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who believe, who are Jewish,
Surely, those
those
the Christians, the converts;
anyone who (2) believes in the Hereafter,
and and
a righteous
life,
(1) believes in God,
(3) leads
will receive their
from
recompense their Lord;
they have nothing to fear,
nor
will they grieve.
[2:62,5:69]
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QURAN THE FINAL TESTAMENT Authorized
English
Version
Translated from the Original
by Rashad Khalifa, Ph.D.
United Submitters International Tucson
Grateful
acknowledgment
for her tireless
and helping
work
in the
is
made
to Lisa
in editing
production
of this momentous and historical project.
Significant editorial assistance
was
also
provided by Edip Yuksel, Lydia Kelley, Gatut Adisoma, Susan Erisen,
and Emily for
which
Sterrett, I
am
thankful.
Spray
Proclaiming Unified Religion
One
for All the People
—
All religions of the world Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others have been severely corrupted through innovations, traditions, and the idolization of humans such as the prophets and the saints.
—
God's plan, as stated in the Old Testament (Malachi 3:1), the New Testament (Luke 17:22-36 & Matthew 24:27), and this Final Testament (3:81), calls for the sending of God's Messenger of the Covenant after all the scriptures have been delivered. The main function of God's Messenger of the Covenant is to purify the scriptures and unify them into one universal message to this world from the Creator and Sustainer of this world.
now been fulfilled. God's Messenger of Covenant has arrived, supported by overwhelming tangible proof (see Appendix Two). The purification and unification process has begun. God's plan is supported by God's invisible forces, and the enormous dimensions of this divine plan is manifest in the recent exposure of false religionists, and the removal of such anti-freedom barriers as the Berlin Wall, the Iron Curtain, and This major scriptural prophecy has
the
the
bamboo
curtain.
is
to
"Submitter." Thus,
—
only one religion acceptable to God Submission. God and devotes the worship to God ALONE is a one may be a Jewish Submitter, a Christian Submitter, a
Henceforth, there
Anyone who submits
Buddhist Submitter, a Hindu Submitter, or a Muslim Submitter. The only religion acceptable
to
God is
Submission.
[3:19]
Anyone who seeks other than Submission as his religion, it will not be accepted from him and, in the Hereafter, he will be with the
losers.
[3:85]
A prophet men;
to
like
me
your God, raise up for you from among your
will the Lord,
him you shall
(Moses
I
will raise
My words
not listen to
for
up for them a prophet
into his
kins-
listen.
mouth; he shall
My words which
like
you from among
tell
them
he speaks
in
all that I
My name,
in
Deuteronomy 18:15)
their kinsmen,
command him. I Myself will
and
If any
will put
man
will
make him answer
it.
(Deuteronomy 18:18-19)
I will
ask the Father, and
always:
He
will give
you another Paraclete
—
to
be with you
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH (Jesus in John 14:16-17)
When THE SPIRIT OF TR UTH comes to you the things to come.
to you,
he will guide you
to all truth,
and will
announce
(Jesus in
John 16:13)
God's Messenger of the Covenant
am
My messenger to prepare
the way before Me; and suddenly there come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who will endure the
Lo, I
sending
will
day of his coming?
And who can
fire ...he will sit purifying
stand when he appears? For he
is like
the refiner s
....
(Malachi 3:1-3)
When God ALONE the hearts of those
is
mentioned,
who do
not
believe in the Hereafter shrink
with aversion. But
when
others
are mentioned besides Him, they rejoice.
[39:45]
—
On the 27th night of Ramadan, A.D.), the prophet
not the
Muhammad
body) was summoned
millions of light years
was placed
13 B.H. (Before Hijra) (610 (the soul the real person
—
to the highest possible point,
from the planet Earth, and
this
Quran
into his heart (2:185, 17:1, 44:3, 53:1-18, 97:1),
Subsequently, the Quran was released into Muhammad's memory, with Gabriel's mediation, over a period of 23 years, 610 to 632 A.D. (17:106). At the moment of release, Muhammad scrupulously wrote it down with his own hand (Appendix 28). What Muhammad left was the complete Quran, written in the chronological sequence of revelation,
with detailed instructions for putting the revelations into the
sequence decreed by God.
During the re-arrangement process, the scribes who idolized the Prophet added two verses at the end of Sura 9, the last sura revealed in Medina. This blasphemous act resulted in a 50-year war between Ali Ibn Abi Taaleb and his supporters on one side and the distorters of the Quran on the other side. The war ended when Hussein ibn Ali and his family were martyred in Karbala.
It
was the Umayyad ruler
684
AD) who destroyed
by
Muhammad's hand,
Marwan Ibn Al-Hakam
the original
Quran
that
(died in
was written
"fearing the eruption of
new
dis-
putes."
God's Messenger of the Covenant has presented overwhelming evidence that 9:128-129 do not belong in the Quran (Appendix 24). With the removal of these false verses, the Quran has finally been restored. Our generation is the first ever to receive the Quran in ized form (see Appendices 1 and 28).
its
purified
and
final-
71
CONTENTS Sura
No Name
No. of Verses Page
Notes For This Printing
.Xll
Glossary
Xlll
Introduction
xiv
1
The Key
.Al-Fatehah
7
1
2
The Heifer
.Al-Baqarah
286
2
3
The Amramites
.Ali-Tmran
200
.
.30
4
Women
.Al-Nesa'
176 ...
.46
5
The Feast
.Al-Ma'edah
120
.
.62
6
Livestock
.Al-An 'am
165 ...
.75
The Purgatory The Spoils of War Ultimatum
.Al-A'araf
206
8
.Al-Anfal
75
104
.Bara'ah
127
109
10
Jonah
.Younus
109
121
11
Hud
.Hud
123
129
12
Joseph
.Yousuf
Ill
138
13
Thunder
.Al-Ra'ad
43
145
14
Abraham
.Ibrahim
52
149
15
Al-Hijr Valley
.Al-Hijr
99
153
16
The Bee
.Al-Nahl
128
156
.Bani Israel
Ill
165
.Al-Kahf
110
172 179
9
18
The Children of Israel The Cave
1
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
.89
19
Mary
.Maryam
98
20
T.H
.TaHa
135
184
2
The Prophets
.Al-Anbya'
112
191
22
Pilgrimage
.Al-Hajj
78
197
23
The Believers
.Al-Mu'minun ....118
24
Light
.Al-Noor
64
208
25
The
.Al-Furqan
77
214
26 27
The Poets The Ant
.Al-Naml
28
History
.Al-Qasas
29
.Al-'Ankaboot
30
The Spider The Romans
3
Luqman
32
Prostration
33
The
34
Sheba
35
Initiator
.Fater
45
36
Y.S
.YaSin
37
The Arrangers
.Al-Saffat
Statute
Book
Parties
.Al-Shu'ara'
203
227
218
93
.225
88
.230
... .69
.237
.Al-Room
60
.241
.Luqman
34
.245
.Al-Sajdah
30
.248
.Al-Ahzab
73
.Saba'
54
.249 ..
.256
83
..
.263
182
..
.267
.260
11
Sura
.
No Name
No. of Verses Page
38
S
Saad
39
The Throngs
Al-Zumar
40
Forgiver
41
Detailed
42
Consultation
Al-Shoora
43
Ornaments
44
Smoke
45
88
272
.75
276
Ghafer
85
282
Fussilat
54
288
53
291
Al-Zukhruf
89
295
Al-Dukhan
59
300
Kneeling
Al-Jatheyah
37
302
46
The Dunes
Al-Ahqaf
35
304
47
Muhammad
Muhammad
38
307
48
Victory
Al-Fatt-h
29
309
49
The Walls
Al-Hujurat
18
312
'
.
.
50
Q
5
Drivers of the
52
Mount
53
The
54
The Moon
55
56
Most Gracious The Inevitable
57
Iron
Al-Hadeed
58
The Debate
Al-Mujaadalah
59
Exodus
Al-Hashr
60
The Test
Al-Mumtahanah
6
The Column
Al-Suff
62
Friday
Al-Jumu'ah
63
The Hypocrites
Al-Munaafeqoon
64
Mutual Blaming
... .18
338
65
Divorce
Al-Talaaq
12
339
66
Prohibition
Al-Tahreem
12
341
67
Kingship
342
The Pen
Al-Mulk Al-Qalam
30
68
52
343
69
Incontestable
Al-Haaqqah
52
345
70
The Heights
Al-Ma'aarej
44
346
71
Noah
Noah
28
348
72
Jinns
Al-Jinn
28
349
73
Cloaked
Al-Muzzammil
.20
350
74
The Hidden Secret
Al-Muddath-thir ..56
351
75
Resurrection
Al-Qeyaamah
... .40
352
76
The Human
Al-Insaan
31
353
Dispatched
Al-Mursalaat
50
355
The Event The Snatchers
Al-Naba'
40
356
Al-Naaze'aat
46
357
78
79
Winds
Sinai
Stars
.
.
,
Qaf
45
314
Al-Dhareyat
60
316
Al-Toor
49
317
Al-Najm Al-Qamar Al-Rahmaan
62
319
55
321
78
323
Al-Waaqe'ah
96
325
Al-Taghaabun
29 ..... .327 ... .22
330
24
332
..13
334
14
335
11
336
..11
337
.
.
No Name He Frowned 80
No. of Verses Page
Sura
81
The Rolling
'Abasa Al-Takweer
82
The Shattering
Al-Infitaar
83
The Cheaters
Al-Mutaffifeen
84
The Rupture The Galaxies
Al-Inshiqaaq
The Bright Star The Most High Overwhelming
Al-Taareq
85
86 87 88
Al-Burooj
.
.
.42
.358
.
.
.29
.359
.
.
.19
.360
.36
.360
.
.25
.361
.
.22
.362
17
.362
.
Al-A'alaa
Al-Ghaasheyah
.
.
19
.363
.26
.363
.364
Dawn The Town
Al-Fajr
30
Al-Balad
20
.365
Al-Shams
15
.365
Al-Layl
21
.366
93
The Sun The Night The Forenoon
Al-Duhaa
11
.366
94
Cooling the Temper
Al-Sharrhh
8
367
95
The Fig
Al-Teen
8
367
96
The Clinger
Al-'Alaq
19
367
97
Destiny
Al-Qadr
5
368
98
Proof
Al-Bayyinah
8
368
99
Al-Zalzalah
8
369
Al-'Aadeyaat
11
369
101
The Quake The Gallopers The Shocker
Al-Qaare'ah
11
369
102
Hoarding
Al-Takaathur
8
369
89
90 91
92
100
103
The Afternoon
Al-'Asr
3
370
104
The Backbiter
Al-Humazah
9
370
105
The Elephant
Al-Feel
5
370
106
Quraish
Quraish
4
370
107
Charity
Al-Maa'oon
7
370
108
Bounty
Al-Kawthar
3
371
109
6
371
110
The Disbelievers Triumph
Al-Kaaferoon Al-Nassr
3
371
111
Thorns
Al-Masad
5
371
112
Absoluteness
Al-Ikhlaas
4
372
113
Daybreak
Al-Falaq
5
372
114
People
Al-Naas
6
372
Appendices
373
Informational Updates
488
Index
491
Notes For This Printing Dr.
Rashad Khalifa (1935-1990) was the
first
person whose mother tongue was
Arabic to translate the Quran into English. The English easy to read. While working on this
—
project,
is
exceptionally clear and
he was blessed to discov-
and pervasive mathematical structure within the Arabic text of the
er an intricate
Quran
momentous
the Mathematical Miracle
of the Quran. His introduction, footnotes and
appendices give further details.
Dr. Khalifa
was
terminated his
in the process
life in this
of revising his
world.
the majority of his translation
By God's
latest
had completed
and had made some changes
had also given instructions to the people
who were
when God
English translation
grace, he
his
review of
to his appendices.
He
involved in the proof reading
about specific changes he planned to make. Except for updates
we have
strong evi-
dence he intended to make, obvious grammatical or printing errors, and corrections to parts
of the appendices which were not Dr. Khalifa's
ed here has been reflect his latest
left
untouched.
A list
own
work, the text print-
of the original text which was updated to
understanding and the corrections to parts of the appendices
is
printed on page 488.
During the
last
weeks of his
life,
Dr. Khalifa
had already written and published the
January and February 1990 issues of the monthly newsletter, Submitters Perspective.
These issues contained
articles
with important
new
information directly relating to
Appendices 15 and 17 of his translation. Since he had also modified his footnotes
which specifically refer
to this information in the newsletters,
we have
incorporat-
ed the information into the appendices by quoting from his articles.
In the years since Dr. Khalifa's passing,
we have had
reassurances that the discov-
eries
of the mathematical miracle of the Quran will continue to flow.
they
may
Dr.
God
willing,
continue to be published in other works.
Rashad Khalifa has departed, but God's purified message world until the very end. It is the Quran.
is
alive
tinue to guide this
You will surely
God: there
is
die,
just like they will die. (39:30)
no god except He; the Living, the Eternal. (3:2-3)
xu
and will con-
Glossary A.H. 'Aad
Rebellious people of Emm.
munity
'Aalem
which Hud was
Com-
is
'Ulema.
Kaafer
Ansaar
Heathen. Disbeliever.
Book. Scripture. Laa Elaaha Ellaa Allah No other god besides God. Profession of God's
God is the greatest. of pre-Muhammad Arabia;
oneness. First pillar of Submission.
alleged daughter of God.
Arafat
built
Kitab
God. Idol
Friday. Friday Prayer.
Cubic shaped shrine originally
by Abraham in Mecca. Focal point towards which submitters pray.
sent.
Praise God.
Lillah
Allahu Akbar Allat
to
Religious scholar. Plural
Al-Hamdu Allah
Jum'ah Ka'bah
After Hijrah (see Hijrah).
Knoll near Mecca where pilgrims
Laylat Al-Qadr
Night of destiny.
must spend one day of meditation. Residents of Medina who supported and hosted the believers who immigrated from Mecca (see Hijra).
Maa Shaa Allah
This
Ayah
Verse, or sign, or miracle.
Ayaat
Plural of Ayah.
Ayyoub Azan
Job; God's messenger.
Manaat
is
God's
will.
Idol of ancient Arabia.
Mu'azzin Caller to the Contact Prayers. Muhajireen Immigrants from Mecca to Medina in 1 A.H. Mulla Teacher. Imam.
Mu'men
Believer.
Munafeq Hypocrite.
Call to prayer.
B.H.
Before Hijrah (see Hijrah).
Mushrik
Idolater.
Badr
A place between Mecca and Medina
Muslim
Arabic word meaning "Submitter."
where the
Nabi Qarun
Message-delivering messenger.
between the and the Muslims
first battle
idol worshipers
took place. The Muslims despite
Basmalah Gematria Hadith
won Qiblah
overwhelming odds.
First
Rak'ah Rasool
Halal
Lawful.
Mecca
Medina. Beginning of Calendar. Hijrah Calendar Lunar calendar starting to
from the Prophet's Hijrah. Months are Muharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi
Qi'dah, and Zul-Hijjah.
Shaa Allah
One who leads God willing.
Fasting.
Shaikh
Old man. Head of tribe. Imam.
Shaytan
Satan, devil.
Shirk
Idolatry. Associating
any name with name of God. Believing that
any creatures possesses any power. Subhan Allah God be glorified. Practices falsely attributed to the Sunna prophet Muhammad and used by the idol worshipers as a source of
Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Zul-
In
observed; ZulSafar,
Seyam
the
II,
Satan (see Shaytan).
may be
Muharram,
Salaam Greetings. Peace. Salamun 'Alaikum Peace be upon you. The five daily Contact Prayers. Salat
Immigration of Muhammad and the
Leader.
unit of Contact Prayer.
& Rabi I. Al-Masjid Al-Haraam of Mecca, where the Ka'aba is located.
persecuted believers from
Imam
enslaved
Sacred Mosque
of Mecca).
Iblis
One
Hijjah,
Haraam Unlawful. Also sacred (Al-Masjid Al-Haraam is the Sacred Mosque Hijrah
who
Direction submitters face during
pilgrimage
Muhammad.
Pilgrimage to Mecca.
slave driver
people to serve Pharaoh.
Messenger (see Nabi). Sacred Months Months during which Haj
Utterances attributed falsely to the
Hajj
own
the Contact Prayers (Salat).
Verse of the Quran.
The ancient practice of assigning numbers to alphabet letters. prophet
Hebrew his
the prayers.
religious guidance.
Sura
Chapter
in the
Quran.
Tayammum
Islam
by Jesus. Gospel. Arabic word meaning "submission."
'Ulema
Plural of 'Aalem. Scholars.
Jannah
Paradise.
Jinns
Invisible creatures. Descendants of
Umrah Wudu'
Ablution.
Satan.
Zakat
Obligatory charity (2.5% of net).
Injeel
Scripture delivered
Xlll
The dry ablution
(5:6).
Part of the Hajj pilgrimage.
INTRODUCTION In the This
is
God's
name
final
of God,
message
to
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
humanity. All of God's prophets have
come
to
been delivered. The time has come to purify and consolidate all the messages delivered by God's prophets into one message, and to proclaim that henceforth, there is only one religion acceptable to God, "Submission" (3:19, 85). "Submission" is the religion whereby we recognize God's absolute authority, and reach an unshakable conviction that God ALONE possesses all power; no other entity possesses any power that is independent of Him. The natural result of such a realization is to devote our lives and our worship this
world, and
absolutely to
all
the scriptures have
God ALONE.
This
including the Old Testament, the
Hear,
O Israel!
The Lord our
Therefore you shall adore the
is
the First
Commandment
New Testament,
and
in all the scriptures,
this Final
Testament.
God
is One God! Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
[Deuteronomy
6:4-5,
Mark
12:29-30,
Quran 3:18 ]
Let us meditate on God, His glorious attributes,
who who
is
of everything in this universe as its Creator, be worshiped as Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient
the basis
is fit to
and self existent conscious being, who removes all ignorance and impurities from and purifies and sharpens our intellect.
the
mind [ Gayatri Mantra, Yajur Veda ]
While every religion has been corrupted by innovations, traditions, and false, may be "Submitters" within every religion. There may be Submitters who are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or anything else. These Submitters, collectively, constitute the only religion acceptable to God. As emphasized by the theme on the front page of this book, all Submitters who are idolatrous doctrines, there
God ALONE, and do not set up any idols beside God, are redeemed into God's eternal kingdom (2:62). A criterion of the true submitters is that they will find nothing objectionable in the Quran.
devoted to
With the advent of this Testament, God's message to the world is now comWe have now received the long awaited answers to our most urgent ques-
plete.
—
who we are, the purpose of our lives, how we came into this world, where do we go from here, which religion is the right one, was it evolution or creation, tions
etc.
Some may wonder: "Why did God wait all this time to perfect and consolidate What about all the people since Adam who did not receive the com-
His message?
plete scripture?" Bearing in is
a matter
of simple
mind
that the
statistics that the
Quran answers
this question in 20:52,
it
world's population from the beginning until xiv
did not exceed 7,000,000,000. From now to the end of the world, 2280 A.D. (Appendix 25), it is estimated that the total world population will exceed 75,000,000,000. Thus, the vast majority of people are destined to receive God's purified and consolidated message (see diagram).
now
World population from now (1989)
to the
end of the world (2280)
[ The black section represents the world population since
Adam ]
Before Genesis It all
began
billions
of years ago when one of God's high-ranking creatures,
dominion as an independgod besides God. This challenge to God's absolute authority was not only blasphemous, it was also erroneous. Satan was ignorant of the fact that God alone possesses the ability to be a god, and that there is much more to godhood than he realarrogance augmented by ignorance that led Satan to ized. It was the ego believe that he could take care of a dominion, as a god, and run it without disease, misery, war, accidents, and chaos. The vast majority of God's creatures disagreed with Satan. Yet, the minute egotistic minority that agreed with him to various extents were in the billions. Thus, a profound dispute erupted within the Heavenly Community (38:69). The rebels' unjustifiable challenge to God's absolute authority was met and resolved in the most efficient manner. After giving the rebels sufficient chances to denounce their crime and submit to Him, God decided to exile the hard core rebels on a space ship called Earth, and give them yet another chance to redeem themselves. Satan, developed a supercilious idea that he could run a
ent
—
—
If you claim that you can fly a plane, the best way to test your claim is to give you a plane and ask you to fly it. This is precisely what God decided to do in response to Satan's claim that he could be a god; God appointed him a temporary god on the tiny speck Earth (2:30, 36:60). As for those who agreed with Satan, they were given a chance to kill their egos and submit to God's absolute authority. While the vast majority of the guilty creatures took advantage of this opportunity,
a minuscule minority consisting of about 150 billion creatures failed to take advan-
tage of this offer (33:72). The white area represents
The grey area represents
The dispute
in the
the vast majority that did not agree with Satan.
the vast majority that repented
Heavenly Community led
and submitted.
to the classification
of God's
creatures into different categories:
(1)
The Angels
never questioned God's absolute authority were classified as knew that God alone possesses the ability and qualifications to be a belong in this catcountless numbers god. The vast majority of God's creatures Creatures
angels; they
who
—
xv
—
The number of the angels
egory.
many of them
there are; only
so enormous, even the angels do not
is
God knows (2)
their
number
know how
(74:31).
The Animals
Although the angels suggested that the rebels and their leader should be exiled from God's kingdom (2:30), the Most Merciful willed to give the rebels a chance to denounce their crime, repent, and submit to His absolute authority (33:72). As represented in the diagram above, the vast majority of the rebels took advantage of God's gracious offer to re-enter His kingdom. They agreed to kill their egos, come world
to this
to
perform a submissive
role, as
an expiation for their blasphemy. In
return for their submissive role in this world, these creatures are
redeemed back
to
God's eternal kingdom (6:38). The horse, the dog, the tree, the sun, the moon, the stars, as well as deformed and retarded children are among the intelligent creatures
who denounced Do you to
their
not realize that
God prostrates
in the
crime and repented:
everything
heavens and the earth;
the sun, the
moon, the
stars,
the mountains, the trees, the animals,
as well as
many people?
Many people,
however, are destined for retribution.
(22:18)
The stars and the trees prostrate.
(55:6)
The horse has no ego. The horse's owner can be rich or poor, tall or short, fat or young or old, and the horse will serve them all. The dog has no ego; it will wag its tail to its owner, no matter how rich or poor the owner might be. The sun rises and sets every day at precisely the times prescribed by God. The moon follows its synchronized orbit around the earth, without the slightest deviation. The human body —a temporary garment belongs to the Earth; as such, it is a submitter. The heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs, perform their functions without our control.
thin,
—
(3)
The Humans
—
—
The hard-core rebels humans and j inns refused to denounce their crime, and opted for witnessing a demonstration of Satan's claim. These egotistic creatures who failed to
classified as to
make
when offered a chance to do so, were convinced of Satan's point of view became
submit to God's absolute authority, even
divided in half.
The half that were
less
humans. Although they harbored doubts about Satan's claim, they failed
a firm stand regarding God's absolute authority.
these creatures from appreciating
God's omnipotence,
the ego that prevented
It is it is
the ego that prevented
them from submitting when such an opportunity was offered to them (33:72), and it is the ego that stands between most of us and redemption to God's kingdom (25:43). This
is
why
"Kill
your ego"
is
one of the (4)
first
commandments
in the
Quran
(2:54).
The Jinns
The other half of the
guilty creatures, those who leaned closer to Satan's point of view and exhibited the biggest egos, became classified as jinns. It was God's plan to assign one jinn to every human being from birth to death. The jinn com-
xvi
panion represents Satan and constantly promotes his point of view (50:23, 27). Both the j inns and the humans are given a precious chance in this world to re-educate themselves, denounce their egoism, and redeem themselves by submitting to
Whenever a human being is born, a jinn is born and is new human. We learn from the Quran that the jinns are Satan's descendants (7:27, 18:50). When a jinn being is born and assigned to a human being, the jinn remains a constant companion of the human until the human dies. God's absolute
authority.
assigned to the
The jinn
is
then freed, and lives on for a few centuries. Both
required to worship
God
humans and jinns
are
alone (51:56).
God Does Not Want Robots The dispute in the Heavenly Community as stated in 38:69 and described above proves that God's creatures possess the freedom of choice; they have minds of their own. The rebellion of a minuscule minority among God's creatures has served to emphasize the wonderful fact that God's creatures serve Him because they appreciate His infinite magnificence. Without the rebellion, we would have never known that freedom is God's gift to His creatures.
Most Gracious, Most Merciful Even loyal
in our
and devoted
worldly dimension, any enterprise expects to the welfare
its
of the enterprise. If an employee
employees is
to
be
not totally ded-
is shown to have divided loyalties, he is immediately humans and the jinns sided with Satan, then turned down
icated to the enterprise, or
dismissed. Since the
God's offer to reconsider their rebellious acts, the angels expected Satan and his allies to be banished from God's kingdom (2:30). It was immense mercy from God that He granted us this additional chance to denounce our crime and redeem ourselves.
To carry out this extremely merciful plan of redemption, God "created death" The divine plan called for bringing the rebels into another existence, where they have no recollection of the heavenly feud. Under the circumstances of this life, the humans and the jinns receive both God's messages and Satan's messages, then freely choose either side. Based on their freewill decision, they are either redeemed to God's kingdom, or become permanently exiled with Satan. (67:1-2).
Satan's To emphasize the
Temporary Dominion
utter insignificance
of Satan's projected dominion,
God cre-
ated a billion galaxies, a billion trillion stars, within a vast universe that spans bil-
of light years. If we travel towards the sun (93,000,000 miles) at the speed of we will reach it in eight minutes. If we keep going, we will reach the border of our Milky Way Galaxy after 50-70,000 years at the speed of light. To reach the nearest galaxy, it will take us 2,000,000 years at the speed of light, and there are at least 2,000,000,000 galaxies in "our universe." With the most powerful telescopes, lions
light,
is utterly invisible from the edge of our own galaxy, let alone from the edge of our universe. As if our universe were not vast enough, God created six more, even larger universes surrounding our universe (2:29, 67:3). God then informed Satan that a tiny mote within the smallest and innermost universe, the planet Earth, shall be his dominion. God's plan called for placing the humans and
the earth
xvii
jinns in a universe that
cannot stand His physical presence (7:143). Thus, Satan
minute kingdom far from the physical presence of God, though with God's full knowledge and control. It should also be noted that the number of rebels who repented was so vast, that the planet earth could not possibly accommodate rules his
all
of them. As
it is,
outnumber the humans on accommodate all the repentant
the animals vastly
would take an unmanagable earth
to
the placement of uncountable decillions
of creatures
this planet. It
rebels.
Hence
in outer space.
Adam and Eve The body of the
first
human being was shaped on earth by God's angels, in God then assigned the first person, Adam,
accordance with God's instructions (7:11). to that body.
When God
throughout the
test
and provisions, 1
5:3
,
1
38:74).
etc.
informed the angels that they will be serving the humans guarding them, driving the winds, distributing the rain
— — Satan was
period
Adam's mate was
assigned the second
the only one
who
refused to "fall prostrate" (2:34,
cloned, with feminine features, from Adam, and
human being
to her body.
While the empty
God
(soulless) bodies
of Adam and Eve remained here on earth, their souls, the real persons, resided in
Heaven. Adam and Eve remained in Heaven for as long as they upheld God's commandments. Once they listened to Satan instead, they reflected a flawed human nature in all of us, and they immediately belonged to Satan's dominion down on Earth "their bodies became visible to them" (7:20-22, 20:121). The rest is history.
—
Satan: Father of All the Jinns Putting the jinns and the
duce whenever a
humans
human being
is
to the test stipulated that Satan shall repro-
born.
As mentioned
above, every time a
human
born to serve as a constant companion of the human person. Every human being is subjected to the incessant persuasions of Satan's rep-
being
born, a jinn being
is
resentative
who
is
lives in the
same body from
birth to death. Satan's representative
human companion of Satan's point of view: that God alone is not enough. On the Day of Judgment, the jinn companion serves as a witness against the human counterpart (43:38; 50:23, 27). Many jinn companions are converted to God's point of view by the human companions. God did not leave the human being without preparation. To help the humans in
tries to
convince the
their final
chance to reconsider their blasphemy, every person
is
born with instinctive
knowledge that God ALONE, and no one else, is our Lord and Master (7:172-173). The jinns were not given this instinctive knowledge, but they are given a much longer span and greater abilities to study God's signs throughout the innermost universe. Since they represent Satan's point of view, their instinctive nature leans strongly in favor of polytheism. In addition to our built-in instinct to worship God alone, God life
sent messengers to help us redeem ourselves. With all these elements in view, we can appreciate the fact that the only unforgivable offense (if maintained until
death)
is
idol worship: believing that
anyone besides God possesses any power.
Forty Years Grace Period The human being is given forty years to study, look around, reflect, and examof view before making this most important decision to uphold Satan's point of view, or God's absolute authority. Anyone who dies before the age
—
ine all points
xviii
is chosen by God for redemption due to circumstances known only to God. Anyone who dies before the age of 40 goes to Heaven (46: 15, Appendix 32). God's immense mercy is evident from the fact that even those who believe in the Quran
of forty
find
it
difficult to accept
such a compassionate divine law.
God's messengers delivered the good news of our God-given chance to redeem ourselves, and they were supported by formidable signs. When Moses went to Pharaoh, he was supported by such miracles as the turning of his staff into a serpent. Jesus created live birds from clay by God's leave, healed the leprous and the blind by God's leave, and revived the dead by God's leave. The prophet Muhammad, God's messenger who delivered this Final Testament, did not exhibit such miracles (10:20). The Quran itself was the miracle supporting Muhammad's mission (29:5051). It was divine wisdom that separated the Miracle of the Quran from Muhammad by 14 centuries. Now that we understand the momentous dimensions of the Quran's mathematical miracle (Appendix 1), we realize that millions of people would have worshiped Muhammad as God incarnate if this Miracle were revealed through him.
Proof of Authenticity: Physical, Tangible, Irrefutable. With the advent of the computer age, we discover that the Quran's mathematcode is "One of the great miracles" as stated in 74:30-35. While the miracles given to previous messengers were limited in time and place, the Quran's miracle is perpetual. Only a few people witnessed the miracles of Moses and Jesus, but the Quran's miracle can be witnessed by anyone at any time. Furthermore, the Quran's miracle documents and proves all the previous miracles (5:48). ical
As detailed in Appendix 1, the Quran's mathematical miracle is based on the number "19." To share this awesome miracle with the reader, the word "GOD" is printed throughout the English text in bold capital letters and the cumulative number of occurrences is shown at the lower left corner of every page. The total occurrence of this most important word is shown at the end of the Quran to be 2698. This total is a multiple of 19. Additionally, when we add the numbers assigned to every verse where the word "God" occurs, the total comes to 118123, also a multiple of 19 (19x6217). The cumulative sum of verse numbers where the word "God" occurs is shown on the lower right corner of every page. These simple physical facts are easily verifiable by the reader, and they suffice to prove the super-human nature of the Quran's mathematical composition.
Proof of Authenticity Total
(Shown
to
be Verified by the Reader
Count of the Word "God"
at the lower
left
Sum
Total
corner of every page)
(Shown
of Verse
Numbers
at the lower right corner)
118123 (19x6217)
2698 (19x142)
In addition to the Quran's extraordinary mathematical composition,
we
number of Quranic facts which are proven or theorized by modern Here are a few examples of such advance scientific information: large
1.
The
earth
is
egg-shaped (10:24, 39:5, 79:30).
2.
The
earth
is
not standing
still; it
moves xix
constantly (27:88).
find a
science.
a source of light, while the
3.
The sun
4.
The proportion of oxygen diminishes
is
moon reflects it (10:5, 25:61, 71:16). we climb towards the sky (6:125).
as
5.
The "Big Bang Theory"
6.
The "Expansion of the Universe Theory"
7.
The universe
8.
Evolution
is
is
confirmed (21:30).
started out as a
is
confirmed (51:47).
gaseous mass (41:11).
a fact; within a given species, evolution
is
a divinely guided
process (21:30, 24:45, 32:7-9, 18:37, 15:28-29, 7:11, 71:13-14,
The man's seminal
9.
fluid decides the baby's
Appendix
31).
gender (53:45-46).
No Nonsense is the absence of any nonsense in the Quran. This is parview of the dominance of ignorance and superstition at the time of revelation of the Quran. For example, the most respected exegesis among the traditional Muslims is that of Ibn Kathir. In this famous reference, written centuries after the Prophet, we read that the earth is carried on 40,000 horns of a giant bull, who stands on top of a giant whale (see Ibn Kathir's interpretation of Verse
Equally miraculous
ticularly significant in
68:1).
As
recently as 1975, and in the
where the Quran was revealed, Medina, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul flat and standing still (see insert)!!
same
location
the president of the Islamic University of
Aziz Ben Baz, declared that the earth
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;
U^lj
i
is
J^ll J
L,yl\ jULM
^Ul JaU j
i
U j\J v
Ben Baz' book, Page 23: If the earth is rotating as they claim, the countries, the mountains, the and the oceans will have no bottom and the people will see the eastern countries move to the west and
Translation from trees, the rivers,
\the western
countries
move
/
to the east.
Perfect Happiness:
Now and
Forever
One of the most elusive objectives of every human being is "Happiness." The Quran reveals the secret of attaining perfect happiness in this life and forever. We learn from the Quran that happiness is an exclusive quality of the soul. Thus, a body that attains all the material successes it longs for money, power, fame, etc
—
—
unhappy person. Happiness depends totally on the degree of growth and development attained by the soul, the real person. The Quran provides a detailed map towards perfect happiness for both body and soul, both in this world and in the eternal Hereafter (Appendix 15). In numerous verses throughout this proven Testament, God personally guaran-
often belongs to an
tees the believers' happiness,
now and
forever:
xx
Absolutely, God's allies will have nothing to fear,
nor will they grieve.
They are those who believe and lead a righteous life. For them happiness in this life, and
Such This
is
in the Hereafter.
God's inviolable law.
is
the true triumph.
[10:62-64]
All Believers Constitute the
One Acceptable
Religion
As expected from the Creator's final message, one of the prominent themes in Quran is the call for unity among all believers, and the repeated prohibition of making any distinction among God's messengers. If the object of worship is one and the
the same, there will be absolute unity
among
all
believers.
It is
devotion and prejudice to such powerless humans as Jesus, saints that causes division, hatred,
guided believer
who
is
is
devoted to
devoted to
and
bitter
wars among the misguided believers.
God ALONE, and
God ALONE,
human factor, i.e., Muhammad, and the
the
rejoices in seeing
regardless of the
name such
A
any other believer
a believer calls his or
her religion. Surely, those
those
who
who
believe,
are Jewish,
the Christians,
and
the converts;
anyone who (1) believes in
God,
(2) believes in the (3) leads
Last Day, and
a righteous
will receive their
life,
recompense from
their Lord;
they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
[2:62, 5:69]
God's Messenger of the Covenant book marks the advent of a new where God's messages, delivered by all His prophets, are consolidated into one. God's one and only religion, "Submission," shall dominate all other religions (9:33, 48:28, and 61:9). Today's corrupted religions, including Judaism. Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, will simply die out, and "Submission" will prevail. This is not the wishful thinking of a human being or a collection of
As
era
—
detailed in Appendix 2, the publication of this
the era
humans;
this is
God's inviolable law (3:19, 9:33. 41:53, 48:28, 61:9,
110:1).
Rashad Khalifa
Ramadan
*The
final draft
day, month,
of the
first
printing
and year of this
date,
Tucson 1409*
26,
was completed in the Night of Destiny 1409. If we add the we get 1444, or 19x19x4. [Ramadan 26, 1409: 9+26+1409
= 1444.] xxi
The Key (Al-Fatehah) 1:1-7
Sura
1:
The Key (AI-Fatehah)
name of GOD, Most
Gracious,
1.
In the
2.
Praise be to
3.
Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
4.
Master of the Day of Judgment.
5.
You alone we worship; You
6.
Guide us
7.
the path of those
GOD,
Most Merciful.*
Lord of the universe.
alone
we
ask for help.
in the right path;
whom You blessed;
not of those
who have
deserved wrath,
nor of the stray ers.
*1:1 The first verse in the
Quran represents
man 19-based mathematical miracle Arabic letters, and every word in it Appendices 1 & 29 for the details).
the foundation
upon which a superhu-
This important statement consists of 19 occurs in the whole Quran in multiples of 19 (see is built.
us to establish contact with Him through the daily Consupported by an earth-shattering, simple-to-understand-butimpossible-to-imitate mathematical composition that challenges the greatest mathematicians on earth, and stumps them; it is far beyond * 1:1-7
Sura
1 is
God's
tact Prayers. This fact
human
gift to
is
capabilities:
(1) The sura number, followed by the numbers of verses, next to each other, give 1123456 7. This number is a multiple of 19.
Verse
No. of
No.
Letters
Gematrical Value
1
19
786
If we substitute the number of letters per verse in place of verse numbers, we get 1 19 17 12 11 19
2
17
581
3
12
618
18 43. This number
4
11
241
gematrical value of every verse, we get 1 19 786 1 7 581 12 618 11 241 19 836 18 1072 43 6009. This number is a multiple of 19.
5
19
836
6
18
1072
7
43
6009
The number shown above includes all parameters of Sura 1, and consists of 38 digits (19x2).
Totals
139
10143
(2)
is
also a multiple of 19.
(3) If we insert the total
(4)
(5) It is noteworthy that this 38-digit number is still divisible by 19 when we write its components backwards, from right to left as practiced by the Arabs. Thus, 6009 43 1072 18 836 19 241 11 618 12 581 17 786 19 1 is also a multiple of 19.
(6) The mathematical representations mentioned above participate in numerous extraordinary mathematical phenomena to confirm all details of the five daily Con-
tact (7) is
Prayers (Appendix
Many more
handed
astounding phenomena are given
at the outset tangible proof that this
Cumulative frequency of the
word
2
15).
GOD in this page =
is
in Appendix One. Thus, the reader God's message to the world.
Cumulative sum of verses where the word GOD occurs in this page = 1 + 2 =
3
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:1-8 before y ou >* and with re g ard t0 the Hereafter, they are absolutely certain.
Sura 2: The Heifer , A , _, (Al-Baqarah) .
.
c
5.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the
^
These are guided by
The Disbelievers
(2) 6.
1.
A.L.M.*
2.
This scripture
is infallible;
their Lord; these
are the winners.
a beacon
As for those who disbelieve, it is the same for them whether y° u warn '
them or not
for the righteous;
'
wam them
'
the
^ cannot
believe.*
Three Categories of People (1) 3.
who
7.
The Righteous
in S> and their e y es are veiled The y hav e incurred severe retribution,
believe in the unseen, observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat)*
GOD seals their minds and their hear-
and from
our** provisions to them, they give to charity. 4.
(3) g.
And they believe
in
what was reveal-
ed to you, and in what was revealed
Then
The Hypocrites
there are those
believe in
GOD
who
say,
"We
and the Last Day,"
while they are not believers.
*2:1 These initials remained a divinely guarded secret for 1400 years.
Now we recog-
major component of the Quran s mathematical miracle (see Appendices 1, 2, 24, and 26). The meaning of A.L.M. is pointed out in Verse 2: "This scripture is infallible. " This is incontroveHibly proven by the fact that the frequencies of occurrence of these three initials in this sura are 4502, 3202, and 2195, respectively. The sum of these numbers is 9899, or 19x521. Thus, these most frequent letters of the Arabic language are mathematically placed according to a super-human pattern. These same initials also prefix Suras 3, 29, 30, 31, and 32, and their frequencies of occurrence add up to multiples of 19 in each one of these suras. nize them as a
*2:3 Since the Contact Prayers are decreed five times a day, they constitute the prime
source of nourishment for our souls. Along with all other practices in Submission, the Contact Prayers were originally revealed through Abraham (21:73, 22:78). Although these five daily prayers tact
Prayer
Appendices
is
1
&
15
provide physical evidence supporting
Prayers, including the trations,
number of units (Rak'aas) and
and Tashahhuds
**2:3 When
God
See Appendix
in
of the Contact numbers of bowings, pros-
all the details
the
each prayer.
uses the plural tense, this indicates that other entities, usually the
angels, are involved. 14).
were practiced before the revelation of the Quran, each Conmentioned in the Quran (24:58, 11:114, 17:78, & 2:238).
specifically
When God spoke
to
Moses, the singular form was used (20:12-
10.
*2:4 Despite severe distortions that afflicted the previous scriptures, God's truth can be found in them. Both the Old Testament and the New Testament still advocate absolute devotion to God ALONE (Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Mark 12:29-30). All distor-
still
tions are easily detectable. * 2:6-7 Those who make a decision to reject God are helped in that direction; they are prevented by God from seeing any proof or guidance for as long as they maintain such a decision. The consequences of such a disastrous decision are spelled out in Verse 7.
4
~~18
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:9-24
GOD and those
deceive
9. In trying to
19.
who believe, they only deceive themselves without perceiving.
minds there
10. In their
Consequently,
GOD
is
a disease.
augments
They have incurred
disease.
their
Another example: a rainstorm from the sky in which there is darkness, thunder, and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears, to evade death. GOD is fully aware of the disbelievers.
a pain-
The Light of Faith
ful retribution for their lying. 11.
When mit
"Do not com"But we are right-
they are told,
evil," they say,
20.
The
When it lights for them, move forward, and when it
their eyesight.
they
eous!"
turns dark, they stand 12. In fact,
13.
they are evildoers, but they
ing and their eyesight.
who believed,"
we
they say,
21.
believe like the fools
When they meet the believers, they say, "We believe," but when alone with their devils, they say, "We are with you; we were only mocking."
they
who bought
ture.
trade never prospers, nor
do they
start
a
light
around them,
fire,
like those
is
then, as
it
who
begins to shed
GOD takes away
their light, leaving
them
in dark-
ness, unable to see.
Deaf, dumb, and blind; they
He
*2:20 "He
and
"she "
you may be
down from
sends
all
set
to rival
habitstruc-
the sky
kinds of fruits
your sustenance. You
shall not
GOD, now that
Mathematical Challenge
you have any doubt regarding what we revealed to our servant,*
23. If
and
call
against
fail to
upon your own witnesses if you are truthful.
GOD,
Allegorical Description of Hell 24. If you cannot
never do
return. "
that
then produce one sura like these,
receive any guidance.
Their example
Om-
created you and
—
water, to produce
the straying,
expense of guidance. Such
is
The One who made the earth able for you, and the sky a
on
at the
18.
22.
up idols you know.
in their transgressions, blunder-
GOD
saved.
GOD mocks them, and leads them
16. It is
17.
One who
for
ing.
GOD
their hear-
people, worship only your Lord the
those before you
do not know.
are fools, but they
O
—
If
still.
away
nipotent.
they are told, "Believe like
who believed?" In fact, it is they who
15.
take
When "Shall
14.
He* can
wills,
do not perceive.
the people
away
lightning almost snatches
this
do —and you can —then beware of this
the
Hellfire,
whose
rocks:
awaits the disbelievers.
it
do not necessarily imply natural gender
in
fuel
is
people and
Arabic (Appendix
4).
The Quran's miraculous mathematical code provides numerous proofs as it name "Rashad Khalifa " as God's servant mentioned here. Some literary giants, including Al-Mutanabby and Taha Hussein, have answered the literary challenge, but they had no awareness of the Quran s mathematical composition. It is the Quran's mathematical code, revealed through God's Messenger of the Covenant, Rashad Khalifa, that is the real challenge—for it can never be imitated. See Appen* 2:23-24
spells out the
dices
13
1, 2,
24,
&
26 for
the detailed proofs.
153
.
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:25-31
Two Deaths and Two Lives
Allegorical Description
of Paradise 25.
for the Disbelievers*
Give good news lieve and lead a righteous to those
who
be-
28.
they will have gardens with flowing streams.
When
provided with a
provision of fruits therein, they will
"This
say,
is
what was provided
to
for
29.
us previously." Thus, they are given allegorical descriptions.
They
How
can you disbelieve
in
GOD
when you were dead and He gave you life, then He puts you to death, then He brings you back to life, then
life that
Him you
He
is
the
ultimately return?
One who
created for
you
everything on earth, then turned to
will
the sky and perfected seven univers-
have pure spouses therein, and they
es therein,*
abide therein forever.
and He
fully
is
aware of
all things.
26.
GOD
does not shy away from
ing any kind of allegory,*
cit-
As for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. As for those who disbelieve, they say, "What did GOD mean by such an allegory?" He misleads many thereby, and guides many thereby. But He never misleads thereby except mosquito and
tiny
greater.
who
violate
your Lord said
30. Recall that
am
angels, "I tive (a
They one
to the
placing a representa-
temporary god) on Earth."
said,
who
"Will
You
place therein
will spread evil therein
and shed blood, while praises, glorify
we
sing
Your
You, and uphold Your
absolute authority?"
He said, "I know
what you do not know."
the wicked, 27.
A Temporary "god"*
Satan:
from the
GOD's
pledging to uphold
The Test Begins
covenant after it,
sever what
3
1
He taught Adam
all
the
names* then
GOD has commanded to be joined,
presented them to the angels, say-
and commit
ing,
evil.
These are the
los-
ers.
if
"Give
you
Me the names
of these,
are right."
*2:26 See Appendix 5 for further discussion of Heaven and Hell. *2:28 The righteous do not really die: they go straight to Heaven. When their interim on this earth comes to an end, the angels of death simply invite them to go to the same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived (2:154, 3:169, 8:24, 22:58, 16:32, 36:2027, 44:56, 89:27-30). Thus, while the righteous experience only the first death follow-
ing our original
sin,
the unrighteous
death, the disbelievers
know
tinuous nightmare that lasts until Hell
*2:29 Our universe with years,
is
the smallest
its
go through two deaths
(40:11).
At the time of
their miserable fate (8:50, 47:27), then they suffer is
a con-
created (40:46, 89:23, Appendix 17).
billion galaxies,
spanning distances of billions of light 6). Please look up
and innermost of seven universes (Appendix
41:10-11. *
2:30-37 These verses answer such crucial questions as: "Why are we here?" (See Appendix 7).
*2:31 These are the names of the animals, the automobile, the submarine, the space VCR, and all other objects to be encountered by the human beings on
satellite, the
Earth.
18
234
"
.
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:32-48 32.
They
"Be You
said,
we
glorified,
Divine Commandments
which You have taught
us.
You
40.
O Children of Israel, remember My favor,
33.
He
"O Adam,
said,
When
names."
them them
tell
he told
their their
He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth? I know what you names,
34.
When we
Adam," they
prostrate, except Satan;
was too 35.
We
"O Adam,
live
generously, as
you
not approach this 36.
you
tree, lest
another. itation
as
On Earth
43.
He
is
We
44.
We
said,
of you.
"Go down
When
45.
You shall observe the Contact Prayers and give the obligatory char-
Do you exhort the people to be right-
You
for those
This
46.
all
fear,
My
who believe that they will meet thenthey ultimately
47.
O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I blessed you more than any other people.
48.
Beware of
the day
when no
soul
can avail another soul, no interces-
dwellers of Hell, wherein they abide
sion will be accepted, no ransom can be paid, nor can anyone be helped.
forever."
*2:37 Similarly,
18
Him
be
reject our revelations, they will
Sura
indeed, but
return.
nor will
disbelieve and
is difficult
not so for the reverent,
guidance comes to
who
Do
through stead-
shall seek help
(Salat).
they grieve.
"As
truth,
you not understand?
him.
Merciful.
you from Me, those who follow
39.
and observe Me.
eous, while forgetting yourselves,
Lord
therefrom,
guidance will have no
it.
revelations
Do not confound the truth with false-
Lord; that to 38.
away
fastness and the Contact Prayers
He redeemed Most
My
not trade
though you read the scripture?
be your hab-
Adam received from his the Redeemer,
first to reject
Do
and bow down with those who bow down.
sin."
and provision for awhile."
words, whereby
re-
have; do not be the
(Salat)
Specific Words* 37. Then,
have
knowingly.
enemies of one
shall
I
ity (Zakat),
caused their eviction therefrom.
"Go down
My part of the covenant,
hood, nor shall you conceal the
please, but do
But the devil duped them, and said,
42.
with your
wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom
I fulfill
bestowed upon you,
for a cheap price,
arrogant, and a disbeliever.
said,
that
I
your part of the covenant,
vealed herein, confirming what you
fell
he refused,
fulfill
4 1 You shall believe in what
said to the angels, "Fall
prostrate before
which
and
and reverence Me.
and what you conceal."
declare,
Jews:
in
This Quran.
are
Most Wise."
the Omniscient,
to All
"You Shall Believe
have no knowledge, except that
1,
God has given
us specific, mathematically coded words, the words of
to establish contact with
Him
(see Footnote 1:1
and Appendix
15).
234
.
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:49-60 49. Recall that
we saved you from Phawho inflicted upon
56.
raoh's people
you
the worst persecution, slaying
died, that
57.
your sons and sparing your daughThat was an exacting
ters.
you may be
after
you had
appreciative.
shaded you with clouds
and sent down
(in Si-
you manna and quails: "Eat from the good things we provided for you." They did not
your Lord.
we parted the sea for we saved you and drowned
50. Recall that
you;
We
nai),
from
test
We then revived you,
to
hurt us (by rebelling); they only hurt their
own
souls.
Pharaoh's people before your eyes.
Lack of Confidence 5
1
for forty nights,
you worshiped
the
to
calf in his absence, and turned wick-
we gave Moses
53. Recall that
and the
ture
may be
scrip-
book, that you
statute
guided.
59.
Kill Your
commands other than the commands given to them. Consequently, we sent down upon the trans-
Moses said to his peo"O my people, you have wrong-
ed your souls by worshiping the
gressors condemnation from the sky,
calf.
due
You must repent to your Creator. You shall kill
you
ator."
your egos. This
He
is
did redeem you.
He
More Miracles Moses sought water
is
60. Recall that
the
his people.
Redeemer, Most Merciful.
with your
you
said,
staff."
Whereupon, twelve
members of each
"O Moses, we we see GOD,
for
We said, "Strike the rock
springs gushed out therefrom.
Physical Evidence* 55. Recall that
to their wickedness.
better
of your Cre-
in the sight
But the wicked among them carried out
Ego*
54. Recall that ple,
"Enter this town,
where you will find as many provisions as you like. Just enter the gate humbly, and treat the people nicely. We will then forgive your sins, and increase the reward for the pious."
we pardoned you thereafter you may be appreciative.
52. Still, that
we said,
58. Recall that
ed.*
for
in God: They Refuse Enter Jerusalem
when we summoned Moses
Yet,
tribe
knew
The their
physically." Consequently, the light-
own water. Eat and drink from GOD's provisions, and do not roam
ning struck you, as you looked.
the earth corruptingly.
will not believe unless
*2:51 This incident reflects the humans idolatrous tendency. Despite the profound '
Moses followers worshiped the calf in his absence, and Moses ended up with only two believers (5:23). As pointed out in the Introduction, the humans are rebels whose egos are their gods. miracles,
*2:54 world,
*2:55
It is
and
the it is
ego that led the ego that
ego that caused our exile to this keeping most of us from redemption to God's Kingdom.
to Satan's fall. It is the is
noteworthy that the word "GOD" in this verse is the 19th occurrence, and where the people demanded "physical evidence. " The Quran 's mathematical code, based on the number 19, provides such physical evidence. Note also It is
this is the verse
that
20
2+ 55= 57= 19x3.
349
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:61-71
7
Israel Rebels 61. Recall that
you
said,
65.
can no longer tolerate one kind of
upon your Lord
food. Call
as apes."
to pro-
duce for us such earthly crops as beans, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions." He said, "Do you wish
which is inferior for that which is good? Go down to Egypt, where you can find what you asked for." They have incurred
66.
enment
dis-
68.
because they disobeyed and transgressed.
who
(1)
believes
69.
GOD,
says that she
is
70.
alike to us and,
Mount
will
be guided."
He
said,
shall
Sinai above you:
uphold what
we have
its
contents, that
you may be saved."
But you turned away thereafter, and if it were not for GOD's grace towards you and His mercy, you would have been doomed.
2:67 Although
this
Now,
carry out to do."
a yellow heifer,
They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us which one. The heifers look
a covenant with you, as
given you strongly, and remember
nei-
ers."
we
raised
is
They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us her color." He said, "He
We made "You
*
a heifer that
is
bright colored, pleases the behold-
Covenant with Israel
64.
They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us which one." He said, "He
what you are commanded
and the
and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
63.
like the ignorant ones."
intermediate age.
who believe, those who
converts; anyone in
for the righteous.
says that she
are Jewish, the Christians,
for
ther too old, nor too young; of an
Unity of All Submitters 62. Surely, those
example
Moses said to his people, "GOD commands you to sacrifice a heifer." They said, "Are you mocking us?" He said, "GOD forbid, that I should behave
GOD's revelations, and is
as an
The Heifer* 67.
and brought upon themselves wrath from GOD. This is because they rejected
them up
set
quent generations, and an enlight-
grace,
killed the prophets unjustly. This
We
their generation, as well as subse-
to substitute that
condemnation, humiliation, and
You have known about those among you who desecrated the Sabbath. We said to them, "Be you as despicable
"O Moses, we
71.
heifer that
GOD
"He says
willing,
we
that she is a
was never humiliated
in
plowing the land or watering the crops; free from any blemish." They said, "Now you have brought the truth."
They
finally sacrificed her,
after this lengthy reluctance.
sura contains important laws and commandments, including the
and the laws of marriage, divorce, etc., the "The Heifer. " This reflects the crucial importance of submission to God and immediate, unwavering obedience to our Creator. Such submission proves our belief in God's omnipotence and absolute authority. See also the contact prayers, fasting, Hajj pilgrimage,
name given
Bible's
27
to the
sura
is
Book of Numbers, Chapter
19.
673
.
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:72-83
8 Purpose of the Heifer 72.
73.
You had ed among
GOD was to
yourselves.
know
79. Therefore,
then say, "This
said, "Strike (the victim)
That
is
with
when
brought the victim back to
and showed you His signs,
that
your hearts hardened
like rocks, or
even harder. For there
are rocks out.
from which
rivers
80.
gush
GOD
full
81
abide in
you by
GOD,
you provide them
with support for their argument concerning your Lord.
Do you
not un-
As
Do
they not
know
that
GOD knows
everything they conceal, and everything they declare?
Among them not
it
are gentiles
who
know the scripture, except through
work
their evil
believe,
and lead
they will be the
it
forever.
The Commandments 83.
We made a covenant with the Children of
"You
Israel:
ship except
shall not
GOD. You
shall
your parents and regard the
You bly.
shall treat the
You
wor-
honor rela-
orphans, and the poor.
shall
people amica-
observe the Contact
Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat)."
who do
you
forever.
for those
tives, the
derstand?"
never
are
dwellers of Paradise; they abide in
when
not inform (the be-
lest
or,
who earn sins and be-
a righteous life,
believers,
of the information given to
—
GOD what you do not
Indeed, those
they get together with each other,
lievers)
GOD—GOD
will be the dwellers of Hell; they
82.
"Do
not touch
number of
"Have you taken such a
come surrounded by
Concealing the Word of God
they say,
said, "Hell will
saying about
understanding thereof,
but
Some have
and Hell*
know?"
and deliberately?
And when they meet the they say, "We believe,"
has
them for such disto them for their
breaks His pledge
Distorting the
with
GOD
gains.
days." Say,
is
Word of God Do you expect them to believe as you do, when some of them used to hear the word of GOD, then distort
to
pledge from
never unaware of anything you do.
it,
Woe
and woe
us, except for a limited
Others crack and release gentle
GOD.
what
Eternity of Heaven
streams, and other rocks cringe out
of reverence for
al gain.
tortion, illicit
74. Despite this,
is
who distort own hands,
revealed," seeking a cheap materi-
you may understand.
78.
to those
We
life,
77.
woe
the scripture with their
GOD
76.
it.
expose what you tried to conceal.
part (of the heifer).""
75.
then assume that they
hearsay,
killed a soul, then disput-
But you turned
away, except a few of you, and you
became
averse.
*2:80-82 It is an established belief among corrupted Muslims that they will suffer in Hell only in proportion to the number of sins they had committed, then they will get out of Hell and go to Heaven. They also believe that Muhammad will intercede on their behalf,
dix
39
and
will take
them out of Hell. Such
beliefs are contrary to the
Quran (Appen-
8).
1362
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:84-92 84.
We made you
shall not
you
shall
GOD.
a covenant with you, that
shed your blood, nor
lieving, except for a
homes. You agreed and bore witness. 85. Yet, here
you
and evicting some of you from
their
sin-
All Scriptures 89.
and maliciously. Even when
fully
demanded
they surrendered you
som from them.
ran-
first
place.
pan of the
scrip-
GOD.
them it
agrees with, and confirms what they
have, and even though they used to
this,
tion thus afflicts the disbelievers.
miliation in this
and a
tion?
What
in part?
life,
except hufar
is
It is
they
at the
90. Miserable indeed
never unaware of any-
what they sold
rejecting these rev-
GOD out of sheer resentment that GOD should bestow
elations of
who bought
lowly
this
sequently, the retribution
life
for them, nor can they
from among His
servants.
Con-
sequently, they incurred wrath
upon
es
never
is
whomever He choos-
His grace upon
wrath. The
be helped.
disbelievers have incur-
red a humiliating retribution.
The Prophets of Israel
We
is
—
their souls for
expense of the Hereafter. Con-
commuted
advent
its
worse
on the Day of Resurrec-
GOD
prophesy
thing you do.
gave Moses the
subsequent to him sengers, and
we
91.
sent other
we gave
When
they are told. "You shall be-
lieve in these revelations of GOD.*"
and
scripture,
they say,
mes-
was
Jesus, son of
sent
"We
believe only in what
down to us.""
Thus, they dis-
Mary, profound miracles and sup-
believe in subsequent revelations,
ported him with the Holy
even
it
Spirit. Is
you to
disliked,
you
kill
from it
their
confirms
"Why then did GOD's prophets, if you were
believers?"
Some of them you
and some of them you
rejected,
the truth
is
it
what they have! Say,
your ego caused you
be arrogant?
if
Lord, and even though
not a fact that even- time a mes-
senger went to you with anything
Learning From
killed.
Israels Histoiy
Tragic Statement:
92.
"My mind is made Some would say. "Our minds made up!"
Instead,
it
is
a curse
you with profound you worshiped the absence, and you turned
Moses went
"
to
miracles, yet
up'.
47
to
should be the retribution for those
retribution
88.
came
and even though
among you who do
believe in
and disbelieve
ture
87.
this scripture
when they talked with the disbelievers, when their own prophecy came to pass, they disbelieved therein. GOD's condemna-
Do you
86.
When from
Evicting them was
prohibited for you in the
few of them.
The Quran Consummates
are killing each other,
homes, banding against them
dis-
keeps them from be-
belief, that
from your
evict each other
consequence of their
as a
are
from
calf in his
wicked.
1805
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:93-103
10 93.
We made we
a covenant with you, as
Mount Sinai above you, saying, "You shall uphold the commandments we have given you, strongly, and listen." They said, "We
99.
we
disobey." Their hearts
filled
with adoration for the
hear, but
became due
calf,
erable indeed
is
upon you,
tates
what your
faith dic-
100. Is
is
Disregarding 101.
abode of the Hereafter
reserved for you at
exclusion of
GOD,
you should long
for death, if
you
They never long for it, because of what their hands have sent forth.
GOD is fully aware of the wicked. 96. In fact,
you will
find
them
the
most
covetous of life; even more so than the idol worshipers.
The one of them
wishes to live a thousand years. But not spare him any retribuno matter how long he lives.
this will tion,
GOD is seer of everything they do. the Revelation 97. Say,
"Anyone who opposes Gabriel
should
down in
know
this
that
he has brought
(Quran) into your heart,
accordance with
GOD's will, con-
firming previous scriptures, and pro-
viding guidance and good
news
for
the believers." 98.
Anyone who opposes GOD, and His angels, and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael, should that
Witchcraft 102.
know
GOD opposes the disbelievers.
Scripture
Christians,
and
Condemned
They pursued what the devils taught concerning Solomon's kingdom. Solomon, however, was not a disbeliever, but the devils were disbelievers. They taught the people sorcery, and that which was sent down through the two angels of Babel, Haroot and Maroot. These two did not divulge such knowledge without pointing out: "This shall not
Gabriel Mediates
God s
that a
Muslims) disregard GOD's scripture behind their backs, as if they never had any scripture.
are truthful." 95.
when they make
messenger from GOD has come to them,* and even though he proves and confirms their own scripture, some followers of the
Now
scripture (Jews,
to the
other people, then
all
not a fact that
and pledge to keep it, some of them always disregard it? In fact, most of them do not believe.
faith."
94. Say, "If the
it
a covenant
you do have any
if
have sent down to you such and only the wick-
ed will reject them.
"Mis-
to their disbelief. Say,
We
clear revelations,
raised
is
a
test.
You
abuse such knowledge."
But the people used it in such evil schemes as the breaking up of marriages. They can never harm anyone against the will of GOD. They thus learn what hurts them, not what benefits them, and they know full well that whoever practices witchcraft will have no share in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed is what they sell their
souls for, if they only knew.
103. If they believe and lead a righteous life,
the reward
better, if
from
GOD
is
far
they only knew.
*2:101 God's Messenger of the Covenant is prophesied in the Old Testament (Malachi 3:1-3), the New Testament (Luke 17:22-37), and this Final Testament (3:81).
57
2591
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:104-113
11
Twisting the Words of Supplication 104.
O
you who
believe, do not say,
"Raa 'ena "* (be our shepherd).
you should
stead,
(watch over
us),
now
This
due
to them.
that
you have believed.
to jealousy
You
shall
sues His judgment.
retribution.
potent. 110.
among the
wish
He
come down
chooses.
GOD
to see
you
The Quran
s
be forgotten,
it
to
we
GOD
GOD.
at
you
is
do.
Some have
said,
"No one
will enter
Paradise except Jews or Christians!"
Mathematical Code*
cause
it
Regardless of the Name of Their Religion 111.
abrogate any miracle, or
Any good you
All Believers Are Redeemed,
nite grace.
When we
will find
seer of everything
infi-
The Ultimate Miracle:
observe the Contact
shall
send forth on behalf of your souls,
to
possesses
You
atory charity (Zakat).
any you from your Lord. However, GOD showers His blessings upon whomever idol worshipers,
GOD isGOD is Omni-
Prayers (Salat) and give the oblig-
followers of the scripture, nor the
blessings
their part,
pardon them, and
believers have incurred a painful
105. Neither the disbelievers
on
become evident
leave them alone, until
listen.
Jealousy Condemned
106.
is
after the truth has
In-
"Unzurna" The dis-
say,
and
belief,
Such
is
"Show
produce
their wishful thinking. Say,
us your proof,
if
you
are
right;'
a better miracle, or at least an equal
107.
one.
Do you
that
GOD is Omnipotent?
Do you
Submission: The Only Religion
not recognize the fact
112. Indeed, those
not recognize the fact that
heavens and the
earth; that
GOD
as
GOD
while leading a righteous
GOD possesses the kingship of the none besides
who submit them-
selves absolutely to
alone,
life,
will
receive their recompense from their
you have
Lord; they have nothing to
your Lord
fear,
nor will they grieve.*
and Master? 108.
Do you wish
113.
demand of your messenger what was demanded of Moses in the past? Anyone who to
chooses disbelief, instead of belief,
are the utterances of those
has truly strayed off the right path. 109.
Many
followers of the scripture
would
rather see
you
The Jews said, "The Christians have no basis," while the Christians said, "The Jews have no basis." Yet, both of them read the scripture. Such sess
no knowledge.
them on
the
who pos-
GOD will judge
Day of
Resurrection,
regarding their disputes.
revert to dis-
*2:104 The word "Raa 'ena" was abused by some Hebrew-speaking people, and twisted to
sound
like
a dirty word (see also 4:46).
*2:106 The Quran s mathematical miracle acles (34:45, 74:35). Like the all
perpetual
& greater than previous mir-
confirms, consummates,
and supersedes
previous miracles.
*2: 111-112 See 2:62
68
Quran
is
itself, it
and
5:69.
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:114-126
12 You Shall Frequent the Masjid 114.
Who
more
are
121.
who
evil than those
boycott
GOD's masjids, where His
will believe in this.
name
commemorated, and conto their desertion? These
disbelieve, they are the losers.
is
tribute
122.
ought not to enter therein except fearfully.
They
will suffer in this
GOD
belongs the east and the
As
for those
who
remember My bestowed upon you, blessed you more than
Children of
Israel,
I
and that I any other people.
the Hereafter a terrible retribution.
To
O
favor which
humiliation, and will suffer in
life
115.
Those who received the scripture, and know it as it should be known,
123.
Beware of
the day
when no
you go there will is be the presence of GOD. Omnipresent, Omniscient. west; wherever
GOD
will will
soul
no ransom
will help another soul,
be accepted, no intercession be useful, and no one will be
helped.
Gross Blasphemy 116.
"GOD
They
said,
son!"
Be He
has begotten a
glorified; never!
To
Abraham was put to
124. Recall that Abraham
Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; to
all
the
by his Lord, through certain commands, and he fulfilled them. (God) said, "I am appointing you
test
are subservient
Him.
imam for the people." He said, "And also my descendants?" He an
117.
118.
The
of the heavens and the earth: to have anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it is. Initiator
Those who possess no knowledge only
GOD
said,
125.
could speak to us, or some miracle could come to us!" Others before them have utsay, "If
tered similar utterances; their are similar.
who have
attained
120. Neither the Jews, nor the Christians, will accept you, unless their religion. Say,
ance
is
you follow
"GOD's
guid-
the true guidance." If
you
may
126.
Abraham prayed: "My its
people with
those
who
fruits.
believe in
Lord,
make
and provide Provide for
GOD and the
Last Day." (God) said, "I will also
provide for those
who
disbelieve.
I
you
them enjoy, temporarily, then commit them to the retribution of Hell, and a miserable des-
to
tiny."
acquiesce to their wishes, despite
knowledge you have received, will find no ally or supporter help you against GOD.
the
*2:119 to
and a safe sanctuary. You
this a peaceful land,
incur Hell.
(the
a focal point for the peo-
We commissioned Abraham and Ismail: "You shall purify My house for those who visit, those who live there, and those who bow and prostrate."
as a bearer of
who
in-
house.
We
able for those
have rendered the shrine
ple,
minds
have sent you* with the truth good news, as well as a warner. You are not answer-
covenant does not
use Abraham's shrine as a prayer
certainty.
119.
We
Ka 'aba)
We do manifest the mir-
acles for those
"My
clude the transgressors."
It is
my
will let
obligation to point out that the identity of this messenger
be "Rashad Khalifa,
is
confirmed
"
God's Messenger of the Covenant. By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the gematrical value of "Khalifa " (725), plus the verse
number 77
(119),
we get
1349, a multiple of 19. See 3:81
and Appendix Two.
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Abraham Delivered All
13 your god; the god of your fathers
the
Practices of Submission (Islam) 127.
As Abraham
Abraham,
of the shrine, together with Ismail
134.
"Our Lord, accept You are the Hearer, the
(they prayed): this
from
us.
Omniscient. 128.
"Our Lord, make us submitters
to
You, and from our descendants
let
there be a
our religion, and redeem us. are the
129.
You
raise
135.
community from the past. what they earned, and you are responsible for what you earned. You are not answerable for anything they have Such
is
are responsible for
a
Abraham s Religion* They said, "You have to be Jewish or Christian, to be guided." Say,
among them
a messenger to recite to
one
Submission (Islam):
Redeemer, Most Merciful.
"Our Lord, and
Isaac; the
done.
of
rites
and
are submitters."
They
community of submit-
You. Teach us the
ters to
Ismail,
Him we
god. To
raised the foundations
"We follow the religion of Abraham monotheism he never was
—
them Your
them the scripture and wisdom, and purify them. You are the Almighty, Most Wise." revelations, teach
—
an idol worshiper."
No Distinction Among God Messengers "We believe in GOD, and 's
130.
Who would forsake the religion of
136. Say,
Abraham, except one who fools his own soul? We have chosen him in this world,
and
in the Hereafter
he
will be with the righteous.
131.
When
Lord said
to us,
Ismail, Isaac, Jacob,
and the
archs;
and
in
to
and
in in
Abraham, Patri-
what was given
to
mit," he said, "I submit to the Lord
Moses and Jesus, and ets from their Lord.
of the universe."
distinction
We make no among any of them. To
Him
we
his
132. Moreover,
to him,
"Sub-
Abraham exhorted
his
children to do the same, and so did
Jacob:
133.
what was sent down what was sent down
"O my
children,
GOD
alone
the proph-
are submitters."
137. If they believe as
are guided. But
has
all
you
if
do, then they
they turn away,
pointed out the religion for you; do
then they are in opposition.
not die except as submitters."
will spare
Had you witnessed Jacob on
is
his
death bed; he said to his children,
138.
"What will you worship after I die?" They said, "We will worship
you
GOD
their opposition;
He
the Hearer, the Omniscient.
Such
is
system alone
GOD's
system, and
is
better than
we
worship."
whose
GOD's? "Him
*2:135 The Quran repeatedly informs us that Submission is the religion of Abraham (3:95, 4:125, 6:161, 22:78). Abraham received a practical "scripture," namely, all
and practices of Submission
[the Contact Prayers (Salat), the obligatory
charity (Zakat), the fasting of Ramadan,
and the Hajj pilgrimage] Muhammad was a
the duties
.
follower of Abraham's religion, as we see in 16:123; he delivered this Final Testament, the Quran. The third messenger of Submission delivered the religions proof of authenticity (see 3:81
82
and Appendices
1, 2,
24,
&
26).
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:139-148
14
"Do you
139. Say,
GOD is Compassionate towards the people, Most Merciful.
argue with us about
waste.
GOD, when He is our Lord and your Lord? We are responsible for our deeds, and you are responsible for
Him alone we are
your deeds. To
Qiblah Restored 144.
Do you
say that Abraham, Ismail,
Isaac, Jacob,
and the Patriarchs were
Jewish or Christian? Say,
know
better than
more
evil than
who
GOD? GOD
is
is
We now
Qiblah that
pleasing to you.
ever you
conceals
a testimony he has learned
right direction).
from
GOD
Lord.
was a community from the They are responsible for what they earned, and you are responsible for what you earned. You are not
anything they do. 145.
Even
among
"To
and Prejudice*
the people
He
146.
thus
among
you.
among you who messenger from those who would turn back on their heels.
It
was
for those
GOD 2: 142-145
a difficult
who
test,
are guided
by
is
children. Yet,
the truth,
knowingly. is the truth from your Lord; do not harbor any doubt.
147. This
148.
but not
GOD.
never puts your worship to "Qiblah"
own
some of them conceal
to distinguish those
readily follow the
will belong with
Abuse of the Scripture: Selective Emphasis and Concealment Those who received the scripture recognize their
We changed the direc-
of your original Qiblah only
you
recognize the truth herein, as they
the messenger serves as a witness
tion
to you,
the transgressors.
guides whoever wills in a
made you an impartial community, that you may serve as witnesses among the people, and
the followers of
Qiblah. If you acquiesce to their
come
straight path."
We
you show
wishes, after the knowledge that has
GOD belongs the east and the
west;
never unaware of
they will not follow your Qiblah.
would say, "Why did they change the direction of their QiblahV* Say, fools
if
is
Nor shall you follow their Qiblah. They do not even follow each others'
The
you shall it. Those
the scripture every kind of miracle,
answerable for anything they did.
*
be, all of
anything you do."
Abolition of Bigotry
assign a
who received the previous scripture know that this is the truth from their
never unaware of
past.
143.
may
turn your faces towards
141. That
142.
is
Henceforth, you shall turn your face towards the Sacred Masjid. Wher-
"Do you
GOD? Who
one
Mecca
about the sky (searching for the
devoted." 140.
to
We have seen you turning your face
Each of you chooses the direction to follow; you shall race towards righteousness. Wherever you may be, GOD will summon you all.
GOD
is
Omnipotent.
the direction one faces during the Contact Prayers (Salat).
When Gabriel conveyed
to Muhammad the command to face Jerusalem instead of Mecca, the hypocrites were exposed. The Arabs were strongly prejudiced in favor of the Ka 'aba as their "Qiblah. " Only the true believers were able to overcome their
prejudices: they readily obeyed the messenger.
93~
—5461
"
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:149-161 Qiblah Restored 149.
to
15
Mecca
Wherever you go, you
155.
will surely test fear,
to the steadfast.*
the truth
Wherever you go, you
(during Salat) towards
156.
it.
When
an affliction befalls them,
"We belong to GOD, Him we are returning."
they say,
shall turn
your face (during Salat) towards the Sacred Masjid; wherever you might be, you shall turn your faces
to
their
Lord and mercy. These are the
guided ones.
Thus, the
gainst you, except the transgressors
among them. Do
Hajj Pilgrimage 158.
not fear them,
and fear
Me instead. I will then per-
My
that
blessings upon you, you may be guided. fect
recite
'Umrah commits no If
our revelations to you, puri-
Omniscient.
you
among you
and you what you
the scripture
to teach
O
ned.
are
160.
GOD
who
Where
Do
Do We Go From Here?
in the cause
dead."
They
of
who
GOD, "They
are
are alive at their Lord,
but you do not perceive.*
Appreciative,
condemned by GOD; they condemned by all the condem-
As
for those
who
the Redeemer, 161.
are killed
is
for the people in the scrip-
and proclaim,
steadfastly persevere.
not say of those
GOD
ture, are
seek help
through steadfastness and the Contact Prayers (Salat). is with those
tra-
Those who conceal our revelations and guidance, after proclaiming
them
believe,
by
Gross Offense 159.
You shall remember Me, that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me; do not be unappreciative. you who
error
one volunteers more righteous
works, then
fy you, teach
154.
knolls of Safa and
to
wisdom, and never knew.
153.
Marwah are among the rites decreed by GOD. Anyone who observes Hajj or The
versing the distance between them.
151. (Blessings) such as the sending of
a messenger from
and
157. These have deserved blessings from
people will have no argument a-
152.
and crops. Give good news
ey, lives,
the Sacred Masjid.* This
is
you through
hunger, and loss of mon-
your face (during Salat) towards
from your Lord. GOD is never unaware of anything you all do. 150.
We
some
shall turn
I
repent, reform,
redeem them. I am Most Merciful.
Those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers,
have incurred the con-
demnation of GOD, the angels, and all
the people (on the
Day ofJudg-
ment).
*2:149 A glaring proof of the idolatry committed by todays "Muslims" is the designation of Muhammad's tomb as a "Sacred Masjid. " The Quran mentions only one "Sacred Masjid.
*2:154 The righteous do not really die; they simply leave their bodies here and go to same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived. See Appendix 1 7 for the proof and
the
the details.
*2:155 The
test is
designed
to
prove that we worship
God
alone under
all
circum-
stances (29:2).
101
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:162-173
16 162. Eternally they abide therein.
retribution
is
The
works as nothing but remorse; they
never commuted for
will never exit Hell.
them, nor are they reprieved. 163.
Satan Prohibits Lawful Things
Your god is one god; there is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most
168.
all that is lawful and good, and do not follow the steps of Satan; he is your most ardent enemy.
ucts
Merciful.
Overwhelming Signs of God heavens and
164. In the creation of the
169.
the earth, the alternation of night
and day, the ships that roam the ocean for the benefit of the people, sends down the water that from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in it all kinds of creatures, the manipulation of the winds, and the clouds that are placed between the sky and the earth, there
O people, eat from the earth's prod-
He
commands you to commit and vice, and to say about GOD what you do not know. Maintaining the Status Quo: A Human Tragedy
GOD
are sufficient proofs for people
170.
they are told, "Follow what
GOD
has revealed herein," they
"We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if their parents did not understand, and were
who
not guided? 171.
The Idols Disown Their Idolizers*
some people
set
up
they
love
GOD
The example of such
blind; they cannot understand.
the most. If only the
will realize then that all
GOD's 166.
167.
They power
they see the retribution!
belongs to
is
understanding. Deaf, dumb, and
Only Four Meats Prohibited*
transgressors could see themselves
when
disbelievers
of parrots who repeat what they hear of sounds and calls, without that
idols to
GOD, and love them as if are GOD. Those who believe
rival
When say,
understand.
165. Yet,
only
evil
GOD
retribution
172.
and that awesome.
alone, is
Those who were followed will disown those who followed them.* They will see the retribution, and all ties among them will be severed.
O
you who believe, eat from the good things we provided for you, and be thankful to GOD, if you do
Him
worship 173.
He
alone.
only prohibits for you the eat-
ing of animals that die of themselves (without ence), blood, the
human
interfer-
meat of pigs, and
say, "If
animals dedicated to other than
can get another chance, we will disown them, as they have dis-
without being malicious or delib-
owned us now." GOD thus shows them the consequences of their
Forgiver,
Those who followed will
we
GOD. erate,
If one is forced (to eat these),
he incurs no
sin.
GOD
is
Most Merciful.
*2: 165-166 Jesus, Mary,
saints will disown their idolizers
on the
46:6,
Muhammad, Ali, and the Day of Resurrection. See also 16:86, 35:14,
and
the Gospel
of Matthew
7:21-23. *2: 172-1 73 Throughout the Quran, only
Appendix
four meats are prohibited (6:145, 16:115,
Dietary prohibitions beyond these four are tantamount to idol worship (6:121,148,150: 7:32).
113
16).
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17
Corrupted Religious Leaders
Conceal the Quran 174.
Those who conceal
s
secution, hardship, and war.
Miracle*
GOD's revela-
tions in the scripture, in
GOD will not
speak to them on the
Day of Res-
He
purify them.
They have incurred a
painful retri-
urrection, nor will
eous.
exchange
for a cheap material gain, eat but fire into their bellies.
Discouraging Capital Punishment* 178.
who
they
It is
O you who believe,
equivalence
you when
ing with murder
the free for the
—
chose the straying
an equitable compensation
bution instead of forgiveness. Con-
paid. This
sequently, they will have to endure
your Lord and mercy. Anyone
Hell.
transgresses is
because
this scripture,
those the
who
179. Equivalence
180.
in
GOD,
who
a
life
saving law for
A
decreed that
It is
Will
when
death ap-
proaches, you shall write a will for
faces towards the east or the west.
Righteous are those
is
Write
Righteousness Defined not turning your
who
this incurs a
you who possess intelligence, that you may be righteous.
most ardent opponents.
is
beyond
O
you,
dispute the scripture are
177. Righteousness
shall be an alleviation from
is
painful retribution.
GOD has revealed
bearing the truth, and
deal-
male for the female. If one is pardoned by the victim's kin, an appreciative response is in order, and
instead of guidance, and the retri-
176. This
is
the law decreed for
free, the slave for the slave, the fe-
bution.
175.
These
are the truthful; these are the right-
the benefit of the parents and rela-
believe
tives, equitably.
the Last Day, the angels,
This
is
a duty upon
the righteous.
the scripture, and the prophets; and
they give the money, cheerfully, to
181. If anyone alters a will he had heard,
the relatives, the orphans, the needy,
the sin of altering befalls those re-
the traveling alien, the beggars, and
sponsible for such altering.
and they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give
Hearer, Knower.
to free the slaves;
make
word whenever they
a promise; and they stead-
fastly persevere in the face
is
one sees gross injustice or bias on the part of a testator, and takes
182. If
the obligatory charity (Zakat); and
they keep their
GOD
of per-
corrective action to restore justice to the will,
he commits no
sin.
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
*2:1 74-1 76 Despite their recognition of God's mathematical miracle in the Quran, the
corrupted religious leaders tried for
Many of them
many years
to
conceal
this
awesome
miracle.
admitted that they resented the fact that Rashad Khalifa, not them, was
blessed with the miracle.
*2:178 The Quran clearly discourages capital punishment. Every kind of excuse is to spare lives, including the life of the murderer. The victim 's kin may find it
provided better,
under certain circumstances,
to
spare the
life
an equitable compensation. Also capital punishment a
woman
7l9~
kills
of the murderer is
in
exchange for
not applicable if for example,
a man, or vice versa.
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:183-189
18
183.
Fasting Emphasized and Modified*
nights of fasting.
O
ers
you who
believe, fasting
creed for you, as
it
is
de-
was decreed for you may at-
pardoned you. Henceforth, you
184. Specific days (are designated
for or traveling, an
is ill
substituted.
Those who can
difficulty,
may
fast,
you.
but
fast. If
is better.
But fasting
is
of night
it
the best for
is
and drink
until
becomes
dawn. Then, you
shall
Sexual intercourse
prohibited if you decide to retreat
to the
masjid (during the last ten
GOD's
Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed, providing
days ofRamadan). These are
guidance for the people, clear teach-
GOD thus clarifies His revelations
ings, and the statute book. Those of you who witness this month shall fast therein. Those who are ill or traveling may substitute the same number of other days. GOD wishes for you convenience, not hardship, that you may fulfill your obligations, and to glorify GOD for guiding you, and to express your
for the people, that they
laws;
188.
the Prayers " of "His Servants
lieve in
Me,
in
187. Permitted for
is
bush;* righteousness
Me and be-
by being
sexual inter-
observe
course with your wives during the
&
It is
is
attained
by
upholding the commandments and
You shall you may suc-
straightforward.
GOD,
that
ceed.
*2: 1 83- 187 Like all duties in Submission, fasting
Appendices 9
Do Not Beat Around the Bush They ask you about the phases of the moon! Say, "They provide a determine the time of Hajj."
order to be guided.
you
Bribery, Corruption Condemned You shall not take each others' money illicitly, nor shall you bribe the officials to deprive others of some of their rights illicitly, while you
not righteous to beat around the
when they pray to Me. The
people shall respond to
may attain
timing device for the people, and
When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers
shall not transgress them.
know.
189.
God Answers
you
salvation.
appreciation.
186.
at
fast until sunset.
you, if you only knew. 185.
eat
distinguishable from the dark thread
one vol-
unteers (more righteous works),
You may
the white thread of light
substitute
feeding one poor person for each
day of breaking the
may
have intercourse with them, seeking what GOD has permitted for
number of other days may be
with great
GOD knew
you used to betray your souls, and He has redeemed you, and has
that
tain salvation.
equal
They are the keepand you are the
secrets,
keepers of their secrets.
those before you, that
fasting); if one
of your
was decreed through Abraham
(22: 78,
Prior to revelation of the Quran, sexual intercourse was prohibited throughout the fasting period. This rule is modified in 2:187 to allow intercourse during the nights of Ramadan. 15).
*2:189 The literal Quranic idiom says: "Do not enter the homes through the back doors. " The question about the phases of the moon is an example of beating around the bush: there were
126
bad
ulterior motives
behind
this question.
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:190-197
19
Rules of War* 190.
You may
you
who
against those
You may
ting your hair until your offering
has reached
kill
are
those
who wage war
you may
evict
(Masjid), unless they attack
them. This
giver,
you break the
you tity)
state
shall expiate
For-
seven
Most Merciful.
You may
also fight
them
to elimi-
freely. If
an equivalent
(Dhul-Hijjah,
response. If they attack you, you
by
inflicting
table retribution.
195.
You
shall
an equiobserve
this
Safar,
&
Muharram, Rabi
1)
197. Hajj shall be observed in the spec-
months.* Whoever
sets out to
GOD and know that GOD is with
ified
the righteous.
observe Hajj shall refrain from sex-
You
ual intercourse, misconduct, and
spend in the cause of GOD; do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction.
You
shall
shall
be charitable;
arguments throughout Hajj. Whatever good you do,
GOD loves
aware
the charitable.
You
shall
observe the complete
of Hajj and 'Umrah for *2: 190 All fighting ly in self-defense,
is
thereof.
GOD
As you
fully
is
prepare your
provisions for the journey, the best provision
Hajj and 'Umrah Pilgrimage* 196.
return
The Four Months of Hajj
194. During the Sacred Months, aggres-
retaliate
home— —provided you do
when you
enforcing retribution.
mitted only against the aggressors.
may
you
Mosque You shall observe GOD, and know that GOD is strict in
they refrain, you
may be met by
it,
(Masjid).
shall not aggress; aggression is per-
sion
cannot afford
not live at the Sacred
nate oppression, and to worship
GOD
of Ihraam (sanc-
days during Hajj and
completes ten 193.
other form of
by offering an animal
shall fast three is
you
between 'Umrah and Hajj, you
sacrifice. If you
GOD
hair),
fasting, or giving
some
to charity, or
for those disbelievers.
192. If they refrain, then
by
worship. During the normal Hajj, if
the just retribution
is
you
destination. If
or suffering a head injury
shall expiate
you may
therein. If they attack you, kill
ill,
its
(and you must cut your
them whence they evicted you. Oppression is worse than murder. Do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque against you, and
send
shall
attack you, but
the aggressors. 191.
you
an offering, and do not resume cut-
GOD does not love
do not aggress.
are prevented,
GOD
of
fight in the cause
rites
GOD.
is
righteousness.
observe Me,
O
You
shall
you who possess
intelligence.
If
regulated by the basic rule
in 60:8-9.
Fighting
is
allowed
strict-
while aggression and oppression are strongly condemned through-
out the Quran.
*2:196 See the details of Hajj and 'Umrah
in
Appendix
15.
*2: 197 Hajj can be observed any time during the Sacred Months: Zul-Hijjah,
ram, Safar, and Rabi
I.
Local governments
restrict
Hajj
to
Muhar-
a few days for their
own
convenience. See 9:37
138
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:198-211
20 198.
You commit no
by seeking
error
cerning this
upon
provisions from your Lord (through
commerce). 'Arafaat,
GOD
When you
you
199.
from
Sacred Location (of
at the
Muzdalifah).
file
You
shall
rate
Him
this,
you had gone
You
shall file together,
205.
commemo-
200.
rest
206.
and ask
rites,
207.
GOD does not love
When he
is told,
"Observe
GOD,"
Hell;
what a miserable abode.
Then
there are those
who
is
is
dedicate
GOD; GOD
their lives to serving
compassionate towards such wor-
shipers.
people would say, "Our Lord, give us of this world," while having no
208.
O
you who
you
believe,
shall
em-
share in the Hereafter.
brace total submission; do not fol-
"Our Lord, grant us righteousness in this world, and righteousness in the Hereafter, and
low the steps of Satan, most ardent enemy.
201. Others
would
say,
GOD
is
most
effi-
210. Are they waiting until
Mena: Last Rites ofHajj You shall commemorate GOD for a number of days (in Mena); whoever hastens to do this in two days commits no sin, and whoever stays
together with the angels?
shall
observe
before
GOD,
Him you
Appearances
Among press
and know
You
terminated, and to will
in
dense clouds,
When this
GOD everything
be returned.* Miracles Bring Greater Responsibility*
211.
that
will be gathered.
Ask the Children of Israel how many profound miracles have we shown them! For those
May Be Deceiving may im-
who
blessings bestowed
GOD
GOD,
the people, one
you with
them
happens, the whole matter will be
longer commits no sin, so long as
maintained.
your
GOD Him-
self comes to
is
is
you backslide, after the clear come to you, then know that GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
cient in reckoning.
righteousness
he
proofs have
202. Each of these will receive the share they have earned.
for
209. If
spare us the retribution of Hell."
204.
lives.
Consequently, his only destiny
you
commemorate GOD as you commemorate your own parents, or even better. Some shall continue to
203.
roams the
he becomes arrogantly indignant.
Most Merciful.
Once you complete your
as he leaves, he
and
erties
GOD for forgiveness. GOD is Forgiver,
As soon
corruption.
with the
file,
most ardent
earth corruptingly, destroying prop-
astray.
who
a
is
opponent.
for guiding you; before
of the people
may even call
and
thoughts, while he
commemorate
shall
life,
GOD to witness his innermost
his utterances con-
is
disregard the
upon them by
most
strict in retri-
bution.
* 2:2 10 This world is a test: it is our last chance to restore ourselves back into God's kingdom by denouncing idol worship (see the INTRODUCTION). If God and His
angels
show
up,
everyone will believe, and the
*2:211 The Quran's mathematical miracle
awesome 155
test will
no longer be
is a great blessing,
valid.
and brings with
it
an
responsibility (please see 5:115).
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:212-218
21
Shortsightedness 212. This worldly
life is
the parents, the relatives, the or-
adorned
phans, the poor, and the traveling
in the
eyes of the disbelievers, and they ridicule those
who
believe.
How-
be
above
ever, the righteous will
far
alien." fully
GOD
without
the
as warners.
may
you,
GOD know.
putes. Ironically, those
who
217. re-
ceived the scripture were the ones rejected any
new
to jealousy
the truth that
is
on
who
their part.
all
is
like
is
Oppression Condemned They ask you about the Sacred Months and fighting therein: say,
and
believe to
disputed by
may
is
a sacrilege.
However, repelling from the path of GOD and disbelieving in Him
spite clear proofs given to them.
guides those
and you
"Fighting therein
scripture, de-
But you
bad for you. knows while you do not
of good news, as well
their dis-
it.
something which
for you,
something which
the scripture, bearing the truth, to
due
dislike
good
He sent down with them
judge among the people in
is
may be imposed on
even though you dislike
ets as bearers
GOD
is
limits.
Disastrous Jealousy
This
GOD
The Ultimate Victors 216. Fighting
213. The people used to be one community when GOD sent the proph-
who
do,
Believers:
Day of Resurrection. blesses whomever He wills,
them on
Any good you
aware thereof.
of the Sacred
in the sanctity
Mosque
(Masjid), and evicting
its
oth-
people, are greater sacrileges in the
accordance with His
ers, in
GOD
will.
sight
guides whoever wills in a
of GOD. Oppression
straight path.*
fight
214.
Do you
expect to enter Paradise
who
until the
messenger and
Hereafter.
believed with him said,
GOD's victory?" GOD's
"Where
is
victory
is near.
218. Those
They ask you about giving: say, "The charity you give shall go to
2:213 All worshipers of God ALONE, from
168
to revert
you from your Those among
These are the dwellers of
Hell, wherein they abide forever.
Recipients of Charity 215.
you
you who revert from their religion, and die as disbelievers, have nullified their works in this life and the
you? They were tested with hardship and adversity, and were fore
shaken up,
worse
religion, if they can.
without being tested like those be-
those
is
than murder." They will always
who
believe,
and those who
emigrate and strive in the cause of
GOD, cy.
have deserved
GOD's
mer-
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merci-
ful.
all religions,
are truly united.
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22
and Gambling
Menstruation
Intoxicants
222.
Prohibited*
sexual intercourse with the
219. They ask you about intoxicants and
gambling: say, "In them there
some
gross sin, and
is
proach them
benefits for the
their benefit."
They
also ask
220.
upon
this life
And
and the Hereafter.
the best
them
as family
knows the
willed,
GOD
is
He
shall treat
GOD 224.
could have
upon
rules
credibility is
Do Not Marry Do
225.
not marry idolatresses unless
they believe; a believing
woman is
better than an idolatress,
you
like her.
Do Not Take God's Name in Vain Do not subject GOD's name to your casual swearing, that you may appear righteous, pious, or to attain
you.
Almighty, Most Wise.
Idol Worshipers 221.
women are the bearers of your you may enjoy this pri-
to the believers.
you
members."
imposed harsher
even
man
even
is
better than
GOD
if you like
him. These invite
adise and forgiveness, as
He
clarifies
He
wills.
His revelations for the
people, that they *
idolater,
GOD invites to Par-
to Hell, while
2:2 19 The world
may
take heed.
does not hold you responsi-
ble for the
He
mere utterance of oaths;
holds you responsible for your
innermost intentions.
A believ-
an
GOD
the people.
GOD is For-
if
Nor shall you give your
men, unless they believe.
among
Hearer, Knower.
giver,
Clement.
Laws of Divorce
daughters in marriage to idolatrous
ing
loves
however you like, so long you maintain righteousness. You shall observe GOD, and know that you will meet Him. Give good news
you
righteous and the wicked.
GOD
Had
He
are clean."
as
can do for them. If you mix their property with yours,
who
vilege
phans: say, "Bringing them up as is
it,
seed. Thus,
they ask you about the or-
righteous persons
are rid of
loves the repenters, and
those
223. Your
reflect,
of it.
until they are rid
you may have intercourse with them in the manner designed by GOD. GOD
Once they
you what to give to charity: say, "The excess." GOD thus clarifies the revelations for you, that you
may
women
during menstruation; do not ap-
a
people. But their sinfulness far out-
weighs
They ask you about menstruation: say, "It is harmful; you shall avoid
226. Those
wives ing
who
intend to divorce their
shall wait four
off); if they
months
change
and reconcile, then
their
GOD
(cool-
minds
is
For-
giver, Merciful.
227. If they go through with the divorce,
then
GOD is Hearer, Knower.
now
recognizes that the economic benefits from manufacturing and illicit drugs are not worth the traffic fatalities, brain damage of alcoholic mothers, family crises, and other disastrous consequences. "Alcoholics Anonymous " and "Gamblers Anonymous "for more informa-
alcoholic beverages to children
Check with tion.
182
See also 5:90-91.
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:228-234 228.
The divorced women
shall wait
mar-
three menstruations (before
rying another man). ful for
them
not law-
what
wombs,
creates in their
believe in
It is
to conceal
GOD
if
they
GOD and the Last Day.
case of pregnancy,) the husband's wishes shall supersede the wife's wishes, if he wants to remarry her. The women have rights, as well as obligations, equitably. Thus, the man's wishes prevail (in is Alcase of pregnancy) mighty, Most Wise. (In
.
GOD
may be retracted The divorced woman shall
229. Divorce
lowed
to live in the
icably, or leave
twice.
be
al-
same home am-
it
amicably.
his own soul. Do not take GOD's revelations in vain. Remember GOD's blessings upon you, and that He sent down to you the
wrongs
scripture
and wisdom
You
you.
know
GOD
that
to enlighten
GOD, and aware of all
observe
shall
is
things.
232. If
you divorce
they
fulfill their
the
women, once
interim,
do not pre-
vent them from remarrying their
husbands,
they reconcile amica-
if
This shall be heeded by those
bly.
among you who
believe in
GOD
and the Last Day. This is purer for you, and more righteous. GOD knows, while you do not know.
It is
not lawful for the husband to take
back anything he had given However, the couple may fear
23
her.
that
may transgress GOD's law. If there is fear that they may transgress GOD's law, they commit no they
233. Divorced mothers shall nurse their
two full years, if the father The father shall provide the mother's food and clothing equitably. No one shall be burdened beyond his ability. No mother shall be harmed on account of her infant, nor shall the father be harmed infants
so wishes.
error if the wife willingly gives back whatever she chooses. These are GOD's laws; do not transgress them. Those who transgress GOD's
because of his
laws are the unjust.
these responsibilities. If the infant's
230. If he divorces her (for the third
unlawful for him to remarry her, unless she marries another man, then he divorces her. The first husband can then remarry her, so long as they observe time),
it is
GOD's
laws. These are
laws; He explains them who know.
Do Not Throw Out Onto
GOD's
for people
due consultation, they commit no error by doing so. You commit no error
by
hiring nursing mothers, so
long as you pay them equitably. shall
GOD
is
You
GOD,
and know that Seer of everything you
observe
do.
the Pre-Marriage Interims
234. Those
.
they fulfill their interim (three menstruations), you shall allow them to live in the same home amicably, or let them leave amicably. Do not force them to stay against their will,
~200~
parents mutually agree to part, after
the Divorcees
the Streets
Anyone who does
assume
You Shall Observe
23 1 If you divorce the women, once
as a revenge.
infant. (If the father
dies), his inheritor shall
this
who
die and leave wives,
widows
shall wait four months and ten days (before they remar-
their
ry). Once they fulfill their interim, you commit no error by letting them do whatever righteous mat-
GOD
is fully they wish to do. Cognizant of everything you do.
ters
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24 235.
You commit no
sin
by announcing
your engagement
to the
keeping
GOD
it
secret.
will think about them.
you
meet them
secretly, unless
something righteous not
women, or knows that
consummate that
238.
totally to
Do 239.
GOD
that
is
For-
Clement.
Alimony For Widows and Divorcees
236.
the
women
error
stay within the
you
dowry
shall
for them.
the rich as he can afford
the poor as he can afford
—an
upon
letting
241.
242.
voluntarily forfeit their rights, or
243.
dowry. To forfeit eousness.
You
to is
GOD * 2:238
was
is
the
closer to right-
shall
amicable relations
forfeit
maintain the
among
you.
Seer of everything you do.
is mainAlmighty, Most
also shall be provid-
equitably. This
is
a duty
the righteous.
GOD thus explains His revelations for you, that
be half the dowry, unless they
chooses
for,
upon
237. If you divorce
divorce
The divorcees ed
the party responsible for causing the
GOD
is
Wise.
the righteous.
shall
them do whatever they wish,
tained.
equi-
them before touching them, but after you had set the dowry for them, the compensation
If
so long as righteousness
and
table compensation. This is a duty
same household.
they leave, you commit no sin by
compensate
—
them
and leave wives, a wives with
support for a year, provided they
by divorcing
before touching them,
or before setting the In this case,
die
will shall provide their
Engagement
You commit no
who
240. Those
Breaking the
pray while walking or riding.
Once you are safe, you shall commemorate GOD as He taught you what you never knew.
most thoughts, and observe Him. giver,
and devote yourselves
GOD.
Under unusual circumstances, you
may
You should
GOD knows your inner-
You should know
shall consistently observe the
dle prayer,
you have
to discuss.
You
Contact Prayers, especially the mid-
not
the marriage until
their interim is fulfilled.
know
Do
You Shall Observe the Contact Prayers*
you may understand.
Striving in the Cause of God Have you noted those who fled their homes though they were in the
—
—
GOD
thousands fearing death? said to them, "Die," then revived them. GOD showers His grace upon the people, but most people are unappreciative.
& 24:58. When the Quran had already been in existence (Appendix 9). of all five prayers what to recite and the number of units (Rak'aas) per are mathematically confirmed. For example, writing down the number of
All five prayers are found in 2:238, 11:114, 17:78,
revealed, the Contact Prayers (Salat)
The details prayer, etc.
—
—
each of the five prayers, next to each other, we get 24434, 19x1286. Also, if [*] to represent Sura 1 (Al-Fatehah), where [*]=the sura number (1), followed
units for
we use
by the number of verses (7), followed by the number of each verse, the number of letters in each verse, and the gematrical value of every letter, writing down 2 [*] [*] 4 [*] [*] [*] [*] 4 [*] [*] [*] [*] 3 [*] [*] [*] 4 [*] [*] [*] [*] produces a multiple of
19 (see
210
1:1).
19796
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:244-251 244.
You shall
fight in the cause
and know
that
GOD
25
of GOD,
of the Covenant will be restored to
Hearer,
you, bringing assurances from your
is
Knower. 245.
Who
Lord, and relics
GOD
would lend
righteousness, to have
of Moses and the people of Aaron.
a loan of
it
It
repaid to
be carried by the angels.
will
This should be a convincing sign
them multiplied manifold? GOD is the One who provides and withholds, and to Him you will be re-
for you, if
are really believ-
David and Goliath 249.
Saul*
When you
command of
Saul took
troops, he said,
Have you noted the leaders of Israel after Moses? They said to their prophet, "If you appoint a king to
"GOD
is
the
putting
by means of a Anyone who drinks from
to the test
stream.
—
decreed for
with
me only who do not taste it belong me unless it is just a single
you, you will not fight?" They said,
sip."
They drank from
"Why
few of them.
we will fight in the cause of GOD." He said, "Is it your intenlead us,
tion that, if fighting
we
should
cause of GOD,
is
it
dren?" Yet,
not fight in the
when we have been
when
fighting
was
GOD
is
aware of the
to
them,
it
who
"Now we
lack the strength to face
said,
believed, they said,
"Many a
small
who
GOD
army defeated
GOD's leave. GOD who steadfastly per-
said,
"How
with those
severe."
"GOD 250.
When
they faced Goliath and his
troops, they prayed,
can
"Our Lord,
we
grant us steadfastness, strengthen
more worthy of kingship than
our foothold, and support us against
he have kingship over us when are
except a
with those
is
has appointed Taloot (Saul) to be
your king." They
it,
he crossed
a large army by
Questioning God's Wisdom '.
When
were conscious of meeting
transgressors.
247 Their prophet said
—
Goliath and his troops." Those
de-
creed for them, they turned away,
except a few.
does not belong with
those
deprived of our homes, and our chil-
he; he
is
"GOD
not even rich?"
He
dance
in
knowledge and
in body."
GOD grants His kingship to whomever He wills. GOD is Bounteous, Omniscient.
Ark of the Covenant 248. Their prophet said to them, "The sign of his kingship
* 2:246 This
same
history
the disbelieving people."
said,
has chosen him over you,
and has blessed him with an abun-
229
you
ers."
turned.
246.
by the people
left
Ark
is
that the
is
narrated
in the
251.
They defeated them by GOD's leave, and David killed Goliath. GOD gave him kingship and wisdom, and taught him as He willed. If
it
were not
for
GOD's
support
of some people against others, there would be chaos on earth. But GOD showers His grace upon the people.
Bible s
Book of I Samuel,
Ch. 9
and
10.
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:252-258
26
GOD's
252. These are
revelations.
We
ly,
you
for
knowledge, except as
Many Messengers / One Message These messengers; we blessed some
GOD
some of them to higher ranks.
And we gave
No Compulsion
him with
the
Jesus, son of Mary,
Holy
Spirit.
religion: the right
the clear proofs
Had GOD
had come
Instead, they disputed
tinct
would not
have fought with each other,
is
in
accordance with
dis-
the devil and be-
has grasped the
GOD
is
Hearer, Omniscient.
GOD is Lord of those who believe;
257.
He
leads
the light.
GOD's
them out of darkness
As
for those
who
into
disbe-
lieve, their lords are their idols;
they
them out of the light into darkness these will be the dwellers of lead
No
255.
now
GOD
breaks.
will.
254.
is
who denounces
to them.
they would not have fought. Everything
way
strongest bond; one that never
among them-
some of them believed, and some disbelieved. Had GOD willed,
Religion
from the wrong way. Anyone
lieves in
after
selves;
in
256. There shall be no compulsion in
profound miracles and supported willed, their followers
His
wills.
High, the Great.
of them more than others. For exspoke to one, and we ample, raised
He
dominion encompasses the heavens and the earth, and ruling them never burdens Him. He is the Most
gers.
253.
their past, and one attains any
No
their future.
one of the messen-
are
He knows
His will?
recite them through you,* truthful-
—
Intercession*
O
you who believe, you shall give to charity from the provisions we have given to you, before a day comes where there is no trade, no nepotism, and no intercession. The
Hell; they abide in
forever.
Abraham s Courageous Debate Have you noted the one who argued
258.
with Abraham about his Lord,
disbelievers are the unjust.
though
GOD:
ship?
no other god besides Him, the Living, the Eternal. Never a moment of unawareness or slumber overtakes Him. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who could intercede with Him, except in accordance with there
it
is
grants grant
GOD had given him king-
Abraham life
life
said,
"My Lord
and death." He
said, "I
and death." Abraham
said,
"GOD brings the sun from the east, can you bring
The
disbeliever
it from the west?" was stumped. GOD
does not guide the wicked.
*
2:252 In keeping with the mathematical composition of the Quran, God has willed name of the messenger mentioned here shall be spelled out mathematically. The discovery of the Quran s miraculous 19-based code has been divinely reservedfor
that the
God's Messenger of the Covenant.
By adding
this
verse
number
(252), plus the
gema-
of "Khalifa" (725) we get 252+505+725 = 1482, or 19x78. Please see Appendices 2 and 26 for the complete details related to the proven identity of God's Messenger of the Covenant, to whom this trical value
of "Rashad"
(505), plus the gematrical value
verse clearly refers.
One of Satan's clever tricks is attributing the power of intercession human idols such as Jesus and Muhammad (Appendix 8).
* 2:25 4 less
241
to
power-
22809'
The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 259-266
27
Lesson About Death* 259. Consider the one
who
low their charity with insult or harm, will receive their recompense from their Lord; they have
GOD revive this after had GOD then put him to death it
nothing to
hundred years, then resur-
He
rected him.
"How
said,
have you stayed here?"
He
long
He
said,
lowed by
Look
"No! You have been
at
your donkey
O
264.
—we
and
When he
with flesh."
had happened, he
said,
what
"Now I know
GOD
Every Believer Needs Assurance 260.
He
I
wish
said,
to reassure
"Take four
is
off,
while disbe-
GOD
does not guide disbelieving
my
their
heart."
seeking
GOD's pleasis
garden on high fertile soil; when heavy rain falls, it gives twice as much crop. If heavy rain that of a
birds, study
on top of a hill, then call them They will come to you in a
You should know that
money
is
not available, a drizzle will suf-
fice.
GOD
you
Almighty, Most Wise."
GOD
is
Seer of everything
do.
The Best Investment
Does any of you wish to own a garden of palm trees and grapes,
The example of those who spend their monies in the cause of GOD
with flowing streams and generous
is
that
of a grain that produces sev-
en spikes, with a hundred grains
each spike.
GOD
in
multiplies this
manifold for whomever
He
2:259 The lesson we learn here
the righteous
go
straight to
is
still
clarifies the revelations for
you may
that the period
Heaven—passes
grows
old, and dependent on him, a holocaust strikes and burns up his garden? GOD thus
crops, then, just as he
while his children are
wills.
GOD is Bounteous, Knower. *
reproach
spends his
ure, out of sincere conviction,
266. 261.
who
Charity
to you.
hurry.
one
show
to
do not nullify
inflicting
The example of those who give
265.
their marks, place a piece of each
bird
Rich,
people.
Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You revive the dead." He said, "Do you not believe?" He said, "Yes, but
is
and the Last Day. His example is like a rock covered with a thin layer of soil; as soon as heavy rain falls, it washes off the soil, leaving it a useless rock. They gain nothing from their efforts.
GOD is Omnipotent."
that
by
insult, like
lieving in
cover them
realized
GOD
believe,
charities
money
Now, note how we con-
struct the bones, then
you who
your
thus render you a lesson for the people.
insult.
are
is fol-
Clement.
your food and drink; they did not spoil.
nor will they grieve.
better than a charity that
said, "I
here a hundred years. Yet, look at
fear,
Kind words and compassion
263.
have been here a day, or part of the day."
in
"How
died?" for a
money
their
the cause of GOD, then do not fol-
ghost town and wondered,
can
who spend
262. Those
passed by a
like
you, that
reflect.
of death—only the unrighteous die; one day (see 18:19-25 and Appen-
dix 17).
255
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 2:267-276
28 What 267.
O
you who
to
you
and from what
we have
duced for you from the not pick out the
when you yourselves do
accept
it
Any
Do not
GOD
is
may think that they are
GOD promises you forgiveness from GOD is Bounteous,
them by
to
certain signs; they
Whatever charity you fully aware thereof.
ently.
give,
GOD is
Omniscient.
274. Those
who give to charity night and
day, secretly
He bestows wisdom upon whomever He chooses, and whoever attains
their
and publicly, receive
recompense from
their Lord;
they will have nothing to
wisdom, has attained a great bounty. Only those who possess intelli-
fear,
nor
will they grieve.
Usury Prohibited*
gence will take heed.
Anonymous Charity Better Any charity you give, or a charitafulfill,
due
never beg from the people persist-
Him and grace.
you
rich,
But you can recog-
their dignity.
nize
commands you to commit evil, while
ble pledge
who
and cannot emigrate. The unaware
Rich,
Wisdom: A Great Treasure
be repaid
will
are suffering in the cause of GOD,
268. The devil promises you poverty and
270.
you give
273. Charity shall go to the poor
Praiseworthy.
269.
charity
to you, without the least injustice.
unless your eyes are closed.
You should know that
be
give shall be for the sake of GOD.
bad therein to give
away,
(to
Any charity you give is for your own good. Any charity you
pro-
earth.
guides whoever chooses
guided).
shall give
from the good things you
to charity
earn,
who
Give
believe,
275. Those
who
charge usury are in the
same position
as those controlled
the devil's influence. This
GOD is fully
aware thereof. As for the wicked, they will have no helpers.
is
by
because
same
they claim that usury
is
commerce. However,
GOD permits
the
as
commerce, and prohibits usury. Thus, 271. If you declare your charities, they
whoever heeds this commandment from his Lord, and refrains from
still good. But if you keep them anonymous, and give them to the
are
poor,
it
is
better for you,
more of your
GOD
sins.
usury, he
and remits is
ings,
fully
GOD. As
Cognizant of everything you do.
God is
the
272.
You
GOD
is
his
his past earn-
judgment
for those
who
rests
with
persist in
abide forever. 276.
are not responsible for guid-
ing anyone.
may keep
usury, they incur Hell, wherein they
Only
One Who Guides
and
GOD
condemns
charities.
the only one
GOD
usury,
and blesses
dislikes every dis-
believer, guilty.
* 2: 27 5-278 It is
an established economic principle that excessive interest on loans can a whole country. During the last few years we have witnessed the devastation of the economies of many nations where excessive interest is charged. Norutterly destroy
mal
—
interest
less than
—where no one
20%
is
victimized
and everyone
is satisfied, is
not usury.
268
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The Heifer (Al-Baqarah) 277-284
29
Divine Guarantee
who
277. Those
eous
life,
if not
believe and lead a right-
and observe the Contact
Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), they receive their
recompense from
their Lord;
they will have nothing to
fear,
nor
O
witnesses to testify
upon
to
do
Do
so.
you shall oband refrain from all
believe,
GOD
tire
called
of writ-
how
long,
This
is
equitable in the sight of
have. Business transactions that you
GOD and His messenger. But
execute on the spot, need not be re-
you do you
not, then expect a
you may keep your
corded, but have them witnessed.
without inflicting injustice,
No scribe or witness shall be harmed
repent,
capitals,
or incurring injustice.
280. If the debtor
is
unable to pay, wait
for a better time. If you give it would be you only knew.
loan as a charity, for you, if
Beware of
the day
returned to
GOD,
is
up the better
when you
283. If you are traveling, and no scribe are is
and every soul
paid for everything
Write
Down Financial
it
had done,
Transactions
write
it
any period, you
down.
An
shall
impartial scribe
do the writing. No scribe shall refuse to perform this service, acshall
cording to
GOD's
teachings.
He
shall write, while the debtor dictates the terms.
He
shall observe
GOD his Lord and never cheat. the debtor
is
available, a
If
mentally incapable,
or helpless, or cannot dictate, his
is
GOD his Lord. Do not
ing what you had witnessed.
one
who
Any-
withholds a testimony
sinful at heart.
is
GOD is fully aware
of everything you do. 284. To
GOD belongs everything in the
heavens and the
earth.
Whether you
declare your innermost thoughts, or keep them hidden, GOD holds you responsible for them. He forgives whomever He wills, and pun-
whomever He
ishes
wills.
GOD is
ONLY situations
where two women may subguard against the real possibility that one
one man as may marry the other witness, and thus cause her to be biased. nized fact that women are more emotionally vulnerable than men. witness
one
withhold any testimony by conceal-
Omnipotent.
stitute for
be posted
bond when due, and he
observe
shall
Two men
2:282 Financial transactions are the
shall
trusted in this manner, he shall re-
guardian shall dictate equitably. shall serve as witnesses;
bond
to guarantee repayment. If
turn the
O you who believe, when you transact a loan for
on account of his services. If you harm them, it would be wickedness on your part. You shall observe GOD, and GOD will teach you. GOD is Omniscient.
without the least injustice.
282
when
not
war
if
*
becomes biased, the other will remind her. It is the obligation of the
kinds of usury, if you are believers.
from
282.
woman
GOD, assures better witnessing, and eliminates any doubts you may
279. If
281.
accept-
is
including the time of repayment.
you who
serve
testimony
able to all.* Thus, if one
ing the details, no matter
will they grieve.
278.
two men, then a man and two
women whose
witness. This is to
It is
a recog-
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The Heifer 2:285-286
30 You Shall Not
Among
Make Any Distinction
God's Messengers
sent
The Amramites
He
sent
down
down to him from his Lord,
3:1-8
(Ali- 'Imran)
to
you
this scripture,
confirming
truthfully,
285. The messenger has believed in what
was
&
all
previous
and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel scriptures,
and so did the believers. They believe in ture,
GOD, His angels, His scrip-
and His messengers:
"We make
no distinction among any of His messengers." They say,
and
we
To You 286.
"We
hear,
obey* Forgive us, our Lord. is
the ultimate destiny."
GOD never burdens a soul beyond what it earns, and against it is what it commits. "Our Lord, do not condemn us if we forget or make mistakes. Our its
means: to
credit
its
is
Lord, and protect us from blasphem-
before that, to guide the people, and
He sent down the statute book. Those who disbelieve in GOD's revelations incur severe retribution.
is
Al-
Nothing
is
hidden from
GOD,
on
earth, or in the heaven.
He is the One who shapes you in the wombs as He wills. There is no other god besides Him;
the Almighty,
Most
Wise.
ing against You, like those before us
He
have done. Our Lord, protect us from
containing straightforward verses
sinning until
it
becomes too
late for
us to repent. Pardon us and forgive us.
You
are our
Lord and Master.
Grant us victory over the disbelieving people."
sent
down
—which
you
meaning or
—
as well as multiple-
allegorical verses.
pursue the multiple-meaning verses
true
The Amramites (Ali- Imran)
3:
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the
there
is
no god except He;
to extricate
meaning thereof except
edge.
They
—
of
all
say,
"We
in
the
GOD
knowl-
believe in this
comes from our Lord."
it
Only those who possess
intelligence
will take heed. let
now that You
the Living, the Eternal.
and
None knows
and those well founded
"Our Lord, I.A.L.M.*
GOD:
Those
harbor doubts in their hearts will
a certain meaning.
Sura
this scripture,
constitute the essence of
the scripture
who
to
to create confusion,
2.
GOD
mighty, Avenger.
er us with
not our hearts waver,
have guided
us.
Your mercy; You
Showare the
Grantor.
*2:285 One of the major commandments is: "You shall not make any distinction among God's messengers" (2:136, 3:84, 4:150). The believers react by saying, "We hear and we obey, " while the idol worshipers argue back to justify their insistence upon mentioning Muhammad's name next to God's, to the exclusion of all other mes-
Muslims mention Muhammad in their profession offaith (Shahaadah) and during their Contact Prayers (see 72:18).
sengers. The corrupted
*3:1 See Footnote 2:1
289
and Appendix One.
29357
— The Amramites (AH- Tmrdn) 3:9-19 9.
"Our Lord, You the people
10.
11.
will surely gather
on a day
that
15. Say,
abode
righteous
life,
at
who
reserved at their Lord,
Like Pharaoh's people and those before them, they rejected our rev-
shipers.
Say
GOD GOD
16.
who
disbelieve,
"You
17.
the
They at
are steadfast, truthful, sub-
Commandment*
has been set for you
18.
two armies who clashed
GOD,
believing.
while the other was dis-
They saw with
their
GOD bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.
own
eyes that they were twice as many.
GOD
supports with His victory
Submission:
whomever He wills. This should provide an assurance for those
The Only Religion
who pos19.
The only religion approved by
sess vision. is
Different Priorities
Adorned
for the people are the
worldly pleasures, such as the wo-
men, having children, piles
of gold and
es, livestock,
and meditators
dawn. The Most Important
one army was fighting in the cause of
GOD's
say,
The Ultimate Victors
by
in
Seer of His wor-
"Our Lord, we have beand spare us the agony of the hellfire."
They
Believers:
An example
is
mitting, charitable,
what a miserable abode!"
Hell;
GOD
lieved, so forgive us our sins,
in enforcing retribution.
to those
much
lead a
are gardens with flowing streams,
and pure spouses, and joy
sins.
far
GOD.
inform you of a
better deal: for those
will be defeated, then gathered in
14.
reserved
blessings."
is strict
13.
me
"Let
is
be fuel for Hell.
elations and, consequently,
12.
better
Those who disbelieve will never be helped by their money, nor by their children, against GOD. They will
punished them for their
A
the materials of this world.
inevita-
is
GOD never breaks a promise."
ble.
31
piles
silver, trained
GOD
"Submission." Ironically, those
who have received the scripture are the ones who dispute this fact, despite the
knowledge they have
re-
upon
ceived, due to jealousy. For such re-
hors-
jectors of
and crops. These are
is
most
GOD's
strict in
revelations,
GOD
reckoning.
*3:18 The proclamation offaith (Shahaadah) that is decreed by God is: "There is no god except God, " in Arabic "La Elaaha Ella Allah "(see also 37:35, 47:19). The corrupted Muslims insist upon adding a second "Shahaadah "proclaiming that Muham-
mad
is
God's messenger. This
is
by definition "Shirk" (idolatry) and a flagrant
defi-
ance of God and His messenger. Additionally, it violates the major commandments in 2:136, 2:285, 3:84, & 4: 1 50-1 52 prohibiting any distinction among God's messengers. By proclaiming that "Muhammad is a messenger of God, " and failing to make the same proclamation for other messengers such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Saleh, and Jonah, a distinction is committed and a major commandment is violated.
302
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The Amramites
32
You choose, and commit to whomever You choose. In Your hand are all provisions. You
20. If they argue with you, then say, "I
ever
have simply submitted myself to
GOD; You
I
and those
shall
who
who
humiliation
follow me."
proclaim to those
who re-
ceived the scripture, as well as those
are Omnipotent. 27.
"Would you submit?"
did not,
If they submit, then they
have been
GOD
sage.
21.
is
revelations,
ever
GOD's
Choose Your Friends
and killed the prophets
and
unjustly,
and You provide for whomYou choose, without limits."
living,
Seer of all people.
Those who have rejected killed those
vocated justice
among
Carefully
who
ad28.
The
believers never ally themselves
the people,
with the disbelievers, instead of the
promise them a painful retribution.
believers.
works have been
22. Their
both in this
23.
life
and
nullified,
in the
iled
Here-
who
and they will have no helpers.
after,
given part of the scripture, and
GOD,
of
own
lives,
away 24. This
and apply
then
it
you
29. Say,
to their
some of them
is
turn
said,
"The
is
30.
few days." They were thus deceived
by
their
own
How
will
it
fabri-
be for them, when
summon them on
we
3
You grant sovereignty to whomever You choose, You remove sovereignty from whomever You choose. You grant dignity to whom-
that
To
1
forth.
wish
removed.
you is
in the
in-
GOD
it,
fully
is
heavens
good works
far, far
GOD
ereignty.
alone.
come when each
it
that
earned, without the least in-
of God "Our god: possessor of all sov-
will
works,
people.
26. Say,
318
The day
ever
Attributes
Him
GOD is Omnipotent.
earth.
done brought
that inevitable
justice.
you
aware thereof." He
fully
day? Each soul will be paid for whatit
avoid
this to
alerts
"Whether you conceal your
will find all the
cations.
25.
GOD
shall reverence
and the
hell-
not touch us, except for a
in their religion
do
are forced to
aware of everything
because they
this is ex-
nermost thought, or declare
in aversion?
fire will
Whoever does
GOD. Exempted are those
GOD is the ultimate destiny.
how
they are invited to uphold this scrip-
from
persecution.
Have you noted those who were
ture
from the
the living
dead, and produce the dead from the
mes-
to deliver this
is
"You merge the night into the day, and merge the day into the night.
You produce
guided, but if they turn away, your sole mission
3:20-32
(Ali- 'Imrdn)
will
As
had
for the evil
that they
GOD
shall reverence
soul
it
were
alerts
you
Him alone.
Compassionate towards the
Proclaim: "If you love
should follow me."
GOD,
you
GOD will then
love you, and forgive your sins.
GOD
is
Forgiver,
32. Proclaim:
"You
Most
shall
Merciful.
obey
GOD and
the messenger." If they turn away,
GOD does not love the disbelievers. 29680
.
The Amramites
(Ali-
Tmran) 3:33-48
The Birth of Mary 33.
33 40.
GOD has chosen Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family
of
Amram
34.
sterile?"
ever
(as messengers) to the
people.
41
They belong
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. 35.
The wife of Amram I
have dedicated (the baby)
in
belly to You, totally, so accept
—GOD —was
what she bore
same her
"The male I
my
42.
is
not the
43.
have named
and her descendants
Her Lord accepted her
all
shall
Com-
women.
the
44. This
is
news from
under the
we
not there
another.
When45.
ary he found provisions with her.
He would ask, "Mary, where did you would
the past that
You were
when they drew their raffles to select Mary's guardian. You were not present when they argued with one
a gracious
ever Zachariah entered her sanctu-
submit to your
bow down who bow down."
reveal to you.
guardianship of Zachariah.
get this from?" She
"O Mary, you with those
acceptance, and brought her up a
gracious upbringing,
me a sign."
Lord, and prostrate and
from the rejected devil." 37.
give
Mary and Jesus The angels said, "O Mary, GOD has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you from
Mary and I invoke Your protec-
tion for her
"My Lord,
said,
aware of
fully
as the female.
"GOD does what-
from
When she gave birth to her, she said, "My Lord, I have given birth to a girl"
said,
memorate your Lord frequently; and meditate night and day."
me. You are Hearer, Omniscient." 36.
said,
He
wills."
days, except through signals.
"My Lord,
said,
He He
He
"Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three
same progeny.
in the
He said, "How can I have a boy, when I am so old, and my wife is
The angels said, "O Mary, GOD gives you good news: a Word from Him whose name is 'The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.
say, "It
prominent
is from GOD. GOD provides for whomever He chooses, without lim-
in this life
'
He
will
and
be
in the
Hereafter, and one of those closest to
Me.
its."
46.
The Birth of John 38.
That
is
when Zachariah implored
his Lord:
a
39.
good
"My
child;
Lord, grant
You
me
such
will speak to the people
"My Lord, how can I have when no man has touched
47. She said,
a son,
the prayers."
me?" He
The angels called him when he was
whatever He
"GOD
news of John; a beword of GOD, honor-
done,
and
gives you good liever in the able, moral,
from
be one of the righteous."
are the Hearer of
praying in the sanctuary:
329
"He
the crib, as well as an adult; he will
and a righteous prophet."
48.
"He
He
said,
"GOD
wills.
thus creates
To have anything
simply says to
it,
'Be,'
it is.
will teach
him
the scripture,
wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel."
30033
.
The Amramites (AH- Tmran) 3:49-60
34 49.
As
come
from your Lord
to
you with
—
I
blow
bird
into
it,
and
GOD's
by
it
a sign
create for
from clay the shape of a I
The Death of Jesus*
a messenger to the Children of
Israel: "I
I
you
a live
leave.
can
I
tell
and what you
store in
50. "I
bitions
I
is
I
serve
GOD,
I
will judge
56.
1
come
They
is
shall
and obey me.
worship
Him
57.
will
Jesus sensed their disbelief,
As
"Who are my supporters towards GOD?" The disciples said, "We are GOD's supporters; we believe in GOD, and bear witness that 53.
are submitters.
full
we
Mathematical Confirmation* 59.
The example of
GOD that
is
Jesus, as far as
concerned,
of Adam; He
is
same as him from
the
created
dust, then said to him, "Be,"
have followed the messenger; count
60. This
the witnesses."
that
message
of wisdom.
was.
among
GOD does not love
These are the revelations
"Our Lord, we have believed in what You have sent down, and we us
who believe and lead life, He will fully rec-
for those
recite to you, providing a
he said,
we
in the Hereafter.
the unjust.
the right path."
When
and
have no helpers."
ompense them.
alone. This 58.
52.
re-
shall ob-
"GOD is my Lord and your Lord;* you
among you
"As for those who disbelieve, I will commit them to painful retribution
a righteous 5
till
the
proof from
your Lord. Therefore, you
who follow
disbelieve,
the ultimate destiny of all of you,
in this world,
sufficient
to
garding your disputes.
revoke certain prohi-
imposed upon you.
you with
to
you
the disbe-
Day of Resurrection. Then to Me
the
then
—
I
raising
life,
lievers. I will exalt those
believers.
—and
the best
is
GOD said, "O Jesus, am ter-
you above those who
eat,
your homes.
confirm previous scripture
Torah
GOD
Me, and ridding you of
This should be a proof for you, if
you are
and
minating your
GOD's
you what you
GOD,
55. Thus,
restore vi-
revive the dead by
I
plotted and schemed, but so
schemer.
sion to the blind, heal the leprous,
and
They did
bird, then
becomes
leave.
54.
is
the truth
and he
from your Lord; do
not harbor any doubts.
is precisely what Jesus is quoted to say throughout the New Testament. See for example the Gospel of John 20:17, and the book "Jesus: Myths and Message" by Lisa Spray, Ch. 4 (Universal Unity, Fremont, California, 1992).
*3:51 This
* 3:54-55 We learn that Jesus 'soul, the real person, was raised, i.e., Jesus 'life on earth was terminated, prior to the arrest, torture, and crucifixion of his empty, soulless, but
physiologically living body (See the details in Appendix 22).
*3:59 The "equality" of the creation of Jesus and Adam is confirmed mathematically; Jesus and Adam are mentioned in the Quran the same number of times; 25 times each.
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30460
The Amramites (Ali-'Imran) 3:61-74 Challenging the Disbelievers
35 68.
then say, "Let us
summon
and
our chil-
dren and your children, our
The people most worthy of Abra-
ham
61. If anyone argues with you, despite the knowledge you have received,
followed him,
who be-
and those
GOD is the Lord and Master
lieve.
women
who
are those
this prophet,
of the believers.
and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then
let
us invoke
GOD's
69.
is
GOD.
Absolutely,
the Almighty,
Most Wise.
63. If they turn away, then
is
GOD
is
70.
71.0
Invitation to All Believers
"O followers of the scripture, let us come to a logical agreement between us and you: that we shall not worship except GOD; that we up any idols besides Him, up any human beings as
set
GOD."
lords beside
72.
Some
"Believe in what was sent
we
why
know-
truth,
followers of the scripture say,
reject
it
in the evening;
day they will
followers of the scripture,
why do
the truth with false-
down
to
the believers in the morning, and
73.
"And do
maybe some-
revert.
not believe except as those
who follow your religion." Say, "The true guidance is GOD's guidance."
were not after him? Do you not
the Torah and the Gospel
If they claim that they
understand? 66.
this is
ingly?
do you argue about Abraham, when revealed until
GOD
of
followers of the scripture,
hood, and conceal the
are submitters."
O
reject these revelations
you confound
If they turn
away, say, "Bear witness that
65.
why do
followers of the scripture,
the truth)"!
64. Say,
nor set
they only lead
though you bear witness (that
fully
aware of the evildoers.
never
O
you is
astray, but
ing.
no god
GOD
you
themselves astray, without perceiv-
the narration of
the truth. Absolutely, there
except
followers of the scripture wish
to lead
curse upon the liars." 62. Absolutely, this
Some
have the
same guidance, or argue with you
You have argued about
things
you
about your Lord, say, "All grace
knew; why do you argue about things you do not know? GOD knows, while you do not know.
in
GOD's
hand;
He bestows
whomever He wills."
GOD
it
is
is
upon
Boun-
teous, Omniscient.
67.
Abraham was mitter.
shiper.
354
neither Jewish, nor
was a monotheist subHe never was an idol wor-
Christian; he
74.
He
specifies His
ever
He
wills;
mercy
for
whom-
GOD possesses un-
limited grace.
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The Amramites
36
75.
Some
Be Honest
GOD.
Thus, they utter
tribute
them
followers of the scripture can
they will give
it
back
lot,
79.
and
because they say,
is
have
to
after
ize
them.
who
76. Indeed, those
77.
As
lords.
them, on the
at
Resurrection, nor will
He
They have incurred
a
painful retribution. 78.
Among them
who
are those
twist
tongues to imitate the scripture,
that
you may think
when
scripture,
and they claim
it
GOD, when to the
is
from the
is
it
scripture,
*3:75 Prior
idol-
and the prophets as
Would he
not from the
it
is
of the Covenant 81.
GOD
that
it is
not from
took a covenant from the
prophets, saying, "I will give scripture
you the
and wisdom. Afterwards,
a messenger will
come to confirm You shall be-
existing scriptures.
him and support him." He said, "Do you agree with this, and pledge to fulfill this covenant?" They said, "We agree." He said, "You have lieve in
thus borne witness, and
I
bear wit-
ness along with you."
discovery of the Quran's mathematical code,
Muhammad was
exhort you to dis-
Major Prophecy Fulfilled* God s Messenger
all
their
from
learn.
believe after becoming submitters?
GOD will not speak
them, nor look
Day of
Lord alone," ac-
life,
covenant, and their obligations, for
purify them.
Instead, (he
fulfill their obli-
a cheap price, they receive no share
to
GOD."
Nor would he command you to
who trade away GOD's
in the Hereafter.
whom
"Devote yourselves ab-
and the teachings you
loves the righteous.
for those
beside say),
ize the angels
gations and lead a righteous
GOD
at-
knowingly.
cording to the scripture you preach
80.
knowingly.
me
solutely to your
"We do not
be honest when dealing with
GOD,
and
Never would a human being
would
the gentiles!"* Thus, they attribute lies to
GOD,
lies
prophethood say to the people, "Idol-
trusted
with a single dinar; they will not re-
pay you unless you keep
to
3: 75-81
GOD blessed with the scripture and
to you. Oth-
among them cannot be
That
Tmran)
With All People
be trusted with a whole
ers
(Ali-
some scholars falsely
man who could not write such a great book. " They distorted the meaning of the word "Ummy," claiming that it meant "illiterate. This verse proves that "Ummiyyeen" means "gentiles " (See also 62:2 & Appendix 28).
claimed that
an
illiterate
*3:81 This major prophecy has
now been fulfilled. Gods Messenger of the Covenant, and in the Bibles Malachi 3:1-21, Luke 17:22-36, & to purify and unify God's messages which were delivered by God's
as prophesied in this verse
Matthew 24:27
is
prophets. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism,
etc. have been severely ofAlmighty God to purify them and unify them under the banner of worshiping Him alone. Overwhelming evidence has been provided by God in support of His Messenger of the Covenant, whose name is incontrovertibly specified in the Quran s mathematical code as "Rashad Khalifa. "For example, adding the
corrupted.
It is
the will
gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of "Khalifa " (725), plus the verse number (81) gives 1311, or 19x69 (see Appendix 2 for the detailed evidence).
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The Amramites
.
(Ali- 'Imrdn)
3:82-94
Rejectors of God's Messenger of
Those who
reject this
phecy) are the 83.
88. Eternally they abide therein; the
Covenant are Disbelievers
the 82.
37
retribution
(Quranic pro-
evil ones.
when
never commuted for
them, nor will they be reprieved. 89.
Are they seeking other than GOD's religion,
is
Exempted thereafter,
everything in the
giver,
who
are those
and reform.
repent
GOD
is
For-
Most Merciful.
heavens and the earth has submitted to ingly,
When Repentance
Him, willingly and unwilland to Him they will be re90.
turned?
Those who disbelieve ing, then
84.
Make No Distinction Among God's Messengers Say, "We believe in GOD, and in what was sent down to us, and in what was sent down to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob,
and
archs,
in
and the
be
real stray ers.
91
Those who disbelieve and die
as dis-
Patri-
not be accepted from any of them, to
even ble.
no distinction
among any of them. To Him
we
their repentance will not
lief,
believers, an earthful of gold will
what was given
We make
after believ-
plunge deeper into disbe-
accepted from them; they are the
Moses, Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord.
Unacceptable
is
such a ransom were possi-
They have incurred painful rethave no helpers.
ribution; they will
alone 92.
are submitters."
if
You cannot
attain righteousness
you give to charity from the possessions you love. Whatever you until
Only One Religion
Approved by God 85.
Anyone who
give to charity,
GOD
is
fully
aware
accepts other than Subthereof.
mission as his religion,
it
will not
be
Do Not Prohibit
accepted from him, and in the Hereafter,
86.
Why who
he will be with the should
GOD
What Is Lawful
losers.
guide people
93. All food used to be lawful for the
Children of
disbelieved after believing, and
after witnessing that the is truth,
and
been given
to
them?
selves before the Torah
have
GOD does not
These have incurred condemnation by GOD, and the angels, and all the people.
was
sent
down. Say, "Bring the Torah and read
guide the wicked. 87.
im-
posed certain prohibitions on them-
messenger
after solid proofs*
Israel, until Israel
94.
it,
if
you
Those who
are truthful."
fabricate false prohibi-
tions after this, to
GOD,
and
attribute
them
are truly wicked.
*3:86 Verses 3:82-90 inform us that those who reject God's Messenger of the Covenant are no longer submitters (Muslims), since they no longer believe the Quran. The proofs mentioned in 3:86 refer to the Quran s mathematical code, which was revealed through God's Messenger of the Covenant. Both 3:86 and 3:90 talk about "disbelieving after believing.
372
32142
The Amramites (Ali-'Imran) 3:95-108
38
"GOD
95. Say, truth:
You
religion
was an
—
has proclaimed the
served, and do not die except as
Abraham's monotheism. He never shall follow
Submitters.
Believers are United
idolator."
103. 96.
The most important shrine lished for the people
estab-
all
GOD's
—
you used
owe
it
to
GOD
were
He
that they
when they can afford it. As for those who disbelieve, GOD does not need
at the
"O
who
invite to
community of you
what
100.
105.
why do you
repel
GOD
who wish
to distort
it,
even though
106.
The day will come when some
O
misery).
is
serve
*3:96 This
107.
is
as
He
for those
to
whose
faces are bright-
GOD's
mercy; they abide therein forever. 108.
should be ob-
"M"
after be-
ened, they will rejoice in
shall ob-
These are
them
GOD's to you,
revelations; truthfully.
we
GOD
does not wish any hardship for the people. "
peculiar spelling of "Mecca " as "Becca conform to the Quran's mathematical code. The nor-
an M-initialed sura, and
causes the occurrence of
this
mal spelling "Mecca " would have increased (Appendix
As
recite
GOD
faces
bution for your disbelief."
path.
you who believe, you
whose
lieving? Therefore, suffer the retri-
in
in the right
for those
"Did you not disbelieve
your midst? Whoever holds fast to
be guided
As
are darkened, they will be asked,
How can you disbelieve, when these
GOD are being recit-
faces
be brightened (with joy), while
other faces will be darkened (with
you who believe, if you obey some of those who received the
will
to
terrible retribution.
you are witnesses?" GOD is never unaware of anything you do.
O
were given
them. For these have incurred a
will
GOD
who became
to believe,
ed to you, and His messenger
388
not be like those
from the path of
having believed, into disbelievers.
102.
Do
clear proofs that
revelations of
evil.
divided and disputed, despite the
scripture, they will revert you, after
101.
good, advo-
is
and forbid
These are the winners.
followers of the scripture,
and seek
GOD thus
you may be guided.
104. Let there be a
followers of the scripture,
those
By
You
explains His revelations for you,
everything you do?" 99. Say,
hearts.
brink of a pit of fire, and
cate righteousness,
why do you reject these revelations of GOD, when GOD is witnessing
blessings
be enemies
saved you therefrom.
that
anyone.
"O
rope of
His grace, you became brethren.
shall observe Hajj to this shrine,
98. Say,
to
and He reconciled your
Abraham. Anyone who enters it shall be granted safe passage. The people
fast to the
of you, and do not be
upon you
are clear signs: the station of
it
hold
all
divided. Recall
the
people. 97. In
shall
GOD,
the one in
is
Becca;* a blessed beacon for
You
the frequency
of occurrence of
"M"
1).
33052
The Amramites 109.
To
(Ali- 'Imran)
3:109-121
GOD belongs everything in the
heavens and everything on
and
all
39 116.
matters are controlled by
children against
GOD. You
are the best
among
raised
community ever you ad-
117.
GOD.
in
If the
better for them.
Some
selves.
of them do believe, but the major-
111.
of them are wicked.
They can never harm you, beyond
Do Not Befriend Hypocrites 118.0 you who believe, do not befriend outsiders who never cease to wish you harm; they even wish to see you suffer. Hatred flows out of their mouths and what they hide in their
insulting you. If they fight you, they
will turn
around and
flee.
They can
never win. 112.
They shall be humiliated whenever you encounter them, unless they uphold
GOD's
their accomplish-
in this life is like a violent
wind that hits the harvest of people who have wronged their souls, and wipes it out. GOD never wronged them; it is they who wronged them-
evil,
followers of the scripture believed,
would be
The example of ments
the people:
and you believe
ity
have
forever.
vocate righteousness and forbid
it
GOD. They
incurred Hell, wherein they abide
The Best Community 110.
Those who disbelieved can never be helped by their money or their
earth,
chests
is far
worse.
We thus clarify
the revelations for you, if you under-
covenant, as well stand.
as their peace covenants with you.
They have incurred wrath from
GOD,
and
lieve in all the scripture.
to disgrace. This is be-
cause they rejected
GOD's
killed the prophets un-
This is because they obeyed and transgressed.
dis-
you. Say, "Die in your rage." is
Righteous Jews 113.
They
&
Christians
are not all the same;
among
the followers of the scripture, there
who GOD's
They
are those
are righteous.
recite
revelations through
the night, and they fall prostrate. 1
14.
They believe
in
GOD and the Last
Day, they advocate righteousness
and forbid
evil, and they hasten to do righteous works. These are the
righteous. 115.
When they
meet you they say, "We believe," but as soon as they leave they bite their fingers out of rage towards
revela-
justly.
Here you are loving them, while they do not love you, and you be-
and, consequently, they are
committed tions,
119.
GOD
aware of the innermost
fully
thoughts. 120.
When
anything good comes your
way they hurt, and when something bad happens to you they rejoice. If you steadfastly persevere, and maintain righteousness, their schemes will never hurt you.
GOD is fully
aware of everything they do.
The Battle ofBadr
you (Muhammad) were among your people when you set
121. Recall that
Any good
they do will not go un-
out to assign to the believers their
rewarded.
GOD
positions for battle.
the righteous.
402~
is
fully
aware of
GOD is Hearer,
Omniscient.
34318
The Amramites (Ali-'Imran) 3:122-137
40
among you almost
122.
Two
123.
failed, but GOD was their Lord. In GOD the believers shall trust. GOD has granted you victory at
groups
Usury Prohibited* 130.
O
you who
believe,
Observe
over.
you
shall not
compounded over and
take usury,
GOD,
that
you may
succeed. Badr, despite your weakness. There-
you
fore,
shall
show your
observe
GOD,
to
131.
Beware of
the hellfire that awaits
the disbelievers.
appreciation. 132.
Gods Angels
You
shall
obey GOD and the mesyou may attain mercy.
senger, that
Help the Believers 124.
You
told the believers, "Is
enough
that
it
Attributes of the Righteous
not
your Lord supports you
133.
Paradise
down?" you
steadfastly persevere
awaits the righteous,
and maintain righteousness, then 1
they attack you suddenly, your Lord will support
you with
five thou-
sand* angels, well trained.
GOD thus informs you, in order to your hearts. Victory comes only
GOD,
the Almighty,
Most
Wise.
He
thus annihilates
some
who
It is
not up to you;
them, or
disbe-
To
He may redeem
He may punish them
earth.
for
wrong
their
GOD
and
ask forgiveness for their sins
—and
who
GOD
forgives the sins except
— and they do not
persist in sins,
knowingly.
recompense their Lord,
is
forgiveness
and gardens with
flowing streams; they abide therein forever.
What
a blessed reward
for the workers!
He
forgives
whomever He wills, and punishes whomever He wills. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. *
loves
souls, they remember
GOD belongs everything in the
heavens and the
GOD
the charitable. 135. If they fall in sin or
136. Their
losers.
their transgressions.
129.
bad times. They and par-
are suppressors of anger,
from 128.
give to charity during the good
times, as well as the
them; they
lievers, or neutralizes
always end up the
34.
doners of the people.
give you good news, and to assure
127.
whose width encompassand the earth; it
es the heavens
125. Indeed, if
from
eagerly race towards
forgiveness from your Lord and a
with three thousand angels, sent
126.
You should
Victory for the Righteous
you in and note
137. Precedents have been set for
the past;
roam
the earth
the consequences for the unbelievers.
3: 124-125 Thirty different
numbers are mentioned in the Quran. Their total comes 162146, 19x8534. This conforms with the Quran's mathematical miracle (See Appendix One). to
*3:130 Interest on bank deposits and interest charged on loans are lawful if they are not excessive (5-15%). Banks invest and their profits are passed on to the depositors. Since all parties are happy and no one est from the
415
bank
is
victimized,
it is
perfectly lawful to take inter-
(see 2:275).
35349
.
The Amramites (Ali-Tmran) 3:138-152 138. This ple,
is
You
shall not waver,
you
tors, if
you
you
feat
among
tate or
enemy
147. Their only utterance was,
"Our
We
of victory and de-
transgressions, strengthen our foot-
same hardship.
the people.
GOD
hold, and grant us victory over the
thus
some of you with martyr-
148. Consequently,
GOD granted them
GOD dislikes injustice.
the rewards of this world, and the
GOD thus toughens those who be-
better rewards of the Hereafter.
GOD
and humiliates the disbeliev149.
ers.
expect to enter Paradise
without
GOD distinguishing those strive,
and with-
out distinguishing those
who
150.
are
to long for death before
faced
right before your eyes.
it.
Muhammad was messenger
like
151.
Now you have
to face
We
and He
will
of those set
doers.
you obey
believe, if
disbelieve, they will turn
GOD alone ter,
God
you had it,
who
good
you back on your end up losers.
steadfast?
You used
loves the
you who
Tested
Do you
among you who
O
those
Our Claims Must Be
144.
GOD
Lord, forgive us our sins, and our
disbelievers."
lieve
143.
become discouraged.
distinguishes the true believers, and
dom.
142.
with him, without ever
loves the steadfast.
suffer hardship, the
blesses
141
nor shall you
are believers.
also suffers the
a prophet had godly people
wavering under pressure in the cause of GOD, nor did they hesi-
are the ultimate vic-
alternate the days
Many
fight along
for the righteous.
grieve, for
140. If
146.
and a guidance and enlighten-
ment 139.
a proclamation for the peo-
41
is
heels, then
your Lord and Masthe best supporter.
is
Controls Your Enemies
throw
terror into the hearts
who disbelieved,
up besides
GOD
since they
powerless
idols. Their destiny is Hell;
no more than a the messengers
you
what a
miserable abode for the transgressors!
before him. Should he die or get
would you turn back on your heels? Anyone who turns back on
The Battle of Uhud
killed,
his heels, does not hurt
the least.
GOD
GOD rewards those who
has fulfilled His promise to
you, and you defeated them by His leave.
But then you wavered,
puted
among
obeyed
Time of Death Predetermined
after
(the victory)
dis-
yourselves, and dis-
He had shown you you had longed
for.
predetermined time. Whoever
But then, some of you became distracted by the spoils of this world,
we
while others were rightly concerned
No one dies except by GOD's leave, at a
GOD
in
are appreciative.
145.
152.
seeks the vanities of this world,
him therefrom, and whoever
with the Hereafter.
He
seeks the rewards of the Hereafter, we bless him therein. We reward
ed you from them
to test you.
has pardoned you.
GOD showers
give
those
4W~
who
are appreciative.
then divert-
He
the believers with His grace.
36808
— 42
The Amramites (Ali-'Imran) 3:153-161
153. Recall that
you rushed
(after the
156.
paying no attention to any-
spoils),
you who
those
when the messenger was from behind you. Consequently, He substituted one misery for another, that you may not grieve over anything you had missed, or agonize over any hardship you had
who
believe,
their
bilized for war,
do.
or gotten killed."
GOD controls life and death. GOD is
sent
ter
down
upon you peaceful slumber that pacified some of you. Others among you were selfishly concerned about themselves. They harbored thoughts
GOD that were not right same thoughts they had harbored
158.
159.
they said, "Is anything up to us?"
up
to
hearts.
GOD
is
155. Surely, those
back the day the two armies clashed have been duped by the devil. This reflects
some of
the (evil)
they had committed.
doned them.
GOD
works
GOD has paris
Forgiver,
Clement.
trust. " It is
the world,
and
's
trust in
Him.*
GOD supports you, none can de-
feat you.
And
who
can support you? In
else
if
He abandons
you,
GOD
Even
the
Law
the prophet cannot take
of the spoils of war than he tled to.
Anyone who
more
is enti-
takes
more
than his rightful share will have to
on the Day of Resurwhen each soul is paid for whatever it earned, withaccount for
rection.
it
That
is
out the least injustice.
*3:159 The currency of the U.SA.
God we
who
No One Above 161.
among you who turned
you
GOD.
the believers shall trust.
what is in your fully aware of the
to test
innermost thoughts.
die or get killed,
be summoned before
It was mercy from GOD that you became compassionate towards them. Had you been harsh and
160. If
GOD thus puts you to
and
Whether you
those
the test to bring out your true convictions,
far bet-
bandoned you. Therefore, you shall pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult them. Once you make a decision, carry out your plan, and trust in GOD. GOD loves
They concealed inside themselves what they did not reveal to you. They said, "If it was up to us, none of us would have been killed in this battle." Say, "Had you stayed in
death beds."
and mercy are
mean-hearted, they would have a-
GOD."
your homes, those destined to be killed would have crawled into then-
GOD,
The Messenger Kindness
during the days of ignorance. Thus,
is
get killed or die in
than anything they hoard.
will
about
Say, "Everything
Whether you from
Predetermined
the
Seer of everything you do.
the cause of GOD, the forgiveness
Moment of Death
He
GOD renders this
a source of grief in their hearts.
157.
154. After the setback,
"Had they stayed
with us, they would not have died
GOD is Cognizant of evyou
like
kinsmen who traveled or mo-
one, even
erything
do not be
disbelieved and said of
calling
suffered.
448
O
is
the only currency that carries the phrase: "In
a fact that the American dollar has been the strongest currency
the standard by
which
all other currencies are
in
measured.
38060
The Amramites (AH- 'Imrdn) 3:162-1 76 162. Is
who
one
as
GOD and his destiny most miserable abode?
wrath from Hell, the
163.
They
certainly
ranks at
The Righteous
pursues
same
ure the
GOD's pleasone who incurs
43
is
Seer of ev-
64.
170.
165.
Now
171.
They have good news of GOD's blessings and grace, and that
never
GOD
reward the believers.
who respond to GOD and
the messenger, despite the persecu-
ed twice as much suffering (upon your enemy), you said, "Why did
good works, and lead a righteous
happen
to us?" Say, "This is a
own
tion they suffer,
life,
173.
and maintain
their
a great reward.
When the people say to them, "People have mobilized against you;
deeds."
GOD is Omnipotent.
you should
What
strengthens their faith and they say,
afflicted
you
the day the
two
"GOD
armies clashed was in accordance
GOD's
with
will,
and
And
to
were
174.
expose the hypocrites
told,
"Come
who
we knew how
to fight,
They uttered with their mouths what was not in their hearts. GOD knows what they conThey
stayed behind,
"Had they obeyed us,
they would not have been killed."
"Then prevent your own if you are truthful." Say,
death,
approval.
It is
have attained
GOD possesses
the devil's system to
into his subjects.
and fear
Me
Do
instill
fear
not fear them
instead, if
you are be-
lievers.
176.
said of their kinsmen, as they
the best
Fear: The Devil s Tool 175.
to belief.
ceal.
is
infinite grace.
we
would have joined you." They were
were
He
They have deserved GOD's blessings and grace. No harm ever touch-
GOD's
said,
closer to disbelief then than they
suffices us;
es them, for they
fight in the cause
of GOD, or contribute." They "If
fear them," this only
Protector."
to distinguish
the believers.
168.
fails to
172. For those
that
consequence of your
167.
fear,
nor will they grieve.
you have suffered a setback, and even though you inflict-
this
166.
are
They are rejoicing in GOD's grace, and they have good news for their comrades who did not die with them, that they have nothing to
messenger
from among them, to recite for them His revelations, and to purify them, and to teach them the scripture and wisdom. Before this, they had gone totally astray.
GOD
enjoying His provisions.
GOD has blessed the believers by raising in their midst a
Do Not Really Die* who are
not think that those
dead; they are alive at their Lord,
erything they do. 1
Do
killed in the cause of
is
occupy different
GOD
GOD.
169.
Do
not be saddened by those
who
hasten to disbelieve. They never hurt
GOD
in the least. Instead,
GOD
has willed that they will have no share in the Hereafter. They have incurred a terrible retribution.
*3:169 We learn from the Quran that the righteous do not really die; they simply leave and go directly to the same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived (2:154, 8:24, 16:32, 22:58, 44:56, & 36:26-27; see also Appendix 17). their worldly bodies
468
40252
1
77.
Those who choose of
belief,
least;
disbelief, instead
do not hurt
GOD
they have incurred a painful
182. "This
1
83.
only lead them on to confirm
as
you
the
upon whomever He chooses from you
1
life,
GOD
me
if
Why
you
who
for them;
of Resurrection.
you with
then did you
rejected,
and the enlightening
A
kill
even though
scripture.
Great
185. Every person tastes death, then
you
receive your recompense on the
Day
think that
it is
bad
of Resurrection. Whoever misses
for
GOD
The
GOD
is
fully
86.
this
world
is
no more
You will certainly be tested, through your money and your lives, and you from those who received the scripture, and from the idol worshipers, a lot of insult. If you steadwill hear
has heard the utterances of
who said, "GOD is poor, we are rich." We will record everything they said, just as we re-
those
while
corded their killing of the prophets
is
of
life
The Inevitable Test* 1
Humans Continue to Defy God
*3:179 The end of the world
to Par-
than an illusion.
Cognizant
of everything you do.
it
adise, has attained a great triumph.
the ulti-
is
and makes
Hell, barely,
on the Day
mate inheritor of the heavens and
GOD
to
what you just
they brought proofs, the Psalms,
and His
withhold and
ings around their necks
181.
shall not
are truthful?"
you have been
them. For they will carry their hoard-
the earth.
we
"Messengers
have come
you receive a great
GOD's provisions good
"GOD has made
Triumph
180. Let not those
this is
said,
fire." Say,
recompense.
hoard
never unjust
is
84. If they reject you, messengers before
messengers. If you believe and lead a righteous
who
demanded. them,
His messengers.* Therefore, believe in
GOD
clear proofs, including
GOD inform you of the future, but GOD bestows such knowledge
shall
they
sumed by
bad from the good. Nor does
among
It is
before
without distinguishing
are,
the consequence of your
is
works."
produces an offering that gets con-
not to leave the believers
is
'Suffer
believe in any messenger, unless he
a humiliating retribution.
GOD
will say,
a covenant with us that
They have incurred
their sinfulness.
we
towards the people.
178. Let not the disbelievers think that
We
Im ran) 3:177-186
the retribution of Hell.
own
we lead them on for their own good.
(Ali-
and
unjustly,
in the
retribution.
179.
l
The Amramites
44
fastly persevere
eous
life, this
of your
and lead a
right-
will prove the strength
faith.
one example offuture events revealed
to
God's Mes-
senger of the Covenant. See Footnote 72:27. * 3: 186 After passing the
a perfect
480
life,
admission
now and forever. See
tests,
the proven worshipers
10:62, 24:55,
of God ALONE enjoy
and 29:2-3.
41334
The Amramites (Ali-Tmrdn) 3:187-198 187.
GOD
received the scripture:
shall
proclaim
it
never conceal
garded traded
188. Those
and we have believed. Our Lord,
took a covenant from those
who
What
45
it it
"You
to the people,
it."
But they
for a
cheap
our
disre-
behind their backs, and
away
forgive us our transgressions, remit
and
who
194.
price.
us die as righteous
"Our Lord, shower us with the You promised us through Your messengers, and do not for-
blessings
Day of ResurrecYou never break a promise."
sake us on the
boast about their works,
be praised for some-
to
let
believers.
a miserable trade.
and wish
and
sins,
tion.
thing they have not really done,
God
should not think that they can
Responds
evade the retribution. They have
Lord responded
195. Their
to
them:
"I
incurred a painful retribution.
never 1
89.
To
GOD belongs the sovereignty of GOD is
among you
any work you do,
—you
Omnipotent.
equal to one another. Thus, those
Who
their
homes, and are persecuted
because of Me, and fight and get
and
will surely remit their sins
the earth, and the alternation of
killed,
night and day, there are signs for
and admit them
those
who
are
who immigrate, and get evicted from
Possess
190. In the creation of the heavens
They remember GOD* while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: "Our Lord,
I
into gardens with
flowing streams." Such
possess intelligence.
You did not create all this in vain. Be You glorified. Save us from the
ward from GOD.
GOD
is
the re-
possesses
the ultimate reward.
196.
Do
not be impressed by the appar-
ent success of disbelievers. 197.
retribution of Hell.
193.
for
be you male or female
Intelligence
192.
reward any worker
the heavens and the earth.
Those
191.
fail to
They only enjoy temporarily, then end up in Hell; what a miserable destiny!
"Our Lord, whomever You commit to Hell are the ones You have forsaken. Such transgressors have no
198.
As
for those
who
observe their
Lord, they have deserved gardens with flowing streams; they abide
helpers.
therein forever.
Such
"Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith and proclaiming:
given to them by
GOD. What GOD
'You
shall believe in
*3:191 Your god
is
your Lord,'
possesses
is
is
the abode
far better for the right-
eous.
whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the time. The who remember God most of the time. See 23:84-89 and
true believers are those
Appendix
488
27.
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— The Amramites 3:199-200
46
some followers of the
pre-
GOD,
vious scriptures do believe in
what was revealed to you, in what was revealed to them. They reverence GOD, and they and and
in
never trade away
GOD's
revela-
(Al-Nesa") 4:1-8
likely to avoid financial hardship. 4.
These will receive their recompense from thenLord. GOD is the most efficient in cheap
tions for a
Women
you may marry two, three, or four. If you fear lest you become unfair, then you shall be content with only one, or with what you already have. Additionally, you are thus more
Righteous Jews and Christians 199. Surely,
&
price.
You
shall give the
women
their
due
dowries, equitably. If they willingly forfeit anything, then
accept
you may
rightfully yours.
is
it; it
reckoning. 200.
O
you who believe, you shall be steadfast, you shall persevere, you shall be united, you shall observe GOD, that you may succeed.
5.
Do
not give immature orphans the
properties that
ed with you
GOD
6.
Women
4:
You
shall
provide for them therefrom, and clothe them, and treat
Sura
has entrust-
as guardians.
You
kindly.
when they As soon as you find
shall test the
reach puberty.
them
orphans
them mature enough, give them their Do not consume it ex-
(Al-Nesa')
property.
In the
name of God,
travagantly in a hurry, before they
Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1.
O
grow
people, observe your Lord; the
One who
it its
then spread from the two
many men
and women. You
by
whom you
the parents.
shall regard
mate,
ties,
Regard the Orphans You shall hand over to the orphans their rightful properties. stitute the
bad
Do not sub-
for the good,
and do
consume their properties by combining them with yours. This would be a gross injustice. not
3.
Grounds For Polygamy* If you deem it best for the orphans, you may marry their mothers
*4:1 This the
is
women's
the
you
shall
Women s 7.
you.*
2.
rich guardian shall
have witnesses.
GOD
suffices as Reckoner.
GOD,
swear, and regard
GOD is watching over
The
guardian may charge equitably. When you give them their proper-
created you from one
being, and created from
up.
not charge any wage, but the poor
Inheritance Rights
The men get a share of what the parents and the relatives leave behind. The women too shall get a share of what the parents and relatives leave behind. Whether it is a small or a large inheritance, (the women must get) a definite share.
8.
During distribution of the
inheri-
tances, if relatives, orphans,
and
needy persons are present, you shall give them therefrom, and treat them kindly.
second longest sura, and the title indicates that it aims at defending Any interpretation must favor the women's rights, not the other
rights.
way around. *4:3 See Appendix 30 for a detailed discussion ofpolygamy.
497
42705
.
Women 9.
Those who are concerned about their
own children,
them behind,
10.
47
(Al-Nesa") 4:9-14 dren. If they
in case they leave
GOD
shall observe
left,
Those who consume the orphans'
They
properties unjustly, eat fire into their
leave behind, if you had no children.
and will suffer
in Hell.
If
All
if the de-
any children.
If
he
one
his parents are
by
all
debts.
ents
left,
and
after
is
you and
the
This
GOD's
law.
is
scient,
any
will,
and
This
GOD
is
is
a will decreed
Omniscient, Cle-
With Us
These are
GOD's
GOD
will admit
laws.
Those who
and His messenger, He
them
into gardens with
flowing streams, wherein they abide
most
beneficial.
forever. This is the greatest triumph.
GOD
is
Omni-
what your wives
leave behind, if they had no chil-
*4:11 Generally, the son
14.
As
for the
one
who
disobeys
GOD
and His messenger, and transgress-
the Spouses
get half of
of the inheritance.
really the
Inheritance
You
gets
is
Most Wise.
For
siblings,
siblings, then they equal-
hurt.
GOD.
obey
and your children, you do not
best to
debts.
Through His Messenger 13.
When it comes to your par-
know which of them
and leaves two
God Communicates
this,
paying off
all
woman was
paying off all debts, so that no
after fulfilling any will* the de-
ceased has
or
ment.
one-third. If he has siblings, then
mother gets one-sixth. All
man
this, after fulfilling
after
the only inheritors, the mother gets
the
any will you had
paying off
ly share one-third
ents of the deceased get one-sixth
left
children, they get one-
after
more
are
she gets one-half. The par-
no children, and
debts.
one-sixth of the inheritance. If there
bequeathed. If only one daughter
left
all
what you
male or female, each of them
than two, they get two-thirds of what
ceased has
paying off
deceased
a loner,
women, more
of the inheritance each,
and
If the
twice the share of the female.* If the
is left,
you had
left,
of your children; the male gets
is
after
get one-fourth of
this, after fulfilling
GOD decrees a will for the benefit
inheritors are only
and
eighth of what you bequeath. All
If No Will Is Left*
12.
any will they had
this, after fulfilling
and be equitable.
bellies,
1 1
had children, you get
one-fourth of what they leave. All
is
es His laws,
He will
admit him into
Hell, wherein he abides forever.
He
has incurred a shameful retribution.
responsible for a family, while the daughter
is
taken care
of by a husband. However, the Quran recommends in 2:180 that a will shall be left to conform with the specific circumstances of the deceased. For example, if the son is rich and the daughter is poor, one may leave a will giving the daughter everything, or twice as
506
much
as the son.
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48 Health Quarantine 15.
witnesses against them, from
women
keep such
shall
homes
among in their
until they die, or until
GOD 21.
The couple who commits adultery be punished.* If they repent
shall
and reform, you alone.
GOD
is
shall leave them Redeemer, Most
How could you take it back, after you have been intimate with each other, and they had taken from you a solemn pledge?
Respect for the Father
Merciful.
Repentance 17.
Repentance
22.
acceptable by
is
from those who
fall in sin
GOD out of
ignorance, then repent immediately thereafter. is
18.
GOD redeems them. GOD
those
pent."
is
to
sins until death
them, then say,
Nor is
who die we have
"Now
I
re-
acceptable from those
it
as disbelievers.
For these,
prepared a painful retribu-
tion.
O
—
existing marriages are
and
you who believe, it is not lawful you to inherit what the women
for
leave behind, against their will. shall not force
them
to give
You
up any-
thing you had given them, unless
commit a proven adultery. You shall treat them nicely. If you dis-
they
like
them, you
thing wherein
may
dislike
some-
GOD has placed a lot
of good. *4:15 A
woman
exempted
—
be broken for it is a gross offense, and an abominable act. shall not
Incest Forbidden
the repentance of
who commit
comes
19.
Do not marry the women who were previously married to your fathers
Omniscient, Most Wise.
Not acceptable
to
sinfully?
creates an exit for them.* 16.
you wish
marry another wife, in place of your present wife, and you had given any of them a great deal, you shall not take back anything you had given her. Would you take it fraudulently, maliciously, and
20. If
you. If they do bear witness, then
you
Women
Protection for
Those who commit adultery among your women, you must have four
23. Prohibited for
(in
marriage) are
—
for
you
are the
women who were
married to your genetic sons. Also, you shall not be married to two sis-
—
but do not ters at the same time break up existing marriages.
GOD
is
witnessed by four people
you
your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, the sisters of your fathers, the sisters of your mothers, the daughters of your brother, the daughters of your sister, your nursing mothers, the girls who nursed from the same woman as you, the mothers of your wives, the daughters of your wives with whom you have consummated if the marriage has the marriage not been consummated, you may marry the daughter. Also prohibited
in the act
Forgiver,
Most Merciful.
of committing adultery on four dif-
ferent occasions, with four different partners, represents a danger to public health. Such
a
woman
is a depository of germs, and a health quarantine protects the society from A good example of an exit that saves a quarantined woman is marriage someone may wish to marry her, and thus protect her and the society.
—
her.
*4:16 Public exposure of the sinners
513
is
a major deterrent, as
we see
in
5:38 and 24:2.
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.
Women (Al-Nesa) 4:24-33
49
Mutual Attraction And 24.
God s Mercy
Dowry Required Also prohibited are the women who
27.
husbands
who
are
28.
war with you.* These are GOD's commandments to you. All other categories are permitted for you in marriage, so long as you pay them their shall
maintain your
is
Murder, Suicide, and Gains Prohibited
29.
tions are permitted.
30.
Anyone who commits
GOD
ately,
This 3
1
You
If
you,
refrain
from committing the
we
will remit
You
aware of all things.
is
better for you.
GOD
Do Not
you through past preredeem you. GOD Omniscient, Most Wise. to guide
grace.
GOD
is
fully
Object to the Inheritance
Laws Proposed by God
is
Merciful.
GOD;
men enjoy certain qualities, and the women enjoy certain qualities. You may implore GOD to shower
last re-
GOD wills to explain things for you, and
stowed upon each other by
unable to wait. To be
Most
and
shall not covet the qualities be-
you with His
Forgiver,
sins,
With Unique Qualities 32.
mit adultery, their punishment shall
patient
your
Men and Women Endowed
be half of that for the free women.* be a
to Hell.
GOD to do.
the
shall
these trans-
condemn him
They shall maintain moral behavby not committing adultery, or having secret lovers. Once they are freed through marriage, if they com-
sort for those
26.
will
easy for
ior,
Marrying a slave
Merciful
admit you an honorable admittance.
shall
due dowry equitably.
we is
you
dians before you marry them, and their
shall not
gross sins that are prohibited for
obtain permission from their guar-
pay them
is
towards you.
knows best about your belief, and you are equal to one another, as far concerned.
You
GOD
gressions, maliciously and deliber-
marry believing slave women.
is
yourselves.
kill
Those among you who cannot afford to marry free believing women, may
as belief
O you who believe, do not consume each others' properties illicitly only mutually acceptable transac-
Omniscient, Most Wise. 25.
wishes to lighten your burhuman being is created
Illicit
by not committing adultery. Thus, whoever you like among them, you shall pay them the dowry decreed for them. You commit no error by mutually agreeing to any
GOD
GOD
a great deviation.
weak.
morality,
adjustments to the dowry.
pursue their lusts wish
den, for the
at
due dowries. You
who
you deviate
that
are already married, unless they flee their disbelieving
GOD wishes to redeem you, while those
33.
For each of you, we have designated shares from the inheritance left by the parents and the relatives. Also those related to you through
cedents, and to
marriage, you shall give them their
is
due share.
*4:24 If believing believers, they
women flee
do not have
their disbelieving
to obtain
GOD witnesses all things.
husbands who are at war with the
a divorce before remarriage. See 60:10.
*4:25 This law proves that the punishment for adultery could not possibly be stoning to
death as stated in the laws of corrupted Muslims (see 24:2).
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Women
50
Do Not Beat 34.
Your Wife*
women
ing alien,. and your servants.
37.
The ones who
women, you
GOD has bestowed upon them from
it is
His bounties.
then (you
may
you may
them
tion.
them,
use negative incen-
tives like) deserting
38.
in bed, then
(as a last alternative) beat
They give money to charity only to show off, while disbelieving in GOD and the Last Day. If one's companion
them. If they obey you, you are not
is
Most High, Supreme.
39.
Why
fully
couple fears separation, you
family; if they decide to reconcile, will help is
You
them get
together.
Omniscient, Cognizant.
shall
worship
GOD
GOD alone—do
to
them?
GOD
does not
inflict
On
weight of injustice.
He
an atom's
the contrary,
multiplies the reward manifold
for the righteous work,
from
Him
41. Thus,
when
we
and grants
a great recompense. the
day (ofjudgment)
upon a witness
not associate anything with Him.
comes,
You
from each community, and you
shall regard the parents, the rel-
is
Divine Justice
GOD
40.
Major Commandments 36.
in
aware of them.
an arbitrator from his
family and an arbitrator from her
GOD GOD
do they not believe
GOD's provisions
Arbitration
shall appoint
the worst
is
and the Last Day, and give from
Marriage 35. If a
the devil, that
is
companion.
permitted to transgress against them.
GOD
We have prepared for
the disbelievers a shameful retribu-
from the
shall first talk to
are stingy, exhort the
people to be stingy, and conceal what
husbands during their absence.
If you experience rebellion
GOD
offs.
GOD's commandment, and honor their
4:34-41
does not like the arrogant show-
will cheerfully
accept this arrangement, since
')
bor, the close associate, the travel-
The men are made responsible for the women,** and GOD has endowed them with certain qualities, and made them the bread earners. The righteous
(Al-Nesa
will call
(the
atives, the orphans, the poor, the re-
messenger) will serve as a witness
lated neighbor, the unrelated neigh-
among
*4:34
God
these people.
prohibits wife-beating by using the best psychological approach.
example, if I don
't
want you
to
shop at Market X, I
will ask you to
For
shop at Market
Y,
then at Market Z, then, as a last resort, at Market X. This will effectively stop you from
shopping at Market X, without insulting you. Similarly,
God provides
alternatives to
wife-beating; reasoning with her first, then employing certain negative incentives.
Remember
theme of this sura is defending the women 's rights and countering of women. Any interpretation of the verses of this sura must " be in favor of the women. This sura s theme is "protection of women. that the
the prevalent oppression
**4:34 This expression simply means that
of the
ship. "
Marriage
with his officers.
540
A
is like
God is
appointing the husband as "captain
a ship, and the captain runs
it
after
due consultation
believing wife readily accepts God's appointment, without mutiny.
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Women (Al-Nesa) 4:42-53 42.
On
who
that day, those
51 been better for them, and more
disbelieved
and disobeyed the messenger will wish
that they
were
eous. Instead, they have incurred
condemnation from
level with the
ground; not a single utterance will they be able to hide from
43.
O you who believe,
do not observe
the Contact Prayers (Salat) while intoxicated, so that
you know what after sexual or-
gasm without
traveling; if
you you
you had
uri-
bathing, unless
are
on the road,
are
ill
or traveling, or
nary or fecal-related excretion (such
you
ter,
those
GOD He
does not forgive idolatry,* forgives lesser offenses for
whomever He sets
up
GOD
Pardon-
is
49.
Have you noted those who
Have you noted
those
who
received
a portion of the scripture, and
45.
exalts
exalt is
whomever He
the
wills,
without the least injustice.
how
they choose to stray, and wish that
50.
Note how they
GOD;
from the path?
stray
GOD
themselves? Instead,
Forgiver.
you
Anyone who
GOD, has forged
a horrendous offense.
One who 44.
wills.
idols beside
then wiping your faces and
hands therewith. er,
as we conwho desecrated the GOD's command is done.
demned
but
by touching clean dry
(dry ablution) soil,
banish certain faces to
condemn them
The Unforgivable Sin 48.
Tayammum
shall observe
we
exile, or
Sabbath.
and you cannot find wa-
(sexually),
to
O you who received the scripture, you shall believe in what we reveal herein, confirming what you have, before
women
as gas), or contacted the
due
majority of them cannot believe. 47.
you are saying. Nor
GOD
their disbelief. Consequently, the
GOD.
What Nullifies Ablution
right-
GOD knows best who your enemies are. GOD is the only Lord and Master. GOD the only Supporter.
51
fabricate lies about
what a gross offense
Have you noted
those
who
this is!
received
a portion of the scripture, and
how
they believe in idolatry and false
is
"The disbeliev-
doctrine, then say,
46.
Among those who distort the
and they
are Jewish,
some
words beyond the
truth,
say,
"We
hear, but
we
ers are better
dis-
obey," and "Your words are falling
52.
mock the religion. Had "We hear, and we obey,"
"We
hear you," and "Unzurna
(watch over
us), "
it
would have
they
who
incurred
GOD's
con-
GOD
condemns, you will not find any helper for him.
tongues to
and
It is
demnation, and whomever
on deaf ears," and "Raa 'ena* (be our shepherd), " as they twist their they said,
guided than the believ-
ers"?!
53.
Do
they
own
a share of the sover-
eignty? If they did, they
would not
much
as a grain.
give the people as
*4:46 The word "Raa 'ena " was twisted by some Hebrew speaking people
to
sound like
a dirty word. See 2:104. is not forgivable, if maintained until death. One can always repent 40:66). idolatry before death comes (see 4:18 including offense,
*4:48 Idol worship
from any
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&
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Women
52 54.
Are they envious of the people because GOD has showered them with
55.
and wis-
a great au-
fore you, then uphold the unjust laws
scripture,
dom; we granted them thority.
of their idols? They were command-
Some of them believed therein, and
ed
some of them
the devil's wish to lead
Hell
is
repelled therefrom;
61
we
are burnt,
Whenever
their skins
will give
them new
GOD
is
62.
Almighty, Most
who believe and lead life, we will admit them
for those
63.
How will
they abide therein forever.
They
have pure spouses therein.
Honesty
will
GOD: "Our intentions
We
GOD
to give
will
you then
back
64.
in
GOD and the Last Day. This is betyou, and provides you with
the best solution.
save their
did not send any messenger
GOD's
will.
Had
when come to
they,
you and prayed to GOD for forgiveness, and the messenger prayed for their forgiveness, they would have found GOD Redeemer, Most Mer-
O
you do believe
may
they wronged their souls,
what
you who believe, you shall obey GOD, and you shall obey the messenger, and those in charge among you. If you dispute in any matter, you shall refer it to GOD and the
We with
Hearer, Seer.
if
that
except to be obeyed in accordance
GOD recommends for you. GOD is
messenger,
shall ignore
Unquestioning Submission:
judge equitably. The is
You
Quality of the True Believers
judge among the peo-
best enlightenment indeed
567
to
aware of their inner-
intentions.
souls.
you
shall
fully
good advice
& Justice Advocated
commands you
is
will
to you. If you
ter for
come
hits
own
them, enlighten them, and give them
anything the people have entrusted
59.
be when a disaster
and swear by
admit them into a blissful shade.
ple,
it
works? They
most
into gardens with flowing streams;
GOD
the hypocrites shun-
were good and righteous!"
a righteous
58.
you see
them, as a consequence of their
Wise.
As
far
ning you completely.
skins. Thus, they will suffer con-
tinuously.
it is
them
When they are told, "Come to what senger,"
who disbelieve in our we will condemn them
56. Surely, those
to the hellfire.
such laws. Indeed,
GOD has revealed, and to the mes-
Allegorical Description of Hell
revelations,
to reject
astray.
the only just retribution for
these.
57.
Or Hypocrites?
Believers
Have you noted those who claim that they believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed be-
60.
We have given Abra-
His blessings?
ham's family the
(Al-Nesa') 4:54-65
ciful.
65.
Never indeed, by your Lord; they are not believers unless they come to
you to judge
in their disputes, then
find no hesitation in their hearts
whatsoever
in accepting
your judg-
ment. They must submit a
total sub-
mission.
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(Al-Nesd') 4:66-77
53
God's Tests Are Never
74.
Unreasonable 66.
cause of
Had we decreed for them: "You must your
offer
lives," or
Those who readily
if
such a
command was
Whoever
after.
who
for-
fights in the cause
of GOD, then gets
homes," they would not have done except for a few of them. (Even
are those
sake this world in favor of the Here-
"Give up your
it,
GOD
fight in the
victory,
issued,)
we
killed, or attains
will surely grant
him
a
great recompense.
had they done what they were com-
manded
The Believers
would have been better for them, and would prove the to do,
it
are Fearless 75.
strength of their faith.
Why
should you not fight in the
cause of 67.
And we would have
granted them a
women, and
great recompense. ing:
68.
And we would have
guided them in
Believers
76.
GOD and the mes-
Those who believe are fighting
of tyranny. Therefore, you
the devil's allies; the devil's
the best company.
is nil.
Such
is
the blessing
from
GOD;
O
you who believe, you shall remain alert, and mobilize as individuals, or
mobilize
who would
drag their
among you feet, then, if
a setback afflicts you, they say,
"GOD
has blessed
would
me
that
I
if
GOD,
you
attain a blessing
they would say, as
from if
friendship ever existed between
and them, so
I
"I
wish
I
who
77.
power
Have you noted those who were told, "You do not have to fight; all you need to do is observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give
then,
when
fighting
was decreed
for
them, they feared the people as
much
as they feared
more? They
said,
GOD,
or even
"Our Lord, why
You force this fighting on us? If only You respite us for awhile!" did
was not martyred with them." But
for
the obligatory charity (Zakat)"
all together.
72. Surely, there are those
this
shall fight
martyrs, and the righteous. These are
GOD is the best Knower.
73.
from
disbelieve are fighting for the cause
GOD—the prophets, the saints, the
71.
deliver us
the cause of GOD, while those
senger belong with those blessed by
70.
children are implor-
"Our Lord,
Master."
Equality of
Those who obey
when weak men,
community whose people are oppressive, and be You our Lord and
the right path.
69.
GOD
no
you
was with them,
could share in such a great vic-
this
world
are nil, while the Hereafter
is far
Say,
"The materials of
better for the righteous,
and you
never suffer the slightest injustice."
tory."
578
44852
Women
54
God 78.
is
the
Doer of Everything*
Wherever you up with you, even if you live in formidable castles. When something good happens to them, they say, "This is from GOD," and when something bad afflicts them, they blame you. Say, "Everything comes from GOD." Why do these people are,
death will catch
83.
79.
80.
God
84.
say.
GOD
Bad
shall dis-
things are consequences
*4:79
it
in
a good deed re-
and whoever mediates an incurs a share thereof.
it.
(8:17).
We
evil
work,
GOD
con-
trols all things.
You Shall Be Courteous 86.
When shall
suffices as an advo-
of everything
in the fire,
Whoever mediates
greeted with a greeting, you
respond with a better greeting
or at least an equal one.
ons
put your finger
soul,
Responsibility 85.
records their
You
Proof of Divine Authorship Why do they not study the Quran carefully? If it were from other than GOD, they would have found in it numerous contradictions.*
*4:78
own
of
are responsible only for
and exhort the bedo the same. GOD will neutralize the power of those who disbelieve. GOD is much more powerful, and much more effective.
cate.
the doer
you
lievers to
regard them, and put your trust in
82.
and
those
ceives a share of the credit thereof,
innermost intentions.
GOD
among them,
shall fight for the cause
your
They pledge obedience, but as soon as they leave you, some of them harbor intentions contrary to
GOD.
You
GOD;
Whoever obeys
what they
to the messenger,
who understand these matters would have informed them. If it were not for GOD's grace towards you, and His mercy, you would have followed the devil, except a few.
their guardian.
81.
it
those in charge
Anything good that happens to you is from GOD, and anything bad that happens to you is from you. We have sent you as a messenger to the people,* and GOD suffices as witness. the messenger is obeying GOD. As for those who turn away, we did not send you as
Beware of the Devil's Rumors a rumor that affects security comes their way, they spread it. Had
When
they referred
misunderstand almost everything?
Nothing Bad Comes From
(Al-Nesa') 4:78-87
87.
all
GOD:
GOD reck-
things.
no god except He. surely summon you on the
there
is
He will Day of Resurrection the ble day. Whose narration truthful than GOD's?
—
inevitais
more
of our own deeds (42:30, 64:11), though God
God created
is
the fire to serve us, but you can decide to
thus hurt ourselves. It
is
God's law that ifyou put your finger
will hurt.
Muhammad was
"God suffices
not given any proof of prophethood. Hence the expression as a witness " (29:51-52). The gematrical value of "Muhammad" is 92,
and 92+ 79= 171 = 19x9. *4:82 Although the Quran was revealed during the dark ages, you cannot find any nonsense in it: another proof of divine authorship (see the Introduction and App. 1).
595
45677
Women 88.
(Al-Nesa
4:88-94
')
55
How to Deal With the Hypocrites Why should you divide yourselves
You Shall Not Kill 92.
two groups regarding hypocrites (among you)? GOD is the one who condemned them because of their own behavior. Do you want by
astray,
89.
who
one
you can never
a believer by accident, he
to the victim's family, unless they forfeit
such a compensation as a belonged to
charity. If the victim
to
who
war with you,
people
They wish
though he was a believer, you
you disbelieve as they have disbelieved, then you become equal. Do not consider them that
GOD.
and you
may
kill
when you encounter them You shall not accept them as
If he
If
Exempted
are those
whom
in war.
them
with
whom
a slave to free,
two con-
fasting
secutive months, in order to be re-
friends,
deemed by GOD. er, Most Wise.
GOD
is
Know-
peo-
An
you have signed a
and those who come to you wishing not to fight you, nor fight their relatives. Had GOD willed, He could have permitted
peace
to people
you cannot find* you shall atone by
them
who join
belonged
tion to freeing a believing slave. If
or allies.*
ple with
shall
you have signed a peace treaty, you shall pay the compensation in addi-
they turn against you, you shall fight them,
are at
atone by freeing a believing slave.
friends, unless they mobilize along
treaty,
93.
kills
a believer on puris
Hell, where-
GOD
is angry he abides forever, with him, and condemns him, and
in
has prepared for him a terrible
to fight against you. There-
you alone, refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then GOD gives you no ex-
Unforgivable Offense
Anyone who
pose, his retribution
ret-
ribution.
fore, if they leave
91.
another be-
an accident. If
guide them.
with you in the cause of
90.
kill
is
by freeing a believing and paying a compensation
slave,
sends
way
find a
kills
it
shall atone
are sent astray
GOD? Whomever GOD
believer shall
liever, unless
into
to guide those
No
94.
O you who believe,
if
you
strike in
cuse to fight them.
GOD, you shall be absolutely sure. Do not say to one who
You will find others who wish to make peace with you, and also with
believer," seeking the spoils of this
their people.
war
However, as soon as
erupts, they fight against you.
Unless these people leave you alone, offer
you peace, and stop fighting may fight them when you
you, you
encounter them. Against these, give you a clear authorization.
*4:89 The basic rule controlling *4:92 Since slavery does not
we
the cause of
you peace, "You
offers
world. For spoils.
to
be
GOD possesses infinite
Remember
like
are not a
that
them, and
you used
GOD blessed
you. Therefore, you shall be absolutely sure (before you strike). is
fully
GOD
Cognizant of everything you
do.
all fighting is stated in 60:8-9.
exist,
the offender must atone by fasting two consecutive
months.
608
46223
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56 Higher Ranks for the Strivers 95.
Not
equal are the sedentary
the believers
death catches up with him, his rec-
ompense
among
who are not handiwho strive in the
capped, and those
101.
GOD with their money and their lives. GOD exalts the strivers cause of
money and
with their
promises salvation, but
GOD.
reserved with
When you
travel,
commit no
error
during war, you by shortening your
Contact Prayers (Salat),
their lives
above the sedentary. For both,
is
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
GOD
if you fear
may
that the disbelievers
attack
you. Surely, the disbelievers are
GOD exalts
your ardent enemies.
the strivers over the sedentary with
War Precautions
a great recompense. 102. 96.
The higher ranks come from Him, as well as forgiveness
and mercy.
trate.
by of wrong-
lives are terminated
the angels, while in a state
ing with you, while the others stand
them, "What was the matter with
who disbelieved wish to see you ne-
you
for
and for all. You commit no error, if you are hampered by rain or injury, by putting down your weapons, so long as you remain alert. GOD has
to emigrate there-
are the
and children
is
weak men, wom-
prepared for the disbelievers a
who do
shameful
sess the strength, nor the
not pos-
means
way
These
may be pardoned by GOD.
The Contact Prayers
out.
103.
GOD is Pardoner, Forgiver. Anyone who emigrates in the cause of GOD will find on earth great bounties and richness. Anyone who gives up his home, emigrating to
GOD
and His messenger, then
*4:103 Your god
Once you complete your Contact Prayer (Salat), you shall remember
GOD
while standing,
over,
you
shall
in
to
sitting,
or
war
is
the
observe the Contact
Prayers (Salat); the Contact Prayers (Salat) are decreed for the believers at specific times.
whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the day. In order the Quran exhorts
explains the numerous verses asserting that "most" of those
going
Once
lying down.*
God s kingdom, and enjoy His grace and protection, remember God "always" (2:152 & 200, 3:191, 33:41-42).
belong
us to
is
retribution.
to
find a
100.
your weapons and your equip-
ment, in order to attack you once
and a miserable destiny.
Exempted en,
glect
earth not spacious
in?" For these, the final abode Hell,
who
This profound fact believe in
God
are
Hell (12:106, 23:84-89, 29:61-63, 31:25, 39:38, 43:87). See Footnote 3:191
and Appendix
622
the other group that
guard and hold their weapons. Those
enough
to
let
ing their souls, the angels will ask
"Was GOD's
99.
Then,
has not prayed take their turn pray-
you?" They will say, "We were oppressed on earth." They will say,
98.
and lead
let some of you stand guard; let them hold their weapons, and let them stand behind you as you pros-
Apathy Condemned Those whose
are with them,
the Contact Prayer (Salat) for them,
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 97.
When you
27.
46915
Women (Al-Nesa) 4:104-118 104.
Do
not waver in pursuing the en-
05.
112.
earns a sin, then ac-
cuses an innocent person thereof,
However, you expect from GOD what they never expect. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.
has committed a blasphemy and a gross offense. it were not for GOD's grace towards you, and His mercy, some of them would have misled you. They only mislead themselves, and they can never harm you in the least. GOD has sent down to you the scripture and wisdom, and He has taught you what you never knew. Indeed, GOD's blessings upon you have been great.
113. If
We have sent down to you the scripjudge
ture, truthfully, in order to
among
the people in accordance
GOD
with what
You
has
shown you.
with the betray-
shall not side
ers.
106.
Anyone who
If you suffer, they also suffer.
emy.
1
57
You
GOD
shall implore
giveness.
GOD
for for-
Forgiver,
is
Most
Merciful. 114.
Do Not Defend Do
GOD
their
who
own
souls;
will grant
ideas
115.
the people, and do
As
GOD's
him
him who opposes
for
we
teachings,
a great recompense.
the
mes-
though
senger, after the guidance has been
with them as they harbor
pointed out to him, and follows
not care to hide from is
among the Anyone who does this, in
response to
does not love any betrayer,
They hide from
He
advocate charity, or righteous
people.
guilty.
108.
nothing good about their
works, or making peace
not argue on behalf of those
who have wronged
is
private conferences, except for those
the Transgressors 107.
There
He
GOD,
GOD
dislikes.
is
we
other than the believers' way,
fully
will direct
aware of everything they do.
him
in the direction
he
has chosen, and commit him to
You
Do Not Help Them
Hell;
what a miserable destiny!
by Being 'Nice" 109.
Here you are arguing on
who
half in this world;
argue with the
The Unforgivable Sin their be-
116.
going to
is
Who
Resurrection?
and
is
Anyone who commits wrongs
GOD GOD 111.
earns a sin, earns
own
soul.
117.
to
A simple definition
any
Anyone who
GOD
has
They even worship female gods besides Him; as a matter of fact, they
118.
GOD
GOD has
of idolatry: Believing
God fall
condemned him, and he
said, 'T will surely recruit a defi-
nite share
in
wills.
idol beside
only worship a rebellious devil.
Omniscient, Most Wise.
*4:118 The majority of believers
64]
it
forgives lesser offenses for
strayed far astray.
Most Merciful.
the detriment of his
* 4: 116
or
evil,
his soul, then implores
Anyone who is
idolizes
for forgiveness, will find
Forgiving,
He
whomever He
going to be their advocate? 110.
does not forgive idol wor-
ship (if maintained until death)*
GOD on their behalf on
Day of
GOD
of Your worshipers.*
that anything beside
God can
help you.
into idolatry (12:106).
48236
Women (Al-Nesa) 4:119-130
58 119. "I will mislead them,
them,
I
will
I
will entice
command them
126.
bid the eating of certain meats by)
marking the ears of livestock, and I will command them to distort the creation of GOD."
Anyone who
120.
has incurred a profound
127.
ac-
whom you
girls
no more
These have incurred Hell as their final abode, and can never evade
be protected as well. You
is
you wish
when
than an illusion.
As
of orphaned boys must also
rights
good you
who believe and lead life, we will admit them
for those
live forever.
Such
the truthful promise of GOD.
utterances are
more
is
no helper or
senses oppression or
couple shall try to reconcile their for them. Selfishness
it,
who
129.
Abraham: Original Messenger of Islam* better guided in his reli-
GOD,
life,
ac-
if
life,
You can never be equitable in dealing with more than one wife, no
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
submits totally
leads a righteous
best
matter
without the
slightest injustice.
who
is
human
how hard you try. Therefore, do not be so biased as to leave one of them hanging (neither enjoying marriage, nor left to marry someone else). If you correct this situation and maintain righteousness,
male or female, while believ-
gion than one
a
Polygamy Discouraged*
lead a righteous
ing, they enter Paradise;
and
a righteous
who com-
GOD.
is
you do good and lead GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do. trait,
and will have
supporter, against
for those
is
woman
Whose
Law
mits evil pays for
aware
truthful than
not in accordance with your
Who
fully
desertion from her husband, the
of the scripture: anyone
life,
is
Divorce Discouraged 128. If a
wishes, or the wishes of the people
As
GOD
differences, for conciliation
The It is
do,
shall treat
Whatever
thereof."
GODs?
to
to
the orphans equitably.
wherein they
125.
shall restore the
cheat out of their due dowries
into gardens with flowing streams,
124.
You
of orphaned
marry them: you shall not take advantage of them. The
a righteous
123.
all things.
They consult you concerning women: say, "GOD enlightens you regarding them, as recited for you in rights
it.
122.
control of
the scripture.
loss.
He promises them and entices them; what the devil promises
121.
GOD belongs everything in the earth. GOD is in
full
cepts the devil as a lord, instead of
GOD,
To
heavens and the
to (for-
130. If the couple
must decide
to part,
GOD will provide for each of them from His bounties. GOD is Boun-
cording to the creed of Abraham:
monotheism? GOD has chosen Abraham as a beloved friend.
teous,
Most Wise.
*4:125 All messengers since Adam have preached one and the same religion. Abrathe original messenger of the creed named "Islam" (22:78, Appendix 26). " "Islam " is not a name, but rather a description meaning "Submission.
ham was
*4:129 See Appendix 30, entitled "Polygamy.
656
"
49365
.
Women 13
1
(Al-Nesa') 4:131-142
To
59
GOD belongs everything in the
heavens and the
who
enjoined on those
scripture before you,
on you,
GOD.
GOD
and
earth,
received the
belief,
you shall reverence you disbelieve, then to earth.
GOD
O to
134.
140.
world should know that
GOD
GOD
you who
you
believe,
shall
The Hypocrites
be 141.
is
(to
Whether
rich or poor,
GOD
commandment), then
GOD
is
ieve in
believe,
GOD
you
that.
He
we
not
and protect you from
GOD will judge be-
tween you on the Day of Resurrec-
fully
tion.
GOD
will never permit the
disbelievers to prevail over the be-
shall bel-
lievers.
and His messenger,
and the scripture He has revealed through His messenger, and the scripture
not with you?"
them), "Did
the believers?"
Cognizant of everything you do.
you who
(to
side with you,
(this
we
you
they say
if the disbelievers get a turn,
they say
be biased by your personal wishes.
wait; if
GOD,
from
you), "Were
But
takes care of both. Therefore, do not
you deviate or disregard
They watch you and attain victory
even against yourselves, or your
the accused
GOD will gather the hyp-
and the disbelievers togeth-
er in Hell.
serve as witness-
parents, or your relatives.
with them, unless
Otherwise, you will be as guilty as
ocrites
GOD, when you
O
you hear GOD's revemocked and ridiculed,
shall not sit
they are.
is
absolutely equitable, and observe
136.
has instructed you in the scrip-
they delve into another subject.
You Shall Not Bear False Witness
If
He
you
seeks the materials of
Hearer, Seer.
es,
them-
lations being
world and the Hereafter.
O
ally
Are they seeking dignity
ture that: if
certainly able
is
possesses both the materials of this
135.
who
are the ones
GOD alone.
annihilate you,
this.
Anyone who this
guide them in any way.
with them? All dignity belongs with
people, and substitute others in
do
They
believers.
is
He can
GOD
He
selves with disbelievers instead of
the only Protector.
your place.
dis-
incurred painful retribution.
GOD belongs everything in the earth, and GOD
133. If He wills,
plunge deeper into
138. Inform the hypocrites that they have
139.
heavens and the
believe, then dis-
GOD will not forgive them,
nor will
in
is
no need, Praiseworthy.
To
lieve, then
and enjoined
belongs everything in the
who
believe, then believe, then disbe-
that
If
heavens and the
132.
137. Surely, those
we have
has revealed before
Anyone who
refuses to believe
GOD,
142.
The hypocrites think
that they are
GOD, but He is the One who leads them on. When they get deceiving
up
for the Contact Prayer (Salat),
they get up
lazily.
That
is
because
and His angels, and His scriptures, and His messengers, and
they only
the Last Day, has indeed strayed far
people, and rarely do they think of
astray.
GOD
in
679~
show
off in front of the
50865
Women (Al-Nesa) 4:143-156
60 143.
They waver
in
between, neither be-
GOD
Whomever
will never find a
144.
O
you who
sends astray, you
way to
believe,
you
ers, instead
wish
to
a shameful retribution. 152.
Do you
As
for those
them
grant is
find 146.
no one
fast to
147.
GOD,
and you will
repent, reform, hold
and devote
"Show
saying,
their reli-
us
GOD,
physi-
will bless the believers with a great
their audacity. Additionally, they
recompense.
worshiped the
What will
struck them, as a consequence of
doned
you became apprecia-
and believed?
mir-
all
with profound miracles.
GOD is Appre154.
Omniscient.
calf, after all the
had seen. Yet, we parthis. We supported Moses
acles they
GOD gain from punish-
And we
raised
Mount
Sinai above
GOD does not like the utterance of
we took their covenant. And we said to them, "Enter the gate humbly." And we said to them, "Do
bad language, unless one
not desecrate the Sabbath." Indeed,
them, as
Do Not Use Bad Language is treat-
GOD
ed with gross injustice.
is
Hearer, Knower. 149. If
you work righteousness
—
a transgression,
took from them a solemn cov-
—
either
155. (They incurred condemnation) for
or pardon
violating their covenant, rejecting
GOD is Pardoner,
Omnipotent.
revelations, killing the pro-
minds are made up!" In
Make Any Distinction Among God's Messengers Those who disbelieve in GOD and His messengers, and seek to
among
GOD's
phets unjustly, and for saying, "Our
You Shall Not
distinction
we
enant.
declared or concealed
GOD
messengers, and say,
696
The people of the scripture challenge you to bring down to them a book from the sky! They have asked Moses for more than that, cally." Consequently, the lightning
ciative,
50.
Most Merciful.
GOD alone, will be counted with the believers. GOD
tive
1
will
GOD
gion absolutely to
ing you, if
148.
153.
to help them.
Only those who
recompense.
Lessons From Israel
be committed to
the lowest pit of Hell,
their
Forgiver,
Are Believers will
GOD
believe in
among them, He
distinction
They Think That They
The hypocrites
who
and His messengers, and make no
proof against you?
145.
We
have prepared for the disbelievers
GOD with a clear
provide
between;
151. these are the real disbelievers.
shall not
of the believers.
some," and wish
reject
to follow a path in
guide him.
ally yourselves with the disbeliev-
some and
in
longing to this group, nor that group.
"We
make
and His believe
is
the
due
One who
to their disbelief,
they
fail to
fact,
GOD
sealed their minds,
and this
is
why
believe, except rarely.
condemned) for disbeand uttering about Mary a
156. (They are
lieving
gross
lie.
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Women (Al-Nesa) 4:157-169 Crucifying "the 157.
And
61
Body" of Jesus*
GOD
ers in
the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the
messenger of
GOD.
163.
never killed him, they never crucified
—they were made
him
We
God s Messengers
In fact, they
We
we inNoah and the prophets after And we inspired Abraham,
have inspired you, as
spired to think
him.
who
that they did. All factions
and the Last Day.
grant these a great recompense.
for claiming that they killed
are Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, the Patriarchs,
disputing in this matter are
doubt concerning
full
this issue.
of
They
1
GOD
158. Instead,
GOD
him
raised
to
64. Messengers
we have told you about,
and messengers we never told you
Him;
about.
Almighty, Most Wise.
is
the
Psalms.
conjecture. For certain, they never killed him.*
And we gave David
Solomon.
possess no knowledge; they only
and
Jonah, Aaron,
Job,
Jesus,
GOD
And
spoke to Moses
directly.
159.
Everyone among the people of the scripture
was required
him before
his death.
165. Messengers to deliver to believe in
On
Day
the
good news,
as well as warnings. Thus, the peo-
ple will have no excuse
of Resurrection, he will be a wit-
GOD,
face
ness against them.
when
after all these
come to them. Almighty, Most Wise. gers have
160.
Due
to their transgressions,
hibited for the
we pro-
Jews good foods
that
used to be lawful for them; also consistently repelling
of 161.
for
166.
GOD
ing what
from the path
messen-
GOD
is
bears witness concern-
He
has revealed to you;
He has revealed it with His knowledge. And the angels bear witness
GOD
And for practicing usury, which was
as well, but
forbidden, and for consuming the
people's
But
they
money
illicitly.
We
prepared for the disbelievers
them painful
GOD
suffices as wit-
who
disbelieve and
ness.
have
among
167. Surely, those
repel
retribution.
from the way of
GOD
have
strayed far astray. 162.
As
for those
among them who
are
well founded in knowledge, and the believers, they believe in
168.
gress,
what
(Salat),
169. except the
guide them in any
way
to Hell,
they abide forever. This
and givers of the obligato-
is
wherein easy for
GOD to do.
same manner as in the and cruMyths book "Jesus: the and See Appendices 17 &22,
*4: 157-158 Jesus, the real person, the soul,
was raised
in the
righteous person. Subsequently, his enemies arrested, tortured,
cified his living, but empty, body.
and Message" by Lisa Spray (Universal
709
He
way;
ry charity (Zakat); they are believ-
death of any
trans-
GOD will not forgive them,
nor will
was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you. They are observers of the Contact Prayers
Those who disbelieve and
Unity,
Fremont, California, 1992).
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Women 4:170-176
62 1
70.
O people,
messenger has come
the
you with the
to
truth
your
lieve,
own
then to
A
O
174.
175.
GOD
The Messiah,
Jesus,
Him. Therefore, you
176.
earth.
Those who believe fast to
Him, He
in will
GOD,
and
admit them
They
consult you; say,
"GOD
ad-
you concerning the single person. If one dies and leaves no children, and he had a sister, she gets half the inheritance. If she dies
from
he inherits from
shall believe
children. If there
first,
her, if she left
were two
no
sisters,
they get two-thirds of the inheritance. If the siblings are
women,
the
clarifies for
every-
men and
male gets twice the
share of the female." you,
lest
GOD
you go
thus
astray.
GOD is fully aware of all things.
thing in the heavens and everything
on
down
vises
He had
Him belongs
you
to
sent
straight path.
in GOD and His messengers. You shall not say, "Trinity." You shall refrain from this for your own good. GOD is only one god. Be He glorified; He is much too glorious to
have a son. To
we have
mercy from Him, and grace, and will guide them to Him in a
was a messenger
sent to Mary, and a revelation
Proof
come
into
gion, and do not say about
of GOD, and His word that
a proof has
you a profound beacon.
hold
people of the scripture, do not
the son of Mary,
O people, to
False Doctrine
truth.
Mathematical Code:
from your Lord;
transgress the limits of your reli-
except the
s
Tangible, Irrefutable
GOD belongs every-
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise. 171.
The Quran
good. If you disbe-
thing in the heavens and the earth.
Trinity:
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:1
from your
Lord. Therefore, you shall believe for
&
GOD suffices as Lord and
Master. 172.
The Messiah would never disdain
Sura 5: The Feast (Al-Ma'edah)
from being a servant of GOD, nor
would the
closest angels.
Those who
disdain from worshiping
Him, and
are too arrogant to submit,
summon them 173.
As
for those
a righteous
all
He
will
who believe and lead He will fully rec-
life,
disdain and turn arrogant,
He
name of God,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
ompense them, and shower them with His grace. As for those who
723
In the
before Him.
will
1
.
O
you who
believe,
you
shall ful-
your covenants. Permitted for
fill
you
to eat are the livestock, except
those specifically prohibited here-
You
shall not permit hunting
commit them to painful retribution. They will find no lord beside
throughout Hajj pilgrimage.
GOD,
decrees whatever
nor a savior.
in.
He
GOD
wills.
55026
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:2-5 2.
O
you who
believe,
the rites instituted
63
do not violate
up concerning
GOD,
your religion; do not fear them and
by
nor the
Me instead. Today, I have com-
Sacred Months, nor the animals to
fear
be offered, nor the garlands mark-
pleted your religion, perfected
ing them, nor the people
who head
(Ka 'bah) seek-
for the Sacred Shrine
ing blessings from their Lord and
approval.
who once
prevent-
You
shall cooperate in
mat-
of righteousness and piety; do
and
evil.
You shall observe GOD.
is strict
in enforcing retribu-
tion.
forced by famine (to ,
without being
GOD
is
Forgiver, Merciful.
They consult you concerning what is
lawful for them; say, "Lawful for
you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you." You train them according
GOD's
to
teachings.
what they catch
You may
for you,
eat
and men-
GOD's name thereupon. You shall observe GOD. GOD is most
tion
Only Four Meats Prohibited
efficient in reckoning.
"Animals that die
of themselves
"
Defined
Today,
Prohibited for you are animals that die of themselves, blood, the
meat
of pigs,* and animals dedicated to
GOD.
other than
(Animals that die
of themselves include those) gled, struck with an object,
—
animal before sacrificed
on
it
dies
altars.
this is
the scripture
is
lawful for you. Also,
you may marry the chaste women among the believers, as well as the
women among
the followers
chaste
fallen
of previous scripture, provided you
—and animals
Also prohibited
dividing the meat through a
of chance;
good food is made lawful The food of the people of
all
for you.
stran-
from a height, gored, attacked by a unless you save your
wild animal
is
is
deliberately sinful, then
not cooperate in matters that are sinful
you. If one
not
hunt.*
My
have de-
creed Submission as the religion for
Do
may
ed you from going to the Sacred
GOD
I
eat prohibited food)
hatred of people
ters
upon you, and
the
be provoked into aggression by your
Masjid.
blessing
Once you complete
pilgrimage, you
3.
(the eradication of)
game
an abomination.
Today, the disbelievers have given
pay them shall
their
due dowries. You
maintain chastity, not commit-
ting adultery, nor taking secret lovers.
his
Anyone who rejects faith, all work will be in vain, and in the
Hereafter he will be with the losers.
*5:2 Hunting and the cutting of plants are forbidden during pilgrimage for the conservation of natural resources. With thousands of pilgrims converging on Mecca, if hunting were permitted, the land would quickly be stripped of its natural resources.
Animal offerings are made part of the pilgrimage to provide for the converging pilgrims, as well as the local population, and to replenish any depleted supplies. See 2:196.
*5:3 The "meat" of the pig cally prohibited in the
732
is
prohibited, not the
Quran must be considered
"fat.
"Anything that
lawful.
is
not specifi-
See 6:145-146.
55035
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:6-13
64 Ablution 6.
O
you who
believe,
10.
when you
soil,
make
does not wish to
upon you,
12.
GOD had taken a covenant from the Children of
to
as
we
raised
And
you observe
the Contact Prayers
(Salat), give the obligatory charity
and believe
in
My messen-
gers and respect them, and contin-
upon
ue
He covenanted with you: you said, "We hear and we obey." You shall observe fully
and
patriarchs.
GOD said, "I am with you, so long
you, and His covenant that
is
Israel,
among them twelve
you may be
blessing
hands
protect-
Conditions for Staying
(Zakat),
Remember GOD's
GOD; GOD
He
Within God's Protection*
appreciative. 7.
their
the believers shall trust.
the religion
that
some people extended to aggress against you,
ed you and withheld their hands. shall observe GOD; in GOD
cleanse you and to perfect His blessing
disbelieve and
You
GOD
He wishes
for you;
difficult
who
God Defends the Believers 11.0 you who believe, remember GOD's blessings upon you; when
then rub-
bing your faces and hands.
for those
dwellers of Hell.
serve the Contact Prayers (Salat),
you shall: (I) wash your faces, (2) wash your arms to the elbows, (3) wipe your heads, and (4) wash your feet to the ankles. If you were unclean due to sexual orgasm, you shall bathe. If you are ill, or traveling, or had any digestive excretion (urinary, fecal, or gas), or had (sexual) contact with the women, and you cannot find water, you shall observe the dry ablution (Tayammum) by touching clean dry
As
reject our revelations, they are the
ob-
to lend
eousness.
I
GOD
a loan of right-
will then remit
your
sins,
and admit you into gardens with flowing streams. Anyone
aware of the
who disbe-
lieves after this, has indeed strayed
innermost thoughts. off the right path."
You Shall Not Bear False Witness 8.
you who believe, you shall be absolutely equitable, and observe GOD, when you serve as witnesses. Do not be provoked by your conflicts with some people into committing injustice.
You
righteous.
GOD
is
thing
you
GOD
You
fully
shall
it
13. It
is
observe
was
quently, they took the
more
con-
words out of
some of commandments given to them. You will continue to witness be-
GOD.
the
trayal
them.
believe
and lead a righteous life forgiveness and a great recompense. *5:12 Ifyou fulfill the requirements stated
we
context, and disregarded
Cognizant of every-
who
covenant that
demned them, and we caused their hearts to become hardened. Conse-
do.
promises those
a consequence of their vio-
lating the
be ab-
shall
solutely equitable, for
9.
Consequences of Violating Gods Covenant
O
from them, excepting a few of You shall pardon them, and
disregard them.
who
GOD
loves those
are benevolent.
in this verse,
God will let you know that He
Prominent among God's signs are mathematical signs for those who understand the Quran s miracle (Appendix 1). is
with you;
747
you
will
have no doubt about
it.
55101
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:14-21 Christians, too,
14.
65
Must Obey
between them. He creates whatever He wills. is Omnipotent.
GOD
God s Messenger Also from those who said, "We are Christian," we took their covenant. But they disregarded some of the commandments given to them. Consequently, we condemned them to animosity and hatred among themselves, until the tion.
Day of
God's Messenger Christians 18.
You are humans He created." He forgives whomever He wills and punishes whomever He wills. To GOD belongs the
GOD will then inform them of to the
earth,
and
you many things you have con-
cealed in the scripture, and to par-
you from
With
it,
GOD
guides those
He
has
say,
to you.
GOD
is
Om-
Moses said to his people, remember GOD's blessings upon you: He appointed prophets from among you, made you kings, and granted you what He people,
never granted any other people.
God
GOD if He willed to annihilate the GOD
you
A preacher and warner
now come
"O my
Gross Blasphemy
and everyone on earth?" To
lest
20. Recall that
Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, the son of Mary. Say, "Who could oppose
er,
mes-
to you, to explain
nipotent.*
straight path.
Messiah, son of Mary, and his moth-
scripture, our
come
did not receive any preacher
or warner."
who
to the paths of peace, leads
17.
the final destiny.
without messengers,
guides them
them out of darkness into the light by His leave, and guides them in a
is
O people of the
"We
seek His approval.
Him
things to you, after a period of time
and a profound
scripture. 16.
and everything between them,
to
senger has
A beacon has come
GOD,
like the other
God's Messenger of the Covenant 19.
don many other transgressions you have committed.
humans
sovereignty of the heavens and the
15.0 people of the scripture, our messenger has come to you to proclaim
to
the Christians said,
are
punish you for your sins? just
everything they had done.
for
Jews,
GOD's children and His beloved." Say, "Why then does He "We
Resurrec-
The Quran: God's Message Jews and Christians
The Jews and
to the
and Muslims
Gives the
Holy Land 21.
"O my that
to Israel
people, enter the holy land
GOD has decreed for you, and
belongs the sovereignty of the heav-
do not
ens and the earth, and everything
ers."
rebel, lest
you become
los-
*5:19 This verse reports the fulfillment of the biblical and Quranic prophecy regarding the advent of God's Messenger of the Covenant (Malachi 3:1, Quran 3:81). The " name of this messenger is mathematically coded into the Quran as "Rashad Khalifa. This very special verse warrants the presentation of specific evidence. By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of "Khalifa " (725), plus the sura number (5), plus the verse number (19), we obtain a total of 505+ 725+5+19 = 1254, or 19x66. Nineteen is the Quran s common denominator, which was revealed through
Rashad Khalifa. More evidence and specific 759
details are in
Appendix
2.
55241
.
The Feast (Al-Maedah) 5:22-33
66 22.
"O Moses,
They
said,
erful
people in
enter
it,
there are
and
we
we
blessed by
GOD
if
you
and your
it.
If
quital for the transgressors."
reverent and
30. His
said, "Just enter
the gate. If you just enter
it,
you
You must
surely prevail.
want you, not me, to bear my sin sin, then you end up with the dwellers of Hell. Such is the re-
29. "I
are entering."
Two men who were
GOD,
pow-
will not
unless they get out of
they get out, 23.
it,
up with
will
trust in
3
1
are believers."
They
it,
He
to
We
fight.
bury
"Woe
be as intelligent as
and bury
my
He became
brother's
ridden with
Grossness of Murder Because of this, we decreed for the
who
allow us to part company with the
murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous
wicked people."
crimes,
myself and
trol
26.
to
said,
Children of Israel that anyone
can only con-
I
my
failed to
He
remorse.
are sitting right
Lord,
I
corpse."
it.
32.
"My
me;
this raven,
never
so long as they are in
—you and your Lord
said,
him how
Saw "O Moses, we will
here." 25.
then sent a raven to scratch
Despite All the
Therefore, go
—and
the losers.
his brother's corpse.
said,
enter
GOD
killing
He killed him, and ended
the soil, to teach
Miracles They 24.
ego provoked him into
his brother.
He
said,
"Henceforth,
So
brother.
it is
all
forbid-
lessly.
will
Do
roam
shall
life
the earth aim-
Murder*
said, "I will surely kill
you."
He
accepts only from the
righteous.
I
am
I
to kill
1
me,
my hand to kill GOD, Lord of
reverence
the universe.
* 5:27-3
after all this, are
When
he
still
is it
Justified? 33.
The
who
just retribution for those
fight
GOD and His messenger, and
commit horrendous crimes, killed, or crucified, or to
hands and
not extending
you. For
if
the people.
Capital Punishment:
them the true history of Adam's two sons. They made an offering, and it was accepted from one of them, but not from the other.
hand
all
transgressing.
27. Recite for
28. "If you extend your
be as
shall
to them with and revelations, but
clear proofs
most of them,
"GOD
it
Our messengers went
not grieve over such
The First
said,
murdered
if he
And anyone who
spared the lives of
wicked people."
He
be as
the people.
spares a
den them for forty years, during which they
it
feet cut off
is
have
on
to
be
their
alternate
sides, or to be banished from the
land. This this
life,
is
to humiliate
them
in
then they suffer a far
worse retribution
in the Hereafter.
The names of the two sons involved in this first murder are not and Cain (Genesis 4:2-9).
relevant.
But
they are given in the Bible as Abel
765
55383
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:34-42 34.
Exempted fore
are those
who
67
repent be-
40.
you overcome them. You should
know
GOD
that
is
O
you who
erence
means
you
believe,
shall rev-
Him, and
cause, that
His
strive in
41.
you may succeed.
you messenger, do not be saddened by those who hasten to dissay,
ransom
their hearts
disbelieved, if
the Jews,
to spare
them
it
the retri-
Day of Resurrection,
would not be accepted from them;
they have incurred a painful
are given anything different, be-
retri-
ware."
bution. will
want
to exit Hell, but alas,
him
Whomever
GOD
wills to
you can do nothing
divert,
against
GOD.
GOD
wish
retribution
have incurred humiliation
is
eternal.
male or female, you
their
shall
hands* as a punishment
for their crime,
example from
and
to serve as
GOD.
GOD
is
an
Al-
mighty, Most Wise.
crime, and reforms,
ciful.
GOD
is
42.
They to
are upholders of lies,
of
ers
illicit
you
to
and
earnings. If they
eat-
come
judge among them, you
may judge among them, or you may disregard them. If you choose harm you judge
to disregard them, they cannot
39. If one repents after committing this
him.
They
in this
will suffer a terrible retribution.
Supports Quranic Justice
mark
to cleanse their hearts.
world, and in the Hereafter, they
Mathematical Proof
thief,
to help
does not
they can never exit therefrom; their
The
"We
do not believe. Among some listened to lies. They listened to people who never met you, and who distorted the words out of context, then said, "If you are given this, accept it, but if you
bution on the
38.
who
who
even twice as much, and offered
They
those
believe," with their mouths, while
they possessed everything on earth,
37.
among
The Cost of Disbelief 36. Certainly, those
it
pos-
O
believe
as
GOD
that
potent.
GOD and seek the ways and to
know
ens and the earth? He punishes whomever He wills, and forgives whomever He wills. GOD is Omni-
Merciful. 35.
not
sesses the sovereignty of the heav-
Most
Forgiver,
Do you
GOD redeems
Forgiver,
Most Mer-
you
in the least.
among them, you tably.
GOD
But
if
shall
judge equi-
loves those
who
are
equitable.
*5:38 The practice of cutting off the thief's hand, as decreed by the false Muslims, is a satanic practice without Quranic basis. Due to the special importance of this example, God has provided mathematical proof in support of marking the hand of the thief, rather than severing it. Verse 12:31 refers to the women who so admired Joseph that they "cut" their hands. Obviously, they did not "cut off" their hands: nobody can. The
sum of sura and verse numbers are the same for 5:38 and 12:31, i.e., 43. It is also the will and mercy of God that this mathematical relationship conforms with the Quran s 19-based code. Nineteen verses after 12:31, we see the same word (12:50). 777
55652
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:43-50
68 43.
Why
do they ask you
mong
when
them,
judge
to
augmenting
a-
and
they have the
To rah, containing GOD's law, and they chose to disregard it? They are
47.
accordance with
tions are the wicked.
con-
Quran:
ish prophets, as well as the rabbis
and the in
48.
them
priests, as dictated to
GOD's
The Ultimate Reference
were the Jew-
it
scriptures,
You
nessed by them. Therefore, do not
human
reverence
Me
reverence
away
trade
cheap
price.
beings;
instead.
My
you
Those who do not
GOD's
not
The
And we
differ
rule
Law of Equivalence
the life for the
it
puts that:
in accor-
and
revelations,
truth that
they
if
came
the test through the rev-
You
He
has given each of you.
shall
GOD
compete
in righteousness.
—
To
the ear, the tooth for the tooth, and
of you
an equivalent injury for any
of everything you had disputed.
a charity,
it
what
is
due
to
injury.
him
as
will atone for his sins.
49.
You
rule in accord-
you.
revelations are
beware
we
the son of Mary, confirming the pre-
We gave
the Gospel, containing guidlight,
and confirming the
previous scriptures, the Torah, and
*5:44 The Torah
is
in accor-
revelations to
Do not follow their wishes, lest
and
they divert you from revelations to you.
know
that
of their
sins.
Indeed,
many
people
are wicked. 50. Is
it
the law of the days of ignorance
uphold? Whose
that they seek to
law
is
better than
who have
GOD's
for those
attained certainty?
a collection of all the scriptures revealed through all the prophets
of Israel prior to Jesus Christ,
we find
among them
all
you
GOD wills to punish them for some
sent Jesus,
vious scripture, the Torah.
will inform
If they turn away, then
The Gospel of Jesus: Guidance and Light 46. Subsequent to them,
final destiny
GOD's
some of GOD's
the unjust.
ance and
your
shall rule
dance with
GOD's
him
is
—then He
Those who do not ance with
to
you to
eye, the nose for the nose, the ear for
If one forfeits
790
from the
elations
the eye for the
life,
among them
GOD's
we have decreed laws and different rites. Had GOD willed, He could have made you one congregation. But He thus
revela-
decreed for them in
this scrip-
you. For each of you,
tions, are the disbelievers.
45.
you
do not follow their wishes
revelations for a
in accordance with
to
confirming previous
and superseding them.
shall rule
dance with
shall
And do
Then we revealed ture, truthfully,
and as wit-
scripture,
shall rule
accordance with
taining guidance and light. Ruling in
light,
GOD's revelations therein. Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's revela-
Honoring Previous Scripture
We have sent down the Torah,*
guidance and
The people of the Gospel in
not believers.
44.
its
to enlighten the righteous.
that the Torah
i.e.,
was given
to
today's
Old Testament. Nowhere
in the
Quran do
Moses.
55978
The Feast (Al-Ma 'edah) 5:51-61
69
who
Certain Jews and Christians
Cannot Be Friends*
51.0 you who tain
believe,
of
do not take
Jews and Christians
among you who
as allies;
Which Jews and Christians
57.0 you who believe, do not befriend those among the recipients of previous scripture who mock and rid-
themselves
ally
GOD
does not guide the transgressors.
icule
52.
You will
see those
who harbor doubt
in their hearts hasten to join
saying,
"We
defeated." ry,
or a
fear lest
May
reverence
be
command from Him,
with you?" Their works have been
substitute
whom He They
believe, if
religion, then
in
you
"O people of the scripture, do you not hate us because we believe in GOD, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed before us, and because most of you
revert
your place people
loves and
who
are not righteous?"
love Him.
60. Say, "Let
with the disbelievers, and
will strive in the cause of
wills.
GOD
is
Boun-
55.
Your
real allies are
GOD
observe the Contact Prayers (Salat),
56.
(as despicable as)
monkeys and
61.
and the
idol worshipers.
were
Those who
lief
GOD and His messenger, and those
These
and farther from the
When they come to you, they say, "We believe," even though they
and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they bow down. ally themselves with
after incur-
right path."
and His
who
are
He made them
are far worse,
messenger, and the believers
GOD
worse
who
ring His wrath until
pigs,
teous, Omniscient.
are
of GOD: those
condemned by
is
GOD's blessing; He bestows it upon whomever He
me tell you who
in the sight
GOD
without fear of any blame. Such
When you call to the Contact Prayers (Salat), they mock and ridicule it. This is because they are people who
59. Say,
GOD will
will be kind with the believ-
ers, stern
shall
do not understand.
nullified; they are the losers.
you who
You
are really
Scriptures Transgress 58.
from your
you
if
Recipients of the
that
The believers will then say, "Are these the same people who swore by GOD solemnly that they were
O
GOD,
believers.
causes them to regret their secret
54.
nor shall you
religion,
GOD bring victo-
thoughts. 53.
your
befriend the disbelievers.
them,
we may
absolutely, they are the
victors.
cer-
these are allies of one another. Those
with these belong with them.
believed, belong in the party
GOD;
full
entered,
of disbelief when they
and they are
when
they leave.
full
of disbe-
GOD
is
fully
aware of everything they conceal.
*5:51 Relations with other people are governed by the basic rule in 5:57 & 60:8-9. The Jews and Christians who cannot befriends are specifically mentioned in 5:57; they are the ones
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70 62.
You
see
many of them readily com-
mitting evil and transgression, and eating from
illicit
able indeed
is
illicit
able indeed
is
and the
you messenger, deliver what
you do, you have not
until
ered His message
priests
is
deliv-
—and GOD
you from the people.
will
GOD
their sinful utter-
protect
earnings! Miser-
does not guide the disbelieving peo-
what they commit.
Blaspheming Against God 64.
O
revealed to you from your Lord
what they do.
them from
ances and
67.
earnings. Miser-
63. If only the rabbis
enjoin
The Messenger Must Deliver
ple.
68. Say,
"O
people of the scripture, you
The Jews even said, "GOD's hand is tied down!" It is their hands that are tied down. They are condemned
have no basis
for uttering such a blasphemy. In-
Lord." For sure, these revelations
spending as
He
wills.
your Lord's revelations er into transgression
Consequently,
them
For
you
to
flames of war,
ignite the
people.
Minimum Requirements For Salvation 69. Surely, those
who
GOD puts them out.
who
believe, those
are Jewish, the converts, and
the Christians; any of
the earth wickedly, and
GOD dislikes the evildoers.
Day, and
For righteous
them who
GOD and (2) believe
(1) believe in
in the Last
Salvation
many of
not feel sorry for the disbelieving
disbelief.
Day of Resur-
Whenever they
will cause
plunge deeper into trans-
gression and disbelief. Therefore, do
deep-
and hatred among
themselves until the
They roam
will
to
is
you herein from your
to
from your Lord
we have committed
to animosity
rection.
and
down
them
certain,
many of them to plunge
cause
sent
hands are wide open,
stead, His
you uphold the
until
Torah, and the Gospel, and what
life,
(3)
lead a
have nothing
to fear,
Jews and Christians nor will they grieve. 65. If only the people
of the scripture
believe and lead a righteous will then remit their sins,
them
into gardens
life,
we
70.
We have taken a covenant from the Children of
and admit
and
Israel,
we
sent to
them messengers. Whenever a mes-
of bliss.
senger went to them with anything
They Must Believe
in This
Quran
would uphold the Torah and the Gospel, and what is sent down to them herein from their Lord, they would be showered with blessings from above them and from
they disliked, some of them they
66. If only they
71.
and some they
They thought be
would not and
GOD redeemed them, but
many of them
then
doers.
thing they do.
feet.
that they
killed.
tested, so they turned blind
deaf, then
Some of them are righteous, but many of them are evil-
beneath their
813
rejected,
deaf again.
GOD
turned blind and
is
Seer of every-
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5: 72-82
71
Todays Christianity Not Jesus 'Religion*
not follow the opinions of people
Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah himself said, "O Children of Israel, you shall worship GOD; my Lord* and your Lord." Anyone who sets up any
led multitudes of people; they are
GOD, GOD
idol beside
who have gone astray, and have misfar astray
78.
73.
David and Jesus, is because they disobeyed and transgressed.
has for-
that
GOD
There
who
no god except the one god.
is
who
disbelieve
Would they
80.
this,
not repent to
Forgiver, 75.
with them and, consequently, they
is
will abide forever in retribution. is
no
81
Note how we explain
was revealed would not have befriended them. But many of them to
the
"Would you worship beside benefit you?
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient."
A
"O people of the scripture, do not transgress the limits of your
11. Say,
beyond the
truth,
You
Statement of Fact
will find that the worst ene-
mies of the believers are the Jews and the idol worshipers. And you will find that the closest people in
friendship to the believers are those
Choose Your Friends Carefully
religion
herein, they
are evil.
deviate!
harm you, nor
him
how
GOD powerless idols who can neither
Had they believed in GOD, and the prophet, and in what
the
82.
76. Say,
what
GOD
GOD,
revelations for them, and note still
is
hands have sent forth on behalf of their souls. is angry
messengers before him, and his mother was a saint. Both of them used to eat
they
many of them allywho dis-
their
GOD
The Messiah, son of Mary,
the food.
see
believe. Miserable indeed
Most Merciful.
more than a messenger like
You would
ing themselves with those
among them
and ask His forgiveness?
in-
deed
will incur a painful retribution. 74.
They did not enjoin one another from committing evil. Miserable is what they did.
say
Unless they refrain from saying those
Apathy Condemned
a third in a trinity.
is
the tongue of
the son of Mary. This
79.
Pagans indeed are those
right path."
Condemned are those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel, by
bidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The wicked have no helpers.
from the
and do
who
say,
"We
are Christian." This
because they have priests and monks among them, and they are is
not arrogant.
John 20:17, we see that Jesus taught that he was neither God, nor the son theologians have concluded, after careful research, that today's Chrisnot the same Christianity taught by Jesus. Two outstanding books on this
* 5:72-76 In
of God.
Many
tianity is
subject are "The
Myth of God Incarnate " (The Westminster
1977) and "The Mythmaker" (Harper
& Row, New
Press, Philadelphia,
On the front jacket of "...Hyam Maccoby presents
York, 1986).
"The Mythmaker" we read the following statement: to support the view that Paul, not Jesus, was the founder of Christianity....it was Paul alone who created a new religion through his vision of Jesus as a divine Saviour who died to save humanity."
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72 83.
When
they hear what
to the
messenger, you see their eyes
was revealed
that
flooding with tears as they recog-
plains His revelations to you, that
nize the truth therein, and they say,
you may be
we have
"Our Lord, count us
among
believed, so Intoxicants
the witnesses. 90.
84.
"Why GOD,
and
to us,
and hope
we
should
not believe in has
in the truth that
GOD
has rewarded them for say-
He
ing this;
will admit
them
inations of the devil;
them, that you
ity
abide therein forever. Such
86.
As
is
idols,
may
you
shall avoid
succeed.
and hatred among you through
the re-
you from remembering
distract
who
and
intoxicants and gambling, and to
for the righteous.
for those
intoxicants,
9 1 The devil wants to provoke animos-
into
gardens with flowing streams. They
ward
and Gambling Prohibited
O you who believe,
and the games of chance are abom-
Lord may
that our
appreciative.
gambling, and the altars of
come
admit us with the righteous people?" 85.
you swore to keep. You shall your oaths. GOD thus ex-
fulfill
GOD,
disbelieve and re-
and from observing the Con-
tact Prayers (Salat). Will
ject our revelations, they are the
you then
refrain?
dwellers of Hell. 92.
Do Not Prohibit Lawful 87.
O you who believe,
Things
You
obey
shall
GOD,
and you
shall
obey the messenger, and beware. If you turn away, then know that the sole duty of our messenger is to de-
do not prohibit
good things that are made lawful by GOD, and do not aggress; GOD
liver the
message
efficiently.
dislikes the aggressors.
93. 88.
And
eat
from the good and lawful
things that
you.
You
whom
GOD
eous
has provided for
GOD,
shall reverence
you
GOD
life
in
righteous
serve piety and righteousness.
ing them, or
family, or cloth-
by freeing a
you cannot afford
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this,
slave. If
then you
GOD
loves the righteous.
ble for the
own
life,
lead a
then maintain their
piety and faith, and continue to ob-
does not hold you responsi-
offer to your
bear no guilt by eating any
commandments, believe and
are believers.
mere utterance of oaths; He holds you responsible for your actual intentions. If you violate an oath, you shall atone by feeding ten poor people from the same food you
right-
food, so long as they observe the
Do Not Take God's Name in Vain 89.
Those who believe and lead a
Game 94.
Conservation
O you who believe, GOD will test you with some game within reach of your hands and your arrows (during pilgrimage)
guishes those serve
Him
.
GOD
thus distin-
among you who
in their
ob-
privacy. Those
shall fast three days. This is the
who
atonement for violating the oaths
curred a painful retribution.
transgress after this have in-
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O you who believe, do not kill
73
animals that
dance of the bad
You
by two equitable people among you. They shall make shall
be
may
Ka'bah. Otherwise, he
fast to
GOD
offense.
But
offenses.
such an offense, it.
GOD
is
101.
to
If
for
you
this
to eat.
may
shall not
reverence
97.
GOD
GOD,
before
whom
103.
you
Ka 'bah,
Sacred Months, the offerings
believers
(to the
Omniscient.
about
in enforc-
GOD
to deliver the
of
who
GOD. Most
Do Not Follow
the dislies
of them do not
Your Parents
Religion Blindly
When
they are told,
"Come
to
what
GOD has revealed, and to the messenger," they say,
is
us."
GOD
It is
invented such
our parents doing
messenger
message, and
by an oath, nor the one two males in a row, nor
is
Most Merciful.
sole duty of the
dis-
understand.
104.
is strict
ing retribution, and that
The
the
did not prohibit livestock
the bull that fathers ten.
marking them. You should know that GOD knows everything in the heavens and the earth, and that
Forgiving,
you have asked
that begets
Sacred Masjid), and the garlands
99.
GOD
liberated
GOD
Forgiv-
males and females, nor livestock
has appointed the
Know that
is
that begets certain combinations
tuary for the people, and also the
98.
GOD
shall
summoned.
is
has deliberately
same questions, then became
the Sacred Masjid,* to be a sanc-
GOD
of
obvi-
believers therein.
hunt
You
in light
become
Clement.
102. Others before
provide for you during
throughout the pilgrimage.
will be
er,
During pilgrimage,
your journey. You
GOD
overlooked them.
lawful
if revealed to
you ask about them
ous to you.
Eat
made
believe, do not ask
the Quran, they will
All Creatures of the to
you who
you prematurely, would hurt you.
Almighty, Avenger.
Sea Lawful
O
about matters which,
GOD will avenge
96. All fish of the sea are
may
succeed."
atone for his
anyone returns
(even if
O you who
in the minority,)
possess intelligence, that you
has pardoned past
if
abun-
impress you.
GOD,
shall reverence
you are
expi-
by feeding poor people, or by
an equivalent
may
good
the
if the
set
sure that the offerings reach the
ate
even
are not the same,
The judg-
killed.
'The bad and
100. Proclaim:
equivalent to the
is
game animals he ment
knows everything you declare and everything you conceal.
any
game during pilgrimage. Anyone who kills any game on purpose, his fine shall be a number of livestock
What
"What we found is
if their
sufficient for
parents
knew
nothing, and were not guided?
*5:97 The idol-worshiping Muslims have instituted ftvo "Sacred Masjids" by consecrating the Prophet's tomb. The Quran talks only about one Sacred Masjid.
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74 105.
O
you who
you should
believe,
ask them,
worry only about your own necks. If the others
go
GOD
To
ed.
you
He
of you, then
tiny, all
are guid-
your ultimate des-
is
er
110.
will in-
you who
you
then two others
may do
"O
Holy
Jesus, son of
I
supported enable
Spirit, to
speak to the people from the
to
Prayer (Salat),
GOD, "We will by
and the Gospel. Recall
Con-
to alleviate
attain personal gains,
even
your
if the
we GOD's testimony. Otherwe would be sinners." Nor
leave, then
will
Israel
wise,
spite the
found
to
it,
by
and
it
to hurt you, de-
profound miracles you
guilty of bias, then
among them
be asked to take
ously magic'
their places.
not be biased. Otherwise,
into
had shown them. The disbelievers
be
two others shall Choose two persons who were victimized by the first witnesses, and let them swear by GOD: "Our testimony is more truthful than theirs; we will
blew
who wanted
conceal
107. If the witnesses are
cre-
became a live bird by My leave. You healed the blind and the leprous by My leave, and revived the dead by My leave. Recall that I protected you from the Children of
not use this to
testator is related to us.
you
that
ated from clay the shape of a bird
My
the witness-
let
I taught you wisdom, the Torah,
well as an adult.
the scripture,
the wit-
nessing. After observing the
doubts:
the
dying shall
you. If you are traveling,
es swear
will say,
crib, as is
be done by two equitable people
tact
GOD
believe, witnessing a
when one of you
among
of all secrets."
you with
Witnessing A Will
O
"We have Know-
are the
you and your mother.
done.
will
the response
say,
Mary, remember My blessings upon
form you of everything you had
106.
"How was
you?" They will
no knowledge. You
cannot
astray, they
hurt you, as long as
to
111. "Recall that
'You
ples:
said, 'This is obvi-
I
inspired the disci-
shall believe in
My messenger.' They said,
Me
and
'We have
believed, and bear witness that
we will be
we
are submitters.'"
transgressors." 108. This
more
is
The Feast
apt to encourage an
honest testimony on their part, fearing that their oath
may
112. Recall that the disciples said, Jesus, son
be disre-
down to us a feast from the sky?" He said, "You should reversend
garded like that of the previous witnesses.
You
listen.
GOD
shall
observe
GOD and 113.
Totally
109.
The day will
862
will
summon
said,
if
you
GOD
the messengers and
are believers."
"We wish to
eat
to reassure our hearts,
know for sure that
Unaware
come when
They and
The Dead Messengers
GOD,
ence
does not guide the
wicked.
"O
of Mary, can your Lord
the truth.
We will
from
it,
and
to
you have told us serve as witness-
es thereof."
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The Feast 5:114-120
(Al-An am) 6:1-5
Greater Miracles Bring
deserved gardens with flowing
Greater Responsibility* 114. Said Jesus, the son
from the
feast
down
sky. Let
You
for us;
115.
GOD said, "I am sending lieves after this,
116.
120.
are the best Provider."
I
I
down.
it
Anyone among you who as
they are pleased with Him. This
and a sign from You. Provide
us,
will punish
my
GOD'?" He
beside
You
glorified.
I
everything in them, and
He
Lord.
mother
'
I
will say,
"Be
could not utter
1
'You shall Lord and your was a witness among them
When You earth,
them.
who
life
118. "If You punish them, they are
constituents. If
You
He is the One who created you from span, a to
3.
life
Him.
He
is
crets
span that
Yet,
is
He knows your
se-
and your declarations, and He
them from
away from 5.
to doubt.
earn.
No matter what kind of proof comes to
forgive them,
life
only
GOD in the heavens
earth.
knows everything you 4.
known
you continue
the one
and the
Your
You are the Almighty, Most Wise."
those
disbelieve in their Lord con-
mud, then predetermined your
on
You became the Watcher over You witness all things.
and made the
light. Yet,
tinue to deviate.
lived with them.
my
earth,
darkness and the
to say, that:
terminated
GOD, who created the
Praise be to
heavens and the
2.
I
and
Om-
idols
GOD, my
for as long as
is
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
them only what You com-
manded me
119.
earth,
Sura 6: Livestock (Al-An 'am)
to the people,
the secrets.
worship
belongs the sovereignty
him
what was not right. Had I said it, You already would have known it. You know my thoughts, and I do not know Your thoughts. You know
117. "I told
GOD
of the heavens and the nipotent.
On The Day Of Resurrection will say, "O Jesus, son of
'Make me and
is
disbe-
GOD
all
To
never punished anyone else."*
Mary,* did you say
therein forev-
pleased with them, and
is
the greatest triumph.
bring
plenty for each and every one of
GOD
er.
to us a
it
They abide
streams.
of Mary, "Our
god, our Lord, send
75
it,
their Lord, they turn in aversion.
Since they rejected the truth
when it
GOD will proclaim, "This is a day
came
when
the consequences of their heedless-
by
the truthful will be saved
their truthfulness."
They have
to
them, they have incurred
ness.
Quran s overwhelming miracle (Appendix 1) is described in 74:35 as "One of the greatest miracles, " and brings with it an uncommonly great responsibility.
*5: 114-11 5 The
* 5: 11 6 It is
noteworthy that the Quran consistently calls Jesus "son of Mary" and the God knew that some will blaspheme and call him "son
Bible calls him "son of man. "
of God"!
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76 6.
Have they not seen how many generations before them we have annihilated? We established them on earth more than we did for you, and we showered them with blessings, generously, and we provided them
is
the Hearer, the
14. Say, "Shall
I
He
Knower.
accept other than
GOD
ation in their place.
not be an idol worshiper.'
Even
We then anni-
them because of
if
we
sent
as a
down
their sins,
to
them a
15. Say, "I fear, if
physical book, written on paper, and
they touched
who
those
with their hands,
disbelieved
"This
said,
it
is
would have
16.
disobeyed
on
is
my Lord,
awesome
day.
spared (the retribu-
that day, has attained His
And
mercy.
r
this is the greatest tri-
umph."
also said, "If only an angel
could
come down with him!" Had
whole matter would have been terminated, and they would no longer be respited. sent an angel, the
Requirements of the Test
Had we
"Whoever tion),
no more than clever
They
we
I
the retribution of an
magic."
9.
that
dwells in the night and the day.
and we substituted another gener-
hilated
8.
To Him belongs everything
Lord and Master, when He is the Initiator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds but is not fed?" Say, "I am commanded to be the most devoted submitter, and, 'Do
with flowing streams.
7.
13.
sent an angel,
Only God Controls Happiness
GOD touches you with adversity, none can relieve it except He. And if He touches you with a blessing,
17. If
18.
we would
He
is
He He
is
Omnipotent.
is
Supreme over His creatures. Most Wise, the Cognizant.
the
have sent him in the form of a man,
and
we would have kept them just as
confused as they are confused now. 10.
Messengers before you have been ridiculed.
It is
those
19.
who mocked
them who suffered the consequences of their ridiculing. 1 1
Say,
"Roam
the earth and note the
consequences for the rejectors."
"To whom belongs everything heavens and the earth?" Say, "To GOD." He has decreed that mercy is His attribute. He will sure-
gods* beside GOD." Say, "I do not testify as you do; there is only one god, and I disown your idolatry."
that there are other
12. Say,
in the
summon you
on the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. The ones who lose their souls are ly
those
who
all
disbelieve.
Quran, the Whole Quran, and Nothing But the Quran Say, "Whose testimony is the greatest?" Say, "GOD's. He is the witness between me and you that this Quran* has been inspired to me, to preach it to you and whomever it reaches. Indeed, you bear witness
20.
Those
to
whom we
they rec-
children.
The ones
scripture recognize
ognize their
who
own
have given the this as
lose their souls are those
who
do not believe.
*6:19 This verse proclaims the Quran as the only source of religious guidance. Those who uphold additional sources, such as Hadith & Sunna (lies attributed to the Prophet), are defined as idolators.
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Livestock (Al-An'am) 6:21-34 21.
Who
more
is
about
GOD,
tions?
The
evil than
one
77
who
commit exactly They are liars.
lies
or rejects His revela-
transgressors never suc-
29.
ceed.
only Idol Worshipers
22.
we will
"Where
30. If
you
set
up?"
GOD our Lord, we never were
idol worshipers."*
24.
25.
3
1
Note how they lied to themselves, and how the idols they had invented have abandoned them.
Some of them
listen to you, but
Losers indeed are those
say,
come
when
"These are
tales
They repel and
32.
they
life
of
will carry
load!
this
world
abode of the Hereafter
from
for the righteous.
others
from
this
(Quran),
33.
away from
is
no more
is
far better
Do you not under-
thus, they only destroy
them-
We know that you may be saddened by what they say. You should know that it is not you that they reject; it is GOD's
you could see them when they face the hellfire! They would
disregard.
we
They
than illusion and vanity, while the
27. If only
"Woe to us. Oh, we wish
if
34.
revelations that the
wicked
Messengers before you have been rejected,
and they steadfastly perse-
could go back, and never reject
vered in the face of rejection. They
our Lord's revelations, and join the
were persecuted until our victory came to them. Such is GOD's system that will never change. The his-
believers." 28.
The
selves without perceiving.
say then,
them suddenly then
deeply regret wasting our
stand?!
as they themselves stay it,
to
disbe-
until the
Rearranging Our Priorities
the past." 26.
"We
what a miserable
to argue with you, the disbe-
lievers say,
He
loads of their sins on their backs;
deafness in their ears. Thus, no mat-
cannot believe. Thus,
live
be resur-
who
GOD,
lives in this world."
we
see, they
meeting
Hour comes
vent them from understanding, and
what kind of proof they
will not
you could only see them when
lieve in
place veils on their hearts to pre-
ter
we
would say, "Is this not the truth?" They would say, "Yes, by our Lord." He would say, "You have incurred the retribution by your disbelief."
23. Their disastrous response will be,
"By
"We
(subconsciously),
this life;
they stand before their Lord!
ask the idol worshipers,
are the idols
same crimes.*
rected."
Deny Their Idolatry day when we summon them
On the all,
They say
the
As this
a matter of fact, (they only say
because) their secrets have been
exposed. If they go back, they will *6:23
Now and forever,
tory of
My messengers thus sets the
precedents for you.
the idol worshipers vehemently deny that they are idolators.
because as soon as we enter into our worldly dimension, we become totally unaware of events in the dimension of souls, where God and His angels, and Heaven and Hell, can be seen. Thus, the guilty will not change their behavior, even *6:28 This
is
after seeing that eternal dimension.
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much
35. If their rejection gets to be too for you, if you
you should know
that
dug a tunnel through
"What if GOD's retribution came to you, or the Hour came to you: would you implore other than GOD, if you are truthful?"
40. Say,
even
the earth,
or climbed a ladder into the sky, and
produced a miracle for them (they still
would not
willed,
Had
believe).
41.
GOD
and
He could have guided them, 42.
36.
like the ignorant ones.
The only ones
to
respond are those
they ultimately return to Him. 37.
They
said, "If
could
come down
Lord!" Say,
down
is
We
and
will be
summoned. Overwhelming
astray,
GOD
wills,
and whomever
He
leads in a straight path.
*
become
The wicked Praise be to
utterly stunned.
are thus annihilated.
GOD,
Lord of the uni-
46. Say,
He
sends
wills,
He
"What
if
GOD took away your
hearing and your eyesight, and sealed
your minds; which god, other than
GOD,
can restore these for you?"
Note how we explain the
and note
how
they
still
revelations,
deviate!
Animals were among the creatures who took advantage of God's offer committing the original sin (see the Introduction).
6: 38
after
what was
we punish them sud-
God Alone Worthy of Worship
Those who reject our proofs are deaf and dumb, in total darkness.
Whomever
denly; they
45.
for
verse.
Miracle of the Quran 39.
we open
the gates of everything. Then,
given to them,
did not
their Lord, all these creatures
a-
they thus disregard the mes-
just as they rejoice in
all
leave anything out of this book.**
To
When them
the birds that fly with wings, are like you.
when our test
sage given to them,
Submitting Creatures*
communities
may implore.
that they
The System*
Animals and Birds:
earth,
put
through adversity
them! Instead, their hearts
them do 44.
on
to the test
com-
were hardened, and the devil dorned their works in their eyes.
his
not know."
38. All the creatures
we
afflicted
able to send
a sign, but most of
to
43. If only they implored
him from
to
forget your idols.
munities before you, and
and hardship,
only a certain sign
"GOD
you
We have sent (messengers) them
GOD resurrects the dead;
who listen.
fact is: only Him you implore, He answers your prayer, if He
so wills, and
unanimously. Therefore, do not be-
have
The
to repent
**6:38 All information relevant to our eternal life of the Hereafter is contained in the Quran. The true believers accept, without hesitation, God's assertion: "We did not leave anything out of this book. " The importance of this statement, and similar statements, is reflected in the fact that each of them consists of 19 Arabic letters (Appendix 19).
*6:44 Before the guilty are thrown out the window, they are taken up
890
to
a high floor.
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"What
47. Say,
came
if
GOD's
announcement,
who
retribution
you suddenly, or
to
79 54.
after an
"Salamun 'Alaykum (Peace be upon
incur annihilation?"
We
mercy
cept as deliverers of
good news,
who
and reform have nothing
49.
As
as
He
to fear, nor
do not say
know
you
to
the future.
that
I
am
follow what
you
Nor do
I
I
I
and not be guided."
simply
same
reverence the
Him
may
And do
it. I
my do
me to bring. Judgment belongs alone. He narrates the truth, and He is the best judge." with
summon-
—they have Lord and —
GOD
58. Say, "If
as a
I
that
who
controlled the retribution
you challenge me
to bring, the
whole
matter would have been terminated
attain salvation.
not dismiss those
astray,
not control the retribution you chal-
long ago. 52.
go
lenge
Master, nor an intercessor they
will
Lord, and you have rejected
as the
preach with this (Quran) to
I
have solid proof from
57. Say, "I
not reflect?"
ing before their Lord
Say, "I will not follow your
say to
And
none beside
forbidden from wor-
opinions. Otherwise,
Do you who
am
and
ways of the wicked.
do
seer?
those
We thus explain the revelations,
GOD."
pos-
revealed to me."
Say, "Is the blind the
51
that
GOD. Nor
an angel.
is
Most Merciful."
shiping what you worship besides
sess the treasures of I
Forgiving,
56. Say, "I
their wickedness.
50. Say, "I
is
point out the
reject our revela-
tions, they incur the retribution for
a trans-
pents thereafter and reforms, then
55.
who
for those
that
Thus, anyone
attribute.
gression out of ignorance, and re-
believe
will they grieve.
His
is
among you who commits
do not send the messengers ex-
well as warners. Those
Your Lord has decreed
you).
Role of the Messengers 48.
who believe in our revcome to you, you shall say,
those
elations
not the wicked
is it
When
im-
wicked
GOD knows best who the
are."
plore their Lord day and night, de-
voting themselves to
You
Him
are not responsible for their
reckoning, nor are they responsible for
your reckoning.
If
you dismiss
them, you will be a transgressor. 53.
We
thus test the people by each
other, to let
them say (mockingly),
"Are these the people among us who are blessed
by
GOD?"
Is
GOD not
aware of the appreciative ones?
897
Almighty
alone.
59.
With
God Him are the keys to
all secrets;
none knows them except He. He
knows everything on land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls without His knowledge. Nor is there a grain in the depths of the soil. Nor is there anything wet or dry, that
corded
in a
is
not re-
profound record.
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80 Death and Resurrection: Every Day* 60.
He
the
is
One who
puts
during the night, and
you
67. Every prophecy herein will pass,
to death
knows even
He
morning,
until
then to
filled,
return.
He
your
Him
life
is
span
elations,
you
who mock our rev-
shall
avoid them until
they delve into another subject. If
is ful-
you to forget, then, you remember, do not sit
the devil causes
your ultimate
will then inform
to
Respect for the Word of God
you every
resurrects
come
will surely find out.
68. If you see those
the smallest of your actions during
the day.
and you
as soon as
you of
with such evil people.
everything you had done. 69. 61.
He
The righteous
are not responsible for
Supreme over His
creatures,
the utterances of those people, but
and He appoints guards
to protect
may
help to remind them; perhaps
the appointed time of
they
may
You
shall disregard those
is
you.
When
death comes to any of you, our mes-
him
sengers put
70.
be saved.
who
delay.
social function,
Then everyone is returned to GOD, their rightful Lord and Master. Absolutely,
He
He
most accurate reckoner.
is
63. Say,
the
"Who
the ultimate judge;
is
certainly able to pour
retribution
from above
you, or from beneath your
He
feet.
Or
can divide you into factions and
have you
taste
each others' tyranny.
Note how we explain the revelations, that they
66.
may
understand."
Your people have rejected though it is the truth. Say, a guardian over you."
this,
"I
even
am not
(Quran),
this
life.
lest
Remind its
has none beside
It
may
a soul
evil
GOD
Lord and Master, nor an interit could offer any kind of ransom, it would not be accepted. They suffer the consequences of the evil works they earn; they have incurred hellish drinks, and a painful
64. Say,
is
with
a
totally ab-
cessor. If
be eternally appreciative."
"He
this
it is
as a
You implore Him loudly and secretly: "If He saves us this time, we will
upon you
worldly
sorbed in
earnings.
can save you from the
"GOD does save you this time, and other times as well, then you still set up idols besides Him."
and are
suffer the consequences of
darkness of the land or the sea?"
65. Say,
take
to death without
their religion in vain, as if
62.
it
retribution because
71
Say, "Shall
of their disbelief.
we implore, beside GOD,
what possesses no power to benefit us or hurt us, and turn back on our heels after that case,
GOD has guided us? In
we would join
those pos-
sessed by the devils, and rendered utterly confused, while their friends try to save
them: 'Stay with us on
the right path.'" Say,
ance
is
"GOD's
the right guidance.
commanded
to
guid-
We
are
submit to the Lord
of the universe.
*6:60 The righteous do not really die; they go straight
to the
same Paradise where
Adam and Eve once lived. The unrighteous die and experience a nightmare that lasts until the Day of Resurrection (see 2:154, 3:169, 8:24, 16:32, 22:58, 36:26-27, 40:46, 44:56,
903
and Appendix
17).
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"And
to observe the Contact Prayers
and
(Salat),
Him
to reverence
80. His
—He
One before whom you will be summoned (for the reckoning)."
have no fear of the idols you
He
Nothing can happen
is
the
One who
He
ever
created the heav-
says, "Be,"
it is.
my
WhenHis word
is
the absolute truth. All sovereign-
ty
belongs to
is
Him
the day the horn
He
is
the
8
1
Most Wise,
Abraham
could you worship
statues as
gods?
I
see that
your people have gone
We showed Abraham him with
the night
said.
said, "I
77.
GOD
fell,
When
the marvels 83.
it
this is
rising,
my
to
84.
he
Abraham against his whomever we will higher ranks. Your Lord is Most
We
And we
that,
Lord!"
granted him Isaac and
sun
rising,
my Lord.
he
This
said,
is
have devoted myself absolutely
idol worshiper."
initiated the I
Noah
before
his descendants
(we thus
85. Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus,
and
Elias; all
86.
heav-
will never be an
were righteous.
And Ismail,
Elisha, Jonah,
each of these all
ens and the earth;
guided
and from
We
atry.
One who
guided both of them.
seph, Moses, and Aaron.
the
when it set, he said, "O my people, I denounce your idol-
to the
we we
reward the righteous.
biggest." But
79. "I
exalt
guided) David, Solomon, Job, Jo-
with the stray ers."
"This must be
security,
truly guided.
Wise, Omniscient.
disappeared, he said, "UnLord guides me, I will be
When he saw the
with idol worship,
supported
people.
my Lord,"
like (gods) that dis-
more deserving of know?"
Such was our argument, with which
we
he saw a shin-
moon
is
and they are
disappeared, he
it
he saw the
my
idols that
Those who believe, and do not pol-
When
"Maybe
fear
I
have deserved the perfect
far astray."
this is
side
Similarly,
less
905
you
worship instead of
Jacob, and
When
78.
It is
afraid, since
appear."
said,
Would
you who should be
should
lute their belief
certainty:
"Maybe
do not
things.
Perfect Security for Believers 82.
you and
of the heavens and the earth, and
he
all
your idols?
said to his fa-
"How
ing planet.
My Lord's knowl-
it.
security, if you
ther Azer,
When
set up.
me, unless
are utterly powerless to help you.
With Idol Worshipers
76.
"Why
Which
Abraham Debates
blessed
wills
to
you not take heed?
the Cognizant.
74. Recall that
Lord
edge encompasses
blown. Knower of all secrets and
declarations,
He
"Do you argue with me about GOD, after He has guided me? I
ens and the earth, truthfully.
75.
people argued with him.
said,
the
is
73.
81
87.
we
and Lot;
distinguished over
the people.
From among
their ancestors, their
descendants, and their siblings,
chose many, and
we
we
guided them
in a straight path.
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GOD's guidance, with which whomever He chooses from among His servants. Had any Such
He
89.
93.
ricates lies
vine inspiration,"
nullified.
to
or says, "I have received di-
Those were the ones to whom we have given the scripture, wisdom,
"I
and prophethood.
velations"? If only
spiration
If these people dis-
fab-
them
attributes
works would have been
when no such
was given
in-
to him, or says,
can write the same as
GOD's
re-
you could see the
we
will substitute others in
transgressors at the time of death!
their place,
and the new people will
The angels extend
their
hands
to
not be disbelievers.
them, saying, "Let go of your souls.
These are the ones guided by
Today, you have incurred a shame-
GOD;
ful retribution for
for
you
shall
be guided in their
any wage. This
GOD
other than the truth, and for being
but a message
too arrogant to accept His revela-
is
tions.
God s Messages to the
saying about
do not ask you
for all the people."
94.
They never valued
"You have come back viduals, just as
World
GOD
He
as
first
we
to us as indi-
created
you have
time, and
you the
left
behind
We
should be valued. Thus, they said,
what we provided
"GOD
not see with you the intercessors
does not reveal anything to
any human being." Say,
"Who
revealed the scripture that
that
then
Moses
the people?"
You put
per to proclaim a
lot
down on pa-
set
—you and your (is
the
One who
re-
GOD
is
the
He
produces the living
Such
GOD; how could you
is
a blessed scripture that deviate!
revealed, confirming the
previous scriptures, that you
may
96.
At the crack of dawn, He causes
the
He made
the
morning
emerge.
warn the most important community* and all those around it. Those
night
who
and the moon
believe in the Hereafter will
to
still,
and He rendered the sun to serve as calcula-
Such
the design of
believe in this (scripture), and will
tion devices.
observe the Contact Prayers (Salat).
the Almighty, the Omniscient.
*6:92 Todays "most important community" restored.
you
from the dead, and the dead from the living.
we have
One who causes
the
germinate.
heedlessness, playing. is
among
the idols
grains and the seeds to crack and
vealed it)" then leave them in their
92. This too
that
Greatness of God 95.
parents.
ties
do
up have abandoned you."
while concealing
knew
"GOD
you idolized and claimed
you have been severed;
of it. You were taught what you
never Say,
it,
it
for you.
they will help you. All
brought, with light and guidance for
915
and
GOD,
footsteps. Say, "I
91.
Who is more evil than one who
of them fallen into idolatry, their
believe,
90.
False Messengers Condemned
is
guides
When
the
Quran was
revealed,
is
is
America, where God's message
Mecca was
the
is
being
most important community.
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And He stars to
the
is
One who made
the
103.
sea.
We
He
from your Lord. As
initiated
final destiny.
We
who
He
One who
all
sends
down
kinds of plants.
We pro-
grains,
palm trees
with hanging clusters, and gardens 107. fruits that are similar, yet dissimi-
Note
and
ripen.
who
ple
their fruits as they
grow
108.
up besides
is
the
One who
even attribute
GOD idols
jinns,
though
created them. to
Him
He
101.
The
of the heavens and the
GOD
your Lord, there
He
922
is
You shall worship Him alone.
in control
of all things.
Do
not curse the idols they set up
their advocate.
GOD, lest they blaspheme GOD, out of ignorance.
have adorned the works of
they return to their Lord, then
He
informs them of everything they had
109.
GOD,
They swore by that if a miracle
came
solemnly,
to them, they
would surely believe. Say, "Miracles come only from GOD." For all you know, if a miracle did come to them, they would continue to disbelieve.
is
no god except He, the Creator of all things.
did not
done.
God is
would not
We
you
ly,
things.
Such
idols.
every group in their eyes. Ultimate-
earth. How can He have a son, when He never had a mate? He created all things, and He is fully aware of all
102.
willed, they
are
We
They
sons and
their claims.
Initiator
GOD
and curse
Be He glorified. He is the Most High, above
Had
beside
daughters, without any knowledge.
far
Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord, there is no god except He, and disregard the idol
appoint you as their guardian, nor
believe.
from among the
explain the revelations, to
have worshiped
These are signs for peo-
100. Yet, they set
We thus
worshipers.
of grapes, olives and pomegranate;
lar.
am not
edge, and to clarify them for people
106.
of complex
I
who know.
duce from the green material multitudes
turn blind, do
detriment.
prove that you have received knowl-
from the sky water, whereby we produce
own
un105.
the
is
so to their
who own
your guardian.
derstand. 99.
is
you
to
for those
who
good, and those
thus clarify
the revelations for people
He
can see, they do so for their
you from one person,
and decided your path, as well as your
come
104. Enlightenments have
who know. 98.
visions.
all
the Compassionate, the Cognizant.
thus
clarify the revelations for people
No visions can encompass Him, but He encompasses
guide you during the dark-
on land and on
ness,
83
110.
We
control their
minds and
their
hearts. Thus, since their decision is to
disbelieve,
we
leave them in their
transgressions, blundering.
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A Consequence of Their 111.
Even
if
we
Own
sent
117.
Decision
down
the angels to
them; even if the dead spoke to them; even if we summoned every miracle before them; they cannot believe unless
GOD wills
fully
is
aware of those and He is
who
stray off His path,
fully
aware of those who are guid-
ed.
118.
You
shall eat
GOD's name
Indeed,
it.
Your Lord
if
most of them are ignorant.
you
from that upon which has been pronounced,
truly believe in His revela-
tions.
Hadith & Sunna: Fabrications by the Prophets Enemies 112.
We
to Remember God: Mention God's Name Before You Eat
Chance
have permitted the enemies of every prophet human and jinn devils to inspire in each other fancy words, in order to deceive. Had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.
—
—
119.
Why
should you not eat from that upon which GOD's name has been mentioned? He has detailed for you what is prohibited for you, unless you are forced. Indeed, many people mislead others with their per-
Important Criterion 113. This
is
to let the
who do
sonal opinions, without knowledge.
minds of those
Your Lord
not believe in the Here-
after listen to
is
fully
aware of the
transgressors.
such fabrications, and 120.
accept them, and thus expose their
You
shall avoid
obvious
sins, as
well as the hidden ones. Those
real convictions.*
who
have earned sins will surely pay
Quran: Fully Detailed* 1
for their transgressions.
GOD
seek other than as a source of law, when He has revealed
14. Shall
I
12 1.
name of
you this book fully detailed?* Those who received the scripture recognize that it has been revealed from your Lord, truthfully. You shall not harbor any doubt. to
115.
The word of your Lord plete,* in truth
and
is
justice.
ing shall abrogate His words.
com-
GOD
tioned, for
it is
has not been men-
an abomination. The
devils inspire their allies to argue if you obey them, you will be idol worshipers.*
with you;
122. Is one
Noth-
He
Do not eat from that upon which the
is
who was dead and we
ed him
life,
grant-
and provided him with
light that enables
him
move
to
the Hearer, the Omniscient.
among
you obey the majority of people on earth, they will divert you from the path of GOD. They follow only
darkness from which he can never exit? The works of the disbelievers are thus adorned in their
conjecture; they only guess.
eyes.
116. If
*6:113 The Quran provides criteria that after or merely give
it
lip
tell
the people, equal to one in
total
us whether
we
truly believe in the
service. These important criteria are stated here
Here-
and
in
17:45-46 and 39:45. *6: 11 3-1 15 Upholding
(Appendix
any source beside the Quran
*6:121 Dietary prohibitions instituted by other than
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Quran
18).
God represent
idolatry.
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We
85
allow the leading criminals
scheme against
their
own
companions
comes
"We will not bewe are given what is given to GOD's messengers!'' GOD knows exactly who is best qualified to deliver His message.*
Such
Your Lord
will.
129.
We
is
GOD's
thus match the wicked to be
companions of each other, as a punishment for their transgressions. 130.
O
you jinns and humans, did you
not receive messengers from
GOD,
you,
and
terrible retribution as a
their evil
schem-
who
"We
of Human Progress*
They were
selves that they 131. This
is
to
ly,
132.
refuse to believe.
the straight path to your
We have
who
They have deserved
take heed.
He
Lord
and Master, as a reward for
their
at their
Lord;
133.
is
disbelievers.
its
people are unaware.
Everyone will attain a rank commensurate with their deeds. Your Lord is never unaware of anything
Your Lord
is
the Rich One; pos-
sessor of all mercy. If He wills,
the abode of their
peace
while
were
they do.
explained the reve-
lations for people
whomever He
wills in
your place,
He produced you from
just as
The day
progeny of other people.
all
will
come when He sum"O
of them (and says):
you jinns, you have claimed multi*6:124 Jealousy and ego are human
He
can remove you, and substitute
works.
mons
and they
show that your Lord never any community unjust-
one who climbs towards the sky.*
is
life,
preoccu-
will bear witness against them-
annihilates
Lord.
totally
pied with the worldly
chest intolerant and straitened, like
126. This
rev-
bear witness against our-
selves."
GOD thus places a curse upon those
among
My
and warned you about the meeting of this day? They will say,
Quranic Knowledge Far Ahead
Whomever GOD wills to guide, He renders his chest wide open to Submission. And whomever He wills to send astray, He renders his
narrated to you
elations,
ing.
who
is
Wise, Omniscient.
criminals will suffer debasement at
consequence of
128.
will say, "Hell
forever, in accordance with
lieve, unless
127.
He
until
You had
to
them, they say,
125.
the life span
set for us."
a powerful proof
"Our Lord, we
your destiny." They abide therein
Questioning God's Wisdom*
When
will say,
enjoyed each others' company
we wasted
souls,
without perceiving.
124.
human
tudes of humans." Their
of every community to plot and scheme. But they only plot and
134.
What
is
to pass,
traits that provoke
promised
to
you
will
the
come
and you can never evade
some people
to question
it.
God's
His messengers. Corrupted Muslim scholars have uttered this same utterance regarding the revelation of the Quran's mathematical code through God's
wisdom
in selecting
Messenger of the Covenant. *6:125 Centuries after the revelation of the Quran, we learned that the proportion of oxygen diminishes as we climb towards the sky, and we gasp for air.
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Livestock (Al-An'am) 6:135-142
"O my
135. Say,
and so will out
who
He will surely requite them for their
people, do your best, I.
You
will surely find
the ultimate victors are."
Certainly, the
wicked
innovations. 139.
will never suc-
They even
and prohibited
set aside a share
if
of
was a
wives
GOD,"
novations.
this share
their idols
belongs to our idols." set aside for
never reached
is
their children foolishly,
their judgment.
own
and confuse
upon them,
their religion for them.
GOD willed, they would not
141.
—
142.
prohibited the riding of certain livethe livestock they ate,
GOD's
as they sacrificed them.
are innovations attributed to
A perfect example
Eat from their
fruits,
dissim-
and give
not love the wasters.
shall eat
name
and pomegranate
on the day of harvest,* and do not waste anything. He does
crops that are prohibited; no one
Even
and crops with different olives,
the due alms
"These are livestock and
they never pronounced
and
fruits that are similar, yet
ilar.
them except whomever we permit," so they claimed. They also
trees,
tastes,
Condemned
stock.
Zakat Must Be Given "On The Day Of Harvest"* He is the One who established gar-
palm
Religious Innovations
said,
killed
to their
dens, trellised and untrellised, and
have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.
They
who due
they are not guided.
children.* In fact, their
idols inflict great pain
will
lack of knowledge, and prohibited what GOD has provided for them, and followed innovations attributed to GOD. They have gone astray;
Thus were the idol worshipers duped by their idols, to the extent of killing their
He is
He
them for their inMost Wise, Omnis-
140. Losers indeed are those
GOD,
GOD invariably went to their idols. Miserable indeed
But
cient.
while the share they set aside for
*6: 137
among us,
to share therein.
stock, saying, "This share belongs to
according to their claims,
the bel-
reserved
they permitted
stillbirth,
certainly requite
However, what was
138.
it
their
Had
is
for our wives."
GOD's provisions of crops and live-
"and
is in
exclusively for the males
Abusing God's Provisions
137.
"What
also said,
of these livestock
lies
ceed.
136.
They
Such Him.
Some
livestock supply
you with
transportation, as well as bedding materials. Eat
from
GOD's
provi-
sions to you, and do not follow the steps of Satan; he
is
your most
ar-
dent enemy.
of the execution of a Saudi Arabian princess in 1978 for alleged adultery. God's law institutes whipping, not execution, as a punishment for adultery (24:1-2), while the idolatrous laws stipuis
the internationally infamous incident
late execution. As pointed out in 42:21, the traditionalists follow a religion that authorized by God.
*6:141 Zakat charity
who
is
is
not
so important, the Most Merciful has restricted His mercy to
Muslims have lost this most important commandment; they give Zakat only once a year. We see here that Zakat must be given away "On the day we receive income. " The proportion that came to us through Abraham is 2.5% of our net income. those
^94T
give
it
(7:156). Yet, the corrupted
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87
Innovated Dietary Prohibitions
146. For those
Condemned
we
two kinds of sheep, and the two
kinds of goats, say, "Is
males that
He prohibited,
it
the
two
what you know,
it
fat,
on
we
pro-
except that
their backs, or
mixed with bones.
we
gressions, and
me
their trans-
are truthful.
147. If they disbelieve you, then say,
if you are truthful."
and the two kinds of cattle,
carried
That was a retribution for
"Your Lord possesses
two kinds of camels,
144. Regarding the
is
in the viscera, or
or the two
of the two females? Tell
prohibited the
which
females, or the contents of the
wombs
are Jewish
hoofs; and of the cattle and sheep
143. Eight kinds of livestock: regarding the
who
hibited animals with undivided
infinite
His retribution
cy, but
is
mer-
unavoid-
say, "Is
able for the guilty people."
two males that He prohibitor the two females, or the con-
the
ed,
wombs
of the
tents
of the two
148.
The
idol worshipers
GOD
fe-
willed,
males? Were you witnesses when
tice idolatry,
GOD decreed such prohibitions for
nor would
you?
Who
who
invent such lies and attribute
them
is
more
GOD?
to
not prac-
nor would our parents,
we
prohibit anything."
Thus did those before them disbe-
evil than those
They
"Had
say,
we would
lieve, until
they incurred our
retri-
"Do you have any proven knowledge that you can show us? You follow nothing but conbution. Say,
thus mislead
the people without knowledge.
GOD does not guide such evil peo-
jecture;
you only guess."
ple."
The Most Powerful Argument*
The Only Dietary Prohibitions*
149. Say,
145. Say, "I do not find in the revelations
given to
me
any food
that is pro-
can guide
hibited for any eater except: (1) carrion, (2)
running blood,
of pigs, for
it is
(3) the
would
if
He
wills
He
of you."
your witnesses who
testify that
do not
testify
you follow
GOD
has pro-
with them. Nor shall
the opinions of those
who reject our revelations, and those who disbelieve in the Hereafter, and those who stray away from their
these), without being deliberate or
giver,
possesses the most
hibited this or that." If they testify,
(4) the meat of animals blasphemously dedicated to other than GOD." If one is forced (to eat
is
all
150. Say, "Bring
meat*
contaminated, and
malicious, then your Lord
"GOD
powerful argument;
For-
Most Merciful.
Lord.
Only four kinds of animal products are prohibited: animals that die of themselves, running blood (not trapped within the meat), the meat of pigs, and animals dedicated to other than their Creator. Verse 146 informs us that such prohibitions * 6: 145-146
are very specific;
God prohibits
*6:149 The Quran
s
either "the
mathematical code
is
meat " or "the fat,
"
or both, ifHe so
wills.
a tangible and utterly incontrovertible proof
that this is God's message to the world. It takes divine intervention to prevent any reader from appreciating this extraordinary phenomenon, then falling prostrate, and accept-
ing this overwhelming miracle (see 17:45-46, 18:57, 56:79,
950
and Appendix One).
65026
Livestock (Al-Anam) 6:151-159
88 The Major Commandments
"Come
151. Say,
let
me
tell
155. This too
your Lord has really prohibited for
You
you:
shall not set
sides
Him. You
ents.
You
from for
fear
of poverty
you and
shall not
—
152.
the
157.
to you, that
you may
manner, until they reach maturity. shall give full
We its
weight and a
just
witness, even
You
your covenant with
are His
shall ful-
GOD. These
commandments
to you, that
you may take heed. 153. This
is
My
path
—
shall follow it, and do not follow any other paths, lest they divert you from His path. These are His commandments to you, that you
154.
would be
better guided than they."
A proven
scripture has
saved.
And we gave Moses
disregard our proofs to the worst
Requirements of the Test 158.
Are they waiting
come some
to
for the angels to
them, or your Lord, or
physical manifestations of
your Lord? The day if it
will benefit
the scripture,
complete with the best commandments, and detailing everything, and
believe in meeting their Lord.
may
this
happens,
from believing
did not believe before that, and
did not reap the benefits of belief
by leading a righteous life.* Say, "Keep on waiting; we too are waiting."
Religious Sects
a beacon and mercy, that they
now come
retribution, for their heedlessness.
no soul a straight one.
You
may be
Nor can you say, "If only a scripture could come down to us, we
be absolutely
shall
when you bear
against your relatives. fill
full
trade, equitably.
do not burden any soul beyond means. You
you can no longer say, "The was sent down to two groups before us, and we were unaware of their teachings."
you from your Lord, and a beacon, and a mercy. Now, who is more evil than one who rejects these proofs from GOD, and disregards them? We will commit those who
Commandments
measure when you
Now
to
You shall not touch the orphans' money except in the most righteous You
you
Mathematics: The Ultimate Prooj*
has
understand."
Additional
that
attain mercy.
scripture
course ofjustice. These are His com-
mandments
shall follow life,
obvious or hid-
You shall not kill— GOD made life sacred except in den.
156.
your children
You
a blessed scripture that
and lead a righteous
may
—we provide
for them. sins,
it
idols be-
honor your par-
shall
shall not kill
commit gross
up
is
we have revealed; you
you what
Condemned
159. Those who divide themselves into sects do not belong with you. Their
judgment
rests
will inform
with
GOD,
then
He
them of everything they
had done.
*6:157 The role of the Quran s mathematical code is evident from the fact that the sum of the verse number (157) plus the gematrical value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230), through whom the code was revealed, gives 1387, or 19x73. *6:158 After believing, the soul must grow and develop through the worship practices prescribed by God.
954
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Livestock 6:160-165 160.
Whoever does
&
The Purgatory (Al-A arqf) 7:1-9
work
a righteous
Sura
re-
S9
The Purgatory
7:
ceives the reward for ten, and the
who commits
one
No
for only one.
a sin
(Al-A'araf)
requited
is
one suffers the
slightest injustice.
161. Say,
"My
Lord has guided
straight path
—
me
in a
the perfect religion
of Abraham, monotheism.
was an
He never
I.A.L.M.S.*
idol worshiper." 2.
162. Say,
"My
Contact Prayers (Salat),
GOD
alone, the
what believe, and
partner. This
is
am commanded to am the first to submit." 164. Say, "Shall
all
things?
from
its
I
seek other than
when He
as a lord,
No
is
the
minder
I
4.
Lord of
soul benefits except
return to your Lord, then
informs you regarding
is
all
your
to
provide a re-
You
shall all follow what is revealed you from your Lord; do not follow any idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.
Many
a
community we
annihilated;
Their utterance
came
to
when our
retribution
them was: "Indeed, we have
been transgressors."
dis6.
We will certainly question those who received the message, and
One who made you inof the earth, and He raised
we
will
the
heritors
some of you above others in rank, in order to test you in accordance with what ly,
and
they were asleep, or wide awake.
He
putes."
He
it,
you may
that
for the believers.
own works, and none bears 5.
165.
—
they incurred our retribution while
the burden of another. Ultimately,
you
doubt
shall not harbor
your heart
in
to
I
GOD
it
warn with
Lord of the 3.
"He has no
—you
about
universe. 163.
This scripture has been revealed to
you
my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted absolutely to
name of God,
In the
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
He
your Lord
has given you. Sureis
question the messengers. 7.
ly,
8.
efficient in enforc-
ing retribution, and
He
is
will inform for
The
we were
heavy 9.
As
them
authoritative-
never absent.
scales will be set
equitably.
Forgiver,
Most Merciful.
We
will
on
that day,
Those whose weights are be the winners.
for those
whose weights
are light,
who
lost their
they will be the ones
souls,* as a consequence of disre-
garding our revelations, unjustly.
*7:1 See Appendix 1 for the role of these initials in the Quran s mathematical miracle.
*7:9 Failing
to
heed our Creator leads
to spiritual starvation
and eventual
"loss "
of
the soul.
956
65971
.
.
The Purgatory (Al-A
90 10.
We
have established you on
and we
means of support you 1 1
as
earth,
have provided for you the therein.
Rarely are
20.
appreciative.
Adam." They
before
trate,
fell
pros-
except Iblees (Satan); he was
21
The Test Begins
He
The
devil whispered to them, in or-
tree, lest
ing eternal existence."
not with the prostrators.
12.
one
were invisible to them. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree, except to prevent you from becoming angels, and from attain-
we said to the angels, "Fall pros-
trate
do not approach you fall in sin."
please, but
this
der to reveal their bodies, which
We created you, then we shaped you, then
you
7:10-26
'araf)
He swore
to
am giving you
them, "I
good advice."
"What prevented you from prostrating when I ordered you?" He said,
22.
He
thus duped
them with
soon as they tasted the
am better than he; You creme from fire, and created him
lies.
As
tree, their
said, "I
ated
bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with
from mud." 13.
He
the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord
said, "Therefore,
down,
for
you
you must go
called upon them: "Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that the devil is your most ardent enemy?"
are not to be arro-
gant here. Get out; you are debased."
me
He
said,
the
Day of Resurrection."
15.
He
said,
"You
6.
He
said,
"Since
14.
1
I
go
"Grant
astray,*
Your
I
a respite, until 23.
are granted a respite."
You have
willed that
will skulk for
They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us and have mercy on us,
we
will be losers."
He
said,
them on 24.
straight path.
"Go down
one another. 17. "I will
come
to
them from before 25.
their right,
and You
and from
will find that
as enemies of
earth shall be your
habitation and provision for awhile."
them, and from behind them, and
from
On
their left,
He
said,
you
most of them
"On
will die,
it
you
will live,
on
it
you
will
we have
pro-
and from
it
be brought out."
are unappreciative." 26. 1
8.
He said, "Get out therefrom, despised and defeated. Those among them
who 19.
follow you,
you
all.
"As
for you,
I
will
fill
Hell with
957
children of Adam,
vided you with garments to cover
your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment
of righteousness. These are some
Adam, dwell with your
wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom
*7:16 Satan
O
is
a proven
liar,
and so are
of
GOD's
signs, that they
may
take
heed.
his constituents (see 2:36, 6:22-23,
&
7:20).
65997
The Purgatory (Al-A ardj) 7:27-37 27.
O
children of Adam, do not
let
91
and the good provisions?" Say, "Such provisions are to be enjoyed in this life by those who believe. Moreover, the good provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of
the
dupe you as he did when he
devil
caused the eviction of your parents
from Paradise, and the removal of their
garments
He and
ies.
to
expose their bod-
his tribe see you, while
you do not see them. We appoint the devils as companions of those who
and
Say,
it."
and at
to stand
GOD
34.
what
every place of worship.
alone
You
alone. Just as
He
it
by one
to straying.
come
to
recite
My
fear,
36.
GOD,
They have
who
As
take heed and lead a
life,
will
children of Adam,
clean and dress nicely
And
you
shall
when you go
eat
and drink
He does not love
Innovated Prohibitions
Condemned
"Who
GOD 966
to
for those
who
reject our revela-
and are too arrogant
to up-
hold them, they have incurred Hell,
Who
is
more
who
evil than those
GOD,
or reject His
revelations? These will get their
be
the gluttons.
32. Say,
have nothing
wherein they abide forever. 37.
Dress Nicely For The Masjid
moderately. Surely,
You
revelations to you,
invent lies about
to the masjid.
Among
it.
yet they believe
that they are guided.
31.0
their in-
nor will they grieve.
tions,
taken the devils as their masters, instead of
a pre-
is
when messenyou from among you,
and
those
guided, while others are
committed
Once
hour, nor advance
gers
righteous
Some He
span.
children of Adam,
initiated you,
you will ultimately go back to Him."
30.
life
Messengers From
35.0
shall
Beware: They Believe that They Are Guided
about
to say
terim comes to an end, they cannot
devote your worship absolutely to
Him
GOD
and
determined
delay
Him
up beside
idols,
For each community, there
advocates justice,
devoted to
to set
GOD what you do not know."
this,
"GOD never advocates sin.
"My Lord
and
sion,
our parents doing
Are you saying about you do not know?" 29. Say,
prohibits only evil
and unjustifiable aggres-
sins,
powerless
a gross sin, then say,
GOD has commanded us to do
and
who know.
deeds, be they obvious or hidden,
All Inherited Information
"We found
"My Lord
33. Say,
Examine
They commit
thus explain the
revelations for people
do not believe.
28.
We
Resurrection."
prohibited the nice things
has created for His creatures,
share, in accordance with the scripture, then,
come
when our messengers
to terminate their lives, they
will say,
"Where
used
to
implore beside
They
will say,
doned us."
are the idols
you
GOD?"
"They have abanThey will bear witness
against themselves that they
were
disbelievers.
66157
.
The Purgatory (Al-A arqf) 7:38-49
92
Mutual Blaming 38.
He
sengers of our Lord did bring the
They will be called: "This is your Paradise. You have inherited it, in return for your works."
ous communities of jinns and humans into Hell." Every time a group
truth."
enters, they will curse their ances-
group.
tral
Once they
are all in
it,
44.
the latest one will say of the previ-
ous one, "Our Lord, these are the
The dwellers of Paradise will call the dwellers of Hell: "We have found
"Each receives double, but you do not know."
our Lord's promise to be the truth, have you found your Lord's promise to be the truth?" They will say, "Yes." An announcer between them will announce: "GOD's condemna-
The
ancestral group will say to the
tion has befallen the transgressors;
later
group, "Since you had an ad-
who
ones
misled us. Give them dou-
ble the retribution of Hell."
He
will
say,
39.
GOD has guided us. The mes-
that
will say, "Enter with the previ-
45.
vantage over us, taste the retribution for
own
sins."
Rejecting
God s
your
An
and
repel
from the path of GOD,
strive to
make
it
crooked, and,
with regard to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers."
Revelations:
Unforgivable Offense
40. Surely, those
"who
46.
who reject our revela-
separates them, while the
Purgatory*
who
and are too arrogant to uphold them, the gates of the sky will never open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the needle's eye. We thus tions
requite the guilty.
A barrier
is
occupied by people
recognize each side by their
looks.
They
will call the dwellers
Paradise: "Peace be
of
upon you." They
did not enter (Paradise) through wishful thinking. 47.
When
they turn their eyes towards
4 1 They have incurred Hell as an a-
the dwellers of Hell, they will say,
bode; they will have barriers above
"Our Lord, do not put us with these wicked people."
them.
We
thus requite the transgres-
sors.
42.
As
The Majority
for those
believe and lead
—we never burden beyond means —
a righteous
any soul
who
life
will
on people they recognize by their
looks, saying,
"Your great num-
bers did not avail you in any way,
They abide
nor did your arrogance.
in
it
forever.
We
will
remove
all
praised for guiding us.
7:46-49
Initially,
Purgatory,
"GOD be
tory will then be told,) "Enter Par-
We could not
possibly be guided, if
it
(4) Hell.
were not
The Purgatory
you have nothing you grieve."
adise;
will
there will be 4 places: (I) the
and
"Are those the people you swore GOD will never touch them with mercy?" (The people in the Purgathat
flow beneath
them, and they will say,
(3) the
49.
jealousy from
their hearts. Rivers will
*
call
these
its
Doomed
The dwellers of the Purgatory
will be the dwellers of Paradise.
By God's Grace 43.
48.
to fear,
nor
High Heaven, (2) the Lower Heaven, be annexed into the Lower Heav-
will
en.
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66338
The Purgatory (Al-A araf) 7:50-62 50.
The dwellers of Hell
will call
93
on the
55.
some of
dwellers of Paradise: "Let
your water, or some of GOD's pro-
you flow towards us." They will say, "GOD has forbidden them for the disbelievers."
You
shall
licly
and
worship your Lord pub-
He
privately;
does not love
the transgressors.
visions to
56.
Do
not corrupt the earth after
been
set straight,
has
it
and worship
Him
out of reverence, and out of hope. 51.
Those who do not take their religion seriously, and are totally preoccupied with
this
them on
forget
worldly
that day,
Surely,
because
57.
He
is
the
sends the wind
they spurned our revelations.
His hands. Once they gather heavy
We is
have given them a scripture
fully detailed, with
who
produce with
knowledge,
We
believe. until all (prophe-
cies) are fulfilled? fulfillment
comes
disregarded
58.
that
Would you send us back,
we change
fruits.
you
readily produces
its
bad land barely produces any-
We
thus explain the
revelations for people
who
are ap-
preciative.
so
our behavior, and
kinds of
by the leave of its Lord, while
thing useful.
"The messengers of our Lord have brought the truth. Are there any intercessors to intercede on our behalf?
all
take heed.
The good land the
who
in the past will say,
it
it
thus resurrect the dead, that
plants
The day such
to pass, those
to
that
may
Are they waiting
we drive them to dead lands,
and send down water therefrom,
guidance, and mercy for the people
54.
One who
they forgot that day, and because
clouds,
53.
attainable
with good omen, as a mercy from
Quran: Fully Detailed 52.
is
by the righteous.
we
life,
GOD's mercy
59.
Noah Noah to his
We
sent
ing,
"O my
people, say-
people, worship
GOD;
do better works than what we did?" They have lost their souls, and their own innovations have caused their
you have no other god beside Him.
doom.
awesome
Your Lord
is
the one
GOD; who
created the heavens and
it
assumed all authorThe night overtakes the day, as
pursues
sun, the
it
persistently,
moon, and the
stars
mitted to serve by His Absolutely,
and
all
GOD,
He
controls
60.
and the are com-
command. all
creation
commands. Most Exalted Lord of the universe.
is
fear for
The
61.
He
you
among
see that
said,
astray;
I
the retribution of an
day."
leaders
"We
the earth in
six days,* then ity.
I
you
"O my
am
his people said,
are far astray."
people,
I
am
not
a messenger from the
Lord of the universe. 62. "I deliver to
my
you the messages of I advise you, and I
Lord, and
know from
GOD
what you do not
know.
*7:54 The six days of creation are allegorical; they serve as a yardstick to let us know " "4 days of our infinitesimal planet Earth— it was created in
the relative complexity (see 41:10).
978
66619
—
.
The Purgatory (Al-A
94 63. "Is
it
much of a wonder
too
your Lord, through a
warn you, and
to
like you,
you
to lead
you may
righteousness, that
64.
man
to
71
attain
challenge you to bring
the
doom you
you
are truthful."
He said, "You have incurred condemnation and wrath from your Lord.
Do you argue with me in defense of innovations you have fabricated
rejected him. Consequently,
we saved him and those with him in the ark, and we drowned those who rejected our revelations; they
you and your parents
—which were
never authorized by
GOD? There-
were
you."
blind.
To 'Ad we
72.
sent their brother
"O my
Hud. He
people, worship
Would you then observe
We
wait and
I
will wait along with
then saved
him and those with
fore,
him, by mercy from us, and we anni-
GOD;
who
hilated those
you have no other god beside Him.
elations
who disbelieved among his people said, "We see that you are behaving foolishly, and we think that
He
"O my
ship
ed for you from your Lord: here people, there
foolishness in me;
68. "I deliver to
sages, and
I
you
am
am
I
is
no
GOD's
a messen-
my
lest
too
much of a wonder
your Lord, through a
on
that a
to
you from
man
like you,
its
shall
remember
and do not roam
Proof of Messengersh ip The arrogant
leaders
among his peo-
common people who "How do you know that
ple said to the
believed,
make
Saleh
GOD alone, and abandon what our parents used to wor-
said,
by his Lord?" They "The message he brought has
made
us believers."
They
said,
us worship
986
You
blessings,
The Message:
75.
A Human Tragedy
in its
the earth corruptingly."
blessings, that
Following the Parents Blindly:
mansions
and carving homes from
mountains.
GOD's
inheri-
and established you
earth, building
valleys,
warn you? Recall that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and multiplied your number.
Remember GOD's you may succeed."
land,
retribution.
He made you
74. "Recall that
to
70.
you incur a painful
tors after 'Ad,
message should come
GOD's
and do not touch her with any harm,
Lord's mes-
honestly advising
is
camel, to serve as a sign for
you. Let her eat from
you. it
their brother
said, "O my people, worGOD; you have no other god
He
beside Him. Proof has been provid-
are a liar." said,
To Thamud we sent Saleh.
ger from the Lord of the universe.
69. "Is
be believers.
Saleh
leaders
you
to
righteous73.
The
rejected our rev-
and refused
ness?"
67.
threaten us with, if
They
said,
66.
7:63-75
mercy?"
Hud 65.
We
ship?
that a
reminder should come to you from
'araf)
"Did you come
to
is
sent
67041
.
The Purgatory (Al-A 76.
7:76-93
'ardf)
The arrogant ones said, "We disbelieve in what you believe in."
95
seeking to repel those
from the path of
77. Subsequently, they slaughtered the
camel, rebelled against their Lord's
make
command, and said, "O Saleh, bring the doom you threaten us with, if you are really a messenger."
you used
78. Consequently, the
quake annihilat-
87.
8
1
88.
is
the best judge."
The arrogant
leaders
among
people said,
Shu'aib, together with those
"You
practice sex with the men,
women.
unless
He
you revert to our religion." "Are you going to force
89.
"We would be blaspheming against GOD if we reverted to your religion after
His people responded by saying, "Evict them from your town. They
it.
we
es all things.
saved him and his
in
was
we
saved us from
revert
back
to
it
GOD our Lord?
We have put
GOD. Our Lord,
our trust
grant us a deci-
sive victory over our people.
You are
the best supporter."
showered them with a certain
shower; note the consequences for
90.
Shu
'aib:
Cheating, Dishonesty
To Midyan we sent Shu' aib.
He
said,
Condemned
trade.
Do
"O my
people,
not cheat the people
out of their rights.
This
is
lievers.
Do
not corrupt the
has been set straight. better for you, if you are be-
earth after
it
91.
The quake annihilated them, leaving them dead in their homes.
92.
Those who rejected Shu'aib van-
their brother
worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Proof has come to you from your Lord. You shall give full weight and full measure when
you
The disbelieving leaders among his said, "If you follow Shu'aib, you will be losers."
people
the guilty.
993~
GOD has
could
Our Lord's knowledge encompass-
with the doomed.
We
How
against the will of
be pure."
family, but not his wife; she
O
who
us?
Indeed, you
to
will evict you,
said,
are a transgressing people."
who wish
"We
his
believed with you, from our town,
Condemned
Lot said to his people, "You commit such an abomination; no one in the world has done it before!
83. Consequently,
85.
He
us;
ers."
are people
84.
some of you have bewhat I was sent with, and some have disbelieved, wait until GOD issues His judgment between that
you, but you do not like any advis-
instead of the
82.
"Now
lieved in
He turned away from them, saying, "O my people, I have delivered my
Lot: Homosexuality 80.
be few and
sequences for the wicked.
homes.
Lord's message to you, and advised
to
believe
and do not
Remember that He multi-
crooked.
it
who
GOD,
plied your number. Recall the con-
ed them, leaving them dead in their
79.
from blocking every path,
86. "Refrain
Those were the los-
ished, as if they never existed.
who
rejected Shu'aib
ers.
93.
He turned away from them, saying, "O my people, I have delivered to you
my Lord, and I How can I grieve
the messages of
have advised you.
over disbelieving people."
67388
.
96
The Purgatory (Al-A arqf) 7:94-111 Blessings in Disguise
94.
Whenever we
we
community,
101.
sent a prophet to afflicted
people
its
may
95.
Then we
went
gers
you the history of
to
them with
substituted peace
seals the hearts
and pros-
of that hardship. But
102.
they turned heedless and said, was our parents who experienced
We
found that most of them disre-
gard their covenant;
"It
of them wicked.*
that hardship before prosperity."
Con-
we punished them
sud-
denly
when
GOD thus
of the disbelievers.
alas,
sequently,
clear proofs,
they had rejected before.
implore.
perity in place
narrate to
but they were not to believe in what
with adversity and hardship, that they
We
those communities: their messen-
any
we
found most
Moses 1
03 After (those messengers,)
they least expected.
we
sent
Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and
Make 96.
Had ties
Most People the Wrong Choice
the people of those
his people, but they transgressed.
Note the consequences
communi-
for the wick-
ed.
believed and turned righteous, 1
04.
we would have showered them with
Moses
"O Pharaoh, I am a mes-
said,
senger from the Lord of the uni-
blessings from the heaven and the verse. earth.
Since they decided to disbe-
lieve,
we punished them
what
for
105. "It
they earned. 97.
I
Did the people of the present com-
come
to
them
in the
106.
107.
come
to
them
in the
day-
108.
time while they play? 99.
Have they taken GOD's plans for granted? None takes GOD's plans Does
it
He
ever occur to those
erations that, if
we
their hearts, causing
deaf?
you with a sign from your the Children of Israel go."
said, "If
you have a
if
it,
you
He threw down He took
109.
sign, then
are truthful."
his staff,
out his hand, and
The
leaders
and
it
it
was
sins,
and
them
is
no more than a
clever magician.
who
110.
"He wants land;
we can
will,
among Pharaoh's peo-
ple said, "This
inherit the earth after previous gen-
punish them for their
do
I
white to the beholders.
for granted except the losers.
100.
that
turned into a tremendous serpent.
guarantee that our retribution
will not
let
produce
Did the people of today's communities
to
me
GOD except the truth.
retri-
night as they sleep? 98.
incumbent upon
come
Lord;
munities guarantee that our bution will not
is
not say about
seal
to turn
111.
They
you out of your
said, "Respite
brother,
every
to take
what do you recommend?"
him and
and send summoners
his to
city.
*7:102 This life is our last chance to redeem ourselves, but most people are proven to be stubbornly rebellious and evil (see the INTRODUCTION).
997
67693
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The Purgatory (Al-A arqf) 7:112-133
97
them summon every experi-
112. "Let
Lord, grant us steadfastness, and
enced magician." 113.
The magicians came said,
"Do we
Pharaoh and
to
127.
get paid if we are the
14.
He
leaders
among Pharaoh's peo-
you allow Moses and and forsake you and your gods?" He said, "We will kill their sons, and
his people to corrupt the earth,
"Yes indeed; you will even
said,
become
The
ple said, "Will
winners?" 1
close to me."
spare their daughters. 115.
They
"O Moses, either you or we are throwing."
said,
throw,
He
said,
"You throw." When they
severe.
eyes, intimidated them, and pro-
staff,"
"Throw whereupon it
swallowed whatever they
fabricat-
130.
We then afflicted Pharaoh's people
and what
they did was nullified.
120.
The magicians
121
They
The Plagues
there;
with drought, and shortage of crops,
fell prostrate.
that they said,
"We believe
in the
Lord 131.
of the universe. 122.
"The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
123. Pharaoh said,
him without
"Did you believe
my
You
its
124. "I will cut your hands and feet alternate sides, then
you 125.
126.
I
on
will crucify
all."
They
said,
when
a hardship afflicted them,
Moses and those with omens are decided only by GOD, but most of them him. In
fact, their
do not know.
peo-
will surely find out.
take heed.
they blamed
permission? This
in the city, in order to take
may
When good omens came their way, they said, "We have deserved this," but
in
must be a conspiracy you schemed ple away.
GOD,
to
They said, "We were persecuted before you came to us, and after you came to us." He said, "Your Lord will annihilate your enemy and establish you on earth, then He will see how you behave."
by the Experts
They were defeated then and they were humiliated.
it
129.
The Truth Recognized
119.
and steadfastly per-
earth belongs to
righteous."
ed.
118. Thus, the truth prevailed,
help,
The
whomever He chooses from among His servants. The ultimate victory belongs to the
then inspired Moses:
down your
much
are
are."
said to his people, "Seek
and He grants
duced a great magic.
We
Moses
GOD's
threw, they tricked the people's
117.
We
more powerful than they 128.
116.
let
us die as submitters."
132.
They said, "No matter what kind of sign you show us, to dupe us with your magic,
we
will not believe."
The Warnings Go Unheeded
"We
will then return to
133. Consequently,
we
sent
upon them
our Lord.
the flood, the locusts, the lice, the
"You persecute us simply because
and the blood profound But they maintained their arrogance. They were evil people.
we
believed in the proofs of our
Lord when they came
1000
to us."
"Our
frogs,
—
signs.
67952
The Purgatory (Al-A
98 1
34.
Whenever a plague they said,
Lord
afflicted them,
"O Moses,
—you
implore your
are close to
we
Him.
Reminder
Pharaoh's people,
when we relieved the plague
for
Our World Cannot Stand 142.
The Inevitable Retribution
tions,
and drowned them
That
is
signs,
and were totally heedless
in the sea.
his
because they rejected our
Lord
with
it.
we
143.
them
people, maintain right-
for their steadfastness,
When Moses came
tain; if
said, "Indeed,
144.
more than anyone
*7:142 The manner
Appendix
1,
caused
it
to crumble.
repent to You, and I convinced believer."
am
He
have chosen
said,
"O Moses,
I
most
the
145.
We
My
wrote for him on the tablets
kinds of enlightenments and
all
details
of everything: "You shall uphold
seek for you other than
world?"
this
messages and by speaking to you. Therefore, take what I have given you and be appreciative."
are ignorant
GOD to be your god, when He has in the
and
you
disastrous for them.
blessed you
Lord
his
you, out of all the people, with
"These people are committing a blasphemy, for what they are doing
I
place, then
gods they have."
people.
140. "Shall
at
its
I
When they passed by
for us, like the
stays in
"You that moun-
Moses fell unconscious. When he came to, he said, "Be You glorified.
delivered the Children of Israel
who were worshiping stat"O Moses, make a
it
me
let
said,
manifested Himself to the mountain,
people
Lord,
you can see Me." Then,
After All the Miracles
ues, they said,
our appoint-
He
cannot see Me. Look
and we
harvested.
across the sea.
at
"My
look and see You."
and everything they
his people
corruptors."
him, he said,
fulfilled for
annihilated the works of Pharaoh
is
Moses
ed time, and his Lord spoke with
The blessed commands
the Children of Israel, to reward
He
my
ways of the
the oppressed people inher-
let
of your Lord were thus
god
lasted forty* nights.
said to his brother Aaron, "Stay here
there-
the land, east and west, and
We
and completed them by add-
eousness, and do not follow the
blessed
and
for thirty*
ing ten.* Thus, the audience with
of.
it
We summoned Moses nights,
we avenged their ac-
136. Consequently,
We
of God
the Physical Presence
their pledge.
1001
inflicted the
your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial for you from your Lord.
any length of time, they violated
in
who
with you, and will send the Children
135. Yet,
139.
of Israel you from
delivered
worst persecution upon you, killing
of Israel with you."
138.
we
will believe
relieve this plague,
137.
to the Children
141. Recall that
If you
7:134-145
'araf)
else
these teachings strongly, and exhort
your people
to
—
uphold them
are the best teachings.
I
these
will point
out for you the fate of the wicked."
which these numbers are mentioned is significant. As detailed numbers mentioned in the Quran add up to 162146, 19x8534.
in
all the
68092
The Purgatory (Al-A araf) 7:146-155
99
Divine Intervention Keeps the Disbelievers in the 146.
1
will divert
those
who
from
My
(Aaron) said, "Son of my mother,
on
weakness, and almost killed me. Let
earth,
my enemies count me with not
without justification. Consequently,
when
they see every kind of proof
And when
they will not believe.
they see the path of guidance they will not adopt
when
it
is
it
151. (Moses) said,
as their path, but
and
my
152. Surely, those
forgive
and admit us
Those who reject our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their works are nullified. Are they
me
into
We thus requite the 153.
As
for those
lieved,
The Golden Calf his absence,
of a
calf,
their
Moses' people
it
any path? They worshiped
and
thus turned wicked.
action,
gone
when
your Lord
they regretted their
astray, they said,
"Unless our
Lord redeems us with His mercy, us,
we
will
be
losers."
When Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he
"What
a terrible thing
done
my
in
wait for the
Lord?"
said,
you have absence! Could you not commandments of your
He threw down
the tablets,
and took hold of his brother's head,
*7:148
How
the golden calf acquired the
sins,
—
after this
—
is
Most Merciful.
When Moses'
anger subsided, he
picked up the
tablets, containing
155.
Moses then from among
selected seventy his people, to
our appointed audience.
and realized that they had
and forgives
who committed
who
reverence their Lord.
could
it,
life.
innovators.
guidance and mercy for those
complete with the sound of
a calf* Did they not see that
149. Finally,
154.
jewelry the statue
not speak to them, or guide them in
their
then repented thereafter and be-
Forgiver,
made from
idolized the calf
Lord, and humiliation in this
requited only for what they commit-
During
who
have incurred wrath from
ted?
150.
"My Lord,
brother,
the consequence of their rejecting
less thereof.
148.
and do not
the transgressing
Your mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful."
as their path. This
our proofs, and being totally heed-
147.
rejoice,
people."
they see the path of straying
they will adopt
my
the people took advantage of
revelations
are arrogant
him towards himself.
pulling
Dark
quake shook them, he
You could have
Lord,
them
come
to
When the said, "My
annihilated
in the past, together with me,
if You
so willed.
Would You
annihi-
among who are foolish? This must be the
late
us
men
us for the deeds of those
You have instituted for us. With it, You condemn whomever You will, and guide whomever You will. You are our Lord and Master, test that
so forgive us, shower us with Your
mercy; You are the best Forgiver.
sound of a calf is explained
in
Footnote
20:96.
1001
68092
The Purgatory (Al-A araf) 7:156-163
100 Requirements For Attaining God's Mercy: The Importance ofZakat 156.
"And decree this
Miracles 160.
for us righteousness in
"My
retribution befalls
will.
But
My
all things.
life, (2)
I
will specify
it
our revela-
and
157. "(4) follow the messenger, the gen-
prophet (Muhammad), whom they find written in their Torah and Gospel.* He exhorts them to be
them from
all good food, and which is bad, and
people, all
162.
evil
and no god except He. He controls life and death." Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and the sovereignty of the heavens
demnation from the
GOD
and His words. Follow him, that you may be believes in
Observing the Commandments Brings Prosperity 163.
* 7: 156
As
truth,
and the
truth renders
righteous.
who
desecrated the Sabbath.
they observed the Sabbath,
came to them abundantly. And when they violated the Sabbath, the fish did not afflicted
come.
We
thus
them, as a consequence of
their transgression.
The importance of the obligatory charity (Zakat) cannot be over emphasized. Zakat must be given away upon receiving any income 2.5%
—
instituted in 6:141,
of one's net income must be given
and
the sea,
the fish
Among the followers of Moses there are those who guide in accordance them
Remind them of the community by
When The Guided Jews
with the
because of
their wickedness.
guided.
159.
sky,
is
His messenger, the gentile prophet,
who
among them subcommands for the
ones
commands given to them. Consequently, we sent upon them con-
of you. To
the earth. There
But the
stituted other
am GOD's mesHim belongs
I
who wronged
souls.
for the righteous."
him, and follow the light that came
"O
own
not us that they
We will then forgive your transgressions. We will multiply the reward
believe in him, respect him, support
senger to
It is
they
it is
this
imposed upon them. Those who
158. Say,
vided for you."
were told, "Go into town to live, and eat therefrom as you please, treat the people amicably, and enter the gate humbly.
evil,
with him are the successful ones."
for
Rebellion Despite the Miracles
unloads the burdens and the shackles
Mo-
him
161. Recall that they
allows for them prohibits that
his people asked
wronged; their
tile
righteous, enjoins
tribal
inspired
whereupon twelve springs
staff,"
(1) lead a righteous
(3) believe in
when
we
gushed out therefrom. Thus, each community knew its water. And we shaded them with clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails: "Eat from the good things we pro-
give the obligatory charity
(Zakat)* tions,
However,
Sinai
water: "Strike the rock with your
said,
whomever I mercy encompasses
who
for those
ses
in
divided them into twelve
communities, and
world, and in the Hereafter.
We have repented to You." He
We
to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor,
the traveling alien, in this order (see 2:215).
*7:157
Muhammad
is
prophesied
in
Deuteronomy 18:15-19 and John 14:16-17
&
16:13.
1004
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.
The Purgatory (Al-A araj) 7:164-175
101
Mocking and Ridiculing God's Message
165.
who
"Apologize
to
your Lord,"
170.
that
(Salat),
When
the pious.
they disregarded what they
who
we
of,
saved those
1
71
prohibited evil, and afflicted
167. Additionally,
creed that
He
them,
to
will raise
up against
will inflict severe
172.
persecution upon them, until the
Day of Resurrection. Your Lord most tion, er,
168.
Most
We
He
is
said, "Yes.
certainly the Forgiv-
them among many
this."
communities throughout the land.
Some of them were
righteous,
and
1
73.
Nor can you
was our parents
idolatry,
and
we
sim-
ply followed in their footsteps. Will
You punish
may return.
ers
He substituted who inherited the
say, "It
who practiced
some were less than righteous. We them with prosperity and
tested
hardship, that they
We bear witness." Thus,
you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were not aware of
Merciful.
scattered
We Are Born With Instinctive Knowledge About God* Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all
is
efficient in enforcing retribu-
and
to fall
saved."
your Lord has de-
them people who
it
on them: "You shall uphold what we have given you, strongly, and remember the contents thereof, that you may be
they continued to defy the
commandments, we said "Be you despicable apes."
an umbrella, and they thought
was going
bution for their wickedness.
When
we never fail to recompense
We raised the mountain above them like
the wrongdoers with a terrible retri-
166.
Do
Those who uphold the scripture, and observe the Contact Prayers
they might be saved.
were reminded
far better for those
is
maintain righteousness.
you not understand?
will surely annihilate
or punish severely?" They answered,
the Hereafter
said,
should you preach to people
whom GOD
Did they not study the
scripture? Certainly, the abode of
group of them
164. Recall that a
"Why
the truth?
us because of what oth-
have innovated?"
169. Subsequent to them,
new
generations
scripture.
worldly
174.
instead, saying,
will be forgiven."
selves.*
"We
But then they
175. Recite for
continued to opt for the materials of this
world. Did they not
make
a
covenant to uphold the scripture, and not
to say about
GOD
except
is
*
to return to
1006
is
our
last
chance
who was
them
the
news of one
given our proofs, but chose
to disregard them. Consequently, the
devil pursued him, until he
became
a strayer.
born with an instinctive knowledge about God.
*7:172 Thus, every human being 7:1 74 This life
thus explain the revelations, to
enable the people to redeem them-
But they opted for the
life
We
God's Kingdom (See
INTRODUCTION). 68583
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102 176.
Had we
willed,
we
could have ele-
184.
friend (the messenger)!
ed on sticking to the ground, and
crazy.
pursued his
own
opinions. Thus, he
you pet him is or scold him, he pants. Such is the example of people who reject our like the dog; whether
that they
185.
is
the
Whomever GOD
guides
is
the truly
guided one, and whomever
He com-
Satan Hypnotizes
have committed
186.
to Hell multi-
They ask you about the end of the world (the Hour)* and when it will come to pass. Say, "The knowledge reveals
its
time.*
Heavy
heavens and the
earth.
and ears with which they
hear.
They
come
—they
are
of
GOD belongs the most beauti-
ful
names;
call
distort
is
with
They
Know
our creations, there are
who
guide with the
the truth renders
As
righteous.
who reject our revelawe lead them on without them
ever realizing 1
and
for those
tions,
183.
them
truth,
will
it.
even encourage them;
scheming
is
My
formidable.
*7:187 The right time
GOD,"
but most people
Messengers Are Powerless;
188. Say, "I
those
will not
"The knowledge there-
His
their sins.
Among
It
have no power
myself, or
GOD
Do Not
the Future. to benefit
harm myself. Only what
to me. If I would have increased my wealth, and no harm would have afflicted me. I am no more than a warner, and a bearer
knew
wills
happens
the future,
I
of good news for those
who
to reveal this information
**7:187 The "Hour" comes "suddenly" only
be-
lieve."
was predestined
to
be 1980 A.D.,
through God's Messenger of the Covenant (See 15:87, 72:27, and Appendices 2
1012
He
in the
it is,
do not know.
upon Him therewith,
who
Lord. Only
to
thereof. Say,
unaware.
To
my
you except suddenly."** They ask you as if you are in control
are like animals;
worse
do they
sins, blundering.
understand, eyes with which they
do not
near?
Whomever GOD commits to straying, there is no way for anyone to guide him. He leaves them in their
names. They will be requited for
182.
this,
with
and disregard those
181.
beside
is
totally
80.
may be
thereof
see,
domin-
GOD has creat-
They
no, they are far
1
at the
have minds with which they do not
do not
not
ever occur to them that
Which Hadith,
187.
tudes of jinns and humans.
is
believe in?
His Constituents
We
it
the end of their life
mits to straying, these are the losers.
179.
the things
all
ed? Does
ple
178.
Have they not looked and
example of peo-
who reject our proofs; it is only their own souls that they wrong.
He
simply a profound war-
is
ion of the heavens and the earth,
may reflect.
Bad indeed
He
ner.
proofs. Narrate these narrations,
177.
Why do they not reflect upon their
vated him therewith, but he insist-
to the disbelievers (See
&
Appendix
11).
11).
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7:189-206
'araj)
Our Children Can be 189.
He
Idols
103 197.
created you from one person
(Adam). Subsequently,
man
every
with
He
they help themselves."
gives
a mate to find tranquility
She then carries a
her.
198.
light
load that she can hardly notice.
their Lord: "If
good baby, we
You
As
invite
them looking
them
at
to the guid-
And you
see
you, but they do not
see.
give us a
will be apprecia-
When you
ance, they do not hear.
the load gets heavier, they implore
GOD
"As for the idols you set up beside Him, they cannot help you, nor can
199.
You
shall resort to pardon,
advocate
tolerance, and disregard the ignotive." rant.
190.
But when He gives them a good 200. baby, they turn His gift into an idol that rivals
Him.
GOD be exalted,
not a fact that they are idolizing
it
idols
who
you any
GOD; He is
Hearer, Omniscient.
201. Those 191. Is
devil whispers to
whisper, seek refuge in
above any partnership.
far
When the
who
are righteous,
the devil approaches
create nothing, and are
an themselves created?
idea, they
they become
whenever
them with
remember, whereupon seers.
192. Idols that can neither help them, nor
202. Their brethren ceaselessly entice
even help themselves? 193.
When you
invite
them
them
the
same
for
go
astray.
203. If you do not produce a miracle that
ance, they do not follow you. Thus, it is
to
to the guid-
they demand, they say,
them whether you
"Why not ask
for it?" Say, "I simply follow invite them, or
remain
silent.
revealed to 194.
The
idols
you invoke besides
are creatures like you. call
you,
GOD
are enlightenments
Go ahead and
upon them; let them respond if you are right.
Do
to
ple
they have legs on which they
walk? Do they have hands with which they defend themselves? Do they have eyes with which they see? Do they have ears with which they hear? Say, "Call upon your idols, and ask them
to smite
me
"GOD is my only Lord and Master; One who revealed this
He
protects the righteous.
*7:205 Your god
is
1017
believe.
When the Quran is recited, you shall listen to
205.
You
it
attain shall
and take heed,
that
you
mercy.
remember your Lord with-
and day and night; do not be
in yourself, publicly, privately,
quietly,
unaware.*
Those proud
Him
at
to
and
your Lord are never too worship Him; they glorify fall
prostrate before
Him.
scripture.
whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the
explains the fact that most of those
12:106, 23:84-90,
who
may
206.
the
from your Lord,
without
delay.
196.
is
and guidance, and mercy for peo-
204. 195.
what
me from my Lord." These
and Appendix
who
believe in
God
day. This
are destined for Hell (See
27).
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.
.
The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal) 8:1-13
104
Sura
The
8:
Spoils of
wanted
still
It
War (Al-Anfal)
to face the
was GOD's plan
weaker group.
to establish the
and to defeat
truth with His words,
the disbelievers. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
8.
For
He
has decreed that the truth
and the falsehood
shall prevail,
shall
vanish, in spite of the evildoers. 1
They consult you about the spoils of war. Say, "The spoils of war belong to GOD and the messenger." You shall observe GOD, exhort one another to be righteous, and obey
and His messenger,
if
you
God s 9.
to
ed to you:
GOD
Invisible Soldiers
when you implored your Lord come to the rescue, He respond-
Thus,
"I
am supporting you with
one thousand angels
in succession."
are beVictory
lievers.
Guaranteed
for the Believers
The True Believers 2.
The
10.
whose is men-
true believers are those
hearts tremble
GOD
tioned,
revelations are
when and when His
recited to them, their faith
is
GOD
gave you
this
good news to comes
strengthen your hearts. Victory
only from
GOD.
GOD
is
Almighty,
Most Wise.
strength-
ened, and they trust in their Lord.
1 1
He
caused peaceful slumber to over-
you and pacify you, and He down water from the sky to clean you therewith. He protected
take 3.
They observe (Salat),
the Contact Prayers
and from our provisions
sent
to
them, they give to charity. 4.
Such are the tain
true believers.
high ranks
as forgiveness
at their
They
you from the devil's curse, reassured your hearts and strengthened your
at-
Lord, as well
foothold.
and a generous proLessons
vision.
from History* The Weak
12.
Believers 5.
When ic
6.
plan,
some
fulfill
believers
a specif-
became
who
those
am with you; believed.
ex-
believed.
You may
the necks,
They argued with you
every finger."
even
plained to them.
was
They acted as
were being driven Recall that
against the
after everything
if they
to certain death.
GOD promised you vic-
tory over a certain group, but
* 8: 12-16
1029
ex-
you
I
so support
will
throw
ter-
who
dis-
ror into the hearts of those
posed as reluctant believers.
truth,
7.
angels: "I
your Lord willed that you
leave your home, to
Recall that your Lord inspired the
13.
This
is
strike
and you may
them above strike
even
what they have justly incurGOD and His mes-
red by fighting
senger. For those
GOD
who
fight against
and His messenger,
retribution
is
GOD's
severe.
All wars are governed by the basic rule in 60:8-9.
70689
.
The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal) 8:14-27 14.
This
is to
105
punish the disbelievers;
they have incurred the retribution of
The Disbelievers Blocked Out 21
Hell. 15.
O you who
believe, if you encoun-
lized against you,
16.
22.
23.
Anyone who
turns back
on
except to carry out a battle plan, or
from GOD, and his abode what a miserable destiny!
is
Hell;
killed them;
is 1
8.
of credit.
GOD
in
Do Not Really Die*
to
GOD
that
you
GOD and
you
believe,
when he
heart,
and
to the
to
what
You should know
closer to
is
messen-
you
invites
life.*
shall re-
that before
you than your Him you will
be summoned. 25.
Hearer, Omniscient.
GOD thus nullifies the
Additionally,
who
would turn away
still
you who
gives
GOD is the One who threw. lot
O
ger
But He thus gives the believers a chance to earn a
they
spond
was not you who threw when you
threw;
and dumb,
known of any good in He would have made them hearers. Even if He made them hear-
The Righteous 24.
GOD is the One who killed them. It
creatures in the sight of
are the deaf
aversion.
Everything*
was not you who
"We
GOD
Had
ers,
wrath
God Is Doing 17. It
The worst
say,
they do not hear.
them,
that day,
to join his group, has incurred
when
do not understand.
do not turn back
flee.
who
not be like those
GOD
who have mobi-
ter the disbelievers
and
Do
hear,"
Beware of a retribution that may not be limited to the evildoers among you.* You should know that GOD's retribution
is
severe.
schemes of the disbelievers. 19.
You sought victory (O disbelievers), and victory did come; to the believers. If
you
it
26.
belonged
and oppressed, fearing
refrain (from
ple
would be better for you, but if you return, so will we. aggression)
Your armies matter
how
it
will never help you,
great.
For
GOD
is
20.
may
that the peo-
snatch you, and
He
granted
you a secure sanctuary, supported you with His victory, and provided you with good provisions, that you
no on
the side of the believers.
God Supports the Believers Remember that you used to be few
may be 27.
appreciative.
O you who
O you who believe, obey GOD and
GOD
His messenger, and do not disre-
betray those
gard him while you hear.
you know.
believe,
do not betray
and the messenger, and do not
who trust you, now that
God necessitates believing in His qualities, one of which is that He doing everything. Without knowing God, there is no belief (23:84-90). Bad things are incurred by us, and executed by Satan, in accordance with God's laws (4:78-79, *8:1 7 Believing in
is
42:30).
*8:24 See Appendix
1
7.
When
the righteous exit their bodies, they go straight to
Heav-
en.
*8:25 A community that tolerates homosexuality, for example,
may be
hit
by an earth-
quake.
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106
28.
Money & Children Are Tests You should know that your money and your children are a
GOD 29.
GOD, He will sins,
if
that
are not the custodians thereof?
eous, but most of them do not know.
enlighten you, remit
GOD
The Contact Prayers
disbelievers plot
35. Their Contact Prayers (Salat) at the
and scheme
you. However, they plot and scheme,
the people (by crowding them out).
GOD.
GOD is the best
When
we wanted the
same
to,
things.
to
36.
These are no more
than tales from the past!"
They
also said,
really the truth
"Our god,
from the
However, GOD is not to punish them while you are in their midst; GOD is not to punish them while
*8:30
defeated, and
summoned 37.
then
it
all
disbelievers will be
to Hell.
GOD will sift away the bad from the good, then pile the bad on top of each other, it
in Hell.
God chose His final prophet, Muhammad, from
tribal
it,
and remorse
for them. Ultimately, they will be
sky, or
they are seeking forgiveness.
was
Those who disbelieve spend their money to repel others from the way of GOD. They will spend
pour upon us a painful punishment." 33.
Fight God*
will turn into sorrow
if this is
from You, then show-
er us with rocks
disbelief.
Spending Their Money
our revelations are recited to
"We have heard. If we could have said
a
Therefore, suffer the retribution for
your
them, they say,
32.
mockery and
a
schemer. 1
more than means of repelling
shrine (Ka 'bah) were no
to
neutralize you, or kill you, or banish
but so does
3
(Salat)
Existed Before the Quran*
God Protects His Messenger* The
The
true custodians thereof are the right-
possesses infinite grace.
30.
ret-
by repelling others from the Sacred Masjid, even though they
you reverence
and forgive you.
Have they not deserved GOD's ribution,
possesses a great recompense.
O you who believe, your
and
test,
34.
all in
Such
one
pile,
the strongest tribe
laws and traditions that prevented the disbelievers
then throw
are the losers.
ofArabia.
It
—by God's leave—from
killing Muhammad. Similarly, it was God's will to move His Messenger of the Covenant from the Middle East, where he would have been killed, to the U.S.A. where God's message can flourish and reach every corner of the globe. This is mathematically con-
firmed: the sura
&
verse numbers
*8:35 All religious practices
was
in
=8+30 =19x2.
Islam came to us through Abraham: when the Quran
revealed, all rites in "Submission "
were already
in existence (21:73, 22:78).
*8:36 The idol worshiping leaders of corrupted Islam, Saudi Arabia, have allocated huge sums of money annually to fight God and His miracle. For example, the famous Lebanese publisher Dar Al- Tim Lil-Maldyin (Knowledge for the Millions) published the Arabic version of "The Miracle of the Quran " in March 1983. The Saudis bought all the copies
1052
and destroyed them.
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who
38. Tell those
107
disbelieved: if they
the situation.
be forgiven.
stop, all their past will
But if they return, they will incur same fate as their previous coun-
44.
the
You
shall fight
them
to
fully Seer
of everything they do.
45.
46.
You
be
persevere.
47.
Do and
were on the had to move to lower ground. Had you planned it this way, you could not have done it. But GOD was to carry
and you would have disputed among yourselves. But GOD saved
1073
GOD is with those who who
left their
show off, discouraged others from
in fact
GOD.
GOD
aware of everything they
The Devil Sees 48.
The
had adorned their works and said, "You cannot be defeated by any people today," and "I will be fighting along with you." But as soon as the two armies faced each other, he turned back on his heels and fled, saying, "I disown you. I see what you do not see. I am afraid of GOD. GOD's retribution is awesome." devil
in their eyes,
to be annihilated were annihilated for an obvious reason, and those destined to be saved were saved for an obvious reason.
failed,
scatter
shall steadfastly
God's Invisible Soldiers
out a predetermined matter, where-
your dream (O Muhammad) fewer in number. Had He made them appear more numerous, you would have
among
and
do.
by those destined
43.
fail
grudgingly, only to
fully
the valley, while they
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. GOD made them appear in
you
following the path of
Controls Everything
their caravan
frequent-
GOD and His mes-
not be like those
homes
and Plans for the Believers Recall that you were on this side of Then
en-
steadfastly persevere.
Omnipotent.
other side.
obey
your strength. You
is
42.
shall
yourselves, lest
the poor,
God
GOD
senger, and do not dispute
given to the relatives, the orphans,
is
when you
believe,
you may succeed.
that
ly,
you gain war, one-fifth shall go
and the traveling alien. You will do this if you believe in GOD and in what we revealed to our servant on the day of decision, the day the two armies clashed. GOD
you who
and commemorate
that if
to
O
counter an army, you shall hold fast
the best supporter.
any spoils in to GOD and the messenger,
made by
GOD.
you should know that GOD is your Lord and Master; the best Lord and Master,
You should know
He made them
tain plan. All decisions are
40. If they turn away, then
41.
came and you
the time
GOD willed to carry out a cer-
For
reli-
GOD alone. If they refrain from aggression, then GOD gion devoted to
is
Knower of the
is
appear fewer in your eyes, and made you appear fewer in their eyes as well.
ward off
oppression, and to practice your
And when
faced them,
terparts.
39.
He
innermost thoughts.
49.
The hypocrites and those who harbored doubt in their hearts said, "These people are deceived by their religion." However, if one puts his trust in
GOD,
then
GOD
is
Al-
mighty, Most Wise.
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.
.
The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal) 8:50-65
108
who diswhen the angels put them death! They will beat them on
50. If you could only see those
to
their faces
and
1
'This
GOD
is
the
same
fate as that
aoh's people and those
60.
of Phar-
who
They
lieved before them.
GOD,
is
your enemies, as well as
who
are not
GOD knows them.
known
to you;
Whatever you
spend in the cause of
se-
GOD
be
will
repaid to you generously, without
vere.
the least injustice.
Retribution:
61 If they resort to peace, so shall you,
A Consequence of Sin 53.
Commandment
them all the power you can muster, and all the equipment you can mobilize, that you may frighten the enemies of others
powerful, and His retribution
Divine
shall prepare for
disbe-
and
revelations,
You
rejected
GOD punished them for their sins. GOD is GOD's
they
You Shall Be Prepared:
A
is never hands have sent forth. unjust towards the creatures."
52. This
it;
their rear ends: "Taste
a consequence of what your
is
disbelieve think
can get away with can never escape.
that they
the retribution of Hell. 5
who
59. Let not those
believed
and put your
GOD does not change a blessing He
trust in
GOD. He
is
the Hearer, the Omniscient.
has bestowed upon any people un-
54.
less they
themselves decide to change.
GOD
Hearer, Omniscient.
is
Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them. They first rejected the signs of their Lord. Consequently,
ed them
55.
we
for their sins.
God Suffices 62. If they
drowned
you with His support, and with
63.
He
believers).
consistently punished.
money on
The worst
oncile their hearts.
creatures in the sight of
are those
who
you encounter them in you shall set them up as a deterrent example for those who come
57. Therefore, if
war,
When you
are betrayed
of people, you
them
in the
may
not love the betrayers.
1088
take heed.
by a group
shall mobilize against
same manner.
rec-
But GOD did recis Almighty, Most
He
Wise. 64.
GOD does
O you prophet,
GOD
but they violate their agreements every time; they are not righteous.
them, that they
you could not
earth,
oncile them.
disbelieved;
You reach agreements with them,
after
the
has reconciled the hearts (of the Had you spent all the
Pharaoh's people; the wicked were
GOD
58.
to deceive you, then
believers.
they cannot believe. 56.
want
GOD will suffice you. He will help
annihilat-
We
the
Believers
sufficient for
you
is
and the believers who have
followed you. 65.
O you prophet, you shall exhort the believers to fight. If there are twenty
of you
defeat
who are
steadfast, they
can
two hundred, and a hundred
of you can defeat a thousand of those
who
disbelieved. That
they are people
who do
is
because
not under-
stand.
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.
.
&
The Spoils of War 8:66-75 66.
Now
(that
Ultimatum (Bara'ah) 9:1-2
many new people have GOD has made it easiHe knows that you
do not emigrate with you, you do owe them any support, until they do emigrate. However, if they need your help, as brethren in faith, you
joined you) er for you, for
you used
are not as strong as
not
to be.
Henceforth, a hundred steadfast be-
shall help
can defeat two hundred, and a thousand of you can defeat two thousand by GOD's leave. is with those who steadfastly perse-
ple with
lievers
GOD
No prophet
are seeking the materi-
GOD advoGOD is Al-
cates the Hereafter.
were not
it
suffered,
from the spoils you have earned that which is lawful and good, and observe GOD. GOD is
69. Therefore, eat
Forgiver, 70.
Most
with
O you prophet, tell the prisoners of
GOD
GOD's commandments.
is fully
knew in your hands, "If of anything good in your hearts, He would have given you better than anything you have lost, and would is Forgivhave forgiven you.
aware of all
Sura
GOD
er,
71
And
if they want to betray you, they have already betrayed GOD.
ers.
is
why He made them
GOD
is
72. Surely, those igrated,
their
As
for those
who
believe, but
An ultimatum is herein issued from
GOD and His messenger to the idol worshipers
money
and their lives in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, they are allies of one another.
1
who believed, and em-
and strove with
Ultimatum
No Basmalah*
the los-
Omniscient, Most Wise.
9:
GOD
things.
(Bara'ah)
Most Merciful."
This
do.
to support each other, in accordance
Merciful.
war
have signed a Seer of every-
Those who believed afterwards, and emigrated, and strove with you, they belong with you. Those who are related to each other shall be the first
on account of what you
took, a terrible retribution.
you
is
75.
for a predetermined
GOD, you would have
decree from
thing
GOD
Those who believed and emigrated, and strove in the cause of GOD, as well as those who hosted them and gave them refuge, and supported them, these are the true believers. They have deserved forgiveness and a generous recompense.
mighty, Most Wise. 68. If
treaty.
74.
shall acquire captives,
of this world, while
als
peace
Those who disbelieved are allies of one another. Unless you keep these commandments, there will be chaos on earth, and terrible corruption.
unless he participates in the fighting.
You people
them, except against peo-
whom you
73.
vere.
67.
109
who
enter into a treaty
with you. 2.
roam the earth freely for know that you cannot escape from GOD, and that Therefore,
four months, and
GOD humiliates the disbelievers.
*9:1 The absence of Basmalah from this sura is not only a profound sign from the Almighty Author of the Quran that this sura has been tampered with, but also represents an
1108
awesome miracle
in its
own
right.
See the details
in
Appendices 24
&
29.
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.
Ultimatum (Bard 'ah) 9:3-14
110 3.
A proclamation is herein issued from
of kinship between you and them,
GOD
nor any covenant,
and His messenger to
all
the
people on the great day of pilgrimage, that
a chance to prevail.
GOD has disowned the idol
you with
worshipers, and so did His messenif you repent,
Thus,
ger.
better for you.
But
if you turn
GOD.
from
Promise those
who
9.
repulsed the people from His path.
Miserable indeed
worshipers sign a peace 10.
treaty with you,
and do not violate
fulfill
They never observe any
Once
the Sacred
(and they refuse
may
kill
the idol worshipers
safe passage, so that
the
word of
GOD,
to his place
of
your brethren
who do
obli-
in religion.
We
thus
explain the revelations for people
who know. 12. If they violate their oaths after pledg-
ing to keep their covenants, and
you may fight of paganism you are no
attack your religion, the leaders
—
longer bound by your covenant with
then send him That
and give the
gatory charity (Zakat), then they are
he can hear
security.
and observe the Con-
tact Prayers (Salat)
you shall grant
him
—
them
that they
may
refrain.
is
not
1
3
Would you not fight people who vio-
know.
lated their treaties, tried to banish the
How can the idol worshipers demand
messenger, and they are the ones
who Are
started the
war
who
you
afraid
of them?
have signed a peace treaty with you at
you
are supposed to fear, if you are
the Sacred Masjid. If they
believers.
any pledge from
GOD and from His
messenger? Exempted are those
uphold such a treaty, you it
8.
11. If they repent
when
of the idol worshipers sought
because they are people
7.
Cleaning the Slate
are past,
makepeace) you
safe passage with you,
back
of
are the real transgressors.
GOD
you encounter them, punish them, and resist every move they make. If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), you shall let them go. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 6. If one
rights
Repentance:
Months
to
did!
do they uphold their covenants; these
loves the righteous. 5.
what they
kinship towards any believer, nor
your treaty with
them, until the expiration date.
is
it,
nor band together with others against you, you shall
They traded away GOD's revelations for a cheap price. Consequently, they
dis-
believe a painful retribution. 4. If the idol
pacified
while their
of them are wicked.
away,
know that you can never escape
then
They
lip service,
hearts were in opposition, and most
would be
it
they ever had
if
as well.
honor and
shall
uphold
GOD loves the righteous.
14.
You
shall fight
punish them
at
in the first place?
GOD is the One
them, for
GOD will
your hands, humiliate
How
can they (demand a pledge)
them, grant you victory over them,
when
they never observed any rights
and cool the chests of the believers.
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Ultimatum (Bard ah) 9:15-24 15.
He
remove
will also
Good News
from
the rage
GOD redeems whomever He wills. GOD Omnithe believers' hearts.
20.
is
scient,
and
Most Wise.
Did you think
that
alone without
GOD
those
strive in the
you
be
will
their lives, are far
left
Lord gives them good news: mercy and approval from Him, and
GOD's
gardens where they rejoice in ever-
21. Their
enemies, or the enemies of His mes-
lasting bliss.
senger, or the enemies of the believers?
GOD
thing 17.
The
you
22. Eternally they abide therein. fully
is
Cognizant of every-
do.
GOD,
while
confessing their disbelief. These have nullified their works,
and they will
The only people
to frequent
masjids are those
23.
who
GOD's
believe in
GOD and the Last Day, and observe
siblings, if they prefer disbeliev-
ing over believing. Those
who
ally
transgressing.
Important Criterion*
GOD.
These will
the guided ones.
dren, your siblings, your spouses,
Question to the Arabs
and caring
for the Sacred
Masjid a substitute for believing
GOD
and the Last Day, and
ing in the cause of
in
striv-
GOD? They are
not equal in the sight of GOD.
24. Proclaim: "If your parents, your chil-
your family, the money you have
Have you considered the watering of the pilgrims
GOD
does not guide the wicked people.
earned, a business
the worship to
God
about,
and the homes you cherish are more
GOD
and His
messenger,** and the striving in His
GOD GOD does
cause, then just wait until
brings His judgment."
not guide the wicked people.
(12:103, 106),
it is
to actually believe
virtually impossible to see
a
most believers have been faced with the question: "Either and His messenger. " This question is consistently stated by spouses of the
whole family or
God alone
you worry
beloved to you than
*9:24 Since the odds are overwhelming against any human being
and devote
among you
themselves with them are
the obligatory charity (Zakat), and
among
to
selves even with your parents and
the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give
do not fear except
me
Have
Make a Choice O you who believe, do not ally youryour
abide forever in Hell.
19.
If You
idol worshipers are not to fre-
surely be
GOD
possesses a great recompense.
quent the masjids of
18.
GOD.
These are the winners.
and
strive,
never ally themselves with
GOD with
greater in rank in the sight of
distinguishing
among you who
cause of
money and
their
The Inevitable Test 16.
Those who believe, and emigrate,
believe. Thus,
believers, or their parents, their children, etc. Consistently, the believers
right choice. This
is
a mandatory
made
the
test for all believers (29:2).
**9:24 The Quranic, mathematical evidence points specifically at God s Messenger of By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of
the Covenant.
"Khalifa " (725), plus the verse
1138
number
(24),
we get 505+ 725+24= 1254= 19x66. 73037
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Ultimatum (Bard 'ah) 9:25-32
112 25.
GOD many
has granted you victory in situations.
religion of truth
who
your great number. Consequently,
pay the due
did not help
you
cious earth
became
at all,
it
and the spa-
so straitened
Blasphemies 30.
fled.
"Jesus
disbelieved. This
is
ever
the son of
is
the son of
GOD!"
These
by
their
Upholding the Teachings
is
of Religious Leaders
Merciful.
O
is
phemies of those who have disbelieved in the past. GOD condemns them. They have surely deviated.
the requital
GOD redeems whomGOD Forgiver, Most
He wills.
"Ezra
mouths. They thus match the blas-
for the disbelievers.
27. Ultimately,
said,
while the Christians said,
are blasphemies uttered
And He sent down invissoldiers; He thus punished those
ible
The Jews
GOD,"
Then GOD sent down contentment upon His messenger and upon the
who
tax, willingly or unwill-
ingly.
believers.
Instead of God's Teachings
you who
shipers are polluted; they shall not
They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,* instead
be permitted
of GOD. Others deified the Messiah,
Masjid
believe, the idol wor-
to
3
1
approach the Sacred
son of Mary. They were
after this year. If you fear loss
of income,
GOD will shower you
manded
with His
will.
GOD is Omniscient,
Most Wise.
You
back against those
not believe in
the Last Day, nor
GOD
what
all
com-
worship only one god.
is
no god except He. Be He high above having any part-
ners.
shall fight
who do
to
glorified,
There
with His provisions, in accordance
29.
by the
those
received the scripture, until they
and
28.
among
Hunayn, you became too proud of
around you, that you turned around
26.
prohibited, nor do they abide
But on the day of
GOD,
nor in
do they prohibit
and His messenger have
32.
They want
GOD's
to put out
with their mouths, but
upon perfecting His
light
GOD insists
light, in spite
of the disbelievers.
*9:31 Ifyou consult the "Muslim scholars " about worshiping God alone, and upholding the word of God alone, as taught in this proven scripture, they will advise you against
it.
uphold a
If you consult the
trinity.
of Jesus, he will advise you to whose advice is contrary to God's advice instead of God's, you have set up these reli-
Pope about
the identity
" Ifyou obey the "Muslim scholars
teachings, or ifyou take the
Pope s
gious leaders as gods instead of God.
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Ultimatum (Bard "
"Submission 33.
He
9:33-38
'ah)
Destined
One who
to
113
Four of them are sacred. This is the you shall not wrong your souls (by fighting) during the
Prevail*
messenger* with the guidance and the religion of truth, and will make it
perfect religion;
dominate
declare all-out
is
the
all
sent His
religions, in spite
Sacred Months. However, you
of the
Months),
Beware of
O you who believe, many religious leaders and preachers take the peo-
money
ple's
illicitly,
the path of GOD. the gold
and
and repel from
Altering the Sacred Months*
The day and
will
and do not spend
come when
silver will
the straying of those
of Hell, then used
to
burn
believed.
is
consecrated by
fire
late
their fore-
38.
System:
The count of months, is
concerned,
been
GOD's
is
GOD
has consecrated.
GOD
does not guide the dis-
you who
believe,
when you
are
"Mobilize in the cause of GOD,"
why do you become heavily attached
GOD
to the
twelve.* This has
law, since the
O
told,
as far as
GOD. They thus vio-
believing people.
Twelve Months Per Year* 36.
what
eyes.
what you hoarded for yourwhat you have hoard-
Gods
dis-
Their evil works are adorned in their
selves, so taste
ed."
who have
alternate the Sacred
Months and the regular months, while
heads, their sides, and their backs: "This
They
preserving the number of months
their gold
be heated in the
Months is a sign it augments
of excessive disbelief;
them in the cause of GOD, promise them a painful retribution. 35.
they declare all-out
37. Altering the Sacred
Those who hoard
silver,
when
war against you, and know that GOD is on the side of the righteous.
Professional Religionists 34.
may
the idol
worshipers (even during the Sacred
worshipers.
idol
war against
ground? Have you chosen
worldly
day He
life in
this
place of the Hereafter?
The materials of this world, com-
created the heavens and the earth.
pared to the Hereafter, are
nil.
*9:33 This statement, letter for letter, occurs here and in 61:9. If we write down the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), followed by the value of "Khalifa" (725), followed by the sura and verse numbers where this statement occurs (9:33 & 61:9), we get 505 725 9 33 61
9,
a multiple of
19.
This confirms that the messenger here
is
Rashad Khalifa. Additionally, the number of verses from 9:33 to 61:9 (3902)+ 9+ 33+ 61+ 9+ the value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230) gives 5244, also a multiple of 19. The gematrical value of 9:33 & 61:9, calculated by adding the values of every letter, is 7858. By adding this number, plus the number of letters in the two verses (120), plus
number of verses from 9:33 to 61:9 (3902), plus the value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230), we get 7858+120+3902+1230= 13110= 19x690. See Appendices 1, 2, and 26.
the
*9:36 The word "month
" is
mentioned
*9:37 The Sacred Months according
Qe 'dah,
Zul-Hijjah,
andMuharram
in the
to the
Quran 12
times,
and "day" 365
times.
corrupted Muslim World are Rajab, Zul-
(7th, 11th,
12th
and
1st
months of the Islamic Cal-
careful study of the Quran, however, reveals that they should be Zul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, and Rabi I (12th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months). See Footnote 2:196. endar).
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.
(Bam
Ultimatum
114
you mobilize, He
39. Unless
com-
will
45.
mit you to painful retribution and substitute other people in
your place;
you can never hurt Him
in the least.
GOD
Omnipotent.
is
God s Invisible 40. If you fail to support
46.
Soldiers
him
not worry;
GOD
down contentment and
is
with us."
those
"Do
then sent
GOD
security upon him, and supported him with invisible soldiers. He made the word of the disbelievers lowly. GOD's word reigns supreme. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
47.
heavy, and strive with your
and your This
is
lives in the cause
He
discouraged them;
Had
who
are staying behind."
they mobilized with you, they
48.
fully
They sought to spread confusion among you in the past, and con-
money
the
truth
vails,
and
GOD's
out, in spite
of GOD. 49.
for you.
How-
ultimately pre-
ever,
light or
knew.
is
aware of the transgressors.
founded the matters
better for you, if you only
GOD
apt to listen to them.
Cause of God
4 1 You shall readily mobilize,
thor-
would have created confusion, and would have caused disputes and divisions among you. Some of you were
Better Believers Strive in the
it
GOD disliked their par-
they were told, "Stay behind with
chased him, and he was one of two he said to his friend,
they really wanted to mobilize,
ticipation, so
ed him. Thus, when the disbelievers in the cave,
Had
oughly. But
GOD has already support-
senger),
The only people who wish to be excused are those who do not really believe in GOD and the Last Day. Their hearts are full of doubt, and their doubts cause them to waver. they would have prepared for
mes-
(the
ah) 9:39-52
plan
is
carried
of them.
Some of them would say, "Give me (to stay behind); do not impose such a hardship on me." In fact, they have thus incurred a ter-
permission
The Sedentary 42. If there
were a quick material
gain,
and a short journey, they would have
rible hardship; Hell is
followed you. But the striving
the disbelievers.
is
just
much for them. They will swear by GOD: "If we could, we would have mobilized with you." They thus hurt themselves, and GOD knows too
50. If
surrounding
something good happens to you, if an affliction befalls
they hurt, and
you, they say, they turn
"We
away
told
you
so," as
rejoicing.
that they are liars.
43.
GOD
5
has pardoned you:
why
did
you give them permission (to stay behind), before you could distinguish those who are truthful from the liars?
who truly believe in GOD and Last Day do not ask your per-
44. Those
the
mission to evade the opportunity to strive lives.
eous.
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with their
GOD
is
fully
money and
their
aware of the right-
1
Say, "Nothing happens to us, except
what is
GOD
has decreed for us.
our Lord and Master. In
He
GOD the
believers shall trust."
"You can only expect for us one of two good things (victory or martyrdom), while we expect for you condemnation from GOD and retribution from Him, or at our hands. Therefore, wait, and we will wait
52. Say,
along with you."
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Ultimatum (Bara ah) 9:53-64
115
53. Say, "Spend, willingly or unwilling-
We
messenger.
Nothing will be accepted from
ly.
you, for you are evil people."
Distribution
System for Charities
The Contact Prayer Existed Before 54.
their
spending
lieved in
needy, the workers
the acceptance of
is
that they disbe-
them
lazily,
and when they gave
charity, they did so grudgingly.
61
Apparent Worldly Success 55.
Do
not be impressed
their
money,
better
Omniscient,
hurt the prophet
by
"He is all ears!" Say, "It is for you that he listens to you.
ers.
a painful retribution.
and (when they
They swear by
believers.
die) their
GOD that they belong
62.
with you, while they do not belong
it,
would go
when
ger are
more worthy of pleasing,
to
Retribution for Opposing
rushing. criticize
bution of the charities;
your if
distri-
63.
They should be
er? This
objectors.
satisfied with
suffices us.
God
what
GOD
"GOD
will provide for us
from His bounties, and so
is
that
anyone
who
and His messenger fire
of Hell forev-
the worst humiliation.
The Hypocrites
GOD and His messenger have given them. They should have said,
GOD
has incurred the
sat-
but if they are not given there-
become
Did they not know opposes
they are
given therefrom, they become
from, they
if
and His Messenger
Some of them
isfied,
to please
GOD and His messen-
they are really believers.
57. If they could find a refuge, or caves,
or a hiding place, they
They swear by GOD to you, you,
with you; they are divisive people.
59.
GOD's com-
souls depart while they are disbeliev-
be sources of retribution for them
in this life,
58.
Some of them
is
is
He believes in GOD, and trusts the He is a mercy for those among you who believe." Those who hurt GOD's messenger have incurred
to
56.
by
Such
GOD
saying,
GOD causes these
or their children.
burdened by sudden expens-
the cause of GOD, and to the
mandment. Most Wise.
to
collect them,
to those
traveling alien.
they observed
who
converts, to free the slaves,
es, in
and when they observed the Con-
to the poor, the
new
the
GOD and His messenger,
tact Prayers (Salat)*
go
60. Charities shall
Muhammad*
What prevented
are seeking only
GOD."
will His
64.
The hypocrites worry that a sura may be revealed exposing what is inside their hearts. Say,
mock.
you
"Go ahead and
GOD will expose exactly what
are afraid of."
another proof that the Contact Prayers (Salat) existed before the Quran, and were handed down from Abraham (see 21:73). Also, it stumps those who challenge God's assertion that the Quran is complete and fully detailed when they ask,
*9:54 This
is
"Where can we find the
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details
of the Contact Prayers
in the
Quran? "
(6:19, 38, 114).
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Ultimatum (Bard ah)
116
"We
and the evildoers (ofSodom and Gom-
were only mocking and kidding." Say,
orrah)? Their messengers went to
"Do you
them with
65. If you ask them, they
ing
realize that
GOD,
would
you
say,
mock-
are
Do
You have
not apologize.
67.
will pun-
you, as a conse-
righteousness and forbid evil, they
we
11
.
quence of their wickedness.
observe the Contact Prayers (Salat)
The hypocrite men and the hypocrite
and give the obligatory charity (Za-
women belong with each other
—they
and they are
GOD,
so
He
by GOD's mercy.
They forgot them. The hypo-
Almighty,
GOD promises the believing men women
gardens
abide forever, and magnificent man-
as the disbelievers, the fire of Hell,
them.
is
with flowing streams, wherein they
and the hypocrite women, as well
It
GOD
and the believing
GOD promises the hypocrite men wherein they abide forever.
and His
Most Wise. 72.
wicked.
GOD
messenger. These will be showered
stingy.
forgot
crites are truly
and they obey
kat),
advocate evil and prohibit righteousness,
68.
never
The believing men and women are allies of one another. They advocate
pardon some of you,
among
we
GOD
The Winners
disbe-
lieved after having believed. If
ish others
clear proofs.
wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their own souls.
and His revelations, and
His messenger?" 66.
9: 65- 74
sions in the gardens of Eden.
suffices
GOD's
GOD has condemned them;
even
they have incurred an everlasting re-
And
blessings and approval are
greater.
This
is
the greatest
tri-
umph.
tribution.
You Shall Be Stern
God s System Does Not Change 69.
Some of those before you were stronger than you,
With the Disbelievers 73.
and possessed more mon-
ey and children. They became pre-
stem
occupied with their material possessions. Similarly,
tiny
sessions, just like those before
you
have become preoccupied. You have
become totally heedless, just as they were heedless. Such are the people
74.
in the Hereafter;
said the
it,
with them. Their des-
what a miserable abode!
GOD that they never
although they have uttered
word of disbelief; they have
dis-
believed after becoming submitters. In fact, they gave
They have
up what they never
rebelled even though
GOD and His messenger have show-
they are ered
the losers.
them with His grace and proit would be
visions. If they repent,
The Losers 70.
Hell;
They swear by
had. nullify their works, both in this
world and
in dealing
is
you have become
preoccupied with your material pos-
who
O you prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be
best for them. But if they turn away,
Have they not learned anything from
GOD
the previous generations; the people
retribution in this life
of Noah, 'Ad, Thamud, the people
Hereafter.
of Abraham, the dwellers of Midyan,
earth to be their lord and master.
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will
commit them They
to painful
and
will find
in the
no one on
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Some of them even pledged:
"If
GOD
82. Let
This
be charitable, and would lead a
have earned.
right-
life."
little,
lot.
GOD returns you to a situation where they ask your permission to
His provisions, they became stingy,
mobilize with you, you shall say,
in aversion.
"You
they meet Him. This
is
till
GOD,
chosen
and
and
that
GOD
is
84.
me
you have
be with the sedentary in
to
You
you must
observe the funeral
shall not
prayer for any of them
their conspiracies,
Knower of all
the
fight with
stay with the sedentary."
Do they not realize that GOD knows and
you ever
the first place. Therefore,
because of their lying.
their secrets,
will
against any enemy. For
the day
because they
broke their promises to
will never again mobilize with
me, nor
He plagued them with
hypocrisy in their hearts,
nor
shall
when he
you stand at his
dies,
They and His
grave.
GOD
secrets?
have disbelieved
Those who
messenger, and died in a state of
criticize the
lievers for giving too
generous be-
much, and
GOD despises them. They have
little,
Worldly Materials Are Nil 85.
incurred a painful retribution.
to
Satan s Most Effective Bait:
—
86.
world, and their souls depart as
When a sura is revealed, stating:
GOD,
and
strive
them 87.
They chose
to
be with the sedentary.
Consequently, their hearts were sealed,
and
and
to strive with their
their lives in the cause
They
said,
thus, they cannot
comprehend.
rejoiced in their stay-
True Believers are
ing behind the messenger of GOD,
and hated
among
"Let us stay behind!"
say,
wicked people.
The sedentary
"Be-
with His
messenger," even the strong
because
GOD and His GOD does not guide the
be sources of misery for them in
lieve in
they disbelieve in messenger.
money
GOD causes these
disbelievers.
—
is
not be impressed by their
this
them even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times GOD will not forgive them. This
Do
or their children;
The Myth of Intercession* 80. Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for
in
wickedness.
ridi-
cule the poor believers for giving too
81.
and cry a
the requital for the sins they
83. If
77. Consequently,
79.
is
But when He did shower them with and turned away
78.
them laugh a
showered us with His grace, we would eous 76.
117
Eager
money
of GOD.
88.
"Let us not mobilize in
As
for the
to Strive
messenger and those
believed with him, they eagerly
who
strive
much hotter," if they could only com-
money and their lives. These have deserved all the good
prehend.
things; they are the winners.
this heat!" Say,
"The
fire
of Hell
is
with their
*9:80 If Muhammad could not intercede on behalf of his own uncles and cousins, that he will intercede on their behalf?
what makes strangers who never met him think
Abraham could
not intercede on behalf of his father, nor could
behalf of his son (11:46
1223
&
Noah
intercede on
60:4).
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.
Ultimatum
118 89.
GOD has prepared for them gardens
tions, then
everything you had done.
abide forever. This
is
the greatest
tri-
95.
stay behind. This
ger
—they
who
is
indicative
of their
stay behind. Indeed, those
96.
to offer, so long as they
voted to
GOD
GOD
is
97.
shall not
Forgiver,
you wishing
to
tell
who come
98.
be included with
they
on those who ask your
GOD, them
attain
Most to
Expose
They apologize to you when you return to them (from battle). Say, "Do not apologize; we no longer
be a means towards
and a means of supporting
100.
As
it
will bring
GOD will admit them mercy. GOD is Forgiver,
nearer;
into His
any knowledge.
the Hypocrites
to
the messenger. Indeed,
has sealed their
Hard Times Serve
hit you. It is
will incur the worst dis-
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. Other Arabs do believe in GOD and spending
They have chobe with the sedentary. Conand thus, they do not
in anticipation
the Last Day, and consider their
they have no excuse.
GOD
who
may
aster.
permission to stay behind, even though
sequently,
and even wait
loss,
99. is
consider their spend-
that a disaster
genuinely saddened that they could
The blame
Some Arabs
ing (in the cause of God) to be a
them, "I do not have
not afford to contribute.
94.
GOD has GOD is
revealed to His messenger.
turn back with tears in their eyes,
hearts,
The Arabs are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and the most likely to ignore the laws that
Most
anything to carry you on." They then
sen to
does not pardon such
Omniscient, Most Wise.
Also excused are those you, but you
93.
you may you pardon
The Arabs
Merciful.
to
GOD
if
wicked people.
and His messenger.
The righteous among them be blamed.
disregard
to you, that
pardon them. Even
are
remain de-
Do
Hell, as a requital for the
or do not find anything
ill,
you of
have earned.
They swear them,
who
is
sins they
incurred a painful retribution.
weak, or
disregard them.
destiny
among them have
9 1 Not to be blamed are those
will inform
them. They are polluted, and their
GOD and His messen-
disbelieve
He
They will swear by GOD to you, when you return to them, that you
may
The Arabs made up excuses, and came to you seeking permission to rejection of
92.
ah) 9:89-100
with flowing streams, wherein they
umph. 90.
(Bam
Merciful.
for the early
vanguards
who
im-
migrated (Muhajerin), and the sup-
who gave them refuge (Ansar) and those who followed them in
porters
righteousness,
GOD
is
pleased with
GOD has informed us you." GOD will see your
them, and they are pleased with Him.
works, and so will the messenger,
with flowing streams, wherein they
then you will be returned to the
abide forever. This
Knower of all
triumph.
trust you.
about
1240"
secrets
and declara-
He
has prepared for them gardens
is
the greatest
76819
Ultimatum (Bara'ah) 9:101-110 Retribution
119
may redeem
Doubled
for the Hypocrites* 101.
scient,
Among the Arabs around you, there among
are hypocrites. Also,
dwellers, there are those
know them,
who oppose GOD and His messenger. They solemnly swear: "Our intentions are honor-
who have
con-
able!"
mixed
fessed their sins; they have
GOD bears witness that they
are liars.
good deeds with bad deeds. GOD will redeem them, for GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Do Not Pray
purify
their
them and
money
a charity to
GOD
Do
is
praying ple
they not realize that
GOD
shipers,
that
and takes the
GOD
is
the
charities,
"Work
GOD
mately, you will be returned to the
tions, then
He
will inform
you of
everything you had done." 106. Others are waiting for cision;
He may punish them,
*9:101 The hypocrites
sit
among
bution,
who
who
GOD
purify themselves.
establishes his building
His approval
GOD
better, or
establishes his building
down with him
cliff,
on
that
into the fire
of
GOD does not guide the trans-
gressing people. 110.
Such a building
that they
have estab-
lished remains a source of doubt in their hearts, until their hearts are
GOD's
spread their poisonous doubts.
who
one
falls
Ulti-
and declara-
there are peo-
the brink of a crumbling
Hell?
secrets
it,
love to be purified.
to gain
messenger and the believers.
all
from the
more worthy of your
therein. In
and
will see your work, and so will His
Knower of
is
on the basis of reverencing
Redeemer, Most
righteousness;
who
109. Is one
and
Merciful? 105. Say,
never pray in such a mas-
loves those
ac-
cepts the repentance of His wor-
day
first
Hearer, Omniscient. 104.
shall
A masjid that is established on
the basis of righteousness
encourage them, for your encour-
agement reassures them.
You jid.
And
sanctify them.
Those Masjids
in
108.
Take from
abuse the mas-
idol worship, di-
comfort to those
to a terrible retribution.
103.
God
viding the believers, and providing
them, then they end up committed
There are others
by practicing
them.
We will double the retribution for
102.
who
107. There are those jid
we know
but
Omni-
and His Messenger*
are
accustomed to hypocrisy. You do not
is
Masjids that Oppose
the city
who
GOD
them.
Most Wise.
or
de-
stilled.
He
Wise.
GOD
the believers, listen to the
It is
is
Omniscient, Most
message and proofs, then
a Quranic law that they receive double the
retri-
now and forever.
*9:107 Any masjid where the practices are not devoted absolutely to God ALONE belongs to Satan, not God. For example, mentioning the names ofAbraham, Muhammad, and/or Ali in the Azan and/or the Salat prayers violates God's commandments in
2:136, 2:285, 3:84,
&
72:18. Unfortunately, this
is
a
common
idolatrous practice
throughout the corrupted Muslim world.
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Ultimatum (Bara'ah) 9:111-121 The Most Profitable Investment
111.
117.
GOD has bought from the believers their lives
and
money in ex-
their
change for Paradise. Thus, they
and get
killed.
Such
is
Quran
rejoice in
This
is
His
fulfills
GOD? You
shall
They
Do Not Abandon
became so
meditators, the
and the keepers of
evil,
laws. Give
good news
Messenger
who
stayed behind. The spacious earth straitened for them, that
they almost gave up
bowing and prostrating, the advocators of righteousness and forbidders of
the
118. Also (redeemed were) the three
are the repenters, the worship-
ers, the praisers, the
fol-
ful.
making such an exchange.
the greatest triumph.
The Believers 112.
who
difficult times.
That is when the hearts of some of them almost wavered. But He has redeemed them, for He is Compassionate towards them, Most Merci-
His truthful
— and who
pledge better than
hosted them and
lowed him during the
kill
pledge in the Torah, the Gospel, and the
who
supporters
gave them refuge (Ansar),
fight
cause of GOD, willing to
in the
GOD has redeemed the prophet, and the immigrants (Muhajireen) and the
all
hope for
themselves. Finally, they realized that
GOD,
was no escape from
there
GOD's
He then redeemed may repent. GOD is
except to Him.
to such be-
them that they the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
lievers.
You Shall Disown God's Enemies
Abraham Disowned His Father 113. Neither the prophet, nor those
1
19.
who
O you who believe, you shall reverence GOD, and be among the truthful.
believe shall ask forgiveness for the idol worshipers, their nearest
even
if
they were
of kin, once they
120. Neither the dwellers of the
real-
to stay
ize that they are destined for Hell.
114.
The only reason Abraham asked forgiveness for his father was that he had promised him to do so. But as soon as he realized that he was an enemy of GOD, he disowned him. Abraham was extremely kind, clem-
Nor
He had guided
without
pointing out for them
what
116.
To
shall they give priority to their
own
affairs
This
is
any
or any effort, or hunger
cause of
all
first
to expect.
GOD
is
fully
GOD
ten
121.
belongs the sovereignty
He
down
a
for
them
writ-
it
as a credit.
GOD
recompense those who
fails to
work
righteousness.
Nor do they incur any expense,
small
or large, nor do they cross any valley,
without having the credit writ-
down
ten
Master.
works.
life
make
any hardship upon
never
and death. You have none beside GOD as a Lord and controls
or
the enemy, without having
aware
things.
GOD,
single step that enrages the disbe-
them,
of the heavens and the earth.
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over supporting him.
because they do not suffer
thirst,
in the
does not send any people
astray, after
of
behind the messenger of
lievers, or inflict
GOD
nor
GOD (when he mobilizes for war).
ent.
115.
city,
the Arabs around them, shall seek
ly
for them.
GOD will sure-
reward them generously for
their
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(Younus) 10:1-2
The Importance of
A
Ultimatum 9:122-127
121 Historical Crime Unveiled:
Religious Education
Tampering With the
When the believers mobilize, not all
122.
do so. A few from each group shall mobilize by devoting of them
their time to studying the religion.
Thus, they can pass the knowledge
on
Word of God
shall
when they remay remain religious-
people
to their
turn, that they
ly informed.
*
God Provides Irrefutable Evidence 127.
Whenever a sura was revealed, some of them would look at each other as if to say: "Does anyone see you?" Then they left. Thus, GOD has diverted their hearts, for they are
people
who do
not comprehend.
The Disbelievers
O you who believe, you shall
123.
who
the disbelievers
them
find
you
stern
attack
fight
—
you
—and know
let
Sura
that
GOD is with the righteous.
10:
Jonah
(Younus)
The Hypocrites 124.
When
was revealed, some say, "Did this sura strengthen the faith of anyone among a sura
of them would
you?" Indeed, faith
of those
rejoice in
it
did strengthen the
who believed, and they
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
A. L. R.* These
any revelation.
much of a wonder for the we inspired a man like them? He (was inspired to say), Is
125.
As
for those
who
in their hearts,
it
harbored doubts
actually
added un-
holiness to their unholiness, and they
1
26.
(letters) are the
proofs of this book of wisdom. it
too
people that
died as disbelievers.
"You shall warn the people, and give good news to those who believe
Do they not see that they suffer from
that they
exacting
trials
every year once or
twice? Yet, they consistently repent,
&
and
fail to
fail to
take heed?
have attained a position
of prominence
Lord." The
at their
disbelievers said, "This
is
a clever
magician!"
is not prefixed with the Basmalah. This pheof the Quran for 14 centuries, and many theories were advanced to explain it. Now we realize that the conspicuous absence of the Basmalah serves three purposes: (1) It represents an advance divine proclamation that the idol worshipers were destined to tamper with the Quran by adding 2 false verses (9:128-129). (2) It demonstrates one of the functions of God's mathematical code in the Quran, namely, to guard the Quran against any alteration. (3) It provides additional miraculous features of the Quran s code. Due to their extraordinary importance, the details are given in Appendices 24 and 29. One immediate observation is that the number of occurrences of the word "God" at the end of Sura 9 is 1273
*9:1
*9:127 This
is
nomenon has puzzled
the only sura that
the students
(19x67). If the two false verses 128
more—will vanish.
&
129 are included,
this
phenomenon
—and many
*10:1 These letters constitute a major portion of the Quran s awesome mathematical code and proof of divine authorship. See Appendix 1 for details.
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Jonah (Younus) 10:3-14
122 3.
Your only Lord
is
GOD; the One who
created the heavens and the earth in six days, then
He
controls
assumed
all
all authority.
matters. There
intercessor, except in
is
no
Such
shall
worship Him. Would you
To Him
is
your ultimate return,
of you. This ise.
He
peats
it,
is
in order to
10. Their prayer therein
uitably.
As
all
for those
who
who
life,
1 1
eq-
disbelieve,
One who rendered the sun moon a light, and He designed its phases that you may is
and
culate.
"Praise be to
If
GOD
12.
to cal-
provisions, they
we leave those who do not believe
in
meeting us in
When
down, or
He exfor people who
sitting,
we
us to relieve
who
or standing up. But
relieve his adversity, if
he never implored
any hardship! The works
in their eyes.
earth, there are proofs
Lessons from the Past 13.
Many
a generation
we have
gressed.
With This World to
them with
meet
and are preoccupied with this worldly life and are content with it, and refuse to heed our proofs; these have incurred Hell as their ulti-
clear proofs, but they re-
fused to believe.
us,
We thus requite the
guilty people.
Now It Is 14.
Your Turn
Then we made you
inheritors
mate abode, as a consequence of their
earth after them, to see
own
do.
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works.
annihi-
you when they transTheir messengers went to
lated before
Preoccupation
Those who are not expecting
human
of the transgressors are thus adorned
of night and
GOD created in the are righteous.
their transgressions,
adversity touches the
he goes on as
for people
they
er,
plains the revelations
heavens and the
way
would have
being, he implores us while lying
GOD did not create all this,
and what
GOD, Lord
hastened the retribution in-
as soon as
day,
8.
is:
blundering.
know.
7.
our god," their greeting there-
"Peace," and their ultimate
is,
except for a specific purpose.
6. Surely, in the alternation
glo-
been annihilated long ago. Howev-
and the
learn to count the years
"Be You
in
demand
the
radiant,
is:
curred by the people, the
ful retribution for their disbelieving.
He
Riv-
in the
of the universe."
they incur hellish drinks, and a pain-
5.
belief.
them
rified,
prayer
then re-
reward those
believe and lead a righteous
lead
Lord guides
gardens of bliss.
GOD's truthful prom-
initiates the creation,
their
life,
ers will flow beneath
not take heed? 4.
for those
them, by virtue of their
GOD your Lord.
will.
You
God Guides the Believers who believe and
As
a righteous
accordance with
His
is
9.
of the
how you will
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123
Every Letter Calculated and Divinely Designed 15.
When our revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet us than
say,
this,
Miracle of the Quran Unveiled After
Say, "I can-
it!"
not possibly change
my
on
it
own.
awesome
16. Say,
"Had
GOD willed,
the
scheming
is
far
more
effective.
For
our messengers are recording everything you scheme."
not
or rejects
He is the One who moves you across the land and sea. You get onto the
His revelations. Certainly, the transgressors never succeed.
breeze. Then, while rejoicing there-
Who
is
more
evil than
ricates lies about
who
one
GOD,
fab-
22.
ships,
thing
He
does not
at
GOD!"
GOD
Say,
above need-
tive."
23.
But as soon as He saves them, they on earth, and oppose the truth. O people, your transgression transgress
The people used
be one congreit were not for a predetermined word from your Lord, they would have been judged immediately regarding their
ultimate return, then
disputes.
of everything you had done.
to
gation, then they disputed. If
*10:15 The word "Quran" refers to "another Quran, "
Quran 57
in nice
time,
know in the heavBe He glorified. far
smoothly
Him alone: "If You only save us this we will be eternally apprecia-
of some-
ing partners.
sail
violent wind blows, and the waves surround them from every side. This is when they implore GOD, sincerely devoting their prayers to
ens or the earth?"
He is the Most High;
and they
in,
They worship beside GOD idols that possess no power to harm them or benefit them, and they say, "These are our intercessors "Are you informing
19.
Humans
When we bestow mercy upon
them, they immediately scheme against our revelations! Say, "GOD's
understand?"
18.
waiting along with
people, after adversity had afflicted
have recited it to have known anything about it. I have lived among you a whole life before this (and you have known me as a
17.
am
Rebellious
21
I
Do you
I
you."
day."
would not you, nor would you
sane, truthful person).
They say, "How come no miracle came down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The future belongs to GOD; so wait, and
simply follow what is revealed to me. I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the I
retribution of an
be
Muhammad* 20.
"Bring a Quran* other
or change
to
is it
is
only to the detriment of your
souls. this
own
You remain preoccupied with
worldly
life,
then to us
we
is
your
inform you
mentioned in the Quran 58 times, but since this verse must be excluded; "This Quran " is mentioned in the
times, 19x3.
* 10:20 In retrospect,
we
see
est miracles " (74:30-35),
now
was
that the
Quran s
miracle, indeed
"One of the great-
divinely predestined to be unveiled 14 centuries after
In view of the current condition of the traditional Muslims, if Muhammad had been given this miracle, those Muslims, who are already idolizing Muhammad beside God, would have worshiped him as God incarnate. Additionally, this mir-
Muhammad.
acle
is
obviously designed for the computer age, and to be appreciated by mathemat-
ically sophisticated generations.
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Jonah (Younus) 10:24-35
124 24.
The analogy of like this:
we
this
send
worldly
and their idols will say to them, "We had no idea that you idolized us.
life is
down water from
the sky to produce with
it
all
kinds
29.
of plants from the earth, and to provide food for the people and the animals. Then, just as the earth
and
fectly adorned,
its
is
ly
people think
nothing existed the previous day.
We 3
1
GOD invites to the abode of peace, in a
straight path.
Heaven and Hell are Eternal 26. For the righteous, the reward will be
never experience any deprivation or shame. These are the dwellers of Par-
32.
Such What
for those is
Humiliation beside
who
earned
sins, their
equivalent to their is
their lot,
is
GOD,
there after the truth, except
and no one
How
could you disre-
all this?
what your Lord's decision does to those who choose to be wicked: they cannot believe.
seem overwhelmed by
masses of dark night. They will be
Reflect on Your Idols 34. Say,
"Can any of your
idols initiate
the dwellers of Hell; they abide there-
creation, then repeat it?" Say,
in forever.
initiates the creation,
Idols
Disown
35. Say,
On the day when we summon them all, we will say to those who worshiped idols, "We have summoned you, together with your idols." will
We
have them confront each other,
the truth. Is one truth
"GOD
then repeats
"Does any of your
to the truth?" Say,
Their Worshipers 28.
your rightful Lord.
33. This is sin.
GOD can protect them. Then-
faces will
commandments?"
is
falsehood? gard
requital
will
Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Who controls all the hearing and the eyesight? Who produces the living from the dead, and the dead from the living? Who is in control of all things?" They would say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you
adise; they abide therein forever.
As
exam-
soul will
had done. They
it
not observe the
multiplied manifold. Their faces will
27.
between
complete-
be returned to GOD, their rightful Lord and Master, and the idols they had fabricated will disown them.
reflect.
and guides whomever He wills
when each
is
ine everything
our
thus explain the revelations for peo-
25.
we were
unaware of your worshiping us."
30. That
judgment comes by night or by day,* leaving it completely barren, as if
who
suffices as a witness
per-
that they are in control thereof,
ple
"GOD
us and you, that
it."
idols guide
"GOD guides to
who
guides to the
more worthy of being follow-
ed, or
one
who
does not guide, and
needs guidance for himself? What is wrong with your judgment?"
God, of course, knows whether His judgment will come during the day, or durit just happens that the earth will be half day and half night when the end of the world comes. Another "scientific miracle" of the Quran. * 10:24
ing the night. But
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Jonah (Younus) 10:36-53 36.
125
Most of them follow nothing but conand conjecture is no substi-
45.
jecture,
tute for the truth.
GOD
is
fully
aware
of everything they do.
meeting
firms
all
GOD.
con-
It
46.
infallible; for
comes from
it
the
"He
fabricated
it,"
out studying and examining
before understanding
say,
them
it.
it,
47.
Some of them ture),
48.
Thus did
"When will this proif you are telling
power to harm my-
GOD wills takes place." Each community has a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one
it.
hour, nor advance 50. Say, to
"Whether His
it.
retribution
you by night or by
day,
comes
why
are
the transgressors in such a hurry? 5
1
Humans
52.
do not see?
53.
never wrongs the people;
who wrong
it
to
come?"
will be said to the transgressors,
you not requited precisely you have earned?"
you, but can
you guide the blind, even though they
the people
to challenge
"Taste the eternal retribution. Are
Their Paths at
It
you believe
Why should you believe then?
You used
Freely Choose
Some of them look
"If it does happen, will
then?
they cannot understand?
1303
challenge:
or benefit myself; only what
self,
evil-
Some of them listen to you, but can you make the deaf hear, even though
souls.
least in-
No Power
believe (in this scrip-
aware of the
a messenger.
The Messenger Possesses
do."
is
They
49. Say, "I possess no
You are innocent of anything I do, and I am innocent of anything you
GOD
is
the truth?"
my works, and you have your works.
44.
us
GOD witness-
messenger comes, they are
phecy come to pass,
41. If they reject you, then say, "I have
43.
or ter-
justice.
doers.
42.
their
consequences for the
fully
is
be mis-
that, to
judged equitably, without the
disbelieve. There-
while others disbelieve in
Your Lord
before
To each community, After
and
transgressors. 40.
to
es everything they do.
39. Indeed, they have rejected this with-
fore, note the
life
their ultimate return.
Lord
"Then produce one sura like these, and invite whomever you wish, other than GOD, if you are truthful."
those before
disbelieved in
we promise them,
minate your
It is
of the universe. 38. If they say,
who
and chose
Whether we show you some (of the retribution)
previous messages, and pro-
vides a fully detailed scripture.
GOD;
guided.
Quran could not possibly be au-
thored by other than
the day when He summons all of them, they will feel as if they lasted in this world one hour of the day, during which they met. Losers
indeed are those
Only God Can Author the Quran 37. This
On
their
it
own
for
what
They challenge you to prophesy: "Is this really what will happen?" Say, "Yes indeed, by my Lord, this is the truth, and you can never escape."
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Jonah (Younus) 10:54-67 What Price Faith
ers the people with His grace, but
most of them are unappreciative.
any wicked soul possessed everything on earth, it would readily offer
54. If
it
Knowing God
They will be ridden with
as ransom.
remorse when they see the retribution. They will be judged equitably, without the least injustice. 55. Absolutely, to
You do
61
you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not
GOD belongs every-
even an atom's weight
thing in the heavens and the earth. Absolutely,
GOD's promise
not get into any situation,
nor do you recite any Quran, nor do
Lord's control, be
is truth,
or the earth.
but most of them do not know.
He controls life and death, and Him you will be returned.
57.
O
people, enlightenment has
to
you herein from your Lord, and
to
is
out of your
heavens
there anything
not recorded in a profound record.
Happiness:
come
Now and Forever* 62. Absolutely,
healing for anything that troubles 63.
for the believers.
They
are those
a righteous
Joy for the Believers Say, "With GOD's grace and with His mercy they shall rejoice." This is far better than any wealth they can
64.
This
65.
Dietary Prohibitions
Does
ever occur to those
have
to face
* 10:62-64
is
GOD's
unchangeable law.
the greatest triumph.
power belongs
to
GOD.
the Hearer, the Omniscient.
in the
GOD
belongs every-
heavens and everyone on
Those who
set
up
idols beside
GOD are really following nothing. They only think
who
67.
that they are fol-
have
your rest, and rendered the day These are proofs for people
lighted.
GOD show-
that they
He is the One who rendered the night for
Him on the Day of
Most people think
is
earth.
GOD that they
Resurrection? Certainly,
in this
lowing something. They only guess.
them
will
lead
not be saddened by their utter-
one
GOD?"
attribute
fabricate lies about
who believe and
life.
66. Absolutely, to
GOD
to
Do He
59. Say,
it
is
ances. All
"Did you note how GOD sends to you all kinds of provisions, then you render some of them unlawful, and some lawful?" Say, "Did give you permission to do this? Or, do you fabricate lies and
have noth-
For them, joy and happiness
Such
down
allies
world, as well as in the Hereafter.
accumulate.
Human-made
GOD's
ing to fear, nor will they grieve.
your hearts, and guidance, and mercy
60.
is
is
in the
smaller than an atom, or larger, that
56.
58.
Nor
it
who
to
can hear.
wait until the
Day of Resurrection
before they receive their rewards for righteousness, or the retribution for wickedness.
But the Quran repeatedly assures the believers that they are guaranteed perfect happiness here directly to
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in this
world,
now and forever. At
Paradise (see Appendix
the
end of their interim
here, they
go
1 7).
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.
.
Jonah (Younus) 10: 68-84
127
The Gross Blasphemy 68.
They
"GOD
said,
Moses and Aaron
has begotten a
75.
Be He glorified. He is the Most Rich. To Him belongs everything son!"
heavens and everything on earth. You have no proof to support such a blasphemy. Are you saying about GOD what you do not know?
with our proofs. But they turned
in the
who
69. Proclaim: "Those
70.
GOD will never succeed."
They
get their temporary share in
this
world, then to us
mate
return, then
rogant;
76.
77.
reminding you of too in
much
GOD
for you, then
GOD. You
's
I
among
me know 72. "If
it
73.
to
80.
to divert
our parents
for yourselves?
We
will
said,
"Bring to
me
every
When
Moses them, "Throw whatever you
the magicians came,
81
When they threw, Moses said, "What you have produced is magic, and GOD will make it fail. GOD does not support the transgressors' work."
82.
GOD establishes the truth with His words, despite the criminals.
83.
None
believed with
Moses except
a few of his people, while fearing Insist
on
the tyranny of Pharaoh and his elders. Surely,
him messengers people, and they showed sent after
But they were not to believe in what they had rejected in the past. We thus seal the hearts of the transgressors.
1326
we found
are going to throw."
be a submitter."
Humans
them
Pharaoh
said to
have not
Their Original Sin
to their
"Did you come
let
They rejected him and, consequently, we saved him and those who joined him in the ark; we made them the inheritors. And we drowned those who rejected our revelations. Note the consequences; they have been
Then we
Is
experienced magician."
warned.
74.
you?
final
asked you for any wage. My wage comes from GOD. I have been com-
manded
to
The Truth Prevails 79.
yourselves, then
I
said,
my trust
without delay.
you turn away, then
comes
can any magicians
never join you as believers."
should get together
with your leaders, agree on a decision
They
prominence
revelations
put
it
How
how you describe
doing, and to attain positions of
peo-
my position and my
ple, if you find
when
magic?
us from what
Recite for them the history of Noah.
"O my
them from
to
obviously mag-
prevail?" 78.
said to his people,
came
said, "Is this
the truth
to severe retribution for their dis-
He
Moses this
believing.
71
the truth
ic!"
we commit them
Noah
When
us, they said, "This is
their ulti-
is
ar-
and were transgressing peo-
ple.
fabricate lies
about
Then we sent after them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his group,
clear proofs.
Pharaoh was much too
arrogant on earth, and a real tyrant. 84.
Moses
said,
"O my
have really believed
people, if you in
GOD,
then
put your trust in Him, if you are really submitters."
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128 85.
They
said,
"We
trust in
GOD. Our
Lord, save us from the persecution
Pharaoh 92. "Today,
of these oppressive people.
to set
s
Body Preserved*
will preserve
you up
your body,
as a lesson for future
generations."* Unfortunately,
Your mercy, from
86. "Deliver us, with
we
many
people are totally oblivious to our the disbelieving people." signs. 87.
We
Moses and his brother. "Maintain your homes in Egypt for the time being, turn your homes into synagogues, and maintain the Contact Prayers (Salat). Give good news inspired
93.
Moses
said,
have endowed the Children of with a position of honor, and
Israel
blessed them with good provisions.
when this knowledge came to them. Your Lord will judge them on the Day of ResurrecYet, they disputed
to the believers."
88.
We
tion regarding everything they dis-
"Our Lord, You have
puted.
given Pharaoh and his elders luxu-
Our
The Messenger s Doubt
Lord, they only use them to repulse
94. If you have any doubt regarding
ries
and wealth
others from
wipe out
in this world.
Your
path.
Our Lord,
is
then ask those
and harden prevent them from
their wealth,
their hearts to
what
revealed to you from your Lord,
who
read the previ-
ous scripture. Indeed, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Do
believing, until they see the painful
not be with the doubters. retribution." 89.
95.
He
"Your prayer has been an-
said,
GOD's
swered (O Moses and Aaron), so be steadfast,
of those 90.
We
who do
condemned by a decree from your Lord cannot believe.
96. Surely, those
not know."
97.
pursued them, aggressively and
is
When drowning became he
matter what kind of proof you (they cannot believe),
until they see the painful retribution.
a reality
Believing Nations Prosper
said, "I believe that there
no god except the One
am
No
show them,
sinful-
in
whom
the Children of Israel have believed; I
98.
Any community
"Too
example, the people of Jonah:
a submitter." late!*
already,
For you have rebelled
and chose
to
be a transgres-
10:91 Believing
when
we relieved the humil-
iating retribution they
had been
fering in this world, and
suf-
we made
them prosperous.
sor.
*
that believes will
surely be rewarded for believing. For
they believed, 91.
you be with
and do not follow the ways
delivered the Children of Israel
for him,
revelations, lest
the losers.
across the sea. Pharaoh and his troops
ly.
Nor shall you join those who rejected
in
God
is
the first step. Thereafter,
one needs
op the soul through the practices of worship (see Appendix
to
nourish and devel-
15).
God endowed the Egyptians with the exclusive knowledge of mummification. Today Pharaoh s mummified body is on display at the Cairo Museum.
* 10:92
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& Hud (Hud)
Had your Lord
99.
11:1-2
willed, all the peo-
129 106.
would have believed.* Do you want to force the people to become believers? ple on earth
"You shall not worship beside GOD what possesses no power to benefit you or harm you. If you do, you
All
The Disbelievers 107. If
Blocked Out* 100.
No
GOD's
For
will.
places a curse upon those
who
"Look
none can
And when He
He re-
To
relieve
it
God
except He.
blesses you,
can prevent His grace.
no force
He bestows
it upon whomever He chooses from among His servants. He is the For-
fuse to understand. 101. Say,
Power Belongs
GOD touches you with a hard-
ship,
soul can believe except in ac-
cordance with
be a transgressor."
will
at all the signs in the
giver,
Most Merciful.
heavens and the earth." All the proofs
and
the warnings can never help
all
who
people 102.
other than the fate
of their counterparts
in the past? Say,
"Just wait, and, along with you,
We
who
believe.
mutable law that
we
It is
what
detriment.
I
revealed to you, and
is
be patient until judgment;
ultimately save our messengers
and those
own
not a guardian over you."
109. Follow
Guaranteed Victory 103.
people, the truth has
goes astray to his
am
I
also waiting."
"O
come to you herein from your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for his own good. And whoever goes astray,
decided to disbelieve.
Can they expect
am
108. Proclaim:
He
is
GOD
issues His
the best judge.
our im-
save the believ-
Sura
Hud (Hud)
11:
ers.
104. Say,
"O
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
people, if you have any
doubt regarding
my
religion,
I
do
not worship what you worship be-
1.
GOD. I worship GOD alone; the One who will terminate your lives. I am commanded to be a be1
was commanded: "Keep yourself
elucidated.*
2.
devoted to the religion of monotheism;
you
wor-
shall not practice idol
The
test
demands
that
intervention in our initial decision.
*11:1
a scripture
whose
It
comes from a Most
The Quran: Messenger of God "You shall not worship except GOD. I come to you from Proclaiming:
Him
as a warner, as well as a bear-
er of good news.
ship. * 10:99-101
is
Wise, Most Cognizant.
liever."
105.
A.L.R. This
verses have been perfected, then
side
Our generation
we denounce idolatry on our own, without divine God blocks out those who choose to disbelieve.
is fortunate to
witness two
awesome phenomena
in the
Quran:
an extraordinary mathematical code (Appendix 1), and (2) a literary miracle of incredible dimensions. If humans attempt to write a mathematically structured work, the numerical manipulations will adversely affect the literary quality. The Quran sets (1)
the standard for literary excellence.
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.
Hud
130 3.
"You
your Lord's
shall seek
then bless
you generously
for-
to
He will
giveness, then repent to Him.
If you turn away, then
4.
To
fear for
is
your ultimate
you
he rums despondent, unappreciative.
return,
and
Whenever we bless him, sity
had
Indeed, they hide their innermost
As
1 1
ing them. In fact, as they cover them-
secrets
There
recompense.
the innermost thoughts.
is
not a creature on earth
whose
not guaranteed by
GOD.
provision
is
And He knows
its
course and
destiny. All are recorded in a
its
12.
He
is
the
One who
created the heav-
— *and
would
say,
"This
is
an)''
And
vite
disbelieve
if
we
clearly witch-
specific is
for
—they fact,
say,
once
it
"He
to Imitate
fabricated (the Qur-
them, "Then produce ten
whomever you
they
if
you
fail to
can, other than
are truthful."*
meet your challenge,
no god except He. Will you then
"What
is
comes
submit?
*11:7 The six days are simply a yardstick providing us with a
we
con-
know that this is revealed with GOD's knowledge, and that there
we reserve it for a
community
keeping Him?" In
an angel?"
GOD
then
delay the retribution they
—
tell
GOD, 14. If
have incurred
a warner;
suras like these, fabricated, and in-
craft." 8.
to him, or
The Quran: Impossible 13. If they say,
to test you, to distinguish those among you who work righteousness. Yet, when you say, "You will be resurrect-
who
of
revealed to you, and
trols all things.
—
after death," those
is
comes down You are only
His (earthly) domain was completely covered with water **in order
ed
which
you may be annoyed by it. Also, they may say, "How come no treasure
final
profound
ens and the earth in six days
God s Revelation is Heavy You may wish to disregard some that
record. 7.
steadfastly perse-
and lead a righteous life, they deserve forgiveness and a generous
Provisions Guaranteed 6.
who
for those
vere,
He knows and declarations. He
selves with their clothes, all their
away from me;"
he becomes excited, proud.
Him from know-
thoughts, as if to keep
knows
after adver-
him, he says, "All
afflicted
adversity has gone 5.
their
haunt
day."
Omnipotent.
is
and to
Whenever we bless the human being with mercy from us, then remove it,
9.
10.
GOD
He
I
awesome
it,
come back
will
them.
determined period, and bestow His grace upon those who deserve it. the retribution of an
them, nothing can stop
mocking
for a pre-
(Hud) 11:3-14
learn that the vast lifeless physical universe
lot
of information. Thus,
was created in two
days, while the tiny
mote called "Earth" was created in four days (41:10-12). The provision offood, water, and oxygen for the earth's inhabitants had to be precisely calculated and arranged.
**11:7 The earth was
initially
covered with water. Subsequently, the land mass
emerged, and the continents drifted apart. *11:13 The Quran's mathematical miracle
1340
is
inimitable (See Appendix
1).
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(Hud) 11:15-28
15.
Those who pursue and
its
them
131 worldly
this
material vanities,
works
for their
be doubled for them. They have failed
life
we will pay
in this life; with-
to hear,
21.
out the least reduction. 16.
they
It is
who gave up their share
in
the Hereafter, and, consequently, Hell is
works
their lot. All their
everything they have done
after,
s
who
for those
proof* from
their Lord, reported
lieve
Hell
is
those
24.
Do
believe and lead and devote them-
The example of these two groups is like the blind and deaf, compared to the seer
and hearer. Are they equal?
Would you not
disbe-
various groups,
awaiting them.
bor any doubt;
who
who
life,
in forever.
dent and a mercy,** they will sure-
As for among the
for those
dwellers of Paradise; they abide there-
by
Him, and before it, book of Moses has set a prece-
ly believe.
Here-
selves to their Lord, they are the
are given solid
a witness from the
As
a righteous
Mathematical Code
As
that, in the
The Believers 23.
17.
no doubt
is
they will be the worst losers.
is nulli-
fied.
The Quran
failed to see.
These are the ones who lose their souls, and the idols they had fabricated will disown them.
22. There
are in vain;
and they have
not har-
this is the truth
take heed?
Noah 25.
from
We "I
sent
Noah
come
to
to his people, saying,
you
as a clear warner.
your Lord, but most people disbe26.
"You
shall not
worship except
GOD.
lieve. I
18.
Who
are
more
evil than those
who
GOD? They will
fabricate lies about
who lied about their Lord. GOD's condemnation has befallen
who disbelieved among "We see that you are no more than a human being like us, and we see that the first people to follow you are the worst among
the transgressors."
us.
27.
the ones
They
repel
from the way of
and seek to make
it
leaders
We see that you do not possess any advantage over us. Indeed, we
GOD
think
crooked, and they
are disbelievers in the Hereafter.
The
his people said,
the witnesses will say, "These are
28.
He
you
said,
are liars."
"O my
people, what if
have a solid proof from
The Disbelievers 20.
of a pain-
ful day."
be presented before their Lord, and
19.
fear for you the retribution
These will never escape, nor will they find any lords or masters to help
them against *11:17 The Quran ship. It is
GOD. s
Retribution will
I
Lord? out of
What if He has blessed me His mercy, though you cannot see it? Are we going to force you to believe therein?
19-based mathematical code
noteworthy that the word "Bayyinah
my
is
a
proof of divine authormentioned in the Quran 19
built-in
" (proof) is
times.
as the
Moses' book was also mathematically composed, with "19" common denominator. See Footnote 46:10 and Appendix 1.
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it
turns out,
.
.
Hud
132 29.
"O my from
GOD. I am not dismissing those
who
believed; they will meet their
Do not be
I
do not ask you for
my wage comes
Lord (and He alone I
see that
GOD,
if
I
dismiss them?
to
future,
I
Laughs Best
possess the
I
I
GOD
what
best
thoughts. (If I did this,)
GOD
innermost
39.
They
said,
"O Noah, you have
challenge you to bring the
argued
40.
We
my
those
if it is
4 1 He
GOD's will
of
astray. He is your Lord, Him you will be returned."
send you
and
to
35. If they say,
"He made up
then say, "If I
made
responsible for
my
this story,"
up, then
I
crime, and
I
it
am am
innocent of any crime you commit."
* 11:40
&
44 This
in-
is
it
we
said,
a pair of each kind,*
who are condemned.
Carry with
you those who have believed," and only a few have believed with him.
advice
advised you,
cannot benefit you to
will
and
together with your family, except
not escape. if I
who
our judgment came, and the
"Carry on
He said, "GOD is the One who brings it to you, if He so wills, then you can"Even
When
atmosphere boiled over,
doom you
threaten us with, if you are truthful."
34.
will surely find out
cur an everlasting punishment."
with us, and kept on arguing.
33.
"You
suffer a shameful retribution,
transgressor."
32.
when-
laughing.
would be a
I
ark,
some of his people passed by
him they laughed at him. He said, "You may be laughing at us, but we are laughing at you, just as you are
will not be-
in their
is
While he was building the ever
say to those despised by
stow any blessings upon them.
knows
38.
claim to be an angel.
your eyes that
transgressed; they
He Who Laughs Last
GOD, nor do I know the
nor do
who have
are destined to drown."
God
do not claim that
Nor do
those
and on behalf of
inspiration,
Me
do not implore
Power
Belongs treasures of
me
their actions.
under our watchful
and with our
eyes,
take heed?
All
"I
support
saddened by
37. "Build the ark
you are ignorant people.
Would you not
1
36.
only
will judge them).
"O my people, who can against
3
Noah was
inspired: "No more of your people are going to believe, beyond those who already believe.
people,
any money;
30.
(Hud) 11:29-42
said,
"Come on board.
GOD
mooring.
shall
be
its
In the
sailing,
name
and
its
My Lord is Forgiver, Most
Merciful." 42.
As
it
sailed with
them
in
waves
like
Noah called his son, who was isolated: "O my son, come ride with
hills,
us;
do not be with the disbelievers."
God's proven truth: Noah's ark was made of logs, tied together
common belief, the flood was limited to the Dead Sea, and the animals were only Noah s livestock: not every
with primitive ropes (54:13). Contrary to
area around today s
animal that lived on earth.
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—
.
Hud 43.
(Hud) 11 .43-55
He a
133
said, "I will take refuge
hill,
He
to protect
me
from you, we will bless them for awhile, then commit them to pain-
on top of
from the water."
"Nothing can protect any-
said,
one today from
GOD's
judgment;
ful retribution."
news from the past that we reveal to you. You had no knowledge about them neither you, nor your
49. This
only those worthy of His mercy (will
be saved) ." The waves sepa-
rated them, and he
who
was among those
people
drowned.
It
— —before
patient.
was proclaimed: "O
low your water," and "O
earth, swal-
sky, cease."
Hud: One and 50.
The water then subsided; the judgment was fulfilled. The ark finally rested on the hills of Judea.* It was then proclaimed: "The transgressors
To 'Ad we said,
You 5
Noah implored his Lord: "My Lord, my son is a member of my family, and Your promise is the truth. You
1
unrighteous to ask
52.
people,
You,
I
something
48.
implore I
I
strength.
53.
forgive me, and have
me,
I
It
will be with the losers."
was proclaimed: "O Noah,
dis-
embark, with peace and blessings
upon you, and upon nations who will
As
*
11:44
descend from your companions.
for the other nations descending
See
He
shower you with provisions sky,
and augment your
Do not rum back into trans-
They
said,
"O Hud, you did not show
we
are not aban-
doning our gods on account of what
you
again for
do not know. Unless mercy on
You
Do you
gressors."
I
seek refuge in
You
me.
seek forgiveness from
us any proof, and
"My Lord,
lest
do not ask you for
initiated
"O my people,
from the
ignorant." said,
I
My wage comes only from
One who
will then
Me
something you do not know.*
He
GOD;
your Lord, then repent to Him.
enlighten you, lest you be like the
47.
people, worship
are inventing.
"O my the
The Myth of Intercession* 46. He said, "O Noah, he is not of your It is
Same Message Hud. He
not understand?
are the wisest of the wise."
family.
the
sent their brother
"O my
any wage.
for
Therefore, be
victory belongs
you have no other god besides Him.
have perished." 45.
this.
The ultimate
to the righteous.
Where Did the Ark Land 44.
is
say.
We will never be believers
with you. 54.
"We
believe that
have
afflicted
said, "I
some of our gods
you with a
curse."
bear witness before
He
GOD,
and you bear witness as well, that disown the idols you have set up 55. "
—beside Him.
So, give
me
I
your
collective decision, without delay.
footnote for 11:40.
most effective bait to entice people into idol worship. However, Abraham could not help his father, nor could Noah help his son, nor could Muhammad help his own relatives (2:254, 9:80 & 114). * 11:46 Intercession is Satan's
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.
Hud
134
my
have put
56. "I
GOD, my
trust in
Lord and your Lord. There
He
creature that
My
Lord
is
against
does not control.
on the
right path.
64.
you turn away, I have delivered to you what I was sent with. My Lord
57. "If
will substitute other people in
place; least.
to serve as a let
your
you cannot harm Him in the My Lord is in control of all
When our judgment came, we saved Hud and those who believed with him, by mercy from us.
them from a 59.
We
65.
66.
the
is
said, live.
inevitable."
us,
Most Powerful,
from the hu-
Your Lord
is
the Almighty.
Those who transgressed were annihilated by the disaster, leaving them in their homes, dead.
68.
It
condem-
of Resurrection. Indeed, 'Ad
lest
retribution."
67. tyrant.
nation in this world, and on the
and
When our judgment came, we saved Saleh and those who believed with miliation of that day.
His messengers, and followed the
60. Consequently, they incurred
a prophecy that
is
him by mercy from the
revelations of their Lord, disobeyed
ways of every stubborn
shall
earth,
They slaughtered her. He then "You have only three days to This
saved
—they disregarded
GOD's
you incur an immediate
terrible retribution.
Such was 'Ad
proof for you. You
her eat from
do not touch her with any harm,
things." 58.
Who would support me GOD, if I disobeyed Him? You can only augment my loss. "O my people, this is GOD's camel from Him?
not a
is
(Hud) 11: 56-72
Day
was
reject-
as if they never lived there.
Thamud have rejected their Absolutely, Thamud have in-
Indeed,
ed their Lord. Indeed, 'Ad, the peo-
Lord.
ple of Hud, have perished.
curred their annihilation.
One and the Same Message
Saleh:
Abraham and Lot
Thamud we sent their brother Saleh. He said, "O my people, wor-
6 1 To
ship
GOD; you
beside Him.
He
have no other god
you
in
it.
You
70.
My
Lord
is
and
always
They
"O Saleh, you used to be among us before this. Are
said,
popular
71.
you enjoining us from worshiping what our parents
are worshiping?
We
you have
told us."
The Disbelievers Always Losers 63.
He
said,
solid
J36T
"O my people, what if I have
proof from my Lord, and mercy
he became suspicious
of them. They
said,
"Do
we are being dispatched
people of Lot."
His wife was standing, and she laughed when we gave her the good
news about
are full of doubt concerning every-
thing
it,
fearful
to the
calf.
he saw that their hands did
not be afraid,
near, responsive."
62.
When
not touch
His forgiveness, then re-
pent to Him.
When our messengers went to Abraham with good news, they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and soon brought a roasted
you from
initiated
the earth, then settled shall seek
69.
Isaac,
and
after Isaac,
Jacob. 72.
She
said,
"Woe
my
to
my
me,
how
could
I
and here
is
husband; an old man? This
is
bear a child at
age,
really strange!"
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.
Hud 73.
(Hud) 11:73-88
They
135
"Do you
said,
find
it
strange
Their appointed time
GOD? GOD has bestowed His mercy and blessings upon you, O infor
habitants of the shrine.
He
is
Is
Sodom
Praise-
82.
worthy, Glorious." 74.
When Abraham's
fear subsided,
and
good news was delivered to him, he proceeded to argue with us on behalf of Lot's people.
is
the morning.
not the morning soon enough?"
&
Gomorrah Destroyed
When our judgment came, we turned it upside down, and we showered it with hard, devastating rocks.
the
75. Indeed,
Abraham was
Such rocks were designated by your
Lord
84.
To Midyan we sent Shu'aib.
"O Abraham, refrain from this. Your ret-
Homosexuality
11.
When
retribution
85.
our messengers went to Lot,
embarrassed by their presence. "This
is
rights,
a difficult day."
GOD; do not embarrass me with
86.
said,
"You know well
that
87.
exactly what
we
He said,
"I
wish
I
we
or had a powerful ally!" 81
(The angels)
said,
Lord's messengers, and these peo-
You
shall leave
with your family during the night,
and
let
not anyone of you look back,
except your wife; she along with those
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is
condemned
who are condemned.
said,
"O
Shu'aib, does your
known
for being clement, wise."
He said, "O my people, what if I have
my Lord; what if me with a great blessing? It is not my wish to comsolid proof
He
"O Lot, we are your
ple cannot touch you.
They
not a guardian over you."
ner we choose? Surely, you are
want."
were strong enough,
am
far better
believers.
upon you that we must abandon our parents' religion, or running our businesses in any man-
88. 80.
GOD provides for you,
religion dictate
have no need for your daughters; you
know
out of their
and do not roam the earth cor-
"Whatever
I
man among you?"
They
weight, equitably.
no matter how small, is for you, if you are really
my guests. Have you not one reason79.
full
ruptingly.
came rushing; they had grown accustomed to their sinful acts. He said, "O my people, it would be purer for you, if you take my daughters instead. You shall rever-
able
people, you shall give full
Do not cheat the people
He
78. His people
ence
"O my
of an overwhelming day.
measure and
they were mistreated, and he was
said,
GOD;
beside Him.
ribution."
Condemned
their brother
He said, "O my people, wor-
you have no other god Do not cheat when you measure or weigh. I see that you are prosperous, and I fear for you the ship
Lord's judgment has been issued; they have incurred unavoidable
to strike the transgressors.
Shu 'aib: One and the Same Message
clement, ex-
tremely kind, and obedient. 76.
83.
mit what
wish I
from
has provided
can.
I
enjoin you from.
to correct as
I
only
many wrongs
as
My guidance depends totally
on GOD; I have put my trust in Him. To Him I have totally submitted.
82731
.
Hud
136 89.
"And, O my people, do not be provoked by your opposition to me into incurring the
same
disasters as the
and Pharaoh's command was not wise. 98.
people of Noah, or the people of Hud,
your Lord for
Him. Most Merciful, Kind."
forgiveness, then repent to
My
Lord
is
all
the
on the Day
way to
what a miserable abode 99.
shall implore
will lead his people
Hell;
to live in!
from you.
ple of Lot are not too far
"You
He
of Resurrection,
or the people of Saleh; and the peo-
90.
(Hud) 11:89-106
They have incurred condemnation in this life, as well as on the Day of Resurrection; what a miserable path to follow!
"O Shu'aib, we do not comprehend many of the things you are
9 1 They said,
telling us,
and
we
see that
you
He
"O my people, does my command a greater respect GOD? Is this why you have
100. This
than
"O my
101.
You
will will
find out
who
anticipation,
will
I.
the liar
and
evil ones, they
still
I
is.
aster that left
was
some
102. Such
Lord came. In
they only ensured their doom.
was
the retribution enforced
will wait in an-
is
by
As
painful, devastating.
103. This should be a lesson for those
who fear the retribution of the Hereafter.
That
for the
ple will be
were struck by a disthem dead in their
witnessed.
perished before
104.
105.
a day when all the peosummoned a day to be
is
—
We
have appointed a specific time
for
it
to take place.
The day
it
comes
to pass,
no soul
will utter a single word, except in
that.
accordance with His
will.
Some will
be miserable, and some will be hapsigns and
a profound authority.
To Pharaoh and
GOD,
transgressed. Indeed, His retribution
Moses Moses with our
followed the
they invoked beside
could not help them in the least when
Thus, Midyan perished, just like
sent
never wronged them; they
Just wait in
as though they never existed.
Thamud had
We
the judgment of your
homes.
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standing, and
are
narrate to you.
your Lord when the communities
him, by mercy from us.
97.
Some
whom
When our judgment came, we saved Shu'aib and those who believed with
We
we
will
ticipation along with you."
96.
munities that
fact,
which of us incur shameful retribution; you
certainly find out
It
com-
the past
wronged their own souls. Their gods,
people, go on doing what
you wish, and so
95.
news from
have vanished.
been heedless of Him? My Lord is fully aware of everything you do.
94.
is
said,
tribe
93.
be
to
Learned
are
among us. If it were not for your tribe, we would have stoned you. You have no value for us."
powerless
92.
Lessons
his elders.
py-
106.
But they
command of Pharaoh,
As
for the miserable ones, they will
be in Hell, wherein they sigh and wail.
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137
(Hud) 11:107-120
Three of the Five Prayers
107. Eternally they abide therein, for as
long as the heavens and the earth
(Salat) at both ends
during the night. The righteous works
He
is
doer of
wipe out the
wills.
As
for the fortunate ones, they will
be
in Paradise. Eternally they abide
therein, for as long as the
and the earth endure,
115.
—an
ever-
We have but
it
few of them deserved
We will requite them their
117.
without reduction.
disputed, and if
it
118.
been judged immediately. They are full
of doubt about
this,
be saved
Why Were We Created
de-
creed by your Lord, they would have
a
Your Lord never annihilates any community unjustly, while its peo-
were
word
not for a predetermined
to
Only
ple are righteous.
given Moses the scripture,
was
some of those among the pre-
by us. As for the transgressors, they were preoccupied with their material luxuries; they were guilty.
exactly as they found their parents
110.
shall steadfastly persevere, for
intelligence to forbid evil!
these people worship; they worship
fully,
a re-
vious generations possessed enough
A Great Human Tragedy Do not have any doubt regarding what
due share
You
116. If only
Following Our Parents Blindly
worshiping.
is
righteous.
lasting reward.
09.
works. This
GOD never fails to recompense the
accordance
in
evil
of the day, and
minder for those who would take heed.
heavens
with the will of your Lord
1
You shall observe the Contact Prayers
of your Lord. Your Lord
whatever 108.
114.
endure, in accordance with the will
Had your Lord willed,
all
the people
would have been one congregation
suspicious.
(of believers) But they will always .
Your Lord
111.
will surely
recompense
everyone for their works.
He
is
fully
dispute (the truth). 119.
Cognizant of everything they do. 112. Therefore, continue
have been enjoined er with those
who repented with you, is
13.
Do not
lean towards those
you incur Hell, and to help you against
no
GOD,
allies
then end up losers.
issued: "I will
and humans, 120.
who have
transgressed, lest
find
been
Seer of
everything you do. 1
This is why He created them.* The judgment of your Lord has already
on the path you
to follow, togeth-
and do not transgress. He
Only those blessed with mercy from your Lord (will not dispute the niith).
all
fill
Hell with j inns
together."**
We narrate to you enough history of the messengers to strengthen your heart. in,
The truth has come to you here-
as well as enlightenments
and
re-
minders for the believers.
The Most Merciful has created us on this earth to give us yet another chance denounce our original crime and to be redeemed (see the Introduction and Appen-
* 11. 11 9 to
dix
7).
**11:119
God does
not put a single person
in Hell;
they choose
and
insist
upon going
to Hell.
1371
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.
Hud
138 121.
Say
who
to those
disbelieve,
"Do
"Then
123.
To
wait;
we
ancestors that. all
mat-
by Him. You shall worship Him and trust in Him. Your Lord is never unaware of anything
the
He
did for your
Abraham and
Isaac before
family of Jacob, as
future of the
heavens and the earth, and
has perfected His
upon you and upon
blessings
too will wait."
GOD belongs the
(YousuJ) 12:1-14
He
your dream.
whatever you can, and so will we. 122.
& Joseph
11:121-123
Your Lord
Omniscient, Most
is
Wise."
ters are controlled
you
do.
7.
In Joseph and his brothers there are
lessons for the seekers. 8.
They
"Joseph and his brother
said,
are favored
Sura
12:
Joseph
are
is far astray.
(Yousuf) In the
by our father, and we
in the majority. Indeed, our father
Joseph
s
Fate
Already Decided by God*
name of God, 9.
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
"Let us
Joseph, or banish him,
kill
you may get some attention from your father. Afterwards, you
that 1.
A. L. R. These
proofs
(letters) are
of this profound scripture.* 2.
3.
We have revealed
it
an Arabic Quran,
that
you may understand.*
We
narrate to
rate history this
ly 4.
you
can be righteous people."*
the
most accu-
1 1
I
saw eleven planets, I saw
them
He
son,
do not
tell
said,
"Our
kill
Jo-
father,
why do you
12.
13.
We
will
good care of him.
"Send him with us tomorrow run and play.
your
not
He
said, "I
to
We will protect him."
worry
lest
you go away
brothers about your dream, lest they
with him, then the wolf may devour
and scheme against you. Sure-
him while you are not watching him."
plot ly,
6.
"My
They take
prostrating before me."
said,
"Do
us throw
not trust us with Joseph?
Recall that Joseph said to his father,
and the sun, and the moon;
let
decide to do."
total-
unaware.
said,
him into the abyss of the well. Perhaps some caravan can pick him up, if this is what you
through the revelation of
father,
One of them seph;
Quran. Before this, you were
"O my
5.
10.
the devil
is
man's worst enemy.
"Your Lord has thus blessed you, and has given you good news through
*12:1 The Quranic
*12:2
Why was
the
initials constitute
Quran revealed
14.
wolf devours him, with so many of us
They
said, "Indeed, if the
around, then
we
are really losers."
a major component of a great miracle (App.
in
Arabic? See 41:44 and Appendix
1).
4.
*12:9 We learn from Joseph's dream that he was destined for a bright future. Thus, while his brothers met to decide his fate, his fate was already decided by God. Everything
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is
done by God
(8:17),
and
is
already recorded (57:22).
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139
GOD's command
Believers are Blessed with
15.
When
they went
away with him,
22.
and unanimously decided to throw
him
into the abyss
inspired him:
them about have no idea."
all this,
tell
you
day,
They came back to
They
said,
"Our
God Protects the Believers From Sin
while they
their father in the
He me. He is
yours."
GOD protect
with our equipment, and the wolf de-
The
even
if
we were telling the truth."
They produced blood on it. He commit a do
is
me
We thus diverted evil and
I
in the face
to
can
May
25.
The two of them raced towards
the
of your
garment from the back. They found to
her husband at the door. She said,
is
"What should be the punishment for one who wanted to molest your
Egypt
He
let
"How
down
his
wife, except imprisonment or a pain-
buck-
lucky! There
boy here!" They took him along as merchandise, and GOD was fully aware of what they did.
26.
said to his wife, "Take
* 12:23
Joseph worded
that he
was
this
28.
who
tried
"And
if his
and he
garment lied,
is
is
a
torn
and he
is
liar.
from the is
telling
when
When
her husband saw that his gar-
ment was torn from the back, he said, "This is a woman's scheme. Indeed, your scheming
statement in such a
talking about her husband,
the one
A witness from her
the truth."
good care of
Maybe he can help us, or maybe we can adopt him." We thus established Joseph on earth, and we taught him the interpretation of dreams.
is
torn from the front, then she
back, then she
Egypt
him.
"She
telling the truth
27. in
said,
seduce me."
family suggested: "If his garment is
—
who bought him
He to
They sold him for a cheap price a few Dirhams for they did not have any need for him.
punishment?"
ful
is
a
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was one
for he
of our devoted servants.
door, and, in the process, she tore his
Taken
2 1 The one
he saw a proof from
away from him,
sin
A caravan passed by, and soon sent then said,
it
his Lord.
Joseph
et,
and
her, if
you
said, "Indeed,
conspiracy."
their waterer.
to him,
that
certain scheme. All
help
She almost succumbed
he almost succumbed to
were not
resort to a quiet patience.
GOD
24.
transgressors never succeed."
his shirt with fake
have conspired with each other
20.
all
my Lord, who gave me a good home.*
us,
19.
"May
said,
am
ing with each other, leaving Joseph
voured him. You will never believe
18.
The lady of the house where he lived tried to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "I
we went rac-
father,
en-
We thus reward the righteous.
edge.
evening, weeping. 17.
When he reached maturity, we
will
23. 16.
always done,
dowed him with wisdom and knowl-
we
of the well,
"Some
is
but most people do not know.
God's Assurances
way
in fact
is
formidable.
that the governor's wife thought
he was talking about God.
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140
Joseph (Yousuj) 12:29-41
29. "Joseph, disregard this incident. for
you (my
wife),
forgiveness for your
30.
self carrying bread
You have
Some women
dreams.
in the city gossiped:
"The governor's wife
is
trying to
seduce her servant. She
is
deeply in
We
37.
she
They
cut their hands.*
be
32. She said, "This
me
is
the one
try to
prison,
to do,
what
com-
39.
who do
ancestors,
GOD
40.
"O my prison mates,
Here-
Isaac,
the
are several gods
GOD alone, the One, the
"You do not worship beside Him except innovations that you have made up, you and your parents. GOD has
and
gion, but
despite the clear
him
for awhile. in the prison
One of them said, "I saw my dream) that I was making
idols.
GOD,
All rul-
and He has
ruled that you shall not worship except Him. This
Two young men were
Abraham,
never authorized such
the Hearer, the Omniscient. it,
to the
upon us and upon
He
saw to
reli-
not believe in
We never set up any idols GOD. Such is the blessing
ing belongs to
proofs, that they should imprison
36.
have forsaken the
diverted their scheming from him.
35. Later, they
before
Supreme?
the ignorant ones."
is
it
followed instead the religion
I
better, or
than giving in to them. Unless
his prayer
provided to
preciative.
and will be debased."
Lord answered
I
and with regard
my
from
You divert their scheming from me, I may desire them and behave like 34. His
is
people, but most people are unap-
he will surely go to
He said, "My Lord, the prison is better
any food
and Jacob.
did in-
I
of these
are right-
they are really disbelievers.
beside
seduce him, and he re-
fused. Unless he does
mand him
I
"And of
you blamed
for falling in love with.
deed
33.
38.
"Glory
an honorable angel."
this is
Lord.
after,
GOD, this is not a human being;
to
you
can inform you about
I
GOD,
they saw
said,
see that
gion of people
of them a knife. She then said to him,
When
said, "If
my
comfortable place, and gave each "Enter their room."
We
eating. In-
interpretation
you receive it. This is some of the knowledge bestowed upon me by
them a
him, they so admired him, that they
He
you,
astray."
invited them, prepared for
my head, from
eous."
see that she has
When she heard of their gossip,
on
which the birds were form us of the
gone 1
sin.
my-
wine," and the other said, "I saw
committed an error."
love with him.
3
As
you should seek
41.
"O my
is
the perfect reli-
most people do not know.
prison mates, one of you
be the wine butler for his lord, while the other will be crucified will
the birds will eat from his head. This
matter about which you
with him.
settles the
(in
have inquired."
* 12:31 This is the same word used in 5:38 regarding the hand of the thief and the sum of sura and verse numbers (12+31 and 5+38) are the same. Therefore, the thief's hand should be marked, not severed as practiced by the corrupted Islam (see Foot-
note 5:38).
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.
Joseph (YousuJ) 12:42-55
He
42.
141
then said to the one to be saved
"Remember me
the devil caused
him
will,
to forget his
few more
50.
years.
The king
said, "I
saw seven
fat
my
regarding
cows
dream,
They it
said,
5
1
said,
"Go back
to
your lord and
(The king) said
(to the
if
you
seduce Joseph?" They
tried to
said,
"GOD forbid; we did not know
evil committed by him." The wife of the governor said, "Now
of anything
are not knowledgeable."
The one who was saved (from prison) said,
membered,
now that he
the
who
finally re-
can
tell
you
pretation, so send
me
(to Joseph).""
"I
its
the
inter-
seven
spikes,
for
inform us about
53. "I
and others shriveled.
I
do not claim innocence
The
said,
wish
cy from
cultivate dur-
in their spikes, except for
when
54.
the
my Lord. My
The king so
I
Lord
is
For-
said,
"Bring him to me,
can hire him to work for me."
When
what you
he talked with him, he
said,
"Today, you have a prominent position with us."
eat.
48. "After that, seven years of drought will
55.
come, which will consume most
When Joseph begged
his
Quran
true believer trusts in
that only
the treasurer, for this area
and
relieve
totally
king on his behalf,
be saved from the prison. This does not
slip cost
God can
God and depends
"Make me
experienced in
to intercede with the
God to
a true believer, and such a serious
learn from the
said,
am
knowledgeable."
companion
he exhibited dependence on other than
He I
of what you stored for them.
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who have attained mer-
Most Merciful."
giver,
time of harvest comes, leave the grains
befit
for myself.
Joseph Attains Prominence
"What you
ing the next seven years,
* 12:42
I
of vice, ex-
self is an advocate
cept for those
go back with some information
He
that he will realize that
GOD does not bless the schemes
for the people."
47.
seduce him, and he was
of the betrayers.
seven skinny cows, and seven green
to
one
never betrayed him in his absence,
cows being devoured by
fat
hope
52. "I
King s Dream
my friend,
tried to
am the
I
the truthful one.
Joseph Interprets
46. "Joseph
women
women), "What
the truth has prevailed.
45.
to him,
do you know about the incident when
comes to the interpretation of dreams,
we
came
aware of their schemes."
When
"Nonsense dreams.
"Bring him to me."
who cut their hands. My Lord is fully
you know how to interpret the dreams." 44.
said,
the messenger
ask him to investigate the
and seven green spikes (of wheat), and others shriveled. O my elders,
me
The king he
being devoured by seven skinny cows,
advise
once again, press juice."
When
The King s Dream 43.
that
brings relief for the people, and they
Lord, and, consequently, he remained in prison a
come
49. "After that, a year will
your lord."* Thus,
at
on
Joseph a few years
in the prison.
any hardship that might
Him
alone
We
befall us.
(1:5, 6:17, 8:17,
A
10:107).
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.
142 56.
Joseph (Yousuj) 12:56-71
We thus established Joseph on earth, ruling as he wished. We shower our
turned to us.
mercy upon whomever we
receive one
we never fail to
will,
recompense the
and
right-
eous.
is
66.
even better for those
and lead a righteous
lieve
58. Joseph's brothers
more camel-load. This
certainly a profitable deal."
He
said, "I will not
send him with
me
you, unless you give
57. Additionally, the reward in the Hereafter is
We can thus provide for
our family, protect our brother, and
who be-
GOD
bring
life.
came; when they
entered, he recognized them, while
a solemn
you will him back, unless you are ut-
pledge before
that
terly
overwhelmed." When they gave
him
their
solemn pledge, he
said,
"GOD is witnessing everything we
they did not recognize him.
say."
he provided them with their
59. After
provisions, he said,
"Next time, bring
with you your half-brother. not see that treat
I
give
full
Do you
to
62.
We
me, you
longs
will
and
will surely
Him
I
trust in
be-
Him,
shall all the trusters put
68.
When
they went
(to
Joseph), they
then instructed his assistants:
Although this could
ther's instructions.
GOD,
"Put their goods back in their bags.
not change anything decreed by
When they
Jacob had a private reason for ask-
find
them upon
their re-
may come
ing
When er get
we can no long-
any provisions, unless you send
Back 69.
We will take good
as
I
trusted
fore that? tor, is
I
trust
you with
his brother be-
When
Egypt
their actions."
Joseph Keeps His Brother 70.
When
he provided them with their
they opened their bags, they
cup in his brother's bag, then an announcer announced: "The owners of
Most Merciful."
to them.
They said, "Our father, what more can ask for? Here are our goods re-
1391
in
they entered Joseph's place,
provisions, he placed the drinking
found their goods returned
we
we taught him,
He
and, of all the merciful ones,
the
When
be saddened by
you with him,
GOD is the best Protec-
For he possessed
that
he brought his brother closer to him and said, "I am your brother; do not
care of him." said, "Shall
this.
knowledge
but most people do not know.
they returned to their father,
our brother with us.
He
them to do
certain
they said, "Our father,
65.
in
GOD. To GOD
judgments.
pre-
Jacob Senses Joseph
back sooner."
64.
all
is
entered in accordance with their fa-
turn to their family, they
63.
cannot
I
their trust."
this."
He
sons, do not
save you from anything that
will negotiate with
his father about him.
"O my
determined by
him
no share from me; you not even come close."
"We
he said,
separate doors. However,
measure, and
will get
6 1 They said,
And
enter from one door; enter through
you generously?
60. "If you fail to bring
do
67.
this
caravan are thieves."
7 1 They
said, as
they
"What did you
came towards them,
lose?"
83909
"
Joseph (Yousuj) 12:72-87 72.
143
They said, "We lost the king's cup. Anyone who returns it will receive an extra camel-load;
I
80.
Their eldest said,
personally guar-
that
commit
we
evil,
did not
nor are
"Do you
the past
come here to we thieves."
realize
your father has taken a solemn
GOD?
pledge from you before
They said, "By GOD, you know full well that
they despaired of changing
mind, they conferred together.
his
antee this." 73.
When
you
lost Joseph.
leaving this place until
I
am
my
In
not
father
me permission, or until GOD judges for me; He is the best Judge. gives
74.
They
"What
said,
for the thief, if
is
you
the punishment
are liars?" 81.
75.
They
"The punishment,
said,
found
tell
Back In Palestine
We thus punish the
'Our
your son has commit-
father,
ted a theft.
We know
He
cause this
what we have witnessed.
then started by inspecting their
and he extracted
of his brother's container.
it
We
out
if
may ask the community where we were, and the caravan that came back with us. We are telling the truth.
83.
he applied the king's law. But that
was the will of GOD.
who
is
is
GOD
one
He
even more knowledgeable. 84.
They er
said, "If he stole, so did
a broth-
of his in the past." Joseph con-
(to himself), is
fully
They
He
"You are really bad.
said,
"O you noble
who
is
elderly;
one, he has
you
are a kind
He said, "GOD
forbid that
1403
the Omniscient,
back
May
to
me.
Most Wise."
He turned away from them, saying, "I am grieving over Joseph." His eyes sad.
86.
He
said, "I
simply complain to
GOD
my
dilemma and grief, for I know from GOD what you do not about
see
know.
we should
whose pos-
we found our goods. we would be unjust."
all
They said, "By GOD, you will keep on grieving over Joseph until you become ill, or until you die."
man."
take other than the one in
session
We
scheme. Quiet
only recourse.
85.
would you
take one of us in his place?
wise,
GOD
you have conspired
bring them
he was truly
aware of your accusations."
a father
that
said
is
my
is
'
turned white from grieving so much;
cealed his feelings in himself, and did not give them any clue.
said, "Indeed,
patience
Above
every knowledgeable one, there
He
to carry out a certain
We exalt whom-
ever we choose to higher ranks.
for sure, be-
82. 'You
thus
could not have kept his brother
is
This was an unexpected occurrence.
perfected the scheme for Joseph; he
79.
your father and
guilty."
er's container,
78.
to
him...
containers, before getting to his broth-
77.
"Go back
in his bag, is that the thief
belongs to you.
76.
if it is
Other-
87.
"O my brother,
grace.
sons,
go fetch Joseph and
his
and never despair of GOD 's
None
despairs of
GOD
's
grace
except the disbelieving people."
84635
144
Joseph (Yousuj) 12:88-102 Israel
88.
When
Egypt
to
"O you
they said,
ters,
we
Goes
they entered (Joseph
have suffered a
s)
whereupon
noble one,
we have But we hope
along with our family, and
brought inferior goods.
you will give us
that
97.
98.
GOD
He
what you
They
"Our
said,
forgiveness;
measure
full
and be charitable to us. wards the charitable."
restored.
know?"
of hardship,
lot
was
his vision
He said* "Did I not tell you that I knew from GOD what you did not
quar-
He
pray for our
father,
we were wrong indeed." implore
said, "I will
re-
to forgive you;
He
my
Lord
the Forgiver,
is
Most Merciful." 89.
said,
"Do you
recall
did to Joseph and his brother
In
when
Egypt
you were ignorant?"
They
90.
He
am
said, "I
my
is
severes,
because
is
righteous
life,
if
ing,
one leads a 1
00.
GOD never fails to reward
the righteous." 91.
They
said,
"By GOD,
truly preferred
definitely
GOD
you over us.
fillment of
has
has
We were
He
said,
you
"There
today.
Of all Most
May
is
no blame upon
GOD
forgive you.
the merciful ones,
He
between
the
is
Lord
Merciful.
"Take
this shirt
throw
it
on
old dream.
of mine; when you
my father's
whole family and come back me."*
Even before
is
me
and
101.
They
can sense the
me?"
in
96.
said,
"By GOD, you
still
your old confusion."
When rived,
the bearer of
good news
ar-
he threw (the shirt) on his face,
* 12:93 This
He wills. He
and Master
My
is
Knower, the
the
You
of the heav-
are
in this life
my Lord
and
in the
Hereafter. Let
me die as a submitter,
me
with the righteous."
and count
news from the past that we You were not present when they made their unanimous decision (to throw Joseph in the is
reveal to you.
well), as they
marks the beginning of the Children of Israel
out of Egypt a few centuries
1412
are
brothers.
"My Lord, You have given me kingship and taught me the interpreta-
102. This 95.
my
Most Kind towards whom-
tion of dreams. Initiator
smell of Joseph. Will someone enlighten
desert,
to
the caravan arrived,
their father said, "I
the pri-
had driven a wedge
ens and the earth; 94.
me from
Most Wise."
face, his vi-
sion will be restored. Bring your
My Lord
and brought you from the
after the devil
ever 93.
my
made it come true. He has bless-
ed me, delivered
wrong."
will-
He raised his parents upon the throne. They fell prostrate before him. He said, "O my father, this is the ful-
son,
92.
they entered Joseph's quar-
he embraced his parents, say-
"Welcome to Egypt. GOD you will be safe here."
ing,
has blessed
and steadfastly per-
When ters,
Joseph, and here
GOD
brother.
That
us.
99.
"You must be Joseph."
said,
conspired together.
in Egypt.
Moses led them
later.
85286
Joseph 12:103-111
&
Thunder (Al-Ra'ad) 13:1-3
We then save whomever we choose,
The Majority of People .Do Not Believe 103.
while our retribution for the guilty
people
Most people, no matter what you do, will not believe.
104.
You
are not asking
So many proofs
unavoidable.
is
The Quran
them
for
money; you simply deliver minder for all the people. 105.
145
any
this re-
those is
We Need
All
who possess
intelligence. This
not fabricated Hadith; this (Quran)
confirms
heavens and
in the
is
111. In their history, there is a lesson for
all
previous scriptures, pro-
the earth are given to them, but they
vides the details of everything, and
pass by them, heedlessly!
is
a beacon and
mercy
for those
who
believe.
The Majority of Believers Destined for Hell 106.
The majority of those who believe in GOD do not do so without com-
Sura
Have they guaranteed
that
an over-
whelming retribution from GOD will not strike them, or the
come least
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Hour will not
them suddenly, when they
to
expect
108. Say, "This
GOD,
it?
is
path:
on the basis of a
GOD be
M. R.* These
l.A. L.
my
I
invite to
What
revealed to you from your Lord
who follow me. glorified. I am not an idol 2.
is
is
the
but most people do not believe.
truth,
worshiper."
are
(letters)
proofs of this scripture.
clear proof,
and so do those
109.
Thunder
(Al-Ra'ad)
mitting idol worship. 107.
13:
GOD
is
the
One who raised the heav-
ens without pillars that you can see,
We did not send before you except men whom we inspired, chosen from
mitted the sun and the
the people of various communities.
running
Did they not roam
mined
the earth
then assumed
and see
He commoon, each
all authority.
(in its orbit) for
period.
He
a predeter-
controls
all
things,
the consequences for those before
and explains the revelations,
that
them? The abode of the Hereafter
may
meeting
is
far better for those
righteous
life.
who
lead a 3.
He
earth
Belongs
*13:1 These
initials constitute
One who
and placed on
rivers.
of
when the messengers despair, and think that they had been rejected, our victory comes to them.
110. Just
the
is
stand?
to the Believers
constructed the
mountains and
it
And from the different kinds He made them into pairs
fruits,
—males and
females.
The night over-
takes the day. These are solid proofs for people
who
think.
a major component of the Quran's built-in proof of
divine authorship, the miraculous mathematical code. See Appendix
1417
you
your Lord.
Would you then under-
Victory, Ultimately,
attain certainty about
1.
85609
(
Thunder (Al-Ra ad) 13:4-14
146 4.
On earth,
there are adjacent lots that
9.
produce orchards of grapes, crops, palm trees
—dioecious and
Although they are
same
water,
non-dioecious.
larations; the
who
hide in the darkness of the night, or act in the daylight.
understand.
(of angels) take turns, stay-
11. Shifts
—they
Belief in the
ing with each one of you
Hereafter Required
in front
For Salvation 5.
cordance with
do we get recreated anew?" These
dition
of any people unless they them-
selves
make the decision to change.
who have
who have
disbelieved
no force can stop have none beside Him
ple,
These are the ones who
have incurred Hell, wherein they abide forever.
If
GOD wills any hardship for any peo-
These are the ones
incurred shackles around
their necks.
it.
For they
as
Lord and
Master. 12.
He
is
the
One who shows you
the
They challenge you to bring doom upon them, rather than turning right-
lightning as a source of fear, as well
eous! Sufficient precedents have been
clouds.
set for
Lord
them
is full
in the past. Indeed,
your
of forgiveness towards the
people, in spite of their transgressions,
and your Lord
is
also strict in
enforcing retribution.
from
his
say, "If only
come down
Lord (we
as hope,
13.
and He
The thunder
to
him
will then believe)."
—every com-
You are simply a warner
munity receives a guiding teacher.
initiates the
loaded
and
praises His glory,
so do the angels, out of reverence for
Him. He sends the lightning which
strike in
will. Yet,
Those who disbelieved a miracle could
8.
GOD's commands.
GOD does not change the con-
in their Lord.
7.
in ac-
Thus,
are the ones
6.
and guard you
turn into
we
their saying: "After
dust,
are
of you and behind you. They
stay with you,
If you ever wonder, the real wonder is
and dec-
your thoughts, or declare them, or
of them
over others in eating. These are solid
proofs for people
secrets
Supreme, the Most High.
same whether you conceal
10. It is the
irrigated with the
we prefer some
The Knower of all
accordance with His
they argue about
though His power 14. Imploring
Him
bolts,
is
is
GOD,
awesome.
the only legitimate
supplication, while the idols they im-
plore beside Him, cannot ever respond. Thus, they are like those
who
GOD knows what every female bears,
stretch their
and what every womb releases, or gains.
nothing reaches their mouths. The
Everything ured.
1422
He
does
is
perfectly
meas-
hands
to the water, but
supplications of the disbelievers are in vain.
85641
.
Thunder (Al-Ra'ad) 13:15-25 All Creation 15.
To
147
Has Submitted to God
GOD prostrates everyone in the
heavens and the in the
do
their
(1)
mornings and the evenings.*
"Who
the
is
Lord of the heav-
ens and the earth?" Say,
"GOD." Say,
harm even themsame as the seer? Is darkness the same as the light?" Have they found idols be-
GOD who
recognizes that your
equal to one
who
who is blind? Only those
possess intelligence will take
heed.
created creations
20.
They
are the ones
GOD,
pledge to
who
fulfill their
and do not violate
the covenant.
2 1 They join what
GOD has command-
ed to be joined, reverence
of not distinguishing the two cre-
and fear the dreadful reckoning.
ations? Say,
"GOD
is
the Creator
He
is
the One, the
22.
down water from the
sends
visions to
23.
when they use fire to refine produced.
falsehood.
As
for the foam,
waste, while that
it
They
enter the gardens of Eden, to-
parents, their spouses,
GOD thus
cites analogies for the truth
dren.
and
The angels
will enter to
upon you, because you
24. "Peace be
steadfastly persevered.
GOD thus cites the analogies.
ous destiny."
serve the good rewards. As for those who failed to respond to Him, if they
much
twice as ly give
it
25.
—even
—they would
readi-
up as ransom. They have
incurred the worst reckoning, and
As
What
for those
who violate GOD's cov-
enant after pledging to keep sever what
a joy-
The Disbelievers
(2)
Lord de-
possessed everything on earth
chil-
them
from every door.
people stays close to the ground.
their
among then-
and their
goes to
which benefits the
Those who respond to
and publicly,
with good. These
gether with the righteous
metals for their jewelry or equipis
secretly
evil
have deserved the best abode.
causing the valleys to overflow, then
ment, foam
them
and counter
sky,
the rapids produce abundant foam. Similarly,
steadfastly persevere in seek-
Prayers (Salat), spend from our pro-
The Truth vs Falsehood
He
They
their Lord,
ing their Lord, observe the Contact
Supreme."
18.
The Believers
who
similar to His creations, to the point
of all things, and
17.
one
benefit or
selves?" Say, "Is the blind the
sides
what a mis-
Lord's revelations to you are the truth
"Why then do you set up besides Him masters who do not possess any power to
Hell;
Believers Versus Disbelievers
shadows 19. Is
16. Say,
is
erable destiny.
earth, willingly or
unwillingly, and so
abode
their final
it,
and
GOD has commanded to
be joined, and commit
evil,
they
have incurred condemnation; they have incurred the worst
destiny.
*13:15 Even the disbelievers prostrate; they cannot, for example, control their heartbeats, their lungs, or peristalsis. The shadows are predetermined by God's design of the solar
and
the lunar orbits,
and by
the peculiar shape
of the planet earth which is proven by
causes the four seasons. The absolute precision of the sun/earth relation the invention
1432
of solar clocks and
their
shadows.
85755
.
.
148
Thunder (Al-Ra ad) 13:26-36
God 26.
GOD
is
provision
They have become
will never change the predetermined
it.
compared
this life,
and
GOD's
promise
Those who disbelieve would say, "If only a miracle could come down to him from his Lord (we would
All Messengers
32.
They
33
Is there
whose hearts reremembering GOD. Absoby remembering GOD, the
are the ones
up
Those who believe and lead a righteous life have deserved happiness and a joyous destiny.
Most Gracious. Say, "He is my is no god except He. I
the
Lord. There
my trust in Him alone; my ultimate destiny."
put
to
1
34.
35.
Him
dead to speak (they will not
believe).
GOD controls all things.
give up and realize that if
He
idols to rival
GOD.
Say,
"Name
They have incurred retribution in this life, and the retribution in the Hereafter is far worse. Nothing can protect them against GOD.
Heaven Allegorically Described The allegory of Heaven, which is is
flow-
and cool shade. Such is the destiny for those who observe righteousness, while the destiny for the disbelievers 36.
not time for the believers to
willed,
any equal to the One who con-
every single soul? Yet, they set
ing streams, inexhaustible provisions,
der, or the
it
punished them.
promised for the righteous,
of the Quran Even if a Quran caused mountains to move, or the earth to tear asun-
Is
I
My retribution!
GOD
Mathematical Miracle 3
was
them. Are you informing Him of something on earth that He does not know? Or, are you fabricating empty statements?" Indeed, the schemes of those who disbelieve have been adorned in their eyes. They are thus diverted from the right path. Whomsends astray can never ever find a guiding teacher.
hearts rejoice.
God s Messenger of the Covenant* We have sent you (O Rashad)* to this community, just as we did for other communities in the past. You shall recite to them what we reveal to you, for they have disbelieved in
permitted the disbeliev-
How terrible
joice in lutely,
I
ers to carry on, then
trols
is
Must Be
Messengers before you have been ridiculed;
"GOD
sends astray whomever He wills, and guides to Him only those who obey."
30.
GOD
Ridiculed
believe)." Say,
29.
is fulfilled.
destiny.
this
to the Hereafter, is
nil.
28.
works, or have
disasters strike close to them, until
preoccupied with
27.
own
One who increases the for whomever He wills,
or withholds
life,
quence of their
Controls All Provisions the
could have guided
GOD all
the
people? The disbelievers will continue to suffer disasters, as a conse-
is
Hell.
Those who received the scripture rewhat was revealed to you; some others may reject parts of it. Say, "I am simply enjoined to worship GOD, and never associate any idols with Him. I invite to Him, and
joice in
to
Him
is
my ultimate
destiny."
* 13:30 If we add the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of "Khalifa " (725), plus the sura number (13), plus the verse number (30), we get 505+ 725+
13+30 = 1273 = 19x67. God thus 2 for the
1444
specifies the
name of His messenger
(see
Appendix
details).
85970
.
Thunder 13:37-43
& Abraham
(Ibrahim) 14:1-5
Divine Authorization of the s Mathematical Code*
149
Sura
Quran 37.
We
you ever acquiesce to their wishes, after this knowledge has come to you, you will have no ally, if
GOD. We have sent messengers before you
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
nor a protector, against 38.
1
39.
ter
ise
Him
is
2.
the original
to the path
call
message).
Do
them
of)
GOD;
the
One who
earth.
Woe
to the
disbelievers; they have incurred a
It is
us
life
What
be3.
is
They
Your Priority?
is
are the ones
to de-
who
to this life will
from the way of
make
it
who
give priority
over the Hereafter, repel
GOD,
and seek
to
crooked; they have gone far
astray.
brings them closer to the
efficient
The Messenger s Language
GOD decides their life
span, irrevocably?
He
is
the
most
4.
GOD who
did not send any messenger ex-
people, in order to clarify things for
them have schemed,
GOD then sends astray whomHe wills, and guides whomevHe wills. He is the Almighty, the
them.
belongs the ultimate
ever
scheming. He knows what everyone is doing. The disbelievers will find out
We
cept (to preach) in the tongue of his
Reckoner.
42. Others before
er
Most Wise.
the ultimate winners
are.
43. Those
of the Almighty, the
and everything on
Mas-
to account.
end, and that
but to
in
possesses everything in the heavens
they not see that every day on
earth,
—
terrible retribution.
your sole mission
liver (the
(The path
show you what we prom-
them, or terminate your
fore that,
people
Praiseworthy.
Record.
40. Whether we
41.
—
GOD erases whatever He wills, and With
we revealed
accordance with the will of their Lord
accordance with a specific, pre-
fixes.
that
out of darkness into the light
bands with wives and children. No messenger can produce a miracle without GOD's authorization, and in
A. L. R.* A scripture
to you, in order to lead the
(O Rashad), and we made them hus-
determined time.
Abraham
(Ibrahim)
revealed these laws in Arabic,
and
14:
who disbelieved will
say,
are not a messenger!" Say, suffices as a witness
you, and those
who
between
"You
"GOD me
and
possess knowl-
edge of the scripture."
5.
Thus,
we
Moses Moses with our mir-
sent
"Lead your people out light, and remind them of the days of GOD." These are acles, saying,
of darkness into the
lessons for every steadfast, appreciative person.
The verse number (38) = 19x2. Placing the values of "Rashad" (505) and "Khalifa " (725) next to 13:3 7-38, gives 505 7251337 38, or 19x2661 7112302 (Appendix 2). * 13:37-38
*14:1 These initials remained a divinely guarded secret until the Quran s mathematical code was discovered in 1974 A.D. See Appendix 1 for the significance of these initials.
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86224
.
Abraham
150
no more than humans like us, to repel us from the way our parents used to worship. Show
The Importance 6.
are
of Being Appreciative Recall that Moses said to his people, "Remember GOD's blessings upon you. He saved you from Pharaoh's people
who
secution
who want us 1 1
upon you, slaughtering your
but
trial
from your
Your Lord has decreed: "The more you thank Me, the more I give you." But if you turn unappreciative, then
My retribution is with in
is
said, "If you disbelieve,
all the people on earth, no need, Praiseworthy."
contempt and
what you
said,
A Human
"We
GOD's
cordance with
GOD
will. In
the believers shall trust. 12.
"Why
we
should
when He
not trust in
GOD,
has guided us in our paths?
face of your persecution. In
along
GOD 13.
Trait
are sent with.
We
Those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will banish you from our land, unless you revert to our religion." Their Lord inspired them:
"We
will inevitably annihilate
the transgressors. 14.
"And we
will let
you dwell
land after them. This for those
disbelieve
who
15.
of doubt."
They issued
is
in their
(the reward)
My majesty, My promise."
reverence
and reverence
are
skeptical about your message; full
GOD all
the trusters shall trust."
—
a challenge, and con-
sequently, every stubborn tyrant
Following Our Parents Blindly: A Great Human Tragedy 10. Their
whomever He
We will steadfastly persevere in the
Have you not heard about those before you the people of Noah, 'Ad, Thamud, and others who came after them and known only to GOD? Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they treated them with in
blesses
We could not possibly show you any
severe.
Egotistic Defiance: 9.
GOD
"We
like you,
kind of authorization, except in ac-
Appreciative vs Unappreciative
Moses
no more than humans
chooses from among His servants.
Lord."
8.
authority."
Their messengers said to them, are
sons and sparing your daughters.
7.
some profound
inflicted the worst per-
That was an exacting
(Ibrahim) 14:6-17
messengers
doubts about
said,
GOD;
16.
the Initiator of
He
in-
you only to forgive your sins, and to give you another chance to redeem yourselves." They said, "You vites
Awaiting him
is
Hell,
wherein he will
drink putrid water.
"Do you have
the heavens and the earth?
ended
up doomed.
17.
He will
gulp
not stand
it,
from every die.
it
down, though he can-
as death
comes
direction, but
Awaiting him
is
to
him
he will never
a terrible retri-
bution.*
*14:17 When we rebelled against God, and agreed with Satan during the great feud (38:69), the angels suggested that we should be banished to Hell (Appendix 7). But the Most Merciful decided to give us another chance to redeem ourselves. He said to the angels, "I know what you do not know " (2:30). God knew that many humans would have protested that they had no idea how bad Hell was. The awesome description of Hell in 14:17 and in 22:19-22, nullifies such a protest. Now we have a pretty
good 1463
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how
terrible Hell
is.
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.
Abraham 18.
(Ibrahim) 14:18-31
151
The allegory of those who disbe-
cordance with the will of their Lord.
works are like ashes in a violent wind, on a stormy day. They gain nothing from whatever they earn; such is the far-
Their greeting therein
lieve in their Lord: their
"Peace."
is:
Truth vs Falsehood 24.
Do you not
see that
GOD has cited
example of the good word as a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches are high in the sky?
the thest straying.
Worship Only the Omnipotent 19.
Do you
not realize that
One
GOD
has
25.
created the heavens and the earth for
a specific purpose? If
He
wills,
He
cites the
21
not too difficult for
GOD.
ers,
"We used
to follow you.
27.
Can
my invitation.
I
izing
From God
curred a painful retribution." 23.
As
for those
a righteous
who
life,
believe and lead
they will be admit-
Have you noted ed
to
ing,
29. Hell
is
in
will.
GOD's
's
Protection
who
those
blessings
by
respond-
disbeliev-
own is
families?
wherein they
their destiny,
burn; what a miserable end!
Mother ofAll Evil They set up rivals to rank with GOD and to divert others from His path. Say, "Enjoy for awhile; your final
Idol Worship: The 30.
destiny
is
Hell."
Crucial 3
1
Exhort
My
Commandments
servants
who
believed
to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat),
and to give
(to charity)
from our pro-
them, secretly and pubbefore a day comes where there
visions to
ted into gardens with flowing streams.
licly,
They abide
is
therein forever, in ac-
GOD's
and
sends the
and thus brought disaster upon
their
My complaining cannot help
have disbelieved in your idolme. The transgressors have in-
this life
And GOD
They Remove Their Families
you, nor can your complaining help
me.
stand-
GOD strengthens those who believe
accordance with
not blame me, and blame only yourselves.
it
transgressors astray. Everything
after the judg-
Therefore, do
that
of the bad word is chopped at the soil
has no roots to keep
in the Hereafter.
Satan Disowns His Followers
cepted
tree
with the proven word, in
28.
ment had been issued, "GOD has promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you ac-
it
GOD thus
Lord.
ing.
have guided you. Now it is too late, whether we grieve or resort to patience, there is no exit for us."
And the devil will say,
its
take heed.
of a bad
level;
you spare us even a little bit of GOD's retribution?" They will say, "Had GOD guided us, we would
22.
crop every season,
And the example that
On the Day of Resurrection When they all stand before GOD,* the followers will say to the lead-
its
examples for the people,
may
they 26.
is
produces
as designed by
can remove you, and substitute a new creation in your place. 20. This
It
neither trade, nor nepotism.
* 14:21 Frequently, the Quran talks about the Hereafter in the past tense. This is because those are future events already witnessed by God, and will surely come to pass.
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152 32.
GOD
One who
the
is
created the
heavens and the earth, and
down from duce
39. "Praise be to
sends
despite
fruit for
your sus-
tenance.
He has committed the
to serve
you on
GOD for granting me,
my old age,
Ismail and Isaac.
My Lord answers the prayers.
the sky water to pro-
kinds of
all
He
(Ibrahim) 14:32-46
The Contact Prayers:
ships
From God make me one who con-
Gift the sea in accordance
command. He has commit-
with His
40.
He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, continuously. He has committed the night and the day
34.
(Salat),
41.
42.
make tect
me
and
my
Lord, forgive
and the believers, on the day
Do
not ever think that
As
As
their
children from wor-
who follow me, As for those me, You are Forgiver,
"Our Lord,
I
minds
have
settled part
follow the messengers." Did you not
of my
Your Sacred House. Our Lord, they
forever?
are to observe the Contact Prayers
45.
of people con-
(Salat), so let throngs
38.
kinds of
fruits, that
they
conceal and whatever is
hidden from
nor in the heavens.
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you
will last
You dwelled in the homes of those before you, who wronged their souls,
edents for you.
appreciative.
"Our Lord, You know whatever we nothing
in the past that
and you have seen clearly what we did to them. We have set many prec-
verge upon them, and provide for
may be
respite.
We will then respond to Your call and swear
all
even blink, and
will be horrified.
You shall warn the people of the day when the retribution comes to them. Those who transgressed will say,
family in this plantless valley, at
them
be looking upward,
"Our Lord, give us one more
Most Merciful. 37.
a
stare in horror.
Through His Messengers 44.
for those
disobey
GOD is un-
God Sends His Commands
they belong with me.
who
my par-
they rush (out of the graves),
their eyes will not
Lord,
"My Lord, they have misled so many people.
and
He only respites them until
their faces will
shiping idols. 36.
me
the reckoning takes place."
day where the eyes
peaceful land, and pro-
this a
Our
ents,
doing.
43.
35. Recall
children.
my prayers.
aware of what the transgressors are
transgressing, unappreciative.
Abraham that Abraham said, "My
my
"My
when
compass them. Indeed, the human beis
and also
Contact Prayers
Lord, please answer
to serve you.
And He gives you all kinds of things that you implore Him for. If you count GOD's blessings, you can never ening
Lord,
sistently observes the
ted the rivers as well to serve you. 33.
"My
we declare
GOD on earth,
46.
They schemed
GOD
is
fully
their
schemes, and
aware of their schemes.
Indeed, their schemes were sufficient to erase mountains.
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& Al-Hijr
Valley (Al-Hijr) 15:1-13
Guaranteed Victory for 47.
Do
not think that
GOD
GOD
is
will ever
3.
The day
come when
will
4.
earth,
And you
day chained
fire will
overwhelm
6.
made of tar,
7.
8.
said,
it
"Why
We
do not send down the angels
wise,
no one
be warned herewith, and to them know that He is only one
who
of the Covenant* 9.
possess in-
Sura
Absolutely,
we have
preserve 10.
15: Al-Hijr Valley 11.
(Al-Hijr) 12.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful (letters) are
proofs
of this scripture; a profound Quran. * 14:48 This
the
New
prophecy
have sent (messengers) before
you
to the
communities
&
in the past.
Every time a messenger went
We
to
thus control the minds of the
guilty.
also found in the
cannot believe in
him. This has been the system since the past generations.
Old Testament
(Isaiah 65:17
we await are new heavens and a new earth the justice of God will reside. " (2 Peter 3:13).
Testament: "What
ing to his promise,
*15:1
is
will
We
13. Consequently, they
A.L.R.* These
we
it.*
them, they ridiculed him.
In the
1.
revealed the
reminder, and, absolutely,
telligence to take heed.
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will be respited.
God s Messenger
a proclamation for the peo-
god, and for those
received this
do you not bring down the
ple, to let
"O you who
except for specific functions. Other-
cient reckoner. is
They
angels, if you are truthful?"
their faces.
GOD will pay each soul for whatever earned; GOD is the most effi-
52. This
be advanced, nor delayed.
reminder, you are crazy.
For
51
predetermined time.
that
in shackles.
50. Their garments will be
and
on
commu-
except in accordance with a
The end of any community can never
will see the guilty
and remain blind-
the
One, the Supreme. 49.
eat, enjoy,
never annihilated any
specific, 5.
GOD,
We
nity,
and also the heavens, and everyone will be brought before
Let them
out.
this earth
be substituted with a new
will
disbelieved will
ed by wishful thinking; they will find
Almighty, Avenger.
New Heavens and New Earth* 48.
who
wish they were submitters.
break His promise to His messengers.
those
2. Certainly,
God s Messengers
153
&
66:22) and
where, accord-
*15:9 The divine source and the perfect preservation of the Quran are proven 1). God s Messenger of the Covenant was
by the Quran s mathematical code (App.
destined to unveil this great miracle. The
word "Dhikr" denotes
the
Quran s code
in
several verses (15:6, 21:2, 26:5, 38:1, 38:8, 74:31). The value of "Rashad Khalifa"
(1230)+ 15+9=1254, 19x66.
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154 14.
Al-Hijr Valley (Al-Hijr) 15:14-39
Even
we opened
if
for
into the sky, through
them a gate which they
The 26.
climb;
deceived.
We
"Our eyes have been
to lis-
As
mighty projectile will chase
for the earth,
and placed on and
tains),
it
we
constructed
(moun-
stabilizers
we grew on
We made it habitable for creatures
2 1 There
is
infinite
22.
it
And we
32.
for you,*
erwise,
nothing that
we do
not
33.
25.
in precise measure.
"Once I perfect him, and blow into him from My spirit, you shall fall
you could not keep
34.
it
is
fell prostrate; all
of them,
He
refused to
said,
"O
Iblis (Satan),
why
are
the prostrators?"
He said, "I am not to prostrate before a human being, whom You created like the potter's
He
said, "Therefore,
35.
you
you must get
are banished.
"You have incurred tion until the
My condemna-
Day of Judgment."
palat-
we who control life and death, we are the ultimate inheritors.
will surely
He
out;
36.
Your Lord
The angels
clay."
send the winds as pollina-
And we fully know those among you who advance, and we fully know those who regress.
He
like the potter's clay.
from aged mud,
own
able.
24.
human being from aged
you not with
and
you do not provide
and cause water to come down from the sky for you to drink. Oth-
and
said to the angels, "I
creating a
be with the prostrators.
amounts thereof. But we send
down
It is
am
Your Lord
31. except Iblis (Satan).
a perfect
tors,
23.
fire.
prostrate before him."
for.
it
created them,
it,
balance of everything. 20.
we
back. 30.
19.
for the jinns,
mud, 29.
of them sneaks around
ten, a
him
28.
against every
it
rejected devil.
As
human being from
like the potter's clay.
before that, from blazing
for the beholders.
it
And we guarded
18. If any
27.
We have been bewitched."
placed galaxies in the sky, and
adorned 17.
created the
aged mud,
15. they will say,
16.
We
Human Race
summon them.
Most Wise, Omniscient.
He
said,
"My Lord, respite me until
the day they are resurrected." 37.
He
said,
"You
are respited.
38. "Until the specified 39.
He
said,
"My Lord,
willed that entice
I
go
day and time." since
astray,
them on earth;
I
I
You have
will surely
will send
them
all astray.
When we send astronauts into space, we provide them with precisely measured quantities offood, water, and oxygen. God created the spaceship Earth with billions of astronauts who work and reproduce; He supplied them with a self-supporting system that generates oxygen, fresh water, and a great variety of delicious foods and * 15:20
drinks.
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Al-Hijr Valley (Al-Hijr) 15:40-73
among Your worship-
40. "Except those ers
who
You 41
He
155
alone."
said,
is
a law that
58.
"You have no power over My servants. You only have power over the strayers
43.
"And
who
have seven
44. "It will
will get a specific share
"None
despairs of his Lord's
said,
"What
is
your mission,
They
O
said,
"We
are being dispatch-
to guilty people.
59.
"As for Lot's them all.
60.
"But not his wife; she
all.
gates.
He
ed
follow you.
Hell awaits them
said,
messengers?"
inviol-
is
He
mercy, except the strayers." 57.
"This
able.
42.
56.
are devoted absolutely to
Each gate
family,
we is
will save
destined to
be with the doomed."
of them."
Lot 45.
As
for the righteous, they will enjoy
6 1 The messengers went to Lot's town.
gardens and springs.
47.
We
remove
hearts.
all
62.
He said, "You are unknown people."
63.
They
and secure.
46. Enter therein, peaceful
jealousy from their
said,
"We
bring to you what
they have been doubting.
Like one family, they will be 64.
on adjacent furnishings.
"We
bring to you the truth;
we
are
truthful.
48.
Never
will they suffer
any fatigue
therein; never will they
be evicted
65.
49.
Inform
My
Forgiver, 50.
"You
shall take
your family during
make you looks back. commanded."
the night. Stay behind them, and
therefrom.
servants that
I
am
sure that none of the
Most Merciful.
And that My retribution
is
the
most
66.
Go
straight as
We
delivered to
him
this
command:
those people are to be annihilated in
painful retribution.
the morning.
Angels
Visit
Abraham
67.
51
Inform them about Abraham's guests.
52.
When they
68. said,
entered his quarters, they
"Peace."
He
said,
"We
They
said,
"Do
55.
He said, "How can you give me such good news, when I am so old? Do you still give me this good news?" They said, "The good news we give you is true; do not despair."
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70.
"These are
my
guests;
do
They
GOD, said,
and do not shame me."
"Did we not enjoin you
from contacting anyone?"
an en-
lightened son." 54.
said,
came joyfully.
not embarrass me. 69. "Fear
not be apprehensive.
We have good news for you:
He
city
are ap-
prehensive about you." 53.
The people of the
71.
He
said,
"Here are
my daughters,
if
you must." 72. But, alas, they
by
were
totally blinded
their lust.
73. Consequently, the disaster struck them in the morning.
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156 74.
We turned
it
upside down, and show-
75. This
is
who
a lesson for those
pos-
77. This
is
89.
90.
The people of the woods
also
were
92.
we avenged from them, fully doc-
We gave them our revelations, but homes out
disaster hit
them
and disregard the idol wor-
96.
who set up another god beside GOD. They
to carve secure
97.
spare
morn-
98.
We know You
the mockers,
full
well that you
may be
their utterances.
shall sing the praises
of your
Lord, and be with the prostrators. 99.
And worship
****
Unveiled* did not create the heavens and
the earth, and everything
Sura
between
The end of the world will come, so treat them with benign neglect. In the is
the Creator, the
16:
The Bee
(Al-Nahl)
them, except for a specific purpose.
Your Lord
your Lord, in order to
attain certainty.*
End of the World
86.
you
will surely find out.
annoyed by in the
What they hoarded did not help them.
We
them
We will
ing.
85.
question
95.
of the mountains.
84.
partially.
shipers.
they disregarded them.
The
deal with the dividers.
By your Lord, we will
to you,
messengers.
83.
We will
94. Therefore, carry out the orders given
The people of Al-Hijr disbelieved the
They used
the manifest
93. about everything they have done.
umented.
82.
am
all,
and both communities are
81.
proclaim: "I
9 1 They accept the Quran only
a sign for the believers.
transgressors.
80.
And
warner."
always be the system.
79. Consequently,
and lower your wing for
the believers.
sess intelligence. 76. This will
The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:1
believers),
ered them with devastating rocks.
78.
&
Al-Hijr Valley 15:74-99
Omni-
Name
of God,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
scient.
87.
We have given you the
seven pairs,
and the great Quran. 88.
Do
not be jealous of what
1.
GOD's command
has already been
issued (and everything has already
we
be-
been written), so do not rush it.* glorified; the Most High, far
stowed upon the other (messengers),
Be He
and do not be saddened (by the
above any idols they set up.
dis-
* 15:85-88
One of the functions of God's Messenger of the Covenant is to deliver the Quranic assertion that the world will end in AD 2280 (20:15, 72:27 & Appendix 25). * 15:99
The practices of worship are our means of attaining certainty (Appendix
*16:1 Everything
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15).
already recorded (57:22). See also Appendix 14.
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He
sends
down
sun and the moon. Also, the
the angels with the
revelations, carrying His to
157
whomever He chooses from among
are (sufficient) proofs for people
His servants: "You shall preach that there
is
no other god beside Me; You
He
13.
created the heavens and the earth
for a specific purpose.
He
created the
He
much
is
14.
human from
And He
created the livestock for
15.
16.
Blessings
7. Is
1
And (He
18. If
created) the horses, the
and for luxury. Additionally,
GOD
all
He
sends
earth, lest
it
tumbles with
landmarks, as well as the
stars;
be used for navigation.
for
your drink, and
down from to
ives, date
who
And He
blessings,
ceal
and whatever you declare.
The Dead Prophets and Saints 20.
As
for the idols they set
up beside
the sky water
GOD,
grow
they themselves were created.
you
trees for
is (sufficient)
proof for
commits, in your service,
the night and the day, as well as the
are dead, not alive,
how
or
when
and they they will
be resurrected.
kinds
think.
They
they do not create anything;
have no idea
crops, olall
you
is
He
of you.
palms, grapes, and
of fruits. This people
for
you count GOD's
GOD Forgiver, Most Merciful. 9. And GOD knows whatever you con-
21.
He grows
it,
One who creates like one who does Would you now take
cannot possibly encompass them.
1
your benefit.
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placed stabilizers (moun-
on
heed?
points out the paths, includ-
could have guided
12.
you seek His you may be apprecia-
benefits, as
not create?
He
what you do not know.
ing the wrong ones. If He willed,
With
your
they carry your loads to lands
creates
1 1
And to
mules, and the donkeys for you to
10.
for
you, as well as rivers and roads, that
you could not reach without a great hardship. Surely, your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ride,
it
you may be guided.
that
9.
And He tains)
also provide
God s
8.
roaming
tive.
you with luxury during your leisure, and when you
And
it
which you wear. And
the ships
commercial
travel.
7.
(suf-
take
the sea to serve
bounties, that
They
who
tender meat, and
you see
you, to provide you with warmth, and
6.
earth
a
you; you eat from extract jewelry
a tiny
other benefits, as well as food.
is
And He committed
ponent.
many
you on
heed.
drop, then he turns into an ardent op-
5.
created) for
proof for people
ficient)
set up. 4.
And (He
things of various colors. This
too High, far above any idols they
who
understand.
shall reverence Me." 3.
stars are
committed by His command. These
commands,
22.
Your god
who
is
one god. As for those
do not believe in the Hereafter,
their hearts are denying,
and they are
arrogant.
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GOD knows everything
23. Absolutely,
they conceal and everything they de-
He does
clare.
not love those
The Believers 30.
who
When
"Good." For those who lead a life, happiness, and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. What a blissful abode for the
righteous
Lord," they say, "Tales from the past."
25 They will be held responsible
for then-
on the Day of Resurrection, of them, in addition to sins of sins
whom
the past,
righteous.
all
3
1
for them,
them have schemed
tion,
causing the roof to
The
retribution struck
GOD thus rewards the righteous.
in
They
GOD de-
stroyed their building at the foundafall
are reserved
wherein rivers flow. They
have anything they wish therein.
a miserable load!
and consequently,
The gardens of Eden
all
they misled by their
What
26. Others like
they are
think of these
say,
"What do you
they are asked,
ignorance.
when
"What do you
revelations from your Lord," they
think of these revelations from your
those
Do Not Really Die*
for the righteous,
asked,
are arrogant. 24.
As
32.
Go
Straight to Paradise
The angels terminate
their lives in
a state of righteousness, saying,
on them.
"Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise
them when
(now) as a reward for your works."*
they least expected.
on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them and ask, "Where are My partners that you had set up beside Me, and had opposed Me for their sake?" Those blessed with knowledge will say, "Today, the shame and misery have befallen the disbe-
The Disbelievers
27. Then,
33.
Are they waiting
come
for the angels to
to them, or until
your Lord's
judgment comes to pass? Those before them did the same thing. GOD is not the One who wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their
own
souls.
lievers."
34.
Death for the Disbelievers 28.
The angels put them state
of wronging
when
"We
to death in a
their souls.
That
haunt them.
is
Famous Excuse
they finally submit, and say, did not do anything wrong!"
Yes indeed.
GOD
They have incurred the consequences of their evil works, and the very things they ridiculed came back to
35.
The
idol worshipers say,
willed, is
fully
aware of
everything you have done. 29. Therefore, enter the gates of Hell,
we would
idols besides
ents.
"Had GOD
not worship any
Him, nor would our par-
Nor would we
prohibit any-
thing besides His prohibitions." Those
wherein you abide forever. What a
before them have done the same.
miserable destiny for the arrogant
the messengers do anything but de-
ones.
liver the
* 16:30-32
The righteous
taste only the first death,
Can
complete message?
which has been already experi-
of us (see 44:56). At the end of their interim in this world, the angels of death simply invite them to move on to the Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived enced by
all
(2:154, 3:169, 8:24, 22:58, 36:27).
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The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:36-54 36.
We have
sent a
messenger
GOD,
and avoid
wor-
down
idolatry."
Sub-
reflect.
some were guided by
sequently,
GOD, while
others
45.
were committed
Roam the
to straying.
the people everything that
to every
shall
community, saying, "You ship
159
earth
and note
them,
GOD does not guide the ones
He had committed to
when 46.
straying. Thus,
Minds They swore solemnly by GOD: In Their
"GOD will not resurrect the dead." Absolutely, such
39.
may
will then point out to everyone the things they
who
48.
were
liars.
strike
Have they not seen all the things created by GOD? Their shadows
To have anything it,
GOD,
GOD has proclaimed:
we will surely make it up to them
You
shall reverence
42. This
and
in their
Lord they
did not send before you except
provided them with the proofs scriptures. And we sent down this
is
"Do
not wor-
only one god.
Me
alone."
To Him belongs everything
in the
the religion shall be devoted absolutely to
Him
alone.
worship other than 53.
Would you
GOD?
Any blessing you enjoy is from GOD. Yet, whenever you incur any adversity
you immediately com-
plain to Him.
not know.
you
there
heavens and the earth and therefore,
trust.
men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do
and the
52.
because they steadfastly per-
is
severe,
to
51
to do.
two gods;
and the recompense of the Hereafter is even greater, if they only knew.
We
They reverence their Lord, high above them, and they do what they are com-
ship
this life,
willingly.
without the least arrogance.*
manded sake of
in total
left,
and
—
because they were persecut-
generously in
We
50.
it is.
who emigrated for the
4 1 Those ed,
"Be," and
GOD.
To GOD prostrates everything in the heavens and everything on earth every creature and so do the angels;
Dead done, we simply
are
—
know
To Resurrect the
say to
49.
had disputed, and disbelieved
them
them while they are it. Your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful. it
submission to
that they
44.
Or
surround them right and
He
to
it?
them while they
know.
will let those
43.
strike
promise, but most people do not
all
40.
come
fearfully expecting
His inviolable
is
swallow them, or that the
they least expect
may
schemes
asleep; they can never escape.
47.
38.
It
evil
GOD will not cause
retribution will not
no one can help them.
Deep
Did those who scheme the earth to
No matter how hard you try to guide
sent
is
them, perhaps they will
guarantee that
the consequences for the rejectors. 37.
to
message, to proclaim for
54. Yet, as
soon as
fliction,
He relieves your af-
some of you
revert to idol
worship.
The human body, whether it belongs to a believer or a disbeliever, submits to God: the heartbeats, the lungs' movement, and peristalsis illustrate this submission. * 16:49
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The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:55-69
55. Let
porarily; 56.
in what we have Go ahead and enjoy tem-
them disbelieve
given them.
you
will surely find out.
they have incurred Hell, for they
have rebelled. 63.
to
able for your innovations.
retribution.
Consequently, he
They even assign daughters be
58.
When one
girl,
to provide guidance
65.
Ashamed, he hides from the people, because of the bad news given to him. He even ponders: should he keep the baby grudgingly, or bury
for people
died. This should
66.
He
is
67.
we
And from
ple
on
anni-
earth.
determined time. Once their ends, they cannot delay
advance
ascribe to
it
inter-
by one
it.
with their
own tongues
that they
are righteous! Without any doubt,
16:69 Besides
its
for the
who
palms
intoxicants,
good provisions. This
(sufficient)
proof for peo-
understand.
And your Lord inspired the bee: build homes
in
mountains and
and
trees,
in (the hives) they build for you.
69.
Then
eat
from
all
the fruits, follow-
ing the design of your Lord, precisely.
GOD what they dis-
the
The Bee 68.
But
like for themselves, then utter the lie
From
the fruits of date
as well as
the Almighty,
He would have
proof
provide you with a
and grapes you produce
He respites them for a specific, pre-
They
(sufficient)
hear.
drinkers.
in the
should be
hilated every creature
hour, nor
be
had
it
in the livestock there is a les-
GOD punished the people for their
im
land after
midst of digested food and blood,
is
Most Wise.
transgressions,
From God
drink from their bellies.
The Original Sin 6 1 If
And
who
son for you:
GOD belongs the most sub-
lime examples.
and
believe.
you get pure milk, delicious
Those who do not believe
the
who
GOD sends down from the sky water to revive the
Hereafter set the worst examples,
*
and
for people
becomes darkened with overwhelming grief.
while to
this scripture to
Additional Proofs
of them gets a baby
their judgment.
62.
have revealed
mercy
like.
her in the dust. Miserable indeed
60.
We
dispute,
GOD,
to
his face
59.
their lord,
you, to point out for them what they
He glorified, while they prefer for
themselves what they
now
is
and they have incurred a painful
64.
Bigoted Bias
sent (messengers)
communities before you, but the
devil adorned their works in their eyes.
Against Baby Girls 57.
By GOD, we have
They designate for the idols they set up out of ignorance, a share of the provisions we bestow upon them. By GOD, you will be held account-
From
their bellies
comes a drink
of different colors, wherein there
is
healing for the people. This should
be
(sufficient)
proof for people
who
reflect.*
recognized nutritive value, honey has been scientifically proven as
a healing medicine for certain allergies and other ailments.
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161
GOD created you, then He terminates your
He
lives.
some of you
lets
76.
live
to the oldest age, only to find out that
there
is
a limit to the
can acquire.
GOD
—
knowledge they is
GOD cites the example of two men: one is dumb, lacks the ability to do anything, is totally dependent on his master whichever way he
And
directs him,
Omniscient,
he cannot produce any-
thing good. Is he equal to one
Omnipotent.
rules with justice,
No 11
.
God
Partners With
is
who
guided in
the right path?
GOD has provided for some of you This Life
more than others. Those who are given plenty
would never give
their prop-
11.
is
of making them partners. Would
tent
they give up
GOD's
GOD
To
Hour)
(the
is
grandchildren, and provided
lieve in falsehood,
you with
GOD
blessings?
Omnipotent.
is
knowing nothing, and He
and the brains,
that
you may be ap-
preciative.
and turn unap-
GOD's
He
gave you the hearing, the eyesight,
good provisions. Should they bepreciative of
far as
GOD brought you out of your mothers' bellies
you from your spouses children and
As
earth.
a blink of an eye away,
or even closer. 78.
Very Short
concerned, the end of the world
blessings?*
And GOD made for you spouses from among yourselves, and produced for
is
belongs the future of the
heavens and the
erties to their subordinates to the ex-
72.
and
79.
Do
they not see the birds commit-
ted to fly in the atmosphere of the
sky?
Idol Worship:
Not Very
73. Yet, they worship beside
GOD what
possesses no provisions for them in
And
This should be
proof for people
cient)
80.
holds them up in the air
GOD.
who
(suffi-
believe.
GOD
provided for you stahomes where you can live.
the heavens, nor on earth, nor can
tionary
provide them with anything.
And He provided for you portable homes made of the hides of livestock, so you can use them when
74. Therefore,
for
do not
cite the
GOD; GOD knows
examples
while you
you travel, and when you settle down.
do not know. The Rich Believer than the 75.
None
except
Intelligent
is
Poor Believer
GOD cites the example of a slave who
is
owned, and
is
totally
power-
compared to one whom we blessed with good provisions, from which he gives to charity secretly less,
and publicly. Are they equal? Praise be to GOD, most of them do not know. * 16:71
If the
God
do
to
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And from their wools, furs, and hair, you make furnishings and luxuries
Better
for awhile.
81
And
GOD
provided for you shade
through things which
He
created,
and
provided for you shelters in the mountains,
you garments and garprotect when you fight in
and provided
that protect
ments wars.
that
He
heat,
thus perfects His blessings
upon you,
humans would not give up their power and create partners for Himself?
for
you from
that
you may submit.
to that extent,
why do
they expect
this,
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The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:82-95
82. If they
turn away, then your sole
still
mission
is
90.
the clear delivery (of the
message).
They
fully recognize
enlightens you, that you
who
be permitted be excused.
Once
retribution,
it
You
after
nor will they 92.
be too
late;
it
Do
will
idols,
idol
they will say, 93.
by adding more
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the sincere believers
Serious Offense
not abuse the oaths
you
slide
back
among
after
you,
having a
you incur misSuch is the consequence of repelling from the path of GOD (by setting a bad example); you incur a ery.
terrible retribution.
95.
GOD GOD possesses is far
Do not sell your oaths before short.
What
better for you, if you only knew.
for the submitters.
God knows
Do
strong foothold, then
will
and guidance, and mercy, and
He guides
and He guides whoever wish-
A 94.
lest
to provide explanations for every-
16:93
He
Violating Your Oath:
from every community a witamong them, and bring you as the witness of these people. We have revealed to you this book
ingly,
could have
done.
raise
good news
He
congregation. But
You will surely be asked about everything you have
in-
retribu-
come when we
willed,
es to be guided.*
ness from
thing,
GOD
sends astray whoever chooses to go
their transgressions.
will
your example
larger than the other,
GOD
Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of GOD, we augment their
The day
is
made you one
GOD on
and the idols they had vented will disown them.
that day,
*
Had
astray,
will totally submit to
due to
is
the oaths to take ad-
you to the test. He will surely show you on the Day of Resurrection everything you had disputed.
liars."
89.
you abuse
group
"Our Lord, these are the idols we had set up beside You." The idols will then confront them and say, "You are
tion,
un-
thus puts
And when those who committed
retribution
who
not be like the knitter
vantage of one another. Whether one
Their Idolizers
88.
do.
of flimsy yarn. This
The Idols Disown
They
GOD a guarGOD knows every-
you have made
ravels her strong knitting into piles
commuted for them, nor will
worship see their
shall not violate the oaths
you
thing
transgressed see the
will
your covenant with
swearing (by God) to carry them
antor for you.
they be respited.
87.
You
nant.
if
86.
shall fulfill
out, for
who
those
not be
He
take
GOD when you make such a cove-
disbelieved will not
(to speak),
may
You Shall Keep Your Word 91
On The Day of Resurrection The day will come when we raise from every community a witness, then those
85.
for-
heed.
GOD's bless-
ings, then deny them; the majority of them are disbelievers.
84.
And He
bids evil, vice, and transgression.
The Disbelievers Unappreciative 83.
GOD advocates justice, charity, and regarding the relatives.
among us who deserve to be redeemed. Accordwho choose to disbelieve.
them, while blocking out those
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What you possess
96.
163
runs out, but what
at is
GOD possesses lasts forever. We
fect
will surely
reward those
fastly persevere;
them
who steadwe will recompense
non- Arabic, and
104. Surely, those
GOD's
for their righteous works.
this is a per-
Arabic tongue.
who do
not believe in
GOD
revelations,
does not
guide them. They have incurred a
Guaranteed Happiness Now and Forever 97.
Anyone who works
painful retribution.
righteousness,
105.
male or female, while believing, we
them a happy
will surely grant in this world,
them
The only ones who lieve in
life
and we will surely pay recompense (on the
the real
106. Those
An Important Commandment* When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in
come
GOD from Satan the
who
who
power is limited to those who choose him as their master; those who choose him as their god.
Leads 107. This
substitute one revelation of another, and is fully aware of what He reveals, they say, "You made this up!" Indeed, most of them do not know.
GOD
"The Holy
Spirit
after,
108.
has brought
are fully
"A human
ly,
109.
Our
* 16: 106
you
Bible
is
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whom GOD has
their eyesight.
Consequent-
they remain unaware.
Without a doubt, they will be the
As
for those
who
and
emigrate because
steadfastly persevere,
because of all
this, is
if someone
God, you
strive
your Lord,
Forgiver,
Most
Merciful.
hint
keep us from being redeemed. Hence
God's wisdom decrees that
is
and
attained by knowing God's message to to
to declare that you disbelieve in
harbors
10.
aware that they say, is teaching him!"
salvation
GOD does not guide such
of persecution, then continue to
The tongue of the source they * 16:98
1
being
Satan will do his utmost
and
losers in the Hereafter.
Not Copied
From The
because they have given
Those are the ones
ing,
for the submitters." Is
is
From God
to Exile
sealed their hearts, and their hear-
down from your Lord, truthfully, to assure those who believe, and to
The Quran
of faith.*
disbelieving people.
it
provide a beacon and good news
full
priority to this life over the Here-
When we in place
are forced to profess disbelief,
Preoccupation With This Life
100. His
We
af-
and be-
fully content with disbelief,
while their hearts are
believe and trust in their Lord.
103.
faith,
only ones to be excused are those
has no power over those
102. Say,
GOD,
disbelieve in
have incurred wrath from GOD. The
rejected.
101.
who
having acquired
ter
He
liars.
Lip Service Does Not Count
for their right-
eous works.
99.
not be-
revelations; they are
their full
Day of Judgment)
98.
GOD's
fabricate false
who do
doctrines are those
Quran, and commandment.
us, the
this
holds a gun to your head and orders
may grant him
his wish.
What
the heart
what counts.
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The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:111-123 The day
come when every
will
will serve as
its
own
soul
116.
advocate, and
every soul will be paid fully for what-
ever
had done, without the
it
least
You shall not utter own tongues stating: and
this is
lies
and
who
them
to
Prohibiting 117.
Brings Deprivation
GOD
cites the
munity
that
example of a com-
used to be secure and
from everywhere. But then,
it
them
1 1
3
what they
is
the
briefly,
then suffer pain-
we prohibited what we It
was
who wronged them; they are ones who wronged their own
119. Yet, as regards those
who
fall in sin
out of ignorance then repent there-
did.
after
and reform, your Lord,
Most
after this
A messenger had gone to them from
is
among them,
Abraham Abraham was indeed an exempla-
them
but they rejected him.
you
shall eat
is
ship
Him
if you
GOD,
122.
for
you dead
dedicated to other than
If one is forced (to eat these),
ciful.
GOD
is
who never wor-
was
appreciative of His
He
chose him and
Forgiver,
Most Mer-
granted him happiness in this
and
in the Hereafter
he will be
with the righteous.
ani-
without being deliberate or malicious,
then
We life,
mals, blood, the meat of pigs,* and
GOD.
a monotheist
Lord's blessings,
Prohibited
is
Merciful.
guided him in a straight path.
Only Four Foods
food which
Forgiver,
121. Because he
do wor-
alone.
He only prohibits
is
shiped idols.
law-
and good, and be appreciative
of GOD's blessings,
done,
ry vanguard in his submission to
GOD's
from
provisions everything that ful
120.
for their transgression.
114. Therefore,
5.
and
GOD will never
souls.
the
Consequently, the retribution struck
1 1
GOD.
not us
it
of star-
to taste the hardships
requital for
to
fabricate lies
narrated to you previously.*
GOD caused
vation and insecurity. Such
They enjoy
118. For the Jews,
GOD's
turned unappreciative of blessings. Consequently,
lawful,
ful retribution.
prosperous, with provisions coming to
is
succeed.
Lawful Food 112.
them
attribute
attribute
with your
unlawful," to fabricate
Surely, those
injustice.
lies
"This
123.
Muhammad: A Follower ofAbraham* Then we inspired you (Muhammad) to follow the religion
of Abraham,*
the monotheist; he never
was an
idol worshiper.
& 118 The most devastating trichinosis parasite, Trichinella spiralis, (also tapeworm Taenia solium) survives in the meat ofpigs, not the fat. More than 150,000 people are infected annually in the United States. See 6:145-146, and Appen*
16: 115
the pork
dix 16. *
16: 123 This informs us that all religious practices, which
came
to us
ham, were intact at the time of Muhammad (see 22:78 and Appendix
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&
The Children of Israel (Bani Israel)
The Sabbath Abrogated 124.
the
Day of Resurrection
2. Similarly,
regarding
How to Spread God s Message 125.
You
shall invite to the path
of your
Lord with wisdom and kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best
who 126.
3.
if
of
resort to patience (instead
would be
4.
You
your patience
GOD's
help.
is
Do
5.
eous
is
6.
not grieve over
who lead a right-
"Afterwards,
we
must come will give
is
to pass.
you a
turn
we will
if you
17:
own
own good, but
you do so
detriment. Thus,
when
your
to
the sec-
(masjid), just as they did the
first
They will wipe out all gains you had accomplished."
8.
One who summoned His servant (Muhammad) the
evil
time.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful is
commit
ond time comes to pass, they will defeat you and enter the mosque
The Children
glorified
work righteousness, you work
righteousness for your
In the
Most
great heights of
"When the first time comes to pass, we will send against you servants of ours who possess great might, and
7. "If you
and those who are chari-
of Israel (Bani Israel)
.
fall into
commit You are
a lot of wealth and children;
****
1
will
over them, and will supply you with
table.
Sura
"You
give you the upper hand.
with those
life,
whom
Noah; he was an
We addressed the Children of Israel
a prophecy that
schemes.
GOD
are descendants of those
carried with
they will invade your homes. This
them, and do not be annoyed by their
128.
"You shall not Lord and Mas-
that:
arrogance.
— and
attainable only with
the scrip-
a beacon for the
idol as a
in the scripture:
better for the
shall resort to patience
beside Me."
it
gross evil on earth, twice.
patient ones.
127.
ter
destined to
an equivalent punishment. But
it
up any
They
signs.
appreciative servant.
inflict
you
revenge),
set
we
are the guided ones.
And if you punish, you shall
we gave Moses
and rendered
Children of Israel
their disputes.
blessed, in or-
the Hearer, the Seer.
is
ture,
165
show him some of our
der to
He
7:1-8
we have
roundings
The Sabbath was decreed only for those who ended up disputing it (Jews & Christians). Your Lord is the One who will judge them on
1
the
Your Lord showers you with His mercy. But if you revert to transgression,
during the night, from the Sacred
bution.
Masjid (of Mecca) to the farthest place of prostration,* whose sur-
na as a
we will
We
counter with
retri-
have designated Gehen-
final
abode for the disbe-
lievers.
*17:1 "The Aqsa Masjid" means "the farthest place where there is prostration," many billions of Light Years away. This verse informs us that Muhammad, the soul, was taken to the highest Heaven to be given the Quran (2:185, 44:3, 53:1-18, & 97:1).
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The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) 17:9-23 Quran: Our Means
9.
to Salvation
17.
Many a generation have we
This Quran guides to the best path,
lated after
and brings good news
efficient in dealing
ers
who
to the believ-
lead a righteous
His servants;
that
life,
Noah. Your Lord
they have deserved a great recom-
He
is
annihiis
most
with the sins of fully Cognizant,
Seer.
pense.
Choose Your 10.
As
who
for those
disbelieve in the
we have prepared for them
Hereafter,
This Life 18.
a painful retribution. 1 1
ing that he
may
good. The 12.
hurt him, think-
human being
is
where he suffers and defeated.
impatient.
We
rendered the night and the day two signs. We made the night dark, and the day lighted, that you may seek provisions from your Lord therein. This also establishes for you a timing system, and the means of calculation.
We
thus explain every-
we
this fleeting
will rush to
him what we decide to give him, then we commit him to Gehenna,
for
praying for something
is
Anyone who chooses life as his priority,
The human being often prays something that
Priorities Carefully
forever, despised
The Hereafter 19.
As
for those
who choose
after as their priority,
the Here-
and work
right-
eousness, while believing, their efforts will
20.
For each one of them
we
thing in detail.
be appreciated.
we
provide;
provide those and these from
your Lord's bounties. Your Lord's
The Video Tape* 13.
We have recorded the human
being;
it is
fate
bounties are inexhaustible.
of every
tied to his neck.
21.
On the Day of Resurrection we will hand him a record that is accessible. 14.
Read your own suffice as
15.
Whoever
own
your is
own
more
is
Major Commandments
guided for his
22.
else.
send-
shall not set
GOD,
up any other god you end up de-
lest
spised and disgraced.
own detriment. No sinfirst
You
beside
good, and whoever goes astray
never punish without
significant.
you
reckoner.
ner will bear the sins of anyone
We
differences in the Hereafter are far
greater and far
record. Today,
guided,
does so to his
Note how we preferred some people above others (in this life). The
23.
Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship except Him, and your
ing a messenger.
parents shall be honored.
As long
we are to annihilate any community, we let the leaders commit vast
as one or both of them live,
you
16. If
Once they deserve we annihilate it com-
corruption therein. retribution, pletely.
*17:13 Your
life is
record will be
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shall
never say to them, "UfF (the slight'
est gesture
of annoyance) nor shall ,
you shout at them; you them amicably.
shall treat
already recorded, as if on a video tape, from birth to death. This same
made
accessible to us upon resurrection. See 57:22
& Appendix 14. 91553
.
.
The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) 17:24-43 24.
And lower
for
them
the
wings of
and kindness, and
humility,
say,
34.
"My
Lord, have mercy on them, for they
have raised 25.
Your Lord
me from
35
.
He is Forgiver of those
repent.
You
shall give the
your covenants, for a cove-
fulfill
aware of your innermost thoughts. If you maintain
who
You shall not touch the orphans' money except for their own good, until they reach maturity. You shall nant
fully
is
righteousness,
26.
infancy."
167
is
a great responsibility.
You shall give full measure when you trade,
and weigh equitably. This
better
and more righteous.
due alms to the and the
Crucial Advice
relatives, the needy, the poor,
do not be exces-
traveling alien, but
36.
The extravagant tive
28.
is
unapprecia-
away from pursue the mercy of you
if you
them, as
have
your Lord, you
to turn
shall treat
them
37.
Stinginess
You
shall not
You
nor can you be as
in
38. All
Condemned
keep your hand
your neck, nor shall you open it up, lest you end up blamed and sorry.
bad behavior
Quran
it.
He
is
moun-
He fully
is
condemned by
Is
Wisdom
is some of the wisdom inspired you by your Lord. You shall not set up another god beside GOD, lest you end up in Gehenna, blamed and
39. This to
For your Lord increases the provision for anyone
the earth,
as the
your Lord.
stingi-
foolishly
reduces
tall
tains.
ly tied to
30.
walk proudly on earth
shall not
—you cannot bore through
the nicest manner.
29.
any informa-
are responsible for using them.
of his Lord.
Even
shall not accept
you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you
are brethren of the
and the devil
devils,
You
tion, unless
sive, extravagant.
27.
is
chooses, and
Cognizant of
defeated.
His creatures, Seer. 40.
Abortion 3
1
You
shall not kill
to fear
is
Murder
giving Himself the angels as daugh-
your children due
We
of poverty.
32.
ters?!
provide for
them, as well as for you. Killing them is
shall not
commit
adultery;
41
You
shall not kill
—
any person
of justice. If one
killed unjustly, then
we
42. Say, "If there
exceed the
beside Him, as they claim, they would
have
tried to
overthrow the Posses-
give his heir
limits in
aveng-
ing the murder, he will be helped.
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were any other gods
is
sor of the throne."
authority to enforce justice. Thus, he shall not
We have cited in this Quran (all kinds
aversion.
for
GOD has made life sacred—except in the course
could you utter such a
of examples), that they may take heed. But it only augments their
it is
a gross sin, and an evil behavior. 33.
How
blasphemy?
a gross offense.
You
Has your Lord given you boys, while
43.
Be He
glorified,
alted, far
above
He
is
much
too ex-
their utterances.
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168
The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) Everything Glorifies
Him
44. Glorifying
is
and everyone
in
52.
nothing that does
not glorify Him, but you do not
understand their glorification.
He
7:44-58
"When will that be?" Say, be closer than you think."
are the seven uni-
verses, the earth,
them. There
God
1
is
"It
may
The day He summons you, you will respond by praising Him, and you will then realize that you had lasted in this life but a short while.
Clement, Forgiver.
Each Other Amicably
Treat
Disbelievers Cannot
53. Tell
Understand Quran 45.
When you
in the best possible
we place who do not
read the Quran,
between you and those ble barrier.
46.
We place
among them.
ing
54.
ONLY Source
We
be 55.
in aversion.
they conspire secretly
disbelievers say,
48.
"You
—
is the best knower of everyone in the heavens and the earth. In accordance with this knowl-
we
preferred
we gave
David the Psalms. whatever idols you up beside Him." They have no power to relieve your afflictions,
56. Say, "Implore
have
Note how they describe you, and how this causes them to stray off
nor can they prevent them.
set
The Righteous Idols Worship God Alone
They said, "After we turn into bones and fragments, we get resurrected anew?!"
57.
Even
the idols that they implore are
seeking the ways and means towards their Lord.
"Even
if you turn into
rocks or
"Even
if
you turn into any kind of you deem impossible."
creation that
They
will then say,
"Who
ated
you
58.
will bring
* 17:46
to the
Quran
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these numbers,
refers to
is
tribution
written
God in
we Day
not a community that
of Resurrection, or
in the first place."
The Arabic word "alone"
add
There
will not annihilate before the
will then shake their heads and say,
Ifyou
for His mercy,
ful.
One who creThey
us back?" Say, "The
They pray
and fear His retribution. Surely, the retribution of your Lord is dread-
iron. 1
some prophets
ing a crazy man."
50. Say,
5
did not send you to
over others. For example,
the
are follow-
We
Your Lord
the path. 49.
Accord-
best.
He may showor He may re-
their advocate.
edge,
aware of what they hear, when they listen to you, and are fully
when
you with mercy,
quite you.
using the Quran alone,* they run
47.
Your Lord knows you er
them from understand-
and deafness in their ears. when you preach your Lord,
away
is
ing to His knowledge,
it,
And
wedge
Surely, the devil
man's most ardent enemy.
shields around their minds,
to prevent
manner, for the
devil will always try to drive a
believe in the Hereafter an invisi-
Quran: The
My servants to treat each other
inflict
upon them. This
down
7:70, 39:45,
severe reis
already
in the book.
40:12
&
84,
and
60:4.
ifyou include 17:46, which refers 19. 'Alone, " therefore refers to the
you get 361, 19x19. But
Quran, the product in 17:46 (Appendix
is
not a multiple of
18).
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The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) 17:59-71
Old Kind of Miracles
Made 59.
What stopped miracles
us from sending the
that the previous gener-
we showed Thamud the camel,
"As for My servants, you have no power over them." Your Lord suffices as an advocate.
66.
have rejected them. For exam-
ations ple,
is
65.
Obsolete
169
Your Lord
a
may
profound (miracle), but they transgressed against it. We sent the mir-
and we rendered we showed you a test
controls the people,
and the
for the people,
accursed in the Quran.*
them
you Most
that is
Friends 67. If you are afflicted in the middle of
the sea,
soon as
showed
you
solid proofs to instill reverence
them, but this only augmented 68.
their defiance.
you
forget your idols and
sincerely implore
is
in
He
Merciful towards you.
tree that is
We
causes the
Bad Weather
We informed you that your Lord fully the vision that
One who
on the ocean,*
seek His bounties.
acles only to instill reverence. 60.
the
is
ships to float
He
Him
alone.
But
as
saves you to the shore,
revert. Indeed, the
human being
unappreciative.
Have you guaranteed
that
He
will
not cause the land, on shore, to
Satan Dupes the People 61.
When we
Adam," they
prostrate before
He
prostrate, except Satan.
"Shall
You
prostrate to one
I
swallow you? Or, that He will not send upon you a tempest, then you
said to the angels, "Fall fell
find no protector?
said,
69.
Have you guaranteed that He will not return you to the sea another time, then send upon you a storm that drowns you because of your disbelief? Once this happens, we will not give you another chance.
70.
We
creat-
ed from mud?" 62.
He
said,
"Since
him over me, the
if
You have honored You respite me till
Day of Resurrection,
I
will pos-
sess all his descendants, except a few."
63.
He said, "Then go; you and those who follow you will end up in Hell as
your
requital;
on land and in the sea. We provided for them good provisions, and we gave them greater advantages than
an equitable requi-
tal.
64.
"You may
entice
your forces and all your men against them, and share in their money and children, and promise them. Anything the devil promises is no more than an all
illusion.
* 17:60
17:1 *
Muhammad's journey
now
is
a
test
will come when we summon every people, together with thenrecord. As for those who are given
The day
a record of righteousness, they will read their record and will not suffer
to the highest
it
heaven
because the people had
learn from physics
qualities that render
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71.
creatures.
the least injustice.
and 53:1-18,
17:66 We
many of our
them with your
voice, and mobilize
have honored the children of
Adam, and provided them with rides
to receive the
to believe
and physical chemistry
Quran, as stated
in
Muhammad on faith.
that water possesses unique
perfectly suitable for serving our various needs.
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The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) 17:72-89
170 72.
As
who
for those
life,
are blind in this
even a
after;
lot
the
74. If
it
that
we
Mercy 82.
same
that,
83.
76.
we would have
They almost banished you from
77. This has
with
all
you
84. Say, "Everyone
with his
belief,
works
which ones
best
in accordance
and your Lord knows are guided in the
right path."
Divine Revelation:
The Source ofAll Knowledge
left.
been consistently the case
the messengers that
we
85.
They ask you about
the revelation.
"The revelation comes from my
Say,
sent
before you, and you will find that
Lord. The knowledge given to you
our system never changes.
is
You
shall
(Salat) its
we will, we can take back what we revealed to you, then you will
observe the Contact Prayer
when
find
moves
87. This
it
at
dawn. (Reciting)
is
witnessed.
you
Lord, admit
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me from You
all
like this, they
never produce anything like
me
an
let
me
depart an honorable departure, and
port."
produce a Quran
an honorable rank.
"My
humans and
a powerful sup-
the
jinns banded together in order to
Lord may
honorable admittance, and grant
Mathematical Composition
shall meditate
for extra credit, that your
say,
great.
88. Say, "If all the
Meditation
And
but mercy from your Lord.
of the Quran
79. During the night,
to
is
us.
His blessings upon you have been
Quran the Quran at dawn
serve (the recitation of) the
you
no protector against
the sun declines from
highest point at noon, as
raise
minute."
86. If
towards sunset. You shall also ob-
80.
the
turns despondent.
the
The Noon Prayer 78.
At
only increases the wick-
When we bless the human being, he
land to get rid of you, so they could revert as soon as
for the believers. it
becomes preoccupied and heedless. But when adversity strikes him, he
doubled the retribution for you in this life, and after death, and you would have found no one to help you against us.
time,
edness of the transgressors.
little bit.
Had you done
We send down in the Quran healing and mercy
strengthened
you, you almost leaned towards them
false-
will inevitably vanish."
Healing and
order to consider you a friend.
were not
just a 75.
and falsehood has vanished;
Messenger
They almost diverted you from the revelations we have given you. They wanted you to fabricate something else, in
Proclaim, "The truth has prevailed,
hood
worse.
God Strengthens 73.
81
they will be blind in the Here-
matter how
it,
can
no
much assistance they lent
one another." 89.
We have cited for the people in this Quran all kinds of examples, but most people
insist
upon
disbelieving.
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The Children of Israel (Bani Israel) 17:90-103
God s Messengers Challenged said, "We will not believe you
90.
They
of Resurrection forcibly; blind, dumb, and deaf. Their destination is
unless you cause a spring to gush
Hell;
out of the ground.
will increase their fire.
"Or unless you own
91.
a garden of
date palms and grapes, with rivers
running through
98.
the angels before our eyes.
to
my
a
is
Lord.
their saying,
Am
I
"Did
creation?" that the
ations?
He
same
them an irrevocable
life
the disbelievers insist
span? Yet,
upon
you possessed
have withheld them, fearing
that
ing
is
We
supported Moses with nine pro-
stingy."
Moses and Pharaoh found miracles
—ask
When
the Children
he went to them,
of
angel messenger."
you, Moses, are bewitched."
Israel.
Pharaoh said
102.
He
said,
to him, "I think that
"You know
full
Cog-
and the
Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one. And whomever He sends
Pharaoh, are doomed."
you will never find for them any lords and masters beside Him. We will summon them on the Day * 17:93
well that
no one can manifest these except, obviously, the Lord of the heavens
nizant of His worshipers, Seer."
astray,
you
might exhaust them. The human be-
GOD
fully
my
Lord's treasures of mercy, you would
were inhabited
is
dis-
believing.
101
me and you. He
cre-
has predetermined for
100. Proclaim, "If
God Is My Witness "GOD suffices as a witness be-
GOD
created the heavens and the
by angels, we would have sent down to them from the sky an
tween
97.
we turn into bones and we get resurrected into
earth, is able to create the
any
ger?"
96. Say,
we
their just retribution, since
Could they not see
send a human being as a messen-
95. Say, "If the earth
is
new
who
Messengership: An Essential Test What prevented the people from believing when the guidance came to them,
cools down,
fragments, do
99.
more than a human messenger?"
94.
Such
said, "After
"Or unless you own a luxurious mansion, or unless you climb into the sky. Even if you do climb, we will not believe unless you bring a book that we can read."* Say, "Glory be
it
they rejected our revelations. They
it.
the sky, as
93.
whenever
Their Innermost Thoughts
"Or unless you cause masses from you claimed, to fall on us. Or unless you bring GOD and
92.
171
103.
earth.
I
think that you,
When he pursued them, as he chased them out of the land, we drowned him, together with those who sided with him,
all
of them.
God's Messenger of the Covenant, Rashad Khalifa, was thus challenged, new book, or bring down masses from the sky.
including the challenge to bring a
Verse 3:81 defines the duties of God's
proof is detailed
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in
Appendices 2
&
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26.
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04.
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The Children of Israel 17:104-111
172
The Cave (Al-Kahf) 18:1-7
And we said to the Children of Israel afterwards, "Go live in this land.
does
He have
ship,
nor does
When
of weakness," and magnify Him con-
comes
the final prophecy
to
we will summon you all in one
pass,
a partner in His king-
He need any
ally out
stantly.
group."
****
The Quran Released Slowly
Sura
18:
The Cave
To Facilitate Memorization 105. Truthfully,
the truth
it
(Al-Kahf)
we sent it down, and with
We did not
came down.
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
send you except as a bearer of good
news, as well as a warner. 1
06.
A Quran that we have released slowly,
in order for
you
to read
it
1.
sent
it
down
once.
all at
107. Proclaim, "Believe in
believe in
it."
when it fall down
2.
deliver
who
scrip-
recited to them,
tures,
is
they
to their chins, pros-
A perfect
made
warn of seHim, and to
good news
to the believers
lead a righteous
that they
life,
have earned a generous recompense. 3.
Wherein they abide
4.
And to warn those who
forever.
trating.
They
108.
This
say,
"Glory be
fulfills
to
our Lord.
fall
trating
and weeping. For
it
pros-
or call
Him 6.
cretly;
111.
And proclaim: "Praise be to GOD, who has never begotten a son, nor
18:7
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See
a gross
their response to this narration,
and
their disbelieving in
it;
you may
be saddened.
your Contact
use a moderate tone.
is
a
their
You may blame yourself on account of
Tone of the Contact Prayers (Salat) Prayers (Salat) too loudly, nor se-
What
lie.
Him belongs the best names."
shall not utter
nor did their parents.
blasphemy coming out of mouths! What they utter
Him GOD,
Most Gracious; whichever name you
You
They possess no knowledge about this,
augments
their reverence.
use, to
"GOD
our Lord's prophecy."
down on their chins,
110. Say, "Call
said,
has begotten a son!" 5.
They
109.
it
(scripture) to
vere retribution from
Those who possess
knowledge from the previous
revealed to His
flawless.
or do not
it,
GOD, who
servant this scripture, and
to the
people over a long period, although
we
Praise
7.
The End of the World* We have adorned everything on earth, in order to test them, and thus distinguish those
among them who
work righteousness.
footnote for 18:8-9.
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.
The Cave (Al-Kahf) 18:8-18 8.
Inevitably,
thing on
we
will
wipe out every-
leaving
it,
173
it
vide any proof to support their stand!
Who
completely
barren.*
is
to
The Dwellers
the people of the cave,
and
ofEphesus* 16.
When the
youths took refuge in the
your Lord shower you with His mer-
"Our Lord, shower
cy and direct you to the right deci-
let
We then sealed their ears for a predetermined
which of the two
A Guiding
in the
is
cave
number of years.
Then we resurrected them
17.
to see
parties could count
We narrate to you their history, truthand
we
guides
increased their
We
strengthened their hearts
when
18.
they stood up and proclaimed: "Our
only Lord
portents.* is
Whomever
You would
fled
As
Ephesus,
it
is
rose
GOD
think that they were
"Here are our people
the
setting
it
the truly guided one, and
the left side, while their
* 18:8-9
*
when
Lord of the heavWe will never worship any other god beside Him. Otherwise, we would be far astray. is
a-
fact asleep.
We turned them to the right side and dog
ed his arms in their midst.
looked
up gods
beside Him. If only they could pro-
role
see the sun
wake, when they were in
ens and the earth.
15.
Teacher
a Prerequisite
whomever He sends astray, you will not find for him a guiding teacher.
guidance. 14.
You could
GOD's
They were youths who believed
in their Lord,
May
coming from the right side of their cave, and when it set, it shone on them from the left, as they slept in the hollow thereof. This is one of
the duration of their stay therein.
fully.
us take refuge in the cave.
with Your guidance."
affairs
13.
worshiping of other than
sion."
us with Your mercy, and bless our
12.
GOD,*
their
cave, they said,
1 1
"Since you wish to avoid them, and
numbers connected with them? They are among our wondrous signs. the
10.
them
attributes
The Seven Sleepers
Why else do you think we are telling you about
and
who
one
evil than the
GOD?
of the Cave 9.
more
fabricates lies
at
stretch-
Had you
them, you would have
from them, stricken with
ter-
ror.
turns out, the history of these Christian believers, the Seven Sleepers of
connected with the end of the world as stated in unveiling the end of the world is detailed
directly
of these believers
18: 16-20 Ephesus
is
&
in
18:9
in
Appendix
located about 200 miles south of ancient Nicene,
21.
The
25.
and 30 miles
south of today's Izmir in Turkey. The dwellers of the cave were young Christians
who
ofJesus, and worship God alone. They were fleeing the persecution of neo-Christians who proclaimed a corrupted Christianity three centuries after Jesus, following the Nicene Conferences, when the Trinity doctrine was announced. In 1928, Franz Miltner, an Austrian archeologist discovered the tomb of the
wanted
to follow the teachings
seven sleepers ofEphesus. Their history
*18:17 This
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sign,
or
hint, tells
is
well documented in several encyclopedias.
us that the cave
was facing
north.
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174 19.
The Cave (Al-Kahf) 18:19-28
When we
resurrected them, they asked each other, "How long have you been here?" "We have been here one day or part of the day," they answered. "Your Lord knows best how long we stayed here, so let us send one of us with this money to the city. Let him fetch the cleanest food, and buy some for us. Let him keep a low profile, and attract no attention.
Remembering God Every Chance We Get 23.
You
shall not say that
24. without saying, If
you
you, or force you to revert to their
21.
25.
"Let us build a building around them." Their Lord is the best
knower about them. Those who
"We
27.
*
As detailed
in
Appendix
You
shall recite what is revealed to you of your Lord's scripture. Noth-
you
Some would say, "They were three;
* 18:21
"GOD
shall not find
beside
being their dog," as they guessed. Others said, "Seven," and the eighth was their dog. Say, "My Lord is the best knower of their number." Only a few knew the correct number. Therefore, do not argue with them; just go along with them. You need not consult anyone about this.
cave three hun-
ing shall abrogate His words, and
pre-
dog being the fourth," while others would say, "Five; the sixth
in their
is the best knower of long they stayed there." He knows all secrets in the heavens and the earth. By His grace you can see; by His grace you can hear. There is none beside Him as Lord and Master, and He never permits any partners to share in His kingship.
will build a place
their
you must
how
of worship around them." 22.
willing."*
dred years, increased by nine.*
With the End of the World* caused them to be discovered, to let everyone know that GOD's promise is true, and to remove all doubt concerning the end of the world.* The people then disputed among themselves regarding them.
vailed said,
They stayed
26. Say,
said,
do
[300 + 97*
We
Some
will
immediately remember your Lord and say, "May my Lord guide me to do better next time."
you can never succeed." Connection
"GOD
forget to do this,
20. "If they discover you, they will stone
religion, then
you
anything in the future,
28.
any other source
it.
Quranic Study Groups be with those who worship their Lord day and night, seeking Him alone. Do not turn your eyes away from them, seeking the vanities of this world. Nor shall you obey one whose heart we rendered oblivious to our message; one who pursues his own desires, and whose priorities are con-
You
shall force yourself to
fused.
25, this story helped pinpoint the
18:24 This important commandment gives us daily opportunities
end of the world. to
remember God.
The difference between 300 solar years and 300 lunar years is nine years. Thus, discovering the end of the world was predetermined by the Almighty to take place in 1980 AD (1400 AH), 300 years (309 lunar years) before the end of the world (see 72:27 & Appendix 25). * 18:25
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Absolute Freedom of Religion 29. Proclaim: "This
the truth
is
from
your Lord," then whoever wills him believe, and whoever wills
him
disbelieve.
We
36.
think this
I
Hour ever come to
is it; I
not think that the
let
after) will
let
if
have prepared
I
am
returned to
(the
Even
pass.
my Lord,
do
Here-
I
will
(be clever enough to) possess an
for the transgressors a fire that will
even better one over there."
completely surround them. When they scream for help, they will be
37. His friend said to him, as he debat-
given a liquid like concentrated acid
ed with him, "Have you disbelieved
that scalds the faces.
able drink!
What
What
in the
a miser-
a miserable des-
As
fected
for those
who
believe and lead
38.
we never fail to recompense those who work righta righteous
One who
created you from
from a
tiny drop, then per-
dust, then
tiny!
30.
"Moreover,
"As
life,
I
you
for
GOD
me,
will never set
besides
man?
into a
is
my
Lord, and
up any other god
my Lord.
eousness. 3
1
They have deserved gardens of Eden wherein rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and will wear clothes of green silk and velvet, and will rest on com-
What
fortable furnishings. ful
Important
Commandment 39.
should have
has given
a wonder-
(La
caused a river to run through them.
I
possess less
money and
less children than you.
32. Cite for
Both gardens produced their crops on time, and generously, for we
GOD
Quwwata Ella Bellah).' You may
see that
Property as an Idol*
33.
what GOD
said, 'This is
me (Ma Sha Allah). No
one possesses power except
reward; what a wonderful abode!
them the example of two men: we gave one of them two gardens of grapes, surrounded by date palms, and placed other crops between them.
"When you entered your garden, you
40.
"My
Lord may grant
your garden.
me
better than
He may send a violent
storm from the sky that wipes out your garden, leaving
completely
it
barren. 41. "Or,
its
water
may
sink deeper, out
of your reach." 34.
Once,
after harvesting,
prosperous than you,
more respect from 35.
he boastful-
am
more and I command
ly told his friend: "I
far
the people."
42. Indeed, his crops
were wiped
ing what he had spent on
it
he entered his garden, he wronged his soul by saying, "I do
as his property lay barren.
not think that this will ever end.
property as a god beside
When
* 18:32-42
The Quran
cites
out,
and he ended up sorrowful, lament-
ly said, "I
many examples of the
different
wish
I
never
in vain,
He
final-
my my Lord." set
up
gods that people worship
beside God: they include children (7:190), religious leaders and scholars (9:31),
property (18:42), dead saints and prophets (16:20-21, 35:14,
&
46:5-6),
and
the ego
(25:43, 45:23).
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The Cave (Al-Kahf) 18:43-55
No
force
him
on earth could have helped
against
him
ble for 44. That
GOD, nor was to receive
it
possi-
50.
any help.
Adam." They fell He became
except Satan.
prostrate,
a jinn, for
he disobeyed the order of His Lord.*
GOD; He provides the recompense, and with Him is
best
We said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before
because the only true Lord
is
and master
of God's Creatures
Classification
is
Will you choose
him and
his de-
scendants as lords instead of Me,
the best destiny.
even though they are your enemies?
them the example of this life as water that we send down from the sky to produce plants of the earth,
51.1 never permitted them to witness
blown
the creation of the heavens and the
45. Cite for
then they turn into hay that
away by do
all
the wind.
GOD
is
is
What
earth,
able to
a miserable substitute!
nor the creation of themselves.
Nor do I permit
things.
in
the
wicked
to
work
My kingdom.*
Rearranging 52.
Our Priorities 46.
Money and this life,
children are the joys of
claimed to be gods beside Me," they
but the righteous works pro-
will call
vide an eternal recompense from
your Lord, and a
The day will come when He says, "Call upon My partners, whom you on them, but they
respond to them.
far better hope.
barrier will separate
47.
The day
will
come when we wipe
will not
An insurmountable them from each
other.
out the mountains, and you will see the earth barren.
them
all,
We will summon
53.
They
not leaving out a single one
will
will be presented before
as
Indeed, this
is
54.
what you
The record
will
tents.
How
We is
be shown, and you
will see the guilty fearful
of its con-
They will say, "Woe to us. come this book leaves noth-
re-
They
have no escape therefrom.
have cited
in this
kind of example, but the
claimed will never happen. 49.
it.
Completeness of the Quran
in a row.
initially.
and will
Disbelievers Refuse to Accept the
your
You have come to us individuals, just as we created you
Lord
guilty will see Hell,
alize that they will fall into
of them. 48.
The
55.
the
Quran every human being
most argumentative
creature.
Nothing prevented the people from believing, to
when
the guidance
came
them, and from seeking the for-
giveness of their Lord, except that
ing it?"
demanded to see the same (kind of miracles) as the previous gener-
Lord
ribution beforehand.
ing, small or large,
without count-
They will find everything they had done brought forth. Your is
never unjust towards anyone.
* 18:50
When
became
classified into angels, jinns,
*
God knew
18:51
make
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ations, or challenged to see the ret-
the great feud in the heavenly society took place (38:69), all creatures
wrong
and humans (Appendix
7).
and his supporters (jinns and humans) were going to Hence their exclusion from witnessing the creation process.
that Satan
decision.
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The Cave (Al-Kahj) 18:56-74 56.
We
177
only send the messengers as
63.
well as warners. Those
who
disbe-
lieve argue with falsehood to de-
My
and they take
feat the truth,
proofs and warnings in vain.
Who are
more
are
we were
evil than those
65.
They found one of our
servants,
then disregard them, without real-
what they are doing. Consequently, we place shields on their hearts to prevent them from understanding it (the Quran), and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what you do to guide them, they can
bestowed upon him from our own knowledge.
58. Yet,
your Lord
of mercy. If
is
He
66.
them
to ac-
He would
them
Instead,
He gives them a respite until
right there
68.
69.
community we
He
annihilated
because of their transgressions,
70.
He
said,
He
Moses
the
it
rivers meet,
72.
no matter how 73.
When they reached the point where it
found
its
way back
fish,
and 74.
62. After they passed that point, he said to his servant, "Let us
have lunch.
follow me, then you
me
choose to
about anything, tell
you about
it."
When they boarded a it. He said,
he bore a hole in
in
it
to
drown
people? You have committed some-
He
said,
"Did
I
not say that you
He said, "I am sorry. Do not punish me for my forgetfulness; do not be too harsh with me."
to the river,
sneakily.
GOD
me,
will not disobey
cannot stand to be with me?"
takes."
they met, they forgot their
I
thing terrible."
said to his servant, "I will not
two
long
its
reach the point where
will find
"Did you bore a hole
and His Teacher I
I
So they went. ship,
Moses
"You
said, "If you
unless 71
Valuable Lessons from
be
"How can you stand that which you do not comprehend?"
shall not ask
we
annihilation.
to
any command you give me."
designated a specific time for their
rest until
follow
I
me some
"You cannot stand
said,
willing, patient.
a specific, predetermined time; then
a
teach
and then.
they can never escape.
Many
may
with me.
an-
nihilate
"Can
said to him,
of the knowledge and the guidance bestowed upon you?" 67.
called
Moses
blessed with mercy, and
you, that you
the Forgiver, full
count for their deeds,
61
the place
whom we
never ever be guided.
60.
was
looking for." They traced
their steps back.
who
reminded of their Lord's proofs,
sat
to the river, strangely."
64. (Moses) said, "That
izing
59.
"Remember when we
said,
way back
its
Divine Intervention 57.
He
by the rock back there? I paid no attention to the fish. It was the devil who made me forget it, and it found
simply deliverers of good news, as
So they went. When they met a young boy, he killed him. He said, "Why did you kill such an innocent soul,
who
did not
kill
another soul?
All this traveling has thoroughly ex-
You have committed something hor-
hausted us."
rendous."
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The Cave (Al-Kahf) 18:75-93
He
said,
"Did I not
tell
you
that
you
This
cannot stand to be with me?" 76.
He
said, "If
I
you could not
The One With the Two Horns or Two Generations 83.
77.
stand."
Zul-Qarnain:
me with
You have seen enough apolofrom me."
gies
the explanation of the things
ask you about any-
thing else, then do not keep
you.
is
So they went. When they reached a community, they asked the
certain
They ask you about Zul-Qarnain. Say, "I will narrate to you some of his history."
people for food, but they refused to host them. Soon, they found a wall
about to collapse, and he fixed
He
"You could have demandwage for that!"
is a Good Reason for Everything 78. He said, "Now we have to part company. But I will explain to you everything you could not stand.
There
"As
for the ship,
fishermen, and
I
it
to render
it
85. Then, 86.
he reached the far west, he
and found people
them." 87.
He
said,
gress,
when
"As
better in righteousness
and kind-
"As
for those
who
trans-
will punish them, then,
they return to their Lord,
commit them
to
more
88.
"As
for those
a righteous
who
life,
we
believe and lead
they receive a good
will treat
them
kindly."
89.
Then he pursued another way.
90.
When
he reached the far
east,
found the sun rising on people
for the wall,
orphan boys
it
to two Under it,
belonged
in the city.
was a treasure that belonged to them. Because their father was a righteous man, your Lord wanted them to grow up and attain full
He
retribu-
tion.
ness.
82.
"As
we
reward;
"We willed that your Lord substitute in his place another son; one who is
We said, "O
wish; either punish, or be kind to
will
81
there.
Zul-Qarnain, you can rule as you
was a king coming them, who was confiscating
for the boy, his parents were good believers, and we saw that he was going to burden them with his transgression and disbelief.*
he pursued one way.
When
every ship, forcibly. 80.
kinds of
all
found the sun setting in a vast ocean,
defective. There after
granted him authority on earth,
means.
belonged to poor
wanted
We
and provided him with
said,
ed a
79.
84.
it.
had nothing 91. Naturally,
there
to shelter
we were
them from
fully
he
who it.
aware of
everything he found out. 92.
He
93.
When he reached the valley between
then pursued another way.
strength, then extract their treasure.
two palisades, he found people whose
mercy from your Lord. I did none of that of my own volition.
able.
Such
* 18:80
language was barely understand-
is
Adolf Hitler was a cute and seemingly innocent child. Had he died as a child, grieved, and many would have even questioned God's wisdom. We
many would have
learn from these profound lessons that there
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94.
They
179
Gog and Magog* "O Zul-Qarnain, Gog and
104.
Magog are corruptors of the earth. Can we pay you to create a barrier
he
could they bore holes in
99.
it,
nor
At
said,
"This
that time,
100.
we
will let
them
in-
We
all
are the ones
too veiled to see
on
that day,
whose eyes were
My message. Nor
could they hear. 102.
Hell, in return
and for mocking My revelations and My messengers.
107.
As
for those
a righteous
who
life
believe and lead
they have deserved
a blissful Paradise as their abode.
will never
want any other
substi-
tute.
The Quran: Everything We Need
were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out, even if we double
109. Say, "If the ocean
the ink supply."
am no more
than a human being inspired that your one god. Those who hope to
110. Say, "I will present Hell,
They
is
for their disbelief,
together.
to the disbelievers.
101.
106. Their just requital
is
vade with one another, then the horn will be blown, and we will summon
them
disbelieved
108. Forever they abide therein; they
it.
mercy from my Lord. When the prophecy of my Lord comes to pass, He will cause the dam to crumble. The prophecy of my Lord is truth."
He
who
of their Lord and
in
filled the
97. Thus, they could not climb
98.
are the ones
works are
me
masses of iron." Once gap between the two palisades, he said, "Blow." Once it was red hot, he said, "Help me pour tar on top of it."
96. "Bring to
whose works
meeting Him. Therefore, their in vain; on the Day of Resurrection, they have no weight.
"My
said,
Such
in the revelations
Lord has given me great bounties. If you cooperate with me, I will build a dam between you and them.
He
are the ones
think that they are doing good." 105.
between us and them?" 95.
"They
in this life are totally astray, but they
said,
like you,
god is meet their Lord shall work righteousness, and never worship any other god beside his Lord."
Do those who disbelieve think that they can get
away with
setting
up
My
servants as gods beside
We
have prepared for the disbe-
Me?
lievers Hell as an eternal abode.
Sura
19:
Mary
(Maryam)
Examine Yourself 103. Say, "Shall
I tell
you who the worst
losers are? * 18:94-98
One of my
and Magog,
Messenger of the Covenant is to state that Gog end of the world, will reappear in 2270 AD (1 700 Note that Gog and Magog occur in Suras 18 and end of each sura, representing 17 lunar centuries
duties as God's
the final sign before the
AH), just 10 years before the end. 21, precisely 17 verses before the (see 72:27 and Appendix 25).
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Mary (Maryam) (KafHa Yd
l.K. H. Y. 'A. S.*
'Ayn
1 1
out to his family, from the
sanctuary, and signaled to them:
Sad)
"Meditate (on God) day and night."
Zachariah 2.
He came
A narration about your Lord's mer-
12.
"O
you
John,
wisdom, even 3.
He
called his Lord, a secret call.
4.
He
said,
13.
"My
Lord, the bones have
turned brittle in hair
is
my
me, and
I
As I implore
never despair.
Grant me, from You, an 6.
"Let him be
my
(we endowed him with) kind-
was
He honored
his parents,
and was
never a disobedient tyrant.
my dependants after
wife has been
in his youth.
righteous. 14.
Lord,
scrip-
We endowed him with
ness from us and purity, for he
my
body, and
aflame with gray.
my
worry about
5. "I
my
And
uphold the
shall
ture, strongly."
cy towards His servant Zachariah.
You,
19:1-21
15.
sterile.
Peace be upon him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day
heir.
he
is
resurrected back to
heir and the heir
Mary
my
of Jacob's clan, and make him,
life.
16.
Lord, acceptable."
Mention
in the scripture
Mary. She
isolated herself from her family, into
an eastern location.
John 7.
"O
Zachariah,
17.
we
give you good
him
like
went
He
said,
"My Lord, will I have a son
my wife's sterility, my old age?"
and de-
despite spite 9.
He is
He He
said,
"My Lord,
created
said,
"Your sign
give is
me
that
She
said, "I
He
form of a human
seek refuge in the Most
Gracious, that you 19.
'It
20.
you be-
and you were nothing.'"
fore that, 10.
I
to her in the
He
said, "I
may be righteous."
am the messenger of your
Lord, to grant you a pure son."
"Thus said your Lord:
said,
easy for Me to do.
from
sent to her our Spirit.
being.
before." 18.
8.
barrier separated her
we
them,
news; a boy whose name shall be John (Yahya). We never created anyone
While a
a sign."
you
will
She said, "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me; I have never been unchaste."
21.
He
said,
"Thus said your Lord,
easy for Me.
We
not speak to the people for three con-
sign for the people,
secutive nights."
us.
This
is
'It is
him a and mercy from
will render
a predestined matter.'"
*19:1 This is the maximum number of Quranic Initials, because this sura deals with such crucial matters as the miraculous birth ofJohn and the virgin birth ofJesus, and strongly condemns the gross blasphemy that considers Jesus to be a son of God. The five initials provide a powerful physical evidence to support these issues (See
dices 1
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181
The Birth of Jesus 22.
When she bore him,
atory charity (Zakat) for as long as
she isolated her-
self to a faraway place.
23.
The
am
dead before
this
wish
I
am
33.
to
"Do
neath her, saying,
I
from be-
34.
not grieve.
stream.
palm
say,
of silence;
She came
I
die,
the day I and the day
I
am
It
it,
When
have made
'I
That was Jesus, the son of Mary, of
this is the truth
this matter,
GOD that He beHe glorified. To have done, He simply says to
does not befit
anything
36.
"Be," and
He
it is.
also proclaimed,
"GOD
Lord and your Lord; you
not talking
ship
today to anyone.'" 27.
the day
gets a son, be
will drop ripe dates for you.*
26. "Eat and drink, and be happy.
vow
did
about which they continue to doubt. 35.
25. "If you shake the trunk of this
a
He
get resurrected."
and
Your Lord has provided you with a
you see anyone,
mother;
The Proven Truth
24. (The infant) called her
it
my
a disobedient rebel.
"And peace be upon me was born,
I
pletely forgotten."
tree,
honor
make me
not
were happened, and com-
so ashamed;)
live.
32. "I
came to her by palm tree. She said,
birth process
the trunk of a "(7
I
Him
alone. This
is
shall
is
my
wor-
the right
path."* to her family, carrying
him. They said,
"O Mary, you have
committed something
that
37.
The various
parties disputed
among
themselves (regarding the identity
is total-
of Jesus). Therefore, woe to those disbelieve from the sight of a
ly unexpected.
who 28.
"O descendant of Aaron, your ther
was not
a
fa-
terrible day.
bad man, nor was
you hear them and see them face us. The transgressors on that day will be totally
38. Wait
your mother unchaste."
The Infant Makes a Statement 29. She pointed to him.
can
we
They
lost.
said,
"How
39.
talk with an infant in the
am me appointed me
spoke and)
a servant of GOD.
He
the scripture, and has
believe.
said, "I
has given
40.
"He made me blessed wherever go,
and enjoined
me
to
and everyone on be returned.
19:25 Thus, Jesus was born
in late
41.
Mention he was a
to us
* 19:36 This is similar to the
in the scripture
everyone
Abraham;
saint, a prophet.
September or early October. This
ripen in the Middle East to the point offalling off the
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it;
Abraham
I
observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat) and the oblig*
We are the ones who inherit the earth will
a prophet. 31.
Warn them about the day of remorse, when judgment will be issued. They are totally oblivious; they do not
crib?" 30. (The infant
till
when they come to
is
when dates
tree.
statement attributed to Jesus
in the
Gospel ofJohn 20:17.
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Mary (Maryam) 19:42-61
182 42.
He said to his father, "0 my father, why do you worship what can neiyou
ther hear, nor see, nor help
in
53.
"O my
54.
ceive.
you
have received cer-
I
knowledge
tain
44.
father,
you did not
that
Follow me, and
55.
in a straight path.
He used
to enjoin his family to ob-
serve the Contact Prayers (Salat)
and the obligatory charity (Zakat);
devil.
he was acceptable to his Lord.
father, do not worship the The devil has rebelled against Most Gracious.
"O my
father,
retribution
I
fear lest
you incur
from the Most Gracious, 57.
then
He
become an
I
ally
"Have you forsaken my Abraham? Unless you stop,
O
will stone you.
He
Leave
my Lord to
implore
me
I
ing
my
Lord alone,
By
I
They were chosen
the descendants of those
whom we carried with Noah, and the
He
descendants of Abraham and
and from among those
GOD.
Lord.
some of the prophets whom
blessed.
Adam, and
will
forgive you;
you worship besides
my
an honorable rank.
a prophet.
from among the descendants of
abandon you and the gods
worship only
We raised him to
GOD
has been Most Kind to me. 48. "I will
the scripture Idris.
58. These are
alone."
"Peace be upon you.
said,
And mention in He was a saint,
of the devil."
said,
gods,
47.
And mention in the scripture Ismail. He was truthful when he made a prophet.
56.
46.
as a prophet.
"O my the
45.
Aaron
promise, and he was a messenger
re-
will guide
I
granted him, out of our mer-
cy, his brother
any way? 43.
And we
I
guided and selected. elations of the
will
implor-
Israel,
whom we
When the rev-
Most Gracious
are
recited to them, they fall prostrate,
cannot go
weeping.
wrong."
Losing the 49. Because he
abandoned them and the
gods they worshiped beside
50.
Contact Prayers
GOD,
(Salat)
we granted him Isaac and Jacob, and we made each of them a prophet.
59. After them,
We showered them with our mercy,
(Salat),
and we granted them an honorable
will suffer the consequences.
position in history.
ations
1
Mention
was devoted, and he was
Moses. He a messen-
ger prophet. 52.
We
called
him from
of Mount Sinai.
We
the right side
brought him
close, to confer with him.
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lost the
who
lead a righteous
in the scripture
substituted gener-
Contact Prayers
and pursued
60. Only those
Moses 5
who
He
their lusts.
They
repent, believe, life
and
will enter Par-
adise, without the least injustice.
61.
The gardens of Eden await them, as promised by the Most Gracious for those who worship Him, even in privacy. Certainly,
must come
His promise
to pass.
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They
will not hear
therein; only peace.
183
any nonsense
72.
They receive their
73.
When
our revelations are recited to
We do not come down except by the
say to those
command of your Lord. To Him be-
us
longs our past, our future, and every-
Your Lord
is
is
who
who believe, "Which of more prosperous? Which of us
in the majority?"
74.
Many a generation have we lated before them; they
The Lord of earth,
you
the heavens and the
annihi-
were more
powerful, and more prosperous.
and everything between them;
Him and
worship
shall
fastly persevere in
stead-
the
Most Gracious
on, until they see
equals
for
Him? The human being asks, "After do I come back to life?"
who choose to go astray,
75. Say, "Those
worshiping Him.
Do you know of anyone who 66.
disbelieve
is
never forgetful. 65.
humil-
The Majority
them, clearly, those
thing between them.
it,
iated.
Such is Paradise; we grant it to those among our servants who are righteous.
64.
the righteous, and
leave the transgressors in
provisions therein, day and night. 63.
Then we rescue
them
—
is
die,
who
really
is
them
promised
either the retribution or
the Hour. That I
will lead
what
is
when
worse
they find out
off,
and weak-
er in power."
67.
Did
the
created
human being forget that we him already, and he was
76.
GOD
nothing?
the
Special Warning to the
68.
69.
to
be guided. For
are eternally reward-
ed by your Lord, and bring far better returns.
77.
Have you noted
the one
who
re-
and will gather them around Hell,
jected our revelations then said, "I
humiliated.
will
Then we
will pick out
from each
78.
group the most ardent opponent of
Most Gracious.
We know
full
well those
who
are
ters,
an irrevocable decision of
your Lord. * 19:71
As detailed
the future?
we
will record
what he
ut-
then commit him to ever-in-
creasing retribution.
Every single one of you must see this is
Has he taken such a pledge from the Most GraHas he seen
79. Indeed,
therein.
Everyone Sees Hell*
it;
be given wealth and children"?!
cious?
most deserving of burning
71.
good deeds
Leaders
By your Lord, we will certainly summon them, together with the devils,
the 70.
augments the guidance of
who choose
those
80.
Then we sessed,
inherit everything
and he comes back
he posto us all
alone. in
Appendix
11,
we
will
be resurrected prior
to
God's physical
arrival to our universe. That will be a temporary taste of Hell, since the absence of
God is 1606
Hell.
When God comes
(89:22), the righteous will be rescued. See 19:72.
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184 81.
GOD
They worship beside
may be of help
gods that
other
83.
Do you not
see
devils upon them up? 84.
their enemies.
how we unleash the
the disbelievers to
97.
The day
mon
will
preparation.
believe and lead
the
Most Gracious
shower them with
We
thus
and 98.
made
to
this
love.
(Quran) eluci-
Many
good news to the righteous, warn with it the opponents.
a generation before
annihilated; can
come when we sum-
the righteous before the
who
life,
will
deliver
them some
come
dated in your tongue, in order to
stir
Do not be impatient; we are preparing for
85.
a righteous
they will reject their
and will be
idolatry,
will
96. Surely, those
Their Worshipers
On the contrary;
Him indi-
them
viduals.
The Idols Disown
82.
before
on the Day of Resurrection as
95. All of
to them.
(Ta Ha) 20:1-7
them we
you perceive any of
them, or hear from them any sound?
Most
Gracious in a group. 86.
And we will to
87.
herd the guilty to Hell,
Sura 20: T. H. (Ta Ha)
be their eternal abode.
No
one will possess the power to
intercede, except those to the
who conform name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the
laws of the Most Gracious.
Gross Blasphemy 88.
They
"The Most Gracious has
said,
l.T. H.*
begotten a son!" 89.
You have
90.
The heavens
uttered a gross blasphemy.
2.
We
did not reveal the Quran to you,
to cause 3.
Only
the mountains are about to crum-
4.
A revelation from the Creator of the
is
ble.
earth
Because they claim
that the
Most
5.
Gracious has begotten a son. 92.
It
is
not befitting the
cious that
He
the earth
is
Most Gra-
has encompassed them, and has
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is
initials
given in detail
in
To
Him
belongs everything in the
beneath the ground.
Most 7.
*20:1 The role of these Quranic
The Most Gracious; He has assumed
thing between them, and everything
counted them one by one.
ematical miracle
and the high heavens.
heavens, and the earth, and every-
and
Gracious.
He
6.
should beget a son.
a servant of the
to
all authority.
93. Every single one in the heavens
94.
remind the reverent.
about to tear asunder, and
the earth
91.
you any hardship.
are about to shatter,
Whether you declare your convictions (or not) He knows the secret, and what is even more hidden.
as components of the Quran s
Appendix
awesome math-
1.
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T.
8.
..
(Ta Ha) 20:8-39
GOD:
there
is
185
no other god besides
21.
Him. To Him belong the most beau-
9.
10.
he saw a
or find 1 1
When
I
have seen a
it,
he was called,
You
23
is
14. "I
24.
san-
listen to
am GOD;
there
You
beside Me.
no other god
is
shall
worship
and observe the Contact Prayers
remember Me.
is
surely coming;
16.
"Do
I
will
those ions
keep
it
27.
"And
17.
"What
you
He it,
herd
"This
my
"And
untie a knot
appoint an assistant for
from
my
30.
"My
brother Aaron.
3
"Strengthen
1
20.
He threw
said,
your right hand,
is
my staff.
sheep with
"Throw it
my partner in this mat-
we may glorify You frequently.
35.
"You
36.
He
O
frequently.
are Seer of us."
said,
"Your request
is
granted,
Moses.
37.
"We have
38.
"When we revealed to your mother what we revealed.
it,
39. "Saying: I
lean on
and
I
blessed you another time.
it
down, Moses."
down, whereupon
it
*20:15 The end of the world
is
given
'Throw him
then throw
use
him
in the
into the box,
into the river.
The
throw him onto the shore,
be picked up by an enemy of Mine
and an enemy of
showered you with love from Me, and I had
you made before
turned into a moving serpent.
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with him.
"And commemorate You
to
He
me
34.
for other purposes."
19.
me
family.
him be
river will it
from
fall.
is this in
said,
matter easy for me.
29.
33. "That
Moses?" 18.
my temper.
28.
is
who do not believe in it who pursue their own opinlest
cool
my tongue. "So they can understand my speech.
almost
works.
—
"My Lord,
ter.
not be diverted therefrom by
those
Pharaoh, for he has trans-
said,
32. "Let
hidden. For each soul must be paid its
to
"And make this
Not Hidden*
"The Hour (end of the world)
for
"Go
26.
Me
End of the World 15.
"We thus show you some of our great
He
what
being revealed.
(Salat) to
"And hold your hand under your it will come out white with-
25.
are in the sacred valley,
have chosen you, so
alone,
to its origi-
portents.
Tuwa. 13. "I
it
gressed."
am your Lord; remove your
dals.
up; do not be a-
out a blemish; another proof.
"O, Moses. 12. "I
it
will return
wing;
fire.
I can bring you some of it, some guidance at the fire."
he came to
22.
he said to his
fire,
family, "Stay here.
Maybe
We
nal state.
Have you noted the history of Moses?
When
"Pick
said,
fraid.
names.
tiful
He
his.' I
My watchful
eye.
Quran, God's final message (15:87).
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186
T.
40. "Your sister walked to 'I
can
er
who
them and
said,
49.
can take good care of him.'
50.
We thus returned you to your mother,
may be happy and stop And when you killed a
we
soul,
we
5
1
with the people of Midyan, and
you have come back
O
your Lord,
is
said,
"Our Lord
the
is
its
One who
existence,
and
guidance."
He
said,
"What about
the past gen-
erations?"
tested
you thoroughly. You stayed years
He its
saved you from the griev-
ous consequences; indeed
"Who
said,
granted everything
that she
worrying.
He
Moses."
you about a nursing moth-
tell
H. (Ta Ha) 20:40-59
52.
He
said,
with
now
"The knowledge thereof is
my Lord in a record. My Lord
never
errs,
He
the
nor does
He
forget."
accordance
in
53.
with a precise plan.
is
One who made
the earth
habitable for you, and paved in 41. "I have
42.
made you just
"Go with your brother,
Me.
for
supported by
My
signs, and do not waver membering Me.
43.
"Go
44.
"Speak
to Pharaoh, for
in re-
he transgressed.
54. Eat
They he
46.
He
said,
may said,
"Our Lord, we
fear lest
not be afraid, for
I
"Go
to
him and
say,
'We
are
frain
two
You must
from persecuting them.
56.
the lot of those
who heed
57.
it
we
it we we bring you
created you, into
and from
it
We showed him
our proofs, but
all
He
said,
"Did you come here
to take
us out of our land with your magic,
O Moses? 58.
is
"We
will surely
show you
magic. Therefore,
the guid-
ment
ance. 48.
who
he disbelieved and refused.
re-
We bring
a sign from your Lord, and peace
your livestock. These
out once more.
will
messengers from your Lord. Let the Children of Israel go.
From
return you,
be with you, listening and watching. 47.
raise
possess intelligence.*
attack us, or transgress."
"Do
and
are sufficient proofs for those
him nicely; he may take become reverent." 55.
45.
it
sends
plants.
to
heed, or
And He
down from the sky water with which we produce many different kinds of roads for you.
that neither
set
similar
an appoint-
we, nor you will
violate; in a neutral place."
"'We have been
inspired that the
59.
He
said,
"Your appointed time
retribution will inevitably afflict those
be the day of
who
meet
disbelieve and turn away.'"
festivities.
shall
Let us
all
in the forenoon."
*20:54 Those who possess intelligence appreciate the fact that we are astronauts who
were launched
into
space on
food, water, pets, wildlife,
Compare God s provisions astronauts (Appendix
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this
'Spaceship Earth.
'
God provided us
and livestock, as we embark on to
this
with renewable
temporary space odyssey.
'Spaceship Earth' with the provisions
we
give to our
7).
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H. (Td Ha) 20:60-80
summoned
60. Pharaoh
187
his forces, then
61.
You
Moses
said to them,
Do you
"Woe
fabricate lies to fight
GOD
outlasts
72.
63.
They
the palm trunks. which of us can
worst retribution, and
who
whom."
said,
"We
will not prefer
you
over the clear proofs that came to us,
fabricators will surely fail." 62.
will find out
inflict the
to you.
and thus incur His retribution? Such
you on
will crucify
came.
who
They disputed among themselves,
and over the One
as they conferred privately.
Therefore, issue whatever judgment
They
you wish "These two are no more
said,
in this
than magicians
who wish to take you
out of your land with their magic,
and
to destroy
your ideal
73.
way of life.
upon one scheme and a united front. The win-
64. "Let us agree
them
face
as
to issue.
lowly
created us.
You can only
rule
life.
"We have believed in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic
that
form.
GOD
you forced us is
far better
to per-
and Ever-
lasting."
ner today will have the upper hand." 65.
They
"O Moses, either you we will be the first to
74.
said,
throw, or
Anyone who comes to his Lord guilty will incur Hell, wherein he never nor stays
dies,
alive.
throw." 66.
He
75.
"You throw." Whereupon,
said,
and
their ropes
sticks
As
believers
appeared to
they attain the high ranks.
life,
him, because of their magic, as
who come to Him as who had led a righteous
for those
if
76.
they were moving.
The gardens of Eden, beneath which rivers flow, will
67. 68.
Moses harbored some
We
said,
"Have no
fear.
fear.
You
who
will
prevail.
77.
69.
"Throw what you hold hand, and
it
fabricated.
will
in
your right
they fabricated
is
The magician's work will not
78.
fell prostrate,
Aaron
said,
you magic. hands and
in
him
He must one who taught
permission?
be your chief; the
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overwhelmed was destined to over-
79. Thus,
I
Pharaoh misled
his people;
he did not guide them.
"Did you believe
my
it
whelm them.
saying,
believe in the Lord of
without
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea
The magicians
He
you may get caught, nor you worry."
them, as
and Moses." 71.
"Lead My serand strike for them a dry
inspired Moses:
shall
The Experts Recognize The Truth
"We
for-
fear that
succeed."
70.
be their abode
the reward for those
road across the sea. You shall not
no more than the scheming of a magician.
We
is
purify themselves.
vants out,
swallow what they
What
Such
ever.
will surely sever
feet
on
your
alternate sides.
I
80.
O
Children of
Israel,
we
delivered
you from your enemy, summoned you to the right side of Mount Sinai, and we sent down to you manna and
quails.
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"
.
188 from the good things we pro-
81. Eat
90.
vided for you, and do not transgress,
am
wrath.
My wrath has
incurs 1
My
you incur
lest
82.
Whoever
who
and steadfastly remain guided.
ship
He I
said,
Moses?"
"They
have rushed
You may be 85.
He
said,
You my
"We have you
me.
Lord, that
94.
Moses
a
95.
96.
good promise? Could you not wait? to incur
Is this
They
said,
"We
wrath from
why you
loaded
and decided This
88.
is
to
97.
He
"What
said,
O I
in.
saw what they could not
grabbed a
fistful
(of dust) from
where the messenger
This
mix
(to
it
is
me
to do."*
He
said,
what
"Then
stood,
into the golden
my mind inspired
go, and, throughout
life,
He produced
you used
a sculpted
it
calf's sound.*
Could they not see that it neither responded to them, nor possessed any power to harm them, or benefit them?
orders.'
the matter with
is
never evade. Look
complete with a
my
you might
do not even come close. You have an appointed time (for your final judgment) that you can
what the Samarian suggest-
them
beard and
Samarian?"
said, "I
your
at
to worship;
and throw
down
They said, "This is your god, and the god of Moses." Thus, he forgot.
*
He
calf).
down with jewelry,
for
mother, do
afraid that
ed."
calf,
89.
me by my
was
I
and used
did not break our
throw our loads
Have
orders?
"O son of my
the place
broke
agreement with you on purpose. But
we were
my
'You have divided the Children
see.
your agreement with me?" 87.
astray,
said,
you,
my peo-
did your Lord not promise you
Did you want
"O Aaron, what is it when you saw
of Israel, and disobeyed my
returned to his people, angry
your Lord?
He
say,
but the Sa-
and disappointed, saying, "O ple,
Moses comes back."
"from following
head.
marian misled them." 86.
my commands."
"We will continue to wor-
until
not pull
put your people left,
the
you rebelled against me?"
pleased."
to the test after
it,
them go 93.
are close behind
to
is
that prevented you,
The Children of Israel Rebel
84.
a test for you.
is
92. (Moses) said,
"Why did you rush away from your
O
Your Most Gracious, so
9 1 They said,
life,
"O my
told them,
people, this
follow me, and obey
surely Forgiving for those
people,
(Ta Ha) 20:81-98
And Aaron had only Lord
fallen.
repent, believe, lead a righteous
83.
H
T.
it
your god that
we
will
burn
into the sea, to stay
there forever."
You Have
But One God 98.
Your only god side
is
whom there
GOD; is
the
One
be-
no other god. His
knowledge encompasses
all things.
&
96 The Samarian went to the spot where God spoke to Moses, and grabbed a fistful of dust upon which God's voice had echoed. This dust, when mixed with the molten gold caused the golden statue to acquire the sound of a calf. 20:88
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T.
H
(Ta Ha) 20:99-120
We thus
99.
narrate to
189
you some news
from the past generations.
We
110.
Those who disregard load (of sins) on the
it
will bear a
and
their past
their fu-
ture,
revealed to you a message from us. 100.
He knows
while none encompasses His knowledge.
have
All faces will submit to the Living,
1 1 1
the Eternal, and those
Day of Resur-
dened by
rection.
who
are bur-
their transgressions will
fail.
101. Eternally they abide therein;
miserable load on the
what a
Day of Res-
1
12.
As
for those
who worked
urrection!
no fear of injustice or 102. That
is
when the horn is we summon the guilty
the day
blown, and
on
that
113.
104.
We
among themselves, they "You have stayed (in the no more than ten days!"
or 114.
"You stayed no more
than a day."
may
it
Most Exalted
Do
the
115.
Day
of Resurrection
"He
will leave
them
is
like a barren,
slightest hill will
17.
you
On
that day,
viation. All
before the
109.
On
118.
sounds will be hushed
Most Gracious; you
will
hear nothing but whispers. that day, intercession will
be
the only true
a Firm Statid*
we
said to the angels,
Adam." They
except Satan; he re-
We then
said,
"O Adam,
this is
an
enemy of you and your wife. Do not let him evict you from Paradise, lest you become miserable.
everyone will follow
the caller, without the slightest de-
saved,
fused.
see therein, nor a dip." 108.
GOD,
"Fall prostrate before
1
"Not even the
kinds of
but he and we found him indecisive.
116. Recall that
flat land.
107.
all
not rush into uttering the
fell prostrate,
106.
it
may be
We tested Adam in the past, forgot,
They ask you about the mountains. Say, "My Lord will wipe them out.
an Arabic Qu-
cause them to take heed.
Humans Fail to Make
On 105.
in
have
adversity.
Quran before it is revealed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase my knowledge."
aware of their utterances. The most accurate among will say,
it,
and we cited
King.
are fully
them
thus revealed
prophecies, that they
103. Whispering
first life)
We ran,
day blue.
will say,
righteous-
ness, while believing, they will
"You
are guaranteed never to hun-
ger therein, nor go unsheltered. 119.
"Nor will you thirst therein, nor fer from any heat."
suf-
120. But the devil whispered to him, say-
me show you the
useless, except for those permitted
ing,
"O Adam,
by the Most Gracious, and whose utterances conform to His will.
tree
of eternity and unending king-
let
ship."
*20:115 When Satan challenged God's absolute authority- (38:69), you and I did not make a firm stand against Satan. God is giving us a chance, on this earth, to redeem ourselves by denouncing Satan
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and upholding God's absolute
authority (Appendix
7).
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T.
They
121.
ate
from
it,
whereupon
129. If
it
were not
for
your Lord's pre-
bodies became visible to them, and
determined plan, they would have
they tried to cover themselves with
been judged immediately.
Adam
the leaves of Paradise.
disobeyed his Lord, and 122. Subsequently, his
123.
their
H. (Ta Ha) 20:121-135
thus
130. Therefore, be patient in the face of
fell.
and praise and gloyour Lord before sunrise and
their utterances,
Lord chose him,
rify
redeemed him, and guided him.
before sunset.
He
glorify
"Go down therefrom, all You are enemies of one an-
said,
of you. other.
When guidance comes to you
from Me, anyone who follows guidance will not go fer
astray,
during the night
as well as at both ends
of the day, that you 131.
And do
may be
not covet what
happy.
we bestow-
ed upon any other people. Such are
My
temporary ornaments of
nor suf-
this life,
whereby we put them to the test. What your Lord provides for you
any misery.
For
Him,
And
the Disbelievers:
is
far better,
and everlasting.
Miserable Life
The Parents 'Responsibility
Unavoidable
"As
124.
for the
one
who
disregards
My
132.
shall enjoin
and steadfastly persevere
and we resurrect him, on the Day
so.
of Resurrection, blind."
We
doing
in
do not ask you for any pro-
visions;
He will say, "My Lord, why did you summon me blind, when I used to
125.
your family to ob-
serve the contact prayers (Salat),
message, he will have a miserable life,
You
we
are the ones
who
pro-
vide for you. The ultimate triumph
belongs to the righteous.
be a seer?"
Why Messengers?
He
126.
will say,
"Because you forgot
our revelations you, you are 127.
We
when
now
they
came
to
thus requite those
who
The
bution in the Hereafter
far
is
retri-
worse
and everlasting.
Does many
it
ever occur to them
previous generations
how
we have
They are now walking homes of those before them.
annihilated? in the
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said, "If
he could only show
they not receive sufficient miracles
with the previous messages?
trans-
revelations of their Lord.
They
us a miracle from his Lord!" Did
forgotten."
gress and refuse to believe in the
128.
133.
134.
Had we annihilated them before this, they would have said, "Our Lord,
had You sent a messenger to
us,
we
would have followed Your revelations, and would have avoided this shame and humiliation." 135. Say, "All of us are waiting, so wait;
you will surely
who are on who are truly
find out
These are signs for those who pos-
the correct path, and
sess intelligence.
guided."
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191
we willed, and annihilated the trans-
Sura 21: The Prophets
gressors.
(Al-Anbya') 10.
In the
name of God,
Fast approaching
is
have sent down
to
you
a scrip-
Do
ture containing your message.
Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1
We
you not understand?
the reckoning for
1 1
Many
a
community we terminated
the people, but they are oblivious,
because of their transgression, and
averse.
we
substituted other people in their
place.
Opposition to the 2.
When
a proof
comes
their Lord, that is to 3.
it
New Evidence to
them from
12.
started to run.
new, they
listen
heedlessly.
1
Their minds are heedless.
And
3
human being
Would you accept
the
like
the
magic
you?
that
4.
He
said,
14.
5.
is
the Hearer, the Omniscient."
They even said, "Hallucinations," "He made it up," and, "He is a poet. Let him show us a miracle like those
We
16.
7.
in the past.
Are these
9.
you
We were real-
We
we
completely wiped
out.
did not create the heavens and
them just 17. If
for
between
amusement.
we needed amusement, we
have
initiated
18. Instead,
it
without any of this,
what we wanted
if that is
it is
could
to do.
our plan to support the
people believers?
truth against falsehood, in order to
We
defeat
did not send before you except
men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do 8.
us.
the earth, and everything
never annihilated a believing
community
your
This continued to be their procla-
them
of the previous messengers." 6.
to
wicked."
mation, until
every
thought in the heaven and the earth.
He
They said, "Woe to ly
15.
"My Lord knows
come back
not run, and
must be held accountable.
is
presented to you?"*
Do
luxuries and your mansions, for
transgressors confer secretly: "Is he
not just a
When our requital came to pass, they
it.
Woe
ances you 19.
to
you
for the utter-
utter.
To Him belongs everyone
in the
not know.
heavens and the
We
did not give them bodies that
Him
are never too arrogant to
did not eat, nor were they immortal.
ship
Him, nor do they ever waver.
We fulfilled our promise to them; we saved them together with
whomever
20.
They ever
earth,
glorify night
and those
at
wor-
and day, without
tiring.
*21:3 Although the Bible (Malachi 3:1) and the Quran (3:81) prophesy the advent of
God's Messenger of the Covenant, when he did appear, supported by 'one of the great(74:30-35), he was met with heedlessness and opposition. The divine assertion that every 'new 'proof is opposed has been proven by the Arabs opposition est miracles
'
'
to the
1613
Quran s
miracle. (App. 1
&
2).
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The Prophets (Al-Anbya) 21:21-36
One God
they are worried about their
2 1 Have they found gods on earth
who
can create? 22. If there
and
29. If
were
in
them
any of them claims
beside Him,
heavens
(the
the earth) other gods beside
we
Hell;
GOD, there would have been chaos. to GOD; the Lord with He
30.
their claims.
He
is
thing
This tion,
all
does, while
all
Say,
is
the
others are 3
1
"Show me your to
my
is
why
32.
they 33.
we
And we
be guided.
rendered the sky a guarded
the portents therein.
all
And He
is
the
One who
created the
night and the day, and the sun and
moon; each
the
floating in
its
own
orbit.
We did not send any messenger be-
34.
you except with the inspiration: "There is no god except Me; you fore
Me
may
ous to
One God/ One Message/ One Religion
worship
placed on earth stabilizers,
tumbles with them, and
ceiling. Yet, they are totally oblivi-
are so hostile.
shall
it
they
most of them do not
recognize the truth; this
And we
Would they believe?
placed straight roads therein, that
proof.
genera-
consummating all previous mes-
living things.
lest
other gods beside
message
that we exploded into And from water we made
one solid mass
He
sages." Indeed,
25.
the unbelievers not realize that
existence?
Have they found
Him?
Do
never to be asked about any-
questioned. 24.
him with
thus requite the wicked.
the heaven and the earth used to be
Never Question God s Wisdom 23.
be a god
to
requite
Theory Confirmed*
high above
is
we
The Big Bang
Glory be
absolute authority.
own
necks.*
We
never decreed immortality for
anyone before you; should you
die,
are they immortal?
alone." 35.
"The Most Gracious has begotten a son!" Glory be to Him. All (messengers) are (His) honored
26. Yet, they said,
Every soul
will taste death, after
we
put you to the test through adversity
and prosperity, then
to us
you
ultimately return.
servants.
27.
They never speak on
All Messengers Ridiculed their
own, and
they strictly follow His commands.
The Myth of Intercession 28.
36.
When
those
who
disbelieve see you,
they ridicule you: "Is this the one
who
challenges your gods?"
Mean-
He knows their future and their past. They do not intercede, except for
while, they remain totally heedless
those already accepted by Him, and
cious.
*21:28 The myth of intercession * 2 1:30
The Big Bang Theory
cal code (Appendix
1615
1).
Thus,
is
is
of the message from the Most Gra-
Satan s most effective bait (see Appendix
now supported by
it is
8).
the Creator's infallible mathemati-
no longer a theory:
it is
a law, a proven fact.
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The Prophets (Al-Anbya) 21:37-54 37.
The human being nature.
My 38.
I
"Where is that you are truthful?"
challenge:
tribution), if
39. If only those
who
when
ward off the
and
them
ever, the
when
(re-
46.
No
it
How-
deaf cannot hear the
call,
they are warned. a sample of your Lord's ret-
"We were
47.
one will help
indeed wicked."
We
will establish the scales of jus-
tice
on the Day of Resurrection.
will
come
to
Even
them sudden-
No
utterly stunned.
neither avoid
it,
nor can
for.
We
the
most
We
gave Moses and Aaron the
are
efficient reckoners.
Prophets Moses and Aaron
you have been
41. Messengers before
the equivalent of a mustard
seed will be accounted
they receive any respite. 48.
Stat-
ridiculed, and, consequently, those
ute Book, a beacon, and a reminder
who
for the righteous.
ridiculed
them incurred the
ret-
ribution for their ridiculing. Priorities
42. Say,
"Who
49.
Confused
can protect you from the
Most Gracious during
the night or
totally oblivious to the
The ones who reverence their Lord, even when alone in their privacy, and they worry about the Hour.
50. This too
we
during the day?" Indeed, they are
is
a blessed reminder that
down. Are you denying
sent
message of 51.
Do
they have gods
who can protect
them from us? They cannot even help themselves. Nor can they accompany one another when they are
summoned
it?
Abraham
their Lord.
43.
in accor-
soul will suffer the least injustice.
and they will be
They can
When say,
then.
40. Indeed,
warning you
ribution afflicts them, they readily
they try
off their faces
fire;
their backs!
am
dance with divine inspiration."
disbelieve could
envision themselves
ly,
45. Say, "I
show you
signs; do not be in such a hurry.
They
to
impatient by
is
will inevitably
193
Before
that,
his guidance
we were 52.
He
we
fully
Abraham for
aware of him.*
and
his people,
statues to
which you
said to his father
"What are these
to face us.
granted
and understanding,
are devoting yourselves?" 44.
We
have provided for these people
and
their ancestors,
age.
Do
up
until
an old
53.
end? Can they reverse
to the
this process?
said,
"We found
our parents
worshiping them."
they not see that every day
on earth brings them closer
They
54.
He
said, "Indeed,
ents
have gone
you and your
par-
totally astray."
*21:51 Was Abraham so smart as to discover God, or, did God grant him the intelligence because He knew that he deserved to be saved? As it turns out, this whole world was created to redeem those among us who deserve redemption. When the angels suggested that all the rebels, humans andjinns, must be banished out of God's kingdom, 1 know what you do not know (2:30). At the same time, this world proves Satan s '
incompetence as a god (App.
1615
7).
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The Prophets (Al-Anbya) 21:55-76
They
"Are you
said,
truth, or are
56.
telling us the
you playing?"
Profound Miracle
the
Lord
of the heavens and the earth,
who
cide to do."
He
said,
"Your only Lord
created them. This to
which
57. "I
is
is
the testimony
69.
bear witness.
I
swear by
GOD,
I
have a plan
to
you leave." into pieces, except
for a big one, that they
59.
60.
said,
gods
is
They
said,
"Whoever did
They
said,
called
They gods,
may
said,
"Did you do
we
saved Lot, to
blessed for
all
the
granted him Isaac and
and we made them
gift,
Delivered All Religious Duties of Islam 73.
We made in
this to
them imams who guided
accordance with our command-
we
ments, and
our
work
O Abraham?"
how to how to ob-
taught them
righteousness, and
serve the Contact Prayers (Salat) and
He said, "It is that big one who did it. Go ask them, if they can speak."
64.
They were taken aback, and
said to
the obligatory charity (Zakat)*
To us,
they were devoted worshipers.
Lot
themselves, "Indeed, you are the ones
we granted him wisdom and knowledge, and we saved him
who have been
from the community
74.
transgressing."
"You know
full
He
said,
sides
75.
"Do you
for Lot,
We
admitted him into our mercy,
for he
then worship be-
was
righteous.
GOD what possesses no power
to benefit
you or harm you?
76.
And, before
Noah that, Noah
"You have incurred shame by worshiping idols beside GOD. Do you
we responded to
not understand?"
ter.
*21:69 "Cool, 2 1:1'3
through
1618
"
that practiced
evil people.
well that these can-
not speak."
As
abominations; they were wicked and
65. Yet, they reverted to their old ideas:
*
And we
"Bring him before the
63.
67.
and
we
Abraham:
Abraham Proves His Point
66.
We saved him,
both righteous.
bear witness." 62.
the losers.
Abraham."
eyes of all the people, that they
be cool and safe
schemed against him, but
"We heard a youth threatis
fire,
we made them
Jacob as a
our
really a transgressor."
en them; he 61.
this to
"O
people. 72.
They
said,
Abraham."*
the land that
may refer to
it.
said,
70. Thus, they
71
He broke them
We for
deal with your statues, as soon as
58.
They
"Burn him and support your gods, if this is what you de-
68.
him.
We
called and
saved him
and his family from the great disas-
without "and safe" would have caused Abraham to freeze.
When the Quran was revealed, all Abraham (2:128, 16:123, 22:78).
religious duties
were already established
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The Prophets (Al-Anbya) 21:77-92 77.
We
supported him against the peo-
was
ple
who
er for the worshipers.
rejected our revelations.
They were evil ed them all.
we drown-
people, so
a
mercy from
85. Also, Ismail, Idris, Zal-Kifl; all
86.
And David and Solomon, when they once ruled with regard one's crop that another's sheep.
somewas destroyed by
We
We
witnessed their
Jonah 87.
And Zan-Noon
understanding, though
is
Be You
what we
did.
80.
darkness (of the big fish's belly): "There is no god other than You.
in glorifying (God),
as well as the birds. This
him
taught
the skill of mak-
ing shields to protect
you
glorified.
For Solomon,
from the
in war.
He
82.
we
We
are fully
could direct
it
the
89.
as he
them
And
That
We
91.
me, and, of all are the Most
and restored his family for him, even twice as much. That
him and granted
because they used
is
to hasten
To
us, they
were reverent.
Mary and Jesus one who maintained her virginity, we blew into her from our spirit, and thus, we made her and her
As
for the
son a portent for the whole world.
You
responded to him, relieved his
adversity,
to
fixed his wife for him.
work righteousness, and implored
fear.
Merciful." 84.
responded
us in situations of joy, as well as
Job implored his Lord: "Ad-
the merciful ones,
We*
to
in his service.
versity has befallen
do not keep me without though You are the best in-
heir,
him John; we
committed
Job 83.
90.
do whatever else he com-
We
Zachariah implored his Lord:
heritor."
And of the devils there were those who would dive for him (to harvest to do.
And an
aware of all things.
manded them
save the be-
"My Lord,
at his
blessed such land for him.
the sea), or
we thus
lievers.
wished, to whatever land he chose,
and
crisis;
Zachariah and John
we committed
wind gusting and blowing disposal.
have committed
We responded to him, and saved him
Are you then thankful? 81.
I
a gross sin." 88.
And we
his mission in protest, think-
we could not control him. He ended up imploring from the
we endowed
We committed the mountains David
"the one
ing that
both of them with wisdom and knowl-
to serve
(Jonah,
with an 'N' in his name"), aban-
granted Solomon the correct
edge.
were righteous.
to
doned
We
were
admitted them into our mercy,
for they
judgment. 79.
and a remind-
us,
steadfast, patient.
David and Solomon 78.
195
One God / One 92.
Religion
Your congregation is but one congregation, and I alone am your Lord; you shall worship Me alone.
The use of the plural tense throughout the Quran indicates participation of the is clear from 3:39 and from the Bible that the angels dealt with Zachariah extensively, as they gave him the good news about John. See Appendix 10. * 21:90
angels. It
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196 93.
The Prophets (Al-Anbya) 21:93-112 However, they divided themselves
come back to us
will
94.
As
for those
95.
them joyfully: "This is your day, that has been promised to you."
righteous-
work will
are recording
it.
The Day of Resurrection 104.
we had
On that as
annihilated to return.
we
The End of the World* 96. Not until Gog and Magog reapwill
come from every
—they
will fold the heav-
of a book. Just
we 105.
it.
This
is
will certainly carry
We have
we have been oblivious. we have been wicked."
out.
decreed in the Psalms, as
earth shall be inherited
deed,
it
well as in other scriptures, that the
is
to us;
our promise;
direction.
when the inevitable prophecy will come to pass, and the disbelievers will stare in horror: "Woe
97. That
we
initiated the first creation,
will repeat
pear,* will they then return
we
day,
en, like the folding
forbidden for any community
It is
great horror will not worry
(for judgment).
who work we
The
them, and the angels will receive
ness, while believing, their
not go to waste;
103.
of them
into disputing religions. All
by
My right-
eous worshipers. 106. This
who
is
a proclamation for people
are worshipers.
In-
107.
We
have sent you out of mercy from us towards the whole world.
The Hereafter 98.
You and
the idols
GOD
sides this is
you worship be-
108. Proclaim, "I
have been given
vine inspiration that your god
will be fuel for Hell;
is
di-
one
god. Will you then submit?"
your inevitable destiny. 109. If they turn away, then say, "I have
were gods, they would not have ended up in Hell. All its in-
99. If those
habitants abide in 100.
They
will sigh
it
warned you sufficiently, and I have no idea how soon or late (the retri-
forever.
and groan
bution) will
therein,
and they will have no access
to
110.
any
news. 1
1
As
for those
who
deserved our mag-
nificent rewards, they will be pro-
tected
from
it.
They
will not hear
will enjoy
"He
is
"For
all that I
to you.
aware of your public utterances, and He is fully aware of everything you conceal.
test for
fully
know,
this
world
is
a
you, and a temporary en-
joyment."
The Righteous 102.
111.
come
its
112. Say,
hissing.
They
an abode where they can
get everything they desire, forever.
"My
Lord, Your judgment
the absolute justice.
Our Lord
is
is
the
Most Gracious; only His help
is
sought in the face of your claims."
* 21:96 By the year 2270 AD, thanks to God's mathematical miracle in the Quran (Appendix 1), America will be the heart of Islam, and billions around the globe will have believed in the Quran (9:33, 41:53, 48:28, 61:9). Gog and Magog (allegorical
be the only bastions of heathenism, and they the world will end (15:87, 18:94, Appendix 25). Gog and Magog are mentioned in 18:94 & 21:96, 17 verses before the end of each sura; this may indicate the time of their appearance.
names of villainous communities),
will
will attack the submitters. That
when
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is
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Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) 22:1-12
197
Sura 22: Pilgrimage
young, others
(Al-Hajj)
edge can be attained beyond a cer-
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
that is dead, then as
er
O people,
you
shall reverence
Lord, for the quaking of the
2.
with water,
it
and grows
your
Hour
is
6.
and
that
The day you witness it, even a nursing mother will discard her infant,
that
He
7.
and a pregnant woman will abort her
You
will see the people stag-
all
it
And
He
is
soon as
at a
land
we show-
vibrates with life
kinds of beautiful plants.
This proves that
something horrendous.
fetus.
you look
tain limit. Also,
In the
1
worst age,
live to the
only to find out that no more knowl-
GOD
is
the Truth,
revives the dead, and
Omnipotent.
Hour
that the
doubt about
it,
urrects those
who
coming, no
is
and
GOD
that
res-
are in the graves.
gering, as if they are intoxicated,
even though they ed. This is
tion
is
are not intoxicat-
because
8.
GOD's
retribu-
so awesome.
A Common Occurrence Among the people there is the one who argues about GOD without knowledge, and without guidance, and
3.
Among the people, who argue about
there are those
GOD
without an enlightening scripture.
without 9.
knowledge, and follow every rebel-
Arrogantly he strives to divert the
people from the path of lious devil.
GOD. He
thus incurs humiliation in this 4. It is
decreed that anyone
who
allies
himself with him, he will mislead
him and guide him
to the
we commit him on
and
10.
This
what your hands have sent
is
ahead for you.
Where Did We Come From?
O
people, if you have any doubt 1 1
you from dust, and subsequently from a tiny drop, which
becomes deemed
a fetus that
things for you.
wombs
whatever
we
determined period.*
you out
is
given
We thus We settle
lifeless.
GOD
is
the one
conditionally.
go his way, he
is
content.
life
if
clarify
loses both this life
in the
Such 12.
then bring
He
is
efit
is
and the Hereafter.
the real loss.
idolizes beside
sesses
as infants, then
*22:5 The Quran s mathematical miracle
number
never un-
some adversity befalls him, he makes an about-face. Thus, he
you reach maturity. While some of you die
this
the people there
worships
If things
But
will for a pre-
We
Among who
turns into a hanging (embryo), then it
is
Fair Weather Friends
created
or
GOD
just towards the people.
about resurrection, (remember that)
we
life,
Day of
Resurrection to the agony of burning.
agony of
Hell.
5.
the
GOD what pos-
no power to harm him or ben-
him; such
is
based on the number
the real straying. 19.
represents the Creator s signature on His creations. Thus,
As it turns out, you and I have
209 bones in our bodies (209=19x11). The length ofpregnancy for a full term fetus 266 days (19x14) (Langman's Medical Embryology, T W. Sadler, Page 88, 1985).
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is
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198 13.
Pilgrimage (Al-Hqjj) 22:13-25 doom. Whomever GOD shames, none
He
idolizes what is more apt to harm him than benefit him. What a
What
miserable lord!
will
honor him. Everything
companion! 14.
How
GOD admits those who believe and lead a righteous
gardens
life into
with flowing streams. Everything in
GOD's
cordance with
a miserable
GOD's
accordance with
is
19.
Here are two
in ac-
Terrible
Hell!*
parties feuding with
regard to their Lord.
is
is
will.
As
for those
who
disbelieve, they will have clothes
will.
of fire tailored for them. Hellish
Happiness Now,
and Forever 15. If
anyone thinks
that
support him in this Hereafter, let
heads.
GOD
life
cannot
and
20.
in the
heaven, and sever
Creator
(his
dependence on anyone
in)
else).
21.
They
22.
Whenever they
see that this plan elim-
ery,
be confined
in iron pots.
try to exit
The Bliss
wills.
23.
gold,
the Zoroastrians, and the idol woris
the
One who
Resurrection.
GOD
all
and
pearls,
and
their
garments
therein will be silk.
will
witnesses
gar-
be adorned therein with bracelets of
Jewish, the converts, the Christians,
GOD
life into
dens with flowing streams. They will
Those who believe, those who are
shipers,
GOD will admit those who believe and lead a righteous
God: The Only Judge
judge among them on the Day of
in:
"Taste the agony of burning."
of Heaven
He
such mis-
they will be forced back
GOD guides whom-
ever
24.
They have been guided
to the
good
words; they have been guided in the
path of the Most Praised.
things. 18.
will
We have thus revealed clear revelations herein, then
17.
will cause their insides to melt,
as well as their skins.
inates anything that bothers him. 16.
It
him turn completely to
(his
He will then
liq-
uid will be poured on top of their
Do you
not realize that to
GOD
25. Surely, those
who
disbelieve and re-
prostrates everyone in the heavens
pulse others from the path of GOD,
and the
and from the Sacred Masjid that we designated for all the people be
earth,
moon, and tains,
and the sun, and the
the stars, and the
and the
trees,
and many people?
mong
moun-
and the animals,
they natives or visitors
Many
to pollute
others a-
the people are committed to
*
afflict
22: 19-22 People who have insisted upon going
— —and seek
it and corrupt it, we will them with painful retribution.
Hell will inevitably complain: They will be told that the horrors of Hell have been pointed out to them in the most graphic, though symbolic, terms. It should be noted that Heaven and Hell are almost invariably mento
Had we known how bad this is, we would have behaved differently.
'
tioned together in the Quran.
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199
Pilgrimage, Like All Duties in Islam,
26.
We
Abraham to establish the Shrine: "You shall not idolize any other god beside Me, and purify
My shrine
for those who visit it, who live near it, and those who
bow and
Livestock Offerings
During Pilgrimage* 33.
people shall
you walking or They
riding on
will
come from
stock. "Eat therefrom
35.
They
are the ones
and feed the
complete their obligations,
fulfill their
vows, and
visit the an-
reward
made
at their
Lord. All livestock
is
lawful for your food, except
for those specifically prohibited for
you.
3
1
You shall avoid the abomination
36.
The animal
offerings are
decreed by
who is
your devotion alone.
Anyone
up any idol beside GOD one who fell from the sky,
sets
like
then gets snatched up by vultures, or
blown away by
the
wind
into a
This
is
why we subdued them for may show your ap-
* 22: 26-27 Abraham
Appendix
37. Neither their meat, nor their blood
reaches is
was
the original
GOD. What
reaches
your righteousness.
He
Him
has sub-
dued them for you, that you may show your appreciation by glorifying
GOD for guiding you. Give good
news
deep ravine.
the
you shall eat therefrom and feed the poor and the needy.
preciation.
GOD
among
GOD for your own
for sacrifice,
false witness.
shall maintain
to
good.* You shall mention GOD's name on them while they are standing in line. Once they are offered
you, that you
absolutely to
they
and from our provisions
of idol worship, and avoid bearing
You
GOD,
them, they give to charity.
rites
Those who reverence the rites decreed by GOD have deserved a good
whose hearts trem-
they observe the Contact Prayers
cient shrine. 30.
for provid-
steadfastly persevere during adver-
(Salat), shall
de-
the livestock.
upon mentioning
ble
sity,
They
name of GOD
them with
despondent and the poor." 29.
we have
whereby they commem-
Your god is one and the same god; you shall all submit to Him. Give good news to the obedient. ing
the
They may seek commercial benefits, and they shall commemorate GOD's name during the specified days for providing them with live-
rites
orate the
farthest locations."
28.
benefits for a period, before
For each congregation creed
various exhausted (means of transportation).
you with
(livestock) provide
being donated to the ancient shrine.
that the
34. to
The
many
observe Hajj pilgrimage.* They will
come
demonstrate the
righteousness of their hearts.
prostrate.
"And proclaim
who reverence the rites
GOD
decreed by
appointed
those
27.
32. Indeed, those
Decreed Through Abraham*
to the charitable.
messenger of Submission
(Islam).
See 22:78 and
9.
*22: 36 site.
Animal offerings from the pilgrims conserve the resources at the pilgrimage Note that almost 2,000,000 pilgrims converge on Mecca during pilgrimage.
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Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) 22:38-51
God Defends 38.
GOD GOD
the Believers
defends those
who
44.
does not love any betrayer,
45.
GOD
46.
homes no reason other than saying, "Our Lord is GOD." If it were not for GOD's supporting of some people against others, monasevicted from their
churches, synagogues, and
masjids
—where
the
Him. 41.
who
47.
They challenge you fill
earth, then
is
48.
like a
Many
a
mitted awhile, is
to bring retri-
GOD never fails to ful-
His prophecy.
A day of your Lord
thousand of your years.
community in the past comand I led them on for then I punished them. To Me
evil,
the ultimate destiny.
establish the Contact Prayers
God s Messenger
and the obligatory charity (Zakat), and would advocate righteousness and forbid
evil.
GOD
is
the
49. Say,
you
ultimate ruler. 42. If they reject you, the people of
50.
"O
of the Covenant I have been sent
people,
Those who believe and lead a eous
and a generous recompense.
22:49 This
This fact,
command
and
1660
1
As
for those
who
strive to challenge
our revelations, they incur Hell.
is
the specific
Quran. See the
5
life
right-
have deserved forgiveness
disbelieved before them.
Also the people of Abraham, and
to
as a profound warner."*
Noah, 'Ad, and Thamud have also
the people of Lot.
*
ruins, stilled
Did they not roam the
(Salat)
43.
anni-
and great empty mansions.
bution, and
They are those who, if we appointed them as rulers on earth, they would
community have we
of the eyes, but the blindness of the
support
GOD is Powerful, Almighty.
a
hearts inside the chests.
—
supports those
ac-
My
real blindness is not the blindness
commemorated frequently would have been destroyed. Absolutely,
GOD
them to was
called
use their ears to hear? Indeed, the
name of GOD
is
Moses
those peo-
use their minds to understand, and
unjustly, for
teries,
Many
wells,
is
certainly able to support them.
They were
all
(devastating)
They ended up with
are being persecuted, since injus-
40.
led
hilated because of their wickedness.
who
granted to those
has befallen them, and
I
I
requital!
and Masjids
tice
how
count;
Synagogues, Churches,
is
dwellers of Midyan.
also rejected.
ple on, then
unappreciative.
39. Permission
And the was
believe.
directed specifically to God's Messenger of the Covenant.
name of the messenger
are mathematically coded into the
details, together with the irrefutable proofs, in
Appendices 2 and
26.
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201
The System* 52.
We
Striving in the
did not send before you any
58.
in his
will surely
shower them with good
then nullifies what
provisions.
GOD
GOD
is
59.
Most
thus sets up the devil's
as a test for those
GOD
scheme
who harbor doubts
is
60.
decreed that
It is
Those who are blessed with knowl-
port him.
edge will recognize the truth from
giving.
it,
Most
assuredly,
GOD
for those
who
Hour comes
the
61.
guides the
62.
them suddenly,
GOD,
them.
As
on
day belongs
for those
63.
64.
curred a shameful retribution.
this
worldly
test,
Satan
is
the Truth,
is
the
Most High,
the
Do you
not see that
GOD
sends
the sky water that turns
GOD
is
Sublime,
Cognizant.
While those who disbelieved and rejected our revelations have in-
*22:52 Throughout
GOD
constitutes a falsehood,
GOD
the land green?
they have de-
served the gardens of bliss.
Him
that
down from
who believe and
life,
a fact that
It is
Supreme.
and He will judge among
lead a righteous
GOD
merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night, and that GOD is
and
that
GOD will surely supGOD is Pardoner, For-
a fact that
It is
beside
Satan s Temporary Kingship
to
upon him,
persecuted be-
while the setting up of any idols
to them.
56. All sovereignty
is
Hearer, Seer.
or until the retribution of a terrible
day comes
one avenges an
God's Omnipotence
it.
disbelieve, they
to
if
inflicted
cause of this,
and
will continue to harbor doubts until
was
injustice that
believers in the right path.
As
them
that will please them.
equitably, then
in
will admit
Omniscient, Clement.
and those whose hearts are hardened. The wicked must remain with the opposition.
their hearts will readily accept
certainly the best
Divine Help for the Oppressed
in their hearts,
your Lord, then believe
is
He
assuredly,
an admittance
The Hypocrites Drop Out
He
then get killed, or die,
Provider.
Most Wise.*
57.
GOD
having the devil interfere
GOD perfects His revelations. GOD Omniscient,
55.
for the sake of
GOD,
the devil has done.
54.
Those who emigrate
messenger, nor a prophet, without wishes.
53.
Cause of God
is
To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Absolutely, GOD is the Most Rich, Most Praiseworthy.
allowed
to
present his point of view (we
are born with a representative of Satan in our bodies). This allows the people to make a choice between God s evidence and Satan s evidence. Satan s evidence is invariably
based on
lies.
come and accusations against every messenger (see
This system explains the fact that the devil's agents continuously
up with the most absurd
lies,
insults
6:33-34, 8:30, 17:76-77, 27:70).
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.
202 65.
Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) 22:65-77
Do you
not see that
GOD has com-
earth?
The
ships run in the ocean
by
72.
command.
66.
He
the
is
He
then
disbelieve.
They almost
who
our revelations to them.
granted you
thing
One who
is
we have
creed a set of
rites that
He
Can They Create a Fly? de-
73.
they must
You
set
you
up beside GOD can never creeven if they banded to-
ue to invite everyone to your Lord.
gether to do so. Furthermore, if the
Most
fly steals
assuredly,
you
are
on the
right
anything from them, they
cannot recover
68. If they argue
"GOD
is
fully
with you, then say,
aware of everything
it;
weak
is
the pur-
suer and the pursued. 74.
you do."
70.
carefully: the idols
ate a fly,
shall contin-
path.
69.
O people, here is a parable that you must ponder
uphold. Therefore, they should not dispute with you.
inform you of some-
much worse?
Hell is promby GOD for those who disbelieve; what a miserable destiny."
unappreciative.
67. For each congregation,
I
attack those
ised
Surely, the
life.
recite
Say, "Shall
life,
puts you to death, then
brings you back to
human being
who
Most Kind toMost Merciful.
is
wards the people,
our revelations are recited to
edness on the faces of those
accordance with His
GOD
When
them, clearly, you recognize wick-
enly bodies from crashing onto the earth, except in
Belligerence:
Signs of Disbelief
He prevents the heav-
His command.
&
Violence
mitted in your service everything on
GOD as He the Most should be valued. GOD
They do not value
is
GOD will judge among you on the Day of Resurrection regarding all
Powerful, the Almighty. 75.
GOD chooses from among the an-
your disputes.
gels messengers, as well as
Do you not realize that GOD knows
among
everything in the heavens and every-
Seer.
thing on earth? All this
is
recorded
in a record. This is easy for
76.
GOD
He knows ture.
To
GOD idols
He placed no power, and know nothing about them. The
77.
O
you who
wherein
prostrate,
they
work
transgressors have no helper.
1692
all
from
GOD is Hearer,
their past
GOD
control of
to do.
7 1 Yet, they idolize beside
the people.
and
their fu-
belongs the ultimate
matters.
believe,
you
shall
bow,
worship your Lord, and
righteousness, that
you may
succeed.
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&
The Believers (Al-Mu'minun) 23:1-18
Abraham: Original Messenger of Islam* 78.
You
as
cause.
He
you should
strive for
g
His
has chosen you and has
your religion
—
who named you
serve as a witness
you
He
is
And
you
to deposits entrusted
they observe their Contact
10-
Such are the
1 1
They
you, and
shall serve as witnesses
the people. Therefore,
comes
the
"Submitters"
among
it
them, as well as any agreements
Prayers (Salat) regularly.
Thus, the messenger shall
originally.
limits
they make, they are trustworthy.
the religion
of your father Abraham.
one
When to
placed no hardship on you in practicing
Those who transgress these are the transgressors.
cause of
shall strive for the
GOD
7.
203
will inherit Paradise, wherein
they abide forever.
among
shall ob-
inheritors.
Accurate Embryology .
?
serve the Contact Prayers (Salat) and
We created the human being from a certain kind of mud.
give the obligatory charity (Zakat),
and hold
GOD; He
fast to
is
your
". Subsequently, we reproduced him from a tiny drop,
Lord, the best Lord and the best
that is placed into
a well protected repository.
Supporter. 14.
Then we developed
the drop into a
hanging (embryo), then developed the hanging (embryo) into a bite-
Sura 23: The Believers (Al-Mu'minun)
size (fetus), then created the bitesize (fetus) into bones, then covered
the bones with flesh.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the
duce a is
15. 1
.
GOD,
Then,
creature.
We
thus pro-
Most blessed
the best Creator.
later on,
you
die.
Successful indeed are the believers; 16.
2.
new
who
are reverent during their
Con-
Then, on the
Day of Resurrection,
you
will be resurrected.
We
created above
tact Prayers (Salat). 3.
And
they avoid vain
The Seven Universes talk.
17. 4.
And they
give their obligatory char-
verses in layers, and
ity (Zakat). 5.
And
6.
Only with
who
unaware of a
they maintain their chastity. their spouses, or those
are rightfully theirs, do they
have sexual to *22:1
'8
alone,
relations; they are not
be blamed. Although
all
you seven
we
are never
single creature in them.
Innumerable Blessings From 18
We
send
down from
God
the sky water,
in exact measure, then
we store it we can let
in the ground. Certainly, it
escape.
messengers preached one and the same message, "Worship
"Abraham was
uni-
the first messenger to coin the terms "Submission " (Islam)
God and We
"Submitter" (Muslim) (2:128). What did Abraham contribute to Submission (Islam)?
learn from 16:123 that all religious duties in Submission were revealed through Abra-
ham
(see
1695
Appendices 9
&
26).
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204 19.
The Believers (Al-Mu'minun) 23:19-36 With
it,
we produce
for
you orchards
of date palms, grapes,
all
will be
20. Also, a tree native to Sinai produces
28.
as well as relish for the eaters.
oil,
And
the livestock should provide
you with a
lesson.
from
(milk)
you derive
29.
some
other benefits from them, and
of them you use for food. 22.
On them,
and on the
ships,
you
ride.
30.
We sent Noah to his people, saying, "O my people, worship GOD. You you not be righteous?" The
leaders
who
a
human
like you,
3
1
gels.
among
who wants to
He could have
We
like this
25.
"He
is
him
down
man gone
an-
33.
said,
ry,
for they
who
are with you,
craft,
you
shall say, 'Praise
grant
on the water-
GOD for
me
disem-
bark onto a blessed location;
You are
"And
say,
'My
Lord,
let
These should provide
sufficient
We will certainly put
to the test.
Subsequently,
we
established anoth-
We
sent to them a messenger from among them, saying, "You shall worship GOD. You have no other god beside Him. Would you not be right-
The
leaders
among
his people
who
disbelieved and rejected the idea of
—although we provid-
the Hereafter
ed for them generously in
crazy.
—
for awhile."
"My Lord,
He
those
eous?"
from our ancestors.
Just ignore 26.
sent
gain
GOD
never heard of anything
simply a
are settled, together with
er generation after them.
no more than
prominence among you. Had willed,
"Once you
you
32.
disbelieved
his people said, "This is
transgressed; they
drowned.
proofs for you.
have no other god beside Him. Would
24.
who
the best deliverer.'"
Noah 23.
Me on be-
not speak to
saving us from the evil people.'
We let you drink
their bellies,
Do
half of those
and various foods.
fruits,
21.
doomed.
kinds of
said,
man
me victo-
"This
is
being like
what you
as
you
human being
like
and drinks
eat,
this life
no more than a huyou. He eats from
have disbelieved me." drink.
27.
We
then inspired him:
"Make
the 34. "If
watercraft* under our watchful eyes,
and
in
tion.
our
command comes,
a pair of every kind (ofyour do-
mesticated animals), and your family,
a
accordance with our inspira-
When
and the atmosphere boils up, put on it
you obey
you, then you are really losers.
except those condemned to be
35.
"Does he promise you that, after die and rum into dust and bones, you will come out again? you
36. "Impossible,
what
is
impossible indeed
promised
is
to you.
tellers have created a mockery of Noah s history. Noah s ark was a made of logs, tied together with primitive ropes (54:13), the flood was around the Dead Sea area, and the animals were Noah s domesticated animals.
* 23:27
The story
flat watercraft local,
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The Believers (Al-Mu'minun) 23:37-63 37.
"We die
only live
—and we
this life
—we
will never
205
One God/One
and
live
be resurrect-
5
provisions, and
ed.
38.
"He
40. 41.
He
to
said,
grant
52.
"Soon they
me victo-
will be sorry."
we
ruins.
The wicked people perished.
thus,
42. Subsequently,
we
No community determined
44.
Then we cession.
to his
—and
am
I
—one
your Lord;
Me.
shall reverence
But they tore themselves
into dis-
with what they have. 54. Therefore, just leave
its
them
in their
Do
they think that, since
we
pro-
money and children,
pre56.
it.
we must be showering them
with
blessings? Indeed, they have no idea. sent our messengers in suc-
Every time a messenger went
57
we
annihilated
history.
58.
made
The people who
dis-
Surely, those
who are reverently con-
scious of their Lord,
community, they disbelieved
And who
believe in the revelations
of their Lord, rg
believed have perished.
And who
never set up any idols be-
side their Lord,
Moses and Aaron
46.
your congregation
is
vided them with
them, one after the other, and
45.
aware of everything you
puting factions; each party happy
55.
nor delay
him. Consequently,
them
from the good
righteousness.
established other
can advance
fate,
work
confusion, for awhile.
generations after them. 43.
53.
turned them into
and
Such you
retribution struck them, equi-
tably,
fully
congregation
they have disbelieved me."
said,
The
"My Lord,
am
Religion
eat
do.
GOD.
will never believe him."
ry, for
1
fabricated
and attributed them
We He
man who
just a
is
lies
39.
you messengers,
1
50.
As they
give their charities, their
Then we sent Moses and his brother Aaron with our revelations and a
recognize that they will be sum-
profound proof.
moned
To Pharaoh and
his elders, but they
hearts are fully reverent. For they
before their Lord,
6 1 They are eager to do righteous works;
turned arrogant. They were oppres-
they compete in doing them.
sive people.
47.
They said, "Shall we believe for two men whose people are our slaves?"
The Disbelievers Unappreciative ,_
62.
48.
They
rejected the two, and conse-
quently, they 49.
We
may
We made mother a
be guided. the son of
sign,
and
means, and
we keep
No
a record that
one will suffer
injustice.
53 Because their minds are oblivious
Mary and
his
we gave them re-
fuge on a mesa with food and drink.
1700
its
never burden any soul beyond
utters the truth.
gave Moses the scripture, that
they 50.
were annihilated.
We
to this, they
commit works
not conform with
do works
that
this; their
are evil.
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206
The Believers (Al-Mu minun) 23:64-87
64. Then,
when we
they plunged deeper into transgres-
requite their leaders
with retribution, they complain. 65.
Do
not complain now; you have
given up 66.
My
all
67.
76.
help from us.
them with
when we requited them
77. Subsequently,
You were
incurred, they
too arrogant to accept them, and you defiantly disregard-
78.
Why
do they not
attained
He
is
the
were shocked.
One who
granted you the
hearing, the eyesight, and the brains.
Do
reflect
upon
Rarely are you appreciative.
this
they not realize that 79.
they have received something never
by
Have they
He
is
on
earth,
the
One who
established
you
Him you
will
and before
their ancestors?
be summoned. failed to recognize their
messenger?
Is this
why they are
80. dis-
Have they decided
He
is
the
One who
death, and
regarding him? 70.
afflicted
never turned to their
with the severe retribution they had
scripture?
69.
Even when we retribution, they
heels.
ed them. 68.
to blunder.
Lord imploring.
proofs have been presented to
you, but you turned back on your
and continued
sion,
He
is
controls life and
the
One who
nates the night and day. that
he
is
crazy?
alter-
Do you not
understand?
Indeed, he has brought the truth to
them, but most of them hate the
81
They
truth.
82.
They said, "After we die and become dust and bones, we get resurrected?
conformed to would be chaos
71. Indeed, if the truth their wishes, there in the
83.
heavens and the earth; every-
thing in
We have
said
them would be corrupted. given them their proof, but
Are you asking them for a wage? Your Lord's wage is far better. He is
"Such promises were given
no more than
74.
Those who disbelieve
inviting
in the
after will surely deviate
Here-
84. Say,
85.
God
Belief in
87.
God is
1702
it,
if
you know?"
"Who
is
the
Lord of the seven
They
will say,
"GOD."
Say,
"Why
then do you not turn righteous?"
valid only if one recognizes God's qualities, such as the fact
controls everything (8:17). Believers
Most believers nullify prophets and saints (6:106). believers.
whom belongs the earth and
universes; the Lord of the great do-
mercy, and relieved their problems,
that
"To
minion?"
Even when we showered them with
* 23:84-89
from the past."
They will say, "To GOD." Say, "Why then do you not take heed?"
86. Say,
from the
right path.
75.
and
Destined for Hell* everyone on
Most assuredly, you are them to a straight path.
tales
to us
These are
Most Believers are
the best Provider.
73.
their ancestors said.
to our parents in the past.
they are disregarding their proof. 72.
what
who do
not
know God are not
their belief by idolizing such
really
powerless idols as the
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.
The Believers (Al-Mu 'minun) 23:88-112
whose hand
88. Say, "In
eignty over
who
only one
things,
all
90.
is
100. "I will then
everything
the
Say,
101.
while
until resurrection.
When
the horn
blown, no
rela-
on
will exist
this
that
another.
GOD has never begotten a son. Nor 02.
was there ever any other god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would
1
have declared independence with his
103.
far
above
their
As for those whose weights are heavy, they will be the winners.
and they would have com-
GOD be glorified;
Those whose weights are
secrets
be He exalted,
and dec-
far
light are
lost their souls;
they
abide in Hell forever. 104. Fire will
they
The Knower of all
who
the ones
claims.
larations;
is
among them
A bar-
from
day, nor will they care about one
peted with each other for dominance.
92.
world
tions
liars.
creations,
work righteousness in left." Not true. This is
rier will separate his soul
"Where
truth,
I
a false claim that he makes.
you know?"
have given them the
they are 91
if
They will say, "GOD." did you go wrong?"
We
sover-
can provide help, but
needs no help, 89.
is all
and He
207
105.
above
overwhelm their faces, and miserably therein.
last
Were not
My revelations recited to
you, and you kept on rejecting them?
having a partner. 1
93. Say,
me
"My
Lord, whether
06.
You show
(the retribution) they
have
in-
They will say, "Our Lord, our wickedness overwhelmed us, and we were people gone astray.
curred, 107. 94.
"My Lord,
me
let
not be one of the
transgressing people." 95.
we can
if
we we
are really wicked."
To show you (the retribution) we have reserved for them is something
"Our Lord, take us out of this;
return (to our old behavior), then
108.
He
"Abide
will say,
ated,
therein, humili-
and do not speak
to
Me.
easily do.
They Ridiculed the Believers 96. Therefore, counter their evil
with goodness;
works
we are fully aware of
109.
"A group of say,
their claims.
"My Lord,
I
mercy.
You
seek refuge in
from the whispers of the 98.
You
110.
devils.
"And I seek refuge in You, my lest they come near me."
99.
When
1 1 1
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Lord, send
me
back.
the merciful ones,
all
Most
Merciful.'
"But you mocked and ridiculed
"I
to laugh at them.
have rewarded them today, in by mak-
return for their steadfastness,
Day of Resurrection
"My
Of
are the
Me. You used
Lord,
death comes to one of them,
he says,
believed,
them, to the extent that you forgot
The Dead Never Come Back Until the
servants used to
we have
so forgive us and shower us with
Be Protected From Satan
To
97. Say,
My
'Our Lord,
112.
ing
them
He
said,
the winners."
"How
ed on earth?
long have you
last-
How many years?" 96372
.
208 113.
They
said,
"We
lasted a
of a day. Ask those 114.
He
day or part
who
in vain; that
that
we
Most
witness their penalty.*
you were not
exalted
ereign.
Him;
is
to
be
re-
3.
The
adulterer will
end up marrying
an adulteress or an idol worshiper,
GOD,
and the adulteress the true Sov-
end up mar-
will
rying an adulterer or an idol wor-
is no other god beside Most Honorable Lord, pos-
There
the
and the Last
a group of believers
let
created you
turned to us?" 116.
And
GOD's law, if you
GOD
truly believe in
Day.
24:1-10
not be swayed by pity
from carrying out
you stayed but a if you only knew.
"Did you think
Do
lashes.
counted."
said, "In fact,
brief interim, 115.
& Light (Al-Noor)
The Believers 23:113-118
shiper. This is prohibited for the believers.
sessor of 117.
all authority.
Anyone who
idolizes beside
GOD
4.
of adultery, then
any other god, and without any kind
The
fail to
women
produce four
you shall whip them eighty and do not accept any testi-
witnesses,
of proof, his reckoning rests with his Lord.
Those who accuse married
lashes,
disbelievers never suc-
mony from them;
they are wicked.
ceed.
"My Lord,
118. Say,
5. If they
shower us with
giveness and mercy. ciful ones,
You
Of all
are the
for-
the mer-
Most Mer-
6.
As es,
****
7.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful In the
sent
it
We
9.
you may take heed. Adultery
you whip each of them a hundred
adulteress and the adulterer
shall
She
shall
GOD
four
the truth.
be considered innocent
10.
a
is
if
GOD four times that
liar.
The fifth oath shall incur GOD's wrath upon her if he was telling the truth. This
is
GOD's
wards you.
grace and mercy to-
GOD
is
Redeemer, Most
Wise.
*24:2 Social pressure, i.e., public witnessing of the penalty, (see also 5:38). The lashes shall be symbolic, not severe.
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is telling
ac-
The fifth oath shall be to incur GOD's condemnation upon him, if he was
he
have
clear revelations, that
may be
he swears by
she swears by
down, and
decreed as law.
revealed in
The
own
lying. 8.
A sura that we have
if
times that he
(Al-Noor)
2.
accuse their
then the testimony
cepted
Sura 24: Light
we have
who
for those
spouses, without any other witness-
ciful."
1
repent afterwards and reform,
GOD is Forgiver, Merciful.
then
is
the basic
punishment
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How to Deal
209
Rumors and
With
18.
Unproven Accusations 1 1
A gang
among you produced a big not think that it was bad you; instead, it was good for
lie.*
for
19.
Do
one who
for the
guilt.
among
immorality
to see
the believers have in-
curred a painful retribution in this life
As
and in the
Hereafter.
GOD knows,
while you do not know.
whole
initiated the
Those who love spread
you. Meanwhile, each one of them
has earned his share of the
GOD thus explains the revelations for you. GOD is Omniscient, Wise.
20. incident, he has incurred a terrible
GOD
showers you with His grace
and mercy. retribution.
GOD
is
Most Kind
to-
wards the believers, Most Merciful. 12.
When you heard
it,
the believing
and the believing
women
men The Devil Encourages
should
Baseless Accusations
have had better thoughts about them-
and should have
selves, is
13.
obviously a big
said,
"This
21.0 you who
believe, do not follow
the steps of Satan.
lie."
Anyone who folknow
lows the steps of Satan, should
Only
if
they produced four witness-
es (you fail to
may
were not for
produce the witnesses, then
they are, according to
GOD,
it were not for GOD's grace towards you, and His mercy in this
purifies is
you
in the Hereafter,
would have suffered
22.
a great retri-
and
evil
GOD's
vice. If
it
grace towards
you, and His mercy, none of you would have been purified. But GOD
liars.
14. If
world and
he advocates
that
believe them). If they
whomever He
wills.
GOD
Hearer, Knower.
Those among you who are blessed with resources and wealth shall be
bution because of this incident. charitable towards their relatives, the 15.
You
fabricated
it
with your
own
tongues, and the rest of you repeat-
ed
with your mouths without
it
proof.
when
You thought it
it
was simple,
was, according to
GOD,
gross.
16.
it,
17.
to
You. This
is
a gross falsehood."
GOD admonishes you that you shall never do
it
again, if you are believ-
ers.
who have immi-
GOD. They them with kindness and do you not love to attain
grated for the sake of shall treat
tolerance;
GOD's giver,
What to Do When you heard you should have said, "We will not repeat this. Glory be
poor, and those
forgiveness?
GOD
is
For-
Most Merciful. Gross Sin
who falsely accuse marwomen who are pious believ-
23. Surely, those ried ers
have incurred condemnation
this life
and
in
in the Hereafter; they
have incurred a horrendous
retribu-
tion.
*24:11 This refers to a historical incident where the Prophet's wife Aysha was left in and later found by a young man who helped her catch up with
the desert by mistake,
the Prophet's caravan. This triggered the famous 'Big Lie' against Aysha.
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210 24.
25.
Light (Al-Noor) 24:24-32
The day
will
come when
own
women), and
the
chastity.
witness to everything they had done.
is
On
GOD will requite them
that day,
fully for their
find out that 26.
their
tongues, hands, and feet will bear
and the bad
3
1
GOD is the Truth. for
GOD
Cognizant of everything they
And tell the believing women to subchastity.
bad men, the bad wo-
They
their
shall not reveal
any
parts of their bodies, except that
which
men, and the good women for the good men, and the good men for the good women. The latter are innocent of such accusations. They have attained forgiveness
maintain their
due their eyes, and maintain
for the
men
to
purer for them.
is
do.
works, and they will
The bad women
fully
This
is
necessary.
and
their chests,
code
in the
They
shall
cover
shall not relax this
presence of other than
their husbands, their fathers, the fathers
and a generous
of their husbands,
their sons, the
sons of their husbands, their brothers,
reward.
the sons of their brothers, the sons
Divine Etiquette 27.
O
you who homes other
of their
believe, do not enter
than yours without per-
ter for
you, that you
the children
bet-
is
puberty.
may take heed.
who have
They
uninhabited
error
and reveal certain details of their bodies.
All of you shall repent to
homes wherein
there
knows everything you
ceed.*
Encourage
is
32.
and
subdue
* 24: 30-31
their eyes
a
to
Dressing modestly, therefore,
GOD is Bounteous,
Knower.
(and not stare at
is
a
trait
of the believing men and women. her garment (33:59)
s dress is to lengthen
cover her chest. Tyrannical Arab traditions have given a false impression that
woman must be covered from head to
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encourage those of you
from His grace.
shall
The minimum requirements for a woman
and
shall
your male and female servants, if they are poor. GOD will enrich them
Dress Code for Believers*
men that they
You
who are single to get married. They may marry the righteous among
everything you conceal.
30. Tell the believing
to
Discourage Immorality
GOD
reveal,
GOD,
O you believers, that you may suc-
by entering
something that belongs to you.
not reached
shall not strike their
Marriage
You commit no
the
when they walk in order to shake
feet
you find no one in them, do not enter them until you obtain permission. If you are told, "Go back," you must go back. This is purer for you. GOD is fully aware of everything you do.
28. If
29.
women,
other
sexual drive has been nullified, or
mission from their inhabitants, and without greeting them. This
sisters,
male servants or employees whose
toe;
such
is
not a Quranic or Islamic dress.
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Those who cannot afford to get married shall maintain morality until GOD provides for them from His grace. Those among your servants who wish to be freed in order to
are conscious of the day when the minds and the eyes will be horrified. 38.
GOD will certainly reward them for
marry, you shall grant them their
good works, and will shower them with His grace. GOD provides for whomever He wills with-
wish, once you realize that they are
out limits.
their
And give them from GOD's money that He has bestowed upon honest.
You shall not force your girls commit prostitution, seeking the
you. to
Chasing A Mirage 39.
water. But finds that
GOD
Forgiver, Merciful.
GOD
The allegory of His
The
glass container
a bright, pearl-like
total
and
thereof
is
self-radiating; needs
to ignite
it.
Light upon
guides to His light
will
41.
guidance
is
by
is found)
commemorated
ing
Him
therein,
name
therein. Glorify-
day and night
Who Frequent the Masjid who are not distracted by business or trade from commemoThose
37.
People rating
GOD; they observe the Con-
tact Prayers (Salat),
and give the
obligatory charity (Zakat), and they
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in
even the birds as they fly in its prayer
column? Each knows
and its glorification. GOD is aware of everything they do.
fully
GOD
42.
To
43.
GOD is the final destiny. Do you not realize that GOD drives
in hous-
for His
light.
Do you not realize that everyone
a
whomever He
GOD,
have no
GOD,
fire
GOD
of all things.
es exalted
Darkness
if
the heavens and the earth glorifies
wills.
36. (God's
—
GOD
fuel
GOD thus cites the parables for the people. GOD is fully aware
of being in
he looked at his own hand, he could barely see it. Whomever deprives of light,
is al-
no
light.
that
with waves upon waves,
upon darkness
is like
neither
is
eastern, nor western. Its oil
is
in addition to thick fog.
supplied from a blessed
oil-producing tree, that
most
Darkness
darkness in the midst of a vio-
lent ocean,
light
The
star.
GOD is the most
From God:
Total
that
container.
he
him
there instead, to requite
Exile
of a concave mirror behind a lamp that is placed inside a glass is
it is
it,
nothing, and he finds
40. Another allegory
the light of the heavens
is
it is
reaches
efficient reckoner.
and examples from the past generations, and an enlightenment for the righteous. revelations,
the earth.
when he
fully for his works.
We have revealed to you clarifying
God
disbelieve, their
A thirsty person thinks that
ert.
be chaste. If anyone forces them, then GOD, seeing that they are is
who
are like a mirage in the des-
materials of this world, if they wish
forced,
35.
for those
works
to
34.
As
belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to
the clouds, then gathers
them
to-
them on each other, then you see the rain coming out of them? He sends down from the sky loads of snow to cover whomever He wills, while diverting it from whomever He wills. The brightness of the snow almost blinds the eyes. gether, then piles
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Light (Al-Noor) 24:44-57
GOD
controls the night and day.
serve Him, these are the triumphant
This should be a lesson for those
who 45.
possess eyes.
And GOD
53.
created every living crea-
from water. Some of them walk
ture
on
their bellies,
legs,
some walk on two
and some walk on
creates whatever
He
GOD GOD is
four.
wills.
Omnipotent. 46.
We
ones.
tion.
you
clarify-
GOD
guides
to
ing revelations, then
They
you
is
are responsible for your obli-
you obey him, you
gations. If
Instructions
will
be guided. The sole duty of the messenger
"We believe in GOD and messenger, and we obey," but
some of them
slide
back
is
to deliver (the message).
When they
some of them
Kings and Queens on Earth 55.
GOD who
GOD and
are invited to
His messenger to judge
God s Promise
after-
wards. These are not believers. 48.
"Obey GOD, and obey the mes-
say,
in the
then
Cognizant of eve-
responsible for his obligations, and
Through His Messenger 47.
fully
is
you do."
senger." If they refuse, then he
wills in a straight path.
God Sends
GOD
rything 54. Say,
have sent down
whoever
They swear by GOD, solemnly, that if you commanded them to mobilize, they would mobilize. Say, "Do not swear. Obedience is an obliga-
that
life,
among them,
promises those among you
believe and lead a righteous
He
will
make them soverHe did for those
eigns on earth, as
get upset.
before them, and will establish for 49. However, if the judgment favor, they readily accept
in then-
is
them
it!
50. Is there a disease in their hearts?
security for
Are they doubtful? Are they afraid that GOD and His messenger may treat them unfairly? In fact, it is they
who
Obey 56.
"We
hear and
we
obey."
GOD and His messenger, and reverence GOD and ob-
Those who obey
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Me alone;
disbelieve after this
You shall observe the Contact Prayers
that
to say,
of fear. All
Formula for Success (Salat)
in their affairs,
These are the winners. 52.
Me. Those who
messenger is
in place
they never set up any idols beside
ity (Zakat),
judge
them
because they worship
The only utterance of the believers, whenever invited to GOD and His to
He has chosen for
are the truly wicked.
God and His Messenger 1
this
are unjust.
Believers Unhesitatingly
5
the religion
them, and will substitute peace and
57.
Do
and give the obligatory charand obey the messenger,
you may
attain mercy.
not think that those
lieve will ever get final
abode
is
who
disbe-
away with it. Their
Hell;
what a miserable
destiny.
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Etiquette
homes of your fathers' sisters, homes of your mothers' brothers, or the homes of your mothers' sisters, or the homes that belong to you and you possess their keys, or the homes of your friends. You commit nothing wrong by eating together or as individuals. When you enter any home, you shall greet each or the
Two Prayers Mentioned by Name 58.
or the
O you who believe, permission must be requested by your servants and the children
who have
not attained
puberty (before entering your rooms).
This
is
be done
to
—before
in three instances
Dawn
the
Prayer, at
when you change your rest,
noon
clothes to
other times,
them
or
blessed and good.
At you
GOD
er.
it is
not
wrong
for
thus clarifies the revela-
you may understand. 62.
GOD is Omniscient,
tions for you.
Once
the children reach puberty,
adults before
them have asked
clarifies
GOD
is
who
The
per-
commit nothing
wrong by relaxing
their dress code,
provided they do not reveal too
much
of their bodies. To maintain modesty is
better for them.
GOD
is
Hearer,
Knower.
Be Sure Your Meal 61.
is
Lawful
The blind
is
crippled
not to be blamed, nor the
is
some of their you may grant permission to whomever you wish, and ask GOD
homes of your brothhomes of your sisters, or
mothers, or the ers,
the
or the
to forgive them.
homes of your
GOD
is
Forgiver,
Most Merciful. 63.
Do not treat the messenger's requests you
each others' requests. aware of those among you who sneak away using flimsy excuses. Let them beware those who disobey his orders for a disaster may strike them, or a severe as
GOD
treat
is
fully
—
—
retribution.
not to be blamed, the
handicapped is to be blamed, just as you are not to be blamed for eating at your homes, or the homes of your fathers, or the homes of your
who
and His mes-
affairs,
do not ex-
pect to get married
GOD
in order to tend to
Omniscient, Most Wise.
women who
in
senger. If they ask your permission,
GOD thus
His revelations for you.
elderly
who
GOD
ask permission are the ones
do believe
You Shall Dress Modestly 60.
true believers are those
and His messenger,* and when they are with him in a community meeting, they do not leave him without permission. Those
they must ask permission (before entering) like those who became mission (before entering).
The
believe in
Most Wise. 59.
is
plains the revelations for you, that
mingle with one anoth-
to
GOD that GOD thus ex-
other a greeting from
and after the Night Prayer. These
are three private times for you.
64. Absolutely, to
GOD belongs every-
thing in the heavens and the earth.
He fully knows every condition you may be in. The day you are returned to Him, He will inform them of everything they had done. fully
aware of all
GOD
is
things.
fathers' brothers,
*24:62 This verse refers
to God's Messenger of the Covenant; by adding the gematri"Rashad" (505) plus the value of "Khalifa " (725), plus the verse number we get 1292, a multiple of 19 (1292=19x68). See Appendix 2.
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The Statute Book (Al-Furqan) 25:1-11
Sura 25:
The
5.
tated to
(Al-Furqan)
6.
name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Book to His
servant, so he
night."*
was revealed by
the
One
Secret* in the heav-
He
Forgiving,
is
Typical Utterances of Disbelievers 7.
And they said, "How come this mes-
world.
senger eats the food and walks in
The One
the markets? If only an angel could
to
whom
belongs
all
sov-
come down with him, him as a preacher!"
ereignty of the heavens and the earth.
He never had a son, nor does He have any partners in sovereignty. He created everything in exact measure; He
8.
3. Yet,
they set up beside
sess efit
no power
to
The
Him gods who
—they them— and who pos-
9.
even harm or ben-
transgressors also said,
eats!"
10.
never to find their
Most blessed
He wills, their
The Disbelievers Rebutted by the
is
demands
way
back.
One who can, if much better than
the
give you
—gardens with flow-
ing streams, and
Quran s Mathematical Code Those who disbelieved said, "This
are
Note how they called you all kinds of names, and how this led them astray,
to control life, or death,
or resurrection.
is
from which he
"You following a bewitched man."
themselves, nor do they possess
any power
with
him!" Or, "If only he could pos-
sess an orchard
do not create anything selves are created
to serve
Or, "If only a treasure could be given to
precisely designed everything.*
4.
Say, "This
ens and the earth.
can serve as a warner to the whole
2.
from the past
Most Merciful."
Most blessed is the One who revealed the Statute
him day and
who knows the
In the
1
also said, "Tales
he wrote down; they were dic-
that
Book
Statute
They
many
mansions.
The Real Reason
a fabrication that he produced, with
1 1
In fact, they have disbelieved in the
the help of some other people."
They
Hour (Day of Resurrection) and we
have uttered a blasphemy and a
false-
have prepared for those
,
hood.
lieve in the
Hour
who
disbe-
a flaming Hell.
we launch
astronauts into space, we measure precisely the amount of and other needs throughout the journey. Similarly, God has launched us into space on board spaceship Earth and He has designed all kinds of renewable provisions for us and other creatures, a perfect design. Think, for example, of the symbiotic relationship between us and the plants; we use the oxygen they produce in photosynthesis, while they use the carbon dioxide we produce in respiration.
*25:2 When
food, water, oxygen,
—
—
*25:5 Muhammad's contemporaries knew that he was a literate man who could read write; he wrote God's revelations with his own hand (see Appendix 28).
and
*25:6 The Quran
miraculous mathematical code, the incontrovertible answer to the remained a divinely guarded secret for 1400 years. God's Messenger of the Covenant was destined to unveil it by God's leave (Appendices 1, 2, & 26). s
disbelievers claims, '
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215 incurred, nor can
Retribution for the Disbelievers 12.
When
it
sees
will hear 13.
its
And when
them from
commits
they are thrown into all
shack-
You
will not declare just a single re-
We did not send any messengers be-
the Righteous
15. Say, "Is this better or the eternal Par-
It is
commit him
fore you who did not eat food and walk in the markets. We thus test you by each other; will you steadfastly persevere? Your Lord is Seer.
through a great number of remorses.
eous?
will
Messengers Are Just Human Beings 20.
morse, on that day; you will suffer
is
we
it,
they will declare their remorse.
adise that
evil,
in
who
to severe retribution.
led,
Reward for
you help them
any way. Anyone among you
they
rage and fuming.
through a narrow place,
14.
afar,
promised for the their well
2 1 Those
who do
said, "If
right-
down to us,
deserved re-
not expect to meet us
only the angels could
come
or we could see our Lord
(we would then believe) !" Indeed,
ward; a well deserved destiny."
they have committed a gross arro16.
They
get anything they wish there-
in, forever.
This
is
your Lord's
gance, and have produced a gross
irre-
blasphemy.
vocable promise. 22. 1
7.
On the day when He summons them, together with the idols they had set
GOD, He will say, "Have you misled these servants of Mine, or did they go astray on their own?" up beside
The day they see the angels, it will not be good news for the guilty; they will say, "Now, we are irreversibly confined."
23.
We
will look at all the
works they
have done, and render them null and 18.
They will say, "Be You glorified, it was not right for us to set up any lords beside You.
them
But You allowed
to enjoy, together
void. 24.
with their
ter
parents. Consequently, they disre-
garded the message and thus be-
They have disbelieved in the message you have given them, and, consequently, you can neither protect them from the
1788
retribution they
25.
news.
The heaven
will break apart, into
masses of clouds, and the angels
came wicked people." 19.
The dwellers of Paradise are far better on that day; they will hear bet-
have
will descend in multitudes. 26. All sovereignty to the
on
that
day belongs
Most Gracious. For
believers,
it
the dis-
will be a difficult day.
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.
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The Statute Book (Al-Furqan) 25:27-43
God s Messenger of the 27.
The day
will
36.
Covenant*
come when
I
had
37. Similarly,
ger.
drowned them, and we
woe
"He has
led
devil lets
to
me,
wish
I
I
as a sign for the people.
did not
it
came
down
The messenger*
to
his
me. Indeed, the
human
said,
We
38.
Quran."
Also 'Ad, Thamud, the inhabitants of Al-Russ, and many generations
victims."
between them. 39.
up against every pro-
phet enemies from
Your Lord
To each of these groups, we
among
Those who disbelieved
mas-
40.
once?"
said,
"Why
come through him
We have released
it
to
you gradually, in order to fix it your memory. We have recited it
in
all at
in
They have passed by the community that was showered with a miserable shower (Sodom). Did they not see it? The fact is, they never believed in resurrection.
Messengers Ridiculed 41
When they saw you, they always ridiculed you: "Is this the one chosen
a specific sequence.
by God's Evidence
is
Overwhelming
Whatever argument they come up with,
we
provide you with the
truth,
and a better understanding. 34.
35.
"He almost gods, if
it
diverted us from our
were not
ers
We
be his
from the
right path.
have given Moses the
scripture,
to
we
stead-
them." They when they see
fastly persevered with
the retribution,
from the
that
will certainly find out,
to Hell are in the worst position; they
and appointed his brother Aaron *
42.
GOD to be a messenger?
Those who are forcibly summoned are the farthest
we
the guilty.
suffices as a guide, a
did not the Quran
33.
deliv-
annihilated them.
ter.
32.
We have pre-
ered sufficient examples, before also set
we
them up
retribution.
"My Lord, my this
set
pared for the transgressors a painful
me away from the mes-
people have deserted 1
when the people of Noah
disbelieved the messengers,
sage after
3
utterly anni-
hilated the rejectors.
take that person as a friend.
30.
to the
rejected our revelations,"
followed the path with the messen-
28. "Alas,
29.
who
and subsequently, we
the trans-
wish
I
"Go, both of you,
said,
people
gressor will bite his hands (in anguish) and say, "Alas,
We
who are the real stray-
path.
The Ego as a god 43 Have you seen the one whose god is
his
own ego?
Will you be his ad-
vocate?
assistant.
to God's Messenger of the Covenant whose name is Quran as "Rashad Khalifa. " Ifyou write down the gema-
25:27-30 This verse refers also
mathematically coded
in the
followed by the gematrical value of "Khalifa " (725), followed by verses 27, 28, 29, and 30, the final number (5057252527282930) is a multiple of 19 (see Appendices 2 & 26 for details). The prophet Muhammad will also make such a statement as in 25:30 on the Day of Judgment. trical value
followed by
1789
of "Rashad" this
(505),
sura number
(25),
98400
.
The Statute Book (Al-Furqdn) 25:44-62 44.
Do you think that most of them hear, or understand? They
46.
47.
reproduce through marriage and mat-
are just like ani-
mals; no, they are far worse.
45.
217
Your Lord
ing.
55 Yet, they
up beside
set
still
GOD
Infinite Blessings
idols that cannot benefit them, nor
From God Have you not seen how your Lord designed the shadow? If He willed, He could have made it fixed, then we would have designed the sun ac-
harm them. Indeed, the disbeliever is an enemy of his Lord. 56
cordingly.
57 Say, "I do not ask you for any mon-
But we designed
it
to
move
liverer
ey. All
slowly.
rest.
And He made
seek
to help
is
you
find the is
The Prophets and the Saints Are Dead
the day a
CO
One who sends the winds with good omens of His mercy, and we send down from the sky pure wais
I
what you choose."
resurrection.
He
of good news, as well as a
right path to your Lord, if this
be a cover, and for you to sleep
and
We have sent you (Rashad) as a dewarner.*
He is the One who designed the night to
48.
Omnipotent.
is
the
You
shall put
your
Alive
the
who
is
—
—
One One who never
trust in the
dies and praise Him and glorify Him. He is fully Cognizant of His
ter.
creatures' sins.
49.
With
it,
we
revive dead lands and
—mul-
provide drink for our creations titudes of animals
50.
59.
is
the
One who
created the heav-
ens and the earth, and everything
and humans.
We have distributed
He
between them,
in six days, then as-
among them in exact measure, that they may take
cious; ask about
heed. But most people insist upon
well founded in knowledge.
sumed
it
all authority.
The Most Gra-
Him
who
those
are
disbelieving.
The Unappreciative 51. If
we
willed,
we
could have sent to 60.
every community a warner.
lievers,
53.
He
Most Gracious," they say, Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate before what you advo-
the
one
And He
fresh
is
and
salty
is
the
cate?" Thus,
One who merges is
the other
the
it
only augments their
aversion.
two
palatable, while
61
and undrinkable.
Most blessed
is
the
One who
constellations in the sky,
separated them with a for-
midable, inviolable barrier (evapo-
54.
"What
a great striving.
is
seas;
Human
they are told, "Fall prostrate
before the
do not obey the disbeand strive against them with
52. Therefore,
this,
When
in
^
it
a lamp, and a shining
He is the One who
moon.
designed the night
ration).
and the day
He
proof for those who wish heed, or to be appreciative.
is
ter a
One who created from wahuman being, then made him the
placed
and placed
to alternate: a sufficient
to take
*25:56 The gematrical value of "Rashad Khalifa " (1230), plus the sura and verse
number (25+56) give a
1790
total
of 1230+25+56=1311=19x69.
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.
The Statute Book 25:63-77
218
the Righteous
The worshipers of cious are those
who
72.
Most Gra-
65.
73.
their Lord,
and
fall
it.
When reminded lations, they if
med-
64. In the privacy of the night, they
on
26:1-3
They do not bear false witness. When nore
them, they only utter peace.
itate
')
they encounter vain talk, they ig-
tread the earth
and when the ignorant speak
gently,
to
the
The Poets (Al-Shu ara
Additional Traits of the Righteous
of
Traits
63.
&
pros-
74.
of their Lord's reve-
never react to them as
they were deaf and blind.
And
they say, "Our Lord,
let
our
trate.
spouses and children be a source of
And
joy for
the
they say, "Our Lord, spare us
agony of Hell;
its
retribution
is
75.
horrendous.
us,
and keep us
in the fore-
front of the righteous."
These are the ones who
attain Par-
adise in return for their steadfast-
66. "It is the worst abode; the worst
ness; they are received therein with destiny."
joyous greetings and peace. 67.
When
they give, they are neither
beautiful destiny;
in moderation.
68.
abode.
They never implore beside any other god, nor do they soul
—
for
—except
what a what a beautiful
76. Eternally they abide therein;
extravagant, nor stingy; they give
GOD
kill
77. Say,
any
GOD has made life sacred in the course
"You
attain value at
my
Lord
only through your worship. But
you
of justice.
disbelieve,
itable
you incur
if
the inev-
consequences."
Nor do they commit adultery. Those who commit these offenses will have
Sura 26: The Poets
to pay.
69. Retribution
the
is
doubled for them on
Day of Resurrection, and
(Al-Shu'ara')
they
abide therein humiliated. 70.
Exempted lieve,
are those
who
and lead a righteous
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
repent, belife.
GOD
transforms their sins into credits.
I.T.S.M.*
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
2.
7 1 Those
eous
who
life,
redeems them; a
complete redemption.
*26:1 See Appendix
1795
1
(letters) constitute
proofs of
this clarifying scripture.
repent and lead a right-
GOD
These
3.
You may blame
yourself that they
are not believers.
for the significance of these previously mysterious
letters.
98664
.
The Poets (Al-Shu ara 4. If
we
sky
we
will,
26:4-32
')
219
can send from the
a sign that forces their
1
8.
The Quran
19. 's
Mathematical Code
6.
said,
"Did we not
raise you from and you spent many years
with us?
bow.
5.
He
infancy,
necks to
Whenever a reminder from the Most Gracious comes to them, that