Do you feel secure that He Who is in heaven, will not cause theearth to cave in beneath you and start shaking suddenly?

Or do you feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not sendagainst you a violent tornado, then you shall know how was Mywarning!

Those who have gone before them likewise disbelieved, then seehow terrible was the way I rejected them?

They put you questions about Ar-Ruh (the Spirit). Tell them: "TheSpirit is at my Rabb's command and I am not given any knowledgeof it but a little."

Thus, Allah All-Mighty, the All-Wise sends His revelation to you,O Muhammad, as He sent to other Rasools before you.

Thus have We revealed to you this Qur'an in Arabic, so that youmay warn the residents of the Mother City (Makkah) and itssuburbs, and forewarn them of the Day of assembly about whichthere is no doubt: when some will go to paradise and others tothe blazing fire.

It is not vouchsafed to any human being that Allah should speakto him face to face, He speaks either through inspiration, orfrom behind a veil, or through sending a messenger (angelGabriel) authorized by Him to reveal His will; surely He is mostHigh, most Wise.

Behold! Your Rabb inspired the bees to build their hives in themountains, in the trees, and in anything which men may build forbeekeeping,

and feed on every kind of fruit and follow the smooth ways ofyour Rabb. From its belly comes forth a syrup of differentcolors, which contains a healing for mankind. Certainly in thisthere is a sign for those who think.

Ask them: " Whose testimony is the most reliable? " When they sayAllah, then tell them: "Let Allah be Witness between me and you(that I am the Rasool of Allah) and this Qur'an has been revealedto me by Him so that I may warn you thereby and all those whom itmay reach. Can you really testify that there are other godsbesides Allah?" Tell them: "As far as I am concerned I will nevertestify to this!" Say: "Indeed He is the One and the Only God andI am absolutely disgusted with the shirk you commit.

Thus, have We revealed to you O Muhammad, a Spirit (inspired Book- The Qur'an) by Our command: while you did not know what is TheBook and what is the Iman (faith)? But We have made it (TheQur'an) a light whereby We guide those of Our servants whom Weplease; and surely you are guiding mankind to the Right Way

This (Al-Qur'an) is a clear declaration to mankind, a guidanceand an admonition to those who fear Allah!

Allah will not hold you accountable for what is inadvertent inyour oaths, but He will hold you accountable for what youintended in your hearts; Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.

Allah will not call you to account for what is inadvertent inyour oaths. But He will hold you accountable for that which yousolemnly swear. The penalty for a broken oath is to feed tenindigent persons with such food as you normally provide to yourown family, or to clothe ten needy people, or to free one slave.The one who cannot afford any of these must fast three days. Thisis the expiation for breaking your oaths. Therefore, be mindfulof your oaths. Thus Allah makes clear to you His revelations thatyou may be thankful.

Allah adds to what the angels said, "So you have come back to UsAlone as We created you at the first time, leaving behind allthat which We gave you in that world and We don't see with youyour intercessors, whom you claimed to be Allah's partners inyour affairs; all your ties have been cut off and what youpresumed has failed you."

Have they taken others besides Allah to intercede for them? Askthem: "How can they intercede, if they have neither control overanything nor do they understand?"

Say: "Intercession is wholly in the hands of Allah. To Himbelongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Him youshall all be brought back."

It is made lawful for you to approach your wives during the nightof the fast; they are an apparel for you and you for them. Allahknows that you were committing dishonesty to your souls. So Hehas relented towards you and pardoned you. Now, you may approachyour wives and seek what Allah has written for you. Eat and drinkuntil the white thread of dawn appears to you distinct from theblack thread of night, then complete your fast till nightfall. Donot approach your wives during I'htikaf (retreat in the mosquesin last ten days of Ramadhan). These are the limits set by Allah:do not ever violate them. Thus Allah makes His revelations clearto mankind so that they may guard themselves against evil.

He is the One Who has revealed to you the Book. Some of itsverses are decisive - they are the foundation of the Book - whileothers are allegorical. Those whose hearts are infected withdisbelief follow the allegorical part to mislead others and togive it their own interpretation, seeking for its hiddenmeanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah.Those who are well grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it;it is all from our Rabb." None will take heed except the peopleof understanding.

Ha M'im.

This Book is revealed by Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

We created the heavens and the earth and all that lies betweenthem to manifest the truth and to last for an appointed term. Yetthe disbelievers give no heed to Our warning.

Ask them: "Have you pondered on those whom you invoke besidesAllah? Show me anything that they have created in the earth, ordo they have any share in the creation of the heavens? Bring meany Book revealed before this, or some remnant of divineknowledge in support of your beliefs if you are telling thetruth."

And who could be more astray than the one who invokes thosedeities besides Allah who cannot answer him till the Day ofResurrection - which, in fact, are not even aware that they arebeing invoked?

O Prophet! Why do you make something unlawful, which Allah hasmade lawful to you in seeking to please your wives? Allah isForgiving, Merciful.

Allah has already given you absolution from such oaths. Allah isyour Master and He is the Knowledgeable, the Wise.

When the Prophet confined a secret to one of his wives, shedisclosed this secret to another and Allah informed him about it,the Prophet made known to the said wife a part of it and avoidedmentioning the rest. So when he told her about this disclosure,she asked: "Who told you this?" He replied: "I was informed byHim Who is All-Knowing, All-Aware."

If you both (Hafsah and Aeysha) turn in repentance to Allah - foryour hearts have sinned - you shall be pardoned; and if you backup each other against him (the Prophet), then you should knowthat his protectors are Allah, Gabriel and all righteousbelievers, furthermore the angels too are his supporters.

It may well be that, if he divorce you all, his Rabb will givehim in your place better wives than yourselves, submissive,faithful, obedient, penitent, worshippers and keepers of fasting;be they previously married or virgins.

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.

Now are these people waiting for anything other than the Day ofFulfillment (Day of Judgement)? When the Day of Fulfillment willcome, those who have disregarded it, will say: "Indeed theRasools of our Rabb had come with the truth. Are there anyintercessors now, who could intercede on our behalf? Or could webe sent back so that we would not do as we have done before." Infact they would have lost their souls and the things they hadinvented will leave them in the lurch.

Those who worshipped the calf have indeed incurred the wrath oftheir Rabb and disgrace in this life; thus do We recompense thosewho invent falsehoods.

Surely those who do not believe in the revelations of Allah, arethe ones who forge the falsehood and they are the ones who areliars!

All food, that is lawful in Islamic Law, was also Halal (lawful)for the children of Israel except what Israel (Ya'qoob) madeHaram (unlawful) for himself before the Taurat (Torah) wasrevealed to Musa. Ask them: "Bring the Taurat (Torah) and read apassage from it in support of your objection, if what you say istrue."

Then whoever fabricates a lie against Allah after this, willindeed be unjust.

See how they invent a lie against Allah, and this in itself isenough to show their manifest sin.

Allah did not institute superstitions like those of a slit-earshe-camel or a she-camel let loose for free pasture or idolsacrifices for twin-births in animals or stallion-camels freedfrom work; this lie is invented by the unbelievers against Allah,and most of them lack understanding.

Who can be more wicked than a person who forges a lie againstAllah or denies His revelations? Surely the wrongdoers shallnever get salvation.

Who can be more wicked than the one who invents a lie againstAllah, or says: "This was revealed to me," while nothing wasrevealed to him? Or the one who says: "I can reveal the like ofwhat Allah has revealed?" If you could only see these wrongdoerswhen they are in the agonies of death and the angels stretchforth their hands saying, "Take out your soul! Today you will berewarded with a disgraceful punishment for saying falsehoodagainst Allah which you had no right to say and showing arroganceagainst His revelations!"

Allah adds to what the angels said, "So you have come back to UsAlone as We created you at the first time, leaving behind allthat which We gave you in that world and We don't see with youyour intercessors, whom you claimed to be Allah's partners inyour affairs; all your ties have been cut off and what youpresumed has failed you."

These mushrikin say that such and such cattle and crops arereserved, in the name of such and such temple, and no one shouldeat except those whom we permit - in fact these restrictions theythemselves have imposed. Then there are some animals which theyhave prohibited from riding or carrying loads, and there arestill other animals over which they do not pronounce the name ofAllah. They have falsely attributed all these things to Him. SoonHe will requite them for their invented lies.

They also say: "The offspring of these cattle is speciallyreserved for our males and forbidden to our females but if it isstillborn then all can share together." Soon He will punish themfor their attribution of such superstitions to Allah. Surely Heis Wise, Knowledgeable.

Actual losers are those who kill their own children foolishlywithout knowledge and forbid food which Allah has provided them,falsely ascribing prohibitions to Allah. Certainly they have goneastray and are not at all rightly guided.

For eight heads of cattle, male and female, there aresuperstitions. Take a pair of sheep and a pair of goats, forexample, and ask them, "Of these, has He forbidden you the males,females or their fetuses? Answer me based on knowledge, notsuperstition, if what you say is true."

Likewise ask them about a pair of camels and a pair of cows, "Ofthese, has He forbidden you the males, females or their fetuses?"If they answer, then ask them: "Were you present when Allah gaveyou these commandments?" If not then Who can be more unjust thanthe one who forges a lie against Allah, so that he may misleadmankind without having any knowledge? Surely Allah does not guidethe unjust people.

Who can be more unjust than the one who invents a lie againstAllah or rejects His revelations? Such people will have theirdestined portion from the Book (what was written for them toreceive during their life on earth); until when Our messengers(angels of death) arrive to take away their souls, they will ask:"Where are those gods whom you used to invoke besides Allah?"They will reply: "They have forsaken us" and they will bearwitness against themselves (admit) that they were indeed kuffar(unbelievers).

O Prophet, ask them: "Have you ever considered that out of thesustenance which Allah has given you, you yourselves have madesome things Halal (lawful) and others Haram (unlawful)? Ask them:"Did Allah permit you to do so, or do you ascribe a false thingto Allah?"

What treatment do they think those people will get, who ascribefalse things to Allah, on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed Allahis full of grace to mankind, but most of them are not grateful.

They (Jews and Christians) say: "Allah has begotten a son!" Glorybe to Him! He is self-sufficient! His is all that is in theHeavens and in the Earth! Have you any proof for what you say?Would you ascribe to Allah something about which you have noknowledge?

O Prophet, tell them: "Those who ascribe false things to Allahwill never prosper."

Well, they may have a little enjoyment in this world, buteventually they have to return to Us and then We will make themtaste the severest punishment for their unbelief.

Who can be more wrong than the one who forges a lie againstAllah? Such people will be brought before their Rabb, and thewitnesses will say: "These are the ones who lied against theirRabb." Beware! The Curse of Allah is on those wrongdoers

who hinder others from the path of Allah and seek to make itcrooked, and who deny the hereafter.

These people cannot frustrate His plan in the land and there isnone to protect them besides Allah. Their punishment shall bedoubled, for they could neither hear others who speak the Truthnor see the Truth for themselves.

They are the ones who have lost their own souls, and the fanciesthey invented have left them in the lurch.

No doubt they will be the greatest losers in the Hereafter.

You shall not falsely declare with your tongues: "This is lawful,and that is forbidden," in order to ascribe false things toAllah, for those who forge lies against Allah will never prosper.

Brief is their enjoyment of this life, and they shall have apainful punishment.

And who is more wicked than the one who forges a lie againstAllah or rejects the Truth when it reaches him? Is not the hell afitting abode for such disbelievers?

Who could be more wrong than the one who invents falsehoodsagainst Allah while he is being called towards Islam? Allah doesnot guide those who are wrongdoers.

They seek to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, butAllah will perfect His Light, much as the unbelievers may dislikeit.

This is because they say: "The fire of Hell shall not touch us;even if it does, it will be for a few days." In their religionthey are deceived by their own self-invented beliefs.

What will they do when We will gather them together on the Daywhich is sure to come, when every soul will be given what it hasearned and there shall be no injustice?