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Al-Maeda
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
O ye who believe! Fulfil your undertakings.
The beast of cattle is made lawful unto you (for food)
except that which is announced unto you (herein), game being
unlawful when ye are on the pilgrimage. Lo! Allah ordaineth
that which pleaseth Him. (1)
O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's
monuments nor the Sacred Month nor the offerings nor those
garlands, nor those repairing to the Sacred House, seeking
the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But when ye have left
the sacred territory, then go hunting (if ye will). And let
not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to
the inviolable place of worship seduce you to transgress;
but help ye one another unto righteousness and pious duty.
Help not one another unto sin and transgression, but keep
your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment. (2)
Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion
and blood and swine-flesh, and that which hath been
dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and
the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from
a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of)
horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye
make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been
immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by
the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are
those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your
religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I
perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto
you, and have chosen for you as religion AL-ISLAM. Whoso is
forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah
is Forgiving, Merciful. (3)
They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made
lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for
you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have
trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which
Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you
and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to
Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account. (4)
This day are (all) good things made lawful
for you. The food of those who have received the Scripture
is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so
are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous
women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful
for you) when ye give them their marriage portions and live
with them in honour, not in fornication, nor taking them as
secret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith, his work is vain
and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter. (5)
O ye who believe! When ye rise up for
prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows,
and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the
ankles. And if ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye
are sick or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the
closet, or ye have had contact with women, and ye find not
water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and
your hands with some of it. Allah would not place a burden
on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace
upon you, that ye may give thanks. (6)
Remember Allah's grace upon you and His
covenant by which He bound you when ye said: We hear and we
obey; and keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah knoweth what is
in the breasts (of men). (7)
O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses
for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce
you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to
your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed
of what ye do. (8)
Allah hath promised those who believe and
do good works: Theirs will be forgiveness and immense reward.
(9)
And they who disbelieve and deny Our
revelations, such are rightful owners of hell. (10)
O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour
unto you, how a people were minded to stretch out their
hands against you but He withheld their hands from you; and
keep your duty to Allah. In Allah let believers put their
trust. (11)
Allah made a covenant of old with the
Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve
Chieftains, and Allah said: Lo! I am with you. If ye
establish worship and pay the poor-due, and believe in My
messengers and support them, and lend unto Allah a kindly
loan, surely I shall remit your sins, and surely I shall
bring you into gardens underneath which rivers flow. Whoso
among you disbelieveth after this will go astray from a
plain road. (12)
And because of their breaking their
covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts.
They change words from their context and forget a part of
that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to
discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear
with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly. (13)
And with those who say: "Lo! we are
Christians," We made a covenant, but they forgot a part of
that whereof they were admonished. Therefor We have stirred
up enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection,
when Allah will inform them of their handiwork. (14)
O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our
messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that
which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much.
now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture,
(15)
Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His
good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of
darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a
straight path. (16)
They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo!
Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do
aught against Allah, if He had willed to destroy the Messiah
son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth? Allah's
is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that
is between them. He createth what He will. And Allah is Able
to do all things. (17)
The Jews and Christians say: We are sons
of Allah and His loved ones. Say: Why then doth He chastise
you for your sins? Nay, ye are but mortals of His creating.
He forgiveth whom He will, and chastiseth whom He will.
Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and
all that is between them, and unto Him is the journeying.
(18)
O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our
messenger come unto you to make things plain unto you after
an interval (of cessation) of the messengers, lest ye should
say: There came not unto us a messenger of cheer nor any
warner. Now hath a messenger of cheer and a warner come unto
you. Allah is Able to do all things. (19)
And (remember) when Moses said unto his
people: O my people! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how
He placed among you prophets, and He made you kings, and
gave you that (which) He gave not to any (other) of (His)
creatures. (20)
O my people! Go into the holy land which
Allah hath ordained for you. Turn not in flight, for surely
ye turn back as losers: (21)
They said: O Moses! Lo! a giant people (dwell)
therein and lo! we go not in till they go forth from thence.
When they go forth from thence, then we will enter (not till
then). (22)
Then out spake two of those who feared (their
Lord, men) unto whom Allah had been gracious: Enter in upon
them by the gate, for if ye enter by it, lo! ye will be
victorious. So put your trust (in Allah) if ye are indeed
believers. (23)
They said: O Moses! We will never enter (the
land) while they are in it. So go thou and thy Lord and
fight! We will sit here. (24)
He said: My Lord! I have control of none
but myself and my brother, so distinguish between us and the
wrong-doing folk. (25)
(Their Lord) said: For this the land will
surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will
wander in the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the
wrongdoing folk. (26)
But recite unto them with truth the tale
of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice,
and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not
accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill
thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those
who ward off (evil). (27)
Even if thou stretch out thy hand against
me to kill me, I shall not stretch out my hand against thee
to kill thee, lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. (28)
Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the
punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and
become one of the owners of the fire. That is the reward of
evil-doers. (29)
But (the other's) mind imposed on him the
killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the
losers. (30)
Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the
ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse.
He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and
so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant.
(31)
For that cause We decreed for the
Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for
other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall
be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the
life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all
mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear
proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of
them became prodigals in the earth. (32)
The only reward of those who make war
upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in
the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or
have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or
will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their
degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will
be an awful doom; (33)
Save those who repent before ye overpower
them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (34)
O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty
to Allah, and seek the way of approach unto Him, and strive
in His way in order that ye may succeed. (35)
As for those who disbelieve, lo! if all
that is in the earth were theirs, and as much again
therewith, to ransom them from the doom on the Day of
Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them. Theirs
will be a painful doom. (36)
They will wish to come forth from the
Fire, but they will not come forth from it. Theirs will be a
lasting doom. (37)
As for the thief, both male and female,
cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an
exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise. (38)
But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing
and amendeth, Lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo! Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful. (39)
Knowest thou not that unto Allah
belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth? He
punisheth whom He will, and forgiveth whom He will. Allah is
Able to do all things. (40)
O Messenger! Let not them grieve thee who
vie one with another in the race to disbelief, of such as
say with their mouths: "We believe," but their hearts
believe not, and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of
falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk who come not
unto thee, changing words from their context and saying: If
this be given unto you, receive it, but if this be not given
unto you, then beware! He whom Allah doometh unto sin, thou
(by thine efforts) wilt avail him naught against Allah.
Those are they for whom the Will of Allah is that He cleanse
not their hearts. Theirs in the world will be ignominy, and
in the Hereafter an awful doom; (41)
Listeners for the sake of falsehood!
Greedy for illicit gain! If then they have recourse unto
thee (Muhammad) judge between them or disclaim jurisdiction.
If thou disclaimest jurisdiction, then they cannot harm thee
at all. But if thou judgest, judge between them with equity.
Lo! Allah loveth the equitable. (42)
How come they unto thee for judgment when
they have the Torah, wherein Allah hath delivered judgment (for
them)? Yet even after that they turn away. Such (folk) are
not believers. (43)
Lo! We did reveal the Torah, wherein is
guidance and a light, by which the prophets who surrendered
(unto Allah) judged the Jews, and the rabbis and the priests
(judged) by such of Allah's Scripture as they were bidden to
observe, and thereunto were they witnesses. So fear not
mankind, but fear Me. And barter not My revelations for a
little gain. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath
revealed: such are disbelievers. (44)
And We prescribed for them therein: The
life for the life, and the eye for the eye, and the nose for
the nose, and the ear for the ear, and the tooth for the
tooth, and for wounds retaliation. But whoso forgoeth it (in
the way of charity) it shall be expiation for him. Whoso
judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are
wrong-doers. (45)
And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to
follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed)
before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel
wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed)
before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto
those who ward off (evil). (46)
Let the People of the Gospel judge by
that which Allah hath revealed therein. Whoso judgeth not by
that which Allah hath revealed: such are evil-livers. (47)
And unto thee have We revealed the
Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was
before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by
that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires
away from the truth which hath come unto thee. For each We
have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. Had Allah
willed He could have made you one community. But that He may
try you by that which He hath given you (He hath made you as
ye are). So vie one with another in good works. Unto Allah
ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that
wherein ye differ. (48)
So judge between them by that which Allah
hath revealed, and follow not their desires, but beware of
them lest they seduce thee from some part of that which
Allah hath revealed unto thee. And if they turn away, then
know that Allah's Will is to smite them for some sin of
theirs. Lo! many of mankind are evil-livers. (49)
Is it a judgment of the time of (pagan)
ignorance that they are seeking? Who is better than Allah
for judgment to a people who have certainty (in their
belief)? (50)
O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and
the Christians for friends. They are friends one to another.
He among you who taketh them for friends is (one) of them.
Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. (51)
And thou seest those in whose heart is a
disease race toward them, saying: We fear lest a change of
fortune befall us. And it may happen that Allah will
vouchsafe (unto thee) the victory, or a commandment from His
presence. Then will they repent them of their secret
thoughts. (52)
Then will the believers say (unto the
people of the Scripture): Are these they who swore by Allah
their most binding oaths that they were surely with you?
Their works have failed, and they have become the losers.
(53)
O ye who believe! Whoso of you becometh a
renegade from his religion, (know that in his stead) Allah
will bring a people whom He loveth and who love Him, humble
toward believers, stern toward disbelievers, striving in the
way of Allah, and fearing not the blame of any blamer. Such
is the grace of Allah which He giveth unto whom He will.
Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing. (54)
Your freind can be only Allah; and His
messenger and those who believe, who establish worship and
pay the poordue, and bow down (in prayer). (55)
And whoso taketh Allah and His messenger
and those who believe for freind (will know that), lo! the
party of Allah, they are the victorious. (56)
O Ye who believe! Choose not for freind
such of those who received the Scripture before you, and of
the disbelievers, as make a jest and sport of your religion.
But keep your duty to Allah if ye are true believers. (57)
And when ye call to prayer they take it
for a jest and sport. That is because they are a folk who
understand not. (58)
Say: O People of the Scripture! Do ye
blame us for aught else than that we believe in Allah and
that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed
aforetime, and because most of you are evil-livers? (59)
Shall I tell thee of a worse (case) than
theirs for retribution with Allah? Worse (is the case of him)
whom Allah hath cursed, him on whom His wrath hath fallen !
Worese is he of whose sort Allah hath turned some to apes
and swine, and who serveth idols. Such are in worse plight
and further astray from the plain road. (60)
When they come unto you (Muslims), they
say: We believe; but they came in unbelief and they went out
in the same; and Allah knoweth best what they were hiding.
(61)
And thou seest many of them vying one
with another in sin and transgression and their devouring of
illicit gain. Verily evil is what they do. (62)
Why do not the rabbis and the priests
forbid their evil-speaking and their devouring of illicit
gain? Verily evil is their handiwork. (63)
The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered.
Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying
so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty.
He bestoweth as He will. That which hath been revealed unto
thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and
disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them
enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as
they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their
effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not
corrupters. (64)
If only the People of the Scripture would
believe and ward off (evil), surely We should remit their
sins from them and surely We should bring them into Gardens
of Delight. (65)
If they had observed the Torah and the
Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their
Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them
and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who
are moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct. (66)
O Messenger! Make known that which hath
been revealed unto thee from thy Lord, for if thou do it not,
thou wilt not have conveyed His message. Allah will protect
thee from mankind. Lo! Allah guideth not the disbelieving
folk. (67)
Say O People of the Scripture! Ye have
naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the
Gospel and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord.
That which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is
certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of
them. But grieve not for the disbelieving folk. (68)
Lo! those who believe, and those who are
Jews, and Sabaeans, and Christians - Whosoever believeth in
Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - there shall no fear
come upon them neither shall they grieve. (69)
We made a covenant of old with the
Children of Israel and We sent unto them messengers. As
often as a messenger came unto them with that which their
souls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them)
they denied and some they slew. (70)
They thought no harm would come of it, so
they were wilfully blind and deaf. And afterward Allah
turned (in mercy) toward them. Now (even after that) are
many of them wilfully blind and deaf. Allah is Seer of what
they do. (71)
They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah
is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O
Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo!
whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath
forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers
there will be no helpers. (72)
They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah
is the third of three; when there is no God save the One God.
If they desist not from so saying a painful doom will fall
on those of them who disbelieve. (73)
Will they not rather turn unto Allah and
seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
(74)
The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other
than a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) had passed
away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And
they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We make the
revelations clear for them, and see how they are turned away!
(75)
Say: Serve ye in place of Allah that
which possesseth for you neither hurt nor use? Allah it is
Who is the Hearer, the Knower. (76)
Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress
not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not
the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many
astray, and erred from a plain road. (77)
Those of the Children of Israel who went
astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son
of Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to
transgress. (78)
They restrained not one another from the
wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!
(79)
Thou seest many of them making friends
with those who disbelieve. Surely ill for them is that which
they themselves send on before them: that Allah will be
wroth with them and in the doom they will abide. (80)
If they believed in Allah and the Prophet
and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose
them for their friends. But many of them are of evil conduct.
(81)
Thou wilt find the most vehement of
mankind in hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews
and the idolaters. And thou wilt find the nearest of them in
affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We
are Christians. That is because there are among them priests
and monks, and because they are not proud. (82)
When they listen to that which hath been
revealed unto the messengers, thou seest their eyes overflow
with tears because of their recognition of the Truth. They
say: Our Lord, we believe. Inscribe us as among the
witnesses. (83)
How should we not believe in Allah and
that which hath come unto us of the Truth. And (how should
we not) hope that our Lord will bring us in along with
righteous folk? (84)
Allah hath rewarded them for that their
saying - Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they
will abide for ever. That is the reward of the good. (85)
But those who disbelieve and deny Our
revelations, they are owners of hell-fire. (86)
O ye who believe! Forbid not the good
things which Allah hath made lawful for you, and transgress
not, Lo! Allah loveth not transgressors. (87)
Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed on
you as food lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah in
Whom ye are believers. (88)
Allah will not take you to task for that
which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will take you
to task for the oaths which ye swear in earnest. The
expiation thereof is the feeding of ten of the needy with
the average of that wherewith ye feed your own folk, or the
clothing of them, or the liberation of a slave, and for him
who findeth not (the wherewithal to do so) then a three days'
fast. This is the expiation of your oaths when ye have sworn;
and keep your oaths. Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His
revelations in order that ye may give thanks. (89)
O ye who believe! Strong drink and games
of chance and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy
of Satan's handiwork. Leave it aside in order that ye may
succeed. (90)
Satan seeketh only to cast among you
enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and games of
chance, and to turn you from remembrance of Allah and from
(His) worship. Will ye then have done? (91)
Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and
beware! But if ye turn away, then know that the duty of Our
messenger is only plain conveyance (of the message). (92)
There shall be no sin (imputed) unto
those who believe and do good works for what they may have
eaten (in the past). So be mindful for your duty (to Allah),
and do good works; and again; be mindful your duty, and
believe; and once again: be mindful your duty, and do right,
Allah loveth the good. (93)
O ye who believe! Allah will surely try
you somewhat (in the matter) of the game which ye take with
your hands and your spears, that Allah may know him who
feareth Him in secret. Whoso transgresseth after this, for
him there is a painful doom. (94)
O ye who believe! Kill no wild game while
ye are on the pilgrimage. Whoso of you killeth it of set
purpose he shall pay its forfeit in the equivalent of that
which he hath killed, of domestic animals, the judge to be
two men among you known for justice, (the forfeit) to be
brought as an offering to the Ka'bah; or, for expiation, he
shall feed poor persons, or the equivalent thereof in
fasting, that he may taste the evil consequences of his deed.
Allah forgiveth whatever (of this kind) may have happened in
the past, but whoso relapseth, Allah will take retribution
from him. Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong). (95)
To hunt and to eat the fish of the sea is
made lawful for you, a provision for you and for seafarers;
but to hunt on land is forbidden you so long as ye are on
the pilgrimage. Be mindful of your duty to Allah, unto Whom
ye will be gathered. (96)
Allah hath appointed the Ka'bah, the
Sacred House, a standard for mankind, and the Sacred Month
and the offerings and the garlands. That is so that ye may
know that Allah knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and
whatsoever is in the earth, and that Allah is Knower of all
things. (97)
Know that Allah is severe in punishment,
but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful. (98)
The duty of the messenger is only to
convey (the message). Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and
what ye hide. (99)
Say: The evil and the good are not alike
even though the plenty of the evil attract thee. So be
mindful of your duty to Allah, O men of understanding, that
ye may succeed. (100)
O ye who believe! Ask not of things
which, if they were made known unto you, would trouble you;
but if ye ask of them when the Qur'an is being revealed,
they will be made known unto you. Allah pardoneth this, for
Allah is Forgiving, Clement. (101)
A folk before you asked (for such
disclosures) and then disbelieved therein. (102)
Allah hath not appointed anything in the
nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Hami, but
those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of
them have no sense. (103)
And when it is said unto them: Come unto
that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, they
say: Enough for us is that wherein we found our fathers.
What! Even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever,
and no guidance? (104)
O ye who believe! Ye have charge of your
own souls. He who erreth cannot injure you if ye are rightly
guided. Unto Allah ye will all return; and then He will
inform you of what ye used to do. (105)
O ye who believe! Let there be witnesses
between you when death draweth nigh unto one of you, at the
time of bequest - two witnesses, just men from among you, or
two others from another tribe, in case ye are campaigning in
the land and the calamity of death befall you. Ye shall
empanel them both after the prayer, and, if ye doubt, they
shall be made to swear by Allah (saying): We will not take a
bribe, even though it were (on behalf of) a near kinsman nor
will we hide the testimony of Allah, for then indeed we
should be of the sinful. (106)
But then, if it is afterwards
ascertained that both of them merit (the suspicion of) sin,
let two others take their place of those nearly concerned,
and let them swear by Allah, (saying): Verily our testimony
is truer than their testimony and we have not transgressed (the
bounds of duty), for them indeed we should be of the
evil-doers. (107)
Thus it is more likely that they will
bear true witness or fear that after their oaths the oaths
(of others) will be taken. So be mindful of your duty (to
Allah) and hearken. Allah guideth not the froward folk.
(108)
In the day when Allah gathereth together
the messengers, and saith: What was your response (from
mankind)? they say: We have no knowledge. Lo! Thou, only
Thou art the Knower of Things Hidden, (109)
When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary!
Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I
strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest
unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught
thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel;
and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of
a bird by My permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a
bird by My permission, and thou didst heal him who was born
blind and the leper by My permission; and how thou didst
raise the dead by My permission; and how I restrained the
Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto
them with clear proofs, and those of them who disbelieved
exclaimed: This is naught else than evident magic; (110)
And when I inspired the disciples, (saying):
Believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: We believe.
Bear witness that we have surrendered (unto Thee). (111)
When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of
Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread
with food from heaven? He said: Observe your duty to Allah,
if ye are true believers. (112)
(They said:) We wish to eat thereof,
that we may satisfy our hearts and know that thou hast
spoken truth to us, and that thereof we may be witnesses.
(113)
Jesus, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord
of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven,
that it may be a feast for us, for the first of us and for
the last of us, and a sign from Thee. Give us sustenance,
for Thou art the Best of Sustainers. (114)
Allah said: Lo! I send it down for you.
And whoso disbelieveth of you afterward, him surely will I
punish with a punishment wherewith I have not punished any
of (My) creatures. (115)
And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of
Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for
two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not
mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I had ever
said it, then Thou wouldst have known it. Thou knowest what
is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou,
only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden? (116)
I spake unto them only that which Thou
commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your
Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and
when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou
art Witness over all things. (117)
If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy
slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves).
Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise. (118)
Allah saith: This is a day in which
their truthfulness profiteth the truthful, for theirs are
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are
secure for ever, Allah taking pleasure in them and they in
Him. That is the great triumph. (119)
Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of
the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is therein, and He
is Able to do all things. (120)
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