Can he who follows the clear guidance from his Rabb be comparedto him who is led by his own desires and whose foul deeds seemfair to him?

He who turns away from the remembrance (Reminder) of theCompassionate (Allah), We assign a shaitan for him, who becomeshis intimate companion.

- and turns such people away from the Right Path, while theythink that they are guided aright.

- Ultimately, when that person will come to Us on the Day ofJudgement, he will say to his shaitan companion: "I wish that Iwas far apart from you as the east is from the west: you turnedout to be an evil companion."

Then it will be said to them: "Well, you have already done wrong,realizing this fact today will avail you nothing, as you both arepartners in the same punishment.

On the Day when He will assemble them all together, ( Allah willaddress the Jinns): "O assembly of Jinns! You seduced mankind ingreat number." And their votaries from among mankind will say:"Our Rabb, we have both enjoyed each other's fellowship but alas!Now we have reached the end of our term which You had decreed forus." Then Allah will say: "Now hellfire is your dwelling-place;you will live therein forever unless Allah ordains otherwise."Surely your Rabb is Wise, Knowledgeable.

That is how, in the hereafter, We will make wrongdoers thecomrades of one another on account of what they earned duringtheir life on Earth with evil friendship.

At that time Allah will also ask: "O Assembly of Jinns andmankind! Did not there come to you the Rasools from amongst youwho proclaimed to you My revelations and warned you about themeeting of this Day?" They will reply: "Yes they did, We bearwitness against our own souls." Today this worldly life hasdeceived them but on that Day they will testify againstthemselves that they were indeed kuffar (unbelievers).

On the Day when He will assemble them all together, ( Allah willaddress the Jinns): "O assembly of Jinns! You seduced mankind ingreat number." And their votaries from among mankind will say:"Our Rabb, we have both enjoyed each other's fellowship but alas!Now we have reached the end of our term which You had decreed forus." Then Allah will say: "Now hellfire is your dwelling-place;you will live therein forever unless Allah ordains otherwise."Surely your Rabb is Wise, Knowledgeable.

That is how, in the hereafter, We will make wrongdoers thecomrades of one another on account of what they earned duringtheir life on Earth with evil friendship.

At that time Allah will also ask: "O Assembly of Jinns andmankind! Did not there come to you the Rasools from amongst youwho proclaimed to you My revelations and warned you about themeeting of this Day?" They will reply: "Yes they did, We bearwitness against our own souls." Today this worldly life hasdeceived them but on that Day they will testify againstthemselves that they were indeed kuffar (unbelievers).

This thought of yours, which you entertained concerning yourRabb, has brought you to destruction and now you have become ofthose who are utterly lost."

And that He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocriticalwomen and the mushrik men and the mushrik women, who entertainedan evil thought about Allah. A turn of evil shall befall them,for Allah's wrath is upon them. He has laid His curse on them andprepared for them the fire of hell, which is a very evil abode.

Musa said: "You cast." So when they cast, they bewitched the eyesof the people and terrified them by a display of a mightysorcery.

Yet there are some among people, who in their ignorance, argueabout Allah and follow every rebellious devil,

though they are doomed to seduce whoever takes them as theirfriends and lead him to the punishment of burning fire.

Then imagine that time when these people will start arguing witheach other in the fire, and the weak followers will say to thearrogant leaders: "We were your followers: can you now save usfrom some of these flames?"

The arrogant leaders will reply: "We are all in it together!Allah has already judged between His servants."

Also imagine when the dwellers of fire will ask the Keepers ofhell: "Pray to your Rabb for relieving our punishment at leastfor one day!"

The Keepers of hell will ask: "Did there not come to you Rasoolswith clear revelations?" "Yes," they will answer. The Keepers ofhell will say: "Then pray yourselves." But vain shall be theprayer of the disbelievers.

If you do good deeds openly or in private or forgive an evil,then surely Allah is Pardoning, Powerful.

Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and thensay: "This is from Allah," so that they may sell it for a pettyprice! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe tothem for what they have earned.

The Jews say: "The fire shall not touch us except for a fewdays." O Muhammad, say: "Have you obtained such a promise fromAllah which He would not break ? Or do you assert against Allahwhat you do not know?"

Yea! Those who commit evil and become encircled in sin are theinmates of Hellfire; they shall live there forever.

As for death, no matter where you may be, death is going to reachyou even if you are in fortified towers. When such people areblessed with some benefit, they say: "This is from Allah;" but ifthey suffer a loss, they say: "this is because of you." OMuhammad tell them: "Everything is from Allah." What is thematter with these people that they do not understand a word?

If any time you are tempted by Shaitan, seek refuge with Allah.It is He Who hears all and knows all.

When the angels of death cause those people to die who havewronged their souls, they ask: "What was your condition?" Theyreply: "We were oppressed in the earth." The angels say: "Was notthe earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate and gosomewhere else?" Hell will be their abode and it is a very evilrefuge!

However, those helpless men, women and children who have neitherthe means to migrate nor strength to escape,

Allah may pardon them. Allah is the Pardoning, Forgiving.

also they are the ones who are patient, seek the pleasure oftheir Rabb, establish Salah, spend secretly and openly out of thesustenance which We have provided for them, and repel evil withgood - they are the ones for whom there is the home of thehereafter

and that is why in every town We have placed the criminals astheir ring leaders to plot therein, they plot against none buttheir own souls, though they do not perceive it.

Whenever there comes to them a sign (verses of The Qur'an) theysay: "We shall not believe until we are given directly that whichis given to the Rasools of Allah." Allah knows best to whom Heshould give His Message. Soon these criminals will be overtakenby humiliation and by a severe punishment from Allah for theirevil plots.

Do those who plot evil deeds feel secure that Allah will not cavein the earth beneath them or that the scourge will not come tothem from directions that they did not suspect?

Or that He may not seize them in the course of their journeyleaving no way for their escape?

Or that He may seize them after alerting them about the danger?Yet your Rabb is Beneficent, Merciful.

If anyone is seeking honor, let him know that all honor belongsto Allah Alone. Good words ascend to Him and good deeds areexalted by Him. As for those who plan evil deeds, they shall havesevere punishment and their plots will be brought to nothing.

These very people used to swear on solemn oaths by Allah that ifa Warner ever come to them, they would be better guided than anyother nation of the world; yet when a Warner has come to themthey have increased in nothing but aversion,

behaving arrogantly in the land and plotting evil, whereas theplotting of evil recoils none but the authors of it. Are theyawaiting for that end which overtook the former nations? If so,you shall find no change in the ways of Allah, nor will you findany alteration in Allah's way of dealing.

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

While he, who will be given his Book of Deeds in his left hand,will say: "Woe to me, would that I had not been given my Book ofDeeds

nor known what my account was!

Would that my death had ended all!

My wealth had availed me nothing,

and my authority has gone away from me."

We shall say: "Seize him and put a chain around his neck,

then cast him in the blazing fire,

then fasten him with a chain seventy cubits long.

For he did not believe in Allah, the Most High,

nor did he care to feed the poor.

Today he neither has a true friend here,

nor any food except the pus from the washing of wounds,

which none but the wrongdoers eat."

Take sadaqat (this commanded sadaqat means - Zakat-ul-Mall) fromtheir wealth, so that they may thereby be cleansed and purified,and pray for them; for your prayer will give them comfort. Allahhears all and knows all.

On the Day when He will assemble them all together, ( Allah willaddress the Jinns): "O assembly of Jinns! You seduced mankind ingreat number." And their votaries from among mankind will say:"Our Rabb, we have both enjoyed each other's fellowship but alas!Now we have reached the end of our term which You had decreed forus." Then Allah will say: "Now hellfire is your dwelling-place;you will live therein forever unless Allah ordains otherwise."Surely your Rabb is Wise, Knowledgeable.

That is how, in the hereafter, We will make wrongdoers thecomrades of one another on account of what they earned duringtheir life on Earth with evil friendship.

At that time Allah will also ask: "O Assembly of Jinns andmankind! Did not there come to you the Rasools from amongst youwho proclaimed to you My revelations and warned you about themeeting of this Day?" They will reply: "Yes they did, We bearwitness against our own souls." Today this worldly life hasdeceived them but on that Day they will testify againstthemselves that they were indeed kuffar (unbelievers).

Anyone who intercedes for a good cause shall have a share in it,and anyone who intercedes for an evil cause shall also get ashare in its burden. Allah has control over everything.

O believers! If you fear Allah He will grant you a criterion (tojudge between right and wrong), do away with your sins andforgive you. Allah is the Lord of Mighty Grace.

If anyone does evil or wrongs his own soul and then seeks Allah'sforgiveness, he will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.

If any time you are tempted by Shaitan, seek refuge with Allah.It is He Who hears all and knows all.

and from the mischief of darkness when it overspreads;

- and say, "O my Rabb! I seek refuge in You from the prompting ofthe shaitans,

and O Rabb! I seek refuge in You even from their coming near me."

Say: I seek refuge in the Rabb of the mankind,

the King of mankind,

the real God of mankind,

from the mischief of the slinking whisperers (Shaitan and hisworkers)

who whisper into the hearts of people,

whether he be from among the jinn or from the mankind.

If Shaitan tempts you, seek refuge with Allah; for He is the oneWho is All Hearing, Knowing.

Those who fear Allah, when they are tempted by Shaitan, they havebut to remember Allah and they shall see the light (right courseof action)!

As for Shaitan's brothers, they drag them deeper into error andnever relax their efforts.

Every soul is bound to have the taste of death. We are puttingall of you to a test by passing you through bad and goodconditions, and finally you shall return to Us.

He makes Shaitan's interjections a temptation for those whosehearts suffer from the disease of hypocrisy and whose hearts arehardened - that's why the wrongdoers are in such an extremedissension

There are some who have confessed their sins: they have mixedrecords of good and bad deeds. It is quite possible that Allahmay turn to them in mercy, for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Ask them: "Should I tell you of those who will have even worsethan this in retribution from Allah? They are those whom Allahhas cursed; who have incurred His wrath; some of whom were turnedinto apes and pigs; who worshipped Taghut (forces of Shaitan);these are worse in rank and far more astray from the Right Way."

As for those who refrain from worshipping Taghut (Satanic forces)and turn to Allah in repentance, there is good news. So OProphet, give good news to My servants

O Prophet, tell the believers to bear with those who do not fearthe coming of the bad days from Allah, so that He may Himselfrecompense those people according to what they have earned.

They use their faith as a disguise, and thus debar others fromthe Way of Allah. Evil is indeed what they do.

We have enjoined man to treat his parents with kindness. Withmuch trouble his mother bore him, and much pain did she give himbirth. His bearing and his weaning took thirty months. When hereaches the age of full strength and becomes forty years old, hesays: "My Rabb! Grant me the grace that I may thank you for thefavors which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and thatI may do good deeds that will please You, and grant me goodchildren. Surely I turn to You in repentance and surely I am ofthose who are Muslims."

Such are the people from whom We shall accept the best of theirdeeds and overlook their misdeeds. They shall be among theresidents of paradise: true is the promise that has been made tothem in this life.

Repentance with Allah (right to be forgiven by Allah) is only forthose who do something evil in ignorance and repent as soon asthey realize it; Allah will pardon them. Allah is theKnowledgeable, Wise.

To one group He has guided while the other group deserved to beleft in error due to their own choice; for they took the shaitansfor their protectors instead of Allah yet they think that theyare guided.

This thought of yours, which you entertained concerning yourRabb, has brought you to destruction and now you have become ofthose who are utterly lost."

And that He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocriticalwomen and the mushrik men and the mushrik women, who entertainedan evil thought about Allah. A turn of evil shall befall them,for Allah's wrath is upon them. He has laid His curse on them andprepared for them the fire of hell, which is a very evil abode.

After them We sent other Rasools, one after the other, andfollowed them with Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam. We gave him TheInjeel (Gospel), and put compassion and mercy into the hearts ofhis followers. As for monasticism, they instituted it themselves- for We did not enjoin it on them - in order to seek the goodpleasure of Allah, but they did not observe it as it should havebeen observed. Yet We rewarded those among them who were truebelievers, but most of them are transgressors.

He set upon it mountains towering high above its surface, Hebestowed blessings upon it and in four periods provided it withsustenance according to the needs of all those who live in andask for it.

He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in sixperiods - at the time when His Throne was rested on the water -so that He may test to find out which of you is the best indeeds. Now if you tell them:" You shall indeed be raised up afterdeath," the unbelievers would certainly say: "This is nothing butsheer magic!"

Have not the unbelievers ever considered that the skies and theearth were once one mass, then We split them asunder? And We havecreated every living thing from water. Will they still notbelieve?

Surely your Rabb is Allah Who created the heavens and the earthin six Yome (time periods) and is firmly established on thethrone of authority. He makes the night cover the day and the dayfollow the night automatically. He created the sun, the moon andthe stars; and made them subservient to His will. Take note: Hisis the creation, and His is the command. Blessed is Allah, theRabb of the worlds!

The fact is that your Rabb is the same Allah Who created theheavens and the earth in six Yome (time periods) and is firmlyestablished on the Throne of authority, and is directing theaffairs of the universe. None can intercede for you, except theone who receives His permission. This is Allah your Rabb, soworship Him: will you not receive admonition?

He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in sixperiods - at the time when His Throne was rested on the water -so that He may test to find out which of you is the best indeeds. Now if you tell them:" You shall indeed be raised up afterdeath," the unbelievers would certainly say: "This is nothing butsheer magic!"

He set upon it mountains towering high above its surface, Hebestowed blessings upon it and in four periods provided it withsustenance according to the needs of all those who live in andask for it.

So, from this creation, He formed the seven heavens in twoperiods and to each heaven He ordained its laws. He adorned thelowest heaven with brilliant lamps and made it secure. Such isthe design of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing."

O believers! When the believing women seek refuge with you, testthem. Allah best knows their faith. If you find them truebelievers, do not send them back to the unbelievers. They are notlawful to the unbelievers, nor are the unbelievers lawful tothem. Return to their unbelieving husbands what they have spenton them. There is no blame on you if you marry such women,provided you give them their dowers. Do not hold on to yourmarriages with unbelieving women. Demand what you have spent onthem and let the unbelievers do the same. This is the order ofAllah which He has decreed between you. Allah is All-Knowing,All-Wise.

If you do not get back the demanded amount that you have spent onyour disbelieving wives from the unbelievers, and your turncomes, to pay the demanded amount of Muslim wives to theunbelievers, you can offset the amount and pay those whose wiveshave fled the equivalent of the amount they have spent on theirdisbelieving wives. Fear Allah, in Whom you believe.

O Prophet! When the believing women come to you to take the oathof allegiance , take their pledge: that they will not commitshirk with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will notcommit adultery, that they will not kill their children, thatthey will not give any cause for scandal which they may inventbetween either their hands or legs (a woman accusing anotherwoman of having an illicit relationship with a man and spreadssuch stories - or - a woman carrying an illegitimate child andmakes her husband believe that it is his), and that they will notdisobey you in any just matter, then accept their allegiance andpray to Allah for the forgiveness. Surely Allah is Oft-Forgiving,most Merciful.

And We blessed the woman (Maryam), who guarded her chastity, Webreathed into her of Our Spirit and We made her and her son asign for the whole world.

Allah has set an example to the unbelievers in the wife of Nuh(Noah) and the wife of Lut (Lot). They were married to two of Ourrighteous servants, but they betrayed them. In no way could theirhusbands protect them from Allah. Both of them were told: "Enterthe fire, along with those who enter."

When Maryam's son Isa (Jesus) is quoted as an example, yourpeople raise a clamor at it,

and say: "Are Our gods better or is he?" They cite this to youmerely to provoke you. They are but a quarrelsome people.

He (Jesus) was no more than a mortal whom We favored and made anexample to the children of Israel.

Certainly We sent Rasools before you among the early nations;

but whenever a Rasool came to them, they mocked him.

Thus do We let doubt creep into the hearts of the criminals;

that they do not believe in it (The Qur'an), despite the examplesof the people who passed before them.

Even if we had opened a gate in Heaven and they ascend through itand keep on ascending,

still they would have said, 'Our eyes have been dazzled; ratherwe have been bewitched.'"

At last when they provoked Us, We inflicted retribution on themand drowned them all,

and made them a lesson and an example for the later generations.

When you have crossed the red sea along with your peoplemiraculously, then leave the sea divided; for they are a host whoare destined to be drowned."

How many gardens and springs they left behind!

And agriculture and grand palaces!

And means of luxury and comfort which they used to enjoy!

Thus was their end! And We let other people inherit what was oncetheirs.

Neither Heaven nor earth sheds tears for them; nor were theygiven a respite.

You very well know the story of those of you who transgressed inthe matter of the Sabbath; We ordered them: "Be detested apes".

Thus, We made their fate an example to their own people and tosucceeding generations, and a lesson to those who areGod-conscious.

Or take another example of the one (Prophet Ezra) who passed by atown which has fallen down upon its roofs. He exclaimed: "How canAllah bring this dead township back to life?" Thereupon Allahcaused him to die, and after one hundred years brought him backto life. Allah asked: "How long did you remained here?" Ezrareplied: "Perhaps a day or part of a day." Allah said: "Nay! Youhave remain here for one hundred years: now just have a look atyour food and drink; they have not rotten; and then look at yourdonkey and see that his very bones have decayed. We have donethis to make you a Sign for mankind. Look at the bones of yourdonkey how We bring them together then clothe them with flesh andbring him back to life! When this all was shown clearly to him hesaid: "Now I know that Allah has power over everything."

Yet another example is when Ibrahim said: "My Rabb! Show me howyou give life to the dead." He replied: "Have you no faith inthis?" Ibrahim humbly submitted: "Yes! But I ask this to reassuremy heart." Allah said: "Take four birds; train them to followyour direction, cut their bodies into pieces and scatter thosepieces on hilltops then call them back; Allah will bring themback to life and they will come to you right away. Thus you willknow that Allah is All-powerful and Wise."

It is Allah Who sends forth winds to raise up the clouds, thendrives them to a dead land and therewith revive the earth afterits death. Similar will be the resurrection of the dead.

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

Then you shall be divided into three groups:

He has raised the heaven on high and created the balance:

those on the right hand - how blessed shall be the people of theright hand;

Don’t ever tamper with this balance.

Then you shall be divided into three groups:

He has raised the heaven on high and created the balance:

those on the right hand - how blessed shall be the people of theright hand;

Don’t ever tamper with this balance.

O believers! Intoxicants and gambling (games of chance),dedication to stones (paying tribute to idols) and division byarrows (lottery) are the filthy works of Shaitan. Get away fromthem, so that you may prosper.

Those who avenge themselves when wronged cannot be blamed.

Give orphans the property which belongs to them when they areable to handle it themselves and do not substitute your worthlessthings for their valuable ones; and do not cheat them of theirpossession through mixing it up with your own. For this wouldindeed be a great sin.

If you fear that you shall not be able to treat the orphans withfairness, then you should not marry the women with orphanchildren; marry other women of your choice: two, three or four.But if you fear that you will not be able to maintain justicebetween your wives, then marry only one or any slave girl you mayown. That will be more suitable , so that you may not deviatefrom the Right Way.

It is not fitting for a believing man or a believing woman tohave an option in their affairs when a matter has been decided byAllah and His Rasool; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Rasoolhas indeed strayed into a clearly wrong path.

Those who believed (embraced Islam), migrated and made Jihad(exerted their utmost struggle) with their wealth and theirpersons in the cause of Allah; as well as those who gave themasylum and help, are indeed the protecting friends of oneanother. As to those who believed (embraced Islam) but did notemigrate (to Dar-ul-Islam, the Islamic State), you are under noobligation to protect them until they emigrate; yet it is yourobligation to help them in the matters of faith if they ask foryour help, except against a people with whom you have a treaty.Allah is observant of all your actions.

As for the first pioneers who accepted Islam from the Muhajir(immigrants) and Ansar (supporters in Madinah) and those whofollow them in good deeds, Allah is well pleased with them andthey are pleased with Him. He has prepared for them gardensbeneath which rivers flow, wherein they shall live forever: thatis the mighty achievement.

On the other hand, Allah is most surely forgiving andcompassionate towards those who had to leave their homes afterbeing persecuted because of their faith, struggled hard andremained steadfastly patient.

Those who believed (embraced Islam), migrated and made Jihad(exerted their utmost struggle) with their wealth and theirpersons in the cause of Allah; as well as those who gave themasylum and help, are indeed the protecting friends of oneanother. As to those who believed (embraced Islam) but did notemigrate (to Dar-ul-Islam, the Islamic State), you are under noobligation to protect them until they emigrate; yet it is yourobligation to help them in the matters of faith if they ask foryour help, except against a people with whom you have a treaty.Allah is observant of all your actions.

Those who believed (embraced Islam), migrated and made Jihad(exerted their utmost struggle) in the cause of Allah, and thosewho gave them asylum and help - they are the true believers. Theyshall have forgiveness and honorable provisions.

It is He Who drove the disbelievers from among the People of theBook (reference is to the Jewish tribe of Banu Al-Nadir) out oftheir homes at the first banishment. You did not think that theywould ever go out; and they thought that their fortresses woulddefend them from Allah, but the wrath of Allah came to them fromwhere they never expected - which casted such terror into theirhearts - that they destroyed their homes by their own hands aswell as by the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson fromthis example! O the people of insight.

Had Allah not decreed exile for them, He would certainly havepunished them in this world, and in the hereafter there shall bethe punishment of the fire for them,

because they set themselves up against Allah and His Rasool; andhe that set himself up against Allah should know that Allah isstern in retribution.

He who emigrates in the path of Allah shall find numerous placesof refuge in the Earth and abundant resources. He who leaves hishome to migrate for Allah and His Rasool and dies on the way, hisreward becomes due and sure with Allah. Allah is Forgiving,Merciful.