You shall give full measure, when you measure, and weigh witheven scale; this is the best way and will prove to be the best inthe end.

You are forbidden to eat the meat of any animal that dies byitself (dead body), blood, the flesh of swine (pork) and that onwhich any name other than Allah has been invoked; also that whichis strangled to death , killed by a violent blow, killed by aheadlong fall and of those beaten or gored to death; and thatwhich has been partly eaten by a wild animal unless you are ableto slaughter it before its death; also that which is sacrificedon altars or is divided by raffling of arrows. All these aresinful acts. Today the unbelievers have given up all their hopeof vanquishing your religion. Have no fear of them, fear Me.Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favorupon you and approved Al-Islam as a Deen (way of life for you).Anyone who is compelled by hunger to eat what is forbidden, notintending to commit sin, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.

O Muhammad tell them: I did not find in what has been revealed tome anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it,except the meat of an already dead animal, or running blood orthe flesh of swine (pork) - for these are unclean - or flesh ofan animal which has become profane because of slaughtering in thenames other than Allah. Even so, if anyone is forced in ahelpless situation, intending neither disobedience nortransgression, you will find your Rabb Forgiving, Merciful.

O Muhammad tell them: I did not find in what has been revealed tome anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it,except the meat of an already dead animal, or running blood orthe flesh of swine (pork) - for these are unclean - or flesh ofan animal which has become profane because of slaughtering in thenames other than Allah. Even so, if anyone is forced in ahelpless situation, intending neither disobedience nortransgression, you will find your Rabb Forgiving, Merciful.

I swear by this city (of Makkah where even to harm anyone isprohibited,

Do they not see that We have made for them a secure sanctuary inthe Ka'bah, while the people are being snatched away from allaround them? Do they still believe in falsehood and deny theblessings of Allah?

-- This Book (Al-Qur'an) which We have sent down to you (OMuhammad) is highly blessed, so that they may ponder upon itsverses and the men of understanding may learn a lesson from it.

Possessor of the Highest Rank, the Master of the Throne ofAuthority sends down the Spirit by His command on those of Hisservants whom He chooses, that he (the Prophet who received therevelations) may warn mankind of the Day when they shall meetHim.

The Day when they all shall come forth from their graves withnothing hidden from Allah. It will be asked: "Whose is theKingdom today?" No one shall dare to speak, and Allah Himselfwill say: "It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible.

Today every soul shall be rewarded for whatever it has earned;today there shall be no injustice; surely Allah is swift insettling accounts."

O Prophet, warn them of the Day that is drawing near, when thehearts will leap up to the throats with grief; when thewrongdoers will have neither friend nor intercessor who could begiven heed to.

they are the ones who are disregarding the revelations of their Rabb and the fact that they will meet Him for accountability of their deeds in the Hereafter, so their deeds will become null and will not carry any weight on the Day of Judgment.

Thus the reward of such people will be Hell; because they had no faith and because they took My revelations and My Rasools as a joke.

Those who do not expect to meet Us on the Day of Judgement say:"Why are not the angels sent down to us or why do we not see ourRabb?" Certainly they are too proud of themselves, and haverevolted in a great revolt.

On the Day when they see the angels, it will not be a Day ofrejoicing for the criminal; rather they will cry: "May there be astone barrier between us and the angels of punishment."

Then We shall turn to the deeds which they did, based on theirwrong opinions, and render them vain like blown dust.

As for those who disbelieve Allah's revelations and deny thatthey will ever meet Him, they are the ones who shall despair ofMy mercy and they the ones who shall have a painful punishment.

Have they not considered in their own minds that Allah createdthe heavens and the earth and all that lies between them for ajust reason and for a specified time? But the truth is that manyamong mankind do not believe in the meeting with their Rabb (theDay of Resurrection)!

They say: "What! Once we are lost in the earth, shall we becreated afresh?" Nay! They deny the fact that they will ever meettheir Rabb.

Say: "The angel of death (Izra'il) is assigned for you will carryoff your souls and bring you back to your Rabb."

If only you could visualize when the criminals will hang theirheads before their Rabb saying: "Our Rabb! We have seen and wehave heard; please send us back to the world and we will do gooddeeds: we are now convinced."

In response to that, it will be said: "Had We so willed, We couldhave given every soul its guidance. But My word which I had saidhas been fulfilled, that I shall fill hell with jinns and men alltogether."

Now taste the reward for your forgetting the meeting of this Day- We too have forgotten you now - taste the everlastingpunishment in consequence of your misdeeds."

It will be said: "Today We will forget you as you forgot themeeting of this Day of yours! Hellfire will be your home and nonewill be there to help you.

O Muhammad, tell them: "I am but a human being like you; the revelation is sent to me to declare that your God is One God; therefore, whoever hopes to meet his Rabb, let him do good deeds and join no other deity in the worship of his Rabb."

And those who annoy believing men and believing women, for nofault of theirs, shall bear the guilt of slander and an evidentsin.

Therefore, you should know that there is no god but Allah;implore Him to forgive your sins and to forgive the believing menand believing women; for Allah knows your activities and yourresting places.

Enjoin the believing men to lower their gaze and guard theirmodesty; that is chaster for them. Surely Allah is well aware oftheir actions.

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).

When the unbelievers see you they do not take you but for one tobe scoffed at, saying: "Is this the one who talks against yourgods?" And they themselves deny the mention of the Compassionate(Allah).

Who is more unjust than he who prevents people from the Masajid(place of worship) of Allah , forbids the mention of His nametherein, and strives to ruin them ? It is not proper for suchpeople to enter in them except with His fear. For them there isdisgrace in this world and grievous punishment in the Hereafter.

Muhammad, the Rasool of Allah, and those with him are strongagainst the unbelievers and compassionate to each other amongthemselves. When you see them, you will find them making Rakuh(bowing down) and Sajud (prostrate in prayers), and craving forthe blessings from Allah and His good pleasure. They have mark ofSajud (prostration) on their foreheads, the traces of theirprostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat (Torah); andtheir similitude in the Injeel (Gospel): they are like the seedwhich puts forth its sprout, then strengthens it, then becomesthick and stands firmly on its stem, delighting the sowers of theseed, so that through them He may enrage the unbelievers. Yet tothose of them who will believe and do good deeds, Allah haspromised forgiveness and a great reward.

Obey Allah and His Rasool so that you may find mercy.

When the Qur'an is recited, listen to it with complete silence sothat you may be shown mercy.

or lest you say: "If the Book had been revealed to us, we couldhave followed its guidance better than them," a veritable signhas now come to you from your Rabb as a guidance and mercy. Whothen is more unjust than the one who denies the revelations ofAllah and turns away from them? Very soon those who turn awayfrom Our revelations will face dreadful punishment for theiraversion.

For We have certainly brought them a Book which provides cleardetails based on knowledge and which is a guidance and blessingfor the true believers.

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.

And if after affliction We vouchsafe him a favor from Ourself, heis sure to say: "I deserve this, I do not think that the Hourwill ever come; and even if I am brought back to my Rabb, I wouldstill get good treatment from Him." The fact, however, is that Weshall tell the disbelievers the truth of all that they had doneand We shall make them taste a severe punishment.

When We bestow favors on man, he turns away and drifts off toanother side; and when an evil befalls him, he comes with lengthysupplications.

And if after affliction We vouchsafe him a favor from Ourself, heis sure to say: "I deserve this, I do not think that the Hourwill ever come; and even if I am brought back to my Rabb, I wouldstill get good treatment from Him." The fact, however, is that Weshall tell the disbelievers the truth of all that they had doneand We shall make them taste a severe punishment.

When We bestow favors on man, he turns away and drifts off toanother side; and when an evil befalls him, he comes with lengthysupplications.

Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and a truebeliever? Allah knows the grateful.

Allah does not burden any human being with more than he can bear.Everyone will enjoy the credit of his deeds and suffer the debitsof his evil-doings.The believers say: "Our Rabb! Do notpunish us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Rabb! Do not placeon us a burden as You placed on those before us. Our Rabb! Laynot on us the kind of burden that we have no strength to bear.Pardon us, Forgive us, Have mercy on us. You are our Protector,help us against the unbelievers."

Say: "O Rabb, forgive, have Mercy, You are the Best of those whoshow mercy!"

About what are they asking?

About the mighty event

- the theme of their disputes.

Very soon they shall come to know;

We repeat, very soon they shall come to know.

Whenever We have sent a Warner to a town, its wealthy residentshave said: "We surely disbelieve in what you are sent with".

They say: "We have more wealth and children, which indicates thatour gods are happy with us so we shall never be punished."

O Prophet tell them: "Surely my Rabb gives abundantly to whom Hewills and sparingly to whom He pleases, but most people do notunderstand this."

He grants wisdom to whom He pleases; and whoever is grantedwisdom is indeed given a great wealth, yet none except people ofunderstanding learn a lesson from it.

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.

The Rasool has believed in the Guidance which has been revealedto him from his Rabb and so do the Believers. They all believe inAllah, His angels, His books and His Rasools. They say we do notdiscriminate against anyone of His Rasools. And they say: "Wehear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, O Rabb; to You weshall all return."

Those who are charged with the mission of conveying the messageof Allah are to fear Him, they are supposed to fear none butAllah; for Allah is sufficient to settle their account.

but the one who will turn away from My reminder shall live ameager life and We shall raise him back to life as a blind personon the Day of Resurrection."

He will say: "O Rabb! Why have you raised me up blind here, whileI was clear-sighted before?"

Allah will say: "Just as Our revelation came to you and youplayed blind; so are you blind today."

Thus do We reward the one who is a transgressor and does notbelieve in the revelations of his Rabb. The punishment of theHereafter is more terrible and more lasting.

Well! Wait for the Day when the sky will pour down visible smoke.

Enveloping all mankind; this will be a painful punishment.

Then the mankind will say: "Our Rabb! Remove from us thispunishment, surely we have become real believers."

But how can the acceptance of Our Message at that time bebeneficial to them? A Rasool (Muhammad), who made the thingsclear, has come to them

yet they deny him, saying: "He is a madman, taught by others!"

We shall remove the affliction (famine from which they weresuffering) for a while, but you will revert to the same old ways.

One day We shall seize them with a mighty onslaught to exact Ourretribution.

surely this word (The Qur'an) is brought by a noble Messenger(Gabriel),

possessor of mighty power, having very high rank with the Ownerof the Throne (Allah),

who is obeyed in heaven, and is trustworthy.

O people of Makkah! Your companion has not gone mad;

he (Muhammad) indeed saw him (Gabriel) in the clear horizon

and he is not stingy to withhold the knowledge of the unseen.

This (Qur'an) is not the word of an accursed Shaitan.

Where then are you going?

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men (he is not going toleave any male heirs). He is the Rasool of Allah and the Seal ofthe Prophets. Allah has the knowledge of all things.

O Prophet, We have sent you to the entire mankind, to give themgood news and forewarn them, but most men do not know.

Therefore, hastenly strive for the forgiveness of your Rabb andfor the paradise which is as vast as the heaven and the earth,prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Rasools. Such isthe grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He pleases, andAllah is the Owner of mighty grace.

O Rasools! Eat of pure things and do good deeds, certainly I haveknowledge of all your actions.

Thus the reward of such people will be Hell; because they had no faith and because they took My revelations and My Rasools as a joke.

Glory be to Him Who took His devotee (Muhammad) one night fromMasjid-al-Haram (in Makkah) to Masjid-al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem),whose vicinity We have blessed, so that We may show him some ofOur signs: surely He is the One Who is the Hearer, the Observer.