As for those who are unbelievers, if they have everything thatthe earth contains or twice as much to offer as a ransom toredeem themselves from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection,it will not be accepted from them and they shall have a painfulpunishment.

They will desire to get out of the fire but will not be able todo so and they shall have an everlasting punishment.

True servants of the Compassionate (Allah) are those who walk onthe earth in humility and when the ignorant people address them,they say: "Peace;"

You shall not walk arrogantly on the earth, for you can neitherrend the earth asunder nor attain the height of the mountains.

All these and their evil aspects are hateful in the sight of yourRabb.

If We show them mercy and relieve them of their affliction, theywould obstinately persist in their rebellion, blindly wanderingto and fro;

You shall give to your relatives their due and to the needy andto the wayfarers. You shall not be a spendthrift

Whatever spoils from the dwellers of the township Allah hasbestowed on His Rasool, shall belong to Allah, His Rasool,Rasool's relatives, and to the orphans, the needy and thetravellers in need; so that it may not become the property of therich among you. Whatever the Rasool gives you, take it and fromwhatever he forbids you, refrain from it. Fear Allah; for Allahis stern in retribution.

If they give no heed, then you should know that Allah is yourprotector. He is the best to protect and the best to help.

Should they intend to deceive you, verily Allah is All-Sufficientfor you. He is the One Who has strengthened you and the believerswith His help ,

Do not show weakness in following up the enemy; if you aresuffering hardships they too are suffering similar hardships;moreover, you have hope to receive reward from Allah while theyhave none. Allah is the Knowledgeable, Wise.

O Prophet! Tell the captives in your custody: "If Allah findsgoodness in your hearts He will give you even better than whathas been taken from you, as well as forgive you. Allah IsForgiving, Merciful."

Allah does not forbid you to be kind and equitable to those whohad neither fought against your faith nor driven you out of yourhomes. In fact Allah loves the equitable.

Therefore, do not be fainthearted crying for peace, for you willsurely gain the upper hand. Allah is on your side and will neverlet your deeds be wasted.

O believers! Prepare yourselves for encounter, then advance indetachments or all together as the occasion may require.

When you, O Muhammad, are with them, leading their Salah (prayerin the state of war), let one party of them stand up to pray withyou, armed with their weapons. After they finish theirprostrations, let them withdraw to the rear and let the otherparty who have not yet prayed come forward to pray with you; andlet them also be on their guard, armed with their weapons. Theunbelievers wish to see you neglect your arms and your baggage,so that they could suddenly attack to overpower you all in onestroke. However, there is no blame on you if you lay aside yourarms because of heavy rain or because you are sick, but youshould still be on your guard. Allah has prepared a humiliatingpunishment for the unbelievers.

If they give no heed, then you should know that Allah is yourprotector. He is the best to protect and the best to help.

Guard yourselves against temptation. The wrongdoers among you arenot the only ones who will be tempted; and know that Allah isstrict in retribution.

When you, O Muhammad, are with them, leading their Salah (prayerin the state of war), let one party of them stand up to pray withyou, armed with their weapons. After they finish theirprostrations, let them withdraw to the rear and let the otherparty who have not yet prayed come forward to pray with you; andlet them also be on their guard, armed with their weapons. Theunbelievers wish to see you neglect your arms and your baggage,so that they could suddenly attack to overpower you all in onestroke. However, there is no blame on you if you lay aside yourarms because of heavy rain or because you are sick, but youshould still be on your guard. Allah has prepared a humiliatingpunishment for the unbelievers.

Therefore, when you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield smitetheir necks and, when you have thoroughly subdued them, then takeprisoners of war and bind them firmly. After the war lay down herburdens, then you have the choice whether you show them favor oraccept ransom. Thus are you commanded. If Allah wanted, HeHimself could have punished them; but He adopted this way so thatHe may test some of you by means of others. As for those who areslain in the cause of Allah, He will never let their deeds belost.

Know that one-fifth of the booty (spoils of war) is for Allah,His Rasool, close relatives of the Rasool, orphans, the needy andthe wayfarer, if you do believe in Allah and in what We revealedto Our servant on the day of distinction (between right andwrong), the day when two armies met in combat. Allah has powerover everything.

Know that one-fifth of the booty (spoils of war) is for Allah,His Rasool, close relatives of the Rasool, orphans, the needy andthe wayfarer, if you do believe in Allah and in what We revealedto Our servant on the day of distinction (between right andwrong), the day when two armies met in combat. Allah has powerover everything.

Know that one-fifth of the booty (spoils of war) is for Allah,His Rasool, close relatives of the Rasool, orphans, the needy andthe wayfarer, if you do believe in Allah and in what We revealedto Our servant on the day of distinction (between right andwrong), the day when two armies met in combat. Allah has powerover everything.

Know that one-fifth of the booty (spoils of war) is for Allah,His Rasool, close relatives of the Rasool, orphans, the needy andthe wayfarer, if you do believe in Allah and in what We revealedto Our servant on the day of distinction (between right andwrong), the day when two armies met in combat. Allah has powerover everything.

Whatever spoils from the dwellers of the township Allah hasbestowed on His Rasool, shall belong to Allah, His Rasool,Rasool's relatives, and to the orphans, the needy and thetravellers in need; so that it may not become the property of therich among you. Whatever the Rasool gives you, take it and fromwhatever he forbids you, refrain from it. Fear Allah; for Allahis stern in retribution.

A share of the spoils shall be given to the indigent Muhajirin(immigrants) who were driven out of their homes and theirpossessions, and are seeking Allah's grace and His good pleasureand who want to help Allah and His Rasool: such are indeed thetrue believers.

They ask you about booty (spoils of war). Tell them: "The Bootybelongs to Allah and His Rasool: so fear Allah, end yourdisputes, and correct the relations between yourselves: obeyAllah and His Rasool if you are true believers."

Know that one-fifth of the booty (spoils of war) is for Allah,His Rasool, close relatives of the Rasool, orphans, the needy andthe wayfarer, if you do believe in Allah and in what We revealedto Our servant on the day of distinction (between right andwrong), the day when two armies met in combat. Allah has powerover everything.

Very well, enjoy the booty which you have taken, for it is lawfuland pure, but in the future fear Allah. Allah is Forgiving,Merciful.

Whatever spoils from the dwellers of the township Allah hasbestowed on His Rasool, shall belong to Allah, His Rasool,Rasool's relatives, and to the orphans, the needy and thetravellers in need; so that it may not become the property of therich among you. Whatever the Rasool gives you, take it and fromwhatever he forbids you, refrain from it. Fear Allah; for Allahis stern in retribution.

A share of the spoils shall be given to the indigent Muhajirin(immigrants) who were driven out of their homes and theirpossessions, and are seeking Allah's grace and His good pleasureand who want to help Allah and His Rasool: such are indeed thetrue believers.

and whoever turns his back to them on such an occasion - unlessit be a strategy of war, or to join towards a detachment - shallincur the wrath of Allah and his abode shall be hell, and howawful shall be that dwelling!

If you have suffered a wound, so did the enemy. We alternatethese days of varying fortunes among mankind so that Allah mayknow the true believers and take witnesses to the truth (grantmartyrdom) from among you, for Allah does not love the unjustpeople,

and that Allah may purge the believers and annihilate theunbelievers.

Do you think that you will enter paradise without going throughthe trial? Allah has not yet tested you to see who among youstrive hard for His cause and who show patience for His sake.

The punishment for those who wage war against Allah and HisRasool and strive to create mischief in the land is death orcrucifixion or the cutting off their hands and feet from oppositesides or exile from the land based on the gravity of theiroffense. This will be their humiliation in this world and in theHereafter they will have grievous punishment,

except those who repent before you apprehend them, in such acase, you should know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

O Muhammad, tell them: "O mankind! I am merely a plain Warner toyou;

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.

We have destroyed the towns which were once flourished around you- and We repeatedly sent them Our revelations so that they mayturn to the Right Way.

- Then Why did not those whom they worshipped besides Allahhelped them who they regarded as a means of attaining nearness toHim? But those deities utterly forsake them, because those werenothing but their lies and their false inventions.

Tell them the story of 'Ad's brethren, the Prophet Hud, when hewarned his people, the residents of Ahqaf - in fact Warners cameto them before him and after him - saying: "Worship none butAllah. Surely I fear for you the torment of a mighty Day."

They replied: "Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Bringus the torment that you threaten us with, if you are telling thetruth."

The Prophet Hud said: "The Knowledge of when it is going to comeis only with Allah. I am only conveying the Message with which Ihave been sent, however, I can see that you are ignorant people."

Then when they saw the torment in the shape of a cloud comingtowards their valleys, they said: "This cloud will bring usrain." - "Nay! It is what you were asking for, a fierce windbringing you a woeful torment.

It is going to destroy everything by the command of its Rabb.Consequently by the morning, there was nothing to be seen exceptthe ruins of their dwellings. Thus did We reward those guiltypeople.

We had established them much better than We have established you,O Qureysh of Makkah, and endowed them with the faculties ofhearing, seeing, and intellect. Yet their faculties of hearing,sight and intellect avail them nothing since they denied therevelations of Allah; and they were completely hemmed in by thesame thing that they used to mock at.

"I am your lord, the most high."

Consequently, Allah seized him for punishment, both in theHereafter and in this life.

Surely in this there is a lesson for the Godfearing.

Thus have we sent down this Qur'an in Arabic and clearlyproclaimed in it some of the warnings so that they may take heedor that it may serve as a reminder to them.

Do they wish to hurry on Our punishment?

But dreadful will be that morning, when it will descend in thecourtyards of those who have been forewarned.

How terrible was My scourge and how clear My warning!

So We opened the gates of heaven with pouring rain

and caused the earth to burst with gushing springs, and thewaters met to fulfill the decreed end.

We carried him in an Ark built with planks and nails,

which drifted on under Our care: a reward for him (Noah) who wasdenied by the unbelievers.

We have left that Ark as a sign, so is there any who would takeadmonition?

My warnings also came to the people of Fir'on (Pharaoh).

They disbelieved all Our signs. Consequently, We seized them theway a mighty powerful competent would seize.

I am informed about all this through a revelation because I amassigned the mission of a plain Warner."

Admonish your close relatives

O people of the Book! Indeed Our Rasool has now come to youmaking clear to you the teaching of the Right Way, after a longbreak in the series of the Rasools, so that you may not be ableto say, "No one has come to give us good news or to warn us." Nowsomeone has come to give you good news and warn you so listen tohim. Allah has power over everything.

We shall create their wives of special creation

The flames of fire and molten brass will be unleashed on you both, jinns and men, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.

and make them virgins

Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

beloved by nature, equal in age,

When the heaven splits asunder and reddens like red-oil.

for those of the right hand.

Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

Many of them will be from the former

On that Day neither man nor jinn will need be asked about his sins.

and many from the later generations.

Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

As for those of the left hand - how unfortunate will be thepeople of the left hand!

Because the sinners will be recognized by their faces and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

They will be in the midst of scorching winds and in boilingwater:

Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

in the shade of a pitch-black smoke,

It will be said to them: “This is the hell which the criminals had denied."

neither cool nor refreshing.

They shall wander to and fro between fire and hot boiling water.

For they lived in comfort before meeting this fate.

Then, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

As for those who disbelieve their Rabb, there will be thepunishment of hell, which is an evil abode.

When they will be plunged into its fire, they shall hear itsroaring and boiling

as though bursting with rage. Every time a group is plungedtherein, its guards will ask: "Did not a Warner come to you?"

They will answer: "Yes indeed, a Warner did come to us, but werejected him and said, Allah has revealed nothing - you aremerely in gross error."

They will further say: "Had we only listened or used ourintelligence, we would have not been among the inmates of theblazing fire."

Thus shall they confess their sin; so away from the mercy ofAllah will be the dwellers of hell.

I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those who are unjustlyarrogant in the land, so that even if they see each and everysign they will not believe in it. If they see the Right Waybefore them they will not follow it; but if they see a crookedway they will follow it; this is because they denied Ourrevelations and were heedless of them.

Though righteous people will not be held responsible forwrongdoers' actions, yet it is their duty to admonish them;perhaps they may refrain from evil deeds.

Leave those people alone, who take their religion as mere playand amusement and are deceived by the life of this world.However, keep on admonishing them with this (The Qur'an), lesttheir souls be damned by their own sinful deeds. They will nothave any protector or intercessor to rescue them from Allah, andif they seek to offer every imaginable ransom, it shall not beaccepted from them. Such are those who are damned by their ownsinful deeds. They will get boiling water to drink and painfultorture for their rejection of the Truth.

O Children of Adam! Put on your adornment (decent proper dress)when you attend your Masjid at the time of every prayer. Eat anddrink, but do not be extravagant; surely He does not love theextravagant.

who are steadfast, sincere, obedient, and charitable, and whopray for forgiveness in the morning time.

We send down water from the sky according to a due measure, thenWe cause it to settle in the soil - you should know that if Weplease, We can certainly take it away

Have you ever considered the water which you drink?

Is it you who send it down from the clouds or are We the sender?

If it be Our Will, We could turn it salty. Why then do you notgive thanks?

- which will neither pain their heads nor take away their senses.

He has made the two oceans apparently meeting together,

They shall have fruits of their own choice

Yet, between them is a barrier which they cannot cross.

and flesh of fowls that they may desire,

So, O jinns and men, which of your Rabb’s favors will both of you deny?

If it be Our Will, We could turn it salty. Why then do you notgive thanks?

It is Allah Who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop,then He made you pairs. No female conceives or delivers withoutHis knowledge. No long-lived man grows old or has his life cutshort but is written in a Book; surely all this is easy forAllah.

When any giant wave covers them like a canopy, they pray to Allahwith all devotion making their faith pure for Him. But when Hedelivers them safely to land, some of them falter between beliefand unbelief. None reject Our revelations except the treacherousand the ungrateful.

When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah has revealed." Theyreply: "Nay! We will follow what our forefathers practiced."Well! Even if their forefathers had no sense at all and lackedguidance?

I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those who are unjustlyarrogant in the land, so that even if they see each and everysign they will not believe in it. If they see the Right Waybefore them they will not follow it; but if they see a crookedway they will follow it; this is because they denied Ourrevelations and were heedless of them.

Surely those who are believers, and migrated and struggled in thepath of Allah, they can hope for the mercy of Allah; and Allah isForgiving, Merciful."

So their Rabb answers their prayers, saying: " I will not let thegood deed of any worker among you, whether a male or a female, bewasted. You are the offspring of one another. Those who had toleave their homes or were expelled therefrom, and those whosuffered persecution for My sake and fought and were killed: Iwill forgive them their sins and admit them into gardens beneathwhich the rivers flow; a prize from Allah, and Allah holds thefinest prize!"

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.

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) afterwards, migrated andjoined you in Jihad - they too are your brothers, althoughaccording to the Book of Allah the blood relatives have greaterrights on one other. Indeed Allah knows everything.

Those who believe (embrace Islam), leave their homes (migrate),and make Jihad with their wealth and persons in the cause ofAllah, have higher rank in the sight of Allah. It is they whowill be truly successful.

Their Rabb gives them good news of His mercy, His good pleasure,and paradise with everlasting bliss.

They will live therein forever. Surely it is Allah with Whom isthe mighty reward.

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.

those who bear ills with patience and put their trust in theirRabb.

He will admit them to a place with which they shall be wellpleased; for Allah is All-Knowing, Most Lenient.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

Those who remained behind (did not join the Tabuk expedition)were delighted to sit inactive behind Allah's Rasool, and theyhated to make Jihad with their goods and their persons in thecause of Allah. They said to each other "Do not go forth in theheat." Say to them: "The fire of hell is much more severe inheat." If only they could understand!

Let them laugh a little; much will they weep as a recompense forwhat they have earned.

From now on, if Allah brings you among them and any of them askyour permission to go forth for Jihad, say: "You shall never beallowed to go forth with me nor fight an enemy in my company. Youchose to sit inactive on the first occasion, therefore you shallnow stay with those who stay behind."

You shall never offer funeral prayer for any of them who dies,nor shall you attend their burial, for they have denied Allah andHis Rasool and died while they were transgressors.

Let neither their wealth nor their children dazzle you. Throughthese Allah wants to punish them in this world and let theirsouls depart while they are still disbelievers.

Whenever a Surah is revealed, saying: " Believe in Allah and makeJihad along with His Rasool," capable people among them ask youfor exemption, saying: "Please leave us with those who are tostay at home."

They preferred to be with those who remain behind, as a result, aseal was set upon their hearts so that they do not understand.

O believers! Do not be like the unbelievers who speak of thosebrethren of theirs who die during their travels on the earth orwhile engaged in fighting: "Had they but stayed with us theywould not have died or been killed." Allah makes such thinking acause of regret and anguish in their hearts. It is Allah whogives life and death. Allah is observant of all your actions.

If you should die or get killed in the cause of Allah, Hisforgiveness and mercy will be far better than all the riches youcould gather.

Whether you die or get killed, all of you will be brought beforeAllah.

Whether you die or get killed, all of you will be brought beforeAllah.

O Muhammad, it is a great Mercy of Allah that you are very gentlewith them; had you been rough or hard-hearted, they would havedeserted you. Therefore pardon them and ask Allah's forgivenessfor them. Consult them in the conduct of affairs; and when youmake a decision to do something, then put your trust in Allah(hold fast to your decision). Allah loves those who put theirtrust in Him.

If Allah helps you, then there is none who can overcome you. IfHe forsakes you, then who else is there other than Him who canhelp you? Therefore, In Allah let the believers put their trust.

It is not conceivable that any Prophet would hold back from thespoils of war; for anyone who holds back shall bring alongwhatever he has been withholding on the Day of Resurrection; thenevery soul shall be paid back in full what it has earned and theyshall not be dealt with unjustly.

Can it be conceivable that a person who is seeking the goodpleasure of Allah will behave like the one who has incurred thewrath of Allah and is ultimately doomed to Hell, which is an evilrefuge?

These two kinds of people have quite different levels in thesight of Allah; Allah is observant of all their actions.

Allah has done a great favor to the believers that He raisedamong them a Rasool from among themselves, reciting to them theRevelations of Allah, sanctifying them and teaching them the Bookand Wisdom, although before this they were in manifest error.

How is it that when you are afflicted with a loss, after youyourselves had inflicted losses twice as heavy upon your enemy inthe battle of Badr, you exclaimed: "Whose fault was that?" Say tothem: "It was your own fault," Allah has power over everything.

The misfortune which befell you when the two armies met in thebattle of Uhud was with the leave of Allah, so that He might knowthe true believers

and the hypocrites. When it was said to them (hypocrites): "Comefight for the cause of Allah or at least defend yourselves," theyreplied: "Had we known how to fight we would certainly come withyou." On that day they were nearer to unbelief than to belief;for they uttered with their mouths what was not in their hearts.Allah is quite aware of what they were concealing.

Such are the ones who, as they sat at home, said of theirbrothers: "Had they listened to us, they would not have beenkilled." Ask them: "Avert death from your own selves, when itcomes to you, if you speak the truth."

Never think of those who are slain in the cause of Allah as dead.Nay they are alive, and well provided for by their Rabb;

they are pleased with what Allah has given them and they are alsohappy to think that there is nothing to fear or to regret forthose believers whom they have left behind and who have not yetjoined them in their bliss.

They feel happy to have received Allah's grace and bounty andhave come to know that most surely Allah does not waste thereward of the believers.

So their Rabb answers their prayers, saying: " I will not let thegood deed of any worker among you, whether a male or a female, bewasted. You are the offspring of one another. Those who had toleave their homes or were expelled therefrom, and those whosuffered persecution for My sake and fought and were killed: Iwill forgive them their sins and admit them into gardens beneathwhich the rivers flow; a prize from Allah, and Allah holds thefinest prize!"

So their Rabb answers their prayers, saying: " I will not let thegood deed of any worker among you, whether a male or a female, bewasted. You are the offspring of one another. Those who had toleave their homes or were expelled therefrom, and those whosuffered persecution for My sake and fought and were killed: Iwill forgive them their sins and admit them into gardens beneathwhich the rivers flow; a prize from Allah, and Allah holds thefinest prize!"

For those who migrated for the sake of Allah after persecution,We will certainly provide them a good abode in this life and thereward of the hereafter will be much greater, if they but knewwhat a happy end awaits

those who bear ills with patience and put their trust in theirRabb.

Fight in the cause of Allah with those who fight against you, butdo not exceed the limits. Allah does not like transgressors.

Kill them wherever they confront you in combat and drive them outof the places from which they have driven you. Though killing isbad, creating mischief is worse than killing. Do not fight themwithin the precincts of the Sacred Mosque unless they attack youthere; but if they attack you put them to the sword; that is thepunishment for such unbelievers.

If they cease hostility, then surely Allah is Forgiving,Merciful.

Fight against them until there is no more disorder and Allah'ssupremacy is established. If they desist, let there be nohostility except against the oppressors.

The Sacred month, in which fighting is prohibited, is to berespected if the same is respected by the enemy: sacred thingstoo are subject to retaliation. Therefore, if anyone transgressesa prohibition and attacks you, retaliate with the same force.Fear Allah, and bear in mind that Allah is with the righteous.

Surely those who are believers, and migrated and struggled in thepath of Allah, they can hope for the mercy of Allah; and Allah isForgiving, Merciful."

O believers, fight in the path of Allah without fear of death andbear in mind that Allah hears and knows everything.

Do you think that you will enter paradise without going throughthe trial? Allah has not yet tested you to see who among youstrive hard for His cause and who show patience for His sake.

So their Rabb answers their prayers, saying: " I will not let thegood deed of any worker among you, whether a male or a female, bewasted. You are the offspring of one another. Those who had toleave their homes or were expelled therefrom, and those whosuffered persecution for My sake and fought and were killed: Iwill forgive them their sins and admit them into gardens beneathwhich the rivers flow; a prize from Allah, and Allah holds thefinest prize!"

And what reason do you have not to fight in the cause of Allah,to rescue the helpless oppressed old men, women, and children whoare crying: "Our Rabb! Deliver us from this town whose people areoppressors; send us a protector by Your grace and send us ahelper from Your presence?"

Those who are believers fight in the cause of Allah and those whoare unbelievers fight in the cause of Taghut (forces of Shaitan):so fight against the helpers of Shaitan; surely, Shaitan's craftyschemes are very weak.

Have you not seen those who were told to restrain their handsfrom fighting, establish Salah (regular prayers) and pay Zakah(regular charity). Now when at length they are commanded tofight, lo! A group of them fear people as they should have fearedAllah, or even more than that, and say: "Our Rabb! Why have Youordered us to fight? Could you delay its implementation for awhile?" Tell them: "The enjoyment of this worldly life is short,life of the hereafter is much better for those who fear Allah,and rest assured that you will not be wronged equal to the fiberof a date-stone.

Therefore, O Muhammad, fight; in the path of Allah, you areaccountable for no one except for yourself. Urge the believers tofight, it may be that Allah will overthrow the might of theunbelievers, for Allah is the strongest in might and severe inpunishment.

O believers! Whoever among you renounce Islam let him do so; soonAllah will replace them with others whom He will love and theywill love Him, who will be humble towards the believers, mightyagainst the unbelievers, striving hard in the way of Allah, andwill have no fear of reproach from any critic. Now this is thegrace of Allah which He bestows on whom He pleases. Allah hasboundless knowledge.

Indeed Allah has purchased from the believers their persons andtheir wealth and in return has promised them paradise; they fightin the cause of Allah and slay and are slain. This is a truepromise which is binding on Him mentioned in Taurat (Torah), theInjeel (Gospel) and the Qur'an; and who is more true infulfilling his promise than Allah? Rejoice, therefore, in thebargain which you have made, and that is a mighty achievement.

What is the matter with you that you do not spend in the Way ofAllah, whereas to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavensand the earth? Those of you who spent and fought in the Cause ofAllah before the victory, shall receive higher ranks of honorthan the others who spent and fought thereafter. Yet Allah haspromised you all a good reward, and Allah is aware of all youractions.

March forth whether you are equipped lightly or heavily and makeJihad (exert your utmost) in the way of Allah with your wealthand your persons. That is best for you if you understand.

- those who have been unjustly expelled from their homes onlybecause they said, "Our Lord is Allah." Had not Allah repelledsome people by the might of others, the monasteries, churches,synagogues, and mosques in which Allah's praise is dailycelebrated, would have been utterly demolished. Allah willcertainly help those who help His cause; most surely Allah isMighty, Powerful.

These are the people who, if We establish them in the land, willestablish Salah and pay Zakah, enjoin justice and forbid evil;the final decision of all affairs is in the hands of Allah.

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.

O Prophet, tell them: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers,your spouses, your relatives, the wealth that you have acquired,the business in which you fear a loss, and the homes which youlike are dearer to you than Allah, His Rasool, and making Jihad(struggle) in His Way, then wait until Allah brings about Hisdecision. Allah does not guide the transgressors.

O believers! What is the matter with you that when you are askedto march forth in the way of Allah, you cling to the earth? Doyou prefer the life of this world to the life of the hereafter?If it is so, then you should know that the comforts of this lifeare little compared to the life of the hereafter.

If you do not march forth, He will inflict on you a painfulpunishment and replace you with other people, and you cannot harmHim at all, for Allah has power over everything.

If you do not help the Prophet, it does not matter: Allah didhelp him when the unbelievers drove him out of his town, thesecond of the two, while the two were in the cave and (the enemycame to the opening of the cave) he said to his companion (AbuBakr, later the first of the rightly-guided caliphs), "Do notworry, Allah is with us." So Allah sent down his serenity on himand strengthened him with forces which you can not see, thus, Hemade the word of the unbelievers lowest, while words of Allahremain supreme. Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

As for the hypocrites, if the gain would have been immediate andthe journey short, they would have certainly accompanied you, butthe long journey (in Tabuk expedition) was too hard for them. Tojustify their not accompanying you, they would even swear byAllah, "If we were able, we would certainly have marched withyou." By doing so, they are destroying their own souls, for Allahknows that they are liars.

Give generously for the cause of Allah and do not cast yourselvesinto destruction by your own hands. Be charitable: Allah lovesthose who are charitable.

Who will loan to Allah a beautiful loan which Allah will increasemany fold? Allah alone can decrease and increase wealth, and toHim you all shall return.

The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allahis that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each bearing onehundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He wishes.Allah has boundless knowledge.

Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and do notfollow their charity with reminders of their generosity or injurethe feeling of the recipient, shall get their reward from theirRabb; they shall have nothing to fear or to regret.

Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed byinjury. Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.

O believers! Do not make your charity worthless by reminders ofyour generosity or by injury to the recipients feelings, likethose who spend their wealth to be seen by people and believeneither in Allah nor in the Last Day. Their parable is like ahard barren rock covered with thin layer of soil; a heavy rainfalls, leaving it just a bare stone. Such people will not gainany reward that they thought they had earned. Allah does notguide the unbelievers.

Allah has heard the statement of those who said: " Allah is poorand we are rich!" Their words are recorded and so is their unjustkillings of the Prophets." On the Day of Judgement, We shall say:"Taste now the torment of burning!

Muster against them all the military strength and cavalry thatyou can afford so that you may strike terror into the hearts ofthe enemy of Allah and of your, and others besides them who areunknown to you but known to Allah. Remember that whatever youwill spend in the cause of Allah, shall be paid back to you infull and you shall not be treated unjustly.

O believers! Indeed most of the (Jewish) rabbis and (Christian)priests misappropriate the wealth of people and hinder them fromthe way of Allah. To those who hoard gold and silver and do notspend it in the way of Allah, proclaim a painful punishment.

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for the poor, thehelpless, those employed to administer the funds, those whosehearts need to be won over to the truth, ransoming the captives,helping the destitute, in the Way of Allah and for the wayfarer.That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable,Wise.

Likewise, they do not spend anything for the cause of Allah, beit small or large, or cut across a valley in Jihad, but iswritten down to their credit; so that Allah may reward them basedon the best of their deeds.

Allah gives you another example of two men: one of them is aslave, the property of the other, and has no power over anything;and the other man is one on whom We have bestowed Our bounty,from which he freely spends secretly and openly. Ask them: "Arethose two men equal?" Praise be to Allah - most of them do notunderstand this simple thing.

Behold, you are those who are being asked to give in the cause ofAllah. Yet some of you are stingy, whereas whoever is stingy toHis cause, is in fact stingy to himself. Allah is selfsufficient, it is you who are needy. If you turn away He willreplace you by some other folk; who will not be like you.

What is the matter with you that you do not spend in the Way ofAllah, whereas to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavensand the earth? Those of you who spent and fought in the Cause ofAllah before the victory, shall receive higher ranks of honorthan the others who spent and fought thereafter. Yet Allah haspromised you all a good reward, and Allah is aware of all youractions.

Who is the one that will give to Allah a goodly loan, so that Hemay increase it manifold to his credit and give him a liberalreward besides it.

Those believers who stay at home - having no physical disability- are not equal to those who make Jihad (struggle) in the causeof Allah with their wealth and their persons. Allah has granted ahigher rank to those who make Jihad with their wealth and theirpersons than to those who stay at home. Though Allah has promiseda good reward for all, Allah has prepared a much richer rewardfor those who make Jihad for Him than for those who stay at home

- they have special higher ranks, forgiveness and mercy. Allah isForgiving, Merciful.

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 believe (embrace Islam), leave their homes (migrate),and make Jihad with their wealth and persons in the cause ofAllah, have higher rank in the sight of Allah. It is they whowill be truly successful.

Their Rabb gives them good news of His mercy, His good pleasure,and paradise with everlasting bliss.

They will live therein forever. Surely it is Allah with Whom isthe mighty reward.

March forth whether you are equipped lightly or heavily and makeJihad (exert your utmost) in the way of Allah with your wealthand your persons. That is best for you if you understand.

Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day will never ask youfor exemption from fighting with their wealth and their persons.Allah is aware of those who are righteous.

But the Rasool and those who believe with him, make Jihad withtheir wealth and their persons. They are the ones who will haveall the goodness, and they are the ones who will be successful.

Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, tolive therein forever: that is the greatest achievement.

Indeed Allah has purchased from the believers their persons andtheir wealth and in return has promised them paradise; they fightin the cause of Allah and slay and are slain. This is a truepromise which is binding on Him mentioned in Taurat (Torah), theInjeel (Gospel) and the Qur'an; and who is more true infulfilling his promise than Allah? Rejoice, therefore, in thebargain which you have made, and that is a mighty achievement.

The true believers are those who believe in Allah and His Rasool,then never doubt; and make Jihad (exert their efforts) with theirwealth and their persons in the cause of Allah. Such are the oneswho are truthful in their claim to be the believers.

O believers! Should I tell you of a bargain that will save youfrom a painful punishment?

It is to believe in Allah and His Rasool and strive your utmostin the cause of Allah with your wealth and your persons. That isbest for you, if you but knew it.

He will forgive you your sins and admit you to gardens beneathwhich rivers flow, and will lodge you in beautiful mansions inthe gardens of Eden, which will be a supreme achievement.

And yet another blessing which you love: help from Allah and aspeedy victory. So O Prophet, give this good news to thebelievers.

We shall put you to test until We know the valiant and theresolute among you, and test all that is said about you.

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

Then shown him the two high ways (good leading towards paradiseand evil leading towards hell)?