who disbelieve
think that they can get away with it;
they can never escape. 

You Shall Be Prepared:
A Divine Commandment 

60. You shall prepare for them all the
power you can muster, and all the
equipment you can mobilize, that you may frighten the enemies
of GOD, your enemies, as well as others who are not known to you;
GOD knows them. Whatever you spend in the cause of GOD
will be repaid to you generously, 
without the least injustice. 

61. If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in GOD.
He is the Hearer, the Omniscient. 
 

[85:1] The sky and its galaxies. 

[85:2] The promised day. 

[85:3] The witness and the witnessed. 

[85:4] Woe to the people of the canyon. 

[85:5] They ignited a blazing fire.

[85:6] Then sat around it.

[85:7] To watch the burning of the believers. 

[85:8] They hated them for no other reason than believing in GOD, the Almighty,
the Praiseworthy. 

[85:9] To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. And GOD
witnesses all things. 

[85:10] Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to
repent, have incurred the retribution of Gehenna; they have incurred the
retribution of burning. 

[85:11] Surely, those who believed and led a righteous life, have deserved
gardens with flowing streams. This is the greatest triumph. 

[85:12] Indeed, your Lord's blow is severe. 

[85:13] He is the One who initiates and repeats. 

[85:14] And He is the Forgiving, Most Kind. 

[85:15] Possessor of the glorious throne. 

[85:16] Doer of whatever He wills. 

[85:17] Did you note the history of the troops? 

[85:18] Pharaoh and Thamoud? 

[85:19] Those who disbelieve are plagued with denial. 

[85:20] GOD is fully aware of them. 

[85:21] Indeed, it is a glorious Quran.