Total Verses: 123
Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
011.001
A. L. R. (This is) a Book, with verses basic or fundamental
(of established meaning), further explained in detail,- from One Who is
Wise and Well-acquainted (with all things):
011.002
(It teacheth) that ye should worship none but Allah. (Say):
"Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings:
011.003
"(And to preach thus), 'Seek ye the forgiveness of your Lord,
and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment, good (and
true), for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace on all who
abound in merit! But if ye turn away, then I fear for you the penalty of a
great day:
011.004
'To Allah is your return, and He hath power over all things.'"
011.005
Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from
Him! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth
what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost
secrets) of the hearts.
011.006
There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance
dependeth on Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and
its temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record.
011.007
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days -
and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is
best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be
raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is
nothing but obvious sorcery!"
011.008
If We delay the penalty for them for a definite term, they are
sure to say, "What keeps it back?" Ah! On the day it (actually) reaches
them, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be completely
encircled by that which they used to mock at!
011.009
If We give man a taste of Mercy from Ourselves, and then
withdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy.
011.010
But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity
hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:"
Behold! he falls into exultation and pride.
011.011
Not so do those who show patience and constancy, and work
righteousness; for them is forgiveness (of sins) and a great reward.
011.012
Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a part
of what is revealed unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest they
say, "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angel
come down with him?" But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah that
arrangeth all affairs!
011.013
Or they may say, "He forged it," Say, "Bring ye then ten suras
forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other than
Allah!- If ye speak the truth!
011.014
"If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know
ye that this revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah,
and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islam)?"
011.015
Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter,- to
them we shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein,- without diminution.
011.016
They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but
the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and the
deeds that they do!
011.017
Can they be (like) those who accept a Clear (Sign) from their
Lord, and whom a witness from Himself doth teach, as did the Book of Moses
before it,- a guide and a mercy? They believe therein; but those of the
Sects that reject it,- the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. Be
not then in doubt thereon: for it is the truth from thy Lord: yet many
among men do not believe!
011.018
Who doth more wrong than those who invent a life against Allah?
They will be turned back to the presence of their Lord, and the witnesses
will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! the
Curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!-
011.019
"Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would
seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!"
011.020
They will in no wise frustrate (His design) on earth, nor have
they protectors besides Allah! Their penalty will be doubled! They lost the
power to hear, and they did not see!
011.021
They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the
(fancies) they invented have left them in the lurch!
011.022
Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most in
the Hereafter!
011.023
But those who believe and work righteousness, and humble
themselves before their Lord,- They will be companions of the gardens, to
dwell therein for aye!
011.024
These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind and
deaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared?
Will ye not then take heed?
011.025
We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to
you with a Clear Warning:
011.026
"That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you the
penalty of a grievous day."
011.027
But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We
see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any
follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see
in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!"
011.028
He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear
Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own
presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we
compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it?
011.029
"And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward
is from none but Allah: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those who
believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the
ignorant ones!
011.030
"And O my people! who would help me against Allah if I drove
them away? Will ye not then take heed?
011.031
"I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do
I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, of
those whom your eyes do despise that Allah will not grant them (all) that is
good: Allah knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeed
be a wrong-doer."
011.032
They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much)
hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou
threatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?"
011.033
He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills,- and
then, ye will not be able to frustrate it!
011.034
"Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to
give you (good) counsel, if it be that Allah willeth to leave you astray: He
is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!"
011.035
Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it,
on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty!
011.036
It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe
except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil)
deeds.
011.037
"But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and
address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are
about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)."
011.038
Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that
the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He
said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with
ridicule likewise!
011.039
"But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a
penalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed a
penalty lasting:"
011.040
At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains
of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male
and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has
already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him.
011.041
So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of Allah, whether
it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
011.042
So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like
mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who had separated himself (from
the rest): "O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!"
011.043
The son replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain: it
will save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, from
the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy! "And the waves
came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood.
011.044
Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, and
O sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter was
ended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with
those who do wrong!"
011.045
And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! surely my
son is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of Judges!"
011.046
He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is
unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give
thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!"
011.047
Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask
Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and
have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!"
011.048
The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) with peace
from Us, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples (who will spring)
from those with thee: but (there will be other) peoples to whom We shall
grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous penalty
reach them from Us."
011.049
Such are some of the stories of the unseen, which We have
revealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy people knew them. So
persevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous.
011.050
To the 'Ad People (We sent) Hud, one of their own brethren. He
said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. (Your other
gods) ye do nothing but invent!
011.051
"O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My
reward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand?
011.052
"And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to
Him (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, and
add strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!"
011.053
They said: "O Hud! No Clear (Sign) that hast thou brought us,
and we are not the ones to desert our gods on thy word! Nor shall we
believe in thee!
011.054
"We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have
seized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do ye
bear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him,
011.055
"Other gods as partners! so scheme (your worst) against me,
all of you, and give me no respite.
011.056
"I put my trust in Allah, My Lord and your Lord! There is not a
moving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Lord
that is on a straight Path.
011.057
"If ye turn away,- I (at least) have conveyed the Message with
which I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people to succeed you,
and you will not harm Him in the least. For my Lord hath care and watch
over all things."
011.058
So when Our decree issued, We saved Hud and those who believed
with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves: We saved them from a severe penalty.
011.059
Such were the 'Ad People: they rejected the Signs of their
Lord and Cherisher; disobeyed His messengers; And followed the command of
every powerful, obstinate transgressor.
011.060
And they were pursued by a Curse in this life,- and on the Day
of Judgment. Ah! Behold! for the 'Ad rejected their Lord and Cherisher!
Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were 'Ad the people of Hud!
011.061
To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their own
brethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him.
It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: then
ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is
(always) near, ready to answer."
011.062
They said: "O Salih! thou hast been of us! a centre of our
hopes hitherto! dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers
worshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that
to which thou invitest us."
011.063
He said: "O my people! do ye see? if I have a Clear (Sign)
from my Lord and He hath sent Mercy unto me from Himself,- who then can
help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? What then would ye add to my
(portion) but perdition?
011.064
"And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a symbol to you:
leave her to feed on Allah's (free) earth, and inflict no harm on her, or a
swift penalty will seize you!"
011.065
But they did ham-string her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves in
your homes for three days: (Then will be your ruin): (Behold) there a
promise not to be belied!"
011.066
When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih and those who believed
with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves - and from the Ignominy of that
day. For thy Lord - He is the Strong One, and able to enforce His Will.
011.067
The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrong-doers, and they lay
prostrate in their homes before the morning,-
011.068
As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! Behold!
for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from
sight) were the Thamud!
011.069
There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They
said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a
roasted calf.
011.070
But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), he
felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear
not: We have been sent against the people of Lut."
011.071
And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But we
gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.
011.072
She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an
old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a
wonderful thing!"
011.073
They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah
and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy
of all praise, full of all glory!"
011.074
When fear had passed from (the mind of) Abraham and the glad
tidings had reached him, he began to plead with us for Lut's people.
011.075
For Abraham was, without doubt, forbearing (of faults),
compassionate, and given to look to Allah.
011.076
O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone
forth: for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back!
011.077
When Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their
account and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is a
distressful day."
011.078
And his people came rushing towards him, and they had been
long in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Here
are my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry)! Now fear Allah, and
cover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a single
right-minded man?"
011.079
They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy
daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!"
011.080
He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that I
could betake myself to some powerful support."
011.081
(The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy
Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while
yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy
wife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people.
Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?"
011.082
When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down,
and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on
layer,-
011.083
Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who
do wrong!
011.084
To the Madyan People (We sent) Shu'aib, one of their own
brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: Ye have no other god but Him.
And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fear
for you the penalty of a day that will compass (you) all round.
011.085
"And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold
from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land
with intent to do mischief.
011.086
"That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but)
believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!"
011.087
They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer command
thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that we
leave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the one
that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!"
011.088
He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign)
from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from
Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to
do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success
(in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look.
011.089
"And O my people! let not my dissent (from you) cause you to
sin, lest ye suffer a fate similar to that of the people of Noah or of Hud
or of Salih, nor are the people of Lut far off from you!
011.090
"But ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn unto Him (in
repentance): For my Lord is indeed full of mercy and loving-kindness."
011.091
They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not
understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not
for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among
us no great position!"
011.092
He said: "O my people! is then my family of more consideration
with you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt).
But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do!
011.093
"And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part):
Soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the penalty of ignominy; and
who is a liar! and watch ye! for I too am watching with you!"
011.094
When Our decree issued, We saved Shu'aib and those who
believed with him, by (special) mercy from Ourselves: But the (mighty)
blast did seize the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes by
the morning,-
011.095
As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold!
How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud!
011.096
And we sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority
manifest,
011.097
Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command of
Pharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no right (guide).
011.098
He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and lead
them into the Fire (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be
the place to which they are led!
011.099
And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Day
of Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)!
011.100
These are some of the stories of communities which We relate
unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the
sickle of time).
011.101
It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls:
the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when
there issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot)
but perdition!
011.102
Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastises
communities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe is
His chastisement.
011.103
In that is a Sign for those who fear the penalty of the
Hereafter: that is a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that
will be a Day of Testimony.
011.104
Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed.
011.105
The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave:
of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed.
011.106
Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: There will be for
them therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs:
011.107
They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and
the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure)
accomplisher of what He planneth.
011.108
And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: They will
dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure,
except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break.
011.109
Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They
worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily
We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement.
011.110
We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arose
therein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord,
the matter would have been decided between them, but they are in suspicious
doubt concerning it.
011.111
And, of a surety, to all will your Lord pay back (in full the
recompense) of their deeds: for He knoweth well all that they do.
011.112
Therefore stand firm (in the straight Path) as thou art
commanded,- thou and those who with thee turn (unto Allah); and transgress
not (from the Path): for He seeth well all that ye do.
011.113
And incline not to those who do wrong, or the Fire will seize
you; and ye have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall ye be helped.
011.114
And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and
at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove
those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember
(their Lord):
011.115
And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not suffer
the reward of the righteous to perish.
011.116
Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons
possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the
earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the
wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were
given them, and persisted in sin.
011.117
Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for a
single wrong-doing, if its members were likely to mend.
011.118
If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one
people: but they will not cease to dispute.
011.119
Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed His Mercy: and for
this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "I
will fill Hell with jinns and men all together."
011.120
All that we relate to thee of the stories of the messengers,-
with it We make firm thy heart: in them there cometh to thee the Truth, as
well as an exhortation and a message of remembrance to those who believe.
011.121
Say to those who do not believe: "Do what ever ye can: We
shall do our part;
011.122
"And wait ye! We too shall wait."
011.123
To Allah do belong the unseen (secrets) of the heavens and the
earth, and to Him goeth back every affair (for decision): then worship
Him, and put thy trust in Him: and thy Lord is not unmindful of aught that
ye do.