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2:121

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَتْلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ Alla th eena a tayn a humu alkit a ba yatloonahu h aqqa til a watihi ol a ika yuminoona bihi waman yakfur bihi faol a ika humu alkh a siroon a

Those We have given the Book follow it as it should be followed. It is they who 'truly' believe in it. As for those who reject it, it is they who are the losers.

- Mustafa Khattab

Those to whom We have sent the book study it as it should be studied; they are the ones that believe therein; those who reject faith therein the loss is their own.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:122

يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Y a banee isr a eela o th kuroo niAAmatiya allatee anAAamtu AAalaykum waannee fa dd altukum AAal a alAA a lameen a

O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.

- Mustafa Khattab

O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favor which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to all others (for my message).

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:123

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَـٰعَةٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ Wa i ttaqoo yawman l a tajzee nafsun AAan nafsin shayan wal a yuqbalu minh a AAadlun wal a tanfaAAuh a shaf a AAatun wal a hum yun s aroon a

And guard yourselves against the Day when no soul will be of any help to another. No ransom will be taken, no intercession accepted, and no help will be given.

- Mustafa Khattab

Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). ¹²²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:124

وَإِذِ ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَـٰتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ Wai th i ibtal a ibr a heema rabbuhu bikalim a tin faatammahunna q a la innee j a AAiluka li l nn a si im a man q a la wamin th urriyyatee q a la l a yan a lu AAahdee a l thth a limeen a

'Remember' when Abraham was tested by his Lord with 'certain' commandments, which he fulfilled. Allah said, 'I will certainly make you into a role model for the people.' Abraham asked, 'What about my offspring?' Allah replied, 'My covenant is not extended to the wrongdoers.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands which he fulfilled; He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But my promise is not within the reach of evil-doers." ¹²³ ¹²⁴

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:125

وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا ٱلْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا وَٱتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ وَعَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْعَـٰكِفِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ Wai th jaAAaln a albayta math a batan li l nn a si waamnan wa i ttakhi th oo min maq a mi ibr a heema mu s allan waAAahidn a il a ibr a heema waism a AAeela an t ahhir a baytiya li l tta ifeena wa a lAA a kifeena wa al rrukkaAAi a l ssujood i

AND LO! We made the Temple a goal to which people might repair again and again, and a sanctuary:¹⁰² take, then, the place whereon Abraham once stood as your place of prayer.¹⁰³ And thus did We command Abraham and Ishmael: "Purify My Temple for those who will walk around it,¹⁰⁴ and those who will abide near it in meditation, and those who will bow down and prostrate themselves [in prayer]."

- Mohammad Asad

The Temple (al-bayt) - lit., "the House [of Worship]" - mentioned here is the Ka'bah in Mecca. In other places the Qur'an speaks of it as "the Ancient Temple" (al-bayt al-'atiq), and frequently also as "the Inviolable House of Worship" (al-masjid al-haram). Its prototype is said to have been built by Abraham as the first temple ever dedicated to the One God (see 3:96 ), and which for this reason has been instituted as the direction of prayer (qiblah) for all Muslims, and as the goal of the annually recurring pilgrimage (hajj). It is to be noted that even in pre-Islamic times the Ka'bah was associated with the memory of Abraham, whose personality had always been in the foreground of Arabian thought. According to very ancient Arabian traditions, it was at the site of what later became Mecca that Abraham, in order to placate Sarah, abandoned his Egyptian bondwoman Hagar and their child Ishmael after he had brought them there from Canaan. This is by no means improbable if one bears in mind that for a camel-riding bedouin (and Abraham was certainly one) a journey of twenty or even thirty days has never been anything out of the ordinary. At first glance, the Biblical statement (Genesis xii, 14) that it was "in the wilderness of Beersheba" (i.e., in the southernmost tip of Palestine) that Abraham left Hagar and Ishmael would seem to conflict with the Qur'anic account. This seeming contradiction, however, disappears as soon as we remember that to the ancient, town-dwelling Hebrews the term "wilderness of Beersheba" comprised all the desert regions south of Palestine, including the Hijaz. It was at the place where they had been abandoned that Hagar and Ishmael, after having discovered the spring which is now called the Well of Zamzam, eventually settled; and it may have been that very spring which in time induced a wandering group of bedouin families belonging to the South-Arabian (Qahtani) tribe of Jurhum to settle there. Ishmael later married a girl of this tribe, and so became the progenitor of the musta'ribah ("Arabianized") tribes - thus called on account of their descent from a Hebrew father and a Qahtani mother. As for Abraham, he is said to have often visited Hagar and Ishmael; and it was on the occasion of one of these periodic visits that he, aided by Ishmael, erected the original structure of the Ka'bah. (For more detailed accounts of the Abrahamic tradition, see Bukhari's Sahih, Kitab al-'Ilm, Tabari's Ta'rikh al-Umam, Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Hisham, Mas'udi's Muruj adh-Dhahab, Yaqut's Mu'jam al-Buldan, and other early Muslim historians.)

And 'remember' when We made the Sacred House¹ a centre and a sanctuary for the people 'saying', ''You may' take the standing-place of Abraham² as a site of prayer.' And We entrusted Abraham and Ishmael to purify My House for those who circle it, who meditate in it, and who bow and prostrate themselves 'in prayer'.

- Mustafa Khattab

Remember We made the house a place of assembly for men and a place of safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and We covenanted with Abraham and Isma`il that they should sanctify My House for those who compass it round or use it as a retreat or bow or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer). ¹²⁵ ¹²⁶

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:126

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ Wai th q a la ibr a heemu rabbi ijAAal h atha baladan a minan wa o rzuq ahlahu mina a l ththamar a ti man a mana minhum bi A ll a hi wa a lyawmi al a khiri q a la waman kafara faomattiAAuhu qaleelan thumma a dt arruhu il a AAa tha bi a l nn a ri wabisa alma s eer u

And 'remember' when Abraham said, 'My Lord, make this city 'of Mecca' secure and provide fruits to its people- those among them who believe in Allah and the Last Day.' He answered, 'As for those who disbelieve, I will let them enjoy themselves for a little while, then I will condemn them to the torment of the Fire. What an evil destination!'

- Mustafa Khattab

And remember Abraham said: "My Lord make this a City of Peace and feed its people with fruits such of them as believe in Allah and the Last Day." He said: "(Yea) and such as reject faith for a while will I grant them their pleasure but will soon drive them to the torment of fire an evil destination (indeed)!" ¹²⁷ ¹²⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:127

وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ Wai th yarfaAAu ibr a heemu alqaw a AAida mina albayti waism a AAeelu rabban a taqabbal minn a innaka anta a l ssameeAAu alAAaleem u

And 'remember' when Abraham raised the foundation of the House with Ishmael, 'both praying,' 'Our Lord! Accept 'this' from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

- Mustafa Khattab

And remember Abraham and Isma`il raised the foundations of the House (with this prayer): "Our Lord! accept (this service) from us for thou art the All-Hearing the All-Knowing.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:128

رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ Rabban a wa i jAAaln a muslimayni laka wamin th urriyyatin a ommatan muslimatan laka waarin a man a sikan a watub AAalayn a innaka anta a l ttaww a bu a l rra h eem u

Our Lord! Make us both 'fully' submit to You¹ and from our descendants a nation that will submit to you. Show us our rituals, and turn to us in grace. You are truly the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

- Mustafa Khattab

"Our Lord! make of us Muslims bowing to Thy (Will) and of our progeny a people Muslim bowing to Thy (Will) and show us our places for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning Most-Merciful.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:129

رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ Rabban a wa i bAAath feehim rasoolan minhum yatloo AAalayhim a y a tika wayuAAallimuhumu alkit a ba wa a l h ikmata wayuzakkeehim innaka anta alAAazeezu al h akeem u

Our Lord! Raise from among them a messenger who will recite to them Your revelations, teach them the Book and wisdom, and purify them. Indeed, You 'alone' are the Almighty, All-Wise.'

- Mustafa Khattab

"Our Lord! send amongst them an Apostle of their own who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom and sanctify them; for Thou art the Exalted in Might the Wise." ¹²⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:130

وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ وَلَقَدِ ٱصْطَفَيْنَـٰهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ Waman yarghabu AAan millati ibr a heema ill a man safiha nafsahu walaqadi i st afayn a hu fee a l dduny a wainnahu fee al a khirati lamina a l ssa li h een a

And who would reject the faith of Abraham except a fool! We certainly chose him in this life, and in the Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous.

- Mustafa Khattab

And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: and he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the righteous. ¹³⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:131

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ ۖ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ I th q a la lahu rabbuhu aslim q a la aslamtu lirabbi alAA a lameen a

When his Lord ordered him, 'Submit 'to My Will',' he responded, 'I submit to the Lord of all worlds.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Behold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to me)" He said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the universe."

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:132

وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَآ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَـٰبَنِىَّ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ Wawa ssa bih a ibr a heemu baneehi wayaAAqoobu y a baniyya inna All a ha i st af a lakumu a l ddeena fal a tamootunna ill a waantum muslimoon a

This was the advice of Abraham- as well as Jacob- to his children, 'saying', 'Indeed, Allah has chosen for you this faith; so do not die except in 'a state of full' submission.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons and so did Jacob; "O my sons! Allah hath chosen the faith for you; then die not except in the faith of Islam."

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:133

أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ إِلَـٰهَكَ وَإِلَـٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ Am kuntum shuhad a a i th h a d ara yaAAqooba almawtu i th q a la libaneehi m a taAAbudoona min baAAdee q a loo naAAbudu il a haka wail a ha a b a ika ibr a heema waism a AAeela wais ha qa il a han w ah idan wana h nu lahu muslimoon a

Or did you witness when death came to Jacob? He asked his children, 'Who will you worship after my passing?' They replied, 'We will 'continue to' worship your God, the God of your forefathers- Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac- the One God. And to Him we 'all' submit.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship thy Allah and the Allah of thy fathers of Abraham Isma`il and Isaac the one (true) Allah to Him we bow (in Islam)." ¹³¹ ¹³²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:134

تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ Tilka ommatun qad khalat lah a m a kasabat walakum m a kasabtum wal a tusaloona AAamm a k a no yaAAmaloon a

That was a community that had already gone before. For them is what they earned and for you is what you have earned. And you will not be accountable for what they have done.

- Mustafa Khattab

That was a People that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did and ye of what ye do! of their merits there is no question in your case! ¹³³

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

2:135

وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ Waq a loo koonoo hoodan aw na sa r a tahtadoo qul bal millata ibr a heema h aneefan wam a k a na mina almushrikeen a

The Jews and Christians each say, 'Follow our faith to be 'rightly' guided.' Say, 'O Prophet,' 'No! We follow the faith of Abraham, the upright- who was not a polytheist.'

- Mustafa Khattab

They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (to salvation)." Say thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the religion of Abraham the true and he joined not gods with Allah." ¹³⁴

Surah 2. Al-Baqara

Qur'an

Translation

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Those unto whom We have vouchsafed the divine writ [and who] follow it as it ought to be followed98 - it is they who [truly] believe in it; whereas all who choose to deny its truth - it is they, they who are the losers!

- Mohammad Asad

Those to whom We have given the book and who read it as it ought to be read, they are the ones who believe in it; as for those who reject it, they are for sure the losers.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Those We have given the Book follow it as it should be followed. It is they who 'truly' believe in it. As for those who reject it, it is they who are the losers.

- Mustafa Khattab

Those unto whom We have given the Scripture, who read it with the right reading, those believe in it. And whoso disbelieveth in it, those are they who are the losers.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Those to whom We have sent the book study it as it should be studied; they are the ones that believe therein; those who reject faith therein the loss is their own.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

O CHILDREN of Israel! Remember those blessings of Mine with which I graced you, and how I favoured you above all other people;

- Mohammad Asad

O Children of Israel! Remember the special favor which I bestowed upon you; that I exalted you above all other nations.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.

- Mustafa Khattab

O Children of Israel! Remember My favor wherewith I favored you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favor which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to all others (for my message).

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

and remain conscious of [the coming of] a Day when no human being shall in the least avail another, nor shall ransom be accepted from any of them, nor shall intercession be of any use to them, and none shall be succoured.99

- Mohammad Asad

Guard yourselves against the day when one soul shall not avail another, no ransom shall be taken, no intercession shall profit anyone, and no help shall be given.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And guard yourselves against the Day when no soul will be of any help to another. No ransom will be taken, no intercession accepted, and no help will be given.

- Mustafa Khattab

And guard (yourselves) against a day when no soul will naught avail another, nor will compensation be accepted from it, nor will intercession be of use to it; nor will they be helped.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). 122

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And [remember this:] when his Sustainer tried Abraham by [His] commandments and the latter fulfilled them,100 He said: "Behold, I shall make thee a leader of men." Abraham asked: "And [wilt Thou make leaders] of my offspring as well?" [God] answered: "My covenant does not embrace the evildoers."101

- Mohammad Asad

Remember that when Ibrahim (Abraham) was tested by his Rabb with certain commands, he fulfilled them. Allah said: "Surely, I will make you the leader of mankind." "What about my offspring?" Asked Ibrahim. "My pledge," said Allah, "will not apply to the evil doers."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

'Remember' when Abraham was tested by his Lord with 'certain' commandments, which he fulfilled. Allah said, 'I will certainly make you into a role model for the people.' Abraham asked, 'What about my offspring?' Allah replied, 'My covenant is not extended to the wrongdoers.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will there be leaders)? He said: My covenant includeth not wrongdoers.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands which he fulfilled; He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But my promise is not within the reach of evil-doers." 123 124

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

- Mohammad Asad

Remember when We made the House (the Ka'bah) a center and sanctuary for mankind saying, "Take the station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer;" We entrusted Ibrahim and Isma`il to cleanse Our House for those who walk around it, who meditate in it, and who kneel and prostrate in prayers.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

- Mustafa Khattab

- Marmaduke Pickthall

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

- Mohammad Asad

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

- Mustafa Khattab

- Marmaduke Pickthall

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the Temple, [they prayed:] "O our Sustainer! Accept Thou this from us: for, verily, Thou alone art all-hearing, all-knowing!

- Mohammad Asad

Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma`il (Ishmael) raised the foundations of the House and dedicated it by saying: "Accept this from us, O Rabb, You are the one who hears all and knows all.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And 'remember' when Abraham raised the foundation of the House with Ishmael, 'both praying,' 'Our Lord! Accept 'this' from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And remember Abraham and Isma`il raised the foundations of the House (with this prayer): "Our Lord! accept (this service) from us for thou art the All-Hearing the All-Knowing.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"O our Sustainer! Make us surrender ourselves unto Thee, and make out of our offspring105a community that shall surrender itself unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and accept our repentance: for, verily, Thou alone art the Acceptor of Repentance, the Dispenser of Grace!

- Mohammad Asad

O Rabb, make us both Muslims (submissive to You); and make our descendants a nation that will be Muslims (submissive to You). Teach us our rites of worship and forbear our shortcomings; surely, You are the Acceptor of repentance, the Merciful.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Our Lord! Make us both 'fully' submit to You1 and from our descendants a nation that will submit to you. Show us our rituals, and turn to us in grace. You are truly the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

- Mustafa Khattab

Our Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the Merciful.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Our Lord! make of us Muslims bowing to Thy (Will) and of our progeny a people Muslim bowing to Thy (Will) and show us our places for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning Most-Merciful.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"O our Sustainer! Raise up from the midst of our offspring106 an apostle from among themselves, who shall convey unto them Thy messages, and impart unto them revelation as well as wisdom, and cause them to grow in purity: for, verily, Thou alone art almighty, truly wise!"

- Mohammad Asad

O Rabb, appoint from among them a Rasool who shall recite to them Your Revelations and teach them the Book and the Wisdom and sanctify them; surely, You are the All-Mighty, the Wise."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Our Lord! Raise from among them a messenger who will recite to them Your revelations, teach them the Book and wisdom, and purify them. Indeed, You 'alone' are the Almighty, All-Wise.'

Those unto whom We have vouchsafed the divine writ [and who] follow it as it ought to be followed⁹⁸ - it is they who [truly] believe in it; whereas all who choose to deny its truth - it is they, they who are the losers!

and remain conscious of [the coming of] a Day when no human being shall in the least avail another, nor shall ransom be accepted from any of them, nor shall intercession be of any use to them, and none shall be succoured.⁹⁹

Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside). ¹²²

And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands which he fulfilled; He said: "I will make thee an Imam to the nations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered: "But my promise is not within the reach of evil-doers." ¹²³ ¹²⁴

"O our Sustainer! Make us surrender ourselves unto Thee, and make out of our offspring¹⁰⁵a community that shall surrender itself unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and accept our repentance: for, verily, Thou alone art the Acceptor of Repentance, the Dispenser of Grace!

Our Lord! Make us both 'fully' submit to You¹ and from our descendants a nation that will submit to you. Show us our rituals, and turn to us in grace. You are truly the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

"O our Sustainer! Raise up from the midst of our offspring¹⁰⁶ an apostle from among themselves, who shall convey unto them Thy messages, and impart unto them revelation as well as wisdom, and cause them to grow in purity: for, verily, Thou alone art almighty, truly wise!"

"Our Lord! send amongst them an Apostle of their own who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom and sanctify them; for Thou art the Exalted in Might the Wise." ¹²⁹

And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such as debase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in this world: and he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the righteous. ¹³⁰

Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship thy Allah and the Allah of thy fathers of Abraham Isma`il and Isaac the one (true) Allah to Him we bow (in Islam)." ¹³¹ ¹³²

Now those people have passed away; unto them shall be accounted what they have earned, and unto you, what you have earned; and you will not be judged on the strength of what they did.¹⁰⁹

That was a People that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did and ye of what ye do! of their merits there is no question in your case! ¹³³

AND THEY say, "Be Jews" - or, "Christians" - "and you shall be on the right path." Say: "Nay, but [ours is] the creed of Abraham, who turned away from all that is false,¹¹⁰ and was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God."